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**Diary Entries of 2004**

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December 4,2004
Finally I decide to update...
  
December 11,2004
Must get back to WORK!  Aiya.  And I'm going home soon too! ~finally~ At home awaits my Pretear manga vol.1&3, not to mention my Pretear DVD boxset (my first official online purchase XD).  Well, when I get my copic and prismacolour markers, I will definitely have lots of fun.  **Hopes parents won't lose their heads over their ENG. daughter buying ART supplies** 
 
December 13, 2004
~_~...I'm working on a power point presentation for tomorrow afternoon.  Currently less than half way complete and I wanna go to bed and forget about the whole thing.   BUT!  Once this is over with, it's all down hill from there and I just have paper work to hack through.  No more lab work for me to do because it doesn't make sense for me to conduct any more experiments...it's OVER for crying out loud.  Almost 11pm and I can't believe all the drawing I've done in the past few weeks and especially days.  ~Sigh, ENG. pisses me off...life gets so dull.  Grr, must endure for the sake of a greater glory>>ART! 

WAHHH!! I'm trying so hard to get chapter 13 done...and it's hard because I have so much to say.  I wonder if I can get it all out.  It's SUPER cute of fluff that it 'almost' makes me sick.  And people can stop hating Sasame in this chapter too ^_^.  It will be completed and probably updated on the 23rd...heheheh early gift because I gotta cram like mad for Hayate's Snow White Christmas (Hayate no Shirayuki Christmas).  I must say.   I really like messing with his life and bringing out his worst and best character out for all to see.  (Me such a twisted and sick fangirl...poor KeyQuis ...j/k).  Tis official.  Best cute bishie goes to Kamui and best hot bishie goes to Hayate.  Enough senseless babbling and get back to WORK!!!! WORK!!!! WORK!!!!

**KeyQuis gloats a bit** T__T**
  
December 15, 2004
My presentation went 'well'.  I didn't get any bad remarks so it must be okay, right?  Just paper work left to hack at and then I get to go home!! WAAA, I made another HxH fanart today and had to put it under Perfect Prét.  Yeah, I didn't want some kid stumbling upon content rated a bit over PG13...  So what's with all the fluffy HxH I've been doing anyways?  Well, in my twisted fangirl mind, those two are living happily ever after.  Hayate's extra loving and affectionate, whilst Himeno remains her cute and adorable self.  ~Sigh, it's only in the imagination where one can do she wants.  I think it would be fitting for the two to get married and be blessed as husband and wife ^_^.  Nothing wrong with total commitment and devotion.  

HOW the heck did I do what I did?!  I didn't think I would draw couples after doing some original characters of my own.  I was drawing action fighting characters before I came to find Pretear!  And I enjoyed the swords and battle attire.  More or less all of them were typical bishounens.  I admit, I wanted nothing to do in the field of romance.  Anime with too much lovey dovey made me queasy and I absolutely detested the one guy with many girls series happening during the time.  Yeah, how I longed for a good one girl with many guys type anime with decent plot and nothing in the schoolgirl scenario.  LOL>Pretear?  Snow White and the 7 Knights?!  LOL indeed.  But I fell quickly into its cuteness and got a taste of sweet shoujo magic medicine.  I can't think what life would be like if I never found Pretear.  I would be locked in my own world of dark plots and dry humor.  For once in my whole life, I actually wanted a happy ending of my own ^_^.  I found a peaceful joy and happiness in Pretear that spurred on my artistic skills.  I look back and wow, I freaking improved in the past 8 months.  I am honoured to fanart Pretear and write fanficts about it.  I've always had a comical side...never thought I'd use it for romance though, but I sure kick@$$ at it though for some queer reason or another.  The reason why is because I've never been in love, so my imagination goes all over the place and funny stuff just happens.  It'd be nice if I could meet the creators one day just to thank them for Pretear.  I bet I'll be watching Pretear on New Year's Eve...

I've been getting 3-4 hours of sleep for the past week and half.  Sucks, but I can't help my stupid self from drawing late at night.  I'm also sick too.  My throat is killing me and I've been sneezing like mad in the past week.  AHH! Home in 7 days!  HOME HOME HOME HOME HOME!!!! MY PRETEAR MANGA IS WAITING FOR ME AT HOME!!! LOL.  Damn, I'm such an odd comic.  Well, a lot is actually waiting at home for me.  Lots of packing on the weekend T.T...  Ack, it's almost 12 and I should get 6 hrs of sleep before I die off in the morning.  Crap, I just realise I have no breakfast tomorrow...forgot to buy the cinnamon buns >;<.  Get to bed KeyQuis!!!  (but I want to write "Battle of the Costumes"...) Do that tomorrow!  (but there's the safety dinner from 6-10...)  On friday! (fine fine...)
 
