http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:nikuuki&section=today deviantART RSS for by:nikuuki en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:08:04 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/26000271/ http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/26000271/ Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:21:08 PDT ah summer days summer days.. love it. <3

]]> ~nikuuki http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/22864335/ http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/22864335/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:28:01 PST
Well, it's been 5 months that I've been in Bournemouth. I really like it. However, life hasn't been quite so merry recently; I guess it can't all just be all flowers and rainbows, can it? It's all scary project deadlines and disastrous relationships right now. So much to question and be stressed about. Ahh, but I'm sure ya'll don't want to hear my ranting - but just for the record, I'd like to share my opinion on a a specific topic that has been swirling in my head for a week now..

All men are pigs.

]]> ~nikuuki http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/20229349/ http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/20229349/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:47:01 PDT
And I'm fucking free.

]]> ~nikuuki http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/19934103/ http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/19934103/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:30:40 PDT
In less than two weeks, I shall be on my way back to England, towards complete freedom.
No more annoying parents, no more god damn Kuwait, no more rules.

Am I happy? Of course, I'm ecstatic. But I must admit; I'm nervous. There's a hundred 'What if?'s going through my mind. I guess my main concern is the fact that its going to be kinda scary being kicked out into the real world on your arse after being locked up in an overly annoying protective atmosphere all your life. Hah.. i sound kindof emo, don't I? I dunno maybe its natural to feel like that.

In other news, I got a playstation 3!!! Can't bloody wait to get Rock Band! But I think I'm going to have to wait a while before I can get it since they sell it for exactly TWICE the price it is everywhere else in the world over here in crapland. No, I'm not taking it back to the UK with me >.<

Ahh.. life goes on.

]]> ~nikuuki http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/19095012/ http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/19095012/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:15:02 PDT God friggin bless the creator of Summer Holidays.

Can I just make clear that my mood isn't really 'anxious' but this stupid computer doesnt let me change it for some weird reason.

I've been in Germany for a week now and it's great. I love Europe in general, it's beautiful. And its great to have a good dose of oxygen after being cooped up in bloody dust-ridden Kuwait for so long.

My brother, my cousin, his wife and I have been going all over Northern Germany; we've done everything from day trips to Hamburg to not-so-successful bike tours around towns near my aunt's town of Güstrow. Good fun. I especially love the nights when theres Euro 2008 football matches on when we go to the local pub to watch the games. I actually have alot of brilliant photos of mental German fans at a huge outdoor live viewing of the Germany-Turkey game. Will submit later.

If you were wondering about the subject title, here's the story. My cousin and his wife are leaving back to their home in California tomorrow night, which kinda takes the kick out of our trip. Not that I don't love it here on its own, but i barely ever see my cousin, and we're really close. SO.. he suddenly had the crazy idea to ask my dad if my brother and I could go back with him for a couple of weeks before returning to Germany for a final week! I'm still in denial that we were able to pull a mental plan like that off in 24 hours! Orange County, here I come

In other, less-important news; i got my first commission for a painting this summer and in my opinion, i think the amount I'm getting is very attractive indeed

Happy summer everyone! °-°

]]> ~nikuuki http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/18220332/ http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/18220332/ Thu, 08 May 2008 00:03:40 PDT I don't have time for anything anymore.. any free time is spent worrying about the A Level exams I'm going to be failing very soon. I just don't understand how other people do it; you know, the whole "time management" thing?? I take Fine Art, Maths and Physics. Throughout this entire year I've been working nonstop at my frikin art... and spent absolutetly no time whatsoever on the other two subjects.. and in lesson time I'd always sleep coz I wud hav been up the night before doing ART!! Bloody hell...

HOWEVER, I don't seem to be panicking as much as i should be. Which could be a good thing.. coz I'm not as stressed out as i should be (coz i know nothing..) and stress=death. Yes.. I'm a strong believer in maintaining my "chill-out mode". But hey maybe another reason that I'm not so depressed is....

the fact that I finally got the Canon EOS 450D!
I'm still in denial that i actually HAVE an epic camera like it. I had saved up for half of it, and my dad paid the other half for my 18th bday ^w^ yahooo!

So yeah, extreme happiness in the midst of chaos..

]]> ~nikuuki http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17905102/ http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17905102/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:14:02 PDT Seems like its going to be a good day Very very busy.. first i have to go get my hair cut, then i have to start getting ready for prom (yeah its prom night tonight ^^ lol i sound like such a bimbo..) My best friend is holding a little cocktail party gathering for me before the actual prom so yah fun fun..
Oh oh oh and its my golden birthday ^^ lol.. 18th April? 18-years-old? eh eh?

You know whats weird..I think that perhaps the strangest thing about becoming eighteen is when you look at yourself in the mirror and think "oh so this is what I look like when im 18..."
That makes no sense does it? I don't know, maybe some of you will catch my drift.. hasn't this been "the birthday we all wait for" when we're young? Hmm.. WATEVER! I'm happy, its all good ^^

I'm trying to convince my parents to give me half of the money for a Canon EOS 450D <3 but they're begging me to let them buy me a new mobile instead coz the piece of shit i have now is a right mess.. but really i'd rather have the camera and no phone at all >.< lol ah well.. can't have everything can we?

]]> ~nikuuki http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17730972/ http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17730972/ Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:23:41 PDT
Words can't describe how infuriated I am at this moment in time. I could strangle someone. It's not fair! I can't even use skype properly anymore.. its so stupid! So many of my loved ones live thousands of miles away and i can't keep in touch with them like i did with skype anymore and that pisses me off to extreme levels.

Ok fair enough, I was technically stealing their internet... but im just really frustrated that i can't do anything about it. Sod the fast downloading, I can do without that; its the keeping in touch with friends part thats annoying me.

To top everything off, my parents are spawn of the devil. No, really.
Come to think of it, my mum probably is the devil. For god's sake, I'm not a child anymore when will they shut up and treat me with a little respect?

]]> ~nikuuki http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17685410/ http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17685410/ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:21:03 PDT
FINALLY bought Guitar Hero 3 tonight, but havn't had a chance to play it much yet since my dad was hogging the TV remote ... can't wait til tomorrow morning! Hehe i feel like a child with a new toy burning to wake up early just to play the hell out of it But god, i can just feel my mother getting ready to beat the crap out of me for buying games at such a "crucial time" in my life.. sod that, i want to rock

Good to finally have 'Bliss' up in my gallery; I've been working on it for a while now.. hope you all like it

_<3

]]> ~nikuuki http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17566916/ http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17566916/ Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:44:51 PDT This past week's been quite fruitful compared to the rest of the cursed month that March has proved to be. So many things have been going on; for one, I've been able to finally spend some more time with my best friends who've had to wait on me to finish my urgent art assignments in the past month. Shisha, shooting BB guns and hanging out on rooftops listening to Coheed with Jess - these things are what keep me sane in the course of life here in Kuwait.

I'm really really proud to say that I had my first little art showcase with my fellow A-Level Art students this weekend. It was fantastic. There was a small opening with quite a number of people there to see our work; the speeches were made, the ribbon was cut and there we were, standing proudly next to our work explaining it to curious onlookers. I'll definitely put some of the showcased work up here on dA... when i get time - I have to start working on my portfolio now to apply to uni in the UK now. But yeah, all in all, the exhibition was great. Well worth all the backbreaking work that went into it!

Being more relaxed this week, I've gone out and got a bunch of movies I've wanted to watch. I'm over half way through watching 'Ken Park' directed by artist I had researched in my coursework, Larry Clark, and let me tell you, it's the most twisted, sick movie I've ever watched. With nothing artistic about it, its basically a poor excuse to make a porn movie starring a cast of society's lowest. The film starts with a scene where you see a skateboarder kid blow his brains in the middle of a park; I could tell this wasn’t going to be your average ‘teen movie’. Ten minutes into the story, I turned it off, having witnessed everything from swear words I didn’t know existed, to a 16-year-old having sex with his girlfriend’s mother. So that was a bit of a disappointment.

I also watched Tim Burton's 'Sweeney Todd' last night; unfortunately, it pains me to say that I actually felt it was a bit of a disappointment too. I hate to say that because I had been anticipating it since the news about it had been released a year ago - I have an extreme love for Burton and Johnny Depp, and i thought the whole musical idea was great, but the actual action didn't begin until the last 20 minutes of the 2 hours. It wasn't really as gripping as I had hoped it would be throughout. Still, the imagery was brilliant, and the characters were portrayed perfectly. Ah well...



