Ok so new year and a new heca long contest!
This scavenger hunt was fun but also time consuming
spent most of the last three days searching
and here are the results
it is amazing how many great artists are unknown on DA
Enjoy!


find a dream-like landscape -->[link]
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find a creative devID -->[link]
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find a hand(s) -->[link]
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find an airplane -->[link]
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find two hobbies/interests
1) -->[link]
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2) --> [link]
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find something emotional --> [link]
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find something involving music -->[link]
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find a black & white portrait of a person (traditional drawing or photography) -->[link]
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find a musician -->[link]
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find literature about truth -->[link]
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find a piece for each season (winter, spring, summer, fall) ((this will require 4 pieces of art))

Winter --> [link]
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Summer --> [link]
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Spring -->[link]
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Fall -->[link]
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find something sparkly/shiny -->[link]
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find love -->[link]
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find the sea shore --> [link]
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find food -->[link]
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find a heart -->[link]
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find a wild animal --> [link]
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find an anime/manga drawing of love -->[link]
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find green eyes -->[link]
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find a unique waterdrop -->[link]
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find a holiday decoration -->[link]
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find a photo of a dog -->[link]
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find a photo manipulation of a deadly sin --> [link]
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find a photo of a ferrari italia 458 -->[link]
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find a winter wonderland -->[link]
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find a colorful tattoo -->[link]
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find a photo of a snowflake -->[link]
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find two birds; one red and one blue (2 pieces)

red -->[link]
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blue -->[link]
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find frozen water -->[link]
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find simple beauty-->[link]
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find something hand crafted -->[link]
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find some magic -->[link]
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find someone helping someone -->[link]
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find freedom -->[link]
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find an orange flower -->[link]
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find a ballerina (or something related so such. *i.e. ballet shoes*) -->[link]
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find footprints -->[link]
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find an insect -->[link]
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find a child -->[link]
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find a castle -->[link]
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find a purple sky -->[link]
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find literature -->[link]
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find hope -->[link]
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find a snowman -->[link]
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find a bride (and groomoptional) -->[link]
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find the rainbow. (1 for each color red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet - and the one of all (or most) of the colors *this will include 7 pieces total)
red -->[link]
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orange -->[link]
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yellow -->[link]
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green -->[link]
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blue -->[link]
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violet -->[link]
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All -->[link]
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find a sea shell -->[link]
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find a piece of photojournalism which includes either: children, animals or water -->[link]
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find a bridge -->[link]
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find the queen of hearts -->[link]
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find flight -->[link]
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find David Bowie -->[link]
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find the tea party -->[link]
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find a girl with her guitar -->[link]
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find an elf -->[link]
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find pregnancy -->[link]
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find a belly button -->[link]
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find a baby animal -->[link]
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find the 'lady of the lake' -->[link]
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find beauty in the elderly -->[link]
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find a dinosaur -->[link]
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find 'a way back home' -->[link]
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find a silhouette -->[link]
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find an auto emblem (i.e. mustang, ferrari, corvette, ect) photo -->[link]
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find his lucky charm (clover) -->[link]
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find a sport -->[link]
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find time -->[link]
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find happiness -->[link]
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find a soldier -->[link]
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findjack frost -->[link]
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find a piece of jewelry you would wear or give to someone you love -->[link]
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find a parent and their child(ren) -->[link]
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find a fruit and a vegetable -->[link]
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find a traditional drawing of a pirate -->[link]
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And last,
find 10 great pieces you’d favorite with under 5 original comments and 25 s

1. [link]
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2. [link]
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3. [link]
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4. [link]
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5. [link]
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6. [link]
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7. [link]
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8. [link]
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9. [link]
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10.[link]
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Contest is here -->[link]

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Well, this is half a week late, but as we all know, the holidays can be a busy time. My thanksgiving was filled with family and a not so small dose of stress, but thats almost to be expected. Now that its over, I do want to give my thanks to certain things.

1st-- I want to thank anyone who reads my stuff and likes it. As most artists, I tend to be sensitive and your support means a great deal.

2nd-- I am thankful for my most supportive fans. The ones who stick like glue and read/comment/fav so often. Especially those who have grown to love my series regulars such as Steve/Rose and the newer couple Rachael/Aiden. It always feels great to see the familiar names.

3rd-- I was pleasently surpised when the first
part to my new series was showcased by a newsletter run by
I was shocked and very flattered

Lastly-- to DA in general. I never would have discovered you without the arm twisting of a former friend and though much has changed since then, you are always here as an escape from the cruel world. I love this place so much!

Ok, now that I've given thanks, I do want to talk about something that occurred yesterday that has made me realize that I have reached a very good place. You see, if you've followed my journals, then you know that I had a falling out with a very dear friend of mine a while back. He is someone I still miss, but it is a very mild ache now. His birthday was 11/30 and I thought of him. I decided to send him a birthday text knowing that he would most likely ignore it completely, but I didn't care about that and when he did ignore it I wasn't hurt at all. I realized that this is because I have completely accepted his wish to ignore my existence, but I also acknowledge that I don't have to stop caring about him just because he stops caring for me. He will always be in my heart and so I sent him a text, just to let him know that I still think of him. I meant no pressure for a response and I am glad he didn't try and start something. If next year I still think of him I might do it again. But as I said, its just because it is something I want to do...

