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So I've got to agree with them - switch to another browser, even if it's only temporary, and please pass this on. I personally recommend Firefox, but some of the articles also link to others.

Thanks for reading,
Sarah

]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/21906234/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/21906234/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:46:56 PST
Tonight, I get to try for second blue belt at Tae Kwon Do. There was a competition not long ago; I won a prize for form but got beaten badly at sparring. ~AkumaSenshi gave me some tips though, so I hope to do better this time.

I turned 19 early last month. My payslip does not yet reflect that.

My keyboard has been switched to a left-handed Dvorak layout, and I'm getting better at using it, but no-one I've told knows what that means. Hee hee.

And finally:
On Christmas Day, my family and I are going to Japan for three weeks. I've never been there before, and my parents haven't since Mum followed Dad there twenty-odd years ago. So we're looking forward to it. Eventually we need to decide what we plan to do when we get there.

]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/19997926/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/19997926/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:24:29 PDT in the ceremony itself (his name is Yoshitaka) and the dance music was just that, actual dance music, not a single waltz in sight - things like Abba songs, Love Shack, Uptown Girl... the list goes on and includes several songs that I should not have known as well as I did, seeing as how they were before my time... in short, the Nutbush was as formal as it got. I am borderline antisocial. I danced anyway. It was fun.

Oh! We had a sushi stall in the Ekka. I skipped a prac my parents didn't know about to help when they were short of staff. It did well.

Last night, for the first time, I think I died in a dream. Falling down the stairs. Now that's pathetic.

Am I the only one who can't get the mood thing in the little box underneath this to change?

]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/19781550/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/19781550/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:50:16 PDT
I went on a trip to Caloundra with a couple of friends, and ended up fighting with them; got a few good photos though, so now's as good a time as any for an art dump.

Since said holiday proved to me that the family camera absolutely sucks for more-than-basic shots, I went out and bought a new one with half my savings. It's amazing, but I'd be considerably happier with it if it acknowledged my computer. Ditto for the scanner.

~Sailor-Destiny turned 19 this time last month. Probably should've mentioned that earlier.

At the last AYC concert, I gave my old conductor some storybook illustrations she commissioned me for. I wasn't expecting her to be so thrilled! She hasn't paid me yet, but I'm not sure I want her to, since I left it so disgustingly late. I'm thinking about posting the pictures here, if I can figure out how without splitting the pages or making the file too big.

]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/16547366/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/16547366/ Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:59:47 PST

...



Take a look at this website I found: [link]
I think it's funny. It might not seem so at first, but just spend three minutes there... and then ask yourself what the heck you've been doing for the last three minutes... and I think you'll understand.

Now that you're trying not to giggle, or more likely wondering just who is this girl who finds things like this funny, I'd like to tell you that I now have a piece of very official-looking laminated paper that says I'm legally allowed to crash a car. Yes that's right! I got my learner's license. You should probably think about getting off the road now.

Also, it turns out I have a slight vision problem and glasses won't help. My eyes don't converge properly, meaning that whatever I think I'm looking at, I'm actually focusing on a point quite some way behind it. So now I have this weird glass prism thing that I have to read with for ten minutes a day, probably for the rest of my life (provided, of course, that I don't lose it tomorrow) that forces me to focus by making it hurt if I don't. Supposedly, after a few months I'll be seeing better, though personally I never noticed the problem.

And I joined a tae kwon do class. It hurts. A lot. But it was also a lot of fun, and Rachel's joining with me, so I'll have someone to fight with once we get to that level. Who I wouldn't mind kicking sometimes, and who will probably enjoy beating the stuffing out of me, so it's kind of win-win.








Check this out: a club that actually cares what the artworks look like for once, instead of just adding any old thing!





]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/16296673/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/16296673/ Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:20:42 PST

Three Things You Want To Do Before You Die:
1.) Watch snow falling
2.) Be near a wolf
3.) Jump out of a plane with a parachute - preferrably one that works.

Three Names You Go By:
1.) Sarah
2.) Tari
3.) "cat girl," but someone did need stitches after calling me that... Please. By all means. Ask.

