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Leslie B/Fwirl  

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Everything Is Nothing Is

Journal Entry: Sat May 10, 2008, 8:47 PM
FIRST: [link] STILL RUNNING THAT CONTEST

Well, uh. As you can maybe see, I got a paid account. I've been debating this for a while (particularly since getting a paid LJ account), because my use of dA has changed slightly and I wondered if maybe I'd leaped to conclusions about the usefulness of a paid account. I've been pretty vociferous about it, but I'm always willing to entertain the idea that I'm wrong. So I thought I'd have another go at it.

Verdict, less that 24 hours in: Nope, still not worth it particularly given how lousy dA is as a site. Did you know there is no way to turn off the thumbnails on your devwatch? I discovered this because I realized I really don't like the thumbnails, only to find that I'm stuck with them till my sub runs out. Argh.

Also! The stats are even less useful than I remembered them being. It would be nice to be able to see easily which days of the week get the most traffic, whether there IS a correlation between my update volume and hits, where folks are coming to the gallery from... I mean, that would actually be USEFUL. The stuff they've got now is only good for ego boosts. LAME, DA.

ON THE OTHER HAND I will admit I had fun playing with some of the journal features again. And polls are always shiny. And it's also nice to see who's visiting my page, partly so I can visit them back. EDIT: And all right, it is much more convenient to reply to comments from my devwatch rather than visiting the deviation page. But that's not nearly enough to justify shelling out the dough.

Lastly: Firefox plugins for dA are better than dA's subscriber features.


Can't Buy Me Love
  • Mood: Distracted
  • Listening to: Let's See Action - the Who
  • Reading: Warfare in Feudal Europe - John Beeler
  • Watching: CSI: Miami
  • Drinking: water

Devious Information

  • Current Age: A little older than my teeth
  • Current Residence: A Cardboard Box
  • Interests: The Beatles, Arthurian stuff, writing, great literature, history, robots, steampunk
  • Favourite movie: A Hard Day's Night, Everything Is Illuminated, The Princess Bride & The Seventh Seal, among
  • Favourite band or musician: The Beatles, the Decemberists, J.S. Bach, the Who, Glenn Miller--among others.
  • Favourite genre of music: "Classical," classic rock, jazz/swing, rock'n'roll, punk rock, etc. etc. etc.
  • Favourite artist: Bill Watterson, Arthur Rackham, Alan Lee, N.C. Wyeth, Reagan Lodge, Da Vinci--among others
  • Favourite poet or writer: J.D. Salinger, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jane Austen, C.S. Lewis, MCA Hogarth, P.G. Wodehouse--among others
  • Operating System: Mac OSX Leopard
  • MP3 player of choice: George the iPod
  • Favourite game: Risk. Bwaha. HAHAHA!
  • Favourite cartoon character: Calvin, Charlie Brown, or possibly the Joker
  • Personal Quote: "Alfred PWNZ0RZ the Vikings, y0!!"
  • Tools of the Trade: mechanical pencil, Prismacolor markers, Photoshop Elements, occasionally paints or colored pencils

Devious Comments

*ioyousbook:iconioyousbook: May 3, 2008, 11:42:27 AM
COULD BE

Or maybe doodling will be my superpower. YOU NEVER KNOW.

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The Noble & Ioyous Book Entytled

--FWIRL
on livejournal
~Rayless-Night:iconRayless-Night: May 3, 2008, 8:06:49 AM
So when I become a super-villain, that's what I can use against you? Your need to doodle?

This assuming you become a superhero.
*ioyousbook:iconioyousbook: May 3, 2008, 8:02:53 AM
Indeed, another watcher! I think I found you through character_shuffle, and your art is so quirky and cool I had to watch!

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The Noble & Ioyous Book Entytled

--FWIRL
on livejournal
*ioyousbook:iconioyousbook: May 3, 2008, 8:02:26 AM
MY BOOKS! NO TOUCHIE! *hoards them allll*

Eheh.

Heh, thanks! I waste way too much time filling my sketchbook pages with dumb character expressions... it's sort of my secret weakness.

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The Noble & Ioyous Book Entytled

--FWIRL
on livejournal
~kecen:iconkecen: Apr 27, 2008, 11:01:13 AM
Another watcher!
(of course I've been late in replying)

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Seinfeld should of been the florist.

Replace "f" with "h" and add an "i" after the second "e".
Draw a dolphin.
~Rayless-Night:iconRayless-Night: Apr 27, 2008, 10:35:13 AM
So I randomly just read your name as "I owe youse book". Just here to say that I'm waiting for my book.

