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I've been reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak lately, and last night, I finished it! It was fantastic. It's this year's "One County, One Book" choice for the county library system, and I figured that as a responsible employee of the library system, I should read it. It was pretty big (if you've seen the book around at the various library locations, you know this), but not as big as Harry Potter or Breaking Dawn, so I was not afraid. And yet, when it was over and I finally placed the book down on my bed, I realized that there was a new weight on my heart. The words in The Book Thief are far heavier than anything you'll read from Stephanie Meyer, and they are fantastic.

For those of you who don't know, The Book Thief is set in Nazi Germany in World War II. I always say it's about WWII, but that's not really true. It's about a girl named Liesel Meminger, her friends and family, and the power of words. You know how you can always tell the difference between an entertainment book and straight-up literature? Well, this one is definitely literature. I really hope it ends up on the AP list someday. It deserves it, hands down. It explores a lot of different aspects of the power of words... Hitler's weapons weren't really guns or bombs. They were words. His written and spoken words were what caused the deaths of six million innocent Jews. Liesel comes to understand that through her many experiences with books and the surrounding events of Germany at the time. And yet, at the same time, books are Liesel's most cherished possessions, and her friend Max Vandenburg gives her a gift of words that helps to solidify their forbidden friendship. To her, words are both beautiful and ugly; they can be both hatred and friendship. Each of the books Liesel reads from has a symbolic meaning, as do many of the story's pieces. The strongest one, perhaps, is the fact that her first book and the book she learns to read from is called The Gravedigger's Handbook. The irony there is that those words were written to teach people how to dig graves--how to assist in the process of death, essentially. And yet, what does she really learn from it? How to read. This creates an interesting comparison between words and grave-digging that is later expounded upon. And at the same time, words are what saved her life when everyone else was left vulnerable. She was in the basement writing her book when the bombs were dropped. She was the only one left. I'm sure there are dozens and dozens of other symbols and meanings to be understood from Zusak's poetic writing, but it would take me another few times through to grasp most of them.

Now, don't think I spoiled the book for you in telling you how it ends. The narrator tells you how it ends near the beginning of the story, but it adds to a very interesting effect near the actual end of the book that I won't tell you about. That's another interesting aspect of... ]]> *Fridgecrisis Subscription! http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/19818206/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/19818206/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:09:00 PDT

So... as you might have noticed, I bought a subscription! I'm hoping it'll make everything a bit nicer. I'm particularly excited about this Journal CSS thing, although it'll take me a while to get the hang of it... For one, I need to figure out how to get this text aligned to the left (EDIT: I think I got it...). Right now I'm using *ginkgografix's CSS "Silver Swirl II," (big thanks!) but I'll definitely be learning how to make my own soon. Hopefully.

Heading!...? It's supposed to be bigger.

This is like a second section. Hooray.

This is stuff that would go in a box. Hooray.

This is stuff that would go in a box, only it's centered. Ooh. I think I'm getting this. Here's a picture.

(Sweet, it worked.)

]]> *Fridgecrisis Puzzles http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/19644205/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/19644205/ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:49:40 PDT
At the beginning of the summer, I started making a book of all my poetry and some of my better prose pieces and artwork. I assembled everything, made sure it looked nice, struggled with some issues, and sent it all over to lulu.com and had them print it a copy for me.

It finally came today!

The book is called Puzzles: a love story. My long-time readers or the more observant of you might know why I'd choose such a title. It's funny how some things just strike certain chords with you. They mean something special to you. And I guess a puzzle is one such thing for me. It just seems like such a great metaphor for love and life, how everything fits together, how it takes dozens or hundreds of pieces, how sometimes we can be missing some or some don't fit quite right and we feel incomplete. I struggled with a title for a while, but when I thought of this one, it seemed to encompass everything so well that I had to use it.

I'm very excited. It's so awesome to have this thing in my hands, to actually see my writing on official-looking pages in an official-looking book. It's a huge milestone for me, actually. This book will hopefully be the first of many I publish throughout my life. Once I review this one and make sure there are no mistakes, I'm going to be printing about ten more copies to keep.

I'm not selling this one to anybody, though, just in case you were wondering. I included a lot of really personal journal entries and things in here that I wouldn't really want everyone to see. A few very close friends might get a copy, we'll have to see. But I've been thinking about releasing an alternate version without those personal pieces, and of course, then anyone could buy one. I'll let you all know if that becomes the case.

Pictures: [link]

Thank you to everyone who has helped me improve my pieces and my skills. I couldn't have gotten this far without this community helping me along. Well, maybe I could have, but not as easily. It's nice to have this great place where other artists can see and comment on my work, and I hope I can help all of you in return. Thank you!

]]> *Fridgecrisis A Small Rant http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/19564501/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/19564501/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:25:52 PDT
Firstly, The Dark Knight. I haven't seen it, and I don't plan on it. Why oh why, you ask? It's not because I don't think it would be a good movie. In fact, I think it's probably quite amazing, and I'm missing out on a very well-done film. But I'm not like most people my age. There was a quote I heard once... I think it was in a story or something, but it was said by a little girl on her birthday, and she said, "just because I'm nine now doesn't mean I've stopped being eight, or seven, or six..." I feel this way too. Somewhere inside of me, there is a little five-year-old, and that little Jaron does not want to see The Dark Knight. This is for the same reason that I won't watch the second Pirates of the Caribbean ever again, and didn't see the third one at all. What reason is that?

Violence.

