.Arts and Stuffs.

First off, yay arts! (click on them to view the whole thing)

My semi-character Aster. I'm still completely unsure if I want to use her or not as a fursona. >_<
I'm making/printing my own Christmas cards this year, and these were to working designs for the front. Ended up not liking either of them so I'm still stuck on the drawing board.

My character Cirrus and my friend Mike's char Kyle making supper. Kinda stagnant poses though..
Working on Dillan's facial expressions and my consistency with characters in general.

From a weird dream I had. A dude holding a weird embryo thing, though I drew the guy way too skinny.
November cuddling her gryphon Eddie. I don't draw those two enough.

Fallon and Jäger

Abandoned Halloween pic ideas. I absolutely adore my friend Shara's char Goose.
I ended up going with this.

My hub's gryphon Jäger. He's a bamf.

Jenny hitching a ride on her superhuman serial killer's back. He's also a bamf.
A Liopleurodon!
Nixus

My lovely, violent comedian Ozzo.

Tomai Rii
Dillan getting bugged by my sister's char TRPC.

I had to kill Dillan because he became a zombie and went after me. *cue violin music* I have to fix proportions badly.

Two finished Fallon pics.

Shara and I going bonkers over our vidjigame crushes.

An inside joke.

Some creature designs I adopted from someone for $1 and drew.

Kinda proud of this one.


We have gone a couple weeks now without rain. I'm very sad about this. At least it hasn't been too hot. It's been warm, almost to the point of being uncomfortable but not quite there. I wish it would hurry up and be Fall temperatures. Texas, I love you, but I hate your heat. I seriously do.

So we bought Halo Reach.. and know what? I haven't played a second of it. I want to so bad, but all the free time I get I usually draw during it because I've been hit by a small art bug. Which.. this is bitter sweet because I lurv it when I'm bit by art bugs, but dadgum I wanna play Halo. Thomas is playing it right now as I get this journal up.

Anyway, I'm realizing SNL just came on a few minutes ago so Imma go settle down and watch that.

.Oh hai thur art.

Gonna start posting art more. Need to anyway. Hurghh. ((Gonna have to right-click and hit "view image" to see the ones that're cut off.))

Most of these are just crappy sketches that I get done at work, but most are pieces I plan on finishing digitally eventually.

Zabrian, a slightly heavy-set vampire guy I saw in a dream once. In my dream he was named Zeke but I don't like that name. So there. My sketch does him no justice. At all. He looked rad in my dream.



Fallon looking sad. Maybe she's begging for a Gryphie Bit snack.


Mine and merystic 's gryphons raving it up.


My beloved char Dillan.


Dillan again with my char Abbie. I was going to draw my sister's char TRPC in there, but changed my mind.


Abbie fishing.


Abbie splashing in a rain puddle.


Drew some of my chars' eyes.


A Ferrotiel I got for free from a Deviantart.com user who adopts awesome looking creatures out for lots of money. I lucked out.


merystic 's Goose Yoshi with a little gryphon she told me she saw in her dream.


A sketch of my new species called an Iiladee. They hoard/steal shiny things.


And this turned into...


This



I've designed a few characters for my friend Craig

A gryphon named Asaph


And a Bionic type guy named.. er.. Craig. ^^



And last, but most definitely not least.. COD stuffs!

Well, more like shameless fangirl art of me and Ghost. <3 alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/LeaderOfTheLostandFound/MeGhost1.jpg">

How dare you come in and disturb us during the debriefing? Shoo.


And the most shameless picture of all. Shu'up. (God the proportions are so way off..)



And on a side note.. totally off subject and out there... but a certain situation sucks like no one's business. It hurts, and it's like an arrow through the heart and gut. The hurt is well deserved, but it still sucks. Sucks hardcore and I don't like it. -_-

.The Controversial Survey.

Stolen, from.. someone over on FA. Don't remember who.

[01] Do you have the guts to answer these questions and re-post as The Controversial Survey?
Well, I'm doing it, aren't I?

[02] Would you do meth if it was legalized?
Anyone that answers yes to this question is an idiot.

[03] Abortion: for or against it?
Against it at all stages. It's not that baby's fault you don't want him/her.

[04] Do you think a country would fail with a female president?
Nah. The current president is doing quite a good job of that as it is and he's male.

[05] Do you believe in the death penalty?
Yep.

[06] Do you wish marijuana would be legalized already?
Legalizing it wouldn't help anything. If anything, it'll hurt society as a whole. Then again, I wish they would make cigarettes illegal as well. I mean, suuure, let's sell a product that gets people hardcore addicted, willing to give their last dollar for, and it'll kill them in the end. We'll call them cigarettes! I mean, it'll be totally legal too! It'll be great!

