messing with tablets (graphic tablets of course)

I've had this thing for years and I've never had the guts to use it
See if you can guess who this is supposed to be!
Seeing as I'm not back in college until september, the only way i can properly animate is on the 'puter.
At the moment flash is my weapon of choice (coz its quick if you know the tricks) but to get the most out of it i need to get comfortable with my light pen and graphics tablet (which im nowhere near achieving yet)