Gnavitas

 OMG, check out this video. I actually found it while schmoozing around William Gibson's blog... *blushes furiously* Yeah, I'm just that big of a nerd. ^^; This pretty much rocked, though. 

Click Me!!!

... I don't know how to embed the video here, so just click on ze link and be AMAZED. X3
Cheers,
-Gnav.

Doll related stuff here.
Oh. My. God. I thought I was done getting new resins. I really, really did. But look! LOOK AT IT! It has little horns and wings and hooves!! 
Dammit, but I'm totally brining this one home.
 
I know that there are a lot of people I know who really don't get this hobby of mine, but that's okay. I love them. And I think (or rather, maybe I heard it somewhere. Can't remember...) that every great person has to have some odd, obscure and eccentric hobby. This one is mine.
<3
-Gnav

This is so awesome. X3

Q: If you were GGK, and sitting down to write your next novel, which culture/time period do you pick and why?

A: My first gut reaction would have to be feudal Japan. For very obvious reasons.Or maybe any area of Asia, because it has such a rich history. If pressed, however, I think that something along the lines of ancient Aztec or something would also be completely kick-ass.

Q: You can choose any ONE kata, and for a year you can only do that kata and no other (but because I'm not cruel you will not, in the mean time, forget any of your other katas or become rusty at all)...which kata do you pick and why?

A: Matsumura Rohai. Because I still feel like I SUCK at it. XP And because the ending is very fun to do.

Q: You go to bed tonight and when you wake up in the morning you find yourself in a fictional world (one of yours or mine or Torri's or any other already in existence)...what world is it, and what is your role in the story that ensues?

A: If I get to choose... then I would want to wake up in the future of The Osiris Gate story that I've created. I think I would probably exist as a very "Nina"-esque presence on The Cypress Hawk. I could do public relations, a bit of espionage, muscle etc. for the captain and I'd LOVE to be on a pirate starship and meet and talk to the whole crew. Especially Jay. <3 I'd absolutely relish the oppourtunity to sit and talk with him for hours, and be the female friend who helped him with all of his Eveline-related angst and coaxed him to step into the immense role that destiny has in store for him. Epic, ja? Totally. ^_~ Also, the future is so much more exciting the way I see it. Still tough, but cooler for all it's intergalactic-ness.

Q: Time to drink! What are you going to drink? Alcoholic beverage of choice? Non-alcoholic beverage of choice?

A: Alcoholic beverage of choice at the mo' would be a nice tall glass of Sangria. If I had to drive, I'd have a strawberry smoothy. <3
Q: Your life is being made into a movie! Who do you cast in each of the roles in your movie biopic? Budget is not a concern.

A: Holy crap, tough question. Hmmmm... hokay. Mom would be Susan Sarandon and after watching his performance in "In Bruges", I have to say that oddly enough I could see Colin Farrel playing my father.... or dare I suggest Tom Cruise? Meryl Streep would play Amber Morphy. I think I'd cast Ann Hathaway to play myself... Or maybe Emma Watson of Harry Potter fame once she grows up a tiny bit more. My proff at Seridan would be played by John Malkovich, absolutely no questions. *smirks* My proff at Conestoga could be some one like Dustin Hoffman. Best Friend... (yeah, you Foxor) I would cast Charlize Theron to play.
And... That's all I can come up with right now...

Whew! That was fun. And now I am going to go to sleep. Cheers!
-Gnav. 

Excuse silly title. I've been working with my nose about two inches from my light table for the past hour and a half... 
Actually... I think it's safe to say that Jay is the only character that may be accurately referred to as a 'classic' as far as my repertoire goes, as he's been around the longest.
I've still got to tweak this picture - I'm not pleased with the cropping and a couple extra sundries needed to be finished (namely finer shading on gloves etc...) But I got fancy last night and decided to try a couple variations. ^^; Still trying to decide which I like best.





Cheers!
-Gnav

 ... just a WIP, actually. ^^;
I made the inconvenient discovery today that it is possible for a whole thumb-tack to get *into* the inner workings of my printer (somehow...), but that it is utterly and indubitably *impossible* to get it back out. >.>
I need to get my printer repaired. I never noticed how much I use it until I was suddenly faced with not being able to use it.
How human is that? Uhg. 
Anyhoo, enjoy the unfinished artwork - I have plans to do something... poster-y and typography ridden with it. X3
Cheers,
-Gnav.

So... I can't render with markers to save my soul... (I'd insert a "yet" here, but that would just make me sound like a retarded Keanu Reeves from SNL Jeopardy. X3)
Luckily, I have friends in high places where the marker-Gods are concerned.
I collaborated with my friend pinkcupcakes on this one - I did the drawing and layout, she did the colours.
Well... I was impressed. Lol.
Enjoy.
-Gnav.

