Club High Castle Pre-Pandemic

I am currently stumbling my way through a nasty cold. When I am sick, I am about as pleasant as a cat in a bath and as creative as a rusted door knob. Having to work while being sick leaves me about as energetic as a napping sloth with a neck beard. I am tentatively postponing this week's post until Tuesday morning. I don't have to be to work until the afternoon, so hopefully I'll be more energetic and the worst of this lame cold will be over! ~MLC P.S. I am going to bed at the ripe old time of 8:00 p.m!

~ Your number one source of Empire News! Elrond takes a selfie at Club Silmaril This week’s roundup is dedicated to the awesomeness that is Elrond. He is one of the most underrated characters in all things popular right now. Why is he so awesome? For starters, he is one badass elf. He managed to create the great elven refuge, Rivendell, and successfully lead it (warding off any attacks and keeping the general populace content) for thousands of years. He is keeper of one of the three elven rings of power (the only three rings that The One Ring cannot control) and is a card carrying member of the powerful White Council. I am just itching to see The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies because Elrond and the White Council kick some major Necromancer butt. I cannot wait to see him as a warrior in the limelight! And yes, I am always late to the movie party… “Elrond: Son of Earendil and Elwing, who at the end of the First Age chose to belong to the Firstborn, and remained in Mid

The Emerald Dress is here! A dark tale of obsession and regret, this ebook will keep your fingers swiping the pages as you follow Amanda Johnson's descent into chaos. Avaliable on Lulu for $2.99 Coming soon to the iBookstore and Amazon! Download The Emerald Dress today! Everything changed when she met him . Amanda Johnson liked to consider that she had a regular life so mundane that it was simple, carefree, and above all else, too easy—work smart, not hard. Hunting for antiques and flipping through the yellowed pages of strange old books were her Friday night highlights. Once the tight fitting emerald dress came into her life, the one he liked, she couldn’t help but grow fixated to the point of stealing glimpses into his private journals and creating a secret scrapbook of her intensifying obsession. Amanda’s simple world was quickly unraveling into the strings of discord.   His delicate fingers, his light caress, and his wonderful face —Dr. Jeffrey is not the ni

~ Your number one source of Empire News!   I have been a bad sci-fi fan and geek lately. I haven't been keeping up with the latest and most awesome geekdom news. *Slaps wrist* The most exciting thing to happen to me this week was getting my bus card in the mail. You have no idea how excited I am about it...It will make traveling easier. I am putting the finishing touches on The Emerald Dress! Keep your eyes out for it because it is sauntering its way into existence soon.  I did learn of something of note this week, so all is not lost to the ever distracted maze that is my mind. Apparently you can pay to have an envelope of glitter anonymously mailed to your enemies. Wut? Yes! Google it and laugh. I couldn't help but put my own twist on it. A Tale of Two Elf Lords Thranduil mails his frenemy, Elrond, a scroll of glitter because Thranduil is Elrond is not inclined to appreciate Thranduil's sparkling gift. Then again, Elrond doesn't

I will never not have something to rant about when it comes to women's clothing. I will beat my dead horse until my arm falls off, and even then, I'll find something to hit it with.  This post is meant to be truthful, but most of all, humorous . This escapade into ill fitting women's clothing is best read with my previous women's clothing rant in mind: Hunting Pockets. I think I am officially giving up on women's "work" pants. I use the term "work" loosely because designers think our work consists of going to the club and getting our dance on. There are many women's office pants out there (no pockets, of course) that are not of the Friday night variety, but they are not my focus today. Ladies with blue collar jobs can't wear nice office pants. My crappy five minute sketch says it all! My screwdriver looks hot hanging out of my pocket like that. I love how the super low, super slim cut prevents my shirt tales from staying t

~ Your number one source of Empire News! This Week in Awesome It doesn't get more awesome than winning a Warrior Woman CD! I entered the G & T Show's Martok Squirrel contest. This just in: a police sketch of the elusive Martok Squirrel. Authorities report that he was last seen on Fallen Acorn 9 and is headed for HiddenNutia Prime. It is reported that he is hoarding several crates of acorns. If you happen to see or have any information on General Martok Squirrel, please contact your nearest Federation security outpost! The cover of the CD itself is badass. There is no other way to put it. About the G & T Show: "The G & T Show is an irreverent podcast dedicated to quality storytelling, interesting characters, and the latest news emerging in and around the Star Trek Universe. However, we are so much more than just another Star Trek podcast. We discuss films, television shows, books, comics, games, fan productions, conventions, cospla

~A quick recap of things around Empire Earth over the past week. 2014. Yes, folks, this is an annual "let's recap last year" post! Okay, so I had to do one of these of Elly and Major Pierson after that Elrond and Thranduil one. I just have a soft sport for making party glasses and sparkle gifs! 2014 in... Personal Art Goals If you are an artist, you will understand me when I say that there were certain things that bugged me about my drawings. I was determined to improve my characters' eyes and facial expressions. Trying to draw realistic eyes on a cartoon face can turn into a massive case of FAIL. I felt that my characters had "dead eyes" a lot of the time, so I set out to fix that! January's beauty has a case of dead eyes, but you can see improvements as the months progressed! My favorite drawing of 2014 Writing Anyone who follows this blog knows the huge news of my debut novel, The Year is Now! I'll keep this section