Red Dwarf Doodles!

2 sets of Red Dwarf doodles :D

1 was done yesterday, one done today. If I do another one, it'll probably be the Kochanskis.

(29/06/11) Photosssss

"To Albert Rimmel- Thanks for buying my book.

Thanks also for the chocolates and for cleaning my shoes. Also thanks for setting me up on a date with your mother. She's a great little mover, although it was a little cramped in the back of my car. What can I say - thanks for holding the door open.

Your friend

- Mike. "

(29/06/11) Manual's Here!!

My signed Red Dwarf survival manual arrived in the post just now!

I thought the eBay person said it was being posted today not that it would be here by now. Soooo happy

Just been staring at the signatures, I can hardly believe I have it. I think this book is gonna be like one of those things you find in your grandmas house that you can remember since you were small. You have no idea where they got it from but they've always had it, never letting go of this object. If I ever have kids, or even grandkids this is gonna be that thing for me. It's going to become a prized possession (: In fact, it's already a prized possession, what am I talking about?

Anyway, basically I love this thing. If by a miracle I do end up going to a convention where Red Dwarf is involved though I will definitely get it signed again, because even though it's already signed, even though it's already addressed to 'D' (which is the starting letter of both my first and last name), having signatures addressed specifically to me would make it even more epic.

Anyway, I'm rambling now. Next post will be photos!

(28/06/11) My Grade Sheet (:

I'm way too proud of this thing. Hehehe

(28/06/11) After my exit interview..

YES!
WOO HOO

EAT THAT UCAS

DDM

DISTINCTION DISTINCTION MERIT

FUCKING 320 UCAS POINTS

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I’m actually so freaking happy. If you couldn’t tell.. THIS WEEK HAS BEEN SO GOOD! AND IT’S ONLY JUST STARTED
Won the bid for the Red Dwarf book signed by 9 cast members on eBay yesterday. £45! And now this! I think I'm gonna go have a happiness spasm..
Just so freaking happy... my parents are giving me £200 for my hard work, plus babysitting money from last night. Yessss this week is awesome!! Haha
In my happiness I took a scan of my grade sheet, I'll post it up in a minute..

Just SOOOO happy. I thought I would get PPM or something... I need MMP for Uni. Yes! I'm going to Uni! After I failed my AS Levels I thought I would keep failing but now I realise they just weren't right for me.. I'm just really excited now :D

Doctor Who Fanart

Little sketch I did yesterday (:

No it is not a coincidence that all the best thing have at least 1 episode where they wear Cowboy gear.
Red Dwarf
Doctor Who
Back to the Future 3

I rest my case.

(27/06/11) Reading Plans

Doing 2 posts today because I wanted a happier one..

Anyway.. My original idea for todays post was to share my ambitions for reading this summer (:

I think I might try and re-read the Harry Potter series this summer.

And by re-read I also mean read half of them all the way through for the first time because before I always had too much to do. This time though..

Only drawback is I can’t find the first book.. Got all the rest though!
Also got to read Don Quixote. Cant forget about that..

This is what sunny days in the garden are for!

Also, dog’s coming home from the vet today! Yay! I’ve missed him all week, poor puppy. He had to go in for castration, a belly button operation AND dew claws, I'm so excited to see him. He's been away for a week and should be back soon.

I also want to do some AirFix kits this summer.. Haha, so fun packed! I swear I have the interests of a freaking 50 year-old. You can blame my parents for that...

Anyway, I think I have a helicopter to do, and I really want another spitfire. Seeing as my Mum broke it's propeller. Actually, she's broke all my planes in some way.. it really sucks. All my models are broke in some way, I need to put them somewhere where she can't reach them with her killer duster.

I love spitfires though, so I definitely want to re-make one.. I think it was the first AirFix I ever did so it would be pretty cool. I think Spitfire's are my favourite plane..

(27/06/11) Stupid Rant

Ughhh.. feeling a lot of regret at the moment, but at the same time I'm really excited. A really weird mix of feelings.

I bidded for this thing on eBay, a Red Dwarf Space Corps book, signed by 9 cast members, including Chris Barrie and Craig Charles, they're brilliant..

