Robert Jordan "James Oliver Rigney" writer of the Wheel of Time series passed away yesterday not many famous peoples deaths upset me but his does his journal postings online where touching and his fight against his disease was inspiring.

he will be mourned

Well Otakon was incredible, although I could not have done it without encouragement and help from *PZB and ~druihd they both totally rock my world!!!!!! I can't say enough about what an incredibly invigorating experience it was to have people actually spend money on my art work it was just an amazing feeling.

At one point PZB grinned at me after I had signed a print and pointed out that few people can say they have ever been asked for their signature I think I probably just grinned like an idiot the whole time. People even walked up to the table and asked for me to look through their sketch books and give them advice which in reality most of the sketches were either just as good if not better then my own, but still uberly flattering. A few people looked at my artwork and recognized it from online, which was cool!

Granted I didn't make a lot of money but then again my artwork tends to be Inuyasha oriented and right now it’s kind of a dieing fandom there is not as much interest in it as there was a few years ago. And I only had 8 prints I think if I had more images I would have done a lot better. But over all I think the whole experience was so gratifying that I can't complain it was well worth it and I would love to do it again. If for nothing else being able to sit and chatter with PZB and Druihd made the trip well worth it.

Mood: Life is good!
Reading: A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George

So I am shelling out the money and headed to Otakon!!!!! Not sure if I should do this with my current moneys but hey there are soooo many people I will get to meet there if I go!!! I plan on hanging out with and again cause they were such a blast at Sakura con!!!! And hopefully I will get an opportunity to meet many other peoples there too!!!!

Other news I think I am going back to school **scary** I already have a BA but I think I would like to go back for graphic design and illustration I have been trying to get a job in the field without the degree but have not been having much in the way of luck so maybe some school and someone to point me in the right direction and help me figure out what I am doing wrong will help!

I am thinking about trying to sell some original art online or maybe selling original fanart pieces off my website you know painted by hand sorts of things just to help cover the bills. We shall see how that all goes! I'll post more about that later for those that are interested.

I also think I may have my own original idea for a comic.... I am far from being a storyteller but the idea is interesting to me but it's FAR from a finished idea I need to do some research and really sit down and think about the plot. But yay!!! STORY IDEAS!!!

Not much else I am horrible about these journal things I try to update occasionally I am just teh lazeh!!! Oh well I suppose I should drag myself out of bed and be productive today! I need to go out and buy pants. I hate spending money!

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Mood: Life is good!
Reading: A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George

The things we do at work when avoiding what we are SUPPOSED to be doing!

I have been tagged by ~Kitsune-Ryune !!!!

teh RULES!

1. The one tagged with this will say 6 weird habits/ things about themselves.
2. The Tag'd victim/player must Tag another 6 dA members with this in the journal entry, and leave a comment in the guestbook/userpage saying that they've been tagged.

1. I chew on my tongue when I am concentrating really hard. When I was younger I used to get sent to the office for chewing gum even though I explained I wasn't chewing gum I was just chewing on my tongue LOL the teachers always thought I was trying to pull a fast one on them. XD

2. I call my older brother Fuddy! His name is David but for some reason, that I don't remember, I have called him Fuddy since I was a child. I even have his wife calling him fuddy.

3. I have only ever dated and kissed one guy in my life...... and I am not a teenie bopper! So that can only mean one of a couple of things I am either A. extremely hideous B. a total looser C. I just don't get out enough. LOL I tend to be extremely painfully shy around guys so it's probably a combination!

4. Coffee is my life blood I drink like a gallon a day! I would not survive without it!

5. I own a zoo! LOL okay maybe not but I DO have 1 dog (blake) [link] a cat (akiko) [link] and two ferrets! (spookey) [link] and (boo) [link] I was not allowed to have pets as a child so I tell my parents that I am making up for it now!

6. Spelling and Grammar sucks I hate it! and I suck at it!!!

now I tag.......



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Mood: Life is good!
Reading: Kiss the Girls by James Patterson
Watching: Chrno Crusade!



Okay so maybe I am not!!!! But that is me in the picture and I spent a short period of time manning *druihd 's table and selling her prints while she was off doing a panel. And well everyone walking up to the table ASSUMED I was her so unless they asked me directly I didn't discourage them of that opinion!

Spent most of the convention harrassing her and *PZB they are both insanely nice and PZB told me it was nice to meet someone at a con that was obsessive but not scary even when I was standing on a chair waving a print around yelling "get your half naked hot hanyou here" well I would have thought I was scary!!!! Anyway both girls are really really very nice if your ever at a convention don't be afraid to say hello to them and buy a print!

Oh that print on the front of the table of the half naked Miroku says "Buy prints or the Monk gets it!"

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