Showing posts with label sketch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sketch. Show all posts

Thursday, January 31, 2008

LOST *ambiguous smiley*

I admit, the episode tonight was not too bad, but I'm STILL mad they offed Charlie, and I'm still seething over Mr Eko. The only redeeming character in the show left is Hurley/Hugo, and maybe the super creepy Benjamin. And maybe Danielle. Ugh, too many characters to follow. Actually, they can all go down the crapper. Except Hurley. Just let Hurley go home.

Speaking of which, Jorge Garcia has a blog. On Blogger, no less!

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Baldur's Gate


Another BG portrait, on a whim. I made yet another bard who somehow rolled 95, thus merited her own portrait for the game. Stupendous stick!

Sunday, December 24, 2006

Merry Christmas!

I wish you all very happy holidays this season, and hope you are spending time with your loved ones and enjoying your time together, despite the less-than-white weather on the east side of the country and pretty awful dumps the west was blessed with.




And without furthur ado, here is the year-end round-up. I will probably forget to do this later this week from the miscellany of things to worry about - like getting a car and figuring out what I'll be doing in Chicoutimi after Christmas.

The many things (or lack of things) that happened this year are more or less well documented on my blog. Thus, dear readers (new and old and in-between) can peruse the archives and get the gist of each moment from A to Z - agony to zen.

January
Had weird dreams, and was also introduced to supply teaching at the adult education center. Posted some interesting art, along with a first foray in vectorizing. Douchebaggery continues.

February
Started to regularly supply teach at a school where it felt like total chaos. Most likely not my fault.

March
Stopped supply teaching at the school because it was total chaos. Not really my fault. Also: whining about taxes again.

April
Uploaded some cover songs/music on Tindeck produced by myself on violin and a shitty microphone on a headset. Surprised the bejeezus out of Norm. Somehow a minor internet celebrity stumbles upon this blog. And my brother starts becoming more of a real life celebrity.

May
Start of gardening season because the snow didn't melt until then. More douchebaggery occurs.

June
Actual training for Run for the Cure began, when I could have started earlier. The school year wound down with a good note, with the first foray into supply teaching French for elementary school, involving a violin...?

July
Wrote some short stories, attempting some creativity. Went to Boston! And Waterloo. But Boston! Sorry... Bwawston.

August
Focused on running some more, and attending the third wedding of the summer. Some more vector photoshopping!

September
Sketch that turned into a t-shirt (idea). Ran a bunch more. There was some sort of birthday in there somewhere.

October
Ran the race! Revisited Waterloo with Jorghnassen to help him move in. Hives. :(

November
Went to Montreal for the teacher's convention, and ended up staying two weeks due to being sick and losing my voice. :(:(

December
Spent some time in Montreal to help Jorghnassen become a doctor. ;) On a whim, I answered an ad for a teacher needed in Waterloo, and surprisingly enough I got the job. Now agonizing over getting a used car.

And to end on a cute note, here is a flash game about a bunny. Snow included!

Monday, November 20, 2006

Congratulations, Lil V!

Why won't you go in?
(She knows what this means.)

Happy Birthday Ivo-kun!

I KID I KID!

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Happy Hallowe'en!

I would never do this. Seriously.
Ms C Halloween lolz

As a bonus Hallowe'en thingy, here's a Flash Tub short Jorgh and I really like. Although I don't advise hitting "next" on that page.

Monday, September 25, 2006

Help me Run-da

Go for it! :D Posted by Picasa

Saturday, September 16, 2006

Idea?

Hahahahahahaha I'd never do this. Posted by Picasa


I'm having way too much fun with the paths function.

P.S. Jorgh hates orange shirts. :(

Friday, September 15, 2006

Ugh I knew I did something wrong. Here's the fixed picture. Posted by Picasa

Here's a silly vectorized pic of my sketch. Cheer up! Posted by Picasa

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Fears

When I have nothing else to write about, I usually point out how disgustingly and mopingly unemployed I am. Some people would go absolutely nuts if they have no direct and regular source of income, or not have any sort of plan in mind to do so. And some of you are workaholics who can't sit still.

I know you; you're the ones that I envy, who seem to be able to handle and conquer all things. Invulnerable, courageous and unashamed. Your self imposed weaknesses are but trifles in other people's point of view, and your strengths are infinite.

This is me. I have absolutely zero problem talking to someone face to face to ask for something, but when it's over the phone... forget it.

A second level of fear above that is asking someone for something that benefits me personally. I'd rather do anything else than ask for a favor. I'm certain it's not because I don't want to owe someone, because if anyone asks me for anything I don't hesitate (unless it's ridiculous).

And the most debilitating one of all: I fear rejection or failure from lack of sufficient skill. I'm the type who absolutely finds everything fascinating... to a point. Yes, even sports. But I don't feel like anything near an expert at any sort of thing. (And you're going to say, "But nobody's an expert at everything." And then I'm going to say, "But I'd like to be an expert at just one thing." Then you can counter with, "You have an inferiority complex." And then I'll say, "Oh you're right.)

OK, enough blah. Here's a sketch.

