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This morning was my day off. I went to bed at midnight last night and didn't plan on waking up until my body decided to on it's own. Well, 9am rolls around, and I hear a picture frame near my bed start squeaking on it's nail. Then there was the sound of a flutter of wings immediately followed by the sound of chirping. A finch had trapped itself in my apartment. Considering all of my windows and doors were closed last night and there's no holes in the walls, I'm a little perplexed about how it got in here. (Maybe there's an unseen gap in the window with my air conditioning unit, I don't know. I couldn't find one big enough for a bird. Either way, why would a bird crawl through the hole?)
After about an hour of blocking off the bathroom, blocking up all of the windows I DIDN'T open for the bird, and trying to shoo it off towards the gap of freedom in my Kitchen window with no luck, I went downstairs to ask my friend Amber for help. She woke up, put on pants, and came up to help me. Not 2 seconds after she got here did the bird decide to fly out of the open gap. I remembered reading an old superstition about a bird flying into windows until I found it. I think this means if the bird flies into the glass and dies, not if it flies into the house, flies around for an hour, and then leaves... But still...
bad luuuuuuUUUUUuuuck? I have to work tonight!
Grrr...
-glych
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| 2008-10-15 13:40 |
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This month is really starting to kick my ass.
I forgot how tiring it is to stand on your feet for three hours after one's been in class all day. Luckily, the store's been pretty quiet this month so my brain isn't too overtaxed. But I still snoozed until about 10:30 today after setting my alarm for 8am originally. I went to bed at 2am last night after tidying up a bit of homework after a long conversation with Tangent on the phone*. Seamus and I had a little bit of a tiff last night, but were okay this morning. I just needed to rant about overwork and stress and he let me.
my sound animation assignment is due next week. We're going to show our rough drafts today. I've been having a little trouble navigating After Effects. The program has changed a lot since I used it at O Entertainment on the thumb projects. Old shortcuts that used to work now lead to other things. The 3D effects in the program are completely new to me, and the layout is way different than I remember. Any advice from people would be welcome.
The store has been interesting to work in. It's a much larger, much cleaner store than my old costume shop out in CA. One of the owners loves me. He's a performing magician here in the Twin Cities whom I might be doing more work for later on in the year. The other owner... I'm not sure wants to keep me on after the month. I'm doing fine at the store and it's not a personality clash, but they do have a year round crew and my schedule is pretty demanding so it's understandable. I don't want to count any unhatched chickens, so I'll be quiet about the possible work for the other owner, however I'm excited about it.
Behind on homework, but surviving. And I've been watching a lot of Gummie Bears episodes on Youtube and My Name is Earl episodes on Megavideo. I love you internet! Seacrest out!
Tomorrow, porn work and homework, and costume work.
-glych
*If you hadn't heard, Tangents has a new home Robert is building himself. I'm really proud of him for going out on his own and certainly appreciative of his now understanding all of the headaches I had with p2p in the past.
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Chaining myself to the art table all night, and feeling down about working at the store and not on my homework, I decided I needed a pick-me-up.
So there's this old movie from 1955 titled The Court Jester starring Danny Kaye. It's a nice fun romp with a plot more complicated than I can name, yet you can follow it with no trouble as the movie goes on*.
Anyhoo, here's hot Danny Kaye action. At 3:30 he sings this fantastic song about being born a jester. Enjoy. :)
-glych
*Just remember the Chalice with the Palace has the Pellet with the Poison and the Flaggon (sp?) with the Dragon has the Brew that is True.
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I love you Minnesota Department of Transportation!
Any of you in the Twin Cities area would get a kick out of this. :)
Traffic Cams!
-glych
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The most disgusting thing Digg could have shown me today...
Like- I know that when you're running a marathon you can't just stop but seriously...
Eeewww...
-glych
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Throughout my life, I've always been overly busy... I know a large part of that has to do with me overloading my schedule with things to do. It's not that I can't do these things, just that to do them all at once it quite crazy. I know I lost that job with the abusive client because I overloaded my schedule, and right now I can't help but feel like I'm constantly playing catchup at school because I'm working this month on top of it. I need to work. There's not enough money in my bank account for me to float on it and as much as I like doing the naughty stuff, the pages aren't posted often enough for it to justify a full-time investment right now. I think my resolution for next year, starting in the Spring semester of school and the first month of '09, I'm going to no longer overload my schedule. I'll meticulously plan out the time it takes me to do anything before I offer my services in the future. This way, I don't disappoint anyone when I drop the ball because it's too much, and I don't disappoint myself failing to meet the challenge of whatever assignments I would take on.
Last October I was talked out of moving out after I started packing my things because I was surprised by a nearly $800 past due gas bill my lovely room mates left for me. I was only going to school for 12 units, and had only just started Philo. This October, I owe nearly $600 left on a $1300 medical bill, need new tires I can't afford, working a retail job, have 3 freelance jobs waiting in the wings, lost one freelance job, and taking on 16 units. I think I'm going to take the next 2 weeks off of Philo to buy me some homework time this month. There's two other artists now who will do fine without me.
Today was my day off school. I had planned on doing a lot of homework, going grocery shopping, and cleaning up. What I did instead was sleep in this morning an extra hour and a half, I did get some cleaning done, but not nearly enough and only 1/2 page inked out of my homework. Now I'm off to work. I'll be gone for 3 hours, and exhausted when I return. Maybe I'll go grocery shopping on the way home...
I can afford SOME food at least.
-glych
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the CED wants to illiminate these words from their next dictionary edition. Use them and they won't be archaic anymore.
If you insist on nitid apodeictiction through example, no one will confuse you for caliginosit apethy. Don't let them exuviate these words! Our language is all we have! It's compossible for current trends in diction to exist next to older ones.
Save the words!
In other news, I got pictures of myself with Gene Ha, Don Rosa, and Adam Hughes yesterday and finished most of my homework.
-glych
Here are a list of words the Collins English Dictionary want to discard to make room for up to 2,000 new entries.
Abstergent: Cleansing
Agrestic: Rural
Apodeictic: Unquestionably true by virtue of demonstration
Caducity: Perishableness
Caliginosity: Dimness
Compossible: Possible in coexistence with something else
Embrangle: To confuse
Exuviate: To shed
Fatidical: Prophetic
Fubsy: Squat
Griseous: Somewhat grey
Malison: A curse
Mansuetude: Gentleness
Muliebrity: The condition of being a woman
Niddering: Cowardly
Nitid: Bright
Olid: Foul-smelling
Oppugnant: Combative
Periapt: An amulet
Recrement: Refuse
Roborant: Tending to fortify
Skirr: A whirring sound, as of the wings of birds in flight
Vaticinate: Prophesy
Vilipend: To treat with contempt
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I start my new job today so I'm picking out costumes to wear for the month.
Tomorrow, it was a last minute decision, but I'll be at Fall Con here in the Twin Cities SUNDAY ONLY as booth manager for my friend Allison Strom, who's a fantastic professional artist. I won't really be doing or selling much but working on homework and maybe commissions for folk, But if you're in the neighborhood on Sunday and want to say "Hi" I'll be around. :)
-glych
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Despite how badly my day started yesterday, it ended pretty well. I even got some sleep (*gasp*) and saw Seamus and everything. I do have to admit a large part of it had to do with this article on overcoming resentment written by Tina Su. It was the PERFECT thing for me to read after yesterday's insanity. I did the exercises and it worked out really well. I don't feel 100% perfect today, but I'm certainly worlds better than yesterday where I was so angry and hurt I was shaking. Like I said, I even got sleep. A big deal for a worry wart like me.
This morning I got my homework done in record time so I'm going to take the rest of the time before class cleaning up my apartment a bit. I was going to get new tires and an oil change this morning, but that can wait until next Thursday morning when my mechanic isn't so busy.
Tonight is the Black and White Ball and a party at my old 3D instructor's house, both of which I've been invited too. But tomorrow is also my first day of work so Seamus and I are going to stay in to sexy night of pizza, bear, video games, and the broccoli.
Wish me luck! New job starts tomorrow!
-glych
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So I'll read Warren Ellis' blog... Who pointed me to Shatner/Hasselhoff for President '08!!!
Which is so bizarrely good I can't even describe it. Funnier than The Onion.
For crying out loud, here's the first two paragraphs of one of their articles:
LHASA, TIBET- Presidential hopeful William Shatner has freed Tibet from Chinese oppression, ending nearly sixty years of foreign rule and restoring the Dalai Lama to power.
Details of this startling turn in world events are, at press time, difficult to verify. Sources within the Tibetan government in exile have denied the use of any futuristic weaponry. The Dalai Lama himself has insisted that the liberation was accomplished, “by Shatner alone, an enlightened being. Truly the greatest of the Boddhisatvas and a bad motherfucker to boot.”
-glych
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Reposted from ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) daleof
 Hey guys have you seen Ryan's design for Design by Humans ? You can vote on it here. It's really easy to vote for it and setting up an account takes less than a minute. Ryan's a really talented artist so he needs our support. Maybe put this on your own LJ if you want?
I'm posting my walk cycle! He looks like he's limping because there's about two inbetweens needed between frames 7 and 9 of the walk cycle.
View it full screen and check out that hot shadow action going on there!
And that MIST!
Go Mist!
I love After Effects. :)
-glych
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| 2008-09-30 11:47 |
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Stolen from sergebatouille
01] Do you have the guts to answer these questions and re-post as The Controversial Survey?
Yes
[02] Would you do meth if it was legalized?
No. I've seen it destroy people and them destroy others. It's a horrible, horrible drug. If it were legalized, I would sty away from it like I stay away from jagermyster. I just don't go near it.
[03] Abortion: for or against it?
I feel it should be an option but not a requirement or the like. it depends on the circumstances. I feel in conjunction with abortion, planned parenthood, safe sex practices, sex education, and contraception should be more available and situated than it is now. Also, the morning after pill should be an option depending upon circumstance and age, over the counter.
[04] Do you think the world would fail with a female president?
Uh, no... The "world" is much much bigger than our little country. There have been female rulers throughout history without the entire system crumbling like a bunch of broccoli. What an ignorant question.
[05] Do you believe in the death penalty?
For pedophiles, rapists, and sociopaths -yes. These people are incurable.
[06] Do you wish marijuana would be legalized already?
Yes. It has WAAAAAAAYYYYY more benefits than just recreational like it's a natural antibiotic.
[07] Are you for or against premarital sex?
One should test drive the car before buying, I believe.
[08] Do you believe in God?
Yes and No. I believe in a unifying energy and spirit within this universe; an mathematical order and system of laws for how this world works... I do believe it contains wisdom but is not sentient in than one is not really sentient when they're unconscious. I believe there's a collective unconscious all around. Many call this "God" and describe it as such but they also attribute the idea to archaic symbolism of men, doves, miracles, and the like. I believe the Bible as does the Tora the Koran, the book of Mormon, etc. all describe the unifying wisdom of all but are all a little short sighted in their interpretations of the description. The Tao says "all religions look at the same truth through a different lens." I do not believe any one "lens" is correct. So Yes I believe in a higher power. No I don't believe in a Christian God.
[09] Do you think same sex marriage should be legalized?
Yes. Homosexuality is natural, people. It's been observed in hundreds of other species on this planet and goes back into our history further back than the Greeks. Read extensively about ancient Kem sometime. You know, Ancient Egypt? Where it was considered poor form to have sex with a girl under 4 with anything more than the tip of your penis and boys as young as 6 were taught how to give good head? Oh, you didn't know about that? Well, that's what books are for, luv. Sex is not "normal" in any culture, time, or age. I'm sure the ancients would look at our pent up, conservative post-Victorian world as very odd indeed. "You mean...you wait until AFTER your married for sex? GASP"
[10] Do you think it's wrong that so many Hispanics are illegally moving to the USA?
Nope. This country was built on immigration. It does show a huge problem in Mexico, though. The country is incredibly corrupt. Maybe instead of punishing those here for trying to reach a better life we should work on aiding the people in the country, try to build up Mexico's economy since they're our neighbors and the like, you know? It would only strengthen our economy to do so, you know. Geez.
[11] A twelve year old girl has a baby, should she keep it?
Um...depends on the family. Is there an extended nuclear family to help with the raising? Are her parents crack heads? Is she a crackhead? Does she want to? If not, adoption is always an option. Bobby Daren's "sister" was actually his mother. She had him at 13 or 14 and her family all pitched in to raise him. You know, the man who gave us "Splish Splash" and "Across the Sea."
[12] Should the alcohol age be lowered to eighteen?
No. 21 is fine for purchase. However, I do think that drinking with adult supervision to age 18 is okay.
[13] Should the war in Iraq be called off?
Duh?
[14] Assisted suicide is illegal: do you agree?
No. My grandfather committed suicide because he was in agony every day. When we were all sitting around and talking about it several years later we decided. We're a family who believes in Euthanasia.
[15] Do you believe in spanking your children?
I was spanked. I survived. I was spanked hard. I survived. I think it should be a last resort but sometimes it's the only way a kid will "listen."
[16] Would you burn an American flag for a million dollars?
(I'm just going to steal her answer on this one because I'm completely agree)
Right now I'd burn the American Flag for a fucking cigarette (well not anymore, I quit. We'll say "a glass of lemonade"). It's a symbol. Do you know how you retire an American Flag? There's a shit ton of pomp and circumstance, and then it's BURNED.
[17] Who do you think would make a better president? McCain or Obama?
Obama versus McCain, however I don't think he'd be the best president.
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The Fontes' have been extremely rude and disrespectful of me in business dealings. Even resorting to personal attacks in their e-mails. Something I'm not looking forward to.
Got an e-mail from one of my instructors chewing me and three others out for leaving class early on Friday. I took the blame because I was the one driving and I don't really give a fuck if I get a lower grade for leaving class early. Not when the class I left early consisted of going to a papermaking/bookmaking haven to learn about "the wondermen of self-made books and how fantastic they are" when no one in their right mind would pay $50 for a handmade paper box. I'm sorry. Not when you can buy a better built, prettier hand made paper box from Peru for $10 or under.
Falling behind on my homework and I start my day job on Monday.
Sleep? Who needs that?
To all of you that went to SGMS this weekend. Great. Glad you have fun. Please don't keep talking about how bloody fantastic it was around me. I get it. It was fantastic. Some of us are going to strangle you because we had other important shit to do this weekend instead of have fun at a one credit manga workshop.
