gummybears!

Left the house today. Again. Twice in a row. Amazing!

So today was when this big haircut extravaganza was going on in Pulali. Didn't know until today when Dorothy called us asking if we were going to be there. Mm yeah. We had already made plans on the other side of the water.

It was lovely in Seabeck but as we got into Tacoma it got a little chilly. We managed to sneak in to Nathan and Rubies apartment complex and we went up to their floor only to get a call about our whereabouts. They had probably gotten out of the elevator just as we were going in the other one. Ha!

We walked from their place to the Tacoma Art Museum. Nate and Rubie got in free, mom and I were students and got a discount. The museum looked a great deal bigger on the outside. There were four exhibits going on. One was local artists that features some decent sculptures and paintings.

A collection of Renoir prints was up. I explained to Nate and Rubie the etching and litho process that went behind the prints. They were a little repetitive in subject matter. Lots of bathers and girls fixing hats. Nice though. I wish my plates had as much creativity and skill to them.

The third show was from the private collection. The theme was pieces that told a story and some of them had little quotes from various people about what they thought the stories were. Some of the kids ones were much more creative. There were some more fantastically detailed etchings that blew my mind.

The show we came to see was a Chuck Close exhibit. It had two of his trademark paintings along with some of his photography and larger tapestries made from the photos. The tapestries were easily ten feet tall and five feet wide and looked photo realistic. Amazing to behold and get close to. Some of the photos had been printed with poetry by a man whose name I forgot. Some nice little poems about artists and musicians. It was a small exhibit; just filling one room and a few put in walls.

We went to a sushi restaurant for lunch. At first we were wondering about the name of the place and how it was pronounced. We kept calling it "tuhwoah koi". We eventually figured out that it was an English name; Two Koi. My udon was decent. They kind of mugged up the egg part, the sushi was delectable, Nates Two Koi Tower was tall, and Rubie's Katsu looked delicious. A nice little meal but maybe not worth the price tag. Not the udon at least.

Back at their apartment we looked at the Tetris games Rubie and Nate were working on for class. Rubie's featured a nice Banksy image in the background. Nathan keeps demanding more graphics from me. I shot him with some Nerf suction cup darts.

I refilled my gummybears and we went home to Seabeck. As it warmed up, I dozed off on the way home.

My downloads are really going fast now. I am running low on ideas on what to search for. Just as well I will be taking a break from them soon.

Mom and I finished watching The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Beautiful imagery. Mom didn't find Bauby very sympathetic. To round off the sad cinematic theme of the night we made cupcakes and watched the second half of the Manic Depression documentary. It seems unreal how much sorrow Fry feels and how low his esteem his.

I'll be staying at Abba Hotel in Amsterdam. It seems in a good location but it has tiny rooms. But that's okay, who needs space when on holiday?

falling like little L-shaped pieces

The sun finally came out today. It has been cold and gray and unpleasant ever since I arrived.

Mum and I decided to go for a swim and some shopping.

First we stopped by the dump and recycled some glass and miscellaneous paper. We went to Walgreens and got some shampoo. I wanted to pick up some shirts and maybe some pants at Old Navy. There were plenty of nice simple shirts perfect for summer. There was only one pair of pants that really interested me. I bought the pants with my own hard earned custodian money. They fit like a dream. Amazing. The shirts were snazzy as well. Mum got a nice haul as well. She just hemmed some of her pants.

Swimming was quick. Just hot tub, some laps, and hot tub. Good old Bremerton Swim and Tennis Club.

We went to a bakery in Silverdale for lunch. I got a little pastry with cheese and bacon in it, mom got a quiche. We ate them on the beach at the marina. First time I have worn short sleeves (and my new top and pants) since I have been back.

Arriving home I rested in the hammock for a bit and then went for walkies with mom and Holly. We sort of vegged around for the rest of the day.

Watched the first part of Stephen Fry's documentary on Manic Depression. Watched a pretty bad Brittany Murphy movie on tv. Little Black Book or something. Not that good.

