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14 May 2008 @ 08:29 pm

When it rains it pours!

Ever had one of those days where you wished you'd never got out of bed? There's nothing worse right? Except when a bad day turns into the week from hell!

I started out feeling like crap thanks to my first headcold of the year and it's only the beginning of winter! Ugh! In fact I was feeling so sick that I opted not to go along to the anime club meeting that I had been looking forward to all week. Then the landlord surprised me by dropping in unannounced and tried to claim that he had informed me of this impending visit, bullshit! Of course he just HAD to pick the one weekend I had chosen to sort and rearrange all of my crap which lying all over the floor when he arrived. Needless to say he went nuts.

The rest of the weekend past without incident (Thank god!) so I (Wrongly) assumed that life was back to normal, so much for wishful thinking.

Arriving home from work on monday, I booted up the computer, hoping to relax for a while. Well my computer had other ideas. All I was met with was a blank screen, no window, icons, nothing and when I tried to reboot it, it made this horrible beeping sound. I am sad to announce that my computer, lifeline and escape from reality has died. This couldn't have happened at a worse time as I was right in the middle of betaing

superduperotaku's 'stripped bare' chapter and now I can't even accesses it, let alone return it , so if you're reading this honey, then I'm really, truly sorry. D= So now I have to shell out money that I don't have to get the stupid thing repaired, just freaking great. Ugh! I just want my computer back (I'm using a internet cafe here) and this week to be over already!

However it seems that half of my friends list are also having a rough time at this thing called 'real life' so my heart goes out to you guys. Goat hugs for everyone!

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05 May 2008 @ 12:07 am

Nothing to do but watch anime.

I joined a anime club this week and earlier today (Or yesterday rather *Glances at clock*) I attended my first meeting. I vaguely recognized a few people from the Ccg tournaments (Collectible card games) that I play in although I don't really know them that well. We watched Princess Tutu and MaiHime (Episodes 5-8) and I spent the rest of the day getting to know the members, which in my opinion is a good way to spend a cool autumn day.

Speaking of anime I've finally finished watching Death Note and while it was awesome I must admit that I'm a little disappointed with the ending but even so it's still a fantastic series! ^_^ And while I'm on the topic of anime, I'm a little annoyed at having to wait two weeks instead of the usual one for both Bleach AND Naruto, grrr! D:<< It looks like another filler arc for Bleach *Sweatdrops* but hopefully Naruto will get back on track. Now I need to find something else to watch while I wait. *Wanders off*

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03 May 2008 @ 11:52 pm

Trying to scan photos on dial-up is never a good idea.

Recently I learned how to scan photos and post them on the internet, pity it had to be done on dial-up. Not having a scanner myself and with absolutely no idea how to use one I enlisted the help of a friend. I completely forgot he had dial-up and what should've taken only minutes took a couple of hours due to the constant crashing of his computer. -__-; It wasn't all bad though as we watched Robot chicken, Neon genesis evangelion anf played a online game while we waited for the computer to do it's thing. I've also borrowed Final fantasy origins of him so hopefully I'll get to play that soon. In the meantime I'll post the pictures I took at Armageddon. ^_^ I apologize in advance for the crappy quality of these pictures due to my own camera being stolen a while back which I haven't gotten around to replacing yet. I had to use a disposable one in the meantime and it drove me crazy, ugh, I'm so getting a new camera! -__-;

( Armageddon madness behind the cut! )

Thanks to all the cosplayers who posed for these and were patient enough to put up with me trying to get the camera to wind on properly! xD These are not all the photos I took, just the ones that turned out the best. I hope to have a real camera for the next Armageddon and to take a lot more photos! In the meantime I'll just have to make do with these.

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27 April 2008 @ 11:37 pm

Everything that you read here is all part of Aizen's bankai.