Three Screen Names You Have Had:
1.) Rista-liehna
2.) ... that's, uh... pretty much it.
3.)

Three Physical Things You Like About Yourself:
1.) eyes
2.) voice
3.) pimplelessness

Three Parts Of Your Heritage:
1.) Japanese
2.) Irish
3.) that complete mess you end up with in Australia.

Three Things That Scare You:
1.) the dark
2.) crowds
3.) empty spaces

Three Of Your Everyday Essentials:
1.) bumbag.. er.. "waist bag"
2.) heaps of hairties
3.) loose change

Three Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1.) a shirt
2.) shorts
3.) a bandaid

Three Of Your Favorite Bands/Musical Artists:
1.) the Corrs
2.) John Rutter
3.) whoever writes those old songs and usually goes by "Unknown."

Three Of Your Favorite Songs:
1.) Morning has Broken
2.) Senzenina (and I do know what it means)
3.) Fighting for Strangers

Three Things You Want In A Relationship:
1.) Someone willing to put all the effort in, because I'm certainly not going to.
2.) Friendship.
3.) Someone not interested in any other kind of relationship.

Two Truths And A Lie (in no particular order):
1.) I'm sane.
2.) I'm crazy.
3.) I always tell the truth.


Three Physical Things About The Preferred Sex That Appeal To You:
1.) Sorry, not interested.
2.)
3.)

Three Of Your Favorite Hobbies:
1.) Singing
2.) Reading
3.) Being Bored.

Three Things You Want To Do Really Badly Right Now:
1.) Go to bed.
2.) Stay up all night.
3.) Go to bed.

Three Careers You're Considering/You've Considered:
1.) Scientist of some kind
2.) Author/professional artist (not bloody likely!)
3.) Homeless person

Three Places You Want To Go On Vacation:
1.) Japan
2.) Czech Republic. Everything's really cheap there!
3.) One of those untouched islands.

Three Names You Like:
1.) Anna
2.) Jackie - but not Jacqui, that one's just pretentious
3.) Terry

Three Ways That You Are Stereotypically A Girl:
1.) Spend a lot of money. Granted, it's mostly on books, but still.
2.) Can occasionally be, well, a bit of a bitch.
3.) I'm a rabid anti-stereotypist.

Three Ways That You Are Stereotypically A Boy:
1.) My hands and feet are perpetually dirty.
2.) If dragged into a clothing store, I get sullen and hostile.
3.) You will not ever see me in makeup or a skirt.

Three People That I Would Like To See Take This Quiz Now:
1.)
2.)
3.) Everyone who reads this!!!! (and leave me a comment so i can come and read about you too!!!!!)
[this last was copied and pasted from the one I stole, much as it pains me to leave multiple exclamation marks...]

Check this out: a club that actually cares what the artworks look like for once, instead of just adding any old thing!
]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/15480326/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/15480326/ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:36:49 PST
I turned 18 last Wednesday. And it turns out I hate the taste of alcohol. Joy.

We have a new house! It's only about five minutes away from our old one, but everything about it is completely different. It's one and a half acres for one thing, and for the first time in my life we have trees, but the house itself is tiny. I think the zoning is "rural lifestyle," which could be why we get to have a bonfire in our own backyard. It would also account for the complete lack of streetlights and the 2km walk over three hills to the nearest bus stop. In the dark. I really should get a driver's license... but it's easier to get Mum and Dad to take me everywhere I hope they realise I'm never moving out now.. not when they just bought my dream home.

Also, Saturday was my last concert ever with the AYC. This choir has been my life; I can't remember not being part of it, and I don't want to leave! But I'm too old now - I only got to stay this year on a technicality. Mrs Thomas, our conductor, gave me two solos this time around though, and my sister told Mum that I did well when she thought I couldn't hear. I can't even say how much that means to me - Rachel always seems to disapprove of just about everything I do, and it stings because I want her to like me. Seeing us together, you'd never guess I'm older.

Well, I'm off to fail a maths exam!
I've got this ridiculous urge to write "Ja Ne"...

