http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:MazzieEowyn&section=today deviantART RSS for by:MazzieEowyn en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:21:18 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/8244024/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/8244024/ Thu, 23 Mar 2006 08:25:40 PST My brand-new ONE SIZE SMALLER jeans (woo hoo!), turquoise "little miss sunshine" t-shirt and my dark green shrug.

2. WHAT COLOUR UNDERWEAR ARE YOU WEARING?
black

3. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
I'm not actually - I was listening to Casting Crowns a short while ago though.

4. CAN YOU JUGGLE?
Yup!

5. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING U ATE?
Noodle soup with leeks and cantonese sauce ^__^ My speciality!

6. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE?
Green, most probably.

7. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW?
It's the first day that's actually been pleasant this year - sunny and warm(er). So, nice!

8. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
My friend Kathryn's dad.

9. WHAT THINGS YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Ummmm. I know this will sound bad but I usually don't notice anything about them unless they actually stop and talk to me. In a way, I guess the first thing I take in is how intelligent they are. That sounds bad ^__^ I'm not a snob, truly I'm not...

10. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON/PEOPLE WHO SENT YOU THIS?
Kira didn't send me this, but she's one cool Sesshy-lover. So yes!

11. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I would hope so!

12. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
OK. My throat's a bit sore though.

13. FAVOURITE NON ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Hmmmm. Probably some type of juice, that's all I drink. That and Chinese tea.

14. FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
I don't ^__^;;

15. FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT?
Lunch meat? You mean like those thin sliced things? Hmmm I don't really have a preference but I don't like beef all that much. Probably chicken or turkey.

16. FAVOURITE SPORTS?
I like volleyball and badminton, but only when playing it - I can't stand watching other people play.

17. HAIR COLOUR?
Red. It's changed from light to dark and back again constantly since I was born but it's a kind of light, slightly blonde-red now.

18. EYE COLOUR?
They're a slightly greyish pale turquoise colour.

19. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No

20. PIERCING?
Don't have any.

21. STAR SIGN?
Gemini.

22. SIBLINGS AND THEIR AGES?
One brother, 25.

23. FAVOURITE MONTH?
Hmmmmm. I would say June as my birthday's in it, but then so are exams so I guess not. Probably July or August.

24. FAVOURITE FOOD?
Chinese *agrees with Kira on this one*

25. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
HP and the goblet of fire *and this one - got the DVD a few days ago*

26. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND?
I'm going to a St. Patrick's Day party on Saturday (yes, I know it's late) and then Church on Sunday.

27. FAVOURITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Probably Christmas. Yes, Christmas. But I do like Christmas Eve better than Christmas Day, as I love carols and trees and lights and nativity plays better than I like presents.

28. WHY?
Because presents don't make the holiday, no matter what big businesses say.

29. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS BETTER?
I hate scary movies too - don't see the point to be honest.

30. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Now this one's difficult. In Winter, I'll moan about the cold wind and ice and snow and flu, and wish it was Summer so I don't have to wear a coat. In Summer, I'll squint and complain about the sun being too bright, exams, assignment deadlines and having nothing to do, and look forward to wearing thick jumpers and coats. You really can't win with me.

31. HUGS OR KISSES?
Hugs, for me.

32.RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
What kind of question is that? The answer's obvious. Even those who would truthfully choose the latter wouldn't admit it.

33. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
Depends. I don't like chocolate ice cream but I do like chocolate.

34. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE BACK?
If they want to ^__^

35. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
I don't know?

36. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Aargh these questions in a quiz like this are pretty pointless.

37. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING NOW?
Hmmmm. Good question. Several, so I'm glad it says "books". I'm currently reading "Anime: from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle" by Susan Napier, "A Pale View of Hills" by Kazuo Ishiguro and Hokkaido Highway Blues by William Ferguson. And only now do I realise how odd it is that all three are Japanese-themed.

38. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
I don't have one. Don't need one, I have a laser mouse.

39. FAVOURITE BOARD GAME?
Hmmmm. There was one we played when I went to a frien... ]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/7733882/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/7733882/ Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:49:24 PST
I'm going to the celebrations in Newcastle tomorrow, and it's the first Chinese New Year party I'll have been to, so I'm excited! ^__^;;

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/7602525/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/7602525/ Sat, 14 Jan 2006 14:35:36 PST
Wow it's been a long time since I last posted in here, hasn't it? ^__^;; I figured it was about time to break the silence. Did you all have a good holiday? Mine was pretty boring and plagued with flu and sickness (four times) and other nasties (namely, one very badly sprained ankle just before Christmas which still isn't back to normal). Christmas was far more interesting, with carol singing with the YPF and my friends Liz and Alice over for Christmas lunch.

To be honest at the moment I feel a bit out of the loop, a bit helpless, as I've been off uni more or less since mid-November for different reasons and as a result missed way too many lectures, and time to do my assignments. Which still remain undone, but as one's an experimentation/scrapbook type of assignment which I should have done stuff every week for, and the other required going out looking for special paper and getting stuff cut out and actually KNOWING what I was meant to be doing... *sigh* I can't even get an extension, as the doctor won't give me a note for something I haven't got - and I didn't go when I was ill (for pretty obvious reasons). I guess all I can do is pray about it - hopefully, things will right themselves.

I also have Chinese exams at some point, I think next week.

Anyway, I uploaded a wallpaper created out of my assignment "experimentations" which I was pretty pleased with, and finally tidied up that Arwen vector.

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/6912789/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/6912789/ Mon, 31 Oct 2005 04:45:48 PST and so I have to list 20 things you guys probably don't know about me, and tag three other people. He was so nice in tagging me that I had to oblige

1. The first anime I saw was Cardcaptor Sakura.
2. I'm currently learning Mandarin.
3. My favourite colour combination is green and pink.
4. The artist I've listened to most this week is Alanis Morissette.
5. I need a new VDU.
6. My favourite animal is the red squirrel.
7. I think Dominic Monaghan is one of the funniest people alive.
8. My Chinese name is Lu, which means green.
9. I recently started going to my university's Christian Union.
10. One of my best friends is exactly a week older than me.
11. I just bought a low B tinwhistle.
12. I'm currently on my second year of a degree in Design: Multimedia & Graphics, into which I transferred in September.
13. It's taken since then for my student loan to reach my bank account.
14. I'm in a really good mood today (see point 13).
15. My favourite anime/manga series is ARIA by Kozue Amano.
16. I'm currently working on my church's first web site.
17. Miranda Otto is my favourite actress.
18. My favourite charity is Samaritan's Purse (who do Operation Christmas Child).
19. I think the Smurfs are cool.
20. I wish I had pointed ears ^__^;;

And my chosen three tagees are :-

Top chick from Canada ^__^
The coolest anime artist this side of the sun!
*huggles*

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/6614380/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/6614380/ Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:50:47 PDT
I think that there's an awful lot of irony in my life. I came back from a trip on Sunday, during which I was lectured on certain books that "Christians should not read" (which include LoTR and Harry Potter) by a guy three times my age and clearly in his own fantasy world, to start back at uni and catch the flu on the first day of lectures. Ironic doesn't begin to describe my life at the moment. I'm a bit glum also because if I'm not much better, I won't be able to go to the Freshers Fair tomorrow and I want to sign up for the badminton club Plus, I offered my help to the CU (Christian Union) before I got flu and if they phone me asking for help I'll have to turn them down. And to top it all, every time I sneeze (often), it goes EVERYWHERE. On a totally unrelated note, I cleaned my computer screen today.

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/6548845/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/6548845/ Mon, 19 Sep 2005 18:45:44 PDT
I thought it was about time I posted a new journal entry. Well, I've had a reasonably OK summer, and ironically the best part about it is the YPF trip I'm going on this weekend. It looks like it will be a lot of fun so I'm looking forward to that ^__^;;

Also I can't wait to go back to uni (yes, I actually did just say that!) to start my new course and see the inside of this new building the course I'm moving to is moving to. I saw a little of it on Saturday when we drove past it on the way home from International night but it really does look like a bomb has hit it - all fences and construction signs. Needless to say I'm none the wiser as to what it looks like, but I'm remaining positive that it will be great.

I also can't wait until my loan comes through so I can finally buy myself some clothes and new manga ^__^;; Anyway, it's 10 to 3 in the morning so I'd better be off.

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/6170325/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/6170325/ Mon, 08 Aug 2005 15:52:31 PDT
I say, yes - there are. The news this evening showed footage from a prison in the Phillipines, where thousands of kids as young as 11 are locked up like rats in cages - most for no reason other than that they were homeless. They have nothing. No money, not enough food. They're in the same cells as murderers and paedophiles. They have to lie on the floor until their skin begins to rot. This happens all over the world. And yet we, in our extreme fat pigheadedness care more about feeding our fat faces and getting worked up about stupid things like TV shows. Why? What is the point? What right do we have to complain about stupid, petty things when there are people out there dying, little kids living in hell. It makes me so angry, so guilty... it hurts so much to know that I'm just as selfish a person as everyone else.

To all those people who got really upset about Jark - why don't you fuel that towards a really needy cause? Stop being apathetic. We HAVE to care. If we don't, it's us who deserve to live like that, in hell on earth.

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/6091339/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/6091339/ Sun, 31 Jul 2005 16:55:48 PDT has been kicked out of the admins. I don't know why this happened but I think it would be in the best interests of the admins to post an official word about this, before too many people delete themselves from the community or generally go mad.

So please, admin - no disrespect meant, but some explanation would be hot.

Why? ]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/5874119/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/5874119/ Fri, 08 Jul 2005 05:22:31 PDT
This is the sort of tragedy of which nothing good can ensue for anyone, nobody can achieve anything. The only thing that happens is death and suffering. I know that the whole world - every country, creed, religion and race - condemns these people. They are not acting for the good of anyone, and their actions are truly evil.

I know that if we all stand together against these losers then we will beat them. When I watched the TV reports yesterday the thing that hit me more than anything was our ability to remain calm and get on with our jobs, and selflessly help others as much as we can. The emergency services and the hospitals were godsends to everyone caught up in the disaster, and I hope that they know just how much the people of our fine nation appreciate them.

In a way, we should pity these terrorists - they will never know the loving spirit we have in our countries, in our communities and friendships, our ability to take such tragedies, get up and move on, ever stronger. And we will.

My thoughs and prayers go out to everyone who has been injured or is grieving, Londoner, British or unhappy visitor, of which there were many. If anything, this tragedy should teach us to reach out and touch people different to us, rather than recoiling in fear and distrust.

Together we are strong.

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/5683925/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/5683925/ Sat, 18 Jun 2005 08:32:52 PDT
I am sorry for not posting for so long. There's no real excuse, I just didn't feel like it for a while. Now the weather's started to improve and I have more time on my hands, I feel a lot better.

Oooh, and on Wednesday I turned 21 I've had a pretty busy week as weeks go - Saturday, my friends Jenny and Martyn got married, Tuesday was my friend Kathryn's 21st birthday party and of course Wednesday was my own. Last night I went with my mum and a few friends to a Christian centre in Yorkshire called Hollybush. I'm a bit mixed when it comes to how I feel about that... it was incredibly weird. People wailing and making noises and stuff like that, which I shouldn't have a problem with, but I did feel a tad uncomfortable. Plus the guy on stage wasn't as funny as he thought he was.

But I had a good birthday, I suppose. Kathryn kinda extended her party until the early hours which was pretty cool. This year was quiet, but I do feel blessed for the friendship I've been given in the face of hardships. I could be extremely pessimistic about these last few months, as those of you who know me well will know... but it's testament to how God can pick you up from the ashes and set you back on your feet.

It's just nice to know that you're not alone.

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4880486/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4880486/ Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:35:08 PST
ROTK Alternate Ending Part 1 : [link]

ROTK Alternate Ending Part 2 : [link]

ROTK Alternate Ending Part 3 : [link]

Hehe, Peter Jackson really should see these ^_^;;

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4802909/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4802909/ Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:32:57 PST
I would like to attract your attention to something new I started... BEHIND THE RED CURTAIN! ^_^;; It's a Moulin Rouge RPG/Fan-fic which I've been a member of for over 2 years, in a yahoo group. I had the idea of starting to serialise it on DeviantART so I set up a group account for it ^_^

If you like Moulin Rouge (or even if you don't!), please go check it out, it's really good (not biased at all!).

[link]

That's all! ^_^;;

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4766968/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4766968/ Wed, 09 Mar 2005 07:28:14 PST
Why is it that even though I've given up all but two of my modules (they're the only ones which will be worth something for my new course), I'm still way too busy? Perhaps it's because I've decided to start doing something about my personal website, which is still in limbo.

I've been intending to split it up into sections (mainly because I have a habit of doing that), and possibly even change the domain, if I have time. It certainly needs updating. The new sections would include a new (smaller) personal site, an anime & manga site and a Lord of the Rings research site (which is my major project, as I'm writing everything myself). It's all taking forever though, and I'm losing patience with that China layout - no text seems to look good or clear enough on it.

I also got round to playing the new game in the Broken Sword series - The Sleeping Dragon. I found the first game in the series on a bargain shelf in HMV last year and, although it was cartoony (and more than a little corny), the game itself wasn't too bad. There are apparently three games in the series, the second of which I haven't seen.

This third one is quite good too. It has a new 3d gameplay which means the areas are more explorable, and some of the action sequences are amusing (try climbing into a dead hacker's apartment, coming face to face with his killer and whacking her in the face with a frying pan, then a fridge door, before she runs out of bullets). It's good fun though. The developers obviously haven't lost their tongue-in-cheek sense of humour - Nico and her French friends still sound like they've walked out of an episode of 'Allo 'Allo, and there are a lot of endearing character stereotypes (the coarse-tongued and laidback Australian, the Irish presenter sitting outside of a pub at 10am, the dumbwitted hippy, the 20-something English girl with a BBC accent and a thing for blonde American men).

