Blog & Updates

Sunday 30 May
A whole loads of new contest entries added! Reminder: The contest deadline is in 6 days so hurry and send in those entries!
I'm sorry for not updating these past few days - I was on a mini hiatus: basicly I spent 4 days flat out on my back in bed listening to the HP5 audiobook *finally* (It was awesome!-best yet-IMHO)
I've managed to catch up with most of my inbox and site jobs and I hope to get back to work on stuff soon...well yeah kind of =p
The voting will begin on the 7th of June and continue until the 12th (to give people time) then i hope to have the winners posted, scanlations posted and awards created within a day or two then I'll be creating character blinkies and sig sets for all the winners ^_^
I am so angry at pinchpenny.org...the shadow-wings.net Mysql databases (and all the people's sites hosted on the Kanye server) have dissapeared...we don't know if they are still there but unavailble or if they have been erased...in any case it's a nightmare because shadow-wings.net runs entirely on the Mysql (Mysql is a data storage system used for oekaki,forums, blogs, phpfanbase...). So I'm standing by for news *gah*
I'm thinking of opening a little webgraphics shop for people to purchase webdesign later this summer, I know my style might not be the most fashionable but it's clean, neat and sometimes kawaii =p Any funds will go towards hosting costs ... and if there's any left over, getting fansubs for my lil sister ^^;
Sending out huge huggles to Kira, Chibi, Mazzie and you wonderful visitors


Monday 24 May
-Someone got in first for the SVU fanlisting, but I'm hoping they will accept it as the SVU: characters fanlisting
-Wonderful visitors: Raine, Michelle, Min Li
-New tutorial up at Webbie: How to create layouts (4 example HTMl+CSS sets to edit)
-The first fanfic of the contest arrived ^_^! Eriol at Hogwarts...*off to read*
-New Affy for the Suppi fanlisting


Saturday 22 May
Massive Updates:
-FIVE themes added to Shadow-Wings (yes I went totally wild but they were such gorgeous base pictures to work on and I just got PSP8 which means my computer doesn't crash everytime I use a pretty font anymore) Shadow-wings really needed a revamp and a sort out: Two staff members have gone and have been replaced.The gallery has been closed, superflous pages have been removed. I need to spend less time working on the technical and more on the relationships side *I miss Kira and Ashley T_T* Though i am VERY tempted to install paintchat *itches itches*
-PSP8 tutorial added to Webbie (changes from PSP7 and basics)
-New hosts and entries to the contest (keep em coming in ^___^;;;)


Tuesday 18 May
More Contest entries
New oekaki Challenge: Lain
All new galleries!!! Doujin and sketches (see images)
A lot of new pictures (sometimes replace duplicates) coming later to the other galleries.


Saturday 15 May
Restored the Citadel and Sweet Sakura as affiliates
Kero had ransomed the kimono contest dollz and here is the price i must pay to get them back: chants (reluctantly): Suppi is a loser! Kero Rules! Kero can beat Suppi any time at any game! Kero is the bomb and everyone should adore him. Kero can beat Spinel, even blindfolded and in his false form... Kero rules! Ke-ro Rah Rah Rah! *sigh* Can we have them back now?
New wonderful visitor tag to be won. This month it's a cute Kero tag.
Currently sorting through a big bunch of new images to be added to the galleries
Hugs to all



Friday 14 May
Invisible updates (unless you use a browser other than IE 5+)
-Converted the fanfictions + misc pages to "proper" html instead of the pre tag hack
-Chibi sent in a new fanart of Sakura in a gorgeous green dress

Updates:
-Updated the portfolio with various 2002 pixels, new wonderful visitors and my latest works

To do list:
Create a new wonderful visitor tag + hide new icon
Convert the blog + blog archives from the pre hack to good html
Advertize the contest some more (Usenet + BBS)
Sort out my computer (its like a maniacs desk with so much stuffies all over the place)

Waiting for:
TFL.org approval for my SVU fanlisting and Mazzie's Suki Dakara Suki - Hina fanlisting

Pondering:
Whether Nya-chan has his own fanlisting and whether I'm stupid enough to spend more time and energy on another fanlisting for a very cute but fictional critter.
Whether actually I actually enjoy New Order's music or just the nostalgia it inspires.
Why dogs don't hyperventilate when they pant so much ...oh...<3 Google
What Richard Ian Cox (Inuyasha's Seiyuu) thinks of his hyper-girl fanbase (PS for those wondering where they have seen this guy before like my sis and I: he appeared in Stargate, Breaker High and was the hero of Black Stallion)

Huggles to:
Lady Ryouji, Tsuki, to Kira-chan (must email you ^___^ courage with the water resistance texts ^.~), to Mazzie (good luck with all your work).


