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Addie

The Artistic Dragon

About Me

Like a good book, I approach everyone by their character. Once you get to know them, you discover friends who you want to read all over again.I'm currently a freelance artist. Like a ronin, I have no direct affiliation with companies, but I like to do jobs talored to my skills when they need me. Stop by my site and look thru Myspace, and you'll get a glimpse of who I am. Stay cool.www.artisticdragon.com

My Interests

Movies, anime, manga, Texas hold em, iaido, sumi-e, teaching: Anime Workshop

I'd like to meet:

People like myself.

Music:

A little bit of everything...Beethoven, Metallica, Alanis, High and Mighty COLOR, Evanescence, Linkin Park, Jack Johnson

Movies:

Batman Begins, First Knight, Troy, Matrix, Rounders, Casino Royale, Proof, King Kong, 300, Sin City, Spider-man 2, Robot Stories, Shrek 1 & 2

Television:

Boku Dake no Madonna, Densha Otaku, Poker After Dark, Bleach, GTO, Naruto, Simpsons

Books:

Hero with a Thousand Faces, Memoirs of a Geisha, Shadow of a Dark Queen, Homeland

Heroes:

Erlinda Afable, Jim Lee, Hayao Miyazaki, Rumiko Takahashi, Bruce Lee, Manny Pacquiao, Joseph Campbell

My Blog

A New Chapter

It took me a couple of years to believe in hope again. I've had a few obstacles that took me by surprise and almost lost myself. Yet, rekindled faith and kindness from "angels" brought back balance fo...
Posted by Addie on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:23:00 PST

Revelations

I don't know what to call 2006...if I had to describe it, I'd say it was the worst year of my life. But, everything has a trial to test your resolve for things to come.It started with my mother's sudd...
Posted by Addie on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:48:00 PST

Giving thanks...

The last couple of months have been hell. Everything about my life came crashing back at me. I'm hardly depressed, nor am I pessimistic, but, every once in a while, those emotions creep up...and I'm n...
Posted by Addie on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:10:00 PST

My Little Angel

I've been putting an all-nighter with my illustrations, and I haven't had any sleep. It's 8am in the morning, just when I caught ten minutes of slumber, and, my friend calls me up to baby-sit her dog,...
Posted by Addie on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:32:00 PST

Time passes by...

3...2...1...I officially passed another decade. How convenient that I'm writing on the nick of time. It's funny how my life works. No matter how many challenges I face, things always work out in the e...
Posted by Addie on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:15:00 PST

For Linda...

In life or death, you guide me in my life's journey through every step of the way. Give me the wisdom to choose the right path, the patience to quell my temper, and the courage to follow my dream. Hap...
Posted by Addie on Sun, 14 May 2006 10:06:00 PST

Quotes I live by...

I can get philosophical sometimes. lol Here are quotes by yours truly, the Artistic Dragon precepts: "Life is a puzzle. Connect all the pieces, and you'll get the big picture." "Why do we get lost? So...
Posted by Addie on Thu, 11 May 2006 09:17:00 PST

Back from Acen

Acen has always been good to me. Last year, when tables for artist alley were scarce, they accommodated most of us by getting more tables. I wanted to repay the staff for that particular gen...
Posted by Addie on Tue, 09 May 2006 08:18:00 PST

Too fishy...

I gave in. I cooked fish. Salmon. Baked it with pineapples, basted it with eggs, and spiced it with lemon and peppers. Sniff sniff. It didn't smell as bad as I thought it would be. Okay, maayybee I'll...
Posted by Addie on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:57:00 PST

Found the motherload!!!

My father was looking for old tax files, and he serendipitously found my mother's cookbooks. Whoa! Not only is one of them an Asian cookbook, but, get this...it's "THE Ultimate Chinese and A...
Posted by Addie on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 06:35:00 PST