Alright Ladies and Gentlemen,

I'm down to the count. As of the day I write this, i have a month and 20 days left on my Subscription.

Now, I propose a trade to the world which dare watch me:

As I am poor and incapable of affording to buy the subscription, which if i'm not mistaken is much more expensive then last year.... I propose a trade of sorts.

I'm thinking one of afew ideas in exchange for a year subscription:

1) 4 ATC sized cards (3.5"x2.5" on 140 lb paper) of your choice of character (one character per card, reference would be highly appreciated, almost necessary. nothing says better picture then "visual reference") Water coloured. Original copies sent to commissioner

2) 5 ATC sized cards, once character per card, Water Colour, I keep the Originals

3) 3 ATC sized cards, upto Two characters per card, Water colour, Commissioner get the originals

4) Mix and match your own package! (I'm pretty flexible and up for negotiations and open to ideas) I'm also open to sacrificing Colour for more elaboration or Cards. (though seriously i don't think its worth it... Colour adds so much more to a piece...)

I like the ATC sized because I can actually commit to a piece and get it done. I'm open to other sized pieces, but nothing much larger then 5"X7" as no one wants a commissioner not wanting to do a piece. That, and i can also have the flexibility to do my best. If i screw up on a ATC, I'm going to be a lot more prone to restarting and giving a better product then i would be with a larger piece.

But then again, I really want a subscription so, again, I'm open to ideas and offers.

So...um... yes. this would be a big help to me and as I can't do commissions often, if ever, could that count as... i don't know... making this even more special?

lets hope...

Note me if Interested!

~Kelly

Ok, heres a rant that i've been wanting to get off my chest for awhile. cause its really bugging me. and i'm avoiding homework.

so, ok. I've been a fan of megatokyo for a very long time. i can't pin point a date or anything, but if anyone remembers the first publishing of the comic in graphic novel format; i've been a fan since pre then. in fact i have two copies or the first copy of the GN. the first edition and the second.

I totally support what Gallagher has done over the years. he started out doing afew comics to get a friend off his back; and has rose in popularity to the point of currently making his living off the comic and its merchandise sales.

Here's where i get frustrated though: He. doesn't. update.

and it drives me up the wall.

It's suppose to be a M-W-F comic. and i haven't been keeping track but i think i would be generous in saying we see a comic once a week. at very very most.

Now he and his wife have a child; and they're new parents. i sympathise and understand parenting is not easy. BUT. if thats the case/cause, then reset your goals so the fan base dosen't get pissed off. make a goal of once or twice a week; but to of not met your M-W-F goal in i would think safe to say well over a year is pathetic. not pathetic in not being able to meet goals; this i get. but in a, i feel i'm being lied to kind of way.

The only consistence Gallagher has proven in maintaining over the years is the inability to meet deadlines. particularly the ones he announces to the public.

i am a massive fan, and i love the megatokyo comic as a whole. but i am frustrated.

He has improved his art immensely over the years; but at what cost? there is no comic anymore. only the occasional rant, sketch, and half finished outlay of a comic.

I'd like to say with certainty that that i would have enough and cease giving it my attention. What gets me is, thats not the case.(Will power of a tic tac, that i have....) I've checked Megatokyo religiously for years now; but it's come to the point where i have to hide the link to the site in my favourites so i stop giving him page views. i think to myself " if i just go once or twice a month; every couple weeks, i'll see alot more because they will of accumulated!" which sometimes is or isn't the case. sometimes i type in the url out of habit. sometimes i'm just bored. but it always ends as a self torment because i go there and am let down.

i have this irritating mental image of Gallagher sitting there watching the page views continue to rise despite the non existence of a reliable comic. usually he's chuckling to himself at my hopelessness.

Another killer part of this is his megagear store. a store that sells his merchandise, for the comic mostly. He advertises with banners to buy merchendise~! support the comic! and buy their stuff!
But GYAH. i can't even think of a word to describe this! its like milking. or underhanded. "i'm not actually POSTING anything on this comic, but buy my merchendise to me and my wife and my baby don't starve...." THIS IS WHAT IT COMES OFF AS. Look, if you want people to buy the merchendise, you have to keep up the flow of interest. No one wants to buy stuff to support something that dosen't try. and if they do; it won't be for long. something like this needs upkeep.

