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Alright, I'll give a quick update (so that future generations may look amongst these documents and wonder what the fuck I was doing with my life) but mainly I just want to bullshit for a bit.

Previous month has been spent either working out, sleeping, or arting, with considerable breaks to post shit on the internet. That's really it, that's all that has been happening. No social life whatsoever. I am a machine. And judging from the improvements on all fronts, I'll probably keep it that way for some time.

I've worked out my annoying typing kink where I just touched-typed with the one hand. I'm still pretty slow, that is, but no longer "30 WPM" slow. Thanks, Typer Shark, and if I ever get an award for typing skills I'll be sure to thank you.

Also finally figured out a few aspects of art - such as what gesture drawing actually was. I had no idea until recently, but now me and it have become firm friends. Otherwise it's all INTENSIVE MOTHERFUCKING TRAINING, a phrase I've so often used in the past few weeks. Basically equates to sketching. Lots of sketching.

And it works. I can see clear differences between my stuff, and its paying off. And that's enough for me.

Following video is from Miracle of Sound's latest (?) album. personally thought it was one of the stronger tracks on it.

Now for bullshit that no-one cares about but I'm going to post anyway. Specifically relating to my art critiques.

I like to basically separate my critiques into two big sections - Art Portal and Art Forum critiques. Or to cleave it into two broader categories: asked and unasked for. I've already decided that critiquing is in itself a skill, and its one that I want to get better at.

However, it's also one that I can't get better at, given my level of skill. For starters, it bloody well doesn't help my credibility that the advice I'm dishing out in the advice I've only really begun to follow in the last month. For another, I've pretty much reached a glass ceiling when it comes to critiquing.

There are no magical tricks that I've come across, nothing truly groundbreaking that I can share. All I can do is dish out the same few lines of advice, articulate on a point and maybe offer a redline. That's it, and that last one isn't even really applicable to the Art Portal - Tom isn't too hot on html in the reviews, and rightly so.

So the most I can personally do now is shut the fuck up unless someone specifically asks for a critique or something.

Also to finish up here's a drawing I did like, today. I thought it was okay, so fuck you.

Actually wait. Here's the first piece I've submitted to the portal, and here's the latest. Notice the scores?

That, my friends, is what happens when you let the people decide for themselves and don't upvote your own shite. God, I was pathetic. Okay go.