Okay, told you guys this would be coming eventually and now, here it is!!!
My first contest!!!

I can't draw or paint or anything like that, but I want a picture of my OC, Maryah Larkspur.
So here's the task - draw, paint, sculpt, or whatever a pic of Maryah! Oh, and just for information in case you feel like including this in the pic - I forgot to mention it in the profile so I'm stating it here - Maryah's preferred weapon is a pair of sais. And yes, I spelled it right and they do exist. If you're interested in including them in the pic please look it up on google if you don't know what they are.

To submit an entry, send me a note with "OC Contest" as the subject, and include both the thumbnail and the link.


~RULES!!!~

1. Use my deviations - Maryah's Profile and Description of the Demon Race - as references to make a pic of my OC, Maryah Larkspur.
2. The representation may be in whatever medium you like/do best!
3. The work must be your own! No taking somebody else's stuff and passing it off as your own!!!
4. If doing a photomanip it must be quite noticably different than the original and credit the original artists appropriately in the description.
5. Please, I'm not sure who views my journal or other stuff I post or fave or whatever so let's keep this clean. Sorry but no mature pics no matter how tastefull they may be.


~PRIZES!!!~

1st Prize
News article with 5 deviations displayed and an very in-depth interview

2nd Prize
News article with 4 deviations displayed and an in-depth interview

3rd Prize
News article with 3 deviations displayed and an interview

This is it for the prizes for now... I would display the deviations in my journal, but I'm not a subscriber...
If you would like to donate a prize please send me a note with "PRIZE" in the subject.

All entrants will have a link to them and the work they submitted for this contest in my journal.

~ENTRANTS~





- Maryah

- Maryah Larkspur contest entry


Not sure of the end date yet - Probably sometime in July.

If you have any questions feel free to pass those along by note as well and I will answer them the best I can.



Cool Resource



Clubs

Okay, I don't have much and it's probably not really great but I have finally put up some stock textures!

Rules for Stock:

Unlimited use here on deviantart, for use anywhere else please ask first.
Please give me credit and link back to me in the description.
Optional: Send me a link to what you've created. I put this as optional but it would be really nice if you did and that way I can fav it.

Please obey these simple rules and nobody gets hurt.

Thanks,


Adell



P.S.
I hope everybody enjoys my creations!


Clubs

Yes, I dread this date... Being single, with absolutely no hope of having a date that night, it is indeed a day to fear. I would ask all my friends to hang out but most, if not all, will either be going on a single date or a group date. Either that, or they'll give me noncommital crap in the hopes that they will have a date that night and not be relegated to the ranks of those who have nothing better to do than "hang out."

Last time I tried to go on a group date my date ended up not being able to go so I asked a friend to help me out. Well, he got me the least talkative and dorkiest guy I've met. It's not that he's all that bad, in fact, he's really nice... But he's just really quiet and when he does talk... I want to hide for the dumb stuff that comes out of his mouth sometimes. Now, I know that sounds mean, but you have to know me to understand. I either talk so much it's pitiful, or I don't say anything at all really. And I hate it when people don't think before they speak, especially in myself and trust me, I do it more than I would like. Soooo... If I'm going to have a date, I need some one who can talk with me and keep the conversation going so that I don't feel any more awkward than the usual... Somebody who can insert his own funny stories and laugh with, not at, me about mine. Some one who has a brain to think with and knows how to use it.

On a double date many years ago I got a guy with a brain, but he was really quiet. The date that I had set up for my friend was more talkative. It turned out my friend was really annoyed with him by the end of the ballet performance we had gone to see as our date. I was annoyed too. It turned out that each of us probably would have been happier if our dates had been switched... Go figure...

And let's not forget guys who've found out that I liked them - just a little, okay - and they totally got scared and then wouldn't even be my friend anymore. Then there's the idiot who I asked out - just as a friend, mind you - and he totally acted like an idiot cuz he got a swelled head and thought I was more interested than I was. Geez, I mean, what do guys think a first date is for anyway?!? It's to get to know a person better! And if you don't like the person that much or the date went bad or you find you're better suited to be friends then you don't have to go on a second date, let alone get married to that person, for Heaven's sake. You can still be friends and all's well that ends well. But does a guy think that way? Apparently to most of the male half of the species, asking them out is tantamount to a proposal of marriage. What the hell?!?!?!

