Stolen from tonycaline

a) Reply to this post, and I'll tell you one reason why I like you. Then put this in your own journal, and spread the love.

b) Leave a comment and I will give you five words I associate with you. Then post about what they mean to you, along with this, at your journal.

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And now for the words Tony used to describe me.

DRAGON

I've been obsessed with dragons since I was little. I collect them, I draw them, I read about them, I dream about them. If you want to get me something for my birthday, get me a dragon figurine or plushie and I will be a happy Cinda. :) I was also born in the Chinese year of the dragon, which only makes me happier.
I hope if I ever get a tattoo, it will be of a dragon.

VASQUEZ

Haha, interesting that you should associate this with me, Tony, but not at all surprising (this and Burton). Between the ages of 13-14, I aspired to draw just like Mr. Vasquez. I love Invader Zim, I love his comics. Indeed, a part of me still aspires to follow in his footsteps and become a success with deep, thought provoking comics that still make people laugh hysterically.

CUPCAKE

AH LAIK CUPCAKES!
If nothing else makes sense, just look at this image --> http://cinda7.deviantart.com/art/Kapukeku-124047879
XD You calines and your baked goods.

BURTON

Ah, Mr. Burton, my old friend. My inspiration, my muse. From the early days of my childhood with The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, and Beetlejuice, to recent movies like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeny Todd, and the Corpse Bride. I admire him so much. I want to meet him and shake his hand in the hopes some of his magic will rub off on me.
If I can be half as successful as he is, I will die happy.

COMICS

I aspire to be a graphic novelist, but I'm starting out as a comic artist for my college's newspaper. It's hard work producing two comics a week while juggling school and work, but it's much more fulfilling than what I do at Target. And one day I hope these comics will be a means in which I can climb up the success ladder and make my own timeless movies.
As for now, I do enjoy making Lozer Dawg and Ink Brothers. It's a way for me to be silly and spontaneous while making people laugh. It's a good feeling.

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EDIT 2/5: Just for the heck of it, here's the five words animusproxy used for me.

ANTHRO
Truth be told, I could draw humans until I was 12. Prior to that, what did I draw? You guessed it, talking animals. But even after learning to draw humans, I still favored drawing animals. I just love the ability to create more dynamic characters with different colors and designs. Sure, you can do that with humans, but I love being able to challenge myself by drawing different species with different muzzles. Or, better yet, drawing entirely new creatures that don't exist with human characteristics.
It's not that I dislike drawing humans, I just prefer drawing anthros.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
Oh boy, Sonic and me go WAAAAAY back. I've been into Sonic since I used to watch that awful cartoon series. (Yes, the "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" with Scratch and Grounder.) I still have my old Sonic and Tails plushies from that era. I can't give them away, I just love them so much. I still wish I got that Knuckles plush. Oh well.
I still play the old games. :3

GENDERLESS CHARACTERS
Heh. What can I say about this one? Ever since I discovered the word "androgynous," I've loved creating characters who are in-between or don't have a sex. Despite our (slowly) progressing society, I still feel as though we put too much emphasis on genders.
I hope to create series with androgynous characters. I feel there's still untapped potential on the subject.

STRIPES
Heeheehee. I love stripes and have since middle school. X3 I love wearing them, I love drawing them. I especially love black and white, black and purple, and black and green. Then I have stripped characters, such as the Ink Brothers. I own quite a few striped shirts and arm warmers. YAAAY STRIPES!

ART
I love art. I love drawing. If I couldn't draw, I'm sure I would have withered away and died by now, or worse, live my life just going through the motions without any real passion. I live to create art. I don't know what I'd do without it. It is my passion, and there is no point in a life without passion.

Wow, I've been rather distant lately. It's not because of any emotional turmoil or anything, I've just been too lazy to do anything productive.

I bought 9 the first day it came out. As I was reflecting on it, I realized sometimes you just have to enjoy the movie. I mean, as much as I love Edward Scissorhands, the plot's a little hokey. But I watch it anyway because I enjoy it.

