Tryptophan-esque Delusions
What? No! We can't stop here! This is Bat Country!!!
This is the last thing I've written for this post, and the first you're reading. We've just time-traveled. Please join me again soon for more amazing adventures...IN TIME!
I've written this post backwards, in reverse paragraph-order, for what reason I'm not entirely certain. There is something about me tonight that is reverse thinking I suppose, in that the first thing I should be considering is the last I get to. Steve's recent post about anger lingers in my mind, because for what kind of happy person I've always considered myself, I've had my share of anger or easy-aggrivation issues in life. I am very excited about how life is going for me (us) lately, we're moving soon and that always stirs up new things. We'll be closer to Matt Moyer, Justin Huebner and his lovely new wife Jess, both of our parents and I think that will help a great deal. Part of me is quite sad that I will no longer be "cool" and living right outside of DC, instead I'll be in Frederick which is one step away from just living back at home. That's really the only downside I can think of right now, so that's good in the end - there aren't many bad points to the move. We've discussed (Becky and I) possibly setting up a small area in my parent's basement for me to do oil painting, perhaps I should talk to my parents about it first, but I'm confident they have the room and would love it. Something about putting the oils to the canvas opens my mind to a textured world beyond our own. There's really a concious interaction with the 2d space that I get only rarely while drawing (if at all). Paints are live - livid - interactive - and most of all such a classic medium. Everyone uses pencils to write and I suppose that is why painting becomes a more exotic feeling. IF this happens, I urge anyone who wants to do some painting to let me know, most people are afraid to paint but it is really a simple, easy process and the results are spectacular! You'd have to plop down the moolah on the canvas (which ain't cheap!) of course, but I can see it being great fun for quite a few people!
Last tuesday the new Incubus cd came out (Light Grenades), I have to say I enjoy it a great deal but I'm still not sure if I consider it up to par with some of their previous cd's. A lot of peoeple don't like much of their new music, but I find myself enjoying the entirety of the new cd, it is just different in new ways and inspires new feelings in me when I listen to it. To me, that's a good thing for music to do, but as I said not sure how I feel it stands up to their older stuff yet.
Today's sketch is for an art blog that I feel pretty honored to be a part of called Crayon on the Walls. The topic was "The Great Turkey Revolt of 2007!", and I'll thank becky for the excellent inspiration of the 'Space Turkeys' idea. The reason Crayon is so f-ing sweet is because Hawk and Ananth from Applegeeks are a part of it, and they are immensely talented individuals! I realize this is mostly web-comic geek speak, but still some of you will understand, others can simply enjoy the sketch for what it is:
(click sketch for a larger image)