_{<3 Happy 1.5 Anniversary Welou}

]]> ~nikuuki http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17466841/ http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17466841/ Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:20:06 PDT Well, A-Level Fine Art coursework deadline's finally over.

It's kinda bittersweet really. After 5 weeks of complete isolation from the world and scarily consistent, obsessive routines of working, I'm oh so releaved that its all over. But alas, the truth that so bluntly stares me in the face is the fact that my final piece was beyond shit. Thats not me being modest, I genuinely believe that i underachieved (in the eyes of my tutors and examiners..).

Well, you know what i say? Screw A-Level and Edexcel. I hope they all spontaneously combust.

I just really have to ace the exam to bring my grade up -___-"

The work doesn't stop coming, really; it can gett a little too much sometimes. Ah well, such is life.

At least its been decided that I can go visit familiy alone in Germany this summer Hurray!

]]> ~nikuuki http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17314712/ http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17314712/ Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:31:58 PDT I just got back from one of my best friend's house, and i must say, I feel supersonicly energised!

After being in the house for almost 4 weeks in a row working on art, the one hour i spent at Jess's house to take a break from the immense pressure really helped me loosen up a bit... NOW, what made it an extra-exhilarating experience (wow i sound so sad) is the fact that her brother just recently received his copy of Rock Band for Xbox 360.

For those of you in the know, you probably know what an amazing piece of gaming-heaven it is. For the ppl who have no clue what I'm going on about, Rock Band is the next best thing after Guitar Hero, and basically comes with a mini guitar, microphone and drum kit, allowing you to play a thrilling multi-player mode where you ultimately create your own 'Rock Band' playing to the notes you see on the screen for loads of wicked songs, unlocking venues and tracks as you advance through the game.

I must say, I was over the moon. It's extremely addictive, and mind-blowingly fun. Shame i don't have an Xbox 360 or PS3 but not to worry, I'm going to go buy Guitar Hero III for PS2 this weekend as a little 'End of Coursework deadline' treat!

If you have an SeXbox 360 (as my bro calls it) or a PS3, i definitely recommend Rock Band, despite the priciness. It's well worth it!

Got an extention for the deadline (2 days!) so wish me luck! I think I'll get round to finishing for sure now! <3 Im happy

]]> ~nikuuki http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17256895/ http://nikuuki.deviantart.com/journal/17256895/ Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:48:26 PDT Ahh.. Life really does suck, doesn't it? There really is no end to the annoyance. I don't think I've been quite this angst-ridden before, and I guess the best place to vent for me is here on dA, regardless of how tiny my audience may be... so please bare with me. -_-"

As you can see, i have quite an empty gallery, filled with crap. I do have some good work, i swear! It's just that i have the biggest art coursework/final piece deadline I've ever had to tackle in my life before in a weeks time, and to be frank, I've done sweet f*** all.

Well I guess that could be an over-exaggeration; I've been working my ass off for 2 weeks non-stop. Let me define non-stop: the only breaks in between doing art analysis/drawing/research have been the few hours of sleep i get at night, meals and showers. And of course to make the many cups of coffee..

Anyways, the point is, I've been working my little socks off, and yet I feel like I've got no where. I think I have to forget about getting an A altogether this year. A Level Fine Art is unbelievably anal. Oh yeah I'm failing my other subjects too btw I'm in the midst of a mental and physical breakdown. Lets just hope i don't have to go to hospital because the "doctors" in Kuwait are sure to end my life there and then with their extreme expertise

Ahh, i think thats enough of my ranting and raving for now. Plus i have to go back to watching this BBC4 'The Genius of Photography' programme on YouTube. It's for my non-existent dissertation that has to be handed in this thursday. Oh which reminds me:
If anyone knows a website where i can watch more BBC4 programmes like that, please please comment and tell me, because i really need to watch part 5 of the programme, which isnt up on youtube (becuase God loves me so much)

_{~Nikki
btw more art will be up once this deadline is over, and it wont suck so much (i hope..)}

]]> ~nikuuki