June's Official Technodrome Artjitsu!! [Archive]

Nturtle

06-02-2003, 01:26 PM

Welcome to this month's Artjitsu.

The idea is you take a photo/theme/question or whatever and RUN WITH IT. That's right. Using the topic below as your inspiration, create a work of art. Look at it as a learning experience, and do a careful study, or look at it as a fun way to express and show your individualism and go crazy with it. Stay as close to, or stray as far from the topic as you wish. Do a sketch, do it inked, do it colored, do it painted, do whatever.

A quick explanation of how Artjitsu will work:

Our drawoff will be monthly. New topics will go up every month, and you have a month to complete a piece.

This month's topic is: The TMNT in a diffrent time period!

Get to work! :D

Kameko

06-02-2003, 02:56 PM

Heh, this should be interesting.

*starts scheming*

Jephael

06-02-2003, 03:10 PM

Now that school's out, I may actually have time to give this a try.

Nate

06-02-2003, 03:58 PM

A different time period? Or, just at a different point in time.. I started a drawing of the TMNT saving themselves from being mutated, but that wasn't in a different time period, just 15 or so years ago.

Nturtle

06-02-2003, 04:15 PM

I'm thinking more of a diffrent time period, like in the stone age or something.

Nate

06-02-2003, 04:28 PM

OK.. I got to thinking, and I'm going to use my current picture for a fanfic/comic .. I might make one for the artjitsu to, I just don't know what of.

Deepflame

06-03-2003, 10:13 AM

Ohh yes, this one I'm not gonna miss ;)

Nturtle

06-03-2003, 04:50 PM

Cool! :D
You've got the whole month to work on it, but getting an early start never did anybody any harm.

Friction X

06-03-2003, 06:29 PM

I think I may actually be up for this one. Thank god school's out. More time for art, Turtles, and fun! Yay!

The Stryker

06-03-2003, 06:51 PM

can i draw a crossover pic? its just cause i have a good idea for the different time period thing

cqb101

06-04-2003, 12:20 PM

I can't wait to see this!

The Defibrillator

06-04-2003, 04:47 PM

great idea Nturtle! I hope I can enter this month

JameO

06-09-2003, 06:50 PM

These might be some cool art. I might even make one although it might look bad it might be fun. :lol:

LoMeinHu

06-12-2003, 04:08 PM

Hey guys,

I'm a turtles fan, but I just stumbled onto this site last night. I've sketched out really, really quickly a pic for this month's artjitsu. I wasn't sure what to do, but I came up with a futuristic-firefighting ninja turtle. Haha, I know, it sounds cheesy. So, with my first post at the technodrome, here's my first pic:

http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~davidhu/Ninja_Turtle_Fire_Fighter.jpg

Nate

06-12-2003, 06:16 PM

I would absolutely love it, if it weren't a firefighting turtle.. the futuristic design is great.. I just don't like the firefighter idea. You definantly have talent though.

The Defibrillator

06-12-2003, 07:26 PM

Wow that's awesome!

I see you haven't been properly welcomed yet, so Welcome to the Technodrome! I'm TMNH! I hope you stay and show us some more of you artwork!

*hands LoMeinHu a mango of welcome*

CookSux

06-12-2003, 07:26 PM

Holy Shimoly that's pretty cool.

Friction X

06-12-2003, 07:55 PM

:o Wow...can I have lessons? Pleeeeeeeeeease? :)

Welcome by the way. I'm Fx. What else is there to say? Buckle up and enjoy the ride!

Nturtle

06-12-2003, 08:04 PM

Wow!! Cool!!! 8)

Looks kinda crazy go awesome stormtrooperish!!! Welcome to the forums hope ya' stick around!! *gives LoMein a mango of welcome*

LoMeinHu

06-13-2003, 11:00 AM

Hey guys,

Thanks for the warm welcome. :) I like that the welcome comes with a mango. I love mangoes! As for a drawing tutorial, I'm not too good at teaching, or more specifically, I wouldn't know where to start. I basically self-taught comic art by copying Spidey comics over and over again. Once you get the basic proportions of a person down, it's only a matter of practicing the turtles' unique head shape and ovals for their shells. I like to make my turtles about the same proportions as say, Wolverine: basically short and wide. Perhaps in the future I'll TRY giving a short lesson on how I do the turtles' heads, but even I'm still learning how to draw them from all the angles. It's all about practice, and there's plenty of pics around this site to copy.

Anyways, this month's topic is really cool, so I decided to whip up another drawing. It's a bit static, but I hope you like it anyways. Oh, like my firefighter drawing, I just did it really quickly in between my hectic schedule, so I hope you guys don't mind the sketchiness. I also excited to see other ppl's drawings!

http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~davidhu/Ninja_Turtle_Knight.jpg

Nturtle

06-13-2003, 11:29 AM

Cool!!! I like the way the shell looks on the knight turtle!!! :D

Also, I think the sketchiness of the futuristic firefighter turtle is good!! It brings more character to it!

HorseTechie

06-13-2003, 01:26 PM

LoMeinHu

06-13-2003, 03:55 PM

:o Wow...

The Firefighter was pretty good, until I saw the 'knight in shining armor'. I have thing for knights.. I dunno why! :D

But I like how you designed the shell-armor, as well as the overall suit. I also think the medium that you use just adds to it. Is that an ink wash?

BTW... welcome!

Glad you liked the knight. As for the medium, it's pretty plain. I just used a pen and a sharpie to outline the pencil lines, and then used about 3 different shades of Prismacolor markers. That's it. Like i said, it was pretty sketchy, so that's probably why it looks "washed." :D

The Stryker

06-13-2003, 06:35 PM

well heres mine....its not that good cuz i made it at 5:00 when i was practically passing out on my chair

its too big to scale here so heres the link

http://www.angelfire.com/blog/stryker0/TRNB.jpg

LoMeinHu

06-13-2003, 06:44 PM

Haha! That's AWESOME! I used to love Futurama...never had the time to keep up with it though...:D

Kid Icarus

06-13-2003, 07:04 PM

I just used a pen and a sharpie to outline the pencil lines, and then used about 3 different shades of Prismacolor markers. That's it. Like i said, it was pretty sketchy, so that's probably why it looks "washed." :D

w00t for Prismacolors :D .

I would enter, but I don't have a way of getting any drawings up on the net other than a REALLY bad looking webcam.

Raven

06-13-2003, 07:19 PM

LoMeinHu you are very good how many years have you been drawing

cqb101

06-13-2003, 07:24 PM

All of the art is great! Keep it up!

LoMeinHu

06-13-2003, 11:24 PM

LoMeinHu you are very good how many years have you been drawing

Thanks for the compliments (and everyone else's)! Hmm...that's a tough question...I've always liked drawing since I was little. But I don't think I got into comic book art until around 10 years ago, just about the time the original He-Man, TMNT, etc. kind of kicked off. I'm a huge fan of Spidey, so I started copying pages out of Amazing Spidey, then drawn by artist Mark Bagley, who does Ultimate Spidey now. I've been doodling whenever I can since, especially during class. :D So the short answer is 10 years, but I can't really pinpoint how long I've actually been drawing. Hope that answers your question.

Keep the drawings coming!

Friction X

06-14-2003, 07:10 AM

That's awesome LoMein. I wish I had ten years experience, but that means I would've had to start when I was eight, and I'm sad to say I didn't even know what a comic book was then. I bought some Prismacolor to try my hand with a while back, but I definately don't have the hang of it yet. I am working on my entry, though.

Kali

06-14-2003, 12:33 PM

Wow, those are some great pics, LoMein.

Now I'm all self-conscious about showing my pic... :tcouch:

Leo656

06-14-2003, 01:04 PM

I wanna see it Kali... I love your stuff. :D

The Stryker

06-14-2003, 01:36 PM

actually post it!! after lomein it was mine! so you can draw a pencil and it would be great compared to the last entry.....

Kali

06-14-2003, 01:56 PM

SlayerX

06-14-2003, 02:23 PM

:o Thats good Kali! What did you use to color them? Whatever you used it makes it look awesome! :D Lets see more artwork :) (From everyone :wink: )

Nturtle

06-14-2003, 02:30 PM

Raph is a hero in shining armour eh? :D Thats a good picture Kali!! I agree with Triceraton, your coloring style is awesome! And has improved a lot the past year.

Kali

06-14-2003, 02:35 PM

:o Thats good Kali! What did you use to color them? Whatever you used it makes it look awesome! :D
Heh, thanks. I used Prismacolor colored pencils, ('bout three or so layers,) plus some ink in a couple places, and regular pencil to do the chainmail. Yeah, hell if I'm going back to Crayola after using this brand. :D :lol:

LoMeinHu

06-14-2003, 10:06 PM

Okay, okay, but only because I really like you guys...

www.geocities.com/kaligargoyle/june-artjitsu.jpg

Yeah, I like knights too, but I happen to think chainmail is so much sexier than plate armor. I've got another idea, but I have a few other things to finish first.

