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| Saturday, January 21st, 2012 | |
| 7:58 pm | Just Gonna Sit Here With My New Wave Now  Things happening. Frankly I'm cold and tired and nonsensically working out stress by doing the gallery over. Kind of over. Over enough. So, links. An interview with Chris Seavor, formerly of Rare. It really is an awful shame that the game industry seems to be kicking all of these types out. You know, people who say what they think and have a vicious sense of humor. Heh. There's also a very good point made about "what happened to" Rare... and that's unfortunate, as well. (Come on, guys, you know you want to make another Killer Instinct... Don't look at me like that.) Michael Abbott talks about Skyward Sword and his "Zelda blind spot". I'm less and less convinced that I will ever want to play this game. I don't know how long I've had FF Versus XIII on pre-order, and I don't want to know. But maybe it'll be done some day, yeah? The Indiana Jones engagement ring really is a thing of beauty. And for the Spidey fans out there: Peter and Venom replace Calvin and Hobbes. Well, I sure as hell laughed. |
| Sunday, January 15th, 2012 | |
| 10:08 pm | Nothing Terribly Interesting Just 'cause it felt like I needed to share: "Shot in the Back of the Head", Moby. I can't even explain how vivid of an image this song gives me. It's so very disconnected at first, nothing seems to sync, makes sense, wandering dark and blind; and then light. I have been good all weekend by some unexplainable miracle, keeping myself from working and letting my hands recover. Even if I'm itching to do three things at once here. Tomorrow. So many ideas, so many materials, so much to do. Convention or no convention doesn't really matter at all. How disturbing. *grin* But since I am terribly boring, have s sprinkling of links. ICO and Shadow of the Colossus will be on PSN this coming week! Emphasis utterly necessary. No more excuses, PS3 owners; ICO's $20 and worth a hell of a lot more, so check it out. (I think I'll grab it along with Journey...whenever that comes out.) Of course it's not that I don't want Shadow of the Colossus, but... you know. Self-imposed exile is a bitch. Just look at this giant gorgeous MGS REX. So much damn. I'm certain the price will stop my heart, but I can still lust. Fantasy author recreates fantasy novel cover poses, with hilarious results. It's a thing of (questionable) beauty. Real Humans looks incredibly interesting to an AI/android fan, such as myself. And sometimes I miss living with multiple cats. |
| Friday, January 13th, 2012 | |
| 8:02 pm | Yes, I Still Have Plenty to Do  There was going to be more chatter, but let's face it, I'm cold, hungry, and so ready to not work over the weekend. So how about some great hopes for those of us who are waiting for bionic parts to become a little more... possible? |
| Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 | |
| 12:25 am | Anime Boston Announcement, Artist Rage, Etc.  Long story short: No Anime Boston this year. Or possibly next year. Maybe never again. Ha ha. /dramatic For the slightly less short story, let's use a pseudo-equation: Artist's Alley table prices doubling + all Boston hotels figuring out they can shaft everybody by charging around $100 more because PAX East is on the same weekend + new tax laws that require a tax ID but are completely unclear about what happens afterward and what long-term affects it has on businesses or individuals = nope. (Which doesn't even take food or badge into account.) And there's this happy little clusterfuck on the forums, which does actually explain some things... and raises roughly 300 more questions. (I want it to be clear that I'm not raging against AB staff. Well, much. *grin* I understand that tax laws changing and hotels being dicks are kind of completely out of their control, and if it were just a table fee increase then it wouldn't have been a big deal. But.) So... yeah, that kind of sucks. Then again it's hard to complain about not tearing the shit out of my hands and wrist (and arms and knees and back and neck at the con). I mean, good has come of this, and will continue to do so. There's talk of another stunningly dangerous sale-like event. And I'm going to make a little rainbow chocobo for a give-away of some sort. I may still take a week's vacation to be totally stupidly irresponsible and just play video games all day and night, because I desperately need that. I've been having some thoughts, though. (I know, always dangerous.) Instead of chocobos (I'm sure I'll get to more of them, as well), maybe I should focus on little crocheted dragons. Little, I said. As in, affordable. As in, will not cause me quite as severe hand pain as this fella. Well of course he was worth it, but still, ow. We shall see. Not to worry, this isn't exactly a setback. Work goes on, and I have a lot to do. Kotetsu in plush form will release at the end of the month (though I won't get him until the end of February... no EMS on anything for a while). And, ah... I may have invested in some quality Japanese |