Today was the final day of Armageddon but definitely the best with the cosplay event being the highlight of the expo. The Bleach team were awesome, especially Aizen when it came to charming the fangirls, because after all everyone knows that Aizen is the biggest pimp in Bleach! ^_~ It was L and Light from Death Note who really got the fangirls screaming though! Remember that scene where they are handcuffed together and Misa pushes Light in frustration who lands on top of L? That was the scene they did and you should have heard the squeals of excitement from the girls in the audience! Obviously there were some crazy yaoi fangirls in the crowd and yes I was one of them! xD Lol! Some of the other acts consisted of Sasuke killing Itachi with the death note and Ino playing dress up as Deidara! xD Good stuff! There were truly some wonderful acts and way too many to post here! During the prizegiving there was a dramatic moment when a contestant (Michaelangel from Teenage mutant ninja turtles) fell down the back of the stage! xD Naturally everybody rushed to help him up, luckily he was unhurt.

After the contest was the best part though as everybody who had participated headed upstairs to pose for photos. Everyone had a blast, dancing, taking and posing for pictures and generally being silly! xD The Bleach group had this whiteboard which they kept writing different message on for the photos and some of the shit they came up with was just awesome! I'll try and compile a list of the messages if anyones interested, as for the photos, if I can find someone who knows how to work a scanner then I'll see what I can do about putting those up as well. It should show up on Youtube anyway.

I got talking with some of the cosplayers and they seem like really cool people. I hope to keep in touch with them and who knows maybe I'll join in next year, if they let me that is! xD One of the Urahara's was a friend of mine from another city but he didn't stick around for the photos because he had to leave. Which is a shame really as I would've liked to have caught up with him as I haven't been able to much since he moved and I didn't get to this time either. D= I have his mobile number now so hopefully next time. Funnily enough I also ran into another friend whom I haven't seen in a while, however he's local which makes catching up a little easier.

I've gone away from this event with many happy memories, photos, lots of goodies and hopefully some new friends. ^_^ I'm also now the proud owner of a complete collection of Kaleido Star thanks to being able to snag the boxed set of season one that I've been after. I only wish that every day was an anime convention! xD

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26 April 2008 @ 10:46 pm

Kame...hame...BANKAI!

Day one of Armageddon kicked off today, which is an anime/fantasy/sci-fi/gaming expo. On my way there I saw a group of Bleach cosplayers and I nearly wet myself in excitement! xD Walking directly in front of me was Hitsugaya, Gin, Aizen, Soi Fon, Byakuya, Rukia, Orihime, Rangiku, Shunsui, Cirucci Thunderwitch and Urahara (x2). Later on at the expo I met a very cute Ichigo along with Kakashi, Sasuke, several Akatsuki members, Light, L and Misa. My fangirl senses automatically went into overdrive and soon I was conversing and snapping photos left, right and center.

I entered the Kamehameha contest but sadly did not make it to the finals. ): For those of you who don't know what Kamehameha is, it's Goku's most famous (And frequently used) attack in DBZ. The whole idea is that you get up on stage (In groups of 10) and attempt to recreate this famous scene as best you can, it's a lot of fun to watch. ^_^ By far the best bunch was the Bleach group with their own neat little version of the Kamehameha, which went like this, Kame...hame...BANKAI! Then they finished with it Don Kanonji's BWAHAHAHA! I'm sure that if this was an anime then at least half of the audience would sweatdrop and fall over, as for me, I'm sitting there pissing myself laughing! xD They weren't the only ones who decided to ad-lib, Light Killed L in their version! xD I can't wait to see these guys cosplay tomorrow! ^_^

They had a video game based on the Deal or no deal t.v show so I tried my hand on that as well. The highest possible score you could get was 200, guess what I got? You guessed it, 200 points and that many tickets (To spend on prizes) too, just because I'm that awesome! ^_~

The last event of the day was a screening of the Death Note movie which is basically a live action version of the first half of the anime, it was pretty good though. Armageddon will also be running tomorrow, I can't wait to go back! ^_^

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23 April 2008 @ 10:42 pm

Cat scratch fever.

