The weather in Ireland has gone exceptionally cold and There is snow here right now. I'm stuck trying to keep fires going and keep leaks in the roof plugged. I've not got much online time at all. Sorry for the inconvenience. I was supposed to note people last weekend but have not had a chance to do much. Hopefully next week the weather will be better.

Thanks everyone who wished me a happy birthday on Sunday

I got a new watch (it's bright pink!) and some clothes and I went to the zoo so I had a great day.

I'll have proper updates soon. I've a stack of commission lines to scan. (All the remaining $35 specials and sketches) Now that Julia is older I have more time to draw as she can go to her grandparents for a few hours a week.

Also Ragnarok online gets renewal this Thursday (I play iRo, on the Ymir server) so I'm looking forward to that too!

I have an account and was thinking of selling some prints. I'll be uploading over there in tandem with here. I might think of doing exclusives for both sites for the sheer hell of it in future :O

http://inkbunny.net/foxxieangel

Anyone sending me notes please email me instead at. My notes page is stuck on outbox, I can't access my inbox at all so I've no idea who's sent them. :S I also cannot log out.

I'm having a lot of issues with my computer. I can't download anything. Every file ends up corrupt. I think it's a problem with my computers hardware more than a virus as all scans come up negative :/

On another note, does anyone know if Photoshop CS4 allows you to open two windows of the one work file like you can in SAI?

I am a sheep. I copy everyone's meme's. I can answer these from my MP3 player/web browser thing though which is good considering my patchy internet. Ask away

http://www.formspring.me/alopex

I'm having major problems where I live right now. It's so cold that my water supply has frozen, plus my electricity and internet has been patchy for a good few months now. I might be MIA for a little bit longer. Sorry for all the inconvenience.

I've been very absent from most of the websites I frequent the last few months and for that I apologise! I owe a lot of people commissions, prizes and trades. On top of getting my head around being a new mother (which is going pretty well!) I've had to deal with planning my wedding, which finally happened on Thursday and I also had to help with my sick grandmother who unfortunately passed away last Friday. I've had to go to my grandmothers funeral and celebrate my marriage all in the same week.

Although both myself and my husband enjoyed the day we are happy that it's all over and done with. Weddings are stressful, even when they're low key. I'd had some huge arguments with my own mother for the past month too in regards to it and over personal issues.

I had wanted to write more but I'm not really fond of writing long walls of text for journals. Hopefully now I can get back into a normal routine. I thank you all for your patience.

Apologies again!

Since I can sketch anywhere and any time regardless of holding the baby I'm gonna do this. More info here:

http://foxxieangel.livejournal.com/.....45.html#cutid1

Make 3 positive comments and 3 harsh critics about your art.

Positive
1) I pay attention to details.
2) I am improving with backgrounds.
3) I'm not bad with the colouring.

Critic
4) I need to get better with poses.
5) I take far too long to complete stuff.
6) My stuff can look rather static.

Also I am getting back on track now that the hype over Julia has passed in my family. I'm feeling much better since having the baby, all my previous medical problems from the pregnancy are now gone! I've been getting bits of commissions done here and there. I've all the previous $35 commissions inked and I'm working on the commissions for Ultimawolf0, Knallis, EspiritDeCorp and I've got some stuff for Fuzzypaws that needs scanning! It might be a week or so before I get it all scanned though.

Hope you are all doing well.

Last Tuesday I gave birth to my daughter, Julia I should hopefully be back on track with everything in a few weeks. It's taking time adjusting to being a mother but I am certainly enjoying it and my fiancé is enjoying being a father!

I've got twitter. I use it because I don't always have access to the internet right now and I can update it from my phone. It's roughly 5 weeks till my baby is born and I am suffering quite badly from oedema which means my hands, feet and face are all swollen D: Fun times!

My twitter: http://twitter.com/FoxxieAngel

I am limited to laptop only since I am bed ridden till Monday :[ I've most my commissions skecthed and inked which is good news but I won't get a chance to scan/colour till Monday.

In the meantime, pet meme!

Whats your pets name?
1.Aramis
2.Bella

What is he/she?
They're both dogs

How old is he/she?
Aramis is about 4 and a half. Bella is about 3

Breed?
They're both German Shepherd crossed with Border Collie (or so the rescues told me!)

Can he/she do tricks?
Yes. They can both sit, lie down, stay, roll over, give the paw, jump to touch my hand, bark on command, stop barking on command, find toys on command, grab it, let go, watch out the window. I can't remember everything but they're pretty damn smart D:

Housetrained?
Yes. I'm training them to go in one spot in the garden. It's slow work but getting there!

Colouring?
Black and tan mainly with a few bits of white!

Whats one thing your pet does that makes him/her unique?
I can't name just one!
They're both really vocal and practically talk to you, they've a whole range of noises for different things.
They both know when they're getting a bath, even if I don't mention anything, and go hide on me.
Aramis likes to dip his paws in water.
Aramis likes to swing his rope toy in circles like he's weilding a mace!
Bella is a destroyer of wooden spoons and can pretty much get them no matter where you hide them or how out of reach they are :cries:
Bella likes to nuzzle your legs

Is your pet your best buddy?
Of course they are!

