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2012 is going to be the year that I...

1) Launch a webcomic

2) Put more time and effort into my art

3) Finish something

4) Get in shape

5) Work actively on finding that special someone

"Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die."

Happy New Year everyone and I hope it is a wonderful one :) ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/HEY-DERE-SVEETHOTS-216329713 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/HEY-DERE-SVEETHOTS-216329713 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 17:56:19 PDT HEY DERE SVEETHOTS nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2011-2013 ~persimmon http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/It-is-now-the-future-221877914 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/It-is-now-the-future-221877914 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:13:08 PST It is now the future... nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~persimmon
They say whatever is the first thing you do for the new year, you will be doing it for the rest of the year. So I am chatting with my dear friend H, looking at fantastic art and being inspired. This is a great thing to do for the rest of the year.

one of my goals for the new year I should add is 'put up the rest of the NaNoManGo comic' durrhurr...I did meet my 30 pages 30 days goal just have been a lazybutt about putting it up on DA

At any rate Happy 2011 everyone and may your year be full of blessings and awesomeness <3 ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/NANOMANGO-WEEK-4-sorry-I-forgot-3-222604279 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/NANOMANGO-WEEK-4-sorry-I-forgot-3-222604279 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:36:05 PST NANOMANGO WEEK 4 (sorry I forgot 3) nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~persimmon
Thanks again guys...I honestly appreciate your support ;3; ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/NANOMANGO-WEEK-2-222871466 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/NANOMANGO-WEEK-2-222871466 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:23:57 PST NANOMANGO WEEK 2 nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~persimmon
but yesss made it through another week hot diggity damn ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/NANOMANGO-WEEK-1-222986256 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/NANOMANGO-WEEK-1-222986256 Sat, 06 Nov 2010 21:57:39 PDT NANOMANGO WEEK 1 nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~persimmon
Pages 1-6 are up for your viewing pleasure

So far so good!

Also durp 6____9 ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Remember-Remember-it-s-Almost-November-223099050 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Remember-Remember-it-s-Almost-November-223099050 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:46:28 PDT Remember Remember it's Almost November! nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~persimmon
I will be continuing my stupid DnD comic (which has now been stored away in scraps. if you're dying of curiosity or whatever you're welcome to read it to catch up but I'd sort of wonder about you, crappy as it looks lol XD)

This go around I'm going to honestly try and put more effort into the sketchpages, since this comic has been an excellent sharpening stone on which to hone art skills. I can't make any promises as to how good they'll look though especially when the pressure really starts but yanno. I'm tryin'.

DRAW HARDERP is going to be my mantra all this month. I'll be posting the pages up over at my LJ as wel ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/OK-SO-225405476 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/OK-SO-225405476 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:00:13 PDT OK SO nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~persimmon
DO YOU WANT TO SEE?

It's rough and there's a lot of goofups and stuff in it. I'll probably move it to scraps later but I was just curious ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/hnargh-226003981 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/hnargh-226003981 Mon, 31 May 2010 10:25:36 PDT hnargh nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~persimmon
I'm feeling a little better though still sort of flat. Uploaded a bunch of new sketches to my scrapbook, trying to get my motivation moving again. Maybe try some finished art gotta put something in the gallery...thanks for the comments in the last journal. I appreciate them :) ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/alms-226137067 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/alms-226137067 Sun, 23 May 2010 17:32:25 PDT alms nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~persimmon
I had a phrase running through my head this morning " do you want a legacy that lives in eternity or dies in obscurity? " Sometimes I think stubborness is the only thing that keeps me from throwing my hands up in despair because as much as I draw and draw and write and write it seems like that NOTHING improves or maddeningly the progress starts going backwards instead of moving forward.

Am I not pushing myself hard enough? Do I need to try a different approach? I'm not sure. Let's see what this evening brings... ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Devious-Journal-Entry-226248809 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Devious-Journal-Entry-226248809 Mon, 17 May 2010 17:15:55 PDT Devious Journal Entry nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~persimmon http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/OH-NOES-MAH-ART-IS-GONE-226838891 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/OH-NOES-MAH-ART-IS-GONE-226838891 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:53:12 PDT OH NOES MAH ART IS GONE nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~persimmon
SO I've finally got internet back at my house again and I can upload pictures again (yay!) But upon pondering my situation today I felt I had rather better start putting my nose to the grindstone with my work. I had someone from my church contact me earlier this week about commissioning me to do some art work for a children's book which is exciting and sort of dread-inducing all at once because I know NOTHING about this. I've solicited the advice of some of my good art friends with more experience than I (thank you guys so so much and ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Ahahahaha-XD-227062791 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Ahahahaha-XD-227062791 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:24:52 PDT Ahahahaha XD nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~persimmon
take that sparklepires

