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Coding used with permission from Amelia,
edited by me. Banner was done by me in
Adobe Photoshop CS5.
Busyyyy

[ Tuesday, December 7, 2010 @ 2:19 AM ]

Well there's actually not too much to do, I think, but I feel the stress anyhow.

Firstly there's the holiday homework, which I knew I would procrastinate on and then have to rush last-minute (it's like a routine or something orz). Up until now I've only completed one lousy English online assignment and the rest of it continues to stare me in the face and wait patiently for me failure.

Then there's a trip to Ipoh which may or may not be happening, which means I'm on tenterhooks about how to arrange stuff. I still don't have a phone on that note, but I can wait.

After that I've got art stuff to worry about, and a portfolio that still has to be assembled. I've also rejoined an old roleplaying forum in the hope that it'll help me get my writing back on track and since I've been gone so long there's a ton of stuff I need to read up on. And I swear my bookmarks have been breeding or something. Fuh

In other news, Wendy has successfully turned me into a Hetalia fangirl and I'm in love with the series like woah. It's been months since my Soul Eater eagerness has basically passed and I've been left with little anime to fangirl over, so this is a refreshing change. It's a bit of a coincidence how a number of the things I've been getting into lately are history-related (such as Phobs' work, renewed Lackadaisy love and Hetalia), but since I'm taking History next year maybe they'll come in handy lol

Wendy has also helped me finally register on Pixiv, and within two days of joining I've already favourited over 100 pictures heeh. It's going to take a while to get used to browsing Pixiv - my biggest beef with the site is how it turns up gorgeous search results after you favourite something, which inevitably leads to a tabsplosion. It's hard to stay on track when it's so easy to get distracted.

For some reason I've been able to submit three deviations to my DevArt account - the first three in months and months! I'm hoping this art streak won't die down, I really need to learn how to get my digital drawings finished instead of letting them rot in my folder, so I'm trying to keep at it.

But I should probably really get that homework done first ....


titles muhhh

[ Friday, November 19, 2010 @ 8:05 AM ]

[EDIT: Wendy helped out with the codes! Much thanks! We were able to fix a few things that were bugging me and I ended up settling for the font I used in the beginning =w=]

I finagled around with the font - some of my later posts had to have their font manually altered in the past and I can't be bothered to go back and edit them all, so they'll probably look weird on the page until they're bumped down.

SO today I got back my diagnostic test results - and oh god, I passed! 8D I have a few concerns about next year, but the important thing is that I got into Express, and it can't get any worse than what I've already experienced anyway imo. Hope I get along well with my future classmates

And then there's Axis Powers Hetalia lately which I've steadily been getting obsessed with, and I place the blame entirely on Wendy. In retrospect it was only a matter of time, but I never expected I'd collect fanart that fast in such a short amount of time. My Hetalia art folder is already rivaling that of my Soul Eater art folder, and that's saying something.

We also had the Performing Arts combined camp on Thursday and Friday, and I missed Friday's activities because I decided to get sick while I was asleep >___> Thursday was fun though - I liked playing with the markers and drawing on everything. 8D I got to collect signatures on a balloon too.

I want to find more blogs to add to the section on the left. Until then, ta ~


New layout and diagnostic test!

[ Sunday, November 14, 2010 @ 2:12 AM ]

Haha, so I've finally gotten rid of that old ugly layout!

This layout was made from one of Amelia's previous codes that she let me use, so thanks Ameliaaa =D I fiddled about with this for something like a week with help from Wendy and Amelia herself and I'm finally pretty happy about the result.

It isn't the best layout - I feel like the text is a little heavy and congested and the page could feel more ... open, but it's definitely better than that last one. I'll probably tinker with this a bit more.

It's been a long time since I last played with codes, and after this I think I might just try and get back into coding! It'll be fun and nostalgic, but it'll also probably take a while, since I've forgotten almost everything about codes that I knew before.

SO ANYWAY aside from the new layout I also have my upcoming diagnostic test to worry about D8 I've been doing maths questions as practice and I'm trying to wrap my head around all the formulas and shit I have to remember but I just hope I don't royally screw up and score badly tomorrow. I'm still hoping to be transferred into a certain class that will probably require me to have above average results so this test is a pretty big deal for me.

Speaking of which, I should be studying! D:


Maths can kill me.

