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B) If you are featured, you've gotta repost this to your journal, with me in the first slot.

C) There are definitely not going to be eighteen people on this list.

1. ~CarrieExMachina
Ganked this meme from her; no surprise she was the first (and probably only) to reply XD.
Flow - I totally love this one and I'm not entirely sure why. The color made it GODLY.
The Dinner Party - This song reminds me of "Happy Birthday" by the Birthday Massacre. The band title is more helpful than the song title if you're wondering why.
PAINT CLAWS - Because I need to try this. Seriously.

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]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/19225620/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/19225620/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:54:30 PDT
a) Tell you why I friended you (assuming I have in fact friended you)
b) Associate you with something - fandom, a song, a color, a photo, etc.
c) Tell you something I like about you
d) Tell you a memory I have of you
e) Ask something I've always wanted to know about you
f) Tell you my favorite pic of yours
g) In return, you must post this in your journal.

Go for it!

(PS: My mood is stuck on Triumph for no reason.)

]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/18847024/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/18847024/ Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:55:06 PDT
I just graduated

]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/14427465/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/14427465/ Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:55:25 PDT
Then, after taking the test for three hours, I moved furniture. Which sounds bad, but I enjoyed it - way better than sitting for three hours. Izumi-sensei just switched classrooms this morning, so all of her furniture and stuff was in piles when I walked in. By the time I left the room was almost organized. So that part was cool.

To you in Japanese 2: Have fun with Mr. Cuddles, guys.

]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/11966819/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/11966819/ Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:16:24 PST
Maybe if I'd ever heard of a JRocker besides Mana-the-illustrious-transvestite, I wouldn't have spend the entire of last week's four-day-weekend looking for an obscure picture of Mana I found several months ago. Never found it, but eventually decided on THIS.

Bit of a daunting project for an inexperienced, amateur sewer. Even without the wings. And the wig. And the makeup oh god I'M GONNA DIE. At least I don't have 38923483907289 kanji tattoos to do like Brianne.

And WHILE I was crashing around teh intarwebz, I found THE MOST HAWESOME SONG EVARR. I must have seen it at least seven times by now XD. This is also the performance with the least amount of fanservice.

]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/11476117/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/11476117/ Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:04:18 PST
Finals are stressing me out... I'm trying to get straight As but I don't know if that will happen. I got a 91 on my art test, because I was an idiot and forgot to label vanishing point and horizon line (I even read the instructions. Say it with me: DUUUMBAAASS).

And I have a zillion things to do (finals, AX, other projects)... gonna die.

]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/11041521/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/11041521/ Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:21:26 PST
Yeah, so, three days until winter break and I have an art essay and lots of math to do. Baaaad bad bad. I am procrastinating as usual.

I am a stupid loser clone and have joined Sydney's little game

go here -->www.lost.eu/fa71

which I will promptly lose because I always forget to tell people these things XD

]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/10144054/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/10144054/ Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:22:20 PDT
Read textbook p. 51-53
Draw a negative space drawing of a big picture. Any big picture. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/9852571/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/9852571/ Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:05:32 PDT
Anyway. We were staying in Berkley, which is just across the bay from San Francisco (which we visited twice, once on Saturday and once on Tuesday). I got a copy of FFX at the Metreon... and that was basically the highlight of San Francisco. XD Alcatraz was cool, but really creepy, since several people (both wardens and prisoners) have died violent deaths there. So yeah. Moving on.

Of course we had to do the college tours. UC Berkley on Friday, and Stanford on Wednesday. Neither of them were quite as interesting as Caltech - then again, at Caltech I got to fence electric with the team, and it's awfully hard to beat that in my book. We also visited some friends I haven't seen in 5 years, but since none of you know them I won't go into detail. (We stayed with them all of Sunday, then drove home.) We would have spent the niight, but...

On Monday I got to tour Pixar! *squeedie* One of the head animators from Cars had visited my mom's second cousin (who we were staying with) for a doctor's appointment, and we met him for lunch and a brief tour. Let me say first that the Pixar facility doesn't have a cafeteria - it has a cafe. (At least, that's how I would describe it. ) You pay for the food, but soda is free (which was completely awesome). They also have a soccer field, swimming pool, and 93278593278 other things for the poor guys that spend their working days hunched over a comptuer. So now I really want to work there.

First we saw the RenderFarm (complete with neon sign), which is where they add the lighting and finish the shot. To add the lighting, the rendering department has to specify what kind of light is pointed at what angle and what reflects off where, using 9287859748391 different equations. The guy said that most of the time, they don't do the really fancy reflections, but during Cars, well, those cars are so darn shiny it just wouldn't look right. The average rendering time for each FRAME was 6-12 hours. There are 24 frames in each second, and that movie was over an hour long, which means it must've taken months to render.

The really cool part was getting to watch the interns work. They had been given a simple assignment (show this character interacting with a prop, perform this dialogue, etc.) and then animated it. We saw about four of them, including one with that little lamp (the one in the Pixar logo? That one.) There was also LOADS of production art and models hanging/standing in all of the hallways (early designs and such), which were fun to look at. But the absolute best part was in the lobby.

I got my picture taken with Lightning McQueen.

My life is now complete. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/9510083/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/9510083/ Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:15:51 PDT
Yes, I "fixed" the grammar on the thingy below. Don't shoot me. It was hard to read.

The point of this challenge is to test and improve your skill as an artist. After 100 pics, who wouldn’t be better? Please forgive me if this in any way excludes you from taking the challenge.

The Rules
1.) Make 100 pics each pic having a theme listed below. Each pic should have ONE and only ONE theme to it, for it to count.

2.) No time limit so have fun.

3.) The main picture should be drawn but is not limited to. For all fair purposes, people are allowed to use their paint programs and photo shop to create the pic.

3a.) Pics should be of your own artistic ability. You may not edit photos or break any other rules set out in the Da etiquette policy. Your pics can be anything from sketches and doodles to great masterpieces. Just have fun with it.

4.) The list below is to be placed somewhere in your journal for others to see that...
A.) You are in the challenge
B.) What you have completed

5.) Make sure to update this list and check off what is done and make a link to the pic.

6.) In the comments for your art work note if it is part of the list and what ONE theme it is.

Now the good part. CHALLANGE YOUR FREINDS. PM ME IF YOU WISH TO CHALLANGE ME.

The List
1. Introduction [link]
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation

]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/9195044/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/9195044/ Tue, 27 Jun 2006 01:27:30 PDT I am known as: Steph
Some might call me: JarJar
My mom usually addresses me by: "STEEEEEEPH"
Something that makes me giggle: People whistling. (Don't ask.)
The one thing that could make my life complete: Teleportation access to Australia. (Qantas is lovely, but if I have to sit through another 14-hour flight I will go mad. P.S. I leave for the states in two days. Have fun finding me a padded room.)
A bad habit I have: Picking at the skin on my lip when it gets chapped. (It drives me bonkers to have chapped lips, and I lose my chapstick.)
A good habit I need to get into: Being nicer. (Especially when the topic of discussion is directly behind me.)
Something I can’t tolerate: "YOU ARE TO UNCOOL FOR ME EVEN THOUGH I MET YOU LESS THAN FIVE SECONDS AGO AND CAN'T POSSIBLY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOU EXCEPT YOUR NAME AND WHAT YOU'RE WEARING."
Somebody I love: (<- a clue that no one will get)
Somebody whose head I’d like for dinner with a side of steamed carrots: Hmm... going to take a rain check on this one. (It could come in handy )
A video game I adore: Final Fantasy X
A video game I loathe: 'Loathe' is not a happy word (or I haven't found one I actually hate)
My most beloved childhood item: All my beloved things are new. Maybe a stuffed animal?
The name of my favorite stuffed animal: Sheep. (It is, predictably, a sheep.)
Pets I have: Oreo, the Demonic Cat Of D00M (will eat your socks)
My idol: -sa. (I must not get any more specific lest the wrong people find out *sneakyninjalook*)
My goal in life: To not be a complete waste of cells
I’m going to tag people now that I’ve so kindly filled this out: Harry. Just because of the catboy thing. ("My goal in life: CATBOY!!!") And Brianne, because she will want to kill me but not be able to do so because she needs her no face. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/9101504/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/9101504/ Sun, 18 Jun 2006 01:14:43 PDT
I MISS PHOTOSHOP. It's probably my second-favourite program ever, and I haven't been able to color for almost two weeks now. (And before that was finals.)

None of you know of a "free trial" version, do you? Please? I only need it for a week, then I'm off to Orange and have costume sewing to do... ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/8463943/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/8463943/ Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:01:42 PDT
I started out in a Place. It was a perfectly normal place, mundane, somewhere you wouldn't think twice about being - except, I've never been to it in real life. It looked like some sort of public swimming pool, small, with a big deck and nothing was actually getting wet. There was something about a lot of soda nearby, too. (This is important.)

Along the back/left wall (I only faced two directions in this room in this dream), the wall became a soft, stretchy membrane, like a stretched-out balloon, except it never broke. There was a gap in one corner, and I, curious as ever, pushed through it. And this is the part I like.

It was a small room, spanning the length of the original, but only about half as wide. The actual dimensions were small, but somehow, it wasn't cramped. There was almost no light, but I could still see splashes of red everywhere. But the most important part was the people.

