Month: October 2023
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Blammo
I’ve been saying “Blammo!” out loud a lot. Not to anyone mind you. Just when I make a good move in my mobile games mostly. “Awesome!” is for y’all. “Blammo!” is for me. Just saying.
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Thursday Evening Liturgy
When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)? My father is an Episcopal minister. He would occasionally take me over to the church when I was 7 or 8 to give my mom a break from my scripting. Sometimes I would listen to the stories of the choir director…
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Special Relaunch
My wife is relaunching her website to build a presence online for her writing career. Check it out. She is awesome. https://stephanieallencrist.com/2023/10/13/a-poetic-promise/
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Wait, What?
If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to? I’m seriously not giving away my first million dollars. I’d need to pay taxes on it. That would probably cut it in half. The other half would go to all our creditors and would be about right to pay them…
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Enjoying My Craft
Last night I stayed up into the wee hours of the morning continuing to work on iterations of my current artistic piece “Mont.” The gif I created took about an hour and a half because I did it mostly by hand. There are probably easier ways to make a 3D object rotate than the process…
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Strange Fantasies
What’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail. So I’ve talked about Brigham Young elsewhere on my blog. I remain impressed by the fact that he had 50+ wives and 50+ children. The desire for a lot more kids and the wealth to afford them is a very selfish one. Still…
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Commercial Art
What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself? In the short term I would like to sell my art more effectively. My goal is to move $1100 by the end of the year. My commission is a little under 10% so CafePress will cut me a check for $100 which is the minimum…
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Different Kinds of Art
Who are your favorite artists? First off I’ll go with singers and bands: Anne Murray, Barry Manillow, Billy Joel, Blood Sweat and Tears, Alan Parsons Project. For Christian Rock: Newsboys, Holy Soldier, King’s X, and King and Country. For classical: Debussy and Bach. For other kinds of art I like Picasso and Dali. I’m a…