Returned from Beyond

Im back, and I have many, many pictures! Yay!

The whole lot of them can be seen HERE at the tattered remains of my non-existent website. Be sure to check out the subfolder of cool stencil graffiti, too! You can also go to my Facebook photo gallery for a more friendly version of the album which also has little captions of whats what. Stencils HERE.

The trip was absolutely fantastic, I couldn't have asked for a better vacation. Lots of kudos to Anna-Maria for being the fabulous guest-giver she is, I couldn't have gone without her, especially with the current exchange rates what they are (ouch!). So, huzzah to her! 

 My trip was filled with fabulous dorkiness (watched Doctor Who to an almost embarrassing degree), good food, and lots and lots of sight seeing, there were some fantastic museums of the art and weaponry kind, there was movie watching, and laughing, and art making. 

When can I go again??

In the end though, coming back through the yellow layer of smog to the chemical red sunset of New York it was nice to be back. One misses so many little things while away, most especially being in your own space. It was nice to return to my cats, and my stuff, and my art supplies. Even work seemed (for maybe five minutes) less evil than it was when I left. 

And now Im back, returned to the subway, and the people, and the noise. And knowing how much I really love this hot, horrible city.

Dude.

I can't really believe Im going to be in Austria in like, two and a half days. Dude.

enyaguy

there is someone in my neighborhood
i can HEAR them through my window
and they keep playing enya's ONLY TIME
over and over and over
again.
and i really rather like enya
embarassing as that is to admit
but
this is getting a little ridiculous

The Meeting :: A comic

this is what i do in meetings.

Nightdancer

Chomp!

Brainwave!

I've been stalling my updates because I still haven't found the base thingie for my digicam, no linking into the computer, you see. I know its here SOMEWHERE, but as to where, I am not certain.

But I have found a way around this dilemma using hightech gadgets (my scanner). So here you are! Meet the Piranha!

CHOMP!

Post 501 And the Continuation of the Burning Wheel

What a neat weekend full of exciting things!  

****pictures to come!!!**** First and foremost -- I have a new tattoo.
It is the hawtness extreme!!! Inked indelibly into my flesh on Friday by
Daniel Santoro of NY ADORNED. He did a lovely job, and was a fantastically
sweet person. The line work is mine, the colors are his (and boy does it look
pretty!).

Next, I have finished another four illos for Burning Wheel (see below). Belt of
Flying, Priapt of Fortitude, the Burning Wheel, and Hunters Boots. Im
amazed at how these came out (sometimes I surprise myself). I was a
little late hitting my deadline, the wheel and the belt illos took me
forever to work through -- mostly it was just me being wonky and unsure
about how I wanted to compose them. Once I got over my anxiety (a decent
nights sleep, and being home for the weekend helped) these worked
themselves out quite nicely. Pats on the back all around. Yay.

In other arty news, you should all go check out Anna-Marias blog. Shes
been posting some nice portfolio pieces of hers along with some neat progress 
shots. CHECK HER OUT!

I saw AVENUE Q on Sunday w/ Kat  and Corrie which was pretty cute, and
had a bunch of extra catchy songs like "The Internet is for Porn", and
"Everyone is a Little Racist." The whole puppet thing was really neat,
since the actors themselves aren't hidden behind any kind of screen,
they run around w/ the puppets in hand, but manage to make themselves a
part of the character, it was pretty impressive. Especially the lead
actor/puppeteer/puppet who had all of his movements perfectly
synchronized to his felty googlie-eyed puppet friend, which gave this
weird shadown quality to everything he did. It was neat, and not nearly
as corny as I feared it might be.

Many of you know I have a raging nerdie hard-on for DoctorWho, and I
keep having waves of excitement as the new season begins on April 18.
Seriously, the 18th cannot come soon enough. Im also excited to begin
watching the new season of Battlestar Galactica, which is also fabulous
in its own right (if sometimes a little depressing). I was so excited to
be going out regularly on Fridays and Saturdays, but now all plans must
be put on hold for my nerdiness.

Fear of a Number

From Dan's Blog I bring meme:

1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people and post a comment here once you post it to your blog so I can come see!

From the always excellent FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS by Hunter S. Thompson, a surprisingly tame passage:

"Killed?" He almost whispered the word.
"In Vietnam!"

BurningWheel Illustrations

Here they are! My four pieces for Burning Wheel!

A Funny Story

So, funny story:

I was in my sculpture class this evening, putting on a little peformance art of the body. Now, now, nothing filthy, I was just cutting my hair for the class to see. I was doing okay, they were all impressed by my ballsie ness at shaving bits of my hair into a mohawk as I usually do in the privacy of my own home. Once done with the main cutting, I hoped to do the finer detail work, realized I didnt have the no.2 clipper, but decided to go at it anyway....



It'll be even funnier when I go to work tomorrow and have to explain this.
HA!