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That's jus' how it is, an' thanks to those who have queried on the subject and who have expressed that they will miss me. THAT is appreciated. It has been a year of change, and I met some interesting people I never would have otherwise. Ya will be thought of, ya will be missed and maybe someday if all goes well, we'll meet again! There are some good people out there in this big ol' world.

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...an' best of all, if you screw up and do that? YOU CAN'T GET THE "BUY PRINT" crap off of your submission EVER!

Damnit. Way to money grub, dA...

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Thank ya.

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Need a wig? My best pard Hee-Hee is now taking commissions! You can find her dA page here down in my Watchers/Friends list thinger to see some of her work, or you can head on over to MySpace to her new page there! This girl is all kinds of good.

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]]> ~Sipesh http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/24567500/ http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/24567500/ Sun, 03 May 2009 14:04:17 PDT
Home life is stressed... I won't go into much here, best pard knows the deal, an' that's as far as I'm going with it. I may be flyin' my brother's wife out to help take care of me this week. We'll see.

I am still gonna come for a visit to Texas in the near future. Not for a con, but just to relax, decompress, and actually have visit time instead of worryin' 'bout con things. I need to get away for a while now and then. Yeah, money thing, but sanity is important, too, and lately, I've felt like I had just a tenuous hold on the later. Just a few days of peace and bein' around others that give a damn about me, because these very empty hospital rooms I've been spendin' time in have shown me the complete lack of support I have here.

And that is sad to me.

Either way, that's all I'm gonna say for now, at the risk of gettin' too emo or worse, angry as I sometimes get when sinkin' into a full scale rant.

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Well, long story short, I made it through my lil' surgery an' all that. I'm still kinda in bed but I can move around somewhat.

Soon I'll be makin' more travel plans, as well as starting to tear into that Kefka costume I've had lined up for a time. Heck, I still have all the stuff to make Baltheir, too, jus' need to refind my mojo.

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Soooo... look for pictures comin' later next week of this comin' weekend's fun times. This con should make for some interestin' Cid and Cid pictures!

Be good.

]]> ~Sipesh http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/23884547/ http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/23884547/ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:43:11 PDT
1. If I'm not close to you, or comfortable with you, you're not going to get personal information out of me, nor even in depth discussions.

2. To actually be a real friend, you need to be a "What you see is what you get" kind of person. I'm tired of two faced people, back stabbers.

3. Fake people suck.

4. I'm not here for the amusement of the masses. I'm a real human being an' I DO have feelin's. I'm not a toy or game for whatever self serving little charade you have goin'.

5. I might be hard to get close to, but once ya do, if I really do bring ya in as a trusted person, ya know I'd give the shirt off my back for ya. Don't take advantage of me.

6. I am grateful for my best pard, an' the other friends that I do have, no matter how far away. I'm apt to be defensive of them. That's how I am. Don't talk shit about the people I actually care about to me, because it just makes you look like a jerk in my eyes. If you aren't aware that I'm close to someone an' you start to run your mouth about them, be prepared for me to put a very curt end to the conversation, an' to be tossed out on your ear.

7. Sometimes I put up with a lot of crap, but I do have a threshold. It is not your personal mission to find out where that is.

Anyway, yeah. Now, nap time.

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Argh, but no. I started havin' some pretty miserable lower abdominal pain so I finally went back in. I was examined yesterday, and it turns out there's some junk still goin' on in there.

Long story short, I'm gonna have surgery again on April 14th. I'll be fine an' all that, but I hate bein' cut on, surgery terrifies me, ya know?

There's my update.

]]> ~Sipesh http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/23363958/ http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/23363958/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:56:21 PST
First of all, I love the commission requests that are rollin' in, an' that I am subsequently gettin' done an' sent. It's bufferin' the convention fund nicely, an' I am thankful for it.

However...

It's kinda... gettin' on my nerves lately that some folks think I should make them things for "free". Now, if I volunteer to make you somethin' because yer my pard, that's one thing entirely, I love gifting things to those truly dear to me. But for those of you who I am not that tight with, it's really rather rude for you to expect me to make ya somethin' without compensation. No, you wearin' it an' tellin' people where you got it is NOT a reasonable barter chip for my work.