Oh yeah, and the art. *mumbles something intelligent about how good your expressions are and how she wishes she was half as good at cartooning*
~harrisons-girl:iconharrisons-girl: Apr 24, 2008, 6:33:22 PM
ta to you for sharing! I adore the robobeatles.

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and in the words of Ringo Starr: peace and love, peace and love, peace and love.
*ioyousbook:iconioyousbook: Apr 22, 2008, 11:09:08 PM
Welcome! Your art has such a distinctive flair--how could I not watch?

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The Noble & Ioyous Book Entytled

--FWIRL
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*xdragonflyx:iconxdragonflyx: Apr 20, 2008, 11:47:04 AM
Thank you for the watch! :rose:

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.: Dragonflychaser
*ioyousbook:iconioyousbook: Apr 7, 2008, 9:36:51 PM
How could I not watch? Your art is v. cool.

Thanks, and thanks for the watch (and the favourite)!

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The Noble & Ioyous Book Entytled

--FWIRL
on livejournal
~Odd13:iconOdd13: Apr 5, 2008, 9:43:39 PM Mood: Sociable
hey thar, thanks for z' watch :D

awesome gallery ya' have here

*watches ya'*


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"Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind."
---Marston Bates
~annalinda87:iconannalinda87: Mar 24, 2008, 4:26:19 PM Mood: Cheerful
you're welcome!
your pictures are fav!
~pai-zhao:iconpai-zhao: Mar 17, 2008, 8:16:56 PM
um, you? PHC?

um.

my brother goes there.

the world may be about to explode.
*kalamu:iconkalamu: Feb 28, 2008, 12:00:53 PM
I'm just gonna stalk you here, as well :heart: Hope you don't mind
~UpadanaSaddha:iconUpadanaSaddha: Feb 23, 2008, 9:55:07 AM
thanks for the favorite. :aww:

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clinging to faith...
*indutiae:iconindutiae: Feb 9, 2008, 12:50:00 AM
Thanks for the ST favorite!

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"I'll climb the hill in my own way
Just wait a while for the right day"
*ioyousbook:iconioyousbook: Feb 8, 2008, 1:42:01 PM
Thank you! Ta for the watch and the favourites, too!

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The Noble & Ioyous Book Entytled

--FWIRL
on livejournal
~KaitlinTheGreat:iconKaitlinTheGreat: Feb 7, 2008, 7:26:12 PM
Your art is fantastic!

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Next time,your going on the mission and I'm making up the crazy plans-
Sam Fisher,SC:Chaos Theory
*ioyousbook:iconioyousbook: Jan 16, 2008, 7:50:39 PM
A little old but: [link]
[link]

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The Noble & Ioyous Book Entytled

--FWIRL
on livejournal
~LordSkinnyKingLuva:iconLordSkinnyKingLuva: Jan 16, 2008, 5:09:42 PM
Ok, this is incredibly unlike me, but I have taken a great and bizzare intrest in your style and I was wondering: what would a girl robot look like? the part that is unlike me is; if you wouldnt mind, could you perhaps post what a female robot of yours would look like? if you dont want to or just imply have no time, i understand. I just figured "what's the harm in asking?"

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Avy by Shidobukatsu
I'm sorry; I wanted it!! XP

"I should have known better with a boy like you! That I wou;d love everything that you do! And I do! Hey, hey, hey! And I do!"

So why not show me what a kiss can be?
~LordSkinnyKingLuva:iconLordSkinnyKingLuva: Jan 15, 2008, 9:23:52 PM Mood: Love
LOL!! my iPod's name is George too!! XP!!

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Avy by Shidobukatsu
I'm sorry; I wanted it!! XP

"I should have known better with a boy like you! That I wou;d love everything that you do! And I do! Hey, hey, hey! And I do!"

So why not show me what a kiss can be?
~rhianimated:iconrhianimated: Jan 10, 2008, 9:06:27 PM
Thanks for the fav! As usual, I'm loving your gallery! Your characters are always so nice :)
*ioyousbook:iconioyousbook: Jan 6, 2008, 4:50:46 PM
[link]

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The Noble & Ioyous Book Entytled

--FWIRL
on livejournal
*ioyousbook:iconioyousbook: Jan 6, 2008, 4:50:40 PM
[link]

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The Noble & Ioyous Book Entytled

--FWIRL
on livejournal
~Neio6:iconNeio6: Jan 6, 2008, 11:23:37 AM
Either of my human characters. Their reference stuff can be found at [link]


Thanks! :)

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Now the movie's turned into a play. Still good, though.

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