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Shout It Out

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:41:11 PDT

Man...
I needed this.

It's just...some things have come up. I apologize for the long hiatus, but I haven't exactly been on the bright side lately. My father took me and my siblings to a psychologist recently, seeing how I've had insomnia for a solid two months now, and plus my sister has been acting kind of whack. And it turns out that I might seriously be a sociopath. Like, I might have ASPD, diagnosed and everything. And worse than that, seeing how mental illness is pretty popular in family already - Dad's bipolar, oldest brother is a clinical depressant - now it turns out that my sister inherited passive-aggressive from our late mother.

Ugh. We're all so fucked up, it's not even funny.

So I did this. These are all of the thoughts that will enter your head when you don't sleep for nine weeks.

Stripetease

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:34:27 PDT

Trying to clean up my submission log, this is my contribution to the ANSI/ASCII contest held at the Evoke demoparty in August. This was actually the fifth time I participated and I got my best rank so far and placed fourth (last year I only got 9th with this piece even though I was very happy with it). Funnily enough when I sent the piece I asked if the organizers could capitalize my nick properly this year. Of course they didn't and the name of the piece was even written wrong, "Striptease" instead of "Stripetease". Learn to use copy & paste, dudes!

I'm rather fond of this picture, especially the zebra parts. The letters didn't come out as well as I had anticipated. Some parts of them have intentionally slightly jagged antialiasing, as I tried not to make them perfectly clean, but still they don't look as much like zebra stripes as I had wished. This is drawn in JavE (white on black), but I probably should have drawn it in ACiDDraw, because it didn't look as good in MS-DOS as it did in Windows. Oh well. At least I bet it's one of the most original logo ASCIIs around and I even have some grayscale shading in there. Please fullview!

This is probably the last ASCII picture you'll see from me in a while. It's not like I've stopped drawing ASCII, but I'm not working on any pieces at the moment and it could be a few months before I'll do that again. There are some pictures I haven't submitted, but they aren't that good really so I probably won't upload them on DA.

Also see the newest issue of TextCanvas, the textmode art spotlight!

Austin and Ally Animeded

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:34:39 PST

Austin and ally is a NEW disney show on disney channel. of course it comes out in december 4th but i wanted to anime them so bad before i see the show. that just sounded crazy and stupid of me to say that but whatever. can't wait to watch it....

Stop Yelling At Me

Sun, 06 May 2012 13:00:56 PDT

Its been four years since I started contributing to DA, and this is probably the only thing that's irritated me since day one.

Before you read, I'm not talking about cute/polite stamps that poke at these issues, I'm talking about the ones that are BLARING FLASHING RED WHITE BLACK STAMPS AND ARTWORK.

I see an artist, a really awesome one, have dozens of stamps screaming at me not to steal, to do this, not to do that.
And I'm thinking to myself...
I really...don't want to watch this person....or be around them...

ART THEFT
>To those who have had art stolen by other deviants, like I have (heck originals have been stolen), you learn that its not that big of a deal. You contact the site. Report. Complete. The end.
>I always say to myself...that's the risk of putting it on the internet. For people to share. If you don't want to risk it being used/stolen, don't put it up.
>This does not include the huge art thefts where people steal the art, and SELL PRINTS! MAKING MONEY! Those things require lawsuits.
>But I bet 90% of the people who have these stamps on their profile haven't had a work stolen in this way, or even AT ALL.
>A thief is a thief. Putting up a stamp that says 'don't steal' isn't going to deter a thief.

Description Stamps
>Yes, it sucks that people don't always read the description. If they comment something dumb, then just ignore it. Don't reward the people who don't pay attention.

Thanks for Favs stamps
>This is probably the one thing that all people have to scream at others to make them realize, but no one ever does. So all you're doing is yelling at me and I'm like OK OK I won't thank!!! D: And if i accidentally do, I get yelled at again.
>You can guarantee I'm not coming back to your page.

DON'T JUDGE/CRITIQUE
>You don't want this? Don't post it up on the interwebs.
>Just ignore the comments, brush them off. You know your mistakes, and you'll try to get better.
>Yelling at people not to say anything other than 'good job' is like asking someone to tell you that the world is made up of unicorn dust and rainbows and nothing ever bad happens. Every work has flaws. But hearing it is how you grow!
>You yell at me not to comment/critique, I'm not gunna look.

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So the next time you want to plaster up your page with hate-ness and anger and judgement, ask yourself...who are you REALLY deterring?

DA is meant for sharing, and welcoming people into your world. So please people of my dearest DA.

Stop Yelling At Me

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On a side note, some people are probably think I'm yelling at them with this and I'll get those 'hypocrit' comments. I'm really not, just pointing it out

Stamp Template

Inspire me

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:10:48 PST

!!!!!!PLEASE FULLSCREEN!!!!!!

I wanted to give "book"
it's own dimension in future.

Now my girl stands up.... puts away her drawings....
She opens her eyes and she realizes that the world around her is full of new expiriences and new ideas.
Now she is able to create something new!

I wanted to put this scene into a digital world like a matrix
Because for example here on deviantArt thousands of people come together, who all want to create something new and share it with other people!
So it became a dimension of its own with tons and tons of ideas, feelings and all sorts of new stuff to discover!

It took alot of time to create this...changing...new ideas...
..INSPIRATION....

Every little green spot is a letter !!!!!!(Font: Courier)
Original filesize is 192MB!!!
My poor Computer had to work hard on this one

I hope you all out there like the result.

COMMENTS!!! + FULLVIEW!!

Balloon Party Logo

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:32:48 PST

Balloon Party is a giant album of brony artists (musicians) that is coming out near the summer. I made this as just a fan art, and thought I'd upload it. Thoughts?

