Author: theazureshadow

Okay, I only got nine requests, so I may end up drawing an additional picture at the very end for some lucky random person. That's all the requests, thanks to a latecomer entry by Laila. Here they are: DRAWING REQUESTS Andrea Crow – doodle of \”The Cat and the Fiddle\” Jenny Sullins – a pretty…

I had a wonderful day yesterday. Sarah is leaving tonight for her shrimp-studying adventure in Puerto Rico, and I wanted to get together before she flew out. Luckily for me, both of our families were going downtown for the Rose Parade, so I met up with her there. After watching all the marching bands and…

Time to start my third decade of existence outside the womb. I'm ready for it.

Spiffy meme: If you read this, post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be good, it can be bad. We'll see what turns up.

Just because I know I have tons of friends who want to spend lots of money on me for my birthday, I'm going to link you to this nice birthday wish list that I updated today. Remember, when you give someone a birthday present, you are paid back in heaps of joy! This always needs…

Thanks to Danko for linking to this wonderful comic strip: Lio. I'm going to have to second his recommendation. Lio is a comic strip without dialogue. No word bubbles or anything, just a few sound effects. Each comic is carried off by a simple series of pictures, and it works wonderfully. It didn't even occur…

The first ten people to comment here (noting that they're making a request) will get artistic doodling done by me. You can specify the subject, theme, guidelines, whatever you like, but I reserve the right to simplify your requirements. Of course, like Danko said, the requests are limited by my artistic ability. But I'll try…

John Scalzi notes: \”Today is the 25th anniversary of the identification of a mysterious syndrome attacking gay men, which would in time be called AIDS. President George Bush is marking the day by calling for an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that would bar same-sex marriage, despite the fact that there are…

Grandmother is terribly old. She has white, white hair and her face is filled with wrinkles; yet her eyes sparkle like two stars and are even more beautiful, for when you look in them, they are so gentle and filled with love. She wears a long dress with flowers printed on it. It is made…

Stolent from Danko Just for fun, go to http://www.google.com and do a search for the phrase \”____ needs\” (in doublequotes as shown). In the place of the blank, enter your name. Record the top ten results of what you need and share with your friends on your journal. Who knew you had so many needs?…