http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Katessa&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Katessa en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:56:36 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28808393/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28808393/ Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:22:47 PST this weekend, er, Friday, and we settled on a plan of action for the whole video team auditions and what have you.

It seems like a lot of you guys signed up, and for some reason or another, were unable to submit an entry on time. There were two of you that actually made the deadline, and a few others expressed some things that came up which caused them to be unable to submit their audition piece. That's all fine and well, but we DO need at least 7-8 auditions for the judging to be done fairly. Because of this, after much discussion, we have decided to extend the audition period to those on youtube.

We will be working on a "top secret" project for the next couple of days, and post it on youtube as a way to get some of the AMV makers there a chance to try out for the project, and to be of some kind of assistance here on the re-finale project.

To those of you who already submitted an entry, you are more than welcome to re-submit your entry again at the new deadline. This way, you can either edit the entries you already submitted to perfect them further, or start over completely from scratch. This will let you guys have even more time to finish the video's you are going to enter, so there shouldn't be any problems with people from youtube trying out. After all, by the time we announce we are taking on audition pieces for the project, and give a deadline, those of you who have tried out already, or at even have the song and didn't sign up for any reason what so ever, you will have had well over a month of extra time to work on it. That should level the playing fields a bit, so I would certainly hope that we could all be adult enough to not complain if we extend the auditions to youtubers.

Remember guys, this is NOT a popularity contest. We need video editors who have a basic understanding of what this project will need to be a success. The voting will NOT be done by us, and I will post the rules and guidelines again at a later date when this "top secret" project is done, and up on youtube.

As for the sound team, to the four of you who submitted your auditions pieces correctely and promptly, thank you for following the rules that were laid out. There is another person who wanted to try out, so we've decided to make an exception for this person, and let them have a chance to try out. Four people will work for the project, but five will be better. Those who have already signed up, and have NOT submitted their entry can not have this special agreement either, as this is a completely different person who happened to sign up on the deadline, so there was some issues with the whole time frame thing, and what was allowed.

Anyhow guys, for now, that's all there is to say about the teams. So if you signed up for the video team and submitted/did not submit an entry, you have more time to work on it until further notice. The more people we get to try out, the better, so let's start getting those entries completed guys.

Until then, I'm off to spend a few days with friends and family. After all, it is my birthday Wed. Yay 23!!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28688100/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28688100/ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:15:51 PST
Yes, this is a short entry, but I just had to get out all this extra energy I had today. I'm really looking forward to it, so I just had to share it with someone. Happy early birthday to me!!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28681203/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28681203/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:14:34 PST "Zutara: Love Song Requiem" on the front page.

I kind of got a bit freaked out for a second, thinking youtube pulled ANOTHER one of my AMV's for some kind of copyright issue (thank you Elements Collide), when I noticed it was NOT a copyright claim. No, it was in fact, youtube offering me a way to earn money for my AMV. I repeat...

YOUTUBE OFFERED ME A WAY TO EARN MONEY FOR MY AMV!!

Now I'm completely confused, considering all the video's they've removed because of copyright claims and what not. Have they completely decided to nip the entire thing in the behind by buying the rights to video's that become popular on youtube, so they can then pass the rights over to those making copyright claims, and have it all end very hush hush. What is going on here? :

I mean, Mark was talking to me about it when I showed him the message, and he got me to thinking for a second. If they want to offer me a way to earn money for my AMV, that means they probably want me to sign over the rights to my video. They'd take the video, and give the rights to the people who own any part of my work, i.e. Bryke, Nickelodeon, Song Artist/Writers.

Then, after they give the video over to those people claiming that the work is copyrighted, they have permission to do whatever they want with the work we made through long, tedious hours, because they technically own our creative outlets. And we wouldn't be able to say anything, because we gave up the claim to the works to make a small profit, when in reality they'll probably make a much larger profit out of all the creative people out there that make video's.

Is this really what Youtube is trying to do? I'm completely lost here, so I'd like to hear some of your thoughts here guys. Care to share? I'm like, really confused.


For an extra bonus, here's a link to the picture I just uploaded with the screen cap of the message.

Screen cap - [link]





And, just in case you haven't seen it yet, here's the link to my new mini AMV.

Out From Under - [link]

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28660780/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28660780/ Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:54:32 PST OUT of the parking lot, then my friend couldn't remember how to get home. After a 45 min drive to his house that is 15 min away, we made our way back to CT. The drive was a blast; listening to music and jamming out to all the songs we loved.

Thanksgiving day was even better than Wednesday night. We drove into NY, and my friend and I sang the entire time. I think we made poor Mark deaf with all our singing, and all the high notes we were hitting. He said it was fine, but I still think he was kind of tired of all the songs we were playing. Then when we got to NY, we had such a great feast, I can't even remember everything that was served. All I remember is we had a blast hanging out with my family, and were stuffed beyond remembrance.

When we got home, my friend and I actually ended up joking around about our tryouts, and the whole A.I. thing. Then we were joking around about how much food we had eaten, and the next thing I know we are both cracking up, crying from laughing so hard, and literally rolling around the floor laughing, and holding our stomachs because we were actually hurting from laughing so much. We kept saying "stop it!" to one another, to try and make the other stop, but the more we said it, the more we laughed. Poor Mark looked like he was deeply concerned for both of our sanity.

All in all, Thanksgiving was a big hit, and I will forever have it in my memory as one of the best in all my lifetime. I can't wait to see what next years is like, and more importantly, what happens for Christmas! Yay holidays. But of course, I have to get through my birthday on Dec. 9th before I can get any x-mas gifts.

Anyhow, through all the laughing, and stuffing our faces, I managed to finish the mini project I've been working on for the past month or so. It's officially up on youtube, and ready for you all to see. I hope you all enjoy it, as it really did take me a while to finish everything. Talk to you all later! Lots of love to everyone!

Out From Under - [link]

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28565337/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28565337/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:12:05 PST

Yay for the holidays!! My fiancee, Mark, and I are going to head up to MA. for a bit to pick up one of my best friends in the whole world, and someone I consider a little brother pretty much. He's the friend I made when I tried out for American Idol last season. He didn't have plans, so we're going to drive up, pick him up, and hang out at the house for the night. In the morning, I'm going to make an appetizer for the family (chicken chili), and we'll be heading down to New York to see the family.

After the festivities, it's back up to CT we go to spend the night, and in the morning, off to MA to drop off my friend so he can be at work in the afternoon. Ah, the things I do for people I love. But he's definitely worth it, cause he's such a great friend, and I'm dying for him to finally meet Mark.

It's going to be a long weekend, but it's going to be super fun! I can't wait to get the show on the road, and start all the fun. This is really going to be one of the best Thanksgivings ever.

So my question to you all is...

What are you all doing for Thanksgiving? Are you guys spending time with the family, traveling, or just staying home? Leave a comment and share your Thanksgiving plans!!



Also, for those of you auditioning for the Sound and Video Teams, please remember that your audition entries are due Dec. 1st. Again, BOTH the Sound and Video Team auditions are DUE DEC. 1st!! If you haven't signed up yet, and want to, you can do so at the links below.


Sound Team:[link]

Video Team:[link]


That's all for now guys, so I'll see you all after the holidays. See you guys later!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28263371/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28263371/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:34:06 PST .: U P D A T E :.

A wonderful question was asked in a comment, so I felt the need to state the answer publicly so everyone would know this new detail. You ARE allowed to audition for both teams, so if you want to try out for both parts, please feel free to do so. Just remember that trying out for both does not mean you will be placed in both, as this is judged on skill, and how many people we need. Best of luck to all of you, and I can't wait to see how you all do.


.: Sound Team Tryouts :.

You all knew it was coming, so here it is! It is now time to hold the sound team auditions. The audition for the sound team is in three parts. You will find a clip from the show, linked at the bottom of this entry, as well as two voice overs from fans.

The scene is from "Crossroads of Destiny", so it should be a scene most Zutarians are very familiar with. The clip is edited down, and mixed to combine two scenes into one, without all the middle scenes that played during the show. Just follow the lip flaps, and place the voices where they belong accordingly.

Please keep in mind that this journal entry will be updated with a deadline once bluetarako and I have decided on one. That being said, submitting the auditions will be updated as well once we figure out an easy way for you all to send in your pieces without too much hassle.

Special thanks to the wonderfully amazing and for providing the great fan dubs provided to you all for your auditioning needs.




.: Sound Files :.

Here are the files you guys must download to audition for the sound team. Best of luck to you all, and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.


o1. Sound Team Audition Clip - [link]
o2. Katara Voice Over - [link]
o3. Zuko Voice Over - [link]




UPDATE::

.: D e a d - l i n e :.

Okay guys, here it is. I was speaking with bluetarako on AIM, and we both agreed on a deadline for you guys. The deadline for ALL audition pieces will be Dec. 1st. Again, this is the deadline for BOTH the sound team, and video team, so please be sure you have your audition entry submitted before the deadline is reached.

To submit your audition, please be sure you save your entry as WMV files. This makes the file smaller, and easier for us to handle when we sort through your auditions. When you have the file saved as WMV, upload it to megaupload ([link]), and take the download link the site will provide for you once your entry is uploaded. Once that's done, send the download link to me via note. This way, I have all your entries saved on my computer until the teams can be decided by bluetarako and myself.

I will also be keeping a list of those participating in the audition in my journal to keep track of who is trying out, and whether or not we have gotten your entry yet. So please, PLEASE, make sure you leave a comment stating you are going to try out so we are aware you are trying out.

If you do not comment, you won't be on the list of participants. If you aren't on the list, we will not accept an auditioning piece from you. I repeat, we will NOT accept an auditioning piece from you. This is not to be mean. We just want to be sure we are aware and prepared to accept each and every audition, and knowing you are taking part in this makes things a lot more organized for us.

Of course, you can... ]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28187133/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28187133/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:17:17 PST .: Calling All AMV Makers :.


Now is the moment you all have been waiting for. I was talking with , and we both agreed on this musical piece for you all to try out with. All you guys have to do now, is download this MP3, and begin working on your AMV pieces. If you would like to audition, please leave a comment in this journal STATING that you are entering. This is just so we can keep track of who is working on a piece, and help us keep things nice and tidy. Please do NOT alter this song in any way, as the point of picking a song for you all was to keep judging fair.

Speaking of judging, we came up with a way to judge each entry as fairly as possible. At some point in time, we will be making a channel on youtube to upload each of your entry pieces. Your auditioning pieces will be uploaded to this new channel as "entry one", "entry two", etc, so that no one will be judged on WHO they are, but rather the skill and effort portrayed by their work. I'd like to ask that those who are entering do NOT upload their audition pieces to their own youtube channels, or tell voters which entry is their own. Let's try and keep this as fair as we possibly can guys, okay?


Each video, as I stated in my previous journal entry, will be judged in three categories. Once again, these categories are:



o1. Vision:

-The first category is the vision aspect of your video. We will judge the AMV's on how well you interpreted the song choice you had been given, and how clearly your idea for the AMV is presented.

o2. Pieces:

-This ties directly into the "vision" aspect of judging, but is it's own category in it's own right. You will be judged on how well you chose scenes to convey your concept of the song, and how well the clips flowed with one another. Obviously, the smoother the AMV, the more pleasing it is to view.

o3. Effects:

-You will be judged last, but not least, on the effects you used in your AMV. This is NOT to say that the more effects you use, the better you score. It's more a judgement of how well you used the effects, and if they portrayed the right "emotion" with your use of them.





There will be TWO rounds of judging, so let me break down how the judging process will begin. Again, please note that if this changes, or if a correction has to be made, you will be updated via this journal entry, so PLEASE keep an eye out so you all know what's going on. Also, please note that entries will not be uploaded to this channel until everyone has submitted an entry, or the deadline has been reached. This insures that everyone has a fair, and equal chance when it comes to voting.