Oh DA you so funny ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/MUSTACHES-228599754 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/MUSTACHES-228599754 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:30:36 PST MUSTACHES nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2010-2013 ~persimmon
reposting this from my personal blog:

" The other night I was reading through Scott McCloud's keen online journal and felt very inspired to try a noble experiment. He has a section up there called The Morning Improv where he took readers' suggestions and each morning made short little comics out of them. I thought it an extremely awesome way of jump-starting the creativity and I've been wanting to work on my (nonexistent) comic-tellin' skills for a while now but...I'm sort've slow with drawing so what I was thinking was this:

Offer a phrase for me to use as the title of a short comic. It can be comp ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Dear-Fellow-Aesthetes-228933214 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Dear-Fellow-Aesthetes-228933214 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:04:20 PST Dear Fellow Aesthetes nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~persimmon
Since that time I've co-authored a couple of books, pursued mad dreams and left a star-dusted trail of half-finished writings and art work from one end of the Internet to the other as I, restless pilgrim wanderer that I am, seek happiness and p ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/JAH-229319881 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/JAH-229319881 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:45:33 PST JAH nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~persimmon
50,023 (announcedalittlelatebutWHOCARES)

YAYYYYYYY I WONS. I'd like to thank you my friends for the encouragement and Ludo station on Pandora for getting me through right at the end (I seriously pulled off an eleventh hour win it was incredible)

alright you may go on about your business now *shooshoo* ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/EXCELSIOR-229671164 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/EXCELSIOR-229671164 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:41:44 PST EXCELSIOR!!! nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~persimmon
Tonight's goal...21,000 something something. I'm behind terribly. But I'm going to catch up!

I WILL DO THIS I WILL I WILL

Incidentally I've found that a jab in the eye is great for getting out of awkward conversations ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Nanowrimowhat-now-229868143 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Nanowrimowhat-now-229868143 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:33:50 PST Nanowrimowhat-now? nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~persimmon
Jasper Owlbridge starts his morning off looking forward to nothing more than filling prescriptions as town chemist of Wytheford-On-Knoll. Before the day is out he'll be dodging the bullets of an assassin and the wrath of an ancient supernatural Queen all intent on wiping the hapless chemist off the face of the earth before Winter Solstice.

He'll also have grown ridiculous antlers. "

So...after many years of dithering I have given into temptation and taken it upon myself to take the National Novel Writing Month challenge. The pros of taking on this challenge is knowing that if I can comple ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/arg-it-s-talk-like-a-pirate-day-today-230507565 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/arg-it-s-talk-like-a-pirate-day-today-230507565 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:41:57 PDT arg! (it's talk like a pirate day today) nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~persimmon
Badly overdue update! the bloodwork tests all came back ok so whoop for that. I have to reschedule for a follow-up appointment. Meantime I'm trying to adjust my diet and take vitamin supplements to see if perhaps the health issues are just due to some sort of deficency or allergies or beh I dunno.

Just came back from a lovely vacation in AZ where H and myself got to go to the North American Discworld Convention. We met Terry Pratchett! WOO!

Really REALLY want to get in my house. While I've always had a little bit of nomad in me, I'm suffering now from a profound and lingering sense of displacement. I w ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/erg-231367663 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/erg-231367663 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:59:02 PDT erg nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~persimmon
Don't like needles :C ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Devious-Journal-Entry-232086735 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Devious-Journal-Entry-232086735 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:38:30 PDT Devious Journal Entry nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~persimmon BC ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/To-remind-myself-232221324 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/To-remind-myself-232221324 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:07:37 PDT To remind myself nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~persimmon
"For the young who want to"
Marge Piercy

Talent is what they say
you have after the novel
is published and favorably
reviewed. Beforehand what
you have is a tedious
delusion, a hobby like knitting.

Work is what you have done
after the play is produced
and the audience claps.
Before that friends keep asking
when you are planning to go
out and get a job.

Genius is what they know you
had after the third volume
of remarkable poems. Earlier
they accuse you of withdrawing,
ask why you don't have a baby,
call you a bum.

The reason people want M.F.A.'s,
take workshops with fancy names
when all you c ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/sing-my-song-232372920 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/sing-my-song-232372920 Sun, 24 May 2009 05:56:00 PDT sing my song nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~persimmon
My head is clearer now and I'm putting myself back on task. And that's all there is to it!

