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I have joined the growing legion of slavishly worshiping shoebox_project fans. Oh, how I love it. Both the writing and the artwork.

Although reading stuff like this does embolden the little voice in my head that asks why I bother with my comics, when they'll never be this good. I've drawn three panels of the new one but I think I'll start over. Partly because I sort of forgot that Sirius is supposed to be a gross zombie. See, part of the problem is that the only good reference I have for figure drawing is this book I got, with pictures of a bunch of hunky naked male models. Um. It's intended for artists. *shifty look* Anyway. There isn't much body-type diversity in there. And a lot of the poses are weird. I seriously need to take a proper figure drawing class. With a bunch of skinny male models, so I can draw Snape, Lupin and Draco.

I have much less trouble drawing women.

Back to shoebox_project: The writers are obviously very well-read. I like that. I need to read more. It's funny: I just read part of Romeo and Juliet last night and then this morning, I read the bit where Remus is having all the dreams. I haven't read The Count of Monte Cristo. I think I have a copy of it lying around. I guess I need to stop re-reading books. Like OotP. I've been reading a lot of non-fiction lately. Like, for the year and a half since I graduated from university. And while I was a student, my leisure reading was mostly fantasy (Wheel of Time, LotR, HP) because I didn't have the energy for anything challenging. I read part of Wuthering Heights but I wasn't impressed and didn't get far.

I ought to compile a list of Books I Ought to Read. ( more on that )

woe

Browsing for suggestions for literature I Ought To Read, I came across the following:
LeGuin, Ursula. The Wizard of Earthsea. First published 1968. After pride causes him to unleash a demon, Zed is compelled to chase or escape from the ever-pursuing shadow. (Earthsea Trilogy)

Zed? ZED?! It's Ged, dammit! Sparrowhawk to you.

ETA: Am in desperate need of doing something creative. I'm going home for lunch and I'm going to draw something.

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Alright, I have, at least, realized why I can't get any drawing done: my damn cat won't leave me alone. She kept trying to grab my pencil and when she got bored with that, she fished a candy wrapper out of the garbage and attempted to eat it. Then she went behind the couch and meowed until I looked, at which point she jumped up on the back of the couch, trying to attack my face.

It's cute for about two seconds and then it's just bloody annoying. I need to set up something in the computer room so I can shut myself in and draw in there.

But I got another panel about halfway done. I'm not going to start over, I'll just make the Sirius I've already drawn look more like a zobmie.

I could never have children. I have zero patience for mindless, annoying things demanding my attention.

ETA: want to know what else bugged me? I went to the video store last night to rent The Big Lebowski and both the VHS and the DVD were checked out.

You know I'm having a crappy day when I do this many updates

But look at these Legos!
Boggart!Snaaaaaape! I must have him. Um. Her?
Also, Sirius' Escape looks pretty cool. It comes with a dementor.
And, naturally, I must have werewolf!Lupin.

I need to get a big table... and somewhere to put it... and set up all my HP Legos. That would be awesome. I'd also have to get a big dome to put over them, so my cat couldn't eat them.