The link doesn't work for me, but I DID check out your site. Good stuff! TONS of stuff! I wish I can do more drawings in my spare time. I haven't worked with Prismacolor color pencils in a while, but yes, they are THE best color pencils out there.

CookSux

06-15-2003, 03:31 AM

Lol Kali, Raph looks like this one wrestler I remember from back in the day who used to be in the original nWo.

Nturtle

06-15-2003, 08:24 AM

The link doesn't work for me, but I DID check out your site. Good stuff! TONS of stuff! I wish I can do more drawings in my spare time. I haven't worked with Prismacolor color pencils in a while, but yes, they are THE best color pencils out there.

Its a geocities link, so you have to copy and paste the URL into your browser

Leo656

06-15-2003, 03:47 PM

Lol Kali, Raph looks like this one wrestler I remember from back in the day who used to be in the original nWo.

Scott Hall? I know he always did that sneer, and he wore his t-shirts with the sides cut out, just kinda draped over.

JameO

06-16-2003, 08:53 AM

Very nice work Kali. I liked that picture! I am trying to think of an idea for this months art contest. I actually am going to give it a try. But once I am done it and post it...DONT LAUGH. :lol:

The Stryker

06-16-2003, 09:27 AM

it can't be as bad as mine! so theres your inspiration!

cqb101

06-16-2003, 09:42 AM

it can't be as bad as mine! so theres your inspiration!

As bad as yours? It can't be better! Go bender!

HorseTechie

06-16-2003, 10:58 AM

ooo.. cooleoso! More art werks. :D Clever ideas too, guys.

Hrmmm... all this with knights made me remember this one I did of Cyborg Don (http://www.turtlequest.com/art/cydon.html) looking like a knight. That ones a few years old though, so I may just do another with him, in a differEnt pose. :D

SavantiRomero

06-17-2003, 08:47 AM

MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!

cqb101

06-17-2003, 10:11 AM

MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!

I second that!

MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!

Deepflame

06-17-2003, 11:47 AM

More comin' up! :)
Blah, went a little lazy with the flails and stuff, but I got it finished :P
The time is somewhere between now and then.

http://www.freewebs.com/krossaren/Turtle%20copy.jpg

(drag it into da box)

The Defibrillator

06-17-2003, 02:31 PM

DUDE!! That pic totally rawks!!! MORE MORE MORE!!

cqb101

06-17-2003, 02:47 PM

That pic is awesome!

LoMeinHu

06-17-2003, 03:04 PM

Nturtle

06-17-2003, 04:30 PM

Hmmm... Deepflame's pic won't work for me!! I tried draging it into the box and all...

Kali

06-17-2003, 09:00 PM

Yeah, I'm not getting it either. I've tried three different ways, and all I'm getting is a reload of the forum. :(

Deepflame

06-18-2003, 04:30 AM

Tried opening a new window and pasting it? I dunnow, try http://www.freewebs.com/krossaren/artworktmnt.htm

HorseTechie

06-18-2003, 07:35 AM

Oh sweeeeeeet!

I do love the way you did the folds in the fabric/leather and the shading on the weapons. :)

Nturtle

06-18-2003, 09:33 AM

The second link worked for me!! Wow!!! I really like how you made the mace!!! Nice work!!!!!! :o

Kameko

06-19-2003, 08:26 AM

And here would be my entry for this month's Artjitsu:

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-6/225298/comic3_5.gif

Poor Kameko. Thanks to Donny, she's been blown up, temporarily blinded, nearly deafened, knocked unconcious, sent to another dimension, and now this. And that's all in the past year. :P :lol:

HorseTechie

06-19-2003, 08:39 AM

*snicker* The Wheeljack symdrome strikes again. (otherwise known as Murphy's law).

Friction X

06-19-2003, 03:56 PM

:lol: That's hilarious, Kameko! Poor, poor Donny and Kame...

Jephael

06-19-2003, 05:21 PM

Cool pic, Kame!

I'm gonna try getting my butt in gear over the weekend and do a drawing of the TMNT in one of my favorite eras!

The Defibrillator

06-19-2003, 06:39 PM

That's really good coming from MS Paint! not to mention its funny too!

Nturtle

06-19-2003, 06:45 PM

:lol: Thats a great little comic Kameko!!

