Silas has arrived!

There he is! Isn't he handsome? That's right - got my very first BJD today - he's a Luts KidDelf [4ocm] BORY boy, whom I've named Silas Ulysses Mihr, or Silas for short :) He's quite the cutie all decked out in his Poet Suit and his Nightmare Before Christmas shoes from Dollmore.
That's him in his box, or as my dad refers to it, his coffin. He looks absolutely exquisite in his faceup and red wig too ^-^

So this blog was just a "Thanks Luts!" message, and a greeting from Silas.

F.L.A. - Day 13 2009

Wow, last full day here...

I'm still here until 2:30 tomorrow, we get vacated from the cottage at 10:00 in the morning but we don't need to leave the property for the rest of the day. So I won't be HERE I'll still be at the resort, but by the pool. I MIGHT go swimming too :D
I drew one comic page last night and four today :B I also redid the filler page for chapter 3 aaaand I drew my character chibis last night.
Umm today, I did nothing, woke up at 12:00, fixed lunch, watched the Y & R. My dad left today for home, as he has Rotary tomorrow (and is the president) and doesn't want to miss many meetings. Then I had my shower and my parents left for the airport. That's when I watched my brother game, and then I drew a lot (it was 3:00 by then), we went outside and threw a frizbee around, and then I came inside I drew some more...
I packed my bag this evening, and ordered in pizza and watched an old episode of House.
It will be good to be home tomorrow, I will get to open my doll !! ^-^ But I will miss the luxury of drawing. But there is more good news! I'm getting a scanner/printer/fax machine (though I won't be using the fax much...) and I will put it to use immediately! Since I have a FEW pages to edit for my SanityThief account on DeivantArt :) So until then.

Look forward to a photo update here, and maybe some on dA :D

- M

F.L.A. - Day 12 2009

Sometimes, I really, really want to move out...

Ah today, Screamer didn't scream until about 11:30, which is when I got up. And I slumped around until 12:30, when I made cookies and then I watched the Y & R. Woah boy! It's getting exciting XD
Oh and my boy arrived in the mail today, my grandmother was home when the EMS guy came by and she signed off my parcel and now it waiting for me at home :B !!
Blech, so sometimes I find it really hard to tolerate some of my family members. My dad is usually fine, and actually I really do enjoy his company but the other two get me all frustrated.
My brother is so lazy. He NEVER does anything. Every night someone has to tell him to put his dish in the dishwasher and other things as SIMPLE as that, I mean, why can't he just do it? It pisses me off, but I try not to say anything.
And my mother, is absolutely terrific during the day. But at night all of a sudden she "hits the wall" and she's a completely different person, she's overly emotional and she makes stupid assumptions that I just want to kill her for. And she doesn't realise how she hurts me because she's not really "there", if you know what I mean.
I went for a walk by myself tonight, just a short one, and told myself, soon I will be out. I will (hopefully) have my own place. I just need a place where I can be alone for a while. I can meet people and stuff and hang out with them, but I need my own space.

- M

F.L.A. - Day 11 2009

Days in Paradise flow swiftly by...

Spent the day on the beach, I'm practically eating my novel, Interview with the Vampire, I mean it, I'm devouring every word, every taste Anne Rice freely hands me.
Really there isn't too much to report, except there is this kid, who is asking for a killing. She's vacationing here at the resort this week...and every time she goes down the slide she screams at the top of her tongue, and she does this in intervals of five minutes over the course of the entire day. I mean, it can't be THAT scary, to go experience that kind of fear EVERY TIME she shoots down the slide...Unless of course there is an aligator at the bottom of the pool when she reaches the bottom, but if that were true, I would have pulled my kid out of the pool by now.
I repeat, this has been going on since FRIDAY and she starts screaming around 9:00 in the morning, and I don't want to get up until 11:00.
I just want to yell at her and tell her to shut up, or punch her voice box as she's sliding, that would work too.

I'm always glad to rant,
- M

F.L.A. - Day 10 2009

Another webcomic page done today...I need to do homework now...

I had a really nice view from where I was sitting by the pool today. Two 6'4" true red heads. If they weren't already dating and in college, I would have snagged the geeky looking one...I really wish I had had my camera with me so I could take a paparazzi shot and then post it in my room. Hey >.> don't look at me like that, it's not every day you see twin red heads that are really tall and really white. <3
Anyways, enough of the swooning. I spent the entire day at the pool and fried. That's right, I don't tan I boil. I get sunblisters and everything.
That's all I did.
I sat by the pool.
End of story.

