EDIT: Taken very ill. Infection and flu-like symptoms--fever, headaches, chills, aches/pains. Don't worry, it's not a case of the "oinks" and I'm not going to die. Will take anywhere from 3 days to 4 weeks to recover. Be back as soon as I'm up to it. Since finals don't pause just because I get sick, wish me luck on my last assignment and last exam! I'm gonna need it. -- Ka

I love my friends.

Logan, my brilliant computer consultant buddy, has loaned me a tower until I get a new motherboard for my poor dead computer. (I'll be ordering it around the 9-10th.) By the time we get my computer fixed, I'm going to be very spoiled; this tower runs so much better than mine does. Or maybe I'm just not used to using a computer that runs like it's supposed to. Mine have always had weird quirks...

I don't know if I will be uploading any new art this month. This tower doesn't have Corel, my preferred art program, and I haven't checked to see if it's compatible with my ancient scanner yet (which doesn't do colors, anyway).

In the meantime, I'm hoping I can clean out my inbox. It's extremely backlogged with deviations, favorites, and journals... Speaking of which, don't mind me if I go on a faving spree. I have about 3K deviations to run through, which means I'll be doing the "fave and run" dance for a little while. You guys know I'm not that big on commenting anyway... I hate leaving generic "what everyone else said" comments, and I'm terrible at critiquing when I'm pressed for time. ^_^;

So yeah, you have been warned.

Aside from that, I have a few sketches I'm currently working on. Hopefully I will have a chance upload some quality pieces this summer. I've been looking at some of my old stuff and it really makes me cringe. I like maybe 2-3 of my older gallery pieces--the rest is very blah. I really want to take things up a notch or two (like I did with my Valentine's CCS fanart, which I love in spite of its many flaws). I have a little bit of an art block, though, so keep your fingers and toes crossed that I can hammer it out of the way without too much trouble.

I'm also starting an Inu-Yasha fanfic, surprisingly enough, that's going to be one of my summer projects. I won't be posting that here, though--it will be going on my Fanfiction.net account once I get the first couple of chapters fleshed out.

My college semester will be over in about a week and a half. You guys know what that means: projects and assignments are coming due, and I'll have quizzes and exams out the ass.

Luckily, I had the foresight to (for the first time in ages) work ahead... so I won't be running around like a lunatic this year. I'm planning to finish most of the remaining work this weekend, and Monday/Tuesday. It will be nice to not have a million due-dates hanging over my head for once... especially since I'll finally have time to conquer some non school-related projects (like, painting the baby's nursery and cleaning out the junk closet). And since my boyfriend got me a new PS2 for my birthday, to replace the one my brother stole a few years ago, I can go back to playing Dance Dance Revolution again. That used to be my favorite (and most effective) outlet for stress until the old PS2 disappeared... and now that I have it back... Bring on the crazies! >3

Anyway, wish me luck. I'll see ya'll around!

~*~ To Do List ~*~
Clean out deviations.
Clean out journals/favorites.
Update club list/watch list
Sleep... a lot...

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~*~ Deviant of the Month ~*~

~marine-artist-james

~marine-artist-james is one of the most talented traditional painters I have ever encountered. His subjects are generally marine-oriented; however, he also has a few paintings of animal life in his gallery that are equally stunning. The man has skill. (I am insanely jealous of his ability to paint realistic water, which I stink at. XD) Although he is not a frequent poster, his work is worth the long waits. Go show him some love!

~*~ Past Deviants of the Month ~*~

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~*~ Clubs That I Belong To ~*~


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"Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps."