They blow in on the northerlies...

flatbear @ 2011-06-09T18:33:00

2011-06-09T22:33:55Z

Sometimes being a comic book fan isn't worth the emotional highs and lows.

Fuck you, DC. There are a lot of people that need Barbara Gordon in a wheelchair, and a lot of people that need a book like Secret Six.

flatbear @ 2011-05-21T20:52:00

2011-05-22T00:52:50Z

Fanaticon was amazing. Absolutely amazing. I am WAY too busted to go into details, but in a nutshell today cemented the fact that I am on the right path, and in the right industry.

And Gail Simone thinks Mary and I are talented. And threatened a promoter to push media for us.

And...there's so much more. But I need to sleep.

Just wow.

Bullet points of stress.

2011-05-20T14:30:26Z

Oh, silly me. If I wanted sympathy, I should have known better than to have gone to my mother.
Life is a startling combination of the worst week and (hopefully) the best weekend of my LIFE.
I have a side-braid.
Gail Simone is in my little city, at my little bookstore.
Tomorrow is Fanaticon. I WILL BE BUSY. AND STRESSED OUT. AND HOPEFULLY MAKING SOME MAD $$$
I'm not dead, but I feel like it.
Thor was incredible, and will be so again today.
Why is the dude next to me putting on slippers?
If the guy on the other side of me wasn't using a Toshiba, I would swear he was Steve Jobs
Biggest day of the year for me tomorrow! AUGH.

I should add - Earlier this month I saw my little brother for the first time in five years! It was awesome, and stressful, and I realized that my tolerance for him lasts exactly two days less than he stayed. But he did thank me for being true to myself when we were younger, and not compromising when I came out, as it exposed him at a young age to a world he would otherwise know nothing about, and how it made him a better person. Which brought a tear to my eye. Of course, he waited until the LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT to tell me that.

Hallo, friending meme people.

2011-04-30T20:58:21Z

So I stuck my face into another friending meme, and if you found your way here through that...

THIS IS FOR YOU.

Stop Throwing Snowballs.

2011-04-20T15:39:45Z

A MEME. Floating around everywhere.

Name me a character! I will tell you:

* How I FEEEEEL about this character
* All the people I ship romantically with this character
* My non-romantic OTP for this character
* My unpopular opinion about this character
* One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in cano

Oh hey, LJ's working. PARTAY.

2011-04-10T17:54:02Z

So. Not the greatest quality, BUT WE WERE THERE. Up against the barrier, in front of the screen on our right. At 1:46, we were grabbing at small screaming dude, and at 3:30, we were being doused in wine by Eugene <3

She shot me, she shot me.

2011-04-08T13:53:37Z

So. Gogol Bordello tore the roof off The Orange Peel last night. Pretty much all I can manage is a bullet point update, as every. Part. Of me. HURTS.

Walking around Downtown Asheville double-fisting Pizza I got out of the trunk because I was STARVING.
Insane drunk faeries in wedding dresses dancing around outside the Peel.
Eugene Hutz walking past us, and Mary and I being the only ones to notice and wave o.O
Dave and Dave being there with us <3
The Constellations opened, and were FANTASTIC. Best opening band I've seen. Will buy their CD, will seek them out in concert again. Their cover of Red Shoes was FANTASTIC.
Gogol Bordello. GOGOL BORDELLO.
I've never seen a club so packed, or a crowd with so much energy.
GOGOL BORDELLO
I can't describe how much LOVE I felt in the room. It was amazing.
Pouring of wine onto an audience.
Security guard dousing the audience with water.
Holding my own against a Gogol Bordello mosh pit. It put the ones at Rancid and Mastodon to SHAME.
Wonderlust King, Start Wearing Purple, Pala Tute, Immigrandia (We're Coming Rougher) and Trans-Continental Hustle tore the fucking roof off.
Lost my voice halfway through Wonderlust King. Which was the third song.
FIVE ENCORES.
FIVE.
Eugene's desperation to keep playing, and accusing the tour manager of being a Nazi when they were only allowed one more song.
Covering Dirty Old Town, and me with tears streeeeeaming down my face.
Me never having been so proud to be an immigrant <3
Closing with the whole crowd singing Redemption Song.
Teary group hugs.
Stumbling out into the blissfully cold air.
Heading to The Lab, downing gallons of water, and SCOTCH FUCKING EGGS!
Collapsing into bed the moment we walked through the door.

That was the best thing I have ever been a part of. Ever. Now to cut the rainbow yarn and bells out of my hair!

Wexter.

2011-04-06T23:56:46Z

I'm thinking of doing some livejournal pruning.

I went on a FRIEND LOADS OF PEOPLE spree a few months back, and I think it's time to filter some out. People on my flist that I don't have a whole lot in common with, and whatnot.

So! If, for any reason, you are incredibly desperate to stay on my flist, whether or not we interact much, please say so here!

I assure all of you, if I take you off, it's nothing personal and although I think you're all wonderful, it's just that we really don't have that much in common! I THINK YOU'RE AWESOME THO!

And likewise, if anyone wants to defriend me, there will be no hard feelings whatsoever <3.

In the line, at the cafe...

2011-04-04T23:49:27Z

Quick update to let you all know that I'm still alive!

Backlog of work.
Fanaticon coming too soon. Cannot cope.
LITTLE BROTHER WILL BE HERE IN A MONTH.
Sandwiches are awesome.
Hey, that's about it.

Hopefully, I will be back to my regular streams of nonsense and drivel when things calm down!

That don't mean I can't get you there.

2011-03-26T04:41:22Z

So. We saw Suckerpunch tonight.

Never in my life have I felt like my gender makes me a target for sexual assault. Never. Not even in abusive relationships have I felt that way.

It's sickening. I feel shaky, and uncertain, and jumpy. I don't like feeling like this, it makes me want to hit things.

Suckerpunch made me feel that way. The constant targeting of women in that movie for rape and sexual abuse was disgusting enough, but the fact that there is no comeuppance for it, nor is it even acknowledged over the course of the movie.

The action sequences were incredible, some of the most brilliant I've ever seen, but they were not enough to excuse the fact that almost every single male/female encounter in the film resulted in near sexual abuse.

I want to cry, and I'm going to bed.

Probe, away.

2011-03-22T06:19:31Z

So I gave in, and I started playing Dragon Age 2.

I've never actually played a non-lego video game before, as I don't have the hand-eye coordination for it. But holy fuck, after watching Mary plow through it, I had to give it a try.

And I am loving it.

Warrior class is the fucking bomb. My Hawke is also seriously badass, and I have a hell of a crush on her.
I could give less of a fuck about Anders, tbh. Mary romanced him the first playthrough, and I liked him enough to be interested by the character, but the more I see of him in my own game, the more I find him to be a hypocritical twat. I'll keep him in the party for the healing and the occasional bout of hilarious hypocrisy, but that's about it.
I don't think I'll be hooking up with Fenris. He's marginally less whingy than Anders, and is useful enough, but eeeeegh. I think he looks too much like my Hawke, and a little bit girly. Which is hilarious when considering....
I'm going to hit Isabella like a ton of bricks. I didn't like her that much when I watched Mary play, she was a little too 'Lawl my ass is out and I sleep around, LOOK HOW APPEALING I AM'. But for some reason, having her in my party has changed my opinion of her. Maybe it's the banter with Varric when she's in my party, and the reassurance that she's actually a total BAMF as well.
MERRIL/VARRIC FOR LIFE.
Oh god, how I wish Aveline was a romance option. She's so fierce I can't even stand it.
I love hitting things with a massive sword.

And that's all! I had more, but I skyped my mom and feels_like_fire for like, an hour, and forgot most of it. AND NOW PIE!

When you're caligulove.

