Video Game Crossovers

This is secretly what I think of whenever somebody mentions Red Dead Redemption:

Guess it's not a secret anymore.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Favorite part of Valentine's Day?  All the dorky cards/pick-up lines.

"If you were a Pokémon, I'd choose you." "But... I'm NOT a Pokémon." "LOL I know."

Wahahaha.

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On a more serious note, I like having a special occasion to remind us of love with all its facets.  Romantic love, brotherly love, charitable love, friend love.  If you're stuck feeling "forever alone," man up!  And cheer up, because I love you!  Just... not THAT way ;)

Week Five: I'm old...

Some coworkers and I started reminiscing about the days of dial-up internet and brick-sized cell phones that only let you speak to people.  It made me feel old.

It also made me feel impatient, since I take speedy internet and text messaging for granted now.

Week Four-point-five: Pet Peeves

Pet peeves.
Pretty much everyone has one.  Heck, I have a bunch, but I'm not going to list them because that's not the point. Thing is, pet peeves are terrible to have.  So what if someone does this tiny little thing that bugs you?  Get over it!  And yet, it's SO HARD to do.  I find that I often justify my annoyance at someone by saying, "UGH, that's my pet peeve!"  My pet peeve, as though my ownership of it justifies its very existence.  If I can't bear to ignore it, I try to change that person's behavior instead of my own.  It's like I'm protecting and nurturing my pet peeve like Giovanni does his Persian.

Mine!

I'm learning to get over my pet peeves, but don't push your luck; annoyance at mix-ups between your/you're, there/their/they're, and it's/its will probably be the last to go.
[This drawing was done last week, and even intended as last week's post.  I just was too busy having an awesome visit to Pomona that I forgot to upload it.]

Week Three: The Hunger Games

The only point I really hear debated about the Hunger Games is whether Katniss should be with Gale or with Peeta.

Most women I know (myself included) say "Peeta!  Definitely Peeta!  He treats her right and is completely devoted to her and blah blah blah."  It's interesting to look into this issue more critically.  It's easy to make the decision for someone else; Katniss is a fictional character, and no one's life is going to be critically altered by either decision.  But who would you choose?  And I don't just mean "Gale or Peeta?"  Think about the people in your life who can epitomize Gale or Peeta.  Which one do you choose: your first love and best friend, fierce and temperamental; or the one who has always been devoted to you, strong and reliable?  It's tougher to make a decision, isn't it?

From what I've seen, Peeta wins the polls.  But in real life, Gale's the one who wins.  Thoughts?

Random thought

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed.  I take a look at my dog and his carefree existence and wish I could have that.

But then I remember how much more fulfilling my life and relationships are.

Week Two: ALA Recap

A brief, illustrated synopsis of what I did at Anime Los Angeles this past weekend.
[Not including the time spent at the Volunteer window.  Which was most of it.]

Week One: So far so good.

I am grateful for the generosity of others, whether it's in time or material things <3

(Jenny gave me a haircut, and Lindsey gave me some clothes, in case you couldn't tell.)

[Super-quick-like, since I really should be doing work.  I imagine I won't have time to upload later in the week though, and I would hate to fail in my sketch-a-week resolution in the first week.]

New Year's Resolutions

For once, a post without a drawing!  (The exception to the rule, I promise.)

I rarely ever bother making New Year's resolutions because I know I lack the motivation to keep them.  This time around, I've thought of a few things that I really want to accomplish.  I want to strengthen my testimony and grow closer to my Heavenly Father.  I want to learn to love myself so I can more fully love others.  I want to become someone who can better demonstrate my love and support for the people I care about.  Broken down into steps with measurable outcomes, here's how I hope to accomplish these:

Daily:

• I am going to read my scriptures every day.
• I am going to write something in my journal every day, and include at least one thing I'm grateful for.

Weekly:

• Every Sunday, I'm going to read at least one General Conference talk.  I'm going to try to focus on a different member of the Quorum of the Twelve every month, but that's not set in stone.
• Once a week, I'm going to include in a journal entry something I like about myself, or something I did that I'm proud of.
• I am going to draw something and share it every week.  (I think daily was a bit much to handle.)

Monthly:

• I am going to do my visiting teaching.
• I am going to learn how to cook something new.  Maximum of one dessert per quarter.

I'm also thinking some of these will be good for my marriageability resume, too ;D  Haha.
So here's to the new year, and all the goals each of us has for it.  Best of luck!  I'll keep you posted ;)

Lookit how cool I am.

Srsly.

I have plenty of time to draw, and yet I spend all my time doing absolutely nothing online.  That's what happens when your mind is distracted and refuses to cooperate.
But things have been good :)

Making up for lack of activity

by dumping a bunch at once.

First section: At church...

When guys slouch over, I imagine them having been decapitated, because that's sure what it looks like sometimes.

Or like when old dudes' head wrinkles look like Brock's face.

Second section: At this one friend's house...

These guys are awesome, but I'm way too noobish to keep up with their gaming.

So I draw about games instead.

Or they watch stuff that's kinda out there sometimes...

..which I'm not always too comfortable with, but it makes for coolish drawings, right?

Last section: In my head...
Movies are cool.  Videogames are cool.  Comics are cool.  At the intersection of all three?  Excellence!  Especially if you could live it, man.

I want Ramona's bag.

FB 01

"I want a doodle of Abe Lincoln snapping a shark over his knee"

Chu shall not pass!

Title idea wasn't mine.
Gandalfchu isn't mine.
Sketchbook is mine.
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I don't know why he'd use a staff over his cheeks or whatever.  I don't think he does either.

Trio Trio Trio

More from the mini-sketchbook.  I plan on this continuing.
My siblings and I :D  Bahaha.

Pokemon. Again.

I am lazy, so here it all is, unedited and thrown together:

I hope everyone can tell who he/she is....
Despite trying not to repeat pokémon, I still had to draw pikachu three times.  Haha.
[Side note: Apparently Google Chrome doesn't like letting me upload pictures, so now I know how to avoid that frustration.  Phew.]

Brofist

Yeah, bro.

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I got tired of trying to upload the pokémon pictures.
Instead, here's something from my mini sketchbook.
I'll update more regularly, cos I have a ton of stuff from that thing that I never bothered sharing....

Thom Yorke

For whatever reason, I just got the urge to draw Thom Yorke.

I tried to see if I could ride that urge a bit longer and draw other artists, but...  It was really just an urge to draw Thom Yorke.  And I haven't even given Radiohead a proper listen lately, either....

Practice, practice, practice

I've been doing a lot of practice-sketching to get back into more of an art groove.
In addition to doing a series of facebook-friend sketches and the first self installment, there were these:

Self, round 2.

From some of my favorite tv shows!

Shows represented: How I Met Your Mother, Freaks & Geeks, Top Gear, Doctor Who, Supernatural.

Project "Cover the Bulletin Board": COMPLETE

Sorry I didn't show this on here earlier.... I kind of forgot after posting it to facebook.
Anyway, I did get the bulletin board covered, even though I didn't draw daily.  [And I guess I didn't post everything that went on the board...]

Here it is!

[The desk is messy because I was mid-packing during this photo...]

Tablet Practice 01

Soon, I will stop being lazy and upload pictures of the completely-covered bulletin board.
For now, I've been sketching a lot on my tablet, trying to get back into the groove.
Here is one such page of sketching, featuring Yours Truly!

I think I look my best in the last one, lower right :D