a midweek post? what heresy is this?

song+
book+ the Dice Masters rulebook?
quest+ organizing my craft supplies
upper+ finished another project
downer+ lack of funds to start the next ones
attire+ pajamas
drink+ water

this won't be much of a post, just sharing (fuzzy cell phone) photos of the custom MLP: EG-style Pinkie Pie i made from a Draculaura for a neighbor. i worked on her over the Christmas weekend, and did a few paint touch ups before delivering her today. she went over very well, and since i had fun working on her, i'd say a positive experience all around. i learned a few more things to make future projects easier and better overall too.

the last two have different lighting and were taken after fixing the paint chips in her left eye. the cutie mark is a little far back, but not so much it's completely invisible. if i do another EG-style doll i'll know better.

these words are knives enough to leave scars (the fear of falling apart)

song+ This Is Gospel -Panic! At the Disco -Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die
book+ nothing?
quest+ nothing presently
upper+ buh?
downer+ manic brain
attire+ pajamas
drink+ strawberry soda

yet another pre-drafted post this week. so i did take pictures of Muffin's gift, but they turned out crap, so i asked her to take a few for me, and she did, because she's awesome. she likes it and i'm glad. it feels good when someone appreciates the effort you go to to make them happy.



kyu liked his gift too, and since it's still here at home it was easier to take photos of it.



now i'm working on a custom for a neighbor. i mentioned that i'd done a custom MH doll this Christmas, she said that her little girl loves MH and MLP, but the version where they're humans in a high school. i said i had a workable body for her favorite pony/girl, but lacked the yarn for the right hair. i offered to do the doll for free if she bought the yarn for the re-root, so i'm doing a conversion now; Draculaura is being turned into Equestria Girls Pinkie Pie. i pulled together the outfit and painted the shoes and her new face on Thursday afternoon. the yarn and head went with me to mom's so i could work on the re-root in my downtime this weekend.

i can't go any further than this

song+ Meet Me Halfway -Black Eyed Peas -the END
book+ nothing?
quest+ nothing presently
upper+ i finished my Christmas projects!
downer+ it's a little cold
attire+ leggings, denim skirt and a Wonder Woman tee
drink+ water

i'll be heading up to the comic shop soon, not to work on anything, but to show off completed Christmas gift-crafts before i have to wrap them for delivery. i'll also take the time to get decent photos of them for a post here and a thread in the customizing sub-forum of the MH group i'm part of.

both projects (one plush for Kyu, one doll for Muffin) turned out really well and i'm super proud of them, so i'm excited to post pictures when there's no longer risk of the gifts being spoiled pre-gifting. since pre-Christmas with Muffin is tonight, next weekend's post should be safe for photos. whoo!

there's that up-turned chin (and the grin of impetuous youth)

song+ I Believe In You -How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
book+ nothing?
quest+ finishing Christmas gifts
upper+ my thumb us nearly normal!
downer+ lingering grip troubles
attire+ pajamas
drink+ water

today's post was pre-drafted because mom's internet has been spotty the last month or so, and pre-drafting guarantees a Sunday post. i'm at mom's through Monday this weekend, so i can't just wait until i'm home and put it up then.

the rooting on Muffin's present got done late Thursday night and into stupid-early Friday morning, but it's done and glued and when i'm home again Monday the glue should be set enough to style the hair. in spite of the head breaking two needles, the re-root went pretty smoothly, considering it was my first in actual doll hair instead of yarn. all that's left for next week is the hair styling and the painting of her face, then she should be done. this timing will actually barely squeak into on-time since Muffin's out of town this Christmas, so we're doing the gift exchange featuring her early this year.

i'm taking along supplies to work on other Christmas gifts that need doing, and i figure mom has tasks in mind for this weekend, so i shouldn't be bored much, if at all. my big issue is still managing to get a decent amount of sleep. we'll see how that works out though.

tap on my window, knock on my door (wanna make you feel beautiful)

song+ She Will Be Loved -Maroon5 -Songs About Jane
book+ nothing?
quest+ finishing Muffin's gift
upper+ my thumb is feeling much better
downer+ rabid insomnia
attire+ leggings, a denim skirt, and a Flash Hoodie
drink+ Dr Pepper

so my thumb still isn't healed yet, but the swelling is much less intense, and i can nearly bend it normally again. i've reached the point i can gently stretch it before i re-tape it, which i definitely couldn't do this time last week.

the last few days i've been unable to sleep at all, which has sucked, but it's something i'm (sadly) used to so i've coped okay. i'm hoping to pass out soon since i've been up nearly two days at this point, but i wanted to get a post up before trying for that.