December 28,2004
No comment except it's scary role-playing a male character...

WAAA>>my Pretear manga didn't come in...order error and it's coming in next month.  Damn did it take me near forever to finish writing c13 for Only You.  I did it in so many chunks.  Alright, lots of stuff planned for the site next year.  Get a freaking dedicated host without the banner, finish up Pretear info, more fanarts, a DOUJINSHI!...more fanfiction...erm yeah that's it i suppose that's it.  Look forward to a wonderful New Year.

 

 

 

November 1, 2004
Nothing much except life just keeps on sucking.  I can't wait to get back to Vancouver.  It's snowing in Trail, and I prefer the comfort of my 'own' bed.  Checked emails and...well, I wasn't impressed with one of them.  Fanfiction reviewer decided to give me a list of what I could write about for Only You: Chapter 12 or how the story should follow.  First off, it insulted me.  The whole story is already damn finished--I just have to type it out from my mind.  Second off, more insulted.  Am I such an incompetent author such that I need someone else to tell me how my story goes?!?!?  Damn it, this is MY Pretear fanfiction.  I never once asked for another's input.  Thank goodness, nothing on that list of suggestions was part of the story.  All I can say is this, HxH all the way.  Maybe when the whole thing is done by the end of the year, fans will read it again and again...(wishful thinking never hurt anyone ^__^). 

I can't wait to buy those copic markers...the beginning of pure madness...
November 6, 2004
It's 12:30a.m. and here I am writing about more on my life.  I finished watching Gungrave about an hour ago and damn...did it leave me with an impression.  It's kind of a weird feeling when I want cry my eyes out and all that comes out is a smile.  Gungrave is nowhere near shoujo storyline and I freaking loved it none the less.  Kinda like Pretear on the opposite end.  Hmm, one thing that struck me most about the anime was the main character resembling a certain knight I adore, Hayate.  Brandon literally looked like Hayate ( except for eye+hair colour) during a time period in his life.  And his smile reminded me of Hayate too, incredibly kind.  Heck, the voice actors almost sounded the same, but they aren't.  Ahh, I drilled through this series extremely fast because I loved the storyline--just had to keep watching til the very end.  I won't spoil anything here.  Very memorable anime with great animation and director.  "To protect is to never betray."  That one phrase alone may haunt me for the rest of my life. 

Onwards to Pretear.  When I wake up next morning, errm when the sun comes up I will make a second attempt on the scanner.  If that goes well, all that's left is my screwed up optical mouse that has problems with its USB port.  Dratted thing keeps connecting and disconnecting itself.  I could go out and by a new one for $30...but that's $30 less towards a nice tablet ^__^.  I'm yawning so I better be off soon.   

Destiny, whatever it is.  Be it a path or fate.  I won't regret my decision that guides my heart to the end of my life.  Time only flows forward and the past only returns as memories.  Never forget, never regret.  There is a time for everything, a season for every activity under the heavens. 

Scanner is OPERATIONAL!!! Sweet fanart of Shin coloured--YAY!.  Optical mouse died but where there's a will, there's a way.  Heh, well new style of colouring.  It looks okay except my lines look a bit off in strange places.  I want my copic markers XD.  Pretear in Clamp style...*drools*.  That just means as long as I have a sketch prepared, I can colour it without hassling over the comp...as long as I don't screw up because there is no undo button outside the virtual world.  46 More days before I go home for Christmas!!!  BwaAHAHAAHH.

  
November 13, 2004
It's 12 in the morning and wth am I doing?  Not sleeping...  I can't believe I made another fanart so soon after the HxH one.  I would have loved to left it up longer.  How the heck did that picture of Go end up in my binder anyways?  Oh well, what's done is done.  I think I will make birthday cards for everyone.  And I know that Sasame will always hold the record of looking his best.  ~Sigh, I've painted the last 2 fanarts with weird brushes and they actually turned out pretty cool.  Manga version is always a billion gazillion times more beautiful than art from the anime (for most series that I know). 

Uh, I think I'm going to sleep before I kill my poor eyes.  Oyasumi. z_z*~*~*.

It's about 4 in the afternoon and I'm gonna update in like 10 minutes.  I've been wondering whether or not I update too often for my own good (isn't that a good thing?).  Currently listening to Pretear OST for the n-th time, on track#12, Lucky Star instrumental piece...or Yuuhi ni mukatte hashire.  I'll learn jap soon enough just for the sake of Pretear, I swear.  Pretear started it all.  It started everything interesting in my life.  Didn't have the urge or desire to fanart...never considered fanfiction...attempting a doujinshi?!?  Only Pretear XD.  Well, everything I'm doing is mostly for the fans, such as myself,  who can't get enough of Pretear.  Grr...copic markers.  New optical mouse is working alright.  I can make pretty decent art with it.  I heard that Adobe Illustrator makes life easier so I'll see if I can get my hands on a copy soon...along with a user guide.  Off to update now.
 
November 17, 2004
It's 12:18 am and I have work at 7...why am I not sleeping?  Familiar pattern?  ~Sigh, I can't believe I watched ep 7&8 in the past hour.  WHAT AM I THINKING?!?  I HAVE WORK IN 7 HRS!!!!  I just kinda feel like babbling.  Must be the fanfiction...it's all Hayate's fault XD.

And I'm listening to Pretear.  <you are somewhat becoming of a freak>.  I miss home so so very much.  Officially 26 days left of work or 36 days left until I ride the greyhound back home.  I'm rather skeptical about taking the one and half hour plane ride to Vancouver airport during the Christmas season...very very skeptical.  And I don't wanna be waiting for my 2 measly luggage bags.  Bus it is.  Saves money, not time, but gives me a piece of peace.  I really really wish I had a Pretear wallscroll or poster on my wall.  The centerfold I got from Newtype magazine doesn't count.  I want art from the manga XD!.

I keep on wondering why Pretear.  There are so many series and I picked this one.  It's not that well known and popular, but I know it has dedicated fans.  I wish I could config the google to search jap fansites.  There's gotta be more fanart somewhere out there, just in different languages =p.  I wanna look at other Pretear works other than my own.  I want to see other fans' works.  I should get to bed now.  Just for smiles, I have Hajime's sketch done...all it needs is a bit of tracing and yay, everyone gets to see my version of Hajime grown up ^_^.  Me off to zzz now or I'm gonna die in the lab tommorrow...I got lots to put together and do.  I'm so happy I get paid nicely. 

 
November 28, 2004
24 more days til I get to go home...18 days left of work ( unless I go overtime, which I probably will).  Anyhow, I'm a little nervous about my report because if I screw up, "it's all over for me" sorta scenario.  Whether I pass or fail, I had 'fun' working there even though everything seemed out of my league and I'm glad that I'm so damn emotionally strong (or emotionless) because if I wasn't, I woulda had plenty of breakdowns at the stress level the workplace was at...oh damn was there a lot of stress.  Anyhow, I still have quite a bit of work cut out for me and I have to be strong in all that I do.  Most importantly, I have to be PROFESSIONAL.  I hate it.  Growing up sucks...TxT.  Well, I don't hate being professional, I hate needing to be very mature...  To me, it's get the job done extremely well at my very best (and usually implies that I need to be mature in certain handlings in life). 

I hold strong negativity towards a group of beings called 'adults'.  Of course this is on a general basis where it's most typical to the ones I encounter.  I first off don't consider myself an adult despite my age.  Age doesn't define anything, it's mental state.  Anyone who claims to hold more authority over someone else on basis of life experience and sometimes age & knowledge would be defined as an adult in my case.  I've met many adults, most without wisdom.  Pitiful fools?  I guess I'm being too harsh.  There are more adult's definitions but that one is the one I use the most.  Heheheh, the creepy side of KeyQuis shows... I most likely will never become an adult in the definition up there because I simply don't believe in such abusive authority.  Errm, that leaves me being a very strong kid for the rest of my life, and forced to live in a world full of what I hate.  I dunno about you, but socializing with a bunch of pompous #$%*! and arrogant @#$% ain't my cuppa tea.  Mind you that the whole world isn't like that, but I seem to get stuck in that scenario quite a bit.  Pisses me off, but what can I do--that's life.  If I have time to complain about it, I certainly have time to deal with it 'professionally'.  And I'll remember to kick @$$ along the way if I have to. 

Yeah, I'm struggling with a lot of things at the moment.  Heh, the problem with being so strong is that there's no one to turn to when I'm feeling weak for a brief moment, hence the need to stay strong under all circumstances.  Not that I mind because I'm the 'shoulder to lean on' to those around me.  That's me, too strong for my own good (strange truth to that phrase). 

I'm glad there's Pretear to remind me of the fuzzy warmth I still hold and that I'm a kind person.  Ug, back to work it is.  Let's hope I don't get sick from eating too much Dim Sum.
 
November 30, 2004
Last day of the month...finally?  And I still haven't updated my stuff.  Yeah, I'm a little too lazy to get myself online and...work on matters.   Let's hope I will tomorrow cause it's been dragging since the 26th.... I'm still in one piece.  22 days left!  16 days left of work.  NOT MUCH MORE TIL CHRISTMAS!!! WOOHOO.  All out fun when I back home and that includes staying up late to finish off any fanfiction I'm missing~_~.  I guess that's it for me.

And HOME is not overrated.  Home by my definition is a place of return, a place one can go to when life in its outside daily matters is over.  A place of rest, comfort, peace and joy.  Somewhere one belongs to.  And usually those factors are influenced by people.  Vancouver is home to me because my family is there, as well as friends, and my room (contains all my goodies).  There's no place on earth I'd rather be than home.  If everything there moves somewhere else, I guess the new place would be home for me.  Going home is an important thing, but more importantly, having a place one can call home.  I'm grateful I have a home to go to. 

 

 

October 30, 2004
!@#$%^&* My driver's not updated enough to use the scanner (>;<).  Ah, my deprived laptop--after a couple hours of anime it wants to die and photoshop is not any better with my now really really screwed up optical mouse.  I'm planning to save up for a new PC solely for the purpose of graphic and gaming purposes.   My laptop can suffer school work.  Onwards to my crappy life.  

I drilled through plenty of comedy in the past week.  Mabuharo and Full Metal Panic-Fumoffu.  The first one I'd say is purely for the guys (one of 'em good fanservice anime with a good storyline which was a surprise)  I can't believe I sat through all that.  FMPF cheered me up after a terrible week at work.  There was no plot of sort, but I still enjoyed it a lot.  The animation was very nice.  BONTA-KUN!!!! (I want that doll for Christmas, it's so cute XD).  Starting on Rahxephon tonight.  

Back to the real deal with my fanart.  New section, Perfect Pret, under construction for HxH fans.  Probably will contain my HxH sketches and whatever I can find on HxH.  I was pretty damn pissed off when my driver needed to get updated because internet access isn't the best for me and I FINISHED A SHIN WHO LOOKS BISHIE THAT NEEDS TO BE COLOURED!!!!!! Not to mention my $4 copic 0.05mm fineliner broke while inking the sketch.  The situation was like this.  I usually sketch and trace it over a window light.  My room is windowless.  Living room window is...junked up?...only window that I could use was the bathroom's.  I don't know how my fineliner dropped and the tip got crushed brutally...it just did and >::<##.  I still managed to ink it, horribly though.  I found the install disk for the scanner and....DAMN!!!! Install went through, but IT didn't work!  I looked at Shin and sniffled.  I spent quite a bit of time making it look Pretearish.  He looks like a combination of Sasame and Hayate, but still obviously Shin.  And from a scene in the anime, the cute plant knight had long hair (rearview shot)...  I didn't notice it until I looked at the picture closely..."that's not his cloak!  that's his hair!?!?"  I almost drew him incorrectly =p.   I wanted to colour him so badly...I've been deprived of fanarting for more than 2 months now and I feel sick.  I went insane enough to colour manga pages!  I'm babbling like an idiot.  *=*.  What to do with the site?  Update Pretear Info Section I suppose...~_~ (i really wanna be fanarting instead).  LOL, I wanted to put a halloween-cosplay fanpic up too.  Me as the Wind Knight XD, wouldn't mind being Ice Knight either...a Pretear?...@_@**.
      
October 16, 2004
 Nothing much to say except I drilled through Witch Hunter Robin last night and this morning just to finish the series and get it out of my way.  Haven't been able watch a good quota of anime during the past few weeks.  Series completed thus far since I came to Trail:  Saiku Heikii Kanojyo (She, the Ultimate Weapon), Full Metal Panic, Kimi Ga Nozomo Eien (The Eternity You Desire) and Witch Hunter Robin.  This of course excludes me watching random Pretear eps every once in a while.  Aiya.  Probably going to start on Wolf's Rain and something funny like Azumanga to balance out my life.  I swear, I think I've listened to the Pretear OST 1 about a hundred times since I got here.  Currently listening to White Destiny, after my entire playlist of 669 songs has gone through once again.  I've been rather lazy with my fanfiction recently due to drawing and planning of sorts.  Actually, when I get back home to Vancouver, I'm buying several key items

1.  TABLET!

2.  COPIC MARKERS!

3.  Doujinshi material.  Paper, Pens + Tones

Yeah, I'm planning to make a Pretear doujinshi of some sort.  An official semi-professional one with more than 20-30 pages.  Maybe it'll be on sale, who knows...or just online for everyone to read (THE BANDWIDTH THOUGH!!).  Haven't thought of the actual storyline for the it, was planning on a Christmas theme, but heck I'm doing so much for Christmas...maybe Valentine's?  

That's about enough of KeyQuis's senseless babbling.  I should shush up and get back to work already. ~cya.
 
October 1, 2004
It hasn't been 2 weeks of work and I'm already sick.  It's been ages since I was feeling this crappy.  I usually catch the occasional fever, but a sore throat!?!  I feel like I'm going to choke on my own saliva.  Well, the cough bug was going around the work place and I think I'm the last one to catch it.  So now I'm spending my Friday at 'home'.  I want to fanart, but I need to prepare a sketch and somehow fineline it.  I have all my tools, just the setting isn't right.  No table or window to work with effectively.  Plus, I don't think I should be on Photoshop in this condition.  After I go to the doc in the afternoon, I'll take my medicine and sleep like a good kid (already slept for 12 hrs...).  Thank goodness the weekend's here so I got time to recover.  Sigh, I miss drawing and I really was hoping to get to the set of 3 kids (all in their teen years XD) project.  All so cute except I'm having trouble with Hajime and his eyes.  Ah !@#$%, I need to go buy blank paper or I got nothing left to draw with. 

~Sigh, I'm homesick.  Nothing's wrong with Trail.  It's just not Vancouver.  There's nothing better or worse about this little town, it's just not home.  Already 2 weeks and I miss my own bed.  I miss my newly decorated room (MY NEW KAMUI WALLSCROLL!!!!!) and  my MANGA!!!! Oh my precious reads...<ToT>.  Hmm, only 10 weeks left and i get to COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.  Patience is indeed a virtue.  I should get started on my term project if I want to pass my work term.  All work and no play makes KeyQuis a maniac.  I thank Xenosabre for letting me borrow a nice chunk of his anime collection to bring with me Trail.  

 

 

September 16, 2004
I'll be off to Trail, BC tomorrow for my first engineering workterm.  I do hope that I can get network connection up there because if not, I WON'T BE ABLE TO UPDATE!  Sure, I get more free time to work on more art, but it'll be useless if I can't even connect to the web and tell fans that I'm still alive *o*.  Not to mention I have to probably buy a new scanner when I get up there unless...I carry the one I already have.  Damn, I hate having so much luggage (well, I haven't even finished packing yet =p).  I think I've watched Prétear a few too many times already and I'm surprised I'm not even sick of it yet.  Maybe I just never get sick of seeing Hayate's face @_@; yeah, I'm a freak for watching the last episode for the n-th time already...I stopped counting a while ago.  Geez, I'm going to be so sad if I can't update.  I had everything planned out if I didn't get the job which I somehow did.  Ah well, goes to show that there are wonderful surprises in life because this is a great job opportunity for me and I do have more time to draw and maybe buy a nice tablet and a kicka$$ PC when I come back home (I NEED MORE RAM POWER BWAHAHAHHAHHAH).  I love doing Prétear fanart even if the fan base isn't as large as a lot of other anime.  Makes me wonder how people can afford to miss out on this totally great series.  I love Prétear so much that I could probably spend a good chunk of my time just talking and ranting about it (like what I'm doing now).  There's a good chance I'll spend the rest of my fanart life on this one series until I can find another 'worthy and inspiring' series.  Believe me, I've looked hard for something on equal par to this series in my book and I've found none.  Sure, I love Clamp works, but not enough to go fancrazy on it.  ~sigh~  I should get back to packing and hopefully update this site when I get there.  Hmm...mom will definitely suspect something if I carry the scanner so I better buy one when I get there.  Wish me luck and may God bless me with much needed perseverance.  
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September 6, 2004
School dawns upon us all ~sigh~.  At least I managed to put up one more HxH fanart for fans.  If not for the anime convention, I would have done more Prétear art.  Hopefully I can buy a tablet and get a new comp with more RAM.  I hope fans enjoy the new chapter in Only You.  It's tear-jerking and I feel sorry for what I'm going to do to Sasame and Hayate in the future chapters.  (~sigh~ if only I could have Hayate all to myself...I wouldn't be too picky with Sasame either >> another sick fangirl *~_^ among the many).  Til next time everyone <^o^>.

