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So I'm finally on Thanksgiving break! It's about time!
In school today I had to last through a pep rally that was not peppy at all for two whole hours. D8 I couldn't even see half the time. But that's all behind us now!

I have an exciting day tomorrow and then Thursday I'm off to my grandparents' house for Thanksgiving. C: It's going to be a bit depressing this year in terms of my family, since most of my mom's side of the family can't make it, both for Thanksgiving and Christmas. ;___; This has never happened before. Sad to say, I can't live without my cousins. D;

_{I'll try to be online at points when I'm at my grandparents' house, but my computer connection [with my laptop] has been very bizarre ever since my dad installed something. It keeps connecting and disconnecting and vice versa every few seconds and I can't get anything done with it. Hopefully my grandparents' connection will work fine with it.}

But then on Sunday we'll be celebrating my dad's big 5-0 and are going to see Rain, which is basically these guys impersonating the Beatles in tons of different outfits. is all "YEAH WOOOHOO OH BABY YEAHHHH", and I feel bad just for thinking, "...meh."
...well, ever since she got Beatles rockband, at least I can survive when a Beatles song is played. (They get stuck in my head frequently thanks to her.) So it's an improvement, right?

So I hope you all have a wonderful and joyous Thanksgiving!

Your Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/28470407/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/28470407/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:33 PST
NO.
_{besides, if there was a movie I'd be excited for that was coming out this weekend, it'd be Planet 51. facial expressions =}

Ohhhhh, my heaaaaad. >___<'' I've had a splitting headache for the past few days. Whenever I say it, my mom worries I may be sick...but my excuse is that Aiden and Zee are maaaad at me. D: I've been daydreaming a lot and yet I haven't put any ideas down on paper. Maybe I'm daydreaming too much?
And if I am sick - I WON'T ADMIT IT UNTIL IT'S DECEMBER. D8< I HAVE TOO MANY NICE THINGS GOING ON FOR ME TO BE SICK.

I seriously want to get started on my stories. But whenever I put my hand to keyboard or paper my brain says NO, do it later. I:< Though I'm pretty sure I'll be starting the Crossing Paths prologue soon, seeing how I got some new concert experience on Wednesday.

My mom got my family tickets to see the Trans Siberian Orchestra, and being the idiot I am I thought it would be boring because I thought it was an orchestra featuring people from Siberia. WRONG. DEAAAAD WRONG. It was intense and had a freaking awesome laser light show. I think I died a little inside.
The only problem was the audience. It was the most unparticipative audience EVAR. Being a person who's been to Jonas Brothers concerts full of screaming teenage girls, these people were quiet. I felt bad because and I were really loud and excited. xD

So yeah, after that moment I jotted down some thoughts I had about the concert to help with my prologue. Today I also found a good site on how to write a good concert review, so that'll help to.

And...that's about the most exciting thing that happened to me this wee -

WAIT. We had superhero day of spirit week on Wednesday and I dressed up as Robin. MOST FUN I'VE EVER HAD IN SCHOOL. and it wasn't even that much.

yeah. now that's about all of this week's exciting stuff. Mom went to parent/teacher conferences yesterday and apparently everyone likes me, and according to Tuesday's report card I'm doing well.
...that's about it. Just thought I'd update to let you know I'm alive. (Though you probably know that already from the few pictures I recently put up.)

Your Pal,
Toony


Anyone have anything exciting planned for this weekend? C:

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/28166961/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/28166961/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:12:18 PST
OH GOD.

THIS SUNDAY AT 7 PM...

THEY'RE FINALLY SHOWING Ed Edd n' Eddy's Big Picture Show!


EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/28069077/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/28069077/ Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:09:12 PDT That's right, it's time for treats and tricks and fun and treats and decorations. ...did I mention treats? ;D

I'm gonna be trick-or-treating with tonight (in fact she's dancing to Mambo Number Five behind me right now as we speak). You're never too old to dress up and get free candy~ C:

And it's pretty obvious now that I don't have enough time to finish my Halloween picture. ;___; The lineart isn't even finished...
Oh well. Maybe I'll finish later.

We're heading out soon, so I better make this quick. I hope you all have a spooky Halloween! Stay safe! :]

Your Pal,
Toony Velma Dinkely

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/27922807/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/27922807/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:53:36 PDT was kind enough to point out that another jerkface has stolen my iCarly picture: [link]

WHY THE HELL DO PEOPLE ENJOY STEALING MY ICARLY PICTURE?! D8<
IT'S NOT EVEN THAT GOOD.
Geez, I'm seriously thinking of taking that picture down.
...but then no one would realize that it was originally my art.

Ugh. Art thieves suck.

Aside from that, I've been pretty gloomy these past few days. Lots of internal drama. And by that I don't mean organs.
I dunno. Everything kinda annoys me nowadays...

But maybe that'll change, seeing how my family's seeing Avenue Q tonight. C: I'm so exciteddd! Though I'm a bit nervous we'll all feel too awkward to talk about it in the car ride home. .__. Well, considering that I saw Year One and Don't Mess with the Zohan with them, it's not like it could get any worse.
Nearly all of the people I told at school had no idea what I was talking about. OTL

OH YEAH. Astro Boy also came out today! 8D I'm hoping to see it on Monday, since I'm busy this weekend and Monday's a half-day at school.
They changed it so much. It's kind of annoying...but I still wanna see it. ^^ (Maybe it's because CGI Astro reminds me of Wilbur Robinson. xD)

So...yeah. I just wanted you all to know that I'm still alive. I'm still trying to plan a Halloween picture...but all I've got down right now are the costumes to be featured. ...yeah...

I hope you all have a good weekend! ^-^

Your Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/27656236/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/27656236/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:15:58 PDT
...guess who's gonna get beaten up by her friends tomorrow?

No. That's not the main subject of this journal. I'm going to be at my aunt's wedding this weekend so I won't be on much - mainly since I'm not bringing my laptop with me.

Not that it matters, seeing how I'm not updating much anyways. :/
Though I probably will soon, seeing how it's growing close to Halloween and I'm starting to plan the ZEE band's costumes. C: Plus my sister's birthday is coming up and I need to finish coloring her picture. If I like the outcome, I may upload it.

My aunt picked a horrible weekend to have a wedding. :/ ...well, horrible for me. I have to finish my mythological English project for Tuesday, which leaves me only Monday to do the entire poster and prepare my presentation.
by the way, never pick satyrs as your topic. .__. I didn't know about their creepy alcohol addiction and severe lust until now...
plus every site I open up has a creepy picture of a statue/illustration of a goat-man with a VERY OBVIOUS REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN SHOWING.
_{I'm not the kind of person who enjoys looking at that stuff.}
RICK RIORDAN LIED TO ME. D8<

the only thing I'm looking forward to at this wedding is seeing my awesome young cousins
and possibly my new uncle's son...who I still haven't met.

so...yeah.
basically a pointless update. :/
...sorry for wasting your time!

Your Pal,
Toony C:

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/27578631/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/27578631/ Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:01:48 PDT I hate school. I hate, hate, hate iiiiit. I swear, it's sucking the life out of me. I was so much happier before September 1st. It's just put me in such a foul mood, and I always end up stressing about something.

Currently I have an English writing assignment due tomorrow that I really don't want to work on. We were supposed to write about a hard choice we had to make in story form. The topic I'm using is personal, so I'm trying to make it as vague as I possibly can, but when I had my sister peer edit it for me she was all, "TOO VAGUE. D<" And at first, I had the entire story prepared. But then I realized that the ending really had nothing to do with the topic of "hard choices"...so my story is going to sound crappier than it should.
My English teacher gives us so much homework each day, it's killing me. I'm getting sick of writing because of her. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A COLLEGE PREP CLASS, NOT HONORS. D8
_{so to those I roleplay with, please understand this is why I haven't replied in weeks}
Along with that I have a science current event paper that's due date is coming up. Once again - I'm getting sick of writing.

The only thing I really enjoyed about school were the clubs...but now I'm not so sure. Technically we've only had anime club for one day this entire year so far, so I can't really say anything for that, but Mock Trials is held late in the day and is tiring since all I plan on doing is watching and Film Club just isn't sounding as much fun as it originally did since the kids who were in it last year basically decided to exclude us newbies so now we're in two separate groups.

Even animation class is starting to bore me. I mean, I'm sitting in front of a screen for three hours! It's hurting my eyes. @_@ Plus, Flash is very tedious. My sister's good at it, but me...I dunno...
It kinda sucks since I originally wanted to be an animator. Now I'm not so sure. I'm kinda leaning towards writer or voice actress or maybe even comic artist...but I haven't stepped towards those ideas in any way.
Right now it looks like I'm gonna be living in my parents' basement until I'm forty.

I'm kinda losing my faith in everything I do. And by that I mean my art, etc.
My heart is kinda like a lost puppy at the moment.

I don't mean to rant in every single journal I post. >__> It just happens.
Maybe I should get a livejournal or something so I can stop bugging you guys.


On another note, I've been on a real big Teen Titans Go kick this past week! I forgot how great the show was. Too bad no one wants to talk about it with me. TT3TT
"so, I've been into Teen Titans a lot this week - "
"hey here's another subject to talk about"
";3;"
Also, comcast has really weird summary descriptions for the episodes. For example, "Mad Mod crashes a 4th of July party and steals Robin's youth with a magical cane." Think about that for a moment.
So I'm planning on drawing more fanart of that soon.

I also sketched Buzz and Woody from Toy Story a lot this weekend because ~SoulInArmor, ~CocoaChocoPowder, and I saw the 3D Double Feature at the movies on Friday. (We were kickin' butt at intermission trivia! >3 )


So yeah. Nothing special going on with me. I love anyone who sat through this entire babbling journal.
...I guess I better get to work on that story now...
I hope you all are enjoying life.

--Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/27423276/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/27423276/ Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:10:01 PDT are the only girls in our gym class, apparently. ._. ) So I have homework almost every day and projects coming out the wazoo.

_{I have a current event for Chemistry due in a few weeks - which sounds real easy but my brain just doesn't want to wrap around the paper I need to write D; - and I have an American Revolution project due Tuesday. We were originally going to make a Facebook account for the people we were assigned, but the principal was all like, "NO D<" so now we have to make Facebook posters instead. ...only problem is I'M THE ONLY ONE IN MY US-HISTORY CLASS WHO DOESN'T HAVE A FACEBOOK D8 (literally - we raised hands and I was the only one who kept mine down). So I don't know the layout of a Facebook page. My sister has one, but she forgot her password so she can't show me right now. And ~BowlerHatGirl drew me what a basic layout looks like, but I'm afraid that I'm going to forget something. >__>
But at least my [superspecialawesome] teacher understands that I don't have one so he won't really care if it doesn't look accurate. (He doesn't have one either and said he would never let his kids [who are probably eleven and/or under] have one.) To be honest, it's not so much the layout that's going to frustrate me, but the typing and making sure everything is aligned correctly is going to drive me crazyyyyy.
...p.s. my person is General Charles Cornwallis, the man who "virtually lost America", in case you wanted to know...which you probably didn't.}

Later today, my sister and I start our first animation class at the nearby art college. C: I'm actually pretty anxious, because whenever I watch cartoons now I think of how long it must have taken to do all those frames and mine aren't going to look good and I'm probably going to get lazy and tired and...urrrrrh. ;_;
Oh well. Hopefully they come out nice and I learn a lot.
_{WE'RE STILL GOING TO KEEP OUR PROMISE ON THE EXPLODING CHOCOLATE COW, ANDY.}

And tomorrow...tomorrow's going to be a tiring day. My sister and I are babysitting our neighbors for eight hours. D8 It's not that I don't want to do it, it's just...eight hours is a loooong time. Plus all we really do is play Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Hopefully we don't do that for eight straight hours...

AND THEN MONDAY THERE'S NO SCHOOL. 8D THANKS TO THOSE CELEBRATING YOM KIPPUR!
...but we're still going somewhere with out of town friends. @_@ busy busy busy I am.



But don't worry guys. I haven't lost track of my art and such. I doodle sometimes in school. They're not great doodles, but they're doodles nonetheless. The other day my sister and I drew on our driveway in chalk again, and we got nice pictures so I'll probably upload those.

On the topic of Crossing Paths - I'm actually working on it. ;] I've finally started researching all I need to know for the music business. From the public library, I borrowed a fictional book about a band (Guitar Girl by Sarra Manning) so I could see how others viewed fame; a book where "50 writers relive their greatest concert experiences" (The Show I'll Never Forget - put together by Sean Manning), a book about the music business (...I forget what it's called), and a book called "Shadow of a Doubt"...which is a mystery novel and is not related to my research at all. xD So yay for actually reading!
I mainly needed the concert book so I could work on the prologue. That's what's keeping me stuck, at the moment.

And that's it. I just felt like updating~
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Your Pal,
Toony

_{P.S. yesterday, , , , and I went to Film Club. They showed us two hilarious videos they made last year, and now I am REALLY PUMPED FOR DOING THIS THE REST OF THE YEARRRRR! [Anime Club too, but y'know, I've bee... ]]>} ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/27197357/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/27197357/ Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:31:33 PDT Fred: "So...did you hear the Bears beat the Dolphins yesterday?"

Shaggy: "That's horrible! Who in their right mind would bring bears to the beach?"

So...anyone else catch Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins on Cartoon Network earlier tonight? : D
Oh my goooooooosh. It pleased me. I've been a Scooby-Doo nut since I was six years old. It's one of those CN shows I wish they played more often. (Right up there with PPG and the other classics.)

I heard about it months before any trailers started showing. I liked the theater movies, so I thought maybe this one would be alright. Then I saw the full trailers and I started losing a smidge of hope. (Mainly when I noticed Freddie's hair was brunette instead of blonde. :/ But that was really my only problem.)
Boy was I wrooooooong. It's definitely CN's best live-action movie.

The cast really nailed their characters. Nick Palatas (PA-LA-TAS. Don't tell me that is NOT fun to say.) really got Shaggy's voice right! Sometimes I wish I had a manly voice so I could try mimicking his voice. (This one just won't do.) Sometimes I got bugged whenever he laughed, 'cause it always sounded like he was saying "heh heh", but other than that - great! :]
The CGI was kind of poor compared to the theater movies, but what can you do with a low budget for a TV movie? I didn't expect anything less.

