CherBear's Thoughts: Recovery Mode

Simply an apology ...

Currently sick at the moment. Feeling weak & coughing up a storm. Let's hope it doesn't get worse or I am actually trying to get better. 

Doesn't help with the contractors are still at my place working on the first floor cuz now I am without a kitchen...period. All those groceries I bought & I don't have a stove top or a sink. :(

Hopefully I can get more artwork queued up, I'm just having the gumption to do so it just sucks that I'm achy & feeling like I'm coughing up a lung. 

That's pretty much all my belly-achin' for this early morning. I'm crawling back to bed.

CherBear's Thoughts: SDCC Madnesss

So after the pre-reg & open sales of San Diego Comic Con 2014 are done & over with, with a highly unlikely possibilities of a 3rd opportunity of one last chance to buy tickets [3rd chance after the deadline for refunds]. Time to weigh in.

Now before I proceed. I want to state that I am no official representative of comic con nor do I have any authority, nay say or official word what so ever. 

These are based off facts, statistics & things to think about.

So ... in my opinion ... they should try to find a better way to compensate the ongoing growing demand of people wanting to go to San Diego Comic Con. With the San Diego Convention Center currently capped at 150k+ or so due to the fire marshal, even with the inevitable expansion, only so many will be able to buy after that. 

Yes I know...the whole idea of "capitalism"..."supply & demand"...or "people who can't buy are just out of luck...why should I care? I have my ticket!"  

It has been mentioned that they want to have San Diego Comic Con available to everyone, especially those who have never been.

Think of this ... during the pre-reg sales, anyone who has had a 1 or 4 day pass qualified for the 1st round of pre-reg sales earlier this year. Keep in mind...they are not selling all 150k-160k of tickets that day, you're looking at 1/4th...maybe 1/3rd at most of those set tickets being sold. Those who are lucky to have gotten their passes are either content [ or in some cases, have already listed them at a bid from what I had seen ] or if they didn't get all those days are thrown into the general open sales & the numbers of people wanting to go can only at this point be either exponential in comparison to the remainder of people looking to buy that 1 or 2 days they couldn't get this year.

The 1st couple of years of online attempts to buy SDCC online were flawed, the early bird who got the worm was rewarded & those who slept in or had bad connection inevitably didn't get their tickets.

This year was an entirely different monster. With randomization, it didn't matter if you were the 1st one there or logged in maybe 30mins later from the next guy. Granted...the whole "band together to help each other out" was cool 'n all, but its also one of those moments, where those who were already in past the randomization sorting process had let 2 other people who are still waiting in line to cut ahead metaphorically speaking by buying for them as well. 

Whether you find either of these past or current methods good or bad, I'll leave it completely up to you to draw that conclusion, but it is something to think about for those who either lucked out or those who were basically out of luck when trying to buy SDCC 2014 tickets this year or any year for that matter. 

A lot of the draw for many & most comic con goers are to meet that celebrity or go to that panel to their favorite show & hear what they have planned for the fall. Or that up & coming movie that they want to preview at comic con. There have been occurrences were after they got to see what they want, they'd sell their ticket on the spot to some random person walking by so they can see comic con too. [ Oh yes, there are plenty of stories of that as well. ] It is also one of the reasons why all days are sold so quickly because not all panels are announced - so when in doubt...by all the days anyways!

Some of you are thinking "Hey, after refund deadlines...there's one more chance...right?" I'd say there might be a chance but last year, they didn't even hold a 3rd sale after refund deadlines [those tickets ended up being prize/contest/give-a-ways]...so please keep that in mind that they may or may not do it.

So what can one do to be apart of it? Or how can they improve this ongoing rising demand?

I've mentioned a few before during San Diego Comic Con before & here's some insights of alternatives. 

