First off, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.
I am so grateful to be coming up to this milestone, I never thought it could happen. But here we are, and hopefully with many years to come, I will be able to continue to offer free raffles with increased interest!
So! This journal is two parts, to thank my watchers and to pimp my new art account! In 10 DAYS i will be going to a week-long event called burning man, and was hoping to scrounge up a little extra cash before my move to reno in october!

I will be offering 3 free sketches, to be chosen when I return from the burn (sept. 2nd).
To be considered for the raffle, in this journal I will need you to WATCH my NEW account,  xrayspex (whether you're watching this account or not doesn't matter, but feel free to watch it if you're interested in fursuit and con pics!)
I will also need you to PIMP this journal, and link it here. If you are chosen, I will message you, and request a reference sheet. A visual reference is PREFERRED, but I will work with description. HOWEVER, a worded description must be very well worded (photo links would be a bonus!) as I will NOT redo it. Thank you for understanding :3

If you are interested in a sketch anyways, please post in this journal here --> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4953782/
they're only $5, and will be completed before I leave for the burn (if purchased in due time, of course! i leave aug. 25th)

Thank you again! I hope to continue to please my audience, expand my horizons, and continue improving!

you have no idea how much i love  kyma's work.
beautiful definition, incredible style, and these FANTASTIC sketchpages with SO MUCH personality!!
ON THAT NOTE.
SKETCHPAGE RAFFLE. TONS OF PRIZES. GO LOOK.
--> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4600903/ <--

Alright! it's official, i'm going to be MOVING ACCOUNTS to  xrayspex!
so please follow me there if you haven't already. while i'll be switching back and forth, all raffles, new art, and giveaways will be featured there.

THIS account will be maintained for commissioned art of Frek, as well as my fursuit of her!

Thank you all!

being held by  undeadromance
check it out over here --> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4522829/

So I finally got a new tablet! Hooray! But now whenever I install SAI on my (now reformatted) computer, it says my trial period has expired!!
Now I have all these in progress .sai files, and don't know what to do.
Buy the program?
One suggestion was to convert it into a .psd file, but I'd need to reopen it in SAI to do such, and I believe that would erase my layer settings.
bluh!! Well, my ladymate is coming home soon with her laptop... Maybe I'll just have to use that xD

my good friend  yashendwirh just came upon some serious financial trouble!!
>> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4460616/ <<
so please go there and read about her situation and help her in any way you can, be it even signal boosting this!

because on that note, check out her other journal, where she has set up a raffle to get word out about her needs :3

 quelyntr is hosting a kiriban raffle (for a kiriban come and gone)
check it! http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4089564/

 -pancakes- is offering two sketchbook auctions here --> http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9338442/
a whole sketchbook of art!
I love love love Niji's style, I've always gotten exactly what I had in mind <3

at the end there's a freebie raffle for advertising :3

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4007256/
check that shit out, she's got all sorts of glowy things,
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9243529/

uhh
i want a navi one
yes

Stolen of course...

Arrival and Departure?
Thurs (27) afternoon

Mode of transportation:
12 HOUR DRIVE WOO

Rooming with:
 base_progression  bowtie and i'm not sure who else ^.^"

Who Will I likely see you with?
base or bowtie or MAYBE EVEN  sigil
seeing as  af_stripes couldn't make it >:[

Con Plans:
volunteering with registration, suiting, stalking the dealers den...

How can I find you?
if you want to hang, note me for my digits!

Do you do free art?
occasionally! it'd be better if you don't mind till after the con, i'm much more comfortable with digital media

Do you have prints/Cds?
Nyope

Will you be fursuiting? if so: What suit(s)?
YES!! my new Frektane partial will be debuting!
(made by  keeatah)

Will you be going to parties?
if i get invited TnT

Will you be performing?
i don't think so, i'm working during the fursuit games :c

Smoke?
:3

Drink?
YUP

Gender:
femme fatale

Can I hug you?
sure

Can I talk to you?
course! but not during panels cos that makes me angry >:V

Will you be at any panels?
yup! though which ones are still up in the air

Can I touch you?
pat my head and scritch my ears <3

Can I buy you drinks?
YES PLEASE

How old are you?
20

Can I snuggle with you?
maybe!

If you're pissed off, should I approach you?
It's rare for me to get angry. so i wouldn't worry!

