So...my last journal entry was...well...a bit of a downer. Thank God, things didn't get any worse. In fact, things got better. ^_^

As far as my art goes, I've been getting some recognition at work. I work for an indoor tanning company--no relation to art whatsoever. In fact, my skin is way too sensitive for tanning of any kind, but it's a locally-based company, and the pay's not bad either. Anyway, a few of my co-workers have noticed the doodles that I leave all over my notepads and such, and they have taken quite an interest. One of my supervisors has even mentioned putting my art in a company-sponsored auction, which is very exciting. I've also gotten back to making new drawings and posting them on here. Hopefully, I'll be posting more stuff before the weekend is over.

On the romantic front, most of you would probably be less than thrilled to hear that me and my guy friend have made up. I know that I'm probably setting myself up for more drama, but I can't help it. The sources that told me about the other girl aren't really the most realiable sources. It's not that I don't believe that my guy is capable of cheating, but a rumor doesn't necessarily equal truth. He's working offshore right now, and he's always promised that once he starts working, he'll then take me out to dinner and to the movies, and whatever else I want to do. In other words, he'll be able to afford to treat me like a real girlfriend. He will be returning in two weeks, so I'm eagerly awaiting to see what's going to happen.

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I'd like to indroduce y'all to my friends. They're watching me...

These are the people that I know outside of DA:


A few of the crazy cool kids from ~Mermafied



My buddies from ~BioMarina:


A fellow Parrothead from the ~parrotheads club:


More really cool peeps that I've met here on DA:


These are the clubs that I'm in:

I'll make a long story short:

My guy, who wasn't really commited enough to be refered to as a "boyfriend" in the first place, just dumped me for something that I didn't even do. It turns out that it was a story that he invented to get rid of me so that he could pursue another girl that he had been more interested in this whole time.

It all makes sense: he never took me out, he barely ever called me, and would disappear for days and even weeks at a time. All this time, his talk of marriage, children, and being soulmates made me think that I was his priority, even when his actions didn't match his words. The truth was that I just a side project while someone else was the main event. He was asking HER out, calling HER several times everyday, basically treating her the way I wanted him to treat me.

He played me for a fool for an entire year!!!!

On top of all this, I'm still not getting acknowledged for the drawings that I'm doing for people out of the sheer kindness of my heart, and, honestly, with all the crap that I'm dealing with right now, I don't really feel like drawing much of anything.

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I'd like to indroduce y'all to my friends. They're watching me...

These are the people that I know outside of DA:


A few of the crazy cool kids from ~Mermafied



My buddies from ~BioMarina


A fellow Parrothead from the ~parrotheads club:


More really cool peeps that I've met here on DA:


These are the clubs that I'm in:

As you guys can see, I've been drawing a lot of mermaids lately. I gotta say that I'm starting to get a little burned out.

I would of course like to concentrate my energy on the undersea characters that I've already created. I feel as though I haven't developed them enough. The problem is that my time has been occupied by a portrait series that I've been doing for my friends since last summer.

After seeing my entry for the Mermafied Personality Exchange II ([link]), my friends asked me to create mersonas for them. It was a lot of fun at first, and as word spread about my little project, lots of requests started to come in. A lot of people posted scans of their portraits on their internet profiles and one girl even purchased the original. The majority, however, didn't even bother to tell me thank you.

Obviously, if I'm not going to be paid or even thanked for the favors that I'm doing, I'm not going to be in any kind of hurry to finish the portraits that I have left to do. Also, most of requests have been for mermaids, and like I said before, I'm starting to get bored with the subject matter. It sucks because I love mermaids and I love to draw them. I feel that I need to take a break and do something else. I'm sure a lot of people would like to see me branch out into other areas anyway.

If I'm not gonna draw any mermaids for a while, then what will I draw? Lately, when I have a little down time at work, I've found myself doodling fairies based on insects (ladybug, bee, butterfly, etc.) I've also dabbled in nagas before, and I'd like to do another when I get the time. As for non-fantasy work, I'd like to brush-up on my human figure and portrait skills. I'd also like to stay under the sea and do some underwater seascapes and drawings of marine creatures...non-mermafied creatures, that is.

On the personal front:

I have an awesome new job as a front desk receptionist! Although it's not an art-related gig, the money is pretty good. As for my guy...my status with him changes on a daily basis. He was doing really well for a long while, then his bad habits got the best of him, and the result was messy. Let's just say that Valentine's Day was a dud. Despite it all, I forgave him once again and we're starting over...again (hence the hopeless emoticon at the top.)

Anyway, that's it and I'm done. Until next time...

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I'd like to indroduce y'all to my friends:



These are the clubs that I'm in:

Lately I've been having trouble deleting messages and deviant watch notifications. They never did disappear completely, now that I mention it. I would double click on the boxes, and then I would have to switch tabs until the top of the screen read "no messages" once again. Now, it's not working. I don't want all these messages to build up. Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do?

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I'd like to indroduce y'all to my friends:



These are the clubs that I'm in:

Yay! I finally got to upload all that stuff that I wanted to upload. It turned out that I had more important things to stress out over yesterday, so DA was the least of my worries. Guy trouble...bah.

...but even that is about to be fixed!

Yay again!

Oh...but the Saints lost...bah.

...but they still get to go to the play-offs!

Once again...yay!


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I'd like to indroduce y'all to my friends:



These are the clubs that I'm in: