House! [05 Sep 2008|02:29pm] faelad [ mood | accomplished ] Our offer on our "first choice" house has been accepted! We're now beginning the fun of inspection, closing, etc. It'll be really wonderful to not be living at my parent's house anymore. Though it has been mostly lots of fun being here (since late June), we're really ready to be in our own space and have all of our stuff out of the POD. I just want this to all be over, so that we can start to have a (relatively) normal life again. 7 comments|post comment

Google Crom! [05 Sep 2008|07:50am] the_gneech [ mood | amused ] Random REH Reference FTW! -The Gneech 4 comments|post comment

Blurgh [04 Sep 2008|08:56am] the_gneech [ mood | sick ] Con crud. Uck. Buddha's the healthiest one in the house just now. -The Gneech 17 comments|post comment

I'm almost wishing for one. [04 Sep 2008|10:30am] superba [ mood | miserable ] You know Sunday night work-dread? I get that every night, at the moment. I think I need to bite the bullet and just sign up with agencies now. It's the only thing that is going to get me moving. I just wish I had some idea of which direction I want to move in, and how to articulate it. I don't want to be getting calls about jobs that are identical to the one I already have (which is exactly what happened last time). Do agencies understand the shades of grey between "experience" and "change", I wonder. Just because I've been doing this for an age doesn't mean I want to continue doing so, that is why I have come to see you: for a change. I don't want to end up entering fucking data for my entire life. Added to this, is that I regard job agency employees like I do estate agents. They irritate me. I'm sure they aren't all flashy and false, but I'm not sure I have ever personally met one who wasn't. I just wish the whole process wasn't so clouded in bullshit. ------ I dreamt of the zombie apocalypse this morning. I wish I would dream more from the zombie point of view, but alas I do tend to be a human, barricaded in somewhere, fighting off the hordes and panicking. We had run out of food and I was running around this big town house we were in, trying to find anything at all edible. I know where this came from, as in Monster Island (nearly finished it now) the zombies sense a lifeforce in every living thing, and feel euphoric when they consume it* (and it stops them from rotting so quickly). Anything living, like grass and trees. I think I was looking at paper in my dream though, strangely. Anyway, the food shortage soon became the least of my problems, as the zombies broke our barricades down, and I was fighting them using fireplace pokers I found. Ramming the poker into their temples, ergh. Then a couple started talking (obviously the Gary influence) and I freaked out. They surged forward... and I woke up. It rattled me a bit but thinking back now, it was pretty cool. I hope I get to make a zombie film one day. *I love this idea. New spins on how zombies work are always welcome, and this especially is kind of beautiful, in my opinion. They see a golden shimmer around the living - how bright and beautiful it is depends on the size of the thing - like an aura, I suppose. The need to consume it is like a drug. The undead ate all the grass in Central Park, in the book. It's a simple enough idea but when you really mull it over, it's terrifying. Once they couldn't find any more humans, they scooped up handfuls of grass, and the bark from trees and ate that instead. Horribly brilliant. 3 comments|post comment

This One's For sirfox... [03 Sep 2008|01:09pm] the_gneech [ mood | nerdy ] ( Gnobody gnolls, the troubles I seen... ) In case anybody's nuts enough to have been paying attention to the minutiae of these posts, you may notice that weapons, armor, and a few other things have been drifting around. This is because as I've gotten further into the project, I've found better ways to handle certain things, as well as problems with some of my initial work. This game design stuff is hard! -The Gneech 4 comments|post comment

my racing heart. [03 Sep 2008|09:31am] superba [ mood | exhausted ] I can't do hangovers at work anymore. Oh god. 4 comments|post comment

Vacation Report :) [02 Sep 2008|10:48am] the_gneech As many of you know, I have been on a vacation from the comic strips, and that included a policy of "no strip-related stuff at Dragon*Con." No workin' tables, no sitting on panels, etc. As such, this was the first Dragon*Con in a few years that I simply wandered around looking at costumes, trolling the dealer room and exhibitor halls for bargains, and sitting in the audience at panels instead. I got to see and talk to Joel Hodgson, Frank Conniff, Trace Beaulieu, George Takei (including congrats on his impending nuptials), Walter Koenig, C. Martin Croker, George Lowe, and Adam West. I also met Sherrilyn Kenyan, whose books I'm honestly not interested in but who was super-nice and a real class act of an author; I got some killer bargains in the dealer room ($60+ worth of Conan RPG stuff for $15 — score!) and had a picture taken of myself giving bunny ears to a dalek. In short, I had a fun, relaxed, geeky weekend. :) However, it wasn't totally without evidence of my work. In the conbook was an advertisement for AnthroCon that included my art. I also had a few random people whom I'd not met before recognize me in the crowd and tell me they were SJ fans, which is always nice. :) Anyway, this vacation has been very good for me. I think the strips break is going to last a bit longer (I'm guessing to the end of September), because I don't want to force myself back to it before I'm really ready, but I also think that this has definitely been the right move. -The Gneech PS: Spot the Gneech! I'm somewhere in this video with my big ol' belly hangin' out. ;P 8 comments|post comment

