August.... almost September!

:O Wow, has it really been that long since my last post?? Well, I have been very occupied with various things here lately! School started last week, and I also went to visit my Mom and Step dad for several days over the weekend. <3

So this semester I have somewhat of a light load. I'm only taking three classes and one lab, which just makes 13 hours total. I would have taken one more, but it was too close to time for me to leave in order to get to church. D:

But, it seems it may be best for me to take it slow during these harder courses since some of them are exceptionally hard for me!


Like my computer architecture class, I have like no idea what I'm doing in there. XD We are supposed to be working with various electronic equipment that I have no prior knowledge of. I'm not the only one struggling though - over half the class in lab yesterday couldn't finish but 1 of 2 parts of our assignment in a two hour period. So we will have to come back on Wednesday. x_x Part of the problem was that the lab assistants just skimmed over the equipment and then expected us to just know how to use it. u__u'' I didn't know how to use that stuff, let alone what that stuff was called! Kinda hard for me to ask for help when I don't even know what I'm working with. :P We were supposed to be measuring frequencies on various wave forms at different speeds. After we were done with that, the second part of the assignment was to get what they call a breadboard (no, it's not made out of bread!) and place chips on it. Most of the chips didn't work so a lot of us didn't make it that far. @_@

My other two classes are Algorithm design and Analysis and Database Management Concepts. The Algorithm class seems very challenging, but I believe by God's grace I will manage. ^__^'' After all, I thought the same thing about Data Structures class and I pulled a B! (I prayed a lot, ;3) I also just need to study more than some people. I tend to forget that I do have a learning disability and often times I try to ignore that. <_< Maybe it's because the one time I tried to speak up about it the teacher got mad... but that was back in junior college. D: They can't afford good teachers a lot of times at junior colleges. (that's mostly my opinion, but I have experience to believe that I am correct)

aaaaaaanyways.... aside from school stuff and visiting my Mom, I recently purchased a *gasp* a tablet! *gasp*
Now you are probably wondering, why on earth do I need a tablet when I already have a tablet PC? That's a very good question. XD Well, it's not like I ever wanted one... but it worked out that it would actually save me money if I could just download all my textbooks on it (essentially using it as a e-reader) mostly for free, instead of paying nearly $400 in books every semester. This way it's just a one time fee of $380 (in the case of my Acer Iconia Tablet) and then I can download whatever books I need for school on it for the rest of my days at college! I am enjoying it very much, I think it actually motivates me to study more because I like using it. :P That should be a good thing.

So that's about the jist of what's happened since my last post, other than me being another year older now. :D I had a great birthday, Bennie bought me a delicious mint chocolate chip ice cream cake! <3

Some Thoughts

As you can see, I'm doing more art this year than I've done since... since.. since, well since I started getting a life. XD Lol. That doesn't mean that I don't have a life anymore, tho! ^__~

This week was VBS at our church. It only lasted three nights but it was long enough. @.@ I got stuck working in the sound booth which was incredibly boring to do since I had to be alone most of the time. I really wanted to be more involved with what the kids were doing and get to know them better since I hardly know any of the children at our church. u__u'' I really don't "know" many people at our church, for that matter, but I am working on that! ^^'' Mostly my fault... I am kinda awkward with social situations. Hence the reason for me not actually getting a life till a few years ago, Lol.

But... thinking back to the olden days when my life was mostly online does bring back some fond memories. I miss my old friends, some of which I don't have anyway of getting in touch with anymore. .___. There are some people out in this world that I really do miss, that if I had the ability to go back in time and spend one day online again with them I would totally do it. Moving out to the woods in the middle of nowhere just makes me feel even more isolated. Blah, I don't mean to get emotional on you people... that's just how I feel. x.x

Hmmmm, I guess I should talk about something more meaningful. Here lately I've been listening to the Christian Radio and I'm LOVING that song called "Reach". I thought it was by Newsboys but it's actually a single by Peter Furler (The singer from Newsboys). I didn't know he was making his own music... so anyways, I started listening to some of his other songs on YouTube and now he is one of my favorite Christian artists. @__@ I really like his music because the majority of what he sings about is actually CHRISTIAN related in some way... not just singing about loosing a cellphone on a batman ride, Lol. *gets bricked by all the Relient K fans* Hey I like Relient K too! It's just much of their lyrics are a bit vague and aren't as spiritually meaningful. :X

I shuddup now. *poof*

July News

Hello again. :3

Just thought I would make a post here since it has been awhile... not much has been going on lately. The main thing I've been doing this past week has been commission work. @.@ I'm finally pretty much done with the children's book commission. (I only have one background to put together for a scene already drawn, and then I'll be done <3) And I'm already scheduled for two more commissions and one art trade!

July 9th was this past Saturday. :3 (my independence day from the military, Lol) It was that very day some four years ago that I was medically discharged from the Air Force.... hmmm, didn't I mention this before? Oh well! :P Anyways, we had some fun that day... we ordered pizza, watched a movie, and went swimming. <3 It wasn't as good as the past July 9th celebrations, but still fun.

and yes, in case you are wondering... that is a my little pony up there. o__o and yes again, I have been brainwashed... dun dun duuuuuuunnnn! Just a heads up, there will be some pony art surfacing on Aoi Skies. XD The art trade I have is with a MLP fan of her ponysona. (Y'know...like fursona!) I joined a MLP forum after I started watching the new series on YouTube. ^o^ Maybe kinda weird to everyone else, but it's fun. I'm hoping to make some artsy friends at the pony forum. I even created my own ponysona!

