http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:JadeLiChen&section=today deviantART RSS for by:JadeLiChen en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:12:17 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/27929702/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/27929702/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:43:18 PDT
Hope you all have been good and I certainly hope your week as gone better than mine has. I hate public transit, it sucks and the bus drivers (at least here at NJ) need to be replaced with people that have brains in their head. Gods help me, the second I get a car, I'm boycotting public transit.

Anywho, for those of you who may not know, November is National Novel Writing Month, otherwise known as NaNoWriMo. Due to being extremely stressed out because of my current moronic job and other things, I wasn't able to participate last year like I had planned. This year, I intend to remedy that. For all of November, I will try and little to no contact with the outside world in real life (except for that damned job of mine, but my hours are shorter than the gods) and will probably only interact with people on the net while I'm writing.

As I said, I intend to avoid getting that stressed out again.

Of course this all leads to the question of which story idea should I use for this year? I have a couple floating around in my head, but it's deciding on one that's the hard part. So I thought I would ask the opinion of you, the people, and see what the majority likes best. Also, keep in mind, NaNoWriMo is about winging it (no editing until after you’re done), so nothing too epic may come out of this (as much as I would like it to). All I need is an honest opinion about which story idea sounds less sucky.

1. For centuries there has been a war between vampires and witches waged in the shadows of the human world. Neither side has shown sides of winning, but both are equally determined for victory. A prophecy was made that a Daughter of the Moon would help decide the victory for the witches and that a Daughter of the Sun would decide victory for the vampires. Enter Thalia, a teenager constantly on the run, getting by on pick pocketed money and a handy ability to hypnotize people.

2. Dr. Grant Williams was the one human who posed the most threat to the supernatural community until a few years ago. In one day, he went from being the most respected scientific researcher known to the world to being the most humiliated one. The night before his was to reveal his findings to the world on national television; all evidence of his research has been completely destroyed. All, except for one little USB port which rests in the hands of Thistle Marie Kennsington, a sixteen year old who has her own reasons to hate Dr. Williams.

I know the summaries are kinda lame, but as I said, for NaNoWriMo, you usually just wing it and try not to put too much thought into what you write, the editing of this usually comes later. Plus I don't want to say one thing and end up writing anther, so I tried to keep the descriptions vague. So please tell me which one you like better before Nov. 1 and which ever gets the most votes will be the one I do for this year's NaNoWriMo.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/27454170/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/27454170/ Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:31:50 PDT
I just spent the last three days at NYAF and overall I had a blast and was happy to get away from the stress in my life for a few days. The con was awsome and I stocked up on a good amount of anime DVDs and manga along with a couple of fun shirts.

One thing, though, that I've noticed lately at alot of the cons I've been attending is the seemingly increasing number of haters. Now most of this is applied to Twilight, but a good bit of it seems to be on the Naruto series.

Now for all those who know me, I love Naruto, love the anime and the manga and I am fortunate to be one of the beta readers of what I consider to be the greatest Naruto fan fic of all time. And I do admit know that my loyality to the series did waver after the whole thing with Hinata started (she is after all, a character very near and dear to my heart to I can really relate to). Over all though, I still enjoy the series. But with these haters on the rise, I can't help but wonder where my fellow Naruto fans are. I was at a panel today and the guy running it said he didn't watch the series, to which everyone cheered and clapped for. Maybe this is me being too sensitive, but my feelings were hurt a bit cuz as I said, I enjoy the series.

Does anyone out there feel the same way? I mean, I know there's anime everyone out there likes or dislikes (for example, I refuse to watch the Evangelion and Gundum) and they're probably just displaying this dislike for the series, but wouldn't it be better to talk about the stuff you enjoy and maybe encourage others to give said anime a chance so they can make their own opinion about it

Also, can anyone out there tell if there's a good visual aid or something to learn Power Point? Something like Video Professor or something like that? I ask because after this increase of the haters, especially with the Twilight series, I have an idea for a panel I think might work out, but before I can put it together, I need to learn Power Point.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/24365824/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/24365824/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:21:07 PDT
I know I haven't been online for about a month or so, but this time it has nothing to do with work. It has to do with something that's been going on here on deviantart and I've kept quiet about it for far too long. After reading a journal entry related to this reason, I've pretty much decided enough is enough and I need to speak out. What is this something?

Twilight Haters.

For the past several months, all I've seen is this epidemic of Twilight Haters everywhere I look. Now whether you've read the book or not, like it or hate it, everyone does have the right to their own opinion. The thing, however, is how far you take that opinion before you start to sound ignorant. This especially goes towards people who dislike anything to do with the series and will go as far as any flamer/hater will go and make fun of anything or anyone who likes the series. I'll see comments on Twilight fan art that insult the artist for simply liking the books or journal entries making fun of Stephenie Meyer and Twilight fans on anything someone might have said against the series or what have you.

Whatever the case maybe, a hater is still a hater by any other name. If you don't like something, common sense should dictate that you simply don't review it or comment on it, let alone make fun of people (and make them feel bad) for liking something you don't like. It's called an opinion for a reason, if we all liked the same thing, the world would be kinda boring.

Everyone has something they hate, something they dislike, whether it's a TV show, anime, comic books, manga, cartoons, movies, or whatever else is out there, we all hate something. It's how you handle that hate that shows what kind of person you are. For example, I despise Spongebob, anything having to do with that cartoon makes me cringe and I consider it a form of mental torture. There are those out there who do like this cartoon for whatever reason and I'm sure there's fan art out there on this site. I don't go around telling those artists or those fans that they're wrong to like the show, it's their opinion and they have every right to it.

Spongebob not good enough of an example? Okay, I'll give you another one of my dislikes. Anne Rice.

For those reading this who are fans of her, I don't dislike her writing style since I have never picked up any of her novels and thus, it would be wrong of me to critique something I've never read. Why do I dislike her then? Because she banned all fan fiction based on her work, which in turn, bans the fan from expressing their love for her work in a creative way.

Now I have never said "All Anne Rice fans are stupid", but I have pointed out this fact to an artist I watch who has slowly been turning into a Hater because of her dislike for Stephenie Meyer. I was not nasty about it anyway and in turn, the artist was snarky in her response and has not replied to any other comment I put up in her journal entries or art work since. She was the one who wrote the recent journal entry that trigged the one I write to you now. I replied to her once again, asking if maybe she might consider the fact she maybe taking this hatred too far. When (if) I get a response, I'll update this entry with it.

Which leads me to another thing about the Twilight Haters that has been getting to me. Alot of the intelligent and talented artists I admire and have a great deal of respect for are now turning into malicious Haters. Before, they themselves use to talk about how cruel Haters were and how they needed to use their time in a more productive fashion. But since the Twilight series has become more popular, these very artists are turning into the very Haters they use to talk about. They draw the hate-art for the series and mock fans of the series, calling them stupid and accusing them of not knowing what good fiction is. Again, the concept of opinion comes into play. We all like something that someone else will hate. I'm a die hard fan of authors such as Jim Butcher, J.K. Rowling, L.J. Smith, and other authors who I feel do a fantastic job at writing. Now people out there may recognize these authors and have a dislike for them, but once again, it's a matter of opinion.

Another thing people seem to hate about the series is the human falling in love with a vampire concept. I hate to be the one to break this to ya people, but Stephenie Meyer is NOT the first author to do this. One of the authors I mentioned above, L.J. Smith, has written numerous novels on the subject, but there are always more to those novels than just the forbidden love aspect. One of the greatest examples of her well developed characters is a vampire by the name of Damon Salvatore from her "Vampire Diaries" series. For those of you who hate Edward Cullen, you will love Damon. He enjoys being a vampire to the fullest extent, he knows what he is and is... ]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/23463523/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/23463523/ Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:21:49 PST
Please don't let Hinata die, Kishimoto, please don't kill her off!

You have no idea how terrified I am right now because of what happened in the recent chapter. I normally don't pay attention to the scanlations, but when it concerns a character that's very dear and near to my heart, than you bet your ass I'm gonna pay attention!

I seriously lost sleep over this last night after hearing what happened to her and given that I'm a big Hinata supporter, I'm very tempted to curl up in fetal position and chant, "Don't let her die, don't let her die, don't let her die." Over and over and over again.

All I can really do now is hope to the Gods above she'll be okay. She's part of the new generation, which is supposed to replace the old generation (so many of the fans have said) which hopefully means she's just seriously hurt and she'll be okay.

I probably would have been like this over Gaara too, the only difference being is that at the same time I found out he died, I also found out he came back to life, so I didn't freak out like I am now. She's one of the few characters in the series I've become emotionally attached to for many, many reasons and if she dies, so Gods help me, I'm ready to boycott the series. The only main character I want to see dead is Sasuke damn it!

If anyone reading this feels I'm freaking out over nothing, please reassure me, I need that now more than ever! I need to hear that everything will be okay, that she'll still be alive when this is all over! There's not too many people I can talk to at my end of the globe about this concern, so I need the comfort of my buddies from the net. I'm still getting teary eyed over this awful possibility and I need someone to talk to so I can have some more hope for her survival. Please help me!!!

Also, I do apologize for any typos and spelling errors you may see in this entry, I'll fix them later when I get home from work.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/20800446/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/20800446/ Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:40:00 PDT

I started my hunt for the beta reader for my original story and so far it's not going very well. Just finished talking to someone I E-mailed about the job and in a nut shell, my story doesn't appeal to them and there go, they are not interested. It's times like this where I miss the beta I had, but like I said in the last entry, she won't talk to me!

You have no idea how tempting it is to just ask one of my friends (who's into yaoi) and ask them to send her a message and find out what's going on. Is she trying to get away from me because my writing is getting bad or because of my non-interest in yaoi. I need to know damn it! I feel like I commicted some sort of sin here and I have no clue what the hell I did wrong!

I want my beta back, or at least to find one that's just as good, which right now, is easier said than done.

Does anyone here have any suggestions at all? Any ideas of how I can either get my old beta back or find a new one? I'm more than willing to take any advice, I just want a beta for my story, that doesn't seem like alot to ask for, does it?

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/20330636/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/20330636/ Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:14:18 PDT
Yes, after many, many, many months of being away from so long, I have returned! I have lots of devinations and message to check out from my long absense.

Now for those of you who I have been able to talk to, I've mentioned to you that I've been a bit stressed out lately, though not all of you know what was the cause. Well, now I can finally tell you. It was my road test, I had taken it previously and hadn't done very well in the first three tries and this being the fourth try, I was a bit strung out and even talking about it made me agitated. Well, I have some news.

I PASSED! I'm offically a licensed driver! Woohoo!

On another note, I think I may have offically lost my beta reader for my original story. Originally, she just got really busy with school and work and we could only talk once in a full moon. Well, after awhile, I hadn't heard from her, so I E-mailed her and she stopped reply. She has an account on devinatart so I sent a note to her. She said she stopped reading E-mail and a response from her was rare. Well, I sent another note about how she was doing and if she was still able to be my beta.

So far, no response.

The thing is, though, I think she's deliberatly not talking to me and I think I know the reason why. Now it probably seems like I'm jumping to conclusions (and I honestly hope I am, I want to wrong) but we use to pratically E-mail each other constnatly and we were really good friends, but she's been silent for awhile and she won't tell me why. Maybe I am imagining things and being paranoid, but I would like a reason as to why she won't talk to me. As I said, I think I know the reason she won't talk to me.

It's because I'm not a yaoi fan.

On her old ff.net account, she said she's pretty much a hard core yaoi fan now and has abadoned her old account for a new mostly yaoi one. She knew I wasn't a fan of it and I thought she was okay with it, but maybe she isn't. I seriously want her to tell me I'm wrong and that I'm being paranoid, but I'll be lucky if she even reads this journal.

So, I think the sad truth is, I need a knew beta reader. I've been more than fortunate so far, I've had the great and powerful beta my work, but I can't ask her to do it all the time, it would be selfish of me. She has her own fan fic to concentrate on, I don't want to take her time away from that. So I think I may need to search the fictionpress.net accounts, but the sad thing is, I feel bad doing it cuz this other girl was awsome at beta reading and I'm really sad to lose her. If anyone out there has advice on what to do, please let me know.

And finally, my favorite subject of all, my coworkers!

As you all know, I work with assholes, complete and utter assholes, and yesterday was a fresh reminder of that. This Korean family comes through and one of them has two bottles of drinks. Drinks aren't allowed so one of my coworkers goes to tell the girl in the family this. Now this little girl is about 14 years old or so and only speaks a little English, so when she asks him to speak more slowly, he looks at her and starts asking "Am I speaking to a brick wall?". The mother comes through, she doesn't speak English and he goes, "Another brick wall." Now the father speaks English and is able to translate for the girls, but what gets to me is the fact one of my leads (a sub-boss if you will) actually finds this funny and they joke about it! It was my other boss who noticed I was pissed off and agreed with me that what he did was stupid.

People like him need to realize that we're representing our country to the visitors that come here from other places like England, Korea, Japan, and so on and there are people out there such as myself who are trying to show that not all Americans are complete dumbasses! America is supposed to be about being open minded and accepting people from all walks of life in all countries and idiots like him go and spit on that!

So, I think I should return the favor to him. If anyone out there knows Japanese, can you tell me how to say this:

"Am I talking to a brick wall, you stupid American?"

I think he needs to get a taste of his own medicine and see that knowing another language ain't easy.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/18407368/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/18407368/ Mon, 19 May 2008 21:59:58 PDT
During my lunch break, I got to sit in the middle of a conversation between the two of them and their kids. Both had two that were in college and had been talking about raising their kids and all that.

Now this is were the irritation starts. Apparently, both of them agreed that their kids choice of a college major was a waste of money. One of them had tried to force her daughter to go into Pharmaceutical and complained that her daughter chose to be a History major instead. This woman also has the nerve to insult her daughter's friend who wanted to be a wedding planner. Apparently, she believes no one uses wedding planners and that they don't get training on what to do if a storm shows up on the day of the wedding.

Yes, I'm sure the wedding planners get no training at all on what to do in these type of situations. (note sarcasm)

Now the guy she was talking too was just as bad. Apparently his daughter had decided in the long run she wanted to be a graphic designer and now he's trying to convince her to go into medicine. He claims that since she has no connections, she there go can't get a job, even if she is talented enough for the subject and since people get sick all the time, magically, she'd get a job if she studied medicine.

Am I the only one around here who has heard of a thing called "interships"? You know, things people do to get the neccessary job experience in that field and there go, get said connections?

Now, prepare for the clencher this is the part that tops it all off. Now according to the man, he believes kids are being brainwashed into thinking they can be anything they want to be when in reality they can't and that the people these kids admire and want to take after, only got the job by either sleeping around or something like that. We're all a bunch of dead beats who apprently need to only study medicine and every other college major that exists is for losers.

Ah, the joys of idiocy.

Am I seriously the only one who believes parents should be supportive of their kids and their dreams? If the kid is serious about being a graphic designer, I'm sure they're damn well aware of the hard work it takes to get into the field! Most of us who are English majors and History majors and Art majors are realistic enough to know that if we want to get what we want, we have to work hard at it and more then likely, we're willing to do what it takes to get what we want.

Being someone who had one of these "hopeless majors", I can tell you I know more about that then anyone. I'm lucky enough to have a connection that I need when the time comes when I start submitting query letters to agents to get my novel published. I know I have a long road ahead of me and alot of work to do, but I'm willing to do it. I know it won't be easy and happen overnight, but guess what? This is what I want, to be a published writer and have people want to read my work and I'm willing to do what it takes to achieve that damn it!

So to all you unsupportive parents out there who think people like me are being stupid, all I have to say is this.

Kiss our asses! You'll wish you had supported us after we make our dreams come true!

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/18301665/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/18301665/ Tue, 13 May 2008 08:12:41 PDT
My job comes with some decent perks, benefits, the ability to move to another state and pays for taking public transportation. However, I've noticed that alot of my fellow employees do one thing in common that really bugs the hell out of me. They rely too much on stereotypes. They seem to love to judge people based on one stererotype or another and it never dawns on them that just because one or a few dumbasses act like the stereotype, doesn't mean that everyone else is like. In particular, they love to apply this to anyone who is French.

This has been something that has angered me for a long time. The whole "Freedom Fries" and "Freedom Toast" thing I find to be particularly stupid and still fail to see the point in doing that. I know this stupid thing started because apparently, France wouldn't help us in the war when it began and everyone got upset over it for some stupid reason. I find it ironic that several years later, it's suddenly cool to be against the war and to protest it, yet someone can still say something stupid and ignorant about another person because they are from France.

This bothers me because I've been to France and the people I met there were very kind and friendly towards me. Further more, I happen to know two people on this site who are not only French, but they are the sweetest, kindest people I know and this awful image is being applied to them by my idiot coworker just because they're from France! Seriously people, try making your own freaking judgement, you can't rely on these god awful stereotypes for everyday life!

I love the French!

I like pretty much anyone, I don't care what country they're from or what religion they are or anything like that!

The only people I actually don't like are dumbasses. People who think they're being patriotic by insulting someone because they happen to be French or British or Italian or anything else. Those are the people I want to smack upside the head and say nasty things too!

What hurts me even more is that people such as myself have to apologize to everyone else because of what these fools are saying about everyone else. Am I seriously the only one who wants to show the world that not every American is a complete and utter dumbass!

I asked for everyone's opinion on this because I really need to know if I'm the only one who feels this way. Am I the only who who defends the other countries, including France, everytime someone cracks a stupid and ignorant joke about it? Am I the only one who believes that anyone who solely relies on stereotypes is being a complete and utter fool? I really need to know this, so if anyone out there has anything to say, please reply and let me know what it is you think about this.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/18188693/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/18188693/ Mon, 05 May 2008 21:30:33 PDT
But anyway, for those who are interested, I am happy to say I am now the proud owner of an Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii! So if anyone out there has Xbox Live and would like to talk, let me know. So far, I only have two games for the Xbox, Eternal Sonata and Lost Odyssey. I just started playing Eternal Sonata and according to the box, the game has a co-op mode, so if anyone wants to join in the game with me, feel free to talk to me.

Also, I'll be getting the newest Soul Calibur for Xbox, so if anyone else gets that game, we can play against each other and talk and stuff.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/17001062/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/17001062/ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:54:03 PST
I want to apologize to everyone for being so quiet lately. I started this new job back in December and finally, after long sessions of training, I'm certified with the company. Of course, now I'm on new hours and that's not so fun. I work 5-10 at night, which I'm not exactly thrilled about, but I do need the money. Plus, this should only hopefully last until March, when I can bid for new hours, so here's hoping I get better hours when the tiime comes.

Also, to top it off, I've been working on three different stories or so plus a project for a dear friend of mine which will be revealed soon. Hopefully, I can finish it sometime this week and have it typed up on Monday or Tuesday (my days off, yay!) and then reveal it to all.

So yeah, as you can see, I have a bit of catching up to do, so please forgive me. If I fave your pic and don't comment on it, it's nothing personal, I just want to shift through everything quickly.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/16084623/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/16084623/ Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:21:10 PST I hope you have all been well these past few days, especially tonight, being Christmas Eve and all.

First and foremost, some of you may have noticed I've been kinda busy the last few weeks and been kinda slow in replys and comments and what have you. Well, there's a reason for this.

I have a new job!!

I was a little unsure if I would have it at first because I had to take this required class and if you failed the class twice, you didn't get hired offically. So yeah, I was kina stressed and kina worn out, but thank the gods, I passed the test so now I'm offically working and trying to catch up on everything deviantart related, be it commens, notes, replies, and what not.

Anyway, I'm still kinda worn out from this week and my days off aren't unitl Wens. and Thurs., so I want to get as much sleep as possible. Yes, I do work Christmas day, but I don't mind. I get holiday pay, plus the terminal I work at is really calm and the people I work with have all been so friendly, not a jackass in the lot!

You all have a good night and Merry Christmas.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/15826668/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/15826668/ Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:51:39 PST
But anyway, for those of you who don't know already, I'm going to attend the New York Anime Festival in NYC and that con happens to be THIS WEEKEND!!!! Finally, after all this time and all this waiting, I'll finally be going to this!

I'll let you all know what happens there, starting with something I think Avatar fans maybe interested in. Tomorrow, there will be an Avatar: The Last Airbender panel which talks about things to come in future episodes along with other thins Avatar related!

Also, I should have pictures of myself cosplaying, so expect those pics I currently have up to be deleated soon and replaced with cosplay pics. Hopefully I manage to pull off a good Tsuande.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14991749/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14991749/ Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:40:32 PDT
I'm sure everyone here knows about the Avatar only magazine that Nick put out and that some people are having a hard time finding it. Well, I was in my Barnes and Noble today and I found they had a few copies, so I bought some to give to some friends of mine. The thing is, some of these friends have already seen it or have it and I really want to give these magazines to those who don't have it. I don't want to make it something like the first people who send me a note or whatever. That would be unfair to everyone else.

