Avatars

This is just a quick update, on the off chance any of my friends check this site!

I made a few avvies. I want to upload one onto Iconator, but have run into a few problems:

One, I don't know which one is more aesthetically pleasing/amusing to more people. I think all of them are pretty funny, but I detest people who upload mutliple versions of basically the same avatar. XP It's like cheating! So, dilemma for me.

Two, I don't know which one will get me in LESS trouble. I'm not sure how touchy Iconator is about drugs, but they definitely aren't school, right? Drugs are just touchy, even when indirectly referred to in jest.

So, I'm asking for second opinions. Comments are very much appreciated. :3 (And kinda mandatory. Do it. Seriously.)

Okay, so I am not really indirectly refering to anything- but still! At least I'm not advertising them.

THOUGHTS.

Ivy, out.

Jumpin' Rope...

... and makin' comics. Yup, that's me. I totally jump rope all the time.

((Not really.))

So! I haven't updated in forever. ^.^;;; Bad me. But this summer has been very distracting! It's not (entirely) my fault!

First of all, I got a job. It saps time. It does!

Also, I can drive now. This means my parents want me to do all sorts of errands for them. Sigh.

Then! Then! There is summer homework for Kez, which I still haven't finished, despite the fact that school starts in less than a week. Bad Ivy, bad!!

Last, I have a giant stack of books to read. But no one has any sympathy for me in THAT department.

And marching season is starting soon... sigh.

Oooh, here's a big rant! Remember Brett Favre? Of course you do. He was the Packers star player for years, but he retired last spring. It was very emotional for all cheeseheads involved, but it was a respected decision. He was getting kinda old for a foot ball player. But then, weeks ago, he decided he wasn't retiring! Nope! He was coming back to play football, presumably with the Packers! Well, good. Great, right? Except NO.

The manager of the Packers (and someone else) didn't like him. So they SOLD his contract. To the Jets.

x.X

The Packers sold their star quarterback. My mind, she is blown.

And very mad. Poor Favre!

Well, anyway. You have a comic! This is good. I'm not sure if I have mentioned this before to anyone, but I am thinking once I wind up this lesson I move on to smaller comics. Oh, they'll still be full page ones. The stories will just be mini, one or two page ones. I'm finding I am having trouble keeping interest in the longer storylines, so we'll see how my new plan goes. I am fairly optimistic!

My schedule for next year looks pretty good! I have someone I like in most of my classes! :3 I have to talk to my councelor when school starts, but I'll worry about that later. What raises my ire NOW is that I have another class with my little sister. >:( BESIDES band, at this moment, I have Principles of Business with her as well.

That may be ANOTHER reason to see my councelor.

That is all, I believe!

Ivy, out.

The Ol' Fourth... Yup...

Apparently, I have been EXTRA lazy lately, because not only have I not blogged, I have drawn very little and actually done MORE homework than fun summer stuffs. What's wrong with me?

Well, I do have some art now, even if the subject is... hmm. Five days old. Not bad, considering it is in the color! Wooo!

In other news! My Zune is back. There is still a little crack on the case, but the screen works beautifully, and it plays music! So I'm not going to complain. :3 My zune is back, my zune is back, my zune is back~

Hmm. I need to come up with a name for that thing.

In other news, I still have a LONG way to go to finish my Kez homework, and meanwhile summer is over halfways over. O.O HATE. FREAK OUT. I JUST realized that.

I should work on that.

Meanwhile, my reading list is just PILING up, and I can't get motivated there, either. Grah.

I need to write, too! I know! I know!

:3 I don't wish to jinx it, but I DO have something of a job interview tomorrow, which is major sweetness. (THANK YOU, ASHEY!) *crosses fingers* Making sandwiches isn't my IDEAL job, but the hours sound pretty good for a first job. I'll take what I can get!

