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Note the lovely new intro for Disney Animation showing snippets from Disney Renassiance flicks to make you go all "OMIGOD! Yes! Yes! YES!!!!"

December can't come soon enough! XD

Well, Joe got the basement and attic leaks fixed (or so we think, guess we'll find out in the next big storm!) however whilst in the attic Joe found something interesting...

So, we have this third bathroom in our house that we never use. It gets used to clean the birds cages, but that's it. During the spring time sometimes there is this "something dead and decaying" smell that comes from the bathroom. You can only smell it when you're IN the bathroom, and well...since the smell isn't always there and since we hardly use it, the smell has been a nuisance, but we always forget about it because it's not constant.

When Joe was in the attic I asked him to make his way to that side where said smell is coming from and just check it out, see what in the world is dead over there and how did it get in. Joe found several things...

A birds nest in the insulation (with eggs!) next to a pipe.

The pipe is our dryer pipe and SHOULD be connected to the side of the house so the heat and lint goes out.

It's not.

Instead this dryer pipe is laying right next to a shorter pipe that leads outside the house, this is the short pipe where the dryer pipe needs to be connected!!! Joe said from looking at it, it has NEVER been connected. It looked like the pipe needed to be cut a bit and then it could easily be connected. Thus, the conclusion is SOMEONE didn't finish their job.

So what does this mean?

For the past 3 years we've lived in the newly constructed house dryer lint has been sprayed on the wall/corner of the attic where the dryer pipe is pointed. The walls are COVERED! I'm not an expert on house codes and what not~ but Joe is sure that lint covered walls is a fire hazard.

So, we now know where the birds are coming from, they're getting in via that unconnected pipe. Joe's going to call the builders of this house (once he's back from TDY, he's better at conveying his anger in a civil tone than I am, I'd babble and probably feel bad and cry~ go me) and tell them to fix this ASAP. According to our building contract we have to give the builders 90 days to fix the issue and then we can contact a lawyer if nothing is done. I'd really rather they fix it, clean out the lint so we don't have to go to a lawyer.

Oh the joys of owning a house~

And yes, new art~ coming soon to an update near you!!

Bring leaks to our roof and mini rivers to the basement... ::glare:: I'm over exaggerating the "mini rivers", it hasn't been THAT bad since the first year we were in our house, however we're still constantly having to patch up a crack in the basement, cuz water keeps getting in. And the leeky roof... ::le sigh:: I noticed the wet spot on the ceiling above our bed and told it to the hubby. He crawled up into the attic and discovered two things:

A. Where the leek was coming from and possibly how to patch it
B. There is a bird (or birds, it was one Starling when he was up there) getting into the attic through some vents connected to the roof... in theory there should have been some mesh screens over the vents to keep the birds OUT, however, Joe and I are slowly realizing the company who built this house...took as many short cuts as they could...

Joe and I have learned many lessons about what to look for in the next time we buy a house. ::nods::

In other news, I know I haven't updated in awhile, but I do have artsies to show! In another day or two I'll get them organized and put them up for people to see and enjoy.

I saw did this and felt a desire to do it as well!

- X what you saw
- O what you haven't finished/saw sizable portions
- Bold what you loved
- Italics for what you disliked/hated
- Leave unchanged if neutral


Classic Disney
[x] 101 Dalmatians (1961)
[x] Alice in Wonderland (1951) [this one always made me feel uneasy]
[x] Bambi (1942)
[x] Cinderella (1950)
[x] Dumbo (1941)
[x] Fantasia (1940) [x] Lady and the Tramp (1955)
[x] Mary Poppins (1964)
[x] Peter Pan (1953)
[x] Pinocchio (1940)
[x] Sleeping Beauty (1959) [I love the character design and some parts : like the gown making. I used to watch it again and again~ same with me!]
[x] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
[ ] Song of the South (1946)

Disney's Dark Age
[x] The Aristocats (1970)
[x] The Black Cauldron (1985)
[X] The Fox and the Hound (1981)
[x] The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
[x] The Jungle Book (1967)
[ ] The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
[x] Oliver and Company (1986)
[x] Pete's Dragon (1977)
[x]The Rescuers (1977)
[x] Robin Hood (1973) [Hoodelaly !!!]
[x] The Sword In The Stone (1963) I always loved watching the parts where Merlin and Arthur transformed into various animals to learn things!
The Disney Renaissance
[x] Aladdin (1992)This movie is the reason I wanted to become an artist
[x] Beauty and the Beast (1991) Love it...get the 2 disc special edition and watch Beast's death scene with the original score they were gonna use~ you totally cry!!!!
[x] A Goofy Movie (1995)
[x] Hercules (1997)
[x] The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) [Despite the fact that it ends happier than Hugo's version, it's still pretty to watch. Frollo crepted me out with his lusting for Esmeralda... ewwww]
[x] The Lion King (1994) (I remember there being a standing ovation in the theatres when this movie was over.. Oh, and I bought the soundtrack on cassette and remember putting it in and sitting down to listen to it~ not realizing the sound level the stereo was in~ totally jumped and fell out of my chair when the first song, Circle of Life, started at a louder than necessary volume!)
[x] The Little Mermaid (1989)
[x] Mulan (1998)
[x] Pocahontas (1995) (Whether or not you have issues with its historical accuracy it, this movie is BEAUTIFUL! OMIGOD!! ::falls over::
[x] The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
[x] Tarzan (1999) [Tarzan is hawt. I love Tarzan...I love watching him MOVE, Glen Keane did such an awesome job with him.

Disney's Modern Age
[x] Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
[x] Bolt (2008) (maybe it's because I'm a dog lover...but I've gotten teary eyed both times I've seen this...at the end...with Bolt and his owner finally reunite in the burning building... ::
[X] Brother Bear (2003)
[x] Chicken Little (2005)
[X] Dinosaur (2000
[X] The Emperor's New Groove (2000) (this one gets better with age. It's like Monty Python and the Holy Grail got animated~ "yeah I'm a llama again!!"
[X] Fantasia 2000 (2000)
[x] Home on the Range (2004) (I was so depressed after walking out of the theatre with this one...)
[X] Lilo & Stitch (2002)
[x] Meet the Robinsons (2007) (this one was a LOT better than I expected!)
[x] Treasure Planet (2002)

Pixar
[X ] A Bug's Life (1998)
[x] Cars (2006) I thought "why would I like a movie about cars?", but I did like it.
[x] Finding Nemo (2003) I had the same thought "A movie about a fish? Okay..." again, liked it more than I thought I would!
[x] The Incredibles (2004) I love this movie.
[x] Monsters Inc. (2001)
[x] Ratatouille (2007)
[x] Toy Story (1995)
[x] Toy Story 2 (1999)
[x] Wall-E (2008)

Don Bluth
[x] All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
[x] An American Tail (1986)
[x] An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
[x] Anastasia (1997) The movie that always gets mistaken for a Disney flick!
[x] The Land Before Time (1988) I use to watch this ALL the time as a kid
[x] The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
[x] Rock-a-Doodle (1991)
[x] The Secret of NIMH (1982)
[x] Thumbelina (1994) "Thumb-e-liiiiiiinaaa! What a silly little squirt!"
[x] Titan AE (2000)
[x] A Troll in Central Park (1994)
[ ] Bartok the Magnificent (1999)

Claymation
[ ] The Adventures of Mark Twain (1986)
[x] Chicken Run (2000)
[x] Corpse Bride (2005)
[x] James and the Giant Peach (1996)
[x] Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993)
[ ] Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
[ ] Flushed Away (2006)
[ ] Coraline (2009)
CGI
[x] Antz (1998)
[0] Happy Feet (2006)
[x] Kung Fu Panda (2008) (LOVE IT!)
[x] Madagascar (2005)
[ ] Madagascar 2 (2008)
[x] Monster House (2006)
[x] Over the Hedge (2006)
[x] Polar Express, The (2004) (IMO, totally overated. The best part was like...the last 5 minutes of the flick...I think...)
[x] Robots (2005)
[x] Shrek (2001) Good movie
[x] Shrek 2 (2004) And the sequel was better!
[x] Shrek 3
[ ] Happily N'Ever After (2006)
[ ] Open Season (2006)
[x] TMNT (2007) As a TMNT lover, I HAD to see this. Bought the soundtrack, the music is good for those into rocky/altnerative stuff

Imports
[x] Arabian Knight (aka The Thief and the Cobbler) (1995)
[x] The Last Unicorn (1982)
[ ] Light Years
[ ] The Plague Dogs
[x] The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
[ ] Persepolis (2007)
[ ] Waltz With Bashir (2008)
[ ] Watership Down (1978)
[ ] When the Wind Blows (1988)
[ ] Yellow Submarine (1968)

Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki
[ ] Grave of the Fireflies(1993)
[x] Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
[x] Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
[ ] Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)
[ ] Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
[ ] My Neighbors The Yamadas
[o] My Neighbor Totoro (1993)
[ ] Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
[ ] Only Yesterday
[ ] Pom Poko (Tanuki War)
[ ] Porco Rosso (1992)
[x] Princess Mononoke (1999)
[x] Spirited Away (2002)
[x] The Cat Returns
[x] Whisper of the Heart

Satoshi Kon
[x] Millennium Actress (2001) I bought this randomly at Best Buy cuz it looked very interesting...and it was.
[ ] Paprika (2006)
[ ] Perfect Blue (1999)
[ ] Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
[ ] Memories - "Magnetic Rose" (1995)

Shinkai Makoto
[ ] She and Her Cat (1999)
[ ] Voices of a Distant Star (2001)
[ ] The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
[x] 5 Centimeters per Second (2007) Just saw this recently...I remember being very angry at the end of this...those two didn't get to remeet!!! ARGH!!