Ergo, understand that I am a COMMISSIONER, thus meanin' that I need to be paid for my work. That's how that works. I don't go into yer job (this is a completely hypothetical example) an' demand you give me my Big Mac an' fries for free, do I? However... if you work at a coffee place an' would like to barter for coffee goodness... *Snickers*. I digress.

Aside: If you think you have somethin' other than cash worth barterin', I'll hear out your offer.

On a related note, if you say you're gonna send me a check or a payment on a given day, I'm not a money NAZI, I don't mind if it's a few days late but I'll be damned if some of those payments aren't coming in several weeks after the fact. If you're gonna be late on your payment, then don't expect me to break my neck to get the thing shipped the next day. See how that works? When I get payment, I will ship, I've never stood anyone up in that way, but I need that payment when you say you're sendin' it. I have things to plan out, ya know. Also... if I ask for a measurement, GET IT TO ME, please. Otherwise, yer stuff gets shoved to the side until I get that measurement.

For people that want "Original Character" stuff... I'm not a mind reader. If you can't give me some sort of ref of what ya want, then I'm put into the position of havin' to use my own creative license. Understand that not knowin' exactly what you want is really uncomfortable ground for me so, if you can't sketch it for me or give me a good enough description, don't be offended if I decline. I don't want to waste your time makin' somethin' that isn't what you had envisioned in your mind ya know?

Uhm... what else..

Oh.. yes. I save a construction pic or two for everythin' I'm doin'. So if you want to go out there and claim you made it, when I hear that? I'm gonna out it as somethin' that I did. Sorry, but I think that's really crappy when people aren't honest about what they do or do not make. Most people are honest an' good with this, but I know at least one person that has taken a commish from me isn't always upstandin' in that way so, I've got my eye on you. *Points and tries to look tough*.

Also... don't try to renegotiate the price after we've already agreed to somethin' an' I've started work. Most of the time, I'm well aware that people's "Stories" on why they suddenly "Can only give X amount for it, please still have it by such a date." I've heard it all before... an' sadly, it's the same stories I've heard when I was in other lines of work. If you can't afford it, don't order it in the first place. That's really the long an' short of it.

So yeah, I don't mean to sound bitchy on that or nothin', it's jus' sometimes I'm really nice an' let people walk on me an' that's not okay when it's what I do to fund my own needs.

That all said, never be afraid to ask me for construction advice, that's always free, an' like I said for my real close people (person, really, who are we kiddin'?) my work is always at yer disposal.

OH OH OH! I fergot...

If you request somethin' from me from somethin' I don't watch, DON'T GET OFFENDED THAT I DON'T WATCH THAT OR SCOFF THAT I'M DUMB FOR NOT BEING HIP TO WHAT IT IS YOU WANT. I don't know what Sasuke's such an' such looks like. That's not a personal slight to ya, it's jus' ya know,I've got my tastes an' yer likes might not fall into the same catagories. That's what reference pictures are for.

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My goodness... what a weekend. I'll give the shortish version here.

I got up early Friday, dressed, an' headed off to the airport. I caught my plane and made the trip to Austin without much trouble. Once there, (And by the way, Austin has a nice airport), I got my rental car and drove the short way to my hotel.

I checked in and waited for my pard and company to arrive. So began the "We're stuck in traffic" theme of the day. See, traffic wasn't bad anywhere in town save the ONE RIGHT TURN before our hotel.

I dressed in my Pip stuff and finally the troops arrived. After folks got changed and HeeHee got painted up in her Zorin stuff, we headed off to the con. Man, parts of Friday are a blur after that, but there was a Hellsing photo shoot. After, friends needed to practice their skit for Saturday, and we needed food. They settled in the parking garage and I went to the lobby to wait for our pizza. As I sat there, though, I watched an ambulance arrive and the drama that ensued, as well as a woman complaining to security that there were a "Bunch of kids in the private level of the garage, and would security PLEASE to remove them."

...knowin' that was my friends, I ran back down an' told 'em it was probably a good time to mosey.

I went back to wait for pizza, and after, we ate in the stairwell. When that was done, we trudged back to the room and went to bed.

