deviantART: by:Fauspoot http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Fauspoot&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Fauspoot en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:07:56 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png Let's take advantage of CSS while it lasts. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/28330902/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/28330902/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:28:28 PST
Uuhhmm. Dunno if it's merely the shift into the cold, shitty seasons, but I don't feel good lately.

I've recently come to the blindly-delayed realization that my place of residence itself is probably the fertile soil in which a lot of my stress buds and grows from.

It makes me desire so hard to go to Florida again. Somewhere where I don't have to live in a smokebox every day. Somewhere that my daily fear level is not quite so high. Somewhere where relaxation is actually closer to within my reach, even if it is still far away.

My heart feels so weak.. like it's going to collapse under the weight of all the stress. I'm begging whatever forces of the universe that might be out there to cause class to be cancelled tonight. I'm pretty desperate for it.

]]> ~Fauspoot Testing, testing.. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/28306148/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/28306148/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:54:14 PST
Trying out this free CSS thing.
Browsed around through available CSS and found this one and thought it was pretty awesome. T recently completed Arkham Asylum on the 360, and the Joker and Harley Quinn are probably my favorite Batman characters. w00t.

This layout is nice and simple, yay. No worrying about extra features, and something darker than the plain default layout. Limited-time snazziness.

Blahblah
blahblah
blah

I am very, very achey right now. Probably from sitting in this chair for like 5 hours straight (sssh) and being tired and cold. The heater is on, but closed 'cause it makes T overheat too easily. I might go grill my feet on the grating, though. That always feels nice. :p

PS: [:puke::sick::cough:   @   :smoking:]

]]> ~Fauspoot mrao http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/28081858/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/28081858/ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:27:13 PST Some kids seemed more interested in our giant glow-stick than the candy. One bold preteen even asked if he could have it.. a few times. :p

Also, children are very modest this year. O_O Most kids only picked one or two pieces of candy, even when we were welcoming them to grab a handful. One cute little toddler started reaching for the candy bowl and decided to grasp the glowstick instead. :p d'aww, rofl.

]]> ~Fauspoot hello, kumihimo http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27898607/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27898607/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:33:40 PDT

It definitely looks engaging.


In less-than-desirable news, I have somehow dodged the menstrual-cramp bullet for the second month in a row. When usually it feels like getting hit by a truck. Not that I'm complaining about the relief, but I wanna know why it's different all of a sudden. ~3~;; rofl.

]]> ~Fauspoot |\| 4 7 4 |_ 1 3 P 0 |2 7 |V| 4 |\| http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27857870/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27857870/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:33:47 PDT
Me: She had her name legally changed to the same thing, just spelled with 1337-speak.

]]> ~Fauspoot aaaaaaaaaaaa http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27824767/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27824767/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:31:16 PDT
qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq

rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrngh

This message brought to you by boredom.

]]> ~Fauspoot televisión http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27767479/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27767479/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:18:33 PDT
So I guess my TV has survived, for now.. at least in body. Dunno if function is still feasible to hope for. *crosses fingers* x:

Meh.. yeah..




I generally feel tied down, cramped up, forced into a corner, back against a wall..
Stress is eating me alive and I'm not allowed to have much of a taste of any relief.
I have no idea what I'm gonna do.

]]> ~Fauspoot *bangs head against desk* http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27745115/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27745115/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:46:00 PDT
The one tangible thing I could talk about that's bothered me today is that my old standard CRT TV is sitting outside in the rain, almost face-down, leaning on some stuff, with a puddle of water in the grill on the back of it.

It got moved out there today since it was sitting on top of the heater in the livingroom since May, after me and T got a new TV in our room. But I wanted to save my old TV since it's still plenty good. Plenty useful. Perfectly functional. One button, the power button, is a little sticky, but the remote still works just fine for that.

I originally wanted to send it to T's family since their TV had gone kaput, but of course no one wanted to listen to me or have any respect for the vague sentimentalness of my idea. That turned into getting them a fancy new TV, which they do totally deserve and it's way better than my cruddy old TV, but.. it still made me sad. The way my idea got washed away so immediately.. for some reason in favor of spending a lot of money, vs. practically free (except shipping charges).

And now, adding a bit of salt to an old little wound, my TV was put outside, in the rain, without even telling me. It seems like it's in line for the trash, even after how much I'd expressed that I'd like to keep it.

Travis says we'd have to wait a long time for it to dry out enough/thoroughly to even test it to make sure it still works after something like this. But it's still out there right now. I wouldn't even know where to put it. They could have put it in the dining room, there is space there.