So what do you suggest I do to give away the magazines? Any ideas?

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14891937/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14891937/ Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:13:03 PDT
This tagging is about "10 weird habits/facts/dislikes about yourself" and people who get tagged must put in their journal about their 10 weird habits/facts/dislikes.

Do this and you won't die in seven days.

1. I hate onions and refuse to eat them unless they are covered in batter and deep fried. This would be onion rings and onion blooms.

2. I LOVE garlic and when I cook dinner, I put as much in as I can.

3. I put ketchup in alot of things you wouldn't see ketchup in normally. Macaroni and Cheese for example, especially the baked stuff. Just tastes funny to me without it. If I ever go to Chicago, I plan I getting a hot dog there and smothering in ketchup in front of all the fanatics. I say this only because apparently in Chicago, it's taboo to put ketchup on a hot dog and if you do, you're considered a freak. I'm sorry, but you don't tell a ketchup fan she can't put ketchup on her hot dog, no matter what.

4. I despise reality shows, yet I watch "Who Wants to Be a Superhero".

5. I don't read manga scanlations because I fear I'll get a virus on my comp. That's why I'm behind everyone else on Naruto. Last scanlation chapter I read was 187, but the pop-ups finally scared me off. Pop-ups=Viruses. I got lucky they hadn't gotten to my comp.

6. I always carry a notebook with me so I can work on my original stories whenever I have the chance.

7. I write better stories when I'm writing in my notebook. Everytime I try to type a story directly into my comp, it always looks so stale and awful later on when I read it again. When I'm writing in my notebook, I don't hate it and I can usually write more stuff to a chapter down when I'm writing in my notebook. Then, later on, I take the stuff I wrote down and put it into the comp.

8. I'll probably end the "Crazy Old Cat Lady" when I'm old and grey and I look forward to it!

9. I prefer Young Adult books over most books geared towards adults. Young Adult books actually still value plot and characters and telling a story while a great deal of books geared towards adults only care about putting in as much sex as possible. There's only a few adult books I've read that don't do this, anything by Jim Butcher and C.E. Murphy are fine examples of adult novels that still value plot and characters.

10. I'm a frim believer and supporter of OCs in fan fiction, fan art, doujinshi, and whatever else out there that an OC can be put in. OCs are NOT Mary-Sues!

The next people I tag are , , and

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14815799/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14815799/ Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:42:43 PDT
And now I'm in a class I signed up for to help with my computer skills and let me tell you, so far, I'm the most advanced one in the class. You see, this class is suppose to teach people how to use Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, so for that, you would think one would need basic computer skills, right? Apparently not because only myself and a few other people actually know how to type! On Tuesday (this is a Tuesday-Thursday class), the teacher actually taught the class how to type and send E-mail! And in our first class, he taught the class how to surf the net!

This doesn't exactly sound like the class I signed up for. I signed up for a class to learn more about Excel so I can get a better job, but so far, that hasn't happened yet. Is it just me, or does this all sound stupid? I really need to know if I'm the only one who feels this way.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14732908/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14732908/ Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:22:13 PDT
For those of you who haven't seen it, I won't say what happened for the sake of not spoiling it for anyone, but if anyone here has seen it already, please feel free to comment on the journal and we talk through note or any form of chat messanger to discuss what happened in tonight's episode.

Right now, I'm actually waiting for BanishedPrince to put up the link to the chat and hopefully, I should be able to join in on the fun. I'll have to wait and see what happens.

On an entirely different note, I finally got an interview for a new job. Well, I'm not sure interview is the right word. First they read some legal documents to me, then they made me take a color test, then I got the interview. How it worked was that if I failed the color test, I didn't get the interview and if I failed the interview, I didn't go to the third part. Thankfully, I passed the color test and the interview. The third part was just filling out paper work and getting finger printed. Now they just need to do a credit check and if I do good on that, they'll call me in a few weeks.

Why such complicated steps? I signed up for a part time job as a TSA security officer, you know, those people at airports who look at the scanner of your luggage. It should pay well and hopefully I can move to another state by 2009 and still have this job, just in another state that's not NJ. So here's hoping.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14432160/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14432160/ Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:51:27 PDT
Also, the job search still hasn't turned up anything. I called the bookstore I applied for and while they are hiring, they'll only call people they want to hire, so I honestly don't know what my chances are of getting hired. I also applied for a TSA job at the airport as well job as a Receptionist Officer down at a Security Office center. I'm going to search for more jobs tomrrow, so wish me luck.

Gods I hope I get a job soon, not getting a decent pay check sucks ass.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14360794/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14360794/ Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:11:30 PDT
I just wanted to let you guys know that I'm heading over to Atlantic City again this week. I'm leaving today and I won't be back until Thursday, so if anyone updates a doujinshi or something, don't be surprised if you don't hear from right away.

Also, concering my Naruto fan fic, I'm going to rewrite it. I wasn't getting anywhere with what I had and it could be better, so hopefully, the rewrite will be an improvement. Speaking of fan fics, I really need to get back to work on my Yu-Gi-Oh one. I think part of why I stopped is because of Writer's Block and I wasn't getting any reviews. I think part of that is due to the rating, which I will change if it means more reviewers. So if there are any Yu-Gi-Oh fans out there who don't mind OCs AND can actually tell the difference between an OC and a Mary Sue, please check out my fan fic and review it. I spent FIVE LONG YEARS on the plot for this thing, it's sad to see no one giving me the same reviews I got when I wrote my YYH fan fic with another OC.

While on the topic of OCs, please check out this amazing picture that I had commissioned of my Naruto OC, Saito Kaida, drawn by the amazingly talented .

[link]

Please be kind enough to leave comments and check out her other works as well.

See you all on Thursday!

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14268622/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14268622/ Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:59:09 PDT hopefully have a meeting with a temp agency tomorrow in NYC so I can get some more expereince and whatnot. I say "hopefully" because when I called them up, no one answered and all I got was an answering machine. Well, I called today to see if the meeting was confirmed and still no one is answering their phones. So I'll have to wait and see what happens tomorrow. Besides, I know where their office is and also, I think i may have found a Japanese manga cafe that's close to where the office is, so I want to check that out as well, so even if I don't get the interview, it won't be a complete waste of a day.

Also, is anyone going to the Anime Festival that's in NYC this December? I've heard of people going to anime cons in other states and hoped to find someone around here, especially one of my friends, who might be going. I'm asking cuz I'm actually to the Anime Festival, the thing is, I don't have anyone to go with. My family, especially my younger brother, thinks anime is weird and doesn't understand it at all and well, I don't have any friends around here who like anime. Over here, the belief is that if it's animated, it's automatically for little kids.