| Friday, January 6th, 2012 | |
| 7:36 pm | "I am very stupid but I do good work, so please consider buying from me."  (The subject line is just a matter of fact. And some humor, but mostly fact.) I'm being somewhat quick, here; making two call bracelets in five days means I'm going to start the weekend early and generally fuck off for a bit. Gotta rest up to get back to the second giant chocobo, after all This is kind of an important link, though: Will Google, Facebook, others 'nuke' Internet over SOPA? Let's be clear, here: silence as protest is fucking stupid. "Oh, this is terrible! People aren't complaining or speaking out about anything! They're just being quiet and it's all eerie ...Welp, back to being dicks." In this case, though? If it's only four hours that will demonstrate how much the internet relies on what SOPA wants to regulate so heavily? I find this a very interesting experiment. If I actually trusted most of these institutions to leave it at only four hours, anyway. And since even that degree of political thought has left me with eyes glazed-over, how about Daft Punk's "Derezzed" as played by five floppy drives? |
| Saturday, December 31st, 2011 | |
| 11:47 pm | What Year is it Again? Time holds so little meaning these days. I don't think that's because of getting older. It's more likely because I spend weeks at a time putting thousands of tiny beads or hundreds of stitches of yarn together. Shudder-worthy. Anyway. 2011 meme stolen unceremoniously from various online places that probably don't want me linking back to them. ( Lots of very boring stuff. ) Now I am going to go catch up on some things, and finish the last of the chocolates before midnight. Tomorrow I will clean. Life continues. Have a good year, everyone. Enjoy it to its fullest. |
| Thursday, December 29th, 2011 | |
| 7:12 pm | I Made Pie Yesterday, I Can Rest Today So now that I'm paying attention to how long a giant chocobo takes, yesterday marked 4 full days in and only the main body and 1/3 of one leg being done. ...I think maybe I should stop paying attention now. (I don't count today as a work day, because all I managed to do was finish the one leg. Still no toes, those come later. The rest of the day was generally chore-related, and when those were finally done I discovered that my hand was really sore, so I declared it an accidental resting day.) So instead, some pictures and some links! ( Pictures under a cut, involving toys, plush and chocobos. ) Hopefully there aren't too many for anyone... And now link time! We'll start with the little comic A Day in a Life of a Shy Guy, just because I love it so. Then we'll get to the most awesomest Christmas ever for a Zelda fan. Which leads us to that which causes the very same fans to act like complete fucking morons. This, as far as we know, is the "official" Zelda timeline. Glitterberry, run. How to Break Out of a Car's Trunk. Don't tell me you don't need this. The Man Who Told the Internet He’d Come from the Future. It's just kind of interesting. I feel like I missed out. And finally, for all those I know who will love this as much as I did, Behold, Calvin and Hobbes All Grown Up — and Fighting an Evil Winnie The Pooh. You're welcome. |
| Saturday, December 24th, 2011 | |
| 8:03 pm | And While I Partake in No Religion...  |
| Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 | |
| 10:43 pm | Birthday Ramblings of an Old Ma--... Wo--... Bitch So the Chibiterasu plush is back in stock at ThinkGeek. Guess how I know. Today I have totally accidentally done absolutely nothing worthwhile. It was kind of awesome. I would also sort of like to know why the rice I made yesterday had frozen into a solid block of... well, ice rice. First time that's ever happened, and it was amusing for a while. If mildly confusing. ( And all of the other rambly ramblies are under a cut. ) Anyway, thank you to everyone for the good wishes, and I'll try to get back to everyone before the night is out. I know I am shit at doing that, but that is just me I'm afraid. *grin* The thoughts are appreciated. All friends and acquaintances are appreciated. And as the universe's final happy birthday joke, H-01 Tamashii Nation edition. Oh god. Anyone want a commission? I'm completely open until I get word on Artist's Alley at Anime Boston. Wish I could tell you when that might be. |
