2013 May 3rd

Wow, now I really fell in. I knew I had a place that wasn't tumblr that I had been using. I shout out to Kelly W https://plus.google.com/u/0/102035781393888589156 (Since I don't know how to actually link people on here. Sorry. Well I had gotten the job drawing caricatures at the local zoo. It was summer only the first year, and then summer and Christmas season in 11 and 12. I found out a couple of months ago though that the zoo did not renew with the company I work for, so that means my job went poof. I refuse to work for the zoo without a filter for artists, it actually doesn't make sense to make it an hourly job, because we can't guarantee people will be in those chair every hour on the hour. So, I am back down to one seasonal job, Halloweekends. This year will be my 5th year in a row I've worked there. Looking forward to it as usual, though I don't want to skip summer, even if it's uncomfortable, I have a few conventions coming up and a lot of time for me to work on things. Jan I got a year older. But I also got on a schedule for art. Once that happened I found that I could really get things done, hammering out often 2-3 pieces a day. I had one of the best birthdays I've had in years. It was very nice. But this is also about the time that my best friend had to deal with some family troubles, I haven't gotten to speak to them much since then. I miss them a lot. Feb I hit up Bashcon for a day, it was nice to see a bunch of friends and vendors (who are also friends or acquaintances). I had to draw off some whole sale buttons I made for my friend to sell. I hope that he'll be contacting me again soon for more. Though, actually hoping in June. Also saw an Ex of mine, I said hello, not much else. I still...have issues with him. I think I probably always will, due to the circumstances. Mar I was crunching down harder to get my comic King of the Web done and also getting ready for my first selling convention of the year. April I attended Shutocon, it was a blast, it was so nice to be around friends most of the time, though it made it harder to leave, at least for me. Sales were also up from last year. Yay~ Though I think I had pushed myself to the limit as right after the con I broke down sick for two weeks. I even tried to continue to work through it, that brought on a fever one of the days. I should have rested a lot more. But art...it is my passion most of the time. Now I'm waiting for the comic to be printed. I'll have two for Animazement to sell. Hopefully, I'll have something closer to 10 or so for Colossalcon. We'll just have to wait and see. It's really nice to actually feel like things are coming together. I hope I can prove it to everyone that I can make it...but more importantly myself.

2009: June 7th

Colossalcon DAY 3:

I officially figured out how to take credit cards through paypal. This is going to be very helpful to me. As long as I can get power and Net for PP I can take CC at a con. How cool is that. I need to make a little sign I can stick on my comp or the table. I think I'm going to take a photo of this table as well so people can see the layout I have right now. I like the grid work, at least until I start selling more shirt designs, then I think I'm going to do the design I saw at Az where they actually arched it over their table. *nods nods*

I would have continued to edit yesterdays, but as the day went on I got more and more busy. Um...wha? That never happens, it usually does the opposite. I also got an OC commission, that lady I talked about yesterday brought her daughter over who was just a gem! She wanted her Naruto OC done and since it's not cannon I was like why yes of course I'd love to! She did her best to describe her to me and I got to work on the sketch. She got back she loved it, but then came back a couple minutes later remembering that her bangs covered over one eye, after that she was like yes. She was so timid but I'm glad I channeled her to do this. That is going to need to be the first thing I finish when I get home because I have a feeling if I don't her mah would be on my behind which is fine, I just really don't want to tick off a potential future customer that doesn't know that sometimes I get slow.

Oh so I was talking to two girls and a guy last night and then stared at the guy he was from FF, but I was like wait...were you at Ycon and he was like yes, I was like OMFG I'm still working on your commission! But I didn't give him the original lineart because I had it on me and I haven't seen him again since, I'm praying he stops by, it will be just one less thing on my person. I also did a mini shoot with a Uranus and Chibimoon was which oober fun, I got beat up. Photos to come possibly as soon as this evening. I love being closer to home. I can be home in about an hour and a half. Yay!

Made a few sales today, we'll see if I get a couple more before the day is through, I did want to go back in the dealer's room and say good buy to everyone. I don't know if anyone is going to stop by that I can ask to watch the table for a few while I wander around to say goodbye to. And I think that's all the fun stuff. Until later.

2009: June 6th

Colossalcon DAY 2

Yay, I got sleep, not the best sleep, I kept getting too warm, but it was in a bed with a pillow and it had to be 4+ hours of sleep. I got a very late dinner with George at BWW, I got a wrap, it was rather delicious. XD;;; The best part about that was ha ha around last call (yes we were there that late) they started playing KNOTB...SERIOUSLY! My inner fan couldn't help but get into it. *laughs* I also got an Amaretto Sour YUM!

Over all if I made anything close to what I made yesterday I'll be in good shape. I don't know if it's too early right now or what, but there are people...no one is buying. Maybe they are waiting for the dealer's room. It's quite possible. XD;;; I don't want to get my hopes up, but it would definitely be a nice surprise.

Oh! And another piece related to last post, I did find the metal tin...I packed it so well even it took me awhile to find. *laughs* I feel so dumb but at the same time relieved. I need to make a new Saturn button, but after that I'm good for anything. Until later.

[EDIT 1]: 11:09am there is a Genma as the Panda (pretty positive) in front of my table, he keeps slapping girls behinds. Also no sales yet. Poo, but at least I have my music and I'm working on Main episode 2 of my SMfic of Doom since episode 209 I didn't send to this computer.

[EDIT 2]: 1:21pm a lady who definitely was old enough to have kids totally stopped at my table seeing my will draw your Original characer and was like, who much do you charge to draw their OCs...OCs! She didn't say it fully, me thinks this lady knows her stuff. HAZZAH! On top of that I sold two matted prints of Tenshi, more rejoicing. One was one I thought would have gone sooner, but I'm glad it found a good home. Besides that it's been pretty slow though I've talked to some people that know who I am and those that were curious about art table advice. I love giving advice when people are really interested in learning.

2009: June 5th

Colossalcon DAY 1

Well I woke up about 7:55am, way too early, btw. I managed to pack up the car and all that without been too far behind schedule (though if I had known my SM button designs in my black tin were still in the house I would have taken some more time to get them before leaving) and then had to stop at Target so I had some snacks though so far I've been rather well fed between half a sandwich, and a couple of snacks and water.

I also finally checked out the dealer's room, Jesse is there, he was wondering if I died cause I haven't seen him since like Otakon last year. I'm sad about that, but we just weren't able to cross paths, I forgot that he was at Az and he sadly didn't do very well because the same thing happen to the dealer's room that happens to Artist Alley. *shakes head* He had some cool stuff, but unless I'm making a lot over what I thought it will have to wait. I try to buy from my dealer friends.

Then I got to Art-Toons, yay for them being able to make it back this year. They have my Yohji cel still and som cute SM stuff. So depending on what we can work out I want to get a couple of things from them. I also want to say Weiss fans out there that I know, Omi, lots of Omi, one douga of Aya looking down and a couple misc ones. But then they have some nice SM cels, mostly characters I'm not interested in, but they have a couple of douga of Moon and Neptune that look super nice so I might look into those. We'll see.

I'm doing better than I first would have thought for today, but what I'm hearing is that it's slow and also that people stopped buying after awhile. I haven't gotten that yet and hopefully tomorrow will be just as successful as today. *hugs*

I just got information on a "new" con in detroit...The few guests they have on the laminated card are very similar to another con I've been to. *shakes head* No naming names for me.

Today has been me saying hello to all of my usual con faces, Mike the Jew, Dealers, my sis's friend and many people whose names escape me. I'm so bad with those. I have no idea how tonight is going to go. I think I'll decide if I'm staying open late at about 10pm.

Adieu.