I was spending my day in the Rockefeller Center making drawings for the comic book I'm currently working on. The Rockefeller Center has a lot of cultural significances and is loaded with art and information, which make it a great place to draw. I've already been drawing for a while and my fingertips were starting to freeze and that's when I dropped my yellow nib holder and it fell into the sewer...
For those of you who don't know, a nib holder is a stick, most of the time made of plastic, which... well, holds nibs. This way you can change the nibs of your pen when they get worn out or change different types of nibs that make different types of marks.
This yellow nib holder has been with me for a very long time, so long that I can't even remember how long I've had it. It holds nibs that are slightly differently sized than the one's you'll find in North American art stores. My favorites nibs are the Maru-pen and the G-pen, which are commonly used amongst Japanese manga artists, especially the G-pen, which is capable of making a wide range of marks like a musical instrument that has a wide range or high and low notes and a variety of tones.
Rest in peace, my beloved nib holder. I guess at least I'll have a whole lot of drawings that we made together to remember you by.
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Sucks to lose something you like so much, and to have something like this happen to you less than a week into 2009. I kinda know that feeling, but I guess it's different for all of us.
My girlfriend lost a pencil case not too long ago (I'm not sure what the date was, but it's definitely 2009). And boy was it bad, since it was her mom's birthday and she managed to forget that too. I tried to make her feel better, but I can get so preachy sometimes...
So I'll save you my lessons. Take care my friend, remember to call me up so we can do things when you come back to Taiwan!
Oh, and, I took your advice (yes blame irresponsible spending on everyone else) and got myself a NDSL for uhh... Christmas? XD
Well, for getting a new job I guess. It's great! I mean, I never knew having this little gadget around would be so much fun!
So if you can, do bring yours back so we can play all sortsa things together. You know, good old geek gathering and what not.
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