wow guys...srsly?

well...just thought i'd let you all know, kiriban is only about 400 pageviews away!


i'll be taking fanart requests only. and try not to come up with anything overly elaborate XD; i have a crap load of things to do this winter break already, for myself and school. so ...try to keep it to one or two characters plz. it will also most likely be either a lineart with flat color or just a sketch w/ color. This will most likely be what my kiriban prizes will be for a while

so, good luck!

So,quick update... just now i came up with this idea. It's an idea that will show you that i'm not dead and i didn't abandon my dA account while i'm in school lmao.

If you check out my profile page, under the slideshow of my " personal favorites",...you will find a box that's titled " Work In Progress". This box will contain a screenshot of a current drawing or thing i'm working on at the moment! I will periodically update it as i work, but once i reach finalization of the drawing, i won't update it until i'm ready to literally post it to my gallery.

I figured this would be a nice idea for those of you who'd like to, in a way, see my process of how i work. or just be fun to see something in progress.
Occasionally i might be working on multiple drawings at once, so it might switch up between 1 and 3 or so drawings.

so, keep an eye out!, hope you enjoy seeing the WIP's <3

oddly an appropriate time to do this meme hahaha...wow...apparently, i'm assuming today my pageviews reached 19,000! FFFFFFF GEEZ GUYS THANK YOU!!!!!!! wow..that was quick! haha...i'm used to back when it'd take FOREVER to even reach the next hundred set of pageviews lol.

Well, the fact that i'm getting close to a milestone here on dA, i'm going to do another Kiriban!
i know i havn't had time to draw the last ones yet D: but i figure as soon as i have more time i'll get them done ...lol so yeah

NEXT KIRIBAN AT 20,000 PAGEVIEWS

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now onto the dA Meme:

Why did you join this site?
i'm pretty sure and/or other friends from highschool metioned and recommended it to me. I probably thought it was just another myspace kinda thing back then tho lol. But after a while it ended up being more of a gallery as it's supposed to be.

What does your username have to do with you? Is it a combination of your favorite things, or a character of yours?
hahaha..actually, at the time i joined i was in the middle of watching the Woody Allen film " Anything Else" with christina ricci. There's a line in it, and the main point of the movie, "eh *shrug* it's just like anything else!" and it just kinda rang a bell so to speak and it stuck lol

What is your current icon of?
My first original character ever, Moriko. He originally went along with my Naruto OC lol but he grew out of that and became more of a persona or alias for me i guess.

How many watchers do you have and how many people are you currently watching?
um...this is kind of up for debate haha...a lot of my watchers from when i first started here, ended their accounts. but as of now i think it's around 54 watchers, and i watch 191 people.

Do you have more than one account?
nope!

Name 3 of your favorite artists on DA.
oh geez..hard question um...ok

even tho there's also like 50 more awesome artists that i love

What deviant do you admire because of their personality?
! i love her humor and i love her art! I've known of her work long before i actually got to know her a little more (when she got a dA account) I also kind of look up to her, i mean considering she's done/doing the same stuff i am starting to/want to do...namely, Graphic Design and making my own comics :3

How many people on here do you actually know in reality? Post their avatars.
ok XD; i think it's the majority of my watchers honestly...here 'goes:







a bunch of those are kinda inactive anymore i'm pretty sure but idk...

Do you comment, fave, or both?
I fave mostly. if something is particularly striking, or if i have the time to, i will comment. i would like to comment a lot more, but mostly i just dont have the time. especially to critique anything =/

What do you typically post on deviantart?
um...i guess fanart. next would be Graphic Design, then photos, and then original art?...i'm hoping to do a lot more original art soon though.

Do you participate in clubs or contests here on DA?
used to for clubs....contests, rarely, but i have

What is your most popular deviation?
ahahaha used to be that stupid " Sasuke the blueberry emo muffin" crap drawing i did years ago, but i deleted that XD;
so now my most popular deviation is



What's your favorite submission in your favorites gallery?
uuuuh idk..geez lol ....idk it could be any of the ones under " inspiring work " i would assume? [link]


What are the things you wish you could draw better?
faces, hands, toes, perspective, interesting poses and compositions lol...so many things

Are you a subscriber?
Yup! :3

How many hours a day do you spend on DA?
ummm..idk i tend to randomly check it briefly throughout the day since i'm on my comp. for almost everything, including school work lol

Are you a fast, slow, or medium typer?
i would say medium to fast.