If I haven't mentioned it to you yet, I recieved my ACT scores, and I got a whopping 28. ^.^;; One point up from last time. Well, at least it went UP, right? Right?! In any case, I'll probably take it again this fall. A thirty would be preferable. :3

Continuing on my subject jumping, I have discovered that poison ivy is NOT nice! But I am not nearly as allergic to it as some people. Little bumps, redness, and minor itching. No swelling, no blood, and I don't want to chew my leg off. I think this means I should be thankful, non? I've heard of some people who react VERY badly to the stuff. I don't, but now I can tell you all from personal experience: don't touch poison ivy, even on accident. Not fun stuff.

Oh! I've been going to the Animal Shelter a lot lately and just helping out. Good volunteering hours. Anyone who wants to go with me should give a holler: the kitties and puppies would love the attention, as would your future college applications. It's fun! You can come in any time you want (assuming the place is open) and just cuddle! The people there don't interrogate you.

Well, I think I have rambled enough for one post. I think I have covered all the major happenings for the past couple weeks!

Ivy, out.

Well, today has been a day of mixed victories and defeats.

So, yeah. I'm back from my trip! It was okay. Saw the family. Twelve minute wedding! :D Best thing ever. My cousin Paul and my new cousin Sara get mucho kudos for the very short wedding.

I DID do some art. And Nicole... authographed one of the pages in my sketchbook. The girl does have a sense of humor, I'll give her that.


I drove alone today! That was very nice. I picked up my sister from her volunteer gig at an elementary school, and picked up our dog Sadie from her stay at the vet's office. Nothing to report there besides the shock of my parents, who probably expected me to be traumatized, or the car to be broken.

And now, the bigger news than that. I gots a car.

:3

Okay, not PRECISELY true. It's another 'family' car. It is not exclusively 'mine'. It was bought, however, exactly BECAUSE I can drive now, and am expected to do a lot of it, and therefore need a car in order to become my parent's personal chauffer/slav- I mean, help with errands.

Either way, TOTALLY a victory. A Tahoe, for anyone who is in the know. For everyone else, think a mini suburban. Silvery-goldy, and a... '98 or a '99. Can't remember which. Looks like new, though.

So, where is the defeat, I am sure my readers are wondering? Well, I was riding my bike this evening. I fell. Scraped up my knee. Palms of my hands hurt. My hip is probably bruised. Duke Sebastian is okay, and my biker-dignity escaped with only minor bruising.

That isn't the defeat.

The crushing defeat that REALLY makes me made is that I had my ZUNE attached to the hip I LANDED on. The music was playing before, during, AND after the crash, so I at first assumed it was a tough little thing and perfectly fine. I got in the house, glanced at the screen, turned it off, and went to go make sure my knee wouldn't bleed on the carpet anymore. I looked at it more closely when I went upstairs again to retire to my computer desk, turned on my Zune, and the minor cracks on the top of the screen hid below it a SPIDER WEB of mini cracks. -.-;; No screen. No picture. NO idea what I'm doing.

It plays music fine, though.

*TOTALLY PISSED OFF FACE HERE*

Both my sister and Court says there is hope, however, and the screen may come back if I leave it alone for a while. I WISH that made me feel better. Mad at myself doesn't even begin to describe it. The thing is practically new!

We'll see in a couple of days. Grr.

Grades came in!! ALL A's FOR SEMESTER! W000!!

Ivy, out.

Vegetation

So, I'M leaving tomorrow!!

Big surprise, non?

My cousin is getting married~ :3 I hardly ever get to see this side of my family, so it'll be interesting to say the least. The conversations usually involved, "Oh, I know you? Yes, I know you! A hug? Already? Okay!"

So, we're driving all day tomorrow, partying Saturday and Sunday, and driving back Monday. LOTS of time in the car. At least we're used to it.

Oh, our blue suburban collapsed! Dad's getting it repaired, though Heaven knows WHY. That this is literally on its last wheels. At this point, the only way we could POSSIBLY make money off that thing is by removing its internal organs and selling them on the black market. At this point, fixing it again is like giving the man without legs stilts so he can deliver your mail for a little longer.

Weird analogy, but I think it gets my point across.

Anyway, this is just a post to say I'll be gone for four days! And I'm leaving you with a doodle. Undoubtedly, I will have more doodles when I return from my journey.

