~ ~ Saturday, November 30, 2002

dinner took forever... me and Ecoli were bored so i had her help me with the game... we thought of creative and semi-plausible ways to "kill" off characters ^^;; so far we have:

Carolyn - noble action of saving Sena and therefore going unconcious and cannot continue, Shmandy, being the equally noble and kind person that she is decides to stay with Carolyn until she wakes up and to protect her from the dangerous weirdos at school at night

Kiera - throws out her back doing something, can't continue

Callighan - we see something being abused outside (mostly a dog) and since we all want to go out and beat up the abuser, but can't since we have to save Ellen, we send Callighan as the rep to save the poor doggy

me - i leave waaaaay early in the game, you barely see me and whoosh i'm gone! muwahaha!

that leaves Cath, Chris, Rain and of course Sena... i got lazy by then and have decided that the player will decide who will go into the final battle with Sena.... Rain wanted to kill Chris off! >< but it was too much thinking of me ^^;; so i ditched that idea!


i think i won't mind going into something artsy for uni... i've come to the conclusion i really do like drawing and doing art... i just happen to suck at it >< well, i either go into something artsy or something totally unartsy or maybe slightly art related and do art as more of a hobby... and have i said this lately? i *want* Ruaki's skills! *sobs* i want her skills!!! ><


and i have to get this off my chest! >< this "person" who will remain nameless in the group i'm scanlating with is driving me up the wall >< "the person" is so arrogant and has such a 'holier than thou' attitude reading their email annoys me -_-;; like they're a translater and apparently knows chinese, english and some japanes... and mandarin too i think, which makes no difference since ti's the same written as chinese... but anyhoo, they make such a big deal when the other translators don't know how to translate certain stuff and how they should check with them and ask them and stuff >< and they're so picky and choosy with the chapters they want to do and that everyone has to cater to their wants and beliefs >< like they were suggesting that we should have a quality check before updating which i agree but he was arrogant to say that they don't care about the rules and whatever they have to search for just that they must be in the group and stuff ><

not only do they not seem to care about the other editors/translators feelings (i totally understand wanting to put out the best that we can, but you can be nice and not so arrogant about it ><) they think that they're better than everybody else because they can translate so well and blahblahblah -_-;;

i'm really a pretty easy going person... ask Rain he would know, i'm so Yoh like sometimes ^^;; i usually like someone even if everybody hates them... but this person just rubs me the wrong way >< not that that's out of my system, we'll go back to the normal pointless babbling...

oh! Kurot! the Harry Potter art looks soooooo great! >< *jealous again* and what eps do you want for PoT? do you actually want to start from the beginning or not? and something i've just been wondering for no apparent reason, do you draw your art on Adobe? or are they an oekaki? not sure why i'm thinking these things at 1 in the morning @_@

need to colour Kiera now... must finish at least 2 more charas before weekend is over... @_@
ettoby last mellowed at 10:09 PM~ ~ ~
*gasp* toby, being productive? the world's coming to an end! ^_^ yes Rain, i have actually been working on the game... colouring... -_-;; maybe i should just give them the pictures, it's more fun than programming... >< ah, since i don't think Sena or Ellen reads my blog, it should be safe to put the pics up without spoiling it ^^ that is if i give ti to them this year ><

carolyn normal i like Carolyn's the best right now... except for her shirt... but the hair and the skin and the pants are the best out of all the ones i've done yet...

catherine normal catherine's is mediocre >< i liked the profile pic of her i did better... but the coat is okay i guess... it looks poofy...

christine normal Christine has good hair and shirt as well... her pants are okay... i still like Carolyn's pants the best though... and notice they all start with C and are all girls? ^^;; that was weird...

so Rain, what do you think? i'm sooooo behind on this >< i still have you, Ryan, Sena and Shmandy to do... i think i might skip myself... oh and i'm kinda done Kiera... her skin is really funky... @_@ and all our friends seem to wear the same colour clothes >< i can't htink of what colour to put them in....

Cath is always wearing black, blue or maybe grey... same with Christine... you're always in grey, black or white... a little beige and Callighan... i dunno... Shmandy is like the only one second to Sena who wears *different* colour clothes >< and i'm not sure what colours Carolyn whould wear -_-;; so the whole cast is like blue, grey and white... any ideas? well, Christine is kinda different since she's wearing green... if only because i don't want everyone wearing the same colour ><

and are you doing sprites? please? i'll love you forever! thank you!

well, my "buying the PS2 for X-Mas" plan didn't work mainly cuz my mom says me and Ecoli don't have enough self-discipline for it... which is true i guess.... oh well... the good news is that i'm actually getting logs... and i'm done my calculus hw! so it's just tons of art, flash and studying for my mod west test... joy.... <.< but i've been semi productive which is good ^_^

i'll rant more after badminton because there's stuff i actually want to say, *gasp* toby expressing an opinion!?! the world *is* coming to an end!
ettoby last mellowed at 12:51 PM~ ~ ~

