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...or at least a light fixture. >.>; The heavy glass cover to the fixture in the kitchen randomly...VERY randomly...fell just now. And shattered into roughly a gabazillion very sharp pieces. Fortunately, we had JUST stepped out of the kitchen and into the library, so were shielded by bookcases.

...it would appear that the threaded rod that holds the cover of the fixture, was not attached very well to the ceiling. Considering that I believe all the current fixtures were installed by the previous owners, with the exception of the one I've installed myself, I am now worried about HOW they were installed. Damn. Have now taken down the glass covers on the big ones, all but one were missing very important nuts to keep things together. :(

ARG.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/the-tuttut-police-keep-us-on-the-street-and-narrow/2007/12/01/1196394689031.html

WHAT. THE. HELL.

...Sesame Street isn't appropriate for children, whut.

ARGKSDHOGSBLG~! *headdesks*

Much belated, but...I've been stressed, and busy, and well...

Anyway, while I didn't wear it except for the costume contest, you can see Freya at the 5:40 mark or so. n__n

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_46_HMjSkY

Theme: CLOG #3
Media: ink on paper, shaded and cleaned up in PS LE
Notes: So I found a better way to do speech bubbles while doing this. a) make the general shape of the talky balloon using the circle and polygon select tools. b) under edit, fill white c) under edit, stroke 3 pixels. Next experiment will be with whether the stroke function inside, outside and centered on my selection makes a difference. Whee...

Um. The challenge was to comic blog something that happened in the last 3 weeks. My life is boring, so this is the best I could come up with other than talking about work, or drawing. SO. I'm happier with this panel-less comic format, but my style is still all over the place with this, and barber-lady appears to be missing a finger. Oops. Hands aren't my strong point.

panel 1: At work. Not nearly hectic or cluttered enough. But you get the idea.

panel 2: deer in the headlights, much? Yes, the tiny little oriental lady that cut my hair really was that short. ...and had awesome jade bracelets. <3

panel 3: FEAR the polka-dots of DOOM. Actually probably best panel...but the hands took a lot of post production editing since I drew them backwards the 1st time. >.>;

panel 4: Yes, I do look like that...I'm like a really really tall gnome. Shhh...

*waves to tingirl welcome to art...thing.

ALSO. I notice you haven't commented on my last post, timrehix. *pouts*



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Next weeks challenge....draw a non-original character other than one you designed from a written description. This can be from a book, someone else's description, or whatever, but you can not draw someone else's design of the character. For example, you can draw Bilbo from The Hobbit, but he can't look like the Bilbo from the animated movie, and he has to match the description from the book. You could also draw someone's DnD character, or whatever, but for example I can not draw Edith since I designed her.

So I've been working on various projects lately. More of a to-do list than anything.

- Art challenge - must get started asap!!
- Fabric shopping
.blue cavat (freya)
.Sora no kiseki - if this is happening, I need to get started soon n_n;;
- make claws (freya)
- finish foot covers (freya)
- start spear (freya)
- put books away
- eat
- play video games

Am I going to Ikkicon? If so, I'll need to put in for time off soon. Also need to decide if I'm gonna pre-reg, not a lot of point this close to the deadline, tho. It's in Austin, so there are people I'd like to see while I'm there, too. Must confirm dates, since they may be on the other side of the country that weekend. asmaria, any word on room at Ikkicon?

Been busy doing cosplay stuff, reading lots of books, trying to keep up with life.

Dropping a note to mention it looks like they're re-releasing the Slayers TV series:
http://www.animenation.com/fn-05970.html
http://www.animenation.com/fn-05971.html

...and that the latests novels are still up for pre-order for early next year:
http://www.tokyopop.com/product/1306/Slayers/7.html
http://www.tokyopop.com/product/1306/Slayers/8.html

Mi Madre and I have been clearing our backroom, to switch it from storage area to computer/sewing/cosplay area. ..not an easy task. I've got two wounds on my left hand already from this. @.@ Much thanks to ozzynelson for assisting. It's not really done yet, but I've got a clear area and desk set up, just need to organzie, and set up the sewing machine. n_n

I took the time off to go see Spiderman 3. Too bad about it, really...it could have been better than it was, and I'm a bit surprised how much a two-bit villain like Sandman stole the show from Greengoblin, not to mention Venom. No spoilers here, but I don't think I'll be seeing this one at imax after all. Tis a pity. Oh, and I found a really good indian food place near my house yesterday. Mark my words, I am so dragging people there...you have been warned. >D

In other geek related news, I recently went back and re-beat FF7. I still can't comprehend how enough fans sorted through this really REALLY poorly done game to find the interesting story and characters that are ~SO~ popular. I mean...any game where both the main character and the villians' backstories are both optional and hidden has some serious scripting problems. And don't get me started on the materia system. Tis mysterious.

With Akon rapidly approaching, I'll be spending a lot of time trying to get my various cosplay projects finished up. Oddly, this is the first akon I remember where I'm actually interested in meeting any of the guests..Peter S. Beagle and Howard Taylor, respectively. And of course there are non-guests I want to see, if only to buy stuff from them in the artists alley. XD Unfortunately, it due to a conflict of scheduling, this does mean I'll miss therabitt's graduation. T_T Oh well.

Um...let's see. Work has been stressful like you wouldn't believe, between the hellish weather and that I keep being pulled off my job to cover other people. I'm used to being always just barely behind, but this is getting ridiculous. Oh, and I finally made it Scarborough Fair a couple of weeks ago thanks to an invite from a co-worker and timrehix letting me drag him along. n_n Yay.

So...nothing really earth-shatteringly interesting to report, but I guess I should check in every once in a while. Much <3 to you all...I'm off to see if I can get more backroom organizing done.

Oh, and mi madre and I made chocolate raspberry pancakes.

http://hungryforamonth.blogspot.com/ - I've done the vegetarian thing. I've done the forgetting to eat thing and then realized I wasn't hungry but should be. This made me thoughtful on many levels.

http://gallery.digik.net/gallery/244/page/0 - Ozzynelson, I thought you'd like this. n_n

http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/ - fellow Terry Pratchett readers, I know you're out there.

http://talesof.cyllya.com/tos/reference/ - Tales of Symphonia reference pictures for...well, just about everything. Not as thought provoking a link as it could be, but hey, forgive the fangirl? >.>;

http://project-apollo.net/mos/ - A Miracle of Science. Webcomic worth reading. Complete.

http://mixedmyth.comicgenesis.com/ - Mixed Myth. Webcomic worth reading. An intersting insight into storytelling if you read from a certain angle. Also complete.

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I was thinking about shared experiences. Certain things (books, games, music, movies) are more than just 'I know what you're talking about', but instead fall into the catigory of basic paradigm, or a common venacular. This is kind of like religion, but it's more basic than that. It's not like how some comics (i.e. Batman) are a shared mythos that everyone knows. It's like how 'A Stranger in a Strange Land' effectively communicates the concept of 'grok' in a way that a dictionary definition of it wouldn't. It's why I want to play all the final fantasy games at some point...not because of potential spoilers (if I never had planned to play something you can't spoil the ending)...but because it allows me to better understand the world view of some of (I lie, most of) my friends.

In that same idea, I thought I'd throw out some things that I felt were worth sharing. Not because they were enjoyable (tho honestly much of it is) but because they give insight.

Cut for spoilerness and for those that won't care. But I know there's at least one person on my FL that wanted this, and who knows, perhaps somone else might too.

( Drakengard 2 script for the Ancient tomb mission. )

Why is it despite evidence in my life time like this, that global warming is a myth? o.o

Remind me again why I get out of bed in the morning?