| Monday, December 19th, 2011 | |
| 10:39 pm | Work and Ridiculous Things   So, yes. I still live, I still work. I still... uh... well, those two things, at least. Have been fighting with my ear so that I do not get another ear infection, though I think at this point the danger has passed and now it simply insists on being annoying. Decongestants are really not my friends, but they will be used with extreme prejudice when necessary. So with the holidays and my birthday approaching, I have gained a disturbing amount of chocolate. NOT COMPLAINING. I have petite fours, truffles, a variety cheesecake, wine, and... fried rice. Yes indeed. Surviving 31 years of bullshit deserves a reward. *grin* Can I avoid working on my birthday, is the question... I have somewhat created a bit of a monster. A while back, I sent my mother the whole of Metal Gear Solid 4 played out as one long movie (more like a nearly 10 hour miniseries, actually; yes, really), a bit of the more important gameplay recorded along with the cutscenes. I sent it to her because I fucking loved the over-the-top cheese and action and "Just fucking kiss already and get it over with, boys!" moments, and suspected she would appreciate it. (Er, not so much for the last reason there, but...) She enjoyed it more than I thought she would. Last week I made a mention of Metal Gear Rising in an e-mail, and that it would star "our favorite armless cyborg ninja". It's been a spiral of linking to YouTube videos and bits and pieces of other information every since. Kojima, look at what you did. (Thank you.) One of these days I've got to get my ass back there, consoles in tow, and have ourselves a little "how to play games for fun and cursing" workshop. And with that, since my life is either totally boring or full of things that really aren't worth writing about (or both), links. Since I mentioned Metal Gear Rising, here be the trailer in case anyone cares. (Bayonetta meets Metal Gear? Yessssssssssss.) Of course, long-time fans are pissy. What's new. (It's not like I don't understand, to be honest. But if anyone paid any fucking attention they'd realize the "Solid" got dropped from the title, hence... it's not a Metal Gear Solid game. So. Stop. Whining.) Speaking of trailers, Kingdom Hearts 3D Jump Festa trailer with English subtitles. Still don't want a 3DS, but oh how I want to see what this game does. (And I so wrongly want to see Rinzler hug Sora. Don't judge me.) I admit it: I loved the first G.I. Joe movie. It was all the stupid action and cheese one could want--oh, and a hot Baroness. Important, very important. And I was very happy about this trailer for the sequel. Nothing says action movies like... well, you'll see. Finally, A Very Calvin & Hobbes Christmas. Yes. |
| Friday, December 9th, 2011 | |
| 6:38 pm | Shinies and Toys and Things  More random stupid of my favorite hero couple on my desk: with Sephiroth looking on in disgust, a test of balance, and staring up at the night... ceiling. Think of it this way: at least I'm not out there interacting with your children. Annoyed at some things, happy about others, and the beat goes on. So let's do links and then I can slack off for the rest of the day, yay! Because I was just reminded of it: if you do not know what Polybius is, then please do have a good time educating yourself. Yes, even gamers have urban legends. Let me link to something that will prove there's still a sense of wonder lurking just beneath the surface: Mysterious Paper Sculptures. For once I'm not going to spoil anything. Ursula Vernon beautifully explains how some stories just kind of explode. And because I keep forgetting to link to it, Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson at Montclair Kimberley Academy. Nearly an hour and a half of fuckawesome. I've been talking a lot about passion lately; you can feel it here. |
| Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 | |
