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Well.

Things are getting better now. I allow myself to feel some hope again.

]]> ~Jetsam42 Small update... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/22236272/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/22236272/ Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:53:18 PST HAPPY NEW YEAR!
For a "Merry Christmas" I am a little bit too late...

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Vintage CSS

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]]> ~Jetsam42 Yawn! http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/20930219/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/20930219/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:20:51 PDT
Hope you are all doing fine and I wish you the best!

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by ~10shadesofgrey-stock

]]> ~Jetsam42 Sigh... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/20464895/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/20464895/ Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:53:19 PDT It's over.
It was really nice and should have lasted much longer. But unfortunately my vacation will be over soon.

Such a sad, sad thing to say...

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by ~hamster-ltd, and Paperclips

by ~10shadesofgrey-stock

]]> ~Jetsam42 Finally! http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/20215275/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/20215275/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:37:59 PDT

One week Tuscany and one week at home before the next business-trip is scheduled...

I bought myself a nice new longboard (skateboard) and hopefully I'll find the time to learn some tricks...

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by ~hamster-ltd, and Paperclips

by ~10shadesofgrey-stock

]]> ~Jetsam42 New design... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/19347322/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/19347322/ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:55:45 PDT
And I accidentally deleted all my new deviation messages that were not on my first new deviation-page. *oooops*

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by ~10shadesofgrey-stock

]]> ~Jetsam42 Home again! http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/18440711/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/18440711/ Thu, 22 May 2008 01:25:32 PDT It was exhausting but I saw a lot and my brain is still in processing data mode.

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by ~10shadesofgrey-stock

]]> ~Jetsam42 Do you know... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/18282809/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/18282809/ Mon, 12 May 2008 01:23:52 PDT
The one with no time?

Guess how I feel.

Next week I have to do two (!) business trips. And I really don't want to go. But first I have to fetch a visa and hopefully I will not get it - so the number would be reduced to one business trip.

No - honestly - I am feeling ok. Just a little reluctant that's all.

at last!!!

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by ~10shadesofgrey-stock

]]> ~Jetsam42 Springtime...at last! http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/18143455/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/18143455/ Sat, 03 May 2008 04:53:34 PDT AND got a new haircut and a slightly new color.

So. Everything is really fine.

But sorry to say I feel a little bit strange. Slightly sick - maybe the side-effect of not being at work and the stress-release at last.
Which is not nice because the stress will start again soon and I have to be ok...*sigh*

But two more days...ok, one and a half....shouldn't count....

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by ~10shadesofgrey-stock

]]> ~Jetsam42 Well, well, well... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17937012/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17937012/ Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:52:39 PDT
Some time ago I talked to

about watermarks and art theft (believing I was more or less not interesting enough). Cause I hate those big things in the middle of the picture but...

...I found my first picture on that dreaded photobucket I keep reading about here on DA.

There might be more...so, what should I do in your opinion? Should I do something at all?

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by ~10shadesofgrey-stock

]]> ~Jetsam42 No time as usual and random ranting http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17849082/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17849082/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:36:33 PDT But I've got no time.
And I'm not in the right mood.

I really need some time off - but no chance.

Got a sick cat. Hope he will be ok soon...poor little guy.

Did I ever mention that I don't do commissions? I did one today...and that's what makes me say it again:
I never do commissions.

ok, ok, ok...I will do it again when a friend asks....but I just want to say that it makes my grumpy sometimes.

Ask my better half.

Sorry for my mumbling - it's late and I am tired. Going to bed now...

]]> ~Jetsam42 Sunday Evening Blues http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17713714/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17713714/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:54:08 PDT
I've got the blues -
I've got the blues -
I've got the "don't wanna monday to come" blues...

Let's make the best out of this....the next weekend will come for sure!

]]> ~Jetsam42 Rule of thumb... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17340917/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17340917/ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:23:45 PDT

Never trust a statistic you didn't forge yourself...

Yes I know - shouldn't have painted or worked in the laboratory. But with the second one I had no choice. Does that count in my favor?

