I am posting a final update here for my sister, whom you know as Hakubaikou. I had meant to do this sooner, but it's been very difficult for me. As some of you may have heard, Hakubaikou recently passed away in a car accident. Her death was instant, and she did not suffer any pain.

My sister loved art, and she loved interacting with everyone on this site, and meeting fellow artists at the conventions. I remember when she first discovered the online art community. She didn't have any local friends who were into drawing, and she was just giddy that she could meet so many other artists, right from her room. And of the people she met, many became good friends, as close to her as any other. I know for certain that my sister was very happy with her life, especially in recent years, and I thank you all for being a part of it.

As for this gallery, my family is retaining all rights to my sisters artwork, and I kindly ask people not to alter, repost, or publish my sister's artwork in any way. Her drawings were very personal to her, and she took great care to make them look exactly as she envisioned. And we ask that you respect her works as they were intended to be seen, here and on her own website. That said, we are leaving the gallery available for anyone to view and enjoy, and any proceeds from print sales will go towards a scholarship fund, set up in her name. (Details will be posted here at a later time.)

Edit:
A link for those of you who asked about making direct donations to the scholarship fund... [link]
The exact details are still being worked out. But the eligible recipients will be women in the USC film school, aspiring to become cinematographers. (The fund is being organized by some of my sister's closest friends from film school.)

Tagged by
I don't usually do these, but this one's nice and short.


1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person must post 8 things about their self on their journal.
3. At the end, you have to choose and tag 8 people and post their icons on the same journal.
4. Go to their pages and send a message saying you tagged them.
5. No tag-backs.


Eight Things
1. I prefer PC's.
2. I love bubble wrap.
3. I was born in Cleveland.
4. I enjoy playing the piano.
5. Education is very important to me.
6. My lowest grade ever was in art history.
7. My favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip.
8. I have a pet cactus named Fenring who is older than some of my watchers.


I TAG anyone who reads this and is not wearing socks at the moment. Yes, I know that's against the rules.

Just wanted to thank everyone for the Nintendo DS suggestions. I ended up getting Zelda Phantom Hourglass, Professor Layton, and Phoenix Wright for now. I probably won't get to play much, though. January's going to be a bit of a crazy month for me. So I'll have to hold off on the games until work lets up. And I might not be online much. Sad.




It's that time again. I'm featuring some lovely artwork done by awesome sci-fi/fantasy artists with under 50k pageviews. Please give them some love. Enjoy! ^_^

Hey everyone. Sorry I haven't been online much at all. I'm at my parents' house, and I've been spending quality time with the family and visiting friends. I only get to see these people once a year, so I figure I'd lay off the internet for a while. Oh, and my sister finally made it home on Christmas day. The airline was going to delay her flight AGAIN (forcing her to spend Christmas day alone in a hotel!) But she said she glared at them until they let her aboard the flight they'd gotten for her. I'm so glad she did. I think it's ridiculous that they can get away with that kind of thing. Bad enough to cancel one flight like they already had.... Rrrr!

Anyway, I hope everyone's been having a lovely holiday season! And thanks to those who responded to the Christmas message I posed last week. In case I don't get online again before the 1st, Happy New Year you guys! Have a great time, but be safe! I don't know about your town, but where I live, there are a lot of crazies out on the roads after midnight, so keep an eye out.

Anyone making any resolutions? I resolved years ago never to make any more New Years resolutions, and so far I've been successful at keeping that one. Heh. So no reslutions from me. Ever.

Oh, I got a Nintendo DS for Christmas (hee!). I don't know a thing about games, and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on fun games to get? I've got Crosswords DS and Mystery Case Files Million Heir so far, and those two have been enjoyable. And my sister's going to help me set up some way to let me doodle pictures on it, but that hasn't been set up yet. Is there anything else that might be fun to try?

Seriously, I haven't played anything in about a decade. I like puzzles and word games. And I like the 2D story type games where you have to wander around finding things and figuring out clues. And I like the old style arcade games with either a side view or bird's eye view of little characters wandering through stages, shooting and jumping. (Do they even make those anymore?) I'm not so keen on 3d games. I usually find them way too confusing, especially if the screen's really busy and there's weird colorful stuff flying all over the place. I don't mind graphic violence at all, so blood's fine. But mostly, I just have trouble following what's going on if there's ammo flying all around.

My sister's a rabid gamer, and I'd normally ask her. But she likes all the kinds of games that I'm not into. And she isn't too crazy about puzzle and adventure type games. So no help from her. :-P

Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate it! I hope your holiday's full of good cheer.

And Merry Christmas to my poor little sister who is stranded in Houston tonight. Her flight today got cancelled last minute. and she's all by her lonesome in a hotel out there. Get some rest tonight. And I'll see you tomorrow morning!

Anyway, to everyone else, hope Santa brings you goodies.