On the subject of bad dates, it seems that several women took it upon themselves to take note of my existence at precisely the moment that I stopped having free time to do anything other than work and go to band practice. Now I've got to pick one (or, more likely, none, at least if I want to be able to pay my bills), and I don't know what to do. My life has suddenly turned into an issue of Archie Comics. I don't even like Archie Comics.
I've been hearing good things about the reboot.
On the subject of bad dates, it seems that several women took it upon themselves to take note of my existence at precisely the moment that I stopped having free time to do anything other than work and go to band practice. Now I've got to pick one (or, more likely, none, at least if I want to be able to pay my bills), and I don't know what to do. My life has suddenly turned into an issue of Archie Comics. I don't even like Archie Comics.I've been hearing good things about the reboot.
Reboots are always bad. ALWAYS.
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One of these days I'm gonna count who was naked most, not today mind you, but someday...
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EDIT: Death is a very good dancer by the way. I on the other hand am a clumsy dancer and keep accidentally stepping on his foot. Sorry, death.SQUEAK.
One of my favorite characters.
RIP Sir Terry
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Streaming myself storyboarding my comic
It's just like twitch.tv where you can chill and chat with me, except you don't need an account to chat.
I'm totally still storyboarding if people want to watch
Sorry for posting this often I just find it easier to draw with company hehe
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...2,459 pages, yeah I think I'll pass and just assume it's Freehold or possibly Orthos :-)
My pick for the upset tho is Celestial Healer, you know how musicians are :-)
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Streaming myself storyboarding my comic
It's just like twitch.tv where you can chill and chat with me, except you don't need an account to chat.
I'm totally still storyboarding if people want to watch
Sorry for posting this often I just find it easier to draw with company hehe
I will one of these days, don't really get time at the computer these days, so I'm dependant on my phone which is spent for the rest of the month, high speed data wise
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I actually have gotten extremely few page-tops. Mostly because I deliberately avoid them.
I've gotten a very small handful due to someone ninja-ing me and bumping me to the next page unexpectedly or because I wasn't paying attention, and a slightly larger small handful due to me not wanting to wait for someone else to post and using an alias like Mecharagezilla that isn't affected by the TOP nudity issue.
But I'm nowhere near the top of the running for "most page tops in all FAWTL". I'd give that award to either Aberzombie or Heathy.
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I'm also turning in soon, twas a great day :-)
Thanks for the hilarity and hijinks FaWtL Folks :-)
I will one of these days, don't really get time at the computer these days, so I'm dependant on my phone which is spent for the rest of the month, high speed data wise
Understandable!
Guess who forgot to get coffee because the college students pillaged it all in a five mile radius and realized this as we was nodding off, thus necessitating a trip to the 24 hour grocery store on the fringes of the west side :-)
It's not Brad Pitt that's for sure:-D
You see weird things after midnight at the 24 hour grocery store:-D
Like this old dude, after finishing loading up his car, literally throwing the cart at the building.
And I'm not gonna get the buns that are cheaper because they're uncut and I forget and get them anyway, I hope.
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What pisses me off is going to Walmart at like 11pmto2am and seeing someone with their small child. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR CHILD THIS GOD DAMN EARLY/LATE....oh looks like I've got a rant for the rant thread....
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On the subject of bad dates, it seems that several women took it upon themselves to take note of my existence at precisely the moment that I stopped having free time to do anything other than work and go to band practice. Now I've got to pick one (or, more likely, none, at least if I want to be able to pay my bills), and I don't know what to do. My life has suddenly turned into an issue of Archie Comics. I don't even like Archie Comics.
apparently god does, and that's the problem.
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Reboots are always bad. ALWAYS.On the subject of bad dates, it seems that several women took it upon themselves to take note of my existence at precisely the moment that I stopped having free time to do anything other than work and go to band practice. Now I've got to pick one (or, more likely, none, at least if I want to be able to pay my bills), and I don't know what to do. My life has suddenly turned into an issue of Archie Comics. I don't even like Archie Comics.I've been hearing good things about the reboot.
you speak craziness mysterious and strangely handsome fellow!
