12th St Church

Church on E 12th Street near Union Square:

Off topic:
Since second grade, or thereabout, I have this unfortunate habit of mixing up "union" and "onion" while reading.  Just something I need to double check myself on because "Union of Guerrilla Fighters" is very different from "Onion of Guerrilla Fighters." (oh, Redwall, you are my childhood...)

Egg Cream?

SG came to visit (two weeks ago, now).  She had an interview for a couple jobs (which seemed to go relatively well: I will be very surprised if she doesn't get hired by both companies).  One interview was in Brooklyn, and, being both ahead of schedule and angry that the bookstore we wanted to wait in did not exist, we stepped into the nearby diner.  I ordered a Cappuccino (still not as good as the Italian's), and SG got an Egg Cream.

What in the world is an egg cream?

According to Wikipedia: "An egg cream is a beverage consisting of chocolate syrup, milk, and soda water, probably dating from the late 19th century, and is especially associated with Brooklyn, home of its alleged inventor, candy store owner Louis Auster. Modern versions of the drink contain neither eggs nor cream, although earlier versions did include eggs in the ingredients."

It was one of the least appealing things I have had the misfortune to consume at table (including my mother's Blue Cauliflower Casserole, circa July 2009)

Gone over to the Dark Side

I did it. I got a Tumblr... watch my life go down the drain.

It's supposed to be a supplemental sort of thing to this blog... more people, less places, etc...

Seriously, if it becomes totally overblown crap, you're welcome to send me a scathing message or two: "where the hell is your art, numbskull!?" "shameless" "integrity = zilch" "mouthwash has better taste than you do"
Etc...

http://adistantroar.tumblr.com

I won't talk as much over there... good thing/bad thing?

Mistborn

Oh, hey, it's been a while.  School was really rough after that last post -- EVERYTHING happened: Anime Boston, portfolio reviews, senior show... I only just started picking up the pieces of myself by the middle of May.

And then Graduation happened just as things started rolling again.

I've had a lot of free time lately as I search for employment, so I should be able to update a little more often.

Sketch: Vin from Mistborn

I reacquainted myself with Mistborn (Brian Sanderson) and have been making my way through the rest of the trilogy.  The first volume is really good and I recommend it to anyone interested in scifi-stuff.  I'm only half-way through the third installment.  The world is fully encompassed in the first volume: you can stop there, or you can see what happens to everyone AFTER the big showdown, which is what I'm doing now.

I was introduced to Brian Sanderson's writing with Elantris (also really good): what really hooked me (besides his excellent and informal grasp on the English language) is the way he is able to create a fully-functional, believable world and environment.  He also makes supernatural elements logical with rules and guidelines to their applications while still being magical and mysterious and everything you love about things not normal.

88 Apples

For class one week we had to make 88 Apples (any media, any concept).  Here are some that I liked (and some other people liked too):

Valentine

Happy Valentine's Day
Howl's Moving Castle

The Cat Returns

Baron Humbert von Gikkingen from The Cat Returns.

Lino-block print.

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I got accustomed to using oil-based ink during the semester.  Now in my spare time I'm using the Speedball water-soluble ink... it's different, that's for certain. 

I've been printing on Ingres ZERK paper, which holds up very well to all media.  The only thing I don't like is how the Speedball ink sits on the paper's surface.  When I sit down to do this again I'm going to choose a rice or similar Japanese paper and see what happens.

Lonely King