~A quick recap of things around Empire Earth over the past week. 2014.
Yes, folks, this is an annual “let’s recap last year” post!
Okay, so I had to do one of these of Elly and Major Pierson after that Elrond and Thranduil one. I just have a soft sport for making party glasses and sparkle gifs!
2014 in…
Personal Art Goals
If you are an artist, you will understand me when I say that there were certain things that bugged me about my drawings. I was determined to improve my characters’ eyes and facial expressions. Trying to draw realistic eyes on a cartoon face can turn into a massive case of FAIL. I felt that my characters had “dead eyes” a lot of the time, so I set out to fix that!
January’s beauty has a case of dead eyes, but you can see improvements as the months progressed!
My favorite drawing of 2014
Writing
Anyone who follows this blog knows the huge news of my debut novel, The Year is Now! I’ll keep this section brief. I had been working on that thing since 2010, so when I held that first copy in my hands, I was filled with a great sense of accomplishment and excitement.
Want an autogrpahed copy? Head on over to Contact Me! Want to check out the first chapter? Read it here: The Year is Now – Read the First Chapter!
2014 favorites
Things that came out in 2014 or things I read/watched/saw/experienced in 2014
Movie
I am horrible with keeping up with current movies. I saw two movies in theatres last year (just to give you an idea). Out of those two, my favorite was The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (technically it came out in 2013, but I saw it in 2014).
Book
Hands down, The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. Yes, it beats out George R.R. Martin’s hefty (but awesome) tomes. I devoured that book and was obsessed within the first few pages. Needless to say, I now own it!
Show
Attack on Titan. I discovered it on Netflix at the beginning of last year. If you like anime and don’t mind reading subtitles, go watch it! I liked it so much that I got myself a Survey Corps jacket and cloak.
Travel Destination
Washington DC. I still have one of the pictures I took of the White House as my wallpaper on my computer. I want to visit that place again. Hoping on a train and going to Union Station was by far the most awesome experience I had in 2014. You can read my post about it and see some pictures here: Star Spangled City.
What were your favorite movies, books, shows, and experiences of 2014?
Video of the Week
When I see a title like “Kim Jong Un is flying a plane,” I have to click on it. I can’t understand the announcer, but she is very excited about this.
Let us not neglect “Putin flies with rare cranes in an ultralight.” Sadly, there are no excited announcers or cheerful music for this one.
I scoured YouTube for fitting Barack Obama videos. This is what I found >.< Mr. President, you have until 2016 to learn to fly a badass fighter jet and post it on YouTube!
