Last week, I posted a link to my old fanfiction.net account for all my coworkers to see. In my defense, it was in the "social" channel of our Slack and I was off the clock when I did it. One of my coworkers read it immediately and burst out laughing multiple times.
Hey, know what? I'll link my FFN profile on theO. Just be aware that I haven't updated since I was 19. And I was a bit too obsessed with Naruto in that point in my life. Anyway, carve this into your eyeballs!
I know "arting" isn't a word. I just thought it would be cute to make a rhyming title. I'm so not funny.
At the place where I work, there are a lot of people who like to do artistic stuff (which has nothing to do with our jobs). So, we formed a little after-work art club. A lot of us had the same goal: we all wanted motivation to draw more.
I actually sketched something that day! It was the main character in the story I've been planning for, like, three years. If you're wondering, no, I haven't made any progress with the actual story.
Speaking of my stories, I wrote a little bit more of Destination. I know it's a corny story, but there was something very therapeutic about writing it. The story arc that I'm writing is drawing to a close, but it ends on an uncertain note, and I have yet to write that part. I just want my OCs to catch a little break before I torture them again.
It's so weird juggling three-- or possibly four-- stories. Sometimes I feel like writing one. Sometimes I want to draw characters from another. Most of the time, I just think about them and try to develop them.
What I'd love to do is make a webcomic. I just don't know which story I could adapt to that format. Plus, I lack the artistic skills. And the time management skills.
Just to end this post on a positive note, I started digitally sketching a pair of album cover parodies. I hope I get them done soon because I can't wait to present them here.
Explanation of the weird title: Art + Update = Arpdate
I've done a little art here and a little writing there. I finished a chapter of Destination and started a new one. Not sure why I felt like writing that one since it's my least popular piece, as far as I know. And I knew what I would write would be lousy, but I just wrote anyway. I'll edit it later.
I finished the basic coloring on my "movie poster". I don't know whether to post it or sit on it until I can figure out how to properly shade the thing. Then again, I messed up on the coloring of one character, so I'll have to fix that. What happened was I shaded on the base color layer by accident and it kind of looks really ugly.
A bunch of people signed up for the yearlong event I'm organizing. Then some of them announced that they were migrating from theO. *Facepalm.* Maybe I should track down people and beg by PM.
I may not be doing any writing challenges this November, but I got to thinking about my writing. I've kind of neglected it for a long time. I think it's because I have too many things going on in regards to writing, and I need to prioritize. The problem is this: what takes priority?
So, here's where you guys come in. What should I be working on writing-wise? Please vote for as many as you like.
- The Rebels of Planet Aadau (1 vote)
- Destination
- Survival Instincts (1 vote)
- Those three album reviews that I promised forever ago
I'm also debating on whether or not I should post my song lyrics here on theO. I'd either post them in my Library or make a new World. Either way, I'm setting it so that only my subscribers can see it.
Update: So, the verdict on posting lyrics is that I should do it. If anyone has any objections, I'll be posting it in my Library, and making that World it visible only to my subscribers. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to non-subscribers.
WHAT'S UP PEOPLE?!
Alright, enough caps abuse. I'm over-caffeinated but I shouldn't take that out on your eyeballs.
Lately, I've been getting art stuff done. Not only did I finish up my queue of OC answers to your questions, I started some new art. If anyone wants me to livestream them later tonight, I can. That will be from about 9 to 10:30 Central, if you're interested.
I wasn't just productive on art. I finished up another chapter of "Rebels", too. I really had to beef it up from the original draft. It's still a rather short chapter-- kinda cliche, too. I haven't looked at it since I typed it out, but once I finish proof-reading, I'll post it.
Enough about me. I'm going to talk about the anime that I'm watching. OK, that's sort of about me, but in a more passive role. I started a new one (and by "new" I mean new for me) called Spice and Wolf. I'm really enjoying it. Sure, I'm having a little trouble following the talk about money and market values, but I still find it entertaining.
I'm really behind on my anime-watching. I mean, I missed the new season of Attack on Titan in its entirety. Heck, there are a lot of series in which I finished the first season, but haven't picked up the second. I don't know exactly how many series I can watch at once, but I think I'm going to try to start a lot of them.
This brings me to my next point. I'm on the fence about continuing some series. One that comes to mind is Noragami. Although the art was beautiful, I wasn't exactly smitten with the series as a whole. I heard the second season is better, but I still don't know whether I want to continue it or not.
For the record, I'm in no hurry to start Boruto. I may never watch it at all.
To be honest, a great deal of the anime I want to watch would be considered old. In fact, none of them are currently running. Either they've wrapped up or are on hiatus. This is why I feel so behind. I'm not stressing, though. It's only anime.
