secondlina | Nothing much. Bask in the tranquil cuteness.

Slow day today. Spent the whole day geeking out and drawing with my good friend Sandra. It was awesome. There was chocolate.

I find it's very cool to have somebody I can draw comics in the same room with. The creative energy just flows, plus we get to have fun conversations. It was great, relaxing, just what I needed!

I drew these little fanarts of the "How to train your dragon" characters, in "chibi" or "kiddish" format. All colored in inks. Don't you just wanna smush 'em?

I've been wondering a lot about marriage and birth ceremonies in history due to watching the horrible Mulan 2 (WTF Disney?). chinese marriages are obviously very complex (3 costume changes!). I was surprised to learn that Viking marriages are pretty complex too and seem to have influenced catholic marriage. I was expecting them to be simple, considering the source. The guy had to pay two sums, one for the girls hand and the other for her virginity. Then the girl's family would pay a dowry. Then they would get married in a door way, representing the spirit world, and he would need to carry her through it. Then they would exchange swords, the sword the women gives is a dagger to cut food, the sword the man gives is for their first son. Then the exchange rings. Then there is FEASTING. Vikings know how to party. You guys know about any other interesting ones?

-Isa