http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:ashkey&section=today deviantART RSS for by:ashkey en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:14:44 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/28439757/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/28439757/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:08:36 PST
AND

I have one other trade to redo because the first one really sucked, and soooon I'll scan my finals from the class I took this summer and another from a current class (I needed a break from it!). The illustration department at my school has the biggest, juiciest flatbed scanner I've ever seen. It's gotta be like 20" x 30" @_@ I just learned how to use it this week so I'm pretty excited to not have to scan stuff in parts and flail around trying to photoshop them together. XD

If it takes me forever to post stuff again it's because I'm being beaten up by my 30 second animation that is definitely not as finished as it should be. I was sick all last week (SWINE?) and got behind a little. D: I was working on that scratchboard piece for like eight straight hours yesterday until 3am last night and I'm so dead right now lol. I listened to almost the entire first Harry Potter audiobook in that time. Yummy, I got so into it.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/27876464/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/27876464/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:25:24 PDT I was making QQ because I thought nobody participated but when I checked my dA at school as an unregistered user I could see the results! Apparently I have to vote myself to be able to see what other people said, which doesn't make much sense, but thanks for the eight people who answered! I didn't know I had that many friends, to be honest... lmao.

Anyway, I kind of like the anonymous thing and I might become a poll ho now that I've tried it. I'm really curious why and why not people are (or are not) interested. But really I'm so thrilled people are willing to buy my arts I'm having a geeky 12 year old squeal moment. Thanks friends!

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/27860296/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/27860296/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:30:27 PDT
]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/27491709/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/27491709/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:56:30 PDT
and

Trying to work digital on the tablet screens at my school, which is fun but lol I really have no idea what I'm doing. Luckily dA has loads of tutorials from other artists. @_@

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/27003103/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/27003103/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:55:26 PDT ? I'll try anything as long as I don't find it somehow offensive.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/26994051/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/26994051/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:42:32 PDT
Anywho, I've kind of accepted the fact that I'm out of the online art thing. Art wasn't offered in my school growing up so I used a message board and then this place to show my stuff and learn how to improve. I tried to get into a private school because it had art but I failed the entrance exam lmao. -_- (Obviously they wanted smart people and not art people... lol) I also don't really like how stuff seems to fall into a popular style here, but mostly I don't want to be severely influenced and accidentally plagiarize and realise I'm totally unoriginal or anything.

So! I've decided my new goal in life is to graduate and move to Australia. I'd like to do concept art as well as animation and design some freaky ass monsters or something. My plan (and I don't know if this is realistic at all lol) is to first magically get rich and apply for jobz, THEN because I'm Canadian and part of the commonwealth thing I can live in Britain, Australia, or New Zealand for up to six months I think. I talked to this alumni guy who said you had to be crazy good to be hired in another country (they pay for your visa and all), BUT I think I would have more of a chance to stay if I was there already, in the middle of something, and good enough for them to want to keep me.

So if anyone is/was interested in what's been up with me, there you go. I'm definitely not saying anything bad about online art communities, just to clarify. I absolutely loved it when it was right for me. It was also better when I drew on printer paper and could actually import my drawlings onto the computer without them being mutated. When I'm king I'll make scanners that work with acrylics and are larger than A4.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/25262875/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/25262875/ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:08:16 PDT
Seriously, I don't want to work 40-60 hours a week. I want a LIFE.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/22703768/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/22703768/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:54:07 PST
I feel a little bit dirty without a subscription. And I'm terrified with all the art that's in here since I joined when I was 14 (I'M TURNING TWENTY IN TWO MONTHS OMFG), but I won't clear it because I'm not lame.

I'm SO HAPPY that I got a digital camera for Christmas! I think it's funny though because I'm finished with all my studio classes, which is what I wanted it for. I'm taking mostly animation now, but my school got all this great new stuff and we can put our animations directly on the computer now (instead of the 5000 year old lunchboxes if anyone knows), which is good!

Not much else to say, but that's what's new with me.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/21307096/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/21307096/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:20:53 PST
I basically have no news, except I got a brace for my wrist a month or so ago and it's helping a lot. I can't stress enough to use your mouse and keyboard at an angle natural for your hands and have your computer or work area set up so it's comfortable and offers minimal strain on your body, especially when you're there for a long time.