On the other hand, they deleted some really great scenes that would have wrapped up the plot a little better. They really shouldn't have take out the scenes about 6's key. It could have still worked. -_-; And 6 should have been a bigger character. He's so essential.
Whatever, I still love him.

Nonetheless, I can't seem to stop drawing or writing about them. That movie's given me motivation to be a fantard again. I miss that.

I hate having Mom home all the time. She just starts nagging at me to do things. -_-; I really should do more than draw, write, and play video games, but once school starts again, I loose so much free time. I'm just doing what I WISH I could be doing throughout the semester.

And I have to work, too. Blaaaaaah.

Imma go eat breakfast, do dishes, and watch 9 again. In that order. *Toddles off.*

I managed to get out of work for most of the holiday season. 8D Usually they just schedule me, whether it's against my availability or not. Or they end up calling me every day asking me to come in to work, but not this year! Not that I really care, since no one wants to work the holidays.

Not to mention my grades came back. I have four As and one B+. I am STOKED! I couldn't believe my eyes! My GPA is so happy right now. 8DDDD

I also completed a commission for a woman at work. I gave it to her today. I didn't get a chance to scan it, but I got $70 for it since it was so detailed. It had Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Tinkerbell, and Yoda (Don't ask) fully colored with a background. She was more than happy to pay. It's a Christmas present to her family and boyfriend. ^^ She was so excited for it when I showed her the pics I took with my cell phone. I can't wait to hear her family's reaction. ^^

Somebody called me on my cell at 7:30AM this morning. D8 TWICE! I couldn't get back to sleep, so I played Pokemon Silver until noon, then I crashed until 4PM. >> Despite this, I'm in a pleasant mood. And Mom's arm is finally healing and the boys are home more, so I don't have to take care of her as much.

Not to mention all the support I've gotten from candy2021 and tonycaline while in my rotten state. You guys... :< *SQUEEEEEEZE!* I don't know what I do without you guys to remind me I am loved.
( And Now For Some Art )

Since I'm on break, I'd love to make myself a Mau5head. I was looking up some tutorials on YouTube and it seems like a fun project for after the holidays. >> I'm not obsessed. Really, I'm not. *Bobs head to "Slip"*

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Have a Zombie Kitty Apocalypse!



Huhuhuh. There's too much junk in this entry. 8D

Well, I'm finally on winter break. And yet, I'm not happy. Mom got her surgery and now I'm the only one who can drive her around town and get everything for her. But I'm just not up to it. I don't want to do anything, not even for myself.

And it's not like Mom or Dad listen to anything important I have to say. I can't even ask a simple request without Dad yelling at me how it's somehow MY fault.

No wonder my self esteem sucks.

Having to constantly hear the Bevis and Butthead laughter from my brothers doesn't help.

The sound of laughter irritates me. No, it enrages me. It makes me want to break things and scream at people.

I want to get together with my friends but... I don't know. I feel utterly isolated from the world, like I'm diseased and should be kept away from people.

I know growing apart is a fact of life, but it still hurts.

I love Christmas, I really do. But working retail has completely killed any holiday spirit I ever had... or any hope for humanity for that matter.

I find myself hating them. Every last one of them. Myself especially.

I can't draw. Everything turns out like crap.

I hate my art. It's never good enough.

I just don't care anymore, because I know to care means to be disappointed.

This life has made me sick somehow.

I don't know how much more of this emotional abuse I can take.

*~*

I fail at articulating how I feel right now. Have some lyrics and a really weird music video. Then maybe I should go eat something. Maybe I feel this way because of low blood sugar.



