Los Angeles is burning....well some parts...and not so much the city, as much as some surrounding areas + San Diego.

I'm still hanging in there, as I'm not really affected beyond having my eyes being stung by smoke in the air.

My thoughts do go out to those who aren't as fortunate, and hopefully with the end of the Santa Ana winds we've been having, no more homes will be lost.

Need...sleep...

*crashes on keyboard*

I promise there will be more furry art up here again! Promise!!! I honestly haven't had much of a chance to sketch personal stuff lately...cuz of school, and, well late night halo 3 sessions -_-

Speaking of games, I soooo want the Orange Box. My bf has it and it looks quite delicious.

1. My birthday is next week.

2. I'm gonna be 21.

3. Halo 3 comes out on my birthday. <3


Rawk on!







....yes, and I did just say 'rawk on'. -_-

Hello all. It's been literally a week since I've last had a chance to get back here. I'm working on some stuff as we speak and should have new things up soon. ^^

Just figured I'd pop back on here and take a look at the digital tumbleweeds drifting across my page.

Two Worlds...what a disappointment you were. My dreams of having Oblivion + multiplayer have been dashed due to your outrageous lag and general bugginess.

And what's up with the voice acting in this game? And poorly synced animations?

Ah well. Stranglehold is fun my mate tells me. I think my crappy rented copy of Two Worlds may be just good enough to exchange for a much better copy of John Woo goodness.

Wooo no school tomorrow ^^

First week of school down...I think uh...16 or something more to go to the end of the semester. I have no idea. That's bad haha.

Anyways, I already have plenty of work to do, including work in...Maya!!! I've never used Maya before and its an introductory course, and I'm pretty excited about getting started.

As for tomorrow, I'm going to sleep.

Well, summer's over for me. *sigh*

School starts Monday. At least I had a pretty full summer- had a chance to work on alot of art for myself, including 3D stuff, as well as relax- something that I'm not gonna have much of a chance to do until December break.

Other achievements this summer:
Had a job for awhile, got my own xbox 360, went to the east coast for a week for my cousin's wedding, joined Fur Affinity <3, not to mention a lot of personal growth along the way.

Four months go by soooo damn fast....

I rented it today, and my mate bought it. I highly recommend this game...but not that it needs me to spread any more hype around. I love the art deco style combined with the genuine creepiness of the atmosphere. Love it!

Also looking forward to Stranglehold coming out in...a week, I think? I really enjoyed the demo, if only for the simple reason that I liked having everything around me explode and having large items crash on my opponents' heads. I'm not too hard to please I guess.

Also coming out- I think the same week unless I'm horribly mistaken?- is a game called Two Worlds. My first impression of this game based on the trailer was that it was a blatant ripoff of Oblivion, and while in some regards I still think it looks a bit TOO similar, it still seems neat- plus there'll be a co-op option or so I've heard. Probably not one to buy, but a definite rental.

Why does school have to start right when the good games come out? Why?!


PS Halo 3 comes out on my birthday. ^^

Taken from  pawsman's page, but I have NO idea who started this particular journal meme, but I find it to be interesting ^^ It's about sex, so what is there not to like?

Here's how my preferences stack up:

Anal on Males: Sure, if I'm in the mood
Anal on Females: Hmmm maybe
Breasts: Hells yeah!
Breast Expansion: Can be nice
Weight Gain: Yes! Yes! Yes!
Bondage: Sure :)
Clothing: Take it off!
Leather: Can be sexy
Stockings: Eh...
Shoe/Boots: Not Really
Suit and Tie: Big guys look good in 'em, but doesn't do anything for me
Muscle, Male: As long as there's enough padding over
Muscle, Female: Nah
Herm: Not really my thing
Cub: No
Baby/Diaper: Nope
Transformation: Sometimes...
Macro/Micro: Can be fun times
Impregnation: Maybe
Pregnancy: Hawt!
Lactation: Yes
Vore: Sure...but not the hard stuff, please.
Paw/Foot: It's cute
Incest: No way
Yuri (F/F): Sure, if its cute
Yaoi (M/M): Same as above
Hetero (M/F): Sure
Girly Boys: Nooooooo
Butch Girls: Nah not really
Mind Control: Hmm no
Rape: No
Uniform: Can be cute...big guys in uniform=win
Orgy: Not a big thing for me
Subbing/Domming: Sure :)
Biting: A big yes!
Cheesecake: Yes!
Solo Masturbation: Yep
Scat: Not my thing
Inflation: Sometimes, when I'm in the mood. Prefer WG>Inflation
Fat/Pudge: Duh!
Tech: Eh....not my thing
Watersports: No
Glasses: Don't care either way
Tentacles: Nah
Oviposition: Eh, no opinion
Masochism: Nothing too extreme
Sadism: Same as above
Multiple body parts: Nah
Partial Nudity: I like a tease
Gore/guro: No
Snuff: No
Hyper: no
Zoophilia: no
Electricity/e-stim: No
She-males: No
Cross-dressing: No opinion
Skunk spray: Wha?
Oral: I DO have an oral fixation
Asphyxiation: I LIKE breathing

