Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Okay, who hid the coffee?
This is being typed in view of a Starbucks, just so you know. But I don't drink Starbucks coffee anymore, it doesn't have enough caffeine to do me any good. Ah, that caffeine addiction rears it's ugly head again...
I got my Weiss pins in today! So CUTE!!! They are currently residing on the lapels of my coat, and anyone who thinks I look like a dork with them on me can go to hell! *flips off random people, and gets weird looks* Yeah, I had this feeling yesterday afternoon that something was up, and I wanted to go check the mail then, but mom put the kibosh on that one, so I insisted we go this morning, not really thinking it was anything, and there they were! Plus, the mail isn't in until about nine, and I got to the post office about ten after eight, so they were in yesterday! This makes for a very happy Solaris!
... Had to play relationship counselor yesterday night for my friend's boyfriend. Kyahhhhh.... I wonder what it is that makes all of my friends think I'm Dr. Phil or something. Seriously. My friend in New Jersey (stationed in, I mean) calls me all the time to tell me about his triumphs with love and to cry to me about his losses. Seriously, the guy has been engaged like five times in the whole four years I've known him. Tenth grade to now. That's not good. But yes, I had to play relationship counselor and gave the best advice I could... which considering that I wasn't too sure what had happened until I got a good explaination, wasn't much. I hope it all works out...
Well, philosophy time! Ja ne, minna-san! Solaris out!
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Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Okay...
It's back to the grindstone for Solaris! Classes just started again yesterday, and I have a packed scheduel. Monday/Wednesday/Friday I have Oral Communication at 9, Biology at 10, and intro to Philosophy at 1 in the afternoon. Tuesday I have composition 2 at 8 in the morning (0_0''''' Like I said, I thought I was done waking up at seven in the morning... I thought wrong. ><#), biology lab from 11 to 12:50, and Concepts of fitness at 2. Thursday I have composition 2 at 8, and concepts of fitness at 2. So this semester is going to be majorly tough for me.
Looked on my permit today, I don't have to take the driver's test until the 14th of February. This gives me some time to practice... maybe I'll try driving again today, I haven't since before the old car got totaled. Good news, guess who getsa formerly-totaled car when it's fixed? Yep, me. It's going to have a maroon front bumper... or hood... or something, and a blue door... again, or something. I can't remember for sure, but I think I might just take freaking spray paint to it. I think a nice black should work just fine... and best of all, the interior is a dark gray, so I wouldn't have to redo that! Point is, I get the other car... with cruise control, which is little to no consolation. I really did want the other car... the paint's oxidized a little so it looks like it has clouds on it, but I guess a car is better than no car. So... yeah.
Okay, I never got the filler/notice up this week, so it's going to be included in Friday's update... provided I can manage to ink and tone two pages in that time. I drew page 17 the other night, while trying to get over sleeping all day to combat the sugar rush from that party I had to go to. But this is an important notice, so don't just skip the picture! The link is www . cl101 . smackjeeves . com, just remove the spaces. You could also search my artist name on smackjeeves.com, I think. The name is Sakura_Haruhana. Also, for those who don't want to go through all that, the top link at the top of this page will take you to the homepage for cl101.
Well, I guess that's all that I really needed to say. Have a great rest of the day! Ja ne, minna-san! Solaris out!
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Saturday, January 6, 2007

