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I hope you guys like it. It looks so much more professional than DA. But don't worry, I will still share art here as well.

stay cool everyone.

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Such as,

Friendship.

Honesty.

Sense of Accomplishment.

Careful Judgment.

Compassion.

and most of all, Love.

But say, one of these things were to suddenly stop working? Break down? or just kinda leave my life all together?

Simply enough, the sad things start winning. The other things start to leave as well, such as sense of accomplishment. Because I simply wont be able to get up in the morning. Because Ill put it off till tomorrow. Because i just wont care anymore.

It seems just a few minutes ago, I lost something that ive held dear for all my life.

Friendship

Im gonna be realistic here. Sure, I CAN live without it. But that doesnt make it hurt less.

Ive ALWAYS had friends. and I always thought they were the best of friends. But I dunno, seems every where I turn, people feel that their true feelings about me will hurt me. Yeah well, what hurts more is when they are hidden from me. So that I go on blindly until I see the light.

I don't even care if those in question see this. Cause if they wanted to say sorry, they would've a long time ago.

See the worst part is, I don't even know if its me. In fact, myself, That is to blame for this. I dont know if my time in Canada turned me into an asshole. or Just a conceded moron. All I know is that It is nearly impossible for someone to judge ones self correctly. Ive had to rely on the opinions of others. Just like everyone else.

All I can do is look in the mirror and say.

"Yep, thats me all right. And I think I'm A'ok."

Those of you that read all of this, thanks. I just had to get this out, and I didn't want to hurt anyone in the process.


-Matt

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/24507292/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/24507292/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:05:07 PDT
first of all, my 1991 Ford Taurus is getting a tune up.

second, Iam looking for a job to pay for my school loan which will be coming in soon.
on top of all that Ive been trying to help around my house cause mom has been getting angry at everything. Ive been trying to lift some of her responsibilities.

But, at leased I finally Have some ideas going through my head. So many little ideas!

here is a list of the art i have planned.


The B-Bus

K.K. Slider Motor Cycle

Epic Peagan easter

Epic Armored realistic sailor moon

Ninja Mail man

Ultra Realistic Mega Man

and thats just the big ideas.

But anyways. just trying to make sure you all know im still alive.

and please, comment my art. its the only way i know if you really LOOK at it.

Stay Cool everyone.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/23727418/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/23727418/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:13:24 PDT
IDEAS PEOPLE! I need them. Anything really, I'm taking requests!

This is by far the toughest art block I've ever had. Alot of the drawings I have been doing are just re-draws.

If I can't produce art my my mother is making me get a 5 day a week job instead of a 2 day a week job. And that would completely murder my muse.

Ive been trying alot of things to get my inspiration back. Watching Stargate SG1 has helped a little. Although I might have an answer to the problem.

Alot of my art is created while listening to music. and alot of my ideas come from listening. but lately its been hard to talk with my girlfriend over the internet if I have loud music playing. I love to talk to her, but I think I might be time to start scheduling the time that I speak with her so that I can get some art done. Talking with her will be considered fun time. Drawing will be considered work time. Same goes for my videogame playing and such. It will all have to be scheduled. I want a painting every 2 days. but my rate right now is 1 every 2 weeks.

arg its getting to the point where I wonder if I should go into some other field.


I feel this new discipline will make my art flourish.

Also going to get going on some 3D projects I have planned.

Stay Cool everyone.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/22314666/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/22314666/ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:17:29 PST
Ok now I'am supposed to go on and on about resolutions. Lets be honest with ourselves. what is different about new years? these are promises we can tell ourselves any day of the year. and we wait till the end? Srsly guys... it doesn't take a holiday to change your life for the better.

Tell you what... watch this video... its really the ultimate New Years resolution.

[link]

this song really made me happy. the only line in the song. is really something everyone should follow.

"Don't think about all those things you fear,
just be glad to be here."

I'am working on a new years/6000 views pic. Should be done tomorrow! wuu!

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/21847042/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/21847042/ Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:48:16 PST
I need to work on my 3D stuff some more before I forget everything I learned in school. Also. I may be going to the Union Institute/University. It seems like the classes and teachers are good. but i have to viset Lyndon college before I decide. cause I could go to Lyndon for graphic design. Where as Union I will be doing fine arts. Both will be good for when I move back to Toronto to be with my lovely girlfriend Sarah aka

this way I can get an art related job but still be a generalist. meaning i can be a graphic artist or a concept artist. many other art related positions are out there. but it will have to be in the Greater Toronto Area if I want to be with Sarah.

Also!

I got a Job as a Ski lift operator. its not fancy or hard. but it pays 8 moneys per hour. with raises maybe. Iam only part time so expect art still!

I will be fixing my ford Taurus so that I can go places and do things. Also I will be building a new computer for my work on Maya and photoshop. I pray for a smudge and blur tool that don't lag out everything XD.

but yeah. thats about it!

Stay Cool everyone!

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/21433574/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/21433574/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:04:30 PST Pronunciation:
\ˈhōm\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English hom, from Old English hām village, home; akin to Old High German heim home, Lithuanian šeima family, servants, Sanskrit kṣema habitable, kṣeti he dwells, Greek ktizein to inhabit
Date:
before 12th century

1 a: one's place of residence : domicile
b: house
2: the social unit formed by a family living together3
a: a familiar or usual setting : congenial environment ; also : the focus of one's domestic attention
b: habitat
4 a: a place of origin ; also : one's own country b: headquarters 2
5: an establishment providing residence and care for people with special needs
6: the objective in various games ; especially : home plate
— at home
1: relaxed and comfortable : at ease felt completely at home
2: in harmony with the surroundings
3: on familiar ground : knowledgeable

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/20998553/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/20998553/ Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:52:17 PDT


001. Real name → Matthew Ross Crafton I
002. Nickname → JoeCool or Sasquatch
003. Status → Sick, Sad, Lonely
004. Zodiac sign → Cancer (VAT A TWEEEEST)
005. Male or female → I happen to be the proud owner of a penis
006. Elementary → Jefferson
007. Middle School → Lancaster
008. High School → WMRHS
009. Smart → Id like to think iam smart. Good with Science and Story telling
010. Hair color → dark brown
011. Long or short → long
012. Loud or Quiet → med
013. Sweats or Jeans → CARGO DAMNIT
014. Phone or Camera → Camera all the way
015. Health freak – only when there may be a problem with my health XD
016. Drink or Smoke? – drink sometimes
017. Do you have a crush on someone? → Ive actually forgotten what that feels like
018. Eat or Drink → I tend to do both for survival reasons
019. Piercings → nope
020. Tattoos → soon

FIRSTS:
023. First piercing → nothing
024. First best friend → Scot
025. First award → Sking ribbon in 3rd grade
026. First crush → a girl named Liz Kenison, wasn't anything serious, we were to young to understand love anyways.
027. First pet → Black lap named pepper (was such a mean dog! got sent to the pound)
028. When we went to Los Angles and THEN to my grandmothers in Bosie Idaho
030. First big birthday → when I was 10 my mom invited EVERYONE over and got a huge cake and pizza and lots of fun was had.
CURRENTLY:
049. Eating – Air
050. Drinking → Air
052. I'm about to → play spore for a bit, then work on Pendulum
053. Listening to → my dad stacking wood
054. Plans for today → go to the doctors and find out whats wrong with me :/
055. Waiting for → life to be cool and fun and NOT SAD... to much to ask for i know

YOUR FUTURE:
058. Want kids? → No
059. Want to get married? – not anymore
060. Careers in mind – Concept art is way up there. but as long as it pays I dont mind what it it.

WHICH IS BETTER WITH GIRL/BOY? Girls....
068. Lips or eyes → Eyes...
070. Shorter or taller? – like it when they are simmaler hight
072. Romantic or spontaneous → Nether, I prefer being myself.
073. Nice stomach or nice arms → I likez zee nice stomach
074. Sensitive or loud → kinda like loud, but only in certain places.
075. Hook-up or relationship → relationship, but they are starting to seem rather... pointless? I dunno lol
077. Trouble maker or hesitant → neather really, kind ain the middle Iguess, I like adventurous girls.

HAVE YOU EVER:
080. Lost glasses/contacts → both
081. Ran away from home → technically thats what i did when I left for toronto
084. Broken someones heart → actually, Its usually my heart that's taking the beating.
085. Been arrested → just pulled over once
087. Cried when someone died → actually I haven't had this happen to me yet. If you count a character in a movie, then yeah I have.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
089. Yourself → not as much as I should
090. Miracles → only the ones that you make happen yourself
091. Love at first sight - virtually impossible in a modern world
092. Heaven → no
093. Santa Claus → of course I believe in my mom XD
094. Sex on the first date → only if the first date happens after many months of friendship
095. Kiss on the first date → *sighs* like that's gonna happen. Girls these days.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
097. Is there one person you want to be with right now → No, not really, kinda enjoying the quietness of my current whereabouts.
098. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life → if i was, would you be asking this question? 0_o Seriously, who is ever happy with how thier life is going, it could always be better.
099. Do you believe in God → God is an illusion created by man to justify his own mistakes in life.
100. Post as 100 truths and tag → anyone really.




IN OTHER NEWS

Im applying to a few places for jobs, WISH ME LUCK PEOPLE

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Especially when you thought that you would be spending the time with someone else. My girlfriend hasn't been home much and I'm basically fighting over her with her parents XD. It was amazing she came over for a few hours on Sunday. The time was well spent. but it only took until today for my boredom to come to a head. I gotta stop using my time for silly things. I gotta get back into my hobbies. Also. gotta a start looking for a job.

Yeahhhhh thats right I graduated. big whoop, Ive been here before. the "intersections" of life and all that. I still don't get it. When I turned 18, felt no different. Graduated high school, still nothing. and now my college is done and I still feel like my life is going to be the same as before but only in a different context. Only now I'm chasing the check, instead of the grade.

Why must all walks of life be about "earning" and "consumption"
God i hate capitalism. But i gotta be honest. The other ways didn't work out as well as capitalism. probably just human nature. the only true way for us to live as a whole is for us to indulge in the fact that we need to be controlled by currency.

honestly though. I don't have a better way. so im going to live with this. My main argument is that anything epic and grandeur is dead now. It all comes down to will I make a buck? I mean every time there is a disaster. Instead of trying to fix it we run the streets looting stores.

Its not my place to know why. I just enjoy knowing that I wouldn't be one of those people. Cause whats the point if you have a new TV you stole. your going to sell it? to whom if the world is ending? seriously.

Anyone who read this far... also... COCKS


That is all. return to your normally scheduled Deviant Art

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/20583666/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/20583666/ Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:07:36 PDT 5 days left of school.

Freaking out.

Dont have much done.

Getting there.



lol yeah its getting hectic around here at IADT. Everyone is lacking sleep, food, and paitence. Mostly cause most of our college loans are running out. and the fact that our teachers did not prepare us for this moment properly. Part of it may be our fault for not getting things done sooner. But really the root of it is that they were so busy with all the students in the class. alot of class time was spent waiting to get help with something.

but really, its been a fun year. I hope I can stay in touch with these cool peeps ive met here at college.

i will update again later. got alot to get busy with!

Stay cool everyone!

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/20199165/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/20199165/ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:54:34 PDT
Had Sarah over last night. She made me cheese bunz. OH! and we went to deminion to pick up the supplies. On the way we decided to cross the street. and I looked to my right, and then to my left, and then a bike ran into me. lol Random bike attack ftw. the handle bar went into my side and the back hit my thumb pretty hard. but all in all Iam fine. the woman riding the bike was worryed I was really hurt. but I told her to not worry about it.

My 3D stuff is now On youtube!!!! Have a look!

Ship Rotation---> [link]

Asteroids--> [link]

A Soldiers room---> [link]

All were fun too make!


More Updates later! Stay cool everyone!

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Also New Icon! Wuuuu!
~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19934097/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19934097/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:30:29 PDT and to my Favorate pub. The Fox and the Fiddle.

we left at like 6 and 4 pitchers later it was like almost 10. It was really fun just to relax and talk and not to think about school for once. Its Rare that you have a day like that. Where nothing fucks up. and all is right with the world.

but yeah. Onto other matters, my ship is completly finished. and im working on a new model. I wanted to make a slimy insect type thing. and then after that im going to work on a bunch of item and vehicle designs. cause thats what i want to specialize in if I ever get into the industry.

Thats it for now. More updates to come XD

Stay cool everyone!

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Thank you for your Continued support.

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*1. Post these rules.
*2. Each tagged person must post 8 things about their self on their journal.
*3. At the end, you have to choose and tag 8 people and post their icons on the same journal.
*4. Go to their pages and send a message saying you tagged them.(ignored)
*5. No tag-backs.

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1. lam a huge Sci-fi fanatic. I grew up on The Terminator and Star Wars.
2. give me chicken fingers and French fries and ill love you forever.
3. I cant stand it when people scratch the ice off of windows.
4. I ACTUALLY do enjoy long walks on the beach.
5. My guilty pleasure is watching chick flicks with my mother XD
6. I enjoy video games but I have never been "the best" at a game. I play for fun.
7. Ive Always thought competition to be utterly useless in society. Unless your talking about Competitions between corporations. Thats actually useful.
8. Some days I nap like a cat.


I tag and 7 others that want to do this

stay cool everyone.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19590366/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19590366/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:38:39 PDT
Ive been remembering alot of things. About back home, about when I first moved to Toronto. When I med Sarah and brought her to this Very place I'm moving out of.
Its good to remember things. I find that most of the Assholes in this world simply "forget" how being an asshole makes other people feel. And how in the end they will only have the wrong kind of friends and not much to look back on.
I'm glad I am able to remember that how you treat others really matters. My friends back home miss me alot. And my Girlfriend Probably wouldn't be there if I weren't the person I am today. Only problem with having wonderful friends is when you don't have time for them or are to far away to be with them.

Its only been about 10 months living here. but It feels like home. I got comfortable with the area. With the travel to and from this place. And now I'm moving again. And Frankly I don't want to. But I cant hold the lease on my own. For 1500 a month its just to much for one person. I'm still in school so that doesn't help.
I only have the Upstairs apartment too! Some people are moving in here after me. And they are renting the whole house out. which is about 2300 a month. And to add to that they are a family of 6. I look at how I am not all that well off and I look and that and say wow. Must be good to have money like that.

Someday maybe... Unless the world gets worse, which is quite possible

Stay Cool Everyone!

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19519401/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19519401/ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:44:14 PDT
Its like my brain is boiling cause Iam trying to work. But I Am Angry, but I have to work, but Im mad, but I have to work... you get the point.

Honestly, I dont understand. People you know. one minute you think that they are a cirtain way they turn out to be someone else. You spend time with them, getting to know them PLANNING A FUTURE with them and they just dont seem to get it. Im just going to STOP making plans.

Ive probably said that before. but Iam not going to make LONG TERM plans anymore. Cause its really Really becoming pointless. Like Crazy pointless. Im just going to let people live thier life, apart from mine. Cuase Iam never in thier future thoughts long enough to warrent me being included in any types of plans.

urgh. It just cant be helped, it just cant. Back to my annoyingly boring 3d work.

Im going home fuck my 3D work. I dont even care that its rush hour.

Stay Cool everyone, cause I sure cant.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19453126/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19453126/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:54:51 PDT
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that's is all- return to you normally scheduled Deviant art

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19314994/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19314994/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:06:54 PDT "Achivment Unlocked : Level 19 completed - 200 pts" or something like that.

Been a crazy week. Classes have been all over the place cause the schools website decided to shut off right before the new term. but Im ok with it cause all my classes are labs. So I dont exactly have to go into them anyways.

Other than that, Ive been getting many ideas for my novel. and yeah. I gotta get to writing. So maybe this week or next week I'll get started on chapter 9.

Also, Im moving out of my apartment and into a 1 bedroom place very soon. by next month actually. It exciting and scary at the same time. but Ill save that for when Im in the thick of it.

Stay Cool everyone

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19205935/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19205935/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:26:14 PDT
This is the only place I can get this brand of premade chicken fingers. Its a local business called Schwans and they are only in the northern New Hampshire area. When I eat these it feels like home. Tasty edible feeling of home.


Mom is cooking them for my early birthday.Since for my actual birthday I will be in Canada. so possibly no cake for me. just mounds and mounds of Computer animation assignments.




but on a lighter note. MY MOM BOUGHT ME GAMES.... No More Heroes for the Wii, and Frontlines Fuel of War for Xbox 360

im excited, I cant try them until I get home. so I'm gonna try and keep my mind on other things. I got an awesome art idea. too, I gotta sketch it out, and i might even make a computer model based on it.

peace everyone.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19182987/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19182987/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:42:23 PDT
with my birthday coming up, and not much money to go around, my mom offered to give me something that was cheep, but monthly. and I was thinking of DA. I mean ive been on here kinda long. and my art has gotten "some" attention, but I want more people to see it. SO I think my next step is a subscription.

questions or comments on this would be appreciated

One term left of school. Ive managed to get alot of people excited for mt demo reel, if I can pull it off, it will be epic!

things I have yet to finish-

1 environments
2 vehicle
3 The Frost Wolf itself
4 texturing
5 character rig
6 wolf rig
7 animation of 60second trailer

then poof, sending it to employers and getting a good jorb.

eh, ill probably be a mail boy until I can get a "real" job


Dammit DA fix your journal emotions! lol

nvm the emotion, da is being dumb, im not depressed im actually quite happy.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19018560/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/19018560/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:04:09 PDT
As for art. Ive been trying to come up with some more matrial for my Futuristic Zelda Comic, but I dunno if im gonna have time for that anytime soon. Ive got a few peices im working on in both 3D and 2D. I wont tell anyone so they are more of a suprise.

As for the novel, Ive been getting back into it. I dunno if i can establish a good pace where i can finish it soon. But once I finish a chapter that I think is worthy of it, i will show all of you.

Stay Cool everyone!

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/18871647/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/18871647/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:17:29 PDT
a) tell you why I friended you,
b) associate you with something - fandom, a song, a colour, a photo, etc.,
c) tell you something I like about you,
d) tell you a memory I have of you,
e) ask something I've always wanted to know about you,
f) tell you my favorite pic of yours,
g) in return, you must post this in your journal.

this looks cool. I hope people comment.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/18763910/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/18763910/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:03:53 PDT
That game company I was going to work looks like its not even getting started.

Becasue of that, im going to have to go back home for a few months and prepare for my life up here. Which is bad and good at the same time. Thats going to be hard on me and Sarah. We havent had that long of a time apart. Im sure we will still be together when I return to Toronto

Also another thing that turned out "not all right* was the fact that now becuase of my lazy, useless piles of existance Roomates, I have to move to a one bedroom apartment. Until the end of october. this is a plus kinda so iam excited about haveing "my own place" that is entirely mine. Which is gonna be uber cause the privacy will be nice for a change.

But all this I knew pretty much was gonna happen. I just dont like being lied to when my roomate knew for a fact that I wouldve had to do this, yet still told me blindly that everything would be hunky dory. (wtf is with that expression anyways? Hunky dory? wtf? english is weird)

But I seem to lack the ammount of care I used to have for situations like these. Im taking it easy. Not letting it get me down. I cant afford to ether, ill fail school if i let the situation take control of me. Ive gottan back into gameing and my art is florishing once again. Hopefully I can get back to my novel soon. Ive been getting alot of Ideas. I just need to be in hte mood cause if iam not, I only get a few sentinces in and stop.

expect some more art. some crazy others not lol

Stay Cool everyone.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/18732236/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/18732236/ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:14:37 PDT


peace everyone!

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/18531803/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/18531803/ Tue, 27 May 2008 17:38:00 PDT
Now I dont have to move until the end of july which will make it easier for my firends to come up and viset me if they find the time. I have so much to show them! most of it 3D stuff.

Money is still an issue. but ill survive with my Cosco Membership Card in one hand and my Determination in the other.

(for those uninformed individuals, Cosco is a superstore like sams club, you buy in bulk instead of alot of one thing. Paying the same price but getting alot more. Its gonna save my ass)

Im finally getting excited about this Computer animation stuff. Its so tedious and grueling, but the end product is so nice looking that the effort is always worth it. Learned about how to make certains and skirtish things today which was cool, Ive found a few apilacations for my character, but im not sure about them so im gonna have a few versions of him.

Things are still going well. all around. Its just taking more effort. More sleeping at the school ahead. lol

but anyways. See you all around. Keep up the good work and Stay cool.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/18113514/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/18113514/ Thu, 01 May 2008 07:20:36 PDT
Sarah has come down with somehting, so im going to do whatever i can to help her get better. cuase If she feels healthy then she can get good grades on her Animation stuff. It seems to be on her mind alot and I see that she wants to do good. And I want her to do good. sao whenever I can help I want to help. I do have myself to concider, but Im not to hard to take care of. I like to be of help where I can. My motto in life has always been that if i can make somone elses day better than I can call my day better as well.

More art to come! Im near 3000 veiws, and im working on a pic to commemorate this number. But I dont know what to do really? any suggestions?


anyways, everyhitng is good
the houseing situation is nearly settled, and It looks like i will have a good job once i get out of school


Stay Cool everyone.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17987169/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17987169/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:02:09 PDT It was fun and all but now I get to be home and comfortable again. a few of my ribs are screaming at me for sleeping on a hard floor. And id like to put on some clean clothes and get more than 5 hours sleep.

Oh and btw, I SUCK at rigging. I hate modeling but man, my hate for modeling is dwarfed by my hate for rigging. I would much rather just animate or just model.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17906547/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17906547/ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:41:31 PDT I wonder if the union even concidered how many people might get fired or fail school because they couldent make it tothier desitnaton on time or even at all. Im taking drastic measures. Im sleeping at teh school for a few days then staying at a firends place. Its really my only choice, I cant afford a cab, to far to walk, and I have to be at te school cause we are only alowed two sick days and if we miss again we fail. harsh i know but the school is very hands on based and if you miss a class you dont just miss the class, you miss the info you need to succed in life.

lol this room sounds so strange right now. There are like 3 people snoreing and like 2 rusling around and my typing. the mix of sounds is freaking me out a little.

the paper this morning I swear wad trying to scare me. First the TTC strike article, then my horoscope, which just sounded mean. It said

"Nothing will go as planned, business will not be booming, and history will reapeat itself"

This let be to beleive that Sarah was going to break up with me but that assumtion based on a horoscope is completly rediculous. so I kinda threw that asside until I saw a few ohter things in the paper that led me to beleive she is going to. an article that had a sub title that said nea the end "Breaking up with Sarah." now this was a celeberty article, I dont usually read those, but after seeing that I had to look it over. I know I shoudlent delve into superstition but I have an open mind. And those things are hard to ignore, and needless to say iam worried.

its probably nothing, and im justbeing a little paraniod cause me and Sarah had a serious talk last night. But thats private stuff I wont put on a DA journal.

Stay Cool everyone!

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17835851/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17835851/ Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:38:38 PDT


Also realized that I really have to keep track of my heath. cause with all this stress, my lack of good healthy wholesome food plus my lack of exercise, i think I've been gaining weight. I'm gonna start working out daily, not to strenuous stuff. My dad said that if I'm sweating and breathing hard its a good workout and then I should continue for 5 minutes after that and I will burn enough a day to lose about 10 pounds a week. Which will be good. Its just "wanting" to do it that the problem, I really don't like working out if I'm not doing something I like. Sarah is also another incentive though, she doesn't like to see me in a bad mood, and my heath has been giving me bad moods all month. So she is really rooting for me to get in shape and eat right.

Getting in shape means alot to me actually. Cause in case of a disaster I don't want to be the helpless one. I want to be the one that can help people. get through it save those that I care about from harm.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17745249/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17745249/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:37:36 PDT
so next class was suppost to be photoshop class. and yeah it kinda got killed. no liek canceled, but noboy knows what going to happen. We hae v traditional students mixed in with us and its all crazy and teh scheduales going to gert mess up. and i most likely wont be with Sarah for Photoshop. Which is sad but i gotz to learn mah textureing and some sacrefices will be made.

I have alot of art to do also, glad that this weekend i wont have assignments cause its the first week. Gonna hang with Sarah on ether saterday or sunday then yeah school is making me busy again. so im good

been sick lately some kinda flu thing I dunno
but its not contagous so I think im just malnourished

eh I dont know what to write, in a pretty crummy mood.

later all

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17531901/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17531901/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:05:22 PDT
That and cause I slept past my class. Missed important information for next term. Oh well, My teacher is a cool guy and I'm sure I can ask him tomorrow to give a 1 on 1 of what he went over. Just now I don't get the "perfect Attendance free pizza". But that pizza is nasty anyways.

Also, Ive had a significant lack of SCIENCE FICTION, and I mean NEW Science Fiction. I need to see or play a good sci-fi. Or I'll probably go insane. Its been to long since i saw a new sci-fi movie or played a new sci-fi game. And to think of it. Not many fantasy's aether. Sadly i almost wanna see the new Narnia. And Iron Man keeps looking better and better.

But for the most part my life needs more cowbell. and by cowbell I mean that extra kick of, what you may ask? inspiration, excitement, anything. Think of my life now as chicken, its good, its tasty. It fills you up. But there something missing. I want my life to be spicy chicken not just chicken. thats the most hunger inducing analogy ive ever come up with.

Everything is awesome, this week as been good. It started out great, On Sunday it was My and Sarah's 5 month anniversary WOOT, also it was easter, so I went to her place and her parents made a FEAST!!! it was so yummeh. before that me and Sarah went for a walk and brought her dog along. Such nice weather out , only problem was there were alot of people at the park. So the serene feeling was gone. But the thousands of Ducks at the pond were very entertaining. and the company was great.
Finished all my projects on Monday, Tuesday was great cause class was short, all we had was passing in work and a little learning on Adobe Aftereffects.

Me and my roommates got food, and it was a glorious adventure. First we went to the bar and played some pool chatted about things while having a few drinks. Then we headed out to fill our kitchen and came but with a miraculous stash of college food stuffs.

And that brings me to today. Which was mostly spent playing Halo 3 online with a buddy from back home. Which reminds me what Ive been meaning to post on here My Gamer Tag is JoeCool42, if you wanna friend me just ask. Ive been dieing to try the maps Ive made with a large group.

I hope this entertained you, cause it is rather long. Sleepy timez nao! Night everyone.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17354406/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17354406/ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:33:06 PDT
I really hope I can see one of those launches someday. It seems mind blowing getting to watch something like this ----> [link] IN person!


someday Maybe.


ANNNNNND its PROJECT WEEK! So don't expect any art from me, maybe a journal. But Art is going to come second this week. I have two major projects to finish. and I'm going to try and get high marks on them. Mostly cause failing here means failing at life also, well, pre-life I should say.


And a question to throw to the masses, have you ever felt like you must not be human for whatever reason? Cause Ive been getting that alot. Cause I notice that alot of people can do things that hurt others and not care, when whenever I hurt someone it usually hurts me more. Adn that I think about EVERYTHING all at once. I dunno really, I mean I AM human, I just don't feel it somedays. Like i should'nt be nice , and I shouldn't care, and i shouldn't feel. Yet I do, to the point where I care more about others feelings and failings to the point where I stop caring about myself entirely.

thats kinda an exaggeration of course. but you get the picture.

*insert halo theme here*

Stay cool everyone!

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17283487/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17283487/ Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:56:55 PDT
I mean I had to fabreez my pants last night, cause I dont have time for laundry.
I miss having time for things. Me and Sarah have wanted to go swimming for the longest time, but school has been in the way every time we plan to go.

But yeah, Maya rocks, i thought my animation was going to be hard but, the tools Maya gives you are Amazing, Ill have my test animations up soon

but yeah time for me to go to storyboarding! WUUU!

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17176055/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17176055/ Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:20:13 PST
my best conclustion is that I have a life. Literally. The phrase, "you have no life" gets thrown around alot. But back in highschool, it was true, I really did have no life. I had friends and things to do but what I was really lacking was goal to work twords. Day in day out nothingness is what happened usually. Now is very differnt. Everyday has a task, and every task has meaning. The Fact that I have a girlfirend doesnt affect weather I have a life or not. But the fact that I have purpose with school and jobs around the apartment does. I have fun when I can, such as playing games and watching movies hanging with my roomates etc. But most of all, I think having a plan of action and several fall back plans is whats making things alot easier.

Im starting to get a buddists grip on life. Not letting minor inconvences bother me, and just sticking it out untill good times arise. One thing ive learned in my 19 years of living is that where there is bad there is also good and the line in between grows fainter with each passing day.

As Far as art goes. Apparently I'm getting better. Im in no way a narrcesist, this is what other's have told me. This way its just observation. Life Drawing class is making proportion much more intuitve. Where i dont think about it as much. And my pictures are coming out still detailed, but simpler. Easyer on the eye.

All this computer animation stuff is great and all, but to be honest, I dunno if I could handle a job doing it. What I really want is to get into hte industry and do conceptual art for movies or videogames, preferbly videogames. Mostly cause my passion is with videogames. Movies just seem to complecated and expensive to produce. Of course the paycheck is bigger, but, whats the point in living if you live for the pay check.

oh yeah and uhhhh Meow mix!

LONG JOURNAL IS LONG. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS FAR! NOW ILL GIVE YOU A TREAT FOR YOUR TROUBLE!



]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17062138/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/17062138/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:37:59 PST
Plus my mom sent some money so I'll be able to go do fun things and by something for myself thats non-essential, for that Ive already bought Call of Duty 4, which is amazing. The first time I played it I was over at Sarah's house and her mom babysits these little brats that think they know everything, and they kept yelling in my ear that I was doing it wrong and that I was going to die and yeah. Not the best game play experience.

