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Maybe I should direct my parents to sites like these.
Pixie, the dog my parents have had since I was probably 8 or 9, is now 12 and having major hip problems. She has trouble getting up anymore due to her arthritis, and sometimes, even the meds don’t help. It got so bad, that at a point last winter, they were considering euthanization, because they had to carry her down the stairs out our back door to go to the bathroom in the yard!
She got better when spring came, but I’m kinda worried for next year, another year, another winter, another time of immense pain for my childhood furbaby.
And since mom is home all the time, maybe that would help her move around quite a bit… hmmm….
Well, I think punishment should depend on the crime. Humiliating the child (usually without the need of spanking) works. If it doesn’t then spanking works too….
For instance, child screams in a restaurants. If I were the parent, I would apologize quietly… with my child (esp. if young enough) slung over my shoulder in a most humiliating way as I walked out. Same with a grocery store. Makes everyone but the kid happy. Of course the kid may also get grounded depending on whether he/she shuts up quickly or not…
Or similarly humiliate them in front of their friends. The teasing the next day will surely get them to behave…. 😈
1st one I got black, second one was cool…
Spectral Dragon
In the war between good and evil, a Spectral Dragon tends to walk the fine line of Neutrality.
When it comes to the powers of Chaos vs. those of Law and Order, your inner dragon walks a fine line between Law and Chaos.
As far as magical tendancies, Magical spells come as natural to the Spectral Dragon as breathe from it’s body.
During combat situations, a true Spectral Dragon prefers to defeat opponents by the use of spells and other tactics.
Dragon Description:The resurrected spirits of fallen dragon warriors, Spectral Dragons usually find no allure in the ways of mortals or ‘flesh-beings.’ To this end most never possess a single gold piece. Instead, they live their unlives by a strict code of mental and metaphysical discipline. Their bodies are honed, focused avatars of dragon gods long-dead. They are leaders and teachers who prefer acolytes to be mages with an intense dedication to the betterment and empowerment of one’s own spirit. However, these creatures can be fierce in combat; because of their nature, Spectral Dragons can change form at will, and their undead state does not mean they have no physical influence.
The magnificent blue-and-green flames of a Spectral Dragon are said to burn hotter than the fires of the living. In physical appearance Spectrals are often a shimmering grey-blue-white, much like a ghost; their common form appears similar to that of a shade-dragon. Their eyes glow one of three colors; the eyes of the honorably slain glow a bright green. The eyes of the murdered glow blood-red. And the eyes of the condemned, those whose greed or hatred destroyed their bodies, glow a bright violet.
…………. so what, I’m dead?????? lol The things I could get away with… 😈
Hello!
Nice to see someone else in my age range (20)!
Windstones are addictive and so is this forum, so beware…. 😈
As for my dragon… I ended up stripping it, and then the paint gummed on the statue, I think it wasn’t completely dry. So rather then ruin it by stripping it again, I just ruined it by introducing it to the trashcan. Ah, well, learning experiences suck.
I think I’m going to stick to fur and feathers for awhile…
I got a commission from a friend to do his bird on a griffin… woohoo!
Thanks for all your compliments, they really mean alot to me!!!
I have a dragon too, but the dragons are officially evil, there’s spots that I just can’t get to with my brush. Also, it’s too hot outside to paint….
I’m thinking he gets a bath and started over…
I like the wolves much better!
Kujacker wrote:Could you post links to the larger photos? I think that’ll help in color advice 🙂 Personally I can’t really give any advice when I’m looking at something so small.
I tried to post larger pictures, but that’s the only size that came out anywhere. Weird, maybe I need a new image hosting place….
On another note, I decided that I liked the contrast that the white gave, so I mixed some white with gold, and then trimmed it with a pearly gold. It looks pretty and shimmery.
Maybe if I do another one I will use black instead of the white, but this one is special for mom and dad. Also it kind of ties her one white paw into the rest of it…. Pixie is weird with her one white paw…
ANYWAY…. Except for gloss, finished pictures!!!
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PICS start definately still work in progress, she needs her nose cleaned up a little bit, but what I’m wondering, is what I do with her wings????
I don’t want them to be just white, but that they blend in well to the body without detracting from it.
THANKS!!!!!
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Well I finally got my PYO’s that I ordered (including a random little smiley face on my receipt – must have liked my comment, lol)…..
So… Everything is good now, I have another job (painting for SudentWorks painting) which starts next week so I am happy. Maybe I can get the wolf done by the time dad comes up this weekend so I can give it to him (not likely, but a good dream, hm?)
Snapdragon wrote:I got that too, about ten years ago. Great to see it never dies. I wonder if we went to the same place?
Probably not the company is supposedly only 3 years old here…
Supposedly being the key word. They lied about the entire job description they could have lied about that too.
I had a job interview today! WooHoo! At least, that’s what I thought. I feel so bad and dirty now.
First I thought it was an enumeration job – which to me, and the dictionary, means, typing in data, at the worst, collecting surveys. Also, they gave a per hour wage, which fits that kind of job. I was thinking, $20/hr, that’s pretty sweet for a summer job so I applied.
I get the interview, go in this morning, get asked maybe, 5 or 6 questions, and then get told I’m hired. Which to me is like saying, I’M DESPERATE PLEASE PLEASE WORK FOR ME!!!!!! She implied a per hour wage again during the interview.
Ok, I’m fine with that for $20/hr. Go to the orientation. Suddenly I’m being bombarded with crap about fixed rates for gas and electricity, and how people can save money and that. By now I’m getting a little bit edgy, the red light and siren in my head is threatening to go off.
Then he starts talking about commission. COMMISSION??!?!?!?! I thought this was enumeration, not solicitation? What’s going on here? Alarm bells are ringing loud and clear now.
Then he starts selling us the job by telling us how much we can make, trip incentives, and that. Then I start feeling like I’m betraying my upbringing. I was told to slam doors on solicitors, and to hang up the phone on the phone ones. But I don’t leave just yet.
After 4 grueling, non paid hours, it finally ends. I went straight home, ‘accidentally’ threw away the papers we were given, and then decided it was a total waste of time.
Oh, and I forgot to mention this… a friend of mine that I hadn’t seen in 2 years was up today, and I couldn’t see him because of this interview. And now I feel lied to, and used. They used my want of money to try and get me to betray my morals, by saying people like me were bad people, and only the good ones sign.
Very random and not very upsetting rant, but I wanted it down. I want to sue that company for false advertisement, but I think that this doesn’t apply. Nor can I afford the lawyer. Meh. Just don’t work there, eh?
Ok, I recant my statement. $210,000 is a ridiculously low price for Edmonton. But it is still just ridiculous.
You’re teasing me with visions of beaches and warmness and swimming. Here, it’ll be too cold for months. Evil people….
Also all we have round E-town is Alberta Beach, I think… which needs serious work, in the “I-want-to-go-there” department.Have fun with your warm weather and beaches, and believe me when I say I wish I was there! lol
