- Anonymous survey on web design pricing - interesting reference for freelancers.

- A few months ago, Jubesfan sent me some adorable TJ&A fan art - I finally got to poke around his gallery, and wow, he's got an impressive cartooning portfolio (the sketchdumps are my favorite).

- Not just for writers: John Scalzi has a great post on "Aspiring Writer Stockholm Syndrome".

- Andrew Newton, a spectacular artist I stumbled upon via DeviantArt, has some work exhibited at Cuadros gallery. For those of us not in the UK, prints are available. Check it out, especially if you like the work of Chuck Close.

- Speaking of DeviantArt, Jim Mahfood set up an account, and has been posting a bunch of amazing quick sketches.

- Diamond in the rough: Violet Epic is a short, silent webcomic by a high school student. The art needs a lot of work, but... it's hard to explain. It's like she's got an instinct for panel-to-panel storytelling. There's noticeable improvement in the space of just 17 pages - I really, really, REALLY hope she keeps drawing comics.

- Via rm: American healthcare at work. Doctor blatantly refuses to care for terminal patient; insurance won't cover medication for pulmonary hypertension. Please help out if you can.

It's finally winter in Austin, which means slathering up with shea butter at night and waking up with a nosebleed in the morning. Chapstick and more chapstick.
The veggie beds have stayed covered the past few days. Our yard looks like one big failed Halloween ghost costume.

Weekend ahoy! Finishing up the website, finishing Chapter 20 art, maybe doing a uStream or two.

Well, okay, just one final and one paper left!

Right now I am chilling in the Knowledge Center, procrastinating on finishing the paper. I spent most of last night writing it, but now I have to give it the good ol' spitshine before turning it in. Also try to add some length to it so I can have size 12 periods (because I'm always paranoid the teacher will notice and I'll be busted). I have a Core Humanities exam in two hours, but that's nowhere near the panicfest of my O.Chem exam this morning. Hooray for staring blankly at the page and praying a miracle occurs.

Sunday evening I'm leaving for back home. It's going to be a packing panic, but I'm sure I can pull it off. My plans for back home? I already have two babysitting deals in my first week home. Thanks, Carrie! Oh, and speaking of sisters, Rachel is having her baby today! I'll update later with big, sparkly text to welcome the little trooper to the world. Shame it'll be a while before I get to actually meet them.

Phew. Finals week can go suck it. At least mine don't go into next week.
Also once the exam is done (and I've seen Princess and the Frog), I should finish Devil Survivor. Haru icon added to honor going for sexy x50 Haru and Gin route. Why is there so little porn of her? She's practically falling out of her dress anyways.

Last week's Lagann-hen's key-animation feature, sorry for the lateness: the Great Gurren Brigade prepares to make Kittan's sacrifice worth something, animation by Akira Amemiya.

This week's awesome key-animation feature: the fake moon transforms into Cathedral Lazengann, as animated by our hero Yoh Yoshinari!

hey guys, i know some people were waiting on it so i wanted to let you all know i finally updated my dumb viral x yoko story:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4448487/7/Crush

thanks for reading

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From urbydizzy. (Planning to write a game script I see, Urbz!):

( MEME TIME )


(UNRELATED: NOTHING LIKE STARTING OUT A GAME BY ROLLING A 2, AM I RIGHT GUYS!?!?)

Title: Whatcha Say // Sierra;Priya [dollhouse]
Artist: Jason Derulo ft. Imogen Heap
Vidder: Ash
Length: 0:33
Spoilers: 2x04
Summary: "Oh, that you only meant well? Well, ofcourse you did." ;Chronicles episode 2x04 as Topher goes through a moral crisis and Sierra faces her greatest fear.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_f2zgafEkA

Enjoy! :)

made for a whedonland mini-fanmix challenge.

DOLLHOUSE 2X06 ICONS

See the rest HERE

Yeah, me neither*! Meanwhile, kittyjimjams had an excellent idea to make crazy fun day!

Comment and I will comment back with a picture of the fictional character that most reminds me of you. Then post the same in your journal.



