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]]> ~Reoku http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/13694168/ http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/13694168/ Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:31:08 PDT
Summers been pretty good so far. Some bad news, though.

i'm getting my wisdom teeth taken out by the end of summer. Dx

So I'm not really looking forward to that.

And then sometime after that, i get braces.

Yes, i've got screwed up teeth. Their bad.

Braces won't be fun, but at least afterwards i'll have a decent smile afterwards, right? >_>; -trying to stay positive-

]]> ~Reoku http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/11638051/ http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/11638051/ Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:49:53 PST
She everyone to pass it along, so thats what i'm doing. I personally found the statistics very surprising.



If you haven't read through this yet, then you should.

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Every day, there are more and more Craigs List posts seeking “artists” for everything from auto graphics to comic books to corporate logo designs. More people are finding themselves in need of some form of illustrative service.

But what they’re NOT doing, unfortunately, is realizing how rare someone with these particular talents can be.

To those who are “seeking artists”, let me ask you; How many people do you know, personally, with the talent and skill to perform the services you need? A dozen? Five? One? …none?

More than likely, you don’t know any. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be posting on craigslist to find them.

And this is not really a surprise.

In this country, there are almost twice as many neurosurgeons as there are professional illustrators. There are eleven times as many certified mechanics. There are SEVENTY times as many people in the IT field.

So, given that they are less rare, and therefore less in demand, would it make sense to ask your mechanic to work on your car for free? Would you look him in the eye, with a straight face, and tell him that his compensation would be the ability to have his work shown to others as you drive down the street?

Would you offer a neurosurgeon the “opportunity” to add your name to his resume as payment for removing that pesky tumor? (Maybe you could offer him “a few bucks” for “materials”. What a deal!)

Would you be able to seriously even CONSIDER offering your web hosting service the chance to have people see their work, by viewing your website, as their payment for hosting you?

If you answered “yes” to ANY of the above, you’re obviously insane. If you answered “no”, then kudos to you for living in the real world.

But then tell me… why would you think it is okay to live out the same, delusional, ridiculous fantasy when seeking someone whose abilities are even less in supply than these folks?

Graphic artists, illustrators, painters, etc., are skilled tradesmen. As such, to consider them as, or deal with them as, anything less than professionals fully deserving of your respect is both insulting and a bad reflection on you as a sane, reasonable person. In short, it makes you look like a twit.

A few things you need to know;

1. It is not a “great opportunity” for an artist to have his work seen on your car/’zine/website/bedroom wall, etc. It IS a “great opportunity” for YOU to have their work there.

2. It is not clever to seek a “student” or “beginner” in an attempt to get work for free. It’s ignorant and insulting. They may be “students”, but that does not mean they don’t deserve to be paid for their hard work. You were a “student” once, too. Would you have taken that job at McDonalds with no pay, because you were learning essential job skills for the real world? Yes, your proposition it JUST as stupid.

3. The chance to have their name on something that is going to be seen by other people, whether it’s one or one million, is NOT a valid enticement. Neither is the right to add that work to their “portfolio”. They get to do those things ANYWAY, after being paid as they should. It’s not compensation. It’s their right, and it’s a given.

4. Stop thinking that you’re giving them some great chance to work. Once they skip over your silly ad, as they should, the next ad is usually for someone who lives in the real world, and as such, will pay them. There are far more jobs needing these skills than there are people who possess these skills.

5. Students DO need “experience”. But they do NOT need to get it by giving their work away. In fact, this does not even offer them the experience they need. Anyone who will not/can not pay them is obviously the type of person or business they should be ashamed to have on their resume anyway. Do you think professional contractors list the “experience” they got while nailing down a loose step at their grandmother’s house when they were seventeen?

If you your company or gig was worth listing as desired experience, it would be able to pay for the services it received. The only experience they will get doing free work for you is a lesson learned in what kinds of scrubs they should not lower themselves to deal with.

6. (This one is FOR the artists out there, please pay attention.) Some will ask you to “submit work for consideration”. They may even be posing as some sort of “contest”. These are almost always scams. They will take the work submitted by many artists seekin... ]]> ~Reoku http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/11466177/ http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/11466177/ Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:24:07 PST
And i haven't posted a journal in awhile, so i'll just sort of rant on about some things here.

But meh, this weekend was great. Me and the furball geeked out all weekend playing Marvel:Ultimate Alliance and a trial of World of Warcraft. Had alot of fun, actually.
Marvel isn't much different from all their other games, but it's till fun, nonetheless.
And i don't see the hype to WoW. maybe i just didn't get far enough?

And i also played Star Wars: Galaxies again this weekend. It's changed alot since i last played it, a few years ago. ( its an MMORPG, so it updates alot)
Honestly, i liked it better before. They got rid of the ability to multi-class, wich completely killed it for me. They made it really easy to be a jedi and stuff, and you find the characters from the movie right off the bat.
I really wished that they had kept it how it was.

But i doubt anyone out there cares, so i'll move on.

Anyway, i'm having fun in art class. Trying out all kinds of different medias of art is fun. Although contour lines are frustrating.
and i'm even trying my hand at realism, and i have to say, its alot of fun. I'll post some stuff here as soon as i have it finished. ^-^;

I haven't been able to get on the internet much, so i haven't been able to talk to people i want to. sorry about that. I really want to, though... It's been too long. >_<;

and uhh... not much else, really.

]]> ~Reoku http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/11466077/ http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/11466077/ Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:13:29 PST
RULES:
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn’t make sense. NO CHEATING!
4. Tag 5 people.
5. Bold the questions and with the answers, give your own comments on how it relates to the questions.

Meh, i've got a load of songs, over 2/3 i don't even listen to. So this should be interesting.

-How are you feeling today?
Hope by Koh Ohtani (it's orchestrated... no words. but meh, i guess it fits. I don't feel great, but i'm looking forward to tommorrow.

-Will you get far in life?
Best of You by Foo Fighters (... eh? maybe i'll be held back by somone...? i dunno what it means, exactly.)

-How do your friends see you?
Heartbreaker by Pat Benatar (... lol? xD)

-Will you get married?
Innuendo by Queen (... i'm guessing no, though i'll want to...?)

-What is your best friend's theme song?
Dont Fear The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult (... i'm not sure what it means. She'll embrace death...? Nyoo D= )

-What is the story of your life?
Fortunate Son by Cleedence Clearwater (... i guess its right. I can relate with everything it says.)

-What was high school like?
Fight for Your Right to Party by The Beastie Boys. (um... lol again? doesn't fit at all. )

-How can you get ahead in life?
Three Time Loser by Dan Seals ( ...no then?)

-What is the best thing about your friends?
Always on My Mind (orchestrated) from the Kingdom Hearts soundtrack (well... she is. >_>; )

-What is in store for this weekend?
School Announcements by Bob and Doug McKenzie (um... this isn't a song, but a comedy session. maybe school will be taken over by Bob and Doug...? xD )


-To describe your grandparents?
Clash on the Big Bridge by Hitoshi Sakimoto (yet another orchestrated. Yeah... my grandparents don't get along at all with my mother. my mom says she'll be glad when my gradfather dies. xD and actually, i don't blame her. The bastard deseves it. )

-How is your life going?
Take the Money and Run by Steve Miller Band

-What song will they play at your funeral?
Take the Money and Run by Steve Miller Band (... maybe i'll try robbing someone and gettings shot? xD)

-How does the world see you?

Passion(Sanctuary) by Hikaru Utada (umm.. this is good, i guess?)

-Will you have a happy life?
Bad Company by Bad Company (... i'm guessing no?)

-What do your friends really think of you?
Sabotage by Beastie Boys (...i hope not. They think i'm a fake? D= )

-Do people secretly lust after you?
I'm a Believer by Smash Mouth (... i'm not sure what it means. Maybe? Doubt it though. >_>

-How can I make myself happy?
Dude looks like a lady by Aerosmith (... maybe i need some surgery? xD! )

-What should you do with your life?
Scotty Doesn't Know by Lustra (...omg. xD )

-Will you ever have children?
For Those About To Rock by AC/DC (umm... what?)

-Whats your favorite day of the weeks theme song?
Don't Bring My Down by Electril Light Orchestra ( what again?)

-Whats your theme song?

Devil Woman by Cliff Richard ( umm... lol. I don't think it fits. And i was hopeing for something good for this one. )
-


If you have more than 30 X's then you are Paranoid if you have less than 10 you are fearless.