*rubs temples*... grr...

ok. for the sake of stating entirly where i come from i will repeat. I love freg gallagers works. Warmth? AMAZING! a proud owner of a rare hard copy. i desperatly keep my fingers crossed for a continuation of the story. Megatokyo? is a whole new level of storytelling and awesome.

If i recall correctly gallegar's love of KEY and frequent mentionings of the works is what got me into KEY. which i also love.

so as a whole i've down right enjoyed the vast majority of what Gallagher has brought into my life. BUT. as a long standing fan; this detached...ness, that the artist shows toward his series and fan base is growing old. and my patience is wearing thin.

not that i'm anybody other then someone who continues to sourly raise his page view count and buy the occasional graphic novel whenever he chooses to compose one (or has enough comic pages to do so.)

*exhale*

~K

EDIT: on a side note that i just noticed.... apperantly today is my 5 yr aniversary here at DA. wew me? I'd like to thank the little people; who are actually really big, cause they made a massive differance in my moral. its no fun being here without some people caring about you being here or not. thanks to those who've continued to watch my stuff through out the years. dispite the absence on my part; it always makes me feel fuzzy seeing a comment about my work.

and please, to those who are new to seeing my stuff; i beg you. stop faving the old stuff! lets not fave rape the stuff older than two or three years ok? judge me for what i have now, not what i use to draw. if you do look at the old stuff, see it as from where i've come, not where i am.

Mew.

I don't get it. How is it possible to be so bad at managing time...?
or is that even it? I mean, i don't get to hang out with friends, i only work part time and only have three classes at college... i can't even get one drawing out for my January goal. i mean, the line art is almost done. there should be only a couple hours of work left on it. and i STILL didn't make it. WTF.

I read peoples comments for their art and its all like; "yeeaaaah man i've played so much Mario cart lately! sigh, so i only was able to spew out THESE FIFTEEN MASTERPIECES THAT TOOK NO EFFORT ON MY PART AT ALL. sigh, so sorry i'll post more soon."

i mean... COME ON. i know i'm slow and all, but come on God of The Arts! or God Of The Smarts! give me a little blessing on either end! it wouldn't be so bad if i wasn't struggling to comprehend let alone memorise all the terminology in Educ and Astro... or If I could post something decent a couple times a month... BUT TO BE CAPABLE OF NEITHER!? Throw me a bone!

and to top it all off i can't even get around to replying to emails. which sucks cause all it does it make bad to my one friend who actually stays in contact with me and makes a effort to hang out.

fail fail with a lack of email on top.

BAH!

~K

What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Did a good chunck of things new; off hand, had my first BF/GF relationship, had my first real skydiving injury, was present in my first Skydive provincials, went to montana and participated in my first skydive boogie(which included abunch of other firsts between first video two way, and first tequilla jello shot..... which was discusting beyond measure.) durrr....aaaand alot more firsts.


Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
if i could remember what it was that i made, i'd have to say no i probebly didn't keep them. but yes i will be making at least one for the new year.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.

Did anyone close to you die?
yes.

What countries did you visit?
The 'States

What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Dilligence towards school work; and healthier relationships with my loved ones.

What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory?
last new years day,
the day i met James,
Christmas Day,
The day i skipped work and recived a skydiving injury,
road trip as a whole to Montana

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Attending my first Skydive Boogie

What was your biggest failure?
a tie between my inhability to efficiently know and act upon my feelings; and my inhability to be a patient and positive Sister.

Did you suffer illness or injury?
as mentioned above, busted my ankle up while skydiving. rather, landing from the jump. took some time before it healed up and i had the confidence to get back in the air. still can't sit on my knees (Japanese style) for very long without the angle and weight on my ankle causing sever discomfort.

What was the best thing you bought?
my trip to montana (i count that as a whole because it was the first trip that i did without financial assistance from my family)

Whose behaviour merited celebration?
Definatly the deviant art community. Though i don't know the final tally on assitance, the way so many advertised and pitched in anyway they could to helped out the beloved who found himself in a health related financial pinch was very insipring. Though i may not be very active here in this community in more ways then one;
i hope that should one day the need arise, i will be able to feel a tenth of the support and encouragment that Endling recived.

Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
I think My own for the most part would cover both catagorys. A good chunck of people made me depressed, and acouple of those covered a portion of appallation; but only myself covered both in full.

