For those who've already seen my newest deviations, you'll probably have noticed that we've got a couple of kittens terrorizing my two cats. Kaelin and Rose were found by my wife, Stacy, and her mother were out doing some geocaching ( [link] ) which is kind of like real world treasure-hunting with more emphasis on the thrill of the hunt than the prize in the box, and well... they found something a little different than expected. They heard some mewing and discovered the pair in some weeds and leaves.

It appears that they'd been abandoned recently, since they were still pretty clean and dry, despite the rain earlier that day. They took them to MSU's vets and had them checked out - healthy, thankfully, but only three or four weeks old, so they should still be with their mother. I'm told that when they asked Stacy if she was going to be giving them up, she almost cried just at the thought of it. It didn't help that she'd read a news article just the day before about the Humane Society being over-crowded right now, but that aside, the girls already had their hooks in her. She was going all maternal and stuff.

Anywho, so for now we are taking care of them, which includes feeding them from syringes every four hours and keeping them cooped up in a plastic storage box (which Rose can damned near climb out of already, the little scamp) and giving them both lots of lovin'. Needless to say, the last one is easy and the feeding is absolutely killing our sleep cycles, but we're managing. Rose is the louder one and reeeeally likes to wander while Kaelin really loves nursing on fingers and cleans herself a lot. They both love to climb around on us! (Tiny little needle claws that hurt and tickle at the same time!)

Rose is slated to be taken by Stacy's sister once they're old enough (and will be named Taz, I guess, unless she changes her mind again) and Kaelin will be staying with us. We'd been talking about getting another cat, but this wasn't the manner we had expected. Life's tricky like that.

The only real bad part about all this (other than constantly interrupted sleep ) is that it does cut into my free time considerably between feeding and entertaining (and trying to keep my cats from feeling ignored), so not much time for writing or anything else remotely artistic. I've got stuff in the works, but it's slow-going right now.

Oh, and btw, Namphie and Izzy are both pretty freaked out by the kittens. Don't really seem to know what to do with them, and won't get close enough to touch them. They just watch from a distance and run if the kittens get too close. Scaredy-cats. Although I did get to watch Izzy sniff at the kittens, then walk over to one of her fur toys and sniff at it like "when did these things start growing legs?" They'll get used to 'em eventually!

We'll have to get some of you locals around to see them sometime. Their cuteness will overwhelm you!



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My family on DA! My lovely and entirely wonderful wife and my still-young-but-already-brilliantly-talented sister !!
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I'm a Bobling, he's a Bobling, she's a Bobling! Wouldn't you like to be a Bobling too?
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I made an account with MySoti.com a while back and, while there were some delays due to issues with their ink suppliers, I finally got my order in. What order? Why my Black Hole Sun t-shirt, of course!

That's right! And now you, too, can strut your stuff while sporting one of my fractals on your shirt!

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That link should bring you to my products list, which is just the one right now, though I hope to expand it (if there's any requests, let me know!). I bought sample shirts from both MySoti and Zazzle and I like MySoti's better overall, plus it seems more durable than Zazzle's product. MySoti uses a silk-screening method so there shouldn't be any concerns with the design flaking off. Their backlog should be cleared out now, so shouldn't have any of the delays I had to deal with.

Anyway, I think that's all the info I need to pass out here. Again, if you'd like to own one of my other fractals in wearable form, let me know which one and what kind of shirt you'd like! They've got a tonne to choose from!


Thanks for any and all support, be it buying a shirt or simply taking the time to read my stories!

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My family on DA! My lovely and entirely wonderful wife and my still-young-but-already-brilliantly-talented sister !!
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I'm a Bobling, he's a Bobling, she's a Bobling! Wouldn't you like to be a Bobling too?
[link]

Okay, so I've finally finished Samantha and its script format, both of which should be floating around your inbox by the time you read this (unless you've deleted them already ). It's the first time I've ever done a movie-style script so any input is appreciated, especially given that it's for the Scripts to Flicks contest. As would probably be expected, I wrote the prose story first, then converted it to script format (or the best I could mimic using html on here).

Oh, just a warning for those who are reading this first, Samantha will, if I did it right, rip your heart out before it's done, but leave you feeling good about it when it's finished. It's meant to be a very emotional piece, so... well, you've been warned, I guess.

Any of you writers who've ever dreamed of seeing your work come to life on the screen should be working on entries. It's a contest, so there's no guarantees, of course, but it's certainly worth the shot! Better hurry, though, it ends 08/31 and has to be a new script, or unpublished here, at the least.

I'm hoping to whip up another one for the comic script category as well. That story was already written a long time ago, so part one will be easy (though I'm sure I'll need to update/edit it), but the script itself will be brand spankin' new. And if that goes really well, there's one more I'd like to throw out there for the film category. So... I'm going to be rather busy the rest of August!

Now then, that said, I thought I'd throw out a little support for the comic community around here with some new features and stuff.