Yes, violence. Call me crazy, but I don't WANT to be desensitized to it. I'm sure we've all had things jump out at us that shock us so badly we can't stop thinking about them, and they continually come back to haunt us again and again. I could name quite a few for you right now, but the same reason why I won't do that is the same reason why I don't want to add to my collection. I hate it. I hate watching those horrifying moments replay in my brain over and over again. When that happens, I want nothing more than to curl up in my bed and just stop existing. And yet, most kids my age and older just don't care anymore. It's stopped bothering them. Every review of The Dark Knight said that the violence probably should have given it an R rating, but they didn't do that because they didn't want to "isolate their target audience." Now, last time I checked, the primary purpose of the rating system is to protect sensitive viewers from things they wouldn't want to see, NOT designate a target audience. I can barely go to a PG-13 movie anymore without being confronted with something I can't forget about for the rest of the week, and not just violent content. Sexual content too. Language. You know the drill. I'm just so tired of it, and it's not worth a few hours of entertainment to possibly add another unhappy moment to the collection.

Give me my WALL-E and I'll be happy.

Since when have I been your traditional American teenager?

Secondly, drive thru raps. Normally, I hate rap. But the reason why I hate it is because of the self-important lyrics, the blatant sexuality, the disrespect toward pretty much everything. I think it's amazingly shallow and ridiculous, and to think that so many people like that music so much just makes me want to get my hands on some nuclear weapons or something.

But take away those stupid lyrics and replace them with humorous or satirical ones, and yeah, it's alright. I like raps about cheese and stuff like that. And apparently, there's this new trend of filming yourself going up to a drive-thru window and delivering a rap song order, to varied responses from the listeners inside the restaurant.

I actually think some of them are pretty funny, especially when the listener is entertained. But it got me thinking a little bit, and the state our world is in is such a strange one. Back in the 1900s or whenever else, who would have ever imagined that American teenagers with "video cameras" would be driving up in "cars" to "fast food windows" and delivering a sort of quick food-related poem to another passenger's "beatboxing," then drive away and post the recording on this magical thing called the "internet" for everyone else in the entire world to see? Doesn't it just sorta freak you out?

...No?

It would have boggled Benjamin Franklin's mind to know that this is what we're doing with his electricity these days. And to think that half of these things weren't even around a hundred years ago... what the heck is gonna be going on in another hundred years? It scares me to think about it, really. Movies came out in the 1910s-20s, but now they don't even stay in two dimensions anymore. Next they'll be adding smells and tastes and full-body pressure suits and electrodes into your brain so you'll actually be INSIDE the movie, maybe even controlling it like some sort of futuristic video game... and then the line between reality and the virtual world will slowly fade... and suddenly everyone will decide that it's just more fun to live in a fake world, and everyone will turn into vegetables attached to machines, all connected to some other existence. Earth as we know it today will be like a planetary ghost town.

What the crap.

It would make a good book. Move over, 1984.

You... do know what that is, right?

Just making sure.

I have something coming in the mail. With it comes another journal entry to push this one back into the eternal ann... ]]> *Fridgecrisis Ends and Beginnings http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/19387710/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/19387710/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:59:43 PDT when to quit. I looked at my budget and updated the numbers, and I do have enough to get me through a semester at Weber State, as long as I keep doing my library job (which I like a whole lot more than Smith's). But I still have to finish out this week. I suppose I can put up with it a little longer.

I'm thinking about starting a Poem-A-Day thing. Does anyone here know about Songs To Wear Pants To? Well, its creator, Andrew, started an amazing project around New Years where he'll post a new song every single day for the entire year. We all know how those things usually go, but he's actually doing it, and it's quite impressive! I guess that's got me wondering about what I should be doing to improve my own skills. I mean, there's no doubt that he's getting better at music every single day. He's on the fast track, you know? And I think I'd like in on some of that action. Chances are, I'll post all of them to my Wordpress blog, which is serving as a hub for strictly creative pieces right now. I'll post some of the best ones here. That's if I decide I want to do it, of course.

]]> *Fridgecrisis Art from the Happiest Place http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/19067529/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/19067529/ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:55:32 PDT
Just got back from the Happiest Place on Earth with plenty of fresh ideas and photos for your artistical pleasure!

Check 'em out in my Recent Deviations! (I'm too tired to post links...) There should be plenty more where that came from...

I had a great time in Disneyland... but I'm beat. The break from home and work was nice, but I'd still like a day where all I had to worry about was getting adequate sleep, nourishment, and a little creative activity. I guess I'll have to take what I can get. But yes, I love Disneyland. I love the effort they put into every little detail of everything they do. It's the details that really make it so great.

Love,
Jaron.

]]> *Fridgecrisis Summer http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/18800301/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/18800301/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:49:59 PDT

I'm still working at the library, but I just got a job at Smith's. I'm gonna be a bagger. It should be good times. I hope I like it. The library is nice, and it pays pretty well (two dollars more than Smith's will pay, but at my age, I can't be picky), but sometimes I just feel so awkward and isolated there. Lately it's been a little better, and school being out helps a lot, but I'd like to be in contact with other human beings every once in a while. I want to get to know the people I work with, rather than being some shift-filler. I think Smith's will be good for that. Plus it's only three months 'til I leave for college. I can put up with it for that long if I end up hating it.

I've also been thinking about buying a subscription. This place is growing on me more every day. I think it would be worth it. It's not that expensive.

