It’s a hectic Ramadan this year ._.! Why do people have to eat so much in this month ? Why can’t everyone be happy with milk and cookies ? .3.!
Oh well, looks like it’s going to take longer than I thought to finish the works at hand unless, I stop sleeping altogether lol.
For some reason, I don’t like the way the current layout looks like even though I was sure it looked pretty when I was testing it orz. And because I’m feeling uncomfortable with my place, I can’t focus on my works so I decided I should work on a totally new layout. I found this awesome WP gallery plugin and as soon as I’m done with testing it, I’ll finalize the design and launch it :D
Thanks to the pre-made layouts it made customizing so much easier.

And here, have a wip I’m currently working on ..

Sketch of an art trade with skween @ dA and a fanart of a friend’s original character. I’ve got no idea when will I finish these but I’m sure it’s not going to be soon orz.
For me, you and others who are smart enough to understand.
تموت الأسد في الغابات جوعا ولحم الضأن تأكله الكــلاب
وعبد قد ينام على حريـــر وذو نسب مفارشه التــرابإذا نطق السفيه فلا تجبه فخير من إجابته السكوت
سكت عن السفيه فظن أني عييتُ عن الجواب وما عييتُ
فإن كلمته فـرّجت عنـه وإن خليته كـمدا يمـوتكن ساكنا في ذا الزمان بِسَيئرِهِ وعن الورى كن راهبا في ديره
واغسل يديك من الزمان وأهله واحذر مودتهـم تنل من خيـره
إني اطلعت فلم أجد لي صاحبا أصحبه في الدهر ولا في غيره
فتركت أسفلهـم لكثرة شـره وتركت أعلاهم لـقلة خيــرهتوكلت في رزقي على الله خـالقي وأيقنـت أن الله لا شك رازقي
وما يك من رزقي فليـس يفوتني ولو كان في قاع البحار العوامق
سيأتي بـه الله العظـيم بفضلـه ولو، لم يكن مني اللسـان بناطق
ففي اي شيء تذهب النفس حسرة وقد قسم الرحـمن رزق الخلائقولا تعطين الرأي من لا يريده فلا أنت محمود ولا الرأي نافعه
لما عفوت ولم أحقد على أحـد أرحت نفسي من هم العداوات
إني أحيّي عدوي عند رؤيتـه لأدفع الشر عني بالتحيــات
وأظهر البشر لإنسان أبغضـه كما إن قد حشا قلبي محبـات
الناس داء دواء الناس قربهم وفي اعتزالهم قطـع الموداتولرب نـازلة يضيق بها الفتى ذرعا وعند الله منه المخــرج
ضاقت فلما استحكمت حلقاتها فرجت وكنت أظن أنها لا تفرجقالوا سكتَّ وقد خُوصمت؟ قلت لهم إن الجـواب لـباب الشر مفتــاح
والصمت عن جاهل أو أحمق شرف وفيه أيـضا لصون العرض إصلاح
أما ترى الأسد تُخشى وهي صامتة والكلب يُخسى- لعمري- وهو نباحأعرض عن الجاهل السفيه فكل ما قال فهو فيه
ما ضرَّ بحر الفرات يوما إن خاض بعض الكلاب فيه
No matter what I watch, majority of new titles released this season are of crappy quality. The few ones that I’ve been really looking forward to turned out to be a huge disappointment.
- Bus Gamer:
This screen shot speaks it all;

Here is another gorgeous manga by Minekura turned into a crappy animation thanks to Studio Izena. I almost threw up a little as I was watching it and ended up shift deleting after the first 15 minutes. It took me alot of patience to reach that point. What a waste of bandwidth!
I was really looking forward to this since I liked it’s manga alot. Kazuya Minekura sensei’s mangas are all so epic but for some weired reason, every manga of her’s that’s been adapted into animation turns out pretty shitty which is really, REALLY, sad and unfair =\
I don’t understand why some good studio don’t adopt her stories instead of the current lousy ones.
orz orz orz. This is no way to show love for her works (;△;)
PLEASE STOP ANIMATING MINEKURA’S MANGAS OTL|||||
- BLASSREITER:
Another title that I’ve been looking forward to mainly because NitroCHiRAL are the ones who handled the character designing and that’s why they all look so delicious @3@

Manly bishounens! It’s been a while since I’ve last seen some. Even the females looks so nice in this anime but unfortunately, like most of Gonzo’s works, the CG, despite looking comparatively decent than how they used to be rendered in their previous titles, is still a turn off ( ̄× ̄)
But I think I’ll watch it for the eyecandy alone 8D; heh
- And last for now, there is Chi’s sweet home (ノ∇≦*)

D’AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW. I keep squee’ing like an idiot while watching this. It’s so friggin’ adorable X3. This in addition to few others are on my watch list for sure! Be sure to watch it as well even if you aren’t a fan of cute things 8D. It’s just THAT sweet.
I’m also waiting for the subs of Amatsuki which I’m sure it’s also keeping it’s place on my watch list and waiting for Neo Angelique to complete downloading. I’m keeping it as well for the sake of bishounens alone 8P *gets hit*
Will check out the remaining titles later on and see of they are worth any time.
*totally unrelated junk art insert*

On a personal side, it’s always so chaotic in here. I wish I had a more peaceful environment to work in. One that’d allow me to work without interruption, disturbance, distractions, noises and stress. I always feel very productive but I can’t find a continuous three hours without having to get up to do something for someone and as a result, I end up giving up on my sleeping hours because that’s the only time I can relax and know for sure that I won’t have to get up in the middle of what I’m working on. Of course, this always comes with health consequences but it can’t be helped. If I don’t get my daily dose of drawing, I’ll be even more sick. Currently, I’m in the process of arranging priorities. I think this chaos is a result of lack of discipline on my part so from now on, I’m getting back to my organizer and daily schedules instead of working randomly. There’ll be slotted times for everything. Gotta keep things regular if I want to restore order. OSHA! I’M ON IT D8<
Dear God, I'm throwing away my wishlist for 2008 outta window and now, all I'm asking for is a peaceful home so I could focus and less kitchen work. Please ? (T人T) ナムナム
*Death by long post* orz
Ok, I’ve been sort of inactive lately but that’s because I’m spending way too much time doodling, practicing and planning for a sekret project that I’m supposedly going to start this summer. I’m surprised that everything I draw these days turn out really good lol 8DDD;;; so I’d rather take full advantage of this momentarily leveled up state of mind instead of wasting it in doing other things XD I’ll be back once artblock strikes again heh.
In the mean time, here is some exciting news, well, at least to me :DDD
Those who know me closely know that, even if I don’t look like one, I’ve always been a fan of Batman 8D. I wasn’t fortunate enough to see all the movies but I’ve seen majority of them a couple of times and yes it’s *cartoons* are the only American animations that I’ve enjoyed watching aside from Avatar which I started just recently.
I was so excited when I learned that one of my most favorite animation companies, Production I.G, are taking part in the making and the art direction of the upcoming Batman: Gotham Knight animation. I read it’s going to be a six part anthology so I’m seriously looking forward to seeing how one of the most iconic superheros is going to be rendered in the hands of some of the best animation studios in Japan. The sneak preview that was leaked online before looks promising and has got me excited to see more. Now, the official site has been launched with a 2 minute teaser video.
Summer 2008. I can’t wait 8D
I’m glad I decided to stay at home at the last minute. It was the wisest choice especially after seeing my sister’s annoyed faces when they returned home lol. I think I have a sixth sense for predicting troubles 8D.
I’m doing a strict diet based on selecting healthy food, lots of greenery, veges and seeds but I cheated last night. I blame it all on my sister.
Working out is going nicely and I’m starting to get used to muscle pain. It feels good to be active in this small constricting living area.
I’m feeling very motivated nowadays. I hope it lasts for as long as possible. I want to scribble, color, draw, sketch and practice as much as I can.
Osh! *is back to drawing*
P.S.: Paint tool SAI is LOVE.
I’ve been using it like crazy for the past few days. It’s inking tools and water brushes are magical and what’s more special is that it never causes my computer to lag even when I work on an A4 canvas *__*. Just how awesome is that ?