So, I'm doing pretty well in classes, A's and B's thus far on all my assignments and tests (knock on wood). Still can't find a job, but I'm doing so well I don't mind as much as I might usually. Also, I have discovered watercolor pencils!!! 8D I love them. So much. They are my new favorites.

Yeah, this is kind of blathery; i just wanted to test out the new skinning feature DA has given us! 8D

]]> ~Marshenka http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/25162037/ http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/25162037/ Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:10:48 PDT
The question is: I need to get files and programs for my new computer. Is that possible without repairing the old one? If I don't have to spend money on a computer I basically have to trash anyway, that would make me really, really happy.

Also, my cell phone broke the same day as the laptop. It still calls and stuff but the screen is all purple. Cell phone is also three years old; i get to switch for a new one in August at least. And I don't use it very much so that's not that crucial.

Also ALSO, I might have strep throat. XD But I guess I can't cuz I had it already, but I have SOMETHING that attacks my throat with a pain-giving wand of death. So yes. Fun times for me, yay.

Good News: I have gotten very, very good at making earrings. I use Swarovski crystal and sterling silver when I can, although I have to say nearly everything in Michael's and Joann's has a 'made in China' label. So it's probably all full of lead anyway. Lol.

Regardless, I haven't gotten lead poisoning yet and I've been wearing my own creations for a little over a year now--never had my skin change funky colors or get infected, although I have zero metal allergies so I guess I can't speak for everyone. I'm thinking about setting up comissions. I'll try to get a few photos up, then I'd appreciate people telling me what they think! (I already know maximum price would be about 20 dollars; that would buy sterling silver and Swarovski dangles and cover the cost of shipping as well).

]]> ~Marshenka http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/17434617/ http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/17434617/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:21:28 PDT
1) Full Name: on the Net? XD Just call me Marszy

2) Male/Female: Female

3) Were you named after anyone?: Nope!

4) Does your name mean anything?: Ingenious hero :3
5)Do you have a nickname?: Nothing of note

6) Who do you think you look like: No one, really.

7) Date Of Birth: November 19, 1988

8) Place of Birth and Current Location: Northen Utah; going to school same place

9) Nationality: Welsh, Polish, Czech, remaining 1/4 is a bit of everything.

10) Astrology Sign: Scorpio

11) Chinese Astrology Sign: Dragon

12) Religion: Christian

13) What’s your favorite smell?: Campfire, food smells
14) Political Position?: Moderate/Conservative

15) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?: Water

16) Hair + Eye color: Brown hair and brown eyes.

17) Do you look like anyone famous?: Nope

18) What do you look like?: Hard to describe. A bit like a Marszy, I guess

19) Any unusual talents?: I can screech in perfect imitation of a hawk

20) Rightly, Lefty, or Ambidextrous?: Lefty

21) Gay, Straight, Bi, or Other?: Straight

22) What do you do for a living?: I suffer at a pizza parlor. I hate food service. HATE

23) What do you do for fun?: Draw, hang out with friends and my family, watch movies, write, clean my room, read, sing, play the piano, sleep

24) What are your favorite art materials to work with?: Pencil and Photoshop

25) What kind of materials would you like to work with?: Paints; Photoshop (I don't really get it...)

26) Have you met your grandparents?: Yup

27) Boyfriend / Girlfriend: No

28) Crush: Nope. (because fictional characters don’t count, apparently)

29) What celebrity would you date if you could?: I wouldn’t, really.

30) Current worries?: Passing school, my future OnO

31) Favorite online Guy/Girl(s):
They know who they are.

32) Favorite place to be?: Home, Germany, the beach, Barnes and Noble, foreign cities, in concerts, mountains, forests, lakes, rivers.

33) Least favorite place to be?: Home for a very long time/my work

34) Do you burn or tan?: I tan

35) Ever break a bone?: Never

36) What is your favorite cereal?: Honey bunches of oats

37) Person you cry with: It is very hard for me to cry in front of anyone

Do You Have...

38) Any sisters: Yeah, 3!

39) Any brothers: None

40) Any pets: A very intelligent and adorable lady hound dog (Walker)

41) An Illness: Yes.

42) A Pager: Nein

43) A Personal phone line: Nichts

44) A Cell phone: Yeah...I hate talking on it

45) A visible birthmark: Not anymore; it was cut out when i was a kid

46) A Pool or hot tub: Neither. D:

47) A Car: I DID, until it got totalled

Describe Your...

48) Personality: Quiet, withdrawn, unmotivated, dreamer, frightened, kind, sensitive

49) Driving: I'm not terrible at all! I pay attention, mostly

50) Your clothing style: I'm in college. If it fits, I wear it

51) Room: One wall painted dark blue, another teal, another pink, another orange, and the door is lime green. I did not choose the color scheme. There's a crappy bunkbed in one corner, a crappy dresser in the other, a crappy desk, and wires sticking out of the walls. The closet is just a hole in the wall, no door. I hate college

52) What’s missing: A working fire alarm, an Internet connection, insulation, a curtain or a blind, spider traps, about two feet of ceiling, and a lack of mold

53) School: ;__; College. It sucks.

54) Bed: A crappy bunk bed. The lower bunk is not tall enough for my 4'11" roomate to sit upright, and it has fuzzies hanging down from the bottom of my mattress. The frame is fake wood; there is no safety rail. Both mattresses are old, dirty, hard, and have springs sticking out.

55) Relationship with your parent(s): Love them both. Closer to dad.

56) Do you believe in yourself: Not really u.u

57) Do you believe in love at first sight?: Sure

58) Consider yourself a good listener: I try to be

59) Have a future dream that you would like to share?: Right now, I just want to survive without being miserable.

60) Get Along with your parents: Pretty well, yeah

61) Save your e-mail conversations:... ]]> ~Marshenka http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/15578281/ http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/15578281/ Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:57:23 PST
I think it's weird that our school has Christmas trees up the day after Halloween. What happened to Thanksgiving, people?!

]]> ~Marshenka http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/15294732/ http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/15294732/ Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:29:25 PDT 2. Make them answer the following questions.
3. Then tag three (3) people.
4. Feel free to go ahead and add some questions yourself!!

Oh, I SHALL. And I'm scratching the five-character list. I would hate to make someone jealous.

Character List:
1.Makoto Atsumori (Atsu)
2.Yosei (Aeril)
3. Seraphine
4. Marszenka
5. Tomasz
6. Renna


1. How old are you?
Atsu: That is a complicated question. I died during Ieyasu's rule so....in the time of Eenguland, I would have to say....five hundred.
Yosei: Older than all those people who tell me 'respect your elders', that's for sure. *snorts*
Seraphine: Fifteen! UuU
Marszenka: In the story? I am eighteen.
Tomasz: 21. Pass the vodka.
Renna: 17.

2. What's your height?
Atsu: 6'1".
Yosei: 5'11".
Seraphine: 5'3."
Marszenka: >.> <.< ....5'.
Tomasz: 5'8".
Renna: 5'6".

3. Are you a virgin?
Atsu: .............I have been married. Many times. @.@ Chiasa-san, Kaede-san, Tomoe-san, Amaya-san, Eesabel-san, Deteenah-san... *counts off on fingers*
Yosei: I wish.
Seraphine: *blush*
Marszenka: I'm married.
Tomasz: Yup. ^^ I wait.
Renna: .............. *droops*

4.Who's your mate/spouse?
Atsu: "PAY ATTENTION!" *whap*
Yosei: "Was Jon. He died. Was Nuhor. He got married. Now it's Ahearn...andifanyonetoucheshimthey'llDIE"
Seraphine: "Curcio in one story, King Myrik in another. I like Myrik better. EVEN THOUGH he almost beheaded me." *sticks tongue out at Curcio*
Marszenka: "Samuel Weschler!" ^^ *kisses*
Tomasz: .."......none. yet."
Renna: "Well the only one I've ever gotten is--"- *looks over at Kan and blushes*

5. Do you have any kids?
Atsu: "There are many. Many sons."
Yosei: "Nope."
Seraphine: >.> "Not with Curcio. Three with Myrik. Two are in Heaven." u.u
Marszenka: "Not yet, but hopefully someday, not so?" UuU
Tomasz: ......"..no."
Renna: .......................... *SIGH* u.u

6.What's your favorite food?
Atsu: "Flozen Yogalu!" @u@
Yosei: "What?"
Atsu: "Flozen Yogalu!" .__."
Yosei: *snerk* Oh. FROZEN YOGURT?!"
Atsu: "CURSE YOU EENGOOLEESH!"
Yosei: "Ahem. I don't care."
Seraphine: "Meat pies!" ^^
Marszenka: "Pierogi with kielbalsa." UuU
Tomasz: "Steeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew"
Renna: "Stew!"

7. What's your favorite ice cream flavor?
Atsu: "Pees-tah-shio."
Yosei: *SNERK*
Atsu: -- _ --;
Yosei: "Ben and Jerry's Brownie Death thing."
Seraphine: "Vanilla."
Marszsenka: "I have never had ice cream." ._.
Tomasz: "Me neither." ._.
Renna: "Banana!"

8.Have you killed anyone?
Atsu: "SWIFT DEATH TO EVIL!"
Yosei: "oooooooooooooh, yes. Sweet, sweet, SWEET vengeance....better than ice cream."
Seraphine: "Oh, NO!" OnO "Don't say such things!"
Marszenka: "No. But sometimes I wonder if I would." u.u
Tomasz: "Plenty of Nazis."
Renna: "No, never!" O.O;

9.Do you hate anyone?
Atsu: "All dishonorable cowards. Most women."
Yosei: "Demons. Demons, and men...and elves..."
Seraphine: "....Not yet."
Marszenka: "...I wish I did not. I try not to. u.u But as a slave...well, it is hard, not so?"
Tomasz: "Anyone who ever hurt my family. You bet."
Renna: "....Sometimes I wonder."

10: Have any secrets?
Atsu: "Nothing that no one else does not know. "
Yosei: "Too many."
Seraphine: "Nope!"
Marszenka: "I'm in love with a Jew!....oh."
Tomasz: "Yes." >w<
Renna: "....nothing that no one knows, but plenty I don't like sharin'."

11o you love anyone?
Atsu: "Not currently."
Yosei: "No..." >.> "Love is weak."
Seraphine: "So many people!" >w<
Marszenka: "Yes." u.u "And I worry."
Tomasz: "Yeah! Stupid question!"
Renna: "One, so much..." * blushes*

12: What's your job?
Atsu: "Samurai. Always samurai."
Yosei: "Protecting women and teaching them to protect themselves."
Seraphine: "Bakery girl, or a QUEEN!" OuO
Marszenka: ".........slave." u.u
Tomasz: "Soldier." *salutes* "Polksa na zawzye..." (orhoweveryouspellthat)
Renna: "Shelter-runner-person-mage-intrainin!" OnO

13: Boy or girl?
Atsu: "Neither. MAN."
Yosei: "Woman!"
Seraphine: "Girl."
Marszenka: "Somewhere between girl and woman..."
Tomasz: "What?! I'm not a BOY!" OnO
Renna: "Maid."

14: What do you do to relax... ]]> ~Marshenka http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/14902382/ http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/14902382/ Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:07:52 PDT

The rules go like this:
1 / post these rules
2/ each person tagged, must post 8 random facts about themselves (hope it's interesting)
3/ tags should write a blogpost of these facts
4/ at the end of the post, 8 more bloggers are tagged and named
5/ go to their blog, leave a comment telling them they are tagged