Kameko

06-20-2003, 02:10 PM

:D Thanks guys. I had a lot of fun with this one. MSPaint is one of my best friends lately. That and photoshop -- I'm actually getting pretty proficient in both. As profictient as someone with very little drawing ability can become, anyways. :P The biggest problem with it is when I'm in paint but think I'm in photoshop, or vice-versa -- I try to use one program's commands in the other.:roll:

And I've loved the other entries so far! They're lookin' great guys. And those of you who are 'thinking about drawing something' -- do it! I wanna see! :thyper:

Shadow

06-20-2003, 02:15 PM

Nturtle

06-20-2003, 02:38 PM

Yeah I know, I wonder how good his full drawings are!

cqb101

06-20-2003, 06:55 PM

Loolaa

06-22-2003, 01:03 PM

These are all amazing! I really need to get my arse in gear and contribute myself...

Nturtle

06-22-2003, 06:04 PM

Yay!! loolaa is here!!! :D You should deffinitely submit!

JameO

06-22-2003, 06:42 PM

The deadline is last day of June right? Geez I really want to draw something for this. I better get to it!

Skeletoncrew

06-24-2003, 12:04 AM

Since my drawing skills are less than impressive, might I offer up a suggestion? Roman gladiator turtles! :D

Nturtle

06-24-2003, 08:41 AM

That would be preety cool!! But there isn't much time left, so anyone who is planning to submit better hurry up!!

HorseTechie

06-24-2003, 10:50 AM

Since my drawing skills are less than impressive, might I offer up a suggestion? Roman gladiator turtles! :D

Arrr... *looks at calender* *looks at the other TF contest she's working on*

Maybe I might have a rough pencil sketch of that, SC, only to finish it off later. Perhaps...

Kali

06-24-2003, 12:28 PM

Since my drawing skills are less than impressive, might I offer up a suggestion? Roman gladiator turtles! :D
Hmmm.... :tangel:

Nturtle

06-24-2003, 12:49 PM

I'm afraid to find out what Kali is thinking... :tsweatdr:

Shadow

06-24-2003, 04:53 PM

I'm afraid to find out what Kali is thinking... :tsweatdr:

you know it has something to do with raph. :P

JameO

06-25-2003, 08:54 AM

Ok all it's about time I got it finished. I know it is bad but I had fun drawing it. Here it is:
http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL202/1225783/2323099/28104537.jpg

It is Raphael in the Middle Ages as a knight. Although he has no armor or horse. He can still kick some butt! :D

Nturtle

06-25-2003, 09:51 AM

well as long as you had fun!! These artjitsu's aren't about good or bad their just about drawing and ideas!! Keep practicing though! You can only get better.

Aignatius

06-25-2003, 09:17 PM

Here's my latest art piece, just finished today, with a historical theme... :)

http://www.geocities.com/tmnt_dragon/Leobraveheart.html?1056578522593

LoMeinHu

06-25-2003, 10:08 PM

Here's my latest art piece, just finished today, with a historical theme... :)

http://www.geocities.com/tmnt_dragon/Leobraveheart.html?1056578522593

SWEETNESS!!!! :o It's my favorite turtle Leo crossed with one of my favorite movies Braveheart!! Can't go wrong there!

SavantiRomero

06-26-2003, 01:54 AM

I'm SOO giddy!!! Aig back in the game!

Nturtle

06-26-2003, 07:40 AM

Nice!!! He looks ready to kick some english arse! :P

JameO

06-26-2003, 07:44 AM

Very nice Aig. And thanks for encouragement NTurtle. :D

Aignatius

06-26-2003, 09:19 AM

SWEETNESS!!!! :o It's my favorite turtle Leo crossed with one of my favorite movies Braveheart!! Can't go wrong there!

Thanks for the compliments everyone! Always a big boost for me.

Yeah, loved Braveheart, it's an inspiring movie in some ways, but horrendously tragic. Poor Mel...

I did this drawing in hard copy for a good friend who is also into Leo big time and things Scottish. She did a Duncan MacLeo piece that I'm trying to convince her to put back up...

Trouble is, .. My digital tablet is wearing out and doesn't work so well any more. It's hooked up to my old system that has the scanner on it. I need to get another one for this new machine, but the one I want is pretty expensive, and they're going to flippin' TRIPLE the yearly vehicle registration fee here in CA because the government seems to have messed up, prices are going up all over.... argh.....

Okay! I'm fine, now. :roll:

But that is why I have to do the piece all on paper first and then scan it rather than sketch it and finish it in Photoshop. Can't control the digital pen so well any more.
BTW, I drew this about 14 times before I got it the way I wanted it. Thats why I like to use cheap printer paper. I have a box full of reams of it, so I can just draw away, and then grab a another sheet, draw... no erasing. Erasing is distracting. Dunno, maybe I should mention this in the tutorial thread? Would that be helpful for anyone? Heck, I'm always wanting to know what other artists do... :P

Sorry, just had coffee, a bit chatty at the moment... :lol:

HorseTechie

06-26-2003, 09:40 AM

:o Whaaaa-haaaaa-wow! That's a cool work of art indeed, Aig. And despite the title in the file name, the first thing I thought of was Leo's MacLeo character too. :goofygri:

Nonetheless, I love the idea, since I also like Braveheart. The details in the plaid kilt and the sword, is cool too!

As far as the drawing tablet goes.... well, join the rest of us, who still have to draw on paper, scan, and then PS color. I have heard many thing about those Wacom tablets, but I have yet to invest in one myself.

Aignatius

06-26-2003, 12:25 PM

My current one is a Kurta 5X7 but I guess they don't make that kind any more. I'm now looking at the Wacom Intuos line... :)
I had to have one for the illustration work I did over the years.
It used to be clicking one pixel at a time with a mouse. I used to make my sprites that way, but was quite time consuming. With a dig. pen and tablet, it's like painting with real materials... *stifles whimper while looking at Intuos package*

Skeletoncrew

06-26-2003, 02:35 PM

By God! I love a man in a kilt! :D Excellent work Aig!

Aignatius

06-26-2003, 03:57 PM

By God! I love a man in a kilt! :D Excellent work Aig!

Ha! I was *waiting* for somebody to say that... :evilgrin:

Skeletoncrew

06-26-2003, 05:43 PM

I've got a thing for men in kilts. I think they are totally sexy and I'd love to get my hands on a man in a kilt some day. :wink:

Incidentally, I've always thought Splinter would like kilts. If he's an intact male rat (admittedly, in the cartoons you never see anything so he COULD be neutered), then he probably has proportionally sized rat bits. (Ever seen a male rat? They've got CAJONES. BIG cajones.) He would not be into wearing tight pants. I think he'd like the freedom and modesty offered by a good kilt. At least, a kilt would be more modest than the short robes he's always wearing in the cartoons.

Kameko

06-26-2003, 06:36 PM

:lol: I never thought of that, SC.

Nturtle

06-26-2003, 06:55 PM

She did her research... :|

Skeletoncrew

06-26-2003, 11:11 PM

I used to own 21 rats. Approximately half were male. So yeah, I have a bit of first hand experience with rat anatomy.

The 7th Turtle

06-27-2003, 09:35 AM

JameO

06-27-2003, 11:47 AM

on topic: i've drawn a pic (which i think is good, but that's my stupid view) of a turtle in the Ice Age... but i haven't got a scanner so i'll have to wait until i'll go to my friend who has one. plus, i don't have any website to store the pic... :ohwell:

Once you got it scanned set up an account at www.picturetrail.com and then you can host it there and then upload the picture and move it to the album of choice and then right click on the image properties and get the link and post it here. Can't wait to see the tmnt in the ice ages.

HorseTechie

06-27-2003, 02:57 PM

You know, I have heard that Picture Trail will suddenly delete files if you use too much of their space and remote linking.

A pretty good art sight I've heard about is DeviantART. http://www.deviantart.com/

Nturtle

06-27-2003, 04:16 PM

Or make an account on Angelfire

The 7th Turtle

06-28-2003, 05:38 AM

I'll try the www.picturetrail.com... i'm not very good in HTML so AngelFire isn't going to work
thanks anyway :)

The 7th Turtle

06-28-2003, 06:03 AM

ok, so here's my pic, a turtle in the Ice Age! it's not funny, it's baddly drawn, and it's too stupid to look at. please don't laugh at ME so hurd...

http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL171/1233891/2339071/28300805.jpg

Nturtle

06-28-2003, 07:28 AM

:lol: I like it!!!

Loolaa

06-28-2003, 09:20 AM

:lol: I love the ice age pic, the turtle's expression is priceless!

And wow... speechless at Aig's art as usual...

Here is my contribution, it's just a quick doodle as I haven't been able to find time. It was supposed to be a victorian turtle... but it kind of came of like the artful dodger in Oliver Twist.. more of a turtle in a book than turtle in history... :goofygri:

He's kind of creepy looking, too.... :lol:

You'll need to copy and paste:
http://www.geocities.com/lo0laa/artfulturtle.jpg

HorseTechie

06-28-2003, 11:02 AM

Wow.. those two are very cool Seven's is funny, I like the humor. And Loolaa's is dark looking indeed.