^-^ I haven't even STARTED on my summer homework yet. However, I have made a pretty good dent in Dominic Deegan's archives. :3 GOOD comic. Must... finish... before... I leave....

That is all!

Ivy, out.

BEHAVE.

First update of the summer! And first in a long time, too... Sorry about that! I choose to blame finals. It's all their fault.

So, yes! It's a comic! Be happy!!

I loved drawing Awrthyr's attic. That place is full of the most random things. Hobgoblins, I think, are pack rats. They like collecting strange things.

The next comic will hopefully come relatively soon... no school/homework, you know. All that jazz. Also! After this plotline, I am going to veer away from big long Lessons for a while. See how entertained I can be by just doing one or two page gags when the inspiration strikes me. I think my productivity will go up.

BEENISH IS LEAVING!! T.T Sad sad. I hope she doesn't expect me to have fifty pages of ANYTHING done when she gets back, because it's not happening~~

COURTNETTY IS LEAVING!! T.T I know she doesn't expect me to have much done. She's realistic.

There are probably other things I could write about here, because it has been a long time since I have actually written anything, but I'm not remembering any of it right now!! Which means, I'm done ranting.

Comment on the comic!!

Ivy, out.

Cutie hearts and Bill boards.

I was up seeing my aunt's wedding this weekend. ^-^ She has a brand new last name now. And a husband! Miracles never cease. It means I get an uncle!

Anyway, the ceremony was beautiful, and I loved her dress. :3 I also got to see my... cousin? Second cousin? Whatever. Her name is Michelle, and it was good to see her again. The alternative would have been having NO ONE my age to talk to. Or even remotely my age. Or my sisters' ages. Honestly, my family is made up of old people, the marrying-age type, and a few stray toddlers. It's a little bit depressing.

Not that I don't love them. Just saying.

On this trip, I drew a few piccies, because I had a bit of down time. Actually, a LOT of down time. One is kinda cute, and the other is just me being... well. I'm sure there is a good adjective somewhere for what I'm being, but I'll leave it up to you to find it. Enjoy.

Also! I saw the new Alvin and the Chipmunks movie over the weekend. It was adorable! I want the soundtrack now. :3 I loved it. The plotline was pretty predictable, but in this case that didn't make the movie any less entertaining. After all, the movie was made for kids, basically. They don't have to dig too deep.

And Simon is just adorable. What more do you need, right?

I told the witch doctor I was in love with you~

That is all! Tata!

Ivy, out.

Stained Glass

I have a doodle for you guys. Nothing special, but I've had it for a while. I might not have bothered if Bippy hadn't pestered me about it. :P

In other news, I went to a concert last night! I was stunned to hear that Athlete and Switchfoot would be coming to a small town like ours, but did you hear me complaining? No.

It was amazing! Athlete is a British band, if you didn't know, and yes, he did have an accent. They seemed amazed that we thought it was amazing they were from England, but hey! I've lived in America ALL my life, just like MOST Americans. In fact, I have never even left the country, also like MOST Americans. Of course we're going to be interested in them! And I resent the accusation made by him that all Americans are stereotypical. XP The songs they played were cool, though I had trouble hearing the words clearly. At a concert, though, that's pretty much par for the course. Also, their drummer, Steve, couldn't go on tour with them, so they had Computer Steve to keep time with them! He was a mac laptop, and despite my usual hatred for Apples, ya gotta love Computer Steve. :D Everyone else loved him, too.

After they played for about forty-five minutes, Switchfoot came on, and the mosh pit about doubled. Yeah, Arian, my sister and I were included in both mosh pits. :D And we did some jumping and air-punching and head bobbing, mostly just to be ironic. Not to say we didn't enjoy the show! It was a blast. I don't like to compare, but I definitely enjoyed Switchfoot more than Athlete, and not just because I could sing along with Switchfoot. They played longer than Athlete, and and a pretty sweet light show. At one point, Jon Foreman got down from the stage, and walked through the crowd. X3 Not to fan-girl on you all, but he came within about five feet of me, and it was pretty spaz-attack-inducing.

Another funny thing? We were standing next to some guys who liked to wave their shoes in the air instead of just their hands, or a cellphone or lighter. At one point, Jon noticed and said something along the lines, "What?Why are you guys waving your shoes in the air? That's awesome!" From then on, we referred to them as the Shoe Guys. Friendly group! At one point we all were swaying to the music together.

All in all, pretty awesome-sause show. I got a t-shirt, which I hope will fit. Am I the only one who has noticed that t-shirst run seriously small nowadays? Their XL looked like a medium. Insanity!

Well, since the concert all I've done is homework. XP I won't bore you with the sordid details, because I know no one cares. I also won't say how much I am NOT liking the thought of school tomorrow. I know you all are feeling the same way.

Ivy, out.

Coming to you soon, on Deviant...

Actually, it's coming to you right now. If you want to see the latest comic all pretty with its own page on Deviant, I'm sure the link is in one of these words. You can find it!

I finished A Separate Piece. I'm sure you've heard this all before, but I called that book. I totally did. The likeable character suffered, suffered some more, and died. A really stupid and meaningless death, I would like to add. Who likes reading about that kind of stuff? If I wanted to be depressed, I would turn on the evening news. -.-

But enough whining! I now need the opinion of my loyal (and small) viewer-age. In the comic, what do you think should happen next? I know you children love it when I suprise you with my wit and plot twists, but I am not sure how to continue from this point on. I could figure something out, I s'pose, but that means you would get the comic later. :D

The one rule? Awrthyr cannot die.

And don't maim him too horribly.

Ivy, out.

The GOOD rope.

Okay, NOW you guys get a comic. ^.^;; Not as penance, though: no one mentioned it to me, so I am assuming none of you noticed my April Fool's joke.

Which leads me to think, do people even COME here anymore? Hmm. I wonder.

So, this time, I am posting the comic HERE, right here on my blog! I'll upload it to Deviant later. Maybe. :3

((This totally isn't to get back at Ben for being a pest about the next comic. Totally. I don't think he even remembers I have a blog. >:3))

I worked on this comic several nights in the last week, and while I hate drawing a project out like that, it does seem to be a more efficient way of getting comics up. Sigh. So I think I'll try that process from now on, just to see if I get more drawing done.

More MAP testing next week! Oh, joy of joys. And a super-duper evil History Kecz test of ultimate DOOM and SUFFERING. T.T I still have a chapter to read. Then again, what else is new?

I have a new hypothesis! If the book is a Great American Novel, then it does not have a happy ending. Ever. It's against the rules. If a likable character doesn't die or suffer greatly, or if the main character isn't a bitter, superior jerk, it just isn't a Great American Novel. It would be against the rules.

So, yeah. If you couldn't tell, I am about half way through A Seperate Peace. It's great. I'm enjoying it. Really.

Curse my Comm. Arts class...

Enjoy the comic! :3

Ivy, out.

Hello, Tuesday

So! In honor of today, I am posting a new comic! All shiney, and everything!! Enjoy, mes amies.

So, everyone has heard of MAP testing, right? That big ol' required test in Missouri for anyone a part of the public school system? Yeah. IT'S DUMB. The type of test where they give you two hours to do about forty minutes of work. On the bright side, I did a lot of recreational reading! Maybe that was the school's goal after all. "Make rereading a book they've read five times more appealing!" - if that was their goal, you get an A+, school board. Congrats.

Poison Study was amazing- a very good read. I don't know if I should be anticipating or dreading reading the next two books, but I feel that way about many series, especially when the opinions of my friends on Magic Study and Fire Study are so contradictory. -.-

Also on my reading list, is Three to Get Deadly, by Janet Evonavich (along with the rest of her ridiculously long series), The More I See You, by Lynn Kurland, and A Seperate Peace, by John Knowles. Geez, what a spread. Anyone who knows books won't be able to decide if I'm a murder-mystery junkie, hopeless romantic, or a fan of the old classics.

That is all.

Ivy, out.



((For the record, please don't kill me. Don't hate me because it's April Fool's Day!))

MORE PICCIES WOO!

Even more piccies of the trip! In my own defense, if you are sick of them, I took WAY less than Courtney.

The hotel we just stayed in overnight in... Georgia? Kentucky? Don't remember. Definitely not four stars, but it worked for just one night.

Look! It's Goofy! Omigod, he's coming this way! He's going to run me over! Move- augh!

Erin's idol. Stitch is rather large in real life, huh? From the movies, you would think he was such a little thing! Amazing what filming does to a person's height...

:3 I think this is my favorite group piccy I took. James is falling over! It's great.

Guess what these stained glass windows are based off of? Go ahead, guess. You'll never get it.

In Epcot, they have the World Showcase, right? Where you get to go to a bunch of different countries! I tried to get a bunch of piccies of Japan, but by then it was dark, and few turned out. The second one was from a middle eastern country... can't remember if it was India or not. *shrugs* Pretty mosaics!

OMG THE MASKS. In Italy, they had a mask shop! If there is one thing I wish I could have gotten on this trip, it is one of those AMAZING masks. Of course, they were ridiculously expensive. BUT SO PRETTY. I was very impressed! They're all handmade!!

I would like to entitle the next set of pictures "THE BEST DAY OF ERIN'S LIFE." You guys think I fan girl over Tinkerbell? I think Erin would have killed someone to get a picture with Spiderman, if she had to. Fortunately, she only had to wait in a line.

The handsome fellow there is Wolverine. I know, he looked less like a dork in the movies, right? Well, that didn't stop Erin and James. Ah, spandex.

Those two lovely ladies in costume are Rogue and Storm, if you, once again, couldn't tell. Amazing!!

Remember Erin's plastic arsenal? Maybe not. But in one of the Marvel gift shops Erin bought a pair of plastic Wolverine claws, which we PROBABLY shouldn't have allowed her to do. But since when were we smart? Erin and James were barred from the Shrek area of Universal Studios by one of the wandering village girls. She looked absolutely petrified by their fighting.

:D You'll think this is funny, but after these pictures we had a few more days of parks to do! But my camera was out of memory, so I didn't take too many more. Oh well! You guys understand, right?

I actually did take a picture of the Disney's Magical Kingdom light parade. It took place at about midnight on our last day there. :D What were we doing at Magical Kingdom, you ask? Riding the Dumbo Ride. Amazing. And Space Mountain! MORE amazing. Courtney wasn't happy about it, but it was perfectly safe and dark and fast and fun! :3 I was very happy with it.

That's about all I need to say... I think...

Ivy, out.

More on the trip~

Installment two involves more piccies. Woo!

Oh, the shrubbery! Be impressed. I was. Amazingly so.

In case you can't see it, Stitch is sitting in the life guard chair up there, looking adorable. Over the trip, everyone learned that Erin is totally in love with Stitch. She bought a plushie of him, and he became her firstborn. It was an funny joke, that was surprisingly long-lived. I don't think it's died yet.

At MGM. The Holleywood division of Disney World- for those of you who aren't nerds, that giant robot would be from Star Wars. VERY big. VERY impressive.

And it's totally about to crush James. Too bad!!

((Fun fact: James totally beat me up over the trip. I was bleeding. From my HEAD. Someone stole his hat (MIGHT have been me. I don't remember), and I got caught with it. So he whacked me over the head with it (wouldn't you have?), and it turns out my head is just super sensitive to being hit. I had a bump about the size of a quarter, but the excessive amounts of blood running down my face came from a prick the size of a needle point. I thought it was more funny than anything- didn't feel a thing. James felt bad, and everyone else freaked. *shrugs*))

They had a Beauty and the Beast Musical! I ADORED it. And sang along to all the songs. The actually managed to get most of the plotline and all of the songs into about thirty-three minutes. And I took about one picture a minute, by those reconnings. If you want to see them all, contact me, but for now, you can just see the finale~

Animal Kingdom! Disney World's zoo.

Tree of Life. VERY HUGE. VERY COOL. This is about as close to it as you can get. Which was disappointing.

Lions, tigers, and... flamingos? Oh my.

