This is a rambling journal. O:

But most of the time it is anyway, soooo...

Fish and chips from pubs are good. They have a light crispiness that I don't get in the frozen schtuff.
Not to mention the fact that it just tastes better.

Finally got around to beating the Duke in Lunar Knights. Was fun, but I still gotta figure out the right way to dodge all those attacks... Yes, I berserked in with Aaron and Lucian. :3
I'm kind of hoping I can get my brother to play it as everyone else as of this moment close by either doesn't have a DS or doesn't seem to be interested; I'd really like to try multiplayer with someone.


Over the last few days I remembered this one guy whom I wasn't very happy with. He got commisioned to do work for a place that I was otherwise going to do the work for; and nope, that's not why it bothers me. He didn't get the piece to them even after he had been payed a pretty good amount. Last I had heard (when the business shut down) he still hadn't supplied the work. It upset me because I felt like that person helped in causing the owner to lose what little drive he had left to keep the business open. I went to the board for a comic book he was doing, and found in his updates that one of his relatives had died in the past couple months (don't remember which). That seemed to give me an understanding of why his work wasn't happening (though he was failing to contact the owner over the delay).

I checked his board again recently and found that it had shut down. I found what appears to be his DA page and if it was, he appears to have been severely depressed and offended at people critiquing (maybe criticizing, I don't know) his work. I felt a bit saddened at the fact that he had let himself slip that far. Even though I wasn't fond of him, I was kind of sad that he'd seemed to have given up from what I could find...

I checked the website of the business that had shut down, as the owner was still selling items before and after the time of the store. I can't find it anymore. I don't know whether it has shut down entirely or if it did (a second) name change. I know that the owner would sell his wares at anime conventions, which is another reason I really want to go to one this year. I'd like to see how he's doing...
...I admit, if it was at all possible, I wish he'd give the store another shot. There were many many things that could have been done to improve it.

I actually found someone last night that knew who this artist was and I understand now that I got no reason to feel any remorse over this artist. It turns out the guy acts like a real hotshot and has deserted panels and lashed out and been an all around jerk. It's understandable if a person gets really upset when they lose someone, but that doesn't excuse them from being a decent person; even more so when the death occured quite a while ago now... I'm sorry if this all sounds really heartless, but I don't think someone has the right to treat people poorly regardless of what else might be happening in their life right now...
I'm not even sure if that's the reason he's acting that way... it's not right either way.

...I still want to find the guy who ran the store... *sighs*

Huh! I gave a search for his alternate name and found a business! In the same general sort of area too... though for all I know, it may also have closed a while ago. Frankly, the area that he picked (if it is in fact him) seems to have been a poor choice... Seems more out of the way than the first...


I went to the high school graduation last night and had food and stuff with a couple of my friends. Been waaay too long since I've last done that. It was a lot of fun. I wanna do it again. :3
Oh, and we started doing really bad "Yo Mama" jokes. We succeeded in scarring ourselves! \o/

I've also really gotten into Norwegian music over the last couple days (traditional music, not rock). So... now, since most people are confident I can still worm my way into Japanese (still full)... I might try and study Norwegian a little bit this summer.

...And I wanna mess around and try a Hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle). XD
Actually, I'd settle for a violin right now, but it looks like my old fiddle was given to Goodwill. Not a huge loss, the violin was frankly of terrible quality, but now I'll have to save up for a new one if I want to play it again.

Hardanger fiddles are expensive! They aren't mass-produced like most of the other instruments and are instead made by hand. An article gave the least expensive estimate for a student-level Hardingfele at $800 in 1992 and says that it has risen in price since then. Professional models can run anywhere from about $3000 to $5000. Violins can be modified to be like Hardingfele, but quality is sacrificed. At least a person can be sure that when they request a Hardingfele from a maker, they do indeed know what they are doing. A company in the midwest has its patrons choose the wood type and the sort of ink work and such. It's really cool...

I took care of my nephew earlier today. It took him a while to sleep (he's ill) and then he woke up a good while later really upset. He wanted his mum.
We sat outside for a little and he calmed back down. It was really nice out there. Got to listen to the birdies...
It was a good break for the parents though, so I was happy to do it for them.
And my nephew, even when upset, is cute so it's worth it. ^.^


Well, I'm about done eating my dinner so I think I close this journal for now.
Peace!

Ah! Almost forgot I wanted to start putting this stuff!


Gift Art:


Red Sun of Sheezy

Commisions:
Closed until I finish the gift art.

Club:

I promise it's not dead. Currently planning the updates...