"Elementatry, my dear Watson!" :P

Nturtle

06-28-2003, 01:51 PM

:lol: It does look very much so like something out of Oliver Twist!

Skeletoncrew

06-28-2003, 02:35 PM

Love the turtle Loolaa! I'm a big Dickens fan. :D

Aignatius

06-28-2003, 06:25 PM

Sorry, 7th, but that DID bring a laugh.

Not at the drawing, (really, its not all that bad for a quick sketch!) but at its content.
He must have taken a wrong turn with Renet's rubik's cube, or something. Oops... :P The mammoth's expression was cute.

Gaw, love the facial expression in the Loola drawing. He reminds me of... ah, who's that guy from Oliver Twist... the one who has such an erm, Raphlike personality?
Aye, another keeper, that one! :)

Ah, the Oliver Twist character I was trying to remember was Bill Sykes, a mad, murderous chap. I don't really want to compare him to Raph, but he has those Raph kind of vibes... hehe.

The 7th Turtle

06-29-2003, 08:47 AM

They love me, they really really love me :D :lol:

JameO

06-29-2003, 11:04 AM

Nice job 7th and Loolaa. I really like the Oliver Twist idea very nice. And 7th the turtle is very well drawn in my opinion and the mammoth is cool too and the humour is great as well. Good job u2.

kyabetsu

07-05-2003, 09:36 AM

DANG IT!! I MISSED THIS ONE!!

and it was soooo cool too...

Nturtle

07-05-2003, 09:50 AM

Hey!! good to have a back Kya!!! *gives kya mango of welcomeing backness*

You can still make a picture if you want to of course!

kyabetsu

07-05-2003, 11:18 AM

okay, so all those "Knights" really blew me away... and inspired me too...

Here's MY take on the TMNT in Medieval Europe:

http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL144/1002116/1866820/28807543.jpg

i know it's not JUNE anymore... i just... wanted to PLAY... *sniffle*

HorseTechie

07-05-2003, 02:49 PM

Awww,,, that's okay, Kya. We'll understand. I also couldn't get anything done in time either.

WB, btw! :D

Jephael

07-05-2003, 07:20 PM

:tlol: Great pic, Kya! Glad to see ya back! :tlol:

Nturtle

07-05-2003, 08:12 PM

:lol: Funny pic Kya!

Loolaa

07-06-2003, 01:22 AM

:lol: Cool! I love the posture of the knight! :lol:

Kali

07-06-2003, 05:39 PM

LOL! Nice pic, Kya. Great to have you back!

JameO

07-06-2003, 09:02 PM

Very nice picture and theme Kya! Also welcome back! What were you at that you were gone for a while?

kyabetsu

07-08-2003, 06:21 AM

Thanks guys! glad you liked the sketchy sketch!

and i was actually MOVING from Boston to North Carolina. It took me forever to get my int0rnet access set up down here due to a wedding in Texas and a phone company in NC that doesn't understand that people on farms need int0rnet hook-up too!

Kameko

07-08-2003, 04:07 PM

Aww, you were in Texas? Shoulda dropped in for a visit! :wink: :P j/k, let's face it, not only is Texas a huge state, but I'm frightening enough online, let alone offline. :lol:

Glad to hear you finally got moved! What's the new place like?

kyabetsu

07-12-2003, 04:26 AM

:) it was a short visit to TX, meko-chan. didn't have the $$ to stay long ;P. saw some folks get hitched and came home....

what's home like? wellllll.... there's 105 acres of NC wilderness off a dirt road off an old two lane black-top that's off a series of Route #s away from any major road.

boy howdy!

we've got a middle-sized creek that forms the northern border of our property and a series of meadows, new-growth forests, and some marsh-land before you get to the bit of place with the barn, pasture, gardens and main house ....

the place used to be a plant nursery, so there's all kinds of funky trees and bushes and vine and flowers growing around. sometimes in rows.

We've got 5 Labradors, 2 cats, a goat, loads of wild rabbits, ducks, free-range turtles, racoons, beavers, deer, a family of hummingbirds right near the house, wild turkeys, some signs of bear (but no sightings yet on the property) and more bugs than you can shake a stick at.

it's beautiful country, but very far from everything... which is prolly a good thing b/c on a clear night, you can see the milky way... mmm.... NO CITY LIGHTS!! No SUBURB LIGHTS!!