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        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:23:37 PDT</pubDate>        
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                <title>*dusts off*</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:55:46 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">*dusts off*</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Hai frands! sorry for the lack of journalness (and overall activity in general XD) I've been busy with working as of late :la: buuuut I'm back now and ready to tackle the mountain of messages in my inbox :XD:  ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>I haz an internship :D</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:20:12 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">I haz an internship :D</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ well yesterday i got an internship at a healthy living company called hellolife. basically i'll be writing blogs on their website on various topics relating to healthy living and other cool stuffs (specifically the creative aspect of healthy living) it's technically unpaid, but we do get paid for our time at the end of the summer ^ ^ i'm super excited for it :la: the illustration job i have is going well, i'm almost finished with my first project and i'll be getting my next assignment next week :D hopefully the projects will continue to be steady :la: i'm all done with school for the summer and i got my grades in, two a's and one a- minus (cu ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>I PROMISE QUEENIE'S NOT DEAD</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:42:14 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">I PROMISE QUEENIE'S NOT DEAD</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ I've just been a lil busy :XD: I have 4 pages in the process of coloring and all that glorious jazz and they should be up by next week at the latest! I just finished my last final today :party: Technically, I still have a week until school's over for reals, so I have a few more things to take care of before summer mode. The open house is coming up for my school and all graduate students are required under penalty of death by tickling to submit work to hang in the galleries and hallways of the school (this is a fairly large building, 7 stories) so I'm going to have a total of 6 spread between 3 galleries. On top of that I have 2 paintings at a ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Don't Drink the Turpentine!</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:15:18 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Don't Drink the Turpentine!</media:title>
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                <media:category label="Editorials">journals/culture/editorials</media:category>
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        <media:copyright url="http://xadrea.deviantart.com">Copyright 2013 =Xadrea</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Studio safety begins with good habits! ]]></media:description>        
        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Hello folks! I've been meaning to discuss this topic here for a while, but I always forget! Well, this blog's topic is about dunDUNDUUUUN studio safety! Now I know, I know, the majority of you, myself included, don't have a private studio to work out of. Your studio may be you livingroom, bedroom, basement, or garage, but there are definitely precautions to be aware of while you're madly creating art. Note: none of this information is here to scare you or deter you from making whatever art you like, it's simply here to help you develop safe studio practices.So let's get started shall we?<br /><br />:bulletred:Hazardous Materials<br />This part is specific t ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Basic Art Elements: Line</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:50:00 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Basic Art Elements: Line</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Herro people! I've been giving this much thought and have decided to include along with our "Common Misconceptions" series a series based in the basic art elements followed by the principals of design. There are seven basic art elements as follows:<br /><br />LineFormShapeValueSpaceColorTexture<br /><br />The purpose of knowing this list and understanding each element is to help you make good decisions compositionally as well as help you with formal analysis. Formal analysis is an identification of the basic art elements in a work of art which is useful in critique and also understanding the artist's choices in composition. Ideally, a piece that we would call "s ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Are perceptions slowing you down?</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:52:04 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Are perceptions slowing you down?</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Without the wonderful phenomenon of perception, we human beings would be highly confused creatures, unable to understand the world around us. On a more abstract and less biological level, perception plays a large role in how we form opinions. A lot of the world around us is based in absolutes, for example: apples are, and will forever will be, either red or green however, there are less rigid "rules" so to speak for other categories of "things", art being one of them. Art is a forever evolving animal, changing, growing, warping, and expanding. It crosses over boundaries and breaks through barricades, it whispers and shouts at the same time. A ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Etsy Shop is OPEN!</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:24:55 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Etsy Shop is OPEN!</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ hey peeps! i finally got my etsy shop back on it's pixelly feet and i have stuff for sale :la: check it out and tell yo frands!<br /><br />https://www.etsy.com/shop/MellissaRedman<br /><br />right now i've got postcards, bookmarks, and greeting cards for sale. i will have art prints in the near future and maybe even some framed paintings (once i double check shipping costs and all that hubbub)<br /><br />i had a successful showing at the local artwalk called art.downtown and i was one of the 400 featured artists :la: i had work in two locations as well, one of them being a salon so hopefully lotsa folks saw it XD im putting more work into a local gallery's open house this ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>well that was awesome</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:37:39 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">well that was awesome</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Fall Out Boy's new album Save Rock and Roll, that is :XD: they're releasing it early which is awesome but what was even better was today they streamed the entire album on their website :meow: every song was awesoooooome :la: however, there were a lot of people complaining on their facebook page about how this album is sooo different than the others. That makes me want to laugh heartily, and here's why: these guys are now in their 30's, and have come a long ways since their days in the Chicago burbs. Frankly, the quality of their songs lies very much in the actual writing and meaning of the lyrics so the complaints are about the sound, which i ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>hinterglasmalerei</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/hinterglasmalerei-363574868</link>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:15:06 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">hinterglasmalerei</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ means "reverse glass painting" in german XD i'm not terribly good at that technique, buuuuut, i'm going to give it another go :la: i've made some big jumps in the production of my studio artwork for my painting class and painting on a transparent surface is starting to interest me :la: the installation pieces i've done so far are working conceptually and all that jazz, but i'm having issues with just the longevity of them staying up on the wall, then also, i would like to actually be able to hang them without a ton of fuss. i'll be trying out resin and pvc sheets as well :meow:<br /><br />i also found out how to laminate by hand woooo! i'll be making a ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Hai Everybody!</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:34:38 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Hai Everybody!</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Hey peeps ^ ^ first off, thanks for all the birthday wishes ^ ^ it was a good day, i got free food at an exhibition me and some friends went to and we practically stuffed ourselves cuz nobody showed up but us :XD: I'm on spring break right now too yay! as a birthday present to myself I commissioned a nyan cat scarf from the extremely talented :devmasterplanner: check out how cute it is!<br /><br />I got a bamboo splash tablet and I LOVE it so far! it's nice not having the slippery surface I got used to on my other tablet, and this one is also more dexterous ^ ^ anyhow, i love it! expect to see a lot of new GIMP work :D ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>How is your Chroma?</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:23:14 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">How is your Chroma?</media:title>
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        <media:copyright url="http://xadrea.deviantart.com">Copyright 2013 =Xadrea</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ These are some tips on color mixing for <b>traditional</b> artists, one for digital artists is coming soon! As always, if you have questions, feel free to ask! ]]></media:description>        
        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ As artists we all know that color is our friend, whether full spectrum, monochromatic, or simply black and white. But knowing just how to use this very special friend can be frustrating at times or just downright confusing (trust me, I've been there plenty before!) This blog is for those of us who work traditionally (not to worry my futuristic friends, I'll be writing a blog specifically for you as well!) Here are some terms you need to become acquainted with: chroma, value, tint, shade, and intensity/saturation.<br /><br />What is Chroma?<br />Chroma is the Greek word for "color", it refers to the purity or intensity of a color.<br /><br />What is Value?<br />Value is th ]]></media:text>            
            <description><![CDATA[ These are some tips on color mixing for <b>traditional</b> artists, one for digital artists is coming soon! As always, if you have questions, feel free to ask! ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>Snow, what are you doing</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:52:22 PST</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ SNOW STAHP. Don't get me wrong, I heart snow. I heart it with all my heart. However, this is the third snowstorm in two weeks :XD: I was hoping the weather dudes were seizing over nothing last night on the news, but alas, I was wrong. Not only is it accumulating fast, it started earlier than forecasted :|<br /><br />Anywho. Fall Out Boy is releasing a new album in May and I pre-ordered that mofo.<br /><br />Still job hunting, have two hopefuls I haven't heard anything back from just yet. No news is good news, because I got two "sorry we don't want you, go away" emails for two separate positions, but not the third I applied for at the same business :D also I may  ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Hello Frands :D</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:17:17 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Hello Frands :D</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ hi guys, sorry for no journal updates for a couple weeks! school has been keeping me on my toes (literally) so i've not had spare time :lol: not much else exciting is going on here. queenie will be updated with a spanking new chapter this week, i'm working on a few paintings for an auction benefit, and i'm still job hunting XD winter job hunts are the pits, but i'm remaining optimistic about this :la:<br /><br />in other news, i managed to lock myself out of my apartment in my pajamas this morning while accepting a package from the ups guy. ironically, the package was a pair of boots which was good because i had no shoes (or socks on) when i stepped ou ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Common Misconceptions: Daily Deviations</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Common-Misconceptions-Daily-Deviations-349944301</link>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:51:33 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Common Misconceptions: Daily Deviations</media:title>
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        <media:copyright url="http://xadrea.deviantart.com">Copyright 2013 =Xadrea</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ This installment of Common Misconceptions is covering DD's and some of the most prevalent whispering that goes on about them. As always if you have any questions, feel free to ask! I'll do my best to answer them, or find someone who can <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)"/> ]]></media:description>        
        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Hello everyone! In this &ldquo;Common Misconceptions&rdquo; blog we&rsquo;ll be covering the often-debated topic of Daily Deviations, more commonly known as DD&rsquo;s. This topic is probably most talked about above any other here on deviantART and I don&rsquo;t think it can be discussed enough when it comes to misinformation. So, let&rsquo;s begin!:bulletred:A Daily Deviation is an award<br />Deviousness is an award (and honor). A Daily Deviation is not. A Daily Deviation is a 24-hour site wide feature of the artwork of the community. Think of it as a showcase, not an award ceremony. Artists are supposed to showcase their work occasionally, and i ]]></media:text>            
            <description><![CDATA[ This installment of Common Misconceptions is covering DD's and some of the most prevalent whispering that goes on about them. As always if you have any questions, feel free to ask! I'll do my best to answer them, or find someone who can <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)"/> ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>Common Misconceptions: Copyrights and You</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Common-Misconceptions-Copyrights-and-You-349942953</link>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:37:57 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Common Misconceptions: Copyrights and You</media:title>
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        <media:copyright url="http://xadrea.deviantart.com">Copyright 2013 =Xadrea</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ This installment of Common Misconceptions deals with copyrights as they relate to artists <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/> All of the information here is based on the copyright laws that are in existence in the United States. If you aren't within the US, be sure to become familiar with your country's copyright laws. ]]></media:description>        