]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/you-know-it-s-something-when-words-fail-a-writer-232417558 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/you-know-it-s-something-when-words-fail-a-writer-232417558 Wed, 20 May 2009 19:21:55 PDT you know it's something when words fail a writer. nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~persimmon
the world just seems...big right now, full of a lot of unknowns.

so...I'm off to my little hermit hut.

good night all. ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/books-232947177 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/books-232947177 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:24:06 PDT books nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~persimmon
Also got a nice photo reference book for artists called People And Poses. And one ginormous hardcover copy of Sun Tzu's The Art Of War which is making me squeal in quiet delight as I sit here and look through it. So many glorious details about samurai and weaponry and pictures and argh so worth the money. Also it's so dang thick seriously you could probably kill someone with it and revel in the irony.

The guy at the che ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/COMIC-THING-IS-GO-233043027 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/COMIC-THING-IS-GO-233043027 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:35:17 PDT COMIC-THING IS GO nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~persimmon
For the time being and due to the fact that I am juggling about em four 'tother projects backstage :juggle: and don't want to spread my butter too thin, I'll just be doing the pencils. Once I get a proper amount of pages, the pencils will be trotted off to the scrapbook.

A new approach I am taking with this comic is that I have a bare bones outline written out to go by. I'm goin ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Take-a-cup-o-kindness-yet-234319867 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Take-a-cup-o-kindness-yet-234319867 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:56:28 PST Take a cup o' kindness yet nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2009-2013 ~persimmon
1) Apply myself more seriously to my creativity. Each day I want to spend a few hours devoted to writing and/or art in equal measure. I've got the drive, the need for both, what good does it do me to let one or the other languish? I tend to be a little more private about my writing so I don't know you'll see much up here but I am quite determined to get this gallery going again so expect newer art. I'm thinking seriously about at least uploading a sketch a day in my scraps to keep me from getting rusty.

2) Be bold, heart, be bold. To experiment, to succeed, to fail, to keep going, ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Devious-Journal-Entry-236101811 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Devious-Journal-Entry-236101811 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:11:00 PDT Devious Journal Entry nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2008-2013 ~persimmon
Life is ok now just trying to get a place of my own so I rather feel like I'm spinning in circles at the moment. I am so looking forward to having something more than just a handy corner to cram myself into and grab a few precious moments to write or draw before the next CRISIS erupts ahahaa.

Poor li'l neglected gallery *watches tumbleweeds drift by* ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/eh-237368678 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/eh-237368678 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:41:34 PDT eh nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2008-2013 ~persimmon
(yes more private musings, pertaining to art) ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Re-ORPHAN-WORKS-BILL-237461118 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Re-ORPHAN-WORKS-BILL-237461118 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:23:11 PDT Re: ORPHAN WORKS BILL nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2008-2013 ~persimmon
http://kynn.livejournal.com/799971.html

That's the lowdown. You can stop flailing now :) ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/hallo-237663264 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/hallo-237663264 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:21:21 PDT hallo nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2008-2013 ~persimmon http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/stand-and-watch-the-world-go-mad-238159986 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/stand-and-watch-the-world-go-mad-238159986 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:01:38 PST stand and watch the world go mad nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2008-2013 ~persimmon
The worst are the things that just strike out of the clear blue, the things that happen to people you care a whole damn lot about and the things that consequently you have no control over, that you can't possibly control. It's one thing when it happens to you...but to see it happen to someone else, to see someone else hurting and be helpless? What a hell that is... ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Pepper-spray-That-sounds-delicious-238545011 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Pepper-spray-That-sounds-delicious-238545011 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:53:59 PST Pepper spray? That sounds delicious! nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~persimmon
Just a quick note to say OMG

http://alexds1.deviantart.com/art/Springheel-Jack-for-Persimmon-73313140

I OWE YOU TEN CHINCHILLIES' WORTH OF FAN-ART FOR THIS ALEXDS1 (which would roughly translate to maybe like a gajillion pounds of...something with color and stuff on it. Or something)  YOUR AWESOMENESS KNOWS NO BOUNDS omg I almost cried with delight for serious 8D

Also Happy Almost New Year! I really need to put more art/writing in this gallery, it's embara ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/I-can-haz-Comic-Space-238753985 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/I-can-haz-Comic-Space-238753985 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:36:39 PST I can haz Comic Space??? nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~persimmon
here is mine http://www.comicspace.com/halls_of_whimsy/

and if anyone is interested, there's some comic page roughs of a Daggers and Degradation story that Hailer and myself have written up and that I slung up there today something I am doing to practice at making a comic (It...probably shan't be updated anymore this month as I'm going on a massive writing binge...You and me little laptop for the next few weeks...months...etc!) ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/scrappy-dappy-doo-239189156 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/scrappy-dappy-doo-239189156 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:39:11 PDT scrappy dappy doo nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~persimmon
Other than that....writing and blah, same old same old. Stay safe Travis and I am praying for you guys :(

