5 x 5 – gouache on watercolor paper. For sale at Etsy. You can see the process of painting this here: 1, 2, 3, 4, scan. duos (by Erik Mallinson)

5 x 5 – gouache on watercolor paper.

For sale at Etsy.

You can see the process of painting this here: 1, 2, 3, 4, scan.

duos (by Erik Mallinson)

I’d totally smoke a pipe if not for the mouth cancer and all that. Perhaps I should get a bubble pipe.

I’d totally smoke a pipe if not for the mouth cancer and all that. Perhaps I should get a bubble pipe.

Hard Times and Tears.

Hard Times and Tears.

Pentel P207 is my favorite mechanical pencil. It’s a refillable pencil (the erasers too) that is built so well that I have never had one malfunction, yet is inexpensive enough that I don’t mind if I lose one. I just picked up a P205 and P209 (different leads, lighter/darker lines) and I’m excited to try out the more expensive PS535 and the PS315. As far as I can tell the PS535 and the PS315 have a sleeve mechanism that keeps the lead more sturdy, yet other than that there isn’t much of a difference.

Pentel P207 is my favorite mechanical pencil. It’s a refillable pencil (the erasers too) that is built so well that I have never had one malfunction, yet is inexpensive enough that I don’t mind if I lose one.

I just picked up a P205 and P209 (different leads, lighter/darker lines) and I’m excited to try out the more expensive PS535 and the PS315. As far as I can tell the PS535 and the PS315 have a sleeve mechanism that keeps the lead more sturdy, yet other than that there isn’t much of a difference.

Publisher’s Weekly – What Do Teens Want? Might be helpful when I write that NaNoWriMo Novel for teens. I should just focus on the money.

Publisher’s Weekly – What Do Teens Want?

Might be helpful when I write that NaNoWriMo Novel for teens. I should just focus on the money.

Script Frenzy

Script Frenzy is the NaNoWriMo of April! I’ll probably take a stab at this too.