My Top 5: Books

1. On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony

This work of fantasy follows the character Zane through his adventures after he shoots Death.  This book is impossible to put down once you've started reading it.  Piers Anthony's storytelling is both humorous and very original.

2. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

Okay, so it's actually a novella, but I had to include it because it's such a good read.  Perfect combination of science fiction and horror.  Unfortunately the movies made after this story look awful, and from what I've heard they aren't even worth watching for the "haha" factor.

3. Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs

After I saw the film inspired by this book, I knew I had to read it.  This guy has had a totally bizarro life, and the way he tells it will make you laugh, gasp, and grateful that you didn't have his childhood.

4. Weaveworld by Clive Barker

I never wanted this book to end.  When a land of supernatural beings is threatened, they weave themselves into an enchanted rug to be hidden and protected.  The story is so beautifully crafted, and I was entranced the whole time.

5. Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palaniuk

Let me start by saying that Palahniuk is not for everyone.  This book is rather twisted (and sometimes just downright gross), but the writing is clever and enticing.  If you can stomach Invisible Monsters and found that you enjoyed it, I also recommend Survivor by Palahniuck.

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Artist Review: John Brosio

Fatigue

John Brosio's work is nothing short of breath-taking.  He chooses frightening subjects such as tornadoes or over-sized creatures and juxtaposes them with everyday folk who appear undaunted by their presence.  Likewise, he will contrast a fun-loving ferris wheel with an oncoming storm which almost seems like a reminder of how even with our fancy man-made equipment, we are vulnerable to nature's fiercest elements.  His style of painting is expressive and full of life.

After School

Two Earthlings

Fatigue 2

Rides 2

To see more of John's art, visit his web page: http://www.johnbrosio.com/

*Many thanks to John for permission to use his images!

Weekly Drawing Launch

Like I really need another project... whatever, I'm going to do it!  Once a week, I'm going to post a drawing.  I'm going to start out posting drawings I've already done to make it an easy beginning *cough* so I don't wuss out right away.  I don't have a set day in the week, but maybe I'll organize that a little later.  Weekly Drawing Wednesdays?  That has kind of a nice ring to it.  We'll see.  For now, my goals are simple: post one drawing a week, old or new.  I can do this.

Here's one to start:

Sorry if it's a bit off in brightness, the monitor on this computer shows images as being darker than they actually are.  I have a scanner, but pencil drawings tend to get washed out when you scan them.  Maybe that should be another goal: find best way to display drawings on blog.

I really hope I don't wuss out.

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Meet My Cats

I know what you're thinking.  "Sarah's run out of blog content, so she's writing some silly post about her cats."

That's not entirely true.  I heart cats, and like any cat lover I must share goofy pictures of them.

This is Hoggle.

He is named after a character in Labyrinth, though we usually call him "Hogs" because he snarfs down his food like there's no tomorrow.  He's always making some strange face in all my photos of him... most likely because I have a camera in his face and he's wondering what the heck I'm doing.

This is Kallisti.

She's named after a Greek myth and essentially means "to the fairest".  She's pretty timid about being pet by people she doesn't know, but when she warms up to you she's very playful and talkative.

Hoggle and Kallisti get along pretty well.

Now that you've been introduced, you'll probably be seeing a lot more of these two.  Yaay, right?

:D

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