Well after the holidays have passed, I am now left with a new computer, and a large quantity of graphite drawing tools, varying from soft to hard sketching pencils, blending sticks(tortillions) like 30 sticks of graphite, erasers, powdered graphite, more blending tools, large inch diameter pure graphite slugs, and some things I cannot identify in how they should/will be used in art. That is why I call upon you fellow deviants, I need some help on the basics of sketching/graphite drawings. I wish to get a little better on my realism work, for I have friends who live upon them, and for a birthday present I wish to do a half-decent picture of them in graphite. If anyone stumbles upon my page, and takes the time to read this journal that is four inches from their nose, and knows how to do graphite drawings (or at least can offer some helpful advice) please leave me a note, it would be very much appreciated. In return if the said person wishes, I can help them with calligraphy basics.

Hello all! Im back once more, but this time I really should put up some new deviations! I am typing this note on my old computer, because the new one I just got for Christmas is sitting in its box all brand new and shiny about three feet away. I got a large quantity of charcoal and graphite drawing items and I will be presenting my first few drawings in a few days. Happy Solstice everyone!

Heyo all!
Sorry for the sudden lapse of memory for my little ol' DA account! I missed you allz, and I have found myself...Hopefully. Lets not get bogged down with details eh?
So as a homecoming gift to you all, I deleted the old crap on here, and am starting with some new fresh ones! So be prepared to get hit by a mass barrage of even more calligraphy crap!
Times have changed so much since I last logged on, should I be feeling nostalgic?
Have fun in your actions, they are all you got nao!

note:
x = agree/ whatever
> = half of an x
\ = Half on a > and a quarter of an x

Info
[ ] I am shorter than 5'4.
[x] I think I'm ugly sometimes.
[x] I have many scars. (little ones only)
[x] I tan easily. (burning is tanning right?)
[x] I wish my hair was a different color.
[ ] I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color. (only because they havent known me long, or havent seen my hair period)
[ ] I have a tattoo.
[x] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
[x] I have/I've had braces.
[x] I wear glasses
[\] I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free
[x] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger. (they usually end up as stalkers)
[ ] I have more than 2 piercing.
[ ] I have piercing in places besides my ears.
[x] I have freckles.

Family/Home Life
[x] I've sworn at my parents.
[x] I've run away from home.
[ ] I've been kicked out of the house.
[x] My biological parents are together.
[ ] I have a sibling less than one year old.
[ ] I want to have kids someday. (lol, no)
[x] I've lost a child. (not mine)

School/Work
[x] I'm in school
[ ] I have a job
[x] I've fallen asleep at work/school.
[x] I almost always do my homework.
[x] I've missed a week or more of school.
[x] I've been on the Honor Roll within the last 2 years.
[ ] I failed more than 1 class last year (last year wasn't so great....)
[ ] I've stolen something from my job
[ ] I've been fired

Embarrassment
[x] I've slipped out an "lol" in a spoken conversation.
[x] Disney movies still make me cry.
[ ] I've peed from laughing. ( ^//^; )
[x] I've snorted while laughing
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried. (almost did today in theater.)
[x] I've glued my hand to something.
[x] I've had my pants rip in public

Health
[x] I was born with a disease/impairment (IMPAIRMENT te he)
[ ] I've gotten stitches/staples.
[ ] I've broken a bone (fractured a knuckle and broke my arm)
[ ] I've had my tonsils removed.
[x] I've sat in a doctor’s office/emergency room with a friend.
[ ] I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
[x] I had a serious surgery.
[x] I've had chicken pox. (three times i think)
[ ] I've had measles

Traveling
[x] I've driven over 200 miles in one day. (AZ to AK, but it was split into a day and a half)
[x] I've been on a plane. (3)
[x] I've been to Canada.
[x] I've been to Mexico.
[x] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ] I've been to Japan.
[x] I've celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[x] I've been to Europe.
[ ] I've been to Africa.
[x] I've gotten lost in my city.
[x] I've seen a shooting star.
[x] I've wished on a shooting star
[x] I've seen a meteor shower.
[x] I've gone out in public in my pajamas. (i love to)
[x] I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
[ ] I've kicked a guy where it hurts. (actually, im not sure i have or not, but im a man, I try to avoid doing so)
[x] I've been to a casino.
[ ] I've been skydiving.
[x] I've gone skinny dipping. ( ^////^; )
[x] I've played spin the bottle. (Good ol days of Jr High)
[x] I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[ ] I've crashed a car. (YAY for grand theft auto!)
[ ] I've been Skiing.
[x] I've been in a play.
[x] I've met someone in person from myspace. (say what you will, but that's how i met my boyfriend.)
[x] I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[ ] I've seen the Northern lights.
[x] I've sat on a roof top at night.
[X] I've played chicken.
[x] I've played a prank on someone.(i do at least twice a week)
[x] I've ridden in a taxi.
[x] I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show. (You gotta see it, preferably stoned)
[x] I've eaten sushi. (i rather like it)
[ ] I've been snowboarding. (ive wanted to.)

Relationships
[ ] I've gone on a blind date.
[x] I've been the dumped more than the dumper.
[x] I miss someone right now. (Couch-kun <3)
[x] I have a fear of abandonment. (havent heard from him in a week.....)
[ ] I've gotten divorced.
[x] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back. (and they were a complete ass about it -castrates said person half way with a rusty old cheese grater- ah, much better now!)
[x] I've told someone I loved them when I didn't. (stupid theater game)
[x] I've told someone I didn't love them when I did.
[x] I've kept something from a past relationship.
[ ] I've had a crush on someone of the same sex.
[ ] I've had a crush on a teacher. (that would be awkward)
[x] I am a cuddler ( :3 very very much so)
[ ] I've been kissed in the rain. (though it wasnt really IN the rain, but who cares about the little details?)
[x] I've hugged a stranger. (i think i'll go hug a random person tomorrow)
[ ] I have kissed a stranger.

