Wow!! What a weekend! This has been the best time i have had at the CJMC so far! I had the most fun, i earn the more income and i saw the most people that stopped by to chat with all of us! XD

Ok, by the night of the 19th of this month i was talking with and about the preparations. Last time at the Animex, the independant artist's tables were not assigned and every table was up for grabbing. So we asumed it would be the same. Turns out we were wrong, ALL tables were assigned but they only told a couple of people that very same night. ;_;

FRIDAY...

I woke up very early and went to Cintermex at 7:00 AM to try to snag 3 tables (all of us Katbox and Magolobo as I was asked) only to discover 3 things that sent our plans to the drain. First: Not a single structure was yet build, they were just barely arming the stands. Second: They wouldn't let ANY expositor inside until 10:00 AM. And Third: Faustino (the organizer) wouldn't let me in because the table was under Jeso's name... and he was still arriving via plane at that time!!! ;_;

So i was left outsie of Cintermex as a hobo with a DS playing New Super Mario Bros. It was until later that arrived with who was presenting "Pedacito de Alma" and i actually had someone to spend some time talking with! He came with a friend he intrudiced me to... but whose DA eludes me at the moment (En serio, necesito su DA para ponerlo en créditos). After a bit arrived and we had more to talk about now. had arrived some days earliers and stayed at Mago's home, but at this moment Chalo was already inside and i couldn't get in yet! ;_;

Anyways, Hino invited us to have some tacos at the legendary secret restaurant in Cintermex but i had a duty to do. Sadly, when i saw the table distribution, it turned out that all of us would be in very different places. Luckily i found out Sergio Hernandez outside (i NEED his DA if he has one...) (wait a minute... or was it Felix? i can't remember O_oU ) and he wanted to trade tables with us. Turns out it worked just awesome because we would be in the middle of an isle and the table to our right was from Morto Comics who didn't show up for the whole weekend. So we claimed both tables for Katbox.net so we could be together.

By then it was 11:30 AM and it was time to go to the airport to pick up who was also coming with us. My best friend gave me the favor to go pick up Ronaldo from there. We waited... and waited... and waited... turns out he thought it would be awesome if he got down from the airplane at the end... >_>

It was quite fun, because he just speaks english and portuguese. And the rest of us spoke spanish and english. So to comunicate we were jumping from language to language and yet we managed to do so properly! XD

We arrived to Cintermex and came to greet us. At the same time the Chihuahua team came. I got to say hi to , , , and . We finally got to our tables and arranged them. That is when i finally met Chalo in person after 5 years! I think started laughing of nervousnes instead of actually introducing ourselves. Anyways, we moved to the traded table, Chalo moved to the abandoned table and Mago moved to Chalo's ex-table.

After that arrived and i went to greet him (i also bought the new Cerdotado, first client of the weekend!). We had a bit of a mess up (because of my fault by organizing the table switchiing) that we were able to fix because Jeso has a politician's tongue DNA or something. I was really nervous and a bit ashamed, but we managed to fix the issue and the Katbox staff managed to stay together. That day, only was at Polo's table. , and didn't show up on friday because they were working. -.-U

Anyways, basically the rest of the friday we stayed at our tables just chatting and selling stuff. I only made 20 pesos that day. But Jeso's new prints sold out in a very frightening way. I also got to say hi to who i had not seen until this time. Turns out she was secreting some sort of pheromones because she got quite a group of guys after her attention! X3

I think it was around 5 or 6 that arrived and i went to deliver one of the staff bracelets and he managed to come all 3 days because of that. Sadly, i never got to see what there was at the comic convention because i spent the whole weekend in the independant section.

Let's see... next to us there was the table with Sergio, Felix, Momo (with the new tome of Felinia va a Paris and a sketchbook) and !

In front of them we found Luis Alberto García with his comic strip "Chicomuerte, el asesino inocente". I actually thought it was going to be a very cinical one, but it was quiet cute and whimsical. ^^

Next to them it was the new comic for the RPG Tiamat from our friends of Editorial Ether. arrived late and it is always awesome to see her. In that table we found who made the pencilworks and inks for the comic and my friend who was helping at the table and made some funny goodies for the event.

Next to them i found the table with who i didn't get to talk with and the other friend. Actually i was kind of invisible to them... ;_; *sad*

There was also selling prints and comics colored by him. I managed to get issue 5 and 6 of Valiants and stayed a bit to talk (i am WAY too shy). He told me that the new Ultrapato graphic novel will be released next year, i will be looking forward to it.

and were also at their table. It was funny because they were sitting and the table was decorated just the same as some of the stuff they had done. It was a very funny mirror! XD

was also there, didn't say Hi now that i think of it... X_X

was in the same table with Hino. He was drawing a lot! =3

And what i thought was the must funny and awesome new adition was who was presenting the webcomic Catscratch! Her artwork is crazy and hilarious! I really fell in love with her stuff! X3

Also there we found and ... i think i also didn't go to say Hi! O_OU

I forget who else was there... i am kinda of sad because of it! ;_;

Anyways... friday ended, people got sick and we went to the Hotel Fundador where the Chihuas gang, the katbox team and Mago were staying. That place is VERY odd... as Ronaldo said, it looked like something out of Escher. But we ran into some "bad service" so the guys decided to switch hotel the next day. After that we went to Tierra Libre to have some dinner and hang out. Daniel (hamster) was tired so we had to leave early... later i was told by Chutkat that after i left the place became beautiful beacause of the glow in the dark decoration.

SATURDAY

First thing in the morning, i ran into Hino while buying supplies from the Oxxo at Cintermex. So we hang out for a bit, then we went to where Chutkat and Greki were and decided to get breakfast together. This is when Hino showed us the magic of secret passages of Cintermex and we discovered this very nice restaurant that served very generous quantities of food and at a very cheap price. We had a very nice time.

That day :iconlordbrocoli: arrived and i think he joined Zu and Cessarin at their table.

This was the busiest day for us all! And i spent the whole day drawing comissions and i was lucky to get a lot of cash too! But being this busy meant that i had little time to chat with my pals. ;_;

By this day, Ronaldo also got some internet access and started a livestream of the event for the Katbox.net forums. The forumites said we "looked too normal"... ;_;U

This day flew by very quickly. At the end of the day, we went to the aftercon to hang out with other artists and have some of the famours Tornerburguers. Jeso, Chalo, Nekonny, Mago, Silver, Hamster and I were the ones that went there. Chutkat, Greki, Stilo and the rest of the Chihuas gang went to their new hotel.

So... to get to the place we got a little handdrawn map... which turned out to be stronomicaly wrong! Hamster, Nekonny, Chalo and I got lost. We learned how awfully placed the streets names were made and instead of 3 blocks away from Cintermex we were actually like 18 blocks away when we arrived. We went to get some goods to drink and had some cake and hamburguers.

After that we went to the hotel where the rest of the gang had gotten us some Pizza from RedSpot!!! <3

We hanged out at their room where Thiefo was giving Chutkat an interview. We stayed until 2 AM when Chutkat, Greki, Hamster and I left.

SUNDAY!!!

That day i didn't sell much, i spent the day drawing gifts for my friends and giving stuff away to the other expositors. Nekonny wasn't able to broadcast live again because of the way to expensive internet access.

This is the day when i finally saw both and whose cosplay outfit this time was of Gado from Bloody Roar.

I also saw and this day. They didn't stay long and Sasa was sick! ;_;

Oh yeah! I forgot to mention that both Saturday and Sunday came to visit and stayed to chat. I love her stuff, it is very quirky (same as her person)!

We also found two girls that also made very neat outfits! and They came was Amaterasu and the Kyuubi from Naruto respectively, they had really awesome cosplay heads.