[07] Are you for or against premarital sex?
I'm against it, just because so many people try to play house and play 'married couple' and end up getting pregnant when not wanted or breaking up and end up having sex with other multiple partners and are more prone to get STD's. Sex is a beautiful thing that should be shared between a woman and a man who've made the legal commitment to be together for life.

[08] Do you believe in God?
Yes I do. ::edited to add:: I figured I should reiterate that I don't do religion. Religion is nothing but a bunch of traditions that people practice out of habit. That's why I attend a non denominational church. I practice a relationship with God, not religion.

[09] Do you think same sex marriage should be legalized?
No, I don't. Holy matrimony was created by God to be between a man and a woman in His sight. The union was not created by the state or nation, it was created by God. But hey, if lived in a state where it was legal, I may not agree with it, but I'm not going to shove any of my opinions down your throat. We'd probably hang out and play video games or something.

[10] Do you think it's wrong that so many Hispanics are illegally moving to the USA?
Um. Yes. Very much so. Key word here .. ILLEGAL.

[11] A twelve year old girl has a baby, should she keep it?
No. Give that baby a good home. Children aren't mature enough to be good parents. And 12 years of age is DEFINITELY not an age to be having sex in the first place.

[12] Should the alcohol age be lowered to eighteen?
No. Alcohol is more dangerous than most drugs out there today. I've seen it tear families apart.

[13] Should the war in Iraq be called off?
We aren't finished over there yet.

[14] Assisted suicide is illegal: do you agree?
Yes, it should stay illegal too. You're assisting someone to kill themselves. Next question.

[15] Do you believe in spanking your children?
Yes. And there is a difference between spanking and beating.

[16] Would you burn an American flag for a million dollars?
My finances aren't great and I still honestly wouldn't if I were seriously offered that.

[17] Who do you think would have made a better president? McCain or Obama?
McCain. Even then I had several qualms with his way of wanting to run things, especially on the immigration issue, though, but less than the qualms I had with Obama. McCain was the lesser evil, we'll put it that way.

[18] Are you afraid others will judge you from reading some of your answers?
Everyone judges, even subconsciously. If I get flamed for my opinions, that's the flamer's problem, not mine.

.Goodbye, Sweet Girl.

My wonderful, beautiful cat Cookie had to be put down yesterday. She was 17 years old and her body was just tired and started to shut down. My mom called me and told me she was on her way out, and I was so upset I couldn't be there with her in her last minutes. My mom told me she told Cookie I loved her and that we all would miss her and thanked her for being apart of our lives for 16 wonderful years. My mom said Cookie looked up at her when she said it. I know she heard it and understood.

A piece of my heart is now gone.

.Do Over.

Someone on Livejournal asked bloggers : "If you were given a life do-over card, would you keep it or give it to a friend? If you kept it, would you prefer to be born to the same or different parents? Would you want to keep your memories?" My answer : I would take it and do three areas of my life over, while still keeping the memories I have now (and the progression I've made in my artwork too). My high school life, college life, and the year I was 13 years old. The only reason for doing over my 13th year of life is ask my dad so many questions I was too young to think about asking. He died a few months before I turned 14 and so many things were left unsaid and unanswered. I would have told him to get checked by a doctor (without being all weird and prophetic somehow).. an exam to catch his cancer before it killed him, or at least keep him around longer before it took his life away from us so suddenly, so we could at least prepare to say goodbye instead of instantly losing him. I miss that man. 2nd reason is redo my high school years. There were so many resources available to me, and I was too busy farting around being the 'angsty' teenager I was to make good use of them. I would have a better relationship with my mother because I now know (as I am a mother now) why she did the things she did to keep me safe and out of trouble. I would choose better friends, and have a closer relationship with my cousin who went to school with me. And be nicer to my two best friends (who I still have around now, thank God. They've put up with a lot.) Realize I didn't have to have those horrid anxiety attacks every night for 3 years. And most of all, have a better relationship with my sister. I was mean to her practically all our lives. A bully. It's tarnished our relationship, I think, beyond repair as of right now. Hopefully, that outlook will change. Also be nice to my step dad. We have an awesome relationship now, but I hated him with a passion when he got together with my mom. (well, some of it was deserved due to earlier-in-life issues when my dad was alive, but I didn't know the art of forgiveness back then) I was a very mean, selfish person growing up. I hate that, more than anyone can ever know. 3rd reason is redo my college years. I would have been more responsible with my money (or.. just responsible period. I was terrible with my grant money.) I would pay attention to school more than friends and manage my time wisely. I would be nicer to the people who actually meant well and get rid of the people putting drama in my life. For some reason I clung on to the drama-inducing ones and shunned the level headed ones who's company I really needed and didn't realize it. I wouldn't experiment with the drugs I did. I would make time to see my grandparents and cousins, so they all wouldn't grow up and grow older without me like they did. Maybe I would have graduated college if I hadn't had spent my money on stupid useless crap and kept up with my studies. And of course I would keep the same parents. My dad was the most wonderful man who was ripped from my family's life too soon and too sudden because of cancer. I'm happy I got to spend the first 13 years of my life with him. I got my artistic talent from his genes. If only I got his dancing moves too.. I don't have a rhythmic bone in my body.. hurgh. My mom is the best mother ever and I wouldn't be who I was today if it weren't for her and her wisdom. I'm also a clone of her, pretty much. I like the way I look and wouldn't want to change that. Plus, she's a spaz like me. We're hilarious when we're together.

