http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:ashadevirasa&section=today deviantART RSS for by:ashadevirasa en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:13:17 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/14382568/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/14382568/ Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:24:41 PDT
I'm sort of back. This year has been hell and I'll not go into it as I've already typed enough of it on my other site(s).

I'm doing a bit of gradients and scans and whatnot.

Uh, that's it.

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/9856415/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/9856415/ Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:44:46 PDT
I have a few requests for brush conversion and I am going to get on them here in a bit. It's going to take me a bit though because I'm busy spending time with my father as he was diagnosed with colon cancer two weeks ago. I want to stress that it was caught very early, so all he will need is surgery, which he will have in three weeks. But it's thrown me for a loop, so my usual slowness will be even more slow as I slowly convert things. Slow.

I will also slowly be updating the text resources, since I downloaded a ton of new fonts a while back and, when I'm done torturing myself and being sick over everyone elses' sicknesses, I will slowly be making some new sets. All formats. Slow.

SSSLLllllooowWWwwww... ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/9430642/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/9430642/ Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:04:16 PDT

Last month, I switched hosts for my brush site so I could have more bandwidth for less $$$ and so I could continue offering brushes in as many formats as possible. Also, I managed to get PS7 working on my machine again, which was icing on an already yummy cake.

I haven't been writing poetry lately but I hope to get the mood up for more soon. Basically, when I haven't been in the herb garden, I've been cleaning up the disasters from moving my personal site.

I need to update my resources entry but one thing at a time because the flu is quite whipping me.

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/8033125/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/8033125/ Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:09:07 PST

Great news to report on the health front- Since I became vegetarian a month and a half ago, the interstitial cystitis has very nearly gone into remission. The doctor said this is because all of the junk that they put into meat and animal feed really kicks up a fuss in the bodies with people of sensitive systems.

Unhappy news on the camera front- mah baby is ill and I'm gonna have to send her in for service. Hopefully, I'll get her in and back before spring explodes all over the place here. ^^

Hoping to get enough sleep to whip up a few more brushes to post here at DA.

Other than those things... I really haven't any news. Hope everyone out there is doing well.

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/7507439/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/7507439/ Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:29:19 PST

I'm alive and still practising my Chinese brush painting- I'm back to bamboo! Perhaps sometime I'll upload a scrap or two to prove that I have actually been practising. I'm slowly getting back to PSP brushes but I'm posting most of them to my brush site. I'll post a few packs here soon though.

So- I wish you all good health, good times, and good friends in the coming year. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/7233598/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/7233598/ Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:35:16 PST
I was really getting frustrated with the shoddy brushes that came from Hobby Lobby (usually dependable craft superstore), so I ordered some from acornplanet.com and gee- Autumn is *really* starting to look like Autumn now.

Bamboo is on hold until Autumn is mastered... evidently calligraphy is the proper start to learning Chinese Brush painting, and I want to do it right, though I'm not usually known for patience.

But it is really nice not to have to straighten up the brush after every stroke.

<3 ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/7175221/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/7175221/ Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:26:21 PST
I'm practicing bamboo right now. Bamboo, bamboo, bamboo. A very great deal of bamboo. Right now I suck at it. A lot. And I'm only practicing the canes. The last one I painted looks rather decent now that it's dry. I know I should expect to suck at the beginning, so it's no big deal but I thought I'd let you know I'm not some kind of ink prodigy or something.

I put my brushes up to dry and Thurien, Mr. 22 Toes, got to them in the night. I found them on the floor this morning, depite putting them in a place where I thought he couldn't reach them. He's been doing that lately- getting at my things. He destroyed my favorite coffee cup yesterday afternoon. He's being quite bad lately.

Other than that, um.... Bamboo. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/7103672/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/7103672/ Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:06:11 PST
Currently, I'm busy frantically typing on my NaNoWriMo novel so I can "win" and so I feel justified in buying myself David Gray's new album

As you can see, I've taken up writing Waka. It began with Friday Haiku but it's bloomed into an all out exploration of that poetry form. Well, ok, so it's a *collection* of poetry forms under one heading but still... I really enjoy writing it, it's like a meditation for me that I also have something tangible to show for it.

Also, I just thought I'd mentioned that I might possibly take up Sumi-e this winter. The art of painting a subject in as few strokes as possible really appeals to me and, well, it looks to painting what haiku is to poetry: Accessible to even the most clueless beginner but complex enough to take years to perfect. It doesn't look too intimidating, the way classical drawing or oil painting does.