Set the sails I feel the winds a’stirring
Toward the bright horizon set the way
Cast your reckless dreams upon our Mayflower
Haven from the world and her decay

And who could heed the words of Charlie Darwin
Fighting for a system built to fail
Spooning water from their broken vessels
As far as I can see there is no land

Oh my god, the waters all around us
Oh my god, it’s all around

And who could heed the words of Charlie Darwin
The lords of war just profit from decay
And trade their children’s promise for the jingle
The way we trade our hard earned time for pay

Oh my god, the waters cold and shapeless
Oh my god, it’s all around
Oh my god, life is cold and formless
Oh my god, it’s all around

Sorry about that whole "RAEG!" entry last time. It happens.

I'm almost done with school for the time being. I just have to go to a final critique for an art class on Tuesday then talk to one of my professors about an independent study course for next semester.

Beyond that, I'm done for this semester. Two more to go. Yay.

I really think I've hit my limit for school. Doing the same thing over and over again and not having a lot of time to draw or hang out with people can really effect a person. I wish I could just take a semester off, but that would mean I'd have to wait even LONGER to graduate. Plus, I'd just end up working that whole time, anyway. Ugh. =(

I should be working more over winter break. I should have changed my schedule weeks ago so I could work more but... I'm just so worn out. I've BEEN worn out for so long, and it seems to get worse every semester. I think I'm going to get a C in a couple of my classes, and I just don't care anymore. I'm too tired to fight anymore. Remember that huge fit I threw last semester about the C+ in my creative writing class? Yeah. Don't care.

Just got finished watching that cartoon Star Wars Christmas Special. I bookmarked it months ago and forgot about it. Wow. That really was horrible. XD Hurrr, Boba Fett.

Now I have to go get ready for work. I have to be there at 3:30 and stay there until midnight or later. XC

But until then, maybe I'll make myself feel better by eating some eggs and pumpkin spice bread and watch a little Umineko no Naku Koro ni (When the Seagulls Cry). Yay anime murder mysteries!

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! MUST RANT BECAUSE I CAN'T WRITE MY FRIKKIN' RESEARCH PAPER THAT'S WORTH 20% OF MY GRADE!

Why? Because Dad INSISTED that we clean the house before Mom's surgery for carpal tunnel because my aunts are coming over to help out and he doesn't want to them to "see how messy our house is." Fine, whatever, even though that's BS because no one really gives a crap. There's just one problem and that's EVERYTHING IS DUE THIS WEEK! One in particular I finally got started on today, though I REALLY WANTED to start on it this weekend, but I ended up working all day Saturday, then Dad took us out Christmas shopping Sunday. Monday I woke up from my nap and felt so sick from the awful smell wafting through the house (that apparently only I could smell) and I had to hide in the rec room to keep myself from getting sick. So FINALLY I twist my arm to get started on it and OF COURSE Dad decides to clean the house NOW and it's getting increasingly difficult to work on it since they've been banging around the past hour or so, like they're throwing things around instead of cleaning.

NOT TO MENTION I have an art project I need to finish at school since I lost three hours of studio time since my first class was canceled due to weather, so that's ANOTHER thing I need to worry about.

And I JUST KNOW if I say even ONE THING about it, Dad will give me this whole lecture about "you need to think about your mom, blah, blah, blah." Well you know what? YOU'RE THE ONE WHO MADE ME GO TO THIS STUPID SCHOOL! I DIDN'T WANT TO GO, BUT YOU JUST HAD TO GO AND FORCE ME INTO IT! So you know what? SHUT UP AND LET ME WORK! And you know what? You've even admitted my bachelor's degree will be utterly useless, but you know why I do it? I DO IT FOR YOU! I'M WASTING FOUR AND A HALF EFFING YEARS OF MY LIFE BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE YOU HAPPY! But APPARENTLY that's not good enough for you.
Thanks Dad. You're so considerate of me and my life and everything I've done and am doing for you.

AUGH! I NEED TO MOVE OUT SO BAD!

Mom could NOT have had her surgery on a worse week. XC

Well. Looks like I won't be sleeping this week.

RRRRRRRRRREEEEAAAAAAAAAAG!!!

