Howdy!
Been encouraged to put this up for display here, which I gladly do. ^^
I have grown a love for Dead Space. For many reasons, one of them being the super awesome RIGS (Resource Integration Gears) (also known as suits) featured in the game.
So I took a try at drawing the Advanced RIG from Dead Space 2.
Done in... pencil.
Scanner broken. A photo will have to do.



Enjoy and feedback is always appreciated.

Howdy partners.

I know I haven't posted any art at all this year ( :blink: ) but that doesn't mean I've lost interest in the art of drawing. I blame school.
But now that I'll graduate within two days (!) I've promised myself to take it up again.
It feels like it's something I want to do. ^^
However, I want to try something new rather than sticking to the digital artworks.
Therefor, I've been keeping my eyes on coloring with art markers. (sort of a type of felt pen)
I've seen tones of art with this technique, and I must say I enjoy it and would like to give it a try.
Not sure what kind of makers I should get though, and I've heard that there are huge difference between brands.
At the time, I've come down to three brands, Prismacolor, TRIA and Copic.
Of these three, the Copics are the one most praised for their performance. They're also, the most expensive ones.
Been looking around at various discussion, and Copic usually ends up winning most things, though they're losing points because of their price...
Though, I like them. And thinking of giving them a try. They have, until now, been very hard to get.
But just recently, a new online store opened in my country. Penstore!
Penstore!
I couldn't have more luck. They sell both Copic and Tria, and to a FAR better price than other stores I've looked at. Feels extra safe that they're stationed in my country too.

Apart from markers, I need Multiliners for inking, good pencils for sketching, special paper and preferably a light-box, for transferring sketches to appropriate marker paper. I can get most of these things at various stores.
And a new desk lamp which I need anyway. :
Sure, I'd stick to the digital as well. It will be needed for some corrections, and/or printing/scanning etc.

What do you think? I do not know if any other artists here have experience with markers, but if you do, I ask you kindly to give me your inputs.
Otherwise, you could tell me what you think.
I thought this would be fun, and I MUST have something more creative to attend to in my sparetime than video games when I start at the Uni next year.  :unsure:
Or I'll go nuts on myself.

Before you all glomp (or kill) me, let me explain!
First... there was an earthquake, then a tornado and then there was... was... a volcano and a meteor! Oh yeah, you should've seen it!
Alright... It was worth a try.

Hello boys and girls!
Yep, no hallucination. I'm back from my absence.
Wow... I think I disappeared somewhere around middle-late January if I'm not mistaken?
Anyway, sorry about that. I've had my reasons, as I did last time I was away for a longer period.

I'll say what has been requiring most of my attention and drawn my presence away from GoF is the infamous slave-house we all know better as, school. Or in my case, college.
It has been a really busy time I tell you.
Why it has been worse than usual?
Because I'll graduate this year! ^^

Yeah it's true. On the 2nd of June I'll run out of the gates.
It's hard to believe it's happening already.
But I gotta stay focuses this final term, and so I have.
I have a cursed Math course to deal with (I failed last year so I need 'least a C) and just today I handed in this hellish project that I've been working on since middle September last year!
And that one has been a real torture. I'm so incredibly glad that it's finally over with!

I've also been dealing with more personal matters. It has been most interesting yet incredibly tough at the same time... And that's all I'll share.

On a more positive note I'm more fit than ever. I've started at the local gym and is slowly but surely getting some body. ^^
I've been reading allot of truly inspirational books that have changed allot about my personal life philosophies and I've decided what to read at the University: Social studies, communication and philosophy. I might throw in some Psychology but I'm not sure I wanna go that deep. In short, I wish to help people.

I've been practicing my art. Sorry for you I've not been doing any more LBT fanart.
No, I've switched to the field of anthro, with no color. Simply going by the pencil.
It's going... fairly well and I keep pepping myself.

What has been the latest news at my front?
Final Fantasy XIII!
It's awesomeness goes beyond what's possible to describe with words. :

So now I have some more room for fun, so I thought I should return. I've missed the GoF's atmosphere and it's lovely people. ^^
I'll try to stay on some more at least.

Cheers!


 

I got this in a mail the other day, forwarded by a good friend of mine.
I think everyone should read it. Even though some points are directed towards older receivers.
Nevertheless; I find it inspiring.
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Lasse is the type you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say.

When someone asked him how he felt, he replied: 'If I were any better, I would be twins'.
He was a natural motivator. If an employee had a bad day was Lasse there telling the employee how to look positively at the situation.

I was curious to see this, so one day I went to Lasse and asked him: 'How do you manage? "

Lasse replied, 'Every morning I wake up and say to myself: You have two choices now. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be happy. "
Every time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or learn from it. I choose to learn from it.
Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can choose to highlight the positive side of life.
I choose the positive side of life.

'Certainly, but it is not quite so simple', I protested.

'It is', "said Lasse. Life is about choices. When you remove all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to the situation.
You choose how people affect your mood.
It is you who choose if you want to be good or bad mood.
Ultimately it is your choice how you live your life.

I reflected on what Lasse had been saying.

Shortly thereafter, I left the company to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of just reacting to it.
Many years later I heard that Lasse was involved in a serious accident with a case of falling 20 meters from a radio tower. After 18 hours of surgery and several weeks in intensive care, Lasse was released from hospital with rails along the back. I met Lasse approximately six weeks after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied: 'If I were any better, I would have been twins. Want to see my scars? "
I declined to see his wounds, but asked him what was going on in his head during the accident.