| 12:25 am | I May Have Been Popular Enough to Have Been Attacked by Russians  There have been trials. The web site was basically down for a few days due to a security threat which is really only partially understood; but we'll just say I'm not with that hosting provider anymore. Still waiting for the domain to transfer over, dammit. I have learned more about MySQL and phpMyAdmin and the structure of databases than I ever wanted to know and am seeking desperately to forget, but the site is back to functioning and even better. I have more space for things. Not that there are all that many plans for anything that will interest anyone else, sadly. Yeah, sorry. I'm honestly debating what to do with the OrgLIX forums. The software is ancient, every month there are hundreds of spam e-mail addresses to block, there's obviously nothing new on the near horizon (someday dammit; when I can open the mixing program without wanting to throw up), so... I don't know. It's all backed up, in any case. But Bunn--er, Barnaby is on his way here, and that makes everything better. But it still makes my life boring as hell, so have some links. Every artist, every artisan, every crafter, everyone who appreciates art, will already know the basic contents of The True Cost of Handmade and I Do Not Like These Shoes (But Maybe You Do). But it's still damn good reading, and Somer Sherwood makes points in particularly enjoyable ways. For everyone else, just read the posts. But do not read the comments on the first one. Just... don't. "Too stupid to live" is the term that keeps coming to mind. Congratulations to the proud owner of that hat. I'm utterly in love with these transforming dragons. The completely terrifying thing is, I can see how they were built and how they work. And I never, ever want to use that knowledge. All of the pieces in the portfolio are beautiful, actually. But, you know. Me and transforming Have you ever wanted to make a Flynn's Arcade out of gingerbread? WHO HASN'T?!?! I present to you all The Interactive Periodic Table of Swearing. "Pushing a button and getting a sound is one of the simplest, most enjoyable forms of interaction we could think of. The swearing is a bonus." And finally, a trailer for The Narrative of Victor Karloch. All you need to know is the name Heather Henson. Yes, that Henson. It's beautiful... but, SPOILER, keep the sound down. Ow. |
| Sunday, November 27th, 2011 | |
| 7:35 pm | What the World Needs Now... It is a good day to share inspiration. Further luscious quotes from The Fat Man on Game Audio: Tasty Morsels of Sonic Goodness. On making music, for games or otherwise: A layman might only see the music as an object, frozen in time and space, and he might copy that and think he has done something wonderful. But here, there is no room for the Hand of God. On innovation: And how do you do it? How do you innovate? It's easy: You take a risk. How do you take a risk? Simple. YOU DO NOT DO WHAT WORKS. Advice for anyone working in the creation of games: You are to [scare the crap out of investors] by exposing those investors to your brilliant but untried ideas. And if the thought of that investor walking out the door with his money is too frightening for you, and because of that, you can only bring yourself to to propose "ideas that work" and "that people like", then you are not a game maker, you have no idea what makes games fun, and it is morally imperative that you go into another business. And perhaps one even more important bit of advice for all story-tellers: "Professor" [Brian] Moriarty concerned himself with that word "constellation," not as a noun but as a verb. He pointed out that the process of seeing shapes where they are only implied can be of great value. As one stares into the chaos, one tends to see what one wants to see. What he needs to see. Some more sharing. I love Iwata Asks, it's always thoroughly interesting to me. (And rather illustrates what seems to make Nintendo different from far too many of their peers; they have fun. Even if Nintendo and I seem to have a bit of an up and down relationship, I can see the fun there; and they've never been shy about taking risks, attempting innovation.) There are two sections from the "special edition" that I just needed to point certain people toward, Prestige and Struggle, and Desperation and a Tragic Heroism. Personally, I would replace the word "desperation" with "hunger". And that's it, yes. People who still have a hunger for something tend to put everything they've got into what they're working on, whereas people who no longer hunger, have wants or desires... don't. I'll spare you a thousand musical examples, but I find that it proves true. What cracked me the hell up comes later on, though: "Well, what you're saying is actually terrifying. In the middle of making Super Mario 64—that Super Mario 64!