The lion and tiger were rare sightings, apparently- actually, only the lion was. Supposedly, they are rarely seen on the safari, because they sleep most of the day. It was cool. With the tiger, you could see about five of them at any given time, but we're the only people I know that the tiger deemed cool enough to come and inspect through a window. :D We were taking piccies like crazy. Court, Ashey, and Erin got some really good ones, too.

I haven't posted half the pictures that I want to- but I feel this blog is already too long. And, as blogger isn't really equipped to post a lot of pictures in one post, I'm getting annoyed with it. I'll post the rest of them later, I promise!

Ivy, out.

BACK FROM OBSENELY LONG TRIP

Okay. *deep breath* I am NOT writing about the whole trip here. But I have some piccies that will help sum up.

The bus ride on the first (second?) day got a little loopy. They earned those rabbit ears!

I love the scenery in Disney- everywhere. Theme parks pay so much attention to detail. Oh, the shrubbery!

I'll post more tomorrow. Blogger hates me, and doesn't want to upload more piccies. Not to mention, I am dog tired.

The trip home was a bit frustrating... Bus 1 (we were on Bus 2) had trouble. So we had to stop to get it fixed. They ended up dropping us at a mall in VALDOSTA (yes, you must say the name with an accent), Georgia. THe mall was relatively small (one bathroom in the whole place small), but it had a book store, which had FURUBA! So I was content. We were all going a little stir crazy, though. I think in the end we were pushed back, what? Five hours? Eight? Something like that.

More rant to come later. Unpacking!!

DEAR BEENISH,

because the rest of the people who read my blog will be in other parts of the country, and thus don't matter.

The thing is, I thought, "Wow! I'm gonna be gone all break." That means all the comics I WOULD be doing then, wouldn't get done. So I did the unthinkable for my small readership.

In the past six days, I did five comics.

I KNOW. It's amazing. Not only that!! But they are not part of the current plotline! It is RE-INTRODUCTIONS. Because the first chapter I ever did sucked, so now I can have new people reading my comic with the NEW introduction, and I won't be embarrassed by my poor drawing skills of yesteryear. It's amusing, I think. YOu must comment!!

Also, YOU, BEENISH, must TRY to relax during break. T.T This is my offering for you. So PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, at LEAST sleep in for me.

So...

1
2
3
4
5

Appreciate my improved drawing skills! I drew us in our old costumes, so you can ALSO appreciate how much of a better character designer I am nowadays as opposed to way back when. Drawing everyone with the old hair cuts was weird as well. :D

Lightning outside! Yay!!

Um... I think that is all... Going on a trip tomorrow morning! w00t!!

Ivy, out.



((Psst... I'll have another suprise for everyone not going on the trip come school in a week and a half... izza surprise...))

Okay....

... I KNOW what you are thinking. But I can explain!

It was the homework. It kept me from drawing. It isn't my fault!! I promise!!

Anyway, I had less homework tonight. Amazing! So I doodled. I know, I know, I should draw a comic. T.T Unfortunately, those take hours, so I doodled with a pretty new lavender pen I have, and then fiddled with the image on my computer! So, a doodle of a lavender elf. :D Be appreciative!

I WILL try to do another comic soon. I swear. Once I decide what I want to do next. ((I wasn't joking before- I really HAD been building up to the last comic for... ages, and didn't really consider where I wanted to go afterwards. :D I know, I'm amazing.))

Trip to Florida in a week!! So excited, in a I-would-really-rather-skip-the-two-full-days-of-riding-in-a-bus way!!!

Umm... that's all!!

Ivy, out.

COLOR

Yes, be shocked and amazed-- I have actually used color. And MARKERS, to boot. Shocking and amazing. Since when does Ivy use color?

It probably has something to do with Mommy buying me new metallic markers. :3 Which are VERY fun.

And, before you ask, NO, it is not Fey. It is just a fairy.

Hm... in other news... I hope I didn't fail the Kez test. I hope my LAST Kez test will be turned in SOON. Otherwise, there WILL be blood, and wouldn't it suck if it were someone we liked who hasn't turned in my essay yet? Only think. It would be much better for everyone if they just turned in my essay.

