My name is Alena (said Uh-lee-nuh)

I have...
...a home in New South Wales, Australia
...109 hair and 224 eyes with 212 around the pupil
...a husband, baby girl and little dog who are my world
...studied biology, geosciences and graphic design

I love...
...pink, peach, purple, wine, olive green, blood red, golden orange and dusty blue and so many more. If my eyes have the capacity to see it, I probably dig it
...all forms of creativity. Digital and traditional art, DIY and web design are my favourites
...moonflowers, rainy days, shady green undergrowth on a sunny day, foraging, the beach and reading

My history with Petz...
My first Petz were catz; Motley (a calico) and Purtoss (a persian). They disappeared in a computer crash, but I still have my first dogz; Cookie (a labrador) and Nibbles (a dalmatian).

I fell in love with Petz in 1998 when my cousin showed me Catz II. It was something I always looked forward to when we visited; I couldn't get enough. I managed to get my hands on a copy myself, and also the Dogz I demo. I discovered the Petz community, but never really got too involved... our dial-up was pretty limiting in those days. I loved both games dearly for several years, until our computer died spectacularly (there was actual smoke, haha), and I lost everything.

I forgot about Petz until 2003, when I stumbled across Catz 5 and Dogz 5 in a bargain bin at the local gaming store. I still remember being amazed at the upgrade from version II to 5 (though I think P4 is the best quality game at this point, haha). I rediscovered the Petz community, and I was re-hooked.

In 2005, I made a point of learning how to hex (Loxie's work was the main thing that inspired me to learn), and in 2006, I started thinking about my own website. By November 2007, I'd made enough content that I opened Moonflower at Freewebs.

Since then, I've been an on and off Petz player, usually dropping out of the community when life gets hectic, but I always end up returning. There's something about these little animated pixel pet games, and all the wonderful people who love and mod them, that just keeps bringing me back, you know?

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My Pets
This is my current dog (cough-fur-baby-cough), Smudge.

Just some friends I want to remember

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My Art
I love to draw; I spend most of my free time painting digitally. My deviantart is here, if you're interested.



I also like drawing my Petz.