A few weeks ago my cat became very skinny. She had always been a small cat, but this was even skinny for her. She had lost alot of weight very quickly. Her ribs and backbone were showing and to pet her, she felt like a wraith. She became very lethargic and not just acting like herself.

I spent a long time on this article for another site and it got ranked low just because it was long. I thought maybe someone here could appreciate it.

This tutorial will help you to draw a basic anime character. Tools you will need for this tutorial include: Pencil, White Eraser, Paper, Scanner, an art program such as Photoshop (Gimp is a free alternative to photoshop and can be downloaded online for free).

The problem with anime in America is that it is still very much a Niche market. Most of the shows and games that I love, no one else has heard of. There was a recent anime awards show, with winners and nominees being in mainstream titles such as Full Metal Alchemist, Zatch Bel, Naruto, Bleach, Hellsing, FLCL, Samurai Champloo, Inuyasha, Tenchi, Kenshin, and Ghost in the shell. There's nothing wrong with these titles per say, but they're hardly the end all be all of anime.

For those not in the know, Asian balljoint dolls are highly customizeable, fully jointed, free standing, poseable dolls made of strong durrable polyresin material. They originated in Japan but have gained popularity in many countries including the United States. These dolls are not for children, they cost anywhere from 200-3,000 dollars and up.

I've never read the books (I plan to eventually someday). But the movies are pretty good, The last one, goblet of fire was really good. I liked it better than Narnia (both opened at the same time.)

Well I decided I should introduce myself.

The basics:
Female, 25, PA usa
Graduated from Slippery Rock, USA with my BS in communications and tecnology and design
Currently working Retail while I look for a job in my field or just a better job period.