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deviantART: by:antilogicgirl http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:antilogicgirl&section=today deviantART RSS for by:antilogicgirl en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:40:05 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png SHATFEST?! http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/28535473/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/28535473/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:31:48 PST

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Cute kittens, wonderful staging, and gorgeous light! Some of my favorite photos.

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IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING!!!!

One of my lab techs said something about Star Trek. I of course went off on how William Shatner is beyond awesome (I had a teddy bear named James Tiberius Kirk).

"Oh," says he, "maybe we should have an event. You know, show all of Shatner's movies. That sort of thing."

I, of course, have seen just about everything he's done, so my jaw just about dropped. "That's a lot of movies, man." After thinking for just a sec, I say, "It would have to be a festival. Like...Shatner-Fest."

"More like...SHATFEST."

I was standing. I really was. But then suddenly I fell onto my rear-end, laughing like a complete jackass. But can you honestly say that you would be able to hold it in, if someone actually said "SHATFEST" aloud, and in all seriousness?

Come on. Don't lie. You'd pee your pants.

Not that I mean any offense to Mr. Shatner...but you have to admit that it would be awful if someone decided to do this whole film festival idea. There would be t-shirts...and buttons...and maybe even coffee mugs for sale. Talk about a conversation piece.

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Journal header image can be found here: [link] ]]> =antilogicgirl In the Hot Seat (ask me 3 questions) http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/28292199/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/28292199/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:33:09 PST

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Cute kittens, wonderful staging, and gorgeous light! Some of my favorite photos.

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Yep. You can ask me anything you want! Ask me three (3) questions, any subject, no matter how strange, inappropriate, etc., and I'll try answering them as best I can.

Once you're done, go and do it in your journal, too!

Ganked from ~Kagura-Satoam's Journal.

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Journal header image can be found here: [link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Okay, So I'm a Dork (and other news) http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/27606955/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/27606955/ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:16:29 PDT

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Features picked while spaced out from inhaling chemicals!

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Yeah, you heard right. I was bored, and I Googled myself. Aaaand! I found out that one of the teas I developed on Adagio Teas has been reviewed by the Adagio TeaV guy. Know what? He liked it. Yay! Zack is a tea guru disguised as a nerdy-looking, goofy guy. Most of the time, I would say that he's spot on in his evaluations.

FUN FACT: Anyone that knows me is aware that I am absolutely in love with, and addicted to tea in most of its forms (not with the mushrooms in it!). A friend of mine made me a little pouch that holds 4 teabags, so that I can take it with me to places that don't have tea.

Anyway, if you're bored, and you want to watch the review for my tea, Citrusaurus Rex, here you go: [link]

The "other news" I promised is that my boyfriend asked me to marry him. I said yes, of course. ~utqtbry is maid of honor. Yay! I am now what he calls a "level 2 significant other". Just in case you're wondering, he's a dork too.

Oh. And the Dizzy Pickles should be just about ready to eat.

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Journal header image can be found here: [link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Seriously. http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/27482357/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/27482357/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:39:18 PDT

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Yeah, the telephone interview didn't go so well. Right now, I'm about ready to puke. The entire thing made me nervous, nauseated, and insulted. I was accused of compromising my professional ethics, and I now realize that I'm completely unqualified for the job. So. Now what? I'm supposed to get my inevitable rejection phone call/email/whathaveyou by the end of the week. At least I don't have to wait long for the guillotine to drop.

I felt like I was getting grilled by the Gestapo. There were three guys, but only one of them was talking. The other two were just this heavy presence in the background, lurking and waiting to take notes on what I did wrong. Ugh.

But, at least this knot in my stomach will let go by Friday. It's maddening.

Le Sigh. Back to the drawing board.

A

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Journal header image can be found here: [link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Seriously?! http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/27410469/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/27410469/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:02:32 PDT

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I have a job interview? Seriously?

Yes. After two whole years of being either unemployed, or employed with a job I hate, I've got a job interview. Not just any old interview. It is with the SMITHSONIAN. They called me this afternoon, while I was having lunch, and mispronounced my name (I can forgive the guy, though, he's not used to French names). But the interview is set for next Tuesday, at about 8:30 in the AM.

But basically, the attitude I have about this is:

WHAT THE HELL? FIRST INTERVIEW = SMITHSONIAN?
I can hang with that. But this begs the question...if the Smithsonian thinks I might be good enough, then how come all of these other piddly little places turned their noses up at me?

It kinda makes me want to (if I get the job) see if any of the other places calls me back...then I can say, "Oh, I'm sorry, I've already accepted a position at the Smithsonian...buh-bye." Hope I'm not being snotty about this, but it's tough not to be excited when I've got my very first interview!

Not that it isn't nerve wracking. I'm so nervous that I know I won't get any sleep Monday night.

Wish me luck!

A

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Journal header image can be found here: [link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Dizzy Pickles http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/27254254/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/27254254/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:03:53 PDT

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Yes, you read that right. I decided at...10:30pm that since I promised my boyfriend that I would make him Polish pickles (and since he'll be back tomorrow) that I should get off my lazy ass and actually make the darned things. Hm. Maybe I should have done it OUTSIDE.

You know how on cleaning products, they have those warnings that say something to the effect of "Do not use in a non-ventilated area"? Well, you see, there is no ventilation in my kitchen other than that little fan in the vent hood on the stove. Since everyone is born knowing that those things never work as well as they should, then it seems obvious that dealing with harsh chemicals in my kitchen could be...well...harsh.

Aaaand, since vinegar is basically acetic acid, and I have to BOIL it with SALT, and it VAPORIZES...I don't think my eyes will be the same, and I'm sure I have chemical burns inside my nose. I had to run water over my eyes in the middle of the cooking process, and wear a wet dishtowel over my nose and mouth. I felt like an alchemist!

Add to that the fact that all of the fumes made me dizzy as all hell, and you get DIZZY PICKLES. Not to mention that now the apartment smells like vinegar. Ugh. I hope my boyfriend loves me. Because I caused myself bodily harm so that he could have a taste of home.

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Journal header image can be found here: [link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: A Review http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/27208965/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/27208965/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:01:32 PDT emmil, while Vortigern's full-body sketch has been produced by the always-wonderful ~GreenSprite

Thank you, ladies, for your excellent work!
More to come, so keep your eyes peeled.

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I got the book from a co-worker, and I am glad that I paid no money for it. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen is a mish-mash of Regency England high society satirical romance and sensationalist zombie horror. At times, the reader falls too far into the environment that Ms. Austen created, but fear not. Grahame-Smith crams something about zombies into nearly every page, almost every paragraph, to remind the reader that there is a zombie apocalypse still in effect.

While the aforementioned offense is pardonable, it is less forgivable that Mr. Grahame-Smith forgets a few key factors.

1. Flint-lock rifles DO NOT repeat. It takes anywhere from 20-90 seconds to clean, stuff, load, and fire a rifle of the black powder variety.
2. The Katana is a Japanese weapon. Why, pray tell, if the girls were trained in China, would they use katana? They would most likely use a Chinese double-bladed sword, which can be used for stabbing and slashing.
3. If you've got a zombie apocalypse going on, why are you traveling the roads all of the time?

There are other problems of logistics, which I will not go into, but the book has bigger problems. Some things have been "improved" by the secondary author, which some may believe to be not worth the amendment.

(SPOILER WARNING)

Wickham being beaten lame by Mr. Darcy, I could perhaps live with. I can deal with also the death of Charlotte, who may be boring, but is a great plot device, even in the original book. But I do not agree with killing off Mr. Collins in the way that Mr. Grahame-Smith has done. As a member of the clergy, who takes his office quite to heart, it would be highly unlikely that the man would have taken his own life.

He could possibly have been bitten by Charlotte as he attempted to behead her, and then have been killed by Lady Catherine. The fact that he did kill himself in this incarnation of one of my favorite period novels created a paradox. Colonel Fitzwilliam would not have written so openly to a man with whom he had absolutely no connection, to caution him against any course of action whatever. They had never been introduced, and in Regency England's "good society," such a thing would have been un-heard-of. It also takes away the sting of Mr. Collins's letter, and makes it less amusing to Mr. Bennett. Honestly, the man could barely contain himself in the original novel, but in this one, it seemed as if he were merely bemused.

(SPOILER WARNING LIFTED)

One might say that these offenses are to be expected, that they are a product of the marriage of zombies and polite society. It may even be proper to go as far as saying that the reader must be forgiving because of it. I say: bother it all! If you have sufficient power of skill and will enough, you can make it believable by adding a few extra pages that would not seem so very out of place.

To the prospective reader, I give the following advice:
Take the contents of the book with a grain of salt, and don't look for too much characterization. You will not find it.

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Journal header image can be found here: [link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Strange Combination http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/26952104/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/26952104/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:06:05 PDT emmil, while Vortigern's full-body sketch has been produced by the always-wonderful ~GreenSprite

Thank you, ladies, for your excellent work!
More to come, so keep your eyes peeled.

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I started to read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies today. It has got to be the strangest combination of things I've ever seen. The exceedingly polite, refined world of Jane Austen, mixed with brain-munching zombies. I know that you all have probably heard of this book, and it's nothing new. But have you read it? It's not that bad, from the little bit I managed to read before it was time to stop and do work.

But be warned: die hard Jane fans might not like it.

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Journal header image can be found here: [link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Mysteries of the Universe http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/26834489/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/26834489/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:54:35 PDT emmil, while Vortigern's full-body sketch has been produced by the always-wonderful ~GreenSprite

Thank you, ladies, for your excellent work!
More to come, so keep your eyes peeled.

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I've been contemplating those questions that actually may never be answered. You know...the cat questions.

--Why do cats lay on crappy copy paper, when they have comfy beds that you bought specifically for them?
--How come the cat waits until you're really busy for his "together time"?
--Why can the cat look at you, and you know exactly what he wants?
--Why do I want a cat, even though I'm allergic to them?

I know. There are many other more important things I could be writing about. But right now, the economy is taking a back seat. War is far from my mind. I just want to know about this damned cat, and his Jedi mind-trick abilities.

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Journal header image can be found here: [link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Character Sketches and Plot Synopsis of Prologue http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/26286442/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/26286442/ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:59:29 PDT emmil, while Vortigern's full-body sketch has been produced by the always-wonderful ~GreenSprite

Thank you, ladies, for your excellent work!
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One major change has been made to the basic idea of the story...

**Location: Now set in a place I've actually been to, Houston, Texas. Unfortunately, I have zero leave time, and I can't get away to do the research trip I'd been planning to Miami.

Basic tentative plot synopsis of the Prologue:

A man walking in a dark, dangerous neighborhood is asked for help by a woman having car trouble. He is drunk, and his judgement lax, so he looks under the hood of her car. The last thing he feels before falling into unconsciousness is a pain in the back of his head as she hits him with the car hood. One month later, the man turns up dead ten miles from where he disappeared. The investigating officer asks a friend for help. His friend, one Miss Cecile Barclay-Craig, finds the manner of death to be rather telling.

