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General | Posted 8 years agoWow, 4 years since I last made a journal and 2 since my last submission.
I'm a terrible person.
A lot has happened in the past 2-4 years since I was here last so I thought I'd at least update so folks that are still interested know what's going on with me!
- I stopped properly drawing a while back and haven't drawn anything since. The spark has long gone and whether it will return is up in the air at the moment. I suppose I got really disillusioned with my work and interest waned greatly.
- Despite the lack of art however, my creativity seems to have taken me down other avenues I didn't quite expect. I sporadically write now, mostly for my own entertainment, and RPing with e-pals helps keep my new muse happy on that front. I enjoy the outlet and could do with more of it since my long term RP buddy seems to have disappeared on me. I feel starved of RP interaction lol.
- I've also taken up cosplaying too, however this is a fairly new activity that I'm learning. I may or may not post some images of my current project and some of my very first previous project should I remember, but it's become an oddly addictive (and somewhat expensive) hobby to pursue. But being able to create something with my hands again, other than writing, has been therapeutic.
- Job wise I've moved on from my retentions call centre work and now work at a university as a technician, have been for almost 4 years now. Looks like education seems to be in my blood the amount of times I've found myself finding my way back to this avenue of work.
- I have my own house now! It took many years of saving up cash and living frugally while at my parent's place, but I now live in my own place and share my space with two adopted fuzz balls who demand so much attention it's unreal. A year later and I'm still trying to teach them how to use the cat flap without me propping it open for them all the time...
- I still game. I'm fluttering between FFXIV, Overwatch, ME:A, Zelda: BotW and other games that pop up. I have a feeling I'm going to be chugging through my backlog for a looooooong long time to come yet. Who knows, maybe one of these (lookin' at you Overwatch and your awesome characters) will rekindle my inner artist. One can hope!
- And of course family stuff has put me through the ringer, most of it bad and turbulent. I'd rather not go into the details but when a family member disowns everyone for a partner and starts stirring up crap that requires social workers to intervene, well, you know it's fucked up. Lovely.
Of course there has been plenty happening over the years but I'll be damned if I can remember all of it!
Here's hoping I can at least be a bit more active these days.
Until next time o/
I'm a terrible person.
A lot has happened in the past 2-4 years since I was here last so I thought I'd at least update so folks that are still interested know what's going on with me!
- I stopped properly drawing a while back and haven't drawn anything since. The spark has long gone and whether it will return is up in the air at the moment. I suppose I got really disillusioned with my work and interest waned greatly.
- Despite the lack of art however, my creativity seems to have taken me down other avenues I didn't quite expect. I sporadically write now, mostly for my own entertainment, and RPing with e-pals helps keep my new muse happy on that front. I enjoy the outlet and could do with more of it since my long term RP buddy seems to have disappeared on me. I feel starved of RP interaction lol.
- I've also taken up cosplaying too, however this is a fairly new activity that I'm learning. I may or may not post some images of my current project and some of my very first previous project should I remember, but it's become an oddly addictive (and somewhat expensive) hobby to pursue. But being able to create something with my hands again, other than writing, has been therapeutic.
- Job wise I've moved on from my retentions call centre work and now work at a university as a technician, have been for almost 4 years now. Looks like education seems to be in my blood the amount of times I've found myself finding my way back to this avenue of work.
- I have my own house now! It took many years of saving up cash and living frugally while at my parent's place, but I now live in my own place and share my space with two adopted fuzz balls who demand so much attention it's unreal. A year later and I'm still trying to teach them how to use the cat flap without me propping it open for them all the time...
- I still game. I'm fluttering between FFXIV, Overwatch, ME:A, Zelda: BotW and other games that pop up. I have a feeling I'm going to be chugging through my backlog for a looooooong long time to come yet. Who knows, maybe one of these (lookin' at you Overwatch and your awesome characters) will rekindle my inner artist. One can hope!
- And of course family stuff has put me through the ringer, most of it bad and turbulent. I'd rather not go into the details but when a family member disowns everyone for a partner and starts stirring up crap that requires social workers to intervene, well, you know it's fucked up. Lovely.
Of course there has been plenty happening over the years but I'll be damned if I can remember all of it!
Here's hoping I can at least be a bit more active these days.
Until next time o/
Still here!
General | Posted 13 years agoSorry for being so quiet as of late folks!
Lately my time has been taken up looking for a new job, participating in NaNoWriMo and trying to get things in order before Christmas descends on us.
I have been drawing, unfortunately it's just been doodles that I feel like were better suited for my Tumblr account.
If anyone's interested and wants to have a nosey feel free to toddle on over to it at http://scrooble.tumblr.com/
Oh, and been doing a bit of RPing in other free time \o/
Hopefully I'll have something to put up here soon!
Lately my time has been taken up looking for a new job, participating in NaNoWriMo and trying to get things in order before Christmas descends on us.
I have been drawing, unfortunately it's just been doodles that I feel like were better suited for my Tumblr account.
If anyone's interested and wants to have a nosey feel free to toddle on over to it at http://scrooble.tumblr.com/
Oh, and been doing a bit of RPing in other free time \o/
Hopefully I'll have something to put up here soon!
If you were me, what would you do?
General | Posted 13 years agoI know it's a topic that's probably come up countless times before in the past for many people, but I find myself currently at that point in life that I feel like I'm stuck in a horrible rut with no means of escape.
At the beginning of this year I lost my job, and it took me roughly 2 months of applying and failing to get interviews to finally land another. I've been working there now for almost 3 months and it's dawned on me that this job is going to run me into the ground, and it's not what I fully expected. Sure, that can be said for a lot of people and the last thing I wish to come across as is a whiny sob, but bear with me.
Anyway it's call centre work, and like all call centre work (well, the vast majority), you get paid peanuts to be almost treated like a battery hen in terms of taking on a conveyor belt of calls from customers who forget you're a person on the other end, and basically verbally beat you while you try to keep them with the company while also trying to sell them additional things. Day in, day out, over the course of a very irregular shift pattern.
It makes it worse because I'm not an assertive or competitive person by nature; and I've recently been told by my supervisors that the only way to get ahead and be noticed for promotion to 'better pastures' is to be just that...which in turn means being pushy with customers and trying to sell them more crap which I know deep down they don't need to save money. Some of the stuff they expect me to do really does make me feel uncomfortable in a moral sense.
In summary, its making me miserable, depressed and sick to the point where I dread waking up in the morning to go to work; hell, I don't even enjoy my day off (which can be any day since Saturdays are mandatory to work) because I know once its over, I have to go back to that hell hole.
So the question is, what do I do from here?
I know I need another job, right now I will literally take anything that can offer me the same basic wage that this job gives me, so long as I get less stress and have a stable Monday -Friday work pattern. Sounds simple I know, but the job market it pretty glum still round my neck of the woods.
I've considered many things up to this point and have the following choices:
1) Stick it out since there's a wage coming in and use what little time I can get while off work to search for another job- which means put up with the work conditions, abuse from customers and terrible shift patterns.
2) Quit my job without having another job lined up and live off my current savings- that way I can centre my mind from all the mental/emotional stress so I can focus on what exactly I want to aim for job wise. This would also mean taking on temp. work to keep myself going if I can't find a perma job right away even if it means taking a hit financially.
3) Consider going back into education to get either my masters & Ph.D. degree in animation, or take on another field of study to help build my skill set up e.g. web development/programming/game design, in hopes that it could open up more doors in the job market.
4) Look for possible apprenticeship positions in another field entirely different to what I've been working in the past (IT Technician to Dental Nurse for example)
5) Something else entirely that I've yet to think up.
In all honesty I just don't know what to do.
At the moment I'm both fortunate and unfortunate enough to still be living with my folks till I save enough for a down-payment on my own home, but having that little safety net there does help alleviate some of the issues in terms of finances- I know they won't be as harsh as they would've been had I been renting my own place. So in that sense, I do have a bit of luxury there to have that downtime if necessary.
But I admit it's a choice that leaves me feeling incredibly guilty because I hate feeling like a quitter/failure/being unemployed.
Yet this is a job I can no longer take- I can't stay in that situation any longer for fear of my own health and mental state.
So yeah, I'm just really...really stuck as to what I should do from here.
At the beginning of this year I lost my job, and it took me roughly 2 months of applying and failing to get interviews to finally land another. I've been working there now for almost 3 months and it's dawned on me that this job is going to run me into the ground, and it's not what I fully expected. Sure, that can be said for a lot of people and the last thing I wish to come across as is a whiny sob, but bear with me.
Anyway it's call centre work, and like all call centre work (well, the vast majority), you get paid peanuts to be almost treated like a battery hen in terms of taking on a conveyor belt of calls from customers who forget you're a person on the other end, and basically verbally beat you while you try to keep them with the company while also trying to sell them additional things. Day in, day out, over the course of a very irregular shift pattern.
It makes it worse because I'm not an assertive or competitive person by nature; and I've recently been told by my supervisors that the only way to get ahead and be noticed for promotion to 'better pastures' is to be just that...which in turn means being pushy with customers and trying to sell them more crap which I know deep down they don't need to save money. Some of the stuff they expect me to do really does make me feel uncomfortable in a moral sense.
In summary, its making me miserable, depressed and sick to the point where I dread waking up in the morning to go to work; hell, I don't even enjoy my day off (which can be any day since Saturdays are mandatory to work) because I know once its over, I have to go back to that hell hole.
So the question is, what do I do from here?
I know I need another job, right now I will literally take anything that can offer me the same basic wage that this job gives me, so long as I get less stress and have a stable Monday -Friday work pattern. Sounds simple I know, but the job market it pretty glum still round my neck of the woods.
I've considered many things up to this point and have the following choices:
1) Stick it out since there's a wage coming in and use what little time I can get while off work to search for another job- which means put up with the work conditions, abuse from customers and terrible shift patterns.
2) Quit my job without having another job lined up and live off my current savings- that way I can centre my mind from all the mental/emotional stress so I can focus on what exactly I want to aim for job wise. This would also mean taking on temp. work to keep myself going if I can't find a perma job right away even if it means taking a hit financially.
3) Consider going back into education to get either my masters & Ph.D. degree in animation, or take on another field of study to help build my skill set up e.g. web development/programming/game design, in hopes that it could open up more doors in the job market.
4) Look for possible apprenticeship positions in another field entirely different to what I've been working in the past (IT Technician to Dental Nurse for example)
5) Something else entirely that I've yet to think up.
In all honesty I just don't know what to do.
At the moment I'm both fortunate and unfortunate enough to still be living with my folks till I save enough for a down-payment on my own home, but having that little safety net there does help alleviate some of the issues in terms of finances- I know they won't be as harsh as they would've been had I been renting my own place. So in that sense, I do have a bit of luxury there to have that downtime if necessary.
But I admit it's a choice that leaves me feeling incredibly guilty because I hate feeling like a quitter/failure/being unemployed.
Yet this is a job I can no longer take- I can't stay in that situation any longer for fear of my own health and mental state.
So yeah, I'm just really...really stuck as to what I should do from here.
So
General | Posted 14 years agoI have a Tumblr now: http://scrooble.tumblr.com/
There's absolutely nothing there atm but there shall be soon- it'll be one of my new dumping grounds for things I work on every now and then that never make it to DA/FA.
And that's a lot of random crap believe me.
...That is all.
~Kat
There's absolutely nothing there atm but there shall be soon- it'll be one of my new dumping grounds for things I work on every now and then that never make it to DA/FA.
And that's a lot of random crap believe me.
...That is all.
~Kat
NaNoWriMo Winrar!
General | Posted 14 years agoSo I signed myself up for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month- write a 50k worded novel in a single month) in the final week of October due to some prodding from a good friend of mine, and I thought ehh, why not? I had a vague idea of what I wanted to write, how hard could it be to spin it for 50k words?
Lord how naive I was.
But I'm happy to say that, even though the story doesn't have a definitive beginning, and all the scenes I've written till now either don't link/transition properly or remain at 75% completion, I managed to 'win'!
Clocking in at 50,595 words, I beat the damned challenge with 5-6 days to spare.
All I can say is I'm relieved that its over and I can go back to doing my usual stuff, but it's taught me a lot of valuable things about myself.
I've come away with the knowledge and pride that yes, when really pushed I can meet what seems an impossible target on such a short deadline.
And I've also learnt that I'm definitely capable of writing much more than the short stories I'm used to writing. I always thought that I never had the knack or the time to write a multi-chaptered novel, but I've come to learn that yes- with some discipline and time management/sacrifices on my part, it's achievable.
Oh sure, the quality of it is absolutely terrible to the point of humiliating, but that's OK- Draft 0 is the ground work, it means I can now freely edit and rewrite to my hearts content and happy with the quality.
The hardest part, or the biggest obstacle? Trying to keep my inner editor bound and gagged so I could write without judging myself. That and writing through the rough phases- many days I felt too tired to write or hit a creative brick wall, but pushing through it and just typing till the flow returned surprisingly worked out more often than not.
Oh, and not forgetting the fact that you found giant plot holes, or realised part of the idea you had wouldn't work, or a better, more appealing idea comes along part way through your writing. This happened to me today, there I sat at 45k words with the finish line on the horizon; struggling to come up with a plausible plot to help draft a beginning despite all my planning, when I was hit from out of nowhere with an idea I hadn't even considered before- and it was an idea that not only fixed all my beginning issues....it also made everything I'd written to this point absolutely moot.
Aka an entire rewrite lol.
So, that is my new agenda- to tweak what I have, rewrite and adapt to this new idea in hopes I can use it later on and share with people.
Would I ever do it again next year?
Who knows, if I end up getting another idea for a story and plan it far in advance, then I may very well end up doing so :)
It's been a fun, if not exhausting and frustrating journey.
But I'm chuffed. proud and happy to pieces :D
Lord how naive I was.
But I'm happy to say that, even though the story doesn't have a definitive beginning, and all the scenes I've written till now either don't link/transition properly or remain at 75% completion, I managed to 'win'!
Clocking in at 50,595 words, I beat the damned challenge with 5-6 days to spare.
All I can say is I'm relieved that its over and I can go back to doing my usual stuff, but it's taught me a lot of valuable things about myself.
I've come away with the knowledge and pride that yes, when really pushed I can meet what seems an impossible target on such a short deadline.
And I've also learnt that I'm definitely capable of writing much more than the short stories I'm used to writing. I always thought that I never had the knack or the time to write a multi-chaptered novel, but I've come to learn that yes- with some discipline and time management/sacrifices on my part, it's achievable.
Oh sure, the quality of it is absolutely terrible to the point of humiliating, but that's OK- Draft 0 is the ground work, it means I can now freely edit and rewrite to my hearts content and happy with the quality.
The hardest part, or the biggest obstacle? Trying to keep my inner editor bound and gagged so I could write without judging myself. That and writing through the rough phases- many days I felt too tired to write or hit a creative brick wall, but pushing through it and just typing till the flow returned surprisingly worked out more often than not.
Oh, and not forgetting the fact that you found giant plot holes, or realised part of the idea you had wouldn't work, or a better, more appealing idea comes along part way through your writing. This happened to me today, there I sat at 45k words with the finish line on the horizon; struggling to come up with a plausible plot to help draft a beginning despite all my planning, when I was hit from out of nowhere with an idea I hadn't even considered before- and it was an idea that not only fixed all my beginning issues....it also made everything I'd written to this point absolutely moot.
Aka an entire rewrite lol.
So, that is my new agenda- to tweak what I have, rewrite and adapt to this new idea in hopes I can use it later on and share with people.
Would I ever do it again next year?
Who knows, if I end up getting another idea for a story and plan it far in advance, then I may very well end up doing so :)
It's been a fun, if not exhausting and frustrating journey.
But I'm chuffed. proud and happy to pieces :D
Zelda 25th Anniversary Joygasm Overload
General | Posted 14 years agoSo I just got back from the Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony in London.
It. Was. AMAZING!
There were a lot of people cosplaying which was a treat to see, and people were queuing for hours outside the Apollo just to get in doors. That made me lol as I was stood in the wrong line for almost 30 mins until someone said "Hey I think people with these tickets line up in that other line". And then more chaos as no one had no idea wtf was going on.
Koji Kondo was there and as it was the final concert line up they prepared a super special guest to appear that no one knew about till we actually got into things.
ZELDA WILLIAMS WAS THERE!! And I got a pic with her & her autograph!!! That alone made the night epic.
The concert alone was beautiful - I can't put into words how awesome it truly was as it doesn't do it justice.
