Rise of the Super Clown

I've been able to juggle 3 balls for years. I have a set of clubs but I've never quite got the hang of them. I practiced them up a lot last year and _almost_ got to where I could do clubs but then, as tends to happen, I got distracted and never finished.

Since we're moving soon, I've ramped up my juggling a lot (just balls for now) because it's the same muscles used for lifting things and carrying them. In less than a week I'm back to over 800 throw/catches without dropping with my heavier beanbags so... Today I decided to up the ante and strapped 3lb weights around my wrists. Twenty minutes of that and my arms are hurting now. :) Best set was ~70 completed passes. I can increase the weight by .5lb ingots up to 5lbs. I figure when I can do 300 completed passes I'll add another half pound to each arm.

Once we're moved the living room will have a sufficiently high ceiling and we'll have outdoor space so that I can probably finally master clubs. Of course.. Then I'll have to learn to juggle 4. But I think I'll put 'juggle clubs' on my list of goals for this year. Good exercise if nothing else. :)

Soon I shall rule the world with my dark clown powers!

Devious Journal Entry

A drawing from my sketchbook from a couple years ago. This is actually my third attempt at it. The first two I tossed after spending many hours on them. I just couldn't get ArtRage to do quite what I wanted.

So... I decided it was time to do more brush and texture experiments in photoshop. Lots of fiddling with custom brushes and then a filter layer thrown over the top and some selective cropping. At the very least it was an interesting experiment. I sort of like it, though I believe it's more interesting in close up than in thumbnail.



Water Spirit by ~dv-girl on deviantART

I plunged into the icy roiling water. The current dragged me down into the depths, rolling me head over heel. My lungs burned. I struggled towards the surface. I might have made it were it not for those eyes. The cold slithering embrace of my harsh new mistress.