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On a Broken Laptop

Sat Sep 5, 2009, 2:25 AM
So. Not more than four months after the previous breakdown, my laptop has decided to go all broken on me again. It's the same problem it had last time (the video card went spluttz). This may be because I never actually REPLACED the video card, I simply found a guy who said he could fix it and... Well, it seemed for a while there like he had! Everything was back to normal, running fine. I mean, sure, all my video-playing software was still fucked, but everything else? FINE.

I came home from work this week to find, though, not only has the previous problem returned, it's multiplied. Now, not only is my display royally fucked up even WORCE than it was, it to turn on successfully unless I boot up in safe mode, at which point.. everything works JUST FINE. Which is lame, because that means the problem is VERY FIXABLE, and I just DON'T KNOW HOW. Also not working? Sound. I have lost all sound. LAME.

A pox on my limited computer skillz.

What does this mean? Well the important bits are that I can no longer really scan, and since I can't access my External HD, I can't access the things that were scanned and saved there (as is my way with arts and stuffs). So... yeah. *cough* We're gonna be experiencing a bit of a delay in- thiiiings. We'll see how fast I can't fix this mess.


I AM UNAMUSED.


On a more positive note though, I got my flight back to Amurika for Christmas booked, for a FREAKISHLY good price. Not only am I going home for christmas this year, BUT, I am also going to stop and visit two of my most FAVOURITEST PERSONS IN THE THE WHOLE WORLD, :iconrainrach: and :iconjcrobin:. Why is this? Because they're the fuckin' bomb, that's why.

We're going to play Evo drinking games. It'll be fucking MAGICAL.

And then we'll all die of alcohol poisoning.

BUT IT'LL BE A HAPPY DEATH, DAMMIT.


Now, I'm going to the store to buy dinner. Because I'm hungry, and you care.


~*~


Anyone who's actually interested in seeing what I'm doing, would do well to check the "scraps" section of my gallery, or as it should be called, the "Sketch Section."

Direct Linkage to Blaze's Most Recent Work! w00t!


~*~


Clubs I Mod?
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Clubs and Stuff?
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People whom I love? And... Love some more? Because they rock?
:iconlady-russell-holmes: :icondevas: :iconmeltedpeep: :iconraphaella: :iconimaginarygoddess53: :iconlesliweird: :iconcynicsect: :iconspeep: :iconterribletoadqueen: :iconnightmare-01: :iconchloroform-my-love: :iconladynorbert: :iconthepast: :iconvaloofle: :iconrainrach: :iconjcrobin:

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  • Current Residence: Middle of Nowhere... Aichi (formerly Montana)
  • Interests: Drawing, Videogames, Reading, Mythology, Roleplaying, uhm.... Movies?
  • Favourite movie: Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Favourite band or musician: Oingo Boingo or Poe. Does Stephen Sondheim count?
  • Favourite genre of music: Musicals. Yeah, I said it. Whatchu gonna do about it?
  • Favourite artist: Steven E Gordon ooor Jim Balent
  • Favourite poet or writer: Er... T.S. Elliot?
  • Favourite style of art: Comicbook / Animation
  • Operating System: Windows
  • Shell of choice: Conch?
  • Skin of choice: Non-sunburnt
  • Favourite game: Final Fantisy. Or Kingdom Hearts. Ooh, Sims 2...
  • Favourite gaming platform: PS2
  • Favourite cartoon character: Quicksilver
  • Personal Quote: "... The acoustics in this corner are horrible."
  • Tools of the Trade: I'm really a pencil and ink kinda girl, but I'm lying if I say I don't love my tablet
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:iconfather-alexander:
^^

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"Those who fight monsters should take care that they never become one. For when you stand and look long into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you." ~ Frederich Nietsche
:iconfather-alexander:
I'd just like to say, through of the entire conversations, thank you for not insulting my photography. Unlike most others who have comment, you seemed to actually keep the topic on what had happened, and not the people. I admire that level of professionalism.

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"Those who fight monsters should take care that they never become one. For when you stand and look long into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you." ~ Frederich Nietsche
:iconfather-alexander:
And yet i was informed of the comments you made towards Dojigomiru. Uncalled for, at best. Can we not say this topic is best kept for the General Administrators of DeviantArt to sort out, and not the rantings of a 13 year old and a 19 year old on if the art in question is or isn't a fake. It is hand-drawn, which does indicate a level of respect for the art the character might have been based off. Does that not count for anything?

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"Those who fight monsters should take care that they never become one. For when you stand and look long into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you." ~ Frederich Nietsche
:iconblazerocket:
The question was never "is it fake." I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that she took a pen to paper, and physically made it herself. However, she did trace, copy or STRONGLY REFERENCE the work of another, much better, and well known artist to the point where one can do an overlay of the two images and have them line up.

Her drawing: [link]
The original drawings: [link] [link] [link] [link]

Now, in the beginning, she simply forgot to cite. Hey. It happens. In the same way, as I illustrated to her, sometimes your brain goes spare, and you try to walk out of a store without paying for your groceries. Are they going to try and stop you when you do that? Yeah. Because mistake or not, it's still Not A Good Thing. Same thing here. She forgot to cite her source. Fine. But when called on it, the proper response is to just fix it. Because otherwise your art is saying to people, "This art here? I did this all by myself. Me. No outside help. Aren't I great?" And this is going to piss off fans of the original artist.

Now as to the quality of the character... she's an OC Mary Sue. And no-one but the original artist, and, for some reason, you seem to care. Are OCs precious to their creators? Yes. But to everyone else, we're just going- "Oh look. Yet another OC in a universe that literally already has hundreds and hundreds of characters. I bet THIS one's going to some how be original though, with a never heard combination of powers and.... oh. Wait. No. Still sucks." You seem to think comments illustrating this point are a blight on DA. Fine. Great. This is the internet, clearly, everyone holds hands and skips under the gumdrop rainbow with the frolicking unicorns. Oooooonly not. People here are assholes. If she's 19 and hasn't yet figured that out, well- she better toughen up fast. I think that the blight on DA is people who don't fucking cite their sources, and try to pass of others art as their own. In the comparison as to "Someone said mean things about my traced art!" and "Someone is attempting to pass another's art off as their own!" the later is a weeeee bit more serious.

So. TL;DR? Probably. I'll sum it up:
"It is hand-drawn, which does indicate a level of respect for the art the character might have been based off. Does that not count for anything?" There is a difference between hand drawn and hand traced. And if she wants to show respect for the original artist she needs to CITE. HER. SOURCES. First time. Without anyone having to remind her.
:iconrainrach:
HA! You OWE ME SUBWAY WHEN YOU GET TO AMERICA! XD

:iconexcitedplz:
:iconblazerocket:
DAMMIT. OH WELL. SUBWAY HERE I COME XD

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