Ah ha! I'm back again, and just had an uploading frenzy! I've put up photos, drawings, and some really random stuff! So, that obviously indicates that my computer's fixed now (although they didn't tell us what had happened) and I've been able to get to all my stuff (not to mention that I can go on The Sims 3 again!)

So, I had my birthday recently, and one of the fabulous presents I got was a graphics tablet. I was itching to try it out straight away, but we went on holiday the day after my birthday, so I didn't have enough time. However, after we got back, I found it and set it up. It took me a while, but I eventually finished the sketch I was doing with it: [link] Nice, right?

Anyhoo, we went on holiday to Italy, which was very fun! We went to loads of different places, including Venice, Verona, Florence and Rome. It was incredibly hot, but luckily I only got two mosquito bites (unlike a certain unfortunate soul who got about 16!), and we stayed in the shade whenever we could.
I think what I enjoyed most was having ice cream almost every day. The best ice cream place we found was in Florence: it was a little building down a couple of little streets, and I think it was called Vivoli. The ice cream there was unbelievable! One of the flavours I had was strawberry, and it actually tasted like fresh, in-season strawberries (rather than some artificial taste that they say is strawberry, honestly)! I also had some of a chocolate mousse one, which was so soft and light, and a meringue one which was just plain cool!
I took loads of photos in Italy, some of which I've put up here, and it was really fun.

So, I'm back now, and I've just realised that I'm starting college in a matter of weeks (ah, scary!), so that's going to be interesting. I can only hope that we'll all get along! Ha ha!

Anyway, That's all for now!

Toodles!

Whoo! It turns out, ridiculously (and yet predictably), that my Photoshop was simply having a paddy when I last tried to use it. It does work after all! I just tried to turn it on, expecting it to say I'd put in the wrong code or whatever, but it worked! Hurrah! I was so delighted that I felt the need to update my journal and tell you all! This means that I can finally finish my Photoshop projects and upload them, so rejoice!

In other news, I've been travelling quite a bit recently.
First, my sister had an art show in London, which we all went to, and following that, I went to stay with my other sister in Oxford, which was pretty groovy! We went to this cool art installation called Sound House, which was a house (duh) due to be demolished, which an artist had turned into a musical instrument, with things like harp stairs and a bow bed (a bit like a violin). It was much fun, but sadly, I think it's finished now, because it's going to be demolished soon.
A few days later, I travelled back to London because my arty sister was part of the One&Other art thing on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square (in which 2400 people occupy the plinth for an hour each, and do their own thing) and so we all went to watch her, and it was much fun! Here's a link to the site where you can watch the people on the Plinth: [link] Go check it out; it's really cool! (Sorry about not being able to give a better explanation.)

Hm, so, anyone else excited about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? I reread the book recently, and now I'm really psyched! I keep saying to myself: "I wonder if they've put that in" and "They better have included that!!", etc. But it's going to be fab! I'm planning to see it with on the day it's out (like proper fans!) and I'm just hoping it doesn't sell out before we get tickets!

Okay, I think that's all for today. Hopefully I can get some art done now, and you'll see it soon enough! Have fun, everybody!

Hokay! Finished my exams yesterday (seems like longer than that, though!), so I don't have any more excuses for not doing any art or even putting up photos! So! I'm going to kick myself up the backside (which will take some doing; is anyone bendy enough to do it easily?!) and start doing stuff!

Par example, I'm going to put up some of the masses of photos I've taken recently (be glad I'm not putting them all up!) to at least tide you over (is that the right saying?) until I put some of my "actual" art up. Trust me, some of them are very nice, and I'm not going to put rubbish ones up!

Unfortunately, my free trial of Photoshop ran out ages ago, and I've yet to install the actual thing onto my computer, so it'll be even longer before I put up any Photoshopped stuff (which includes a super-long original comic). In fact, I might actually try to install it later, so I can get that stuff finished.

I have a few good drawing ideas, so expect a couple of comics (one might take a while, though!), a new deviantID thing, and maybe some other random things. Hmm, to think I'm finally redoing my deviantID... Well, it's thanks to (who has no idea who I am) because his work re-inspired me! You probably don't care that he re-inspired me, but I'm mentioning him because I want you to go check him (and his work) out, because he's brilliant and hilarious!


In more general stuff, I aquired The Sims 3 recently, which is a fabulous game, and so much better than the previous games! (Seriously, I played Sims 2 again afterwards, and it was just weird!) Unfortunately, I'm playing it on a Mac, and it doesn't like Macs. It keeps randomly shutting down and I can't solve it! Grr!
Erm, anything else...? I'm feeling pretty good right now, which is a surprise because recently I've been all doom and gloom (blame the exams!), however, I do hope that my cheeriness will last! Ah, yes! And in September I'll be starting at college! How exciting (for me, at least)! I don't know anybody else on my course, but I'm looking forward to getting to know them! Ah ha ha ha!! It's so exciting!!!

Anyway, I'm going to finish up here, because no doubt you're getting bored of reading my ramblings by now. Thanks if you've stuck with me so far, and read through the entire journal! I know it was a challenge!

So, farewell for now! Stay tuned for some re-inspired artwork soon!!

So, yeah. Exams coming up soon, and all the teachers are talking about how the GCSEs are really important, and how life is shit, and how things are going to just get worse and worse for us from now on until the day we die. Fun stuff.
And who the hell thought up the idea of yearbooks?! It's just yet another way of showing people just how unpopular they are and how few people like them or will miss them!! I can't even get people to look at my book, let alone leave a message in it!

Anyway, that stuff aside, I've been pretty busy recently, which is why I haven't put anything up in ages. I have been working on a few things, but I still don't have a functional Photoshop I can use, and now my printer has no colour ink, so I can't get references, either! (Yes, that's right, I'm blaming other things!) I have got one finished comic-thing, though, so I'll try to put that up soon.

Hmm... can't really think of anything else...

Well, I guess I'll just say, anyone else who has GCSEs/important exams, good luck with them, and make sure you don't get as stressed as me!

You're reading my deviantART journal, when you could be outside, doing something else. (Yes, I've been watching far too much YuGiOh! Abridged for my own good)

Okay, the main reason that I'm updating is because my last journal said that it would be Christmas soon, and it's little bit out of date now (and I didn't want to get anyone's hopes up... )! The main secondary reason is because my stupid elderly computer won't open Photoshop, so I can't do any Art homework. And so now I'm procrastinating again, because I can't be bothered revising for my Maths test. Woo!

But, yeah, I have actually been doing drawings recently, but they're all either in books (which are hard to scan) or parts of unfinished comics, so I couldn't see the point in putting them up. But! If this computer will let me use the weird photo thingy, I may be able to at least get some random photos up! (That's your cue to cheer.... Never mind, you don't have to.)

So, started the new year off pretty well, and even if some people ignore me, I have better, groovier people to hang out and chat with, so it's all good! I love my true friends! You guys are so great! *breaks down in over-the-top, clearly-going-too-far tears* (Hee hee, I guess I still have a little bit of a sugar rush left!)

Hmm.. can't really think of what else to say.... erm.... I'm dreading yet another You-fail-at-life-because-you're-not-in-a-relationship-and-that-means-you're-an-outcast Valentine's Day, but I guess I'll just stick my fingers up at them and tell them I don't give a damn! ... The Sims 3 is coming out soon, and my computer doesn't have enough space for me to run it. Fabulous... ~_~

Anyhoo, I can't think of anything else to bore you with, so toodles!