ANDY SPARROW'S JOURNAL
1999 - 2001

THIS PAGE IS LIKE MY DIARY, EXCEPT LESS EXPLICIT.
IT'S A BLOG IN ITS BACK-TO-FRONT, UPSIDE-DOWN STRUCTURE:
(NEWEST AT THE TOP) WHICH PLEASES MY LEFT-HANDED SENSIBILITIES

DECEMBER 2001
Hi, My Server has been changed over and the site's been down for a while; the hit counters went back to zero and the forms didn't work. But we're up and running again with a few tweaks and additions in various secret places for you to search out!  

NOVEMBER 2001
Hey, how are you? Check out the FEEDBACK page, for some new links and words of wisdom from visitors [ You ? ] to this site.
Plus, have you found the HALL OF FAME yet? Have you sent in your picture for inclusion? 

I.N.K ep13 up and running.
Ant, my old flat-mate is in Afghanistan, reporting for the Times at the moment and my thoughts are with him. He was in the Army but left because there was no fighting! Since Bosnia, he's reported from every war including the fall of Grozny. He loves the danger. 
I told him to buy a motorbike like the rest of us, but no . . .

Hey! I've been moving! Moving all my Storyboard stuff out of www.x-cert.co.uk and putting it on this site, but I made some awful mistake. I'm not sure what it was as I was out at the time, watching a 3D movie at the Imax ( it was brilliant, and so 3D, surprisingly)
So anyway alot of Sub-wotsit's pages entitled 'index' got ate, so alot of links are down or pointing to the wrong place. If you find one could you inform me please, using the feedback page. Thanks.    

Check out this site: www.cropcircleconnector.com
The best Crop Circle site I've found featuring this incredible image in its August section.
I find these so fascinating and believe that they (the good ones) are not man-made.
This one appeared on a night memorable for its constant torrential rain!
It's massive and its geometric pattern is so complicated it would have taken days to create with 'planks & string' (as the hoaxers claim are the tools of their trade) Read this Introduction to the Crop circle connector.

OCTOBER 2001
I've finished  episode 12 of 'I.N.K'

SEPTEMBER 2001
Hey. You okay? What a week eh? Those images will stay with me forever. I am so sorry for all the people who have suffered in any way through this. 

AUGUST 2001
It's funny how things work out, isn't it? Because I've had no Lap-top, Scanner or Image-manipulation software, it's forced me to do other stuff instead. Check out Jack Shit's own page; Nitro Rally and Art is Free including the HALL OF FAME  {various pix you've sent in over the years}

THIS IS THE BACKGROUND I HAD ON MY LAP-TOP

JULY 2001
Help! My C.P.U. went into meltdown and I have been computerless for the last month. It's weird how much I've come to depend on it for even the most simple things, like my diary.
Luckily, this time the hard drive is okay and I can retrieve all my stuff, including Episode 12 of I.N.K. I've published what I'd done before the crash, using this, my girl-friend's PC, and will get on when I get fixed up. 

JUNE 2001
I've had an idea and need some advice: If you work with Lenses, Prisms and Mirrors (or anyone you know) please contact me, using the Feedback page Thanks

EXPERIMENT: I.N.K SLIDE SHOW  EPISODE 11.
This will only work if you have Powerpoint installed, apparently.
It takes a mo' to load, but it may be worth it.
I'll put the words on once I work out how to do it.
Hmmm...now what does this button do?   Doh!
FEEDBACK PLEASE.

BACK AT THE 'I.N.K' ING AGAIN NOW. EPISODE 12 UP SOON. 
IN THE NEXT SCENE THEY VISIT A FRIENDS HOUSE TO WATCH THE VIDEO, AND I'VE USED MY GIRLFRIEND'S HOME AS THE BACK-DROP. IT'S REALLY A TRIBUTE TO HER AND HER LOVELY HOME THAT SHE'S GOING TO BE MOVING FROM SOON, AND A WAY OF IMMORTALIZING IT.
THIS IS AN UNFINISHED ROUGH:

MAY 2001
BEEN WORKING ON A LONG-TERM PROJECT FOR THE LAST MONTH
THAT COULD LITERALLY CHANGE THE WORLD!
. . . OR THE WORLD OF ADOLESCENT SCHOOLBOYS ANYWAY!  

APRIL  2001
WELCOME!   I'VE BEEN ADDING STUFF TO THE GALLERY AND HAVE THE NEXT EPISODE OF 'I.N.K' UP. 'EPISODE 11' IS BRAND NEW!! 