Booth: Letterified

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:16:56 PDT

I made this with a thing online would never have enough patience to do this myself....well this is Agent Seeley Booth from the TV show Bones.
This picture really comes out if you keep scrolling up and down over the picture...

Everything You've worked up to

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:53:55 PDT

This is every single Gaga song that she recorded or is hers. This was from a while back and I know there is more to come. I think I'm missing one or two but good luck finding out what they are.

Eden

Sat, 29 May 2004 01:21:59 PDT

I drew this for the French IGDRP demoparty which was held last weekend. My first "abstract" ASCII design - heck, my first design that didn't come straight out of a model or a reference picture, this was entirely from my imagination. It was supposed to be fully abstract, but turned out to look like something in particular. There are some things I don't like about it (like the "tree"), but also some parts I really fancy. I guess that with practice I'll get better at doing this kind of designs.

I placed second in the compo, took only a week for the Frenchmen to get the results file on the web, eh. Also, they screwed up and entered my realname instead of my nick in the results, which was extremely lame. I guess I shouldn't complain too much as last year the results of the ASCII compo at IGDRP just plain disappeared. :-P

Tentacle :monochrome:

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:19:01 PDT

3rd place

Hey guys, if you're coming from Diamondie's contest results, be sure to check out [link] . It's the colour version.

Congrats to ~juansrx for his 2nd place submission "Tea Party" and to ~Faux-Pseudo for his 1st place submission "Size Of".

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I started this waaay back in 2006... in colour... didn't really have much done on it. Anyway, I remembered 's contest, so I started back on this early in the morning (it's 7:17 now) and got it finished... my ascii skills are better than I thought. lol. I hate it in monochrome, but that was one of the rules to Diamondie's contest... Expect a way awesomer coloured version later.

Best of luck to all the artists who have submitted to her contest!

Check out [link] for the contest results!

Episode I - 1

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:02:14 PST

One of our projects in our ART 244 class was to create a book of experimental typography designed to showcase and advertise fonts as though they were created by a single foundry. We could use any text we wanted, but they all had to generally come from the same source. We were to create at least 10 square compositions, each using only one font family, and then bind them into our own book by any method we choose. Eventually I chose to mount each composition onto a square illustration board with 1" margins and put all the boards into a two-piece slipcase made out of cardstock.

I chose to use the opening crawls from all six Star Wars films as my text, making two compositions for four of them so I could meet the mininum requirement. Here is the first of two pieces I created using the text of the opening crawl for The Phantom Menace, using only the Baskerville font family.

Their Coming...

Fri, 02 May 2008 17:40:29 PDT

Their Coming...
So watch out.

Yes, I know I have insane emo issues, even though I'm not emo...

p.s. i know i spelt they're wrong

Therapy. You are not alone.

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:12:03 PDT

"This song goes out to anyone whose ever been told that how you think or feel is wrong. It goes out to everyone whos ever felt alone. It goes out to anybody whos fucking sick and tired of being told what to do. You are, the most important person in the world. Every single one of you. Dont let anybody tell you differently, okay?"
"This next song goes out to anybody whos ever been told that the way that they think or the way that they feel is the wrong way to think or the wrong way to feel. Goes out to anybody whos ever been pushed down, held back, walked on Anybody who doesnt feel comfortable in their own skin, anybodyeverybody - It goes out to everybody. It goes out to all of you! And the reason it goes out to all of you is because every single one of you is fucking beautiful. Ive noticed that theres a lot of people in the world trying to tell other people that theyre not beautiful. And I dont stand for that, I think thats bullshit. Each and every single one of you are gorgeous, believe in yourselves. This song goes out to all of you. Its called Therapy." - Alex Gaskarth

You are not alone. There's always one place to run. Your life is the most important fucking thing. Don't waste it. Change will come. Don't throw away something beautiful just because someone else doesn't think you're beautiful. I fucking love you with all of my heart and I don't wanna see another person crying because someone they loved ended their life. Even though I know nothing of him, I'm dedicating this to Julian Hickman. You were a beautiful soul and always will be. Rest in peace.

Why? That is why

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:33:51 PDT

so, that's how WE are. Out God is RIGHTEOUS, remember that.
We all know, He is good, grace and everything, but He is HOLY and
RIGHTEOUS and I think quite a few of us might forget this from time
to time. Even I do ,that's why I say 'we' haha
..In fact, we all make&have mistakes and all that, so I don't get the
fact that some people come and ask 'why oh God, why...?', since it's
pretty clear why all this is this way now. We have chosen to go our
own way WITHOUT Him (see Exodus) and that's what we get from it.

That's also something why Jesus died for us on the cross, so we can choose by His 2nd chance to turn ourselves from our old, dirty and bad self and start becoming clean and have a relatioship with Him instead. He never wanted much but the same love He gave and still gives us.

____________________________________________

hope this spoke to some of you

xoxo& may God bless each of you who see this and open up your eyes once more, in Jesus name, AMEN.♦

xRunox

Just deal with it

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:54:18 PDT

Listen just if you don't like what some one else likes don't mean you have to get all angry and call me names coz of it.
I have two examples of this:
1) In science Amy Rel, who I hate but don't call name's, saw me and Cry's of the dead drawing.The bitch asked us what we're were drawing.We told her we where drawing X-men and she decided to call us gay and say that X-men is gay.
2) I was in form and not talking too anyone.Suddenly Ben and Tom decided to ask me why I never talk to them and why I don't hang out alot. I answered simply that I don't talk to them 'coz I know they make fun of me like everyone else and I don't come out a lot coz I don't like sun and don't have a lot of friend's.This resulted in me once again being called a gay emo vampire freak of nature and many other horrible names.

Fav if you have ever been called names just coz of they way you look or for what you like

Yellow is the color

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:25:08 PST

This one goes out to my mom, because I know what a tough year it has been and it's all coming to a head now. Love you mom! Don't give up without a fight!!