So that's it. The Prologue in a nutshell. You know, just enough to get your attention.

And now, I'll show you what has been completed.

Cecile by `emmil

Jonas by `emmil

Vortigern by ~GreenSprite

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Journal header image can be found here: [link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Character Sketch Commission Updates http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/26109278/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/26109278/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:34:15 PDT Looking for new coloring projects. Maybe you guys can suggest stuff for me. Otherwise, check my favorites and tell me which of the ones below I should do!

Lookie my favorite Line Art and pick something Dangit!
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Wow. The response to my forum post was been overwhelming! There are so many artists that have responded, it's been tough to choose the ones that have. There are some artists that are absolutely wonderful...but I'm on a sort of limited budget. Not extremely limited, but somewhat restricted. Some of the commissioned works have been decided on, so, here's an updated (tentative) list of sketches, and who's doing what.

Dhampirs:
Jonas KingsleyÂMale, early 20Âs college student. Caucasian of German/Irish descent. 6Â3Â (1.9m) tall, black hair, dark eyes, pale skin. Hair is below his ears, wavy, probably pretty wild. Has a kind of longer, oval-shaped face. Wiry build. Likes to wear cargo pants, shorts and logo shirts that usually have a dorky saying on them. He lives in Miami, Florida, USA. Has a sarcastic sense of humor.
Available for commission: Full-body pencil sketch
Taken: Portrait

Cecile Barclay-CraigÂFemale, mid-20Âs college student. Caucasian/Asian of English/Malaysian descent. 5Â10Â (1.7m) tall, black hair, dark eyes, pale skin. Long hair, straight. Has a square shaped face. Wiry build. Favorite clothing is functional, loose-fitting pants and tank-tops. Distinguishing characteristic: has a large tattoo on her back of a gothic cross (extends from nape of neck to base of spine). Also lives in Miami. Very serious, with occasional dry wit.
Taken: Full-body sketch

Portrait

Vampires:
VortigernÂMale, appears to be in his mid 30Âs. Caucasian, of Germanic descent. 6Â (1.8m) tall, brown hair, blue eyes. Has an oval-shaped face, may share some features with Jonas Kingsley, his son. Has broad shoulders, a more compact or powerful build. Preferred clothing is usually military uniforms or something similar. Has several scars, most notably one on his chest that may be visible when wearing a t-shirt, since it reaches his collarbone. Currently living in Islamabad, Pakistan. Twisted sense of humor.
Available for commission: Full-body sketch of modern persona
Taken: Full-body of ancient persona

Nicholas Barclay-CraigÂMale, appears to be in his early 40Âs. Caucasian, English. 5Â11Â (1.8m) tall, blonde hair, blue eyes. Hair is short, neatly styled. Has a round face, but may share some features with Cecile Barclay-Craig, his daughter. Narrow-shouldered, wiry build. Preferred clothing is primarily business suits and nicer clothing. No real distinguishing marks, but he does have a mustache. Lives in Miami, Florida, with his daughter, and wife, Bethari.
Taken: Full-body sketch of modern persona, Full-body sketch of 19th century persona, both by

IshtarÂFemale, appears to be in her 30Âs. Arab, ancient Sumerian/Iraq. 5Â6Â (1.6m) tall, black hair, brown eyes. Hair is long, wavy, down to middle of her back. Has a rounder face, but high cheekbones. Slender build, elegant. Preferred clothing is currently long skirts, fitted blouses, some exotic jewelry, sandals. Currently residing in Miami, Florida, where she teaches ancient history.
Available for commission:
Taken: Full-body of ancient persona

, Full-body of modern persona

I'm also talking with http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/26099123/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:26:00 PDT Looking for new coloring projects. Maybe you guys can suggest stuff for me. Otherwise, check my favorites and tell me which of the ones below I should do!

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I've been meaning to do this anyway, but as I'm trying to get people to do sketches so that I can better visualize my characters, I figure it's easier to post a journal entry and put the information people need in it. Below is more detailed physical information, as well as a few tidbits on personality and other things.

Dhampirs:

Jonas KingsleyÂMale, early 20Âs college student. Caucasian of German/Irish descent. 6Â3Â (1.9m) tall, black hair, dark eyes, pale skin. Hair is below his ears, wavy, probably pretty wild. Has a kind of longer, oval-shaped face. Wiry build. Likes to wear cargo pants, shorts and logo shirts that usually have a dorky saying on them. He lives in Miami, Florida, USA. Has a sarcastic sense of humor.

Cecile Barclay-CraigÂFemale, mid-20Âs college student. Caucasian/Asian of English/Malaysian descent. 5Â10Â (1.7m) tall, black hair, dark eyes, pale skin. Long hair, straight. Has a square shaped face. Wiry build. Favorite clothing is functional, loose-fitting pants and tank-tops. Distinguishing characteristic: has a large tattoo on her back of a gothic cross (extends from nape of neck to base of spine). Also lives in Miami. Very serious, with occasional dry wit.

Vampires:

VortigernÂMale, appears to be in his mid 30Âs. Caucasian, of Germanic descent. 6Â (1.8m) tall, brown hair, blue eyes. Has an oval-shaped face, may share some features with Jonas Kingsley, his son. Has broad shoulders, a more compact or powerful build. Preferred clothing is usually military uniforms or something similar. Has several scars, most notably one on his chest that may be visible when wearing a t-shirt, since it reaches his collarbone. Currently living in Islamabad, Pakistan. Twisted sense of humor.

Nicholas Barclay-CraigÂMale, appears to be in his early 40Âs. Caucasian, English. 5Â11Â (1.8m) tall, blonde hair, blue eyes. Hair is short, neatly styled. Has a round face, but may share some features with Cecile Barclay-Craig, his daughter. Narrow-shouldered, wiry build. Preferred clothing is primarily business suits and nicer clothing. No real distinguishing marks, but he does have a mustache. Lives in Miami, Florida, with his daughter, and wife, Bethari.

IshtarÂFemale, appears to be in her 30Âs. Arab, ancient Sumerian/Iraq. 5Â6Â (1.6m) tall, black hair, brown eyes. Hair is long, wavy, down to middle of her back. Has a rounder face, but high cheekbones. Slender build, elegant. Preferred clothing is currently long skirts, fitted blouses, some exotic jewelry, sandals. Currently residing in Miami, Florida, where she teaches ancient history.

If you've read the above profiles, and want to do one or more of these guys, let me know. I may get more than one person to do these, especially since so many great artists have already responded. Thanks!

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Journal header image can be found here: [link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Benadryl and 13-Hour Naps http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/25346529/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/25346529/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:03:55 PDT Looking for new coloring projects. Maybe you guys can suggest stuff for me. Otherwise, check my favorites and tell me which of the ones below I should do!

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This is going to sound really just...normal, but I'm allergic to Penicillin in all its forms. Well, that's not so weird, right? But! I had an allergic reaction after lunch, which meant that there was penicillin in my food. Not sure what was moldy, because I didn't even notice any, but the hives started about half an hour later, and got progressively worse until even the insides of my EARS were itching.

We have some generic allergy meds at work, so I took some. It's basically the same stuff as what's in Benadryl. Unfortunately, I was not really thinking clearly, and when I read take 1 to 2 capsules, and was going crazy with itching, I took 2. This was a bad idea, I guess. The loopy-ness started soon thereafter, even if the itching and hives went away. Dizziness, along with an inability to accurately gauge time...and then there was the blank stare associated with being on medication that's too strong.

When I got home (no, I didn't drive), I was going to take a nap before we went to the wake for a family friend. But I ended up not going, because they couldn't wake me up. About four and a half hours later, I woke up, had a little to eat, and then my boyfriend came back from the wake, saying he tried to call me, but couldn't get me on the phone. Ah, well. I ate some fruit that he was nice enough to get for me, but couldn't finish it, and didn't touch the soup that he bought. I was almost instantly asleep again.

Now, at ten the next morning, I'm fine, but you have to wonder when things like this happen, where did the day go? Commence to laughing at me now, hehe.

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Journal header image can be found here: [link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Maybe I'm Overly Sensitive. http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/25252726/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/25252726/ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:15:40 PDT Looking for new coloring projects. Maybe you guys can suggest stuff for me. Otherwise, check my favorites and tell me which of the ones below I should do!

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Maybe so. Maybe I'm hormonal? I dunno. Whatever the case, I think it would be safe to say that lately, I have been having doubts about my own abilities. Usually, my job is decently easy, and somewhat enjoyable, even if I occasionally have to deal with dead bodies in closets and warehouses, and a few idiots along the way. But as of late, it's been one crisis after another, making me wonder if there was anything I could have done to prevent such situations.

Also, there is someone at work that just makes me feel completely inadequate. Often, I feel blindsided by this person, because of their vast knowledge and my lack thereof. That, and they seem to know so much more about how to do my job than I do. I can't even look them in the eye. Maybe I'm a bad manager. Maybe I'm not, and I'm just being overly sensitive. I really don't know what it is, but right now, I just want to run the other way when I see them. Who wouldn't? Smarter, better looking, more capable, more settled in life...Just really intimidating. Whatever. I'm sure I've bored you with my inadequacies enough for one day.

Out.

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Journal header image can be found here: [link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Where to Hide the Body? http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/25125109/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/25125109/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:47:32 PDT Looking for new coloring projects. Maybe you guys can suggest stuff for me. Otherwise, check my favorites and tell me which of the ones below I should do!

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So I know that I've told you guys that I work at an archaeology lab. As such, this produces LOTS of boxes filled with artifacts. Basically, most of it is old garbage, but every now and again, we get the cool stuff. Whole ceramic vessels, really interesting glass objects, and the occasional DB.

DB = Dead Body

This week, we've had 2 DBs. The boys have been cleaning out the rented warehouse space, moving stuff into our small warehouse. There are some boxes of stuff that were collected long before the founding of the company, when the owner was in his teens, and in some of these, there are human remains. One box had approximately 40% of a human skull, while another has rib and leg bones. They're just tossed in with other artifacts, like glass, metal, pottery, and other odds and ends.

The problem we face is that these remains cannot be given back to anyone, since there's no way to know where they came from. Boxes are not marked, and there's no one that knows anything about them. All we can do is re-box these things, and treat the remains in them with a bit more respect than they have been. Luckily, I've got some training in packaging delicate objects, and we've got a bone expert on staff. We got the stuff all padded up and boxed separately, and now it's in a much better condition. But yesterday, they brought in another DB.

This one is in a trunk. I wish I was kidding. They brought the trunk in, and i just knew that there was something not right. It's in the conference room right now, but someone needs the room tomorrow. The only solution is to find a place to hide it, until the room is no longer in use, and we can deal with it. After some discussion, we decided that the DB is going into a closet. We'll literally have skeleton in our closet. Oh, geez.

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[link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Winston is pleased http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/25018330/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/25018330/ Fri, 29 May 2009 16:17:16 PDT Looking for new coloring projects. Maybe you guys can suggest stuff for me. Otherwise, check my favorites and tell me which of the ones below I should do!

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He's here! He's here! Winston is here. I got my lovely new netbook. He's perfect, with the exception of one small defect. Well, perhaps it is not so much a defect as it is a mark of character, but I don't particularly enjoy having to reach all the way down to the bottom of the keyboard for the apostrophe and quotation marks. That said, he is in all other respects precisely what I wanted.

Winston uses Linux-based software, and that's a plus. He came with Open Office, which is amazing. It's compatible with the software of the Beast, MS Office, with the exception of minor formatting. But, because I primarily wanted him for portability, Winston's tiny 9-inch self is all I really need.

IN OTHER NEWS:

Although slightly related...I can now do some more work on stories that I've been neglecting. Huzzah! Joy to the world! Or, you could just not care.

Also. My older sister's getting married tomorrow evening. I feel sorry for the poor bastard, but he likes being ordered around, it seems. Guess it all works out in the end?

Peace, people.

A

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[link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Bookmark Wisdom http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24813776/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24813776/ Sun, 17 May 2009 21:57:32 PDT Looking for new coloring projects. Maybe you guys can suggest stuff for me. Otherwise, check my favorites and tell me which of the ones below I should do!

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Recently, I've been debating if I would ever really want to get a Kindle. For the most part, it sounds great.
--mega storage space (500-1500 books, depending on model)
--e-paper that doesn't strain your eyes like a computer screen
--portability

But today, I read this article by a nice lady named Chelsey Fiddermynt...and I believe it may have changed my mind (article: [link]). Basically, it brought back a conversation I had some...ten years ago.

Even in the stone age, when I was in high school, the race of librarians could feel their obsolescence approaching. You see, with laptops reaching lower weights than twenty pounds, their portability was cemented. This meant that if they wanted to, publishers could forgo the printing of actual paper books, opting for digital versions only.

Of course, the librarians were fearful. They quaked, they shook, and to an extent, perhaps they cried. But on that fateful day, on one of many trips to the school library, I talked with the librarian, and she seemed to have taken heart. That conversation went something like this:

Dianne (librarian): "I know they're trying for this digital book thing, but I don't know how well it will work."
Me: "Why do you say that?"
Dianne: "Because a book has something a computer can never have."
Me: (nods, indicated that she should continue)
Dianne: "You can't just curl up with a computer. It doesn't feel right."

That is something that I can agree with. No matter how much I loved my laptop, I think that books are better. They feel nice, they don't get hot, and they don't run out of juice. Of course, those are primarily practical arguments. The more emotional ones, those that I can't really put my finger on...now those are the real reasons.

It's the way I feel flattered when a friend brings me the absolutely perfect bookmark that they found on a trip...

It's the way all those shelves feel when you walk through them in the library...

And it's the way I fall asleep holding something real, tangible, almost sacred...knowing it will be there when I wake up.

And so, maybe I'm a bit old-fashioned. Maybe this will be my one thing that won't change, and people will think I'm crazy. But I think that it is true, that real books have that old and almost romantic feeling, one that will never truly fade.

And last, a bit of...

Bookmark Wisdom
Bits and pieces of true wisdom I've found on bookmarks
"Never, never, never quit" --Winston Churchill
"Be the change you wish to see in the world" --Mahatma Gandhi
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." --Albert Einstein
"[A friend is] a single soul dwelling in two bodies." --Aristotle
"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it's not open." --Frank Zappa

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[link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Not Soon Enough. http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24766094/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24766094/ Fri, 15 May 2009 07:34:54 PDT Looking for new coloring projects. Maybe you guys can suggest stuff for me. Otherwise, check my favorites and tell me which of the ones below I should do!

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I hate waiting! I'm really really tired of waiting. A couple of days ago, I ordered my new computer. Now, I seem to be checking the status of my order every ten minutes. So what did I order? I decided on Dell's new Inspiron Mini 9. Now, I just need a name for it.

What should I name my tiny little 9-inch computer? Beats me.

Maybe you all could help me?

Edit: Hehe. My boyfriend has come up with the perfect name for my computer. He will forthwith be known as...

WINSTON!!

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[link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Gokusen http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24696123/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24696123/ Mon, 11 May 2009 00:10:54 PDT Looking for new coloring projects. Maybe you guys can suggest stuff for me. Otherwise, check my favorites and tell me which of the ones below I should do!

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Okay. I've started reading yet another Manga.

Here's the deal:

Gokusen

Main Character: Kumiko Yamaguchi
Plot-ish info:
Kumiko's the granddaughter of a big Yakuza boss, but she works as a high-school math teacher. Her school is filled with juvenile delinquents, ruffians and idiots, some of whom are surprisingly endearing. But the really adorable guys are the Yakuza that live and work at her house. There's Tetsu, a very large, very brutish guy that shakes in fear when Kumiko looks at him the wrong way, and Minoru, who is almost as bad. Kumiko has a very different approach to teaching, because she tries to help out her students in any way possible, from throwing suspicion of crime off of them, to chasing away drug dealers and bullies from other schools and battling rival Yakuza groups single-handedly.

Initial Impression:
Good! It's very funny, because of what happens when you throw a girl that's been raised around Yakuza into a high-school teaching job. She's got Yakuza vocabulary, as well as an innate fear of the police. That makes for some interesting moments. But there are serious bits every now and again. I like it very much, thank you!

More information about Gokusen can be found here: [link]

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[link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Ingratious http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24593401/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24593401/ Mon, 04 May 2009 22:24:30 PDT Looking for new coloring projects. Maybe you guys can suggest stuff for me. Otherwise, check my favorites and tell me which of the ones below I should do!

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If'n ya dun want meh help, dun ask for it!

Today, I canceled plans with several people in order to sit down with a friend and help her out with her resume. You guys know me...I'm honest. I told her that the font was tiny (8 pt Calibri), and it was crowded and had massive amounts of wasted space. That, and there were different font sizes all over the place, things arranged incorrectly, and she was trying to intentionally make it sound vague so that it would make her seem less qualified for the job she was applying for.

All of these things, she knew, and apparently did not care. She seemed to scoff at my wish to help, since every suggestion I made went in one ear, and out the other. God, what an ungrateful person! She's gone even deeper into her own little world, and there is no sign of her ever emerging again. At the center of this world is her, and the sun, moon, stars and everything revolve around her. She's not ever planning to get married or have kids--and I suspect live-in significant others are also in this category--because she would have to put someone else before her own wants/desires/needs.

I've actually started to feel sorry for her, because the way she's going, she'll end up very lonely.

Swine Flu?

I began having a sore throat today. It's pretty painful, and I can't talk above a loud whisper now. Pretty sure that this isn't the Swine Flu, but I'll see if there's anything that can be done for the soreness before I go jumping to conclusions. The CDC isn't exactly on my speed-dial right now.

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[link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Final Verdict and more fun videos... http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24408168/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24408168/ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:47:22 PDT Looking for new coloring projects. Maybe you guys can suggest stuff for me. Otherwise, check my favorites and tell me which of the ones below I should do!

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So that's it. I got my hard drive back.

Two files. Two files worth keeping was all I got back. And here, I thought I might get a bit more. Oh, well. I already knew that it would be bad. Now, I can start doing more in-depth research into a new laptop/netbook/whatnot.

So now I pose the question...what should I name my new one?

Also, here's a "fantastic instrument", which is pretty much anything that does not fit the normal hand-played category. [link] It's every stringed instrument you could think of. Nevermind that it's probably fake. It's cool!

Harry Potter theme played on the glass harp AKA wine-glasses. [link] Amazing, pretty, and a bit scary. But not as scary ninja fast as this guy, who apparently trained with the grand master of all water-glass players or some such.... [link]

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[link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Sheep, LED lights, and the Mona Lisa http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24389362/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24389362/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:26:16 PDT Looking for new coloring projects. Maybe you guys can suggest stuff for me. Otherwise, check my favorites and tell me which of the ones below I should do!

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Well, there's no update on my hard drive as of yet, but that's beside the point. I've got something to show you.

[link]

These guys are a bunch of rural shepherds with too much time on their hands. They strap LED harnesses to their flocks, get the dogs running, and suddenly, they're making pictures that move and playing PONG. I kid you not. Hell, I wish I was kidding, but it gave me something to smile at, which is good, especially these days.

Also, I wanted to see what you guys think of this:

Miami was a powder keg. All it would take was the right match, and it would blow the whole place into Biscane Bay with the force of a neutron bomb.

So far, it's my favorite sentence in the first chapter of the story I'm working on.

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[link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Technical Jargon http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24361553/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24361553/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:22:33 PDT Looking for new coloring projects. Maybe you guys can suggest stuff for me. Otherwise, check my favorites and tell me which of the ones below I should do!

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Ooooh. I love "technical" language. Our IT guys are HILARIOUS. Philip, the assistant, puts error messages in the system that say, "Something Bad Happened. Contact the Network Administrator."

Barry, the head IT guy, says this about my hard drive:

"Meh - I recovered some stuff - but it is definitely screwed good."

Oh, geez. I think maybe I'm up Shit Creek. No paddle. But then again, this gives me good material. Apparently screwed is a technical term. Who knew?

Most of the time, when people start their computer talk, I think they're speaking in code (pun intended). And I guess they are. It's like their own little strange language. Like L337 or Esperanto. No one speaks it unless to others that speak it. Or maybe it's like Klingon. You don't speak it unless there's someone else there that has the same odd fascination with made-up language. Ah, well. Code, jargon, it's all Greek to me.

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Hold your breath.

Cross your fingers.

Why??

My hard drive is in the hands of Barry, the IT guy. Why should you be nervous? Well. You might want to be concerned because the rest of my story, Heavy Metal Madonna is on that hard drive. It just sort of popped out of my head and onto the screen, and if I can't get it back, it'll be very difficult to reproduce what I've already written!

That, and if you're really nice, you're concerned because it will greatly affect my sanity. A lot. And that would mean you care about me, which will make me all kinds of happy!

Edit: I've spoken to the IT guy. He says that my hard drive is corrupted! He'll try to get some info off of the drive, but there's no guarantee that anything will be comprehensible. Oh, well. I guess I should start trying to piece together the rest of my story...Oh, great.

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[link] ]]> =antilogicgirl An Ex-Laptop. http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24265374/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24265374/ Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:50:11 PDT
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So I turned on my laptop tonight. What do I see?

Loading PBR 2...done
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That's what I see. And it doesn't change. So...what does this mean? I guess it means that my laptop has gone the way of the dodo. It's deceased. It is no more. It's not pining for the fjords. It is not resting. It is not stunned. Its lack of movement is not because it is tired and shagged-out. It has passed on. It is no more. It has expired. It has gone to meet its maker. It is bereft and rests in peace. It has joined the choir invisible. It is an Ex-Laptop.

(the preceding has been a paraphrasing of Monty Python's "Parrot Sketch", adapted to fit the situation of the decease of my Laptop...just in case you didn't get it)

Yes, Marvin, my faithful companion of four years...has died. I am now looking into hard drive recovery, because all of my thesis material, as well as some other very important data, is on that drive.