7 day Q&A: day7

61. How do you drink your coffee or tea?
i don't. i do drink cocoa though, in many different varieties, most of which could be classified as "a sugar coma in a cup," which was Kyu's verdict on one variety in high school. pumpkin, mint, vanilla, or overloaded with marshmallows, i love them all.
62. What makes you smile every time?
puns, i love terrible jokes. certain game franchises, like Zelda, Dragon Quest, and most Mario games. desserts, Italian food.
63. Do you like people coming up to you for help?
sometimes? it depends on my comfort level with the person. i like having my expertise appreciated, but i won't be taken advantage of or used.
64. Are you comfortable talking about sex?
yes. it's never been an awkward subject for me. whether in regard to myself or someone else, i'm aware that it's a thing that happens and different people like it different ways, like so many other things in life.
65. Are you open to new things?
yes, but cautiously. between my anxiety and my allergies i've learned caution can prevent lost time and money. i obsess easily, so i pretty much always over-research before i undertake anything new.
66. Post four selfies (or pictures) that you originally took to your friends.
i don't do selfies, my rampant narcissism dislikes being confronted by reality. i do idealized self portraits?

67. Are there any movie scenes that make you cry every time?
no, very little makes me cry, i'm that soulless monster that's always dry-eyed at movies.
68. Do you have friends you consider as family?
yes. that's the only kind of friend i manage, the kind that are family by choice.
69. Are you a morning person?
ha! no. i'm a night owl. mornings are a terror that should only happen to other people.
70. Heavy or light sleeper?
both. when i'm depressed i sleep like the dead. when i'm manic i have trouble sleeping at all and a kitten sneeze a block away could wake me.

7 day Q&A: day6

51. Do you believe in angels?
yes, but not the pop culture beauties with bird wings.
52. Explain your url.
it's an old nickname? it was something i figured i'd remember. high school kids poorly translating things into languages they don't speak.
53. Order or chaos?
order. OCD means chaos gets me twitchy.
54. Black or white?
color. as a backdrop to art, white. as a wardrobe staple, black. in any other choice grey, and color wherever possible.
55. Is there a one that got away?
not really? if i'd made different choices and pursued other paths, i wouldn't be me now.
56. Are birds cute or annoying?
annoying. flying things in general freak me out. it's the unpredictability factor.
57. Does the other sex make you nervous?
no more than my own does. people in general make me nervous, and being bi, attraction can happen with anyone, causing additional nerves.
58. Past, present or future?
present. i can't change the past and the future often leaves me panicky.
59. Do you care about the big picture or your close territory?
i tend to focus on details hoping that gets me to the bigger picture in time.
60. Cute or sexy?
this is a vague question. overall i'm more excited by cute things, sexy can be so subjective that it's sometimes more off-putting.

7 day Q&A: day5

41. Is small talk easy for you?
no. if i'm comfortable enough to really talk with someone, it's likely to be about things that matter,
42. Do you get along with classmates?
i haven't been in school for a long time, but i did well enough then. like we weren't super close, but things were generally cordial.
43. Best beauty tips?
do what makes you happy? if you feel uncomfortable, you don't usually look very good.
44. What ordinary things make you happy on a daily basis?
milk. puns, cute clothes, seeing things i've made or customized.
45. Are you creative?
i like to think so. i've been called as much by plenty, and i love doing crafty things, so yeah?
46. Name three things you look for in a partner.
..i don't really? i haven't dated much, but there was very little overlap among those people. and that overlap was mostly coincidence and not things i really care about?
47. Skirts or jeans?
skirts. i've never really been a fan of pants.
48. Do you fancy rompers?
not for myself no. i think they're cute on kids, and on some dolls and tiny skinny people.
49. Define your style in a few words: clothing style, talking style, dream house.
eclectic, colorful. i like a little of almost every style, so to some people my likes are just a huge mess.
50. Does practice make it perfect?
no, perfection is unattainable, but practice means improvement.

