Snow Day! (And general catch-up)
Well, I'm at home today because for the first time I think ever, I've been snowed in. And it's not for lack of trying that I've wound up with a day off work - I actually got up early and de-snowed my car and everything! - I just couldn't persuade it to reverse off the driveway! Madness. I've never seen snow this bad in the UK before. It's a foot deep in places, more in some cases! I think many people will have stayed at home today.
At least it's given me time to be productive and get on with some commissioned sketches!
Last weekend was the Discworld Hogswatch event down at Wincanton in Somerset. It was my first time going down there and it was a very long drive, but it was worth it. It was snowy when I got there and very cold so there was certainly a festive feel to the whole thing, and it was great to meet up with the friends I made at the last convention, as well as making a few new acquaintances. I do seem to be fighting with this massive crush I've got on Stephen Briggs again which got ten times worse because, I think, I only saw him for about 20 seconds all weekend. If I hadn't seen him at all, I would have been disappointed but okay, and if I'd got to spend time with him, I may have been placated, but the 20 second "howdy" was all I got and my body's being a bitch about it. Apparently there's a term called "crushstration", which I certainly have right now. Need to get the hammer out and knock it back into line. Bloody crushes... It's a good crush, but it's a rather strong one.
And on the way home from Wincanton, I stopped off at Stonehenge since it was en route. It was bloody freezing but cool to finally see it for real. (The Doctor was, however, no where to b seen... Heheh.)
I'm still a bit out of touch on the Rush front. I've heard that the first trailer for the next Pirates movie will be making an appearance with the new Tron film. I'm very much looking forward to seeing The King's Speech when it finally emerges on general release,too.
Saying that, I've still not seen the new Harry Potter film! It'll have to wait until the snow goes so I can make it to the cinema safely! Who's been and is it good?
At least it's given me time to be productive and get on with some commissioned sketches!
Last weekend was the Discworld Hogswatch event down at Wincanton in Somerset. It was my first time going down there and it was a very long drive, but it was worth it. It was snowy when I got there and very cold so there was certainly a festive feel to the whole thing, and it was great to meet up with the friends I made at the last convention, as well as making a few new acquaintances. I do seem to be fighting with this massive crush I've got on Stephen Briggs again which got ten times worse because, I think, I only saw him for about 20 seconds all weekend. If I hadn't seen him at all, I would have been disappointed but okay, and if I'd got to spend time with him, I may have been placated, but the 20 second "howdy" was all I got and my body's being a bitch about it. Apparently there's a term called "crushstration", which I certainly have right now. Need to get the hammer out and knock it back into line. Bloody crushes... It's a good crush, but it's a rather strong one.
And on the way home from Wincanton, I stopped off at Stonehenge since it was en route. It was bloody freezing but cool to finally see it for real. (The Doctor was, however, no where to b seen... Heheh.)
I'm still a bit out of touch on the Rush front. I've heard that the first trailer for the next Pirates movie will be making an appearance with the new Tron film. I'm very much looking forward to seeing The King's Speech when it finally emerges on general release,too.
Saying that, I've still not seen the new Harry Potter film! It'll have to wait until the snow goes so I can make it to the cinema safely! Who's been and is it good?