2011-03-18T18:44:30Z

I've not really been myself lately o.O

There's this weird thing going on with my head that I can't quite put my finger on. It's not depression, I know what that feels like. And I don't think it's anything to do with the post traumatic stress hoopla (I think).

It's like my mind has a divide down the middle between rational thought, and emotional thought. And they are going to TOWN on eachother.

I'm drowning in all of these ridiculous emotional thoughts and feelings that I know aren't true, because the rational side of my brain is still, well, rational. But the emotional side is SO strong, they're still affecting me as if they WERE real and true. It's like if I went outside, and the emotional side told me that the sky was bright purple. I know it's not true, because the rational side tells me it's blue, but the emotional side is so strong and overwhelming that I have to keep looking at the sky to remind myself that it is, in fact, blue.

Is there a name for this? Am I just being hormonal? I don't have the usual monthly flood of hormones that most women do (hello no ovaries or other girly bits), but I still get a little out of whack now and then. But that usually happens at the start of the month, not halfway through. Is it the full moon? Am I just mental?

Throw it in the mixer and pretend it's beef.

2011-03-18T04:55:19Z

Damn, it's been a while since I posted anything.

I have been way too fucking busy for words. Painting, commissions, cleaning, working, life in general. Hopefully that's all going to slow down a little now (Until april: pick up brother from florida and then may: fanaticon WITH OH MY GOD GAIL SIMONE).

Not much to offer in the way of an update. Things have been good, then bad, then good, as they usually are. I have been playing with chainmail and have discovered a BURNING PASSION for the stuff, so I might do something with that.

And here is an art! Hopefully it will evolve into something, but there's no big reveal just yet. Expect gay pirates in the future, if the project blossoms.

And also, a meme! For my utterly eclectic taste in music!

Here are the rules: Comment with a request, and I'll give you a letter. You go and post five favorite songs/music videos that start with that letter.

P! Hurrah! And you get grooveshark links, because I simply cannot be assed with download links or html, but they will be available on demand.

1. Pala Tute - Gogol Bordello. To be honest, I wasn't entirely sold on the new album, but this song grew on me like a rash, and now I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE IT LIVE IN TWENTY DAYS.

2. Paper Planes - M.I.A. This song was kind of a turning point for me with M.I.A. I wasn't a HUGE fan of hers before this song and the following album, but man, did I come around. (Get it? Come Around? No. Well fuck.)

3. Poor Wandering One - The Pirates of Penzance. Yeah, that's right. Gilbert and Sullivan. You wanna start something? Pirates was the first musical I ever saw (With the exception of Rocky Horror at age 7, which was less a musical and more of a life changing event), and it completely informed my tastes in both comedies, and musicals. It's still my favorite, and I fucking love this song.

4. Personal Jesus - Johnny Cash It's a cover, so what. I hated country music before I moved over here, and although I don't really consider Johnny Cash to be country music (It's more kick you in the face and run you over with your own truck music), I could listen to him all day and not get bored.

5. Poker Face - Lady Gaga. I was slow on the Gaga train, but I have ridden it with enthusiasm! Although I no longer really believe she can do absolutely no wrong, I fucking adore her and almost everything she puts out. Teeth is still my fave, however.

flatbear @ 2011-03-11T21:04:00

2011-03-12T02:04:07Z

...and then I lost all of the work I have been doing for the past seven hours.

So. That's awesome. And now I'm going to kill myself. Before an earthquake gets me.

The Korcari Wilds.

2011-03-09T05:32:26Z

Sitting here watching Mary play Dragon age 2. So gooood.

So I managed to survive the day without too much incident! There was a lot of glaring at ignorant people, as well as sort of...politely dissing Mr Huckabee. He came down the line shaking hands, and apparently mistook me (sitting in a chair, pierced, tattooed, gauged, and reading Jim McCaan's Dapper Men - SO GOOD) for someone waiting for his autograph. He offered me his hand, I told him 'I would rather not, thank you,' and he just kind of smiled and moved on. I suppose he's encountered that reaction before.

