Edit: Wrote my last exam! I have one single paper left and then I am done forever!!! Whooo!!!

And consequently my sub is gonna run out on DA. Doesn't it always feel like that happens RIGHT when you start to have time to be active again? Maybe it's just me Either way I will have some new stuff up next week! /Edit

So this is it, boys and girls, my last 3 weeks of University and sliding to a  catalystic finale! I can't even begin to elaborate on how this is an end of an era for me. Engineering has been both the most rewarding and traumatizing experience of my lifetime. I will be sad to leaving campus, but glad to be working full time (hopefully shortly)

I feel communities like DA are like exersise: you get out what you put in. I am so very greatful to those of you who stuck around despite my recent lack of activity. So to elaborate, I DO have some new artwork and photography to upload but I want to kind of wait until my school is over so that I can give this account the proper attention it deserves! My sub runs out about then, but I may also be heading to Germany to visit my family (and Holland to visit `loish wooo) so I will have some grand adventures to share from that I am sure!

Also, I wanted some feedback on a website. I have some code compiled for a new layout of my all-but-nonexistant website; I think I want to get an actual domain. Any suggestions? I think my site would focus on both my artwork and photography, as well as tattoo designs and maybe some blogging or whatever else I find interesting. Let me know what kind of stuff you'd see from me!

And to close, a science joke just for you:
So two bacteria walk into a bar. The bartender says "we don't serve bacteria here!" the bacteria shout back "but we work here! We're staph!" ohhh puns.

And here's a math joke to close the science joke:
Why was 6 scared of 7? Cause 7 8 9!!

(And you thought only your dad could bust out puns of this majesty and specificness)

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I N F O

I am no longer accepting commissions. It's been a good run folks! If at any point this changes, I will update this page to reflect that!

I MAY consider to do tattoo designs I feel are interesting, in exchange for high res files I can post on my currently incomplete website.

I do not accept trades or requests so please do not ask thanks!

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To have received a Lady Gaga.

Though some people are super pissed about their icons... chill it's just for one day and it's a joke! If it REALLY bugs you, leave DA for today and come back tomorrow.

ps, what's seeker? I don't have a TV an currently feel really out of the loop... unless they purposely picked something obscure!

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Bonjour! Je dois pratiquer mon français. Je sollicite le travail en France!

So if anyone can either help me conversationally or suggest places to apply for, I would appreciate it! I have an undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering (materials engineering specialization) and I have most of my work experience in Fuel Cell Tech. Unfortunately, my French is not so good. I do speak fluent German and English and am trying to regain my French I lost over the past 6 years. International companies work best, but anything in France (or France/Germany) which has Technology or Engineering work would be great for me to check out!

Merci!

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I'm taking more prayer requests I write them on slips of colourful paper and origami them into little stars and collect them in a jar. Prayer knows no bound of faith or religion and I consider it more of a Spiritual thing than a Religious thing! EVERYONE is welcome to request a prayer star and I hope that you do!

To request a Prayer either leave a comment here or, if you feel more comfortable, send a note. My only stipulation is that you provide a real name, just the first name is fine. Of course, the prayer can be for you, a friend, a group of people, an animal, or the entire world!

Don't be shy!!

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So I have a twitter which I sort of forgot about, so my poor neglected little twitter user name is kittton (3 t's cause 2 was taken, boo)

Who are your favourite people to watch on Twitter?? What makes an interesting twitter account?

My favourite is Lights, a Canadian pop/synth artist who I find really hysterical

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So after posting that last entry I got to thinking. The actual point of the post was to encourage other people to try to rethink their dreams and I am glad that I got a lot of positive reaction to that one You are all amazing and your goals are great!

So then I was thinking. I had mentioned I wanted to learn to play the guitar, but I can't afford a guitar, plus I don't know which one to buy! I looked around my new apartment and my new roomate has TWO GUITARS! So he said that I could borrow one!

So yesterday he taught me how to tune it using the Piano. Then he taught me a couple basic chords (which, actually, I had learned before through crazy random happenstance) and so then I spent a few hours trying to memorize the chords and sort of switch between them. That is my goal for my first week of playing guitar!

Then today, for a few hours I started doing scales, just trying to strengthen my hands and coordinate my notes. I also went back to the chords and now there are a couple that I can switch between relatively fluently.

So aside from memorizing my chords and strengthening my hands, does anyone have any other recommendations for activities or exersizes I can do with my guitar to help build my skills? Also, I can sort of read sheet music (I played the clarinet for like.. 12 years or something) so does anyone know of a good source for guitar music which is pretty simple?

Right now I'm playing acoustically of course! I am really not sure what kind of goals I want to set for myself or how I can pace myself. I'm thinking a good goal would be to pick a song and be able to play it by the end of the term (then bye bye guitar and I will have to buy my own!)

ps still going to the gym everyday, so glad many of you do the same! Love it!