First up is one that I actually managed to score a DD for (go me!).

by and his wifely partner
I'm still awaiting my copies of the TPB collections but everything I've seen from these two has been top notch superhero awesomeness, so if their stuff grabs ya, you might want to consider checking out their shop! Oh, and for those of you who are local to me, this wonderful pair hails from the Grand Rapids area, so you're supporting fellow Michiganders to boot.


and by
First was one comic by two artists, this is two comics by one. Emerald City Blues has just gone up for pre-launch orders,
so if you like seeing alternative tellings of classics (ie Wizard of Oz), you'll find this worth picking up. It won't take you long to start wondering just whose side Glinda the "good" witch is on. Personally, while I do enjoy reading ECB, 88 is more my speed. I mean... check out those mechs! Can't wait to see that one roll out in full!


by
For something on the more cartoony side, Pirates are always in style. This crew is absolutely bizarre, but they get the job done and they're pretty damned funny to boot.


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Shadowgirls is a webcomic that I've been following for a while and highly recommend to any comic book fans. It's a sort of a mix of Lovecraftian lore and a dose of superhero action. It's been a great ride so far and they're far from done with it.


So go check them out and if you like what you see, show them some support (vocally, financially, advertisingly... whatever ).

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My family on DA! My lovely and entirely wonderful wife and my still-young-but-already-brilliantly-talented sister !!
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I'm a Bobling, he's a Bobling, she's a Bobling! Wouldn't you like to be a Bobling too?
[link]

This is actually long overdue, but what can I say... I'm horrible at the whole journal thing.

Anyway, just wanted to show off this absolutely awesome painting of Karma (from my Angels Among Us story! [link] ). painted it for me on commission and I have to say that it was worth every penny, plus she's a total sweetheart and a joy to work with. So if you're thinking of commissioning some artwork, check out her stuff! In the meantime, feel free to ogle Karma for a while.

That's all for now!



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My family on DA! My lovely and entirely wonderful wife and my still-young-but-already-brilliantly-talented sister !!
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I'm a Bobling, he's a Bobling, she's a Bobling! Wouldn't you like to be a Bobling too?
[link]

UPdate. As in the movie Up. Get it? ... yeah, I like puns, so sue me.

Anyway, saw Up this morning and holy-freakin'-hell that movie is pure awesomeness! Funny as hell, which was expected, but the montage of Carl's life at the beginning was absolutely heart-breaking. Izzy cried and anyone who's ever been in love won't be able to help getting drawn in by it. Go see it, you won't be disappointed. Cross my heart.

The short before it was great, too, btw, not that that's much of a surprise. Very cute stuff.

And last thing before getting back to the features... Agent Cypher is coming to a 3D theatre near you! Sorta. There was a promo for a movie (called G-Force, I think) about CIA-trained guinea pigs doing the super-spy thing. It looks entirely hilarious, but it was a shock to see something so similar in concept to my own story.

Now, back to the features!


Just figured I'd update enough to throw some new features up here, at least. I should do this more often... like monthly, at least. Unfortunately, I generally don't have a lot to say in these, so that's not likely to happen. Ah well, just go peruse the lovely artworks I show off here. This go around I'm focusing entirely on comics - be they webcomics, comic book art or splash pages.

Now go ooo and ah!

First comes a brand new webcomic project from a couple of young ladies from my local comic group, ~avadrea and :monicalynnevallejo:. Orc Quest stars Semmek and Iyalndrea and while they've not gone live with the webcomic yet, they've got some great (and funny) artwork for it and an account dedicated to it here on dA at .

Next up is a webcomic called The Meek by . Great story, great characters and great art! Also, quite funny! You can follow it here on dA or just go to his website at [link] (which gets the updates sooner). And, yes, Angora likes running around nekkid, so it's officially considered "mature", although it's not remotely sexual. She just likes it.

This is the first page of 's final (winning) entries to the Law of Talos OC tournament. There's a lot of back story before it, but this set is as great an example of story-telling as ever I've seen.

One Last Chance is a series being worked on by who has a really long name and a pretty cool story going. He does a great job of drawing the rainy weather of his setting and giving the whole opening a somber mood which carries well into the dialogue.

And speaking of weather, here's a good, old-fashioned downpour on the battlefield, courtesy of . He doesn't have many that are coloured, unfortunately, but all his pencils are top-rate and he's got some great frame dynamics.

Last but not least, Lackadaisy, from ! I've featured her before, but just a reminder... if you're not already reading this beautiful, violent and fantastically funny webcomic... then start! Not only is the art just frickin' amazing, but her writing is fantastic as well!

And that's all for now. Keep drawing, keep writing... and keep reading!

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My family on DA! My lovely and entirely wonderful wife and my still-young-but-already-brilliantly-talented sister !!
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I'm a Bobling, he's a Bobling, she's a Bobling! Wouldn't you like to be a Bobling too?
[link]