Yup. Every single day. :P
Oh how I wish this process were voluntary…
Been there. Often.
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Welcome to the tumbling tumble tumblr thing of Natalie Metzger. You can find my other more blogish stuff over at my site: http://www.thefuzzyslug.com (link below in the sidebar thingy)
Thanks for visiting, and mind the dampness!
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I left my other toys at Matt-Wallace.com: Breakdown of a Cover: Bedtime Stories for Badasses
Today on Matt-Wallace.com I revealed artist Natalie Metzger’s cover for my forthcoming short story collection BEDTIME STORIES FOR BADASSES.
It’s an amazing piece of art, and as a special treat for those who follow my Tumblr (and just because I find the process fascinating) I’ve put together a…
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These are artist Natalie Metzger’s original pencil sketches for the cover of BEDTIME STORIES FOR BADASSES (my first new collection of short stories since 2008, coming in July), which she’s both designing and illustrating. It’s wicked cool watching such a talented hand creating characters from my stories. The final cover is going to be something beyond anything you see in these beautiful but simple sketches. Hopefully I’ll be able to release the finished product sometime in June.
I just realized I had been remiss in posting about this label and homebrew I made. Thankfully, I was reminded that more Sparks McGee is always a good thing. Also, my inspiration for the label came from here (thanks Wil!).
I created this recipe over the winter as a pure mad science experiment in brewing. I was curious to see what an oaked IPA - a dark IPA, or what is now known as the American-Style Black Ale - would be like. The short answer, AMAZESAUCE.
I was aiming for something that had that nice citrus hop profile but with the fantastic vanilla overtones you get from oaking. I think I hit the mark pretty well. However, next time I think I’m going to use oak cubes instead of chips to maximize the vanilla without as much woodiness. We put this brew directly into keg (our first kegged brew, actually) and I was surprised by how well it aged. Normally the hoppy brews don’t age so well.
For those interested, the current recipe is over at BrewToad. This has quickly become one of our favorite recipies and we have plans to brew it again in the very near future.
Elliot Alfredius Ghibli Tribute. Magic Registry + 3 Colors.
Elliot set out to create characters that would fit into an imaginary Ghibli movie. I’d say he nailed it.
More great work on his tumblr: http://elliotalfredius.tumblr.com/
And here too: http://www.peowstudio.com/elliot/
D’aww, it has a cthulhu-in-a-box to play with. :D
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BIG NEWS! Jonathan Coulton and I just launched a Kickstarter for “Code Monkey Save World,” a graphic novel based on Jonathan’s amazing songs, drawn by Takeshi Miyazawa, with colors by Jessica Kholinne and letters by Simon Bowland!
Because venom that freezes is so embarrassing.
Octopus: CHOMP!
Clam: Ow dude.
Octopus: FEEL MY VENOM!
Clam: I think it froze before it got to me.
Octopus: DAMMIT!
Clam: …
Octopus: Um… so… uh… how are things?
Clam: I’m outta here. Later looser.
Octopus: DAMMIT.
(Source: , via tentaclespectacle)