So if anyone out there knows their going, please let me know. I don't mind going by myself, I would just feel pretty lonely since I don't have a buddy to go with. Also, I've been debating on if I should cosplay or not. My other online friends who have cosplayed in the past keep asking me which character I look like and honestly, I don't have a clue as to who I might resemble. I'll probably put up a pic of myself and let the people decide.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14095463/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/14095463/ Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:07:51 PDT
I read the last Harry Potter book while on vacation and all I will say is wow. I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it yet.

Speaking of reading, I started reading "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer today. I saw an interview and the book series sounded like something I would like and so far I do like what I'm reading. I also so a book that was rereleased by an author I'm a huge fan of that not too many people know of any more. The author's name is L.J. Smith and the book that was rereleased is called "The Vampire Diaries". I highly recommend the series, the characters and the books are just awsome. And you just can't help but fall for the hot vampire, Dameon Salavatore, hehehehe. As far as I'm concerned, L.J. Smith's vampire characters are a billion times better then anything that hack Anne Rice could every write.

<~~~~Hates Anne Rice with a passion cuz she treats her fans like crap and banned fan fiction on her work.

Anyway, while I was away on vaction, I also picked up a book on Japanese Architecture, which I really needed for help on my story. Ya see, since the story is based on alot of Asian culture, I wanted to get the names of some of the building structures right. All I keep describing the buildings as is pagoda style and somehow I'm pretty sure there are other styles of Asian style buildings other then pagoda style, so this book should be pretty helpful in that respect.

Also, I just realized I never put up the profiles for Alexia and Kiyoshi, did I? I'll have to do that soon. I've been writing little tidbits on some of their lives so far so maybe I'll have those up soon once I'm finished.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13814806/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13814806/ Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:23:16 PDT The best part is I have both the regular version and the limited edition version. I'm so happy, woohoo! I'll probably only read a few pages since it's late and I have to be up at 6am.

Why 6am? I'm going on vacation! This time a big one, to FL! I'm going to Miami, Naples, and Orlando, woohoo! So I'm pretty happy at this point. But also, for any of the people out there I give comments to, please know that I promise I will comment as soon as I get back, which will be around the 4th of August I believe. So please don't think I've abadoned you or anything.

Also, I talked to my mom about the statue thing and we're going to talk to the store in FL that sells said statue and see about getting one close to where we live so we don't have to worry about breakage and what not. Here's hoping.

Anyway, I'll be back soon and I'll do my best to comment on everyone's work once I get back. If I don't, please don't take it personal, I'll probably be dead tired.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13798368/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13798368/ Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:35:47 PDT
It was after this that I called my friend to get our nails done. After we got home, my mom comes down to me and tells me the statue I've been waiting so long for is broken. It snapped right in half. Now we have to get the money back from the guy we got it from.

The lesson: Don't buy anything delicate from Ebay. The thing is, getting this statue from Ebay was not my idea, it was my mom's. She said I could get it at a better price, that she'd pay for it, and so on. Clearly, this didn't turn out the way we wanted it to and that once again, I should not listen to my mother. My original plan was to buy the statue in FL, where we're going on vacation, and have it shipped to the house. Well, after this, hopefully, my mom will still be willing to pay for it, cuz I'm sticking with my plan now, only I'll take it with me on the plane.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13632531/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13632531/ Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:01:25 PDT
Gods I missed my friends on here while I was away. I had fun while I was on vacation but I also came to some sad realizations as well during this week. What could I have possibly realized on a mini vacation? My mom is still her bitchy self and rather proud of it and seems to have no intention of changing her ways. And that I need to get the hell away from my parents ASAP. I should be getting my liscence sometime this year and hopefully a car to soon follow, so does anyone out there think they'll need a roommate by then? I'm old enough to drink and I'm a college graduate and like many college grads, I face the sad problem of having to live with my parents once again and let me tell you, it sucks.

At the time, I would only come with my pet cat, and later on, probably my books, dvds, and video games, all of which I have alot of. I can cook pretty well, I'm not a chef, but I can usaully follow a recipie okay.

So if anyone out there thinks they need a roommate sometime by next year or so, let me know, please. After this vacation, I've determined that I have to get away from my parents before they drive me crazy. Or before I finally tell my mom what a bitch I think she is. I'll explain more later today in another post, but for now, I gotta go. I need to clear something up at the DMV and then catch up on my messages and devination views. I have 60 devinantions to view and 29 messages to read. Wow. At least I won't be bored.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13570225/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13570225/ Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:03:21 PDT for drawing a beautiful picture of my four main characters for the original novel I've been working on. They look so cool, go check out the pic for yourself here: [link]

I still can't believe she drew them, they look so awsome! For those of you wondering, the names of the main characters are Alexia Winters, Kiyoshi Yuki, Meilynn Hanzo, and Itsuki Arai. I do have some work with these characters done, but I'm waiting at the moment to put anything up on the net with them just because at the moment, I what I have is either in dire need of work or because it was entered in a contest and I don't want to risk breaking any rules or what not.

Also, I will be going on a mini vacation tomorrow (technically today since it's 1am over here) and I won't be back until Friday! We're going to Atlantic City for a bit and then head over to the shore. Kinda celebrating July 4th and what not. I know the car ride is going to be long, so I backing my MP3 Player, my book, and my note book to keep me occupied.

See you guys on Friday!

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13438865/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13438865/ Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:20:48 PDT
What is a hater? A hater is someone who goes around looking at artwork of pairings they DON'T support (alot of OC/Cannon fan fic writers get this all the time) and insults the artist for liking the pairing they don't like. In short, a flamer.

Now these idiots have always irked me, anyone who knows me can tell you that, but I'm annoyed more then usual tonight because in my search for more NaruHina art, I ran into this piece of "art" drawn by this NaruSaku fan that pretty much said that we NaruHina supporters have clue what we're talking about, are complete morons, and are pretty much morons for supporting NaruHina. In her comments, she claims she's not trying to offend us, but if you read the comic, you can tell that comment is a load of crap.

The thing that gets to me even more is that she's blonde.

This fact bothers me because I'm blonde and this girl is pretty much promoting a really negative stereotype that I've always hated. That female blondes are mean, bitchy, and shallow and care for nothing of others but themselves. She displays all of this in her comic by making the NaruHina supporter in her comic cry and acts like it's no big deal that she's just hurt someone's feelings!

That is another reason why that comic bugs me, the negative portrayal a blonde in a comic. I don't like that stereotypes like this at all. I refuse to buy Sun Silk products because they started airing those Blonde vs. Brunette commercials! That's how serious I am about this.

Now let me clear up a few misconceptions some of you may have about me being a blonde.

I HATE the color pink and refuse to wear it. (One word: Mom)

I love to read and spend more money in a book store then ever would Abercrombie and Bitch.

In high school, I hung out with the Goths.

My favorite type of movies is action flicks.

I despise chick flicks. They make me gag.

I was never popular; I was the one who was made fun of.

I was never outgoing. I'm still quite shy, probably as shy as Hinata.

If I make someone cry, I feel bad and apologize.

I like video games, especially the kind with lots of violence and gore.

I also like anything Disney related.

I think that's enough examples of how I'm not a stereotypical blonde. Back to my point, I really think if you don't support a pairing, you should just leave it alone.

There are pairings I do NOT support at all, seeing them makes me sick, one of these pairings being NaruSaku.

HOWEVER, what I DON'T do is go around telling the NaruSaku supporters they suck. I have a friend who is a NaruSaku supporter and we respect each other's pairing belief and don't try force our supported pairings down each other's throats.

This goes for another pairing I dislike. Zutara. I'm a full fledged Kataang supporter and I have ALOT of friends who are Zutara supporters and they are one of the few Zutara supporters I have met who don't hate me because I support Kataang.

So in my opinion, the hater art is really unnecessary and we should all respect each other's opinion. If you don't like it, don't flame it, just move on. Don't even draw about your hatred for a pairing you don't like. It's called FAN ART; you're kinda supposed to draw stuff you like, not stuff you don't like. If you draw stuff you don't like, you're going to hurt somebody's feelings in the long run.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13399578/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13399578/ Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:09:24 PDT
Anyway, I believe I promised you guys an update, right? Well, so far, my original novels have two complete chapters and I'm currently working on the third. I'm also still working on the next chapter of my Naruto fan fic, "The Hollow Sound of Victory" and hope to have it up on the net soon.

I also entered an original short story in one of the Writer's Digest contests, so here's hoping. I'll put it up, but it may not be for awhile. I'm afraid if I put it up now, I may get kicked out of the contest. So far, only 2 people have read the story and I swear, once I know it's safe, I'll put it up here for all to read.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13352038/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/13352038/ Fri, 15 Jun 2007 06:14:42 PDT I'll probably update tomorrow with info on stories and what not, but for now, I'm gonna go enjoy my b-day!

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12979673/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12979673/ Wed, 16 May 2007 16:02:47 PDT
What is this issue, you ask? It mostly exist in the GaaHina fan fiction I've seen on fanfiction.net, particularly the M rated ones. For some very odd reason, some of these writers feel the need to turn Gaara into a rapist. Not only that, what's even worse is that for some more idiotic reasons I do not know, they have Hinata fall in love with Gaara after he's raped her. Are you starting to see what's wrong with the picture here?

For those who still don't understand what I find wrong, I'll explain more clearly. By turning Gaara into a rapist, you're pretty much saying, "Yes, I ignored the character development he went through in the manga!" The whole point of him getting his butt kicked by Naruto was so he could become SANE! Not only that, this is pretty much an insult to Gaara's character in general. I'm not saying that these writers should turn Gaara into a softie, I like Badass Gaara, but there are just some things you know a character would never do and as far as I'm concerned, Gaara is not a rapist!

Also, it's unrealistic to say that that a rape victim, in this case, Hinata, would fall in love with the person who rapes her! Seriously, do these people know the side effects from being raped! There is such a thing as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder! The even sicker part about this are the people who review these fan fics, cheering it on. I read some reviews that pretty much said, "Gaara took her virginity, oh well, it was gonna happen anyway." I don't know about you, but to me, it seems like these people are pretty much saying that all rape victims deserve to be raped.

I started looking at GaaSaku fan fiction and I've noticed one major difference between the two. And what I'm about to say is probably going to get me insulted and flamed at by alot of other GaaHina supporters.

The GaaSaku fans have a better undestanding of Gaara's characters then some of the GaaHina fans do!

Hurts to see that, doesn't it? Hurts me even more to say it, but it sadly seems to be the truth. Why do I say such things to the GaaHina community? It's because of something I've noticed between some of these GaaHina fan fics and the GaaSaku fan fics. In the GaaSaku fan fics, if Sakura is ever raped, it's usually by Sasuke, Itachi, Sai, or someone else. SHE'S NEVER RAPED BY GAARA, THE LOVE INTEREST! I really did look for a GaaSaku story where he rapes her, I really did, but there are none. Unlike in some of the GaaHina fan fics. Now, I'm not saying that ALL GaaHina fan fics are guility of this. Some have prevailed and gotten Gaara's character right and low and behold, DID NOT turn Gaara not a rapist. But somehow, these rape fan fics still manage to show up.

Want me to take back some of these words? I'd be more then happy to do so, but in order to do that, some of these stories need to be deleted or moved to adultfanfiction.net, then I'll gladly take the words back. However, in order for that to happen, something needs to be done. These stories need to be reported and deleted from ff.net. I've reported these stories for abuse COUNTLESS times and they're still on the site. I am going to list the stories who have committed this awful act of GaaHina treason by title only. You can look up the titles of ff.net and find the authors there. And it is there that you can report them for abuse. If you can't find a way on the site, I have ff.net support e-mail address and if you want, I can tell it to ya if need me.

And now, the title of the fan fics that in my opinion, are an insult to the GaaHina community, #1 being the worst offender of them all:

1. Sabaku no Hyuga
2. Why We Fight
3. Turning Cold
4. Their love burns like flames

Doesn't seem like much for me to write this journal entry about, right? Well, if you read the reviews for that forsaken Sabaku no Hyuga, you'd understand why I'm so pissed with these people.

I can only hope that my fellow GaaHina fans don't hate me too much for what I have said and if you see these fan fics for yourself, can understand WHY I said these things.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12904563/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12904563/ Wed, 09 May 2007 20:06:34 PDT
This is the long overdue update I promised you on my opinion of the Spiderman movie. First of all, the movie rocked! You know what people say about sequels always sucking and not being as good as the first? The Spiderman movies throw that completely out the window. I honestly liked the 3rd one better than the first one!

One thing I found myself doing though, is a comparison between one of the villains from the movie and a character from Naruto who I happen to like, Gaara. Why was I doing this comparison? Well, all I'll say is this, so I won't spoil anything for those who haven't seen the movie yet, one of them has the power to control sand. Everytime I saw this guy in action, I just kept thinking, "Gaara could kick his ass without even trying."

I still can't believe I went to the movie opening day, it was a complete surprise. My brother took me with him and his girlfriend, to congratulate me on my first day of work. It's surprising, really, he can do stuff like this, but yet when I suggest we both pay for single Mother's Day gift together (a somewhat pricy necklace I thought she'd like), he tells me he doesn't have the money when I KNOW he actually has money. He keeps it all in his wallet and doesn't touch it unless he's spending it for himself. Seriously, ask the guy for a dollar and he'll look at you funny.

But anyway, I think that's about it for now.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12846403/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12846403/ Fri, 04 May 2007 23:13:20 PDT
Night all!

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12787731/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12787731/ Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:02:34 PDT

1. Choose a few of your own characters. Five at the most.
2. Make them answer the following questions
3. Then tag three people.

Characters Chosen:
Alexia, Kiyoshi, Meilynn, and Itsuki

1) How Old Are You?

Alexia: Sixteen

Kiyoshi: Seventeen

Meilynn: Sixteen

Itsuki: Seventeen

2) Height?

Alexia: I don’t think anyone here knows the centimeter thing, since our creator admits she’s stupid when it comes to the evil topic of math, so we’ll go by what she uses. I’m about 5’5.

Kiyoshi: 6’0

Meilynn: 5’4

Itsuki: 6’0

3) You Got Any Bad Habits?