We also got some interviews (too shy to live).

By the end of the day... Gado didn't qualify at the first places of the Cosplay event (you'll do bettet on March pal) and all of us at the artist zone went on a shopping/trading spree with each other.

This time and didn't manage to come. I really missed Garury and she sent each of us at the Katbox table some very awesome gifts!! ;_;

Missed this time was also ... ;_;

And the visitors this time: and many others!
Anyways... the convention ended and we all went to the hotel to hang out. We went to a local restaurant to have diner and Cabrito!!!! And we stayed up very late to see randome stuff on youtube and ytmnd! XD

This time i stayed at the hotel to sleep... slowly parasiting my pals and the money they spent to pay for the room. We told each other a lot of anecdotes, traded merchandize and gave away original drawings and prints! We also passed around our sketchbooks. X3

EXTRA DAY MONDAY!!!

This was the day to relax! Thiefo, Pavel and Lepre had stuff to do and left us. We moved back to the Escher hotel were we left our luggage and then tourist time started. Stilo joined us during his lunchbreak at the job. But after mid day Nekonny had to take the airplane and it was the second goodbye of the day. I got a cab for him and he parted ways.

After that, both Gina and Alejandra had to go for an interview and the opening of an exposition of them at the Oshimai. Stilo took Jeso, Mago, Chalo and I to a pretty good restaurant and he went back to work. We spent some time shopping at plaza Morelos, specialy Mago and Chalo who were getting souvenirs. Jeso and I discoved that ATM gave away free money! (XD he got two hundred pesos for free) and i showed them Monterrey Comics where Mago was picking up dibujartes and telling us anecdotes about them.

After the interview... Pavel suddenly materialized in front of us again and joined the gang! We went to look at the Macroplaza and took the ride of Paseo de Santa Lucía. Tood photos at the city hall, the statues at the Macroplaza and then went to get some snacks.

Turns out that Stilo materialized there by coincidense also and joined us again! XD

So we hanged around a bit more, exchanged some more stuff before going home. Then Chalo and Mago had to go take a bus for Mexico City. We said goodbyes and off they went.

The remaining 6 of us stayed a bit more at the hotel. Until it was time to leave the Chihuas gang to rest. Stilo, Pavel and I walked all the way together until each of us got their own separate ride and went home.

It was a very awesome time, i am very happy about it. Great time to meet online friends from a long time in person and to finally be able to add them to the list of friends i have seen in real life!!

I few words... IT ROCKED!!!

See you! And thanks for coming by! ^^

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Hello everyone!!

First of all, i want to tell you all that i will be again at the CJMC here in Monterrey!




What is outstanding about this particula convention is that ALL of the Katbox.net artists will be there for the first time (and to be honest, possibly the only in a long time!!). We will be promoting our respective webcomic projects.





*Props to Jeso for this particular banner.

Now! For those who will be attending the convention you can find a lot of other people too! and many others!

See you there!!

Also, i have had some wonderful gifts that i want to share with you!







See you! And thanks for coming by! ^^

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Sorry, no english this time. For the English report please check out Silver-Ray´s journal. [link]

Bueno, apenas llegué ayer del Winterfest de Chihuahua y voy a compartirles mi experiencia al respecto.
Comenzamos el viernes en la madrugada. Me tenía que ver con en su casa porque con ella y su hermana nos íbamos a ir al aeropuerto. Llamé a una empresa de taxis para que me recogieran a las 2:30 am porque tenía que estar a las 2:50 am en su casa. Solo digamos que el taxista se perdió en mi barrio y que apenitas logré llegar a la hora marcada, pero lo logré! X_X

Llegando a casa de Chutkat, fui recibido por los GRITOS de su perrita… en la madrugada. Ella y su hermana todavía estaban alistándose para salir. Me ofrecieron in sabroso pay de fresa y algo de agua. Platicamos un rato y vi una sesión de alimentación de cucarachas en su hábitat natural… la cochera. XD
Después de eso saludé a Greki y quedamos listos para ir al aeropuerto después de que el padre de ambas fue por su cafecito al 7 Eleven! De alguna manera nos pudimos meter todos en el vochito y salimos a la carretera. Donde fuimos víctima de un tránsito panzón que nos detuvo por ir a exceso de velocidad, debo destacar que después de detenernos se arrancó volando como el correcaminos a exceso de velocidad el mismo (con todo y nube de polvo).

