Tuesday, June 1, 2004

   I had a great weekend!!

It has been a very good weekend. Spent the entire weekend watching anime, drawing new fan art pieces, playing with the pets, BBQ-ing with family, reading manga, making banners and avis and have been asked by Adam to be a Fan Art Moderator! What an exciting weekend! To top it off my arthritis is not bugging me today!! Woo Hoo!! I am feeling pretty good!! I finished reading volumes one and two of Alice 19th. I have to say it was pretty good. John just looked at the cover of volume two and figures I am just saying that because Kyo is on the cover...bishie goodness....^_^ But not to worry, Sanzo will always be my favorite. Speaking of which. Did you guys see my new banner for the OB? Whatcha think? I really like it. In case you are wondering what the Japanese is, it translates to: "As you stand lonely in front of me The melancholy that flows back from you captivates me I want to embrace you with a nonchalant love" I also made a banner for John's account over at the OB, he has it posted on his myO site too. So head over to his site to check it out. His last piece of fan art hasn't been posted yet and I am wondering if it is because it is too racy. I know, how can you draw Faye and not have her look racy. ::rolls eyes:: Hopefully it will be approved. If not I am sure he will posted it on his myO site. With all the changes in the Fan Art section it could just be that Adam is backlogged on approving art. ::shrugs:: The question for the day: Are you in good physical shape? Do you like working out? What do you do to keep in shape? I am not in the best physical condition because of my arthritis. I do go work out at a gym. I love doing the weights when my arthritis isn't flaring up. Rock climbing is one of my favorite activities to participate in. I should find climbing pictures to post. Anywho. I know I could be in better physical shape, but I am too lazy to kick it into gear and get into really good shape. I am in a shape, just not the best. LOL Well, I need to get some stuff done around the house that I have been putting off all weekend. Thanks for visiting my site and voting on my art. Oh yeah, my latest piece is Tama from Love Hina. Be sure to vote on him! I will chat with all of you later! ::huggles::

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Monday, May 31, 2004

   Very tired, short update.

My big brother just left our house after a nice visit. He spent the day out on the lake jet skiing and stopped by on his way home. He dropped off a video tape from some friends in Japan sent to my parents. They made one just of anime for John and I. Too cool! Nothing like watching anime in Japanese without subtitles! Of course I spend the entire time translating what is being said for John. It makes me very tired. The very first anime on the tape is Hi No Tori. It has a very old school anime style to it. So tired I can't even bother finding a new image to post so I will leave you guys with this... Question of the day. I am tired so I will will leave you with the eternal anime question of....subs versus dubs. Which do you prefer? I love watching anime in Japanese, no subs. Then with subs, then the english. Subs bother me sometimes since the translation isn't exactly right and that bugs me. If given the chance I watch Japanese only, then subs, then dub. I will make the rounds tomorrow when I am rested. I am completely pooped today. ~_~ zzzz

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Sunday, May 30, 2004

   We have a winner!!

It is time to announce the winner of the first annual WTF?!? Image Contest! It was a very close contest and I would like to thank everyone who participated and voted. It was great to see what you guys could find on the web. Now, without further ado... Congrats Imi! Proudly display your award on your site! Imi's winning submission was entry number 5 which was the cat with the painting on it's butt! To view all the entries and the winning submission click on the button to my bulletin board in my intro. At the bottom is a banner for the WTF contest. Click on that and it will take you to the website. ^_^ John (Novapup) has his latest piece of fan art posted. Mine is up too but not doing nearly as well as his art is doing. Be sure to go check them out. I did submit two more pieces that will hopefully be posted in the next couple of days. One I told you guys that it would be a bit "old school". It is a drawing of a Minmei doll from Macross. The other piece I submitted is of Sumomo in her swimsuit. I figured with everyone finishing up with school and getting ready for vacation why not have some fun in the sun! Hope they both get posted. ^_^ Thanks again for all your support with my art. It really means a lot to me. ^_^ Now, the question of the day! What are your plans for vacation? What are your plans for after school is out and you have some "free time"? Are you getting a job? Going on holiday? Sitting on the couch reading manga and watching anime until you actually become one with the funiture? I am of course out of school and have been for a few years. My vacation time from work I am going to John's family reunion in Indiana then going straight to Anaheim, California for Anime Expo!! Other than that, work, work and more work. Thanks again for everyone who participated in my little image contest and be sure to start looking for stuff for next year! ~_^ ::huggles::

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Saturday, May 29, 2004

   A long weekend just to hang out!

