As I have told you JT and I have a webcomic. It's doing really well so I thought I'd have a post just about that comic. First off... pumpkins. JT made the design and I carved them. Yes yes I know... Im amazing. It took forever to get these pictures so hopefully you will like them.

Shawn  and I



JT and I (I had to put this on two separate pumpkins but I like that effect)


As I was saying.. the comic is doing really well. Here's some stats for you...

44 Comics Posted
47 Comics Drawn (Plus More Tonight)
690 Views so far today
11 Comments
Ranked #99 in Comic Strips on Drunkduck.Com
Ranked #420 Overall on the Drunkduck.Com
Ranked #1814 on Top Web Comics

We're really pleased about being in the top 100 It's pretty awesome. We're doing costume change when we hit 50 Comics. If you still havn't read the comic it's here...

http://www.drunkduck.com/Splices_of_Life/index.php?p=628157

Best wishes and Happy Samhain everyone!

Hey ya'll (ITS PAULA DEAN YA'LL!) Haha... just kidding...

I decided to write a post about what's going on in my classes.. I dropped French 3 because I couldn't keep up with the work so that leaves me with 4 classes now... here's how they're going..

Figure Drawing: I just turned in my 3rd portfolio. I have high hopes which may be crushed. I can never tell.

Ancient Philosophy: He hasn't approved my topic.. I don't know if he got my email or not because the school email system doesn't let you see sent messages. I'm wanting to do a paper on a comment Aristotle made in Poetics about how people love astonishment and that's what makes a good tragedy. I have an exam in there on Tuesday which, I am not prepared for at all. Better get on that... not that I could until now since he just sent the study questions. Bleh.

Modern Landscape: I'm going to do a paper on The Age of Reptiles mural by Rudolph Zillanger. Look it up it's pretty awesome... I have an outline and working bibliography due on Tuesday. I also need a topic for another paper about ecotourism. No clue what I'm doing for that yet.

Scope and Methods: I have until next Tuesday to come prepared with my idea's on my major paper. I have the ok on working with van Gogh again so I need to come up with a topic. I'm thinking of writing about how as he moved the places he lived in changed his style or more specifically his color pallet.

I need to sort out the classes I'm taking next semester. I need to make an easier work load so that I can find a job.

I'm currently saving money so that I can see Shawn after Christmas. I'm going to need at least $600 to pay for gas and my hotel room. JT said she'd pay for her own room but if I can I'd like to save up for that and food as well. It will have been the first time we see each other for 7 months. Try and fathom that why don't you. And then imagine going another 6 to 7 months without seeing each other again. Good thing he's worth it.

Going to go have a think now... will post more eventually.

First off Happy Birthday to Shawn, love of my life.

Secondly, tonight was my birthday dinner and we took pictures.


Bunny didn't enjoy the gift opening.

So he hid in his house.

The whole family waiting for dessert. The dinner was wonderful.

Great picture of JT and I.

And just one good one of me to top it all off.

Hope everyone is enjoying the full moon!

Well, JT is gone for a week and she kind of picked an excellent time to do it. You see I realized I was sinking back into bad old habits. Because I have found so many happy things in my life I had given up the things that kept me happy in my depression.. such as exercise. The night before she left I had horrible flashbacks of when my life was a mess last Winter and knew I should take that as a sign and do something about it.

So, for the first time since I went home for the Summer I played DDR. It felt amazing. I ended up playing 5 games in a row. I can't believe I ever gave it up. I've decided to do what I was doing before which is leaving it out all the time so if at any point I feel bored or feel like snacking for no reason I play DDR instead. Add to this the promise that JT made of joining the gym so we could work out together and swim whenever possible and I should be back to losing again. I went to check my resolution for this year... it was 20 and I've gone beyond that already and you know I can't stand not having a goal so I'm officially changing it to 40. Yup.. after 22 (in a week) years of never doing anything good for my body I'm finally doing something.. I mean... I was for a while but now I'm doing it again and that's what's important. Anyway.. yeah... I'm also going to try and cook some healthier stuff. JT has said she wanted to join me in this whole healthier lifestyle but I feel it's my duty to start it and then she can join when she wants. I need to do this for myself... I need to feel better about myself...

I remember the reason I enjoyed it so much before was because I was in charge of something. I had control over what I ate or what I did and I was making progress on something personal. I had lost so much.. my security blanket had been burned and replaced with one so fragile it tore in a matter of 2 weeks. I can't control my emotions... I can't control my mental state all the time... but damn it I can control what I do physically.

In other news... I have a shit load of homework to work on. I'm currently working on my iconography paper. I'm doing "St. Jerome in his study" by Durer. It has a lot of iconography to work with so it's proving to be a good piece to work with. The paper is due Thursday and I havn't begun writing it.. but at least I know what I will be writing about. My Dad helped a lot.

My ancient philosophy paper isn't due till the end of the semester but the thesis statement is due this Tuesday. I'm doing a paper on Aristotle's definition of a good tragedy. I have not developed a thesis yet but that requires reading the work and I have yet to do that. I will though.. My next French quiz is next week and the next test is the week after. I promised myself I would get a B on both this time. Yet again.. I do love a good goal. I need to memorize a lot and I havn't not started that either. Yup... I'm right on top of things.

My group expects my input on our project Tuesday and we present the Tuesday afterward. I have yet to work on it... I need to research Disneyworld's Animal Kingdom. Amazingly.. this is for an art history class. Yup... try and make sense of that one.

I'm going to spend the day playing DDR and writing the iconography paper at least until Shawn gets online. So.. I have at least 4 hours of working time. I did so little yesterday that I need to put some effort into today. I expect good things from myself.. Hope all it well with everyone else.

Yesterday JT and I were at JoAnns and we bought an apron pattern and some clothe that encompassed my entire personality... today we made the apron. Here's JT's first sewing project for a person.



Don't you just love it? I'm going to find iron on hearts to go on the pockets. ^.^ Hope all is well with everyone!