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Posted 11 years agoFirst off... Everything here is old and never updated, DON'T JUDGE ME. D:
Also, I am in serious need of a new tablet so I can get back on track with this drawing stuff. Going to take up doing SketchDaily with another artist friend. I will probably be posting the products of said daily sketching on my new art tumblr, http://harleighdoodles.tumblr.com/
For everything else I'm tumblin' about, check out http://queerlyharleigh.tumblr.com/ (VERY NSFW)
Also, I am in serious need of a new tablet so I can get back on track with this drawing stuff. Going to take up doing SketchDaily with another artist friend. I will probably be posting the products of said daily sketching on my new art tumblr, http://harleighdoodles.tumblr.com/
For everything else I'm tumblin' about, check out http://queerlyharleigh.tumblr.com/ (VERY NSFW)
Holy shit
Posted 11 years agoI drew stuff. :D
I'm DRAWING stuff!
I'm DRAWING stuff!
Holy shit
Posted 11 years agoI drew stuff. :D
I'm DRAWING stuff!
I'm DRAWING stuff!
Alright
Posted 12 years agoI'm here. I think.
Getting my hands on a tablet so I can start drawing again.
The person to blame has been chided quite thoroughly.
And for the love of god, please stop telling me my SL account got hacked. I still have control over it, they got those photos from somewhere else.
Getting my hands on a tablet so I can start drawing again.
The person to blame has been chided quite thoroughly.
And for the love of god, please stop telling me my SL account got hacked. I still have control over it, they got those photos from somewhere else.
Coming Out?
Posted 15 years agoWell... National Coming Out Day started just over two hours ago where I'm at, and I've been sitting here, trying to decide whether or not to say something about it on facebook.
Some over my family is very religious, and some of my family is very conservative, and some members of both of these parts of my family read my facebook. I want to say something, but... I don't know if I can tell my family about my sexuality. I'm not even a term they'd understand, since I identify as pansexual (I like guys, girls, and everything in between). To top it off, I'm polyamorous, too, something I DEFINITELY don't want to talk to them about. I've been in a happy, healthy, loving poly relationship for over a year now with two WONDERFUL guys, and I can't even tell my family so that they can share my joy, because I don't know how they'll take it. I don't know why I'm so nonchalant about my sexuality until it comes to discussing it with my family, but it sucks.
I don't want to have to explain to them, I don't want to have to bear any possible ridicule from them, because I happily live my life without being judged for my sexuality right now. It's ironic... I'm more likely to tell a stranger, or a coworker, about my sexuality, but... I can't gather the nerve to tell my family, the people I share blood with, the people who have known me my entire life. I don't know how to tell them.
Augh. :/
EDIT: I posted a neutral but supportive message via The Human Rights Campaign, at http://www.facebook.com/comingoutday
Some over my family is very religious, and some of my family is very conservative, and some members of both of these parts of my family read my facebook. I want to say something, but... I don't know if I can tell my family about my sexuality. I'm not even a term they'd understand, since I identify as pansexual (I like guys, girls, and everything in between). To top it off, I'm polyamorous, too, something I DEFINITELY don't want to talk to them about. I've been in a happy, healthy, loving poly relationship for over a year now with two WONDERFUL guys, and I can't even tell my family so that they can share my joy, because I don't know how they'll take it. I don't know why I'm so nonchalant about my sexuality until it comes to discussing it with my family, but it sucks.
I don't want to have to explain to them, I don't want to have to bear any possible ridicule from them, because I happily live my life without being judged for my sexuality right now. It's ironic... I'm more likely to tell a stranger, or a coworker, about my sexuality, but... I can't gather the nerve to tell my family, the people I share blood with, the people who have known me my entire life. I don't know how to tell them.
Augh. :/
EDIT: I posted a neutral but supportive message via The Human Rights Campaign, at http://www.facebook.com/comingoutday
Cool World
Posted 15 years agoI kind of pride myself on being a HUGE nerd for all things animated, and was poking around in the selection of movies available to stream on Netflix, and came across a supposed cult classic that - apparently to my shame - I had not yet seen.
This movie is called Cool World.
Now, I know that a lot of people who enjoy animation LOVE this movie.
I've got to be honest with you, I thought about turning it off and watching something else the entire time I had it on. I would have demanded my money back if I'd seen it in a theater. If I'd bought it on VHS/DVD/lolBeta, it would have been returned the next day. There is so much that is so abysmally wrong with this movie that there is no element of it that could possibly salvage it, including Holly Wood. Even Brad Pitt couldn't save this movie, and he's usually a phenomenal actor, I tend to really enjoy his work.
So what's wrong with it, you may ask. What ISN'T wrong with it?
The animation is horrible and inconsistent (beyond the two major female characters and Pitt's sidekick).
The overall execution is dismal.
I can't emotionally invest in the characters or story.
The story drags like crazy, weighted down by a surplus of useless filler animation.
The sheer volume of pointless filler animation is just depressing.
Half the soundtrack sounds like puked-up 80s leftovers.
The acting is as flat as the cardboard cutouts they used for props in the animated half of the world ( again, I'm sorely disappointed in Pitt).
All in all, the movie isn't the least bit entertaining until the last 15 minutes, and that really isn't enough to salvage the prior 85 minutes of tear-inducing boredom and annoyance.
I went in with high hopes after hearing about how great this movie was, and got completely blue balled by it instead. In short, I want the last two hours of my life back.
This movie is called Cool World.
Now, I know that a lot of people who enjoy animation LOVE this movie.
I've got to be honest with you, I thought about turning it off and watching something else the entire time I had it on. I would have demanded my money back if I'd seen it in a theater. If I'd bought it on VHS/DVD/lolBeta, it would have been returned the next day. There is so much that is so abysmally wrong with this movie that there is no element of it that could possibly salvage it, including Holly Wood. Even Brad Pitt couldn't save this movie, and he's usually a phenomenal actor, I tend to really enjoy his work.
So what's wrong with it, you may ask. What ISN'T wrong with it?
The animation is horrible and inconsistent (beyond the two major female characters and Pitt's sidekick).
The overall execution is dismal.
I can't emotionally invest in the characters or story.
The story drags like crazy, weighted down by a surplus of useless filler animation.
The sheer volume of pointless filler animation is just depressing.
Half the soundtrack sounds like puked-up 80s leftovers.
The acting is as flat as the cardboard cutouts they used for props in the animated half of the world ( again, I'm sorely disappointed in Pitt).
All in all, the movie isn't the least bit entertaining until the last 15 minutes, and that really isn't enough to salvage the prior 85 minutes of tear-inducing boredom and annoyance.
I went in with high hopes after hearing about how great this movie was, and got completely blue balled by it instead. In short, I want the last two hours of my life back.
Well...
Posted 15 years agoHey guys, I know this is probably annoying... I'm back here. I... I don't know. I guess I had a momentary lapse of identity for the last six months or whatever. As such, I'll be back on 
sakuramerquise to post my art, my journals, etc. I apologize for the back and forth bullshit of having multiple accounts, and any annoyance that has caused.
With that said, I'll probably keep my Harley account up just to have on hand. For what, I'm not exactly sure, but the character and persona surrounding Harley is definitely a part of me, as much as Sakky is.
I suppose the main reason I up and abandoned Sakky (the chubby stripey thing I draw sometimes) was because of her connections to a group that I am no longer associated with. I got tired of the questions and drama and nonsense, and wanted a fresh start.
Enter Harley Kozlov, my new SL account and character, likely representing my snarkier and less forgiving side. She seemed like a good escape and a place to start over. In doing so, I kind of abandoned an identity that's been a part of me for a long time now. I've been using this username for almost ten years now, and honestly, having come to my senses, I don't see any reason to abandon it.
So if you know me as Harley, Sakky, or simply as Kat: I'm here, and not planning on going anywhere.
While I'll still be drawing Sakky and finally posting art of Harley, multiple influences have led me to create a new incarnation of an old concept I drew a while back. Her name is Soda, and while the previous version was a generic dog of undetermined breed (presumably a mutt), I'm re-developing her as a freckled and spunky pudgy pomeranian, to reflect my excitable and outgoing nature.
I look forward to working on this new character and bringing new art of her to life for your entertainment.
I have a few outstanding commissions at the moment that I have lost my previous work on, as they were being drawn digitally and saved on a hard drive that is currently inaccessible. If you are waiting on art from me (no matter how old), please send me a note, and we will work something out.
I am currently unemployed and seeking work. If you would like to commission me (or donate), any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Commissioners with commissions yet to be fulfilled will receive top priority and have their orders filled first, provided they contact me about said commissions. Donations and payments can be made to sakuramerquise [AT] yahoo [DOT] com.
If you have any other issues or questions for me, I am checking my notes regularly, as I am on a stable (if vastly unimpressive) computer at this time.
To answer the folks who have been asking me about conventions... I have no intention of making any plans to attend a convention until I have a job and am able to put money away for such things, instead of just barely affording them. I miss you guys, and I miss conventions, but the responsibilities at home come first. I'll take a vacation and go to a con when I can afford to do things like eat and pay bills and still put money away.
I'm going to stop yammering on now. I love you guys, and I'm sorry I've been so wishy-washy the last six months or so. I've gone through a lot of life changes, most of them for the better.
I'm 23, and I'm still finding myself. And I've got no shame admitting that.
sakuramerquise to post my art, my journals, etc. I apologize for the back and forth bullshit of having multiple accounts, and any annoyance that has caused.With that said, I'll probably keep my Harley account up just to have on hand. For what, I'm not exactly sure, but the character and persona surrounding Harley is definitely a part of me, as much as Sakky is.
I suppose the main reason I up and abandoned Sakky (the chubby stripey thing I draw sometimes) was because of her connections to a group that I am no longer associated with. I got tired of the questions and drama and nonsense, and wanted a fresh start.
Enter Harley Kozlov, my new SL account and character, likely representing my snarkier and less forgiving side. She seemed like a good escape and a place to start over. In doing so, I kind of abandoned an identity that's been a part of me for a long time now. I've been using this username for almost ten years now, and honestly, having come to my senses, I don't see any reason to abandon it.
So if you know me as Harley, Sakky, or simply as Kat: I'm here, and not planning on going anywhere.
