So Te and LC and I were talking last night about Tim as an anime-style catboi. (Don't question.) In yet another case of fandom zeitgeist TM, Livia and Sarah had a similar yet unrelated conversation about a felinised and more-sexually-available *Dick*.
Then Liv and I were comparing notes this morning, and then I read this post of Mary's, and... well, I blame Houie's chat-sketch java applet for its ready availability.

The chat-sketch applet can be found here, but you'll need the password from
percy_weatherby's journal.
While I'm at it, here's the first sketch I did with the applet:

Um... In my defence, it's a Java-applet sketching program with eleven colours and very little in the way of tools. I can draw better than that, just not with the palm of my hand pushing a mouse around. I don't know how Houie creates the beatuiful things he does with the applet, except that he's better than I am at sketching with any medium I've seen him use so far.
In other news, I extended my paid Photobucket account this morning. If you're using Photobucket (and really, if not, why not? Best image-hosting service ever!) and can afford to, I encourage you to maintain or upgrade to a paid account as well. It's well worth the US$2-3/month.
Then Liv and I were comparing notes this morning, and then I read this post of Mary's, and... well, I blame Houie's chat-sketch java applet for its ready availability.

The chat-sketch applet can be found here, but you'll need the password from
While I'm at it, here's the first sketch I did with the applet:

Um... In my defence, it's a Java-applet sketching program with eleven colours and very little in the way of tools. I can draw better than that, just not with the palm of my hand pushing a mouse around. I don't know how Houie creates the beatuiful things he does with the applet, except that he's better than I am at sketching with any medium I've seen him use so far.
In other news, I extended my paid Photobucket account this morning. If you're using Photobucket (and really, if not, why not? Best image-hosting service ever!) and can afford to, I encourage you to maintain or upgrade to a paid account as well. It's well worth the US$2-3/month.