I had a panic attack today because my comic scene homework is a lot more difficult than upon first inspection and nothing was turning out the way I wanted it to. I panicked fter working on it straight for 9 hours before having to completely scrap what I had been doing and starting from scratch AGAIN. It still looks like shit, but I think I can get it finished by 5 am and catch an hour of sleep before work tomorrow.
I also have Philo tomorrow but no website for Philo. I've had 5 weeks to complete it since I've been back and certainly could have worked on it in Maine.
I feel like such a loser. A waste of talent and certainly not worth the effort to be at this school, dooming myself to a lifetime of debt that I have no idea how I'm going to pay off.
I'm angry.
I feel like I'm wasting my time... I know I'm not. But I feel like my time is being wasted. None of my time is mine. It's either school's, Hamil's, Seamus', Slipshine's, or now work's.
Yes, there's other freelance work in there too, but this is the majority of my time.
So don't ask anything of me right now because you're just going to get a blowup. I don't have the time, the energy, or the patience to deal with your problems right now (except Cat who's problems are diffidently warranted for help from me). As for the rest of you, I have nothing left to give but anger and rage and hatred because that's the only fuel I'm running on right now. It's the only thing getting me through everything on the list below each week:
Comic Scene: 3 credits + 15 hours HW
Comic print and Web: 3 credits + 15 hours HW
Intro Comics: 3 credits + 15 hours HW
Starting and Running a Business: 3 credits + 6 hours HW
Intro Animation: 3 credits + 30 hours HW
Philo: 3-5 hours on Mondays
Slipshine: 3-10 hours
Costume Shop: Probably 16 hours a week
Overflowing Bra: 1-3 hours
Other freelance work: Haven't even started on even though I need to get on that.
World, you need to just back off right now. I'm porcupining like a mofo.
-bitchy glych
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| 2008-09-26 19:28 |
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The one with more than $4 in your bank account and all the time in the world to add "meaning" to your dreck "artwork" that's not there and no one else cares about unless someone else tells them it's hip to like it in which case it's fanTAStic. Yeah, okay, now you're listening?
You can go to hell.
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So this is glych's life:
Monday-Friday I have school. Thursdays are technically my day off but because of the amount of classes I'm taking, it's turned into homework day with a bit of sleeping in. Saturdays and Sundays I've been finishing up homework and working on naughty stuff to pay the rent.
Now we're onto my new life. Monday-Friday are still going to be for school. Thursdays I'll be a complete hermit and Monday nights I can still do Philo, but I can't stay out afterward anymore. Why? because I need to sneak an hour or 2 of naughty into each evening including Mondays because I am now working retail on weekends.
Yes, if you didn't catch it. I've rejoined the darkside. It's not completely dark. I'll be working in a costume shop during the month of October to build up some of the lack of fundage. We're meeting on Monday to discuss my schedule so I'll stay firm to my schedule, but it looks like starting this Monday, I'll be working on the shop weekends, and probably throughout the entire last week of October. I am going to remain firm as to not do any Entertainment work despite the fact if he asked me if I do Magic as well.
In the back of my mind, this thought occurred to me, and has been stuck there ever since: I am Joseph Kavalier.
Fall Con is coming up of which I won't be able to attend because I'll be doing the "normal life" thing. I have a stack full of naughty work for 3 different bosses, and a greeting card job I'm not sure I'll be able to hold onto because I'm not sure I can come up with a brilliant marketing strategy she wants.
So the next time you're feeling shitty about your lives, count this workload:
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Intro to Animation: 3 credits, but about 10 hours per week on homework when I'm rushing
Intro to Comics: 3 credits, and about 6-10 hours per week of homework
Comic Scene: 3 credits, about 4-8 hours per week of homework
Comic print and Web: 3 credits, about 1-5 hours a week for homework, 10 hours this week and last for a large 'zine assignment
How to Start and Run a Business: 3 credits, but a lot of reading. About 4 hours a week for homework.
Naughty Slipshine: I've been investing about 4 hours a day for both weekend days of colors. Now It'll be about 1-2 hours a day during the week to make up the difference.
Naughty Boobies: I have a story I need to finalize and about 5-7 full color illustrations to do for the story. Also, a few more cover girls in the works from me.
Greeting Cards: Hasn't paid anything yet, not exactly sure what she wants, but she does pay by the hour when we decide on something.
Philo: Doesn't pay anything, usually takes about 2-3 hours away from my time on Mondays, but I love doing it.
And now Costume Shop: Probably anywhere between 10-16 hours over the weekends, paid by the hour, and only temporary.
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Note also, I am not on amphetamines and only really drink Soda. Not even Coffee. If I did do Meth or Cocaine or something I would just explode. I don't think my heart could take it.
As it is, yesterday I worried myself so sick I literally couldn't leave the apartment bathroom very far so I was forced to miss my class or suffer the embarrassing consequences of soiling myself all over school. I know. sexy.