What color should I post next?

Green
Blue
Pink
Gray
Black
White
Brown

Deviance ASCII by Roy - SAC

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:07:38 PST

Deviance NFO File Ascii Logo (2002)
I created this ASCII in 2002 after I retired from SAC. I used to play HOMM3 (Heroes of Might and Magic 3) a lot and Deviance released HOMM4, the sequel which I appreciated very much and decided to do an Ascii for them, because I did not like the one they used for the HOMM4 release. Since I did not have any active contacts with the "scene" delivery of the Ascii became somewhat of a problem. I am not sure until this day, if they ever got it or not.
My pre-ordered copy of HOMM4 arrived a few days later via mail which I sadly never played as much as the previous Version. HOMM5 is coming out soon and I might get to play that one a bit.

Upon a bleeding star

Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:58:44 PST

ok, this tells you how bored i was today... i found out how to use layers in photodeluxe though...

more to come as soon as emma gets me package!

More templates are coming !

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:33:35 PDT

MAKE SURE TO COMMENT ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! GO AND COMMENT IF YOU WANT A CHIBI ! IT'S RELLY EASY JUST FILL OUT THE FORM !

Form

Skin color:

Template:

Color of clothing:

Hair color:

Extras (Bows , ties , necklaces , glasses , bracelets , rings , etc):

Sheik

Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:57:38 PDT

this is one of my earlier ASCII's, and didnt come out as I would have liked it, but its still kinda good. Oh yeah, Sheik is my best player in SSBM, you can ask GX on that

copyright nintendo

The way i feel

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:41:03 PST

This is exactly how i feel..
Sometimes all that’s left to do is feel like I should cry,
But tears won’t come when needed and leave one with the urge to die.
Why can’t I sort myself out before the feelings hit again?

asdfghjkl;edrfthjkl; v(ಥ ̯ ಥ)v
.............

November 14th Journal Entry

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:52:14 PST

Ive been watching a lot more anime recently, watching whole seasons, and I've come to realize that quite a bit of anime series' endings, aren't that great. But I found Death Note's ending to be quite interesting. now, i didn't like some of the episodes and some things that went on during them, but in the end, everything seemed to work out.

Edward Elric error

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:52:53 PST

Me:HA Edwards short hahahahahah
Ed:What did you just say?
Me:*jumps out of my skin*w..when did you get there?
Ed:I've been here all the time*trying not to burst with his anger*
Me:Well i'm sorry it's not my fault your too small for me to see*runs for my life*
Ed:COME BACK HERE, I SAID COME BACK AND WHO ARE YOU CALLING A RUNT SMALLER THEN A SPECK OF SAND ON A ANT!!!!! YOU HEAR ME COME BACK SO I CAN KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me:hell nooooooooooo

Victorian Letters

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:24:27 PST

She's supposed to be victorian but her ringlets in her hair didn't come out right...Oh well. This was a project for my Basic Graphic Design class. I still like how she turned out. I forgot what text I was using though...it's written in the corner but when I took the pic I didn't include the whole name.

My Wish

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:42:59 PDT

My Wish- Rascal Flatts

I hope that days come easy and moments pass slow,
and each road leads you where you want to go,
and if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
if it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,

More then anything, more then anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it,
to your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more then you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
all the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
and you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
and you always give more then you take.

Oh More then anything, Yeah, and more then anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more then you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more then you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

Dojo Dossier: New Year Edition

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:32:33 PST

Dojo Dossier: New Year's Edition

Happy new year, fight fans! Although it may not be as regular as it was, the Dossier is still very much alive and kicking (ha!); while the fighting games scene continues to exist, there's still a space for the Dojo out there on the 'net. The really big news at the moment is Super Street Fighter IV, which got huge coverage on the official website today, but there are other positive industry rumblings, too. Prepare yourself!

Fingers On The Trigger!

I know there are a lot of folks reading this who dig BlazBlue, so this update might be of interest to you; BlazBlue Portable, an updated version of the arcade giant BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, is to be released in Japan on February 25th. The game seems to be a 'deluxe' version of the home release, including wi-fi versus, several new single-player modes, and unlockable bonus material (including what looks like the 'Tell Me, Dr. Litchi!' series from BlazBlue.jp). It's not a port of the recent update, Continuum Shift, so the new characters and locations aren't in the game; also, as has been mentioned before, it's likely that the graphics resolution will be toned down to suit the specifications of the PSP. This won't be a huge problem for a lot of people, but hardcore BlazBlue fans might be disappointed.

Having said that, it's portable BlazBlue; if you haven't got an X360/PS3, or are on the go a lot, this could be a welcome addition to your fighting games collection when it launches in February. The official site can be seen here.

Examu Plays The Three Of Hearts

The third in the Arcana Heart series has finally hit arcades! For those people who aren't familiar with the franchise, AH is a 2D fighting game with mechanics similar to the Capcom brand 'versus' series; super jumps, chain combos, etc. The cast is mostly comprised of teenage girls (with a few pre-teen exceptions, like the new character 'Eko', who is five), a lot of whom fall into familiar Japanese stereotypes; for instance, there's a ninja girl, a maid, a witch... having said that, there are some very nice character designs on the roster, like Mei-Fang, (a Chinese martial artist with rocket boots), and Kira (a swimsuit-clad girl who's teamed up with a sentient blob of shape-changing goo).

I don't think anyone at the Dojo is in a position to play the game at the moment (unless you're going to Japan soon and have a penchant for all-female fighting games!), but i'm guessing that the game will eventually be released on PS3 (and possibly X360), so it's viable for import as and when. If you're interested in checking the game out, the Examu mini-site is here.

Dead Or Alive Back On Playstation?

