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You truly never know who's watching you...
Yesterday I had a really bizarre experience with a co-worker. I was at the cafeteria and a girl approached me, saying she knew me back from High-School. This girl seemed to be really nice and happy to see me. I was quite puzzled at this (WTF?!) and she began to tell me that she knew I was "that girl that painted a lot and whose works were always at the school expositions" and that she was so inspired with what I did that she began to paint as well.
I didn't even know this girl's name and I forgot her name after two minutes... but she clearly remembered who I was and what I did. This made me feel ashamed and proud in a way I still don't understand. I don't think my so-called 'talent' is something out of this world, in fact... I sometimes think I have skills that are not useful or practical at all, that I like to do something that means nothing to 'the real world outside'.. I mean, what's the use? Can I make a living out of this? I don't think so. It's just like a personal pleasure. Oh yes, my parents even took the time to rub that into my face every once in a while. Yet this girl thought I was doing something great.
I got to think two things:
1. I don't appreciate my gifts as I should. It's a shame that another person does, not me.
2. You never know if you are inspiring or dissapointing anyone. You never know if you're making an impression on someone who looks up on you. Your acts speak louder than your words. It's refreshing to know I was able to touch a life in such a way but at the same time I feel the need to be a better person, to leave a legacy.
After all, each artwork, each masterpiece is just an artist's attempt to reach immortality.
Deuxia Devonair · Wed Dec 12, 2007 @ 03:10am · 0 Comments |
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... to see the dusk from your cubicle's view at work.
It reminds me I have no life. This graveyard shift is starting to get to me...
Deuxia Devonair · Sat Jun 09, 2007 @ 12:19pm · 2 Comments |
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The Orange Vampires - By Carmyboy |
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THE VAMPIRES! -unrated-
Once upon a time there were two vampires. They were fierce warriors that were born for one thing, and one thing only… to kill. But not humans… oranges! Yes! These fierce creatures were the dreaded orange vampires. Their names were Munia and Deuxia! But one night it would all end. All the insanity would come to a halt. For one night, they went on a rampage, the kind of rampage that was only seen in Janon Jackson films.
They began the rampage in a orange field. They walked ever so slowly, listening for potential prey. They heard some whispers and had begun the attack. Then they spotted something… ORANGE PEELS! What followed astonished them, a female orange, without her peels on! They took her and sucked the living citrus out of her and ran. The next day on OCN (orange county news) it spoke of the encounter, and how actions had to be taken. But they never did. So for ten years it continued. Orange after orange. Until one day the vampires had an idea!
They had thought of making a company that FARMED oranges! DISGUSTING! And so it began, the move that would change the world as we know it. Oranges around the world, farmed, picked, and brutally juiced. And so began, the company we all know today, Tropicana.
Deuxia Devonair · Fri Apr 13, 2007 @ 12:10am · 0 Comments |
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So you want to learn japanese... |
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Taken from: http://pepper.idge.net/japanese/
You've eaten at a few Japanese restaurants, seen some anime, hosted an exchange student, and had a Japanese girlfriend. And now, somewhere in the back of your tiny brain, you think that Japanese would be a good language to learn. Hey, you could translate video games! Or Manga! Or even Anime! Pick up Japanese girls, impress your friends! Maybe you'll even go to Japan and become an anime artist! Yeah! Sounds like a great idea!
So you head down to the library, pick up some books with titles like "How To Teach Yourself Japanes In Just 5 Seconds A Day While Driving Your Car To And From The Post Office" and "Japanese For Complete And Total, Utter Fools Who Should Never Procreate". Hey, you already know a few words from your manga collection/girlfriend/anime. Excited and impressed with your new knowledge, you begin to think: "Hey. Maybe, just maybe, i could do this for a living! Or even major in Japanese! Great Idea, Right?
