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Too tired to argue. Tomorrow, my friend Kat is going to teach my the steps to starting a candle magick ritual. I found a really simple one that is supposed to help focus your energy into vitality.

ARG! And what the hell with these damn ad banners! When they reload, they take away my typing cursor thing and I ahve to reclick! GOD DAMMIT that's irritating. Sorry. like I said, really tired.

Night!

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So I'm done posting non-story artwork and I already got 3 faves on them! Wow! That's impressive. I may not upload all my character artwork tonight. I also am missing some of my sketches and I won't upload the sketchy pictures because my scanner won't scan my paper as white. I don't know why, but it makes everything much harder. Peace out!


I'm scanning and cleaning pictures RIGHT now. I will make a clean line gallery for people. You can color them and get 600dpi versions if you want. And I will throw in some "sketchy" ones that I'm too tired to outline. It's the outlining the holds everything up. So for the sketchy ones, please call someone up and help me get them clean. I'll try to color them anyway. (I drew one with nipples... she's half nakie!!)
I'm so tired. Should have gone to bed and hour ago, but I was scanning. FOR YOU STARCROSSER! FOR YOU!
And all you other people who watch this too ... how many people actually watch my journal?

Sleep. Support anyone?

]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/16364188/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/16364188/ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:16:48 PST My MySpace

Also, and more importantly, I SELL STUFF! YAY ME! Go buy or pimp me out. I am around $400 in the hole and sinking fast. I'm not saying I will starve, because my parents wouldn't allow that, but I am trying to be on my own so help is appreciated.
Gah! Every time the ad reloads on this page, it takes away my typing place. Stupid ads.

Anyway, check out my Etsy.com site at Katheartic Krafting. Please! I only posted a few things on there, but I'll post more after the first purchase. SO BUY SOMETHING! IT'S ALL MAGNETS NOW AND I'M SURE YOU HAVE SOMETHING METAL TO ATTACH IT TO! *cough* I'm back. Check it out! I'll be fixing the pictures tonight or tomorrow because I didn't know they had to be 1,000 pixels wide minumum. Eesh.

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Right now, I'm just so frustrated with one of my "friends." She always talks about how good she is with resumes, and I really need to update/make mine. She said she'd meet me here, but as per usual, she's not here. My guess is she called me about an hour ago saying, "SOmething's come up, I'm sick, my B/F is having problems, my car broke" whatever thing has happened this time. But you know? She's always forgetting, or having something pull her away. So if it's not her, then something is telling her to get away from me. If it is her, then I wish she would just say it so I could stop trying to rely on her from time to time, because it's obviously not going to happen. She's leaving in April for a year anyway, just like any friend I get attached to does. What a waste of time for me to be sitting here, thinking she'll come through the door. Obviously not. Oh, and the reason I didn't get her call? I left my phone at home. I'm skipping anthropology disc anyway, so whatever. I can go listen to her excuse now.

Grr...

I can't post this on MySpace because she reads my MySpace and in case this really isn't her fault, I would hate to make her feel bad (poorly?).


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Just testing out my updated links to my bar graphics. Apparently, I missed the month where they changed all that... oops.
Life is life... I'm still drawing but I suck and I lack the patience and effort to upload anymore, but I still love looking at everyone's stuff! Yay you! Oh. And I suppose I might have a MySpace. Siobhan something or other.


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`mangapunksai
=ellaine
`karincoma
~MincedNiku
*zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M
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Obviously, first off. I actually like boy-boy pics. =Horus-Goddess has awesome boy-boy pics that are tasteful and still really cute (althou Y!Gallery has the porn side of this too).

But I miss my hetero pics. I miss hetero fan pairings too, even though in general I think a lot of fan pairings are crazy.

I'm trying to be sensible, as I really don't care about b-b, g-g or b-g love since I have considered female attractions, but as with many people, I can't find a woman that I would actually date (but I have my own problems with sexuality aside from sexual preference).

Where are the girl-girl pics? Why are lesbian pairings so few compared to the man lovin? There is a ton of boy-boy pictures here and very much fewer of the equivilent for the opposite sex.

I used to like boy-boy a lot more than I do now. Now, it's like watching Tatu, they just do it because everyone else is. "Ooh, Horus-Goddess likes B on B, so I should draw a whole bunch too." I really don't care why it's so popular, but I'm a girl and DAMMIT! I WANT MAN MEAT!

Anyone else sick of the, "I've created yet another gorgeous hunk of man flesh which is completely off limits to you women because he's gay just like my other 40 characters."

It occurs to me that I have never created a gay character of either sex, but I have a great desire to do so now. In fact, I have a character whose sexuality I've never really thought about, but it would be completely logical for her to be a lesbian. The only catch is I can't think of a character for her to be paired with, but I can give her a girlfriend that died. That's a common problem during a war...

Anyway. I've got a pairing in my head that won't leave even though it's physically impossible to ever make work in my story. Don't you hate it when you see the perfect match for your character and it's on a TV show? GRRR.

Yea, so... IF YOU LOVE ME, DRAW ME SOME HUNKY HETERO-LOVIN'! You know who you are you really good artists...

Peace out and NO HATE MAIL!


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`mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
=MincedNiku
*zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M
`suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/10415512/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/10415512/ Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:44:48 PDT Deviant Art
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My mom joined DevArt, and is here ~ghaidhlig.
She's an awesome traditional artist, but her gallery is one of the many that currently trapped in the Bermuda Triangle that is DevArt's gallery problem. So go check her out and give her support. She's not used to this computer stuff, so don't crit the computer related stuff, focus on the art. Peace out!


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©damphyr
`mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
=MincedNiku
~zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M
+suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/8944201/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/8944201/ Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:46:49 PDT Deviant Art
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Mood: Random Icon!!!!
Listening to: The Fray - Cable Car
Reading: Microbiology text

Good news! I drew two pictures I'm really happy with!
Bad news. I have to color two more pictures... like I have time for that. Sadness.

I should hire someone to do computer outlining and such so I have more time for coloring! I have a couple pictures that need to be completely re-inked digitally cause the detailing is so small it makes the lines look like crap when scanned. Bastards I tell you...


+~People I Still Admire~+
+damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
=MincedNiku
~zeiva
~sadwonderland
*Wen-M
+suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/8646969/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/8646969/ Mon, 01 May 2006 22:18:02 PDT Deviant Art
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Mood: Moo? Sure...
Listening to: OTR - Matchbook
Reading: Vampire Hunter D - Raiser of Gales

I love =MincedNiku. I've loved her art since years before I was on DevArt. And since she's such a popular artist, I don't usually go around posting stuff about her in my journal. But this journal isn't really about her. It's about me being a completely busy bitch who has no time for the art she REALLY wants to draw.
So since I felt I could do no justice to her characters, I kindly abstained from her and ~ladyjaida's contest. Now that it's all over (at least all submissions are in) I went through and faved all my favorites. To be honest, there's a lot fewer Nine submissions than I expected. He's my favorite.
So to anyone reading this 'cause I :+fave:d your pic, you did a wonderful job.
If you are reading this and haven't seen what I'm talking about, you have two choices. Browse my faves for the amazing artists or visit [link] and browse through them all. There are a ton of great Cee pics that I didn't fave, just cause she isn't really my kind of character. Too much pink and candy, though her hair is fun.
Someday, probably this summer, I'll draw some of these pics.
So many pictures, and so few actually finished. My elf pic is my bane right now. Anybody want to do line work for me? The lines scanned badly and I don't think rescanning will help. If someone wants to take a pentool, or do something else to fix it, let me know, and I'll send you the gigantic file. Pwetty Pwease? I just don't have time, ya know? I barely have time to lay down flat colors, let alone re-pen an entire pic.
Anyway, ta ta for now all. Thanks to all of you who watch me, and sorry I'm such a slacker in the art department. Someday, I promise.


