I think I'm going to start doing this regularly. This is a quick, and rather sloppy (sorry :D) panorama of my office to test the program I was using.

Well, as you can see I messed up a little. And you can't see the things lower than the desk but it is still neat, ne? I'll do a better one next time.

Toodles!

-Ally

Birthday fun can be had at the Predator Turned Prey forum.

I'm out!

-Ally B.

Hello everyone!

I am announcing a new contest for you all to participate. My friend Ravyn is hosting a contest that is really awesome and you should check it out. It features Predator Turned Prey and Corp. Agents! More information can be found at her forum So please visit and join the fun! While you're there please be sure to sign up, it is free, sign the rules area and chat!

Toodles

-Ally B.

Ok, I'm going to get this out of the way now. I do not own the rights to Lina Inverse, Nicholas D. Wolfwood, L, Toushirou Hitsugaya, Sailor Moon, Yotsuba, Edward Elric, Fay D. Flowright (how ever you want to spell it), Tomi or Hunter. All of those characters belong to their respective owners.

However, the big mess of people in the center belong to me. Their names and series names are as follow:

(red head with the black leather) Salliea Campbell from Corp. Agents.

(Blond man with the red on his cheek) Tohl-lie from Algolis

(Pig-tailed blond girl with striped over sized shirt) Well, she actually doesn't have a name because everyone from that story is nameless. She's from The Forgotten.

(Black haired girl with a pony tail and purple outfit, she's got fangs) Diable-ame from Nisailaiya.

(Brown haired girl in the white and purple hat) Kaori from Miracle Worker Kaori.

(Pink haired little girl) Keena from Rakuen.

(Red headed man with black tips, top left) Markus from Greatest Con.

(black haired, black girl (yeah, I know, but she's the only one!) with the scar on her cheek) Malaeya from Bozek of the Seas.

(Brown haired man with the teal yellow and brown jacket) Bozek from Bozek of the seas.

(Black haired little girl with dark red eyes) Princess Khalla from Created Peace. (I don't like the title of that one so its subject to change

(Brown haired little girl on the right side) Dolcia from Rune.

(Black haired, pony-tailed girl with the orange and yellow headband) Blique from Blique's Lost Days.

(Black haired girl with the red shirt in the middle) Masami from Corp. Agents.

(Brown haired girl with glasses in the middle with the "dwa!?" look on her face) Me from my parents.

There are two stories in which I didn't picture anyone because I just forgot one and the other is a series of short stories.

Each one of the people forming the circle are representations of series and manga-ka that have really inspired me.

Lina Inverse is front and center because while Slayers was the second anime I ever really watched it was the most influential, and it was the first one I was serious about. She's the whole reason I began drawing and wanted to be a manga-ka.

Well, 2008 marks the 10th year I've been a serious student of the art of manga. It has been fun and I can't wait for the next 10-30 years. :-)

Well, that's all for now.

Ally B.

I've been published! I'm in the book In Medias, an Anthology. It is a collection of short stories by some talented up and coming authors that takes place in the city we created called Emidius, Indiana. For ordering information (not currently available, but I'll give you the site anyway) please visit www.parlorpress.com I got a copy of the first printing, four actually, three were gifts, so that's why they're probably not available yet. I'll let you all know when they are.

In other news Ravyn Crescent has changed her forum and I've decided as the manga author to do a few tutorials for here there. I'll post them here as well, but it would be easiest if you have any specific questions to ask before I write them to visit the Predator Turned Prey forum and post them in the Artists section under the tutorial thread.

Well, that is all for now. I'll talk to ya'll later.

Ally B.