Random update time!
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So I've been playing a lot of Magic the Gathering lately. After trying to kick the habit for about 7 years now, I am back into the game. What happened? Some evil person from Wizards of the Coast came over to me at a convention with a handful of Starter Decks and said "Here, take these."
Damn, they're good.

Before I knew it....I was bidding for cards off Ebay, searching through singles, brushing up on new rules, and assembling decks.
And I thought my comic books were expensive!

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Now for those of you who hate text blogs and just scan for pictures.....enjoy!

Here is a new image from an old series I did with Robert Szatmari:


And these are my newest shots taken by J Isobel De Lisle:






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As you can plainly see from my most recent photographs....my hair is currently pink. I loved doing blonde but I've been craving more vibrant and colorful combinations as of late. Today I am actually having my extentions redone and I am switching out a lot of my pink for teal and blue.
The downside to doing the more unusual colors is that it becomes very difficult for me to just "blend in" and escape attention. It is one thing to have a head full of blonde dreads....it is quite another to have a head full of rainbow colored ones. And no matter where I go....I have to be "Squeak".
Don't get me wrong, I love fans and I really don't mind being approached by those who recognize me. What I hate are those who recognize me and don't approach me.
Let me explain. If I had a nickel for every time I have caught someone trying to sneak pics with their phones, pointing and whispering "Squeak" under their breath (I can hear you!), or just plain following me around....erg!....well, I'd have a heck of a lot of nickels.
Seriously, come up and say "hi". I don't mind. It is better than having people whisper and point and stare. Cause even if their intentions are good (and they are actually a fan and not just some jerk staring at a "freak")...it comes off like they're being a jerk no matter what!

Sorry to rant about that. I suppose the bright, crazy hair always comes with a pang of anxiety and fear that I will lose my ability to just "lay low". My hair vastly contradicts my introverted personality.

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Oh! Just got some beautiful....and completely historically accurate!...saris in the mail. (I do 14th-16th century Southern Indian persona in the SCA.) Pennsic is just around the corner! And I have a TON of garb to make now that my sister and her husband are going too.
Anyone here on SG attending Pennsic this year??