Hocrap I remembered I have this thing.

So have SOME ART.

These are two of my more amusing submissions to a little friendly work competition. We pick a theme every week and if we have time we whip something up. It's a fun exercise, if I manage to do something decent for it.


SKELETOR. <3 The subject was He-Man for the week. I wanted to accomplish two things... First was try to interpret one of the characters in sort of a modern cartoon style. If He-Man was created now, I guess. Secondly, I wanted it to look like a screencap. Hence the subtitles. Skeletor speaks his mind.


Tunnel Rat can has Gurren?? G.I. Joe was the theme, and I grew attached to Tunnel Rat from Sigma 6 while we were doing a game pitch for it, so I wanted to do something with him. j ^j I had not really PLAANNNED on it being a Gurren Lagann parody. It was more of a... "hey I'll draw him digging in a tunnel. *creative* Hey I can have him digging up something. OMG HES A DIGGER. LIKE SIMON. WLEKRJW:EIRUWER"

Exactly like that.

I'm amused too easily.

The new apartment is great. I couldn't really ask for more. Except maybe the loft. I do miss the loft.

But not that much.

We didn't get the initial apartment we signed up for, due to a strange mistake in Tessa's leasing history. And that complex wouldn't allow anyone over 18 to live there unless they were a lease holder. I was extremely sad at first, but it worked out for the better. We found a better apartment, technically, in all aspects - for the same exact price.

The only sad part is that it doesn't have a loft space. But in exchange I get hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, and all the stores I could think of within walking distance. XD <3 I think we win on that deal.

We still need quite a bit of furniture before it feels completely moved in. And some curtains. We really need some curtains. :| Is it really so hard to find floor to ceiling curtains?

HOLY CRAP.

I have to gush about this album. It is the most amazing thing ever. Go download it. ;___;

It gives me like shivers and goosebumps listening to some of these songs. I am so sad. I'm such a terrible FFVII fangirl. I can't help it. It has consistently been the one thing i will shamelessly ooze and squee over, ever since I discovered it in high school. My love for it never fades. I could not explain to you why, or really excuse myself. I just do. Most of my other loves either fade or lessen to some degree, or I go through phases... but FFVII just brings me joy, even now, like seven years later.

Sometimes I get self-conscious about it, because that seems to be the popular thing nowadays - to be an FFVII fangirl. Advent Children has made loving that game popular again. I remember being like the only one among  my friend to sing on about FFVII, when they poked fun at me for loving something with such shitty graphics. Hahahaha. I PROCLAIMED MY LOVE FOR RENO THEN. THEN!! Before AdventChildren!Reno, who's far less bitchy and bitter. I still love Game!Reno more. Reno & Rude for the win, yo.

I have mixed feelings for the attention FFVII has attracted lately, and what Square has been doing to expand the universe and story. Part of me feels less special now, because I'm no longer by myself singing its praises. Part of me thinks that the storyline to Advent Children was a lame excuse for a sequel, and dislikes the direction they've taken the characters. Part of me is scared that by touching it further they're ruining something I (and so many other people) held dear to their hearts.

But the other part of me is happy, because, by god. It's a fucking awesome game. It deserves to have a billion people all over the world peeing over it. (Of course, this is my humble opinion) Part of me still knots up inside and SQUEALS like a little girl whenever I see something for Crisis Core. Whenever I hear the ShinRa theme. Whenever I see Midgar, or a buster sword. I LOVE seeing the new stuff. I would lie if I said I didn't. Part of me also knows that while this is something that has a special place in my heart, it's also not mine. I have to accept that, and hope that if I created something, I would have the right to continue it later and have that support.

I think I'm rambling and thinking too hard about it. The core of it really is this:

FFVII makes me happy.

Without fail.

Awrarwerawegh!

Tessa and I found the sweetest apartment, and we're moving in in about two weeks. ; 3; I'M SO EXCITED. There's actually a LOFT space, which we are turning into our art space. I'm going to actually have a physical art table, as opposed to drawing on my bed or in my lap all of the time. But the place is so awesome, and within walking distance to so many shops and restaurants. Including sushi. I'm screwed.

Also. Goddamn Sony.

;_____; I wants it so much. BUT ITS SO EXPENSIVE. I can't believe I actually want a PSP... for once. I am a DS girl hardcore. But the system is actually starting to have some games on it that appeal to me, as opposed to being a system for ports and movies. It doesn't hurt that it has Cloud and Zax on it in an illustration by Nomura in his awesome ass sexy style. And Sephiroth too, but I'm not so wild about that. I only have love for Feffiroff.

Urrrghghgh.

I am sick today. :C Hell if I know with what. My stomach feels insanely pukey whenever I put any sort of pressure on it. Which means just about every position besides lying on my back makes me want to vomit.

I want to draw so bad but it's kinda hard to draw upside down. Since I cannot draw I shall share a source of my joy.



That is all.

And I'm not even on medication!

Edit: UGH! Look at my  mood icon. It's like puking. And it's making me sick. Awrarwawergh. Who thought that was a good idea? If we're sick we don't wanna watch something spew repeatedly.

I keep on forgetting to update this thing! Instead of spamming DA with my crap sketches, I should be using this as it was intended!

Sorry, no point to this post, but I needed to get that emo shit off the top of my LJ. I'm HAPPY ABOUT WORK. <3

I get to work 14 hrs a day, 7 days a week for the next three weeks!

The sad part is is that I've been feeling really charged about art, want to get commissions done, get art done, work on Lock & Key. RIGHT when ALL MY TIME GOES AWAY! D8

*will find a way to make it work*

I'm taking lessons from my mother. And we dug up these old books to study from. These books are amazing.

I hate them. 8____8