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Alright, I lied...

Sun Sep 27, 2009, 1:28 PM
  • Mood: Neutral
  • Listening to: Nothing right now.
  • Reading: Nothing right now.
  • Watching: Nothing right now.
  • Playing: Nothing right now.
  • Eating: Nothing right now.
  • Drinking: Nothing right now.
...it appears I will be dropping into oblivion. :(

College is good but lots of work to do. I have some reading-intensive classes that keep me busy as well as a drawing course that eats up a lot of spare time, plus a computer science class, so juggling all the work and trying to maintain a decent social life is... well, interesting. As such, DeviantART is at the bottom of the ladder. I love this place, all the bad things we all continuously whine about aside, and I wanna stay, but I can't really visit as frequently as I used to. So, guess I'm fading into the realm of inactivity. It doesn't matter all that much since I wasn't really all that active prior to college, but yeah. I just don't have the time for it. Not now, anyway. If things lighten up in the work area, then I'll definitely be back, but for now, I'm in oblivion.

To the friends I've made: keep up the awesome art makin'. I expect to be dazzled when I return. :)

Good luck all!

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Things To Do:
:bulletred:art trade with =lunascythedragon: :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:
:bulletred:Bryan Adams Challenge: [link] (0 pictures complete)
:bulletred:~Narisu's 100 Pic Challenge: [link] (0 pictures complete)

My Characters By Others:
:bulletblue: [link] - Sona
:bulletblue: [link] - Sona
:bulletblue: [link] - WindChaser
:bulletblue: [link] - Infinity
:bulletblue: [link] - WindChaser

Inactivity...

Fri Aug 21, 2009, 9:22 AM
  • Mood: Worried
  • Listening to: Nothing right now.
  • Reading: Power of the Sword - Wilbur Smith
  • Watching: Tropic Thunder
  • Playing: Nothing right now.
  • Eating: Lunch
  • Drinking: Water
Hey all.

So I haven't been doing much DA-related stuff these days. I've been really busy lately. Shouldn't have been that busy, but I was. My "part time" summer job required me to work 40 hours a couple of weeks and then close to 35 for others. That. Is. Exhausting. Wouldn't be so bad if I got to sit, but it's a stand-up job, and it sucks beyond belief. Good news is I have things a bit easier now since I demanded less hours. I also asked for a raise from minimum wage, but that's not gonna happen. Score's 1-10, in favor of BedBath&Beyond. But next Friday should be my last day working, which should mean more free time, right?

Wrong.

I head off for college September 1st. Need the time to pack and otherwise prepare for it. I've been in contact with my roommate (who is pretty cool and really nice) but I'm still scared beyond belief about going to a new school where none of my friends are going. I've already had to say goodbye to a few people I've known for years, and I don't know if I'll see some of them again. I guess it's easier to stay in touch with the Internet nowadays but that doesn't really make it easier... especially not when they all leave and you have to sit at home and watch them go. I'm pretty much the last one to go. It's bittersweet because my summer lasts longer, but it's not really fun to sit around, staring at your phone, thinking to yourself "I can't call anyone to hang out... they're all in another state."

I don't really know what I'll be doing in college so I might fade away from DA. Probably not, though. I know there are quite a few people around here in college who are pretty active, so I shouldn't just drop into oblivion, but I'll probably be less active. Not really sure at this point. :shrug:

As a result of inactivity, I have a lot of deviations to go through. I've been trying to keep the number down but it's not working too well... apparently, everyone's been busy making with the artwork. So, I'm going to do what I swore to myself I would never do: go on a faving spree. I usually like to just look at a few and give out faves sparingly so I don't overwhelm those I watch or drown pictures I really like in a flood of faves, but I'm not going to get through it any other way. I'm not really gonna comment... so many deviations, so little time. Sorry guys. Hope you don't mind...

I'm not really sure what else to say. It's been a summer of highs and lows, I'll say that much to anyone who's interested. Got a job, ended up hating the job; got a few paychecks, ended up having to deal with a total creep to get them; got a boyfriend (total sweetheart), ended up having to say goodbye after only a month; got a list of literary agents together to solicit, ended up getting rejected from the first one and now I'm working on the next; got some bad news concerning my uncle, ended up being alright in the end; got an invitation to my cousin's wedding, ended up not being able to go due to school; got an event together so I could see my friends one last time, ended up only getting responses from about half... but still had a lot of fun.

So yeah. A lot of other stuff has happened. It's been an interesting ride, and I'm not even done with it yet... Guess I'll have to see where else it goes.

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Things To Do:
:bulletred:art trade with =lunascythedragon: :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:
:bulletred:Bryan Adams Challenge: [link] (0 pictures complete)
:bulletred:~Narisu's 100 Pic Challenge: [link] (0 pictures complete)

My Characters By Others:
:bulletblue: [link] - Sona
:bulletblue: [link] - Sona
:bulletblue: [link] - WindChaser
:bulletblue: [link] - Infinity
:bulletblue: [link] - WindChaser

Back in the Saddle Again...

Fri Jul 10, 2009, 7:06 PM
  • Mood: Content
  • Listening to: Nothing right now.
  • Reading: Power of the Sword - Wilbur Smith
  • Watching: Bottle Shock
  • Playing: Nothing right now.
  • Eating: Nothing right now.
  • Drinking: Nothing right now.
Aerosmith song stuck on the mind right now. No complaints, really. Is a good song. :D

Reunited with the Internet now. Yay!

Nothing much else to say. Just a time filler journal thing, I guess. :shrug:

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Things To Do:
:bulletred:*UKTara's contest: :star::star::star: [link] (written entry)
:bulletred:art trade with =lunascythedragon: :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:
:bulletred:Art Against Hatred&Violence: :star::star::star: [link]
contest journal: [link]
:bulletred:Bryan Adams Challenge: [link] (0 pictures complete)
:bulletred:~Narisu's 100 Pic Challenge: [link] (0 pictures complete)

My Characters By Others:
:bulletblue: [link] - Sona
:bulletblue: [link] - Sona
:bulletblue: [link] - WindChaser
:bulletblue: [link] - Infinity
:bulletblue: [link] - WindChaser

...yeah......

Tue Jun 30, 2009, 4:59 PM
  • Mood: Not Impressed
  • Listening to: Nothing right now.
  • Reading: Nothing right now.
  • Watching: Nothing right now.
  • Playing: Nothing right now.
  • Eating: Nothing right now.
  • Drinking: Nothing right now.
Stuff:
:bulletred:finished Art Against Hatred & Violence contest picture... contest journal: [link]
:bulletred:finalizing my idea for my trade with =lunascythedragon in my head right now... will sketch it soon
:bulletred:won't have Internet access from July 3rd-10th
:bulletred:dropping =ssbbdave's request... he won't miss it since he never actually watched me or asked me about it after the first and only comment he wrote....months ago... I don't usually drop stuff but whatever. I don't care, he doesn't seem to care, everybody's happy-ish
:bulletred:animation's still up if anyone cares to have a look
:bulletred:been constantly freaking out about going to a new school next September...puts me in a bad mood... as has been made fairly clear by this journal...sorry :/

I'm done now.

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*UKTara's contest: :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty: (written entry)
art trade with =lunascythedragon: :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:
Art Against Hatred&Violence: :star::star::star: [link]
Bryan Adams Challenge: [link] (0 pictures complete)
~Narisu's 100 Pic Challenge: [link] (0 pictures complete)
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Lookit!!! :D ------> [link]
LOOK AGAIN!!! --> [link]
And Again!!! -----> [link]
Again Again!! ----> [link]
Because =lunascythedragon = AWESOME :heart:

Animation + Graduation

Fri Jun 26, 2009, 8:38 AM
  • Mood: Happy Tears
  • Listening to: Nothing right now.
  • Reading: Nothing right now.
  • Watching: Nothing right now.
  • Playing: Nothing right now.
  • Eating: Nothing right now.
  • Drinking: Nothing right now.
:bulletred:Animation:bulletred:
[link]
Ok, there's the link to the deviation submission. You can get the YouTube link from there if you're interested in checking it out. Let me know what you think! :)

:bulletblue:Graduation:bulletblue:
It's official. I'm out of high school.

It's really a weird feeling. I keep thinking that I have to go back to school on Monday or something and spend another whole year walking those halls. Well, fighting through those halls, actually. It always was difficult to maneuver through there. :P

I think I'll miss the high school, much as I wanted to get out and never look back. I had some tough times but also a lot of fun times and it's really scary to think that I might not ever see some of the people who where there with me again. I know there's Facebook and other wonderful Internet inventions like that, but it's not the same as seeing someone face-to-face and it's so easy to fall out of touch when you rely on a computer to manage your social life. :(

I don't know. Best case scenario is that I keep bugging my friends with emails and they return the favor. Worst case is we don't and we all move on with our lives, just not together. Either way, we're all moving on, whether we like it or not.

I've never been one for omens, but if anyone wants to run with an interpretation of our Graduation Ceremony, be my guest. It was weird enough to call for one. ;P

It started out nice and sunny and warm. Beautiful day. Everyone's excited. We get to the school, line up inside and start marching out. The exact moment when my foot hit the pavement, it started to rain. Everyone paused, then someone shouted "I've waited four years to get out of here! Rain is not stopping me now!!!" Amen to that. We kept going and walked to our seats in the rain. We had to dump the water off the seats because it pooled and no one wanted to get their rear ends soaked. All the speeches were made in the rain. Valedictorian, Salutatorian, Principal, Class President... all were reading from wet paper. The moment the last speech ended and the principal announced that we were ready to get the diplomas, the sun came out. It did not rain for the rest of the ceremony. Cap and gown were soaking wet (and the cardboard inside the cap partially disintegrated) but the sun was out when we received our diplomas. I had to seriously hunt down my friends and family after we were done (I honestly went Crocodile Hunter [may he RIP] on their butts) but I found them finally. Project Graduation was after the ceremony and was basically one big final party for the Senior Class. Not much to say about that as far as crazy omens go, but I'm apparently very skilled at the roulette wheel. Too bad the chips were worthless. ;)

:bulletgreen:Other:bulletgreen:
I'm redrawing the trade with =lunascythedragon. I don't like the image and I want something more powerful. I have an idea in my head and I think it will be very cool if I can pull it off. We'll see in a bit.

Started the Art Against Hatred & Violence entry. It's gonna be cartoony and I wanna try out gradient shading. I'm liking it so far though, so hopefully it will turn out nicely in the end. :)

And finally, I have a job!
:w00t: :party: :boogie: :bounce: :dance: :D
It's at Bed Bath & Beyond. Not my ideal location, but employment is employment and I'm very happy. :)

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Request for =ssbbdave: :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:
*UKTara's contest: :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty: (written entry)
art trade with =lunascythedragon: :star-empty::star-empty::star-empty:
Art Against Hatred&Violence: :star::star-half::star-empty:
Bryan Adams Challenge: [link] (0 pictures complete)
~Narisu's 100 Pic Challenge: [link] (0 pictures complete)
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Lookit!!! :D ------> [link]
LOOK AGAIN!!! --> [link]
And Again!!! -----> [link]
Again Again!! ----> [link]
Because =lunascythedragon = AWESOME :heart:

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