If it looks like a Duck and Quacks like a Duck, it's probably just some fairy tale themed conspiracy

[secondlina]

 

Self-inflicted pain, as usual. After still being sick after a week and half and under (almost) no pressure from a choice few people, I went to the doctor's. Apparently, I don't have the flue, swine or otherwise (insert american paranoia joke here). I'm sick because i'm poisoned and my body (specifically my lungs and stomach) are trying to work out the toxins. Poisoned! Shocking! And by what? Bad food? arsenic? Nope.

Sharpies.

I wish I was joking. 

I use sharpies to draw Rose. Every night for 4 hours, I inhale Sharpie's toxins while I lean over my comic pages. Wanna know how much sharpie is bad for you? 4 hours on a daily basis, that's how much. I remember feeling a similar sickness when I was working on my huge drawings for my graduation. But on those drawings I switched fairly quickly from sharpie to india ink, which as less fumes. So yeah...2 months of daily sharpie inhalation will make you sick. The doctor wants me to wear a mask when I use them. She says it might be something else but since I don't have anything else toxic that made an appearance in my environement lately, she blames either the sharpies or bad air at my job-or-house.

so....Yeah. Weird.

She says I should be feeling better if I start wearing a mask, drink more water and etc. 

Anyways....

PRINCESS TUTU FANART! (Ironically, inked with Sharpie before I knew it was bad for me.)



Princess tutu is a weird anime with a ridiculous name. It's kindoff a mix between Utena, Sailor Moon, Grimm Fairy Tales and Card Captor Sakura. You spend the first two episodes wondering if you want to dedicate time to this series. But after that, if fairy tales is your crap, you're going to get hooked, like that! Of course, it's still girly and cheesy, but it's got all sorts of awesome to it too. I especially like the short fairy tale story told at every beginning of episode. It's awesome.

As I mentioned before, it quotes ballet and ballet stories (which are much like tragic fairy tales). I like ballet dancing, contemporary or otherwise. It's fun to draw and full of symbols (some poses mean certain things, types of dances and even music alterations too). lycorne , I blame your fanarts and the army of techno music on my computer for the following fanart:



Yeah. that's right. Feel the pain.

So, for new series to watch I recommend Princess Tutu and Avatar : the last airbender. Tons of fun.

p.s. Anime northers? TWO DAYS!

p.s. 2 eveshka  - I did not forget you. Jedah is still on my desk, waiting for his facial alterations. :)

-Isa

Comments

[digital-eraser.livejournal.com]

Random question: are you using the Sharpies for drawing lines, or just for filling in large areas of black?

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

There has to be slight relief that you don't have a virus, although poisoning isn't exactly much better! o_O Artists have always suffered for the sake of art; yours is more the modern variant on it. But yeargh... I don't use Sharpies often enough, I guess, plus I try not to breathe in the stink when using them anyway. Now I'll have even more incentive to avoid doing so!

Wearing a mask is a good idea, unless there are other markers out there that are non-toxic. Somehow I doubt it... In any case, breathe the sweet, sweet air and get those toxins purged from your system! Anime North awaits!

[elfgrove.livejournal.com]

Ack! Sharpies scary! I use F-C PITT pens myself, but it's probably almost just as bad for you in that kind of dosage.

Bwahahaha. You have no clue how happy/amused I am to see you enjoyed PTT. XD
The first fanart is really cool. I love the details that cover the entire series. And all in the gear style. I think I love the raven!Mytho best. Very nice.
And OMG that second art piece... I just about spit out my water all over the computer screen upon sight trying not to laugh. Sheer awesome. ♥ I am happy to be partially to blame there.

Now you must post these to the comm. >:D

[dqbunny.livejournal.com]

*is just goggling at you* First, Stef turns back into a major klutz (ducks thrown objects) and you poison yourself with Sharpies. It's a mad, mad, mad, mad, mad world. Mad.

*shakes you slightly* If you die from Sharpie poisoning, I am SO doodling all over your grave. With Sharpies.

But, seriously, the Q-tip idea sounds really good.

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

Sharpies???

Can you put a fan in a window, or anything else to increase circulation?

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

Wow! I never would have expected sharpies either. At least now you know what the problem is and how you can fix it.

Princess Tutu is an odd anime, but it's a cute/good anime. You might want to check out http://amako-chan.deviantart.com/ She does a lot of Princess Tutu art, incuding some funny ones.

Anime North!! EEEEE!!