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Time Traveling

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I am getting into the frame to finally give my time travelers, Clement and Rosalie Skitt, their own comic.  And then I saw, in my RSS feed, a picture from the amazingly inventive and fantastic Miguel Marquez’s Outside.

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What could I do but scour the internet for more evidence of time traveling.  My first stop, was my favorite convenience store, the Echo Park Travel Mart.  After which I spent some time reading up on all the Evidence that Time Travel Is Happening All Around You (on i09). Which led me to The Mystery of John Titor-the realest time traveler the web has known yet.  Go and read, ’cause it’s fascinating!

Sock Dreams

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Years ago, when I wore clogs and Birkenstocks under my slightly too long jeans, I loved socks.  I had them all, fuzzy, toe-socks, rainbow, argyle and chunky knits.  Then I changed my whole style; started wearing skirts instead of pants, and suddenly, my sock collection didn’t quite work.  I needed knee socks, or over the knee socks, or tights or fancy secret lingerie for my feet.  And I wasn’t going to find them.

I got lucky a couple of times in the sock section of mainstream retail stores, but soon, I couldn’t find anything that would cover my fat calves.  Partly because I’m a big girl and partly because I really enjoyed the calf rosie machine at my highschool, my calves are about 18.5 inches round the middle.  No store around here was going to help me rekindle my sock love and buying online was too risky, what with not being able to do any type of stretch test.  Enter Sock Dreams – Unique Comfy Colorful Sexy Socks.

I found Sock Dreams while searching for tights.  I figured there had to be a pair of tights out there that were more like footed leggings than sausage casings.  I mean, that’s what hosiery feels like to me when hopping into it in the morning:  sausage casings.  My search lead me to Sock Dreams where I not only found the closest thing to footed leggings I could imagine (Signature Cotton Tights by Foot Traffic), but also knee highs and over the knees that could accommodate my fat calves.

But selection isn’t what makes Sock Dreams so amazing.  Almost every pair of socks, stockings and tights on Sock Dreams has a descriptive blurb about how well the socks fit on a variety of models, how much they stretch and whether they stay up or no.  Sock Dreams  does the stretch test for you!  My first shopping trip was like wandering through wonderland, and my first delivery was fast, fitting, and perfect.  If you love socks, if you’ve never found the right sock, if you are skinny or curvy, Sock Dreams will have something you will love.  That is all.

Owls

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owlelderOne early morning, after it had been raining quite a bit, we drove by a puddle and two stocky little birds flew out of it.  It happened so fast, but I was sure they were owls.

Months later, early in the morning, we were stopped by a dopy looking little Eastern Screech Owl, sitting motionless on the road and blinking blearily at the headlights.  He flew away eventually.

I know there are owls in Florida; I’ve listened to them at night.  But they are an unseen thing.  This is not the case in my new neighborhood.

Penelope Sea – a little older

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While Penelope Sea’s look was originally inspired by a toe-headed portrait of me that my mother had hanging on the wall, it looks as though she’s growing into my niece.

Mermaid

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I accidentally draw a lot of mermaids.  It’s a way to vary the constant repetition of human faces.  I think I should start forcing myself to draw more animals.

Anyway, after the jump because NSFW for boobs.

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ISIS Attacks Nimrud, a Major Archaeological Site in Iraq – NYTimes.com

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ISIS Attacks Nimrud, a Major Archaeological Site in Iraq – NYTimes.com.

I had read bits about the destruction of artifacts, but this really got to me.  I studied Nimrud in both art history and ancient history courses.  It’s nothing like having seen it, I know, but now that’s not even a possibility.

Contrast

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Color my house

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Painting the exterior of the house is on our five year plan, along with getting a driveway (it’s true, we have none at all).  I have a habit verbally and gesturally describing my vision in a way that no one I know seems to understand, so I’ve taken to making mock-ups.

Eventually that green lawn-ish weed patch to the left of the side walk will be completely filled with mounds of flowering ground cover and low bushes.  That’ll help cover up the vent pipe too.

I love green. I’ve already painted my front screen door green, and there were some awesome green colors in 1950s exterior paint ads, but there are two other houses on the street (one directly across) that have taken advantage of green.  I suppose I’ll have to be content to have green walls on the inside of the house instead of the outside.

Writing assistance

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I am planning a writing holiday; a week long stay-cation dedicated to getting some writing done.  This spring has felt exceptionally devoid of holidays and vacations and I have at least three stories that I’ve started and not finished.   I also have a lovely library slash dining room/office that makes working on the computer very enjoyable, indeed.

To get in the right frame of mind I am considering some software specifically developed for writers.  The first, Qiqqa is a free resource for PDF and research management.  It might be more suited to my academic writing persona – with PDF management, highlighting and reference lists.

Sigil can help turn what I have into an ebook layout (also something I was thinking of).  There are a few other recommended programs on Techradar that look interesting. Then there is Scrivener,  which is $40 after free trial, and offers a complete writing studio.  I first heard about this on a author’s blog who was describing the detriments of Word.  I am intrigued by the bulletin board function.  The notebook, looks a lot like how Evernote is laid out and functions.  I make heavy use of Evernote already.

If you are big into concept mapping or brainstorming, like I am, then you might want to start with free mind or bubbl.us.  The host of Scrivener, Literature & Latte, also has a list of other resources divided up by OS.  If I pick something, I will let you know.

Happy New Year

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Lunar, that is.  A little late, but, technically, I do have the whole year.YearofGoat

Out on the hill

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the lights flash and there are no shadows…

or, there are no shadows because I forgot to put them there…

or whatever.

Water coloring

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When I have a grand drawing idea I usually pencil it out and then scan it so I can put more nuance into it than just inking allows.  I sketched this lady so long ago, I am not sure what the grand idea was.  Now it is colored.

After jump ’cause NSFW for boob.

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Anime inspired

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You can tell right?

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Brother Jonathan and friends

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The U.S. is particularly rich in national personifications.  Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty are well known to most of us, but what about Columbia and Brother Jonathan?

Brother Jonathan in striped pants, somber overcoat, and Lincolnesque stove-pipe hat, as drawn by Thomas Nast.
Columbia wearing a warship bearing the words “World Power” as her “Easter bonnet” (cover of Puck, April 6, 1901).

Brother Jonathan, representing New England, came into use during the war for independence and would eventually be supplanted by Uncle Sam who would later represent the entire nation, rather than just the government.

Columbia, representative of the 13 colonies was in use since the 1730, and only fell out of use around WW I when images of Lady Liberty were more common.

Johnny Reb, it should be no surprise, arose during the Civil war along with his counterpart Billy Yank.

We’ve got a whole family of characters; I am almost inspired to do a family reunion comic.  It could be reminiscent of Hetalia, ’cause I love that show, but not WW II based.

 

Three Ring Circus

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