After NaNo is over, I'll probably get back to brush-making but right now I have barely enough time on my hands to get everything done. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/6661972/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/6661972/ Sun, 02 Oct 2005 17:27:43 PDT
Well, I'm going on vacation. During vacation, I'm supposed to be hiking through West Virginia on at least one day, so hopefully I'll snag a few new pictures. I'm really looking forward to it

Also *sigh* I'm on yet another new medication, similar to the one that messed me up a month or so ago. If I post odd things, well, that's the cause. At least that's the excuse I'm using. *snort*

Right now I'm planning a barbed wire PSP8/GIMP set that I will upload here as well as on the brush site. I also have a few others in mind but I dunno if I am going to make them deviations. I have some WWII Red Cross adverts from the local paper, as well as some odds and ends adverts from 1862. If I can clean any of them up, they'll be brushes. And I'm planning a few sets on the theme "Urban Decay".

Other than that, I'm hanging out here writing my outline for NaNoWriMo, which is in November and I'm woefully behind in that respect and getting angstier by the moment.

Everyone be well until I see y'all again ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/6417643/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/6417643/ Sun, 04 Sep 2005 21:15:07 PDT

I may get some more pictures tomorrow as myself, my mother, my auntie, and my great-auntie are going out to the cemetery to document the graves of some family members. My mother is the family historian, if you will, and she is very obsessed with her job/hobby. I may get some rubbings to turn into brushes. I am hoping that my mutinous bladder allows me out of the house tomorrow. ^^

Also, I just wanted to say that we planted some bushes outside the cottage the other day. I like being able to say that I have a cottage

<3 ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/6361491/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/6361491/ Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:13:08 PDT
I don't have much to say this go-around except that my new meds are doing a number on me, which is why I've been rather quiet. I know I have a lot of pictures to post but that takes too much concentration and I am short on the attention span right now.

And I updated the brush site. /evil aside pimping statement thing. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/6241406/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/6241406/ Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:28:23 PDT Over 1,000 hits. Go me. Or something.

I've just been hanging out trying to stay out of pain since I last journalled here at DA. I know I keep promising pictures from the last hike at the river... I'll get them up some time before I get there again *blush*

I went out in the rain with my camera and got some nice shots... and was extra chilled for a day. Man, I'm so brilliant sometimes... *heh*

I'll update with something more than one texture or one brush and a pimp soon.

Until then.... a pimp: ... i uploaded 6 sets over at aquired-taste the other day... ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/6157873/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/6157873/ Sun, 07 Aug 2005 10:27:15 PDT
I am sort of wondering what direction the DA community is going to take after today. I'm beginning to see some cracks in the whole drama and I don't know what to think anymore. Maybe I won't think. Maybe I'll just ignore it. I don't know. It is hard to ignore, since in the long run, it effects us all.

Did a photo-shoot down by the river for the first time in months. I'll be submitting some photos tomorrow or after. I had a very good time.

Also updated the brush site with 5 new sets (one of which is my Yellow deviation). pimp, pimp, pimp... ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/6083496/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/6083496/ Sat, 30 Jul 2005 23:53:47 PDT
I'm not uploading anything on the 7th... I'll do you one better: I'm not uploading anything until *after* the 7th. *pffftttt!!!*

So- I'm not uploading the brushes I had made for DA. I've put them on my new site instead: http://aquired-taste.net. It's mostly up, so just look there for my three new sets of PSP 8 Brushes. Two Alchemy/Medieval-related sets and one blobby grunge-like set. I'll be getting image packs up shortly. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5990311/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5990311/ Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:06:39 PDT
Spent the day worrying about personal site because someone was trying to hack it. WTF?

Am making entire new domain for brush-site. Am angry with self for accidently deleting all of the content for it. Sometimes I am such an asshat. Managed to save the brush files, the previews, and the header. *shakes fist at self*

Will comment profusely and return comments after everything calms down again.

Much love to everyone. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5925232/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5925232/ Wed, 13 Jul 2005 16:40:49 PDT
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The sort of it? He will not write a scrip for narcotics for IC. I may not need one now, I may never need one, but if I do, I'm not getting it. He chastised me for even mentioning it, even though I did little more than allude to such when I asked him if the scrip he gave me didn't work- should I call him and see what else/other could be done.

