So I’m using the downtime to rethink the character designs for my strip. My first goal is to refine the heads of my main characters. My goal is to make the character’s look very consistent. You can see my character design exploration up above. The items circled in red are ones that I like and plan to refine further.
-Krishna
…because this happened*:
Sonia loves to play with my glasses – by yanking them off when I least expect it. This pair survived almost 8 months before its untimely death. This is my third pair of glasses in 2 years. One impromptu trip to LensCrafters and a two hundred dollars and change later, I have a new pair. (I also purchased the $25 insurance this time around – if the new pair breaks within the next 15 months, I get a new pair no questions asked.)
In going with the new pair (some Oakleys), I traded up for a more durable (and better looking) frame but lost out on having built-in transition lenses (they were too expensive). I’m hoping I can find someone to repair the old pair so I can have a back-up just in case something happens to the new ones…
-Krishna
* Actually, I’m taking a few weeks off from UNcubed because I need some time to finish some back-burner projects. The time away from the strip should recharge my creative batteries, too. 
A fortuitous trip to dump the trash in our town home complex resulted in another delightful score. This time, it was a baby bike seat. It was sitting forlornly next to the dumpster, awaiting its fate. I inspected the unit, found that it was in excellent shape, and brought it back home. After some cleaning and de-sanitizing, the bike seat was as good as new. Mounting it on the bike was a two person affair, but it only took a few minutes to do.
Aarti and I have always dreamed about going on a family bike ride with Sonia, and now we can! Here are a few pics of the bike with our “new” seat. The last photo was taken by Aarti on our first test ride.
Sonia loves the bike seat, and I can’t wait to take her with me on my next bike ride. (We’re looking for a good helmet for her first.)
-Krishna
After successfully revamping the look and feel of pcweenies.com, I’m now turning my gaze towards polishing the digs for the UNcubed website. The site’s still very much a work in progress now, but I thought I’d show you a snapshot of how the site’s header used to look, vs. the new one I just installed.
Old and busted:
New and hot:
I feel that the new banner is much more focused than the old one. As always, feel free to send me your feedback on the changes and any new ideas you’d like me to consider implementing.
-Krishna
Update: I added one minor refinement after posting:
