I always feel bad that I don’t blog more, but my life is intensely boring outside of the pages themselves. I always feel bad when I run into people I haven’t seen in a while, because when they ask what I’ve been up to the answer is usually “day job, comics, and sleep.” (At least two of those three things are doing what I love, right?)

I guess it’s exciting that I’ve been crazy in the mood to watch anime again recently! I’ve actually finished several series in the past month or so, which is a lot more than I can say about any TV show in the past EVER. I really love that places like Hulu are streaming episodes, so I can keep on the up and up with things. Are any of you familiar with the show Shiki? It ended up being a LOT more violent than I was expecting so beware if that’s not your cup of tea, but it ended up being really compelling. It was a little frustrating because while there are some really great characters (NATSUNO :’y TOORU, my dear sweet Tooru ;_;), the designs for them are just TERRIBLE. I worry it turned a lot of people away from the show, because it almost did for me. I mean really, how am I supposed to take THIS seriously:

YIKES.

Also, I am TOTALLY in love with the series Tiger & Bunny right now! It’s like a weekly reminder that I CAN like superhero stories, since I’m not really a fan of the genre most of the time. It’s a really fun series with a great, likable cast, that is definitely going somewhere interesting. Also, the main character, Kotetsu, is SUCH a sharp dresser, oh my goodness. He’s made me want a pair of black and white wingtip shoes SO BAD, but they are shockingly hard to find! Alas, my quest continues…

Happy Valentines Day tomorrow, everybody! In celebration, I finished the set of goofy grade school Valentines I started last year. You can find them in the Extras section now! Next year I’ll do a couple more characters, too, because these are just too fun!

Also, looks like my 200th page is coming up next Tuesday, which is crazy exciting! I want to do some kind of celebration picture, but I can’t really figure out what would be a good thing to do for that. I guess I better figure it out soon, though!

Ahh, that’s been my problem lately, though- I never have any idea what to draw! The comics pages themselves still come pretty easily, but when I try to do illustrations I clam up so, so much. I wish I knew how to get out of it! I guess the best way is to CHARGE ON. I’ll try to get some more stand-alone illustrations up soon!