I haven't brought it up to my mom yet because she fell asleep. But I know she was probably the one who suggested it. My dad is a pack-rat and wouldn't wanna just get rid of a perfectly functional television (though he was probably the one who moved it for her, seeing as it's out by his work table). It's frustrating.. My mom buys buys buys, spending money and cluttering the house with lots of stuff that ends up not getting used and just takes up space..

Even my dad brings home a lot of stuff, as he is a pack rat..

Either way. My parents have a lot more stuff in this house than I do. But, instead of sorting through their own things to decide what they want and what they don't want to make space in this increasingly cramped house, they opt to remove or throw away other peoples' things.. out of frustration, and without permission.. or even acknowledgement that other peoples' things might hold some value to them. Despite how much they apparently value their own things so much that they don't want to get rid of them. There should logically be some sympathy and thoughtfulness, but there isn't.

This has turned into a rant, because I'm depressed. Have been, increasingly so, for a while.

I'd been wanting to briefly write about how I'm feeling here, just to get the thoughts down in text, but this little situation is just in the forefront of my mind at the moment.. and is making me more frustrated.

Anyhoo..

Yeah.

I feel like I have zero control in my life--as if that situation up there doesn't illustrate it beautifully enough.

Even in my dreams, I cannot control what is happening; like some sort of symbol of my conscious, daily life. Running only makes my pursuers closer, hiding only reveals me, and flying only sends me loop-de-looping like a busted kite with no smooth aerodynamics. My dreams are so fast-paced that it feels like waking up late on an important schoolday morning and having to rush, to the point that details don't matter or are otherwise missed. I don't have time to even try controlling things, let alone to think of it. The only time I have control is in lucid dreams, which (upon realizing that I am dreaming and do have control) I wake up from after about 5 seconds.

I think I'll stop here since this is too long already.

]]> ~Fauspoot aaaaaaaaa :c http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27651199/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27651199/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:55:38 PDT
But instead I just sigh a bunch.

ffffffffffff

]]> ~Fauspoot derpderpderp http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27569023/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27569023/ Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:51:27 PDT
jk, I dunno, but yeah.

I like the following emotes since they seem to be newer than most, yet there never seemed to be an announcement of accepting-of-new-emotes at any point.. which irritates me.. That's something they should tell everyone, I think. :p

Anyway:

:woohoo: :noes: :la: :dummy:

I know there must be others, but I can't think of them.
What warranted these ones being added to the list and not the bazillions of other [more?] worthy emotes that people submit here? o.o;

]]> ~Fauspoot Feral, Anthro, Furry: Exploratory Thought-Stream http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27555509/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27555509/ Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:54:18 PDT
Something that's been on my mind for the last couple days.
This is a semi-organized stream of thought, for whoever cares to read it.
Don't take it too seriously, though.
Anyhoo..

I've seen, in a few instances, some people refer to some of their animal characters as "feral".


dictionary.com:

fe⋅ral
1  /ˈfɪərəl, ˈfɛr-/ [feer-uhl, fer-]

–adjective
1. existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
2. having reverted to the wild state, as from domestication: a pack of feral dogs roaming the woods.
3. of or characteristic of wild animals; ferocious; brutal.


Notice the #1 accepted definition.

Now.. The instances that prompted a definition to be posted were images of animal characters that are hard to call "feral" at all, but were labelled such anyways. Particularly, some unnaturally colored canines and felines that were covered in human accessories. Bandana, bracelets, piercings, arm/leg warmers, jewelry, clothing.. Not to mention some stylin' scenestah haircuts/dyejobs. 8-) Heheh.

So, basically, what I hope to express, is.. they're not really "feral". At least not when they're wearing a whole bunch of human-made gear/things that wouldn't exist without humans being involved.. suggestions of domestication by humans.
(I can see it now: people exploiting definition-#2-loophole..)

They are definitely quadrupedal anthropomorphic animal characters, though.


dictionary.com:

an⋅thro⋅;po⋅mor⋅;phic
  /ˌænθrə;pəˈmɔrfɪk/ [an-thruh-puh-mawr-fik]

–adjective
1. ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, esp. to a deity.
2. resembling or made to resemble a human form: an anthropomorphic carving

[goddamn smilies]

A digression on "anthro" and "furry"..

I have some roots in the furry fandom, though I don't call or consider myself "a furry", and I consider the terms "furry" and "anthro" interchangeable when referring to related art. "Anthro" is a shortened version of the full word, and anyone who has seen related (furry) art on the net and done any research on it generally knows what it means. That it can apply to anything, not just animals.