I also figured out who the culprit was 1/3 way into the movie...but whatever. It's not like everyone would notice it immediately if they were working on the case, right?

So what else can I say? It was funny, I liked it, seeing Fred's actor dressed like a gangster made me LOL, Daphne had to style Velma again (that always seems to happen), and I recommend it to Scooby fans. C: I'd probably rate it... ? Most movies I like are never rated that high, anyways. Other people would probably give it lower...but I'm optimistic and I really like Scooby-Doo. D:

I'm gonna feel real bad for my friends tomorrow since I'm going to be quoting the movie a lot. XD Ha ha.

...on another note, I plan to be Velma for Halloween. 8D YAY.

Now it's back to school tomorrow. SIGH. I hope you all had a great weekend!

Your Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26956183/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26956183/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:57:35 PDT ___> Boohoo.
I miss summer already.
It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't good either. It was just...kinda boring. :/
Aside from Graphic Design and Chemistry, I barely know anyone in my classes. And to be honest...they're not really people I want to get to know. Maybe that'll change later on in the year. Either that or I'll suffer all through the year.
I already found people who will be in my lunches later this week, but today I ended up sitting alone and doodling some guy sitting. The upside is I get to eat with my sister, tomorrow! : D

And I already have homework tonight. u__u
Aww well, I guess I'll listen to my new Miley Cyrus album while I take notes.

So, erm, this journal is mainly to say if I'm not submitting lots of art, you now know why.
...and I know I never finished my iChallenge pictures. I didn't reach my summer goalll. ;o;

Anyways
HAVE A LOVELY DAYYYY

Your Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26823395/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26823395/ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:51:02 PDT
Nuff said. _{at least for now}

Your Pal,

Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26753609/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26753609/ Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:57:29 PDT WOAH. WE'RE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE A BIG UPDATE HEEEERE.

So I'm finally back from my week spent at a beach house! C: If you remember, I went there last year. That was actually the birthplace of most of Aiden's background - and by that I mean that's where I thought of it, not that he used to live there. xD So of course I drew LOTS of Aiden-related things - but Zee as well! And more! I'll be scanning and uploading those pictures after I fiddle around with my iTunes.

On iTunes, I'm uploading a soundtrack I recently bought. One I bought yesterday, actually - right after seeing the movie. And what kind of movies do I normally want the soundtrack for? Music-related ones.
IF YOU HAVEN'T GUESSED BY THE TITLE AND THESE HINTS - YOU'RE SLOW! I SAW BANDSLAM YESTERDAY! 83

I really liked it. ;w; It was both heartwarming and musical and funny and it was really good! Not the best movie in the world, but I liked it.
I thought Aly Michalka did a fantastic job in the movie - though I might not be the best judge since I've liked her since I first heard Aly&AJ/saw her in Phil of the Future. _{(Everyone probably hated me in sixth grade because I wouldn't shut up about the concert I went to. xD ...which now that I think about it, the Jonas Brothers opened up for them. ._. )} Vanessa Ann Hudgens did great too! And Gaelan Cowell is really talented. -w-
I also liked Will's back-story - though it made me want to cry. ;__; I felt so bad.

I think the only bad part about seeing the movie was my mom's cell phone accidentally went off during an emotional part. o__o She thought she had it on vibrate but apparently it wasn't, and we didn't know how to shut it off! So she had to leave the theater to answer it, and my sister and I were sitting there, embarrassed. >_>
_{it was my grandparents, btw. they were just saying they got off the ferry.
...later they also got into a mini-accident - but only the front of their car was destroyed. They're fine, thankfully.}

And after seeing it...I learned I know nothing about music. TT-TT I mean, I know about the instruments, some basics, how a soundboard works, how most things are recorded - but I barely know much about any famous bands. I mean, I know names, like David Bowie, but other than that, I don't know much about them.
Maybe I should think again before starting on Crossing Paths.
I need more information.

...but I need to finish my stupid school book first, Three Cups of Tea. >_>
I don't hate the book. I think it's really sweet, actually. It's just that...I'm forcing myself to take notes on each chapter, and that makes the reading EVEN SLOWER.
I have nineteen more chapters to read and only nine days until school starts!

Oh God. School. I'm already having anxiety fits about it. I couldn't sleep the other night because I was so worried!
The stress and anxiety practically tore my mental stability apart last year - I DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
And along with that, I feel I still have so much I want to do before school starts!

I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

*takes deep breaths* Alright. I gotta calm down. No need to freak about it...at least, not in public.

A-ah, that's it for me! I hope you're all enjoying yourselves! I'll have pictures up soon!

Your Pal,
Toony

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MUSIC SHUFFLE CHALLENGE PICTURE PROGRESS

first star = sketch
second star = lineart
third star = colored/finished

1. Other Father Song - They Might Be Giants
2. He Did It - Curtains
3. I Don't Really Like You - Skye Sweetnam
4. Back to Me - The All-American... ]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26654119/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26654119/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:15:03 PDT Ponyo, Ponyo, Ponyo tiny little fish~
da da da da da da...

crap. I forget the rest of the song after that first line. XD SO, if it wasn't obvious enough, I saw Ponyo today! I love, love, LOVED it! It was just so adorable! Even my mom and sister enjoyed it!

It wasn't the best of the Studio Ghibli films, but I liked it. C: And Ponyo was freakin' adorable. XD HAAAAAAAM!
But I hate how I can't draw her [in any form] without a reference. ;__; I doodled her in the car, but it looked nothing like her. D;

Though there was one thing that bothered me. And it wasn't the movie at all. I just don't like it when people are like, "OH THIS IS LIEK TOTALLY A DISNEY FILM lol lol 1!!112one"

NO.

Ponyo [on the Cliff by the Sea] is a Studio Ghibli film that was DUBBED by Disney. That's why it says "Disney presents Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo" on the posters outside of the theater.
...I just wanted to clear that up because I yelled at my mom about it in the car. u_u

Frankie Jonas and Noah Cyrus did a super job for their first dubbing experience! And they're really good singers too. :3 I was impressed.
_{those two are so adorable - just like their characters - I need to contain my squealing >__>
sh-shut up! it's totally normal for a teenage girl to like two adorable kids...
right? D;}

During the movie I found myself paying really close attention to small details, like how the house was drawn/colored, how wet footprints looked frame by frame, and how the water looked as Sosuke trudged through it. I guess I'm pre-studying before my animation class starting in late September. (Not for school. It's an after school thing at a college nearby being held on Saturdays.)

I won't spoil anything in the movie...even though I badly want to talk about it. TT^TT Huguuuu.
_{Though there was one part - trust me, this isn't spoilerish AT ALL - when Ponyo's dad was just moving through the water, and I started humming the Jaws theme to myself. xD}
I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE TO ANY STUDIO GHIBLI/HAYAO MIYAZAKI FANS!
edit: AND YOU BETTER SEE IT. EVEN IF YOU FEEL LIKE "BOYCOTTING" FOR STUPID REASONS - DON'T. D< THIS JOURNAL EXPLAINS: [link]

Next on my list of to-see movies is BandSlam. I'll probably see it within the next week, but I have much to do before then - like rollerskating! Cx

I've drawn a lot so far since the past week, but I can't scan them until the end of the weekend/beginning of the next week. I'm sorry! >///<

I hope you're all enjoying August~

Your Pal,
Toony

P.S. TO THOSE OF YOU WITH REQUESTS...I'll get to work on them soon. D;

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MUSIC SHUFFLE CHALLENGE PICTURE PROGRESS

first star = sketch
second star = lineart
third star = colored/finished

1. Other Father Song - They Might Be Giants
2. He Did It - Curtains
3. I Don't Really Like You - Skye Sweetnam
4. Back to Me - The All-American Rejects http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26500254/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:15:17 PDT Randomly I always end up going to Wikipedia. Why? It's addicting. So, browsing the Phineas and Ferb page, I learned that there's going to be a Phineas and Ferb soundtrack coming out on September 15th! O_O
I find myself singing these songs all the time, so I feel that I MUST GET THIS CD. >D

OH YEAH. Now I remember why I was searching the Phineas and Ferb wikipedia page. I wanted to know the name of that song Dr. Doofenschmirtz sings with a date of his. (The song was "Evil Love"~) And I also wanted to search for other Perry-Doofenschmirtz/B-Plot related songs because...I want to make a video of Aiden with one of those songs. >__>
...sh-shut up! I need to make videos! D8

Let's see - what else has been going on with me lately? Uhh, I've done a lot more babysitting jobs. (I actually have to babysit again in a few hours.) Same kids. Same non-stop Brawl-playing.
My only problem is that I always spend my money right after I babysit. ;__; I NEED TO SAAAAVE IT. I've just been splurging on manga books lately...
And tomorrow I'll be going to the new anime store [with ~SoulInArmor, hopefully] that opened in a town forty minutes away from us. So...my wallet will probably be real empty soon...

Oh! But yesterday my family went to the mall, and I actually gathered some good clothes that could also work for a Luke [from the Professor Layton series] cosply! O: I even found a blue hat at Newbury Comics! x3 And the best part is, I can also wear the clothes regularly, not just as a cosplay. ;D
Now all I really need is his socks. After that I'll probably start working on my Laser Cats cosplay.

NOW FOR ART-RELATED NEWS. O:
I'm still working on the contest idea. I'm not even sure if I'll still follow through with it. u_u It's just that...people probably start school soon, and they might be too busy to enter. Would you enter if I made one?
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FINISH THE PROLOGUE FOR CROSSING PATHS. D8 But...I only have one paragraph so far... It's difficult to begin a story.
At the moment, I'm currently just describing the atmosphere of the concert arena. Anyone have an idea of what to compare screaming fangirls to?
I noticed I've been drawing a lot of Aiden lately. I'm sorry to those of you who are sick of him. >////< But the truth is, I've been doodling Zee too! I just...don't always upload the pictures. And I know I need to draw more of my other characters, since I feel bad if I forget about them...
unghhh. Sometimes it's hard to be a character creator. TT^TT

And...that's about everything exciting going on in my life. ._.
I should get out more... >_>

Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the rest of the summer!

Your Pal,
Toony

It's the age old story
How an evil boy meets an evil girl
We've got a love strong enough to rule the whole wide world
We both maniacally laugh at all the same stuff
I've got my other half, yes
I've got an evil love


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REQUESTS

I think I'll accept some drawing requests today.
Because I'm feeling nice. C: ...and I need stuff to draw.

1. MairuBobuChan
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

I'll accept the first 6 requests I get.
REMEMBER TO BE SPECIFIC. D8 THAT INCLUDES POSES, OUTFITS, CHARACTERS, WHETHER YOU WANT IT SKETCHED IN PENCIL THEN SCANNED OR IN PHOTOSHOP/MS PAINT, ETC.
My mind requires specificationsssss.
If I have a problem with your request, I'll inform you.


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MUSIC SHUFFLE CHALLENGE PICTURE PROGRESS

first star = sketch
second star = lineart
third star = colored/finished

1. Other Father Song - They Might Be Giants http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26380598/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:48:14 PDT ...I like that word now. D: I blame ~Furau for it.

SPEAKING OF HER AND ~Reflectiion, LAST WEEKEND WAS AAAAAWESOME. 8D
It was so amazing to see them again ;o; (Along with their cool aunt and uncle, who's house we all slept over.)
I for one definitely had a lot of fun! :]
_{I kept staring at ~Furau's sketchbooks wishing I could draw like her~ TT-TT Especially since my hand hasn't been allowing myself to draw well lately.}

I was glad that they liked the dolls we gave them. C:
They were a lot of fun to make_{...and now I want to make one of Zee...but I'll wait a little longer before I do that because my sister is forced to do most of the sewing and I'll feel baaaaad...}
Most of Saturday night was spent giggling and having Aiden stolen from me. There was even a time where ~Reflectiion said that Ahina (her character) was going to tell him a secret. A minute later the rest of us found them making out in a bedroom. o__o
And then when dolls weren't trying to make out with him, Angelina was picking on him.
My poor poor baby...getting harrassed by women.

SO OVERALL IT WAS OODLES AND OODLES OF FUN. But it felt like we barely had anytime with each other. D;
I WANNA SEE THEM AGAAAAAAIN.

And uhh, apparently ~Reflectiion and ~CocoaChocoPowder now have this weird inside joke thing where they laugh like, "OH HO HO HO".
...I think ice tea is like their form of crack, or something. D;

On another note, I think I've had a very successful week so far...even though it's only Tuesday. ._.
Yesterday I babysat for three hours and got $40~ ...which I then wasted today on FMA volumes and a book called Top 8. OTL (P.S. I don't know why but I simply love Selim Bradley~ OMG PLOT TWIST)
Basically all I do with the kids I babysit now is play Super Smash Bros Brawl. They are addicted to it. SO I GET TO PLAY IT WITH THEM AGAIN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. YEAAAAHH.
Tomorrow I finally have guitar lessons again.
...I think I lost all musical talent in my fingers. TIME TO RELEARN EVERYTHING. WOOHOOO.

