Our Man Friday. Freya’s Day. FDay. Anyway.

Welcome! Glad to see you again.

These Days …

My desktop computer has been having issues for awhile now. It stops talking to my monitor with greater and greater frequency. I know the computer is still working because the monitor will often go to sleep in the middle of playing a video. Sound from the video keeps coming out of the computer’s speakers while the monitor is showing a black screen. I tried a variety of troubleshooting options and none of them fixed it so I took it in for repair.

I’d been thinking it was time to get a new computer but had been hoping that the old one could be propped up for a while longer. The folks at the computer place were happy to inform me that, after nine years, my machine was really too old to try to upgrade. I complained about planned obsolescence and things not lasting and the whippersnapper shrugged. That’s the world he’s always known. So I ordered a new machine. It arrives, hopefully, on Monday.

I took my old desktop back home, thinking I could use it until the new one showed up. Nope. It refuses to talk to the monitor at all now.

So I’m writing these notes on Sarah’s computer. I won’t be doing any Photoshop work until the new machine shows up. I can’t post any of my illustrations to any of my social media either. All my files are on the old machine.

So I’m reading books. Writing on paper. Working on the first of the Mighty Nizz komix. I’ve finished the thumbnails and I’ll be able to lay out the story in basic pencils. If I get that all done I’ll have to work on a different story for awhile. I can’t currently scan the layouts or make and print bluelines. Our scanners and printers are all connected to my computer and my computer is the only one with graphics programs.

Living in the 20th Century wasn’t too bad the first time. I’m currently managing this revisit fairly well.

Mugshots

This week’s process GIF is of rocks. Boulders. Floating in uncharted space. Or something.
This design is available in both my Zazzle and my Redbubble stores. I’m foregoing links this issue. Rest assured, there will be links next week.

Face My Face

I decided it was time to make a new avatar for my online presences, a self portrait rather than a photo or a random illustration. Below is a scan of the physical art.

And here is the final, cleaned up, color version.
It’s not available on anything. I have a healthy ego but I don’t imagine anyone is interested in purchasing a product just because my face is on it. If I’m wrong, feel free to let me know.

Thank you for reading. I hope your week has gone well and next week is looking even better.

See you in seven!