- There have been events that extend well into Downtown San Diego & the Gaslamp Quarter. You don't necessarily have to have a ticket to get into the convention if you want a chance to run into a celebrity in Downtown San Diego. This is especially good for the locals who just wanna see the chaos from the outside. 
- Go onto the methods of BlizzCon etc.? Virtual tickets, simulcast ongoing panels, etc.? 
- Seperate varied tickets? (one strictly for panels, the other for the sales floor/artist alley? *kinda saw that in AnimeExpo too*)
- Extend the days *has read other blog thoughts about that* to a week...maybe 2! (personally not a fan of that...)

If none of these happen, I imagine it'll be a continuous cycle of the selective lucky who get to go & the ones out of luck that may never be able to get back in.

With that being said...SDCC 2014 is still far away & those are my insights of it so far with pre-reg & open sales that happened earlier this year. Whether this has been a good or bad experience for you or looking to buy tickets somehow anyways, this is what it essentially boils down to. Congrats to those who have secured their passes & good luck to those who are looking for a 3rd opportunity to buy tickets.

Journal Meme: 5 out of 5 - 80 Qs

Taken from Kiyan200 @ deviantART --

1.What does your DeviantART name mean and why did you join this site?
A nickname that manifested into an online persona through MMOs. I ended up joining here to showcase my artwork.

2.What fandom were you obsessed with when you joined and what are you into now?
No favorites really.

3. How many watchers do you have now?
220.

4. Name 3 of your favorite artists on DA.
I'll get back to you on that.

5. Do you comment fav, or both?
Deja vu...usually fav.

6. Do you participate in clubs' contests here on DA?
When I can, I try to.

7. What is your most popular deviation?
It would have to be the Twilight Sparkle/Raven one.

8. What are your favorite non-anime TV shows?
Adventure Time & Teen Titans Go!

9. What are the things you wish you could draw better?
Hands & feet.

10. Summer or winter?
Winter

11. Rain or Sun?
Rain

12. What's your favorite type of music?
Varies.

13. PC or Mac?
PC

14. Anime or Manga?
Both :o!

15. Coke or Pepsi?
Pepsi.

16. Read or TV?
TV

17. How many hours a day do you spend on DA?
Varies.

18. Name a hidden talent.
Hum...it wouldn't be hidden if I shared it.

19. Flash or traditional cartoons?
Either or.

20. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
Varies on my mood.

21. What are top 3 favorite books?
I'll get back to you on that.

22. Wii or Playstation?
My Wii

23. Name 3 of your favorite bands.
I'll get back to you on that.

24. Are you a fast, slow, or medium typer?
Fast.

25. Do you like Denny's?
Depends.

26. What is your favorite emoticon?
\( o3o )/ boogie woogie man!

27. What is your favorite type of pie?
Depends.

28. Have you ever stayed up for 24 hours?
Yep.

29. Do you go on YouTube a lot?
Depends.

30. Are you a member on any other sites besides DA?
Yep.

31. Do you cosplay?
If I was forced to?

32. Fruits or sweets?
Both?

33. Name 3 artists you admire.
Let me get back to you on that.

34. Buttered, plain, or salted popcorn?
Buttered.

35. Have you skipped school?
Yes.

36. Have you been on a plane?
Yep.

37. Have you swam in an ocean?
Yep.

38. Have you been ice skating?
Nope.

39. Favorite vacation spot.
No spot really comes to mind.

40. Ever been on t.v?
Supposedly I've been spotted.

41. Favorite salad dressings?
Ranch or blue cheese.

42. What do you do to relax?
Listen to music.

43. What is the last film you saw in the theaters?
The Wind Rises.

44. Favorite Sandwich?
Depends on my mood.

45. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Japan I guess?

