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Last time I was on here (or possibly the time before), I meant to write about sketchbooks and how I feel about them, and I forgot until after I had switched my computer off, and couldn't be arsed to switch it back on just for that.

Basically:

# I resisted using sketchbooks for a veeeeery long time, because I don't like people telling me how to do stuff.

# At the moment, I have been using sketchbooks for around fifteen years, and more frequently because of when I was at college, and we "had" to use one each year then.

# most of my sketchbooks have not been "proper" sketchbooks (i.e. with decent weight paper in - say 140 GSM and above), they have been notebooks with thin printer type paper in and all the whatevers that come with that.

# when I started drawing again two years ago, I was using plain paper from refill pads more than I was my sketchbook. My Inktober stuff from last year is all on printer paper, glued into a sketchbook!

# conclusion: I'm p much done with my most recent sketchbook (which has taken me half a year to fill Because Reasons), so I bought a ream of paper (I needed more printer paper anyway) and some plastic pockets and I'm pretty much going to just draw on paper for the foreseeable!

It's easier, it's what I've done most of my life anyway, and WHY THE HECK NOT, RIGHT.

# I've still got sketchbooks with "nice" paper (150 GSM+), but I'll probably use them for paint/other media tests as obviously printer paper isn't going to cut it for that.

I think this is the net result of discovering that A4 sketchbooks are a hecking inconvenience and that I just want to do what's best for me. It's nice to have nice stuff, but I am really bloody basic when it comes down to it.

I think also this is part of some wider thing I want to say about art supplies that I think about off and on, but can't think how to word a lot of the time. I may have to give it some more thought, esp now I've got a bit more free time again.

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I am going to visit my brother and sister in law later today! I got a text asking if I wanted to come for a visit, so obviously I said yes.

I am a little bit leery about it, but I'm sure I'll be fine. My brother and nephew came to visit ~two weeks ago, and that was okay, so I don't see why this shouldn't be.

My nephew is currently playing LoZ: Twilight Princess on his Wii, and last I heard he was stuck, so I might see if I can help him with that! (My record with Zelda games is Not Great, but we might figure out something between us).

(Talking of Zelda games - I had to rebuy myself an A/V cable for my GameCube, as the old one has vanished - and it came, and the GC stills works so NOW I can relive my Majora's Mask nightmares! Though I did think about seeing if I could find a copy of Wind Waker since maybe that would be less traumatic, heh).

I am also going to ask for my sewing machine back while I am there because, while I haven't needed it for anything lately, it would be nice to have it if I get the urge to make something that requires it.