Rhode Island's Death Vessel on Daytrotter. Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us was one of my favorite albums of 2008. The unreleased "Sculptin' In The Nettle" has been a live favorite for ages. You should give it five listens.

Here are four things that will hopefully ease the transition between your holiday vacation and 2009:

Modern Staunton Chess Set by Arthur Elliott for Anri. I don't play chess but I did get some great board games for Christmas.

Recent economic events reminded me that I once interviewed for a job with a consulting and systems integration firm outside of Boston. The interview was disastrous. Terrible in a way that is typically reserved for sitcoms or slapstick comedies. I interviewed with maybe 10 other college graduates. After the interview an HR rep sent us all to a restaurant and told us to order whatever we wanted on the company tab, then left. I snuck out after eating part of my meal (risotto?). I called the company two days later and found out that they no longer existed.

I know, the NYT profile totally grossed me out too (the photo makes him look like a former Gap employee who was fired for dressing room peeping) but that didn't stop me from streaming Andrew Bird's new album, Useless Creatures, due out in a week or two. Thank Jez for the link.

There will be new artwork available from Tiny Showcase tomorrow.

Would you like to see more work by this week's Tiny Showcase contributor, Mr. Scott Kennedy? I would! Here you go.

For the locals, Tales of Rocky Point Park, original works by Jason Mayoh, opens tomorrow night (January 3 at 7pm) at Milk and Cookies located in Pawtucket, RI's The Grant.

"This show features original artwork from an independent comic book chronicling the strange and mysterious rumors and urban legends about the now defunct Rocky Point Amusement Park In Rhode Island, illustrated and written by Jason Mayoh."

The show will be accompanied at 9pm by the musical stylings of Sweet Thieves, Lolita Black, and Cowgirl.

New artwork tonight.

As you may or may not know, Tiny Showcase doesn't ever really get to take a vacation. It is one of the downsides of releasing and shipping brand new artwork every single week (along with stress-induced bruxism). On the plus side, we get to make our own hours. This week I decided to celebrate a bit by watching all of the cheesy movies that I've missed out on while working nonstop for the past year. I've seen some really, really terrible but totally mindlessly enjoyable garbage (My Super Ex-Girlfriend), along with a few idiotic movies that I thought I would hate but totally loved (Step Brothers) but nothing could have prepared me for the sheer terribleosity of I Am Legend. Not terrible in a hilarious Omega Man kind of way. Terrible in a way that made me wish I'd been turned into a zombie vampire by some sort of post-apocalyptia-nuclear-germ-warfare event before I decided to hit play on this stupid movie.

Charlton Heston acting completely insane and killing Emperor Palpatines to Scooby Doo music. So much better:

We're heading out of the office to enjoy us some holiday vacation. Hope you do the same. We'll be back later in the week. If you're waiting on an order, say a celestial guide or a seasonal print, they will be shipping once I get tired of playing with my new Legos.

I would recommend stopping by Yumi Okuda's online gallery to peruse her recent works when you get a chance.

Totally offensive. Totally awesome. If you are easily flustered by cartoons featuring illicit activities and really dirty language then stop reading this instant. Otherwise, may I suggest Forest City Rockers Ep. II. Illustration by Jay Howell. Music by Thee Oh Sees.

Unless you've been huffing industrial-grade solvents while drinking artificial brain poisoners, you will probably want to see more work by Jez Burrows. Might I suggest:

Jez' main site, complete with links to his portfolio (note the stellar Batdude director infographic), items for sale, photos, and a blog.

And Sing Statistics where he collaborates with fellow Tiny Showcase contributor Lizzy Stewart.

Somewhat lunar-related: "Typo In Proposition 8 Defines Marriage As Between 'One Man And One Wolfman'."