had a good birthday

yesterday i turned 22 and i had a really great day. i got to eat all i could of some yummy seafood. i made my own cake and it was giving me some trouble. it kept on breaking and comming apart even though i was sure i cooked it long enough. it tastes great though.

my sister got me a poster and gave me $20 towards getting the awakening expansion for dragon age. now i can finally see what all the hype is about. im looking forward to playing it.

my dad got me the firefly season and i st ayed up till 3 watching it. he also got me some really nice inking pens for my art. these pens are amazing! im really in love with them. ive got different shades of grey and different sizes for the black. i tried them out on some crappy old drawings and i loved the results. no bleeding and no smearing, plus they are easy to controle even with the brushlike tips of the bold ones. inking just got fun again lol

also the new dragon age dlc came out and i got it. i know its gotten alot of bad reviews but i really liked it. it only cost $5 and kept me entertained for a bit over an hour. alot of people have complained how it didnt have nearly as much depth as the main story but its not meant to. you play as a darkspawn, a mindless creature who's only reason for exsisting is to serve the archdemon and taint the world. of course there arent going to be any in depth conversations, romances, or deep storyline. plus i enjoyed getitng to kill sten. ive been using him in my party in origins but my god i still hate him lol. well to me anyways i think that the dlc was worth the money i spent. plus it just proves that alister sucked at leading. when my character was leading the group the darkspawn didnt win XD

also ive found a picture of a green sea turtle so ill try to paint that for the future mother in law. i cant start on it though until my other painting finishes drying. ive got no where to put it so its taking up my painting area. i painted some thick bits on it so it will take a while to dry. plus it made me realize that i need alot more practice with the thinning oils. nothing seems to match. some bits are shiny and some bits are very matte where i used alot of that type of oil. i also need to get some better brushes soon, i really hate mine. i got the entire set for around $3 so i cant complain so much. i also want some more paints, i only have very basic colors. painting seems to be a very expensive hobby

new rat

got a new rat yesterday. i saw him and just had to get him. i dont know how old he is but he had been at the store for a few months already and is full grown.





right now im just home and really bored. ive been watching lady gaga music videos on youtube aswell as trying to get the right shade of yellow for my current painting. also my backgrounds arent good enough for my dad, he said they are too plain so i put in some clouds. the good thing about comming from a family of artists is that i will always get an honest opinion. i do need to work on my backgrounds, i can never get them to look right even when im just sketching. like hands and feet i usually avoid drawing them and leave most of my drawings unfinished.

the more i look at my 2 finished paintings the more i hate them, i see so many things wrong with them. its a good thing because it lets me know what i need to improve. i hate being happy with a picture because then i feel like im not seeing something that i should be. i always want to get better and if im happy with my art how will i get any better?

dang dog

its 2:30 in the morning here and for nearly an hour bear was outside.

around 1:30 all of a sudden she really wanted to go out so i decided to let both dogs out. as usual kala did her stull then wanted right back in, well bear decided she didnt want to come in. she would sit by the door and as soon as i opened the door she went into the darkness of the yard. after a while i went out there to get her because she was not comming when i called or shook the treat box. as soon as i got near her she would run away and try to get me to play.

well after nearly an hour of that all of a sudden she came in when i called her. as soon as i shut the door though she was asking to go right back out. yeah, how stupid does she think i am? well needless to say im angry at her. and now she keeps on farting. its very tempting to put her back outside but i think i may just go up to my room and go to bed instead.

also i stayed the night at the fiance's over the weekend. i had a good time. and i got my dad to agree with me about where the wedding should be so that was good. took a bit of arguing but i won out in the end lol.

and my sister and i saw the new freddy movie. it wasnt nearly as bad as i thought it would be. it started nearly 30min late though so for a while we were wondering if we were in the right place. neither one of us wanted to get up and check so we waited it out lol