Man, I can't believe it's August already. I have so much I need to do -
HOLY CRAP I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED THE SUMMER READING BOOK YET. D8
NOT FAIR.
Oi. @___@

Well, I'm gonna go back to reading FMA/watching Munto now. ( is forcing me to watch it...AND SHE'S EVEN GONNA QUIZ ME ON IT. D8 ...but it is a good anime, I must admit.)
Please expect more pictures from me in the future. Along with that I'm still hoping to write a prologue to Crossing Paths and develop a topic for my upcoming contest. (Right now I'm thinking it's going to involve Aiden, Zee, Aiden and/or Zee - since they're both special to me since I treat them like the two sides of my conscience, or have you write a script...for a video I'll want to draw out and put my crazy voices to on YouTube (but it won't be animated, just still pictures).
_{Feel free to tell me your thoughts~}

OKAY! Well, that's my little update. Hopefully I'll have the doll pictures up soon - I'd have them up now but I'm waiting on my dad to e-mail me the pictures that are on his camera.
AND PLEASE PLEASE NAG ME IF YOU DON'T SEE ME SUBMIT A DRAWN PICTURE FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK. D8

Have a wonderful week, everyone~ ^-^

Your Pal,
Toony

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MUSIC SHUFFLE CHALLENGE PICTURE PROGRESS

first star = sketch
second star = lineart
third star = colored/finished

1. Other Father Song - They Might Be Giants
2. He Did It - Curtains ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26272020/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26272020/ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:49:32 PDT So remember how I said I might start making Angelina and Aiden plushies? WELL THEY'VE BEEN STARTED.
Making plushies is hard worrrrrk. ;__; Well, I shouldn't be talking, since my sister's doing all the sewing and everything. (I love her for that~) But I'm doing all the designing and researching...but I'm so indecisive. D;
My real problems are how to make their hair and faces. For the hair, I've found many good tutorials, but I'm afraid I'm going to screw up on something. For the face...I just don't know what to do. D8 I'm thinking of having us make expressions out of velcro, but we used a thin material for the skin and the velcro probably won't stick. And if we don't use velcro, I'm debating which expression to use for each person - and by that I mean I'm not sure if we should use tranfer-paper eyes or emoticon ones (ex: for Aiden we could do something like this: -__- ).
I haven't made plushies since last year (as you all probably recall my Jo Bros dolls) and now that we're experimenting with new methods it's confusing!

We're also planning on making a doll-version of my sister and ~Reflectiion's character Ahina. And along with that, this all needs to be done by Saturday! Why, you may ask? Well, after months of begging and nagging our parents, WE'RE FINALLY SEEING and !!!! 8D IT'S SO EXCITINGGGG! I've been waiting all summer for this! > W <

Ugh. I can't believe that Saturday is the first day of August. D; June and July went by too quickly. I still have a TON of things I want to do before summer ends! Like begin that contest and color more pictures and finish the iChallenge pictures...and read Three Cups of Tea for my summer reading. -_-''

and...crap. I can't think of what else I wanted to say. ._. This is awkward.

SO UM HAVE A SUPER AWESOME SUMMER EVERYONE!

Your Pal,
Toony

P.S. Sleeping over 's house was fuuuuun. =w=
_{I feel bad that I borrowed a ton of manga books and three DVDs from her though.}

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MUSIC SHUFFLE CHALLENGE PICTURE PROGRESS

first star = sketch
second star = lineart
third star = colored/finished

1. Other Father Song - They Might Be Giants
2. He Did It - Curtains
3. I Don't Really Like You - Skye Sweetnam
4. Back to Me - The All-American Rejects
5. I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) - Kristin Chenoweth
6. Kibou no Kakera (aka the first opening to PPGZ) - Nana Kitade ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26184857/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26184857/ Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:50:07 PDT Apparently I used to be a real angsty, naiive, stupid, oblivious, whiny idiot. At least, that's what I discovered after cleaning out my Gaia journal _{- which I started in 2004, so I still have two years worth of journals to clean out.} I found I've written similar things here...but they're not as bad as they used to be, thank God.

I apologize for my stupidity. Thanks to everyone who put up with me for so long. Give yourself a round of applause, and have a great day.

Sincerely,

Toony


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MUSIC SHUFFLE CHALLENGE PICTURE PROGRESS

first star = sketch
second star = lineart
third star = colored/finished

1. Other Father Song - They Might Be Giants
2. He Did It - Curtains
3. I Don't Really Like You - Skye Sweetnam
4. Back to Me - The All-American Rejects
5. I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) - Kristin Chenoweth
6. Kibou no Kakera (aka the first opening to PPGZ) - Nana Kitade
7. Real World - the All-American Rejects
8. Lost My Music - originally sung by Aya Hirano, English dub by Cristina Vee
9. I'll Try - Jesse McCartney
10. What's Not to Like - Hannah Montana</sub> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26111413/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/26111413/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:20:48 PDT The last stage took me forever!
...but I only beat it on Cruisin' mode. ...now I have to beat Sweatin' mode so I can get the version with the Elite Beat Divas so I can finally beat the ENTIRE game...WELL NOW I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING FOR FOUR MORE YEARS. OTL

So...my week so far has been kinda suckish. I drew some okay stuff in portfolio class, I suppose, but my I mainly base my week around what happens AFTER.

On Monday I went to SixFlags for the first time in my life with my sister, my mom, and my friend's family - well, excluding her dad and brother. To be honest, I don't really like it. It's pretty and exciting and all...but there's only three rides I really like. Everything else is either too small or too extreme. Plus, along with that, my sister and my friend kept excluding me, even if they didn't mean to, and my sister kept saying mean stuff about me. I was on edge enough that day, so I made a fool of myself by yelling and crying. I have no idea why I've been so irritable lately. The only good thing about my day at SixFlags was probably texting and doing the YMCA with my friend, Granny, and the SixFlags guy.

I didn't have guitar lessons today because my teacher's on vacation this week and next. ...so I won't see him again until August. o__o Oh my.

I CANNOT wait for Friday! Not only is it the last day of Portfolio Prep class - but I'm having a sleepover with ! YAYYY! I seriously haven't seen her in weeks. That's not good for my health. D: (The same thing goes for seeing and ...but they're in a whole different state so it's kinda different.)
But even when I see my own friend I STILL feel left out by my sister and our friend because they're going out to dinner since it's our friend's last day here in our town for the summer. THEY JUST LOOOOOVE LEAVING ME OUT, DON'T THEY?

So...angst. Crying. Yelling. Confusion. Who knows why I'm acting like this? Hopefully it resolves itself soon.

In the way of art, I still have a lot to do! D8 AHHH. I have tons of things I want to draw and color, and along with that I'm still pondering over a topic for a future contest and the thought of making Aiden and Angelina plushies!
THIS SUMMER ISN'T LONG ENOUGH. TT^TT

So, er, wish me luck finishing everything! I hope you're all having a wonderful summer!

Your Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25940811/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25940811/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:34:36 PDT ...because I'm actually crazy.

I don't know why...but I've been feeling really down lately.
I have been going to be at around 10:30 PM, but it takes me about an hour or two to fall asleep and I have no idea why, and it leaves me really tired. _{(Warning, girl talk ahead: along with that I've been having really annoying cramps that shouldn't be there since my period shouldn't be here for another week or so! end girl talk)}
My mom keeps asking if I'm okay, but I have no idea how to answer since even I don't know what's wrong. I wish I knew...

On another note, I started art camp yesterday. (My mom forcefully signed me up for a two-week long portfolio prep class at my school so I wouldn't be on the computer all day. D; ) Thankfully I know people who are also there, like and as well as the boy who was in both my Drawing class and Biology class (but it's a bit awkward because I never talked to him...and his mom's the teacher). Basically she teaches us ways to draw/color/how to use materials and then the last forty-five minutes we can do whatever we want.
I can tell you one thing - my portfolio sucks so far. D;
To be honest, I don't like it all that much. I don't know why...I just get a strange vibe whenever I'm there. Maybe it's because I'm in a school building in the middle of the summer?

Along with that, it seems I'm pretty busy this week. Guitar lessons, bonfires, sleepovers - you name it. Currently we have our Floridian friend (who's moving back up sometime before school!) sleeping over tonight. She and my sister are doing a Graphic Design class at the school - taught by my first semester art teacher! : D Yayy~ They'll definitely have fun.

I keep telling myself to practice the guitar - but I keep forgetting/I'm lazy! D8 THAT'S NOT COOL. I really want to keep practicing now after watching K-On! (Sure it's a fictional anime, but if it motivates me then it's good!)

My teacher's gonna kill me tomorrow at lessons. ;o; I haven't practiced in two weeks!
edit - July 15th: Uh, apparently he won't have to kill me until next week because he has jury duty! 8D I mean, oh noooo, jury dutyyy. O:

I'm working on the iChallenge pictures again...but since the art class has started, I dropped it a while again. (DANGIT! D< ) I'm almost half-way done with the list! O: I haven't drawn the picture for I'm Not That Girl (Reprise), but I've been planning how to draw each picture - so I guess that's a start.

On another note, I keep nagging my dad to call and 's dad so we can see each other this summer - but I haven't seen him do it yet. He doesn't understand HOW BADLY WE NEED TO SEE EACH OTHERRRRR! DX

I hope you all are having a wonderful vacation~ ^o^

Your Pal,
Toony

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EDIT -- July 15th, 2009

HEY! Want to help dear ol' Toony? :3 It's real simple. Y'see, she wants to buy a Len Kagamine figurine with her birthday money. But alas, she only wants one, meaning she must decide between two options! And it's just so difficult! O:

It would be wonderful if you could post your opinion about which one she should get!

Count so far:

Figma ([link])= 1
Nendoroid ([link] , http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25867541/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:36:06 PDT BAM

...shoot, I don't remember what else I wanted to say. .__.
I think I really just wanted to get that other journal off the front page and stuff...

. . . awkwaaaard.

- Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25728763/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25728763/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:01:18 PDT ...don't make me slap you. D:

Anyway, so it's the fourth of July! Independence Day! Hoorayyyy! 8D
Unfortunately, I can't draw a picture because I'm lazy without a scanner at the moment but who cares because I've basically been drawing the same idea in a different style each year, but I thought I could at least wish you all a happy fourth of July via journal. :]

So...really, the only thing Fourth of July-related today is watching fireworks on the hotel's rooftop. Before that we're just gonna do that exact same thing we've been doing these past two days - hanging on the beach and such. Blehhhh. P: Oh well, my cousins and I are probably gonna start our video today, so maybe that'll make things more fun (though whenever a younger cousin of mine sees a video camera, they all go nuts).

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE OODLES OF FUN~!
_{but we all know that the fifth is the best day of July - *brick'd*}

Your Pal,

Toony

P.S. Do you guys think I should start another contest?

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Dedications

_{A place where I can remember stuff involving people I don't normally see.}

RIP Farah Fawcett
RIP Michael Jackson
RIP Billy Mays
You will all be missed.

Congratulations to Kevin Jonas on his engagement!

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25662359/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25662359/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:43:50 PDT ...no, not really. D: I saw Year One today and Jack Black was hilarious in the bloopers.
On another note: DON'T SEE YEAR ONE WITH YOUR DAD. OR MOM. UNLESS YOU WANT IT TO BE REAL AWKWARD. D8

Anyways, I'm heading off to Ocean City, Maryland at 8 AM tomorrow for my grandparents' fiftieth anniversary "family vacation week".
...it's 1:30 AM now. HOW STUPID AM I?! VERY. VERY STUPID. I SHOULD BE RESTING.
I didn't mean to be up so late. I was both busy and a procrastinator today. -o- I was basically lazy until noon, and then I had to babysit, and finally when I started my iTunes video downloadings and anniversary picture my dad took my sis and me out to see Year One. (AKA: Finding a way to get me out of the house so Mom can bake a cake, clean up, finish packing, and possibly wrap some of my birthday presents.) The movie was...really weird. And really inappropriate. It got better towards the ending though. (Plus Michael Cera's a cutie, and Jack Black is funny no matter what.) So...we got home at 10 PM. WHAT?! HUH?! I STILL HAD STUFF TO DO. And I found out that my videos stopped downloading because the internet got disconnected! DX
So basically the rest of the night is me rushing...and I'm the only one awake right now. .__.
Crap.
So, I will be going to bed in three minutes as soon as my Flapjack episode finishes downloading. WOO.

I'm really excited for the trip...for some reason. Normally I hate the beach, but because my little cousins are there, I'LL ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH IN THE WATER. YAYYYYY.
But I don't want to go to the beach around my perverted gore-loving cousin. D; UNGHHHH. (My mom keeps asking me why I call him a perv now...let's just say he got a little too touchy around Christmas time. *twitch*)
Though I think I've finally found a use for him - if he'll agree to it. We're bringing my dad's FlipVideo camera because I want to create a video for Disney's URock music video thing with the Jonas Brother song "Paranoid". I'm planning to have my cousin look like a creeper in the background in almost every shot. XD So that should be fun.

BUT I'M GONNA BE IN MARYLAND FOR A LOT OF EXCITING STUFF.
Fourth of July, where we can watch fireworks from my roof; the Fifth of July (aka SUPER AWESOME BIRTH OF TOONY DAY), where I shall celebrate with presents, an amusement park, and a new episode of Hannah Montana; and July 7th...which is when the new Hannah Montana soundtrack comes out - I'M RUSHING TO THE CLOSEST MUSIC STORE THERE IS TO OUR CONDO - EVEN IF I HAVE TO WALK THERE UP A HILL, BAREFOOT, WITH A TUBA ON MY BACK (lol inside joke with my dad).

THIS IS GONNA BE CRAZY. BOO YAH.
WHY CAN'T I STOP TYPING IN CAPS?!
IT'S LIKE MY BRAIN IS OVERTIRED. HOLY MOLY.
I SHOULD STOP NOW.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER AND FOURTH OF JULY AND SUPER AWESOME BIRTH OF TOONY DAY EVERYONE! YOU'RE AWESOME!

Your pal [who needs to get some sleep so she doesn't sound like a freak],
Toony

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MUSIC SHUFFLE CHALLENGE PICTURE PROGRESS

first star = sketch
second star = lineart
third star = colored/finished

1. Other Father Song - They Might Be Giants
2. He Did It - Curtains
3. I Don't Really Like You - Skye Sweetnam
4. Back to Me - The All-American Rejects
... ]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25609159/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25609159/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:37:48 PDT SERIOUSLY. WHAT'S WITH ALL THE SAD, CRAZY DEATHS THIS YEAR? ;___;
2008-09 probably has the most deaths of people I know.
But the deaths of both Michael Jackson AND Billy Mays in ONE WEEK?! TT______TT
whyyyyyy?
Such awesome people...leaving us so fast...
WE'RE NEARING THE APOCALYPSE, I TELLS YA. D8

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25550172/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25550172/ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:52:04 PDT
MICHAEL JACKSON DIED OF A HEART ATTACK. o_____o

I know everyone probably heard about it already (it's spreading like wildfire) but...it's crazy. D; I...I can't believe he's gone.
I didn't like him that much, but I didn't hate him. I loved all the TV references to him and his Thriller dance and music...