Procrastinating on homework, reading 9 fanfics and looking at 9 fanart, all while bobbing my head to the hypnotic rhythms of Deadmau5.

http://deadmau5.sandbag.uk.com/Store/DII-368-7-speech+bubble+(ladies).html This shirt, I want it so bad. WRYYYYY MUST THE AMERICAN DOLLAR BE SUCH EPIC FAIL?!
http://deadmau5.sandbag.uk.com/Store/DII-621-7-speaker5.html I want these speakers, too. X333

I will run around town in a Deadmau5 mask. I really will, if I can only figure out how to make it. I might even run around screaming "I'M A TECHNO FURRY!" just for the lulz. Maybe I'll do it for the next con I go to.

Oh yes... I decided to stay another semester, even though they might as well be asking me to shove bamboo under my fingernails. I just DO NOT want to go for 21 credit hours (7 classes) next semester. EPIC FAIL. *Cries*

BUT OMG YAAAAAY DEADMAU5! I MUST DANCE NAO!

I want to draw him fanart and send it to him. 83

If I may be blunt... I have never wanted to shut myself from the world as much as I have been lately. And no, it's not because I can't stand rude people, or because I can't stand the sound of other people talking.
No, it's because they're diseased. They know this, but they drag themselves around anyway, infecting everyone who gets in contact with them.

I came up with a theory about a month ago:
Epidemics become epidemics in Mexico because they don't have the resources and facilities for everyone to get treatment.
Epidemics become epidemics in the United States, all health debate issues aside, because the typical American has no sense of common courtesy. You'd think something as simple as covering your cough and washing your hands would kill some people.

A few weeks ago, some kid threw up on the back of the bus. I have a phobia of vomit (I must emphasize the word "phobia," since it gets tossed around a lot these days. But no, it's not a fear, it's a phobia, as in it somehow dictates and controls my life. I'm nauseated almost all the time), so the whole day was completely ruined for me.
People sitting behind me on the bus like to cough on the back of my neck.
Today, a girl came to class claiming to have the swine flu.
Mind you, provided she's not bluffing, she's not the first one to get tested positive for H1N1. They predicted an outbreak of H1N1 this semester, and it looks as though that prediction is truer every day.
Either way, whether she has H1N1 or just a stomach bug, the statement "I threw up, like, twenty times this weekend" should be a CLEAR INDICATOR that she should NOT be in class. I told her to go home, but she gave me this "but I caaaaan't because I already missed six days and the professor doesn't care, blah, blah, blah." I don't care. If your sick, STAY HOME!
A part of me wonders if these "tests" to determine it are accurate, since it seems to be spreading like the frikkin' BUBONIC PLAGUE. Then again, just as I said, people are filthy, so they're more liable to spread their filthy American germs.
And, of course, they find a cure, but nobody's giving it away to the public. Not that it's a sure-fire thing (I might wait to get it, if at all, since it's still experimental).

You know, it's a miracle I haven't gotten the flu, ever. Even without the flu shot, I somehow miss out on the seasonal flu. I did get the stomach flu at the beginning of this year, but that was because my brother got it, then gave it to ALL OF US. By the time it got to me, it was pretty mild compared to his, though there was a point I was so sick I just wanted to die.
However, this year I decided not to tempt fate and I got the seasonal flu shot. I got it through work and I actually got PAID to get it, so I figured "why not?" Still, that doesn't mean I'm protected from getting sick. This is a common college student phrase, but... I just don't have TIME to get sick!

You know... when they first came out with this whole "swine flu" thing, I was like many people who thought it was all a big hype. Turns out it's worse than I thought. Now I have to worry about THREE (seasonal, stomach, and swine) different kinds of the flu now? Great.

On a random note... what on earth happened to AFI's lead singer? He completely changed his looks and hair and now he looks like another Clay Aiken, American Idol contestant wannabe. LOL. "Medicate Me" is a pretty good song, though. Not sure if I wanna buy the album, though. It doesn't strike me like DecemberUnderground did for some reason.

