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secondlina ([personal profile] secondlina) wrote2011-02-11 08:55 pm
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A little Tangled fanart to start things off on a positive note!

First off, i,m so happy it's Friday. My god. Work has been insane for the whole week. I plan on pretty much drawing the full weekend. It sounds like so much fun :D

I'm also going to work on getting con stuff ready. I bought all the stuff I needed today after work. I still hate Omer Deserre (local craft store). They never have the stuff I need. And not in the "we don't carry it" sense. In the "we sold it all three weeks ago and didn't bother ordering more". I wanted to buy cardboard to make small postcard-size things to sketch on at the con. They didn't want to cut them for me, despite the whole paper cutting table being RIGHT THERE. So instead I bought small pieces so I could cut them myself with scissors. Gosh, I know the store isn't that bad, but jeez, every time I go, they never have what I need and the employees always act as if I was bothering them (I interrupted 3 employees talking at the cutting table to see if I could get something CUT and they were talking around it...). I'm not impressed Omer Deserre. Not impressed. 


I ended up going to a book store to get most of what I needed.

I'm amused. Kate Beaton did a comic today about a historical personality I really love, Ada Lovelace. I LOOOVE HER. I've been reading a really good webcomic that is basically the "Girl Genius-ish" version of her life, 2D goggles. Actually, Beaton linked this comic below her own comic, which made me really happy. This comic needs more readers.

For those who don't know, Ada Lovelace is like, a mathematical tragedy. She's a countess, and the legitimate daughter of Lord Byron, aka a romantic poet who liked to put his penis in many, many people (he wrote Don Juan, if that's any indication). Her mom got angry at the sexy poet and pretty much forced Ada in mathematics. Ada was gifted, became extremly badass with numbers, worked with Charles Babbage, composed what was essentially the first computer program and died young of illness. 2D Goggles kinda plays with the idea that this woman's life is an ode to math and her enemies are poets. I love it.   

Gosh, i'm such a geek. Love it though.
- Isa
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[identity profile] little-teacup.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't really know about Ada; your little summary makes me appreciate Kate Beaton's comic strips that much more!

Nice drawing, by the way :)

[identity profile] psychosongtress.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
I love the picture of Punzie!!

[identity profile] neocloud9.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Gorgeous Tangled sketch! <3

[identity profile] disembodied-cat.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
- Cuuute Rapunzel!
- Woooow what horrible service! D: Are they a chain? I just dislike the craft stores around here because they're overpriced and never have nice stuff. :| (My favorite art store loss its lease - and my second favorite one is kind of out of the way from me).
- And I freakin' adore Kate Beaton. Check out her updated FAQ, I really liked her little say about making webcomics (I'm not sure if she had it there before, but I don't think she did) - it felt rather inspirational. :3
- Nothin' wrong with being a geek! :D

[identity profile] snapdragon76.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Awww, your Punzie is so cute. Next we need to see her with her shorter hair...

I need to check out that Kate Beaton comic once I finish with this comment. I already have the Byron one (which alludes to your comment about him putting his penis in various things, lol).

I saw a really cool T-Shirt on ThinkGeek with the lovely Ms. Lovelace on it.

[identity profile] elirrina.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
Hark! A Vagrant and 2-D Goggles are two of my favorite comics. I love it when they refer to each other!

[identity profile] spankingfemme.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
Awesome fan art my sweet ;) As for that store, I almost think you be better off ordering from some place online :/ Very, very rude!

[identity profile] elle-white.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
That's a lovely fanart! And a great comic by Kate Beaton!

[identity profile] putri-nih.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
LOLOL I thought Lovelace was a steampunk story and then I read the Wikipedia.

[identity profile] pinkwa.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
I really love her face :) she is so lovely !

[identity profile] amelia-seyroon.livejournal.com 2011-02-12 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
Man.....I fell so behind on Girl Genius, it's depressing. .____.

I even got the creator's autograph on the first volume when I went to Wonder Con about...two, three years ago?

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