He's DEAD.
Holy crap.
That's just...omg...

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25492784/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25492784/ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:39:03 PDT Ahhh, you just gotta love those crazy Jonas quotes.

So it's summer but I feel real bored. D: I don't know why. I still have a lot to do, like drawing and coloring pictures, but...it feels like the days are dragging on. Maybe the weather's affecting me? It's seriously been cloudy and raining for an entire week.

Yesterday was somewhat fun in the morning though. My sister had her last day of school, and there was a breakfast to celebrate it. So, my mom and I snuck down to the school and hour after she left and helped out. I got to see all my younger buddies and old teachers! I missed them. I definitely know I'll still be talking with two of my teachers next year. My awesome former social studies teacher wants my sis and me to paint a mural in his room for community service, so I'm guessing I'll see him for at least a week next year, and then my incredible former english teacher is moving to China. ;o; CHINA. THAT'S LIKE, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD. D8 But at the breakfast, she was asking people for e-mail addresses, so I'll still be able to talk to her via web. ^-^
I drew in my sister's friends' yearbooks and wrote them messages, and it was just nice having actual human contact. It was lots of fun.

OH. BUT GUESS WHAT'S HAPPENING ON MY BIRTHDAY?! 8D
...well, aside from being in Ocean City, Maryland with my entire family celebrating my grandparents' fiftieth anniversary.
OKAY. OKAY. SO ON MY BIRTHDAY, AT EIGHT PM, THERE'S GOING TO BE A SPECIAL HOUR LONG EVENT OF HANNAH MONTANA!!!
Normally I wouldn't freak out so much about this...but Jake Ryan's back and Rico and Jackson are supposed to wear funny outfits and etc. etc. I rarely have cool things happening on my birthday except fourth of July clearance sales. :/ But I REALLY REALLY love that it's on my birthday because my entire family's going to be together...and they said we could do anything I want. Well...now's the time I can torture 'em all Well, actually, my little cousins like it, and I know some of the adults find it funny...BUT NOW I CAN TORTURE ALL THE UNCLES, MY ANNOYING PERVERTED COUSIN, AND MY SISTER! >D
AND NO BATHROOM BREAKS. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
...sorry, I didn't mean to go all mad with power all of a sudden. .__.'''

Speaking of birthdays, BHG's is next week. : D I still need to buy her gift though. D: We both agreed to get each other garden gnomes due to an inside joke created on the bus after we saw a gnome in someone's yard and we thought it was funny if gnomes were randomly placed in your yard - so you'd be GNOME'D.
DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO FIND A LAWN GNOME IN THIS FREAKIN' STATE?! D8 AND FOR A GOOD PRICE TOO?! GEEEEEEZ.
My mom has a store in mind that we'll probably stop by this week. Wish me luck!

So, you guys have noticed that the art I've been putting up these past few days is pixel bases, right? ...can someone stop me? D: I really want to start working on my other pictures but I can't stop making bases! It's like one of my many OCD moments. I have a lot of pictures I want to color on Photoshop and pictures I plan to draw, but I can't seem to start working on it. *sigh*
Also I think I'm going to restart Crossing Paths. I was looking through my old chapters (my only four chapters) and I came across the conclusion that...well...they suck. They're awkwardly put together and they don't express as much as I hope to include. The story sounds right in my head but gets scrambled up once words land on to paper or computer. I can picture it better as a movie than a novel.
I want to write a prologue for the story and then we'll see where I go. Along with that, I'm not fully done with putting everything together. So far in my sandwich I have to buns and some toppings, but the meat is chewy and I might need to replace it. ...does that make any sense? (I'm using third grade paragraph/essay language. xD)

Alright, well, thanks for reading. I need to eat lunch now since I have to run out in ten minutes. Have a great summer everyone! :sunny:

Your Pal,

Toony

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MUSIC SHUFFLE CHALLENGE PICTURE PROGRESS

first star = sketch
second star = lineart
third star = colored/finished

1. Other Father Song - They Might Be Giants ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25329800/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25329800/ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:24:20 PDT And...I'm a little creeped out by the song Don't Charge Me for the Crime featuring Common. o__o My favorite part of the song seems to be when Nick sings "Don't charge me for the crime" and then the guitar goes bownehnownehnownehnownow.
This song just kinda seems unlike them.
...but it's definitely interesting.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT I LIKE THIS CD RIGHT NOW.
ALONG WITH MITCHELL MUSSO'S ALBUM, "HEY". C8

...on another note I have finals starting tomorrow. D8
Spanish final last period and in-class English essay during lunch period...ON PAPER AND NOT TYPED.
YOU CAN'T SPELL "FINAL" WITHOUT "FAIL".

BUT AFTER FRIDAY I'M FREEEEEEEE.
AND THEN I CAN DRAW AGAIN. 8D
YAYS.
Well, I mean, I can draw now...but I won't do a lot of drawing until Friday afternoon...yeah, you get what I'm saying.

Uhhh...I can't think of anything else to write right now. D: I guess I'll update this when I think of something.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE.
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE WHO HAS FINALS COMING UP.

Your Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25235639/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25235639/ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:45:51 PDT I don't.
And you know how I keep saying I'll upload more stuff soon?
I'm not sure if that's gonna happen.

School is killing me right now. I'm working as hard as I can, but then I see others goofing off and they still do better than me. I don't understand.
I feel really anxious almost every day. These past few days, I've been coming home from school and barely give myself any "me time". ...except at 7:30 PM every night when I watch the Simpsons. ...and when I procrastinate and log on to sites like I'm doing now. But besides that, I've been going straight to working on study guides and trying to start my World History essay that's due Monday. Along with that I have to study for my Health reproduction test tomorrow ( ew the test has diagrams I need to label D: ), as well as my Geometry test and the finals that are coming up next week.
It's not fun. ;_;

So I don't think I'll be uploading anything or talking much or responding to RPs until after next week...or even the week after that. It's hard to balance things. I'm sorry...

I know that I've been pretty emotional this past year. I blame school.
Thanks for sticking with me guys. You're a real help. ^^

Your Pal,
Toony

_{P.S. On Saturday I bought the game Shadow the Hedgehog. I haven't played it much yet...but it's really confusing. You can either be bad...or good...and it's like everything I do doesn't satisfy anyone so everyone wants to kill me. D: And then Shadow swears whenever he gets hit/died.
...though I must admit, I found it hilarious when I was staring at a rail and Amy Rose asked me, "Can you grind on that?" XD}

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25126294/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25126294/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:51:04 PDT That's right! I got my braces off yesterday. : D YAY!
Well, I may have my braces off, but they put wires behind my two front teeth as well as my bottom teeth. Apparently they're gonna be there the rest of my life. x_x They're already bugging me.
Along with that I have to get my retainer on Saturday. Aw well.

Today in school, our grade started state testing. I can't believe we had to wait this long. Dx It's not as difficult as I expected, but some questions are really weird. Like today, everyone had an open response question about lemurs from Madagascar. The first part wasn't even a question. It told us to pick three of the four lemurs shown.
I have to remember to bring a book tomorrow for after I finish...I made the mistake of forgetting today.

I'm excited for tomorrow ~SoulInArmor, ~CocoaChocoPowder, and I are going to see Land of the Lost tomorrow! HOLY COW! JORMA [TACCONE] AS CHAKA IS GOING TO BE SO AMAZING. 8D
Lately the series has been showing on the Sci Fi channel and I've been checking it out. It's actually pretty interesting - but WAY different than the movie. Along with that it's a little cheesy. But then...why do I like it so much?! XD
I can't believe there's badly any fanart of it. I guess I should change that soon.

Speaking of movies, I saw Up last Friday with BHG. It was FANTASTIC! I was already crying ten minutes into the movie. ;_; It's just that good!
_{CarlxEllie FTW}
I'm planning on drawing lots o' fanart for it...as soon as I learn to draw Carl and Russell better. (DARN YOU RUSSELL FOR BEING SO ROUND! )

I've also started reading the Fullmetal Alchemist manga thanks to SIA. It's REALLY good. *_* I just...volume 4 was so sad. _{Huuuuughes...whyyyyy...TT_TT}
...SIA, I REALLY WANT TO READ MOOOOORE. D8

I've been trying to draw more, but I think I'm still in a slump. I just don't seem satisfied with what I draw. Except on Tuesday, when my sister and I found a never-been-opened box of Crayola chalk in our garage and drew all over our driveway. That was a lot of fun. (I took some pictures so I may upload them later.) Sadly the rain washed it away yesterday. u_u But it was nice while it lasted.
Once my downstairs computer's mouse stops acting stupid, I'm going to try and color the pictures I've had to the side, like Minna's late b-day picture, my Lucy Snow fanart, my Sunday comic from Cartooning Class, and maybe I'll even start the picture from my iPod challenge.

Please look forward to it! :] Have a nice day, and thank you for reading!

Your Pal,
Toony

_{Sleestaks.
Sleeeeeeestaks.
Such a cool name.}

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25053946/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/25053946/ Sun, 31 May 2009 15:21:46 PDT I kinda screamed when I checked my devwatch and found that had already finished my commission

[link]

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
I CAN'T STOP LOOKING AT IT. ;0;
_{She draws her better than I do. XD}

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24999919/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24999919/ Thu, 28 May 2009 15:27:08 PDT In the crowd of strangers, I ran after you.
I have been looking for unchanging things.
I will never forget how you were on that day.
These emotions of mine will transcend time,
I want to meet you right now.

_{I really love "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time"~}

*rubs temples* Oh crud. I feel like craaaaaap.
Ever since I got back from AB09 I've felt incredibly sick. This is my second day staying home from school. I've already missed a Spanish test and if I stay home again tomorrow then I'll be missing my WWII test in World History.
What started as a simple cough and runny nose, what I thought were allergies, have developed to me having a fever and large headache along with a red throat and extremely runny nose...
And to top it all off, I have to miss my last day of Cartooning class tonight because of it.

Yeah. Not fun.

I've been kind of "out of it" all day. I just sit around staring into space or staring at the TV screen without watching what's going on. It makes me feel like I should belong in the loony bin.
I...don't really know why I'm making a journal entry about this...I guess I just need someone to talk to since I've been cooped up in my house practically the entire day...

My body doesn't want me to eat. D: I stare at my dinner on my plate but it seems I'm too tired to reach out for my food, bring it to my mouth, and then chew/swallow it...
Which is strange, because I think I got enough sleep today. I slept from about 8 AM to 1:30 PM.
I guess it was making up for my sudden awakening at two in the morning.

. . . I miss my school friends. D;
The day feels excruciatingly long without them.
And I was looking forward to my tests for some reason.
...maybe it's because I feel I actually understand their material this time...
Can one of my school friends tell me what I've been missing lately?

Uh...maybe I should stop babbling. I'm sure it's boring you. >///<
I'll just go finish the last four pages of To Kill a Mockingbird. Boo Radley is definitely one of the most interesting characters of any book I've read.

I hope you all are feeling much better than I am. ^_^ STAY SANE!

Your Pal,
Toony

Art News:
I've been in a little bit of a slump lately. It's one of those slumps when I feel like I've forgotten how to draw in a specific way. This time it's head shapes and eyes that I'm having trouble with. Possibly shoulders too. After rewatching some Princess Tutu episodes yesterday I tried to imitate the artist's style of head shape/eyes because they're gorgeous. I've found a bit more inspiration.

I finally drew another picture of my 11 Song Challenge. Pianos are hard to draw...

Phil put my guest comic up on his site on Monday! x3 You can see it here: [link]
I've gotten nice comments about it and it makes me feel really happy...though it's embarrassing that my mom e-mailed it to our entire family! >_<

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MUSIC SHUFFLE CHALLENGE PICTURE PROGRESS

first star = sketch
second star = lineart
third star = colored/finished

1. Other Father Song - They Might Be Giants
2. He Did It - Curtains
3. I Don't Really Like You - Skye Sweetnam http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24929617/ Sun, 24 May 2009 18:25:52 PDT Oh WOW. Where do I even start?
Let's hope I can remember what even happened at this AWESOME convention. (You can not believe how exhausted I am. @__@ I can't believe it actually happened to be honest...I guess I forget easily.)


SATURDAY:
~SoulInArmor said she'd pick us up at 7:30 AM. (I was so excited that I woke up at 6 AM. XD) But she didn't come until around 8:20 because her mom was taking a while to pack...or something like that. We got to the convention center at about 9 AM and I was really surprised by how quickly the pre-reg line went! Actually, there was no line. o__o Well, there was a big one for regular registration, but we had express passes so we went to the computer and it only took about two minutes until we were ready to get started!
Once the dealer's room opened, everybody flooooooded in! 8D
(SIA WAS A SHOPPING MANIAC BECAUSE SHE BROUGHT $600 TO THE CONVENTION. O__O I WAS SO JEALOUS! SHE HAD BEEN SAVING UP SINCE THE LAST CONVENTION!)
To be honest, I was kinda disappointed when I went to the dealer's room. There wasn't as much cool merchandise featuring animes I liked as I had hoped, and everything was kind of expensive. And at one point I saw this Len Kagamine nendoroid that I had been hoping to get on Amazon, and I kept debating whether or not to buy it so I kept walking by it over and over. Though when I went back a third time...it was gone. TT^TT I should have gotten it while I had the chance...
At one point we were looking at outfits, and SIA turned around and started squealing because she found two of her friends. XD They're really nice and, if I'm correct, they're coming to our high school next year, so...YIPPEE!

