So, some updates... I haven't been very active on DA for the past month, because fortunately I got a job! I'm on a city maintenance crew building hiking trails. It's nice to be out in the woods all day, but at the end of the day I'm usually too exhausted to do much. I still have a bunch of drawings to scan, but I'm probably not going to get to them until September.

I'm also going back to Southern Oregon University in the fall, and the panic is already setting in, even though I know this year is going to be better than the last two. At least I have a ceramics class to look forward to.

Hopefully I should be able to finish some drawings and paintings! It's funny, when I was busy with finals, I didn't want to do anything but draw. And now that it's over, I'm like, "Meh." *flop* But I've been working on some pieces that are almost finished, so hopefully I'll get them up soon.

But in the meantime (gasp!) more photography! It seems like I'm uploading nothing but photography lately. But these were just too cool not to share.

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Check it out! This one is fruity-themed. You have until the 24th to enter! Now I must answer some fruity questions.

1. If you were a fruit living in a fantasy fruity land, what fruit would you be?

A ripe red cherry. Cute, small, and sweet, but bite me too hard and you'll break your tooth.

2. What kind of job would you have there?

I'd run a kitschy little gift shop, selling random, interesting junk.

3. What fruit would you have as a bf/gf there?

A tall, sturdy banana. He's nice and laid-back, but will occasionally do a sexy banana-dance for me.

4. What kind of romance would you have with him/her?

Adorably soppy and romantic. We surprise each other with chocolates, love poems, and midnight serenades. Sometimes we go dancing in the rain.


I get to draw someone else's fruity persona, they'll get to draw mine, and we'll all upload them on the 29th!

The year's almost over already. It went by so fast, it almost feels like it never happened. Or, rather, the first half of the year felt like I was having one of those vague and disturbing nightmares that went on and on. And the second half felt like I had woken up, lying in bed, still almost asleep, trying to make sense of it all while the hours passed by like minutes. Now, I need to wake up and face the world again.

Here are some resolutions, which I'm actually going to keep this year. I might add some more later.

Draw more. No excuses. If I'm feeling uninspired, I'll just scribble until something comes to life. But I'll try to draw for at least half an hour a day.

Post more stuff on DA. There's a few things I've been meaning to scan and upload. But I also promise not to upload crap just because I feel like I need to upload something.

Exercise more. Do stretches, at the very least.

Read more.

Write more.

Paint more.

Sculpt more.

Try a new style of art.

Organize my room.

Go back to school.

Keep looking for a job.

Stop making excuses for why I can't accomplish my goals.

Stop deluding myself when I need to face the truth.

Stop shutting people out to avoid getting hurt. There's no need to fear pain of any kind as long as I have an artistic outlet to express it.

Most importantly, if I slip up, I will not declare failure on all fronts. I'll learn from it and try again.