Lucky I am not afraid of heights!! Finally made it to the long weekend. My boss is so cool. She let me leave work early to start the weekend! I don't have to go back to work until Tuesday! Woo Hoo! I am going to stay in all weekend and work on some drawings. ^_^ Last I checked my latest fan art was doing pretty good. I think the next one I am going to work on is going to be something a little more "old school". I hope I can get a lot of drawings done this weekend. Thanks to all of you who have left me such wonderful feedback. I love you all! ^_^ We are closing in on the end of the WTF?!? image contest so be sure to get your votes in. The votes for the images are running very close so your vote is very important. Your vote counts!! Vote today!! Just put "WTF ballot" in the subject line and tell me your member name, the number of the picture and name of the person who submitted it. Hurry and vote right now!! I have seen this quiz on a bunch of different sites so I just had to get a warning label for myself. ^_^ > WARNING Panda is radioactive. Wear protective clothing at all times. Username: From Go-Quiz.com You all have been warned! :P Now on to the question of the day! Are you afraid of heights? Are you willing to go rock climbing or sky diving? What is the most frightening "fear of heights" experience you have had? For me, I am not afraid of heights. I love going flying, I love rock climbing and have no problem climbing up on the roof or whatever. My most fearful experience I have had dealing with heights was when I was rock climbing. I was climbing between two pillars. When I would look in front of me there was nothing except for empty space, behind me was nothing...and worse, below me was nothing. The rocks were to the right and left of me. I was probably 20 feet up and I freaked out. I looked down and couldn't move. John was belaying (holding the safety rope) for me and I think I didn't move from that spot for 10 minutes...which felt like hours. I couldn't finish the climb and had him lower me down. Just thinking about it gives me that sinking feeling in my stomach. Ugh. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. Be sure to check out my fan art, vote for your favorite image in the contest and most importantly....take it easy!! Have a fun this weekend!! Life it way too short to waste time being a stick in the mud. Love you all and I will see you all around! ::huggles::

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Friday, May 28, 2004

   Who put these monsters under my bed?!?

This morning I woke up and my dog Heston (my sweet little grunty) was sleeping on the floor with most of his body under the bed. His legs were sticking out. It looked really strange. It started to make me wonder what was under my bed. I haven't cleaned under my bed in ages. When I checked there were a couple of shoe boxes, 3 dog toys, 2 hand weights, an ASPCA membership card and 1 dog. The dog isn't under there all the time, just this morning. That is just what was on my side of the bed. I don't know what's on John's side. Perhaps a cat or two. :P PSA time!! What is a PSA? Public Service Announcement? NO! It is a Panda Service Announcement! Julias Peach is looking for people to join up for a RPG named "Mushroom Kingdom". If you are looking for a new RPG be sure to check it out! Now time for the question of the day! At this very moment, what is hiding under you bed? What has been the strangest thing you have found while cleaning out under your bed? Are you a neat freak and have everything organized in underbed storage containers or are there just things loose under there? I already told you what was under my side of the bed. We have some underbed storage things but they are in the guest room. Our bed just has odds and ends shoved under it. I remember one time I was at a friend's house when I dropped a cd and reached under the bed to get it. Instead of finding the cd I found a fork with some old crusty food stuck to it. It was nasty!! ewwwww! Needless to say I didn't bother looking for the cd. It's probably still there! >_< Well that is about it for now. Thanks again for all you well wishes for my health, it really means a lot to me knowing that you guys care. I feel loved. ^_^ My latest piece of fan art has been posted so be sure to check it out! Take care and I will visit all your sites soon if I haven't made it there already. Love you all! ::huggles:: Oh, and don't forget to vote for your favorite WTF?!? Image, time is running out!! Vote today!! ^_^

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Thursday, May 27, 2004

   Feeling better.

I am at work trying to catch up on all the stuff I should have done yesterday. My desk was a complete mess of odds and ends. Oh well. I did get caught up. Now I have some time to hang out here! Thank you all for your concern with my RA. I am not going to let it get me down. I might rant about it once in awhile but that is to be expected. :P I finised the Kumagoro picture and submitted it so hopefully in the next day or two it will be posted. I have already fallen off the "popular" artist list. That was quick. One day. LOL Oh well. I am off to visit everyone's sites. I will chat with you all later. Love ya! ^_^

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   Yeah, roses really smell like poo-oo-ooo!!

Today's subject was inspired by listening to "Roses" by Outkast. Apparently panda poo is particularly fragrant. >_< I stayed home today from work because I didn't feel well. As many of you know I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and I had a really bad flare up today. I was diagnosed a little over a year ago. My joints are all swollen and my pain meds didn't do anything but upset my tummy. I have spent the entire day in my flannel panda pajamas. RA is an autoimmune disease that makes your body's immune system to attack it's joints. It really sucks. In the future I have this to look forward too... I hate it. I have to take all these stupid meds and I hurt all the time. I want to go do things like walk to the other room but hurt too much to do it. I think that is why when I get those stupid NO votes on my art it hurts my feelings since those people don't know how hard it is for me to draw. John had to help me out of bed this morning since I felt like I had been beaten by a band of baboons with bazookas!! Enough of this "poor panda" rant...let's move on. The subject at hand is poo. Speaking of poo in hand, working in veterinary medicine I worked with alot of poo. In when I was taking my Laboratory Procedures class we had to watch this video that talked about accidental contamination. They were talking about not eating while working in the lab area. They were showing this girl doing a fecal analysis while eating Cheetos!! Eeewwww!!! Checking poo for worms AND eating at the same time! Nasty!! Now don't worry, even though it looks like this post has gone down the crapper, I am not going to ask you about your bowel movements. The question for the day is... What is the crappiest job you ever had to do? Did you get paid enough to do it? Would you ever do it again if someone paid you more to do it? The worst job I have ever had was working at a movie theater. It was my first job and one of the jobs was to pick up inbetween shows. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE GROSSED OUT STOP READING! The things you would find on the floor of the theater explains why it's sticky. Empty food containers of course, lots of spilled popcorn and soda pop. Empty whiskey bottles and other alcohol containers. Dirty diapers, used condoms and other odds and ends. It was just ewwwww! I got paid minimum wage for it. I wouldn't do it again if you paid me more. That was just....yucky!! So now, the next time you are in a movie theater and your feet stick to the floor...just think of this little story. :P YOU CAN START READING AGAIN! I am done talking about icky things. ^_^ Thanks again for visiting and reading all my ramblings. You guys are the best! I appreciate all your support with my art, I was suprised to see my name on the "Highest Rated Artists". That is all because you guys support me. Thank you so much! ::cries:: The next piece I am going to work on is Kumagoro from Gravitation. I am hoping you guys will like it. ^_^ Memo to Riceballs- I finished your Gopher picture and emailed it to you, hope you like it! I did my best on him but I have been feeling really sore the past few days and he probably isn't my best work. He is an original design and kinda fits what you were looking for. If the rest of you guys want me to post it here let me know. ^_^ Ok, I am going to get going. I hope everyone is having a wonderful day and I will chat with all of you later. Love you all and thanks for all your support. ::huggles::

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Wednesday, May 26, 2004

   Who put hot sauce on my bamboo?!?!

If you are what you eat, I am not spicy. John actually inspired tonight's post and question. I don't like spicy hot foods. Mild salsa is as hot as I am willing to eat. Wasabi is totally out. John on the other hand loves spicy hot foods. He got this hot sauce that said "85% Pain". He had eatten most of it in 2 days and said it was overrated. Just smelling it made my eyes water! Next he bought this hot sauce called "Kick Yo Ass". It is really REALLY hot. It is a habanero based hot sauce. On a hot sauce rating website it was rated a 10 out of 10 on the heat scale. Needless to say, I stay away from that bottle! You know you all want to eat food with a donkey in boxer shorts on the bottle! Oh, before I forget, thank you all for all the sweet comments on my art. You guys are the best! Thank you also for such a nice warm welcome for John (Novapup) and the comments on his art work. He likes visiting with you guys. I have met so many great friends on this site. If you guys are the best! You rock! Don't forget to vote for your favorite bizarre image too!! Ok, time to move on to the question of the day! Do you like spicy hot food? What is the hottest thing you have eaten? Would you ever eat it again? Seeing how I am not a spicy food eater the hottest thing I have eaten would have to be those "Atomic Fireball" candies. They are a hot cinnamon flavored jaw breaker. I don't eat them anymore. I don't think I will eat them ever again. I made the mistake of eating one on the school bus on the way home in grade school.....the bus ride I was on was an hour long! I couldn't wait to get home to drink something! I think that experience probably put me off of eating hot spicy stuff. >_< Remember, Pandas are sweet...not spicy!