Other than that, I'm hanging out. I'm Ok right now, just hopping mad. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5892425/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5892425/ Sun, 10 Jul 2005 06:09:34 PDT
I've decided that the doc or the PA or whomever I'm supposed to see Tuesday and I are going to have a very serious talk about pain management. Out of the last two weeks I've had 6 days at a 7 on the 1-10 pain scale, four nights with 2 hours of sleep or less, and most days where I haven't been able to eat much of anything. Yesterday I was better, today I'm on painkillers (from previous accidents) and still at a 4. This is insane. I don't understand why he didn't give me any pain medicine up front.

Problem is, I feel like a junkie whenever I ask for pain meds. Either the doctor (not this one and I hope never with him) looks down his/her nose at you and scornfully 1) Writes you a scrip for 800mg Motrin, which is useless, 2) Tosses you a scrip for a *week's* worth of something that nearly helps, 3) Won't write you anything at all because you don't look to be in enough pain to medicate properly. Which is why I never ask for them... because usually, they treat you like you're just there to get some Vikes to sell on the street. If I wanted to get high, I'd go two houses down and buy from the local drug dealer like everyone else.

I'm sure people are tired of reading my whines on how much pain I'm in.

Anyway. Artistic things: Working on an easy brush tutorial for rusty grunge. Working on the brush site (which is that close to being finished, I promise). Contemplating making another brush set.

Blah. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5825552/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5825552/ Sun, 03 Jul 2005 00:07:55 PDT
Doing a little photomanipulation as I can't sleep.

Not much else to say, really.

*faint*

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5738827/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5738827/ Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:46:11 PDT
I have finally gotten down to creating that brush site I was musing about in one of the past entries. You can chalk it up to not being able to stand for more than two minutes at a time and my laptop. As soon as I finish the layout and uploading what I'm putting on there, I'll pimp it here.

I'm all about making text brushes and grunge brushes right now... as you can see.

Other than that... ummm... though I still feel quite crappy, I'm here and things.

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5680748/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5680748/ Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:45:21 PST
1550
Ardenwood Demo
ArgorManScaqh
Allegro
Anything You Want
barcode
Beast
BernhardMod BT
Chopin Script
CoelnischeCurrentFraktur
Coercion Regular
Cracked Dendrite
Decadentia
DeiGratia
DymoFontInvers
GoudyOlSt BT
Hesperidies
Hotmetal
Lava-Lava
Linica 'Aged'
Metacopy
Minion
Old Script
One Fell Swoop
Platthand Demo
Requiem
Ruritania
Seraphim
Uechi-Gothic
Velour
Velvet
Webdings
Wingdings
Xenippa
ZapfEllipt BT
Zothique Demo ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5672094/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5672094/ Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:30:53 PDT
I'm hanging out right now, banging my head against a nasty lil problem involving a friend. Worse than last time, I'm afraid. *sigh* I'm going to be obtuse again because really, it is not the sort of thing you would post in a DA journal. Hint at, yes.. but post the goods, no. But hey- at least I'm getting some inspiration out of it.

New fad for me- 100x100px brushes for icons, avatars and such. I usually don't do text brushes but I thought it would be easier to start with text for such small brushes. So, I'm plowing through some of my favorite books for quotes and downloading fonts (which I credit in the description of the deviation) and trying to make nifty-looking goodies for global distribution.

I really need to get my scanner hooked up or to hijack my parents' scanner because I have a lot of bits of things to scan that I want to turn into brushes: Like leaves and these two old books I have and things like that. *heh*

Stuff and things. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5600767/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5600767/ Thu, 09 Jun 2005 15:32:09 PDT I think I have gotten through all of the comments I needed to reply to. I haven't anything to post yet but I'm working on it.

Tomorrow is my b-day, so I am hoping it will be a nice day. It has been HOT here for the last week. For some reason, around here, Spring doesn't glide into Summer, Summer pounces on Spring like a heavy leaden weight.

I am hoping to get a decent black background to use in some crystal stock that I can post in the other account. Other than that, I'm not exactly motivated at the moment. *heh*

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5558284/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5558284/ Sun, 05 Jun 2005 07:40:41 PDT
I am going away for a few days to see a friend- hopefully I can get some energy back and reply to you all. I shouldn't have put it off so. I'm sorry.

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5492530/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5492530/ Sun, 29 May 2005 21:38:35 PDT
I've been electronically-lazy lately but IRL I've been more productive. I'm crafting again: Medicine Pouches... now that I've relocated my leather needles I may post the best one after I finish it. I've also been making essences but you can't post those. *l* Who wants to see a picture of a brown bottle?



edit: 500 page views! ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5416379/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5416379/ Fri, 20 May 2005 22:19:32 PDT
I'm sure all of the more html/php/xml people out there are laughing their bottoms off at me.

So, for a change of pace- who is your favorite World Music group(s)/artist(s)... if you have one? What country (countries) does/do your favorite ethnic fusion(s) hail from?

I like way too many to list but a small sample would go something like: Mercan Dede, MIDIval PunditZ, Niyaz, Kitaro, and Andreas Vollenweider. My favorite ethnic fusions are Middle Eastern and Indian.

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5351073/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5351073/ Fri, 13 May 2005 20:19:29 PDT

Yeah- I'm too cheap to pay for a membership right now but I have plenty of bandwidth for an add-on domain at my .org. And since I am doomed to a life of PSP brushes until I can get a better PC, I shall either have to offer stamps or convince a friend with PS to create and zip the PS files for me.

Anyhoo- If anyone has requests for PSP8 brushes, please note/comment. It's not that I'm running out of ideas but I like to make what other people will use too

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5323290/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5323290/ Tue, 10 May 2005 18:17:40 PDT

I almost have enough leaves for a "hardcore" foliage brush set. PSP8, naturally. I'm really missing having a machine I can run PS on but them are the breaks.

I've been thinking- Right now I've been reading The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir and she raises the subject of historians being like artists. Now that is very interesting to me because I have always thought of historians as people who sit amongst dusty books and parchments trying to leech facts out of the material. It is somewhat refreshing to also think of them as people who can paint facts with words and make things even more interesting. Certainly, the historian's perception of a subject can color their word-painting but I keep getting this picture of someone standing before a canvas with words coming out of their brush, creating deep, informative pictures.

Ah yes and re the Twin Oaks- I can say that there is something energetic there, for those who've asked me.

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5304132/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5304132/ Sun, 08 May 2005 16:48:27 PDT
So. I guess one needs permission to walk across a field... if one has a camera and the owner of the field may be doing illegal things at the back of said field. *L* Actually, I'm not laughing but it is absurd. For the record: I am unspeakably sorry for walking across Mr. Nature Rapist's unplanted field without asking and for going down by the creek which he apparently owns on the south side to the center of the water.

My very bad. I have never needed to ask for permission before but my unspeakably bad and I should be burnt up with some black walnut trees for my horrible actions.

Seriously though- I didn't know you could own half of a creek if the creek is in a conservation district.
I was wrong.
I appologised.
I thought if the whole county could ride ATV's down there that he wouldn't mind if I walked there in my sneakers

I learned.
Won't do it again.

I'll stick to fields where I know the owner and they know both myself and my parents and my grandfolks.

Anyhow- Pictures posted shortly here and at the stock account... soon as I calm down a little. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5283947/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5283947/ Fri, 06 May 2005 11:24:27 PDT
Have to put off the trip to the river for at least a day. :/ So no new stock until then unless I see something good around town.

Working on some new PSP 8 brushes. Sad that people don't use PSP 8 as much as PS but someone has to make PSP brushes I am thinking of getting PSP 9 but I don't know what's supposed to be so hot about it to make me want to change. Guess I'll have to read up on it.

Neddy is sick He is being medicated. Poor boy. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5220902/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5220902/ Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:17:18 PDT working, exactly, because it's only in my head, kicking around at my cranium, demanding to be let out.

I've been thinking about doing some photomanipulations based on some of Rumi's poems. I bought "The Illustrated Rumi", the one with Coleman Barks, looked at some of the manips that they used on certain poems, and thought "I can do better than that" But those sorts of things take time... and I owe someone a Zagzagel, so it may be a while.

If it dries out by Tuesday or Thursday, I shall be going back to the river. If anyone would like some particular shot/stock/tree/plant posted in my stock account, comment this journal or note me here or at the other account and I'll try my best for you. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5185729/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5185729/ Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:58:34 PDT
I did not take any of the pictures I wanted to take down south over the weekend- it was misreable out.

Everything here is good. Going through friend withdrawal. Otherwise, I'm cool.

{my stock account: hematine-stock} ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5140530/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5140530/ Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:04:22 PDT
{edit}
jah has stock girl: hematine-stock

{/edit}
Tomorrow I am going on "vacation" so I may be away for a while. I am going down to the town where my ole alma mater is to see my best friend/college roomie. I am hoping to get a couple of shots of the old buildings down there. For some reason that city is awfully dilapidated for a college town... one would think they have a lot of money roling in from all of the college-goers but *enh* what would I know?

