QuirkyCuriousBex

Wow, it's been a hot minute since I've journaled. Work has been kicking my butt and I've been exhausted after getting home. The Dracula ballet I mentioned in my last journal was wonderful, my Thanksgiving, birthday, and Christmas were good, and my new year brings the resolution of reading more since I did very little of it last year. In other news, I made a horrible mistake. You may have noticed that I've taken down the Simba painting as well as well as the Jack, Sally, and Zero painting. It was brought to my attention that these were copies of other people's art pieces. I was completely unaware. I assumed the Simba picture I used as reference was a screenshot from the movie. I'd literally typed "Simba's roar screenshot" into Google and that was one of the images that came up, and I didn't bother to see where it was from. I can't remember where I found the picture of Jack, Sally and Zero but I know there was no artist attached to it. I feel horrible and stupid, and I am immensely

It’s been a while and I apologize for that. I’ve been overloaded at work and pretty much zombified by the time I get home. Two weekends ago, on the 7th, I went to the Renaissance festival in North Carolina that I mentioned in my last journal. I’m so glad I did. It was fantastic… and huge! They had everything you could think of: jousting, blacksmithing, music, rides, a circus act, comedy acts, a gypsy dance, a mock knighthood ceremony, shops galore, and even a dungeon. I walked around until I couldn’t walk anymore, and I still didn’t get to see it all. If you’re ever in or around North Carolina, I strongly recommend checking it out. It's in Huntersville and it runs for several weekends throughout the year. ;) I’m still doing artwork. I just finished a Christmas present for a friend of mine (which took a while since it was very detailed) and I’m planning on doing two Halloween-esqe paintings before the month is out. In other news, on the weekend before Halloween, I’ll be going