Smile!

So, yesterday I went to Karaoke and I saw one of the guys who was on the administrative staff for the JLPT! He was a very unpleasant person and his face looked like it was stuck in a frown. Literally, even when he was smiling it looked unhappy. So, when I saw him at a recreational establishment... sure enough, it was stuck like that. Today I saw guy on the street with the same sort of unhappy expression... and the sad thing is, he didn't look terribly unhappy. His face just looked kinda stuck like that.
So, be careful people! Make an effort to smile.

Writer's block? NOOOOOO!!!

So, after not working on my comics in over 3 yearsm when I finally sit down to get back to work I realized that I don't like what I had in the first place. So, I begin to re-work and I can't think of anything. I think that I have to get back into the habit of thinking about it during any and l of my zone out moments... cycling, riding the train, cleaning, etc. Also, I have to consider the changes I want to make from the original direction too the direction I'm going as a different person. I hope that makes sense. I've got a headache and am not even looking at the screen much.  I guess what I'm trying to say, is that I've changed as a person, and so I think the story needs to reflect that. I think it's just a matter of sitting behind a sketch pad and talking to myself for a few hours/days. Hopefully I'll have a good report next week as well as some finished art to show.

Neat freak!

So, not much to blog about today, since I pretty much spent the whole weekend shopping and cleaning. Now that I'm living on my own I'm finding out that I'm really a neat freak and I didn't know it. I notice all the little spots where hair and dust build up, the gunk on kitchen surfaces, etc. etc. So this weekend I was a little scrubbing bubble, spamming my friend the whole time about how much hair can build up in a drain. I started working on a pencil drawing to show the people at church what my drawings are like. It was lucky because I met a girl who also went to college for art! So I got to show it to her! I'll post the finished product next week.

Revving up!

Having the week off to let my foot heal has given me time to get ahead on the needs for the next few weeks of school and also revved me up to get started on all the other things I need to start working on; Namely, my art and my Japanese studies. Only the later half of the week was spent studying, and only a few minutes on Saturday were spent doing art, but the ball is rolling, and I have the vision and drive now to continue the work that's been started!

Below is the scribbling that I did Saturday. 

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On a side note, I think I'm going to change my blogging day to Sunday, since it seems I naturally think about doing it then.

Also, I'm thinking about creating an "open studio" as a place of outreach for Japanese people. I've always wanted to use my comics as a platform for spreading the gospel but I think that if I open up my studio and my processes to people it will allow the building of friendships and connections on a more intimate level, which I think is very important for spreading the love of Jesus, more important than an abstract message at the end of a book that I made in my room,by myself.

I'm not in a position for it yet, but I'm still thinking about it.