Skyward Sword comes with the complete Symphony on cd, so I urge you to get it if you want to hear the music.
Honestly, that night had made my week and if Distant Worlds is on par with that I'll be the happiest woman for the rest of the year.
Roll on the 5th November so I can go to the Final Fantasy XIII-2 event and then to Distant Worlds afterwards \o/
~Kat
It. Was. AMAZING!
There were a lot of people cosplaying which was a treat to see, and people were queuing for hours outside the Apollo just to get in doors. That made me lol as I was stood in the wrong line for almost 30 mins until someone said "Hey I think people with these tickets line up in that other line". And then more chaos as no one had no idea wtf was going on.
Koji Kondo was there and as it was the final concert line up they prepared a super special guest to appear that no one knew about till we actually got into things.
ZELDA WILLIAMS WAS THERE!! And I got a pic with her & her autograph!!! That alone made the night epic.
The concert alone was beautiful - I can't put into words how awesome it truly was as it doesn't do it justice.
Skyward Sword comes with the complete Symphony on cd, so I urge you to get it if you want to hear the music.
Honestly, that night had made my week and if Distant Worlds is on par with that I'll be the happiest woman for the rest of the year.
Roll on the 5th November so I can go to the Final Fantasy XIII-2 event and then to Distant Worlds afterwards \o/
~Kat
Motivation, Excitement & Concerts
General | Posted 14 years agoThe run upto Christmas feels like it's going to be jam packed with awesome stuff to see and do!
I've been overflowing with so much motivation and creativeness lately that I honestly have no idea what to do with myself (that's terrible lol). Seriously it's like I don't know what area I want to apply it to. First I started working on my 3D modelling again and was steaming away with that, and before I knew it I had my tablet and was drawing all sorts of stuff- 4+ sketches in one night? Hot damn I was on a role and still am since I'm cleaning them (and still have a few more to get out of my system to!)
Then I was all "OH GOD THIS BOOK. THIS. BOOK" and got sucked into reading. I'm still reading now as I've moved onto the next book in the series. If anyone's interested in a good, slow burning fantasy novel, I recommend 'When Women were Warriors' by Catherine M. Wilson. It's pretty damn awesome if I do say so myself, and don't worry it's nothing that's all femnazi etc etc, I'm not quite sure why it has such a title considering both genders are warriors in it...lol.
Of course reading only made me feel all the more motivated and I ended up trying to write. Again. And my brain is still trying to bloody push me to write this damned idea I have out onto paper.
So yes, i'm currently flying back and forth between reading, writing, drawing, 3d modelling and ontop of that practicing my violin.
And then there's the oncoming onslaught of viddie games on the way to further throw me into the abyss.
But if anything the most exciting part for me between now and Christmas?
I'm going to the 25th Zelda Anniversary concert in London and get to do the whole meet n greet/autographs etc. And then the week after I get to go to the Distant Worlds concert for Final Fantasy music.
I'm so damned excited for both of these, as are those I'm going with and meeting up with too :)
I have a horrible feeling I'm going to baww at DW when they start playing some firm favourites -readies the tissues-
Until I return again!
~Kat
I've been overflowing with so much motivation and creativeness lately that I honestly have no idea what to do with myself (that's terrible lol). Seriously it's like I don't know what area I want to apply it to. First I started working on my 3D modelling again and was steaming away with that, and before I knew it I had my tablet and was drawing all sorts of stuff- 4+ sketches in one night? Hot damn I was on a role and still am since I'm cleaning them (and still have a few more to get out of my system to!)
Then I was all "OH GOD THIS BOOK. THIS. BOOK" and got sucked into reading. I'm still reading now as I've moved onto the next book in the series. If anyone's interested in a good, slow burning fantasy novel, I recommend 'When Women were Warriors' by Catherine M. Wilson. It's pretty damn awesome if I do say so myself, and don't worry it's nothing that's all femnazi etc etc, I'm not quite sure why it has such a title considering both genders are warriors in it...lol.
Of course reading only made me feel all the more motivated and I ended up trying to write. Again. And my brain is still trying to bloody push me to write this damned idea I have out onto paper.
So yes, i'm currently flying back and forth between reading, writing, drawing, 3d modelling and ontop of that practicing my violin.
And then there's the oncoming onslaught of viddie games on the way to further throw me into the abyss.
But if anything the most exciting part for me between now and Christmas?
I'm going to the 25th Zelda Anniversary concert in London and get to do the whole meet n greet/autographs etc. And then the week after I get to go to the Distant Worlds concert for Final Fantasy music.
I'm so damned excited for both of these, as are those I'm going with and meeting up with too :)
I have a horrible feeling I'm going to baww at DW when they start playing some firm favourites -readies the tissues-
Until I return again!
~Kat
It's a Girl! :D
General | Posted 14 years agoI haven't updated my journal in what feels like forever Xx;
I've been a bit preoccupied as of late; one of my brothers was expecting his gf to give birth so the family have been trying to lend a helping hand.
Needless to say she was well overdue, but thankfully little Emilia Neve (or Emymoo her dad calls her as a pet name lol) is finally in the world <3 She's absolutely adorable, and has already picked up the bad habit of thumb sucking all the time <.<
So yes! I'm chuffed to pieces to be an aunt! :D
Seeing as she's the first niece/grandchild on both sides of the family I can sense she's going to get spoiled rotten XD
Oh well!
So if I don't really do much as of late, its because i'm broody/too busy fawning over a new edition to the clan <3
I've been a bit preoccupied as of late; one of my brothers was expecting his gf to give birth so the family have been trying to lend a helping hand.
Needless to say she was well overdue, but thankfully little Emilia Neve (or Emymoo her dad calls her as a pet name lol) is finally in the world <3 She's absolutely adorable, and has already picked up the bad habit of thumb sucking all the time <.<
So yes! I'm chuffed to pieces to be an aunt! :D
Seeing as she's the first niece/grandchild on both sides of the family I can sense she's going to get spoiled rotten XD
Oh well!
So if I don't really do much as of late, its because i'm broody/too busy fawning over a new edition to the clan <3
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!
General | Posted 14 years agoWell I've been fairly inactive for a while now, but that's because I've been using my free time catching up and finishing my coursework for my support course. Finally managed to get it all done for the deadline so now its just a case of waiting for the all clear; hurray! I CAN FINALLY RELAX! \o/
Apart from that I've surprisingly been up to very little -fails-
Still violin practicing, also taken up the ocarina on the side- great stuff and great fun to boot. Lol who knows, maybe I'll end up recording stuff once I get better :)
Art will commence once again soon enough; this will include moar ponies and original charries, most likely summer themed because hey- I'm feeling oddly summery lately.
That and I'll no doubt be taking up the writings too eventually!
I have no idea whats wrong with me these days, if I'm not drawing I'm writing, and if I'm not writing I'm playing instruments...and the cycle starts over. I'm so happy to have some damned creativity back ;____;
OH GOD ITS BEEN SO WARM ASHFBSJFVBSDJGBAF WHY DOES MY CAR FAIL HARD AND THE WINDOWS WON'T OPEN?!
If only I had a sunroof.
Oh well.
Time to go play Left 4 Derp with my fellow guildies again.
Lookout for more work soon everyone! 8D
~Kat
Apart from that I've surprisingly been up to very little -fails-
Still violin practicing, also taken up the ocarina on the side- great stuff and great fun to boot. Lol who knows, maybe I'll end up recording stuff once I get better :)
Art will commence once again soon enough; this will include moar ponies and original charries, most likely summer themed because hey- I'm feeling oddly summery lately.
That and I'll no doubt be taking up the writings too eventually!
I have no idea whats wrong with me these days, if I'm not drawing I'm writing, and if I'm not writing I'm playing instruments...and the cycle starts over. I'm so happy to have some damned creativity back ;____;
OH GOD ITS BEEN SO WARM ASHFBSJFVBSDJGBAF WHY DOES MY CAR FAIL HARD AND THE WINDOWS WON'T OPEN?!
If only I had a sunroof.
Oh well.
Time to go play Left 4 Derp with my fellow guildies again.
Lookout for more work soon everyone! 8D
~Kat
Hnnnnnng
General | Posted 14 years agoConsidering I haven't updated my journal for a little over a month, I really should have something meaningful and awesome to write here.