ANYWAY! Time for a no doubt fascinating sex meme, stolen from ladydeathfaerie

(1) Which hand do you use? Right. Strictly. Cripplingly so.

(2) Do you prefer to sleep clothed or naked? Nekkid. Even in the middle of winter.

(3) What are you wearing right now? Sweats and a tank top. Try not to get too turned on.

(4) Do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend? Fiancée (female) of six years. Gawd.

(5) Do you hate it when people abbreviate the word girlfriend as gf? Nooooo?

(6) How many people have you had sex with? Two. Yep. Fooled around with...four, but full on sex? Two.

(7) Were you drunk on any of those occasions? Yep, one of them. Which is why it only happened once.

(8) Are you a fan of PDA's? (Public Display of Affection) It's a HUGE pet peeve of mine. I can tolerate hand holding, and a kiss on the cheek, maybe a quick kiss on the lips, but that's it. As for me, personally, Mary do no more than hold hands or kiss on the cheek, depending on where we are.

(9) Have you ever been caught making out? Not by anyone that mattered.

(10) How many "bases" have you been to? I own the ballpark.

(11) Have you had sex on the 1st date? Never been on a date.

(12) Have you ever had a three-some? Not yet.

(13) Do you kiss and tell? Who the hell am I going to tell?

(14) Lights on or off? Off or dim, depending on the level of freakitude.

(15) Do you have hair down there? Yup. I don't get the clean-shaven thing. Makes me feel like I'm looking at a 12 year old.

(16) What about your mate? That's her business.

(17) Have you ever given road head? I've never had a cock in my mouth.

(18) Have you ever had sex in your parents bed? o.O

(19) Did you ever have anal sex? Hell yes.

(20) Whats better pleasing, or being pleased? Both, as long as I'm in control.

(21) Are you a screamer, moaner, or silent? Moaner.

(22) Have you ever had sex at school? Nope.

(23) Whats better a tongue, or a finger? Depends on what I'm after.

(24) Have you ever had a pregnancy scare? HAAAAAHAHAHAAA.

(25) Would you ever have a friend with benefits? Maybe a mutual one in the future.

(26) Would you wax off all your body hair for 100 dollars? I'd do a lot of things for $100.

(27) Do you own any sex toys? Enough to have a chest and cupboard designated for them.

(28) Have you ever watched porn? OH GOD I LOVE PORN.

(29) Are you single/taken/engaged/inbetween/swinger? Solidly engaged in a theoretically semi-open relationship.

(30) Have you ever done anything naughty with a webcam? Nope. Although when you have a long distance relationship, a digital cam is your best friend.

(31) What is your fav part of a guy/girl? Girl - Lips. Guy - Jaw.

(32) Had sex or been felt up? Often.

(33) Do you know what the mile high club is? Yes, and no, never.

(34) Ever done anything weird with your tongue? Define weird.

(35) Would you pose naked for art purposes? Nope. My body's mine.

(36) What's the sexiest thing a guy/girl did to you? Mmmm, that's going to stay private, I think.

(37) What is sexier, six pack or biceps? Biceps. I loooooove big arms.

(38) Do you ever go commando? Nope. I pretty much wear only jeans, and wow, ow.

(39) Have you ever sent naked pics of you to a boyfriend/lover? Indeed I have.

(40) Have you and your significant other ever made a sex tape? Never have, never will. We would just sit there, pointing and laughing, all 'AAAHAHA LOOK AT ALL THE CHINS!'

(41) Is your sex partner preference, male, female or farm animal? I like to fuck women, and I like to look at men.

(42) What is your method of birth control? A lack of ovaries, fertility, and penis.

(43) Besides the obvious, where is the one place your partner could touch you to make you hot? Middle-lower back. It actually turns me on more than 'the obvious'.

(44) What is your sexin' jam? If we tried to fuck to music, we would end up ignoring eachother. But anything by Them Crooked Vultures currently turns my yank.

