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Posted In: Ross Family
Feb 07
I don’t know where it ORIGINALLY came from, but this was sent to me by my husband off the 105.3 The Fan website, posted here, because I don’t know the link and I don’t really want to link to it. 
(Lots of NSFW content.) It’s called Man Crack. I’m reducing this to half for the hubby and likely making some french fries to go with it.
Ingredients:
- 2 packages of cream cheese
- 2 cans of no-bean chili
- 3 bags of mexican shredded cheese
- 1 jar of jalapenos
- 2 bags of Frito’s “scoops” tortilla chips
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees
- Take both packages of cream cheese and dump them into a baking dish
- Take a knife and smear the cream cheese until it covers the base of the pan
- Dump two cans of no-bean chili on top of the cream cheese covering every square inch of the chili with all three bags of Mexican shredded cheese
- Add some jalapenos and cook that bad boy for about 20-25 minutes until the cheese on top is thoroughly melted
- Dump a bag of chips on the couch cushion next to you and continue eating until the Man Crack is gone
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Geeee… I forgot to do this. I’ve been busy working on books, comics and commissions and it slipped!
Right now, Alien Dice and Genoworks are updating. Nothing else. I’m working on commissions and books in the place of most of the comics. I might be open for more commissions shortly, I just have to finish the ones I have, which are almost done. Just haven’t had time to put in their backgrounds. Sadly, this may just be how I have to do things in the first quarter of the year from now on. :/
I’m working on the extra pages for Alien Dice #1 and I will be developing content for the iPad and iphone/itouch on my own. I am not going to get an iPad though – it’s cool… but it’s lacking one important thing – a Windows OS. 
I don’t want to be constricted to only having one device to work on and I already have a list of three things I need to replace/get this year, starting with a 12″ Cintiq – the extended warranty on my tx2000 ends in April – it’s already showing signs of dying again. While I’m hoping that they’ll FINALLY recall the machine, I doubt they will, even with thousands of complaints. :/ I’m not going to get a new laptop until Kim has to go in the hospital again, that would be likely when she’s 10. I really love the tx2000, so want to ‘retire’ it to being the family laptop and turn down its power settings so it stops committing heat suicide. Next on the list is my desktop. Smart me opted for the cheaper one when I got it and oh, look at that, I got a model that was the last configuration using certain parts and it’s not worth upgrading. (Some of you recall the LAST time I manually upgraded my desktop before getting this one… oh the horror…) New machine is tax deductible, so I should NOT have bought the cheapest. 9.9 Because what I don’t spend up to a certain amount, the government takes. This time, I go for a midrange Core i7 model – That’s scheduled for late summer. And maybe, if things go well and it’s possible, a nice little netbook with an ssd drive that I can pop into my bag and replace my Palm TX with and not worry about it getting banged around on occasion. (I am very careful with my electronics. I treat them like precious metals because I use them so much for work.) I’ll wait and see what the new HP Slate is/does/costs/has a keyboard docking station.
Seriously, one of the strongest things about Windows is that they DO have very good voice recognition to text and handwriting recognition built in. I’ve been using it on my tablet and it works almost flawlessly. I primarily use OneNote to sync my scripts and files together, although I also have a fondness for NoteTab. If that new HP Slate works out, that’ll be awesome, but I think I’d rather they say whether or not the Courier exists first. I can wait. I’m not going to be an early adopter anyway. I’ve learned my lesson.
In other news, Find the Corgi!
When I first started using Manga Studio EX 3 I used it for awhile then had to stop because it was VERY unstable. I recently was forced to upgrade to Manga Studio EX 4 and after a short break in period (and a lot of annoyance at lack of documentation for what I wanted out of the program….) I figured out how to make it do what I desired and below… is a super simple ‘get started’ item.
Now, before this, it’s good to make a template the same size as your pieces will be. I don’t use the panelling in MS yet, but do that in photoshop as well as set up my pencils. I import those into my template and save, then get to work!
Before playing with things, use what you can, then test things here and there. I have the brushes and pens down and that’s what’s here… because one little toggle is like magic… and that is to double click on the pen you’re using (you will have to do this individually for EACH brush) and turn on anti-aliasing. This removes the horrible choppy squares and makes your drawing smooth. You will have to do this with EVERY tool. You really do not have to adjust any of the other settings, just test each of the choices for the one you like. I typically use the Maru nib and just adjust the width slider. G, Kabura and School are also good. The actual Brush … is personal preference. I don’t like it as much because it seems harder to handle.
And that’s it. Just IGNORE all the other little windows until you feel the need to move on. (Tones are very easy as well, but I’ll do that in another one.. )
And for those who know all about anti-aliasing … I use anti-aliasing because it makes a smoother line, when I go to color, I make two layers and ‘bitmap’ the lower one for colors. 
Since I use bpelt filter for coloring, it makes things much faster.
You can see examples of my finished commissions done for Christmas here: Databank – Molly – Kitsune , Herman – Nevix – Skunk – my favorite and Elfgrove – Swan Prince – For a Human Representative
My sites HAVE stabilized, but the fallout from a really bad December doesn’t set a good tone for the New Year. I’m taking commissions instead of updating more comics for now. I will be working on additional ones as I have time.
Pricing is simple, please read everything below. The lovely shaded ones like those above are $30. Simpler cel shaded type ones are $15.
The Current List: Last updated – Jan 17
1. Celina – Fred – Finished
2. Needles – Hariman – Finished
3. Quill – Hariman – Finished
4. Jasmine & Quinn – Fox – Pencilled
5. Dice – Pencilled
What you get: A SINGLE character (one of mine or your own), simply drawn and shaded in this manner with one prop. The image will be sent to you in a print sized 300 dpi jpg file or posted somewhere you can download it, suitable for printing and as a web saved version.
Let me know if you don’t want me to publicly post the image – I will be setting up a commission section soon to show off the lovely commissions. PLEASE be thorough in your description. I will not go back and add/fix things that are not in the description you give me. To make this as fast as possible I will also not be sending you lineart/pencils for approval.
What you do not get: The original inked artwork, because they are inked digitally and possibly drawn digitally depending on what I’m feeling like doing and what day it is. Inking something by hand involves having to go in and clean my daughter’s room, which I’m just not in the mood to do, nor do I have time to do it. 9.9 (That and I have a fear of ink being spilled all over the carpet…)
Please, nothing controversial, disturbing or that you think I might not want to draw. If you have to ask, you probably shouldn’t. Basically if it’s inline with content on my site, I’ll draw it.
You also cannot sell the artwork as prints or such things. This is for a COUPLE of prints off the file and publication on your own website if you like with proper notes on who did it. You may upload it to Cafepress/Zazzle etc to put the image on items for your own personal use or for gifts. You may not sell them.
Happy New Year!!
Once I finish posting this, I jump into work.
I had a nice relaxing week in Nashville over Christmas time with family. Most likely won’t get another lengthy vacation until 2011. But I AM going to make it a point to take regular breaks this year. Going six years without a real vacation was really tiring.
Got home to find out that my cat had been brought back to our apartment. Merle was staying with a neighbor, but apparently all she did was sit in a windowsill in the boy’s room and hiss at anyone who came near her. They were all afraid of her, so she was returned here and taken care of. Vash on the other hand, was much more well behaved for the family he was staying with.
On to other news that may not have been seen due to site outages – Abby’s Agency will be going on hiatus at the end of the current arc for an undetermined amount of time. I need to do some more minor site fixes. I THINK the problems with the sites bouncing has now been cleared up.
I’m looking forward to 2010 hopefully being MUCH better than 2009. We barely survived 2009.
