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user-inactivated  ·  2417 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: August 16, 2017

Life

Not gonna lie. Just kind of going through the motions at the moment, taking things one day at a time. I've been trying to break my status quo for years now and I'm kind of burned out. There are two job applications that have been sitting next to my computer for over a month now that I haven't been motivated to fill out at all. They'd be a change of scenery, but other than that, that'd be about it. Work wise, it'd be more of the same for probably less pay than what I'm making now.

I'm being frugal as a mother fucker lately, not because I'm saving up for anything big, but because I'm not really motivated to buy anything. With the exception of food and gas, I'm not spending money on anything, just hoarding it away. I'm really tempted to call up my comic shop and have them cancel my pull list but I don't really want to do that because they're a small shop, good owner, and I feel like I'd be letting them down. The only thing I spent money on this past month or so, was I went on an outing with a friend to a museum, had barbecue, and then bought a few $1 comics at a local comic shop and it was a fun time, but man, buying shit seems to be not as fun as it used to be.

Drawing

I need to go out and get more cardstock. I'm running out. I guess that's what happens when you start a piece, fuck it up, and start over again. Shit's harding than it looks, even when you don't care that much about how things come out. Composition and flow? Colors and lines? Stuff's hard. That How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way book doesn't really strike me as a keeper. Compared to other art books I've seen, Youtube tutorials, and what I've learned from lectures, it's more of a primer really or something you can go back for a quick refresher. Unless Dala wants to keep it, I'm gonna put it in our donation pile.

Cars

There's a guy in our area with a First Generation Subaru Impreza that's been lifted and outfitted with offroad tires. It A) looks badass and B) reminds me a lot of the AMC Eagle with the way it stands right now. I've been secretly hoping I run into the guy somewhere so I can ask him about it.