James: Anything I feel like. No fav here.

Kieran: I say movies, because of general convenience. I like reading but it’s pretty time consuming and you need to concentrate on it. Don’t have the time for that.

Charlie: What James said. No real favourite here.

Holly: Yep. Pretty much. Also what Kieran said. It’s not like I prefer them but movies are kind of the “easier” way to get entertained. You just put in the DVD, relax on the couch and you can do other stuff while watching.

Holly: Oh man. Always those hair/fashion questions, haha. Anyway, I prefer flats or sneakers. Heels are killing me.

Charlie: I’d love to wear heels but I think I look silly in them and I can’t walk in ‘em, either. Besides, my shoe size is a US Women 12; it’s not like I have a lot of options to pick from without paying, like, hundreds of dollars. I’m totally a sneakers girl anyway! Converse or Vans. They come in all sizes, variations and colours which is good!

Jill: I love heels! Also flats but heels are love. The higher, the better. ♥

Charlie: Aaaw, haha, thank you so much! I thought about letting it grow out before but well, I don’t think it suits me. Besides, wearing my hair short is a lot more convenient. And it also kinda styles itself, haha! I just brush it when it’s still slightly wet and then let it dry. SUPER EASY. 

Jill: A tradition? Since when? Never heard about that before. My hair is not made to be curly, unfortunately. It’s pretty fine and heavy, there’s only so much you can do with it unless you get a perm which I don’t want. Curling iron or rollers? No way. One hour and the curly magic is over, despite tons of hairspray. It’s not worth the effort. :/

Luke: I met Jordan in Summer 1997. I was a waiter at that time, in a nearby restaurant and she came to us with her boyfriend-

Jordan: He was not my boyfriend, he was a friend, silly.

Luke: Whaaaaatever. She was there and I absolutely fell for her, I guess. Then she ordered an avocado salad and a diet coke and I still remember how my colleagues and me had this secret silly game going on, you know, judging customers by the stuff they order and I might’ve blurted out right in front of her that I thought she was-

Jordan: One of these stuck up health fanatics.

Luke: You still remember that?

Jordan: Hell, darling, a girl will never forget her first random insult made by a complete stranger.

Luke: Anyway, she hated me.

Jordan: I didn’t hate you. I thought you were cute. A little cheeky, but cute!

Luke: We… somehow ended up dating some weeks later.

Jordan: That was when I realized that you had responsibility for a seven-year-old girl and that you weren’t one of those superficial, silly guys who just want to woo every halfway decent-looking girl they meet.

Luke: Who told you that I never wanted to-

Jordan: Doooon’t ruin the moment, darling. 8I

I might not be drawing a lot these days but I’m most definitely still thinking about my peeps all the time and I am also still “working” on them and their universe, so this thing here is, of course, still always open for all kinds of questions, notes, headcanons, thoughts and whateverthereisthatcouldkeepthembusy. ;D Don’t mind the personal stuff here, it was an exception!

Just had to get that out, thanks for reading! Sanne out, have a nice day! :D

Oh man, I wish there was another way of contacting you privately since I really feel awkward spamming this thing here and getting on people’s nerves with my constant whining (sorry, people!). However, you’re anonymous and I just wanted to set some things straight because there’s obviously a little misunderstanding here. ;)

Well.

I didn’t get discouraged because of your comment. I gotta be honest here - I’m not actively seeking for “help” or critiques in general unless I say otherwise. Over the years, I found some neat ways to improve at my own pace and I know what I have to or, better said, want to work on that can not be passed off as “my STYLE/personal preference!” (such as anatomy, environments or what you pointed out, the lack of variety in poses!) and meanwhile, all I wanna do is to have fun with the stuff I enjoy and I just kinda let it happen because, speaking from experience, forcing the desired improvement never did me or my stuff any good.

So far, so good. Your comment didn’t tell me anything new and I really didn’t take offense at it. You only pointed something out and you have every right to do so. All is good and, whoever you are, we’re still cool. :)

However, it somehow DID bring up the main issue I’m having with my life (and also my art) right now and I just needed a place to vent. Then, someone else made a comment about your comment and I just took the opportunity to write down what’s going on and what has been on my mind for so long now. I wrote about it here and I don’t know if you read it/are willing to read it but it should get my situation across and I don’t want to bring it all up again since it was hard enough to write it down once. 

Sorry if I made it seem like I’m pissed at you or anything. I’m not. There’s just too much stuff going on that I can no longer cope with in my usual ways.

I always enjoyed my art and I always enjoyed drawing it. As you said - fun and passion go hand in hand and as long as I enjoyed it, I never had any problems with it, despite the little imperfections here and there which are totally normal and part of the process! I was more willing to experiment back then and when I wanted to do stuff, I simply stopped thinking and just did it.

Right now, though, I don’t enjoy drawing/my art. There’s no passion, no motivation, no anything at all and there’s pretty much nothing I can do about that than simply sit it out and hope for the best. As I said - forcing my stuff never ended up well and this is pretty much the case now. Anything I do these days feels/looks forced and thus, a little stiff and half-arsed.

In the end, all of this isn’t really about my art. It’s about my current situation and I just realized that it’s about time to sort out my life and find something I want to do with it. I think I really just need a break from anything creative, to think straight and figure it all out.

Hope that clears things up. :)

Oh, and may I ask for something? This is aimed at everyone: If you have stuff that’s directed at ME, please come over to my general/personal/art/whatever-blog. I really want to keep this about my characters and their shenanigans only. :)

Yeah, I know what you mean and you’re right, haha. However, it’s not like I’m not trying. It’s more like I terribly suck at that at the moment because of this annoying art/mood slump I am going through and I end up hating 97% of my drawings these days so, most of the time, only the familiar things get to see the light of the day because I’m happy to be capable of producing at least something. 

Right now, I just don’t know what to do. A part of me wants to keep going on and another part, the larger part, just wants to say “Screw it!” and quit drawing for all eternity because I have the feeling that it won’t get me anywhere and because it’s just no fun anymore. That kinda sucks and stings because it used to be the thing I loved most and it’s also the only thing I’m at least somewhat good at.

Sorry, I had to use the opportunity to vent. This is just getting really frustrating. :/

I’ve been sketching all evening while chatting with Jess in Skype and this is the only sketch that turned out halfway decent even though it’s terribly random.

Then again, all my stuff is terribly random.

I just miss Charlie and Kieran, okay?!

I always giggle when there are Charlie/Kieran interactions! :3

So do I, haha! I really miss these two, to be honest. I should probably draw them again at some point, despite the mood slump. :3