- M
p.s. Oh, I did take more sunset pictures to upload when I get home ^-^

F.L.A. - Day 9 2009

News!

I met Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) from the Y & R today at some outlet mall in Ft. Myers! We were near the end of the line and he had to catch a plane to New York, so I didn't get my picture taken WITH him, but my mom took a picture when he was signing my picture of his head. I went up to him, and the ladies in front of my were taking their sweet time and he was in a rush, so when I got up there the conversation went like this (no hi or anything):

Me: "Melissa, M-E-L-I-S-S-A"
Joshua: *surprised that I wasn't lolly-gagging* "Melissa?"
Me: *nods* "Yep"
Joshua: *signs the picture of his head* "You watch the Young and the Restless?" *surprised that I wasn't 50+ yrs. old*
Me: "Yeah" *smiles*
Joshua: "Rock on!" *hands picture to me*
Me: "Thanks!!"
Joshua: "You're very welcome!"

So, if anything, it was a LITTLE bit special :B
All the ladies taking photos on the other side of the caution tape were groaning because they didn't think I was the right age - since I wasn't old like them - and they kept giving me dirty looks...It was fun ^-^
I bought some PJ pants at Ralph Lauren...they are royal blue :D
I drew another page of Sanity Thief (Chapter 3 Page 1) and another filler picture, which will make an appearance later in the comic :D

Peachy-ness,
-M
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I WATCH SOAP OPERAS. !!

F.L.A. - Day 8 2009

We had visitors today...

Well today wasn't any special thing. I woke up, then I took the trolley to the 'village' of Captiva [the island where we're staying] and bought a Be As You Are t-shirt (they are just a company - small - that makes funny t-shirts with stick people on it - this one said "It's all fun and games until you get declined" <- as in credit card...anyways...) and then my mom and I went to Starbucks and I took the trolley home, and ate lunch.
Then we hit the beach and I really did absolutely nothing for like...an hour and a half.
Then some guests, the Lee's, visited us, as they have a trailer in Ft. Myers (an hour south of here), and we went out for dinner at a placed called Sunshine Seafood.
We came home, and I did the outline for the third chapter of my comic Sanity Thief (which is quite short I'm afraid. But quite eventful ^-^) and now I'm writing this blog.

Man the internet here...well its wireless...and lot's of people use it...it's really slow...

I will add the photos once I get home :)

F.L.A. - Day 7 2009

Wowwwiee...

So we finished that 1000 piece puzzle of Hot air baloons. It was quite the moment when we finished too...
I went to the beach today and had another strawberry daqueri (well virgin-esque it's strawberry SMOOTHIE - my mistake) and I wrote out the overview for the first four chapters of my webcomic. You will see that I have a MAJOR update on dA, as I have finished drawing chapter 2 of Sanity Thief. Also, during all this spare time, I've been writing up the backstories (in chapters) of my other OC's who will be making an appearance. So far, you only know of Stone, possibly Zeek (who is making an appearance too) and perhaps, the Maniacle Mr. Mihr (who you will meet in chapter 3), but there are four more characters after that who will soon be making an appearance as well. :)
I've also drawn five other drawings, though they are all related to Sanity Thief. And I can't upload them until you either meet that character or the drawing makes an appearance as a filler picture.

Anyways,
Until tomorrow.

-M

F.L.A. - Day 6 2009

Wow okay, so today was a BUSY day...

It's my 17th birthday today! Whoopee! I don't feel like a 17 year old at all (my mental age is seriously lacking ^-^)
Thanks to all my friends who signed my wall on Facebook and a special thanks to my bestie for featuring me on dA...I forgot that I drew some of those things...
Anyways, on to the day!
I woke up this morning (early because cleaning service was coming) and my parents took us out for breakfast. I had a bagel with smoked salmon and cream cheese and then I got to open my presnts...WHICH WERE FREAKIN' Amazing! My mom (and dad, though he only really got me the card) got me:

