Today's my birthday!!! I'm officially 22 now. Weird... =o.O= I went to celebrate a little tonight (well, last night, technically...) at a nearby bar & grill/karaoke/dance club. XD Tonight it was a dance club. I don't dance, though. I also can't drink till next year... It's complicated. =>.<= But my brother and friends got me a virgin strawberry daiquiri, which was a little strange, but still tasty. =)
One of the main reasons I went there tonight (even though I went on Monday) was to see Jeri-kun. I met him at this bar several weeks ago October 21 on my brother's b-day. We really hit it off. We were chatting on YIM ever since then (well almost ever since then...) and found we have a lot in common. I got to see him Monday (I usually go on Wednesdays, anyway, but he asked me to come out since it was another friend's birthday celebration, and he'd be in town). I was sad that I didn't get to see him tonight, but he promised he was going to make it up to me and is already making plans for a fun night at a place called Game Works. =^_^= *sigh* I miss him. :( He said, once he gets a car, he plans to make me his gf! Yay! :D So in about 1-3 months, I'll no longer be single. =>w<=
I'm looking forward to chowing down on some good ol' homemade Thanksgiving dinner. The ham is already made, but we still have a bunch of the other stuff to get done... No! We broke tradition! =TT_TT= Ever since the day before I was born, Thanksgiving dinner was always prepared a day ahead. Things have indeed changed... =~o~= *sigh*
I'm soo missing my Jeri-kun, but I'll get to talk to him and see him again soon! In the meantime, I must focus on homework and finishing out the semester! Hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving! =)
I'm very sleepy at the moment. I haven't had any time to work on manga or fanart at all. I found out that I had already drawn and inked the next three pages for Kitty Days and drawn the layout for the next two after that. I did it a while ago, but I took a little time while I was visiting my dad in the hospital to draw some more of the next pages. If I can get through my work this week and keep up, maybe I'll edit the inked pages for updation. But no guaruntees.
I think I'm starting to get into the groove of the new school year. I'm trying to not procrastinate if I can help it. I got things pushed back when my dad went to the hopsital Wednesday night :( But that's to be expected. But I'm caught up and I just need to maintain. :)
Sorry for not keeping up. I haven't even really had a manga state-of-mind since I started the semester. My mind's been on schoolwork and this guy I like (he broke up with his gf recently and she seems nice, but I get this twisted feeling in my stomach if I see or hear about her... ). It'll probably be a while before I can even get to the prizes for the squee contest and now the ACTION!! contest. To be honest, I kinda abandoned the action since the school year has knocked me about a little.
Until next post. I'm going to go and feel my stomach tighten. Ja mata ne.
I finally got a deviantArt account! And I already found my first favorite! X3 Hahaha at first sight of a hot guy, my undivided attention will be provided. XD
So even tho I'll pretty much put up there, whatever I put up here, I hope those here who have DA accounts (and even if you don't...) stop by and take a look around. =^_^= Maybe this can start me on the path to commissions. Maybe not. But I'll be as positive as I can and just enjoy having an extra gallery. X3
I got thru my first week of classes... I'm panicking a little because of my lack of software and that I would like to have it so I can take care of my homework in a timely matter. Mostly because I've gotten my first actual strict professor since I've gotten to college (well, there was my physics professor, but even he wasn't as bad...). Well, I say this, but he's not thaaaat bad, I guess. He just kinda made my sweat run cold like in the first 10 min of class. I thought for a moment he was gonna drop me from the class because I didn't take the prerequisite but I am taking it at the same time. I found out that was okay, so I'm still in the class. It's hyrid, so we only meet every 2 weeks, but he wants us to adhere to a schedule for our work with no late work NO EXCEPTIONS! I mean, it's not like I would intentionally turn in wor late, but he's pulling a really tight leash and it's making me feel a bit pressured... I feel as though I may not be able to live up to the expectations, or moreso that I might slip up and miss something I didn't see. He scares me, even though I don't mean it in a bad way. I'm just kinda really intimidated. =O_O= So, I hope I can get the software for that class at the very least. I need Dreamweaver CS3 for it, but Adobe.com has been failing me recently... I can't get photoshop CS4, which I need for my other class, either... I'll feel so much better if I have the software. That, and a better internet connection. GAh! I'm starting to fweak out! =@_@=
I'd like to relax over the weekend, but I don't really feel like I can until I either
A) Get the software I need on my computer (preferred)
Or
B) Go up to campus and use one of the labs to finish up this weeks work so I have a clean slate.
All I need to do in Prof Scary's class is take the quiz and I believe that's all for the week... but something tells me I should finish up the Dreamweaver classroom in a book lesson too. Not just for that class, but so I know how to use it for another class... Adobe... why hast thou forsaken me? =TT_TT=
That's all the freaking out for now... if I can calm down a bit, maybe I can get back to work on gunArt-chan's prize... If I take a day, the first one should be finished. That's all for now. Ja mata ne.
Here it is! The moment you've all been waiting for! The Winners are...
3. In third place is... gunArt! With the entry of the original character DrabQuiel. To be honest, no one needed to actually make an original chracter for this challenge, but gunArt went the extra mile... and handrew the whole thing! Just look at the entry and marvel at the detail and hard work put into that. Nice work, gunArt!
2. For second place we have... Koji Sujimoto! Entering a very well rendered artwork of everyone's favorite anti-social bad boy, Sesshomaru! The background is particularly eye-catching and extremely detailed. Koji-san even took the time to put little mushrooms on the tree! Now that's dedication! Kudos, Koji Sujimoto!
1. And in the coveted first place is... Namihazure Sama! Entering that oh-so-squeeable, oh-so-adorable, Alphonse Elric! Who could resist that expression? And Nami-san even put a chibi version of herself squee-ing in the bg! It's just chock-full o' squee! And a very well interpreted piece of art. Congratulations, Namihazure Sama!
And those are the winners! It was very close. I had a hard time choosing. You all gave me such interesting and cute and awesome entries! But that's not the end of it! Read on to see if you got an honorable mention!
Most Adorable: The hon-men for "Most Adorable" goes to... Bluesen12! For her entry NOM NOM NOM! It's just too cute! X3 Nice concept there, Blue!
Cool BG: The "Cool BG" hon-men goes to... monochromexii! Welcome to NYK has an interesting way of showing the skyscrapers. I'm not sure what technique was used, but it sure looks cool!
Best Yaoi Pair: The "Best Yaoi Pair" hon-men goes to... inuonlyone! A lot of people know the Loveless series, but inuonlyone managed to capture their relationship expertly! Feel the burn coming of Ritsuka's blushing cheeks! XD
We Can Relate: The "We Can Relate" hon-men goes to... CanChaN525! I'm sure we've all got at least one character we'd like to see in real life. CanChaN-chan make that clear with her rendering of a squee moment over the Hidan/Kakuzu pair on a mission right before her eyes! You're giving us all hope that, we too, can meet our anime idols! XD
Most Original Idea of Squee: The one who gets the long title hon-men XD is... Alchemic Mushroom! Now I've heard of a lot of things to go squee over, but a loli doll never even crossed my mind! Way to be original, Mushroom-san!
Well-Red Award: The Well-"Red" award goes to... Wakusei Aoshi! With an abundant use of the color red without overpowering the picture, this handsome suited man has the girls faces turning that very same color! *French accent* Because red is indeed... ze color of love! X3
Best Pencil Drawing: The hon-men for Best Pencil Drawing goes to... IChiTa! This pencil drawing of Raven has a lot. From not only the character but also some funky symbols and designs in the bg. It's very well shaded. Go IChiTa!
Well that's all of the honorable mentions. I wish all of you could win, but there's only 3 slots and quite frankly, the school year's starting soon. XD I may be starting another challenge soon. I'd like to hear from those of you who participated in this challenge and see if there's any improvements I can make for next time, though. Like a lack of info, or a longer deadline. Just let me know.
Again to those who won, congratulations! You can send me a PM and we'll discuss your prizes. =^_^= And to those who didn't, better luck next time! I look forward to what you all can bring to the table!
Okay so the challenge is over and all entries are now final. I will spend Saturday morning reviewing the entries for winners and special recognitions. The winners will be announced Saturday evening (most likely somewhere around 10 or 11pm). So keep an eye peeled!
Good luck to the entrants!