46. Favorite time of the day?
Night time/Early morning. 

47. What did you want to be when you were little?
A doctor.

48. What do you want to be now?
Hmm...

49. If you could eat with one person any people, who would it be?
Dunno...

50. What character would you hate to be stuck in a room with?
O.o; hmm...

51. When is your birthday?
September 20th.

52. Favorite type of ice cream?
Butter Peacan

53. Last book you read?
I guess it'd be the manga - Ouran High School

54. Which store would you max out a credit card at?
Copic Marker shop.

55. Do you buy / sell / both on ebay?
Neither?

56. What is the most annoying thing people ask you?
Not sure.

57. Favorite all time tv show?
At the moment...its Person of Interest.

58. What was your favorite show as a kid?
Rugrats ~

59. What are you listening to right now?

Nothing...watching a japanese movie?

60. What is the last thing you ate?
A peanut bar.

61. If you were a crayon what color would you be?
Sapphire blue.

62. What is the first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Eyes.

63. Favorite sport to play?
Volleyball.

64. Favorite Day of the Year?
Autumn in general.

65. Hugs or Kisses?
Hugs.

66. Chocolate or vanilla?
Depends.

67. Favorite Board Game?
Monopoly.

68. Favorite smells
Chocolate chip cookies.

69. What inspires you?
Varies.

70. Do you have any piercings?
Yes.

71. How many siblings do you have?
Half siblings?

72. Bacon Bits or croutons?
Baaacon!...bits.

73. Favorite Day of the Week?
Friday

74. Favorite phrase
"Waddap buttercup?"

75. Favorite Restaurant?
Depends on my mood?

76. Favorite animals?Puppies.

77. Favorite thing to do outside?
Walk

78. Favorite thing to do when it's raining?
Sit & watch the rain?

79. Favorite Disney character.
Dunno...

80. Do you like coffee? If so, what is your favorite brand?
Java Chip Frappuccino w/ Caramel.

81. Tag six people
Only people who want to do this.

Journal Meme: 4 out of 5 - Random Info Part Deux ~

Taken from RieWiggles @ deviantART --

_{1. Why did you join DeviantART?}
Curiousity mainly, from there it became more of a place to showcase my artwork.

2. What does your username have to do with you?
Nickname that manifested into an online persona through MMOs.


3. What is your current avatar of?
My Audition Online character.

4. How many watchers do you have, and how many do you watch?
I have 220 watchers and I watch 308.

5. Do you have more than one account?
Yes.

6. Name 3 of your favorite artists on DA.
I'll have to think about that one.

7. What deviant do you admire because of their personality?
No opinions really....

8. How many deviants do you actually know in reality?
A few. 

9. Do you comment, fave, or both?
Fave usually.

10. What do you typically post on deviantart?
At the moment, fan art.

11. Do you participate in clubs or contests here on DA?
I try but just recently its getting harder & harder to.

12. What is your most popular deviation?
 - Most views.
 - Most Faves.

13. What's your favorite submission in your gallery?


14. What are the things you wish you could draw better?
Hands and feet.

15. Do you have Premium Membership?
Yes.

16. How many hours a day do you spend on DA?
A lot. I leave it on.

17. Are you a fast, slow, or medium typer?
Fast.

18. What is the most annoying thing people ask you?
Nothing...I'm quiet oblivious.

19. What is the most annoying/offending comment you've received?
Let's see if I can quote that comment..."Fine stupid bitch 


Just so you know you're a fucking terrible artist. 

Your eyes are spaced so far apart that I had to figure out if a face was actually a face 

when you draw winking it looks Down syndrome an I can show which image I mean. You're a terrible artis and a stupid fucking bitch!" *shrugs*
Out of the blue butthurt cuz I stopped talking to him mainly. */sarcasm -boo hoo- /smallest violin*

20. What/who inspires you?
Various things.

21. Do you use guidelines when you draw?
Depends.

22. Do you associate people on DeviantART with their icons?
No.

23. Have you ever suggested a Daily Deviation?
No.

24. Everyone has considered leaving DA once or twice. Have you? Why?
Sure but instead of leaving I just carry on with day to day life like I'm suppose to. Everything will still be here when I get back.

Journal Meme: 3 out of 5 - Random Info

Taken from cadaverr @ deviantART --

Basics

Name: CherBear

Age: An age...?

