Happy Holidays!

In case you're wondering, Little Do They Know went on a hiatus due to a nasty winter bug & some relentless catch-up time at the day job...

Unfortunately, my mere scribbles for this month's strips won't see the light for the remainder of 2007 – but here instead is this year's holiday greeting card (sorry to whom I missed in my last-minute mailing):

Click the images below to see the front & inside of the card:





I plan to kick off 2008 with a few new strips to make up for lost time...so please stay tuned. In the meantime, thanks for the support & Happy Holidays to all!

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Song of the Day: "River" – Sarah McLachlan

Little Do They Know (11/18/07)

Please click above to enlarge this coming week's Little Do They Know strip!

Some new strips are posted in yesterday's post too. Vacation has done wonders already.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Song of the Day: "Two Way Monologue" – Sondre Lerche

Little Do They Know: 3 for 3 weeks!

Why, hello! In the order they were conceived, here are 3 Little Do They Know strips to make up for the last 3 weeks:

For the week of 10/29/07:



For the week of 11/5/07:



And for this past week of 11/12/07:



Busy times! Hope everyone out there is having a nice holiday season so far.

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Track of the Day: "What Must Be Done" by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (from the original film score to The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford)

Little Do They Know (10/30/07)

The above strip is supposed to make up for last week. I'm aiming to get this week's strip out soon...Happy Halloween in the meantime!

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Song of the Day: "The Trapeze Swinger" – Iron & Wine

Little Do They Know (10/17/07)

Posted above is this week's Little Do They Know. Please click to enlarge – thanks for stopping by.

PS. Happy Anniversary to my parents. Love you :)

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Song of the Day: "Distractions" – Zero 7

Little Do They Know: 6 for 6 weeks!

Hello out there! Yes, it's been a month and a half since the last Little Do They Know strip. No, that wasn't exactly the game plan :P

Lest I bore anyone with minute details, suffice it to say that it's been an intense several weeks between the day job, some freelance work, and life in general. The strips you see below have been lingering in limbo, mostly waiting for color...until now.

6 missed weeks = 6 strips to make up for loss time! So here goes (in the order they were conceived)...

For the week of 9/3/07:



For the week of 9/10/07:



For the week of 9/17/07:



For the week of 9/24/07:



For the week of 10/1/07:



And for the week of 10/8/07:



This week's strip is currently in the works...so stay tuned. Thanks for the support.

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Track of the Day: "Summer 78" by Yann Tiersen (from the original film score to Goodbye Lenin!)

SILA Pricing Session this Saturday, October 13

The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA) is conducting a Pricing Session this Saturday, October 13, at the Brand Art Studios in Glendale, CA. The event will take place from 5pm to 8pm.

This is a great forum to discuss common pricing questions & concerns amongst other illustrators/designers. Guest speakers will be Calef Brown, Jaime Zollars, and Chito Arellano. To get more info, please click here! Hope to see you there.

Little Do They Know: 3 for 3 weeks

I'm posting 3 Little Do They Know strips tonight to make up for the last 3 weeks.

For this week:



For the week of 8/20/07:



For the week of 8/13/07:



Hope to get back on track with these soon...thanks for checking in!

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Song of the Day: "Le Disko" – Shiny Toy Guns

Little Do They Know (8/10/07) and PW Cover

Coming in at the tail end of the week is the latest Little Do They Know strip. Please click to enlarge.



Also, below is my illustration for this week's Pasadena Weekly cover story about Brad Will and other journalists slain while on the job. You can read the article here.



Thanks for checking in.

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Song of the Day: "Puncture Repair" – Elbow

Little Do They Know (8/6/07 and 8/3/07)

Due to a busy workload and a recent glitch in my internet service, I wasn't able to post my Little Do They Know comics for the last 2 weeks :(

So below are a couple to make up for the lost time...

This one is for last week:



And this is for the week before last:



Please click on the images above to enlarge. I intend to get caught up soon...so please stay tuned!

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Song of the Day: "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" – Editors

Little Do They Know (7/21/07)

Barely making it in for the week is today's Little Do They Know! Please click to enlarge.

Thanks for checking in! Also, much love to my grandma :)

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Song for the Day: "First Day of My Life" – Bright Eyes

Little Do They Know (7/11/07)

Above is this week's Little Do They Know. Please click to enlarge.

Oh...and Happy Hump Day :P

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Song of the Day: "Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night" – The Fratellis

Little Do They Know (7/3/07)

Happy July 4th Eve!

Please click the image above to view this week's Little Do They Know.

Cheers ;)

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Song of the Day: "Bohemian Like You" – The Dandy Warhols

Little Do They Know (6/28/07)

Almost Friday! Please click the image above to view this week's Little Do They Know.

Cheers!

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Song of the Day: "Delicate" – Damien Rice

Little Do They Know (6/22/07 and 6/17/07)

Due to a few busy weeks at the day-job (and a nice Father's Day weekend back home with my parents in Arizona), the following strips were in limbo. Here they are at last!

The one below is dedicated to my dad:



And last but certainly not least, this one goes to my mom – whose birthday was last Sunday, 6/17.



I plan to get another strip out in time for this coming week (wish me luck)!

P.S. Love and miss you, Mom and Dad! :)

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Track of the Day: "The Rain" by Joe Hisaishi (from the original film score to Kikujiro)

Little Do They Know (6/7/07)

Please click the image above to view this week's installment of Little Do They Know!

I'm trying to get some site updates in place, so please stay tuned...and thanks for checking in.

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Song of the Day: "Multiply" – Jamie Lidell

Little Do They Know (6/1/07 and 5/30/07)

Above is this week's comic...and below is another strip to make up for having not posted one last week...



I'm keeping busy with the full-time job, so sorry these didn't make it to color. Hope to get back on track real soon.

On a side note, Happy Birthday to my dad! Love you :)

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Song of the Day: "Come On Home" – Franz Ferdinand

Little Do They Know (5/16/07)

Please click the image above to enlarge. I hope Mother's Day weekend went well for all the moms out there (especially my mom)!

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Song of the Day: "War on Sound" – Moonbabies

Little Do They Know (5/7/07)

A year older...but dare I say a year wiser? :)

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Song of the Day: "Pounding" by Doves

Little Do They Know (5/5/07)

I guess this week's comic strip technically made it to the blog this week...even though, granted, it's the tail end of the week :P

Please click above to enlarge. Cheers!

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Track of the Day: "You Can't Sit Here" by Alan Silvestri (from the original film score to Forrest Gump)

Little Do They Know (4/30/07)

Sorry the above comic did not make it to the blog as intended for last week...I just started a new job, and the past several days have been a blur!

Please click the image above to enlarge. I expect to get another Little Do They Know strip posted for this week as well...so please stay tuned...

Thanks for checking in!

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Song of the Day: "Young Folks" – Peter Bjorn and John

Little Do They Know (4/18/07)

Please click on the above image to view this week's comic. Thanks for checking in.

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Song of the Day: "Red Red Red" by Fiona Apple

Drawing Club Sketches (from 4/12)

Posted above are Thursday's sketches from The Drawing Club. The theme for the night was "James Bond" – Eric Underwood posed as 007. Please click to enlarge.

For more information on The Drawing Club, please visit: www.thedrawingclub.com

Thanks for stopping by.

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Song of the Day: "L-L-Love" – Astaire

Little Do They Know (4/11/07)

Happy Wednesday!
Above is this week's comic – please click to enlarge.

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Song the Day: "One and the Same (Coda)" – Rob Dougan

Little Do They Know (4/5/07)

Please click on the image above to view this week's installment of Little Do They Know.

Thanks for the support!

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Song of the Day: "23" by Jimmy Eat World

Hong Kong Pics on New Blog

If you are interested in viewing a select group of photos I took while on a recent business trip to Hong Kong, please visit my new blog titled Pic Stops:

www.picstops.blogspot.com
For future reference, you may also find this new link under my profile.

