http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Dragon-Of-Shadow&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Dragon-Of-Shadow en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:30:20 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/28721554/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/28721554/ Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:08:17 PST
I have a major coursework deadline tommorrow. Yup.
So err... My work is going well. I can get it done. But I haven't really slept since Monday night. There are issues with my counselling as well.

I'm going to scan a picture in by Monday and have that up. Yeah, I know, I've said that before. BUT I'VE CHANGED! PLEASE TAKE ME BACK.

*cough*

Yeeeeah... Liz needs sleep. Or caffine.
Or less work.

Can't sleep work will get me can't sleep work will get me....

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/28433906/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/28433906/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:20:35 PST
Also a lot more ill, I've come down with something viral that, long story short, had me vomiting and unable to walk. Thanks to [link] for helping me with that.

So yes, more photos to come, then a story or two. I'm going to try and update at least three times a week, I would go for every day but we know how bad I am at keeping to deadlines.

That's all for now. Toodles.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/28284702/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/28284702/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:18:50 PST My reasons?
Work load. Trying to get a counselling appointment. More work. Deadlines. Stress. Attempting to get counselling again.
Which I just got stuck on a waiting list for. I could be waiting for months.

When I get my scanner hooked up, which should be before the end of the week, I'll scan in a picture. Then more photos.

I'm not getting done anything I want to get done. And its very depressing.

Sorry for the rant all, its been a bad day.

Watch this space. I will update this time, even if it kills me.

Promise.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/27762586/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/27762586/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:05:02 PDT
I buggered off to Spain for a while, on a geological trip, and after that I've been, well, settling into uni. Getting myself set up, getting into arguments, getting depressed, having people try and guilt trip me. You know. Poeple being people, and me getting the worst.

I've also made friends with a pretty cool bloke who is well known in the palaeo circuit, Mark Witton. I've been helping him on a project, which takes up most of my spare time.

Creativity is low right now. But I'm going to be working on things. Honest guv. Got a new picture on the way, and I can feel my story-telling parts of my brain kicking in.

So... I'm still alive, I will be updating, and yeah. I'll be more active.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/27047678/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/27047678/ Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:47:54 PDT
I'm going away on a field trip from the 7th (tommorrow) till somewhere between th 19th and the 21st. So about two weeks. It is a mapping filed trip in Spain, which will be hard work and stress, trapped working in boiling hot conditions with the same people all day, every day. So don't tell me "it will be a nice holiday". It isn't a fucking holiday.

I'll take my sketch pad with me and I'll do some drawing in my spare time, if I can. And I might have some more photo updates (I still have a lot that I haven't named and put up yet, I'll get working on that when I come back).

So yeah... On my return, expect at least a picture update a day.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26909372/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26909372/ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:18:19 PDT
DRAWIN' YE A PICTURE, GUV!

Yup, I'm drawing something. Apart from that I've been the usual panicky bundle of nerves, but an Irishman called GWolf managed to calm me down a significant amount. So yaye! GWolf!

There are still more photos for me to put up, so I'll probably go back to putting them online for a while until this picture is done.

Now! Let the artistry and Linkin Park induced coma begin.

-Your friendly neighbourhood lunatic artist and part-time Borg.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26677161/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26677161/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:44:12 PDT
Nearly set myself on fire twice now, nearly blew up the house and/or gassed us all to death once, and saw someone who I shouldn't have done and upset the both of us once, and made for awkward times for our mutual friend.

I've only been here a day! Christs sake.

No update recently, I'm not in the best state. And this WAS meant to be my week off from stuff, so...

Yarr... Not the best day, today.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26642414/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26642414/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:10:22 PDT
No sign of one housemate Ben, who I thought was meant to be here. But plenty of Chris, who I didn't know was here. So I have company.

Let my relaxing week off from people begin.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26593796/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26593796/ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:34:51 PDT
Right, well... I've been under a lot of stress lately, so I have decided to take a few days out. A week, actually. I'm going to Portsmouth, and cutting off a lot of communication with people. I will still be uploading art, if I have an internet connection, so it won't affect anything on DA too much, I hope.

In other news, I've well... Had a rough few days, slowly going insane. But I'm starting to pick up a bit now.
Man I hate mood swings.

And no, I am not getting drugs for that. I don't want to.

Now! Back to the music! Some Ruoska, I think.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26553347/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26553347/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:15:50 PDT
I'm aiming to post at least one picture a day (Saturdays off) until I finish getting up all the ones I want.

Reason I'm not going to say much - It's amazing how you can be crying your eyes out in the kitchen. And your own sister will walk right past and not notice.

God I feel lonely.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26483165/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26483165/ Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:11:21 PDT
What's been happening with me? Oh you know... Not sleeping. Not really wanting to eat. Lacking the attention to do anything. Feeling down. And on the rare times I feel good, someone complains to me about something which I am not about to change, not for all the fucking world, and brings me down.
Or they upset me on purpose to make themselves feel better.
Or they fell me they want my boyfriend and I to break up.

Yeah...

it could be worse though. Last couple of days were awesome.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26179661/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26179661/ Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:48:30 PDT
I've had bouts of sleeplessness in the past, usually just a few days (although there was that week where I didn't sleep about two years ago) but they usually don't last very long. Over the last six months though, I've started sleeping less.
Currently, I haven't had a good nights sleep in about four days. This seems to happen every other week (ie, I'll have a week where I sleep fine, then a week where I don't sleep).

A while ago, I could understand why this happened, because for various reasons I was under a lot of stress, but now I'm not. Things are going my way. I'm overall, happy with myself. I don't get why I'm not sleeping.

I've tried most things short of drugs, including relaxing music, meditating, going for a run to tired myself out, and yes, warm milk (and I hate warm milk).

Just felt the need to moan about this, it is driving me mad.

/rant

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26124608/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/26124608/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:02:07 PDT
Things are, well... I've found out that someone I had hoped was leaving Portsmouth before I moved in, is actually still going to be there for a while after I move. So I'm going to have to try and avoid him.

I move my stuff into my house on Sunday.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/25697900/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/25697900/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:03:18 PDT
This update is not so great, I think anyway, I wrote it over a year ago and I am probably my own worst critic.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/25603824/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/25603824/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:26:22 PDT
A few days ago, I sat down and decided to draw a few characters from Unreal Tournament 2004. After I did a few faces, I decided what else I could do. I had some pictures photocopied me by Mark Witton, who has drawn a lot of robots. And I had in front of me a screenshot of the character Fate. And I looked at her legs.
"Hey," says I, "they're fairly robotic you know. I could draw that."

I got bored sticking to what her leg looks like somewhere around the knee. So, getting some inspiration from Mark's stuff, I started doodling.

The update going up just after this is what happened when I was done.

Thanks, Mark.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/25566846/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/25566846/ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:41:34 PDT
I can't get them up until I have a scanner, but soon there will be a couple of character pictures.

I got kinda bored while playing UT04, and thought "hey, why not, Ill draw some of these freaky ladies", and ended up sketching Domina and Fate.

It's less tough on my arm than typing is.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/25515477/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/25515477/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:23:32 PDT This time it is "Haikus on Student Life" or "My Poor-Ass Attempt at Writing Poetry When I Should Be Learning".

Written in about April this year.

This is sort of an apology. I have RSI again. Typing is hell. Writing this is hurting me a lot. So I am next to useless.

Enjoy.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/25494381/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/25494381/ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:55:53 PDT
Things are going pretty well here I guess. I'm getting a load of bank stuff and housing stuff sorted out (I'm moving into a house next year with three friends off my course, and if all goes well this year I'll be there for third year as well).

My mum has also been subtly hinting at marriage. And then unhinting. And then asking if I've thought about the future, relationship-wise. And then saying not to get married for at least three years. Then saying she was with my dad for less time before marriage than my boyfriend and I have been together. But that I shouldn't marry yet.
All in all, I'm confused.

And in answer, yes, I have thought about the future, but I try not to plan anything or get my hopes up. Hell, I'm a bit confused by the future anyway. I don't plan what I'll do in a few days because I don't want to get unhappy if it doesn't work out, but at the same time, the near future for me is about 10,000 years away. it is what happens when you study a subject where a million years is nothing.

Anyway. "Soldier Girl". She is up. Please go read. Feedback is welcome.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/25082111/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/25082111/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:20:29 PDT A bit much, perhaps?

