| Finished a new card! |
[06 Jul 2009|12:58am] |
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I'm so happy with this new card too! I finished the Mad Hatter. Now, the only one left out of the 5 I wanted to do is the Cheshire Cat. I just need to fix a few things in the pencil sketch then I can start painting him.
I've also been working on the Princess and the Pea drawing. I'm hoping I can finish her this week also.
"The Mad Hatter - Jack of clubs"
5x7 watercolour, acrylics and ink on hot pressed watercolour paper.
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| Trolling McDonald's |
[05 Jul 2009|07:04am] |
Neckbeard narrator is ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) koriryu, fat driver is kinfreon. No McDonald's employees were killed in the making of this film. That I'm aware of. They could have been I don't know.
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| Book signing at SDCC |
[05 Jul 2009|12:14am] |
I will be signing books at San Diego Comic-Con!
July 25 (Saturday) 3-3:30 pm @ RandomHouse Booth #1128
I only have one book out but I guess I'll sign anything else people want me to. I've never done this before so this should be fun!
At the table will be the Yokaiden sculpt my friend Emily finished. Check it out:
More pictures at her blog here
Is it not great?
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| 5 Heads Tall (bis) |
[02 Jul 2009|09:38pm] |
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That girl on Gaia made me doubt... I actually borrowed pictures from a human photo reference website and verified body proportions o_o
( Female nudity inside )
I was right all along, HAHAHA. Now I feel truly at ease. She's way off with her 5 heads tall and I wish I could rub her nose in it!! :P
I actually recall reading --several years ago-- that a normal/average person is 6½ heads tall... and that some people are 7 heads tall, and the ancient Greek civilization sculpted gods and heroes with 8 heads tall body proportions. I guess I should be aiming for 6½ heads tall rather than 7, but long legs look so gracious... :B I don't even have to measure at all anymore, I draw exactly (or near) 7 heads tall using nothing but my intuition!
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| Happy Birthday Canada! =P |
[01 Jul 2009|11:45pm] |
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Yeah, it's a bit last minute, but I'm still on time! I was away from the computer all day cathcing up with work, and did quite a good chunk of stuff. I'm so proud.
So I allowed myself a little bit of fun for Canada day.
Fanart of Canada (from Hetalia, of course!) I'm not too good with fanart, and I'm certainly not that good with halftones, but I tried it out for fun at the end of a good day's work!
awwwwwwwwwww!! Here's a cake for you Canada. *giggles*
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| Happy Canada Day & Moving Day |
[01 Jul 2009|10:25am] |
So, it's Canada Day. I'm not sure what Canada Day is about, but I think it has something to do with Canada. During the sunlight hours. I have been known to be wrong about these things, though.
Also, if you're in Quebec, it's Moving Day. To show you how sad of a person I am? I know more about Moving Day than Canada Day. Basically, in Quebec, it was pretty much illegal for a lease agreement to not begin on May 1st and end on April 30th. But then in the early 1970's the new government over there thought it would be brilliant to move this day to July 1st and make it an official holiday because, I don't know, it seemed like a great idea to the leadership at the time. I don't think it's actually illegal to have a lease that doesn't begin on either May 1st or July 1st anymore, but it is still a very commonly held tradition. So, around this time, there's a LOT of moving. It's a huge business over in Quebec, it's crazy. :O The more you know.
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| 5 Heads Tall |
[29 Jun 2009|09:41am] |
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Oh my goooooooooooooooosh..............!!!!!!!!! Now I got a PM from the girl who thinks I should draw bigger heads and bigger chins O_o;
My thread
Her PM:
Please, I hope no heard feelings will spark between us, because I don't like to make enemies, especially with fellow artists. I did not mean to be rude, and I'm sure you did not either, I just simply pointed out my opinion since you asked, and you of course have a right not to utilize it. I was taken aback at your defensive comment, but I know you probably did not mean anything by it. It's just always so hard to tell over the internet, which is why I want to make sure you do not hold a grudge against me. I thought your art was quite lovely, and I'm sorry if that didn't come across. However, I have learned that giving others cookies and cream responses instead of the critique they want as well doesn't get them anywhere, so I try to pick out every 'flaw' (for the lack of a better word) I can possibly see, just to help with an outsider's opinion. But some people are different and see their art in their own eyes, and I understand that. While I'm not apologizing for my opinion because no one should have to apologize for their own thoughts, please do accept my apologies if I offended you in any way.
Again, my intent was not to hurt your ego or to insult your talent.
!!!!?????!!!!!!!!!!
Like, first of all, I did not go "defensive", I was just trying to explain to her that she was wrong with her 5 heads tall theory. I cannot stand falsity. By no mean did I feel offended or hurt in my ego and I am not looking for praise, I WANT flaws pointed out (like the high boobs, the weird curvy forearms/wrists which no one even brought up yet, etc.), I have had drawings made better by telling me the nose was off centre before, I'm all ready to accept that, as stupid the flaw may be, after observation I'm ready to concede that the head might LOOK a little small due to the huge hair and crown framing it so tightly but it IS not, but I just happen to believe she is COMPLETELY WRONG about the 5 heads tall thing and I cannot let it go!! O_o; How can the WHOLE ART UNIVERSE be wrong thinking bodies are 7-8 heads tall, except for her?!
I don't care that she's drawing her characters 5 heads tall, it's her thing, but she shouldn't go around and try to convince people that everyone should draw like her!!! Thank goodness I have better confidence in my art and knowledge of proportions, I can't imagine what effect that kind of comment would have on someone who might take her word for it!
I just.... GAH, is it wrong for thinking she's completely insane?! O_o; At this point, it's not just an opinion, she REFUSES to see what everyone else sees!! It's kinda pathetic!
Please... someone... anyone... tell me you agree with me? I need some peer approval here O_o;;;;; Or then send me back to my hole with a kick in the ass and make me apologize to her, but please say something?!
Oh, and I am soooo not replying to her PM, even though making enemies is also the last thing I want, I'm afraid I would unwillingly say hurtful things to her.
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| Weird stuff on Gaia |
[28 Jun 2009|09:58pm] |
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I met some strange people on Gaia........ A guy with "poop" in his username. He mentions poop regularly and he seems to be completely clueless when it comes to Gaia and the Internet in general... I just don't get how someone can be so... weird and clueless O_o; If he mentions poop, I guess that makes him really young... but then young people are supposed to be good with internet and new technology... right? But according to the ToS, you're supposed to be at least 13 to be on Gaia... So he can't be THAT young...? O_o; I thought maybe he was super old since he didn't even know how to post in a forum, but then why would he bring up poop all the time?? o_o; There's a promotion going on right now on Gaia. A chest appears in your aquarium and if you want to open it and get a prize, you need to buy a key. Of course the key disappears from your inventory once you've used it, it's basic stuff... but he was like "Hey, let me borrow your key, I'll use it then give it back to you!".......... I really don't think he's faking it, he's sooooooo full of really basic questions.... like "hey, I bought my panda for just 6k last year, how come it's worth over 15k now?!"................. He's one weird fellow. Doesn't understand anything to anything. Maybe he's "challenged"...........?
And a gal who wants me to draw bigger chins and bigger heads.................... She INSISTS that people are in fact 5-7 heads tall (and not 7-8 heads tall like everyone else claims, IN SPITE OF PROOF WITH REAL PICTURES OF REAL PEOPLE) and that my chins need to be longer and pointier............................. And when I look at her DA gallery, her drawings are of people with big heads and big pointy chins. So basically, she wants me to draw like her.......... I pointed out that I thought her chins were too big and she called me childish for attacking her art. Am I completely retarded or it's her? O_o; GEEZ.
Also... why the hell am I so clueless when it comes to new anime/manga/trends?? D: I feel so left out..... What the hell is Hetalia, when did it become popular? Can someone link me to the OP please?? Tried to looks for it on YouTube, but there is too much fan made parodies to filter, couldn't find anything serious by myself :|
What are other popular animes/mangas nowadays? Passed Deathnote, it's a black hole for me. I just feel so... old and left out D: *drivels*
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| Did you hear? |
[28 Jun 2009|11:33am] |
Q.)"Hi, Billy Mays here!"
A.)Not anymore.
Billy Mays dead at 50.
(He's probably in hell, and they're trying to put him in his cell, and he's protesting "But wait, there's more!") >.>
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| Slanted Mind...? |
[27 Jun 2009|03:43pm] |
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Well... I've been patient, I've waited a few days before saying anything... but where is my Slanted Mind feedback?? D: Maybe people are just not done reading... But this is making me really upset. All that work for nothing? I've got 0 email so far, 0 guestbook message, 0 LJ community comment. No feedback whatsoever, not even a "busy right now, I'll read it later". And here I thought I was gonna make people happy... :( Maybe the email I sent via notifylist didn't get through...? Maybe I'll send it again...
PS: I am not pointing fingers at anyone in particular, I'm just wondering what my 1576 notify list members are doing... They can't ALL have abandoned their email address... can they? D:
PS2: I'm having my period, hence emotional instability lol ;_;
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| Daycare |
[26 Jun 2009|10:48am] |
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This is so frustrating, I'm so discouraged. I received the email listing all the newly open daycare spots at 9:40am this morning. I tried calling the spots that worked for me within the following minute... lines were already busy with other callers! D: I succeeded into getting in touch with potentially ONE open spot... "Potentially", because the daycare lady isn't sure what group of age she's gonna take yet, so maybe Logan isn't even eligible! I'll know next week... if she calls back, I'm in. Otherwise, I'm back to where I started. I bet I got this far only because her opening hours are total crap too! She opens and closes one hour earlier than everyone else, that means I would need to wake up earlier than my usual 5:30am (D: D: D:), go to work early and also leave work early, all in a hurry because the stupid daycare closes too early! Still, getting the spot would be nice... one less thing to stress about... :(
I really wish I could afford to be a stay at home mom, life would suddenly become so easy and so enjoyable... But Hassan would need to at least double his income, and that means living as we are living now (ie: tight budget), so in order to make this both possible and comfortable, he would need to TRIPLE his income... Like that's gonna happen D:
Adult life SUCKS.
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| RIP Michael Jackson |
[25 Jun 2009|09:50pm] |
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The death of Michael Jackson seems so unreal... I can't believe he won't be there anymore when my son hears his first Michael Jackson song! :'( Back when I was 3 years old, I used to dance on Thriller, it was my favourite song! Okay, he looked creepy nowadays, but did it really matter? D:
It's kind of like the death of Sadam Hussein, I can't believe he's not there anymore either, he's ALWAYS been there!!
In person, I keep saying "well, that's life", but today... life is not cool D:
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| Twilight |
[25 Jun 2009|04:38pm] |
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Uh... wait a minute... WHAT?! Twilight is in fact a series of novels?????? .....really? ........................I've always thought it was a TV series. Why am I only learning this now? O_o;
So.... when people say "let's watch Twilight", they actually mean the MOVIE?
I'm so confused D:
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| Summer Wardrobe |
[25 Jun 2009|11:27am] |
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I came to the sad conclusion that I must trash almost my whole summer wardrobe :( "Sad", because this is real life, and unlike the lucky What Not to Wear nominees, I don't have 5000$ for shopping for new clothes D:
My whole pre-pregnancy adult life, I have been shopping in "teen" stores. Or at least in stores that are made for women with small breasts. I had no trouble at all finding nice clothes. Now that I'm a mother, my body proportions have changed: my breasts are bigger and my waist is not as well defined as it used to be. It's not a big problem in itself, but all the tops I have for summer are either structure-less/clingy (does not look good with my new waist), empire waist (my chest does not fit over the empire waist anymore), spaghetti straps or even strapless (my nursing bras are very apparent).
I will have to shop in old women's stores D: D: D:
And dang, I just realized I will have to completely renew my bra wardrobe too, with new wide straps supportive bras, no more cute and colourful bras D:
This is sooooooo depressing... I really cannot afford to shop for new clothes right now, not until I go back to work in September and literally double my current income. By then, it will be back to the winter wardrobe, so it's all good, that one still fits me, but this also means that I will have to wear clothes that don't fit me during the whole summer! :( So depressing................ Y_Y
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| An interview meme! |
[25 Jun 2009|06:42am] |
1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will post the answers to the questions (and the questions themselves) on your blog or journal.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.
I was interviewed by toomundane.
1. What's your favourite book/movie and what makes it so good?
It's been a long while since I've read a good book, a fact that makes me feel some great shame. I think the last time I read a good book it was one Heather bought me, a nonfiction piece of work titled "Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior."
I will say this, however. One of my favorite pieces of fictional work is a cartoon series - specifically, the anime Kino's Journey. It's the story of a young woman who has taken a man's name (Kino) and her travels with the motorad "Hermes." She only spends three days in each country; and really each country is a city-state of sorts. Between some of the interesting moral twists and the beauty of the way each country is set up, its absolutely hard not to like the series... but I've heard complaints by friends I've showed it to of the series being "too slow." I really don't see how. It's the sort of series where you can watch an episode or two and be thinking about them several hours, if not days, later.
2. You win in a lottery, what do you do with the money?
I'd hire a crew to turn my life into a reality show so that viewers could see the real trials and tribulations associated with an uneducated person who wins a notable amount of cash. I'd make some safe choices, of course, like taking yearly payments so that when I inevitably mess up my finances the first year or two, there's be twenty-odd more years of payments waiting. I'd also pay to send my friends to a brothel (and have their misadventures, at least the PG-13 ones, recorded.) I think it would be very amusing, to say the least.
I'd like a modest house with a sizable front yard and a basement with an "office." I'll know I've made it in life when I can acquire this.
3. What would be your dream job?
There was a time that I wanted to be a journalist, and another time that I wanted to be involved with radio. I still do, to an extent, but I fear these days most of my interest in these areas is a manic dream. I know that, for example, while I can be well written I'm hardly good enough at court reporting. I think I have a gift for talking and customer service, but I also absolutely hate trying to sell something to someone, which means both sales and politics is not for me...
4. Which subjects did you hate the most at school? (Comprehensive/elementary school)
Geology. Oh dear God, Geology. But not because of the study itself. We had this teacher whom I really did not like. He wasn't a bad person; I just never really clicked with him, and he had this test that absolutely angered me. The class was expected to memorize and name about fifty different rivers and streams in Montana, and then also the "major" tributaries and rivers within the US proper. That test made up almost all of one quarter's worth of grades. I never studied for that test, because I could never justify it. Taking that fucking class three years in a row was ridiculously humiliating, but not as humiliating as the arguments I'd have with this teacher over this absolutely inane test. I ended up passing the third year with a "D" in that quarter. And I still hate that fucking teacher. He could probably invent a cure for cancer and I'll always hold that test over him.
If someone can't explain to me the relevance of something, I will have absolutely zero interest in memorizing it. It's not just laziness in this case; I have an absolute lack of will that borderlines seething disdain for being forced to memorize useless trivia. I mean, I'll pick it up, sure, but when I'm forced to memorize it? I don't. It's a problem I have that I'm in no rush to fix. Fuck people who expect me to memorize stupid shit.
Haha, I actually remember telling him "fuck your stupid test, teach me how to read a map instead!" . . . Yeah. I was conveniently "sick" for that class a lot.
5. If you were given the money to visit anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Canada, because Heather is there!
But there's a childhood dream of mine to visit Egypt, and view the pyramids first hand. It's a dream I'll probably never realize, given such things as the global atmosphere and my inability to scrape together enough money, but it is still a dream of mine.
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