If something becomes sore, stop what you're doing. Repetitive strain injuries are easy to prevent but difficult to cure. I was really relieved when someone in one of my classes said the same thing happened to her, from drafting, and it got better. It's nice being able to draw, write, type, mouse, drive, cook, and wash my hair without pain. :<

I'm looking forward to Christmas break. I love Christmas! Only six weeks left of this semester - it went by way fast. >.< I've been sitting here for a bit and I don't know what else to say. Hope everyone's doing well!


Edit: Lol I sound like a dictionary. That was enjoyable to read again.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/20751641/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/20751641/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:48:12 PDT
I put heat on my hand/arm one night and it felt nice, but I know heat is sometimes bad for recovering body parts. I've tried ice, too, and I've looked it up a bit and read people can slowly hurt themselves from playing sports and stuff, but can't properly heal because they continue doing the thing.

I have some stretches and stuff, but I hurt. Stuff that vibrates bothers me too, such as driving or using machinery (my arms have been numb all day from using the sander at school for a project). I know I can't be the only one, with mostly everyone on this website being artists.

This entry is kind of vocabulary failure. I'm not complaining or whatever - just trying to find out if I'm actually dying inside and going to be limbless by the time I'm 20. Someone relate to me so I know I'm normal. (Seriously, be honest, haha.)

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/20366911/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/20366911/ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:48:53 PDT
SO, just an update. I haven't been online for a week and I won't be able to properly check anything until I get internet at my new home, which should be another week. I don't know if I'll try much harder to be active on here, but I need to relieve my conscience when I actually haven't been online rather than just lurking, haha.

It's exciting to see all the "~hating my life school sucks omf" statuses on Facebook. Hope everything's going well for everyone out there!

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/19671607/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/19671607/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:24:33 PDT
Upon looking at anime-inspired art, one thing stands out and bothers me: lack of detail in the face.

Does anyone else notice this? The entire piece can be beautiful and the colours are usually really nice, but the face of the character(s) lack dimension and it doesn't work with the rest and just looks flat.

Honestly, the only shading I see is a triangle around the nose and the edge around the face. I'm not trying to bash the style in any way - I was just browsing around dA for a change and this stood out so much.

DISCUSS.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/19174602/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/19174602/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:21:29 PDT
By this I mean, is there a goal you're working towards, for example, or is there some other force that drives you forward? Is there something you literally live to do, or are you here simply because you enjoy life?

Think about it for a moment. Please only answer honestly.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/18030938/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/18030938/ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:47:29 PDT No more tourist bullshit.

But I'm still have flight anxiety and it's ruining it for me right now. I'm actually going to try some online help thing after I post this, rofl. I doubt it can make me feel any worse, and any fear/phobia really ruins the good stuff (I'm sure everyone can relate someway! D: I'm pretty much horrified to go to bed because I know how horrified and panicked I'm going to be for 7.5 hours of flight time. :/ I also don't want to hear bullshit statistics, because they don't help, thank you!).

ANYWAY, trips really don't seem like a big deal unless you're the one taking them, but whenever I travel I like to let the internet world know I'm gone. MY JOURNALS SOUND REALLY MEAN LATELY, BUT I'M STILL A RELATIVELY NICE PERSON. >_<

BE BACK SOON.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/17231531/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/17231531/ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:10:29 PST Nikon F75 (I think it's called N75 in the USA - almost all my electronics are from Hong Kong when we lived there >< ), which is film and what I use when I feel like taking photos, but doesn't make sense for photographing art.

What is recommended for this purpose, specifically? I'm not looking for anything as large as my normal camera. Newer ones are probably a million times better quality than it anyway, but I'm just looking for something that can take a picture of my art and not make it look like shit. I've been scanning them in pieces but scanners can't really pick up acrylics and something like my self portrait is way too huge. My dad's camera doesn't do a very good job either (as we can tell?) - it's similar looking to mine, except digital.

SO BASICALLY, what brand/model/whatever of digital camera is good for art? I doubt salespeople would know anything except what the camera contains and how uber it can make your daughter's face look. What do you guys find works well, or what someone you know uses?

In other news, I think my sense of humour has died. I never want to laugh ever again. Either my type of humour is changing or I'm getting way serious. Or something. OR maybe you're all just not funny.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/16861685/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/16861685/ Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:05:46 PST
Not to mention the entire school's infected with a strep throat, bronchitis hybrid virus that I don't particularly have the desire to obtain for myself.

That, and I need an I Love Ashley mental health day.

(I doubt anyone cares at all, but entries like these help relieve my conscious lul)

I even went through my files and photobucket to make this entry sweet and tasty, but I don't have anything vaguely funny. So here's a picture of my dorm sink from last August.



]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/16732230/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/16732230/ Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:08:29 PST
I love life drawing with every ounce of my life.

And digital art makes me extremely angry and I sincerely loath it.

As interesting as it is to experiment and understand different forms of art, if I am required to further explore this method I might be forced to perform a suicide ritual.

My school has some pretty amazing courses and, honestly, I'm open and love trying new stuff, but still life painting and digital bullshit make my head split with headaches and frustration. Hell, I haven't even taken still life painting yet, but I hate still life and reproducing colours is so wretched, there's no way this will work.

I just thought you should all know that! Computer art is cool, just as long as I don't have to do it!



And what's sad is I just spend like 20 minutes on that... rofl

*kill self*

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/16350435/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/16350435/ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:13:01 PST
When we got to class, the teacher told some new fellow to keep his clothes on, and my dreams came true! We were excited.

The moral of this story is that my entire life has been flung around, because today I discovered that I have honestly no sense of anatomy. I always thought I was relatively good at body proportions, but no! I was horribly wrong! My perspective was twisted and I've lost!

I've realised:
-Males and females have VERY different body shapes.
-Males have nicer arms and legs. (fact, not opinion!)
-Females have nicer torsos. (same as above!)
-Models are impatient and nervous.
-Everyone looks fat with their clothes off.
- = sexy

THE END.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/16273797/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/16273797/ Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:58:24 PST previous new years letter directed to 2007 was purely the cause of a rather fabulously eventful year. I feel as though I accomplished many things, although my deviantART page refuses to express it. (As well as LiveJournal, FaceBook, MySpace, my family, myself...)

Either way, I planned to complete a few big pieces during the semester 1 -> 2 vacation, but apparently I haven't done a thing. I even brought home 90% of my supplies, which weigh about a ton. And I needed to use my dad's digital camera, because they are way too huge to scan. Oh well.


In the end, all that really matters is I'm taking life drawing this semester. *naked party*

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/15898035/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/15898035/ Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:35:05 PST

But reading the descriptions and content of artwork from four years ago to present, I realise I have morphed like so:

a hyperactive and slightly creepy little human

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a spew

I can't decide if what I was writing was funny in the har har sense or the type of scary where you can't tell if the person is putting themselves down or confessing something deep. Either way, it's tasty because I know what it means and I get a kick out of reading it.


~____(]\ <bark bark)
..||_ ..||_......

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/15885463/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/15885463/ Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:10:39 PST
SHIT

I forgot my new ID AGAIN LOL

Once I get back to my dorm I'm going to have a love attack with my scanner. I seriously have 10+ art pieces, most that I just got back and others I need a real camera.

And I have messages from all the way back in October that I've been meaning to reply to and all this stuff and I'm gonna get to that because I want to comments to have real meaning LOL

I just need to get over this 10 page essay I've been worried about for the past two months and things

*headexplosion*



edit: omg the typos in this are so funny I'm not going to fix them.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/15580892/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/15580892/ Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:12:00 PST
Also, being at an art-specific school has made me a massively unhealthily picky critic and it blows chunks in the frustrating way.

In other news, please end semester please pleaseplease you aren't cool anymore I'm sorry to say it

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/15018099/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/15018099/ Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:39:44 PDT I get really busy and then behind on responses and then discouraged so I end up not replying to any. x_X

Anyway, I haven't actually looked at commission prices carefully before, but could I get a few opinions on what's reasonable for some of my art? Not what you'd pay, but what fits for my skill level and rough size and medium.

Ink: 1 // 2 // 3
Coloured pencil: 1 // 2
Marker: 1 // 2
Ink stone: 1
Watercolour: 1
Acrylic: 1 // 2
Craft: 1

Going through my gallery might have just killed me a little inside. Some of those are shit examples, but please look at the technique instead of the subject. The size I'm thinking would be no bigger than 14x20.