-.-
In any other country, I wouldn't be working myself to death like this just to survive.
-glych
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So this video is called something like "Aren't conversations fun when taken out of context?"
I love Q. He's my favorite character on the show constantly doing his little Puckish things. Somehow, the subtext of this scene was lost on me until I watched it all alone.
Halarity!
-glych
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Well, okay...So I didn't get drunk tonight, but I did have 2 rum and cokes at the 25th Anniversary Event for MTN downtown at the Babalu Lounge. I was invited by both Hamil and Pam at MTN at two separate times and even met some *gasp* fans of the show O_O
The drinks were a little expensive, but the food was good. I did have to pay to get in though because it was terribly organized by the wrong person and didn't realize I was a guest of the event. It's a good thing I got Naughty Money today today (I <3 you Josh Lesnick!). YAY! I CAN AFFORD A NEW TIRE!
Tomorrow, my friend Cat returns from Puerto Rico with her mother's ashes. I was supposed to meet her at the airport, but it looks like there's going to be a LOT of people who want to be there when she arrives, so I gave up my seat to a closer friend of hers, however a gift if her favorite Ice Cream will be waiting for her when she gets home from me.
Today I got my grade back for my 'zine for Comic Print and Web. and "A" because "ours looks the most thought out, professional, and the most complete of an idea out of all of the created-in-2-hour 'zines in class." I went to the art cellar and bought a fancy $.20 a sheet blue and silver shimmery card stock paper and we printed it in dark blue ink from my little HP deskjet in my dorm. All of the artwork, text, and construction was finished within that 2 hour period, but because I know what I'm doing creating comics, the end product looked elegant and clean versus the rushed looking slap jobs of the rest of the class. Seamus and I also came in with a finished product on time. We were the only ones done by the original deadline only to discover that everyone else needed and extra half hour to complete theirs.
I did like one other and asked for a copy because it was "8 sexy US presidents" with "turn ons" and "turn offs" like for Abe Lincoln it was "Turn on: Emancipating Blacks" Turn off: Seceding from the Union." Okay, hokey, I know. But it just made me laugh. our zine was "Cat Affirmations."
If you would like a Cat Affirmation 'Zine, paypal me $1.50 with your address. $1.50 and not $1.00 because A) The paper is a little pricey and B) Paypal takes out $.30 from every dollar. So that means I'll be getting the dollar Seamus and I truly deserve for our efforts for every 'zine sold. It's really quite cute and I think $1.50 for 2 hours of work is WAY WAY WAY cheap for an artistic good. I'm...undecided about the whole 'zine world. originally, it was meant as a way of conveying your ideas through a non-mainstream format to anyone who wished to purchase them. Not just for comics but for poetry, art, writing, music, etc. etc. etc. In the '80s and early '90s, if you thought of a topic, chances are there was a 'zine floating somewhere out there just waiting for you to find it.
Then came the internet and people thought "Why would I buy this crappy art for $1 when I can see crappy art on the internet for free?" And I say "crappy" because that's what we were creating. Crap. A lot of us. Me included. Had i been born 30 years before, chances are I would have been making 'zines, not webcomics...But my learning ground was a hell of a lot less expensive than printing on dead trees and trying to shill my craft at cons.
So on came-eth the 'net and it was good.
So what happened to 'zines?
Well, they seemed to have gotten better. A lot of people who would have previously just slapped together a printed copy of their sketchbook art started scanning in said crappy art and loading it on webpages (me included, folks). So those that stuck around in the 'zine market became connoisseurs of the craft. The hand-made quality of 'zines improved, the quality of the people willing to invest in the handmade quality improved. It became an elite market. I've always looked over 'zines in the artist alleys of cons, but I rarely buy. Most of the time the subject matter doesn't grab me. However, out of those I have bought in the past was the 'zine black and white original xerox of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac #1 by Jhonen Vasquez himself before he ever got picked up by Slave Labor Graphics. I've also purchased early books by Kaare Andrews and Travis Charest (both extremely talented Canadian comic artists by the by artists), and early self printed comics by Phil and Kaja Foglio. After a friend of mine introduced me to Buck Godot and Girl Genius, wasn't I surprised to find that I own an apparently rare zine of theirs about dragons. What do you know. I liked them before I even knew I liked them. I also have an early 'zine by Richard Bennett he made when he was 16, but I don't know if anyone remembers his comic work for Marvel even though they was bloody fantastic. So, I'd like to think I have a good eye. I mean, I've bought some really great 'zines from people nobody has ever heard of or seen again so it's not like anything I touch will turn to gold but you see my point. Those willing to stick with it really have something to show. Even if they're not the "best" in my opinion they're probably a lot more serious about it than any web-cartoonist, Scott Kurtz and Tycho and Gabe and T. Campbell and any other great comic artist combined.