]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/13325045/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/13325045/ Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:22:55 PDT I had almost 300 messages waiting here (all but 9 were journals) and 630-odd deviations, which basically just means I have to clean up my watch list; I don't even remember why I watched some of them.
In the meantime: HELLO!

]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/12783034/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/12783034/ Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:06:53 PDT
]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/12685693/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/12685693/ Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:53:57 PDT last chance, because next year I'm too old.

So now I have to finish a 2000 word philosophy essay before I go. The one I haven't started yet and don't have any ideas for. I got my results back for my first one: 23/30. Good, but it could be better if I wasn't so lazy. For an extra 5 marks, I have to write a couple of paragraphs on whether a computer that thinks it can think, can think. There's a reason I didn't mention that the first time around!

]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/12543212/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/12543212/ Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:36:15 PDT
I've just been rereading what I've written. Been is a strange word. Beeeeen. Like bean, but not. Hm. I should think out loud-ish more often. I didn't know I could type this well. But I probably won't subject other people to one of these again. It's nonsense, pure nonsense, and if you're still reading you have my sincere apologies for continuing.

I'm waiting for the holiday (no, not holiday... "lecture free period") to end so I can get back to choir. My conductor's asked me if I'd be interested in a commission, illustrating a children's song/nursery rhyme. Let me think... YES! She says she's been looking for someone to do it for years, but apparently she never found dA, or she would've asked someone else much sooner, and probably could have got it for free. A year ago I never would have thought of showing anyone my art, and now I have to figure out nine ways to draw a mouse with a spinning wheel?! How does that work? If this actually happens, I'll upload it, if not, well, not. Speaking of which, I should probably do something with this account soon, but I just can't think of anything to do. I guess this is artist's block. Interesting. But not. I think I'll stop talking now.




Or now.






Now?

]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/12096804/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/12096804/ Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:34:51 PST Riowolf, who tagged “whoever hasn't done this yet...”
So far, I haven’t seen anyone with a list as strange as mine.

The Rules:
The 1st player of this "game" starts with the topic "6 weird habits/things/hates about yourself" and people who get tagged MUST write a journal about their 6 weird habits/things/hates as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says "you are tagged" in their devpage comments and tell them to read yours...

1 – I collect feathers, any kind, as long as they’re not broken. I have armloads of them. When collecting them, I stick them in my hair so they don’t get damaged, and usually wear them for the rest of the day. I once had more than 20 poking up around my head at once.

2 – Every night I say “Goodnight, world. See you in the morning. Love you”. I don’t expect to be heard, I just need to say it.

3 – I greet all animals and plants as “cousins”. This is not as silly as you might think. All living things are related. Personally I believe evolutionary theory, but it works the same for most religions: if everything was created by the same omnipotent source, then it stands to reason that, coming ultimately from the same “parent,” we are all distantly related. That’s one of the many reasons I find war, especially “holy” war, so hard to understand.
3a – I call my dogs my “brothers” because we adopted them.

~ Just so you know, the following are completely involuntary. Unfortunately, that makes me more crazy, not less.~

4 – I absorb mannerisms from books I read and shows I watch. Months after reading Kate Forsyth’s books I still occasionally say “dinna” instead of didn’t, for example, and Wolf’s Rain kept making me want to howl. After seeing some good fanart, I’ve been watching Avatar: the Last Airbender, and it’s starting to affect the way I walk and move my hands.

5 – Young of any species are “kittens”. That includes not only cats and foxes, but other animals like dogs, humans, horses and ducks. Not fish though, at least not yet.

6 – You know those dragons I draw? I think a lot like one of them, and at home, I act like it too. Sometimes it’s more wolflike, but either way I walk around on all fours and curl up on the floor with my “brothers”. My family’s so used to it they don’t comment. It sort of phases in and out a bit, but on a strong day I can feel my ears flicking forward to listen, and the wind ruffling my feathers… if I’m in a high place at the time, I really want to jump off because I’m so damn certain the wind will catch me.
6a – On a related topic, I hallucinated once during grade 12 exam block. For a whole day I was seeing dogs and cats in the strangest places...

I have more. Lots more. But you don’t want to know.


Tagging:
Anyone who hasn't done this yet.
--


As a completely unrelated side note, I have been making some of my artworks available as prints, since I'm really strapped for cash at the moment and need another $1000 by June.