Thanks to everyone who left comments on my last journal. No commissions for now, but I think I will look into some more contests. And I'll definitely print a collection of my stuff up to this point on lulu.com. I'll get working on that.

And, I've been featured! Thank you, =serphius!

You can check it out here: link.

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[100 Themes Challenge]

]]> *Fridgecrisis Commissions? http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/18715357/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/18715357/ Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:05:29 PDT write for a commission? Is that, like... legal? And would anyone even be interested? I'm going off to college in the fall, and I'll need every spare dollar I can get my hands on. If anyone out there wants me to write a poem for them (I guess I could also do songs or short stories...), I'd be cool with that. I couldn't charge much, either - maybe only a couple dollars. I wouldn't post them anywhere, unless you were alright with it. Let me know if you think this might be a good idea.

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[100 Themes Challenge]

]]> *Fridgecrisis Graduation http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/18682448/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/18682448/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:33:45 PDT quite so much apathy and arrogance from the other students (hopefully), I won't even be living here anymore, I won't go to the same stores or movie theatres or parks.

Some of it's good, some of it's bad. I really am excited for college. But another part of me is deeply sad to be leaving high school, not so much for the school itself or the experience of it, but for the friends that I'll have to say goodbye to. They've helped me become who I am, and I've shared some moments with them that have changed me forever. I remember telling Tania that Rachel was everything I ever wanted but for some reason I still couldn't bring myself to like her. I remember talking with Jessica like we used to, back in junior high, at the park late one night as we waited in vain for the others to show up. I remember all of the fun movie projects we made with Alan (who will be famous one day - mark my words). I remember finding pieces of abandoned sleds on the big hill after school and sledding on them until dark. I remember burning Snoopy and making fun of Rosie O'Donnell. I remember singing along to "Hands Down" with Courtney in the car. I remember when Courtney finally told me she'd had enough. I remember how Katie saved me from that. I remember how I discovered that I had no chance with Katie. I remembered that one day when Rachel and I talked for the first time and I discovered that she was a writer too. I remember buying orange juice for the friends who stayed home sick. I remember straightening Nick's hair. I remember screaming at the top of my lungs because people wouldn't get along. I remember being a Who in Seussical. I remember drinking Slurpee out of a KFC bucket with Sylvia.

And I know whatever happens next will be awesome. It's not that I don't want it to happen, and I know everybody has to move on, but it's just such a sad thing to see so many things go undone and so many possibilities go unrealized. I just hope that when people look back and think of me, they'll think of a friend.

"Despite the empty promises and lies
that people make each year on yearbook day,
I truly wish that there were no goodbyes
and that as friends we could forever stay."
- written in Nick's yearbook

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Variation 1

1. Introduction: link
2. Love: link
3. Light: link
4. Dark: link
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time: link
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand: link
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family: link
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation

]]> *Fridgecrisis Unsent Letter #1 http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/17370936/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/17370936/ Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:29:53 PDT 100 Poem Challenge!

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Deleted... It's not in my best interest to display it.

But thank you all for the willingness to help

I was simply voicing some fears. I think it helped to get them out and put them somewhere people could read them, if only for a little bit. Really, the matter is, hopefully, not as bad as I made it sound.

Part of me wants to get to know more of you, my deviantArt friends. Part of me wants to just explain everything to you. I don't explain things on my blog anymore, and I don't write in my journal as often as I should. It would be nice to have some people who, for the most part, I don't know, to help me with my struggles and share my joys. Truthfully, you get them all right now - through my poetry. But it's not the same as open explanation. It's not as accessible, not as specific. I just don't think people are connecting with it like I hope they do... I dunno. Maybe it would help if I opened up a bit.

I'll think about it.

]]> *Fridgecrisis 100 Poem Challenge http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/17154600/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/17154600/ Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:44:36 PST

Originally from

1) Answer the questions below
2) Take each answer and type it into dA search box
3) Take a deviation from the first page of results (may use ' popular' or 'newest' ) and post thumb (for subscribers) or link (non-subscribers)
4) You can't copy the persons answers who posted this before you

1. The age you will be on your next birthday - 19.

[link]

2. A place you'd like to travel - Japan. Always wanted to see what it's like...
[link]

3. Your favorite place - Rachel's arms.

[link]

4. Your favorite object - Oranges, I guess.
[link]

5. Favorite food - Tacos!
[link]

6. Your favorite animal - Hmm... a wolf.
[link]

7. Your favorite color - Checkerboard!
[link]

8. The town/state/etc in which you live - Salt Lake.
[link]

9. Name of past pet - Never had one...

... but I'll go with Luna, Rachel's cat.
[link]

10. A dream come true - Love.

[link]

11. Your nickname/screenname - Fridgecrisis!
[link]

12. Middle name - Michael.
[link]

13. Favorite Smell - Vanilla! Mmm...
[link]

14. Bad habit of yours - Being late...
[link]

15. Your first job - Library shelver, boi!
[link]

16. Favourite Movie - A Walk to Remember

[link]

17. What are you doing right now? - Waking up...
[link]

18. Whats The Weather Like? - Cold. I hate it.
[link]

19. Favourite Sport - I hate sports...
[link]

20. Favourite Music/Style/Band - Dashboard Confessional!
[link]

]]> *Fridgecrisis 100 Poem Challenge http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/16649591/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/16649591/ Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:11:56 PST

's spin on the 100 picture challenge.

--100 Poem Challenge---

Please make sure to copy whole journal (list and rules below this point).

The point of this challenge is to test and improve your skill as a writer.