(I am going to warn you now that each and every last one of you is Panthro from the Thundercats)

( *okay maybe one quick portrait from the 20 ladies series BUT THAT'S ALL YOU GET )


Drew 30 thumbnails for a comic yesterday! WOWWW I'm doing it you guyssss, I'm doing it. Too bad some of them take the word thumbnail seriously and are teeny tiny.
Unfortunately, it is for a story other than the ones I've told you about lately. WHY SO MANY STORIES why

When redesigning the site, I made space for ads to be done through Project Wonderful. However: 1. I can't advertise through PW until I have 30 pages up, and 2. I don't *want* to advertise until I have at least 50 pages up.

So I've got a some ad space sitting empty until about March or so. Sizes are 160x600, 160x160, and two slots for 117x30.

160x600 goes to the right of the news column; 160x160 goes below that; the two 117x30s go underneath the most recent couple of news posts.

If any of y'all would like to submit an ad (which would go to your comic/portfolio/whatever), just post an image (JPG/GIF/PNG, no Flash) and URL here. I'll try and rotate 'em out as frequently as I can. Uh, I guess the only reservations I have are no politics/religion, no furries, and no gross porn.

Tjandamal.com is a pretty low traffic site; it averages between 200 and 300 unique visitors a day. This may or may not change once I start posting comics, so I can't guarantee anything spectacular. Ads will go up along with the site revamp on December 15.

BUT THEY WERE SO CUTE.

*runs away*

That may be one of several pieces of jewelry I bought when I splurged today lskfhlsfhaslf

ONE OF THE MALE TUTORING STUDENTS IS READING BOY MEETS BOY BY DAVID LEVITHAN.

Wow.
then again I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Also I am staying at work even though my 6-7 canceled, because I focus better here than at home. Derp derp.

I had the great idea to fuck around with my friends list because I am a crotchedy old man who hates, and I think I might have removed people I actually like, read, etc, but I don't even knowwww man what should I doooooo
WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE MY FRIEND AGAIN


Also am gettin' comments back in fits and starts. What a strange journey has this all been!


SPEAKING OF ( jest talkin' bout video games, like what it is I always do )


Well! I've spazzed out enough for a day, I believe. Problem with Study Day is that if you don't have to actually study things, the day is pretty much boring as what until you can free enough friends from their slavish academic devotions for a rousing game of twister
and maybe a chocolate malt or two

I'm hungry

I came across this rant about "DOLLHOUSE" in the following ARTICLE. ( Read more... )

Via kyburg: Fair Trade Christmas Gifts.

Via drawn.ca: Cartoonists Are Artists - The post is pretty much preaching to the choir here, but man, look at the lines on those. Especially the drawing of the girl in the black skirt.
That's it, I'm buying one of those Pentel brushpens.

Via quirkybird: Some terrific ink drawings for sale by Rich Ellis

Comic progress is slow like molasses, but the site remodel is coming along great. On track to relaunch on the 13th.

Biked in this morning at freezing, straight into 25mph gusts of wind. I still have not thawed out.

The new site is almost ready to goooo... I just have to make new headers and combine the content of two pages.

KIND OF GETTING EXCITED YOU GUYS

I think I might relaunch on Dec. 13.

On the front page is a list of links - I have a lot under "art/comics" that point to webcomics I enjoy, comic/manga commentators, and artists I like. I don't know if there's some sort of comic-sphere etiquette about this stuff. Is there?

HEYTHERE. On my mom's computer.
My laptop charger is deeeeead.
Agaaaaain.
I might've found a 25 buck replacement on ebay, we'll see. MEANWHILE, I won't be able to post anything. I'll be off and on the internet on my iTouch, so I won't be totally dead. I'll still be active on twitter at least. 8V

GUESS I'LL DRAW MY ASS OFF, MIGHT AS WELL. Without those distracting interweb tubes.
Also, going to reread Sandman for the nth time.

Not so depressing news: I BOUGHT A BRIGHT RED HAT, OHBBY.


I REALLY NEED A NEW COMPUTER. :(

A picspam of Reed's most recent TV appearance on Cold Case


Click on the pic for the spam

Featuring the eyeglasses of sexxayyy.

And in case you've missed it, Picspam of his guest appearance on Castle

So, what is the deal with those snowflake cookies? Is there some type of promotion going on that people can send them for cheaps, because I am seeing some people sending approx. 10000 cookies and given current dollar-to-cookie exchange rates, that would be approx. 10000 dollars. Which is kind of crazy!

Also, is anyone else not getting comment notifications? Or is this is LJ's way of saying GO AWAY AND NEVER CALL ME AGAIN