        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Hi peeps! In this &ldquo;Common Misconceptions&rdquo; blog we&rsquo;ll be tackling more copyright issues as they pertain to us artists! This can be somewhat confusing territory, so getting the right information is key to knowing how to effectively protect your work and rights. *Please note that all of the information here applies to the laws in the United States Copyright Office. If you do not live in the US, be sure to review your country&rsquo;s laws on copyright*   <br />:bulletred:I have to register for a copyright to own the rights to my work  <br />In the simplest terms, if you made it (and it&rsquo;s 100% original work) you own the rights to the ]]></media:text>            
            <description><![CDATA[ This installment of Common Misconceptions deals with copyrights as they relate to artists <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)"/> All of the information here is based on the copyright laws that are in existence in the United States. If you aren't within the US, be sure to become familiar with your country's copyright laws. ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>Common Misconceptions: Crediting + Copyrights</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Common-Misconceptions-Crediting-Copyrights-348505826</link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:50:39 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Common Misconceptions: Crediting + Copyrights</media:title>
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                <media:category label="Editorials">journals/culture/editorials</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
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        <media:copyright url="http://xadrea.deviantart.com">Copyright 2013 =Xadrea</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ This blog is basically going through some of the rampant misconceptions surrounding crediting and basic copyright infringement that occurs here on dA daily. ]]></media:description>        
        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Hello everyone! In this &ldquo;Common Misconceptions&rdquo; blog we&rsquo;ll be discussing &ldquo;crediting&rdquo; and basic copyright issues that have been circling around our community! As always, if you have any issues after reading this (or have any other points to add/knowledge to share)<br /><br />:bulletred:I can upload images I like that I found from around the internet<br />Absolutely not.  This is DeviantART, the images you upload should either have been made by you, or you have permission to upload them.  It&rsquo;s also expressly against dA&rsquo;s terms of service. If this is something you do, I warn you to stop. This is an offense that can res ]]></media:text>            
            <description><![CDATA[ This blog is basically going through some of the rampant misconceptions surrounding crediting and basic copyright infringement that occurs here on dA daily. ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>!Mentee List!</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Mentee-List-347622481</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:35:07 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">!Mentee List!</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Personal">journals/personal</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/x/a/xadrea.png?4</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://xadrea.deviantart.com">Copyright 2013 =Xadrea</media:copyright>             <creativeCommons:license>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</creativeCommons:license>
                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ This is the mentee list. It will be updated several times a month, as of right now it is under heavy construction, so don't panic if you do not see your name yet. ]]></media:description>        
        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ This list will be updated when necessary, so expect an update available in your message center at least 3-4 times a month, 1 time a week! If you are being tutored by a mentor or are a MENTEE who has a blank space next to their name, please let us know by commenting this journal! <br /><br /> If you have any questions, requested updates, or anything in between, please contact the group through a note.<br /><br />Mentors who are occupied with Mentees are shown beside the Mentee.<br /><br />:bigthumb349591389:<br /> PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SEND US A NOTE IF YOU AREN'T ON THIS LIST!<br /><br />[UNCATAGORIZED MENTEES]<br /> :devAvato-chan:<br /> :devBrony91:<br /> :devAnaraneTiwele:<br /> :devOtis-OKS: <br /> :devXehar ]]></media:text>            
            <description><![CDATA[ This is the mentee list. It will be updated several times a month, as of right now it is under heavy construction, so don't panic if you do not see your name yet. ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>!Mentor List!</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Mentor-List-347620940</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:28:13 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">!Mentor List!</media:title>
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                <media:category label="Personal">journals/personal</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
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                <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ This list is currently under construction and will be updated several times monthly. Please note that this is the <i>mentor</i> list. Mentors will be listed with their current mentees. If you have recently acquired a new mentee, please note the group for the list to be kept current. ]]></media:description>        
        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ This list will be updated when necessary, so expect an update available in your message center at least 3-4 times a month, 1 time a week! If you are being tutored by a mentor or ARE a mentor who has a blank space next to their name, please let us know by commenting this journal! <br /><br />If you have any questions, requested updates, or anything in between, please contact the group through a note.<br /><br />Mentees who are occupied with Mentors are shown beside the Mentor!<br /><br />:bigthumb349593963:<br />[UNCATAGORIZED MENTORS]<br />:devPlagueInfected:<br /><br />[3D Art]<br />:devjteague1:<br />:devlittlesardines:<br /><br />[Abstract]<br />:devUncleGuts:<br /><br />[Artisan Crafts]<br />Body Art/Makeup<br />:devrachaelwagner:<br /> ]]></media:text>            
            <description><![CDATA[ This list is currently under construction and will be updated several times monthly. Please note that this is the <i>mentor</i> list. Mentors will be listed with their current mentees. If you have recently acquired a new mentee, please note the group for the list to be kept current. ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>I have a LOL Cat</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/I-have-a-LOL-Cat-347607901</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:50:17 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">I have a LOL Cat</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Personal">journals/personal</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/x/a/xadrea.png?4</media:credit> 
