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New Markers!

Fri Apr 28, 2006, 6:17 PM
Well, i'm excited b/c i just won an ebay auction for my very own set of 48 brand new Prismacolor markers :w00t!: Here's hoping that i can actually use them effectively and don't ruin a bunch of lineart :giggle: They should come right about the time i finish up my semester, so hopefully i'll have some time to color some artwork :nod:

In other news, i will begin seeing clients this summer (I am a Clinical Psychology graduate student and the summer will mark the beginning of my second year in grad school). I'm really a little freaked out about it since we've recieved no training yet. I'm kind of afraid they're just going to chuck me in there and be like, "Good luck!"

Also - check out my gorgeous EGL dress made for me by =zeldyn-stock at a rock bottom price. I am completely in love with it and plan to get another one as soon as money allows!

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Resolution?

Sun Jan 22, 2006, 12:11 AM


Mood: Artistic Thoughtful
Listening to: HP - HBP
Reading: Require readings for Criminology classes

So i've been thinking about this resolution thing (and getting really tired of seeing commercials for "the next new awesome super effective diet!!!'). I don't usually make resolutions because they're pretty silly...most people never keep them and really i'm pretty happy with my life so there's not a lot i need/want to change.

However, i was browsing my own art account today and confronting the fact that i've been neglecting it (in favor of ~DelightfulStock ) for over a year now. I haven't had time to draw and since i haven't had time to draw i haven't had anything to upload here. Stock photos are a quick artistic fix and then like magic i have something worthwhile to upload at ~DelightfulStock with little work involved. While thinking about this (for about the umpteenth time) i decided it's stupid and that, for someone who complains about never having time to make new artwork, i need to set aside some time for myself to really draw and get some new art into this gallery. Soo...i guess i'm going to resolve to make some time for art this year. Perhaps when i feel like running off and shooting stock for no good reason (i.e. i'm not really inspired but have some free time and can think of nothing better to do than take random photos of myself) i'll tell myself to pick up a pencil instead. I'm gonna really try to do this...so maybe you guys (those of you who are actually still reading this since this thing has been dormant for so long ;P ) can expect some new art in the near future. :nod:

In other news...interesting class schedule this semester:
Sex Crimes
Victimology
Psychological/Personality Assessment
Stats

Guess that's it...my subscription expires in 4 days :O_o: Gotta find some money to resubscribe or i'll go crazy! Can't. stand. normal. message. center.

See you guys later :)

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So....i've finally been tagged

Sun Nov 13, 2005, 8:47 PM


Mood: Busy Disoriented
Listening to: HP - PoA
Reading: Multiple required readings for school
Watching: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!!!

Well...i knew it was bound to happen sooner or later. I've been tagged :O_o: But who better to respond to than the lovely ? So this is for you my dear Sofia :blowkiss: :)

10 things you like:

1. My puppy!
2. My fiance :)
3. drawing with lotsa pencils.
4. taking stock photos.
5. autumn.
6. pizza!
7. reading good books.
8. harry potter!
9. hanging out with my fellow psych geeks.
10. sitting at home in a warm house while a thunderstorm rages outside.

3 things that make you happy:

1. this is gonna sound weird...but harry potter - HP is like my chocolate. It makes me happy when i'm feeling down. I can listen to one of the books or watch one of the movies and i feel better :)
2. coming home and having the puppy go berserk b/c i'm back.
3. seeing Jeremy happy.


3 things that anger you:

1. Stupid, ignorant, clingy people.
2. the dogs that live next door! Our neighbors keep them in a pin 24/7 and never let them inside and they just bark all day and night (and rattle their metal pans on the concrete). Their pin is *right* outside my bedroom windows!
3. anyone treating people i love badly.


10 things that you hate:

1. people with low self esteem who feel the need to fish for compliments.
2. hand calculating statistics.
3. high gas bills when i'm not even running my heater!!!
4. not having time to draw.
5. pointless activities that are only made up as busy work.
6. close-mindedness.
7. negativity.
8. when my mushrooms go bad before i have a chance to eat them all :(
9. that time in winter after all the leaves have fallen off the trees but before it snows - it just seems so depressing to me.
10. people judging me.


3 facts about your name:

1. Desiree means "desired one" in French.
2. Desiree was the name of Napoleon's mistress and after that relationship was over she later became a queen of Sweden (go, Desiree!)
3. My parents thought about naming me Arwen, but since they had a good friend who had already named her daughter Arwen they decided on Desiree.