In other news, lately I have been sick (I don't know what with, I think I ate something that disagreed with me), and have been carving giant model pterosaurs out of foam (by giant, these things had a 9 meter wingspan) to help out Mark Witton.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/24665741/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/24665741/ Sat, 09 May 2009 09:08:52 PDT
Creative stuff has been slow lately. Work has been getting on top of me, and I was worrying for a while about an infection I got in my newest piercing, but tea tree oil several times a day seems to be clearing it up.

I feel in a more creative mood though, so let's wait and see what comes out.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/23714209/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/23714209/ Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:56:06 PDT I've had a lot of stuff going on recently (some of it personal, some of it work, and I won't get into it all now). A few little updates though.

I have some more stuff that I am working on that I should be able to post soon.

My course is going just fine, thank you for asking.

I haven't maanged to give myself food poisoning again yet.

And the main thing I am being enthusiastic about right now - I have had my ear pierced again. A ring in the cartelidge just about my last stud on the right. So I now have seven piercings. I'd still like to get a few more though. Ideally into double figures. But there we go.
And yes, there was so much pain I was high on endorphins. It still does hurt now. I have even had "sympathy pain" in my other ear. But hey. It is something I have wanted done for years, and I am finally doing it.

So. Not dead.
Updates should be coming soon-ish.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/22845641/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/22845641/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:16:23 PST
I've been ill recently, in fact I was being sick all last night after eating something which does not agree with me, and now can't keep anything down, and stressed with exams and various other things. And now I have two weeks off (well, one and a half now). I've been taking palaeoart lessons, and am working on a picture now. I might put up a quick sketch of it and ask people to guess what it is.

I might do some more writing next week. I'm going to be going to stay with my boyfriend, and need something to do when he is at lectures and I feel like a break from playing computer games. I'm thinking I'll go through my computer, dig out some old, half-finished stories and work on them. I know I have one on a mentally ill person and one on Unreal Tournament rattling around somewhere, and another one based on a friend of mine who I hope to God never sees it, because it kinda portays him as being cruel to animals. In particular, birds.

What else have I done since December? I've joined a D&D game that a friend of mine is running (I'm a neutral evil druid with an elasmasaurus animal companion who has control over a golem, played by one of the other guys). I think I have found somewhere to live next year, and I now have six piercings, which are currently giving me hell. I caught one on my hoodie this morning, and now all of them are hurting. Although thankfully not bleeding again.

So, hopefully there will be updates soon.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/21814546/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/21814546/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:57:11 PST
More to come in a few days.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/21464119/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/21464119/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:34:35 PST I moved to uni a month or so ago now, and I enjoy it here. Unfortunatly, my time seems to be taken up with:
a) lectures
b) essays
c) going to the pub
d) walking to Kai's house to watch Jack try and kill people with fireworks.

So I don't have as much time for art as I would like.

Over Christmas I plan to get some things done. Providing my parents haven't got me a job that is.

I am still alive, and I will be updating soon, I hope.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/20701663/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/20701663/ Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:03:45 PDT I'm heading off to uni, whici is a pretty damn big change for me. Living with people I don't know, in a place I don't know... It's pretty much a nightmare for me. I'm pretty worried, but didn't start feeling despressed till I packed my laptop back about ten minutes ago and put a picture of my boyfriend and I inside my D&D Player's Handbook v3.5. It usually leans against my scanner, and my room feels... Empty now it isn't there any more.

I have a couple of things to update on here, but they will not be up until I've moved in and got myself settled.

Sorry for the delay.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/20322330/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/20322330/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:59:50 PDT
More updates soon. As in, when something actually happens.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/19973222/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/19973222/ Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:42:29 PDT
Lewis got to his first choice of uni, as did my friend Jon (who I ended up getting drunk with at a nearby pub after we got our results. We skipped down the highstreet and he ran into a red curtain).

Most of the other people I know, however, didn't get to the unis they wanted. While I feel bad for them, it's also kinda nice that for one, I'm not the one getting crapped on from a great height, you know? Cos I haven't had a good time these last few years at school.

There will probably not be many updates from me for the first month or two after I leave, because I'll be getting settled in to a new place with new people.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/19613798/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/19613798/ Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:02:22 PDT This will not be a real problem. Yet.

I have gone longer without sleep. About five days. The main problems I had then were loss of co-ordination (resulting in me walking into things and falling over a lot), minor memory problems, bouts of laughing for no apparant reason, bouts of depression (often straight after laughing), fidgeting more than normal (and trembling hands), feelings of increased creativity (leading to me writing a lot of my things late at night) and minor hallucinations (including crane flies, green lights and the sound of trains approaching).

