Sunday, May 20, 2012

Zoey Deutch at the 19th Annual Race to Erase MS Gala

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Emmy Rossum Instagrams New Pictures from Location

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Zoey Deutch in Nylon’s May 2012 Issue

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Interview with Beautiful Creatures Manga Artist Cassandra Jean Part 2

Laurbits.com posted the second part of their interview with ‘Beautiful Creatures’ Manga artist, Cassandra Jean. You can read an excerpt of the interview below, but for the entire thing, CLICK HERE.

What’s a typical day in your week like?

Well, I roll out of bed around 6 am (I don’t use an alarm clock, that just seems to be about when my body is ready to go.) After stumbling downstairs, I walk my precious pup and then check my email. Then by 7 or 7:30 I’m sitting at my desk working. I’m a morning person, so I like to launch straight into work as soon as I can, I usually skip breakfast. After that, I draw straight through to lunch time (around 11:30) and take a quick half hour lunch break. Then it’s back to drawing again. I have daily quotas set for myself, and it differs from project to project. But usually I manage to finish my work load by 4 or 5 pm. Then after that I scarf down a dinner and spend the rest of the night relaxing so that my brain doesn’t impload from thinking about work too much. Usually I relax by reading or playing video games. I crawl into bed pretty early, so usually I’m asleep by 10. Rinse, repeat.

This is how my whole week goes. I don’t take weekends off specifically so sometimes I work for weeks at a time without a break. Usually I reserve my designated time off for whenever I finish a chapter, because those are the only times I feel like I can relax. I work from home, so I set my own schedule.

That sounds actually pretty similar to my schedule right now! Which is crazy because there are just no weekends. Comics IS our life right now. But I’m sure you love it, otherwise you wouldn’t be doing it for weeks on end, right? ^_~

I have to ask this because I’ve had recent scares with my fingers on my right hand getting inflamed from time to time since I started my project. How do you protect yourself from injuries while working so many long hours for days at a time? What are some of your strategies to handle all this work?

I should be more careful than I am. One time I was working for so many hours in a row that my finger started to bleed. A week later I had a callus right in that spot, and now I don’t have to worry. I guess the worse injury I tend to face is soreness in my knees because of the way I sit while I draw, and a sore neck. I try to combat this by taking regular breaks and doing stretches. Or taking walks with my dog. But to be honest I get so absorbed in drawing that sometimes I forget to stop and stretch… Another big problem I face is dehydration and hunger. Which sounds stupid considering I work from home, food and water is always available to me. But I just don’t think about my stomach while I’m drawing, and I don’t like food in my workspace so I tend not to eat and draw at the same time. Since this kept becoming a problem for me, I finally had to find ways to force myself to be more watchful over my health. Each time I finish a page, I stop and do my stretches. And I never skip my lunch break anymore. And I try to eat a decently large meal with plenty of liquids.

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

When Did Cousin It Visit New Orleans?

Source: Emmy Rossum

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