Llegamos al aeropuerto y esperamos a que Vivaaerobus abriera y llegara. Una vez pasado eso Greki y yo nos divertimos viendo como Chutkat tuvo que pasar una y otra vez por el detector de metales. Fue divertido. Estando esperando el vuelo nos enteramos de que tenía una hora de retraso. Estando ahí platicamos un chorro… vimos gente con zapatos de tacón que destruían el piso de la sala y encontramos una tienda con dulces retro (tenía años de no ver muchos de ellos!!!). También comenzó el incesante canto de Greki de “tan tan tan tan taaaaaaaan CHIHUAHUA!!!!

Salido una vea de la sala abordamos el avión, donde nos acomodamos todos juntos y me entero después de comentar sobre las vibraciones de los aviones y las turbulencias que era el primer vuelo de Greki. Estando platicando unos con otros en los asientos, solo pude escuchar un extraño comentario de Greki : “Déjame disfrutar mi primera vez…” a lo que reaccioné con con una muy justificada sorpresa. No sé si discutía con su hermana sobre lo incomoda que se sentía con la plática de las vibraciones del avión o si planeaba tener aventuras eróticas a pleno vuelo! XD

Llegando al aeropuerto fuimos recibidos por el transporte del aeropuerto y un jocoso letrero con nuestros nombres. Curiosamente no buscaban a Silver sino a una tal Rosy… creo que ella no vino con nosotros al hotel asi que Silver (Rocío) tomó su lugar. Llegando al hotel, descubrimos que en el futuro Chutkat (Maricela) y Silver tienen una hija que vino del futuro y nos reservó el cuarto (se llama Maricela Zapata XD). Nos asignaron el cuarto 1100 y fuimos felizmente a abrir el cuarto… donde encontramos sábanas en el suelo, ropa cochina y un inodoro meado… nos asignaron después al 1111 y caímos dormidos nomas llegando.

Después de un rato llegó y nos saludamos todo bonito y eso… tipo. XD Bueno, ya en serio, fuimos los 5 a comer aun restaurante de comida china tan delicioso que estaba para llorar. De ahí nos pasamos a la Arena Chihuahua, donde iba a ser el Winterfest el día entrante. Fue genial porque era un antro y teníamos que sacara TODAS las sillas a una terraza. Entre todos estuvimos apilando y cargando sillas y sacándolas fuera. Hasta me salió un six pack en la lonja por unas cuantas horas de todo lo que hicimos. Los walkie talkies de las hermanas Ugarte fueron poseídos por Zalgo o algo así. Después fue cargar y acomodar todas las mesas. Estando ahí pude saludar a varias personas que no veía desde la última CMJC de Monterrey. =3

Despuesito fuimos con Jeso a que imprimiera unas calcas y de ahí nos pasamos al hotel. Pedimos unas pizzas al cuarto y fuimos al Soriana de la esquina a comprar bebidas. En un ratito llegaron y a quedarse en nuestro cuarto por la noche (solo reservaron para sábado y domingo). Pasamos un rato genial, hasta que mamá Maricela corrió a Jeso un chorro de veces y apagó las luces. Creo que golpearon múltiples veces al Tozani y al Broco por platicones. Greki seguía cantando CHIHUAHUA.