]]> ~Jetsam42 Back again... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17203995/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17203995/ Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:35:37 PST

But the worst thing is that I injured my right thumb so no painting for a few days at least.

AND: Playing Umbrella Chronicles (for Wii) without a working right thumb is quite hard!

]]> ~Jetsam42 Up and away... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17111345/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17111345/ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:17:53 PST
Finally a short vacation! A little trip to the carinthian mountains.

Will be away for a few days. Be nice and cu soon.

]]> ~Jetsam42 Oh no! I got tagged... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17035217/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/17035217/ Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:37:39 PST
1) Full Name: yes, I have one and will not tell - not even my title...

2) Male/Female: Female

3) Were you named after anyone?: no

4) Does your name mean anything?: no

5) Nick Name(s): Jetsam, Puaiki

6) What do you think you look like: normal I guess

7) Date Of Birth: yes, I have one

8) Place of Birth and Current Location: Vienna, Vienna

9) Nationality: Austrian

10) Astrology Sign: Taurus

11) Chinese Astrology Sign: Ox

12) Religion: yes - more or less

13) Whats your favorite smell?: depends...sometimes skin, sometimes food, sometimes plants

14) Political Position?: can't say - not right I think - but politicians suck anyway most of the time

15) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?: water - lots of

16) Hair + Eye colour: brown and green

17) Do you look like anyone famous?: not that I know of

18) What do you look like?: look at my deviantID

19) Any unusual talents?: some kind of seekersense (works most of the time)

20) Righty, Lefty, or Ambidextrous?: Righty but goofy^

21) Gay, Straight, Bi, or Other?: won't answer that in public - no matter what

22) What do you do for a living?: physicist

23) What do you do for fun?: drawing/painting/roleplaying/movies/and many more things

24) What are your favorite art materials to work with?: wacom and PS

25) What kind of materials would you like to work with?: wacom and PS ^^

26) Have you met your grandparents?: yes

27) Boyfriend / Girlfriend: yes, I have one and yes, I am the other

28) Crush: yeah - my boyfreind!

29) What celebrity would you date if you could?: hm...don't now (...I mean "meeting" some people would be nice but "dating"? No, not really.)

30) Current worries?: too much as always (being a pessimist)

31) Favorite online Guy/Girl(s): one elderly female friend in a blog

32) Favorite place to be?: at home (where ever that may be)

33) Least favorite place to be?: work perhaps - but not really - don't know. Personal hell for sure.

34) Do you burn or tan?: not really

35) Ever break a bone?: Yeah - one toe

36) What is your favorite cereal?: really don't have one

37) Person you cry with: ?

Have youÂ.

38) Any sisters: Yes and no - 2 stepsisters

39) Any brothers: No

40) Any pets: one cat

41) An Illness: hypertension

42) A Pager: no

43) A Personal phone line: I am grown up....YEAH!

44) A Cell phone: yes

45) A visible birthmark: yes

46) A Pool or hot tub: tub

47) A Car: yes

Describe Your...

48) Personality: moody and pessimistic

49) Driving: beginner again^^(fear me!)

50) Your clothing style: casual

51) Room: no, flat - and it's nice because it's ours. Finally. w00t

52) WhatÂs missing: sometimes some nice words from my boss...*sigh*

53) School: no, work - but it's not very different (you tend to feel like shit but get paid for it - but kids, don't underestimate the enormous tax load or the bills you have to pay. That is no fun at all!)

54) Bed: nice, warm and fuzzy

55) Relationship with your parent(s): mainly ok

56) Do You believe in yourself: most of the time - thank god - I do

57) Do you believe in love at first sight?: no

58) Consider yourself a good listener: sometimes

59) Have a future dream that you would like to share?: no, unfortunately I don't have one. My last one got reality lately and I have to think of a new one...

60) Get Along with your parents: ok

61) Save your e-mail conversations: yes - controlfreak

62) Pray: yes - but not often (mainly to say thank you to the Big Boss)

63) Believe in reincarnation: not sure - I guess I do in some way

64) Brush your teeth twice a day?: yes, want to keep them!