~ ~ Sunday, November 17, 2002

the colour ink >< i can feel it dying..... *printer dies* thank goodness it hasn't yet... and i just had to change the ink cartridge... though i'll have to say taht i' will kill something if we ran out of ink and had no spare to change... that said, i really should start painting... and writing my proposal and perhaps study some more for math test... and japanese mid terms.. which means i'll never get around to them -_-;; i hate knowing myself so well...

on a higher note, i watched Kundun today! i've been meaning to watch it ever since it first showed in theatres which is a really long time again o_O i feel so old... and i saw the ending half at my dad's uncle's house... it really left an impression on me! (which of course explains why i've waited like another 2 years before actually watching the whole thing...) ah, but it was really good! and i like the guy who played the Dalai Lama, even though he kinda freaked me out sometimes... he looks really cute with the glasses, and he's really sweet! ah but him as a little kid is hilarious! he was so adorable! ^_^ oh i have a soft spot for kids... it'll be the end of me yet!

my eyes kinda hurt >< need to find topic... must stop procrastinating... and must remember never to use oil based paints for anything >< they are such a paint to clean and waiting for it to dry is an eternity and they smell about as bad at Ecoli's nail polish >< ja!
ettoby last mellowed at 9:11 PM~ ~ ~

~ ~ Saturday, November 16, 2002

*makes note to strangle Kurot with something on Tuesday* >< dangit! that PoT fanart is soooooooo pretty!!!! and Tezuka doesn't look dorky! i wish i could draw like you! all your art is so pretty and the cg is amazing *_* you and Rain both, must leech your drawing skills then dispose of your bodies ^^ heehee... no, i'm not crazy at all.... just... umm... ambitious... yes... that's what it is.... ^^;;

oh, do you wanna borrow Prince of Tennis... i can't seem to find the first few eps o_O i think they're still with my friend... or maybe i just misplaced them... yes.... but yeah... the first few eps are funny... but nothing really happens, the eps inbetween the actual tournaments are the best though!! you get to see the charas interacting and being silly ^_^ the one about Karupin (Ryoma's cat) was so sweet!! ^^ Ryoma looked like he was going to cry and Momo had the cat in his shirt ^^ it was great!!

ack, need to go for dinner... and i have to paint >< dangit!
ettoby last mellowed at 4:36 PM~ ~ ~

~ ~ Wednesday, November 13, 2002

i've finally finished the flash project that was due this monday >< maybe i'll upload the bg i did for it, i'm really proud of the sunlight ^^;; even though it's not that good... maa, another project due this friday x_x

O_O i dunno what to give to Kitty for her b-day!!! >< the past two years i think i made a winamp skin... and once i think i attempted doing a desktop theme... but this year... >< i wanna give her something she'll like... i was thinking of making a Tenpou binder for her or something... she seemed to like the one i had and i'd give that one to her if a) my chinese school sticker wasn't on it and b) i wasn't so attached to it ^^;; maybe i'll get unlazy and paint another one... heck, i still need to finish painting mine! what to give... and her b-day was today >< everything is so rushed! i'm soooo sorry Kitty!!!

art painting due monday, mod west essay topic this friday, math test this friday, japanese mid term exam next tuesday and driver's ed test tomorrow... x_X did i mention i know how Wings feels sometimes...

on a more morbid(?) note, i really want to try fainting once... more so then getting hit by a car, yes Rain, there are things i want to try more then that :P and i really should sleep early tonight and wear my glasses when on the computer, my eyes are really starting to ache and that's not helping my head which has decided to start ache as well -_-;;

took a lot of quizzes and stuff online but am too lazy to actually link them ^^;; that is the depth of my laziness... ah well, downloaded a whole bunch of songs ^_^ Get Backers op and ed!!! the new Gundam Seed op and ed, they're really nice, Gundam has nice songs even though the early animation left much to be desired... what am i saying, GW animation left much to be desired... me and Rain spent one day rewatching eps and mocking the art and dialogue like there was no tomorrow ^_^ ah, those were the days!

