Beth-ie Says Relax...

Or Partially at Least

Bloomin' heck, Christmas shtuffs are exhausting... Two intense days of shopping, both physical and virtual and I just have 2 people left to sort... Oh, and 20 BILLION CARDS TO DRAW! *shifty eyes* Ok, maybe not 20 BILLION but not far off... As you know, I want to draw my cards but if I draw them for one person, I have to draw them for eeeeeeveryone....*cries ink tears* I have completed... wait for it - One. O_o and without exaggeration, I probably have about 20, 25? to do so I might just do personalised ones for a few select people and just photocopy one design for the rest because I still have homework and revision to do. Oh yes, my people, it's that time of year again. Is it just me or does 'revision-season' seem to encompass the WHOLE YEAR?! ... I'm going to fail mocks... *tired sobs*

I'll shut up now...

Don't worry, I hear you - "Enough of yahr yappin' ya bleedin' fool!" (Because you're all obviously pirates... No?) 

I am pretty cream-crackered - Ahahaha, cracks me up everytime :') - today so I might just keep it brief with one doodle for y'all (and now I'm a hill-billy... I need some sleep)  
Here you go *shoves picture in general direction of readers*

Because Who Needs to Do Work?! - (Me)

This is a doodle I did in the library when work was making my head spin - some good ol' graphite-therapy. I have the various steps and versions of said doodle because I really liked this drawing. I know the proportions are off but it's not exactly realistic... I'll just... -here-

Ethereal Woman at Night - Dec 2014

Original 

Photocopied and Penned

Watercoloured

 Please do not bash me for my proportions... this wasn't even going to come on here but I was like, 'Eh, I kinda like it'. Plus hey, it's not exactly realistic - It's a naked woman, covered with leaves, sitting on a floating island with a waterfall.. At night. (There's the 'What' bit I mentioned) 

Thanks Everyone. Sorry for the bluntness. 
Stay Awesome 

Happy [insert_celebratory_event_here]!

Because Everyone Needs a Hand Drawn Card...

Anyone who knows anything about me probably has realised that I love to draw my friends' cards; Christmas, Birthday, Good luck with your pet rock - The usual.

Whilst this is a great way to save money show your appreciation o_O... it is very time consuming and once you've drawn the balloons, flowers and swirly things... the ideas run a little dry and you have to start getting a little creative.

Just Smile and Wave, Boys. Smile and Wave

I understand that you may not understand a lot of the cards because my mind works in **mysterious** ways... i.e. I have tenuous and interesting inside jokes which I sometimes try to put onto cards. Usually failing miserably... but don't worry, even my friends sometimes fail to get the joke... aimed at them... because it's our inside joke. Ahaha! *sobs*


Anyway, here are a few of my favourites. These are more doodles than drawings and a lot of the time I just opt for the easier cartoon rather than real drawing so bare that in mind when critiquing :')

Various Celebratory Cards to Various People - 2012 onwards

Harry Potter themed Birthday Card - Feb 2014

I drew this for a friend after managing to make him FINALLY read Harry Potter - 16 years old and never reading HP - a crime, I know. Long story short, he was hooked. Mission - Success! *self five*

Belated Birthday Card - Feb 2015

This maaaay have been a little late in arriving... It was supposed to be for a January birthday but... shhh...

Anywho, anytime you can throw in a Portal reference is a good one and personally, yes the drawing is shoddy but I definitely didn't laugh at myself for a solid 10 mins when drawing this... No sirey...  o_O

Bane Birthday card - Sep 2013

Yes, the image quality is poor atrocious but it was a really small card... This was a last minute Bane card for my brother (I may have editted it a bit but hush hush) and it turned out ok :)

Batman vs. Bane Bday Card - Nov 2014 

I may have a thing for drawing Batman/Bane... o_O 

Caribou Christmas Card - 2014

This was a Christmas card to my dear friend this year. And her name is Cariboo (yes boo... not bou), The Wizard of Understanding (hence the wizard hat, obviously...) And you can check the birth certificate if you don't believe me... *nervous twitch* I don't think anymore explanation is needed other than - we're a little unhinged.

Pokemon Themed Birthday Card - Feb 2014

He liked Pokémon... so do I. It just made sense.

Faerie Birthday Card - Apr 2014

I must admit, this is one of my favourite cards. I know it's simple, and hella girly but this summarises exactly the relationship me and my best friend have. I loved drawing/??watering??  it <-- makes it sound like a plant! It was a wet paintbrush and fine-liner... not that that matters... 

Penguin Christmas Card - Dec 2014

Ok, this one I am proud of. This is a Christmas card for this year so you are seeing this before even the receiver does. He is a penguin fan - Surely there's a club for that? and this is probably the only seriously drawn card here and I must say I am a lil' chuffed. 

Woo?

So, hopefully from some of these you can see what I mean about the 'improvement' as time went on compared to the Espada... *cough*oh dear*cough* 

'Til next time. Stay Awesome :) 

P.S.

Penguins reminded me of this Chappy :') 

I have a Cunning Idea

Drawings..!

'Eh?' is probably your most likely response to this but, please, indulge me.

So we have all gathered that I am rather unreliable - especially when it comes to writing - BUT - (Aha, see *cunning plan alert*) I'm always drawing *cough* exaggeration *cough* Ok, I draw a lot... I doodle, ok? The frequency with which I do so is not important in this case. 

Hence, I often have spare squiggles hanging about the place and I thought to myself - what area of interest definitely doesn't have loads of other, better people blogging about it..? ART! (Sorry, "Art" - my drawings are probably not worth being called Art) 

See, it's ironic because there are loads of awesome artists out there blogging their work who are much much more interesting and comparatively I am not worth blinking at but screw it politely move it aside!

Get any of that?

In conclusion to that indecipherable rant (I should be a code...-maker?! Do they have an official name? I dunno) I will most likely be slowly posting up my 'work' to give you all the pleasure of mocking it :') *cries inside* 

Heads up, I won't likely be making much of a philosophical comment on said drawings but maybe more of a "What, When, Why" kinda thing... (The what is so that you don't have to ask the embarrassing-for-everyone question of 'What the $!*@^? feck is that?)

*Jazz Hands* 

Not sure how to end it so... Taa Daa! Examples of the stuff.

BLEACH DRAWINGS - 2011

P.S. These are very old drawings so, *hopefully*, as I upload, you'll see an improvement

Ulquiorra Cifer - Espada #4

Nnoitra Gilga - Espada #5

Grimmjow Jaegerjaques - Espada #6

Aaroniero Arruruerie - Espada #9

These drawings were done a long time ago at the beginning my anime-crazy phase (not that it ever ended) And I had intended to draw all ten Espada from Bleach but I couldn't find any drawable photos at the time... *cough*lame excuse*cough*. But yeah, this was a long time ago and I laugh when I see them now but hey, it's all development! 

Thanks guys, Stay Awesome :)  

Now I feel Stupid...

Hey Everyone... Again...

'Well look what the cybercat dragged in,' is what I'm assuming anyone's reactions might be and well mine included. 

Yep, by cybercat I meant this little,
 rainbow bum-ed asshat poptart... 

What do I have to Say for Myself?

I apologise (I don't care what you say Google! I'm spelling it this way) metaphorical people (again...) but after that whole re-introduction spew I never actually presented you with any compensation for my rubbish-ness. Aaand so... I've decided that I'm scrapping the book blog! *assumed gasps from readers* Well ok, not scrapping but laying to rest for the time being simply because at this point I feel like if I put the pressure on myself to try and write anything that actually requires time and concentration, I'm setting myself up to fail! That's not to say I'll never write a book review and slap it on here - so delicate - Wow, I never actually posted a book review on here... that's highly embarrassing. But I've decided to make this place my comfy place. My happenings and my whims and just a general word-mess place. Hopefully - Not making any promises because, as we have seen, I'm pretty shit crumby at keeping to these things! - it'll mean I actually try to write more stuff on here. 

New Beginnings

So this year a lot of stuff has happened (List Alert - A Wild List has Appeared!) ;

• GCSE Results
• A Levels starting
• A Levels changing - currently/hopefully!
• Relationship
• NCS
• etc.. etc... All very exciting

But then also a hefty share of sadness, disappointment, loneliness and loss - So this is my rebirth (yep, the deep music is on again - why do you ask?) And New Year has come early and I'm breaking out the optimism! 

Fireworks season is my absolute favourite time of year so I'm pretty psyched. I mean, c'mon, who can complain when MOCKINGJAY is so nearly out. *uses crucifix against 'anti-Hunger Games-ers definitely a legit term'* 

Not to mention... guys... Spring 2015.. guys... Majora's Mask 3DS - GUYS! Having said that I don't actually OWN a 3DS so I have no idea why I'm so excited! 

What's Next?

