Animama's Sandbox

Unfortunately I just don't have the time or energy to keep up multiple blogs, especially since Insane Journal always seems to run really slow on my computer. LJ has settled down somewhat, so come see me over there...

I'm going to keep this account open, so I can comment on other people's posts, but the updates are going to be on LJ. Same name there as here. ( me on LJ )

Here is a commission pic I did for orasa. They are her RPG characters. She gave me permission to share, so enjoy!

( naga and his friend... )

Inspired by Erestor's Charlie Cat pic spammage, here is my Charlie cat. First up though, is a photo taken this morning. April 22. Not Alaska, but Washington, as in Pacific Northwest.

( snow! )

What happened to spring? We had a mini snowstorm last night. Kidlet is back in full snow gear to go to school.

And now, to make up for the trauma of the last pic, adorable kitten pics! I finally got Charlie to open his eyes. We have been having a bit of trouble with Charlie sleeping in laundry baskets. Hubby thought maybe putting a scary looking stuffed toy on the basket would solve the problem. Wrong on both counts. Meet Charlie's new  baby. He carries it all over the house now and "talks" to it.

( Good morning Charlie! )

( Mine! Mine! )

( Closer look at that toy... )

Here is a pic from Baby Klok – Part Four. Magic Rat wanted a pic of pregnant and winged Charles. It somehow turned into a pic of Chaos, Seph and a winged Charles.  Poor Chucky the Wonder-Budgie looks slightly out of place.

This is the scene...

“I don’t care much for being called a freak,” said Vincent in his Chaos form. “Do you, Mr. Valentine?”

“No,” said Sephiroth. “I can’t say I do, Mr. Valentine.” He turned his attention to Charles. “What about you, Mr. Ofdensen?”


( freaks )

Kidlet came sniffing while I was working on those Cid/Vin mpreg birthday comics, and wanted a closer look...they are comics!!! With Vincent!!! Kidlet is a Vincent fanboy, ever since I made him watch Advent Children. His Vincent Valentine action figure(shhhh, no D-O-L-L, ACTION FIGURE!) lives an interesting life with a pet bunny named BunBun.

Anyway, since the tot is in first grade and can read now, I wouldn't let him get a close look. He insisted that I make him his own Vincent comic. So here is a night out at the movies with Vincent and his animal friends, with a cameo by the Balrog, yours truly, and the Kidlet. Hopefully you can tell who is who.  Art directed by the Kidlet.

By the way, Kidlet can't pronounce "Balrog."

Time to show off a couple of commission pics I did...and before anybody asks, I am not ever doing anything as complicated as that Balrog thing again. It just took forever and a day. Glorfindel and Erestor, formawgy.

Pairing: Glorestor
Rating: G
Warnings: unwise behavior when confronting giant beasties

Edit: This is going up on the glorestor comm for the fan pic/fan art competition.  They have nifty prizes! You can even get some pretty badges made with artwork done by yours truly!  Go show them some love...

Random smooch pic.

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Glorfindel decides to earn his "Balrog Slayer" badge. I know this is not "canon", it is my interpretation, live with it.

I'm just gonna post this now, since folks are already beginning the b-day messages. Remember I said that your bday pic was going to be more...normal? I lied. Thank you for all the lovely fics, and for dragging me kicking and screaming into LJ, Mpreg, Metalocalyse...it's all good.

characters: all your favorite bottom boys
rating: G
warnings: this is for the Magic Rat. Be afraid. Did somebody say...MPREG?

Edit:  Fixed Infamous' hair...why do I keep thinking he has black hair?  Must be all the other brunette pocket bishis running about .




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Still busy as heck...gotta work to do, plus a Cub Scout meeting tonight. But I had to take quick sanity break. ai_ici_lover    mentioned geisha Vin, and it had to be done. 1 hour pic. Probably rated PG, since you can see a little butt. ( some saki, sir? )

Too busy for new pics for a few days, but look what I dredged up from another hard drive! I added a new clip art background, and lookie, instant new pic.  Rated  PG, probably worksafe, unless you have really nosy coworkers.

Hopefully this will make up for Seph's bad treatment in the Wild West series! Worse is to come for Seph over there, I fear...he runs into crossdressing Zack at a bar. Zack still hasn't learned to shave before putting on stockings. Be afraid.

( I hope that is the right side for the one wing... )

I...I lied about not doing more of these. It's just what my brain comes up with at the wee hours of the morning. It does not help that these things only take a few minutes to whip up. Here are some pics gathered up from my scrap bin. I think this is just going to be a random continuing wordless soap opera...all rated G this time.

( You'd best be moving on, stranger. )

Cowboy Seph and Cloud! Reno does not look too different from usual. Sheriff Seph checks out the new kid in town. Doesn't quite like the looks of him...

( Why hello there, sweetheart )

Seph finds the new saloon dancing "girl" rather appealing. I blame misumisu84
Who knows why Vin is dressed up like that...he's probably trying to raise some money to save the ranch or something.

( But you wouldn't really shoot me, would you, hon? )

And of course, it degenerates into this...

Here is a pic for Magic Rat's story,Baby Klok – Part Two.  Cid is caught giving "wise" advice to Nathan. Is it just me, or did Vin get shorter in this story? Magic Rat AU Vin is 5'3"? I could almost look him in the eye...


( oops... )

First of the new pics! Nothing spurs creativity like having to do some RL work. I am lazy, so the simplest pics get colored first. Young Howell and Papa D, from Petshop of Horrors. This relationship is headed for all sorts of no good...if you are unfamiliar with the story, Papa D is evil in a jar and Howell is an FBI agent obsessed with catching him. They met waaaay back in college, where Papa D was studying to be a biologist. Rated G.

( purrrrr.... )

Actual for real chicks...;p

We got chicks! Didn't want to get too ambitious, so we are starting small with 9 little gals...I have a bad track record wit bird care(okay, so the last time I tried to raise a chick I was in second grade...but my dog ate it!!!!!  Talk about trauma...), but hopefully some of these will live to become hens. With any luck we should have home grown eggs this fall. There are 3 different varieties: Red Orphington, Ancona, and Aucana. Aucana are supposed to lay green, blue, or sometimes even pastel purple eggs. They are all set up in the basement now with food, water, and a heat lamp. We can hear them chirping through the heat vents from upstairs. It's driving the cats bonkers.  We are slowly turning this place into a hobby farm...we plan on picking up a couple of piglets soon also.

( chirp chirp )

( more chirps )

( chirp chirp chirp chirp... ) 

1. My username is ______ because ______.

Ani_mama, because I do animation and I am a mama.

2. My name is _____ because ______.

Because my Dad's family has a long pedigree that requires certain rules in naming ...


3. My journal is titled ____ because ____.

Lives and Times and Arts of Animama, because that's what Magic Rat named it.


4. My friends page is called ____ because ____.

You can name the friends page?


5. My default userpic is ____ because ____.

Me, because ...it's me!

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( LJ cut!!! )

Boy, it has been a long time since I did any elves. Since Cid and Vin are getting a bit too feisty, it's time to change the subject! ;p

Here is one I did for mawgy. Finn and Erestor, my favorite elf couple. Background is from "Full-Color Art Noveau Stained Glass Designs" CD ROM book by Dover.

( Elves! )

I swear this is the last one!  It's just that I find the idea of Vin in cowboy boots really funny. There are couple of nice new shiny pics coming up from Rattie's new series, and those last commission pics are going to be finished today. But. This is what happens when I have to stay up all night drawing happy squishy marshmallows to meet a deadline, and there is no chocolate left in the house except for stale Reeses Peanut Butter Cups from last Halloween. Around 3:30 in the morning this appeared on my tablet. I had to ease the pain somehow...

The Frontier Ladies Church Society decide to drop in unexpectedly on the Highwind Ranch. You know, one of those friendly social things to say hello and read a few verses from the good book, make sure the lonely bachelor gets a proper dinner, that sort of thing. They should have called first. Or something. The girls are supposed to be Aeris, Tifa and Yuffie.

Characters: The usual suspects
Rated :R(!!!)
Warnings: bare bottom(s), smoking, pervert cats


( gasp! )

Gacked from tgrcats_tail

The Recipe For Animama

3 parts Humor 2 parts Laughter 1 part Desire Splash of Difance Finish off with a squeeze of lime juice

First off, thank you everybody for all the birthday greetings, pics and fics! I actually had a bit of a stinky day since Kidlet had the flu, but you guys made it all better, yay!  Everybody here is probably already following Magic Rat's Metalocalypse/FFVII crack epic. Here is another story!  A Petshop of Horrors/FFVII crossover ficlet from lithiumdelusion. Share the love!

( crack crossover fic )

So I am trying to be a good girl and slogging through RL work. Then I realize that the wrong layer got flattened and saved, wasting about an hour worth of work. ::head desk:: I am taking a little break. Bathtime at the Highwind Ranch.


( nothing but squeaky clean art here... )

I have waaay too much things to do! The commercial people decided that they adore my stuff, so I suddenly have full time work a month earlier than expected.  Pottery class is  really fun(I made my first wheel project, weeee!). Kidlet is on vacation for a week and need to be fed round the clock. I don't know where it all goes...the kid's skinny as a rail. And I will finish those last 3 commissions this week too, somehow.
On top of everything insomnia is back and I am waking up at 3 or 4 in the morning. Not good.

 But.  I wanted do something fun before diving into work again. 
neldluva mentioned something about writing a wild west AU version of FFVII. So here is cute Gunslinger VIn in a red duster and cowboy hat. I already did a "back home on the ranch" ( yeehaw! ) redneck version of Cid and Vin, but one can't walk into town dressed like that!

( cue cheesy western music... )