Awesome meme! <3 Everclear! XD

1. Name of band/artist: Everclear
2. Are you male or female? Brown Eyed Girl
3. Describe yourself: The Good Witch of the North
4. How do you feel about yourself?: Volvo Driving Soccer Mom
5. Describe your ex girlfriend/boyfriend: Unemployed Boyfriend
6. Describe current girlfriend/boyfriend: Wonderful
7. Describe where you want to be: Santa Monica
8. Describe how you live: Rock Star
9. Describe how you love: Sex With a Movie Star (The Good Witch Gone Bad)
10. What would you ask for if you had just one wish?: Everything to Everyone
11. Share a few words of Wisdom: How to Win Friends and Influence People
12. Now say goodbye: Now That It's Over

I'll need to do this again with Garbage and Collective Soul.

This was too good to not share. Stolen from Mathaeis! :D

Chuck Norris facts
Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. But he is so badass, he has never cried. Ever.

Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.

Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.

The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.

If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris, you may be only seconds away from death.

Chuck Norris has counted to infinity. Twice.

Chuck Norris does not hunt because the word hunting infers the probability of failure. Chuck Norris goes killing.

Chuck Norris doesn’t wash his clothes, he disembowels them.

Chuck Norris is 1/8th Cherokee. This has nothing to do with ancestry, the man ate a fucking Indian.

In fine print on the last page of the Guinness Book of World Records it notes that all world records are held by Chuck Norris, and those listed in the book are simply the closest anyone else has ever gotten.

There is no chin behind Chuck Norris' beard. There is only another fist.

Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked someone so hard that his foot broke the speed of light, went back in time, and killed Amelia Earhart while she was flying over the Pacific Ocean.

Crop circles are Chuck Norris' way of telling the world that sometimes corn needs to lie the fuck down.

Chuck Norris is ten feet tall, weighs two-tons, breathes fire, and could eat a hammer and take a shotgun blast standing.

Chuck Norris drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls.

Chuck Norris sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled martial arts ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalized, Chuck roundhouse-kicked the devil in the face and took his soul back. The devil, who appreciates irony, couldn't stay mad and admitted he should have seen it coming. They now play poker every second Wednesday of the month.

There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live.

Chuck Norris once ate three 72 oz. steaks in one hour. He spent the first 45 minutes having sex with his waitress.

Chuck Norris is the only man to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis.

When Chuck Norris sends in his taxes, he sends blank forms and includes only a picture of himself, crouched and ready to attack. Chuck Norris has not had to pay taxes ever.

A Handicap parking sign does not signify that this spot is for handicapped people. It is actually in fact a warning, that the spot belongs to Chuck Norris and that you will be handicapped if you park there.

Chuck Norris has two speeds: Walk and Kill.

Someone once tried to tell Chuck Norris that roundhouse kicks aren't the best way to kick someone. This has been recorded by historians as the worst mistake anyone has ever made.

Chuck Norris is not hung like a horse... horses are hung like Chuck Norris.

Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead decided to punch his way out of his mother’s womb.

In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Chuck Norris could use to kill you, including the room itself.

There are no weapons of mass destruction. Just Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris built a time machine and went back in time to stop the JFK assassination. As Oswald shot, Chuck met all three bullets with his beard, deflecting them. JFK's head exploded out of sheer amazement.

Chuck Norris doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.

After Nov 22, I'm going to have no classes until Jan 4th. This will free up my time considerably, so I'll be able to work on personal fun stuff again.

1. Redesign/restructure Cowkitty Studios
This is a tough one. I had built the CK "empire" on the whole Cowkitty + Bunny Steve thing, which is rather moot now. I guess I want to subtly shift the focus of CK + BS to myself, Tamara Gray, as an artist. I guess less of a brand, more of a person? I also was to make my site much more simple and professional. Instead of trying to stretch myself thing attending cons, I'm now going to advertise myself by becoming a predominantly mail-in artist. I plan to only attend my favorite cons as an artist in 2006: Megacon, Jacon, Yasumicon, and Dragoncon. However, I plan to mail in my artwork to a very large list of cons instead.

2. New artwork, new mediums
I want to showcase better art. My main love is really more in fantasy/myth based art than anime, and I need to start pushing my artist boundaries again. With all these cons across the US open to me, I need to get up to par with all these other fantastic artists. I also want to dabble in actual acrylic painting-- I want to do some kitschy tiki paintings on wood, so I hope to try that soon. Also, I'm really enjoying photography, and I've thought about taking a course in it and getting a better camera.