Apparently, according to one British games magazine, Dead Or Alive 5 is not only being developed, but is to be a multi-platform release! The series hasn't been seen on Playstation machines since Dead Or Alive 2 Hardcore on the PS2; since then, the games have been exclusive to X-Box (with the exception of Dead Or Alive Online on the PC), but now there are two new titles in the pipeline.

The second is Dead Or Alive Paradise for the PSP, which seems to be a follow-up to the Dead Or Alive: Extreme Beach Volleyball games. For those not familiar with them, DOAXBV is a 'beach life simulation'; if you want to be a sexual predator, but aren't suitably familiar with people to hang around a beach, this is a safe place to start. That is, if you're male - if you're female, DOAXBV is a really, really polished blackjack simulator.

I'm no expert on this series, but i'm confident that Dead Or Alive Paradise is an updated version of the X-Box games, with some new features (and a beating with the ugly stick for the graphics!). Fans of Dead Or Alive, blackjack-playing lechers, or people with too much money should make some space in their Rolodex for April 2nd.

Tekken Manga Continues!

We're now onto part four, Dusk's Paper Airplane; i wasn't entirely sure of the title either, but there is an aeroplane involved. What i can say though, is that the story is progressing well; the meeting between Asuka Kazama and Emily 'Lili' Rochefort is still the main focus, but this episode features an aerial brawl between Robert 'Bob' Richards (who has gone totally Dog The Bounty Hunter and hunts folks for money, presumably then going to McDonalds to celebrate!) and Miguel Rojo, who is wanted by the Mishima Zaibatsu for being a jackass on numerous occasions. You can probably guess who wins, so i won't spoil it - but i will say that it's worth reading, even if you haven't read the previous parts. Unfortunately for new readers, Shonen Jump Egg (an online arm of the Shonen Jump magazine), only the first and latest parts are kept online, but each episode is worth reading individually, if only for the fights. It's in original Japanese and translated English, so if you like your manga unchanged and cold filtered like Miller Draft, you probably want to stop drinking your books.

The Shonen Jump Egg Tekken page is... here.

Bloodline Rebellion PSP - Out Now?!

I was thoroughly surprised to find out that the English-language version of Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion for the PSP was out before the Japanese release; the game has been out since last year, but the Eastern release is set for the 14th January ! I've had the game for a while now, and i can confirm that it's a very good attempt to port a next-gen game to a handheld system, although the mention of 'new content' appears to be slightly misleading; some of the 'new' stages are the second tier of the destructible stages, and the character models (not counting the new characters) are ported from Dark Resurrection. Having said that, there are new costume items, and they're earned through fighting (there's no Scenario Campaign mode), which i personally think is a better idea; my custom characters are pretty un-modded, as i'm not willing to play through the shitbox that is the Scenario Campaign to get new costume items.

If you want to get yourself some English-language Tekken 6 action, the game is available from pretty much wherever you want to buy it, or the Japanese version is out on the 14th January - there's really not all that much to translate though, so the two versions are pretty similar.

Even More Super Street Fighter IV!

Now, here's what you Street Fighter fans were waiting for! A huge amount of information about the upcoming Super Street Fighter IV was released today (8th January); amongst updates to various pages, a new trailer was uploaded detailing some of the new features. I would seriously recommend having a look at the trailer before reading on - it's available here, under SUPER NEW FEATURES.

Now then, for those of you who don't have a high-speed 'net connection, or would like a more personal spin on the footage, here's the official Dojo down-low on the trailer!

New Ultra Combos!

Each character now has two Ultra Combos, which are selected on the Character Select screen (like in Street Fighter 3: Third Strike) - i've seen quite a few of the new ones, and i'm pleased to say that i haven't seen a duff one yet! There are a lot of instances where characters become more accessible and viable as 'main' characters; for instance, Dhalsim now has an aerial Ultra, so players have more options than the catastrophe-into-teleport, and i'm guessing that Gouki/Akuma will now be ranked better now that he's not just left with the Shun-Goku-Satsu. I mean, it's a really strong move, but i think people will agree with me when i say that even the Ultra version can be seen coming a mile off!

Oh, and in case you didn't guess already, Ryu now has the Shin Shoryuken.

Wardrobe Of A Warrior

Each character now has three costumes; the classic outfit, the DLC outfit from Street Fighter IV, and a new Super costume (i'm presuming they come in various colours like in SFIV, so that's about 30 looks for each character!). The new costumes, on the whole, are fabulous; they're not all revealed in the trailer, but some of the more notable ones are Mech Zangief (a full-body robot mod, sort of like 'Colossus' from the X-Men), Rufus looking like a Chinese zombie (complete with forehead scroll!), and Balrog/Bison's 'gangsta' makeover. I personally thought that some of the Street Fighter IV DLC costumes could have been better, but it seems that the Super ones more than make up for it.

Cash In Your Air Miles!

There are now more locations to fight in, too; i particularly like the Metro City building site stage, where you're fighting on girders while Hugo wanders around in the background, and the Korea downtown stage, which is really colourful and vivid. There are also updates to existing stages, like the Historic Distillery at night. However, i'm confused as to one particular point; it looks like there are either two stages set in India, or one of them is Africa... could Elena be on the cast list? I'd like to see that!

About The Cast List...

At the time of writing, the cast list consists of those characters that were in Street Fighter IV (the unlockable ones are now ready from boot-up), plus Guy, Cody (Final Fight, Street Fighter Zero), Adon (Street Fighter Zero), Dee-Jay, and T. Hawk (Super Street Fighter 2). Apparently there are at least three more to come, plus two newcomers; Juri (a South Korean kickboxer fitted with a chi-boosting eye implant), and a new character who is apparently a grappler 'obsessed with oils'. There have been rumours about who else is going to be added to the cast list, but i'm not in a position to divulge which are true at the moment; i can confirm though that the one character i do know about is a welcome addition to the cast list, who i think a lot of people will be happy with (especially with two new Ultras!).