At the moment it's only got 1 bid, mine. For £45. That's pretty good! Considering one of Craig Charles can go for £70. (Typing all this rational stuff is actually making me regret it less now haha). Anyways, I think the only reason I'm feeling regret is because of my parents. Of course, I can't withdraw now, and they keep going on about how it's a waste of money. When really it's a massive bargain, and I'll probably cherish it forever. Haha

It's just, my parents always have a way of getting to me. Acting as if I do this all the time, when in reality I don't spend very much at all. I hate spending money (which is probably another reason why it's so easy to make me regret these things).

My sister takes violin and piano lessons so whenever she passes another grade she gets a video game, and uses her own money. She's had about 4 this year. I've been saving up money since before Christmas, at the moment in total I have around £150. I don't buy shoes excessively, I don't even buy clothes excessively. I don't really buy anything excessively apart from comic books. And when did I last buy a comic book... about, 3 months ago? I can't remember the last big thing I bought myself and I don't see how my Dad can say I spend too much when he buys all this electric equipment. Including speakers, CD's, DVDs, Blu-Rays... he has 2 ipods. He's always getting parcels in the post, and it's on his pension, he isn't employed or anything.. Plus most of my grades this year in college were distinctions and merits. I think I deserve something!! Anyway I'm using my own money to buy it, so why not? Just pisses me off sometimes...

He says I could buy my own book and get it signed at a convention. We don't go to any conventions! The only conventions I've been to are dog ones at Krufts. I mean, if I knew we were going to one I would've bought the book to take with me but we're not are we? Anyway, if in the future I do go to one, I'll get them to sign it again, on a different page addressed to me instead. Anyway, after this little expenditure I probably won't anything else for the rest of Summer, haha.

Okay, end of rant. Phew.

(26/06/11) Friend's house

I went round my mate's house today. She insisted I did, because she's starting her new job tomorrow (as a care-home employee, she's been hoping for this job for ages so I'm really happy for her (: ) and I'm going off to Austria next weekend (Sunday). I was meant to get there at 1:30 but my Dad thought I meant leave at 1:30 so I ended up getting there at 2:00.. she wasn't mad though.

Basically spent the afternoon lazing about, drinking Lambrini out of millennium celabration glasses and watching TV. Also helped hang the washing up to, that was interesting haha. I had my dinner there too, 'cold-stuff'. Salads, sausage rolls, quiche and shiz. Yum yum yummy, it was so nice. Making me hungry again now just thinking about it.. Also saw a lot of planes (both modern and 2-seater) and hang-gliders as well. I suppose it was because the sky was so clear.

I really love planes. I'd rather have a flying license than a driving license. They're just so wonderful.. I've flown one before, one of the best days of my life. Just feel so free just flying around. My Granddad loves planes too, he used to be an engineer in the RAF. I guess it runs in the family... maybe I'll post some of my plane photos/videos up here sometime! Oh Jesus, I sound like such a nerd. Haha..

I do love them though.. people get annoyed cos I go on about them so much when I see one.. they're so cool to watch too, just wondering where they're off to. Distant lands or maybe just up to Edinburgh or something it's just the sense of adventure you get rom watching them.

Okay, I'm going to stop rambling now haha

So yeah, that was basically my day (:

It was soooo hot today, when I checked the thermometer in the evening it said it was 39 degrees.. uch

(25/06/11) Concert

Today was pretty boring, had to stay inside and keep an eye on my Mum's garden as it was open for garden open-day. It's weird seeing strangers wandering around your garden and they're allowed to be there. It's also weird how they all seem to visit during lunch time..

Anyway, didn't do much today either. My friend asked me to come and stay round and I said I didn't want to because my hair was greasy and I looked like a tramp. Eventually after a load of bargaining she agreed that I just come round tomorrow. Then my Mum reminded me about this concert tonight that I totally forgot about, so I had to wash my hair anyway. I also had to straighten it in a rush so it ended up going all poofy and yuck. Oh well..