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What pisses me off is going to Walmart at like 11pmto2am and seeing someone with their small child. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR CHILD THIS G&@ D~+N EARLY/LATE....oh looks like I've got a rant for the rant thread....
because when you have kids, you sleep when the baby sleeps for a long, long time...
I actually have gotten extremely few page-tops. Mostly because I deliberately avoid them.
I've gotten a very small handful due to someone ninja-ing me and bumping me to the next page unexpectedly or because I wasn't paying attention, and a slightly larger small handful due to me not wanting to wait for someone else to post and using an alias like Mecharagezilla that isn't affected by the TOP nudity issue.
But I'm nowhere near the top of the running for "most page tops in all FAWTL". I'd give that award to either Aberzombie or Heathy.
but..how am I going to complete my painting of you?
Out of context quote for the day:
"Throwing a cat in a pit, definitely the best way to deal with a gargoyle."
(No cats, actual or fictional, were harmed in the making of this quote.)
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What pisses me off is going to Walmart at like 11pmto2am and seeing someone with their small child. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR CHILD THIS G~* D%#N EARLY/LATE....oh looks like I've got a rant for the rant thread....
Any number of reasons from single parent working crazy hours and can't leave the baby at home alone to baby won't go back to sleep no matter what so might as well get something useful done. Not all babies are morning people. Kidlet was a night owl and when he was little I was that person you're ranting about at times. *shrug* We only had one car, I didn't have access to it during the day, and kidlet thought night time was for playing. Logistics of life with kids are never as simple as they appear before you actually have kids.
Out of context quote for the day:
"Throwing a cat in a pit, definitely the best way to deal with a gargoyle."(No cats, actual or fictional, were harmed in the making of this quote.)
Maybe no cats were harmed, but what about gargoyles?
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Maybe no cats were harmed, but what about gargoyles?Out of context quote for the day:
"Throwing a cat in a pit, definitely the best way to deal with a gargoyle."(No cats, actual or fictional, were harmed in the making of this quote.)
Looks like he burned up and fell into the pit.
On the other hand he was trying to set a 12-year-old girl on fire. So I think he kind of had it coming.
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What pisses me off is going to Walmart at like 11pmto2am and seeing someone with their small child. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR CHILD THIS G~* D%#N EARLY/LATE....oh looks like I've got a rant for the rant thread....Any number of reasons from single parent working crazy hours and can't leave the baby at home alone to baby won't go back to sleep no matter what so might as well get something useful done. Not all babies are morning people. Kidlet was a night owl and when he was little I was that person you're ranting about at times. *shrug* We only had one car, I didn't have access to it during the day, and kidlet thought night time was for playing. Logistics of life with kids are never as simple as they appear before you actually have kids.
I've lost count of how many parents have told me stories of kids waking up in the middle of the night and going driving around, shopping, or doing other things at stupid-o'clock AM in an effort to get them back to sleep and/or make good use of the time they're forced to be awake.
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Maybe no cats were harmed, but what about gargoyles?Out of context quote for the day:
"Throwing a cat in a pit, definitely the best way to deal with a gargoyle."(No cats, actual or fictional, were harmed in the making of this quote.)
Looks like he burned up and fell into the pit.
On the other hand he was trying to set a 12-year-old girl on fire. So I think he kind of had it coming.
Cat 1 Gargoyle 0
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Pea Bear used to do that, Tiny T-Rex is the opposite, I can't honestly remember the last time he slept in past 8a.m. he's usually up before 7 which is fine, unless you were up until a quarter to 2 getting groceries :-)
Man am I tired today:-D
Didn't see anyone with kids tho, they were probably at the 24 hour Wal-Mart annoying havoc:-D
But yes as a parent you learn not to judge other parents "dang ole you never know what it's like to walk in someone else's dang ole shoes til you dang ole walk a mile in them" -Boomhauer, King of the Hill
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It was a quiet morning as I stood amid the pre-opening hush at the local outlet mall. I stood at the corner in the shade under the awning and let the cool air blow gentility across my legs and through my hair. The air was electric with the anticipation of the opening and heavy with the flowery aroma of the nearby candle shop. Soon I would be browsing through all the clothing and trying out new looks... Ahhh... Retail therapy.
