I finally did something productive: brand new, shiny, nice-looking gallery folder icons. The old ones looked like crap, and some folders didn't even have icons. Well, everything does now. And I actually like them.

I realized I kinda stamp-bombed my gallery, though. They're just so addicting to make. I'll have to make a few more Blue Stahli/Celldweller ones. I hope that doesn't make me sound or appear like a stalker.

<sub>. . . and other really uber-unhealthy junk foods.

Does anybody else find people to watch when they reply to comments? Everytime I start replying to things, it takes me forever to actually finish the job because I go through galleries if they catch my eye. I suppose this is a good thing for them. It just takes me a long time.

Anybody who remotely likes techno/electronic/industrial music - check one of these out. Please. Go help the starving artists.

♫ Blue Stahli - ULTRAnumb
♪ XXX Car Ride - Loathing Again
♫ Kem Secksdiin - The Best Part About You
♪ Nero Argento - Trust

They're all available on Fixt - one of the greatest sources of music I've ever found. You like Dubstep? Techno? House? Electronic Rock? Industrial? Or names like Tiesto, Skrillex, deadmau5, Celldweller? All those questions and many more can be answered there. It's like heaven. And my music discovery service for the last . . . I don't know, three or four weeks? Just good stuff.

My Prismacolors seem to all be fine after their trip in a bubble envelope. I've heard horror stories about people buying a set online and then opening a tin can full of worthless, broken pencils. I think mine are okay. After a few days of use, they haven't exploded or anything. That would be unfortunate.

See, this is the time I start missing my Premium status; I really liked using the journal skins. It looked so much nicer.

Getting sealant on your molars is a traumatizing experience. Thank God it's over.

I'll be redoing my gallery folders in the next few days, so if it looks messier than normal, you'll know why. If it gets confusing to navigate, I'll apologize in advance.</sub>

<sub>EDIT - Forgot to thank everyone for 8,000 pageviews.

I think I'm in a sort of artist block again. Well, I suppose I never really got out of the last one, but it was looking better.  Now I can't get things to come out okay, or I can't get things started. Super irritating. See, this is where somebody needs to invent a way to suck the willpower and energy from small, trouble-making children to use among the needing.

On a more positive note, I received an honorable mention from the art show I spent weeks pulling my hair out in feverish little clumps to glue to the wall with a paste made out of graphite shavings for. A hundo dollars. Prismacolor set money. I think the cat helped. Which continues to this day to collect s, much to my surprise. Again, a continued thanks, if I can't thank each and every one of you personally.

I don't know. Maybe I'm not listening to enough techno. Supposedly music with ridiculously fast beats is supposed to stimulate your brain.

Anyone know any super fast techno?

I'll force some stuff out and see what happens. And I think I'll hold off commissions for now, unless they're uber-simple. But in the meantime, I think I'll play some Need For Speed. Now that PSN's back up, I might be able to get back in multiplayer.</sub>

<sub>I didn't expect Curiosity to be so popular. Just like bottle was. Thank you.

To everyone incoming to this page from wherever you might have come from, please be aware that I might not be able to thank you for every you give. I will, however, try to reply to every comment left on either my page or on a deviation. Comments are especially nice, because we're all looking for feedback in the big blue world called Earth.

To everyone that has me on commission for tattoos, please be patient. I'm working through them one at a time to ensure the highest quality available.</sub>

<sub>I think it'll be a long time before I ever draw anything uber-detailed with fur. A long time. I have an art show in about a week and a half, and this is the last weekend I have to finish the beastly project I started. I mean, I love my cat. I really do. But he has so much fur. And this is the first time I've ever drawn fur. So I'm learning how and trying to make it look good at the same time. Necessity is the mother of perfection, right? Good thing I'm OCD.

I know I've told most of the people who have currently commissioned me for tattoos, but for those of you who might catch this page first, I'll be busy during the next week. After I can finish the cat, thing's will go pretty smoothly. You're still welcome to ask me for a design, and by all means do. I just might get it done a little later than I usually do. But it'll get done.

If you find yourself wondering why I haven't replied to a comment you left a week ago, or perhaps longer, don't worry. After this weekend, I'll have more time to do things. Including answering comments and notifications. I just have to watch how many I respond to at once, otherwise dA will think it's spam. Which is very irritating.

Music I've found in the last week that compares to/is greater than God:

Blue Stahli
Skrillex (I was already a fan, but his earlier stuff, pre My Name is Skrillex EP)
Pitchshifter
Remixes by Aggro1/Angels & Filth
Black Light Burns

Yes, I like filthy dubstep and techy metal.

Is it just me, or is there a trend toward everything new being released sounding exactly alike? That's my problem with metal now; either it sounds like crap, or it sounds like [insert band name here]. In some cases, that isn't a bad thing. Celldweller = Blue Stahli. I guess it doesn't help when you're sharing the same recording space. I'd do just about anything to get more Lamb Of God. Hit The Wall was a godsend, a gift from the blackened reaches of heavy metal heaven. With my luck, they won't release their next album until next year. I wouldn't be surprised.

Didn't it seem like music from the 90s was so much better?

EDIT - Kittens. - [link]</sub>

If there's any delay in thanking people for faves and watches, I apologize. I'll try to get to them all. I'm trying to finish a bunch of different projects for different people and different events. I'm sure you all know how that goes.

For those with open music tastes or those who are still somewhat fans, check out Femme Fatale. I didn't like Circus, but Britney did a better job this time around. I guess the only thing I don't like is how all the songs, even the slower ones, sound the same. But the album has its moments.

Anyone notice how dA blocks your comments after awhile because it's supposedly spam? Irritating.

Extra Large hoodies still freaking shrink in the wash. My gorilla arms are still too long for regular hoodies.

It's been about a week now, and I must say, I liked being Premium. It was a lovely gift. Thanks is still in order for ~NinthLife. If only the weather would stop PMSing and get hormone therapy, life would be nice. I mean really nice; no surprise foot of snow in the morning once a week. And now Spring Break is almost over, and the portrait of my cat isn't done.

I was hoping to start it and have it done in one week flat. Which, even for me, is a little enthusiastic. Just a little. I should have known better. And for all of you at home, you too can watch the progressive deanimalization of an obese feline. Check the links below. First time I've tried drawing fur, and it almost makes me want to peel off the dry skin on my arms with super glue heated over a pine-scented candle. Perhaps my arms would smell like pine, then. Or pine-glue.

WIP 1 - [link]
WIP 2 - [link]

Obligatory remark insertion - Still taking commissions for free.

Tattoo gallery -- [link]
Stamp gallery -- [link]

I was also hoping to get Heavy Rain and finish it this week. Maybe, just maybe, it'll come tomorrow. I really liked eBay, too, they had faster shipping times than Amazon. Do you see a pattern here? Lots of things unfinished.

A question for those of you more knowledgeable in the field of fixatives; which do you prefer for sealing works in pencil, glossy or matte fixative? I just bought a can of matte, hopefully it doesn't make my stuff look like crap.

God, Charlie Sheen is amazing.

Tool is also amazing. Not in the same tiger-blood, mental disease and psychosis way that Mr. Sheen is, but amazing nonetheless. Has anyone else noticed that Schism and Vicarious should alike? I hope I'm not the only one.