Again?

Again a dream about getting late for work? In the dream, I know I must hurry up for work, but each time I'm getting close to work, something prevents me from getting in time. Road blocks, taking wrong turns... people who demand help... and each and every time the result is the same: late so much, it's useless to go even in... It always makes me feel... I dunno. Odd? Is that the word? Maybe it's dissappointment, but in what then? And why? I had this dream more often!

After that dream, I dreamt I went back to elementary school. The teacher was amazed I could write and speak english, and spoke very highly of me. One kid was jealous and tried to sabotage everything, so he or she got send to the principal. Then, the proud teacher, who helped me so much... asked me to write a simple line in Dutch. I asked if I could take a line from a Manga, because it sounded pretty. "As long as it's in Dutch!" - "Oh, I'll write it down in Dutch!"
... but the result was English. It remained English, no matter what I tried. I could no longer write in Dutch...
The teacher looked so disappointed...

And then, I finally reached my work. I was asked why I was so late and I told them because my house exploded... which wasn't true, because it was a vacation home we owned that exploded, which was also crazy. Oh, and a car backed out and ended up in our front garden, ruining all... while there isn't even a road attached to our front yard XD

So, delays, dissappointments, lies and destruction. Why did I lie about being late anyway?

But I DID like transportation vehicle I used to get to work XP It was a bike and an automatic machine that went faster and faster with a twist of a handle XP Awesome thing.

*yawn*

Went to bed late yesterday, but not as late as I expected. I had a birthday to attend and wow, the apetisers I made... They were on the table one minute, and gone the other! Wow, they certainly are popular XD The other apetisers would probably have been more popular if some people would have been in the room XP

Well, will be visiting grandmother today again. At least, I assume I will visit her today. Why would I not?

Still, this blogposting will be short. Will be working on my booklet and hopefully start writing again =D

Change?

Wow, I never expected a conversation to escalate. Am I not entitled of my own opinion? I respect the opinions of others... even when they do not respect mine. But from some people, I had expected they would respect mine *shakes head*

It has happened more than once. People who totally go into defence-mode because my opinion differs from them. Doesn't difference of opinion colour the world? And I like a good discussion! It's fun, trying to convince others of my opinion, while they try to convince me!

Sometimes opinions do not change, but is that what matters? It's so awesome to see how other people think!

But alas, that opinion is not shared as well... I am expected to stay silent...

...And that is one thing I will not do. I have a voice and I belief in what I say. If you cannot share my opinion, that if fine, but do not expect me to change it just to please you.

I am not a hypocrit. That's one thing I do not want to be and one thing I shall not be.

And I'm darn proud of that as well!

HalleFLIPPINluja!

It works! It works! Tape 2 is converted! Only 37 left to do! *dances around* And thank you, dear you-know-who, for convincing me to try it again! I am HAPPY!

Also, because I'm not really in the mood for a long post, some facts:

• I dislike it a LOT that R. said my grandma is dying ¬¬. Only because she is over 80?! "But being so old is a nice age!" Yes, AND?! I had never expected her to say that. So what that my grandma is in the hospital, it's not a life threatening disease! It's only so she can get what more minerals.
• I dislike Da. a lot as well at the moment, because I wasn't allowed to say I wouldn't join a group activity because I thought the 'fake money input' was too high. Opinion, people?
• I bought some stuff for my brother in law's b-day. I seem to be famous with my simple recepie (sp?). Mon Chou, Hamm and ... 'Bieslook'

My brain seems to be down XP. I dunno why, but I feel like I have waaaay too much left to do!

It isn't over yet!

I mailed the Webcompany I ordered the Cassette Converter from, to ask what I did wrong with placing my order. Because they were so kind, they changed the delivery date from tuesday to today!!... But I still don't know what I did wrong XD But thanks anyway, Dixons :)

Other than that... new artzies!!



A name that does not float by ~kittyocean on deviantART


The beautiful one by ~kittyocean on deviantART

Cassette Continues!

Well, yesterday I returned the Cassette Converter, and got a full refund. That evening, I was thanked a lot by someone for the directions; he loved his tape converter!! I was like:

"...."

(BTW, no worries, I wasn't upset, I was just... '....' XD)

Anyway, I decided to try one again and ordered one online. 'Order before 22:00 pm, get it the next day!'. Since it was 21:45, I decided to go for it.

Order placed, confirmation received and... 'We hope to deliver it on the 1st of december 2009.'

And I was like:

"...."

You gotta admit, it's becoming pretty ironic. Honestly, I don't really care if it comes today or next week. The only pro of next week is that I am now forced to LET GO OF THE DRAMA and do some fun stuff :) After all, it won't come until tuesday!
However, I did mail with the question what the heck I did wrong ^_^. Just so I know what I did wrong.

Well, today my grandma had to go to the hospital, to get some fluids (infusion according to the google translator... yeah right! More a TRANSfusion) because she seems to be pretty low on calcium, magnesium and natrium (salt).

Now she suddenly has to stay, because they can't admit the fluids in one time... at least not in the amount she needs! I'm partly worried, but also glad. My grandma has been fainting a lot lately and she doesn't feel well... but the docters never gave it that much thought! She only has medicine, medicine and even more medicine pushed inside her.

Hopefully this treatment will make her feel better AND will they finally find out what the heck is wrong with her!!

(physcially wrong that is, because mentally my grandma is still totally 30.... only with a 'I don't understand all that progress' mentality)

The end of the tape converter

The tape converter ruined my test tape. So, I only did the logical action: I returned it. They were a bit hesitant at first, so I showed the ruined tape. So, I got my money back.

I am willing to try it again, one day, but not now. Not after so much misfortune. Maybe the time isn't right for it yet. Maybe in a year or 2, they will have tape converters that do NOT kill tapes.

Oh, and if any of my readers get a WORKING tape converter, please tell me the brand and where you bought it.

Other than that, slept very deep. That's about it. Day is already ruined due to rushing towards the store again (because it's not in my town). Luckily I'm totally apathic on thursdays and tuesdays...

Oh, and I got a second sponsor for my exposition in April. O.o I'm like: WOW about that

Cassette Continues?

Well, the first tape has been converted into 2 mp3. One from the A side, one from the B side. I could split it up in several MP3, but you know... you have like 2 seconds before the new story starts. It's so detailed work... I don't think it's worth it.

One cassette done, at least 38 to go. (from 1 series, that is)

I do wonder if one cassette will fit on 1 cd. I mean, most music cd's can contain 80 minutes of music... the cassettes hold about 80-90 as well! I mean... what the...?! What's the big upgrade from cassette to cd then?! (asides the fact cd's are less fragile, hold better quality, last longer...)

Oh well, we'll see :). At least I will make an mp3 DVD, to store them all. That's already half the quest =D

Oh, and it's raining today. And yesterday. Lots of rain. The water is already really high; I hope we won't get such floods like in the United Kingdom! That's crazy water!

Happy End?

Well, today was one of the worst days... with possibly a little happily ever after...

In my youth, I used to have cassette tapes with fairytales; Lekturama's Luister Sprookjes (the red tapes and books) and I really enjoyed them. However, Cassette Players are getting rare nowadays, so I wanted to convert them to MP3.

The first cassette deck we had broke down within 3 second. Very crappy, but we had plenty left.
The second cassette deck gave bad quality, but at least it worked.
The third cassette deck gave great sound... but was suddenly broken down this morning.
The second cassette deck suddenly gave even worse quality.

So, feeling totally craptastic, I decided to buy a 'cassette to mp 3'-set. Since the stores were open this sunday because of St. Nicolas, mom and I decided to go.

