deviantART: by:shoelace-ninja http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:shoelace-ninja&section=today deviantART RSS for by:shoelace-ninja en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:48:42 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png SWITCHING ACCOUNTS and other stuff http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/26738643/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/26738643/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:50:56 PDT panic-flight.

but don't expect loads of art right away. School is coming up and I don't want to fall behind. It's junior year and I want to make a good impression for college.

I'm also going to hardcore! study art. I'm going to pretty much do an art boot camp lol. :) When I do post, try to look for improvements.

And I must say, critiques are my best friend. :) Harsh, fair, or whatever the nature, they're gladly accepted. Don't be afraid to totally rip my art apart. I love it. Except please note that they're pretty much useless on art over a month old because by that time, I will have noticed all (or nearly all) the flaws.


OH HEY LOOK AT THIS MURMUR'S DOING ANOTHER "AWW, I WANNA BE A REAL ARTIST" JOURNAL. :lol:


So yes. I'm not leaving, I'm not taking a hiatus, I'm spending less time on here and more time on my priorities. :) Not like you guys aren't awesome, though.

If you want to re-watch me, that's fine. If you've wanted to un-watch me, then this is your chance. x3

]]> ~shoelace-ninja is anyone else being logged out? http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/26460206/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/26460206/ Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:16:11 PDT
I'm browing dA, and I keep on getting logged out. :/ I changed my password, but it still happens. Is this a glitch or, dare I say it, am I haxxed?


(ps. I'm kind of considering switching over to ~panic-flight just because I love the name. Y/N because I can't make decisions for myself?)

ALSO. I win at life.

panic-flight has 77 pageviews total and her 9 deviations were viewed 51 times. She watches 0 people, while 4 people watch her.

Overall, her deviations received 1 comments and were added to deviants' favourites 4 times, while she commented 0 times, making about 0 comments per day since she joined DA. This means that she received Infinity comments for every 10 that she gave.

Aw hells yeah.

]]> ~shoelace-ninja 1,002 Deviations, 140 Messages http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/26111847/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/26111847/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:43:25 PDT

MY LIFE'S MISSION IS COMPLETE. (If I hadn't cleared my messages, I'd be pretty much even for both orz)

oh jeez my mom is talking loud on the phone and it's annoying and ahhhhhh :(

I swear to God I'll reply/comment. :( I've just been really lazy and taking naps every day because Mur is out of shape and she's running and she fails.

o shit o shit o shit i turn 16 in 6 days! I'm excited. I want an Abney Park T-shirt and some other awesome shenanigans.

]]> ~shoelace-ninja here's a bunch of quizzes because I love you. http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/25917695/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/25917695/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:37:28 PDT
You really should. :)

ROUND ONE! ding ding ding!

TO TAKE THIS SURVEY, SIMPLY PUT YOUR MUSIC PLAYER ON SHUFFLE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WITH THE TITLE OF THE SONG THAT COMES ON
(I'll be using my last.fm!)


What is your name? Or what should your name be?:
Vernian Process - Rust (part 1) [Glorious! 8) I've always wanted a name like that.]

How is your life going?:
Splitter - Sjukast i Varlden [MY LIFE IS VERY METAL RIGHT NOW]

What is your nickname?:
Dr. Steel - Childhood (Don't) a Go-Go [*tilts head to one side to try to get it*]

What is your theme song?:
James Horner - Off to War [Very pretty and haunting... kinda suits me a little.]

What is your best friend's theme song?:
Between the Buried and me - Autodidact [lol she doesn't like metal]

How is your life going to turn out?:
Finntroll - Fodosagan [When I get a translator, I'll come back to you on that one. :)]

Will you get married?:
Eels - Susan's house [Yes?]

Will you have kids?:
At The Drive-In - Invalid Litter Dept. [Nope!]

What will your job be?
Meshuggah - Sum [MAFF TECHER. TOTALLY.]

Did you/will you finish school?:
The Real Tuesday Weld - Kix [Nope! I'm going to drop out and do drugs and drink apparently!]

Who is your best friend?:
Winds of Plague - Unbreakable [Why yes, she is strong. :)]

Who is or will be your significant other?:
The Cruxshadows - Birthday [Whoever it is, he has a birthday! It can't be that hard, right?]

Who do you like?:
Vermilion Lies - Long Red Hair [I'm lost, too.]

How will you die?:
Mechanical Cabaret - Each Day You Die a Little Bit More [._.;]

How do you feel right now?:
Gadget - Choked [Well I just ate some pretzels and now thirsty... and I run today! oh god nervous nervous]

What is your favorite song?:
Knights of the Abyss - Gridlock [Not my favorite, but sick nonetheless!]

How could you describe your parents?:
Neuraxis - The Apex

Your best friend[s]?:
Tool - Swamp Song [I don't dislike them /that/ much, I promise!]

Your teachers?:
Death - Leprosy [Don't you DARE touch me with your UNCLEAN KNOWLEDGE! Back away you heathen!]

Your significant other [or crush...]?:
Johnny Hollow - Alchemy [?]

Yourself?:
Carcass - Death Certificate [baaawwwwww]

What is your best feature?:
Mumakil - I [Well, I AM pretty fabulous!]

What will you be/should you be, profession-wise?:
Creature Feature - Atheist [Wait, religion can be a profession now? WELL HOT DOG SIGN ME UP!]

How could you describe this survey?:
Rasputina - Brand New Key [Nostalgic? I remember my mom playing the original song a lot while in the car.]

What makes you angry?:
Rosetta Stone - Adrenaline [Maybe the fact that I can't seem to get one when I need it? :(]

What makes you sad?:
James Newton Howard - Darkseeker Dogs (I am Legend) [Aww, I loved that movie. ;-;]

What makes you happy?:
Folkearth - Before Battle I Embrace

What makes you dance?:
At The Gates - City of Screaming Statues [Why yes, I do enjoy metal!]

What is your favourite colour?:
Anguisette - 29 years

How would you describe yourself?:
Morbid Angel - Pain Divine [MASOCHISSTTTTT~]

Who is your worst enemy?:
Vernian Process - The Alchemist's Vision [ffff chemistry! I failed hard at it this year, with a B- and a B+]

Who do you hate?:
Dr. Steel - Slapped by Moe [logic just failed me!]

Who do you love?:
Carcass - Doctrinal Expletives

Who do you lust after?:
At The Drive In - Erboglio

~Finish the Sentence~

I wish: Zero Tolerance (Death)
I want to: Damnation (With Blood Comes Cleansing)
I want to kill: For What Cause? (Gadget) [:lol:]
I want to eat: Hell Bent (Knights of the Abyss) [murmur = monstrous appetite!]
My head: Way Too Wicked (Mortiis) [fff you betcha!]
I am: Lack of Comprehension (Death) [I don't get things]
My best feature is: Last Words (The Real Tuesday Weld) [WITTY MURMUR IS WITTY]
My eyes are: The Sentinel (Gadget) [dur hurr watchin... ]]> ~shoelace-ninja Wake me up to make me cocoa! http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/25881481/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/25881481/ Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:23:59 PDT

Murmur's back from her vacation and is in awe at how large her monitor seems in comparison to her cousin's laptop. I'm kinda slouching in my chair right now because it seems larger than life.

