beautiful! the green background, the dragons, the celtic knotwork, the symbols in the center. amazing. you're very talented, raina.

i love this what program do you use for these they are always so well done and pretty

*note* I claim no rights to the designs, tribal or otherwise, in any of my pieces. I merely alter and combine separate elements to make the whole. I use designs without copyrights that are free to use. My apologies.

Grr. Damn, I hate the confirmation box thingy. lol. Anyway, I needed to get that notice out of the way. I use Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7, which is over ten years old. XD

This is so friggin cool! I envy you Raina, even if you just use other people's work and combine it, it's still super duper good!

Very splendid, but why is it so small?

Thank you very much. I work hard on these pieces. =) And it's so small because, well...I made this one for my boyfriend at the time and he didn't have a computer, so I had to make the resolution small enough to look okay on his cell phone, because I wanted him to have it. Ahh...nostalgia. Good times...until he called me too fat to love. XD

WHAT?!?!?!?!?! *huggles Raina* HOW DARE YOU CALL HER FAT YOU IDIOT!!!! *yells at him* *slaps him* *pummels Raina's ex-boyfriend into a lifeless pulp, burns the pulp, buries the ashes in a landfill and spits on it* Stupid stupid guy! *spits on him again*

*huggles back and giggles* Thanks. Yeah, he was really stupid. And I just KNOW he woke up one day and thought to himself "What the hell have I done?" because I treated him like gold, even though most of the time he didn't deserve it. I gave him the best of me and look what I got in return. *sigh* Oh well. C'est la vie I do suppose. *shrugs and smiles*

Nice work I love it

C'est la vie, pas le paradis... @Raina: It's life but that doesn't mean you have to care about such stupid things like that. People who say stupid or nasty things don't deserve us to pay attention to them.

Yeah, unlike nice guys like Acylius. *smiles* You'd never do something like that, right? Lol. @Raina: It's ok, really. Please just know that you're never too fat to love, and that if anyone says something like that to you or treats you like that then it's their fault and most definitely their loss. Also, I'm very very proud of you for treating him nicely even if he didn't deserve it. No matter how mean someone is, it's never good to respond in the same manner. *huggles* And you know what else? Even after all my dislike and distrust in guys, I'm beginning to find that they're really not all like that, ok? Someday you'll find a guy friend who deserves you. *smiles and huggles you again*

That was such a horrible thing for someone to say. I don't even understand how someone could think that...

I know! I'd hate it if someone told me that! Dang...I'd be depressed for months at least! *huggles raina* Don't worry, we're here for you, if you want to let it all out, it's ok, we can take it.

Aww thanks guys. *rounds everyone up for a group huggle* I did take it personal for a little while but then figured, "You know what? It doesn't matter. He's not worth my time, nor my tears." It's just like Acylius said, people like that SO aren't worth our attention. But still, I loved the guy, but losing him in THAT manner was easier to swallow and get over, you know what I mean? There's really no desire for him left, and it's better than lingering affections. But anyway, I appreciate all of your kind words and support. =) *huggles everyone real tight* I certainly hope to find someone whom I can love and treat well and get the same in return. It's simply a matter of time. It's just too bad I'm impatient. XD

I'm horribly impatient too. I doubt any guy would be able to deal with my lack of patience and my insatiable curiousity, but if the man does exist, good luck to him is all I can say. XD

LOL...oh but he'll treat you like gold, Rana. He'd better...or I'll incinerate him.

XD, naw...it's ok. Seriously, I'm fine without a guy. I don't need one, and that's it!

that's what I used to say... but it makes me feel so alone when I see everyone else in my family with their partners...

u don need no boy and u has dragonix whenu gets lonely! btw@Raina absolutely love the pic!!!!

I am sure Silvvera that there is someone out there for all of us.... *huggles*

*huggles silveera* remember, you always have us! And Acylius is a guy, so you can bug him abut your guy troubles lol! I'm sure he can deal with it. Or, failing him, I'm always ready to listen.

I am always ready to listen I am good at listening to rants and such *huggles*

As am I! *nods decisively*