Birthday: September 20

Gender:  Female

Sexual Orientation:  What?

Relationship status: Complicated?

Physical

Eye color: Brown

Height: Around 5'3 

Body Type: That type over there...

Natural Hair color: Dark brown

Dyed hair color: Had highlights & red hair at one point.

Hair style: Long

Piercings: 2

Tattoos: 0

Makeup: Lipstick at most.

Clothing style: Casual or guy's clothes.

World

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: Filipino

Current residence:  Audition To- I mean San Diego, California.

Places visited: Lots of places actually.

Languages: English

Family

Living With: No one.

Pets: 1 dog.

Siblings: Half siblings.

Lifestyle & Hobbies

Hobbies: Drawing

Sports: What?

Music: Varies.

Religion/Beliefs: With held.

Drink/Smoke/Drugs: Yes / No / No

Favorites:

Favorite color: Blue & earth tones.

Favorite animals: Puppies.

Favourite games: Depends.

Favorite movies: Depends.

Favourite Pokémon: Blissey.

Favourite Pokémon Generation: Each one had its perks.

Favourite food: Sushi, steak & steam crab.

Favourite drinks: Water.

Fandoms: Depends.

Dislikes, etc:

Least favorite food: Depends.

Bad habits: Various habits I consider bad. 

Pet peeves: I have those.

Phobias: What?

Art

Drawing programs: Paint Tool SAI & Photoshop CS3

Tablet: Yep

Favorite Media: Pencil.

Least Favorite Media: Oil Pastels. 

Journal Meme: 2 out of 5 - Labels

Taken from AdmiralMaggot @ deviantART --

What's your label?

Geek/nerd:
You know how to fix computers ( )
You watch alot of Sci-fi (x)
You LOVE playing video games (x)
You're always on the computer (x)
You use a lot of strong, intelligent words that some people don't understand (x) 
You're  afraid of bullies. And you often get bullied  (x)
You LOVE technology (x)
Count: 6

Emo/goth:
You wear alot of dark clothing (x)
You like creepy things and you like to talk about death ( )
You listen to alot of emo/punk/rock n roll songs (x) 
You have higlights in your hair, like blue or purple, etc. ( )
You're often sad ( )
You consider yourself alone ( )
You cut yourself ( )
Count: 2

Jock:
You always belly bump your buds ( )
You're great at sports ( )
You LOVE to win ( )
You can be a show off ( )
You're very fit and you always play/talk about sports ( )
You can be VERY loud ( ) 
You get a lot of bruises/bumps/cuts from playing so much sports ( )
You want to do something related to sports when you're older ( )
Count: 0

Prep:
You think you're better than others ( )
You often tend to look down on people ( )
You don't like people you say "Aren't perfect" ( )
You wear a lot of fancy/clean clothes ( )
You're popular ( )
You think you're more superior than others ( )
You're a know-it-all at times (x)
Count: 1

Punk/juvenile delinquent:
You cause a lot of vandalism ( )
You get in trouble, A LOT ( )
You have a bad temper ( )
You consider yourself a "Bad ass" ( )
You don't care what people think about you (x)
You think you're so cool ( )
You hang around a bad crowd ( )
Count: 1

Hippy: 
You love to go out for walks into the woods ( )
You're very peaceful, and you rarely get mad (x)
You love animals (x)
You say things like "Far out man" Peace out" or "Dude" ( )
You're very easy going and carefree (x)
You worry about mother Earth and you want to help the environment ( ) 
You're not a huge fan of technology ( )

Count: 3

End result - Geek.