]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11664890/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11664890/ Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:32:47 PST
夏火星､何故赤い
昨夜悲しい夢を見た。
泣いて話した
赤い目よ。

夏火星､何故迷う
消えた我しを捜してる。
だから悲しい
夢を見る。

Confused? Good. Though if you've watched Naruto, there's a good chance you may have heard it before.


And now for something completely different:

I'd like to know if anyone would be interested in commissioning me to do sketches of pets or wild animals. There are 3 weeks left of holidays; I'm bored and running out of inspiration. I'm not really expecting any replies to this, other than about the song, but it doesn't hurt to ask. If someone actually does show an interest, I'll start to think about the details.



Oh, and I have to put this here:

]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11554549/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11554549/ Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:50:47 PST Stolen from *ChocoboDreamer

So, this isn't your normal sketch slot thing. (hence the reason it's only three slots and not five or ten). The rules are different in that it is not based upon if you comment first on the journal but instead is based upon who the artist decides to draw for. Now, this can go through in two different ways, either the artist can go the idiotic way and merely pick their friends, or they can pick those that have the most original or most interesting character designs. Meaning that, by merely commenting in this journal and showing what you would like drawn, you are in the running for a sketch. Now, the artist must also announce a timeline for when entries are no longer taken. At that time, the artist will start to work on these sketches and whoever is chosen for a piece must also post this in their journal.

If anyone would like a sketch, the following people are open:



]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11474704/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11474704/ Sat, 20 Jan 2007 23:52:58 PST It's not just 3 slots any more, I'm doing at least 5.

... And looking at sketches other people have done, it turns out that what I'm doing is apparently not, strictly speaking, a sketch. This is the first time I've been involved in one, so I don't really know what to expect. What I've been doing, is trying to get a similar quality to the original character sheet, or better if I can... and that means colour, detail, AND a background colour, with the character in a pose of the owner's choice. Now, I don't want to scrap what I've done so far, so this is no longer really a sketch slot. The way I understand it, it's more like giftart. But that doesn't change the rules, and the winners can do them however they want.


The rules:
Stolen from *ChocoboDreamer

So, this isn't your normal sketch slot thing. (hence the reason it's only three slots and not five or ten). The rules are different in that it is not based upon if you comment first on the journal but instead is based upon who the artist decides to draw for. Now, this can go through in two different ways, either the artist can go the idiotic way and merely pick their friends, or they can pick those that have the most original or most interesting character designs. Meaning that, by merely commenting in this journal and showing what you would like drawn, you are in the running for a sketch. Now, the artist must also announce a timeline for when entries are no longer taken. At that time, the artist will start to work on these sketches and whoever is chosen for a piece must also post this in their journal.

Commenting will end on: 24 January - one more day!



The list so far:

1) with Damien

2) with Brock ([link] and [link])

3) with Kayoh

4) with Lukin/Tempest

5) with Scurvy

6) with Narrik

7) with [link]

8) with Theo ([link] and [link])

Note: four-footed characters are preferred, in colour if possible.

Another note: I have been very bored waiting for people to answer, and have already started drawing the first two. But if your character is interesting enough, I am willing to do more than 3 slots. I'm on holidays with nothing else to do.

Third note: ... and of course once I posted that, I got a small flood of comments. Oh the irony....

]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11377699/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11377699/ Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:59:05 PST , who nicked it from , who nicked it from , who stole it from , who got it from , who had it from , from whom it can presumably be traced to .



[1] I have read a lot of books.
[] I have been on some sort of varsity team.
[] I have run more than 2 miles without stopping.
[] I have been to Canada.

[] I have been to Europe. (no, but going this year)
[2] I have watched cartoons for hours.
[3] I have tripped UP the stairs.
[] I have fallen down an entire flight of stairs.
[] I have been snowboarding/skiing.

