Ladies and gentleplums, in order better to celebrate the end of the fall semester, I have decided to host a FREE MONSTER PARTY on my campus (I did this last semester, and it was pretty fun). However, not wanting to limit the joy of free monsters to the matriculating population of a small liberal arts college, I have decided to accompany this party with an online Free Monster Party on this journal.

How will this work? Remarkably like my past request events, actually! The morning of December 16th (the date of my last final), I will put up a request post on this journal, which will remain open until midnight that night, EST. By commenting on this post, you can request an adorable monster (drawn and colored in marker on a 3x11" sheet of Bristol) with a dialogue bubble exclaiming any words you would like (as long as I can fit them on the paper, you understand). I may also make originals available, if I can figure out the technicalities. Further instructions on requesting and shipping info will come with the request post itself.

In short, keep your eyes peeled on December 16th for your opportunity to acquire FREE MONSTERY ARTS!

Samples of Monsters:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d157/skwirlamps/twamonstras.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d157/skwirlamps/podiatrist.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d157/skwirlamps/thisiswhy.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d157/skwirlamps/colorfulmonstars.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d157/skwirlamps/crimmus08/crimtheo.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d157/skwirlamps/crimmus08/crimlads.jpg

Le gasp! Another Friday update! A week after the last one! Is it the Apocalypse?

Close enough.

( Of nothing in particular )

Hey, guys, just want to say, thanks for the encouraging feedback on the (filtered) poem! Again, if anyone has suggestions I am all up for them, but it is also a huge boost to know just that it touches a chord with folks. I will respond to your super-nice comments eventually, I promise!

Okay, so! It's time for another installment of this mondo ginormous set of sketchposts, attempting to get current on the backlog occupying 2/3 of my sketchbook. I figure while I've got all this art I might as well make fairly frequent sketchposts. They always say consistency is the key to... to something magical? I don't know, usually I'm too busy writing (or rewriting, or writing which is at the same time rewriting).

ANYPANTS. The last update was friends-only, because it was rather excruciatingly personal and/or self-focused. This update, however, is a smorgasbord of thingies, only one or two of which have anything to do with me (are we all grateful yes I thought so).

( She no longer needs you )


That's all for the moment--expect another update sometime in the near future, with more story-related stuff.

edit: Hey, don't forget I've got that meme still open, wherein you can convince me to spill the beans on any number of the baffling things I reference in these sketchposts.

It's time for an end-of-sketchbook update!

( Was three long mountains and a wood )



Smiley monster! Yeah, just random.

Third update! That's all I have scanned at present. The next update will be an end-of-sketchbook update, as I'm on the cusp of finishing this sketchbook (the two I ordered from Cheap Joe's sit still in their box, tempting me. But I have one unfilled page and half-a-dozen sketches I want to clean up in this one).

Not sure when the next update will be, though... I'm about ready to hurl myself headfirst into paper-writing season.

I should warn you now that this is basically a McCandless Party.

( when the world is puddle-wonderful )



Saul: A Guy Who Likes Hugging People

Cass: A Guy Who Wishes Saul Did Not Like Hugging People

Hey, look, another update! I had this written a while ago, and am sneaking time before evening service to post it. Whooo.

Don't know when I'll have time to reply to comments. I am actually right in the midst of MIDTERMS, so. I have been sneaking on a highly filtered flist on my personal LJ, though! I miss y'all.

This update is aaaaall Menagerie.

( A man and a woman and a blackbird are one )

Stay tuned: next time it's a McCandless Party!

Yes, I hear you, I am supposed to be on hiatus! Well, it seems I had an unexpected unofficial half day (snow, school did not close, but I myself was snowed in for chapel and Western Lit), and instead of getting ahead on my schoolwork, I decided to write up some sketch-updates. Figured I'd see about the mildly obscene amount of artwork I have scanned and formatted (there is, of course, more still in the sketchbook. I'm nearly done with this sketchbook, truth be known). Then I went to the rest of my classes and, instead of getting straight to the books on my arrival home, I edited and am posting this.

Not to mention, I miss all the weird and wonderful folks around here (I miss the general Internet culture less, but eh).

( Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair )



BIRD-THINGS.

Next time: 100% more Menagerie!

Not that I can tell you with any certainty when "next time" will be.

The weirdness continues, but I broke down and provided translations of a sort. Yeah.

Okay, I admit it--I had all these scanned and formatted last week, but hated to do another mondo update which is why I've been releasing them in smaller bunches every few days.

I haven't drawn much since then, though, so there won't be another update for a while. In fact, since I'm starting classes next week, probably not for a good LONG while.

( So enjoy this one while you can? )

And then at last it was over.

Since none of you asked for translation I assume that none is necessary.

Which means I will post MORE INCOMPREHENSIBLE ART POSTS.

Mwahahahahaaaa.

( Mister Postman, look and see )

I have found a way of writing sketchposts that is actually non-tedious. Unfortunately for you, it also renders them totally incomprehensible.

Later I may come back and add clarifying notes. Or maybe not. Tell me if you would like me to do that.

( We all want to change the world )




Maybe?

EGADS! AN UPDATE!

AN UPDATE SO HUGE, IT MAKES SMALLER UPDATES CRY BITTER, BITTER TEARS AT THEIR INADEQUACY!

The truth is, this is about half a sketchbook, which I filled up during the semester but never had time to scan. Now, however, I have scanned and formatted all of these sketches, and thus the public can at last view the sordid contents of my brain!

Sort of.

( Seriously, be warned: it is an update that is huge )




FINALLY, IT'S OVER.

MAJESTIC UNICRON BIDS YOU A FOND FAREWELL.

It's a sketch-update, as I threatened recently in my personal journal! Nice big fat one, actually--went ahead and scanned more than I'd originally planned. Which is kinda good because I have a ginormous backlog. Although art happens with hideous slowness thanks to school, it DOES happen and since I don't often have time for scanning the result is a lot of unscanned stuff.

( And my thoughts they surely were turned to instinct and obedience to God )



PROBABLY FALSE

th-th-that's all, folks!

p.s. I am absurdly fond of this song.

UPDATE TIEMS WHO'DA THUNK IT

( I get high when I see you go by )



I'M SO SORRY

BUT WE CAN'T

Good golly gee, my hep cats, it would seem we are overdue for a sketchupdate (argh keep trying to make Friday, keep failing).

( Somewhere very near here--the first house down the road, maybe--there's a good poet dying... )




Simon's inner monologue is pretty whiny sometimes.

TH-TH-THAT'S ALL, FOLKS!