Honesty/Crime
[x] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't.
[x] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't. (many things/)
[x] I've snuck out of my house. (i dont gotta sneak, i can walk out the front door)
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am. (a few times)
[x] I am keeping a secret from the world. (MUAHAHAHA)
[x] I've cheated while playing a game.
[>] I've cheated on a test. (whats the big deal? its a good skill to have.)
[ ] I've run a red light.
[ ] I've been suspended from school.
[x] I've witnessed a crime. (many many a crime)
[x] I've been in a fist fight.
[ ] I've been arrested.

Drugs/Alcohol
[x] I've consumed alcohol. (holics are bad, occasional consumption that is very low isn't)
[ ] I regularly drink.
[x] I've passed out from drinking.(Oops)
[ ] I have passed out drunk at least once in the past 6 months.
[x] I've taken painkillers when I didn't need them. (twice, once i forgot that i had already taken one, and the other time was because i didn't have (dental) pain yet, but it was on its way.)
[ ] I've eaten shrooms.
[ ] I've popped E.
[ ] I've inhaled Nitrous.
[ ] I've done hard drugs.
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem.
[x] I have been diagnosed with clinical depression.
[x] I have been diagnosed with one or more anxiety disorder.
[x] I shut others out when I'm depressed. (its not often. very very, rare)
[ ] I take anti-depressants.
[x] I'm anorexic or bulimic.
[x] I've slept an entire day when I didn't need it. (what else did i have to do?)
[x] I've hurt myself on purpose.
[x] I've woken up crying.( hmm.... i dunno how many times...)

Death and Suicide
[ ] I'm afraid of dying.
[x] I hate funerals. (people always beign over dramatic...)
[x] I've seen someone dying.
[x] Someone close to me has attempted suicide.
[x] Someone close to me has committed suicide.
[x] I've planned my own suicide. (not planned, ive thought randomly about random things that i could die from. Medically speaking, its nothing harmful)
[x] I've attempted suicide.
[ ] I've written a eulogy for myself.

Materialism
[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[x] I own an iPod or MP3 player. (phone?)
[ ] I have an unhealthy obsession with anime/manga.
[ ] I own multiple designer purses, costing over $100 a piece.
[x] I own something from Hot Topic.
[x] I own something from Pac Sun. (Pac Sun is cool)
[ ] I collect comic books.
[ ] I own something from The Gap.
[x] I own something I got on e-bay. (eBay)
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie.

Random
[ ] I can sing well. (people have told me i do....but i dont believe them...)
[x] I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant. (why......?)
[x] I open up to others easily. (pfft, for being a misanthrope, i surprise even myself with how easy i open to people.)
[x] I watch the news.
[>] I don't kill bugs. (i try not to)
[x] I hate hearing songs that sacrifice meaning for the sake of being able to rhyme. (rhyming is over-rated)
[ ] I curse regularly.
[x] I sing in the shower. (usually just listen to music but ill sometimes sing)
[ ] I am a morning person.
[x] I paid for my cell phone ring tone. (my special one for Couch-kun)
[x] I'm a snob about grammar. (it bothers me, but i'm not a snob)
[x] I am a sports fanatic.
[x] I twirl my hair.
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name.
[x] I love being neat. (i can never get organized, but i like it when i seldomly do.)
[ ] I love Spam.
[x] I've copied more than 30 CD's in a day
[>] I bake well. (sometimes)
[ ] My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue (i dont have a real favorite colour, but i like green and blue, and browne) (btw, yes i spell my colours using olde english!)
[ ] I've worn pajamas to school. (they are warm in winter ^^,)
[ ] I like Martha Stewart. (who...?)
[x] I know how to shoot a gun.
[.] I am in love with love. (what..?)
[x] I am guilty of tYpInG lIkE tHiS. (once. or twice)
[x] I laugh at my own jokes.
[ ] I eat fast food weekly.
[x] I believe in ghosts. (dont deny that you blame them TOO!!)
[ ] I am online 24/7, even as an away message.
[x] I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class. (ive had that done a lot.)
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[ ] I am really ticklish. (depends)
[ ] I love white chocolate
[x] I bite my nails. (i REALLY need to stop!)
[x] I play video games.
[ ] I'm good at remembering names. (im bad with recalling though....)
[x] I'm good at remembering dates. (Its common respect eh?)
[ ] I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life. (long story....)

thats all.
[X!!!] will you do this after reading?

So how have you guys been? Been off for a while, rebuilding I guess you would say. Quite flattered to say that two more people now hate my guts even more because of me, but you continue to push on I guess right?
Excluding from that point, my abandonment away from you, my children of DA, has been a pleasant one, and I have been doing much, and preparing for a new year of school, with many new classes, and especially a new teacher. Hope many a new comments will be added to my account, as I will be giving many away too.
Been studying steampunk too, quite an enigma in itself. So chances are you will be seeing new deviations on such subject, and as for the goggles, they double as sunglasses, so I suggest everyone get a pair, they are just welding goggles with cut sunglass lenses in them. Very fun very fun.
Have fun in your actions. I know I will in mine.