—Miyamoto Shigeru realized, 'This is getting boring.'" I adore Guillermo del Toro. So a two-part Irrational Interview with him was completely fucking awesome. Direct downloads to MP3s: Part 1, and Part 2. He discusses a bit of what drives him, that games are different than movies, and that no matter what you do you need to be passionate. (I'd still give a limb for him to direct a devil May Cry movie, but I guess that's just not possible anymore.) His comment about life being so short so you must choose things that you are willing to die for struck a chord. "At the end of the day, it's about love." Oh, and Ken Levine is there, which counts for something I guess. *grin* Tempted to use the Metal Gear Solid series as my "what I semi-watch while crocheting so I'm not bored out of my fucking mind" again this year. I was startlingly productive the first time around, and... well, I love me the unapologetic over-the-top everything of MGS. I just can't seem to get the hang of playing it. Stealth? Pft. I also love me some 1/6 scale Wild Tiger and Kotetsu, but the instant I saw "Medicom" I knew there's just no way. I'll call a $250 price point for each right now. (Maybe $280 for the light feature.) So. Well. Anyone know of decent steady work for someone who |
| Sunday, November 20th, 2011 | |
| 10:41 pm | I Need to Stop Waking Up Ten Seconds Before the Alarm Goes Off Because I have been re-reading The Fat Man on Game Audio: Tasty Morsels of Sonic Goodness and must share this again: No matter how gifted and dedicated and such we are, we're not entitled to money and fame and a Ferrari. Sometimes we get those things and sometimes we don't. Whatever money and other gain we get will be compensated by an exactly equal and opposite burden that goes with all stuff like that. Whatever pain we have from being fearful isn't something we're entitled to or deserve. It either comes or it doesn't, and if it does come, it will be compensated by the strength of character, the bragging rights, the earthly cool that gets built by that kind of suffering. Shortly after, in the words of John Meyers (aka DragonLord): Creating art, creating value in the universe, is much more important than than eating or sleeping or earning money. You must understand your priorities and then follow through. However, if you either eat nor sleep nor make any money, then you cannot make any games, and you will be unable to accomplish your mission. This is a paradox, but it is true. If you ever, ever see The Fat Man on Game Audio: Tasty Morsels of Sonic Goodness for cheap, buy it. You do not have to be a musician, or a gamer, or even have a single clue who The Fat Man is. (But I do truly, deeply adore the fact that this man exists.) You will get the most entertaining history of all of the above possible. And if you don't like it... you can be one of those people who tries to sell it for $60-$120. Straight to the point: there's not much happening. That is always a good thing. Working on something not too stupid-insane between commissions, but by its very nature it's slow-going. Still haven't gotten any answers on the state of Massachusetts tax laws, but I ordered all of my yarn anyway. And still feel a bit nauseous about it since yarn is one of a million other things that has jumped in price recently. Yarn. Seriously. But it's kind of necessary, so. Boo. Good thing I snagged an enormous bag of polyfil on sale, at least. Now I gotta wait for a decent Swarovski sale somewhere. Utterly needed to share this article, Master Grief. And I quote: "After a devastating breakup, Eric Smith does the only sensible thing: he buys a full set of armor inspired by Halo." Don't forget, you can go see people torture themselves for your entertainment and charity at Desert Bus for Hope! And so it strikes me that I missed the craft-along again. Argh. Oh well, I was kind of busy anyway, I suppose. One of these years, dammit. (I know I prefer to keep children as far away from me as humanly possible [as building a gingerbread house isn't really practical], but Child's Play is a very good cause. Toys for Tots and The Animal Rescue Site are too, by the way.) And if you only know Jim Henson from his Muppet Days (although I will never, ever downplay the importance of knowing your Muppet Show), you're missing out. Somehow it gives me the oddest urge to track down Hey Cinderella again. --Nevermind, it's on YouTube. You're such a pal, YouTube. |
| Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 | |
