Hi! I wanted to quickly post that I’m going to (hopefully, if I can get it to work) be transferring all the posts from this blog over to my tumblr blog, Periscope View.

First of all: I’m not going to stop [slowly] reading through the modern library list. I’ll post my reactions/reviews on Periscope View and Goodreads.

Why?

I love tumblr, and I think it’s more suitedness to the randomness of my personal blogging habits.I feel like I can’t start yet another new blog without scrapping one. This new one is being very seriously planned: I’m taking tons of notes, writing entries before I start, and really thinking it over before I jump into it. HGRB is still going strong after a year. I have big plans, and I’m going to do it right this time.

Thank you to everyone who has dealt with, well, me. I see bright things in the future. Care to join me?

<3 Alli

From someecards.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter! I will be celebrating by attending a church service, eating sugar, calling family members, and not updating this blog! Hurray!

Pinterest

I think of it as somewhat of a classier, more grown up version of tumblr. The basic idea is that you create “pinboards” (virtual bulletin boards) usually one for a different topic, and add on pins of images you see on the internet that relate to that topic. I have boards for: style inspiration (clothing), pictures of cats, craft tutorials, embroidery inspiration, things I want, and interior design inspiration. If you’re on pinterest, follow me here. (Yes, my username is just alli!) Pinterest is still in beta and currently invite only. If you want to sign up, give me your email address and I’ll send you an invite!

Thought Catalog

Thought Catalog is one of my favorite newly-discovered blogs. I don’t know how long they’ve been around, but I’ve been devouring it daily for a couple months now. I like how they focus on having well-written pieces on a variety of topics. For example, here’s one on why everyone likes Fridays so much. Like me, Thought Catalog pieces are rarely take anything completely seriously. I like the life instructional pieces the best.

Gods of the Game

I’m loving this new webcomic set in the 80s. I think it’s going to have something to do with tabletop RPGs, but it’s uncertain. Regardless, the drawing, characters, and writing are great so far.

This is post 1 of 3 of the posts I have to crank out today in order to meet my Lent quota before Lent ends tomorrow.

This is the latest sketch in the “body parts falling out of a woman” series of sketches:

(Pardon my non-existant photography skills.)

As you’ll notice, no parts are actually falling out in this one. There’s another one that goes with it (even more so than this one, which if you’re curious I titled The Very Marrow; thanks, Kneemee!). I’ve decided to show it here now because, well, I don’t have to give a reason.

I had the idea for the sketch weeks ago, and it was very loosely inspired by Regina Spektor’s song The Calculation.

This one is called Dust to Dust. I did it in colored pencil, because a) I wanted more control over the colors, and b) it’s a more familiar medium for me.

Eventually, when I finish the series of sketches I’d like to turn them into paintings. (That way I wont have to make the snowflakes the size of my thumbnail. It’s very difficult.)