Mornin' time, I get in my Cid stuff, an' we head out to the con again. Mind you, our goal was to be out of the room an' back into action by... 10? Yeah, that didn't happen. We got there... around noon. Friends were in their Death Note stuff for their skit, and I took my Pip stuff to change into since he and Cid share a lot of costume pieces. They get a lot of pictures taken and then off for the costume competition. There was a lot of good costumes in it. I didn't win anything, but that was all right, it was still fun, and my friends took "Host's Choice" for their skit, which was GREAT, for the record!

Once that was done, I went back into Cid mode and we walked around. Another Cid called me over for some picture times, an' at the end, he shook my hand to say thanks, where I then revealed to 'em that I was a girl. Awesome times. That done, we went up to someone's room so people could change. While that was going on, a guy walks into the room and he comes over to me. "I want to shake the hand of the only other token male in the room."

I shook his hand an' then addressed him in my girl voice. Poor dude was embarrassed, I think. Then, when the only other REAL male in the room walked over, the guy said, "There's another man."

...to which I, as a smart ass, said "Are you sure?"

Good times.

I had a small diabetic crisis at that point, so I had a coffee and a cookie. Crisis averted!

After that, we... went back to our room for a moment an' I got out of costume, but took my Cid coat, HeeHee took my goggles, and the bunch of us went to the IHOP for a 2am dinner. We were all a little punch drunk by then from exhaustion, but it was a good dinner times.

Following that, HeeHee, Cierra, and myself hit the Wal Mart so the ATM could be used and we went on pajama pant side quest for me.

They tried to sway me to Tinkerbell pants, but I held fast until they relented and I was shown Snoopy/Red Barron pants which I bought.

Bed time again.

In the mornin', as we're all still half asleep, HeeHee's curled up on me and says somethin' about wearin' my Cid costume. Since she's the ONLY person on Earth I'd let wear it, I was like "Heck yeah!"

Mind you, my things are all about 281989 sizes too big for 'er, but she was cute as could be in it. I wore my Starbuck stuff, and back to the con we go! She was, to use my word, "Peacocky" in the ol' Cid costume, and I was happy to see 2 other Battlestar people.

However, HeeHee and I go on another side quest.. "Lost Leg Gaiter?"

It wasn't really lost, but we got a cool picture or two outside and then we went back inside....

...where I was then called out by Vic. Ya know... VIC...

He calls me over, puts his arm around me, and has "his" photographer get a picture of the two of us. Then he leans toward my ear and tells me how good I'm lookin'... where I promptly back WAY up, cling to HeeHee and we make for the stairs.

Eheh. Yeah.

Once back upstairs, I spot the EPIC ADMIRAL ADAMA with our friends. Excited to see 'em again, we get to some serious picture bidness. Lots of pictures, and I got some more fun ones of my pard in my Cid stuffs. I have a spear battle with Selphie... an' some weird materia stealin' dude.

Then, lunchies and coffee, couch cuddles... I finally got my special Texas ice cream! It was yummy, and we... ]]> ~Sipesh http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/23012504/ http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/23012504/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:06:25 PST
I'm gooooood at that.

Anyways, seeing as that it's officially Thursday at this moment, I leave for my convention in around... what...34 hours? Dang.

So... I'm excited... an' concerned for someone's well bein' at this moment, but man, if I'm goin' to see my pard, I'm goin' to see my dang pard! <33 If that means for me to go play Nurse Cid, then that's what I'd do, an' be jus' right fine doin' it, too.

...I do have the hat.

Anyway! Yeah, tomorrow's a busy day, but I do get to fly on Friday an' we know I'm a weirdo that likes airports.

I like me some airports.

G'night, folks.

]]> ~Sipesh http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/22983910/ http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/22983910/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:22:57 PST
I'm gonna go work now.

Disposable after all.

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Anyway, I'll be doing a ton of embroidery in the next few days, to add all the details to my latest madness. Con'll be fun, though and luckily there's a lot of things for this one that I'm simply pillaging from the Cid costume. Furthermore, if I fall completely on my face with the wig, my loverly pard has offered to work that sucker in the hotel at game time.

Yeah, I reckon that's all I've got to say for myself right now. It's bed time and all that good crap and some of you think my hobbies are retarded, anyway. Maybe they are, but at the end of the day yer geekiness is in no way superior to mine, is it? We're all nerds here, every last one of us.

]]> ~Sipesh http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/22625263/ http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/22625263/ Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:31:46 PST
...damnit, I can't line the stupid things anymore, an' I'm sincerely frustrated with it. Colored what I did tonight regardless with my tablet so they weren't complete crap but... I'm almost embarrassed anymore.

