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nikki stavin  

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  • Deviant since Jan 12, 2003, 4:26 PM
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oh, hello life.

Journal Entry: Thu Jun 26, 2008, 12:30 PM
  • Mood: Zest
  • Reading: a home at the end of the world
  • Watching: curb your enthusiasm
  • Playing: animal crossing for ds
commission status: open


edit: ugh fuckin' devart. moved my journal header to the bottom for now to fix the problem. also i can't change my mood icon for some reason... ah well. sorry for the edits guys.



hey everyone. sorry for my absence around here. it's been crazy here at home. this is probably the most emotional month of my life.

first, my boyfriend jaime, who lives in california, came to visit for a couple weeks or so. which was great! we had a lotta fun. and he gave me his old copy of animal crossing for the ds. which i am now addicted to. (speaking of which, if anyone wants to play with me, i'd probably be down with that!)

but right before he came, my grandma got sick and had to be taken to the hospital. she spent about 3 weeks there until her death on the 14th. so dealing with everything tied with that has been somewhat hectic and emotional. i miss her a lot, but i've got no regrets. i got to spend a lot of time with her since she moved back to chicagoland. and i got to see her the day before her passing. so. no regrets. i'm just gonna miss all her dirty jokes, haha...

on my way home from taking jaime to the airport, i got pulled over... for expired license plate stickers. which have apparently been expired since last august. i honestly had no idea... so this really sucks. i'm gonna end up getting new stickers and going to court because i can't afford to pay a $75 ticket. what sucks is the cop took my license away. ugh.

soon after that i started getting sick. and it appears i might have mono. and if that's what it is, i'll be sick for like a month. and if i'm sick for a month, i can't get a job. and i really need a job. and it really sucks. i'm seriously broke. i don't have health insurance, but if this continues i'll have to get tested...

we had a party instead of a funeral for my grandma. and then next summer at some point we're going to scatter her ashes up in wisconsin where our other family members have also been scattered. i'm looking forward to that trip as i haven't been to wisconsin in years, and i love it up there.

in the first week of august i am going to reno to visit my uncle with my mom and brother and his girlfriend. i wasn't originally going to go, because i was told i'd have to buy my own ticket (more encouragement to get a job obviously) but my uncle's girlfriend offered to buy me a ticket, sooo... i decided it'd be a good opportunity to see jaime again as he can just take a greyhound bus over to us.


SOOOO in conclusion, things are weird with my life right now. i'm going to try and work on commissions while i'm sick, so don't hesitate to ask for one! i reeeeeally need the money so PLEASE ask for one! haha...

i'm going to try working on nine lives again soon as well, so there's something to look forward to. hopefully. i might change the style a bit to make drawing the pages go much faster, but i'll try not to change it toooo much. i'll run some ideas by you guys first.



well, back to being confined to my couch with my laptop, tv, and my ds. oh and my juice. my glorious, glorious juice...


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this man is my hero and i miss him terribly.

we're never really ready for the last goodbye, are we?

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 20
  • Current Residence: chicago area, illinois
  • Interests: nature. trinkets. owls. stories.
  • Favourite movie: anything by wes anderson. there are more, of course... but wes is love. and michel gondry too.
  • Favourite band or musician: vu, elvis costello, bowie, iggy, a. bird, pavement, sufjan, dr.dog, devendra, black lips....
  • Favourite genre of music: as long as it makes my ears happy, i'm happy.
  • Favourite artist: rauschenberg, jasinski, kurt halsey, deth p. sun, audrey kawasaki, kathleen lolley, isabel samaras..
  • MP3 player of choice: owlpod
  • Favourite cartoon character: everyone on chowder! and venture bros. oh and futurama.
  • Personal Quote: if you look close enough, you can't tell where my nose ends and space begins.
  • Tools of the Trade: pencils. old books. and toy cameras.

Devious Comments

~killerkelly:iconkillerkelly: 23 hours 5 minutes ago
Oh maan, I truely love your style! It's so different, original, and just plain gorgeous. Fabulous work! :+devwatch:

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~insomniaartist:iconinsomniaartist: 1 day 19 hours ago
I enjoyed looking through your gallery.

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~ScarfNinja:iconScarfNinja: 4 days 20 hours ago
Hey Mutsy <3 Scarfy from the forum :D Hope to hear more updates about the comic soon, it's sad to hear about the Trojan. Definitely looking forward to the layout, also hope the new designs aren't gonna change the feel of the story too much with the characters <3
~Aisii:iconAisii: Jun 27, 2008, 6:47:05 PM Mood: Love
thank you so much for :+fav:
~Minitmax:iconMinitmax: Jun 19, 2008, 8:27:00 PM
you have such a wonderful style~ and a wonderful gallery :>
~Kyushun:iconKyushun: Jun 19, 2008, 4:14:52 AM
I really like your style! It stands out and it's cute to boot! Love your comic too! It's captivated me :3

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~LoveOverdose:iconLoveOverdose: Jun 16, 2008, 2:44:13 AM
I love yer comic. Moar plz. D:

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*skaffa:iconskaffa: Jun 15, 2008, 3:21:46 PM
oh such a nice style :)

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~gigi4g:icongigi4g: Jun 15, 2008, 1:55:08 AM
great gallery!!!!!!!!
~hobolicious:iconhobolicious: Jun 7, 2008, 3:01:31 AM
Thank you so much for the favourite :) Your drawings are awesome!
*mutsy:iconmutsy: Jun 6, 2008, 1:38:02 AM
thanks :) i usually use the blank pages in old books that i get from house/rummage/garage sales and such

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~futeki:iconfuteki: Jun 5, 2008, 11:22:57 AM
you have an interesting style that really is wimsical and cute! *watch* yay

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~tattoosoftears:icontattoosoftears: Jun 2, 2008, 3:03:43 AM
i am liking the old paper, I'd use it too if I could find more! where do you get yours? x

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*variations:iconvariations: Jun 1, 2008, 10:10:39 PM
your work really blows me aways
~OrangeRind:iconOrangeRind: May 18, 2008, 3:56:48 PM
I really love your work o: <3

watching! [:
~Aramas:iconAramas: May 17, 2008, 9:20:26 PM
wow, really love your style. very cool

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~herhearts:iconherhearts: May 15, 2008, 12:42:08 PM
thank you for favs :star:
*jesseboy000:iconjesseboy000: May 12, 2008, 3:49:26 PM Mood: Joy
Thanks for the :+fav:

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~IkkleRed:iconIkkleRed: May 12, 2008, 8:45:12 AM
wow your art work is amazing you must have been born with talent i dont think i could ever get this good :XD: i really enjoyed reading your comic by the way although im not that into yaoi but it was really sweet =)

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*hyyb:iconhyyb: May 9, 2008, 10:03:14 AM
oh, wow.

oh wow oh wow.

seriously.. i cant find words..
you are amazing :)


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~cirqueclown:iconcirqueclown: May 3, 2008, 9:38:18 PM
I love your style! it's so origional and it has such a great mood.
Keep doin' what your doin' :)

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