What Made You Both Happy and Unhappy at the Same Time Today?

[Colleen♡Callie]

I wish I could claim I did. Alas, my talents are not so developed as an artist. I'm not bad at drawing, but I'd never try to sell myself as an artist; with friends who work for Pixar and the Simpsons, I have too much respect for actual artists to lump myself in with them.  I'm more a doodler than anything else. I'd really like to teach myself digital paint.  When I was in college, I wrote a comic strip for the school newspaper, and it might be fun to return to that.

My creative talents lay primarily in making things- I'm a cosplayer, and I relish the chance to find a way to recreate a costume that has only existed up to that point in two dimensions. And then to get to wear it to a convention and show it off- fun. I recently cosplayed Wreck-it Ralph (I'm super-thin, so I pulled it off with a padded muscle shirt. Anyway, there was a cute little girl who thought I was the actual character- it was so cute. I love that kind of thing.

So, my avatar is an image I borrowed from deviantart. The character is Death from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series. She holds a special place in my heart, and my first major tattoo was a beautiful half-sleeve of her.

Anyway, I like your art. Consider me a fan. :-)

-Teg

You and I are reversed.  I dabble in cosplay, but skill there is nothing to write home about, and pales in comparison to many out there.

Awesome!  You are actually my first proclaimed fan. 

[Edge]

I confused the receptionist when she called about an doctor's appointment for my son. Good thing is I said something instead of just letting her refer to me as female and she only hesitated a little when I corrected her.
Oh yeah. Also I had a run in with a homophobe where I had plenty of support. I usually don't get support when I have run ins with people.

[930310]

Taking the train. I was happy that it actually was on schedule but I didn't like that it was completely overcrowded.

[piglet smith]

The apathy I've had of late.

[FTMDiaries]

I had my fourth T shot this morning. Yay!

But whilst sitting in the waiting room waiting for the nurse to call me in for my shot, another patient was called... and she had a name that was almost exactly the same as my old name. My head shot up in recognition and I felt awkward for a while afterwards. Boo!

[radsi]

Tomorrow I have my first saturday off work in about 3 years which should make me happy BUT I have to spend the day with my head stuck in my textbooks learning all about cancer 

[Colleen♡Callie]

I just can't paint digitally in photoshop.  Too many things just don't work right for me with it.  I've seen some amazing artist do incredible work with PS, and spent hours learning their techniques and all that... still can't do it.

Painter on the other hand...

Yet painter is the weaker of the two programs and has a lot less range, and less customization ability (at least it makes it harder to customize), so it kinda fails at everything else....

[Lauren5]

I just can't paint digitally in photoshop.  Too many things just don't work right for me with it.  I've seen some amazing artist do incredible work with PS, and spent hours learning their techniques and all that... still can't do it.
Painter on the other hand...
Yet painter is the weaker of the two programs and has a lot less range, and less customization ability (at least it makes it harder to customize), so it kinda fails at everything else....

I can barely into physical art. I cannot into digital art at all.

[Sincerely Tegan]

Colleen, I think I'm going to have to pick your brain in regards to all this digital art stuff, because I really want to learn how to draw and paint on the computer.

-Teg

[Colleen♡Callie]

Colleen, I think I'm going to have to pick your brain in regards to all this digital art stuff, because I really want to learn how to draw and paint on the computer.

-Teg

I am no expert, but I'll help with what I can

[MadeleineG]

Happy: I'm tied for the lead in the NCAA office pool

Unhappy: I'd be alone in the lead if I hadn't accidentally left two easy games blank in the round of 64

[Lauren5]

Happy: I'm tied for the lead in the NCAA office pool

Unhappy: I'd be alone in the lead if I hadn't accidentally left two easy games blank in the round of 64

I don't pay much attention to basketball, but I hope MSU and Michigan win, so 3 Big Ten teams go into the Final Four.

[MadeleineG]

I don't pay much attention to basketball, but I hope MSU and Michigan win, so 3 Big Ten teams go into the Final Four.

I have Michigan in the Final Four.

I had Spartans going out to Virginia.

[Lauren5]

I have Michigan in the Final Four.

I had Spartans going out to Virginia.

That would have got you killed here...

[King Malachite]

Happy:  Earned $2 babysitting my niece and nephew for an hour

Unhappy:  My sister didn't had the extra change she promised to give me so I told her to forget it because I was too sick to deal with it.  Still am

[immortal gypsy]

Happy: Was referred to as a girl by every new person who came in today and some of my regulars who haven't been in for a while. 

Unhappy: I still haven't told my boss what's going on yet.  (can anyone say wimp)

[AdamMLP]

Finding work easy, finished the fault finding assessment really quickly.

Downside is that I would have finished earlier if it wasn't for the odd and creepy instructor standing over me for half of it. I waited until the other one came up my end before I asked for replacement components. It makes me uncomfortable having people behind me too (although I'm miles better than I was a few years ago!)

And I'm young enough to still hear very high pitched noises, just like the transformer unit does.

[Ltl89]

Lately, I've been having mood swings all over the place.  For the most part I've been fairly depressed which has been making it hard for me to cope.  I feel as close to feeing suicidal without actually being that if that makes sense.  I guess more hopeless and in doubt about ever maintaining a happy or stable life.  Obviously, this is the unhappy part.  On the other hand, today I didn't feel quite as depressed and miserable as I've been feeling as of late, so in a sense the small little improvement in my mood/outlook makes me happy.  Sometimes the small stuff really does wonders to our self perception.  Each small step and slight sense of improvement can feel like a big accomplishment when you feel really down.  I'll accept that as a minor victory for the day and it sort of makes me feel happy.

[Shantel]

Lately cis women have been doing double takes, smiling and opening doors for me. I'd like to think it was all about some kind of attraction or appreciation, but I suspect it's more about helping the old geez. 

[Edge]

D spoke to me today of his own free will.
The reason this is a big deal to me is because people usually don't talk to me unless I talk to them first.
D also opened up to me a bit.
I am scared of losing him. I don't like this.