Now that I have my internet back this calls for a celebration with a random quiz! ^_^

WHAT KIND OF CAT ARE YOU?

What kind of cat are you?

Psycho Kitty! You don't like to be crossed and will take it out on anyone who is stupid enough to try!
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o.O; Yep that was my first reaction to this result followed by falling off my chair laughing! xD This is me if I don't get my daily caffiene fix! xD
I've had a few rather interesting encounters with felines recently, although thankfully none of THAT variety! xD

Ever see a cat on a bus? Well that's exactly what I saw the other day. It was in a cage of course and heavily sedated to keep it calm. According to it's owner it was being transported home from the vet as the poor thing had a fever. ):

On my street there are a few cats I'm familiar with including one who had kittens. I didn't even know until she introduced me her baby one day which is unmistakably hers as the two are identical. Let's hope it doesn't grow up to be like the cat in this quiz! xD

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23 April 2008 @ 12:37 am

Not dead yet!

It's been a while since I've had a chance to update this journal or to do much of anything on the internet lately! That's because it was down for a whole, freaking month! Suddenly with my beloved internet cruelly ripped away from me (Insert dramatic music here) I found myself at a loss of what to do with myself. (Yes I AM that addicted, sad isn't it). It was only thanks to my private collection of anime that kept me from going totally batshit crazy with boredom.

Now, finally reunited with my internet once again, I find I have a lot of catching up to do! Speaking of which, I've finally caught up with Bleach, yay! But only the anime, I have yet to get started on the manga and I'm still way behind on the Naruto manga which I think I'm subconsciously avoiding through fear of what Kishimoto will do next. D= I've also been caught in the unrelenting grip of a fierce Bleach addiction which so far is showing no signs of letting up. I still watch Naruto religiously though as that anime is like crack! xD Although I thought that the quality of animation in the latest episode was crappy. Is it just me or does the art look like it's been drawn by a bunch of preschoolers? The only problem with being up to date with both Bleach and Naruto is having to wait a week for the new episodes to come out. Thank god for fandoms! xD In the meantime I've taken to watching Death Note and loving it! That anime is like a roller-coaster ride, I can't wait to see how it all plays out in the end!

In the meantime I'll be blogging like crazy to make up for lost time so expect more spammage from me soon! ^_~

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29 February 2008 @ 10:53 pm

Matched up.

Recently I discovered a community called naruto_matchup where you can find your true Naruto love. Once you join the community, you fill out an application which is basically like a personal profile and other members of the community vote on who they think is your ideal match. Once you have five votes for one character you get stamped like this:

I got Kakashi, yay! ^_^ I have to admit that I'm a little disappointed not to get Kabuto, after all he is my favorite character. However I'm very happy to get Kakashi as he has always been one of my favorite characters. I also feel that he is the best match for me as our personalities are very similar and he represents everything I want in a man. ^_~

So if you have some time to kill and you're curious to see who your Naruto love match would be then I would suggest joining this community. Its always fun to see what characters the members pair you up with and how they view you. xD Everyone I've encountered in said community has been friendly and helpful thus far and the community is pretty active, heck I got stamped within five days! ^_^ If you like you can read other members applications and help them find their own Naruto love match. ^_~ So if you want to have some fun then go here: ( naruto_matchup )
Who knows, maybe you'll find your own Naruto true love. ^_~

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26 February 2008 @ 11:31 pm

Set him up and knock him down!

I spent the afternoon with a friend today doing something that we haven't done in ages, ten pin bowling!

During the first game I was off to a flying start with my first bowl of the day being a strike, hell yeah! For the first half of the game I took the lead and stubbornly held onto it until my friend ripped it out from under me. Out of nowhere he pulls three spares out of his ass, in a row no less, what the hell?! o.O; Yeah, thanks a lot for stealing my thunder buddy! -__-; Needless to say he beat me, by three lousy points!

However I got my revenge in the second game by beating him soundly, winning by a good thirteen points. >:D I kicked his ass in air hockey too, teach him to mess with me! Bwhahaha!