All I can really say is:
-BAM! Lvl 90 WHM and Empyrean gear finally! Chuffed as hell to get my first job to 90 via lots of party play and the smallest dabbles of Abyssea. Also finished CoP during Easter hols with my fellow derpers, and despite the WHATS GOING ON JESUS CHRIST mentality we had throughout the entire story line, I can see why many praise it. Awesome final battle was awesome.
- I hate to say it chaps but............I've caught the MLP plague. I blame a certain derper friend entirely, god damnit. It sure does bring back memories of the G1 toons I watched as a kid that's for sure; and I for one love the new G4 change and characterization.
- I think I have found the perfect anime, I'm just a little dismayed that I hadn't heard about it earlier. Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt...my god, the soundtrack, the animation...the pure lewd humor....I haven't lol'd so hard for so long. OK that's a minor lie, I cried buckets of delicious tears when I saw what is now my web cam pic on DA.
- Consider me a fan of Sailor Moon too. My god it took long enough huh? @.@ I couldn't tell you my fave charrie, I like all the senshi so I can't choose ;__;
And as much as my job is a pain, lately I've enjoyed it since I'm being trained to work with kids/students with disabilities and difficulties and supporting them in the class room; I haven't felt this achieved in a long while I know that much.
As for the artings, I have to apologize; I haven't quite been pro active in terms of drawing ;__; I've had other things on my plate which, unfortunately, were a lot more appealing to do than draw.
But now with my FiM brony status and P&SwG inspiration, the creativeness feels like its bubbling over.
...........I'm not sure how to feel knowing I have an urge to draw ponies. Ponies everywhere god damnit.
All I can really say is:
-BAM! Lvl 90 WHM and Empyrean gear finally! Chuffed as hell to get my first job to 90 via lots of party play and the smallest dabbles of Abyssea. Also finished CoP during Easter hols with my fellow derpers, and despite the WHATS GOING ON JESUS CHRIST mentality we had throughout the entire story line, I can see why many praise it. Awesome final battle was awesome.
- I hate to say it chaps but............I've caught the MLP plague. I blame a certain derper friend entirely, god damnit. It sure does bring back memories of the G1 toons I watched as a kid that's for sure; and I for one love the new G4 change and characterization.
- I think I have found the perfect anime, I'm just a little dismayed that I hadn't heard about it earlier. Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt...my god, the soundtrack, the animation...the pure lewd humor....I haven't lol'd so hard for so long. OK that's a minor lie, I cried buckets of delicious tears when I saw what is now my web cam pic on DA.
- Consider me a fan of Sailor Moon too. My god it took long enough huh? @.@ I couldn't tell you my fave charrie, I like all the senshi so I can't choose ;__;
And as much as my job is a pain, lately I've enjoyed it since I'm being trained to work with kids/students with disabilities and difficulties and supporting them in the class room; I haven't felt this achieved in a long while I know that much.
As for the artings, I have to apologize; I haven't quite been pro active in terms of drawing ;__; I've had other things on my plate which, unfortunately, were a lot more appealing to do than draw.
But now with my FiM brony status and P&SwG inspiration, the creativeness feels like its bubbling over.
...........I'm not sure how to feel knowing I have an urge to draw ponies. Ponies everywhere god damnit.
3DS, WINNING & Oh lawd
General | Posted 14 years agoSo I got my 3DS this morning! Sleek cosmos black version since the blue one is too similar to my lite lol; also let’s just say any OCD people out there that needs to have everything spotless, this is a damned nightmare. I swear to god after using it I'm all "Noooo must keep shiny...must...keep...shiny" -buffs up with a cloth-
I was kinda chuckling at the sheer silliness that my game arrived a day earlier...and the handheld didn't; it felt like HMV was trolling me on purpose. I'd like to say I was mad, but if anything I found it utterly lulzworthy- more so because a friend at work got his handheld early...but no games.
Oh HMV, you so crazy!
So what do I think of the newfangled thingamabob?
IT. IS. FREAKIN'. AWESOME.
No really, playing a game (Rayman woo!) in 3d looks so lush that it's a shame a video can't do it justice.
Sure, I agree that perhaps the 3d is a gimmick that may die out after its run its course, but this new bit of hardware is a joy to play on.
Oh and I can see how people can get severe headaches from it- I haven't had any yet with the minimal usage I've managed to fit in before work; when you go through the initial setup the 3D is all "OH GOD ITS TOO STRONG, FFUUU WHAT DO I EVEN FOCUS ON!?" since it tells you to put the slider on full. Ofc once you've adjusted it so your eyes don't bleed and spazz out everywhere it's actually fantastic how they've managed to pull it off. There is a bit of a sweet spot when playing but it still works effectively regardless (just don't view it at an angle lol).
Oh and what I'm most happy about after upgrading from a DSLite- FINALLY NO DAMNED WEP TO DEAL WITH AND ONE UNIVERSAL FRIEND CODE.
I've no idea what mine is yet lol, but once I find it- if anyone's interested in adding me for some gamean fun, feel free to!
Anyway yes! General update time!
- Karma's a bitch; I swear to god I have no idea who I pissed off in the afterlife to receive a never ending bad luck streak.
- Moonbase Alpha: NASA what the hell have you unleashed upon the internet...I spent over an hour laughing way too hard playing that with a friend. Text to Voice...oh god, prepare the earplugs if you seek it out (Free on steam you guys!)
- Dragon Age 2: Finished it a few days after getting it- wasn't bad...but wasn't good either. Mediocre at best ;__; The ball was dropped a few times on things but I seriously hope they go back and look at what made Origins great and repayable when developing DA3. I miss my warden T___T But Merrill... <3
- Amnesia: Ok guys tell me again, why did I buy this and attempt to play it? I shat too many bricks at the start and I've only JUST got past the water part (which had me screaming in utter horror as I ran down the corridor flinging doors open and getting stuck on barrels...then mauled lmao). I've been watching a friend play it over on live stream. We all freaked when she was in the prison and got chased by a monster, only to have her pause it in blind panic WHEN SHE WAS LOOKING INTO ITS FACE. ARGHDSG. Needless to say she died gloriously.
- I'm upset for the family cat, bless her she's been in the family since I was 10/11 years old and she seems to have gained a case of dementia. Really, she keeps crying for no real reason, she no longer knows what she wants and sadly her hearing's gone so, when walking behind her she jumps a mile when she finally realises she's being followed. I'm wondering if maybe the dementia part is because she can no longer hear anything. The vet said she was still healthy and all, just a very old cat. I'm not looking forward to the day she passes away at all; talk about buckets of tears. At the mo I'm trying to be as affectionate and spend time with her as possible, she seems to appreciate it (and has taken a weird shine to using one of my legs as a makeshift pillow)
- I appear to have my creative streak back! Well, kind of anyway. I've been doodling a lot more now than I have done in the past year; I may do one of those sketch dumps since I don't wish to upload separate sketches (too messy for my liking to call it a completed pic). A few friends have semi requested work or asked me to do something for them so I'm hoping that'll keep the creative juices flowing.
- Also it seems I have TMJ disorder (Google it). It is the most annoying thing I've ever had; I can't even yawn without hearing an almighty THOCK! each time my jaw pops back into place. Argh!
I’d type some more but as it is, I have nothing more to add till another time!
Until then,
~Kat
I was kinda chuckling at the sheer silliness that my game arrived a day earlier...and the handheld didn't; it felt like HMV was trolling me on purpose. I'd like to say I was mad, but if anything I found it utterly lulzworthy- more so because a friend at work got his handheld early...but no games.
Oh HMV, you so crazy!
So what do I think of the newfangled thingamabob?
IT. IS. FREAKIN'. AWESOME.
No really, playing a game (Rayman woo!) in 3d looks so lush that it's a shame a video can't do it justice.
Sure, I agree that perhaps the 3d is a gimmick that may die out after its run its course, but this new bit of hardware is a joy to play on.
Oh and I can see how people can get severe headaches from it- I haven't had any yet with the minimal usage I've managed to fit in before work; when you go through the initial setup the 3D is all "OH GOD ITS TOO STRONG, FFUUU WHAT DO I EVEN FOCUS ON!?" since it tells you to put the slider on full. Ofc once you've adjusted it so your eyes don't bleed and spazz out everywhere it's actually fantastic how they've managed to pull it off. There is a bit of a sweet spot when playing but it still works effectively regardless (just don't view it at an angle lol).
