Well, I'm Olivia and this is my blog. I'm not too good at describing myself but you can get to know me and become my friend if you want to. I like to make wallpapers and vectors in my free time. If you're curious and want to find out more about me, check this page ^_^
My main goal isn't having a lot of downloads on my wallpapers, but providing high quality graphics. I try to credit as much as possible, but if you think I used something of yours without permission, please notify me and we will discuss the matter.
Here's my e-mail address, in case you need it: exploring.the.infinity@gmail.com.
I've kind of stopped commenting on artwork. You'll still see me around, but only on better-than-average works. Why? Simply because I've been in the graphics "business" for some time and now I have higher standards than before; also, most of the works here are similar and I've grown tired of giving the same advice, over and over again. Sorry, but you'll only see a comment of mine if I like your work.

My very own personal rules:

• No stealing my graphics! If you need something I used, just PM me and I'll tell you where I got it from.
• No guest-book one-liners, "I love your site, I'm addin ya!" or "Visit my site!" stuff! I'll ignore these posts (and the posters). Be creative.
• Me your friend = you comment on my stuff (posts and artwork). I'm not asking you to comment on each and every one; once in a while is enough :] I don't update too often (once a week at most), so it shouldn't be difficult to come by and leave a comment. If you're busy, I'll understand.
• If you're PM'ing me to complain about something, provide arguments. I won't pay attention to stuff which doesn't make sense.
• Moderation: I handle gallery items mainly (wallpapers, to be specific), so if you've spotted some misplaced gallery items leave me a comment or a PM and I'll move them ^_^

If you have a question, please read the rules first. If it isn't answered there, feel free to ask me. Please be polite and I will be as well.

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You can find my works on these sites:
Minitokyo & Animepaper & DeviantART & Colour Lovers
My other sites:
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Other TheO Worlds I post in/am part of: SK & Friends Avatars~ & Nature's Admirers
Credits: background pattern & color scheme inspiration & "post mood" ghost smilies

Completely random post

Mood: [ecstatic]
Listening to: Joe Pizzulo - Terror Time (the Download link is somewhere below <3 I'd been looking for this for years! Oh, and the Skycycle version sucks big time.)
Scooby Doo On Zombie Island rocks my socks :D I felt slightly squeamish during some bits.

Hello, dear friends ^_^ Wow, another late update! I know many of you don't update that often, must be school, right? I don't really know how you guys have spring break structured, but I'll only have a week off for Easter, and then no more until summer *sigh* Darn, those gradeschoolers don't appreciate what they've got! And complain a lot about having 4-5 classes a day! Guess they don't know how it feels to have 6-7 >_<

Errm... *coughcough* I'm still sick, and I did a stupid thing today too - I ate some ice cream. It wasn't my fault, I saw someone else eat some and a classmate tempted me to do it too because she got one too! Anyway, I'm not feeling the effects yet, but I'm sure I'll have a sore throat in the morning. But I don't regret anything >:3

Ah, the England-Scotland-Ireland exhibition is finally up <3 You know I promised to show pics when it was up, so here they are, with additional explanations for each! They're kinda small because PB resized them. I took them this Saturday, when I went to the CAE exam courses; I couldn't take more because there were a few people staring at me and I felt weird >_>"

• Dublin - now I see this one isn't that clear >_<" The dimensions are approximately 250 x 90 cm. You also get a glimpse of the classroom the Spanish classes take place in!
• One side with smaller pictures - I didn't actually have any part in this, the panoramas were my specialty :D
• The other side with smaller pictures - Again, I had no part in making these.
• London + Loch Ness - the panorama above has over 7 meters! I couldn't even get a full shot of it! Anyway, below is one from Loch Ness (which was used because I advised them to pick it ^^)
• A lot! - Part 2 of the London panorama on the upper right, Inverness in the lower right, King's College in the lower left and Windsor in the upper left. I hope I'll get to take better shots of these tomorrow, they're awesome!
• Stonehenge, Holyrood House, Walter Scott Tower - I didn't work on the Holyrood House one, but I did on the other two. I like the way Stonehenge turned out.

Overall, I find them quite nice :) How about you? I do hope I'll get to take better pictures tomorrow, the hallway wasn't lit on Saturday so I had to use the blitz.
I also went for a walk in one of the parks near my house today and last Friday and took a lot of pictures; I might have some up on DeviantART soon and I'll be sure to post them here too

And a small to-do list in case someone's wondering what I'm doing :D

• Finish a few Clannad avatars for Lys <3
• Do a wallpaper for Lys' Naturally Beautiful Challenge (go check it out!)
• Finish extracting all the soon-to-be PNGs on my list. I went on a major PC spring cleaning and "threw away" a lot of scans and wallpapers, and left some scans for future icon bases and PNGs. Expect some from Air, Aria, Clannad, Code Geass etc.
• Vector and wall this screenshot >> progress
• Pimp my desktop with some cute new icons <3
• Request some new categories.

And Lys, I really am sorry but I didn't get to make any avatars I made some PNGs and bases instead though!

Gah, this sure is a long post @_@ But it isn't that long though, it's mostly images anyway ^^" OK, now I gotta go continue my summary of Don Quixote -I'm already at chapter 10 out of...70+? XDD Wish me luck! *hugs* Hope you have a great day, everyone, thank you very much for visiting! <3
P.S. I might update the Illuminated Works World soon too!