Le Sigh. When it rains, it pours. And from where I'm sitting, there's a thunder cloud right over my freaking head.

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[link] ]]> =antilogicgirl Hoberman's Sphere http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24248995/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24248995/ Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:37:05 PDT
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REJOICE! FOR THE TAXES ARE DONE!

Okay. Now that I have that off of my chest...

A little project that I've decided to do about once a month:

Web comic called Hoberman's Sphere. This is based on a little guy named Lloyd T. Hoberman. He won't tell me what the "T" stands for, because he says it's embarrassing. I call him "Hob" for short. His parents are both adventurers, and he lives in my hall closet. He's pretty average size for one of his breed, which they don't really call themselves anything...but he's about 2.5 cm tall (~1 in). He's a bit cowardly, and would prefer to stay at home. However, he is expected to go exploring, because both of his parents have done so.

The expedition his mother has planned for him is as follows:

Go to the dangerous region of Kitchen, and spend the night in the shade of the Cabinet Overhang before scaling the sheer face of the Refrigerator. He must live off of the land, and dodge the giants that live in this place.

His father set him this task:

Go into Living Room, and make a thorough search, so that he might bring back one of the many priceless relics that are to be found there.

Hob does not want to go. He would prefer to go to nearby Guest Room, where the light is dim, and there are many books. I suppose we will see how his adventures work out, eh?

PROGRESS ON HOBERMAN'S SPHERE, STRIP #1 :

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[link] ]]> =antilogicgirl The Boss http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24139296/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/24139296/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:02:54 PDT
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I just wanted to go on a short rant. First, I need to give you the approximate conversation that spawned the rant. Here goes...

Boss: So, I just wanted to know why I walked through the lab and Lab tech A was reading a paperback, and Lab tech B was playing computer games?

Me: Well...Lab tech A was waiting for his artifacts to dry. There's a lot of--

(wave of hairy boss hand to dismiss what I'm attempting to explain)

Boss: If they're waiting for stuff to dry, then they need to stagger their work, so that they look busy all of the time.

Me: ...

Boss: (plowing right on) Because, if I see this, then the CFO could see it, or the CEO...or the owner. I mean, we don't pay these guys to sit around and play on the internet and catch up on their fun reading.

Me: (downtrodden) Okay--

Boss: (again, talking over me) You're supposed to be in charge of the lab.

Me: (becoming slightly indignant) Uh-huh.

Boss: (turns away without another word)

RANT

They're supposed to LOOK busy?! Oh, yay. Now we're just keeping up appearances. I keep these people busy, dammit! They're not just sitting there hanging out all day. If that were the case, then I would be seriously pissed off, and I've told them so.

Here's the problem: My boss doesn't do jack with the lab. My boss doesn't do jack with the rest of the division. Hell, the man doesn't even make copies for himself if I'm around. Basically, I've become his personal bitch. My job title is: Laboratory Manager / Division Assistant, not your effing secretary! I was not put on this earth to wipe your ass for you, and I did not sign on to be a babysitter. That goes for 56-year-old men, and for lab technicians that are several years younger than myself.

You see, I trust the team I have working with me. I work with them, and they work with me. They don't, and never really have, worked for me. That is the primary difference. We all work for him. Oh, yeah, and we're all expendable. He's pretty much said so.

What the fuck?

I didn't go outside today to eat lunch with everyone else, because I didn't want to be around this bastard. He's a fucking waste of human skin, and the worst part is, he thinks he's being "professional" because he's using the concept of "chain of command" by talking to me, rather than coming in to snap at the lab techs. The last thing I need is World War XXIV to break out, because that's what happened last time he did it. I seriously don't get this guy. Ah. I almost forgot...I think he's giving me bad references so that I can't leave.

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Oh, I'd love to spend the entire time ripping Twilight to utter shreds, venting on the poor grammar, laughable dialogue, two-dimensional characters, and lack of a concrete creation of the world setting...but then again, I won't. I have put it all behind me.

Congratulations Stephanie Meyer, you have my ten bucks.

On to New Business!

During our weekly meeting of dorks (D&D session run by my wonderful boyfriend, ~Yanko128), we were talking about Vampire Hunter D, and its subsequent sequel, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. This gave me an idea.

"What if," I thought, "I were to write a story about a Dhampir?"

Of course, I stopped reading vampire fiction after Kim Newman's Anno Dracula just blew the lid right off of all the other books I'd read on the subject, incorporating everything from a classically evil Vlad Dracula to a French vampiress hundreds of years his senior to the use of beloved characters such as Dr. Jekyll, Sherlock Holmes, and even Bram Stoker (how's THAT for a run-on sentence?). This means that I need research material! That, my dears, is why I read Twilight.

So, once again, I am asking for the names of reference books, novels that you feel portray vampires well and accurately, or whatever you might think useful.

Currently reading:

The Vampire: A Casebook edited by Alan Dundes
In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires Completely Revised by Raymond McNally & Radu Florescu
Legends of Blood: The Vampire in History and Myth by Wayne Bartlett and Flavia Idriceanu
The Vampire by Montague Summers
Vampire Readings (annotated bibliography) by Patricia Altner
Our Vampires, Ourselves by Nina Auerbach

Related topics (Lycanthropy):

The Werewolf in Lore and Legend by Montague Summers

I've got a few things coming in the mail, as well as The Science of Vampires by Katherine Ramsland, being transferred to my local library.

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In other news, I'm pretty sure that the FMA contest is going to go bye-bye, since no one's made a peep about it. I'll just let it laps like the iPod skin contest. Meh.

Oh, and here's my new haircut, for those of you that contributed your opinions!

]]> =antilogicgirl What I Said I Wouldn't Do http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/23705283/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/23705283/ Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:48:06 PDT

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What could it be that I vowed so wholeheartedly, vehemently, faithfully not to do? Well. I told myself some time ago that I would not, under any circumstances, read a book by that well-known author: Stephanie Meyer. But, now, as I have an idea for a book about dhampirs, I need to get my hands on as much vamp-lit as possible. After all, I don't want my dhampirensa to seem like every other vamp-stereotype out there.

So...after reading the first six chapters, here's my first impressions:

Isabella Swan: A flighty, confused person with very little sense of self. Also, tends toward mooning over enigmatic strangers.

Edward Cullen: An odd boy with no apparent appetite for food of any kind, a fondness for playing in the snow in his shirt-sleeves, and a high-and-mighty attitude.

Overall style: Repetitive vocabulary makes it somewhat difficult to keep my mind focused on the story. Hoping that this gets better, but I'm thinking at the moment that I wasted my money. Descriptiveness is lacking greatly. I have a vague idea of what's going on at times because of this, and the only things I can picture clearly are Bella's truck and Edward's eyes. Oh. And the kitchen cabinets. I'm also getting a bit of a Mary-Sue vibe off of this one. All of the guys are after her, which could possibly be attributed to her being new and novel like she says, but then again, I'm not sure, as I'm only into the beginning of Chapter 7.

Overall Impression So Far: Not sure why people like this book so much. It's an easy read, yes, and perhaps appeals to the damsel-in-distress plain-Jane incurable klutz in most women, but I'm finding it difficult to sympathize--or empathize with Miss Isabella Swan. She's...flat. And while Edward is more interesting, the first-person point of view the book has keeps it from changing perspective. I understand that it is the style of the book, and it may just be my pet peeve, but it could have created so much great tension if Edward were able to show how conflicted he was about how Bella should stay away from him. But then again, Ms. Meyer does not seem to care much about tension. Her characters do, however, excel at one thing. They smolder with generic angst...and rage.

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In other news, I'm pretty sure that the FMA contest is going to go bye-bye, since no one's made a peep about it. I'll just let it laps like the iPod skin contest. Meh.

Oh, and here's my new haircut, for those of you that contributed your opinions!

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I've been looking at my gallery of late, and it occurred to me that it might be a good idea to create a separate account for my largest section. I didn't realize just how many stories I had up...

But that's okay. I'm thinking that I'll just delete those deviations and repost them under a new account that is specifically devoted to fan works. Ideas? Guess I could throw my coloring of fanart into that as well, but I don't think so. It's one of those wait-and-see situations.

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Right now I want to my boss with a . But that's as per usual. I'd pay good money to see someone do that, though. It might be fun to watch. Never been one for drawing blood, myself, but if I get to see a guy who's much like the boss from Office Space go down, then HELL YES! Ah, the sadist rears its head...

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In other news, I'm pretty sure that the FMA contest is going to go bye-bye, since no one's made a peep about it. I'll just let it laps like the iPod skin contest. Meh.

Oh, and here's my new haircut, for those of you that contributed your opinions!

]]> =antilogicgirl What the Elephant said to the Naked Man. http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/23121696/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/23121696/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:53:46 PST

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The question:

WHAT DID THE ELEPHANT SAY TO THE NAKED MAN?
answer at end of post...but read the following first...

Okay.

So today, my boss told me that I don't really do any work. That I talk too much to the lab staff. That--god forbid--I have too much general non-task-specific time. How does the boss suggest I solve this? Like this:

1. Lie on my timesheet and say that I'm working on things that I'm not.

2. Be more "involved" in lab work. BTW, the only way to do this is if I actually do the work myself.

3. Stop talking to the lab staff.

EXCUSE ME?

According to people that have worked here for a very long time, this guy has had a very sexist attitude toward women for as long as they've known him. He tells me that he wants "the guys" to go in the field with him to dig shovel holes. "Um...sorry, boss-man, but you know girls can use a shovel too?"

"Shut up and give me the boys."

Also, if there's something that needs lifting, he wants one of the boys to do it. I can easily lift up to 80 pounds without giving myself a hernia, so what's the big deal? Do I somehow have less value as a worker because I don't have a penis? Oh, yeah. I also got told to put a bag in the garbage can in the kitchen. Am I a janitor now, too?

Now, I was ranting (quietly) to the lab staff, with whom I am pretty good friends and one of the older employees came through. He knew in a heartbeat who we were talking about.

I said, "He's a f*@#ing sexist!"

The older employee (a man) said, "You're just now figuring this out?"

I rolled my eyes and made my usual frustrated "ARGH!" sound. There's not much I can do, really. If I say anthing to the human resources person, then he'll know it was me. It's utterly frightening that I understand so thoroughly the fact that from a practical standpoint, I have no recourse, and it's maddeningly frustrating.

Not like penises are that great, anyway. Lots of guys get in trouble because of their penises. And as the Elephant said to the naked man:

THAT'S SO CUTE...BUT CAN YOU REALLY BREATHE OUT OF THAT THING?

In other news, I'm pretty sure that the FMA contest is going to go bye-bye, since no one's made a peep about it. I'll just let it laps like the iPod skin contest. Meh.

Oh, and here's my new haircut, for those of you that contributed your opinions!