They were all over the little room, people I had met before - in fact, some of them had been in the other room a few minutes previously. They were easy to see, not shadowed at all, even though there was no light source. One of them sticks out in my memory; she greeted me like normal, but then she added, "So, you made it."

By entering the room, it seems, I had passed some sort of test. I don't really know what the test was for, or why it involved something that was, to me, so simple. But even so, something had changed. They were like some sort of secret club that had existed long before I met any of them, and now, passing through the membrane, I was a part of it

I only remember small pieces from the rest of it; for example, the soda. Remember the soda I mentioned earlier? The same person who greeted me was moving the soda with me; I remember following her across a street and dropping it in the back of a truck. I wanted to get back to the room, but my soda-moving trip was completed by the raucous call of my alarm clock.

If you even made it this far, you're probably thinking, "...why the hell is she telling me this?" Well, two reasons. One, because it's just the type of thing I would post on an artsite journal. And two, because it's something I'd want to turn into a piece of fiction, or gain proper documentation of, and I can't really do that if I forget.

I'll be back to edit this. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/8304302/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/8304302/ Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:59:01 PST
If I can get home without blowing up, I might actually work on coloring that piece about the Valkyr. And then there's that other photoshop thing I'm hoping to cobble together. Three deviations in a week - it must be a record, for me. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/8060326/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/8060326/ Fri, 03 Mar 2006 21:22:17 PST
Of course, I'm only focusing on this to ignore the prominent discomfort that has been this week.

Someone else has already explained it pretty well, but for those of you following along at home: There was a defection. At least, that's the best word I can think up for it. They didn't really "disown allegience to one's country," but they did leave one group to join another.

So while my brain has been trying to adjust to this new reality, my poor muscles have been subjected to repeated tortures. (Read: lacrosse practice.) ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/7431539/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/7431539/ Tue, 27 Dec 2005 13:13:37 PST
...for PlayStation.

Seriously. *snicker*

Anyway, Christmas was boring, day after fun because I had lots of toys to play with. Like this twenty-questions player. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/6946632/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/6946632/ Thu, 03 Nov 2005 16:26:36 PST
-_- OW MY THIGHS. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/6654520/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/6654520/ Sat, 01 Oct 2005 20:55:58 PDT
I am gaining a new appreciation for death. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/5489158/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/5489158/ Sat, 28 May 2005 21:50:04 PDT

*As you can see, I have a trial subscription.

*I saw Episode III today and though it is depressing (because everone knows the sad ending) it is really good.

*I am not surrounded by a light-deflecting fog. (I learn to wonder sometimes...)

*This... is... a good song?


The bad:

*School is ending and seventeen people I know will likely never be seen (and, in most cases, heard from) again.

*I have that shitty "good thing is over" feeling and I don't know why.

*I cannot sleep properly, but insist on winding myself up inside the blankets.


And the ugly:

*STAB!!! DIE!!! STAB!!! BWAHAHAHA, YOU OFFLINE PEOPLE!!! FEEL MY HOLY WRATH!!!

]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/5416719/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/5416719/ Fri, 20 May 2005 23:18:39 PDT
...the first person to say, "Chicken butt," gets SMACKED.

OK.

I updated! *trumpets blare*

I deleted two old crappy deviations and uploaded two new pretty ones. Now, once they show up, let the victory dances BEGIN. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/5269230/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/5269230/ Wed, 04 May 2005 21:21:23 PDT
So here I am, with nothing to say. All the other people at school mention morp. I mention how it made me want to BLEACH MY EYEBALLS but I shall go no further. (I mentioned this to one person... they completely missed the point and started searching for a change in my eye color. )

And now I discover that I am not the only one on my lacrosse team with a Billabong Australia backpack... some of the seniors have black-and-white ones. We both got very very hyper when we figured this out... and I got a free waffle.

My lacrosse coachs are awesome... but man, I think "Pink Ladies v. Greased Lightning" was overkill. Even if one of our best players landed a lead two months ago. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/5044095/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/5044095/ Sat, 09 Apr 2005 15:40:35 PDT
Urgh. I just may drege up an old story and post it... a thought too hideous to imagine unless I rewrite the whole thing from start to finish. Hmm...

It helps that I have stopped thinking of myself of Middie for the time being and have started thinking of myself as a little green monster with a flower on her head. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/5024310/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/5024310/ Thu, 07 Apr 2005 10:30:23 PDT
And I began writing my journal (not this one, my home one XD) in French so uneducated peons like you (well, most of you) cannot read! SQUEE!

And... I dunno, I am on a super super hyper kick, so... SQUEE!

I still have yet to finish coloring ancinent pics. But I will have stuff to do at least. SQUEE!

And I still have to do a flash movie for my Mocha friend. Once I learn how to make a symbol of a dancing coffee cup.

Er... SQUEE! ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/4677290/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/4677290/ Sat, 26 Feb 2005 11:47:08 PST
In other news, I have several lovely pictures, but with my broken scanner I can hardly show them. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/4132832/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/4132832/ Thu, 23 Dec 2004 02:13:13 PST
I am in AUSTRALIA!!!!

So, what is so different about it? Well, I shall start with the big stuff and work my way down.

First of all, the stuff we all know. Koalas, kangaroos, platypuses, and all those funny bush creatures. But what you don't know is the cicadas, and other nasty bugs that invade your house.. 24/7, buzz buzz buzz. Cockatoos, too- those big expensive white birds- fly around wild, all OVER the place. And yes, kookaburras really do laugh. "Kaa-kaa-kaa-kaa-kaa." They're nice looking birds, but they sound drunk.

Second of all, the population. There are less people in the entire country than in the state of California- 20k to 25k, respectively. And if you know this fact, you see signs of it everywhere. Like the news- stories about someone's unusual sheep creep their way onto TV every so often. And people are a little more willing to start a conversation. It's nice, really.

Also, since we're in the southern hemisphere, I can go outside and get a tan while you stay home and freeze. HAHAHA! Billabong is a strong brand of bathing suits, surfwear, and normal wear, so now I will become a trendsetter and bring it over to the states.

I could go on and on about the little differences, but howabout a few handicaps: all the new fancy technology has to be filtered through America before it comes out here. No lemonade- which is what they call sprite and other clear sodas like that. Also, there are fewer donut shops. About four per country, but luckily, one of them was at the airport- we got about three boxes. Yummy.

Oh, and if you want every detail from light switches to Hi-5, send me a note. This computer has no IM as of now. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3945823/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3945823/ Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:26:58 PST
Anyway, it is only three weeks until I get dive-bombed by female balls of cute instead... aaaaah. Much improvement. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3810243/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3810243/ Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:49:02 PST "Nugget" has resurfaced. Must shoot the next person to say it.
Am singing a riddle about Perky Pig Racers. Must tie my tongue into a knot.
Need to submit a deviation, but no deviation to submit. Must color some odd sketches I have.
Lotsa homework tonight to do. Shall utilize bus time.


Pros:
Um... normality?

Well, I did finish that huge book a month ago.
(Actually, I just loved the emoticon. ) ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3644394/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3644394/ Thu, 21 Oct 2004 18:09:16 PDT
I hate high school. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3526271/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3526271/ Wed, 06 Oct 2004 12:01:58 PDT Random People: *gasp* Oh No!
Furthermore, my art sucks.
Random People: Oh No, Amberine! You are the master of us all!

/ \
.| Ha, I wish. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3319689/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3319689/ Wed, 08 Sep 2004 17:45:52 PDT
Number of classes found within passing period: Two to four, perhaps?

Number of wrong room invasions: Two

Classrooms labeled wrongly or not at all: French

Number of Uniform Police (teachers): One

Number of teachers who have been locked up for two long: Three

Cell phones: Many

Alien invasion: You mean the school bell?

Airplane announcement: see above

Commercial chimes: see above

Lunch area: Messy

Number of snide comments to freshman by seniors: Many

Number of lockers in main hallway (a.k.a. 'Freshman Hallway"): more than half

Amount of space to move in Freshman Hallway: Two people wide

Amount of people who block Freshman Hallway: Freshman

Amount of people trying to get through Freshman Hallway: Entire school

Amount of traffic jams experienced: three

Amount of uniform police encounters reported: Five

Amount of homework: Much shopping

Cost of Tuition: About ten grand a year

Have fun in my life. Can I borrow yours? ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3262122/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3262122/ Wed, 01 Sep 2004 10:49:30 PDT
Hard to believe I've lost so many skills as I gained one.

*sigh* Well, this pic turned out decent. It was actually my first 3/4 angle head, then I lost it and drew more, then I found it, screamed in horror, and redrew. Now Voco has a pretty pic of her own. Pretty Voco... ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3184257/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/3184257/ Sat, 21 Aug 2004 23:33:17 PDT
Why did I eat all those brownies? Why? I'm supposed to be dieting so I can fit into a smaller skirt- they didn't have my size x.X That skirt will seriously hypnotize people. Very checkery.

What should I draw now? I cannot draw animal heads sideways anymore x.x maybe I will draw myself since I have no good pictures. ]]> ~Amberine http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/2840039/ http://Amberine.deviantart.com/journal/2840039/ Fri, 09 Jul 2004 09:25:21 PDT
Oy, Chillerdragon, keep this up and you'll fill my comment list -.- oh well. Argue with me on IM if you can. We can have a picture war or something fun like that. ]]> ~Amberine