I often think that labeling your work as 'gorgeous' is too weak in terms of praise. And, finally, mmm pickles indeed! :D

thank you.

awesome stuffs

ever such a cute char (:


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wow....

Sllot of that really hits me. Your very deep.

Also, I have that fear, but not so much blind... But rather losing the ability to use my hands at all... That scares the hell out of me.

I can relate to a lot of this. It's lovely.

That is awesome...you put a random thing about pickles in yours like I did for mine. That's because pickles rule XD

And I love her pose in this ^_^

thank you! Pickles are the best. especially the big fa juicy ones. nom.

Well Goodie there, let's see if any of these are like mine, Hmmm nope, congratulations! you're unique X3

Once again, your character looks cute, Mochi! I liked Scattergories when I was in high school. XD

Fear nothing... if there's a will there's a way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P84bfFpVWE

very nice^^

And what a beautiful fur you are ^^

why thank you. no one's ever told me that before.

well i dnt know why its very true ^^

woot someone else who loves frank sinatra and other crooners (im assuming) sorry things didn't go well for you in the past but i wish you all the best of luck in the future :D

Frank, and Dean are my faves.

i also have developed a liking to Michael Bublé too :D

ooooh! i love him! as well as Steve Tyrell, and Mel Torme.

Pickles are gross! But...
*BIG HUGS!*

*squeals happily* yay! Ottsel hugs!!

...
Youre making me cry...
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hug?

Okies...
*snugs*

most of this words brings tears to my eyes. very lovely. your expression is cute to ^_^

Get over here, you sweetie-pie! *Gives you a big, tight hug* (And I mean a BIG hug. I'm a certified Hug Therapist)

I love the Shout It Out project! It shows a lot of courage to get out there and just lay it all on the table. I applaud you for it, Mochi!

P.S. Where are your piercings?

*smiles wide and returns the hug warmly* aww thank you hon. you applause sincerely means a lot. it actually helps to give me the courage to pose something like this.

as for my piercings, i have 10 in my ears (5 in each one) and i have my navel pierced.

Everyone should do a Shout It Out, don't you agree? It's so liberating to get it all off your chest.

And when you said you had eleven, I was half expecting things like eyebrows, nose and lip piercings. I actually like the look of multiple ear piercings. Not too big on the face-stuff...

yes, i think everyone should do one of these. you're right, it does help to get some things off your chest.

i'm also not too big on facial piercings either.

Computers and video games were my escape from life as I grew up. As such I'm more of a programmer than an artist.

Rather than fearing blindness, I fear losing my hands, for without them I could not play games, chat online, or write code. But what I fear most is dieing without having accomplished any of my dreams in life.

Our pasts can be depressing and even painful, but our hard experiences are what helps us mature throughout our lives. We grow and learn from our past and who we are is a result of this.

Be satisfied with who you are. When you feel bad about yourself, think of all the good things you can do and the good things that you are. It really helps.

I identify with a lot of this, including thinking I'm smart, and being driven nuts by stupid people and bad drivers.

I should do one of these. xD

Thank you hon. I have to say that I agree with you 1000% *hugs tight and smiles* I think you should do one of these. I'd love to read it.

*hugs back* I'm no artist, but maybe I'll try sometime.

Now I feel like I want pickles. But not just any pickles. Garlic pickles.

GARLIC... PICKLES?!!! where?! i want.

I haven't had one for years. But I think it's basically a normal jar of pickles with garlic mixed into the pickle juice. They're soo tasty and deliciously garlicky.

I'm pretty sure you can buy them in stores like that. Label will say "Garlic Pickles" Just like that.

now you've sent me on a quest to go hunt some down.

I went on a quest to hunt some down too. Since I live right behind a grocery store.

They were hard to find. And I only found two varieties. Baby dills or something with black pepper and garlic, and dill with a hint of garlic. I'm going to taste test them both later when my arms aren't so tired...

Ooh my poor arms. I went for pickles, and came home with $70 worth of groceries in two bags. Next time I'm going to drive there so I don't have to carry it back.

lol you silly thing. xD i hope the pickles are a tasty reward.

They are. The two kinds I got are Baby Dill with black pepper and garlic, and Dill Spears with a hint of garlic. The baby ones don't have that dill taste competing with the garlic taste, but I like the spears better because they're juicier.

i love garlic.

she's like "i've got an itch on my back and i cant...quite...reach!- oh hi! 83"

11 piercings, yeesh. where, where and where?

i've got 10 in my ears. (5 in each one) with 2 in each cartilage, and 3 on the bottom of each one. i also have my navel pierced.

you spoke clearly about yourself in those statements, and they're all strong. though it's true there so much to draw but no time to do it. ^^

"I think my love for animals since I was a child has made me a furry, yet I never understood that I was until I got older." Me too.
I love your artwork. I also think that this is my favorite of all the "shout out" pieces I have seen.
I love pickles too. Mmmm. Claussen. I'm terrified of going blind. Too scared to have more than the single piercings in my ears, but I have four tattoos. I give great hugs! *big squeezy tiger hug*

*squeals and hugs* yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's interesting to hear how we can relate. i don't have any tats, but i do have an idea for one, but i'm not sure yet if i'd get it.

Go for it! I love my tats. Just make sure you REALLY want to get tattooed. It's not like a piercing. Can't change your mind if you regret it later. My Nicona and I have the same tattoo. It's pretty cool. One of these days I will get a photo of it posted.

very good, but i cant help myself.....
are your eyes really different colors?(thats awsome)
what colors?
what is the scientific name for that?