65) Like to talk on the phone: not so much

66) Like to eat?: yes

67) Like to exercise?: yes but time is always short

68) Like to watch sports?: yes - basketball and sometimes soccer but our teams suck so much

69) Sing in the car?: yes

70) What is a dream that you have all the time?: sleeping or awake?

71) Dream in color: yes

72) Do you have nightmares?: sometimes

73) Sleep with a stuffed animal: no

74) Right next to you: water

75) On your favorite coffee cup?: "NYPD" -... ]]> ~Jetsam42 I quit http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/16922960/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/16922960/ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:52:15 PST

I quit smoking a week ago - that saved (till now) approximately the money it costs to buy a subscription (for a year).

Since I've been hanging around here quite often lately I thought about a subscription.

And sooooo - I gave myself a little reward.
Now I am subscribed for a whole year.
Have to find out how this CSS thing (really) works...not just changing colors

]]> ~Jetsam42 Animate! http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/16804011/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/16804011/ Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:45:45 PST I found a bunch of really good concept artists (very instructive btw) here on deviantart and it seems that not all of them are (already) earning their money with it. Don't get me wrong - I admire the ones that can for their skills but you need a lot of time to study the theory and practice it. I don't have the time with my full time job, my many hobbies and that is fair I guess but I still shake my head in wonder when there is a new speedpainting from some of them. And some envy of course.

But now to the reason for the title: I found out that I can make gifs and even larger flash (not tried out by now) animations with Image Ready...

And maybe you realized - my avatar is already animated (a little bit).
So - hurray - I found myself something new (beside papercraft, speedpainting, tidy-up wallpapers and all the other stuff) I really like to do.

]]> ~Jetsam42 Some news... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/16596802/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/16596802/ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:31:13 PST kind of matte paintings (although I am far too impatient to make a proper matte painting I'm afraid). Along with this new interest comes the need/wish to learn more about brushes and how to make or manipulate them in CS. So I started to read tutorials again...and more time is needed.

]]> ~Jetsam42 News? What news? http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/16223711/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/16223711/ Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:24:59 PST
I found myself two new things:

Papercraft (check out the canon website - I made the christmas wreath and the bald eagle (it's HUGE) from canon.

The "Tidy up your desktop" wallpapers I uploaded here on deviantart.

]]> ~Jetsam42 No news... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/14652807/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/14652807/ Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:57:54 PDT

Wish you all the best!

]]> ~Jetsam42 Moved http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/13108190/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/13108190/ Sun, 27 May 2007 01:57:59 PDT

Wish you all the best!

]]> ~Jetsam42 Moving http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/12397000/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/12397000/ Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:57:15 PDT
Which means that I will probably delete the messages without reading anyway - so please don't bother to comment. I just wanted to say that I am still alive and have not forgotten the joy in deviantart and your art.

I'll be back!

See you in May.

]]> ~Jetsam42 Life http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/10578112/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/10578112/ Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:49:59 PST Maybe I should read Epiktet again.

Still I have very little time to draw - when I manage to do it, I just doodle. But I enjoy it.

Wish you all the best!

]]> ~Jetsam42 Equilibrium http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/9868708/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/9868708/ Sun, 27 Aug 2006 02:10:43 PDT I am fine now. Maybe a bad start gives you more chances to show your potential as long as the other side is able (and willing) to see. And I think that they are - knowing that is was not my fault and realising that I had no clue about the things that happened behind the curtains.

However (and I don't want to bore you with the details), things went wrong but life goes on. And I might not have (re)found my inner center by now but I can "smell" it around the corner.

There is one minor thing I regret:
Not having enough time to draw. All the time to comment properly. But my friends and my cat and the household are more important, I am afraid - besides work.
But I watch the deviations and read your comments.

Have a good time - and take care!

]]> ~Jetsam42 Dear Diary... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/9788773/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/9788773/ Sun, 20 Aug 2006 02:11:04 PDT

Troubles at work and big disappointment. I know, in comparison with other people I have no right to complain, but I am still very pissed off.
We are not wage earners, we are wage slaves...

Good bye, motivation - hello, constant drudgery...

