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Grandma's Funeral and nearing the end of the year

Journal Entry: Wed Dec 23, 2009, 11:36 AM


News

      KIRIBIAN IS AT 30,000!! Not far from it now! XD So if you want some free artwork from me, try to catch it if you can! ;)

      Though if no one claims it on the exact mark..the closest person afterwards..maybe people aren't interested *laughs* But on well, I figure I may as well do this. Also for my 200 watcher (whenever that will happen...took s many years *laughs* though we're at 197!!)

      In other news....

      Yeah, my Grandmother passed away this weekend. (12:03 am on sunday, to be exact). So we're having her funeral tomorrow and all that. I hope :icongrim-away: can make it..I dunno..would be nice to have someone with me there. I'm doing okay with the whole situation, I did cry when I saw her laying there and didn't wake up, but..I think I'm comforted with the fact that she went peacefully and no longer in pain (she got pnemonia and that's why she had been in the hospital). Mum and my aunt were with her, though she wasn't conscious, but still, she didn't die alone.

      so, life goes on as it does...stuck on evenings for another week, but HOPEFULLY that'll end come January! Oh working day shifts again T3T Maybe I'll get somewhat of a social life back? Hahaha..we'll see, I still have tons of art to do before the end of december, so much!! Two contests that I might not be able to enter, and hopefully two other pics I've owed to for friends..maybe even a Kiribian if anyone manages to catch it.

      Hopefully after that I can really start cracking down on a few things; get the big plans in motion for :icongrim-away:'s and I's Japan trip, get cracking on our portfolio's for Max the Mutt Art College, and some other things, possible an art table & panel for Ai-kon this coming July (not to mention.oh..costumes TAT aahh!)

      I managed to go to Mitchell's Fabrics and saw their manequin chart..seems like a good price. Maybe after I paid off my ebay debt and got my Plane ticket, I could invest in one T^T Though I desperately need a credit card...which I will sadly have to fork up another $500 dollars to get *cries*

      Anyhoots..jsut wanted to update. Have a Merry Christmas everybody, sorry I never got around to doing a card this year again!!! NEXT YEAR!! :heart:



Art Currently in Progress


    • Commish: For =Grim-away; Colouring Comic Page :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • Gift: ~AngelMyu; Colouring Halloween Sora :star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty:

    • 2009 Christmas card :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:




Contests Hoping to Enter


    • :icondruideye:'s World AIDS Day 2009 Project [December 1st] [link] :star::star::star::star::star:

    • :iconmoemai:'s Fan Contest #1 [December 31st] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • :iconsaimain:'s Art Contest [December 31st] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • :iconaudreydutroux:'s Winter Couples Contest [January 17th] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • Ai-kon Mascot 2010 Contest [January 30th] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • :iconnyanko-chan:'s Colouring Contest [January 31st] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • :iconlunaticsupernova:'s Nocturnal Requiems Contest [February 15th] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:



Cosplay In Progress




    Ai-kon (July 2010):
    • Nausicaa ("Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind") [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • Zell Dincht ( SEED Uniform "Final Fantasy 8") [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • ??? :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:


    Fall 2010 (September/October 2010):
    • Ivy Walker ("The Village") [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:


    Comic Con 2010 (October 2010)
    • Prince Nuada ("Hellboy II: The Golden Army") [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:














  • Mood: Optimism
  • Listening to: Highland (Dimmi Perche)
  • Reading: Sherlock Holmes & Heaven's Love
  • Watching: Nostalgia Chick (funny stuff!)
  • Playing: nothing at the moment
  • Eating: lunch
  • Drinking: juice

Things looking up a bit

Journal Entry: Mon Nov 30, 2009, 12:56 PM


News

      Alright, I guess I better get that whiny journal off my page *laughs*

      So, about that weekend: THANKFULLY, my department (the 4 of us) picked one day out of the weekend to work..so I only had to work the sunday for 8 hours. Still sucked that I didn't get OT, but at least I had ONE day off....

      Urgh, the rest of the week had been hectic..things piling up worse and worse, UNTIL...aahh...a sigh of relief. My department now has a new manager..and even though we had quite a few kinks to get out, at least it's becoming ORGANIZED...and she's taking action...and I don't know how to explain it, but I can just see that we're going to be BETTER. So now it's a little bit of a relief. I'm still stuck on evenings sadly, but not for the full time they had said before, it'll be about 5 more weeks instead of 3 months.