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Hinata and Hanabi

An Adorable Link

Diva from Blood+

Cloak and Dagger

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I'm in the process of inking *RandyGreen's awesome Cloak and Dagger pencils, and it's a real learning experience. My control of the stylus needs some WORK. I've been using the pen tool a lot, and neglecting my stroke technique. Right now, you can really tell with the way the face and hood are done, but whatever. I'll be dealing with it...

In other news, I'm pretty sure that the FMA contest is going to go bye-bye, since no one's made a peep about it. I'll just let it laps like the iPod skin contest. Meh.

Oh, and here's my new haircut, for those of you that contributed your opinions!

]]> =antilogicgirl Apathy http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/22769093/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/22769093/ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:13:13 PST Spotlight Feature: ~Salmoneus

~Salmoneus has a wonderful photographic eye, and his feel for perspective and contrast make me very jealous. These are some of my favorite works of his:

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Ah, well. Guess it just goes to show that people don't actually read journals. If you see a poll, it's easy to click a button, delivering your answer instantly. Not so for reading someone's thoughts, even if they're labeled...

Meh.

Same old, same old. No one listens to me. Apathy isn't an ugly thing, it's just a thing. But what results from it can be just as bad as being punched in the face. Only there isn't a broken nose or a bruised lip from it. It's a kind of passive neglect toward the people around you. You ignore their problems, their concerns. Those people see your lack of concern, and in some--by no means all--of those people, it festers.

Perhaps I care just a little too much about what people think of me.

The above refers to the poll I put out recently, concerning the current contest I'm running. Perhaps the reason that no one has shown interest is because it's based in an anime that is no longer running? Maybe, if I ran a Naruto fanart contest, it would grab the attention of a few more people. But really, I figured that there were enough of those out there. It's been a long while since I've seen anything good in the Fullmetal Alchemist fandom, with regards to fanart. So it was my intention to maybe jumpstart that little engine again, since the show is going to be remade, continued, or whathaveyou.

Ah, well. If the closing date of the contest lapses, and there are no entries, then I'll treat it as if the damned thing never happened. But if anyone is interested, and wants to see the contest get a bit more visibility, let me know of any ideas you've got. I'm open.

]]> =antilogicgirl FMA: Back From the Grave Contest (fanart) http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/22587682/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/22587682/ Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:35:57 PST Spotlight Feature: ~Salmoneus

~Salmoneus has a wonderful photographic eye, and his feel for perspective and contrast make me very jealous. These are some of my favorite works of his:

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Confirmation has now been made on the rumor started earlier in 2008. Fullmetal Alchemist, the Anime/Manga that spawned much fanfiction, doujinshi, and cosplayers, will now be remade.

Anime News Network's article on the subject: [link]

This is very exciting for those of us that have been following Edward, Alphonse, and other "dogs of the military". The Manga is ongoing, and in my humble opinion, Hiromu Arakawa needs to hire more assistants, so that the chapters are churned out faster. However...that is a digression which leaves the topic of this journal far behind.

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THE CONTEST

In celebration of FMA's resurrection, I will be hosting a visual fanart contest. The finished piece should be available in a digital format so that I might be able to view it, but it can be done in either digital or traditional media. Your artwork should convey your interpretation of the contest theme: "Fullmetal Alchemist, Back From the Grave". Creative freedom is granted, so let your imagination run wild.

THE RULES

1. Entries will be accepted from 12:00:00 am CST on January 25, 2009 through 11:59:59 pm CST on February 15, 2009. Late entries will not be considered.

2. Entries may not contain graphic nudity or other content requiring an adult content warning as per regulations on deviantart.com.

3. Entries may not be considered which contain excessive blood, gore, or violence. Questions about the meaning of "excessive" should be directed to the contest administrator via a "note".

4. Entries must be the artist's interpretation of the contest theme, "Fullmetal Alchemist, Back From the Grave". Artists are encouraged to provide an explanation of how their entry fits the theme. This should be located in the "Artist's Comments" section.

5. Entries must be 100% the work of the artist. Any theft, plagiarism, etc., will disqualify the entry, and the artist will be reported to the staff of deviantart.com.

6. Entries may be the work of more than one artist. Collaborative entries must be submitted by all artists contributing to the final work, and provide proper credit to all other contributing artists.

THE LOOT

This is the best part, right? Since you all are obviously going to be providing me with awesome fanart, I am pretty sure that I should be dishing out great goodies in return!

Third Place >> Spotlight Feature in my journal for a month, and a 1 month subscription to deviantart.com
Second Place >> Spotlight Feature in my journal for a month, and a 3-month subscription to deviantart.com
First Place >> Spotlight Feature in my journal for two months, and a 1-year subscription to deviantart.com

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So what do you think? Are you up for it? If you have questions, please send me a note. Don't comment on my front page, okay?

http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/22375259/ Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:02:15 PST Spotlight Feature: ~Salmoneus

~Salmoneus has a wonderful photographic eye, and his feel for perspective and contrast make me very jealous. These are some of my favorite works of his:

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Me, today

I totally need a new haircut. It's gotten FAR too long, and right now, even with all of the research I've done on my face shape, looking at tons of pictures and asking my boyfriend (bad idea, since he's biased), I'm still confused! So, here's the deal:

Gimme your opinion on what kind of haircut I should have. It doesn't matter what it is, unless you're telling me I need any of the following:

1. Bangs shorter than my chin. I hate them...they get in the way and require too much maintenance.
2. Short hair. Not like shoulder length. I mean like a pixie cut or something. Been there, done that, and burned the damned t-shirt
3. An anime hairstyle. No one needs spiky green hair.
4. To shave my head. You're KIDDING.

So yeah. Those are suggestions that will be noted, laughed at, and tossed aside. Got any reasonable ones? I'm all ears...and links to pictures are appreciated, since I'm going to try and get my hair cut in the next week or so.

]]> =antilogicgirl New Year http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/22305579/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/22305579/ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:12:16 PST Spotlight Feature: ~Salmoneus

~Salmoneus has a wonderful photographic eye, and his feel for perspective and contrast make me very jealous. These are some of my favorite works of his:

Yes, the new year has jumped on us. Ack. What a year. Where did you go this year? I was a lazy homebody for most of the past 355 days, except for moving twice, and a trip out to Milwaukee. The good news? I have gained a lot, in spite of the difficulties I faced early on.

I've got new friends, which is always good. I've got a wonderful boyfriend, and a job that can be fun if I let it. But for the most part, I've worked out a way to survive. To be honest, though the year has made me cry a lot, and made me feel like it would never end, I can honestly say that I'm not sure where it went.

So now, I'll wish you all a Happy New Year, and many more to come.

Features

]]> =antilogicgirl You May Begin to Panic...Now. http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21997289/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21997289/ Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:59:23 PST GALLERY

MAIN PAGE

FANFICTION

Blah.

I have gotten absolutely none of my holiday shopping done. Hell, I dunno what I want to get anybody. On top of that, I feel sick, and my porn protest deviation has gone down the chute because I can't quite seem to figure out a way not to be banned for a different reason than that the stuff is shitty porn.

But I reiterate: I have none of my shopping done. Think it's time for a panic attack now.

RECENT FAVORITES

Music In My Soul by =Qinni

requiem by *Kunisaki

Arabesque by =Toonikun

Enlish India by ~ieatSTARS

sotpik: derrick by `cryptorchid

]]> =antilogicgirl dA Gone Wild? http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21956352/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21956352/ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:32:46 PST Porn Protest Deviation

"I can't define it, but I know it when I see it."
--Justice William Rehnquist, on the nature of obscenity

GALLERY

MAIN PAGE

FANFICTION

The basic premise for this is a thread I started in the Complaints Forum.

[link] << Porn? Is it porn?,

I know that dA has defined pornography for their purposes. The following are not allowed:

Â Masturbation.
Hands should not come into contact with genitalia in a manner which is clearly a display of fondling or masturbation.

Â Sexual Intercourse.
Subjects should not be depicted in a clear display of sexual intercourse. This includes depictions of sexual penetration, oral to genital contact, genital to anal contact, and oral to anal contact without exception. Some depictions of same sex genital to genital contact and some depictions of oral to breast contact might qualify under this guideline as adjudicated by staff but not all will be considered an automatic violation of policy.

Â Sexual body fluids (actual or simulated).
There should be no depiction of semen or vaginal lubricants.

Â Erections.
Male subjects may not be depicted with an erection.

Â Vaginal or Anal Spreading.
Female subjects should not be depicted with their vaginal area manually spread open by hand or manipulated open by any other artificial means. Neither sex should show the anus manually opened in a similar fashion.

Â Adult oriented (sexual) toys.
"Adult toys" consisting of dildos, strap-ons, vibrators, etc. are not allowed.

The above was copied and pasted from FAQ #565: [link]

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THE PLAN

Since I've seen all of these vagina and penis pictures, crappy nudes and things that I would personally think of as porn, I plan to create a collage of all the stupid porn stuff that stays on the site in spite of the fact that some people would think it's porn. And if it gets banned, I can bring those deviations featured in the deviation to the attention of the dA staff. Basically, why would my deviation have been removed, if theirs have not been?

THE QUESTION

Should I do it?

I know that I could possibly get in trouble for this. It might be considered slander, or libel, or something of that nature. But it would be a protest, or a parody of sorts. It could also cause me to be banned, since I'd be pointing out a shortcoming of the staff of this website. What say you?

RECENT FAVORITES

Music In My Soul by =Qinni

requiem by *Kunisaki

Arabesque by =Toonikun

Enlish India by ~ieatSTARS

sotpik: derrick by `cryptorchid

]]> =antilogicgirl At the Top of Your Voice http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21811502/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21811502/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:03:20 PST Primal Scream Therapy

GALLERY

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Have you ever tried and tried, and no matter what you did, the frustration only got worse? Tension and stress start to enter every fiber of your being, and after a while, you hurt all over, feel drained, and have little to no willpower to do anything useful. If you've ever felt like this, hell, if you're feeling it now, you should consider using Primal Scream Therapy.

The only reason I mention this is because finals have come once again for those of you in school, and for the poor souls that have graduated into the real world, it's the Christmas season. Exams, gifts, and travel hassles are particularly good excuses to try this thing out.

Best to do it in a wide open space, and with a group of friends. We used to do this at LSU, and it helped me a lot. Gathering in a big courtyard between two of the dorms, there would be close to 200 people. We'd stand in a big circle, and at a signal, we'd just scream as loud as we could, for as long as we needed. It might sound stupid to you, but it really does help. It's a release mechanism that qualified doctors recommend!

While I don't fit into that category, I can tell you from experience that it works.

Just a thought.

RECENT FAVORITES

Music In My Soul by =Qinni

requiem by *Kunisaki

Arabesque by =Toonikun

Enlish India by ~ieatSTARS

sotpik: derrick by *cryptorchid

]]> =antilogicgirl Bureaucracy WOW http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21784538/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21784538/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:14:47 PST Why is ranting all I seem to do?

