Springtime!

I can't believe April went by so fast! I've been busy with life, but I manged to pound out a script for a short comic. I've been sketching away, trying to get everything in place. My goal is to have at least a couple pages done so I can present it to art directors and/or agents at SCBWI conferences. I won't say too much about it now, but it's part of a science fiction adventure story I've been dreaming up.

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This is Dan. I've been working out how to draw him.

This bulbous fella's name is Szetem'na.

This is Erin. I've posted other illustrations of her before.

This is the first ever illo of Erin I drew.

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There's still a lot of work to be done, but if nothing else. It'll be a real learning experience. And speaking of, I recently learned a bit about repairing electronics. Some years ago, I purchased a secondhand Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP. It was well-used. The outer casing had scuffs and scratches, and for some weird reason, a tiny hole in the hinge, as if someone had tried to run a thumb tack through the plastic. 

It looked OK on this side.

But not so much on this side.

Just what was the previous owner doing?

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I've watched a fair few of Odd Tinkering videos on the YouTubes. In fact, I'd say that was the catalyst for my desire to try refurbishing my Game Boy. I decided to give the system a new shell and a fancy IPS screen.

The motherboard

New casing, new buttons

My favorite video game

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It was quite the challenge dislodging the hinges from the old Game Boy and I had a heck of a time connecting the new screen's ribbon cable to the motherboard. I was legit afraid I was going to break something, but thankfully everything looks good so far. When I powered it on, I felt such a wave of catharsis! I kind of want to do it again.

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The Crested Booka, a monster from my favorite video game

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However, tinkering with more Nintendo handhelds will have to wait. I've got some drawing to do. Until next time!