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Published: 2009-02-10 03:23:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 48153; Favourites: 441; Downloads: 865
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By John Ciardi
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If you were as big as a giant flea,
How much would you have to grow to be,
The size of the tiniest head-to-tale,
Very-most-midgety baby whale?

I mean to say – and it’s no surprise –
Whatever you do about your size,
There’s always something a size or two,
Very much bigger or smaller than you.

I mean to say, what’s big of some,
Is small of others. Now get along home.
And whether you stay or wander far,
Be just the size of whatever you are.
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(Takai found this poem she had copied into her grade school notebook, and I just thought that poem was too appropriate, fun and cute all at the same time. I just had to share it.)

100,000 Pageviews
Well, it’s been a long path to get to this point. I had no idea that my art would be so well received, or that I would make so many friends who shared my ‘interest’. I can’t thank you all enough. To my online friends, who taught me to come out of my shell, and showed me I wasn’t the only person in the world to have this fetish. To my RL friends, who didn’t freak out when I told them. (Except for my Brother. He kind of acted a little kooky for a while after that. Now he just thinks it’s funny. )

Of course, a huge thank you to my fiancé Takai. You inspire me to try so much harder, and to better myself every day. When I was working on this picture, I didn’t want to do a background. I always cop out when it comes to backgrounds. But she always knows when I can do better, and when I’m just taking the easy route out of sheer laziness. Thank you for being there to push me, and even if I get whiny, I always appreciate it. I wouldn’t be half the person I was today if you weren’t there to coax me.

Measuring Up
Okay, I know this question will be asked- Why am I measuring Takai’s ankle of all things? The answer is simple. Takai’s been trying to lose weight lately, and as you could probably imagine, it’s practically impossible to keep a running record of someone’s weight when their scale can range anywhere from 8 to 80 feet.

So then, to determine her weight, first we have to determine her height. Good luck measuring her head to toe. With a few creative applications of algebra though, we can find out just how big she is. Thus explains why Takai has a tape-measure-wielding Chibi wrapped around her ankle. Simple, right?




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Comments: 263

chibiBiscuit In reply to ??? [2009-02-12 15:05:45 +0000 UTC]

Figure out her height? ^_^

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black-pyro In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-25 23:31:39 +0000 UTC]

Will to give me her current ankle diameter and ankle diameter at eight feet? You're the one with the tape.

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N647 In reply to ??? [2009-02-11 19:45:21 +0000 UTC]

nice work with the paintingin this one, the color is user very well to give the sense of depth and shados, for exaple the elbow, and the shoes

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chibiBiscuit In reply to N647 [2009-02-12 15:06:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I really appreciate it.

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N647 In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-16 19:23:57 +0000 UTC]

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Danath2000 In reply to ??? [2009-02-11 10:23:28 +0000 UTC]

Love the picture, colors seem crisper than I remember for most of your pictures. Also I'm pretty sure we've seen a 900 foot Takai before! 8-80 is an understatement

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chibiBiscuit In reply to Danath2000 [2009-02-11 14:36:18 +0000 UTC]

You're quite right. And I have yet to upload it yet, but I have a to-be-colored sketch of a Mile-High-Takai.

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Danath2000 In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-22 05:04:39 +0000 UTC]

Hoping we see this mile-high-Takai soon

My response was only a week and a half late!

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chibiBiscuit In reply to Danath2000 [2009-02-22 05:41:33 +0000 UTC]

There will be a bit of a wait- I've got a full plate of stuff to do for people right now... But someday I'll get to it! I'm thinking of using it as a guinea pig for this vector art program that Convinced me to try. ^__^

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ManiakMonkey In reply to ??? [2009-02-11 04:42:37 +0000 UTC]

Awesome pic and nice poem, I might just write that on the cover of my sketchbook XD

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chibiBiscuit In reply to ManiakMonkey [2009-02-12 15:06:58 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! This poem is totally sketchbook-worthy. I just wish I had written it. ^_^

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ManiakMonkey In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-13 00:33:14 +0000 UTC]

Indeed, in fact the other day a friend of mine saw a pic I was drawing of me and Patch at her "normal size" (roughly 6 feet tall) in a smile for the camera pose. My friend commented "I love how she's taller than you...do you like tall chicks or something?" I should've turned my book over to the poem and said, you have no idea XD

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chibiBiscuit In reply to ManiakMonkey [2009-02-13 13:53:21 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, if they only knew.

I've told a few of my friends back in high school when pestered that I like tall girls. I never mentioned how tall though. Only a select few individuals in my RL are aware of that information. ^__^

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ManiakMonkey In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-14 03:37:33 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, same for me accept since its freshman year im in a sorta "I couldnt care less" mode since people will fall into two catagories. A, good friends who accept me (more or less) for who i am, and B, people who I know I wont see again when Im off to college XD

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chibiBiscuit In reply to ManiakMonkey [2009-02-14 16:41:53 +0000 UTC]

That's the way to go about it, you figured out how to be confident in yourself way before I did. ^___^

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ManiakMonkey In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-15 02:53:44 +0000 UTC]

guess so ^^

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ElephantPig [2009-02-11 02:53:19 +0000 UTC]

GO ChibiBiscuit!!! I'll be rooting for you till I fade away in the sands of time...In the way you going, Your probably going to be a popular artist. Both in and out of this site. At least, I belive you will be...Now I'll leave a quote for you to remember. Even if I'll drown in to time, to forever be forgottin.
"Your size not be who you are, but your image. You are what you belive, represent, and strive for. Only you can change your self, not any other person. Some may walk in, and leave footprints that stay with you. Others will hold your hand, to help or hinder. But you alone will see what you worked for at the end of your trail. Friend or foes, love or hate. You choice is you greatest tool."
P.S. belive it or not, but I just make this stuff up as I go... ...Oh, and before I forget. Very cute picture, will be on my fave. GO Chibi!!!

