Like the title says! I woke up this morning wondering if others regard the Fourth of July like I do. Really, it's become just another holiday to many people, when it's supposed to mean so much more. Personally, I want the Fourth to mean more to people, myself included. It's more than just a day when we have red, white, and blue dress and cake and parties. It's more than a celebration of independence. It's a celebration of the sacrifice that many people made, so that today I could be free. How many died before America was 'independent'? How many died so I could have my rights, my freedom? How many died just so the government could screw around the way it is now?

It really makes a person think...

But yeah. I'm determined that today is going to be more than just a USA Colors day.

Anyhow...man. I need to update mah journal more than once every two months, eh? Once a month feels like it's too little, but I can't do it every day. Once a week would probably be good, but...it depends, I guess. I want to do it more than once a month, though.

I went strawberry picking on Monday; it was funness. ^^

I'm going to be working more on the Hundred Themes Challenge; I'll update my list. ^^

The List
1. Introduction - Idea'd.
2. Love - Finished! [link]
3. Light - Idea'd.
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence - Finished! [link]
9. Hell
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory - Idea'd.
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning - Finished! [link]
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Crazy
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain - Idea'd.
31. Flowers
32. Night - Idea'd.
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes - Finished! [link]
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion - Finished! [link]
46. Family - Idea'd.
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection - Finished! [link]
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb - Idea'd and sketched.
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me? - Finished! [link]
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red - Finished! [link]
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement - Finished! [link]
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle - Finished! [link]
99. Loner
100. Relaxation

Much luff! *glomps all around*

~Tyrison

Ehhh...this kind of thing is too fun not to do it again. ^^

Vas tagged by .

Once you’ve been tagged, you have to write a note with 16 random things, facts, habits or goals about you. At the end choose 16 people to be tagged, listing their names and why you chose them. Don’t forget to leave them a comment.

I won't be tagging 16 people, though...so no worries. And if I do tag you...if you don't want to do it, feel free not to.

Shoo...here I go.

1. I'm around 5'9" tall. At least, I was last time I checked; I might have grown a bit.

2. My eyes used to be just brown, but they've changed a little. Now there's brown with some green in them, though it's just a little hint of it.

3. My dog's name is Buster of Burglair. No, it's not his parent's name, but he's a purebred Retriever, so we had to have some fancy sort of name for him. I love him to death, though he probably should have been named Puddles, for all he drools.

4. I only started really seriously drawing a year ago; I think I've really come quite a ways since then.

5. I want to grow my hair almost to my waist. I love long hair, and mine looks hideous if it's short anyway.

6. August 15th will be the first anniversary I have of living in my new house. ^^

7. I'm 25% German, Bohemian, Welsh, and English, with 1% of Irish mixed in somewhere.

8. I have a pretty big family. Ten kids in all; three girls and seven boys. So therefore, I'd like to have a big family as well. ^^

9. Green is my absolute favorite color, hands down, no competition.

10. Writing is one of my first passions, even before Art.

11. I have the awesomest set of online friends anyone could ever have. You know who you are; luff and glomps. ^^

12. is betaing for me; she's awesome! *flyingglompattackles*

13. Penguins, vizcachas, foxes, rabbits, and Gus are my favorite animals ever.

14. I think Kuroshitsuji is the best ever; it makes me think of Artemis Fowl. Therefore, it's awesome.

15. Pickles and yogurt are actually one of my favorite combinations. The saltiness of the pickle is offset by the yogurt...so even though it sounds incredibly gross, it's actually really good. ^^

16. I like looking at things upside down. It really changes my perspective, as well as helps me with other things. And, if nothing else, it feels just plain cool.

Ahh...that was fun. ^^

Oh, I wanted to mention a slight change with the HTC. Instead of picking between #32(Night), #57(Sacrifice), and #85(Spiral), I'll be doing #37(Eyes). I've got a really good idea for it, so...yeah. Just wanted to let y'all know.

~Tyrison

EDIT: I totally forgot to tag peoplezzzz...so here I go. ^^

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I TAG YOU!

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Hello everyone! ^^

I'm finally updating again; yayness for me.

So...life has been going well; most of my big projects are done already, except for an oral presentation in Spanish, and that shouldn't be too bad. Basically, it only has to be 2-3 minutes long, but that's the least it can be. I might well end up going beyond that...heh. I'm a bit at a loss of what to do, though. I was seriously thinking about doing it on bananas, but I'm not sure of a few things, so that option's kind of out for me.

Anyone have some good ideas? I could do it on my family as well, but I'd really like it to be on something more exciting.

I had an oral presentation last week in one of my other classes, and it went pretty well. I did it on Guinea worms - if you don't know what those are, Wiki them.

Drawing class is going really well too; as soon as I can get to a scanner I'll be scanning on more things that I've done. There's quite a bit of free drawing I've been doing, and I've got some stuff from Drawing as well. I can't wait to scan them on!

Well...I suppose I should get to HTC stuff. ^^

The List
1. Introduction - In process; I'm working on an idea that isn't too cliche.
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Hell
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning - Almost done. I've got the main part down, so I should have it up as soon as possible.
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Crazy
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night - I will be working on either this, #57, or #85 this weekend.
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice - Working on this, #32, or #85 this weekend.
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb - Pending. I've got an idea; I just have to draw it.
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral - Working on this, #32, or #57 this weekend.
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle - Finished! I just need to scan and post.
99. Loner
100. Relaxation

So yep! That's how it's going; I'm really having fun. ^^

~Tyty

Welp. I've finally decided to do this. *stolen* from 's journal and , I'm doing the Hundred Themes Challenge! ^^ I don't know if I'll have it finished by the end of this year, but...yeah. ^^ I'll enjoy it, I'm pretty sure. It'll probably be mostly by drawing, but I might do some photography. So yep...look forward to it!

The List
1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Hell
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Crazy
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Loner
100. Relaxation

I'll put a check or a strikethrough for each one completed; how's that sound?

Ergh. I'm kind of sick at the moment; I've got a rather nasty cold...so I may not have as much art up in the next week or so, but...yeah. Hopefully I'll get over this quickly.

Luff to everyone!

~Tyty

Once you’ve been tagged, you have to write a note with 16 random things, facts, habits or goals about you. At the end choose 16 people to be tagged, listing their names and why you chose them. Don’t forget to leave them a comment.

1. I've finished the first, rough draft of my novel...and I hope to publish it next year.
2. I'm really shy.(Surprising, eh? )
3. I like eating weird foods for the heck of it, like strawberry yogurt on top of a dill pickle. *laughs*
4. I have so many favorite books that when I have time, I totally spam the 'favorite books' thing with everything.
5. Even though I'm a freshman, I'm in 11th grade Math.
6. I like keeping a journal...only not in a book; I'd rather write it down on my computer.
7. I love penguins. Especially penguins named Gus. *dies laughing*
8. You would not believe how many hilarious stories I have about peeing my pants.
9. I wouldn't mind at all if people started calling me 'Tyrie'.
10. I've only been ice skating three times.
11. I like writing drabbles...they make me think.
12. Falling down stairs is fun. Especially if you roll down them or slide down facefirst.
13. I've ridden down the stairs on a mattress, and on many occasions, a pillow. ^_^
14. I have almost no pinky toenail. Don't believe me? I'll take a picture sometime.
15. Banana monkeys going quaballoodarians!(What, I thought this was supposed to be random? *laughing*)
16. Genetics are interesting.

Y'don't have to do it if y'don't want to; I just thought 'twas fun. ^_^(Heh...anyone learn anything new about me? )

Well, with that aside...life is really a roller coaster right now. Some days are just those "BLAH" days, and some are more like "GAHHH" and some are more "WAHH", if you get what I mean?

I'm working joint on an Artemis Fowl crossover thingie with right now; it's really fun...I'll have drawings up as soon as possible; I'm really looking forward to completing them and putting 'em up.

While I'm at it, here's the link to a brand-new writing forum I'm going to right now...it's new, yeah, so it doesn't have too much going on right now...but it's fun. ^_^ You can totally expect good criticism here for your writing. [link]

Can't wait until Christmas break finally starts; I'm hoping to get a lot more writing and drawing done.

~Tyty

(Merry Christmas all!)