First X-ray girl, now this:

CNN.com has a news report about an unnamed child living in Germany, accompanied by a photo of the child's legs at seven months of age. Supposedly, this child, not yet five years old, is already stronger than most adults. What's more, this isn't the result of some strange pharmaceutical or genetic treatment--the child ( Read more... )

It's been a slow week--then again, after last month's exams, it couldn't be at a better time. For those who're interested, I completed a drawing last night--a design for the main character in the story below. Check it out, tell me what you think of it--feedback's always welcome.


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And it's been a while. In my defence, I cite my exams. Yes, studying for your future is hard ( Read more... )

Finally got access to a scanner, as well as having a completed sketch near at hand. The result is below:


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Look at that. I haven't updated in two months. Typical. I go home for the holidays to study and I end up joining a new MSTing group and finally getting off my ass to update this thing ( Read more... )

I'm torn, honestly. This article just came up on a message board I frequent. As I've said, I'm torn. Firstly, this article comes from The Sun. While that paper does have a record of trash-heap journalism, it doesn't seem to be the kind of rag to make stories like this up out of whole cloth. The article's been reprinted elsewhere, though most ( Read more... )

...since I got this bloody thing, and now I update. That's real life for you, I suppose. Understanding quantum mechanics is hard work. Ah, well. Taking a break from work now. Then it's back to the grindstone--got an article to write. Wish me luck.

But let's talk about good things. How about comic books? If you look at it one way, the comic ( Read more... )

...welcome to my livejournal. Good to have someone stop by, as new as this one is. I suppose I should introduce myself--as you can see from the username, my name's John Yik, student of physics, amateur writer and artist, and fan of fantasy and science fiction--though I don't often get the time I'd wish to devote to the latter two pursuits. Ah, ( Read more... )