| Lost Comics |
[Oct. 30th, 2008|12:59 am] |
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I've heard of mothers throwing away their son's old boxes of comics, but never a mother throwing away a whole table of their son's original comics and illustrations that have yet to have been scanned into the computer. So when I found out my mom did just that, my heart was beating so fast it probably sounded like one continuous beat.
I can't stay mad at her though. She didn't know what she was throwing away from my old work table. I'm just happy that with enough searching, I managed to find an old, crappy scan of the one illustration that I would have hunted down the pinpoint location in the landfill where our dump truck had unloaded the trash from that day just to find it. Turned out I scanned it months ago to show to somebody and forgot I had deep within my hard drive. Here's hoping that other things get picked up as well.
As for the many comics that never got scanned, well, I guess I can just redraw them even better this time.
On a more brighter note, I redrew the cover to my first book, and I'm really happy with it. I'll be rereleasing it probably in January.
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[Jul. 20th, 2008|08:12 pm] |
I always like to see the best in people, but I'm really having difficulty with this one. Shooting yourself because someone broke your heart and setting it up so they'll find you during your last few minutes alive? Harsh.
The way I look at it though, is that he obviously had issues that needed to be taken care of. He wasn't all there. So when he shot himself last night, that wasn't the person we knew.
Ugh, I feel sick knowing that he let me hold the same gun just a couple of months ago... I still believe that it's the person that does the deed, not the gun, but still...
Anyways though, Kelly, I'll be praying for you. Nobody deserves a traumatic ordeal such as this.
R.I.P. Roy |
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[Feb. 29th, 2008|08:39 am] |
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Freaking triple update today. Three comics for one day on my site. I'm getting closer to comic 400 though, so I'm excited (9 comics to go! March 21st!)
http://www.blueandblond.com
I'm off to now take a nap. Good night, good morning, good afternoon, good freaking day. |
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[Feb. 27th, 2008|12:31 am] |
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You know, thinking too much about what "could happen" can be a waste of energy, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't look towards the future. See what you want, and just hold onto it. If it happens, great! If not, store that little hope in a box and look towards something greater.
Just a cheesy little life lesson that I learned. |
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[Feb. 25th, 2008|01:49 am] |
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Well, I didn't get a chance to head to the beach this morning (curse you, sleeping in!), but I still had a nice, serene day. Hopefully I'll get a chance to go next week. |
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| February Beach Trip |
[Feb. 21st, 2008|01:46 am] |
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It's been a while since I've gone to the beach to meditate.
I think I'm due to go this weekend. Life may not have taken the road I wanted, but I have faith that I'll end up where I need to be.
And yes, you can enjoy the beach without going in the water, for you silly people thinking that's something I would do in the winter. |
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[Feb. 7th, 2008|03:40 am] |
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Don't you hate it when you're not sure if you've made the right decision or not, but know that it's too late to do anything about it? |
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[Sep. 11th, 2007|09:11 pm] |
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Well, my car has been broken into again for the 4th time in two years. Maybe even the 5th, I've lost count. But of course I stopped keeping emergency money in there since it would just get stolen. But when you've realized that an important sentimental item was stolen instead, you wish that you kept 10 bucks in there just to get them to not pay attention to the real important item. |
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| One life goal down... |
[Jul. 25th, 2007|05:05 am] |
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I can die happy now. Gensen, a company that specializes in creating Anime figures has just sent me an email saying that they would like to create a series of Blue and Blond figures. Excuse me while I go off and do my happy dance. |
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| Beach Bum Update |
[May. 30th, 2007|02:50 pm] |
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Aloha! Well, I'm really starting to enjoy it here at the Jersey Shore. I'm starting to meet some new people, and I'm really getting a feel for the area. I'm still waiting for anybody to come up and visit though.
This is officially an open invitation for any of my friends to drop by whenever the heck they feel like.
With that out of the way, I'm really happy that I'm here. I've been getting a lot of work done, plus I've been practicing my skateboarding and surfing quite a bit. Speaking of surfing, check out this sexy beast:
That baby is 7'2" long, and rides really well. I'm still getting used to it though, because it performs a lot different than my old 9-foot board. When I was looking through the store for a new board, I just happened across this one and just knew that this one was the one for me. Sounds cheesey, I know, but it works for me.
The green cottage in the back is where I'm staying at. It took me a while, but I finally managed to clear out all of the spider webs and crap from inside. It's been in my family for over a hundred years, so I'm surprised that it's as nice as it is on the inside.
I've spent every day at the beach so far, which probably shouldn't surprise anyone really. The water is always ice cold, but it's really clean and clear (for once). Unlike the Delaware beach, all of the beach wildlife that I've seen is alive (shouldn't it be the other way around?), and really lively too. I saw a family of horseshoe crabs which was really neat. The surf isn't too bad either, but you have to make sure to catch it during low tide. As soon as high tide rolls in, the waves are pretty much non-existant. But seriously, those low tide waves are worth this trip alone.
I'm thinking about heading over to a bar or nightclub tonight, but the summer season hasn't kicked in yet, so I doubt that I'll find much there on a weeknight. I'm really focused on just surfing this summer, so hopefully I'll meet people through that and take my mind off of other things.
Anyways, this place is just really relaxing, and helping me to relieve stress about certain issues going on in my head, so I'm glad that I'm here.
I hope that everybody else is having an awesome summer so far, and remember- if you find yourself with nothing to do, get your ass up here and go surfing with me ; ) |
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| No Idea What to Feel |
[May. 28th, 2007|01:18 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | The Beach | ] |
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| [ | music |
| | The Little Things Give You Away | ] |
Well, summer's started and I hope it's been going well for everyone. As for my summer, it's been up and down so far.
Right now I'm at a beach house by myself, with my artwork, a (now) broken Nintendo DS, one awesome-brand-spanking-new surfboard, and single for the first time in 2 1/2 years.
Which means I have no idea what's in store for me, but here's hoping a good summer. |
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[Apr. 2nd, 2007|09:15 am] |
Aloha! I know that I haven't posted here in a while, but I just wanted to share my most recent comic with you guys. Why? Because I just completed 300 comics!
Drawing Blue and Blond for the past few years has been my favorite thing to do, so I'm really proud of myself to stick with it, despite the resulting sleep deprevation. For those of you who read it, I hope that you've been enjoying my work as well. And for those of you who don't read it, well shame on you (www.blueandblond.com).
Also I just finished Book Two about a month ago, titled "They Came From the East Coast!!". I'm still working on distribution and everything, so I'll make a post for that when things calm down about it. |
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[Jan. 22nd, 2007|06:30 pm] |
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Bummer. The guy who was going to do the forward for my second book just backed out last minute, "Because he doesn't know what to write about". What the f***? The book is being sent off to the printer in a week, and I have no f'ing forward. Hopefully I can find somebody willing to do something in such a short notice.
ARGH!! |
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[Jan. 9th, 2007|12:01 am] |
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So I've been spending this week putting the final touches on my next book. It's called "They Came From the East Coast!!", and it's coming along on schedule. It will be out sometime in February. |
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[Jan. 7th, 2007|03:18 am] |
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I'm 22, and I'm still a proud fan of Legos. Especially since I found a set with anime hair like my character, Blue |
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[Jan. 3rd, 2007|07:59 am] |
I hate coming home. All I hear everyday is:
1: "Get a haircut"
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2: "Why can't you be more like your little brother?"
I just can't wait to get back to Richmond and get back to cartooning in peace. Just because I plan on having a different career than my brother who's pretty much guaranteed to make more money than my parents doesn't mean that I'm a good-for-nothing-lazy-son. |
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| Today's misery is brought to you by the letter C and the number 9 |
[Dec. 16th, 2006|06:40 pm] |
I have a new least favorite number(s). Anything that ends with 9. Because practically every grade of mine this semester ended as an 89% or 79%. And my teachers won't bump my grade up. They say that grades don't matter in art school. That may be right, but they forget about life around you.
Here's a quick overview. Currently, I have a 2.96 GPA overall. I've had a 2.96 for almost two years now. And I've been trying my hardest to boost myself over that hill. But I always end up with a 3.0 every semester, no matter how much I put into it. For every A that I recieve, I always recieve a C to counter it. So my 2.96 gets closer to that 3.0 mark, but I can never get there by getting a 3.0 every semester.
Getting back to the story on hand, my teachers don't think that art grades matter. But they do. I want to be a teacher's aid, and they might not let me pursue this with anything less than a 3.0.
I also want do independent study for Blue and Blond as well. But guess what? No can do without that 3.0.
Also, if I get that 3.0, then my car insurance will drop by $400. I reaalllly wouldn't mind not having to work to pay that back anymore.
That, plus my mom will stop bothering me about why I can't seem to get the same grades as both of my brothers.
Anyways, I contacted every one of my teachers telling them that I don't agree with the grade, because I feel that I deserve something more for the work put into my finals. But I'm used to this now. It happens every single semester, so I'm wondering why I should care enough to put in this ammount of work just to recieve another freaking 3.0 in the spring semester. An 89% is worth the same grade as a 80%, so I'm thinking about just getting by with the low B instead until I graduate, so that I can spend more time doing what I love and actually see a future in: my cartooning. |
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[Dec. 11th, 2006|10:26 pm] |
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I gotta stop doing this to myself. I keep checking back at the Fairfax County Animal Shelter website, which is where I found my guinea pig Bedhead last year. I know that I can't adopt another one, which is why I kick myself every time I check by the adoptables list out of curiosity. |
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