Okay. .___. um, here goes, I guess...although I'm really not that interesting
1) I have never in my life managed to blow up a balloon without using a helium thingie. I have no problem inflating swimmy floaties or beach balls or ANYTHING but those stupid rubber balloons. On the same note I can't stand the sound of them popping either.
2)I'm left-handed. It's a pain in the butt when I write or draw because the paper smudges, and a pain in the butt when I play the piano because the left hand is not supposed to sound stronger most of the time (it's usually in charge of harmony). BUT I have really nice handwriting that a ton of people have told me looks like it's typed so I guess I can't complain. ^^
3) I am deathly allergic to penicillin, amoxicillin, sulfa, and all other acephalosporin drugs. They give me hives and cause me to stop breathing. So I live and pray that I don't get something really serious because I think that's every antibiotic on the market.
4) My dad is in the military and always gets sent all over the place. When I was really little I was always excited for him to go because I knew I'd get cool stuff when he got back. I guess that's shameful but I never worried that he would be hurt because he's a smart guy who does what he feels is right all the time. I still have all my stuff
5) I lived in Germany for five years and I really loved it, except for one time when the little German kids saw me and got mad that I was there and started throwing sand and chanting "american, American". That's my one bad memory, though--a lot of the kids in the village would let us play soccer with them and one girl next door let us play with her rabbits and her jump rope. And of course we couldn't understand each other, but almost everyone was so nice! I love Germany
6) I love everywhere else in the world, too. I'm obsessed with culture and language and people and literature and music and religions and ALL that stuff that comes with it. I just think we have a very beautiful world with a beautiful variety of people and I want to learn about it all! (Eastern Europe is the best. It doesn't get the good attention it deserves).
7)I am a voracious reader who hates Jane Austen. I know, it doesn't happen, right? But it's true! I'll read just about anything you can throw at me but I can't stand how that woman writes. I've never been able to finish one of her books...and yet I devour Tolkien, whose writing is even MORE difficult. Go figure.
8)I've been bitten by a poodle and once lost my shoe in the emu pen at the zoo. OH. AND I GOT TO HOLD A DUCKLING MY LIFE IS NOW COMPLETE!

Okay that's eight things. And now I tag....


http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/14597258/ Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:34:14 PDT Yeah. I'm back at school...working in a greasy nasty stinky place and really bored because i have a light course load this time around. Strange how that works. Wish i drew/uploaded more..... so yeah. That's weird. .____.
My DA page feels lonely.
My dog is still cute.

]]> ~Marshenka http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/13430970/ http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/13430970/ Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:48:10 PDT I got a decent job I enjoy but it doesnt' give me enough hours, so I have to find another one. Sigh. I don't mind working two jobs but I hate getting stuck in a job I, well, hate, so I don't know how I'm going to handle this. I desperately need money to get back to school, but I'm not willing to earn it because I guess I'm too lazy to sacrifice for it....I mistrust a lot of people in general, so I don't function well in a job that forces me to work with difficult fellow workers. I need to work with nice people. u.u
On the other hand, I'm considering publishing things. I was thinking perhaps for a magazine or travel journal, because my fiction work isn't quite up to snuff yet (I can tell. I need to work on my tenses. ) I have a lot of experience overseas and I write journalistically quite well. I don't know that anyone will read this but if they do and they know anything about writing and publishing, could they drop me a line with some basic tips or ideas, or even contest knowledge? i'm not really sure how and where to start and that's really my main problem. That and the crushing fear mosts artists have about the quality of their work, but I figure that I might as well try.
Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

PS. I have a dog. And she's really, really, really, cute. That's my random thought of the day.

]]> ~Marshenka http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/12448706/ http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/12448706/ Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:20:59 PDT I'd just like to point out that deviantart is supposed to be a place for artists to critique one another in a quest for improvement, not a popularity contest. I'd like to point out that so many people on this site comment in regard to a viewpoint that was expressed and not on the actual art. And i'd like to point out that these people are totally missing the point.
For those out there who don't grasp that, get a clue and go somewhere else. For those out there who are going to get offended, don't because a). i'm approaching the deadly college finals and i don't care about/don't want to deal with your crap, b).i'm approaching the deadly college finals and i'm not anywhere near my normal self, and c). this is my webpage. I'm the dictator and i say i'm not dealing with your crap. It's that simple.