Nos levantamos a las 5 AM y salimos del hotel a buscar farmacias y algo que desayunar. Tristemente descubrimos que TODO estaba cerrado a esas horas a diferencia de Monterrey. Como no encontramos nada nos regresamos, fue ahí donde se nos dijo que todo estaba cerrado porque acuchillan gente turistona regiomontana que sale en las madrugadas o algo así. Pero bueno, nos llevaron al Winter y nos pasamos ráido a un OXXO donde nos negaron acceso una gorda floja malvada que se reía de nosotros en la ventanita. Después de aburrirse de nuestras carotas frente a la puerta por 10 minutos nos abrió y entramos a desayunar, donde nos escaldamos las lenguas con cafesito.

Entramos el sábado al Winter y arreglamos todo. Pude saludar a varias gentes: , , , , , . También conocí a , y .

Estando ya en el Winter, pude ver a en persona. Pero siendo yo la persona tímida que soy casi no pude decir cosa alguna con él. Aunque pude ver varios de sus dibujos en persona. =3
Después de un rato llegó y nos saludamos de nuevo. El se iba a quedar en nuestro hotel junto al Tozani y el Broco.

El sábado fue un día ocupado, pero nos la pasamos bien. Después de un rato ahí en la mesa, llegó el Marco (ya extrañaba al tipo ;_; ) y nos trajo comida aparte de su compañía!!
Sobre la conve, fue bien bonita. Salvo por el teatro improvisado, un equipo de sonido MUY POTENTE y cierto tipo vestido de Loki que tenía una risa nefasta y sobre usada que terminó siendo el enemigo público de todo el evento. Un rato después llegaron Mario Castañeda y René García quienes animaron bastante todo el lugar y salieron bien carismáticos!

Por cierto… los baños de ese lugar eran surreales. Me cuentan que el de las chicas estaba tapizado con futbolistas sin camisa y en el caso del de los hombres… era inquietante tener a Shakira y a Jeniffer Lopez viéndome orinar en bikini y con unas sonrisas… not nice.

Bueno, el sábado acabó temprano el evento, y todos los del hotel (mas Thiefo quien se quiso colar porque se sentía foráneo en el momento XD ) nos regresamos a nuestro cuarto a prepararnos para salir a cenar. Pero antes de eso nos fuimos en bola al centro para hacer compras y sacar impresiones. Bajo supervisión de Mamá Maricela quien nos apuraba y de Greki que seguía cantando CHIHUAHUA… >.>

Olvidé mencionar que entrando al hotel nos topamos con unos huéspedes de los EU creo, que al ver a Greki con la lona enrollada de Deemon le pidió que se la mostrara. Viendo a unos de los personajes principales (que toma forma de gato) el hombre exclamó: “Oohh!! A pussy!!” apuntando a Greki. Todos hicimos un momento de silencio mientras nuestras mentes cochinas procesaban lo que pasó y Greki quedó atónita. Despues nos comenzamos a reir, incluyendo los señores después de darse cuenta de lo que pasó.

De ahí nos pasamos todos a un delicioso restaurante local donde nos agandallamos como un tercio del local por que fuimos todos los foráneos, todos los organizadores y ambos dobladores. Nos las pasamos muy bien ahí y la verdad que chida gente son Mario y René. Vimos facetas muy interesantes de sus vidas y muchas anécdotas de su parte. Por cierto, la comida en Chihuahua es mucho más barata… quedé impresionado! XD

De ahí nos regresamos todos los huéspedes del hotel y Jeso y nos quedamos un ratito platicando en el cuarto de nuevo. Creo que fue ahí donde conocimos a nuestros vecinos de cuarto los señores “estamos en calzones frente a la puerta abierta” quienes dejaron una impresión algo rara en Chutkat! XD
Amanecimos el domingo en la madrugada y todos los huéspedes del hotel nos fuimos de nuevo a la Arena. Pero primero nos pasamos a desayunar al S-Mart contiguo donde el Jeso nos acompañó.