WRONG I don't care how many anime tapes you've watched, how many Japanese girlfriends you've had, or books you've read, You don't know Japanese. Not only that, majoring in the godforsaken language is NOT fun or even remotely sensible. Iraqi war prisoners are often forced to major in Japanese. The term "Holocaust" comes from the Latin roots "Holi" and "Causm", meaning "to major in Japanese". You get the idea.
And so, sick of seeing so many lambs run eagerly to the slaughter, I have created This Guide to REAL TIPS for Studying Japanese. Or, as is actually the case, NOT studying it.
This should be an obvious.
Despite what many language books, friends, or online tutorials may have told you, Japanese is NOT simple, easy, or even sensical (Japanese vocabulary is determined by throwing tiny pieces of sushi at a dart board with several random syllables attatched to it). TheJapanese spread these rumours to draw foolish Gaijin into their clutches.
Not only is it not simple, it's probably one of the hardest language you could ever want to learn. With THREE completely different written languages (none of which make sense), multitude of useless, confusing politeness levels, and absolutely insane grammatical structure, Japanese has been crushing the souls of the pathetic Gaijin since it's conception. Let's go over some of these elements mentioned above so you can get a better idea of what I mean.
The Japanese Writing System The Japanese writing system is broken down into three separate, complete, and insane, parts: Hiragana ("those squiggily letters" wink , Katakana ("those boxy letters" wink and Kanji ("roughly 4 million embodiments of your worst nightmares" wink .
Hiragana is used to spell out Japanese words using syllables. It consist of many letters, all of which look completely different and bear absolutely no resemblance to each other whatsoever. Hiragana were devloped by having a bunch of completely blind, deaf, and dumb Japanese people scribble things on pieces of paper while having no idea why they were doing so. The resulting designs were then called "hiaragana". The prince who invented these characters, Yorimushi("stinking monkey-bush-donkey" wink was promptly bludgeoned to death. But don't worry, because you'll hardly use Hiragana in "real life".
Katakana are used only to spell out foreign words in a thick, crippling japanese accent, so that you'll have no idea what you're saying even though it's in English. However, if you remember one simple rule for Katakana, you'll find reading Japanese much easier: Whenever something is written in Katakana, it's an English word! (note: Katakana is also used for non-english foreign words. And sound effects, and Japanese words). Katakana all look exactly the same, and it's impossible, even for Japanese people, to tell them apart. No need to worry, because you'll hardly ever have to read Katakana in "real life".
Kanji are letters that were stolen from China. Every time the Japanese invaded China (which was very often) they'd just take a few more letters, so now they have an estimated 400 gazillion of them. Kanji each consist of several "strokes", which must be written in a specific order, and convey a specific meaning, like "horse", or "girl". Not only that, but Kanji can combined to form new words. For example, if you combine the Kanji for "small", and "woman", you get the word "carbeurator". Kanji also have different pronounciations depending on where they are in the word, how old you are, and what day it is. When European settlers first came upon Japan, the Japanese scholars suggested that Europse adopt the Japanese written language as a "universal" language understood by all parties. This was the cause of World War 2 several years later. Don't worry, however, since you'll never have to use kanji in "real life", since most Japanese gave up on reading a long, long time ago, and now spend most of their time playing Pokemon.
Politeness Levels Politness Levels have their root in an ancient Japanese tradition of absolute obedience and conformity, a social caste system, and complete respect for arbitrary heirarchical authority, which many American companies believe will be very helpful when applied as magaerial techniques. They're right, of course, but no one is very happy about it.
Depending on who you are speaking to your politeness level will be very different. Politeness depends on many things, such as age of the speaker, age of the person being spoken to, time of day, zodiac sign, blood type, sex, whether they are Grass or Rock Pokemon type, color of pants, and so on. For an example of Politness Levels in action, see the example below.
Japanese Teacher: Good morning, Harry. Harry: Good Morning. Japanese Classmates: (gasps of horror and shock) The bottom line is that Politeness Levels are completely beyond your understanding, so don't even try. Just resign yourself to talking like a little girl for the rest of your life and hope to God that no one beats you up.
Grammatical Structure The Japanese have what could be called an "interesting" grammatical structure, but could also be called "confusing", "random", "bogus" or "evil". To truly understand this, let's examine the differences between Japanese and English grammar.
English Sentence: Jane went to the school.
Same Sentence In Japanese: School Jane To Went Monkey Apple Carbeurator.
Japanese grammar is not for the faint of heart or weak of mind. What's more, the Japanese also do not have any words for "me", "them", "him, or "her" that anyone could use without being incredibly insulting (the Japanese word for "you", for example, when written in kanji, translates to"I hope a monkey scratches your face off" wink . Because of this, the sentence "He just killed her!" and "I just killed her!" sound exactly the same, meaning that most people in Japan have no idea what is going on around them at any given moment. You are supposed to figure these things out from the "context", which is a German word meaning "you're screwed".
When most Americans think of Japanese people, they think: polite, respectful, accomadating. (They could also possibly think: Chinese). However, it is important to learn where the truth ends and our Western stereotyping begins.
Of course, it would be irresponsible of me to make any sweeping generalizations about such alarge group of people, but ALL Japanese people have three characteristics: they "speak" English, they dress very nicely, and they're short.
The Japanese school system is controlled by Japan's central government, which, of course, is not biased in any way (recent Japanese history textbook title: "White Demons Attempt To Take Aaway our Holy Motherland, But Great And Powerful Father-Emperor Deflects Them With Winds From God: The Story Of WW2" wink . Because of this, all Japanese have been taught the same English-language course, which consists of reading The Canterbury Tales, watching several episodes of M*A*S*H, and reading the English dictionary from cover to cover. Armed with this extensive language knowledge, the children of Japan emerge from school ready to take part in international business and affairs, uttering such remarkable and memorable sentences as "You have no chance to survive make your time", and adding to their own products by inscribing english slogans, such as "Just give this a Paul. It may be the Paul of your life" on the side of a slot machine.
Secondly, all Japanese people dress extremely well. This fits in with the larger Japanese attitude of neatness and order. Everything has to be in it's correct place with the Japanese, or a small section in the right lobe of their brain begins to have seizures and they exhibit erratic violent behavior until the messiness is eradicated. The Japanese even FOLD THEIR DIRTY CLOTHES. Sloppiness is not tolerated in Japanese society, and someone with a small wrinkle in their shirt, which they thought they could hide by wearing a hooded sweatshirt over it (possibly emblazoned with a catchy english phrase like "Spread Beaver, Violence Jack-Off!" wink , will be promptly beaten to death with tiny cellular phones.
Lastly, the Japanese are all short. Really, really short. It's kind of funny. Not ones to leave being tall to the Europeans or Africans, however, the Japanese have singlehandedly brought shoes with incredibly gigantic soles into style, so that they can finally appear to be of actual human height, when in reality their height suggests that they may indeed be closer in relation to the race of dwarves or Hobbits.
Japanese culture is also very "interesting", by which we mean "confusing" and in several cases "dangerous". Their culture is based on the concept of "In Group/Out Group", in which all Japanese people are one big "In" group, and YOU are the "Out" group. Besides this sense of alienation, Japan also produces cartoons, and a wide variety of other consumer products which are crammed into your face 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Japanese also like c**k fighting monsters that live in your pants, taking baths with the elderly, and killing themselves.
Japanese food is what some people would call "exotic", but what most people call "disgusting", or perhaps, in some areas, "whack". Japanese food evolved in ancient days, when the main staple of the diet was rice. People got so sick and tired of eating rice, in fact, that they ate just about anything else they could find, from seaweed to other Japanese people. This has led to the creation of such wonderful foods as "Natto", which I believe is a kind of bean but tastes like battery acid, and "Pocky", which is a stick with different frostings on it, the flavors of which include Sawdust and Strawberry.
