prayer request
i could use some prayers for my mother...she having transient ischemic attacks due to high blood pressure/cholesterol. she hadn't been taking her blood pressure meds due to the costs. she currently has about 7 drugs she is prescribed so it ads up quick with bills and insurance costs. she's also stressed since her work didn't take federal taxes out of her paychecks this year and stress causes more T.I.A.s. it's her birthday on monday, so my brother and i are giving her money this year to help her out financially and i'm getting her cake, the last one before she goes on a low cholestrol diet.
in the good news, i finally got a hold of jonathan stanley, fellow former herald cartoonist. he's trying to start up a webcomic. i'll be meeting with him on sunday morning to see what his fledgling strip looks like.
2.27.2004
2.23.2004
dreamweaver
i've been redesigning my blue canary site over the past two weeks! it's coming along nicely. jo's going to help me with designing a blog for it. i'm terrible at getting the blogger tags correct. i made some illustrator portraits of the main character and of me. they turned out great, but i don't think i'll be switching to an illustrator comic like scary-do-round.
ken's been taking 4 day weekends to use up the last of his vacation time. if he didn't, he's lose it at the end of the month.
i'm redesigning the job application at work. so far, it's looking good.
now, i just need some progress on the create!from projects...they go so slow and when i ask steve whether it needs any changes, i never hear from him. with that new computer system, it will not be a smooth transistion and i'm only trying to make sure there are no flaws on my end. but even when i asked for the monster invoice, i first got told that he'd do it and then he didn't. >8^(
heck, i even asked for other projects to work on he hasn't responded.
i'm just gonna work. nothing else i can do and if it all goes wonky, i will have washed my hands of it long ago. i have a feeling that i'd still get the blame, though. 9.9
otherwise, work is going well.
yeah! jo still blogs, even at grad school. 8^) hi jo!
i've been redesigning my blue canary site over the past two weeks! it's coming along nicely. jo's going to help me with designing a blog for it. i'm terrible at getting the blogger tags correct. i made some illustrator portraits of the main character and of me. they turned out great, but i don't think i'll be switching to an illustrator comic like scary-do-round.
ken's been taking 4 day weekends to use up the last of his vacation time. if he didn't, he's lose it at the end of the month.
i'm redesigning the job application at work. so far, it's looking good.
now, i just need some progress on the create!from projects...they go so slow and when i ask steve whether it needs any changes, i never hear from him. with that new computer system, it will not be a smooth transistion and i'm only trying to make sure there are no flaws on my end. but even when i asked for the monster invoice, i first got told that he'd do it and then he didn't. >8^(
heck, i even asked for other projects to work on he hasn't responded.
i'm just gonna work. nothing else i can do and if it all goes wonky, i will have washed my hands of it long ago. i have a feeling that i'd still get the blame, though. 9.9
otherwise, work is going well.
yeah! jo still blogs, even at grad school. 8^) hi jo!
2.17.2004
Which HP Kid Are You?
which is appropreiate since my nose is always in a book. and i liked history in high school and college. 8^)
12.02.2003
sick, flats & reading
sick. i hate being sick.
but that was yesterday, around mid-morning to afternoon.
so i left work early so i could be sick at home.
what happens?
i'm driving along-all i care about is getting home.
i don't see anything on the road, but i run over something that sounds like some gravel scattered on the road...except i keep hearing one rock hit the same place on my rear left side. it stops after a few seconds, so i continue on, but slowly.
i don't live far from work, thank God.
i'm almost home when i hear another noise, this one i've never heard before, but i've got a good idea what it means: my rear left tire is flat.
great. well, only 2 stoplights until i'm home and no way was i going to be sick, on the side of the road with a flat tire, when i could be at home, sick, with a flat tire.
the sound got worse.
luckily, i get home. i was right, the tire was flat, but not as bad as i'd pictured (imagine a tire falling off the rim type of bad. that is what i thought was happening as the sound got worse.)
i called dad and he came and took my tire to be fixed and brought me some medicine. 8^)
later i called mom on advice on what to eat (and what you can eat,) when you're sick. dad's well-meaning, but somethings he doesn't have the same experience with as mom does.
i'm much better this morning. *knocks on wood*
i went back to work this morning.
i did feel better by yesterday evening when ken called, so i finished reading Reaper Man to him. 8^)
i also spoke with jo! she and kellie are giving me a ticket to go see phantom for christmas! it'll be down in n'awlins where kellie is. jo and i will prolly drive down there and we'll have a good ol' time. i'm looking forward to it. 8^)
back to work.