The rules:

1.) Make 100 pieces each one having a theme listed below. Only one theme per piece!

2.) No time limit so have fun!

3.) Pieces should be of your own artistic ability.

4.) The list below is to be placed somewhere in your journal for others to see that...
A.)You are in the challenge
B.)What you have completed

5.) Make sure to update this list with a link to your deviation.

THE LIST

1. Introduction [link]
2. Love [link]
3. Light [link]
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation

]]> *Fridgecrisis Big, Fun, Scary Goals 2008 http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/16130789/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/16130789/ Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:52:23 PST
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I never thought I'd be able to write 50,000 words in November, and I did it. Who's to say just how much more I can do...?

My Big, Fun, Scary Goals for 2008:

- Win NaNoWriMo 08.
- Revise my NaNoWriMo 07 novel to a point where I'm not embarrassed by it, probably before November 1st, 2008. Then, let three people read/edit it.
- Win FAWM (February Album Writing Month) 08.
- Then, revise/edit and practice all those songs and get it all recorded (you know, in, like, a studio).
- Start taking piano lessons again, before or during February, and actually practice half an hour a day like I was supposed to. If that proves to be impossible, then at least two hours a week.
- Also practice guitar at least two hours a week.
- Write a hundred sonnets.
- Save up a thousand dollars. Or, if I can, one thousand five hundred.
- Get a B+ or better in every class I take, and an A- or better in every writing class.
- Write in my journal at least three times a week.
- Win some sort of writing/photography contest, preferably one with a cash prize.
- Get published. (School lit mag counts.)

I think that's all... for now...

]]> *Fridgecrisis I WON! http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15740264/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15740264/ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:50:21 PST

I wrote 50,000 words! In November alone! w00t! I still can't believe it... I don't think it's sunk in yet. But... wow. I used to think that was physically impossible, but apparently it's not. It actually wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be. Last year it seemed hard, but this year it just breezed by, and HOLY CRAP I have this novel on my hands. It's cool

Thanks to everyone who has supported me. I think that helped a lot. You're all wonderful and amazing.

And, in celebration, I will post the next chapter of the horribly horrible rough draft. Horray!

]]> *Fridgecrisis December Cometh... http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15686813/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15686813/ Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:09:57 PST
There are only four days left of NaNoWriMo (not counting today, today is over.)

I just passed 40k tonight.

Ack. This means that I have to do a bit over 2k words each day from now until Friday. In all reality, Friday will need to be a 5k day, at least. (I really do have a busy life... at least, I think I do...)

But I'm gonna do it. I won't give up!

Let's say... if I win... I get to buy myself... something expensive. But Christmas is coming up... Dag. Or, I get to... do something outrageous. Like maybe go out and play my guitar downtown for money (I've always wanted to try that) or stay up all night watching movies and eating junk, or... heck, I could actually do my homework for once. *gasp!*

I leave you with possibly the coolest lyrics of all time. Thank you, Homestar Runner.

"Now listen up, y'all biscuit-heads!
I wanna piece of dry toast and two scrambled eggs,
an order hash browns, make it x-tra crisps,
some OJ and a bowl of cheese grits!"

"Oh dag! That man just ordered breakfast in the middle of my rap song!"

]]> *Fridgecrisis OC Quiz http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15642889/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15642889/ Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:10:28 PST
Pick three of your original characters.

1. Cole
2. Addie
3. Peter

So, my characters aren't all that amazingly different. But, whatevs. These three are the main-est characters (in that order, too) of my NaNoWriMo novel. Enjoy!

1. So how you guys doin' tonight?
Cole: Fine.
Addie: I'm good!
Peter: I'm fine.

2. You got a love life?
C: I do, actually.
A: Yup! My boyfriend's name is Cole, and he's amazing.
P: No...

3. How's that goin' for ya?
C: *shrugs* It's good. Addie's a cool girl, we're really close.
A: I love him.

P: I think I'll find someone someday... I hope...

4. Do you consider yourself "supa awesome to the max"?
C: I... guess...
A: Not usually

P: Is... that a joke?

5. What does "grill yer face off" mean to you?
C: What happens when you stand too close to the fire?
A: I don't know. I think I heard someone say that once.
P: Does it... well... nevermind.

6. Are you social?
C: *shrugs* I guess.
A: Very.
P: No. Not at all.

7. Can you do a hand stand?
C: If I wanted to...
A: Yup. Check it out! *does one*
P: I... don't think so. Maybe if I worked on it.

8. What are your thoughts on being "felt up"?
C: By who?
A: Eww!
P: Ehh... um... *cough*... I... don't know.

9. Do you like hugs?
C: From certain people.
A: I love them! Especially from Cole, he's an amazing hugger.
P: I've never really... had that many, so...

10. Do you think this "interview" if you please, is retarded as hell?
C: Yes, actually.
A: No... this is fun!
P: Not... really...

11. Can you play an instrument?
C: I've tried a few things, never really stuck with any of them.
A: Yup, I play the guitar.

P: If I did, I bet the girls would like me more...

12. What is your favorite thing to do when you're super-duper bored?
C: Try out a new spell.
A: Write a song about how bored I am. (Those usually turn out really well!)
P: Do my homework. It has to be done...

13. I say "bed" you think of....?
C: Sheets. What is this, word association?
A: Mmm... sleep...
P: A place to sleep? What am I supposed to think?

14. How much do you love music?
C: I like some kinds.
A: I love it a lot! Acoustic stuff is my favorite.
P: I do listen to it every once in a while.