What’s your pet’s favorite food?
I feed them both on a raw diet. Their favorite meal food is beef but their favourite treat is peanut butter stuffed kongs!

Does your pet listen to music?
Nah, they both tend to just sleep through music/t.v. etc.

Couch Potato?
Not always, they like to sleep on the couch and the bed but their border collie side keeps them active.

Does your pet sleep in the house?
Of course they do!

Does your pet give you no end of heartache?
Aramis not so much, he's got mild hip dysplasia but it does not cause too many problems. Bella is a bit of a problem dog. She has a wierd form of leash aggression which has certainly improved but isn't 100% cured and I doubt it ever will be. She's also afraid of many things and probably had a bad start to life judging from the scars on her :(

Whats one thing you’ll always remember about your spiffy pet!
Their friendship, they're always there for you.

Any last words from your pet?
They're making their grumpy noises as I am typing and they're trying to sleep!

I've got to go into hospital tomorrow for more blood tests. My weird yearly sickness is upon me again and I'm being prescribed antibiotics. I hope that I will finally get some bloody results from this test and find out what the hell triggers it! 3 years now and no clue as to what it is exactly. The hospital said they might keep me in for observation since I am 7+ months pregnant. I hope to be offline for no more than two days :)

http://www.furbuy.com/auctions/1009389.html

also the offer in my previous journal still stands!

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/731676/

I'm looking for this book I would buy it myself only I would have to use my fiancé's credit card and it is a surprise gift for him and amazon.com don't seem to accept paypal or non US bank accounts. I've tried looking on Amazon.co.uk but they only have used books for sale. When I checked for price and shipping it said the price worked out at $18.83 with normal shipping.

I'm willing to do a full body single character commission similar to the ones linked at the end in exchange! You won't find me offering art this cheap normally.

Note me if you're interested! I'll give you a link to my wishlist on amazon (it's only got that book added)

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2100915
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2025601
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2253264

I'm waiting to be seen in the Hospital at the moment. I need something to kill time so ...

1. I love cinnamon and cherries to the point that I buy crap I don't need if it's cinnamon or cherry scented/flavoured. It upsets me that Cherry cola is pretty much unavailable in Ireland =(

2. When I was a kid I had a problem with sleeping. If the room wasn't completely dark I couldn't sleep. Even if I knew the light in the bathroom was on I'd have to go switch it off. This was a terrible thing since my brother was afraid of the dark and I'd constantly be switching lights out and he'd start crying! I think we drove our mother mad :B

3. I've been drawing anthros for as long as I can remember!

4. I love all animals except sheep. They freak me out ever since I got trampled by some as a kid D:

5. I've been in and out of various colleges. I don't seem to have luck with it since 2 out of 3 courses were cancelled half way through due to lack of students! and the 3rd one was just too difficult to get to and in a very bad location :( Despite this I still want to study something either art or animal related.

6. I'm a qualified Taekwon-do instructor but haven't had much experience so far XD

7. Pregnant women still unnerve me even though I am now 7 and a half months pregnant.

8. I cannot stand animal or child cruelty. It makes me very angry and I'm not nice when I'm angry.

9. I'm incredibly anti social. There's only a few people I like to hang out with. This probably stems from the fact that I don't like pubs and in Ireland that's a major flaw XD

10. I live in a house that is in a very bad condition. Part of the house collapsed. The "good" part of the house still has lots of holes in the roof so it leaks a lot. It has no central heating,no hot water, no bath, no shower (I have to get washed in the sink :D ) Only a few rooms have electricity and I've only got a 2 ring gas stove to cook with. Despite all that I'm incredibly happy.

11. I am incredibly calm in bad situations to the point that when people tried to break into my house last year the police thought I was a prank caller because I was so calm on the phone!

12. I am a rather good cook and have been practising making sushi rolls recently.

13. I love all dogs but have a big soft spot for the more misunderstood breeds like American pit bull terriers, Dobermans, Rottweilers and German shepherds. I currently own 2 German Shepherd cross breeds who are a pair of fuzzy idiots.

14. For some reason people feel funny about Patrick, my fiancé, being 7 years older than me.

15. I'm convinced I am addicted to tea

16. Raisins make me feel really sick, Patrick thinks it's psychological because people often call me Raisin if they can't pronounce Roisin.

17. I have flat feet

18. I am never happy with what I do, I am too much of a perfectionist.

19. I was raised a Catholic and I believe in God but I don't like the majority of Religion in general. I think humanity has messed the whole lot up and no religion is without it's faults. That said I've no problem with people following religions so long as they don't force it on others.

20. I've seen two UFO's but I honestly don't believe it was anything extra-terrestrial. I do believe in life on other planets though. I just don't think that they'd be wasting their time probing farmers and mutilating their cattle! Unless their, like, juvenile delinquent aliens...

21. I do not like racism but I don't like how people feel they need special treatment because of their origins either.

22. I don't care about peoples sexual preference so long as children or animals aren't involved.

23. I get some weird re-occurring disease every year. I've been tested for malaria and Lyme disease but my doctor still doesn't know what it is. I take antibiotics every year which do work though!

24. I have A- blood which isn't common apparently but I can't give blood because I lived in the U.K and ate meat during the BSE scare. Oh the irony!

25. I'm sometimes a bit too optimistic for my own good and it's landed me in trouble before XD

I can't believe I came up with 25 useless facts about myself XD. This has taken me a good while to write and I'm still waiting to be seen D:

robbed from  biodiesel

Sexual orientation: Mostly straight, I've liked my fair share of wimminz.
How often do you think about sex: too much probably D:
How often do you HAVE sex: Im engaged and fantastic relationship with my fiancé. Go figure :D
Worst sexual experience: Not exactly bad but tmore amusing. When I was only really just going out with Patrick my father in law came into the house and I had to hide while Patrick distracted him and then run out of the house XD I've no idea why we got so worried. It was amusing because usually you hear stories of the man running out of the house. Not in my case!
Cybersex? Phone sex?: I find both pretty pointless to be honest
Casual sex: I'm divided on this. I like to have a good relationship but there's some folks who I've been really attracted to!
What is your favourite masturbation euphemism: I can't think of any D: I might get back to this.
Sex toys and related fetish accessories: not really my thing to be honest. I like collars but that's about it.
Least sexiest body part: I dunno really. It sort of depends on the person.
Favorite body type: someone fit but not body builder like. I really don't like the steroid look and all those veins sticking out D: I don't mind a slight bit of pudge or someone who is quite thin (not anorexic though!) I guess I'm not too picky.
Body hair: I don't mind so much. I definitly have a thing for well kempt beards though!
Monogamy or polygamy?: Id say monogamy mostly but if polygamy works for all parties involved then I don't see a problem.
Underwear: for me or him? me just regular panties, him briefs.
Pornographic or erotic: although I draw it I'm not much of a fan of either but if I had to choose id say erotic mostly.
How large is your porn collection?: I don't have one D:
Favorite hair color: dark Brown
Kissing or cuddling?: I've no preference.
Most attractive nationality/ethnicity: I don't have one.
Most attractive anthro/furry creature: I don't really know. I'm not exactly attracted in that way to anthros. I like 2 of my own characters but that's because I like who they're based on!
Most interesting fetishes you've heard of: I like the idea of dom/sub but if by interesting you mean totally bizarre then I'd say a hell of a lot of stuff you'd find on this site lol

It only lasts until the 30th and is NSFW!

http://www.furbuy.com/auctions/1009389.html

I've also made an alternate account, one of the images in the auction is posted there so it may give you a clue. I'd be interested to see if you can find the account on here.

So I've been MIA the last few days. Why? On Tuesday I found a kitten next to the tram lines near my house. It was absolutely terrified so I took it home, looked after it and gave it to the cat rescue yesterday. This morning on my way to the hospital I find another terrified kitten in the exact same place :( this one is sick however and I'm waiting on my dad to pick me up to bring him to the vet. I know where they are coming from but I cannot get into the building, I've left emails with the various cat rescues here to see if anyone can get access. These kittens are feral cats too so I know that the mother is going to be well hidden. If people stopped dumping their cats this problem wouldn't be here. There's a huge feral colony in Dublin and Ireland has no native wild cats. These are all previously owned cats or descendent of previously owned cats :(

I've a problem with my tablet on vista. On certain applications when I use the tablet a blue ring appears on screen and my cursor gets stuck. I'm pretty sure it's one of the settings I need to fix but I don't know which one. :(

I'm working hard on stuff right now, life is still hectic and being pregnant doesn't make it any easier. Commissioners, prize winners etc. I hope you understand D:

Same pic as yesterday, this time I'm shading and figuring out a back drop. Again I'll most likely just be focusing on art, don't take it personally if I don't reply to you. I have photoshop open in a different monitor (the joys of dual screen!) so I'll only be glancing back to see that the show is still broadcasting.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/foxxiedrawsstuff

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/foxxiedrawsstuff

It's on air now and I'll be starting in a few minutes. I dunno how long I'll be on for though, I've had a pretty rough week! This is some personal work I am working on. I'll be cleaning a little bit of the line art which I haven't had time to do and then colouring it. I'll most likely be ignoring the chat room part as I want to concentrate, nothing personal

Thanks guys! Will be doing it again tomorrow sometime.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/foxxiedrawsstuff

Commissions and personal art have been put on hold this week as I woke up on Monday feeling dreadful and found that my face was covered in red blotches. They're clearing now and I have to check back with my doctor on Friday but until then I'm going to have to rest The weather here is getting warmer though so I can now finish art faster which is always good (my house has no central heating fyi)

also 2 more slots opened up for $35 commissions http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/595095/