So SIA left my sis and I a little after that to hang with them, so we had an hour to ourselves. After looking around the dealer's room a little more (browsing, looking at awesome cosplays, taking pictures with Flat Stanley, etc.) we went to the ARTIST ALLEY. x3 I swear, I think that was the highlight of my day. And it's all because of the wonderful =Lavender-Ice~ Though I feel bad because I probably acted real awkward around her. .///. I always get nervous around people who I view as celebrities...since they mean a lot to me... I finally worked up the courage to ask her to sign my SugarStars book though! She was surprised to see it because it was so old. Along with that she gave me two free buttons and two free stickers! After standing around for ten minutes, I bought my sis a Death Note sticker from her table and myself two mini-prints from her. (Later I came back with a commission request though. ...once again I felt socially awkward. OTL )

...okay, my explanations are moving pretty slow. .__. I'll now just fully explain the parts I remember most.
So let's see, what else did I do yesterday? I bought three DC buttons, a Haruhi Fujioka button, a Kaito Kid bookmark, a Teen Titans Robin magnet, and a sparkly fortune cookie keychain in the Artist Alley. In the dealer's room I bought a Saint Tail doll _{not plushie} (the ONLY Saint Tail item I saw at that whole convention!), a Hatsune Miku (levan polka style) t-shirt, and an Akira Kogami t-shirt that says OBEY on it in big red letters (Akira Kogami is my favorite Lucky Star character for some reason and I could barely find merchandise relating to her). ...other than that I really lent money to my sister. XD
I also played duck-duck-goose with an Ouran group [since I was dressed as Haruhi that day]. Their Kirimi was AMAZING. I saw her multiple times later that day.
We went to the VGO (Video Game Orchestra) concert and they were FANTASTIC.
Uh...I can't remember much else. .__.
BUT I DO REMEMBER THE LINE FOR VERONICA TAYLOR'S AUTOGRAPH! Geez, how could I forget those long two hours?
We were waiting to get in line to get Veronica Taylor's autograph, but this horrid, cruel staff lady kept yelling at us to disperse since it wasn't time yet. Uh, it was actually TWO MINUTES AWAY. Why can't we just stick around for two more minutes? Then when we finally did get into line, she kept telling us to back up. Over and over and over. At one point, I didn't know what to do, since there was this girl behind me, and she was supposed to move, but I guess she thought I was supposed to move, but I couldn't get separated from SIA and Cocoa. So the lady comes over to me and starts y... ]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24901157/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24901157/ Sat, 23 May 2009 03:43:01 PDT IN JUST ONE HOUR, COMES OVER TO PICK AND ME UP FOR ANIME BOSTON. oWo
I'VE BEEN WAITING MONTHSSSS FOR THIS! x3
_{Though I still only have $172.08 to spend. Hopefully I don't spend it all quickly.}

So with the convention happening today and tomorrow, I won't be on the computer much. Almost not at all. Sorry everybody.
_{~Ryuzaaki and ~AngelCapi: I'm so sorry I haven't responded to your notes. ;__; I just haven't had the time for it.}

So...I need to eat a big breakfast now. D; The rest of my family hasn't woken up and I'm REALLY HUNGRY. I haven't had much dinner these past two days (one slice of small pizza yesterday and a small hamburger the day before) and we're barely gonna have time to eat before dinner.
I'LL TRY NOT TO EAT OUR ENTIRE PANTRY.

Oh...I also have to draw a quick picture for =Lavender-Ice since I want to stop by her table at the Artist's Alley.
...and I need to take a picture with Flat Stanley. (Because I promised by cousin I'd take him with us to the convention. XD)
I SHOULD GET STARTED! D8

PEACE OUT EVERYONE~ I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

Your Pal,
Toony

P.S. Phil says my guest comic on his site should be up tomorrow! :] He e-mailed me saying it was awesome and that his wife laughed out loud when she saw it. ^//^
I just hope it doesn't look too crappy since I did it traditionally and I had to rush while inking it because my sister had a soccer game...

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<sub>MUSIC SHUFFLE CHALLENGE PICTURE PROGRESS

first star = sketch
second star = lineart
third star = colored/finished

1. Other Father Song - They Might Be Giants
2. He Did It - Curtains
3. I Don't Really Like You - Skye Sweetnam
4. Back to Me - The All-American Rejects
5. I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) - Kristin Chenoweth
6. Kibou no Kakera (aka the first opening to PPGZ) - Nana Kitade
7. Real World - the All-American Rejects http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24760117/ Thu, 14 May 2009 19:21:57 PDT The only bad part really was that Maggie wasn't there today. D; Bawwww.
We're currently working on Sunday page comics. Which means we get to create our own idea and our own panel placement designs - along with a title picture at the top. As usual, I spent about...five to fifteen minutes thinking of an idea. XD IT TAKES A WHILE TO COME TO ME OKAY?
So bing! I get an idea. And I'm sketchin' and sketchin' and sketchin' and I feel really proud. (I still am, of course.) So Phil comes over and he looks over my idea and he says he likessss it (along with my new haircut, which has a strange side flip in it today).
I love love LOVE this class because it boosts my self esteem. I never have self esteem boosts in school art class because I always think everyone's better than me. ;__; In cartooning class I sit at a BIG desk, so I feel isolated from people. XD
Next class, after we finish drawing/inking it on our own time, we're going to color them in Photoshop! Huzzah! Which means you'll probably get to see it. C:
Anyway, why don't I just skip ahead to the BEST part! I normally don't leave until I'm one of the three people left in the room because I'm really into my work. So as I'm packing up, Phil comes over to me and starts to explain how artists sometimes enjoy doing guest comics on other artists' webcomics. (I already knew that of course because I look at his site all the time. [link] Ha ha!) And then he asked me if I would like to do a guest comic for his webcomic. o_o
I seriously started spazzing in my chair (or at least, in my mind so I wouldn't embarrass myself). I ACCEPTED WITH EXCITEMENT.
SO I ALREADY HAVE AN IDEA AND EVERYTHING AND I JUST NEED TO START SKETCHING AND PRACTICE DRAWING HIS CHARACTER OGDEN! EEEEEE!

...now I feel bad for writing all my excitement because the last two journals I read in my devwatch were from two of my friends and they're not having good days today. ;____;
I HOPE I DIDN'T STEAL YOUR HAPPINESS, GUYS. TT_____TT

I hope tomorrow doesn't kill my happy mood. (World History and Geometry are known to do that...) I ALSO hope that you all have a WONDERFUL night/Friday/weekend!

LOVE,
Toony

P.S. EIGHT DAYS UNTIL THE ANIME CONVENTION!

P.P.S. The wonderful admins of Gaia were able to get my items back. ;w; Bless their hearts.

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MUSIC SHUFFLE CHALLENGE PICTURE PROGRESS

first star = sketch
second star = lineart
third star = colored/finished

1. Other Father Song - They Might Be Giants
2. He Did It - Curtains
3. I Don't Really Like You - Skye Sweetnam
4. Back to Me - The All-American Rejects
5. I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) - Kristin Chenoweth http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24722202/ Tue, 12 May 2009 14:36:11 PDT My hair is now shorter than it's ever been. But it feels kinda poofy for some reason.
It feels like a weight's been lifted off my shoulders.
Sadly I wasn't able to donate it because it was two inches too short.
But I had to cut it today because next Saturday is the convention (YAY)

I wonder how people will react tomorrow.

Until tomorrow, your pal,
Toony

P.S. To those I owe RP responses/starts, I'll try to get to those as soon as I can. I'm kinda dead on the couch right now so that might not be for a while. xD

]]> ~DetectiveToony</sub> http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24652328/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24652328/ Fri, 08 May 2009 13:55:10 PDT HIYA HIYA. _{as my grandpa always says}
HOW GOES IT? C:
I've been feeling much better since last week, since I've realized that I shouldn't be totally upset about the Gaia thing. Why get worked up over little pixels? Sure I worked hard for 'em, but whatever. I hardly think I'll remember this years from now. The only thing I really hated about the hacking was that I felt like someone had invaded my personal bubble. It's bad enough that I'm paranoid as it is always thinking there's some guy in black with a gun outside my window every night which is why I sleep facing away from the window so a bullet won't go through my head...
TOO MUCH INFORMATION I KNOW I'M SORRY

This week was okay with me. I felt a bit neglected the entire week, but my imagination (and ) made up for it.
Yesterday was FANTASTIC. :heart heart: Well, besides the 78 I got on my Geometry test...but that's basically my average grade now, even if I don't like it. Just gotta accept it, self, yes I do. But my 100 on our Health test made up for it. C:
AND THEN I WENT TO MY WONDERFUL CARTOONING CLASS~
Seriously, now I LIVE for this class. Phil and Maggie are so nice to me. ;w; They bring up my self-esteem. (Unlike Geometry, which depresses me every class.) I got in ten minutes late this week which made me sad. D; It kinda stinks that we live forty minutes away from the class and there's traffic. But it's alright. I didn't miss much, apparently. We're now working on pantomime 4-panel comics, which basically means no speaking (you could've figured that out from the "mime" in "pantomime"). We had to create the comic's pictures based on an action we pulled out of Phil's magical envelope (at least, that's what I call it). I got "PLAYING BASE BALL". I was really confused at what to do for the first five or ten minutes...but then I got an idea! 8D
. . . which you guys won't see until I'm done. >w< MWEEHEEHEE. _{That reminds me, I still need to find a way to upload last week's comic strip...but it's too big for the two scanners in my house so you might not see it for a while.}
Maggie, the college student assistant teacher, really boosted my spirits yesterday. C: She asked to see my sketchbook and I told her it was okay. (I'm one of the few people she knows who allows her to look at their sketchbooks, apparently. XD ) So we spent almost half an hour flipping through it together, and I explained almost everything in each picture. She critiqued me at parts that I expected - like how to draw realistically and how to make older people make, well, OLDER, and some other stufforz. At one point we came across some doodles my sister and I drew when we were in Puerto Rico, and she pointed at my drawing of Shawn Spencer holding a pineapple. I told her it was from Psych and she said she loved that show along with Monk. Then Phil stopped by and practically shouted, "Is that Shawn Spencer?" Ha ha! I was so happy that they were able to recognize who it was.
When she was done looking through it she said I had some great stuff in there, and she said she gave it a thumbs up.
THEY ARE SUCH NICE PEOPLE. TTwTT

I don't specifically have any plans for uploading pictures this weekend, since I'll be visiting my grandparents again and will be away from my scanner/photoshop. The only real reason we're going is to meet my forty-eight year old aunt's fiance who used to be her college boyfriend...but to be honest, I'm not really looking forward to it. I feel like they're rushing into things. :/ Besides, whenever my cool relatives get married or have kids...they're not as fun as they used to be. ;_;
BUT TOMORROW I'M DEFINITELY WATCHING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE. I am NOT missing Jandy Timsamlake! (ha ha, Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg together in one room is always amazing)

So, now I have to go get ready because we're going out to dinner for my mom's birthday - which is tomorrow. :] I got her a very YUMMY gift. ;3

Before I go, I want to introduce a little project I hope to do. I'm not sure if I will get to all of it, but I will definitely try.
Music plays a HUGE part in my life and imagination.... ]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24503904/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24503904/ Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:32:14 PDT So...today hasn't been a very good day for me.
World History frustrated me more than it usually does.
I feel like I'm losing a close friend, and I can't even manage to talk with her about it.
Every time I play softball in gym I manage to hit the ball...straight into my gym teacher's glove.
I lost my favorite Mikuru Asahina key chain at school.
But worst of all was the thing I discovered before I could even sit down for dinner.
My first Gaia account from 2004 was hacked. I instantly knew something was wrong when I looked at my page and all I saw was a blue-haired girl with a t-shirt and red socks. Where was the outfit I had put on during Easter? I tried to sign it, but it said I changed my password. I hadn't been on since Easter! I never changed it. When I was finally able to sign back in after changing my password...I started bawling when I saw my inventory. All the monthly collectibles and items I had bought with my own hard-earned gold, not to mention actual cash, over the course of five years...is gone. All gone. Except for the crummy items I barely used. I couldn't believe it. What did I do to deserve this?

As if having my iCarly picture stolen and claimed to be Rikku101's, this is just horrible. _{(I wouldn't even be that mad if they had just left my Kiki Kitty...my first ever monthly collectible...)} I skipped dinner so I could lock myself in my room to be alone.
After being in there for two hours (well, it wasn't just crying, I was also finishing my dumb WH homework in there) I've come to the conclusion that...I don't hate the hacker. Ashamed, disappointed, angry, yes...but I don't hate them. Church has taught me better than that. Sure, I may still say it to myself that I hate them...but deep inside, it's probably not true.
...But it still doesn't mean I'll get over this quickly.

After all of this that's happened, I'm starting to lose my trust in others. I hoped to live somewhere where everyone could be...well, I don't want to say as nice as me, I'm not even that nice, but I'd like to say that I wanted everyone to be happy and to respect each other. Going online and entering high school...I learned that's an almost impossible dream. The world is full of harsher people than I thought.
Thoughts like these are making me think that...maybe posting some of my art and stories online is a bad idea. I mean, I can still post art, but I'd have to add really ugly watermarks, as well as be careful. (Learning from my "non-dA-experienced" relatives, printing out other peoples' art and sticking it somewhere is a lot easier than I thought...I really need to talk with them about that.) But I'm really, really debating whether or not it's a good idea to post my story, Crossing Paths, up here. One day I hope to make it into a novel, whenever I finish, and if someone stole that...I'd be heartbroken. More than that. I'd practically be a dead soul. I want my friends to see it, as well as critique it to help me improve...but it's hard to do with such jerks strolling through the internet.

So, if I seem a little down in my next few journal entries or pictures, I apologize in advance. I'll try and keep it on the down low. Just, if you see that happen, ignore me or try to say something to brighten my day. Does that sound like an okay plan to you?
I hope your days are lovelier than mine have been. And please pray for ~ssbmlvr's family, for her grandfather just passed away. The death of a loved one is much bigger than what's going on in my life currently.

Wish me luck tomorrow~ I want to try and keep a straight face in school (or at least not let my depression get in the way of my work). Maybe I'll be happier tomorrow. I do have cartooning class, after all, and last class was fantastic.

'Night.

Your Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24483258/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24483258/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:58:17 PDT
Do any of you know of a software/program that allows you to change the pitch of audio/music?

