So I came on to write and share a bit of good news with you, my dear readers (not spectacular news, but it’s pretty good, I think) and I see I have a notification. I now have 35 of you following my blog! Thank you so much, all of you, for listening to my whining, bitching, freaking out and downright weirdness! You deserve the applause (from one of my favorite GIF files)!

Over the years, I’ve had many blogs… I think they’re all still active except for one and that’s because the site just went bye-bye… These things happen and that’s okay. But I still have multiple blogs that I’ve long since abandoned because… well… I was the only one who read them. Though it was nice to go back and see what I was thinking at the time at least. So I applaud you, all my followers! I feel very appreciated, like someone cares what I have to say! Thank you so much!

Now I’m going to applaud myself with a GIF… I just love Joseph Gordon Levitt… I follow him on Twitter and he is such a sweet man, seriously. But too young for me. I’d be a cougar, hahahaa…

Anyway, this is part of my good news, the reason I’m applauding myself. I’ve lost weight! And I don’t mean a pound or so! At my highest, I’m ashamed to say, was 182 (I’m 5’8″, so it didn’t look horrible). I got down to 180 where I hovered forever. I’ve been keeping an eye on it and it just seemed to be going nowhere. I was crushed and frustrated. I pay out of pocket for these hack nutritionalists and lost squat. Well, the past few days I’ve been checking my weight, watching it go down by a few ounces at a time. This morning, I weighed in at 175.8! Boo-ya, bitches! I lost almost 5 pounds! Go me!!!

I know you guys can’t see it, but I’m seriously doing a happy dance right now! But, rest assured, it’s not as bad as the “Carlton Dance” (for those who don’t get the reference, watch The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air). I’ve always liked to think that Alfonso Rivera really didn’t dance this bad…

At least I have something to keep me happy right now. With all this bad shit going on in the world and all the people seeming to be turning radical over every little thing, it’s nice that I have some good news for once! I’m tired of unhappy news… I’m tired of depression and anxiety. I need a bit of happy and this is it! I actually am losing some of that Cymbalta weight!

It’s about time, too… You know, I thought they were full of shit when they told me I wasn’t eating enough and had to eat more calories in a day to get my metabolism kick started. One of the drawbacks of surgically induced menopause… You literally lose everything, just like that. So your symptoms are 100 times worse and, on top of it, you have old lady issues, which include your metabolism going down the tubes.

So I’m feeling pretty cavalier at the moment and tried to find a picture to reflect that and found this…

Okay, I had no idea these guys had songs other that “AEIOU Sometimes Y“. I liked that song when it came out. Still do… Weird song, weird video… I thought it was a one hit wonder (a regular phenomenon in the 80s) and had no idea they had a whole album! And… I shouldn’t have looked up that song for you guys… Aside from the fact that it’s now stuck in my head, which is never a good thing because it will be there all damn day, but then they kept having all these other awesome 80s tunes listed in the sidebar! I swear, I just spent 5 minutes looking at them! “Ooh, I love that song!” *clicks on video and adds to favorites before seeing another that must be added*

However, I have odd tastes… Back when I was growing up, while everyone was only obsessed with popular groups, I also had a penchant for the weird groups/artists. Take for instance Thomas Dolby. Yeah, everyone and there mom knows “She Blinded Me With Science”. But actually, the first one I fell for was “Radio Silence” as well as “Europa and the Pirate Twins“. Those were and still are some of my favorites. Actually, it was “Radio Silence” that inspired the characters for the comic/manga (whichever you wish to call it). My main male character was actually fashioned after Thomas Dolby himself (to a degree). I mean, he doesn’t look exactly like him, but that was definitely where the inspiration came from.

And here he is… Wow, this drawing was made so long ago… I’m sure I can do better now, but it requires me to purchase a program I only had on my tower and another that doesn’t run on Mac, only Windows. I miss Paint Tool SAI…

I refuse to get into too much detail! If I do, where will the mystery be, right…? But I will tell you a bit about Sasuke, here. Obviously he’s a scientist (hence the lab coat) as Thomas Dolby, in some ways, portrayed himself in those 2 videos. But that wasn’t why I made him a scientist… it’s part of the storyline. Anyway… I’m sure you can guess from the picture that he’s not the nicest person. He’s a sociopath. Please don’t think all sociopaths are murderers like TV has you believe. They’re not (I should know). Sasuke has some feelings, but some he just can’t feel because he’s just incapable. He’s not good with people, has no idea how to communicate with them and tends to treat the lead female as a possession. He has his reasons… Anyway, that’s not what my point was. Can you see the Thomas Dolby inspiration here…? I hope so…

Maybe I should send him that drawing…

About 10 years ago (maybe more), I was just screwing around doodling things and made this little chibi of Thomas Dolby. I found he had a website, so I sent him an email. I had to send a link (it was too big to attach) and said I knew that opening strange links could be harmful to open, but that I hoped he would open this one to see the doodle I drew of him as it was too big to send. I told him how he had inspired the work I was currently doing and thanked him for it and hoped he liked the picture. Imagine my surprise that I got a reply! I’m sure it was written by his staff or whoever, but that short, 2 word reply of, “Sweet, thanks!” was enough to make me feel like I was queen of the world, if only for a short time. I could use that type of feeling again…

Wow, this entry was all over the place (I was distracted by 80s tunes). So I guess I’ll wrap it up with my newest “That 70s Island” picture! The pink rhino, Renee, had wanted to move… I had a hard choice between telling her not to go and to stay. But my male/female ratio is off. So what do I do? I move in Audie, the wolf (female). Ugh… But I really like her and she’s so cute! I’m hoping that I can get rid of one more female (she knows who she is) and then I’ll get another male. Maybe I’ll find the one I want!