Ugh. A few hours ago, I returned from spending the night in East Texas, where my dad spent his time maintaining the house and I spent my time taking pictures. Upon return, I found that I had about 80 emails. Now, that’s not much for me. I belong to an incredibly high-traffic email list called RML (Renata’s Miscellaneous List), and last summer, we had times when we could receive 200 emails per day. Of course, today only 32 of them were from RML. 10 of them were your standard, run-of-the-mill emails. 48 of the bloody things were from HP4GU. Ye gods. I don’t think I can read 48 intelligent commentaries on Harry Potter… I’d save them for later, but then they’d just pile up and multiply like rabbits. Ick. Does this qualify as a moral dilemma? Nah, I didn’t think so.
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And why is Blogger taking forever to publish?
It’s 2AM. Why am I still awake?
There’s something about the Moulin Rouge soundrack that strongly reminds me of Aida.
HAHAHA! Gaze upon my hideous, awful sketches! Alas, I cannot draw, and in my sleep-deprived state I find that absolutely hilarious. Percy, I love Photoshop!
To begin: Wormtail sketch, Wormtail CG. It’s amazing what you can do to a complete piece of rubbish in Photoshop, isn’t it? (have you voted for me yet? If not, what are you waiting for? XD I’ll love you forever…)
Muse sketch, Muse CG. I seem to have lost my feet somewhere in the process. The real explanation is that I was bored out of my mind and I just wanted to upload the stupid thing and be done with it.
Tanja’s 17th Birthday card. I’m so ashamed. I wish I could have done something better. ::winkes nose:: A point of interest: what exactly is Lockhart grinning at, anyway? He has a pimpin’ hat. And Percy seems awfully mesmerized by all that shiny pink hair…
This amuses me far too much. I think this comes from drawing too many Fluffy Boy pictures for Nancy. Fluffy Boy is our pet name for Goku, the Brainless Wonder, on Dragonball Z, because his hair looks like a giant artichoke.
Cho Chang. I think she just got a bad stomach cramp.
The Incredibly Clichéed Boggart Picture: Sketch, erm… line art for an eventual CG. Neville was so cute in the original. There was something about his that just cried out “Disney!” I’ve decided that Neville is saying “Golly gee whillickers, uncle Lupin! Mr. Snape makes an awful good drag queen!”
Random bird guy sketch, Junk CG. I post too much. I think that hair is going to attack me in my sleep. I did that entire CG in about 20 minutes. Imaginary King-sized candy bars to whomever can tell me why this guy is looking at the bird’s feet, because I sure don’t know.
::cough::. Lily has huge 80’s hair. And Harry looks like a piece of fire wood.
His royal Percyness! Sketch. CG. He has evelglasses.
My first cell-style CG; my second cell-style CG. Yeah. The first was actually one of Kell’s drawings to begin with, but I was at school and I couldn’t draw anything in time. That’s just my miserable, flimsy excuse. Oh well.
Owl post. I lost the original sketch. ::wrinkles nose:: I’m beginning to question whether I got any votes at all.
Ah, and my awful image manipulations! This is what happens when I use my lunch break to check the WOFS boards and I get an idea. And naturally, I have to use the awful school computers, without my beloved Wacom tablet. Dollar face, back.
Aaaaand… NOR! I forgot what the backstory was for Nor, but whatever it was, it was pretty funny. If you really want to, you can see the evolution of NOR: 1, 2, 3.
::snicker::. I’m far too amused by this than I should be.
Okay, come to think of it, maybe I *am* that bony… I’m the one with the scary Marge-Simpson-without-hairspray mask. (not really a manipulation. Yeah.)
Ok, I have no idea why I decided to upload all the junk cluttering up my computer ((aww, that’s just a fraction of it!)). I feel strangely satisfied, though… ::drifts into a state of contemplative meditation:: To all that actually took the time to fully experience this weblog entry: Get a job, you young hoodlum!
I recently joined an online art collaboration group with Ann Larrimer, Tanja, Rebecca, and Sannali (Morwen). We’re calling it “Four and a Half Muses”, even though there are five of us. Anyway, we decided to draw individual pictures of ourselves in muse-garb. Here is mine.
I’m really not that bony. I couldn’t get the skin to look right. Fwah. I love how the underskirt came out, though! The folds on that took me about an hour and a half alone. I must have spent 4 hours on the dress. Yowch. And my eyes really do look like that. They have a dark grey circle around the outside, with a light blue/gray midsection, then a yellow sunburst in the centre. They’re the freakiest eyes I’ve ever seen. And my hair is really that long. Waist-length, baby. I’m holding my Wacom tablet, if you’re curious. Anyway, the larger version looks better. ::wrinkles nose:: Go here. And check out Ann’s while you’re at it.
