perevision

Now that I'm in a position to notice, the Ouran version of the Mozart sonata really is rather refreshing. The Nodame & Chiaki version seems more dramatic and emotional.

Moving on to other things I'm not very good at, am going back to my RK fanfic (the het one; the yaoi version set in the same 'verse seems to have stalled, on account of my complete failure to write a convincing escape scenario). Also, recent Tsubasa chapters seem to have kick-started me into writing another Eagle fanfic, a much longer one structurally based on my Ficpod for him. We'll see how that works out.

To dear, dear people still expecting cards: I'm so, so sorry. I'm working on them--I have drawn them and am working on two of them as I speak. I've just run into so many random things this year that I'm worried they will now be Easter cards. =_=

Omg Maurice Sendak is being interviewed on the NY Times Book Review Podcast!!!

*geeks out*

( unrelated mumblings )

"Envy is a gadding passion, and walketh the streets"--Francis Bacon

The new Vimto Jammie Dodgers give English Breakfast tea a very strange taste.

I keep reading books as I catch sight of them. There's three in my toilet, two in the living room, two on my drafting table, four on my desk, two in my bed and an innumerable number around the rest of my bedroom. As I get busier I just snatch up the nearest book to hand whenever I have a bit of spare time.

I am very excited; have a job as a storyboard artist! £100 for 7 scenes. Funny how these things come out of the blue; hopefully it'll lead to more jobs.

Free Range exhibits have opened! My friend Rachel is of the opinion that one could save an amazing amount of money by just buying monthly travel cards and going to art show openings every night. Free wine and food!

Well, back to work.

Sorry, can't think of a quote right now. =_= Have now been up for...oh, only 24 hours. Actually that's not so terrible.

Anyway, the animations are done! I still haven't learned to embed Quicktime, but here are some more screencaps.
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News for today:

"I reach you as a fish on the hook is pulled in by the line." Michelangelo Buonarotti

The pesky boy cravings seem to have returned. Will take a page out of Christian Bale's book and channel them into a more profitable use of energy. For example, sculpture! Or I should say modelling.

( Puppet pieces )

These fits of moroseness have been coming more often lately; I blame my rl friends (so convenient :P) Jamie just got back together with Tom, Jen aeonfluxus and Harold are now engaged (actually they announced it over a month ago; I just forgot to post about it), Courtney's moved in with Aaron...oh, I'm just being stupid.

Bed. Tomorrow I can scan puppet heads! ♥

My cousin arrived today; am no longer master of the house *pout*

Have been in some weird creative frenzy the past couple of days. Possibly has to do with jetlag--am up every day at around 5 to 7 am, which would be fine in a country whose sunrise is 5 am, not 8. =_= So am doing the worst thing advisable when living in a closed-up winter house. Oil painting!

( artbabble )

Also, some icons of photos from my trip to the Philippines.

Finally got around to Pompeii in History of Art. Dr Tidman spoke about the rest of Pompeii, that larger part which hasn't been unearthed yet, and the various reasons why: preservation, lack of funds, not done finding out about the rest of it, etc. Took some pleasure thinking about some of the town still unmarred by tourists or excavators. It reminded me of Euspasia in Invisible Cities*: "...they say that in the twin cities there is no longer any way of knowing who is alive and who is dead."

So I was inspired enough to do a few little fripperies of my own.

( sketch and snippet )

*I really want to categorise the cities, just for my own OC pleasure (but also for the upcoming Senior Design Project). Must remember to post that here when I do it.

If all written works were anonymous by decree, would you still collect what you perceived as your favorite author? Would you want to know who wrote your favorite books? If you were the writer, would you prefer anonymity or would you want to put little clues in your books for readers?

. . .

In other news, I've been feeling floaty and disconnected, and finally realised what was wrong: I haven't done anything creative for days. Just went out in the freezing cold and spraypainted a canvas. My fingers and nose are smudged with blue but I feel better already. As soon as the thing's dry I'ma make something, dammit.

Holy CRAP why am I still awake.

Updating Greek boys comic: made a journal to track its progress, for no good reason. Also worked on Wicked fanart; Red is now red, and partly filled in. Also did homework for Graphics, Illustration and Animation.

See, if I started working at 10 am instead of 10 pm I would not now be looking for my brain. And the base of my spine is owwie. Boy, if my body was a temple I'd have been struck by lightning years ago.