Now that I have my summer class out of the way, I'm going to enjoy what I can for the rest of summer! I've been drawing a lot more too, so hopefully I'll post those up quickly. For now though, this weekend I'm going to California to visit my grandparents! It's only for the weekend though, so we won't even be there for more than a day really.

I miss having long vacations (haven't been on one for years) but I guess now that I'm older, I won't be as easily entertained there like I was when I was a kid.

I'm also trying out copic markers after I got a pack on sale. Unfortunately, it didn't have the basic colors that most people start out with (they were mostly secondary colors), so I'll have to start buying them, but I honestly don't know what colors to start out with! I've been trying to find out what colors would work for skin tones, and good base colors in general, but haven't come up with much.

Also, this has been bugging me for a while: When artists sell fanart at anime conventions, why don't they get in trouble for it? It's illegal isn't it? I mean, when I was younger, I bought all sorts of fanart at the con here, but didn't think about that until recently. Cons are official events, so I figured that there would be a strict policy on it. Discuss?

Wow, my last journal was a while ago.

Anyways, I finished the semester and passed all of my classes! Unfortunately, I still have to take a chemistry class during the summer until July 23. 3 hours at night of lecture on Mondays, and from 1pm to 8:30 pm on Wednesdays. I'm going to die! D:

Other than that, I honestly haven't been inspired to draw very much, but I have been writing more and playing video games more. Being jobless sucks. I need money~ (but really, who doesn't?).

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1. I can't work a typical lighter.
2. Sourdough is my favorite type of bread to eat.
3. I have a horrible habit of losing expensive/important things (ipods, wallet, phone, etc).
4. I love flowers and floriography. My favorite flowers are carnations (have I used this one before?).
5. I love Masquerade/Circus themed things.
6. My favorite days are dark rainy days.
7. I melt at the sight of kittens and puppies (hell, it happens with any animal no matter what age really...).
8. My current obsession is Persona 4 (almost in an unhealthy way).

A lot of people that I know have already done this, so anyone feel free to do it if you want to~

I admit, the snowman is cute. But not everyone gets to enjoy/be annoyed by it. Seriously DA, I'm disappointed. You better be doing something later! D:

Anyways, I really haven't updated in a long time, have I? Well, that's 'cause all I've been doing was studying... blah. I have no life~ But good news is that I'm working my way out of academic probation very easily, so much that I can actually play video games. I've been obsessive over Persona 4 in a very unhealthy way. XD;;;

I need ideas to draw. I have no inspiration what so ever~

Oh yeah, just out of curiosity, how many people prepared for/got the Conficker virus? That damn virus sounds horrible.

Man, DA's just having a ton of problems about these, aren't they? This seems more serious, and that a hacker is doing this. A few people that I've watched have apparently been tricked, so please be careful:


"Hey guys just wanted to warn you against the spam comments lately that directs you to phishing sites (that will in turn steal your login infos if you do click on it.)

If you receive comments saying,

"Hey. I think i saw your picture on this website/blog here CLICK HERE",

or "Hey. I think this is a funny blog CLICK HERE",

Don't click on it! Report them as spam comments quick. Or if you did, quickly change your password in your account."

Lately I've been reading this online manga called "Axis Power Hetalia", that contains characters representing nations and certain events in history for the most part. They are usually very stereotypical, but is meant to be funny. It's actually become very popular lately, leaving the manga and the anime (only 5 minute segments) to come out. I enjoy reading it.

It can be read here (The stories with Korea in it can be found in the extra stories index): [link]

HOWEVER, an issue has been brought up; Many people in Korea have signed a petition against the series in any form. The problem being that the Korean character is depicted in a way that isn't representative at all to Korea.

Many people are saying that it's not fair for the series to be stopped because of a group of nationalists. They were horribly upset, but never stated why, so I looked into it a bit, because I didn't understand at the time why it was so serious. Now I guess that people haven't really thought about it.

's journal helped me understand why it's so upsetting. [link]

I can see the issue and to me, it's perfectly understandable on why they would be upset. But I really like the series too and I don't want it to be cancelled. I was just wondering if anyone else read the series and what they think about this issue?