 

 

August 30, 2004
T_T.  The summer's over and I spent literally 90% of my non-sleeping hours on this site.  Well, my plan for this site is simple.   Continue it somehow without sacrificing precious studying time.  Not to mention I have loads of other side work to do too.  Yeah, I still at the crazed phase...KeyQuis, you commit to too many things--not healthy.  For those who actually read this, updates will probably be in mass batches once a month when the new semester kicks in.  Fanfiction will be written on the bus ride there and back and typed up the weekends (hopefully).  Almost a 100% chance that I will end up doodling in class, which I really bloody shouldn't.  I'm going to see if I can fit a life-drawing class into my schedule.  Life is just...time deprived.  If I didn't need to sleep, I could have doubled the amount of time I spent 'living' (now there's a new concept =p).  Nonetheless, I am happy with my life or myself.

Just some highlights in the anime con.  I had the largest and most pieces for the art gallery.  Somehow I managed to put up 30 pieces for display.  I received some interesting praises (so happy when I met fellow Prétear fans XD).  Next year, I'll probably make larger images of higher skill and quality ^_^ [large poster size of Leafe Knights?...hmm].  I should really get going and upload the new layout.  And if I'm lucky, I can finish that new HxH fanart I sketched.  My only dilemma right now is this: 'actual kiss' or a nice 'almost lips touching' scene.  <^x^>.  Geez, I really wish I had a nice set of COPIC markers and make Prétear art 'clamp style'.  Hope people will like the contest I'm setting up.
 
August 15,2004
Hmm, haven't written in here for a while.  Busy with arting like crazy for the Anime Evolution art gallery.  Hmm, I better check if they got my email ordering 2 panels.  I wish I could have done more, but it's not too bad considering the amount of time I had.  I improved like mad in Pshop because of it @_@.  I missed doing Pretear T_T.  Wonders happen under stress.  I'm tired...KeyQuis--don't go killing yourself over a piece of art.  Aiyaa.  I should finish Only You:c5 for next week.

 

July 23,2004
Well, so much for that HxH fanart that was suppose to be on the main page.  I ended up doing two other art pieces from different anime.  Yeah, I was cleaning up my 8 paper trays and in one pile of random sketches I found Omi and Shuichi--I just had to colour them.  Hence, HxH will be next week or the Goh+Mannen goof pic XD.  Gotta finish chapt3 and then upload for everyone.
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July 17,2004
So much for studying.  I spent this morning preparing a sketch for another HxH fanart (fears that the site will be over-run with Hayate&Himeno images #_#).  Well, I also have a planned Sasame+Takako image.  Hmm, that leaves the other 5 knights out of the picture [literally =p].  No.  I will force myself and do a 5 knight fanart.  I should also do another Mawata because she deserves a bit more than that crappy one I did with lousy felts.  

I'm considering on revamping the site up to a better host.  I might even change the name just so I could include other fanarts as well.  Of course, Prétear will be the biggest section...go figure, my friend can't believe that I'm obsessed with an anime like this.  And I'm going to cut my site vacation short a bit...just can't away from drawing Prétear.  Plus I should get writing if I ever expect to finish those fanfics by the end of this summer.
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July 9,2004
I was suppose to colour that new group image...if only I didn't work so hard on the draft version ( I made ~4 diff. versions of the same theme ).  After outlining the final version, I was exhausted and didn't want to colour it (lazy me XD).  I'd never thought I'd get 'stressed' over artwork...not like me to get stressed at all.  I drew up a comical slideshow about my feelings in the past couple of days.

 

The usual daily me.  Dressed in complete casual comfort with no regard for high/med maintenance.  Short and boyish hair works for me.  Don't have my glasses on.

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Me focusing on sketching.  Usually the image comes naturally...but touching up the details takes a 'bit' longer.  Yeah, sometimes my face does put on an expression like that <:<.  

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The fun part.  Messing around in PShop.  I make mistakes, like colouring in the wrong layer, using the wrong brush.... The longest part of my day.

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Not much to say except my head kind of hurts.  I don't look so good...don't feel that good either...I'm over-exaggerating here, but it's not too far from the truth.

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The day has ended.  Nothing like a sound sleep and hugging my teddy bear. ^_^.

 
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July 2,2004
I'm tired from making the new section.  Filling out character bios is @_@.  I can't believe I spend so much time on this site.  Guess I'm taking it more seriously than I thought.  Guess I just realllly love Prétear that much.  Yeah, I took down the sketches so I could work on them for future art works.  I'm consuming a lot of paper for my drawings.  Well, I'll continue this site for as long as I'm obsessed with HxH.  I picked up some images from the fansite so my pictures will probably start looking a whole lot better.

Why do I like Prétear that much anyways?  Storyline is shoujo magic, characters aren't that developed--so why?  Well, I like fairy tales in general.  Twisted or modified, I still like 'em.  The main reason I guess would be the characters.  Most of them are flawed and understandable.  I loved the manga because of Himeno's character.  All that physical strength, yet no emotional support.  Then out of nowhere, a bunch of wierdos need her help.  To be needed and accepted.  Many people are like that.  Even though she was in doubt, the knights were there for here.  Doing something for others isn't selfish--it's selfless.  Hayate.  My first impression: "This guy's got problems...but he sure is good-looking >o<."   It was 'evil' of him to use Takako's feelings for him, but he felt that defeating Saihi was more important.  Being kind was his character...he didn't mean to make her fall in love with him.  Sasame.  My favourite one in the anime.   I have utmost respect for his rash actions for love.  I'm just glad that he had a happy ending (I support you Sasame!).

 

June 24,2004
I finally finished all those images for the new layout.  It looks soooo much better than before.  Gallery on main page=yay!  I neglected other important duties to get this done (shame on me), but now I won't have to worry about it for a long while.  I never thought I"d be a fanficter, but I am now [ is that a good thing?]  Time to upload and finish off those neglected things, ie. self-study >:<.
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June 20,2004
Personally, I thought that my Wind Blossom pic sucked.  After some scrutiny, the flaws of the image gave me nightmares as an artist.  Damn I suck!  ~_~...Thank goodness I will get better as I use more PShop techniques.  I would spend hours figuring out helpful tricks if it weren't for the fact that I might die doing that...plus I have to do independent studying if I don't want to die when the new semester comes.  I've taken useless art classes in the past that haven't helped me at all in the world of anime.  I can barely draw a body properly (kinda regret throwing out my barbie dolls when I was ~8...could've used them as miniature references).  How to improve?  Sit on a bus and sketch all the ppl around me.  I did that on the way to school once.  The lady next to me peered over at my sketches  XD. 

I was thinking of starting another fanart project...for all my favourite bishies and unrequited couples out there ^o^.  I'm not going to ditch my Pretear works.  But something like that is still very far off because of time constraints.  I have many other responsibilities to fill.  If I were to do it, I'd join it up with this site, make a little subsection.  

ps.  I finished my final in an hour and 10 mins which wasn't too bad...I was hoping to get it done in just one hour.  Yeah, all that stuff I memorized will be forgotten in a matter of weeks/days.
June 12,2004
T.T  I was in a "depressed/down" mood during the past 2 days.  Not that it had anything to do with the site, had everything to do with being lonely and frustrated.  Lonely because I just always am.  Frustrated because I made so many sketches of Hayate and I couldn't find the right one to colour.  I intended on making two images of Hayate for this week, but I guess the other one will be on the next update.  Because of the site, I haven't played much games in the past month or so.  I went on a game splurge [no need for gory details].  Well, I finished the draft of the second Hayate and it looks good (totally biased opinion).  Off to play Star Craft with my dear cousins ^_^.  and I should finish studying for that final next week T.T. Just 4 chapters (~100+ pages) to read and memorize.
June 8,2004
@_@ <my eyes hurt>...picture perfect came out quite nicely at the expense of sitting in front of my comp for 3++hours ( I really gotta get me that tablet).  I sort of just realized that I haven't eaten lunch yet XD.  Ah well, guess I'll go boil a batch of dumplings.  I didn't intend on colouring picture perfect.  It was just some sketch I made on draft paper and had lying around.  After seeing it enough, it looked quite cute.  During it's colouring, I had no idea what colour shirt Hayate should have on.  So I got a fat brush and it was trial and error.  I wanted something blue, but it didn't turn out very nice.  I tried green (like the anime) and =p.  Grey?  It looked *_*?  At last I opted for black.  I'm glad it turned out 'okay' because I've had my bad experience colouring a black shirt.  I'm hoping to get better as I go along.  My gallery is small, but heck my site just started;I can't fill it up all at once.  And fanfiction--I never thought I would XD.  It's been quite fun so far.  Now I have to get back to my studies [BOO!!] and ace that final.  
June 4,2004
I signed up for one of them free webhosters.  Just one >;< banner to deal with vs. tons of >;< pop-ups.  As of today, Sasame's gallery looks the best.  I didn't screw up any of his images so far.  I must thank the creators for making such a sweet bishie for me to draw.  I'm hoping to draw all the Prétear characters in my own style one day as a better reflection of my skills.  ~sigh, I have to learn more photoshop techniques and try out painter [I've seen some awesome stuff come out of that program].  Next week is a Hayate treat.  Yeah, I need to counter-balance Sasame with another fine bishie.  I was suppose to make a new image for the navigation page--dang I forgot #>:<#.