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Remember, its just good clean kinky fun! XD

I gots me an account there now. Just another outlet for viewing art I love and putting my stuff on to give back ^^

If you're on Furry Art Pile (FAP?), post your username or a link here so I can look at your stuff and maybe watch you!

I'll start: AnyaDServal- http://www.furryartpile.com/user/anyadserval/

At the request of my mate, he has asked that I let you fine folks know about the rp thingy that we did together. You can find it on his page:  podgecat

That is all. Enjoy!

Now THIS is an amusing study: http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archiv.....virginity.aspx Of course, like most studies of these sorts I usually write them off as mostly irrelevant...but this is still intriguing to me. Not so much the part about virginity supposedly being linked to one's IQ...but the little graphic in the upper right corner showing virginity broken down by college major is what got me.

At first look, there's nothing too startling to be found there. Neuroscientists sure like to put out more than your average science nerd...hmmm. But direct your attention to the far left entry in the graph: Studio Art. 0 Virgins.

Let's read that again. 0% virginity.

As an art student, well...I guess I'm not that surprised. And being an art student in the fur community must make me twice the slut :3

So are all art students whores? Discuss.

Taken from  madferret 's journal.

Here's how this thing works:

I've got 5 slots here for five artists who reply to this entry. For each of you, I'll post the following:

-My 3 favorite submissions by you (I'll accept poetry and short stories- but probably won't consider novellas)
-Why I think they're spiffy.

1-  luuly

2.  solaris

3- madferret

4- DOPR5

5-  witchiebunny

Go ahead and let the games begin!

*EDIT* I'm a very blabby serval so I've decided to post my comments by replying to you individually below. I like giving detailed feedback ^_^

Kicks ass. Enough said. I just picked up the DVD today. Am I alone in thinking that Nick Frost is a sexy beast?

You've all heard the news recently, right? About the bridge in MN. It's horrible, I understand, and my heart goes out to all those involved....


BUT....

Why must the history channel interrupt its regular scheduling to put in a documentary called "Why Bridges Collapse" or something like that- an hour-long program on the history of bridges collapsing across America.

The History Channel is one of the only TV channels I watch on a regular basis, and I gotta say this is a bit disappointing. Although they did do the same after Katrina, if I recall correctly...like every other channel at the time as well.

Channels exploiting the disaster of the week for ratings hikes make me sad :(

For all you Wiccan/pagan furs out there, here's wishing you all a happy Lammas/Lughnasadh, which depending to which tradition you follow, falls somewhere between July 30th and August 2nd. I observe it the 1st or the 2nd myself .

Not sure how many folks observe this sabbat, but if ya do, hope you enjoy it! Goddess bless you ^^

Not that anyone actually CARES about these things, but I filled one out just outta pure boredom.

Enjoy...I guess?

1) Full Name: Sara....

2) Male/Female: Female

3) Were you named after anyone?: Some Fleetwood Mac song

4) Does your name mean anything?: Sara means "Princess" in Hebrew

5) Nick Name(s): None, unless you count my fursona Anya

6) What do you think you look like... name wise: A human being?

7) Date Of Birth: Sept. 25

8) Place of Birth and Current Location: Tarzana, CA and still in Tarzana,CA

9) Nationality: American

10) Astrology Sign: Libra

11) Chinese Astrology Sign: Tiger

12) Religion: Loosely pagan, sometimes leaning more towards agnostic

13) What’s your favorite smell?: Basil...I'm weird

14) Political Position?: Registered libertarian, bitches

15) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?: Milk

16) Hair + Eye color: Blonde hair, hazel eyes

17) Do you look like anyone famous?: My mom swears I look like young Stevie Nicks

18) What do you look like?: 5'7", normal weight and build, geeky haha

19) Any unusual talents?: Expert in boutique interests such as wildlife, anthropology, and paleontology

20) Righty, Lefty, or Ambidextrous?: Lefty

21) Gay, Straight, Bi, or Other?: Straight, mostly

22) What do you do for a living?: Student currently studying to get a job, sometimes freelance graphic designer

23) What do you do for fun?: Hike, games, hang out with my bf

24) What are your favorite art materials to work with?: Pencils, 3D Studio Max

25) What kind of materials would you like to work with?: Want to get better with Photoshop, learn Maya

26) Have you met your grandparents?: All but one

27) Boyfriend/Girlfriend: Yep. He's over here: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/madakisongo

28) Crush: None other than question 29

29) What celebrity would you date if you could?: Nick Frost. Sexy!

30) Current worries?: Getting ready for school

31) Favorite online Guy/Girl(s): Some of my furry friends I chat with online

32) Favorite place to be?: Out in the hills, at Topanga State Park or Satwiwa (part of Pt. Mugu State Park)

33) Least favorite place to be?: The post office...I hate the workers at my local one

34) Do you burn or tan?: Both

35) Ever break a bone?: A pinky once

36) What is your favorite cereal?: Changes alot. Right now I'm digging Corn Pops.

37) Person you cry with: My boyfriend

Do You Have...
38) Any sisters: One half sister

39) Any brothers: None

40) Any pets: 2 lizards

41) An Illness: None physically

42) A Pager: No

43) A Personal phone line: Yes, got one once for the modem back when I had dial-up

44) A Cell phone: Yes

45) A visible birthmark: A teensy one on my hand

46) A Pool or hot tub: Pool in my town house complex

47) A Car: Yes

Describe Your...
48) Personality: Shy, reserved with people I don't really know, hard working

49) Driving: I think I'm a pretty decent driver.

50) Your clothing style: Extremely casual. I hate shopping.

51) Room: Computer, TV, XBOX, dresser with my altar, walls plastered with pictures, desk with cutting mat and art supplies and my collection of frogs from around the world (literally haha), my bed that is never made

52) What’s missing: Space

53) School: Very small art school down by the airport...I like it well enough

55) Relationship with your parent(s): Don't wanna go into it

56) Do You believe in yourself: Learning to more every day

57) Do you believe in love at first sight?: Don't know

58) Consider yourself a good listener: Having a boyfriend has taught me that

59) Have a future dream that you would like to share?: Right now I just wanna break into the game industry someday...it's hard!

60) Get along with your parents: Why do you keep asking me this?

61) Save your e-mail conversations: Sometimes

62) Pray: At times

63) Believe in reincarnation: Not sure

64) Brush your teeth twice a day?: No

65) Like to talk on the phone: Depends on whom

66) Like to eat?: Of course

67) Like to exercise?: Not really. I'm lazy.

68) Like to watch sports?: Sometimes football, but not a real sports fan.

69) Sing in the car?: When I'm by myself

70) What is a dream that you have all the time?: Used to get a lot of recurring nightmares

72) Do you have nightmares?: See above

73) Sleep with a stuffed animal: Used to

74) Right next to you: Some posters on my wall

75) On your favorite coffee cup?: I like McDonald's coffee...weird...0.0

76) On your mouse pad: The Cramps

77) Your favorite flavor of gum?: Cinnamon

78) Your brand of deodorant?: Secret

79) Your dream honeymoon spot: Palau...very neat island in the Indo-Pacific region with unique wildlife. Probably won't get there though.

80) Your dream husband/wife: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/mad.....ongo....awwwww <3 (you can puke now, if you so choose)

81) Hiding in your closet?: Mold perhaps

82) Under your bed: Old textbooks

83) The name of one of your closest/best friends?: Monica

84) Your bad time of the day: Middle of the day now in the summer, when I get bored

85) Your worst fear(s): Not being able to get a decent job

86) What's the weather like: Too damn hot, at 9 AM

87) Your favorite time of year?: Summer

88) Your favorite holiday?: Halloween

89) A material weakness?: Frogs...I collect them (not real ones)

90) The weirdest food or drink that you like: Sardines

91) At the top of your "to-do list"?: Practice for school

92) The hardest thing about growing up: Learning to be comfortable in my own skin

93) A pet peeve?: Arrogant or chauvinistic guys

94) Your scariest moment: Don't wanna go into it

95) Your attitude about love?: Its hard work but worth it if its true

96) The funniest or most desperate thing you've done to get the attention of the opposite sex?: hmmm dunno

97) The worst feeling in the world: Losing something very important to you

98) The best feeling in the world: Snuggling next to someone you love

99) Who sent this to you?: Got it from Dash1's journal...and was bored enough to wanna fill it out

100) 5 people you tag: What? Is this something I should know about...is this what you cool kids are doing nowadays?

Well, my summer job ended and I have about a month until school starts up again. That should give me plenty of time to work on stuff for school. Heck, I haven't TOUCHED After Effects since I left class...>.<

Me needs to draw more and do more modeling...as well as get around to that whole After Effects thing since I have a whole whopping 3 credit class on the subject...wooo.

Anyone have any neat ideas of things (animations, cool viz effects type stuff) that I could try in After Effects...any links to really good tutorials would be appreciated as well. :)

thanks!

I've been away, being lazy...only doing a few new sketches. Bad, bad serval. What's going on? I just bought Viva Pinata and I am addicted I swear. How can a simple kid's game be like so much tasty crack on a sandwich? Hopefully I can pry myself away soon so I can post some new stuff and continue working on my stuff for school...must...not...visit..garden...pinatas...

Newtgats are cute but they don't like my lickatoads :(

...pageviews...yay!

Imagine if each page view represented a donut. Now imagine each one of those donuts being fed to a hungry lion with a sweet tooth.

At least, that's how I like to look at it ;)

This WAS about 999 pageviews...but I was too slow!


Thank you everyone!

I'm sorry I haven't had the chance yet to personally thank everyone who has favorited and watched my stuff lately...but trust me, I DO appreciate it greatly!

You all are awesome!

*throws tasty, tasty cookies for all*

So I went hiking today in Solstice Canyon in Malibu, a nice park right on the coast, since I got an urge to go out without dying due to heatstroke in the valley (temps today were over 100 degrees, and in true southern California fashion it was a nice 85 degrees on the coast).

I had a great time, ran into someone I hadn't seen since high school that I had briefly dated *weiiiird* and saw some critters too. I spotted a couple of California Newts, which are, as I understand, a threatened state protected species. Not long after that, I saw a few deer grazing off the trail- and I've never seen deer at Solstice Canyon before.

The highlight of the trip, however, was the squirrel that kept following me. He (or she?) seemed intrigued by my camera (shiny!!!) and started following me along the trail, jumping from tree to tree. Unless my ex decided to pull a cruel prank on me by stuffing my backpack full of peanuts while I wasn't looking, it seemed pretty inexplicable. At least I managed to snap a few pics of him before he at last got distracted by a walnut tree off the trail.

Here's the little guy checking out my camera:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v.....Squirrelly.jpg

Got back a couple of days ago from my trip to the east coast (Virginia and upstate New York). Went to a wedding, swam in a lake, saw some Amish people. Had Amish people scowl at my camera even though I wasn't taking pictures of them (I swear!). You know the deal.

I didn't draw alot during the trip because I was waaay too busy, and always doing something or other. It was a lot of fun, but I'm glad to be back too.

Oh, and I baked brownies today! Yay!

No, I haven't fallen into some kind of perilous void or some huge gap in the world map leading straight to blue hell. I'm still here, just been super busy with work. Getting a promotion just means getting more work I guess...but hey, more money is pretty sweet too, so I'm not complaining too much.

I'm still drawing and keeping my hand in, and working on my modeling in 3D Studio Max (If I ever make anything halfway decent, maybe I'll post some stuff here). Not too much colored stuff right now, just quick pencil sketches.

Now for the impending doom segment...

I'll be going out of town on the 19th to the 25th. I've never flown alone before, and haven't been on a plane since I was small, so I'm getting pretty nervous! I don't want this to be my last journal post! *cries*

Well, I got my computer back in one piece again...just in time to do lots of backed-up work! Not having my computer for a few days had been a great excuse for not working, since my current line of freelance work depends on me having one.

If anyone wants me, I'll be hunched over my keyboard with the fritos catching up.

BTW, here's some new stuff. *points down to the right of the screen*