Friday, January 19, 2007

la la the muse returned!
I was starting to think I'd never be able to do another artistic thing for bit there. I've been fighting so hard to do the pics for my theme, and suddenly realized I was in yet another block. But I've been working on this realistic pic of Vic Mignogna and it seems that when I finally finished that, I was able to go back to my usual art. >.< it was freaky.

Anyway, I'd like to thank you all for the comments about the art that was taken... ^_^ i don't get why people do that, but I'm fine now... I try not to let it get to me cause it happens so much and to so many different people. And it's nice to know that I can come here and vent and get support from my friends ^_^ thank you.

Now something was brought up that I feel the need to ramble on ^____^ beware...

Yes Lunar Wolf Demon, I've actually written a couple (lots) of fan fics.

and now I'll do some blatant advertising for said fics :P

Full Metal Alchemist
"White Gloves"
Stray Dog
Roy Mustang: Flame Alchemist
Envy Nibun no Ichi

Final Fantasy 9
Trials of Love (this one is the one that Kawaii Ash, over at DA, is turning into a manga!!! I'm so excited about that. Her art is beautiful and she's nuts about FF9 just like me ^___^ )
Am I Alone?"
Love is

and there's others but I'm not going to link to all of them... those are just the ones that have gotten the best reviews and happen to be personal favs of mine.

I'm working on three fics right now... strike that 4 fics... Two Kingdom Hearts fics.... One's about Organization 13... "Pain in the Axel" is about Axel going around seeking vengance on the little wrongs fellow Members have inflicted upon him (basically he drags Roxas around and they play terrible jokes on everyone.) And then there's one called "Leon the Lion" that's a sort of Squiffie comedy fic with a touch of Squallie angst. The other two I'm working on is The Envy fic I liked to above... and then that really really LONG fic I told you all about in my last post.

If anyone's interested in my fics I can tell you all when the KH and other FMA ones are done and posted... if you all want.

Well I best be off, I've got to go shake this headache and get away from the computer before I make it worse >.<

later!

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Thursday, January 18, 2007

I honestly don't get it....
Art thieves.. I just don't understand them at all. I got a note over at DA and someone caught yet another of my art thieves. They stole my pic of Chihiro and Haku as well as my pic of Ashton Anchors... this one was even smart enough to erase my signature. hmmm they get smarter.... Well anyway, I reported them and I'm waiting to see what happens. I don't understand why people do that... what's the point? It's not like they can prove they drew it.... they couldn't ever use it for a portfolio... I don't know.

Well anyway, i'm not going to rant on that one anymore... I'm currently working on my new Kh Valentine theme, uuuugh smoochy pics give me cavities. maybe I should go with the love stinks kind of valentines theme.... :P So I'm thinking the BG will be a pic of Namine and Roxas... my avi will be that pic of Sora and Kairi that I've been working on for all eternity. And then I need a cute little pic like my melted snow man death by Axel... but nothing's hit me just yet. and Piiiiink ! yay pink, I like pink... it's the new black you know. I'll prolly use shades of pink and red for the other... stuffs... aaah

I guess I should get back to my book now, I'm almost done with that third FMA novel "The Valley of White Petals" I loved Makoto Inoue's first two books, they were great! but this one... I don't know, it was hard to get into at first but then it got good. Her books make me want to write FMA fics. Makes me think I should go back to my HUGE FMA novel of horribleness.... the thing is pushing 10 chapters already and I'm no where near done with it. >.< it scares me to think I wrote that much. but I'm quite proud of that one, it's the first time I've written OCs that I actually like. no no, I don't mean the type of OCs that people hate... One's a little girl that's about... 5 years old... and she gets a crush on Ed... and the other is a overweight middle aged woman that I adore... her personality tickles me. but I need to work on her husband a bit. he's kind of blaaaah.

Argh but I need to finish my KH fic >.< waaaah there's so much to finish!

Well sorry I just had to come and vent/ramble a bit... I'm gonna be back again tomorrow and I'll actually update with something worth reading , hee hee

And thank you to everyone who commented on my last post! LostChild, PinkChii, Shinkiro, thelostsindar, Mamma Vash... I missed you guys ^_^ I didn't really get a chance to get on-line while I was there and update... I need to get around and visit everyone this weekend while I don't have to worry about work >.<

Well I'll catch you all tomorrow!