I'm helping Nathan with his homework. I am doing some of the graphics for his Tetris project for a programming class. I drew little people in Tetris shapes and now I am doing the background. All for free(until I start demanding something from him for my efforts).

the island

Lost had its two hour finale tonight. That was...just wow. It had a lot of action and drama and I spoke to the television a little. It only has two seasons left. Just, wow. I think it has almost managed to pull itself back. The next season will have to confirm it. The third season was just horrible and slow and pointless. Damn. And there was a preview for the American Life On Mars! I'm probably not going to watch it because the guy they hired is no John Simm and it looks bad. Lots of TV today. As usual. Finished The IT Crowd. Watched some more Nip/Tuck.

Read some parts from the Frommer's book about Amsterdam and Brussels. Quick facts and the like. I have two mini guide books to bring with me. I'll just have clothes and some sketchbooks I guess. Nothing major. Won't need much. Shouldn't be much of a hassle to pack. Yeah.

Talked to Grandma Spencer for a bit. Called Celia.

A delivery man brought us our mailboxes. Mom ordered some of the heavy duty ones for the end of the road so that Methheads would stop screwing with it.

I'm really tired all of a sudden. Well it is midnight.

sign here

The big date inches closer. Not sure how prepare I am. Packing shouldn't take that long as I already have a suitcase full of clothes with me. Just have to read up on things. Yeah.

Cleaned off a bunch of my stuff from the old computer. Some video and images that have been sitting on there for years mostly.

Scanned in these drawings I did for Nathan for use on a computer project. He is programming Tetris and needed some graphics so I drew Tetris people. I corrected them in Photoshop and added some color. Hopefully they will do the trick.

Two packages came today. One from FedEx and the other from UPS. Both were full of books for mom. You would think she has read enough by now.

And yeah. Watched TV for the rest of the day. I'm a lazy bum right now. I think I'll go read before bed though. I brought a pile of books, I should at least crack open one.

Watched The IT Crowd season two(not all of it, about five episodes worth), the new episode of the new series of Doctor Who, episode 9 of Nip/Tuck, and three episodes of what has to be the best show to come on television in years; Breaking Bad. Bryan Cranston is amazing. So powerful in just three episodes.

Showed mom my paintings and she asked why I didn't sign them. I felt I didn't have to and she seemed really shocked by it. I don't see why I need to. People know I did them and they have my name on the back. I'm not selling them or anything. Hmmmn.

boosh! boosh!

Mum woke me up early to inform me that she had acquired tickets to and from Amsterdam for me. Hurray! She uses her airline miles and it is a one stop flight from Seattle. Only about 10 hours. Shorter than my Japan flight (and that had the LA transfer). Don't think it will really sink in till I get off the plane in the Netherlands. Woaaah!!

Couldn't get back to sleep after mum woke me up. Ate a poached egg on toast with melted cheese and sat in bed for a few hours watching TV and surfing the net. Eventually got up, showered, and moved to sit on the couch and continue doing the same thing. Also read up a bit on the culture and habits of Belgium and the Netherlands. Hand gestures are not OK apparently.

Finished up The Mighty Boosh. I think I liked the second series the best and the third after that. I love how British shows have less episodes. Less episodes but infinitely more rewatchable and with better writing. Now I am watching the IT Crowd. Noel Fielding is in it. Really adorable little sitcom. Great gags.

I switched torrent clients from Azureus to Bittorrent. Now my downloads are just flying! Doctor Who, Nip/Tuck, Breaking Bad here I come! If I have time I might get files of Mighty Boosh just to watch without having to load on youtube.

Mum watched a couple episodes of Mighty Boosh with me. She had a giggle.

Watched a documentary about red ants vs termites. The ants totally kicked butt!

Amsterdam. Brussels. Wow. Have to go to the Hard Rock in Amsterdam so dad can pick up a pin for his collection.

Amsterdam and Brussels

I leave for Amsterdam on the 3rd of June, a Tuesday, and I come back Friday the 13th.

Somewhere in those ten days I will go to Brussels and back.

folklife festival

Long long day. Went really quick. A good portion of it was spent in a car. Now I need sleep again.

The clock in my room is permanently set on 9 so when I woke up I thought I had many hours to rest (we planned to meet Nathan and Rubie at noon). Turns out it was about 11:30. Errr.

We got to Tacoma around 1:50ish. Met up with Nathan. Hugged Rubie. And then we all hopped in the Prius and went to the Folklife Festival in Seattle.

We opted for the parking at the Center instead of driving around for cheaper parking. Some loud cliche American guy was wondering about not paying because it looked like people hadn't. We payed.