Kiyoshi: Does hitting that fool of a samurai over the head with my fist count? *points at Itsuki*

Alexia: Um, I’m not sure you want to know, you might get scared.

Meilynn: I overreact when people make fun of Alexia or myself…the bullies usually end up in full body casts because they were being stupid.

Itsuki: Nothing, I’m perfect! *smiles*

Alexia, Kiyoshi, and Meilynn in unison: *pointing at Itsuki* He’s a lecher!

4) You a virgin?

Alexia: Yes, and damn proud of it too!

Meilynn: Same here.

Kiyoshi: Yes.

Itsuki:…Yes, for now, but if there’s any lady out there, like our dear Kumiko, who’d like to teach me the ways of phy-OW!

Meilynn: *standing behind Itsuki, having smacked him upside the head* Leave Kumiko alone you damn pervert!

5) Who's your Mate/Spouse?

Itsuki: Any girl who wants to be my future wife, which I have sadly yet to find! That is a hint girls, I am available and waiting for your love!

Meilynn: *rolls her eyes at Itsuki* I don’t have one yet, I’m still single.

Alexia: I haven’t found mine yet, either, though I will admit, I do have my eye on that guy with the red hair in and the kanji of love on his forehead from Naruto. He’s handsome and he’s got certain abilities I can relate to.

Kiyoshi:…She’s no longer among the living.

*Alexia gives Kiyoshi a gentle hug*

6) Have Any Kids?

Alexia, Kiyoshi, and Meilynn: No!

Itsuki: Not yet, but I want them! Perhaps Kumiko would like to have children with me or even that really quiet girl, Hinata, she’s really nice and-Ow!

Meilynn and Alexia: *standing over his now fallen form, seething from anger* You are not going any where near Hinata!

Itsuki: Why not?

Alexia: She’s meant for Naruto you idiot! Besides, she’s sweet and innocent and kind, and you’re a pervert. Besides, she already had enough problems going on with her life as it is, especially what the guy we captured.

7) Favorite Food?

Alexia: Gyoza (pot stickers)

Meilynn: Korean barbeque

Kiyoshi: Lamb curry, extra spicy with white rice. (This is not Indian Curry. He’s talking about Japanese Curry, which is absolutely delicious!)

Itsuki: Everything!

8) Favorite Ice Cream flavor?

Alexia: Red Been.

Meilynn: Green Tea

Kiyoshi: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Itsuki: Everything!

9) Killed anyone?

Alexia: No, but I’m trying to find a certain someone so I can kill him.

Meilynn: Not yet.

Itsuki and Kiyoshi: No comment.

10) Hate anyone?

Alexia, Kiyoshi, and Meilynn: YES!

Itsuki: Only those who insult women. *grins*

11) Any Secrets?

Alexia: Yes.

Meilynn: Of course.

Kiyoshi: Obliviously.

Itsuki: Yep!

12) Love Anyone?

Itsuki: I love all the ladies! *grins*

Meilynn: *rolls her eyes again* Not romantically.

Alexia: *blushes* There is someone, but I don’t think he would notice me or pay attention to me in a romantic way.

Kiyoshi: Yes. My family, and someone who was very dear to me before she was taken.

13) TACOS?

Alexia, Kiyoshi, Meilynn, and Itsuki: Love them!

14) Ever slept in All day?

Alexia, Kiyoshi, Meilynn, and Itsuki: Nope!

15) Favorite Show?

Alexia: I have a lot of favorite TV shows, Heroes, Naruto of course, Hinata is the coolest and Gaara just rocks. Bleach is good too, Kon is pretty funny and Rukia is a badass! There’s also Avatar the Last Airbender, Aang is just so adora... ]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12759516/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12759516/ Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:52:27 PDT

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]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12671867/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12671867/ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:15:23 PDT

After having shut myself off from all human contact and studying till it hurt (in this case, literarlly, I got alot of headaches) I finally passed that damn written test and got my driving permit! Woohoo!!!

Oh, and remember that plot hole I mentioned I was having trouble with? Well I finally figured it out! Here's what I've come up with so if anyone is reading this, please let me know if this sounds like a bad idea or not.

Suna is just recoving from an all scale attack from an enemy (haven't determined the enemy yet, it'll either be Sound, Mist, or Rock. If you want to make suggestions, let me know) that recently attacked the village. Since a great deal of damage was done and a good deal of lives were lost, allies from Konoha (the Naruto gang) are sent there for an indefinate amount of time to help with repairs, attack forces, etc.

So, what do you think? Good? Bad? Bare in mind, this is just part of the plot, but a part of the plot I'm glad to have filled it.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12637746/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12637746/ Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:53:12 PDT
The last class was tonight! I'm free!

To celebrate, my mom took me and my friend to Applebees and I got a wildberry margerita (I think I spelled that wrong, but that this point, I don't care) and steak! And for dessert I had bread pudding. Overall, I was just really happy to be out of that stupid class. Besides, the idea oe f getting a job that has anything at all to do with teaching horrifies me to no end.

But yeah, if you read my last journal entry, you can tell that I'm feeling alot better, granted I'm studying more for that test yet again. I'll let you know how it goes once I take it...again....for the third time. Gods please let me pass the damn thing this time.

Now, I've been in the proccess of thinking up a Naruto fan fic, there's just this major plot hole in the story so far and trying to figure it out has been a pain in my ass, so I thought I'd seek out some advice. Basically the plot hole is that the Naruto gang goes to Suna and I need a reason for them to go to Suna.

I've seen other fan fics and stuff that have the whole thing with someone going to train medics or something, but that's been done so many times and I don't think Suna is that bad on medics. Two good friends of mine have used this idea of an exchange program, and as tempting as it is, I don't want to rip off of them and do the exchange program idea. I love their work and I would feel awful if I used their idea.

SO WHAT DO I DO?! *starts to bang head against the wall in fustration*

If if anyone here has a suggestion, please let me know. And wish me luck on the test...again.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12579075/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12579075/ Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:36:23 PDT 3 MONTHS and this is the second time I failed the test to get the permit! It's really starting to tick me off to the point of exhaustion because I don't have this damn thing. I pretty much have to know every word of every sentance of every chapter in order to pass that damn thing!

Wanna know the sick part of all this? I took this test in high school because it required it was required for me to gradutate high school and I passed it! However, as puninshment for going to college out of state instead of the Hell Hole known as NJ, my parents decided I shouldn't get my license until now! And now they're telling me not to take it again until another two weeks because they think I'm stupid!

I'm still going next week, they can kiss my ass for all I care. Right now I'm just too depressed and too angry to give a damn about what they have to say. My mom just thinks I'm a moron anyway and this is doing is proving her right, which is another reason I need to pass so badly. My brain has been on nothing but constant overload so I could pass this damn thing and it all just seems so pointless every time I fail this stupid thing. My stomach is in knots right now and I really want to throw up because I'm so disgusted with myself for not being able to pass this time. And given how low my status is with view and stuff, I don't think too many people are reading this and they probably don't give a damn either. I'm just so sick of studying for this thing all the time and not getting the results I want.