15. What would you do if you were the only person on Earth
C: I... don't know. I'd be bored. It would suck.
A: I would die! No one to talk to... nothing to do...
P: I dunno...

16. How far do you plan to go in life?
C: As far as I can make it.
A: What do you mean? Like, school? I guess I want to go until I get married...
P: I'm planning on earning a PhD in something, maybe in the science field.

17. Can you speak another language
C: No.
A: I wish I could, that would be so cool!
P: Not... a real language, no.

18. Where's your favorite place to be?
C: Well... I guess it would be with Addie. Hah, that sounds stupid, but it's the truth.
A: *giggles* With my boyfriend. Aww, look at us, we're cute.

P: Alone, by myself. It's easier that way. Life, I mean.

19. What if I licked your tounge right now?
C: I dunno, who are you?
A: Um... I... don't know...
P: *blushes*

20. Do you have a last name?
C: ...
A: ...
P: ... The author wants to give us some, but hasn't found any yet. Ask again later

21. One of your good friends comes to you with a problem he/she can't figure out for herself/himself. What do you do/say?
C: Sit her down, ask her what's going on, give her some advice.
A: First, I'd hug him, and then tell him that everything's gonna be okay, and then I'd see if I could lend a hand in any way.
P: I guess I'd try to understand. I'm not very good at helping people with their problems...

22. Are you good at... ]]> *Fridgecrisis Halfway! http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15569476/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15569476/ Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:44:14 PST
I'm less than a thousand words away from being halfway done with my NaNoWriMo novel.

YEAYAH!

I am three days behind, but still. Got a six day Thanksgiving break coming up, so there's plenty of time to catch up. Really, three days behind is not that much, in the grand scheme of things. I am so dominating this year.

]]> *Fridgecrisis Reflections http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15399088/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15399088/ Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:45:37 PST awful, but also so wonderful and worth it. I'm so proud of my project. I'll post the updated versions of all my pieces soon... but for now I gotta get some sleep.

EDIT --

Done!

Reflections: What Happened to the Magic of Love!
Cover
1. Booth's Wish
2. The Boys Screaming Out
3. Sweat Rags for Spending
4. Remembering Ashley
5. Hoping I Can Cook
6. Dusty
7. Taco Night
8. The Wright Perspective
9. Blind
10. California Wedding
11. The Valentine Plan
12. The Simplest of Puzzles

]]> *Fridgecrisis Photos http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15293935/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15293935/ Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:41:56 PDT of Mount Rushmore! Hooray! But first I have to get my hands on a charger and certain USB cord... so it might be a couple days. I have no idea whether I'm talented at this, experiencing beginner's luck, or have nothing to compare my actually-crappy photos to, but I took some stuff I do like and think is decent, and have ideas for more. Maybe I'll be heading in that artistic direction soon...?

]]> *Fridgecrisis Still... http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15122222/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15122222/ Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:56:29 PDT after spending eight hours a day at school, plus the days when I work, and I have no idea how the kids in the play or the kids who work every day are doing it. I guess I just have a low threshold for stress or something, because this is tearing me apart, and it's getting to the point where other things are starting to suffer.

However, my writing seems to be alright so far. I think. I am glad for that... I'm glad that I get to do it for homework and don't have to feel bad about it. As you may have noticed, we're compiling everything we've done so far this year into a major project, and we're in the revising stage right now. Things are going swimmingly. It's just too bad that nobody knows I exist, and even fewer people take the time to actually read the literature on this site. Barbara and Jo, you guys are awesome, but honestly, nobody else is ever gonna notice me. (not that I'm even trying that hard... I don't even know if I want to be noticed...) It's kinda pointless to be posting all my stuff up here. I'm going to look for a writing site where I actually have a chance. Until then, I guess I'll keep stuff coming here, because I actually do a lot of my minor editing on a piece at the same time I post it here: I post it, and then I read it and notice something and fix it, and then read it again, until I feel satisfied with it. It definitely helps.

I have this theory that if I go to sleep at midnight tonight and wake up at five in the morning, I'll feel amazing. It doesn't make any sense, but it's worth a shot. I'm getting desperate here. I'm just sick of feeling like crap, and going to bed earlier does no good. So I'm like, hey, why not try going to bed later? Who knows.

]]> *Fridgecrisis Busy... http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15005918/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/15005918/ Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:00:46 PDT A lot of people don't like the focus on quantity over quality, but hello, guys. How many of you are actually writing anything at all, good or bad? And the first draft is supposed to suck. We'd all be worried sick if it didn't. That's what revising is for.

Anyway, if you're interested (and you are), head on over to the web site and sign up!

We now return you to your regular programming.

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UGH.

I thought senior year was supposed to be the time to goof off and crap. There is very little goofing off going on here! I mean yeah, I get some free time here and there, but WAY less than I'm used to, and it's driving me nuts. Well, not nuts... but it's really stressful. You know how sometimes you realize that you gotta go into hyperdrive mode and work your butt off for one whole day, denying yourself of all pleasure until everything you've been planning on doing for the past month gets done? Yeah, those days aren't supposed to be happening two or three times a week, sometimes consecutively! It's breaking me down, slowly... I have school for seven hours (and although my classes aren't mind-numbingly difficult, there are a lot of soporific lectures, especially on A days. It's hard to stay awake) and then once or twice a week I go to work for four hours right at three. That leaves me with a maximum of three hours that night for homework and/or free time before I should be heading to bed so as to not turn into a zombie the next day and thus worsen the entire cycle. But even going to bed at ten doesn't seem to be doing the trick for me anymore. I keep getting more and more tired as the days go by... and I keep screwing up my bedtime, cuz one night I'll have to stay up later to get stuff done or whatever.