The Seattle Center was crowded with lots of the usual Washington folk. Mom said a few were smelly but I didn't notice. There were a few hula hoopers but Lindsay can do much better.

We hit up the food stands. Chicken skewers, chocolate covered strawberries patina, and bananas, hot dogs, and a HUGE MOUND of curly fries. Just huge. The line for the fries was split up between people paying and people receiving. Some were not aware which line was which and ended up going to the other one after waiting for a while. Teach them to get all snooty about where I stand in line.

There was an amazing acoustic guitarist at one stage. Crazy good. We sat in on some Gospel singers as well. Folk isn't really my thing. We were mostly there for Averie.

On the way to seeing my cousin perform we ran into Jeanette and Liam. She looks adorable and he is growing so fast. We went as a group to the center where the Irish Dancers were performing. They had door people being very careful about the numbers of people let in and out so we had to wait for a few to exit before we could get in. Ran into Uncle Dan there and Auntie Brynne on the other side of the seats. Mom, Nate and Rubie sat down in the back and Brynne and I vultured our way forward and managed to get second row seats.

The first group were traditional Irish dancers in fancy costumes and standard dancing. Averies troop had more choreography and more people. She is so talented and strong. Wouldn't want to meet her in a dark alley, I'll tell you what. Takes great posture to keep so level through that dancing. Kudos!

We all gathered after to wait to bestow hugs upon Averie. Liam ran around in circles dancing and all that. We had eaten so much so after Averie came out we left. Everyone else went out to dinner after. I'll see everyone again. I'm here for a while.

Napped on the way back. Long long drive. Mom told a joke that she told me not to repeat here.

Ate some TV dinner and twix. Fixed the problem my Torrent downloader was having (sort of). Now, I don't know. Sleep? I'm really tired. Yeah.

Basil still loves me

Welp. I'm home now. Sort of in the same state as I left it. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Very dreary morning. Such a labor to get out of bed. Ibanez was extra loving as well. Probably could tell I was going to horribly ditch him for a few weeks.

Finished packing the little tidbits like a toothbrush and snacks and my computer. Left earlier than planned, just to leave extra time just in case. The max was fairly clear of the usual creepy and smelly vagrants. It was to my dismay that it was raining viciously when I got off in Old Town. I was drenched and miserable when I got to the station (the walk seemed to take twice as long as it usually does). Purchased my ticket no problem and checked my suitcase and my portfolio. Sat down to wait. I bought a hot dog and a chocolate milk because I didn't have much in the way of a breakfast before leaving.

Took a nap for the first half of the train ride. Read The Exterminators for the rest of it. Amazing work. Just love it and now it is getting to the meaty part of the story. The build up has come and gone and now it is man versus ancient Mayan bug!

Mom was there waiting for me in Tacoma. We hugged. Got my stuff. Went home.

We stopped by Barnes & Noble to pick up some travel guides for Amsterdam and Brussels. I really hope I make it there this summer. The guides have got me so excited. Want to see all the Herge and comic stuff in Brussels (as well as Art Nouveau and the architecture). Just wow.

Holly tried to climb on me when we were laying in the lawn chairs. Basil purred and was very happy to see me. She doesn't hate me at all for going away.

We just vegged out for the rest of the day. Watched some QI with the ma. Tomorrow we are going to Seattle to the Folklife festival. Will see Averie, Rubie, Nathan and a few others. Whoo!

burnt tuna and bright skies

Okay. I am ready. On top of things. Good to go. Yeah.

Couldn't sleep last night so I was up late reading comics. All Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (spectacular). Coward by...some dude (nice shadows). First chapter in Exterminators (love it so completely). Eventually fell asleep and even though I rolled out of bed at noon I got a lot done with time to spare.

Had to leave the comics I borrowed from Daniel at the comic shop. Got some lunch riding back. Really hot and sunny.

Tidied and cleaned my room. Excavated some sketchbooks and drawings. Reorganized some piles. It looks really nice. Wish I was capable of keeping it like that all the time. Maybe I'll try harder in the future. HA right. Good one.

Did the dishes probably about twice over. Did a load of them and put them away and cleaned the ones that wouldn't fit. Washed the ones that I used. Tidied up the living room and kitchen. Tidied the almost empty fridge. Dusted some of my shelves. Sorted through my knick knacks. Put up a couple posters.

