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I'm going to start with the cliche "most of you won't read this" AND IT'S OKAY because it's just a lame excuse for why I haven't been on dA regularly for... er... well, the last journal was was August of 2011 so over three years.

Couple of basic life updates:

I'm still in school.  I know, you'd think I'd have graduated by now BUT NO.  Still chugging along, and I've got a year or two left in my undergrad, and then on to my masters (hopefully).  *cringes at the piles of debt she's accumulated*

I'm no longer studying art.  In fact, I hardly ever do art.  (I got the inspiration to draw my FOC in a dress today which led me to dA for pose references which... yes.)

I STUDY ROCKS NOW.  AW YEAH.

Rocks and volcanoes and earthquakes and water and cool shit like that. (okay not shit.  shit is an organic material and rocks are made up of minerals which are (mostly) inorganic.)

Anyways yes.  I'm a geology major now.  I'll be on sporadically (very much so), but uh... if you want to find me, I'm on tumblr.  FuriousKitten's the name, crazy blogging's the game.
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A New Start?

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There are times in your life when you simply have to sit back, take a break, and do some deep thinking.

For me, this is one of those times.

My year at Missouri State was pretty much a failure, in my eyes, at least.  I made some great friends, but am only one step closer to discovering what I really want to do with my life.

That one step was discovering that I don't want to teach.  I find there's no point in trying to teach someone who has no interest in what you're saying.

I love museums.  So maybe a degree in museum studies?

That's my new goal.

Last month, my parents took me out to dinner to ask what I was doing with my life.

"My biggest fear is waking up in twenty years and realizing I've wasted my life doing something I don't care about."

What do I care about?  A lot of things.  What do I care about enough to spend the rest of my life with it?  I have no idea.  My life so far is pretty basic... I pick something up, I get bored and throw it away.

What I need is a career counselor.  Someone to help me discover what I really love.

For now, I'm taking a break from college (though a chance at a couple of classes at community college wouldn't be bad) to discover myself, get a job, and think further about this move to Colorado.

And perhaps a new start on dA.  We'll see.

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Started Friday morning:

I went to the ER last night, the first time I have ever gone for myself (that I can remember; I assume my parents took me after I fell off a chair and broke my collarbone at 18 months of age).

Why?  Because the left side of my face is swollen up to my lower eyelid.

Monday night is when I first noticed the pain.  It was confined to a specific tooth then, and from experience I realized it was infected.

The pain kept me up all night.

Tuesday I noticed the swelling.  The pain had spread to the canine next to the incisor.  I called the dentist, but the earliest they could get me in was Friday.

Wednesday I saw the doctor at the school clinic.  He prescribed antibiotics and Tylenol 3 (tylenol with codeine).

Thursday I was so swollen, so miserable that I asked Sister M to take me to the ER.  They could not do much.  Prescribed me some Vicodin and gave me a shot of antibiotics.

I'm allergic to penicillin and sulfa drugs, so that really limits antibiotic options.  Basically the only thing they could give me was Cleocin.

I'm finishing this post now, on Saturday evening.

Friday, despite getting a shot of antibiotics, the swelling was worse.  I did not leave my room except to head to the dentist, at which point I kept the left side of my face covered with a cold compress.

The dentist took X-rays, did a quick examination, and said I needed to see an endodontist, a root canal specialist.  So M took me over there while I got bitchy because the vicodin was wearing off.

I won't go into what Dr. N (the endodontist) did, because it's not pretty to think about, but he was all kinds of awesome and I'm really grateful to M for being there with me and rubbing my shins while he shot me up with novocaine.

Once the procedure was over, we went back to the ER, where people stared at me.

In the ER, I got blood drawn, IV antibiotics, morphine, a hospital gown, and a CT scan.  I was admitted to the hospital and spoke with the maxillo-facial-something-or-other doctor on call (Dr. A), who declared that I would need a minor operation in order to continue what Dr. N had started.  Up to the OR I went, where there was a pretty cute OR nurse who let me hold his hand after I woke up. :)

Chilled in the recovery room, then got moved to an actual room, where M joined me.

I get to see both Drs. A and N Monday, then if Dr. N thinks the swelling has gone down I will have a root canal Wednesday.