On YouTube I've seen programs used for that, like with Fred and people turning Hatsune Miku songs into Hatsune Mikuo songs. My mind sneakily created a project for using pitch-changing - but I can't do it unless I know how! D;

Can anyone help me? Please respond as soon as you can!

Sincerely,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24302120/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24302120/ Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:57:46 PDT GOTTA GO FAST
GOTTA GO FAST
GOTTA GO FASTER, FASTER, FASTER, FASTER, FASTER
SOOOOOOOOOOOONIIIIIIIIIIC XXXXXXX!
_{why the heck am I watching this show? ...it's because it's 7:30 AM that's why.}

HELLOOOOOO~
IT'S SPRING BREAK FOR MEEEEEE! 8D I'm really happy because I'M FINALLY OUT OF THE PALACE OF TORTURE! GJBHJIBEDOHJ
or at least until April 27. :/
_{and then I have a Geometry and World History test the day after we get back TT_TT The world is so cruel...}

School was tough this week because ~SoulInArmor left on Tuesday for Florida, so I had to survive on my own. Plus I had a test in Geometry - and currently I feel like I'm failing Geometry because I have C+ (that's the lowest grade I've ever gotten...). The test was open notes, thankfully, but most of the class didn't do very well (except this jerk who got a 100 - and I don't mean he's a jerk BECAUSE he got a 100, he's just always an annoying...uh, butt). So we ended up retaking it yesterday. But I felt like that one was even harder.
And though I don't have school for another week, I have a feeling I'm gonna worry about it subconsciously...

English was...surprisingly interesting yesterday. We basically just watched videos all of class: a fake full biography of Emily Dickinson, a video about Susan Doyle (on YouTube), and a Simpsons episode featuring Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven".
Bart: You know what's scarier than nothing?
Lisa: What?
Bart: ANYTHING!
But there was this really strange part in class. My teacher was having a side-conversation with the boys in my class, and suddenly he asked me if I knew some show called the Monkey King. I told him no, and then turned back to my male classmates (kinda weird to call them that but whatever) and said, "I asked Toony because she knows a lot about cartoons." O___O WAIT HOLD UP WHEN DOES AN ACTUAL TEACHER CARE THAT I KNOW THIS STUFF?
But I should've figured. He's asked me about a lot of shows before, like Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Total Drama Island, 6Teen, and a few others. ...come to think of it he said that he watches Cartoon Network. (And he told us that TDI and 6Teen sounded inappropriate for us - what? Is he kidding or something?)

Oh! I had a strange dream last night to start off my spring break. ._. BHG had a gun and was waving everywhere and randomly shooting at my house, and I kept telling her, "Stop! This isn't like you!" Then she shot at me and ran down the sidewalk. o_o It was STRANGE and just plain creepy.

I don't really have much planned for the break. We're going to visit my relatives [again] tomorrow and we'll be staying until Wednesday. (Don't worry, I'll bring my laptop with me~). After that, I really just have my cartooning class on Thursday, and that's about all that's planned.

I'm REALLY happy to be going to cartooning class because we haven't been in two weeks because Phil was sick one week, and then the next week it was spring break for the students of that city, so that was automatically off. But I heard we're gonna have a make-up week, so I'm okay with it. ^_^
We're currently working on comics and I have two ideas - both based on real life stories. I may have a hard time deciding and end up doing both for fun...

I'm hoping to go to the mall one day this vacation, but I especially want to see Monsters vs. Aliens and 17 Again! ^o^ They sound really good. (Plus Monsters vs. Aliens has all these incredible voices belonging to people I recognize! x3 Reese Witherspoon, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie - AMAAAAZING.)
And I saw the Hannah Montana movie last Saturday with my two cousins and mother. AMAZING. ___ I'm not going to go into details, but I'll say that I laughed, I sang along with every song (since I got the CD the day before we saw it), and I thought of Jonah Alabama during most of the movie. My mom said she enjoyed it too. She BURST into laughter during a scene with Jackson (lol squash) and I saw her crying during the "Butterfly Fly Away" scene (I kept teasing her about it after that). So overall, loved it~ But my sister and dad were being really obnoxious about it when we were talking about it in the car. -_____-

I'm going to try and put... ]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24133147/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24133147/ Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:37:23 PDT
Until then I'll just work on learning the Hoedown Throwdown from Hannah Montana: The Movie (ALGJKNJKGE SHUT UP I WANNA SEE IT THIS WEEKEND). I tried watching this tutorial video, but this Jamal Sims guy makes the dance look SO FLIPPIN' HARD. GEEZ why can't anyone make an accurate, helpful dance tutorial for once?
I tried showing my friends the dance but because I wouldn't stop talking about it I got the impression that they think I'm a loser now. ;___; (Well, I know at least one of them does...)

School in general was pretty bad today, but when I got home I found my Case Closed netflix on the counter so it was pretty good after that! ^o^ YAYYY~
_{Shoot that reminds me I have two tests to study for...}

(OH AND I DON'T HAVE SCHOOL ON FRIDAY. I LOVE GOOD FRIDAY - But because it's Good Friday my mom won't let me see the Hannah Montana movie. TT__TT Hopefully I can see it with my little cousins this weekend who I know won't make fun of it (*cough*unlikeBHGandCocoaifIsawitwiththem*cough*)

So...that's pretty much what's up with me. I felt like randomly updating.
So how are you guys? I feel like I haven't talked with you guys in forever! PLEASE RESPOND. D8

HAVE A TRULY WONDERFUL WEEK - AS WELL AS EASTER - YA'LL.

Your Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24040596/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/24040596/ Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:09:28 PDT FINALLY. AFTER THREE LONG YEARS I CAN GET THEM OFF!!
I won't have them off in time for the anime convention next month BUT WHO CARES I'M JUST GLAD I'M FINALLY GETTING THEM OFF! X3

JUNE 3RD, 2009. REMEMBER THAT DATE.

Oh wow. This is so exciting. >w<

I'm sorry, I'm too happy about this to type anything else. Hopefully I'll get some more pictures up soon.

HOORAYYYY!

Your Pal,
Toony

Edit;; Ehh, they just told us that I need to wear a retainer after I get my braces off. . . . WHATEVER. MY BRACES ARE STILL COMING OFF. WHEEEEE.

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23803031/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23803031/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:31:06 PDT We're having a hard time getting it on to a DVD to hand in, but I have all weekend to do that.

The only bad thing about filming was I missed the entire banquet at our school. I know a few people like wanted me to be there, and I even told them I might not make it, but I have a feeling not many people missed me. _{though right now I could probably name one specific person who doesn't seem to care much about our friendship nowadays...} I hope they still had fun. ^_^ I'm probably going to feel a bit isolated and neglected and overwhelmed on Monday, but I'll just have to get over it. Academics come first...even if I don't want it to (though I still do it because school/rules are my horrible OCD...). Besides, now my classmate and I have our own inside joke - "These chips are ruining me!" Ha ha.
...but yeah. I am a little down about that. I was kinda hoping we'd finish in time. _{I was even gonna wear my dress from the wedding I went to last year...} But I guess you can't control time.

OH! Speaking of weddings - my aunt's getting married! My cool aunt who's a year younger than my mom is getting married to her old high school boyfriend who is currently divorced and has a sixteen year old son. I'm not really a fan of change, but I'm happy for her. When I told SIA and BHG about it, they said it sounded like it came from a book. ...it kinda does sound like the end to a movie.

Tomorrow I have to get up at eight so I can get over to my neighbor's house at nine-thirty and watch their son for about five hours so they can go to a bahmitzphah without him. @_@ (Well he is a pretty crazy kid with a short attention span...but cool nontheless.) Ugh. It's weekends like this when I hate babysitting.

I still haven't gotten any more of CP chapter 5 done, and the only art I've had done is one on TegakiE, my school doodles, and the character turnarounds I'm working on in my Start Cartooning class (WHICH IS AWESOME, BY THE WAY). If I finish this weekend I could probably have my doodles and character turnarounds up. ^__^
_{ha ha and now I'm going to subtly advertise my cartooning teacher's four-year-running web comic: [link]}

So...I think that's about as much as I can type right now. I have to get to bed soon, but first I want to reply to a post in our RP. (My friends wrote posts waiting on me two hours ago. TT___TT I feel so baaaad.)
Well, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Sleep well and have fun!

Your Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23690341/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23690341/ Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:29:58 PDT Wellll, the title's not entirely true. I titled it "Meltdown" because it's a song Rin Kagamine sings, and I've been on a Vocaloid song hype lately , but I've also had a hard time at school this past week. I have three projects I need to work on. Two are videos, one in Spanish and one in English, and the other one is a paper that's due Monday, which I haven't even started. ;__; I hate group projects because it's difficult to work with everyone's schedule. And I got really mad at my English teacher when he assigned us the English video, because we told him we all had to finish a Spanish video, so of course he purposely assigns it to be due the day after our Spanish video is due! That [insert bad-name-Toony-would-normally-never-call-anyone here]...

I guess it just hasn't been a good week for me over all. *sigh* Lately I've felt a bit isolated by others, especially when I learned that I wasn't invited to my two friends' combined birthday party yesterday. (They said it was an accident because they forgot, but it was alright since I was working the concession stands with ~CocoaChocoPowder and ~BowlerHatGirl at a basketball game between the Harlem Wizards and our old middle school's put-together team to raise money for our poor school district.) Plus I'm still not sure if I'll be going to our school banquet on Friday...I bought a ticket just in case, but I don't know...
And on top of that we got our progress reports on Wednesday, and I got a horrible grade in Geometry. I mean, most people wouldn't think a C- is horrible, but I've had almost all As and Bs since the sixth grade...
I guess March just isn't my month.

I'm sad to say that besides my doodles in school I haven't really been drawing lately. (Well, that's not entirely true, since I drew during my new art class "Start Cartooning" on Thursday.) So you won't be seeing much art from me - except maybe photos of my comic pages from my last out-of-school art class, since I finally got those back. You won't be seeing Crossing Paths chapter 5 for a while either - but I have written one page of it in Microsoft Word. But at least I started it, right?

I better end this journal now, since I have to work on my projects. (Though I'm a huge procrastinator so even if I do end the journal I may not stop searching the internet...) Sorry for rambling!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone

Your Pal,

Toony

<sub>Don't have enough time
Don't have enough money either
Don't even have any plans
Every day, Every day

Can't find enough to wear
Can't find enough to eat either
Can't even get enough sleep
Every day, Every day

Take it easy
Take it easy, okay?
Take it easy
Easy, easy, okay?

Take it easy
Take it easy, okay?
Take it easy
Easy, easy, okay?

Can't seem to study enough
Can't seem to practice enough either
Can't seem to make any effort at all
Every day, Every day

Don't have any interest
Can't make any progress either
Can't even seem to concentrate at all
Every day, Every day

Take it easy
Take it easy, okay?
Take it easy
Easy, easy, okay?

Take it easy
Take it easy, okay?
Take it easy
Easy, easy, okay?

Take it easy
Take it easy, okay?
Take it easy
Easy, easy, okay?

Take it easy
Take it easy, okay?
Take it easy
Easy, easy, okay?

...I get kind of freaked out when music seems to talk about me. o__. Then I love it. Then I feel like it's telling me to DO something.</sub>

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23558169/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23558169/ Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:20:36 PST Hey everyone! How's it going? I hope life's been good to you.
I'm just updating for the heck of it [and to procrastinate towards working on Crossing Paths chapter 5 and my World History paper research...]
Not much has been happening to me. The most exciting thing in my life right now [that is occurring constantly] is a Gaia roleplay (may I say the FIFTH in our little series~). But I don't mind - it gives me more things to doodle. The only downside is we're not always online at the same time, so we end up starting to roleplay at about...three hours before I have to go to bed? And there's normally one or two posts every twenty minutes? So yeah, not much time. (BUT LAST WEEKEND WE POSTED ABOUT TEN PAGES SO IT WAS FREAKIN' AWESOME.)

... *cough* Sorry about that. I get excited about things my friends don't really care about.

I've been trying to work on Crossing Paths, but my heart really hasn't been in it lately. I wrote an outline and then two actual sentence...but other than that I pull up the document, stare at it, then decide it's too difficult for me to write right now. Same goes for art, even if I've had a lot of "A Toony Revelation" comic ideas lately. But since I bought Hey Monday's debut album Hold on Tight on Tuesday I've been inspired more.
...though I'm still not really getting anything done. .__. Sorry guys...

So I just want to apologize in advance if my story or my art takes a while. @__@ It's just me being lazy and idiotic. I've been like that a lot lately.

Oh? What's that you ask? You want to know what's going on in my real life? Nothing exciting. Absolutely nothing. Though I must say today was a pretty interesting day. I was actually good at volleyball in gym! Ha. Who would've known? For a few minutes I was called "the incredible server" by two guys on our six-player team, and the exercise made me feel good. Though now I have a big bruise on my hand and it's creepy to look at. After that I was pretty hyper. I was giggling a lot when talking to my friend in Spanish and at lunch. And then in Drawing class I kept talking in strange voices - which I do when I'm happy.
There was only two down parts of my day so far I'd say (though one I don't really want to mention because that person would probably just say "Oh you're just saying that 'cause you're jealous" - or they'd probably think it at least.) ~SoulInArmor kept badgering me today to come to the school banquet later this month...but I honestly don't want to. I've told her and ~BowlerHatGirl that it's because I hate wearing a dress/skirt and I don't want to see people drinking while I'm there. But it's not just that. I'm constantly reminded by my sister that I'm a shut-in and she's right. I hate to socialize, and I'm sad to say that the computer is my life. I have social anxiety, even my therapist thinks so, and I'd rather live in my imagination than reality, but there's nothing I can do...
There you have it. My sad excuse.

...ACK. DOWNER MOMENT ALERT. NO. NO. NOOO. I CAN'T BE DOWN ON THIS BEAUTIFUL DAYYY. CHEER UP emo kid TOONY.