sick. i hate being sick.
but that was yesterday, around mid-morning to afternoon.
so i left work early so i could be sick at home.
what happens?
i'm driving along-all i care about is getting home.
i don't see anything on the road, but i run over something that sounds like some gravel scattered on the road...except i keep hearing one rock hit the same place on my rear left side. it stops after a few seconds, so i continue on, but slowly.
i don't live far from work, thank God.
i'm almost home when i hear another noise, this one i've never heard before, but i've got a good idea what it means: my rear left tire is flat.
great. well, only 2 stoplights until i'm home and no way was i going to be sick, on the side of the road with a flat tire, when i could be at home, sick, with a flat tire.
the sound got worse.
luckily, i get home. i was right, the tire was flat, but not as bad as i'd pictured (imagine a tire falling off the rim type of bad. that is what i thought was happening as the sound got worse.)
i called dad and he came and took my tire to be fixed and brought me some medicine. 8^)
later i called mom on advice on what to eat (and what you can eat,) when you're sick. dad's well-meaning, but somethings he doesn't have the same experience with as mom does.
i'm much better this morning. *knocks on wood*
i went back to work this morning.
i did feel better by yesterday evening when ken called, so i finished reading Reaper Man to him. 8^)
i also spoke with jo! she and kellie are giving me a ticket to go see phantom for christmas! it'll be down in n'awlins where kellie is. jo and i will prolly drive down there and we'll have a good ol' time. i'm looking forward to it. 8^)
back to work.
12.01.2003
reading aloud
last weekend, i started to read Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett to my boyfriend.
we were on our way to lake nofork and i needed something to do besides keep an eye on the gps. this weekend i resumed the reading. we're almost done. 8^)
he's enjoying the story so far. he stayed at my apartment until 10 last night as i read to him. he drew a mech a he listened.
i just wish my throat wouldn't get so scratchy as i read out loud!
i'm glad i had plenty of water and throat drops around.
last weekend, i started to read Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett to my boyfriend.
we were on our way to lake nofork and i needed something to do besides keep an eye on the gps. this weekend i resumed the reading. we're almost done. 8^)
he's enjoying the story so far. he stayed at my apartment until 10 last night as i read to him. he drew a mech a he listened.
i just wish my throat wouldn't get so scratchy as i read out loud!
i'm glad i had plenty of water and throat drops around.
11.19.2003
10.21.2003
10.14.2003
10.02.2003
8.11.2003
and now the happy stuff...
i enjoyed my trip with ken this weekend.
8^) it was so nice to finally get out of jonesboro for awhile!
we didn't spend as much time at the con as i woulda hope or as much as last time, but we had a great time regardless.
i got to met terry moore from Strangers in Paradise. i even got a sketchfrom him and got him to look over our art (ken's and mine.)!
he drew a cute sketch of Lizzie for Ken. it's perfect!
if you have no clue about Lizzie, go check out his Paradise, Too! books and start laughing.
Terry thought that there was hope for ken and i in comics, should that be the path we take.
for me i say it is.
Ken wants to go in video games and 3-D art as well as comics. 8^) we'll see which way he goes. he may find a way to do all of them. lol
i even got to met corey from LSR and B.J. and Joey from Jackie's Fridge and Tonja Steele. all in artist's alley. 8^) even got a jackie and fridge sketch from B.J.! it was great to see fellow webtoonists there. so, of course, i bought some of their wares, to help 'em out and all. that and i really wanted the stuff.
ken and i went by an art store and got lots of supplies-sketchbooks brush pens, etc.
and we bought a few more brush pens at the con: copic brush pens!
copic pens are used by manga pros.
i'm going to experiment and see how i like them, and maybe switch from the micron pigmas (maybe.)
i got some critiques on my work. (i need to work on my inking more.) so i'll be focusing some on that.
i also saw that the minneapolis college of art and design had a booth. and their masters in visual arts covers comic art! 8^D
happy me! now to do research. i may not be able to do the grad school thing for a long time yet.
we found a cool japanese/oriental grocery store! i think it might be some national chain in huge metro areas, it had that look to it.
huge store.
i enjoyed it! i felt a little self-conscious at first, since ken and i were the only caucasians in there for a bit, but relaxed when i saw a few more of them.
