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I hope you all like the lyrics I posted up.

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Greetings everyone, this is Gio.

I'm in Arlington right now for Anime U.S.A. At least, I think that's the convention. I'm pretty sure I ruined the day of at least 3 people thanks to my driving. I had to get the GPS Navigator in my phone activated because I missed my exit. In my defense, despite my bad (UNDERSTATEMENT ALERT) sense of direction, they didn't properly label my exit. And Reagan airport is a total B to navigate. And my GPS is lousy at keeping up with where I am, it gives bad directions and the voice sounds like a mechanical whore.

otherwise, I'm doing smashingly since my friend Mel flew in from the mid-west to see me.

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/28042415/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/28042415/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:37:07 PDT
Greeting everyone, it's Gio.

My test for physical science today was canceled because the copy machine ate the test. Talk about WIN. My English paper is probably the worst one I've ever written, but that's okay because I have the whole weekend to make it better. Or worse. Or better. Are any of you going to Anime USA? I am, but only because a friend of mine from the midwest (where I originally was until two months ago) is flying here to the east for it. It's only a 3 hour drive for me, so I figured "why not".

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Greeting everyone, it's Gio.

There's not a whole lot to say. I've got a rough draft of a paper due tomorrow, and a big test for Physical Science that I should be studying for. Go me. I'm also debating buying Firefly off of iTunes when I get the money. One more time- Go me.

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Greetings everyone, it's Gio. I've been here and there doing this and that, working on multiple stories and avoiding drawing. There might be updates, there might not~ who knows? Stay tuned!

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I still can't think up a name for my new story, but I do have a few things written for it which surprises me. I had something else i wanted to say, but now I can't think of it. Oh well.

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Sad goggle boy is sad. Maybe tomorrow, then?

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And holy crap, when did I get over 9,000 page views? It's up by around 2,000 from what it was just a few months ago! I hardly ever update so there's no reason for people to check out my page that much >__>;;;

EDIT: I accidentally said I had only 2,000 a few months ago but what I meant was I've gotten around 2,000 in a few months.

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So shhhhhh!

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So many new ideas are running through my head. A new story involving DARE, my own idea for a rock opera... Hm. Then there's Demon Chess, I'm reworking the first chapter and are fixing up the RPG and main site. One of these days something will come out of it, I'm sure.

One of these days.

I wanna go to bed now =_=''' I've been falling asleep earlier and earlier lately. I think it's my allergies, or I'm depressed or something. Maybe cookie's will make everything better. Yeah, cookies...

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1. Post these rules
2. Each tagged person must tell 8 things about themselves
3. At the end you have to tag 8 people and post their icons in your journal
4. Then go back to their page with a comment saying you tagged them
5. No tag backs
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1. I'm looking to go to college on the east coast. There's one that I'd really like to go to in particular. I hope so badly that I get in...
2. I'm trying to read more (as much as I can, is more like it) but I have no money for books. Or anything outside of my car payment and rent. It kinda sucks.
3. There are certain points in my life I wouldn't have survived if it hadn't have been for certain people. In 10th grade I wouldn't have survived without a certain group of friends, but then that fell apart; then I met Jordin in 11th grade along with a new group of friends, which included . Then my senior year, it was everyone in Japanese class, along with Jordin. They really did save me.
4. People call me the music guy, because I really like music and know a lot of random facts about some of the bands that I really like. They give me waaaaaay too much credit.
5. I know a lot of random facts.
6. My goal in life is to be as eccentric as either my mom or my Japanese teacher.
7. Did I mention that there's this college that I'd really like to get in to?
8. I'd really like to make some friends outside of work that have no connections to my roommates or anyone else I know, someone completely on the outside that I can trust whenever I'm mad at someone. That'd be really nice.

I tag whoever. This kinda sucked, none of this is very interesting xD

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/24381131/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/24381131/ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:45:55 PDT and write this all fancy like with my character. Word.

1. You must choose only ONE of your OCs. Do it again if you wanna use another OC.
2. Your OC must answer every question as truthfully as possible.
3. Title the journal as "OCs Quiz (your OC's name. Example: Kaiser's Quiz)".
4. When you're done, tag as many people as you want.
5. Have fun!!!