Personally speaking, i think the current roster is a really strong one; i wasn't sure about Guy and Cody being in the game, but i think with EX moves and new Ultras they'll be a lot more accessible than they were in Street Fighter Zero 3.

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Well, that's about it for this New Year edition of the Dojo Dossier. See you next time for another round of coverage from the fighting games scene!

You Be the Anchor...

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:58:19 PDT

You Be the Anchor That Keeps My Feet on the Ground, I'll Be the Wings That Keep Your Heart in the Clouds- Mayday Parade

And honestly, I have been begging for answers
That you and only you can give to me
A voice crying loud
I've been crying for days now
And as I start to run, I stop to breathe

(And I was nearly scared to death)
And I was nearly scared to death
(Of what you left in paragraphs)
Of what you left in paragraphs
(The words were nearly over us)
The words were nearly over us
You stop and turn and grab your bags

And I'll be here by the ocean
Just waiting for proof that there's
Sunsets and silhouette dreams
All my sand castles fall
Like the ashes of cigarettes
And every waves drags me to sea
I could stand here for hours
Just to ask God the question
Is everyone here make-believe?
With a tear in His voice
He said, "Son, that's the question."
Does this deafening silence mean nothing
To no one but me?

As hours move to minutes
And minutes take longer to break
I will be desperately awaiting
But my tongue won't fall apart
And we've been sitting here for hours
All alone and in the dark

So let me think of how to word it
Is it too soon to say "perfect"?
If I could find another thirty minutes somewhere
I'm sure everything would find me
All that's left is just to sing

And I'll be here by the ocean
Just waiting for proof that there's
Sunsets and silhouette dreams
All my sand castles fall
Like the ashes of cigarettes
And every waves drags me to sea
I could stand here for hours
Just to ask God the question
Is everyone here make-believe?
With a tear in His voice
He said, "Son, that's the question."
Does this deafening silence mean nothing
To no one but me?

And if you sing to me sweet till then
I may never sail Virginia again
And as this current moves slow for me
This much you must know
We'll meet again
And El, I'll have you know I'm scared to death

Tell me once again
That you'll love me to the death
And should I die
You swear that you will come for me
As I fade away, you reach out your arms
(And please don't let me go)
And please don't let me go
(And please don't let me go)
And please don't let me go

And I'll be here by the ocean
Just waiting for proof that there's
Sunsets and silhouette dreams
All my sand castles fall
Like the ashes of cigarettes
And every waves drags me to sea
I could stand here for hours
Just to ask God the question
Is everyone here make-believe?
With a tear in His voice
He said, "Son, that's the question."
Does this deafening silence mean nothing
To no one but me?

Catch of the day

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:45:39 PST

You really should click it!

I think I found my calling, ASCII art! It's so amazing, being able to create something wonderful out of things you see every day just by putting them in a new order! I'm even starting to see things in ASCII, it just comes naturally I guess. I've mentioned before that I'm not much of an artist, but I'm very proud of this and I feel I can actually invest some time into refining this talent.

Anyway, this is my first of soon to be many ASCII deviations. It's my adaption on my good friend and inspiration 's latest picture. Check them out!

This took me 5 hours and 47 minutes of work time, over the entire process, to complete.

Oh yeah, and if you want to get a closer look at parts of the image so that you can see what text characters I used in each part, I'm uploading zooms in the scraps section.

Don't Say Goodbye

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:43:34 PST

Things are changing
It seems strange and I need to figure this out
You've got your life
I got mine, but you're all I cared about

Yesterday we were laughing
Today I'm left here asking
Where has all the time gone now?
I'm left alone somehow
Growing up and getting older
I don't wanna believe it's over

Don't say goodbye
Cause I don't wanna hear those words tonight
Cause maybe it's not the end for you and I
And although we knew this time would come for me and you,
Don't say anything tonight
If you're gonna say goodbye

Do you remember in December
How we swore we'd never change?
Even though you're leaving
Our feelings would always stay the same

I wish we could be laughing
Instead I'm standing here asking
Do we have to end this now?
Can we make it last somehow?
We both know what we gotta say,
Not today, 'cause I don't wanna leave this way

And if it's over, it hurts but I'm giving you my word
I hope that you're always happy like we were.

~Skillet - Say Goodbye

Espace De Laplace

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:37:54 PST

But I can determine the past, present, or future by simultaneously observing the speed and direction of every atom in the universe! What do you think about THAT?

"I think," she mumbled, adjusting her spectacles, "that you need to find some new hobbies."

Humph...

"Are you upset because you didn't need to look into the future to know it's true?"

You're good at this.

Okay, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Noah, what the quark is this?"
It's the first in a series of images designed to give you a surreal romp through theories and concepts in quantum mechanics, metaphysics, and mathematics or science in general! Of course, these images are likely to get so obscure, complicated, and unrelated, that any sort of educational value is lost, leaving you with PURE FUN!
Your guide on this journey is the bespectacled, note-pad toting, rucksack wearing, ever so mellow Alice, who you'll see more of. Perhaps, as more than a speck if you're lucky. And maybe I can think of a better name, but Alice in Wonderland sure was wacky as hell...

"But who's this wierdo in the picture, and why does he look like that? I bet you packed a ton of symbolism into this one."