Anyone who says "furry" and "anthro" are not/cannot be the same thing is thinking too hard/trying too hard to separate details. Splitting hairs. "Anthro" is a more professional, mature-sounding term than "furry" that people in the subculture use regularly, and have used regularly for years. A colloquialism. A pet name. Slang, pretty much.
It's nothing new, and I don't know why it seems like people feel like bringing up confusion about it now, in more recent times. o_o Unless the current generation of teenagers/newcomers to the internet seriously has a problem understanding it; which would dumbfound me, in this day and age of vastly-available information.

Though, it could be due to the out-of-the-blue upwelling of hatred cast upon the furry subculture and its concepts I've seen in the last few years that has caused this scramble. I guess some people are desperately trying to separate themselves from the stereotyping and subsequent hate brought onto it. That's the only reason I can see for some of the splitting of hairs over terminology, but I think people just need to relax about that.

There's nothing wrong with drawing anthropomorphic characters of any kind, for any reason. It doesn't matter if someone calls your animal character a "furry", or "anthro", 'cause that's just what it is and just what some people know it as; they're harmless words, and they're not incorrect to say them.
Though someone who makes false assumptions about you based on the fact that you draw animal people/characters.. is in the wrong to judge you that way. You are the one that determines what subc... ]]> ~Fauspoot Mild irritation. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27436206/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27436206/ Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:11:16 PDT

Childish people (who aren't actually children) with childish behavior, who make childish choices.. are the bane of sanity.
They hold up progress, get in the way, and demand even more attention than they already have--yet don't even need at all; they could easily entertain themselves and mind their own business. But they want to have things their way, they wanna run the show, and stamp out attention to more important things. When they don't get their way, they piss and moan like it's the end of the world. And if they finally get their way, they rub it in everyone's faces, and it just reinforces the childishness. There's a perpetual cycle of giving these burdensome individuals exactly what they want, perhaps creating some sort of "super-strain", like a virus, of childishness.. that is resistant to the most plain and logical of common sense. Some extremely spoiled "children". Other people are far too tolerant of it or ignore it, or just don't care. Some are protective of such naivety and ignorance, even when they are not the "child's" parent(s) or are otherwise irrelevant. Which doesn't make life any easier for the percentage of people being driven mad and being oppressed/suppressed by this dominating idiocy.

It is an unfair set of circumstances that unfortunately seem to repeat themselves in many areas of life.

This is just about some little online peeve, totally jumped-away-from and given a sort of abstract perspective, considering what it really is.. though, when taken literally or otherwise, it can apply to plenty of other things. A lot of different kinds of situations and people can fall into this category, so I guess I'm not talking about any one thing anymore. Regardless of what it's actually about, this kind of thing is a pain in the ass that none of us need. Y'know? Frustration..

I just took a decongestant and I feel a little tired/sedated now.. so I kind of forget the original feelings behind this.. which I guess is good.. for the time being.. woo.. *floats around*
Can't wait 'til I'm over this cold.

I wonder if it's even worth it to post this.
I hope it's ok with whoever reads this that I express these thoughts. I sometimes fear my own freedom of speech, because some people who take equal advantage of that right sometimes attack others for saying the littlest, most irrelevant things.
I am out of it. Someone cut my fingertips off so I stop typing. :c

]]> ~Fauspoot Cat breeds. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27418758/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27418758/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:56:29 PDT I have brought out the closeted cat person inside Travis.

Here we list our favorite cat breeds/(mix)breeds of cat which we'd like to own one of someday maybe. Not all at once, of course, unless we attain some sort of dream-mansion and massive salary rofl.

Bengal
Maine Coon
Ragdoll
Pixiebob
Siamese
Angora
Sphynx (lol@travis)
Abyssinian
Havana Brown

Will probably list more breeds we find irresistable as we realize/remember them. :p

In other news, I randomly got sick (sore throat, slightly swollen tonsils, congestion), but it's slowly going away. Dunno who or where I picked it up from, 'cause I haven't seen any particularly sick people around lately. Not that sickness can't be totally stealthy. This sickness has seemed to help me miss out on the horrible cramps portion of my period yaaay *TMI*.

*runs*

]]> ~Fauspoot Update. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27317884/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27317884/ Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:01:52 PDT

In other news, I'm 21 now. I don't drink, but I won some moneys on scratch tickets.