Are you nice?
uh yeeeeeah

Single or Taken?
TAKEN. VERY MUCH TAKEN.

Cliquey?
i don't think so

How tall?
5' 2"

Can I Take pictures of you?
Of course!

Will you get anything commissioned?
If I suddenly come into some money I might.

How can I get your attention?
holler FREK or like, you can approach me in suit, cos sometimes i get all deaf and shit

Can I ask you to dance at the raves?
sure but i'm a shitty dancer :3

Random.org has declared the winnder to be #2!

That's  yue_maho!

Thanks everyone who participated! I think i'll have to do another when i hit 200 watchers ;3

Last Day to participate in my art raffle!

==> click for more <==

 wahaneta is holding a custom plushie raffle! ==> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3684054/

 seraphimmoonshadow is holding a raffle for a intuos 3 tablet! ==> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3681077/

 silverclaw1 is hosting an art raffle ==> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3657318/

The 100 watch milestone has come... and gone XD and i feel a little shitty i didn't do anything about it! Because honestly, I'm really flattered and super psyched to have so many people watching me... even if comparably it doesn't seem like that much :P
But thank you thank you thank you. This fandom has given me so much.

So! I'd like to offer a free commission to one of you!

WHAT IS IT:
A colored digital fullbody of your character with a simple background! (any rating!)
example
example
example

OR!
a two character detailed sketch of ANY rating!
which i don't have examples of because I've never really done it before but HEY IT'LL BE A FUN EXPERIMENT


HOW I GET, FREK?
EASY!
1) watch me! i'll check if the winner is! *waggles finger*
2) make a journal linking to this journal
3) comment below with your
-journal link
-ref sheet
-write "squidoo!" so i know you read the rules.

please recognize this is free art. It's your responsibility to make sure you give me the correct ref sheet.
I only work with visual refs, no text!
If a reasonable amount of time passes with no contact from the winner, a second will be drawn.
If you have /any/ questions regarding whether or not I'd be willing to do your idea, feel free to note me before the raffle ends, and I'll get right back to you.


THEN WHAT?
The winner will be chosen by random.org on JULY 31st at NOON PST.
and that's it!








ART TRADES!
I'd really like to get in and do some art trades. I'm not picky, honestly. If you have something you can craft or make or draw that you'd like to trade with me, please send me a note with an example of what you're offering, a ref sheet, and what you wanted from me. Thanks :D

COMMISSIONS!
I'm just about done with my commissions, and am still open for anything you can find in my gallery. I'll have some more examples and make a commission guide soon. That should help a lot!

TO DO LIST:
 xavierwolfy - sketched

 xkinkanx is holding a raffle specifically for anthropomorphics ==> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3646037/

 outputt is holding a raffle to pimp out her friend's remix! == > http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3627892/

 seraphimmoonshadow is holding an art raffle --> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3598882/

 demoniccompendium is offering a free fursuit head raffle!
they did my friend  base_progression's suit!
SO YEAH GO CHECK IT
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3587190/

so  yashendwirh moved accounts and she's already a fucking FABULOUSLY talented artist
so go watch her new page yeah?
yeah
go
--->  sphinks

chance to get a 2 pg comic from  stilettopink
check it here -> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3544339/

Howdy Furs. If you don't know me, I'm Anna. I'm 20. I live up in the mountains of Northern Nevada.
I wanna be serious with you all right now for just a bit.

5/14, 3:30 am. I'm driving back home from a furparty (yes, i was sober) up a windy mountain highway. I had just hit the 24 hour mark, as I woke up at 4:30 for work on mothers day. Yes, I'm sleepy. But I thought I could make it.

4 am. Obviously I didn't make it. I came to coming off the shoulder of the road and ran into plenty of bushes and over a snowpole. Quickly I pulled the car up out of the shoulder, slammed the brakes, and did a 180 degree drifting turn all the way over to the other side of the highway where I parked, and called 911.

5 am. The police are still there (no report, I didn't do anything illegal) letting me sit in their car as I call insurance and whatnot. Turns out Progressives idea of the "best plan for me" was purely liability insurance. This means they wouldn't pay for a tow truck. They wouldn't pay if I got hurt. And they sure as hell weren't going to pay for my car.

In the end, I wanted to talk about the dangers of fatigued driving. I wasn't thinking straight but I knew I wasn't okay.
Just DON'T DO IT. Like drunk driving, it's DANGEROUS and you don't always know what you're doing!
Pull off into a turn-out, take a quick nap! Or park, and run circles around your car. Or do what I was too cheap to do, and check into a hotel for the night. In the end, a $100 stay would have been far preferable to the 4.3k I'm now facing in repairs. I bent the frame, I ripped my suspension rod in half on both sides, I hit the oil-pan and my headlights don't work. My radiator suspension is pulled over to one side, and there's surely a slew of other things that went wrong.

Also, INSURANCE! We all have to have basic insurance to drive. But how many of us know what that actually means? I barely do, and it's gotten me in quite the unpleasant hole. Check to see what you're covered for, or have a friend with more experience see if you know what exactly you're paying for, BEFORE you need them.

So, the whole unpleasant end of this. I'm in a bit of a bind. I only have about 1k in my account right now, because I just bought this 2000 subaru two months ago for 9k. I still owe my mother 4k on it. I'm waiting on another thousand from tax returns, and a couple hundred here and there from money owed, etc.

If there is anyone who can find it in their hearts to donate a couple bucks for the cause, or if I've done art for you in the past and you liked it enough to think about tipping, it looks like i'll be living off my shoestrings for a while.

PAYPAL: hanyoneko[at]gmail.com

OR!
You can purchase a commission from me! I am seriously opening up for commissions while I get this taken care of, meaning I will NO LONGER be working on free requests until my queue is empty.

For $5
I will be doing Baby Mine commissions
example example
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

For $15
I will be doing full body colors, with some sort of simple background
best example example with more complex background
1.  nascarboy575 inking
2.  xavierwolfy
3.
4.
5.
ninatokala -done here
nascarboy575 done here

I'm also willing to work with you on adding other characters, making more complex backgrounds, or if you see something I've done in my gallery you'd like your own of (perhaps something similar to my pokemon trainer pic? feel free to message me and we can negotiate a price.

Can't help that way? THAT'S OKAY!! I've had so many kind words and love from every angle through this, it's made all the difference in keeping me out of depression and keeping me motivated!
Pimping this journal would also really help! The more furs see it, the better my chances at getting through this smoothly.

Thank you, everyfur, for your kind support in times of need!

So, I guess my tablet finally shit out on me.
I updated the drivers, unplugged, restarted, etc...

well, i can't exactly afford a new one right now. So any artwork from me will be put on hold until... Well. I dunno. I haven't budgeted the next paycheck yet, but I got some loans that need paying off. The LATEST will be in 2 months time, when my mate returns from oregon with his bamboo tablet.

where have you gone?
what have i done?
what seemed a fleeting disturbance
continues to gnaw within my viscera
and your ward, she nips at my ankles without provocation
(two weeks already? the silence was a calming routine)

where am i now?
what have you done?
this abstract novel is being erased
forcefully and sloppily,
holes being burnt in the paper of my memory

i write letter after letter, the recipient MIA
never an envelope considered
but a fiery future to anticipate

it seems what you told me must all be approved
(tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies)
but you know how i feel about that, don't you?
i've shared what i could, gave what i had,
was it not enough ?
(i fought the law, the law won)

that victory, so bittersweet and fleeting
i lost the war
are you just a casualty? am i?
i'm sorry

if I gathered every apology in the world to fix-
what to fix? the problem is unnameable
i would have cut off my hand before reaching out again
a thief with self morals
and yet here I am being poked and prodded,
disturbed into some form of action

and what now?
what indeed

 taintedsweetmeats is looking for some pony refs! three winners :d
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3377043/

HELL YES THAT'S RIGHT YA'LLS.
MOTHERFUCKIN POTTERMORE JUST OPENED TO THE PUBLIC!
and i'm a little enthusiastic cos i just got sorted into SLYTHERIN
BECAUSE I HAVE GREATNESS WITHIN ME

so far it's actually been really fun. I can totally see this being SO awesome for someone who has never read the books, to read along with each chapter. http://www.furaffinity.net/controls/journal/
My wand is a great wood, but i was seriously hoping for dragon core :/
aaah well!

The only downfall so far? You can't choose your own UN for child safety!
so i'm NightFeather5897
and whoever plays it, should add me :3

 magicalzombie is holding an art raffle ! see more here -> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3347019/