I am not a 'zone comic artist. I... don't have the heart for it. I love comics, but I think if I really wanted to do it, there's so many more talented people doing ti already with their own presses and their own money that I would just curl up and die with a big stack of unsold books in my studio. I shall shake my pom poms towards 'zine's general direction, but -alas- aside from a rare project like this, shall stay out of the experts' and elitists' way.
Tomorrow, I have a big, BIG day.
I have to get up very early to head down to the DMV and get my tags than I never received. It'll cost me $10 since I changed my address, but that's okay because I have Naughty money in the bank (I <3) you Josh Lesnick!). After that, I'm heading over to Minnifex to talk with Gordon about TVTV, notes I've gotten from people about the show all summer, and possible financial backing of the show that I might be able to hook him up with. After that, I have Laundry and Cleaning to do in the apartment and Naughty colors to finish for the next round for Slipshine, then it's onto homework tomorrow. Whew...
I should get to sleep then!
Wow... I sure do get tangenty and typey and ranty when I've had a few. >.>
*hic*
-drunk-a-glych
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Rules:
Take a picture of yourself right now.
Don't change your clothes, don't fix your hair...just take a picture.
Post that picture with NO editing.
Post these instructions with your picture.
Wow, I look ll frumpy >_O
-frumpy glych
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I don't usually get political. Unlike a lot of people who are very political, I DO care, but I don't get political very often because it's such a sensitive issue with people. They get hot about something if they disagree with you. They get hot about it if they do agree with you. People get hot. Hot people explode, and I'm usually the one wearing brain matter and wiping blood from my eyes... I consider Wall Street and Washington to be married at the hip. Because this country is mostly run by privatized industry which is dictated by the Stock Exchange, I think it's interesting to pair the two worlds together.
That being said, I've successfully stolen (and corrected the spelling of) this from lio immediately followed by something successfully stolen from marvelouspatric Enjoy.
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Worried yet?Here's a basic summary of what is happening with the biggest and most powerful financial companies in America today: National Banking Overlord CompanyFederal Reserve ("The Fed") - Deficit lending (adding to the national debt) is at an all time high. Selling major portions of the national debt to foreign countries, such as China. Cannot lower interest rates any further without irreversible risk of losing control of the entire banking system.Major Mortgage FirmsFannie Mae - Bailed out by Federal Reserve (adding to national debt)Freddie Mac - Bailed out by Federal Reserve (adding to national debt)Countrywide Financial - Sold to Bank of AmericaMajor Insurance FirmsAIG - Bailed out by Federal Reserve (adding to national debt)Major Investment FirmsBear Stearns - Sold to JP Morgan ChaseLehman Brothers - BankruptMerrill Lynch - Sold to Bank of AmericaMorgan Stanley - Stocks plummetingGoldman Sachs - Stocks weakMajor BanksJP Morgan Chase - RestructuringCitibank - Reporting record lossesBank of America - RestructuringMajor Auto ManufacturersFord - Asking for federal aidGeneral Motors - Asking for federal aidIn case you didn't know...Only 10 years ago, all of these companies were well into the green. It's no secret that all of these companies are in bed together. Several of them developed a bad habit of making high-risk investments, such as predatory mortgage lending which has caused a huge crisis with middle-class Americans (myself included), starting around 2002. That has come back to bite the financial giants in the ass... HARD. Because they're all in cahoots with each other, the failures of a few massive firms are bleeding over into all of the others. Without drastic measures from the government, it is feasibly possible that the whole financial system could collapse inward on itself. Two days ago, dubbed in economic circles as "Meltdown Monday", the Federal Reserve rescued AIG with $85 billion dollars, but announced no more bailouts for waning institutions, and watched the fall of investment giant Lehman Brothers. There are only two major investment firms left, and they're both flagging. ... If this isn't a recession, I don't know what is. In the coming months, it's not unreasonable to think that your money (especially large amounts over 6-figures, like your 401K or retirement funds) might actually be safer under the mattress than it would be in your bank account. --- I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight... * If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic and different." * If you grow up in Alaska eating moose-burgers, you're a quintessential American story. * If your name is Barack, you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim. * Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're a maverick. * Graduate from Harvard Law School, and you are unstable. * Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded. * If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience. * If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive. * If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian. * If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian. * If you teach children about sexual predators, you are irresponsible and eroding the fiber of society. * If, while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant, you're very responsible. * If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's. * If your husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DWI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that hates America and advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable. OK, much clearer now. --- -glych
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Between the times of 8pm to 2am, I received 5 calls or messages from folk who all wanted/needed to talk to me right then. It was difficult because they were all people I wanted/needed to talk to as well I just kind of wish they had all spread out the requests. Very strange.
My homework was delayed because of my popularity until this morning. It was finished, but I had to get up at frickin' 4am to do it.
WHY MUST EVERYONE NEED TO SPEAK WITH ME ALL AT ONCE!?!
I wish I could afford an assistant sometimes -.-
-glych
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So my friend Scott Gallatin, or madscott on LJ, has been doing a series of Star Trek parody comics in his online comic strip.
I like Scott's humor. It's my daily Garfield. He's witty and charming without being insulting or relying too heavily on video game or topical jokes. Well, today's comic is a perfect example of his wit. I literally laughed out loud to the point one of my neighbors knocked on my door to see what I was laughing so hard at. Yeah...who's a nerd? I am. Click on the strip to look at more of the crazy comics of Mad Scott!
-glych
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I'm not using LJ names because I don't wanna and not all of them have LJs.
1. Jaime
2. Angie
3. Mat Olig
4. Jeff Drake
5. me. heh. Or Seamus.
6. Mat, Seamus, me...any student at MCAD, really.
7. Stephanie
8. Really hard to answer this one. People change over time.
9. Allison, Jaimie, Heather...any one of my friends at MCAD. (LIke last night, yo!)
10. My aunt Phyllis.
11. me *blush*
12. Amber Gerke
13. Sheanon Garrity or Scott McCloud.
14. I used to know this guy named Chris I called "Nordic Man." does that count?
15. Amber Gerke would be hot that way!
16. Amber Whitney
17. Mat Olig
18. Stephanie
19. Erik Lervold
20. Jeff With
21. Cat Hajek
22. Steve Troop
23. Bridget, or Ron, or MCAD
24. The US Government
25. Casey
26. Heh...erm...hurm...I'm going to keep this one unanswered publicly.
27. My father.
28. I know too many people who do that already, thank you.
29. I have a sexy pizza date tonight with that person, thank you.
30. You're all very close to me... or were in one case. I suppose that says something.
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I'll start with yesterday. So last night after class, Seamus and I headed back to his place where he cooked me his famed potato dish and I played me some God of War II. I've only to fight Zeus and then I shall be invincible! We were supposed to have teh sexxors after that, but he's still REALLY sick, was running a fever, with a slobbery running nose everywhere so the evening devolved into me taking care of him and forcing him to go to bed early. I was woken this morning by Hamil calling, needing a ride to the bank to deposit his check. While doing the errand thing for him, my friend Cat called to tell me her mother had died.
Now, I feel terrible about this, both because I was being a little hard on her for skipping some of her classes and dropping a class we had together, and for -you know- her mother dying. She's an extremely talented artist. Seriously. I don't just say that about anyone. You have to earn that kind of praise from me. But sometimes, I feel like she's a little lazy and easily distracted. She's the one with the growing collection of creepy dolls and sometimes I wonder if she's just a little too focused on them at... This semester seemed especially bad and she and I had an almost blowup about her slacking off in class and focusing on them, save for the fact that I had caught myself before saying something really stupid and let it go knowing her mother had been sick... I'm glad I did now...but those lingering feelings still remain. Leaving me feel angry at Cat for slacking, understanding for her situation, sympathetic and sad for her because of her mother's passing, relieved because her mother hadn't been taking care of her diabetes to begin with (which was a huge thorn in the side of Cat's mind for a long time) so with her gone now, at least it's not a slow pain anymore, and angry and disappointed with myself for not being the best friend I could be by her.
Cat has the potential to be an extremely good and famous artist. But because of her "ooh shiny" nature, she ends up becoming an extremely slow artist. She'll lose interest, focus on something else, putter around on the net, and then -only with harsh prompting- will finish the original assignment. My father told me something once about "The shortcut in art is to do it the long way first." That means if you want a beautiful street scene in 3 point perspective with wind blowing through the trees and through girl's hair, it's best to do it right the first time and use photo reference, planned out scientific perspective, observation of wind in nature, etc. etc. etc. If you try to half ass the drawing, it'll always look half-assed because you'll spend twice as much time trying to fix all of the mistakes in perspective and form to "make it look right" when it would have looked right if you had just done it right the first time. I'm confused about my emotions because I'm angry at Cat as an artist for her overuse of sloppy shortcuts but caring at Cat as a friend.
I like Cat. I wouldn't be divided in this way if I didn't. But considering it's been over a year for her to finish a job I threw her way of something ridiculous like 13 drawings and she's not done yet I've made the decision that I'm not going to get her any more art work because a lazy artist reflects badly on me if I recommend them.
That being said, she's more than in my thoughts today and upon her return, I'll do my best to be by her side and listen when she needs to speak.
In Asian countries, they give the grieving a good three years of mourning period before a person is expected to start acting like themselves again. Here in the states, we seem to be less caring about our elderly and families. I know when my great aunt died, my Mom had to be at work the next morning. It'll probably take Cat years to get back up to her former standing... So if she wasn't finishing work on time before, I can't even imagine how the girl expects to pass her classes this semester.