Haha I don't really know why I like this game, it's as corny as hell, but it's good fun I guess.

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4714222/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4714222/ Wed, 02 Mar 2005 18:57:33 PST
One girl told a story of a fellow inmate who died of an ectopic pregnancy, because the prison officers wouldn't call for an ambulance or doctor. A man died after being severely beaten by several officers on two different occasions... and the pictures and footage were horrific.

I sat there and watched it until I had to turn it off, because I couldn't stand to watch the countless, obvious evidence and accounts of this abuse of prisoners. Despite the things they were put into prison for, I can't believe that anyone should be treated in this inhumane manner, and then have the officers and heads of prisons lie about what they did to these prisoners, and get away with it.

I don't want to start a debate by saying all of this. I just request that anyone who feels the need to, please pray (or the equivalent of your belief) for these people... for the prisoners abused by the system, for their families suffering, that this suffering will end, that something will be done. In the end, everyone who suffers to this degree is a victim, and I believe no one should have to.

Prisons are meant to punish criminals for the things they have done, but another important function is to try and change these people, change their ways so they come to terms with what they have done and become better people. The past can never be changed, their crimes won't ever be erased or taken away from them. They will live with what they have done for the rest of their lives. This degree of "punishment" however, is a breach of basic human rights, and no one should be subjected to that.

I hope that anyone reading this will take what I am saying seriously... please support the families of these prisoners, as well as the families of those who are victims of crime. Both sets of people have gone through so much, suffered so much... I can't even imagine how painful it must be. In the end, they are all victims, and they equally need our support.

** please don't reply flaming me - I am just writing my honest opinion, and I am by no means trying to trivialise crimes committed by prisoners. **

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4693719/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4693719/ Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:29:10 PST I talked to the leader of the course I want to go on (who also takes one of the modules I do on my current course) and he seems to be pretty happy with the idea of me moving to Electronic Media! :-D And on the second year too

It turns out that I've done both of the major core modules already on the course I'm on now, I'm just missing Design Theory. But things are definitely looking up - come September, I will be an art student! (YAY!)

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4670728/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4670728/ Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:19:06 PST I did a few searches and I can't believe how many people have done pics of Tohru from Fruits Basket... lol... I even found some Aria pics, which I'm pleased about ^_^;;

Oh and I started making dolls again! I used to have a site of them before, but I lost most of the ones I made back then. I'm not too upset though as most of them were pretty rubbish.

I am REALLY happy though as my migraines seem to have gone for good... I'm relieved, I guess I couldn't take any more time off uni without making it very bad indeed.

OH! MY HERO WAS ON TONIGHT! ^_^;;

Oh well Have a nice weekend everyone!

]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4647112/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4647112/ Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:20:26 PST
With all the work I have to do, and exams this week, it's the last thing I need. The doctor reckons they were caused by stress, most likely at uni. So I'm considering moving courses. I don't like the one I'm on at all anymore. It's too much of a struggle and life's too short to waste on things you don't enjoy. Granted, a degree should be in something you actually like doing, right? A friend of mine suggested dropping my course (BA Multimedia Computing) and doing Electronic Media Design, which is basically a similar course but without the hassle subjects like VB and Databases and more actual artwork and creativity. I think I'd enjoy it more... I just have to see about my options and whether it'd be possible to get in on the second year.

I do know this though - I need a break from this stuff before I go mad... or worse, have another of these blasted migranes. ]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4536883/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4536883/ Wed, 09 Feb 2005 10:12:31 PST
Thank you to everyone for the comments I've been getting ^_^ I'm also over the moon I found a few old friends on DA. What a bunch of talented people I know ^_^.

*hugs* to you all, celebrating/reflecting today or not

Mazzie x ]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4429655/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4429655/ Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:57:49 PST
Blimey was I ill today... I shoulda been at uni for some kind of meeting but I got another of my dreaded migranes, which tend to crop up at the worst times. Right now I'm utterly bored outta my skull.

No new art - although I took down that Cathy Jordan pic cos it's absolutely diabolical.

Mazzie ]]> ~MazzieEowyn http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4288529/ http://MazzieEowyn.deviantart.com/journal/4288529/ Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:05:36 PST
I've just joined ^_^ I've wanted to do this for some time, but seeing as I use AOL, last time I tried I wasn't allowed. I'm glad that it's different now!

Well, why am I here? Good question - I guess I wanted a place to store my work. I've liked drawing e.t.c. for a long time, but I believe I finally found my "niche" recently, and I'm pretty proud of the artwork I've done already... I hope you like it ^_^

Ja, matte!
Mazzie ]]> ~MazzieEowyn