Crisis

Well, today I got the itch to update my g2 install and, as it seems to go this way everytime, i wasn't entirely surprised when I started getting error messages and nick informed me that I needed to delete and go for a fresh install.

Ladies and gents, that's what i'm doing.

All 1400 icons, all of the sets, the tutorials, the...everything...it all has to be re-uploaded, re-cagatorized and re...everything.

Fortunately, I'm working 9 and a half hour days...oh, wait, no - that's an unfortunately. Anyway, i'll get everything back up as quickly as I can. Tutorials first, then the small galleries, like vectors, etc...

Guess What I'm Posting For.

Yes, that's right, more updates.

Cheeky Resources Image Gallery: I'm not sure how this happened but, somehow I managed to have this great big image gallery and no Matt Damon??!?!?! I don't know how it happened and I think I probably personally owe the list an appology for ignoring one of it's decade long residents. So, with that, there's now a Matt Damon Gallery with 17 pages of yummyness (and a few faggy turtleneck pictures). And, yes, Matt Damon can pop collar. I don't personally know anyone who can pop collar and not look like a moron, so I'm proud of him and personally impressed. That and, last night I also updated the Justin Timberlake gallery because I had high hopes that whatever Black Snake Moan - no matter how fucked up a movie it turned out to be - might produce some good production stills with fatigues followed by me dying. They didn't, but I did find some other high-res shots so there you have it.

Icons 100 Challenge: I posted batch two of my icons100 challenge with 10 new Guys and Dolls Icons. As usual, I'm not particularly impressed but there you have it.

Delayed Update: So there have been a lot of male additions to the gallery and, in the spirit of fairness, and the fact that she's pretty, Olivia Wilde (The O.C. and, now, The Black Donnelly's) had been added and has her very own home in Cheeky Graphics. [NOTE: if you're reading this immediately after it's latest timestamp, the gallery is probably empty. I still need to make the upload.]

Updates!`

I've been lazing a bit on the update announcments over the past few days so I have a rather lot to make

Cheeky Images: Two new additions to the image gallery over the last few days - those Boston Boys have been killing me all over my TV so I went on a binge. Jonathan Tucker (Stateside and The Black Donnellys) and Bryan Greenberg (One Tree Hill and the soon-to-be October Road)

Cheeky Resources: Gilmore Girls bases are up to date for 7.15 - I Am A Kayak, Hear Me Roar! but I still haven't finished (or started, for that matter, 7.16 - Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore?)

Cheeky Tutorials: I added this earlier this week because someone who shall remain nameless mentioned that they weren't clear on how to get that icy blue color just right so I thought I would write up a quick method tutorial. I don't know if it's the exact icy blue they were talking about but it is icy blue :)

Cheeky Graphics: I took on an icons100 challenge for Guys & Dolls (the movie) and I'm into my first batch - 10 Guys & Dolls Icons. Well, frankly, they suck, but that's kind of OK with me :) I have to admit though, I'm totally phoning in the stupid themes thing. "I uh, sure that could be about love...yeah...I meant it all along *shifty eyes*"

Project Update: In addition to continued work on The Light, my pursuit of learning G-Mesh in Illustrator, my icons100 challenge, updating my portfolio as I create portfolio worthy work, my off interest in re-skinning the site, i've been playing with hand sketching and manga in illustrator. So, ya know, just to keep you posted ;) Maybe i'll have to reopen the hentai project.

Lots of Updates

There are a lot of updates today. Obviously, it you're reading this, you probably scrolled down and noticed that I blogged about the obsessive amounts of light textures being used but, if you didn't, here is a link.

UFG: I added a new up for grabs banner today. It features Hilary Burton and Dan Radcliffe (one of the new shots from the naked play everyone is in such an uproar about :P) and, for now at elast, it's called due.
Cheeky Resources: Then, in addition to the other days additon of Hilary Burton, Bethany Joy Galeotti and some major updates to the Kristen Storms gallery, I've also made a huge update of all high-res photos to Isla Fisher's folder.

Cheeky Designs: There's also a major gift for you Godfather fans out there that I have stuck in the gallery. Namely tons of icons from The Godfather. More to come from the first film and, maybe, if i still like you, more to come from II and III as well :)

Cheeky Resources; Image Gallery

The image gallery, post-massive deletion, is being updated.

In addition to adding Hilarie Burton and the chick who plays Hailey on One Tree Hill to the gallery, i'm also moving into a new category system and adding some general descriptions to the descriptions feilds. Please be patient.

Thus far, A & B of hte female celebs have been moved.

New Project

So I said that, for the remainder of January and all of February, my goal was going to be to learn how to operate G-Mesh in Illustrator. Now, I come into it knowing the basic concept, so it's not really fair - but my goal was to learn to G-Mesh like this.

Obviously, i'm not there yet. After having tinkered with a few failed vectors - i'm going to go about it this way and I've started The Light.

Remember That 100 Themes Challenge?

Talk about flakey, I think I give on accomplishing that- at least, that particular list. I'll get back to you. ;)

Art Drives Pain

It appears that I threw my back out on the fourth and, after several different pain killer/caffine/calesthenic combinations have been successful to varying degrees, I thought it might be important to, not only take a minute to bitch about how badly my spine hurts, but also to note that I probably won't be making any updates as I have yet to find a single way to sit in front of.....well, any PC without wanting to throw up because it hurts so badly.

If it's any consolation, I did start a piece to represent Introduction. The concept is literary - I'm thinking along the lines that the most educated of men will never have the opportunity to meet the most influential people in their lives.

I'm also rolling my eyes at the TV slam ad's for local government races. But, ya know :) And, hey, in case you wonder how, if being in front of a PC hurts, i'm posting this, i'm on a laptop sitting in my livingroom in the most ergonomic chair I own with a towel supporting my neck.

Who wants a martini?

100 Themes Challenge

I've, of late, been uninspired to pursue pieces for my own enjoyment.

(You can always tell when I start filling requests and challenges out of sheer terror that my skills will deteriorate.)

In any case, the beau helped a bit with some very basic desktops made out of some rather attractive females. (Customarily, this would be the point at which I would give you a link but, I'm reluctant to admit that some of the images used as stock were sort of...not stock ;) So I won't be sharing because, while I can't always say I respect the "no use" rules, I at least never put "no use" images, made for personal use, online.)

Anyway, with that abysmal news looming on the horizon and me staring in terror of even so much as embarking upon the task that is creating a new Author Page note, I decided to jump on the trend-wagon and give a go to this 100 Themes Challenge.

I can't gaurentee that they will all be the same thing, or that I will even accomplish it, but I'm going to give it a try out of pure boredum. And then, when I get done, i'll set my own challenge - the 100 Styles Art challenge because, yes, I am cruel and hateful ;).

Hell, even doing the 50 or so that aren't "huh?" will probably tide me over until i'm inspired to do something else :)

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation