Just Close Your Eyes

thatsestherly Published on Jan 4, 2013

It's late January 6, 2013.  This was the week of New Year's Eve, the expiration of old U.S. tax cuts that had the country up in arms, and my computer was mostly unstable.  I cut my hair for the new year.  I spent the week reading a lot of Cross Game, Pluto, & raced to finish The First Man (which I eventually did).  Pluto planted some very interesting ideas in my head for an underdeveloped idea that I am for now just calling Nutrino.  I did a lot of sketches of Urasawa's Atom &  a few attempts at various Cross Game characters.  I watched some Home Movies & Cromartie High on my portable DVD player while my computer was down.  I also finished the first book of Dark Angel.  I got myself up to Chapter 2 of From Eroica with Love, Chapter 3 of Cyber 7, and Chapter 9 of Attack on Titan.

Today I watched The Fellowship of the Ring and doodled some characters.  It was mostly depressing not knowing if I would get my computer back up and running.  I also read a few chapters of Daisy Kutter up to Chapter 4.

Comics Alliance's 2012 Best Comics Round Up
The Phoenix goes online worldwide
Book trailer for Warren Ellis' Gun Machine
Nathan Bulmer on Inkstuds
Brianne Drouhard's Amethyst short on DC Nation debuted this week

Somebody draw this comic (are you ready?this is my first twitter collab):It's a time travel story.
— Auld Lang Siam (@KingofSiam) January 6, 2013

The main character is fumbling around trying to make sure s/he has everything s/he needs & has thought everything through
— Auld Lang Siam (@KingofSiam) January 6, 2013

gulps, takes a deep breath and steps through a portal falling past all her/his memories, especially sad ones.
— Auld Lang Siam (@KingofSiam) January 6, 2013

lands right on the eve of particularly poignant memory. gets up brushes self off. deeply sighs & takes step toward self whose back is turned
— Auld Lang Siam (@KingofSiam) January 6, 2013

self turns and s/he says, "I know I can't change anything and even if I could I shouldn't.I'm just here to say we're going to make it."
— Auld Lang Siam (@KingofSiam) January 6, 2013

Pulls self into a surprising hug, before vaporizing into thin air.
— Auld Lang Siam (@KingofSiam) January 6, 2013

Coffee, Crows, Cats, and Cold

zia999 | November 25, 2010

So I've been lulled into watching The Walking Dead. It's very intriguing. Sort of like cats and crows fighting to a symphonic score.


SilverStar830 | November 25, 2010

I've begun rearranging my apartment. The word decompress comes to mind. Nevertheless it's going to be a lot of work due to the sheer amount of boxes of crap I've accumulated.

Here are some similarly unflattering confessional moments from indy comics.

I was on this past Thursday's Inkstuds. Well, kinda.

I'd like to see this project come to life. There's this really cool Anthology 2 Project that just got funding through kickstarter. Who knows what we'll get out of sequence.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/294436017/sequence-comics-zine