Dribs and Drabs

Long Time No See

It's been forever right, reader? Yep, a long time has past and a lot's changed. Almost a full year of hell (sorry) -university has gone by and my hobbies have had to take a back seat. But!- that doesn't stop me from taking the occasional, cheeky bit of 'me'-time and indulging. And well, with exam season as my URL suggests, I find pencil work very therapeutic. 

Either way, my life isn't the subject of interest here. (Then again, has there ever been any actual point of interest here?)

So Whaddya Got?

I finished a few sketches recently, which actually inspired this rejuvenation, and found some really old ones too. So here's the bottom of the barrel. 

Old V New

2015 and 2017

Mikasa - Attack on Titan
(2015)

Rowboat at Boat Ball
(May 2017)
A quick sketch I made to add to a care package for this pretty decent human

Sheik - Legend of Zelda, OoT
(Jan - May 2017)
Finally finished this today and was very pleased. I've spent so long on it that it
has become rather special. 

 That's all for now, Folks!

It's nice when I find some time to draw especially when I'm pleased with the outcome. 

Here, have an ancient drawing of a smiling Kakashi as a farewell:

Stay Awesome Pals (Why do you do this to yourself, Beth?)

Swordsmen, Sharingan and Birthdays

Wait... Did She Just Reference Naruto?

Yep, I certainly doo-dah did. I don't really have the time to be writing this post because I should be revising so I'll keep it short. 

I just got my boyfriend (Yeah I have a boyfriend - Whaaaaaat?) into anime - namely, Naruto. He's still a rookie (I am very much not ^.^) but for his 18th birthday Eww, we're old now. I drew him this Zabuza/Kakashi Card. It took me a bloody awfully long time to draw so I insisted he pretend it was great, which he did. *sob* Anyway, I took progress pictures and here it is :)

Zabuza-Kakashi Birthday Card

February 2016 

Progress Picture 1 - Outline
This was when I was optimistic about this - my mood gets worse the further
 down you go.

The Finished Article!
I did get stressed doing this but overall it was really therapeutic and I was pleased in the end. 

That's MY Ninja Way...

Yeah, sorry, I've run out of original thoughts. "Did she have any in the first place?!" But there you have it. Very many weeks of disjointed work to produce this. I put a lot of effort into it and I hope it comes through. 

Thanks for grazing my corner of the internet. 

WE WENT TO STROKE PENGUINS
(Belated Birthday Present for Ed)
This is Dingle the Penguin. No, he's not
TECHNICALLY from Cambridge but shhh...

Stay Awesome, from both me and the REAL penguin of Cambridge!

P.S. I edited a few of them by just
making them Black and White because
they looked like this since I took the
pictures in the evening and I wanted
them all to match :) #OCD

No Apologies

Yeah, I said it!

No apologies coming from this gal - I've read so many apologetic posts (including my own) when people don't update and I feel like it really shouldn't matter. We do what we can and it's a little boring hearing relentless "sorry"s isn't it? 'Yes,' replies the reader.  So since this is all for me and should bring no one else ever in the world any joy - I'm gonna go ahead and post whenever the damn hell I want to... That was rude I'm-... not sorry? (This is hard!)

One Step Sketch at a Time

I have a fair amount of drawings that I want to put up but since there's no rhyme or reason to many of them - I will probably just slap an individual one up every so often because previous posts were trying to be- erm... I'm sure there's a word for what I'm thinking right now but I haven't the foggiest what it is so I'll go with groupy? inclusive? Eh, either way, I was trying to group sketches in a way that made sense but, since I make no sense myself, it would make a lot more sense to not make so much sense. Wait what am I saying?

That escaped me slightly and very unintentionally added to the lack of sense. 

Contradiction!

However, for this post in particular, forget that - because I've just decided to put the set of 3 drawings I gave my bro-in-law/best bud eva (Eww, shut up Beth) 

SHUT UP AND GET ON WITH IT! - said no one in particular

Naruto and his Enemies

Christmas 2015

Young Naruto vs. Kyuubi

Genin Naruto vs. Orochimaru

Grown Naruto (vs. Tobi *cough*)

It's supposedly his biggest enemies at that age but it was a loose connection and I kinda think they would've looked better without the back-people (words?) But Oh Well, stop moping, Beth.
In the last one, I did draw Masked Man but I don't actually have a picture of that but oh well, let's be honest - the background look kinda rubbish but I think at least the last Naruto turned out alright. I did these in a super short time period because it was a present and I wanted to do them well but they didn't turn out fab :/ I said STOP moping, not continue regardless!