]]> ~Fauspoot Dog accident. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27272673/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27272673/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:05:24 PDT
Lastnight (the 16th), when my dad was taking Dixie (my sister's dog) out for a walk, he also tried to carry a heavy bag of yard waste to the curb for garbage day. I guess he lost track of her for a sec--it couldn't have been long, but Dixie wandered into the street (she was on the kind of leash that extends/reels out, which she easily takes free reign on; she's a curious beagle). My dad heard a "thu-thump" and I guess Dixie yelped, and he realized what happened. The driver who hit her had apparently tried to slow down I guess, but then sped off. It was a hit-and-run.

Everyone in the house heard yelling and shouting outside, but no one imagined what it could have been. We all just figured it was neighborhood kids being noisy. But I guess my dad and the guy who was driving behind the culprit were exchanging words of some sort. I'm really not sure. But the second driver had gotten the culprit's license plate number, and it was reported to the police I guess. But they said they don't handle that and it was forwarded to animal control? I'm not sure what exactly went on about that.

But then I heard my dad yelling as he came to the back door. He was shouting for Doris. I didn't think much at first, but then his persistence and eventual banging on the door.. and I think he even shouted that Dixie had been hit.. got me up and running. My mum got the door and my dad was carrying Dixie in. She yelped at one point, and he set her on the floor. She was awake and alert and panting lightly; she seemed ok. But she had a weird smell coming from her that we're still puzzled about. And there was some blood on her right knee, though it seemed to have been just imprinted on top of the fur from somewhere else--maybe her lip, which had gotten scraped and was bleeding.

I ran to the porch, heading nextdoor to my grandma's side, while my mom and dad were checking Dixie over where my dad set her down on the kitchen floor. She was sitting upright and didn't seem to be in too much visible trauma. Doris wasn't in her room, so I had gone to get her and met her on the porch, along with my grandma. The two of them were apparently investigating the said shouting. I told Doris a couple times that Dixie was hit by a car, and she freaked out and ran to the kitchen to see her. She and grandma were upset and soon went to get dressed while my mum called the animal hospital to give them a heads up that they'd be bringing her in.

Decisions were flip-flopped whether my dad was gonna go or not, but I ended up going with them. I just grabbed my sandals and an overshirt for a jacket and ran out the door with, otherwise, just a T-shirt and shorts on. Embarassingly short shorts.. but they were thankful I went with them. It took a bit to get there 'cause grandma missed a turn in her emotional upset, but otherwise we got there smoothly. Dixie kind of went #2 on a blanket we brought her in, and that weird smell was filling the car. So it might have been that.

Grandma pulled up to the front door and Doris carried Dixie from there in to the front desk, where a vet tech(?) took her and brought her to a back room while Doris filled out the emergency form. Grandma came in after while she did that. Then we waited a while before we saw Dr. Wang. Grandma called home on the front desk's phone since our cellphones had no reception there (in- or outside).

When we went into the room with Dr. Wang, she said that they had taken Dixie to use the bathroom and there was some blood in her urine. Also, when pressing on both her back and abdomen, Dixie was apparently in pain. So she had some internal injury. She basically said they'd keep her overnight, possibly for 2 or 3 days, and monitor her condition, as well as some standard tests and examinations. She gave grandma an estimate for the cost and we headed out to the front desk.

Grandma used the phone again to call home and update my mum and dad about what went on. Then we waited a little more since Dr. Wang said we could see Dixie again before we left. Another tech brought Dixie out to see us and the poor thing looked miserable. She sat down slowly and Doris sat on the floor with her, giving her a hug and stuff.

It was really sad to have to leave her. She wouldn't get up until we were already leaving, out the door.

We went home and everyone mostly worried until today (the 17th).

I have no idea what time the vet called, but apparently it was Dixie's regular vet doctor, not Dr. Wang, who called. They had apparently X-rayed Dixie, which showed that her 13th(?) rib on the left side, one of the last/lower, small, "free-floating"(?) ribs was fractured, and that she had some fluid in her abdomen. They wanted to know if they could drain the fluid/if that was desired, but warned that there were risks, which triggered my mum t... ]]> ~Fauspoot butthurt TF2 ragers http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27003796/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/27003796/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:33:15 PDT
Raging at this is stupid. If you use a third-party cheating program to do the work for you after agreeing to the terms of service when you register an account, then you should be prepared for the consequences. It's common sense.

If you are dissatisfied with the hat drop rate, then complain to Valve about THAT. Instead of making the laziest choice possible.

o_o Childish.

