This morning I logged on and saw I had a note. You know how notes appear yellow when unread? For me, this one was golden.

I WAS INVITED TO THE SDL TOURNAMENT!!!

I could not believe it! I mean, I did the math! Odds of getting in were slim for me.

Still preparing for Comps and, well, there was a bit of a bittersweet moment in regards to that. So long as I handle my time well (REMINDER TO MYSELF) I should be able to juggle Comps and the tournment. Trust me, it's nice to have the occassional study break. Anyway, still pouring over books. I can not tell you how much I'm looking forward to reading something of my choice again.

And a reminder, kiriban at 8000. It's still going to be a while before it reaches that but just giving an early heads up.

And now, work.

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- TOURNAMENT!

- Comic duel
- Comic duel (we can discuss the details later)

SDL Halloween contest - [link] - Due Oct. 31st

I'm taking a short break from SDL. I completed my 3 duels in 2 1/2 weeks and I'm amazed by that . Before I forget, here are my opponents' entries so be sure to check them out:

Halloween splash page - 's Sabgatt: [link]
Halloween splash page - 's Kaze: [link]
Corrupt OC pin-up - 's Zeta: [link] 's Dead Face: [link] 's Kaya: [link] (KSC contacted me and said it might not be finished. If a finished version is up I'll update and post that.)

Anyway, the break....
Reason for the break is that I need to study for my Comps exam which is coming up really soon. I'll need as much time as I can get to study for it.
Now, in the event that I do make it into the SDL Championship, I will participate. There's a chance but it all depends on how these 3 duels go and how others do. The timing between my Comps exam and the tournament work out for me, not perfectly but it still works in a way.
EDIT AGAIN
Hmmmm, results are in and I was 1-2. That puts me one step closer but it's looking less likely unless I get really lucky.

In other news, *ShikakuSuika is holding another mini-contest. If I can think of something, I'll try to enter it depending on how things go with studying.

Also in other non-contest news, recently I've been tempted to do some fanart and to update my profile pic. Heads up on those sometime in the future.

And now, work.

EDIT:
Knew I forgot something. Just to give everyone a heads up, I will be offering an 8000 pageview kiriban. It might seem like an odd number for a kiriban but it's in honor of me finally passing my old gallery's pageview count which I've always wanted to do since I started this one.

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- I'm currently not accepting duels

- Comic duel
- Comic duel (we can discuss the details later)

- Mini-contest [link] - Due Oct. 24th

SDL Halloween contest - [link] - Due Oct. 29th

(So you don't have to read everything to get to this part....)
I am seeking any recommendations for fonts and texts that people like to use. I only have the basic fonts provided by Photoshop and I would like a larger variety.

There are times when I really wonder if I'm a masochist (not literally but you'll see what I mean)
Since I'm trying to see if I can get into the SDL championship, I really piled on the duels. So far I have 3 lined up with a possible fourth (possible but still unsure).

Unfortunately I couldn't finish my entry for the SDL Couples contest . I put off finishing it for too long and I had a presentation to prepare last week that was also due on the 29th. I wanted to work on it when I came back from school but that would have meant coloring it in less than three hours. I'll still post it once I have the chance.

Speaking of other contests, the SDL Halloween contest is coming up and I'll try to submit something for that.

And on top of all of this, reading, reading, reading, reading, and more reading for school.

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- Halloween theme splash page vs. *Fred-S-Kaed - due Oct. 18
- Halloween theme splash page vs. ~Treah - due Oct. 18
- Group duel vs. *YamiRedPen, ~AsianEyes442, *KawaiiSonicChao - due Oct. 18th

- Comic duel
- Comic duel (we can discuss the details later)

SDL Halloween contest - [link] - Due Oct. 29th

First an update on my SDL matches.
I am 1-1 for my duels. I won my duel against ~Treah and lost my duel against *Ellundiel. Check out their entries. They are amazing.
- [link] , - [link]


Decided to finally do the character meme:

Write out the names of your characters and explain:
1) how you thought of their name
2) what made you create the character in the first place
3) how the character has changed over time (if they have changed)
4) any random fun fact about that character

Since no one mentioned a character they wanted me to do, I'll go with this girl: [link]
Namida
1) Namida got her name back when I was in that stage of giving Japanese names to all my characters. I think every anime/manga fan has been there before. For those who don't speak Japanese, "tear" (as in "cry") is the translation. There were times after some friends recommended I change her name due to it not fitting her setting but the name stuck and I can't bring myself to change it. I've even come up with story ideas that explain her name in the story's setting.

2) Originally she was created for a short story idea I had a while ago. It was only a chapter long and based on a song or two.

3) Character-wise, not much. Setting-wise, a lot. She's been in three story ideas that I've had; first was the short story, the other was a longer story and she was a co-lead character, and in the third she is the main character. It was during the second story that I started to figure out better ideas on her personality and background.

4) Namida is based off of 3 anime/manga girls: Yuki from Megatokyo, another girl from KareKano, and another girl from a manga by a mangaka whose style I really liked. I forget the manga title and mangaka's name though (it was really obscure and the books are back home).
Namida made her public debut when I submitted my entry for KumoriCon 2004's manga contest.

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- Halloween theme splash page vs. *Fred-S-Kaed - due Oct. 18
- Halloween theme splash page vs. ~Treah - due Oct. 18
- Group duel vs. *YamiRedPen, ~AsianEyes442, *KawaiiSonicChao - due 18th

SDL Couples Contest [link] - Due Sept. 29th
- with ~White-Rabbitgirl's Ichigo

- Comic duel
- Comic duel (we can discuss the details later)