Grr.

In other news, my uuber evil Blue Book test of Doom in Earth Science has been put off by yet ANOTHER day. :D I am happy about this, though I probably COULD take it tomorrow. If the weather cooperates, of course. Have I mentioned just how much I ADORE this weather? :D:D

Princess Mononoke isn't a bad movie. Weird, but Japanese animation usually is. It was a new experience for everyone else in the class, and I got a kick out of everyone else wondering what the heck was going on, and commenting on how WEIRD it was. Overall, not as good as Spirited Away or Howl's Moving Castle, but I don't regret watching it. I guess they're just weirded out by seeing more mature plotlines sketched out in cartoons.

Hmm... I think that is all.

Ivy, out.

Again!

I've finally uplaoded that picture onto Deviant... at last... so now if you want to look at a version you can actually read without straining yourself, you can!! W00t!!

Yay for three day weekends!!

Ivy, out.

Art!

Cause I said I would! Even though most of my friends didn't deign to offer their opinion about my avvies!! Which was my prerequisite to posting art, by the way. The only reason why I am posting this now is because Erin is writing, which merits praise!!

Supercalifragilisticexpialadocious!

Bippity Bobbity Boo!!

Pop! Six! Squish! Cicero! Lipschitz!

Betcha can't guess what I'm listening to right now!!

Happy Monday tomorrow...

Sorry if it's a little hard to read. I can't seem to make it enlarge at all without catastrophic results. *shrugs in defeat*

Ivy, out.

'Art' Project

Don't quote me on this, but I WILL try to get real art this weekend. ^.^;;; Hopefully.

In the meantime, I have been working on an 'art' project!! Anyway, it's KIND OF art. So I figure I'll post it for your entertainment. :D Sometimes I think I should turn off my brain for the sake of humanity.

The only problem being, I couldn't make just ONE. And I can't decide which I like best. *rolls eyes* Opinions, anyone?

Ivy, out.

Okay, NOW you get a comic. :3

Just to start off, you guys have no idea how long I have been building up to this comic. Nicole found it hilarious. :3 I hope it makes you giggle.

Again, sorry Bippy and Ben. I will try to stop making jokes at Bip's expense, and I'm SURE I'll be nicer to Awrthyr in the future. Maybe. Possibly.

Think of it this way: Awrthyr isn't a swamp-monster, so I'm going to have to beat on him a little bit. :D It evens out!

Enjoy, mes amies~

Ivy, out.

Snow day~~

Don't you absolutely adore them? :3 Gives you all sorts of extra time to do things!!! Like dust!!

And ride your bike!!

And sleep in!!

And read!!

And do a comic!!

But not post it until tomorrow!!

^-^ You guys didn't really want a comic tonight, anyway, right? It's all finished and pretty, but scanning and cleaning it up would take another hour, and I'm going to bed in less than an hour!!! And I'm tired.

BAD things happen when I try to art on the computer when half-asleep.

I had a temperature today! It probably came from spending too much time with Ava. I believe she got the whole world sick. XP Bad, Ava!! Bad!! Don't ever get the whole world sick again!!

Most of the snow is gone, sadly. But I am immensely satisfied that it got us out of school, only for the weather to decide, "Nope! I'm actually going to be really nice today. Enjoy your day off!" I think it's hilarious.

Bippy needs to update her blog. *pokes Bippy* UPDATE!!

Before I end this completely pointless post, I DO feel the need to apologize to both Bippy and Ben for the next comic. For different reasons for each of them, but hey. :D

That is all!!

Ivy, out.

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For the record, my last comic was my fiftieth post. w00t for amazing accomplishments!!

*coughs and ignores Kat, who is probably over two hundred by now*

Ivy, out.

For the second time in one day.

Oh, COME ON!!

My sister actually laughed at this little comic. You had better appreciate.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ERIN!! You're old like me, come Monday!! Don't worry, I haven't NOTICED any health problems, as of yet. :D

Okay, so this comic. :3 I actually really like it. And I really like the NEXT comic I am going to do, too. I hope I can keep up this string of inspired ideas for the entire Lesson. Probably not, but whatever...