]]> ~Fauspoot Solitude? http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26989605/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26989605/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:31:43 PDT
Maybe one reason why I'm so stressed out, so emotionally burned out and numb, so particularly nervous and anxious, so brain-fogged/distracted/unfocused, in such perpetual physical pain, and unable to grow as an artist, is because..

I haven't had any real solitude in a long time. As in.. hours, or days, of being left alone in my room to dabble in whatever activities I want. I haven't had that in years. I miss it.

I thrive in solitude. It's something I grew up being used to and comfortable in, something that is forever part of my personality. Something that makes me happy after I'm done socializing for the day.
As well as that, I am just NOT a very social person. I never have been. And I never will be. I'm generally pretty shy. It's been a fact of my life since childhood. Anyone who knows me should know these things by heart. If you don't know it, I want you to know it. Know it now, and remember it forever.

As time has gone on and certain events unfolded, I was brainwashed to believe that my desire to simply be away from people, as well as my shyness, are things that are very wrong with me.

Why has it taken me so long to realize my true self again? I must be an idiot.

There is nothing wrong with not-wanting to socialize. There is nothing wrong with needing any amount of time to one's self. But this seems to have been misunderstood.. unless I was purposefully being manipulated, which would not surprise me in the least.

What I need is true time to myself. Plenty of time, every day. Which is the opposite of what I've had, for years now. My nerves are rubbed raw by this, metaphorically and literally speaking.

In the most polite and sensible way I can, I wish that people would literally leave me alone. I need time away from everyone sometimes. That's all. I'm really suffering without it. Though, at this point in time, total solitude is not possible.
I can't wait until me and Travis are in our own big, empty house someday.

It will be heavenly.

]]> ~Fauspoot Enneagrams are always fun. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26802136/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26802136/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:39:39 PDT Greenco. x: ehehe

I find it to be extremely accurate in most places, lol. D:



5 - the Observer

you chose BZ - your Enneagram type is FIVE (aka "The Thinker").

"I need to understand the world"

Observers have a need for knowledge and are introverted, curious, analytical, and insightful.



How to Get Along with Me

• Be independent, not clingy.

• Speak in a straightforward and brief manner.

• I need time alone to process my feelings and thoughts.

• Remember that If I seem aloof, distant, or arrogant, it may be that I am feeling uncomfortable.

• Make me feel welcome, but not too intensely, or I might doubt your sincerity.

• If I become irritated when I have to repeat things, it may be because it was such an effort to get my thoughts out in the first place.

• don't come on like a bulldozer.

• Help me to avoid my pet peeves: big parties, other people's loud music, overdone emotions, and intrusions on my privacy.



What I Like About Being a FIVE

• standing back and viewing life objectively

• coming to a thorough understanding; perceiving causes and effects

• my sense of integrity: doing what I think is right and not being influenced by social pressure

• not being caught up in material possessions and status

• being calm in a crisis



What's Hard About Being a FIVE

• being slow to put my knowledge and insights out in the world

• feeling bad when I act defensive or like a know-it-all

• being pressured to be with people when I don't want to be

• watching others with better social skills, but less intelligence or technical skill, do better professionally



FIVEs as Children Often

• spend a lot of time alone reading, making collections, and so on

• have a few special friends rather than many

• are very bright and curious and do well in school

• have independent minds and often question their parents and teachers

• watch events from a detached point of view, gathering information

• assume a poker face in order not to look afraid

• are sensitive; avoid interpersonal conflict

• feel intruded upon and controlled and/or ignored and neglected



FIVEs as Parents

• are often kind, perceptive, and devoted

• are sometimes authoritarian and demanding

• may expect more intellectual achievement than is developmentally appropriate

• may be intolerant of their children expressing strong emotions



If you wanna take the quiz, here is da leenk: [link]

]]> ~Fauspoot Anyways.. Doll bases? http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26744217/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26744217/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:08:44 PDT
I dunno, doesn't seem right to me. o_o;

]]> ~Fauspoot So yeah. Education. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26738781/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26738781/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:59:07 PDT I don't want to talk about it if I don't have to, but I will note it here briefly for anyone else so they know..

I will be starting college soon.

I think that's all anyone who skims by this page needs to know.

If I get comfortable with it, I'll mention things about it here. But I still don't want to talk about it in conversations, offline or online.

Please respect this. :(

I don't want something as stressful as school to become a vector for already-awkward conversations to filter through.