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Monday, January 15, 2007

I live once again....
Well we're home from the Christmas vacation now... I know I was going to tell you all about it and have pictures and all that... but... um... it wasn't really eventful. We got there, had christmas and I caught every sort of sickness you can think of... So the whole time I was there I was up in the room coughing my lungs out and just feeling over all nasty. I'm better now though, so no worries... and before you start thinking "good gravy she's the most sickly person I've ever heard of" the reason I got sick was because I had just gotten over that flu that's going around here. So my immune system was shot to Amestris, and the poor babies... they were so sick. And little Claire kept thinking I was her personal tissue. So it was like written in the stars, I must get sick. Oh well.

It was nice to see the babies and to get to hang out with my brother for a bit ^___^ so it was fun, I just didn't do much. I did finally get to watch the FMA movie. That was AWESOME!!! much luff for that movie even if I'm sick of the Nazi plots... this was good. It felt strange though. It almost felt like I was... watching a fan fiction. I mean I kinda started getting that feeling towards the end of the series (hated the ending so bad that it shot my love of FMA to bits for a while there) For some reason the movie just really had that strong feeling of 'this is great but not true'

The thing I liked the most about the movie is something very odd... It was Al's voice. little guy must have gotten older. I've been watching Trinity Blood and while I know that Ion also has the same voice I never could really hear Al until he screamed. But I could hear Ion in the FMA movie when Al spoke, I thought it was cute the way his voice shifted so much. but I'm weird like that (btw what brought that on was a discussion I was having with my friend R.Zion... He was saying they should make a new FMA movie but they'd have to get a new Alphonse.... but I don't want a new one >.<)

Sorry I'm rambling...

So I should also say that I'm working on the pics for the new theme... from what I could see KH and FF were the winners! (I will do a Host Club one soon I promise LostChild... I couldn't turn a blind eye to your vote ^_~) So Kingdom Hearts Final Fantasy Valentines theme for Feb!

Well there's not much new... other than I think I went a little FMA crazy that one day that I was well enough to go to the mall... heh heh... I HAVE ROY'S GLOVES!!! Mwah ha ha haaaaaa.... I've wanted a pair of his gloves ever since I wrote that fic "White Gloves" when I have Ed steal Roy's gloves. That was my first FMA fic ^____^ squeee!

I best be off before I ramble more.... and besides, I have to work in the morning... this should be great after having 3 weeks off..... blargh.
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Saturday, December 30, 2006

Quackers man... that's me....
Ok so you're prolly wondering why I flew on here like a mad woman in that last post freaking out over some line art....

Princess Tutu scrapbook

That's why... I got this note over at my Deviant Art account talking about the Ushicon in Austin Texas... They're having Ikuko Itoh (the creator) and some of the VAs from Princess Tutu come.. and they're giving Itoh-Sensei a scrap book made up of Tutu Fan art.... SQUEEEEEEEEE!!! they asked me to send some of my art!!! so i like FREAKED OUT..... I'm sending my one of Fakir holding Duck in his shirt... then there's two other's I managed to get done... i don't know if I can get the one in my previous post don on time though >.< But thank you both LostChild and thelostsindar, I'm so happy you both liked it... that makes me feel so much better about it, thank you! I will finish... and who knows I might be able to get it done on time....

now I don't know if any of you a speed drawers... but if you got the urge for Tutu art then QUICK!!! QUACK!!! do it and send it... that link above has all the info you need. but the deadline is SO soon... goodness, i thought I was going to die.

pheeeeeeew now that's over.... (I'll post my new tutu art soon, I promise) now about the theme.... um... shoot... I've already made this post uber long so I'll save that again....

and I have to fight off this RABID Full Metal Alchemist fandom I've got going right now... I mean... I was almost ready to say what theme to go with and then BAM Roy walked in and smacked me up along side my head... and then said something stupid like "you know you love me... now write more Roymance fics woman..."

So i'll get back to you one that one... k?
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Friday, December 29, 2006

Oh goodness I need help with this...
I think I'm about to like hyper ventilate and pass out on the spot....