7 day Q&A: day4

31. Believe in love at first sight?
yes, but not the fairy-tale kind. that takes additional effort.
32. Link a song that you liked five years ago.
ah.. (Give A Little) i think this song was out then? if not i'm not too far off.
33. Link a song that you liked ten years ago.
this is hard. (Two Hearts) i'm really not good with time. i may be thinking of an album from a different year entirely.
34. Have you changed a lot in the last two years?
i hope so? i've been working hard to improve myself.
35. Favorite fruit?
probably strawberry, though i'm also fond of pineapple and kiwi.
36. Do you say things just because people want to hear them?
no, i'm probably more honest than most people would prefer.
37. Do your friends get you?
as much as they can. they all try, and that matters more to me, that they care enough to try.
38. What are you the most proud of?
um, like ever? or currently? i'm currently pleased with my progress on Muffin's Christmas gift. ever, i'm proud of how well i've kept developing my artistic skills.
39. What disney character do you emotionally relate to?
Belle? wanting more, loving books, feeling trapped by tedium.
40. Who is your favorite hero/ine?
Wonder Woman. so many awesome stories to choose from.

7 day Q&A: day3

21. No sleeping or no eating for a week? (don’t worry you would stay alive, you’d just suffer. so basically: staying hungry or tired?)
no sleeping. thanks to mania i know i handle it okay, but not eating makes me grumpy.
22. Do you think you’re better than your peers?
at some things, yes. at others i feel like a complete failure, so it probably levels out to feeling average?
23. Do you feel comfortable at social gatherings?
oh hell no. i do my best, but there's inevitably awkwardness at some point, even just around people i know and love.
24. Are you hard to impress?
kinda, yeah. i know some very impressive people, and that sets the bar pretty high for new encounters.
25. What is the most physically appealing thing in the sex you're attracted to?
i'm a sucker for defined calf muscles. also dark-haired, scruffy-faced, blue-eyed guys, which i never realized was my type until i analyzed my TV crushes.
26. What is the most mentally appealing thing in the sex you're attracted to?
for either gender i like knowing my opinion will be respected. both sexes are capable of steamrolling their partners and trivializing concerns. that's not cool.
27. What do you think about one night stands?
i don't judge if someone prefers to operate that way, but it's not for me. i'd need a level of trust that can't be built in one day.
28. What position do you sleep in?
i don't. i roll over constantly. i described it to mom as "sleeping like a rotisserie chicken" which is pretty accurate.
29. Are you a dreamer? Are you motivated enough to achieve your goals?
yes, and no. failure is my most enduring fear. fear of failing has often made it difficult to act at all. when i do manage something it feels good, but it's always harder than can be seen.
30. What is the weirdest thing in your room?
ah.. probably the shoe box full of decapitated fashion dolls. (it's more fun if i don't explain, i think.)

7 day Q&A: day2

11. If you could change just one thing about the world what would it be?
i'd eliminate the stigma associated with mental health issues.
12. What is the most noticeable feature in your looks in your opinion?
probably my boobs. i'd love to say something else, but honestly they're pretty noticeable. currently my hair's pretty notable too, i guess.
13. Do you fear death?
no. struggling with depression throughout puberty means i thought it through pretty thoroughly. not afraid of it. in no hurry to get there, but unafraid.
14. Do you fear life?
more than i fear death. it's more i fear failing to make it mean anything.
15. What calms your nerves?
music, sleep, a loving hug and a bag of gummy candy, complete solitude. it depends on the stress source really.
16. Is there someone who gives a crap?
yes, more than one person.
17. Are you romantic?
sometimes? in theory i enjoy romance, in reality it frequently feels forced. there are romantic things i like, but as a whole, i guess i'm not traditionally romantic.
18. Stars or the sun?
stars. i love the stars, and i've always been a night person.
19. Rain for 90 days or drought for 90 days?
rain. love the rain. i sleep better during summer storm season than any other time of year.
20. What season do you enjoy most? What month?
i tend to like whatever i'm in, but i guess fall? not too hot or cold, plus PUMPKIN EVERYTHING and my favorite holiday. October specifically, my birthday and Halloween.

7 day Q&A: day1

so i sometimes see lists of questions floating around Tumblr. what you're supposed to do is reblog the master list to indicate you're willing to answer them, then people PM/ask the number or symbol next to the question(s) they want answers to. this generally leads to repeat asks and several going unanswered, so i figured i'd take this 70 question list and answer 10 a day for the next week. it's the 7 day Q and A!