The first store said they never had them, while their site said they had.
The second store did have one, but refused to sell it to me since it was the last one they had left. The Floor model. They could order one for me though... But still, this set had to remain in the store so the people knew what they sold... while they had none in stock!
The third store... I already wanted to give up, but the man suggested calling a linked store for me. And they had one left! (I should have been nicer to that man, but being refused to buy something had totally pissed me off. I hope he can forgive me...)
So, we hurried to the fourth store and yes... there it was! Even kept behind the counter especially for me! I still wasn't miss Peachy still (and I'm still a bit ill-ish). Btw, this set was 1/3rd of the price of the big set I was refused to buy.

I get home, install the software, hook things up... and it doesn't work. Odd. I open the set, turn the cassette around... still nothing happens. I open the set... and the tape is wound around the spools!
Totally in panic, I quickly put it on the table and left the room.

Later that evening, mom looked at the set and phew, she could easily unwind the spools and the tape and the set were saved. And thank goodness, now it works! I can FINALLY turn my storybooks fairytales into mp3! It will take a while, 39 x 90 minutes and then splitting it all... and then my Alfred J. Kwak tapes... And my 2 Sesame Street tapes, but at least my niece can enjoy the same stories her mom and I enjoyed...

Mm, maybe I can also MP3 the Toddler Tapes we had... I wonder where those 2 are...

I did it!!!

Okay, hitting send before having types anything, that's pretty stupid....

Anyway, I'm still not that healthy, but I'm feeling better... and guess what... yesterday I went to bed at 21:30/9:30 pm! That's like... freaking early! I could have used more though...

Anyway, the promised Book Festival Report.

For years I've been going to the book festival and each time I come home with less (which dad loves, btw XP). This year I even only found 1 comic and 1 manga! Maybe I would have found more if I actually checked all the tables... but since I was sick-ish, my mom was sick-ish and my baby niece had went along, we made it short.

I found two how to draw books I'd never pay full price for: Christopher Hart's Mecha and Cars. I don't have much with Mecha and Cars, but I may need it in the future and if you get it for 3,95 and 2,95 instead of 19,95... then yeah, that's a bargain :)

I found 1 Cinemanga from Avatar, 1 Suske & Wiske Pocket and 1 Manga: We Shadows. I met the author recently and he told me the only place I might find it, would be eBay... and I find it on the Book Festival! That's like.... finding a needle in a haystack! And I didn't even have to look! I'm so happy!!

Still, if I hadn't met him, I would have never bought it... or probably looked for it XD I only heard about it 2 days ago!

My mom didn't want to go into the crafts section, but I wanted to and we got a few crafts things I can give away as gifts. Then mom was tired of it and didn't want to check the last table... where I found a baby puzzle, an Alfred J Kwak Game and a Smurfs game!

So, I hurried to my mom and said: "Hug first!" and then I showed her the smurfs game (Mom is a smurfs freak. If you have leftover smurfs... this way please!)

The baby puzzle I bought was for ages 1 and up, but my niece is 6 months. Still, when we showed it to her, she immediately started trying to slide the pieces! Sure, she couldn't really slide it yet, but hey, it's a start! And that for only 6 months! She immediately knew what she had to do! (or she is very good in pretending to know what to do XP)

And then I went home, ate, to bed... stuff like that. I'm having weird dreams lately. Like going on a vacation... and then getting a temp job there! Delivering mail! Hello; VACATION!!!

And there were shoes involved. Lots of shoes. I recognised one pair of shoes I used to have....

And woooow..... getting dizzy all of a sudden O.o Let's take things easy today!

Illness.....

My rant yesterday may have been caused by me falling ill. I'm not ill-ill... just very tired, not feeling good... nothing a good sleep can't fix. Hence the shortness. But anyway, I went to the book festival today... I will give a list of what I found tomorrow. But highlights:

• Alfred J. Kwak Board Game. Didn't even knew it excisted XD
• We Shadows Volume 1. Why that is special, I will tell tomorrow...

