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Hello and welcome to another day at the glorified Slash fansite I pass off as my blog . Just finished off another cartoon, continuing the story of Slash’s career…

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The comics I posted last week are also being featured on the excellent Slash fansite All Things Considered…, the home of my new support group, Slashaholics Anonymous. Thanks to WomanoftheWorld and everybody else for being so welcoming. With their help I can easily manage this delightful addiction.

UPDATE – the McFarlane Slash figure is available at Argos! C’maaan. Someone out there must be feeling generous. Buy this for the bride and something that goes ‘beep’ for the groom.

Just a bit of fangirl frivolity from the “Slashaholics Anonymous” thread on the VR forum. Conversation turned to the subject of Slash action figures, and how cool it would be to own many, to have your own top-hatted sculpted army of rock…

…so I got Photoshop warmed up:

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Want a closer look at those action figures? Go here and here – an ideal gift for birthdays, holidays, or upcoming weddings (ahem).

Latest Update: Gizmodo are giving away Gorillapods as prizes in their new Phake Photo Phun competition. The contest deadline is Monday, March 6. So get your phake on!

Update – Gizmodo have now got a deal together to give readers $3 off the Gorillapod – I’m not telling you the coupon code, but Gizmodo will.

I won’t often be posting about new developments in tripod technology. It’s not a fast-paced area, usually. But the Gorillapod does look like a pretty neat idea. Each of the three legs is flexible, and can be bend around to pretty much any shape. They’ll then stay there. The picture Gizmodo have shows it wrapped around a tree branch, showing that it could be used just about anywhere. Cute, and not too bad at $25…

• Gorillapod at Gizmodo

You know what? They’re not all bad…

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“All things considered…” I like this one .

Thanks to Kaasica for making this for me.

Michael Nobbs has blogged at The Drawing Club today about a new site, Rate My Drawing.

It’s an online drawing competition where entrants draw using a mouse or graphics tablet (or, presumably, a tablet PC) and other users can view a recreation of the drawing being made. Interesting idea, though not for the faint-hearted. I’d not only be worrying about the quality of the end product, but whether the act of drawing the picture was good enough too.

Anyway, if you like watching other artists in action, check it out!

• Rate My Drawing

Related articles:

• Learning To Draw
• Comics Step-by-Step
• Painting Step-by-Step

Our friend Gary at Thumbrella blogged today about the work of artist Al Hirschfeld, in particular his drawings of legendary Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia.

Hirschfeld was well known for his caricatures of film stars, music stars and broadway stars – including Woody Allen, The Beatles, Madonna and Aerosmith.

• Al Hirschfeld – Official Website
• Al Hirschfeld on Wikipedia
• Al Hirschfeld Limited Edition Prints at Herndon Fine Art

Thanks, Gary!

Eight weeks to go! w00t! Now’s the time to get that bridal beauty regime underway (it says here). Those lovely people at Cosmo Bride have thought of everything, so we don’t have to, with a nifty 6-month “countdown to radiance”. Let’s see what needs to be done for this most special of all the special days.

Get your fix of superfoods

Oh, I am doing. Pie. It’s super.

Stop Smoking!

Check. Did it 8 years ago. How’s that for planning ahead?

Drink Water

I drink my fair share. Admittedly most of it has had teabags, milk and a sweetener. And some of my quota is brown and fizzy and does an excellent job of cleaning coins.

Have regular facials

For some reason Michael’s chuckling like Beavis and/or Butthead right now. No idea why.

Take care of your skin

What they mean by this, but they daren’t say it because in the Crazy World of Cosmo Bride it isn’t even an issue, is “Girl, do something about the beard”. Unfortunately it’s something that many of us have to deal with, and, unfortunately, it’s in my genes. So I’ve tried plucking, creams, sanding, but the only thing that works is waxing. But, of course, the Cosmo Bride has not one imperfection nor beardy growth, so she’s just told to exfoliate regularly and slap on the sunscreen.

[image:1540 size=original] Hairyness is in my DNA – as demonstrated here by my Aunty Doris

Get Some Fresh Air

Knickers to that, it’s freezing out.

Focus on You

See that, Randall? Me, me, me, me, me, me, ME! I’ll have a cup of tea, followed by a foot massage, and have you learned that November Rain solo yet? “Spend time doing things that make you laugh”, it says. I guess I’ll be buying next month’s Cosmo Bride then, ’cause it’s a hoot.

On the day, fake it

One thing’s for sure – on the day, the night, the honeymoon and for the whole of our married life – I will never, ever, ever have to fake being happy and delighted to be married to the man I’m marrying. And if my make-up’s not perfect, I won’t give a monkeys as long as the groom doesn’t.

Till next week, then – where wedding guest Darren Beniston is practicing his Peter Kay impression in preparation for the unveiling of the wedding cake.

Signing off for another week, Bride to Be Sam “Huhurrhurrhuhhurr. Facials” Harris

A warning to wax the lip area regularly.