-_-;; i sounds old, i feel old and i am old... what am i to do? need to drag painting home on friday >< i hope i get a ride! ja, nite!
ettoby last mellowed at 9:20 PM~ ~ ~

~ ~ Thursday, November 07, 2002

wheeee! happy!! ^___^ Ken lent me Photoshop 7 and Painter! the only setback is that i've just gotten used to Photoshop 6 -_-;; ah, but i think 7 was almost the same as 6, the biggest change was the addition of spellcheck ^^;; which is good since i can't spell to save my life!

and i wanted to get the Intuos Graphire tablet and get Painter and this other program that slips my mind right now >< i'm still annoyed my dad got the chinese recognition one without me! >< my mom hasn't even *needed* to type in chinese yet! -_- i would've gotten it myself if we weren't already over the limit thingy... dangit... mah, oh well, now i can try out Painter ^^ i'll mostly suck in it but another program to play with! my computer is going to crash from all these programs o_O

and the digital camera refuses to load the pictures onto the computer... >< stupid program won't recognize the fact that i have the camera hooked up >< aiya and i reinstalled the stupid thing like 5 times! i'll have to try again later... stupid thing... grrr....

and Rain is convinced his first 10 pgs of his manga suck when they don't >< just accept that htey don't suck!!! i would link one but that takes waaaaaaay more effort then i have right now, and anyhoo, no one reads this anyways so noone will know that the link exists!

watched 3 more eps of Fullmoon, it was cute and funny ^_^ and i think i know why i cry so easily now... other than the fact that i'm a crybaby ^^;; i think lately it's the stress, *everything* will set me off, from someone saying something harsh to me to me just thinking something stupid o_O yes i am weird like that... anyhoo, Fullmoon was nice, i need to bug Kitty for more... or i think Jose was getting it too... i need to mooch so much from him ^_^ maa, gotta colour stuff for the game or i'll never finish -_-
ettoby last mellowed at 8:32 PM~ ~ ~
@_@ the week is almost over!!! i dunno if that's a good thing or not ~_~

i think Rain is right, i'm stressed but it just doesn't seem to show all the time... i dunno... right now i seem to feel the pressure a lot more then before x_x

but Mr.Bahl is really nice about everything, he didn't get annoyed at me for not being able to decide on an essay topic even though i need to have one soon... >< more decisions... and yeah, he didn't mind listening to me babble on about everything and nothing at all... it's nice talking to him ^^ i shouldn't have been scared to go up and discuss topics with him, even though i made him late for his meeting thing ;_; i feel so bad about that, he *wanted* help me and stuff but he had nothing to go on, i should've written thanks for staying late after class with me even though he was due for a meeting on the note i left >< stupid!

ah, well, i think that's enough ranting for now ^^ i'm happy again... sorta... ^^;; i should do Callighan's quiz ^^ and send him mine, i can't believe i didn't have his email addy!!! i'm sooo sorry Callighan!!! and i'll rant more about my screwed up life later ><

eeeek, i have like two days to finish editing chap 7 of Over Rev... i'm seriously thinking of leaving the group cuz i have *no* time to spend on side projects like this, even though i want to do it... -_-;; of i could just stop spending time reading fics and surfing and watching anime... but then where would i get my meaning for waking up? ^^;; ah, Calculus, you are evil and Related Rates are the epitome of evil >< if it were a physical thing i would've beaten it to a pulp by now >< i'm going to fail Calculus because of this!!! arg!

PC this week... and badminton again... and i have to finish Rose tonight and drag my canvas home this weekend... the flash in due monday and i have chinese school tomorrow night... my mom is taking me to Aurora to practise for the road test tomorrow as well x_X whatever happened to relaxing on the weekend and looking forward to fridays? i swear, i like the week better than the weekend sometimes! except for hte fact that i can sleep whenever on the weekend since i don't have to wake up for school ^_^ that's like the only redeeming point to it -_-;; this is sad!
ettoby last mellowed at 2:11 PM~ ~ ~

~ ~ Sunday, November 03, 2002

mod west essay >< other than slacking all weekend and actually starting today it's going okay i guess... the essay is at the same time harder then i thought and yet easier... ^^;; go figure....

it's fun writnig essays with Rain is fun ^_^ he's a great help and he's reading it over too!!! thank you sooooo much!!!! ah, and his manga is coming along really well! i wish i could come up with a good story and do one too! it looks fun... except for the commitment...

my cousin was having problems going to the bathroom ;_; and she was bleeding cuz of that! she was crying and it looked so painful! ;_; i'm glad she feels better now, i feel so bad for her!! i wish i could've done something!

she's leaving on tuesday night with my aunt, and i'll be at japanese so i won't see her one last time! tomorrow night is the last time i see her!!! >< i'll have to remember to try to find somethign for her tomorrow afternoon! i want to get her a rattle since she likes things that make noise ^^ and i've been meaning to get her something, me and Ecoli made her a hat but since she's not going to be staying for the winter it's kinda pointless -_-;; so i'll get her something and give it to her as an early X-mas present! and hopefully it'll make the plane trip more bearable... if not for her then maybe her mom since she'll hopefully be amused ^^; hopefully~

must go see if my mom is unbusy and have her help me untangle my ideas >< it's annoying but it's nice talking it out with her, she really helps! wheeee!
ettoby last mellowed at 8:47 PM~ ~ ~