Sketching Buffy

[avram]

A dreary, rainy day. I slept later than I ought, did laundry, and was going to go to the gym for some treadmilling then go to the rassef meeting, but about one block from my apartment before deciding it was just too crappy a day. No, this isn’t me bailing on my workout commitment — I discovered earlier this year that five days a week is enough to get the weight off, so I can skip one day (in addition to taking off Saturday, which I usually do). I suppose it is me bailing on having a social life, but I’ll be hanging out with people tomorrow for comics, dinner, and NYRSF.

I did some grocery shopping, and now have a fridge fully stocked with nummy protein sources and veggies. Had salmon steak for dinner, with sautéed mushrooms and green beans. Mmmmm.

Tonight’s Buffy was really good. I’d been getting tired of just seeing forshadowing of this season’s Big Bad, and been wanting some actual Evil to start showing up, and well, it’s starting. Really well done, too. An amazing juxtaposition of moods, switching from horror to comedy to sorrow and back. Joss is in top form. Shame Amber Benson couldn’t be in it.

I’m working on my drawing-real-people skills again. This is my second shot at Buffy/SMG, working from a photo I found on a fan site. My first attempt looked a lot more like Cordelia. This one isn’t quite there yet, but it’s moving in the right direction. I’ve got a better handle on what features of Gellar’s to exaggerate than I had with Willow.

Comments

Yay "Conversations With Dead People"

[bigscary.livejournal.com]

Very good ep. Best vamp ever, good revelations, and full of scary, sad, funny, weird, and just outright disconcerting.

Re: Yay "Conversations With Dead People"

[annathepiper]

Yes, it was a very very very funny episode of Buffy, and also extremely disconcerting as well. I laughed myself silly at the psych major vamp. ;) And am wondering what the HELL is up with Spike now.

Avram, NICE sketch. And here, although belated, are some oohs and ahhs about your journal being illustrated. :)

[pocketnaomi.livejournal.com]

Actually it looks almost exactly like the West Wing's Donna Moss, if she'd cut her hair a bit.

[avram]

Hmm, you're right, it does. Though if I were starting out trying to draw Donna (Janel Moloney), I'd have made her face longer.

In the second season's opening credits for The West Wing, there was a brief shot of Allison Janney (CJ Cregg) where she looked a whole lot like Alyson Hannigan. This explains why the Bartlett administration isn't troubled by vampires.

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[pocketnaomi.livejournal.com]

Although it's troubled by practically everything else...

[avram]

I wonder if there's any Buffy/West Wing crossover fan fiction.

Ohmygod, there is! Donna the Vampire Slayer!

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[pocketnaomi.livejournal.com]

Oh. My. God.

I think that I shall go be very ill now.