The concert was alright, certainly inspired me. We went to see it in the Abbey, St Albans so the sound was incredible bouncing off all the walls. My mind wandered a lot while listening. I came up with a new comic idea, I came up with a solution to the intro-problem on my current comic and loads of other stuff. Though, I also kept falling asleep as well, haha.

The first piece was my favourite. I think it's name was- 'The Enchanted Lake' by Lyadov (They spelt it Liadov in the program though), which is why I chose to put that video above (: Hope you like..

This music makes me want to write a book..

Cowboy Rimmer!

My latest fanart piece. Cowboy Rimmer! Because I love Cowboys, I love Red Dwarf, so why not?

Based on his costume in "Gunmen of the Apocalypse", may do the others as well. (:

(24/06/2011) New background and ICT exam

Hi guys! Like the new background? Pretty obvious that I made it myself, because it's got all (or almost all) of my favourite things in it :D Including Red Dwarf, The Beatles, Steven Spielberg movies and other such things you probably couldn't give a toss about, but I love it so.

Had my weird and almost completely useless ICT test finally this morning. It was really easy, since it was Level 1. I was expecting to know everything for it because our teacher for ICT (a really annoying one that always forgets my name) gave us a checklist and I didn't have to look anything up, plus I finished all the activities early and they still made me work so.. I kinda learnt too much hehe. The only weird thing about it was how it was worded sometimes, pretty confusing..
But yeah, I think it's meant to give me 10 extra UCAS points if I pass? My general ICT grade won't go up though no matter how high I get. My grade from GCSE is D and the highest you can get on the paper is a D, so... I was predicted a B back in GCSE but I was too lazy. Hehe

Apart from that not much else went on today. I picked up my exhibition stuff, I'll take pictures tomorrow (: My middle one is my favourite.. the other 2 are bearable I suppose. Haha.
Got my print book back too, though there's no evidence that the teacher's actually marked it. Also e-mailed my teacher about my puppet, hopefully she'll get back to me.. I really liked my puppet..

Can't believe Tuesday will be my last day at college..

(23/06/2011)

Today was just another lazy day... I didn't really have any work, just passing the time updating the tumblrs and stuff.

I saw a play this evening though. Called 'The Ghost of Mrs.Muir" Or "The Ghost and Mrs.Muir" (I can't remember which one it is..) It was pretty good. Really good acting. It was only a 5 member cast but they managed to make it work really well, so that was quite fun. Apparently the story is also a movie and a popular TV series, so if you really want to find out more, you could watch them. (: It's about a lady living in a haunted house, it's not horrific though. More comedy/drama.
Apart from that nothing much went on today. Have to go into college at 9AM tomorrow to do an ICT exam, yay~

Short Film - The Optician

I love this film so much <3 It's so cute!

Got to love Chris Barrie's acting..

Also posted here..

22/06/11 Blogging outside..

Hey dudes, so yeah, I decided to go outside for my blogging today. It was just so pretty and lovely outside I couldn't resist.. I might post up some photos of the sky later. It was really magnificent in a golden sort of way.

So basically this morning was spent doing.. nothing. I updated the Red Dwarf tumblr a bit (a tumblr I started 2 days ago, you can find it here: http://smegyeahreddwarf.tumblr.com ). Added a few photos, some quotes, reblogged a couple of people recently. This thing is just too fun! And I'm really proud of the layout at the moment. I made the background and edited the logo and made all the colours fit together. So even if I didn't make the original setup I'm still pretty happy with it (:

Today I didn't really do anything special. I watched a new episode of Red Dwarf (new to me that is, Series 7 episode. I can only watch new episodes (in order) when all my immidiate family are present. Kinda sucks, and it means I only get to watch new eps Wednesday, sometimes Thursday and on weekends. But hey, I guess it means I don't get through them so quick..

Anyway, I had to go to college for 4:00pm until 7:00pm because we have to 'invigilate' our exhibition, and it was me and my friend's shift. My Dad and I don't really think the word invigilate really fits the tense though, seeing as it's basically just sitting around, answering people's questions about the exhibition and keeping a watch over things.

Anyway, so I took the book I've spent the last 3 days not doing. I did a couple of things in that and handed it in afterwards, seeing as it's due in tomorrow but I don't really want to come in again tomorrow, so I just did it today (: haha..

