New Wallpaper

I've been working on this in Photoshop for a bit and finished it at, um, .... 2:47 a.m.  Hey, it's break right? I can stay up late if I please  :P

It's Axis Powers Hetalia! What else?  ;)  And now it's my new desktop wallpaper!
Please click on it for full detail and size



I understand if it hurts your eyes.... haha..... I know it's very bright.........and....pink.

Here's the anime's original logo that I based mine off of:

Any comments regarding my design style would be appreciated! I like feedback so I know how I'm doing. Let me know what's good and what's bad if you'd like to. Thanks :D

Rhett & Link!!!

This is an awesome backwards animation music video and a must see! Check it out!

Music Player Disabled

I've stripped this blog of background music. I realized it would be annoying to have to press pause before watching the Youtube clips I post here. Music player is gone, for now........

NOW you can comment

I was bummed that no one was commenting on my blog! What I didn't know was that no one could! It's been pointed out to me that my comment settings were screwed up so no one could comment. I've fixed those settings so now it should work out okay. Please comment. It makes my day. And sorry again for nagging everyone about commenting when no one could even if they had wanted to!

Funny Commercials

If you've never seen this commercial series, you're missing out. Harrison shared them with me the other day. Not the greatest upload quality but this is the best compilation.



And remember, "Don't judge too quickly" ;) Which do you like best?

Harrison's bday card

I keep telling everyone how much I enjoyed this card, but I don't think anyone got to see it. This is the card Harrison made for me on my 18th birthday.

Music Player

I've added a music player at the bottom that plays automatically whenever you visit this blog. I made the player by using playlist.com. I only choose songs that are quite popular, so that there would be a greater chance that visitors would like the playlist. If you really just can't stand it though, it's at the very bottom of the page and you can press pause. I have songs from Jack Johnson, Train, Coldplay, Owl City, etc. If you would like any of the songs you hear for free, shoot me the names of the songs you want in the comment section and I'll email it to you personally. I have all the .m4a files from iTunes. In case you wondered, the background picture on the playlist is Adam Young, voice of Owl City.

How to Comment on this Blog

Here's a screen shot that has the comment button circled in red. That way you can see where the comment buttons are after every post and start commenting! All you have to do is click the small link that says 'comments'. Click on the picture below if you'd like to see it bigger. Please leave comments. Bloggers live for those! Thanks for reading this blog :D

Senior Cotillion

Look at what I found on my family computer the other day......There are 7 pictures in all. Here's a preview of a couple of the pictures:

(Click here to download all 7 at their full sizes) 

In this picture (from left to right):

The trekkie trio - Brittney, Me, and Tiffany

From left to right:
My Cotillion Group aka my closest high school girlfriends - Heather, Me, Ashley, Brittney, Tiffany, Cielle, & Gina

More fan art!

If this is your first time reading this post or visiting this blog, please start at the bottom with the Welcome post and work your way up! If not......

Here's a larger one I've just finished. This one isn't official art so I really can't give the proper credit to the artist because I don't know who it is. Whoever they are though, this is their drawing and not mine! I just colored it.

Before & After:

Colored Doodles!

I have some little fan-arts here! These aren’t ones I drew. They are official drawings from the author of the manga. I’m still working out actually drawing in photoshop, but hey….at least now with my help they’re bursting with color right? I like how they turned out personally, so if you don’t have anything nice to say…..don’t say anything at all. People color these pictures all the time so I wouldn’t get into too much trouble if I was found out right? Heh heh…. *is shot*

Copyright disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN THESE DRAWINGS! These drawings and the characters portrayed are property of Hidekaz Himaruya, author of Hetalia.

Before & After:

 

Work on Thursday

Now I have a story about work on Thursday. As you probably know, I work as a dental assistant at my step dad’s dental office. I’ve worked there for four years during the summers, and I’ve never had an experience quite like the one on Thursday. One of the patients I agreed to assist with, just needed an old silver filling repaired…very easily done mind you. We gave her a good dose of anesthetic, and most of her mouth should have been totally numb by the time we starting drilling her tooth. While Matt drilled, I suctioned her mouth out so we both had instruments in her mouth at the time when she sprang right up! She started kicking her legs back and forth in the chair and waving her arms around. It was terrifying to say the very least, because I knew that it was very dangerous with the drill on. It could hit somebody! So after my heartbeat returned to normal, I scooted my chair away from hers…just a little…heh heh… We ended up having to give her the maximum dosage of a more powerful anesthetic without it being a dangerous amount. Boy was that one crappy way to find out that she wasn’t very responsive to anesthesia.

Welcome!

I plan on using this blog to keep the family-away-from-home updated on what I’m up to. I’ll most likely be posting whatever’s on my mind at the time, but I also would like to post some of my art here, mainly consisting of hopefully somewhat decent photoshop skills…haha… I might also post poetry and other works of writing if I get brave enough though! If you have any questions for me at any time don’t be a stranger! Send an email my way, or if it’s a simple question just leave it in the comment section. You can find my current email address, links to my other internet accounts, and my profile if you click on the picture or my name below the “Gelato Lover Behind this Blog” on the right hand side of the blog page. You are encouraged to join this blog before leaving any comments, but you don't have to be a member in order to leave comments. You can join my blog by visiting the Follower’s box in the upper right hand corner (sometimes it shows up, but other times it doesn't work - try visiting the homepage first by clicking on the large picture at the top of this page or the blog title), or you can submit your email address in order to be notified through email whenever I publish a new post on this site. So if you’re interested, become a member and bookmark this page!

                                                                                                            Love you all ;)
                                                                                                                      ~eri

Date Night

I have so many stories to tell, but first things first, I’ll talk about my date I had on Monday night.

One of my best friends, Charissa, is getting married in September. I’m excited for her! She asked me if I would be her bride’s maid so we should have fun dress shopping. I would love to wear my Cotillion dress again but it’s black and white. And you probably know the saying, “You can’t wear white, or you’ll look like you’re trying to out do the bride.” Anyways, she’s getting married to a nice guy named Andy. He’s only been back from his mission in Honduras for about 2 months now, so it was a very fast engagement. I hope it will end up working out for them. Andy, her fiancé, has an identical twin brother named Aaron. Charissa set me up on a blind date with Aaron, and we went on a group date to the local Drive-In. At first I was worried because I’ve been on a blind date before with identical twins. Needless to say it didn’t go very well because my friend and I kept forgetting which date was ours. We’d have a inconspicuous huddle every now and then, trying to figure out whose date was whose. We ended up only being able to tell them apart by their jackets and shoes! How embarrassing. Luckily I didn’t have that problem on my date with Aaron, because Charissa and Andy were glued to each other’s sides. Whew. What a life saver. First we had a nice barbeque dinner at their house, so we got the opportunity to talk before heading off to the Drive-In to see our movies. It’s always a double feature at the Drive-In and we saw The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Toy Story 3. I had already seen Toy Story and I really like it, but I have to admit that The Sorcerer’s Apprentice was not the greatest movie. It was okay, but it was a little bit bland and corny at some parts. Like I said, it’s an alright movie, but don’t go out of your way to see it. To wrap up the night in a nutshell, I enjoyed myself and I’m glad I got to meet my friend’s fiancé and his family.