Oh you know me too well! This is my take on Laplace's Demon, an intelligence which could effectively tell you everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen, with nothing but causal determinism. Of course, those damn physicists went out and destroyed Laplace's ideas with that "thermodynamics" mumbo-jumbo. There's not a day that passes without me cursing the name of entropy and all that it stands for.
Either way, you're damn right there's symbolism in his design, some of it is so nearly unrelated I might start making things up while I explain it to you, hold tight. You see, his head and antennae are shaped like Laplace's scaler operator, an upsidedown triangle thing squared, basically. Just Wiki it already, I can see the urge all over your eager little faces. His eyes, now they're shaped like a lowercase and uppercase Greek Phi. Phi is used a lot in quantum mechanics, which was basically what Laplace was arguing about. Here's one you probably didn't notice, his pose is just like a Greek Psi, same reasons apply. What's that on his tail? No it's not the clubs card suit, you copenhagen interpretation! It's a Mandelbrot fractal, which is basically all about infinity, which is kind of related in that you'd need to do a lot of stuff at the exact same time in order to be Laplace's Demon. Speaking of Infinity, check out the fasteners on his coat.

He's also supposed to be a lizard, because... just because. Lizards were the first mathematicians, didn't you know that? >.o

IT'S MEANT TO BE VIEWED WHILE ZOOMED OUT, BUT YOU BETTER FULL VIEW IT ONCE TO SEE ALL THE TEXT I USED!

If it doesn't look right, stand up and run away from the computer screen for a while, then turn around and check for improvement.

Yes, I got sloppy on pretty much everything as soon as I finished typing out the demon itself. Deal with it.

I just updated the image... heh... I spoil myself.

Coming soon: A Sensible Emanation in the Realm of Being.

Moab

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:01:10 PDT

Moab by Conor Oberst

I used up your compassion
So I've come to make a trade
You can hate me but just love me in return
If I know where to find you
I'll stay out of your way
I won't come beg to borrow
All the happiness you've earned

I'll just slide back down to the bottom
While you make your place in the hills
There's nothing that the road cannot heal
There's nothing that the road cannot heal
Washed beneath the blacktop
Gone beneath my wheels
There's nothing that the road cannot heal
Woo!

They say the sun won't burn forever
That's a science too exact
I can prove it, watch, we're crossing the state line
See those headlights coming towards us?
That's someone going back
To a town they said they'd never, yeah
They swore it on their lives

You can't break out of a circle
That you never knew you were in
And there's nothing that the road cannot heal
Nothing that the road cannot heal
Washed under the blacktop
Gone beneath my wheels
There's nothing that the road cannot heal

Some will spend their precious time
Trying to decorate their lives
Taking measurements for some new look they want
So from 1-10, 10's exactly what I am
0 being everything I'm not

Tell me what you like
Is it less than 5?
Is it less than 5?

There's nothing that the road cannot heal
There's nothing that the road cannot heal
When I make it to nowhere
I'll get my canteen filled
There's nothing that the road cannot heal
Washed beneath the blacktop
Gone beneath my wheels
There's nothing that the road cannot heal

Welcome Back: A Nostalgia Critic Fanfic

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:27:48 PST

Having finished his review of The Odd Life of Timothy Green, the Nostalgia Critic figured that he should call up his fellow reviewers to let them know of his return.

Needless to say, their reactions were mixed.

Nostalgia Chick seemed pretty annoyed that she had now lost her monopoly on all things nostalgia, but he could tell that behind the annoyed snark she was happy to hear that he was alright.

After recovering from passing out from shock, Film Brain gushed for nearly half an hour about his joy in hearing that his idol had come back from the dead, having to be reminded every so often not to hyperventilate.

Linkara, after recovering from shock, worried about the possibility of the universe collapsing without the Critic. But he was more than happy to know that Douchey was currently keeping it stable, and wouldn’t be pestering him ever again.

Phelous was fairly indifferent about the whole thing, but he still refused to say where exactly he got the skull that supposedly belonged to the Critic or what it really was.

By the time he had finished calling everyone, or at least everyone that had gone into space with him, a good couple of hours had passed. There was no sign of Rob anywhere, so he assumed he’d be back later. Finally, the Critic had some time to relax. He slumped back in the armchair he’d been sitting in and sighed in relief.

But now that he finally had a quiet moment, he couldn’t help but reflect a bit. The thoughts and memories of both of his lives floated around in his head; being ridiculed as a child star, being driven insane from a constant barrage of awful movies, the aspirations of an amateur film maker, the praise from his fans when they weren’t trying to kill him for something he said or did in his reviews.

‘So, whom am I really?’ he pondered. ‘Am I Donny, or the Nostalgia Critic, or just both?’ He rubbed his temples. ‘Oh well, it’s not like it really matters. Now I’m back, and better than ever.’ He smiled, thinking of all the new reviews that lay ahead of him, endless possibilities.
And yet…

One thought still echoed in the back of his mind, a memory that just kept eating at him.

“Now at last you will know what it’s like to experience failure und see through the eyes of tortured child stars und vatch as all of your ambition crumbles into a mangy pile of heap. A lifetime of harsh criticisms atoned for at last.”

“Everyone you criticize from this point on has a face. In every way, they are just like you. They work hard, they feel pain, they laugh, they cry. And when you mock them, you also mock yourself. You can still criticize all you want but deep down inside, you’ll always know what it’s like to be on the other side. And never truly forget.”

“You knew what you were doing back then as a kid. If you didn't want people like me making fun of your work, you wouldn't have chosen so many crappy movies. I don't care how old you were!”

“So you think kids should be held accountable for what they film, no matter what their age?”

He knew what he had to do.
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Boring.

That’s how everything felt for Mara Wilson lately. Just boring.

The former child star nonchalantly stirred her coffee and starred out the window. Everything just seemed dull without the Critic to torment

The Critic…

How ironic it seemed that the person who had pissed her off by making fun of her performances in movies when she was just a child also brought her so much joy from torturing him with his own past attempts at film. After all, that was the whole reason she got her powers, so she could wreak vengeance on all those who dared to make fun of her past career in film. But what good were demonic powers if there was no one to use them one.

She had tried finding other critics to target, but she couldn’t really find a reason to antagonize the Nostalgia Chick, and other critics were no fun either. Not even her blog could keep her entertained very much.

In fact, although she would never admit it, in a way, she missed that whining, screaming asshole Critic.

Just then the phone rang. ‘Hmph. Probably just another telemarketer,’ she thought. ‘Honestly, how many of them to I have to set on fire for them to get the message?’ She set her coffee down on the kitchen table and picked up the phone. “Hello?”

“Hey Mara. It’s me, the Nostalgia Critic.”

A moment passed.

‘What.’

“Mara? Are you there?”

“I-I,” Mara stuttered as she desperately tried to quickly recover from shock and put on a cool demeanor. “Aren’t you supposed to be dead or something?” she answered in a casual, indifferent sounding tone.

“Yeah, well, I got better,” he replied. “And while I was, er, dead, I learned a few things.”

“Oh?” she said, trying to appear to feign interest but in reality hanging on every word the Critic said, trying to assure herself that this was really happening.”

“Yeah, and now I have something I need to say to you.”

“Oh really? And what would that be?” ‘Here it comes!’ she thought excitedly. ‘He’ll start insulting me again and everything will be just like before and I can get back to exacting my revenge on him!’

The Critic took a deep breath before finally answering.

“I’m sorry.”
Another moment passed.

“You’re joking, right?

“No, I’m completely serious. I’m sorry for what I said about you,” he continued. “It was wrong of me to judge your acting when you were only a child. For all I know, that was just the Hollywood directors telling you to act all cutesy.”

Mara pondered his words for a minute before finally answering him back. ”Why the sudden change of heart?”

“Well, like I said, I learned a few things while I was gone. Let’s just say I got to see things from a different perspective. Anyway, I just needed to get that off my chest."

Mara thought carefully about how to respond to this, before finally deciding on what to say. “You do realize that I’m still going to torment you even after this.” She paused for a moment.” But, I do appreciate the apology. You pompous bastard,” she added jokingly.

“I wouldn’t have it any other way, you psychotic demon bitch,” he replied in an equally joking tone before hanging up.

Mara hung up the phone, picked up her coffee, and smiled before taking a sip.

‘And all is right with the world.’

Airplanes

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:05:57 PDT

Airplanes by B.O.B.

Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now
Wish right now
Wish right now
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now
Wish right now
Wish right now

I could use a dream or a genie or a wish
To go back to a place much simpler than this
'Cause after all the partying and smashin' and crashin'
And all the glitz and the glam and the fashion
And all the pandemonium and all the madness
There comes a time where you fade to the blackness
And when you starin' at that phone in yo lap
And you hopin' but them people never call you back
But that's just how the story unfolds
You get another hand soon after you fold
And when your plans unravel in the sand what would you wish for if you had once chance?
So airplane, airplane I'm sorry I'm late
I'm on my way so don't close that gate
If I don't make that then I'll switch my flight
And I'll be right back at it by the end of the night

Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now
Wish right now
Wish right now
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now
Wish right now
Wish right now

Somebody take me back to the days
Before this was a job, before I got paid
Before it ever mattered what I had in my bank
Yeah, back when I was tryin' get into that subway
And back when I was rappin' for the hell of it
But nowadays we rappin' to stay relevant
I'm guessin' that if we could make some wishes out of airplanes
Then maybe oh maybe I'll go back to the days
Before the politics that we call the rap game
And back when ain't nobody listen to my mixtape
And back before I tried to cover up my slang
But this is for the Cada, what's up Bobby Ray
So can I get a wish to end the politics
And get back to the music that started this shit
So here I stand and then again I say
I'm hoping we could make some wishes out of airplanes

Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now
Wish right now
Wish right now
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now
Wish right now
Wish right now

I could really use a wish right now
Like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now

New YouTube Video!

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:48:51 PST

Come Check It Out

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Initial

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:58:55 PDT

i was just chkin.... dot net paint.....
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and this comes out.....

Initials

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:54:57 PDT

i was just chkin.... dot net paint.....
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and this comes out.....

Ness

Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:29:55 PDT

the free hand came out bad, but the part where he holds the bat come out nicely, which makes up for my horrid job on that damn hand >_<

copyright nintendo

ASCII Computer Grrl

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:23:23 PDT

My favourite computer was the IBM I bought when they first started coming out with the black ones.

home front

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:31:49 PST

this a ascii of homefront the game about to come out and no it not fake and yes i made it. its one of my proudest artwork

Ice Climbers

Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:35:38 PDT

When I looked at the picture I chose to do I was thinking "o great, their hoods are gonna be hard to do" but as I was doing it, I realized they were coming out pretty well. This is one of my more dynamic ASCII arts and definitely one of my favorites.

copyright nintendo.

Off Your Trolley - ascii

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:03:22 PDT

I knocked this up after a drunken night out with my friends Adele and Ema.

You know how it is, come out of the pub / club drunk see a shopping trolley and you think its a great cheap alternative transport to a taxi home!

Unfortunately, I must have had a trolley with a dodgey wheel and so both Adele and Ema got tipped out a few times on the way home... oops!!

Anyways, in memory of a fun night, I knocked up this little ASCii style ad as a MySpace comment to leave em.

If anyone actually sets up this business then don't forget to drop me my cut for the original idea! lol

9. Words

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:27:59 PST

If anyone can honestly figure out why the words are put in the way they are, you're a total freaking genius
Supremely lazy on this. Was gonna do a letter but I never got around to it.

~~Bonus points if you know where these words come from and why their put in that order.~~

Random pls account time? Yes I think so.

Mars Djinn Ascii

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:38:15 PDT

Full view Please D:

I only have the screenshot for this because I messed up COMPLETELY, and did not put it in web layout form in Microsoft Word. >_< It comes out crummy when copied/pasted. So I am going to redo it all over again...

