Greetings ~

Well, I am now back to my MAIN comp


Appointments ~

All went well concerning my (additional) appointments. ~ so biggie there.


Tasks ~

I accomplished all my tasks that I always do whenever I go into town, so I stocked up on much needed supplies and such.

So, I should be good-to-go until the end of the month once more. ~


What did I do? ~

Well, its just the basics really...so its nothing I can't discuss, after all its not TOP SECRET!

1. Pay bills
2. Haircut = always a (Military cut)
3. Gas = Yep, much needed petrol for vehicle (FULL tank)
4. Groceries = Yes, another staple in order to survive.

Thats about it really... besides attending to the appoints that I have.


DASS's

Now I have those ideas in my head and I have NOT seen them used on other (smaller) stamps... so I will implement them into mine.

I will do a few *tests* and see how they look.
I will change them (again) and these will be the finals...

So, a whole new look and style for the DASS's this year, and if they look like I think they will turn out, then I will make the other that follow in the same manner.

So, these DASS's are (I guess) experiments in order to do something *eye catching*...


It was bound to happen sooner or later ~

Yes, as I collect the Rukia wonders that I see and feel are to be added to The Rukia Shrine I noticed that some are becoming repetitive ~ meaning ~ (some) are stolen by the so-called artist and are claimed as their own.

These I avoid and not even give a second look and not even added.

I hate to say anything about those artists, other than I will say that they should (at least) mention that they were pulled off a site like photobucket or imageshack.

Especially *IF* the image is created by an unnamed artist/creator.

How do I know? ~

Ok, this may sound inane, and time consuming, but, this is what I actually do...

I DO look at the art made... and as I have an extensive collection of Rukia images, I (always) double check and cross reference ALL pictures.

Haha! ~ yes, I actually study the creation in question, particularly (if) it appears to be one I already seen, but seen done in different modes of creativity.


Still ?

Ok, Lets say I find a image of Rukia (standing)... then as I search and I see the exact same image... then the artist states its his creation.

Well, its obvious that its stolen.

To explain further, I will use this example: Rukia's Sode No Shirayuki:


1. Here is the original creators image:

Chioky's The SwordMaster: ---> [link]

and here's the ~ *Claimed* ~ image that I ran across....

The Impostor's: ---> [link]


As you can see its VERY blatant...

This is *just* an example of what I come across at times.


So, my collection of Rukia is not ~ *just* ~ Instant ing, its a process... which is why I hardly make/leave any comments on the creators page.

I usually wait, until the creator comes to my page and Thanks me then I return and leave a comment.

I do this because, (at times) I encountered that after I leave a comment, the artist does not respond for several months (after) and in one case (after) 3 years!


Well, that's the update! ~


Thanks for reading!


Respects! ~