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ ok not technically since my cat is back home in Ohio :XD: but since I've been gone she's apparently been behaving more and more human like...even requesting to be bathed :confused: Her latest venture has been drinking out of people cups instead of going to her water bowls XD<br /><br />any of you guys have LOL pets :XD: ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Gallery Explainations</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Gallery-Explainations-347443148</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Gallery-Explainations-347443148</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:12:41 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Gallery Explainations</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Personal">journals/personal</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/x/a/xadrea.png?4</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://xadrea.deviantart.com">Copyright 2013 =Xadrea</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[ Hopefully this will help everyone out as they make submissions to our gallery folders <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)"/> ]]></media:description>        
        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Hey everyone! With this new year ushered in, I think it would be a good idea for there to be a comprehensive "list" of sorts of our gallery folders and a brief explanation of them as well for your own reference. <br /><br />:bulletred:Disclaimer:bulletred:<br /><br />*Our group gallery is not for art promotion. While we encourage you all to share your work, please understand our gallery is for tutorials, help, and progress only*<br /><br />:iconblueborder1plz::iconblueborder2::iconblueborder2::iconblueborder2::iconblueborder2::iconblueborder2::iconblueborder3:<br /><br /> <br />Tutorials<br /><br />:bulletred:Submission Rules: Tutorials:bulletred:<br /><br /> Wrong category submission will not be approved. ]]></media:text>            
            <description><![CDATA[ Hopefully this will help everyone out as they make submissions to our gallery folders <img src="http://e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)"/> ]]></description>            </item>
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                <title>I'm not dead! (yet that is)</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/I-m-not-dead-yet-that-is-345520408</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/I-m-not-dead-yet-that-is-345520408</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:45:23 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">I'm not dead! (yet that is)</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Personal">journals/personal</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/x/a/xadrea.png?4</media:credit> 
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Hi guys! (I'm writing this from my phone lol) Hope you all had great fun on the holiday :) wanna know what I got this year? A lovely virus :XD: I spent a few hours in the emergency room on Wednesday night and I've been wiped out since. I'm convinced I caught it at work (trust me Walgreens is NOT a sanitary environment...any public place for that matter) so anyways I've been pretty much vertical trying to keep my fever down and take cough syrup on time :lol: there's really nothing worse than being dead sick and having to take care of yourself, but I'm managing it ok (with my mom freaking out over the phone every time she calls lol) hopefully b ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Merry Christmas to everyone!</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Merry-Christmas-to-everyone-344356732</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Merry-Christmas-to-everyone-344356732</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:37:44 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Merry Christmas to everyone!</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
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        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/x/a/xadrea.png?4</media:credit> 
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ hi peeps! Merry Christmas to you all ^ ^ I hope you get lots of presents and get to spend time with your families :D I won't get to be with mine, but I get to call them at least :D I'll be at work tomorrow and Tuesday all day so that'll largely take my mind off of it. I'm also currently looking for different employment because there truly is no such thing as "living off of minimum wage" :XD: I've got apps out everywhere so hopefully when the holidays are over I'll get a call from someone ^ ^ Plus in the long run I'm going to need a more flexible schedule and preferably not having to stand for 8-10 hours :XD:<br /><br />In brighter news, my brother's pr ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>An evil disease</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/An-evil-disease-342487541</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/An-evil-disease-342487541</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:56:37 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">An evil disease</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Personal">journals/personal</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/x/a/xadrea.png?4</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://xadrea.deviantart.com">Copyright 2012-2013 =Xadrea</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[  ]]></media:description>        
        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Well I learned two days ago that a former co-worker who was fighting melanoma this past summer passed away last weekend :( It's all very sad, she left behind two kids and a husband. My brother's girlfriend's dad and grandfather are fighting prostate cancer :no: One of my friends is loser her mother to lung cancer, and another an aunt to the same kind :( I hope and pray that one day a cure will be developed for the horrible disease *sigh* ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Hey Frands!</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Hey-Frands-340875714</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Hey-Frands-340875714</guid>
                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 11:29:16 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Hey Frands!</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Personal">journals/personal</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/x/a/xadrea.png?4</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://xadrea.deviantart.com">Copyright 2012-2013 =Xadrea</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[  ]]></media:description>        
        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ hi peeps, well the final week of the semester is upon me now and that means FINALS WEEK (old timey horror flick scream) actually it shouldn't be too bad, most of the harder work is behind me (except for the finishing touches on a 10 page paper) I just have three critiques and one more class to watch people give presentations (it's been a month of presentations so I'm very ready for it to be over!) and i'm free of school for a few weeks! as i mentioned before i won't be going home for the holidays since i will more than likely be working on christmas and all that jazz so i'll be around here :D i don't have wifi again, but i live like a 60 seco ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Happy thanksgiving!</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Happy-thanksgiving-339012935</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Happy-thanksgiving-339012935</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:26:37 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Happy thanksgiving!</media:title>
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        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/x/a/xadrea.png?4</media:credit> 