[] the dark (What is IN the dark)
[x] staying single forever
[] being a parent
[x] being myself in front of others
[x] open spaces
[] closed spaces
[] heights
[] cats
[] dogs
[] bird
[] spiders and/or other insects (Those tiny insects that burrow into your skin..)
[] driving or being in cars
[] flying on a plane
[] flowers or other plants
[] being touched
[] fire
[] water
[] the ocean
[x] failure
[] success
[] germs
[] thunder/lightning
[] frogs/toads
[] mice/rats
[] jumping from high places
[] snow
... ]]> ~Reoku http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/10385696/ http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/10385696/ Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:28:01 PDT

1. I sleep with 2 pillows. One for my head, and one for me to hug. sort of like how a toddler would sleep with a stuffed animal or something.
I dunno, it's just really comforting o.o;

2. I naturally change my personality to fit the person/people that i am around at the time, without thinking about it, and sometimes without me even wanting to. Wich makes it kind of difficult to figure out... who i am and how i act, i guess you could say.

3. I have a habit of picking my lips. Just like people that chew their fingernails, or twirl their hair, i pick my lips without thinking about it. Like, i peel the skin off of them.

4. I have my own oppinion on if i think a guy is hot or cute or something, but i'm not gay. At least i dont think i am >_>;

5. I have a photographic memory. If i see you, i'll remember your face. But tell me your name a million times, and i'll still probobly forget it. Yet when i read books and stuff, i remember it all nearly perfectly. I don't know, it's odd...

6. I love the smell of coffe, but i don't like drinking it (i dunno, i can't think of anything else o.o

But yeah. Random useless stuff about me. yay!

]]> ~Reoku http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/10361724/ http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/10361724/ Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:20:51 PDT I want my internet back >_<;
But yeah...I miss talking to alot of people...
But things have been going well at school. Met some cool new people at school. Trying to get their internet imformation, since they use it alot, as i do ^^
But yeah, not mutch else to say. Just wanted people to know why i haven't been on mutch...

]]> ~Reoku http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/10207974/ http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/10207974/ Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:37:16 PDT [link]


[ ] I am shorter than 5'4. ( i dont know, really... last time i checked was 2nd grade o.o
[x] I think I'm ugly sometimes.
[x] I have many scars.
[x] I tan easily.
[ ] I wish my hair was a different color.
[ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
[ ] I have a tattoo.
[x] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
[ ] I have/I've had braces.
[x] I wear glasses.
[ ] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
[ ] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger.
[ ] I have more than 2 piercings.
[ ] I have piercings in places besides my ears.
[ ] I have freckles.

Family/Home Life

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

School/Work

[x] I'm in school.
[ ] I have a job.
[x] I've fallen asleep at work/school.
[x] I almost always do my homework.
[x] I've missed a week or more of school.
[x] I've been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years.
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year.
[x] I've stolen something from my job/school. (In preschool i stole a little rubber fish o.o; )
[ ] I've been fired.
[ ] I've skipped school.

Embarrassment

[ ] I've slipped out a "lol" in a spoken conversation.
[ ] Disney movies still make me cry.
[ ] I've peed from laughing.
[x] I've snorted while laughing.
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[x] I've glued my hand to something
[ ] I've laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
[ ] I've had my pants rip in public

Health

[ ] I was born with a disease/impairment.
[x] I've gotten stitches.
[ ] I've broken a bone.
[x] I've had my tonsils removed.
[ ] I've sat in a doctor's office with a friend.
[ ] I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
[x] I had a serious surgery.
[x] I've had chicken pox.

Traveling

[x] I've driven over 200 miles in one day. (My parents drove to North dakota...)
[ ] I've been on a plane. (I wanna go on a plane too... )
[ ] I've been to Canada.
[ ] I've been to Mexico.
[ ] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan. (I'll go someday...)
[ ] I've Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[ ] I've been to Europe.
Experiences

[ ]I've gotten lost in my city.
[x] I've seen a shooting star.
[x] I've wished on a shooting star.
[x] I've seen a meteor shower.
[x]I've gone out in public in my pajamas.
[ ] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] I've kicked a guy where it hurts.
[x]I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[ ] I've been an abuse victim.
[ ] I've gone skinny dipping.
[ ] I've played spin the bottle.
[ ] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[ ] I've crashed a car.
[ ] I've been Skiing
[ ] I've been in a play.
[ ] I've met someone in person from the internet.
[x] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[ ] I've seen the Northern Lights.
[ ] I've sat on a roof top at night.
[ ] I've played chicken.
[x] I've played a prank on someone.
[ ] I've ridden in a taxi.
[ ] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
[x] I've eaten Sushi.
[ ] I've been snowboarding.
[ ] I've been bungee jumping.