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Day two of 'staycation': hopefully will go better than day one which was spent at a water park while it was crazy cold for August. And my husband ended up on the phone with work for half the time. So far he hasn't actually managed to get any time off in spite of using vacation days...
So today begins with mini golf, followed by laser tag. I'll probably win at mini golf again for the simple reason that all of the obstacles are designed with right handed players in mind and playing left handed makes the whole course easier. :)
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I'm left handed too :-)
I'm left handed too :-)
Glory to the left!
Guess who forgot to get coffee because the college students pillaged it all in a five mile radius and realized this as we was nodding off, thus necessitating a trip to the 24 hour grocery store on the fringes of the west side :-)
It's not Brad Pitt that's for sure:-D
You see weird things after midnight at the 24 hour grocery store:-D
And,
My brother, being a rebellious sort, bought himself a second-hand motorcycle against my parent's explicit wishes that none of us ever ride one. (They had very few rules for us, but, "No motorcycles" was one of their big ones.)
So he kept it at a friend's house, and rode it in the wee hours of the night/morning. Until one night, around an hour's drive north of home, the transmission decided to explode and send shrapnel into the engine. (Yes, I realize that's two exploding transmission posts in under 24 hours, but apparently my brothers/friends were not good with transmissions.) He wheeled the bike off the freeway and searched for help. Coming out of the bushes in black leather, long hair, and a helmet in the middle of the night, the first passerby he startled screamed that he had a gun and would shoot my brother if he came any closer. His further attempts to get help were met with similar hostility: He'd see someone walking on the street, approach them, try to ask for help, and they would threaten him, run away, or both.
He finally called home, knowing I was more likely to wake up than our parents. Sure enough, I got the phone, threw on some skull pants and a T-shirt, got in our trusty Volvo station wagon, and drove northwards.
I found him and his several-hundred-pound bike in the parking lot of a convenience store. After one failed attempt to get it into the back of the Volvo, I told him, "We're going to need help with this."
He responded, "There's no way anyone's going to help us. Everyone around here is crazy hostile."
I replied, "Just leave it to me."
So I walked into the convenience store, all bright and lit up, in my ridiculous pants, looking like an escapee from a bad zombie movie (one of the zombies, not one of the survivors), and yelled, "Hey! We need help getting a bike into the back of a Volvo. Anyone want to give us a hand?"
At 1:00 am in the morning, SIX customers promptly volunteered.
My brother turned to me and said, "I HATE you."
I replied, "It's all in how (and where) you ask."
With that many people, we got the bike in the Volvo and back to his friend's house with no trouble at all.
The bike never moved again, and my brother has never heard the end of my midnight trip to rescue him from his own social incompetence. :-)
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Surprisingly both our kids also seem to be left handed as well, Pea Bear seems to be more ambidextrous but Tiny T-Rex is definitely left handed, I'm utterly dependant on lefty, I broke my top two finger last summer and it took longer to heal because I kept using it and having setbacks:-D
This summer hilariously I broke the top two on my right hand in the exact same way
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No motorcycles unless you get lessons from a motorcycle instructor such as my uncle. He's very serious about motorcycle safety.
Im telling you, if he hadn't been wearing gloves and a helmet that day some idiot backed into both lanes on a fast road without looking, he wouldn't have skin on his hands. Or a head. Motorcycle gear is designed to keep you alive.
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I'm left handed too :-)
You lefties are in the right mind.
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I am of the opinion that I was born left-handed, but trained right-handed. I write/draw/etc. with my right hand, and it's definitely stronger. But anything I wasn't taught to do by an overbearing adult (deal cards comes to mind) I do with my left hand. When I was a teen I learned that my throws were more accurate (but far, far shorter) left-handed, and when I developed carpal tunnel syndrome while teaching I had no trouble writing up my notes and writing on the board left-handed.
But decades of habit die hard, so I'm still technically right-handed.
Surprisingly both our kids also seem to be left handed as well, Pea Bear seems to be more ambidextrous but Tiny T-Rex is definitely left handed, I'm utterly dependant on lefty, I broke my top two finger last summer and it took longer to heal because I kept using it and having setbacks:-D
This summer hilariously I broke the top two on my right hand in the exact same way
Handedness is genetic, so it doesn't seem surprising to me.