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Hey peeps have a happy thanksgiving :heart: I'll be working all this weekend buuuut I'm whipping out some paintings and a few new pages of queenie so keep your eyes peeled! ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Sorry for the sudden scarceness!</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Sorry-for-the-sudden-scarceness-338576316</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Sorry-for-the-sudden-scarceness-338576316</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:07:13 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Sorry for the sudden scarceness!</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Personal">journals/personal</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/x/a/xadrea.png?4</media:credit> 
        <media:copyright url="http://xadrea.deviantart.com">Copyright 2012-2013 =Xadrea</media:copyright>            <media:description type="html"><![CDATA[  ]]></media:description>        
        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ hey guys, I don't have wifi for now so that's why i havent been around the past week much ;) also to add to that, i've been working second shift at my new job so i've been pretty pooped when i get home :lol: so no worries, i'll be looking at my message stacks later on today ^ ^ ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>I might be evicted soon *UPDATE*</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/I-might-be-evicted-soon-UPDATE-336593625</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/I-might-be-evicted-soon-UPDATE-336593625</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:39:46 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">I might be evicted soon *UPDATE*</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Personal">journals/personal</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/x/a/xadrea.png?4</media:credit> 
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ 11.13.12 Hey guys here's a HUGE thank you to all of you who supported me and donated during this time! I was able to meet my goal for rent plus the additional fees that were adding up daily! Thanks so much! I started my new job at Walgreens on Monday and it will be physically demanding but otherwise it should be ok :) Thanks again for the support and prayers! You guys are the best!:heart:heart::heart:<br /><br />11.9.12: Hey guys, here's an update what's been going on in the continuing melodrama that is my life :XD: Thanks to some of you here I've been able to raise about half of what I need for my rent payment!!:la: Right now I need to raise $160 to c ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>My Holidays will be lonely</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/My-Holidays-will-be-lonely-335578930</link>
                <guid isPermaLink="true">http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/My-Holidays-will-be-lonely-335578930</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:18:47 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">My Holidays will be lonely</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Personal">journals/personal</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Well, I found out today that I will not be able to come home for Thanksgiving, and if I get one of the two jobs I just applied for I may not be able to come home for Christmas. The education benefits that the VA was supposed to start a month ago has been delayed by several clerical errors and my not having a job yet is now a very serious problem. My rent was due today and I have no way to pay it now. I'm not sure how much longer I'll have internet service either if I don't land either of those jobs soon. Not to mention, I have no food :cries: I'm in crunch time as far as school goes and the weather is getting freezing (and it's been very wet  ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Streaming Queenie Live~</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Streaming-Queenie-Live-334812490</link>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:50:43 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Streaming Queenie Live~</media:title>
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                        <media:rating>nonadult</media:rating>
                <media:category label="Personal">journals/personal</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ check it out here http://www.livestream.com/xadrea ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>In case you were wondering...</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/In-case-you-were-wondering-334656376</link>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 15:13:46 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">In case you were wondering...</media:title>
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                <media:category label="Personal">journals/personal</media:category>
        <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xadrea</media:credit>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ My deviations stacks in my message center were becoming a country of their own so I had to delete all of them...rest assured, if you know me personally, I've looked at most of your recent works and I love them even though I haven't been able to comment on them :XD: However, if there's something you really want me to look at, just shoot me a comment :lol: School's keeping me fairly busy which is the main reason why I haven't been commenting on artwork, but remember, I'm still quite literally watching most of you and quite closely :eyes:<br /><br />And, Queenie. Yes, I'm still producing my comic :lol: In fact, there will be pages up this weekend and if a ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Commissions are open again!</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:46:50 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Hey folks :D long time no journal huh? :XD: Just been a tad busy with school and all that jazz. Midterms are almost over and they were actually uneventful as I had zero tests and no reviews. I have a critique on Tuesday, but it should be a positive roast XD Anyhow, I'm still without a job right now so, commissions are open again! I should (hopefully) begin to receive education benefits from my dad's GI Bill in the next two or three weeks, however I've got bills to pay before that happens :XD: So, if you're so inclined, here's my commish info!<br /><br />Note me to place a request!<br /><br />*NOTE: I DO NOT do points based commissions<br /> All payments must be proc ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>LAWL (streaming again)</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:53:02 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ well dumb old me forgot to reverse the camera while i was streaming painting earlier today and all you guys got to see was my lovely head for over an hour with no sound in a dark room :XD: well, to make up for that, I'm going to stream again this time from my desktop :XD: check it out here : http://www.livestream.com/xadrea ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Gotta Update this Thing XD</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:16:19 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ hi everybody:icondrnicplz: i'm alive lol, sorry about no journal updates for the last 2+ weeks :XD: i've been busy with school and making art is all XD but things are going pretty well for the most part, trees are starting to change and it's starting to get chilly outside, i love fall ^ ^ i'm gonna get a pumpkin and some cider this weekend even though i'll probably just keep the pumpkin till it rots but i still like the idea of having a cute lil pumpkin to look at :lol:<br /><br />i have my first hardcore graduate critique coming up in 2 weeks and i'll see how it goes, so far i've had 2 critiques in my figure