Drawing a Day: RSM Day 24

So, I didn’t even come close to drawing one drawing a day so far this year, but I’ve managed to find time to do 24 so far. To me, that’s a huge success to this personal challenge. That’s 24 more drawings then I would have otherwise found time to do. I have improved in using the Brushes app, and in drawing on my iPhone and iPad in general, and feel like drawing is again part of my life. In summary, this is filled with win.

Without further prose, here is my drawing for today. It is a stylized depiction of an undersea scene. My son wanted me to draw with him, and when I asked what the subject of my drawing should be, he said something under the sea. He drew a pirate ship attacking a fort, I believe, a pencil drawing which now hangs in my husband’s office at work.

Enjoy,
RSM

Happy Anniversary Losties

Six years ago, tonight, Lost aired for the first time on ABC. I watched the pilot episode and was hooked from the very beginning. Something about these characters drew me in from their first moments on the small screen. I followed this show more closely and more emotionally than I have ever followed any show on television.

The husband and I set up the DVR series recordings for this season on Sunday, and as he went through the series recordings for those shows no longer playing, he deleted the series recording setting for Lost. Yes, Lost if over, but I felt another little tug on my heart as we removed that recording from our listing.

Sure, there will be no new lost, and the Losties have gone into the light, but I will miss having a new episode to look forward to week after week.

Thank you JJAbrams, Damon Lindeloff and Carlton Cuse, for putting together such a thoughtful, honest, theatrical, epic, fantastic show.

For those of you who’ve never seen a single episode of Lost, now is as good a time as any. If you can’t afford the DVDs (all six seasons plus an ultimate fan set of all six are out), ABC.com has all of the episodes online (with commercials).

I am going to try to rewatch from the very beginning, along with some podcasters (Jay and Jack) that I’ve followed since season two (2005).

Namaste.

RSM

Disney Vinylmation

This made my morning.

Those of you who aren’t Disney World fans here, might not have heard of a little collectible called Vinylmations. They are strange little plastic figures roughly shaped liked Mickey Mouse, with artwork painted over top of the figure in various themes. I resisted the urge to start collecting at first, not really being excited by the first few lines of figures. Plus, you buy them in a series box without knowing which figure of the series you’ve gotten. It’s fun to take a change, but at $9 it’s a little steep to take a chance on buying something that you don’t like.

On our last trip to the world, I finally found a series that I liked just about every one of the figures in the series. I started to collect one of the Parks series (park series #4) and have a Disney Cruise line figure, a Monorail green figure and a Tower of Terror figure.

Now I’ve learned through DVCnews.com that a series of Disney Vacation Club figures is coming out later this month. I could not be more excited! I am a DVC member and love the various DVC logos and logod merchandise. I can’t wait to pick up one when we go on our annual DVC trip with my parents later on this year. The only trouble is that the kids and the hubby have put a limit on the number of Vinylmations I am allowed to buy each trip. It’s going to get tough this trip with the release of these DVC figures along with Toy Story 3 figures and some rumored Star Wars themed figures.

I guess I am supposed to set an example of how to not go overboard. That’s the trouble and the honor, of being a parent.

RSM.

New RSM GNMParents post: Setting up an Allowance

We are experimenting with an allowance for our oldest (he’s seven, almost eight). I wrote about it here in my bi-weekly column over at GNMParents.com

Setting up an allowance.

While you’re there, take a lot at the other columns. We have some fantastic people writing about their experiences as fantastic parents.

Enjoy,
RSM