A photo of a white guy in his 40s with a pair of Buddy Holly style glasses, a red fez, black denim jacket, and some enamel pins. The man is Doc Pop, he is smiling at the camera. An embroidered patch on the fez says "Cartoonist Conspiracy of San Francisco" and the enamel pins are of a flying yo-yo and the logo to Silver Sprocket Comics.

“I’m neither a doctor nor popular.”

— Doctor M. Popular, blogger
  • More Nerdy Events in San Francisco In April

    More Nerdy Events in San Francisco In April

    I’m hosting two fun events in San Francisco this April. Both are free, in the Mission District, and open to everyone. Then the SF Yo-Yo Club is happening on Saturday April 11th at 826 Valencia from 2-5pm. This is also a recurring event that happens on the second Saturday of each month at that same…

  • Sketches from Tomales Bay

    Sketches from Tomales Bay

    I’m back from a short vacation in West Marin where we kayaked across Tomales Bay and camped in a mellow site along the beach. Along the way we spotted tule elk, elephant seals, otters, deer, bioluminescent sea-creatures, and a juvenile gray whale. I brought a fine-point Sharpie and a small sketchbook and kept a tiny…

  • Rei’s Yo-Yo Balloon Experiment

    Rei’s Yo-Yo Balloon Experiment

    I always love watching Rei Iwakura’s yo-yo videos. They’re full of creativity and constantly push the boundaries of what’s possible with a yo-yo. His newest video, an experiment combining helium balloons with yo-yoing, is no exception. I was so inspired by this piece, that I even made some art about it.

  • Posters From Tech Workers Criticize Google and OpenAI’s Work With the Military and ICE

    Posters From Tech Workers Criticize Google and OpenAI’s Work With the Military and ICE

    New posters have appeared on Mission Street calling out Google and OpenAI over their business with the Department of War and ICE. The group behind these posters, We Will Not Be Divided, claim to be current employees who are concerned their work will be used “for domestic mass surveillance and autonomously killing people without human…

  • Nerdy Events in San Francisco Next Week

    Nerdy Events in San Francisco Next Week

    I’m hosting two fun events in San Francisco next week. Both are free, in the Mission District, and open to everyone. The Cartoonist Conspiracy of San Francisco is our monthly comic jam. It’s an event for artists to come and collaborate on a jam comic together, so bring a pen and be ready to draw…

  • RIP Inkbox Tattoos

    RIP Inkbox Tattoos

    Inkbox Tattoos shut down today. They offered high-quality temporary tattoos that looked great and lasted for weeks. I was a huge fan of their service, but I had a feeling the end was near when they started pushing “NFT tattoos.” Aside from the NFT tattoos, *sigh*, Inkbox had three main product options (Wayback link here):…