But first I want to say thank you all for the comments on my last post!! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! I'll get back to you on the theme... I've got a cracked idea hatching... maybe you'll like it... Some of you are prolly wondering how I'm on when I'm supposed to be in OK right now... (I'm sneaking on while everyone's asleep... shhhhh....)

Ok... Now for my horrible issue at hand... I've got this Princess Tutu Fan art I'm working on that has to be done in like two or three days.... I've been pouring my life into this one here...
[LINK]

Does it look ok? I mean I know it's a rough sketch right now.... you can still see pencil lines and such... but that can be taken care of... but as far as composition and over all look.... do you guys like it? should I continue on with it.... or move to something else >.< I just don't know... You see Fakir's left arm was giving me so much trouble because of the Foreshortening that I guess I freaked myself out over it...

Well I'm going to sit and try to breath calmly for a bit..... and I'll get back on tomorrow and tell you all about why this has to be done in so short a time and everything... after I get a chance to see what you all think.

Thanks everyone for any comments on this one.. I really need them...
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Merry (early) Christmas!


I wanted to say Merry Christmas now.. since tomorrow morning I'm heading out and traveling to Oklahoma for the Holidays. Hopefully I can get on while I'm at my brother's house but I doubt it.

So, I have to slap on the walking anime advertisement identity again and say something else about how wonderful Princess Tutu is... You both should watch it, Lostchild and thelostsindar!! you should! It really is a good series. And I know you'll love it! It would be confusing though if you only got to see part of an episode, I had to watch it a couple times before I really got what happened in the first episode it moved so fast. And then you get Edel in there.. she walks around with a little music box and says these really cryptic things that actually tell you everything you need to know. So it can be terribly confusing, at times. But I would get that, "WOW I LOVED THAT!" effect at the end of every episode.

And thelostsindar... if you like characters like that... I know you'll like Fakir... he's the king of those kinds of characters ^_~ hee hee

WOOT! Another for the Darkside, mwah ha ha ha haaaaa... evil!

^___^ I also want to thank everyone who has complemented me on my site's look, I'm happy to hear that you all like it! Thank you!

Which brings me to another thing... I HAVE A QUESTION!!! *cue dramatic music*

So after Christmas what sort of theme should I go with?

1. Kingdom Hearts 2
2. Ouran High School Host Club (I'm thinking a Tamaki Haruhi thing...)
3. Princess Tutu
4. Final Fantasy (8, 9, or 10)

I'm torn, I just don't know what to go with...

Well I best cut this off now... I just want to wish you all a very Mery Christmas! And I'll tell you all about my trip when I get back ^_^

and I leave you know with a host club AMV that my friend Zero sent me.. it's great! (and for those who are worried.... there isn't any scenes in it where the Twins are doing their host club act... if you know what I mean... so don't worry.)



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Friday, December 15, 2006

Dance of the Duck...
Once upon a time there was a man who died.
The man's work was the writing and telling of stories, but he could not defy death.
The last story he was working on was about a brave and handsome prince who vanquishes a crafty raven. But now it seems their battle will go on for eternity

"I'm sick and tired of this!" cried the raven.
"I'm sick and tired of this!" cried the prince as well.

The raven escaped the pages of the story and the prince perused the creature. In the end the prince took out his own heart and sealed the raven away by using a forbidden power.

Just then a murmur came from somewhere
"This is great!" cried the old man that was supposed to have died.

~opening to episode 1 of Princess Tutu~

First I should say for those who don't know the series... It's wonderful! You really should see it! The animation is beautiful, the way the characters move, the storyline, everything is great. It 's pretty cute and has some great moments of humor, yet there is a dark side to it as well.. so it's not really a great one for tiny kids... but that aside.

I'm going to give you a tiny, tiny spoiler here... it's something you learn in the first episode so it's not a BIG one.

The story is about a little Duck, who watches this Prince dancing (ballet) but he never smiles. She wants to try and help him, but she's only a duck... what can a duck do? Then a mysterious voice tells her that she can be human, he could make her human if she tells him a story. So little duck becomes Duck (Ahiru in Japanese) a girl that is clumsy and acts.. Well, like a duck (she even quacks). But that's a problem; if she ever does or says ANYTHING that resembles a duck... she will turn back into a duck until she can touch water again. However, this mysterious voice also gave her the power to transform into Princess Tutu so she could help the Prince find the lost heart shards that hold his emotions.