]]> ~Fauspoot District 9 is awesome. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26660275/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26660275/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:44:31 PDT
We also saw Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, but it was overshadowed by how awesome District 9 is. XD;;

Also, a random thought:
I love mushrooms. To look at, photograph, and draw, but not to consume--in any manner, for any reason!! Ew. D: I refuse to even touch them; I have an aversion to any kind of mold or fungus.
But they have enchanting forms. They seem so alien and interesting. And there're so many different kinds. They are a visual treat.
I am weird.
The end.

]]> ~Fauspoot Walmart: house of manners. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26610086/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26610086/ Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:42:31 PDT
We were in the aisle that had mostly bottled water on one side, and seemingly random snacks on the other (I can't remember what was REALLY there :p). Grandma was stopped to select some bottled water, so I grabbed a boxing glove I had noticed on the top shelf of the snack side (customers dump random stuff they decide they don't want where it doesn't belong, and our walmart is apparently not very sharp about keeping up with that). I tried it on and brought it over to Travis, and he lol'd and I gave it to him. He tried it on and I put my hand up for him to play-hit, which he did a couple times.

No sooner than did I turn to look over my shoulder to look at Doris, that I noticed that a lady with a cart full of storage bins was riding our figurative bumper. She literally came out of nowhere, speedy and stealthy. Before she even gave us the chance to react and move, she snapped: "Are you gonna let the lady through, or just screw around in the aisle?" in a very bitchy, self-important tone. :/ WTF. Me, Doris, and Travis were speechless at how amazingly rude she was.
All she would've had to say was "Excuse me. ^^" and we'd have scooted just as well. Even if she said nothing, we were in the process of moving for her.

Later, as we were getting into line to ring up, the same lady went by and got in another line a little further up. She apparently gave us dirty looks, but I didn't notice 'cause I'm not gonna give a bitchy bitch the attention she wants for being bitchy. XDD;
Doris took a magazine and held it up. I thought she was just showing something to Travis, but when we got in the car she explained that she chose a magazine emblazoned in a large, bold, yellow font: "WALK YOURSELF SKINNY!", and had held it up when that lady was looking in our direction; Doris had taken a shot at the woman's apparent overweight status.

I was like "O_O!! WHAT?! ROFL! YOU HAVE BALLS!"

I don't like to make fun of people for their weight, so that was like "woah, you went there". Holy crap. Amusing retort to that woman's bitchiness, though, I guess. LOL. @_@; Oh dear. I'm surprised she didn't come over and beat our asses..

]]> ~Fauspoot "Share Tools" - Time to store-away again http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26548578/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26548578/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:05:34 PDT [link]

There is no reason for my art to be "shared" on any of the websites they made available to link to. I do not WANT people to see those buttons and get the idea to put my art on any of those websites. The only reason people would even think to put dA art on any of those sites is because of these buttons now being there. If there was ever a NEED before, people would be BEGGING for them.
"It's almost out of embarrassment that we didn't formally "announce" their presence, as to not draw the opposite attention of, 'where the hell have they been!? There's hardly a website left on the web without these types of links!'" Yeah. Uh huh. It doesn't sound like anyone was asking for these, to me.
These buttons are just ADVERTISEMENTS now. As if those sites even need it, with their presence on the web.

Linking art there would bring in views from websites chock-FULL of people who care about copyrights and how artists want/don't want their art used the way they care about toilet paper.

These buttons are even.. actually useless.

It's not hard to select a URL from the address bar, hit ctrl + c, then ctrl + v where you want it. It really isn't. There is not any need for these buttons. I cannot understand why the admins are being so stubborn about simply adding an option to not have those buttons there. The only reason I can think of is that they are united with these websites in some sort of advertising/sponsorship deal. And they're covering it up by laughing at users' ~silly notions~ of an 'off' option for some tiny little link buttons that arent even technically useful.

It's true that we can't stop people from linking to anything on the net.
Though, why encourage it by having those buttons there to give people the idea? Why on earth would I want to make it easier for a stranger to put my art on a website that I do not like, and do not want my art on? Why have the buttons there like a suggestion as if I do want it or welcome it, when I don't?

If someone really wants to link to something of mine that badly, then they can do it of their own volition. Not because they get the idea from ugly little ADVERTISING buttons on the page.

And linking this website, onto those websites, in particular? Of all things. It would make a little more sense if it was to other art-related sites. But not twitter, not facebook, etc.

Having those buttons there is a tiny suggestion or assumption that an artist WELCOMES people to put their art on those websites. But the fact of the matter is that not everyone welcomes it. We can't stop people from linking to pages, and nobody even really wants to stop that, if people would pay attention. That's not the point.

It's like having words put in our mouths to have those buttons there. Somebody (the dA company) is speaking for every artist on the site and saying "Yes! Please share this! It's totally ok!", regardless of what the individual user thinks or how the individual wants to share their art. It's not about 'curbing linking', it's about ADVERTISING the IDEA of posting stuff about peoples' art on websites that they might not want anything to do with, without their permission or knowledge.

I hate advertising/marketing and their annoying tactics with a passion. You can think I'm dumb for feeling the way I do, but I think that there is a legitimate populace of people who desire and deserve just a simple OPTION to not have these buttons on their deviations. Like others have mentioned on the blog entry, there are options to turn off deviantMOBILE and the embed link, which are practically for the same thing!! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? WTF?

[I am storing my gallery (I have to do this again so soon? :c) until there is an option to remove these buttons from all deviations, for ALL users, paying or not.]

]]> ~Fauspoot Stamps. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26505916/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26505916/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:15:07 PDT
But, if stamp collectors do anything like what I've been doing..

We're looking specifically FOR stamps to collect, by browsing the Stamps section, and aren't interested in analyzing the gallery of each person whose stamp(s) we collect. It's nothing personal, stamp collecting is just a fun little activity to do on dA. Anything you post on dA that is meant for other people to use freely is probably going to be more +fav'd, more viewed, and therefore more popular than the rest of the stuff in most peoples' galleries. Templates, stock, tutorials, icons, and of course.. stamps. Community stuff.

I don't think it's wrong to +fav and run without commenting or looking at the rest of someone's gallery. I don't think it's rude; it all depends what individuals feel like doing. I don't comment on something unless there's something that stands out to me enough that I feel the need to say something unique to the image. And I don't expect people to comment on any of my stuff.
I don't like commenting all the time on everything 'cause I run out of stuff to say.. and can't think of anything but repetitive things. "Awesome!" "Beautiful!" "I like this!" Etc. It becomes dishonest.. or at least non-genuine, after a while. Too stressful for me. I dunno.

And with all this said, I feel like making some stamps. I've made a template and have tested it out by turning some old art of mine into stamps with it.

We're having pizza tonight.
Omnom.

]]> ~Fauspoot toiletpaper link http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26346038/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26346038/ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:26:07 PDT Finally got stuff hammered out, though. No more relying on the old Netgear router.

aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!1
time for sleep.

]]> ~Fauspoot A quick lil' rant. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26254238/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26254238/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:17:56 PDT
I know that the influence of anime/manga is behind most of it.

Eyes and hair are not THAT important to the overall composition of a drawing, or design of a character, that it warrants neglecting the rest of the image. Why fine-tune these two small parts of a whole, then go ahead and leave the head a wonky, unrealistic shape, and the body misproportioned and structureless?

Things like this make me hate sayings like, "Eyes are the window to the soul!!1"
And it gives me a new perspective on it: Eyes really aren't that meaningful.

Yes, we see the world through them, but they certainly don't reveal that much about a person's true self or anything. Too much focus is put on eyeballs in art and writing, as if details about these small, common organs speak volumes of idiosyncrasy about a character. Well.. they don't. They're just eyes. They can only come in so many colors, and they can only be so shiny.

If they are that important to people, might as well make your character one giant, floating eyeball.

When it comes to hair.. people spend more time trying to make hair look realistic than hands, feet, or other important aspects of default human bodies. It's visually irritating to see such a clash of skill levels all in one picture. Perfect eyes and hair, then.. significantly different style for the face/head features and.. everything below the neck. Urgh.
Not to mention the ridiculous, physics-/genetics-defying hairstyles/colors that people come up with in a desperate attempt to make their characters "unique!!1"

I'm not hatin', I'm just saying.. balance how much time you spend studying and drawing EACH AND EVERY part of a human. It doesn't matter how beautifully you've perfected eyes and hair, it won't make up for the chewed-gum-looking body that's hanging off of it. (lol) x: That is, if you are seriously into art.

........Sorry, I spent some time looking at a thread on Gaia of peoples' drawings of others' avatars. (But this happens just as much on dA, and anywhere else that artists culminate.) It evokes these critical thoughts in me. D:;; lol. So.. This is all in a critiquing sense.

Though there is a wide spectrum of people who do this, ranging from "just drawing it for fun!" to "this is going in my art school portfolio!!1"
It's the latter of those two extremes that makes me rage like this.

This turned out not-so-quick. :c;; I'm tired..

