http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:MissCirce&section=today deviantART RSS for by:MissCirce en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:00:18 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/28742326/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/28742326/ Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:03:42 PST
Sorry for the extremely long hiatus. I won't go into a lot of detail but a lot has happened in my personal life to keep me away from artwork and writing. I always debate how much to share about such things online. Too much and you appear all emo and fishing for reactions. Too little and people think you're aloof.

All I'll say for now is that I'm generally healthy and happy but unfortunately I've spent way too much time in hospitals this year with relatives and friends. Those of you who've been through such things know how it can disrupt your life. I think most of the drama is over for now and hopefully things will be back to (what passes for) normal.

]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/23471203/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/23471203/ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:36:46 PST
Sorry for the recent lack of updates. You can probably list the usual reasons yourself, generally lumped under "real life."

I am slowly getting past some of the things that have been soaking up my spare time, so hopefully I'll be able to get some more art and writing done soon.

]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/22261099/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/22261099/ Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:08:30 PST
Someone mentioned I should fill this out...I'm not sure what it means but hope you won't hold it against me!

Level 1
(X) smoked a cigarette
(X) smoked a cigar
( ) done weed
(X) kissed a member of the same sex
(X) drank alcohol

SO FAR: 4

Level 2
(X) been in love
(X) been dumped
(X) had a pet die
(X) shoplifted
(X) been fired
(X) been in a fist fight
( ) fell down a mountain

SO FAR: 10

Level 3
(X) sneak out of the house
(X) had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back
( ) been arrested
(X) made out with a stranger
(X) gone out on a blind date
(X) lied

SO FAR: 14

Level 4
(X) had a crush on an older person
(X) skipped school
(X) slept (not sex) with a co-worker
(X) seen someone/something die

SO FAR: 18

Level 5
(X) had/have a crush or liked on one of your friends.
( ) been to Paris -
( ) been to Spain
(X) been on a plane
(X) thrown up from drinking

SO FAR: 21

Level 6
(X) eaten Sushi
(X) been snowboarding
( ) met someone BECAUSE of dA
( ) been mosh pitting

SO FAR: 23

Level 7
( ) been in an abusive relationship
( ) taken pain killers when you didn't need them
(X) love/loved someone who you can’t have
(X) laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by
(X) made a snow angel

SO FAR: 26

Level 8
(X) had a tea party
(X) flown a kite
(X) built a sand castle
(X) gone puddle jumping
(X) played dress up

SO FAR: 31

Level 9
(X) jumped into a pile of leaves
(X) gone sledding
(X) cheated while playing a game
(X) been lonely
(X) fallen asleep at work/school

SO FAR: 36

Level 10
(X) used a fake/someone else’s ID
(X) watched the sunset
(X) felt an earthquake
(X) killed a snake

SO FAR: 40

Level 11
(X) been tickled
(X) been robbed/vandalized
( ) robbed/vandalized someone
(X) been misunderstood
(X) pet a deer

SO FAR: 44

Level 12
(X) won a contest
(X) been suspended from school
(X) had detention
(X) been in a car/motorcycle/4-wheeler accident

SO FAR: 48

Level 13
( ) had/have braces
(X) eaten a whole tub of ice cream in one night
(X) had deja vu
(X) danced in the moonlight

SO FAR: 51

Level 14
(X) hated the way you look
(X) witnessed a crime
( ) pole danced
(X) questioned your heart
( ) been obsessed with post-it notes

SO FAR: 54

Level 15
(X) squished barefoot through the mud
(X) been lost
(X) been to the opposite side of the world
(X) swam in the ocean
(X) felt like you were dying

So FAR: 59

Level 16
(X) cried yourself to sleep
(X) played cops and robbers
(X) recently colored w/crayons/colored pencils/markers
(X) sang karaoke
(X) paid for a meal with only coins

SO FAR: 64

Level 17
(X) done something you told yourself you wouldn’t
(X) made prank phone calls
(X) laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(X) kissed in the rain

So FAR: 68

Level 18
(X) written a letter to Santa Claus
(X) been kissed under a mistletoe
(X) watched the sun set with someone you care/cared about
(X) blown bubbles
(X) made a bonfire on the beach

So FAR: 73

Level 19
(X) crashed a party
(X) have traveled more than 5 days with a car full of people
(X) gone rollerskating/blading
(X) had a wish come true

SO FAR: 77

Level 20
(X) worn pearls
(X) jumped off a bridge
( ) screamed “you suck” in class
(X) swam with dolphins

SO FAR: 80

Level 22
(X) got your tongue stuck to a freezer/ice cube
( ) kissed a fish
(X) worn the opposite sex’s clothes
(X) sat on a roof top

SO FAR: 83

Level 23
(X) screamed at the top of your lungs
( ) done/attempted a one-handed cartwheel
(X) talked on the phone for more than 5 hours
(X) stayed up all night

SO FAR: 86

Level 24
(X) picked and ate an apple right off the tree
(X) climbed a tree
(X) had/been in a tree house
( ) are scared to watch scary movies alone

SO FAR: 89

Level 25
(X) believe in ghosts
(X) have/had more than 30 pairs of shoes throughout your life
( ) gone streaking
( ) gone to jail

SO FAR: 91

Level 26
(X) played chicken
(X) been pushed/jumped into a pool w... ]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/20373731/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/20373731/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:30:01 PDT
I was just reading some of the stats on my page and I'm just amazed, humbled, and vaguely disturbed that I'm nearing the 100k mark. I know I want to do something to celebrate but as usual most of the things I can think of are overly ambitious.

"Men In, Women Out" got one of the most positive responses I've ever had, so I'm thinking of doing a comic again. I wish I were fast enough and good enough to do an actual web comic but I'm just not there yet. Practice makes perfect I suppose.

Speaking of "Men In, Women Out" I'm surprised that not a single person mentioned the cameo appearance in the comic. I didn't think it was all that subtle so I can't decide if everyone saw it and just shrugged it off or if no one noticed...?

Anyway, I am leaning towards comic-y ideas. I just hope you will be patient with me because I'm sure it will take me a while to do such a thing. The question is what to do...in my long-ago 40k poll TG was the most popular but I'm leaning towards something more Circe-like. Maybe TG+TF?

]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/19527960/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/19527960/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:43:04 PDT
I'm sorry to have been gone so long, mainly because I really enjoy doing silly stuff. I will not bore everyone with all the reasons why I have not had time for so-called art lately, other than to say that real life has to come first.

There are art reasons for the delay that might be worth pointing out. I am still trying to learn how to do something more cartoony, which you can see in "Men In, Women Out". I still need to develop a style that is simple but nice to look at and doesn't take a ridiculous amount of time to do. I like taking the time to do more artsy pieces but on the other hand sometimes I want to tell a story and don't have the time to do all the shading and so on that it would take to do a full-blown comic book style.

I am still trying to learn how to ink digitally. I'm not happy with the results I got from Adobe Illustrator...but that's more likely operator error than anything to do with the software. Still it took a very long time to get results that I really don't like. Sigh...

Anyway, now that this monkey is off my back...um, I mean now that "Men In, Women Out" is done...I will probably turn my attention back to writing for a while. I will probably post a few things here later to see what y'all think.

Thanks for all the views...and more importantly, thanks for your patience.

]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/15051015/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/15051015/ Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:56:02 PDT
Hi All!

To my utter astonishment, I've passed 40,000 hits. Thank you, everyone, for continuing to view my silly stuff. I'm constantly amazed by your support and very thankful for it.

I decided to try a 3-month subscription and had to play with my new toys, so there is a poll for you to answer if you like. The poll lets you tell me what you'd like to see for a 40k image -- I'm really curious to see what you folks prefer. I have some guesses based on what images are more popular but this is your chance to tell me directly what I should do....um...what I should draw, that is!

I actually have several ideas that I've sketched out already, so I'll probably continue developing those until I see what direction the polling goes.

Thanks again!
Circe

]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/14179885/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/14179885/ Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:21:16 PDT
Just a quick note to let you know that a) I survived vacation (2900 miles in a car with two pre-teen boys!) and b) that I posted a sketchy sketch in my Scraps area.

Hope to have more art soon. I'm also contemplating posting some of my writing here; I'll have to see what of my stuff would pass dA's rules .

Hope all is well for you all!

]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/13237375/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/13237375/ Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:41:04 PDT
Silly you!

Obviously I'm not busy enough, so I am at a conference in Orlando, learning all about the new development tools and platforms coming out in the coming year from Microsoft (please, no anti-MS comments. Whatever your opinion may be, I make a very nice living by using their products, thank you very much.). It's a Geek-fest of immense proportions -- thousands of geeks and geekettes descending on the unsuspecting home of the Mouse...only to spend hour after hour in presentations!

At least they try to make things fun. Tomorrow they are renting out Universal Studio's Islands of Adventure. Tens of thousands of geeks will take over the park, drink free booze, and ride rides. This was a major source of entertainment for me last time I was at this event, so I'm looking forward to it!

So, instead of trying to make one or the other of my customers happy I am hiding in Florida. My master plan seems to be working as they are now both mad at me, instead of just one. At least now they can't say I'm favoring one over the other.

All of this, of course, leaves very little time for art work. I have a Tablet PC, so the theory is that I can do some drawing while I'm here. The reality is that I've only managed to do some very sketchy sketches. All of my ideas involve sequences right now so who knows how long it will take me to finish? I may do something I've never done before and post some sketches just for fun....though I'm not sure the world is ready to see my sketches!

Anyway, there's my excuse. Hopefully I can get some stuff done during downtime...at the very least I ought to get some interesting looks if people see what I'm sketching......