And now I'm off, doing my weekly webcomic....

And hopefully, getting to bed early (I know, it's in my hands... XP)

*cough, cough*

Has anyone seen my voice? I seem to have misplaced it...

Anyway, yesterday I slaved away all day to make my website Wii-compatible... or at least, give it a Wii-compatible entrance (http://dive.to/kitt). Sure, it's not handy for reading the stories, but now you can watch my art easily through the Wii; Yayness!!

I just wished my friends were just as happy or at least a fragment supportive ¬¬. Is it me, or are all my friends so caught up in their own worlds that they forget there are people out there who can be happy about something they worked all day on?

I'm not saying they should start a parade whenever I make something... but it would be nice if they would at least send some sort reply. ANY reply. Even a 'Man what a waste of time' would be welcome since I GET HARDLY ANY REPLIES WHATSOEVER!

I know people are busy with work, school, life... but is it so bad to ask SOME form of attention?

Or is my e-mailprovider not accepting their e-mails? Filtering and blocking them out? Because that is possible... but then... I still have that other e-mail adress and a thing that's called a PHONE.

And why do I even bother posting it here? More than once it feels like I keep on giving and giving and giving... and I get none in return. They expect me to be supportive of them, but when I ask support in return... I honestly get nothing.

Maybe I should become selfish. Stop doing things for others. I already stopped doing things for 1 girl. I don't care her favourite series came out on Dutch DVD. If she doesn't bother mailing me back when I ask her questions, send her text messages, why should I bother? I'm sick and tired of being the happy supportive friend for people who give nothing back whatsoever.

So if people stop supporting me... I will stop supporting them. It's not me who ends the friendship then. I would never end a friendship. But I'm not going to keep on giving either.

Letter to a friend

Dear X,

I miss you so much. I love how you make me smile, but I haven't seen you much lately. I know why and it's a perfectly good reason. It's important and about your future. It would not be fair to demand your attention...

But the fact I'm leaving you alone, as requested, does not make me miss you less. I know I am helping you, by not sending you e-mails, so you won't get distracted. But... it's so silent.

It's only like a month more and I will hang on... but I so miss our funny conversations, our little mindgames on MSN... and you're little slip-ups ^_^. Those slip-ups were so funny... I can't wait till you're done.

Hang in there. I know you can do it. And I can do it as well... because I know you will be waiting for me, as I am waiting for you.

Go for it. The finish line is near.... and neither will slip. I'll be waiting for you, on the other side. Handing you the flowers, the thropy, the glory....

... unless I totally forget about it. Because that's me as well... I have the brain alike a Swiss Cheese ^_^'

Missing you,
your dear friend for almost 10 years now,

Kitty Ocean

Partyz!

I dreamt about a themeparc which was a mix between DisneyLand and Efteling ^_^ I had a lot of fun with friends there, even though we lost two halfway... but we found them back!
I also dreamt I was being followed by the maffia, but that might have to do with seeing Batman Begins yesterday.

I must admit, the movie was pretty good. Way better than the previous ones. A lot more realistic. Though, I missed about 10 minutes because of a power blackout...

Somehow I already had a feeling a power blackout would happen soon, so I bought 2 flashlights that don't need batteries. So, we could use them yesterday while looking for candles.... and when we found the candles, the power went back on XP

Ah, the irony...

Gaaaah, I'm hungry

I should eat something XP Ever since Fall started, I'm way more hungry. I now eat twice as much!!!... though I have to admit, I was eating insanely little in the summer XD No, seriously! I think I'm now heading towards a NORMAL decent amount of food.

Other than that... Nopes, nothing. Truely nothing. Except the same old poem once again...

I am alone,
alone in a room filled with friends.
Can't you hear me scream,
over the dreaded silence?

I have to admit, it's getting longer and longer XP I mean, I first only had the first 2 lines... and now I have 2 more!

How could I forget him??!

If I hadn't seen that kid while walking the dogs, I completely would have missed St. Nicolas' arrival in the Netherlands! Whenever I see it, I just get filled with happiness... all those happy childeren! And it's awesome how the older kids can 'play' along better and better each year.

I do like the Sign Language Piet btw ^_^ Totally in style and giving small comments whenever nothing is spoken. Awesomeness....

And Hoofd Piet pretends to be St Nicolas XD So funny! He actually pulls it off nicely, btw. And this has a double meaning ^_~ You never know who might be reading this.

Can't wait till my niece is old enough to understand what is going on... I'd so love pulling her around =D

Well...

So, Winx Club finally is worth my notion... and then they ruin it again with the last episode. It's so un-winx-like! Complete disappointment. *sighs* I mean, killing off a bad guy is one thing, killing off an important character is another! Making a series more mature is also one thing... but this completely traumatised the peer group! Seriously, you should read the reviews, kids and teens cried (one compared this character's death with Michael Jackson's death O.o). A lot. Really a lot. Sure, that's also a compliment, if you can make people cry, but again: un-winx-like. Winx is (mostly) about happy flowers and kitties.

Talking about Winx Club... once again I got the comment my art style looks too much like Winx Club. I've been drawing from 1999, the Winx Club's oldest sketches (online) date from 2000. Elfquest is my main influence, not those fairies!
Also, I once heard that my drawing of the character Kitty Ocean was 'the worst Bloom' that person ever saw. And I was like... WHAAT?! They don't look alike AT ALL!

And people still don't see why I hate Winx Club. It's not because of the series, it's not about the art, not about the characters.... It's about the FANS! The fans, who keep on telling me I STOLE my art style from a series that got on TV years AFTER I established my art style.

The only Winx Club fan who I do like, is a kid who can see the difference. And guess what, she's an artist herself.

So, Winx Club fans, you have your work cut out for you! Can you all help me love a series that has been ruined by people who can't see the difference between a pear and a boat?

Also, Winx Club Artists... the correct phrase on the sign should be 'Open' and not 'Opened'. XP

I've said it once before

And I'm saying it once again... I think it's utterly impolite to NOT answer on an e-mail. If I send you an e-mail, I expect an answer (unless it's obvious I'm not expecting anything). Maybe not within a day... but at least within a week! And especially if the mails concerns things I did for you, like redirecting you to someone...

It's quite simple: if you don't tell me about how things went while I arranged that for you... you can expect the road of friendship to get blocked... Friendship is a two way track and if I am the only one who does things to keep the friendship going.... I'll be doing less and less for you.

I'd rather spend my time on people who DO appreciate what I do for them. And if you do appreciate it.... TELL ME! Give me feedback. That is polite!!

And if I have to read on a(n online) newspaper you lost a competition you had invited me to (but I couldn't come because of work...).... then don't expect me to tell you I know. You should tell me. I am supportive... the least you can do is let me know the result.

It doesn't take more than 2 minutes.

Holy Wowzers!

Today I found back a password from an account I made back in... brace yourself, 2004!! It's a referall site/address and the owners contacted me: "Hey, you are redirecting to Geocities but Geocities is deeeeeaaaad."

But now, it works again!

http://dive.to/Kitt

Hurray!! Other than that... Well, I worked, bought a book, almost was asked to pay 8 euro's too much... but yeah, I checked the price beforehand XP If it was 27,50 in the morning, it should be 27,50 in the afternoon!

After that we went to Hornback, to get a few pictures framed. We'll be coming back there a lot more often... Hehehe *wicked grin* Manga Expo, here I come!!

Social networking

Yesterday I went to a presentation about Social Networking... and well... let's just say that I had expected a lot more. While that woman had her specialty, I actually knew about 75% she told already plus I know a lot more on SOCIAL networking. She looks at it from a business side, I look at it from a social side... which is the most important think about Social Networking.

