I have been gone from the art world for a LONG time, work and life have gotten in my way, Also...I was diagnosed with some pretty heavy medical stuff that has taken me out and down these past few years. so I appologise for not posting often.

But I have crawled out of the no post hole for this. PLEASE READ, PLEASE REPOST, AND PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE E-mail Sega and spread the word!

READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU SPREAD THIS NEWS.
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(quoted from Nightsintodreams.com)
Quote DiGi Valentine:

I have clearly stated time and time again, the statement is -
"NiGHTS is not PLAYABLE in Sonic & SEGA Allstars Racing"

"DiGi Valentine from NiGHTSintoDreams.com knows NiGHTS is not a PLAYABLE character in ASR. He's so certain of this he has made a bet against himself. The bet stands at that he will burn his entire NiGHTS merchandise collection should he be proven wrong on the fact that NiGHTS is not a playable character in ASR outside of being DLC.

He has tried to raise awareness of NiGHTS being absent from the final character roster via other methods but nobody would believe what he was telling them as NiGHTS is always expected.

DiGi knows NiGHTS is not playable and therefore has made this bet to prove his campaign is legit in it's information and to motivate the fans to take action.

He wishes for fans to support NiGHTS as a DLC item as NiGHTS should have his rightful place racing the other characters in the game and not be left out.

Please contact SEGA and ask for NiGHTS DLC."

Visit our forums for more information on how you can help:

[link]

Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

Ralph and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Ralph suddenly jumped into the deep end.

He sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there.

Edna promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled him out.

When the Head Nurse Director became aware of Edna's heroic act she immediately ordered her to be discharged from the hospital, as she now considered her to be mentally stable.

When she went to tell Edna the news she said, 'Edna, I have good news and bad news. The good news is you're being discharged, since you were able to rationally respond to a crisis by jumping in and saving the life of the person you love. I have concluded that your act displays sound mindedness.

The bad news is, Ralph hung himself in the bathroom with his bathrobe belt right after you saved him. I am so sorry, but he's dead.'

Edna replied, 'He didn't hang himself, I put him there to dry. How soon can I go home?'

Happy Mental Health Day!

Home ownership…. It means no coming home to your apartment being burnt/smoke damaged by the idiot in the meth-lab apt #897, means friends come and visit…and don’t have their cars towed. It means that no apartment robbery, water/sprinkler damage, it means no loud thumping ghetto music, or speeding cars with screaming girls. No ding-bell-ditch pranks, or inspection notices on your door.

I’m trying to become a home owner. I’m really close. I have the home picked out. I’m working on the loan, and if everything goes well… in a few short weeks I’ll have a house!

It’s a ton of paper-work, and loads of angst/tears/ and horribly long sleepless nights…. But it will be worth it! WISH ME LUCK!

in early october I let the pile of costumes leave my loving arms into the case and off they went.

To china, the BIGGEST ORDER I HAVE EVER DESIGNED AND HAD TO MAKE.... (faint)

Not the first designs to go over seas, The 19 penguins, the 12 jesters, kings queens, devils, and Jungle costumes, pirate costumes and SO MANY others have already traveled the world. but this group was the largest and the most emotional ever. attached to these costumes, were hope, fear, drama, upset, tears, blood and the life of my most precious baby girl who died by small fault of them.

There was heart ache, and sadness, love and determination, and A personal growth, inner strength and MANY lessons on trust and true friends.

as the new year rolls around, and sweeps into a new time of ending and beginnings, I am happy to see that in the end the strom is finally over.

this was truly the hapiest e-mail ever:

Jennifer,
Well, I am still in Hong Kong and I saw the show tonight and the Costumes are Awsome. Director Lichi is very, very happy.
Thank you soooooo much for your dedication and hard work. I hope you are pleased with your results. I have enclosed a picture of the costumes for your books. I will be back next week and Hope to have time to chat for a bit.
Hope you had a nice Christmas and a better New Year.

All the best,
Bill

To my lovely helpers THANK YOU! thank you Lisa and Cathy for your Help with SO MANY zippers! Thank you MOM, Jess, Jenna, and Shan (from sea world) and Crystal for help cutting and applique' ing.
Thank you ART, Matt, Belle, Mumsy, Crystal, Ryan Kilcoyne, Gena, Big Danny T., Jennifer "gen" Starling, Renne Starling, Rex, and Shawn-bob for comforting me when I cried, or had so little sleep and food that I started to break down.

thank you Timber for the laughs.

thank you Bri for making sure I saw the real china, and for teaching me so much about myself, life, and how TRUELY talented I really am.

In all THANK YOU EVERYONE!

Thank you most importantly to Bill and Keats, for standing by my side, and cheering me on. It would NEVER have EVER been possible without your strength, time, and patience. (and defending me in the face of some rather tough waves of OMG! OVERWHELMED!!!!! AHHHH!)

thank you for believing in me.

And thank you to everyone in VA who always supported me.

^.^

Lets have an even better 2009! together.




HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I was trapped at work for HOURS...and went down to the computer lab.

I was looking up Nights JOD music videos on you tube, and totally geeking at the creativity and boppy music people used. when a co-worker came up and commented.

"WOW! IS THAT YOUR ART? COOL TO HAVE A MUSIC VIDEO!"

I kinda felt a tug at my heart, and it made me both guilty for not drawing comics as often as I should, and sad that no-one EVER used any of my art in a vid.

"No." I said. " No one would EVER want to put my art in a video, i'm not good enough. I made a vid with some of my STARLIGHT EXPRESS art once, wanna see?"

and she looked...

and she was sadly unimpressed.



she hummed and crossed her arms. "you know, that other video was better. maybe you should make some cuter art?"


.....I was kinda mixed for the rest of the night, heartbroken, and a bit feeling like maybe I'm delusional. maybe my art is utter crap, and I just can't see it. Then I was all like. :~DUDE!~: YOU'D BE PISSED IF SOME ONE "STOLE" your art.

...then I was like.... NO, I'd be flattered someone thought it was good enough for a vid.

....bleah...

I hate mixed emotions.