Pasamos otro día genial en la conve, solo que en esta ocasión el Jeso no pudo atender su mesa, asi que tanto Mark como yo nos encargamos de eso. Mientras exclamábamos gritando con acentos pseudo españoles y pseudo argentinos sobre la gente que pasaba. Creo que asustamos a la clientela o algo así, pero fue genial! Tambien entre los dos estuvimos atacando a las chicas de Deemon con un “letrero de abrazos y besos gratis” que les colocamos en su puesto en varias ocasiones sin que se dieran cuenta y fuero víctimas de los efusivos lectores del letrero.

Garury también llegó a atacarme haciendo dibujitos en mis hojas y yo me vengué haciéndole un dibujo de regalito! X3

La verdad el domingo vendimos menos que el sábado, pero fue bonito. Descubrí que la pelea contra el bahamuth malvado de Advent Children queda coordinada con Thriller de Michael Jackson, que repetir lo mismo con los actores de doblaje sigue siendo divertido por alguna razón, que los cosplayers con criaturas violentas y que ver una multitud bailando el Carmel Dansen es más triste que gracioso.

Por cierto, ambos días tanto el Mago como yo fuimos atacados por la ventilación, que además de matarnos de frio por que nos daba directamente, nos volaba todo lo puesto en la mesa!!! El Brocoli se tuvo que ir temprano. -_-

Acabada la conve, recogimos todas las mesas y sillas entre todos y nos pusimos a platicar en la entrada. Y descubrimos dos cosas más: que uno de los baños estaba roto y el lavabo todo manchado de sangre (parecía Silent Hill, pero con chicas semidesnudas sonriendo en los urinales), y que Jeso es muy versado en el arte de la zoo morfía porque con nosotros llegó un perro con los mismos colores de la ropa que traía puesta. Y cuando el perro se fue, llegó el Jeso cojeando por que no había acabado de transformarse bien devuelta! XD

De ahí nos despedimos de varias personas y nos pasamos a nuestro cuarto de hotel: Chutkat, Greki (cantando CHIHUAHUA!!!), Silver-Ray, Magolobo y Tozani. Nos comenzamos a regalar cosas y a platicar. En un ratito llegaron , y que venían a visitar al Mago y se quedaron a platicar (un gusto conocerlos, aunque fuera breve). Después de un ratito se fueron todos a traer algo de cenar (menos nosotros los regios huevones). Comenzaron los fuegos artificiales del tricentenario de la ciudad y fue cuando llegaron Jeso, Gina (Saiyagina) y Alejandra (Siliceb) al cuarto, justo a tiempo para ver el show desde la ventana. =3

Estuvimos un buen rato en el cuarto platicando y haciendo otras cosas. Luego regresaron los demás con la cena y comimos muy bien. Luego fue tiempo de despedirnos de todos. ;_;

En la mañana salimos los regios y Tozani al aeropuerto donde estuvimos un buen rato esperando y platicando. El Tozani es un tipazo de amable! Nos quedamos esperando a Alejandra, quien venía a dejar a Mario y René para su vuelo y aprovechar para despedirnos bien. ^^

Pasamos por el detector de metales (Chutkat no tuvo problemas ahora XD) y estuvimos un rato los 5. Hasta que el vuelo de Tozani llegó y nos despedimos. Luego nos comenzamos a formar para subir a nuestro vuelo, cuando se viene un aguacero con vientos que hizo que se retrasara nuestro vuelo hasta siguiente aviso. Estábamos en ayunas y sin dinero. Entre todos cooperamos para comprar algo para comer mientras esperábamos pero los precios del aeropuerto estaban locos (60 pesos por un bote de Pringles, y 90 por un sándwich).