[ Wednesday, November 10, 2010 @ 6:13 AM ]

Or at least it really feels like it. D8 The diagnostic test is roughly 4 days away if I count the time I have left now, and the pressure is going to build up slowly and horribly until I eventually go in to take the test. I'm going to revise like crazy for sure - haven't left the house for outings since the holidays began. D:

I'm a little confused with my art at the moment, which is normal s'far as I know when you're deliberately trying to alter your style. My sketchbook doesn't have much life to it I'm 'fraid, as compared to one of my older ones, so I'm trying to work on that too.


Argh

[ Wednesday, November 3, 2010 @ 8:56 PM ]

So I have tuition in almost an hour, and while the tutor seems competent so far I'm starting to get really pissed off at maths, which won't work to my advantage. I seriously think I'd find maths fun (at the very least, having to look at a question in different angles is intriguing) only I suck at it and no one likes things they suck at.

My music playlist is also starting to sound a little old, even with the addition of like six new songs over the past week. o___o I've been turning back to iTunes because listening to music on that player feels better (idk) than listening to songs on Youtube somehow. Also it loads faster.
I probably need to find another music source from which to download mp3s. I'm not touching the previous site I used, because although it was good, I think it screwed up my previous laptop.

On the other hand, I've got a bunch of new artists from which to draw inspiration from, one of which I'm really quite obsessed about. http://phobs.deviantart.com/ - I originally thought the artist was female, and was pretty surprised when I found out he wasn't - search me why. All I know is that his is the most elegant, gorgeous and vibrant art style I've discovered in a very long time and I'm in love with it. <3>___> I hope it goes smoothly today. Whew, writing feels good.


Sick.

[ Friday, October 22, 2010 @ 2:07 AM ]

I feel like a lot has happened since the last update, which is to be expected because your take on life is skewed a little when you're sick. I got back my End-Of-Years results on Tuesday this week, and I scored 6 A's out of a possible 8. Those have since changed from five A1s and one A2 into six A1s, which I'm pretty happy about, needless to say.

However, even with the exams over, I'm still stressing. I cannot express how important transferring to the Express stream has been to me, and with the possibility of that still uncertain I simply cannot relax. I won't delve into the reasons why, lest it complicate matters amongst peers, but it has been a goal I was fixated on for about three years now, and this is my last chance to make it happen, which is a devastating prospect. Life won't end if I don't get what I want, but I'll sure as hell need a good and proper pick-me-up after - that, and a new goal.

The situation now is that of the requirements for lateral transfer to Express. I've been assured that what I need is an overall percentage of 70%, but now I've been told that I actually have to score 70 on all of my subjects (which means straight A's). I'm still not sure which one it is - all I know is that if it's the former, I'm secured ... But if it's the latter ... well, I'll just need to change my plans. Logical thinking is telling me that the more probable out of the two is the latter, but by God I'm hoping against hope that this, somehow, is not the case.

To add to all that worry, I'm plagued by a swollen throat and all the crap that comes with a period, both of which have come at a really inopportune time - but eh, that's life. I know that this isn't the worst to happen to a person and that there are people who have been throught more suffering - I'm not looking for sympathy, I just need to vent and get my priorities straightened out. I should probably get over this cold first though, before I tackle anything else, and that is what I'm going to do.

On another note, this haze here is getting worse by the day. It's no wonder I'm not the only one to fall sick this season. Bleh.


Art programs!

[ Friday, October 15, 2010 @ 9:12 AM ]

Finally got around to swapping laptops with my mum! She helped me get my hands on a version of Adobe Photoshop CS5 and a working laptop for my tablet, so thank you mum ~ ♥ ♥ ♥

I'm expected to pay back my dues in the form of drawings, which I certainly won't object to! All I gptta do first is make sure the program is working flawlessly with my tablet and wrap my head around all of those crazy features. Will definitely need to time to get used to this new workspace.

OTOH I'm still extremely tentative about my exam results. I know there's nothing I can do for now but wait, but the pressure I know is on me is almost stifling. I don't think I need to loosen up though, so I will not, because this sort of stress is important, especially for the stars I'm shooting at. I think I would feel guilty if I weren't as worried as I was now, at any rate, but geez I feel so fidgety.

Welp, I still need to go mess around with my tablet settings (because for some reason is isn't swapping to the eraser and pen tool accordingly when I use it on CS5, and the Ctrl+Z button is undoing undo's) and re-add all of my favourites, so that ends this post!