Packed my suitcase. It isn't even full even though it has all my clothes and books in it. I think I am much better at packing. Much more practical. Also it is the Summer and I don't need so many coats and pants and whatnot. Got my portfolio sorted. This time around I will be showing prints (but not all of them because Yoshi has the pick of the prints for grading) and paintings. No charcoal drawings but a big yes on naked people.

I feel like I am missing something. Forgetting something. My passport is stowed away. I have my external hard drives. Have my comic. Have reading material. Cell phone. Hmmn.

Last time, I left a wake of mess in my departing. This time I am making sure everything is clean before I scoot off.

Chelsey came by to observe the HUGE thunder and lightning storm we were having. Massive. It lasted about an hour with lighting going off pretty much every minute. I could see it come down as well, not just the clouds becoming bright. Lovely rolling thunder as well. Spectacular. We chatted about apartment searching. Shared some tea. Then she left.

Karen also stopped by later on. We looked at creepy vintage valentines cards and enjoyed the rest of my tea. I accidentally burnt my tuna melt sandwich. Bummer. Oh well.

I'm not much of a cleaner but I think I did quite well today. A lot of work and effort but the results are noticeable.

Such an interesting shift from hot hot heat to scary scary night.

oh joy?

Yesterday:
Did the usual lazing about. Then I looked around my room, made a list of things to pack, and things that needed doing before then and set about doing that.

Made my last comic run for a while. The new Exterminators is out! Yay! No Tony Moore but Darick Robertson instead. That rocks. New issue of The Boys and Black Summer. I'll be bringing a pile of stuff home to catch up on. Yay.

It was raining when I left the shop. Not so bad though. Suffered up the hill on Jefferson. Went to Safeway for detergent. I was in the express lane behind some very slow girls who were all confused about where the sticker was on their cake. They clearly had 16 items when there was a 15 item limit. The lady behind me had exactly 15. She knew the rules.

Put my stuff away and did two loads of laundry. Two, count em two! That is a lot of clean stuff.

I started reorganizing and sorting through the clothes in my closet. I'm starting a Goodwill pile. I don't have any solid rules of what goes and stays. I think I will do another go-through once Summer is over because things like shorts and tanks haven't been worn much since I got here but that's no reason to chuck them now. Just silly that I brought them in the Fall.

Karen stopped by for a quick hello and chat.

Then Jim came over for another dinner and date (of sorts). I made a nice little cheese steak dinner and then we went to see the new Indiana Jones movie. I didn't have any expectations so I wasn't really disappointed. All the movies you can't take too seriously and this one was pretty much the least serious of them all. Still a little fun and goofy. Had the old charm and moderate CG use. Worth a rent, I'd say even though it is getting pretty horrid reviews all around (Matt I think has disowned me because I said it wasn't shabby).

Then we went back to my place and I didn't have time to blog.

Today:
Jim and I sat about till around 2:30; eating poptarts and talking comics, movies, and all that. He left for work, Lindsay went to the bank, and I wasted hours and hours.

I am so hooked on The Mighty Boosh. It is really, really bizarre. I am almost, for sure all caught up with QI. Thanks to Jim, I have a good list of shows I haven't seen before (Dark Place is next I think).

Finished reorganizing my closet. Looks really nice now. Will tidy the rest of my room tomorrow. And pack. Last time I was in a rush and left things all crazy like. I don't want that this time. All my shirts are in nice piles. My pants are neatly folded. My hoodies are in their drawer. My dirty cups are in the washer. Yeah, it is good.

I'll be in Seabeck again soon. Then maybe all over the world. Huzzah.

Flanders, Quimby, and Lovejoy

Another day of summer. Mmmm. This is nice. I like having time off. Don't have any real obligations till September. Mom told me I should try to find a job during the summer. BAH! Yeah, right. HAHAHAH. Oh wait, I like money. Damn.

Left the house today. Went out to lunch with Michael. Actually I ate lunch before so I just had cocoa. We went to a nice little place on 23rd and Quimby. They were filming something in there, dunno what but it involved MASSIVE pancakes. Like a foot in diameter each. Possibly bigger. We caught up, chatted, has a dialogue, engaged in discourse, and generally talked.