Iiiiii'm hyper.
Yep, I had cake! I was at a friend's birthday party for a while and I had cake and hung out with her, so it was a good day.
Cake+DDR+friends=hperactive me.
Of course, now that I'm home I should settle down considerably. And sleep pretty well tonight.
Well, off to check the comics. Ja ne, minna-san! Solaris out!
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Okies...
I lied a little. I couldn't update until tonight. Or this morning, if you consider after 12 AM morning. I made up for this little screw up on my part by posting three pages. In said three pages, you get to find out who four of the main people are, and that confusion I warned y'all about?
Oh yeah, it's getting geared up to go.
So that is the comic update, and if I can find time I'm going to post a cute filler. I have to draw and scan it, and I think if it turns out the way I hope, you might want more of them. Mostly it's just going to be an updated release scheduel for the folks who don't read this stuff. And I have a new script in the works, for an entirely different comic, but I won't really draw on that until I finish chapter one of cl101. It's just something I'm going to stick to. And I'm glad I can try to be an inspiration for something other than procrastination... which unfortunately is my forte. Yeah, didn't scan the three pages until tonight.
Well, be shocked. I was out of bed and dressed at seven this morning. Granted, I didn't sleep at all last night, so I have an excuse. I caught a nap about noon and woke up around three, so I was good for a while, but I bet I sleep pretty well tonight.
Went to the mall with Aniki (he's not really my older brother, but he's a friend who's like a brother to me, and he just happens to be a few months older than I am. It all works), and got to hang out with him for a while. Saw my friend Sei-chan and her sister and we ended up wandering around, going into stores and getting a laugh over some of the outfits. I've pretty much decided that come hell or high water, I'm getting a corset.
Dunno where I'd wear it, but I'm getting one.
Bought some barettes with red bows at Hot Topic. Mom was mad about that, but they were too cute to pass up. And now I need to get this one armband, just for fun. "Some call it stalking. I call it love." Good for a laugh at least.
Yeah, so after the mall we all went to the arcade, and I really got sleepy there. DDR does that. And I get to go back later for a party a friend is having. Laser tag, here I come! ^_^ Let's just see if I can hit anyone this time...
Well, that's my lovely update for the night. Please take a look at the comic! And... this is pure shameless plugging here... if anyone wants to beta the script for the new comic I'm thinking of, please let me know through PM or e-mail. Or, heck, if I'm online, instant message. I'd be happy to talk! ^_^ Well, that's all for now. Ja ne, minna-san! Solaris out!
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Thursday, January 4, 2007

Kyah....
I'm sorta sleepy. And I didn't even get out of bed until noon, for hell's sakes! Though, in all fairness, I couldn't sleep until about five thirty this morning. And now I'm tired...
Scripted chapter six last night when I couldn't sleep, working on chapter seven and bringing in a new character that doesn't really have too much impact on the comic in general but has an influence on the chapter. And I finished page 15 last night, now I just need to draw the rest of chapter one. Inked and gray-toned pages 2-4, and I'm going to include a sketch with that update, if I can get my reference materials printed tonight. So have fun. Update's on Friday. I scan tomorrow night. Yee-haw. Bedtime now. Solaris out!
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Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Quick Update
Over two things: One, progress of the comic, and two, life in general. But I think I've talked enough about cl101 for a bit, so that little update's at the end.
So... life. Yeah, it's going pretty good. Been drawing a lot and getting geared up for school on the 8th. Gotta say, I'm not really looking forward to going back to school, but at the same time I can hardly wait. Maybe it's the high-speed wireless net that's getting me...
Suna's been playing Houdini more often lately. I'm trying to get that kitten to stay inside and get to where he doesn't have to always go out, but it's tough. I carried him outside with me Sunday morning, and the people working on the house behind me turned on a power saw or something, and he got so scared he clawed my left shoulder to shreds trying to get down. It's all right now, looks worse than it feels, to be honest. It only hurts when I pull it back or lie on it wrong at night. So... yeah. It's all good.
Okay, I think that pretty well covers life right now. Other than the fact that my brother punched me in the gut tonight and I lost my breath for a few minutes. I got him back about thirty seconds after that by sucker-punching him in the arm pretty hard, but not as hard as I can. If I had done that, he'd have been lying in the floor of K-Mart bawling. And I don't need that shit tonight. I'm steady teaching that twerp that just because I'm a chick doesn't mean I'm a) stupid, b) a pushover, or c) not going to hit back if he hits me. Woe be it to him if he thinks that. ^_^ Plus I'm tired of him constantly dissing me because I'm a girl. Pretty much everything he does in relation to me is like charity work in his mind, and in return I'm expected to clean up all his messes, wash all his clothes, cook all his food (when he wants ramen, for example, he whines to mom to get me to make it, when he knows how to cook ramen and soup and such for himself. Can we say 'pathetic'? 'Cause I can.) and he expects me to intimidate anyone who dares oppose him at school. I might have been able to pull the Yusuke Urameshi act when I was 14, but now I can't (and don't want to) do anything. So yes, finishing up the life segment in today's update, I am not putting up with his crap anymore. He's in for a rude awakening when I move out. Which hopefully will be right after I finish college or shortly before. It's easier to take care of oneself than it is to be the surrogate mommy to a twelve-year-old menace, and a cat that acts more like an unruly toddler. I can handle all this, hopefully, but my bro's going to have to start pulling his weight a little more around here, otherwise I may very well seriously consider going to college in Chicago and living with my boyfriend... if he'd let me, because I don't think I could go to school and hold down a job at the same time. I have enough trouble just going to school. Plus I have my license test in a month so I can drive... I'm so scared I'm going to fail it... remember, I did have to take the written part three times before I finally passed it, though in my defense it had been about two and a half years since I took it the first time and passed it. So I have to either drive everyday for a month and get over my fear of driving on the highway (no offense to Jersey people, but Jersey drivers would scare me less than Arkansas drivers... these people have no consideration, and I really don't care for the cops around here) or call in, explain my mom wrecked the only car that I could drive (seeing as our borrowed car was a stick and I can't drive manual, and we just got our old automatic transmission car fixed), and ask for an extension. I may have to do that anyway. So, please, wish me luck!
Now, to the cl101 segment, which is (hopefully)shorter than the life segment. I have up to page 14 drawn but not inked yet, I scripted chapters 4 and 5 recently (4 features Robert and Midori, who make a brief cameo in another chapter... which? You'll just have to read and find out! ^_^ And 5 is a sort of back-to-the-past episode exploring a rivalry between two characters... again, read to find out which two!), and I am currently thinking of a banner for the site. I have an idea that I may draw out tonight. So hopefully (I've used that word a lot in this post, huh?) there will be a banner for the site within the week. Also, thanks to those who read, and even more thanks to those who commented! I really appriciate the support! When I checked my site stats tonight, I saw that two people had favorited my comic. TWO PEOPLE! Probably from smackjeeves! So you can imagine how happy I was! Yay for comments, and favorites! And hopefully reviews too! Thanks for the support, and I hope I can continue to live up to expectations for the comic... though I admit ahead of time that chapter 4's plot is a little strained... at least it's not too long, just two pages front and back on wide-rule notebook paper... and I write big. I'll scan a page of script sometime to show it. But anyhow, thanks for the comments, reviews and favorites! I love things like that! They make me feel happy! And god knows there is precious little in this place that makes me truly, bounce-around-the-room-screaming-'YAY!' happy.
So, that is my (pathetically long) update. Ja ne, minna-san! Solaris out! :D
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Sunday, December 31, 2006