1. Are you jealous of someone you love?
no? i have been from time to time, but overall no feels like the right answer.
2. Is making the right decision hard?
not usually. following through sometimes is, but decision making i trust my gut and it's generally the right thing.
3. What kind of language would you like to learn?
i don't always do so well with the one language i've got, i can only imagine how much worse i'd communicate if i had another jumbled in my brain.
4. Is there a stereotype about your country that pisses you off?
country, not really. it does bother me that in movies everywhere in Texas has a view of the Dallas skyline and the people are all twangy cowboys with hats and horses.
5. What do you appreciate more hearing or seeing?
seeing. i like music and sound, but i love reading, and the visual arts, so seeing.
6. Have you ever got lost in somewhere? What happened?
yes. i wandered until things looked familiar. when i was little and it happened, i followed the advice "stay still and let an adult find you". mostly.
7. Seas or mountains?
seas. i love water, not so much heights, cold, bugs and trees.
8. Lakes or fields?
lakes. again water trumps plants and bugs.
9. Are you easy to anger?
not really? i'm most easily frustrated with myself, but that passes. with someone else you can be sure they earned my wrath, and it will be slow to dissipate.
10. What do you like most about your looks?
my hair? while it's absurdly thin, i've pretty much always been able to do fun things with it.

7 day Q&A: masterpost

day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 5, day 6, day 7

take back the holly and mistletoe

song+ All I Want for Christmas Is You -Vince Vance and the Valiants
book+ nothing?
quest+ finishing Muffin's gift
upper+ thinking of taking up a new hobby
downer+ my poor smashed thumb
attire+ leggings, a denim skirt, and a Thor tee
drink+ milk

ugh. i've been home again from Wild West for about half an hour, i walked the dog and had a snack, then i sat down to write this and completely blanked on what i wanted to say. in my defense it's been a really long weekend.

Thursday mom picked me up for Thanksgiving at Bonnie's, after which i went home with her so we'd have the whole weekend to work on the house. we got a lot done, but i also managed to smash my thumb with a mallet while setting the new flooring Friday around 1pm. it's not broken, but it's bruised to hell and back and noticeably swollen still. it's splinted so i remember to rest it so it can heal.

when the city goes silent the ringing in my ears gets violent

song+ Jet Pack Blues -Fall Out Boy -American Beauty American Psycho
book+ nothing?
quest+ finishing Muffin's gift
upper+ great weekend overall
downer+ muscle aches, so many
attire+ pajama shorts and a striped polo tee
drink+ water

this weekend mom and i got another chunk of her bedroom floor redone; padding and carpet up, under-tile and planks down, plus i met some cousins that she met during the summer at that reunion she went to. i also made strides on the secret-ish project i'm doing for Muffin's Christmas present. i got the outfit pieces completely cut out this morning while mom was at church, and i've been sewing it off and on today. i'm about to keep going, but wanted to make sure something went up today.

let the rain fall down, i'm coming clean

song+ Come Clean -Hilary Duff -Metamorphosis
book+ nothing?
quest+ artistic productivity
upper+ lots of progress
downer+ muscle aches
attire+ brown sundress
drink+ water

this weekend was a good one. i was back at mom's after a month and some where our schedules didn't mesh so we took time off, and we got somewhere around half of her bedroom floor redone. the rest should be simple enough to catch up, so the next few weekends are likely to see that happen.

i've also made small steps of measurable progress on several of my own projects over the last week, so i'm feeling productive on a personal scale as well as the home renovation stuff. i'm ready to take the next several steps on Muffin's Christmas gift, and i'm pushing forward on several cover projects too. i'm feeling pretty great all-in-all, even if my brain is being a big jerk sliding into this manic phase.

you are what you love, not who loves you

song+ Save Rock and Roll (ft Elton John) -Fall Out Boy -Save Rock and Roll
book+ nothing?
quest+ artistic productivity
upper+ lots of ideas
downer+ poor sleep
attire+ black pants and a polo tee
drink+ water

so last Sunday's art day endeavor was fruitful, so i'm about to head up again for today's. just have to finish a last little bit of prep work.

yesterday we picked up the next blocks for quilt club, and i spent a few hours with Jenni when she had to head in to work. it was reasonably productive, i read two issues of People and finished a design drawing for a project i'm working on for the future. nothing time-sensitive, but i have the ideas, so i may as well pull them together.

it feels like 14 karats but no clarity

song+ 20 Dollar Nose Bleed -Fall Out Boy -Folie a Deux
book+ nothing?
quest+ artistic productivity
upper+ Halloween!
downer+ muscle aches
attire+ pajamas
drink+ dr pepper

yesterday was Halloween Comic Fest. i didn't make much, because the weather kept people away for most of the day, but i did make a little bit. it's going to pay for Christmas gifts for Muffin and Kyu, though even that may be a stretch. i did have fun drawing, and i remembered to share my drawings on twitter, which is an improvement over any other event.

really, the upside was that two of the other artists work similarly to me: they have difficulty self-motivating. the solution is that we're gonna try meeting there on Sunday afternoons and peer pressuring each other into productivity. today's the fist attempt, but i'm optimistic about it working. War Machine Sundays were when i got the most done, back before they switched gaming locations. it's only the three of us meeting up, but we get along pretty well, so it could be a really good thing all around.

EAH 30 day: day thirty-one

day 31: the day that's unofficial. i had the primary image for this post sitting around on my computer for more than a year, and while i know i thought about doing it sooner, and i might have as an all-in-one post, i couldn't find it when i was archiving my other challenges into master posts, so i figured i'd do it now. possibly for the second time. i remember answering things, but maybe i imagined it?
if i did do it before, it was a long time ago and there are way more webisodes, books, dolls, and characters to choose from so it's very likely my answers have changed. anyway, i hope this was at least marginally interesting.

EAH 30 day: day thirty

day 30: the designs. i'd liked the outfits of Monster High, but i'm not really into horror. then i found out they'd launched a sister series that was fairy tales instead of scary things, and the designs were just as solid, so i looked into it, and i fell hard.

EAH 30 day: day twenty-nine

day 29: Cupid or Ashlynn i think. they've been shown to be solid friends where other characters have lapsed into periodic selfishness.

EAH 30 day: day twenty-eight

day 28: nobody? maybe Darling Charming, but since i identify most with her twin brother that's kinda a little creepy.

EAH 30 day: day twenty-seven

day 27: i'd make the webisodes longer. 3 minutes is okay, but so much more could be done if they were stretched to 5.

EAH 30 day: day twenty-six

day 26: she's already got a doll, but i'm looking forward to Rosabella Beauty being more than a backgrounder, since Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite stories.

let my love be the light that guides you home

song+ the Words -Christina Perri -Head or Heart
book+ nothing?
quest+ prep for Halloween Comic Fest
upper+ Halloween approaches
downer+ insomnia again
attire+ pajamas
drink+ ginger ale

yesterday being my birthday, i feel i should mention it was a good one. time was spent with good people, art things were acquired, progress on a gift project was begun. good food got eaten, better conversation was had. a very happy day all around.

today i'll be continuing to pull together everything i'll need on Saturday, including cutting down a pad of watercolor paper to postcard size. it's likely to take a while, so i'd kinda put it off until now. it's not hard work, just repetitive and time consuming. i guess i should put on something to watch while i do it and just go for it.

i guess the only other notable thing that happened this week was that i finished my first ever custom Monster High doll. her hair is the leftover bamboo yarn from the shawl mom knitted for my birthday a few years ago, her fins were painted a darker blue, i accented her ears the same, and i painted a new face. i'm sure i'll get better as i do more, but for a first, she's pretty great, and i'm satisfied overall.

EAH 30 day: day twenty-five

day 25: i don't remember? here's a new one.

EAH 30 day: day twenty-four

day 24: they're not really something i notice most of the time, but i remember thinking the picnic basket from sig Cerise's was cute.

EAH 30 day: day twenty-three

 

day 23: ah overall i LOVE the SDCC dolls to pieces, though it's likely i may never own them. of the realistically attainable, i think Way Too Wonderland Lizzie.

EAH 30 day: day twenty-two

day 22: the first i received was sig Raven Queen, the first i bought for myself was Hat-Tastic Briar. she's gorgeous.

EAH 30 day: day twenty-one

day 21: Blondie Branches Out. while an episode focused on family trees and fairy tale lineage could have been really cool, it ended up being 3 minutes of Blondie working to maintain her social status through desperate half-truths, which struck me as a poor moral for the intended audience: it's okay to lie if you WANT to believe it. uh, no.

EAH 30 day: day twenty

day 20: Sparrow Hood. i like him okay, but i like everyone else better. he's one of those selfish characters that passes blame to everyone else whenever possible. i know people like that in real life, i don't need more in my fun things. also, his voice is kinda shrill?

