Doodle
gel pen and gel marker on 90lb Stonehenge paper
7 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches
As if we haven’t had enough of this crap, it’s now raining and sleeting and snowing, all at once.
Month: February 2007
Instant Review: New Pens
Doodle
gel pen and gel marker on 90lb Stonehenge paper
7 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches
I used a combination of RoseArt metallic gel pens, RoseArt ColorSharp metallic markers, and Sakura Jelly Roll pens. I really love RoseArt’s metallics. They’re nice and smooth and opaque, and they’re acid free. I’m disappointed in the Jelly Roll pens, though. The ink is glittery with a light colored suspension, like cheap nail polish. The pigment isn’t very dense, and with the glitteriness, that means they don’t scan well at all. I ended up having to blur the image to knock down some of the glitter, so that even a small amount of color would show. I upped the contrast and saturation as much as I could, but anything more than this would blow out the parts of the image that are already bright and clear. It’s a pity, because even with its problems, the original image is nice.
The best part, though? The teal beehive hats! I think those may make a return appearance at a later date.
Sunrise Over Wright Quad
I’m supposed to be going to a party tonight, but the weather is still behaving badly, so I doubt I’ll make it. I’ve had enough of this freezing rain, sleet, and snow crap, thankyouverymuch.
Thought is like a little boat upon the sea
Doodle
gel pen on 90lb Stonehenge paper
7 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches
I usually doodle in front of the television. This evening, as I was getting out my pens, that stupid Cheerios commercial with the Donovan song came on. I adore the song in the commercial, but I’m kind of disgusted that it’s being used to pimp a breakfast food. O ick.
Anyway, if you aren’t familiar with the song, give it a listen. It’s very nearly perfect in every way, I think, and you can probably see why it appeals to me. Little boats and circles and all… There really is a method to my madness.
Little pebble upon the sand
Now you’re lying here in my hand
How many years
Have you been here?
Little human upon the sand
From where I’m lying
Here in your hand
You to me are but a passing breeze
The sun will always, shine where you stand
Depending in which land
You may find yourself
Now you have my blessing, go your way
Happiness runs in a circular motion
Thought is like a little boat upon the sea
Everybody is a part of everything anyway
You can have everything if you let yourself be
Tales of the Weird
To cap off a consistently craptacular week, this morning I overslept, scratched my eye, cut my finger, then got to work late. Then, I realized I’d left my billfold at home, and had to run home and get it. Here’s the interesting part: when I got home, I noticed a large, turquoise and chrome Dodge Ram truck parked in the spot in front of me. Hmmm. I took a close look at it, and sure enough, the US flag in the back window has now been replaced with a Century 21 ad, complete with Katrina-the-former-land-monster’s photo, name, and contact info. WTF?! Why is Katrina’s truck in my apartment complex’s parking lot?
Creepy.
Damn You, Windows!
Today started off much better than yesterday. When I got to work, the escalators were turned on. Yay. No hauling my ass up gigantor steps. It quickly went down-hill, though. Last night, a Windows patch was installed. This morning, half my keyboard did not work. I had to reboot several times before the problem resolved. And then I realized that the Windows update b0rkened OCLC. Since I, and most of my coworkers, cannot do any actual work without OCLC, this is sort of a biggie. Fucking bastards!
February Sunrise
The one thing I hate about winter is the lack of light. The long nights and grey days really start to bother me after awhile. About this time of year, because I’m up early in the mornings, I start to see the days begin to lengthen. It’s not much, yet, but every little bit helps.
I no longer have a long drive east in the early mornings, which is probably just as well. I miss the sunrises, but with daylight saving time, I wouldn’t have gotten to see them anyway. And, guess what? DST will be starting even earlier this spring! On March 11, I believe. I guess I’ll just add that to the long list of things that I’m cranky about. It could be worse. At least I work on the one floor that has lots of windows.
Another Damned Doodle
Doodle
gel pen on 90lb Stonehenge paper
7 1/2 x 5 5/8 inches
Just to cap off a perfectly irritating day, Mr. Upstairs is rightthisminute jogging on his treadmill. While listening to some sort of thumpety-thump rave music. Also, the front hallway smells like pee.
Calgon, take me away!
Miss GrumpyPants
I’m grumpy today. Not for any reason in particular, but because of a million little things. Or maybe I just got up on the wrong side of the bed. The irony is that the number one thing on my It’s Making Me Grumpy list is that The Grumpy is not wearing off. I said “Hrmf!” to my boss, who asked me, “I that a one-hrmf or two-hrmf?” So, which even-toed ungulate is it, the dromedary or bactrian?
Okaythen! I’ll leave y’all with the the full-size, unrotated version of yesterday’s photo.
I’ve Got My Cranky Pants On, Bay-BEE!
The people around me are getting on my last nerve. It’s not their fault, I’m just grumpy as hell. However, if Mr. Belt and Suspenders doesn’t shut the fuck up, I may cry. Seriously. When he got here this morning, he announced to his cube neighbor that he’d slipped twice on the ice this morning, his knee was swelling, and he was going home after it warmed up enough for the ice to melt. He’s retold the story a total of six times–and counting. It’s like he’s on an endless loop or something. Someone please make it stop!
And maintenance folks changed the locks on the escalators, so now our keys won’t work in them. I doubt we’ll get replacements, because we weren’t technically supposed to have keys, anyway. I don’t mind stairs, but climbing giant escalator stairs at 6am is not my idea of how to start off one’s day.
I woke up with a sore throat this morning. Usually, when that happens, it goes away after awhile. Only, this time, it’s getting worse. Fucking bastards! I used up all my time off last week, because of the goddamn fucking weather, so I can’t take time off. And, I’m supposed to be training a new student this afternoon, so I couldn’t go home even if I wanted to.
Oh, and it was foggy all night, and cold enough that everything was icy this morning. Roads included. The worst, though, was the fog ice on my car windows. That stuff is impossible to scrape.
red paper boat 