Took a good 4-5 hours. This is my very first ASCII. (Very appropiate, don't you think)? Thank you Luelinks for getting me interested in this kind of art.

Unknown

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:20:29 PDT

People are afraid of what they cant see and what they dont know much about, this is one of my first submissions so im pretty unkown right now, but once you get to know something it comes out clearer..like when your eyes get used to the darkness and things begin to take shape. About the image, there is a picture of me behind all the black muck and this is kind of like an introduction of me..

A Lonely Day on the Rooftops

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:09:29 PDT

A Lonely Day on the Rooftops

by MintyAlfalfa

Once upon a time, Altair was parkouring around Jerusalem in his usual parkoury way, casually assassinating archers along his path. When he was doing this, however, he noticed that one of the guards he killed respawned.

"What kind of infidel devilry is this?" Altair pondered. "You! The man I just killed! How is it that you have come back to the land of the living?"

The archer said nothing that Altair could understand, because he only spoke French, no Arabic - all he said was, "Sacre bleu!" He scratched his head for a moment, figuring out just what was going on, then warned him to leave the rooftops within the next second or die, then took aim at Altair, who, noticing that he was in danger, descended the building into an empty courtyard.

The courtyard actually was not as empty as he had initially observed. There was a French lady inside, doing some gardening. This lady happened to speak Arabic, but her natural language was French.

"Mon Dieu! C'est un Assassin! Pierre, venir ici!"

Pierre dashed into the courtyard. "Sacre bleu!" he exclaimed, drawing his convenient sword.

Altair made no hesitation in drawing his own anachronistic saber. The bilingual woman shrieked in fear in anticipation on the ensuing sword fight.

Altair easily won. He knelt down and asked the woman if she spoke Arabic.

"Yes, I do," she said in Arabic, stuttering and trembling. "Who- Who are you?"

"I am an Assassin. Did you know that the guard on top of your house is a Templar?"

"Well, yes... he's my son."

"Well, are you a Templar?"

"But of course!"

Altair activated his eagle vision and saw that it was so. He promptly told her the story of how her son was stabbed to death by him and miraculously revived when he came back around, then killed her.

"Urrrggghhh..." the Templar woman groaned before dying.

"Rest in peace, lady," Altair said solemnly. He did not say that to her husband, though.

As he was about to leave the courtyard, he noticed a shiny gold medallion around the French lady's neck. This identified her as the Madame de Pinotnoir, his target of the day. Rejoicing at this amazing stroke of luck, he rubbed some of her blood on a feather and headed out to lunch.

Nintendo DS ASCII

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:55:41 PDT

In Graphic Design class we were asked to make and object or being out of some sort of text for our Typography project. I was having trouble coming up with anything, but in the end I decided on a Nintendo DS in the ASCII style.

Always Here

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:38:09 PDT

My newest song that I tried to make look pretty...I think that it was a fail.The colors wouldn't save right in any type of file so it messed the whole picture up.Oh well.Enjoy my newest song.Hopefully I will be able to put guitar to it.Electric maybe?I think that would sound good.Me playing and singing it.Maybe...maybe my sis can back me up.

So you see me running about
All this fighting's wearing me out
For all I care scream and shout
Try to change me with that pout

Chorus-
If you as I am here
Not close to here but
I am near
I don't know what you could say
Anyway
Everyday
If you beg I won't stay
Not today
It's not okay
Even if you see a tear
I am near
With no fear

I can't help my self for losing you
My heart is now,now so blue
You came back after saying I'd rue
I surely feel that now I do

Chorus

What, what should I do
All I see is you
In my eyes
There is nothing wrong
They tell me to give up
Convince me right now
Stop coming back
Or I'll scream and shout

Chorus

I Go Live Radio Show!!

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:52:21 PDT

We go Live with Talented bronies who are not out their and should be I mean come on it gives us Bronies who ate fucking awesome a chance!

How It Works!!!

U send us your Profile Link and we look through Your stories, games, Art, Anything and we judge and invite you to the show by Skype (talk on Skype for the interview) and play music!

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Read Artists Comments Please

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:03:05 PDT

So, I might just be shooting myself in the foot here, with this opinion of mine, but its terribly late, and I just have to say, what the hell, guys? Why does it have to be so complicated? And this doesn't just apply to things like birth control, but that's a fire I don't want to start... This is something that has been on my mind quite often lately, what with all the presidential debates and such going on... And it bothers me... So here I am, venting:
Why are we asking the people who are so terribly opposed to even the idea of contraception that they won't even look at it, to vote on laws that will help those of us that use it? It doesn't pertain to them in the slightest, but yet, we still ask them to give their uneducated opinion on such matters, and when you ask them why they insist on making life harder for those of us that are poor, and NEED the medication to function in daily life, they say some naive bull shit like; "God/the bible says such and such..."

I know that my opinion is also biased; I use birth control pills. Yes, I pay $75 dollars per month so that I am not writhing in pain or riding a wild roller coaster of emotion on a daily basis. And no, cheap ass stuff does not work, it actually accentuates my symptoms. And no, I do not get tax returns for my medical needs, and Insurance does not cover the only brand that works for me. Lovely, ain't it?

If you have something valid to say, not random flaming, I would love to reply to your comment, but, if you come raging in, ready to fight, have fun with another user... I'm not trying to pick a fight, and I'm not trying to change anyone's mind; feel free to agree or disagree with me if you like... Hell, post your own art in reply to this if you like, send me a link! All I'm saying is that there is more to birth control than wild sex... or even sex at all...

If this does get out to the larger public, feel free to get as ass-hurt as you want, and spout something along the lines of how it hurts your feelings to see people sinning, but its not going to change much... have fun with that comment war...