scarf for humane society fundraiser finished. Some like 70s looking vintage wool yarn, “Reynold’s Classique” :3

I’m barely here anymore, but I read too many books this year so there! (I have mixed feelings on counting audioboooks for myself though since I often retain very little from them, and if they were not counted I would have fallen short of goal, so there’s that.)

Some highlights: Gaiman’s Norse Mythology was short but fun; Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy was great; The Letters of Vincent van Gogh was more worth reading than expected; Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics was excellent and fiercely topical; Sapiens and (mostly the last half-ish of) 21 Lessons by Harari were very good; and Word by Word was a real pleasure at the end of the year.

Next year I may try to read less quantity and read more that I will like (but also work to strech beyond comfort zone, always a thorny puzzle).

Lacking scanning capability, a photo catchup on Inktober to date:

Day 17: Swollen

Day 18: Bottle

Day 19: Scorched

Day 20: Breakable

Day 21: Drain

Day 22: Expensive

Socks! nice ankle socks just in time for summer >.>

Crystal Palace Panda Cotton and Paton’s Kroy Sock yarn in the toes.

Welp

Laptop died. Inktober uploads on hiatus for the time being

A little halfway celebration. I decided this year to do all the inktobers on two sheets of illustration board, so here’s the first one done, and most of the tools I used--Tachikawa G nib, 2mm non-photo blue leadholder, Pentel pocket brushpen, and Platinum Preppy fountain pen.

Inktober, Day 17: Swollen.

Tumblr has decided not to let me upload my inktober day 17 pic :<

Inktober, Day 16: Angular.

Inktober, Day 15: Weak

Inktober, Day 14: Clock.

Inktober, Day 13: Guarded.

Inktober, Day 12: Whale.

Inktober, Day 11: Cruel.

Inktober, Day 10: Flowing.