slr2moons

Yes, it's really me. I've had that same journal layout for several years, and decided I wanted some color again. One of these days I'll get around to drawing my own image for a custom all-me layout. Probably when I start posting pages of my webcomic. I can use character design shots or a great panel layout or two for the art. :D

Work-wise, I'm wrapping up New Title 9, and Naruto 59 should be arriving any day now.

ETA: Naruto is here! And it's not rushed! OMGYAY! XD

Shoujo Editor 2 asked me what I thought about lettering Skip and Natsume in InDesign. I was honest and said I'd rather not, if at all possible. She was amendable to that, so here's hoping the Viz bigwigs don't force us to make the switch. InDesign does NOT like creative type usage, and positioning parts of artwork around dialogue like hearts, stars, and vein marks can be very irritating. And the most important of all: reoutch. Both series make rampant use of transparent word bubbles. In Photoshop, I can retouch only what is visible around the English type. With type done in InDesign, I have to retouch EVERYTHING because there is no way to know what artwork will be visible and what will remain covered. (This would be negated by type-free pages from Japan, but IDT that's going to happen with Skip and Natsume any time soon.)

Oh yeah, Skip 3-in-1 volumes are starting up. I was hoping for VizBig Skip, but I'll take this version. ^^ I'm glad Skip has sold enough to justify a series reprint! My guess is the next best chance for a VizBig reprint of one of my series is Honey and Clover. Hmmm. *crosses fingers for good luck*

Yesterday, my fave bookstore held a massive 30% off everything in the store sale, and I took advantage of it liek whoa. ^^ Highlights of my purchases are xxxHolic vol 19 (the final one! T.T), Bakuman 8 and 9 (I'm caught up! On hard copy...), and three volumes of Library Wars. I wanted to catch up with Tegami Bachi, but they didn't have the two most recent volumes. :P

I have my 4th loaf of gluten-free bread in the bread machine. I increased the flour by another 1/4th cup, and I think that's enough. I also added a half-teaspoon of sugar to see if that will help the bread rise more. And I'm cooking it at the 2 pound loaf setting rather than the 1.5 pound one. (The previous 3 loaves all needed to be finished in my regular oven for 10 minutes, as they weren't quite done in the bread machine alone.)

-->Thanks to the one section of the Portland newspaper I get for free in the mail every week, I've learned of several interesting places where I'd like to go play tourist. I don't suppose any of my fellow locals would care to join me...?