For example, Netiquette (which that woman called Net-etiquette; that term is soooo 2001). I know quite a bit on playing the digital fields. I know how I can convince a mass to jump and troll an innocent being. I know how I can turn a Flamer against himself. I know how and when to break off an argument, managing to make the other feel bad and people thinking he's a ****. And technically, I also know how to ruin a person's sanity by effectively trolling and flaming.

But the fact I know how to manipulate the digital social world, doesn't mean I do it. Actually, most of it was done to me, though I never was a flamer (I was a troll in my early, early, EARLY online days. 16 and helping out a friend... I learned my lesson and am not proud of those days).

Like the guy who started an argument that St Nicolas was a festival for racists. He tried to lure me back into talking to him by apologising, but I didn't even respond to that.

Like the girl who stole my character, nicknames and all, and when I confronted her, she send all her friends at me, who told me I stole every design in my gallery. If you know where to look, the comments are still there. If I'd hide them, I'd show my fear and defeat. You want to accuse me? Go ahead! I will keep your insults, reply to them with kindness and truth... and your false accusations will be online till the day DA crashes forever.

And the ruining sanity part: not done to me, but to a person I know. Plus I made a huge report about Internet Bullying. The reply: 'It's not that bad and it won't be that bad either'. Sure teacher, you might want to open your eyes and go online for a change. The online world is not filled with peaches and roses. It's filled with flamers, trolls and n00bs... but luckily, there's also friendship.

And that friendship can go a loooooong way.... In the real life people can have about 400 offline contacts? Well, if I'd count my online contacts... I probably know about 600 people; in the past till now. How many of them are business-possibilities?

Business is something from the real world. If a business goes on a social network, they have to know the rules to play the game effectively. At this moment, it's mostly 'Let's add as much people I know or who want to know me in the hopes they will one day come to me and ask me to do an assignment for them'. But gathering people means nothing if you don't know the rules; don't know the game. It's like gathering business cards at the moment. You keep them in a folder and you end up with 17 painters, 16 bank people and 10 chefs... and then you still take the one you met offline and know offline.

I'm sorry, but social networking is not ready for the business world. In my perspective anyway... because the business people don't know the laws of social internet. Only if you know how to play the game, you can be part of it.

And that's the biggest point the woman from last night's presentation missed. That's why the generation after me will be able to use social networking for business effectively. Not the generation now.

20% of them doesn't even know how to answer an e-mail properly.... ¬¬

Wow... never thought this would happen...

I just watched the latest Winx Club episode in Italian and wow... the ending. So unexpected. I'm still rooting for the happy end though, Winx Club and NOT a happy end?! Is that even possible? Season 4 is the darkest season I've seen... only now Winx Club is worth mentioning in my eyes. If the previous 3 would have been this well plotted, well thought through... Season 1 till 3 mostly were like "Ooh, I'm a fairy, look at me!" with stupid villans, but after Tecna's sacrifice, the story finally got deeper and better. And the villans are more evil as well.

What more... last night I dreamt I had to go to school by train, but there had been some sort of malfunction so there was no train for a long time. Eventually they came, but they were all too crowded so I couldn't get on. Eventually I realised that I didn't even have a scedule yet, so I had no idea what classes I would be having and where and then...
I suddenly remembered I had a dream like that before. Having no scedule, being late, and having no idea which classes I had to take. So in my dream, I recalled an other dream!

And then I went to some sort of aqua parc, which was fun. Water is always fun.

But that was it. And it's cold here XP Brrr!

Yesterday...

All my troubles seemed so faaaaaar away....

Okay, that was about it. Yesterday, I swam along with the Super Prestige Group again; I do so every now and then... but more then than now. XP Because of that, I'm often the slowest... and they always tease me about it XP. Still, they are also surprised that I can keep up quite often.

Asides that... when I came home I spend some time online, but can't recall what I did XD Oh yeah, updated my webshop! And after re-uploading it, I changed some things for the next update... added images, seperated Books and Comics... sure, you won't see that till next month, but hey, it helps the site looking better!

I also went to a special day for new companies in Utrecht. It was okay; a lot of information about finances... but since I just started out, my cash flow is not that big yet, so we can do it all ourselves. XP

And then... GASP! I DREW!... or actually, I coloured XD My Kai reference is halfway now. I first made a colour chart, so I FINALLY can remember which colour is which... And I found out that Neopiko and Copic have little similaritiets XD And probably half the colours I need are in the set I ordered about 3 months ago XP. The Yellow Ochre from Copic is a lot more yellow than from Neopiko... and the Neopiko one is perfect for Kimu! But I'll just have to manage...

Oh, and there's difference between Neopiko Technical and Neopiko Marker as well.. I have the grey markers and the same numbers in the Technical set have a slightly different shade.

So I have enough shades of grey for the rest of my life.

Disappointed...

Well, that whole Wasp-deal turned out to be one big... well, disappointment. I mean, not that I wanted to have drama but... it wasn't even red or swollen!! Sure, in the morning it was still a bit painful, but now it only itches like crazy. It's like I was stung by a mosquito!

But still, I'm lucky I'm not allergic to them... Anyway, I'm currently uploading my new webshop -> www.keep-in-mind.nl -> Winkel (or Store if you select the English flag first). Pacificators has been added!

I also FINALLY checked out the result of my Mini Comic Commission. Yeah, I had a mini comic commission XP. I'm quite pleased with the result! Check it out at www.zonja.nl or www.zonja.be . Do note, I only made the comic, not the page or the page flipping stuff. Only the images (and the text was handed in from the company who ordered the comic).

This morning I had swimming classes and well... the kids were less concentrated than last week XD Maybe it's because St. Nicolas will come next week? Afterwards, I swam along with the Super Prestige Group and darn it... I will get you Wednesday, J., for calling me slow! (Well, compared to that group, I am, because they swim weekly and I swim... whenever I want XD)
I did like his comment to T., though: "I think it might be a wise deciscion to skip the coming 2 swimming classes on Wednesday..."
I will get you back, J., I will get you back!! >=D

Allergies...

My dad is allergic to wasps. He found that out this year, when he was trying to get rid of a wasps' nest (which failed, btw). We've been having wasps's nests for years now. Anyway, it's not fatal, but he is allergic.

When I was still sleeping in my old room, I've had wasps visiting me for 2 years as well. You can imagine how this resulted in Kitty sleeping on the attic.

Now, I sleep on the attic. It's quite the big place.

It turns out there was 1 wasp on the entire attic.

How do I know that?

Well, I SAT DOWN right on top of it! *growls* It soooo hurt! Luckily, the needle wasn't stuck in there (that would have been even more embarrassing!). And also, it turns out I'm not allergic to wasps.

It still hurts now, but it itches a lot more. And of course, I slept on the couch, which means I slept like hell. Luckily I only have 4 hours of work, 1 meeting and 1 Pen-i to do...

But I do feel a stock Pen-i coming up!

Ugh...

Yesterday I read in the newspapers that the Mexican/Swine Flu has hit the Netherlands. Most people have it for 2-3 days and then it's over again... Well, guess what Kitty dreamt about last night? One of the 'new' symptoms had 'visited' me sunday, but it's the only symptom I had... until now, because of that dream, I feel like crap XD

I know I slept too little, worrying about my Pen-i comic (I need an approval but didn't get any yet), but I am not sick. At least not flu-ish. I already had a flu last year (I get it about once every 7 years).

... I hope anyway. The dream wasn't much fun, because I had the flu and people kept on coming to me. Fun part of the dream... well, fun because it didn't happen in reality. If it happened in reality, it was not fun at all. Seriously.

Fun part was that a lot of factories exploded in my dreams, as well as buildings that were still being built. In my dream, no one got hurt, but a lot of smoke, things going boom... it was awesome!

