My move is official. I now live in Erie, Colorado with an amazing view of the mountains. It's been a long and crazy month and I apologize for my long inactivity. We're getting settled slowly but surely. I should be picking skull crafting back up soon. On other news, my computer crashed. Bad hard drive, everything gone, BLAGH. So, picture posting/art will resume once I have a new means of doing so.

Thanks for your patience.

I forgot to mention in my last journal that I have some skulls coming out of cleaning and some won on ebay that will be available for purchase/commission.

I have some coyotes, bobcats, and a red fox coming out of cleaning. They need to soak for a while in Dawn water and then be peroxided. I'm estimating they'll be available in a couple weeks. I also have an old badger (worn teeth/missing some teeth) from ebay and a lovely 8 point whitetail deer skull from ebay (completely intact european mount) and an alaskan lynx with one broken canine.

If any of these interest you for art commissions just comment/send me a note. I'll try to get pictures up soon :)
Thank you!

Hi guys! Just wanted to let everyone know that I've moved out of state; I'm now in Colorado. Better job prospects, etc ^^

That said, my skull projects are on hold for a while, at least the carving part, until I have a good place to carve. So, for people who might be waiting for me, we're just going to play it by ear for now. Thank you for your patience ^^

~Cathy

Hey all. No, I'm not dead, sorry for those of you that were hoping XD

I put together this wacked out quiz myself cuz I just notice weird little things about myself and have to wonder if I'm the only weirdo out there. Feel free to use it, add to it, post it, and just have fun with it!


Do you:
1.) Eat the skin of your baked potato? Most of the time.
2.) Dream in color? Yes, and I had a dream the same night I asked myself that to prove it. There were 3 puppies! A black one, a white one, and a peachy cream colored one! XD
3.) Like the rain? Cats avoid water at all costs.
4.) Put your candy bars in the fridge? YES! Especially Milky Way Midnight bars.. mmmmm
5.) Think outside the box? Trying! Getting better.. No wait! *tries to think up some witty comment*
6.) Eat Taco Bell? YES!
7.) Sleep in? YES! Cats need their beauty sleep!
8.) Read the paper? No
9.) Fluff your pillow/make your bed/snore? Yes, sometimes, and no.
10.) Have a totem animal? Tiger
11.) Have a tattoo? Soon enough..
12.) Have romantic thoughts about the ocean? Absolutely not. It's a vast expanse of nothing!
Have a phobia? It's not necessarily a phobia, but I dislike deep water. And I wouldn't want to go by way of drowning >>

What's your favorite:
1.) Time of day? Evening, definitely. Around 6-ish in the summertime.
2.) Dipping sauce? Ranch dressing ^^
3.) Shoe design? Whatever is comfortable.. Which usually means sneakers.
4.) Article of clothing? Jeans, hands down, but I also love sweatshirts.
5.) Lotion scent? Cedar Sage or Honeysuckle
6.) Pet type? Beta fish. Rainbow colored.
7.) Place to relax? Anywhere outside, weather permitting.
8.) Thing to look at? My "anything collection" which is an assortment of collected rocks, feathers, bones, shells, jewelry, bugs, etc.
9.) Movie genre? Action
10.) Leisure reading genre? Fantasy
11.) Music genre? 80's rock
12.) Soda? Anything dark; Pepsi One
13.) Stone/gem? Bloodstone, citrine, fancy jasper, garnet, labrodorite
14.) Store? Waldenbooks, then Bath and Body, then the import stores. Goodwill's awesome, too.

Random:
1.) Which of your characters is most like you? They all have aspects of myself, but my felitaur Theidus has a lot of my not-so-pretty traits, like selfishness and that mean-streak. If we were put into a room together, we'd probably get into a cat fight Oo;
2.) What was in your last dream? I was finding a lot of animal bones/skeletons in my backyard.. which is not gross to me, but fascinating. I collect them ^^;;;
3.) What did you buy today? Arizona green tea with honey and ginseng; three presents; Jolly Ranchers and Baskin&Robbins chocolate mint icecream hard candies; a book called Working for the Devil; and Chinese food for lunch.

LAYER ONE : THE OUTSIDE
Name: tourmaline
Birthday: May 26
Current Location: hot and balmy place
Eye Color: dull steel blue
Hair Color: dark brown
Righty or Lefty: right
Zodiac Sign: gemini

LAYER TWO: THE INSIDE
Your fears: Failing in the real world.
Your perfect pizza: Thick, doughy crust, lotsa cheese and the works. No pineapple and no Canadian bacon.
Goal for future: Well, my favorite goal of sleeping and lounging always seems to be thwarted, so I must stick with the basics: get a job, use my useless talents. Actually I really want to be a taxidermist.

LAYER THREE: THE INTESTINES
Your thoughts when first waking up: Usually whatever song my subconscious decided to sing to itself while I was sleeping.
Your best physical feature: People seem to like my eyes, and my smile... so I'm told >.>
Your bedtime: Those blissful hours between midnight and eleven the next day.
Your most missed memory: The magical woods at the old house.

LAYER FOUR: THE VITAL AND NOT-SO-VITAL ORGANS
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi One.
McDonald's or Burger King: If someone was holding me at gunpoint it'd be McDees.
Single or group dates: group.
Adidas or Nike: I get the generic.
Lipton tea or Nestea: niether.
Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or coffee: Give me tea, or be injured.

LAYER FIVE: DO YOU?
Lie: Only if my life depends on it.
Take a shower: Oh gawd, yes!
Believe in yourself: To a healthy degree.

LAYER SIX: EVER?
Been on stage: Do college reports count?.
Gone skating: Not to the point where I really got the hang of it.
Dyed your hair: No

LAYER SEVEN:RANDOM
Gotten beaten up: In my dreams.
Changed who you were to fit in: Yyaaahh

LAYER EIGHT: AGE
Are you old: not tellin'
What did you do for your last birthday: Went to the trout farm with mah family and then got a bad sunburn.

LAYER NINE: IN A BOY OR GIRL
Best eye color: Vibrant.
Best hair color: Dark.
Clothing style: Comfortable.

LAYER TEN: WHAT WERE YOU DOING
1 minute ago: typing
1 hour ago: at a prospective job
1 year ago: working, most likely.

LAYER ELEVEN: FINISH THE SENTENCE
I love: sleeping.
I feel: relaxed.
I hide: my body.
I miss: the free, wild side of me.
I want: less apprehension.
I need: to know myself better.

omg Thanks for all your watches guys! It just makes me so giddy to be able to put up my animal stuff you have no idea. No prosecution by y!g or nuttin! XD There's so much I want to draw now, I get such inspiration from this place! I've never been a big fan of furries, but the amazing stuff here just makes me wanna go for it! And I'll do my darndest to please you peeps! I've got my tablet back and I'm devoting some time to it, so watch out y'all! XD *love*

~tour