Tagged by (Ruru)

Rules:
-- Every question must have an answer.
-- Your character can't be perfect in every way... that kills the point.
-- After you finish tag four people.

--- The Basics ---

1) What is your dragon's name?
"Graelthrimm, though most call me Gray. It's pronounced GRAY-uhl-thrimm."

2) How old is your dragon?
"This is a tough one... The lifespan of my species accomodates for their exploration of space and thus I am able to outlive most planets...
I'm fantastically old by human standards but I am an 'adolescent', by my species' standards."

3) What colour is your dragon?
"Black with dark grey bellyscales. Wing membranes are purple, as are the exoskeletal plates and other membranes. The tail tip is silver."

4) How tall is your dragon?
"Another tricky one to answer... From head to claw, my smallest form is 2 feet. The next size up is 8 feet (in my medium form), the next size up is 80 feet and my normal form (the one I use for space exploration) is just a tad bigger than the planet Earth. I know... You have to see it to believe it."

5) What kind of body type does your dragon have?
"I am fairly lithe, but I retain a muscular bulk that lets you know I can defend myself. Though I prefer walking on all four legs (in feral form), I am comfortable using only my hind two. I am thin, aerodynamic but a bit chunky here and there. I'm a bit like a tank but I look like I can really move if I want to."

6) What element is your dragon? (JUST ONE)
"Hmm... None. I am not based around an element though I breathe both fire and a temporal distortion energy."

7) What is your dragon's eye colour?
"Red"

8) What is your dragon's hobby?
"Reading, and sketching. I enjoy researching magic and documenting celestial bodies."

9) What season best represents your dragon?
"Winter, when Earth becomes cold like the outer reaches of space that I am used too."

10) What mood is your dragon usually in?
"I am generally calm, and on the outside I appear to be either miserable or deep in thought. There's not a moment that passes in which I am not contemplating something, though. My mind is always at work and this means I am prone to missing out on what goes on around me, for which I apologise."


--- Favourites ---

11) What is your dragon's favourite food?
"Undecided, though I have an unhealthy sweet fang and a large apetite. I especially love strawberries."

12) What is your dragon's favourite place?
"Deep within the cold void of space, where the silence gives me time to think and the sights inspire me to continue on my great journey."

13) What is your dragon's favourite weapon?
"My psionic and mystical abilities, though of Earth weapons I have no particular favourite."

14) How does your dragon want to die?
"I would prefer to die either of old age in a peaceful manner, or meet an end doing something right."

15) What does your dragon think is the most beautiful way to die?
"For a noble cause."

16) What is your dragon's favorite thing to do?
"Spend time with my mate, Drieka. If this isn't possible, drift through space, alone and thoughtful."

17) What does your dragon love most?
"Loving, and being loved. I love my companion and the time we spend in each other's company."

18) What does your dragon hate most?
"Human Nature and the cruel ways of the universe, rude dragons with no manners and my own emotional conflictions. Fate."

19) Who does your dragon treasure most?
"My Drieka... A mate like no other."

20) Who does your dragon hate most?
"Self-righteous, self-important, power hungered human beings. Anyone who misuses power."


--- On a scale of one to five... (five being the highest) ---

21) How strong (physically) is your dragon? -- 4 ("I would have to be powerful to make the journey across the cosmos")

22) How stable (emotionally) is your dragon? -- 0 ("I hide my feelings but they rage within like a storm. Try not to say the wrong thing.")

23) How agile is your dragon on the ground? -- 3 ("As I said... I'm a little chunky in places but I'm slimming down nicely.")

24) How agile is your dragon in the air? -- 5

25) How agile is your dragon in the water? -- 5 ("I was built for space, but water is a close second")

26) How happy is your dragon? -- 2 ("Many bad things have recently overshadowed my mood".)

27) How hyper is your dragon? -- 3 ("If I am hyperactive, you will know about it.")

28) How violent is your dragon? -- 1 ("Just don't provoke my inner demon...

29) How loving is your dragon? (to everyone) -- 2 ("Surely this depends on the location or planet?")

30) How loving is your dragon? (to specific people) -- 5

31) Is your dragon in love?
"I am very much in love, yes."

32) Does the one s/he loves love him back?
"Yes, I would like to think so."

33) How open is s/he with his/her love?
"I try to be as open as I can, but I know I keep a lot hidden. I'm working on it."

34) Does your dragon believe in romance without a physical relationship?
"Of course."

35) What does your dragon like most in a lover?
"Affection and romance, as well as sensitivity and a sweet personality. Confidence where it's needed and appreciated. A strong understanding of morals and loyalty, as well as initiative and sponteniety."

36) Does your dragon believe that everyone has someone out there?
"Yes, there must be someone for everyone. It's the way the universe balances itself."

37) How does your dragon deal with rejection?
"Badly, though it doesn't show. I become isolated even more so. I understand that everything happens for a reason though. It was not meant to be."

38) Does your dragon want to love?
"Yes..."

39) Does your dragon believe they deserve to be loved?
"Saying 'no' would be self-pitying. The honest truth is 'yes', because I need reality to give something back to me for what I have to take."

40) Where does your dragon think is the most romantic place to be?
"Somewhere natural, where the starry, moonlit sky can be seen and the scenery is beautiful. But anywhere is fine so long as Drieka's there, too."

--- RP time! ---

41) Your dragon is alone in the woods and s/he hears a noise coming from behind them, what do they do?
"I would erect a psionic barrier around myself and probe my surroundings with telepathy."