+~People I Still Admire~+
+damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
=MincedNiku
~zeiva
~sadwonderland
*Wen-M
+suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/8506005/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/8506005/ Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:39:15 PDT Deviant Art
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Mood: Seriously?
Listening to: OTR - Matchbook
Reading: Vampire Hunter D - Raiser of Gales

So I just submitted that wip of the antagonist and went to make sure it loaded not 5 minutes later, and guess what? Someone already faved it! Holy crap. Talk about making my day!
So I'm alive, but my computer may not be. C drive's making a lot of noise and acting slow. This weekend is going to be full of tests and possible money spending (Waaa!). Let's all hope that it's a fan, but I doubt it. I don't want to reinstall everything!!!!!!


+~People I Still Admire~+
+damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
=MincedNiku
~zeiva
~sadwonderland
*Wen-M
+suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/8153656/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/8153656/ Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:23:38 PST Deviant Art
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Mood: Meow meow meow meow
Listening to: OTR - Matchbook
Reading: Vampire Hunter D - Raiser of Gales

I'm not dead, just busy and uninspired.


+~People I Still Admire~+
+damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
~MincedNiku
*zeiva
~sadwonderland
*Wen-M
+suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7747070/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7747070/ Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:55:41 PST Deviant Art
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Mood: Haha! Didn't fail!
Listening to: OTR - Matchbook
Reading: Vampire Hunter D - Raiser of Gales

So I'm selling a brand new, unopened copy of City of Villians with a subscription that will last through November 2006. The price is $100(+S&H) which is an unbelievable deal considering that a year sub is $143 and the game is $50. Seriously. Excellent deal. I'm selling it cause I'm pissed at the people who sent it to me. If you want it, Paypal is preferred, though money order and check are ok as long as I cash them before I send it.

Also, I'm elated because all weekend I've been thinking that I failed my first midterm and that I'm a total idiot and everything was all wrong and blah blah blah. I accidently checked my grade today and realized that I misread it as 24/90 when it was actually 74/90. OMFG. That fucking made my day. I have never laughed and cried at the same time in this way. The relief was crazy.

OK. Bed. Really.

P.S. I'm going to try and revive my iPod nano's scratched to hell screen with brasso. I've seen a couple of before and after pics and it's worth a shot. Can't be any worse than it is now. Any tips or warnings? I've got some nano covers coming in the mail. Does anyone have iKlear or a similar plastics cleaner? I want to avoid damaging it with alcohol. I can even tell you why alcohols damage plastics! Whee! Go Chem!


+~People I Still Admire~+
+damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
=MincedNiku
*zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M
+suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7667712/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7667712/ Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:32:24 PST Deviant Art
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Mood: Hmmm
Listening to: The Who - Baba O'Riley
Reading: Forgive me, Incubus Dreams

So when I use photoshop, I usually get a nice soft brush look. That's with a mouse tho. When I use my tablet, I get almost a stippled look no matter what I do. Any tips or fixes? Gaussian blur takes all the detail out of my work, and I don't want to have to do detail with the mouse, but if I can't fix it, I'll have to use my mouse instead.


+~People I Still Admire~+
+damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
=MincedNiku
*zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M
+suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7493905/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7493905/ Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:44:55 PST Deviant Art
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Mood: Frustrated with self
Listening to: Sean Paul - Get Busy
Reading: Just finished Tamora Pierce
Watching: Timeline

So after I f-disked, I haven't really felt like coloring anything. I'm in a total art funk and I'm suffering a slight reccurance of sickness. I feel really awful that I haven't colored anything. Well, it was started, but now that I lost all that work I don't feel like doing it anymore, Not to mention that the pic I was supposed to do for Tyson refuses to come out like I intend it. I know exactly how I want it to look, and my hands refuse to communicate with my head. So yea, vent vent bitch bitch.
And I smashed my new piercing really hard with the seat belt yesterday. I didn't know I could go from laughing to crying that quickly. God damn that hurt. It's all swollen again so now I'm worried I damaged it. Sigh. Bye bye!


+~People I Still Admire~+
+damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
*MincedNiku
*zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M
+suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7366251/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7366251/ Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:40:47 PST Deviant Art
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Mood: Mad at people
Listening to: Divisi - Suddenly
Reading: Lots - Tamora Pierce and Madeline L'Engle
Watching: Aeon Flux

OK, so I will start this journal by saying that people who make viruses and Trojan Horses should be beaten and their computers destroyed. People who think that destroying other people's stuff are beyond vile in my eyes.

I haven't lost all my art thank God. I keep it on the D drive for a reason. However, I don't have Photoshop with me right now, and I can't scan anything and it took me 10 hours to install windows yesterday, including the 7 hours of figuring out why Windows wouldn't install (still don't know, but I unplugged everything excepting the A drive and hard drive.)

Anger and frustration, because all the coloring I was doing WAS on the C: drive. So I'm really pissed off because I had the base colors and some shading done, but I have most of the line art still.

So yea, Kat's pissed off and hopes that none of her watchers have ever made a virus, or she won't like you. Certain exceptions apply, such as applying a virus on the final day of school to your school computer lab. As long as no one lost anything, I can minorly forgive you.

On the upside? The Movies is a great game. Kind of hard to get used to and the Sandbox is waaaayyy more fun. Careful tho', the larger your lot gets, the more likely it will stutter on a Radeon 9600 Pro with 512 MB RAM or lower. We'll see how it runs when I get my 1.5 GB RAM and 9800 Pro running again.


+~People I Still Admire~+
^damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
*MincedNiku
*zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M
©suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7278772/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7278772/ Sun, 11 Dec 2005 00:43:48 PST Deviant Art
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Mood: *Le Sigh*
Listening to: Divisi - Suddenly
Reading: Lots - Tamora Pierce and Madeline L'Engle

OK, so shit that's going on.
I'm really tired and pretty unhappy right now.
My computer is re-installed, and after a little bit of a power supply malfunction, it's running well up in P-town.
Got my first two grades for this term back. C and C+, and the C+ was only 11 points away from being a B. So angry and I know my parents are going to be angry. I feel like I failed, even though I passed.
Re-did my piercing today. Last year, I didn't take care of it and it ended up with liquid between skin and cartiledge, forming a weird ring. This time I'm going to take really good care of it and I got a barbell instead of a ring. That should help.

Is so pretty! Blue titanium with white crystal (like diamond) in the center. Size 14 for those who want to get me jewelry, lol.
Devin's off with Rick in Las Vegas. RIck's turning 21, so his family took him to Vegas.
Having trouble re-adjusting to being here, and it's screwing up my plans to outline shit.
Have to buy a new Bio book, cause the teachers are jackasses. We covered less than half the book they made us buy last term, and apparently there is a different book for the third term! WTF.
On the upside, no school til the 9th. That's a week longer than I had originally planned.
And even though he got fired Tyson bought me a new printer. Those who read this don't tell him, but his gift will involve that printer. Hope it all works out alright.

Umm. Yea, sorry for the bitching session, but I'm frustrated and Devin isn't here. SO SUCK IT! MUHAHAHAHAHA! Yea, really.


+~People I Still Admire~+
^damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
*MincedNiku
*zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M
©suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7169776/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7169776/ Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:25:28 PST Deviant Art
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Mood: Lalala - Help me!
Listening to: Divisi - Suddenly
Reading: The Heir

So, I am writing a paper on pointless propaganda. Who wants to input? PLEASE post a reply and tell me:
Your least favorite medical ads (I.E. Smiling Bob, Restless Leg Syndrome)
Specific issues with Stick Peoples (models, actresses)

Also, feel free to bitch away. Seriously. Bitch heavily. The more bitching, the better I can figure more logical arguments. Lalala! Enjoy!