Now that I've got that out of my system...

I HAVE JOINED THE DARK SIDE!!! waaaaah..... I still really like Prince Mytho.. and I think Duck's crush on him is adorable.... but I I like the Fakir and Duck pairing now.... why do I say that's the dark side? Because I HATED HIM when I first saw him.. he's rude, he's mean, he treats Mytho like an idiot (calls him that) and is a real JERK to Duck.... So how could I like a character like that? It's Zero's fault... she showed me some Amvs and stuff and I found that Fakir reminds me very much of Beast from Beauty and the Beast... So now I like him... Your evil Zero!!!

Anyway... I like that Magnus Lensherr "Be sure to join the darkside ~ Grins evilly ~ Things look way better from this side of the spectrum" I like the sound of that. ^____^ It's too bad you can't see the AMV, I hope you get a chance to, it's really cute and I love the song!

And I also wanted to say to takinaughtyninja, I've only seen the first disc of Princess Tutu... and since you've only seen a few episodes you've prolly got the same impression of Fakir that I do... jerk boy..... But I think over time he's going to loosen up a bit. I think that he's trying to hard to protect Mytho that he's become cold and distant to the feelings of others. From what I can see from screen shots, other's writings, and from what Zero has told me... He actually starts to care about Duck, and tries to protect her as well. He really does remind me of Beast... really gruff and doesn't quite know how to be kind just yet. So yeah, he does get to like her... Now I'm not sure about LOVE... I think he does by the end, but I really don't know... There is a scene in the promo trailer where she's dancing with Mytho and suddenly Fakir pulls her away and kisses her. So maybe that says something... maybe they were just trying to be artistic.

Oh and to Pinkchii09 ^___^ I'm happy you liked that AMV! it is really cute, infact I should give you all the link to Shiirahime's youtube site... "only One" was her very first AMV.. and her others are quite good as well. [LINK] She also has a link to her Deviant Art page... her art for Tutu is really cute as well... if anyone is interested in seeing some good fanart. ^_^

And as for you Zero... you EVIL FRIEND... look what you made me do *points above* LOOK!!! I joined the Fakir fanlisting and the Fakir/Ahiru fanlist.... eeeeeevil you... and where's my cookies... you said the dark side had cookies... they better be Dark cookies!

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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

When a Man loves a Duck



That sounds odd I know... but this amv is about Fakir (the guy) and Duck (the girl) think.. swan lake with a duck. very cute... much luff for this amv even though I'm a Duck and Mytho fan... for now... but if Zero has her way I'll join the dark side soon.
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Sunday, December 10, 2006

great....
Well, I need to get on here and warn you all about something...

I got on my Hotmail last night and discovered a strange couple of e-mails... I think someone has hacked my account there... So I'm a little worried because I have talked to some of you here through my hotmail account. I just want to warn anyone that if you get an odd email from me (dragonnova@hotmail.com) and it doesn't say my usual "Hi" or "Hiya" then be careful... I've sent in a report to the hotmail staff and I'll see for sure what the cause was. It's not a virus for sure... *sigh* Anyway.. I got these two e-mails from the postmaster saying that I had a delivery failed status... to two porn sites..... and so I stared at the screen like O.O and then I screamed... So either someone figured out my password.. or it's another one of those tricks to trap you into those kinds of sites....

Anyway, I just wanted to make sure nobody got any weird e-mails from me.. just in case someone figured my password and decided to play around... oooh i wonder if anyone got anything weird over messenger >.<

Ok, I'll be back with happier news later, k?
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Tuesday, December 5, 2006

still changing...


Well it's starting to pull together a little.. but I'm still working on the BG and I'm thinking about doing that thing with the faint pic in the box where you write... (yeah I know there's a term for that... but I'm tired right now) So it'll be a bit longer, but it's coming along now...

Thanks lostsindar, Lostchild, and Memoryofafinalmix for the comments! That pic I had before... I love it so I'm happy to hear you like it Sindar... but I figured it was too small on the front page here so I'll just post it in my gallery soon... >.< I just wanted Sora and Roxas to be clear... and they turned out so teeny tiny.

Well i best be off.. just wanted to do a quick update... I'll be back to finish things tomorrow.
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