Here is a link to the full thing about it, will prolly delete this journal later and friends lock the post after a while, but this explains the whole thing a bit more with the visa types and SEVIS info

http://arinaca.livejournal.com/24438.html

Whelp - Got denied, trying to find other options, but I don't know how its going to go. There was just so much conflicting information about even the visa types :/

Will do a longer more informed update tomorrow maybe, don't really feel like it tonight.

I thought I should give a proper update for once lol

First of all America related, actually booked flights for May 25th, but still need to get the Visa :O Was going to book for an interview this weekend but didn’t happen, still need to organise that - so far got around $4,000 saved up, not tooo bad but need moar xP Still nervous about it :O But pretty excited about the course itself, still not sure where I really want to travel though.

Update on parent front for those that know about it all. Dad moved out today :/ I’ve spent most of the weekend hiding in my room lol really cant be bothered dealing with mum atmo, the house feels quieter, I havn’t noticed much of a difference in mum - same as always. Other than before dad left and she seemed more bubbly that before, its quite annoying, it’s like she doesn’t care at all. I’ll leave it at that before I ramble too much lol

I’ve started using my LJ a bit more now, I’ve started uploading WIP’s and other crafty things on there :3 Link for anyone interested in watching me on there: http://arinaca.livejournal.com/

>:3 Conned him into getting one, go watch him at  madbird-valiant xP!

Hey guys!

A good friend of mine has just released her first CD :D It's a Vore themed CD and I'd love it if you could check it out, or if you could pimp her out that'd be absolutely fantastic!

Check out  thekimbo's journal for all the details on the CD

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1198870/

<3 <3 Thanks so much guys :D

Copy pasta from Fala!

Due to a complication with the transfer of the SA furs forum from its old server we'll now be starting it up with a new host. Since we've lost the list of members and are thus unable to contact them by that means I'm posting this here to notify any South Australians about the new forum. Please feel free to pass the message on to any other South Aussies too as I'd love to see as many of us on the forum as possible to make the organization of meets more streamlined.

The new forum can be found at http://safurs.net/

>:3 Join now kids!!

This could potentially be amusing >.>

Ask away kids!

http://www.formspring.me/Arinaca

:P I'm bored and have an idea in the works, buuuut ima need you suckers help >:3 (I am working on those species suggestions too guys :D but lol all of em are like headshots >.> stupid muse)

Give me strange/unknown/unpopular/extinct animals, but it has to fill out the alphabet. Can have multiples for each letter, will work that out later :D

A: Asian Red dog/ Aurochs
B: Babirousa/Bonobo
C: Caspian Tiger
D: Dhole/Dodo
E:
F:
G: Greak Auk
H: Hispid Hare
I: Iberian Lynx
J: Jerboa
K:
L:
M: Mongrel
N: Nautilus
O: Oryx/Onager
P: Père David's Deer
Q: Quagga
R: Red Wolf
S: Somali Wild Ass
T: Thylacine/Tamaraw
U:
V: Vancouver Island Marmot
W: Wooly Mammoth
X: Xantus Leaf-Toed Gecko
Y: Yangtze River Dolphin
Z: Zorilla

Guessss what?

Lollygagger is totally up on Patch Together!

<3 Please do me a huge favour and vote and comment if you can :D (Bonus points if you pimp him out!) Would be much appreciated! >.> Though, you know if he does get made I might just explode with joy haha should have heard the girly little squee I did seeing him on just the site!

http://www.patchtogether.com/design...../view/id/2076/

<3 Thanks again guys, I really do appreciate this!

Been pondering submitting a Lollygagger plushie design to Patch Together. Know they are reliable, work fast etc that, and not sure of any other good plushie making places for cheap (Actually, anyone know any?)

Main question is, would anyone actually be interested in getting one? Wouldn't plan on having it too big to keep the price down. But bwee x3!! Lollygagger pluuushie haha.

Main issue I can see if it gets accepted is it'd need (I think) 50 preorders to get into production :/ Anyone be more tempted to get one if I did art or something for them too?

For those that don't know what Lollygagger looks like, I don't actually have any pics of him uploaded!
but here is some epic art by others of him <3
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2519590/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2443692/ (Minus arm stripes)


:P Gimmie feedback guys!

"Generally speaking, people tend to have a 'defining image' that comes to mind when they think of a particular artist. Maybe it's one you can relate to, maybe it's the image that first introduced you to their work, maybe you just feel it was their absolute best, so it sticks out in your mind. So when ever you think of a certain artist, this image pops to mind.

So, I am curious, which of my works comes to mind when you think or hear of me?"


On another note, I am working on the previous journals suggestions, most of em are ending up as head shots though xD n not Anthro, ahhwell, will keep working on it!

I wanna draw more interesting anthro's xD

Give me interestingly patterned, or rare or even extinct things and I might draw some of em :D

:P No Thylacine though, Its already on my list <3

:P Damn you !! <3

1) Post these rules
2) Post 8 true things about yourself
3) At the end you must tag 8 people and post their icons
4) Go to their page and send them a message saying you tagged them
5) NO TAG-BACKS

1) Semi stealing one of  thekimbo's I'm asexual, only more recently realising myself and how I feel about things. Comfortable with both genders, but not sexually, just romantic sorta.

2) Getting more involved with bones/pelts/taxidermy and finally have a bit more of an idea of where I want to go with it. Mostly education for both children and adults about various species, and with the opportunity to get closer/pat pelts and see bones of animals. A lot closer than you'd get in a museum. This went pretty well at a school thing where I had my Arctic Wolf pelt out, both adults and kids were amazed and found it all very interesting.

3) I wish that I could stay up at night because that's when I feel most motivated and full of idea's, unfortunately I can't do this any more because I work during the week. I do miss staying up and watching the sun rise and waking up and seeing the sun set.

4) When people break my trust (Which actually takes a lot to do) it's incredibly hard to get it back, because I'm guilty of being suspicious even if they have changed.

5) I dont look at furry porn for sexual pleasure, I look at it since it still requires the application of artistic skill. (Yeah I stole another one Kimbo xP!)

6) I am such a procrastinator! Its 10.30PM, I should be in bed because I have to get up early for work tomorrow or If not that I shouldn't be doing a meme I should be finishing art. I do this all the time :P

7) I wish that I could speak Spanish and German, unfortunately even if I did start learning the languages I know I am too lazy to keep it up or remember them.

8) >.> <.<;; Appear Offline is my friend when I need to get work done >:3 But even then I get distracted >.> Daaaamn you interwebs!!


I really should do another one or two facts seeing I ninja'ed some, but I cant think of any atmo xD so instead, ask me a question!

Hey!

Eaaarly conbadges before Midfur :P or if you just want one xD n also some icons. Will do 5 slots for now, and probably open more after that x3 They can be in digital or traditional media, feel free to post or note :D

Conbadges - $20-$25 depending on detail etc
Sample

Conbadge price includes lamination and also the clip you see in the picture, unless you ask not to have them x3


Icons - $5-$10 depending on detail etc
Sample

1:
2:
3:
4:
5:

Note or comment~!
I take cashmonies, or bank deposit (for the Aussies) or Paypal!

-Required yay I'm older journal-

xD turned 19 on the 16th haha but a little slow to post cos I had friends down from interstate :3

Anyway, yay xD Should have more art up soon >.> If I can stop being lazy/having work + MEGT etc

>.> Stolen from  allycat

. Who are you?
. Are we friends?
. When and how did we meet?
. Would you kiss me?
. Give me a nickname and explain why?
. Describe me in one word!
. What was your first impression of me?
. Do you still think the same?
. What reminds you of me?
. If you could give me anything what would it be?
. How well do you know me?
. Are you going to put this on your journal and see what I say about you?
. Would you ever meet up with me?

Just a quick request for all you drinkers of bottled things

Can you keep the bottle caps for me? <3 <3

Would anyone be interested in me uploading unfinished sketches/scribbles? or just finished works and WIP's?

Feedback go! :3

Stolen from  sexymel xD

1) Your name? Fiona

a common girls name, it is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "fair, pale, white, beautiful". It's Latin origin means "wine"


2) Your age? 18

The age where an American can:
1. Legally buy pornography
2. Legally buy cigarettes
3. Legally gamble in Indian Casinos
4. Legally be concidered an adult
5. Be tried as an adult in a court of law
6. Be drafted for a war they don't believe in
... but still cannot buy alcohol.


3) One of your friends? Archon

a nobleman/magistrate/judge in ancient Greece.



4) What should you be doing? art

Any attempt to define art is an attempt to destroy it. No laws can define it. No medium can contain it. Not old idea or imitation survives. Art creates its own laws, ones of revolution and change. Art bears witness time and time again to the rebirth of itself. Art translates the language of the human experience because ART IS.



5) Favorite colour? blue

The hue of the portion of the visible spectrum lying between green and indigo, evoked in a human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 420 to 490 nanometers.



6) Birthplace? Adelaide

pretty much the best place in the world to live.
adelaide is the capital of south australia, and has a small population. it is very pretty. there r lots of good restaurants, and gorgeous parklands. like other cities, it has its slums (salisbury, elizabeth), but ther r heaps of good suburbs such as burnside, beaumont and leabrook.

it is a very interesting place once u get to know it, it passes at first glance as sleepy and conservative, but districts like Norwood, North Adelaide and Chinatown are fascinating.

to experience adelaide, u sort of need 2 have lived there for a certain while.

hot guys live here



7) Month of your birth? May

may is the month where teachers think that they can control a classroom but really nothing gets done and no one cares about their grades anymore. usually this happens because summer break is only 30 days away



8) Last person you talked to? Jaffa

A sponge cake with plain chocolate and a smashing orangy bit.



9) One of your nicknames? Ari

Alcohol Related Incident. Something that happens that was caused by consuming too much alcohol.



10) Tag 5 People

xD Anyone can do it if they want!

Check it out!

http://www.ausfa.org/auction/index.php

Raising money for the victims of the bushfires in Victoria, hundreds of people have lost their homes, and over 150 people have lost their lives. Please, check out the auction guys <3

Auction: http://www.ausfa.org/auction/index.php
My part in the Auction: http://www.ausfa.org/auction/viewto.....?f=32&t=39

<3 Thanks

Whoever screenshots it wins teh priez!

Stolen from  ecmajor

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'Fursona' Name:
Arinaca, :P Though everyone calles me Ari

Sex:
Female, primarily.

Sexual Preference:
Bisexual, leans towards male.

Role Preference:
Submissive.

Defining Marks:
-Blue n purple hair :P and black under her eyes and around her ears.
-"feathers" on her front and back feet (horse feathers :P)
-Large paws

Special Characteristics:
-Tail similar to an elongated horse tail, hair at the end starts from the top and flops over the skin creating a parting down her tail.

Misc. Details:
-Accessories (necklace etc) that she wears I wear IRL
-Unsure of species :P Used to be dragon, but not sure if I can still classify her as one because she is so far from the "standard" dragon.

Canon Forms(Canon forms are any form that your fursona can assume that they are actually capable of assuming)
-Not capable of shapeshifting but sometimes appears as feral or anthro and occasionally male depending on my mood and what I feel like drawing.

Non-Canon Forms(Non-Canon forms are any form that your fursona can assume that isn't actually something they can do)
-None!

Fursona Origin (How you came to making them and certain differences from the original version)
I was just sketching mammalian dragons one day and came up with her, though she looked far different. She had feathered wings, just a mane and no hanging hair, handlike paws and not animal paws and her tail had more of a... poof of hair, rather than a horselike tail. Overall she has not changed a huge amount though. At the time I created her I have to admit I was infuenced by zarathus's art ( zarathus) though hopefully I have moved from that and created something more original.


Anything Else You'd Like to Add:
-When I shed I kill countries with epic purple floof.

Stolen from Firey because I'm bored and want to see what people ask :P


You get to ask me THREE QUESTIONS, no matter how crazy, inappropriate, or just random, and I promise to answer it 100% truthfully.

As a result, I dare you to repost this and see what people ask you.


Ask away kids!

[Edited to Add] >.> Why do I hit submit while i have a good idea? haha While I'm finally posting a journal - Where do you think I can improve with my art and what do you want to see more of?

<3 thankies

tagged me >.> xD

1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person must post 8 things about their self on their journal.
3. At the end, you have to choose and tag 8 people and post their icons on the same journal.
4. Go to their pages and send a message saying you tagged them.
5. No tag-backs.


1: I am incredibly lazy :P I have a stupid amount of unfinished art and unscanned sketches which is why I don't upload much - I don't feel I can upload half finished works that will never get completed haha

2: Love anything creative and tons of media's, such as watercolour and other traditional media's far more than digital. The only reason I havn't gone further with traditional media is I can't really websurf/watch series at the same time as drawing/painting. I suck like that.

3: At some point I want to get a fursuit for the sake of doing charity work and going to hospitals etc. I like seeing people happy but don't really care about the credit for it.

4: I wish I had my own house so I could put more posters up and stick stuff where I want it (such as have bones on display) rather than cramming everything in my room and running out of space :P yay for posters on the roof.

5: I've been tempted to get a second/better job for the sake of saving up money to buy the beach house off Nanna on the offchance she sells it - I don't know what I'd do without that place. But I know there is no way I could afford it and that makes me kinda sad - got so many good memories and it's the one place where I feel totally at home and relaxed.

6: No one really knows the importance of the dog tag, guitar pick and beads I wear. A few people know the basics but that's about it. I never go anywhere without them.

7: I wish I wasn't so dependant on technology (internet, computer, phones etc) because I think it just wears you out too much - always having to check up on things. Which is another reason why I love the beach house, no reception or phone line. I can draw, paint, listen to music or read without interruption or distraction.

8: I put way too much effort into this and made these facts that most people probably won't know and fairly meaningful to me, to the point where I wondered if it was stupid/too personal and should rewrite it. Go me.

Tagging: Whoever wants to do this :P

Yay, tomorrow I'm 18, just hasn't sunken in yet D: lol
Going out to dinner with parents n brother <3 which should be awesome. It's my favourite restaurant too x3

Point of this journal other than that is mostly I hate not having access to a scanner >.> got a pic to scan that's so painfully cute x3!! hopefully can get that up soon for you to all die from cuteness over :P

I still plan on doing a few more of the Species Specs pictures. Hmm, plus a few others I have in mind hehe

I think that's it x3

<3 you all