Asi que Chutkat se fue toda como si fuera Metal Gear y se escabulló para comprar un paquete de jamón serrano de una tienda de BIFF en el aeropuerto. Cuando regresó celebramos todo comiendo jamon en el piso… bueno no todos… Greki lo odió y prefirió cantar CHIHUAHUA por última vez. -.-

Tomamos el avión de regreso y cada quien regresó a sus casas… directo a desmayarse a sus camas.

Fue un viaje genial! Ahora si me disculpan, regreso a la vida cotidiana, esperando a que me despidan este miércoles y a buscar nueva chamba!

Los veo en la siguiente CMJC!!! ;D

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Hello everyone!!

Life has been odd and harsh...

1- I was just told i was going to be laid off this 15th. It sure comes as terrible news for me since i have had a lot of trouble finding new jobs. Since i still lack the minimun required "profesional experience" a lot of the oportunities are just cut out right at the start. I was also saving to pay for my master's degree, but i will have to spend that money to pay for rent and food while. It is quite frustrating. I have been job hunting again and i sure hope my luck improves. Plus this is the second job i loose this year because of the so called "econocmi crisis" and "swine flu crisis"...

2- On the bright side... i will not be suffering from that particular boss no more. He had very specific ideas of what he wanted, and he wanted NOTHING else besides what he had in his mind. I got to say he was also very awful at explaining himself so you get the idea. The worst part was that he made me "redraw" images he liked from Istock (Practically, art theft on professional level)... WHY THE FUCK DID HE HIRE ME TO DESIGN IF HE REJECTED ALL THE ORIGINAL IDEAS AND ASKED TO USE THE HARD EARNED WORK OF OTHERS, SOMETHING THAT ANY PEOPLE ABLE TO DRAW IN VECTORS CAN DO!?!?!?! I am planning on telling him off to the creators of the original pieces (for legal purposes) if he DOES go forward with this particular decision.

3- I have also started getting really frustrated with myself artwise. Since june i have been struggling to get some inspiration to draw, the whole mugging/mexican legal system is just one big pile of shit. I thought it had all ended, but this week i got a summoning to explain (yet again) what happened. It is really taking a toll on me. Plus, the time i worked on the place i just got laid of... i woke up really early to arrive on time and when i came home i wanted to do so many things i barely had time and energy for them. The webcomic became a bit of a chore because of this (if there was a quick way to give base colors...), the halloween exposition i couldn't participate on time, neither the kaiju art jam. I just feel exhausted and with a lack of general motivation. Plus, i always keep comparing myself to the work of others, and i end up unhappy with myself. This constant berating of my own person is something that i should avoid, and yet i can't help to do so. I always feel so little, so untalented, and so underappreciated. I once told this to a friend "I don't like being the center of attention, but i hate to be ignored"... kind of contradicting but true.

4- After sharing some of the fears and feelings i previously stated, showed me a link to a video that (i think) made. I could really relate to what he was saying and it really was a great source of personal inspiration. I have forgotten to make art for myself by trying to please others, and turning art into a job. I need to retake the joy of art, what i used to do years ago. I am really considering to drop all comissions after i am done with the current ones and dedicate all the time left in art for my own enjoyment.

If you are having issues with your art and personal enjoyment of your own art, i really recommend that you check out Chiu's video. If you got half an hour, it is a great motivational source: [link]

5- About the comissions, fear not. I am retaking the ones i had and trying to get the best of them. But after these... i don't think i will be announcing free spaces. I think i would consider some if they contact me, but i won't be announcing them. To focus on personal development.

The List:

1- Koronis - Ready to Ink.
2- Szandor - Remaking the sketch.
3- - Ready to ink.
4- - Remaking the sketch yet another time.

6- Speaking of art. I will be traveling with , and to Chihuahua to be part of the Winterfest! I am really looking forward for it. Sadly i don't have new material to show because of what i said earlier, but i really want to just be there and say hi to people. Please do drop by if you are there.



7- On another note... does anybody know how to fix the maploco map and flagcoutner with the journal skins? I haven't been able to make them work again, i miss having that information of the people that visited my gallery.