Some things I have planned: Blood Elves (along with other WoW races), Harry Potter (Tonks!), Alice in Wonderland series (redesigned characters), fairy tales, vintage pinups, and elements. Any other ideas?

3. Disney.
And lots of it. XD

4. World of Warcraft/ Katamari
Anyone want to recommend a server and faction? It's been a while. ^^ Also, we bought Katamari, but I haven't been able to play it. This will change. XD

5. Finish up redecorating the house
I need to finish my tiki room, fix up my bedroom, then work on the guest bedroom. Theming is super fun, so we were thinking of making the guest bedroom/den uber Moroccan. Very hawt.

This is my 10 steps to build my tiki retro kitsch computer room (with examples!). So far, we've removed the door. XD

1. Remove door to room, replace with painted bamboo beaded curtain.

2. Add bamboo wall covering to the lower half of the wall, trim with split bamboo.

3. Replace current blinds with bamboo curtains, and use bamboo pole for drapery.

4. Cover ceiling with bamboo matting and palm thingies, hang glass/net fish floats and paper lanterns from ceiling.

5. Find a dead puffer fish.

6. Remove closet doors, empty closet, put in a bar and decorate.

7. Find more dead puffer fish.

8. Cover shelves with booze bottles and kitschy tiki crap.

9. Hang vintage travel posters, Shag art, tropical plants and stuff, and more tiki crap.

10. Drink.

Go here:
http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/worldofwarcraft.html

Download and/or open the rules.

Now go to like the third to the last page and look under Card Artists.

Tamara Gray.

(I've been waiting to show this for some time, only the rules weren't open to the general public until today)

Good times!"

I just read through that rulebook pdf-- My work is actually used in it! I did the Immolate icon, whose card is used throughout the pdf, but most notably on page 17. Snazzy! :D

Squee squee squee! This is my first cool freelance illustration job! :D

In honor of our little anniversary, I wanted to post this snippet from my lj. Enjoy! XD

Top 10 Reasons Why Dating Yvan is So Awesome
10. He's big and strong
When I fall down and hurt myself (which is often) he can carry me to the hospital.

9. He wants to travel and he's adventurous
If we ever have to commit to a life on the run from Teh Man, it'll be easy.

8. He has great taste in music
No matter how much Radiohead I play, he won't dump me.

7. He has a fantastic singing voice
Nothing says "sexy" like a singing hairy lumberjack.

6. He's a hard worker and motivated
If he's going to get into my pants eventually, at least I'll get a garden and clean garage out of it.

5. He was an Eagle Scout
Not only can he live off the land in a post apocalyptic scorched Earth, but he's defintiely definitely not gay.

4. He has a fantastic smile and laugh
When he pretends my awful jokes are funny, at least it's believable and enjoyable.

3. He looks like Jesus
My grandmother always wanted me to rediscover Catholism.

2. He's half Icelandic, and half Italian, and speaks fluent Viking.
Nothing sounds more romantic whispered in your ear than insulting the French in another language.

1. His last name is Martino.
Not only would that make my initials "TAM", but it also makes Tamara Martino a great stripper name.

Happy 3 month anniversary, baby! ^____^

I <3 you Yvan.

I'm now taking commissions again since I have so much free time. Bellydance costumes and graduate school are very expensive, so it's time to save up. ;)

Commission info:

US funds only, Payable through:
# PayPal
# Mail order (concealed cash/ cheque etc..)

Prices
# Pencil Drawing
    - $15.00
# Inked Drawing
    - $25.00
# CG Colored (cell style)
    - $50.00
# CG Colored (Painter style)
    - $75.00
# 100x100 full color avatar
    - $10.00
# Color existing lineart
    - $30.00

Guidelines
# No smut/graphic sexual acts. Sexy figures or cheesecake is allowed.
# I have no problems drawing yaoi, yuri and hetero pairings
# Fanart, mythical creatures, angels/demons, furries, original characters, etc is welcome! :)

# Maximum characters in a picture: 2
# For each additional character: $5

# Depending on complexity of the request, the price could be higher.
# Half of the payment in advance, half after completion of commission.
# Mailed payments must be recieved first before commission is completed.
# I reserve the right to refuse any commission request

Contact:
yim: GoddessCowkitty
aim: Cowkitty XD
email: cowkitty@cowkittystudios.com
site: http://www.cowkittystudios.com
myspace: http://www.myspace.com/cowkitty

Don't expect me to use this blog much (if at all!). :D

My main blog is over at lj: http://www.livejournal.com/users/cowkitty