And the crazy thing is, I'm not even that busy, really. Other kids work every day after school and still pull it off without a hitch. A lot of kids have play practice too, until 5:30 every night (which would kill me once again, I am so glad I don't have to do that anymore). And I'm not even taking calculus or math at all, so that's one less thing I have to worry about. I'm just whiny, I know. I think I need some cheeeeese to go with all this whiiiiiiine.

But on a positive note? Even though English is by far the class we have the most homework in, I'm willing to do it all. I love English, and want to make sure to get a pretty good grade in there, especially if I'm thinking about eventually majoring in the English field somewhere. Which, honestly, I have no idea if I will end up doing, but hey. Creative Writing keeps me busy too, just because the assignments are time-consuming (at least the short stories - poems aren't too bad).

And anyway, here I am, ranting about how busy I am, and not doing anything to fix it! I swear, I don't do this as often as I used to. I just had to indulge today.

]]> *Fridgecrisis Create! http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/14576784/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/14576784/ Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:53:52 PDT
]]> *Fridgecrisis Banned? http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/14300301/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/14300301/ Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:09:10 PDT
Not that any of this really matters. It's not like I'll stop drawing because I'm afraid of the internet. It's just something I thought about.

And it's not like anyone will ever read this, either. I'm a peon, a peasant. Nobody knows who I am, are you kidding? And truth is, it's probably best that way. Seems like the popular members... have issues. Not like, personally, but things happen to them. Things I could never deal with. Maybe that's why I'm not one of them, hm?

Anyway. I gotta go mow the lawn. Hooray, real life. Don't know if I'll come back here for a while. I guess if I have something to post, I might.

]]> *Fridgecrisis The Revival http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/14239512/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/14239512/ Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:37:34 PDT fayrenpickpocket's scraps and gallery. She's quite incredible. (Not unlike every other dang artist on this site... *sigh*... but I try not to let it get to me.) I love her style.

As probably none of you know, I used to draw a lot more. Notice how I don't really do it so much anymore. I guess my excuse is, I can't see it really going anywhere. I also used to write a lot more. I still do that, off and on. At least a little more than drawing now. I had all these characters and this gigantic story planned out, and when I couldn't/didn't want to write (which happened a lot, sadly) I would draw things out, to help me visualize it. I think it probably did more harm than good, on the story side of things. I found myself aching to put more visual detail in my story than I should have. But I knew I wasn't nearly good enough to draw a comic, which would have fit better. It was just frustrating. And eventually, the fire just kinda went out, and the project was dropped completely. Since then, I haven't drawn that much, and I've been writing other stories. Sometimes I try to revive that big monster of mine, but... well, it never really works for more than a week.

But, the idea I had: Just because I can't seem to write a story with my characters doesn't mean I can't keep drawing them. It doesn't have to even be a comic. I can just develop them and draw them in scenes, do whatever I want with them. Use them to improve my skills. There doesn't have to be a specific story behind it all. At least not one that I have written down. The truth is, even though my story was much too complex and hard for me to get out (even though I wish I could... I really liked it), I love/d my characters. Zidaiku especially. I've had him for so long. He's kind of like my art avatar or familiar or something. I discovered him one day LONG ago, when I was much crappier at art than I am now (not that I'm amazing), and ever since then, I've drawn him hundreds of times, much more than any other character. He's evolved and adapted with my style. Through it all, he's been there. It's just that I've been trying to do the wrong thing with him... instead of writing down his story, why can't he just exist in individual drawings and scenes? And in the meantime, I'll be improving my skills. I especially want to get better at computer art. I do have GIMP now. It kinda sucks, but at least it's close enough to Photoshop that I can transfer some of my experience when I finally get the real deal. Right?

So yeah. Maybe I'll start drawing more. I don't need any excuses. There's no reason why I shouldn't. I just gotta do it.

]]> *Fridgecrisis Jealous... http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/13947315/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/13947315/ Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:25:51 PDT does lie.

But, good news: I rewrote one of my songs today, with the help of this how-to-write-better-songs book, a thesaurus, and a rhyming dictionary. It's incredible how much better it is now, holy crap. There's still one more part I need to revise, and the guitar part seriously needs some help (I repeat one riff through the entire song...) but once I get all that down, it'll be awesome. Then I'll work on rewriting my other songs, and writing new ones, and I'll practice, and when I get good enough, I'll start recording. I just gotta keep working toward my goal, every day, and before I know it, I'll have my first EP all finished.

*sigh* Yup.

]]> *Fridgecrisis Music http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/13835239/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/13835239/ Sun, 22 Jul 2007 16:03:15 PDT
I haven't been using my real blog as much lately. Might not seem like it, but there have actually been like five posts in the past two weeks or so that I never posted. I started, got tired, realized I didn't really have anything important to say, and just closed the window. With my blogging history, this is a good thing. A very good thing. Now maybe I won't make my problems worse by whining about them all the time. At least now I'll whine about them to actual people, so I'm not such a loner all the time. Seriously, I miss people. Whatever happened to hanging out? Summer kinda sucks. Well, someone's gotta change it all - guess I'll be the first. There are some kids I need to talk to.