Weak. Ergo, I still don't see any new drawings of mine ending up on here for the time being. What I do right now will be kept for myself or as gifts to the subject involved in them, but I really don't have anythin' I can post at this time.

]]> ~Sipesh http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/22570723/ http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/22570723/ Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:02:31 PST
I've already done college once, had the career that followed for over a decade. I need to do somethin' else now but I'm really strugglin' to figure out what to go back to school for.

I've had various arts or design things suggested. A sharp deviation from the sciences I always engrossed myself in during my initial education. I would like to use that other side of my brain for something, though. I've got some little level of talent or creativity or... whatever. I just can't figure out which way to go that'll actually make a livable career.

The quick cop out would be to go into human medicine, to become an RN and make obscene amounts of money compared to what I made as a RVT but... dang it... I don't WANT to do medical anymore, whether it be on animals or people.

...do you know what I really want to do that's just a complete pipe dream? Trainer for like Sea World. Yup. Hell, I wouldn't even mind bein' a vet tech at a place like that but... it's exclusive. Really damn exclusive.

Meh.

Not to mention the career opportunity for that in friggin' Colorado are dismal. I dunno.

]]> ~Sipesh http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/22534491/ http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/22534491/ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:41:41 PST
Furthermore, I have a LOT of costuming work to do so... yanno... priorities. Then again, people like to see costume pics on here so maybe I can put up a few more things as I progress.

Also... my age failed to turn over on here after my birthday. I'll jus' stay 32 until the rest of y'all catch up.

]]> ~Sipesh http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/22262450/ http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/22262450/ Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:24:48 PST
Yeah, I'm takin' commissions!

Mind you, I'm not gonna be super cheap nor am I going to be really fast, but I'll make garment quality stuff. I'll also consider small prop work, things within a reasonable size to be shipped (unless you're local to me, then we'll talk). I will do anime, game, comic based characters (Joker, etc.), and sci-fi costumes. I will be drafting up a pattern for an old BSG Colonial Warrior coat (the suede brown ones). If something is beyond my skill level, I will be honest with you about it. I will be asking for deposits to cover materials.


These commissions are going to my "convention" fund so I can get from point A to point B so when you buy from me, you're helpin' out a fellow geek go around an' be... a geek!

I will be remaking my Cid coat, too, but the old one is already spoken for! Since I am gonna remake it, I might be swayed into making ONE for a commission, but my Cid coat will be a seriously limited edition thing since... it's my trademark. PM me for cost if interested, but be ready for my answer.
<3

*ducks and covers!*

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Now, I dunno what the hell to draw. Meh.

I'm sorry if gifts from me are lackin' this year.

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A little.

Inspiration comes an' goes, an' for now when it hits, it drags my butt down into the basement for assorted cosplay junk. In that vein, I might start takin' some really SMALL commissions. Nothin' darin' at this point, but little pieces that don't require fittin' should be simple enough.

...no, I will not make a Cid coat for you, please no one else ever ask that. No, I won't sell ya the pattern I drafted for it by hand, either! I might be 'tarded, but I'm not that 'tarded.

...so help me if you ask for it free... we won't go there. Really, people... really.

Anyway... so, more tangible things from me for the time bein', drawings again if my mojo for it returns proper. (When, rather than if, let the dust settle)

And we did it all...
Fab...
'Long time ago when we was fab...

]]> ~Sipesh http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/21750358/ http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/21750358/ Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:24:57 PST
Now, I've jus' sat here for a half hour typin' out some long ass thing. I've now erased it. It's not the right venue, an' it would have been utterly ridiculous to go on about anyway.

I'm around when or if needed.

]]> ~Sipesh http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/21670404/ http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/21670404/ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:31:30 PST It's the last name of my fiction characters, and I supposed I joined this site because I saw things I liked.

2. What fandom were you obsessed with when you joined and what are you into now?
I've pretty much stuck to FF7 based things on here, though I became way more Cid centered over the years.

