And the world spins madly on...
Oh how time flies.
At the time of my last entry, I was right about to go to MFF, and I did. I found a place to sleep last minute the first night, then likeshine and painteddog saved my ass by letting me sleep in their room. Much love to them for letting me hang out behind their table. It was awesome seeing some people again, like chaoseven and staindfan244, and I got to meet/hang out with some of my idols, like missmonstermel and ursulav. Came home with some great swag from the auction and ate some of the best Indian food EVER. If I go next year, I'm going to sell, even if I just do sketchbooks or something. Artistic productivity, damnit.
December flew by in a haze of 10-12 hour workdays, with extra disorientation induced by the flu and Xmas bugs. The driver helper shift was tough. Woke up early and spent all day cold and/or damp, then came home for a couple hours for necessary food/nap, then worked again until between 3-4am. I was lucky to get 6 hours of sleep a night. My Xmas shopping was all completely last minute, since I just. Had. No. Time. The week of Xmas the flu made me its bitch and the holidays became...a bit of a blur. I napped a lot when the family gathered at my parent's house and couldn't really taste the delicious lasagna that was made. I actually still have to send out some belated gifts to some peeps. Becasue I'm a horrible person.
I'm settled in the new apartment. You would hope I'd be settled after a month and a half, and I am. It's so cozy, and more importantly, I actually feel at home here. Still need a couch though. We've got a few chairs, but the closest thing we have to a couch is an inflatable loveseat I stole from my sister, which isn't horrible once it's been decked out in sheepskins and pillows, but furniture that doesn't perish from puncture wounds is a good thing. A trip to IKEA is in order. I also feel partially spoiled, since never in my life until now have I ever had a garage to park my car in. And since we got Old Man Winter beating us with his icicle-walker, I've never been so grateful for it.
On the artistic front, I'm getting back into it now that I'm not working my half-frozen ass off. For Xmas I got an awesome 22' monitor (amongst other awesome stuff*), and it really makes arting easier for the obvious colors-change-depending-screen-angle-thing, and the big-screen-MOAR-details-thing. I'm loving it, but I'm in desperate need of a new studio chair, since my ass can only take that kind of punishment for an hour at a time. Hopefully IKEA can save me in this regard as well.
In closing, Avatar f**king rocks. I've seen it three times. THEND.
*Some highlights being a bitchin' 100-year-old steamer trunk and a new, big-girl phone from my Benzorz. :D
At the time of my last entry, I was right about to go to MFF, and I did. I found a place to sleep last minute the first night, then likeshine and painteddog saved my ass by letting me sleep in their room. Much love to them for letting me hang out behind their table. It was awesome seeing some people again, like chaoseven and staindfan244, and I got to meet/hang out with some of my idols, like missmonstermel and ursulav. Came home with some great swag from the auction and ate some of the best Indian food EVER. If I go next year, I'm going to sell, even if I just do sketchbooks or something. Artistic productivity, damnit.
December flew by in a haze of 10-12 hour workdays, with extra disorientation induced by the flu and Xmas bugs. The driver helper shift was tough. Woke up early and spent all day cold and/or damp, then came home for a couple hours for necessary food/nap, then worked again until between 3-4am. I was lucky to get 6 hours of sleep a night. My Xmas shopping was all completely last minute, since I just. Had. No. Time. The week of Xmas the flu made me its bitch and the holidays became...a bit of a blur. I napped a lot when the family gathered at my parent's house and couldn't really taste the delicious lasagna that was made. I actually still have to send out some belated gifts to some peeps. Becasue I'm a horrible person.
I'm settled in the new apartment. You would hope I'd be settled after a month and a half, and I am. It's so cozy, and more importantly, I actually feel at home here. Still need a couch though. We've got a few chairs, but the closest thing we have to a couch is an inflatable loveseat I stole from my sister, which isn't horrible once it's been decked out in sheepskins and pillows, but furniture that doesn't perish from puncture wounds is a good thing. A trip to IKEA is in order. I also feel partially spoiled, since never in my life until now have I ever had a garage to park my car in. And since we got Old Man Winter beating us with his icicle-walker, I've never been so grateful for it.
On the artistic front, I'm getting back into it now that I'm not working my half-frozen ass off. For Xmas I got an awesome 22' monitor (amongst other awesome stuff*), and it really makes arting easier for the obvious colors-change-depending-screen-angle-thing, and the big-screen-MOAR-details-thing. I'm loving it, but I'm in desperate need of a new studio chair, since my ass can only take that kind of punishment for an hour at a time. Hopefully IKEA can save me in this regard as well.
In closing, Avatar f**king rocks. I've seen it three times. THEND.
*Some highlights being a bitchin' 100-year-old steamer trunk and a new, big-girl phone from my Benzorz. :D