Heartbreaker

6/29/2013

Surprise! I drew something that is not a knife. Yeah, I used to do that all the time. This is my first space ship. Well, it's far from my first, which I drew back in 1999. I have it somewhere. Gotta find it and make it my next non-knife project. I started drawing bladed weapons because I was already making those sorts of extreme, dangerous shapes in the form of space ships. I have The Phantom Menace to thank (or blame) for that. I loved the movie. Yup, I needed my Liam Neeson fix. I saw it in the theater with my youngest brother two or three times, then one day he started drawing lightsabers and blasters, and eventually he went more Medieval, while I started drawing ships, fast and sleek, inspired by the beauties in the movie. Then we swapped and I fell in love with those Shiny Dangerous Things

Still, I've always wanted to get back to the ships, but there was just too much to do. A couple weeks ago I finished my second knife for Almost Human and decided to take a break from the digital art. That lasted a whole day. So I went in a different direction instead, and here it is. Why Heartbreaker? Well, the wings make an accidental heart at the rear of the ship and Iron Man 3 is still on my mind.

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Original: January 10, 2007

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I Love Living In a World Like This...

6/18/2013

...where music exists that always puts a smile on my face. I never remember to ask my cousin whether it was the summer of '96 or '97. Was it even the summer? Anyway, she came back from vacation in The Netherlands and introduced me to a boy band she heard while over there. From the first moment I heard The Backstreet Boys' "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)," I was an unapologetic fan. Yeah, the music could be schmaltzy, but we were kids. Of course we loved these adorable guys who complemented each other's voices so perfectly. But why did we not move on the way so many boy band fans do when they get older and the group breaks up? Because BSB never moved on. They continued to make fun and affecting music and appreciated the fans the way we appreciated them. Every time I hear a new Backstreet song, it feels like the first time, and "In a World Like This" is no exception. I will surely love the new album and play it until I'm sick of it. What am I saying? I'll never be sick of it.

I was too busy in the last month to pay attention to "Permanent Stain." Then I completely forgot about it. Shame on me. But I'm listening now.

Sadly, I'm going to miss the In a World Like This tour. The only stop on the tour I could go to is Boston on August 12. That's quite soon and tickets are nearly sold out by now. My cousin and I would have had to make plans months ago. But I will always have wonderful memories of the two chances I did get to see them live.