THIS IS WHERE I TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE AVERAGE IN MY LIFE. OR RANDOM THINGS IN MY LIFE THAT I THINK SHOULD BE HERE. ENJOY YOUR STAY.

SPOILER ALERT: The Walking Dead, Season 4...playing Catch-up.

Okay, so...

Sometime last summer, I had been finishing up season 3 of The Walking Dead. And of course, since we don't have cable at my house, I couldn't watch season 4 yet...until yesterday.

Yesterday, I went to stay with my boyfriend for the night, and he let me start using his Netflix again to watch stuff. Well, to recap, I played some of season 3 again before dozing off, and then this morning, I finished season 3 and started into season 4.

Now, I was already stressed enough by all the events that had been occurring in season 4, but then...while my boyfriend was taking a nap...the BIG THING happened.
I knew it would happen.
I was told it would happen.
I just wasn't prepared for the WAY it would happen.

The Governor (let me clarify, I hate his character with a passion even after he's dead) had captured Hershel and Michonne, and was using them as hostages to try and get Rick to give up the prison...and Rick is just so hopeful that he can get through to the Governor. At first, you think he has, and Hershel just has this smile on his face, and a look of sheer hope in his eyes.

Then silence.

And finally, The Governor simply says, "Liar," and slashes into Hershel's neck with Michonne's sword.

With that same stare, full of hope, Hershel just...goes down. Bleeding. Everyone starts freaking out, and it becomes one big mess of firing at one another, all the while, you know Hershel isn't completely dead yet while his two daughters are watching this happen, and everyone else has gone into a blind, emotional rage.

AND THEN THE GOVERNOR DOES MORE TO MAKE MY FEELS EXPLODE. HE GOES AHEAD AND CUTS OFF HERSHEL'S HEAD.

Now, mind you...yes, Hershel was a fictional character in a TV series. But this show has such a way with stealing my heart and making me grow attached to the characters that I couldn't help but bawl FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE REST OF THE EPISODE.

It didn't help that baby Judith is missing, and her car seat was full of blood.

DAMN THIS SHOW. I swear to god, I've never cried this hard during a TV show. I've never even cried this hard during this particular series, even when Sophia turned. Yeah, I cried, but not like I did today. Let me elaborate: I was crying so hard that I nearly vomited three different times, my boyfriend's entire bed was shaking, and the sounds coming from me were almost otherworldly. My heart rate had rapidly increased, and I'm pretty sure my crying almost caused me to have a bad nosebleed.

THIS SHOW MAKES MY HEART HURT. And I still have some more episodes to go before I'm done with season 4, but I don't know if I can handle anymore feels from this point on.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

SLC Comic Con 2014!!!

Okay, so recently, I attended my first convention...

On the first day, I didn't cosplay. But, on the second day, I went as Yuki Cross...and on the third day, I went as a modern day Lust.

I do have pictures from it, and I'll share the rest if anyone wants me to.

But let me say...
The best thing of Comic Con was meeting Vic Mignogna. Two years ago, I sent him an email, asking if he'd ever be in SLC for a convention, because I wanted to meet him. And he responded to that email. He was very sweet in his response, but I didn't expect him to be equally as sweet in person. On the second day of Comic Con, I got to take two pictures with him and got him to sign my Nintendo3DS...and he also said a line in my ear as Zero Kiryu~! <3 (Yes, it was sexy as hell, and I DID in fact nearly faint from sheer joy.)

On the very last day of Comic Con, while in my Lust cosplay, I made my way to his table. When I was finally standing face to face with him again, I told him I had come to say bye till next time, and that I had done a drawing for him. Upon handing him said drawing, he smiled wide, thanked me, called the drawing amazing several different times, and then told me to "come here." He leaned over the table, cupped my head with his right hand, and kissed me on the cheek. :)

I WILL NEVER FORGET IT. He was truly a sweetheart. He even asked if I'd be coming to see him at the convention he'd be attending in SLC next month. If I can afford it and get the days off, I'm going...if not, it's alright, because there'll be more chances in the future to say hello to him again. :)

People, if you ever get the chance to meet this amazing man, TAKE THAT CHANCE. You will not be disappointed. He's very kind, and the warmth he gives off just completely takes you over and can turn any bad day into a wonderful one.

That's all for now! I'll update more here and there. :)

Now Taking Requests

I'm happy to announce that I have returned, and I am now taking on drawing requests.

I only ask a few things of people:

• Be considerate of time, as it will take me a while now that I'm working quite often.
• Please don't ask me to draw something impossible; my portfolio shows what I'm capable of, so if it's something a little more elaborate, please give me a reference photo.
• Remember that I am new to using photoshop to color in my art, so don't have too high of an expectation of me; I will be using photoshop to color all requests, unless you ask me not to color it in.
• Be kind. I'm not the world's greatest artist. If you don't like the drawing, you can request that I re-do it, or remove it, but please do not say anything hurtful to me. As many have learned, I'm not the most confident person, and I'm easily triggered.

I'd like to also mention that I'm now to a certain point in my life where I could give a fuck less who I end up with. Currently, I'm in an open relationship with a girl in Cali, but it isn't anything serious (obviously).

Yuki once again claims to want me back, and though my heart still aches for him, I'm not so sure how to react to it other than shrugging and telling him, "Whatever happens happens."

Ryuu, although he decided to remain as friends only, has been flirting with me quite often, and messages me every day for hours on end. So who knows what'll happen there.

I am also active in a Labyrinth RP, which has been keeping me quite happy. A TMWFTE RP would be lovely, too, but I seem to have a harder time finding a Thomas Jerome Newton than I ever have. I still can't even find a Kenshin RPer, either.

So if anyone wants to volunteer, all I ask is that you are familiar with whichever character, and that you remain as active as possible. It is preferable that we communicate through Skype for a while in order to maintain the RP, and if I end up feeling comfortable enough, I'll give my number to you so that you can just text me in case I'm not around Wi-Fi.

Anyway, I must be going now, as I work in the morning, and I need to sleep so that I'm not a zombie at work again like I've been for the past two days.

Adieu~!

~Ari~

Gomennasai, but...

I won't be posting her for a little, or at least if I do, I'm not going to be my usual chipper self...

Currently, I am actually in the process of trying to stop crying. I'm in mourning right now for the loss of a beloved pet...and I don't know how else to cope with it.
It's an empty feeling, and it kind of hurts a ton...

I'm not used to this kind of thing, and when a vet tells you, "He's in bad shape but if we give him this we may have hope as long as he makes it through the night."....well, the minute the pet passes, everything just comes crashing down. That hope you had is gone, and your heart plummets into your stomach, and I know that now because I felt it happen the minute I stepped out of my room and saw my mother cradling his lifeless body...
I'm truthfully destroyed by this right now...
He wasn't JUST a pet to me, he was like a little brother, and I love him very very much, so seeing him lifeless...I don't even want to believe it. How still he is. How blank his stare has become. How he isn't breathing.
I want to believe he'll be back and perfectly fine when I wake up later today. That he was just taking a really long, creepy nap. And, that he's just messing with us.

How am I supposed to walk into this house and look in the direction of the area he used to be sitting, waiting for me with one of his toys? How am I supposed to feel when I knock on the door, and he's not going off as if there's some intruder? What am I supposed to think of the silence? The absence of his presence?

Thus, my friends, I will be feeling this way for quite some time. Eight years doesn't just go away, and I'm certainly never going to forget the impact he had on my life.
I just wish I could have said goodbye.

UPDATES!!

Well, holy fuck. It's only been forever since I've bothered to update all my stuff on here, including drawings and all that jazz.
How have all my fellow Otakus been?

What's there to say, really? The biggest change I've made in my life is that I'm moving forward, and for sure trying my hardest to fix things with Ryuu, rather than letting myself be dragged along by Yuki any longer. Though he's a great friend, he is a terrible partner to say the least, and I'm glad to be done with that.

As most of you probably already know, I'm getting older now, and less interested in updating most of my worlds on this site. The only thing I have an interest in is sharing my art for the most part(ooh, I rhymed), and occasionally sharing an update in this world. I have little patience left for typing a lot, and with me being yet again in the house of my parentals, I've got a lot to deal with besides finding a new job and getting on my feet so I can live on my own.

On the bright side, I finally went to my VERY FIRST CONCERT!
I attended the Bury The Hatchet Tour, and let me just say...that was the best first concert experience I could have ever asked for. Getting to see Falling In Reverse play was badass enough, but to have gotten praise from Ronnie Radke himself for the crowd being so great...Oh, that made me absolutely ecstatic.

If you guys really want to hear about more of the stuff in my life, I'm sharing links to other sites you can find me on, that I use frequently as opposed to here and there.

https://twitter.com/ArielaQuinones

http://www.tumblr.com/blog/yamihime24

http://tsumiwolfpriestess24.deviantart.com/

I may or may not eventually also share my YouTube channel, but...that may take time.

Be looking forward to more art, cause I'm going to try and update my portfolio as much as possible from here on out.

Have a picture from after the concert as I sign off. :3 (I'm the only one who isn't going like this with my hand)---> m/