From inactivity

Hey everyone,

So, further to the biodegradable markers post many months ago. I had a talk with the people who make the polymer I was hoping to use as a casing for the pens, and it turns out it's not actually supposed to last very long. It breaks down after a few months of wear and tear, and exposure to the usual stuff floating round the air stream of a city. Ah well, it was a nice idea. No other polymer I've found is suitable, as of yet.

Sorry for the massive hole in drawing. I admit, I have done something else, but it's just an outline of a character design, and I notice they don't tend to get much attention compared to coloured stuff.

As for why there hasn't been much recently, well, I haven't been eating any brazil nuts for the past month and a bit. What the hell does that have to do with drawing? Well, Brazil nuts are high in silinium (or however you spell it), and that has a beneficial effect on your brain chemistry. Suffice it to say it helps motivate you, and it certainly helps motivate me.

Where I live, the soil lacks silinium, so people over here tend to wear a lot of black and avoid eye contact.

That said, I went out and got myself some more brazil nuts yesterday, and having eaten 5 yesterday and 3 today, the difference is appreciable. I've already agreed to do a design for someone, so that comes before getting anything that's half finished actually done. However, I plan on going back and colouring and finishing a bunch of stuff I should have already.

Also, I've come across a music artist I was previously unaware of. Someone of such immense skill that I regret overlooking one of their previous releases for its album cover art (which is actually pretty funky, btw, it's just very... different).

"she". If you haven't heard of this guy before, now is your chance to redeem all those wasted years in the dark. When I once thought Pendulum, The Qemists, The Prodigy, Virt, Sabrepulse, Animalstyle, Imogen Heap, and a select few others, were all the best of the best, I was wrong.

I used to consider Imogen Heap in a class of her own, and I guess she still is, with those beautiful vocals of hers. She's an amazing singer and composer.

I loved the baselines of Pendulum, the energy of the Prodigy, and the wicked stylings of the Qemists.

Virt and Sabrepulse were great game music composers, chiptune with energy and inspiration. Animalstyle has his own style, and it's pretty wicked too. These chiptune composers were some of the best, I thought, and I suppose they still are.

However, they all come a far back second, to she. I've downloaded all his free music, and will be ordering his newest release album (still back in 2008), Coloris, from japan next payday.

Do yourself a favor of a lifetime, listen to she; shemusic.org