Elricbrothersfan's Blog

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Welcome all to Elricbrothersfan's Blog! Just in case you were wondering, I'm Elricbrothersfan! Ha ha ha ha! This is my blog!

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Yep. Kinda hope that was obvious and went without saying, but it's always nice to have it in writing.

Here's a little bit about myself:
Nickname(s): Elricbrothersfan, Elricz, Elri, El, Elricbros, Al, Elly, Anna (my IRL nickname that I forgot to add) (the list just keeps on growing, but I don't mind!)
Gender: female (Would all pervs please leave now. I don't want to have to start transmuting little prison cells all over the place here.)
Likes: Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (duh, that's why my screen name is Elricbrothersfan), Ouran High School Host Club, Naoki Urasawa's Monster, the Pokémon franchise, Soul Eater, crocheting, knitting, reading, friends, taking quizzes, anime and manga in general, making my own cosplay outfits (sorry, no pics), and it goes on...
Dislikes: pervs, slow internet connections (I regularly smack my laptop when it freezes up, aka all the time), preps (only because they're so... perfect, and I don't even compare), dogs that bark too much at all hours of the night and day (including my own adorable furballs), brussels sprouts (doesn't everyone hate them?)
TheO Friends (aka those that I have chatted with at some point and either subscribe to me, I subscribe to, or both/all, in no particular order): Keba Si Rota, Viollet, Spectre, IJNeptune, pandabearluv, sasusaku 4ever, dragonseiryuka, Blindloverr713, ultramaniaclover, Immortal Queen, TheDarkEclipse, AnnieSquiggle, FrAiSe TaRte, Strawhats Luffy, copycatkid, Manga Kid, chichi6, fuko chan, zxJohnFanime91xz, Inphinity, DemonsandAngels, Zuzu Uchiha, raven1995, somegirl, moletta, Angel, willotaku, fanglord, Linku-kun, infinatelove42, 36inc, sweetboy96
Enemies: none other than my laptop, and if you read above you'd know why
Cosplay: Edward Elric (Which, technically, is crossplay, plus I'm not blond, so... yeah, it was weird), currently growing my hair out to do a Conqueror of Shamballa version of Alphonse (I'm too frugal to buy a wig, plus my hair's just the right color, haha).

~Elricz (It's me, so don't freak out and think someone stole my blog! I listed Elricz as one of my nicknames so... read and don't freak. Which almost rhymes.)

Some of my favorite quotes:
"When I was a kid, I said to my father one afternoon, 'Daddy, will you take me to the zoo' He answered, 'If the zoo wants you, let them come and get you.'" ~Jerry Lewis

"一期一会" (Ichigoichie, each moment only once) ~Japanese Proverb

"He who laughs first, laughs last." ~ French proverb

"I don't know how to deal with [...]" ~ Crona from Soul Eater

Okay, there are more, but I can't remember where I got them from. So I'll add them later.

Chibi Fullmetal Alchemist Set... FMA Chibiness to the max!

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Tsubaki Nakatsukasa - Soul Eater Character Analysis #4

This week, Tsubaki joins the Analysis party! (If you can call it that...) Tsubaki, part of the Nakatsukasa clan of Demon Weapons, is Black*Star’s partner. (I add the * for fun, and technically it’s supposed to have the star an...

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, guys! Hope you all had a great day and ate lots of great food! (That is, if you even celebrate Thanksgiving... Hmm...)

But besides eating lots of food, have you taken a moment to consider what Thanksgiving's all about? (Forgive my getting all mushy and emotional here.)

It's not just a day to hang out with family and friends and eat turkey and maybe take a nap afterwards (if you've ever eaten massive quantities of turkey, you might know that tired feeling), but it's also a time to remember all the things you've been given in life... and be thankful for them. ~~Hence the name of the holiday.~~

I don't mean to rant, but nowadays, it seems to me that more and more people are forgetting what Thanksgiving's all about. I always think about the sacrifices others have made so that I can have the life I have now, as well as the sacrifices I sometimes have to make for the sake of others. I'm thankful for the family and friends I have, as well as the wonderful opportunities I've been given. It just feels to me that many people forget this important part and instead focus on how Thanksgiving means a few days (if not a whole week) off from school (and a few days off from work for the adults), as well as the classic turkey dinner (if you eat turkey, that is).

I hope you all had a great day nonetheless (and please forgive my little rant there). I'll be back again tomorrow with a continuation of my Soul Eater Analysis series, so bye for now...

Quarto Publishing - Don't Do It!

I just came across a post written by Starscream concerning Quarto Publishing.

You can read the full post here.

Basically, there's this company (Quarto Publishing) that's trying to solicit through theO and get artists to give the company their artwork to include in a book.

At first glance, it looks kinda like a good idea. I mean, if they want to have your work in their book (which is supposed to be like a drawing guide), then why wouldn't you let them?

It's sketchy, that's why. (Seriously, NO PUNS were intended.)

They mention nothing about a contract, your rights as the creator, how your art would be treated (distribution, advertising, what have you), or any royalties you'd get from the book being published. Yes, you'd get a free copy of the book once it's done, but that's not what authors get when they write a book, is it?

NO. IT'S NOT. (Didn't mean to shout.)

I take this kinda personally, not just as an artist (albeit an OK one), but I know a person that writes childrens' books and gets them published and earns money off of them (on top of a few people here that are professional artists). It's not right how they're treating this, and not just because of the solicitation.

My personal suggestion: if you really want to do something like this, contact the company and ask about what's not mentioned in the PM (found in the full post). See what kind of an answer you get. But I'd rather not take my chances and just ignore it. There are other ways to get your artwork out there for the world to see, and I don't think this is a good one.

Please, if you have a world, link to the original post to spread the word to prevent artists from falling prey to sneaky publicists. (I'd call them greedy, but I think that'd be going a little far.)

Ciao, guys

I filled out my own meme.

Instructions: 1. Put an X in the brackets that correspond to a statement that is true about you; 2. Subtotal each section; 3. Add each section together to get your grand total; and 4. Check your results! 5. Oh, and do...

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FMA/FMAB Meme!

I made my own meme! Took FOREVER! Instructions: 1. Put an X in the brackets that correspond to a statement that is true about you; 2. Subtotal each section; 3. Add each section together to get your grand total; and ...

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