Creepy young man...
Link with a hood
drawn Aug 20, 2007
posted June 27, 2009
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Hmmm… I was trying to practice both cloth and facial structure. I’m not sure I succeeded, since Link looks more like any sullen young Japanese man than, uh, himself, and his ears did something funny to his hood… Not a terrible picture, but not one I’m particularly proud of either.
I’m making a lot of spelling mistakes today. I’ve made about eight or nine so far; I’ve fixed them, but it’s a little annoying. Anyway.
I had friends over yesterday! It was fabulous! All the scheduling worked out great, and the organ concert three of us went to was glorious, although I really really need to go and try out Christ Church Cathedral organ because everybody I know has played it – all the local organists have played it, my brother has played it, even Organist – who lives in Vancouver – has played it! I’m getting rather jealous. I’d better work on my Jongen and things like that. Did I say I’d started the Ash Grove variations? Of course I did (she says without checking). (finishes checking) Yeah, I did. Oh, I loved the little Haydn pieces for musical clock. They’re so cute! And happy! And I played the Fugue from the Mendelssohn that was played (Sonata #6), so that was nice to hear. I’ve also played the Buxtehude he played, but everyone knows that already. It’s the G minor prelude that UVic music students get to listen to in 120B (Baroque Music History). Also a really cool Arvo Pärt piece called Annum per Annum.
And then we went home and ate cheap popcorn 
and played chess and told D&D stories and watched YouTube (mostly Mythbusters (I like Grant’s hysterical giggle), the original Safety Dance by Men Without Hats, and others) and looked at the Failblog/Lolcats pictures I have saved on my computer and took a peek at RinkWorks until 1 in the morning. There’s nothing like looking at something funny on the Internet and having two great (and warm) friends leaning over your shoulders laughing with you. Also showed them the Steve Campbell books we have: Tales from the Back Page (also Son of a Back Page Book, but we didn’t get there). Steve Campbell is from Prince Edward County, where my grandparents live, so that’s why we have those books. Actually that doesn’t explain it at all. But we have them, and they are funny. We were all falling over laughing.
Also we talked about swords and martial arts. I think I might look into some sort of martial arts next year (instead of Rueda? In addition to Rueda? Hmmmm…. don’t want to give up my salsa…) for a similar reason as the CC organ… everyone else I know has done it! Also martial arts are cool. I also have a new place to hunt for a Zela sword.
And this morning we looked at How It Should Have Endeds. Also MIDI pieces which have pictures of Chocobos in them. Win! I only got 5 hours of sleep but y’know I’m not really that tired today. It’ll hit me tomorrow, I suppose. And I was a little sleepy at work. But they gave me three loaves of bread and a bag of cinnamon buns they were going to throw out anyway so that’s good.
I’m going to go for a run at some point. After supper, and after I do some piano. Just a little one.
