I'm doing 16 things
There are certainly more things I can add to this list, but for now I’m leaving it as it is. It sure is nice to be able to come back and look at it when I’m feeling a little blue. I definitely recommend doing this. =)
-Marina
Marina Neira's Life List
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1. have a pet bunny.
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2. revamp the website for my webcomic Paleo and resume updating it.
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3. learn how to cook.
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4. become more independent.
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5. donate to a charity.
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6. grab my writing stuff and spend hours working with it in a big, quiet public library.
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7. buy a few decent pairs of shoes.
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8. print all of my digital photos.
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9. finish making the main map of Meganeea on Campaign Cartographer 3.
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10. own a goat.
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11. adopt a shelter dog.
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12. adopt a child.
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13. buy a sewing machine and learn how to use it.
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14. find the right person to share my life with.
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15. practice face painting regularly and get better at it.
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16. add illustrations of children to my portfolio.
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How I did it
It made me
all warm and fuzzy. 
How I did it: I drew the illustration (featuring Laser and Soraya from my Meganeea stories) on cold press watercolor paper, colored it with Copic Sketch markers and added details in white poster paint. Then I uploaded it to deviantART, and included a dedication to my closest dA friends in the artist's comments. It can be seen here. Read how I did it…
It made me
happy.
How I did it: I drew the card on cold press watercolor paper, then used a spoon pen and Deleter 5 ink to ink the illustrations. I colored the card with Copic Sketch markers and added details with white poster paint. I included a handmade bookmark inside and mailed the card to the Children International main office. They will deliver the card to the office in Manyulli's area. Read how I did it…
It made me
hopeful.
How I did it: First I prepared my stock of laminated bookmarks, which between buying plenty of colorful tassels, lots of cute vintage cards and laminating the latter cost me roughly $80.00.Cutting the excess lamination had to be done with a X-Acto knife to achieve the precision I wanted, and left my hands sore for many hours, but the result was worth it. The bookmarks came out so beautifully, that I kept many of them for myself! Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
To cheer myself up a little, I decided to make a list of all the things and people in my life that I am grateful to have. I will include everything, from the material and insignificant to the most important and meaningful, in no particular order.
Well, here it goes:
1. My mother.
2. My cats, Stimpy and Shampoo.
3. Living in the USA, the country of my dreams.
4. My job, the best I ever had.
5. My boss, the coolest I ever had.
6. My big beautiful library of books, comics and graphic novels.
7. The roof over my head.
8. Our TV.
9. My health.
10. My friend Chris.
11. All my other friends.
12. My dad.
13. The fact that my dad has lived so long despite his heavy smoking.
14. Being able to draw.
15. Having learned to ink after so many years of toil.
16. Being able to speak English and Spanish fluently.
17. Chocolate.
18. Libraries.
19. My unwavering optimism.
20. My luck.
21. My bicycle.
22. God.
23. My iPod.
24. All the characters and stories I’ve created.
25. My growing collection of animal figurines.
26. The drawing I got from Andy Runton, author of Owly.
27. My blogs.
28. Having figured out what makes me tick when it comes to relationships and men.
29. Christmas.
30. Having a little corner studio with all the tools I need to draw and write.
That’s all for now, but I am bound to think of more.
-Marina
