Sunday, May 20, 2007

Uhm…hi…
Sorry I haven’t updated in over a week…I know I know, I have no excuse… ^^;


To be honest though, it’s been a slow week. I have been working mostly. And uhm…that’s it. Pretty much.

Last Monday I went up to new Eltham to get two new watch straps. The dude who does this has this tiny lil hut next to the train station, but he does like…everything. He repairs shoes, he cuts keys, he PROGRAMMES keys (for cars and stuff), he does dry cleaning service, he replaces watch straps and watch batteries…the dude is a jack of all trades. He managed to fix my Doctor Who watch which I’ve had for ages. It was about time I got a new strap for that. ^^ unfortunately he was unable to fix the strap on my Timex Expedition watch, cuz its an awkward make, and requires a special strap…double unfortunately, Timex no longer market my watch. >.< luckily my dad was able to talk to some people and has ordered two new straps for me. So that should be ok. ^^

I also went to the library to see if they had Watership Down, but they didn’t. >.<

On Wednesday I got this lil gadget that’s supposed to allow me to record music from my minidisc player onto my laptop. I need to transfer all my music because my minidisc player is on its last legs, and minidisc technology is practically obsolete in the face of mp3 players. So I need a way to transfer all my stuff from minidisc to computer, and then I’ll be able to move it from computer to MP3 player at some point in the future. Unfortunately (yet again…Unfortunately seems to be the word of the day today) the software wouldn’t load properly on Midori. >.< which is a pain in the ARSE. Hopefully something can be sorted soon.

Friday I went up Eltham Post Office to send some stuff to America via airmail. I also stopped off in the art shop and bought myself some more ink pens, the type I use for comics and stuff. ^^ just so I wont run out in America.

Speaking of which, it is now only 6 days (including today) until I leave for America…which makes Wednesday (possibly Friday if I'm busy) my last post for a while. ^^; I can’t believe its come round so fast! I'm really looking forward to it though. ^^

This week I’ve been reading through Saikano again… for those of you who don’t know, Saikano is a 7 volume manga about a boy whose girlfriend becomes the Ultimate Weapon, and is ultimately about their relationship as the world comes to an end… Moving, Romantic, Dramatic, Adult and Funny in equal measures, it is my FAVOURITE manga of all time. I can tell you this because sometimes it takes me a while to get into a manga I haven’t read for a while, but Saikano I picked straight up and started reading on Tuesday. I'm now on vol 4, and will be finished by the end of the week. I know whats going to happen and I know how its all going to end, but its still a gripping read, and it will keep me captivated until the end. I'm especially looking forward to reading vol 4 on my lunch break tomorrow. Vol 4 is my fav volume of the lot. ^^

If you don’t pick up another manga title this year, pick up Saikano by Shin Takahashi. You wont be disappointed. (though I must warn you, it is for older, more mature readers, if you catch my drift…)


Also this week, my good friend Paddy B (whom I went to see Jimmy Carr with) asked me to design a tattoo for him! ^^ He wanted a Harp (As in the musical instrument) tattoo on his arm, and asked me to knock out a few concept designs for him. I'm crap at drawing instruments, but I'm pretty pleased with how they came out. I hope Paddy likes em too. Heh. I did em whilst watching “Once Upon A Time In Mexico” which is a great movie, and stars to of my fav actors, Johnny Depp and Antonio Banderas. ^^ good stuff. Today I ended up watching the last half of Casablanca, the old 1942 black n white war movie starring Humphrey Bogart…. Its actually very funny. ^^ you should see it, I can see now why it’s considered one of the great classics…

Uhm…that’s all from me this week.

I’ve actually got a comic for you guys today! But first, I wanna point out this art work that a friend of mine on DeviantArt did for me…its some Chibi Darke Days FANART! ^^ by my good friend Inoshishi-chan. ^^

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/55509744/


I think its awesome!!! Check it out!



Okay, on to todays comic…something was wrong with me when I made this…I decided to add colour and tones!!!




I had so much fun doing the line art for this one. It amused me greatly. ^^

Welp, that’s it from me today. My next post shall be my last regular update until I return from America. ^^ take care my friends!! I leave you with a quote from “Once Upon A Time In Mexico”



Agent Sands: "El, you really must try this because it's puerco pibil. It's a slow-roasted pork, nothing fancy. It just happens to be my favorite, and I order it with a tequila and lime in every dive I go to in this country. And honestly, that is the best it's ever been anywhere. In fact, it's too good. It's so good that when I'm finished, I'll pay my check, walk straight into the kitchen and shoot the cook. Because that's what I do. I restore the balance to this country. And that is what I would like from you right now. Help keep the balance by pulling the trigger."

El Mariachi: "You want me to shoot the cook?"

Agent Sands: "No. I'll shoot the cook. My car's parked out back, anyway."



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