* Hey! Feeling fresh today?

So, this is my new journal look. I've never seen such messy CSS before, and I barely managed to glue this together. I still have some tweaks (one is to get a bg color+border on the bottom list, anyone?) and if you have any suggestions please tell me...

* Why do I change things?

I feel that my devotion to devArt could've been better, and I've never really felt this place 100% (even though it is a great comunity). I don't know why. It might be that there are loads of uninteresting artists (not being rude) and what I see as a lugubrious trend that doesn't really float my boat. It can also be the simple fact that I've got a lack of consentration and general low interest of the internet and computers. I dunno.

I have, however, started to consider this a really great place. I'm looking past all those negative vibes I get here, and I've begun to collect inspiration and get in touch with the many talented designers around. Since I'm trying to get more serious with my membership, I'm trying to develope a new style that might catch someones eyes the same way some artists catch mine. But it's not easy, I have so many things I would like to practice - my photography, illustartion, digital pixels, animation, typography and web developing + + Even though I love doing all of this I really hate the fact that my gallery is filled with a little of this and a little of that. Therefore I've decided to consentrate more on my illustration side since I have several projects going on that needs this practice. Hopefully my future works will be a majority of sexy drawings that I can be satisfied with.

* My projects

I have several projects going on, and I hope to God that I can get time this summer to get them going. I know they're having loads of potential, the only thing I'm missing is time. But turing 18 made me realize that I've got to take some more responsibility, and things won't work if I don't make them. Keep that in mind!

First off I've got to mention iChooseCake Dot Com. It seems to never finish. I've had 40+ drafts and almost started coding them all up. Gee. I really have to get this going for myself and a potential audience. But the future is looking good for all of my things with the summer ahead! I've just got to be patient. But I think (like I did with all the 40 drafts) I've found a decent solution on how to do my portfolio.

I've written a few words about my collab project with devArt member Masuki called BREAKFAST at PM. I love it and can't wait to get it started. We've talked about launching it several times, but I have to have things 130% done before I go public with anything. I am a perfectionist, and hate own design mistakes or whatnots. But this project is as close to the finish line as can be - closer than iChooseCake. We just have to finish some tunes and make some album arts. It's going to be awesome - stay tuned! Here's the site!

Then there's my 3rd and larger project called Teelicious. I started this tee biz last summer with a designer friend and knew we had some gold going on. The problem with things like this is that you can't do everything yourself. We need to contact printers/sponsors/stores ++ and these things take time. Seems to be perfect for the summer cause then I'll have time. We have our website up at Teelicious.no and I think you should checkit. This tee project is also one of the reasons I need to practice my illustration skills. I have some really awesome ideas in the back of my head, I just need to get them on screen.

Again, since I'm trying to be a more active and "serious" member here, I will now add features of great designers on a regular basis. Something for those of you who don't bother reading this. Check out some of those pieces and people that makes me still want to go here... huge thanks to you!