Saturday, April 13, 2002
Whew. I feel exhausted. I’ve had a productive day. Besides a lot of gardening, I drew a drawing that I’m quite proud of, I cleaned house, and…and…that’s actually about it. Huh. It felt like a lot.
Friday, April 12, 2002
I’ve been thinking about comics. The Japanese distribution method for comics is greatly different than the American method. In Japan, you (generally) can’t buy the latest single issue of a popular title. Instead, they’re published in a massive anthology magazine. These magazines are several hundred pages in size, and contain the current issue of a handful of series, all in one publication. This addresses two drawbacks to the American distribution method, as I see it: […]
Thursday, April 11, 2002
I caught another episode of Andy Richter Controls the Universe tonight, which I enjoyed immensely, and Greg the Bunny, which I did not. Greg isn’t bad — I love its premise, behind the scenes at a pre-schooler‘s TV show — but the writing was formulaic.
Tuesday, April 9, 2002
I’ve had another suspiciously good day. I went to the final session of Men’s Academy this morning. Work went smoothly, despite a few inevitable last-minute crises. I drew a new anime face and posted it to Treetop. I watched a couple of episodes of Robotech. I watched tonight’s hilarious episode of Andy Richter Controls the Universe. And that’s about all that happened. Quiet continues steadily.
Monday, April 8, 2002
Today has gone by with a smoothness that invites suspicion. Thanks to my policy of taking extended breaks every couple of hours, I was highly productive at work today. When I got home, I divided a bunch of hostas, then after dinner, wrote a snippet for Quiet, re-arranged the story of Murmur a bit, drew some practice sketches with charcoal pencils for the first time, and practiced calligraphy. All throughout this time, I was pretty consistent […]
April 7, 2002
…Woah. Am I turning into a competent artist? What do you think of Light House 2.1? Well, I’ve gone and done it. I bought a pirated collection of Hayao Miyazaki movies on DVD. It’s an 11-disc set, containing most of the animated films Miyazaki has made (except for Panda! Go Panda!, The Castle of Cagliostro, and the recent Spirited Away, among others). I’d buy licensed versions, but I can’t get a domestic release […]
April 6, 2002
Just posted Light House to Treetop, but it looks worse scanned and colored than the original inked drawing looks. Arg. This morning, I received my third Dual! cel: I also bought a Shayla-Shayla (El Hazard) cel in Boston, which I think I forgot to mention. Here’s what it looks like. Cool, ne?
Friday, April 5, 2002
I didn’t upload any new drawings, but I made a number of structural changes to Treetop today. I want that site to look pretty, which I’m finding is a surprisingly difficult goal to accomplish…. My vacation with Saalon went smoothly, BTW. I have no particularly interesting stories to report. We walked around the surrounding cities for a bit, and ate out a lot, and watched Nausicaa and Spring and Chaos and a bit of Robotech. New poll. Here […]
Thursday, April 4, 2002
So. Brennen has undergone tech burnout. He’s seen that “the shiny tech machine isn’t what I thought it was or wanted it to be,” as he put it. I feel that I understand where he’s coming from. I’ve been slowly coming to a similar realization, though neither as suddenly nor as strongly as Brennen has. I’ve been slowly realizing that computers are fine, but they’re awfully easy […]
April 1, 2002
I’m writing this on a battered legal pad, as I sit in a giant metal bird that’s flying majestically over Baltimore’s harbours. The hazy countryside slides along below, while above, the sky is an amazing azure jewel. I’m about 45 minutes away from Boston and what is sure to be an odd trip to see Saalon and Erin. Of course, it’s always been a joy to see them, and I expect that this trip […]