Oh and what I'm most happy about after upgrading from a DSLite- FINALLY NO DAMNED WEP TO DEAL WITH AND ONE UNIVERSAL FRIEND CODE.
I've no idea what mine is yet lol, but once I find it- if anyone's interested in adding me for some gamean fun, feel free to!
Anyway yes! General update time!
- Karma's a bitch; I swear to god I have no idea who I pissed off in the afterlife to receive a never ending bad luck streak.
- Moonbase Alpha: NASA what the hell have you unleashed upon the internet...I spent over an hour laughing way too hard playing that with a friend. Text to Voice...oh god, prepare the earplugs if you seek it out (Free on steam you guys!)
- Dragon Age 2: Finished it a few days after getting it- wasn't bad...but wasn't good either. Mediocre at best ;__; The ball was dropped a few times on things but I seriously hope they go back and look at what made Origins great and repayable when developing DA3. I miss my warden T___T But Merrill... <3
- Amnesia: Ok guys tell me again, why did I buy this and attempt to play it? I shat too many bricks at the start and I've only JUST got past the water part (which had me screaming in utter horror as I ran down the corridor flinging doors open and getting stuck on barrels...then mauled lmao). I've been watching a friend play it over on live stream. We all freaked when she was in the prison and got chased by a monster, only to have her pause it in blind panic WHEN SHE WAS LOOKING INTO ITS FACE. ARGHDSG. Needless to say she died gloriously.
- I'm upset for the family cat, bless her she's been in the family since I was 10/11 years old and she seems to have gained a case of dementia. Really, she keeps crying for no real reason, she no longer knows what she wants and sadly her hearing's gone so, when walking behind her she jumps a mile when she finally realises she's being followed. I'm wondering if maybe the dementia part is because she can no longer hear anything. The vet said she was still healthy and all, just a very old cat. I'm not looking forward to the day she passes away at all; talk about buckets of tears. At the mo I'm trying to be as affectionate and spend time with her as possible, she seems to appreciate it (and has taken a weird shine to using one of my legs as a makeshift pillow)
- I appear to have my creative streak back! Well, kind of anyway. I've been doodling a lot more now than I have done in the past year; I may do one of those sketch dumps since I don't wish to upload separate sketches (too messy for my liking to call it a completed pic). A few friends have semi requested work or asked me to do something for them so I'm hoping that'll keep the creative juices flowing.
- Also it seems I have TMJ disorder (Google it). It is the most annoying thing I've ever had; I can't even yawn without hearing an almighty THOCK! each time my jaw pops back into place. Argh!
I’d type some more but as it is, I have nothing more to add till another time!
Until then,
~Kat
Jesus Christ Almighty on a broom stick
General | Posted 15 years agoI'm back in business! The laptop is alive and well, for now at least anyway, so hopefully I can get back into the swing of things. Let's just say jumping through so many tech. support hoops is. not. fun.
At all.
I wanted to beat myself with a shoe.
Rest assured, Part 2 is still being worked on so look forward to that :)
Also I'm once again, highly addicted to the Phoenix Wright series(Franziska x Maya / Lana x Iris/Mia my OTP <3)
God help me.
~Kat
At all.
I wanted to beat myself with a shoe.
Rest assured, Part 2 is still being worked on so look forward to that :)
Also I'm once again, highly addicted to the Phoenix Wright series(Franziska x Maya / Lana x Iris/Mia my OTP <3)
God help me.
~Kat
Happy New Year!
General | Posted 15 years agoWell, I still have a few hours to wait yet till it's New Year for me, but some of you out there are already welcoming it/about to. As i won't be able to say so any earlier, I decided to give everyone my best wishes now before I forget later lol :)
Also, my laptop died horrifically this morning (heat failure and dead LCD screen...again); and since all my brushes etc are on there I can't get access to them. That also means the stuff I've been doing for New Years picture (Aka part 2 of Santa Aerith) won't be finished on time till my laptop gets fixed.
In other words- No pic from me, it's going to be pretty late/ sometime in January before I can finish and post it here.
Someone out there must reaaaaallly hate me for this to happen lol. Sod's law fcuked me over royally XD
So yes, I hope you all have a happy new year and look out for part 2 sometime in January!
Until then, seeya guys!
~Kat
Also, my laptop died horrifically this morning (heat failure and dead LCD screen...again); and since all my brushes etc are on there I can't get access to them. That also means the stuff I've been doing for New Years picture (Aka part 2 of Santa Aerith) won't be finished on time till my laptop gets fixed.
In other words- No pic from me, it's going to be pretty late/ sometime in January before I can finish and post it here.
Someone out there must reaaaaallly hate me for this to happen lol. Sod's law fcuked me over royally XD
So yes, I hope you all have a happy new year and look out for part 2 sometime in January!
Until then, seeya guys!
~Kat
FF14 Pre Release Trailer + Screenies
General | Posted 15 years agohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RFD.....layer_embedded
Well, I came. The song is beautiful T____T
And here's some screens for you guiz of my hyur Noelle <3
http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/.....0815171939.jpg
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/.....0815175012.jpg
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/.....0815175042.jpg
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/.....0815175407.jpg
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/.....0815181553.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/76.....0721135430.png
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/.....0721135433.png
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/.....0721135838.png
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/.....0721140301.png
Anyone planning on playing the OBT next Tuesday/Wednesday and on release? :D
~Kat
FINAL FANTASY XIV ©2010 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. FINAL FANTASY is a registered trademark of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. All material used under license.
Well, I came. The song is beautiful T____T
And here's some screens for you guiz of my hyur Noelle <3
http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/.....0815171939.jpg
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/.....0815175012.jpg
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/.....0815175042.jpg
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/.....0815175407.jpg
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/.....0815181553.jpg
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/76.....0721135430.png
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/.....0721135433.png
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/.....0721135838.png
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/.....0721140301.png
Anyone planning on playing the OBT next Tuesday/Wednesday and on release? :D
~Kat
FINAL FANTASY XIV ©2010 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. FINAL FANTASY is a registered trademark of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. All material used under license.
Argh!
General | Posted 15 years agoI wish my inner muse and creative streak would return, I'm itching to churn stuff out big time @.@
I've got ideas I want to get written down for stories, but actually getting those stories going and flowing well enough is making me want to break my own fingers.
Lol a bit extreme I know but still, I just want to jump that hurdle and get the creative juices going again.
Go Go Inspo! -strain-
I've got ideas I want to get written down for stories, but actually getting those stories going and flowing well enough is making me want to break my own fingers.
Lol a bit extreme I know but still, I just want to jump that hurdle and get the creative juices going again.
Go Go Inspo! -strain-
Why does it hurt so much? (drama rant)
General | Posted 15 years agoI feel so...so angry and betrayed right now its not even funny. Honestly I've never ever felt this way before and even now I'm still trembling terribly over what's transpired.
Why do so called friends do that? I mean, I don't know about you guys but I'm a believer of the bro/girl code, as in, you don't go dating your friend's ex/whatever if there's still touchy blood between them. I'd have at least thought you'd wait a long time till the air was cleared.
But no.
I purposely ask one of my best friends if she and my ex were sweet on one and other, because if they were then I even stated there and then that I couldn't deal with that, and that I'd have to cut ties with them both. The reason I asked was because my ex told me that she had strong feelings for her and that they returned so I had to know (this coming from someone who cruelly told me they never liked my body shape or humour at all when my friend is almost exactly the same in both areas).
And a bit of background before I go any further- during my rocky period and eventual breakup with my ex, my so called best friend was there giving me support and she could see just how shitty things were and how badly my ex was treating/behaving towards me to the point she saw her for who she really was. So all in all, this girl who has been my friend for well over 7 years now has been like my rock through all of this and helping me to heal over what I considered at the time a serious relationship ( we were together for well over a year, and from the very beginning I'd asked multiple times if she was sure about things because sometimes, relationships can be difficult- and she assured me she was fine with everything which turned out to be an absolute lie).
Back to the story though, and my friend outright tells me not to worry about anything because with the distance between them its not like anything could happen, so she pretty much pacified me into thinking that there was nothing there at all (and I was still under the belief that she was with her current girlfriend too- apparently not and she kept me in the dark about that.)
However I only just learned that she lied to me, that they do both have strong feelings for one and other and that they were trying to keep me from hanging out with them (we play mmos together and mic etc) just so they could have alone time with one and other.
