I have returned to the States, journal people! I was pretty down about it for a few days, but time and diving into this year's trip diary helped move me along. I say this every time I come back, but that's because stuff truly gets better every time I come back—this was the happiest and comfiest trip Caby and I have had yet. Never met anyone I'm just that well matched with and attached to, and I still miss her guinea pigs and watching Red Dwarf in the lounge and time spent cuddling and days Read more
Heading into London in a couple hours. The next time I update the journal, I'll be back in the US. We're in the final leg of the 2025 Wales trip, and it's honestly bizarre to watch it come to a close. It doesn't feel like I've been visiting—it just feels like I've been living here. I don't even really feel sad about it coming to a close, at least yet. Been really lovely, and it's got me super excited for the autumn to come. I have a lot to show off, a lot I want to make, and a lot I want to Read more
I must say, it is fun to make up art as you go along. I was thinking to myself a few days ago that I really should get more finished pieces going. I love site graphics and refs, and those always bring me satisfaction to see them up, but a good finished piece is something you can really show off, and that's even better. I only do a couple a year! Art Fight always pushes me to do them, but of course, I didn't partake this year. It's only partially on purpose that I've been drawing so much of my Read more
The last week dawns! Actually, this is the last five days in Wales or so. It's not quite hit me yet. Obviously it's sad, especially given that I've been here so long that I really do just feel like part of Caby's family now. I've gotten interrupted three times in making this post, once by Pokémon Puzzle Challenge, but once to chat Top Gear with her mom and another to chat about Quake and Valve games with her dad. Everyone save the guinea pigs has started up an hour plus long conversation with Read more
Just under two weeks left now! Been a lot more conscious of how I've been spending my time as a result, trying to get trips organized and see places, take photos, work on stuff before my departure on the 24th. To that end, it's been fun—Caby and I even saw a movie on a whim! Earlier on in the trip, Caby happened to see a poster for The Bad Guys 2, and neither of us having seen the first one, we thought we'd hop in on an afternoon showing and miss the train rush back home through it. If you're Read more
Little bit of a journal exclusive here—here's the colored Superkitties from a while back ago now! Been trying to finish a few things from the backlog up here while I've got the nice screen tablet and also the motivation of hanging out with the world's most scribbly wolmf to do it, and I got this one finished almost two weeks ago now and again have just continued to put off posting it in full. You can see these lads in action decoration the "Design Specifications" page on the Superkitty world Read more
I tell ya, it has been harder than anticipated to keep the journal updated like I'd like this trip. No matter! It's been really good. I finally bit the bullet and made an art Tumblr! I've had this idea for a bit now, but truth be told, I'm always iffy about posting into a void, which my other art presences have become. That said, it was the response dcb was getting on his sketches that emboldened me to give it a go. I had this burst of inspiration very late the other night (we're talking "I Read more
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