Surprise!!!

I'm sure that everyone had thought that this blog was long dead, and there have been times that I have thought the same thing.  I do, however, occasionally get the drive to create something.  This little number here is the result of one of those muse inspired bouts of creative delirium.

Before you get excited at my triumphant return, I'm going to caution you.  I do want to keep making captions, but it's not going to be on a regular schedule.  I will cap when my muse smacks me over the head and says that I must.  (No, I'm not taking applications for the position of muse.)

Everything old is new again

A discussion recently came up where captioners were asked to dig back into their archives for one of their first captions to show new caption writers that even some of the best artists started small.  Part of the exercise was also in taking that first caption and re-imagining it with our current skills.  These are the results of my efforts.

The original caption from way back in 2007:

This is my updated version:

So...what do you all think?  Aside from fixing the typos, is the new version better?

Treasure Chest

I was rummaging through some of my captioning folders and found a gem of a caption I had created for AnneOniMouse (http://aomouse.blogspot.com/) on Rachel's Haven that was never posted here on the blog.  Some of you may have seen this one before, but I'm posting it for those who haven't.

The Final Cut

It turns out that today is a double feature.  Not only do you get some guest captions to sample, you get a brand new two panel caption from me.

My thoughts have turned to Halloween with the month of October rolling in.  With it has come a creative slant toward a more horror genre...or at least a horror spoof.  I'm sure that anyone reading this caption will immediately know the source of inspiration that spawned it.

As soon as I saw the image of the long haired Asian girl with her back to the camera, my mind went directly to work.  You might say that it haunted me until I pulled together the pieces to loose it on all of you.

Read carefully, dear reader.  You never know if the spirit of the season might come for you.

Gifts of the ... *Ahem*

Yesterday finally gave me the motivation to get off my butt an make a caption for someone.  It was the birthday of someone that spends a lot of time doing stuff for other people, so she was worthy of a caption to celebrate.

Pictures, Postcards, and Faded Memories

For the month of July, I was doing a caption shower and a fund drive for a friend and casual pet on Rachel's Haven.  While we didn't reach the goal that I was hoping for, I did make a caption to add to the many that were given.

Join me

I've wanted to make a caption for Simone (http://misstresssimone.blogspot.com) for a very long time.  Every time I tried before, I always ended up scrapping a partially finished caption.  I finally found an ideal image and a story to go along with it formed.  Everything came together to make something I wasn't embarrassed to give to her.

Without further ado, here it is...

Mistress Knows Best

Has it really been over a month since my last caption?  Ugh.  Life had obviously been getting in the way of my creative time.

I had some quiet time last night so I made a caption for a dear friend, who I met through my blog here.  It just seemed fitting that my first caption in a while be made for someone who I met through the blog.  I'll try not to let another month pass without anything new, but I don't seem to be in control of the tempo of my life at the moment.

Enjoy it while you can...

Wheel of Rebirth

I was struck by a sudden bout of inspiration when I came across a perfect image for a more nefarious caption.  Is the knife thrower a heroine or a villainess?  In any case, she is a very convincing recruiter.  You never know what opening she might be looking to fill next in her all girl circus troupe.

A Blonde Moment

Another fantasy football loss means another new caption for you.  Enjoy this little foray into my new favorite concept, magical hypnosis.

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

A role play friend recently put out a challenge to make a forced/tricked/stuck caption in which the transformee becomes a pet.  There was too much to fit it all into a single panel, so it became a short series of the internal struggle.

This may not appeal to all of you, but I found it very fun to write.

Smoke Em if You Got Em

I lost this week in the Haven Fantasy Football league, so I was forced to make a cap this week.  The good news is that you benefit by getting to see something new.  I hope you enjoy...

The Haven Line of Products

The monthly caption contest on Rachel's Haven involves making ads for a line of transformative products.  I figured I'd post them up here to give you guys and gals something new to look at.

I've been busy with a lot of recreational hypnosis lately, and I have not given much time for captioning.  Some of the things I've done might make for some interesting 'forced' type captions if any of you are interested.  If so, drop me an encouraging comment, and I'll see what I can churn out.

Without further ado, here are the ads I made:

Happy Easter

I Found Your Ring

Eenie Meenie Miney...

This one is a quickie that I put together while planning a tutorial on using Paint Shop Pro Photo for making captions.

Reverse Hustle

Research Can Be Fun

Charmed to Meet You

A Brush with Greatness