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Tier Estimates

Tier 1: $21.49
Tier 2: $3.65
Tier 3: $0.18

Will payday come early again? If so, it could be next week! wink

Searching the forums...

July 2010
$16.61; actual pay - $20.72 from Ad Pool + $6.05 from Infolinks + $0.91 from Chitika = $27.69
$2.83; actual pay - $3.52 from Ad Pool + $1.03 from Infolinks + $0.15 from Chitika = $4.71
$ 0.14; actual pay $0.18 from Ad Pool + $0.05 from Infolinks + $0.01 from Chitika = $0.24

September
$17ish - $20.57 + $5.34 from Infolinks + $0.32 from Chitika
$3.01 - $3.50 + $0.91 from Infolinks + $0.05 from Chitika
$0.15 - $0.18 + $0.05 from Infolinks + $0.00 from Chitika =$0 .23

November
$15.91 - $18.02 + $5.11 from Infolinks + $0.42 from Chitika
? - $3.06 + $0.87 from Infolinks + $0.07 from Chitika
? - $0.15 + $0.04 from Infolinks + $0.00 from Chitika = $0.19

December
$20.89 - $24.98 + $5.80 from Infolinks + $0.17 from Chitika = $30.95
$3.55 - $4.25 + $0.99 from Infolinks + $0.03 from Chitika
$0.18 - $0.21 from Ad Pool + $0.05 from Infolinks

Conclusions:
Top tier about $8-10 under actual payout (assuming everything turned on, and all the same tiers reached for each ad type - as the predicted pending money varies if infolinks is on or off, it seems to be consistently underestimating across the board)

Chitika's been pathetic - looking forward to this payday to see how the 'new' version performs.

We're going UUUUUUUUP! And we've yet to reach Christmas monies big_smile

Ergo, my predictions for Adsense on its own (the other two are still too variable) this payout are:
~$25
$4.30
$0.21

Art of Tangled Finally Available

Well, turns out the very popular artbook for the latest Disney film, The Art of Tangled was so popular that it actually sold out. But it's finally back in stock at Amazon!

I've been keeping an eye on it, because a lot of the concept art and other sketches I've been collecting for the Mother Gothel page mostly appear to be scans from this book.


The Art of Tangled

Felicia Day's Reading Tastes... Maybe

Really random... just watching The Guild music videos (AGAIN) and fiinally identified the book that Codex (Felicia Day) is reading at the beginning of "Game On".

It is, of course, a fantasy novel. Bewitched & Betrayed by Lisa Shearin, to be exact. Looks like it's pretty good, too.


Yes, I am that shallow that I'll possibly be buying this :D

A Year of the Cat: 19th Feb. No Photos Today

A Year of the Cat: 19th Feb. No Photos Today: "Or possibly for the next few days, or longer. I had to rush my cat to the vets (well, the emergency after hours clinic) this after..."

My cat is either poisoned or very ill. I'm hoping for poisoned, because she's not dead, and that means she'll probably be okay. The vet says it could be any of dozens of problems.

She has violent tremors in her legs, and head, and wavers between 'mostly okay' and 'two steps and her legs fall over'. Earlier, she was having 'fits' where she lay on her side and stared, and shook.

It's scary watching your cat like that.

Mother Gothel's First Appearance: Screenshots

Because I'm not sure if this is too large to add to the Mother Gothel page... I'll share it here and decide later.

This is Mother Gothel's first real appearance onscreen in Tangled, as she sings to the magic flower and is rejuvenated, then hears soldiers coming.

And a picture of the magic flower, which I reckon is a tiger lily, which arum lily-type leaves.

Also, confirmed red fingernails Which is going on the Mother Gothel costume page.

Sketchblog: Discworld Sketches

Another sketchdump, to be updated when I can reach a scanner. All drawn while lying around with bronchitis.

Gaspode the Wonder Dog

Possibly the first dog I've ever drawn. He's meant to be a mangy, flea-ridden 'sort of terrier'

Alright, this isn't Discworld ;D This is Toothless, the Night Fury dragon from How to Train Your Dragon 

(I was coveting the plushie before). This is probably going to my dad, if he wants it, because he really loved the film.