42) Your dragon is betrayed by the one they love, what do they do?
"Perhaps spend a time in silent anguish, burning up from within until the rage sweeps over and I'm driven for vengeance. I'm no angel, and every Dragon has limits. However, if this betrayal is for a good reason that I deem valid, I will leave peacefully to find another place in the universe."

43) Your dragon finds themselves in a very romantic situation, what do they do?
"Blush, and struggle to find something to say as this has never happened before. I would try my best to show my gratitude and return the favour."

44) Your dragon is openly insulted in front of other dragons, how do they deal with it?
"Shrug it off and grin, laughing on the inside at the futile and brainless comment. After all, they've just shown me their low intellect."

45) Your dragon is forced to spend time with an elder dragon that they cannot stand, what do they do?
"Listen and draw as much useable knowledge from them as possible, showing respect and courtesy."

46) Your dragon finds out they are dying, what do they do?
"Explain the situation to loved ones, and if there is no way of surviving then I would spend my last days in their company."

47) Your dragon is ignored by the one they love but is loved by a dragon that they ignored, how do they deal with it?
"Try to catch the attention of the focus of my feelings and if it is clear that things aren't working, I would turn to the other Dragon and work on building a relationship with them instead."

48) Your dragon is surrounded, how do they fight the enemies off?
"I would shield myself in a telekinetic dome, and if a fight is the only solution then each foe would be non-lethally incapacitated. It would be tempting to take control of their minds and force them upon each other. If they're too dangerous to be left in one piece, they'll be left in several."

49) Someone tells your dragon all of their shortcomings, they were intending to be cruel but they didn’t say anything that wasn’t true, What does your dragon do?
"Return the favour and explain that perfection is an illusion and an impossibility. I know I have problems, but so do you."

50) Your dragon just had to do this meme, what does s/he want to do now?
"Monitor the responses, perhaps, and then return to writing and sketching.... Though I actually may decide to go to sleep. It has been a long day, after all."


Okay, so I'm tagging four people but if you don't want to join in, it's fine. , , , and .

Thought I ought to update, as I haven't done so in a while.

All is going okay, with college work subsiding and then surprising me by appearing again. I'm coping though.
Sorry the delay between my submissions is so large, though after getting my new Intuos4 Graphics Tablet from Wacom (highly recommended, by the way), my artwork should start speeding up.
It's all a matter of time, now.

Thanks for all your comments and tips regarding my art!

Hey again all!

My journal needed updating, as I've been tagged and I also have some art to feature from others. As well as this, I was wondering whether anyone would be willing to discuss their dreams? This is mainly because I'm wondering whether anyone else experiences dream constants, or an occurence in your dreams that keeps surfacing now and then, in more than one dream?

I've always had remarkably unusual dreams. Not all the time, but frequently. Anyone up for a discussion? =]

Also, I'd like to say a big thank you to for this adorable artwork:

It's a uniquely cute looking Graelthrimm! ^.=.^,

And also another big thank you to for her remarkably cute version of one of Gray's alternate forms:

Thank yoooouuuuus!

And thank you to everyone who took the time to browse through my art =]

In response to being tagged, here are 8 random facts about me:

1. I don't normally post facts about me in my journal in this manner.

2. I'm hoping to get into the Video Game Industry.

3. If it's anything to do with Dragons, I love it.

4. I don't, and never will, smoke anything.

5. I only really leave the house at night unless it's for college.

6. I don't have a specific taste in music.

7. I can only draw things when I'm in the right mood, as otherise I'm limited to stick figures and scribbles.

8. Cheese and Pickle is my favourite kind of sandwich.

RULES
1. Post these rules.
2. Write 8 random facts about yourself
3. Post these things in a journal/blog
4. In the end tag and name 8 people (Or do what I do and say something like, "If you read this and want to be tagged, consider yourselves tagged! Do it if you want to!" )

So... basically, you're tagged if you want to be =]

Sorry I've not been on much and I'm sorry I haven't uploaded any artwork in quite some time. There have been several contributers to my lack of submissions, and sorry to say it's mostly been my mood. I still find it morbidly fascinating how life kicks us whilst we're down.

I've had college work to do, and emotional issues that I'm still dealing with. Despite my busy schedule, I'll try and get some of my art up here soon ^^

Still, I think there's plenty to smile about. I recently completed the latest Legend of Spyro game and I thoroughly enjoyed every second of it, despite the ending nearly traumatising me. The assignments that I'm getting done are getting good marks, so that's more to smile about, and I find that once again my friends are happy to help me when I'm feeling down, further proving their sheer awesomeness. My thanks to all of you =]
Special thanks to a certain someone for my subscription to DA, which I am still coming to terms with, as my stamp colection will prove.



And now, a question. How do I decorate this journal with the borders and backgrounds that I see in so many other journals? I'm new to this, heheh.

And someone please shout at me? lol, my shoutbox is gathering dust...

Well, Christmas day is passed but the Christmas Season isn't over! I have quite a while left before I go back to being my gloomy self so I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts.

I hope all of you had a brilliant Christmas! Mine was fantastic, and I got so much more than I was expecting! I'm not talking about gifts, as this Christmas we actually spent time together as a family and that was, by far, one of the best presents I got

I'll take this time to apologise for the lateness of my christmas gifts to people. The requests were put on hold as my art software's playing up, and so progress with digital art was slow. The non-requested christmas gifts were done traditionally to save time, though a few modifications were possible when 'Jasc PSP' actually worked.

So yus, hope you all had great x-masses and are all looking forward to a brand new year!

*hugs for you all*