Journal Meme: 1 out of 5 - I got a C in life

Taken from lightningshinobi @ deviantART --

[x] You have kissed someone 
[x] You have your own room.
[x] You own a cell phone.
[ ] You have an mp3 player/ipod/discman.
[ ] Your parents are still married.
[x] You love your family
[ ] There is a pool/spa in your backyard.
T O T A L :4

[x] You dress the way you want to.
[ ] You hang out with friends more than once a week.
[x] There is a computer/ laptop in your room.
[x] You have never been beaten up.
[x] You are allowed to listen to the music you want to.
[x] Your room is big enough for you.
[x] People don't use you for something you have.
[x] You have been to the movies
T 0 T A L : 11

[ ] You have over 500 friends on facebook. 
[x] You have pictures on facebook 
[x] Your parents let you have a facebook
[ ] You get allowance/loan
[x] You collect something normal.
[ ] You look forward to going to university. 
[x] You don't wish you were someone else.
[ ] You play a sport.
[ ] You want to do something after school/college
T O T A L : 15

[x] You own a car/truck.
[x] You usually don't fight with your parents 
[ ] You have never got a failing grade on a report card in your life.
[x] You have friends.
[ ] You've never had a detention
T O T A L : 18

[x] You know what is going on in the world
[x] You are happy with your life 
[x] You usually aren't sick
[x] You know more than one language. 
[x] You have a screen name. 
[x] You own a pet.
[x] You know the words to more than 5 songs. 
[ ] You don't have any enemies
T O T A L : 25

Total over all: 25

Multiply by 3

Total: 75

101%+: A+
90-100%: A
80-89%: B
70-79%: C
60-69%: D
00-59%: F

repost saying "I got a _ in life"

CherBear's Thoughts: A Playful Reminder ...

Not afraid to do the following:

- Stop watching prior people for being outright rude, offensive, obnoxious etc. (especially for no reason. if it continues, I will start blocking users - I've done it before. I don't like doing that but if it gets bad I will).
- I don't pander to trollers & outright rude, offensive & obnoxious people so if I don't reply, I'm letting you have your moment (especially if its in deviantART - before I report your comment as spam), I have a very good reason why.

I'm generally a nice person online who continues to draw...why? because I've had people online come to me, thank me for inspiring them their own creativity & artistry, this alone not many people get day to day, I am thankful & humble by that, not to mention; my belief is treat people how you want to be treated. When I'm online, I'm online but I won't deny, as of recent, I've kept myself busy offline for one reason or another, if you can't respect that or understand that then please reconsider what you do online or even a better idea? Just move on. Not to mention, I am a civil person, if you tell me a specific reason on why & whatever rudeness follows after, that's fine, I don't mind subjective criticism but I have no time nor patience for [hurhur trolololol - u sux cuz u ignores meh wah - stupid fucking ugly bitch *and yes I've gotten all those so meh whatever*] especially if the comments were out of the blue...its usually foreseeable if it progresses that far.

Why am I saying all this now out of the blue? I'm not calling anyone out - I'm not that kind of girl (I only reveal privately my frustrations of who, what, where & why). I have plenty to worry about that if I'm not getting back to people, I'm busy with keeping my shit together. 

After all this - I will reframe & move on, no pointing on dwelling over petty shit online because there's no point ... so if you really want to know why, pm, note me, whatever me & I can convey the whole thing with you there. 

If you read this...thank you for taking the time to read it. Back to the drawing board!

CherBear's Thoughts: A Sleepy Start to March

So, not really much to say other than I am still very much tired. I napped on & off but still - I should've slept when the contractors came by...I'll explain that shortly. 

I've let my messages pile up. I'm somewhere around 10k but I'll eventually get through them when I can. After that flood back in December, renovations & remodeling has finally started. The prep was time consuming but now with the contractors here, things are finally coming together. 

Still have ongoing problems past my computer with life in general but eh...not sure what I can really say about that. 

Last month ended up being pretty busy w/ house remodeling/renovations & it looks like that it'll be the case. Other than that, life goes on & gaming too. 

Art wise, still working on art when I can if I'm not busy with things in the house. Gaming...has I think moved completely away from MMO to console gaming, which is a nice change of pace. 

Either way, I think I'm babbling so I think I'm gonna stop here & lay back down. Hopefully I will have a more insightful update later. For now, take care!