Actually, tell me about any useless propaganda. Don't bring up war or politics. Focus on the other types.



+~People I Still Admire~+
^damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
*MincedNiku
*zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M
©suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7101032/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/7101032/ Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:21:16 PST Deviant Art
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Mood: Oh please...
Listening to: Divisi - Here to Stay
Reading: The Heir

I'm excited to get the holidays started cause I REALLY want to get coloring my pictures! I'm going to hook up a CRT monitor so that my pics aren't too dark and I'm gonna try to color as many as possible.
I want to focus on Shiana pics and characters from my story (which has way more plot than people could possibly guess. I've probably got about 60 years of Shiana's life done and the entire breeding pattern and character plots typed up. Scary.)
So yea, I'm dying for Christmas. Plus I've got a commission with Jieyi for Shiana, so y'all will have Shiana overload! Oh for coloring NOW!!

Plus I gotta call and bitch out THREE different companies. Paypal, Citi cards, and EBGames all suck. Grr.

Anywhoo, excitement yea. Love you all! Peace out!


+~People I Still Admire~+
^damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
*MincedNiku
*zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M
©suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/6864221/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/6864221/ Tue, 25 Oct 2005 20:14:59 PDT Deviant Art
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Mood: Un-Productive
Listening to: Run Around - Blues Traveler
Reading: Flirting With Danger

OK, so I saw this in ©suzi9mm's journal, and thought I'd try it. I got 80%!
Porn or Pop?
LOL, funny stuff. Anyway. I'm supposed to write a response to Foucault's Panopticon theory. That's just weird stuff.
Sorry for the lack of journals. I'm an outlining maniac right now, I promise. Just like 10 more picss to outline (I drew more by accident, I didn't mean to! But I just had to draw!!).

TTY'allL!

Edit: When the hell did I get 1,000 pageviews? Thanks all!


+~People I Still Admire~+
^damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
*MincedNiku
*zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M
©suzi9mm
Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/6673376/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/6673376/ Mon, 03 Oct 2005 21:52:24 PDT Deviant Art
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Mood: Productive
Listening to: Jerk it Out - Caesar's Palace
Watching: Advent Children

Here's something that all us chem/bio geeks can enjoy. If you don't live in Oregon, but would like to participate anyway, you can do so without being on a team! I just want to get a U of O team going (though I'm accepting anyone in the Eugene/Springfield/Roseburg area). I MIGHT even let some Beavers join, if they're nice...

GO DUCKS!!

Home Page

_________________Start Message________________________
While the actual computation demands of Folding@Home are quite low, most computers have trouble rendering spacefilling models of proteins quickly. For this reason, it is much better to run it in the background completely minimized to avoid disturbing any work you are doing. My computer is high end, (Radeon 9600+, 1.5 GB RAM, 3.0 GB processor) however, it still has issues rendering all the proteins in space filling models. However, when the program is minimized, the system has no strain put on it at all since all the demands are graphical in nature. The program does do ball and stick as well as just stick models, which I have yet to try. Over the next week or so, I intend to start a list of participants and create a webpage. At this point, I intend nothing more than just a list of people participating and a link to join the team. If you think there could be more there, or do not want your name on the list of participants, please email me with "Folding@Home" in the title of the email. I can sort my mail so that I make sure I get all of your messages.

Folding@Home Information off the web page
Our goal: to understand protein folding, protein aggregation, and related diseases

These diseases include things like Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many cancers and cancer-related syndromes.

What does Folding@Home do?
Folding@Home is a distributed computing project which studies protein folding, misfolding, aggregation, and related diseases. We use novel computational methods and large scale distributed computing, to simulate timescales thousands to millions of times longer than previously achieved. This has allowed us to simulate folding for the first time, and to now direct our approach to examine folding related disease.
Our algorithms are designed such that for every computer that joins the project, we get a commensurate increase in simulation speed.

Is English not your native language? We also have translations for the Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. (Japanese is currently down.)

What are the minimum system requirements? All computers can contribute to Folding@Home. However, if the computer is too slow (eg wasn't bought in the last 3-4 years or so), the computer might not be fast enough to make the deadlines of typical work units. In this case, one should run with deadlineless work units, which can be set up during configuration.
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Email me or send me a PM. Help solve prion diseases!!


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^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
*MincedNiku
=zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M

Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/6629003/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/6629003/ Thu, 29 Sep 2005 01:00:07 PDT Deviant Art
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Mood: *shame*
Listening to: evolution - Hamasaki Ayumi
Watching: Advent Children

So I know I haven't done anything recently (ok, past 3 months) but that was summer and school is now, so I hope to do some work within the next couple of weeks. I'll try to get the rose picture done and and upload a whole bunch of line arts. (I've been drawing, just not uploading.) Anyway. Sorry about the delays and stuff. I know that not a lot of people watch me, but I really should try to be more consistent.

Pray for low class loads (haha).

Edit: OK. So I have 42 pictures I intend to outline, some of which will be "quick colors". About 25 of them I intend to spend good time on and make full pieces. Dear God help me. I have a few "doodle pieces" which are just a collection of smaller pics on one page. At least three pages of this.

I INTEND TO SHOW ALL MY CHARACTERS and introduce their parts in my story. That's right, I'm going to get my story out there. I even have character bios and demon birth charts written, if not typed. Fi, Duran, Emma, Trinh and Thi, and of course Shiana will be detailed. Also, for the very first time, the mysterious antagonist! If I tell you his name and part in the story, it'll give too much away. So he'll just be the "mysterious antagonist" for now. I will upload the line arts and I hope some of you will be brave enough to color them, since I'll be way behind for awhile. Off to bed! I have a chem quiz tomorrow.


+~People I Still Admire~+
^damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
*MincedNiku
=zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M

Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/6392538/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/6392538/ Thu, 01 Sep 2005 22:00:46 PDT Deviant Art
DeviantArt






Mood: Mrow?
Listening to: Almost Human - Voltaire
Watching: Nothing right now

OK, so somebody gave me a copy Atlanta Cutlery or something of the like, and now I need something. Everyone together now...
Damascus Katana Blade
OMG. :faints: OMG. OMG. OMG. I can put my own handle on? From my scadian friend's shop? :faints: again. OMG.
And if that's too much...
This
Or this
Or even this...
Don't forget this!

So yea. Damaging news to me when I just spent my rent money on $300 of new fabric for Autumn War. I fixed the rent thing, but I felt stupid anyway. But I'll have a new cloak and a non-SCA item... A full length black moleskin coat based off, sadly, the matrix coat pattern. Buttons galore! Whee! I'm very excited. My birthday's April 1st, and it'll be my 21st, so save up and buy Kat a katana. It was meant to be.

P.S. Go here FMA fans: Manga Free


+~People I Still Admire~+
^damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
=MincedNiku
=zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M

Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/6199299/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/6199299/ Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:16:46 PDT Deviant Art
DeviantArt






Mood: PIECE OF F*ING SHIT!
Listening to: Insomniac - OTR
Watching: Ep III -Blech!

OK. STFU. Everyone, seriously. If you don't want bureacracy, go get a freeservers or geocities account. Yes. People who run stuff often make decisions nobody likes. But guess what? I'm making my art for me, and I wanted a place that I could upload limitless amounts and have people who would comment. And guess what? DEVART STILL DOES THAT!! Yes, their EULA (in one form or another) is all in legalese and does give them permission to use things you submit. Have you ever heard someone complaining about how the admins stole their art to use badly? Or how awful it is to have their art promoted? NO! Because they haven't used this power to harm the masses.
Jark was booted. Suck to the maximum. Nobody is really happy with that, but life continues. Banning posting or hiding your art doesn't show support for what deviantArt represents, it says, "HA! Community is made up by us, now watch us leave." If you like what deviantArt represents, you would support the concept by pretending the bureacracy isn't there. You are right when you say WE are the community. That means that our art drives this, and if you want it to fail, then pull your art out. Hide your galleries. Crash peoples computers with yellow.
*sigh* I know we're unhappy. I know that you want to send the message of our power. But I'm tired of it. If I had known that people were going to be such whiners, I might not have bothered with DevArt.


