the impossible flying condor

so sometimes i find myself signing up for mailing lists of anything that sounds interesting. and following people on twitter. and often i find neat people who bring a lot of light into my life.

in my inbox today was an email by Alexia Petrakos from Thrive Creative Coaching. and it was a short email about superheroes. her’s looked fierce and brave and ready to take on the world, which inspired me to make my own. (you can make your own superhero, too.)

introducing…the impossible flying condor!

she’s wielding the mighty spork of destiny^TM!*

anyway…

there’s a fair amount going on over here in banterland. a bit too early to give out details, but i can say we will be heading for points north sometime soon.

in the meantime, i’m gearing up for a weekend along as sam travels up to georgia to visit his parents for Mother’s Day. i’m rather looking forward to it, in that it’s the first weekend he’s left me alone with transportation. two car household, for the win.

well, sort of. after reading a lot about living a car free lifestyle (which i have at various points in my life), part of me wants to not have the responsibility of a car. however, the neighborhood in which i live does not lend itself well to running errands in short distances. along with being a considerable distance from the nearest bus stop, and it seems inevitable to have a car. for now.

and today i leave you with my first piece of art in a long time. it is a work in progress, as i learn the ins and outs of my new wacom bamboo craft tablet. (sam and i made a deal: i get to buy the tablet if i’m willing to work with free/open source software. fortunately, the tablet came bundled with some art software so i have lots of choices.)

i don’t really have a solid “call to action” for you today. however, for comment zen, i’m looking for contructive feedback on the blue sun picture. also, should you go for making your own superhero, i’d love to see it! post it on the web somewhere and leave a link in the comments. if you’re too shy for that, send it to blog at banterstudio dot com.

and i leave you with this: *the mighty spork of destiny is a running joke with some people i know in second life. if you’re familiar with chat rooms at all, you could often see people ‘emoting’ as a way of interaction. and one of the running lines regards the spork of destiny. also, there is an actual prim spork at the bar sam and i have inside the game. perhaps i’ll post a photo sometime.