But trust me, if it would have been real life, it wouldn't have been awesome at all. So thank goodness for dreams!

Meet Miss Swiss Cheese

My brain is being an idiot again XD Each morning I wake up, remember the dream, decide to write about it, get home after work... poof, dream gone! And then, when I lay myself down in my bed again... the dream comes back again! Gaah, idiot I am XD

Writing it down? Huh? My dreams are not interesting enough to get up again XD. Yes, me ish lazy. When it's midnight, I am lazy. So sue me.

What else... work was awesome today. Almost all calls were finished within 2.5 minutes, but a few calls above that totally ruined my score ¬¬. I could also do work for the main office again, but it didn't go that fast... the fact the system went flatline didn't help either XD I could have done seriously nothing, but I dislike just sitting and doing nothing, so I did random chores :)

Oh, and another drawing I made, but which is reserved for a friend's gallery only... Go enjoy!


Goddesses from the past... by ~Rose74 on deviantART


Oh yeah, and I plan to update my website tonight again, in case anyone is interested...

Nothing to say :)

Sorry, really. Honestly. So have some links instead!!

http://felinalover.deviantart.com/ -- awesome psycedelic and fractal art. Truely awesome.

http://sanderg.deviantart.com/ -- pretty photos!!

http://lightmanone.deviantart.com/ -- even more pretty photos!

http://zaylie.deviantart.com/ -- cute cute art!

http://acrocat.deviantart.com/ -- Hama Weaving made Art!

And goodness, this is team 1 from the DA meet as well!

Neglecting my own sites XD

I'm so neglecting The Story Vault, but somehow I have don't think it's much of a loss XD. How many people are actually reading my old-old-old stories?

Well, I haven't been on MSN for almost a week and frankly... I so needed that break. I know people want to talk to me, but seriously, when it was just too much for me at the moment! Besides, there's this thing called 'e-mail'. It may be daring, but you can try it ^_~. You might enjoy it!

I didn't sleep much last night; quite light. Luckily I can sleep a tad longer tomorrow XP. Today I had work, as ever and well... nothing special happened. Seriously, no big drama's... well, maybe one. But hello, we can't smell you're out of the country for 3 months! So, how should we know something went wrong... if you don't tell us?!

When I came home, I hooked up my cintiq and posted my last Okúta page *sighs*. Anyway, I PLANNED to do a Pen-i, but got distracted by watching YouTube XP Drawing the Pen-i took a bit longer than usual, with the GaiaOnline stuff as well... but almost done with the second account! And then only 1 account left!!

I'm now doing the text for the Pen-i, but this is the first time I need to send it to someone else before sending it in XD I'm quite nervous about this one!

Oh, and I watched Hairspray tonight. I want to buy the DVD, but I can't go to the stores till wednesday and I want to see it XD I so love that movie! Totally unexpected! Also, kudos to John Travolta. I didn't know it was him, until I read it XD I knew SOMETHING was odd about Edna...

But yeah, a really feelgood movie *nods* And darn it, I feel good now XD

Halloween?

I dreamt about vampires this morning. I was the only one who was still human; every else was bitten and turned. Because of Halloween, you might expect this, but honestly... I haven't seen a vampire for days!! I have seen numerous of clowns, so you'd expect that, but no: Vampires.

Sonic The Hedgehog appeared as well (even more WTF); he was a vampire as well. Running over a dome that protected the last fortress of humanity... and slipping down from it XD

I'm still gathering items at Gaia Online. One account is almost done, one account is barely started XD And 1 is finished. If I have time left, I will FINALLY finish the Kai reference... I hope.

One of our dogs, Frodo, is being sick as well. We don't know why, but she (yes, she) seems to have stomach aches. We gave her an empty box she can hide in and she'd been doing that for hours now. We gave her some medication and she doesn't have a temprature, so we're certain she'll be fine :)