This is you.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Sakura: Where are the fireworks?
Naruto: O-Oh those f-fireworks are nowhere n-near as pretty as-
Shikamaru: What the hell are you talking about?
Naruto: It was in the song, dagnabit-tebayo!
Kakashi: Aaaayyyyeeeeeee!
Everyone else: STFU! Posted by Picasa


[Edit: I fixed a few things but there's still the fireworks to do...]

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Kakashi: Aaaayyyyyyeeee!
Shikamaru: How much longer do I have to stand here?
Kakashi: Until this picture is completed! Yeah!
Shikamaru: [sighs] How troublesome. *TOK* Posted by Picasa

Monday, August 28, 2006

This is what happened when I gave up on that other one. Posted by Picasa

You do not want to know how long this took. Posted by Picasa

Sunday, August 27, 2006

I ended up not really liking my sketch, so I traced the image in Photoshop (vectors). So far I have Naruto doing this weird handwavy thing. Posted by Picasa

Friday, August 25, 2006

A second version of the very rough draft. I added some patterns to the yukatas to give a better idea of the interest in the picture, but it's still pretty bad. Kakashi still looks awful. ... And those eyes.... they're burning holes in my head...! Posted by Picasa

A very rough draft of a picture I wanted to draw, inspired by the Naruto Ondo song. There's not much going on in there, except maybe with Kakashi in the background looking like he's taking a dump on a stage or something. Naruto and Sakura aren't actually pushing each other away, but supposed to be posing like airplanes. And Shikamaru is looking down on his gown yukata thinking, "What the hell is this retarded getup I'm wearing that looks like chicken scratches?" ... Yeah, like I said, it's a very rough draft. Posted by Picasa

Friday, August 11, 2006

Irrational Anger

AARRGGGHHH SOMEONE IS GOING TO F#@$ING PAY FOR THIS!!!!



When I started running like a mofo, I was using the fancy Made in China Pedometer/Chronometer/Assometer to check mainly how long I was jogging for. I was a bit skeptical of the step counter because I noticed it would skip steps for absolutely no reason. I was even more unsure of the calorie counting thing so I ignored it completely (but apparently running for half an hour barely equates a can of soda so now I've mostly given up on junk food).

Anyway, it multiplies the stride (I inputted 75 cm because I can't tell) by the number of steps it miscounts (according to the stupid thing, about 5900) and it spews out the distance. In fact, according to the above diagram from RunningAHEAD.com, I had been vastly underestimating how far I had been running.

So, at most one of the following statements is true:

  1. I have been running about 4.4 km for the last few days.

  2. I have been running about 4.8 km for the last few days, given 10% error.

  3. I have been running about 5.0 km for the last few days, given a ruler, a calculator, Google Maps, and a curvy monitor.

  4. I have been running 5.23 km according to Google Maps and this tool.

  5. Or the most popular: I have not been running any of these distances because EVERY SINGLE GODDAMN GADGETTYTHING IS SHITTING ME.


VENGEANCE

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Metablogging

Since Davy and brem have lately taken some time to explain certain aspects of their blogging activities, I thought I would talk about mine today. Though I highly doubt anyone actually cares about these points because my own blog doesn't sound serious enough to merit such commentary.

  1. I write about absolutely anything. I think this is fairly obvious. My most natural trait is to excessively brood over one topic and then completely change line of thought. On the other hand, there are limits. I don't talk about more personal things beyond feelings and events.

  2. Completely unilingual. This is because I don't actually function in any other language. I'm chinese-illiterate and I can't even carry on a normal conversation with my mum in cantonese. Despite living in the middle of redneck Quebec City, I have very limited french interactions with the community beyond going down to the local pharmacy and buying a lotto ticket when the jackpot exceeds 20 million. Really, it's that pathetic.

  3. OMG don't even think of sticking this thing on a search engine. Being a class A super-introvert and also a highly traceable professional (high school teacher), I am very sensitive to people invading my privacy. I don't mind the random readers or trusted acquaintances and friends who come by (hi!) but I would rather erase this whole blog than let one of my charges get a hold of any of my entries, and with good reason.

  4. Reason be damned! If I think something is stupid, you know I'll say it. If I think something is awesome, then you're free to skip the crude 4-part LOST sketches and follow-ups of why I think Mr. Eko should be crowned as the new king of the LOST island.

  5. No posts because of winter solstice, the beans' sprouting, and the crossing of paths of Mars and Jupiter. I don't have a regular schedule. This is because when I do work, I tend to get cranky and I won't have much to say that is newsworthy. Also mentioned before, I skip writing when I'm in Montreal or otherwise travelling. Then I can come back and whine about it, like Cowtown.

  6. Above all, I write for myself. Yes, I get embroiled in thoughts of "Waaa Jorgh is the only one who left a comment!" and I admit, I'm not a very good responder because I don't actually answer him. But my blog wasn't initially meant to inform, educate, and entertain my readers. In fact, it was meant for me to vent and sound pompous to myself. I am entitled to such a space, and I'll be damned if I'm not going to exploit it!


This degenerated pretty quickly. Anyway, to compensate for this lack of journalistic professionalism, please enjoy the following sketch.

Confused old man???

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Sketch

I thought I would post a sketch that I made a while ago but forgot about. I think it captures the feeling almost perfectly, which is why I like this one. (On the other hand, it is not a very good quality scan.) Posted by Picasa