I've been having trouble with my computer for a bit, and a few days ago, it just sorta all went into a spiraling hellish whirlpool. It seems the video card was dropped, and we can only start the computer in safe mode, since the monitor goes to sleep or gets a bunch of lines on the screen after a minute or so in normal mode. We couldn't download the driver for the video card in safemode, and the unhelpful people in gateway's customer service chat made us go through a bunch of nonsensical processes before finally telling us to do a system restore. Ugh.

So, I'm gonna have to back up all my pictures onto some discs or the external hard drive that we have (not sure if the external would be able to install on my computer in safe mode, we'll see). Most of my music is backed up, but I know there's some that I'll need to save.

On top of that, I may have to get a new all-in-one printer, since it seems that the scanner and copier don't want to do their jobs all of a sudden. This happened before my computer melted down, so I think it's something to do with the camera or whatever it is inside the printer that takes the image from the paper and puts it on the computer.

Art uploads are on hiatus for a little bit until I get my computer in order. I'll probably be doing a few digital pieces once it's back to normal, but I may only be able to take photos of my traditional work until I get my all in one back. Both my computer and my all in one printer are still under warranty, so everything should be fine even if I have to replace them.
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On the art front, I've started playing around with artist trading cards, which are just fun little pieces of bristol paper (there's a few other kinds of paper, too) generally the size of a normal playing card. You can see all sorts of these cards by bunches of artists for sale on Etsy. When artist's trading cards are sold, they're called ACEOs. I don't remember what that stands for, though. You can trade them with other artists, too.

The ATCs are sold on art supply sites, such as DickBlick, and are about three dollars for a pack of twenty cards. The shipping might be a little annoying though, so look in your local art supply store, or craft store to see if you can find them there first. I got mine when ~TyrackWolfII went to the bookstore on campus of the community college and picked a few packs up for me, so I didn't have to pay for the shipping from DickBlick.

I've been experimenting a little with my art lately, taking a break from what I draw all the time and trying to broaden my horizons a little. It's kind of hard to push through the wall of habit, though. Hopefully I'll be able to figure myself and my art out soon.
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Toodles!
~SgL