It's been awhile. Busy busy. With co-designer OB out of town work's been sloooooow. And yet I still find the time to get a little drawing in. If you'd like to see the full version of the image above, click here.

So I greeted pretty much everyone in my phone book a Merry Christmas. No surprise there. But then people replied with things like "Tis the season for lies and deception," and "It's the season for glad tidings and generosity, but on the inside, does anyone really care?" and the ever popular "Bah humbug." Damn, people were depressed this Christmas.

Sadness ticks me off. It's ugly and infectuous. So in my righteous fury, I sent out a barrage of SMS sermons. My standard dose of "Why are you frowns and tears when you could be smiles and cheers?" with a big helping of text jokes and quotes. Even just to twitch the corner of that frowning mouth.

Some were obstinate. Others, outright told me to stop before I started. But there were a few who were looking for someone to talk to. Someone to listen to their pains and fears. And I did.

By the time the clock struck 12 on Christmas Day my thumb was sore from texting and my eyes stinging from staring at my little celfone screen. But I had managed to convince people that, even if its only for a few days, they should put their troubles aside and enjoy the holiday spirit.

Call me cheezy, but for me, seeing a  turn into a is the greatest gift of all.