(yes hi Ray I haven't dropped off the face of the earth so no worries :D and no I haven't read Maurice and his Educated Rodents yet but I'm fixing to read Making Money which so far looks good) ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/SDCC-2007-239986519 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/SDCC-2007-239986519 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:42:31 PDT SDCC 2007 nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~persimmon
http://travsthebean.deviantart.com/journal/13958656/

Thanks to all of you guys that came by and visited the booth. If I missed you many apologies! Travis and his incredible art are the real stars of the show worth seeing anyways so it's all good. I hope I will catch y'all next year as I am seriously thinking about coming back again and this time I'll try to be around the booth more :) as it seems that's where the real action takes place.

Here's to SDCC 2008! ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/youth-is-wasted-on-the-young-240545904 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/youth-is-wasted-on-the-young-240545904 Fri, 25 May 2007 15:33:54 PDT youth is wasted on the young nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~persimmon
So, by gods I have resolved to be a UTTER SPOILED BRAT this entire Memorial Day weekend. See you folks when I am once again sober (metaphorically speaking of course) and shuffling towards the old folks home :D ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/100-themes-100-days-240553603 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/100-themes-100-days-240553603 Thu, 24 May 2007 16:01:42 PDT 100 themes 100 days nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~persimmon
My dear friend H among her many wonderful suggestions on how to alleviate the mental blahs mentioned something along the lines of writing every day even if it was utter crap. Thank you H *hugs* it made me remember something I had come across a while back.

I have been seeing a lot of " draw 100 themes " thingies here lately on the internets and after some deep pondering I have decided to take this challenge. Instead of drawing though I think I may try writing them in the form of fast-and-loose short stories because right now I think being stuck and uninspired with writing is far more distressing than a ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/wrrrrrrryyyyyyyyy-240559921 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/wrrrrrrryyyyyyyyy-240559921 Wed, 23 May 2007 19:41:10 PDT wrrrrrrryyyyyyyyy nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~persimmon
.....

or really random suggestions for drawings or writings, I'm not picky.

I seem to recall someone smart saying that really big bouts of mental stalling precede an incredible outflow of creativity or major changes in art/writing style or possibly some sort of apocalypse/end times but seriously...this is quite frustrating. I wish I could give myself a swuft kick in the creative lobes but kicking your own head is not a feat I have mastered yet. ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/today-240936043 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/today-240936043 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:47:36 PDT today... nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~persimmon
but for now this evening I have pizza and TV and not a single thought in my head except " Ahhhh..." ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/headdesk-241016951 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/headdesk-241016951 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:32:46 PDT **headdesk** nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~persimmon
...

it's been one of those days...weeks...months...lifes...something ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/band-geekery-241092226 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/band-geekery-241092226 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:21:05 PDT band geekery nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~persimmon
I think I could plunk out some decent music with it if I can get the durn thing sounding like it needs to XC

On the other hand there is my poor ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/blah-blah-update-blah-241140636 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/blah-blah-update-blah-241140636 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 08:33:23 PDT blah blah update blah nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2007-2013 ~persimmon
Since I have a restless mind, I've been fiddling around here lately with a side project, a steampunk-ish sort of story that I may try my hand at making a comic of. I haven't ventured into that territory before so it's a nice change of pace. Basically its a survival drama inspired by reading about the great blizzard of 1888. Right now though it's a cast of ahm interesting characters and the tentative beginnings of a storyline.

It's always good to try something you haven't done before :D heh but no worries. It shan't distract me from Bean's Song ;) ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Happy-Horrordays-241730869 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Happy-Horrordays-241730869 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 18:41:01 PST Happy Horrordays!!!! nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2006-2013 ~persimmon
Hope all of ya out there are having a good one. If you aren't you need love, a hug :glomp: :manhug: and a nice cup of cocoa right now :coffeecup:

and ninjas. Lots of ninjas

:ninja:  :yakuza:  :ninjadart: :ninjaplot: :ninjabattle:  :ninjastar:  :ninjaeat: :teleport:

:snowing: Merry Everything! ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/A-satisfying-week-242046723 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/A-satisfying-week-242046723 Sat, 04 Nov 2006 14:07:23 PST A satisfying week nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2006-2013 ~persimmon
back to the real world. Le sigh...

edit: sorry though I'm a little mopey missing friends, that's not really my mood right now but it seems to have become stuck that way. eh... ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/deep-blue-funk-242203461 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/deep-blue-funk-242203461 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:01:35 PDT deep blue funk nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2006-2013 ~persimmon
blah.... ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Writing-contest-250807691 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Writing-contest-250807691 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:46:01 PDT Writing contest!!! nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2006-2013 ~persimmon
Are you a highly motivated fantasy writer? Do you love to write short stories? Would you be willing to work with an editor and illustrator to polish that story and see it published with the works of other fantasy writers? Bean Leaf Press is looking to publish a collection of short stories, showcasing the artwork of Travis Hanson. The stories will revolve around a common setting and theme, using the characters and settings from the World of the Broken Moon. You can get a book here [link]

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA:

In order to qualify, submit a short fantasy story, based upon Bean's Song. The first round of qualifi ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/angsty-angsty-angsty-250616116 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/angsty-angsty-angsty-250616116 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:31:43 PDT angsty angsty angsty nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2006-2013 ~persimmon
.....

I haven't lost my mind I swear. Thought sometimes it feels like it. ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/the-floggings-will-continue-until-morale-improves-250201528 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/the-floggings-will-continue-until-morale-improves-250201528 Sun, 16 Apr 2006 20:51:03 PDT the floggings will continue until morale improves nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2006-2013 ~persimmon
It's extremely frustrating when the artistic desires so grossly outweighs the actual talent. Imagine having a thousand songs running constantly through your head and being mute and you can understand how maddening it is. Right now I feel I really have nothing worthwhile to display in my gallery and as it stands, the quality of my art brings me nothing but unhappiness and dissatisfaction. Hence the gallery shall remain empty.  Concerning the whole idea of teaching myself the illustration and comic-art ropes, you have no idea how tempted I am to just say " hell with it " but well I'm stubborn if nothing ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Plug-for-co-writer-amp-hellacious-artist-249849665 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/Plug-for-co-writer-amp-hellacious-artist-249849665 Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:21:48 PST Plug for co-writer & hellacious artist nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2006-2013 ~persimmon
You have not seen art until you have seen his illustrative skills. Go show him some support, folks, he deserves every bit of it :D ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/gonna-get-my-face-on-the-cover-249398526 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/gonna-get-my-face-on-the-cover-249398526 Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:16:29 PDT gonna get my face on the cover... nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2005-2013 ~persimmon
http://www.outcaststudios.com/gallery.php?u=11
http://www.outcaststudios.com/gallery.php?u=11&e=842

This talented gentleman and myself have been collaborating on this book for a number of years now (He is the illustrator and creator) and now it would seem things are all coming together. The book goes to press this week. I'm very excited to be a part of this :) so if you like what you see spread the love. More details about where it will be available for purchase will be forthcoming :) ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/on-comments-249331349 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/on-comments-249331349 Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:49:02 PDT on comments... nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2005-2013 ~persimmon
Having said that any of those that comes a visiting after I fave them...just so's you folks know. Words are often inadequate ;) be happy knowing someone likes your art simply because ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/bleh-248944605 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/bleh-248944605 Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:58:51 PDT bleh nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2005-2013 ~persimmon
blech...artistic funks...you can have 'em... Maybe I'll get inspired. It seems to come and go in waves :/ ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/thinkin-248677707 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/thinkin-248677707 Sun, 24 Apr 2005 21:32:05 PDT thinkin... nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2005-2013 ~persimmon
I'm wondering if I should just toss everything in my gallery into scraps. Granted some things are colored some are finished but I dunno...I just am dissatisfied with the general quality of the work. I think the majority of them ought to be classified as scraps and experiments.

But then on the other hand...that would leave a pretty empty gallery...so what do I wish for? Productivity or quality? On the one hand...it's good feeling keeping a gallery active and updating with pictures on a semi-regular basis. But if I'm not satisfied with ]]> http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/behold-I-speak-248276857 http://persimmon.deviantart.com/journal/behold-I-speak-248276857 Sun, 16 Jan 2005 11:58:20 PST behold...I speak!!! nonadult journals/personal persimmon http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/persimmon.jpg Copyright 2005-2013 ~persimmon
thanks to all who've popped by and commented...be it " this/you is kewl! " or whatever...it's encouraging.

My thang if you will is comic-type art...however having been edumacated in the fine arts I have varied and sundry tastes if you can't tell by the favorites. They are not haphazardly selected I assure you...something in each of them has appealed to me in one way or another ^_^  same thing with the folkses I am watching.

I try to encourage the young up-and-coming artists when I can as well as cheer on the ones who have already made it. I believe a little kindness is always welcome...no matter if you're a kid with big dreams or a ]]>