[4] I have played ping pong.
[5] I swam in the ocean.
[6] I have been on a whale watch.
[7] I have seen fireworks.
[8] I have seen a shooting star.
[] I have seen a meteor shower.
[] I have almost drowned.
[9] I have been so embarrassed I wanted to disappear.
[] I have listened to one CD over and over and over again.
[] I have had stitches.
[] I have had frostbite.
[] I have licked a frozen pole and got stuck there.
[] I have stayed up til 2 doing homework/projects.
[] I currently have a job.
[10] I have been ice skating.
[11] I have been rollerblading.
[12] I have fallen flat on my face.
[13] I have tripped over my own two feet.
[14] I have been in a fist fight.
[15] I have played videogames for more than 3 hours straight.
[] I have watched the Power Rangers.
[] I attend Church regularly.
[] I have played truth or dare.
[16] I have already had my 16th birthday.
[] I have already had my 18th birthday.
[17] I've called someone stupid.
[18] I've been in a verbal argument.
[19] I've cried in school.
[] I've played basketball on a team.
[] I've played baseball on a team.
[] I've played football on a team.
[] I've played soccer on a team.
[] I've done cheerleading on a team.
[] I've played softball on a team.
[] I've played volleyball on a team.
[] I've played tennis on a team.
[] I've been in the marching band.
[20] I've been swimming more than 20 times in my life.
[] I've bungee jumped.

[21] I've climbed a rock wall.
[22] I've lost more than $20.
[23] I've called myself an idiot. (if 'baka' counts)
[24] I've called someone else an idiot.
[25] I've cried myself to sleep.
[26] I've had (or have) pets.

[] I've owned a spice girls CD.
[] I've owned a britney spears CD.
[] I've owned an N*Sync CD.
[] I've owned a backstreet boys CD.
[] I've mooned someone.

[27] I have sworn at someone of authority before.
[28] I've been in the newspaper. (a very obscure one)
[29] I've been on TV. (again, very obscure, local news in a town I don't live in)
[] I've been to Hawaii.

[30] I've eaten sushi.
[] I've been on the other side of a waterfall.
[31] I've watched all of the Lord of the Rings movies. (not nearly as good as the books)
[32] I've watched all the Harry Potter movies. (and deeply regret every second)
[] I've watched all of the Rocky movies.
[] I've watched the 3 stooges.
[] I've watched "Newlyweds."
[33] I've watched Looney Tunes.
[] I've been stuffed into a locker/I have stuffed others into lockers.

[] I've been called a geek.
[34] I've studied hard for a test and got a bad grade.
[35] I've not studied at all for a test and aced it.
[36] I've hugged my mom within the past 24 hrs.
[37] I've hugged my dad within the past 24 hours.
[38] I've met a celeb... ]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11328497/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11328497/ Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:28:00 PST way too short by the way, and now I've taken the advice of a whole heap of artists' signatures and started watching Wolf's Rain. The English version, because the quality of the Japanese ones wasn't good enough to read the subtitles.

The art's really good on the wolves, and I'm hoping to use it to improve my own art, but anime just isn't practical for me, especially since I don't want my family to know. The internet manga is bad enough. For movies, I can only use YouTube, and whenever I watch it, my Mum and sister complain because they think it drains the computer. We're on an 'unlimited' broadband plan, but when you use 8 gig in a month, they send you a letter, and after 10 gig it slows down to a crawl. I once watched over 100 episodes in a month and didn't get a letter, but I can't tell them that. So instead, I have to listen to the complaints.

]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11269294/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11269294/ Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:54:54 PST But I wake up at 5am every day, so I have to go to bed earlier. That way, I get the Internet uninterrupted for at least 2 hours every morning, and my sister doesn't complain since she usually gets it at night.

I've just spent all my spare time today either reading or working on new artworks, and in the end, there's only one new one that I think is good enough to put on this site. I don't know why I'm so fussy, no-one looks at them anyway. Meh. Guess that's just the way I am

sarah

]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11223225/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11223225/ Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:34:13 PST
]]> ~Rista-liehna http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11141514/ http://Rista-liehna.deviantart.com/journal/11141514/ Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:23:47 PST of course, instead of doing anything about it, I'm sitting here, adding all the old sketches I can find to this account, writing my first journal entry and hoping my parents don't come home to tell me to clean the house. Yay. Can I go home now?

]]> ~Rista-liehna