Eh. I've just had my latest dose of just how bureaucratic my company has become. Maybe it went unnoticed before, simply because I wasn't in management, but now I find myself totally and completely mired in mile upon mile of red tape and "approval" hoops. My latest adventure: banker's boxes

This should have been a simple task. I've been clearing out the pre-1995 dead files since last Wednesday, gathering 10 and a half normal moving-size boxes of old project folders and other files. Now, after that allergy-inducing experience, it's time to buy the good storage boxes. I filled out the proper papers, purchase orders, and all, and then got it approved by my supervisor, who asked me to do it in the first place. That should have been good enough. But since the company lost $8 million last year for reasons unbeknown to me, we have to cut spending on general operations items.

Note: these boxes will cost $37.45.

It's not going to break the bank. But now the finance department won't approve the purchase order because they think we can get them cheaper at Sam's Club. NEWS FLASH, People: Sam's Club doesn't carry the size I need! So I tell them this. And what reply do I get?

, We're going to check Sam's anyway. This less than $40.00 expenditure is getting sent all the way up to the CEO. Does that make any sense? OMG. The finance department asked,

"How soon do you need this?"

I know how they operate, so I say,

"It isn't dreadfully urgent, but I want it before January."

Now I get to play the game called "Wait until we're done laughing at your pitiful purchase order, lose it on our desks for a month and a half, and then find it to disapprove the entire thing."

Oh, I love corporate life. I love it so much that I want to sic a large band of

with

on them.

New Favorites:

Music In My Soul by =Qinni

requiem by *Kunisaki

Arabesque by =Toonikun

Enlish India by ~ieatSTARS

sotpik: derrick by *cryptorchid ]]> =antilogicgirl Possible Publication? http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21733858/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21733858/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:45:24 PST
I've been contacted by the editor of a journal, and they're asking me if I want to write an article for them. Excited is not even the word to describe me right now, of course. Not sure if I want to accept it, or not. I'll see.

Featured Artists:

First place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Second place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Third Place, Beauty In the Dark Contest ]]> =antilogicgirl And I Said I Wouldn't Cry. http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21590591/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21590591/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:37:53 PST WARNING! RANT AHEAD!

**
Spoilers ahead, Naruto Manga, Chapter 425
**

I did. I told myself that I wouldn't get upset. But when you follow a storyline, you get attached to the characters, and dangit, I was really attached to Hatake Kakashi. He wasn't the main character, but he's my favorite. Right now, though, with everything that's been going on, it's almost time to thrown in the towel. Kishimoto Masashi better pull a magical rabbit out of his butt in the next four or five chapters, or I'm not reading anymore.

Reasons that I would stop reading something that's up to 44 volumes, and that I've been addicted to since it came out:

1. the death of Sarutobi Asuma
2. the truth about Uchiha Itachi, and his subsequent death
3. the deviation from actual plots that anyone in his/her right mind cares about, just when things are getting really interesting
4. the characterization of Uchiha Sasuke, and the fact that the little fucker isn't dead yet (note, I don't blame him for being screwed in the head, but for God's sake, can't he see what's going on past his own snotty nose?)
5. the death of Hatake Kakashi
6. letting the plot become too fragmented
7. introducing new characters at every turn, only to have them die just when you get used to them
8. Kishimoto's a sexist

There are other reasons that can't really be put into words right now because I'm actually seething on the inside. Maybe there's something to the way everyone rolls their eyes when you say that you read Naruto. Really, the guy's losing it. It's getting too big for him, and I'm not sure if it's the pressure from Merchandising and Shounen Jump to produce more (God help us all) or if he's stalling for time because he doesn't know how to end it.

Well.

Here's a good ending for you:

Naruto gets word of massive destruction in his home village, but he's not finished with his frog training. He leaves, against the toad's orders to go and save the day. Sasuke, in the meanwhile, also gets wind of it, and is of course ticked off that they started the party without him. That adds Pain to his "list of bastards to put my sword through". Both Naruto and Sasuke arrive in the village at approximately the same time, followed by the squad that was sent to track down Sasuke.

Sasuke and Naruto join forces to fight the other members of Akatsuki--that whole "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" thing--and succeed in killing them, but only just before total destruction of the world. Now, we turn to the two most powerful guys on the planet.

Sasuke is still pissed off at the village, and Naruto doesn't understand. They fight, meanwhile Sasuke spouts off and emo monologue about his family, his beloved brother, and how they were all oppressed, and were going to fight to free themselves from the tyranny of the Senju clan. Then they fight some more, pull out some really nasty techniques and level another 1/3 of the village. Sakura might at some point choose to get involved, but only verbally. She's no match for either of their techniques, and knows it (women are weak, you know?).

So it's fight, fight fight until Danzou comes around and tries to send Sai in to kill Naruto. You know it's going to happen. Sai will be conflicted, because Naruto is his buddy, and he doesn't want to kill him. Somehow, in all of the confusion, either Sai and Naruto will kill Danzou, or Naruto and Sasuke will, with Sai landing the glancing blow that starts it all. Then, back to another emo monologue, followed by the death of Tsunade when she tries to help Naruto. Then Naruto is just pissed off enough to stop listening to said emo monologue, and incapacitates Sasuke long enough to try talking some sense into him.

Sasuke kills Naruto, because Naruto's too soft to kill him back, and there's some strange ambiguous scene with Sakura standing over the Memorial stone, and you can only assume that she decapitated Sasuke with one punch while he was in shock over the fact that he killed his best friend, yada, yada, yada.

The end.

See? Is that so hard?

The preceding is just my ranty, pessimistic Hamlet-esque ending. You know in the end, all that will be left will be Sakura. She's just going to be left to mourn for everyone she knew and cared about, and the village will be rebuilt. The hero has to die, you see. It's one of those literary necessities. Of course, I say that I'll stop reading it...but you know me. I probably won't. Then again, maybe it's time to pack it in and get behind another fandom. I hear they're pretty rabid over in Bleach-land.

Featured Artists:

http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21550365/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:53:22 PST
On the upshot, this week looks like things are working out far better than those past. No one has yelled at me (last Monday) and no one has made me cry. I've managed to put my foot down, and keep it there on a few issues that thankfully seem to be resolved, and it's been a pretty productive couple of days.

One strange thing, though. I've been having spells of dizziness, followed by bouts of nausea. My mom says that it might be an inner ear problem. That wouldn't surprise me. I've had something like this happen before, but it was always very slight. Now, I feel like I could just fall over, even if I'm sitting down when it happens. I'll probably be going to the doctor if it happens again this week.

--A

Featured Artists:

First place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Second place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Third Place, Beauty In the Dark Contest ]]> =antilogicgirl When Everything You Have Is Not Enough http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21357380/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21357380/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:16:52 PST
Not fast enough.

Not smart enough.

Not...enough.

You know those days when it's just "one of those days"? Today is one of those, only multiplied by fifty. No matter what I do, it's not good enough. Oh, so I finished 120 property evaluations today? Ha! Why couldn't I have done 150, or even 200? And for that matter, why am I even doing exactly what I'm supposed to, when this other way takes so much less time?

According to my boss, this is actually a valid argument. I'm not going to go into gory details. I don't want to list the ways that this man makes me feel small, stupid, slow, and just less than what I am. It's in hundreds of little things he does and says, every day. It's in the way he looks down at me, talks down to me, and treats me like a performing monkey.

Yes, I have my off days. But when I got up this morning, I thought it would be a good day. Didn't need to wear my ankle brace, because my sprain felt better. Had a nice breakfast, even if I'd woken up too late to do that, and shower as well. Got to work before the boss...always a good thing. Started doing my work, got into a rhythm and going at a good pace. And then, after taking half of my usual lunch break to get more work done, bam! He hits me with the dumbest idea on earth, thinking that it will save lots of time. Yeah, it will, until I have to go back and do everything over again because what he wants is completely wrong (okay, this might be a slight exaggeration, but I know that in a couple of days, I'm going to be called to do all of it over again).

But I did what he asked. I did my mindless little task, which is all they ever give me. And twice, when I felt the need, I went to the bathroom and cried for about fifteen minutes, because I simply cannot take it anymore. Screaming is not an option, because I'm at work. Throwing things--while it might make me feel better--would help nothing. So, I have to just do as he says. He's my boss, right?

I mean, it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things that every day when I leave this place, I'm so exhausted that I want to sleep for three days. It isn't anyone's concern that I actually sat on the floor of a bathroom and gave myself the hiccuping coughs from crying...all because I feel worthless. What really matters is that in the end, the work got "done". Peons like me don't have souls. We're not human. We are expendable, mindless drones you can pick up from any street corner. And when we're gone, no one will remember us.

Brainless.

Spineless.

Worthless.

Helpless.

Hopeless.

Just...less.

Featured Artists:

First place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Second place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Third Place, Beauty In the Dark Contest ]]> =antilogicgirl Oh, Noes! The Dreaded Christmas Conundrum http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21229424/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21229424/ Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:04:12 PDT
There's nothing you can do to stop the callous procession of time that leads to the inevitable. Each hour, minute and second that ticks by...you can feel it drawing nearer. Time is not your friend, and every time you see a clock, it seems to mock you. So I pose this question: When the time comes, will you be ready? Bound by the constraints of a society blinded by the shine and sparkle of wrapping paper and twinkling lights, you feel the press of impending doom.

What could produce such a feeling? What date could exist that makes it necessary for us to fear it?

Quite simply put, it is Christmas.

Long ago, it was cause for joy. Now, many people look on the Christmas season with dread.

Can we afford presents, a tree, and the trip to Grandma's house?
Will we make it in time for cranberry sauce?
How many ornaments should we put on the tree?

These are the kinds of things that people worry over. But for me, it is somewhat different. Each Christmas, I strive to give gifts that have meaning. More than a neurotic need for acceptance through bribery, the giving of gifts is a way to remind family and other loved ones that even if they don't see me often, I'm still around. It is a way for them to know that I think of them and remember that they are very important to me.

To this end, my friends, I would like to make a request. It is sort of a reverse contest, in a way.

You know I love to color things. If you have seen a lineart that you really like--or have one that you love, and don't want to color it yourself--let me know. As long as it isn't too complicated, I'll color it for you. I have a section in my "favs" that is dedicated to lineart that I love, and would color if given the chance. You can look through that, if you like. I've got no motivation right now, but if you really ask nicely, I can feel better, and make a present out of it.

This offer stands until December 25 only. It is for Christmas, after all.

Hugs to you all!

Featured Artists:

First place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Second place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Third Place, Beauty In the Dark Contest ]]> =antilogicgirl Job? What Job? http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21132600/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21132600/ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:06:49 PDT
I'd really like to have the last one I applied for, too. A good friend of mine turned it down, and put in a good word for me instead, but I'm getting this odd vibe like they don't want me. The stupid thing is that I'm almost to the point where I'll settle for ANYTHING other than where I am. The only bright spot in this whole mess is that I've got people that love me, and let me know it often.

So, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all. Thanks for giving virtual hugs, or pats on the back, or what-have-you. Thanks for all of the support and kind words. Because really, it does make a big difference to me, when I've been pulled in all directions for hours a day, and treated like a glorified gopher (or copy-monkey, whichever fits best)...and most of all when I feel like this hell is never going to end.