Charcoal - the eyes are Photoshop, cause I didn't have anything other than pencils or charcoal with me. Sadly, when I sprayed fixative, the force of the aerosol blew off a lot of the charcoal, so the actual version doesn't look right anymore. So I'll have to recolour it.

AAAARRRGH. This is why I hate traditional. YOU RUN OUT OF PAPER. I ended up getting very inspired and tearing pages out of my sketchbook. And having to go look up lots of pictures of startled horses, and horse ears and eyes and teeth.

This is Granny Weatherwax in Lords and Ladies. The scenes where here silver hair snakes down to her waist, when she undoes her bun, has always stuck with me, and I was in a Discworld mood.

I wanted to try capturing the stillness of Esme, and the frail strand of silver hair, with the thrashing, screaming unicorn.

And there are bees.

It'll all be black and silver, of course ^_^

BAH. Need to scan nicely. And finish painting in ArtRage.

A random attempt at drawing a Discworld troll

Random elf girl. The pose is actually from an anime figure (upskirt, school girl pose), while hanging around in the GNC waiting for a friend.

My drawing is much more realistic, though ;P

Random practice sketching

Random sketch of an acrobat girl, hanging upside down

I HAVE ZAZZLE KEYCHAINS! YES!

I hereby take back any and all bad thoughts or ill-wishings directed at Zazzle. My keychains have arrived at last.

I ordered them before Christmas and ... well, they didn't turn up. End of January, I got rather worried about this and doublechecked my order, to find that I'd somehow left the suburb out. (I did have the road, and the postcode, which are actually specific enough to locate my suburb easily, but NZ Post is not that capable).

I *headdesk* a bit, then send a note to Zazzle saying basically, that I screwed up the order, is there anyway to find out if it was returned?

They sent me a new order. By signed courier/airmail/something expensive. To New Zealand.
I got it the next week (actually, I didn't, cause I had to play tag with the courier for a few days, but it actually did reach my house the next week. Three times!)

And they are shiny. And about twice as big as I expected!

See all my Zazzle Keychains

The colours are very good, the back is just a shiny silver disc, which is a little weird, they're quite thin (and light), and the chain itself can be removed with a bit of fiddling (it slots into the actual disc part). And they are very much worth the (admittedly, discounted for Christmas) price I paid (N.B. I still maintain that the overseas domains are a rip-off, but ordering from the main US site is reasonable. And they're so shiny!).

I got my cat to model them, for size.

Good Graphic Novel Reviews

I've started a new blog - my Recommended Graphic Novels lens was doing great... apart from the bit where no one found any of the other pages, with the actual reviews. Also, the new limits on eBay and Amazon modules mean that I can't finish it.

So I'm taking them off now, and slowly releasing them as individual reviews (giving Google time to forget they were originally on that lens, hopefully!). And of course, writing more, and finishing all the unfinished ones.

It will update once a week, just after midnight on Wednesday, New Zealand time (so, effectively, Thursdays).

EDIT: GAH. And the link to the actual blog! Good Graphic Novels

Esmeralda x Belle: Canon Disney Femslash

I wandered into Snopes today, and discovered something very interesting. It turns out that as a little joke, the animators of The Hunchback of Notre Dame decided that there was no reason Belle couldn't visit Paris and have a cameo wandering across the screen reading (apart from the different time periods, but pfft to that. True love laughs in the face of mere physics and temporal reality!)

That's right - Belle, from Beauty and the Beast actually appears - twice - during the The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Once, as a distant figure, book in hand, during "Out There", and once in the crowd during "Topsy Turvy" (when Quasimodo gets crowned King of Fools). Yes, she was literally right there in the crowd, when Esmeralda was dancing on stage.

You want evidence? Sure thing. I hunted down a video and took some screenshots (a YouTube video, hence the quality. I'll find something better when I can...)

Let the Belle and Esmeralda femslash commence. Go on. Make me proud.

Marine Squid Angel, New Squidoo God

Squidoo is revamping the Squid Angel program again. This time it's to take advantage of all the new categories - each Angel is being given a certain area to take care of. And I got the marine life section, for some reason ^_^

And after a moment's thought, I realised - Squid are sea creatures. You don't get any squid out of the ocean, do you? Which means that anything 'Squid' falls under my authority.

Which means that I am the new God-ruler of Squidoo.

I accept bribes.