Its a pity we didn't get time to play the car racing games, I always beat him at those, I run him off the side of the track and make him crash! xD Evil I know but alls fair in love and war right? Let's just say that I get a little competitive when it comes to games! xD Sadly he's gone back to where he lives, in another city that is, so playtime is over, for now anyway...^_~

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Current Music: "Happy people" Theme song from 'Bleach' thats stuck in my head.

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17 February 2008 @ 11:51 pm

Gothic movies rule!

A few days ago I went and saw Sweeney Todd with a friend. I love horror movies, musicals and Johnny Depp so there was no way I could miss this. While the singing was not up to broadway standards it was still pretty decent and there was enough gore to satisfy me as well as a few unexpected plot twists. Afterwards we went out to dinner not that I could eat much after ingesting so much popcorn! xD A trip to the movies is just not the same without popcorn!

Other than that I haven't really been doing much else except watching Bleach. I still have a lot of episodes to watch before I'm up to date with the anime and I haven't even started on the manga yet! Not to mention I'm STILL behind in the Naruto manga! xD So much to do... still too much anime and manga is NEVER a bad thing! ^_~

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Current Music: Sweeney Todd - "Epiphany"

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12 February 2008 @ 10:35 pm

Turn off damn you!

Earlier today I cooked something on the stove and when it was done I turned off the element like I always do. Nothing unusual about that right? Except the bloody thing wouldn't turn off! I tried fiddling with the dial, checking the fuse, anything I could think of. So I came to only one conclusion, turn the damn thing off at the wall. This would not have been a problem except the stupid fridge is plugged into the stove. Argh! So now I'm having to run an extension cord from the fridge to one of the power points in the lounge. -_-;

The way the power points are set up in this flat is stupid! The only other one in the kitchen is behind the fridge which I can't move unless I want it to be in the way. In the lounge there are two powers points at one end and none at the other which is pain in the rear end. The one in the bedroom is in a stupid place and the bathroom doesn't even have one! Wtf!

That's not the only thing wrong with this apartment. The washing machine belonging to the flat flooded the first time I used it (Mine was in storage) and I'm really not looking forward to having to wrestle my key out of the front door come winter time. -_-; Why can't landlords check and fix these things BEFORE a tenant moves in? It's their responsibility after all, do your job stupid, lazy landlords! At times like this I'm sorely tempted to move out!

Oh and did I mention that I've been suffering from insomnia for the past few days? So lately I've been feeling crappy to boot.

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12 February 2008 @ 01:10 am

Meme!

While poking around LiveJournal the other day I stumbled across this meme hosted by

saqqara13.

Comment and I'll give you a letter: Then you have to list 10 things you love that begin with that letter. Afterward, post this in your journal and give out some letters of your own.

I've always wanted to do one of these things so I thought I'd give it a shot.

She gave me the letter D. Damn I wanted K! xD Still, never one to back down from a challenge, this is what I came up with.

1: Dad. What kind of daughter would I be if I didn't love my dad?

2: Doujinshi! Especially the smutty kind! xD Even better if it involves my favorite character(s) and/or pairing(s). Yaoi, yuri, het... I'm not fussy just give me the damn sex! xD

3: DeviantART! They have some wonderful art there, not to mention lots of other fun stuff. A great way to satisfy some of my fangirl needs, I could spend hours on that site.

4: Drabbles. Particularly if they focus on my favorite character(s) and/or pairing(s). But only if they're well written, I have come across good ones though.

5: Daydreaming. Imagination is a wonderful thing! xD

6: Diamonds. Ooohh, look at how they sparkle!

7: Deidara. Gorgeous, dangerous and oh the things he could do with those extra mouths of his! I blame

superduperotaku. and

cynchick. for putting such perverted thoughts in my head, not that I really need any help with that! xD

8: Dungeons and dragons. I loved the RP, cartoon and the video game. Good times!

