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In the meantime enjoy the 2 i've put up so far... enjoy Africa's pwittiness ^^

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/24422227/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/24422227/ Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:48:12 PDT
Lots to look forward to this year too! Going to see one of my favourite comedians in December, Eddie Izzard!!! <3 Africa in August *bounce* oh and job hunting joys! Still i don't care what kind of job I get atm I just want to save up for my travelling around the world plans in 2011!

I went to see the awe inspiring brilliance that is Derren Brown on Monday (tickets being booked for London too!) OMG I am so in love with that man! I knew what kind of stuff to expect from him but seeing it all live for the first time is just incredible. The ending was fantastic too, though I can't say anything cos spoilers are bad m'kay ^^ you'll just have to watch it when it's on tv later this year.

Anyway, I really should go dry my hair cos i'm going for a yummy meal and cake to celebrate dissertation free life!

*kitty glomps all round*


EDIT: Ok... so maybe i'm not as free as I thought... I was asked today if I would submit my work to a wildlife symposium in November *panic* It would mean that hundreds of influential wildlife and conservation people from around the world will be able to read and comment on my project AND i would have to present it to them in a lecture theatre! Now I'm fine with other people reading my stuff but I draw the line at public speaking *shudder* yet I would love to have my work published as it would open the door to a lot of work possibilities meh damn me and my fears

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/22028893/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/22028893/ Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:51:05 PST
I've not really been doing much other than uni stuff since October Can't wait till I have all this over with and I can do more zoo stuff and more drawing again! I've had to start my entire final year project again with only 5months to go! I'm a tiny bit 'eeeep' about that but i'm sure it'll work out somehow - i've had loads of support from 2 of my lectures that I think feel sorry for me having to ditch the Malawi stuff after working on it for so long. Bit sorry to have to drop it too but it was fun whilst I was out there! Love to JD - RIP!

More exciting news! I'm going back to AFRICA!!!!! YAY! It was a bit of a rushed decision in that I found out the deposit had to be made the next day and thought oh what the hell! It's going to be back in Moholoholo - a game reserve that we stayed in on the first trip to SA. A 2 week ranger course! I'm SO excited! I'm going with a number of people that went to SA the first time, as well as some other friends that didn't and some people that I don't really know. We get to use firearms, do 4x4 driving, tracking, skinning (mmm not to sure about that one!) AND we get to go and sleep under the stars in big 5 country!!!!! OMG! AND they have CHEETAH there!!!! *bounce* I'm really really excited can you tell hehe. I'll get a qualification out of it if I pass as well so thats even better We're going to Kruger Park afterwards too in the hope of seeing more brilliant African animals <3 Hope we see wild dog this time.. i would kill to see them! Anyway i'll go bounce somewhere more quiet hehe

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/21228927/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/21228927/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:13:22 PDT

Just updated with some photos from the last few weeks. I've been pretty busy with lectures and procrastinating with computer games! I've got 5 assignments to do by Christmas plus my dissertation to write up.. FUN!

I received some sad news from Malawi yesterday. The genet that appears in the photos on here, JD, was missing on the 15th October. They tracked down his radio-collar 1km away from his known territory - it had been cut off and found inside a house. The owners claimed that their dogs attacked JD, but this is very unlikely given that the collar was cut not shredded. The centre is now reconsidering any future releases into the area. This is such a shame given all the hard work they've been doing out there to preserve a large area of natural land/wildlife for the cities people. I hope that National Parks can bring the investigation to a close and find out the truth behind it. He was doing so well for himself R.I.P JD <3

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/20622519/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/20622519/ Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:59:52 PDT
Me: Noticed you're using a few of my photos on here... would you mind giving me credit/asking if you're going to use them please...
Poopyhead: Omg how rude! We SHARED the photos and how dare you act as though you're a published photographer
Me: Errr well I DO kinda publish them online actually... and theyre my photos = my copyright...
Poopyhead: I think thats pretty arrogant considering I was just putting them up there for my friends to see. I wasnt able to photograh myself and was clearly not trying to claim them as my own (yet she didn't NOT claim them to be her own >< so WTF does that imply?! HUH?!)

