...to where I've been before, for far too long now. Back at school I be, although this is my last full term. After this it should theoretically be downhill, as I'll only have a couple classes left that I couldnt otherwise fit in.

Beatlefest was great. Fest #20 for me! It was really fun. Liverpool was amazing, as usual, and they did a bunch of stuff from Abbey Road, as its 40 this year. Earl Slick was one of the guests, he played on John's Double Fantasy album. The man just exudes coolness. There were also 2 demos of RockBand set up for people to try and it looked really fun, not to mention the music sounded great.

I'm still very much Trekking out, as I only bought a couple Beatles things while I was at Fest. The rest of the time I was in the marketplace, I was looking for any random Trek items. You never know what those vendors may have. And amazingly enough, I was able to locate some Trek items! Success.

Drawing-wise, obviously I've just done one. I've got plans to try my hand at drawing Bones, both Karl Urban's and DeForest Kelley's. So we'll see how that goes. Only with school now I'm not gonna be as quick in churning these out.

UPDATE- Yeah there's been an unexpected delay in my goal to draw some Bones-ness. So hopefully I can get the issue fixed soon so that I can get to work on them....

...where I havent gone before! Yes, my newfound Star Trekyness is still very much on my mind and I am still majorly obsessing over it I've seen the new movie many times now (and yes, one theater near me still has it!). I've been trying to get my hands on all kinds of Trek stuff and am still flooding myself with it from every angle. I certainly never expected my interest to be this strong or last this long. But hey! it's kind of a means of escapism for me, so if I think about Trek, I wont be thinking about my other problems that are going on.

My quest to watch the entire original series is still going. So far I've seen almost all of the first 2 seasons, and about half of the third. I'm also trying to get my hands on some of the movies just to see what they're like. I've also gone a little farther and watched Next Generation when I can catch it. I dont like it as much as the original series, but its certainly not a waste of time to watch (and hello, Patrick Stewart!).

I'm currently in the middle of another re-do of a drawing I did almost 3 years ago, of Doc Hudson from Cars. I realise the way I drew him before could definitely be an improvement. This seems to be the summer I redo all my crappy stuff. Or as much of it as I feel like. It's kinda boring and tedious redoing things you've already done. That should be done by the end of the month at the latest. Other than that, I may have still another Spock coming if I can figure out how to pull it off...

Yeah, considering my state of mind right now I HAD to say that. Well, I havent written anything here in awhile! Mainly cuz nothing much has gone on that I felt i needed to comment about. Well now something new has taken over my mind. What is it? Well look at the title! You'll soon figure it out....no? Star Trek, people!

I wasnt sure whether to see this movie because A) I knew almost nothing about the TV show, and B) I already love Star Wars and in my nerdy state of mind I wasnt sure if I could like both. But I asked around and people told me it was okay to like both, plus a friend who had already seen it said you didnt have to know the TV show to enjoy it. So I saw the movie and I absolutely adore it!

I totally fell in love with Zachary Quinto's Spock. Aside from the fact that he's totally hot, there's just something about him. Maybe cuz he's different from all the rest. Maybe because he's so conflicted, having all these human emotions, but the Vulcan will to constantly control them (that doesnt even go into what he feels after experiencing a great personal loss, which i wont give away, in case anyone hasnt seen it yet). Maybe too it's because we have a few personality traits in common.

So now I've also been seeking out the original series to get more familiar with the characters, and of course, see more of Spock in action. There's definitely going to be at least one Spock drawing coming soon, if not more.

...Maxwell plays the fool again, teacher gets annoyed" Sorry, little quote there from Maxwell's Silver Hammer, off the Abbey Road album. Well here we are into another year and I just posted by first drawing of the New Year. Kind of an unexpected one, really. And here I am into another term at uni. ('hence' the quote, and Abbey Road is 40 years old this year )

So in my spare time I've been obsessing over the TV show Blackadder which I recently discovered last week (although I was aware of it before that). It starred Rowan Atkinson and I think there were 4 series of it, each taking place during a different period in time. Blackadder II is what I'm currently into and it takes place during the Elizabethan period. I've watched the whole series 2 and am starting to each series 3 which takes place during the late 18th or early 19th century I think.

...but I cant help it!" Which is a quote from the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol starring Alastair Sim. Remember my total Halloween-ocity two months ago? No? Well it was there. And now I'm feeling very Christmassy. Also excited about me birthday coming up in....3 weeks! Whoo!

Yeah so it took me awhile but I'm feeling very festive right now. I'm on a couple different kicks at the moment. I've got a Miser Brothers kick. Anyone know them? From that Rankin/Bass special Year Without a Santa Claus? Anyway, I've been playing Snow Miser's and Heat Miser's parts so much I could probably say them in my sleep. I just find them so funny! And their theme songs are pretty catchy. Plus Snowy's my guy. I love the cold and the winter Why? Cuz I'm a nut, I guess.

AND over the last couple days I've gotten A Christmas Carol kick, which is weird cuz I've always liked the story but not as much as this year (Such an odd year it's been for me in regards to stuff like that!). I've come to the conclusion that Alastair Sim does the best portrayal of Scrooge, and at times he's kinda amusing, even when he's being mean. The part at the end when he visits his nephew kinda gets me, too. But he's great at showing all the emotions he has to display from anger to sadness, to fear, to joy. It's also the one that sticks closest to the book. I've also come to the conclusion though that the 1970 musical version, Scrooge starring Albert Finney, has my fav supporting characters! It's got my fav Bob Crachit, Fezziwig, Marley, this hilarious soup guy (Tom Jenkins I think his name is), and my absolute fav, The Ghost of Christmas Present! He's so funny! Plus it's a musical, so there are plenty of catchy tunes. The dialogue in that one doesnt always follow the book, but it does stay true to everyone's character. If only there was a way to successfully combine them!

So a Happy Crimble or Merry Christmas to all those celebrating it, A Happy New Year to everybody and Happy Birthday to everyone who has a birthday this month! For me almost everyone I know was either born in October or December