So I have a couple of posts bubbling, but I feel like my mind is so full of other ideas that I can barely string two sentences together.

So, I got paid today, and have almost finished paying my electricity bill, while keeping aside enough in the way of funds to pay my phone bill, and buy GROCERIES.

That’s pretty damned exciting. It means that soon, very soon, i will have internet at home! *hooray*

So anyway, I am in a bit of a geek-out at the moment. I have at least two more posts on gender in me, and I had someone write a very long, and well thought out, but misguided reply to one of my posts, so I want to rebutt that.

However, all I can think about is the merits of 2D animation over the 3D, whether I can justify the purchase of a shiny and exciting Mac Pro tower, and how well it would run drawing and animation applications…

I am also in the middle of reading multiple fantasy novels, and have signed up to play two (free) online games, which I have barely touched, but have inspired me to create a game of my own… an RPG that challenges societal structure, and requires its players to think outside the norm… Probably with retro-chic 8-bit graphics.

I also need to enroll in a university course, and I need to enroll in something that doesn’t require much in the way of attendance, and doesn’t have an exam. I am sick of doing really well in a course and then bombing in the exam.

Anyway, I am thinking that its probably better just to do something for interests sake, that will get my average marks up a little.

And the primary candidate: 

Sex, Gender and Identity: An Introduction to Gender Studies GEND1001

I think I can swing a pretty decent mark in that. It will also give me a proper grounding in this stuff, rather than just me muddling along with whatever bits and pieces that turn up.

I have a lot of art, and at least one 2D animation in me at the moment. I also have this game bubbling, which really gives me an excuse to take XCode Tools for a spin. On top of that, the Civil Unions Demonstration is careening towards us, with another meeting on Saturday. I also need to tidy up the house and make it liveable for 2 more people, which means moving my stuff out of the two spare rooms.

I feel BIZZY!

A friend commented to me that other day, that just like brands show the ownership of cattle, getting a tattoo can show that a person feels they own themselves. This idea made a lot of sense to me. It also made me realise that is probably why so many people have issues with women getting tattoo’s beyond any distaste they may have for tattoo’s on men. Society hasn’t quite come to grips with women owning themselves yet.

I have been thinking of getting a tattoo for quite some time now. The day when I actually get it done is moving closer and closer.I have finished the design for my first tatt. It’s below the fold.

I chose the Australian Brushtail Possum as the subject for this design for a couple of reasons. The Brushtail Possum is a furry marsupial, but it is also brave, mischievous, and curious. They are not dreadfully popular around here, as cute as they are. They eat people’s roses, cause house fires by nesting in roofs, make loud possum-love-making noises, and generally remind people that we are invading their natural habitat, and if they can’t nest in a tree, they will nest in a house, and keep us awake all night long.

I feel like I am metamorphosing into a new person… a person somewhat more like the possum. It’s not making me very popular, but its certainly a lot more fun.The design is deliberately abstract and tribal, mostly because I like that style of tattoo, but also because my love of possums has more to do with what they symbolise for me, than the actual marsupial.

I want to get a bogone moth design as well. I am still working on that one. The bogone moth is a large native Australian moth. They migrate in big swarms every few years. They can grow as big as the palm of my hand. I love them, because they are soft and grey and beautiful.
Most people don’t see eye to eye with me on that one. Lots of people are afraid of them, and the rest tend to see them as an annoyance.

I really identify with moths, even more so than possums. Like a moth emerging from my cocoon I have changed so much this past year. Moths fly for the light, even though it may get them burned or killed, which on a symbolic level is what I would like to do. Also, like the moths that are feared in spite of their harmlessness, and beneficial impact on the ecosystem, feminists are also feared and despised.

I drew a goanna tattoo design as well, but the goanna isn’t really that symbolic for me. I just like lizard shapes.

Yes, its that time of the fortnight!
That time when I realise that I have 5 days left to find $400 for my rent, and its just not looking that promising.

So now, my little minions, you have the option of donating to the Starving-Rhian fund! Isn’t that a thing of wonder?

Should you feel inclined to give a couple of dollars, you can go to the Donate Page or hell, you can click straight on this Paypal link, you eager beaver you!