Anyhoo- posted the best pic from the river hike on Tuesday. The river hike was horribly disgusting at one point as some ignorant farmer is using the river as a dumping ground for dead cattle. *barf* However, we are going back to the river sometime in the next two weeks with props and a lot of other exciting doodads, which might result in another picture *L*

Everyone take care ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5060332/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/5060332/ Mon, 11 Apr 2005 12:39:29 PDT
Am thinking about making a stock account for all of my pics that are decent but don't make the cut to get put here in my gallery. I have some nice ones that people might like to use... I think *L* I will deliberate on it some.

This week I'm going out wildflower hunting, which will most likely mean one or two shots ending up here. I wish I had gotten those memory cards last week when I meant to. Go procrastination! *heh* ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4995490/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4995490/ Mon, 04 Apr 2005 07:45:24 PDT beautiful outside! *wheeee!!!*

A more light-hearted note after my gloomy alive post. I'm going out on the golf course in search of pictures today and then down to the creek later on. Hopefully between the two I will be able to get a few more memory cards because having one is very limiting.

Soon the trillium will be out and the dutchmen's breeches and (my favorite) the wild violets- pink, white, blue, purple, and yellow. *squee* I am hopeing to get better at setting up shots so I can submit some good nature deviations. Nature.

If anyone likes wild flowers and would like a shot (even though I rather suck right now), gimme me a note and I'll try my best. Ditto for moss, greenery, and trees as I have those in abundance.

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4954746/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4954746/ Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:07:06 PST

Well, it seems I have the accursed bladder affliction after all. Saddness. And I'm going to be peeing blood for several days, apparently. So, I'll be on meds for the rest of my life or until they figure out a way to cure it. *heh*

All in all, it was a pretty decent experience, all things considered.

Thanks to everyone who prayed or spared a thought for me I am grateful for you all. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4899117/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4899117/ Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:31:22 PST
Apparently I'm having a medical-type-torture done on Wed, so I dunno what's going to be up with me. The procedure is routine and only minimally-invasive, so I oughtn't be out of comission, however I am slightly worried as the hospital is reknowned for killing people. Prayers, rituals, and chocolate gratefully accepted, if you feel that way.

NB: I am not thrilled about this horrid thing that is going to happen to me but at least I'll be heavily sedated. NB: I am angrier than usual because the tests leading up to this were not even mentioned to me... so take me with a grain of salt for the next week or so. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4863617/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4863617/ Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:01:02 PST Solstice Greetings

During this time of rebirth and regeneration I wish each one of you peace, prosperity, blessings, and the expansiveness of the Universe. No matter your religion/spirituality, creed, or personal beliefs, may the Most High, by whatever name you call Him/Her/Them, grant you blessings.

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4824357/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4824357/ Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:50:50 PST
I've been working on the "free music that doesn't suck" project over at my site because the muse has fled me, for the most part. I posted a poetic-prosy thing today because it demanded to be posted.

Been ill but that's nothing new and I've whined about it enough. *LOL*

Have been hoping to make another manip but the muse says "No Dice".

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4744961/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4744961/ Sun, 06 Mar 2005 17:04:36 PST
I'm slowly posting some stuff. I have more cat photos and still have some brushes to post as well as soon as I straighten them up. I am trying to get some stock together for another angel picture but it's proving more difficult than I thought.

I'm still waiting for the $$$ to get the other machine fixed. Bummer.

]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4704620/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4704620/ Tue, 01 Mar 2005 17:23:16 PST
I've been nil in the creativity department for the last few days. I have some PSP8 brushes to post when I can force myself to. I'm just so friggin' depressed right now that I can't force myself to do anything. Sometimes I think I get this way to be vogue. No, not really. But I'm a bit weak right now, so pardon me for milking my own pathos.

I think I'll go back to downloading free music off of Amazon.Com. Some of it doesn't suck. ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4656375/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4656375/ Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:10:45 PST
]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4647615/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4647615/ Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:07:53 PST

Well, that means I'm gone from here until I can get it fixed.

*sniff* ]]> ~ashadevirasa http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4636839/ http://ashadevirasa.deviantart.com/journal/4636839/ Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:53:25 PST
Just a teeny blurb about me: I am obscessed with making brushes at the moment but my true calling is writing (mostly very bad poetry as of a while back). I try to write ala Rumi but I'm no genius.

Most of my brushes will probably be ethnic in design as it's very hard to get anything that's not Celtic or Japanese. <3 to the people who make 'em though, because most of them are cool. ]]> ~ashadevirasa