No, my eye's aren't really two different colors, though I wish they were. In RL i have brown eyes, but I've always wished they were green or blue, so when I designed Mochi, I gave her one of each. they're also the complimentary colors to her fur color. And I have no idea what the scientific name for it is. I bet you could Google or Wiki it.

That is most awesome. And gays can marry... In Canada. WHOO! Canada! :P

I think they should be allowed to marry here as well. It's not fair, and even though religion shouldn't get involved with politics and vice versa, you know the law was passed because of religious and prejudice views. I really hate the politics of this country.

They should totally be allowed to marry. And candidates shouldn't be able to get away with using religion to get an advantage.

I voted for Kerry.

I agree 110%, Mochi. If people want to make religion a part of their family life, be my guest. But don't use it in politics and stuff.

*big hugs* ^v^

I can sooooo totally sympathize on the subject of bad drivers. I've forgotten how many times I've been hit by those bastards now, it makes me want to cry...

aww *hugs* I've been in 2 accidents, and both weren't my fault either. I can't count how may 'near misses' I've had.

Well, first there was the time when I was about 5 years old, I was out trick-or-treating with my sister. We were about to cross the street, when some guy in a SUV came up and motioned for us to pass. I went in front of him, and and he stomps on the gas pedal; my sister pulled me out of the way though (thank god!)

Then there was the time I was on my bike and got hit by a student driver. I'm not mad though, cause he stayed around to see how I was.

And then there was another time I got hit on my bike by another damn SUV, and the guy kept driving...and driving...and STARING AT ME INSTEAD OF KEEPING HIS EYES ON THE GODDAMN ROAD!!!

Needless to say, people and SUV's are a bad combination...

lol, i can't tell you how much i agree with you. i'm glad you're okay.

Thanks. ^^
We should make our own support group...

it'd be called "F.A.B.D." Furs Against Bad Drivers.

Sad thing is, bad drivers constitute more than half of my family...

Oh wow... some of those things I could relate, especially with the "bad" childhood part. I could also sympathize with the bad drivers comment because I can't tell you the number of times I almost got run over by idiotic drivers.

Now, that got me to do the Shout It Out thing too.

awesome! i can't wait to read it :D it's funny how not so different and yet so different we can be.

So cute!!

its always good to get that kind of thing off your chest, just to show people that your own life has depth that some may feel sorry and apologetic for, i did one of these but as a journal entry so if i ever wanted to i can just add to it when i feel like
we all love Mochi till the end, and i think i speak for everyone when i say that

and as an artist i too have a fear of blindness and damaging my arms / hand paws, if i couldnt draw for any reason i would probably just crawl into a ditch and die via exposure

Feed the Models. xDDD

Well, Some day I hope to meet you at a con and I will give you a Great Big hug. Also, I really do Like the way you draw yourself. Very Pretty.

I like this :] If I start working on art again myself. I should do one of these.

"I want to grow 4 inches"

I want to be 4 inches shorter

6'4 is not a height I like to be at -_-

wow. i can imagine. you must have a hard time clothes shopping. *jumps up and hugs*

T'is true! Not the easiest shopping. Thanks :) *hug*

*hugs*...just cause its friday.

aww thank you! *hugs*

*sigh* I can relate to much of that, especially the parts about not having enough time. And even when I do have free time it never seems like enough to really do what I want to get done. Also about the going blind thing. I lost nearly all the hearing in my left ear from an ear infection that went untreated when I was a teen. In a sense (pun intended) I've lost half of one of my senses, and because of that it has made me appreciate what I have left ever so much more. Ya gotta take care of yer body to keep your senses working in tip top shape. *nods*

Well, considering you haven't been rude, retarded, or just an outright maniac. And you is polite, can design a cute enough character... yeah, I'd consider you a sweet girl right now.X3 That's a neat thinga-ma-bob ya did there.

But.. I don't like pickles.Xp Maby I'm just wierd, I don't know.

Aww, thank you Hyper! You're too kind. :D

You don't like pickles?!

Your much welcome.^^ And thanks, I like being known as kind.X3

And well I guess I jumped the gun on the pickles thing. I don't mind a little dill pickle alone. Just a little, for a minute it's fine but after so much I start not caring for it. It's like on the verge. NOW sweet pickles.. I like dem.=D But I stated for several years that, "no I don't like pickles" so now that's my first thought when I here pickle. XD

Except for the Frank Sinatra thing, (and the relationship thing, never been in one) I pretty well know how you feel. (Frankie, GRRR!! Try listening to him the ENTIRE time you're at work, those same nine songs over and over and over and over and over and over.... it gets real old, real fast!)

Stupid people (disrespectful ones qualify as stupid) are annoying... a big part of why I like most animals as much as I DISLIKE most people.

Also NO TIME! I'm so busy accomplishing ZERO that I can't seem to get anything productive done, and it just irritates me to no end!

Silly Quirky things? Seen Excel Saga? ^-^ & <3's

If our paths ever cross remind me to hug you tight, okie?

LOL: Your donation of just $1 a day can help feed these starving models. Call today!
The way I see it, anyone that thin can't possibly be healthy; either they've got something seriously wrong with their metabolism or their thinking.

I have zero piercings; punching holes in my body (or permanently marking it up) just has no appeal to me.

I was gonna post this right when you tacked this up, but umm... well... yeah.. what you said.
I also have a habit of.. umm.... something.....

I am exactly the kind of thing the green text below the black text at the top left of the image describes.

I only realized late last year, so am sort of new to it myself...