(Reminds me of driver's ed when they brought out beer goggles and had us walk on a line. Mur would not make a good drunk - I had to hold on to the tables as I staggered up to the front of the class like I was completely smashed!)

It was fun, but stressful. Family drama, there is no escape from you, is there?

I'm in the process of looking through my MILLIONS of messages. FUCK.


Last time I said to stop updating so much, I was for cereal.

WRY DONT YOU LISTEEN TO MEEEEEEE? :(


Anywho, I did some drawrings while I was there - Maffew's ref, Hermereses's ref, J.D. Nellytrin' s reff(lol shirtless) and a quad BC entry, CHEEBS of Maffew and Hermes and Murmur hating the sun,


oh god what else

this hugefuck picture made with all markers. I cannot find good foliage colours. 8(


So yeah.

I'm excited to start running again! I've got some sweet new shoes and a burning passion to burn calories! 8D


also

I DONT GET THIS.

I'm outside like 80% of the school year and yet I'm still pale as a sheet of paper.

I spend five hours at the beach and I roasted like a rack of lamb. (ffff yum lamb!) :(

Aloe Vera is my biffle.

]]> ~shoelace-ninja GOLDBAN and vacations and MESSAGES WOAH http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/25280077/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/25280077/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:54:00 PDT

I'm happy.



On a side note, I'm staying at my cousin's house and will have limited access to a computer. :P So yeah


don't expect much.


AND HOLY CRAP HOW MUCH DO YOU GUYS UPLOAD? I have 238 deviations.


When I left YESTERDAY I had 100 something.


HOLY SHIT PEOPLE.


:|

]]> ~shoelace-ninja anti-climatic BC entries http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/25148244/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/25148244/ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:30:58 PDT [link] - both previews and finished piece

[link] - Matthew's entry

[link] - Nathaniel's entry

ffffff YOU WERE EXPECTING SOMETHING GREAT AND AWE-INSPIRING after that last journal, weren't you? :lol:

]]> ~shoelace-ninja What do you want do with art? Whats your goal? http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/25059050/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/25059050/ Sun, 31 May 2009 20:18:33 PDT

My art lacks emotion. There's no energy, no depth, no flow to it. I've just been drawing for the sake of drawing or for commissions. They're just lines on paper, pixels on monitors like manufactured goods. Just there, pre-cut, pre-cooked, and ready to sell. My style; generic. It reeks of bad anatomy like a slab of meat left in the sun and of horrible shading like a decaying carcass.

So far, we've got a ready-to-use carcass. Lovely. at least birds of prey are happy.

But, there's a deep burning within me. Some sort of drive to fight my way out of no-man's land. Whenever I see art that is greater than mine, the flint strikes and a flame starts. Whenever I see raw emotion on canvas, my heart skips a beat.

[link] | [link] | [link] |[link] | [link] | [link]

I want to recreate the deepest feelings within someone, the ones hidden under years of stress and work. That perfect sunset, the first kiss, the lost friend, the deepest fear. I want to capture nature at its finest, the colours alive on the canvas as if the crisp fall leaves were beneath your feet and the sun low in the sky. As if the waves of the ocean were crashing around you, filling your lungs with salt and your mind with fear. As if you were not viewing the picture, but as if you were in the picture.

I want people to feel.

I once read an article about music. How this one song caused a WWII veteran to remember exactly what it was like on the front lines, something he had forgotten. That man was deeply moved to tears by that one song.

I want that same reaction with my art.

Granted it's going to take a lifetime to get there. Blood, sweat, tears (many, many tears), callouses, and lost connections will all be worth it if my art can bring someone to emotional tears. I don't care what it takes to get there, but I will get there. I know it.

I took a look at how much I've improved over the past year, event the past two years. It's astounding. Ten years from now, I want to look at my art now and laugh at how pathetic I was.

I don't want to make it big,

I don't want to write books,

I don't want to design cards,

and I don't want to forget where I'm coming from.




I just want to make art how it's truly supposed to be.



What do you want to do? Is there any goal in mind? Do you want to be a cartoonist? A manga-ka? An author? Do you want to make a living off of your art? Do you want to be famous?


Here's a song that brings out the sap within me. I'm moved to tears every time I hear it, and I just downloaded it the other day.

[link]

It reminds me of something I needed. The time I was searching for someone who cared and was met with no response. I built Berlin walls around myself only to be removed after the damage was done. That was the most emotional I have ever been in my life.

Those feelings have been pushed aside, fortunately. But that song brought it back, the prodigal son to his father.

I know it's damn pathetic that I was like that, but the past is the past and I can't change it. All I can hope for is a better tomorrow.

]]> ~shoelace-ninja Hiatus + experimentation + THAT'S ODD. http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/24709123/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/24709123/ Mon, 11 May 2009 18:27:41 PDT

PROJECT WIN, AWAAAYYYYYY!!


So I'm beginning to write again. I literally haven't written in three years, and then it SUCKED. I'm not even being a downer, it really did. LOL WHAT IS A PLOT????? IDK ABOUT VERB TENSES OR CONFLICT OR PERSONALITIES! I AM A GREAT WRITER AND I DONT NEED ANY OF THAT OKAY?

I was amazing back then. :)

Back on topic. I'm writing about Nathaniel and Matt.

SPEAKING OF WHICH HOLY CRAP.

You know how you know you know what a character looks like even though you may not draw said character like you think they look? (Grammar fail in T minus 5...) Well, it's like that with Matt.

I was at the track the other day for said project when this guy pulls up in a car and gets out. I look at him, take a double take, and then whip out my camera.

He looks ALMOST EXACTLY how I envision Matt to look. ._.;

Scary shit man, scary shit! :0

Doodles of Matt - [link] (totally sideways!)
Picture of look-alike - (The one in the white shirt!) [link]

But back on the subject of experimentation.

Once this project and school are over with, I'll acquire a copy of flash! oWo I'm hyped. So I'll be trying animations, interactive things, and EXTREMLEY CRISP LINEART. Delicious!



I've got The League of Extrodinary Gentleman DVR'd! I can't wait to watch it! :bounce:

]]> ~shoelace-ninja Message center pukes up an entire week of messages http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/24560729/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/24560729/ Sun, 03 May 2009 06:53:24 PDT
Excited by the prospect of one of my deviations getting a DD, I check with no avail.

I then hover over my messages to find 100 journals, 40 polls, and other strange things.

DA decided to be a jerkface and spit up all my messages from this week! :( Did this happen to anyone else, or is dA cursing me for being unsubscribed? :lol:

]]> ~shoelace-ninja Versatality + Improvements? http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/24537684/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/24537684/ Fri, 01 May 2009 20:11:49 PDT
Right now, I know I'm the fartherst thing from it. I always draw the EXACT same things, in the EXACT same pose, and with nearly the EXACT compsition. :| How does one break out of doing so? I geuss I can call this an art block but not a creativity block. I have so many concepts planned in my head, but I know that if I try to draw them they will turn out nothing like planned. What should I do?

