04/28/14 Two Things Left

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So, I renewed my YMCA membership this week. A little more expensive than last year, but racquetball is the only physical activity I’ve found that I seem to enjoy (and thus actually do). But it feels good, I’ve been going in a bunch. In fact, I just dusted off the bicycle, and will be zipping over to the YMCA on that rather than driving there. Yay!

Had another gaming night at my friend Charlotte’s, where I got to play Sheepshead again. I do love a good strategy game, and that has JUST enough to be both strategic but social.

Started a new painting this weekend. One of my two siblings and myself. It’s my first painting where I’ve tried painting on a dark background, and I have to admit, I think I really love doing that. Here’s what I got so far. 🙂

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04/25/14 How Long Left

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Today I got a ton of stuff done. I had a huge list. Check. Check. Check.

Sometimes when I have a long list of things to do, I find I’ve done something I never put on the list in the first place. I find it VERY satisfying to then ADD it to the list and cross it off.

Makes me wonder who exactly I’m making these lists for. Am I just trying to impress myself? If so, I could have told myself that I was already impressed with myself BEFORE I even STARTED working on the dang list. Would save me a lot of work.

Maybe I’ll just make a list and cross everything off without doing anything on it. THAT my friends is LIVING.

Anyhow, here’s a doodle of Mal (Nathan Fillion) from Firefly for ya.

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04/23/14 Feed Scouring

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It’s official, I got my approval for a table at the Rose City Comic Con September 20-21 (and don’t forget, I’ll be at TCAF May 9-11, in about 2.5 weeks).

Sadly, today was the last (free at local college) studio drawing until AUTUMN. But happily, I made time and went. Always good to draw different stuff in different styles (ink with washes, straight ink, and pencil). (Drawings covered up because people have asked for that, since they work jobs and such. For the NSFW version, CLICK HERE!)

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04/21/14 Wild Higgs Particles

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If you’re wondering all about THIS HIGGS DRIVE, there actually is a thorough history written of it by my friend/consultant Fred. READ IT HERE!

Had a nice weekend. Drove with my dad down to visit family in Philadelphia. Found out later that it was Easter, so that was maybe an extra bonus I guess? I got to play some golf, but I didn’t quite get under par.

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04/18/14 Heavy Limbs

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It’s been a while, but I’ve had hangovers in my days. I can’t imagine this tacked onto it.

Been a busy couple of days. Lots of writing. Getting ready for travel. A friend from Seattle is going to be an hour north of here, and then going to visit family for the weekend. Looking forward to it.

We managed to capture a local stray today (big-paw Roger), and took him to the vet. Snip! Snip! 3-to-4 million cats & dogs euthanized every year, so if you want a pet, adopt! And in the meantime “catch & release” / neuter & spay your local strays!

Annnnd spring is back in motion. It was high seventies on Monday and then snowed tuesday night. But it has melted, so sanity can again be pretended.

04/14/14 What’s Up

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Had a nice weekend. Read some of my poetry at a poetry reading at a friend’s house on Saturday. Saw some classical piano on Sunday. Enjoyed the warm spring sun.

Still trying to figure out why the heck my wordpress theme is not picking up on permalinks. The “next” and “previous” links only work from the home page, but they go along a different route than the actual archive pages (which are listed on the left). I added the BIG double-arrow navigators to the outside of the page, which work from the actual archive pages, so you can use those. The slowness is that I’m having to ask various people for help (it is beyond my knowledge) and although the people helping are absolute saints, it takes time to respond etc. But, hopefully up soon! (if curious, watch the exciting discussion here)

04/04/14 Sulky-Head Lamont

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Editing editing editing. Finished up a new graphic novel (details to be released later, but the artist is not me), a new version of the Little Dee graphic novel (still in the scripting phase), one of my regular-ol’ novel-novels (writer’s group Thursday nights). If it weren’t for all the comicking and watercoloring and oil painting I also do, I might think I’d become a writer more than a cartoonist. ;-)

Oh, and hey, I’m going to try to overhaul the website this weekend, aiming for SUNDAY, so the page may be down for a bit somewhere/when then.

Have a great weekend!

03/24/14 Final Words

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Ah, seeing the the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra was nice. And it totally got my brain cells working too, which I love. I often come out of classical music with one or two new really good ideas. In fact, I wonder these days if I even enjoy the music as much any more, or if I just go to get ideas. Either way, it was great timing, as I’m working madly on two graphic novel scripts.

Saturday night I held my own playing “Sheep’s Head,” but Charlotte was the clear winner of the night. Next time. NEXXXT TIIMMMEEE! :)

Other than that, I’ve just been kicking around with my sweetie.

03/21/14 Duty Re-Assignment

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Been busy writing. Finished the current draft of the Little Dee graphic novel script. Spent all day Thursday working on my regular novel, and will probably be on that all day Friday. Made a cake, and rice, and fed the birds, did laundry, etc etc. Good times.

Been social too. Thursday night was writer’s group and then drinks afterwards. This weekend I’ll be volunteering helping the Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra set up (and will get to see them perform Sunday) and then GAME NIGHT again on Saturday. More cards. Fun fun.