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the same deep water

Journal Entry: Fri Apr 11, 2008, 8:12 PM
Vocation. During the service this morning, a lovely service, the priest talked about Vocation. He said that there was often a misunderstanding about the meaning of that word. Strange, I used to think (not having been to any Catholic masses growing up) that they were rather more...fiery? Perhaps they tone it down for funerals.

He said we tend to think a Vocation is a choice, that we've chosen to be a priest, an artist, a teacher, a mother.

He said this isn't so at all. He said that a true Vocation is something we're given, a charge, a gift, a calling, a blessing. The only *choice* that's ours is whether or not to accept it.

My Grandmother had her Vocations . That of a teacher, a wife, mother, grandmother, and that of a devoted woman of Faith, he said. She was given that Vocation, he said, and embraced it joyfully and with devotion. Strange, that although I diverged from her path, I find myself teaching, loving, nurturing. Strange that all the little things she likes, I'm finally discovering I like too. I want to bake, to sew, to paint saws!

Makes me think about art. My grandmothers, both of them - one Anglican, the other devoted Catholic - have always told me that 'your art is God's gift'. They told me that the drawings I always took for granted were a blessing, something the God they loved had given me, presumably out of that same love.

Makes me wonder if I've been taking it for granted too long.

General -

- Yes, I'm still a moderator on the Victorious [link] and yes, it still takes up the bulk of my freetime. JOY.
- Lindsey has gotten me into Battlestar Galactica. Oh, dear. I'll have to take a break from Blackadder fan art for a while... *sigh*
- I am working on getting an art site together! It's been hit and miss, but I'm really hoping it's going to start coming together. However, I really need to meet someone with web skills, who wants to take my ideas and make an awesome site out of them. Do you know any-one like that?
- I am putting a LOT into scraps. Stuff that I love but it just so old, stuff that I can't be arsed to clean up, stuff that I scribbled but that really gets something across. So! Pleasepleaseplease, if you watch me, watch my scraps as well. Otherwise you may miss the best stuff!
- I am slowly but surely working on Ganglands again! We're taking the character away from the setting they were born in and giving them a new, slightly more dystopian world. This is a pretty intense process for me and , while indubitably rewarding in a way I can't express, is terribly exhausting so it's slow going. But never fear. They shall live again!
- Of course, the new beloved baby that's taking up most of my time nowadays is Clockabye. It's a world, it's a community, it's a writing project, it's a companion to the Victorious, it's all of those things. But what it is mostly is just starting up, so now is the time to get your fingers dirty if you care to. [link] . And here is the blog: [link]

FRIENDS and CONFEDERATES!
:icontoxic-fairie: :iconthefajita: :iconanarchicq: :iconnibblekat:
:iconlokelani: :iconlillykitten: :iconhoor: :iconmorcielaga:
:icongrim-amentia: :iconwytherwing: :iconlai-pixie: :iconsannchen:

  • Listening to: Johnny Cash - Pick a Bale O' Cotton
  • Reading: the bones
  • Watching: Battlestar Galactica
  • Playing: Steampulp
  • Eating: your HEAD
  • Drinking: tea

Devious Information

  • Current Age: as old as my tongue, and a little older than my teeth
  • Current Residence: somewhere between here and socks, I live in a dustbunny home, much cosy
  • Interests: shiney things, and broken things, and things that don't exist at best...and gummibärchen
  • Favourite movie: movies about mad people (grr!)
  • Favourite band or musician: lots and lots of INSTRUMENTS!
  • Favourite genre of music: sounds of burning
  • Favourite artist: feelingly but not quite properly
  • Favourite poet or writer: mad people and unreal
  • Favourite photographer: take pictures of stones in pain
  • Operating System: wake walk about look taste listen sniff touch sleep
  • MP3 player of choice: music for ears and muffins for tongue
  • Shell of choice: snail, O snail, my little whale! you swim so nice in my garbage pail
  • Wallpaper of choice: I should like one with mulberry leaves and paper clips and chocolate creams on
  • Skin of choice: the one I'm in...it's got all my marks and scars and life on it
  • Favourite game: rip the skin and bend the back, strip him of his baby fat
  • Favourite gaming platform: the city public buses. you meet the Most Interesting Sorts, really
  • Favourite cartoon character: meeeeeee
  • Personal Quote: today? such a thing cannot be imagined! No. No, I declare myself to have no quote.
  • Tools of the Trade: braaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnsss....

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Devious Comments

~a-m-b-u-l-a-n-c-e:icona-m-b-u-l-a-n-c-e: 19 hours 58 minutes ago
Very nice gallery. <3 I like your style!

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:ambulance: :ambulance: :ambulance:
Oh baby, tonight we sleep in separate ditches.
~zampano1983:iconzampano1983: May 1, 2008, 1:56:35 PM
Y hullo thar Miss! Haven't heard from you lately! Hope all is well!

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'Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters' - Neil Gaiman
~shoepixie:iconshoepixie: Apr 21, 2008, 9:07:46 AM
Yay! *hugs and ties up and bakes in a pudding*

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- Se non e vero, e ben trovato.. -
Clockwork Lullabye: [link]
*wytherwing:iconwytherwing: Apr 20, 2008, 7:46:40 AM
:D will do kiddo! :hug:

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~kill the king when love is the law~
~sadisthobo:iconsadisthobo: Apr 17, 2008, 11:16:43 AM
sure! and oreos! for some reason it's only now they're really gracing the shelves over here in britland and omg i love them!

