The holiday gone and things back to semi-normal. I'm glad to report that my sister-in-law is doing well. Thank you all for your continued support it meant a lot to the family.
Since it's been asked to death lately, I'll skip the "what did you get for Christmas questions and ask something a little different. What are your plans for the coming year? 2006 is almost over, and some of you may have ideas of things you want to accomplish, or maybe sometig you've been meaning to do and just haven't gotten it done.
to be fair, I'll answer that myself. I'm setting a goal to be more active with my art, I have my story to finish and polish for publishing, I also intend to find a job this year too.
The project isn't done yet, I need to study some more reference material first, but I'll try to have it up soon. I've got a few other projects that are beckoning me to complete as well so I'll be busy for a while.
Comments:
Magnus Lensherr
Time will tell, but as I said, she's strong. I have to admit the overly commercial aspect of Christmas annoys me, but I'm the son of a minister, so I'm kind of biased that way.
And not a single channel ran the Charlie Brown Christmas special this year! That one I take the time to watch because it's cute.
It's an art trade I'm doing, and my end is going to be fun because it'sa something I haven't done yet.
You have a wonderful Christmas too.
snow fox
You're right, there really is no getting over the loss of a loved one, that was bad wording on my part. I lost my grandfather to heart problems a few years back, my grandmother died of a brain tumor when I was 11. Sharing stories and remembering the person keeps them alive in our hearts and minds, and that's the best thing to do. Ancient Egyptians believed that by merely saying a deceased person's name granted them immortality.
So, you're on the civil side of Appalachia are you? To be honest, I know little about any of the states surrounding me as well. I can go on four hours about the scenic beauty here, but 99% of the people leave a lot to be desired.
Actually, Breakfast Squid is another user on site here. I do have to say that's one of the coolest sounding usernames I've run into in my three years on site here. I'm doing an art trade with him.
You have a Happy Christmas too!
Kiki-tink
That's a lot of people to lose in a such a short time, you have my sympathies for your losses. Every little bit, every prayer, is a blessing to those who've lost loved ones. My sister-in-law was very close to her grandmother, so it'll probably be very hard on her for a while. It means a lot to me, and I'm sure it will mean a lot to my sister-in-law that you're doing that. When she answers my e-mail, I'll know.
Yensid:
I didn't start looking at the other art till after I was sure mine was in there, and I chose from the start a dragon because I liked the symbolism of it, I didn't care if anyone else had done a dragon or not (I think mine is the only one in there, I still havent' gone through all 285 pictures yet), that was my vision, simple elegance. I think I hesitated at first to do a picture, but I had the concept in mind, and when an image haunts your mind you have to put it down, so I did.
I think Adam more succeeded in getting people interested in the prize list. That's a downside to promoting something like that so loudly, you tend to lose the sound of the orchestra for all the instruments playing, I don't think it's right for people to just join up to enter a contest like that myself, but that's not something I'm going to sweat over. There's only 8 top spots, I'll either make it that far, or I won't, but either way, I'll have done my part. When the time comes, I will ask Adam if he could get me the actual number of votes my picture receives, whether I win or lose, I'd find that information interesting.
How the mods handle the artwork is really up to them. Hopefully they will be kind to the people who mistagged their pieces but did have them submitted before the deadline, but the works that came in afterward shouldn't be considered.
That's part of why I was reluctant to join up on dA, that whole thing is a "look at me" site, the comments, and blog and all that look and function like afterthought features to appease the masses without having any real significance.
The project will be interesting to say the least, it's something I've never done before so it'll be fun. I'll know when I see her if my sister-in-law is doing all right, she seemed to be the other day.
sikaurai
That's quite all right, I'm anti-social too so I know the feeling. A couple dozen egg nogs (the good kind, with rum in it!) should cure that though.
Given that it is an art trade with Breakfast Squid, I think you'll be seeing the results here as soon as I can get the work done.
Happy Holidays to you too.
alphonse13:
So far things are good.
Where have I heard that before *thinks* Oh I'm usually the one typing that! It's as true on the receiving end as it is on the delivery end.
I just listen to the album I burned for my sister (made me a copy too), and that's it for me, I can't stand a lot of what's on the radio. You don't here the classics like Silver Bells anymore which is a tragedy, it's a beautiful song.
sanzolover13
Thank you, and same to you. I got rain instead of snow, but as long as it wasn't sunny I'm cool. And I certainly will have the project done as soon as possible.
Shireishou
Happy Holidays to you too, I'm glad to see you back on here, it's great. I hope you have a happy and prosperous new year yourself.
Oh, in case you didn't get it in the comment I posted to your update on the 24th, Here is the link to a page on CSS pop windows I gave you. Read it over carefully, it talks about javascripts and modifying page headers (which isn't a user defineable feature here on MyO), but it may give you some ideas on how to proceed with that.
