Mouth study

Just a simple study of mouths and lips in an attempt to resurrect my skills.  I've noticed this sketch paper is a bit on the rough side so everything turns out grainy once scanned.

Bubbler Fountain

So, here's one of the many sketchbooks that I have that are almost completely empty.  I like this one because it's very small and I can take it anywhere.  I believe this means I'm supposed to sketch in it more often!

As you can see, the last sketch is from the summer.  I had just finished building a bubbler fountain for our patio and needed something to sketch.  

Buyer Beware - Sony Projection TV

So yesterday was an interesting day.  It happened to be the SuperBowl and about a month after my 2-year extended warranty ran out on my Sony TV.  Yeah, you know what that means...something bad was going to happen.  

Sure enough I noticed my immaculate picture had lost its luster and now a nice brownish-red band appeared across the top of the screen.  2 hours before the SuperBowl...yikes!  Luckily I had ordered a light bulb a few weeks earlier so I replaced it.  Well, the image was brighter but still had the dark band.  Turns out, this is a known problem with these TV's.  After about 2 years (length of most extended warranties) the optical block burns up.  Apparently, this is a widespread issue and cause for much frustration for Sony owners to the point where Sony has stopped making rear-projection TV's.

Long story short, this particular model happens to be on a list of those Sony which get a warranty auto-extension.  This means that the really expensive repair is paid by Sony.  Woo Hoo, internet research pays off.  This is such a big deal for Sony, they are even offerring an upgrade to a flat screen version for $500 as an alternative.  

So, if you have issues with TV's or other products, always keep your receipt, warranty, and take a shot on Google.  You never know what you might find!