Relationships

[x] I'm single
[ ] I'm in a relationship.
[ ] I'm engaged.
[ ] I'm married.
[ ] I've had someone cheat on me.
[ ] I've gone on a blind date.
[x] I've been the dumpee more than the dumper.
[x] I miss someone right now.
[ ] I have a fear of commitment.
[ ] I have a fear of abandonment.
[ ] I've cheated in a relationship.
[ ] I've gotten divorced
[ ] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back. (i'm not entirely sure...)
[ ] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't.
[ ] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did.
[ ] I've kept something from a past relationship.

Sexuality

[ ] I've had a crush on someone of the same sex
[ ] I've had a crush on a teacher.
[ ] I love to flirt.
[ ] I've been kissed in the rain.
[ ] I've hugged a stranger.
[ ] I have kissed a stranger.
<... ]]> ~Reoku http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/9225968/ http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/9225968/ Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:32:37 PDT
number of answers you get = age you act like.

[ x] I know how to make a pot of coffee
[x] I can do my own laundry
[x] I can cook for myself
[x] I do my chores after being told
[ x] I always do my homework/work
[x] I actually enjoy intellectual conversations
[ ] I think politics are exciting
[ ] My parents and grand-parents have better things to say than my peers
[x] I show up for school/work every day unless I'm sick
[x] I always carry a pen in my pocket/purse
[ ] I've never gotten a detention (i was like... 5 >_>
[x] I watch talk shows and point out the incredibility of it all
[x] I know what incredibility means without looking it up
[ ] I drink black coffee (i hate coffee... but it smells so good TT_TT)
[x] I know how to run the dish washer and/or do the dishes
[x] I can count in more than one language
[x] When I say I'm going to do something, I usually do it.
[x] I mow the lawn
[ ] I wash the car (we dont wash our car... >_>
[x] I can make adults laugh... without being stupid
[ ] I remember to water my plants (erm.. yeah. i had a plant once... >>
[x] I study when I have to
[x] I pay attention at school/work
[x] I remember to feed my pets.
[x] I'm generally organized
[x] I can spell experience without looking it up
[x] I clean up my own mess
[ ] The first thing I do when I wake up is get coffee (again, i dont like coffee...)
[x] I can go to the store with out getting something I don't need
[x] I understand jokes the first time they are said
[x] I listen to my elders
[x] I can type fast, because I type every day
[ ] My choice in clothing is acceptable in an office or something like that
[ ] I can watch politics and laugh (i've never watched politics...
[ ] I have realized that the weather forecast changes every hour
[x] I can look at someone hot and not think of sex
[x] I have realized that no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job
[x] I can read a book and actually finish it
[x] People have said that I act older than I am
[x] I can be sent on an errand and not get side tracked

Total: 30
Yaaay me i act like a 30 year old >_< ]]> ~Reoku http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/9182755/ http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/9182755/ Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:36:08 PDT
6 weird habits of mine... hmm... where to begin >_>;

1. I luff love. I find it... oh... i dunno the word... interesting, maybe?
2. I like things that portray emotions and such. (yes, i am an Emo ^^)
3. I unconciously click my teeth
4. I crack my joints unconciously also.
5. I randomly space off...
6. I like sayings and quotes

If i think of more, i'll post those also >_>;

and for my tags...

[url]AirySoul.deviantart.com[/url], [url]unusual-angel.deviantart.com[/url], [url]rioka.deviantart.com[/url] sorry, thats all i have... ]]> ~Reoku http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/9092213/ http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/9092213/ Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:13:47 PDT ~Reoku http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/8998066/ http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/8998066/ Wed, 07 Jun 2006 10:43:50 PDT Imma look at some of the Mars and other manga they have there. Hope i can find some good books. Aaaaand thats about it. I lead a dull life. I gotta buttload of drawings i gotta upload still. But deviantart makes it take sooo long to upload lots of pics. To bad you just cant select like, 5 pics and hit "upload"... I'll try to get a few up, though... >_>; ]]> ~Reoku http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/8655997/ http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/8655997/ Tue, 02 May 2006 19:41:29 PDT _>;
But i had nothing but our very small school grounds for background, so i did what i could... ]]> ~Reoku http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/8438744/ http://Reoku.deviantart.com/journal/8438744/ Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:58:38 PDT ~Reoku