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chibiBiscuit In reply to ElephantPig [2009-02-12 15:09:42 +0000 UTC]

Really? You make this all up on the fly? I had no idea.

Thanks

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Rickudo In reply to ??? [2009-02-11 02:11:54 +0000 UTC]

cooooooooooooool
u good at writing?

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chibiBiscuit In reply to Rickudo [2009-02-11 14:14:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

Unfortunately, no... Even if I choose to tinker in the literary arts, (which I don't), I'm just not very accomplished as an author. I feel it's best to leave that scene to those with a knack for it, and to just stick to what I do best. The few stories in my gallery are my amateur attempts to emulate the scenarios from my pictures. Multi-talented I am not.

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Rickudo In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-11 14:24:43 +0000 UTC]

knwo anyone with critisicm thats any good?

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chibiBiscuit In reply to Rickudo [2009-02-11 14:37:25 +0000 UTC]

Hm. I know is a popular writer here, he might be willing to look over your stuff.

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Rickudo In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-13 15:06:20 +0000 UTC]

alrighty i'll ask him

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VariaZim In reply to ??? [2009-02-11 01:31:43 +0000 UTC]

YOU'RE SO GOOD AT COLOURING!!
aah! And perspective! This is so well done I'm going to fave it! D:

I half expect that someone is going to ask me why something like this is in my faves, I will say because it's awesome XD

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chibiBiscuit In reply to VariaZim [2009-02-12 15:26:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I'm really glad you like it.

And wow, you're gonna fave something of mine! That's like... Crossing enemy lines or something. Courageous! ^_____^

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Disthron In reply to ??? [2009-02-10 22:45:49 +0000 UTC]

Another very cute image. As I struggle with my own weight problems I hope Takai is doing better then I am at it. I hope you guys had a happy birthday celebration as well. ^_^

Anyway, I love this image, grate perspective and the color is really good to. This might sound weard but I like how her elbows are well defined but just with color. Very nice.

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chibiBiscuit In reply to Disthron [2009-02-12 15:28:59 +0000 UTC]

Takai's actually doing really well this time- she's already lost some pretty serious numbers, and she's only been trying for a few weeks.

I'm glad you like the picture! I don't think it's weird at all actually... I found out on the Draenei picture that defining joints like knees and elbows with color is actually really appealing, it tends to have a really nice effect.)

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leo-darkheart In reply to ??? [2009-02-10 21:31:39 +0000 UTC]

Dude! Very awesome.

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chibiBiscuit In reply to leo-darkheart [2009-02-12 15:27:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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leo-darkheart In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-14 04:50:59 +0000 UTC]

np dude

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dragon45gg In reply to ??? [2009-02-10 21:14:09 +0000 UTC]

awesome pic!

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chibiBiscuit In reply to dragon45gg [2009-02-11 14:14:20 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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MistyCrom In reply to ??? [2009-02-10 20:19:45 +0000 UTC]

i was more wondering whtat the measurement was.

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chibiBiscuit In reply to MistyCrom [2009-02-12 15:58:27 +0000 UTC]

*reads the numbers from the measure again*

It comes out to 89", or 7'5". I'm glad I have a pretty heavy-duty tape-measure.

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MistyCrom In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-12 16:57:57 +0000 UTC]

wow...

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chibiBiscuit In reply to MistyCrom [2009-02-12 19:56:26 +0000 UTC]

Indeed. ^_^

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Super-Ego In reply to ??? [2009-02-10 20:14:42 +0000 UTC]

very cute !

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chibiBiscuit In reply to Super-Ego [2009-02-11 14:15:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I love your icon, Genshiken was a fantastic series.

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Kibichan In reply to ??? [2009-02-10 19:06:04 +0000 UTC]

What a cute pic! Good job as always! Love the poem!

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chibiBiscuit In reply to Kibichan [2009-02-11 14:15:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! ^___^ I'm glad you like it!

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Kibichan In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-12 04:14:21 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!

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Lassic [2009-02-10 15:06:58 +0000 UTC]

my head's gonna explode because of cuteness

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chibiBiscuit In reply to Lassic [2009-02-10 19:41:29 +0000 UTC]

You have no chance to survive make your time. o_O

Your head asplode! ^_____^

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Lassic In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-10 19:44:19 +0000 UTC]

hehe, and you even got a sense of humour
you and your girl are doing a great work here

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chibiBiscuit In reply to Lassic [2009-02-12 15:23:12 +0000 UTC]

I try. I'm much funnier online than I am in RL. I've been criticized for having a scathing-dry sense of humor.

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Lassic In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-12 15:48:12 +0000 UTC]

ah, i can laugh about nearly everything most likely even your humor ^^

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chibiBiscuit In reply to Lassic [2009-02-12 16:01:45 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, that's good to know.

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YummieYami In reply to ??? [2009-02-10 15:06:27 +0000 UTC]

I already said all this, but I love this picture. The angle is great and the shading is fantastic. The colors are nice and bright and the background turned out great. And you look so cute with your little measuring tape! ^_^

Congrats on getting 100,000 views.

And you know I'm just as grateful to you for accepting me. *^_^*

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chibiBiscuit In reply to YummieYami [2009-02-10 19:43:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again! ^_^

I'm really glad you like it.

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YummieYami In reply to chibiBiscuit [2009-02-11 03:38:45 +0000 UTC]

Your very welcome. ^_^

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