The 23rd and Nob Hill area is really pretty. Some magnificent houses and apartments there. I would really like to live in that area. It is close and seems quiet.

I stopped by Trader Joe's to get some treats. Such great deals they have!

And then I sat down and watched like four episodes of The Mighty Boosh. Lindsay and I hung out for a bit, but does it really count if you are in your house and they are your roommate? Gavin came over and showed off one of his new lights (for the light show).

Right now, hundreds of people are watching the new Indiana Jones movie. I am probably going to see it on Saturday.

I need to think about doing something artistic. Don't want to totally loose my momentum. Maybe draw some illustrations based upon what I am reading. Or adapt the rest of Piercing (it would actually be fun to work on it more). Maybe I should watch less TV and read more? There's a thought.

these are my cupcake days

Spent all day inside. It was gray and not so pleasant so whatever.

Cleaned up the kitchen a little bit. Did a load of dishes. Made cupcakes for dinner and a cheese steak for lunch. Love those cheesecakes. I make them real good like.

Technically I just got up about fourteen hours ago but like I mentioned before, my body must be realizing it is time to rest so I'll be retiring to bed soon. I'll probably read some though. Cuddle with Ibanez.

Watched QI on mass, like I normally have been doing. Now that I am keeping a list of episodes I have watched, I'm seeing some new QI content! And learning lots of useless facts like uhm well...I can't really think of them right off the bat! Watched the rest of Nathan Barley. The third episode was brilliant but overall it was an okay show. Funny but only slightly my cup of tee. Now I am moving on to The Mighty Boosh.

I'm a little bit bored and a little bit lonely. Lindsay was only home for about five minutes before whisking off to Keesee's. Called Robin but she was out and about.

I registered my ticket today. I'll be coming home this Sunday afternoon.

on again off again

Ended up crashing at Jim's last night. Good times were had. We watched Nathan Barley and The Mighty Boosh, both of which were most assuredly after the grand tradition of British television. Like British tellie, groups of comedians and actors band together and go through different projects together. These shows featured a lot of people I was not familiar with. Thankfully youtube has the rest of the episodes so I can watch the rest.

Today was much cooler but I was still sweating like crazy when I made it home in the morning.

I took two couch naps today. I am really suddenly very tired. I think my school stamina has worn off and now my body knows it is time to rest.

Picked up my pieces from Annie at school. I got a 91% in my painting class.

Took my second nap.

Sort of dazedly watched more QI. Then to get out of the house, exhaustion, and supreme boredom, Lindsay and I went to see Prince Caspian at the Metroplex.

Good movie. Lovely effects. Lovely...actor playing...Prince Caspian. Mmmmm. Sort of an anti-climactic ending. I enjoyed it even though it was a little long. The Biblical overtones were stronger in this movie. It was a nice rest from the heat of the day.

Walking back we ran into Matt. I waved but didn't stop to chat.

I'm still really tired so after another episode of QI, I'll be tucking in.

clouds at last

Rather boring, but relaxing day thus far.

Slept in. Not as warm as yesterday. Had a cheese steak for lunch.

Lindsay and Keesee saw Barack Obama speak this afternoon. It was packed beyond packed.

Watched QI. Played this online psychiatric game where you try to cure patients and stuff. I cured two of them, killed a third, and then got bored. Ha.

Tomorrow I think there is a beach trip planned. Right now I am going over to Jim's to hang out and watch movies and laze about.

When do you guys want me to return home?

noise/noise

First full day off. Damn. It feels really good.

I walked down to PNCA in the morning with Jim. Helped him collect some of his stuff together (I am lending him my crappy portfolio for the time being). Beautiful day. Hot day. I bid him far well at the max and got home in an icky, sticky, muggy mess. Uhg. I can't take suddenly ninety degree weather, I just can't!

Rest of the day was spent doing nada. So great. I napped. I half heatedly read. I watched Black Books, QI, and some other stuff. Just did nothing for several hours. I don't know really. Uhg. I need this.

My first year is over. Three left. And now I am getting into the real core classes. Wow. I really like PNCA. It feels like a good fit for me. Most of the things I don't like are my fellow students and since I probably won't be seeing much of them in the future, that is no biggie! Whoo! What can I say about this year? I've grown. I'm more comfortable with myself. I'm away from home but I can take care of myself just fine. I haven't hurt myself on my bike. I've been to every class, every day. Turned in everything. Worked really hard. Did comics. Got a job. Met new people. Made new friends. Lost friends(that's okay though, they were...yeah). It is great. I can't wait for more. Actually, I can wait. I need like a month at the least.