EAH 30 day: day nineteen

day 19: personality-wise, probably Dexter. he's anxious and has an inferiority complex since he's perpetually compared to his older brother, but he really is good at what he does, and he's unfailingly kind (which is something i need to work on).

rain came pouring down when i was drowning (that's when i could finally breathe)

song+ Clean -Taylor Swift -1989
book+ nothing?
quest+ more Pokedex Challenge
upper+ Halloween approaches
downer+ insomnia again
attire+ pajamas
drink+ water

so reality managed to sneak up on me, and while i'm still pushing forward with the Pokedex challenge, i'm only working on it a few days a week. no way am i gonna manage to finish the remaining 200 or so in like 3 work days. i consider getting 9 done in one day good progress. xD i can still take what is done along as sample work though, so i'm pretty sure i will be doing that.

some of this last week has actually been spent on other things though, overhauling some of the outdated sidebar stuff on this blog, starting work on my first custom Monster High doll. it's been very stop and go as i've compulsively researched every step multiple times before attempting it, and i've also had to pause more than once due to lacking the right material. it's still moving forward though, and when she's done i'll totally share pictures. i'll probably even manage to share them.

i started sharing the ad for Halloween Comic fest on Facebook this week. i figure two weeks out is a good time to start promo, since last year was the first year it happened and not too many people had heard about it. i don't expect it to match FCBD, but i'm optimistic that turnout this year could beat last year. i'm also cautiously hopeful about tips i may earn, since ideally they'll fund my Christmas shopping this year. i've been preparing, doing everything i can to be ready. the only variable i really can't control is people actually showing up, so promo posts are being made. both Kyu and i have posted about it, and mom did too, so that's at least a little more information out there.

EAH 30 day: day eighteen

day 18: Nevermore, Raven's size-shifting pet dragon. it switches between the size of a kitten and a standard huge fairy tale dragon.

EAH 30 day: day seventeen

day 17: Maddie can do anything at all. she only stops being capable of doing something if she's told directly it's impossible.

EAH 30 day: day sixteen

day 16: Lizzie Hearts (because i love her), Darling Charming (pictured), and Rosabella Beauty.

EAH 30 day: day fifteen

day 15: i love both. the books focus more on characters the webisodes gloss over; like parents of other students, and characters that don't have dolls yet, but the webisodes are good too, and are way more accessible in general.

EAH 30 day: day fourteen

day 14: the Legacy day outfits. in particular, the men, none of whom got doll releases. even the ladies that we saw didn't all get dolls, which is really unfortunate, because they all looked amazing. (of the six shown here, two got dolls)

EAH 30 day: day thirteen

day 13: we've only met a few, i love the irony of Professor Pied Piper teaching music, and Coach Gingerbreadman focusing on running (as fast as you can), but the ones that are the most realized as characters are Baba Yaga and Mr Badwolf, and he's more appreciated as a parent than a teacher, so probably Baba Yaga since she's actually been seen teaching more than once.

EAH 30 day: day twelve

day 12: the puns that are barely altered. unhexpected. hexcellent. fableous. wonderlandiful! that one's more obvious i guess.

how do i breathe with all this pressure on me?

song+ Easy Breezy -Hikaru Utada -Exodus
book+ nothing?
quest+ more Pokedex Challenge
upper+ progress
downer+ back cramps
attire+ pajamas
drink+ water

i started pushing myself to work on the Pokedex challenge again a few weeks ago, and i managed 12 at knit night a few weeks ago, and another 10 last week, then yesterday at home i buckled down and did 27 more, putting me (finally) into gen 4 with the drawings, which means i'm definitely more than half done. generations one, three, and five have the highest count on new Pokemon (each with something like 150), with one and three also having the most mega evolutions, so being past all that means much more than it sounds like to someone who doesn't really know Pokemon. my plan is to push myself on it weekends and Tuesday nights, ideally if i do i can take the finished notebook for reference when i draw at Halloween Comic Fest and say to people "i can do you a drawing like one of these, but bigger" and they'll be like "oh, yeah, that sounds great" and my 3DS battery won't get drained by people who can't think of a Pokemon to have drawn.

anyhow, my issue today is trying to maintain that momentum with the productivity, but not pushing myself so hard i lose interest. maybe eating something eventually.

EAH 30 day: day eleven

day 11: Lilly Bo Peep. she's adorable, and i'm among the group hoping she eventually gets a doll release. and maybe some spoken lines.

EAH 30 day: day ten

day 10: the Village of Book End. i love all the shops that have been mentioned and that the students have a local place to decompress so they're not always stuck in the school.