STOP PRESS!!
I WAS GONNA PUT A GALLERY OF VARIOUS PHOTOS YOU'VE SENT ME OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING TATTOOS; JACKETS; HELMETS AND BIKES THAT INCLUDE MY ARTWORK, BUT MY OLD CAR WAS STOLEN AND THEY WERE ALL IN THE BOOT! IF YOU, OR ANYONE YOU KNOW HAVE ANY OF THESE, PLEASE SEND ME ANOTHER PHOTO. 

I'M GUTTED BY THIS! FUCK THE CAR; MY TOOLKIT; THE SPARE WET-WEATHER GEAR AND THE STEREO! 
I WANT MY PHOTOS BACK!  HALL OF FAME

I AM REACTIVATING THE MAIL-ORDER BIZ WITH THE MAGS; VIDS AND LOTS OF NEW STUFF IN THE FUTURE. 

IF YOU RECOGNIZE THIS ART-WORK AND KNOW IT'S SIGNIFICANCE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY

I HAVE QUITE A FEW PROJECTS ON THE GO AT THE MOMENT, SOME OF WHICH ARE TO DO WITH GETTING THINGS OUT OF MOTHBALLS; NITRO RALLY BEING ONE OF THEM:

OTHERS INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER STUFF WHICH HAS SAT IN FILING CABINETS UNTOUCHED FOR YEARS:

THIS IS FROM A CHILDREN'S BOOK I DREW

THIS IS DIFF-DOG: ONE OF MANY IDEAS I'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS WHICH I'M SURE WOULD MAKE LIFE EASIER! I'M COLLATING ALL THESE IDEAS AND WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN THEM IN A NEW SECTION, COMING SOON.

MY SIGNATURE

JAN 2001

HAPPY NEW YEAR! HOPE YOU ARE OKAY. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY FIRST FEATURE FILM IN TWO YEARS AND HAVE BEEN REALLY BUSY, BUT I SEE SOME FREE TIME AHEAD AND WILL GET BACK TO THIS SITE SOON. WHAT DID YOU GET FOR CHRISTMAS? I GOT SOCKS!

NOV 2000

IT'S BEEN AWHILE SINCE I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO DO ANYTHING TO THE SITE AND I APOLOGIZE. I'VE NOTICED THE HIT COUNTER ISN'T PROGRESSING LIKE IT WAS. SHAME. THO' I SUPPOSE I CAN'T COMPLAIN THAT I'M EMPLOYABLE AGAIN! YOU'LL NOTICE MY STORYBOARD WEB-SITE GROWING AS I POST MY LATEST WORK. 

ANYWAY, I'LL GET BACK TO INK AGAIN A.S.A.P.   PROMISE!

OCTOBER 2000

THANKS FOR VISITING, I HAVE CHANGED THIS SO THAT FROM NOW ON I WILL POST NEW MESSAGES AT THE TOP LIKE THIS. I HAVE LEFT SOME OF  MY MESSAGES FROM THE PAST BELOW, AS I THINK IT'S QUITE IMPORTANT.

CHECK OUT MY NEW STRIP: 'I.N.K' WHICH IS NOW UP TO EPISODE 9 !

PLUS THE GALLERY WHICH I'M USING AS A STORAGE FACILITY FOR STUFF I HAVEN'T GOT ROOM FOR AT HOME .

MORE NEW 'BLOODRUNNERS' SCANS IN MORE MANAGEABLE SIZE COMING SOON .

SPRING 1999

Hi. I have now learnt enough about editing the site to take over from Steve.
This is such fun! I'm gonna build a sprawling monster of a site! 
Anyway, I hope you visit us again as things will change and develop more rapidly now. I.N.K is a cracking story that will keep you guessing right up to the last minute and I'm very proud of it. Look soon for hotspots  within the pictures (old & new) for added insight and sub-plots. 

Anyway, thanks for your time. Tell your friends to visit us and now that I'm plugged into the Web, with my very own lap-top, thanks to GED in Stockport (the man is a saint), I will be able to reply to your e-mails properly. STEVE TAYLOR is responsible for the genesis of this site and I am forever in his debt.  I  want to thank him for all his tireless efforts and I hope we can continue our partnership when he returns .

Lots of love, ANDY SPARROW     

P.S.

Holy shit! I'm having so much fun exploring the site from the inside out and I'm learning so much too.

It's really inspiring. At this rate I'll have another episode of INK up in no time and there's lots of sex in the next part!

Plus lots more stuff, not just Girls and Bikes, honest, I can actually draw other things too, you know... er....like Guns, and Cars and...er....well,  that's it actually, but what else do you need in a comic-strip?   eh?

Can you E-mail me if you find any glaring mistakes in my web-mashing, as I'm very new to this. 
I still keep finding buttons: 'Hmm, I wonder what this does....'

'Doh !'