I'm going to stop talking now. XD

7/15/2011

I wanted a excuse to post something, Lol. Nothing really interesting has been going on these past few days... I've been doing a lot more art lately though. @.@ It's getting pretty lonely and tiresome living out here in the woods. I got so lonely yesterday that I decided to try to get back in touch with some of my old ICL friends. I need a life. u___u

Not saying that my ICL friends aren't cool, it's just many of them have dispersed and have moved on. However I did get back in touch with my old friend, Travis. (A.K.A. 'Hexx') :D Some of you old-schoolers might remember him, he used to run Magic Cheesewheel with me. (A very strange website, before bluie's island.com existed) It was a art website for me, a comic website for the both of us, and who knows what all else. O_o I can't really remember... that was a looooong time ago. Man I'm old. p__q

But enough of the past! Who knows, maybe I can reform the old Bluie empire that once was many years ago. >:D MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! *bricked*

Don't forget about July 9th! That very day FIVE years ago I was sent home from the Air Force on medical leave. XD I call it 'Bluie Independence Day', Lol.

Sonic Generations?

So just yesterday I found out about this new Sonic game coming out sometime this year, Sonic Generations. O_o When I watched one of the trailers on YouTube I was kinda surprised.

Basically, Sega is trying reeeeeeally hard to appeal to both sides of the Sonic fan base. For a very long time the Sonic fans have been divided on what kind of Sonic game they want. There is the one side that prefers the more retro 2D Sonic stuff, and then there is the other side that would rather have the 3D Sonic stuff. (I fit into a small margin of fans that like the Dreamcast era :X) So in order to attempt to win the favor of both sides of the fan base, Sega has created a Sonic game where you play in 2D and 3D levels.

...So uh, what's the big deal? Isn't that sort've like Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colors? Not exactly...

The levels in Sonic Generations will be divided up into two acts. One act being the 2D version of the level played by retro Sonic, and the other act being the 3D version of the level played by modern Sonic. (yes, these are actually two different Sonics!) It's a very interesting concept, especially since the game features scenes where both Sonics are running side by side, waving at each other, etc. (as shown in the above pic) o__O I believe also that the abilities each Sonic have are slightly different. (for example, retro Sonic probably would not have homing attack) Kinda weird to me, but that's not all this game has to offer...

Here's the big kicker - the levels in Sonic Generations will be picked from the Genesis era all the way up to some of the very latest Sonic games. That means some of the Sonic fan's favorite levels will be redone in 2D and 3D acts, spiffed up in updated graphics, and modified to include some extra passageways and stuff that wasn't previously there! Now that concept is pretty cool to me, that sounds like a Sonic game I could really get into. ^__^ All I know of so far that has been confirmed is Green Hill Zone (anybody could see that coming) and City Escape. <3 (oh yeah!)

./ follow meeee, set me free, trust me and we will escape from this ciiiiiity... ./

I know I'm such a dork. x___x

Gourdes!

That's right! You heard me - gourdes! ^_^ This past weekend I was over at my Mom's for a visit, and we made bird houses out of gourdes. While I was over there we worked on getting them prepped for painting, but I only managed to get one painted while I was there. They sent me home with the NINE other gourdes to work on... lol. xD I really am having a eventful summer already!

This weekend we also built the new dog fence and a separate pen for them to play and use the bathroom in if I don't feel like putting them away in their home just yet. :P After all, it is like halfway across the property... lol I'm so lazy! I'm just a spoiled city girl.. @.@

New Places

Yay, summer vacation. :D

I have a really good feeling about this summer. <3 No school, no work...(as of yet) I'm getting to slow down and appreciate everything that God is doing in my life, and life in general. ^_^ I don't know how to explain it, I just feel a great sense of peace in my little world right now. I used to feel really awkward living out here in the woods...but I've grown to like it and to appreciate it for what it is. I am so blessed! I need not to forget that. x.x

I've even grown to love this area in the woods that I live in. The surounding roads and hidden places around here really intrigue me. Sometimes I just like to get in my car and go driving around the countryside just for fun. A part of that may be me inside still looking for Buu. (which isn't a bad thing, but I believe God will just bring her back.) I know I must be sounding crazy right now, but I can't help it... God is putting me in new spiritual places that I have never been.

I guess right now what God is really revealing to me is this: His love for us is so uncomprehendable (sp?). Often times I try to put Him in a box...but it just doesn't work that way. Many times I always think "well, maybe it is just not His will for this or that to happen..." even though I already know His will is to do it. Take my dog, Buu, for example... I know I have not fully explained this whole story but I do intend to (perhaps on another blog). I have been praying, and praying, and praying that God would bring her back. He already told me that He would bring her back, but there was always this small fragment of me that still didn't want to believe. I didn't want to put myself in a vulnerable position and "make a fool out of myself" if it didn't happen. The point is, it WILL happen if God says it will.... we just need to put away our fleshly ways and get into the Spirit's ways...then everything will be alright. :3