...hold up... Did OLD Journals get deleted or something?
I could have SWORN I had more than 10 previous journals...
...Then again, it's kinda sad that my activity has only been around 10 journals since November 2007. O___O

I've really let this place go, haven't I?
Oh well.

Is this a return?
...I'm gonna say no.
Time restraints and epic lack of computers will surely make me wither away again...
Not to mention the fact that I've not been drawing much. xD
No, no... Instead, this is merely a notice that I'm still living...
And rarely, still drawing. (Yes, this journal comes with a post!)

Oh, and a late Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you all. (Yesterday.)
I hope you had lots of fun, lots of green, and a fair amount of Beer. (Or Irish Whisky? Heh... I know I did. )

So what's been up peoples?
Oh, you know, you know... LOADS of work... No school this semester, sadly due to insufficient funds. Whoo! >.<

I suppose the biggest thing of late would be IRC. (Wuzzat? Internet Relay Chat)
It's a chat server. You know... For chatting, and stuff... >_>
Sounds simple... Mostly because it is.
Anyway, long story short, I RUN an IRC Server. Ya, me. MY (well, and one other guy's) IRC server.
It's pretty exciting.

Ok, first off... I'm sure you're getting tired of hearing this...
But KIRIBAN!

...well, I watched it, in the last half an hour, jump from 6189 to 6207.
You know what that means...?
YOU MISSED IT!
Sucker...

But, all hope is not lost... Because in a surprising feat of awesomeness... Junichi (Toshiro, whatever the hell he is called now... xD) had nabbed it... And he's not even on dA. O_o

But, it counts. And since nobody else claimed it, I'll be taking his hit of 6204. (+4)
[link] (ProofKTHX)

So, he'll be getting a Kiriban!

The rest of you who didn't care... Keep an eye out for 7k. At this rate, it won't take long.

And Jun, you best get a dA so I can give you this damned GiftArt. xD

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Memes imposed by


Ten Layers Interview

LAYER ONE:
-- Name: Given Morris
-- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
-- Gender: Male
-- Sex: ...isn't that the same as Gender... Ooohhh! Ok... Yes please! xD
-- Eye Color: Hazel
-- Hair Color: Brown
-- Height: 6'2"
-- Righty or Lefty: Righty
-- Zodiac Sign: Leo

LAYER TWO:
-- Your heritage: Half Irish Catholic, half Russian Jewish. O_o
-- The shoes you wore today: Black nonslip shoes. I use them for work.
-- Your fears: Flying Stinging Insects and being TRUELY alone.
-- Your perfect meal: Mexican Food.
-- Goal you'd like to achieve: Draw well! xD

LAYER THREE:
-- Your thoughts first waking up: Ugh... Grumble, grumble... Roll over, look at time. Turn off alarm, reset it for 15 mins later. Roll over, go back to sleep, then repeat. xD
-- Your best physical feature: Mmm... I'm strong? xD
-- Your bedtime: Midnight during school days.
-- Your most missed memory: AnimeFest 2006. T__T Though this year was a amazing. ^_^

LAYER FOUR:
-- Pepsi or Coke: Ehh... Either or... But I've been preffering Pepsi lately.
-- McDonald's or Burger King: Burger King Burger, McDonald's Fries. O_o
-- Single or group dates: Single! Group? WTF! xD
-- Adidas or Nike: Um... ANY shoes that are cheap and go ON my feet.
-- Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: I dun really care...
-- Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla, of course!
-- Cappuccino or coffee: Meh... Cappuccino.

LAYER FIVE:
-- Smoke: Nope.
-- Cuss: From time to time, though I usually self censor myself around others.
-- Sing: A LOT, but not around others.
-- Take a shower: Every night.
-- Have a crush: Damn near everyone knows the answer is yes. xD
-- Do you think you've been in love: No
-- Want to go to college: Um, I'm IN it?
-- Liked high school: It was good.
-- Want to get married: Sometime before I die would be nice...
-- Get motion sickness: Nope.
-- Think you're attractive: From the neck up? Otherwise, no...
-- Think you're a health freak: Hahahaha! (Does that answer enough?
-- Get along with your parent(s): Yep
-- Like thunderstorms: Yeah, they're pretty.
-- Play an instrument: Mmm... I'm learning Bass Guitar and some Violin.

LAYER SIX:
In the past month...
-- Drank alcohol: Hell yeah. xD
-- Smoked: Nope
-- Done a drug: Nope
-- Had Sex: I wish?
-- Made Out: ...in my dreams?
-- Gone on a date: Feh... T_T
-- Gone to the mall?: Yep
-- Eaten an entire box of Oreos: Lol... I've done so, but not lately.
-- Eaten sushi: Yes! I love sushi!
-- Been on stage: No... Not unless you count DDR a stage.
-- Been dumped?: Who can I be dumped by?
-- Made homemade cookies: Nah, I dun cook much.
-- Gone skinny dipping: What, ME nekkid? HAH!
-- Dyed your hair: Nope.
-- Stolen anything: No

LAYER NINE:
In a guy/girl...
-- Best eye color?: No real preference... Though Blue and Green are nice. ^_^
-- Best hair color?: Black or Brunette.
-- Short or long hair?: Long is win!
-- Height: Well, hopefully taller than a midget... I dun like a too short girl... I don't wanna have to crick my back just to reach her face... I mean, I'm 6 foot tall! So, someone around 5 something is nice.
-- Best weight: No boney gurls, plz! Mmm... around 200 isnt bad, I suppose. O_o
-- Best articles of clothing: Dresses and skirts! Why the HELL don't girls wear skirts more? T___T
-- Personality: Mmm... Hard to tell exactly... But a Tsundere is fine!