3. How many watchers do you have now?
No idea off the top of my head.

4. Name 3 of your favorite artists on DA
-HighwindEngineer
-I really suck at being called on the spot, ya know?

5. Do you comment, fav, or both?
Both, but I have to REALLY like something to actually comment.

6. Do you participate in clubs' contests here on DA?
Not really.

7. What is your most popular deviation?
I... have no idea.

8. What are you favorite non-anime TV shows?
The Office, My Name Is Earl, The Unit

9. What are the things you wish you could draw better?
Everything.

10. Summer or winter?
Fall, ha!

11. Rain or Sun?
I like rain.

12. What's your favorite type of music?
Varies with my mood, I reckon.

13. PC or Mac?
PC person.

14. Anime or Manga?
I've seen more anime than I've read manga. But if I really like something, I'll check out the print version.

15. Coke or Pepsi?
Diet Pepsi, go diabetes!

16. Read or TV?
I do both.

17. How many hours a day do you spend on DA?
Not a lot, really. I check in every few days to see if I have any new comments or what not. I hardly ever do.

18. Name a hidden talent
I'm not tellin'!

19. Flash or traditional cartoons?
I'd hafta say I appreciate the art that goes into a real, honest to God cartoon.

20. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
This also depends on my mood.

21. What are top 3 favorite books?
Oh, damnit.... I dunno.

22. Wii or Playstation?
Playstation.

23. Name 3 of your favorite bands
Depeche Mode, Devil Makes Three, an'.... uhm...

24. Are you a fast, slow, or medium typer?
Fast, it comes with the territory.

25. Do you like Denny's?
Sure.

26. What is your favorite emoticon?
I don't... know?

27. What is your favorite type of pie?
French silk.

28. Have you ever stayed up for 24 hours?
Yeah, an' I think I will be here in a few weeks.

29. Do you go on YouTube alot?
Naw.

30. Are you a member on any other sites besides DA?
Lots.

31. Do you cosplay?
Probably too much.

32. Fruits or sweets?
Sweets...

33. Three adored artists:
...adored? Uh....

34. Buttered, plain, or salted popcorn?
Not a huge popcorn person.

35. Have you skipped school?
Yeah.

36. Have you been on a plane?
Many a time.

37. Have you swum in an ocean?
Swam, you mean? Either way, yeah.

38. Have you been iceskating?
Heh, you have noooo idea. That's a secret.

39. Favorite vacation spot
Might be gettin' a new one soon.

40. Ever been on tv?
Yes... urgh.

41. Favorite salad dressing?
Bleu cheese.

42. What do you do to relax?
Vegetate with the computer or ride.

43. What is the last film you saw in the theaters?
Batman.

44. Favorite Sandwich?
Spicy Italian

45. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
>> Uhm... *collar tug*

46. Favorite time of the day?
Night.

47. What did you want to be when you were little?
Something with animals. Then I grew up to do "something with animals" and realized I'd been nuts.

48. What do you want to be now?
I'm happy jus' writin', really.

49. If you could eat with one person, who would it be?
Heh.

50. What character would you hate to be stuck in a room with?
Character? I s'ose Hannibal Letcher would be a bad choice.

51. When is your birthday?
Dec 25

52. Favorite type of ice cream?
Chocolate peanut butter or... I dunno, I'm easy goin' there.

53. Last book you read?
I'm readin' Bag of Bones at present.

54. Which store would you max out a credit card at?
Why, that would be irresponsible of me...

55. Do you buy / sell / both on ebay?
Both.

56. What is the most annoying thing people ask you?
Pet stuff. I'm constantly asked pet stuff. I mean, it seems everyone wants free veterinary advice but damn, I quit that job to get away from it... ]]> ~Sipesh http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/21420245/ http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/21420245/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:10:21 PST
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01 - I won't draw your request until I see this in your journal.<3
02 - In your comment, include a link to a reference picture of the character you want me to draw (unless you know I know who they are.)
03 - Maximum two characters per sketch.<3

1. Sephi's first!
2. Eichi!
3. Phsi
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

]]> ~Sipesh http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/20730453/ http://Sipesh.deviantart.com/journal/20730453/ Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:57:07 PDT
Oh look... I started this entry this mornin' an' forgot about it all fuckin' day until jus' now. Well, I fail an' I don't recall what I was gonna put. Oops.

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Expect me to be AWOL for a while. I only post this here because of some of my lil' furry pards from Stickam have me here an' not on MySpace. So... you kids be good. Hope yer room dun get crashed too much by Polly an' 'er secret spies (oh noes!).

