So...who went to the Alternative Press Expo last Sat/Sun? Because I sure did~!!

It was hella tight, and I rarely say 'hella' unless for EXTREMELY underworld-appropriate coolness...so you can just imagine how cool it was. was that damn cool--but that was mostly because I got to go there with my lovely younger sister Mippi, and the overly talented Mirzers. It was so much fun--thanks for coming with me you guys~!!

I got to meet the creator of the online comic Rice-boy ( [link] )...and you can just imagine the squee that took place when he signed my copy of the Rice-boy book for me. It was neeaaaattt. I think i did scare him a bit though, I was batting my eyelashes so hard that an actual wind was forcing him down on his seat. Oh, but he shook Mippi's hand. I think I took a sticker that I thought was a business card...I hope it didn't cost anything 0_o. If it did, I'll pay you back, rice-boy god!! I'm sorry~!!

There were so many awesome artists there, I wish I could have bought a lot more things...but I did buy an awesome Pea-shirt...which I wore today~!!! Here is the link to their website, it's SO much fun~!! [link]

Oh! An update on some art-stuff...I did finish my children's book. It's been pretty...hmmmm...interesting. The deadline came faster than I anticipated, and when my book-partner and I FINALLY got our idea/storyline together, we had only a WEEK to make the pictures. Being the illustrator, I kinda meekly started thinking "well...that's a bummer, our pix aren't going to look that cool"--and of course, I immediately think "Oh well, at least this can't get any worse..." and I jinx myself and got super sick (I was still hacking a lung while at the expo). I did end up finishing it, but--it doesn't look as great as I initially imagined. You know how you have great plans but it doesn't happen and you're like flapping your arms hoping a good excuse for being pathetic would get stuck to them? I'm doing that right now. Flaaapflapflap.

My classes are doing great! Except for one professor is downright scary. But I read her reports on 'RatemyProfessor'--and heard she does get better as the semester progresses. I'm really hoping it's true...she's downright bitter and angry at the class right now. It's like...really scary to step into her class. I really have to force myself to sit in her class without becoming sane and running out. I usually do a pretty good job staying put by appealing to my piggy side with fancy gum. Ohhhhh, gum to silently chew on while hearing a professor scream at us. Ahhhh, the gum tastes so good. It will distract me from the screaming. Mmmmm, the gum will reward my efforts of coming to class. The power of gum~!! Dudes, I'm even afraid to doodle in that class--and I doodle through thick and thin, through cold and hot, through boring and interesting. I doodle in my notebook so much, my sketchbook is envious of it...It just helps me concentrate. So you can imagine how stressful this class is, it's no place for art-heads like moi

I'm sure you all will agree that art soothes us--and it's even recommended for people who are visual artists to doodle in class. It does actually help us learn. I do everything better while doodling, I can listen to music better, I can bob to the beat better, I can even brush my teeth better and cook better...the power of art enhances me!!

Wow...this journal was kinda random. I hope everyone else is doing well, and that their school year/artistic creativity is on the rise~!!

I talked about Mippi and Mirzers in this Journal, please check them out~!!