(45) Do you like your hair pulled? Never. I like to pull, however.

(46) Do you like it on top or bottom? Top. Toooooooooooop. 99% of the time.

(46) If you could choose one celebrity to do the dirty with, who would it be? Male - Jeffrey Dean Morgan (if I were a dude). Female - Katee Sackhoff.

(47) If you were paid a gazillion dollars, would you have sexual relations with George W.Bush? Remember how I said I would do a lot for $100? I would stab my own mother in the face for a gazillion dollars.

(48) Have you ever taken anyone's virginity? For heterosexual sex, yes.

(49) Silk sheets with rose petals or a soft blanket by a roaring fire? A lumpy bed blissfully free of Dorito crumbs.

(50) Best outfit you've dressed up in for your partner? I'm not the one that does the dressing up.

(51) What could your partner wear to turn you on? Something girly.

(52) Any embarrassing sex stories you want to share? We've had some hilarious fail!sex that involved screaming cats and knocking over tables. Oh, and my mom walked in on us having phone sex, when I was still in New Zealand. Lucky, she was fucked-up drunk, and didn't notice.

(53) Have you ever walked in on a parent or sibling doin' the dirty? Yeah, my parents.

(54) Have you ever used toys in your love making endeavors? Every damn time!

(55) How often do you think about sex? In between breaths.

(56) Have you ever been to a strip club? Yep, and I really enjoyed it, too. I love a girl with big thighs, who is good at what she does, and enjoys it.

(57) Have you ever worked in a strip club? No, but I worked in a drag club.

(58) Have you ever been involved in an orgy? Uh, no.

(59) Have you ever been called a slut? Nope.

(60) Do you consider yourself a freak in bed? Aha, yes. Oh yes.

(61) Do you like it rough? 99% of the time.

(62) Do you masturbate? Like I need it for daily sustenance.

(63) How often? If not every day, then every other day.

This or That

Whips and chains OR Feathers and silk? TAKE A WILD GUESS.

Whipped Cream and cherries OR Ice cream and chocolate syrup? I feel like people who think sexy food is sexy have never had fucking sex before. Sex is messy and awkward, you don't want to make it worse by getting sticky food everywhere.

Kitchen counter OR Shower? See above.

Doggy OR Cowgirl? All and every.

Dirty Sanchez OR Rusty Trombone? Wow.

Threesome OR An hour of receiving oral? WHO WROTE THIS. Look. It takes me ten minutes to come from oral sex. Like clockwork, every time. Mary is a goddamned trooper. After an hour, she would stab me in the leg. Fuck that. Ask me again after I've had a threesome.

Watching porn OR Making your own porn? Oh god, watching it.

Biting OR Licking? Depends where each is applied.

Black Leather OR Pink frilly lacey whatnots? Leather on me, lace on the other.

Rug burn OR Neck hickie? Neither. Both play into the PDA squick.

Fall asleep OR snack after? I am out like a LIGHT!

(1) Which hand do you use?

(2) Do you prefer to sleep clothed or naked?

(3) What are you wearing right now?

(4) Do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend?

(5) Do you hate it when people abbreviate the word girlfriend as gf?

(6) How many people have you had sex with?

(7) Were you drunk on any of those occasions?

(8) Are you a fan of PDA's? (Public Display of Affection)

(9) Have you ever been caught making out?

(10) How many "bases" have you been to?

(11) Have you had sex on the 1st date?

(12) Have you ever had a three-some?

(13) Do you kiss and tell?

(14) Lights on or off?

(15) Do you have hair down there?

(16) What about your mate?

(17) Have you ever given road head?

(18) Have you ever had sex in your parents bed?

(19) Did you ever have anal sex?

(20) Whats better pleasing, or being pleased?

(21) Are you a screamer, moaner, or silent?

(22) Have you ever had sex at school?

(23) Whats better a tongue, or a finger?