Well...
Last day of 2006, and what better way to ring in '07 than with two pages to cl101?
That's right, you heard me, two. Okay, more like the cover and the first page. But... but... THEY'RE IN COLOR! ^_^ And don't expect too much on color pages. Maybe the first page of every chapter, unless there's a page that I think would be better in color.
So... HAPPY NEW YEAR, Y'ALL! Ja, minna-san! Solaris out!
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Saturday, December 30, 2006

Update
Time: 1:04 AM of December 31.
Message: Warning page up on comic. URL is here. Please enjoy, and early happy new year! Maybe there'll be another piccy in the update later.
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FEAR ME!
For I have... DECIDED ON A RELEASE DATE FOR THE COMIC!
Yush, yush, I have. For I am just that cool. *ignores yells of 'If you were really that cool, you'd have the first chapter drawn already, ya big idjit!'*
Eh-heh-heh... ANYWAY! The release date for the warning page is Saturday, December 31. The release date for the cover and page one of the comic will be sometime between December 31 of 2006 and January 1 of 2007. Why am I releasing the warning tonight? 'Cause I can! Plus I wanna see how people react to it. So enjoy!
Yeah, it's crunch time on the comic. Anyway, that's all this update was about. So... ja ne! Solaris out for a little bit!
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Monday, December 25, 2006

Just wanted to say...
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Or whatever y'all celebrate. ^_^
So.... gotta go eat at a relative's house tomorrow. And I did get the ring I saw at Kohl's! *actually wearing it right now* It's a little bit big on my finger (size 6), but if I went a size down, it'd be stuck forever. And, guess what?
I got a Hello Kitty Watch! Yatta! Okay, enough of that.
Yesh, my mom let us open gifts tonight instead of in the morning. At least I get to sleep in tomorrow, saves me having to maim my little brother for waking me up at six just so he can open presents. He actually was nice today. He got me Fruits Basket volume 15! Yay! Love the Furuba!
Okay, so that's all I wanted to say. Laters, minna-san! Solaris out!
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