-Feeling much better. Not 100% back up, but getting there.
-Wall-E ♥
-Painting, once again! YAY PAINTING.
-Pampering myself today-nails, clay mask and nice long shower to get rid of sickly igginess.
-Fever: means one's body is burning out dem damn bugs. Die, flu, die.
-Finding a decent Legolas/OC timetravel fic. Oh, give me a break, I'm ailing. ;P

I was tagged by nowgoesquickly!

The rules are that for 8 days you have to post something that made you happy that day. Tag 8 people to do the same.

Day 1, 12-20-08

-Getting a sweet card from urdsama
-Feeling a bit better and definitely on the way to recovery, yay.
-Talking on the phone with doortoriver
-CHICKEN SOUP ♥

And I tag
doortoriver
isako
keltickalypso
urdsama
jenelycam
chocolatemamba
elle2121
enlaire

Kids, here's the lesson of the day: people who can make fun of themselves rule.

Exhibit A: You might have seen this one.

Ben Stiller's viral cellphone vid. :D



Robert Downey Jr, ilu for this.

Exhibit B: You probably haven't seen this one.....yet.

So apparently Jean-Claude Van Damme's career was just singlehandedly revived by the perfomance of a lifetime given in a movie where he plays himself, as an actor with a plummeting career, and a man at his wits' end (I think he ends up robbing a bank, but it could all be a big misunderstanding, anyway). The reviews so far are pretty glowing; the movie has managed to touch audiences even as it made them laugh.

This here is a teaser they showed in Cannes last year. The little scene takes us through a casting session for the "JCVD" movie. It's another boring day in movie making land until Van Damme himself crashes the party...




And tonight we also have a meme stolen from doortoriver and queen_lily_rose.

You know how sometimes people on your friends list post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when are they working THERE? Since when are they dating HIM/HER? Since when?" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you should already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.

( My answers under the cut! )

Okay, first off, CONGRATULATIONS TO doortoriver for getting her much deserved first request for a partial. It's not like I didn't tell you people she's on a certain path to success or anything.

Aaand CONGRATULATIONS TO isako for being back in the land of automotive functionality!

My life, once again, seems to have been overrun by an army of angry imps conspiring to keep me from updating and being generally social online. Trouble started two weeks ago( Blah blah blah... )

I'm happy to report that commission and artwork are progressing as usual. I've got several pieces in the works, and here's a work-in-progress shot of my current commission:



I'm still figuring out all the base colors, but we're getting somewhere. Sketch of the piece can be found here.

I've come to realize that I must now carry copies of my prints everywhere I go, because people will randomly ask to buy my stuff. Notice that I'm not complaining at all. It's just that you know you need to be ready when restaurant owners notice you drawing at their tables, come up to see what you're doing and then ask you if you've got anything for sale so they can buy it. :P

Thus, if I had any word of advice to dispense to aspiring and/or beginning artists at this point of my journey, it would be this: be ready for anything, even you don't think you're good enough just yet. More often than not, you're the only one who sees flaws everywhere in your work.

And because I've been tagged, here's a meme.

*List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself
*Tag seven people to do the same
*Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag "whoever wants to do it."

( My answers )

doortoriver already tagged half the people I know so...I'll go with queen_lily_rose, krystalemerges, giovanna_adams, ojouchan, poelaramont, lvictoriaart & nowgoesquickly.

So I'm almost caught up on everything. My health has returned although I'm still being careful. I'm going to update myspace soon and I'm definitely going to tinker with pth.com now that I have *gasp* a lineup of commissions. But first, let's catch up with LJ, read other people's LJs and get used to acting like an all around functional person again. :]

( Meme stoled from Isa )

So I've been completely out of touch lately. I wish I could blame work, but the truth is, the past couple of weeks have been filled with weird health scares. Namely, I thought I was going blind in one eye. My left eye turned really red for a couple of days (all that with weird, cloudy vision...) and I took myself to the doctor. It seems like tiredness, mild infection and possible contacts overuse were at the source of it. I've rarely had contact issues before, mostly because I immediately switched to glasses when I felt it was needed. Unfortunately, my glasses are no longer suited for driving (although they're perfect for staying at home) so money was shelled out to get another pair for driving. Eye is still a bit red and not all that healed yet, but it's slowly getting better. Serves me right for ignoring cues from my body. -_-

Anyway, on a more positive note, I haz merchandise!!!



The tote bag line is still in its experimental stage, however purpletophat.com was recently updated with bookmarks. Aaaand the commission page. Go see!

And now, time for a meme:

Pick 10 people and give them the "you make my day" award. If you're picked, you are charged with picking 10 of your own. (okay, so you don't *have* to...)

( Awards under cut )

And before you ask, the show went smashingly well! Pictures in next post ^_^

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I'm not going to tag anyone, but feel free to post your own replies here and on your LJ. :D Onward:

Four jobs I have had in my life

1.) Artist
2.) Receptionist
3.) Sales associate
4.) Universal translator. lol.

Movies I've watched more than once:
1.) Amélie
2.) Gladiator
3.) Ever After
4.) 28 Days Later

Four places I have lived:
1.) Goupillières, Ile-de-France, France
2.) Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Ile-de-France, France
3.) Los Angeles, California, USA
4.) Irvine, California, USA


Four T.V. Shows that I watch:
1.) Dexter
2.) Beauty & the Beast (do old shows on DVD count?)
3.) Buffy
4.) Ouran High School Host Club

Four Places I have been:
1.) Bangkok, Thailand
2.) Hawaii
3.) Ixtapa, Mexico
4.) Tahiti

People who e-mail me:
1.) isako
2.) doortoriver
3.) customers :D
4.) Staby

Four of my favorite foods:
1.) Curried dishes
2.) Tuna tataki
3.) Couscous
4.) Chocolate souffles

Four places I would rather be right now:
1.) Home is great but...
2.) Los Angeles I miss.
3.) Enchanted Deva's, the most fabulous pirate store ever.
4.) Disneywold

Things I am looking forward to in the next year:
1.) My (omg) second solo show at Enchanted Deva's :D
2.) Seeing isako and doortoriver and possibly koudelka again. And Mickey. And all the other people running around in LA that I've missed.
3.) Being able to perfectly balance the demands of having two jobs and a full schedule.
4.) Last but not least, drawing and painting lots and lots and lots!

Heehee, from leka_moya

Comment to this post saying something - anything - about me. I'll then put what you've said in my profile. This means that you can say I eat babies, and it will still go up to describe me to the world.

Then post this in your journal, so we can do the same thing for you!

My life rating:

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Αnd last, according to this:

http://www.poodwaddle.com/realage.swf

My biological age is: 28
My real age is: 9 (XD)

Average life expectancy is: 74
My life expectancy is: 93

I can expect to live approximately another 23700 more days. ...Let's not waste them, however.