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Surprisingly, Infant No Match For MMA Fighter deadspin

He does have a point: cushiony things are good to lay against. Also, black towels are badass (as long as they get washed in some sort of colorfast soap so they don’t lose their deep dark blackness. Grey-blue towels are not badass.)

I moved.

My studio is now within the Independent Media Center of Urbana, or IMC as the l33t say. I was hesitant to go there (hippies! a-eee!) but the monthly rent of the new place equals the amount of money I spent on gas to get to the free old one. Also, I can get to this place by bicycle, bus, or skate, all money savers. Also, this place has loads of security and a controlled climate. Also, this place is near food establishments for when I forget to pack a lunch. Also, the people I interacted with that are in charge and not overbearing socially-inept hippies and are in fact nice, friendly people grounded in reality. The vibes of a new place are overwhelmingly positive, and these feelings of renewal shall by exploited to the fullest extent of my ability. I’ve missed the chill calm that is Urbana.

I have completed one and half commissions as of this posting, and it feels pretty good. It’s like getting my school work put on the fridge. Hauling my butt to studio will be way easier now that it’s closer. My work was up at Evolve Fitness Center in downtown Champaign from the beginning of June until last week. My latest spot will be a bistro in Urbana. I’ll link it when I’m officially on the walls there.

No sales on my Etsy as of yet. I put up a large print of my favorite recent painting. Here, let me link to it for funsies. Continuing my focus on people, I’ll probably not deviate from the theme unless a commission calls for it. I like doing different type things. Focusing on one type makes the others more exciting when they occur.

I additionally acquired a new living space, one the cats were not too happy about the first day, as displayed by their pouty faces and general spastic demeanor, running through all the rooms, climbing over everything possible, and landing in the safest place they could find. Together.

This move is probably their best bonding moment. Fiona the lioness has cooled her jets since being here, being more playful towards JP with her jabbing, batting and nipping to soft bapping and virtually no nipping unless she feels the fuzz is being a twat. JP is standing up for himself in this new unclaimed world, and they are, for the most part, now at peace with each other in a large space big enough for two cat egos.

Since that first night, JP has gone back to his station in the tv stand and has held it strongly as one of his daily posts, watching all in his shared kingdom.

BONUS: Nessa! I watched her this weekend for a friend, and this cat is abso-fucking-lutely adorable even if her favorite toy is a crumbled up ball of paper.

Here’s his blog if you want to hear MOAAAR. His name is Hikakin.

I get emails from this guy whenever he releases some new stuff. I found him when I was looking at video game covers. He has a nice guitar and nice skills. This video shows he also has hilar video skillz with sweet backdrops. He usually does songs like the Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest boss theme. He seems like a nice guy. I would like to jam with him.

Check out his website for his sweet banner haha. Sooo good.

It starts 40 seconds in. My band is searching for a drummer. If only this guy lived closer to us.

puppies and flowers

(7:29:56 PM) KGB1: lady gaga is so eloquent
(7:31:09 PM) jold: Really?
(7:31:15 PM) jold: She seems to know what she’s doing
(7:31:20 PM) jold: So I guess she’s not an idiot
(7:31:31 PM) KGB1: very calculated
(7:34:02 PM) jold: Like a TI-83
(7:35:21 PM) KGB1: hahaha
(7:35:26 PM) KGB1: the silver edition!
(7:38:02 PM) jold: hot damn, gotta give her props
(7:38:11 PM) jold: She totally skipped the + and went straight for silver

On Etsy, people can “favorite” your shop by “hearting” it. It can really bring you up even if there aren’t a ton of sales and people heart you, but if they don’t…

Well, that isn’t so fun. Promotion will be occurring! TAKE THAT, INTERNET. I’ve been posting fliers around town to let folks know I am interested in taking commissions. Planting the seed is frustrating because you have to wait for it to sprout, like 00J’s habaneros. We planted our seeds several weeks ago and everything except the habaneros and the mint were growing. They’re just now starting to show their pretty little faces.

Just need to be patient. PATIENCE. My shop will grow if I water it and give it sunshine. Ew, soggy prints.

Altria now officially has a Bandcamp website. Check out a few of the tracks we have up.

I’ve started up my Etsy store. Since quitting my last job at the end of January, I’ve been painting. I got a studio space, and I started making. The Etsy store will be (for now) only prints, and I will be trying to sell the actual paintings locally. They aren’t all up on Etsy yet. To see the full set of what I’ve made (and are not embarrassed of) go to my crafthaus Balance album. I’ll be updating my crafthaus album as I finish paintings.

The main page of haddadadad has a few changes to it. There may be a redesign of the haddadadad blog in the works. I like the layout, so it may be a teeny thing like a banner change. We’ll see.

I’m going back to posting important things more often again. I will be starting a series on inline skating, involving care of skates, traits to look for when buying, and road safety. It’s all been on my mind for a few months, especially whenever cyclists hop out in front of my car like they have some giant forcefield protecting them. Cyclists have more protection from the law than skaters, but they could learn a thing or two as well.

My band is starting to record our original songs. I’ll be posting them as we get less fuzzy tracks down for your enjoyment.

Basically, if I post about the future plans, I have to do it all. Right?