• a blouse from Club Monaco - favorite store (though I already knew about it)
• Tickets to go see Billy Joel and Elton John live in Concert <3333>
• My brother tells me he has something for me, but it's at home (which may mean that there's nothing...but oh well...:D)
• And my BJD was shipped out last night! Well with the time difference in Korea, they actually sent it out on my birthday - which was an amazing gift as well :D

I also got an apology letter from a guy who was an asshole to me at the beginning of the school year. That moment, when I read the letter was a turning point I have to say. Not only was it an apology, and I accepted it with gratitude, but he's also the first person who has ever done that for me. Everyone that it mean to me, gets up, leaves and never talks to me again. So bonus points for Andrew. - It was a shocker that one.
I went parasailing with my dad at 1:00 this afternoon, and I drew for the rest of the day and reread Demon Flowers Vol. 4 (my favorite series of all time) and I was sad to hear that the next volume (volume 5) is the series finale *cries*
My mom made dinner tonight, which was VERY good. And we had brownies and ice cream for dessert - since we couldn't find an ice cream cake.
We watched the sunset tonight. And I took some good pictures. So check my dA account when I get back for some artsy Sun-setting pictures, like usual!

Tomorrow won't be as good as today, I'm warning you now. But it may still be good!
- M the 17 year old girl :)

F.L.A. - Day 5 2009

I keep hearing about something called 'March Madness' I have a feeling that it's like Boxing Day, only in March...

Chill day once again. It was pretty much gray all day in Florida, so my mother and I passed away the time working on a 1000 piece puzzle that is a picture of hot air baloons. It'll give you a seizure if you stare at it for too long.
We went to a restaurant called Holy Smoke and picked up some ribs and a pulled pork sandwhich. After dinner my brother and I played frizbee and went out for some ice cream.
I keep checking my e-mail, awaiting the day Luts emails me and tells me my baby [BJD] is being shipped. It's been 7 weeks today since I ordered, and they have one more week until their time is up and I contact them again. But it sure would be nice if they would e-mail me before or on my birthday (since it IS a birthday present - to me...). Well, a girl can dream, can't she? It was a nice thought after all. I'm just getting ansty, that's all. I'm REALLY excited to get him.

- M

F.L.A. - Day 4 2009

Happy St. Patty's day!

I really didn't do a whole lot today either... I woke up at 10:00 read a good cutsie manga called Shinobi Life - again, very cutsie, heart-wrenching, you get the idea. I will finish page 4 of Sanity Thief tonight and perhaps write some more OC stories for some upcoming characters *squee*.
It was kind of gray out today, my mom and I went on a short walk around the resort I'm staying in [called South Seas], and I signed up for parasailing with my dad for my birthday, which is on Thursday by the way.
I made more Tollhouse cookies, I learned how to play Yuker (or however you friggin' spell it) and I cannot wrap my head around it at all. AlsoI watched the Young and the Restless at lunch and yeah... this commercial came on for Fort Myers residents (Ft. Myers is near us) and there's a sale at some outlet mall, but of the Y & R characters was advertising, so I thought it would be really great to go down there and get my picture taken with him and put it on Facebook. LMFAO XD
We went to a restaurant called the Mucky Duck and drank some green beer and we ate in tonight for supper.
My mom and I pulled a 1000 piece puzzle out from underneath the TV set and we started putting that together...but I need a break, for now.
I think the best thing about today was that, on the way home from Mucky Duck, we stopped by a beach item store and bought a frizbee, which I had asked about. My brother, Calum, and I played frizbee on a patch of grass beside the beach. Finally I have a way to both do something physical (that I enjoy) and practice for this season's ultimate frizbee recreational sport team :D

'Till tomorrow, peace.
- M

F.L.A. - Day 3 2009

A day of...nothing (once again -_-)!
I didn't sleep in much but I stayed inside all day. :D <- this is good news
I figured out my comic's story line, and I drew two more pages (well one and a half) and I drew a freestyle drawing as well (of one of my characters) - woot. This drawing will probably end up being a filler picture. [Yay, I always one of those]
I read some of Interview with the Vampire and I wrote out some of one of my character's back story.
His name is Vladislav Ivanov (well right now it is) and that's pretty much all I can tell you about him...so as to no spoilers. All this Russian history is exciting :B
I went to a placed called the Lazy Flamingo for dinner (or as my brother and I call it the Dirty Pot...*inside joke*) and it's well, like a Casey's or a Kelsey's underwater, even though it's not literally underwater...it just looks nautical.
Then we waited for EVER to get ice cream and it was melting down my hand when I waited. Some old lady gave me sass and I glared at her, and that was solved.
Anyways, I was told that I'm not allowed to stay inside all day anymore, so that's the end of bliss I guess.
Over.
- M