Step One:

The first round of judging will be done by the Zutarian Community as a whole. Each audition piece will be uploaded as it's own entry, and it is up to you, the viewers to watch these entries, and rate them on a scale of 1-5 on each of the 3 categories. We will have the voting process for step one continue for a certain amount of time (deadline for this will be set at a later date), and at the end of this stage, we will tally up the ratings you each gave the entries.

For example, someone's comment/vote for a video might look something like this.


Vision: 3/5 It looked really nice, but I wasn't really sure what was going on during the middle scene they chose.
Pieces: 3/5 They chose really good scenes for this, and it looked like it summed up the show really well.
Effects: 4/5 The effects were really great for this video. I really liked the effect they used at the beginning of the video.


That was just a random comment I made up to give you guys an idea on how we need you to vote for these pieces. It doesn't have to be that descriptive, but we do need a number vote for each category. We will find the average for each category of these videos, and the top five video's will be our final selection for picking team members.



Step Two:

After we have our top five, we will select the 3 people who's video's best established the skills and experience we need to make this project a success. In particular, video's that show new effects that we might need to use for the project, or a basic understanding of how a video should flow. The new team members will be identified once the team has been... ]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28072840/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28072840/ Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:19:08 PDT .: V i s u a l - S o u n d s :.

As some of you might have heard by now, I have been charged with leading the new sound/video team for the Zutara re-finale project. Of course, I am unable to head a team without members, so we are going to have a few auditions to join this team.

I was speaking with on AIM a while ago, and we were discussing how to possibly go about setting up auditions for you all. We thought it might be best to split this team into two smaller teams to get the job done. This way, if you can work with sound effects, but aren't particularly familiar with video editing, you can still be a part of this team. On the other hand, if you can edit videos, but aren't familiar with sound work, you can audition for the visual aspect of the team. One team, two smaller sides! After a while, we came to an idea on how to pick our new team members. Here's how the auditions are going to be broken down.





.: S o u n d - T e a m :.

- After thinking about it for a while, we came up with an idea on how to audition for the sound team. We will have a line read by someone from a certain scene in the show, and provide you with the mp3 of this fan dub. You will then be provided with a scene clip that matches the mp3, but is about half the length of the voice audio you have been given. Your job would be to match the fan dub with the character's lips, and send the clip in for judging. If you matched everything correctly, you will be welcomed into the team. It's that simple.



.: V i s u a l - T e a m :.

- This audition took a while for us to think of a way to hold it fairly, and we finally came up with an idea. Firstly, we will select a musical piece, instrumental of course, for you all to work with. Your job would be to take the song we have pre-selected for you, and make an AMV with it. You will be judged on three different categories.

o1. Vision:

-The first category is the vision aspect of your video. We will judge the AMV's on how well you interpreted the song choice you had been given, and how clearly your idea for the AMV is presented.

o2. Pieces:

-This ties directly into the "vision" aspect of judging, but is it's own category in it's own right. You will be judged on how well you chose scenes to convey your concept of the song, and how well the clips flowed with one another. Obviously, the smoother the AMV, the more pleasing it is to view.

o3. Effects:

-Yes, you knew this part was coming. You will be judged last, but not least, on the effects you used in your AMV. This is NOT to say that the more effects you use, the better you score. It's more a judgement of how well you used the effects, and if they portrayed the right "emotion" with your use of them.



This is all the information I can provide you guys with at this moment. If I made a mistake in anything I said, I'll be sure to correct it and let you guys know of any changes that have been made. The song for the AMV has not been chosen yet, but I'll be presenting bluetarako with some choices soon. Given her final say on the selection, we will provide you with the mp3 to begin working on the AMV.

As for the fan dub for the sound portion, we will work on getting that piece for you all very soon so we can start holding auditions for the sound team. If you guys have any questions, please leave a comment so we can best answer them for you. That's all for now guys.

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28065478/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28065478/ Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:58:44 PDT

Needless to say I'm more than a little annoyed at Vegas right now. I guess I'll just have to keep saving every few minutes in case the universe decides to play another pratical joke on me. Thank you universe!

If you guys are wondering what the project is, it's just a really short AMV I'm making for the fun of it. Sort of an "I'm not dead" AMV showing all the new skills I've learned. Trust me when I say that this video will be much more entertaining and graphically pleasing than all my previous video's combined. I'm being completely serious here when I say I've never made a video to this level before. What's more, it's to another Red song! Kind of a happy medium of fast and slow paced, and I'm really excited about it. I have another idea in the works, but it's kind of pending at the moment.

Anyhow, that's all for now guys. I hope to have this new AMV done in a few days, though knowing my luck, it'll probably be out in about two or three weeks, given the time I have to complete it. I'll keep you all updated on what's going on, so just check back when you want to hear what I'm up to.



UPDATE:: Yeah, I got really frustrated with Vegas, so to cheer me up my Fiancee got me a 3 month subscription for me to see if I like it. Yay!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28042417/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/28042417/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:37:17 PDT
Just another random update to let you all know that I'm still kicking. Things have gotten a little hectic lately trying to get things done, but then again, that's life right? I'm working on a few things at the moment, so just bare with me while I finish them all up. I'll try to give me frequent updates about what's going on in the future so I don't disappear on you all anymore.

I hope all is well for everyone, and if you need me for anything, just drop me a note here, youtube, e-mail, text, etc. I check messages and check in every day, even if I don't put a post up somewhere. Take care you guys!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/26543038/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/26543038/ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:39:07 PDT
Yeah, I know I haven't been around in a while, and I'm really sorry about that, but I had some really bad things happen that just kind of has me a bit derailed at the moment. I'm spending most of my days right now trying to fix this situation, and get myself back to where I used to be, and unfortunately that means that all AMV's are on hold for a while until I can clear things up. I'm working on a bunch of different projects either way, so don't worry about that aspect of things, and my fiancee is helping me through this difficult time with much love and care, as a fiancee should.

I'm sorry to keep you all in the dark for so long, but I've been dealing with this situation for about three weeks, maybe even a month now, and it's just putting a lot of strain on myself. Please know that I'm NOT leaving DA, and I'm NOT going to stop making AMV's anytime soon. This is just kind of a hiatus for a while until things settle for me on my end. If you guys need me, you can note me, or text me. If you don't have my cell, and you know me well enough where you'd like it so we can text, then please, feel free to note me and I'll give you the number. Till then guys, I'm off for a while. I'll check back time to time, but for now, I just need to clear my head of all these nightmares. Love you all very much, and happy Zutara week.

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/25198525/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/25198525/ Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:32:32 PDT
It took me about five months or so to make this AMV, but I think it was worth it. It's not really a "Zutara" AMV, but it is a MIX of ships. It is a Zutara, Taang, and Sokkue/Sukka AMV!! I did a bunch of new effects, and new types of things for this AMV, and I wanted to do my best to make sure it was perfect so you all would enjoy it. So, I hope you all like it, and please let me know what you think about it.

Now, without further adieu, I present to the Zutarian community...

Avatar Couples: Broken [link]

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/24983593/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/24983593/ Wed, 27 May 2009 16:49:31 PDT
First, and foremost, my next AMV. I have been working on a FEW AMV's lately, which is why I haven't exactly released anything at this moment. I wanted to start them now, so that this way I would be more inclined to finish them when I had the chance to work on them. I ended up halting the AMV I had been working on for a few months, and started the other AMV's, so I currently have about 5 AMV's I am working on... and they are NOT all Zutara AMV's! That's right guys, I've made a big leap and will be releasing AMV's for other shows very shortly.

As for the status of these AMV's, I'll give you all a little preview on the things that are to come from me. As of right now, I am FINISHED with the "main frame" of my next Zutara AMV. What this means, is all I have to do now is run through it a few more times, check the timing, and add some effects I think fit properly, and the film will be released. Be expecting it out within a week, two at extreme most. I think you all will REALLY like this one, as I think it is better than "Already Over" AND "Love Song Requiem" put TOGETHER! And yes, I'm being SERIOUS! It kind of has like, a mixture of both of their elements, if that makes sense. My fiancee came home, saw it, and even HE was taken aback by it. He likes my AMV's, but after seeing this one, I could see it by the look on his face that he was DEFINITELY into it. I'm sure you all will love it too.

As for the other projects, I won't reveal too much detail about them, aside from the main concepts of them. I am currently working on an anti Maiko, pro Zutara AMV despite my earlier position NOT to make AMV's like that. I decided to make it anyway NOT as an attack on Maiko supporters (as I have nothing against them what so ever), but the song really reminded me of the reasons I have to not be supportive of the ship, if that makes sense. You will all understand it when you see the video at a later date in time.

Also, I am working on some Bleach AMV's. That's right, I am going to start making Bleach AMV's very soon. I'm working on a lovely IchiRuki/UlquiHime AMV for a very special friend of mine, whom I happen to admire very much for her amazing artwork. I've pretty much set up my story board for the AMV, so after I finish and upload the Zutara AMV I'm finishing up, I'll be working on this Bleach one. I'm really excited to be making it, and I'm sure it'll be a lot of fun.

Now for a really random AMV moment, I've decided to plunge into the world of Naruto. Yes, that's right, you read that right. Everywhere I go nowadays', everything I see is "Naruto this" or "Naruto that", etc, and a lot of my good friends have told me I would really like the show if I watched it. Soooooooo, I am going to start watching the series, and reading the manga's, and eventually will make AMV's for them as well. The first AMV I will make will be a NaruHina AMV, simply because a friend of mine requested it on youtube, and I really love the song choice she provided.

So there's the news guys. Good news, I'll be releasing another Zutara AMV. Bad news, you won't be able to see it for another week or two. I'm sorry I made you guys wait almost six months for another Zutara AMV, but I promise you it's worth the wait. I did a bunch of new effects, and I really think I managed to capture the emotion and meaning of the song with all the work I've put into it. It's a long road, but I had fun making it, and I'm really proud of the way this AMV is turning out. Yay for new Zutara AMV to watch!

That's all for me guys, so stay tuned for more updates. And how have you all been? I've been keeping up with all your journals, and reading comments and messages and all, but still. What's going on with all of you? How have you all been? Leave comments and tell me what's up. Love you all muchos, and stay awesome!! Peace out guys!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/24618899/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/24618899/ Wed, 06 May 2009 13:45:14 PDT
Yeah, I know, I've been kindda absent for a while now, but I've been really really busy doing all these things to try and get my life in order so I can be ready for marriage down the line, you know? And I have to do all of this alone, in a completely unfamiliar area since my fiancee is gone for a few weeks. Darn Navy life.

Anyhow, now that things seem to be slowing down, hopefully now I'll be able to go back to work doing everything I was doing before I was proposed to. I'm really sorry I kept you all in the dark for a while there, but I promise I'll be around more soon. I hope you all can forgive me for kind of disappearing on you all for a while.

In other news, I am like, DYING to make an AMV for another couple, so if you know a show that you want me to make AMV's for, please let me know. I'm definitely going to continue making Zutara AMV's, even though Avatar is pretty much dead to me now, and I'll start making some really good IchiRuki, Ulquihime, and other bleach related AMV's very shortly. I'm just trying to get all my things together to get all the good quality footage to make them, you know? So aside from Avatar, and Bleach, is there anything else you guys think I could get really into that you believe I could make some good AMV's for?

I am DEFINITELY considering making AMV's for one of my all time favorite AMV's, Fushigi Yuugi, but I'm not sure how many of you would be interested in that, if you've even heard of it at all. And maybe I'll make some Vampire Knight ones, but I dunno. So yeah, if you guys can think of any good shows that you think I should try making AMV's for, please let me know. Thanks guys, and I hope you all are doing well. Peace!

Love,
Tessa

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/24195979/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/24195979/ Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:33:27 PDT
Sorry I wasn't around for a while, but as most of you know by know, I was incredibly busy doing some running around and trying to set things up for my wedding. Before I knew what was happening, my fiancee told me that the Navy might be able to provide us with an actual home of our own. This way, I can live with him, and test out what it'll be like when he actually leaves out to sea and I'm home alone for a few months at a time. We figured it'd make more sense to test it out this way, and make SURE we were ready to handle what comes with marriage, and him being in the service and all, so.... I MOVED INTO OUR FIRST HOUSE!!

It's absolutely adorable, and I'm really proud of it. It's in a really nice community, and everyone's really sweet and friendly, and I'm NOT in NYC anymore. Now I live in CT, which is about an hour and a half or so away from my parents, and my sister Artxet. That's a lot further from my sister than I'd like to be, but it's nothing a car trip can't fix, right? My fiancee and I are trying to bring her out here for a few days so she can see our home and everything, and best of all, our two babies!! Yes, we have babies now. We have officially adopted two baby kittens. Both of them are females, and are just turning 8 weeks old. They are the most beautiful babies you could ever see.

They are sister kittens, and we adopted them yesterday. One of them is white with dark gray and black stripes, with amber colored eyes. Her name is McKenzie, and she is very adventurous and like to jump all over the place. She's super hyper and playful, and I love it. Her sister is the complete opposite of her. She is all white, with a hint of a cream tint to her fur, and she has ice blue eyes. Her name is Maya, and she is very sweet, and affectionate. All she does is rub up against me, and purr, and want to sleep in my lap. I'll be sure to take some pictures of them and show them to you all very soon, and I'm sure you'll love them just as much as my fiancee and I do.

Now, onto other news. My current AMV project is on hold until I am able to bring my computer here to the house so I can work on it. Right now I am on my fiancee's laptop, and his computer does not have the project saved here, so I can't work on it. I should be getting the computer back here Tuesday night, and will be able to resume work on it then. It's about 80% done so far, and I'm looking forward to getting some feed back on it. The extended opening is coming along well too, aside from a few minor set backs in terms of the darn computer deleting about 30 seconds of the project towards the end. It's not that big of a deal, its' just really annoying. Lucky for me I still remember what I had put there.

And speaking of video's, did you all see what my wonderful sister from another mister, made for my fiance and I? If you haven't seen it already, you can see it at the link provided below. To be honest, I cried when I watched it. It was just so incredibly sweet, and the song has special meaning to my fiancee and I, so it was darn near perfect in my eyes. Thank you so much Luchir for your wonderful gift, and t hank you all of you for your congratulations and all your thoughts on wedding idea's. Now, go watch the special video guys. I'll keep you all up to date on what's going on. Take care of yourselves guys. Much loves!


Watch the special tribute here:

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]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23932704/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23932704/ Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:23:39 PDT

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23801182/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23801182/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:37:59 PDT
Now on to the video!! Alright guys, I finally finished it. Well, one of the projects that had been on my "to do" list for quiet a while that is. As some of you may remember, I was working on a collab with someone a while ago, but I never said WHO it was. That person is.... SsilverfoxX of youtube!! She happens to be a really good friend of mine, and asked me for a collab a very long time ago. I said I would make one with her, and because of everything that came up it took me a long time to finish it.

So now it's uploaded to youtube, and ready to be viewed. I hope you all enjoy it, as we both worked hard on it to make it coincide with each of our own individual idea's and concepts. If you really do enjoy it, please be sure to let SsilverfoxX know. Now that's one less thing I have to worry about. Take care guys, and I hope life treats all of you very well.

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]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23747364/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23747364/ Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:45:48 PDT I had been responding back to some really nice Zutarians who had been messaging me, when all of a sudden, for some reason or another, I noticed one of my recommended video's. It said it was a "Zutara vs. Maiko" video, or something like that, and so I clicked it to see why on earth it would be recommending me THAT video, right? And that's what started it all.

It turns out, this video was an ANTI-Zutara video, and a PRO-Maiko video. Now, I have nothing wrong with people making anti-Zutara AMV's, and pro other ship video's, but some of the comments kind of annoyed me. Now, maybe it's just me, but I was just really annoyed by the ignorance some of these other shippers are showing.

While reading the comments, someone said something along the lines of "I don't support Zutara, and I'm all for Maiko. Zuko and Katara just don't look good together, but Mai and Zuko look good together, so they should be together." I like, froze for a moment in disbelief over that comment. Did this person actually just say that they ship Maiko because they LOOK good together? Then someone else commented, saying that Zutara would never work, because they're from two different places, but Mai is from the Fire Nation, so it's better for him to be with Mai because Katara not being from the Fire Nation is BAD. Seriously guys? REALLY?! Now, here's my arguement.

What does LOOKING good together have anything to do with whether or not a relationship will work out? I mean, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey looked really good together as a couple, but it didn't last. Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt looked nice together, but they didn't last either! So, what's really going on here. Is there some kind of RULE now that you can't date someone unless you look good together as a couple? Which leads me into my next arguement.

If you want to argue that couples have to look good together to work out, then I'd like to ask them what they think of some of the people out there in the world involved in inter-racial relationships. I mean, what would their opinions be of an Asian man and an African American woman being MARRIED! Surely, they don't compliment eachother's appearances as much as someone from their own race would, but that DOESN'T change the fact that they love eachother.

Or, are we to believe now that we can ONLY fall in love and be happy with someone that looks good with us? So, does that mean that I shouldn't love my bf because our appearances don't really "compliment" each other the way some people believe couples should look together? That's not gonna happen, so sorry to disappoint everyone. But seriously, who made up this hidden rule that a relationship won't work if two people's appearances don't compliment each other? But I'm sure these are the people that run around talking about "beauty is on the INSIDE, and THAT'S what counts", then they turn around and say something irrational and illogical as Zutara won't work because they don't "look good" together. PLAH EASE!! Which leads me into my final stage of my argument for Zutara.

Everywhere I turn now, it seems like someone is ranting about how Zutara wouldn't work because Katara isn't from the Fire Nation, but Mai is, so Zuko should be with her, right? Hmmm, it makes me wonder if these people have ever actually opened up a history book in all their lives. Surely, two people from two completely different countries NEVER got married to build Alliances, and negotiate peace among other countries through marrying someone from a neighboring land. Because surely, Marie Antoinette was from FRANCE, NOT Austria, when she married Louis-Auguste. Riiiiiiight, their marriage NEVER worked because they were from two different places. Sure, it was rough to work through it, but it did work before they died. And history tells us that prince's and princess'; dukes, and dutchess', etc, were all betrothed for one reason or another. More often than not, they were told to marry someone from a distant land, simply to form alliances a... ]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23746628/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23746628/ Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:03:32 PDT DOUBLE ENTRY TIME!! I'm going to make this entry about the meme, and the next one about an observation I made that really urked me for some reason or another. I'm sure it'll spark some good debates amongst us Zutarians, so I'd like to hear what you have to say about my thoughts on this situation in my next journal entry. So on we go!


Firstly, I was tagged by the lovely , so here is what my answers were.



IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?


So, here's how it works::

o1. Open your music library/ipod/itunes/MP3 Player.
o2. Put it on shuffle.
o3. Press play.
o4. For every question, type the song that's playing.
o5. When you go to a new question, press the next button.
o6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool.



Songs::

Opening Credits:
- Joga by Bjork

Waking Up:
- Mirror by Barlow Girl

First Day At School:
- Everything Burns by Anastacia ft. Ben Moody

Falling In love:
- Learning To Breathe by Switchfoot

Fight Song:
- Already Over by Red ((How interesting!! My first hit AMV song is my fight song. ))

Breaking Up:
- My Skin by Natalie Merchant

Prom:
- When The Rain Falls by Zetta Bytes

Life's OK:
- Deliver Me by Sarah Brightman

Mental Breakdown:
- I Can't Stay Away by The Veronica's ((That's ironic, considering...))

Driving:
- Titanic Beat

Flashback:
- Hide And Seek by Imogen Heap

Getting Back Together:
- There For You by Flyleaf

Wedding:
- No Te Olvides De Mi by Diana Navarro ((I love this song, so this is a win for me.))

Birth of Child:
- Like The Sun by RyanDan

Final Battle:
- Cat And Mouse by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

Death Scene:
- Pieces by Red ((Aww, that's so sad!!))

Funeral Song:
- Anywhere by Evanescene ((That doesn't seem very.... funeral like.))

End Credits:
- Wait For You by Elliot Yamin

After Credits Twist:
- Collide by Dishwalla (( Hmm, now THAT'S interesting.))


I Tag anyone who wants to do this.

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23627836/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23627836/ Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:36:42 PDT

I was tagged by the lovely , so here it goes nothing. Enjoy!!


Rules::

o1. Put your iTunes/ipod/mp3 player on shuffle.
o2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
o3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
o4. Tag your friends who might enjoy doing the game, as well as the person you got the note from.

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SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
- Anywhere by Evanescene

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
- Like The Sun by RyanDan ((Hmmm, really?))

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
- Ready For Love by Italobrothers and Cascada

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
- I Miss You Love by Maria Mena ((Weird it'd pick that song, considering... ))

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
- I Need You To Love Me by Barlow Girls ((Hmmmm, that's rather interesting. ))

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
- There For You by Flyleaf ((Omg, that's SO true!! ))

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
- Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon ((Really? ))

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
- Hide And Seek by Imogen Heap ((Wow... that's different. ))

WHAT IS 2+2?
- Cat And Mouse by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus ((How funny is that?!))

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
- Like You by Evanescene

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
- Learning To Breathe By Switchfoot ((Though for me it'd be LOVE, and not like. ))

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
- Cry by Faith Hill ((Wow... that's... very true... ))

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
- Never Alone by Barlow Girls

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
- No Te Olvides De Mi by Diana Navarro

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU
- Shattered by Trading Yesterday

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
- The Only One For Me by Brian McKnight

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
- Collide by Dishwalla

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
- Broken by Lifehouse (( .... ))

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
- Lost by Red (( I think my MP3 player wants me to be sad today. ))

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
- So Contagiously by Acceptance

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
- So I Thought by Flyleaf

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
- Easier To Run by Linkin Park

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
- What Hurts The Most by Rascal Flatts ((Actually, I LOVE that song. ))

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
- Deliver Me by Sarah Brightman

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
- Ecstacy by ATB

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
- It Was You by 12 Stones

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
- Breath by Breaking Benjamin

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
- Diary Of Jane by Breaking Benjamin

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I thought that was interesting, didn't you? Have fun guys!! I shall tag the following.


Tagged People::







http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23574016/ Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:40:29 PDT EDIT: This AMV is NOW in HQ. Watch it again at the link below. If you can't see it yet, just wait as it's currently uploading as I write this.

Alright guys, so over the past few days some things have popped up, and things have gotten a little hectic. My mom was really feeling down, and hurt over things that happened involving her past, and I really was worried about her. So, because I love my mom, I stayed up all night to make a special mini AMV just for her, and the rest of the mothers in the world.

In the AMV, I tried to show the relationship Zuko and Katara shared with their mothers, and the sacrifices their moms made to protect their children. I hope the message convey's itself well, and maybe now more people will see how easy it is for Zuko and Katara to bond over the grief of loosing their mothers. So, I hope you all like it. Mom, this one's for you.

Watch the newest HQ video here:: http: //www. youtube.com/watch?v= D-x3UaBy-ms

- Make sure you take out the spaces between everything so you can see it, or just go to my youtube page and look for it there.

My page link: [link]

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23514076/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23514076/ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:16:42 PST
So now that I'm feeling better, I can finally get back to work on my newest AMV!! So far, it is about 65% done, and I've done a bunch of new and different things with it. I've learned a lot about Vegas these past couple of weeks, and I've learned even MORE tricks then what you've seen, so I'm sure you'll all enjoy it. Also, I'm talking to another special AMV maker about doing a collab. I'll let you all wonder about who it is, but trust me, they're great.