1. Hi! What's your real name and nickname?
“Giovanni Donovan Adams, but you can call me Gio!" The brown-haired boy enthusiastically raises his hand in a motionless wave of greeting. A huge smile is plastered over his face.

2. Interesting... what's your current age?
"Fifteen?" He takes a second to think about the question, gently placing his index finger on his chin. His face lights up. "Yeah, I think the writer finally decided on fifteen for me."

3. ...Okay... what's your favourite food?
"Ramen~" Drool escapes the side of his mouth.

4. And your favourite drink?
It takes Gio a second longer to answer this time, presumably because he's wiping the drool from his mouth with his sleeve. "I'd have to say anything fruit-flavored."

5. Confession time! Who's your crush/lover?
Gio stares awkwardly with raised eyebrows, a question mark hovering over his head like stink on... something stinky. Yeah. We'll go with that.

6. Aww! Have you two kissed yet?
Two more question marks pop up. The first one managed to asexually reproduce, or some nonsense like that.

7. Classic question! What's your favourite colour?
His expression changes quicker than you'd expect. “Green!"

8. Who's your favourite author?
Gio produces a few books from his school bag and holds them up in a childish 'see what I have!' fashion, shoving them in the face of anyone paying attention to him. "I've been really into light novels lately, like Kouhei Kadono but he needs to give Boogiepop more screen time! I also just started reading some Dean Koontz that my dad's been sending me, but Mr. Koontz has this habit of turning a day or two entire the entire novel, and that kinda bugs me." He brings the books back to himself and stares down at them, like he's trying to figure out what's going through the mind of Dean Koontz. "I'd like it a lot better if there was a longer time span, but I'm not sure why... huh."

9. Now what's your biggest fear?
Gio holds up his pinky, staring rather nonchalantly at it. "If one of the red strings broke."

10. *stifles a giggle* I'm not laughing *bursts out laughing*
He raises his thin eyebrows, which is accompanied by some blinking. Steady... blinking. His hand raises, and he rubs the back of his head while laughing. "I guess you would think it's kinda silly, since you don't know what I'm talking about."

11. Awesome. Who's your hero?
“Dr. Leroy! He's so cool!" Gio takes a 'owering up' sort of stance. He seems to get surprisingly excited when talking about Dr. Beckerman...

12. Okay, who is your worst enemy?
“Enemy?" The question mark appears again. Does he not know what that means...?

13. What would you do if your hero and your worst enemy got together?
“Hmmm.." he taps his finger on his chin. "I guess Dr. Leroy would be meeting by himself, and that'd make me really sad."

14. Interesting... what would you do if you met your creator?
“My parents?"

15. Okay, I'll contact them right now. Done! Now, what do you want to be when you grow up?
“A fire truck! No wait, an Anthropologist!"

16. What's your worst nightmare?
Gio glances at his fingernails and blows on them a little. "Didn't we go over this?"

17. What's your lifelong dream?
"Uuuuummmm....." It looks like he isn't paying attention. He picks up a stick and starts drawing in the dirt (there's dirt?). "I guess for every Demon and Ghost to be purified, so they can be whole again."

18. What would you do if your lifelong dream came true?
“It probably won't." He frowns.

20. Last question! What do you spend most of your time doing?
“Fighting off demons!"

21. We're done! Now tag whoever the hell you want.
"Everyone~!!!"

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The single from the album, Know Your Enemy, is okay I guess. My sister pointed out that it sounds more like it should be one of the sections in one of the 10 minute songs on American idiot.

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How do I tell if the girl at the laundromat has a crush on me? No, scratch that- Where do I find a laundromat with a girl I'll fall madly in love with but ends up going for my arch-nemesis after a musical number or three?

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So, how is everyone? I'm doing wonderful now that I've got my new apartment! it's sooo much bigger, and I'm paying less for it! I can finally start building up my savings again ^^

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]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/23988734/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/23988734/ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:55:19 PDT didn't deserve. But, of course, life isn't fair. People just like being douches even if it means doing something like that. Ahm deserved this even less due to offline situations.