Here is a picture of me as of writing this: dailybooth.com/katzpotter/1017…

So that's what I did this week!  Hope your week was better!

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Which would be why I'm updating my journal.

Look you guys!  A new CSS!

Variation of my Colts and baseball CSS's.

(If anyone can help me a) center the header image and b)do something about the width on my profile I would really appreciate it.)

SO ANYWAYS.  MUCH HAS HAPPENED.

I dedicated an entire week of my Tumblr to Roy Mustang.  Oh yes.

We figured out why I was so depressed and suicidal!  It was the clonazepam.  I'm much better now.

I'm crazy active on my Tumblr, so if you ever need something, don't hesitate to drop a message in my ask box.

I'm completely rewriting my crackfic!  It's better, stronger, faster, and less Mary Sue with even more fandoms!

I've been doing okay school-wise.  Midterms are coming up, which I am less than excited about, but on Wednesday I get to go home and see my kitty. :heart:

If I get a chance over break, I will take pictures of the results of figure drawing class and post them.

Also upcoming: Drawings of crackfic characters, anime characters, and FMA plushie keychains!  Thinking about making some Soul Eater keychains, too.

Want to know what I've been knitting?  Look over to your left, there's a link to my knitting tumblr!

Joined the anime club.  Also people on tumblr got me addicted to Soul Eater and Durarara!!.  I have this spiffy 101 Classics app for my iPod Touch so I can read in bed before I sleep without disturbing the roomie.  I've worked my way through Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility, and Mansfield Park, and now I'm taking a break from Austen and reading A Study In Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Am I using Robert Downey Jr. as my mental Sherlock Holmes?

You betcha. ;)

So the Cardinals did not get to the postseason, and though I'm glad Scott Rolen got to the postseason, I was even gladder to hear that Roy Hallady and the Phillies shut the Reds out yesterday.  Yes, I am absolutely still grumpy about the "little bitches" and subsequent brawl that ended our backup catcher's career and messed up Carpenter's mojo.  Jose Cueto fights like a girl.  A whiny little girl.  I wish LaRue would press charges, but that's unlikely.

And the Colts are... eh.  Not quite the Colts we had last season.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON.  I'm going to go write this paper now.  Ugh.

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I figured I should get a journal up displaying my commission prices, since I got my first commission today.

All of these do not include shipping.

:bulletred:Dry Media Portraits

8x12in on smooth bristol
  • Sketch - $2
  • Pencil shaded - $4
  • Conte shaded - $5
  • Colour pencil shaded - $7


18x24in on white drawing paper
  • Sketch - $3
  • Pencil shaded - $6
  • Conte shaded black & white - $8

For 18x24in toned charcoal paper, add $1 more to the 18x24 white paper price.


:bulletred:Wet Media Portraits (aka pen/brush and ink)

8x12in on smooth bristol
  • Sketch - $2
  • Shaded, one colour - $3
  • Shaded, two or more colours - add $0.25 per extra color


11x14in on smooth bristol
  • Sketch - $3
  • Shaded, one colour - $5
  • Shaded, two or more colours - add $0.25 per extra color


Prices on portraits are for one person. If you wish to add more, it will be $1 per extra person.  If you want a background, the price will range from $0.50 for a sketchy background to $2 for a more complex background.

:bulletred:Plushie Keychains

  • Toast Plushies - $5. If extra embroidery is needed, add $1 more.
  • People Toast Plushies - $6-9 depending on complexity. Example: katzypotter.deviantart.com/art…
  • Ninja Plushies - $4. If more complex than this one: katzypotter.deviantart.com/art… add $1 more.
  • TardGrinn aka :dummy: by katzypotter TardGrinn/Dummy Plushies - $8.
  • STARE by katzypotter STARE Plushies - $6.
  • Character Keychains like these: Mustang and Hawkeye Keychains by katzypotter - $6 plus $4 shipping, so $16 for two.  You can request characters.  More difficult characters may incur $1-3 extra charge.


Shipping and handling charges do apply.  However, they vary depending on the product.

I accept only Paypal at the moment.  If you would like commission me but have no Paypal, send me a note and I will see if we can work something out.

Please contact me here on deviantART via note if you would like to commission me.
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