Needless to say when I was told pretty much that my presence wasn't wanted all the time so they could 'be together' so to speak, I flipped- I felt so heavily betrayed and I still feel like an utter fool. All this time it felt like I was played for an idiot so they could hook up with their 'strong feelings' for one and other. And it sickens me to think that all this time we've been friends, all this time that she saw how vindictive my ex could be and how I felt about things that in the end she appears to choose her.
What did I ever do wrong? My ex calls me immature for pretty much blowing up and yelling all sorts of profanity at them to the point I've cut all ties with both- I can't deal with people who do such shitty things like that to people they supposedly care enough about to be friends. My so called friend was talking through her via mic (she wouldn't even face me herself god dammit) that she valued my friendship and that she wanted to keep it, but how can that be when she violated everything that was between us like that?
Am I really in the wrong for all this?
I just want the hurting to stop, and I know this probably sounds over the top emo and everything but what did I ever do to deserve this other than try to love someone?
Why do so called friends do that? I mean, I don't know about you guys but I'm a believer of the bro/girl code, as in, you don't go dating your friend's ex/whatever if there's still touchy blood between them. I'd have at least thought you'd wait a long time till the air was cleared.
But no.
I purposely ask one of my best friends if she and my ex were sweet on one and other, because if they were then I even stated there and then that I couldn't deal with that, and that I'd have to cut ties with them both. The reason I asked was because my ex told me that she had strong feelings for her and that they returned so I had to know (this coming from someone who cruelly told me they never liked my body shape or humour at all when my friend is almost exactly the same in both areas).
And a bit of background before I go any further- during my rocky period and eventual breakup with my ex, my so called best friend was there giving me support and she could see just how shitty things were and how badly my ex was treating/behaving towards me to the point she saw her for who she really was. So all in all, this girl who has been my friend for well over 7 years now has been like my rock through all of this and helping me to heal over what I considered at the time a serious relationship ( we were together for well over a year, and from the very beginning I'd asked multiple times if she was sure about things because sometimes, relationships can be difficult- and she assured me she was fine with everything which turned out to be an absolute lie).
Back to the story though, and my friend outright tells me not to worry about anything because with the distance between them its not like anything could happen, so she pretty much pacified me into thinking that there was nothing there at all (and I was still under the belief that she was with her current girlfriend too- apparently not and she kept me in the dark about that.)
However I only just learned that she lied to me, that they do both have strong feelings for one and other and that they were trying to keep me from hanging out with them (we play mmos together and mic etc) just so they could have alone time with one and other.
Needless to say when I was told pretty much that my presence wasn't wanted all the time so they could 'be together' so to speak, I flipped- I felt so heavily betrayed and I still feel like an utter fool. All this time it felt like I was played for an idiot so they could hook up with their 'strong feelings' for one and other. And it sickens me to think that all this time we've been friends, all this time that she saw how vindictive my ex could be and how I felt about things that in the end she appears to choose her.
What did I ever do wrong? My ex calls me immature for pretty much blowing up and yelling all sorts of profanity at them to the point I've cut all ties with both- I can't deal with people who do such shitty things like that to people they supposedly care enough about to be friends. My so called friend was talking through her via mic (she wouldn't even face me herself god dammit) that she valued my friendship and that she wanted to keep it, but how can that be when she violated everything that was between us like that?
Am I really in the wrong for all this?
I just want the hurting to stop, and I know this probably sounds over the top emo and everything but what did I ever do to deserve this other than try to love someone?
Ugh
General | Posted 15 years agoFor the record I hate being a confused lesbian.
I meet someone I click with so well on all levels, has everything I could ever look for in a person...only to have them wrapped up in a puff ball of man-ness. Don't get me wrong, had I been attracted to guys he's the exact type I'd go for too and I'd have no worries pursuing him/being pursued by him.
But that's just it- I cannot for the life of me see myself being intimate with a guy so it kinda shoots all that to hell.
Stupid little whatever this confusion/redundant curiosity is. Ugh!
WHY DOES SODS LAW/KARMA WORK IN SHITTY WAYS?!
Oh if only he was a woman, I'd so chase/tap that in a heartbeat. (lol tap...my god)
/end rant
Oh hayyyy i'mma drawing again...at least that's art related....lol
I meet someone I click with so well on all levels, has everything I could ever look for in a person...only to have them wrapped up in a puff ball of man-ness. Don't get me wrong, had I been attracted to guys he's the exact type I'd go for too and I'd have no worries pursuing him/being pursued by him.
But that's just it- I cannot for the life of me see myself being intimate with a guy so it kinda shoots all that to hell.
Stupid little whatever this confusion/redundant curiosity is. Ugh!
WHY DOES SODS LAW/KARMA WORK IN SHITTY WAYS?!
Oh if only he was a woman, I'd so chase/tap that in a heartbeat. (lol tap...my god)
/end rant
Oh hayyyy i'mma drawing again...at least that's art related....lol
So, a new year
General | Posted 16 years agoAnd new beginnings I suppose.
There's not much to really say other than I hope to improve this year and draw a lot more. I'm looking into possibly drawing in a more western comic style (you can thank Batman: the animated series for that) Yeaahh I've become a big Harley x Ivy fangirl along the way, and Bruce Timm's art is just awesome. I'd love to be able to draw in a similar style :D
Anyway what else...
For now I'm just testing the water with commissions. I've uploaded my prices over in my artist's profile so feel free to have a look at them. I've tried my best to keep them reasonable as possible by factoring in quality, time taken, what sort of image it'll be etc and so far the feedback has been favourable.
But ofc I'll leave that to you the customer to see whether or not the prices are fine. Reason I've listed it only in pounds and not dollars is, apart from the obvious that it's my currency, that doing so in dollars would somewhat short change me when it came to currency conversion. Never a good thing!
So yeah, I guess that's that!
Roll on Friday for ME2 EU Release!!! Can't wait!
God I wish Tali was a femShep option T__T (Don't spoil and tell me if she is though! As far as I'm aware she's maleShep exclusive T___T Stupid Garrus...)
There's not much to really say other than I hope to improve this year and draw a lot more. I'm looking into possibly drawing in a more western comic style (you can thank Batman: the animated series for that) Yeaahh I've become a big Harley x Ivy fangirl along the way, and Bruce Timm's art is just awesome. I'd love to be able to draw in a similar style :D
Anyway what else...
For now I'm just testing the water with commissions. I've uploaded my prices over in my artist's profile so feel free to have a look at them. I've tried my best to keep them reasonable as possible by factoring in quality, time taken, what sort of image it'll be etc and so far the feedback has been favourable.
But ofc I'll leave that to you the customer to see whether or not the prices are fine. Reason I've listed it only in pounds and not dollars is, apart from the obvious that it's my currency, that doing so in dollars would somewhat short change me when it came to currency conversion. Never a good thing!
So yeah, I guess that's that!
Roll on Friday for ME2 EU Release!!! Can't wait!
God I wish Tali was a femShep option T__T (Don't spoil and tell me if she is though! As far as I'm aware she's maleShep exclusive T___T Stupid Garrus...)
Comms Info
General | Posted 16 years agoAbout My Commissions
So if you're reading this you're no doubt interested in commissioning me, or just curious as to what I charge. That's fine, feel free to take your time!
I am willing to draw pretty much anything you wish, however please be aware that the following subjects I won't touch with a barge pole for my own reasons:
- Scat
- Water Sports
- Foot Fetish
- Shotacon/Lolicon/Cub
- Inflation
- Unbirthing
- Rape
Please note that the above list is not complete. There are other fetishes that I won't touch and can be discussed as and when they crop up.
Should you commission me, I simply ask that you follow these simple rules:
- No deadlines. I am aware that you're no doubt excited to get the final product but rushing me will only cause the picture to look rushed. Just like you, I have other responsibilities to attend to when I'm not drawing, so I hope you appreciate that :)
- Abusive/harassing messages. Simply put, please do not badger me to hurry up with the work etc. It doesn't serve to help anyone, and it merely irritates us both in the end!
- For the time being it is 1 commission piece per person at a time. So if I have 5 slots open, you cannot book more than 1 for yourself. This is subject to change in the future though so don't fret!
Payment methods
I will only accept Paypal payments for each commission. Before I start any work you will need to pay half of the total price up front as a reserve, and once the final piece is finished you will need to pay the other half. However please note the reserve is NOT refundable*, so make sure you know exactly what you want before you commission me! :)
When sending payment please make sure to include your user name and a brief note of what commission you asked for, that way I won't get confused as to who's paid and who hasn't.
Do not send me payment until I have confirmed your booking!
*If after a few attempts of sketching you're not happy with any of the results/or it turns out I am unable to complete the commission to a suitable standard for you, then I will refund you your reserve :)
Pricing
All prices are based on single, full body characters with no background. Examples of my work can be found in my galleries.
Sketches/Lineart
Sketch
£12.00
Additional Characters +£2.00
Line Art
£20.00
Additional Characters +£5.00
Coloured Pieces
Flat Colours
£24.50
Additional Characters +£7.00
'Manga Toned'
£27.00
Additional Characters +£9.00
Cel Shaded
£27.00
Additional Characters +£9.00
Soft Shading
£35.00
Additional Characters +£12.00
Comic pages (prices are per page)
Sketched
£20
Lineart
£35
Coloured/Manga Tones
£42
Backgrounds
Simple/Flat colour
+£5.00
Detailed
+£10.00
How can I reserve a slot?
1. Send me a private message/note entitled "Commission"
2. State which commission option you have picked.
3. Give me a description of what you would like to be drawn. Please provide as many references as you can for any characters used.
4. I will send a note back to you to confirm your order before adding you to my commission list.
5. Once confirmed, send half the total payment as a reserve.
6. I will confirm payment and will begin working on your commission in the order shown on my commission list (e.g. if you're in slot 3, I will do slot 1 & 2 before working on yours)
7. A proof, half size image will be sent to you to make sure you're happy with it. For those of you asking for more than a sketch piece, you will be shown a proof image at the end of the sketch phase to make sure you're satisfied with the posing etc, before I continue onto the inking/colouring.
8. Final payment is sent. Your image will be sent to you as a .jpeg or .PSD with layers intact.
If you have any questions or queries, feel free to note me and I will do my best to answer your questions! :)
So if you're reading this you're no doubt interested in commissioning me, or just curious as to what I charge. That's fine, feel free to take your time!
I am willing to draw pretty much anything you wish, however please be aware that the following subjects I won't touch with a barge pole for my own reasons:
- Scat
- Water Sports
- Foot Fetish
- Shotacon/Lolicon/Cub
- Inflation
- Unbirthing
- Rape
Please note that the above list is not complete. There are other fetishes that I won't touch and can be discussed as and when they crop up.
Should you commission me, I simply ask that you follow these simple rules:
- No deadlines. I am aware that you're no doubt excited to get the final product but rushing me will only cause the picture to look rushed. Just like you, I have other responsibilities to attend to when I'm not drawing, so I hope you appreciate that :)
- Abusive/harassing messages. Simply put, please do not badger me to hurry up with the work etc. It doesn't serve to help anyone, and it merely irritates us both in the end!
- For the time being it is 1 commission piece per person at a time. So if I have 5 slots open, you cannot book more than 1 for yourself. This is subject to change in the future though so don't fret!
Payment methods
I will only accept Paypal payments for each commission. Before I start any work you will need to pay half of the total price up front as a reserve, and once the final piece is finished you will need to pay the other half. However please note the reserve is NOT refundable*, so make sure you know exactly what you want before you commission me! :)
When sending payment please make sure to include your user name and a brief note of what commission you asked for, that way I won't get confused as to who's paid and who hasn't.
Do not send me payment until I have confirmed your booking!
*If after a few attempts of sketching you're not happy with any of the results/or it turns out I am unable to complete the commission to a suitable standard for you, then I will refund you your reserve :)
Pricing
All prices are based on single, full body characters with no background. Examples of my work can be found in my galleries.
Sketches/Lineart
Sketch
£12.00
Additional Characters +£2.00
Line Art
£20.00
Additional Characters +£5.00
Coloured Pieces
Flat Colours
£24.50
Additional Characters +£7.00
'Manga Toned'
£27.00
Additional Characters +£9.00
Cel Shaded
£27.00
Additional Characters +£9.00
Soft Shading
£35.00
Additional Characters +£12.00
Comic pages (prices are per page)
Sketched
£20
Lineart
£35
Coloured/Manga Tones
£42
Backgrounds
Simple/Flat colour
+£5.00
Detailed
+£10.00
How can I reserve a slot?
1. Send me a private message/note entitled "Commission"
2. State which commission option you have picked.
3. Give me a description of what you would like to be drawn. Please provide as many references as you can for any characters used.
4. I will send a note back to you to confirm your order before adding you to my commission list.
5. Once confirmed, send half the total payment as a reserve.
6. I will confirm payment and will begin working on your commission in the order shown on my commission list (e.g. if you're in slot 3, I will do slot 1 & 2 before working on yours)
7. A proof, half size image will be sent to you to make sure you're happy with it. For those of you asking for more than a sketch piece, you will be shown a proof image at the end of the sketch phase to make sure you're satisfied with the posing etc, before I continue onto the inking/colouring.
8. Final payment is sent. Your image will be sent to you as a .jpeg or .PSD with layers intact.
If you have any questions or queries, feel free to note me and I will do my best to answer your questions! :)
Microsoft...OH YOU
General | Posted 16 years agoSo I heard Microsoft has swung the mighty ban hammer on modded xboxes.
I imagine this is the message sent out to all modded 360s before live is taken away from them.
http://freshxbox.ytmnd.com/
...Yeah I lol'd just picturing many players around the world reacting the exact same way
It makes me giggle all the more it loops continuously XD
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~Kat
P.S: Dragon Age is freakin awesome!
<3 Leliana & my dorf noble <3
I imagine this is the message sent out to all modded 360s before live is taken away from them.
http://freshxbox.ytmnd.com/
...Yeah I lol'd just picturing many players around the world reacting the exact same way
It makes me giggle all the more it loops continuously XD
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~Kat
P.S: Dragon Age is freakin awesome!
<3 Leliana & my dorf noble <3
I'd like some help please :(
General | Posted 17 years agoLike the title says, I have a problem.
A pretty big one, and I'd appreciate some advice on what to do.
I officially leave Uni this upcoming Saturday, and as it is there's bills to be sorted out and finalised. Which means getting cash of my other housemates. One of them isnt a problem, and promptly pays me. However the other...
Well put it this way, he's butthurt. Like severely so.
He's been ignoring me for a few weeks now for reasons which are too long to go into right now. But to put it simply he's avoiding me like the plague.
I've been giving him warnings long before the final uni week that I'll be needing my cash (and my belongings he borrowed months ago) before I leave and he does absolutely nothing about it. If it were a small amount I might just wave it, but it's just under £200 he owes and this is for two bills.
So yes, my question is this: what do I do?
If he refuses, I'm so tempted to beat the shit out of him but I know that's pretty damn risky in it's own sense. After the shit he's pulled since living here, trust me, he deserves the beating.
My other alternative is to go into his room and basically take things of his tha are equal value to what he owes me. I don't want to go in there when he's not home because i'd be accused of stealing (i would be anyway but still) I want him to be there so I can say what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. But I know for a fact he'll manage to push me out of the room with force if it comes to it.
I can't go to uni accomodation about it because if students dont pay bills it's out of their hands and down to the house tenants to sort it. So either way I'm in a catch 22 situation.
I'm really, really stuggling here and I need some help really badly :(
A pretty big one, and I'd appreciate some advice on what to do.
I officially leave Uni this upcoming Saturday, and as it is there's bills to be sorted out and finalised. Which means getting cash of my other housemates. One of them isnt a problem, and promptly pays me. However the other...
Well put it this way, he's butthurt. Like severely so.
He's been ignoring me for a few weeks now for reasons which are too long to go into right now. But to put it simply he's avoiding me like the plague.
I've been giving him warnings long before the final uni week that I'll be needing my cash (and my belongings he borrowed months ago) before I leave and he does absolutely nothing about it. If it were a small amount I might just wave it, but it's just under £200 he owes and this is for two bills.
So yes, my question is this: what do I do?
If he refuses, I'm so tempted to beat the shit out of him but I know that's pretty damn risky in it's own sense. After the shit he's pulled since living here, trust me, he deserves the beating.
My other alternative is to go into his room and basically take things of his tha are equal value to what he owes me. I don't want to go in there when he's not home because i'd be accused of stealing (i would be anyway but still) I want him to be there so I can say what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. But I know for a fact he'll manage to push me out of the room with force if it comes to it.