*sigh* ]]> ~Jetsam42 Spiral of violence http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/9464010/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/9464010/ Sun, 23 Jul 2006 01:23:55 PDT
I just have seen the movie "Casshern" and I find the message particularly amazing:

Hurting someone is inevitable. We live, we step on someone's toe. The only way to break this spiral is to learn to forgive, utterly and without resentments.

I know. It's a very hard thing to do and the message might be a platitude, but think about it for a moment. ]]> ~Jetsam42 Tagged ... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/9101543/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/9101543/ Sun, 18 Jun 2006 01:22:41 PDT 1. Primary school in several towns (not my fault)
2. Grammarschool in several towns (not my fault)
3. University (my idea!

)

Name 3 things in your wallet:
1. Bank card
2. Driving licence
3. money (boring, ain't it?)

Name 3 things you always wear:
1. My glasses or contact lenses
2. earrings
3. My tattoo

Name 3 things you do when you are really stressed:
1. getting cranky
2. smoke
3. try to solve the situation and make a plan
(in that order I guess)

Name 3 favorite songs right now:
1. He mele no Lilo - Lilo & Stitch OST
2. Possession - Sarah McLachlan
3. Innocent when you dram (barroom version) - Tom Waits

Name 3 favorite places to shop:
1. amazon
2. clothing store (lately...because of new job)
3. store for electronic and computer stuff

Name 3 places you go to on a daily basis:
1. toilet
2. bed
3. dreams

Name 3 things you like to do:
1. draw
2. read
3. playing games (computer and RPGs)

Name 3 most valuable possessions:
1. my love
2. my friends
3. my family
(4. My cat!!!)

Name 3 favorite fruits:
1. bananas
2. apples
3. tomatoes

Name 3 things you are addicted to:
1. RPG and WoW
2. drawing
3. cigarettes

Name 3 favorite hobbies:
1. RPG
2. drawing
3. computer game

Name 3 career choices:
1. Physicist (I am)
2. Priest (

)
3. Artist

Name 3 goals in 2006:
1. to get along with my job
2. try to solve the apartment problem
3. to become a better human being (fits for every year)

Name 3 plans for next week:
1. buy a plant for the office
2. to survive the famly reunion next weekend
3. get a contract of employment (in my special case not that easy for my employer)

Three Names You Go By:
1. Nina
2. my last name
3. Schatz (german for darling)

Three Parts of Your Heritage:
1. Austrian
2. Czech
3. French

Three Things That Scare You:
1. My aggression
2. death of someone I love
3. family reunion

Three of Your Everyday Essentials:
1. Diet Coke or something with bubbles in it
2. say "I love you" to my love
3. say thanks to the Big Boss (God) in some way

Three Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1. my glasses
2. Top
3. shorts

Three of Your Favorite Bands or Musical Artists:
1. John Williams OSTs
2. Linkin Park
3. Vivaldi

Three Things You Want in a Relationship (OTHER THAN Love):
1. trust
2. talking/understanding
3. fun

Two Truths and a Lie (in no particular order):
1. I like to get up early
2. I am too skinny
3. I am too fat

Three PHYSICAL Things about the Opposite Sex that Appeal to You:
1. smooth movements
2. nice eyes
3. beard

Three Places You Want to go on Vacation:
1. Caribbean
2. Spain
3. My dreams (cheapest and happens a lot)

Three things you want to do before you die:
1. achieve enlightment (not kidding, altough: fat chance

)
2. teach my (future) child/children to be good persons
3. Regret nothing...

Three people I would like to see take this quiz:

Don't know. Whoever likes!
(That means YOU, dear reader, in case you haven't already) ]]> ~Jetsam42 2nd day at new job http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/8956004/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/8956004/ Sat, 03 Jun 2006 03:18:14 PDT The people there are very nice, I really can't complain.
Getting up early is not so difficult for me as I thought, but I used to get up at 5:20 a.m. when I went to school, so 6:50 is quite ok.

I have a desk (still without computer) and I am starting to think if I could use some pictures to make it more comfy. AND I need a flower or something. Something I don't kill in the first week. And I think my windows are facing west so something that does not need so much light. But everything is in a light grey, so I just NEED more color.