i got some stuff to doctor up my ramen with and new chopsticks and soup bases for udon noodles. i wish i could read the directions on the soup base, though. lol
i even got some more pocky! (almond crush, coconut and chocolate mousse! yum!)
ken found packets of mao pu tofu sauce. he got 6 packets. o.0 the boy loves his tofu. 8^)
they even had a little food court with oriental cuisine.
it's offical: i love shrimp tempura udon. yummy! i wish i had some for lunch today.
it was so funny to see the looks on the food court worker's faces when ken orders the mao pu tofu. lol
they can't believe that someone who isn't asian would order it!
after it was over, that afternoon, i wished i could've gone back the next day.
sadly, though, we discovers that his favorite chinese place, Ming's, which made the best mao pu tofu, closed. it's now sizzle india. 8^(
but giordano's was still open. best pizza in chi-town. forget pizzeria uno or gino's east!
plus, it wasn't a trip to chicago without greasy but good gyros, portillo's italian beef sandwiches, or some fresh bagels for breakfast in the mornings. yum!
i think i have the most fun on trips finding places to eat.
it was a long drive home last night and i was glad to get home and get a little sleep before work this morning.
i could still use a little sleep, though.
i'm glad took Ken took an extra day off. i get to see him a little this evening. 8^)
*yawn*
sleepy, but i still want a bowl of tempura udon!
i enjoyed my trip with ken this weekend.
8^) it was so nice to finally get out of jonesboro for awhile!
we didn't spend as much time at the con as i woulda hope or as much as last time, but we had a great time regardless.
i got to met terry moore from Strangers in Paradise. i even got a sketchfrom him and got him to look over our art (ken's and mine.)!
he drew a cute sketch of Lizzie for Ken. it's perfect!
if you have no clue about Lizzie, go check out his Paradise, Too! books and start laughing.
Terry thought that there was hope for ken and i in comics, should that be the path we take.
for me i say it is.
Ken wants to go in video games and 3-D art as well as comics. 8^) we'll see which way he goes. he may find a way to do all of them. lol
i even got to met corey from LSR and B.J. and Joey from Jackie's Fridge and Tonja Steele. all in artist's alley. 8^) even got a jackie and fridge sketch from B.J.! it was great to see fellow webtoonists there. so, of course, i bought some of their wares, to help 'em out and all. that and i really wanted the stuff.
ken and i went by an art store and got lots of supplies-sketchbooks brush pens, etc.
and we bought a few more brush pens at the con: copic brush pens!
copic pens are used by manga pros.
i'm going to experiment and see how i like them, and maybe switch from the micron pigmas (maybe.)
i got some critiques on my work. (i need to work on my inking more.) so i'll be focusing some on that.
i also saw that the minneapolis college of art and design had a booth. and their masters in visual arts covers comic art! 8^D
happy me! now to do research. i may not be able to do the grad school thing for a long time yet.
we found a cool japanese/oriental grocery store! i think it might be some national chain in huge metro areas, it had that look to it.
huge store.
i enjoyed it! i felt a little self-conscious at first, since ken and i were the only caucasians in there for a bit, but relaxed when i saw a few more of them.
i got some stuff to doctor up my ramen with and new chopsticks and soup bases for udon noodles. i wish i could read the directions on the soup base, though. lol
i even got some more pocky! (almond crush, coconut and chocolate mousse! yum!)
ken found packets of mao pu tofu sauce. he got 6 packets. o.0 the boy loves his tofu. 8^)
they even had a little food court with oriental cuisine.
it's offical: i love shrimp tempura udon. yummy! i wish i had some for lunch today.
it was so funny to see the looks on the food court worker's faces when ken orders the mao pu tofu. lol
they can't believe that someone who isn't asian would order it!
after it was over, that afternoon, i wished i could've gone back the next day.
sadly, though, we discovers that his favorite chinese place, Ming's, which made the best mao pu tofu, closed. it's now sizzle india. 8^(
but giordano's was still open. best pizza in chi-town. forget pizzeria uno or gino's east!
plus, it wasn't a trip to chicago without greasy but good gyros, portillo's italian beef sandwiches, or some fresh bagels for breakfast in the mornings. yum!
i think i have the most fun on trips finding places to eat.
it was a long drive home last night and i was glad to get home and get a little sleep before work this morning.
i could still use a little sleep, though.
i'm glad took Ken took an extra day off. i get to see him a little this evening. 8^)
*yawn*
sleepy, but i still want a bowl of tempura udon!