But I did get Breaking Benjamin's new album "Dear Agony." Mmmmmm, sexyyyyyy. *Liiiiick* It is my ecstasy.

I should get Three Day's Grace's new album, too. Because YAAAAY TDG!

Uuuugh. Now I gotta study for this quiz tomorrow that I have (and pretty much everyone else in the class has) NO IDEA what the content means. Then I'm gonna go to bed early because I feel like crud. No, I'm not sick, (I hope *knocks on wood*) but I do feel sore, tired, and cranky. I shouldn't have even written this entry because I haven't studied yet and it's already getting late. But... ugh... I just needed to relieve some stress.

And we had green chili stew for dinner, which means I feel slightly better. And washing all my clothes, since you can never be too cautious. Especially these days.

HAY YU GAIZ! HAY SHIFTY! CHECK DIS OUT! http://www.arcamax.com/zits/s-624702-958302 LOL BINGO! XD *Dr. Evil impression* OMG, I haven't laughed that hard since I was a little girl.

Oh, and here's a little something I've been working on. They're not quite finished yet, but I finally managed to make a layout for some sites for Lozer Dawg and The Ink Brothers:

http://neuroticpanda.webs.com/lozerdawg/index.html
http://neuroticpanda.webs.com/inkbros/index.html

The only thing I've got up right now are the "characters" and "about" pages on the Ink Brothers site.

Blaaah, should really finish that documentary I was watching about Harvey Milk since I've yet to actually SEE Milk, and we get a visit from somebody who actually knew Harvey Milk AND is a former creative writing teacher of mine. Not the one I hate, the one who said to us on the first day of class "sorry about the lisp, I've had some dental work done lately. *Looks up thoughtfully* I love the idea of a gay man with a medically induced lisp."

Oh lulz.

Then I should eat a tuna sammich and toddle off to work.

Huhuhuhuhuhuhuh. Gay.

So I just got back from seeing 9 with an old friend from high school.

First impression: THOSE VISUALS. ARGH THOSE VISUALS ARE LIKE ORGIES FOR THE EYES. Yum. Buuuuuut, like most of the rest of the world, I thought the plot was a little weak, like a weak cup of tea; it was hard to savor the flavor. It was able to stand on it's own two feet and didn't try to be TOO extravagant, but there were definitely some things that could have been expanded on. It was just a little rough around the edges and just a little more work could have made it the masterpiece it deserves to be. After all, it was way too short and could stand to have some things expanded on here and there.
But like I said, I felt as though a more solid plot was sacrificed for the concepts, visuals, and action scenes. The visuals, though... oh, man! Usually I'm the first to completely bash the movie industry for using ONLY CG animation in movies, but this time I could see how it was necessary. It was certainly the world through a different lense, and it was as though you could just reach out and touch the characters, cautiously rummage through their world, and find little treasures (provided the machines don't get you first!). The machines were wonderfully designed using scrap pieces leftover from the human realm. There was so much though and love put into this world where these strange, animated rag dolls lived in. That is why I am disappointed the plot was short and weak, because the visuals were so amazing and had such potential for something bigger.
Nonetheless, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was exciting, deep, and the characters were just wonderful. Each character had their own quirks about them that made them lovable in their own way, even 1, who was probably the most irritating, but even he comes through at the end.
I love 6. He's just so... so... KAAAAAAAHHH! I WANNA TAKE HIM HOME WITH MEEEEEE! おもちかえり！！！ Ahem. Yes. And who doesn't love the twins and 7? Seriously. Love those guys.
Other than the weak plot, my only real beef with the movie was how quick the characters would die. I mean, really? DX *Flail*
And although I'm glad they were able to get these big-name actors I personally don't care about, I'm not sure if they really added anything to the movie with their performances. After all, the short film did really well without any dialogue. So I guess the feature length movie could have stood less dialogue. Or more. Either one, really.
Still, considering this is Shane Acker's first full-length movie, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and am anxious to see what he'll come up with next.
Worth it. So worth it.
I am a happy Cinda.