+~People I Still Admire~+
^damphyr
^mangapunksai
=ellaine
=karincoma
=MincedNiku
=zeiva
*sadwonderland
*Wen-M

Nobody wants the kiriban's. Fuck em. I'm not going to offer them anyway. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/5627202/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/5627202/ Sun, 12 Jun 2005 12:37:37 PDT
=karincoma






Mood: PIECE OF F*ING SHIT!
Listening to: Insomniac - OTR
Watching: Ep III -Blech!

OK. SO NOBODY NEEEDS TO SUPPORT IPODS!! The battery life is a joke, as is compatibility and the prices are no longer comparable. Buying an iPod is saying "I want to be trendy and don't care about product satisfaction." If you ever wonder why so many are sold on ebay, I can tell you. It's cause they SUCK! That's where mine is going. So if anybody wants to buy an ipod 30GB with everything but the USB connector for only $175 (plus S&H) take the MF. *so pissed off that she wasted $235 on this piece of crap*
Support someone who does product control! Do your reasearch and don't be swayed by trends! Creative's Nomad Xtra gets 7.7 as opposed to iPod's 8.0 and only because it weighs about 1 oz more...

GRR!! SO PISSED OFF!


Nobody wants the kiriban's. Sadness. 999 is the next one. Print screen and send me a note. I don't pay attention to my comments on a regular basis. Sorry. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/5571163/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/5571163/ Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:44:43 PDT
=karincoma






Mood: Make them stop!!
Listening to: Insomniac - OTR
Watching: Ep III -Blech!

OK. Quit your bitchin! Now I am known for bitching, and I am often quite good at finding things to bitch about, but I let it go and rarely write about it. BUT FOR GOD'S SAKE! HERE ARE THE THINGS I NEVER WANT TO HEAR RANTS ABOUT AGAIN!!!!

1: Nudity in DD's. I looked. There isn't that much nudity. Yes. There may be one piece a day. And if that offends you, I apologize. Now deal.

2: Use of the word "kawaii". Don't like the fact that people are using japanese words? Guess what? English is a huge amalgam of foreign words. Let's start with Japanese words.
Origami, karate, karaoke, kamikaze, tsunami.
French:
Chic, carte blanche, faux pas, ambulance, corduroy, gourmet, macabre, reservoir, tons of cooking terms and my personal favorite: tampon.
German - Is being skipped because it's too easy.
And just for shits - Latvian - sleazy.
Here's a great webpage for more: [link]

3: "Art is crap" Shut up. Just shut up. Go listen to the Black Eyed Peas and leave me alone, I don't even want to deal with the stupidity of this one.

Think this journal is crap? Then remember that when you go to rant on something in your journal! Rants are theraputic, so I don't really care that much, but occasionally, I get to rant back .


Nobody wants the kiriban's. Sadness. 999 is the next one. Print screen and send me a note. I don't pay attention to my comments on a regular basis. Sorry. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/5442458/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/5442458/ Mon, 23 May 2005 19:58:28 PDT
=karincoma






Mood: *huff*
Listening to: Crossfire - Kasey Chambers
Reading: General Chemistry
Watching: Yukimura's Death

OK. Someone design me a knife. Actually, it's a pair of knives.

1: Wielded by a female.
2: Used as a pair, occasionally could be used alone.
3: Sharp on both sides.
4: The character is greek, then lived in scotland for awhile (escaping). This is modern and she is capable of travel. Knives can be of any origin.
5: They also need to be able to be held like this picture.

Yes, arms bend like that, at least mine do. Maybe I'm a freak.
Please! Help me! Get friends to help me! My knives look awful! HELP MEEEE!!!

Thank you.


Nobody wants the kiriban's. Sadness. 999 is the next one. Print screen and send me a note. I don't pay attention to my comments on a regular basis. Sorry. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/5215752/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/5215752/ Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:27:35 PDT
=karincoma






Mood: *whee!*
Listening to: Violet - PuffyAmiYumi
Reading: General Chemistry
Watching: Sin City

OMG! Yay! I just got the best deal on copics! I got about 95 copics and 6 prismacolors with the copic airbrush and 2 full cans of air for $125. Too excited. And at least half of the markers were never used! Some were, but I can always replace the nibs or ink if necessary.

I joined Gaia. What have I done?
Anywho. My avi looks pathetic 'cause she's wearing rags. I think I'm going to draw her in an ideal outfit. I've been meaning to design a new char anyway. Oh well. Off to fail chemistry and shoot pin-up models. *Laa laa lalala la, laa lalala laaaaa*


Nobody wants the kiriban's. Sadness. 999 is the next one. Print screen and send me a note. I don't pay attention to my comments on a regular basis. Sorry. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/5122576/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/5122576/ Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:26:43 PDT
=karincoma






Mood: *bye my precious car
Listening to: Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Reading: Wicked

Fill in and leave as a message. For those who don't know (which is pretty much everybody) I slid around a corner today and wrecked my car. Goodbye my baby. Sorry I didn't change your tires.

IF YOUR TREADS ARE LOW CHANGE YOUR TIRES! IT REALLY COULD HELP SAVE YOU!

Now onto the fun stuff.

01.] Who are you?
[02.] Are we friends?
[03.] When and how did we meet?
[04.] How have I affected you?
[05.] What do you think of me?
[06.] What's the fondest memory you have of me?
[07.] How long do you think we will be friends?
[08.] Do you like me?
[09.] Would you date me?
[10.] Would you kiss me?
[11.] Would you hug me?
[12.] Physically, what stands out?
[13.] Emotionally, what stands out?
[14.] Do you wish I was cooler?
[15.] Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
[16.] Am I loveable?
[17.] How long have you known me?
[18.] Describe me in one word.
[19.] What was your first impression?
[20.] Do you still think that way about me now?
[21.] What do you think my weakness is?
[22.] Do you think I'll get married?
[23.] What makes me happy?
[24.] What makes me sad?
[25.] What reminds you of me?
[26.] If you could give me anything what would it be?
[27.] How well do you know me?
[28.] When's the last time you saw me?
[29.] Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
[30.] Are you going to put this in your journal and see what I put about you?


Nobody wants the kiriban's. Sadness. 999 is the next one. Print screen and send me a note. I don't pay attention to my comments on a regular basis. Sorry. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4481748/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4481748/ Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:42:01 PST
*karincoma






Mood: *sigh*
Listening to: Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Reading: Shadowheart

Edit 2: [link] Best valentines day card so far. I broke my spleen. Yay... I have a valentines day pic too. I'm just lazy. Maybe next time I'll do it early or some crazy shit like that.

Yea. So I uploaded tons of scraps. If you see them around, tell me please. I didn't water mark.
You are welcome to color any of them as long as you tell me you're going to. Any bodily corrections and inking corrections are fine so long as you don't change the pose of the picture (i.e. her hand should not go from being behind her head to across her waist).
BTW, some people have really matured in their style, or just changed, but in a good way. Green Day's new song is really good. I want to get their album. Also, MC Solaar's album with the song "La Vie est Belle". I think I bought it on amazon. I don't remember which one I bought...
Anyway. Enjoy!

