About Me, TWLOHA 2010, and a Contest Entry

Well hello there!  This is a blog that I made waaaay back in April 2009, and I've ignored it since then.  I'll probably ignore it again after this.  It's just the way I am.  But while I'm here, I might as well introduce myself.

About Me - 

My name is Ryan, and I'm a girl.  Yes, it's my first name.  No, it's not short for anything.  What would it be short for, anyway?  No, my parents didn't "really want a boy," and no, they weren't drunk/high when they named it.  And don't even try to say "But that's a boy's name!" because trust me, I don't look anything like a boy.

I like horses, cats, dogs, goldfish, various mediums and styles of art, and playing video games.  I hate cleaning, and I hate my job, but who doesn't, right?  See, even though I have a weird name, I'm a pretty normal woman.

I have two goldfish, whose names are Ponyo and Disco.  Ponyo is a red-and-white fish called a redcap oranda, although I think she might be some kind of hybrid disaster, because she is seriously deformed.  >.>;  Disco is a regular boring old every day orange oranda.  Here they are, all excited to have their pictures taken!

They are both about a year old, and I love them to death!  They're much more interactive that you would think a fish could be.  Imagine an 8-month-old puppy, but one that doesn't pee on your carpet, bark and annoy the neighbors, or wake you up in the morning by attacking your face with a nasty butt-scented tongue, and you've got goldfish!

TWLOHA 2010 -

Today is To Write Love on her Arms Day.  Yes, it's an actual day.  It's a day when you write "love" on your arm (hey, that's where they got the name from, isn't it!) and help to raise awareness of self-injury, depression, and suicide.  Here's my bit of participation:

I had a lot of fun drawing that on my arm.  Of course, I started to regret it when I realized that Dyson Zorb Carpet Cleaner only gets out BLACK permanent marker and not RED permanent marker... now my arm just hurts from scrubbing at it.  :(  And somehow I ended up with red marker all over the side of my face???   I don't even want to know how I managed that.  I don't make a habit of sticking my wrist on the side of my face.

A Contest Entry -

Lately I've been wanting to work on my coloring skills, so I entered a coloring contest on DeviantArt.  (My DeviantArt page, btw, is drawtaru.deviantart.com)  The contest is to color this line art:

Here is my completed coloration:

I learned absolutely nothing.  But it was fun.  It's always interesting to color other people's line arts.  But always give credit, and don't steal art!  >_O

Well, that's about all I've got to share!  I might post here again someday.  If I remember.

K bye!