just what the title says…the web isn’t just for the sane anymore
To the folks residing in the USofA, may your barbeques by sizzlin’ and your fireworks be dazzlin’.
(And to the folks residing in South Florida, let’s all say a collective prayer that the clouds will disperse thereby eliminating any chance of rain…)
(This was originally published on Facebook, but since someone decided to delete her FB account, I’m also publishing it here.)
(Title: Sketchbook Dump #13 (or, Unfinished Sketch of Christian Kane as a Shirtless Avenging Angel). Sorry for the watermark, but you know how TehInternetz can be. Also, sorry for the crappy scan.)
Now for the explanation…
I’m not big on doing fan art that doesn’t involve fictional anime characters. The last one I did was of Aaliyah when she was still alive, if that says anything.
But, one morning at God-Isn’t-Even-Awake-Yet o’clock my phone rings. It’s my friend J, but let’s call her Bucket o’ Crazy (BoC for short), who says, “You have to check your email right now!!!!1!! *squee*”
Me: (still half asleep) What’s email?
BoC: NOW!
Thinking that the world is on fire, I reluctantly check my email to find a crapload of pictures.
Me: You woke me up at this unholy hour to look at pics of some random guy?!?
BoC: It’s not some random guy, it’s Christian Kane and I need you to draw him.
Me: The glue you’ve been sniffing must have gone bad.
BoC: With wings.
*longpause*
At this point I should have known better. I should have rolled over, gone back to sleep, and left it alone. But damn my curious nature.
Me: Why with wings?
BoC: Because he kind of looks like an avenging angel, doesn’t he?
*anotherpause* As I stare blankly at the computer screen.
Me: Er…um…since when do avenging angels wear Stetsons?
*yetanotherlongpause*
BoC: And he has to be shirtless.
Me: He has to be…oh sweet baby jeebus and all that is good and sane, WHY?!?
BoC: Because he’s so pretty.
(Here, my darlings, is where I do you a kindness and remove the portion of the conversation that centered on his hair for 10 minutes.)
Me: o_0 … if I agree to do this will you hang up and let me go back to sleep?
BoC: I know what you’re trying to do and it’s not going to work.
Knowing that arguing would be no use, I set the phone down, went to make myself a pop tart and poured some juice. When I returned, bless her sweet little heart, she was still going on about hunting me down or kidnapping my first born or some such nonsense.
Me: If you stop, I’ll draw your damn picture of Dean Kane, shirtless with wings.
BoC: CHRISTIAN!
Me: Sorry, Dean Christian.
BoC: You and I are no longer friends.
Me: Seriously? Does that mean I don’t have to draw the picture?
BoC: No.
Me: But you said we weren’t friends. Hehe.
BoC: STFU and draw!
Yeah, I’m also wondering why the hell I’m still friends with her too. 
And J, before you beg me to finish it, I don’t like how it’s turning out, so for now it’ll just be a stub. Maybe, in the future, if I feel so inclined, I may start over and do an illustration that I’ll ink/color in Painter…maybe.
I can’t believe I haven’t updated this site in over a year. *sigh*
Oh well.
A lot has happened and I can’t believe how much life can change in that time. This got me reading through the archives (feeling all nostalgic and whatnot) and I’ve realized how out of date this site actually is.
I need to create a new design. For now, I’m switching back to the very first design I ever put up. Hooray for nostalgia! 
My photos are woefully incomplete…I didn’t even finish posting up the Australia/Fiji pics from four years ago and I don’t even have a page for the Germany/Prague/Italy or Hong Kong trips. I’ll get right on that eventually.
The about page could use a little sprucing too. Surprisingly my interests have changed quite a bit. (Interesting fun fact: I no longer watch TV and haven’t for just over a year. I still have Netflix though.)
And I have an entire category for posting of my artwork, but I’ve been posting the majority of my artwork on my FB page. I need to start moving some of that over here.
Right now, though, I’m going to eat lunch.
So, as the story goes, my laptops were stolen.
Yes, the machines from which I do my work and earn my livelihood.
One morning I went out and returned a few hours later to find that someone had been in and out of my home, taking with them my laptops, a digital camera, some jewelry, some DVDs, and a sword.
Poof. Gone.
Luckily, everything has worked out for the best because I not only have most of my stuff back (I say most because a few pieces of jewelry and my DVDs were already long gone), but the people who did it are locked up behind bars. Three boys who look sixteen, but are really legally adults.
On a more unfortunate note (I guess, depending on how you look at it), both of my laptops had already been erased and the thieves had already made themselves at home on them. One was so bold as to download porn and start working on his business cards and flyers. Apparently, they were upgrading to my laptops and had intended to sell their own.
So, the programs I’d purchased and installed, the files I’d created, the photos and videos I’d edited over the last three years are gone. Well, technically, within the last year since I did have a back up of most of the files on an external hard drive which they didn’t take. (Thank goodness.) Still, I didn’t make a back up of all the files and programs I’d have.
And from that, dear readers, is where you should take your lesson. When you back up, make sure to back up everything.
Only one laptop has been relatively restored to a state of working order and I still have to spend another day restoring the remaining laptop, but with this fresh start, I find that I’m more careful with the files and programs I’m choosing to install and keep this time around.
Since it’s so late, I’ll probably write another entry with the entire story of how the laptops were recovered. (It’s actually quite a miracle if I do say so, and I owe a huge debt of thanks to a Detective Williams.) And in that future entry, I’ll probably update on what’s happening with the thieves and supposed crises of conscience. (I guess a night in a grown up jail cell with a crackhead can do that to a person.)
Oh wait. I’ve just been notified (yes, as I write this) that there was a change in one of the boy’s status and apparently he’s no longer in the custody of the local county jail. He may have been moved to the department of corrections or he may be out on bail or something, so I’ll have to call the jail in the morning for more info. *sigh*
It’s been a long hiatus. But, I hope to start blogging here again soon.
The reason I stopped blogging here in the first place was because it became too personal and I felt too exposed. In the time I’ve spent away from personal blogging, I’ve set up roots elsewhere, such as Twitter and Facebook. Since those services allowed me to set my privacy options, I felt a lot more comfortable.
Now, as I come back to Mild Insanity, a home that I truly love and miss dearly, it’s my hope to strike the perfect balance. This blog will still remain personal, no doubt about it, but I hope to maintain a level of comfort necessary for my own sanity.
So, in the very near future, I plan to start writing again. It may be only a little bit at first, but I hope that it will increase as time pushes forward.
good to be back. # # . New ventures off line include a lot more writing and getting involved with the arts. #
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