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Every year, instead of reading inspiring journals and comments about the optimistic changes people are excited to begin in January, I am instead bombarded with journals stating that people will not be making new years resolutions or complaining that they hadn't maintained theirs from last years and that it is a waste of time.

As I had previously mentioned, I actually set my "resolutions" on my birthday, because that's the day I count my age so I personally feel that it is a better milestone of my goals and accomplishments. Whenever you chose to set your dreams, please don't give up on them!

The most depressing feeling to me is to age a year without feeling accomplished for what I had done in that year of my life. I am depressed to read people dreading turning 25, 20, even 18. How is it possible that people met such a landmark with dread and sadness instead of excitement and enthusiasm? we are all capable of doing so much and being everything that we want to be! It's sort of like you're spending your life thinking about what you should be doing or what you wished you had done instead of doing what you want to be doing in the first place! While it's frusterating not to achieve a goal, please don't give up on what you want out of life!

I would recommend everyone to just stop and think for a minute about a tangable, realistic goal for this year and to reconsider attempting to achieve it. Sometimes life can be overwhelming and there is always too much to do and too little time. Sometimes sacrifices must be made, but we can't lose sight of personal growth and our own dreams and aspirations. Many of us have so much going on in our lives and so many people that we need to support and help that we forget to actually take care of and support ourselves!

I would love for you to share with me both the things you would hope to accomplish in the upcoming year and all of the wonderful things you were able to do in the past year. If you were unable to meet your goal, instead of tossing it aside why not take a cold hard look at why you weren't able to accomplish it.

As for me, my goal was to become more healthy; I worked very hard and feel a lot better about myself and for that I feel blessed and greatful. This year, I am graduating so I will be focusing on finally finishing my last year of school, finding a job, and finding my first apartment! As with every year, my one resolution which is constantly on going is to try new things all of the time and to meet new people and make new friends. This is a goal which I hope to maintain my entire life!

Oh, and if I have any spare time I would love to learn how to play the guitar, how cool would that be? I should also probably draw more often haha!

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Hey sorry I haven't been online or posting much! My computer, scanner, and tablet are all on the fritz. Since I only have 4 months of school left this spring (whoooooot!) I am trying to suck it up until then. I will post more art when I can, but this is why I have been neglecting my poor gallery lately!

Also I finally decided on my second tattoo so I will be posting some sketches of that eventually and pics when I get it done

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Which podcasts do you listen to? Do you like them?

I am specifically looking for exercise ones if anyone has any recommendations I would REALLY appreciate it!! For various reasons I was unable to join a gym this fall when I moved for co-op (which is also why I haven't been uploading art-no scanner!!)  so I am trying to put together some exercise at home things. I am such a gym rat, but I AM TERRIBLE at motivating myself to work out at home!! Any tips? For some reason hitting the gym 5 times a week is pretty realistic for me (and doing cardio for over and hour each time!!!) but when forced to work out at home I just give up so easy... But hell if motivation was easier we'd all be really fit and thin eh??

I have never subscribed to a podcast before but I have an iTouch so I may as well use it!

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So DA has a fairly extensive News network where you can submit your own articles and people can read them. When I check them, I mostly read the thumbshares and recommendations of artwork. I also have been fortunate enough to have been featured through this system a few times!

I wanted to know if you guys write and submit articles? Read them? I think that this is a very useful tool which is underrated and overlooked by many on this site. I'm just curious as to what people think of this feature!

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Who are your favourites? What kind of photography do you like?

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So my internet is STILL broken and my sister lent me her mini laptop (which can actually connect to the internet, but its wee small so it bothers me to type up comments and also it's linux so I'm still getting used to the software) I will try to be more active but I will have a difficult time uploading the new art I promised I was working on now that school is over! I will have some stuff to post as soon as I can get this hardware situation figured out, thanks so much for being so patient!

I love the fall! So many people starting school or going back to school... it's such an exciting time of the year!

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I was slightly skeptical of the no-longer-new critique function implimented by DA in the newest version. I like the overall concept, but find the necessity to rate with the stars really stupid. I find it uncomfortable to have to put a quantitative measure on a qualitative aspect of a piece. I don't really like the ability for others to rank the 'fairness' of a critique either. If the artist recieving the critique ranks it as fair, its no one elses business as to wether or not it's fair! What is your opinion of these?

So after some consideration, I opened some of my drawings to critique:

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I'll start with those and see how it goes!

Do you guys use this function at all? What was your experience with it?
What do you think of it?
Have you given a review using it? How was it received?

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I saw that *muura did this survey so I thought, for fun, I could do it too So here goes!