painting class and they were both pretty po ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Art Prize Spam XD</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 19:18:32 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ hey peeps! i've been busy with school this past week and going to see stuff for artprize 2012 that's here in grand rapids :D there's art everywhere downtown right now ^ ^ artprize is a huge art contest that's open for students and professionals around the country. you submit a proposal to be juried and if you get in they randomly draw venues around the city to show in (so you could get in a restaurant or window of the parking deck as opposed to the art museum which is ideal :lol:) and then people vote for your artwork. you get enough votes, you win money ^ ^ i'm gonna try to enter next year, it could be fun! and even if you don't win, thousan ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Artists and the Changing Landscape</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Artists-and-the-Changing-Landscape-326285358</link>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 12:30:44 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Artists and the Changing Landscape</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ The natural landscape is one of the timeless subjects subjects associated with the visual arts. In the past it was rendered through the use of paint. Some of the most famous portrayals of the natural landscape have been:<br /><br />Impression, soleil levant by Claude Monet<br /><br />Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh<br /><br />View of Dedham by Thomas Gainsborough<br /><br />Cotopaxi by Frederic Edwin Church<br /><br />Artwork involving the natural world has become common place in the  contemporary art world, taking on various mediums and meanings. We would be hard pressed now not to find an artist talking about the natural world and the effects of the industrial revolution or climate change ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Isamu Noguchi</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Isamu-Noguchi-326035410</link>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 09:32:52 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Isamu Noguchi</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Japanese American sculptor  and architect Isamu Noguchi was born in Los Angeles, California in 1904. His father was Japanese poet, Yonejiro Noguchi, and his mother, Leonie Gilmour, was an American writer. Noguchi's parents never married and he himself was never formally named until he was three years old. Noguchi lived part of his young life in Tokyo, Japan with his mother where she taught English to support them. Noguchi was sent back to the United States for boarding school when he was thirteen, but his mother remained in Japan. When the school closed in 1918, the founder, Dr. Edward Rumeley, brought Noguchi in and supported him. Rumeley en ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Yay Friday!</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:41:26 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Yay Friday!</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ this was a short week with labor day and all on monday, but man am i glad it's friday!!! actually, thus far, school hasn't really been energy draining (yet) just the physical getting there and back has been difficult somewhat. i live about 3 miles from the nearest bus stop into the city so i have a 40 min walk there and back everyday i go to school. also there's been a LOT of road construction on my route, so the buses have been screwed up and i can't rely on the schedule completely. altogether my travel time is epically long for what is relatively a short drive in a car :XD: i'm coming to accept it though since winter is going to be very whi ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Last Day Off!</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:11:07 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Last Day Off!</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ so my brother and his girlfriend were visiting for the last 3 days and that was pretty fun :meow: we went back to lake michigan and all that goodness to say goodbye to summer. i'm glad it's over now (summer that is) because it's been so hot this year!:faint: plus i very much enjoy teh fall weather and leaves ^ ^ i'm working out the whole graduate studio space thing at my school which is turning out to be much more complicated than it needs to be, but i should have one tomorrow (hopefully) i've lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks from all the walking i have to do :XD: which is good though, i need to drop some weight for meh health anyhow. also this week ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>New Places!</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/New-Places-323786745</link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:50:54 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Well folks, it's been a week since I moved to Grand Rapids and it's going pretty well :D I had my graduate orientation on Saturday, and today was the first day of school :D I figured out the bus stop which I must walk 40 min to and from my apartment :XD: and I found the art supplies store which is a more dangerous route on foot :lol: nothing like some exercise :lol: I did hurt my right foot a bit though. I've been wearing five finger shoes a lot since I got here because it's been hot and I don't have to wear socks with them, well, you have to change your stride and how your feet hit the ground when you wear them. Instead of heel to toe, you'r ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Honey, I'm home!</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Honey-I-m-home-322548774</link>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:07:20 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Honey, I'm home!</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ yup yup, I'm all moved in Grand Rapids :la: today i'm getting some housey things done like finding the laundomat, buying groceries that aren't junk food and getting a library card (i feel so responsible :XD:) anyways, i left akron on sunday morning at 6:30am and we got to grand rapids around 12pm :D my apartment is in the basement of the complex building so it smells kind of basement like still and and i'm working on getting rid of it lol, i threw down a ton of vacuum up carpet cleaner/perfume and hopefully when i get back that would've helped eliminate some of the musties :lol: i still have to buy furniture, but i'll wait a little bit on tha ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Happy Birthday DA!</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Happy-Birthday-DA-319731090</link>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:49:49 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Happy Birthday DA!</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ in the honor of fella turning 12 on this fine day, i shall eat cake tonight:la: seriously, it was my youngest sister's birthday a couple days ago and there's still another whole gourmet cake in the fridge :XD: it's been very fun here on dA in these last 4 years i've been a member  ^ ^ so happy birthday and many many more!! ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Happy Birthday DA!</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:49:52 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Happy Birthday DA!</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ in the honor of fella turning 12 on this fine day, i shall eat cake tonight:la: seriously, it was my youngest sister's birthday a couple days ago and there's still another whole gourmet cake in the fridge :XD: it's been very fun here on dA in these last 4 years i've been a member  ^ ^ so happy birthday and many many more!! ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>FINALLY</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/FINALLY-318838428</link>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:29:04 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">FINALLY</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ ok, so I've finally landed a studio apartment :iconcheerplz: i tells ya what, it was ridiculous how many closed doors i ran into in just finding one that wasn't already taken by the time I called about it! anyways, no bells and whistles with it, just new carpet and appliances, and it has a pool and health club too. i've got more packing still to do (which would probably be exceedingly easier if my room was already clean :XD:) I won't have any furniture, but i got an air mattress and a laptop desk so I guess that'll work for the time being :XD: the downside is that i'll be living somewhat of a distance from the school, so I'll really be well a ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Heavy Sigh</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:09:20 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Heavy Sigh</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ well, the apartment i was so happy to tell you all about last week has fallen through. it turned out that you had to have perfect credit to lease there. now my credit isn't at all bad, but i do have two relatively small debts to pay off still and i was denied the apartment. other things that have been working against me are the fact i will be unemployed when i move AND i have no previous rental history :roll: so yeah, starting from the ground up basically. i have a few more leads right now, but i'm very short on time. i've got three weeks to secure a place to live in grand rapids before school begins. needless to say, my mom is freaking out : ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Gots me an apartment!</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:29:07 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Gots me an apartment!</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ yus! i have a place to call home when i get to grand rapids next month! it was looking bleak for a second there, but i was able to get referred basically by playing telephone :XD: the innkeeper at the bed and breakfast i stayed at gave me the number to a friend she knew was renting, i called and left him a message. halfway back to ohio on the highway he called back and said his apartment had just been leased, soooo he gave me a number to another friend who was leasing an apartment and i called her. turns out her apartment was double what i could pay monthly for rent and i had to turn it down, but she gave me a website to look at that had othe ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Back to square one</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:56:04 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Back to square one</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ well i went to grand rapids yesterday (stupendous city btw...i mean amazing! jaw droppingly beautiful and surprisingly, not one fast food joint anywhere near downtown either) i had two appointments to view apartments, but i lost out on both :( so now i'm looking for a room to rent instead of an apartment on my own. there are literally 6 colleges right on top of each other so the apartments are disappearing almost as soon as they go up for grabs! while i was there, i went further west to grand haven to see lake michigan :D it was GORGEOUS. there was a storm rolling in (and wouldn't ya know it didn't rain lol) well anyways, my brother's girlfri ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Grand Rapidzzzz</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:10:32 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ i'm going up to grand rapids tomorrow to tour (and hopefully) secure an apartment :la: also sorry for the lack of art updates, i've been busy with the apartment nonsense as of late, but i am working on a few pages of queenie as i'm writing this :meow: ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Back!</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:20:31 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Back!</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ As of today, I'm the owner of a macbook pro (not my top pick, but, it's required for my graduate program so oh well) so y'know what that means!? I'm back to dA with no more delays to any of my summer artwork and my comic :la: Everything is going fine at home, bills are paid and now my mom has the money to get things done around the house as far as repairs, appliances, and whatnot. Plus my sisters   will be getting new clothes and other things kids need that they've been without for the last couple of months. I'm still apartment hunting with not much luck. There are plenty of rentals the only problem is no one will answer my messages :XD: I'm  ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Looking Up</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:04:00 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Looking Up</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ fabulous news! my mom got a letter from veterans affairs yesterday saying that she's qualified now for the service related death pension :la: it's been almost 11 months since we did the initial paperwork to file a claim after my dad died and they finally agreed that we qualify ^ ^ now my mom will have a steady income from now on. since my sisters are still kids, they also qualified. we were also told to apply for help with college because my dad never used his GI bill for school, so me my mom and brother will most likely not have to take any more loans out for college ^ ^  that'll be a huge lifesaver for me because i had to take out an enormo ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Masks In Art Through History</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:34:32 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Masks In Art Through History</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Masking is a universal theme that has carried throughout the centuries.  In Western art, masks, especially African masks, inspired the work of Pablo Picasso and Paul Gauguin. The main draw for these objects was the abstraction of the figure (the face) and the bright color palette. Cubism, Fauvism, Der Blaue Reiter, and Die Brücke were all stylistic movements which were influenced by "primitive masks." Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"  is very indicative of the geometric faceting that is found in African masks. Also, there was an interest in the spirituality of the masks and it was believed that the "primitive" cultures that originat ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>What do you think of the Queenie Wiki?</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:40:20 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">What do you think of the Queenie Wiki?