It's things like this that have made me dislike the internet less and less over the past few years. I guess I'll make the decision if I want a new account sometime in the next few weeks, but it's still high up on my list.

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I'm going to get a new account. Yeah, that sounds good. Then I can stop feeling humiliated for what "Anonymous Host" did. Yes, I sucked at judging, but THAT was not necessary. This was my first time judging anything, I didn't know what exactly I was supposed to do. And for the record, Myth and I agreed on every round except for 6- and then we even discussed those rounds and how we felt about each round, why we voted for what, etc.

Don't be surprised if you find this account abandoned by the end of the week.

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Like I said, I wasn't very good at this in the first place. i couldn't stand all of the dArama. I hate it when someone has to complain about something, I like it when everyone's happy, but it's a little naive of me to want that, isn't it? My feelings on these things are easily compared to Yoh Asakura's, I'd much rather be laid back and not have to worry about, well, stuff. Does that make sense?

I can't handle OCT's. I've checked out a few of them in the past but there are so many people just being blah that I can't handle it. It's just who I am, I don't like confrontation. Boo on me.

Here's to hoping EfN gets better, and (as generic as this sounds), good luck to everyone still involved. I'd like to get this journal off my page ASAP so people don't attack me with a pitchfork or something, so expect something completely pointless within the next few minutes.

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EDIT: Sorry random guy I met at the Festival of Colors whose name is similar to mine, but Craigslist is my current new best friend. (Long story. Kind of. Sort of.)

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As a side note, check out my previous journal and ask questions about my OCs! Yay! Feel teh luff!

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/23849869/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/23849869/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:06:45 PDT . But don't tell her.

Comment with one of my characters, and I'll tell you:

01. Full name
02. Best friend
03. Sexuality
04. Favorite color
05. Relationship status
06. Ideal mate
07. Odd Skills/Skills in general
08. Last Amusing Escapade
09. Favorite food
10. Crushes
11. Favorite music
12. Biggest fear
13. Biggest fantasy
14. Quirks
15. Bad habits
16. Biggest regret
17. Best kept secrets
18. Last thought
19. Worst sexual/romantic experience
20. Biggest insecurity

(Choose from: DARE, Gio, Tsuni, Zero, AETH, Jack, Jake, Sebastian, or any of my other OCs, really)

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/23778990/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/23778990/ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:58:25 PDT . The way the first round ends will probably determine where I go with my third spectator entry.

Yeah, that's about it. =_='''''''

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/23540673/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/23540673/ Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:24:28 PST *Put music player on shuffle!!!
* Choose a singer/band/group
* Answer using ONLY titles of songs by that singer/band/group
* Tag 6 more people (let them know they've been tagged)

I chose... Green Day

1. Are you male or female?
In The End

2. Describe yourself.
Letterbomb

3. What do people feel when they're around you?
Bab's Uvula Who

4. How would you describe your previous relationship?
Hitchin' A Ride

5. Describe your current relationship.
Welcome To Paradise

6. Where would you want to be now?
King For A Day/Shout

7. How do you feel about love?
Basket Case

8. What's your life like?
St. Jimmy

9. What would you ask for if you had only one wish?
She

10. Say something wise.
Jaded

I tag... YOU!

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I got this from .

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2.

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]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/23306805/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/23306805/ Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:38:01 PST should be done sometime tonight. I haven't heard from Sandy since judging started... I'm a little worried.

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And after all the work I did TT______TT

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I dunno, I just felt like putting up a new journal.

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]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/22851795/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/22851795/ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:49:50 PST ). Huzzah! I'm gonna see if I can get the next 150 out of the way tonight.

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/22702348/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/22702348/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:35:06 PST right now since I'm online and stuff. There's a lot of people who are missing either an audition or a reference sheet so far, it's a bit depressing.

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I live next door to a bakery, I really like it. My mattresses also got delivered today, so I don't have to sleep on the futon anymore. I love living in Utah.

Check out my blog (if you want): [link]

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Actually, I started liking cows after I got that nickname. It all works out in the end, though.

The last half of 2008 was really good to me, and as a person I became better. I know 2009 will be a good year, too, as I move and start a new adventure in life.