I know I need to work more on drawing from life. I've done plenty of observation and such, but no actual drawing of it.

What else do I need to work on? Go ahead, rip my art to shreads. Tell me everything you dislke about it, no matter how harsh it is. :thumbsup: I can handle it, I pinky swear.


On a related note, my sub ends tommorow. :(

]]> ~shoelace-ninja Good omens and strange happenings. http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/24415829/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/24415829/ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:28:44 PDT I went over my cousion's house over spring break. We suprised my nana. xD My mom called her when we were walking into their house, so she was on the phone and then we walked in. She was in total shock, but then she was really happy. C:

Then we went to pick up my cousion. I hid in the back seat and then jumped up and covered her eyes with my hands. :lol: She freaked out horribly and then she was like :jawdrop: SDFSLL YOURE HERE!!

:)

So, good omens. As it turns out, my uncle visited his wife and his daughter in their dreams. :heart: From what I heard, it brought the final closure and reassureance that everything was going to be okay. They can begin to heal. In one of the dreams, all of my cousions were gathered around the kitchen table waiting to be fed when he walks in wearing a white chef's uniform. He says hello and then walks over to the couch where he usually sits. His wife starts asking him questions. He said that he had to go at that time and that he loves her. Then, he sang her a love poem.

I'm glad for them all.

As for myself, it finally started to sink in. At the same time, though, I feel relieved. I geuss right now this is one of those things you just can't explain.


Now for the strange happenings. Okay, make that happening. xD
The celing fan in my parent's bedroom somehow unscrewed itself from the wall and was dangling by the wires. The lights were off and the fan was on at that time. So my dad goes downstairs to get the screwdriver and when he comes back up, the lights were on and the fan was off. ._.;

We have no idea what happened, but it was freaky as hell. So I'm assuming that whenever I see paranormal happenings going on, they'll maybe listen just a little bit? :lmao:


Also, on the subject of listening! I found some great artists that you should check out!

Dr. Steel - No, not =Steeleh with a PHD. :lol: It's kind of like the fusion of hip-hop, industrial, and punk with a mad scientist flair.

Abney Park - A band that pulls off stage personalities very well. 8D They claim to be airship pirates (Murmur's steampunk geekiness kicking in in T minus 5...4...3..2..1..) on the Ophelia. Imagine trance mixed with rock mixed with ninteenth century music with a bit of bellydancing here and there.

Vernian Process - ffdsdf; they're just epic. GO. LISTEN NOW.

Arch Enemy - a GREAT metal group. Agressive playing style, clean riffs, harsh vocals, the works!

Between the Buried and Me - A progressive rock group. *drools*

THIS IS NOT A MUSIC GROUP but you should totally read some Sherlock Holmes. :iconsherlockplz:

UHM.. SUBCRIPTION IS RUNNING OUT QUICKLY. I'll draw for one! 8D

 ]]> ~shoelace-ninja Thank yous. + LUPE VOTE! http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/24168415/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/24168415/ Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:27:37 PDT I want to say thank you for your support. I can feel it, I have been a much happier person as of lately. It's incredible how much people care. My mom's been overloaded with flowers and we've been recieving many, many sympathy cards. :happycry:

So yes, I am healing. And thanks to some incredible people, I am laughing like I never have before. Thank you.

I hope you all have a happy break! :>


ALSO ALSO ALSO! VOTE FOR NELTRIN!
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It's amazing how quickly I can ruin things, isn't it?

]]> ~shoelace-ninja my uncle passed. http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/23973255/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/23973255/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:37:42 PDT
On saturday, my family and I left for NY, and we got back really late last night. I got about seven hours of sleep in two days, so I stayed home today and got some running around done.

i was close to him. at that home, two families live there, brothers with wives and children. This was the uncle who nearly got all the blood sucked out of him from an accident involving leeches, the one who nearly fell and died, the lazy one sitting on the couch, cracking innapropriate jokes and the right and wrong times. God, he was amazing.

fuck.

things will not be the same, never again.

now, we're probably going to go back out tommorow, which means I will miss school and important stuff.

fuck.

Consider all art on hold for a long while.

]]> ~shoelace-ninja busy, busy, busy! http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/23905112/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/23905112/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:53:54 PDT
Everything is on hold, family drama and emergencies, school, sports, etc.

So... expect me to be less actice than I have been.

(Wait, I was active? What is this blasphemy?)

so yeah.

/headache

OH, and =PunchBagBobsRevenge, I AM working on your picture. I'm trying a new style of fur shading, and that's why it's taking forever and a day. I can only hope it will be worth it!

]]> ~shoelace-ninja Rant! http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/23703376/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/23703376/ Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:00:00 PDT Before I begin, this is NOT aimed at anyone, nor was it just one person who caused this. I've just been seeing a crapload of this kind of crap lately, myself often included.

First off, DeviantART.

Here's something that a lot of people don't get: you don't have a be a professional artist, photographer, or writer to own an account on this site. Some people come here to get help with their art, some people join to troll, and some just do it for the lulz.

Now, this leads to what is and isn't considered art. What really pushes my buttons is when people say things like "Fan art isn't art!", and "Anime isn't art!"

What the crap. Now, as I said before, some people are not experienced at art. Many people like drawing things relevant to their intrests, such as dogs, mountains, cities, people, and so on and so forth. Well, I geuss when someone who is a newbie to art decides to draw their favorite videogame character, it's a sin. I think people need to realize that not everybody is going to create a masterpiece. Most like drawing for fun, so let them! I'm assuming that those people who put said people down were on basically the same level at that age. :/

ALSO. GOOD POINT.

You know the painting "The Last Supper?"

Fan art.

The statue of David?

fan art.

It is not the subject that makes the art horrible, it is the underdevolped style and the person seeing it that makes it appear that way. If two people were to view the same picture, they will see it from different perspectives.


Now, here's another thing that ticks me off.

ACTIVE WATCHER POLL:
+1!

AUGH. Those make me sick to my stomach, really! I find them just plain...offensive! Are those people ignorant, or just want their ego stroked? Why does it matter who is or isn't "active?" :< Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE getting comments and replies. I truly do. But, I also realize that people have lives outside the internet and simply don't have time to comment EVERY.SINGLE.PICTURE they have, using paragraphs and praise. I kinda hate it when people expect that from their watchers.

ALSO, I hate it when people use the COMMENT BEFORE YOU FAVE!!!! policy.
Let me groan once more.

AAUUUUGGGHHH.

Comments are something that the viewer digs up from their heart, using emotion and thought. Once you say that they NEED to commenf if they fav, then you lose the feeling. You can't manufacture responses.
This goes hand-in-hand with people going anal about fav-and-running. GET OVER IT.

But here is something that I detest from the viewer:

Stupid, lazy, and all-around dissapointing one word comments. Yes, thank you for saying that is's nice, but what about it? Is it the lighting, is is the composition, or is the piece itself?

Also falling under this category are the infamous "this sucks" comments. Well, what about it? Do you not like the subject? What about the style? Saying "the legs are fucked up" is not very helpful.