TL;DR - 9 visuals good, plot needs a little polishing. Needs to be longer.

ARRRRGH MUST DO ASSIGNMENTS BEFORE WORK.

RAAAWR!

HERE'S THAT ART STUFF!

( Art by Candy )

( Art by Tony )

( And some other crazy Comic Con stuff )

FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD! *ZOOM!*

Thus far, I don't feel like killing myself, so I guess it's alright for now. *Brick'd for making bad jokes* But yeah. Classes seem alright so far. Nothing I'm ecstatic about. The only class that seems half interesting to me is Queer Texts... which is EXACTLY what you think it is. It's about texts that are anything but straight and conform to gender norms. I took it in part because I'm curious, in part because I reeeeeeally didn't want to take Shakespeare. Then there's also creative nonfiction. The professor in that one is the same one for my queer texts... this should be interesting. Then I've got a bunch of intro classes: linguistics, photography, and 3-D design. All for my major and minor. Sooo... yeah. Hope to take figure drawing and color theory next semester. Then I just have to take one more creative writing class and that'll be it for my bachelor's degree. Cool stuff.

Lozer Dawg is running every Tuesday and Thursday now, so all my art time has been focused on that. Though I can't seem to get the file size or the text size right. Nobody really told me, so I'm left trying to figure it out myself. That's embarrassing. But hey, at least it's getting PRINTED this time.
I'm also working on a new comic called "The Ink Brothers" which my editor seemed pretty... well, not thrilled, but interested, at least. In a nutshell, it's about these demons who "terrorize" the humans by changing one-way signs on the highway and stealing their cookies. They all have weird names like "Demo," "Kiosk," and "Carnival." I think eventually they'll be a "meanwhile" comic for Little Miss Murder, but for now they'll offer me breaks from Lozer Dawg and offer something new to the table. I'll try to upload the comics to dA. Right now they're only sketches. I hope to get Manga Studio to help me ink them, but it's taking forever for the new version to come out. XP I'm also trying to work on a site for the comics. Right now I'm using a free website service until I can shell out enough money for a domain name. Plus, the free site will give me the freedom and time to refresh my memory of HTML and CSS.

Lesse... Matt's being really irritating because he still thinks there's a chance we'll get together. He called me up one day to tell me about his new girlfriend. I congratulated him and told him I hope it works out between them. I was genuinely relieved and glad for him. No more than ten minutes later he starts with this whole "if you ever want to get back together..." I purposely haven't been answering his calls since then. That was two weeks ago, give or take. I am just so IRRITATED with him right now. That is so disrespectful to his current girlfriend. I mean really... what the crap?

Gamer comes out this Friday, for those of you who want to pay ten dollars to see Cinda as an extra. LOL.

And of course 9. Must... see... 9.

I wanna see Ponyo, too. Miyazaki is my Japanese god.

( This is boring, how about some art? )

The inside of my mouth has felt like I've been licking dry plaster all day. Eeeew.

Now I should reeeeeeally get to work on that assignment for creative writing. Blargh.

Sorry for not posting stuff about Comic Con. I have all the photos resized and all that good stuff. I've just been lethargic lately. I keep falling asleep, or I just sit around like a lazy lump all day playing Pokemon Silver, because that's about all I can manage to do most days. I've been eating and sleeping really well, so I don't know why I've been this way lately.
Buuuut anyway... that's the reason I haven't posted the photos from Comic Con yet. =P My apologies, but even getting up and turning on the computer requires too much energy lately. That, and looking at them gets me really neurotic and embarassed... but that's something else entirely.

