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i've been really tired lately and it's hard to think about anything other than school. but if i can just survive one more week, then i'll be on break!

i'd like to do a big art dump of everything i've done since i last posted to lj, but that'll take time, and i'm about to go to bed. so in the meantime, here's that 2011 art summary meme everyone does around this time!

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i think i did pretty okay this year, and i can tell that i'm better than i was when the year started. i'm DEEEEEEFINITELY better than i was in 2010, so that's encouraging! i'm looking forward to improving even more in 2012.

the art summary from 2010, for comparison

i am tired of this stuff sitting in my main art folder and wanna get it all sorted, so

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i'm on summer break now, so i finally have more time to draw what i want.

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aside from a few other sketches that are crappy and i don't wanna show, that's about it. january was an exceptionally bad month for art.

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i'd like to listen.

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it seems like every art person asks this, so i will too: do you like it better when i do big art posts or smaller ones? i hold off on posting art for a really long time because i feel like i have to build up a whole bunch, but maybe people would like it better if i posted it more frequently.

goddd i haven't been in the best mood lately. i dunno. i'm trying to lighten up!

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so i know it's early, but i've been thinking about what i wanna do for you guys for the holidays, and i actually have no idea. i don't wanna do sketch requests with music and cards, since that can get a bit too hectic for christmastime, but the thought of just cutting out the extras and sitting around sketching sounds kind of bland. i have a lot of index cards taking up space, so i COULD do the same thing i did for those ridiculous valentines, which would be simpler and still kind of a cool thing since i could send 'em out to people (though maybe have a "just scan" option for people who don't wanna give me their address). i could also copy tigerboat and just do a comic (or something) for everyone rather than a bunch of separate dealies.

I DUNNO. give me your thoughts!

some stuff:
-i turned 19 (it was great)
-i started college lol i don't think i ever mentioned here. it's been fun so far. no art this semester, though.
-i have seen scott pilgrim twice and i could still see it again, it's so cool. i like it a lot better than the comics, honestly (though it is sad the characters aren't as developed. i think ramona particularly suffered here).
-i'm not gonna move to dreamwidth or whatever, but i am gonna be a bit more locked up. not like i'm not pretty f-locked already.
-http://echobazaar.failbettergames.com/ is really addicting goddamn. you guys should play it. (i'm buffdrinklots duhh)
-i've been playing deadly premonition and it's hysterical. the dungeon designs, however, are legit spooky (but the enemy sound effects kinda kill it ahahaha), and it does have some interesting elements that make me interested in seeing how it turns out. it certainly doesn't take itself too seriously, though (but i always appreciate that).
-tigerboat and i have been watching doctor who (2005). it's really great, i'm all into it. we just got to where tennant comes in. i was kind of surprised that it's so... unserious. i mean, i didn't expect it to be real serious, exactly, but i guess i'm just so used to sci-fi being all hard-boiled and generic that i assumed the same thing for this. it's really creative and funny, though.
-i really thought there was something else (that i can mention publicly) but i can't remember

anyway, it's been ages since i've done an art post

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NEW DAILY SKETCH COMM (name courtesy of tiger)

i'll still put most of my art in this journal, but i just wanted a comm to put daily sketches in and keep track and encourage myself (and hopefully get encouragement/nagging from others). i need to stop going DUHH I SHOULD DRAW for weeks without actually doing anything.

i'm trying to decide if i should crosspost here? not every day, but at the end of every month or something. it'd be convenient for people who don't wanna watch that, but i worry it'd also render that comm a little useless.

but yeah, go watch it!!