I know my DA has been neglected for some time. I have no reason whatsoever for this, except that my lazyness got the best of me and I haven't been in the mood for drawing. Plus, knowing that what I really like to draw is Fanart and that the Fanart I do best is not original - coming from already existant images, I just copy them and inovate the shadow/colour treatment by hand - is nothing that makes me proud either. I know the results look good, and I AM going to keep on doing it because drawing anime/manga characters is something I love, but I'm gonna try and make some other types of drawings as well. A couple of nights ago I drew a portrait of myself and my boyfriend and I was quite proud of it It had been a while since the last time I drew 'real people' and although it wasn't perfect (my 'real people' always tend to look over-stylised), it made me feel proud of myself. So I think I'm gonna run after my dog for a few couple of days to sketch some portraits of him.

I'm finding myself more and more immersed in the anime world and it's something that makes me really happy. I went to my first event the other day (a Cosplay one, I loved it to bits) and I've sent an application to be part of a cosplayin' e-zine. Even if I'm not accepted, at least I tried and it does make me feel good about myself. Whatever I can do to feel closer to this fictional world I love so much is good for me.

Plus, I am seriously thinking about cosplayin' next year, as Serizawa Reira from NANA. Not my favourite character (Hachiko ftw!) but I think she's the most challenging when it comes to costumes. Her stage costumes are beyond beautiful. But, alas!, I'm a zero with the sewing machine. That's why the idea is still, and will always remain, inside my head.

And that's all.

P.S. - Neil Gaiman is awesome and so is Taiga from Toradora.