(24) Have you ever had a pregnancy scare?

(25) Would you ever have a friend with benefits?

(26) Would you wax off all your body hair for 100 dollars?

(27) Do you own any sex toys?

(28) Have you ever watched porn?

(29) Are you single/taken/engaged/inbetween/swinger?

(30) Have you ever done anything naughty with a webcam?

(31) What is your fav part of a guy/girl?

(32) Had sex or been felt up?

(33) Do you know what the mile high club is?

(34) Ever done anything weird with your tongue?

(35) Would you pose naked for art purposes?

(36) What's the sexiest thing a guy/girl did to you?

(37) What is sexier, six pack or biceps?

(38) Do you ever go commando?

(39) Have you ever sent naked pics of you to a boyfriend/lover?

(40) Have you and your significant other ever made a sex tape?

(41) Is your sex partner preference, male, female or farm animal?

(42) What is your method of birth control?

(43) Besides the obvious, where is the one place your partner could touch you to make you hot?

(44) What is your sexin' jam?

(45) Do you like your hair pulled?

(46) Do you like it on top or bottom?

(46) If you could choose one celebrity to do the dirty with, who would it be?

(47) If you were paid a gazillion dollars, would you have sexual relations with George W.Bush?

(48) Have you ever taken anyone's virginity?

(49) Silk sheets with rose petals or a soft blanket by a roaring fire?

(50) Best outfit you've dressed up in for your partner?

(51) What could your partner wear to turn you on?

(52) Any embarrassing sex stories you want to share?

(53) Have you ever walked in on a parent or sibling doin' the dirty?

(54) Have you ever used toys in your love making endeavors?

(55) How often do you think about sex?

(56) Have you ever been to a strip club?

(57) Have you ever worked in a strip club?

(58) Have you ever been involved in an orgy?

(59) Have you ever been called a slut?

(60) Do you consider yourself a freak in bed?

(61) Do you like it rough?

(62) Do you masturbate?

(63) How often?

This or That

Whips and chains OR Feathers and silk?

Whipped Cream and cherries OR Ice cream and chocolate syrup?

Kitchen counter OR Shower?

Doggy OR Cowgirl?

Dirty Sanchez OR Rusty Trombone?

Threesome OR An hour of receiving oral?

Watching porn OR Making your own porn?

Biting OR Licking?

Black Leather OR Pink frilly lacey whatnots?

Rug burn OR Neck hickie?

Fall asleep OR snack after?

I sold my soul in the summertime.

2011-03-08T18:47:32Z

I am currently in the bookstore.

This is where I go to work on commissions and concept work, as it is lovely and quiet and there are no cats and housemates to distract me.

Today, however, I forgot my power cord. This pisses me off, naturally, as I get about an hour to get some work done before the laptop takes a shit and dies, and I am stuck in the fucking bookstore* until 10pm. It is currently 2pm.

That would be bad enough. But today, of all days, Mike Huckabee is doing a talk and book signing. In my bookstore. Upstairs, at the tables. Where I sit.

I am surrounded by white men in their fifties, each reading a book by, and I kid you not, Beck, Limbaugh, or Bush.

This is my idea of hell, my headphones will only block out so much when I have nothing to plug them in to, and I'm here for ANOTHER EIGHT HOURS.

FUCKING KILL ME. PLEASE.

*I know, Bookstore. Lots of books to read, right? I have scotopic sensitivity, which means the majority of black text I try and read blurs together in a big black lump. FUCKING YAY!

flatbear @ 2011-03-05T11:30:00

2011-03-05T16:30:34Z

Listening to myself on the radio is weeeeeeeird

Fan auction for Christchurch

2011-02-26T21:39:04Z

THAAANK YOOOU rubynye for bringing this to my attention!

My thread is right here. I am offering one painting, shipped anywhere in the US, and three drawings.

Still waiting to hear from Mom about whether members of our family were successfully found and extricated from Christchurch.