I know that eventaully, lack of sleep will kill you. But I also know that I will not be in any danger of dying from it for at least another three days, more likely around another seven. That is a fairly worrying thought if you let yourself dwell on it too much.

Wikipedia had just informed me that Randy Gardner stayed awake eleven days. Well good for him.

It has also just told me that other people may have broken this record, but it is rather unclear.

I also have a sore throat that constantly feels dry and is making me drink a lot more than normal. This could be a factor in me staying awake.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/19365485/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/19365485/ Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:52:14 PDT
First off, my sleeping pattern is getting back to normal. I'm still not going to sleep until about two or three am, but once I'm out, I stay out for a good length of time (ie, at least six hours).

Two - I have a good supply of pictures now. My laptop is working again and I have access to everything, plus I took some more yesterday. When I work out what some of the flowers are, I can post them.

Three - I have some inspiration for a couple of drawings. Now I just have to get off my damn lazy butt and do them.

Four - My hands have not been playing up so much recently. Probably because I keep my room colder than normal.

Five - Unfortunatly, I think I ate something dodgey in Brussels, or maybe I am just not too great in general, I have gone off food. My brain does not ever think I am hungry, so I do not eat, and when I do I can not eat much. It sort of sucks, but there you go. It has happened before, I will get over it eventually.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/19202639/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/19202639/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:54:58 PDT It is back now, and nothing was lost (thank you Zoril!) but I won't be updating much until I get my anti-virus and firewall back up at least. Then there are all the other things that need to go on... Basically everything that was installed is gone.

Second reason being, I have been pretty damn miserable. This is mainly due (probably) to hormones, which means I will get over it eventually. Part of it is also worrying about my exam results.

I also spent a day last week screaming in pain and unable to move.

Also, it would appear I have a touch of hayfever. I always seem to have a cold and my eyes itch.

Plus my hands are still swelling and itching in hot weather, which makes doing anything uncomfortable.

There will be a picture shortly.

UPDATE - There is now a picture up. I have been doing more photographs than anything lately. Probably due to stress, I don't know. There will be some more coming soon, when I have identifyed what the plants in the pictures are.

UPDATE 2 - For those of you who might care - My laptop is mostly working now. I have most programs and drivers installed as well as MSN, my firewall and AVG, but have about 70 Windows updates to run *whimpers*

UPDATE 3 - I also slept properly last night for the first time in about three weeks or so.

UPDATE 4 - Well fuck, I jinxed myself. It is five am and I haven't slept a wink. I'm having to nap during the day now to keep myself going, which I can do just fine. For all of an hour. But I can't get into the habit or it will destroy what little social life I have (I was already on the verge of falling asleep at half four all last year, whatever I was doing, including driving, because of habit).

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/18765656/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/18765656/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:57:04 PDT I can't sleep, my body hates me, and I've been throwing up.
So I'm not so great right now.
I may also end up going to the doctor after exams, if certain things do not sort themselves out.
So work is on a hold until my exmas have finished. I can't force myself to write, try as I might, nothing comes of it.
Exams finish next week. Should have something for you then.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/18529833/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/18529833/ Tue, 27 May 2008 15:40:53 PDT I am having exams soon.

And I am working on a bit of writing, it should be up in the next few days.

I also haven't been sleeping properly. Not because it makes me write better, but because it makes me think I write better at the time. Which is the best I can get I guess.
Has the downside of I AM NOT SLEEPING. 0.o
When I start to hallucinate, I'll tell you.

Isn't it hilarious? Haha, I am torturing myself in a creative, artistic way.

Wooo, my life is just full of fun.