Random Tracks of Mindness will continue to be my primary blog and home of newly posted Little Do They Know strips (at least for the time being).

The main purpose of Pic Stops is to share and consolidate casual snapshots. Nothing fancy! Just another outlet...so feel free to stop by. Hope you'll enjoy.

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Song of the Day: "Choux Pastry Heart" - Corinne Bailey Rae

Little Do They Know (3/30/07)

Greetings...on this sleepless night, I thought I'd put my jet lag to some good use and post this week's comic (please click above image to enlarge).

Happy Friday :)

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Song of the Day: "Mardy Bum" by Arctic Monkeys

Little Do They Know (3/26/07)

After a terrific week in Hong Kong, I'm now back in the States. It's good to be home, but I'm still jet lagging :)

The above comic is supposed to make up for last week (please click to enlarge). I still anticipate getting another one posted for this week...so stay tuned.

Thanks for checking in...

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Song of the Day: "Love Today" by MIKA

Little Do They Know (3/16/07)...sent from Hong Kong!

Sorry I was not able to post my comic strip last week. It was pretty much ready to go – but I was busy preparing for my trip to Hong Kong.

Yep, Hong Kong!

I had the good fortune & privilege of being asked to partake in a business trip to this wonderful city with a few other people in my company. I'm staying at the Kowloon peninsula, to be more exact – and today, I was able to finally meet members of our incredible overseas staff.

It's only my third day here...and so far, I'm finding my first excursion abroad to be fresh and exciting. Still battling with jet lag issues, but it's not too difficult to get re-energized once you begin a stroll along the boardwalk and catch a firsthand glimpse of the striking Hong Kong skyline.

The little strip posted above is actually intended for last week (3/16) – and unless I'm able to find some blog-time within the next few days, this week's strip may have to wait until my return as well.

In the meantime, I'll be taking plenty of pictures...and in addition to the next strip, I hope to get a select few pics posted on this blog sooner than later.

Much love to my family and friends back home! :)

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Song of the Day: "Sleeping Sun" by Coldplay

Drawing Club Sketches (from 3/8)

Ahoy!
Last night, I returned to The Drawing Club in Los Angeles to do some sketches of "The Sword Fighter" – nicely posed by Hunter Ackerman. Please click the image above to enlarge.

For more information on The Drawing Club, please visit: www.thedrawingclub.com

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Track of the Day: "Skull and Crossbones" by Klaus Badelt (from the original film score to Pirates of the Carribean)

Little Do They Know (3/8/07)

Here is this week's installment of Little Do They Know (please click image to enlarge). Thanks for stopping by...

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Song of the Day: "A Kind of Magic" – Queen

Little Do They Know (3/1/07)

This week's comic arrives a little later than usual (please click to enlarge)...thanks for checking in.

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Song of the Day: "New Slang" by The Shins

Little Do They Know (2/21/07)

Posted above is this week's installment of Little Do They Know.

Cheers!

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Song of the Day: "Moon River" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini

Happy Lunar New Year!

Year of the Bore...I mean, "Boar." :)

"Chuc Mung Nam Moi" (Dinh Hoi) to Ong Ba, Bo Me, and my extended family!
Much love,
Tuong Vi

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Song of the Day: "Wake Up" by The Arcade Fire

Little Do They Know (2/14/07)

Please click above to enlarge this week's comic...my funny Valentine, if I may be so bold :)

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Word of the Day: saucy!
Song of the Day: "La Vie En Rose" – Louis Armstrong

Little Do They Know (2/7/07)

After a couple of sluggish weeks, I'm aiming to get back on the ball with things...

For starters, above is this week's installment of Little Do They Know (please click on image to enlarge).

No need to adjust your monitor – that's right...color! Well, very minimal color...but I thought I'd try it out nonetheless.

I have a couple of portfolio updates in the works, so please check back soon :)

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Song of the Day: "Via Con Me" – Paolo Conte