What is the most annoying thing people ask you?
usually i don't get annoying questions from people but, i guess either when people watch me and then constantly want me to go to their page and comment on their stuff, and want me to watch them back, and they keep commenting for me to do so. or when people automatically assume i hate video games based on one poster i did on video game violence -_-;

What is the most annoying comment you get?
uuuuuuh...i don't get too many comments XD; i guess mostly it just annoys me when it's a one word comment or w/e

What inspires you?
lots of different artists, movies and music, as well just things that happen in real life, and also of course, my friends! :3

Do you use any traditional media?
yup! i love using Ink (as in pen and ink, not micron pens or anything), gouache, and colored pencils.

Do you associate people online with their icons?
hahaha..sometimes...mostly for the people who i don't know in real life.

Have you ever suggested a Daily Deviation?
no XD; i didn't know for the longest time even how to do so lol

Everyone has considered leaving DA once or twice. Have you? Why?
um...not really lol...there's been times where i don't use dA for a while or post anything, but i've always loved being here :3

Tagging any or all of my friends who read this and have time to do it XD; lol

tagged by:

um..don't feel like finding the tagged text stuff..i'm not gonna tag anyone anyway since all my friends were tagged by each other already XD;

so..gotta write 8 random things about myself? hmm...i think i'm going to actually take this a little seriously and choose things that i know my friends probably don't know about me...
sorry if it's not the most uplifting thing you read today, i'm just in a weird mood, like i'm not sad, nor am i happy, i'm just kind of indifferent and thought-full atm.

1- One of my favorite things to do when i'm home alone, is lay flat out on the floor with music playing (usually Cowboy Bebop, Fleet Foxes or Imogen Heap) and i just lay there...doing nothing but thinking, i think about my stories, i think about the future, i think about the ' what if's ' that could've happened in the past if i had made a different choice, i question where i'm going with my life...and if that's really where i should be headed and if i'm even happy or ok with that.

2- i really REALLY can't STAND the fact that i can't keep from biting my nails and like destroying the skin around my nails and such. I only do it when i'm bored to death, or really nervous (like during crits at school, or while watching a suspenseful movie or w/e). And i do it subconsciously at first, but even after i realize i'm doing it, i can't stop, and i end up making my fingers raw and it hurts like,...all day...it's not fun...but i seriously can't help it =/ i've tried many a time to stop and i just can't...

3- I love Imogen Heap so much. Especially her newest album "Ellipse" it's really great, and i suggest you all go check it out. Her music is just so different and unique. It's so rich and full of meaning and emotion. Her music always inspires me for new ideas and things to think about that i could add to my stories <3

4- I worry a lot of the time that the people who are around me, people i know and am friends with...don't really like me that much, and just put up with me, or humor me for w/e reason. Like, i always feel like the little kid that tags along behind everyone bugging them about things, and they just say stuff to me or give me things to do to shut me up for a while =/

5- I tend to think about things too much. For example, if i'm excited about going on a trip, let's say. I'll think about how great it'll be and imagine all the things i'll get to do and who i'll get to see, and stuff we might talk about etc. ....then, when the time comes...i get disappointed because none of what i thought would happen, happened...which annoys me that i even thought of it all in the first place, and then it annoys me further after the trip is over, because i was worrying about what i wanted to happen the whole time, rather then enjoying the moment and the company i'm with right then. ...this happens too often i think....

6- I have a problem with, touching, and personal boundaries. What i mean is,...i don't mind if others (that i know and am friends with etc lol) touch me, as in hugging randomly or like idk...just in general..but...what i have issues with, is doing the same back to said people. i feel like i'm breaking their personal boundaries and that i shouldn't...what i mean is like...if a friend isn't feeling too great, and i wanna like..put an arm around em and be like " it's ok...etc etc' you know what i mean. but i feel like if i do that, i'm breaking some kind of boundary and i'm afraid of what they'll think of me if i did...even though it's something i really shouldn't worry about....i do for some reason...so i end up feeling like the said friend thinks i don't really care that much about it, when i really do care...idk..it's kinda weird...