and breathe. [02 Sep 2008|10:01am] superba [ mood | determined ] Apologies for being a broken record over this, but getting it down helps clear my head... I have calmed a little now. When I got in last night I messaged what was basically a begging letter to every member of the WZD: London Facebook group, and got a pretty encouraging response back. Nothing is really sorted out yet, and won't be for at least a week; but at least I don't feel quite so alone in this now! Fucked up "don't rock the boat" Jo-emotions (eJotions?) are trying to make me feel guilty over having to ask and relentlessly pester people for help, but I am fighting that ridiculous opinion all the way. This IS too big a thing to do on my own. I DO need help and there's nothing wrong with that. It does seem that every single time I embark on a crisis over this, something shifts to show me that it ain't all bad. See above, and also the fact Owen sent me a draft of the poster design this morning and IT FUCKING ROCKS. Seriously, it's brilliant. ps: Also, I think Kevan, the creator of Urban Dead has joined said Facebook group. I am truly honoured. 2 comments|post comment

Yay, Home! [01 Sep 2008|09:58pm] the_gneech [ mood | happy ] Awesome con. :) Very tired. Buddha vibrating with happiness to have his family back. More details tomorrow. -The Gneech 11 comments|post comment

Question.... [01 Sep 2008|05:40pm] liz_lowlife [ mood | IAMX ] ...Should I retrain as a life coach?! I had a ladies wot lunch day with my 62 year old friend from work. I mentioned her age merely as a context...we have no age gap and I find this to be rather wonderful. I see her as a mentor. She views me in reciprocal fashion...which I find very complimentary. I listened to her problems and tribulations and eloquently (I am on TOP form today) provided a series of solutions to her dilemmas. She then mooted the idea that I should actually be a life coach. I sounded like one today...as I mentioned, I am on top form when it comes to elegant garalousness since I am having trouble walking! (IE I am using the only bits of me that work properly....to full effect.) However, I did warn her that any advice I may give could end up with her lounging in a hospital bed and asking for her teddy. Her response? "OK, FUCK it! I am going with your advice." Final outcome? I have found someone to learn Salsa with. Which is slightly more tame but certainly an outcome that fulfills one more of my myriad of desires. It will be great therapy for her too, as she is actually having a pretty tough time right now. Another day made mostly of ****win**** then... Footnote: I was counting on smogo for the Salsa, although he has no idea...but he's up for anything and therefore a good bet!! So I no longer have the guilt of future badgery on my mind in terms of persuading him that it will be the "best thing....like ever!" 17 comments|post comment

Greenwich Park. [01 Sep 2008|12:37pm] superba [ mood | cold ] After going out on the piss Saturday night, I had a HIDEOUS hangover yesterday, so we took a stroll across the heath and through Greenwich Park. I have photos to post when I get home, but they don't do it justice really. The place is absolutely wonderful; it's like they looked into my head and made it real, y'know? We have: Ducks, crows, pigeons, doggies (a puppy came running up to me to say hello!), deer (they are in an enclosure, but clearly well looked after. We watched magpies taking turns to sit on their antlers :D), a rose garden, an excavated queen's bath, a boating lake, an observatory and hundreds of gorgeous old trees and lovingly tended flowerbeds. ARGH. I want to go back. I want to work there! post comment

New Fandom: Superman/Batman [01 Sep 2008|12:59pm] tilco_cat [ mood | devious ] tilco_cat</lj>I can't believe I phased out of Gundam 00 so fast... I think my switching of fandoms is getting faster and faster O_O What does this mean for the future~!!!! OoO Anyways, for the record, I am now a Superman x Batman fangirl. 'cause they are so damn CANON! *o* They always get paired up in their parallel universes. example 1: JLA: Shogun of Steel Superman landed in ancient Japan -- grew up to be a samurai Batman is a girl ninja -- calls herself Komori - 'The vengeful bat' Superman and Komori falls in love Superman & Komori example 2: The Authority Apollo: a metahuman who absorbs energy from the sun (needs the sun to survive) - he can fly, have super speed and super strength, have heat vision Midnighter: wears black cowl that closely resembles batman's - except without the ears. He is a metahuman also and can predict the actions of his opponents. Wears all black + black trench coat Apollo and Midnighter are OFFICIALLY married. They also have an adopted daughter Apollo & Midnighter ... and also there are tons of subtext in the Superman/Batman: World's Finest comic book series... but that's too many to dulge into at the moment. I love scans_daily for them. *w* Since I've became a devolved Superman/Batman fan since almost 2 weeks ago, here are some fanarts to show :D ( Superman/Batman fanarts! ) 31 comments|post comment

