Well I know I'm not coming back any time soon - it's been a pretty bad year and I've just...lost my drive for drawing completely. Which is a shame because I'm trying to get it back, really...and it DOES come to me in bursts, but still. It's nothing substantial.

But to the point of this post. I just want everyone to know I'm still here, still alive, and still more or less stalking DA, for lack of a better word.

And I KNOW I owe art to some of you too. I haven't forgotten. And no, I'm not going to skimp out on doing it. I'm only sorry it's taking this long because I'm hating everything I DO draw. ;;

I know I owe some lovely Lexaeus/Zexion art to for helping me get a sub here...but if I owe anyone else anything, this post would be the place to let me know. Note: This is not a journal for requests. I DON'T DO REQUESTS.

If anyone needs to contact me, I'm still plenty active over at my Livejournal. Words seem to come a lot easier than pictures these days.

Thank you all for your lovely comments and welcome to my new watchers. Hopefully I'll be able to get back in the swing of things soon.

Well RL is going to be sucking for awhile now, so I don't know when I'll be able to post things here again. Internet access is limited and my tablet's on it's last legs after 4 long years... and they don't even make them anymore. XD; Thinking of getting a Wacom Bamboo because they're so small and my laptop's been moved to a room with very little desk space...so it'll help. Especially since I have commissions to finish a;sdllk. Not helping guys. Bear with me.

If you need to contact me, my Livejournal [link] is still pretty much active...and since I can't draw, I've been doing a lot of writing lately. So you can catch that here at Ardendieux [link] my new fic journal. Fanfic and LORDS/AI fic will abound. 8D

So yeah, just thought I'd let you guys know that. You're awesome and I hope I'll be able to see you all again real soon.

See you around.

At least until the Christmas season is over. I'm swamped with work and entertaining my relatives down from overseas these holidays. @___@ Should have figured I wouldn't get any art done - I forgot I had a DA account for the most part l;asdk >>;

I'll probably be starting commissions in January - I decided to change the prices after some helpful advice that I was just cheating myself charging what I was...then again I wasn't very specific with details.

Don't worry *endejester your commission is fine. Everyone else though, I'm not sure if you want to keep your commissions or wait until I set up some proper prices... so just give me a few to set up an official commissions page and we'll go from there.

Anyway I'm off now, so take care everyone! If you need to contact me or anything, my LJ is still pretty much active.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 8DDD

Fellow Aussies...I love Melbourne Cup Day. Maybe it's just the gambler in me but there's just something I love about this horse race that stops the nation. Well...at least all the years I've been in school we've stopped to watch it. XD Good times, good times.

Only I don't think I'll get to watch it tomorrow. D: Going to be in uni and I SRSLY doubt my eccentric, boring, god-she-creeps-me-out photography tutor is going to stop her class so we can watch the race. But I'll be VERY pleased if she did. |D

Also there's the whole family tradition of placing bets every year...even though I never win and my sister always does. XD Still...it's fun! Memories!

And this year I have my money riding on No.18 Profound Beauty, who I picked in honour of my lovely Yumichika. I took it as a sign. XDb Go out there and kick some ass tomorrow!

One day I swear I'll attend one of those ritzy Cup functions because dammit I want to flounce around in big, feathery wtf hats too! :<

I'm calling my horse Yumichika now. XD I need some luck laskdj;l I never win... ;; I need an Ikkaku.

OKAY ENOUGH PROCRASTINATING. I have to study for a Screen/Sound test tomorrow AND finish 2 assignments for Photography laskdj;l SO MUCH HATE. D8<

Recent Arc shenanigans have rekindled my interest in the Bleach fandom seeing as the Hueco Mundo/Pendulum Arcs took too damn long in my opinion so I thought I'd give this a go for the lulz. 8Db Watch out for the patterns!

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"One true pairing" ship: Yumichika/Ikkaku. Obviously. Those of you who know me should realize I ship these two like burning. They're so interchangeable! BFFs/Lifemates/Married/??? they can be whatever you want! D8<

"One true threesome" ship: LOL um... Grimmjow/Ichigo/Orihime? Yes I know, wtf. But they had an awesome dynamic so...don't give me that look! I haven't actually considered an OT3 in this fandom before. D:

"One true foursome" ship: Non-romantically? The big fish of the 11th Division = Kenpachi, Yachiru, Ikkaku and Yumichika. Srsly, they're practically family. It's hella awesome. :<

"Canon" ship: YUMICHIKA/IKKAKU. I think the recent chapters prove that yeah, the only thing Kubo hasn't done is out them. Or maybe he already has: [link] Do you see anyone else's hand on resting on a thigh? Of course then there's the whole loyalty/trust thing and the Yumi-angst and being together for hundreds of years as it stands, OH and the Dragon/Peacock (Phoenix) symbolism. Canon I tell you. So canon it hurts.

"Not quite canon but should be" ship: Shunsui/Ukitake. They're so precious together, omg. Another BFF, been-together-forever ship. I loves them so. Now if only Shunsui wasn't such a womanizer...ha ha. XD

"If this happens I'll stab my eyes out with a spork" ship: la;sdkl UM. Yumichika/Any of the female cast. I mean yes, he strikes me as the type who would date anyone beautiful enough but...let's be honest. If Kubo suddenly comes out and says the guy is completely STRAIGHT I'll eat my hat if I had one. Ikkaku, yes. I can see the possibility. But Yumichika? That said...Mizuho/Ikkaku was painful to watch. Please let that just have been for the comedy. Srsly. Poor Ikkaku. XDDD

"You are one sick bastard" ship: Szayel/Mayuri. >8| Srsly it doesn't get much more fucked up than that. LOL hell no I don't ship it, I just wanted to put it out there. XD Grimmjow/Ichigo. It's like rough-house, non-con, 'wtf is wrong with you' kind of shipping. But I love it so. D8<

"I dabble a little" ship: There's a few~ Ichigo/Ishida, Aizen/Gin, Gin/Kira, Gin/Matsumoto, Komamura/Tousen, Byakuya/Hisana, Isshin/Ryuuken, Stark/Shunsui lol...etc etc. It changes with my fancies.

"It's like a car crash" ship: Something else I just want to put out there - Barragan/Yamamoto. Old guy Commander vs Old guy Commander. It would be EPIC. XDb But in all srs-ness um...Nnoitora/Neliel? That was screwed up. It could only end in tears. XD

"Tickles my fancy but not quite sold yet" ship: Hmm~ Shuuhei/Kira? Yeah, it's been pulling at me for awhile now but I'm not quite there yet. XD It's cute though. And Kira could use some lovings from his senpai.

"Makes no canon sense but why the hell not" ship: I really, for no apparent reason, really seriously ship young!Renji/Byakuya. Because little Bya-kun was so...I just imagined his temper clashing with Renji's and yeah, wow. Fireworks. XD It'd have to be some kind of AU though, seeing as Renji probably wasn't born yet? LOL I dunno. 8D;

"Everyone else loves it but I just don't feel it" ship: Shuuhei/Yumichika. I...really don't like it. XD; And I'm not just saying that because I think Yumichika is head over heels for Ikkaku. More like...every time they interact it's not necessarily on good terms. |D Yumichika kicked Shuuhei's ass. Then Shuuhei stopped Yumichika from running to Ikkaku's aid. I don't think he'll be forgiven any time soon. 8D; I don't really like Hitsugaya/Hinamori either, partly because they seem more like brother and sister and partly because I don't really like Hitsugaya that much. XDDD

"When all is said and done" ship: Renji/Rukia. I love them, omg. They went through hell and back their whole lives together, and the Aizen Incident was like the icing on the cake. D: But they held on through the worst. Even non-romantically they're great together. They're family. :>

"Guilty pleasure" ship: I think Orihime/Ichigo is adorable even if like...a lot of people think Orihime is a ditz? It's just adorable. D8 I mean I don't really care who Ichigo ends up with. I like Ichigo/Rukia too. XDb

"I can't believe I read it and liked it" ship: Kenpachi/Byakuya. OMG. Srsly...WTF. But the fic was so well written and hilarious I just...laskdl;. I kind of want to see Byakuya becoming part of the 11th Family now. XDDD

Favourite older/younger ship: I...don't have one? I don't often ship where there are big age gaps. XD; Let me think...Ukitake/Hitsugaya? XD He's always giving him candy! lololol Or um...Yoruichi/Soifon. She's a lot older than Soifon right? That's practically canon too. It's the canon!lesbian to Yumichika/Ikkaku's canon!gay. >Db

"My first, I could never abandon you" ship: Ichigo/Keigo. I still find it adorable. XD Keigo is an adorkable idiot and his obsession/spazzing with Ichigo makes me smile.

Favourite devotion ship: Oh dear what could that be, Yumichika/Ikkaku. I mean we all know Ikkaku wants to follow Zaraki to the death but I think I can make a pretty good guess as to who Yumichika is following. XD I really want Kubo to get to their backstory so I can find out just why Yumichika thinks that well...pretty much only Ikkaku's opinion really matters in the grand scheme of things. Enough that he'd rather die than be hated. D:

Favourite never-met ship: Srsly I think everyone has ALREADY met everyone else in Bleach. |D Or if they haven't yet...wait a few more chapters and then you'll find out, wait - they have!

Favourite "Awwww!" ship: Ganju/Hanatarou. I swear I could die of the cute. Hanatarou is just so little in comparison it's sdsd;l. D: I am slain by the cute. Also, Jinta/Yuzu. Fffff I know it was only in like, an omake in the manga but his crush on her was adorable! D: He calls her 'The Goddess'! Aww. Puppy love.

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And that's it. Feel free to do your own with any fandom, guys. But now I must get back to my schoolwork. Laters~


Have a raep!face Ikkaku with my regards.