Um... yeah, so GIMP is working now. Thus the colored artwork. I'm glad. I don't know why it is, cuz I didn't do anything to it, but I'm not complaining. Now I can finally get to work on all those things I've put off because I didn't have Photoshop anymore. Album cover... title pages for my blog book... stuff like that.

Speaking of my album. Still working on it. The song count right now is... Hmm... *goes to count* Somewhere between 8 and 10. Some are definitely keepers, others just really aren't that special. One of them doesn't even have music, but I put it in with the finished ones. Maybe I should move that. But I do like the words, it's about this girl, moving away somewhere, and her best friend, a guy, is there at the airport to see her off. They have a bit of awkward conversation, and then the guy finally admits that he's loved her for the longest time. That's the chorus. The second verse is the girl reacting, and pulling him in to a hug, and saying the same thing to him. Thus, the second chorus. Then she leaves, that's the bridge, and at the end, there's this little epilogue that's like "I wish that she was here today, so I could hear her say..." and then the chorus goes again. I think it's a good song, it's just kinda poorly written, so it's hard to put music to.

But, on the flip side, I've been on a Dashboard Confessional stint for a bit now, since I got the Swiss Army Romance book. Seeing as the songs I wanted to learn were in DADDDD tuning and I'm completely paranoid when it comes to changing my tuning, I spent a lot of time just playing those four songs over and over again. I think it's helped me a LOT. When I changed the tuning back just the other day, I came up with two new tunes that I hope will turn out to be some of my best. They just need words now. I got a couple vague ideas as I was working with the music (one of them is a kinda generic "I miss you" song, but sweet, the other is a kind of angry-at-lover song). Lines just come to me sometimes. Particularly when I'm in the shower, which is weird. Anyway, one of them has to do with "I've kissed nothing but bottles since you've left," which I like, and the other goes like, "Will you send my smile back through the mail? You must have accidentally taken it with you, 'cause I can't find it anywhere... I can't find it anywhere..." Chances are those two could end up in the same song, we'll see. They're similar. They need work, but they're strong ideas, I think.

And, I just got done reading a book called Lemonade Mouth. It's about these five high school freshmen that get together and form this amazing band. It's a lot of fun, and very inspiring. In it, two of the characters get together to write songs, and I'm thinking I want to try that. It seems like it would be a lot more productive with someone to A) bounce ideas off of, and B) keep me focused. I'm thinking about talking to Rachel. Guitar and piano make a good combo. Yeah, I know Lemonade Mouth is a fictional band, but the author was in a few bands himself, so I imagine he kinda knows how it works. *sigh* I want to be in a band.

But hey, what can you do? Acoustic guitar + emo boy is my favorite kind of music anyway, so I'm doing alright on my own. I'm backing down on the idea of a full-blown CD, though. Still a CD, yeah, and I'll still try to sell it for $10 (I hope that flies), but I don't think I'm gonna do the whole jacket/insert/label thing. At most, I'll get jewel cases and put homemade labels on some CD-Rs. Maybe I'll make a cover/track list sheet to slip in the front. But that's it. I should focus more on the music, not the case. Plus, I don't think I'll really be able to get anything recorded professionally - I'll have to do it myself, with my voice recorder. It's a good recorder, sure. If I tried hard, I could make it sound pretty decent. The skill has to come first, though. I need to PRACTICE. And keep writing songs. So I can get rid of the ones I don't like. And, maybe I'll just settle for a short, 6-track EP for my first thing, you know? Rather than a full album. Lots of bands do it that way. Heck, might as well. If I decide to go further later, I always can.

I am... ]]> *Fridgecrisis Music! http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/13154252/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/13154252/ Wed, 30 May 2007 17:22:27 PDT

1. Dashboard Confessional
2. The Goo Goo Dolls
3. The Postal Service
4. Hellogoodbye
5. Mika
6. Vertical Horizon
7. Death Cab for Cutie
8. Beck
9. The Fray
10. The Killers
11. Lifehouse
12. Snow Patrol
13. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
14. Fall Out Boy
15. Jack Johnson
16. Yellowcard
17. Evanescence
18. Michael Buble
19. John Mayer
20. The All-American Rejects
21. The Aquabats
22. The Early November
23. Linkin Park
24. Cake
25. Daft Punk

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
- I remember hearing "Everything You Want" ever since I started noticing music.

What is your favourite album by 2?
- Well, I only have one... "Dizzy Up The Girl." It's pretty amazing.

What is your favourite lyric quote that 1 has sung?
- Ah, don't make me choose! Hmm... "I think I miss you most on Wednesdays and Saturdays." - "Shirts and Gloves"

How many times have you seen 11 live?
- None.

What is your favourite song by 7?
- I like "Crooked Teeth." Ooh, "Your Heart Is an Empty Room." Love that song.

What is a good memory you have involving 20?
- Hmm. One of the first CD's I bought on my own? I initially gave every song five stars... that was before I figured it would be a good idea to balance my rating system, haha.

Is there a song by 3 that makes you sad?
- "This Place Is a Prison" is kinda... weird-sad. "We Will Become Silhouettes" is a kind of... ironic sadness.

What is your favourite lyric quote that 14 has sung?
- Ooh, they have some good ones. Let's see... Oh! "I used to waste my time dreaming of being alive, now I only waste it dreaming of you." from "Of All The Gin Joints In All The World." That quote has a special meaning to me... *sigh*

What is your favourite song by 19?
- He's got a couple I really like. "My Stupid Mouth" - I feel so much like that sometimes. "No Such Thing" means a lot to me right now since I've been thinking about graduation and the "real world." "New Deep" has some philosophy in it that I've lived by before. As far as my favorite, though... "Your Body Is A Wonderland."