Also, I am currently going to be starting a "love thy neighbor" movement, so to speak. It's nothing hard, just something really easy that I think everyone should do, or at least, try to do to spread some happiness around in light of all the negativity that has been flying around. So, let's all move forward, and start spreading the love guys.



Here's how it works::

o1. Pick at least 5 people you really really appreciate and care about. Then, go to their page, and leave them a comment telling them THREE GOOD qualities they have, and how their friendship has changed you for the better.

o2. Ask them to spread the love to 5 people they care about, and spread some joy around. It's a little harder than those simple "copy this and send it to all your friends" type of things, but it means SOOOOOOOOOOO much more if it comes from your heart. And just so you know, they can include you as one of their 5 people to comment on.

o3. Make a journal entry posting these three rules for "Love Thy Neighbor", and see how many people you can get to spread the love around.



So guys, get cracking on it. Let's start showing each other some kindness and appreciation, and I'm sure we'll all feel much happier in no time flat. Good luck guys!!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23425749/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23425749/ Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:52:00 PST
Thank you all for giving me your love and support, since apparently I have close to 300 "very close friends" who voted for my video. I know it's like, 250 something, but still, it's a lot of people who are "close to me", so thank you guys!!

Seriously though, you all know me already, and know that if I rant like this, it is for a good reason. I promise you, all this drama will come to an end soon so we can all go back to enjoying the Zutara fandom without all this bs. I love you all, and wish you all nothing but the best. Take care guys!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23384073/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23384073/ Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:34:02 PST
For those who don't know, I had been put on YAZ by my doctor after having been examined and tested by my doctor. YAZ is a birth control pill, but its also used to treat other effects that go on with the female body that my doctor said might be able to be fixed with the pill. Well, he was wrong as you can see. After taking the second pill last night, everything went right to heck.

When I was admitted to the hospital, the doctors ran all these tests on me, and said I was the 5th person this WEEK to come in with a YAZ related complication. Physically speaking, I'm in great shape. My heart is fine, lungs, build, everything, but for some reason, my body was going crazy over the hormones in the pill. They made me drink this horrid water to try and help me "relax", and withing 45 minutes, I started feeling well enough to walk again. My doctor then told me that there was nothing more they could do for me, so I have been ordered to rest in bed for the next week. No moving unless I have to, no stress, and definitely no more YAZ. If my symptoms aren't gone in a week, I have to return, and they'll run more tests, but chances are very high it'll be gone within a few days.

So I'll be floating in and out for a while, until I'm feeling better and all. And as for the AMV contest, I just wanted to thank everyone who voted at ALL in the polls. I feel truly blessed to have won, and I promise I won't let you guys down. So, while I'm away for a while, if there's anything you guys would like to comment on, please comment here. I've gotten a few messages from people with some idea's for improving the video, such as better quality for the picture overlays (which is already edited after getting the note), and fixing two seconds of the Suki, Ty-Lee scene. All comments are very much appreciated, so if you saw anything that needs to be fixed, please feel free to let me know. The moment I feel better, I'll get back to work fixing up the opening. Thank you all for your support, and kindness, and I'll see you all around. Much loves to you all!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23294871/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23294871/ Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:44:36 PST
Oh, and about the rant I made a while ago, I'm not sure if any of you read the edit or not, so I'll say so here. Some of you guys have messaged me, and asked me what was going on, and I told you. Others, I had to message myself to try and explain what was going on on my end. If I didn't message you, and you didn't message me, and you still want to know what's going on, and WHY I ranted, then please feel free to ask.

And it seems that some of you guys misunderstood my rant a while ago as well. Maybe I worded it wrong, and didn't say things as clearly as I could have because it was in fact a RANT, so I just wanted to say it here once more. That rant was directed at the people who have been sending me notes here on DA with nasty comments, that are NOT constructive in the least, and I'm sorry that some of my friends didn't quite understand what I was ranting about.

I know I haven't really been around much to speak with all of you as much as I have, but trust me, the video I'm working on now is well worth my lack of communication with you all. Still, if you ever need me, don't understand what's going on, just send me a note, or leave me a comment, and I'll get back to you all first chance I get.

Thanks for listening guys!! Hugs and cookies for everyone!!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23256613/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23256613/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:04:04 PST

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23245352/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23245352/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:05:22 PST EDIT Okay, so since there seems to be some misunderstandings as to who this rant is directed at, I'll try and clarify it more than I did in the first paragraph. This rant is directed ONLY at the people who have been harassing me via Deviant notes, and youtube private messages. Everything stated throughout this entry is referring to these people, and NO ONE ELSE. I hope that clears things up, and sorry for the confusion guys. Hugs for everyone! Oh, and don't worry, I'm feeling much better now after ranting.




Original Entry

I have a favor to ask all you guys out there that keep messaging me with the same bullshit about my audition video. I've gotten like, 60+ messages from DA alone from people complaining to me about how my audition video "just cuts off" or "ends without much leading into an episode" and blah blah blah , and I've gotta say, I'm really annoyed now. I respect everything you guys tell me, I truly do,and I appreciate hearing ALL feedback you guys have to offer me so I can make better films for you all, but it is really frustrating when I put my all into making these things for you guys, and you don't even take the time to READ anything I say about my films.

So since those of you who keep commenting on how it "just ends" probably didn't see my earlier entries back in Dec. about my entry, or pay attention to any bulletins on youtube I put up talking about it, I'll say it HERE, so that there will be NO MORE CONFUSION on your part as to why it "just ends."

As I've discussed with many of you via private messages, forums, youtube messages, and even comments on youtube itself, the opening video ends that way for a REASON. If by some miracle, I am fortunate enough to win the extreme honor of having my video be chosen, then I'm going to make a special EXTENDED version of the AMV, specifically for the project, and Ozai and Iroh appearing is important for what I have planned for the extended version of it. I had spoken with bluetarako, and GreenifyME about this idea, and a LOT of you have commented on how much you look forward to the extended version as it is. You guys know my AMV's, and I've become, dare I say, popular, on youtube because, as many of you have said, my video's have "flow" and "vision" to them. Do you guys really think I would just put something like that there without a thought, or reason?

Also, there ARE things that are going to be changed in the video down the line if it is chosen. Not to mention, anything else that you, the fans, would like to see can be changed too. Think of my audition as more of a template for the final product so to speak, if it wins. I mean, the title for one will be changed, not to mention, Ozai and Iroh will most likely be completely removed from the ending, since it was just put there to make you guys talk and wonder what was going on. I wanted you all to be talking about the amazing project that everyone is working so hard on, and having that random clip there was meant to inspire a "WTF is that about" response from you, but I NEVER thought it would be taken badly.

And finally, PLEASE stop comparing me to RAVEN!! I am NOT Raven, nor will I ever BE Raven. She is absolutely amazing, and I am a big fan of her work, but she and I are on completely different boards in terms of AMV making. She specializes in overall Avatar awesomeness, and I specialize in shipping videos. She is a master at instrumental works, and I consider myself practically a master at working at more modernized songs with lyrics. We are two very different people, with two very different takes on AMV making, so it really makes me angry to hear comments like "oh, Raven would be better" or "you should have just let Raven make the video." It's driving me insane with all this crap you all are giving to me about how much I'm not like her, when our styles are no where NEAR comparable. *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23206849/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/23206849/ Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:12:21 PST EVER. My bf made it the most special days of the entire year, and I was really surprised with everything he did. So, I hope you all had as much of a lovely V-Day as I did today. I'm sorry if this makes absolutely no sense what so ever, but it's just after 2 A.M., and I'm too happy and hyper to not say something right now. Much love to you all, and again, Happy V-Day!!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22984118/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22984118/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:32:38 PST 's birthday!

I decided that it was time I actually drew something for once, rather than sitting around and watching all of you amazing artists out there. So, I made a very special IchiRuki fanart piece as a gift to the lovely GreenifyME. I hope she, along with you all, really like my first Bleach Fanart.

Hopefully it came out well enough for you all to know who's who. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREEN!!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22903569/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22903569/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:24:59 PST put up in her journal.

I'm always one to do these kinds of things, and they help ease my mind, so i figured why not? Now, on to the goods! Let's see what princess I am!

Cinderella:
[ ] One of your parents is dead
[x] You are expected to do a lot of chores
[x] You love to dress up
[x] You love animals
[x] You are waiting patiently for your Prince Charming (Can't wait to see him again!! )
[x] Your mom is really strict
[x] You have sisters who seem kind of jealous of you
[x] You’re afraid to speak your mind sometimes
[x] You have left your shoes at a friend’s house before
[ ] You have blonde hair
TOTAL: 8

Belle:
[x] You’ve kissed someone your friends didn’t like
[ ] You’ve been lost in the forest
[ ] You love to read
[/] You are not shy at all, and not afraid to speak your mind (Only when I really really trust the person will I speak my mind)
[x] One of your family members is a bit weird (Only ONE? Try them all!)
[x] You have done volunteer work
[x] You have a wild imagination
[x] You love to take care of people in need
[x] You’ve had guys like you only because they think you’re pretty
[x] You’ve rejected at least one person when they’ve asked you out
TOTAL: 7.5

Jasmine:
[ ] Your dad is very rich/important
[x] You are very clever
[x] You’ve been with someone way different from you
[x] You’re unique and different from everyone else
[x] You’d never marry someone just because they were rich
[x] You have set a lot of goals for yourself
[ ] You don’t have a lot of friends
[ ] You’re independent
[ ] You are wealthy
[x]Your parents try to control your life
TOTAL: 6

Ariel:
[x] Your parents expect a lot from you
[x] You really try to follow the rules, but it’s hard for you
[ ] You’re a bit of a trouble maker
[x] You’re the youngest in your family or in the last 2
[x] You have a lot of sisters (I have more than 1 if that's what you mean. )
[x] You collect something
[x] You have/had long, hair
[ ] You have/had a pet fish
[x] You’re extremely curious
[ ] You believe everything people tell you/you’re a bit gullible
TOTAL: 7

Snow White:
[ ] You know that you’re beautiful
[x] Sometimes it seems like your mom is jealous of you
[x] You’ve almost been killed
[x] You have at least seven good friends
[x] You’ve had food poisoning
[ ] You have/had short hair
[x] You get along with almost everyone
[x] All of your friends are different
[x] You love to have a good time
[ ] You’re happier when you’re out of the house than in
TOTAL: 7

Mulan:
[ ] You can be a tomboy sometimes.
[ ] People wish you could be a bit more girly
[ ] You’ve pretended to be someone you’re not
[x] You’ve had a physical fight with someone (only once, and it was for protection)
[x] You have/had considered running away from home
[x] Your parents try to plan your life out
[ ] a lot of your friends are boys
[x] You sometimes find yourself in bad situations
[x] You love your family so much that you’d do anything to protect them
TOTAL: 5

Aurora:
[x] You live/have lived with someone other than your parents
[x] You almost died at a very young age
[x] You are gentle, loving, and/or thoughtful
[x] You have a decent singing voice (Better than decent according to people who have heard me sing)
[ ] You like to sleep in late on the weekends
[ ] You spend most of your time outside
[ ] You’re adopted
[x] You’re very romantic
[ ] Pink is one of your favorite colors
TOTAL: 5

Pocahontas:
[x] You love to walk around and explore big cities
[x] You are more spiritual than religious
[x] You’ve been in an interracial relationship
[ ] One of your family members is dead
[x] Your parents are very protective of you
[x] Someone you know has been in war
[x] You love nature
[x] You have/had black hair (More dark brown, almost black, but close enough)
[x] You would love to move somewhere exotic and beautiful
[x] You’re very adventurous
TOTAL: 9


So apparently I'm Pocahontas, followed closely by Cinderella. Who would have thought it... ]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22888904/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22888904/ Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:10:10 PST THANK YOU for being a big enough person to take down the video. I do NOT appreciate you taking my video without asking, but I DO appreciate you taking it down without a big hassle.

Secondly... CAKE FOR EVERYONE!! Thank you all for your help and support in the issue. I never realized how many people were watching my every move on youtube, but judging by the overflowing response I got from my inbox about the video, I'd take it there are a lot of you. So to all the people who watch my videos, or are watching me now, thank YOU.

That's really all I have to say for now, so sorry if this seemed pointless. Just wanted you all to know that you ALL matter, and I have you all in my thoughts, and wish you nothing but the best. Hugs and cake for everyone!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22832332/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22832332/ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:54:26 PST
This person actually took EXACT SCENES from "Already Over" and put it in their video. And although it says that they do not own the clips, no where does it say that they took the clips from me, or give me any credit for my work in any shape or form. Besides, the "these clips don't belong to me" statement is a semi disclosure type of thing, the same way I put that I don't own Avatar or the music I use at the end of all my videos.

Seriously guys, what do you think? Why does it seem like everywhere I go, people are taking my work, and claiming it as their own? I'm a very nice person, and if someone wants to take my video, and edit them, or use them with their own, I'm fine with is IF THEY ASK ME. SERIOUSLY!! If you just send me a message and say "hey, can I use some of your videos for my videos too, and I'll give you credit?" then I will give you full permission to use whatever you want from my works, as long as credit is given to me for the AMV's I made, and it's all good. But this person didn't even ask to use my clips. They just took them, and that was that.

This is the video. Please tell me what you guys think on this, cause I'm seriously flipping out again, and being as sick as I am, I need to just relax. Darn flu.

[link]

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22813690/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22813690/ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:02:52 PST
On other news, all is well for me at this particular moment. Aside from the slight neglected feeling I'm having right now. Eh, I'll be okay eventually. I hope you all had a great weekend, and I'll be around if you need me. Peace out guys. Much love to you all.

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22782407/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22782407/ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:06:07 PST 's opening audition for the Zutara re-finale.

Now, as many of you guys know, I take great pride in all the movies I make for you all. I know I have a lot of people that watch my videos, and send in requests, and the whole nine yards, and to be honest, I LOVE making Zutara vids for you all. However, whenever I feel like someone has personally insulted me or my work, well... let's say I get more than a little upset. So then, I'm also going to assume that, for the most part, most of you have seen all the other entries in this contest as well. By the way, best of luck to you all, and I wish you all nothing but lots of love and success, no matter the outcome.

But, this journal entry is NOT about wishing everyone the best. Excuse my scattered thoughts, as I'm highly upset at this moment. Firstly, there is a certain young lady who I am currently a little upset at because of her ACTIONS. She know's who she is, and if you watch DA, you'll see the conflict first hand. I have nothing against HER personally, but I DO feel bothered by her video. I'm saying this here in my journal, because I feel the need to express how I truly feel here, without coming off bitchy in any shape or form. I was truly hurt, and offended, that not only did she remove her first entry, but she made a SECOND entry, and pretty much (in my eyes at least) took the idea's I had shown in my video.

For those of you (by that, I mean the MANY of you that have seen it already), you all know for a fact that there are hints of Zutara, and Taang in my opening audition video. In fact, I've gotten comments ON the video commenting on how much they, the viewers and Zutarians everywhere, love that aspect of my opening audition. Now, this video comes out, and not only was an instrumental song used, as I used an instrumental song, but the concepts are pretty much the same too. I know Avatar has only ONE main concept, but I worked really hard to make mines unique, and different, because I felt you all deserved something amazing. Now this video is out, and I truly feel like my concept for the opening was robbed. I'm not saying anything about the music, or the scenes, or anything like that. I'm saying the CONCEPT. The hinting of Zutara is something to be expected in a Zutara re-finale opening, but Taang? That's something special I put in a treat for you all, and I really thought long and hard on it.

What's more, I truly feel like this whole situation is going to turn around, and make me seem like a "bitch", or a "diva", but it's really not about that. I'm truly deeply hurt, and offended by her actions. And don't even get me started on the "didnt' feel the need for flashy effects to make the video look good" comment, as part of me feels like it's a personal assault against myself. So guys, seriously, I'm sorry if I seem to be "aggressive" on the issue, but you all know it takes me a LOT to get me upset. And when I AM upset, it's not for a little reason. I've never had a problem with anyone here, and I don't want to start picking fights, or things like that, but it makes me very upset that it has come to this.

Now, it seems that she is talking about taking down the video completely, and saying that "I seem to think she copied my video", which is only more insulting, as I never once SAID TO HER that I felt she copied my video. I asked her where she got the idea for her video, simply because I wanted to see what her response would be, and to have it be the comment I received in reply, and then her added edit to her video, I really don't know what to think. So seriously girl, and you know who you are, if you have something to say, or a case to plead, then please let me know what's going on so we can fix this pronto. I don't like having problems with people, and you obviously see that this is really offensive and hurtful to myself. If you want to fix this like an ADULT, then please come, and we shall do so. But please don't go around trying to make everyone feel sorry for you, or make it seem like I'm attacking you or something like that. I'm really just upset over the matter, and I think we need to resolve this.

So guys, comment away. What do you think on the issue?

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22767371/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22767371/ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:49:45 PST , I finally did it. I put up some pictures of myself.

I hope you all like them, and please let me know what you want, or leave a comment on the pictures themselves. Also, I was thinking of possibly cosplaying Katara, so if someone thinks they could do me a HUGE favor, I have a mission for you. If you'd like, I'd really appreciate having my eyes made "blue", in a Katara like fashion. I'm curious to see what it would look like. My friend made me one, the Katara Wannabe actually, but she said it was just a quick on to get people inspired to try it.

So yeah, that's it for now. If you think you can do it, I'd like to see your attempt at it. Especially if you use the "Blue Shirt" one. Thanks for listening guys. Love you all!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22622575/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22622575/ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:37:37 PST

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22615835/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22615835/ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:18:46 PST I would do these when I had the chance, so here they are. My tooth isn't bothering me at the moment, so this should be fun to do. Here goes nothing. Hope you all don't get more than you bargained for.

[x] I think I'm really attractive.
[x] I prefer winter over summer. (Just wish it wasn't so cold!)
[x] I am a geek.
[ ] I am a shopaholic.
[x] I am reasonably intelligent.
[x] I like British accents.
[ ] I smoke regularly. (Never smoked before)
[ ] I smoke socially.
[x] I drink socially. (Once in a blue moon)
[ ] I drink regularly.
[ ] I get drunk easily.
[ ] I do "drug(s)".
[ ] I brush my hair at least 50 times a night.
[ ] I am religious.
[x] I am not(very)religious but have morals.
[ ] I lie frequently.
[ ] I am impulsive.
[x] I am hardworking.
[ ] I loved Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
[ ] She's All That is one of my favourite movies.
[x] I am good at History.
[x] I speak more than two languages.
[ ] I enjoy taking pictures.
[ ] I like spending money on myself.
[x] I like spending money on others.
[x] I have a regular income.
[x] earn money on a job-by-job basis.
[x] I rely on my parents for money.
[x] I can cook.
[x] I enjoy cleaning.
[x] Tidiness is a must in my life.
[ ] I like clutter.
[ ] My idea of good music is Britney Spears.
[ ] I am fashion-conscious.
[x] I have good taste.
[x] People tell me I have good taste.
[x] I am told I have yet to fulfill my potential.
[x] I am good at sports.
[ ] I am good at certain sports.
[ ] I couldn't do sports to save my life.
[x] I am creative.
[x] I am extremely artistically inclined.
[x] I want to be an artist when I grow up. (Musical Artist that is)
[ ] I want to be an engineer when I grow up.
[ ] I eat when I'm upset.
[ ] I cannot adapt to change.
[ ] I am interested in politics.
[ ] I have shoplifted.
[x] I download MP3s. (If I really like the songs)
[x] I have done underage drinking. (I was 15, and it was by accident. It was horrible. )
[ ] I have gone underage clubbing.
[x] I can dance reasonably well.
[x] I can dance extremely well.
[ ] I dance like a cardboard gorilla.
[x] I can sing.
[ ] I sing like someone stepped on my foot.
[ ] I can swim.
[x] I enjoy surveys.
[x] I enjoy surveys when I'm bored.
[x] I keep a journal.
[ ] My teachers don't like me.
[ ] I enjoy controversy.
[ ] I can be a bitch/bastard.
[x] I have a thing for bad boys/girls.
[ ] I have tattoos.
[ ] I've been in a nudist colony.
[ ] I'm not sure if I want to have children.
[ ] I'm not sure if I'll get married.
[x] I know who I will marry.
[x] Someone has a crush on me.
[x] I am interesting.
[ ] I am a good liar.
[x] People enjoy talking to me.
[x] I annoy people from time to time. (Just for fun)
[x] I am a born leader.
[ ] I am a born leader but shouldn't lead.
[x] I've snuck out of the house.
[ ] I enjoy felching
[ ] I have a foot fetish.
[ ] I have a shoe fetish
[ ] I watch Sex And The City.
[x] I don't think Sarah Jessica Parker is
pretty.
[ ] I want to be J Lo.
[ ] I cut myself.
[x] I have cut myself.
[x] I hate people who pretend to be suicidal.
[ ] I hate popular people.
[ ] I think cheerleading is a sport.
[x] I am photogenic.
[ ] I live in Chucks.
[x] I think graffiti is art.
[ ] I have dated a criminal.
[x] I have been cheated on.
[ ] I have cheated on someone.
[x] I have a temper. (Takes a lot for me to show it though)
[x] I like playgrounds.
[x] I dance in the rain.
[ ] I am obsessed with Shakespeare.
[ ] I have tanlines.
[ ] My favourite color is pink.
[ ] My favourite color is black.
[ ] I would classify myself as emo.
[x] I am musically inclined.
[x] I like listening to music.
[ ] I like music-blasting cars.
[ ] Thongs are comfortable
[x] I like flip-flops.
[x] I know what monogamy is
[x] ... and I believe in it. (Only for love. )
[ ] I want to be a social worker when I grow up.
[x] I have sibling[s].
[x] My siblings annoy me
[ ] I think South Park is funny.
[ ] I prefer Google
[x] I can sit Indian Style
[ ] I own a cat
[ ] I... ]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22540935/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22540935/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:34:36 PST

Even more so, I ended up with another problem because of my darn tooth. My mom, in all her infinite wisdom, told me I should take some Ibuprofen to help stop the pain from my tooth. My dad said I could take some if I wanted, but to be careful with it, while my mom gave me THREE pills to take. Dad said I should be alright after taking them, and my tooth hurt so much, I figured why not.

BIG MISTAKE!! I ended up with this HORRIBLE pain in my stomach. It literally felt like I had swallowed daggers or something, and it hurt to move. Breathing hurts, reading hurts, just, it's a horrible mess. Of course, the right side of my face is completely numb now because of the Ibuprofen, but now I feel like someone is tearing up the inside of my stomach.

It got so bad, I ended up crying to my dad about the pain. I've never felt ANYTHING that horrible before, and I told him about how much I had taken, and when I took them. He said to calm down, and to go drink as much milk as I possibly could, but at least a half a glass or a glass should do the trick. Apparently, one of the after effects of Ibuprofen is stomach bleeding. Yes, stomach bleeding. He said that what happened, is my mom probably gave me way more then what I should have had (you're not supposed to take more then one or two at most), and the fact I hadn't eaten a full meal for a few days because of my tooth added to the whole situation. So he told me to eat some bread, and drink a lot of milk, and to take some Pepto-Bismol for my stomach.

He said that the Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory, which taken over a long period of time can lead to ulcers. The pain I was feeling was the lining of my stomach contracting, and weaking down because of the medicine I had taken, so by drinking milk and taking Pepto-Bismol I was protecting the lining of my stomach, and therefore, it could heal faster, and I'd be okay, as long as I stay on top of drinking a lot of milk and what not.

So after that horrible ordeal last night, I woke up this morning, and I feel soooooooooo much better. Yay!! My stomach is still hurting, but I'm not like, toppled over in pain the way I was the other day, and now it doesn't hurt to breathe as much. Thank goodness for having a dad that was an EMT around, or else I don't know what would have happened.

So yes, that's why I haven't been around much guys, and I'm really sorry about all that. I should be around the way I normally am again once my stomach heals from the overdose, and this darn tooth leaves me. Hope you all are doing much better than I was this weekend. Bye for now, and much love to you all!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22451951/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22451951/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:53:18 PST

I was laying in bed this morning, when all of a sudden I heard this weird knocking sound on my window. Now, for those of you who don't know, I have one of those good old fashioned AC's that you put in your window, and for some reason, birds love to sit on it. So anyhow, I heard a sound, and assumed it was another bird on the AC, and chose to ignore it.

A minute later, I heard a knocking on the window again. That's when I got a little scared, because I'm on the second floor of the house, and there is no way any PERSON could be knocking on that particular window, especially with the AC there. I decided I was just hearing things, and turned over to try and keep warm when I heard it AGAIN.

So I decided I better get up, and see what the heck was going on outside. I moved the curtain to see what was making the knocking sound, and right there, in front of my face, was a crow! I jumped back in surprise, and what's more, the Crow didn't even move. It tilted it's head, and looked right at me for about 20 seconds, then flew away.

I got super creeped out, and like, immediately turned on my computer to see "what it means" when a crow does that, and I found out that American Culture believes that a crow doing that means you're going to die. So I started to freak out a little more, then I calmed myself after thinking for a moment. I mean, seriously, how "cultural" is America anyhow? So I decided to look up what different Native American groups believe about Crows to see if I could find some comfort.

It turns out that a BUNCH of Native American groups believe that the crow is a messanger from the heavens. That they symbolize family members that have passed away returning from the spirit world to await the arrival of a new family member who is passing away. They are meant as warnings of an approaching death, and they appear to the person who has the strongest spiritual connection and who is most likely to heed the warning. What the heck does that mean?! Seriously, like, OMG!

That's when I realized that obviously, that crow does NOT mean I'm the one in danger, as it wouldn't kill the messanger, since it's meant as a warning and all. Then I started thinking of everyone in my family who was near me recently that it might be "talking about", and I immidiately thought of my uncle. So I got really sad, and sat there for a moment, and asked aloud for a sign if it really was a warning of some sort. As soon as I asked for it, I heard another sound at my OTHER window. I walked towards it, and there was a smaller crow sitting there, trying to get into my room. When I looked at it, it flew away, and landed on a wire next to ANOTHER crow.

Okay, now call me crazy, but I think that's a sign. What are the chances that not just one, but TWO crows would knock on my windows, look at me, and fly away? That's just.... creepy. Now I have goosebumps, and I'm like, weirded out. What do you guys think?

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22224621/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22224621/ Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:05:17 PST

Just today, I got on to check on my video, and I had 7 messages from rapid Kataang fans. I of course, deleted them all except for one person, who actually said she's looking forward to the project and wishes us all the best on it. But THEN, I see this comment. Someone left a message on my opening audition video in the comment box.

Now, I am a logical person, and some of their points were valid, but the way they came off seemed very illogical. I mean, why come and attack me on MY video, and call me shallow for making a video to something I enjoy, and have your only defense be that our "Zutaraian Logic" says that Katara can only love Zuko because he's taller, and older, and "hotter" than Aang. Seriously guys, where the hell do these Kataangers get that impression of us? But I love how they conviently forgot to say that Katara is DESTINED to love Aang because he's the hero, and blah blah blah. I understand there are some Zutarians out there that do pick fights with Kataangers, but seriously, all I've seen is attacks from the Kataang side of the playing field.

The person left a comment saying the EXACT following in my video. This is UN-Edited, and I've in-closed a screen cap of the comment so you guys can tell me if I'm over reacting to this or what, but seriously, I'm getting really tired of this kind of bs.

MajesticBurninator said::

I'll probably get blocked for this, but here goes: The opening is pretty cool. Notice how it's got epic action and such? That's what you guys should be concentrating on. Avatar is perfect the way it is. It's not some angsty teen romance, there's plenty of other shows out there if you want that. There wasn't even an actual love triangle to begin with. Aang has always loved Katara, and she realizes that she loves him too in the end. Zuko and Mai have always loved each other. Period, end of story.

((They then commented on their OWN comment, and said this.))

#2: Why waste your energy on shipping drama instead of something fun all the fans can enjoy? Are you really so crushed your ship didn't happen, after being repeatedly told it wouldn't? Are you shallow enough to think Kataang happened only for little kids? A girl can only love someone "hotter", taller, and older than she is? That's what I keep hearing, and it's bull. Why won't you Zutarians just let this thing die? Enjoy Avatar for what it REALLy is, not what you think it should have been.

((End of comments))


So seriously guys, am I over reacting here or what? The NERVE they have to come to me with all this shipping drama, and talk to me about how WE don't let it die. I mean, they're the one's attacking us still, even AFTER the show is done. So why doesn't this person take their own advice and just drop it already? I haven't said anything bad toward Kataangers ANYWHERE, and some of my good friends are Kataangers, and that's fine too. It's really upsetting to me to see such childish and hypocritical behavior on their parts.

Seriously, if one more person tries to talk to me like an adult, and brings me nothing but foolish and childish statements, I might just have to take off my gloves and go toe to toe with them despite my better judgement. I'm trying to be the bigger person here, but seriously, it get's old after a while. Sometimes I just wanna... GAH!!

I'm tired of these Kataangers attacking myself, and my other Zutarian friends just because we won't do what they want us to do, and just "go away and let the ship die" because they say so, and Kataang won. It's called FANDOM you dumb shit! As long as fans exist, and people have their own thoughts and opinions, no matter what you say or do is NOT going to change that!

Here is the screen cap I took of it. I know you all know I wouldn't lie about these kinds of things, but proof is always better in black and white. Seriously, one more person says something to me, just ONE mor... ]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22187514/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22187514/ Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:19:38 PST

~Katessa

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22119113/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22119113/ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:13:30 PST
IS Katara in every shape of the word. Her voice acting, the connections, just everything, seriously, it sounds almost identical to the real Katara. My hats off to you my dear.

As Toph? Wow, that girl has some talent. I was blown away when I saw Green's video with the cast.

As Sokka!! Omg, I couldn't stop cracking up when I heard his Sokka impression on the video. Talk about spot on!!

The rest of the cast were just, wow... Seriously guys, I don't even know how to begin describing how great they all sounded, and just how excited I am to see the project when it's all done. This seriously is going to be a project for the fandom history books if I ever saw one.

If you don't know the rest of the cast, be sure to check out the journals of GreenifyME and bluetarako for the complete casting list, and the link to the video with the voicing cast.

And speaking of the lovely , I just saw something amazing.Apparently, the AMV I made for my audition opening for the project has already won two honors from the Zutarian Youtube community.

To all you guys who are reading this now, thank you for your support! I'm so glad you all liked it, and it really makes me happy hearing all your feedback. Thanks for being so wonderful guys! If you haven't seen it yet, you can see it in the link below. So that's all for now guys. Congrats to all the voicing casts, and this is soooo going to RAWK!!

[link]

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22106902/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22106902/ Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:48:43 PST 's Zutara Re-Finale project.

I hope you all enjoy it, and if you guys like it, please remember to VOTE! So without any more delay, here it is. Be sure to watch in High Quality.

[link]

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22086609/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/22086609/ Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:18:59 PST
I'm actually working on a mini AMV at this moment, and I am falling completely in love with it. It's better than "Already Over" AND "Love Song Requiem" PUT TOGETHER!! :Giggle: Seriously guys, I'm like, super excited about what I'm working on soon, and I hope you all will enjoy it when it's done. It should be done in a day or so at extreme most, so just bare with me while I finish it all up, and make it all clean cut for ya.

Stay tuned for more updates! Love ya all! Peace.

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/21719197/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/21719197/ Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:09:39 PST

Anyhow, I hope you all had a great holiday, and just wanted to give you all a quick update on life for me. As of right now, I'm finishing up my part of the collab I've been working on with a very special AMV maker, AND getting ready for my birthday in a few days.

I can't believe in just under two weeks (Dec. 9th), I'll be turning a year older. Yikes, time really does fly, doesn't it? Anyhow, that's all for now. See you all later! Much love to everyone

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/21425127/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/21425127/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:51:15 PST We were singing together, and hanging out, and everyone thought for sure we'd make it all the way, but of course, the show was weird.

Anyhow, now my friend decided to sing one of my favorite songs, and dedicated it to me and my mom. Yes, my mother's name is Frances, and he dedicated it to her too because she was with us at the try-outs, and kindda took him under her wing, what with him being 18 and all alone in a strange city and all. Anyhow, he sang the song, and I just felt really loved and appreciated. It's nice having friends like him around to cheer you up. So to make a long story short, I thought I'd put up the video here for you guys to see if you were interested. You can see that here. [link]

And now, for a mini AMV update. I have decided to work on the collab with another youtube member first, leaving me with another two AMV's to figure out which I want to do first. Don't worry, both will be done, but this collab was the best choice to start. I say that, because now I can work on it for a little while, send it off to my partner, and continue my thoughts on the other two. It's like killing two birds with one stone, you know? So hope you all like it!

That's all for now. Much loves to you all!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/21372320/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/21372320/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:40:47 PST "Statics & Data" tab, and... LOVE SONG REQUIEM HAS AN HONOR!!

I am so completely shocked and amazed that it has an honor, I'm like, speechless right now. I'm really glad you all enjoyed it so much, and I currently have three projects under way. One is the long awaited collab I wanted to do a long time ago with , and I'm really excited about that one. Another one is a special tribute to three lovely ladies Zutarians everywhere love and adore, or at least have heard of , and the final is a collab with a well known Avatar AMV maker on youtube.

Three projects, all coming up in random order depending on what I get inspired for first, all of them to be completed "one day." But dont' worry, you wont' have to wait MONTHS for these, I promise. So thanks again for all your support with my AMV's, and I hope you enjoy them. For those of you haven't seen it yet, here it is.

Zutara: Love Song Requiem [link]

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/21357440/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/21357440/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:20:29 PST I hope you all enjoy it, and find it well worth the wait. Grab your tissues, sit in a quiet place, and if possible, watch in HIGH QUALITY to see all the little details that were put into it.

Special thanks to for letting me use her amazing picture, "Zutara Love" in the video. I think it fits much better than the one that was there before.

Anyhow, now, without further delay, I would like to introduce my newest AMV.


Zutara: Love Song Requiem [link]

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/20576665/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/20576665/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:29:50 PDT
The good thing about the whole ordeal is that the new AMV is coming out AMAZING. Not for nothing, but it makes me want to cry WHILE I'm working on it, and that's being able to pause it, and fix it, and not focus on it. Artxet said it's really good, and even got teary eyed, so I'm sure that everyone is going to be an emotional wreck with the new AMV. The rate I'm going now, the video should be done sometime next week, as it's a four minute song, and I have a minute and thirty-five seconds done already.

So long story short, the video is coming out great, and I'm sure you'll all love it. Just make sure you have your tissues handy, cause it's a real heart breaker.

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/20297443/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/20297443/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:34:31 PDT

Anyhow, the point is, I've been having computer problems for like, ever already, and being the silly person I was, I figured it would be fine for a few days as long as I didn't really do anything. Well, I should have known something was wrong when the movie wasn't saving half the time, or would mysteriously delete parts of the film, or things like that, because sometime last week I went to work on it when the worst thing ever happened. I got this annoying message that said Sony Vegas wasn't going to work for me because I needed some file thing, and I had to download the update. I go to get it, and it says I need something else. I try to get the other thing, and everywhere I went it kept saying I needed something else. I just couldn't get anywhere with it.

After about half an hour of searching for an answer so I could finish the film, I got completely upset and decided just to leave it be until my BF could fix it for me that weekend. He's like, super smart, and really good with computers, and I didn't want to bother my really good friend, Ricky, who always helped with things like that since I felt really strange about harassing him for a dumb net problem for, oh, I dunno, the MILLIONTH time.

So I got really happy, because I figured that once it was up and running, I could have the movie up by now for everyone to see the big project I've been working on for you all, since I only had another 45 seconds or so to go in the song (at the most) left to complete, and already knew what I wanted to do with it. I was looking forward to it, but much like Bryke, my computer had me completely fooled.

My bf saved all my avatar episodes to his external hard drive, along with all my projects and everything so I could go back to it when it was done, but the strangest thing happened. When he fixed my computer, it deleted everything in my hard drive (which I knew would happen, cause he told me it would do that before he did anything), but somehow... DELETED EVERYTHING IN HIS EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE!! His face scared me the most, because he looked very similar to the reaction everyone in my house had when we watched the Avatar finale. Now, I have NO Avatar episodes at all, OR any clips or files from my project. That means I have to make the entire damn video all over again, and it took me forever to get it just perfect.

I remember what scenes I picked for most of the parts and what not, but it's really annoying having to do it all over again. I'm getting all the episodes back as I'm writing this to you all, and I already have Vegas up and running again, but now it's going to take a lot longer to show you guys the video.

I'm starting to feel like every time I take a step towards finishing this darn video, I end up falling on my ass. I'm getting rather fustrated, and I feel like this entire thing is just the universe's way of testing my true love for Zutara. No matter what, I will keep trying to make this damn video for you all, because I know it's going to be absolutely beautiful. I let two of my friends (who are also Zutarians) hear the song I am going to use, and one of them said she was close to crying just hearing the song.

Guys, the song really DOES fit Zutara in every single aspect, and I'm not kidding you when I say that. You guys think "Already Over" is good, and fits Zutara, you have no idea what I have in store for you all. http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/20044796/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:59:15 PDT American Idol this year. I have always heard that I was a great singer, and I definitely have the look to make it far in the music business, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I had a BLAST! I made a bunch of new friends, learned some new songs, and the entire experience OUTSIDE the audition place was great. Why you ask?

Well, I had not been singing at all in line, to save my voice, as many people were doing, and at one point, I was warming up, and someone got really happy and said I had a BEAUTIFUL singing voice, and that I'd make it to hollywood without a second thought based on my voice, and my looks, which made me happy. It made me even happier, when the new friend I made received a very similar compliment when he sang a small portion of the next verse in the same song.

Well, I was really happy, and looking forward to everything. I felt confident I would do well, and I wasn't nervous or anything. I watch as my friend disappears to audition, and like, ten minutes later, he's leaving down the "loser hall" as Ryan so politely put it, in tears. I was really upset, because I KNOW he was good, and I'm not just saying that. He sounds like Josh Groban/David Archuleta kind of combo there, no kidding. He's an AMAZING singer, so I was suprised.

A few minutes later, I get down there to audition, and wouldn't you know it, I get stuck at the same table my friend was at. I get up there, sing with everything I've got, and people in the stadium were cheering for me and everything, so I felt happy. I was sure I'd get a green paper, when all of a sudden, not to sound mean, but this really unfortunate looking girl comes forward with buck teeth, messed up hair, and a really strange figure and is SCREAMING at the top of her lungs, to the point, people were squinting. And she was getting all into it, singing all hoarse like, and off key, and the judge lady made her stop.

So the four of us that were in line step up, and she looks right at me and says, and I quote her on this. She says:

"You were REALLY REALLY GOOD! You have the look of an American Idol, the personality of an American Idol, and you sing AMAZINGLY... but you're too good for this show, so I'm going to put the other girl on the show." I couldn't believe it. I was like, in shock or something. I was like "I'm sorry... what? I'm too GOOD to be on a show where they are looking for good singers?" To which that jerk guard wouldn't even wait for me to move up before he grabbed my arm and cut off my wrist band like I was some kindda criminal or something. I was soooooo furious, because I couldn't understand it.

Tell me I'm not good, or that I'm not what you're looking for if you aren't going to take me. But don't tell me I'm everything American Idol is looking for, and not take me because of it. That was retarded!! So I get outside, and everyone is like "OMG!! YOU TOO?!" and they are all upset, because they all thought for sure I'd make it too, and I see my friend. I asked him what happened to him, and he said that he sang, they went to fill out his form, and they stopped to ask him where he was from. He said he was from Boston, and the judges looked at eachother, made a funny face, and were like "sorry, not today, goodbye!" and got rid of him just because he's from Boston, even though he sings amazingly and is like, super cute. So we were both in shock, when this other girl comes out, and said that they told her she was good, but that they have a lot of good singers, so they aren't looking for anymore good singers.

I was really upset, and couldn't figure out why they didn't just SAY that they didn't need anymore people to audition. Why not just tell everyone not to waste their time and let them go home? Sure it would hurt to hear that, but it would have hurt a lot less to hear that rather than to pour everything you have into trying to reach a dream, only to be told you can't be on a stupid show because you're too good at singing already.

My poor friend was almost in tears, and I myself almost cried a little bit, but not out of sadness, out of anger and fustration. I sacraficed a LOT to be able to even GET there to audition. My parents gave up a LOT of things to help me get there to fullfill a chance at a dream, to be told no because I'm too good to be on the show that says it wants to find great singers. So what, I guess they only mean they want to find half decent singers, not singers that actually have passion in their voice, and make you feel something. Silly old me for believing that this stupid show was actually for real.

American Idol, you SICKEN ME!! You are nothing but a con show that likes to torture poor people by making them sit on the cold hard cement for hours on end, getting no sleep, with no restrooms or food or... ]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/19807150/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/19807150/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:07:00 PDT

Firstly, I have two projects going at the moment, in terms of AMV's, and BOTH of them are just about completed. Just a few more things to add, and a few "bumps" to work out with timing and they should be up for everyone to view on youtube soon. Yes, I will still continue to make Zutara AMV's reguardless of the finale. However, I probably will only make another handful or so of Zutara films whenever the mood strikes me as I plan to move on to Vampire Knight AMV's shortly.

Yes, that's right, I have recently gotten absorbed into Vampire Knight, and I have so many great ideas for a few AMV's already, I'm sure they'll be worthy of watching as "Already Over" already has over 25k in views. If anyone has any good song suggestions for a VK amv, please let me know. I'd love to hear them sometime.

Now, I also have been incredibly side tracked trying to find THE PERFECT song for me to sing in a few days. For those of you who haven't heard yet, I am going to try out for American Idol! Auditions start Aug. 19th, but I have to go register on the 17th or 18th, so needless to say I'm a little worried. I mean, everyone around me says I'll do fantastic, but I worry I'll let everyone down or something. Maybe that's just me being paranoid. Either way, I've been racking my brains out trying to find the perfect song to sing that displays my abilities and viewers can connect with. So again, if you know any songs that are soft and soothing that you feel make a connection with you, please let me know ASAP so I can learn it and sing it. And dont worry, I learn songs incredibly fast, even after hearing them only once or twice. I've always been that way with music.

So that's about it for now. Just trying to prepare for auditions, and working on the films for everyone to see while I'm away. Here's hoping all goes well, and I'll be sure to let you know how everything goes. If for some reason I can't get on to update, you can talk to to see what's up. She's my lil sis, and she'll know what's going on with me.

And now to close everything, here is a quiz! What fun, yes?! I was tagged by the wonderful , so here goes nothing.


The Rules:

1-Post these rules.
2-People tagged must post answer 8 questions about themselves in their journals.
3-Tag six people and post their icons on the same journal.
4-Go to their pages and send a message saying you tagged them.
5-No tag-backs.


My 8 things:

1- Do you have stalkers?
Actually, to be perfectly honest, I happen to have a LOT of stalkers. I don't understand it, but I've always had a stalker or two since before I can remember. Kindda creepy, but you get used to it I suppose.

2- Would you say that you are a very sadistic person when it comes to entertainment?
Me? Sadistic?! Nah, never. I have been known to "pull emotions out of people" whether by making AMV's, or by singing a song to them. I don't think that counts, but either way, I certainly hope not.

3- What are you listening to right now?
Rascall Flatts: What Hurts The Most
That is a total "Zutara should have happened" kind of song right there.

*that should have been question four.*

5- How many ficitonal characters are you obsessed with?
Hm... I think... three. Zuko, for the obvious reasons of course, would be first. Second, would be Zero from VK, because he i... ]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/19124715/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/19124715/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:51:50 PDT
For those of you who have been watching the amazingly talented , you will have noticed her recent artworks mention a collab between the two of us. I just wanted everyone to know that we ARE in fact working on a unique and amazing Zutara AMV, and I am super excited about beginning this new project!! I couldn't ask for a more amazing artist to help me carry out the vision I had for this new AMV, and she has such a talent for the Oma&Shu style of artwork it just seemed a crime not to make an amazing, legendary AMV with her artwork.

So keep your eyes peeled guys, I have lots of AMV's planned, and the next project I'm sure will make everyone feel as excited as I am. Special thanks to for helping me with such a large project, and I can't wait until we can really get started. Hugs for everyone!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/19053312/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/19053312/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:44:34 PDT Now I can go on to the rest of the film, and hopefully it won't give me as much stress as that one part did. I'll let you know which part it was when it's ready to be viewed, as I dont' want anyone knowing any aspect of the video yet. Not even Artxet know's about it much.

But anyhow, the project will have to be on hold until Monday due to some personal matters. For those of you who don't know, Saturday, June 28th, will be the one year anniversary since my cousin, Aramis Rios, and D.A. of Puerto Rico was murdered. He was like an older brother to my older sister and myself, and his passing really shook up everyone in the family since he was only 30 years of age. He left behind a daughter who is six years old to date.

It was in the news and everything, if you read the spanish news paper, or live in Puerto Rico. He was driving his motorcycle, and apparently was chased down by some unknown driver after having received death threats for a year or so. He was eventually hit, and thrown 100ft from where he was impacted. He died instantly, thank God for his mercy on my poor cousin. The strange thing is, at around 3 A.M. Artxet and I BOTH heard someone say "Pssst, HEY!" and we both thought it was the other trying to get the attention of... the other. You know what I mean? Anyhow, we brushed it off, only to find out the next day that my cousin had been killed at... 3 A.M!! That's when it hit me. When I was little, that's how my cousin would always get my attention. Maybe it was his way of letting me know he was alright, and still with us, even in passing?

The hardest part of the whole ordeal was seeing the pictures in the news. They had a picture of his body, covered up in a blanket of course, but his leg was hanging out, and we could see his shoes along the roadside. At first no one wanted to believe it was him, but then, he never called. My cousin would have called to say it wasn't him, and he never did. The FBI calling my aunt and telling her was the final straw. That's when everyone knew what happened, and everyone got together.

I'll never forget that day, one year ago Saturday. I hadn't felt that hurt since I heard of my favorite aunt's passing near Thanksgiving. It was just too much to handle, especially having to see him in his coffin. It was the first funeral I had ever been too, and I didn't think I'd be so torn up over everything. I could hardly stand, let alone speak, yet still I had to find the strength to sing at his memorial ceremony. Without a mic, and with a church filled with 500+ people, I sang like I've never sung before. Everyone inside said they could hear my voice as clearly as if I sang the song next to them. I thank God everyday for giving me the strength I needed to sing in honor of my beloved cousin.

So, at this time, all projects are on hold until Monday, hopefully, or whenever this growing hurt I'm feeling as Saturday draws nearer dies away. I thank you all for understanding.

And NO, my mood is NOT content, but for some reason Deviant won't let me change my mood, so for now it'll have to stay that way until I can change it.

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/18870262/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/18870262/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:55:26 PDT , so I figured I would take the quiz and put it up here to let everyone know a little more about me, since I seem to be getting lots of messages lately asking me a lot of these questions. Hope these are all informative enough for you.


Name: Christal (Yes, that's how it's spelt.)
Birth date: December 9th
Age: Twenty One
Country of origin: U.S. of A.
Town Born in: Brooklyn, NY (though I wasn't raised in NYC)
Race/ancestry: Puerto Rican, with some Irish from my great grandfather.
Religion: Don't judge me because I believe in God.

.......
i.e. None or N/A

Height: 5'8"
Eye colour: Dark Brown
Hair colour and style: Really Long, Dark Brown hair
Skin Tone: A lightly tanned, pinkish tone.
Tattoos: None at the moment.
Eye-sight: I can see what I'm writing at the moment if that's what you're asking.
Names/screen-names you go by: Only two. Katessa, which you all know, and luvlichrissi. If you have seen "Already Over" you know that by now.
Explain your username: I wanted something interesting, and femine to describe me, without being too Cliche or anything. My sister, Artxet, helped me come up with Katessa a long time ago.

Explain your icon: Well, I am a HUGE Zutara fan, so I wanted something to incorporate that in my icon. I didn't want it to be a normal Katara/Zuko icon, so I figured something with the painted lady, and the blue spirit would express their love in better terms then their "regular" selfs. Sort of like, it's the side of them that no one ever gets to see, or understands, but it's also something else they have in common. Hope that makes sense.

How would you describe your personality?: Hm.... good question! Here are some words I've heard used to describe me: Bubbly, cheerful, optimistic, kind hearted, caring, passionate/strong willed, "motherly" to younger friends, free spirited, hopeful, helpful, calming, funny, and unique. Not to mention, I do have a pretty bad temper if I'm provoked enough, or just having a really off day. Don't worry, I won't bite anyone's head off, unless they are being a complete jerk head to me, or someone I care for.
Are you Afraid of anything/have any phobias?: BUGS!! I just really don't like them. If they're outside, fine, if they're indoors, I get all weirded out.
What’s your favourite physical feature about yourself?: Hm.... probably my eyes. I don't know why, I just really like my eyes, and everyone who see's them says there's something "special" about them, so... yeah.
What’s your most hated physical feature about yourself?: I'd have to say my elbows. Strange,I know, but it's true.
Do you have any SPECIAL/FREAKY Abilities 8D?: :Giggle: Oh, I mean no.
Do you have any allergies?: Seafood. Strangely enough, I just can't seem to keep anything that lives under the sea down! Oh, and stupid people. By that I mean people who judge others based on race, religion, appearance, or things like that.
Are you the first, middle, last, or only child? And who are your siblings?: I am the middle daughter out of three girls. I have an older sister, who is married and has a son already, and a younger sister, whom you all know here as Artxet.
How many cousins do you have? Whoa, is that a loaded question or what? Too many to count, let's just leave it at that. Off the top of my head, I can think of like, 60 people, and that's just from my mom's side of the family. I have a HUGE family tree.
Do you WANT to have children? If so how many?: Yes I do... in the future of course. Two would be nice, though three wouldn't be bad if it just kind of... happened that way so to speak.
What was your dream job when you were a kid?: I wanted to be a nurse. I love helping people and taking care of them. That, or a singer! I love music.
What is your dream job now?: Pretty much the same thing as when I was little.
<... ]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/18755001/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/18755001/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:10:49 PDT Let me just say that I think you all will really love it. It's not a song that was requested by anyone, as those I'm working on little by little, but I'm sure you'll love it.

Everything about the next release SCREAMS Zutara, and I have such a strong feeling about this AMV that I am making at the moment, I am positive it will be just as epic, if not more so than "Already Over" is, and continues to be. At the rate I'm going, it should be out in another three weeks. I know it seems like a long time, but "Already Over" took just about three weeks to make as well, and that wasn't even including the two or three weeks of planning I did before making it.

I'm sorry to worry everyone with my absence, and lack of updates, but I've been hard at work trying to find that "spark" again that disappeared for a while there, and now has finally returned to me. Thank you all for being patient, and I promise you it will be worth the wait.

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/18547603/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/18547603/ Wed, 28 May 2008 17:02:33 PDT

Firstly, for some reason, the collab I have been working on for a the longest amount of time out of all the other projects I've taken on is being really mean to me. I get up to 45 seconds in the song, give or take a few seconds, try to preview it to make sure it's right, and the entire thing crashes, then deletes, and makes me have to re-do the ENTIRE project again, because according to Vegas, it's "corrupt" and it can't "read" the file type. So it gets deleted, I work on it again, try to see how it's coming out, and it gets messed up again.

So just for the sake of seeing how things turn out, I decided to try another quick amv. Nothing "oscar worthy" as some of you have said "Already Over" is, but just something with effects, and a sort of nice beat, to see if it's the program, or something with the project itself. Well, I made this quick video, about 45 seconds long, with a super fast song, lots of switching and effects, just to see what would happen, and it worked perfectly fine. So, out of fustration, I deleted the song I was using to make the collab. It wasn't letting me work because according to vegas, it wasn't the file type it needed to be, and converters wouldn't take it either for some strange reason. So... I'm sorry to say, the collab is currently on pause as I've lost my inspiration to make it at the moment. Don't worry, once I find the song again, or find a better song to make the collab to, I'll begin the project again.

However, there IS some good news to all this madness. Because I've spent so much time on the collab, and it is currently on pause, I am now free to work solely on some amv's for a while. I guess what I'm saying is, collab's are on hold, AMV's are going full speed ahead. Yay!! I've been listening to all the songs that have been suggested to me to make AMV's with, and I have some really good idea's on what I'd like to do. I'm not sure if I should spoil you guys, and tell you the projects I'm working on, and in what order they should be done or not, but I'll leave it up to you to decide. Even IF I decide to spoil anyone, it would only be the song I'm using right now at the moment, though I will say one of the projects has to do with a tribute to a certain Zutarian many of us look up to. *Hint hint* Be warned, some of the songs are a little different than what you might have heard, but I assure you, they are amazing!!

I'm so sorry about this darn collab not working right at the moment, and I hope you all can forgive me, but I promise I'll find a way to work around it. You have no idea how many issue's I ran into with "Already Over" so this should be a piece of cake. Thanks for listening!!

~Katessa

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/18447425/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/18447425/ Thu, 22 May 2008 13:10:12 PDT

See, I was finally able to get into my mail the other night, and checked my messages for the first time in a few days. After skimming all 50 some what odd e-mails, and reading the ones from people I actually knew (since most were from youtube telling me someone sent me a message or something), I noticed two more amazing songs from the lovely , and I must say I fell in love with both songs. So much so, I've decided to change the original song I was going to use to one of the songs she sent me. Trust me when I tell you, you will love the song as much as I do.

Of course, there is a little more to this that I have to tell you. Seeing as Zutara is sooooo epic, and this song is by far one of the most amazing songs I've ever heard, I'm going to be doing a collab with someone else to edit the song. That's right, I will be working on making this amazing song even more interesting, solely for the purpose of making something unique and original for Zutarians everywhere. Of course, this means the collab is on hold until this weekend when I actually get to edit the song.

Now for more good news. Just because the collab is on hold, doesn't mean I can't make other amv's, right? So, with any luck, I should have a new film out sometime next week, depending on which one I finish first, and how much inspiriation I get. I can't say for sure which I think will be out yet, since I'm currently working on like, three projects, and alternating between all of them depending on my mood so they don't come out looking rushed or anything. I hope I am able to make a film to satisfy my ever growing audience, and of course, if you have any song idea's, feel free to suggest them. If I don't add your song to the list, please don't be too angry, as it just means I haven't had time to update the list. Thank you all for understanding!!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/18397604/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/18397604/ Mon, 19 May 2008 11:36:59 PDT
Thank you all for understanding, and I'll be sure to keep you all updated. Hugs for everyone!

]]> *Katessa http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/18389260/ http://Katessa.deviantart.com/journal/18389260/ Sun, 18 May 2008 19:41:51 PDT


RULES:

1. tag 10 people (not the one who sent it to you!)
2. answer all truthfully
3. take it in public!
4. tell all tagged on their profile that they have been tagged,
and link to your journal.

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Info
[ ] I am shorter than 5'4. *or at least i think so*
[x] I think I'm ugly sometimes.
[x] I have many scars. (On the inside)
[ ] I tan easily.
[ ] I wish my hair was a different color.
[ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
[ ] I have a tattoo.
[x] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
[ ] I have/I've had braces.
[x] I wear glasses. (I love them. I think they make me look smart.)
[ ] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
[x] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger.
[ ] I have more than 2 piercing.
[ ] I have piercing in places besides my ears.
[ ] I have freckles.

Family/Home Life
[ ] I've sworn at my parents.
[ ] I've run away from home.
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house.
[ ] My biological parents are together.
[ ] I have a sibling less than one year old.
[x] I want to have kids someday.....
[ ] I've lost a child.

School/Work
[ ] I'm in school
[x] I have a job. *Though I don't get much for it*
[x] I've fallen asleep at work/school.
[x] I almost always do my homework. *When I had homework, I did it all the time*
[x] I've missed a week or more of school.
[ ] I've been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year
[ ] I've stolen something from my job
[ ] I've been fired

Embarrassment
[ ] I've slipped out an "lol" in a spoken conversation.
[ ] Disney movies still make me cry.
[ ] I've peed from laughing.
[ ] I've snorted while laughing.
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[x] I've glued my hand to something. *A hot glue gun. NOT fun*
[ ] I've had my pants rip in public.

Health
[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment
[ ] I've gotten stitches/staples.
[ ] I've broken a bone
[ ] I've had my tonsils removed.
[x] I've sat in a doctor’s office/emergency room with a friend.
[ ] I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
[x] I had a serious surgery. *Not life and death, but really important and it impacted my life*
[ ] I've had chicken pox. *Ironically enough, I've NEVER had it. My mom tried to make me have it when I was little, and for some reason, I just never caught it. Lots of women in my family never got it for some reason*
[ ] I've had measles

Traveling
[x] I've driven over 200 miles in one day. *I didn't drive it though, but I went on the journey*
[x] I've been on a plane.
[ ] I've been to Canada. *Born there*
[ ] I've been to Mexico.
[ ] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan.
[ ] I've celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[ ] I've been to Europe.
[ ] I've been to Africa.

Experiences
[x] I've gotten lost in my city.
[ ] I've seen a shooting star.
[ ] I've wished on a shooting star
[ ] I've seen a meteor shower.
[x] I've gone out in public in my pajamas.
[ ] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
[x] I've kicked a guy where it hurts. *Had to be done. That's all I'll say*
[ ] I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[ ] I've gone skinny dipping.
[x] I've played spin the bottle.
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[ ] I've crashed a car.
[ ] I've been Skiing.
[ ] I've been in a play.
[ ] I've met someone in person from myspace.
[ ] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[ ] I've seen the Northern lights.
[x] I've sat on a roof top at night.
[ ] I've played chicken.
[ ] I've played a prank on someone.
[x] I've ridden in a taxi.
[ ] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[ ] I've eaten sushi.
[ ] I've b... ]]> *Katessa