</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ I've been steadily updating the wiki as time has permitted for the last four months and I'm wondering if it contains enough info pertaining to the comic and all that? I haven't spent a ton of time around wikia so I don't know how to keep track of visitor traffic. Updates to the comic have been much much slower than what I anticipated for the summer of course, so that may be playing a role as well :XD: But above everything else, tell me what you think of it, is there anything you feel can be improved in the wiki (links, images, information, ect) to visit it, follow this link: http://queenie.wikia.com/wiki/Queenie_Wiki ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>first day of summer</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:36:14 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ and it's officially also the hottest day of the year here lol :XD: thankfully i have ac in my house ^ ^ speaking of that, the electricity was off all last weekend before the heat arrived. my mom's income tax return has yet to arrive (yes i know it's almost july) so the bills have been piling up. well our neighbors noticed that the lights were not on at sundown last thursday and decided to help us out. the bill was little more than $200, and they banded together and when i got home from work on monday afternoon we had lights :la: thankfully there wasn't a lot of food in the fridge, so all we had to do was throw out the condiments XD ironically ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Sorry for the delays!</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:53:45 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Sorry for the delays!</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ i am! :XD: as you all know, my laptop has died, and now i'm experiencing issues with my wifi sooo, that means that things will continue to be slow as far as things being uploaded, HOWEVER, i am still working on queenie pages and other things! i just need to have the time to get on a computer at my old college XD (hey it's free wifi lol) and i'm on one now but the library closes in about 20 minutes :( the good thing is these babies have GIMP and the whole adobe suite :la:<br /><br />and i'm busily getting ready for grad school :la: right now i'm working on finding a decent job and a relatively safe but not expensive place to live near the campus in gran ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>OMGOMGOMGOMG</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:33:59 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">OMGOMGOMGOMG</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ I got into grad school! OMGOMOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMasdfdgfgfgkfl:faint:<br />I'm going to the Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University in Grand Rapids!:iconexcitedlaplz: I'm so happy I could explode into a million tiny pieces of pink paper (yes pink paper XD) Seriously this is the best news I've gotten in over a year and I desperately needed some good news from someone since my life has sucked for so so long up to this point (isn't it ironic how you can laugh almost hysterically at the fact that your life has been blowing for so long when you should have been crying? yup that was me :XD:) anyways DUDE. This...this is simply amazing ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Will be less active for a bit</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 08:53:18 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ well, my red gateway laptop finally took it's last breath yesterday evening which means I'm going to be without access to the internet until one of two things happens: I get my blue gateway fixed, or I'm able to buy a new laptop. neither of those things are bound to happen anytime in the near future =( (I'm using a computer at work right now :XD:) I might be able to get the old desktop to work or my mom might let me use her netbook, so we'll see. I'm working on some stuff I can't wait to show you guys, so hopefully it'll be sooner rather than later that I'm able to get my laptops repaired ^ ^ ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Help out ^CreativeJenn!*edit*</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 16:41:44 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ *edit: :devcreativejenn: has one day (June 2nd) to raise a little more than $500 USD or she and her fiancee will be evicted Please, read the following to help out or spread the word!!<br /><br />:devcreativejenn: is in need of help! She's trying to raise $900 to cover her rent and the cost of participating in Anime Expo and Artist's Alley. Most importantly, Jenn and her fiancee (plus two absolutely adorable kitties) will be evicted if she cannot raise this money! In order to do so, Jenn is asking that anyone interested in helping her donate to her paypal email:<br />j.raye.studios@gmail.com<br /><br />ORyou can also pre-order prints she will be selling at an upcomin ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Unpacking "The Kiss"</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 15:42:54 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Unpacking "The Kiss"</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Gustav Klimt's The Kiss is perhaps one of the best examples of symbolic artwork. The nature of Klimt's work was often very allegorical and symbolic of the times he was living in as well as universal themes such as life, birth, death, and love. Included in much of his work, was a high level of eroticism which to this day makes curators blush. The two "lovers" in The Kiss actually appeared in these other works by Klimt as well: Love, Fulfillment, and This Kiss to the Whole World, as well as the Stoclet-Frieze. Edvard Munch, a fellow symbolist, also created artwork similar to Klimt's "kiss" with the same title five years prior. The Kiss was one  ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Changes to Queenie</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 17:36:28 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ well, my laptop (the old one lol) is not cooperating with me as far as putting together comic pages the way i was previously in GIMP. however this isn't a terrible thing because i can still draw the pages ^ ^ page 100 (Candace) :thumb302768639: is drawn traditionally and painted with watercolor, and that actually was my plan for that page already, for now, the upcoming pages will have to be drawn and hand painted traditionally as well. so my question to you all is, do you think i should make this change permanent? which do you think is better and why? ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Mezzotint</title>
                <link>http://xadrea.deviantart.com/journal/Mezzotint-302221451</link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:47:40 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Mezzotint</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Mezzotint is an intaglio printmaking process. Intaglio was invented in Germany in the 15th century. It is a group of processes which use a metal plate (usually copper). These processes include, drypoint, etching, engraving, aquatint and mezzotint. The image is engraved into the surface of the metal by the use of tools or chemicals, that is known as etching. The term mezzotint means to work "in a dark manner." The method of mezzotint involves a tool called a rocker. When it is rocked back and forth over the plate, it creates a stippled texture similar to halftone. The texture creates a tonal effect that is unique to other intaglio processes in ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>being crazy has paid off</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 19:27:43 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">being crazy has paid off</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ oh yes it has! well i remembered that i uploaded just about every environment i made for queenie onto dA about a year ago so i don't have to start over from scratch! :dance: that makes me feel loads better because i wanna start pumping out pages this week! also, i'm working on some printmaking things (monotypes and whatnot...basically anything i can do without a press and oil based inks lol) so far so good! i'll have images of them as soon as finish them :happybounce: ]]></media:text>            
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