Saturday Dec 07, 2002

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I really don't know what to say about the past couple days.

People amaze me sometimes. Not always in a good way.
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debrajean:
HEY! It was not...it was the end that was new...
radd:
I just realized how poorly worded my last post was, I meant I'm renewing the lease and staying here one more year, and at the end of THAT lease I'm moving out.

Sunday Dec 01, 2002

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My computer has been on the fritz lately. The hard drive. So, I picked up a new one and tossed it in there, copied everything over from the old drive. Now all my image files are all backed up and safe so I can breath a sigh of relief, unfortunately if I boot off the new drive, I have no C: drive and can't seem...
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fallen1carus:
hey, sorry i didn't respond on aim tonight... i've been distracted with... stuff.
debrajean:
My cats are turky crazed at the moment. We ran out of cat food and decided to feed them turky. Their pelts are shiny but have reverted back to feral beasts with the taste of the flesh.

Wednesday Nov 06, 2002

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24 years of me.

I'm actually not planning a party yet. Not today, not this weekend. Work tonight, this weekend I need to spend many hours alone, alternately putting pencil to paper, and staring at my computer screen for hours on end writing up web code and doing up web graphics. My website will be back in style, and my graphic novel project is on...
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indie:
Happy Birthday you 24 years old Radd boy
fallen1carus:
happy belated birthday... what did you do to celebrate?

Thursday Oct 31, 2002

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Yo, computer is somewhat down while I get a new power supply and fan for it.
raven:
come back soooooon.

Saturday Oct 26, 2002

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I am the annoying drunk roomate, but only on rare occaissions. I do hope I didn't piss off my roomates too much. I don't think I bothered Blake, but Brad was trying to sleep and I was a loud, obnoxious asshole.

My boss at my 'day' job (that just happens to be a night shift) got fired the other day. None of us that worked...
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Wednesday Oct 16, 2002

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...and so http://greylopht.ath.cx/websites/radd/art/evil.jpg is rejected from Elfwood on the grounds that it's not sci-fi enough. Granted, by itself it looks more steam-punkish than anything, but Elfwood doesn't have a steam-punk section. The thing that irks me is that in the rejection notice I was told that I could re-submit it if it stated that it was a part of a sci-fi storyline or something, but...
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raven:
see theres the annoying thing about working in commercial art. you cant do what you want alot of the time. sometimes i just wanna say fuck it and be a fine artist so i can do whatever i want and not have to deal with all the stress of being an illustrator and making art work that fits into certain standards that an art director specifies. but i never seriously consider it. i wouldnt be happy without the challenge of making a piece that has tells a story and i like making characters. (i really love your characters that i have seen btw- they have tons of personality.) anyways, i know that i will get my work rejected tons and tons of times once i start freelancing and ill probally cry every time but seriously if i dont get rejection or criticism i get too comfortable with my work and then it doesnt improve. so i need that aspect of commercial art to encourage me to keep working. alot of people dont give illustration the respect it deserves- but those people obviously dont understand the work that goes into it. and like i said alot of times i just want to quit and do something simple and easy but then i wouldnt be satisfied. besides theres no better feeling than a job well done.

Friday Oct 11, 2002

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No convention for me. Ah well, I'll make it up to myself by trying to get stuff done, including some artwork. I actually have a lot of finished drawings that I just need to colour.

And, as I mentioned to a friend, I've got some plans for SG...

On a side note, I just dropped my picture link into my website spot, since my actual...
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raven:
so youve got a twin too? is the story just too complicated to tell?
i think i should have been called to the set of lord of the rings to be a one of the elfs in the background of lothlorien. i would make a good elf.
raven:
hahaha! thats insane! they actaully thought you were in costume? wow.

Friday Oct 04, 2002

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I was invited to be a GUEST ARTIST at an anime convention down in Arlington, VA. The plan was to use a cheap airline that has this really great Madison-Buffalo deal, ride down to the con with som friends, ride back up, stop by home for some long-lost essentials (like oold animation projects, a heavy winter coat, and assorted 'cool things').

Plans all set, all...
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emily:
Nope,the newspaper had nothing to do with me....It's just an Anchorage paper (a town 3 hrs from here) and I'm Jolene,that's my real name....
morgan:
ooooh...hooray for Virginia!

Enjoy Arlington.

Sunday Sep 22, 2002

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Something different for here, mainly because I've been in a rut for months now and not happy with anything I've done. But I'm very pleased with how this turned out. Freija from Final Fantasy IX done up in a modified Cleyra dancing outfit.

http://greylopht.ath.cx/websites/radd/art/freyadress.jpg

Now if only my website stays up long enough for people to actually see it. I need a new host...
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raven:
damn. i just took a look at your illustrations. i love love love them. escpecially your character sketch with the googles. oh dear lawd, you just dont even know how much i love googles. and i like your version of freija as well. i want to seeee more!
by the way im totally with you on the redheads. im a total sucker for redheads.
radd:
Heh, thanks a lot. I'll be uploading more sometime. Hopefully soon. Unfortunately I'm still trying to figure out what to do about the web host situation. I've gotten numerous offers, but nothing solid.

Friday Sep 20, 2002

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I know this girl...she has this problem.

She tends to find people to latch onto. She spends months getting really, really close to them She puts them on a pedastle, leaves them giggly little messages saying she misses them, she drags them to bed failry often (actually the 'sleeping with her' thing is not required. She'll do it to people she sleeps with, and she'll...
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debrajean:
She is lonley? Are you too?
radd:
Well, seems to me that if she's lonely it's her own fault. Anyone that tries to become anything resembling 'good friends' with her gets lied about, lied to, ignored, and shut out.

I'm a bit lonely, mainly missing my friends back east. Out here I have a better job, a better apartment, and can afford to eat every day..but most of the people I know out here are incredibly distant and impersonal.

Monday Sep 16, 2002

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Went on another trip to Joliet this weekend. Before we left I wound up being assaulted with a bit of drama, but I managed to escape pretty quickly. Was pretty cool, Steph and Esche were really late in getting the trip started, but I've gotten to expect this, so I brought a pillow and slept in the car.

While we were out there, a group...
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alice:
she is my bestest friend. i've known her for 15 years. we talk on the phone pretty regulary, but it's not quite the same as being able to do silly things with her. hence why i plan on kidnapping her once she gets here.
i don't see why we can't all just move our friends closer to us.
emily:
eh.....I don't like the cold at all....frown and you like it?

Tuesday Sep 10, 2002

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ARGH! I've tried resizing, I've tried saving at higher and lower qualities, I've even turned the .JPG into a .GIF, I've even tried uploading from different browsers and the site STILL tells me it's not a valid file type!

It's the right size, it's the right type of file, so why won't the website accept my photo!?!

http://greylopht.ath.cx/websites/radd/radd.jpg

It's that file right there!
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