EDIT:
(From ~Oisa's journal)

(A) First, recommend to me:
1. a movie:
2. a book:
3. a musical artist, song, or album:

(B) I want everyone who reads this to ask me three questions, no more, no less. Ask me anything you want.

(C) Then I want you to go to your journal, copy and paste this allowing your friends to ask you anything, if you want.


actually had the 333 kiriban and she has decided to donate it to . The love just keeps on giving! If someone wants the 666, just take a screen shot. Hit the PrintScreen button for those without PSP or PS. I'm pretty sure Paint will grab the image too!
AND I KNOW I'M SLOW XAILA-CHAN! Sorry!!! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4446224/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4446224/ Sat, 29 Jan 2005 14:54:31 PST
*karincoma






Mood: *sigh*
Listening to: No song in particular - The Coats
Reading: Calculus - Early Transcendentals Single Variable

Working on pictures. I refuse to color until I ink. Hence the paper thing.


Not to mention the 2 papers I have to write this weekend. I've got goals... There's a paper above my computer reminding me that I have to complete 3 sections on ym science report by tonight. My that sounds cheesy.
Anyway. Been depressed lately, but I probably won't pour my heart out here, so don't ask. I'm moving slowly, but I'm trying.


actually had the 333 kiriban and she has decided to donate it to . The love just keeps on giving! If someone wants the 666, just take a screen shot. Hit the PrintScreen button for those without PSP or PS. I'm pretty sure Paint will grab the image too!
AND I KNOW I'M SLOW XAILA-CHAN! Sorry!!! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4373671/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4373671/ Fri, 21 Jan 2005 16:11:57 PST
*karincoma






Mood: *sigh*
Listening to: No song in particular - The Coats
Reading: Calculus - Early Transcendentals Single Variable

EDIT Sydney added my to her friends list. I feel special cause (as stalker-ish as this is going to sound) I LOVE her work. Her style is attractive yet personal, which I admire greatly. I'm still trying to develop my style to get all the things that attract me to pictures. ANYWAY! The reason I'm posting this is to hope she reads the journal. I think I got this sketch from an artist who posted on obsidianwings (*rest in peace*).

Anybody recognize the pic? The sig? Somebody help me because I refuse to finish this without knowing the artist!
I'm frustrated with myself, cause normally if I save pictures to my harddrive I have the artists name at the beginning of the piece. DevArt's been saving hd space cause of the favorites tool. Granted I organize better on the harddrive, but eh.

So I've really wanted to get back into conte recently. I've got all this things I'd like to do that wouldn't really look good the way I normally color.
I have no room. I think that's why I haven't really haven't done a lot of art lately. Just feeling enclosed. My rooms trashed and I don't have the patience to clean it since there isn't really any where to put the crap.
Dammit!


actually had the 333 kiriban and she has decided to donate it to . The love just keeps on giving! If someone wants the 666, just take a screen shot. Hit the PrintScreen button for those without PSP or PS. I'm pretty sure Paint will grab the image too!
AND I KNOW I'M SLOW XAILA-CHAN! Sorry!!! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4361445/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4361445/ Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:23:08 PST
*karincoma






Mood: You're kidding me
Listening to: No song in particular - The Coats
Reading: Calculus - Early Transcendentals Single Variable

So I am going to be forced to draw something called Fashion failure.
A popular style of shoe now is the Mukluk. I don't care what other people call it. It's the fuzzy boot that people wear with short skirts that DOESN"T GO WITH SHORT SKIRTS! And then the girl wears a shirt that makes her look preggers and she has large breasts, so they sag cause she isn't wearing a bra because the shirt is one of those that has eleastic over the boobs and then fabric that flows below it. The skirt is so short, you can see the pink panties WHILE HER LEGS WERE CROSSED! > For jewelry? Dangly tacky plastic earrings in wannabe abalone and a pink plastic bracelet about 1.5 inches wide.

Now I'm not thin. And I don't wear thousand dollar clothes cause I don't have the money. But heres the thing. This girl is about 5'9". A healthly weight. Heavier than anorexic, but NOT fat. However, not toned, so her skin fat moves and "oozes". The clothes? Expensive. And bad. This is unacceptable yet somehow, I see these things more and more often. Now I will draw it. Because it is sad. Very very sad.

And Xailachan's picture is inked. But not scanned.


actually had the 333 kiriban and she has decided to donate it to . The love just keeps on giving! If someone wants the 666, just take a screen shot. Hit the PrintScreen button for those without PSP or PS. I'm pretty sure Paint will grab the image too!
AND I KNOW I'M SLOW XAILA-CHAN! Sorry!!! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4229424/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4229424/ Mon, 03 Jan 2005 13:22:43 PST
*karincoma






Mood: Huh what now?
Listening to: Alizee - Moi Lolita
Reading: Medical Mysterys

So... I'm actually letting people buy pictures. I didn't get a print account, but if people want to buy them, enjoy. I figure if they want them, they could always just print them on a printer, but here is an opportunity to buy them legally.

Anyway. The next thing I'm drawing is the kiriban for Xaila-Chan. No questions asked. IT WILL BE DONE!!

I've got class, ttyl!


actually had the 333 kiriban and she has decided to donate it to . The love just keeps on giving! If someone wants the 666, just take a screen shot. Hit the PrintScreen button for those without PSP or PS. I'm pretty sure Paint will grab the image too!
AND I KNOW I'M SLOW XAILA-CHAN! Sorry!!! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4138772/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4138772/ Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:23:47 PST
*karincoma






Mood: ARRRRGGGGHHH!
Listening to: Haducii - Dragostea din tei
Reading: Medical Mysterys

Well, just updating to let people know I'm here and not pissed. just haven't been drawing a lot. I feel kind of bad for it, but I'm sure it will come back. I have so many ideas I just need to get down.

So I gave +damphyr a christmas gift off her wishlist and mailed it double-time to her right? Today she's like "Someone sent me a gift! Who was it?" 'cause devArt isn't always the perfect entity and doesn't list what deviant sent it. Well, it turns out I wasn't the only one who sent the picture. *sigh* Damn. I really wanted to give the right gift! Oh well. Such is life. Maybe she can put them on opposite walls, one with a frame and one without and fool people into thinking she has a mirror focused on the one without a frame, huh?

Edit: So an update. The other person who sent her the picture accused me of lying. Wow. Nice. Lying about a christmas gift. Called it a charade. And I've had just little enough sleep and I've spent enough money to be really pissed off. I think I went overboard in my retort, but I provided the reciept minus all the important numbers. Man. That gets me steamed. I didn't accuse her of stealing my thunder did I? No! I said, "Crap... Two people know how to read a wishlist." ARRRGGGGHHHH!!! PEOPLE CAN BE NICE! STOP ASSUMING EVERYONE IS EVIL!!!


actually had the 333 kiriban and she has decided to donate it to . The love just keeps on giving! If someone wants the 666, just take a screen shot. Hit the PrintScreen button for those without PSP or PS. I'm pretty sure Paint will grab the image too!
AND I KNOW I'M SLOW XAILA-CHAN! Sorry!!! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4018202/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/4018202/ Wed, 08 Dec 2004 10:48:30 PST
*pu-sama






Mood: sleepy...
Listening to: Haducii - Dragostea din tei
Reading: HTDM Costume Encyclopedia
Watching: The Incredibles