I'm volunteering at a cat rescue and I might operate the shop occasionally. I was planning to donate prints of relating artwork or make crafts to sell in one of the stores. It's not uncommon I don't think. All the profit goes to helping the society purchase food, cleaning materials, supplies, and other stuff beneficial to the centre. :3

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/14694862/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/14694862/ Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:43:21 PDT
Just anything! rofl - Even if I've heard of it before it'll give me ideas. This is kind of a retarded journal but being able to watch other people suffer over somewhat realistic situations is a nice break from life.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/14531679/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/14531679/ Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:31:31 PDT 1. And some it says 4, but when I scroll down there's clearly way more than that (like 18).

Did they change something, or has some kind of filter been applied? I searched on Help and it doesn't say anything about this, and I went through my settings and there's no options. It's not just my page either - I look at my friends and there's the same thing. It's mostly on the newer deviations, btw.

Any ideas? It's really bugging me.



Edit Sept9: Lol hey they came back. Guess I needed to submit something new or something. Watch me jinx it though.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/14280984/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/14280984/ Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:14:37 PDT
It's a little sad that the last thing I posted was on 420 - I actually do have some big things that aren't quite finished, and a few that are. I just don't really need the praise that I did when I joined four years ago - it doesn't seem to matter anymore. I just want people to be happy that I'm happy with a piece. Share my happiness, but you have no opinion! Stand up straight!

Normally I'd make a journal like this worthwhile with a retarded scan, but since I obviously can't do that you can all enjoy a paint drawing I did during one of the 10 hour driving days this summer. Enjoy!

~derangedvixen told me to draw more Max and Sanura.
If you can't read, if says "Max and the glass octopus dance (starring Sanura)". It's funny, laugh. Thanks to my sister for the title. For some reason she can't make out my sketches.



Edit: Er, what happened with the comment system? The pages are telling me some deviation has 4 comments when I can scroll down and see 10+, and some of them I remember having comments on but they're not there anymore. :S Did they change something? I'm so far behind in dA's system changes, rofl.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/13454427/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/13454427/ Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:04:30 PDT
]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/13291649/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/13291649/ Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:48:15 PDT
I don't really have an idea for this one either (LIKE NORMAL, YES?), and I'm too tired to do anything but type mindless junk about my own mistakes in a public journal. But yeah, I missed the date for my ID change for the first time in almost four years. Cool stuff.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/13003339/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/13003339/ Fri, 18 May 2007 16:24:00 PDT
I'm so disgustingly angry. I can't stand this country. After being turned away from the DMV to get a written, signatured excuse why I can't possibly get a social security number, I went out, got it, and returned, but because I turned 18 before I got my license, I now need to go to someplace an hour drive away to be inspected, have all my legal documents confirmed, and probably some other shit. THEN they have to mail the confirmation to the DMV, which will take 5 - 7 weeks, before I can finally receive my fucking license. But wait, my exam results expire in 28 days. Oh snap.

Enjoy this journal filled with bitch. To my friends, don't worry - I won't go anywhere until I return from Canada in August so you won't have to go out of your way to haul my huge, worthless body around anymore. I mean this seriously and sarcastically.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/12978870/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/12978870/ Wed, 16 May 2007 14:59:51 PDT
Either way, that's pretty sweet. I feel important. And somebody honestly really likes a creation of mine for the work itself and not the artist, which is totally cool.

I was really excited earlier, but I have mononucleosis(?) so I've been drained for the past two-three weeks and it's sucking out my joy and energy. Love plz.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/12896953/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/12896953/ Wed, 09 May 2007 07:46:21 PDT exercise from walking 40 minutes. Not that I mind missing PE, even though I it with all the affection my soul and body can squeeze out, I just might rather die than attend that class for the five more periods we have block 1. And I just made myself happy.

In conclusion, class ends at 8:50 and the next begins at 9:00, and right now it's 8:41 and I don't think I can make it in time because it takes 40 minutes. Someone teleport me plz im too tired 2do it myslef .

11schooldaysREMAIN

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/12724553/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/12724553/ Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:12:38 PDT ). Enjoy your lesson in ashkey.

I love text cuts~

1) Full Name: Ashley V

2) Male/Female: Female (last time I checked)

3) Were you named after anyone?: No

4) Does your name mean anything?: "From the ash tree" - I'm cool

5) Nick Name(s): Ash, Ashkey, Yammy

6) What do you think you look like…: A human female.

7) Date Of Birth: March 31

8) Place of Birth and Current Location: Toronto//Colorado

9) Nationality: Canadian

10) Astrology Sign: Aries

11) Chinese Astrology Sign: Snake

12) Religion: Private

13) What's your favorite smell?: Fruit

14) Political Position?: The Canadian kind of liberal.

15) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?: Sleep

16) Hair + Eye color: Dark brownx2

17) Do you look like anyone famous?: I am famous!

18) What do you look like?: See question 6.

19) Any unusual talents?: Nup

20) Righty, Lefty, or Ambidextrous?: Right

21) Gay, Straight, Bi, or Other?: Not sure

22) What do you do for a living?: Sit around.

23) What do you do for fun?: Make fun of .

24) What are your favorite art materials to work with?: Zebra pens

25) What kind of materials would you like to work with?: Anything

26) Have you met your grandparents?: Yep

27) Boyfriend/Girlfriend: - or at least his ceramics egg.

28) Crush: (shhh don't tell yourself)

29) What celebrity would you date if you could?:

30) Current worries?: If anyone will take this serious.

31) Favorite online Guy/Girl(s): !

32) Favorite place to be?: Anywhere relaxing.

33) Least favorite place to be?: Anywhere not relaxing.

34) Do you burn or tan?: Tan

35) Ever break a bone?: Twice

36) What is your favorite cereal?: zomg Kyoto coco whatever they are

37) Person you cry with: Myself

Do You Have...

38) Any sisters: LOL (log on sometime noob)

39) Any brothers:

40) Any pets: Two cats and a dog

41) An Illness: Not yet.

42) A Pager: Those still exist?

43) A Personal phone line: Neg

44) A Cell phone: Yesh

45) A visible birthmark: Yeah

46) A Pool or hot tub: Hot tub but I've never actually used it.

47) A Car: Not of my own

Describe Your...

48) Personality:

49) Driving: Not bad

50) Your clothing style: plox v18.1

51) Room: Filled with crap

52) What’s missing: DS *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/12408546/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/12408546/ Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:22:08 PDT


]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/12342279/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/12342279/ Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:22:06 PDT She'll miss me.






(Enjoy your trip!)

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/12290078/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/12290078/ Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:03:14 PDT
Not that I really care, considering I've completed almost everything out of the massive load we received for quarter's end, but I feel bad because she's my favourite teacher ever and she'll be like wtFwhathappenedtoyou! And then I'll be sad because it'll be all /disappointed.

I was just looking for a random picture to make this journal worthwhile, but I just lost my contact in my upper eyelid(?) and it's kind of really gross and hurts.



Edit: LMAO - she extended the project until Monday. Guess I will pass psychology. She said she was getting some of them from 30 - 50 pages though, so I'm kind of fearing for my life. Better to fear but get A's than fail and never fear at all, I always say.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11981876/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11981876/ Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:01:45 PST Whatever I may have said over the past three years that has offended anyone, especially my friends, I'm really very sorry. Using different language around different people can get confusing, so if I ever said anything that gave you the wrong impression, please know it was completely unintentional. You may not like or agree with what I have to say, but I've never said anything with the purpose to hurt.

But also, please respect my personal time and space. I usually know when I've done something wrong, and I can accept it. Please try to do the same, and not blame the situation on me. I don't like being accused and I don't like having to defend my personal choices and preferences. And stop trying to fight with me - you're not funny.

~

Sorry for venting in journal. I had to make it public. Not one person, so please don't ask me.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11923406/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11923406/ Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:31:59 PST good sport and do them for a change. u_u


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

1.- I can't stand it when people are really picky about what they eat, watch, read, etc., and even more when they ruin it for you.

2.- It drives me crazy when people say or write "ah", "lol", "is it?", "cool", etc. when someone tells them something. Please take eight seconds out of your busy existance to think about something worth saying. Not even answering can be better, unless it's because they can't listen to someone else for a minute or so. If you don't care enough to carry out a real conversation with someone, please don't.

3.- I will never, ever defend what I do or say with "I was mad when I said that." I want to slap everyone who says that bullshit.

4.- I like plucking hair.

5.- My ideal sleep hours are 4am to 1:30pm. Life would be so much more pleasent if everything rotated slightly.

6.- I don't like schedules and routines.

I tag:


<- (dooo iiit)


Aaaand...


THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
-Ashley
-ashkey
-Yammy

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE DEVIATIONS FROM 2007 SO FAR:
- rofl
- wow
- I have no idea

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
- I'm fairly observant.
- I can almost always see things from someone else's view.
- I have a talent that can be useful.

THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
- I'm self-conscious.
- I have a really hard time talking to certain types of people.
- I can get too emotional.

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
- Canadian?
- German
- British

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
- Guns
- Airplanes
- Death

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS/SINGERS:
- Goo Goo Dolls
- Do As Infinity
- Nightwish

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
- Sleep
- Shower
- Food

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE ALBUMS:
- Gutterflower
- Most Broadway soundtracks.
- Stuff and things...

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
- University
- Body piercing/tatto
- Sleeping naked with silk blankets.

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
- Function in a lot of social situations.
- Be polite to people who're crazy irritating.
- Math

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
- Art
- Video games
- Disecting my computers

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
- Take out contact lenses.
- Get my Civic Experience project sorted out.
- Finish some stuff.

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES:
- The Lion King
- Hocus Pocus
- The Prince of Egypt

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE VIDEO GAMES:
- World of Warc... ]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11817467/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11817467/ Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:35:42 PST !





[This was originally for MySpace but they look off bulletins as soon as I sent it. -_-]

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11754219/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11754219/ Fri, 09 Feb 2007 23:53:38 PST
Thanks for the Flash (and other) recommendations! Time to learn some good stuff and create entertainment (notrly ?). Except not now, because I'm sooo bored... and so sleepy. I'm too bored to do anything about it, except for type useless stuff in my deviantART journal for people I may or may not know to read, cringe, delete, move away, etc. when they really wanna see art, instead of being sad at my bad grammar and purposeless entries.

Please scroll up to paragraph 1, because now I'm interested. Good night.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11712248/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11712248/ Tue, 06 Feb 2007 15:58:59 PST
Only problem is I've never actually used Flash. I learned how to make animated .gif files for Tech Lit in about an hour, and I currently have a week and a day to learn Flash. Time for... study!

Can anyone recommend a program? Nothing uber crazy, but enough for us to make a half decent, two minute video(?) with sound. One that's free or has a trial. Thanks in advance!

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11435552/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11435552/ Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:59:22 PST
I understand that you have about 4,000,000,000GB of space filled up from all these images, but could you possibly speed it up slightly? Please? Or not even speed up - just make stuff work.

Your buddy, subscriber, and 3.5 year member,
ashkey

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11314528/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11314528/ Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:43:32 PST 100 favourites on American Dragon: Jake Long! My second most faved has 26! rofl

I gotta say I was pissed when I first submitted it, because I spend more time on it than I usually did on a drawing and was super proud, but I got one comment for the first six months it was up. That one comment was also from someone (who I ) who was being nice since I left like two paragraphs on her forum post, rofl.

Not that I really care about the quantity of comments (I hardly ever leave stuff myself anymore >_> *lurker ftw*), but it was kinda poopy since I was so pleased but didn't get anything for half a year. XD

BUT ANYWAY, it's old and I still like it, but no way does it deserve 100 faves! X_X In the summer (over a year since it was posted) dA sent me an email telling me I had 1000 views on that thing and I could sell it. And NOW look at this:

Total: 12,121
Today: 4,209

Ooooommgg people lol. STOP! I can Google image search American Dragon and it's on the first page (omg), and on dA! D:

Thank you very much for all the kind comments and favourites! They're very appreciated! I still <3 American Dragon, even with the art style changing so much. I'll try to draw a better one when I can, because 100 is WAY too many for that old thing. >_
Sorry for the huge journal, and thanks again! I don't do stuff for popularity, but it is nice once in a while (*scared*). Tyvm! /salute

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11275095/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11275095/ Mon, 01 Jan 2007 13:04:09 PST Dear 2007,

I'm in love with you. Please be nice to me. I'll do my best to make things work out. Our offspring will live long, happy lives filled with bunnies and rainbows and cotton candy clouds. Although we can only be together for one short year, may it be a good one.

Love,
Ashley




Just got home from the trip! Didn't do any homework this break but I couldn't care less. : D I think I have a massive speech due on Friday buuuut~~ You bitter people who try to take away our happy break can go eat it! Some of us actually have plans and visitors.

