Steadily...

[secondlina]

Okay, because i'm gradually re-watching Avatar while I draw, have some sketches of Mai. I love this character. I really dislike how the fandom seems to hate or ignore her. She's badass! Then again, I love Daria-like characters and characters who hide weapons like ninjas, so if you present me a character that is basically Daria mixed with Xena and a ninja, of course i'm going to adore her.



Gradually, i,m getting back on my feet. Aside from the sick, I think I had a serious amount of yucky thoughts in my head and feelings on my heart. I need a bit of time to find my inner balance and strength. It's going to take a while, but I want to. I cut back a bit on "extra things" (like Rps and games and fandom stuff). I want to focus mostly on my stuff and on my friends. I want to try to be the center of my universe for a while. A few months of cooling down will do me good. No more yucky buildups around my mind.

I'm visiting my mom and friends in Ottawa this weekend. I need a weekend of "loved ones, shower me with love so I can feel special and rested" time.

I officially promise this is my last "waaaah my life sucks" post for a while. I'm gonna try to think positive.

In other news, BLIZZARDS!!!! SO MUCH SNOW! It was a cold couple of days with crappy weather and crappy public transport service. I mean, Montreal, could you move any slower? I had better bus service in my lost little town growing up. The buses barely ran today. I walked to the subway and walked back home from it (20 minutes both ways) this morning and this evening. Froze my legs (I really need some eskimo boots) but I got warm chicken and hot chocolate when I got home. Warm food is AMAZING.

And so are peaches. 

I have no idea why I would live if I didn't have drawing, animation and food. Seriously. These simple things make me so happy.



Also it's the year of the bunny. I guess this year will be lucky, fluffy or delicious. YOU DECIDE.

You know, if they change the occidental zodiac, are they also going to change the Chinese one? Because it would be awesome to throw in a fox or a unicorn in there. Just saying....

Comments

[neocloud9.livejournal.com]

MAI IS SO BEAUTIFUL~

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

And so fun to draw!

[eveshka.livejournal.com]

The cat was cheated! Cheated, I say!

[mangaka-chan.livejournal.com]

Not if you're Vietnamese; in the Vietnamese zodiac the cat takes the place of the rabbit, so for Vietnamese people this year is actually the year of the cat. ;)

[wrongsidefoxrun.livejournal.com]

So there is a year of the CAT? realy? That just made my whole daY!

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

So the vietnamese don't like rabbits?

Are all the other animals the same?

[mangaka-chan.livejournal.com]

The ox is the water buffalo, and the sheep is the goat in the Vietnamese zodiac, but those have more to do with a difference in translation than a totally different animal. I'm not sure why they chose the cat over the rabbit though. :\

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

...and then he cursed everyone. The end.

[miss-maggiemay.livejournal.com]

Isa ne lâche surtout pas, je crois que tu ne réalise pas l'importance de tes succès . Tu as déjà été publié et c'est gros. Nic travaille fort et n'y arrive pas. Tu as aussi fait partie de plusieurs expo si je ne me tronpe pas, ce qui est bien si tu veux faire des demande de bourses au gouvernement. Tu as une bd sur le net, ton site, ton public... c'est facile à dire je sais et je comprends ton désarrois mais GO GO GO!!! ou je vais aller te botter les fesses!

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Hah, effectivement, je me fais souvent dire que mon problème c'est que je donne absolument aucune valeur à ce que je fais. Faudrait que j'arrête...

Merci beaucoup hein, ça m'encourage! :D

Toi les trucs de job ça va? L'hôpital est lâché?

Faudrait qu'on fasse de quoi bientôt! :D Toujours aussi occupée? J'espère que tu n'es pas malade en ce moment, la dernière fois, c'est assez épique comme microbe, ce que tu avais.

[mangaka-chan.livejournal.com]

I can't see the Chinese zodiac being changed, particularly since it's not based on the constellations like the Western zodiacs are, but rather on stories and legends. And funny you should mention a fox in the Chinese zodiac. I was telling someone at work about the Chinese zodiac and he somehow misheard "ox" for "fox". |||OTL

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

I guess we need some foxy legends!

[wrongsidefoxrun.livejournal.com]

naaaaaaaaaa we all know that if they change the C.Z. The year of the Cat would finally be added :3 Cookies to the one who knows where I got that from :3And HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

I always wondered why she picked the cat for Kyo. Inspired by what?

[elle-white.livejournal.com]

Mai is a very awesome lady! Those sketches of her are lovely!

Speaking of badass, cynical ladies; I was wondering if you'd watched Kim Possible yet. You said you wanted to see it after a video of Shego I posted. I'm just curious! :)

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

I really wanted to check out Kim possible. Unfortunately, Disney apparently thinks that releasing decent DvD box sets or downladable things on itunes is some sort of crime against nature... There's stuff but it's all...disorderly.

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

So...it seems Disney DID in fact release the first two seasons on DVD, but it's news to me! They're on Amazon.com, but ouch! $50 and up!

I've vouched for the series before, and I'll do so again. It is an excellent series that deserves to be watched. I suspect you would enjoy it as well, although at this point I think you're better off seeing what you can for free online, as the box sets are expensive!

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Heck, I don't mind paying for the episodes off itunes if needed, but they don't even have them all. And it's not "missing the last season" type of lacking. They have missing bits and pieces all over the place.

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

I can only hazard a guess that Disney isn't releasing the entire series because some of it is still in syndication, a.k.a., still on t.v. But hopefully sometime soon they'll release the entire series, since yes, it is that awesome.

And I still don't care. It's not a show that you have to see each and every episode in chronological order to understand. I always just caught random episodes on t.v. and still enjoyed it just fine. It's really the individual episodes standing up on their own as opposed to each episode building up to some epic ending as in shows like Avatar.

So, no excuses, Little Missy! ;)

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

It still kinda sucks o be stuck buying mixed episodes. But i'll check it out anyways.

[ilikebigtoes.livejournal.com]

oh Mai I love you so, I don't care what anyone else thinks. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't be posting fanart on the internet.

omg those rabbits are so funkadelic. I wish to have a million if them. Considering they are rabbits that might not be so hard.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Go forth and reproduce, colorful bunnies!

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

Mai was actually my favorite of the "Baddie Trio". I'm not even quite sure why. It didn't hurt that she could hold her own when she wanted to, or the fact she was so depressive and apathetic about everything. Maybe because she was an over the top angst-ridden teen or something, but regardless, every time she was on the screen, I got the biggest kick out of her. (Favorite line? "Just take the bear.")

I hope the weekend helps recharge your batteries, or at least gets them started.

In regard to the Chinese zodiac, a fox is technically a dog, and those are already in the Chinese one. (Go me.) They don't have unicorns in China though, so you might have to settle for a Kirin. ;)

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love that line too! Good old Mai, not bothering for a bear....

I'll settle for a Kirin just fine. It's quite the awesome mythological creature after all!

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

We know where her allegiances lie. ;)

You really need to find the time to watch Twelve Kingdoms. It's all about Kirin. Even better, one of the Kirin sounds like Rezo! :D

[engelen.livejournal.com]

I always loved Mai for being like Daria <3

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Mai lovers unite.

[threeeyesworm.livejournal.com]

Really nice drawings of Mai.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I am really enjoying the way Namesake is getting twisty right now!

(And your Mai is gorgeous!)

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

(Love your icon)

Aw, thanks! We are working hard on the scenarios's intricate twistiness.

[putri-nih.livejournal.com]

RABBITS XD

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Aw yeah!

[amelia-seyroon.livejournal.com]

IT'S ALICE'S YEAR. 8D

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

VERY TRUE.

[spankingfemme.livejournal.com]

Oh a fox would be rad! XD (They are my fave animal after a ;)

No worries about posting on bad feelings, we all have our ups and downs, and I don't think you complain a lot. You've just hit a rough spot and are having a hard time lately. You still bless us with art and fun tid bits of happy life goodness most every post :P

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

I guess I feel bad for being too angsty for the internet, despite the fact that the internet is probably the best place for angst.

[spankingfemme.livejournal.com]

You're telling it how it is, life isn't always rainbows and sunshine. We all know that and appreciate when our friends can share both sides. I do know what you mean about being reluctant to spill those kind of details online as a lot of stuff that happens that suck, I don't mention for fear I'll slip into a mode of complaining to my friends, and no one wants to hear that 24/7! But you have no need to worry about being one of 'those' people my sweet ;)

Ninja

[daniel dupuis (from livejournal.com)]

Si tu aime les Ninja avec plein d'arme caché et tout, je te conseil un animé pas très long. Yoma : Blood Reign.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcKGuArTOlI&feature=related

C'est 2 long épisode (OVA?), tout sur youtube. C'est vieux, gore et dark. Mais vraiment bad-ass et full ninja. Enjoy.

Re: Ninja

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool! Merci! :D

[psychosongtress.livejournal.com]

Drawling, Animation, and Food. You got it right! THATS ALL WE NEED!

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

But my Disney princess heart calls out for more!

[chameleon9999.livejournal.com]

It's weird, I've never actually made it to the episodes with Mai yet, but from the clips I've seen, I thought she was really cool.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

I think you,ll like her :D

[yukinoomoni.livejournal.com]

I love her too. I debate at least once a week changing my icons from Suki to Mai.

EDIT: I'm sorry you are very sick.

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Well, i'm getting better, so it's good. :D

I think Suki suits you better.

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

Over time, I learned to appreciate Mai more myself. Plus, she gets to snog Zuko, so extra points in my book for that!

I think some time with family will be just the thing to get your mind back into the right mood. I think with some focus on your needs for a certain amount of time will help to balance things out a little bit.

*is reluctant to tell you the temperature here has been 75F (24C)*

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

ARGH I WANT TO LIVE WHERE YOU LIIIVE

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

COOOOOOOME!!!! I WILL HAVE A PLACE FOR JOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!