I had today off for whatever reason so I went to the mall to find a sleeveless hoodie and maybe some outfits for school. All I found was plaid. I mean... WHAT THE HECK?! That's what I hate about clothes shopping as a girl... when something goes in style, it's impossible to find otherwise. Sometimes I just want to change my girly screenname and denounce my gender because it's IRRITATING! RAAAWR! Meh... at least with winter coming, I can live in my hoodies and feel more androgynous.

Whatever... maybe I'll go to Burlington Coat Factory tomorrow and try to find... SOMETHING.

And I'll also TRY TRY TRY to post those photos from the con before I go on vacation, or at least before school starts up. Photobucket and Firefox are being a 'tards now.

Right now... bed.

Lappy's being slow right now. >8C But at least I have Internet connection again. The neighbor and the coworker who gave me this housesitting gig unhooked the modem so I didn't have 'Net for a while. But at least I've been killing time by playing Pokemon Silver and watching DVDs while doing all the chores.

Life is better back at home. Just as I hoped, absence made the heart grow fonder and Mom isn't as tense about the fight. So that's good.

I also bought Coraline. Oh man do I love that movie, but before the DVD menu played, I spotted this preview that made my jaw drop:



Two words: DO WANT! DOWANTDOWANTDOWANTDOWANTDOWANTDOWANTDOWANTDOWANTDOWANTDOWANTITNAAAAAOOO!!! UH! So many awesome movies, I just can't contain myself. There was Wall-E, then Coraline, now THIS! I'm starting to have hope for the animated movies after all.

Oh Tim Burton, once again you show the world how animation SHOULD be. Mmmyiz. *Humps his leg*

Oh man, I saw some of it at Comic Con, but I wasn't sure what to make of it, but it seemed to follow in the tradition of Coraline... As in good animation and a WELL THOUGHT OUT STORY LINE that pushed the envelope of the genre known as "children's movies." Perhaps there should be a new genre. It will be known as children's cult movies and TV shows, because things like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Invader Zim, and Coraline fall into the market for children, more or less, but they're also big cult movies.

Still, it's things like this that make me think "I SO want to do that!"
Actually, when I showed Damon Bard my Little Miss Murder comic (one of the sculptors for Coraline), he said he'd love to make a sculpture of her. The idea of a stop-motion LMM movie seems so exciting! Oh man, THAT would be a dream come true, but first I need to sell LMM.

The epic Coheed and Cambria music makes me smile!

So other than the fact that I'm DYING OF HEAT EXHAUSTION, life is quite good.

Gah! I barely get home a few days and already I'm away from my bed again.

While I was on vacation at Comic Con, a woman I work with asked me if I would house-sit for her. Long story short, I'm away from my bed again. But at least I have m laptop and the family was nice enough to let me use their connection.

It will be nice to get away from my family, though since my mom is still tense from a fight we had before we left. >>

The only real bad things are the family allowed me full access to their fridge but there's NO FOOD. Not even milk, so I had to get some before work. That and there's a cat. I'm allergic to cats so my allergies are going nuts. I think as long as I stay in the guest room where the cat isn't allowed, I'll be okay.

Still... I miss my bed. =(

More on Comic Con soon.

Just got off the plane a few hours ago. San Diego was nice, but boy it's sure good to be home again. Mom left the computer on again so I thought I'd see what everyone's been up to recently.

Comic Con was amazing, but I'll have to tell you about that later since I'm pretty dead right now. I just wanted to kill some time while I fix the Cindara Candy made for me.

WHY DO I HAVE SO MANY FAVES?!

Ugh. Bed. *Gets new Looshkin plushie and crashes.* Mmmmm, my bed.

Augh! Comic Con is so close I can almost smell it! I'm so excited and terrified at the same time! But it's gonna be a blast, I know it!

I'm going to be cosplaying as Rena Ryuuga from Higurashi, if only for a day. I pretty much have all the pieces ready, I just have to attach the zipper and sew it all together. I also just ordered the wig to go with it. I FINALLY managed to find the perfect wig for it. The color's a little bright, but the hairstyle is JUST what I'm looking for. HEEE I'M SO EXCITED! This is great, considering my Zetsu cosplay FAILED last year because of our sewing machine, but my brother got a new one and I'm so ready to make cosplay things and plushies! X333

Maybe if I have time, I'll make her machete, too. X3

I was also gonna buy a panda hat from GenkiGang.com but they ran out of the ones with flaps. D8 Awwwww! Oh well. =P Maybe next time.

I've also been working like a crazy person on my Little Miss Murder sample comic. Though I'm starting to think the ink and pencil backgrounds was a bad idea. Maybe I should just make it pure black and white... maybe with light gray shading at best. I just really hate doing backgrounds. DX Pff, oh well, it's only a sample comic. At most, I expect some critiques on how to get better, some idea on where to go for art college, and then I'll do better next time! YOSH!

I also need to get more stuff printed for my portfolio. >>

*RANDOM STATEMENT OF THE DAY*

I should probably buy some bras before the con that don't ITCH so I'm not scratching myself the whole time. DX I have coupons for Victoria's Secret that gets me a free pair of panties with a $12 purchase or something.
I actually tried to buy Victoria's Secret underwear a few weeks ago, but I stood twenty feet from the entrance, chickened out at the last second, and ran away. XD I'm not making that up, isn't that sad?
What's really funny is I told a couple of my friends (both girls) this one and they both went "I'll go with you next time! 8D" Ahahaha, I am such a failure as a girl. XDDD

*RANDOM STATEMENT OF THE DAY END*

I finished Elfen Lied. D= Aww, no moar. I cried at the end. Waaaah. DX

And I started Pet Shop of Horrors. X3 Heeheehee, I do love Japanese horror anime. But that part with the rabbits giving "birth"? SO VERY WRONG! DX

THIS SONG IS SO SEXAAAAAAAAY!

( Memes )

Is cliched.

Is too simple.

Is too cute.

Is too morbid.

Is too anime.

Is too cartoony.

Is mediocre.

Is utter crap.

...

Lately, I've been thinking I should actually find the money to go to Ringling School of Art and Design and actually get a second degree in illustration. It'll take at least a couple of years, but maybe I'll manage to actually get REALLY GOOD at art. Not just good, not this "seen it a million times" good, not the sewage I dare call art now, but something to be proud of.
I wanted to go to art school and get REALLY good at art, and this is my chance. The cost might be outrageous, but with scholarships, maybe I can do it.
If nothing else, maybe I can at least get a semester under my belt and be that much better because of it.
These mediocre university art classes isn't cutting it for me.

It would help if my wrist didn't bother me every waking moment. Which is why I've been looking into that "Brown Hand" thing. It's supposed to relieve all my symptoms. If it means drawing as much as I want, I'll take it.

...

Hey, just because I feel like complete doom and gloom doesn't mean I have to be completely counter-productive.

Maybe I'll go draw while I still feel the passion then try to sleep. I hope I actually fall asleep this time.

IS DEAD!

HOLY CRAP!

I just heard when I went to work.

I have no emotional attachment to him whatsoever, but it is weird that a modern pop culture icon is no longer alive. This is just like when Steve Irwin died. You grow up knowing these guys, so it's weird to think they no longer among us.

I think I had a dream a while back that he died. I guess I've just lived as though he was already dead. Kinda like... you know it's coming, but you don't really think about it.

You know, I've never seen "Thriller." I feel out of the loop.

As for me... wow, it's been a while since I've updated this.

Sorry I haven't called you, Tony. Things have just been weird and busy lately.

Ummm... been having trouble sleeping all summer.

Wrist still bothers me, so I haven't been drawing as much as I wanted. Nonetheless, I'm still working on a Little Miss Murder comic for Comic Con and Lozer Dawg comics for the semester. It's just been slower than I would have liked... and slightly painful.

Stupid wrist.

I also made an animated mood theme of Tuson. I hope to decorate this journal with more Tuson soon.

Mmmmmmyup.