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So I'm finally going "Friends Only" with this journal. Not that I plan on posting anything more revealing than what I've already posted (though who knows?). I've just realized that, well, privacy is a good thing, especially when spilling my heart on gender, family and other matters that are dear to me.

So if you've stumbled upon this page and aren't my friend already, just ask nicely and we'll talk. :)

Well, we're on the road! Sort of.

We're in traffic after a failed attempt to get Jelly Babies from the local Cost Plus. Meh. Slightly disappointed but we're going with our Plan B! :D

Lots of pics and shenanigans to come!

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Hey all! T-minus one day until brilliant_snark and I (and the kidlet) meet up with narrativeliving and head to Gallifrey One for the weekend! Eeeeeeee!

I really can't wait. I really need the lovely downtime of a con. And after I get back? Then I'll start prepping for DragonCon! Because I have so much to do for it, y'all. :p Honestly, I feel unprepared for Gally but I'm trying to just soldier on and not take it too seriously (to the point that I stress unduly about things). Anyway, I have some pieces in the art show (one of which I'm still finishing *coughs*) and I'll be volunteering for line control for the Masquerade. (Seriously, the Doctor, the Master and Lucy (and possibly a very frightening little Weeping Angel) all trying to get crowds of folks into some sort of order. This... this has the potential for wacky misadventures. Honestly, I'm still not convinced that the Master should be allowed that much authority. ;P )

I've also emailed The Nerdist regarding this. :D So maybe I'll show up on the Interwebs?

So... Work has officially kicked my ass today and I feel like I'm going to cry. I'm just so tired. I worked a full 9 hours -- an hour of overtime pay at least. And I did 18 drawings, working from, basically, 9:30 straight on (with a lunch break). Just... The back-to-back grind plus a cranky dad who yelled at me for getting up between drawings of his kids so that I could help/ring up other guests who had been waiting (because the cashier was gone for one reason or another) plus the fact that I'm PMSing like crazy... It's got to me.

I need a hug. And/or a drink.

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Anyone who's my friend on either of my Facebook accounts has probably already seen this but here goes... Go Go Galago is live and in the App Store! What is Go Go Galago, you might ask? It's a new game for the iPhone and iPod Touch from Risen Phoenix Studios, programmed by Mark Wolsiefer Jr. and all artwork and animations drawn and painted by yours truly! Click Here to See Go Go Galago in the App Store! And don't forget to rate and comment!

So today is my day off. I've already started dinner in the slow-cooker and have been puttering around a little, mainly watching horror movies on Netflix. Anyone else into horror out there? I just watched 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams and now I'd rather like to watch the original 2001 Maniacs. Apparently it's a classic. As for Field of Screams, it was fun, gory and full of stupidity and stereotypes. Plus it's got Bill Moseley. If you're in the mood for gore and mindless LOLz then this one's for you. Before that I watched The Shrine, which I'd never heard of but ended up enjoying rather a lot -- though the fact that Shawn Ashmore, the guy who played Iceman in the X-Films, played a main character kept distracting me. Just a bit.

Now it's on to The Bleeding House, a 2011 so-called cerebral horror movie which sounds promising. Anyone else have recommendations?

Originally posted by electricdruid at The fiasco continues

So yeah. Home from work today (as my shift was called off due to rain and the shift that the other lead was tentatively offering me tonight would be too short as to be worth the gas to get there) and tired but otherwise good.

I got a LinkedIn invite from an old college friend, a girl who, honestly, is the single most naturally gifted artist I've ever met. She's also a ridiculously sweet person. So I accepted the invite... and now I'm in the throes of a strange cocktail of "inferiority complex" and "must do something with my life!!1!" which, at the moment, is equalling "must do artsy things and be productive today! Go Go Go!!!1!". Whether I end up pissed at myself for not being a better artist or glowing with a new surge of self-esteem by the end of the day remains to be seen.

Anyway, on this morning's docket is a little sketching to warm up and then work on the shadow mass on my Sherlock portrait. Then I'll work on the Sarah Jane piece I'm aiming to do for Gally. (I'm shooting to have a Sarah Jane, a Brigadier and an Eight done before the con!) Prints will be on sale at the con, for those of you who are going!

See, I always worry about letting people down. Right now, I'm specifically worried that I'm disappointing my folks by not hanging around with them more than once every few weeks. They know I'm busy -- usually with work -- but I could hear in Mom's voice (a few minutes ago when she called) that she's sad that, as she put it, time is always short. I really need to sort out when I can get out there Monday because it's her birthday and I know she misses me.

It's weird: I always have this sort of anxiety about getting together for things with my parents even though I love them, I have a good relationship with them and, once I'm with them, I really enjoy myself. I just have anxiety about setting the time aside. I feel like a horrible kid sometimes.

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Sickish again. I think. Honestly I hope I'm just tired but the fact is I'm achey too. On the bright side: Only 3.5 more hours of work today, not including my lunch break. And if things stay calm I might be able to work on one of the three paintings I aim to finish for Gally. :)

Thanks, BTW, to everyone who comforted me during my flail last night.

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