Burfordus’ Blog

Finally got this damn drawing done, after 2 computer crashes and a very sore head.

If you dont know who these folks are, visit the site I’m always on about.

Now, I’ve decided to embed a new song with almost every post. Usually a Vocaloid one but I may give you something else for a giggle.

-peow-
AB

Thought I’d try my embedding skills with this one, since not much has gone on in my life to report. Or at least nothing I know about ^^;
This be the rather amusing video of one of my favourite all-time songs, Devildriver’s “Clouds over California”. I love the relentless tempo and general awesomeness that I doubt other folks will appreciate, hehehe.

On a nicer note, a song from Kagamine Rin next, named “Dreaming Leaf”.

I’m really starting to get into Jpop/Jrock recently, I blame the Lucky Star theme personally… Oh Look, here it is!

Anyways, I’m off to do something uninteresting and silly. Here’s some punk to keep you going. Enjoy.

-rockin’ out-
AB

Well, after about 3 hours of repairing and redrawing, the Miku Gunner is finally here.

I’m sure I’ve missed something really obvious, but my head is pounding and I need a stiff drink.

-peow-
AB

Huzzah and hurrah! I finally got my camera working again. Well, the repair shop did anyway, but I’m gonna say it was me ^^;

Since the cam broke the day I got my Nendoroid Haruhi, didnt really get a chance to do a Chun-inspired shoot with her, so here goes…

She tends to jump on my playstation just as I’m about to splatter a big monster… I think she wants a hug.
My Evas keep out of this. Wise decision.
Jasper soon gets some verbal bashing. Still cant figure out most of the camera’s settings yet ^^;
Lets try a shot outside. No? Tough. Lets try a couple of normal photos…
Ooh, shiny flower!

After a day trying to figure out how to use my camera again, lets see what we can cook. Haruhi is already on the case.

Sadly, this was our only ingredient in the cupboard.

To cheer ourselves up from a lack of Chocolate cake, we went and watched Danny Choo at the Youtube Live in Tokyo. Fun times ^_^

I know I promised some art in my last typey-up, but I kinda damaged the paper with some over-vigorous erasing, so it’ll take some time to clean up the lines. Sorry!

-miew-
AB

Right, just a small update this time, as I have the house to myself and want to enjoy it as much as possible…. Beer, movie, pizza… Check check and check.
The folks at DannyChoo should appreciate the first photo… It’s me volunteering in Tenerife dressed as *drum roll* a Dolphin, apparently! The rest of the pics are of my time with a Goatee, namely my 21st up in Liecester (Well, the student union, but oh well) with my brother… Dirty pint and 12 pints later, I had to carry HIM home!

What an arse
-peow-
AB
Ps: Miku should be ready tomorrow night, with possibly a friend ^^

Well, here we are again (whoever ‘we’ are… Just me at the moment ^^), another day, another blog post.

Been looking into the Royal Navy, since it’s my only realistic option should a hopefully up and coming job interview falls through. Well, looking at the Weapons Engineer career to be exact. Brother (the goon fighting in previous posts) is being typically over-male and saying “It’ll be so cool working with big guns and cocking about on a big Navy ship” etc etc. Anyone else think that he’s bought the hype that is the advertisements? Or is it just me being cynical and old?

Moving on, been doing alot of sketching recently, just the usual fair of pose practice and trying to do advanced clothing and folds. Oooh ooh I almost forgot my Ebil Miku! Just think Miku+goth loli+Gungrave+a bit of craziness ^_^
When she’s inked and cleaned up I’ll post it up ready to be ripped apart and inspected. Might have a go at that watermarking malarki, since I saw one of my drawings on Photobucket under someone else’s name *cry*.

Oh well, now I’m gonna go have a look at the Tare Danny shirts and wonder if I can scrounge enough dosh to get one ^^;

Outta here
-peow-
AB

Well, I’m back home after an impromptu stay in Exeter. Had to crash at a friends for a couple of days so that home can cool off and for what I agreed to to sink in. (Two ‘to’s in one sentence? Thats Tootastic!)

Allow me to elaborate: I’m in money troubles, and am unemployed (much to my annoyance). So I was desperate and borrowed some money off my dad, since he’s pretty well off. Unfortuantely, he made me an ultimatum; if I dont get the job I applied for at South West Water, I have to join the armed services, or more accurately, the RAF or the Navy.
Now, I’m no pacifist, but the idea of being in the Forces fills me with deep, dark, loathing. I really dont want to join up, to the point of it being the last job I would ever do, but a fuckin deal’s a deal. Prick.

Moving on, had an awesome time at my friend’s flat, was chilled out and had a scout about Exeter for jobs and stuff. Gonna try my hand at the temping services soon. Fingers crossed.

AB

Well, since I have alot of spare time on my hands, I’ve been dabbling in a CG colour piece of work. The piccy (above) took for-bloody-ever, but it’s turned out ok. Just wish the dude’s hand was alright and I could draw backgrounds/settings. Bit crap at it, y’see.

Also, Since the only Good Smile Company figure I own is Nendoroid Haruhi (will me getting Hatsune Miku at earliest opportunity) I just thought I’d warn everyone against buying them from eBay. Dont do it. Bootlegged too buggery it is, but I loves it all the same. [Have Haruhi with sticky out tongue and bullhorn, tis quite amusing. Will put some photos up when I repair camera]

Oh well, time for a cuppa. Take care all.