You know, as much as I hated where I lived when I was in grad school, at least there was a feeling that it was a step toward something. The second I came back to this miserable town, this shit-hole company, the helplessness came flooding back in. That's really how I feel right now. But there's also a blanket of malaise and apathy that keeps smothering me, too.

Rambling, arent' I? I'll shut up now.

Featured Artists:

First place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Second place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Third Place, Beauty In the Dark Contest ]]> =antilogicgirl TicketMaster = Evil http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21016232/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/21016232/ Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:38:27 PDT
In fact, user, TicketMaster's website HATES you.

GAH!!!

Edit: Since writing the above, I've discovered that I am completely unable to sell tickets for this show. If anyone is going to be in the New Orleans area on Saturday, and would like to come with me and my buds to the Opeth, High On Fire and Baroness show, drop me a line. Otherwise, I'm out 25 bucks.

Featured Artists:

First place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Second place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Third Place, Beauty In the Dark Contest ]]> =antilogicgirl Coming Soon...A Novel Setting http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20997727/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20997727/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:22:52 PDT [link] Judging, now complete.

Hi, all.

Just wanted to update people on what I've been doing. There are a few things, but primarily, I'm trying to wrap up my 3-year stint in fan-fiction...it's going to be hard to finish, since I have plots that have not yet been published, along with more published stories than I want to admit. But, one cannot remain a fan all one's life. Okay, so maybe you can, but I'm not sure where established writers would post their fan-fiction--I digress.

Some of you have already heard about my new project. I don't have a title yet, but I'm creating a future setting for the novel I plan to write. The general idea came when I was at work--the worst time, since I can't scribble things down--and between tasks, I did some quick research.

During this research, I discovered a wonderful bacteria. Pyrolobus fumarii is an interesting bug, and he lives in the deep sea. This tough little guy can take temperatures up to 121 degrees Celsius (249.8 F) for an entire hour. Having recently read Mount Dragon by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, genetic engineering was fresh in my mind. And voila! The resulting idea is below.

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Basic info:

Genre--Sci-fi, suspense (?)
Timeframe--2850 AD
Place--Earth and Mars
General themes--climate change, genetic engineering, evolution, imperialism, conspiracy, terrorism

Tentative story idea:

After the Earth's temperature rose dramatically in the early half of the millennium, humanity was forced to move to Mars when the polar ice caps melted and flooded the world. The government put in motion a plan to use Earth as a giant factory, creating power cells from solar energy, as well as a genetically-engineered workforce to man the place.

Genes spliced into the human genome from heat-resistant bacteria give the resulting new species the ability to withstand temperatures up to 112 degrees Celsius (233.6 F) for up to 12 hours, and be able to be revived. Other attributes include a smaller dependence upon ingested food (chlorophyll derivative in skin), low water needs, as well as tolerance of low-oxygen environments.

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I have not yet begun to develop the plot, since I'm working on the back story and setting. However, I will take suggestions for character names. Ones that I've thought up for back story purposes are: Marcus Castillo (scientist), Ambrose Castillo (son of Marcus), Charissa Lamont (weapons developer, granddaughter of Ambrose). These are pretty general, and subject to change.

And for anyone interested, I'm looking for a good cartographer. This thing is gonna require visual references, and I'm more than willing to give credit where it's due.

Featured Artists:

First place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Second place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Third Place, Beauty In the Dark Contest ]]> =antilogicgirl Drum Roll, Please. http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20876655/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20876655/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:49:05 PDT [link] Judging, now complete.

Welcome. I hope you all are having a spiffy week. Hold on. I need a snack. Okay. Now I can hear myself think over the growling. So. I finished the judging for the Beauty In the Dark contest last night, but it wasn't until today that I actually had time to post the results. Everyone sent in great stuff, so it was really hard! But, after some very careful deliberation, it was all decided.

Drum roll, if you please.

In 3rd Place, we have *IvyAdrena

Eden's Gate.
=An awesome night scene! This is great stuff!

Ivy will be featured in my Journal for a month, along with the rest of the winners! She also gets virtual hugs~!

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In 2nd Place, there's =MrMushroomMan

Lightbox test.
=Hurray for experiments. I'd say this one was a success. Necessity is the mother of invention.

This friendly fungi will be featured in my Journal for a month, and I'll be donating a 1-month subscription. Virtual hugs are in the mix, too.

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And in 1st Place is ~E-Davidge

Flares.
=I love the shadows from the matches, and the shape of the flames. Nicely done!

Our fellow pyromania sufferer will be featured in my Journal for a month, and gets a three-month subscription, along with virtual hugs and all.

Thank you all for participating. It was great to see what you all find beautiful, even in the dark.

Featured Artists:

First place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Second place, Beauty In the Dark Contest

Third Place, Beauty In the Dark Contest ]]> =antilogicgirl Update: Judging Under Way http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20790458/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20790458/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:33:25 PDT Current Contests

"Beauty In the Dark" [link]

Current Beauty In the Dark contest entries:

"Anime iPod Skin Contest" [link]

Questions about contests should be directed to me in the form of a note. ^_^

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That's right. The Beauty In the Dark Contest is closed for submissions. A couple of you guys got in right under the wire, but those were great photos! Now comes the really hard part.

I'll be looking at the pictures tonight, and trying to narrow it down to the final three (?) I think it was three...anyway. Once I do that, I'll figure out the order of the winners.

Happy!

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Okay. Other news:

Obviously, if you've seen my two latest pieces, you'd know that my trip to Milwaukee yielded some really awesome photos. I'm going through them slowly, so that I might be able to figure out what others, if any, I want to post. Photo trips are extremely fun. Not that going to Milwaukee was specifically geared toward taking pictures!

Been playing with textures...making new backgrounds. It's tough to find anything in a format large enough to fit my screen. Ezmeralda's got a 20-inch viewing area. That means I have to do large-format backgrounds only...unless you all specifically need 1024x785. If you do, let me know. I'm willing to make any/all of my original photography into a background, so all you need to do is ask.

New project! This one is easy, or so I've heard, via *incredi.

Materials:
--1 clear glass container
--1 bottle clear soda
--1/many small objects (must be small enough to submerge in glass of soda)
--camera
--tripod (optional)

So apparently, bubble-art is getting pretty popular. You take your object--a lot of people like using fruit or flowers--and submerge it in a glass or other clear glass container of clear soda. Sprite, 7... ]]> =antilogicgirl Tick, Tock...Time's Running Out. http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20756598/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20756598/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:29:51 PDT Current Contests

"Beauty In the Dark" [link]

Current Beauty In the Dark contest entries:

"Anime iPod Skin Contest" [link]

Questions about contests should be directed to me in the form of a note. ^_^

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Time is running out. There are less than 24 hours left for the Beauty In the Dark Contest. If you have not yet gotten your entry in, please do so as soon as possible. The current entries are going to be stiff competition, though, so you'd better use your best work!

^_^

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New favorites!

]]> =antilogicgirl Update on http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20614726/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20614726/ Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:27:58 PDT Current Contests

"Beauty In the Dark" [link]

Current Beauty In the Dark contest entries:

"Anime iPod Skin Contest" [link]

Questions about contests should be directed to me in the form of a note. ^_^

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Hi, guys.

I'm really excited about this contest now, as if I weren't before. We've got seven entries, currently. As you can see above, they're all really interesting, and quite pretty. The hard part is going go come in a few days when I have to judge them!

Haven't got your entry in? Don't worry. You've still got a little while. If you need more information on this contest, please click the link in the upper portion of this journal entry. That should give you all of the info you need.

^_^

Oh. On a side note, you guys really need to get started on your stuff for my other contest!

New favorites!

]]> =antilogicgirl Update on Contests...and I Have Power! http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20405750/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20405750/ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:00:17 PDT Current Contests

"Beauty In the Dark" [link]

"Anime iPod Skin Contest" [link]

Questions about contests should be directed to me in the form of a note. ^_^

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Current Beauty In the Dark contest entries:

Thanks very much to the current entrants. To those of you that have not yet gotten submissions in, just remember that the deadline is September 30, 2008. I stop accepting entries at 11:59 pm Central Time USA, so donÂt waste time. Get out there and make some art!

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Great news! The powerÂs back on, and weÂve cleaned out the fridge! Got a lot of shopping to do, restocking and allÂnot to mention getting supplies for the next hurricane. ThatÂs one thing I didnÂt miss when I was living in WackoÂ

Now that I have power again, all thatÂs left is for the cable company to come and hook the internet back up so that I donÂt have to answer your questions while IÂm at work. >_<;

No news on any jobs, but who cares!? IÂve got electricity, hot water, and most of all, IÂm sleeping in my own bed.

My contests are still underway. If you've got questions, please send me a note, and I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible. I have no internet at the moment, but I can answer email and other messages at work. Thanks! ]]> =antilogicgirl Gustav is no Katrina http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20340235/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20340235/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:09:38 PDT Current Contests

"Beauty In the Dark" [link]

"Anime iPod Skin Contest" [link]

Questions about contests should be directed to me in the form of a note. ^_^

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Hi.

Been without power for 7 days now. My clothes need washing, I'm in internet withdrawal, and I'm pretty sure that my friends are getting tired of me crashing. But I can't help it. Lots of people in Baton Rouge still have no power. There are huge high-tension line towers that were mangled beyond repair, and must be replaced. I'm one of the lucky ones, and the plan is that my area will get power in another 7-10 days.

Right now, I'm at work, and never more glad to be so. It has AC, and one of the ladies brought a good crawfish etoufee. Because I've been sleeping in a place other than my own bed, I have not had more than 2 hours sleep at a time, and that's been causing me to snap at people. One of the other evacuees rubs me the wrong way, and before I will stay in a house with him again, I'll swallow razor wire, pull it out of my bum, and floss myself to death.

Sorry for the graphic image. It's just that these situations bring out the worst in a lot of people. But then, there are those who show such goodness that it brings back my faith in humanity. There is a radio station here, call letters being WJBO, that has been helping more than any politician's speech possibly could. People have been calling in, asking questions about anything from where they can find tarps to cover their roof holes to what they can do about their mother in the nursing home that's without power. These guys get the information through a surprising network of contacts, and also from listeners calling in or texting to the station.

The blame that was being thrown during Katrina seems absent. The mayor of Baton Rouge is no Ray Nagin, either. He's made it abundantly clear that looting and other such activity will not be tolerated, and he's been following through. People are helping each other, rather than stealing. The only exception is our neighbors to the south. Not that I have anything against New Orleaneans in general, but there was a radio station in NO discussing Hurricane Gustav's impact on Baton Rouge and the rest of the state. People were calling in and saying that it was Baton Rouge's turn. That we deserve the power outages, the flooding, the trees falling through houses and killing people. You know what? We're all in this together, people. Get over Katrina. Stop griping and do something. No one else is going to do it for you.

