crap. ijust wrote amillion words in this rant. and then hit back. now im pissed at my phone.
im at a bmw service center. getting my car checked for things an illiterate car owner like me would have missed. hopefully they come out and say its alright.
but hey charge an arm and a leg. jerks. "look at us we cater exclusively to expensive cars, we're going to @ssrape you now"
2 hours to play on the phone internet. what else do hey have around here?
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The 2009 Rant, Vent, and Share thread
Ever had one of those days where you just can't draw? Not like having a block, or procrastinating, or not having time or whatever. Like, you try to draw, and can't get anything right. All my proportions are off, and I can't do anything in proper scale, and the relative position of characters and objects just confounds me today. It's like my hand and my brain have noooooo connection whatsoever. Grrr.
Also:
Man, I think I've developed an allergy to avocados; I get these weird irritated/sore spots on my lips after I eat them. Kinda like canker sores, except they go away faster. And I totally eat avocados every frickin' day. Sometimes twice. But i guess at least if I have to stop eating them, I won't be buying any "luxury" items at the grocery anymore. That's more money for smokes! Silver lining?
aw i think we can all feel yer pain about the drawing thing, Heyena. it can be such a bitch! there arent many things that can turn you from a resonable 20+ year old to a spazzing, tantruming 4 year old in such a short, explosive fashion.
well that and skipping cds….man….
My boyfriend tried to Rick-roll me. He screwed up royally. First he said. "I found a new Transformers 2 trailer. It is here!"
I went to youtube, and since the video was taking its sweet time to load, my eyes strayed around the page.
The first thing that something was amiss was that the video was posted in January. Knowing my boyfriend, I knew he would have seen anything that old by now. (Especially since the description said that this was from the Superbowl which I watched with him.)
The second sign was that the "trailer" had a one and a half star rating. I would expect a higher rating for Transformers.
Third sign was that my boyfriend said April Fools just before the video started playing.
Ever had one of those days where you just can't draw? Not like having a block, or procrastinating, or not having time or whatever. Like, you try to draw, and can't get anything right. All my proportions are off, and I can't do anything in proper scale, and the relative position of characters and objects just confounds me today. It's like my hand and my brain have noooooo connection whatsoever. Grrr.
Yes, that actually happens to me quite often.
All the more reason for me to learn proper anatomy and such. I believe I wouldn't have half of the problems I would now if I did.
I'll probably start like, this weekend or something. I'm a little busy these next few days to draw…so…yeaaah.
damn you cartoon network replacing my tom and jerry hour with chowder for april fools!!!
Dude, I know exactly how you feel.
Except, instead of that terrible Chowder show that was supposed to be on, just the opening played, and then Cow and Chicken came on!
I love Cow and Chicken! It was such a great cartoon!
Ever had one of those days where you just can't draw? Not like having a block, or procrastinating, or not having time or whatever. Like, you try to draw, and can't get anything right. All my proportions are off, and I can't do anything in proper scale, and the relative position of characters and objects just confounds me today. It's like my hand and my brain have noooooo connection whatsoever. Grrr.
I have entire weeks like that. The only thing that I ever seem to be able to fix it with is going for a walk or a drive somewhere I've never been before or listening to some new music I haven't heard before. I love purevolume.com and Pandora for that reason. That's exactly what I'm doing now. I just found this indy/hip hop group on purevolume called Atmosphere and I've listened to their songs about 10x over today. Best part is that it's good enough music that I can do that without it getting annoying and it's giving me a bit of inspiration.
Making illustrations in the same style as my stencils has brought back the enjoyment of doing them. For a while I was thinking I was beginning to hate illustration, but now that I'm doing it in a way that I would normally make my own work, it's coming a lot easier and more naturally. I actually want to put in the time on my project doing it this way. It helps that this is character design which is a major strong point for me.
Like, you try to draw, and can't get anything right. All my proportions are off, and I can't do anything in proper scale, and the relative position of characters and objects just confounds me today.Never happens to me :P Not since i switched to digital, now all i have to do is whip out the transform tools or move tools. The downside to this is now whenever i draw in pencil i have a seething resentment that i can't use them. -_-
So i've been having bizarre dreams about food i ate before going to bed, last night was a chicken sandwich and lo and behold- my entire dream revolved around it.
Also i find it ironic that i was totally whining about pageviews last week, and now that it's up to a steady 5k a day i'm sad i hardly get any comments -_- Oh well that's skullpee for yahI always feel creepy commentin' on comics outside of hosting sites- like, if a comic has it's own domain name, then I feel like I'm just walkin' into someone's house univited, while they're in their underwear or something. Maybe that's just me, though. x_X
I feel like I'm just walkin' into someone's house univited, while they're in their underwear or something. Maybe that's just me, though. x_XOh hush! You're always welcome :)
Hurry up though, I'm gettin cold… :(
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Bloody poop!
… First there wasn't any milk left in the office fridge, then there wasn't enough water in the kettel.. THEN while I was pouring, the lid fell off and the steam burned my little finger! >_<
It F*****G HUUUUUURRRRRRRTTTTSSSSS!
damn you cartoon network replacing my tom and jerry hour with chowder for april fools!!!
Dude, I know exactly how you feel.
Except, instead of that terrible Chowder show that was supposed to be on, just the opening played, and then Cow and Chicken came on!
I love Cow and Chicken! It was such a great cartoon!
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
i missed the cow and chicken part.
Ya know… I've been feeling a bit under the weather for a few days- a weak sort of tickley feeling in the chest. I'm not sure what it is though, My sister was over again today, we walked for miles and mile and it was fine, I did 10 chin-ups on the exercise stuff at the beach with no problem, but my chest still burns a little bit as if I have a cold.
No other symptoms though, it's strange. I wonder what it is? -_-
Turns out my laptop had some kind of timed April Fools virus that not only killed it but made it impossible to reformat internally. – Which explains why I was unable to reinstall my operating system from the CD. (I wish I knew why people I don't know want to cause me so much trouble at no benefit to themselves. :( )
The tech guy where dad works has the equipment to reformat it as an external hard drive from another computer.
Turns out my laptop had some kind of timed April Fools virus that not only killed it but made it impossible to reformat internally. – Which explains why I was unable to reinstall my operating system from the CD. (I wish I knew why people I don't know want to cause me so much trouble at no benefit to themselves. :( )
The tech guy where dad works has the equipment to reformat it as an external hard drive from another computer.
I didn't know that viruses could be timed like that. That's the worst April Fools joke EVER… I hope your laptop comes back to life :(
not so much of a full on rant as i just gotta let off some fuckin steam.
i've been working at this restaurant for a few weeks part time as somewhat of a fill in. well last weekend, they made it sound like they didnt need me much, so i asked my boss if it was alright for me to take Saturday off because my dad might come out to see me. he said okay and sounded like he understood. so i called in Tuesday like he said to check and see if they had any work for me. no call back.
i walked in today and asked him. he goes "well…it's been kinda slow and no one's really been out sick…" he sounded like he wasnt totally being honest, so i said "was it something i did?" he goes well yeah and starts giving me this little lecture on how i need to be there when they need me because that's what a job is and i need to be responsible. he said it a few times like i was some fucking 12 year old who was stepping into McDonalds for the first time. "you need to be there when we need you, that's what a job is." then the dish washer walks in. he goes on about how she works 3 jobs and when she cant come in, she calls her sister to come in for her…huh…well thanks man. i guess i should have asked if there was anyone who could fill in, but truthfully it didnt even cross my mind because i was being trained, i wasnt even on the schedule yet,they just told me when they needed me the day before i was supposed to come in. what the fuck did you want me to do?
you know what? i can appreciate he brought me in on a good recommendation when they had no room to bring anyone in. i'm thankful to him for that, and he said that if someone cant show up he'll definatly call me and seemed like he might of ment it. if i was below standards by any means, i realize i'm fully disposable but when i was there, i ALWAYS found something to do, and if i couldnt i'd ask people what they needed me to do, i never stood still.if he had a problem with me not coming into work that weekend he should have SAID so. he also said TWICE i didnt come in. i cant remember there being another time. but i left it at that.
i swallowed back the urge to hit him and calmly said i was under the impression i wasnt needed that time and was sorry about it and that i understood that was my fault. fuck, i just gotta finish up this last month, and then i'm moving, and if i do go back in, i have to forget about that and do more to prove myself because there's shit i really have to take care of before i leave. also the person who gave me such great recommendations is a friend and it'll reflect poorly on him if I dont do well. so now i understand a little more how i have to be at this place and i'll be better. and if i do get to come back in, that'll be a good thing on my boss's part and i'll be very thankful for it. i dont know, just pissed me off a bit today.
