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I rarely write about politics on this blog (or ever), but every once in a while something comes up that I feel merits an exception.

While Obama is likely to veto this iteration of CISPA if it makes it past the Senate, your representatives need to know you don’t approve of them trying to find ways to bypass privacy policies and compromise your personal information on the internet. We don’t have the support of many major technology companies this time, because the bill is written to absolve them of legal responsibility. Real big of you, guys.

If you’re a US citizen, e-mail your Senators. Tell them why they shouldn’t vote in favor of it, or simply inform them of your opposition as a citizen whose concerns they are supposed to be representing. If you have time, look into how your House of Representatives voted and drop them a line as well. I’m sure those who opposed the bill would appreciate your support, and those who voted to pass it deserve an earful.

You might also remind your representatives they have other, more important things to worry about than supposed Chinese cyber threats, like oh, I don’t know… the economy? The shabby state of this country’s healthcare? Civil rights? Female reproductive freedom? Gun control? Take your pick, the list goes on.

There’s also a Change.org petition you can sign, and spreading the word is never a bad idea, but the most reliable way to make your voice heard is to contact members of congress directly.

(via enenkay)

FIRST fanart of Rosalyn Rhode from MONSTERKIND!! 

Will ink this later.

Monsterkind is here http://monsterkind.enenkay.com/comic/latest

I’ll ink this rare fanart piece as soon as Enenkay gets back to me somehow about which one I should ink.

for all who haven’t seen it, check out MONSTERKIND here http://monsterkind.enenkay.com/comic/latest

CHECK IT OUT!

Had a chance to use the Yiynova tablet monitor ( Model MSP19U ).  Drew this image of Red Panda Case’s character, Naomi, entirely with the device.

I must say that it is a very NICE piece of hardware!  I heard about Yiynova before, but had my doubts, because I mean… come on… it’s hard to blindly purchase something so expensive — too much of a risk for us poor artists.

I decided to list a few pro’s & con’s to help out other curious artists…

*** PROS ***

*SIZE -   The surface is 16x10” (19” diagonal) of drawing space, which is MORE than one really needs.  In the second image, you can see my clunky gorilla mit against the screen, and my hands are 8” long. [COMPARISON— The Cintiq has a 21.5” working surface, which is slightly larger than the Yiynova, but not very noticeable.]

*FEEL - The screen is a very nice glass surface.  I had heard that there was some separation between the actual tip of the pen and the cursor, but it’s no different from the same in the Wacom Cintiq (which I believe has some form of plastic screen… can’t remember).  You can tilt the device back as far as you like, just like the CIntiq, but I am not sure if you can rotate it… never tried. [COMPARISON—  Both have a decent feel.  Wacom has a slight 1-up here, because they have shortcut controls on the screen, which can be very handy, but if you use a keyboard for all shortcuts, then on-screen shortcuts are of no use.]

*BRIGHTNESS - One of my favorite features of the Yiynova… a BRIGHT And colorful screen!  All colors displayed as vibrantly as other brand new monitors I’ve owned, so I had NO problem distinguishing colors.  [COMPARISON — I do not remember how bright the larger cintiqs were, but I know the smaller brands (the 12” and 13” ones, which are around $1000) are slightly dim.  Artists I have known normally drag their images to a second screen to double-check colors on their images.]

*PRICE— The Yiynova MSP19U is only $599 US, brand new.  That is almost 1/4 the price of Wacom’s Cintiq equivalent!!  [COMPARISON— Yiynova is $599, Cintiq is $2000.  See for yourself… http://www.amazon.com/Wacom-CINTIQ-22HD-Pen-Display/dp/B008HB5K5O/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1366614578&sr=8-12&keywords=yiynova  ]

**** CONS ***

*  NO ERASER - The eraser on the back of the pen is more of a “click pen” button that turns the pen’s battery on and off.  This isn’t much of a problem though, since you can hold down E in most programs to erase.

* BATTERY-POWERED PEN - The pen runs on a standard AAA battery.  This creates two problems 1.) The pen is just a tad slightly heavier than a Wacom pen, and 2.) The power in the pen can run out.  HOWEVER, the pen lasts a VERY LONG TIME, so this is a simple problem to fix.

* SLIGHT PRESSURE PROBLEMS (??) - Apparently there is an app you can download to help adjust the pressure sensitivity of the Yiynova, but I noticed that when you drag the pen super lightly over the screen, it does not draw.  If I lightly stroke my Intuos 3’s stylys over my tablet, I get a very fine line.  This was not a deal-breaker for me, but it would be something I would try to adjust.

FINAL THOUGHTS——  I must say, for the price… it’s definitely worth it for me.  I just do NOT Have $2k — or even $1k— to be spending on a tablet monitor.  Maybe someday in the future I might make an investment like that… but for now, the Yiynova does what I need, and I WILL be purchasing one!

Need another opinion?  Check out this review here — http://pcweenies.com/2013/01/12/yiynova-msp19u-tablet-monitor-first-impressions-and-unboxing/

This is a REALLY COOL show! It’s all about a desperate man with a nasty YEAST INFECTION, who has to bake ILLEGAL BREAD to “make some dough” and keep his family financially secure.

Lots of carbs though, so be careful.


Bread makes you fat…

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poinko:

So hey everyone remembers this picture right? Well, turns out I’m sick of looking at it. That means that now you have a chance to take it home! I’ll randomly pick a winner to send the original art for this picture, along with the Karkat ‘Stop Telling Me About Homestuck’ art card. The burning question though is “Poinko, do I get to keep the frame?” and well, the answer is absolutely you do! No half-assin’ here, no sir!

Additionally, 5 very beautiful, kind and deeply interesting runner ups will win a full color single-character Homestuck art card. Which character? You tell me! You’re the winner after all, you winner, you!

If you want to enter, just reblog and/or like this post and you are IN. I’m not gonna place a limit on reblogs, but please keep it to a not-crazy number, and none of that 3 or 4+ in a row shenanigans either. I will thank you and your followers will thank you! You don’t have to be following me to enter but, gosh, I’d really appreciate it if you would!

I’m gonna let this one gestate for a week until I pick 6 winners, so you have until 11:59 PM on October 5 to enter. That’s next Friday! Good luck everyone!

ONLY 24 HOURS LEFT! Will YOUR luck hold out in the last moments of this giveaway?

Why can’t tumblr just have the dumb usernames above the text when people post.  I can’t stand reading from bottom to top, and scrolling up and down those stupid long lines to see whose name is connected to whatever text.  I might as well open up a new browser to read each comment…

How do I see who is following me on Tumblr?  This user interface is not very user friendly…

Where the FUCK is the damn KFC on Roswell??  I got lost trying to find it.  I ended up settling for Checkers, which is still good, but I am still pissed.  What’s worse is I used my GPS to get back, and found myself on an exit that led me back to Roswell, and LO AND BEHOLD the exit sign has the damn Colonel’s dumbass face on it, taunting me.

Anyhow, here’s a photo of me at the aquarium, taken several months ago…

I need to post more stuff here.

Originally this was supposed to be Spike in some kind of heavy metal biker gear, but I instead just gave him sunglasses and a cigar.  That’s when I got the idea to make the cigar a SCROLL.

Ya gotta wonder…  He was always rollin’ up papers, lighting them with GREEN fire, and “sending magical messages to the queen pony in the sky…?”   Yeeeaaaaah…