| 11:17 pm | My Go-To Reason: "Because I am Crazy."  So yes, alive. And doing stuff. Mostly commissions, not complaining at all than you for paying me to work. It appears that I will be going to Anime Boston... if I don't have to pay a shitload more money to get into Artists Alley due to Taxichusetts laws. The tables are already doubled in price this year, so... yeah. Waiting to hear what is expected of artists since the laws got "improved". I totally missed out on wishing everyone a Happy Metal Day. (11/11.) I am the rare breed that loves both punk and metal, apparently. Finally saw The Decline of Western Civilization: Part 2. Yeah, well... yeah. *grin* That was... an experience. It just goes to show, though: Ozzy, Alice... I still love you guys so hard. I'd love a definitive documentary series (an hour or two are not enough) about the history of punk. No, real punk. I'm not a purist by any means, but... The Decline of Western Civilization: Part 1 does not to me count as punk. But I do have Just Kill Me so I guess that's better than nothing. Have not seen the Axl Rose That Metal Show interview yet. I'm getting there. Slowly. Oh, if you're sick to death of horror movies that are either intensely boring or rely entirely on gore or jump scares, I recommend Absentia. Also finally saw Drag Me to Hell. Sam Raimi is one of very few capable of making me laugh and groan at the same time. That was hilariously harsh in so many ways. I'm not sure if it's "supposed" to happen, but for me sympathy was completely lost on the main character less than halfway through the movie and I was rooting for awful things to happen to her, but that makes it much more fun in my opinion. I still long for an Evil Dead 4, but... it's probably better in my head than it would be on screen. (Sorry, Bruce.) What else, what else... Traded a beaded spider (blue and black, like Marty) for a painting! I couldn't resist. Here's the painting with a flash, and here without. It's so fucking hard to photograph acrylic. And then there's lusting after 3A's Metal Gear Solid REX. So much awesome. Too bad I'm guessing it will be slightly under $500. 'Course I wouldn't mind a MGS1 Solid Snake instead, but... that'll have to wait. Secretly hoping for an affordable 1/6-ish Raiden one of these days... The title says it all: A giant robotic snake chases a man piloting a spider mecha. What the hell else do you need? Finally: Bill Nye, never change. Now I relax, rest my hands, and finish up a commission tomorrow. Then, uh... figure out what to do next, I assume. |
| Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 | |
| 6:58 pm | Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies Are the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies One more week of the Early Generic Holiday Sale to go! 20% off of pre-made items is the best deal of the year... particularly because this is the only time of year I offer a sale. I'm odd like that, I don't know. Anyway, the sale ends at midnight EST on November 14th. Surely you know someone who deserves a sparkly..? /advertisement Also, now everyone who commissions Tiger & Bunny call bracelets can get quality progress shots like this. Just wait until Barnaby gets his ass over here. Since I am totally uninteresting, particularly because I have been working on things that will not be done for some time, how about some much more entertaining links? My top priority is linking to the video for Mechanical Black's cover of "Together in Electric Dreams". You are so welcome. (The only thing that made this better is The Fat Man's involvement. I love that man. So much.) No, I'm not linking to Growing Pains because I know the super-awesome author. *grin* I'm linking because the article is summed up beautifully by the last lines: "The identity of 'gamer' belongs to anyone who holds a controller and loves the medium. Not to any particular gender, ethnicity, orientation, or any other category. It's time these people caught up to the rest of the world." I can't say it often enough; games are more than silly little wastes of time. (Plenty of them are silly little wastes of time, and I make no apology for loving them anyway; I'm saying as a medium. Like how most movies that come out these days are shit, but the medium is still amazing, yeah? And music is too personal and individual to really say much about, but needless to say there's always something bouncing back from the dark abyss of radio.) Stories (and pictures) like this always make me happy: There’s Nothing Like a PSP Game to Help Get Over a Brain Tumor. Best of luck, awesome sir. Review Score Controversies: A Guide THANK YOU. A guide for artists: Should I Work for Free? I think the "Is it for your mom?" question needs to branch off more, though. *grin* And this is just... nice. Nice and worthy of sharing. Particularly that last bit there. |
| Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 | |