Thursday 13 May
Yesterday was CFIDS/CFS/ME/Fibromyalgia awareness day- please check out CFIDS.org for info about these illnesses.
Me and my little sister have CFIDS (at 25% and 35% capacity) It's a REAL illness with a real biological cause NOT a psychosomatic disorder *grrrr at dumb doctors* We both are on massive dose anti-biotics and the treatment will last up to 2-3 years. We've both had to stop school and have to put up with the vast array of symptoms and pains that go with the illness. One day the health authorities are going to have to wake up, realise that many many people are plagued with CFIDS, provide proper support and treatment and find out where exactly all us sufferers could have caught the bugs from.

Updates:
More contest entries and judges: currently at 26 entries and 9 judges. Please tell all your friends ^_^
Completed the SVU fanlisting (waiting for official approval before opening)
Posted my entire bishounen collection to alt.binaries.pictures.anime (check it out if you want 300 piccies of cute anime men!)

To do:
Change from javascript includes to SSI includes (seems mozilla/firefox can't process my website T_T) {DONE}
Add new contest entries {DONE}
Find out why I can't post at SakuraMB- my login keeps getting unvalidated {any ideas?}

Listening to:
Tarkan- Silmarik (because not much beats a gorgeous turkish man blowing kisses in your ears)
Wilfred Castillo's Experimental Gameboy Music %
Daler Mehndi- Tunak Tunak Tun (because it's pure silly happiness!)

Watching:
"More" the movie short by Mark Osbourne (this is an amazing short- made me cry)
Pita Ten - final episodes *Glomps Nya-chan*

Huggles to all


Sun 9 May
Just a quick word to say that the contest (see above) is where the action is at =p
We already have 8 judges and 16 entries!
Tomorrows to do list:
=>add new contest entries
=>add new oekaki challenge
=>sort out oekaki (hunt down missing mods and add new spammer punishments to the rules)
I'm also really happy because a site that had bmakers copyrighted content agreed to remove it as soon as I sent an email...it's so nice that there are good people on the net as well as psychos =p
Much love to all
*overloaded*


Thurs 6 May
Decided to run the 2004 spring contest, come what may! (^_~)
Affiliates and friend sites you should already have the host/judge invitation in your inbox. If not, or if you are a webmaster who wishes to become a contest judge (must have a website-doesn't have to be CCS related) please email me here: contest@shadow-wings.net.
Once we have a few hosts/judges the contest will open (by the weekend I hope), you can continue to apply to be a judge even once the contests are open.


Wed 5 May
Should be replying to emails but created a new brush set instead see Webbie
It's made from a load of ivy pictures...i also have a roses set coming up soon (needs a few more brushes)
Chibi made this cute little avatar for me ^^ which reminds me, i really should update my old one with my shorter hair style =p
/edit done
ew:
ps: it's always that messy- my hair has a will of it's own -luckily for me- with a short style it looks ok ^^;;
/edit *sob sob*
right now it looks like this: (no hair)... Mom said she was going to "trim" it...something went wrong or we misunderstood eachother and now I look like a cancer patient again, I'm not mad at her just a bit miserable, i know it sounds really lame to be moaning about hair when you've got a thousand other worse things to complain about only I feel better when i look better because it's bad enough being ill without actually looking it that's why i always make an effort to look good and happy even when i'm in a bad way.Anyhow I'm cold so this hat will be on my bare likle head for the next week or two =p


Tues 4 May
Happy Starwars day to all ^^
Updates:
-New challenge over at the oekakies
-New chapters to Working with You and Destiny by Angelheaven272003
Contest 95% ready (2 more awards, 1 award template and special email address/folders to be set up) but i'm not getting anyone involved if i'm not sure to be able to keep it up...that would not be fair ^^; anyhow more news about this later this week.
-The Citadel will be on the ninth ^^
-Archived the blog+updates for April
-Wonderful visitors: Melissa and Kelly
Mega huggles to all
Hope you are feeling better Kira, Hope your work is going just fine Mazzie and lovely to hear from you again Katya!
Listening to Tori Amos + BT: Blue Skies <3 and BT: Smartbomb


3rd May
The Shadow-wings oekakis are switching to jpeg compression (It wouldn't work before but whilst writing an email to mazzie I suddenly thought:"maybe it would work if we premade the jpegs for all complete pictures" and bingo!)
The Contest is 90% ready but i won't open it or start contacting anyone until i actually feel ready for a whole month of updating, counting votes, running after judges and contestants ^^;; mega huggles to all
I hope you are feeling better Kira-chan *Sends over an army of singing bishies wearing nothing but aprons and nurse hats to warm you up ^___^*


1st May
The Updates are at WEBBIE