An Original Drafts blog? Whaddya reckon?

That paragon of blog excellence, The Imaginary Reviewer, was kind enough to suggest that my recently created Original Drafts feature should get the Chachi & Joanie treatment - its own spin-off blog.

I'm thinking about it, but I wanted to ask you guys, my reading public, some questions first*:

1. Would you read such a blog?
2. Would you be willing to submit song ideas (via email, most likely) in exchange for a pimpin' credit link on the post should your idea be used?
3. Would it be inexcusably lame if the same paper / handwriting were eventually reused for different songs (hey, there are only so many free paper textures and handwriting fonts out there!)

*Lurkers included!!! Please help a sister out.

Original Drafts II

Original Drafts I

Somebody please make this now. Kthx. UPDATED. AGAIN.

So the other night as I was drifting off to sleep I had the best idea evs.

Luckily for you I hopped out of bed and quickly made barely legible notes on the subject so I could blog about it.

Prepare to have your mind blown...

They should make an IM program (like iChat, or whatever PC users use) with a little paint application attached so you could draw messages.

It would be especially awesome if it could be in real time, sort of like sketchfu.com, so your buddy could see as you drew.

If anyone can invent this, I bet God can (are you there God? It's me, Soda & Candy).

UPDATE: Rudimentary Googling reveals that scriblink.com seems pretty close to what I'm after even though it is a website not a program but I haven't actually tried it yet. Anyone want to test it out and let me know what they think?

Update Update: Fine. It's already been invented by like a million people. Lucky I had no idea how to go about making it so I can't be disappointed at the millions I missed out on making. Sheesh.

The Blogisferia Chronicles: Chapter the Fifth

Previous Chapters:
Chapter the First
Chapter the Second
Chapter the Third
Chapter the Fourth
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"Candysoda Castle is under attack!!!"

Princess Soda almost choked on a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup as a visibly distressed courtier ran into the throne room screaming.

"TishTash the Warrior Queen and her hordes are headed right for us!"

Princess Soda rushed to the balcony and looked out. Sure enough, she saw a tiny woman dressed in head-to toe black leather stomping towards the castle gate. She was followed by an unruly mob of warriors similarly clad in black leather, shouting insults and lashing out at passersby as they came.

The courtier followed the Princess out onto the balcony.

"They say she's called TishTash because that's the noise her scimitar makes as she cuts you open! You know - " and here he broke off to slash an X in the air with his hand "tish! tash!"

A man in the street below shouted something at TishTash, to which she clearly took offense, because the next thing they knew, she appeared to be performing some kind of ritualistic dance, which ended with rather a lot of high kicks aimed at the poor fellow's most precious regions. She walked over his prone body and continued on her way.

"Don't be such a baby. It's just her way. Obviously she's just here to collect her tribute." sighed the Princess.
"Quickly, prepare a large pallet of cans of Coke. About eight hundred. I'll take care of the rest."

A short time later, Princess Soda received the Warrior Queen in her throne room. TishTash stalked in on what must have been seven inch heels, yet she was still only slightly taller than the Princess. Her belligerent countenance, multiple piercings, tattoos and a voluminous jet-black mohawk could not disguise her exquisite beauty.

"Hello Tishy dear. My people should be loading you up with Coke cans right about now, but here's the real tribute."

The Princess handed a small chest of dark engraved wood to the Warrior Queen. TishTash opened it to find an exquisite pair of black patent-leather thigh-high stiletto boots with just the right number of buckles and straps to maintain an aura of menace.

"That's the stuff! Thanks Soda!"

"No worries Tish, see you next year!"

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Thanks for volunteering, my dear TishTash! See, you got your very own chapter because of it!
Let that be a lesson to the rest of you.

Pimping and Low Grade Extortion.

Check out the ridiculously awesome* loungey header I made as a present for everyone's favorite knight, Words... words... words....

Maybe it's not as sexy as the portrait I did for my homegirl Vegetable Assassin, which she turned into her header (I'm crap at drawing boys). But let's face it, his old header needed to be put out of its pixelated misery.

Let me make this clear - I don't do these by request. I'll do it if:

1. I feel like doing something
and
2. I like you / your blog
and
3. You deserve it
and
4. I have a good idea

or
5. You will pay me. Especially if you would like to pay me exorbitant sums. Those are my favorite kind of sums.

Feel free to leave job offers in the comments : )


*As a wise man once said, it ain't trickin' if you got it.

The drought recedes as quickly as it arrived.

Okay so you guys are the best.

Oddly enough I randomly came up with a few ideas for future posts that had nothing to do with anyone's comments, but I know you all did it for the glory, so here is the list of winners, which I basically decided not on the quality of your comments (because they were all awesome, even the unhelpful ones) or even the quality of the ideas therein (I think memes are a good idea, but I'm not feeling them for this blog right now), but of their usefulness to me in particular:

TishTash - for sucking up and giving me a plotline idea - your chapter is coming up next.

thechrlog - for apparently believing I could write a novel. It got me thinking about doing more creative writing. Or are you just trying to say my posts are too long?

joshlos - because you put your hand up to be in the Chronicles. Although I'll have to think about the kung-fu angle.

Eric
Tennyson
Well Fed Graphic Designer
mo.stoneskin
Cora
- because (like all women) I'm a sucker for compliments.





Oh yeah and the offer to Chronicle anyone in my sidebar (because if you're not there, chances are I don't know you well enough to write you a character) still stands, but I think I need you to put your hand up for it. So please volunteer at any time.