]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/13047976/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/13047976/ Tue, 22 May 2007 07:46:53 PDT
This, BTW, was my first kitty and drawn without a reference, other than a picture of a serval cat. I intended to make her a serval but simply ran out of time to do spots. I actually sketched her over a week ago but time has been very limited lately. I'll have to do more kitties to get some practice in!

I have about four half-completed projects that I want to do. I'm also thinking about posting some stories here. I'm a shameless attention slut.

Thanks again for your patience and kind comments!

Circe
A change would do you goood...

]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/12865990/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/12865990/ Sun, 06 May 2007 16:42:09 PDT
Last week was the week from Hades, Episode #432. The good news is that the major demo we were working towards took place Friday morning went really well, including actual applause!

I therefore have steadfastly refused to do anything like real work since the demo. I played games Friday afternoon, gardened yesterday and went to my boys' baseball games, and today finished my latest bit of silliness.

Oh, speaking of which, there is a new character in the image. I am not sure how often Viola will show up. I view her as someone who isn't so much evil as simply guided purely by her own self-interest and somewhat odd sense of humor. Sure, she knows that it is wrong to completely transform someone into someone (or something) else...she just doesn't care that it's wrong.

Viola, by the way, is a purple flower and also the name of the first insturment I learned how to play, lo those many years ago when I was in elementary school.

]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/12774480/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/12774480/ Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:35:49 PDT
Just a quick note to let you know that I still exist. I got a not-so-gentle nudge from someone recently about my complete lack of artistic (so-called) endeavors lately.

Unfortunately work has been very busy. I work for myself as a freelance software developer, something I am having a lot of fun doing. This does mean, though, that my work is therefore at the whim of my customers. Recently my two largest customers have both been handing me a lot of projects. I've been putting 80+ hour weeks regularly since January, and 60+ hour weeks before that. The good news is that 2006 was the best year I've had since I started doing this; the bad news is that I sit in front of a keyboard way too many hours each day (well that and taxes....don't get me started).

All work and no play makes Circe a dull girl.

Well not really, it makes Circe a very frustrated sorceress...not a good thing to be around.

Anyway, I think I'm finally catching up, just in time for another birthday (I'm going to be 39....again! ). My present to myself is going to be more time for art/writing/music. I'm thinking of just planning a certain amount of time each day to devote to artistic pursuits.

Heh, I made a funny. Me? Plan? That's hysterical!

Anyway, I'm fairly close to a new TG piece that I hope to have done by tonight or tomorrow. I also see that my page views are getting to a point where I'd better to get to work on a new "Thank you" image!

Thanks for your patience everyone, hopefully I'll have something soon.

]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/12079958/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/12079958/ Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:58:16 PST
Thanks again everyone. Your support means more than you know.

]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/11443152/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/11443152/ Mon, 15 Jan 2007 04:35:15 PST
I have never done a thank you image and I feel that I should. I have no idea what to do, though that is probably due to the fact that I have not had my caffiene yet today! So I'm curious to see what ideas you folks may have. What would you like to see? More fanfic? A favorite transformation? Fluffy bunnies and rainbows?

If you're not comfortable publicly responding feel free to pm me. I hope to get started soon (I'm working on another project but am almost done) and hopefully have something by next weekend!*

Thanks for all the views, everyone. I'm really amazed and flattered that so many have seen my silly scribblings!



*Actual delivery date may vary. Please allow for the fact that the "artist" is a rank amateur and often gets in over her head. Not available in all states of mind.

]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/10978409/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/10978409/ Wed, 06 Dec 2006 23:03:18 PST
I finally got my new video card (long story short: the vendor misplaced technical support's order) and I'm back in the happy land of 1680x1050! I also added an additional hard drive because renderings and models are eating up the main drive. I'm dangerous now--over 500GB! Woo-hoo! That will store a lot of silly drawings!

I actually intended to celebrate by doing some drawing...but...well...I've been playing CivCity:Rome. So far the only problem I can see with the game is a distinct lack of centaurs....sigh.

Anyway, if God and my customers are willing I should be able to do some art over the next few days. I have no earthly idea what I'm going to do, except for one. I have to get started on my EGS Secret Santa thing or I'll be in big trouble! Other than that I'm open to suggestions.

]]> ~MissCirce http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/10900093/ http://MissCirce.deviantart.com/journal/10900093/ Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:06:28 PST
I'll therefore be taking a break from artwork for a few days, although I may experiment some since the laptop is a tablet pc. I don't think it will be as good as my Wacom but it might be interesting to see if I can make anything worthwhile on it.

Ah the hazards of being a purely digital artist....I suppose I could break down and buy pencils and paper. Nah.

This is probably a good time for me to get back to writing projects that have been on hold for a very long time as I've been experimenting with drawing. Hopefully I still remember how to put one word after another!

Hopefully I'll be back up and running in a few days!

]]> ~MissCirce