      In other news..not much, really. I finally got an art piece done, from sketch to color, and ppaaiinnt! I got to PAINT! *Skips* been so long, I missed getting messy with it. There were quite a few frustrating things during the night, but with MUCH MUCH THANKS TO :icongrim-away:, she got me through my stupid tempermental episodes ^^; and I got it done in time.

      Speaking of which, finally my printer/scanner hooked up...whoo! The ONLY problem is....

      ...the COLOR it scans with is TERRIBLE T___T;; *Sobsob* It makes them so BRIGHT...TOO bright....like, our browns become reds and our purples become pinks X^X wwaahhhh! :cries:

      So I'll have to call the printer manufacturer to ask how to change the color settings...because it's NOT good at ALL.

      Oh well..another days work. Probably will do it tomorrow.

      Still not much on the cosplay front, though I have ordered some wigs for next year. I still have to get fabric and supplies, but I'll start workingon them SOON! And order a dress mannequin...




Art Currently in Progress


    • Commish: For =Grim-away; Colouring Comic Page :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • Gift: ~AngelMyu; Colouring Halloween Sora :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • 2009 Christmas card :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:




Contests Hoping to Enter


    • :icondruideye:'s World AIDS Day 2009 Project [December 1st] [link] :star::star::star::star::star:

    • Darksiders: Your Last Days Contest [December 17th] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • :iconmoemai:'s Fan Contest #1 [December 31st] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • :iconsaimain:'s Art Contest [December 31st] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • :iconaudreydutroux:'s Winter Couples Contest [January 17th] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • Ai-kon Mascot 2010 Contest [January 30th] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • :iconnyanko-chan:'s Colouring Contest [January 31st] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • :iconlunaticsupernova:'s Nocturnal Requiems Contest [February 15th] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:



Cosplay In Progress




    Ai-kon (July 2010):
    • Nausicaa ("Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind") [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • Zell Dincht ( SEED Uniform "Final Fantasy 8") [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • ??? :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:













  • Mood: Optimism
  • Listening to: Highland (Dimmi Perche)
  • Reading: Sherlock Holmes
  • Watching: Nostalgia Chick (funny stuff!)
  • Playing: nothing at the moment
  • Eating: Bacon & Eggs
  • Drinking: Milk

November update

Journal Entry: Sun Nov 8, 2009, 9:07 PM


News

      Whelp! The Manga Without Borders is almost finished, I sent out all the stuff they needed (high res scan of my submission, my profile pic, answering some interview questions and other info), mailed out my contract last week, and sent my payment in. For now all I’m waiting for from them is to send me a preview of the spread for my layout will look like for approval, then hopefully we’ll be good to go!! >3< *flails around*

      Can’t wait when those go to print and :icongrim-away: and I get our copies. It’ll be so exciting!!

      Not much has been going on personally, mostly working =/ Had to do some overtime this week (that I don’t get paid for; DAMN YOU SALARY!!! TAT), and getting around to doing a few other things, though because Grim and I sorta..played Fatal Frame 3 this weekend I once again didn’t get ANY cleaning done XD;; It’s almost finished I promise!! Then hopefully I can draw again, since there’s two colored pics I need to do for friends and some contests I’m really eager in entering. PLUS I REALLY need to get started on those costumes for next year, though the break is really nice.

      Anime Boston is still up in the air…I guess we’ll have to see how things go ne? I’m hoping to go next year with my Japan trip but we’ll see.

      Speaking of cosplay, tomorrow or sometime this week I’m hoping to check out some dress mannequins at fabric stores, or online if that’s the way I have to go. I’ve been meaning to get one for a while but never got around to it. ~shushuwafflez works at Mitchell’s fabrics and said hers is a pretty good brand, so I’m gonna check out the charts they have for sizes and prices. As well, I REALLY need a scanner, this running around to UPS is just too much..plus it’ll cost so much more money >_<;; I don’t trust Staples anymore, because the scans I got from them were the PITS! Not much price difference anyway. So I’ll need to find one that can hook up to a MAC. Anyone got any suggestions?

      Halloween wasn’t that great for me sadly, the only fun was after the evening was technically over. Oh well, always next year! Hope people had tons of fun at Comic con, the pics and costumes look so awesome! :heart:

      Well, for now that’s it. I HOPE I can try to get a pic done to get some xmas cards printed…I’ve been wanting to do some again since 2005 but never got around to it until now.