This leads off into another tangent that I've seen a couple of times. When people deliberatley look for something that they don't like and leave rude comments. The irony of it just pisses me off. I geuss the classic line of "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" has died.


I geuss this kind of boils down to a lack of respect. :/


But on the other hand, there are some aspects that aggrivate me. These include camwhores, drama llamas, and the attention-seeking emo kids.

First off, I'm not a prude. :> It's just that I'd rather not see some fourteen year old girl post pictues of her half-naked. :| Seriousley, I don't think that they realize that they're so...young and innocent and don't need to be doing that. at all. EVER.

Makes me want to gouge my eyes out.

Then there are the jerkfaces who like to pick fights that didn't even need to be fought in the first place. Okay, so you DID trace her picture and didn't contact the original artist or give credit. If the original artist asks you politely to please remove the picture, please fucking do so instead of throwing a hissy fit about it. And for Christ's sake, please don't do a call-out journal. The last thing either party needs is a flame-war.

Or, take the easy way out and report it and then move on. :/

What pisses me off even more is when people say that "Augh..i'm so misunderstood. nobody understands me, i've lived a hard life." when they actually aren't any of those things. :< It really makes the people who ACTUALLY have personality disord... ]]> ~shoelace-ninja COLLAB PLZ + ten pounds! http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/23625563/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/23625563/ Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:25:29 PDT
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FDSFHL;;;

OKAY.

OKAY.

GUYS, LISTEN.

Over the summer, I weighed close to 150lbs. (I geuss that's what happens when you eat cake, pasta, and junk food all summer and don't exercize. :lmao:)

Since then, I've cut out all pop, fast food, and other unhealthy doings. On top of that, I joined cross country and ran three or more miles every day for about two or three months. Recipie for success?

I believe so.

Then...MONO. :( I didn't eat very much and drank a shitload of green tea, and lost weight.

NOW TO THE PRESENT.

I spent the night at my friend's house a couple weeks ago, (Murmur socialized? SHOCK!) and stepped on her scale when I went to go change.

I weighed 133 lbs.

And that was AFTER I had a huge dinner of seafood and steak! (By the way, was ABSOLOUTLEY DELICIOUS!)

I just about cried. :)

Now you can totally see my waist. Before, I used to look down and only see the tips of my toes, and now it's just a small buldge. My pants are all big on me, and this one skirt I've had since the beginning of last year is HUGE. I mean, I'm having trouble keeping it on big!

Thanks to track, I'm doing cardio, weights, and other helpful stuff.


I really think I can do it, guys.

This is the most optomistic I've felt about anything in my entire life, really.
(Kinda pathetic, ain't it? :lol:)

I'm thinking about updating this journal with pictures.

]]> ~shoelace-ninja I urgently ask for your prayers. http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/23228891/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/23228891/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:52:27 PST [link]

*Band-junk's cousion, Amber, went missing last week. If you are religious, I ask that you send out a couple for her asking to bring her home safe. :heart:


Also, if you can, please repost the link in your journal to pass the word along. Thank you.

]]> ~shoelace-ninja ART REQUEST...TRADE...thing... sorta. http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22928423/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22928423/ Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:06:25 PST
I need CSS. I've got that covered, but what I REALLY need is a good header and footer image. :)

So, whoever will draw a header or footer will not only get my eternal gratefulness, but some art! Either a colored sketch or flatcolor headshot for either a header or footer, or a shaded fullbody for both.

Which characters would I like?

I would prefer my fursona, Murmur. :) If not, you can draw Ahl!

]]> ~shoelace-ninja 'right round like a record, baby http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22792326/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22792326/ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:15:34 PST [link]

DO IT. /peer pressures


So uhm...FREEDDOOOMMM. Well, sort of. I just need to finish one more commisson, and then I need to get a few more, and then personal art yes. I've been wanting to draw my characters so bad, it's not even funny.

In case you can't tell, my art has been a bit more painterly lately. This is pretty much what you can expect out of my art from now on. :)


---


Now for the bad news.

LOTS of family drama, ugh. This was such a long week, really. My body ached, my senses numbed, and all I wanted to do was just sleep.

My great grandmother, ninety-seven years old, died. (My dad's side. My great grandmother on my mom's side died when I was younger.) She was honestly the sweetest person I ever knew, really. Althought I knew she was suffering, she made everything seem okay. :) Her sweet personality and her altsheimers combined to make something totally...I'm not sure how to describe it.

Every day when my mom visited her she would always say how pretty my mom was. Then when my mom was going to leave, she would say something along the lines of "have fun at school!" :lol:

I miss her, but I know that it was for the best. It was so... sad to see her in her final hours. I was not there when she died, but when my brother told me, it didn't hit me as hard as I expected it to. It was clear to see that she was going to leave this earth soon - she was emaciated, her breathing became heavy, and there was a stillness in the air that was almost painful. When the nurse said that her organs were in the process of shutting down, I nearly cried. So I hid in the bathroom until I regained control of myself. Thankfully, the nurse was a kind person and talked to my dad and I until I calmed down.:heart:

If you pray, it would be very appreciated for you to send one or two out for my family when you can. :)


Hopefully, things will be back to normal soon. I just can't wait for summer to come around. It's not the fact that I will be out of school, I honesly enjoy school. It's the assholes and bitches that make it excruciating for me. It is because I will finally be with my sister cousion again. Honestly, she is like a sister to me. :heart:

]]> ~shoelace-ninja NEW ACCOUNT. http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22545453/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22545453/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:57:42 PST :iconpanic-flight:

Well, photography account at least. :D

]]> ~shoelace-ninja Yet again, a hiatus. [and clearing of messages!] http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22465824/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22465824/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:32:10 PST It always does that when I need it the most. Silly, silly, silly little muse. =]

So once I finish up this hoodie my mom and I are making, maybe that will bring some of that back.

I also apologize for not commenting, not replying, or the like. x_x I've been so out of it lately, but I know that's not exactly an excuse. So I'm going through and deleting EVERYTHING. Comments, replies, journals, deviations, etc. I'm going to fav the stuff I like and MAYBE (stress: maybe) comment on them when I get the chance.

On another tangent, I got my charger for my DS on New Year's, and now I can play Trials and Tribulations!
:iconkermityayplz:
Oh, yes. That game is AMAZAING. dfshj;;; Honestly, it is waaayy better than Ace Attorney, which was a SPECTACULAR GAME. I'm on the last case right now, and

SPOILERS. SPOILERS. SPOILERS. IF you haven't played T&T yet, do NOT read this unless you like spoilers.






and holy crap. I honestly did NOT expect to see Dahlia in the Mia's first case. (Well, second 'case' in terms of game order)

Wtf, and I LOVE the use of foreshadowing. Like when Pearls says something along the lines of Phoenix walking across hot coals for Maya, and then Phoenix -attempts- to run across a burning bridge it was like DFHASDKFSL

NOOOOOOOOOOO.

DON'T GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Haha, and now Edgy's goin got have to defend Dahlia. FAIL.






END SPOILERS.


I honestly think that whenever there's going to be an anime convention nearby, I'm getting a bunch of friends together and I'll go as Ron deLite. :D Difficult costume, yes, but he is an amazing character. xD

]]> ~shoelace-ninja 2008, in retrospect http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22290584/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22290584/ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:54:37 PST
two thousand and eight, in retrospect.



I lived.
I laughed.
I cried.
I nearly died.
I have a new outlook on life
along with a new set of morals.
I found God.

I've had my life saved by a SMILE.

I made friends,
I lost friends,
and made bonds that would last for eternity.

My art still sucks ass, but that's never going to change.

I've lost weight, but I fear becoming bulemic.
I've found a sport I love and enjoy.

I've seen too many people die or get injured.
I'm not letting my emotions get the better of me ever again.
Never again do I want to go back into a depression. :|

So, how was your year?





Quiz! Capatalize everything you did!


In 2008 I:
--STAYED SINGLE THE WHOLE YEAR
got your first REAL kiss
kissed someone new
made-out for the first time
made-out in/on a car
kissed in the snow
kissed in the rain
FELL IN LOVE
had your heart broken
BROKE SOMEONE ELSE'S HEART
had a stalker
had a good relationship with someone.
questioned your sexual orientation
came out of the closet
gotten married
had a divorce
had a gay marriage
kissed someone of the same sex
dated someone you'll never forget
DONE SOMETHING YOU'VE REGRETTED.
lost someone you truely love
lost faith in love
kissed under mistletoe

WORK/SCHOOL
got a job
got a promotion
got a pay raise
changed jobs
lost your job
quit your job
dated a co-worker
dated your boss
dated your boss' daughter/son
got fired from your job
got straight A's
MET ONE TEACHER YOU REALLY LIKED
met one teacher you really hated
FOUND A SUBJECT YOU REALLY LIKE
failed a class
cut class
skipped school
got into a fight with a classmate
did something you were proud of
discovered a new talent
gave the teachers a reason to teach
proved yourself an idiot
embarrassed yourself in front of the class
fell in love with a teacher
got a lead in the school play
made a varsity team
WERE INVOLVED IN SOMETHING YOU'LL NEVER FORGET.
got sent to the office

OTHER
PAINTED A PICTURE
wrote a poem
RAN A MILE
LISTENED TO MUSIC YOU COULDN'T STAND
double-dipped
skinny-dipped
WENT TO A SLEEPOVER
went to camp/camping
threw a surprise party
LAUGHED INTIL YOU CRIED
flirted shamelessly
visited a foreign country
visited a different providence
cooked a disasterous meal
LOST SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO YOU
GOT A GIFT YOU ADORE
REALIZED SOMETHING NEW ABOUT YOURSELF
tried to gain weight
dyed your hair
came close to losing your life
someone close to you died
WENT TO A PARTY
drank alcohol
DRANK ALCOHOL UNDERAGE
did drugs
got drunk
got arrested
READ A GREAT BOOK
SAW A GREAT MOVIE
saw a movie so scary that it made you cry
SAW A BAND LIVE
saw someone famous in person.
did something you want to tell everyone

---

In 2008

1) Did you kiss anyone?
no.

2) Did you date anyone?
yes/no

3) Are you going to kiss someone when the ball drops?
NOO.

4) Did you lose any friends?
Unfourtunatley.

5) Did you gain any friends?
Some I will never forget. :heart:

6) Did you do something new?
Plenty.

7) Did anyone important to you die?
Yes.

8) Did you change?
...Yes.

9) Are you happy with the year overall?
Not at all.

10) Are you happy the year is almost over?
Time flies too quickly.

11) Are you going to change something about yourself next year?
Assholes never change. :\

12) Do you think 2009 will be a better year than 2008?
Probably not. It will be shitty if the cycle repeats itself.

13) Did you go on a summer vacation?
It's not really what I consider a vacation, but yes.

14) Did you lie to your parents?
DERP.

15) Did you get into a fight?
Arguments? Yes.

16) Did you leave the country?
Niagara falls?

17) Did you have a good birthday?
oWo

18) Did anyone in your family get married?
Yup!

19) Do you think you grew?
D:

20) Did you dye your hair?
Nooo.

21) Who do you think you were on the phone with... ]]> ~shoelace-ninja BAH HUMBUG. :) http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22200035/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22200035/ Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:10:41 PST
OH HI DERE. =]



HEY SUP.

I'm not exactly the 'SSDFHASDKFHS::: CHSITSMMMAASSSSSSSSS OMG OMG OMG OMG HAPPY MUST LOVE EVERYONE; type during the holidays. Passive patsy lololol.

SOO, how was your Chriftmafs?

If you don't celebrate Chrit'mas, how was your day? :D

Because I'm a TOTAL consumeristic glutton, let me share with you what I got. (sarcasm on the first part. ;D)

-a box of assorted teas (114, and in a REALLY CUTE BOX that's all victorian and whatnot. :D)
-A distortion pedal for my gee-tar. (My mom spilled the beans when I wanted to buy the same pedal weeks earlier. It was 129, and I think it was marked down to like, 30.)
-A pair of boots from my sister, along with 'Beedle the Bard,' a children's book. (Harry Potter related. I loved refreshing my memory of that era.)
-An xbox 360. :D :D :D (Which was the only thing I wanted, but ah well.)
My gamertag is xMURMUR. Except, the LIVE thingy won't work because the router is being an ass. :|

But here's a family joke for you guys. xD My mom got a present with three parts. The first was a sugar bowl, the second was the thing you pour cream with, and the third was a perfume. I've broken more butter dishes and sugar bowls than I can count. xD

The REALLY funny thing? I didn't even know what the fuck it was becuase it was my dad's idea. :| I was JUST as clueless as her.


My brother got a TV. Haha, this was also humorous because he remarked that it could be used as a monitor.

My mom gave him a dirty look and called him an ass for looking at the presents. (We have a lovely family.) :|

Soyeah, this thing is freaking BRIGHT. AS IN HOLY SHIT TURN IT DOWN YOUR GOING TO MELT MY EYYYYEEESSSS bright.

That's pretty much it. :)


oh, and I loled at this video last night.

[link]

AND I'll be late with your guy's gifts. AGAIN. I've got three done, one sketched, and like, ten more planned. They're not SUPERDETAILED, but they're not exactly notdetailed.

Oh murmur, you lazy oaf. :)


PS, I used forshadowing about what I planned for the gifts. Where it is in this journal, I won't say. ;D I also used it in my last one. So, if you're a creep and like to examine things thoroughly, go right ahead.


]]> ~shoelace-ninja Doing a few requests. :) http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22102213/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/22102213/ Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:21:03 PST
My shoulder hurts like hell. I don't know if it's because of my almost doubled-over posture or something else, but it hurts. It's just my left one, too. Sometimes it's just the shoulder, sometimes it's the neck, sometimes it's my side, or it is painfully the left side of my torso. Ouch.

OH HEY, my left knee hurts now. :)


Why do I always get hurt on my left side? x_x; There's a cut from running into a dresser at 3 AM, scars from roses when I was trying to arrange a boquet, cuts from where I -accidentially- stabbed myself in art class, and now this.



THAT'S RIGHT. I'm only taking a few as of now. If you're a friend, then no. I've already got stuff planned. ;D

Just post some refs and whatnot, and tell me if you mind if I changed the species. (ie, such as changing a dog into a sheep, ox, tiger, snake, etc.)

Sooo....What do you guys want for Christmas?


]]> ~shoelace-ninja Ho! Ho! Hoey! http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21996939/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21996939/ Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:38:46 PST

GO CHECK THAT ALBUM OUT.

RIGHT NOW. :|


BEST. CHRISTMAS. MUSIC. EVER.



( I need to study for finals.)



]]> ~shoelace-ninja IGNORE THIS. AGAIN. http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21870677/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21870677/ Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:14:12 PST

:| I don't want to like, lose this CSS. EVEN THOUGH THERE'S LIKE NOTHING HERE, BUT YOU GET THE POINT.


I died of happiness becase I can now make some -decent- CSS.


Yes.


I never ever ever want to see another periodic table as long as I live. :|



TO DO LIST:
-LOL SOMETHING.
-NOT FAIL CHEM.
-NOT FAIL MATH.
-NOT FAIL EVERYTHING.
-ART.
-I'M GONNA MAKE A SUPER SONIC MAN OUTTA YOU!
-LEARN HOW NOT TO BE AN ASSHOLE.
-oWo



]]> ~shoelace-ninja I am the Batman [good news..sorta.] http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21690662/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21690662/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:58:33 PST
THE BASICS: write a Christmas/Holiday wish list. It can be any 10 wishes you'd like to have granted, no matter what they are. Possible or seemingly impossible. People look and grant the wishes if they can. It's not about "OMFG PRESENTS", it's about making someone else's holiday a little brighter by giving. Personally, I get more out of giving than receiving sometimes. It's just a good feeling to give.

STEP ONE

** Make a post in your journal. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fun ("I'd love a Snape/Hermione icon that's just for me") to medium ("I wish for _____ on DVD") to really big ("All I want for Christmas is a new car/computer/house/TV.") The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.

** If you wish for real possible things, make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it's your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.

** Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your journal, so that others can join in and participate to spread the holiday joy!


STEP TWO

** Surf around your friend list to see who has posted their list. And now here's the important part:

** If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. Sometimes someone's trash is another's treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don't want or a gift certificate you won't use--or even know where you could get someone's dream purebred Basset Hound for free--do it.

** You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not--it's your call.

There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just...wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.

1. Tell me that you don't despise me. Trust me, it will be the best gift ever.

2. Your gamertaagggss. I'm getting a 360, and I want to kick your butts on live.

3. Fanart! Althought I have like, no refs. :| You don't even know how amazing it makes me feel. oWo

4. A medicine to stop periods. :| (BTW, God's REAL punishment for original sin. xD)

5. Books! Like =shoyshoy, I LOVE books. If you can reccomend some books, I will love you.

6. Tea? If you can find a website that sells loose tea, you get love. I bought some recently, and one of them tastes like burnt rubber. :|

7. ....some CSS would be nice. xD

8. As cheesy as it sounds, I want people to be happy. When they're happy, I'm happy. I strive to make people smile.

9. For Mr. Entity here to leave me alone. I'm in a HUGE cold spot right now and it's annoying the heck outta me. :|

10. ...ART LOL.

Music quiz!

RULES:
1. Put Your itunes, windows media plyer etc on Shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name

If someone says "is this okay?" you say,
Schism - Tool

How would you describe yourself?
Chain me free - The Matches [I don't get it.]

What do you like in a guy/girl?
Like a Dog Chasing Cars - Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard [LOLOL WHY SO SEWIOUS?]

How do you feel today?
Give it a name - At the drive in

What is your life's purpose?
Make room, make room - S.O.D. [LAWLS. Actually take a listen to the song.]

What is your motto?
Blind bleeding the blind - Carcass [Lovely.]

What do your friends think of you?
Queen of the borrowed light - Wolves in the throne room [?]

What do you think of your parents?
The great darkness - Arch Enemy [whut.]

What do you think about very often?
Mushaboom - Feist [KIDS ahhh no.]

What is 2 + 2?
Introduce a little anarchy - Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard [22. OBVIOUSLEY]

What do you think o... ]]> ~shoelace-ninja A reminder about safety. </3 http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21652430/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21652430/ Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:40:06 PST
When he pulled the trigger, his wife was standing within the range. The bullet went straight through her heart and she died insntantly.

Both her sons were watching. The older one is shutting himself out, and the younger one is hysterical.


I am asking you to keep them in your prayers. This tragedy was nothing short of that, and even moreso around the holidays.

Please. :heart:

]]> ~shoelace-ninja EDIT: A sudden twist! :0 (I had mono) http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21582692/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21582692/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:50:45 PST What the fuck.

AGAIN.

We jsut got a call from the doctor, and as it turn out, I did have mono.

DID.

By the time we went in, I was already starting to get over it. That means that it would have came back negative. That also explains why he took the long way and did the really complicated way of checking it.


I feel much better now.


NOT THAT I'M saying that I WANTED to have mono, but it's like

I didn't fail anybody.

I'm happy. C:

---


:| The test came back negative.

So pretty much, I fucking missed a whole week of school and going to my cousion's baptism for nothing.


Damn it.



FUUUUCCCKKKK.

Oh and btw, my mom needs to stop saying how bad this is.


I don't want to hear how we could be there by now, how I'm weak, how it's a horrible tragedy.

PLEASE, shut the fuck up.


I've actually got all of my homework done.


But then again, trying to tell you that is impossible.



You also shouldn't have lied and told them it was posotive just to shut them up. Then you go around and start saying 'LOL WE WOULDN'T LIE LOL LOL LOL IM NEVER WRONG!!'


:|



Fuck.



I'm going to sleep. My friend was an asshole and bought me stuff. C: You know, the aromatherapy sleepytime scents from bath and body works?

Yes.


I NEEDDDD sleep.

]]> ~shoelace-ninja MORE FREAKY COINCIDENCES. http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21477386/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21477386/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:08:51 PST SO WHUT.

You know in my dream where I got shot in the neck? My throat feels swollen in that very spot. o_0

AKA, another symptom of mono.

I've looked them up, and here's the ones I have. Why the fuck am I telling you this?

I don't know.

-Sore throat

-Enlarged lymph nodes(?)

Chills

-Joint aches

-Loss of appetite and slight weight loss (I've only been eating twice a day, and very little at that. Yesterday I had two pieces of toast, a few crackers, and half a plate of beef stroganof.)

-Abdominal pain

--
But the freaky doesn't stop there!

When my cousion was going to fly out here because she was my sponsor, she got sick the week before. I'm not talking like, cold sick or headache sick, she was the sickest she has ever been in her life.

She unfourtunatley had to cancel.


Now that her child is being baptized, I want to fly out and see her. Now I'm the sickest I've ever been in my life, and have to cancel.

I don't think these are just coincidences.

I think it's fate.



Sudden Death by David rosenfelt has got to be one of the best books I've ever read. It's an easy read at about 300 pages, but it's long enough to get attached to the characters. :heart:


----
haha, whut?

It's 1 AM and my brother is out getting me vick's because it's hard to breathe.

:iconkermityayplz:

I also got blood drawn today.

This morning I woke up with the

worst

eye

infection

EVER.


:| It's even worse than my usual one. I couldn't even open my eyes. It hurt THAT bad.

So I went back to bed.




Hopefully when they do the bloodwork, they'll find something wrong with my thryroid.


It would explain why I just can't lose weight. It runs on my mom's side of the family.



Which is akward because I had a dream last night where someone was trying to kill my family. My sister was found dead in my brother's room, but then it turned out she wasn't.

some time later, I was in a clothing store and this man was following me. I look at his nametag and it's something along the lines of 'courture'.

wtf.

Anyways, he tells me to tell him the information. I don't, and he pulls out a gun. I walk backwards, trip and fall, and am on the ground. He shoots me twice in the neck and I die.


but then I wake up (in the dream) unharmed. Nothing happened.


so...idk?




I'm really hungry.


I drew prosecutor Seth Hatashi.



Get an acquital, and he'll eat your soouuuuullll.



(My dad's getting surgery to get his gal bladder removed. Nice way to tell us last miniute!)

]]> ~shoelace-ninja Julianna <3 http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21034134/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/21034134/ Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:47:27 PDT
My couison had her first child today. :heart:

Julianna is such a lovely name, isn't it?





:iconexcitedplz:

]]> ~shoelace-ninja She watches 100 people, while 50 people watch her. http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/19940242/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/19940242/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:42:54 PDT EEEEEOMG. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH! 50 WATCHERS?

DAMN!

:glomp::glomp::glomp::hug::heart::w00t:



AHHHHHH.

i don't know much of what to say. C:

]]> ~shoelace-ninja Happy birthday, LAWLS. http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/19632292/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/19632292/ Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:45:58 PDT






so uhm... my sister and her husband and kids came over today.

Oh god, it was hilarious.


So my sister was all like 'HAY UR BIRTHDAYS TOMMOROW! U CAN WAIT FOR UR GIFT!!! D:<


so then I was all like '..okay. I can wait till next month, if you'd like. C:'

then she said something along the lines of 'When I was your age, I had a birthday week! I demanded presents, etc.'



So then I said 'sorry I'm not a materialst. :C'

Everybody was laughing so freaking hard. What made it even more hilarious was the fact that I'm the quiet, polite little girl who sits in the corner of the room and doesn't annoy anyone.


NOT TO TOOT MY OWN HORN OR ANYTHING, AMIRIGHT?






and uhm... the PRofessor layton series is....epic.


I'm freaking hyped for the release, although they haven't announced the US release date. It's coming out on nov. 24, so I'm hoping it will be out in tiem for Christmaassss.


WATCH AND ROFL.

[link]


[link]


AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.






















































....i need to make my own CSS.

[link]

]]> ~shoelace-ninja COMMISSIOOONNNSS! (I'm taking them!) http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/19561241/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/19561241/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:14:31 PDT

My dad finally got the paypal account set up, and all we have to do is wait for it to be verified.



UHM... prrriiiiccceesss. :thumbsup:


FYI, the examples are for a basic idea of what you'd be getting. xD

Sketch: [link]
-$2.00
-each extra chracter, .50
-inked: $3.00

Headshot:
-flat colors: $4.00
-with cell shading: $4.50
-with gradient shading: $5.50
-paintey shading: $7.00

Full-body: [link] [link]
-flat colors: $6.00
-with cell shading: $6.50
-with gradient shading: $7.50
-paintey shading: $9.00

Add:
-a character: $2.00 each untill three extras, and then $5.00 after that.
-'box' or 'abstract' background: $3.00
-Complex bacground (trees, actual backgrounds, etc.): $8.00
-Simple animation (tail wag, blink, ear twitch, etc.): $5.00
-Human character: $5.00 each untill three, then $8.00 after that.

--


Packages! These are a special picture along with a sketch and an avatar!

-Gradient shaded, full-body picture with a mild background and two characters: $15.00

[link] [link] -Cutout/cartoony simple-shaded, three characters with abstract background: $12.00

[link] -'Painted' picture, two chracters and complex bakground: $25.00
-add extra character: $4.00

-----


Other:

Character designs! [link] You give me a color scheme, some key words, a personality, etc., and I'll give you a few sketches to chose from. Once the design is set, I'll also make a refence sheet!

They are $15.00, since I am also making a few extra pictures and designing it. xD





Do these prices sound fair? I don't want to under/overcharge anyone. D:

 ]]> ~shoelace-ninja My uncle died of cancer earlier today. http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/18780228/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/18780228/ Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:28:11 PDT

He was diagnosed offically a year ago, but he's apparenty had it for about two years before hand. All of the doctors were suprised he lived this long, and I know a lot of people didn't want to see him go.

I wouldn't day that I'm happy to see him gone, but I am happy that he's not suffering anymore and is in heaven with God.

Without question, my mom is going to the funeral, and so will my dad. that emans I haave to go to NY a week earlier than planned.


I WILL have internet over there, I will probably have access to a scanner, so don't you worry about updated art.



I guess that's all there really is to say. I might be leaving tommorow or the day after, but I'm still not sure.

To do list:

Finish ~hbrqueen's commishes. xD []
One - finish learning/acryllic [10%; ]
Christmas card commish []
Okami bookmarks, four []
make refernce sheets for my chracters [10%]
paper stitching tutorial []
a gift for an amazing someone []
not fail math [100%; i have a C+]
open commissions for reals?
]]> ~shoelace-ninja ROFLLS CSS WIP http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/18773939/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/18773939/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:21:33 PDT BEFORE I BEGIN, *Bedegraine IS AMAZING AND DESERVES ALL OF YOUR LOVE> :heart:

she totally helped me with my CSS.



and uhm.. i had cocaine today.

it totally burned my throat but it was so freaking worth it. :heart:





...i'm talking about the energy drink, btw. :thumbsup:

i think this was one of the few times i went clothes shopping without getting sad afterwards.

and then i ate a lot and came home and threw up.

THAT WAS MY DAY, HOW WAS YOURS?

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Choose 12 of yer characters, without looking at the questions below :3

1. Murmur
2. incinerate
3. Jess
4. Slash (derp, anyone remember Sasha? She's a he now. xD)
5. Zack
6. Seth
7. Tai
8. Shi
9. Adre
10. Ahl
and because I've ran out of chracters
11. ~kroric
12. ~dragonnack

1. Who would make a better couple, 4 and 5 or 2 and 11?

Slash and Jinx, because incinerate's a jerkface. :C

2. 6 and 12 are marooned on an inhospitable desert island with no food or water, only a single-shot pistol. Who gets shot?

D: idkkkkkk

probably your mom?

3. Would 9 cheat off of 3’s test?

Adre, stop failing second grade. :C

4. 1 and 7 duel. What is it over, and who wins?

Tai 'cuz I'm a weak sap.

5. Walking home late at night, 2 realizes 8 is following him/her ominously. What do they do?

incinerate would probably shrug it off.

6. What might an accurate fortune cookie predict of 6’s future?

the cake, it is a lie...

7. What would 10 be voted in the yearbooks “Most Likely To:” section?

probably most likely to be abducted by aliens.


i'm serious.

8. How long does 1 last in boot camp?

negative five seconds.

i hate being screamed at in my face. D:

9. After a rough week, 4 goes to the spa and gets the works. 7 walks in and sees 4 all mud-and-cucumbered-up. What does 4 do?

Ahl would probably be asleep.

10. What is the first chapter of 9’s autobiography titled?

Somewhere in a hospital...

11. 11 knocks 8 out of the way of a car and is hit and killed. Does 8 go to the funeral, or just send flowers? What do they do at the funeral/ what kind of flowers?

ROFL, sorry Finn?

definatley. He'd probably bring his ghost-detecting equipment and apologize over and over to her ghost. xD

12. What celebrity would 12 adore?

...SYNGATES??

13. 3 pranks 5’s house. What do they do?

Jess would fail miserably.

14. 10 and 2 are trapped in an elevator for 2 hours. What do they do?

incinerate would probably be annoyed the hell out of by Ahl and end up punching him in the face.

15. Would 6 rather go on an all-day shopping spree with 8 or 4?

haha, probably Slash. They'd probably end up playing in the arcade all day, though.

16. 1(murmur) and 9(adre) team up to storm the Dark Lord’s citadel. A mysterious stranger, 6(seth) enters with 11(Finn) trussed up in a sack. 12(Tama) jumps out of a hidden doorway and attacks 3(Jess) because they think that 3 is actually 5(Zack) in disguise. What does 4(slash) do after they are knocked over by 6(seth) dropping 11(Finn) on their foot as they spot 1(Murmur) and 9(Adre) sneaking through the gate?

(Dear God, I think my brain just died.)

I rofl'd so hard when I imagined Tama just totally attacking Jess. XD

butreally, Slash would be all like 'D: OWWIE>' and not realize mine and Adre's secret plans.

17. 5 and 12 are lost in a mall together, what happens?

...pacsunftw.

18. What would 3 do with a cell phone?

Press a bunch of shiny buttons to see what they do!

19. 8 sees a maiden in distress, what do they do?

:iconohshiplz:

20. A dragon carries 7 off, what does 8 do?

cry miserably.

21. 2 enters a watermelon in the state faire; 5 comes away with the blue ribbon for 2’s watermelon, what does 2 do?

call him an asshole and the like.

22. 6 has invited 8 over for dinner, what does s/he make for them?

... ]]> ~shoelace-ninja FAQ ASK QUESTIONS PLZ <3 http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/17547489/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/17547489/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:17:31 PDT THIS IS A QUESTION
This is an answer
this is if there's some sort of disclamer


Hello, how are you?
Pretty Good, thanks.

Will you be my friend?
haha, that's kind of random. You really don't ask people to be your friends unless you're like... fiverofll. But hey, if you're not a complete jerk and you are using somewhat proper spelling and grammer, then I may be able to warm up to you. C:

That's good. Are you a mean person?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHATOTALLY.



butno, I'm a whimp. I hate saying no and yadda yadda yadda. You get the deal right?

But why haven't you responded to my comment/note/fav/fanart/IDK???
uhmhey. I'm only human, and humans are lazy and like to pretend that they're doing something important, then procrastinate untill they forget what they had to do.

Kind of why I made this. :iconjarryplz:

But I won't go on your page, and say thanks for the fav. I mean really, wtf. I may do it for a watch, but not fav. :C

If it's fanart, I probably died of shock.


Oh, okay. Could you draw something for me?
If you mean as a request, then no. Unless I like.. am taking requests, then no.

Same thing kind of goes for trades and commisions. When they're open, I'll usually tell people.

Could you draw me some fanart?
well, is it really fanart if you ask for it?

but if you're talking about for a show or something, it's a possibility.

So what will and won't you draw?
Well, I'll draw just about anything. I'll draw animals, people, landscapes, objects, design posters and layouts, do journal CSS, help you with color schemes and designs, and the sky's just about the limit.

but, here's what I won't draw:
:iconblankspaceplz:Nudity, sex, pin-ups, yaioi, yuri, shotacon, lolicon, erotica, band slah/pairings, some random pairing that you came up with, etc.

catch my drift?

But I will draw gore with a burning passion. :heart:

So you won't draw AxelxRoxas???
NO. HEY, I'M SORRY, BUT NO MEANS NO.

You're mean!!!
Sorry I have preferences on what I can and won't draw.

....
:icondoublefacepalmplz:

Can I draw one of your characters?

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES OH MY GOD YES

I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVERRR!!

What do you use to draw?
uhm.. my hands?

No, I use a tablet, Photoshop elements 4 and ocasionally MSPaint for digital art.

For traditional art, I use pencils, staedtler inking pends and drawing pencils, kimberly watercolor pencils, and prismacolor markers.

should I get a tablet?
If you're seriousley serious about digital art, then yes! They cna be a couple hundred and may seem like a waste at first, but once you use them a while, it's like.. DA BEE'S KNEES.

Thanks!
You're welcome!

Do you play any instruments?
:iconmorecowbellplz:
NEEDS MAOR COWBELL

I play acoustic and electric guitar, and that's about it.

what type of music do you listen to?
Too big of a list, but I'll generally classify it as metal and it's GIGANTIC MULTITIUDE of sub-genreas, rock and it's sub-genreas, screamo, idk.

I'm hoping to get into like.. electronica and the like. C:





That's really all I can think of. Ask away!

]]> ~shoelace-ninja merry christmass~ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/16090968/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/16090968/ Tue, 25 Dec 2007 09:18:06 PST

soyeah. *sings*

How are your holidays? *looks over shoulder*

Incase you wanna know what I got, I got a digital camera, Guitar hero 3, an iPod..speaker..thingy, and a new phone. I'm really really reeallyyy happy. :iconglompplz:

But, I really needed a new phone. I HAD to because I wasn't using up my miniutes. You heard me right, I got yelled at for not talking enough. So they got me this one that has texting, music, picturess, omgyes.

And the camera is awesome. I went outside and took some pictures with it earlier, but it was really cold so I came inside. D=

and guitar hero 3 is amazing, but my dad and grandpa were watching TV, so I couldn't play.


So, I hope you all have a merry christmas, happy hanakauh(sorry if I spelled it wrong D: ), happy kwanza, happy holidays, and happy new year!


shhh... giftarts are delayed because i'm LAZY.

]]> ~shoelace-ninja some Youtubes LOL http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/15733144/ http://shoelace-ninja.deviantart.com/journal/15733144/ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:29:05 PST
I had waffles for breakfast this morning.

I got my braces off... like forever ago.

Nothing really new, jsut wasnt to post some Youtubess.

WARNING!
Hardcore Dancing and Extreme funnies ahead.

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LULS

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uh... i dun know about HxC, nor do I claim i do, k?

1 2 3 SCENE!

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