Man I need a proper nights sleep.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/18099742/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/18099742/ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:33:50 PDT My RSI.
She is back.
Once again, I am left with no grip in my right hand, and unable to apply pressure. Even the simpliest things like opening a door I have to do with my other hand. I can't bend my wrist in any direction or I get pain up and down my lower arm. I have a bandage from knuckles to shoulder (sorry, typo) and am on about six painkillers a day.
For me, this is very annoying. I depend on my hand for typing, writing, drawing, playing guitar... Everything. I am slowly becoming left handed because of this.
I am trying to get something to update my site with, but I am sorry guys if it akes a while.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/18006071/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/18006071/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:41:39 PDT I have a date for my driving, again. Not until June. Damn.
I have exams coming up, and my arm has been twinging again, so I am going easy on it.
I also got ill again and ended up curling up in the corner with my head against the wall in pain. I think I've recovered now though.
I've been working on part two of a couple of my stories, with luck those will be finished soon.
I also went to see Jimmy Carr last night (thanks to my sister for letting me borrow her skirt), and have found a band called Oomph!, who are German and very good. Check them out. I recommend Brennende Liebe. Check out the instruments being played in it.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/17765724/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/17765724/ Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:59:22 PDT
Some new pictures coming soon, when I download them from the camera.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/17468416/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/17468416/ Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:53:13 PDT Apart from that, it feels no different to being 17 really.
Although I do plan to go visit a few people and go to a few clubs.
Oh, and it snowed yesterday too. Snow on my birthday has never hapened before, considering how it is in Spring (just. The 21st is the first day of Spring).

Today is Easter.
And we have even more snow.
Happy Easter everyone.

Oh, and I just destroyed any idea of me being sane in my village. Cos when it is freezing and snowing, who really hangs out of a second floor window in a sleevelss top and barbed wire necklace taking pictures while singing Incubus' "Sick Sad Little World"?

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/17397997/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/17397997/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:06:08 PDT I haven't had decent sleep in three days.
I am starting to see small things, small movement and flicking colours in the croners of my eyes.
My concentration is shot to hell, which makes driving, interesting, to say the least.
If I don't sleep soon, I will start to hallucinate. I have been here before.

Bear with me until I get myself together please guys.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/17238918/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/17238918/ Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:16:16 PST
Things are looking up for me. Afer getting ill again at my sister's (thanks to Ed and Andy for making me feel better), I seem to be getting better. My arm has been hurting a little, but I don't think the RSI is coming back. Not just yet anyway.
Some new writing will be on the way. Possibly some art as well. We'll see.

Everyon around me is turning 18. I will be soon, and then so will Lewis (my boyfriend). That is odd too.

And some time after my birthday, I am going to see James, who is currently half way down the country (a friend of mine who is at uni in Hull, and also the DM of the game I am part of). That will be odd too.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/16675681/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/16675681/ Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:15:10 PST And guess what? It is back again. No being sick but in 24 hours, I have eaten half a slice of bread, seven grapes and a small handful of pasta. The energy in that is not enough to keep me breathing and warm.
I hate this. Just as my arm gets better, my health gets worse. And as that gets better, the RSI comes back.
I will try and get some more stuff done. To be honest, I am glad if my writing is legible right now, let alone the hand eye coordination needed to draw. I'm all over the place recently.

Apologies again guys. With luck, I can shake this. Each time it comes back, it is less bad (I could explain this in terms of antibodies if I wanted, but I can't be bothered to go into A level biology right now), so with luck, it should be gone by the time I am 18.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/16630309/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/16630309/ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:57:15 PST
]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/16386560/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/16386560/ Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:19:42 PST After exams I am going to the doctor.
Until then, I will write what I can.
I am sorry guys. Updates will come as soon as they are able. Don't give up on me yet. I'm not.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/16118270/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/16118270/ Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:15:13 PST I am working on a new story, despite having about a million bruises and having pulled something in my shoulder/back/ribs. So there will be a new story coming.
And hey! I got a copy of the Monster Manual V3.5, so I can draw things from there with a refrence picture now. Oh the fun...
You have been warned.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/15919146/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/15919146/ Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:59:03 PST Anyway, it may be late because I have a speaking role in the sixth form entertainment this year (buy am I regretting signing up now...) so I am under a lot of stress with that and work. So I am knitting a hell of a lot to calm down. So posting may have to wait until Christmas. Maybe after, as in the holidays I will be spending time with family, my boyfriend, and meeting someone who I have never met in my life before... Yeah, that could go any way.

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A bit of news -
My RSI has gone. Which means I can now write and draw again.
However, you aren't seeing anything new from me until I'm used to the new "routine", which means a fairly detailed postng of my D&D character's action at least once every night on rpol. I'm not used to this, so it's taking me a while to do. But hey, *sarcasm alert* it's not like the DM ever misses deadlines (*ahem* James, looking at you...)

