2008
July- Rush Playing Rush: Rockband
In which Rush plays themselves on Rockband… the game.
- This is One Long-Overdue Post
In which I post an entry after, well… not posting some entries.
- Into the Wee Hours
In which I’m barely coherent.
- Switched On Bach
In which I take a little side-trip in the way-back machine.
- Genre Peak: A Tiny Bit of Press
In Which I get a little shout-out.
- Travel Sketches: New York
In which I post… umm… some travel sketches, feeble as they may be.
- Cloud:Lift
In which I post another ambient bass excursion.
- Solo Bass Night 4
In which I post some photos on Flickr.
- Sketchbook: No Longer Empty
In which I get around to sketching some.
- More Work in Progress: From Last Weekend
In which I post an mp3 of some work in progress.
- Ambient Bass Practice
In which I post some evidence…
- It is Near
In which… it is near.
- Minority Report is Near
In which I post a video of some very cool touchless-interface technology.
- Nëw Crüe
In which I did some quick and dirty designs for Mötley Crüe.
- Vintage Maximum Indifference
In which I participate in some YouTubery.
- Yuri’s Night Bay Area
In which I post some photos and a few comments about Yuri’s Night.
- Anybody There?
In which I muse on twittering away the day.
- My Poor Empty Sketchbook
In which my sketchbook remains, well… empty.
- The Twitter Challenge.
In which I am challenged to a solo-bass set by Steve Lawson.
- New Instrumentation
In which I acquire an NS Design Bass Cello.
- Minor Breakthrough
In which a ray of creativity shine’s through the cloud of procrastination like a beam of golden sunlight.
- Happy 2008 So Far
In which I have a lot of catching up to do.
2007
December- Keith “ Ketman” Shirasawa
In which I learn some sad news.
- Divided
In which the muses of music and art do battle, anhilating each other mercilessly.
- Making Noise
In which the creative impulse slightly overtakes my laziness.
- Catching Up
In which I… catch up!
- Best Buddies Challenge
In which we are going to ride 100 miles.
- Dusting Off
In which one of my basses makes if off the wall.
- New Design Reactor Site
In which the newest version of the Design Reactor Web Site is launched.
- Peter Daldry CD Release Party
In which Peter Daldry finally releases his CD.
- April Studio Activities
In which I build a new portfolio site, an attract loop animation, and rebuild a previous project.
- Enchant at the Avalon
In which I do some studio tidying up and catch an Enchant show.
- SHM Drawing Session #7
In which I post yet more life drawings…
- SHM Drawing Session #3
In which I post another life drawing bit.
- Shrunkenheadman Drawing Session #1
In which I post a bit of life drawing.
- The Botched Blog: One Year Old.
In which the Botched Blog turns… well… one year old.
- Crow-Quill Re-acquaintance
In which I’m getting reacquainted with the crow-quill pen.
- Sketchbook Geese
In Which I post a gaggle, or… at least a couple sketches of geese.
- Superbowl Sketching
In which I post a few studies sketched during the Super Bowl.
- Painted Feet
In which I post a couple painted feet.
- The Summoning
In which I’m currently waiting for jury duty.
2006
December- ‘Twas the Week Before Christmas
In which I try to make good use of my Christmas vacation.
- New Hosting Company
In which I switch hosting companies.
- Pig Robot Done… and even more Thievery
In which I finished the pig robot thingy.
- Painting Work in Progress
In which I post yet another work-in-progress update regarding the pig-robot.
- Pig Robot Progress
In which I post a mostly-complete graphite rendering.
- 50 Thumbnails
In which I try to come up with 50 distinct illustration concepts in 25 minutes.
- Studio Happenings
In which the studio sees an upturn in activity.
- Getting back into it
In which, um… I’m getting back into the swing of things.
- Back from Vacation
In which I post a few pages from the sketchbook from vacation.
- Tom… From Way Back When
In which I post another sketch… and a lament or two about comment spam.
- Turning It Around: Or, the Pig-Robot
In which I post a little work-in-progress sketch of a mechanical pig in a suit.
- Today’s Junk.
In which I post a really junky sketchbook page.
- AVITE
In which the super-top-secret project is finaly revealed.
- Mucho Crunch Time
In which I’m working this weekend.
- More Mac Appage: Pathfinder
In which I find a very useful alternative finder tool.
- Long Time No Post, eh?
In which I make more excuses for not posting.
- Oh Prophetic Product Advertisement
In which I am struck by extreme topical irony.
- Some Early Work
In which some of my earliest “illustrations” are revealed.
- Duties and Trappings
The cooling of the studio… and from SAD to ACD.
- Trigger Finger
Or, bringing mad table-top drumming skills to fruition.
- Writeroom
In which I extole the virtues of a very cool little writing application.
- The Not-So-Good Commute
In which I was rear-ended on Highway 85.
- Wireless… Five years and?
Lamenting my “aging?” wirelss nextwork… and other sundries.
- Back Again… Slightly New and Improved.
The thrilling account of… not much.
- A Little Figure Drawing for late May
Live from Houston… just a bit about the figure drawing workshop on CGTalk.
- Catching One’s Breath… and More Rain?
Catching up and winding down, or traying to.
- Congratulations Christine!
Christine competes in her first triathlon.
- All Things Indifferent
Maximum Indifference plays LMS7… and their many adventures therein.
- Pedal Board No. 3
My latest pedal board creation, or: Upholstery is fun!
- Recording Daldry
Working with Celtic/traditional artist Peter Daldry… and how I love DP’s Adjust Beats.
- It is Accomplished
A brief reflection on Easter and the Passion of the Christ.
- Thievery!
Of thieves, dentists, and what not…
- The Slow Time Machine Sketchbook
I have a plan. And I have a new sketchbook.
- Weekly, then? May Flowers and Doodles
Just a quick lament on the rain and a brief mention of a new idea for a painting.
- The Tweaks Continue Unabated
In which I make a few more blog tweaks and recall this weeks installment of American Inventor!
- V for Vernado
I wanted to do something creative this afternoon. But I didn’t. I dusted the fan.
- David Crowder Band at the Flint Center
A brief reflection on the DCB concert.
- The Results are In
In which I relay the EE Shootout Judging Results.
- Ignition: Indifference
In which I recount this week’s band practice.
- Week One… Knobs and Levers and the Flames of Heaven
A brief recap of week one here on the Botched Blog… or, just making excuses for not posting more.
- It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
The very first post here on the Botched Blog.
Welcome. This is the Botched Blog, the personal web site and hideous time-sink for Gustaf Fjelstrom (that would be me). Part proving ground and rickety digital soapbox, part high tech scrapbook of pixelated narcissism, this site will serve merely to document the journey… lest I forget.
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