Despite this variety of foods, however, the Japanese have succeeded in making every single thing they eat, from tea to plums, taste like smokey beef.
As if learning the language wasn't hard enough, Japanese classes in America tend to attract the kind of student who makes you wish that a large comet would strike the earth. There are a few basic type of students that you'll always find yourself running into. These include The Anime Freak, The Know It All, and the Deer Caught In Headlights.
The Anime Freak is probably the most common, and one of the most annoying. You can usually spot a few warning signs to let you identify them before it's too late: they wear the same exact Evangelion shirt every day, they have more than one anime key chain on their person, they wear glasses, they say phrases in Japanese that hey obviously don't understand (such as "Yes! I will never forgive you!" wink , they refer to you as "-chan", make obscure Japanese culture references during class, and usually fail class. You have to be extremely careful not to let them smell pity or fear on you, because if they do they will immeadiately latch onto you and suck up both your time and patience, leaving only a lifeless husk. Desperate for human companionship, they will invite you to club meetings, anime showings, conventions, and all other sorts of various things you don't care about.
The Know It All typically has a Japanese girlfriend or boyfriend, and because of this "inside source" on Japanese culture, has suddenly become an academic expert on all things Japanese, without ever having read a single book on japan in their entire lives. You can usually spot Know It All's by keeping an eye out for these warning signs: a cocky smile, answering more than their share of questions, getting most questions wrong, questioning the teacher on various subjects and then arguing about the answers (a typical exchange: Student: What does "ohayoo" mean?,Teacher: It means "good morning", Student: That's not what my girlfriend said...), being wrong, talking alot about Japanese food and being wrong, giving long, unnecessarily detailed answers which are wrong, and failing class.
The Deer Caught In headlights are those students who took Japanese because either a.) they thought it sounded like fun, b.) they thought it would be easy, or c.) they just need a couple more credits to graduate. These students wear a mask of terror and panic form the moment they walk into class till the moment they leave, because all they can hear inside their head is the high pitched scream their future is making as it is flushed down the toilet. They are usually failing.
Although many of Japanese-language students are smart, funny, hard working people, none of them will be in your class.
If you can get past the difficulty, society, and classmates, you will probably find Japanese to be a fun, rewarding language to learn. We wouldn't know, however, since no one has ever gotten that far. But hey, I'm sure You're different.
Author's Note: This whole essay, although sprinkled with truisms here and there, is a joke and should be taken like one. I'm actually a Japanese major myself, and even if I've given it a bit of a hard time, I love the Japanese language, and I think everyone should give it a try.
You should just be ready for a whole lot of pain.
HAPPY LANGUAGE LEARNING!
Deuxia Devonair · Mon Apr 09, 2007 @ 09:09pm · 0 Comments |
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Drawing for Deuxia - slogans |
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These lovely girls, Munia and Nie Chan came up with these wacky slogans while bumping at my art quest:
Munia Draw for Deuxia. It's good for your health! heart
Nie Chan It promotes good circulation! biggrin
Munia Your fingers will become long, agile and slender. 3nodding
Nie Chan Yes and art for Deux is always lower in fat and cholesterol free!
Munia And don't forget that it's utterly satisfying! 4laugh
Nie Chan Drawing for Deux won't leave a bad taste in your mouth!
Nie Chan Drawing for Deux gives you pert and bouncy hair! 3nodding
Munia Drawing for Deuxia makes you fashionable! blaugh
Nie Chan Yes drawing for Deux will help her excellent fashion rub off on you.
Nie Chan heart Draw for Deux it lengthens the leg and lifts the butt.
Munia Drawing for Deuxia makes your skin soft as a baby's butt! heart
Nie Chan Drawing for Deux provides 100% of your daily recomended dose of awesome! (Well we think people should see all the benefots of drawing for Deux, get teh goodness out there. So Deux can give back to the artists, all the virtues.. and dietary and other health benefits she provides.
xd heart I feel the luff!
Deuxia Devonair · Thu Mar 01, 2007 @ 09:27pm · 0 Comments |
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Archive: Third Art Contest Results |
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Now, the long-awaited announcement!
This was a difficult process, I must say! Each of the entries showed the artist's effort, time, dedication, skill, style and creativity! These were the features that were considered for the judging process, and there were some entries that stood above the rest. We decided that we were going to give out 3 additional prizes, besides the 4 main places. I wish I had more prizes to give out, the competition was so though that I spent long hours trying to decide with the judges which ones stood above the rest. The last hours of this contest were so exciting, so many last-minute entries and so many anxious artists, it made my blood boil!
I'd like to thank my friends that helped me judge: - DeviantArt fellows - Lochinvar - Edhel
Last, but not the least: Thanks to all contestants and bumpers. You are all amazing! I thank each of you for your time, your precious talent and your thoughtfulness! The winners of the bumping contest for their faithfulness and attitude are:
- fjn - tetsumiro - [M a h a l k i t a.TBP] - Telotora - Reina Sasegawe
Each of you is entitled to a watercolor, monochrome headshot of the avatar of your choice! whee
Now, let's go and congratulate each winner:
1st Place & Grand prize: CactusArt. This picture tooked out breath away. The amazing amount of details, the incredible skills and the stylish outfit design made this an absolute winner. We could see the dedication and professional quality in this submission. Superb! The entry is here
Second Place: [malee]. The adorable, innocent, yet seductive facial expression of her picture made us choose her for the second place! The clean and elegant lines of the dress also were a plus. Excellent job and congratulations! Talk about last-minute runner-ups! This was surely a last-minute entry that paid for! The picture is here.
Third Place: Telotora. Wow! Creativity at its fullest! This really was an inspired picture. The whole composition was adorable, accurate and very Deuxi-like. The sweet face, the very detailed clothing and the technique won us over, this was a really pretty, well-contructed entry. You can see this beauty here.
Fourth Place: Ainath. So much attitude and boldness! This spells "Deuxia" all over. I'm not narcissistic, but this is one of those times I feel that someone really captured my image so well, and many of the judges agreed on this, too! This really reflected the personality that was described on the posts for inpiration, awesome concept! Go see this marvelous work here.
Special mentions who also won prizes:
'Ace of Spades: A very elegant submission, with a great attitude and some terrific make-up! It's here!
mousedahouse: This picture was so beautiful! The two Deuxias in one picture and the peaceful atmosphere make this a work of art that is pleasant to the eye. It's here!
loopandloop: Talk about style! This posh, elegant pose is pure attitude! Plus, the very refined strokes with the sketchy oekaki-like quality make this a great illustration! It's here!
Phew! That was long! I want to thank each one of you for joining, again. Art is my obsession, the reason of why I'm still in Gaia, my favorite hobby. These pictures I collect here, they are my babies. ;_; *goes silly and all shiny in the eyes* Thank you all for making this third anniversary an unforgettable celebration for me! Judges, Contestants, Bumpers, Visitors.. you made this possible. Much love for you and best wishes!!!
Sincerely,
Deuxia heart
Deuxia Devonair · Sat Dec 30, 2006 @ 07:43pm · 0 Comments |
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<center> Comentarios de clientes satisfechos (al 30/03/05) :
Chibi Koji I saw your post in the Art Critique thread at GASOC. Sorry to PM you, but we arent allowed to say we love stuff in there. xD; I think all three of them rock ever so hard, love your style. Pen and ink=Ultimate Bestnesss.~ whee ...yeah. xD heart *fanboys*
Yamato Kuroshin eek Thank you! I've...waited so long... But damn, thats awesome. Worth it. ^_______^
Chimokko Thank you so much! The artwork you've done is so far the best in my collection. No wonder it had taken you so long, it's beautifully done. I will speak of only the best about you and your work. Thank you again for your hard work, you've made this art geek very happy
Zizo Seriously, it's one of the best I've seen in gaia, you should probably get into the art arena in the art contests, I think you'd get a bronze medal easily. (bronze medals are for winners 3-10 in the monthly contest, worth about 1,200,000G.) wink
Nie Chan I love it! I am amazed at how great your work is, and how nice you are and reasonably priced too! You are awesome! *jumps up and down and squeezes her new pretty* And that is a nice pic of Orlando 4laugh If you got any more talented I'd question if you were the devil.. it can't be natural to draw so well! Translation: I love the drawing!
Ayvina Wow, it looks wonderful! Thank you so much *huggles* ^^ *dances around with her new picture* -Ayvina
Zizo Your art is.. *speechless* eek Absoloutely amazing. Could you please tell me once you get an empty spot in your list?
Minny I'm glad I found your shop. Only YOU can make beautifull line arts ^_^
Skyblue *stares at her picture* WOW! @____@;; this is just great! I LOVE that picture! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! *glomps* heart *plans to order another piccy* xd
Neith-Kia Kia's very cute. whee blaugh You just did one of the best sketches of Neith that I've ever seen.
angelsinger Oh...... Thank you, it's awesome!!!!!! heart
Millan OMG!!!! eek it's sooo beautifull!!! heart heart heart I TOTALLY LOVE IT!!!!! you rule at these things!!!! ^o^ go you!!! heart
Keito-Chan I worship you art skills! Thank you for adding on to my collection. May your shop live forever!
Lord Kagatoe Wow...Im speechless....thank you so very much!! its so good she'll love it. once again thank you!
Starwren OMG this is perfect! Wonderful! *Squeals in kitty delight* Thanks sooo much! I love it! Did I meantion just how great it is? *grins like mad*
Diamond-Dog I lovvvvveee it !! heart heart You're such a great artist! *Hugs*
Jazzfox Tankee much!!! X3 I love the bow and I love your cast!!!!
Rikku~Shinra I love it!! n.n;! I'll move it so you have more space on it though okay? Thank you so much n.n;
Angelle thank you so much! ^__^ I love it!!! heart heart heart kisses angelle
Chaya Whee!! heart Thank you so much!
Notaneko thank you ^^ eto...small comment~ whee The art is clear and crisp on my line-art, I'm extremely happy in the end result. There was clearly effort put into making it look nice.
eskay thank you so much! it's so cute! ^^ keep up the good work! </center>
<center>geist seig your very good
GenocideOfWorld *He blushes heavily and just smiles to her*Im sure the art will be amazeing, just as you are*He laughs and blinks a few times at his own words* </center>
Deuxia Devonair · Mon Mar 06, 2006 @ 04:48pm · 0 Comments |
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<center> Mis tests!
<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/T/trinitykills/1052702439_esQuiz3neo.jpg" border="0" alt="You are Neo"> You are Neo, from "The Matrix." You display a perfect fusion of heroism and compassion.
<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/I/Iceangel143/1078085833_sheartsick.JPG" border="0" alt="heartsick"> You have a heartsick soul! Youre the type of girl who always has a crush and is writing their name on all your books. You are a hopeless romantic. Waiting for that prince charming, you take love seriously, but still play any chance you get. You can have a lot if boys who are friends, but waiting for that perfect boyfriend. Sometimes you are discouraged because there are no sparks but even if the smallest thing happens, youre on Cloud 9. You believe in true love and wait for it. Just dont be afraid to take a chance. Love is all about risks.
<img src="http://images.quizilla.com/A/arachniabat/1046920079_lamourgoth.jpg" border="0" alt="Glamour Goth">
You are .html You are versatile and improving, but you do have your limits. When you work with amateurs it can get quite ugly
Deuxia Devonair · Mon Mar 06, 2006 @ 04:46pm · 0 Comments |
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