]]> ~Marshenka http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/9951096/ http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/9951096/ Sun, 03 Sep 2006 12:12:58 PDT .> Not that i'm bitter or anything.
Back to the POSITIVE, this campus is so full of love. The people are good and beautiful and intelligent, and the school is just filled with the spirit of fellowship and Christ's love. I don't know that I would have survived away from home anywhere but here, where we aren't here to compete but to lift each other up. It's a very positive experience. It's also great to actually have school spirit due to the fact that we all chose to be here...another benefit of that is that there aren't idiots at college. It's a relief not to smell pot in the hallways and a relief not to have to cringe at some of the kid's lack of mental intellect.
Basically I'm still shy and I still am afraid of talking to people I don't know, but the fear is lessened here around so many wonderful people and at such a wonderful school. I'm not worried that I'm going to curl up and die here--I'm looking forward to what I can learn. Go school go! ]]> ~Marshenka http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/7415653/ http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/7415653/ Sun, 25 Dec 2005 17:04:07 PST Yesterday we made our traditional pierogies-dumplings with fillings like onions and potatoes or cheese. You boil them and then eat them, and on Christmas Eve we break the "oplatke." We aren't Catholic, but my mom's family is, so every Christmas Eve we break the ....wafer thing they use for Catholic Services and eat it. O_O Don't ask me why-even with honey those things taste gross, but the entire family is doing it at the same time, so I guess it's cool.
I want to save some pierogi for Bri to try. My roleplay character made them, so it would be pretty funny if I gave her some made by my own hands. ^^ Pierogi are fun because you have to mix the dough with your bare hands and they get all goopy and eggy and you can chase your siblings around with them.....*cough*
For Christmas, I made two people posters (one of Full Metal Alchemist, great series and one of Beauty and the Beast) and they fully wigged out. Those were a lot of work though, so I prefer to buy stuff. My arm cramps after erasing too much, and almost always draw while lying on my stomach, so I start to lose feeling in my limbs after an hour or so. Oh well.
Bri made me a plushie of Samuel and I've been carrying him around all over the place. He fits in my coat pocket, so he keeps me extra warm and now I can brandish this plushie at anyone who threatens me. O_O Sammy has given me quite a bit of inspiration over the past few days...just cuz he's cute.
I am excited for the acrylic supplies I got today-I actually have a semi good handle on acrylics and therefore have some hope of producing worthwhile art out of them. i hope.
Got lots of clothing and earrings today....lots of pretty earrrings...my mom passed down some gold hoops she has my dad got from Turkey, so that was pretty cool. And she gave me a very pretty carved box she got while we were in Poland, so of course i'm excited about that. Bri knows why.
Er...oh, piano music to "Bless the Broken Road" and "Schindler's List." Makes me happy...even more so to learn that i had picked it out in the right key.
But the bestest gift of all today was my dog coming home. She's an idiot mutt but I love her so much it's unhealthy. Thank you very much for a Christmas miracle.
Oh, yeah. My family went to see the Chronicles of Narnia. That was absolutely wonderful.....the effects were stunning, actors were great, and Aslan was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LIAM NEESON. CHYESS. And the centaurs were great...I knew certain friends of mine would flip out if they saw them. There were girl centaurs!!!! Coolness!.....But yes, Aslan was great. Go see it if you get the chance. I would have preferred to go with only friends, but still, it was great. Except for when my ding-dong mother started applauding really loudly after the part with the centaur general and the two swords (which is good, because she never reacts to movies), but she was the only one clapping. How embarrassing. My sister kicked her chair.
Shalom! ]]> ~Marshenka http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/7352419/ http://Marshenka.deviantart.com/journal/7352419/ Mon, 19 Dec 2005 07:57:13 PST
Still, this site rocks because I can look at other people's art! Yes! And I think it's easier than LiveJournal.

December 19 2005

Not much happening today-we were supposed to go to DC but pushed it to tomorrow. So my life today pretty much consists of cleaning the bathrooms and doing laundry. Boring.

Maybe Bri will be done with plushies today?....I'd bug Linne but she moved to Nebraska.

Hello Nuhor, it's great to see you commented....sorry I didn't write back, I didn't know I had a site. I just joined to bug my friends.
Heehee.

Yesterday I tried to make paper dolls of Sam and Marszenka. I was pretty bored then too. It failed, but I'm going to try again because if I could actually do it that would be oh so much fun to play with! I love 1940's outfits! I would do Kraus too, but i don't like him and at any rate he's really hard for me to draw. Sigh. But if I could just get Sam into a zoot suit.....*squee*

My sister's are watching the Barbie Nutcracker. Yeesh.

I wanna see that Charlotte Gray movie.....bleargh. My parents got all mad at me for buying Bri a "teach yourself Nazi Germany" book for Christmas. "Haley, that's horrible! What does that have to do with Christmas? etc etc"...Whatever. it's a rather nice book....covers the basics of every side of the story...resistance included....heehee.

I bought Hannukah socks! They're soooo cute! *huggle*

Ok, I guess I'm done.
Auf Wiedersehen. ]]> ~Marshenka