Anyway, we're now tracking another storm off the northeast coast of Haiti, named Ike. He looks pretty pissy. Keep your fingers crossed for us. We're keeping fingers, toes, and even our hair crossed tied and twisted.

My contests are still underway. If you've got questions, please send me a note, and I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible. I have no power, but I can answer email and other messages at work. Thanks! ]]> =antilogicgirl Invasive Tag http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20263151/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20263151/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:58:16 PDT Current Contests

"Beauty In the Dark" [link]

"Anime iPod Skin Contest" [link]

Questions about contests should be directed to me in the form of a note. ^_^

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I know I don't do tags, usually, but I'm feeling introspective tonight. Enjoy.

Invasive Tag

Designed to get you thinking about yourself. Requirements: honesty, an open mind, the courage to say what you really feel. Answer each question, then search DA for that answer. Set link into answer portion. Post to your journal the questions as well as answers and links/thumbnails to responses. List 5-10 people you're tagging in your entry.

1. The year you were born.
1980

Yup. Not much good happened that year. Regan was elected, ÂDallasÂ was the #1 show on TV, and Iran and Iraq decided it was time they killed one another. ThatÂs all right, because The Blues Brothers came out that year.

2. Your worst fear.
Falling

I can admit it. ThereÂs no going up in glass elevators for me. High places are freaking scary as hell.

3. What you like most about you (be honest).
Imagination

Anyone that knows me can tell you that IÂve got an over-active imagination. The upshot of that is IÂm rarely bored.

4. What you really want to be when you Âgrow upÂ.
Writer

IÂve been writing since before I could write. ThereÂs always a story. Always.

5. An image from a dream.
A dome

Recently, I dreamt of a dome in the middle of the water, off the coast of some unidentified Latin American country. Strangely, there were sea turtles swimming all around it.

6. Your favorite word in the English language.
Brilliance

It has a very nice ring to it, donÂt you think?

7. What you like least about you (be honest).
Apathy

Lately, IÂve been feeling apathetic, in spite of the fact that I know I need to move on to the next step in my professional life. ItÂs contagious, and IÂve caught it from people at work.

8. How you feel right now.
Stagnant

Been feeling this way since my unfortunate bout of unemployment. CanÂt really help it, since life doesnÂt really seem to want to move forward at all.

9. The one thing you want most in life.
To know that I am loved

There are times when IÂm not sure if I am. People are hard to understand sometimes, and they forget about you.

10. You wish to be mor... ]]> =antilogicgirl Contest Updates http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20239375/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20239375/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:33:48 PDT Beauty In the Dark Contest entries:
[link] by

[link] by

Yay! You guys seem excited, yes? I am. Got another entry, already, and a couple more people look interested. Get the word out to your buddies on DA, and that way we'll be able to see more great photos.

and on to new business...

ANIME iPod SKIN CONTEST

Just like I said last journal, I'm going to have you guys create skins for the iPod. Hm. Now I have to put up the rules, regulations, and all.

Rule #1
entries will be accepted between September 5, 2008 (midnight, CST) through October 15, 2008 (11:59:59pm, CST). Please send notes to me, containing a link to your entry. I check mail daily, and will send a confirmation of your entry.

Rule #2
entries must use the template provided by me (no, it isn't the greatest, and it took me 10 minutes to make, but I couldn't find anything else). This template can be found at: [link]

Rule #3
entries must pertain to one of the following fandoms:
--Naruto,
--D. Gray-Man
--Witch Hunter Robin
--Full Metal Alchemist
--Wolf's Rain

Rule #4
your entry may contain shounen-ai or shojo-ai, but no explicit sexual content. What does this mean? Basically, no sexual acts being performed, no nudity, etc. You'll find a list of what is considered "adult" content on DeviantArt here: [link] Also, I ask that you do not include blood and gore, or anything like of that nature. It's gross, and I wouldn't want it on my iPod anyway.

Rule #5
entries must be 100% your own work. Ripped artwork will be disqualified and reported to the appropriate DeviantArt (DA) mods. Collaborations are accepted, but both/all artists must be members of DA, and each contributing member should have credit in the artist's comments section.

Prizes Awarded
Yes, finally we get to the goodies. So, prizes will be as follows...
--Third Prize: Feature in my Journal, lots of love
--Second Prize: Feature in my Journal, lots of love, and a 1-month Subscription to try out all the funky features of DA
--First Prize: Feature in my Journal, lots of love, and a 3-month Subscription to DA.

Other than those things, you're pretty free to do what you want with this thing. You can do a group photo, or just one character. Heck, if you want, you can do a montage or just a symbol. But whatever you do, make it original. Have fun with it!!!

Following this post, I'll be putting up a crappy version of my own on the skin template. That'll give you a better idea of how you're suppose to do it.

EXAMPLE OF IPOD SKIN:

****If you have questions or anything about my contests, please let me know via a note. I check my messages incessantly. However, I must warn you that in the next few days, there may be a lack of response due to Hurricane Gustav, currently at Category 4, with 140 mph sustained winds. ( [link] <<

rojected path--I'm in Louisiana) ]]> =antilogicgirl Fanart Contest, Update on Photography Contest http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20201465/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/20201465/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:43:45 PDT

First, let's update what's been going on with my photography contest. Or rather, what hasn't been going on. People have shown little to no interest...I only have one entry, so far. Maybe this is not really a good theme? Or, perhaps you all thought the deadline was too soon. If the deadline is the problem, then don't worry. I've extended the due date for entries into the "Beauty In the Dark" contest to September 30.

Come on, guys!

Current contest entry:

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FANART CONTEST

Alrighty. I've decided on a new fanart contest. Though, it will take some work on my part, I think it will come up nicely. Tonight, or possibly tomorrow, I'm going to produce a photoshop file of a blank ipod template. It'll be one of the white ones. This will have layers and all, so it's going to go in the "resources" section. Once I've done that, it's up to you.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

create a fanart skin for an ipod.

Sound easy? Keep in mind that you need to make the art fit with the ipod skin. It's actually more of a challenge than you might think.

--Fandoms whose artwork I'll accept (i.e., you'd better have a darned good excuse for using another one, since I'm gonna be doing the judging and all): Naruto, D. Gray-Man, Witch Hunter Robin, Full Metal Alchemist, and Wolf's Rain

--Just as a warning, the artwork you use needs to be 100% your own. I'm going to go looking for similar artwork, and I'm pretty patient, so I'll be looking through every area of each of these fandoms.

--Not accepting entries just yet, so keep your pants on.

That's it for now.

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Hey guys! Here's the post about my Night Photography contest, just like I promised. The next post will be on my fanart contest, which I've picked a them for. Hehe. Now...Hope youÂve got your cameras ready. Below is any information youÂll need.

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Night Photography Contest: ÂBeauty In the DarkÂ

Theme: ÂBeauty In the DarkÂ

Beginning: August 15, 2008; 12:00:00 Central Standard Time
Ending: September 30, 2008; 11:59:59 Central Standard Time

Entries into the ÂBeauty In the DarkÂ Night Photography contest should represent, photographically, your personal interpretation of beauty, in a low-light or night setting.

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Rules:
1. Only one (1) entry per deviant.
2. Entries must not contain nudity, gore, fetishism, bondage, or any other theme(s) that may require an adult content warning, as per regulations on [link].
3. Entries must be posted to your account at [link] during the contest period of August 15, 2008ÂSeptember 30, 2008 and within the above specified time limits.
4. Entries will only be accepted in the form of notes to *antilogicgirl.
5. Be prepared to explain how your entry fits the theme ÂBeauty In the DarkÂ, if it is not evident. Such explanation should be placed in the ÂcommentsÂ section during deviation submission or editing.
6. Entries should contain the following technical information in the ÂcommentsÂ section:
Â· Camera make/model
Â· Shutter speed (if applicable)
Â· ISO (if applicable)
Â· Aperture (if applicable)
Â· Location where photograph was taken
Â· Names of models (if applicable)

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Judging

All judging will be performed by me. I'll narrow them down to about half, and then work down from there.
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Prizes

3rd PrizeÂThird Prize winners (3) get feature in my Journal.
2nd PrizeÂSecond Prize (2) winners get featured in my Journal, and a 1 month subscription donation.
1st PrizeÂFirst Prize winner (1) will get featured in my Journal, and a 3 month subscription donation.

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You can find a definition of Night Photography here: [link] <
For some hints on taking Night Photography shots, try these links:

[link] <
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Questions? Please send me a note! I check my messages daily.

]]> =antilogicgirl New CSS, New Features, New Contest, New News http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/19817368/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/19817368/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:52:45 PDT

Yes, yes. Everything seems to be new. I adore my new CSS. It's absolutely beautiful. Lately, I've been looking at lots of space-related photos. So, I found this really pretty CSS by `kuschelirmel who did a great job, even with the explaining how to use it for people like me, who are less than technologically adept.

So. Now we get to the stuff you guys actually want to hear. My new contests.

CONTEST #1: Night Photography
This one is gearing up to start very soon. I'm looking at setting the setting date for submission acceptance at August 15, 2008. The theme is a different story. In spite of the things I've tried out, it's pretty much settled on something that I hadn't mentioned. So, basic info is below.

Theme: beauty in the dark
What this means: Your personal interpretation of beauty, in low light situation.
Restrictions: No nudity allowed. No gore. No violence. No sexual situations. You know, the general rules. If it should have an adult content warning on it, the piece will not be considered.

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Running almost concurrently with this contest will be another.

CONTEST #2: Fanart
This contest is going to require some serious thought for you guys. It's based on a theme that I choose, and is supposed to be a challenge, so no fussing about it being hard. I'll announce that early next week so that you guys can start thinking about it before I post it on the contests forum.

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News:

I'm applying for several new jobs. Though I'm pretty sure none will pan out, I'm going to keep trying. After all, the worst they can say is "no". Though it might seem pretty bad since some of them are in Britain. That way, they can tell me "no" in a snooty accent.

What jobs?
House and Collections Manager--Castle Drogo, North Exeter, UK
Assistant Curator--North Hertfordshire, UK
Curatorial Assistant--Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, USA
Heritage Center Curator--Washington State Heritage Center, Olympia, WA, USA

(Keep your appendages crossed for me, guys!)

Projects are coming along. I've been learning new painting techniques, but I don't have enough time to practice them.

In other news...

I now have another kid in my family. My sister had a baby boy. He's been named Caleb, and will be the world's most spoiled child. First grandson and all, from a family that had only girls!

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I guess that's all for now from the peanut gallery, but I'll leave you with one parting feature:

Kiss my belly...by =hoschie

]]> =antilogicgirl Lost My Touch http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/19574370/ http://antilogicgirl.deviantart.com/journal/19574370/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:16:24 PDT

Seriously, I think I've lost my touch. That's the only excuse I can think of for the stupid fact that I can't seem to do my Photoshop stuff like I used to. I'm about ready to start over from scratch, relearn everything, and be done with it. If anyone has any ideas on tutorials I should look at, link me...I beg you.

Design and CSS by `poetess

Friends I adore:

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