Now, some have accused me of being a man-hater... I do happen to like the songs "Just You Wait" and "I Hate Men." But it's more because the songs are fiesty, like me. I also like "Bless Your Beautiful Hide" and "Sobbin Women." Those two songs are very male and chauvanistic, and I'm neither of those... To tell the truth, I love men - real men that is... Not "guys" or boys, but real men who don't play games and are just themselves. Men who aren't afraid of a woman who's independent and can solve her own problems and who knows when to talk and when to listen... And doesn't say stupid things every other sentence...

Well, that's enough of the rant and rave right now... I'm getting down off my soapbox. I'm too heavy for it anyway; thought it was gonna collapse...

I went to see "Inkheart" Friday night... I don't know about the others in my group, but I loved it. Brendan(sp?) Frasier was back to a little more serious acting and I think it turned out marvelously. It's not to say that there wasn't some comedy, there was... But it was left mostly to the others in the cast and was more like "real life" funny than anything else. And those flying monkeys were creepy...

Now I've got to find out all the names of the other shows that I wanted to see over the past few months and catch up with them on DVD... If you have a film which you think was good please don't hesitate to reccommend it. I'd love to hear from you and try out lots of different movies!

Okay, so, yeah Christmas is in a few days and New Year's after that but my family never does anything. My parents are way old and no fun and I'm sure I'll get a lecture from my brother this year as his Christmas present to me... "and there was much rejoicing - yaaaay." The only reason we're having a mostly traditional dinner is because my brother asked for it, like he lives here or something... And we're not even putting up a tree. We're exchanging home-made gifts only. Even my dad isn't quite ready for "It's a Wonderful Life" yet, my mother's favorite Christmas movie. My hygenically challenged uncle decided to try and help with the puzzle we're doing, and well, needless to say I no longer have any desire to touch it. No Christmas carols are playing in our house cuz even if I felt in the mood, I can't find my favorite Christmas CD and the one I listen to every year - sometimes in the middle of the summer - John Denver and The Muppets. And I don't look forward to being invited to any New Year's parties as one friend is married and expecting, another is probably going to be working... again. And my other friends, well, they're either celebrating with family or I'd have to invite myself, and then I'd just feel weird. And I'm not into huge crowds so... yeah, limited entertainment possibilities.

At least I'll be going to dinner with my family during this holiday, and a few friends and I will probably get together to see a movie, though I don't know which one yet. Oh, and if I get my gift from Rik, I'll be featuring it in this space next time I update - trust me, you won't want to miss it!

Sooooo... Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Year, and whatever the heck else is going on this time of year!

My friend, Beatlesdiva, had this on her journal featuring, of course, the Beatles. I thought it was interesting so I snagged the idea.

1. Choose a singer/band/group
2. Answer using ONLY titles of songs by that singer/band/group
3. Tag 6 (or more) people
(let them know they've been tagged)
The singer I chose is Billy Joel.


1. Are you male or female?
"She's Always a Woman"

2. Describe yourself.
"I Go To Extremes"

3. What do people feel when they're around you?
"Careless Talk"

4. How would you describe your previous relationship?
"Stranger"

5. Describe your current relationship.
"Keeping the Faith"

6. Where would you want to be now?
"Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"

7. How do you feel about love?
"A Matter of Trust"

8. What's your life like?
"We Didn't Start the Fire"

9. What would you ask for if you had only one wish?
"Honesty"

10. Say something wise.
"Don't Ask Me Why"


I won't tag anyone, because I'm not sure who really reads my journal postings.



LC = Love Com
KP = Kitchen Princess
BP = Beauty Pop
SB = Skip Beat
CH = Crimson Hero
S:BoR = Spiral: the Bonds of Reasoning


Will work on re-typing a story that I wrote back in '01 so that I can upload it for everybody to read soon.