I think I'm more ambidexterous than the average lefty, and could probably learn to write decently with my right hand, but i can't draw. At all. My right hand just doesn't know the finesses of pen pressure and control.
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No motorcycles unless you get lessons from a motorcycle instructor such as my uncle. He's very serious about motorcycle safety.
Im telling you, if he hadn't been wearing gloves and a helmet that day some idiot backed into both lanes on a fast road without looking, he wouldn't have skin on his hands. Or a head. Motorcycle gear is designed to keep you alive.
Oh, my brother didn't get formal training, but at least wore most of the safety gear (helmet, leather jacket, boots). No gloves, and I know that's big idiocy.
Those of my friends who are serious bikers insist on training courses (both standard and emergency) and kevlar-lined everything. My kids think Shiro's player is awesome because he wears a full-blown armored body suit that they can both fit into (he's 6'4") when he bikes here...
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Guess who forgot to get coffee because the college students pillaged it all in a five mile radius and realized this as we was nodding off, thus necessitating a trip to the 24 hour grocery store on the fringes of the west side :-)
It's not Brad Pitt that's for sure:-D
You see weird things after midnight at the 24 hour grocery store:-D
And, ** spoiler omitted **...
It's the same coffee as every other grocery store, just with a larger selection and the option of generic bulk coffee, we don't skimp on coffee tho, life's too short for that, we just don't go to coffee shops, unless it's for a trip to the farmers market downtown, but that's because its cliche:-D
In Madison the 24 hour grocery stores are actually pretty decent, it's the weirdos like me that are out shopping at 12:45 that make it interesting :-)
No motorcycles unless you get lessons from a motorcycle instructor such as my uncle. He's very serious about motorcycle safety.
Im telling you, if he hadn't been wearing gloves and a helmet that day some idiot backed into both lanes on a fast road without looking, he wouldn't have skin on his hands. Or a head. Motorcycle gear is designed to keep you alive.
Oh, my brother didn't get formal training, but at least wore most of the safety gear (helmet, leather jacket, boots). No gloves, and I know that's big idiocy.
Those of my friends who are serious bikers insist on training courses (both standard and emergency) and kevlar-lined everything. My kids think Shiro's player is awesome because he wears a full-blown armored body suit that they can both fit into (he's 6'4") when he bikes here...
When my uncle crashed the asphalt shredded the hell out of his gloves and they had to be replaced, but his hands were fine. Better lose your gloves than lose your hands, after all. I don't mean to be a naggy dad/mom/parent but gloves are seriously a good investment. Even if your brother is as careful as he can be, no one else is.
And yeah biker gear is pretty awesome. Makes you look like some kind of hi tech futuristic warrior (one of the reasons why I want to eventually learn to ride a motorcycle)
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My mom also had a no motorcycle policy, but that's because she worked in emergency rooms my entire childhood, in the state where Harleys come from, so yeah she's seen things that can't be unseen :-)
I have never been on a motorcycle :-)
My wife's family likes to consider themselves part of the biker culture, but not in a Sons of Anarchy way:-D
I wonder if one can layer a ballistic vest AND a gambeson & lamellar o:
and ballistify the round shield
I'm going to become some kind of insane modern-era viking warrior
Day two of 'staycation': hopefully will go better than day one which was spent at a water park while it was crazy cold for August. And my husband ended up on the phone with work for half the time. So far he hasn't actually managed to get any time off in spite of using vacation days...
So today begins with mini golf, followed by laser tag. I'll probably win at mini golf again for the simple reason that all of the obstacles are designed with right handed players in mind and playing left handed makes the whole course easier. :)
Be grateful your man has a job... Mine just sits around playing MMOs and watching anime all day. He doesn't even clean very often relying on the pity of me or his family to help him out.
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I went so far as to get a motorcycle permit (separate from a driver's license in California), but after having commuted by bicycle every day for 7 years, I couldn't reconcile my biking habits (push off from the ground with your foot to start the bike) with a motorcycle (get your foot off the ground BEFORE you accelerate). It was so awkward I just gave up on it.
EDIT: And before Freehold yells at me about toe clips, I've always been a firm believer in NOT sticking your feet to the pedals. I'd rather have the freedom than the efficiency, thanks. My friend had one of the most awesome bike "accidents" ever when he stopped at a stop sign, his toe clip stuck, and he tipped over and broke his arm. While at a standstill. Impressive.
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My mom also had a no motorcycle policy, but that's because she worked in emergency rooms my entire childhood, in the state where Harleys come from, so yeah she's seen things that can't be unseen :-)
I have never been on a motorcycle :-)
My wife's family likes to consider themselves part of the biker culture, but not in a Sons of Anarchy way:-D
Uh... Sitting on an improvised fuel-air bomb, just a meter above ground without solid metal structure to protect you while going at some dizzying speed? No, thank you.
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Anyhow I storyboarded the first couple pages of my comic, as follows
Runic overlay of HWÆT WE GARDENA IN GEAR DAGUM…
1: How we have heard of the Spear-Danes in elder days,
PANEL 2: A far shot. This panel is bordered. A different angle now, we see the mead hall more from the front. A little figure stands tall before it, facing us. We can make out it is a little human, bundled in a cloak. The figure stands proud, gazing up at the snow.
2: Of the power of people-kings,
PANEL 3: Close up, we see the figure’s face from above, a round-faced eight year old girl, as she raises her head and mitts to the air to catch the snow. She is clad in a handsome worsted wool cloak with a cast bronze pin, flakes of snow nestle in her wavy red hair. The largest of the snow crystals from Panel 1 seem to be right above her.
3: Of how the æþelingas wrought glory!
Title overlay: BĒOWULF ECGÞEOWING: TALU TWĪGES TEALD
A Graphic Novel inspired by the Nordic Legend
Story and Art by Aniuś Taluwīs
PANEL 2: Overhead shot of the girl running in the fresh snow, leaving tracks, her cloak flying behind her. The bare, white-lined branches of oak trees stretch overhead. On one branch yet clings a lone oak leaf.
PANEL 3: Closeup of her feet, as they sink into the light snow under the hem of her dress. Grass shoots peek out from the frost.
PANEL 4: Far shot. Surrounded by a light stand of trees and brush, the girl bends down to the ground, to pick something up.
PANEL 5: Mid shot, low angle, from front. The young one balls up a wad of snow in her mitts, and casts a gaze over her shoulder, watching out for something. She makes a slight mischievous smile.
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Be grateful your man has a job... Mine just sits around playing MMOs and watching anime all day. He doesn't even clean very often relying on the pity of me or his family to help him out.Day two of 'staycation': hopefully will go better than day one which was spent at a water park while it was crazy cold for August. And my husband ended up on the phone with work for half the time. So far he hasn't actually managed to get any time off in spite of using vacation days...
So today begins with mini golf, followed by laser tag. I'll probably win at mini golf again for the simple reason that all of the obstacles are designed with right handed players in mind and playing left handed makes the whole course easier. :)
That sucks Aranna. I am sorry to hear that about him.
I freely admit that I play WAYYYYY too many video games, but I also work a full time job, help out around the house, assist my wife when she needs the help, help out my mom as often as possible, and I try to be there for my brother and friends. OTOH, I will be picking up a new computer in two months JUST to play vidiot games. ~grumbles and shakes my fist~ I blame you, XCOM 2!!!
P.S. - Having said that, I DID get my wife addicted to Diablo 3 and she had my PS3 moved into her office so that she could play Lollypop Chainsaw.
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Uh... Sitting on an improvised fuel-air bomb, just a meter above ground without solid metal structure to protect you while going at some dizzying speed? No, thank you.My mom also had a no motorcycle policy, but that's because she worked in emergency rooms my entire childhood, in the state where Harleys come from, so yeah she's seen things that can't be unseen :-)
I have never been on a motorcycle :-)
My wife's family likes to consider themselves part of the biker culture, but not in a Sons of Anarchy way:-D
Motorcycles are fun. And they are definitely NOT fuel air bombs ... Lack of any protective structure is fair though. Most tragic accidents are due to idiot drivers not the bikes themselves.
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I love that the blog yesterday specifically asked people not to start a million separate threads to discuss it, and already this morning I've seen at least five separate threads about the different changes, admittedly I haven't really poked around to see how many :-)
Still funny stuff :-)