Haha.... Sorry....

I haven't written my blog since Budapest and well.... Budapest was a long time ago... Haha, woops. I must admit that since then there has been quite a lot happening in my life lately. I'v went on an awesome field trip to Loire Valley, had a middle school prom (Turns out it was as cheesy as it sounds! A night in Paris.... how original. It was fun though!), lived through exams, passed my exams and had to wave goodbye to some dear friends of mine. For some reason I'm feeling quite sad while writing this post. Maybe it's because I'v been watching tons of chick flicks these couple of days or maybe it's because I have to take geometry courses every morning for three weeks (something to do with SAT's.... I actually have no idea what I'm doing there...), but I think the main reasons is that everything is changing. I'm getting closer and closer to my final graduation and the more I advance, the more I'm scared. Everything seems to be changing, life is getting more difficult, the summer doesn't feel like summer anymore (maybe it's because of the lack of good weather or the fact I'm still going to school every morning)  and I see my parents aging behind me. I know it's a depressing thing to say and that I'm not usually the person to talk about these things, but I'm scared for my parents and how much time I have left with them. They still have a long life before them, but time has been moving so quickly that it feels like yesterday that I was only at my mother's shoulder height. I just feel like I haven't had enough time to appreciate them fully. Why do teenagers experience horrible mood swings? They. suck.

But yeah, enough of that. I guess I just miss being a little girl which only worries about her scratched knees and weather father Christmas will arrive at midnight. Things change and change is good. So let's change subject.

Another thing that has been going on is my drawing. I've been drawing so much these past few months that I actually see a difference in my drawings! I've been using it as an effective way of procrastination during exam period and that really gave me a boost in my skill (biology on the other hand was a different story...). I've been watching a lot of animated movies and inspired myself with different techniques and characters and a bunch of other stuff. I found out that I usually prefer imagining my own characters instead of doing fanart, though I do enjoy it a lot when I'm fangirling over something *cough*Jack Frost*cough*. But there, you probably won't recognize any of these characters since I don't even know what they were before I finished them! Just let your mind create the back story, it's more fun that way! 

This one's the only one here that's fanart. Do I need to explain where this is from?

This is how i see myself in a couple of years. Unfortunately I am not at that stage yet.
(please ignore the weird leg proportions, I only noticed it when I was finished...)

If any of you remember I drew a picture of a couple in a hot air balloon. This is them again :)

Pirate Punk - Don't ask why

This is my newest one and probably the one I'm most proud of. 

Hopefully you appreciated this post and that I didn't bring your mood down too much. I didn't mean it, it kinda came out unexpectedly.... I'll be posting more now that it's the summer. Soon I'm going to see my friend in America and there will be a ton of new stuff to talk about then! (I'll try to post a few more times before then!) I hope you're all enjoying your summer and that the weather hasn't been as bad as it has for me.... though apparently it's not (Except if you life in somewhere exotic and cool. I'm jealous of you if that's the case. Rain has been driving me crazy!)

Maybe before I leave I can leave you with a list of chick flicks I'v been watching so you know what I am experiencing ;)

• The Notebook (OMG I LOVE IT)
• 10 thing I hate about you
• Dear John
• Legally Blonde
• Water for Elephants
• The Sisterhood of Travelling Pants 2 (couldn't find the first one :( )
• The Vow (LOVE THIS ONE TOO)
• One day

and not to mention a bunch of animated movies :) I also recently watched Romeo and Juliet with Leonardo DiCaprio which was worth watching! But that was about a month ago so I didn't count it in. 

And finally, book-wise I'm reading the Clockwork Angel in the infernal devices series which is really good! I would say the author but I am too lazy to go check so you're gonna have to Google it! 

I think I already said bye but if I haven't, bye!!

Steampunk

So yesterday.

Yesterday I found out about something INCREDIBLY EPICLY AWESOME. This awesomeness is called Steampunk. Steampunk is a sort of cross between Victorian/old fashioned clothing and mechanical gadgets and gears. So, since I am a fan of old fashioned dresses and clothing, and I particularly like fantasy twists to things, (if that makes sense...) I obviously fell in love the second I found out about it. Literally. Love at first sight. No kidding. But what is Steampunk? Well here's the definition given from Google:

steampunk  

Web definitions Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and...