Other folks, I'll have somethin' on my RP profile fer ya RP types, an' somethin' else up on my RL profile for those that have that added.

So, here's to hopin'.

-Cid, out.

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Thank ya to all the folks that snapped my pics last weekend! The con was great.

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All I can really say is that perhaps there was some perspective given to things lately an' maybe... I guess I have a little more hope in somethin' again than I'd had for a while now. That's always good.

Maybe we're gonna be okay. If not on one level, perhaps another.

Then there was the con this weekend. I was pleased to be the only Cid, an' better yet, I was happier to hear repeatedly that I was the "best Cid they'd ever seen". That felt good. I strutted around feelin' damn good, even if I was there alone. By the end of it all, I had a slew of folks I'd been talkin' to, an' was never at a loss for companionship or such. I even went back on Sunday out of costume and character just to say g'bye an' show my new pards what I really look like. It really was great, an' now I'm startin' to figure out who some of those people are online so good, good.

It was awesome. An' for the girls that kept tryin' to hook up with me that I had to turn down an' inform I was a woman? Sorry... But I guess I pass, eh?

So... here I sit, 7 days before surgery. Tomorrow I go to the doc for preop stuff, an' to register with the hospital. I'm terrified an' nervous but... it's gotta be done.

I gotta get better, after all. I've got a trip in November, after all.

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I realize I'm tired. Not tired as in "oh hey, bed" though I should be there. It's like... jus' when I think "Oh, what would make this worse?"

...the universe likes to play a little joke an' show me worse.

Har, har, universe. Keep yer fuckin' lemons.

Seriously.

An' shit... I'm gonna go force down a piece of pie.

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I know everyone has heard 'bout my foster horse by now. I got him in March and after six months, it was starting to seem like he was never going to find an adoptive home. On the other hand, it really has taken him that full six months to get into a condition where he could make any real trip.

Then I get diagnosed with some bad things, and find out I'm going to be in a condition for a time that would have precluded me from tending to a special needs horse, especially with the soon onset of winter again.

I began to get really concerned, but then just like it should have been scripted, someone absolutely perfect steps forward at the right moment. He's now off to his new place, leaving me without having to worry about his continued care.

The timin' of it all... how it all came together perfectly at the end. I know we're at a point in time where there's a push to make any mention or recognition of God uncool or something to be scorned, but...

I see it. I see it in how things have always slid into place just so in my life. I've had bad times, I've had bad things, but I've also had so many incredible "coincidences" happen in complete perfection that... I dunno. Despite what I sit facing, despite all the interpersonal drama, self questioning, and realizations that I was forced to face in the last week, how this all turned out once again brought me back some level of faith.

I think a lot of the time, we just forget to look, or maybe... we refuse to see what's there.

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But I try. An' I try to do them for specific people, not jus' for everyone. Yet, I keep doin' so, an' where do those pictures ever go? A few folks keep 'em round, others seem to look, say thanks, then chuck them over their shoulder and that's that.

Then other people 'edit' or 'improve' drawings of mine. They get praise for it.

...the original? Pft, who friggin' cares, I guess. It's not like I actually have any skill in anatomy or figure drawing that might be slightly above average... It's not like they had a good fuckin' base drawin' to work off of that was maybe praise worthy, but oh, that's jus' flippantly dismissed...

Am I bein' petty? Probably. Sometimes, things jus' hurt.

All in all... I'm feelin' really disheartened. I been tryin' to finish a few drawings. One I tore in half an' trashed 'cause I realized that person doesn't give a damn about all the drawings I've made him. He's not kept a one, looks like. The others I've now jus'... lost my drive. The only people I can think of off the top of my head that's kept any of my drawings are two. I guess I take my drawings a little more seriously than I should... but I'm insecure anyway an' then... yeah. Crap.

I'm bein' entirely down. I'm tryin' so hard not to be, I really am. Tryin' to be great an' awesome lately 'cause it seems like everyone else is down right now an' I wanna be there for 'em. Plus, when I come off as down, folks dun wanna deal with me. This is jus' one of many lil' things that has torn me down into tears lately. I dun wanna go through what I'm about to face in 3 weeks. Things are jus' shit. Lil' things that shouldn't matter are tearin' me apart. This drawin' shit, for instance. Then I'm hittin' a con, first one in a few years, an' I was supposed to go with a friend. That friend flaked out on me. So I'm goin' alone. I had another friend, but he can't go to that one with me. I don't wanna go alone. I go to cons for a social outlet fer me. I'll be stag.