Anyway... i guess this is it for now. Thanks for reading!

See you! And thanks for coming by! ^^

Comission Information

Sketches: $5.00 - [link] - [link]
Inked: $10.00 - [link] -
Digital with abstract background: $25.00 - [link] - [link]
Digital color with background: $35.00 - [link] - [link] - [link]




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I was going to do a tag that but then i saw one from that kind of took care of the same deal. I guess i need some venting.

Ten-ish Things I Wish I Could Say to People:

1- Hello!

2- I am not interested.

3- You suck!

4- NO!!

5- I don't want to be rude, but if my MSN status is "Not Avaiable or Busy" it is because i am not avaiable or busy at the moment.

6- I am NOT YOUR EASY ACCESS to any of my friends. Contact me if you really care about knowing me and not if you want to get to "be friends" with another person. (And i really mean it, i am fed up with this shit.)

7- It is not that i am an elitist prick... it is just that i am way too shy to talk to people i don't know. It takes me a long time to loosen up to new people.

8- Hello X! I really love your artwork and i have been following it for quite a long time.

9- Do you really care about me? Or you only want free drawings?

10- I love you.


Nine things about myself:

1- I cry a lot, well more like weep a lot.

2- I am incredibly shy, i wish i could talk more to people i admire. I wish i could talk more to people that really want to get to know me.

3- I think a lot about what i want to do, about what i need to do and yet i have a hard time starting to work on them.

4- I doubt myself all the time. I always think i am not good enough. I always compare myself to other people and end up feeling like crap. I always think the people i admire won't give a crap about me if i talk to them. I feel really awful when i work very hard for something and i don't achieve it, and yet someone just sneezes and gets it handed to them.

5- I like being alone... and yet i have the need to be amongst my friends if able.

6- I don't like to be the center of attention, yet i don't like to be ignored.

7- I love cooking! I always try to learn new recipes and i cook a lot more than my two sisters combined.

8- If i am not drawing when someone is speaking to me or giving me a lecture, i loose focus and might end up asleep.

9- I know a bit too much about everything on the web... to the point that it is almost scary even to me at times. I guess i like to know information... even if it is useless.


Eight ways to win my heart:

1- Polite girls.

2- Girls that know where and what they are and use the best of it for everything.

3- Food and art.

4- Open minded girls.

5- Intelligent girls that can put me in my proper place without being rude or mocking.

6- Someone that can accept my good aspects as well as the bad ones. Of course i would do my best to do the same for her.

7- Someone i can talk about anything for hours and hours.

8- A girl that can get of me what she wants without being pushy or stubborn.


Seven things that cross my mind a lot:

1- My economy.

2- My family.

3- My friends.

4- My art.

5- Fantasy and myths.

6- My characters and their stories.

7- Food.


Six things I do before I fall asleep:

1- Check my emails.

2- Say goodnight to my friends.

3- Check DA, FA and other galleries for comments or notes.

4- Brush my teeth.

5- Check for anything i would stay awake on TV one last time.

6- Think about possible new sketches.


Five places I want to visit:

1- Canada.

2- Spain.

3- Brazil.

4- Japan.

5- India.


Four things I'm wearing right now:

1- Blue loose jeans.

2- My glasses.

3- A shitty shirt i hate but can't bear to throw away for some reason.

4- Underwear.


Three bands that I listen to often:

1- The black mages.

2- Miranda.

3- Goldfrapp.


Two things I want to do before I die:

1- To share my stories as comic books or novels.

2- Do something so i am not forgotten.


One confession:

1- I have a lot of inner struggles regarding envy.

See you! And thanks for coming by! ^^

Comission Information

Sketches: $5.00 - [link] - [link]
Inked: $10.00 - [link] -
Digital with abstract background: $25.00 - [link] - [link]
Digital color with background: $35.00 - [link] - [link] - [link]



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