I messed up. I didn't do all my sketch-a-days this week, because I got side-tracked. I'll definitely start doing it consistently starting November 1st though. :]

Y-con this weekend. Looking forward to seeing a lot of you there!

Shan and Rynn, have fun at your Halloween party!

Last Friday morning, I decided to commit to a "sketch-a-day" after I doodled an idea in my head on a whim. It felt good to spit out something, even if it was sloppy. I have this huge issue of not drawing the few ideas that I have. It's not a good feeling when you feel want to give form to an idea, but your inner critic says "don't, because you don't have to skills to make it look right yet. Don't waste your time."

I wish I would just attempt to draw something even if it's rough and not clear, instead of nothing at all. So that's what these daily doodles are for. Any amount of time, any medium. They're not meant to improve my drawing skills or even my creativity necessarily, although it'd be nice if that was a side-effect. They're just to get me to draw what it is I have in my head, to draw the things I want to draw. :] Although, while I'm doing these doodles, I think "Gosh, I wish I was more skilled conveying such-and-such when I draw, or I wish this idea was stronger!" So that's cool too, because that motivates me to study more as well! But right now I'm not going to spend a whole lot of time on the drawings trying to get them "right". The point is just to make a straight attempt, and finish it.

I'll probably post in this journal every Friday. Hope you enjoy!

( October 16-22 Daily Doodles )

I moved into a new house in Irvine this week! I walked up and down 3 different flights of stairs at least 20 times with really heavy boxes and such. That was quite a workout. My mom and I are sharing a 3-bedroom townhouse with her friend. I've lived at the same apartment for the past 13 years. There were a lot of memories, and it felt a little weird leaving it, but I was still ready to get out of that location. I like this new place because there are a lot of things I like within walking distance. Such as...

-Irvine Civic Center! It's right across the street. It's HUGE and COOL. It's got these long windy sidewalks, 5+ playgrounds, 3 baseball fields, a soccer field, lots of grass, and other things I haven't explored yet. I can walk around, draw people, and just enjoy the sights. Today I took a nap there on the grass... on accident. Lol.
-Pallid's house. 3 blocks away. Exercise, grocery, art, and fun buddy! <3
-Mother's Market, Tuesday/Saturday farmer's market, and Whole Foods... all less than 5 minutes away by car. So beautiful.

Other pluses about this location:
-walking/jogging/biking-friendly streets
-arcade, independent film theater, $1 theater, normal theater, and Borders all only a few blocks away
-closer to Mitsuwa, Kinokuniya, and Book-Off :]]
-cheaper rent for Mom!

This entry is too happy. Here's some minuses about this place:
-Wood floors. :| I'll get used it in like a day though, lol.
-Our roommate likes it cold in the house. I love heat. I put a heater in my room. Problem solved. :]
-No Shan and Jess.... :[[[[[[ If they moved here, this place would be perfect. Of course this will not stop me from driving to see them! >]

Rynn, I finally finished your request... Chibi Dante making a " D: " face! ♥

Chibi Dante is gonna kill them devils!


...Dude, the BG is whack, but the chibi Dante makes me laugh. lol

"Free the air!!! Go, little airs, go!"

So beautiful! I love it almost as much as Juice Weasel... Living in Color rocks!

Annd I just found out that I like "Whose Line is it Anyway?"!! When this show was popular, everyone was talking about it and I just thought "Meh, who cares." But now, I care. Their improvisations are so funny!!

( Whose line is it videos )

*STRESS* *STRESS* *STRESS* *STRESS*

*is totally drunk on Asa Higuchi*

Man, those drawings get me wasted. Anytime I need a buzz, I open up a book of Oofuri. ♥


Chapter 71, please come out soooooooon!! ;__; It feels like it's been forever!

It's.... Michael Jackson?! "Complete with disfigured nose..." o_O

Article here

Well, the awesome AX 09 is over and I finished fixing and prepping my prints for Otakon. So now I have time to breathe, work on commissions, and start doing some new stuff for Otakon. I really hope I can get my goals done. *__* I'm already broke, so I'm really hoping I can do well at Otakon. Overall AX was awesome, and getting to see all my friends made me really giddy and happy! I love you all! ;__;

I want to start cosplaying. >__< Even though I lack boobage, I keep thinking about being Paku from Hunter x Hunter. She's cool, and I think I could kinda look like her?? Oh, I had my fire nation Aang cosplay. but... my friend hasn't fixed the jacket yet. I also need new footwear for that. I also want to be Miyata from Hajime no Ippo. I need to start exercising though, so I can get some rockin' boxer's muscles. HAH. Just kidding.... or not. (I'd wear a shirt of course lol.) The boxing gloves would be really fun to wear and pose with!

( Old Commissions, doodles )

Lol... It's about time I posted!!

Here is an extremely rushed comic I did for the final for my Sequential Art class. My goal was to try to make the story as clear and complete in as few pages as possible, but some of the parts didn't turn out the way I wanted, and a few things still ended up not being clear anyway. Lol. It was stressful, but I had fun working on it! Even if it's pretty flawed, I hope it will still entertain someone out there.

( A typical bully story! 7 pages. )

This project also helped inspire me to just dive into making more comics, since I basically did this from story to art in just a few days.. I'd like to work on short comics like this one throughout the summer, some rough like this, but hopefully some completed ones too. I think the main thing is just to keep creating. :] If I work like that, maybe I will finally make good manga when I'm 30, lol.

and so ends my first post in this new journal.

Yoroshiku, minna!