The other day I did this thing with some friends where we sat in a circle and mentioned what we learned that year. I learned, as cliche as it sounds, that everything happens for a reason. No regret. I wouldn't change anything I've done in life, because then I wouldn't be where I am now and I might not have met the people I know and love. There's no point in wishing something would change when it's already happened, it's just a waste of my time- I am who I am, and I just have to keep moving forward to make up for anything stupid I might've done and become a better person.

In 2009, I'd like to start writing more of Demon Chess. I'll have more free time, and I know it's gonna happen. I have a lot of new ideas and the story is *hopefully* going to rock.

Until next year, cool cats. Stay hip.

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/22243678/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/22243678/ Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:43:30 PST . I'm one of the judges!

I'm gonna have a hell of a time helping to shorten down 200 contestants to just 64 come January 30th. It'll be hella fun, though- an adventure and a half. I really look forward to going through all the wonderful characters and auditions.

It's so exciting- I've always wanted to be a judge of an OCT xD

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Hello everyone, Gio here, talking about my personal life. I doubt it'll effect my online life at all.

I told my parents about a week and a half ago about me moving to Utah in January; it was like talking to deer who were caught in the headlights of a truck. I've already signed up for a few online classes for the local college (since it'd be easier and cheaper then trying to transfer to the University of Utah right now), which means I'll have to have the net, which also means I'll be on DA regularly as well as other sites. I don't know if I'll have a scanner, though. . . which I guess is okay, since I should focus more on writing then drawing.

So. . . I feel a little bad that I'm going, but I've been wanting out of Casper since 8th grade. It sucks that I'm finally starting to find my place here, but I don't have much of a future in this town as far as I can tell. People keep on telling me to go for it, and they agree with me that I need this life experience of living outside of my parent's house. I wouldn't be able to do that here, since I'd end up just going to parent's house often- it requires me to go out of the town, at the very least.

It's final; I'm moving. Rawr.

Something about it is a little surreal. I'm excited, this will be an amazing experience.

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I like it when it snows all day long, so I can sit at home, watch T.V. and drink HoCho. Otherwise, the snow's pointless and just gets in the way.

People like the snow, I get it, and this might sound mean, but please don't bother replying to this saying how much you love snow n' crap, 'cause I don't want to hear it. I already know I'm in the minority when it comes to not liking snow (the majority of the time), I'd rather not be reminded. I'm not feeling good, and I'm also kinda tired. I only needed something to replace my other journal.

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On a brighter note, I just got back from an awesome road trip. I hated leaving, but now I know that I really do want to move down to Utah.

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/21535042/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/21535042/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:44:30 PST was written~ Sad day, 'cause I'd really like to get in.

My goal: To not only make it in, but also make it past the first two rounds.

Likelyhood of this happening: Probably slim. I'd settle for making it past the first round if I get in (well, if I get beat I get beat, no stopping that )