5 facts about yourself:

1. I am self-assured and unafraid to trust myself.
2. I love psychology and absolutely cannot wait to finally be a practicing clinical psychologist in "the real world."
3. I aspire to one day own a whole herd of Corgis (dogs) - at least 5 and one Bullmastiff who i will name Brutus.
4. I have an MP3 player which is loaded with at least one Harry Potter book on CD at any given time (and i take it with me everywhere).
5. I totally adore anyone with a foreign accent. I love listening to them talk and often try to learn to speak in with their accent (and fail miserably every time :XD: ).


2 things you expect (at least for now):

1. I expect to have written two papers, finished one take home exam and taken one in-class essay test by next Monday.
2. I expect my house to be dirty again by the weekend.


4 random thoughts:

1. My puppy is teh cute!
2. I cannot *wait* for Thanksgiving break :faint:
3. Monkeys!
4. Gummy bears! They're chewing on my brain!!!


Song you're listening to (give artist):

No song just now, but when i was cooking dinner earlier i was listening to disc 2 of Prisoner of Azkaban :D


Time?:

10:45 pm

Well there we have it...:)

Hope you guys are having a great November :heart:


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Time for a new journal!

Thu Sep 1, 2005, 7:45 AM


Mood: Crazy Disoriented
Listening to: HP - GoF
Reading: Multiple required readings for school

Well i thought it was time for a new journal entry just b/c my last one was so looooong :)
I've now been in graduate school for 2 weeks and it's definitely a different atmosphere than undergrad. All 5 of my classmates and I are feeling a little bit in over our heads and it's only the 2nd week :faint: But i do have my very own desk in our collective office and that's kind of nice. I can stick all of my HP paraphernalia (sp?) all over it :giggle:

In other news...only 2.5 months until Goblet of Fire on the big screen! Looks like it's going to be pretty awesome and i get to see it on an OmniMax! It's pretty cool b/c it comes out only 2 days before my birthday :nod: Great way to celebrate if ya ask me. Another prospect that excites me is the prospect of autumn and winter in an entirely new place :) I love autumn and i wish it would just stop being hot already and turn just a little cool!


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Community & Jark support

Sun Jul 31, 2005, 7:37 PM


Mood: Community Spirit Settling in
Listening to: HP - PoA
Reading: HP-Half Blood Prince (2nd time)
Watching: Sky High

A little reorganization of this journal is in order i think.


I may not be the most popular deviant and i may not be all that active, but every person who shows his or her support for °jark counts and makes a difference. I've only been a deviant for two years and i haven't been around for this whole carnival ride, but when i started here it was awesome. I mean, really awesome. I loved it. I was really starting to fall behind in my artwork. I was low on inspiration and time and it was really starting to look like i would stop drawing completely. Then i found DA. I was amazed by the volume of art and equally, by the volume of community support for all the artists. It seemed like such a great place! I browsed constantly, got inspired and started creating much more than i had been. I improved as an artist due to the inspiration and constructive criticism that i found on DA. And now i ask myself, "Would all of this have been possible without °jark?" No. No it wouldn't. And now i see DA declining. I spend less time here. I can't put a finger on it...i just don't get the same vibe that i used to from DA. And i notice some of my favorite deviants and friends slowly withdrawing too. Why could this be? I can't answer that question...but i do know that something is wrong. Something is wrong when the founders of this site have been ousted in a most heinous way. I don't know °jark I've never left a comment on his page (though i've visited many times) or dropped him a note to say, "Thank you." But now is the time to support him, to show that i care about the community he created and i don't want it to decline. Now is the time for everyone to do this. If you've ever gotten anything from DA, if it's made you grow as a person or as an artist; if it's given you self-esteem or self-respect; if it's even just once made you smile, show some support on August 7th.

:star: "On August 7th, DA turns five years old. Five years for a website like this should be a grand affair, one big event.

So don't submit anything on August 7th.

I'm talking a print, a deviation, a scrap...nothing.

Instead, just leave a comment. Visit a user's page and just say hi. If someone wants to buy a subscription that day, I'm all in favor or it. It'll keep the servers going, and anything that keeps the hamster running is a good thing.

BUT...I think folks shouldn't buy any prints. No print subscriptions. That goes against the COMMUNITY theme for the day.

We want to put the COMMUNITY back into DA.

If you're in favor of this, if you believe in the power this COMMUNITY has, then join me. Post this in your own journal. Spread the word to everyone, with a :nod: and a :heart: . "

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Jeremy and I have just completed our move to our new duplex in St. Louis! We've still got stuff thrown all over the place, but it's really nice to have everything moved and all the hard labor done :giggle: Now i have two weeks to explore the city and get used to living in a much larger place. I have grad school orientation after that and then school starts :)

We also attended our first STL concert as residents of the city. In Flames last Friday night! I must say it was one of the best shows i've been to. Super-awesome :D






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