Well, Christmas is over for me. Somehow Christmas has not much meaning to me. Most celebrations lost their meaning. Actually, I wouldn't care if we stopped celebrating it. But that's only because it's the same each and each year. It's not special any more.
I made sushi though. And my sister liked it. My sister likes sushi. Weeee!

I also had to face some annoying kids lately. Don't get me wrong, I love kids, but what bothers me is their unjustified arrogance. They are between the age of 12 and 16 and consider themselves 'full time OMG I AM GREAT' artists. And of course, they ALWAYS say: 'I started drawing at the age of 6! And now I started drawing Anime!'. Sure kid. When you were 6, you learned how to write. And your natural development of drawing started. You were NOT an artist at age 6. Pu-lease.
And what bothers me most? They tell ME, someone who started drawing at the age of 16 and is now 3 months away from being 23 (OMG I'm OLD!), that 'your style is out of proportion' and 'your coloring is funny'. And what do they want what you ask for more advise? 'The legs are way too short. In anime you have those really long arms and legs!'

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Did anyone ever notice I DO NOT draw anime? Sure, influenced by, but it was heavily influenced by Elfquest as well. And please, I made an essay about the devellopment of children and art. A LOTof children do not get further to what they can at the age of 12. This means that if you get further, that being an artist is a GIFT, and you should thank it for being there, instead of taking it for granted and that you think the gift should thank you for allowing to be a part of you.

And to say: 'Awe, they are only kids'? Kids, yes, but this is arrogance. Most of them won't get much better or get only better at copying other people's styles. About one 3rd of them will get a unique style. The others will probably be very good at copying work from others.

Being an artist is a blessing, not something everyone can do. It's a gift you should cherish.

And no, I'm not saying: 'OOO! Thank everyone for it!'; I'm saying: Remember that being an artist asks a lot of work, but is only limited to a few people. Most people will never be able to draw what you draw. Think about that.... and then continue drawing =D Enjoy it! You have the gift!

I'm not saying I'm a good person. Or a good artist. Yes, I'm able to draw more than the average person. But am I good? I've only started about 7 years ago with drawing. In 7 years I learned a lot. But I'm not finished with learning; I never shall. Every image I draw shall have mistakes. There is no such thing as the perfect image. And still, after all that work, it's a matter of taste.

And I have my own style. No matter how much I try, that shall never change. The style I have now is a part of me. Just like my gift of drawing. And I shall never let them go, no matter what people shall say. I'm thankful for being an artist.

And to end my 'OMG Kitt you are overreacting again'-rant, a short dream again. It was one of those dreams where I had a lot of trouble opening my eyes. But I spend most of the time in a swimming pool. With one of my male friends. And before you go: AWE LOVE! - he's a LOT younger than I am, and I do not fall on VERY young men or older men XD. I don't even know his exact age by heart, but then again, I sometimes even forget my own age XD. Anyway, in this dream we played with weapons in a swimming pool. I had nifty weapons and some losers who laughed at me did NOT! XD Not that I hurt him or so. It was just for show.
And then a show started, and it turned out I (and some others) had the capability to turn into brown sharks. It turned out in some under water ballet. There was also a small girl who was up soon (she had the cutest outfit!! All pink XD), but she lost her tooth, so we had to hurry and bring it to mom XD She was my rival (kinda XD) but I simply couldn't let her cross the swimming poll by herself!
I dunno who won though. And I'm terrified of sharks XD Puu. I'm an idiot.

Also, a new character shall be introduced after seeing LotR - The 2 Towers. Yeah, mom wanted to see it. I still don't think they are great movies XD But that's just me. Probably because I write fantasy myself. Anyway, after seeing Gandalf, I got the inspiration for a new character: The Harbringer. Sometimes an old man, sometimes a fresh leaf (girl XD), bringing prophecies to those who need it.
Keiran shall get his: 'Your path shall bring death yet life, as well as betrayal and loyalty. Your path shall never be easy, and you shall lose more respect than you shall gain. But in the end, you shall do what is right... if you fully commit yourself to it.'. Well, if that isn't vague, nothing is =D

Ow.... that last cough made me feel like my lungues would explode. I knew this would be coming. For a few days I felt like I was completely dehydrated, while I drank bottle after bottle. Now it's a tad sniff-sniff, followed with minor cough-cough, but I'm afraid to really cough because of that last one O.o Kyah!

Anyway, nothing to share. When was my last post actually? Friday? Wednesday I went to the Garden Mall with grandma and mom.... Thursday an other gardenmall with mom (got these HUGE christmas balls, in blue =D Weee!) and friday... what on earth did I do on friday? I know I WANTED to write Forever Young, but dad needed the pc. Yeah, he had a valid reason. I played a bit of Knight Shift. I am so stuck. I need to get passed this crazy demon thingie, but I can't attack it... while it CAN attack ME! Puu!

I want to design Iliana and Phoebe from Forever Young Legacy. They are the future wives of Rain and Kai. The girls are non identical twins (yes, I have a thing for twins. Usually identical though. There doesn't exist an identical twin in Forever Young (yet). Only an identical triplet =P) and have a complete opposite character. Phoebe is tomboyish, while Iliana is calm and elegant.
How I can't wait to write:
It took a while before it hit him. Then Kai suddenly turned around, ran at the balcony and screamed into the air: 'I'm going to marry RAIN!!!!'
To understand this one, you would need to read Forever Young XD

I also wrote a new song for Forever Young; this time for book 2: Dream's can't die. Not that super duper happy about it. But hey, I can't even make up a cover for book 2. It was a good story to write, but the extra's are a pain XD.

There are so many character in Forever Young that still need looks. I don't know if I'll ever be done O.o I hope so anyway....

I shall get a cold. I just know it. Ever since yesterday, I feel dehydrated. Even after gulping down an entire bottle of water. So, I shall get a cold. Drats.

Anyway, today I want to share a dream, that was really cool. Please note this is a DREAM!!!! Means that it didn't really happened.

In this dream, my sister got a baby, a little baby boy. AWE! I don't know where her boyfriend was O.o he only showed up at the end of the dream. Anyway, she started living at home again, and the baby was healthy and all. After a week, it looked like it was half a year old, and the baby told me I was rude XD Yeah, after only one week, the baby already knew some words. After a month, it was still quite big, yet the name my sister had given wasn't good enough any more, so she wanted to rename him (he's not a pet you silly XD). She was thinking about Orca, but her boyfriend disagreed. I offered to look up the word Orca in different languages.
And then, all of a sudden, the boy was around 14 years old.
And that in a month time! Is my sister special or what?! ^_^

It was a funny dream. If I tell my parents about it, they'll get a heart attack or a laughing attack. If I tell my sister, she'll kill me or never give me any presents any more =P
So, I'm telling you guys!

My oh my, what a silly dream.