An Invisible Sale

Hahaha. I am both amused and delighted right now, because someone finally bought something from my Invisible Cupcake Decorating lens. And even better - they actually bought something that I actually recommended!

I'm very fond of that lens - not only was it very entertaining to write, but it actually made me a fair bit of money - pretty awesome for a lens that only gets incidental search traffic (NO one looks for invisible cupcakes, for some reason, they just can't be found...). So to actually make a sale off it, months after it dropped out of the top tiers, is a great delight. I did actually find a photo (on right) to add last week, from a cupcake tea party I walked in on my sister having with her friends, ages ago, when I had my camera in hand. So maybe the update helped.

I'm especially pleased, because I remember writing that lens and thinking 'what can I put here...? I know! I'll write about displaying the cupcakes! I'll add a cupcake stand!' and then spending far too much time picking the right one (the Wilton Tall Tier Cupcake Tower/Stand Set) and writing a little blurb about presenting the cupcakes. And then someone actually searches for 'invisible cupcake stand' and buys it.

So let that be a lesson. Everyone should write a lens that is completely non-serious. And even the oddest subjects can end up attracting a buyer.

Disney and Animated Films lenses

Also see: My Disney Femslash lenses

 

Disney's Snow White Figurines, Ornaments, Dolls and Collectibles

Disney's Snow White was a landmark animated film, bringing to life a gentle, musical, princess who has enchanted children and adults for years. There have been many beautiful and lively takes on the classic Snow White Christmas tree ornaments, and o...

 

Mother Knows Best

"Mother Knows Best" and "Mother Knows Best (Reprise)" are sung by Mother Gothel, the villain of Tangled. It is, in my opinion, the best song from the film. The Disney version of Rapunzel, Mother Gothel is the woman who kidnaps Rapunzel and keeps her...

 

 Mother Gothel From Disney's Tangled

Mother Gothel is the wicked witch of Tangled, the film from Disney retelling the fairytale story of Rapunzel. Voiced by Donna Murphy, Mother Gothel is a slinky, sexy witch who is incredibly vain, manipulative and protective of Rapunzel. She stays you...

The Best Disney Villain Songs

The majority of Disney classics are musicals, and every Disney film has an evil villain. Disney has created some truly memorable villains, and many of these villains get their chance to shine, terrify and steal the limelight in show-stopping musical...

 

 

Cosplaying Mother Gothel From Tangled

Mother Gothel is the semi-immortal witch from the Disney version of Rapunzel, Tangled. This page analyses her costume design, collects screencaps and images to use as references, and gathers existing cosplays for would-be Mother Gothel cosplayers. Wh...

Mother Gothel Dolls

While there are already over a dozen different Rapunzel dolls, there are a very few Mother Gothel dolls yet available. This is a tragic loss - Mother Gothel is an amazing character who makes a splendid collectible figure... or dramatic toy! This pag...

And lastly, Holli Would isn't a Disney character, but she's animated, and hasn't really got her own category yet!

Holli Would: The Sexiest Cartoon Ever

Holli Would is an obscure, but fantastically animated, character from the 1991 movie Cool World. She's ambitious and sexy and wants to be Real - and pulls the main character (Jack Deebs) into the world of doodles that he illustrated (but didn't creat...

Artwork Lenses

My art and Zazzle poster lenses.

Flynn the Cat's Art: where to find me

My Art and Art Lenses ♦ My Top Twenty Lenses ♦ My (non-Art) Lenses by Topic ♦ My Newest Lenses ♦ My Activity Elsewhere ♦ The Guestbook♦ Welcome to my Profile lens. This page lists all my art sites, blogs and sho...

My Squidoo Gallery: An overview of my paintings & art lenses

This lens attempts to pull together my various art lenses, by giving you a thumbnail overview of the contents of each art-based lens (dragons, mermaids, cats, and whatever else I make in future...). I've also added a few other bits and pieces, that I...

Guestbook Artwork

A Guestbook is often the last thing a person sees on your lens - and your last chance to get them to comment. I like to edit a bit of my art and create a guestbook image that finishes off the lens nicely, ties into the theme, prompts someone to answe...

Buffy Fanart Portraits

This page collects my ongoing collection of portraits and fanart of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I am a huge fan of the series, and have been repeatedly inspired to draw the characters - starting with Buffy herself, of course! I'd...