Gosh, I must sound like a kid right now (Did I really just say 'gosh'?)

~~~

I'm actually at work right now eating chinese food while they get me some more documents to work on. It's kinda fun, I'm just browsing through DA and commenting on stuff.

Tonight I'm going to eat chips and salsa while watching season 2 of veronica Mars in my friend's dorm room, and tomorrow I'm going on a double date. Wednesday I'll probably be watching Monty Python in the evening, and thursday-sunday I'll be out of town (again), but I'll still be checking DA.

You know. Just so you all know, and stuff.



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Anyways, I think I have my written entry complete; Right now I'm having various people read it to see if it's any good. So far everyone seems to like it, so expect it up later today or Monday.

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/21336891/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/21336891/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:32:47 PST Remember remember the fifth of November
The gunpowder treason and plot
For I know of no reason
Why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot

Happy Guy Fawkes Day, everyone! If i didn't give V for Vendetta back to , I'd be wtching it today after work. . .

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/21280333/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/21280333/ Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:42:18 PST
My name is Dr. Leroy Beckerman.

I know a lot about everything - it’s part of my job. I’m a watcher; I’m not supposed to interfere… unless it’s absolutely necessary.

Core-Up city is necessary.

A place tenebrous by nature, the citizens are murky and obscure, oppressed by an omnipresent leader whose hands are saturated in the blood of his misdeeds and the causation of this city’s melancholy.

No one ever smiles. No one dares to hope. No one looks at each other, afraid of inciting the deep down grudge and hatred they all share, and taking it out upon one another. The disdain for the Mayor runs thicker than any man’s blood, but so does the Mayor’s influence.

Nothing can be done from the inside. The disease needs to be cured by an outside source.

The seams of fate are tearing; what will come out of this unfortunate city?


CORRUPTED CORE
PHASE 0: OVeRTURe

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/21183826/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/21183826/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:18:57 PDT
The male character in my STARR pic, I wanna use him. . . but I don't have him planned out very well. So far all I've got is that he has 2 personalities; Fight & Flight (like in fight or flight syndrome, Fight or Flight being the name of his Shade). The persona "Flight" is normally in charge, but when things get really dire, "Fight" takes over. Fight I think will be cool and collected, and not as perky as "Flight", but probably just as easy-going. "Fight" likes to go by the name Dare (as in "I dare you to do -").

Another possibility is that he has 3 personalities- The main one, Dare, and then the personalities of "Fight" and "Flight". Each personality will have unique abilities.

He wears a scarf and gloves sometimes. He travels through dimensions (using Astoria), and he drives a scooter.

For the Corrupted-Core tournament, basically he'd just be at the wrong place at the wrong time, as soon as he arrives in the world of Core Up City he witnesses something he shouldn't and gets dragged into helping against the mayor.

So. . . what do you guys think? Should I stick with Leroy, or switch over to Fight/Flight? Should I just use him along with Jake for the ?

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/20791045/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/20791045/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:24:11 PDT
I'm thinking I might download the free trial of Comic Life again, it worked pretty well for me earlier in the year when I used it to make comics for my Japanese class. I'd really like to get Manga Studion, though (and while I'm at it a new scanner). So, while I'm in Utah this weekend visiting my sister, I'm gonna use the $250 I have to attempt to purchase these things! It probably won't happen, but oh well!

. . . if worse comes to worse, I'll do comic life again TT___TT

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/20567875/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/20567875/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:33:36 PDT
I go through these bouts of depression, anxiety, and kinda happy, and occasionally I'll come across the feeling of "Happy", the feeling of being genuinly joyful, greatful, and at peace with life.

That's how I feel right now.

These past few days, maybe just this week, have been pretty darn good. I'm doing good at my job (I actually came to work dressed up with a tie and everything since my two bosses had a meeting, and while I was at lunch they made themselves paper ties xD I have a picture. The guy who was meeting with them made a paper tie, too). School is pretty good, I'm actually doing my work (unlike high school). I'm also talking to new people, and getting to know better people I met a while ago but knew barely anything about.

I like this feeling. I hope it stays with me for a long while.

Oh! My financioal aid came through, and I have $933 extra, so I might buy myself an iPod Touch 2nd generation ^^ The rest is gonna be saved so that I can go to Japan again this summer, if possible. or at least so I can visit my sister a few times.

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/20434935/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/20434935/ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:39:30 PDT