7- Sometimes i honestly wish i was a guy lol...i feel like it would make my life so much easier. As a quote from Utena states "Instead of a princess to be protected, I want to become a dashing prince." i'm not literally thinking that way but it's similar. I would rather be the prince saving the princess in distress rather then the princess being saved/protected, figuratively speaking... this also goes along with my infatuation with the knight chess piece, it's all for the same reason.

8- ok, something more light hearted to end on....hmm,..up until 6th grade i was doing tap and ballet dancing like...srsly lol but not as a career or anything, just..i was in a bunch of shows and was actually pretty good at tap XD; ...and i kinda wish i still did it...a lot of times i'll find myself thinking of/hearing a song and kind of singing it to myself while i kinda step and move around in time to it lol, not outright dancing just kinda...idk it's hard to explain ... but i probably look like an idiot doing it XD;

well, first week of school for my Senior year is over...

how the HELL am i a senior already??? D: ...i- i really don't know but i am so..
basically this semester i'm taking Japanese, Intro to Sociology, some design course named Special Topics, Design for the Public Good, & Interactive Design.

so yeah...learning a whole new language, practically starting over and re-learning what i knew and learning all new stuff including action script for Flash for interactive....all while trying to keep up with my other design class' homework and the readings for Sociology not fun...not fun at all. Although i am picking up japanese fairly well/quickly. i know most of the Hirigana now, and how to count and tell time LOL YAY! i feel like i need to watch seseme street in japanese or something...it honestly would probably help hahaha
so overall, i like my schedule this year (except the getting up early part on 4 days of the week), and my classes, overall seem pretty ok so far.


sooo i kinda just wanted to quickly update since i havn't written a journal since july lol...no new kiribans for a while, i might (keyword MIGHT) try to do one for over winter break...but we'll have to see.

I'm willing to take one commission job at a time as of now i know i won't have much time to work on it quickly, but i can span it out throughout the semester or something, so that way i can gain a little cash while working, while doing school at once and be able to equally balance them.

NOTE ME if you're interested!, my info is on my profile page

once school's over and summer starts again, i'll be able to pick up on the Commissions (that is, if people actually start commissioning me )
i don't do art trades or requests unless i personally know you or you come up with some super awesome cool idea that i would love to do lol.

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in other news, just last week i went to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia with ~skei, ~bluucircles, & ~firewolf826! it was really fun ! we went mainly to see the Gecko Exhibit they had hahaha and ~skei i think was the one who had the most fun XD she was so happy to see the little geckos

Also, i think i pretty much made up my mind about next year with what cons i go to. I'm just going to try and go to NYCC one day, maybe two/the whole time, depending,...on a lot of stuff..like where to stay if i do, and how much money i have. I'm not going to go to Otakon this year, nor animenext or any other con.... it makes me sad because i like cons, and cosplay, and i like seeing my friends but....i feel as if, i don't have as much fun at cons as much as i did the first time =/ and this past otakon, didn't turn out at ALL how i thought it would be...but i mean i did have fun but...idk...i just thought i'd see a little more of certain people then i got to. Also i feel like if i do an Artist Alley again, i might try and do one at a ComicCon maybe 2 years from now, once i've worked on my style a little better and maybe i'll have a steady job then..who knows... all in all...i wish i could go to more cons but the reality is...i don't have the money, and i'd rather spend my summer saving money, getting an internship, and taking one small vacation to NYCC, as well as, possibly a day or two at the beach with some friends or something. i think that'd be more worth while.
also i think i need to take some time off from the pre and post con stress i usually experience, and take the time to work on getting in shape and honing my illustration style a crap load lol, and working on all of my stories and try to actually give them a plot...i need to do a lot of research for all of them, and so far i've only barely scrapped the surface for research on them =/ once i figure something out and the stories are figured out, character design is done, and once i finally get some of my stuff copy-written i'll start posting some of my concept art and character designs


anywayz, so how are all of you? how'd your summer go? anything interesting happen lately?