Lykaios-Garou

Oh man, that was...bad to look at. I got to see the rushed, unfinished, version and God, it left such a bad taste in my eyes. Watching people do catlike movements while also having hyper real ear and tail movement looks so unnatural because you can see the limitations of human acting that much more clearly, and their naked human hands and weirdly pasted on faces and just...they were so strange to look at.

But beyond that, the sound mixing was super weird, and the songs had like...no energy, which was sad. And you could hear like...every thud of their feet and bodies on the floor, which was so weird. Like, I've seen the show live more than once, and the legit the sound of their feet has never been that loud or jarring.

The whole thing felt like they looked at everything that makes CATS fun and completely just...removed it. The sets were gorgeous, and it is an impressive use of effects (or well...an attempt since the version I saw was the version they rushed into theaters so it just...looked like that), but God everything else was so not great.

They added extra plot beats that weren't the worst, but in combination with everything else really jumbled up the focus and pacing and honestly made things weird and bumpy. And the tone was...so weird. Like, there is not one but two nutshot jokes. In fact, almost none of the humor that is usually in CATS was there. They put in jokes that just feel so incongruous with the vibe.

I really wanted to give it a chance, I really did, but it's just so...not great.

Also, Jennyanydots literally zips off her skin and eats cockroaches and I uh...AAAHH??

I have a lot if other thoughts, but I don't even know how to organize them. It could have been something good, but just...it really wasn't.

Accidentally lied about posting more art last year because uh...sometimes that's just how life is, but hey! I'm still kicking and whatnot you guys, and I'm gonna scan and upload some stuff today if it kills me gosh darnit. Mostly I have sketches and such from work, but that's hardly a bad thing. So yeah, hey nerds, sorry I'm not super active on here as much, but if you wanna here me ramble and occasionally post doodles you should check out my twitter: www.twitter.com/lykaiosgarou

I'm not dead. Life's just crazy and all that fun stuff. Been exhausted and haven't been much for making art lately or being terribly creative as a general rule. I really need to fix that, but god, this year has just taken it out of me, which I feel is how a lot of people feel. Oh well...I have time off from work coming up soon, so maybe then I can kick my butt into gear, but until then I just need like, a thousand naps.

So, as you may have noticed, I haven't been uploading as much art these days, and I kind of wanted to talk about that, both as an explanation and to sort of work out these thoughts.

Now, I've definitely been drawing, doodling here and there but certainly not as much as I used to. I have less time to between work and other interests, and it's disheartening since I've always loved to draw, and for a long time I was one of those 'art kids'. You know the ones that kinda clumped together in middle school and stuff like that. I don't feel like that anymore, and it kinda bums me out.

Other than me feeling out of touch with my 'artsy mofo' side, I haven't been terribly proud of what I've drawn lately. Like, I think I'm at a point where I know what needs to be fixed with my drawings, but I have yet to acquire the skill to fix them. It's frustrating as anything, I tell you what.

But you know what? I'm gonna draw tonight, and I'm gonna get on a schedule and keep drawing. I love doing it, and I don't want to lose it. I have so many things I want to create, and they won't happen if I just sit around and bemoan things. I gotta be proactive, and that's what I'm gonna do gosh darnit.