hello, deviantart. our friend nicki has been slapped with a huge bill and a hard time, so she's having a sale at her etsy store. she makes wonderful amigurumi plushies and other knit products (mohawk hats, too!) so we ask that you please visit her journal and buy something if you can -> [link]

she's the one making yarn!aki. we're telling you, go see.

speaking of hard times also, we (meaning me) have been stuck in a delirious, sometimes very depressed, sometimes very angry, constantly sleep-deprived stupor for the past week and a half. it all boils down to having two jobs and school at the same time. I have been too busy to do.. anything. sorry. feel worse for ~Kanzler; he is the one helping control my almost-daily nuclear meltdowns, depressy, and murderous rage in person.

it'll be over after may 6th and I'll probably be quitting one of the jobs, so no pity, please. I have so many things I want to draw, a lot of things I'm ready to finish, and I really want to buy and play okami. hopefully all of that will cheer things up.

and if I printed prints sometime this summer.. would anyone buy them? like signed 8.5x11 prints of new arts I haven't posted yet. I'm thinking of 5 high quality prints of each picture, $10 each without shipping.

that's all.. mmyep.

alright! since I'm queen of procrastination and also have a goldfish memory, this is just my small space for personal reminders and a to-do list. feel free to ignore if you like. they're in no particular order.

• arttrade wif nicki-san. [shading]
• arttrade-part-II-picture for nicki-san! (manga trade)
• manga trade picture for ~Kefanii. [re-sketching]
• ~DarkeAngel chibi-ish commission. [shading]
• secret christmas thingy!? prolly eventually.
• finish more animal crossing stickers and start other sets.

sure, I need moneys more, but material things are more of a motivation to get things drawn, it seems. currently I'm offering art for manga. if you have spare manga lying around, here are some volumes I'm looking for in english and good condition unless otherwise specified:

• ouran host club - volume 9+
• kamikaze kaitou jeanne - volume 2 and up
• nodame cantabile - volume 5 and up
• rozen maiden - volumes 4, 6, and 7
• kare first love - volumes 6, 9, and 10

obtained or working on: pita-ten volumes 4-8 (~CaptainArdi); death note volumes 2, 3, 5, and 6 (*DekeNicki)