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Tuesday, May 25, 2004

  

Sexual Harassment Panda: "But I'm just a panda." Kyle: "No your not dude, you're a guy in a panda costume!" When I saw this picture the very first thing I thought of was the South Park episode with Petey the Sexual Harassment Panda. I don't watch much South Park but it had a panda so I had to see that episode! The misfit mascots were pretty funny.....and of course, they killed Kenny. Those Bastards! My fan art has been posted so be sure to go by and let me know what you think of it. John's art is up too. Don't forget to vote on his piece too. Someone has already voted NO on both of our pieces...with no comment yet again. I really wish they would make people leave feedback if they are going to take the trouble of voting NO they could say why. Grrr. It just makes me think of another quote from South Park..... Guy in bar: "We don't take kindly to your types round here." Cartman: "Did you guys see a big panda bear in here or not?" Skeeter: "We don't take kindly to panda bears!" Stan: "Well we don't take kindly to you!" Guy in bar: "Well we don't take kindly to folks that don't take kindly around here." I wonder if the person voting NO on my art is "Skeeter"? Perhaps this NO voter just doesn't "take kindly to panda bears!". :P Ok, enough South Park...on to the question of the day! What was the most interesting class visitor/speaker did you get the pleasure of listening too? This could be the most fun, stupid, exciting...whatever. For me it was when I was in kindergarten when the firefighters came to the school for fire safety. We got these cool plastic helmets, stickers (which I was really into!) and got to check out the fire truck and help hold the hose. It just was so much fun. I just remember being totally amazed by the truck, lights and sirens. Hmm, I guess that is probably why I have a soft spot for firemen. ~_^ Never did have a guy in a panda suit show up at my school....but I did have a dream of being kidnapped from work by a guy in a panda suit. But that is a story for another time. o_O Thanks for stopping by, be sure to vote for your favorite WTF?!? image, vote on my art, visit Novapup's site and I will chat with you all later! Love ya all! ^_^

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Monday, May 24, 2004

   I ate too much for dinner tonight!

I am so full. Today was a good day. I got to sleep in, worked on a piece of fan art for Mamma Vash. I hope she likes it. I am going to submit it to the site too. ^_^ I have worked on it since 9am this morning and it is now 9pm. I still have to do the shading. It has really been a challenge. It's been fun. ^_^ Tonight my hubby is opening his account. He has set anything up on his site yet. He wants me to get it put together for him. He is working on some fan art to submit to the site. I have seen it and it is really good. It is going to make mine look like a drunken platypus made it. When his site is up I will put a link to his site up so you can all go and give him a nice warm greeting! ^_^ Question for the day: What are you allergic too? I know, a bit of a lame question but my brain is fried. To answer my question I am allergic to Penicillin. I ended up in the hospital when I accidently got some. I missed 2 months of school because of it. That really sucked. My big brother is allergic to something in Tang orange drink. Who knows. LOL Well, I best be going so I can get some stuff done. I really want to finish up Mamma's art for her. I will make the rounds to everyone's sites tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by and I will chat with all of you later! Edit: I finished Mamma's art and submitted it to the site. Hopefully (crosses fingers) it will be accepted. I really hope she likes it. ^_^ John has his site up. His screenname is Novapup and his site is listed in my list of friends. Be sure to stop by and say hi. I am the only one in his friend list and guest book...it looks kinda sad. Well, now I am really pooped out. I will catch up with everyone tomorrow. Later kids! Oh and Baron, I will uncludder my intro just for you. :P

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