Anyway, one last note: I'm SOOOOO SORRY to any fans who missed my weekly installment of Magic of the Deep, I didn't post it cuz I was so busy, still sort of am. If it isn't up this week I will post two parts on Sunday. Also, I have a bonus story that I'm posting tonight. So if you like my other, shorter, love pieces you will enjoy this fun and sexy fanfic for Inuyasha.

ok, so just a quick add on to my last journal...

It turns out that the demand was big enough that they added another showing
as soon as I heard about it I went to the theater to exchange our tickets
but I was trying not to get my hopes up, just in case they were already gone
or in case the rumors weren't true
well, happily I found that the rumors were true and we got to go at midnight!!!
things do work out sometimes

anywho, as for the movie, well....

IT ROCKED!


I mean, book to movie adaptations are never perfect
and this wasn't perfect
but it came pretty damn close
there were a few things that were added or changed

1)fight scene in Volterra
I agree with a interview I read from Stephanie that if this had happened in the books, that Edward, Bella, and Alice wouldn't have walked out of that tower. But I also understand that Hollywood can not have a movie without at least some privitol violence at the climax, it just isn't done.

2) the ending got jumbled
Some may not have noticed, but the ending was all jumbled up. It was obvious that they did this so that the last line in the movie would be, "Bella, will you marry me" which, once again, I can understand. It didn't take away too much from the book because they kept most of the essential info in there. The only info that was excluded from this wrap up was how much Bella is in trouble and the part where Jake gets her into more trouble by bringing by her bike...
I did like the part at the end where Bella throws herself in the middle and says "you can't hurt each other without hurting me" even though in the book Edward made sure she was never closer to Jake than he was, this was a great way to visualize the main conflict in this little love triangle AND it works as a great prelude to Eclipse

3) Bella never gets on that guys bike
Come on! I didn't see any good reason to do this, but I guess that it was there way of intruducing the motorcycle idea into Bella's brain in a more visual easier to get and less random way, but I didn't like it

4) the visual hallucinations
I feel like I don't have a right to complain about this because I just read this article from Stephanie where she admits to liking this visual additive, but I just hated it. I guess I can understand that in movies they like to make everything visual, but instead of looking at it like that I keep thinking that it is another example of how modern tv and movies are spoon feeding us like we aren't smart enough to understand subtlety. Like, in the book the vocal Edward was so real to Bella that she sometimes was answering him while she was still talking to Jake, and I didn't see that in the movie at all. I think it could have been a great additive if they could capture it in film.

LAST...

5) Charlie's lines
I notice this in the first movie too, but they very rarely stick to Charlies real dialogue and I have no idea why. I admit he doesn't talk much in the books, but what he does say I really like and I wish they would keep it. I will admit, that even though they BS most of Charlies lines, he is my favorite character in the sense that he is so much like the Charlie from my head when I read. He was the first character in the first movie that I truly accepted as the real deal from the book. The others had to grow on me and I think they all stepped into their roles a lot more in this movie. There are times where they take Edward, Bella, Jacob's etc. actual lines from the book word by word and stick it in the movie and I think Charlie deserves that same respect. I really hope they do him better in the next book, particularly during his "sex talk" and all his lines right after he finds out Jake stole a kiss off Bella, that scene is so perfect and if they kill it I will cry!

That wasn't every thing that was different, but it was everything that truly bothered me. Even this short list of things don't bother me as much as anything in any of the Harry Potter movies or the first Twilight movie, and for that reason I still give New Moon a solid 9 out of 10!

I'm really excited that New Moon will be in theaters in less than a week!
But I am also ultra bummed because we went to get tickets to the midnight show today and they were all sold out

I can't believe it! Ever since the first HP film, my family and I have been going to these movie midnight shows. We go to all the HP midnight shows and since we all got addicted to Twilight we go to those too. Its our thing. But this year, we had no idea that the theater was selling them so soon in advance (usually its only two weeks prior to the premiere not a whole month) and so we get to go at 10pm on Friday

But I guess we at least get to see it. The main thing I'll miss is the excited, buzzing atmosphere of the midnight crowd. These people who all gather and wait in line before getting seats, these are the big fans. They all cheer and aww and boo and laugh at the right parts. They all understand the magic of the books and how awesome it is to see it on the big screen.

I'm sure the people who go on opening night will be pretty big fans too. Also, me and my sis have a pact that we are going to still howl and cheer no matter what people say

I'll give a review of the movie afterwards!

Till then, peace out peoples and have a good rest of the weekend!

Well, actually I missed the 6,666 mark because people have viewed in the last few minutes
But I wanted to document that I hit 6,666 on Halloween!

How cool is that?

Just want to shout out a big thanks to all my watchers and anyone who reads my stuff. This is pretty big number for me and I am thrilled to have met it ^_^

ALSO, if you read my last journal I want to say thanks for voting and the winner is (by a pretty big gap) the merman story aka

Magic of the Deep

So that series starts today! First part is already up -->[link]

thanks again everybody!