Oh. On a side note, sorry, Ben. :D You know it's funny.

For this comic, I was SUPER DUPER careful to get all the details down right. For some reason, I decided to have amazingly complex outfits for everyone this chapter. *rolls eyes* It would be a pain to forget something, then have to go back and fix it. I would like the jury to know, that while Mugen's hat is SUPER AWESOME, it is also a pain to draw, and shade.

So, yeah. Awrthyr will be officially OFFICIALLY announced in the next comic. *snicker* Poor guy.

I mean, yay for him!! :D Nothing bad will happen, I promise.

In other news, three day weekend! A birthday sleepover thing!! Good books raining down upon me!! I've even got my mother offering me stuff from her stash. :3 Life is amazing.

Band trip is coming up!! o.o So close now. I am excited, and at the same time, VERY VERY not looking forward to the bus ride there and back. Will my endurance hold...

THat is all!!!

Ivy, out.

High School in a Box Sketch

The title says it. It's a sketch, not a comic. Sorry~~

But not really. :3 Because this is an amazing amount of art I have been putting out. I barely know what to write, because I got everything out of my system yesterday. Amazing~~

This was a pretty whimsy thing. It was kinda how I felt about Kez's most recent essay, and I noticed that Mugen and Akira had never been in a sketchy-sketch together. *shrug* You shall notice, it is very sketchy. :D Hense, it is a sketch!

Not much else to say. I like Akira's hands.

THANK GOD TOMORROW IS FRIDAY!! Woot!!!

Umm... Oh! I already like aerobics better than I ever liked PE. Ever. Instead of doing what feels like a total and complete waste of my life-energy, I am actually exercising. If am lucky, I'll actually start feeling SORE soon. This has never happened with PE, but has, sadly enough, happened with band camp.

For those of you who are perceptive and junk and stuff, there is a hidden message in the irony of that sentiment.

The Crucible, so far, is entertaining, in that I can't believe some people are so A) cruel or B) stupid. Abigail is a little witch!! *rolls eyes* And I thought Hester had it bad. Puritans in general seem to be a bunch of fanatical freaks. I would truly be terrified to meet one, should I ever travel back in time to New England. And I can't say that about many sects of people.

Congratulations, Puritans.

Not much else to say~~

Ivy, out.

Lesson Random

KEYBOARD TOTALLY FIXED! SO HAPPY!!

And, moving on.

There was a Mandatory Band Meeting last night, which means I have more art to show you guys!! Notice how productively I use my time!! I think it's hilarious that I managed to finish a mini-comic and listen to the meeting at the same time, but hey! Best band meeting I've been to in a while. So, I am posting this here for those of you who don't attend the meetings. :D

This comic is actually something I had been mulling over a while. ^.^;; I don't MEAN to always have Ava be the stoic cynic to burst Fey's hopes and dreams, but honestly! She fits it best. Someday I'll have Mugen or Akira be mean. :D

Hmm... what else...

I SWEAR I WILL START READING CITY OF BONES AND THE SWEET FAR THING SOON.

I would start them tomorrow, except tomorrow is THURSDAY, which means I WILL have to pay attention in school, then go home to work on an essay and a hugemongous earth science assignment. -.- And I have a Math Analysis test this Friday. I think my teachers are all ganging up on me.

I start aerobics tomorrow. Can you SENSE my joy at the thought of the class through the computer? I knew it. I'll try and tone down my enthusiasm. *ahem*

I start aerobics tomorrow.

-.-

I will probably try to do more mini comics from now on. This one took half an hour, max, while a normal comic averages four, five hours. *rolls eyes* You all WONDER why I only post when we have multiple days off.

ERIN NEEDS TO WRITE, AND IF SHE HAS WRITTEN, SHE NEEDS TO SEND HER CO-AUTHORS WHAT SHE HAS DONE.

^.^

That is all.

Ivy, out.

Odd Neighbor

Aaaand, here's Awrthyr!!