If you want to read more, here's the website:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

Or go to this website which is way better than Wikipedia for a reason of which is unknown: 

 http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com/what-is-steampunk/

So after all this excitement that has lingered inside me for a few hours, I am now on a new phase (way too many phases way too quickly. But what can you do?) called ... drum-roll please ... Steampunk! (I know, what a surprise right?) I already drew a picture for it :3 I think I have some kind of disease or something... But anyway, I also want to add that I really, really, really, really, really want to make a costume someday. Probably over the summer since right now I'm a little overbooked with school... I hope it won't turn out to be one of those projects that ill just disappear after a few months and that I will never end up doing... I also really want to go to a Cosplay event in it. TOO MANY PLANS. I hate being lazy. But here is my creation:

I decided to make a middle class adventurer with not too many gadgets at hand. I decided to go simple at the beginning so that I can get the hang of all of this. I am, though, SUPER proud of this one because of all the tiny details I included and of the shading. I think this is my favorite one so far. I am so proud of myself. Sorry for being so self centered and all but I think I deserve a pat on the back or something. The only thing that I'm not so proud of are the hands. But I've never been good at hands so I'm not too worried. 

Voila. You have just witnessed the start of my Steampunk phase. Good luck. You'll be needing it! But as a side note; if any of you have become interested in this (like me) and want to know more. I have been on this website for at least three hours straight just looking at all the stuff they had. It is literally a.m.a.z.i.n.g. I love it and I hope you'll love it too! Click here to be transported to the website. But please, if any of you love this as much as I do, or more, or less, or whatever, please leave a comment so we can fangirl about it together! or fanboy about it if you're a boy... if that exists... And one last thing, if any of you have drawn or made anything related to this, post a picture! I want to see what creations you have made!

I AM IN LOVE

Today I FINALLY got to see "Rise of the Guardians" by DreamWorks and I LOVE IT!! I was almost about to cry when Sandy died and I laughed so hard when The Easter Bunny was talking about his skill of Thai Chi! I fell in love with Jack Frost's good looks and personality and I melted at how adorable baby tooth is! I recommend this movie to all of those who like to dream and wonder because this movie is just that! I'm pretty sure that some of you are going "How old is she? In her teens? That's too old to appreciate a cartoon!" but 

I. DON'T. CARE. 

I love DreamWorks so much because they still make me dream! They teach me something new every time and I fall in love with all their characters! I feel like a small child again exploring the innocent wonders of the world and the small details of what we might call "ordinary". These movies show us more than finding love at first sight on a handsome prince! The viewer can tell that these movies were made with care and affection. 

So, after having digested my fangirling over Jack Frost and DreamWorks, I think you have guessed that there might be some drawings of them coming up. Not yet because I only finished the movie about ten minuets ago, but yeah, that will definitely be coming up. 

Also, I have a new drawing for you, well, sketch. I was getting so frustrated with all my other drawings that I decided to make something simple and funny. More of these may come up because they are way less effort than doing a full on drawing, and because of this, there will be more drawings sooner. In this sketch I decided to draw James though it wasn't originally supposed to be him. He was just supposed to be a random guy but, I felt like he needed a deeper personality. So I added glasses. And he became James Potter. Just by magic.

I also thought he would look cute with a plaster across his nose :3 Detail makes all the difference.... ! Right...?

And one last note; There are new backgrounds on the Freebies page! Sorry for any technical difficulties in the past but now they're all fixed! I just need to put up the instructions again so if you need aid, please leave a comment! Thanks!

P.S: I think the moon told me that Jack Frost and I should be together! 

P.S.S: If you're all confused about this "Rise of the Guardians" thing, here's the trailer. I'm ready to bet all my Easter eggs that you'll love it!

And here's my favorite part of the movie:

Missing some Fingers...

I'm sure that all of you have at least one or twice felt like your toes or fingers were going to fall off from the cold. Well, multiply that by ten over a time period of approximately two days. Painful. Very very painful. Over the last weekend I went on an International Award hike (here's something that might help you if you don't know what it is: click here). It was so much fun and a great experience except that my fingers felt as if they could be snapped off if you bent them too much. Now, before you go thinking "But why didn't you bring gloves?" I did. I brought a pair of ski gloves which were nice and war, except for the fact that I brought two left hands.

 

*Biggest face palm man kind has ever or will ever encounter*

 

Luckily I was not the only form of stupidity on the campsite that day; my friend Athena made exactly the same problem except with right hands so we switched gloves. The next problem was that her gloves were not really fit for camping. They were really nice and everything (I know that Athena will be reading this so I can't say any monstrosities on her gloves) but they were everything but warm. Also, I'm right handed so I had to constantly take my glove off to clip things in, zip things up (By the way, there are probably a thousand zips and clips on one camping bag, no kidding! My hands were somehow shedding tears by the end of and hour) or use it for cooking and other chores. So, even if the glove was warm, it never came to any use because I was taking it on and off every few minuets and/or seconds. This all resulted in my hand growing double its size. Literally. My nice, thin, elegant hands turned into a plate of egg and sausages. So, not only could I not use my fingers at the end of the day, but they wouldn't fit into my glove properly. I would have to ask my friend Jiwon to zip up my coat or even squeeze me fat fingers into my glove. I felt utterly useless by the end of the day which is not a nice feeling. I think I'v been scarred for life because every time my fingers feel cold, in my head I'm thinking "NO! It's comming back to get me and kill me alive! There is no escape! Run for your lives fingers! Run for your lives!"

 

You want to know what I blame this on? I blame this all on the earth thinking it's OK to snow in the middle of March! I understand that snow if fun and pretty and pure, (at the beginning, not when it's melting) but right now I think that most of us humans agree that WE NEED SPRING TO ARRIVE! (My fingers are nodding their heads right now... if they have heads... I don't know...) I need to feel the warmth from the sunshine and the buds starting to sprout. I know that I will regret this later but I even want the flies to come back and do their annoying buzzing sounds! And I want the mosquito's to kill my skin with itchy red spots! I WANT SPRING! I'm sick of all this snow and cold wind and everything else that starts with a c and rhymes with -old.

 

So after all this complaining I think it's time to put an end to this post. I'm sure that most of you have the same opinion as me regarding the cold, but if we all unite as one WE CAN DEFEAT IT! AS A TEAM, AND AS A FAMILY! OK, too far, but still, I think we could defeat it... somehow. Let me brainstorm on that...

You Deserve to Know

I think it's time you knew the truth... The REAL truth, about me! I thought that for all of you who read my blog, you deserve to know just a little more about me! I'm going to put up some questions and answer them. Seems simple. Hopefully I'll make it out alive....

What is your name? Fêt-Nat

Girl or boy? Girl

How many siblings do you have? None, unless a half brother who's thirty five and that I haven't seen in seven years counts

Pets? Nope :'(

Piercings? None

Tattoos? None

What continent do you live on? Europe

What planet do you live on? Venus

What is your favorite colour? Yellow!

What is your favorite flower? Daisies or Poppies

What is your favorite season? Autumn or Spring, mainly for the colours

What is your favorite weather? Pouring rain

What is your favorite animal? Loch ness monster

If you could be any animal, which one would you be? Otter

How many fingers do you have? Wait, let me check...

Greatest fear? Heights and falling (kind of the same thing)

Greatest success so far? Honor band in 6th grade

Favorite sport? Badminton

Play an instrument or sing? Trumpet, recorder and I charm my shower with my vocal cords

Hobbies? Trumpet, creative writing, making others laugh

Passion? Drawing

Skill you would like to learn? Learn Japanese and saxophone or guitar

Worst habit? Biting my nails or doodling on every piece of paper I see

Dream for the future? Travel each continent in a minivan with friends and learn each countries culture

Fears for the future? Not following my dream for the future. And failing exams.

Something crazy for the future? Skydiving or bungee jumping (to get over my fear. And it looks fun!)

Favorite mode of transport? Hot air balloon (ironically)

Motorbike or car? Motorbike but will probably get a car instead

Favorite mythical creature? Dwarf or dragon

Favorite movie? Anything made by Dreamworks

Favorite TV series? Awkward, glee, new girl, how I met your mother or my little pony. Can't decide.

Favorite actress? Zooey DeChannel (not sure how to spell...)

Favorite actor? Rupert Grint

Favorite disney princess? Pocahontas

Favorite book? The Tail of Desperaux

Favorite book series? Harry Potter, Hunger Games or Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus... all the popular ones ;)

Favorite classic? Anne of Green Gables

Favorite song? Don't stop me now from Queen

Favorite artist? None in particular

Favorite music genre? Classic rock (I prefer old songs to new)

Cat or dog? Dog but I also love cats

Romantic or spontaneous? Spontaneous

White or red roses? White

If you had one wish what would you wish for? A caring older brother

What country would you like to live in? New Zealand

What country would you most like to visit (that you have not yet visited)? Thailand

Favorite boy name? Peter

Favorite girl name? Penny

Favorite fruit? Pear

Favorite vegetable? Cucumber

Favorite food? Sushi

Least favorite food? Squid

What do you want to be when you grow up (or what is your job)? Illustrator or interior designer

What do you not want to be when you grow up? Astronaut or work in an office

How many children do you want (or have) if you want any? Want 2 or 3

Mourning person or night person? Mourning

Sunrise or sunset? Sunset

City or country? Both, I like both

Pool or sea? Sea

Happy with who you are? Definitely!

So there, now you know a bit more about me. I'm going to tag Lena, Jiwon and Athena to answer these same questions because I think their followers also deserve to know more about them! I also invite them to tag their friends to do the same!

ATCHOO!

Bless me! Sorry about that... I stumbled on some pictures of flowers I took two years ago. They made me a bit nostalgic of the summer... but let's get back on track! I took them in a botanical garden in Alsace where there were some truly GORGEOUS flowers. Flowers are my favorite subject to photography because of the bright colors that reflect off the petals in the sunshine.

So here they are, waving goodbye to the last rays of summer before the snow fall. Though, don't get me wrong, I love the winter! Just a little too cold...