Shit, I need to stop writin' this stuff. It's emo an' it's stupid.

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It's jus' somethin' I need to do. So I may not have much posted here for the next month.

-CAHighwind/KSipesh

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So sick of this double standard.

If my account disappears, it'll be because I raised that point in response. We'll see.

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I'm jus' tryin' to motivate my lazy ass!

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Herm Pride, jus' a jokin' thing about hermaphrodites. He came from some lil' biology thing about how land snails are true hermaphrodites. They can do sexual reproduction, or they can fly solo if so inclined. Most other mollusks do have assigned genders, but snails get to be special. I've had the snail buddy up there fer years now. Don't go assumin' shit 'bout me 'cause'a it!

Or do, I dun reckon it much matters. I am the Boygirl anyway, or as Becky was so good to scream in the hospital one day at work when she was lit off at me, "MANWOMAN!".


He's jus' cute an'... kinda been there forever. I'm keepin' my lil' hermy mascot!

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"Flip your pictures in Photoshop then, Retard."

(Yes, I capitalized Retard as I think it's oft times a fittin' name fer me.)

I tried that yesterday though an' the second I flipped the picture, it looked completely wrong to me! I think... there's seriously somethin' wrong in my brain!

That aside, I've only been drawin' Cid, with the occasional second figure in the picture. Of course, I used to only draw Vincent an' I sucked then terribly. How much Cid can my page take, though? I think I'm near critical mass.

Funny thing is... as a kid an' up into my teen years, the only thing I drew was horses. I was good at the damn things. The other day, though, I tried to draw one.

I was bitterly disappointed. My horse drawin' done rotted after years of neglect. Then again, if I want to see a horse, I can look to my right an' out the window.

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So I'm sittin' here listenin' to my Air Supply playlist because I'm a 'tard like that. Makes me so pensive. I should draw! Hm... Actually, I should be writin' but I'm bein' a slug today. It's a good day fer that, though.

To the laziness!

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Now I feel like I don't have enough time to do all the things I want.

Damn you time!

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Most likely, I will pack up the pets and kids and hit the road Saturday. Now... I could drive straight through BUT... I dunno... I might take a one night lay over.

...maybe not. I'd rather just get it over with HOWEVER...

Our new house may not close until NEXT Thursday... meaning we'd get stuck at Rich's dad's house for a few days. Urgh. I mean, that's not terrible but I'd rather get the house sooner... get my poor fish back in their aquariums as opposed to the Rubbermaid totes they moved into today.

Poor fishies. I feel the worst for my Pacu, Carl. See, Carl is four years old and about... 14 inches long now. He's a big ol' fish. Gettin' him out of his big ass tank was a feat of strength on my part. I ended up soaked, but he survived, and he and his little friend, a much smaller female Frontosa are boxed up together.

Yes, I have their filters running on their temporary homes. No worries.

The cats are in a large dog crate to be kept from escaping.

The dogs will be in their chain link kennel tomorrow.

What a mess.

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Happy? No.

But, come another 12 days, the movers will be here to pack up our crap and I'll then be on MY way out to our new house. Then I can get back to drawing.

In the meanwhile in my boredom, I did make that Cid figure outta clay so it wasn't ALL FAIL.

...just mostly. Thank God for my friend Sera keepin' me company over the last several weeks and the weeks to come. I don't know what I'd do without that girl.

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Yeah... Nothin' else really to report. I want to draw but with my things all packed up for the move and my good computer in the shitter again... that's not happenin'.

Oh well.

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Uh, yeah, that's about all I got. Most the people on my friends list here are actual friends. I don't think anyone watches me because they actually like my work. Nope... Cori, Sean, Nic, Aeris, Chan... all friends that are on my list. Leo's on there too, come to think of it. I'd do better rememberin' the rest if again, I wasn't on the sauce right now. But I am.

Hell, I should make Rich get an account so he could stalk me on here. After all, we know he secretly reads my fics on the fic sites I write on... Maybe he does secretly stalk me on here, too.

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