LAYER TEN:
-- Number of drugs taken illegally: Um, no?
-- Number of piercings: Nope... I dun like stabbings, thanks.
-- Number of tattoos: What, something on me PERMINANTLY? Yeahhh... no.
-- Number of times name was in newspaper: Once or twice. O_o;;;
-- Number of scars on my body: 3. One on my forehead (no, no Harry Potter here.), one on my ankle, and one on my left leg, just above the knee.

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Dear Professor Nekko ( ) :

I don't really know how to tell you this, but I dislike you. I think I realized it when I quoted Santa as you ate enchilada and I saw you carve your initials into my avocado plant. I'm sure you're man enough to understand that there is no solution to this. I'm returning your ring to you, but I'll keep your suicide note as a memory. You should also know that I get sick when I think of Senility.

Greetings to your frog Leonard,
Ryo Misaki

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[THE List]

~Birthday Gift Art (For Z) - In progress... Pose and Scene done.
~Oasis (For Morgan) - Not started
~Clash (For Z... Ancient Kiriban) - Not started
~Complete Portfolio (Finish drawings, color drawings, etc... Make use of all this book before it's retired! xD) - In progress
~2k (Chihiro - Xiatian), 3k and 4k (Z. Unstated) Kiriban catchup. (Not started. xD)
~6k Kiriban (Junichi/Toshiro) - Unstated, Not started.

Hahhaaa~! Two more things posted today...
Please look, comment, etc...

Anyway, I have one more project of priority... (but with 11 days to do it. xD)

So, I'll be taking a bit of a break with drawing.
Why? Well, this feverish pace is nice...
But I have tests coming up by the end of this week and next week... And I need to study!

So drawing can wait...
It won't be that long though... I'll have stuff posted again soon enough. xD


So, again... Just a reminder, Kiriban is reset to 6200!
Currently 6155 pageviews, so keep watching!

This time... I'm gonna have a 'give or take' factor...
-+ 5 ! If you are within 5 page views of 6200 (that's between 6195 and 6205), gimme yer screen shot!
Whoever is closest (or spot on) the 6200 mark gets the piccy!

...I hope someone gets it before this has to get pushed back to the 7k Kiriban. Aiya!

Good luck. ^_^

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[THE List]

~Timer (For Kyubi)
~Brontosarus (For Jessica)
~Birthday Gift Art (For Z) - Not started
~Oasis (For Morgan) - Not started
~Clash (For Z... Ancient Kiriban) - Not started
~Complete Portfolio (Finish drawings, color drawings, etc... Make use of all this book before it's retired! xD) - In progress
~2k (Chihiro - Xiatian), 3k and 4k (Z. Unstated) Kiriban catchup. (Not started. xD)

Ok, seriously... Does ANYONE care about Kiriban?
This is getting sad...

...so here we go for attempt #2...
Currently 6128 pageviews... And NOBODY is gonna claim a Kiriban?
How sad... I'm gonna cry. xD
(Or not... actually, no Kiriban is easier on me. )

So... Take TWO. Let's go for 6200.

This time... I'm gonna have a 'give or take' factor...
-+ 5 ! If you are within 5 page views of 6200 (that's between 6195 and 6205), gimme yer screen shot!
Whoever is closest (or spot on) the 6200 mark gets the piccy!

...I hope someone gets it before this has to get pushed back to the 7k Kiriban. Aiya!

Good luck. ^_^

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[THE List]

~Timer (For Kyubi) - *In progress... Scene done. Needs details, penning, and color.
~Brontosarus (For Jessica) - *In progress... Scene done.
~Birthday Gift Art (For Z) - Not started
~Oasis (For Morgan) - Not started
~Clash (For Z... Ancient Kiriban) - Not started
~Complete Portfolio (Finish drawings, color drawings, etc... Make use of all this book before it's retired! xD) - In progress
~2k (Chihiro - Xiatian), 3k and 4k (Z. Unstated) Kiriban catchup. (Not started. xD)

Well... Not much to report... As you noticed, some things were posted the other day.
Moar Comments Plz~! xD

Progress on everything else has been coming along well too... I'm almost done with those request piccies too. O_o

Status:

~Timer (For Kyubi) - In progress... Pose done.
~Motoko (For Imuza) - In progress... Pencil almost done.
~Brontosarus (For Jessica) - Not started
~Oasis (For Morgan) - Not started
~Clash (For Z... Ancient Kiriban) - Not started
~Scan Gift Sketches (From Con)
~Complete Portfolio (Finish drawings, color drawings, etc... Make use of all this book before it's retired! xD) - In progress

~KIRIBAN Postponement~
6100 views... Who's gonna get it?
Gimme a screenshot, and you gets a piccy! xD (Other than Z)
***Only 26 away.

Anyway, everything else has been rather uneventful. Lots of school... Working on programs now. Uber fun, as always.
Work starts again tomorrow... That should be fun.

Mmm... I wound up digging up a pile of my old art.
WOW, I really HAVE improved.
That, and I have SOOOO MUCH unfinished crap. Most of it will never see the light of day...
Others need to be dumped to scraps...
And some are actually pretty decent, but need to be finished. Bleh.

My current artbook still needs to be finalized though so I can retire it...
Aiya, it's gonna be a LONG time before I draw something new and original again.
I've gotta force myself to finish all this old crap. xD