Ok maybe i'm getting too wound up but I really dislike how selfish this person is anyway especially after she wanted me to move the world (even after spending ALL night out tracking JD) to help her in the day and then goes home and tells other people not to help me! FFS! Why are people such idiots?! So anyway... some of my Malawi photos that i've put up here are now online elsewhere too... no idea where else she's posted them but if anyone does spot them please let me know...

Other news... I'm back at uni now and just got my loan through sooo we all know what that means... ZOO TRIP TIME! ^^ Plans to go to Port Lympne and Colchester soon as well as Midland Safari Park (a first for me...). Its going to be a VERY busy few weeks coming up

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/19588474/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/19588474/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:37:06 PDT ) I decided to stay out there an extra week longer than originally planned to allow for some chill time. That was spent in a lovely place called Nkata Bay. We stayed in a chalet that was right on the lake shore - soooo beautiful! Photos to follow in dribs and drabs soon.

The actual trip was a great experience, although it was not exactly what we were expecting. I got ill on the malaria tablets that I was taking, and started feeling a bit crap on the way home =/ It's been a few days now and really hoping i've not caught malaria >< I feel a doctors trip incoming very soon

I did do a lot of interesting things whilst there though, including animal darting lessons (not on a live animal though..), operation on a vervet monkey - a tail amputation, baboon confiscation - from a local village that were keeping him tied to a tree and my genet tracking which happened during the night, so i became nocturnal for a few weeks - that was fun! Anyway, photos coming soon

Kitty hugs
Ora x

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/18620030/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/18620030/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:23:57 PDT
Take care all, and I shall see you when I return, hopefully with lots of doodles and a million photos to upload (including a poo collage!)

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/17713092/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/17713092/ Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:16:10 PDT We had great fun, got to go behind the scenes at a few of the animal enclosures at Durell Zoo and had lectures from some very interesting people ^^ Somewhat more importantly I finally got to see a maned wolf! (yayness)... I've been to so many collections where they have these and never seen one till now! That's only because we could go wandering after the official closing times and see them feeding at dusk. I was really impressed, even more fascinating than I thought. We had to do a behaviour study on an animal of our choice - I chose Aye-aye as I don't really know much about them. They've now become a bit of an obsession, theyre beautiful in an ugly kind of way ^^ We watched a female called Zaza for a few minutes each day we were there - got to speak to her keeper and ask questions about her enrichment etc. It was an experience

We also got to do some enrichment for the macaques - involving oranges and leaves filled with jelly and pulses/nuts. We had fun for about 30mins making them - true there was a lot of messing around too... but they took only 10-15mins destroying them lol. Still it was fun watching/listening to their happy chattering as they did so lol. Anyway.. theres some photos of this event posted up as well as some of the other animals we encountered on this trip - missing are a lot of the aye-aye which although came out ok I didnt feel should go up here, a lot of the bears and orangs - and lots of the people that were on the trip - these are on facebook for those that i feel should want to see them

Finally booked my flight to Malawi (woot) for 2nd June - 16th July sooo I will be away for a long time in those dates (unless i can get to a pc with the net in Africa hehe). I'm sooo excited! YAY!

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/17003051/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/17003051/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:13:19 PST

I was directed to this site in order to raise money for a certain charity, and decided it was actually a great idea (they give 50% of their gross revenue) Why help google or yahoo out when you can actually give money to people that need it. You can pick which charity you wish to give money to as well so its not always the big charities that win, its who you want to! Also theres a competition for a nationwide (UK) advertising campaign for the charity who gets the highest donation by 14th April... a great way for the little charities to get a big push!

I am currently clicking for The Aspinall Foundation (Howletts and Port Lympne) which is situated in the South East of England and works to release endangered animals like black rhino and gorillas back into the wild

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/16835460/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/16835460/ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:52:17 PST .< Anyway it took me around 2hrs to get there and then I remembered that although its not half-term where I live some schools break up a week before us and found the zoo swamped with children meh! Still I had around 6hrs in which to get round (and not kill any screaming/banging on glass kids - tho trust me I was soooo tempted). I treated myself to a Gold ticket which is basically a "get in free for a year" thing for Colchester and lots of other zoos around the country

As I was on my own all day I kind of got a bit carried away with the photographs... with mixed results... the light was a bit crappy all day Though I did go back to several of the animals in the evening and had better outcome. Still I got to see what I wanted... baby aardvark and baby giant anteater! omg i've never seen anything so cute!

I will upload some of my favourite pics, but seriously there were SO many I couldnt possibly upload all the good ones heh. Anyway... will be visiting zoos more all in the name of "research" for my course of course... *nods* heh any excuse eh? ^^

On a side note today is the 5th aniversary of my boy Vike being put down He was the best dog ever (tho don't tell Midge) and still miss him. My thoughts are with him more than usual....


Kitty hugs to all.
Ora

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/16492293/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/16492293/ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:55:07 PST
Even more excitingly... I'm going back to Africa in August YAY! if i can pay all of it that is... but I don't care if i have to live in a box for a few months as long as I get to go back. If that wasn't enough... I may be able to do my final year dissertation whilst i'm out there... on cheetah! the organiser has said she will try to sort it so I can spend a week at a rehab centre looking after cheetah and doing rescues in the field when needed, and then spend the final week with the ranger course group who are doing tracking, releasing, game capture and other exciting stoof... I just really hope I get to do the cheetah stuff, I'll be bouncing for years after, although I'll be itching to go back out again, just like I am now

I currently only have 3 free days to do stuff atm, and most of that seems to be taken up with running after parents and animals so not much time to do anything still However I have been setting aside at least an hour a day for drawing and having the tablet helps a lot! will hopefully be keeping this up and will be more drawn uploads coming soon

I just got my new laptop (YAY) so I can do work without getting really frustrated with the lack of charging ^^

Take care all, another update in a few weeks!
Kitty hugs
Ora x

100 Pic Challenge

Complete: 6/100
Last updated: 1st February

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light [ [link] ]
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace [ [link] ]
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure [ [link] ]
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes [link]
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower [link]
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb [link]
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation [link]

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/16141798/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/16141798/ Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:42:58 PST I hope all had a nice xmas with lots of sweets and cake and things!

I've been busy with assignments before the holidays and now revision for exams in January Not much time for zoo visits or drawing but as I keep saying I shall make time to upload more often. Colchester zoo have announced a baby giant anteater and from the early pictures on their site it looks sooo cute... I'm planning on running up to see it before he gets beyond the baby stage

I've been to see Wicked (at last!) and it was brilliant! A new obsession starting there... shall be going to London a lot more often now dammit... thats another musical to add to my repeat list >.< Although with another trip to Africa looming perhaps I should restrain myself ^^

I said before I had more Africa photos to upload... I do... but due to a series of problems with my 6mnth old PC... ranging from dead batteries to corrupted harddrives (WTF?!) I lost all the photos on the pc and had to send it off to a friend to get them back (the place I had bought it from were trying to charge me over £100 for the pleasure... a wonderful PCWorld that in the last 3 visits I have had a beyond poor customer service but that another matter... anyway I managed to get my photos back and currently trying to find time to sort them all out again Stupid PCWorld... stupid computer... stupid lack of time >.<

Enough mummbling *slaps self*
Kitty hugs all round!
Ora xx

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/15730894/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/15730894/ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:03:57 PST I HAD to go to a zoo to do one of them... oh dear such a shame! hehe. Decided to go to one I have never been to so I made the 2ish hour trip to Colchester! Possibly one of the best zoos i have been to. We were looking specifically at how the zoo relates to a huge world strategy document so had to look at all the signs and take photos of them, we managed to annoy several people by taking pictures of empty cages and leaving them standing there looking for the animal! mwahaha. They seem to be doing a lot for conservation, which is excellent and as it should be for all zoos.

There was a huge variety of species there, including some I have never seen in captivity before: like fossa, blue eyed lemur, orangutans, amur leopard, white tigers, cheetah, striped hyena. They have a hands on approach where they allow visitors to feed some of the animals at certain times of the day. We stuck around the Africa section at such a time and got to hand feed one of the elephants! Awesome experience although I can see some people being against such an oportunity... however from an exotic management p.o.v (considering thats why i was there XD ) the elephants were well looked after and if this helps kids get enthusiastic about elephants and help to conserve them in the future good for them! <3

I will certainly be going again, and recommend it to anyone that is near to it There will be more pics to come eventually (a few today) of both Africa and Colchester. Maybe soon I will have a chance to do more drawing too >.<

*kitty hugs*

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/15372495/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/15372495/ Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:27:06 PST

Got back from South Africa late last night after a 12hr delay at Durban (urg). Think I was the only one that didn't want to come home It's so beautiful out there and the wildlife is simply beyond words. Even the impala which we saw around almost everybend is something I miss terribly The guides that were with us at every step were fantastic and we met so many influential, inspiring people along the way, including Ted and Ann Riley! Such an honour to have spent a lot of time with them, and having lectures by them. An amazing trip.. loads of photos to come - i want to go back!

More photos to come tomorrow - or later today

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/15085717/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/15085717/ Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:31:33 PDT sooo I went out to Port Lympne yesterday to test it out, and I'm pretty happy with the results. I've uploaded a few (there were far too many to upload all of them) with more to come once i've installed PSP or something on my pc again.

I will be off the Africa this Saturday! Keep getting these little flashes of excitement, but don't think it will actually sink in till i'm at the airport. Been waiting so long for this that i can't believe its happening! There will of course be hundreds of pics to upload on my return, but till then I shall have to bid you all farewell for 2weeks ^^

*kitty hugs all round*

Ora

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/14682188/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/14682188/ Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:00:25 PDT
It's just over a month till Africa! It's still not really sunk in, but I've had my injections and been slowing buying all the stuff for it. Still have the fun part of buying a new camera to mark the occasion

I've been struggling to start any kind of pic today Which is highly frustrating as I've got the whole day off *grumble* Damn artists block

Next pointless update to come in a few weeks i guess

*kitty hugs to all*



100 Pic Challenge

Complete: 4/100
Last updated: 18th September

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes [link]
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower [link]
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb [link]
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation [link]

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/14196525/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/14196525/ Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:16:31 PDT

Still working up on the ACU, only a few more week left though Stupid students, ruin my time playing with all the nanimals *grumble* I'm still working on the huge collage with all the animals on the unit, taking me ages but I've been slacking a bit on it too Hoping to finish before I finish work there at least.

Just over 2months till Africa *bounces* Got my injections in 2weeks (eeep!) only 3, but still *cry* Then if i ever get paid (stupid finance department... loooong story) I get to spend it all on Africa stoof yayness for shopping!

Think i'll shut up and stop the mummbling hehe...

*kitty hugs to all*

Edit: I went a bit mad with the camera on my phone today.. sooo loads of pics of ACU animals being uploaded Enjoy

Editedit: I've decided to start the 100 pic challenge that I first noticed a few months ago... the challenge is as follows:

The rules

1.) Make 100 pics each pic having a theme listed below. Each pic should have ONE and only ONE theme to it, for it to count.

2.) No time limit so have fun

3.) The main picture should be drawn but not limited to. for all fair purposes, people are allowed to use their paint programs and photo shop to create the pic.

3a.) pics should be of own artistic ability. You may not edit photos, or break any other rules set out in the Da etiquette policy. Your pics can be anything from sketches and doodles to great master pieces. Just have fun with it.

4.) The list below is to be placed somewhere in your journal for others to see that......
A.)You are in the challenge
B.)What you have completed

5.) make sure to update this list and check off what is done and make a link to the pic

6.) In the comments for your art work note if it is part of the list and what ONE theme it is.

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes [link]
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower [link]
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb [link]
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation [link]

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/13683480/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/13683480/ Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:36:20 PDT Finished exams and stoof but now going into Uni to carry on working there over the summer (I must be mad!). Still I've had time to do some sketches and probably more to come as i'm not playing anything major atm. Damn EQ for having a subscription

Anywho... only 3mnths to go till Africa Yayness. Only a quick note to update from January lol...

*Kitty hugs to all*

Ora

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/11615711/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/11615711/ Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:46:58 PST
Not been able to do much drawing lately as i've started uni which adds to the ever growing list of things that sadly become more important than spending time colouring pics to upload.

One excellent thing to come out of starting uni however is a chance to go to Africa!!! ^.^ So in October i'll be flying out for 2 weeks of OMG dream come trueness! Don't think its actually sunk in that im going yet... maybe something to do with the fact that ive not fully paid (eep). Its going to be a fantastic experience... going through East Coast reserves... Mohololo Rehab Centre, Krugar National Park and Whale Watching on the coast! And im guaranteed to see cheetahs and wild dogs! *boggle* Breeding centre for cheetahs and wild dogs and getting involved with the educational side of Africa both the people and getting people to understand Endangered animals = hand reared cheetah = YAY (although yes... i believe there is some part of this that is wrong... but the cheetah is used to educate african farmers to protect the species rather than kill it).

Anyway... yeah thats what im looking forward to this year, and its going to be a fantastic opportunity for some wonderful wildlife shots... if only i can get myself a decent camera in time

Hopefully more pics to come soon, dependant on essays and exams and whatnot... but for now... byeeee

*Kitty hugs*
Ora

]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/9413857/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/9413857/ Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:01:56 PDT Hoping to go back to either Chessington or Howletts to get some better/more shots or some different species. Yet to get the bearcat at Chessington one im determined to get a pic of Plus Chessington are getting baby skunks in the next few weeks and I can only imagine how cute they must be hehe.

Anyways... until next time.

Kitty hugs!

Ora ]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/8995571/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/8995571/ Wed, 07 Jun 2006 04:01:20 PDT
Erm what else... thanks to a certain person (Eggy... *glares* ) I have now gotten obsessed with EQ again... well I say obsessed... im playing it again. Nowhere near as much as I did but I've got the bug again. Its his fault btw because he paid for my sub for this month (damn him). I've also got WoW back, what can I say... I'm weak!

Anydoodle... I'll be oft to do some random nothingness I guess.
*kitty hugs all round*

Ora ]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/8750361/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/8750361/ Fri, 12 May 2006 14:14:09 PDT When its day at least...

I've kinda had another move. Things didn't really work out up North. A disagreement over a dog and a carpet (*rolls eyes*) meant that it was either me or the dog therefore the dog won and me and him returned back South. I wasnt really liking it away from here anyway, I mean sure the independance was great! But i really missed my friends down here. So anyway thats the main reason behind my no updates I guess. Pics of the dog to follow

I'm currently on my 2nd day of WoW sub cancellation *boggle* It's amazing to think I've gone this long voluntarily... maybe It's cos I've got my friends so kindly on msn with me Anyway so WoW is cancelled till I get the money the wonderful British government owe me *sigh* Till I get a job - fix my car - pay back money i owe (meh!) and erm other stuff. So far though I'm quite proud of myself, I have some moeny in the bank... so I COULD resub but I'm trying my hardest to stop myself, so far with some help from a close friend i've succeeded. OMG im making it sound like a drug or something lol damn Evercrack and Wowcrack (i guess?) Hmm yeah anyway, with no WoW I guess my drawing will be coming back to a pretty obsessive lvl at least Anywho guess I'll shut up now ]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/7983010/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/7983010/ Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:54:59 PST

Well for a lil while anyways. Recovering from my move to the North a few weeks ago - finding i've forgotten half my stuff from the old house including my scanner cd which means ive had to ninja the use of my friends. Damn pakard bell not believing my scanner needs drivers (apparently my model doesnt actually exist so ive not been able to download them >.< ).

My birds managed the move ok and seem to have settled down well now. Ollie is just as noisey as ever - having great pleasure in now beeping everytime someone walks in / out of a room. Sirius didnt seem at all phased by the move and is jsut his cheery lil self. Bless him

Sooo whilst I'm still trying to sort out job/internet access im gonna have a lot more time on my hands in which i can finally sort out my huge pile of "to do" pics So expect some more uploads pretty soon.

*Kitty hugs* ]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/7613125/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/7613125/ Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:26:46 PST
I'm finally moving in early February - worried about how my birds are gonna take the move (5hr drive away! eeps) but its for the best and it means I can once again have a dog

Not much really happened since the last update, other than the whole finalised move thingy ^^ What an exciting life i lead eh Anywhos late night rammblings ftw...!

*kitty hugs all round*

Ora ]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/7266520/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/7266520/ Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:04:39 PST
The few days I was in Scotland changed my life a lot and I hope that it was only in a good way. I took a few risks which have helped get a lot off my chest and for the first time in a long while I felt happy. That never lasts tho and being back home things have got back to normal - I cant wait to move to Newcastle in the new year will be so good to get away from everything down South.