| 11:11 pm | More Thiiiiiings   So, new project. Is sort of revisiting an old project, but of course still making it original. And wire. Dammit, wire. For those of you familiar with guitar, this process is a little like running your fingers up and down the fret board while pressing really hard for several hours. Only all of the strings are high E. And out to murder your fingers. But using tools makes it all too tight and risks breaking beads so... I am dumb. At least that part's mostly over with today. With just a little left for tomorrow. And then... lots more work, still. But very little of it will be wire, is the point. And then I was made fun of for drinking merlot out of a miniature jam jar. This has nothing to do with anything, just a fun mental image for you. Since I'm still not very entertaining, links! I remain of the opinion that trying to convince people that something is art is silly. Still, the "are games art?" debate rages, and sometimes there's an interesting 7-minute PBS video about it. Besides, we already know that games are art, because Jackie Chan dressed up as Chun Li and kicked ass. (Add to the "hotter than it should be" pile.) It's just too damn interesting not to post a link to: He Asked About Misogyny in Street Fighter, and the Game’s Caretakers Didn’t Dodge. This time it's not a bunch of bad-stereotype feminists seeing who can make themselves look the worst. Seriously, interesting stuff. Also of interest: Player Metrics Vs. The Vocal Minority. Or, "stop listening to loud assholes." And this is a story both wonderful and heart-wrenching: The Painful, Beautiful Parting of Two Brothers Bound by Gaming. Of course I am reminded of Zellie. But I have no worries; surely she has already established plenty of uber-arcades in the afterlife, all of them with plenty of Zelda titles. Finally, some deliciously amazing mechanical sculpture, The Guardian of the Hole. Now I'm going to do something that has nothing to do with hurting my fingers. I hope. |
| Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 | |
| 8:39 pm | He's Here!  In other news, besides the sale, you would think that after spending 30 days on one project, then taking a full week off to recover from hurting my hands and wrists with clay, I'd want to start off by doing something simple and easy, wouldn't you? Yeah, that's what I thought, too. Wire, you are my enemy. |
| Friday, October 21st, 2011 | |
| 5:54 pm | There's a Heartbreak Beat...   |
| Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 | |
| 6:07 pm | Blatant Advertising Heads-up to all friends, followers and watchers: I'll be having a big 20% off pre-[place winter holiday here] sale on all pre-made items in my Etsy shop over the first two weeks of November. (All made-to-order items will remain priced the same.) Wound up kind of doing a lot of experimenting with the properties of polymer clay lately. I didn't really mean to, it just kind of happened. Well, I have learned some terrible things. *grin* Though also some awesome ones. Now to... figure out how to apply this knowledge in some useful manner. ...This may take a while. On the up-side I may literally have glitter in my veins now. Ha ha. Ha. Ow. I did at least start drabbles. I attempted to write a warm-up drabble of my own choosing, but... um. It became clear very quickly that it was not going to be a drabble and would wind up long, kind of fucked up and kind of incredibly over-dramatic/cheesy/"what the hell was I on when I wrote this?" long AU so I pushed it into the background and started on the real things. No idea when they will be done, but surely by Thanksgi--er, Halloween. I meant. Yes. Did something It must be acknowledged that I've been living down here for about a year. Weird. Possibly over, since I have no concept of exactly when I started living here. I just remember days and days of unpacking and cleaning and vacuuming and hos revolting the carpet smelled for days and days. Yay improvements over time. Of course my desk makes it look at though I have indeed been living here for a year and ought to put some of this stuff "away"... ignoring the fact there is no "away" to put a good deal of it in. So how about a couple of links since I fail so hard at entertainment? Valve Writers' Candid Thoughts On Creative Process is much too short but really quite interesting. And perhaps overly honest. "[Team Fortress 2] is us desperately trying to keep our jobs." This Legend of Zelda mod for Medieval 2: Total War is fucking amazing. Zelda fans will seriously enjoy the hell out of the trailer, so do not miss it. Sometimes gamer wedding stuff feels seriously creepy. Sometimes it is unbelievably awesome. Electric DeLorean. No, really. That would be a great band name, wouldn't it? And finally, you're going to need to be a He-Man fan to appreciate this one. Now let's see what my brain and body can agree upon doing for the next few hours without fighting amongst themselves too much. |