Want to know what makes this even worse? The lady said I got 35 right, which means if I had gotten 5 more right, I would have passed. It just really sickens me to know that I could have gotten it in high school, but didn't because my parents have that whole "17 is too young to drive" thing going on in their heads. Can't wait to see how they react when I let any kids I have get the license at 17. I'm not putting them through the same crap I'm going through now. It's not worth it.

I'm gonna go see if I can get this writing down, it might be a good way to vent out this depression and anger I'm feeling right now and I might be able to get something decently written out of it. After that, I have go back to studying for this damn thing. I'm just so disappointed with myself right now, I just want to crawl into a hole and just die because I keep managing to prove to my mom that I really am stupid

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12546984/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12546984/ Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:10:21 PDT
Why am I talking about this? Because I've come up with a Naruto OC, inspiriation coming from the kick ass doujinshi, Naruto ND and I've learned my OCs tend to develop pretty well if I get to use them in rpgs. Sadly, however, the few people I still do rpgs with aren't into Naruto and thus I can't try out this OC.

I had this idea I was thinking of telling the Naruto ND creators and see how they might feel on it. I don't want to get into it right now cuz it's 2am over here and I need to go to bed. If either of the ND creators are reading this, I'll probably send ya a note about my idea sometime tomorrow.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12435487/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12435487/ Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:48:48 PDT This one I think works a little differently then from what I have seen, so here it is:


1. I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3. I'll pick a flavor of jell-o to wrestle with you in.
4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me.
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you.
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.
8. You MUST put this into your journal

Have fun.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12408199/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12408199/ Sat, 31 Mar 2007 21:44:49 PDT
Now, I'm not gonna flip out like the people at Boston did over the Moonite thing, I just needed to vent. If you ask me, Adult Swim could have put up one of those flash card things they always put up saying some stupid joke or whatever. Too me, it just seems like a better option then replacing the air time of kick ass anime, such as Bleach, with crap.

Wanna know the sad part of it all? The cable company over here says that Bleach is still supposed to air! GAH! Couldn't the cable company at least have gotten their facts straight!

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12328511/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12328511/ Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:23:10 PDT REALLY don't want to know. In this case, it was me finding out that my brother tried to get a subscription to the pervert magazine mentioned in the title.

How did I find this out you ask?

My parents.

We were eating dinner and I saw an envelope leaning against his cup. Now my dad is going on about how my brother is going to be pissed when he sees it and my mom is just shaking her head. Now at first, I thought that he got a letter from the army or something.

When he comes down and starts eating, I come to find out that my brother attempted to get start getting the magazine through the mail, but changed his mind cuz he didn't have enough money for it. Now my parents start going on how stuff like this can affect your credit and so on. This conversation goes on for quite sometime, even after supper is done and my dad is ready to go to bed. He goes to my brother and continues to the talk about credit and then, he finally asks my brother if he wants the magazine. My brother says yes and my dad said he would buy it for him!

Why does this bother me so much? Because now along with my monthly Shonen Jump coming in the mail, my brother now gets the magazine full of naked sluts in the mail as well! Damn it, when if they end up coming on the same day?

I'm seriously thinking about taking each magazine when it comes in and burning it? What do you all think? Should I do?

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12270257/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12270257/ Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:15:45 PDT Hope ya like it.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12229340/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12229340/ Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:58:28 PDT
Remember those profiles I mentioned in my previous post. Well I put one up to see if it would get any sort of comments or reaction. You know, it's days like this I wish I could draw, somehow pictures always seem to look better for a character then just the profile by itself. Of course, that could just be my opinion.

Anyway, I hope enough people find him interesting enough to comment on him and read the artists comments I have concerning his hair and what not.

Other than that, there's not much else for me to say. My family got a new comp since the old one crapped out a few days ago and there was no way to fix it. Makes me thankful I have my own laptop.

I've been doing alot more writing on my original story too, which is good. The more I write, the more I get done. Lately, I've felt like I've had to rush on the whole writing thing, though. My mom has this delusion in her head that I'm gonna be a teacher and thing is, I don't want to be no teacher. She even put me in a teacher's aide class to try and help prep me for the test and guess what? Since I have Bachelor's degree, I don't need to take the test. The class helps with resume writing too, which I good, but other than that, it's boring.

And it's the place where I've been doing most of the writing for my stories. hehehehehehe.

I'm also going to see about a job in NYC, since I live so close to the city. Hopefully I'll get it, then my mom might get off my back about this teaching crap.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12180565/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12180565/ Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:21:33 PDT
And you know what I didn't notice until today? I have devious comments! I feel like such an ass because I didn't know I had any until 10 minutes ago. A lot of it is people thanking me for faving a pic or putting them on my artists to watch, but still, why the heck didn't I know about this until now? I usually get a notice when someone comments on my work or replies to a comment I made, but how come I didn't get notified about this? I really do appreciate the comments, you guys rock, I just feel like crap because I didn't know about them until now.

Anyway, going back to html and what not, does anyone here know how to center stuff like titles? If you noticed on the story, "The Nightingale and the Dragon", the title isn't exactly centered, so if anyone out there knows how to do that, please let me know.

Also, I've been thinking of putting of these profiles I made for a few OCs of mine that are in the original story I've been working on. I showed them to a friend of mine, IshimaruK21, and she said they sounded like good characters, so does anyone out there want to see the profiles for these people? Fair warning, though, I can't provide any pics since I can't draw for crap...but if I do put up these profiles, if anyone wants to draw these characters, they certinally can, just be sure to ask me first.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12023403/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/12023403/ Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:24:46 PST
My FanFiction.net account:
[link]

My FictionPress.net account:
[link]

Please feel free to leave reviews on both of those sites if you find a story you like.

However, if you are a flamer and feel the need to insult my work when I have done nothing to offend you, be warned that I WILL report you.

Have a nice day.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/11341924/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/11341924/ Sat, 06 Jan 2007 19:55:35 PST

I'm afraid I don't have much else to say for this installment, other than I've been playing this game called Rule of Rose on the PS2, need the inspiriation.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/10934085/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/10934085/ Sun, 03 Dec 2006 08:33:27 PST
However, if you're open minded and if the OC and cannon character pairings don't bother you, then please, feel free to read my fan fic and give me your comments.

Also, I feel I should apologize ahead of time incase the formatting of the fic comes out funny. On my mediaminer.org account, for some reason, the double spacing doesn't show up and the paragraphs get spaced funny. So if it does it on this account too, I apologize, and if ya know how to fix it, please let me know.

]]> ~JadeLiChen http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/10930085/ http://JadeLiChen.deviantart.com/journal/10930085/ Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:34:16 PST Yep, that's right, no drawing abilities whatsoever! That is what kept me from starting an account for a while, because I honestly thought you could only join this site if you knew how to draw. I did start seeing stories on here, however, and I talked with a good buddy of mine who's also has an account here and she said you could be a writer and have an account here. So here I am! I should have some stuff up tomorrow, so I'll eagerly be awaiting your comments.

]]> ~JadeLiChen