AB

Here be the prologue to my current project, named Promethium Legends. Its in text format, until I get me arse in gear to draw it out. Enjoy ^_^

After the Earth, God created Eden, and to populate it he also brought the first man and woman, and the many races long believed extinct from our sight. Due to their ability for redemption, they taunt the beasts for their misfortune and let their arrogance blossom. When the Dark One appeared as a serpent, they welcomed it into the haven, for they knew not of evil. As it crawled towards the Trees of Life and of Wisdom, it ate many others who saw through his disguise. The ogres, giants, elves, and their kin plea to their Master for a more fitting punishment than simple banishment because of mans subsequent sin, but are told that they must learn to adapt to the new creation and tolerate them on the Earth, even though it had let evil into the Garden and disobeyed His order.
Enraged, they waged a war against all creation; God itself, the newly outcast man, and ostracised Devil. They gathered their strength by hiding in the Earth and sea, and one day will return to the surface to reap their seeds of destruction. Some refused to bide, and raided the human settlements for food and materials in preparation for an impending march upon Hell.

The Lord of Hosts saw this and was displeased at the civil war brewing. He forged four brothers; one of metal, one of ivory, one of stone and diamond, and the youngest was forged from the fire of the brightest of stars. They were of such complexity and perfection, it took seven hundred and seventy seven years to complete His work, and He was pleased to breathe life into them.
The Highest Children were the wardens of the Earth, each taking a section of the Sphere to police against the uprisings. They took names upon themselves; the metal son chose Automaton, the one of stone and diamond took Grom, and the ivory man chose Dizang. The son of celestial fire took the name Prometheus, and for his siblings created many weapons of war. The rebels burned a mark upon their cheeks, a spoked wheel with nine arms, but only eight points. All rebels vandalised their features with the mark, each of varying size and complexity.
All… bar one. The Cyclops Arges wept at the Feet of Heaven for forgiveness in his rebellion against creation, and was entrusted to a task that he himself would choose. It is not recorded as to which arduous post he chose, only that he continues to toil until called by the Heavens to return to Eden.

Prometheus revelled in the destruction and death he reaped, and induced the Wrath of God by annihilating his expanse of the earth, a city of such proportions it was burned into legend for all time. God transformed the rubble left from the destruction Prometheus wreaked into a glass prison for his most devout yet misguided child. His brothers stripped him of his name, and carved upon his crystal shell the Greek Demogorgon, as the irony itself would be their own punishment on their youngest member.

He ordered the Seraphim to hide Prometheus away, in a place where his heat and his wrath would be well hidden from those who would direct it against Heaven or Man.

Throughout the ages, man knew of the other three Holy Arbiters. The Greeks knew well of Automaton, and forged legends from their own pantheon as to his creation. The Chinese knew of Dizang, under the name of the Jade Emperor, who designated the final fate of the dead. And the West was well aware of Grom, and had many names for the Great Father of the Earth.
The Celestial Child was hidden from sight, and all knowledge thought lost.

However…

Man learnt of this secret child, and for unholy power, they imparted the words unto the Dark ones, the fallen Angels of Hell. They in turn whispered their dark knowledge into the slumbering ones, who had ceased searching for the Ultimate Weapon eons ago. They stir, deep in the lungs of the earth, and are clawing up to the light once more.
In this new era of conflict, new heroes must rise to the challenge, and all of Hell with be loosed.

“He comin’, chile. De ol’ ones is comin’ fo yo. De mark of our Lord be tellin’ me so. Be careful, chile, dis evil is out ta git de Firey Chile back. He goan try kill the Lord, and us wid ‘im.”
– ‘Agua’ Cicilia, Louisiana prophet.

Well, its about time i had a rant on here. Cant let this space go to waste on useful stuff and informative things. It’d be a waste of internets.

So. Unemployed. I am, and I dont like it. As you can imagine, living on jobseeker’s allowance is pretty hard, especially when half goes on rent and you got your half of the bills to pay. I still live with Ma, which is a bit crap. But more on that later.
All I’m gonna say about seeking employment is: Dont expect them to answer the goddamn phone. Go there in person. Now.

Moving on. We got our leccy bill today, and holy frickbeans its a monster O.O
I mean, my lappy uses battery power, takes an hour to recharge, then back to battery power. How in the hell does it draw that much frikkin power without melt/exploding/morphing into a higher form of life? Needless to say, since I’m unemployed (and therefore people assume I sit of my ass all day cocking about on the interwebs.) I reckoned I’ll get most of the buckshot. I did =_=
*sigh* And then I was called a liar when I tried my normal line of defence, consisting of “Do you think I like being unemployed? I dont, hence why I’m out most of the day looking for a job!” etc etc etc.

Needless to say I was not impressed. In the slightest. There is only so much time in a day I can go into town/Exeter canvassing for jobs. Its got to the point now where I take a week off, just to let things develop. As you can probably guess, no such luck.
So now I gotta go have a chat with the bank tomorrow, and plead with them to give me some overdraft to pay for it.

And I apparently like being unemployed. Yeah, right. >.<