9: Dragons. Dragons kick ass, 'nuff said. xD I also collect them, I have a beautiful dragon waterball that I got for my birthday which I love.

10: Drawing. This has been my new passion ever since I did a (short) drawing course earlier this year.

I'm listing one more thing here for a grand total of 11 as I think it deserves an honorable mention.

11: Death Note. Awesome anime! One of the best I've ever seen! If you haven't seen it yet then you have to watch it, you'll love it!

Mischief managed! If you think you can step up to the challenge then be my guest and leave a comment. So do you Feel lucky? ^_~

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08 February 2008 @ 11:55 pm

Childhood memories.

Hehe! I couldn't resist stealing this from

superduperotaku Who remembers My little ponies? I recall collecting and playing with them as a little girl so this was a real blast from the past.

So pretty! If you would like to create a pony of your own then go ( here )

Aside from creating this little cutie I haven't really been doing much else except catching up on some anime. I finally finished watching Kaleido star including the OVAs although I still need to buy season one so I'll have the entire seris. I've started watching Bleach while I wait for the latest episode of Naruto to arrive. I should really try to catch up with the Naruto manga though as I'm way behind! Just another thing to add to my long list of things to do, I'll get there eventually. xD

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02 February 2008 @ 11:30 pm

Kabuto Gifts.

Lately I've been feeling spoiled. Quite a while back, a friend of mine sent me a Kabuto/Sasuke doujinshi which I had been looking for. Recently he's been bombarding me with even more Kabuto fanworks as a peace offering while he writes the Kabuto/Naruto fanfiction he's been promising me. I told him that he really doesn't need to do this but nevertheless I am still very grateful. I think he feels bad after deleting the original Kabuto/Naruto story he wrote for me in favor of a new one. So now he's rewriting the original version for me which is very sweet of him. He managed to find another Kabuto/Sasuke doujinshi which is great as this pairing is rare, it's also one of my favorites. He also sent me a picture which although I hadn't seen before, I did recognize the artwork as being similar to a Kabuto fansite I frequent. Turns out it is from there and I was pleased to discover that the owner has updated. I've also been having a blast discovering different communities on LJ although I'm mostly lurking! xD Collecting all the great LJ icons I've come across is fun too and yes I do credit. :P

Aside from all the fangirling over Kabuto, I've been watching season two of Kaleido star and I'm already on the second disc. So far not only is it as good as it's cracked up to be but even better! It was great to see the return of some familiar faces from season one too! Watching the subbed version is even better, having only seen season one in english. Now I want to track down season one on dvd so I can own the entire seris and watch the whole thing in Japanese. (Subbed), that would be cool. In the meantime I think I'll be content with watching the rest of season two. ^_~

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Current Music: Kaleido Star - "Escape"

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01 February 2008 @ 11:00 pm

New and shiny things are good.

Friday night here and that means late night shopping! At least it's meant to. Not all shops abide by that rule, some close a little earlier and others just close at their usual time. I'd been meaning to pick up some art supplies so I can work with more than just the pencils and paper I have. I figured that tonight would be the perfect time to pop into the main art supplies stores, what with town being open late and all. Apparently these particular stores don't do extended hours, just my luck, guess I'll just have to go in during the day. It seems like fewer shops offer later hours on fridays these days, luckily there's always the malls for a bit of late night retail therapy. ^_~

While in town I decided to stop by my favorite Japanese restaurant, I haven't been there in over a month thanks to the renovations they've been doing. They hadn't made any drastic changes, mostly just a lick of red paint which I think looks nicer than the green they used to have, and a salad bar. I was just happy to be able to eat ramen again! xD