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~bethan~ :batty:
~love~ ~kenjimoose
~shoepixie:iconshoepixie: Apr 16, 2008, 5:23:46 PM
I shall! But you come and visit, because I miss you!

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- Se non e vero, e ben trovato.. -
Clockwork Lullabye: [link]
~shoepixie:iconshoepixie: Apr 16, 2008, 5:23:31 PM
awww! But your words are such glory! Please don't be sad, I really don't like my drawings a lot of days. I wish I could write well, like you!

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- Se non e vero, e ben trovato.. -
Clockwork Lullabye: [link]
~shoepixie:iconshoepixie: Apr 16, 2008, 5:21:06 PM
ooh...nutella and jam! And limeade?

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- Se non e vero, e ben trovato.. -
Clockwork Lullabye: [link]
*wytherwing:iconwytherwing: Apr 15, 2008, 4:05:27 AM
:D no worries hon i'm still here... just busy with business and life so i'm not on DA as much these days. looks like you've been busy since i last stopped by... keep it coming! :hug:

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~kill the king when love is the law~
~zampano1983:iconzampano1983: Apr 10, 2008, 4:12:29 AM
Thanks! ;)

Wish I could draw like you & Toxic-Fairie by the way, you're very good - I guess I'll have to make do with my words...

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'Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters' - Neil Gaiman
~sadisthobo:iconsadisthobo: Mar 20, 2008, 3:12:15 AM
you're welcome ^^ and ooh ooh tea and scones really? which shall i bring? x

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~bethan~ :batty:
~love~ ~kenjimoose
~triin:icontriin: Mar 6, 2008, 6:14:20 AM
thank you so much! i am flattered because of your kind words. :nod:
thank you :)

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knock the world right off its feet and straight onto its head
~shoepixie:iconshoepixie: Feb 29, 2008, 7:20:07 AM
Lovely! <3

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- Se non e vero, e ben trovato.. -
Clockwork Lullabye: [link]
*DeZia:iconDeZia: Feb 29, 2008, 5:19:22 AM
WELLLL I most certainly will 8D~

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Sometimes I lay awake and wonder...

How many sinus infections are actually spiders who couldn't mind their own damn business?
~shoepixie:iconshoepixie: Feb 28, 2008, 11:01:36 PM
Thank you, dear! I could say the same about your photos, perhaps...

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- Se non e vero, e ben trovato.. -
Clockwork Lullabye: [link]
~shoepixie:iconshoepixie: Feb 28, 2008, 11:01:08 PM
Thank you so much! Please stop by again for tea and scones. *grin*

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- Se non e vero, e ben trovato.. -
Clockwork Lullabye: [link]
*screaminmime:iconscreaminmime: Feb 28, 2008, 8:25:12 AM
ha ... I love your age. Also, your drawings are amazing. Different. I like 'em.
*DeZia:iconDeZia: Feb 26, 2008, 4:37:38 PM
yer arts are a ton of fun~ Excellent work!

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Sometimes I lay awake and wonder...

How many sinus infections are actually spiders who couldn't mind their own damn business?
~shoepixie:iconshoepixie: Feb 26, 2008, 4:21:26 AM
they're ALL true! wheeeee! *inflicts madness*

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- Se non e vero, e ben trovato.. -
Clockwork Lullabye: [link]
~cala-vera:iconcala-vera: Feb 25, 2008, 6:29:26 AM
jap its the same with me, and maybe i give up to fast ;) thats why im more into photography its faser and mostly i do only simple things on pc wih them an d nothing very time-eating

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it is written in stone behind the bus station. I carved it there myself I saw it with mine own eyes!!
~shoepixie:iconshoepixie: Feb 24, 2008, 2:12:28 PM
I don't know if it's laxiness with me or if...I don't know! I start everything with that first burst of energy and inspiration and...if I leave off, it's just not there anymore and I can't stand to mux about with the piece, you know?

I shall enjoy being a pie forever!

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- Se non e vero, e ben trovato.. -
Clockwork Lullabye: [link]
~Ungapants:iconUngapants: Feb 24, 2008, 10:30:18 AM
Thanks alot for watching :D
~cala-vera:iconcala-vera: Feb 24, 2008, 6:47:36 AM Mood: Joy
feeling like a pie is the best thing you can feel!! ;) i`ve got the same problem, i never take more than a few hours for my work and most times i feel that something is missing and then i always regret not taking enough time but i just cant help myself, im just too lazy!!

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it is written in stone behind the bus station. I carved it there myself I saw it with mine own eyes!!
~shoepixie:iconshoepixie: Feb 22, 2008, 3:12:46 PM
Oh! I basically used the photo a friend had taken (Bash on flickr) and drew a picture of myself, then played around with words in photoshop. But I spent about three hours on it, which is pretty much the most time I can bear to spend on *anything*, so for me that's pretty exceptional! I'm SO glad you like it, that makes me feel all warm and smooshy inside...like a pie!

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- Se non e vero, e ben trovato.. -
Clockwork Lullabye: [link]
~cala-vera:iconcala-vera: Feb 21, 2008, 5:45:06 AM
hey!! hope youre fine!!
i`m really honored by your comment and taht you consider to draw me!!this would be my new id!! youre new picture is great, the colour and shadows are very expressive!!what technique did you use?

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it is written in stone behind the bus station. I carved it there myself I saw it with mine own eyes!!