While I'll still be drawing Sakky and finally posting art of Harley, multiple influences have led me to create a new incarnation of an old concept I drew a while back. Her name is Soda, and while the previous version was a generic dog of undetermined breed (presumably a mutt), I'm re-developing her as a freckled and spunky pudgy pomeranian, to reflect my excitable and outgoing nature.
I look forward to working on this new character and bringing new art of her to life for your entertainment.
I have a few outstanding commissions at the moment that I have lost my previous work on, as they were being drawn digitally and saved on a hard drive that is currently inaccessible. If you are waiting on art from me (no matter how old), please send me a note, and we will work something out.
I am currently unemployed and seeking work. If you would like to commission me (or donate), any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Commissioners with commissions yet to be fulfilled will receive top priority and have their orders filled first, provided they contact me about said commissions. Donations and payments can be made to sakuramerquise [AT] yahoo [DOT] com.
If you have any other issues or questions for me, I am checking my notes regularly, as I am on a stable (if vastly unimpressive) computer at this time.
To answer the folks who have been asking me about conventions... I have no intention of making any plans to attend a convention until I have a job and am able to put money away for such things, instead of just barely affording them. I miss you guys, and I miss conventions, but the responsibilities at home come first. I'll take a vacation and go to a con when I can afford to do things like eat and pay bills and still put money away.
I'm going to stop yammering on now. I love you guys, and I'm sorry I've been so wishy-washy the last six months or so. I've gone through a lot of life changes, most of them for the better.
I'm 23, and I'm still finding myself. And I've got no shame admitting that.
So yeah
Posted 15 years agoI AM MOVING TO A NEW ACCOUNT IN AN EFFORT TO SORT OF STREAMLINE SOME SHIT. PLEASE VISIT ME FROM NOW ON AT 
harleykozlov, AS I WILL BE POSTING ALL NEW ART HERE!
PS - I love you guys <3
harleykozlov, AS I WILL BE POSTING ALL NEW ART HERE!PS - I love you guys <3
I didn't know...
Posted 16 years ago...that it was possible to be both so content and so utterly miserable at the same time... after 7 of the most fulfilling days of my life, I feel like I've been emptied out all over again... I'm empty and depressed and angry and yearning... All I want is to go back. Now, now, now.
If home is where your heart is, my home is now in Boston, because my heart sure as hell didn't come back with me, and what I do have is absolutely ruined from the separation. I can't stand it. I am an absolute train wreck right now, I really am. I want to just take every piece of my life that I can fit in my car and LEAVE. Run away to Boston to be with the ones I love. I feel like there is so little for me here, even when I know that isn't true.
This is far more than puppy love. Being away from them is nothing short of torture. I don't know how I'm going to make it through till my next visit, I really don't.
Come March, I am filling out the paperwork and transferring to Boston, it's as simple as that. I can't keep doing this to myself or to them.
If home is where your heart is, my home is now in Boston, because my heart sure as hell didn't come back with me, and what I do have is absolutely ruined from the separation. I can't stand it. I am an absolute train wreck right now, I really am. I want to just take every piece of my life that I can fit in my car and LEAVE. Run away to Boston to be with the ones I love. I feel like there is so little for me here, even when I know that isn't true.
This is far more than puppy love. Being away from them is nothing short of torture. I don't know how I'm going to make it through till my next visit, I really don't.
Come March, I am filling out the paperwork and transferring to Boston, it's as simple as that. I can't keep doing this to myself or to them.
A Dead Tablet is a Blessing in Disguise
Posted 16 years agoA very generous friend of mine has offered to replace my busted tablet, so feel free to ignore my pleas for donations on my last entry. <3 If you would like to commission me for art, they're always welcome. The commissions that have yet to be completed will have first priority when the new tablet arrives, but I'll be open to new work after that. :3
Also, this whole dead tablet issue is proving to be a blessing in disguise, as it has encouraged me to sit down and start working on my tattoo design, which I have been putting off for a very long time. I will post my progress on this endeavor at some point in the nearish future.
Lots of love to y'all,
Sakky
Also, this whole dead tablet issue is proving to be a blessing in disguise, as it has encouraged me to sit down and start working on my tattoo design, which I have been putting off for a very long time. I will post my progress on this endeavor at some point in the nearish future.
Lots of love to y'all,
Sakky
Bummer, Dude
Posted 16 years agoYeah, my tablet is definitely on its way out, which is really pissing me off. The wiring on it is going funky, and makes it rather unstable. The actual lines I'm getting out of it are coming out like I'm applying full pressure, even when I'm barely touching the nib to the tablet surface. Uninstalling and reinstalling all the drivers for the tablet has fixed this in the past, but it's not working this time, so I'm kind of lost on how to deal with it. It's one malfunction on top of another.
