This is all so...something.

[merimask]

Huh. The Winter of 2006 shall go down in local history as the Winter that Wasn't. What a freaky weather pattern. It is 60 degrees outside...60! At 2 in the morning. I just can't get over it. I keep stepping outside (in my tee-shirt!) and taking deep breaths of warm almost-summer-evening air and wondering what the heck is up. It's all supposed to come crashing to an end soon though. Thunderstorms and 50 to 70 mph winds (eeep!)and lake snow by tomorrow night.

So I'm really hoping we don't lose power 'cause that'd really suck. Especially since our sump runs off the house current and if the whole thing shuts down the damn drain tiles will cause my basement to fill up like a swimming pool. :::sigh::: The shit you have to worry about when you own a house...

Tomorrow I get my way-cool recumbent excercise bike (and the crowd goes wild). I'm pretty flipping happy 'bout it.

Not working on much except re-stocking from the last big show. It went very well. Unfortunately now I'm forced to do things I don't want to do...like barrettes. :::pout::: Part of being a successful self-employed artist is knowing what sells, and unfortunately these days things have to be small, inexpensive, and utilitarian to sell out regularly. Sign of the times. Still, I had great mask sales which means I get to make bigger and better and more of them. Which is always a happy thing. :-)

I've had the word "bezoar" stuck in my head. This happens to me all the time; last week's word was "ferrule". This week's word sucks though because it's a disturbing nasty thing. And it's yukky. Bezoar. Look it up. :-P

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[aoi-tsuki1.livejournal.com]

I get words stuck in my head, too! "Celerity" has been bugging me lately, as well as "sinecure." Neither are remarkable aside from the fact that no one ever uses them. XD

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Ooooh. "Sinecure" is a good one. That's one of those words that I learned to read before I learned how to pronounce...aren't those fun? For quite a while, when I was a kid I was pronouncing "segue" as "seg-you" instead of "seg-way". :::shrug::: No one ever stopped me, I guess it was good for a laugh.

Words often get lodged in my head. For some reason, with me it's usually strange nouns.

[pzb.livejournal.com]

60 is about what it is here right now (at 9am...) Though it was 80 on Monday. I need to get used to this, so hopefully, it'll stay on the cool side before we move. XD

...our sump runs off the house current and if the whole thing shuts down the damn drain tiles will cause my basement to fill up like a swimming pool.




And people wonder why I don't want to move back east. :D

It's always good to know what sells. :D I'm still learning. And seeing if I'm going to shoot myself in the foot in the process. I'm trying out bookmarks at my next con.... My fear is that, even though they are severely cropped images, that people will want those over the prints, which are quite a bit more expensive. ($2 vs. $8...or, if you go big, $20) I've printed up a handful, but I'm back and forth as to whether or not I'll do it. I'd like to start making hairsticks for fun, but SakuraCon won't allow them anyway, so I'm not going to stress on those for a while.

Getting weird works stuck in your head must be an artist thing.... Haven't had one lately (thank god...too stressed I suppose) but been there, done that. XD

[merimask.livejournal.com]

60 here is freaking weird, because the average high for February is supposed to be ~maybe~ 30 and the average low is about 20. So we're loving it. Of course all the strange warm air lifts like crazy and causes huge wind storms...they actually cancelled school today ~everywhere~ in this region because of fear of downed power lines & trees & stuff.

Bookmarks are a great idea for you. Greeting card sets would be as well. You could do sets of 4 or sets of 8, no words, just cards (you can buy pre-scored card stock at any computer/office supply chain), include envelopes and sell them in little packages. I've found the secret to doing well at ~any~ kind of event is to diversify as much as possible, and have a range of prices/items. I sell little butterfly pins for 5 to 15 dollars, as well as big art pieces that cost hundreds. Sometimes it's the little stuff that ends up covering your entry fees and hotel costs. It all adds up.

I have an awesome source for packaging and matting supplies (Bags Unlimited) that I get all my print packaging stuff from. The half-size mylar sleeves are self-sealing and would make good bags for the greeting card idea (and you really want to check out the pre-cut mats...they're really nice and less than 50 cents each, depending on what size you need).

[pzb.livejournal.com]

Ahh yes, very familiar with Bags Unlimited. :D I get all my large print bags from them. I get the small stuff at a local comicbook shop (that recently burned down....not that it matters that much in that regard, since I'm moving 900 miles north anyway). I have a mat cutter though, which is SOOOOO much cheaper than buying precut mats (though sometimes it is indeed handy to just have one done.)

The greeting card pack is a good idea! I don't know that I'll have time before SakuraCon, but I've got a couple different cons this season, so I've got time to experiement. Diversity is good... though Anime Cons are so strange...some cons, despite small attendance, you'll sell like crazy...large cons, sometimes just flop. I suppose it depends on the competition, though frankly, I've never seen anyone really try to sell realistic anime. :D I think I'm the only one that crazy...and the only one who can take the hits that come along with it (you'd be amazed how people will bad-mouth your work, thinking you can't hear them...igits.)

[rumdiculous.livejournal.com]

I had '29' stuck in my head like a mantra yesterday and I could not get it out! It was driving me crazy. That's not even a good number either. It's all odd and uncomforting. I need safe even number like 2 or 14.

[merimask.livejournal.com]

"Eight" is my magic number. Always has been. I don't know why.

[rumdiculous.livejournal.com]

Wonder why people latch on to certain numbers? Mine has always been 2 and 14, sometimes 4. They just feel right.