Har! New layout. Believe it or not, I actually brainstormed the idea for this layout while I was subwaying back home from work. The thought process basically went like this:

wanted a cartoon-y layout with some form of “me” in it → and since me = piggy (nickname my boyfriend calls me) → him = monkey (that’s what he calls himself even though he denies that fact) → pig gets bombed out of the monkey island – just because I wanted a 3D effect → island will be a pudding-looking-thing surrounded by the sea→ the island will be full of monkeys → none of them likes the pig and thus bombs her out of the island. The end! >o

And there you have it, this beautifully*cough*hand drawn layout. It’s also my first time illustrating an entire layout without the use of third-party tools (except my tablet, obviously). I am still a complete beginner in shading with photoshop, so please excuse the funky shadings.

On the other hand, yes moved domains again. I am afraid of like copyright issues on the last one. If anyone’s interested in adopting it please let me know, otherwise I am putting it on sale at my registrar. My old domain is called palumpolum.com. Again, I am sorry blogroll buddies! Does it help if I tell you this is the last time I am changing my blog domain, last time!

I am also thinking of starting some twitter contests in the very near future. Basically they’ll be about a couple days in length each and prizes range from Korean stationary to beauty products. If you want to be the first to hear about them, follow me @ovxii! Here’s a preview of what some of the prizes might look like:

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Every year I make myself a bunch of new year resolutions but like most people, I forget about it after a month. And every year when I tell myself seriously I mean it this time it ends up forgotten anyway. Yet somehow, I can’t help but feel that this year it will be different, and why? Well…

- I have aged (duh), and I have learned more things about myself and this world.
- After living on my own since last September, I finally know what it’s like to live without my parents and fend for myself.
- I got a sort-of professional job at the bank, working with people who are older than me made me realize how soon I will be out of school and experiencing life.
- I am beginning to think more and more about my future; my goals, what I will do after graduation, etc. (Thanks to my father, who loves asking me about my plans.)

So here is my New Years Resolution 2010:
1. Get into the habit of waking up at 7AM without ending up tired for the rest of the day.
2. Start working out in the morning at the local YMCA or on campus (haven’t decided which yet).
3. Blog at least twice a month.
4. Continue improving in school (I love it when my GPA goes up instead of down).
5. Eat out no more than twice a week, in addition to bring lunch to work/school.
6. Learn/improve Japanese (class starts on the 28th!)
7. Start paying off my bills ASAP and stop missing deadlines.
8. Take more photos (with the help of Project 365)!

This year will be a great one, I just know it.

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