I rise again like a phoenix to give you updates! RAWR MUCH?
So I finally have time to do a real update and tell how much I love the day! Even though I had work (had to wake up at like 4:00AM) everything really turned around for me! I was stuck on RPO’s again which is super easy work (no outcalls or difficult processing) but boring too. The only thing to really pass the time is listening of my mp3 player and thinking deeply about something.
This reminds me I had my first evaluation at work. I was sooo nervous because I didn’t really know if I was doing things right or what. But I had a really good evaluation! Craig, my supervisor that I was where I should be when it comes to productivity level and my accuracy level was a bit over 97% . WTF… I was so surprised! I didn’t know I where doing so well. I’m so excited! He said that it was really strong, I take difficult calls, I’m always professional and I’m dependable. The only blemish was my tardiness which was because of the buses and a little situation that could have turned into a privacy issue. Other then that he said that with someone with my background coming right out of school I’m doing really well. I felt really good after that so much so that I was still nervous XD….
Getting back with today, after work I was going to go down to blick’s art store but I had to go to the bathroom really bad and get a transpass for next week. Well, going down to the sub station was a waste of time because the information/transit stand was close. So then I still had to go to the bathroom and now I’m super hungry. I go down the street to get me some fast sushi but the first place I went pass didn’t had any. I think for a second and figured that I can go to the bathroom at the mall down the street and check out the express borders to see if they were closing down. Well they were which is very saddening for me but on the plus side they still had manga for 65% off!!!
*Brain explosion*
So I pretty much ignore the fact that I had to go the bathroom and I was suppost to go to Blick’s art store. I racked up on some good titles. I ended up with 8 books, 7 being mangas and one book on business. The business book is really unconventional and just my style too, what a treat! It’s pretty much the author interviewing people about following your heart and inspiration as a business model rather then more rational, forced plan. Something that I think I run on as far a “business” goes. Even though I look for ways to have a good plan, but I end up following my feelings when it comes to the matter. Rather its laziness, inspiration, drawing, searching the internet endlessly, designing, or simply trying to connect with the people my target audience is, I always go where my heart is.
I’m so cheesy…
In craft news, I got around with playing with some of the new items that I brought from Michaels two weeks ago. I had some serious macaroons ideas in my head and started making a sugar incrusted macaroon with a vintage stamp on top. I think it’s going to but a necklace since the macaroon is too big to be anything else. I have the two pieces done I just need the whip cream filling more of the sugar around the edges, then finally a nice gloss finish on it. I also got to make the necklace part too, that should be fun. I haven’t done that in like a year.
I want to make mini sweet treat cell phone charms!!! D’:
Oh, I’ve been making small cakes too! I made two cakes and sliced them up a few days ago. Now I need to texture them and decide what I’m going to do with them. I think I should make ear rings and cell phone charms out of them. I’m not sure I just want to make some really cute stuff all day tomorrow.
Gosh, I forgot I about the con! Well it was super awesome. It was the best weekend ever. But I think I will save it for tomorrow or so when I post some pictures and the stuff I got. :3
I’m downloading some deco/Lolita mags too. You can find them here: http://ann-mich.livejournal.com/19915.html#cutid1
See ya later!
I've been back from the con since Sunday night.
The con was awesome and I need to take pictures of the things I got.
I have no time to draw or my crafts that I'm dying to do.
Work is starting to get to me. (eye twitch)
I'm thinking about getting a face book to keep up with friends.
I want to comment more and start sending PMs to my friends. ;-;
I want to redesign "The candy sanctuary" really bad.
I want to start selling my charms, I think I'm finally ready.
I want to buy tons of Japanese language books and really give time to study it.
SLEEP
Oh, I donated $10 to the red cross for the quake in Haiti. I had the fuzzies all that day.
I WANT TO BE CREATIVE MOREEEEE BUT NO TIME.
Dammit...
That's it. Bye for now. :3
• I’m going to my first anime convention this Friday through Sunday!
• I brought tons of craft stuff from Michaels for my deco-den needs! Even three frames to practice on.
• SO many updates and pretty art but don’t have enough time to comment on anything!
• People still insist to do more bitching about anime then drawing it! >XC
• Went over my boyfriend’s friend’s house yesterday and had a blast!
• My best friend’s B-day is tomorrow, I want to get him something nice for being an awesome friend!
• I drew on Sunday but didn’t have much inspiration. :C
• I had work on Saturday and it blew ass. But it was okay because that’s when I got my craft stuff.
• I still need more stuff for the convention! X0
• I got like 7 mangas over the pass two weeks since the borders express was moving locations.
• I want to draw fan art of my new mangas
• I want to start drawing my gift art for people!
• My eye was twitching for about a week now, but it stopped because I got away from the computer at work and home for about a day (Sunday)
• I need to charge my zune badly!
• I love you guys! Seriously!
When artists constantly complain, bitch, and whine about anime/art in general.
• No one is putting any effort in their art anymore
• Everything looks the same
• The generic anime girl with random blood and bandages pictures
• Same portraits, faces and characters in a white background
• No back-story
• No emotion in the characters
• Only making fan art for page views and to sell in the cons
• Its simple: get inspiration and ambition (yeah, its REALLY that f*cking simple)
WAHH WAHH F*UCKING WAHHHH
Welcome to the world… it’s a bitch isn’t it? Please do me a favor…
Shut up…. SERIOUSLY >:I
What the hell is wrong with people? People will draw what they are going to draw whether effort is put into it or not. Whether for page views/ attention or not. Whether it’s for just fun and they are not seriously perusing art in life. It’s just the way shit is PLEASE get over it and yourselves.
And yet again the people that blurt out such crap do it themselves. This is what’s wrong in this world. People are SO hung up on the negative and how things should be that they are wasting time complaining about shit that will probably won’t change and won’t make their life any better.
How the hell do you know if someone spends 15 minutes or whole days on one piece of art? Or if it has a back-story or not? If it really has emotions or not? Not one is fucking psychic so we can’t just KNOW everything from a just looking at the picture. The only thing we can get is what is presented to us and our perceptions of the picture. So even the most generic piece of art might seem bland and hollow to US but the artist might have a whole world and back-story to it tucked away somewhere. People, I swear…
Then the whole nameless character doing nothing in blank space thing… We all did it at least once, so I don’t even what to hear it… >:E
Not everyone’s art will have super duper diverse styles and techniques in there gallery. We all draw for different reasons. We all have are own goals in life.
Life is hard. Don’t go up someone’s ass because you think no one puts effort in their art anymore or just draw the same shit/animu for money. Fuck I would die to of draw aimlessly for some MUCH NEEDED money in a shit hole economy. It’s their choice what they draw. I have my dislikes too but WTF. If you don’t like what you see DON’T look at it. Click the back button. Leave the community; no one is tying you down to stay.
Sorry folks I just really had to get that off my chest. I think one of the hardest things with being in the anime community is stuff like this. People draw it (really good stuff) then bitch and moan on how bad it is.
One MORE thing. Yes, anime has its generic stereotypes, but just what? EVERYTHING DOES!
Every type of genre or genera is going to have its generic stereotypes. In stories, characters, plots, movies, shows, and cartoons all around the world, I don’t care it has one. Most likely anyway, I could be wrong…
And you know what? We might like the cookie cutter thing but it’s useful because genera’s need that “base” of what it is. How can you make something better in the first place or put a twist in an age old archetype if there isn’t a generic base to it? I don’t like being generic (In any way) but it’s not the worst thing in the world if you can change it or improve on it in your art, story, whatever it may be.
People just need to relax and draw… Just draw because you want to and it makes you happy. What’s the point at the end of the day if we are going to bash each other for it? Lets just shut down all these web sites and draw in are lonesome…
You can only bash your own art then…
Okay this post will be the continuation of my holiday update post. I said I was going to list all of mine resolutions for 2010.
Art resolutions
• Work in flash and learn animation
• Work in illustrator
• Work in 3ds max
• Develop a more cleaner, fresher, and professional style
• Work in after affects
• Work in dream weaver
• Start shading with pencils again
• Start working with REAL backgrounds and sceneries
• Learn copic markers and keep up with my colored pencils
• Learn different mediums and style and keep trying new things
• Practice on manga paneling and such
• Practice with my clay deco-den
• Start sewing and even make a hat for myself
Career resolutions
• Make a professional portfolio that I can show employers
• Make a web portfolio
• Make a blog for my professional works
• Put myself out there and self market myself
Business resolutions
• Actually start selling my clay creations and art
• Start commissions
• Sell at least $200 worth of stuff this year
• Market my shop
Social resolutions
• Make new friends on and off the net
• Draw gift art for all my friends
• Sign peoples guest books more and comment on peoples works that I don’t know
• Keep up with my friends more. Start PMing people and just showing people that I’m there for them
• Be more active on all the sites that I’m on.
• Get an account on “twiter me” or whatever its called XD
• Chat with my friends online (does anyone know any good ones?)
Okay, that’s JUST about it. Man, I knew I had lots of resolutions but sheesh! You’re more then welcome to skip that part. I don’t want to bore people with the things I been wanted to do for the last few years anyway haha!
Moving on… ^__^
Here’s my pride and joy! My heart shaped and regular macaroons, cookies, and ice cream scoops. I think I worked a few hours all together getting them done. Its so much fun too, I feel so alive! These will be using this batch to decorate something; I should try to get some jewelry boxes and some picture frames to decorate on. I still have a lot of things to make like crapes, cakes, strawberries and etc. I also want to make some for jewelry/charm purposes. I’ve been surfing the net and found LOADS of deco-den sites. All of them are Japanese but they provide so much inspiration! I think my favorite is “Dolce Deco”, her stuff is amazing and now I claimed her as my deco den idol. XD
If anyone wants some links to the sites I’ll be more then happy to give them to you. Just remember to translate the sites to make it easier for you to navigate through.