Other Anime Films
[x] Adolescence of Utena (if this is the movie Utena...wow...strange and beautiful at the same time... O_O )
[ ] Akira (1989)
[ ] Appleseed
[ ] Appleseed: Ex Machina
[ ] Arcadia of My Youth
[ ] Blood: The Last Vampire
[ ] Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2003)
[ ] The Dagger of Kamui
[ ] Dirty Pair: Project Eden
[ ] End of Evangelion
[ ] Fist of the North Star
[o] Galaxy Express
[ ] Ghost in the Shell (1996)
[ ] The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
[ ] Lensman
[ ] Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty Crisis
[ ] Lupin III: Hemingway Papers
[ ] Macross: Do You Remember Love
[ ] Macross 2
[ ] Macross Plus
[ ] Metropolis (2001)
[ ] Neo-Tokyo
[ ] Ninja Scroll
[ ] Patlabor the Movie
[ ] The Professional: Golgo 13
[ ] Project A-ko
[ ] Robotech: The Shadow Chronicle
[ ] Silent Mobius
[ ] Arabien Nights : Sinbad's Adventures aka Sinbad no Bouken (1962)
[ ] Space Adventure Cobra
[ ] Steamboy (2004)
[ ] Street Fighter II
[ ] Swan Lake (1981)
[ ] Sword of the Stranger
[ ] The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
[ ] Unico and the Island of Magic
[ ] Urotsukidoji: The Movie
[ ] Vampire Hunter D
[o] Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
[ ] Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force
[ ] Tekkon Kinkreet

Cartoons For Grown-Ups
[ ] American Pop
[x] The Animatrix (2003)
[ ] Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon The Movie
[o] Beavis & Butthead Do America (1996)
[x] Cool World (this was one of those movies where I started it and though "gah, I should just turn this off" but I never actually turned it off, and had a very surreal experience with it... O_o)
[x] Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
[ ] Final Fantasy: Advent Children
[ ] Fire & Ice
[ ] Fritz the Cat (1972)
[ ] The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (1974)
[x] Heavy Metal (1981) (another surreal experience...with rock)
[ ] Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
[ ] Hey Good Looking
[ ] Lady Death
[ ] A Scanner Darkly (2006)
[x] South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
[ ] Street Fight (AKA - Coonskin)
[x] Waking Life (2001)

Other Animated Movies I Can't Categorize
[ ] Animal Farm
[ ] Animalympics
[x] Balto
[ ] Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
[ ] Batman and the Mask of Phantasm
[ ] Brendan and the Secret of Kells (2008)
[x] The Brave Little Toaster (1988)
[ ] The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)
[ ] The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)
[ ] Bravestarr: The Movie
[x] Care Bears: The Movie
[x] Cats Don't Dance (1997)
[x] Charlotte's Web (1973)
[x] Fern Gully
[ ] G.I. Joe: The Movie
[ ] Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords
[x] He-Man & She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (I LOVE the song at the end of it!!!)
[o] The Hobbit
[x] The Iron Giant (1999)
[ ] Justice League: The New Frontier
[ ] Kirikou and the witch [1998]
[ ] Kirikou and the wild beasts [2005]
[o] Lord of the Rings
[x] Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
[x] Looney Tunes: Back in Action
[x] My Little Pony
[x] Once Upon a Forest (1993)
[ ] Opus: A Wish for Wings that Work
[ ] The Phantom Tollbooth
[ ] Pink Floyd's The Wall (1982)
[x] The Prince of Egypt (1998)
[ ] Powerpuff Girls: The Movie
[x] Quest For Camelot (1999)
[ ] Ringing Bell
[x] The Road to El Dorado (2000)
[ ] Rock & Rule
[ ] Sinbad and the Legend of the 7 Seas
[x] Space Jam
[x] Spirit, the Stallon of Cimarron
[ ] Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
[ ] Superman: Doomsday
[x] The Swan Princess
[ ] Transformers: The Movie (1986)
[ ] Wizards
[x] Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
[ ] Wonder Woman

I now have copies of Adam B. Brave for sell! If you want to order directly from me and have your book signed you can send me a PM! The book is $8 and then $2 for shipping (if you are in the United States, ouside of it~ I'll use Priority Mailing and I'll have to check on the pricing)~ so $10.

Weee! What a way to start the weekend! It's one thing to know you have a book out, but when you actually get to see it in person~ XD I'm very pleased with the colors!

Toodle pip all!