When did you join DA and why?
July 7, 2002! I joined because I used to be an avid member of the online gallery Elfwood but as my style started to change and mature Elfwood was no longer suited for my needs. In addition to this, they implimented the requirement of approval upon all submitted artwork so posting a new item could take up to months to be uploaded publically. I decided it was time to jump ship and find a new site. DA has been my online hub since then!

What was the first deviation you uploaded?
I can't remember for certain, but I do know the first one I ever got favourites on was a fan art of sakura (from that show Naruto) for my friend. I was still in highschool when I drew that picture!

How many deviations have you submitted?
Many many more than the 66 shown in the gallery. I keep scraping or deleting things; in fact, I think I have removed everything from my entire first year here!

Do you submit everything you create?
Definately not! But I do post every completed piece.

Do you read all the comments you get?
Yes!! Of course!!

Do you reply to all the comments you get?
I try to, but if the comment is too short I feel retarded for just typing "thank you" over and over again; as a result, sometimes I skip them if they are a word or two long but everything else I try to!

Do you read all the favourites/watches you get?
For many, many years I used to go back to their gallery and try to leave a comment to everyone who favourited something of mine or watched me... now I just can't keep up! I still try to check the people who watch me, but when school gets busy that falls to the wayside! I really think this alone is the reason why I have given out over 23,000 comments on this site! And I'm sure many of my new watchers have noticed I have been fairly unresponsive about checking their artwork! I'm really sorry, but I've simply become too busy.

Do you prefer comments or favs?
Comments of coruse, but I don't mind either. I am not really sure when that "you must comment before faving" thing started, but I actually find it more disrespectful to demand anything from your watchers than it is to fave something without commenting.

How much time do you spend on Deviantart?
Too much.

Do you think that Deviantart is good for critique?
I would not expect a sohpisticated critique from this site; therefore, I am never disappointed by the quality of comment I recieve. I appreciate the comments I get and many of them are helpful to me.

Do you think there's a lot of drama on DA?
Not more or less than anywhere else online. Having been here for almost 7 years I actually laugh out loud when people constantly whine that DA is becoming more dramatic. I have been reading these same journals for 7 years! I would like to know when this simple and non dramatic DA was!

Do you think DA would be better if it filtered out people who are not serious at artwork or causing too much drama?
If this is the case, then I would be removed from the site as I am not "serious at artwork" so I do hope they do not impliment this rule! I feel that if people are disrespectful of the other members or the site itself then it should be judged on an individual basis wether or not they should be filtered from the site.

Do you think the age limit should be higher than 13 for creating an account?
Definately not! Everyone had to start somewhere and I think I was about that age when I started posting my work online.

Do you go on the DA forums?
I used to, but I didn't find it useful or interesting.

Would you buy a subscription? Why or why not?
Yes. I find it easier and faster to reply to comments with a subscription.

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Hey so as the summer gets hotter and hotter (over 30 degrees c here in Victoria, which is really hot for canada... or at least the west coast!) I begin to crave salad more and more! I get really sick of eating the same salad over and over though, so I'm asking for you guys to share your favourite salad recipes!

The person who shares the best salad recipe (or salad dressing recipe!) will get a free coloured sketch from me Why not? I have been pretty art blocked so maybe it would be good for me!

So as for the salads I like: I like to make my own dressing and I don't like "heavy" salads like pasta salads. I like fruit salads, green salads, and various vegetable and leafy ones best.

What do you like for Salad? Or are you not a fan of Salad?

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So I live about 40 min walk from my university; alternative, it's about a 10 walk + 10 min busride. I really love the sunshine and I'd love to walk more often, but I am really lazy so I usually just catch the bus.... so I was thinking about getting a bike. But the uni I go to is super green so everyone bikes so it can be really tricky finding a place to tie your bike, plus I wear a lot of skirt and dresses (actually, even in the winter I very very very rarely wear pants! Just strap on some nylongs, big jacket, and boots and I keep wearing the skirts!) so riding a bike would restrict me to shorts.

So I was thinking maybe a skateboard instead? What is your opinions of them?? I sometimes think of them as like a '14 year old boy' thing, even though I know thats such a bad stereotype... you think a girly girl can pull of a skatebord without looking like an idiot? Because I would probably be wearing dresses and I have a big school bag.... don't know how realistic this is or how easy it is to learn!

Any thoughts appreciated!

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I currently use PSP (Paint Shop Pro 5) to edit my artwork and photography.... so I was wondering what do you use? It's such a great little program, but to be frank it's super outdated and I think if I switched to a newew one it would be good for my art! Does anyone have a suggestion for programs to work with? I've heard mostly good things about Photoshop, and it seems to be the industry standard. I've also heard good things about Painter, but I personaly found that program to be non-intuitive. Perhaps I need to spend more time with it haha!

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