I went to Safeway to get food for the rest of my time here (cheese steak supplies, mac and cheese, etc). I ran into Matt at the store. Really small world. He took a nice photo of me yesterday while I was hanging out with him and Andy. A nice little Polaroid. We talked Lost briefly.

Lindsay and I rolled about in the heat and gabbed and raved. So hot. I probably won't be able to sleep with anything beyond a sheet tonight. And my window is open all the way so it is noisy. That's not cool.

schools out!

Yaay! Schools out! No more till September. Whoo! I love it hear but boy do I need a break. I'm exhausted.

Comic critique went well. People seemed to like my piece and I got a compliment from Trevor on the beauty of one page. We got cake from the people who did a Sexy Chix chicken super hero comic. It was a nice class. I enjoyed taking it. The Robopocalypse people all did Robopocalypse comics.

I wore a short dress with short leggings on under. Nice and warm today. It got up to 90. Dang.

I actually worked the whole day at work. And now I am done! The trash cans were all full and some of them doubley full. All the toilet paper ran out. I started to nod off during my break so I dashed out to get some ice cream and treats. It was delicious and warm outside still. Once I finished with work I hung out with Matt and Andy upstairs. Andy lent me The Blot and it was a quick but beautiful read. Andy drew a moustache on my face and Matt took a Polaroid of it.

I hung around school for a bit. There was a big barbecue for everyone at school. It was big. I had some juice and a real hot dog that was tasty. Hung out and chatted with so many people. Ran through a sprinkler. Jen, Karen, Adam, Bebop, Robin and I went down to the waterfront. We got there by way of streetcar and max. Jen actually went back to the Goose. I did cartwheels and headstands in the park. We walked back to the party at school. I hung out for a bit and watched the water balloon fight.

Jim walked me home and now we be hanging out.

Ciao!

taking my top off

I walked with Lindsay to school today because I had to haul my portfolios back home and there was no way I could bike with two portfolios. Modou brought in some croissant and cinnamon rolls. Some of the croissant's had chocolate filling! They were delicious. The rest of class was filled with discussion. I found it odd that Modou didn't see art as healing. Lindsay told her Douglas Adams coincidence story that relates to how she knows she belongs her(her car was called Starship Heart of Toon and her last letter to everyone was titled "So Long And Thanks For All The Fish" and then come Portland and she finds out her roommate is me, how divine). There was a knick knack slide show, I talked with Sarah about Allan McCallum(or whoever) and the mass production of unique objects. The box I had left at school by mistake was still in the exact same spot I had left it.

After class I ran off 20 more copies of my comic and resized it. Now they are all in nice and decent sized pages. I don't think I will load the whole comic here, but post my favorite panels instead.

I collected my things and started by trek home. In 70 degree weather, fast approaching 80, I had corduroy pants, a thick 3/4 sleeve shirt, a blazer, a leather jacket, two portfolios, a box, and my purse. I only had to lug it to the streetcar and from the streetcar to the Goose but uhg it was horrible. So heavy and so overdressed (had to be warm during my walk to school). So nice to get home and strip off all my clothes and relax. Eventually I put on my bikini top and my brown short pants. Sat about, ate some food, enjoyed the warmth.

I threw on a white tee and rode to school. I should have just brought the tee with me, the bike ride was so hot! The school was hot inside as well. Those poor librarians. I gave up some sardines in exchange for the removal of some of my books fines (they actually charge at PNCA).

The painting room did have some A/C. Erin was first with her beautiful cave painting/commune inspired pieces. They were massive and colorful and awesome. Charlie was overly humble about his fully rocking pieces. Karen surprised us with some nice text and portrait combinations. Ursula had a beautiful and meaningful family snapshot. And Joy destroyed the curve with her huge vanitas. Two people didn't show up so they are missing their finals. Uhm, okay??

After class I whipped off my shirt and rode home. Tra la la. I'm so pale. Need some sun something fierce.

sunny day, summer is here

It was hot today. I was making photocopies and I was getting really overheated.

Printmaking critique. I stopped by Safeway and got some cookies and chips for the potluck. Everyone else brought food. It took up the whole printing station. Amazing! Before the critique we cleaned up the room. Wiped it down, scrubbed it up, and generally made it look exactly like it did before. We took an early lunch so I hung out in the middle printing area and bugged Jim while he did screen printing. I went second in critique, after Rachel. Mine went fairly well. They liked how it was dirty (what?) and the boldness of it and the emotive quality. For some reason I felt really awkward talking about my work. I didn't quite know what to say. Wish I had made a variety of work, I just fell back on the figure in most of my pieces this semester (all five pieces). It was a nice little variety of work shown. I would love to return to Litho but apparently you have to pay a department fee to do so? What?

The potluck had strawberry shortcake, cheese, chips, juice, ice cream, rice thingies that Yoshi made, more chips, cookies, meat slices, crackers, just strawberry's, and pancakes. It was lovely.

Deanne(Deanna? actually that might not even be her name...damn she is in my comic class) asked me to write down a crush for a project she is working on. So I did.

I scanned my comic in the library. It was 82 degrees. Hot hot hot. It scanned in great once I figured out how to lower the brightness. I posted the cover right then and there while scanning. I only had time to make one smaller for posting. After that I figured out the arrangement for making photocopies and I set about making cheap copies to give out to people. After much trial and error trying to figure out how to get the feed tray to work and having alignment issues (I mixed up a 4 with a 9 and ended up having to recycle 10 pages worth of double sided copies). But much sweat and labor and dollars (it is just put onto my student account now, no longer is it change operated) I ended up with 10 actually legible photocopied copies of my comic! I plan to make a few more, nicer ones, tomorrow. It is great! Yay!

I don't have to make anything for the rest of the semester. Not really. Just more photocopies, return books, and tomorrow I am hauling the stuff out of my school locker. I will be walking to school for the first part of the day. Almost done. Two more days then it is summer time!

On the way home I saw a foot sticking out of a slammed car door. It was prosthetic but it startled me for a second. Someone must have left on their Halloween decoration.

Piercing Chapter Seven - Cover

Cover for my adaptation of the seventh chapter of Ryu Murakami's Piercing.

Watercolor, Felt Tipped Pen. 6"x9".

That's It

Done. With days to spare. Days to scan and print. But the main work, that is done. Finished. This comic required so much work. The longest comic I've done thus far(that isn't saying much). Trying new things. Doing things differently. Working hard. This is it. This is what I want to do. I feel great. So dead but so alive.

Brilliant.

I went first in Modou's today. Said my spiel, and it went over well. Modou asked me to elaborate on adaptation and the grotesque. I said stuff about how not showing things made it all so much more powerful and worse and that interests me (that concept appears in my comic, the not showing part). He said I was very good about being articulate. Aidan went. She appears to be prolific, humble, and a little be afraid/wary of the future. Karen went. She has changed a lot since the start of the year. For the better. Amina went. I just don't even care about anything she has to say anymore. It just isn't believable. Ingrid talked about how it is sad that not everyone does art when they can.

Pretty easy going final. Just talking about how we make art. It is nice to see so many different view points.

I went home and worked on my comic. Gone one page done in four hours. Start to finish, one page. Pencils, inks, washes, everything! A new record.

Jason's portraits were nice. The portraits of Matt and Greener had a nice combination of the elements in Esteban and Vanessa's. Kim had BEAUTIFUL skulls. Amazing. Just, woah. Amina painted little cakes. Erin had dynamic and colorful medical paintings that were just a little heavy in a few areas when it comes to gouache. I can't remember any of the other work. Leaving some out. Hnn. There was a lot. And a few people missing so we got out early. Next class will be jam-packed with critique. People just like leaving it to the last minute, huh? Not I. For I am the super Trillian.

Just worked on the comics at home. Work work work. Lindsay came home and some hugs were in order because of stuff. Worked some more. Worked into the AM's (as you can tell by when I am posting this entry). But I have it. The cover is all minimal and great. The comic is consistent, which is something I strive for.

I feel great.

Watched so much QI today. Did you know Russian's attached bombs to dogs and trained them to run under tanks to blow them(being the tank and the dog) up? The dogs couldn't tell the difference between the tanks and blew up a few of the Russian ones.