The most important thing was that the receiver of said gift really liked it so that made me super happy. Go Anime Fans!

Stay awesome, e'ryone. 

P.S - Two posts in two days?! What's this all about?! 

I'm Tired... and Wired

Shhh... What's that Sound? 

It's the sound of my head hitting my desk. Repeatedly.  

I have decided that coffee is a lie that we humans sell ourselves to get us through the day. I have come to this conclusion after many trips to well know coffee shop to do work resulting in a not only more tired but also highly wired Beth. Whilst this may be entertaining for onlookers as I stare worriedly at passers-by wondering why everyone else is so slow, for me it poses a problem. 2 hours after coffee and my head is pounding and I feel sick. Yet, every time I have a afternoon off, I insist on saying "A large soya mocha to have-in, please." (this statement is well rehearsed by now) 

Not only do I feel rubbish but it has not improved my brain functionality in the slightest. And so, I am going on a detox. Swapping water for coffee, apples and peppers for cake. (I hear your snorts of haughty derision - I will do this! Just watch!) I am hoping to see some kind of improvement in skin, temperament and general ability to function but I won't expect too much. 

What was I getting at? Oh Yeah - 

As you may be able to tell, I am slightly disheartened at the moment. I have tried to overcome this by sending my wonderful, wonderful old friend a letter and a drawing because she now resides in Wales and I miss her terribly. (If you're reading this - I miss you!) So, yeah, this whole thing was talking about this one picture that I doodled. It wasn't particularly great but it reminded me of the fun memories of my first MCM Comicon that she took me too. 

MCM Banter 2013

Oh the memories!
May 2013?

Pencil drawing
My own creation, Anime style

I sent her a colour copy but I don't have that any more so this will have to suffice. I like this little doodle. I hope she did too. 

Stay Awesome, guys. 

Side Note - I hope to hear from you soon dear! ^.^

Isn't this a Drawing Blog?

Yes, Yes It Is...

But you wouldn't suspect as much from my recent posts so let's "Take it to the Chorus". (subtle JT reference is subtle...) I, suprisingly, actually have many drawings on hand but just haven't put them up... Not really sure why. Probably because they're not my best but hey, this blog is almost solely so that older me can look back and laugh at my pathetic current-self so let's see what I have to offer *digs deep into archive of riff-raff and has asthma attack from virtual dust scattering*

Just the One

Just a teaser because I am a doodle-dragon so instead of stockpiling gold, I stockpile drawings! Mwahahaha! *shifty, awkward silence... o_O* 

Moving On! This is a drawing I did for my sister and I also used on my kindle case. I actually really love this picture because it kinda has a lil' story behind it. 

For my ?10th? birthday my sister drew me a card (we always have in our family) of two faeries - A gold faerie and a rainbow faerie - symbolising my sister and I (smother your smirks about the level of cheesiness please!) Anyway, as a little kid, it really meant a lot to me seeings as I did look up to my sister as a golden, faerie queen. So, this year, I did my own replication/interpretation. 

Yada yada yada... *wakes up readers who have been bored into a coma-like sleep* I'm sure that this is highly interesting for you all but I don't wanna make all the other bloggers look rubbish so I'll cut to the chase. 

To my dear sister...

(2015)

Hand-drawn, Pencil copy. Sister's Birthday Card (2015) 

Scanned, Coloured and Softened Drawing
(Left - "Sis", Right - "Me")

So there you are, a little piece of me. Thank you for taking the time :)

Stay Awesome, guys. 

P.S. Love you, sis. 

Day of Exile 2

And This is Where it Goes Downhill 

(yes... on Day 2. I sure lasted long)

Tuesday 1st September - Day 2 

Today D of E actually started. Remember when I said that the happy feeling wouldn't last long. Well call me a fortune teller because it was true. I'm okay but I wouldn't have given you that answer whilst walking. I'd forgotten how painful carrying packs was. Today was our shortest walk so that's depressing. We saw some beautiful views and skimmed stones which set the day off nicely but, at lunch, I happened to sit right on a red ants' nest and got bitten to shreds. It hurt to hell and I was so tired by that point that I broke down in tears because it was so painful. My ol' chum helped out a lot ridding me of ants and spraying the bites I couldn't reach but I still felt really fragile.

 Another member supposedly found this whole affair hilarious. I'm still pissed at him for walking off 1km in front of us with another long-legged member and getting lost while we waited for them on the bridge that my navigator friend has explicitly told us to cross. This added 40 mins onto our journey and put everyone in a thoroughly bad mood after they received a bollocking from the navigator and hence I was pissed at the guys for being pissed etc etc. 

This camp is pretty and has a nice river which ol' chum and I paddled and splashed in (we had done similar on the walk) Food was good - I cooked so bag should be lighter tomorrow. The tent ceiling is pretty low this time and I found it hard to sleep in last night so I hope it's better today. It's currently raining which fairs pretty badly for tomorrow. And, to be honest, I already miss my mum. I'll feel better after I've conquered tomorrow's mountain (hopefully)

Beth

I promised myself I'd take a smiley
selfie once a day to prove it wasn't
all dreadful (Left: Top Lad)

Stereotypical Sloping Valleys

The most athletic sheep I've ever seen

Trying to be cheery -_-

Campsite River

Calming oneself down by a river
is a good idea. 

Paddle your sorrows (and sores) away

Skimming Stones and Skimming Memories :)

Already Tired :'(

SEE THIS BRIDGE?! IT'S IMPORTANT!

With 40 mins to spare we tried occupying ourselves. 

Camp No.2

£600 Worth of Pain Please!

D of E - A.K.A Days of Exile

When you hear the words 'Lake District' you might think holiday destination, beautiful scenery or quiet English villages. I now think "Walking, Walking, Camping, oh and some more Walking". Yes, I was one of the fools to think I was hardy enough to finish the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award... Why 2014 Beth? Why? I may seem a little pessimistic but truth be told I look back on it all very fondly and will remember it forever... Buuuut I won't be rushing to pay £600 and relive it anytime soon. 

And Your Point is...?

Right, yes. So, I wrote a small diary whilst there and I thought it would be worth putting it on here more for me than you guys because I'd like to be able to recall the smaller details. I thought I'd start with Monday today (Because guess what? It's a Monday! So clever Beth, so clever) and post the rest throughout as if I were really doing it right now! :O Anyway, they're very short but that's cool with everyone right?... *crickets* ...I'll take that as a yes! You might be able to tell that my mood deteriorates as the week goes on.

Monday 31st August - Day 1 

Yes, I am tired. I've been awake since 3.45am so of course I am. But honestly, I'm not too bad. I want to hold onto that sentiment because I suspect it won't last long. I didn't sleep on the train - I think that helped, I'm less groggy and restless. Anyway, we're at camp no.1 now. We've set up tents (1.15pm) and it's gorgeous weather (although the heat may be a problem later) and the campsite is very nice The toilets and showers are super good and no rocky incline to reach them this time! However, I feel that from here it can only get worse... 

Curious George (our instructor) has told us that we're a strong group so don't have to do the acclimatisation walk. We're still working out if he's pulling our legs or if he actually trusts us. 

I hope this good feeling lasts - I somehow doubt it. 

We went to Keswick Town as a warm up walk today. No packs, short route. It was good. Feet already hurt but I'll be okay (or so I tell myself). It was a lovely town - busy, buzzing, lot's of street musicians + performers wearing feathered costumes. We even saw a dog walking itself... (Refer to Diagram 1) George looked in mountaineering shops and we chilled and, of course, one particular member bought food. We got back while it was still light, I had a hot shower which was amazing; setting high standards for a week that can be only a disappointment in the hygiene area. One of the team cooked, we ate. T'was good. A group of us then also pissed about had some honest fun playing games (40:40 It) and trying our hand amateur acrobatics with the 'no support seating circle' (Refer to Diagram 2) and the 'unsupported table' (RTD3) plus a 10 person pyramid. We were incredibly proud but only to be shot down by the instructor, who was less impressed since it was supposedly 'dangerous' Pfft. 

It's been a good day, I hope I can maintain high spirits. 

Beth

FIGURE 1 - Highly evolved dog

FIGURE 2 - (Right) You basically all sit on each other
FIGURE 3 - The Table collapsed :(

A Wild Penny Farthing Appeared!

See, feathers! 

Pretty Bridge Outside Keswick

Oh, we also saw some pretty planes

Camp 1 - So Purty