An actual update! (foot problems, hanging out with the Foglios, Maxim cosplay photoshoot)
Man, I've been lazy lately. That's most likely why I haven't been posting here very often. In fact, last time I posted any real update of any kind was my Kumoricon report which was almost two months ago. Gah!
I'm here and well except that my foot hasn't gotten any better. Oh right, I don't think I ever said anything about that here. Late August I sustained an injury to the bottom of my right foot at work though I never was sure what I did to it exactly. The doctor told me I sprained it and put me on transitional duty at work which basically means that I don't do my normal job because it requires far too much standing and walking. Mostly I fold napkins, stuff envelopes, unpack merchandise, and lots of other boring and tedious tasks. After two months of this garbage I'm VERY ready to go back to my regular job but my foot hasn't gotten any better, even after the cortisone shot I got last Monday. So I'll probably be doing this for a while longer. Meh! If it goes on long enough I'll get put on medical leave. :\
In much, much, MUCH better news: Phil and Kaja Foglio, along with their children, will be spending some time in Disneyland after the California Steampunk Convention (which I sadly won't be making it to because I'll be at the Harvest Festival in Fresno instead). I've been making plans with Kaja and shall be getting them some free tickets and, if I have a day or two off, volunteering my services as their personal tour guide (aka, hang out); there has been much excited squeeing on both sides! We also may be going out for dinner one of the nights they're in town. Needless to say I'm VERY excited about this and I'm also looking forward to getting to meet the rugrats. From what I've heard about them they're the kids that all geeks dream of having so I'm sure I'll love them. But then I love most kids so it's pretty much a given.
That's pretty much my life as of late. I've been drawing a lot more than usual lately, scrapping a good portion of it, but it's good practice and I can see improvements as I flip through my sketch books in chonological order.
One more thing before I go to upload some stuff and work on others, I finally managed to do a photoshoot on my horse in my Maxim costume! I already posted these on the Girl Genius comm and the Jägerkin forums but forgot to post them here! Silly me. I know a lot of people were waiting for them, too. I'm going to Photoshop my favorites and send those to Kaja so she can put them on the website. But for now here are the best photos of the bunch (the ones that aren't blurry or me with weird expressions or Brego in mid-head-shake or with his eyes closed, etc...)
http://s362.photobucket.com/albums/oo68/bagof4grapes/maximcavalry/
My dad is the photographer of all of these and he used my camera, a Kodak EasyShare Z740.
I'm here and well except that my foot hasn't gotten any better. Oh right, I don't think I ever said anything about that here. Late August I sustained an injury to the bottom of my right foot at work though I never was sure what I did to it exactly. The doctor told me I sprained it and put me on transitional duty at work which basically means that I don't do my normal job because it requires far too much standing and walking. Mostly I fold napkins, stuff envelopes, unpack merchandise, and lots of other boring and tedious tasks. After two months of this garbage I'm VERY ready to go back to my regular job but my foot hasn't gotten any better, even after the cortisone shot I got last Monday. So I'll probably be doing this for a while longer. Meh! If it goes on long enough I'll get put on medical leave. :\
In much, much, MUCH better news: Phil and Kaja Foglio, along with their children, will be spending some time in Disneyland after the California Steampunk Convention (which I sadly won't be making it to because I'll be at the Harvest Festival in Fresno instead). I've been making plans with Kaja and shall be getting them some free tickets and, if I have a day or two off, volunteering my services as their personal tour guide (aka, hang out); there has been much excited squeeing on both sides! We also may be going out for dinner one of the nights they're in town. Needless to say I'm VERY excited about this and I'm also looking forward to getting to meet the rugrats. From what I've heard about them they're the kids that all geeks dream of having so I'm sure I'll love them. But then I love most kids so it's pretty much a given.
That's pretty much my life as of late. I've been drawing a lot more than usual lately, scrapping a good portion of it, but it's good practice and I can see improvements as I flip through my sketch books in chonological order.
One more thing before I go to upload some stuff and work on others, I finally managed to do a photoshoot on my horse in my Maxim costume! I already posted these on the Girl Genius comm and the Jägerkin forums but forgot to post them here! Silly me. I know a lot of people were waiting for them, too. I'm going to Photoshop my favorites and send those to Kaja so she can put them on the website. But for now here are the best photos of the bunch (the ones that aren't blurry or me with weird expressions or Brego in mid-head-shake or with his eyes closed, etc...)
http://s362.photobucket.com/albums/oo68/bagof4grapes/maximcavalry/
My dad is the photographer of all of these and he used my camera, a Kodak EasyShare Z740.