So. I went away, had some fun, visited Pluto (consoled the poor dear), swung by Vega and a variety of other small systems and have now returned.
Okay... so the real story isn't nearly as exciting, so I'll be sticking to that one.
I've been thinking, and have come to conclusion that I am probably going to start using this journal to post some of my artwork that I have decided isn't "professional" website material. ^^; Namely my story doodlage and character art.
I am now an official alumni of Sheridan College, which is something that strikes me as both squee-worthy and a little bit strange. The flip side to that is that I've now embarked on the exciting path through Conestoga college on my way to earning a second diploma - this time in the arena of Graphic Design.
... I must be crazy, but if that's so, I've been this way for a long time, and I don't see any point in changing now. XP
... I've also managed to make very good friends with a girl in my class who speaks Japanese, and she is slowly managing to sway me towards the finer nuances of that beautiful language. (witness post title. XD)
See you guys on the flipside, yo!
<3 <3
-Gnav

And without further ado - some of my latest silly little doodles. The two unhappy looking pale guys belong to my friend - cloudiestrife  here on LJ. The shamelessly topless smiling dude is my own Jay. ^^; Hope y'all like.

I have a small, furry black creature living in close quarters with me for a week, due to a last minute crisis with our boarding kennel and the fact that the maternal unit is gone to Mexico for a week.
... Should be interesting. ^^; We'll see if I'm loved or hated even more by the end of all of this.
X3
-Gnav.

And I'm not even going to apologize. - I have three and a half weeks left of my Illustration degree to go, which is INSANE. Totally bat-shit INSANE I tell you.
Uhg... I really dislike the waiting game, too, which is unfortunate because I've signed myself up for multiple rounds of it in the recent past...

The current count:
-Still waiting to hear from Conestoga. (they told me March!! As soon as April 1st hits, I will become both annoyed and worried!)
-Still waiting to hear from Cambridge Arts Centre (came upon the realization that my old boss is still probably going to be on maternity leave ATM... so that means someone else is doing the application process. A little more forgiveness there.)
-Waiting to hear from paternal unit about the child-support situation for next year... But won't be able to resolve it unit I hear from Conestoga. >_<
-Waiting for YoSD, alias Elliot, to arrive from Volks (Will be a seriously LONG haul waiting until May, but it's okay. ^_^ He's worth it, in all of his disgustingly cute resin glory.)
-Waiting for CHAOS. proof to arrive from Comixpress so my peers and I can squeal and ogle over it

... Wow. When you put it down in writing, it really puts things into perspective...
The upshot of all of this is that when the news does start arriving, I will rapidly become a much happier person! Not that I'm particularly depressed right now. Just... you know... getting impatient.
Current coping maneuver is to immerse myself into HP audiobooks and studiously work on my school projects, intermingled with random Google chat and DoA browsing. It's sort of sad that I can sum my entire life up so succinctly...
Note to self: 22 pages of a graphic novel is WAY to short to have taken so long to produce!!! Having said that, I'm nearly finished, which makes me extremely happy. X3 Now the only bugger of the situation is that I have no idea of how I'm going to get the thing into a comic-book-ish form that doesn't involve staples (>_< Ew) for the grad show...
I'm also looking at a four day weekend again, which is becoming a pattern, odly enough. The only reason for this, though, is that I'm ahead in my Monday morning class, and my teacher actually told me that I don't really need to go next week. And since it's my only class that day, and I don't have classes on Tuesdays, that means that I am looking at a very long and potentially bone-dry boring weekend, because I'm staying in Oakville due to the fact that the maternal unit is going to Mexico on Thursday and won't be back for a week.
This also means that I'll be missing Karate twice in a row, which is a royal pain, but I can't exactly do much about it short of bitching at my mother about her going on her mediation intensive. Which I won't do. Because she's been working hard on her Thesis for SO long and definitely deserves this trip.
... I do hope she brings me back something colourful and fun. ^_^ I'm starting to get sick of the snow.
Well... somewhere back there this turned into a whining post. Lol! Not my intention, so apologies for that.
Back to the grindstone!
-Gnav.

Poetry? *POETRY*?
I guess wonders will never cease. I blame Jay... It is his spirit that writes this stuff after all. *sigh*

I miss those old familiar places
With their old familiar smells
And a feeling of belonging
That was never really real
To a fourteen some-odd callow kid
In faded blue-jean cut-offs
Standing at the edge of nothing
Thinking “Man, I shouldn’t be here”

I woke up the other day and realized
The picture perfect version of my
Childhood was a lie

-Gnav