Why does college want to make you fail? Stupid freshman classes. NOW! That job I worked my ass off to get is having a get together tonight, the day after I cam home, and I just got the message. GOD DAMMIT! I don't want to lose this job. But I also don't want to drive 2.5 hours back there for a 2 hour get together and then have to drive the 2.5 hours back, getting me home at 1:30 in the morning. AGGHH!!!
It's so frustrating. You know, I used to think that sometimes, things will just work out. But you know? They don't really. Everything in this world is just work, and I'm going to have to get used to it. Sigh. I really wanted to be free of stress for the next few weeks. Well, there went that plan. So frustrating. The stress of failure is harsh... I don't want to just give up for a few days, cause I can't. Sometimes I think it would be easier to just cry for like 2 days straight and then be better, except I would just be mad at myself for crying over shit that everyone else has to deal with.
Someone once told me that we should count our blessings and that it wasn't really fair for me to be unhappy cause there are always people with it worse than me, so I should just be happy with what I've got and that is that. I am extremely lucky in some ways. My mom kicks ass. My dad only wants what's best for me. I have money for college in TWO separate funding accounts. And it's a good amount, probably enough to get me through a bachelor's degree, and my masters and phd will pay themselves off so I've heard.
I meant what I said when I told my interviewer that I won't let this job be done poorly. However, I'm realizing that for this job to be done right, I'm going to have to sacrifice myself sometimes, my sanity, my mental health. And I don't want to lose this now. GAH! I don't know! I'm beating myself up for not drving 5 fucking hours at NIGHT down horrible highways for a stupid 2 hour meet and greet. This is stupid! Why can't I just say, fuck... I can't go. Oh well. DAMMIT!


actually had the 333 kiriban and she has decided to donate it to . The love just keeps on giving! If someone wants the 666, just take a screen shot. Hit the PrintScreen button for those without PSP or PS. I'm pretty sure Paint will grab the image too! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3942868/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3942868/ Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:18:11 PST
*pu-sama






Mood: sleepy...
Listening to: Haducii - Dragostea
Reading: HTDM Costume Encyclopedia
Watching: The Incredibles

Just thought I'd mention I'm home now. So tired. I've got lots of stuff to do. Working on the entry for 's contest and I'm redoing the entry for 's cause I hated the first one I did. I might do a more active pic with it. Something I could add a background too. But since Ellaine's contest ends something like December 8th, I'd better get my butt in gear. The pic is drawn, I just have to outline, scan and color. Anyway. Tired. Sleep now? No... homework. TTY all L.

P.S. *xailachan I PROMISE I'LL WORK ON YOUR PIC! Sorry, I've got finals right now, so I slacked off and did a coloring! I'm SORRY!!! Peace out, lol!


actually had the 333 kiriban and she has decided to donate it to . The love just keeps on giving! If someone wants the 666, just take a screen shot. Hit the PrintScreen button for those without PSP or PS. I'm pretty sure Paint will grab the image too! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3836926/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3836926/ Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:48:58 PST
*pu-sama






Mood: huhwhat?
Listening to: Delta Dawn by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Reading: HTDM Costume Encyclopedia

Awww.... woefulinfinity is so nice!

AND VOTE ON MY POLL!!! VISIT THE JOURNAL PAGE! VVVVVOOOOOTTTTTTTEEEEEEE!!!!! I am undecisive... sometimes, well, sort of but not really... you know...


actually had the 333 kiriban and she has decided to donate it to . The love just keeps on giving! If someone wants the 666, just take a screen shot. Hit the PrintScreen button for those without PSP or PS. I'm pretty sure Paint will grab the image too! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3834946/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3834946/ Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:40:48 PST
*pu-sama






Mood: *head bangs*
Listening to: Delta Dawn by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Reading: HTDM Costume Encyclopedia

Found the kiriban winner. Congrats :devwoefulinfinty:!!


actually had the 333 kiriban! We'll see if they want anything. If someone wants the 666, just take a screen shot. Hit the PrintScreen button for those without PSP or PS. I'm pretty sure Paint will grab the image too! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3834463/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3834463/ Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:36:21 PST
*pu-sama






Mood: *head bangs*
Listening to: Delta Dawn by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Reading: HTDM Costume Encyclopedia

Did the worthlessness of the past election get you down? WELL! Fix that by voting for something that will actually go the way you vote! That's right, tell people to vote. Vote for the pictures. Tell other people to vote for the pictures. It's under my journal. Do it. Do it now!!!


Nobody wanted the 333 kiriban... it makes me sad... Well. If someone wants the 666, just take a screen shot. Hit the PrintScreen button for those without PSP or PS. I'm pretty sure Paint will grab the image too! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3826849/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3826849/ Sat, 13 Nov 2004 16:22:57 PST
*pu-sama






Mood: Sleeeeeepppppyyyyy
Listening to: Je voulais te dire
Reading: HTDM Costume Encyclopedia

So here's the dealie bob. I've been drawing a lot. But I am lazy, and I only outline once a month. I have outlined 6 pictures, one of which I have no choice but to color (it's for 's contest). However! I have approximately 10-13 OTHER pictures which are either partially colored or uncolored at the moment, not to mention the 5 or 6 other pictures which are so bad I will never color them. What should I do? I'm going to post all of them, yes ALL OF THEM into scraps, but the ones I might color will go in Deviations. This is where you come in.
I know what is wrong with these pictures at this point. They are not perfect. I do not know which ones to color. I can't color them all because of the sheer amount of time it takes for me to be satisfied. The more recent ones that I should be able to scan tonight will be colored. Once I've had them up for a day or so, I'll put a poll in here on which one you would like to see colored first. If you would be so kind as to post a link to said poll (which will link the pictures referenced) on your page, it would be much appreciated. And all of your help would be appreciated too!
Thanks in advance, see you when I post the pics tonight!


Nobody wanted the 333 kiriban... it makes me sad... Well. If someone wants the 666, just take a screen shot. Hit the PrintScreen button for those without PSP or PS. I'm pretty sure Paint will grab the image too! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3792887/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3792887/ Tue, 09 Nov 2004 11:32:37 PST
*pu-sama






Mood: Ow...tired...head...
Listening to: Je voulais te dire
Reading: HTDM Costume Encyclopedia

Well, nothing much is going on here, but thought I'd keep this thing updated. Let's see... I finished knitting a scarf, next kiriban is at 666, and I really want more mountain dew. That's about it I guess.
Hey... if I were to post pictures of scarves I knit, would people buy them? It wouldn't be through Deviantart, but it can't use the scarf I just knitted cause it's well, a mild rainbow. The center colors are very neutral, but there is pink and mild neon (yes I know it seems contradictory) orange and green. I don't know. It isn't my type. I think I'll try to sell it for $10 so I can get another skein, and still make $2. Anyway. OK... Talk to you all later.


Nobody wanted the 333 kiriban... it makes me sad... Well. If someone wants the 666, just take a screen shot. Hit the PrintScreen button for those without PSP or PS. I'm pretty sure Paint will grab the image too! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3745404/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3745404/ Wed, 03 Nov 2004 16:37:31 PST
*pu-sama






Mood: NO!!!
Listening to: Vocal Pachebel's Canon
Reading: HTDM Costume Encyclopedia

Alright... for those who don't know or didn't care... George Fucking W Bush won the vote. We don't know how either since we're pretty sure he didn't cheat this time. Here is a disclaimer in case I die in his war.

I hate GW. I have never voted for him or supported his initiatives. Yes. I'm American and proud of it. This country is based on a multitude of amazing things. However, our government is no longer our government. It is almost like a separate entity. When I was voting this year, every choice I made was like saying, "Hmm, not only do I dislike the republican candidate, I don't think the democrats are very good either!" Normally I'm a democrat, but that doesn't mean anything anymore. Democrat and republican candidates are almost identical, so what good is it to say I'm one or the other?

If I move to Canada (yes I'm dead serious here), I'll feel bad for abandoning my country and the people I love and protect. On the other hand, I value my life and don't want it wasted because of a stupid president who's presence in office blows my mind.

I'm depressed. I'm miserable and I still have midterms to finish. So please....