Ha... Erm, see you've caught me on this one because whilst an online diary sure sounds like fun to me, doesn't seem to be very exciting for the people reading it so I'm steering clear. 

As I said, reviews are out the window... -s xp.. Computer Jokes! I'm so funny... But this leaves very little wiggle room. So, for the moment I'm a float-y blog (you can take that sentence to the bank) but I'm sure that very soon I'll find a direction once I get going. Maybe cosplay? Films, Games and Books? Life topics? WHO KNOWS! THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!

 But please, bare with- be patient you non-existent readers, I'm old enough to be doing A Levels now - weird O_o - so I have important things but I'm hoping to focus on this more. 

Thank you for glancing upon my humble page. Here is the penguin of Cambridge to sign off -

Stay Awesome

Jigsaw Puzzle - And a Re-introduction

Remember Me?

To remind you of what you were
missing... 

Hey it's been a while... Sorry... I'm pretty useless. I can almost bet that any potential viewers I may have had bolted when I became inconsistent... I do apologise - I have about 4 different beginnings of book reviews for you guys to make up for it but I am very sorry for my laziness. I mean, I have excuses... good ones... but I won't belittle you by insisting them upon you... *cough GCSEs...cough... sucking at life*  So here I am, I hope you can forgive little ol' me. 

A Strange Sense of Misplacement

And so my way of greeting you all again after a long period of neglect is to vent my inner thinkings in your direction. *waves arms in a waft-y fashion* Lemme tell you now, I'm listen to emotive music so please excuse my overly flamboyant or pompous remarks... it's that typical - 'I'm listening to music. Therefore I am deep. And I have emotional baggage. Look at the deep thoughtful me. Aren't I cool?' Situation.

Ever felt like you got shoved in the wrong puzzle box and there's only one space left, but you don't quite fit? Me neither, but it's as good of an analogy as you'll be getting because I don't know what the feck I'm on about.and it's the closest I can get.

Me, As I Am

I'm in a great place in my life - no doubt about it. I have my whole life ahead of me, important decisions to make and so many exciting things are going on around me. But, what I feel right now is the most important contributing factor to my current state - is my... unbelievable friends. (To put it lightly). I would not be stable without them.

 But that's just the point. I don't deserve them.

What have I ever done in my life that I should have friends like the ones I have. And because of this selfishness in me, I sometimes feel like I'm slipping away or not even quite there to begin with. 

Ultimately, what I need want? I'm not sure. I mean I'm still looking for someone but being 16 and saying that sounds ridiculous. But these days, in my opinion, media and society almost expect your life to revolve around the relationship aspect; and so, of course, that's exactly what happens. I'm sure there are a staggering amounts of 16-year-old girls who are exactly the same as me - worrying about a relationship- simply because it is shoved in our faces 24/7. (Selfish, Whiny Alert: If prone to annoyance easily please skip to next paragraph) See, whilst other people may get they're kicks off going out for wild nights out, nerdy me doesn't really enjoy that thing so much. I just want to feel like I'm important to someone and that they want to spend spare time with me. Albeit playing video games but still I digress. I think I wouldn't feel this way if there wasn't so much pressure to have your life sorted and planned already.

In conclusion - Media Sucks (who knew, right?!) , I don't know why I'm feeling so out of place and I can write a lot of what you guys will probably call bollocks but hey, I said I'd vent. 

You Deserve a Medal! 

If you got through that.. wow... I mean... I'd have just stared at my computer with disdain if I'd been reading myself so you're a pretty cool dude (gals included there). 

Sorry that today wasn't book related but as I say, book reviews require some super heavy thought power and I've got all engines flaring for GCSEs which are proving horrendous because I can't remember anything let alone apply it. 

So yeah... Thanks I guess... You're awesome... Stay Awesome.

(As you can see I'm totally well under way with that catchphrase... Awh Yeah...)

About my Page Name...

Let me explain...

You may be wondering - or more likely not - why on earth my URL is 'ID-Required'. Perhaps you unruly lot thought I was some sort alcohol connoisseur or club manager and felt bitter disappointment were overwhelmed with excitement when you found I was, in fact, a humble bookworm. 

(Side Note: I feel 'worm' is a rather unimaginative animal to be likened to... surely something a little more original might be more befitting of the book-loving community. Then again 'book- gerenuk' doesn't have quite the same ring to it...)

Yes... Gerenuks are real just FYI. 

Any-who, it never really occurred to me to wonder why I named my pages this but seeings as it is a rather odd name to pick I thought I'd go into super analytical mode... this could go horribly...

Analytical Mode - ENGAGED

Well firstly, I guess the idea of limited access makes me feel like this is my little corner of the internet which is specific to me and unaffected by those who don't want to know about it. As sad as it may seem (Be strong, I can see a tear of sympathy welling up there!) I kinda like to think of this as a page where I decide what goes on where in so many other places in life we have no control. 

The ID part might also reflect the way I feel about who reads my blog and that perhaps an interest in books and similar things allows us to relate more? Then again, this could all be a load of bollocks rubbish and you all happened upon my page when searching for cheap liquor... But I'm always... usually... occasionally the optimist!

And lastly, whilst this is making tenuous link and, quite frankly, I'm clutching at straws now - I guess the contents of this page kind of identify me as a person; what I like, my opinions and interests - again tying in the ID

So, what I'm trying to say is that I can talk the hind legs of a donkey when it comes to utter spew about my psychological position and decisions, all of which makes no real difference to you lot but there you go...

Welcome to my Mind! (Too Much?!)

Decembuary Book Haul!

Book Haul #1 

I'm slightly proud yet ashamed to say that it took me three minutes to find the 'hashtag' key on my computer which I feel should not really be considered an accomplishment but never mind...

Today marks the momentous occasion of my very first book haul! This is where I will show you all the glorious books I have received/bought/stolen over however long. In this case, I'd like to show you my Christmas 'reaping's and self indulgences which, I must add are very likely to outshine any subsequent 'hauls'. And so, before I divulge, I beg you appreciate or at least put up with my excitement. 

December/January (Or Decembuary) Haul

The list from top to bottom; 

Here we see an exquisite sample of modern day camera
 quality...

• Stormbringers - Phillippa Gregory (Book 2 in the Order of Darkness series) 
• The Maze Runner - James Dashner 
• Divergent - Veronica Roth
• Darkest Mercy - Melissa Marr (Book 5 in the Wicked Lovely series)
• Let it Snow - John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle
• Looking for Alaska - John Green
• Angelfall - Susan EE (Book 1 in Penryn and the End of Days) 
• Dear Undercover Economist - Tim Harford

That last one may need a little more explaining... Given to me by my 'eccentric' cousin, - knowing I loved maths - Dear Undercover Economist is not so much a fictional story-based book but one linking maths and statistics to real life and even goes as far to... dare I say it... sex and maths... I don't know how that will come to pass but when I get there I'll update. Just so long as it's, y'know, PG... o_O 

I am yet to know whether many of these are any good or not but I'm a sucker for a catchy blurb and mystical cover - because obviously anyone with morals knows that aesthetics are the most important things in life... 

I may or may not do individual reviews on some of these beauts' (I know you're desperate for more of my witty commentary but please refrain from crying should I decide that I won't) But until then, I guess you'll just have to admire my collection from afar and weep with jealously. I know you want to be told how maths relates sex, you filthy creature.

Just a hat tip *wishes she had a hat to tip right now* to Miss Emily Evans, from whom the concept of the Book Haul stemmed. And so please do visit her blog for a rather more refined and articulate overview of similar things and more books - 

http://my-paper-memories.blogspot.co.uk/

I feel like at this juncture I should have a sign-off or something but I guess that's a work in progress so watch this space (this space right here) because soon enough I'll have a side-splittingly funny catchphrase... maybe...

Ah, So this is 'The Internet'

I am a nerd. 

Before anyone goes ahead and labels me without my consent, I want to put it out there for all to see, (all 2 of you at least if we count the drunkard who's stumbled across this page by accident) And yes, you'd expect a nerd to know all the ins-and-outs of technology, the internet, and computers but I am, rather unfortunately, not quite so lucky as to have been given that talent to compensate for my social-ineptitude. And so, I find this a rather daunting feat attempting this. However, I do find joy in learning, understanding and comprehending things. Or, put without pretension, books and maths. Yes, yes - I can hear your groans and scornful words from here perfectly fine but I do - indeed - love them both despite the  massive preconceptions people have of teenagers these days. So here I am, 15, stressing about exams yet still spending the time I should be revising, doing homework or socialising - pfft! - Creating a book blog... Why, I hear you ask? You probably aren't asking at all? Because I wanted to goddamn it! (Plus maybe my friend had one which looked pretty cool...) 

So to summarise (something maybe I should've done at the beginning to save you all that) I'm Elizabeth 'Lizbooth' Crowley and Welcome to my blog - ID Required.

A less than pleasant face to put to the name