Go check out the lovely sketchbook pictures in Ann’s blog. They rock.
Ye-Gods. Haven’t these people heard of constructive criticism? I posted my first real colored pencil drawing (the “Chamber of Secrets” one) a few months ago, and I was so proud of it. I’m awful at traditional media, and this was the first I’d ever done that didn’t suck. And now I get this comment in my Elfwood gallery: “well i think that harry looks like robin hood, and where the hell did he get those clothes from?! and what happened to rons robes? why? why does fawks look like a featherless chicken with a red smudge around him/her?! but apart from that, it looks prety cool” Bugger off, Becky! I explained at the start that back when I drew this, I imagined the Hogwarts students wearing Medieval garb, and I take great amusement now mocking Harry’s lovely tights. YES, I’m aware he looks like Robin Hood. YES, I’m aware that Ginny looks like a contortionist. YES, I’m aware that you can’t tell which direction the stones are going in respect to the walls versus the floor. If she really wanted to nitpick, why wouldn’t she have mentioned that Fawkes looks like he’s dive-bombing Harry or that Gryffindor’s sword is severely bent? Git. ::adds Becky to list of annoying people::
Stolen from Ann’s weblog, yet again. Yes, I have no shame.
I see… the inside of my eyelids
I need… more sleep
I find… that today is Thursday
I have… ennui
I wish… I could draw
I love… Tanja
I fear… Parrots and elevator doors
I feel… dizzy
I hear… lawn mowers
I smell… nothing. I have almost no sense of smell
I search… for the Holy Grail
I wonder… if anyone cares about my quotes archive
When was the last time you…
Smiled? Last night, talking to my dad
Laughed? Last night, reading Small Gods
Cried? I got a little misty at Moulin Rouge. Does that count?
Bought something? I can’t remember
Danced? Last night.
Were sarcastic? Last night
Kissed someone? not in ages
Talked to an ex? Never had one
Watched your favorite movie? months ago
Had a nightmare? dunno. Some time fairly recently, though.
A last time for everything…
Last book you read: Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
Last movie you saw in the movie theater: Moulin Rouge (with Shrek just a day before)
Last song you heard: Nature Boy (the last song on the Moulin Rouge CD)
Last thing you had to drink: water
Last time you showered: last night
Last thing you ate: saltine crackers
Did/do you…
Smoke? never! Icky nastiness. ::shudders::
Have sex? nope
Sleep with stuffed animals? of course!
Live in the moment? erm… I suppose
Oversleep? often.
Have a dream that keeps coming back? Nope
Play an instrument? badly
Believe there is life on other planets? Of course!
Remember your first love? Yup. I was 9, he was 8. He looked almost exactly like Macullay Culkin…
Still love him/her? I haven’t seen him in 7 years…
Read the newspaper? just the comics and the Dave Barry collumn
Have any gay or lesbian friends? of course! My heart goes out to 99.9% of the RMLers, Tanja, and anyone else who hasn’t stepped out of the closet!
Believe in miracles? I passed. That’s a miracle.
Believe it’s possible to remain faithful forever? Sure.
Consider yourself tolerant of others? no one younger than 12.
Consider love a mistake? ::blinks::
Like the taste of alcohol? no. nasty stuff!
Have a favorite candy? Airheads, Warheads, and grape Jolly Ranchers.
Believe in astrology? sort of
Believe in magic? I dislike McDonalds, if that’s what you’re suggesting.
Believe in God? Yes
Pray? only at test times
Go to church? no, but I go to youth group.
Have any secrets? heck, yeah!
Have any pets? just a lot of stuffed animals
Do well in school? average
Go to or plan to go to college? yup. I’m thinking Vanderbilt.
Have a major? not yet
Talk to strangers who instant message you? no.
Wear hats? Frequently
Have any piercings? I used to have ears (woah! out of context!)
Have any tattoos? No.
Hate yourself? no
Have an obsession? oodles.
Collect anything? rubbish.
Have a best friend? yup.
Wish on stars? no.
Like your handwriting? yup. my mom hates it, which makes me like it even more!
Have any bad habits? what, like never cleaning my room?
Care about looks? sort of
Believe in witches? I know some
Believe in Satan? Nope. Just a fairy tale to frighten the kiddies
Believe in ghosts? yes. My house is full of them.
Believe in Santa? no
Believe in the Easter Bunny? no
Believe in the Tooth Fairy? no
Have a second family? yup! and they’re all on the internet!
Trust others easily? yeah.
Like noise? no
Take walks in the rain? it depends on my mood
Kiss with your eyes closed? I wouldn’t know
Sing in the shower? ::blushes deeply:: maybe…
Own handcuffs? no