09.15.12

Went into town today! I really wanted to check out the Library now that I have my ID. It's cool because the library is right on the big shopping street downtown, so I also got to check out some of the stores in the area.  

 I really loved all the comic books there. I didn't get a chance to check out the special Don Bluth collection, but the 3rd floor had a lot of cool architecture projects on the shelves. I know I'll be back once I finish up a few books I still have to read at home. :)

A co-worker told me about a store that I had to check out called Planet Fun, and I was greeted by this Nintendo Power Glove in the window when I walked past. Really cool store! It had pretty much every nerdy thing from the 80s to present day, including: digimon figures, x-files figures, old games, piles of pokemon cards (and yugioh cards), etc. Definitely the most interesting store I've found so far! I REALLY WANT TO GET THOSE X FILES FIGURES WHEN I HAVE SOME SPARE CASH

Ok so I stopped and had lunch at Panera Bread (I really wanted to eat somewhere unique, but like I said, I'm short on cash) and afterwards I found an art supply store that was going out of business. I stopped by and found some canvases that were going for really cheap, so I bought one. It's about 3' x 5'. Originally I wanted to get a 6x6 but decided against it because it wouldn't fit in my car. It was eating me up inside, so I went back to get it, and wouldn't you know the damn thing had already been sold! Oh well, at least this one is already primed and ready to go. :) Might post progress pictures for this beast as I work on it.

I mentioned earlier that I've been working, and here is an image of the chalkboard up front at Utrecht Art Supplies, my place of employment. My co-workers drew this!! It feels so cool to finally be surrounded by so many talented artists both here and at school. Suddenly everyone is on the same page as I am, they've read the same books that I have and are into the same artists and blogs that I am, and it feels like I'm not the only one who's really serious about this any more. It's a really great feeling, that I now have to work even harder to keep up with everyone.


I'll probably post some art stuff later this week.