I decided to hit the malls in search of a boxed set of season two of Kaleido Star. I'm fed up with waiting for BitTorrent to download it all, seriously it's been about a week now and it was only up to 5%! At this rate it will take WEEKS to load, stuff that! After seeing season one I'm hooked and I can't wait that long to see season two, besides it's about time I added some more anime to my collection! Fortunately luck was on my side and I now have six dvds of Kaleido Star to get through, not that I mind! xD I've already seen the first episode of the new season, it looks interesting to say the least with the arrival of two new characters, including a guy as gorgeous as Yuri! I really hope to see more of Layla in this season too, I wonder what will happen to her now, I'm really looking forward to watching this season I hear it's meant to be good. Anyone reading this, who's thinking of watching Kaleido Star, do it! It's an awesome anime and you won't be disappointed! However I think it is only fair to warn you that it is addictive but then again what good anime isn't? Hehe! ^_~

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Current Music: Kaleido Star - "Tattoo Kiss"

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24 January 2008 @ 11:50 pm

Paint by numbers

My last art lesson was today and it was one I was looking forward to even though it did mean the end of this exciting course. Once again we found ourselves in the same room where we drew the mannequins on the second day, no prizes for guessing what we found there! Although this setup was a little different from the last. The dressform and large mannequin were there, joined by a small mannequin, the kind that just consists of a torso and a large vinyl cushion.

Now you might be curious as to why we would be drawing a similar setup to the day before, even if the assortment of objects did vary a little. You see, last time we drew these we used only pencil. Today however, we had a whole range of mediums to play with including charcoal and paint. So after a quick demonstration by our tutor on the different techniques we could create using these tools, we started experimenting on our own.

Unfortunately my proportions were a little off today and the dressform ended up being quite big in comparison to everything else but I'll bet that even great artists like Leonardo Da Vinci had their bad days! xD After I had drawn the basic picture using charcoal, I added some paint, using different brushes to create a range of effects. In spite of the overly large dressform, the mannequin turned out well and I'm quite pleased with the overall picture.

Henry, the man who will be my tutor next year if I get into design, popped in to have a nosy at our creations. He seemed to approve of my work which is good as he will be the one who decides if I make it into design next year! A passing tutor in the hallway I was sketching yesterday also made a positive comment on my work so that's great! Maybe I DO have some talent after all! My tutor who taught this course seems to think so perhaps there 's hope for me yet! ^_~ Either way I guess I'll find out but in the meantime I have to practice if I want to get anywhere! Sounds like a trip to the local art supplies store is in order. In the meantime I'm happy to have completed my first course of the year! Yay! I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it wasn't as hard as I thought and that I'm not as terrible as I had feared I would be! xD I'll taking more classes like these over the course of this year in the hopes of qualifying for design next year. Wish me luck!

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23 January 2008 @ 11:38 pm

Getting the right perspective.

When I arrived at class today I was excited to discover that we would be doing perspective/structural drawings with the aim being to give our art a dimensional outlook.

Why was I so enthusiastic about such a task, you might wonder? Well there are several reasons. Dimensions breathe life into a drawing or any form of art for that matter. Plus there's the thrill of trying something new and seeing if I can step up to the challenge! But most importantly is the fact that dimensions are often used in graphic design. If I get into the design course I want to do next year, I want to specialize in graphic design so you can understand how important this is for me! Luckily for me my tutor's field of expertise is in graphic design. With that in mind I plan to discuss with him, my desire to do graphic design in the hopes he can offer me some advice on the subject.

The first part of the class was spent drawing and observing diagrams from different perspectives in order to create dimensional views, using our classroom as a reference. Not too difficult at all when you apply some basic principals to it! Once we got the hang of the basics we were encouraged to strike out all over the art block and draw whatever structure took our fancy!

At first, the prospect of staring blankly down a rather long corrridor and thinking: 'How the hell am I meant to draw THIS?!' was a little daunting, but in reality it wasn't as bad as it seemed.