DON'T HATE ME BECAUSE I'M AMERICAN! Don't hate Americans in general. Hate Bush. But please don't kill him because Cheney is WAYYYYY worse...


Keep an eye out for the 333 kiriban! Screen shot would be best if at all possible... ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3717264/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3717264/ Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:56:03 PST
*pu-sama






Mood: NO!!!
Listening to: Vocal Pachebel's Canon
Reading: HTDM Costume Encyclopedia

Please send me money. I have never begged online before, and hopefully will never beg again... But I am game deprived since I have no tv and my TV tuner card is crap. I need $40 to buy a good card. I already have $20 towards it. The card makes everything too dark on my already dark screen. I have manipulated all the settings on my video card, the TV tuner card, and the general video settings. 3d, desktop, in-program, it doesn't matter. WAHHHH!!!! It doesn't help that everytime I try to talk to my bf, he takes forever to respond, and even then, he says, "Oh... sorry was playing Jedi Knights." I don't have a game! I'm lonely and bored. My baby, my jelly tetris, my Next Tetris is here, and I can't play it. No PS games, no GC, no Xbox. BTW, it's taken me about 4 years to gather all the systems and all but the PS2 were used... I've had too many people tell me that I must be rich to buy these. No. JUst patient. *sigh* Guess that screws my request for money. Except in the cases of of the other systems, I always had a game to play while waiting. Check out my last entry too. Just cause... Yea.



Keep an eye out for the 333 kiriban! Screen shot would be best if at all possible... ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3716019/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3716019/ Sun, 31 Oct 2004 11:18:49 PST
*pu-sama






Mood: YAY ME!!
Listening to: Jenny Come Away
Reading: HTDM Costume Encyclopedia
Watching: Kate and Leopold

From who got it from .

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Copy this whole list into your journal.
2. Put a star by the ones that are true for you
3. If there is no star, it is false.

01. I miss somebody right now*
02. I don't watch much TV these days*
03. I love olives
04. I like to sleep alot
05. I own lots of books*
06. I wear glasses or contact lenses
07. I love to play video games*
08. I've tried marijuana
09. I've watched porn movies
10. I have been in a threesome
11. I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship
12. I believe honesty is usually the best policy*
13. I have acne free skin
14. I like and respect Al Sharpton
15. I curse frequently
16. I have changed a lot mentally over the last year*
17. I have a hobby*
18. I've been told I: (women) have an applebottom, (men) am packing.
19. I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me
20. I'm really, really smart
21. I've never broken someone's bones*
22. I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal
23. I hate the rain
24. I'm paranoid at times*
25. I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe and free of cost.*
26. I need money right now!*
27. I love Sushi*
28. I talk really, really fast
29. I have fresh breath in the morning
30. I have semi-long hair*
31. I have lost money in Las Vegas
32. I have at least one brother and/or one sister*
33. I was born in a country outside of the U.S.
34. I shave my legs (females) or face (males) on a regular basis
35. I have a twin
36. I have worn fake hair/nails/eyelashes in the past*
37. I couldn't survive without Caller I.D.
38. I like the way that I look a lot of the time
39. I have lied to a good friend in the last 6 months
40. I know how to do cornrows
41. I am usually pessimistic*
42. I have a lot of mood swings*
43. I think prostitution should be legalized*
44. I think Britney Spears is hot
45. I have cheated on a significant other in the past
46. I have a hidden talent
47. I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar I have
48. I think that I'm popular
49. I am currently single
50. I have kissed someone of the same sex*
51. I enjoy talking on the phone
52. I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants
53. I love to shop
54. I would rather shop than eat
55. I would classify myself as ghetto
56. I'm bourgie and have worn a sweater tied around my shoulders
57. I'm obsessed with my Livejournal
58. I don't hate anyone*
59. I'm a pretty good dancer
60. I don't think Mike Tyson raped Desiree Washington
61. I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother
62. I have a cell phone*
63. I believe in God* (A god, not the God)
64. I watch MTV on a daily basis
65. I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months
66. I love drama*
67. I have never been in a real relationship before
68. I've rejected someone before
69. I have never been to a big concert*
70. I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life
71. I want to have children in the future
72. I have changed a diaper before*
73. I've called the cops on a friend before
74. I bite my nails*
75. I am a member of the Tom Green fan club
76. I'm not allergic to anything
77. I have a lot to learn*
78. I have dated someone at least 7 years older or younger
79. I plan on seeing Ice Cube's newest "Friday" movie
80. I am very shy around the opposite sex sometimes*
81. I'm online 24/7, even as an away message
82. I have at least 5 away messages saved*
83. I have tried alcohol or drugs before*
84. I have made a move on a friend's significant other... ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3698650/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3698650/ Fri, 29 Oct 2004 01:08:46 PDT
*pu-sama






Mood: YAY ME!!
Listening to: Jenny Come Away
Reading: HTDM Costume Encyclopedia
Watching: Kate and Leopold

OK, so I've been a little remiss in keeping this updated. So let's itemize...

~1~ I recently applied for a very competitive, very professional and fairly lucrative internship with a company which makes you a manager of a small business for the summer. They do not franchise, therefore I pay nothing, I only make them and myself money. Today was my second formal interview. The first formal interview was with a Regional Manager, who happened to go to a school right by my house. Anyway, today I ended up having an interview with the VP of Oregon 'cause apparently "Ben couldn't make it." Anyway... I GOT THE JOB! Yay! I'm more excited than I could possibly convey.

~2~ I finally got my upper ear pierced! Yay! It didn't hurt at all. Well, it did for a tiny second, but it was worth it. It hurt so little, as soon as this one heals I'm getting a second one. And a third. Three hoops. But soon, I think I'll get a third lobe piercing on each side. I'm so excited. Mucho excited!

~3~ I might get a single room which would blow my mind and get me more room for art! I can't move to an apartment until next year, or I break contract and have to pay $9 a day I'm not here. Suck. We'll see what happens.

So life is good and I'm working through stuff. Yay!


Keep an eye out for the 333 kiriban! Screen shot would be best if at all possible... ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3626333/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3626333/ Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:52:54 PDT
*pu-sama






Mood: F*ing confused
Listening to: I Won't Be Ignored

OK! So somebody explain to me this expansion art thing!
Do these people really enjoy larger women? 'Cause that I can understand? I don't even really get the basis of this whole damn thing. All the descriptions are like, "Oh, and in this story, Tifa eats a lot and now I get to draw her fat." But not just fat. No. This is like sickly grotesquely overweight. I don't understand.
I hadn't even really seen this art until about a week ago when I really started browsing through stuff. And there is quite a lot of it.
And the art that bothers me the most is ones where they are puffed up like balloons from the face to the toes. I personally find it disgusting. It's the same disgusting as when you can see a girl's ribs in a picture, when they are anorexic, but may have huge boobs or something.
I am overweight by something like 40 pounds I guess. What is with the drawing of the extreme weight problems, over or underweight? It's really degrading and hurtful to people, especially since it's a little disturbing to think about the people who would really want to feed or blow a woman up like that.
What is the trigger that started this fetish? I can't say that it should be stopped, because even though I really dislike it, it is considered art by an apparently large number of people. At least explain it to me, this horribly degrading and demented desire to "blow a woman up". It's really scary to me, and it makes me feel... well, I guess words escape me. Anyway. Guess that's it.


Keep an eye out for the 333 kiriban! Screen shot would be best if at all possible... ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3606864/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3606864/ Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:35:26 PDT
*pu-sama






Mood: *sigh*
Listening to: Ehhh
Reading: Ollie the Stomper

Me...

You are DNA. You're a smart person, and you appear
incredibly complex to people who don't know
you. You're incomparably full of information,
and most of it is useless.