'The first thing I thought was about my yet unborn daughter', "said Lasse.

'So while I laid on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices. I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I choosed to live '.

'Were you not scared? Didn't you lose consciousness? " I asked

Lasse continued: 'the paramedics were great. They said the whole time that everything would go well. But when they wheeled me in the ER and I saw the expressions on the doctors and nurses' faces, I got really scared. It was written in their eyes, 'He is dying'. I knew I had to do something.

What did you do? "I asked.

Well, it was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me ', "said Lasse.
She asked if I was allergic to anything.
Yes' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and shouted, 'Gravity'.

Through their laughter, I told them, 'I choose to live. Operate on me as if I was alive, not dead '.

Lasse survived thanks to the doctor's skill, but also because of his amazing attitude.
I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully.

The setting is, after all, everything.

Therefore, don't make yourself any worries for the tomorrow. It may bear its troubles by itself. Each day has enough of its own torment '. Matthew 6:34

Actually, today is the day of tomorrow that you worried about yesterday.

When it feels hard, think like this .....

I am thankful ...... for the teenager who whines that he needs to wash up... because then he is home and not on the streets.

.... the taxes I pay because it means that I have a job.

.... because I have to clean after a party because it means that I have friends.
                         
.... for clothes that is a bit cramped because that means I have food on the table.
                         
.... for the lawn that needs to be cut, windows to be washed and gutters that need to be cleaned, I have a home.

.... for the shade which monitors my work, it means that I'm out in the sun.
                         
.... for all complaints about politicians because it means that we have the freedom to express opinions.

.... for the parking lot that lies furthest away because it means that I can afford to have a car.

.... for my high electricity bill, it means I have it warm.

.... the woman in the pew behind me in church who sings false, because it means that I can hear.

.... the laundry pile on the table for it means I have clothes to wear.

.... for fatigue and aching muscles at the end of the day - I have been working hard.

.... for the alarm clock to ring in the morning, it means that I'm alive.

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What do you think? It kind of provides a different perspective on things.

Almost like, to watch a photo of the Earth from the outer ring of Saturn, and think to yourself:
"Here. Here on this little, tiny dot in the infinite universe. Here are we with all our personal troubles."

Best wishes to all of you.

PS. Sorry for any spelling misstakes or alike. Orginal mail in Swedish. Translated using Google. DS.

Well done kid. You've killed us all!

It was Jay who first told me about this collector's box during our trip.
I must say I was thrilled about it.

The Trilogy pack features all three Metroid Prime games:

Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

What's so great is that the two earlier games, originally for the GC, has been re-written for the Wii system and it's controllers!

I saw this today at GAME, but didn't buy it; (yet) because I already had Uncharted and a pre-order of R&C: Crack in Time  in a bag from EB.

But I'm so getting this in the nearby future! I'm most looking forward to Echoes, which is my favorite of the series and I haven't played it in years!

Anyone else gonna invest in this?

Guess I finally fell due to peer pressure!

You can ask me anything; about myself, hobbies, LBT, Scandinavia, what games I play, opinions and so on. The word is yours.
If you're curious, go on! The one who doesn't ask neither learns nothing!

There are no stupid questions; only stupid answers.

Hello folks.

I have an issue that I'd like to gather information about, and maybe find a solution.
Lately, my laptop computer has started to shut down without any warning.
It doesn't happen when I launch/do/whatever something special, it just happens.
Sometimes the whole thing freezes. Leaving me no other option than to press and hold the power button. And sometimes, like today, the bloody things just gives the middle finger and shuts down without any warning at all. It is as if the power went out.
I've noticed one thing though, and that is that the laptop is intensivly hot at these times.
Not that I burn myself, but hoter that it should be I am sure.

I suspect overheating, but then I must ask myself why?
I don't play games, or run massive graphic programs often.
I mainly surf the web, play music, chat and other daily stuff. Short words, I don't think I'm pushing it to some sort of limit.

Here are the specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 1.83 GHz 667 MHz FSB 2MB L2 cache processor
Nvidia GeForce 8400 M GS (up to 1024MB)
4GB DDR2 RAM
250 GB HDD (FAR from full)

I run Vista HP 32 bit.

Is this known to anyone of you?

Howdy folks!

Just wanted to spread the word that I'll be gone for a couple of days.
Yep, it's the yearly fishing trip in Norway coming up again.

I'll be testing my luck on the west coast this time, there'll be fishing for salmon, trout and various sea fish.
Not even mentioning the marvelous nature that will surround me at all times!  

I'll do my best to take some photos.  

Well, see you. And by all means; DO NOT WISH ME GOOD LUCK!!!

Something that has been on my mind lately.

On my PC I have two partitions "ACER ( C )" and DATA ( D ).
Both of them are located on a 250 GB HDD.

Partitions C contains litteraly everything on this machine. Windows files, media, programs and you name it.
The only content on partition D is my ripped LBT movies 1-12, which takes up quite the memory. (43 GB to be exact)

Now, not that partition C is starting to become full, not at all. But partition D is just lying there doing nothing.
And I was thinking, what if I move all programs, media and documents to partition D, and let partition C just take care of ACER and Windows stuff?

A little bird whispered to me that peformance could increase, something I doubt.
Just wanted to know if someone could confirm this?
Who knows, maybe my little bird doesn't know what it's talking about.