 

May 28,2004
WEEEEE, new graphics card (I better not blow this one up). Sniffle, I can work on the site again.  I feel kinda bad for not getting my artworkz off of my desk and into my hard-drive.  Ahh, the long awaited update is complete.  I'm actually quite happy because my mom sort of likes my art (I showed her my Prétear artworks and she found it 'impressive').  I get nagged at A LOT by my dad for drawing.  He thinks it's useless and a waste of time, plus he holds a grudge against anime for stupid reasons (not like it matters to me nor my bro who watches it all the time ^0^).

I keep failing at making a working guest book.  I've tried from day one.  I need help.  I should have asked a web-buddy to help me out, but I forgot to =p.  I got so much other work to do and finish. ARGGGG.  Oh well, I'm planning to update once a week, every friday or saturday, depending on how much I get done on thursday.  I have summer school on mon+wed...have to study on tue..TT.  I attend Church on Sundays.  Hmm, I should upload stuff now.
 
May 24,2004
I was suppose to get the new video card today except the comp. store was either closed for the holiday ( Victoria's Day in Canada ^0^ ) or no one was picking up the phone.  Being the restless kid I am, I decided to colour my pics using good old pencil crayons, felts and crayons [My first time using them in a very long time =p].  I'm not as proficient with those tools as with PShop, but I'll clean them up when I get the new video card tomorrow <^o^>.  I feel like my comp is going to crash with the temporary video card (old but it works...><) so I'm going to shush up now.  
  
May 14,2004
So I lied a bit...>;<.  I have more schoolwork to deal than I expected.  Tons of reading finish off.  Long awaited update T.T.  I gotta get me a tablet and make my colouring life easier.  Mousing in PS is >;<. Been so busy the last couple of days so I didn't get as much time on my drawings as I hoped to.  Didn't get out the huge batch as I should have.  Guess I will scan my stuff some other day.  I was suppose to colour Mawata today, but I guess I'll hold it off for a bit.  SO much non-art related work to do this weekend [includes studying].  

I feel like an idiot.  I meant Knight of Wind, but spelled Wind of Knight in jap.  The new site (I'm getting new host as soon as I get a job #_#) will be called KazenoKnight.  I forgot the noun inversion thing...>;<.  Ah well, it's okay as long as the site has pictures to look at...no one will pay attention to the name of the site XD.
 
May 8,2004
Redid the Sasame sketch again and it finally looks okay for CGing.  Summer school starts on Monday for me.  I'm also job hunting so that I can buy my site a better server ( don't think geocities storage and bandwidth will last me when more images come in...>;< ).  Must also limit the amount of time I spend in PS...my eyes still hurt T_T. 

That reminds me, I woke up this morning with a semi-shocked face.  The counter on the site increased to over 70 in the past few days ( Honestly didn't think it would happen cause my site doesn't even show up on google =p ).  Sending the site address to a few places was its only form of promotion...  I"m truly happy.  I'm definitely going to give it my best until the new semester arrives in fall and I return to the hell of being an engineering student XD.
 
May 7,2004
I decided to take a couple of days off from CGing my Pretear fanart...eyes became really sore from sitting in front of my comp playing around in photoshop ( i feel like i didn't blink at all while colouring in the last couple of days >;<).  I did not get lazy on sketching though.  Sasame...I don't like the fact that you look soooo good, it makes me stress over in drawing you as fine as can be T.T.  Yeah, I spent too long sketching him last night and all I have to do is fineline it and scan it in for colouring =p.  I forgive him for turning me into a fangirl.  I rummaged through my pile of Pretear sketches and my earliest ones looked kinda @_@ [thank goodness they're much better now].  My brother was like "You're so obsessed with it.  Play some YuGiOh-Kaiba's Revenge, get some cards."  Nooooooo... I must make more fanart for all the fans out there. And here I am, modifying my site on MSFrontPage.XD.~most of my summer will be spent making fanart...lucky me?