It's like a guy with a machine pistol.

There's something about firearms- the geometry of it all... A tool that projects chunks of metal at supersonic speeds in a straight line? All the components moving in efficient harmony, loading new rounds into the chamber as old casings are expelled?

Oh yeah, there is a problem here... The slide is pushed forwards despite the ejector port being open. I don't know a lot about guns, but I think that means that the slide is on backwards. Ha!

BONUS: Bus 9/19/2013

That guy with the glasses thinks he's so cool, the chameleon is wearing the coat, and the other guy is playing with his smart phone. 

BEDTIME

FRIDAY EVE!

Let us celebrate!

LUNCHTIME: But a post before I go

EDIT: I'm looking at it now and I'm not sure if anyone else is having issues seeing detail, but here's a couple extra images that might help:

BULLETS AND SPACE MARINES

"YOU WANNA PIECEA ME, BOY?!"

People facing right.

Because so many times my characters are facing left!

Also, some Baroness... When they played this live, I nearly fainted.

Such a great song... Perfect song as we leave Summer for Fall.

The Gnashing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfj_Hd2H1LU

Sunday evening, here you go!

Hey.

Cut you up!

That axe guy's axe hand... It bothers me. I didn't fix it because I wanted to maintain the poopy quality of the sketch.

I normally hate anime (I feel like it's boring and lazy and why wouldn't I just read the original source material in graphic novel form?) but have made exceptions for a few things. This week I watched Neon Genesis Evangelion... It started out pretty strong, had a good sci-fi feel, interesting use of religious concepts and awesome robots (seriously awesome robots). But things started to fall apart midway through, culminating in one of the worst endings to anything I've ever seen. The last few episodes were immensely boring and unsatisfying. The conflicts that had been part of the plot for the entire series remained unresolved and the story shifted to pointless content about the state of the character's minds. I realize that the ending to the show has been done and re-done many times by the director, but that's frustrating for me as a user- How many tries do you get to end your story in a cohesive and intelligent way? I was very disappointed by the ending, but I loved everything else. My opinion of anime is sullied a bit further.

Have a nice Saturday.

It's raining.

I'm listening to Death.

BONUS: Bus 9/12/2013

I drew these yesterday, but I was too tired to post them when I got home. So I'll post them now! Expect to hear from me later in the day after I've had a chance to draw something.

It's National Batman Fan Day!

...Which is totally a lie, sorry.

Will people find my blog if it says "Batman" more times? I like Batman. I'm not much of a fan of the American super hero. I do like Batman, though. I like how his unstable mental condition provides a platform through which we can explore the humanity of a super hero and thus relate to him- We're human too! (I guess it's quite an assumption to say that... Forgive me, non-human readers!). I guess he doesn't have superpowers, but I don't really care. I don't care if he's rich or smart or clever or whatever. I do care that he's a total maniac. Batman is cool. Otherwise I'm more into graphic novels and storytelling and other garbage. I'm rambling now... This blurb was supposed to be full of the word "Batman", but I guess I got distracted... Oh, I also like Commissioner Gordon. He's flawed, too. I like all these messed up characters. Batman.

I don't really want to talk about it.

UPLOAD

Can't win 'em all.

I found out today that I probably won't get into my class... 

It was hard, but I'm okay now.

I just need a good night's sleep.

Charon takes the dead across the river Styx.

There's really nothing boatman-like about this picture, but it says "CHARON." and I won't argue with that!

BONUS

Just a page from my sketchbook!

Have a great week.

4:55 PM!

Even though it's 4:53 right now my goal is to have this post done at 4:55!

I gotta hurry!

Update on me n art: I'm still trying to get into a class this semester and it's wicked depressing and/or frustrating. It's miserable oh my it's 4:54 quick post some art!

It's a robot guy and some monster's mouth. 

Okay, I'm posting now.

Off to work.

But first I gotta take a shower.

I really like segmented neck-parts n stuff.

BONUS: Quick sketch

Hmmm.

I'm not sure I like how this ended up. 

Back to the drawing board.

I build it

Just looking at shapes and geometry. 

Here's my first try:

Then I just did it tons of times trying to figure things out.

I ended up with some things that I like:

And here's another thing.

Stuff

Some sketching

I had something else I wanted to show you (and was much more excited about) but when I looked at the scanned file I only had part of the image- the rest was resting out of the SCANNING ZONE!

So you get this instead.

Some girl

Quick sketch. Courtesy to Google for the face I used.

I've been working this album over pretty well. Give it a listen and pick it up if it's your thing. Nice and mellow.

BONUS: Workin' on it

A few things...

By all accounts, my life is good right now...

But I'm still not in the class I was re-waitlisted for, and it's causing me stress. Thursday, the professor said I probably wouldn't get into the class, which was a disheartening thing to hear. I took classes this Summer to be able to take this particular class now, in the Fall, so I could take other classes this Spring.

Because of my negligence (sort of) I now am unable to do that. 

I might just drop it, but I currently have no academic advisor to help me find a suitable solution, and the labyrinth of academic requirement is one I am terrified to traverse alone.

It would also appear that since I wasn't in the class when they processed my financial aid I was not considered a full-time student and I received less money.

The class has a project due soon... Should I do it? I may not get into the class and would end up wasting resources. 

However...

I'm not so concerned about the grade as I am about improving, which means I'll do the assignment for myself and not any professor.

I want to be better.

I have to be better.

Improvement in art is the only thing I crave.

I need school, but it is the only real negative spot in my life currently (only a week in, too! Ha).

Here's some stuff I sketched today.

SO ENDS AUGUST

It is way, way too late.

Ripped out of my sketchbook, totally raw, cook it over the fire first

EXHAUSTION

But a quick post before I fall asleep.

Ashley told me if you add blood to everything it's way better. This next one wouldn't have been the same without her inspiration:

And I get to see Baroness tomorrow! YEEEEEEeeeeeeeeee

EEEEEEEEEE

That's what it says!

Anyway, I had to run a ton of errands today. Buy stuff for the apartment, for art classes, etc. It was uncomfortable. There's a local art store and they offer a discount to students. I checked online and it said they opened at 10 AM. So I planned the rest of my errands around that and took care of the billion other things I had to do. I got to the store at 9:56, and they were closed. Fine. 

But I looked at the door and saw that it said "10ish". Someone had modified it sometime in the past. "Alright," I think, "I'll wait a few minutes."

At 10:20, I left because I was tired of standing there.

I will never go back. 

Anyway, today is a quick post because I have to go to work soon and I spent the morning running errands.

First day of school.

We're talking about tonal theory in one of my art classes.

I painted some tones on this.

None make much sense.

This is why we go to school.

BONUS: Outside.

I was drawing this above while I was finishing up Colors by Between the Buried and Me. I started it while I was running today. It's an awesome CD. Seriously, a large change from Alaska but in an incredibly positive direction. Then , as those last notes were fading away in White Walls I drew the apartment to the left of this. It looked like this:

Goodnight, everybody.

Gonna leave this as is right now.

Done tinkering with this for now. I need to eat something.

I finished Arthur C Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey today. I found it frightening, especially the parts with HAL in the Discovery. All alone with billions of miles of empty space separating you from other human beings...

Science Fiction is awesome.

First day of school is tomorrow... I'm excited, and I hope to learn things that will force me to elevate my craft above the plateau I seem to find myself stymied in.

BONUS: I'm too tired.

Been foolin around on this for about an hour and a half now. It's just not working. I'm going to bed.