Busy Week and a horrible scanner.

Busy Week, and A Horrible Scanner
Normally, I'd say these words more carefully, but I had to say this to Binkie today: "If this works, I'll marry you." As all two of my regular readers know, I've been having scanner issues that hinder my art. Quite simply, it scans so brightly that I don't have the texture on the paper I need to work in photoshop. So, while taking her new Schnauzer, Barnaby, out for his walk, we we're talking about it, and she said "If you had a filter or something to put over the picture, so that it isn't bleached..."

It dawned on me. I had tracing paper. We came back in, I hooked up my scanner, scanned the picture with tracing paper over it, and it nearly worked. I have to make the lines a bit darker, but other than that, it worked perfectly. Never has anyone I dated been as smart and inspiring as Binkie, and I can't be happier. Even if our new "game" keeps on getting screwed up by outside forces.

In other news, I've been busy. School is one thing, but I have an offer to consider. The Army Reserves are offering me this: Wright Patt for a year, non-deployable, fix my knee, and tuition reimbursement. I've talked to my parents, Bink, Jim and his girlfriend, Heather, and even Patty, and they all think this is a good deal. Unfortunately, they were supposed to call Wednesday, but they didn't, so I have to call them Monday, as well as cook for Binkie's birthday after school. I've also been working on scripting (and drawing), and reviewing stuff.

Yesterday, though, Bink and I took a break from "work" and finally watched the Director's cut of "Watchmen," which I'll be watching again with the guys this weekend (no, I won't get tired of it. It's that good of a movie). I have one gripe: THE DAMN SEX SCENE IS STILL TOO LONG. Other than that, amazing. The scene with a certain character's death is magnificent (and better than the book's version because he fights back), and it doesn't feel like three hours. To top it off, it came in a Rorschach mask.

Anyway, off to do more stuff. I'll post soon... hopefully.