      ****IF YOU ARE A PENPAL OF MINE FROM YEARS BACK, -PLEASE- PLEASE PLEASE –;PPLLEEEAAASSEEE- CONTACT ME WITH YOUR NEW ADDRESS! Or if it hasn’t changed! I sadly lost some people’s e-mails, or I don’t know if they work anymore. So I will try my best to get in touch with all of you, but if possible please let me know okay? D:****


      Hopefully more art will come up soon! Love y’all~ :heart:




Art Currently in Progress


    • Commish: For =Grim-away; Colouring Comic Page :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • Gift: ~AngelMyu; Colouring Halloween Sora :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • 2009 Christmas card :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:




Contests Hoping to Enter


    • :icondruideye:'s World AIDS Day 2009 Project [December 1st] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • :iconmoemai:'s Fan Contest #1 [December 1st] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • :iconsaimain:'s Art Contest [December 31st] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • :iconaudreydutroux:'s Winter Couples Contest [January 17th] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • Ai-kon Mascot 2010 Contest [January 30th] [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:





Cosplay In Progress




    Anime Boston (April 2010):
    • Endo (Bettina's "Axis Lumen: Phoenix Down") [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:


    Ai-kon (July 2010):
    • Nausicaa ("Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind") [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • Zell Dincht ( SEED Uniform "Final Fantasy 8") [link] :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • ??? :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:













  • Mood: Excited
  • Listening to: Weapon-Matthew Good
  • Reading: A Foreign Love Affair-Ayano Yamane
  • Watching: Da Vinci Code
  • Playing: Fatal Frame III/ We <3 Katamari
  • Eating: Oatmeal Creme Cookies
  • Drinking: Orange & Strawberry Sunny D

I got into the MWB art book!! >3< *dances*

Journal Entry: Tue Oct 13, 2009, 11:20 PM




News

      Omg!! After nearly two and a half months of waiting in anxious anticipation, I’m accepted to be in Manga Without Borders vol. 2!! This is so exciting! :icongrim-away: and I are both in it together!! >0< *Squeals*

      It took a while for them to get back to me (there was confusion that my submission didn’t get in, yadda yadda long story), but damn it was such a nice surprise when I got home from my evening work shift.

      I haven’t gotten the papers to fill out yet, but when I do, I’ll get them done ASAP :D Ooo I’m just wiggly thinking about it…My art hasn’t been published before, so it’s quite the excitement on my part.

      Thanks so much for keeping my head up high Grim T3T *sends much love her way* She had to encourage me the whole time not to give up hope, to keep e-mailing them, etc…and she wanted to be in the book together too, she made me bashful when she said it made it worth the money T^T she really has to stop making me get temporary sunburn *blushes and shuffles away*

      I don’t know when the book will be ready for print and published, but trust me I’ll let you guys know :3 Weee!


      Reminder to self: since :icongrim-away:, :iconangelmyu: and a few others liked the artwork of Nocah that I submitted for this, and wanted prints, I’m considering making a few. Any old penpals that might want one too? It’s the artwork featured in my Current Artwork section at the side of my journal here.


      Anyhoots, I should head off to bed so that I’m not a lazy bum and sleep in until 1 tomorrow XD;;


      Whoo~:heart:




Art Currently in Progress


    • DevID :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • Commish: For =Grim-away; Colouring Comic Page :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • Gift: ~AngelMyu; Colouring Halloween Sora :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:




Cosplay In Progress




    Anime Boston (April 2010):
    • Benova Dracana Mikala (Bettina's "Transcendence") :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:


    Ai-kon (July 2010):
    • Nausicaa ("Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind") :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • Zell Dincht ("Final Fantasy 8") :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:

    • Gojyo ("Saiyuki" First outfit) :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:













  • Mood: Excited
  • Listening to: Within Temptation
  • Reading: The Golden Compass
  • Watching: 300
  • Playing: Kingdom Hearts
  • Eating: Golden Oreos
  • Drinking: Milk

Info

Journal Entry: Mon Oct 12, 2009, 10:16 AM




Tutorials

      Maybe if people want some tutorials, I can try and make one =)









  • Mood: Neutral

Journal History

If I made a canon pairing Shounen-ai calendar, would you consider perchasing one? (please comment!) 

27%
4 deviants said Maybe, I'd have to see it first...
20%
3 deviants said If I like the fanartwork...
20%
3 deviants said Depends how much it is...
13%
2 deviants said Yes definitely!
13%
2 deviants said Results (meanies! D: I need the feedbaaaacckk!)
7%
1 deviant said Depends what pairings are inside...
0%
No deviants said No, I do not like Shounen-ai.

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