Amantyne

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"If you're small and on a search
I've got a feeder for you to perch on"
-I like birds by Eels-



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hits since October 5th 2008.


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If three sixes is bad, what about four?
(M'yes, I had to time my visit to get that... :P)

But look!



I knit something! I actually knit something!

...only a pair of leg warmers but it's still an accomplishment for me. :)

( S'more of this foolery )

This one's dedicated to Janiika.

( 1st Feb 2006 )

A scene from my favourite movie on my kitchen wall.

( Some thoughts in Finnish )

"Sieluni kesti hiljaisuuden
tilan ja hetken avaruuden
sen koin sisälläin"

How do I pimp up mine?



( Rest of the brain fart... )

Or why would I even bother? :P

( Gimme s'more... )

( See the rest of the story here )

I'm actually going out for a movie with my non-imaginary friends (M'yes, I do still have some) tonight. Should do me good. :)

Perjantaipervoilut... Siitähän vois vaikka tulla sarja. :P



Click the pic to see it better.
I caught a bit of cold... Must make myself another cup of tea.

Sittin' with some friends on Sunday afternoon. They're doing needlework, I'm doodling. Half of us have a hangover... Don't know if sketches are particularly interesting, but here they are anyway.





That is the most accurate portrayal of David Tennant there can be, innit? :D
And also, my favourite transvestite with his Evil Giraffe. <3




Inspired by the Miss Finland beauty pageant. A sad, sad event...

( Saturday night for general audience )

Behind the cut there's a meme I found in Suopursu's blog. You're supposed to answer some questions about yourself with Wikipedia's Random article search. In Finnish, sorry, but with quick illustrations.

Kyseessä on siis meemim, jonka kysymyksiin vastataan Wikipedian Satunnainen artikkeli -toiminnolla. Tuli sen verran iso satsi, että piilotan sen leikkauksen alle.

( Tiesitkö tämän minusta? )

( EDIT 15.1.2010: )

I've tried to draw stuff -and done so- but nothing seems sincere to my eyes. Then I had to face myself in the mirror and I'm pretty annoyed about what I saw. This story came out quickly.

( Invidia )

I did it! I managed to finish (sort of) my ten-page "Christmas story" for you, although it has nothing to do with Christmas. I couldn't come up with a name. Can you? Drop a comment and it might end up on this page. :)

Before you begin, let the theme from the movie "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence" by Ryuichi Sakamoto take you to the right mood. I listened to it a lot when drawing this story, and it's woven deeply into my pencils. Hope you see it.



( The rest of the story is here )

To lighten things up a bit, here's a relatively fresh Finnish hip hop song which uses the theme from Sakamoto's song. Not to be listened if you take (this kind of) music seriously, but I kind of like it. :)

I'm heading to my dear home village for the next week, to enjoy some peace and quiet. I wish you all very peaceful and relaxing holidays! Take care!

It doesn't always pay to do things the easy way. :P

These two appeared on my notepad as I was drawing mindmaps to keep my thoughts together while writing an essay. I wondered what has happened between them, why such faces... So I found out (and spent the whole long evening doing so)!

( Click here to find out )

The style is not very 'me' but it's not too bad after all... Now that I think about it, it reminds me of this. With a somewhat less fatal outcome...

And hanks for the concern, I'm feeling a bit better already. I'll be okay.

"Someone kick me out of my mind
I hate these thoughts I can’t deny
Dreaming of screaming"
-SOAD: Dreaming-



( Lisää tätä )

Mahtavata synttäripäevää, transuliini! Kortin saat sitte ku tuut Ouluun!

A comic dedicated to my best friend for her birthday. So yeah, this explains some of our weird transvestite jokes... You know, one of the best things about drawing is being able to have a meaningful conversation with someone who's half-a-country away. Sort of... :)

PLAY!



I took a considered risk posting pictures of Cher in my blog. I know I might lose a considerable part of my audience... ;) And an even greater risk, considering that my mental stability is questionable at best, is confessing that I experienced an instantaneous falling in love when I saw the video. I just had to paint her. And what would be a better model for training to ink than one with really strong black-and-white contrasts..? [explanations] It's not going as smoothly as I'd like, but I'm improving. Reminds me of something with old dogs and new tricks...

Yeah, I hear I'm 'degenerating' since I've listened to 80s rock/pop two nights straight. :P

Work-related frustration from July.


"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU FLASHING?!"



Tässä tulee eka torakkastrippini kokonaan uudelleen piirrettynä. Eka versio syntyi kauneimman kesän aikaan heinäkuussa, kun olin töissä istunut kaksi viikkoa torakoineni pelkällä punalampulla valaistussa pimeässä huoneessa saamatta aikaan mitään järkeviä tuloksia. "Kiroileva torakka" on ideanan kaukana omaperäisestä, mutta tämä strippi syntyi suuresta vitutuksesta, tuli minulle henkilökohtaisesti suureen tarpeeseen ja on koristanut työpisteeni seinää siitä lähtien työkavereideni suureksi riemuksi. Stripin puhtaaksi piirtäminen tuli ajankohtaiseksi syyskulla, kun aloimme työporukalla suunnitella lahjaa pyöreitä vuosia täyttävälle "torakkatohtorillemme". Strippi päätyi t-paidan rintaan, ja selkään tuli tuo alla näkyvä nyrkkiä puiva torakka. Että jos satutte bongaamaan...

EDIT: Something to fit the theme.

Today's theme song. I sympathise Woody, going up and down like that...


"Luckily self-loathing never lets me down."

And then some misdirected powerless rage:

( Not meant for any of you poor readers, I presume, but I need to get it out and since my presence doesn't seem to be wanted where it used to be anymore, I just dump it here. Sorry. )

Pathetic. I hate these sudden fits of self-loathing and self-pity, but they seem to be frequent visitors inside my skull and ribcage. They'll "leave me not alone".