You see, I am adjusting quite fine.

]]> ~Jetsam42 Job, check. http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/8815102/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/8815102/ Fri, 19 May 2006 09:21:28 PDT
I wish you all a good time!

P.S.: SUNSUNSUN! *yippie*

]]> ~Jetsam42 where is the sun? http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/8194025/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/8194025/ Sat, 18 Mar 2006 02:05:41 PST Wish you all a nice day!

P.S.: The "commission" I made [link] and the card we made out of it is not very appreciated by the parents...lol
I am not surprised...

So what..

]]> ~Jetsam42 So sorry... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/7636809/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/7636809/ Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:01:25 PST The Movies" ([link])
Basicly it's a tycoon game where you have to built a studio in Hollywood (I hate tycoon games) BUT: You can also make small movies of you own with music, dubbing and sound effects using a lot of given scenes in given sets (with variation possibilities). Then you can upload your movie to the community homepage and people can rate your movie. With that you gain Virtual Credits (VC) which you can spend on more props for your future movies..this is my studio page: [link] (just one movie and one featurette so far, but hell, that's time consuming!)

Be warned, it is highly addictive.

And that's my problem. And I still want to draw something...dang! So much nice things in the world and so little time....

P.S.:

over 2000 hits! I have to do something FAST!
Thank you all very much!!

]]> ~Jetsam42 can't help it... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/7369330/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/7369330/ Wed, 21 Dec 2005 02:04:14 PST Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

I hope to find more time to draw in the new year. But a lot will change and so I have no idea. But whatever happens, I still enjoy the art here and the sometimes funny, sometimes stupid and sometimes very honest comments.
Thanks for all and have a good time!

]]> ~Jetsam42 Break^^ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/6780200/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/6780200/ Sun, 16 Oct 2005 03:47:19 PDT The project is not going well, but I will manage somehow.

Wish you all out there a nice time!

]]> ~Jetsam42 At last a new journal.. http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/6387794/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/6387794/ Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:47:58 PDT
When I came back I was asked to write a scientific paper on the stuff I did in my dipolma theses. Well, I hated it. First time and nearly no help. But now it looks as if it will be alright and that is something to be happy about.

A good friend of mine will be away for a year and that makes me sad. I really wish her all the luck in the world, but I hope she will come back. One never knows....

All in all the summer is almost gone, the august was rainy and far too cold. A lot of work is about to come and I still don't know how to fix the problems with my parents.

But hey, I painted something! Look on the bright side!

]]> ~Jetsam42 Lazy... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/6037319/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/6037319/ Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:42:30 PDT
And I have to apologize again for being soooo lazy. I have random ideas of things I could draw but I can't bring myself to actually sit down and even start.

Part of the problem was a poster for a conference I had to make. Was not so difficult but it took me long because I wanted to design a "nice" and "eyecatching" poster, not just powerpoint slates in a row. But today it is finished and I have one excuse less.

ok, ok, WoW (World of Warcraft) ist highly addictive and whenever I find some spare time I play.

And now my better half finished "Harry Potter" so quickly and I HAVE TO read it!!!

AND: I will be on a vacation next week, finally! But without computer. That means: no WoW, but no drawing (CG) either.

It's a shame. I really have a bad conscience already....

]]> ~Jetsam42 Corrections http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/5778811/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/5778811/ Tue, 28 Jun 2005 06:22:40 PDT
I graduated with the title "Diplom Ingenieur (Dipl. Ing.)" which is the same as "Master". (Or so I am told..) This is between Bachelor and PhD. (We still have the tiltle "Magister" which is in principle the same as "Dipl.Ing." but for non-technical studies)

I do still have no better translation for "Techische Physik". but I think technical or applied physics is quite fine...

Thank you, Shokufeh! I am always confused with the titles in english...

I still hope that I will find the time to draw something. At least more than half an hour...(my last pic was a really quick oekaki)

Again:
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

]]> ~Jetsam42 I DID IT I DID IT I DID IT 2.0 http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/5682137/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/5682137/ Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:59:35 PDT

I DID IT!!!!

I graduated in civil engineering! Now I am till the end of my days a legally attested smartass! (My last exam was on June 15th)

For all of you who want to know: I went to the Technical University of Vienna to study "Technical (Applied) Physics" and now have the titel "Dipl. Ing."...

Thanks for all the support, folks! I am sorry that I did not went online but I had so much to do as you can imagine! I had 256 Deviations and I am not able to comment on them..BUT:
There were so MANY really good ones I feel a little bit ashamed...

I am sorry...

Like I said: I have a lot to do right now (there is still a sponsored project at my institute where I promised to help...and celebrating, because my love's birthday is today) but I hope I will be able to draw soon...

P.S.:
The movie Star Wars Revelations ist a fanproject. Movie (250MB) and Sountrack are free and legally to download...and it is really good.
Download here:
[link]

P.P.S.: THX!!!!!! Big THX for all your congratulations!

]]> ~Jetsam42 short update http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/5463286/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/5463286/ Thu, 26 May 2005 02:41:08 PDT
First I want to apologize for the lack of time. I have simply no time to draw and not enough to comment on all the stuff I find in the "Deviations" section.

I have a lot to learn for my last diploma final exam and feel braindead from all the maths most of the time.

Next thing is that I have major problems with my familiy, mainly with my father. I do not understand why this has to be in this time, when I could use all the support from my family.

But it is the way it is. And I will always be a big loser when it comes to family, because I alway try to solve things and be polite and helpful. The person who seems to take everything and listens to the troubles of others.
And the best punching-ball my father ever had.

I feel very sad and frustrated....and very helpless.

But it will change again some day. I know that. I just wanted to point this out.

On the good side: I want to thank all my friends and my love for their support. Without you I would break for sure.

]]> ~Jetsam42 Big Day (1 of 2) http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/5326907/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/5326907/ Wed, 11 May 2005 05:46:49 PDT

Looks really good so far!
After my last (regular) exam, I had a lot of work to do. I checked my undersigned copy of the exam protocol (which was a real quest) and had my thesis printed out (thanks to my love), then I found myself a bookbinder to make neat books out of the 100 and something pages. And I managed to let my busy tutor undersign it in time to bring it to the deanery today, along with all my reports and a billion of other papers of all sorts. It took me nearly two hours to fill out all the forms and put the reports in the right order for the

....nice....ladies to check the whole

....

All I still need is an expertise about my theses from my so very busy tutor....this one has to wait, I am afraid. Hope it will work out

...but then...

MY FINAL EXAM! The very last one, the FINAL one!!! (Have still a lot to study, but this one I will manage, I guess....)

Tataaa:

...and this will be the big day 2....I'll keep you informed...

btw: never go to university... active gastric ulcer guaranteed!

P.S: can't wait to see

]]> ~Jetsam42 *yippie* v2.0 http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/5222773/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/5222773/ Sat, 30 Apr 2005 18:14:05 PDT I passed my LAST (or so I hope) regular exam....but the very last diploma examination is still ahead....won't be soooo hard, I guess...

All that I have to do now is get past all that paperwork and lists of things I have to bring to the deanery....(hope that's the right word in english...)

I am soooo glad. I really did not believe I could ever make it. For the last two weeks I have done nothing but study. Now I have my life back!
*YIPPIE*

BIG BIG BIG THX TO

WHO GAVE ME THREE MONTHS OF SUBSCRIBTION AS A GIFT!!!!!!!

]]> ~Jetsam42 No sweat! v2.0 http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/5057509/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/5057509/ Thu, 14 Apr 2005 03:32:43 PDT
Last week fate decided to throw a major rock in my carefully planned way to graduation. So I am worried and feeling somehow helpless.
I hate that administration....

But somehow life will go on and maybe I will make it.
There is just one exam, one presentation, I have to submit my theses and then the big final exam...

Everything will be fine.
At least that's what I keep telling myself.

________________________________________ ___
update:

+ Major Rock seems to be removed (check)
+ Presentation (check)
+ exam April 29th (processing)

]]> ~Jetsam42 sunny but cold...v.2.0 http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4966492/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4966492/ Mon, 04 Apr 2005 02:20:26 PDT

The easterweekend was rather stressful but the weather was really nice, so I managed to make a few photos in my father's garden..I still have to polish them (frames, title, ect) but then I will upload one or two.

And I really need to draw something new, but my time-management is quite bad for I also need to learn for my last exam (or so I hope) before the last big diploma examination..*shudder* and I still have to prepare a power point thingamabob....

And then all the leisure activities, RPGs, WoW, movies and meeting friends, etc. etc. etc....

Ok, my fault...lol

Oh boy, I am busy.
You may ask yourself, dear reader, then why does she write a rather meaningless journal...?

Well, because I should learn; and anything is better than starting to learn, even cleaning up....

P.S.: Please read the Submission Agreement, that thing is somehow confusing. And I am slightly worried.... [link] just slightly..*shrug* My stuff is not that good and well.. ]]> ~Jetsam42 usagi..... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4888902/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4888902/ Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:36:25 PST

I WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY EASTER AND PLEASANT HOLIDAYS!

Thank you for all your support!

P.S.: usagi means rabbit...

]]> ~Jetsam42 *SUN* *yippie* http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4834307/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4834307/ Thu, 17 Mar 2005 05:20:50 PST

Looks as if the winter is really over (for now...I am an optimist with a lot of experience after all..). Last week I recieved some potted tulips as a spring gift and they have blooms already!

I bought myself an iPod mini and love to listen to Vivaldi's Le quatro Stagioni....especially "spring" of course...

We waited so long....this must be an ancient feeling. The happiness when spring finally returns!

Whish you all a nice springtime!

P.S.: It's getting warmer and my beloved cat is shedding all over the place....but let's look on the bright side...

]]> ~Jetsam42 still snowing...v2.0 http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4774779/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4774779/ Sat, 12 Mar 2005 20:10:44 PST But something was different. There were nearly no cars and the streetlamps produced a soft light, almost dreamlike. And it was not just snow, no, there were big, soft snowflakes, not falling, but dancing, gaily and innocent, as if they were the first snowflakes of this winter. How could I ever have been angry with the snow? Unique and beautiful, dancing there in the streetlight, just for me.
For a brief moment I could hear the snowflakes touching the ground. Such a soft sound, you are only able to hear it when you stop thinking and worrying and start to listen with more than just your ears. It was amazing.
One of the rare moments of perfect, gentle peace.

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I realized that many people on devart are using this journal for announcements and so on. I should also do that.
Here it is.
I want to thank all the people who support me. In real life and here on devart. There are so many I cannot begin to write there names down, and I would for sure forget one or two...and they would be sad and I would be very sorry....
But you all know! Thanks for being there. You mean a lot to me.

My special thanks goes to

for listing me among her friends. We just met here on deviant art not so long ago and I can see that she is a very special, friendly and talented person.

There are so many talented people here, I am amazed all the time. Keep it up! Don't let the crowd get you. Make friends and enjoy. Favs and Watches are not everything.

Thanks for reading!

P.S.: Another friend of mine, Ryuuen, is very talented but keeps insisting that he is not...so please, check out for yourself and tell him....

(sorry, friend, but I had to do this...)

P.P.S: The weather is changing, at last....

]]> ~Jetsam42 *sigh* http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4748909/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4748909/ Mon, 07 Mar 2005 05:53:04 PST Some days were never meant to get up.
Another monday, another huge mountain of things to do and no time at all...

The weather is driving me mad. Every time I believe that winter has finally left us, it starts to snow again. I am easily stressed at the moment.
For example by the people in the subway. But I think they feel the same, it's in their eyes. Or my beloved cat, who likes to miss the litterbox by an inch or so, and I know that he is not doing it on purpose...
Sometimes I feel like I could explode....

And then, a few hours later, I feel silly, you know, wasting so much energy on being ridiculous. And then I begin to laugh. For it is the only thing to do. And I feel better. Till the next thing comes my way.
*sigh*
Murphy is right after all.

]]> ~Jetsam42 The Patchwork-Blanket-Man http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4690071/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4690071/ Mon, 28 Feb 2005 03:57:45 PST And yesterday night was no exception.

But, although I was early, like every time, there was no bus. I waited for about ten minutes in the freezing cold, but in vain.
I do not have to point out how upset I was, sunday evening, reluctant to not seeing my friend for another two days and the expectation of a rather bleak week in the back of my mind.

I tought of hailing a cab, but then, following an instinct, I headed for the subway. I just had to wait two minutes and considered myself very lucky standing there in the nearly deserted subway when my attention fell on a man. Or rather the heap of patchwork with a dark gray bonnet in cheerful conversation with two younger women. His voice was soft and dark, the kind of voice you instantly recognise as the voice af a black man when you are not so familiar with the sound. English was clearly not his native tounge, but he spoke it quite well, fluid and melodious, seasoned with warm chuckles once in a while. I could not see his face then, because the blanket was covering his head and I just saw his back, but when I had to change into another subway, two stops later, he was behind me, ready to get off and I caught a glimpse of his features.
He was a tall man, rather skinny and from underneath the patchwork-blanket some slightly grey dreadlocks peaked out. But the most fascinating thing was his face. Dark, with a fringy beard and the uttermost laughing eyes you can imagine. Like I said, it was just one glimpse, because my connecting train was already waiting. I jumped in and started to look around, inside the subway and outside on the platform, but he was gone.

And then, all the way home, I wondered about the tall black man with the funny blanket and the easy serenity of a truly wise man. I made up stories. Was he a fun loving angel, a spirit from Africa, bringing some easiness to us stiff Europeans? Or was he just an old black man in a freezing winter's night?

Whoever he was, I thanked him, because he brought a smile on my face and some wonder back into my life. And I remembered how I like to live in a big city, with so many stories walking around, with myself being on of them. A story with a sofisticated plot, not yet fully told.

I arrived home only ten minutes later than usual, but with a smile on my face and the intention to cherish the gift the Patchwork-Blanket-Man has given me.
And the expectation of a week, not so bleak at all.... ]]> ~Jetsam42 friday again... http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4611753/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4611753/ Fri, 18 Feb 2005 03:45:17 PST I keep asking myself if I really have such important things to say that I have to write a journal (which maybe nobody reads anyway) and the answer is, of course, no. BUT I have this philosophical streak, so I just have to do it...

I went to see the movie "Finding Neverland" last Friday and it found it's way into my "favorite movie" box, as you might have noticed, dear reader..

It warms the heart and brings you closer to your inner child, as I may say, which is something the world needs.

Seeing the movie last friday was, by the way, a wise thing to do, because on saturday my better half and I had to attend a 70th birthday (surprise) party for someone we barely know, which was, as you can imgine, not very amusing (at least there was some good "Freistädter" beer..).
But we, together with two other persons of moderate age, managed to enjoy ourselves with the most childish things like crown-cap-flipping and similar silly stuff and everything started with the spoon-on-the-nose-thing...

So, my message on this lovely friday:
Consider to consult your inner child more often and make the world a better place. Throw away your self-doubt and enjoy more. Sometimes it's all that it needs to bring a smile on somebody's face.

]]> ~Jetsam42 me and my motivation.. http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4551833/ http://Jetsam42.deviantart.com/journal/4551833/ Fri, 11 Feb 2005 05:20:26 PST My fault, I know.
I decided to join deviantart and now I have nothing better to do but to browse all the time. It's a shame...and my diploma theses is forgotten.

And when I see all the mavelous art here I'd like nothing better than run home and start drawing. BUT when I finally find the time to do exactly that, I get so impatient after 2 hours that I want to finish.

Must be the bad conscience...I promise myself to be a good girl again..next monday

The bad thing in being a grown-up. You have to find your own motivation. No mom or dad shouting, no upbraiding teachers...
Just you and your reflection in the mirror...
...and the free choice to eat ice-cream in the middle of the night in the coldest winter...

]]> ~Jetsam42