Now that I’m back in Glasgow, and things are a little less stressful, I thought I’d start getting a head-start on the ol’ weight-loss before restarting Slimblog proper. To this end, I decided to hit the swimming pool.
My logic was thus; When you’re in the pool, you’re buoyed by the water, and you don’t get all hot and sweaty like when you go jogging. Plus, it’s also a full-body workout, so that can’t be a bad thing, right?
Oh dear God how wrong I was.
The majority of you lovely people out there don’t know me personally, but if you did, you’d probably know that I’m not massively keen on sports of any kind, least of all football (the soccer kind, but you knew that already).
I gave the world cup a good proper try this time. Right at the start, I said to myself: “Chris,” for ’tis my name, “We are going to try and actually watch the world cup. It’s culturally relevant and it’s important to lots of your friends, so why don’t we actually put in a little effort this time?”
Let me tell you what absolute bliss is:
It’s finding out that your new workplace is pretty damn chill, the work is interesting, and the company really does need your precise skillset. And you get a chance to demonstrate it!
It’s spending a nice quarter hour sitting on the steps of Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as the sun sets on Sauchiehall street, sipping an iced latte and listening to a classical guitarist.
It’s meeting up with an old pal, and meeting a new pal, and going for a nice meal.
Hola, all!
Sorry if you checked the comic earlier and got a placeholder article; I rather forgot to update the post last night! Normal Elf Blood service will resume on Monday, but I’d like to say thank you once again to my good pal and compadré Masati, who very kindly drew this week’s fanart slot to help me along in my move!
Right, it’s off to work with me, now. Which is going pretty awesomely so far!
’til Monday, pals!
M.
Hullo again, everybody! Sorry about the lack of a proper article on Friday’s post; I may have been enjoying a wheat beer given to me by one of my erstwhile colleagues as a leaving present, and utterly forgot to update the damn thing with actual words…
I’m back! I’m back in Scotland, back in Glasgow, and it is so immensely brilliant to be here! My friends, my family, so many of my best loved people and places now within easy travelling distance! The city itself, the wonderful denizens of the dear green place… It’s all just so brilliant 😀
The day is finally here! It’s been a hectic weekend, getting everything packed away, and it’s a little sad to see the flat that I’ve lived in for the last four years go back to the blank, anonymous state I found it in, but every time I think of what’s waiting for me at the end of that trip… It’s all gonna be worthwhile! So, farewell Manchester! Goodbye to all the friends and colleagues I’ve met here, and I hope everything goes brilliantly for you!
M.
Welp, the weekend is upon us! Today is my last day at my current job, and on Monday I move back to my beloved Glasgow! This weekend’ll be spent packing up the rest of my stuff, and hopefully everything’ll go just dandy.
The next couple of weeks’ posts will be scheduled, but I’ll probably write the actual posts live, just to keep you updated with what’s happening! I’ll also be using some fanart to help smooth things over a bit, graciously passed on by one of my pals and fellow writers/artists here in Manchester. You may have seen him around here under the username Masati!
Hullo all! Just a brief post, as I’ve knackered myself through a combination of illustration and packing today. I decided to sort and pack away or discard a bunch of papers in my drawer and in my cupboard. I managed to find a load of drawings that go up to about 8 years old. My word, have I improved in the intervening time! I even rescued comic pencils from about 6 years ago for a comic I did called Organ Grinda. Not that I intend on using the pencils to create a new comic, but rather that I actually quite enjoyed the style and universe of the work! I wouldn’t mind re-doing the script and visuals, once I’m back in Glasgow and have a bit of time!
Hola, everybody! The sun is out, the geese are hissing at people on the canal, and it’s time for a new bonus short story! This one’s a bit of a long ‘un, but if you’re a fan of the X-Files and H.P. Lovecraft, I think you’ll enjoy it!
Toodlepip until Monday!
M.
“Come on, up you get.”
I held out my hand and pulled Smiffy out of the rubble. I grabbed him by his helmet and made him look at me.
“Alright lad, I want you to focus on the tip of my finger. Okay?”
I watched him as he tracked my hand’s movements. Good. He wasn’t concussed.
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