All the things a bag should do.

[6 Days until Departure]


Hello again, time for another update!
Today I finally ventured out and purchased a few things I needed for my trip:

Travel bag!
I needed a carry on bag for the plane and also a bag that would be handy to take when Hannah and I go out into town. Its quite small but has plenty of little pockets so I can carry around my camera, sketchbook and stationary quite easily.

I really hate carrying bags around when I am out, so I am glad I found a relatively small one which should do all the things a bag should do.

In other news I bought new undies and socks and a belt.

I promise these blogs will get more interesting. Really.

OH, I forgot to mention I bought myself a new camera a few days ago.
God I hate spending money.. But I needed too.

I already had a fairly decent camera but the battery charger got fried.
See I was painting on canvas one day, and I get so frustrated with painting sometimes I lash out.
I threw the canvas across the room, not with a great amount of force, but it happened to smash the window. Anyway I never got it fixed as it wasn't such a big deal at the time.

I eventually moved my PC and desk against the big sliding door window and had my charger plugged in under the desk. Winter came along and it started to rain.

I went to charge my camera battery and got slightly electrocuted. I'm tough so it didn't phase me, but upon closer inspection I poured about half a glass of rain water out of the charger.

So anyway, a new charger (generic brand mind you) would cost $50 and to order one in from Sony would cost over $100.

With newer better cameras available for 200 - 300 dollars I just bit the bullet and got a much nicer camera.

Its a Nikon Coolpix 8.1 Mega Pixel with a 3.0" LCD display. I also got a couple of 2 Gig SD cards.

I'm pretty happy I have a good camera to take lots and lots of photos of my journey. :)

Only 6 days left to get everything organized, Its getting a bit scary.
Thankfully I managed to get 3 of 7 jobs finished over the past few days, but this means I WILL have to work during my travels. It should be ok as Hannah has a Wacom tablet and a good PC, I just wish I didn't have to worry about work. But I will need the money so, gotta do what ya gotta do.

The jobs specifically were a personal commission of Aayla Secura from Star Wars and was really fun to draw. The second and third job was some illustrations for Coffin Case. I cant say too much about them but they're pretty hot.

So not only do I have to get as much work done as I can before I leave, I also have to pick up my parents form the airport at 4am Friday morning.
They have been in the UK for a month visiting family (I am jealous) so I will get to catch up with them for 3 days before I shoot off myself.

I also have to organize my travel card this weekend too. Which is basically like a credit card that is guaranteed to work in specified countries. Its not connected to your main bank account so if it is stolen they cannot get into your usual funds.

So yeah there is that to do.. I also need to get a new sim card for my phone, but I think I will sort that out after I arrive.

Hmm well I think that about wraps me up today its 5.22 PM and I haven't done any work yet. GAH.

I better get too it!

Impending

[16 Days until departure]


Welcome to my new blog '63 Days'.
So what is this place? Well, in 16 days I travel across to the other side of the planet, to stay with my girlfriend Hannah in New Orleans.

I decided to create a blog specifically for this trip, because.. Well I have a terrible memory and I want something I can read back on when get home and continue the challenges of everyday life.

I have a Moleskine Sketchbook ready for this 63 day adventure and I am hoping to fill every page with drawings of people, places and buildings I see. Well, who knows what will end up in there but I wanted to have some fun with it.
So each post will have photos and scans of the sketchbook pages to better show my adventures.

This isn't just any average holiday for me, its epic.

I haven't seen my girlfriend for 7 months so spending 63 days with her is a blessing in itself.
Not only that, but we are both going to head to San Diego for Comicon, which is something I have dreamed of going to since I was 13 years old.

Will I get to meet my artistic Idols? J Scott Campbell is already confirmed as appearing, and if I could meet him I will probably faint. Alright I wont faint, actually I have no idea what I would say. Will I get to stand next to Seth Green and see how much taller than me he is?

Will we end up going to Disneyland and flirting with Snow White?

Only time will tell, and there really isn't much of that left.
As it stands right now I have 7 jobs to finish, and only about 2 weeks before I leave.

Stress is impending its doom.
Stay tuned. ;)