Other than that just passed the time with stuffing my face and trying to get the TV to work in someones exhibit. The time actually went past quite quickly, surprisingly. I think it's because my mate brought all that popcorn and a swiss roll (good planning). I had a handful of popcorn, 2 slices of cake, and a packet of crisps (then I went home and finished off a roast dinner, I'm such a pig!). Also a bottle of Schweep's water.. I don't why I'm writing all this down.. haha.

Anyways, better day than I expected. Started off all rainy and yucky, but eventually turned into sunny and happy (:

21/06/11 Summer Solstice..

So today's the Summer Solstice.. I dunno why but I always get kinda depressed on Summer Solstice. Not because Summer's officially started (I love Summer), it's just this is the longest day of the year, and now they're going to get shorter again. There's just something about longer days that makes me happy. But it's fine, it'll take a while till they're short again..

Today I didn't really do anything special. I watched another half of a 'Dear John' episode, it was pretty funny. A lot better then the first episode I thought, which is good cos I thought it was a little flat for such a popular series. Or, maybe I was just not in the mood.. haha.

Also spent around an hour re-doing the Red Dwarf tumblr layout, it looks a lot better compared to the eye burner of a setup it was earlier. I'm pretty proud of the results I was able to achieve, by making a background, scribbling over a header and colour coordinating extras. I think it worked out rather well..

Anyway, today was a good day, if uneventful, happy times.

Ally

Did a couple of sketches of ally and wrote down some info yesterday. Thought I might as well show it here..

Ricky Gervais Show

This is turning into my personal radio times..



Just watched this clip on TV. Karl Pilkington's inadvertent hilariousness cracks me up.

Case Histories

I’m watching this as I type, 3rd episode. I missed the first one but I’ll catch up.. Really good so far, not too serious but has a good amount of drama as well. I don’t usually watch criminal investigation programmes but this is a good one (:

Did finally tidy my room today. My mum asked me to change my bed-clothes and then from there it seemed to continue, until I spent around 2 hours tidying. It feels good having a tidy room again (: Then tomorrow, gonna wake up early and get myself out of this sleeping-in phase. I like lie ins, but at the same time I hate them cos they make me feel so groggy.. I mean it's almost summer hols and I have hardly any work, I should make the most of it (:

Crash Landing Episode 1

Just finished the 'script' for Crash Landing, Episode 1. Will start drawing it soon, should hopefully be fun. I'm just chuffed I've finished something for once, haha.

Preview of Episode 1:

"“This planet is full of mirages and illusions. I don’t know why, maybe it’s a reaction to a certain type of gas. But whatever it’s caused by we must be careful, some things may not be what they seem.”

“So, this planet might not be as idyllic as we thought”

“No… Anyway, lets get going. Be careful where you walk” They start walking ahead."

Um, if I haven't explained it before: The reason I'm writing the comic in 'Episodes' is because when it comes to big, long stories, one big continuous script hasn't been working for me. So instead I decided to try and do each adventure in an 'Episode'. Which means it's easier to write, easier to organise and bla bla bla. Anyways, I'm liking the system, so I hope you lot enjoy the product.

19/06/11 Father's Day

Father's day today. I got my dad a 'Flintstones' shirt, haha. It says 'Who's the Daddy?' And his reaction was 'Haha I love it. Too bad I can't wear it in public'.

And then Mum pointed out that I left the price tag on, knew I'd forget something.. Got a card too, it said 'All people's lives have problems, here's a card from 2 of yours'. Weird how much that fit. So yeah I bought it and my sister signed it as well, as-per the usual regime.. She's meant to pay me back but she never will.. oh well, I don't mind.

Got back home at 1pm today though. I went round my best mate's house for a 'visit' wasn't gonna stay, just took my phone and a tenner incase. Though, I did end up staying and borrowing a shirt, haha. Just stayed up eating sausage & chips and watching movies. We watched a bit of Mean girls, then Taken (that was a good movie. Funny cos I was gonna watch the other week but I didn't think I'd like it.. guess I was in the mood for something else..).

