Roleplaying Exalted is kinda faltering now in my group. I'm hoping that we'll get a fresh start as a friend of mine starts a new game and lets me play for the first time in several years. I'd hate to stop playing Exalted because it provides me with escapism and wonder better than most things ( Read more... )

Valentine's day. Hate it for various reasons. Cynical V-day bashing good. Et cetera.

Zefrank V-day musings

Anti-v-day cards

Too cynical? Send me this card and mean it, and I'll be happy on v-day, if only a little.

( This card )

Today I was reminded that there is one thing in my life that doesn't make me feel slightly cheated - my teeth. They are so perfect that I just gave €40 to the dentist for poking my teeth for a few minutes and saying he'd be out of a job if everyone was like me. Oh well, now that I'm getting old a healthy set of teeth will soon be a major turn- ( Read more... )

I have been brainstorming ideas for a comic lately, but so far I've dismissed everything as done to death online already, or too ambitious to begin with. A realistic project would be a webcomic with a few strips every week ( Read more... )

Windows XP has been working perfectly for me ever since I got it, but yesterday it suddenly wouldn't start, just reboot. I can't do anything about it other than reformat and reinstall, but getting all my stuff from my one-partion (stupid!) SATA hard drive is proving to be tricky. It seems like I have to buy a temporary one to store it on while I ( Read more... )

I started moving my online art to DeviantArt yesterday. I'll be updating my art there from now because it's easier to get my art noticed on DA. I'll probably pull in updates via RSS from DA and LJ to miketilly.comThe friend I had started planning next year's trip to China and Japan with has started making new plans that if I know him right will ( Read more... )

"Draw every day", I told myself. It's surprisingly hard. I've produced a load of thumbnail sketches and doodles that are pretty much just a reflection of my currently wandering mind.

Oh, and thisI've taken a step forward drawing faces with some individuality and personality. This sketch is a rather bland young woman, sure, but pose, perspective ( Read more... )

I've never really liked my apartment, mainly because it's quite old and hasn't been properly renovated. That along with my plans of moving away from here hasn't exactly motivated me to do something about it. It's kind of a Fight Club-esque reasoning - my belongings will up owning me if I'm too attached to them. Having a nice apartment would only be ( Read more... )

Realizing I can't just sit around drawing, studying and working, I've begun excersising and working out. I'm pleasantly surprised at my resolve and at the relative ease of it all so far. Maybe I really have found some new inspiration ( Read more... )

Improving my artistic skills to a usable professional level is almost a must in my quest to do something with my life. Even a simple freelance job away from the drudgery of this city would mean a lot. Until now I think my characters have generally looked generic and displayed little emotion or interaction. That will have to change. In striving to ( Read more... )