So basically I'm back to traditional media until I can get the money together for a new tablet, which is really frustrating, because it means I have to put my current commissions and personal projects on hold. To the folks I still owe art to from my last batch of commissions, I apologize profusely, but I really can't continue what I've started without a tablet.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMISSION A BADGE OR TRADITIONAL PIECE, OR EVEN DONATE TO HELP ME OUT BY DONATING TO MY PAYPAL, PLEASE LET ME KNOW, OR SEND FUNDS TO sakuramerquise[at]yahoo.com
I love you guys so much, and I appreciate your help/patience/encouragement/good vibes. Y'all are nothing short of awesome. <3
So basically I'm back to traditional media until I can get the money together for a new tablet, which is really frustrating, because it means I have to put my current commissions and personal projects on hold. To the folks I still owe art to from my last batch of commissions, I apologize profusely, but I really can't continue what I've started without a tablet.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMISSION A BADGE OR TRADITIONAL PIECE, OR EVEN DONATE TO HELP ME OUT BY DONATING TO MY PAYPAL, PLEASE LET ME KNOW, OR SEND FUNDS TO sakuramerquise[at]yahoo.com
I love you guys so much, and I appreciate your help/patience/encouragement/good vibes. Y'all are nothing short of awesome. <3
My Furry Root, IDENTIFIED
Posted 16 years agohttp://www.furaffinity.net/view/2798023/
Sakky: I've always had a crush on the Beast
Sakky: since I was like
Sakky: 7
Sakky: ._.
Sakky: I thought he was ugly when they turned him human
Sakky: and that he should have stayed a beast, because that was the way that Belle fell in love with him
Sakky: it always struck me as shallow, that they turn him back into a human
Valencia: so that's what turned you [furry]
Valencia: i'm glad we were able to pinpoint this
Sakky: ...fuck.
Sakky: I've always had a crush on the Beast
Sakky: since I was like
Sakky: 7
Sakky: ._.
Sakky: I thought he was ugly when they turned him human
Sakky: and that he should have stayed a beast, because that was the way that Belle fell in love with him
Sakky: it always struck me as shallow, that they turn him back into a human
Valencia: so that's what turned you [furry]
Valencia: i'm glad we were able to pinpoint this
Sakky: ...fuck.
A Question (Please Respond :D )
Posted 16 years agoIf I were to draw stuff on UStream for people to watch, how many of you would actually be interested in watching? What sort of things would you like to see me do on UStream? Work on commissions? Goof around? Take requests? Any and all thoughts and suggestions are welcome. :3
Commission Updates:
1)
myrilla (prelim sketches approved, paid)
2)
keiran928 (drawing prelim, paid)
3)
matthewbrandon (COMPLETED)
4)
verm (drawing prelim, awaiting payment)
Commission Updates:
1)
myrilla (prelim sketches approved, paid)2)
keiran928 (drawing prelim, paid)3)
matthewbrandon (COMPLETED)4)
verm (drawing prelim, awaiting payment)Commission Update
Posted 16 years agoTo get together a little extra money to travel on for a friend's wedding in October, I am taking commissions~!
My basic prices are as follows:
$15 - Sketch, badge (which I will mail to you), or user icon (full color)
$20 - Detailed black-and-white image (with an option of adding ONE color accent)
$25 - Full-color image
+$5 for each extra character on any item
*I WILL ATTEMPT TO DRAW MOST FETISHES. JUST ASK. :D
*I SPECIALIZE IN CLASSIC-STYLE PINUP ART
*For $10 extra, I will invite you into an OpenCanvas session to WATCH your commission being drawn LIVE!
(This excludes badge commissions, but I can do them on webcam for you!)
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR ARE INTERESTED, please contact me here or by the means listed in my "contact" section.
Commissions taken:
1) myrilla (prelim sketches approved, paid)
2) keiran928 (drawing prelim, paid)
3) matthewbrandon (drawing prelim, paid)
4) verm (drawing prelim, awaiting payment)
I AM STILL TAKING COMMISSONS, DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK. <3
My basic prices are as follows:
$15 - Sketch, badge (which I will mail to you), or user icon (full color)
$20 - Detailed black-and-white image (with an option of adding ONE color accent)
$25 - Full-color image
+$5 for each extra character on any item
*I WILL ATTEMPT TO DRAW MOST FETISHES. JUST ASK. :D
*I SPECIALIZE IN CLASSIC-STYLE PINUP ART
*For $10 extra, I will invite you into an OpenCanvas session to WATCH your commission being drawn LIVE!
(This excludes badge commissions, but I can do them on webcam for you!)
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR ARE INTERESTED, please contact me here or by the means listed in my "contact" section.
Commissions taken:
1)
myrilla (prelim sketches approved, paid)2)
keiran928 (drawing prelim, paid)3)
matthewbrandon (drawing prelim, paid)4)
verm (drawing prelim, awaiting payment)I AM STILL TAKING COMMISSONS, DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK. <3
COMMISSIONS OPEN
Posted 16 years agoTo get together a little extra money to travel on for a friend's wedding in October, I am taking commissions~!
My basic prices are as follows:
$15 - Sketch, badge (which I will mail to you), or user icon (full color)
$20 - Detailed black-and-white image (with an option of adding ONE color accent)
$25 - Full-color image
+$5 for each extra character on any item
*I WILL ATTEMPT TO DRAW MOST FETISHES. JUST ASK. :D
*I SPECIALIZE IN CLASSIC-STYLE PINUP ART
*For $10 extra, I will invite you into an OpenCanvas session to WATCH your commission being drawn LIVE!
(This excludes badge commissions, but I can do them on webcam for you!)
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR ARE INTERESTED, please contact me here or by the means listed in my "contact" section.
PS - Caps lock is cruise control for cool. :3
My basic prices are as follows:
$15 - Sketch, badge (which I will mail to you), or user icon (full color)
$20 - Detailed black-and-white image (with an option of adding ONE color accent)
$25 - Full-color image
+$5 for each extra character on any item
*I WILL ATTEMPT TO DRAW MOST FETISHES. JUST ASK. :D
*I SPECIALIZE IN CLASSIC-STYLE PINUP ART
*For $10 extra, I will invite you into an OpenCanvas session to WATCH your commission being drawn LIVE!
(This excludes badge commissions, but I can do them on webcam for you!)
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR ARE INTERESTED, please contact me here or by the means listed in my "contact" section.
PS - Caps lock is cruise control for cool. :3
Halp wif Japanese
Posted 16 years agoDo any of y'all speak Japanese fluently, or know enough to tell me if "mamasaki" is a real word, or if it has any sort of significance, like a name or something? Any help or input would be greatly appreciated. <3
AnthroCon (PLZ REPLY)
Posted 16 years agoWhere will you be?
Since I'm only at the con till late Friday night, I will be ALL OVER THE FUCKING PLACE.
CALL OR TEXT ME AT 919 390 5914 to find me. Otherwise, it is unlikely you'll find me.
I will arrive in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, June 30th,
and leave to go home in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
Where are you staying?
Doubletree
Who will you be with?
Rooming with myrilla, 
tinintri, and 
jorona
Also hanging out with SecreT, Tikki, Verm, Uridine, DCRabbit, Felina, Chronoteeth/Crozi, Guyver47 (OMG ILU),
AND ANYONE ELSE WHO RESPONDS TO THIS JOURNAL SAYING THEY WANNA HANG OUT :D
And likely harassing Fossil and Arphalia <3
Do you do free art?
For friends, yes
Do you do trades?
I do :D
Do you do commissions?
Absolutely, but it is not likely that I will be taking them at AC this year, as I simply don't have the time :<
Do you have prints/CDs?
Nope
Do you do badges?
Yes, but again, probably not at this con.
Will you have art in the Art Show? General or Adult sections?
Nope
What is your gender?
Female, donchaknow
How old are you?
22.5 :D
Are you taken? Are you looking for a 'mate'?
Taken, and not looking.
Can I touch you?
Uhhh, suuuuuure. I'm a big fan of hugs and snuggles :D
Can I touch your friends?
You would have to ask them.
Can I talk about/do drugs in front of you?
Hey, if that's your thing, more power to you, but I'll likely not participate.
Can I invite you out for food/fun/etc?
If you like. :D I may not be able to due to time constraints, but I always appreciate invites.
Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
Uhhh... maybe. :3
Can I talk to you?
Absolutely!
Since I'm only at the con till late Friday night, I will be ALL OVER THE FUCKING PLACE.
CALL OR TEXT ME AT 919 390 5914 to find me. Otherwise, it is unlikely you'll find me.
I will arrive in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, June 30th,
and leave to go home in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
Where are you staying?
Doubletree
Who will you be with?
Rooming with
myrilla, 
tinintri, and 
joronaAlso hanging out with SecreT, Tikki, Verm, Uridine, DCRabbit, Felina, Chronoteeth/Crozi, Guyver47 (OMG ILU),
AND ANYONE ELSE WHO RESPONDS TO THIS JOURNAL SAYING THEY WANNA HANG OUT :D
And likely harassing Fossil and Arphalia <3
Do you do free art?
For friends, yes
Do you do trades?
I do :D
Do you do commissions?
Absolutely, but it is not likely that I will be taking them at AC this year, as I simply don't have the time :<
Do you have prints/CDs?
Nope
Do you do badges?
Yes, but again, probably not at this con.
Will you have art in the Art Show? General or Adult sections?
Nope
What is your gender?
Female, donchaknow
How old are you?
22.5 :D
Are you taken? Are you looking for a 'mate'?
Taken, and not looking.
Can I touch you?
Uhhh, suuuuuure. I'm a big fan of hugs and snuggles :D
Can I touch your friends?
You would have to ask them.
Can I talk about/do drugs in front of you?
Hey, if that's your thing, more power to you, but I'll likely not participate.
Can I invite you out for food/fun/etc?
If you like. :D I may not be able to due to time constraints, but I always appreciate invites.
Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
Uhhh... maybe. :3
Can I talk to you?
Absolutely!
Oh wow and AnthroCon
Posted 16 years agoYeah, uhhhh... I joined Twitter. I've tweeted (twatted?) twice in like... 4 days. So I'm not a Twitterhead yet... I'm not Twitterpated, if you'll forgive the Bambi reference.
Also, I WILL be at AC, but only for Thursday and Friday of the con. I have to fly back late Friday night to work on Saturday (lame, but work wouldn't let me have the 4th of July off. Retail is a bitch.) Anywho, if you wanna find me at the con for the days I'll be there, pop me a note and Ill swap cell numbers with you to coordinate stuff. <3
Also, I WILL be at AC, but only for Thursday and Friday of the con. I have to fly back late Friday night to work on Saturday (lame, but work wouldn't let me have the 4th of July off. Retail is a bitch.) Anywho, if you wanna find me at the con for the days I'll be there, pop me a note and Ill swap cell numbers with you to coordinate stuff. <3
I'm gonna DJ a wedding
Posted 16 years agoIt's gonna be FUN. But since I started letting folks know about it, I've already gotten an offer for another gig (which I had to turn down due to my actual JOB), with an open-ended pay offer.
The problem is, if I make a habit of doing this, it would likely be for friends and friends/relatives of friends. So, while I would like some sort of pay, I don't really know how much to ask for (being new to this and not being able to provide my own sound equipment), or how to go about asking for pay without alienating anyone in the process. :x
HALP.
EDIT: I should clarify that these are REAL-LIFE weddings (not on SecondLife) that I'm talking about :x
The problem is, if I make a habit of doing this, it would likely be for friends and friends/relatives of friends. So, while I would like some sort of pay, I don't really know how much to ask for (being new to this and not being able to provide my own sound equipment), or how to go about asking for pay without alienating anyone in the process. :x
HALP.
EDIT: I should clarify that these are REAL-LIFE weddings (not on SecondLife) that I'm talking about :x
I WANT OUT
Posted 16 years agoI have had it, I am ready to get the hell out of this house, and I almost don't care what I leave behind.
Is anyone in the vague area of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, or Virginia looking for a roommate? I'm a decent cook, I keep to myself a lot, and will make sure I have employment local to where I will be moving before I try to move (even if it means a transfer through the company I currently work for).
I admit to being unorganized, but I keep it contained to my own personal space, and I clean up behind myself when I cook and whatnot. I would like to think I'm a decently entertaining person, and fun to be around, but that's really a matter of opinion.
SERIOUS INQUIRIES/OFFERS ONLY, PLEASE. For the sake of my sanity.
Is anyone in the vague area of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, or Virginia looking for a roommate? I'm a decent cook, I keep to myself a lot, and will make sure I have employment local to where I will be moving before I try to move (even if it means a transfer through the company I currently work for).
I admit to being unorganized, but I keep it contained to my own personal space, and I clean up behind myself when I cook and whatnot. I would like to think I'm a decently entertaining person, and fun to be around, but that's really a matter of opinion.
SERIOUS INQUIRIES/OFFERS ONLY, PLEASE. For the sake of my sanity.
Oh lovely
Posted 16 years agoI haven't even been home an hour, and I'm already wishing I'd stayed in Atlanta... I'm realizing more and more that I really hate being here and that Dad and I are going to drive each other up the wall... I don't honestly know if things would get worse or better if I left, but they're sure not getting better while I'm here... I had so many people telling me this weekend that I should move to Atlanta, and every time I heard it, I wanted to do it even more. I love the area, and have at least a handful of friends that I know I can count on to keep me sane while I find myself...
But I lack the courage and ambition and resources to just get up and do it, and I find myself feeling rather helpless. I know the only person who can do anything about this is me, and I just have to put my foot down and take action, even if it means putting my foot straight down into a cow pie... Coz once I start, there's gonna be a whole lot of bullshit flying around between me and pretty much the rest of my family.
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Being single again has been an interesting experience thus far... Iunno, I miss the solidarity of being in a relationship with someone, but at the same time, I guess it's cool that I can kind of do my own thing (like hopefully going to get my nipples pierced at some point) without worrying about how my boyfriend or girlfriend at the time is going to react. I'm not saying I feel like my last relationship limited me in any way, or that I bear any ill feelings, aside from wishing we talked more... Truth is, I don't know WHAT I'm saying... I'm kind of in a daze as a person right now, and feel a little lost, but I'm willing to muddle through till I find my way out.
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I find myself looking at my current priorities in life, and wondering if it's time to rearrange them a bit... I think I'm finally ready to look into schools again and try completing my college education, but I still don't really know what I want to study, what I want to major in... I feel a bit like I'm pulling out onto a busy freeway without the slightest clue as to where I'm going. I find myself constantly wishing I'd taken art classes in high school, when I'd had the chance, because our local community college's art classes are atrocious from what I've been told. Meh, Iunno.
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One thing I know for sure... I'm glad I've got a Master like Myrilla and friends like Tini and the AX crew to keep me sane and (somewhat) healthy while I try and sort myself out... this could take a while. :x
But I lack the courage and ambition and resources to just get up and do it, and I find myself feeling rather helpless. I know the only person who can do anything about this is me, and I just have to put my foot down and take action, even if it means putting my foot straight down into a cow pie... Coz once I start, there's gonna be a whole lot of bullshit flying around between me and pretty much the rest of my family.
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Being single again has been an interesting experience thus far... Iunno, I miss the solidarity of being in a relationship with someone, but at the same time, I guess it's cool that I can kind of do my own thing (like hopefully going to get my nipples pierced at some point) without worrying about how my boyfriend or girlfriend at the time is going to react. I'm not saying I feel like my last relationship limited me in any way, or that I bear any ill feelings, aside from wishing we talked more... Truth is, I don't know WHAT I'm saying... I'm kind of in a daze as a person right now, and feel a little lost, but I'm willing to muddle through till I find my way out.
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I find myself looking at my current priorities in life, and wondering if it's time to rearrange them a bit... I think I'm finally ready to look into schools again and try completing my college education, but I still don't really know what I want to study, what I want to major in... I feel a bit like I'm pulling out onto a busy freeway without the slightest clue as to where I'm going. I find myself constantly wishing I'd taken art classes in high school, when I'd had the chance, because our local community college's art classes are atrocious from what I've been told. Meh, Iunno.
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One thing I know for sure... I'm glad I've got a Master like Myrilla and friends like Tini and the AX crew to keep me sane and (somewhat) healthy while I try and sort myself out... this could take a while. :x
Oh, Atlanta, how I will miss thee...
Posted 16 years agoI haven't even left yet, and I'm really bummed about having to go back home. I'm realizing more and more how much I love Atlanta and the people here... It's a great area, and it's not terribly far from my hometown. I'm all antsy and wishing I could give moving down here another shot, but I still don't think I'm quite ready - financially and mentally - to take that leap, no matter how much my home life is driving me up the friggin wall.
The downtown Atlanta area is quite an experience, and is a complete 180 from the Gateway Sheraton with nothing in walking distance. It was exciting to have everything within an arm's reach, and to explore a new selection of shops and restaurants. I would highly recommend Hsu's for upscale Chinese dining to anyone coming back next year (WAY more upscale than we were looking for at the time, but the food was AMAZING, you got what you paid for).
I had a BLAST this weekend, making new friends, catching up with old ones, and meeting some artists I've admired for a long time (which reminds me I have a FUCKTON of notes to send out and people to track down). IF I DID A BADGE FOR YOU, PLEASE SCAN IT AND EMAIL IT TO ME. <3 ILU FOREVERS :D
I came to this con with next to no art supplies... all I had in my bag was a stack of cardstock and my pencils and pens... So a huge thank you to Torishima Eve for lending me colored pencils and badge clips, and to Glowsheep for selling me laminating pouches. It'd been ages since I picked up colored pencils, so it was nifty to experiment with them and try some things out. I also picked up super-cheap RoseArt glitter stuff (I guess it's just good ol'-fashioned glitter glue) and started using it on badges, as well, with really nice results. I love trying new things, especially with my art, so that was fun.
I really enjoyed seeing Sean Blackthorne and Torishima Eve again, as well as my AnthroXtacy buddies, Ariana and Echelon. Ari, Ech, and I had a sort of makeshift AX table in artist alley Sunday afternoon and wound up chatting with some nice folks from around SL. LOVE US, TINI >:D WE BE DOIN UR BIDDING. I was also excited to run into Kilcodo and Glowsheep again (love you ladies~!), and to meet Arphalia (I fangirl babbled at her a bit), whose art I've loved for ages (I very much enjoyed table-ing with you on Sunday :D ). Finally got to meet DCRabbit after chatting for god knows how long online now (and FINALLY got my book back from him, after a whole year). Got awesome art in my book from Strider Orion (crayon grenades FTW), and a Sexual Harassment Panda HAT from Glowsheep (definitely need to commission a custom).
Congrats, again, to Matthew Ebel (aka Hali of Firpine) on being guest of honor (alongside the fabulous Lizardbeth, of course), it was SUCH a blast to see you again, dear. <3 Imma draw you some burd :>
Sold more badges this weekend than at the prior FWA's that I have attended (combined), and got to try some new challenges, including doing three badges with absolutely no reference art whatsoever, and the commissioner in each case changing their mind about details as we were laying them out. This actually turned out to be a lot of fun, tossing ideas back and forth and figuring out exactly what each person wanted. I'm looking forward to finishing up the one badge I had to bring home with me. I really should offer badge commissions... They're fun and relatively easy to do, and they kind of kick me in the butt and get me to start drawing again... a kick in the butt I can use as often as possible.
To my SL friends and fans that had a total flipout over me disappearing, I'll be back for my regular Tuesday night shift, ready to roll out the tunes at AX again. Sorry I abandoned y'all, but a gal's gotta get out of the house now and then. :D FWA is like... the ONLY furry con I can guarantee being at EVERY year, because it's a (relatively) short drive and I a lot of folks I know go to it. <3 Oh, and Atlanta is awesome.
Ummmm~ I think that's about everything... I'll be posting the badges I get scans of as soon as I get them, and I'll be scanning the ones still in my possession to post, as well. And then I'm going to tackle the remainder of Tinintri's WIP giftart, and start studying how to draw furries of animals that are completely foreign to me... LIKE FRIGGIN SHARKS, DUDE. SHARKS.
Also, I can apparently draw a decent-looking penis at a moment's notice... WHY WAS I NOT AWARE OF THIS? I've been capable of drawing decent-looking male genitalia this whole time and had no friggin clue D: CREATIVE CHALLENGES, PLZ. <3 ...guess I better brush up on the rest of the male body, because I sure as hell still can't draw guys who aren't built like girls...
ANYWAYS. Going to get lunch with Ariana tomorrow (later today?) and then head on home... might stop off in Charlotte to visit some family (though briefly, I'm gonna be tired as hell), See you folks when I get home! <3
The downtown Atlanta area is quite an experience, and is a complete 180 from the Gateway Sheraton with nothing in walking distance. It was exciting to have everything within an arm's reach, and to explore a new selection of shops and restaurants. I would highly recommend Hsu's for upscale Chinese dining to anyone coming back next year (WAY more upscale than we were looking for at the time, but the food was AMAZING, you got what you paid for).
I had a BLAST this weekend, making new friends, catching up with old ones, and meeting some artists I've admired for a long time (which reminds me I have a FUCKTON of notes to send out and people to track down). IF I DID A BADGE FOR YOU, PLEASE SCAN IT AND EMAIL IT TO ME. <3 ILU FOREVERS :D
I came to this con with next to no art supplies... all I had in my bag was a stack of cardstock and my pencils and pens... So a huge thank you to Torishima Eve for lending me colored pencils and badge clips, and to Glowsheep for selling me laminating pouches. It'd been ages since I picked up colored pencils, so it was nifty to experiment with them and try some things out. I also picked up super-cheap RoseArt glitter stuff (I guess it's just good ol'-fashioned glitter glue) and started using it on badges, as well, with really nice results. I love trying new things, especially with my art, so that was fun.
I really enjoyed seeing Sean Blackthorne and Torishima Eve again, as well as my AnthroXtacy buddies, Ariana and Echelon. Ari, Ech, and I had a sort of makeshift AX table in artist alley Sunday afternoon and wound up chatting with some nice folks from around SL. LOVE US, TINI >:D WE BE DOIN UR BIDDING. I was also excited to run into Kilcodo and Glowsheep again (love you ladies~!), and to meet Arphalia (I fangirl babbled at her a bit), whose art I've loved for ages (I very much enjoyed table-ing with you on Sunday :D ). Finally got to meet DCRabbit after chatting for god knows how long online now (and FINALLY got my book back from him, after a whole year). Got awesome art in my book from Strider Orion (crayon grenades FTW), and a Sexual Harassment Panda HAT from Glowsheep (definitely need to commission a custom).
Congrats, again, to Matthew Ebel (aka Hali of Firpine) on being guest of honor (alongside the fabulous Lizardbeth, of course), it was SUCH a blast to see you again, dear. <3 Imma draw you some burd :>
Sold more badges this weekend than at the prior FWA's that I have attended (combined), and got to try some new challenges, including doing three badges with absolutely no reference art whatsoever, and the commissioner in each case changing their mind about details as we were laying them out. This actually turned out to be a lot of fun, tossing ideas back and forth and figuring out exactly what each person wanted. I'm looking forward to finishing up the one badge I had to bring home with me. I really should offer badge commissions... They're fun and relatively easy to do, and they kind of kick me in the butt and get me to start drawing again... a kick in the butt I can use as often as possible.
To my SL friends and fans that had a total flipout over me disappearing, I'll be back for my regular Tuesday night shift, ready to roll out the tunes at AX again. Sorry I abandoned y'all, but a gal's gotta get out of the house now and then. :D FWA is like... the ONLY furry con I can guarantee being at EVERY year, because it's a (relatively) short drive and I a lot of folks I know go to it. <3 Oh, and Atlanta is awesome.
Ummmm~ I think that's about everything... I'll be posting the badges I get scans of as soon as I get them, and I'll be scanning the ones still in my possession to post, as well. And then I'm going to tackle the remainder of Tinintri's WIP giftart, and start studying how to draw furries of animals that are completely foreign to me... LIKE FRIGGIN SHARKS, DUDE. SHARKS.
Also, I can apparently draw a decent-looking penis at a moment's notice... WHY WAS I NOT AWARE OF THIS? I've been capable of drawing decent-looking male genitalia this whole time and had no friggin clue D: CREATIVE CHALLENGES, PLZ. <3 ...guess I better brush up on the rest of the male body, because I sure as hell still can't draw guys who aren't built like girls...
ANYWAYS. Going to get lunch with Ariana tomorrow (later today?) and then head on home... might stop off in Charlotte to visit some family (though briefly, I'm gonna be tired as hell), See you folks when I get home! <3
Watchflood
Posted 16 years agoWhoa, hey, random flood of watches~
Bitchin', I could get used to this. :D ILU GUISE.
FWA is almost over, I'll post some of the badges I drew (and by some of them, I mean like... the one that I got scanned before I gave it to the person, and the sample badge I drew AT the con) to reward my watchers, new and old, for having faith that I might post art more than twice a year :D
...BUT SERIOUSLY, TEN WATCHES IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS... WHERE DID YOU PEOPLE COME FROM? O_O HOW DID YOU FIND ME?
Bitchin', I could get used to this. :D ILU GUISE.
FWA is almost over, I'll post some of the badges I drew (and by some of them, I mean like... the one that I got scanned before I gave it to the person, and the sample badge I drew AT the con) to reward my watchers, new and old, for having faith that I might post art more than twice a year :D
...BUT SERIOUSLY, TEN WATCHES IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS... WHERE DID YOU PEOPLE COME FROM? O_O HOW DID YOU FIND ME?
Chill
Posted 16 years agoSeriously, guys, I'm fine. I realize my last journal was angsty and emo and shit, but I'm not going to kill myself, I promise. Holy crap, you guys scare easily. I appreciate the IMs and notes expressing your concern, I really do.
But seriously. Chill the fuck out.
But seriously. Chill the fuck out.
Fuck it.
Posted 16 years agoFuck it all.
I'm just so suck of this shit-heap that is supposedly my life.
I don't want it. I JUST DON'T CARE ANYMORE.
I'm just so suck of this shit-heap that is supposedly my life.
I don't want it. I JUST DON'T CARE ANYMORE.
