Behind the Mists

I am alive

I am moving....into a conservative Chinese household...were Don cannot stay the night. Am annoyed...but I at least have a place to live. Also, its bed bug free. it'll be nice not living out of garbage bags.

Also my apt has heat for the first time in a month. YAY.


Saw Boondock Saints 2. It was kinda terrible...but the ending made up for it.

I'm selling my airbrush, ps3 and imac. Hopefully. Thus I can justify new mac and wacom tablet.

I am procrastinating from HW. Surprise. About the only time I update this thing.


Don is awesome...Man I love that boy. Hes been such a trooper in dealing with me and helping me solve my problems with the apt. Never thought he could be that supportive. Ever.

Everything has basically piled up to the point I have a presentation and a 3000 word essay due the same day. I think I will fail both. As long as I pass, I don't care.

Anyhow, I should go back to hw.

And I mac shopping.

The past few weeks have been amazing. I forsee the same for the weekend!

Posted via LiveJournal.app.

Ok...I am a huge panicking idiot when it comes to Loki and his health.
he has a tendancy to eat things. Things that can kill him or potentially damage his insides.
he ate roach bait...I freaked...and of course it is on Facebook!

I only really panic when it comes to having to bring him to an emergency vet...which means usually a 500$ bill. Do something you can't pay rent, do nothing your a bad pet owner...and a cruel one if the pet is to far gone to help. I guess I just dont want to see the little guy suffer...even if hes a walking little pile of problems. He's my little pile of problems!


As of today unless hes lethargic and on his death bed I do nothing. I wont panic... He has gotten this far and hes fine.

Man...I hope people don't think me crazy for that ;s...

Turns out the roach bait is harmless...thankfully. Would have helped my nerves better had the guy who did the job a straight answer this morning like the guy on the emergency line this evening.

Man...I'm relieved.



in other positive news I was time I should have been using on commissions to make a little I pod travel case...which I use in conjunction with half (only the top half fit right) a plastic case I found at the dollar store for 2$. Its only a tester...plan on making a nice pleather one as soon as commissions are out of the way :).

that is all

Ok...so I noticed a few people have done 10$ sketch commissions...and you know what I think i might to.

So for 10$ you will get a full sketch in one colour or tone!
It will be digital as I want to get it to you asap! ^^


Payment will be paypal (or cash if you know me personally and are local).




Examples:


http://nefgoddess.deviantart.com/art/QuickXchange-Agustus-77992755
3/4 body with some colour

http://nefgoddess.deviantart.com/art/aryn-77877841
full body black and white (will have some shading and finer detail then this and will be a full head to toe drawing!)Oh and one other colour added as a flat tone!
(tell me what colour you want!!!)

or...

http://nefgoddess.deviantart.com/art/Imogen-for-hoboriss-61049541
a portrait that is more painterly then drawn!






And as stated before payment will be 10$ EACH!Samples are above.




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I'm trying to get some funds together so I can go home for a few days and not have to worry about working.
I guarantee them in a week or their free!!
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That's right! I'm usually bad for getting commissions done right away if you have commissioned me before...so...if I say in a note or comment (and post it in this journal) that I will take the commission you get it in a week or its free (only the ones indicated above)! This will give me more of an incentive to get it done!
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RULES
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So you get it free ONLY if your commission is not completed after 7days due and ONLY if it is confirmed and added to the list below.

A thumbnail will be provided to you upon completion and once funds are sent you will receive the full sized image at 300dpi!. The image in question may not be used for commercial purposes!

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The List(round one)
1.Alcarin- for mekania (due midnight June 2nd)(done)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iirWsHn78Ek/SiS6lF2kSnI/AAAAAAAAAF0/js_MrgbRqz8/s1600-h/alcarin0.jpg

2.Mekania- for mekania (due midnight June 2nd)(done)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iirWsHn78Ek/SiSaKcDYq1I/AAAAAAAAAFs/1RL7zCHBhzk/s1600-h/mekania.jpg

3., 4. and 5.- for iconlangel (due midnight June 2nd)(done)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iirWsHn78Ek/SiSHVgIKehI/AAAAAAAAAFk/kX6nCzFmbOM/s1600-h/tasha.jpg

6.OC - for Cartagia (due midnight June 9th)
7.Mekania again ;p- for mekania (due midnight June 11th)
8.
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10.


If you think you might know someone interested, let them know! I'm probably going to do these over the next month or so...saving up for trips home and possible an Ipod >_>

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Figured I'd post this here to...just on the off chance someone is interested :P!


Oh and will be posting art (alot of student stuff) for sale tomorrow!

I just biked to a co-workers place to bring him his keys. Um...i didn't know his exact apt number...woke up his neighbor and kind of gave up after that. Oh did i mention i did this after a 7 hour shift and 20 min away from home! well i did...and now i get to get woken up in the morning because of it ;p.

Oh well

Oh btw...coming home on the 12th-15th...no matter what this time.
Oh and i might come down for Canada day weekend (well after canada day ;p) ^^!


Also listening to Hot like Wasabi...which I can listen to in TO (love) and also download (which is great since I've been working on Saturdays!).

Oh and I'm reading Rant (chuck Polaniak)...about a quarter of the way through.


So many things...also ya for hours at work :).

Ok...so I was almost able to go home next week since my Stepmom was driving to Parry Sound on the 5th (until the 9th!). The only thing stopping me....my boss who did the schedule early for once! I have like 20 some hours next week...which i need to make next months rent.

*sigh*

(fingers crossed for the week after!)
Hopefully my aunt and uncle wont mind me coming....and if i still can't make it I will be going home for Canada day at the very least!!!

Here's to hoping....

Ok...posted from DA...

10$ commissions...free if not done in a week (only once i agree to do it and add it to the list)!

read rules first...

the slots have been filling up fast...so if your interested head there soon!


My DA Journal!!!!

I just realized I have gone 2 full weeks without eating out! This is a milestone for me!

But man oh man am I craving pizza and a burger...oh well...next paycheck! : D

As of today I think I think I'm going to make a few adjustments to how I live.

`More Biking!
Lately I've been biking...a lot. Its a half an hour ride in to town, and back. Its about 4km there and 4 back basically...not miles which i thought before (i think i would die)...and I also carry my bike up and down 3 floors worth of stairs to my apartment. So I'm expecting if all goes well, I'll look damn good in time for heat wave weather ;p. Oh and there's also a bike path along the waterfront which i also plan to tackle this summer. Oh yes...I will!

`Eating better and cooking
Ok...the dollarama nearby has been the bane of my existence...I love cheap junk food. problem is portains are smaller and after working at BB (all the junk food there is super sized!) its not enough so i eat double. I am as of today swearing off junk food unless its homemade! I will only eat my own baked goods...especially since i made super awesome cookies the other day, I figure it would probably save me money and give me something to do! Plus it always tastes better when you make it and its still warm : ) .

Cooking is also something i really need to take up. I can bake fine, but actually making real food that isn't of the breakfast variety or out of a can would be nice. Plus I like to experiment...and I really need to learn to cook meat in fancy ways...Im craving steak in a beer/barbaque sauce for some reason p: .

`Drawing more!
Man...I have several things to draw, but lack the creative thinking to execute them. I'm like "I'm feeling creative today...but what to draw?" and then i realize I have no good ideas (composition, colour, etc.). Well starting today that changes. I'm going to force myself to draw at least an hour a day. Doodling, illustration, painting...I don't care...as long as my hand has a pencil in it, I'll be happy. Plus I realllly need to sketch out compositional roughs for a commission like asap > < !

Things to draw/paint/illustrate this week (hopefully)
-new version of green fairy for boss! (free and fun)
-Vecna commission painting(paid commission!)
-logo for old co-worker (finish and free)
-Character of the Week for conceptart.org (its a zombie hunting fiance :D )
-some life drawing as its beautiful weather :)

`Talk to/hang out with more people
Ok, I don't really ignore people...I usually wait for them to chat with me. I hate feeling like I'm bugging them or wasting their time, or whatever. Well...i plan on reconnect with a few people that I might not have talked with in a while. School is over and I have all the time now...plus living on my own made me realize that I have accidentally cut people I care about from my life. Enough of that. Prepare to be talked to...a lot...well as much as I can between work :)!

I've also realized I am usually hanging out with people now more when I'm living on my own. I plan to keep this up. The illustration grad class seems to be a ton more social now that our year is over. This is great. I like hanging out with them...and feel a ton less awkward compared to before. Also I need to reconnect with my utama friends...seems like every event I haven't been able to make due to school or money issues. Well there are a ton of free things to do...and I will do them! :)

`Stay optimistic!
Ok, the last few years worth of post have been...well..pretty depressing. I hate complaining. And well, I realized I do it alot....more then I ever thought I would. Well it stops. I deleted most of my old posts due to this. Its time to start off fresh again. I don't think I can stop completely...but I won't be posting 10 pages of it...maybe a lines worth. That seems reasonable.

`Go home at least twice over the summer.
With work it might be hard...and bill paying but I am definitely going to try! I miss people...probably the few people who actually still read this thing!

Living on my own has definitely gave me time to think about my life...and as I'm still here till I finish school (and then who knows where I'm off to!) , I'm going to make the most of it!


Oh, and apartment pictures as soon as I get my place the way I want it, I'll post em! :)


~Mel

So can you tell I really enjoyed the movie yet?

I also spent 3 hours customizing my Mactop in a Star Trek fashion....from my msn application right down to my screen saver and icons.

Man I need to get out of the house!