And then we watched this really crap horror movie (if you could even call it that) titled 'Jason X'. It's basically the dude from 'Friday the 13th' (never watched that though) on a space ship, killing random people from the future who wear shrunken knit-wear. It's stupid in the way you can laugh at them trying to be serious though. One of the scenes was really hilarious, and conveniently I made a video to express this:

See? Pretty sure it wasn't just me and my friend who found that bit funny. I mean for a murder scene that's pretty hilarious, or maybe it's just our immature and sick minds..

Then I came home and yeah. Watched another ep of Red Dwarf at lunch (<3) I'm watching them with my family for the first time (though I've watched series 1 through 6 twice, I re-watched all the eps while doing my final piece for my FMP... I think I would of died if I didn't have the boxset..). It was Series 7 Ep 3. Kochanski is kinda gets on my nerves at the moment, though Kryten's dislike of her also makes me laugh (the walk). No Rimmer at the moment though since he's off being 'Ace', that should be interesting when he gets back.. haha.

Oh well, that was my day (: A fun relaxing day full laziness. And it's about time after all the work I did.. you know it actually seemed longer when I was trying to get it all done instead of leaving it to the last minute. Interesting...

I think I should tidy my room, it's kinda grossing me out. And this is me we're talking about, messiest person in the house.

Hm, yeah. But seriously. I'm getting tired of tripping into 'Sock-mountain'. But then again I need to send something to my teacher too.. actually, I should of sent like 3 separate e-mails by now.. oops. I don't like e-mailing teachers...

Anyway, off to bed I go~

About me

About Me

So I decided one of the best ways I could start this blog off is by telling you about myself..

My name's Diana, most people on the internet shorten it to Di though because they're lazy.

I'm 19, I'm an art student, and.. I like creating things haha

Drawing is my number one but I also like photography, writing and acting to an extent. I've tried a bit of fan-dubbing lately, and when I feel like it, I like playing instruments too. I like to 'dabble' in piano, the ocarina (sweet potato 6) and lately ukulele. Most of my time as-of-late has been taken up with coursework but that's all done for now.

In my free time I work on a few separate comic stories. One's a comic I've been developing for around six-ish years, named Crash Landing. I probably bore everyone I know talking about it and then trying to get it started and then failing. But one day I'll manage it. Another one's still very much in the works, set in medieval times. Another one's actually a fan-comic, but I'm putting that on hold until I get CL right. And.. various other ideas in my head, comics are basically all I think about.. My dream jobs would be a comic artist and storyboard artist. Storyboarding looks really fun.. whether for movies or animation.

I like learning languages too, I hope one day I'll be bilingual in something..

Apart from that I'm a pretty much lazy, awkward human being. I get a lot of things wrong, I don't like asking for help, I'm afraid of responsibility, I hate answering the phone.. wow this is turning into a psychologist session..

But either way, I'm hoping I can overcome that stuff.

Sometimes I feel like I should of been born 10 years or so earlier, since everything I'm into seems to be out of date, from the 90's back or going out of fashion. Though I guess most people feel like that at some point.. Though don't get me wrong, there are things I love about the modern world as well (:

I live in England, in the countryside/suburbs. I love it here, I dunno what I'm gonna do when I go to uni, I'm going to miss walking the dogs a lot, even though it seems a big pain at the moment.. I just love nature too much, I guess.. That's another thing, I hate litter. If you litter around me, I will make you pick it up and tell you off like a little kid. I mean is it really that hard to put it in the bin?

I also love animals. I don't really know an animal I'm scared of yet, but it'll be fun finding out.

Anyways, I think you know enough about me now. On with the blog!

First post

I love this song :D Haha

Hey dudes, welcome to my new blog!
So er, I've not really blogged for a while and well.. I figured it was a good time to start it up again. I mean, my life is changing a lot at the moment. College is coming to an end -sob- and hopefully I'll be going to university in September.
I'm also finally getting my Crash Landing comic together, for real this time. Gonna work on it a lot this summer.
I'm gonna try and keep this thing going as long as possible, try and document my life for a couple of years :P Should be fun~
Hope peeps stay tuned! (: