Club High Castle Pre-Pandemic

I’ve been busy, but in the good sense of the word! Now…let me just rub a rabbit’s foot, throw some salt over my shoulder, cross my fingers, pinch-poke-you-owe-me-a-Coke, and stop a black cat from crossing my path, because every time I mention the word busy, the unwanted type of busy throws itself my way, and I seem to jinx myself even though I don’t believe in silly things like that…Or do I? Here are some snapshots of this elusive, good sort of busy: Books read: Get ready….Start the drum roll, please! 5/3 – Yep, that’s right! I surpassed my goal. My New Years resolution did exactly what I wanted it to. I’ve made a goodreads account to help me stay this way. You can follow my profile here: Goodreads ! Other News: I’ve made some improvements to the right panel and tweaked the links a little bit.

I’ll occasionally post drawings (or other forms of art) for sale. I’m always striving to improve myself, and that means I end up with a lot of drawings lying around. ~ Sketchbook Fever Sale ~ All drawings posted below are $20 plus shipping and handling.

I have Sketchbook Fever! ~~ $20 Commissions ~~ Injuries, even minor ones, don’t come free. In order to help raise money to pay for my medical expenses, I’m offering $20 commissions! Take advantage of this sale while it lasts! You can rest easy knowing that all proceeds will go directly to my medical bills. What You Get: A 9in x 12in black & white or color pencil drawing See my Sketchbook Fever gallery below for samples. Goal - O - Meter: It will display my progress as I am able to pay off the medical expenses. I should treat myself to something nice once I reach the goal mark! How to Order: + Email me with a description of what you want at quirkydistractions@gmail.com with “Sketchbook Fever" as the subject header. + If you do not hear back from me within 5 to 7 business days, resend the email and post a comment in my blog; it probably means the message went to spam. + The price is $20.00 + Shipping and Handling, $4.95 (A total of $24.95) + I accept checks or money orders. O

I spoke too soon in my last update! At any rate, I was able to get one drawing in for April, Omega Police , as seen in my last post. So far, so good as far as New Year resolutions go! I'm glad I've been able to keep up so far. Books read: 2/3 -- I finally finished The Watchers out of Time by HP Lovecraft and August Derleth. I give the book 3 stars out of 5 . The collection of stories was mostly Derleth's work. He's okay as a writer, but his stories were just too similar to each other. I only recommend this book if you are a hardcore Lovecraft fan dying for anything with a hint of Lovecraft; just don't expect Lovecraft... ...Or if you just want something easy/light to read to pass time. I don't recommend reading this like a novel because of the similarity between stories. You'd probably get more enjoyment out of it if you read a story or two from it, read something else by another author, go back to this collection for a story or two, and so on.