Or… am I?"Skullbie"]
i'm sad i hardly get any comments -_- Oh well that's skullpee for yahI always feel creepy commentin' on comics outside of hosting sites- like, if a comic has it's own domain name, then I feel like I'm just walkin' into someone's house univited, while they're in their underwear or something. Maybe that's just me, though. x_XOh hush! You're always welcome :)
Hurry up though, I'm gettin cold… :(
Dude, what is with me and the ridiculous joke comics lately? I think I'm working so much on comics that I now think in comic form. huh!?
Turns out my laptop had some kind of timed April Fools virus that not only killed it but made it impossible to reformat internally. – Which explains why I was unable to reinstall my operating system from the CD. (I wish I knew why people I don't know want to cause me so much trouble at no benefit to themselves. :( )
The tech guy where dad works has the equipment to reformat it as an external hard drive from another computer.
Seriously? Oh, that sucks! I heard about that on television but figured it was just bs so, while I did take the time to back up my files just in case, I didn't really do anything else to protect my computer. I guess I was just lucky.
I really don't get why people make these viruses.
Rant: I hate it when people try to talk to me the day after I've slept over at a friend's house and then get mad when I'm really grumpy.
Or… am I?"Skullbie"]
i'm sad i hardly get any comments -_- Oh well that's skullpee for yahI always feel creepy commentin' on comics outside of hosting sites- like, if a comic has it's own domain name, then I feel like I'm just walkin' into someone's house univited, while they're in their underwear or something. Maybe that's just me, though. x_XOh hush! You're always welcome :)
Hurry up though, I'm gettin cold… :(
Dude, what is with me and the ridiculous joke comics lately? I think I'm working so much on comics that I now think in comic form. huh!?
haha! man, embrace it! really, it's gotta be like the comic creator's zen.
Hahaha, I like that Hyena! :)
Anyyywayy, so today was a normal school day, right?
Except, we gotta do a night performance for the Alice in Wonderland play, so I gotta be there in about a half hour to help set up the stage.
But the girl that is playing Alice is hot, so I don't care.
I had no homework today, so that was good.
And I made sure to buy an AMP Energy drink so that I wouldn't die lifting benches/stools/trees/fences, and all that for the play.
And after I drank it, I went out for a run, felt dead, and took a shower. Now I'm eating dinner before I go.
Pretty excited I guess. I never get out, so this will be nice I guess.
Also turned in my Fine Arts Festival picture! (which I uploaded conveniently to my comic!)
And started on another Pin-up, for no good reason!
And I get to hang out with my best friend tomorrow!
Woo!
I lol'd Hyena x]
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So I've been getting a lot of emails asking if i'll be someones colorist or what have you since posting page 9 and 10. It's flattering i guess but feels like they're trying to push the most difficult and least appreciated part of the comic onto me.
Another thing that makes me feel bad is a lot of people I've met think my comic is awesome because they check the latest three pages and see the art…they don't even know my comic has a gay theme xP I wonder how people reading the archives feel
So I read Albion recently, and now I've been getting all nostalgic about comics I used to read as a kid, stuff like the Cloak, Face-Ache, and Grimly Feendish. I had a big annual collection thingy in the attic, but it got leaked on and now it's a big pile of foul smelling mush.
I can't find copies anywhere. These comics used to be pretty popular, so you'd think there'd be a couple kicking around the internet somewhere. But all I can find is the odd scan and some of the original art from Face-Ache.
Wow, I forgot how relentlessly cheesy and occasionally racist these comics were.
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