Anyway, there wil be some more stuff from me soon, hopefully good. In the meantime, I will post up in the next day or two the revised version of "Hello, Baby", which has had bits added to try and make it better. I still got told there was no character development, but erm it was only meant to be short... It is very hard to develop a character that fast...

Still, there should be some more work appearing soon, I should hope.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/15620396/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/15620396/ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:57:56 PST There has also been a death in the family.

I have one thing I can updload, and there may be others but they will be slow in coming, as typing causes me pain again now.

I think I will be more careful from now on... My pain meds aren't working.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/15534423/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/15534423/ Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:54:27 PST I took off my arm support for about five minutes, scribbled ideas for a story, and then had to put it back on as the pain was bad.
So there will be something else coming when I can write enough to finish it. However, there may not be a drawing for a long time.
I found out that RSI can last from a couple of weeks to several years.
So it may be a very long time.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/15519134/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/15519134/ Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:43:20 PST The main problem with this is the loss of grip - I can barely even hold a pencil or pen, let alone do anything constructive.
Sorry guys.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/15330370/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/15330370/ Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:56:10 PDT
You have been Tagged.

The rules are:
1-post these rules
2-each person tagged must post 8 random facts about themselves
3-tags should write a journal/ blog of these facts
4-at the end of the post 8 more persons are tagged and named
5-go to their page and leave a comment telling them they’ve been ‘tagged’

Random Facts.
1. I only picked the course I am trying to get at uni because I had no idea what else to do. And now the idea has grown on me a lot over the last month. I currently have two conditional offers.
2. I once dyed my hair purple.
3. I wear glasses. Yes really. I'm long sighted.
4. My middle name is Charlotte.
5. My psychology teacher announced I would be a sociopath in later life. And I have a job over Christmas photographing children with Santa with a young man who looks like a mass murderer. Would you let us near your children?
6. My mum thinks I'm autistic. Yes really. Because I'm so damn weird.
7. I'm taking part in a D&D campaign with a couple of people who are potentially hazourdous to your health. Stay on their good sides, please.
8. I now love Stephen King novels. I hated the first one I read when I was 12, and didn't pick them up again until recently. I'm now 17 (hurry up March and my 18th, dammit!) and love them. But have never read Misery since.

Who will I tag?
Mattachu, my sister and Master Spider, for definate. Also you, you, that guy over there, the one in the hat and the bloke with the beard.

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Ta-da!

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/14686518/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/14686518/ Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:43:08 PDT So there.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/14685571/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/14685571/ Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:07:16 PDT Three of my friends are now in councilling.
Two are self harming and may attempt to kill themselves.
Another can't let the past go.
Sometimes I think I'm one of the few people in my group of school friends who hasn't been to councilling. And whenever I'm happy, they aren't, so I feel guilty. And when I'm unhappy, they are having a rare good day, and I can't show how I feel then either.
So...

In other news, I am thinking of doing some more writing. Maybe a poem or two. I'm not sure what will come of this, since anyone who has read any of my old poems will know I can't write, but it's a constructive way of getting all of my angst about aforementioned people out, isn't it?

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There will also be a new kind of picture for me coming soon - A one of a kind sort of thing. I'm not giving away too much now, but it'll probably be the only one I've done.
It'll be the first of its kind that I've done willingly ever. And at all since a year 7 art class.
It won't be good, but *shrugs* what can I do? At least I've tried.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/14331226/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/14331226/ Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:52:59 PDT Warned you I'd get some pictures up, didn't I?

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]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/10256212/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/10256212/ Mon, 02 Oct 2006 06:32:13 PDT No new pictures for a while, sorrreeeeeee, but erm... in my defence I have.... um.... not done anything. But I could have done. Maybe.
I am working on one.

]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/8166307/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/8166307/ Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:48:58 PST Anotehr picture will be done soon
Has anyone here every used ProDesktop? If so, please tell me.
Cheers
DS ]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/7570829/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/7570829/ Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:08:19 PST
Yup, I'm trying to think of new ideas to do on ProDesktop, but finding things that I can do is really hard.
Suggestions welcome.

PS. Please - no really complex suggestions just yet if you can help it. I'm still learning.
Cheers
D-o-S ]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/7561896/ http://Dragon-Of-Shadow.deviantart.com/journal/7561896/ Tue, 10 Jan 2006 07:39:01 PST I did the second veiw so you could see that it does have legs. ]]> ~Dragon-Of-Shadow