All art is at once surface and symbol

It's Icon Day, and itsamellama is taking free requests until the end of July 7th! :D Ask her to draw anything you want; yourself, your friends, your favorite character, your OC, etc. and she'll draw custom icons for you! And if you tip, you get even more goodies! ♥

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I guess this is the part where I explain my absence, huh?

It's been a wreck where I am. Namely Mom is at the worst of her hypo-manic stage again (and anyone who knows me understands that I do not use that word lightly) and it's been draining the hell out of me and given me lots of unhinged stress. I may have to move into Dad's office for real this time, but as long as Mom leaves me alone and never talks to me, I can gain some peace of mind. There's also been confusion involving my birth control meds, but I saw my gynocologist for that, so no worries.

Good things that kept me sane included Jimmy's 22nd birthday back on May 17th! Dad even got him a small present~ (We got him several WW2 books, including a memoir of the last Valkyrie) Jimmy and his mom and I ate at a glorious Italian restaurant, and its cheese pizza is absolutely amazing. The food was rich so we got stuffed right away and had to ask for leftover boxes. Then Jimmy and I cuddled at his house and we played Mario Party 3 in his honor before I went home.

Another thing I got to look forward to was art commissions. If Mom gets to go on her giant online shopping sprees, why can't I get myself something nice for a change? Both of them involve characters from my novel... and dear lord, I miss my novel and I want to start working on it again.

jazaaboo is an animator who uses her skills for a charites such as the speedgamers. You know that Pokemon video that I showed you several entries back? Yep, she made that. Unfortunately, she recently had to go to the hospital for emergency surgery, and a single night's stay costs $7000. That's American Health Care for ya. :/

Forwarding and spreading the word is fine and all, but I dunno. I felt like I had to do something. And $15 for a single colored sketch is easy. So I asked her to draw one of my main supporting characters: "Jelly Jane."

( Introducing Jelly Jane! )

( And the drawing itself. :o )

You can commission Jaz here. Her kindness is as great as her art and she deserves all the donations she can get. ;; You can even request a custom animation cell! :o

Out of the 100 entries, we're likely to have a glut of Pokémon from Gen V/Unova, 'cause that has a bunch of my favorites as far as I'm concerned. The first Pokémon I'll introduce from that region will be none other than a certain Nazca birdie. :3



( Welcome to the desert! Please be considerate and don't step on those lines in the sand. )

{Take the 100 Things challenge!}

Okay, I'm hopping on the bandwagon for this. I wanted to think of something good that I knew for sure wouldn't run out of... and my flist has come up with some fun stuff, like "100 Favorite Ships" or "100 Video Games." And by Jove, I finally got it. Welcome to Puri's...

Dad and I caught up a lot in Maurice, and next time we're starting Part 4~ You know that feeling you get while you read a chapter that's got you excited and you're thinking, "...Whoa. I liked you before, book, and now this is reeeeeeally getting good! :o" That kind of... profoundness. That's Chapter 37 for me. (Me: "Wow, Maurice should've taken hypnotism earlier! :o He's way less of a jerk than he was earlier!") Dad seems to feel the same as I do, and oh boy oh boy oh boy~ ♥

Sara Jaye and I watched most of the Jirachi movie despite technical issues. We'll finish next time~

Meanwhile... I think I found my new favorite tumblr. (Magicastuck: a Homestuck AU in the Puella Magi Madoka Magica universe)

I'm in love with Rose's design from the banner, gdjksghskjdg.

Watch Dave's transformation sequence. Oh my god. Oh my fucking god. (Like/Reblog the original post here)

brb going to library

Admittedly, I'm not as big on those two as I used to be, but I could not resist this joke.

...o hai flist.

Edit: Puri draws Raggedy Andy & Marius because she is a loser.

I finished watching Mangamix's Let's Play of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, so now I consider it okay for me to upload all the icons I've saved from this post. (NSFW warning, due to blood and nudity and well... being Amnesia)

Also, lolercopters. This is flawless.

Now if only I had the courage to read Marble Hornets/Dionaea House/Ted the Caver. They've been sitting in my bookmarks forever and waiting. I'm still too chicken. *sob* I'll probably start Dionaea House. rofl I'm a masochist.

Oh well, I've been playing Kirby's Epic Yarn to keep my mind off the gloom~ ♥ What a cute way to pass the time before B/W's release~ ♥♥♥

This has been sitting on my Semagic for a while, so allow me to share a picspam I made at ontdpokemon some time ago, nomnomnom:

( Puri loves Mewtwo, nomnomnom~ )

What's the name of the Ace Trainer that you go out with as Touko on the ferris wheel? Natsuki? I always feel bad after I battle him and think, "Goddammit, it's not N. <.<" while Natsuki is probably all nervous and saying a bunch of flustered sweet guy things while you're riding with him on the ferris wheel. For all I know, he really does care about Touko and I'm torn between this guy and... someone a little more unstable. :P

( This is the part where fandom disowns me. :P )

Okay, the controversial shipping politics part is over. :P Let's do something more fun, like finish the Fic Meme!

( Fanfiction Writing Meme Questions 26-30. THE END! NaNo Talk galore! )

( 30 Day Fanfiction Writing Meme. No More Strike-Outs! )

Shit this song. *-* GOD I LOVE THIS SONG. /Slowpoke