We've been having some rather fall-like weather around here lately. It's freaking me out a bit. I'm not ready for it to be cold! Didn't summer /just/ get here? Also, the changing weather is giving me headaches.

Boy, things have been busy. The Rent Drama goes on and on and on...still no real resolution. Debts should be paid as of next week, but there's still an unaccounted for $25 that seems to have...disappeared into my landlord's bank account. >:(

If you saw my Facebook status yesterday, you'll know that OMG BSG CAST MEMBERS HAVE MY ART IN THEIR HANDS!!!!11111oneone. Ahem. The explanation is that an illustrator and LJ community moderator Grant put together a very nice 'Thank you from the fans' PDF. Well, one of my BSG illustrations was in the PDF. Recently, he had copies printed up to give to cast members at Cons. Thus, my artwork is in a book that BSG castmembers now have. :) More here.

I've been working on my portfolio (I need a new job SO BAD), but I'm sitting on a lot of it because I'm an endless tweaker and hate presenting something I'm not 100% satisfied with. I'm....close on about 3 digital paintings, though, so expect to see those soon. In the meanwhile, I have another children's book cover.


Where's Winston by ~Madarivian on deviantART

I'm running around trying to get a lot done today, so this will be a quickie post.

Since last week, things have calmed down a bit. I have a new drawing table, although I'm not sure quite wear to put it yet. My roommate is away right now, recouping from wisdom teeth removal. My ex-roommate is moving away today (I'm going to go see her right after I post this) out of state. One of my friends has moved back from Japan. Busy, busy. And meanwhile, I'm still trying to get work done. I've got about 5 unfinished drawings on my plate, and I'm working on writing Feirdhris.

Here's the companion piece to my last posted work...


The Sin-Sational Zaza by ~Madarivian on deviantART

It's been, uh, busy around here. Busy enough that I must activate Bullet Point Mode.

~My old college is a /mess/ right now. Lots of pay cuts and firing and bad decisions being made. I am glad I am not a student, but this is still stressful.

~Went to midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Did enjoy the movie (even if I was left confounded be a few plot choices, as usual). Did not enjoy fighting for a seat in the god-damned theater I paid to be in. Seriously. Anyway, I enjoyed the movie more than the book, but I didn't really like the book. Although, the ending in the book was better. The movie ending was nether exciting or sad.

~Having some problems convincing my landlord I did pay my rent this month. Not fun.

~Last Thursday, my roommate was fired from job in a very stupid, cruel and messy way. Spent an entire day wanting to kick Certain People in the nuts. Might have actually done it given the chance.

~Went to ex-professor's one year old daughter's Birthday Party. Was enjoyable and nice to see a few people I hadn't seen in awhile. It is also nearly impossible to be unhappy surrounded by happy, playing children, even if you're not a kids person (which I am not).

~Tonight I am going to the firing range again. Yay!

~The CEO of the company I work for is getting divorced because he's having an affair with the (idiotic) 24 year old marketing director for the company. Digest that sentence for a moment. Yeah.

Busy busy busy!! I have barely had time for arts-making!

But, better late than never, I present Iago...my character for a Spirit of the Century RP group.


The Incomprehensible Iago by ~Madarivian on deviantART

I am typing this from my desktop, not my laptop!

This ThursArt (which is really FriArt but shhhh) is brought to you by the letter A. A is for aerrin who effectively saved my computer-shaped bacon. Yes. aerrin? Yeah, here's your IUO coupon, redeemable whenever for whatever. I'm not sure what I can do for you, but you have but to ask! (I can do arts stuff, I think, that's an option).

ANYWAY, because of the wonderfulness of having my computer back...I can post with greater ease! Behold, artwork!

( Worlds of Blizzard Theme Park Design )

Hello!

Yeah, yeah. I know...I don't call, I don't write...I don't even post art anymore. I'm a bad person.

Well, bad at social networking, maybe. I didn't quite go away, I've still been around various social networking sites. Lurking. Reading! But not so much with the posting/updating. Some of this is that I'm lazy (not new news, that) and some of this is simply computer issues. I'm using my laptop for the internet these days, until I get a hold of a Win XP Pro CD or suck it up and buy one. I'm grateful to have the laptop....but it makes me extra lazy about internet things. (P.S. aerrin, your old Gateway Solo says "hi").

The other thing is...I don't really have much to say. The amount of time I spend of things has stayed about the same. Most of my High School days where spent in school (surprise) and the rest of my time taken up by art projects and Roleplaying (and those weren't mutually exclusive). The amount of time I spent at my College was about the same as High School. Only over the course of four years art projects took all my time away from Roleplaying (College pretty much ate my free time) and whatever time was left over was spent with classmates, still. Now? As High School was replaced with College, College was replaced with my job (my job doesn't get capitalized, it doesn't deserve the honors). Not-job time has become playing World of Warcraft and personal/professional art projects.

Now, I've stopped posting artwork...but that doesn't actually mean I've stopped /working/. In fact, this weekend I'm hoping to finish my very first comic issue. This took a /lot/ longer to get even a little off the ground. It's been in progress for about a year now, and the actual book took about 5 months to complete. (5 months, by the way, is way too long to spend on this. Team-made comics are made monthly, and David "I do it all myself" Mack usually takes 2-3 months). So, hopefully I'll find a way to shorten the time this takes...or I'll be doing this for the next 6 years. And I tell you...I don't have that long of an attention span.

I will be sure to say something when the first issue is "done". I use quotation marks, because I'm sure I'll go get some feedback and make some adjustments. I probably won't be posting more than a snippet online, but I'll be passing around 'beta' copies to anyone interested.

In totally unrelated news, it's effing hot here. And I'm ok with that. Down with winter!

And in slightly less, but /still/ unrelated news, my Mourning Dove has new baby birds again. They are v.tiny. Like, the size of my thumb. And right next to me. I should probably endeavor to take pictures sometime, because it's a bit surreal. Currently, it's mealtime for the birdies.

Uhm, as soon as I get my computer back up and running...I will be posting a celebratory image! Until then...WORD.

I broke my computer. :(

Well, holy crap! I just realized it's Thursday! I...have nothing to share. Frankly, I shouldn't even take the time to write this. But my hand is starting to cramp bad from drawing. :( Alien architecture is a real pain.

Gah, deadline Sunday! Must...go...work......grrhghn.

And as those who download their TV can finally experience the finale....


The Search for Earth by ~Madarivian on deviantART

The last image in my series of Battlestar Galactica images. It was the best series I've ever watched, in it's ups and downs, and while it wasn't perfect...it was amazing and inspiring. It's hard to grasp that it's come to its end - and what an end it was!

Here's to the best ship in the colonial fleet! Cheers.

Kinda avoiding the internet to avoid spoilers still...so a real quick post as promised....



Starbuck and Longshot by ~Madarivian on deviantART

So, I had meant to post this two weeks ago. But two weeks ago work opened its ugly maw and tried to swallow me. Things are much more under control now, but I have learned that I really need a new job. Like, I need to GET OUT. Preferably before everything falls apart and/or everyone ditches.

Whew. Other than the job stress, my life has been uneventful in just about every way. So, I guess two weeks of silence didn't change much. Ah well....let us skip to the art.


Starbuck and Apollo by ~Madarivian on deviantART

End of BSG tomorrow. :(

...keep an eye on this space for the next two days .