Where did most of your money go?
My new computer and Montana Trip

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Re:COM release, and getting to skydive again after my injury

What song/album will always remind you of 2008?
Katty Perry - One Of The Boys

Compared to this time last year, are you:
Happier or sadder? Sadder, though that thought alone makes me work to look on the bright side.
Thinner or fatter? I think i'm abit on the more-weighted edge, but i don't think by alot of alot
Richer or poorer?i think i'm richer, dispite spending a very large amount of money this year.
What do you wish you’d done more of?
Traveled, hand's down.
What do you wish you’d done less of?
Girlfriend/boyfriending XP

How did you spend Christmas?
Surrounded by family and friends. and playing Smash Bros and Uno.

Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?


Did you fall in love in 2008?
over and over with the same person.

What was your favourite TV programme?
Grey's Anatomy

Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? Hate is...er... kindo strong. definatly a person or two i'm not very impressed with.

What was the best book(s) you read?
..........=S WTF.... i don't think i read alot of "books" this year..... lotta manga.....

What was your greatest musical discovery?
World Ends with You OST, Katty Perry, and a whole batch o misc songs

What did you want and get?
new camera, better relationship with certain someone, getting out of my house, to pull off the montana thing without dieing. got em all.

What did you want and not get?
a more solid confidence in my Happiness.

What were your favourite films of this year?
Bolt, Kungfu Panda, Hairspray, Dark Knight

What did you do on your birthday?
.....o_O....er.... *stretches memory* right! um... not alot. tried to have a belated skating birthday bash, with sushi. it went ok.

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
A better partnership between my brother and I

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? Logo'y Tshirts and Rainbows

What kept you sane?


Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
none really; really sad that Heath Ledger died after doing such an amazing job as the Joker

What political issue stirred you the most?
Black vs. Girl in American Politics.

Who did you miss?
My cousin Shantel and Travel buddy Kyle

Who was the best new person you met?
Cheryl even though we didn't hang out alot at all.

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
Don't dick around with what you'd like to be there. The gut feeling knows best.


Though this took forever, it was a very good meme. i look forward looking back to it in years to come.

Happy 2009 to the lot o ya! may it be filled with much happiness and wondrous times for everyone! good luck to us all!

XOXO
Kelly 2008

i joined the gift exchange ^_^ wee~

This Gift Exchange is driving me up the wall. ok; well not really, but i'm not the most postyest person on DA, so here i have a deviation that i can't even post till...well technically now... (Happy Christmas Eve!) ... but i'll wait for the morning. the longer i can put it off the better. for the cause of the Secret Santa!

So, with the addition of my submission, that will make Three whole deviations this month! Can't even say what it is, but i'm on a role! The goal for this upcoming year is to post at least one real Deviation each month. Full Colour, good effort. water Colour or Copics or Photoshop. We'll see. I've been experimenting with the paints and Photoshop lately. i've regrettably not touched my Markers in over a year. Hope they're not dried up.

Hoping to experiment with a mix of Water Colours and Copic Markers. Find myself a coil sketchbook with water colour appropriate paper, cause the stuff i've been working on in my normal sketch book just isn't cutting it for what i want to accomplish. between not scanning in properly due to warped paper, and the colours just not coming out watercoloury it's time to experiment with some new bases. Between tubed paints and my normal blocks of the stuff, i have a substantial variety to try working with. I hope to be able to bring both versions of Paint and the Markers together.

I think that Photoshop takes me longer then the traditional methods mostly due to the clean up time of the line art. But i've really enjoyed the past couple final products i've had with the medium. It feels more complete and clean then my traditional methods. not to mention i like the way i can colour and shade with digital. I wish i could obtain these results with Traditional, but so far to no success. Which leads me back to Traditional in the sense that, i want to have my Traditional art with as high of quality of an outcome as Digital. Maybe not what you might think is accomplishable, but i have a gut feeling that what i want to obtain as a final product is out there; it's just going to take some maneuvering to figure out what it is.

Then again i'm starting post secondary this January, so this might all not go as successfully as i want it to, but that’s why i'm keeping my goal at One a month. we'll see how it plays along with that.

Thanks to you loyal folks who've stuck around amidst my lack of anything.
Hopefully this year will be the pay off for the wait.
Merry Christmas and a Happy new year! may all who read this have happiness and prosperity grace their lives with the upcoming year! =3

See ya in 2009!
~Kelly