When last we left our party, it was with: Alice dead Teddy devastated by Alice‘s death Saleem devastated by the death of his family Agatha Broadmoor, the psychic from the other group who we rescued from being sacrificed to Netocris, absolutely cheerful with survival Somerset WRACKED with survivor’s guilt – only he and Evelyn remain of the original party Ared the lone survivor of his own group & at a loss for direction Caliope struggling to maintain a hold on her sanity, and Evelyn… probably out of her head on…
Author: mizkit
exercise: exploring the territory
In a fit of ambition I got on my bike this morning and went for an exploratory ride which, among other things, led me to discover that the sports centre where the swimming pool is is about a stone’s throw from the parking lot that had previously been my farthest-explored reach of the cycling/walking path. Granted, you would have to be exceptionally good at throwing stones, but still. I also discovered that despite what it looks like on the map, there actually IS a cycling/walking path all the way to…
art project: hour 40
I’m beginning to think I might get through this, guys. I’ve finished my last 2 point perspective exercise, and by “finished” we mean “I’m exhausted and grumpy and hate it so I’m done and besides the point was the PERSPECTIVE not shading and I did that so :p” and also it turns out that neither of the courses I’m following really expect you to do any 3 point perspective, so honestly, I’m just not gonna. Not now. The next stage is learning how to draw everyday objects by breaking them…
Recent Reads: A DARK HISTORY OF SUGAR
Recent Reads: A Dark History of Sugar by Neil Buttery – informative, interesting, and often a difficult read, as it should be I don’t know exactly how I came across this one, but I find food histories fascinating, particularly when they’re focused on one specific item and how its cultural importance affected…everything. This is a good example, following the history of sugar, particularly processed white sugar, through its development, its growing popularity, and the absolute horrors that were undertaken to fill greed both toothsome and financial. It is, as I…
exercise: i GuEsS tHiS iS GoOd FoR mE
aPpArEnTLy ExErCiSe iS GoOd FoR mE oR SoMeThIng :p I did a ~3 mile bike ride yesterday morning. I’d have gone farther, except the path I took was flooded by the river and I wasn’t wearing the right gear to cycle through however far that went on. (more on this later) It was EXTREMELY BIZARRE, though, because between the sunrise in front of me, the resulting tree shadows, and my polarized sunglasses, at first glance it genuinely looked as if the path simply plummeted off a cliff into darkness. It’s…