How did you first get into 22?
- iTunes had a link to them from the Dashboard page, and they sounded similar, so I kinda liked them. They're not as good, though...

What was the first song you heard by 21?
- Haha. Oh man. Um... Oh, it was "Captain Hampton and the Midget Pirates!" Haha, still one of my favorites...

What is your favourite song by 4?
- Ooh. I really like "Dear Jamie... Sincerely Me."

What is a good memory you have involving 13?
- Well... I don't have many of them, I don't even have their album, although I've heard a lot of it and it's amazing.

Is there a song by 23 that makes you sad?
- Wouldn't know... I actually don't have any of their stuff. I've heard them before, and I know I'd like them (thus the reason they are on the list), and if I had a hundred dollars I'd spend some on them, but... yeah, I don't know. "In The End" seems kinda sad.

What is your favourite album of 15?
- The only one I have: "In Between Dreams."

What is your favourite lyric quote that 9 has sung?
- "Where did I go wrong? I lost a friend..." - "How To Save A Life"

What is your favourite song by 8?
- Beck is a genius. I really love "Girl" and "Loser." "Hell Yes" is a guilty pleasure.

How many times have you seen 5 live?
- None, sadly.

What is your favourite album by 12?
- I guess it'd be "Eyes Open."

What is a good memory you have involving 25?
- "Around The World" was the theme song for Lit Mag class this year... we must have listened to that song three hundred times, and it's already repetitive enough, haha.

What was the first song you heard by 18?
- "Home." I love that song dearly.

What is your favourite song by 17?
- "Imaginary."

What is your favourite album by 24?
- I don't know. I don't have any Cake either, actually, except "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" and "Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle." I like their "Sheep Go To Heaven" song. And "Never There"... I guess whatever one has the most of those.

How many of your top 25 have you seen live?
- None... although I want to make The Fray my first concert!

]]> *Fridgecrisis Lonesome http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/12611638/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/12611638/ Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:11:32 PDT
Don't you just love it when you know that everyone is having fun without you? I mean, even when there's no real reason for you to feel that way. You just KNOW that everyone else is gathered at someone's house, having some party or doing something fun, and you were the only one that wasn't invited.

Or when you're lonely, so you text someone, and you get a good conversation going, and then they suddenly tell you, "Jessica and Kortney are here, and we're gonna do homework now, so I'll talk to you later." Roughly translated into Jaron's-perception-ese: "Some people I like better than you just showed up, and we're going to have a lot of fun together without you. I hope I don't have to talk to you for at least a week!"

I know I'm being mean. I'm just paranoid. I'm not just being emo when I say I really don't feel like I have any good friends. Not anymore, at least. Well, Autumn is pretty amazing. She's good to me. And Rachel's never done anything wrong, but I just don't know... she likes me a LOT, and sometimes it gets awkward. But even so... there's something holding me back. I'd like to blame the things that have been happening, but then again, even those are all completely my fault. I'm so self-destructive. Ehh.

Ahem. Anyway. I don't mean to be over-personal. It's just nice to say these things in a public place, and yet where I know people won't see it. At least, I hope so.

]]> *Fridgecrisis Back http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/12608395/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/12608395/ Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:35:18 PDT
I'm still pretty sad that MR broke. (insert sad smiley here)

I haven't really been drawing, like at all. Well, at the beginning of the school year, I had a sketchbook. I just drew in it again today, after a... like five month hiatus. I've been doodling in the margins of history notes, but that's about it.

Anyways, the reason I'm here is that Jo keeps leaving me messages (at least I think that's you...) and I drew something today I really like. It's for a story I'm gonna start on soon. I'm hoping I can really get into it and write a bunch. I feel SO good when I write. I should do it a lot more. I may even post those here, if that's possible...? But in any case, if I decide I want to keep coming back to this place, I'll totally post whatever artwork I create for the story.

]]> *Fridgecrisis Experiments! http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/9198184/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/9198184/ Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:11:27 PDT
So like, do these journals use HTML, or what? Maybe I'll try it...

YO!

Ah, they do! Sweetness.

HELLO!

wut?

Okay, maybe only basic HTML? I'm really rusty too, I should take some time to learn some more.

hola

Psh, that's lame. Oh well. Um... so yeah, how do you add links? MR! Yay! That one works! What about to other Deviant's pages? Maybe I should go read the FAQ and possible tutorial or something before I go off asking all these dumb questions, I know people hate that. So yeah, uh... guess I'll see ya'all later. ]]> *Fridgecrisis dAngit. http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/8236005/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/8236005/ Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:38:10 PST
Anyway, I'm condering using this dA account more, cuz... I dunno, it seems like everyone else uses their dA account more than their MR one, but what do I know? I guess I'll just see what happens. Maybe I'll post a li'l somethin somethin. ]]> *Fridgecrisis MR on dA http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/7003977/ http://Fridgecrisis.deviantart.com/journal/7003977/ Wed, 09 Nov 2005 20:31:32 PST .< Bannings and haters and spam, oh my! But that'd never get us down! Um... I guess that's it... Oh, I got Photoshop 7 the other day. Awesome. I'm still a n00b at it, but I'm getting better, I think. The quality of my art should skyrocket from this point on, hopefully. Anyway, I gotta go practice drawing guns and cars now ^_^ Later!
-Fridge ]]> *Fridgecrisis