it's the ! I think I'm going to use Leroy for this one, and just stick with Jake for the OCBZ. I just really think Leroy would fit in well with the whole theme of Corrupted Core, since with his trenchcoat n' all he looks a little like he came out of a film noir =3

Well, now that I think about it, Jake might be more useful in Corrupted Core. . . No, I won't think like that! Leroy is perfect for CC xD

If you guys know any other cool OC Tournaments goin' on, feel free to tell me. Ah, and thanks, MZD for telling me about corrupted core- it looks like it's gonna rawk hardcore ^^

I sometimes wonder if I should hold my own OCT that fits into the Demon Chess universe. . .

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/20413118/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/20413118/ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:23:20 PDT
Dag, I really want the new iPod touch 2.1 . . . it came out today, even.

Anyways, I need two new members for the House of Pandora. I'm a bit unwilling to add any new characters, I like what I have now. . . but I can't deny that I kinda do need two new members. Uhg, I have (more than) enough characters as is >< I need them to be House reps that are over two of the 5 teams I focus on in the story. I've got enough characters to use, but some of them I didn't want to introduce until later on in the story, and/or they're being used for "fan teams" that are canon to the story, but just aren't involved in the MAIN storyline. That's another part of the problem.

I'm sure I'll figure something out.

EDIT: HAH! Turns out I only need one new house member, and I have an old character design [link] ! If I just fix her up a little bit, then I'll be good =3

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/20388505/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/20388505/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:36:21 PDT [link]

I got that from . It's pretty darn accurate, I think- there's only a few small things I think don't fit with me.

Anyways, for the , I decided to go with Leroy & Jake. I already have a pic of Jake up, and is helping me- he's coloring the pic and putting it on the template for me! Yaaaaaay! I'll have a pic of Leroy up soon to use for the contest, as well. If anyone else wants to help me, they can color Leroy and put him on the template so Sonata has less to do >_>;;

]]> ~ArtMasterGio http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/20185469/ http://ArtMasterGio.deviantart.com/journal/20185469/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:34:01 PDT
Well, I think I'm getting used to college. Except I forgot a reading assignment for English 10-10 and failed a 4-point quiz we had about Malcolm X. Uhg, at least now I remember the current assignment. I also feel unwilling to go to work, it makes me sad 'cause I need money ><

Anyways, there's an OC tournament thingy that I'm gonna join! Yaaaaay! It's located here: . So far I've got it narrowed down to the 5 characters I might wanna use for it:

1. Dr. Leroy Beckerman
2. Jake Malone
3. Zeromaru Izumi
4. Gio Adams
5. AETH

Alternately, I can actually have two characters together for a team. If I decide to do that, then my choices are:

1. Gio Adams & Sousuke "Tsuni" Tsuniyama
2. AETH & Zeromaru Izumi

I teamed up AETH & Zero for 's OC tournament a year ago, so maybe I should avoid using them. I'm leaning more towards Leroy right now, just 'cause. I can enter more than one character, so I'm okay narrowing this down to the top 2, and I'll just enter them both xD

Maybe Tsuni should be one of my choices for single person to enter. . . I'll update later with pros and cons to each character.

EDIT:

Dr. Leroy Beckerman
Pros: Leroy just rawks, and his abilities are very good. He manipulates light, and there's light everywhere- he can take light from the sun, lights, electricity, fire, and even from the human body (which naturally produces light, apparently).
Cons: I guess he's older than most OC characters in these things (I just recently upped his age from 28 to 32). That's about it.

Jake Malone
Pros: Fun character. He's a country bumpkin and he can easily handle himself in a fist fight.
Cons: He probably won't do so well against people with weapons, or certain people with powers. His Shade of Gray, Shade Eater, let's him eat shade energy (or any other spiritual energy). Not every character uses spirit energy, or is psychic (I'd make it one of Shade Eater's abilities for something like this). Maybe I could have Shade Eater eat any kind of energy, like the energy used to swing a sword, lowering its effectiveness. . .?

Zeromaru Izumi
Pros: He can take any element and turn it into a pair of swords, wind/air being his default. He always has a weapon, and a way to defend himself!
Cons: Not everyone uses elements. Yeah, that's about it.

Gio Adams
Pros: He's my #1 character, and he's very flexible with his abilities, especially his Ghost Cows (each one has a unique ability to go with their unique smell).
Cons: Gio doesn't have very many outright attack attacks. I'm afraid he'd have an especially tough time against a lot of other characters.

AETH
Pros: Ability to reverse any ranged attack= PWN.
Cons: Not everybody uses ranged attacks. A lot of OC's tend to have weapons, instead.

The Verdict
I think AETH's gonna be out of the running, partially because I've used him in an OC contest before. I think Gio might be out too. Zero's very useful, but I've also used him in an OC contest before. Jake might seem a bit weak, but I'd enjoy using him, and I'd kind of like to use Leroy as well.

I think it's between Zero, Leroy and Jake.

EDIT!: I set up a poll for you guys to vote on who I should use for the OCBZ. Please comment on why you made your choice. I'll be using the top 2 and entering them both seperately .

]]> ~ArtMasterGio