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.Do Over.

Someone on Livejournal asked bloggers :

"If you were given a life do-over card, would you keep it or give it to a friend? If you kept it, would you prefer to be born to the same or different parents? Would you want to keep your memories?"

My answer :

I would take it and do three areas of my life over, while still keeping the memories I have now (and the progression I've made in my artwork too).

My high school life, college life, and the year I was 13 years old.

The only reason for doing over my 13th year of life is ask my dad so many questions I was too young to think about asking. He died a few months before I turned 14 and so many things were left unsaid and unanswered. I would have told him to get checked by a doctor (without being all weird and prophetic somehow).. an exam to catch his cancer before it killed him, or at least keep him around longer before it took his life away from us so suddenly, so we could at least prepare to say goodbye instead of instantly losing him. I miss that man.

2nd reason is redo my high school years. There were so many resources available to me, and I was too busy farting around being the 'angsty' teenager I was to make good use of them. I would have a better relationship with my mother because I now know (as I am a mother now) why she did the things she did to keep me safe and out of trouble. I would choose better friends, and have a closer relationship with my cousin who went to school with me. And be nicer to my two best friends (who I still have around now, thank God. They've put up with a lot.) Realize I didn't have to have those horrid anxiety attacks every night for 3 years. And most of all, have a better relationship with my sister. I was mean to her practically all our lives. A bully. It's tarnished our relationship, I think, beyond repair as of right now. Hopefully, that outlook will change. Also be nice to my step dad. We have an awesome relationship now, but I hated him with a passion when he got together with my mom. (well, some of it was deserved due to earlier-in-life issues when my dad was alive, but I didn't know the art of forgiveness back then) I was a very mean, selfish person growing up. I hate that, more than anyone can ever know.

3rd reason is redo my college years. I would have been more responsible with my money (or.. just responsible period. I was terrible with my grant money.) I would pay attention to school more than friends and manage my time wisely. I would be nicer to the people who actually meant well and get rid of the people putting drama in my life. For some reason I clung on to the drama-inducing ones and shunned the level headed ones who's company I really needed and didn't realize it. I wouldn't experiment with the drugs I did. I would make time to see my grandparents and cousins, so they all wouldn't grow up and grow older without me like they did. Maybe I would have graduated college if I hadn't had spent my money on stupid useless crap and kept up with my studies.

And of course I would keep the same parents. My dad was the most wonderful man who was ripped from my family's life too soon and too sudden because of cancer. I'm happy I got to spend the first 13 years of my life with him. I got my artistic talent from his genes. If only I got his dancing moves too.. I don't have a rhythmic bone in my body.. hurgh. My mom is the best mother ever and I wouldn't be who I was today if it weren't for her and her wisdom. I'm also a clone of her, pretty much. I like the way I look and wouldn't want to change that. Plus, she's a spaz like me. We're hilarious when we're together.

.Bugs, Weather & Job?.

I've been really productive lately art and cleaning wise. Being bit by both a Spring cleaning bug and an Art bug at the same time is definitely a weird experience.

I cleaned out a bunch of crap from my desk, my storage drawers next to my desk (those had years of junk build up) and the stuff on my bakers rack. The biggest thing I'll tackle at some point is my closet. Ergh.. there is SO much crap built up there. I'm trying so hard not to be such a huge pack rat. I've been doing better as years progress.. but dadgum stuff just builds up quickly. O_o

In breaks from cleaning I've been hopping onto the computer to draw. I think I've gotten more drawings completely done in the past two weeks than I have in the last three months.

Out of the two bugs I hope the art one lasts the longest.

And wow, subject change here but our weather's been crazy. Just five days ago it was freezing and snowing.. and now today it's 87 degrees. Sure keeping my immune system in check.

I -might- be getting a job. Waiting to hear from them. So exciting! First thing on the agenda if I get the job -- get nicer/new clothes with my first paycheck. My wardrobe seriously needs an update. I'll finally be out of the house (I'm such a hermit) and around human interaction, lol. And I'll feel more productive financial wise. I make some money on art commissions but I don't do them too often.

So yes, random post. <3