My only resolutions this year are to get into uni and own some face and enjoy myself. I<3Twoz Eroze Roseven.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11186946/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/11186946/ Mon, 25 Dec 2006 10:06:42 PST I'm going AWAY again this year so I'll be home January 2nd! Gonna miss World of Warcraft new years... XD It was so much fun last year (sat on a digital beach and fought a bunch of friends naked), but this year we have friends coming from NS to ski so it's gonna be good.

I DIDN'T send out cards this year (I was teh stressed), so if you were expecting, I didn't forget about you! >_< BUT thanks to all my friends who got me anything - you don't need to spend any money (or time!) on me, but I appreciate the thought!

Sooo merry christmas guys! Hope you all have a great one<3



[Now I'm going back to bed XD]

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/10836543/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/10836543/ Fri, 24 Nov 2006 16:19:21 PST and for your help! I've been working on setting everything up - it does help me a ton. Thanks so much guys!

Erica - I'm applying to Sheridan College in Ontario, NSCAD in NS, Mount Allison U in NB, Emily Carr Institute in BC, and RMCAD in Colorado. We got rid of the sixth, at least. Are you only only applying to UW?

Once again, sorry for my deadness. :/ I just noticed my daily views went from 9 to 17 in the past few months since I last checked. Not sure how. :S

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/10702313/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/10702313/ Sun, 12 Nov 2006 14:52:01 PST
Even if it's just like "this one kinda sucks but you had a good idea going" would help a ton. I need some new good stuff and my inspiration metre is pretty low.

"All your stuff is good!" or "all your stuff is shit!" doesn't help me at all. Seriously, even if only like 1/8 of my watchers could tell me which single piece of my art is good it would help me out so much. I've been massively busy lately so I completely understand if a lot of you don't have time, and even if you just don't feel like doing it. Either way I'd really appreciate it.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/10598533/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/10598533/ Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:43:32 PST
[link]

My Ashkey and Yamidog were both taken. >.<

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/10466549/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/10466549/ Sat, 21 Oct 2006 14:18:54 PDT < Last year I even baked him a cake but this year... XD He's 5 this year. Five whole years! My baby's growing up. He's going to school this year. *sniff*

Also happy birthday to , whose was yesterday! You are now an adult! Go do adulty things!

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/10163773/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/10163773/ Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:54:12 PDT
I was looking through my old portfolios (2001+) today with my sister and we cried. My best year was 2004, even though it sucked. My characters need to come back to life. They're hanging on by threads in the scraps section!

*slap*


Edit: GUYS... how do I get to my scraps?? Did they remove it? Or an I just a huge noob? This new dA layout still confuses me. ._.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/9738685/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/9738685/ Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:10:41 PDT

SO NOW last night at almost midnight 's mom called and she coming here today. You'll never see her again! Mwahahahaha!

New dA look is pretty funky. Looks cool but I don't know where anything is!

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]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/9214077/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/9214077/ Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:32:40 PDT
And right now, I'm in Michigan! Left Hong Kong almost a week ago, and we won't be home for almost another week. :/ This is my first time with internet access for a while, so I can't check messages and stuff right now but I'll try tomorrow!

Got a new webcam, too. I'll put up a picture of this laptop when we get back. :>

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/9033273/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/9033273/ Sun, 11 Jun 2006 02:05:25 PDT 's house right now in Hong Kong! Not much else to say except I suck.



Though, I'm uploading a ton of junk because my internet was shut off early (not that anyone told me anyway) and I couldn't upload or tell anyone I was leaving. I had to burn everything on a disk and bring it here.

And my ID is done and I have a birthday picture (kinda) for Sheridan but I need to scan!

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/8744080/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/8744080/ Thu, 11 May 2006 20:15:02 PDT
Okay in North America I've never, like, spent money. In Canada no, and in the USA no (Hong Kong was totally different hahahaaa). My parents found US$400 spread out around my room and used it to pay to morgage (LOL). But now, I've found someone I want!

I want a laptop! I want one for university, and I want one for this summer when I'm rotting in a car and airplane (*shutter*) for days and hours. But laptops are like US$700-800. I can't make $200-300 in three weeks. :/ I don't have a job and my allowence isn't enough, plus I'm getting it cut for HK spending money for the summer.