F.L.A. - Day 2 2009

Another good day, in hot, sunny Florida.
I didn't do much today...I slept until 11:30 a.m. whilst everyone else was up and running, and their day had started at 6:00 a.m.
I made some Tolehouse cookies too...after lunch, which happened to be delicious by-the-way.
Then in the afternoon I went to the beach. I read a few pages of Interview with the Vampire - by Anne Rice, but basically talked ,y face off to my mom, who I hadn't seen in a week. I met Jaime, the bartender and got myself a strawberry daquari. Jaime is quite the 'surfer dude' let me tell you.
I came off the day with little blotches of sunburn, but managed to get by - XD
We had chicken/shrimp with tomatoes, feta cheese, olives and onions on pasta. Mhmmhm good.
Oh and I had Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream tonight too - which was also delicious.
I drew one picture this afternoon, and managed to come up with a story line - WOO.


- M

F.L.A. - Day 1 2009

I have arrived! I'm finally here! My break from school has begun!

I got up this morning, left the house at 10:00 a.m. and hopped on my flight to Florida at 2:35 p.m. (right on time!) We got here at about 5:00 p.m. And it took us a good hour and a half to get over the 'Cosway' and onto Sanibel, then Captiva Island.
Being as OCD as usual I immediatly unpacked my bag and put my clothes and accessories away in the cupboards of my murphy-bed (to those of you who don't know what a murphy-bed is, it's a bed that comes out of a cupboard).
My brother ran as fast as he could to the putting green, to get in some golf before the sun went down and I caught up with my mom as we hadn't seen each other in a week and she wanted to know how school had been in my last week.
We had lamb-chops, beans and cucumber goat cheese salad for dinner and I dove into one of the four jugs of Arizona Iced Tea that we had in the cottage.
Even though I don't like the sun, the beach, fish, swimming or golfing, I am glad to be here. Glad to sleep, glad to draw and glad to just relax and clear my mind of the social drama.
Now I sit here, it's pitch black (because once the sun goes down, it goes down), I can here the cicadas and the breeze blowing the palm trees and I'm thinking how I am really looking forward to get back into my art again and read my two books (novels - Interview with the Vampire and No Water for Elephants).
I will update again tomorrow on the day's activities and updates on life. So see you then. Sleep well.

- M.
[how was that for positive thinking?]

March 10th, 2009

Hey there,
- So, I'm leaving for FLA for the March break for two weeks, leaving on the 14th. I may or may not post during those two weeks.
- BTW: My brother took a piece of cake from the fridge, scraped off the icing, ate the icing and put the cake back in the fridge. *ispissed*
- No sign of The Maniacle Mr. Mihr yet, so keep posted.
- No new art this week, but I'm packed and set to draw for the next two weeks straight. I will have a computer with me while I am away, so I will still be updating my Sanity Thief account on dA every Monday.
- My birthday is on Thursday March 19th :) I hope I get a surprise from someone (I mean, in my family), presents are fairly routine here. Both the Grandmas give me money (which I call my paycheck, save until years end and blow it at a convention - or this year I'm giving some to my mom to pay half of my birthday present - which is Mr. Mihr, if you were wondering), my parents (well Mom, Dad doesn't really have involvement) pick out some sort of clothing item and a surprise element and my brother sometimes doesn't get me anything at all XD.
- I got my blood taken today, not a big shocker, but I have to go in every 2 weeks to get it done. I went to the one in my home town, and then the 2nd time in the town where my school is located, and they jabbed my arm and missed and I got this gynormous bruise. So I went back to the first one, and they are a godsend :D
- Anyways, best be going. I only have two days of school left (YAY) and classes entail: Spare, World Religions (movie), English (Hamlet), Drama (presentations [Done mine]), Law (movie), Music (*shrugs*), Bio (Movie) and French (presentations [Done mine] and a movie). And no...my school is NOT semmmezturd.

- M