May *insert deity name here* bless whoever created winter holiday! XD

Mood: [cute little ghost smiley from Kao-Ani]
Listening to: Gabriela Cilmi - Sweet About Me

Beware, post full of randomness below.
Hello, all my dear fans, admirers and stalkers! :3 I feel like I haven't posted in months, even though it's been last week! I always feel like that around exams -_- I know you all hate school now, since the last post was all about it, so this time I'm going to talk about it only in one paragraph! Yay!
The term paper in Maths was OK, not as bad as I expected it to be, which is a major relief! However, there were some complications involving the CAE exam (Cambridge Advanced English, I think), since it was at the same hour as the term paper >_<" Me and my dad went to talk to the principal about it, he misunderstood and thought the whole class was going to take it, whereas it was only lil' ol' me ^^" Fortunately, there were a lot of people who wanted to take it, so it's not like those ladies came there only for me.

So, yesterday I was happily returning from the post office with Nico and going to buy my dad a book as a gift, when she got a message on her mobile phone saying the head teacher was pissed off because we (the whole class) didn't come to school o_O" As if any sane person would come to school after a major exam, 2 days before the holiday begins! Our reaction: *insert synonim for "feces"* x a few times, blank stares at each other and, finally, running after a bus -__-" When we got to school the head teacher wasn't there and the rest of the classmates explained that I had to apologize to some teacher because of the misunderstanding. As if it was my fault! >_> But I still don't get why she dragged the rest here, if she only had business with me >_>" Weird woman.
Also, this CAE exam wasn't the real one, it was just for those ladies to see if we're prepared; if we are, we're going to attend some free courses and take the exam in June.

I didn't respect my promise and gave it two paragraphs XD Let's move on to the more pleasant stuff! I've begun watching an anime, Seto no Hanayome (Seto's Bride). I love the fact that San (the girl in one of the lead roles) isn't pushy and annoying. She's cute when she's shy ^_^ I recommend it for fans of comedies! And to show you how much I like this, here's the link to a folder of screenshots I took from it:

Expect more screenshots these days, since I'm barely at episode 5 out of 26 XD It's not addictive, but it's light and it feels like time passes by too quickly when I watch it.
I've also made some more icon bases, in case anyone wants to use them ^_^ They're all from Princess Tutu.

I'll be signing off then, I need to work on a ton of projects and die a painful walling/vectoring death x_x Take care, minna, and hope you're enjoying your winter holiday!
P.S. I might go on a trip to Azuga starting with the 21st; I don't know how much it'll take and I won't have any Internet connection over there, so I'll wish everyone a "Happy Holidays!" in advance! *hugs* Hope you get many presents and go wild spend quality time with your family and friends!

Boredom, not feeling well, icon bases and school

Mood: [cute little ghost smiley from Kao-Ani]
Listening to: Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankulov - Water (<3 this song, Eurovision usually has good songs )

I know, I know, I've been basically dead for more than 2 weeks. Truth be told, I've been very bored to post; no fancy excuses, just that. Oh, and there's school as well, since the semestrial test papers are coming up and there's a lot of stress. One of them is next week and I haven't studied too much for it; the teacher isn't interested in doing exercises either XP

Urgh, I haven't been feeling well at all for the past few days: headaches, nausea, switching from cold to hot, all the signs of a nasty cold ;_; I don't want to get a shot, though, I've heard you can get another cold as a nasty side-effect, and I don't need that. Plus, standing in line early in the morning and hearing small kids scream like their limbs are being torn off is not exactly fun -_- Why do kids overreact? It stings for a few seconds and then they forget about it. Jeez.

I haven't been doing much in PS lately, I'm bored of that too, if you can imagine it! Really, I was crazy about wallpapers, then vectors, avatars, icon bases and stamps. Now, I don't care about them that much >_< I need a break from it all... *sighs* Though I recently noticed I make a Princess Tutu wallpaper every December, which means I should start working on one.
And why do people keep subscribing to me on YouTube? Can't they see I haven't posted a video there for more than 2 years? Had to get it out of my system XD
Oh, and I might also post a list of complaints over at the Creative Paradox, just to keep it going. No, it's not dead yet. Take your flowers back home XD I know, I have a twisted sense of humor.

I was talking to a classmate a few days ago, about Harry Potter and Twilight (she's an HP fan and hasn't seen Twilight). She told me HP 6 was supposed to be launched this December but they postponed it for July 2009 o_O I can understand why they did that, I doubt they'd have success if they tried to take on Twilight, in spite of the fact that they share a fair amount of fans >_> I'm not a fan of the HP films, I prefer the books. I still remember when I watched HP 5 with Nico, I explained half of it to her because she didn't understand what was going on (and we were both seeing it for the first time -CAM quality a.k.a. filmed with a camera a.k.a. for desperate geeks *coughlikemewithsaw4cough*).
Moral of the story: never, ever download CAM quality films. Unless you're a cheapskate geek like me.

Moar pics, because people get bored of too much writing XD This time it's bases, because I was too lazy to make avatars.

(Air, Canvas, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne/Phantom Thief Jeanne, Shingetsutan Tsukihime)

I wanted to complain more, but I see this is long enough as it is ^_^" Thank you for reading the post (or for looking at the pretty pics, whichever of these you did XD), have a great weekend! *hugs*