Rather relieved to discover that I HADN'T forgotten everything I had just learned only a few minutes ago, I began to apply that information to paper. It's amazing how a few lines and basic shapes can form a corridor! Well at least the basis of one anyway! xD Once I applied things like detail and shading into the equation it started coming together quite nicely. However this didn't happen without a few hitches along the way, oh no! Nothing I ever do happens without a helping of chaos, bloody Murphey's law I tell you! xD

While I was happily doodling away, I kept noticing a blue ink of sorts appearing on my fingers. Washing it off, I didn't really give it a second thought...until it kept reoccurring. After a while it started to get irritating, I even washed the damn pencil to no avail! Not until the third time it happened did I figure out that the paint was coming from the back of my drawing board! I had to go all the way up the stairs to our classroom on the second floor to swap the blasted thing for a clean one! Then after I made my way back to my current location, it was literally, back to the drawing board! xD Deciding it'd had enough, my pencil snapped leaving me to make yet another trip up the stairs in search of a pencil sharpener! -__-; Apparently, drawing pencils prefer to be sharpened with a knife. Although not too keen on the idea myself, nevertheless I managed to successfully sharpen the stupid instrument with a razor blade and still keep my fingers intact! There were no more problems after that thank god and I was able to continue my drawing in peace.

Due to the sheer size of the corridor, not to mention the various artwork adorning the walls and the crates scattered around I was left unable to complete it. There was a lot of detail to capture in that hallway you know! Even though I would have loved to have expanded on that picture a lot more I'm still happy with it. Why? Because I was able to successfully apply the techniques I had learned in class to my drawing and the end result was a corridor that LOOKED like a corridor even if it was incomplete! And that's what's important to me, knowing that I can achieve what I set out to do, that's what gives me hope for the future.

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22 January 2008 @ 05:02 pm

Life comes in all shapes and sizes.

Second day of art class and this one was a challenge! While yesterday we focused on drawing still life objects within a wide range of shapes and sizes, we only had to sketch one object at a time, all by its lonesome.

Today we had to draw several completely different objects also of various shapes and sizes but all arranged in one group to be drawn as one picture. Our subjects? Three wooden blocks, one wide rectangle lying horizontally, a narrower version standing upright and a cube. In addition to those a large ball and two mannequins, one being the kind you see in shop windows, the other a dressform (The type that dressmakers use, thanks

superduperotaku for pointing that out to me) also joined the party.

Talk about variety! xD That was the one of the points of this exercise though, learning how to draw contrasting shapes. I was fortunate in that I managed to secure quite a good spot from which to draw. Only the top of the ball was visible and I could only see the mannequin from a side perspective. That didn't make it any easier mind you. The hardest part I found was getting everything in its proper place, well actually everything WAS in its rightful place only spaced too far apart! xD At least I managed to get everything in proportion.

After the break some of the lights were dimmed down and we had to apply shading or hatching as it is often called, to our masterpieces. I had been looking forward to this part the most because I thought it would come out looking pretty cool...NOT! Okay, while not exactly rocket science but it didn't come out the way I wanted either. Such is life! I can't say I'm unhappy with the resulting picture as everything looks pretty much the way its supposed to...kind of! xD Not too shabby if I do say so myself!

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21 January 2008 @ 06:04 pm

A Budding Artist In The Making!

Today I started my first course of the year, yay! The first of many creative short courses I'll be taking throughout the year in the hopes I can gain enough experience and skill to build a reasonable portfolio so I can do design next year.

Todays class was Drawing introduction which is good for absolute beginners like me who have no experience whatsoever in drawing. xD All up we did a total of five drawings and it was a lot easier than I thought it would be, I also found it to be rather relaxing and therapeutic, it was almost like it energized me! I wonder if other artists feel the same way.

Four of our drawings were still life and ironically enough the item which I thought would be the hardest turned out to be the easiest, well for me anyway, I guess you really can't judge something by it's...um...shape! xD My first picture left much to be desired but after that I saw a gradual improvement, until we had to draw a head shot of the person sitting across from us. Let's just say that drawing faces is not exactly my forte! xD In all I'm happy with the way most of my art turned out, who knew a coffee grinder could be so easy to draw! I'm looking forward to going back tomorrow, Deidara is right, art really IS a blast! ^_~

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