Argh.

Meditate, contemplate.

2011-02-25T17:25:21Z

After another heaping of incredibly bad news yesterday, today actually holds SOME reprieve.

My thumb is healed up enough to properly hold a pen! So it's been back to commissions yesterday and today, which feels fucking wonderful, as well as tooling around with a few character sketches.

I've been having so much fun with the watercolors that I'm sticking with them for a while, until I REALLY get the hang of it. It's a lot of fun, and much easier on my hand than the regular stuff.

Uuh. I know I had more to say, but LJ wiped half of the entry. OH WELL.

Oh! And also, thank you to everyone for expressing your sympathy and condolences over the New Zealand earthquake. Even if I do't reply to your comment, it is so appreciated, you don't even know <3

flatbear @ 2011-02-24T02:13:00

2011-02-24T07:13:30Z

96 dead in Christchurch, 226 missing. God, I cannot fucking take this.

Adult loony tunes.

2011-02-22T17:47:13Z

Yaaaay! Radio!

So! I mentioned earlier this week that Mary and I would be on the radio, with our local comic book store show, talking about our UNPOPULAR OPINIONS, minorities in comics, what it's like to be a female comics fan, and a gay comics fan.

This is the first episode of several, and it's mostly us talking about ridiculous things, cartoons we watched as a child, the Batman movies, Temerua Morrison, Batwoman, Hawkeye, Baby Butt-claw Wolverine and more. I'm the one with the wonky accent, and isilrandir is the one with the hilarious nerd rage.

So go! Listen!

flatbear @ 2011-02-21T20:52:00

2011-02-22T01:52:54Z

Massive earthquake in New Zealand, underneath Christchurch in the South Island. Centered only 6m underground.

People are dead, houses are demolished, there is irreperable damage to 100 year old cathedrals and other buildings (which feels incredibly trivial), sewerage is flooding houses and homes, and there are people still trapped inside of buildings, tunnels, and crushed busses. There are multiple fatalities.

If you can help, please help. I will be contributing everything I can, and encouraging everyone else to do so. Christchurch was in the midst of rebuilding after a 7.5 quake in September - this one has done much more damage.

This is a link to the New Zealand Red Cross. I have worked with and donated to the NZRC before, and they do good, meaningful work. Donations actually go towards helping victims.

Please help, if you can. Home feels incredibly far away right now.

You got a romance.

2011-02-21T23:39:06Z

Possible moral dilemma, requesting opinions.

I will be getting a new tattoo soon. Very soon, hopefully. This is not the dilemma, as I am quite fond of tattoos. The problem is the subject.

It's going to be a comic tattoo, no bigger than the palm of my hand. My question is, do I contact the artist to request the right to use his work in my own personal tattoo? I personally will be redrawing it for the tat itself, but it's very obviously going to be this person's work.

Because it's a licensed character, and the artist himself does not own the character, do I need to even bother? Am I overthinking this WAY too much?

Or should I just forget the whole thing and keep dreaming of a Muppet Treasure island half-sleeve?

Ascot opening day.

2011-02-20T08:44:30Z

HEAD. BITCH. IN. CHARGE.

In other news, my thumb is still cut to shit. I tried to draw some the other day, and it ended up shaky and crap, and I ended up in more pain than it was worth. Urgh.

The sky is not the limit and you're never gonna guess what is.

2011-02-18T04:15:13Z

And then I...

Sliced the side of my thumb with a mandolin! Hurrah!

You'd THINK that a culinary education would be enough to not maim yourself when using dangerous kitchen equipment.

You would be wrong!

So now I have a nice long gouge along the side of my thumb, om my drawing hand. About an inch long, half an inch wide, and deep. It stopped bleeding fairly early on, but there's a remarkable amount of pain. I don't do cuts very well.

At least it might distract me from how much pain the rest my my body is in, right? ...right?

And no, I can't hold a pen now. At all. So. Drawing is postponed. Again.

Fuck.