I WISH YOU ALL A WONDERFUL WEEKEND. MAY YOUR HAPPY METERS BE OVERFLOWED WITH...rainbows and unicorns? what in the heck are you talking about, Toony? just shut up AH HA HA. Yes, self, I shall.
Peace~

Your Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23476023/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23476023/ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:58:15 PST
UNTIL WE GOT A CALL SAYING THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL TOMORROW. C8

REJOICEEEEEE~

_{short journal is short}

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23440619/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23440619/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:30:07 PST Today was incredible! x3
After school today, and her parents took me into the cityyyy to meet the wonderful Lonely Island! AKIVA, JORMA, ANDY! _{Akiva...Jorma...Andy! And Jorma and Akvia! 8D}

When we got there, we realized that the wristbands we needed were all sold out. :[ Awwww. But we could still wait on line outside in order to get in. We waited in line for FOUR HOURS. We passed the time by talking, singing "We're on a Boat" lines (and making up random dances for it XD ), and much other stuff we needed to do when we were bored. The people around us were kind of annoying though. One time, there was this girl behind us who was DRINKING AND SMOKING. I could just feel my lungs shrivel up. Thankfully she had a wristband so she left way before. I was so glad! If she hadn't left at all, I probably could've gotten cancer from second hand smoke. @_@ Then another time there was this jerk who kept screaming things like, "HERE THEY ARE THEY'RE COMING!" and "Oh no now they're leaving!" just so we'd look. Then he tried to cut us one time - and when he talked to the girl behind us he kept saying, "So you're just here hanging out with the twelve year olds?" I AM NOT TWELVE. DX GOSH DARNIT I MAY BE SHORT BUT I'M NOT TWELVE. And also there were tons of people complaining to the security staff. We felt bad for them. They're only doing their job, after all.

So we ended up missing the Q&A, but it was okay. They are so nice to their fans. They made sure EVERYBODY in line got a wristband so we could meet them! When SIA and I had finally gone inside, we were so excited and nervous! We had a lot of anxiety. SIA kept saying it would've been hilarious if I started crying and passed out. Ha - not. (I didn't do that - but I was shaking A LOT and my face was bright red. How embarrassing. x_x )

Then - finally - we were up! The first one we got to meet was Akiva. It was a little awkward - since he was first and I didn't know what to do! He seemed kind of tired, but he was nice. He shook my hand and said "It's nice to meet you" and I awkwardly responded, "It's nice to meet you too...in person." _{why couldn't I have said "Your teeth look very white today! ;D"?} He signed the picture I drew of the three and then I gave him his little chibi I drew! C: He said it was cute.
Then I moved on to Andyyyy. He seemed to like my picture too! : D I was so happy when he recognized it as anime style! x3 And I got to shake his hand too. I apologized for making him so small in the picture - but I was trying to work on perspective.
When I snuck his little chibi in front of him, he moved the picture down to Jormaaaaa~ (who I now love because seeing his smile in person is AMAZING ). Andy joked that, in the picture, I "made him look like [freakin'] [crap] - yet Jorma here looks like Freddie Prinze Jr.!" Ha ha! XD I was flattered. It was SIA's and my favorite line of the day.
I got to high-five Jorma - and next to the drawn version of himself he drew an arrow pointing to it that said #1! (More flattery~ YAY)
The guys also looked like they really liked SIA's picture too! ([link]) SIA told me that Jorma said that they looked so tough - but he was expecting that on the next page there would be people beating them up.

Then we left...but SIA and I squealed when we ran down the stairs. Akiva, Andy, and Jorma were incredibly nice. We couldn't stop replaying and babbling on about what had happened all the way home! It felt almost...surreal. But the autographs on our pictures prove that it ACTUALLY happened! I
t was an incredible experience and I'm glad these guys were the first meet-and-greet I went to.

So thank you to SIA and her parents! And thank you to the super nice Lonely Island group!

I better get to bed now. Our Florida friend came up this weekend and she's sleeping over tomorrow - but she's coming at 9:30 AM and it's 11:30 at night right now - and I haven't been getting much sleep lately.
I promise I'll upload my Lonely Island picture (along with their chibis that I scanned before I left) as well as other pictures I have in my sketchbook and school doodle book!

Until tomorrow... ]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23240108/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23240108/ Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:09:38 PST It's really pretty here but I'm super homesick. D: Plus, my sister keeps getting mad when I ignore her because I'm watching Psych on my iPod, and my family didn't realize we were an hour ahead of our original timezone until we started watching TV.

But that's besides the point. Did anyone see iCarly tonight? WITH FRED!
I'd been waiting since November for that episode. Totally worth it. I personally thought it was hilarious. It sounds like the rest of my family liked it too! (Though my mom said it was stupid - ha ha, sure it is, Mom. That's why you were LAUGHING.)
_{If you didn't like the episode, that's fine, but please don't rant about it!}

Well, now my family and I are watching Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother. C:
I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK!

Your Pal,
Toony

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_{To Draw List (putting it here so you can all remind/nag me I need to finish!)
[Belated] Birthday picture for =
[Belated] Birthday picture for =
[Belated] Birthday picture for =
"Right Here, Right Now" =
small family tree of mother's side - heads of everyone - finish before June =
Zee in a bathing suit (my drawing goal for the vacation - please make sure I get it done! >o< ) =}

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23197565/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23197565/ Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:06:23 PST Or for people like me, single awareness day! YAYYY.
My parents always seem to be more generous on Valentine's Day. My mom gives me LOADS of chocolate and sweets (even if I've been using WiiFit lately) and my dad's letting me buy the whole season 2 of Psych for my iPod! O: That's my favorite part of Valentine's Day! Ha ha.

So how have you guys been? It feels like I haven't wrote a journal entry in a while. For that I blame school. :[ My teachers pelted me with essays and projects and tests and tons of homework...STRESS STRESS STRESS OM NOM NOM. So yeah, not really fun. I was happy on Monday because of my new green high top converse sneakers...but then school killed my chipper mood throughout the week. -___- But then I got my Psych DVD from Netflix so it was a bit better! (Andy got me addicted. D; )

Today was fun though. BHG, her mom, my mom, Cocoa, and I went to eat at Friendly's, and then we abducted took BHG with us to go to Target! Fun stuff thar. I miss hanging out with her.

Annnnnd tomorrow I leave for Puerto Rico. Yes, my family is going to Puerto Rico for our February vacation. I honestly don't want to go because I miss my friends A TON and lately I haven't been enjoying the beach or the pool...or outside. But maybe I'll like the heat.

I'm sorry I haven't been uploading art. Like I said, it's the fault of school and my procrastination. I could've taken pictures of my art from my Magical Girl drawing class...but I already sent it to my teacher to review because I'm not going to be in class on Tuesday due to Puerto Rico (another reason why I didn't want to go to Puerto Rico...) and I forgot to take/scan pictures before I sent them. ;__; And I haven't started on Crossing Paths chapter 5 either...

I'm going to try and draw a quick Valentine's picture before I have to leave tomorrow. I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK AND VALENTINE'S DAY/SINGLE AWARENESS DAY! YOU GUYS ROCK.

Your Pal,
Toony

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_{To Draw List (putting it here so you can all remind/nag me I need to finish!)
[Belated] Birthday picture for =
[Belated] Birthday picture for =
[Belated] Birthday picture for =
"Right Here, Right Now" =}
~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23046731/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/23046731/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:38:56 PST
...I just saw Coraline.

I...I...It was AMAZING. ;w;
(BEAT THAT .)
THE ANIMATION, THE MUSIC, THE SPECIAL EFFECTS, THE 3D, THE THINGS DIFFERENT FROM THE BOOK - AHHH. I LOVED IT!
Even when I expected things to pop out I still jumped! Ha ha!
It made my week and it was totally worth the wait! x3
_{The only thing I hated was Other!Miss Forcible and her old-womanly theater outfit...now THAT was nightmare-worthy.}

I RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE.
IT'S SUCH A MASTERPIECE.
To quote Syndrome, "Man! I'm still geeking out about it!"

AHHHH. Sorry I'll go shut up now!
I'm going to the mall tomorrow! I CAN BUY THE SOUNDTRACK. Score one for me! ;D Nyahaha, get it?
Okay, I'll seriously shut up now. HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND EVERYONE~

Your [crazy] Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22924785/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22924785/ Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:22:22 PST
Well, as you guys could infer, I've been sick all week. (I'm worried about Monday since I haven't been to school for three days! _{we had a snow day on Wednesday}) During that time I've been sitting on my couch, bored, with the feeling of crap still surrounding me. I can't even play FusionFall because it's been acting strange on my computer these past few days! ;__;
Even though it's Saturday I still didn't do anything really different. I watched House Bunny with my mom though, just as I had watched Billy Madison with her yesterday. But besides that, nothing else happened...

UNTIL THE MAIL CAME.
Ah, the mail, always carrying my wonderful Netflix. When I opened it today, it gave me PSYCH SEASON ONE DISC ONE. Now, I had been anxious to start this series since continues to claim that he is psychic (just see his ID for crying out loud), and I must say...IT'S VERY GOOD. There's a wonderful cast and the story itself was thrilling! C: Though I was bit disappointed that only the pilot episode was on this disc. .__. WHERE WERE THE OTHER EPISODES? D8 I WANT TO WATCH MOREEEE. MORE I SAY.
Anyway, now I'm in a better mood thanks to the theme song. I NEED TO GET ACTIVE. And dance or something. ...maybe I'll clean the basement while listening to music...hmm...

Oh yeah. Also I've been scavenging the interwebs looking for my old cartoon favorites from way back when, like Lloyd in Space; Pepper Ann; Disney's Doug; PB&J Otter; Cramp Twins; Dexter's Lab; Rocket Power; Wild Thornberrys; Cubix; CatDog; Angela Anaconda (actually I was surprised when I saw it on TV today); Hey Arnold!; Samurai Jack; Time Squad; The Weekenders; Fillmore; Teamo Supremo; Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi; and the list goes on! (Trust me, I was so bored I made a list. THERE ARE FORTY-EIGHT CARTOONS LISTED THERE.) I CRAVE THE OLD CARTOONS. D; (though cartoons like Flapjack are good too. )

...I also need to start my next English book this weekend and finish my page for manga style class. @____@ Oh my my my my my.
_{this stuff isn't very important to you - it's just a reminder for me.}

WELL. I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.
STAY HEALTHY. (unlike me)

Your Pal,
Toony

_{p.s. Does anyone think they can tell me more about commissioning others? I've never done it before, and I was hoping I could commission the lovely =Lavender-Ice before she comes to my state's anime convention in May.}

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<sub>To Draw List (putting it here so you can all remind/nag me I need to finish!)
[Belated] Birthday picture for =
[Belated] Birthday picture for =
[Belated] Birthday picture for = http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22856620/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:13:16 PST D: Not fun. Especially since my body keeps telling me to wake up at like, 6:30 AM, and my body temperature drops from burning hot to freezing cold in just minutes! Plus I have a big headache and cough that is wicked loud and really hurts.
I don't even know how I got sick! I was perfectly fine on Sunday, then all of a sudden I have a small cough and a warmer head on Monday. Nobody believed I felt sick until YESTERDAY CAME AROUND.

I didn't go to school or to my manga class yesterday because I was sick, but I didn't go to school today because...I don't even know. Is it a snow day? I don't see any snow falling from the sky, my mom never woke me up (well that's not entirely true, she woke me up in the middle of the night to give me medicine), and all of the lights are off downstairs - and they're usually turned on whenever my mom wakes up. Maybe it's just a delay? I think BHG told me it was a snow day, but like I said...no new snow...bizarre.

BUT DUE TO MY SICKNESS I'M GOING TO TRY AND COLOR MORE OF MY PICTURES TODAY (as well as work on drawing some fanart).
SO YAY MORE ART.
...And I'll remind myself to try starting CP chapter 5, but...I'm a big procrastinator so it might not be done. D;

...okay I need to stop this journal now because my coughing is driving me crazy. And I might wake up my family with it.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.

Your Pal,
Toony

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To Draw List (putting it here so you can all remind/nag me I need to finish!)
[Belated] Birthday picture for =
[Belated] Birthday picture for =
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the Powerpuff Girls (regular with CN:FF form) ~DetectiveToony</sub> http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22789042/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22789042/ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:59:22 PST I have to finish my book "Clan of the Cave Bear" before Monday as a requirement. I chose it from a list of suggested books that he gave us - and I chose this one because it was less violent. I really liked it in the beginning...but then I came to page 284.
EW. EW. EW. EWWWWWWWW.
_{MY POOR YOUTHFUL MIND CAN'T TAKE THESE DESCRIPTIONS OF RAPE. D8}
EW. EW. EW. EWWWWWWWW.

I hate books involving people being "sexual active", as them adults call it ("ugh. why do they have to call it that?" - JUNO). It makes me squeamish. I feel like throwing up.
I just...ugh! The thought makes me stomach turn! I don't know why people enjoy it. AND I DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT SO SOON. THANKS A LOT STUPID BOOK.
Ugh...it's a book about CAVE PEOPLE in the Prehistoric era...ughhhh.

And now the girl's freakin' pregnant! Even worse. I hate books like that... ;_;

...I apologize. I needed to rant somewhere.

BUT IN OTHER NEWS I REALLY WANT TO SEE THE CORALINE MOVIE COMING OUT NEXT FRIDAY.
IT LOOKS SUPER GOOD. (And they guy who plays PC in the Mac commercials plays the Dad's voice! 8D I LOVE THAT GUY. )
I want to read the book before I see it...but of course I can't at the moment because I need to finish this book. TT_TT

I also feel bad that I haven't colored my pictures yet. I keep telling myself to get to it...but...I FEEL SO BAD. ;______; I'M SO SORRY GUYS.

This weekend's gonna be hectic for me because I have two midterms on Monday plus, as I've said repeatedly, I need to finish this book. BUT I WILL GET TO IT! I PROMISE!

sorry if I burned your minds while you read this
I hope you have a wonderful being scarred-for-life free day

Your Pal,
Toony

<sub>p.s. I also got scarred for life today when I saw MY DAD watching Britney Spear's "Womanizer" music video. MY DAD.

