Mmm... I just got done making a new lamb stew recipe- very good. I'll defiantely be making this recipe again!

Anyway, I've really gotten into the plushie making thing. I think because of my drawing slump my brain is turning instead towards making something else. And plushies is it. Good thing I love them to bits! Currently the next plushie I'm working on is the 'Catbus' from 'My Neighbor Totoro'. He'll be the most challenging yet.

But I'd also like some suggestions as to what else I should plushie-tize. Suggest some characters or critters, and I'll take them into consideration!

I invited some friends over last night and we watched Pan's Labyrinth. If you haven't seen it yet, I really reccommend you do! It's an excellent, amazing movie- a great dark fantasy. Not for kids, due to language and violence. (Plus it's subtitled) But it's very good. Watch it now!

Well, it's been a while since I last updated.

All my classes are now over with for the semester- I'm enrolled and ready for the next. I managed to make a 'B' in Intro Psych, American Governement, and COLLEGE ALGEBRA; which is an extremely difficult subject for me. I was convinced I'd failed that math final... Oh, and an 'A' for Costume Technology and Voice and Movement 1, which matter the most as they're directly linked to my major. I also have a 3.5 cummulative GPA, whcih pleases me!

For mother's day I made a scrapbook of pictures of Daffy, our 16 year old cat that passed away last september. I figured it'd be a nice gift, and good way to honor the memory of one of the closest companions I've ever had. I managed to get all this stuff for it on finals week (During the few hours my mom was both at work, and I wasn't studying)- then took a little trip to my Grandparents house to actually make it.

You'd be surpised how hard scrapbooking actually is! I never imagined it would be so difficult to think out the placement of stuff on pages and make it look good. But she loved it, and we both cried for an hour after I gave it to her. We both miss our precious lady so much...

In other news, I picked up Neverwinter Nights 2, which is turning out to be a marvelous game. It's very different from the original, I really couldn't consider it comparable. I love both- although I will say the camera setup in the original was much more intelligent. I undertsnad what they were trying to achieve with it, but they didn't quite get there. It should have been worked more. But I would highly reccomend both to anyone who likes D&D, Forgotten Realms, RPGs, or fantasy.

And as for art- we'll it's, er, coming. I've been having some major art block. Even concept sketches aren't really working. I even have a Kiriban that's been waiting far too long for his image, and I just-can't-do it. Every time I try and work on it, I just get frustrtaed. I swaer, the sketch type thing I just posted (Which you should check out!) is the best I've managed to do in a while now. *Le sigh*

And it's not the Ok-Go song either.

Let's see, Tommorrow I go to a light hang and focus at around 6:30 ish that'll probably last until midnight. Whee! I've a work call Saturday in the Costume Shop- I'll prbably go for a frew hours, seeingas I'm a bit behind in my lab hours. And then April 12 I've got an advisor appointment to meet and figure out my enrollment business for next semester. At least my mager is declared.

In other news my muse has dried up- I noticed it was running low on water, but it hasn't rained in a while and the irrigation system has leaks. Hopefully I'll be able to come up with some new work soon that's worthy of being posted, and not just these cruddy little doodles and sketches I've been fiddling with. I just haven't the time right now to sit down and ENJOY working on anything. And unless I'm happy with the idea and feel like it's going to work, I'll lose all interest in the work. Between tests, finals that are fast approaching, dead week soon, and the next play I'm being dragged into- it could be a while. I apologize to everyone who watches me for the lack of updates.

Oh! Here's a few pics from the Medieval Faire in Norman Oklahoma last weekend. It was awesome, but I crispified my shoulders and ears in the sun...

got the 3500 Kiriban. The next is now set at 4500!
EDIT! I've recently started work on the designs for a Wowlsey Plushie. H'es the green elephant like creature who first appeared in 'Spring Market' [link] . I've been developing him as a character and have ended up with countless doodles of him- I just love his design!

I started work on the mock-up for his plushie- He's a lot more complictaed then Peppy [link] was, so I thought I ought to make a quick one just to see if he'd work. Here's some views of his head: and . He's turning out well so far!

Well, running lights at SHS went well, considering the groups we did them for were not organized in the least. It was pretty much chaos. And then during the show, they took just a tiny bit too long egtting some people lined up, and the enitre audience of college kids just 'decided it must be intermission' and got up and started milling around despite the fact the auditorium was still dark. Stupid heads.

As for the rest of my life, I'm just chillin' out here and doing homework. I've recently started a diet and it's going well. And it's an actual diet, not a prep "OMFG, I've gained teh poundz!" I need to lose the weight to be healthier and happier, so I am. So there.

Anybody else here looking back on older images and thinking "Wow, this was a great idea, but this picture is horrible!"? There are quite a few pictures in my gallery where I keep getting that feeling- and I'm itching to try them again

Right now I'm re-working 'In The Marsh' [link] . I've always liked the idea, but I was never really happy with the resulting image. I wanted to make it more frantic, as if he was actually being attacked by a giant monster. There's so much detail misssing; the dragon looks like it's submerged in solid ground. It just irks me. I know I won't be able to get what I really want yet- but I can try again!

In other news I'm going back to my high school to run lights for a performance tonight and Wednesday; some sorority thing. A friend of mine from there called and asked me if I would do for pay and of course I said yes! I would have done it simply because he asked me. I'm nervous as usual. I don't know why, but i always am- I'm always afraid they'll ask em to do something I can't...

Yay! Ive been itching to try my paw at painting for a while- I've always liked it but never been very good at it. So I went over to Wal-mart and snagged some watercolors to go with the oils I got several years ago.

After splaying all these new toys all over my desk I quickly realized I had no idea what I was going. Will that stop me? Hardly- I've already tried my paw at watercolor-[link] . Hopefully it'l look a bit prettier with some practice.

Anyone else here big on painting? Got some advice or stories you'd like to share? How long have YOU been painting?

So, why is everyone releasing all the DVD's I've ever wanted all at once? Is anybody else having this problem?

There were so many shows I;ve wnated for so long, but now that they're out, I can't afford them. I have managed to get my paws on the first two sets of Gargoyles, the first season of Batman: The Animated Series, The first 2 season's of Fraggle Rock, the first season of the Muppet Show, H.R.Puffinstuff (Which was a gift), ROAR and Star Trek: The Animated Series. It's taken me a LONG time to get all these too! I have to wait for the prices to drop. I finally managed to find Gummi Bears Volume One today at Hastings.

But there are so many I still want! I need Sliders, the last four seasons of Star Trek Voyager, Thundercats (Which is still at $50 for the first HALF of the first season, nearly a year and a half after it's release!), Garfield and Frinds, the rest of Batman....

I wish there was a way we could all just get the shows we want for free. Some people don't understand how nastalgic TV shows we used to watch are for people. I don't necessarily buy a show because it's an amazing show- I get them becuase I remeber them and they mean a lot to me! Meh, maybe I'm just greedy, but I heart my DVDs enough to buy ripped ones of Ebay! I'd love to have Are You Afraid of the Dark, and would gladly pay Nickelodeon if they'd officially release them- but they haven't. I'll have to buy all 125 episodes ripped. It's wrong, and illegal, but Nick is stupid for not releasing them.

New DA ID is up- I really like this one- although I wish I could get a really good one. I don't know, I'm just never happy with those things!

After this week I'll feel so much better- hopefully. I've a ten page paper due on Thursday (Which I should be working on right now...) A shirt and packet due in Costume Tech. Friday. In fact, we're all so behind in the class we've been fudging the due dates on everything. Now, we've been informed, we'll need to double up on our next projects to get it all done. We can barely keep up with what's going on now! We get three-five demos a day and our class is abnormaly and inefficiently large. Plus witht he musical coming up.... *Le sigh*

In other news, anyone else play Battle for Middle Earth? 'Cause I really need some pointers because I'm HORRIBLE at the free scenarios! I also bought two more lawn gnomes last night, bringing my collection to seven; eight counting a little novelty gnome as well. I got one with a very tall hat, holding a lantern, and also managed to find the fourth in a set I've been after for two years. Both are from Hobby Lobby.

I've also got a new FA account. if you want the link to it, drop me a note. It's pretty much like my DA right now.

Huzzah! The play is over, my peeps! While I'm sad that my first Shakespeare play is over, I'm really pleaed to have a life back! I won't miss ther stress and all the bull**** I had to deal with, but the fun times will be sad to leave. But the stage is struck and it's time to move on!

And in doing that, I shall have MORE time for ART! Yay!- Well, sort of. I still have a ten page paper due in less than two weeks I have yet to start. Does anyone know some good websites to find information on the gun control debate? I need LOTS of info.

But anyway, the colored version of Spring Market [link] will be uploaded this afternoon; there's only a wee bit left to color. Hopefully it's as good as I hope it is. It's my first try with Prismacolor pencils...

I love this emoticon... Anyway Dickblick art supplies [link] is amazing! I ordered a leather case for my prismacolor pencils... I have 120 of them and I thought the booklike case would be nicer to use. The websites great! It was a lot cheaper than I expected. Very nice.

The next Kiriban is set for 3500 views. Get a screen shot of it and you get a free image request! Just send me a note with your screen shot!

I'm tired of it. I'm tired of being pushed around, and not trusted or relied on in my role as ASM. I know that the director, Roger Smart, has never had a class with me before, I know I've never ASM'd before, I know I'm still learning (Like a god-damned student is supposed to be). He half ignores me when I try to talk to him, and whenever he has a job to do, he purposefully passes me over to give it to the other ASM, which I might say he's buddy-buddy with. i have no problem with him being friends with another person, but that does not give him the right to be a jackass to me.

AM I in the wrong here? We got our swords yesterday. They were just made, and had just been applied with liquid sodder, which needs to set up WITHOUT TOUCHING IT for at least 24 hours. There's even a big sign on the sword-rack that says please do not touch- do you know why it says do not touch my friends? 'Cause there is a high probability that it will FALL APART.

So I tell Roger we have the swords, and since I have other props business to let him know, I follow him into the cage. We poke around in there for a bit, and he sees the swords, commenting on how great they loook. I agree, and re-iterate how we should not touch them, even though there is a sign on them that states so. Roger starts touching the swords. I try and mention it again, but he just pulls a sword out and starts messing with it.

No- it didn't fall apart. But it's the fact that he's a friggin' IDIOT to be playing with something he's been told several times NOT TO TOUCH. Just because he's the director does not mean the "Danger, This Will Break" rule does not apply to him.

Well, having nothing else to do at the time, and thoroughly miffed that Roger just ignored my warning and the sign, and left to go and attend to the other business of my job. As I leave Heidi Hofer comes through on her way out. I mention that Roger is messing with the swords, which are not supposed to be touched to her, among other things- we are friends, so we were talking. Now, Heidi is a bit of a joker (And all the faculty know about it, even Roger) and she says something along the lines of "You've been bad" when Roger comes out of the cage.

My first instinct, since Roger hates me, is "Oh shit." But then I think, Heidi's joking, he can't get angry over it. Besides, he shouldn't have been touching the swords. Roger asks what she means and she tells him about playing with the sword and how I told on him. Roger then looks at me and says something ambiguous like "I'm very dissapppointed."

Oookay, what the hell does that mean? I shrugged or something, not knowing what he meant, and he said it again. By this time, since he did not look angry, I figured he was joking, as in "I'm very dissappointed in you for not stopping me from playing with the swords'. So I lightheartedly say "Well, I told you not to touch them". At which point he says "I'm not joking." and proceeds to ignore me and talk to heidi instead.

WTF?! Granted, I probably shouldn't have mentioned it to Heidi, granted she probably shoudln't have mentioned it to Roger, but granted Roger should not have gotten angry about it, especially in front of others. If he'd had a problem he should have come to seperatly and discussed it. Besides, Heidi was joking- she wasn't accusing or anything. Roger's ego just gont dented because someone called him out for being WRONG and he directed it at me. Stupid ass.

And that's not all! *Dances*

So I leave that area of the stage as soon as possible and proceed to go about with avoiding Roger at all costs. Why should I deal with him when I don't have too? Well, Lydia (One of the actors) comes around and tries to get her boots out of the quickchange room, but it's locked. So I have to go and get the keys from Roger since our stage manager was sick and not there. But he's talking to someone else, so I hang back and chill for a second.

Everyone who knows me well knows that when I'm waiting to ask someone something, I stand with an arm up at my chest and my pointer finger up in a contemplative way- for some reason if that finger's not up, I'll forget what I'm going to ask about. When the person is done talking, I point at them in a general way and then when I have their attention, ask the question. I normally don't even realize I do this anymore.

So apparently I do this at Roger, who then proceeds to ask me "What?" In the rudest possible way he can. I ask him for his keys so I can unlock the quick change room. He then, actually looking angry by now, asks me "Why were you pointing at me?". I tell him because I was trying to get his attention and didn't realize he was actually looking at me. He gives me the keys, I unlock the door, and we say not a word to each other... ]]> ~banjo-bear http://banjo-bear.deviantart.com/journal/11705654/ http://banjo-bear.deviantart.com/journal/11705654/ Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:40:42 PST

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