I can't go to uni accomodation about it because if students dont pay bills it's out of their hands and down to the house tenants to sort it. So either way I'm in a catch 22 situation.
I'm really, really stuggling here and I need some help really badly :(
Smash Brothers Brawl
General | Posted 17 years agoHaha it's much fun to play.
Me being me ended up importing the US version because I couldn't wait for nintendo to release it here in the EU. It works a charm on my wii with the help of the wiiloader.
So all you brawlers out there, if you want to play me sometime my brawl code is: 3737-9557-6087
Feel free to leave your codes here too so I can add you guys to my friend roster :)
On another note I have an extra copy of the game (US version) that I'm selling if anyone's interested- brand new and still factory sealed.
For those in the UK I'm willing to sell it for £25 and will send it via standard 1st class delivery (extra £1.99 to cost)- if you want next day delivery I'll have to get back to you about shipping costs. Please note you will need the wii Freeloader disc to play it.
For anyone outside the UK that's interested, I'll sell it for $49 excluding shipping costs. I'll have to check on how much it would be but I'm certain it should be no more than an extra $7 or so. :)
Payments will only be accepted via Paypal.
Feel free to drop me a message if interested!
~Kat
Me being me ended up importing the US version because I couldn't wait for nintendo to release it here in the EU. It works a charm on my wii with the help of the wiiloader.
So all you brawlers out there, if you want to play me sometime my brawl code is: 3737-9557-6087
Feel free to leave your codes here too so I can add you guys to my friend roster :)
On another note I have an extra copy of the game (US version) that I'm selling if anyone's interested- brand new and still factory sealed.
For those in the UK I'm willing to sell it for £25 and will send it via standard 1st class delivery (extra £1.99 to cost)- if you want next day delivery I'll have to get back to you about shipping costs. Please note you will need the wii Freeloader disc to play it.
For anyone outside the UK that's interested, I'll sell it for $49 excluding shipping costs. I'll have to check on how much it would be but I'm certain it should be no more than an extra $7 or so. :)
Payments will only be accepted via Paypal.
Feel free to drop me a message if interested!
~Kat
Damn Ruts
General | Posted 18 years agoArt ruts are horrible aren't they?
As of late i've been stuck in a big one and my pictures are suffering greatly because of it. I can't seem to capture the pose dynamics I want these days and it's tough to give my stuff that extra oomph they need T_T
Can anyone possibly point me in the direction of some good reference material (PG 13 or Adult, I dont care which) that could hopefully inspire me to draw something great? It's all appreciated :D
As of late i've been stuck in a big one and my pictures are suffering greatly because of it. I can't seem to capture the pose dynamics I want these days and it's tough to give my stuff that extra oomph they need T_T
Can anyone possibly point me in the direction of some good reference material (PG 13 or Adult, I dont care which) that could hopefully inspire me to draw something great? It's all appreciated :D
Ok what the fuck...?
General | Posted 19 years agoHmm well it's come to my attention that my Tenchi artwork is being stolen and used on other sites without permission.
I was greatly shocked to find my work hosted on a number of sites; but what annoyed me the most was that they clearly went ahead and used the work without my permission and I can't contact the web owners to take them down because there is no contact address.
Here's one site out of the lot which has taken all if not most of my hentai works:
http://aerisdies.com/g/875/p1
If you look on that page you'll see that my artwork is there without my knowing. The very first image on the 2nd row (christmas ayeka and ryoko) and 2 on the 4th row near the middle.
It's aggrivating in a way to know people dont give a rats ass about others work and feel they have to 'steal' it for their own gain...yet true I am somewhat flattered that they think it's decent enough to host. Such conflicting feeelings >.<;
I suggest you all do a thorough search guys to see if anyone out there is actually using your work without your say so. You may not be able to find it all but belive me there are some out there I can guarantee it.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do? I dont want to have to delete and hide all my mature works because of such ignorant people >.<;
~Kat
I was greatly shocked to find my work hosted on a number of sites; but what annoyed me the most was that they clearly went ahead and used the work without my permission and I can't contact the web owners to take them down because there is no contact address.
Here's one site out of the lot which has taken all if not most of my hentai works:
http://aerisdies.com/g/875/p1
If you look on that page you'll see that my artwork is there without my knowing. The very first image on the 2nd row (christmas ayeka and ryoko) and 2 on the 4th row near the middle.
It's aggrivating in a way to know people dont give a rats ass about others work and feel they have to 'steal' it for their own gain...yet true I am somewhat flattered that they think it's decent enough to host. Such conflicting feeelings >.<;
I suggest you all do a thorough search guys to see if anyone out there is actually using your work without your say so. You may not be able to find it all but belive me there are some out there I can guarantee it.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do? I dont want to have to delete and hide all my mature works because of such ignorant people >.<;
~Kat
Attention All MMO GAMERZ!
General | Posted 19 years ago Mood: Amused
Listening To: My Boss nattering XD
Reading: Random Fanfiction
Watching: The PC Screen
YARGH!
About time I updated after a few days of abscense what with work and everything XD
Anyway yes! Update! Nothing really all too new for me I suppose, managed to get my tablet and PS7 running on my new comp so I can actually draw again. All that's really left to do is transfer my needed files from my old machine then I'm back in business art wise :D
<Insert Shameless Plug Here>
Just a shout out to let you know L2Hexus is now live and ready for people to join! If you're interested in playing this free server then go to our website and check out the details on how to join it:
L2 Hexus: http://l2hex.com
For those new or unsure as to what L2Hex is then read on. L2Hex is a freeLineage 2 server that offers a great amount of content along with a fair team of GMs (like me, that's the only reason you need to join it lol XD). Rates are set at a medium amount for a smooth gameplay experience, it's not too hard and it's not too easy either!
In order to play on the server you will need to own or download a copy of the game client for Lineage 2, which can be found at the official web site: http://lineage2.com then it needs to be fully updated from the official servers. From there onwards you only need to use the l2.exe in the system folder created in your game directory. Connection to the server is covered on the web site.
Of course, if you do plan on joining then great; the more the better! And don't forget to vote every day for the server- after all more votes = more people = better gameplay :) Even if you don't wish to join or play the game then please help us out by giving us a vote; it's all appreciated!
<End Shameless Plug>
Ok I'm done now, I gotta get back to work XD
Later all, hopefully I'll see some of ya in game if you decide to join :)
~Kat
Commissions http://x-moosaka-x.deviantart.com/journal/9072820/ :Closed for now
:devapple-kitty:= CGing! (almost done, damn big project XD)
Collaborations:
On Hold
Gifts:None given out yet
Requests:Closed
Trades: Closed
Listening To: My Boss nattering XD
Reading: Random Fanfiction
Watching: The PC Screen
YARGH!
About time I updated after a few days of abscense what with work and everything XD
Anyway yes! Update! Nothing really all too new for me I suppose, managed to get my tablet and PS7 running on my new comp so I can actually draw again. All that's really left to do is transfer my needed files from my old machine then I'm back in business art wise :D
<Insert Shameless Plug Here>
Just a shout out to let you know L2Hexus is now live and ready for people to join! If you're interested in playing this free server then go to our website and check out the details on how to join it:
L2 Hexus: http://l2hex.com
For those new or unsure as to what L2Hex is then read on. L2Hex is a freeLineage 2 server that offers a great amount of content along with a fair team of GMs (like me, that's the only reason you need to join it lol XD). Rates are set at a medium amount for a smooth gameplay experience, it's not too hard and it's not too easy either!
In order to play on the server you will need to own or download a copy of the game client for Lineage 2, which can be found at the official web site: http://lineage2.com then it needs to be fully updated from the official servers. From there onwards you only need to use the l2.exe in the system folder created in your game directory. Connection to the server is covered on the web site.
Of course, if you do plan on joining then great; the more the better! And don't forget to vote every day for the server- after all more votes = more people = better gameplay :) Even if you don't wish to join or play the game then please help us out by giving us a vote; it's all appreciated!
<End Shameless Plug>
Ok I'm done now, I gotta get back to work XD
Later all, hopefully I'll see some of ya in game if you decide to join :)
~Kat
Commissions http://x-moosaka-x.deviantart.com/journal/9072820/ :Closed for now
:devapple-kitty:= CGing! (almost done, damn big project XD)
Collaborations:
On Hold
Gifts:None given out yet
Requests:Closed
Trades: Closed