*cry*

Not that my parents would let me buy one myself anyway. -__- But reeeeally there's nothing else I want, aarghhh. Except I wanna try EverQuest again, but I'm gonna do that once I get a credit card when I'm in uni. What we're doing for the summer though is bringing my dad's old crappy laptop -- the one I spilled milk on and wrecked in August. XD The screen's all faded and shitty but we're gonna be bringing my screen and keyboard (hopefully Amanda's too, because I don't want just my stuff being dragged around) and we're getting internet at our cottage! Yay!

In other news, I've been having a craptacutar week and now I CRAVE CHOCOLATE. *Foams at the mouth* I neeeeeed sooommeeee............ I've been eating some from my hoard and from everyone else's. Arrghhh, give it to me!

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/8635459/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/8635459/ Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:54:16 PDT
That, and I had the art teacher look through a few of my drawings and tell me how shit I am. @__x Don't think I like my art anymore, but now I know what to do. XD

So if I don't post those pictures by the end of the month you can all attack! After June 2, I think I mentioned this earlier, I'll be going back home for the summer and be computerless and scannerless and brainless and WoWless..................

BUT I can do it and I WILL SURVIVE! DunuNUNUnuNUNUNU I KNOW I'LL STAY ALIVE! 'Cause I've got something la, lala... *Dances*

And also, I wanna join the Warriors club but I suck so bad. *Tries to draw*

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/8432694/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/8432694/ Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:29:42 PDT
And I'm almost done something new. Those new markers are totally sexy but I'm having some trouble with colours. Here's a preview sorta:

WoW again, sorry. I need to draw some of my characters more. :/ I've been mostly doodling fanart to get faces different and shit.

I'm also starting on my university portfolio because I wanna get into Sheridan really bad. I gotta draw some good stuff. >.< Gotta get crackin' on it.

*Talks forever like always* D:

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/8328083/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/8328083/ Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:54:00 PST Or was, considering there's an hour and fifteen minutes left. It was pretty good -- had my easy day at school, it's Friday, and I got some nice gifts. I got Sims 2: Nightlife (gonna play that after this : DD), some chocolate, some stupid Teen Titans action figures from my sister (she's such a tard XD), a MASSIVE thing of Prismacolor markers, and a huuuuge bookshelf!

I only asked for the PS2 game Shadow of the Colossus and the first season of Avatar but my mom couldn't remember. :d I don't mind -- I got some money so I can just buy them myself, and plus I wanna see Ice Age 2 this weekend sooo. BD

*Talks forever* XD Yeah, it was good. For those of you who are just starting March/Spring Break like me, have an awesome time! We're going skiing for a few days during the week and the rest of the time I'll just sit and rot. Plus I gotta clean this dump.

*Goes to have a Nightlife* ooo:

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/7803418/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/7803418/ Sat, 04 Feb 2006 20:43:04 PST
I actually have something half-decent to post up also. Might get it done tonight or tomorrow. And I have a ton of paintings I should probably maybe put up... I don't know, they're like photography -- something I'm not really great at so don't wanna show.

And and and, I have no pens... Seriously, I can't finish anything. A friend has agreed to go pick some up for me in a hundred years but yeah. There's really nothing I can do. I've gotten really picky.

I'd say "I'll try harder" but that'd jinx it. :d I'm not gonna leave dA or anything stupid -- I just need a little (long) chillaxing break.


Edit: Oh, I should mention that the place that sells my pens is an hour drive away, lolz. The last and only time I was there was in October to see a play at the theatre.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/7643300/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/7643300/ Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:20:05 PST
It is year of the dog, I was right. And this year my resolution will be the same: draw all my characters and improve and shit. Last year I didn't get them all (OBVIOUSLY), but I don't mind. I'm trying my best. No need to rush. :d

Oh man, I get more comments when I don't do anything than when I do. XD There are some people who I really need to thank, but soon I'm gonna upload a little thing so I'll try to catch up with everything then.

So basically I just hope everyone's having a good year so far. Second semester started for me two days ago and I'm already dead tired. This weekend will be nice and chillaxing.

]]> *ashkey http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/7415053/ http://ashkey.deviantart.com/journal/7415053/ Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:56:34 PST
Sorry for the lack of everything from me. I have 47 messages (get like 2.5 a day) in the message centre and I'm craazzy laazzy.

So MERRY CHRISTMAS and all that. My next entry will most likely be new years, like always. I'll try to clear some stuff in the meantime -- don't be surprised if I don't reply to much... not like that's any different from usual.

*Works on sock monkey*

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