To Draw List (putting it here so you can all remind/nag me I need to finish!)
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http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22667485/ Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:08:22 PST I'VE BEEN WATCHING SINCE IT STARTED AT 6 AM.
(...well that's not entirely true, I fell asleep at around 8 AM because I was tired from getting up so early...but then I woke up again and continued to watch.)

BUT ANYWAY IT'S REALLY AWESOME.
'CAUSE I KEEP POINTING AT THE TV AND SAYING, "OH I REMEMBER THIS EPISODE! IT'S WHEN blah blah blah!" 8D

...but now my family's dragging me off to "the mall a few towns away". D: Don't get me wrong, I want to go...but I'm starting to run out of money and I'll be missing the marathon. D8 AHHH. (oh well I'll just DVR it.)
And then we'll get lunch...and then I'll have a therapy session...which means I probably won't be able to watch PPG again until at least 6:30 PM. ;-; wahhhh.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A LOOOOOOVELY DAY!
HAPPY 10th ANNIVERSARY TO THE PPG!
THANKS A BUNCH TO FOR CREATING THESE AMAZING GIRLS.

TOONY OUT. ;D

]]> ~DetectiveToony</sub> http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22646622/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22646622/ Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:21:29 PST I spent a lot when I told myself I wasn't going to buy anything at all. ;__; I think my wallet's gonna be empty soon...aww boo.
While we were there I bought a Flapjack t-shirt from Hot Topic (THEY FINALLY HAD IT 8D), and it was scary waiting on line there o__o Sorry but HT kinda freaks me out. I also pitched in money with my sister in order to buy the Ouran High School Host Club part 02 DVD set. They were so worth it. =w= We watched it right when we got home. For some reason the extras are always my favorite part though. xD "Come here and sit with me ON THE BED." Ahhhhhh. Good times, good times.
Then, when I thought I was going to stop wasting my money, we saw that KB Toys was going out of business. So we went there to check to see what they had. We browsed, I pondered buying a Hannah Montana doll (for you, Andy Ha ha!), I didn't buy it, my sister hit me with a foam sword, and THEN I SAW IT. Sitting on the cardboard shelf of computer games I saw...PAJAMA SAM: LIFE IS ROUGH WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR STUFF!!! Yeah, I know it says "ages 5-8" but I need to keep up with the plot, y'know? And besides...it was only $3.19. Soooo I bought it! And then we left. And then my sister kept pondering over the idea whether it was good enough to buy toy swords...and her pondering annoyed me...so I ran back and bought two. THERE GOES ANOTHER $5.29 SWIRLING DOWN THE DRAIN. But they're actually quite fun so I shouldn't be complaining.

Also during our trip I get running to gum machines (filled with quarter-candy, as I like to say) and getting tons of chiclets and gumballs. ...I have braces though. Ooops.
...who cares it was delicious. xD

So now it's morning and I'm the only one in my family awake. And it's snowing outside. That's cool. (GET IT?)
I think I might play some Pajama Sam...even if I still have a lot to do. D: I'm only done with 7/20 magical girl sketches, and I still have to draw a comic page, as well as finish my Clan of the Cave Bear novel before Friday (I'm a slow reader and I'm only on page 152 out of 451. TT_TT )

Well, wish me luck with that! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! ;D

Your Pal,
Toony

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_{To Draw List (putting it here so you can all remind/nag me I need to finish!)
[Belated] Birthday picture for =
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Birthday picture for = ... ]]>} ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22567044/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22567044/ Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:12:32 PST School was just boring boring boring (as usual). THEN AFTER SCHOOL I HAD ART CLUB. I went with as I usually do and 's neighbor was there! : D I was really happy 'cause he's the coolest. (That's why whenever I talk about him I put "Coolio" in front of his name.) So we basically just talked about life, school, and funny moments while I drew Blossom of PPG. (I'M OBSESSED WITH DRAWING THEM NOW. D8 ) Later into art club some annoying chicks from anime club swarmed my table and were like, "omg it's liek blossom that's ttly cool" and then they shoved pictures THEY drew of their PPG characters (how the heck did they have them at that time? ) in my face saying how good they were and then started talking about Totally Spies with me...well not true, they were telling me and I was thinking, "Ha that's great but can you please GET AWAY FROM ME". And it made me sad because after they stopped talking to me BHG's neighbor had already left. D: I DIDN'T GET TO TALK WITH HIM MORE/SAY GOODBYE THANKS TO THOSE GIRLS. AAARGH.

Then after art club I had no homework...so I was kinda bored, actually.

I was sad because I couldn't find my Fusion Fall game OR the Hannah Montana 3 soundtrack! DDDD8 WHAT THE HECK? They said FF hadn't shipped to any store yet because it was late or something, and Target and FYE said that they hadn't even released a date for when HM3 comes out? Whaaaaat?

But I guess all that didn't matter because I had my first new art class tonight! C: The class is called "Magical Girl Style". ...it's a manga class lol. SO MAYBE I'LL BE DRAWING LIEK SAILOR MOON. LAWLZ YEAH. (why the heck am I talking like this tonight?)
Anyways, there's only four of us in the class and I'm the second oldest (the oldest one is three years older than me and the rest of the age differences is just one or two years so it's pretty good) and the weird thing is...I was the most talkative. .__. SOMETHING MUST BE HORRIBLY WRONG 'CAUSE THAT NEVER HAPPENS.
So when the teacher got there after being fifteen minutes late, it turns out we had to go to the building next door, so we went. It was pretty good after that. The teacher's really nice [and funny too] and she gave us these packets filled with info, what supplies we needed, a schedule, examples of Magical Girl-type shows (I don't know how many were on the list but I new eleven of them), and our assignment. THAT'S RIGHT WE GOT AN ASSIGNMENT TONIGHT. Before next Tuesday I have to sketch 20 magical girls and then make a one page comic. It sounds like a lot of work...but FUN work. C: I GET TO BE CREAAAAATIVE. WOOH.
I learned a lot in just that one class already. Like how shapes are used to make certain characters (circle = happy/good; rectangle= srs bsns; downward triangle = intimidating; regular triangle = ...superhero-like?) and how most people draw smiley faces and shout, "HOLY CRAP THAT SO LOOKS LIKE ME". (lol nevermind that was a joke the teacher said) But yeah, it was really helpful. It makes me happy that I'm in such a good-sounding class~

blech, I still have to make it through the rest of the week
but at least it's a long weekend
whoo!

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A LOVELY DAY/AFTERNOON/NIGHT/WHATEVER TIME OF DAY IT IS WHILE YOU ARE READING THIS.
keep smilin'~! 8D

Your Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22543785/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22543785/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:56:55 PST
FIRST CARTOON NETWORK BRINGS US FUSIONFALL. NOW THEY HAVE THIS NEW PPG EPISODE AS WELL AS SHOWING MY OLD FAVORITES. ;w;
MY CHILDHOOD IS REARING ITS DEARLY MISSED HEAD AGAIN.
I LOVE CARTOON NETWORKKKKKK.



_{To Draw List (putting it here so you can all remind/nag me I need to finish!)
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the Powerpuff Girls (regular, PPGZ, or CN:FF form? )
"Right Here, Right Now" =}

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22332186/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22332186/ Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:43:19 PST
SO MUCH happened in 2008 - and I have tons of past journals to prove it! Ha ha.

It's been a great year, and I hope this year is even better. (Seriously I REALLY REALLY hope it's better! ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOL.)

THIS YEAR I HAVE SOME RESOLUTIONS. 8D IT'S ABOUT TIME.
GET MORE EXCERCISE AND EAT HEALTHIER. Almost all vacation I sat around the house eating sweets. I NEED TO BE MORE HEALTHY.
TAKE RISKS. I'm too cautious! I need to take more risks! Cutting my hair will be one step towards that. (Plus at the same time I'll be helping another person since I want to give my hair away to Locks of Love. ^^ )
FIND HIM.
GO GREEN. I GOTTA HELP THE ENVIRONMENT MORE. Which means laying off the water bottles and wearing warmer clothes instead of turning off the heat.
ENJOY LIFE. Work isn't the only thing there is. I need to be more happy and not get so worked up about school.
WORK ON CROSSING PATHS. D8<

_{...I probably had more but I can't remember them right now.}

I just want to thank you guys for all the memories and for being there for me during 2008! I HOPE YOUR 2009 IS WONDERFULLY FANTASTIC.

Your Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22276320/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22276320/ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:20:07 PST
TIME TO SPEND SOME MOOLAHHHH.

Your Pal,
Toony

<sub>P.S. I'M ALMOST DONE COLORING MY "Right Here, Right Now" HSM3-Z/J PICTURE AND I'M ALMOST ALMOST DONE WRITING CHAPTER 4. D8 THANK YOU FOR BEING SO PATIENT.

P.P.S. I love these onion icons. (all of them can be found at ~omgwtfbbqplz)</sub>

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22240325/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22240325/ Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:02:08 PST My Christmas was alright. It felt a bit lacking though. I wish I knew why...
Celebrating with my mom's family was a lot of fun. I rarely get to see all my cousins together nowadays, and my North Carolina cousins were there which made it wonderful ('cause they're so adorable). Celebrating with my dad's family...not as fun. _{I don't really find sitting on the couch for six hours watching two year olds scream and destroy stuff very enjoyable.}

I got some okay stuff for Christmas. I'm very thankful for them. _{though there is something I really wanted that cannot be bought...} I gotttt:
$40 in Target gift cards and $170 in regular money
a $15 iTunes gift card (though now I only have $3 left of it since I spent most of it on How I Met Your Mother episodes...)
a Jonas Brothers piano/guitar/vocal song book (I'm so bringing it to my next guitar class! >83 )
Burning Up: On Tour with the Jonas Brothers (IT'S FOR DRAWING POSES I SWEAR D8 )
Horton Hears a Who DVD
PHOTOSHOPPPPPP 8D
a Cold Stone Creamery gift card
Wii games (Wii Music, Mario Kart)
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for my Nintendo DS
4 shirts (one my mom made that says "Jolly Fats Weehawkin Temp Agency", one that's black and says in yellow letters "This is totally going in my blog", one with a multicolored peace sign against a black background, and a long sleeve shirt with Mickey Mouse sketches on it)
two books with pre-made panels for making comics (will you be expecting new comics from me in the future?)
a rubix cube (I'LL SOLVE IT SOMEDAY! I WAS REALLY REALLY CLOSE YESTERDAY!)
a new iHome (WITH A DIMMER SO I CAN FINALLY SLEEP AT NIGHT WITHOUT THAT ANNOYING BLUE LIGHT! HAHAHAHAHA!)
canvases and an easel (Thank you, Cocoa C: )
A POKEMON SHIRT WITH THE FOUR ORIGINAL STARTER POKEMON: squirtle, charmander, bulbasaur, and pikachu (THANK YOU, BHG)
Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi

umm...maybe I should stop there. .__.''' Listing presents isn't what I wanted to do for this entire journal!

I was supposed to be leaving my grandparents' house today...but my dad came down with the stomach flu. My mom's driving my aunt to a city near our home (four hours away from our grandparents' house) because her flight got delayed yesterday due to fog and they screwed up her new plane flight (or something like that), so my sister and I have to take care of my dad. Right now he's just in the back room watching TV [and hopefully not throwing up] while Cocoa's watching How I Met Your Mother on my iPod and I'm...typi... ]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22171859/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22171859/ Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:54:08 PST
I'M SO HAPPYYYYY.

My family already opened gifts ('cause we were impatient and we're leaving early tomorrow anyways).
I don't want to list my presents. It's like I'm saying, "HEY LOOK GUYS LOOK AT WHAT I GOT WHEEEEE". I'll just say I liked my gifts. C:
_{omg i got photoshopppp >w<}

I LOVE MY FAM.

I'm feeling much better than the other day too thanks to you guys : D

...MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.
I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY

Your Pal,
Toony

]]> ~DetectiveToony http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22073404/ http://DetectiveToony.deviantart.com/journal/22073404/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:58:36 PST ...or just me?

Seriously my holiday isn't starting out like I hoped.
First it was fun and cheery. I bought all my gifts yesterday and wrapped them this morning. Today was also a snow day. I started listening to Christmas music, got a bit excited...

All I really did all day was color some pictures and do the Christmas Event on Gaia...though I already finished it. And my roleplaying friend hasn't been on since Wednesday so I basically have nothing to do on Gaia right now.

And apparently my family got tired of waiting for me because I kept telling them to "hold on a minute I'm finishing my picture". So they put up the Christmas tree. Without me. And decorated it. Without me. ...decorating the tree is my favorite part of Christmas.
Swoosh. All downhill now.
So upon being depressed, I did what any other super-sensitive, super-emotional pushover would do. I hid in my pantry. _{(What? You haven't heard of anyone doing that? Gee I must be a freak then.)}
So my family spend twenty minutes looking for me when I was RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. I even called out to my sister once and she didn't even hear me! Geez. And then my dad thought I went outside. Yeah Dad, I'm so stupid that I would go out into the FREEZING COLD SNOW AT NIGHT. Thanks a bunch.
Then my sister found me when I was chomping on some popcorn. And my dad yelled at me. And my mom was how she normally is, saying, "Tell me what's wrong. I can't help if you don't tell me what's wrongggg. I'll understanddd."

Okay. That's what bugs me the most about some people. They say they understand, but I have a hard time believing they can understand if they can't even see what's right in front of them.

It's moments like these that make me forget the holiday cheer.

Maybe I'm just depressed and it's screwing with my mind. I don't know. I'll get over it somehow.
_{though it would be nice if my roleplaying buddy would go online and post...I'd like that...}
I can't wait to meet with my first therapist on Sunday. She's gonna love meeting a messed up child like me! Oh goody, jolly, yayyy!

Okay. Well I'm gonna stop this before it gets into me ranting again. So I'm gonna head on out. Possibly lock myself in somewhere to collect my thoughts... or make 'em worse.
All I know is that if we still have that Arthur's Christmas "performance" at my library...I don't want to go. I don't want to hang around younger people and have one role in the "performance" - moving a stupid divider.

Psh.

Well. I hope you guys have a good holiday.
Don't worry about me. I'll find a way to put up with my crap.

Sincerely,
Toony.

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