Which Biological Molecule Are You?
brought to you by Quizilla

My Alter Ego...

You are an enzyme. You are powerful, dark,
variable, and can change many things at your
whim...even when they're not supposed to be
changed. Bad you. You can be dangerous or
wonderful; it's your choice.


Which Biological Molecule Are You?
brought to you by Quizilla



















Keep an eye out for the 333 kiriban! Screen shot would be best if at all possible... ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3605054/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3605054/ Sat, 16 Oct 2004 16:54:31 PDT
*pu-sama






Mood: *sigh*
Listening to: Sing Sing Sing
Reading: Ollie the Stomper

The last bar was too big. Gah... I hope this one works...


Keep an eye out for the 333 kiriban! Screen shot would be best if at all possible... ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3604205/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3604205/ Sat, 16 Oct 2004 14:34:30 PDT
Look! Pretties! See how happy I am? And I even found the person who was doing the picture I mentioned! YAY! Now if Devin would only stop being a butthead...


Keep and eye out for the 333 kiriban! Screen shot would be best if at all possible... ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3600416/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3600416/ Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:47:36 PDT [link]
Post it. Tell people. If you know who it is, tell me. If you THINK you know who it is, tell me.
I want to finish this picture and I know she said it was OK to draw this, but I need to tell her that I redrew it.

Also... I think I'm going to offer a 333 kiriban. So even though it won't be for awhile, keep an eye out. I'll keep reminding people in my journals... ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3589156/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3589156/ Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:52:49 PDT [link]

Now.

Seriously.
Then bow down to the glory that is M. Dyer/Pu-sama .
I swear, this woman takes more crap than anybody of her talent deserves, even though I suppose you could say it comes with the territory. Everyone of her artistic stature takes crap and if there was something people like me could do to just make it stop, I would. As it is, we just report thefts and tell them how wonderful they are.

As for me, I am OK today. Had my first mid-term, but I know I messed up at least one question. It seemed too easy, always a problem. Have figured out a way to get a loft-like bed and at this point, I'm going to ignore the damn system because it doesn't work. TT y'all later! ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3581899/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3581899/ Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:53:04 PDT
P.S. I think I might have found my first real drawing pet peeve. Boobs shouldn't look like giant raindrops in anime! Yes, real boobs that large droop a little bit (unless they are fake). I can vouch for that. But if they are drooping, you don't have a 7" cleavage line! Think of boobs as two hemispheres with a little gravity on them. If you are a girl and are comfortable with it, lay down and look at how your boobs work without gravity pulling them down. Or if you are a man with a girlfriend, try to get her to let you stare, it's probably your best chance. ("Can I use you as my art reference?" "Ooh! You're so sweet")
I know it's dumb, and it doesn't irritate me that much, but some pieces would look so much better if people did this!

Don't mind me, just a brief rant!

EDIT: Isn't it funny that the PS is longer than the actual entry? OK, not that funny, but still... ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3566880/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3566880/ Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:29:24 PDT I just bought the series of Cowboy Bebop (the whole thing minus the movie) and the limited edition CD-BOX Soundtrack. Aka the whole damn thing. Much happiness. We'll see what happens when darkness comes again...
I know, it seems bipolar. I might be, my grandmother and all her siblings were pretty strong manic depressionists..sts, sts...
Anyway. This is an escape for me, so sorry to those who it bothers!

P.S. Mechalith since I can't get your e-mail, feast your eyes upon the horror that is Man-Faye!!!
[link] ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3552422/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3552422/ Sat, 09 Oct 2004 19:31:36 PDT This week, I was ok cause last week I knew I was going home to visit the people I love. This week I walked around buying clothes and stuff with people who, while definitely cool, are aquaintences. I don't know anyone well enough to be a friend yet. I give out friendship so rarely that it's really important.
But I've discovered something. I'm gone. Like I don't get to have my boyfriend hold me anymore. I don't have friends I can spill to about random shit. I. Am. Alone. So alone I'm dizzy right now.
My boyfriend and I must be over. Long distance relationships and all. I don't think he misses me and why should he? He knew this was going to happen and has been separating himself for months now.
I have nothing. I get screwed for trying to be thegood person. You know what the good person gets? SCREWED IN THE ASS! That's what I get for asking about loft beds.
No, during inspections we don't care about home made loft beds, but since you tried to ask about it and be the nice person, NO! FUCK YOURSELF! GO JUMP OUT YOUR WINDOW FOR ALL WE CARE! WE DON"T GIVE SHIT TO NICE PEOPLE!
No one will read this. I'm just trying to make myself feel better. It isn't working. Dev's just going to hate me more for feeling bad. That's what he does. He gets mad because I don't have stone emotions like him. So why is it that I can't stand to be away from him?
It seems like I should be hopeful. I mean, I've got a tablet, and plenty of art stuff. A good computer and college. Why am I so miserable then? Why do I have tears streaming down all parts of my face? Why do I keep hoping Dev will know I'm sad and try to make me feel better?
I can't go home now. There is no one there for me anymore. No Dev. No Mom. No Dad. They are all ready for me to be gone. They've got their wish. I'm stuck in this hellhole alone. OK? Is everyone satisfied now? Hope so. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3519974/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3519974/ Tue, 05 Oct 2004 15:21:50 PDT
Other than that, I'm pretty OK! I'm a little sick, sore throat and sneezing and coughing , but nothing too horrible.
And my dad sent me a site by the government I actually really like. [link]
Look at it! LOOK AT IT!!!

+2 brownie points who get the Wanda Sykes reference there.

Why don't they have emoticon references in the journal page? Do they think we've memorized them by the time we start writing journals? WRONG!
Are we just regular people who can't memorize the vast amount of wonderful emotes deviantart has to offer?


Thank you for that little bit there...

I miss my b/f too . But don't tell him. He's oblivious... ( <--- Like that... no really... I'm serious) ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3484365/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3484365/ Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:49:58 PDT Much sadness. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3465370/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3465370/ Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:05:47 PDT I hate it here. Someone take me home now... ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3461828/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3461828/ Mon, 27 Sep 2004 21:19:39 PDT
*Listens to the beach boys, Voltaire and Moulin Rouge...* ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3369332/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3369332/ Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:59:20 PDT Good news! My art block seems to be over! YAY! I even drew Adenydd and it doesn't suck! Sure I had to redraw his arm about 4 times, but it worked.
You ever drawn something and then had someone point out that it looks like some other piece of art? My b/f thought my picture reminded him of some other piece. That actually helped me a little 'cause one of his hands was looking funny 'cause he was suppsed to be holding a blanker over his shoulders, but not GRASPING the blanket, you know? I couldn't get the hand to look relaxed yet have that feeling of pushing in a little bit. But then I looked at the picture Devin showed me, and the guy was touching his shoulder (it looks kind of odd in that picture though, the gesture is random and unnecessary IMO) and the artist's hands were gorgeous.
Oh, and double creepy about this pic... It had to do with vampire bites too. I think I must have seen this picture a long time ago and had it in my brain somewhere cause they really look frickin similar. Oh creepy.
But Adenydd should be done before I go to Autumn War, where I will sell my Tablero boxes. Maybe I'll put up pictures of those because they've taken up so much of my time recently. I also had a dream that has been consuming me since I had it, so I'll post a pic and story that goes with it when I get the pic done...
Sorry for the long and rambling journal. Hope to get all this crap done today. ]]> ~CrookedPenguin http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3351716/ http://CrookedPenguin.deviantart.com/journal/3351716/ Mon, 13 Sep 2004 00:32:15 PDT 's character for the contest. Too bad I've had a horrible art block for the past week. I even know what I want to draw, but my hands and head aren't talking I guess. I PROMISE I'LL TRY!!! But it probably won't look all that good... ]]> ~CrookedPenguin