-glych
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Yesterday, I had my animation and business classes. For my Business class, we mostly caught an Advertising Lecture for the One Group in the main lecture hall. A lecture that was mostly in a tone of preaching to the converted and a little...um... Well, I'm just going to use the words "short sighted" in regards to the future of marketing, advertising, and media in general. Earlier, my Animation class went really well. We did crit on our flipbooks (of which my instructor REALLY liked mine) and received our assignment for next week, which is to draw a pencil test of a walk cycle. Since I'm going to be working on The Batsons for this, killing two birds with one stone, you'll be seeing some creepy cartoony goodness soon.
I have a comic page to finish before tomorrow's class which shouldn't take long, so I'll post it tonight or tomorrow.
Seamus got me sick. It's not his fault. It's going around. He was extremely ill yesterday and even left class early. After my business class, I hung out with some friends for a while and called him to see if he would like some chicken soup. I headed over to his place, soup and nightquil in hand, and tended to my sick boy for a bit. I kept him company for about an hour after that, playing God of War II on his Playstation. He said he had a great time, even if it was the mensuration of a girlfriend feeding him canned soup and kicking ass in a digital world.
Wow, we have such a cool relationship. :)
Now I'M sick, so after class, he's going to bring me chicken soup and crackers. Nummy Saltine crackers. *smacks lips*
I'm going to go lay down now and scribble out a page for class tomorrow.
-glych
P.S. I've been watching Eureka on Surf The Channel and it KICKS ASS!
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ENJOY! BASK! SHARE IT! MAKE ME FAMOUS!
MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
-glych the great!
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So, the Stafford Loan has been re-applied for. We'll find out if I get it or not. *cross fingers*
A big "Happy B" to my Peep Jeff! You know who you are. I'm onto you and your...your...aging! Seriously. I hope it's a happy one and you get the humiliating beating you deserve followed by immediate incredible sex. :)
This weekend shall be filled with Philo websites and Naughty work. Why? because Philo was put on the back burner for class work and needs some lovin' and the Porn work has been put on the back burner for classwork and needs some lovin' too so glych can eat.
Eating's a big thing with me this semester.
Speaking of which, it's lunch time and I have yummy casserole leftovers and an Arizona Green Tea with Honey. MMMMmmm MMMmmhhhh! I bought the Arizona at the dollar market the other day, so I can afford to splurge a little bit, right?
I also have a "Dear Mr. President thingy to finish for class in...oh...an hour... -.-
Fuck!
I thought this was an optional assignment.
Grrr...
-glych
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Several hours ago while I was in the workin' step, scribbling away on homework that might never be due from me...
Seamus called.
"I forgot to tell you something."
"What's that?"
"I love you."
"*giggle* I love you too, silly."
And the conversation went how conversations like that go.
Just now I leaned back in my chair, rolled my neck and shoulders and thought of that and giggled to myself a little again.
I suppose life could be worse >.>
And I have new fresh food in my fridge right next to the old good food. They're getting along. :)
Tomorrow, milk, hobo omelet, a bagel, and a sliced apple for breakfast. ^_^
In other news, here's a copy of mine defending a friend's art website's "no Manga" policy. I love Manga, I do...when it's done by professionals, Japanese, Korean, English, Russian, or Jamaican. I don't care if you draw in a Manga style, just learn how. The rant!
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---------- I apologize to all artists who have me on their friends page for having to view that. -glych
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It seems I lost funding for my Stafford Loan.
Not the Collegiate Loan I took out with Wells Fargo that almost fell through... No, this is the government loan I lost.
Will Glych be able to continue going to school?
Will her life fall apart because of lack of funding?
Stay tuned, kids, because she's not even sure what the cliffhanger will be!
In other news, I went to the Drive In, and saw Wall-E (loved it :) ). It was getting kind of cold, and I have a lot of homework to do before Monday, so I decided to leave early.
I had a flat tire...
About an hour of screaming fits, crying, frustration, finding out I don't have AAA anymore after the 15th (and because it was so close to my cancellation date, they wouldn't send out a truck out. WTF?!?!?), my friends Jane and Mat helped me with the tire. Seamus also helped with the flashlight and the handing of tools.
At one point, I kicked the thing to try and get it to budge and hurt my foot.
In another few weeks today would be comical. Today...I haven't felt this angry at the world...in a long long time...
Fuck you, world. May you be broom-handled with a splintery old rotting janitor's mop.
I'm going to bed.
-glych the bitch
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Today I spent AAAAALLLLL day reading textbooks, planning some of my projects, and working on homework for tomorrow.
We're supposed to do a page a week for my Comic Print and Web class, so here's page 1 Entitled "Ninja Bag."
Enjoy new glych comic goodness, just click on it to see the larger version. :)
Tomorrow night some friends of ours, Seamus and I, and a whole bunch of food are heading to the drive in. We're going to see 3 movies for the price of half, $8 to see Wall-E, The Dark Night, and the new Mummy movie.
I wanted to see Batman and Robots so that's a plus, and I'm expecting NOTHING from the mummy so it should be pretty fun, even if we end up making fun of them all. I can afford $8 for SOME fun once in a while. Go me!
-glych
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