]]> ~Fauspoot Out o' the goddamn blue. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26224185/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/26224185/ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:16:57 PDT Of course now there's over a year's worth of art back-up. :p Might compile some things into art-dumps.

I'm nervous, though. Art theft and general disrespect for copyright/intellectual property on the 'net is rampant and worrying. If someone decides to violate my doodles like that, I'll probably store everything again and retreat to my shell. :< lol. I'm lame like that.

But, in other news, I am trying to decide what the hell to do with my life. I've been useless for nearly 3 years and it's time to do something. It will feel akin to having my hair, skin, and teeth viciously removed all at once when it comes to stress, but it almost feels like that now anyways.

It's whittled down to going to school. College. Of the community variety.
There are no solid plans set down or anything, mostly because of the next indecision:
What to go for.

This is already long enough, so I'll erase all my blabbering and put this:

RADIOLOGY
or
VISUAL ARTS?

(I know that, with this being dA, there will be an overwhelming bias in one direction. Lol.)

Radiology would lead to a possibly good income which would be nice.
But it would be nowhere near as enjoyable as going into Visual Arts, even if the income is lower or it's harder to find a related job.

Uhm. Yeah..
I dunno.
-//JOURNAL END//-
lol

]]> ~Fauspoot arrrgh. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/22760968/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/22760968/ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:54:13 PST
I hate when popular websites compulsively change their look/layout regularly. Finally get comfortable with how things are, then BAM that's taken out from under your feet and replaced with some new nonsense to get used to.

]]> ~Fauspoot argh. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/19333507/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/19333507/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:02:44 PDT Why is it described as 'sleek'? The previous version was far more sleek than this. o.O Everything is extra large and in the way.. of.. itself.. with this version 6 thing.

I reeeeaaaally hate it when websites overhaul their look. T__T It's so lame and unnecessary. Why not apply these updates to the old look? D: There was nothing wrong with the old look.
asdfsdhgh

]]> ~Fauspoot lololol http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/18445913/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/18445913/ Thu, 22 May 2008 11:22:57 PDT *stored whole gallery again*
I have another place I plan on posting some art.
But I don't wanna let it be known to everyone.

Awkward times, awkward times.

The end.

]]> ~Fauspoot BTW: clubs. http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/18221415/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/18221415/ Thu, 08 May 2008 03:35:24 PDT :iconmonsterbrigade: :iconreptiles-amphibians:
*will add to*

]]> ~Fauspoot *Stores gallery for a while* http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/18200908/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/18200908/ Tue, 06 May 2008 17:44:30 PDT I'll still browse and lurk and stuff. Err, hmm.. Maybe I'll make only art for others visible. *goes back and fixes*

[Edit]:

turns out there's a lot I've done for others, lol O_O
Also throwing in some random things. *shrug*

[Another edit]:

Ok I think I messed my gallery up. *runs*

]]> ~Fauspoot FUCK YEAH http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/17777098/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/17777098/ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:37:10 PDT

]]> ~Fauspoot Colour Alliances: New Mythology http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/17068781/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/17068781/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:50:35 PST :iconmonsterbrigade::iconmonsterbrigade::iconmonsterbrigade::iconmonsterbrigade:

[link]

:D

I'm on the Brown team! Raar! 0: And I have the perfect creature to submit. One I made up in '04 or '05.

]]> ~Fauspoot Happy Valentine's Day. [Bah, got cut off. XD] http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/11811498/ http://Fauspoot.deviantart.com/journal/11811498/ Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:46:33 PST
Love doesn't suck.
It's the lack/absence/removal/ending of love that sucks. Or jealousy/craving of it.

It's horrible to say that love sucks, don't you think? :<

Love on its own, without complications that might arise from/after/because of it, feels quite nice. I know that love can be complicated, and when love is not mutual, it might seem like it sucks.

Love is a powerful, positive emotion. How can people be so cold and cruel to say that something so awesome.. sucks? Just because one is single or a relationship didn't work out.. don't blame it on love.. don't say love sucks. :c

The people I saw saying "Love sucks" were from the ages of about 13 to maybe 16.. And I guess that's why they're saying such a ridiculous thing. They don't understand it quite yet.

I dunno.

Today's really cold and snowy, but it's not subtracting from my V-day.

Patience is underestimated. >_>

*Rambles to herself, and trails off..*

Happy Valentine's day, to all who read this. Seriously, have a good day. O_O Even if you're single, partake in the surplus of chocolates, at least. 8)

]]> ~Fauspoot