My ipod headphones finally bit the dust. After close to 4 years of use I've gotten ample milage out of them so it was about time I get some new ones anyway. My ipod itself is still running strong which is good. I have one of the old models with the play and menu buttons seperate from the clicker wheel. Seems like a dinosaur compared to the new video pods and all the fancy colours. I was tempted to replace it but I hate replacing things that aren't broken :p

I'm off to do some skiing in Niigata this weekend. Pretty stoked about it. Going out to the country is always a nice change of pace from the concrete jungle that is Tokyo. Sometimes I need to go somewhere with no people to keep my sanity.

Oh, my upcoming issue of Avengers Fairy Tales from Marvel has been solicited with a kickass Claire Wendling cover.


She never disappoints does she? Amazing. Even better was that she based the character designs off of ones I cooked up for the issue.
It's always nice to be humbled...

TAK

I just watched a bunch of new UK episodes of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. Season 5, I believe. They probably aren't new but it was news to me when I fell upon them on youtube. He's just as inspirational and awesome as I last saw him in the US version of the show. Granted, the UK shows are far superior and involving. Probably cuz you get Ramsay himself doing the narrating and none of the cussing is taken out. Just how it should be!

Things have changed a bit on the work front for me this year. Along with some Marvel work I've taken which I'm really excited to be apart of, the project I've been slaving over for the past 6 months has sorta fallen through. I don't feel like giving details since it's been rather lamenting but, at the same time, it's helped me get focused and slapped me out of relying on people too much. I learned a lot throughout the process regardless so it hasn't gone all to waste. I'm currently in the process of editing some breakdowns for something I've concocted myself so, for better or worse, it's all me. It's along the lines of where I feel my strengths lie so it's been much more satisfying and entertaining. Anyway, that's that.

The last of the commissions from last year:TAK