My Mermaid Paintings and Drawings

Mermaids are one of the staples of fantasy - throughout history, myth and legend they've appeared in various terrifying and alluring forms, in art and story. This trend still continues today, with a mermaid lurking in the gallery of almost every...

Painting With 520-570 Nanometres

Welcome to another unfinished lens of mine! *waves happily and unrepentantly* Don't worry - all the important bits are here - namely, the pictures. Which are green. All green. Except the bits which aren't (like the golden butterflies on the left). Bu...

My Amnesty Posters

Both my siblings are members of Amnesty on Campus (the Auckland University branch of Amnesty International). My sister was president, then went on to be too busy studying law, and my brother joined when he arrived at university, and followed in the f...

My Cats - Paintings, Photography and Drawings by Flynn the Cat

This lens collects all my paintings of cats, so far, as well as photos of my pet cats that are worth uploading. I like painting, but I can never stick to one subject - mostly I paint cats when I need a gift for someone! Not to say I dislike drawing t...

Paintings of Blood, Snow and Midnight

There's something about the rather dramatic combination of the colours red, white and black that lend themselves to artistic statement. Together they have a very strong impact - an impact I have explored several times (With some glee) in my paintings...

My Dragon Artwork

I've been painting dragons for a long time, and I've finally started collecting all my pictures onto one page. From vivid digital art to detailed pencil. From traditional to serpentine, Western to Eastern, little tiny dragonlings to enormous roaring...

Scrap-Paper Sketches

In lectures, when I'm trying to keep my eyes open and need something to focus on, I reach for my pencil and scrap paper. When doing assignments and needing a moment to process, I doodle in the margins. When I'm trapped at a train station with nothing...

Fantasy Mermaid Posters From Zazzle

Mermaids have been around for hundreds and hundreds of years since the first goddess walked into a lake and turned into a fish with legs and a human head. From the sirens who haunted early sailors, to Hans Christian Andersen's soulless and ethereal A...

Rapunzel Fairytale Posters

A collection of Rapunzel-themed posters from Zazzle and Amazon, featuring both original artwork and official merchandise. Most people know the story of Rapunzel, a young woman raised in a tower by the evil (or lonely) Mother Gothel. Taken from her pa...

Beautiful Elf Posters From Zazzle

Elves are one of the staples of fantasy - I must admit I prefer the old and tricksy, illusory and beautiful elves of Celtic myth and Tolkien-ish legend, but you'll find elfin dryads and faerie elves here as well. From drow to mystical high elf, to a...

My Cosplay Lenses

Holli Would: The Sexiest Cartoon Ever

Holli Would is an obscure, but fantastically animated, character from the 1991 movie Cool World. She's ambitious and sexy and wants to be Real - and pulls the main character (Jack Deebs) into the world of doodles that he illustrated (but didn't creat...

 

 

 

 

 

Chell From Portal

Chell is the protagonist of the first-person, crazy-physics, puzzle game, Portal and the upcoming sequel, Portal 2. She is the test subject of Aperture Science - or at least, of the only known remaining remnant of that company: the Artificial Intelli...

 

 

 

 

How To Cosplay Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe is a famous writer, most particularly for his poem featuring the raven that quoth 'Nevermore'. He's also easy to dress up as, and a great excuse to intone "nevermore" at people and put out bowls of eyeballs (peeled onions or fakes) fo...

 

 

 

 

Captain Malcolm Reynolds

Captain Malcolm Reynolds was the gun-slinging, cynical, protective, wise-cracking, thieving, war-hero captain of the ship Serenity, from the well known and well love space cowboy series, Firefly. Firefly was directed by Joss Whedon and unmercifully c...

 

 

 

 

Illyria from Angel

Illyria is a former Demon King - an original pure demon from the Primordium Age, from the times before man dominated the Earth, and demons ruled. Mighty and all-powerful, and one of the most loved and feared of all the Old Ones, she/he/it was betraye...

 

  

 

 

Cosplaying Mother Gothel From Tangled

Mother Gothel is the semi-immortal witch from the Disney version of Rapunzel, Tangled. This page analyses her costume design, collects screencaps and images to use as references, and gathers existing cosplays for would-be Mother Gothel cosplayers. Wh...