Anyway thats the main reason for me not posting much recently, very hectic atm working to save up for Christmas and moving plus my Scottish holiday Will be updating everything like I said in November asap no promises as to when tho

*Kitty hugs*

Ora ]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/7146706/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/7146706/ Sat, 26 Nov 2005 05:57:17 PST
Not uploaded much in the last week or so, I have been doing sketches and drawings just not finished them off or uploaded them yet Mainly because I've been slacking but I have also been away. Had a very busy few weeks and an even more hectic one coming up.

Went to see my prospective new house in Newcastle ^^ (froze my ass off up there too *grumble* ). Other than the slight language barrier (damn Northeners!!! j/k) it was a fun experience and very much looking forward to when I do finally move up there.

Nxt week im off to Scotland for 4days ^^ Where I will freeze even more but I will get to meet a few old close friends at last sooo I am sure that will make up for the gloomy weather Will try to catch up on my uploads before I go on Tuesday if not there will be a ton inc when I return Oh and its my 21st on Wednesday soooo if I survive that evening too hehe

*kitty hugs all round*

Ora xx ]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/6932870/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/6932870/ Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:21:22 PST
After 9mnths without it ive returned to EQ for how long we shall have to wait and see but I'm enjoying it again atm and it makes a good break from WoW too I'm on a bit of an artistic streak atm hence the sudden activity here hopefully it will continue for a while yet.

I've gone through a pretty tough time the last few weeks. I lost my remaining (4) gerbils and my rabbit within the space of a few weeks leaving me with just the two birds now. Feels kinda empty without any properly huggable pets anymore but I've made up for that with my SQUIDGY THING! (see featured).

Anywho... enough from me for now.

*kitty hugs* ]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/6596409/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/6596409/ Sun, 25 Sep 2005 07:16:08 PDT I'm back at work now so finding a lack of time for WoW but I seem to be doing more drawing atm Even if it is just sketches that i've not yet uploaded/worked on. I will eventually work on these of course but just when I have a spare moment or two so things take a little longer than they usually would for me.

Anyway just thought it was time for a little short update and some fresh mumbling from moi so thats that done ^^

*Kitty Hugs* ]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/5323581/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/5323581/ Tue, 10 May 2005 18:49:29 PDT None of that poncy Alliance nonsense blech).

kitty Hugs.
Ora ]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/4550118/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/4550118/ Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:09:09 PST
The 11th marks the general start of a depressing stage Not only is it the 2nd anniversary of my boys (Viking) death but also the end of my time in EQ (for now at least). Hard to drag myself away after 2yrs of playing but things change and this will most likely be reflected in my work... we shall see

Anywho my main point for this small rambling is that I'm kinda sad right now, memories can be painful things and nostalgia is even worse =/ The latest pic (Flowers) is dedicated to a special person in my life Who for my own reasons shall remain anon

Take care out there, *kitty hugs* ]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/4270728/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/4270728/ Sat, 08 Jan 2005 15:30:18 PST Not because I've recently been on a major wildlife mad photo session though lol. I have just got round to sorting out my photos that have been stashed away in their boxes. The selelction I have uploaded are a small selection of my favourites (there were in fact hundreds).

These pics are from various places I have visited, including Disney's Animal Kingdom, Busch Gardens, Howlett's and Woburn Safari Park. Heres hoping you enjoy them as much as I did taking them ]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/4211657/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/4211657/ Sat, 01 Jan 2005 11:49:38 PST Quite a start to mine, finally had enough of my retail job and now unemployed. Possibly not the best way to go about a New Year but it was something thats been annoying me for months now. As long as I have my computer and my animals im happy though (for now at least).

Spent most of the night happily drinking away, should have got in the creative mood and scribbled a bit but no such luck Currently using drawing and computer as an excuse to get out of tidying up the house... must say its more fun ^^ . Anyway... still some alcohol left in my system i think as i seem to be mummbling to myself soooo....

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!

Orax ]]> ~Oraa http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/4152145/ http://Oraa.deviantart.com/journal/4152145/ Sat, 25 Dec 2004 07:28:52 PST

Erm... well my first "devious thought".... as its Christmas Day I can't really let that slip by can i ^^ . So I would like to wish everyone I Happy Christmas and hopefully some Christmasy pics to come!

Have just got a wireless work tablet from a friend soooo going to have some fun playing about ^^ ]]> ~Oraa