Thought For The Day [31 Aug 2008|10:57pm] xydexx [ mood | busy ] You can't make good wine from bad grapes. Edit: Also, you can't fight evil with a macaroni duck. 10 comments|post comment

Adenture # 1... [01 Sep 2008|12:18am] liz_lowlife [ mood | awewsome ] The Dastardly Gods of Adventure seem to have taken up permanent residence in my soul of late. I am very happy to have them there as they have put a glass of wine in my hand and have ordered to me to propose a toast to the following: * To finding the Red Dragon and battling him with reasonable aplomb. * To Cavorting around Welsh mountains on horseback for two days solid with nothing but a map, compass and scattered hawthorn bushes to mark your journey from A to B. * To Marc Healesque level decadence under canvass...in a fuckin' field surrounded by mountains. *To baptisms of fire...and begging for a branding iron to add to the ordeal. * To facing death as she throws you abrubtly from the comfort zone you never had to begin with...and allowing you live to tell your story. *Finally, and most importantly, To "New best friends" of the utmost awesomeness that make hens' teeth look like the new big thing... Finally, I must add that I have yet to have found my adrenaline threshold...touch and go for a while, I can tell you! But I am now looking towards a horizon brimful of them! I believe in the quantum world and this is where my next adventure lies. Because after this weekend, I truly know that I am capable of ANYTHING...company not withstanding... 11 comments|post comment

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HAPPY. [29 Aug 2008|07:22pm] superba [ mood | relaxed ] Drinking a lager top, watching a zombie film - very clichéd and silly but so far very entertaining - making notes with a glow in the dark skeletal arm pen = contentment. Phone call was great. Two zombie geeks talking business. I didn't finish the press release, but there's no real rush, and I started it, at least. ------ I ♥ crows. SO MUCH. http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08/26/crows-recognize-and.html http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/joshua_klein_on_the_intelligence_of_crows.html Every time I walk across the heath now, I throw monkey nuts to the resident crows. I want to make friends with them! Really need a crow icon. 2 comments|post comment

You almost have to feel bad for them. [29 Aug 2008|07:34am] simbalion [ mood | amused ] ( You are about to view content that may not be appropriate for minors. ) 2 comments|post comment

Long-Overdue Update [28 Aug 2008|09:07pm] xydexx [ mood | busy ] Thanks for all the birthday wishes! I'm officially Old1 now. For my birthday, rigelkitty and I went out to see plays at the DC Fringe Fest ("I Like Nuts"2 and "Funny Propositions"). Later when we got back to Leesburg we headed out to Angheethi for dinner and was surprised to be joined by ohio_geek, paleboat, bethie_nova, Brian, ryvex, kj_roo, and kody_wolf. Hray! Almost to 500 miles for biking. Friendly competition with leonard_arlotte. Details at milepost38. Scavenger hunt scores posted eventually. Finally sold off my LMT stock3 this morning for $116, then watched it go up to $119 by COB. Stupid universe. Still working for Globex and they're actually keeping me busy, so yay! Bowling scores: 7/1/08: 128/120/127 7/8/08: 105/113/101 7/15/08: 126/125/150 7/22/08: 146/102/123 8/5/08: 122/103/96 8/12/08: 116/110/120 8/19/08: 134/121/138 8/26/08: 117/107/1624 1 Back in the days when I was young and crazy (now I'm just old and crazy (and sold my sense of humor for some magic beans, don't you know)) I had to give a description to a police officer of someone who was trying to break in where I worked. When they asked how old I thought he was I replied, "Oh, he was old... he was like, forty." And the officers looked at each other and chuckled a little. 2 You've gotta love a play with a song that has lyrics like "I like nuts... in my mouth!" 3 I was going to sell it once it hit $110 but kept missing my window to do so. It's still a good stock to have, but I wanted to diversify. 4 I was doing unusually well looking at the center pin instead of the arrows like I usually do. Will have to try that again next week and try for repeat performance. 4 comments|post comment

Dear Lazyweb. [28 Aug 2008|02:02pm] liz_lowlife I am asking a huge favour on behalf of a dear friend. I know there are geeks out there that must know the answer to her predicament! Basically she wants to whore her formidable skills on Monster.com She already has a really old profile on there that she wants to delete and update her CV. But it won't let her reset. How can she reinvent herself on there again? Any tips would be very greatly appreciated. She reads my journal so pop the advice as a comment rather than an E mail to me. Thanks in advance X 3 comments|post comment

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