As for the fun things. Going to the pub with class-mates. And me and Sarah have plans to go to the Science Center. Which should be awesome, they have a planetarium and everything. I'm so glad we both like science like things. I do remember a few years back saying Id want my girlfriend to like science stuff!

Plus today when me and Sarah went to the harbor after school. which was what we did on our first "outing" as we call it cause we just wanted to get to know each other. I got really sentimental. Remembering all the things that clicked that night came back to me.
I' am really lucky to have her. She is such a caring and thoughtful person. Its great when the feeling is mutual.

I'm working on cleaning up the DA Account, I have to many old drawings. Some are being deleted, or moved to scraps. I'm not sure about up dating them, cause most are going to be redone anyways. Mostly cause my style has changed. Its an improvement over my "if I make a mistake turn it into something" style. Now my drawings look much more refined and simple. More pleasing to the eye and such, this coupled with what ive been learning in photoshop, I think I will finally eb able to fully realize my novel and finish it for good!

Stay Cool Everyone!

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16991340/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16991340/ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:44:26 PST Life

So yeah. Besides being sick and almost breaking my leg the other day running for a bus that I didint even catch, this week has been ok.
Still learning alot in school, and my art is looking better than it ever has.

Home:

My roomates seem to be on a pizza binge again so I wont be eating well this month. Once again. We cant really affrod the pizza. But I stopped pitching in for it so they will run out of money and ill still have some. and then they will know that pizza 4 times a week isnt good for the budget.

Deviant Happenings:

I'm about to post my short story that I finished in Senoir year. It looks like Im going to have to split it into three parts cause DA doesnt like my 30 page story lol. I need some advice on CSS and Text formating it gets posted in a readable fasion.

Sorry for the explostion of submissions. But If I dont put them on here, I'll lforget alter and they will never get put up. I dont blame you for not commenting. It it alot to absorb when I post 4 things a day.

Love:

Sarah passed out next to me, she's all tired, sickly, and over worked poor girl. Theres only so much i can do to help her. The School works us so hard, and doesnt ever really give us a good hours rest. The Attendance polociy here is kinda insane. Basicly if you miss three classes in a term, you fail. So if you have ebola virus, to bad, you fail. Me and Sarah have been sick for most of this term. Well, more in the beginning we both were on the verge, and now its just gotten really bad. Flu like symtoms.

The medication she has to take is messing with the greesey pizza she ate at her Attendance assembly thing. Now im kinda glad I didnt get perfect attendance last term. I would've had the sleep inducing pizza as well. Im letting ehr rest while I tell all you crazy people about hats been up

Prose:
Im starting to get back into my novel. Sorta, Ive just been reading what ive written so far to kinda get the feel before I finish chapter 8 and continue after that. My second short story is coming along. Part 1 is almost finished. Just about 10 more pages.

Legend Of Zelda : Vengence of the king Comic

Its coming along nicly, the cover and logo are almost done. Main Characters are designed and secondarys are in the works.

I should have the first page about in the middle of march.


thats it for now. See you on the other side.

Stay cool everyone!

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16927210/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16927210/ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:03:08 PST
Art!----

New style kinda, more of a new technique. Ive been learning how to use photoshop more intuitively. My last few pictures have come out exactly how I wanted them too.

the teachers at the school are amazing. Some of them go a bit to fast, but other than that. Im learning oh so much. Now if only I could get people to look at my page here on DA. It seems us small fry artists don't get any attention on here. When its us that need the most critique. Sad to think about isnt it?

Someday the heads of this site will make it so. But Until then, we are on our own.


3D stuffs!~~~~

Maya is becoming easier for me. I need to try making a human shaped character. or a robot... that would be fun. I think Ill try the robot. Maybe today. I dunno




thats all I have for updates. I cant wait for spring! um yeah

Stay cool everyone!

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16874166/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16874166/ Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:52:18 PST
I mean, I finally have someone to spend this day with and I realized I shouldn't really care, cause I have many more days to spend with this person, what makes Valentines day any different? Its starting to seem like a excuse to give eachother things. When all I really wanna do is spend time with her. Which is kinda impossible seeing how school related crap is going to get in the way of that today anyways.

At leased we are going out for dinner together, Which should be nice. If the Weather turns out to be not to bad, we may go for a relaxing walk. The direction or destination doesn't matter. I love how me and Sarah can just... do nothing together and have more fun than doing "something" alone. Its a good feeling.


I'll have some more Maya 8.5 renders up from school. I wont tell what it is cause it came out better than I thought it would. You'll see.

Other art is going to be mostly old stuff mixed with new. Cause I'm digging out my old files and doing work in between school work.

Happy Valentines day everyone. Try and make it less of a scam and just spend time with those you care about. Thats what its for.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16790840/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16790840/ Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:41:58 PST
1- Hang with Sarah
2- Chat about Gaming
3- Nap
4- Draw Sci-fi things
5- Learn something New and Useful
6- Sword fight
7- Act like a goof ball in Class
8- Eat a sandwich with melted cheese in it.
9- Laugh with someone about something they did
10- Help someone understand something

So yeah.... ~those are just a few of my favorite things~

I'm working on a new project in my free time. Probably going to be a comic but I'm not quite sure. The Concept is as follows.

Its a Zelda fan fiction playing with the Idea that Hyrule will inevitably advance in technology. Basically. Gannon is at it again. Only this time, Hyrule has advanced 500-600 years. Basically a futuristic Zelda story.

I'm still in the design phase, so if anyone has any ideas of how to Sci-fi up certain characters from the Zelda Games I'm all ears.

Think, Halo meets Legend of Zelda... Ive already got basic sketches of link and Zelda...

so yeah, I'm going to try and get a page done a month. maybe a week, school work pending lol.

_______________________

This week off from school was nice. Got to get back on track health wise. i don't feel like a walking garbage can anymore. YAY!

lol my novel kinda died.... I got a few short stories I'm working on, and my demo reel for school has to take priority. So the novel is dead until I can bring it back to the land of the living. The most I can do is draw pictures of characters and scenes from it. So Expect many of those!

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My girl is coming over on the marro, Much fun will ensue. Wii will be played. Also movies will be watched. Shiny happy times will be had. And yeah Ill eave you with that!


-PS- Who thinks a subscription is worth it on here? Cause I kinda want one...

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16617734/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16617734/ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:56:42 PST
MIND STIMULATION FTW

Yeah feels good, I'm loading up the pictures now. Two of them im very proud of, and one, the face bugs the hell out of me. I'll need suggestions. Total criticism is what it needs.

HAVE AT IT YOU DOGS

The vicious art critics out there will enjoy this feast. lol.

School is going good, haven't gotten overwhelmed like I was last week. The modeling in Maya is confusing, but I'm going to try and get some one on one with the teacher to improve my skills. At leased I can make a vase or wine glass with curves... but that is a noob skill lol.

I'll get better.

im out of stuff to say, so im going to go draw some storyboards.

See you on the other side.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16486358/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16486358/ Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:01:15 PST
Its amazing she is still with me, I mean most girls would've given up on me by now. These emotional bursts can last for months sometimes. My best art seems to come though, when I have these bursts, the problem being, the only art I have time to do is homework art, and that gets tedious and makes it worse, cause instead of a vent it builds it up.

I'm about to spend some time on an artwork thats not school related, to try and vent some of this random angst.

As for my school work. I think I may have challenged myself to much. My story is too broad. its only suppost to be three minutes, and I kind of set it up to be like 20. if I cut it to be 3, then there will just be flashes of action and diologe, kinda like a trailer. maybe I should just ask my teacher if i can make it a trailer instead. that way I can be flexible with what I want to show still have some sort of plot in there. I might be able to make it just about the dog, or just about the guy. I dunno really, I might just completely change it with a new character and such.

as for the novel, I might just stop working on it until I have a stable schedule, that is after college. Sad thing is back when I started, I wanted it done before college. I'm so close too! I just need to write three more chapters and its done! Damn this lack of time.

Time is now my mortal enemy... I get you time, if its the last thing I do! *epic hero pose*

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16421354/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16421354/ Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:25:15 PST
I've got some art up from my First Term here. Mostly from my two drawing classes. I learned so much there. I can't wait for photoshop class so see how that improves my paintings.

Some Vids on youtube are funny, actually most are funny. Some are cool, and then there are the people who dedicate there time to editing footage of shows and videos to music just to make a person sad.

I was content a second ago, content but tired. and now i know how to become sad if i need be. here is a quick formula

Sad Music + Tired = Becoming sad
Tired + Sad Movie/Sad part of Movie = Becoming sad
Lack of reason to be sad + Being sad = Confusion

Now I'm confused and Sad. Yet there is the part of me that knows there is no reason for either of these. Meh I can live with it.


As for the novel, Its on hold, college is too much work, No time to write it. I knew I should have finished it in high school! Oh well. Ill get to it. Last I wrote was the part with my girlfriends character. Oh well. Ill get to it eventually.

ttyl All

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16393946/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16393946/ Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:36:08 PST 24

2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today?
My roomates White and Cameron

3. How tall are you?
6'1

4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?
School is exciting, learning so much, and any time Ill get to spend with Sarah will be nice, we will both be uber busy.

5. What's the last movie you saw?
I am Legend (fucking awesome movie)

6. Who was the last person you called?
Cameron, to wake him up.

7. Who was the last person to call you?
My mom

8. What was the last text message you receiveved?
"Kwahhhhh" - Alicia

9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail?
Mom

10. Do you prefer to call or text?
I prefer calls, cause texts dont give you any info at all hardly

11. What were you doing at 12 a.m. last night?
Chatting with Sarah and looking through old artwork

12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced
Married

13. When is the last time you saw your mom?
three weeks ago

14. What color are your eyes?
Hazel/darkbrown. Changes with my mood

15. What time did you wake up today?
6 am

16. What are you wearing right now?
Just pants, No shirt cause White hereby calls Sundays no shirt days.

17. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Carrol of the bells- Tans Siberian Orchestra

18. Where is your favorite place to be?
Reading on my bed. or one of the comfy couches at the school.

19. Where is your least favorite place to be?
Grovton NH, its literally the equivalent of hell.

20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
I would tour europe and then go from Russia to Japan.

21. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years?
An Apartment in Toronto, with a cat and a hamster. Maybe a dog. Ten years at this moment? Sarah would probably be at work cause she is a night person.

22. Do you tan or burn?
Burn fora day or two then turns to a tan.

23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
I actually feared the darkness, always gave me a chokeing feeling. Like not the dark itsself but the feeling of nothingness

24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?
The really SAD skeleton we used for Life Drawing, it had such a sad look!

25. How many TVs do you have in your house?
2

26. How big is your bed?
Queen size, comfyest bed ever

27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?
one of each is what I have.

28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
I sleep in a shit and boxers on a cold night, and in the summer just boxers.

29. What color are your sheets?
Orange....so much orange.

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?
Four

31. What is your favorite season?
Spring! Everything is NEW!!!

32. What do you like about fall?
how you can see teh steady change in the climate and the foliage.

33. What do you like about winter?
Nothing really, except snowball fights, those never get old.

34. What do you like about the summer?
The lack of heavy clothing is the best part
and Swimming

35. What do you like about spring?
The fresh smells, and the feeling of everything waking up.

36. How many states/provinces have you lived in?
5 Born in North Carolina, Lived in Germany, moved to New York, then To NH.And now Im in Ontario Canada.

37. What cities/towns have you lived in?
7. Im not listing them.

38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
barefeet usually, makes me feel more free.

39. Are you a social person?
Most of the time, Unless I don't like you. The thing is If im talking, that means I want to know more about you.

40. What was the last thing you ate?
Rice with chicken

41. What is your favorite restaurant?
Hmmmm tough choice. i have so many. it would have to be Fo Hung, alot of memories pop up with that place.

42. What is your favorite ice cream?
MMMM COOKIE DOUGH!!!

43. What is your favorite dessert?
blueberry pie with vanilla ice cream

44. What is your favorite kind of soup?
Chicken Noodle all the way

45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?
Rasberry

46. Do you like Chinese food?
When dont I?

47. Do you like coffee?
Not unless i put a cup of sugar in it

48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average?
~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16217666/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16217666/ Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:05:32 PST
I had by far the scariest dream ever. Not because of the content of the dream but more because the dream was a direct product of my anxiety and fears in real life. I don't think Ive woken up from such a crazy panic attack inducing dream. All I can tell you about the dream is that it had to do with my girlfriend. I need to talk to her bout it asap. The dream is the reason im up this early writing this.

Speaking of my girlfriend. i miss her dearly, I'll get to see her again tomorrow. She is meeting me at the a subway station near my house after my 12 hour car ride back up. IM really glad she is too cause all ive been able to think about when my mind has been free this vacation is her.

Maybe im getting ahead of myself by saying I could spend my life with this girl, or maybe I can see that we're gonna make it that far. I'm just glad i can say that with confidence. Never had that in a relationship before. With most, id always fear being dumped, but with this one I just don't have that fear.

But anyways, Ive been on Smash Bros. Dojo a ton lately, i cant wait for that game! It seems like they are throwing everything into it that they can, which more than makes up for the delay. Most people get mad when a company delays a game. But I usually just think of what else they will add with the extra time they gave themselves.


But yeah, Metroid Prime 3 Corruption = awesomest game ive played in a LOOOONG time.


Anyone who read all of this, thanks. I love you Sarah!

-Matt "Joe-Cool" Crafton

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16080309/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/16080309/ Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:00:49 PST
Ive got all my gifts done, all under teh tree, or deliver to those expecting ^^

Thats the best part I think, GIVING the gifts, I always feel like im taking advantage when i get a really expensive gift. And all I gave them was something yummeh or inexpensive.

The gifts I really prefer to give are the kind that take some thought or effort. cause if you just buy it then you are just a consumer whore well not always but you know what I mean.


Other than that Ive been missing my girl friend ALOT sence I left. I cant stop thinking of her. And Ive been kinda feeling selfish for it cause all my family and friends have me for such a short time when I have her all the time. I'm enjoying my time here, its just I miss her so very much. Eh, the heart will grow fonder.

I got some art to post, not that much but some. Ill get to it when I can.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/15566737/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/15566737/ Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:59:34 PST
NEWS FLASH Im going to be working on a web comic in the coming weeks, its going to be monthly. It will be titled This, Is, CANADA!.

Its going to be based on what its like being an American going to college in Canada. Its going to be designed to be funny, but some things will be kinda interesting. Issue 1- The Trials and Tribulations of Pizza, will be done around December 5th. each comic will be with a blog and weekly photos.

Once things start getting less busy for me. We may even do a viral or flash video based on the comic.

As for art. Im going to be continuing my Character Diagrams, and a few others. Also, some art that has come out of school will be up once I can get a scanner.

On a side note. My adventures in Canada have brought me something totally unexpected yet so wonderful. I've met the love of my life. Her name is Sarah and in fact, im thinking of her right now. I haven't been able to get her off my mind. We started dating three weeks ago. and ive been in bliss ever since.

Enough about that lol. I don't want to make anyone sick. and or bore you to death. I haven't done much writing. Not much as at all. Having my laptop hasn't really changed that, cause its battery life equals phayl. Its mostly cause ive been creatively drained by school. And I hope I can find the gumption to write at leased a PARAGRAPH a day let alone a page. ah well, shit happens.

See you all on the other side.

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Other than that, Toronto is great, lots to do, lots to see. Such a diverse culture. The people are nice until they enter their cars, then they become quite blood thirsty.

My teachers are brilliant, they really know their stuff. I'm learning so much, and its rather frightening that some of my teachers in high school didn't know alot of the things im being taught now. So far my favorite class is drawing class, where Iam finally being taught what Ive needed for so long. Tricks to make it so drawing is easy, and less stressful. Im just at the stage where I can draw good, but it takes me alot of effort, where as some artists make it look easy.

On the Writing side of my life. Its been slow going, once I get my laptop, it should pick up. cause I have lots of free time on the subway and in between classes. but if i dont have a lap top, I cant write during those times.

and last but not leased, always remember, MILK not STRAWS

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But yeah with the end of summer near, I have alot of work to do which will start next week, after my last, well, possibly last, video game party. I'm trying to make this one huge. Cause this may be the last fun I'll get to have with my friends. I'm making the calls today, trying to get all of them there.

Art is coming along great. my best picture to date, Things are not as they seem, came out exactly as I had imagined it. So Expect many more pictures like this. ITs how I try to make all of them. I want them to have an epic feel.

I and a Friend have a devart page together. we do alot of parody work. check us out

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Aside from all that. I'm finally starting to get exited for school just from hearing about my brother adventures in Canada. It should be An Awesome experience. From what I hear, I should have enough off time for art, and writing. So my book will get finished.


Stay Cool everyone!

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YAAAYYY

My novel is taking longer than I thought to finish, and I believe it wont be done until Iam out of college. I still have to rewrite chapters 1 and 3, and chapter 8 is almost done. the problem is that my outline goes up to chapter 11 or chapter 12. depending on what I do to the characters. I want to finish it this month, but that is highly unlikely. once I finish chapter 8 and the rewrites for chapters 1 and 3, Im going to put it on hold. But I will publish it, one day, and everyone who helped along the way will get a copy, my friends and my family. Cause, this life Im in, the people Ive met, my stories would be nothing without...characters, and thats what everyone has given me. And to you all, I thank you.

I will continue to post my art on DA, and if the school lets me, Ill post my computer work also!

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But yeah thats a rant I'm not prepared to finish today. I began my "art dump" yesterday by adding many pics, today I will add more. Tomorrow is my birthday party so none tomorrow but Sunday if I don't help my grandfather then Ill be uploading all day.

The novel has been put on a sort of pause as I try to find the antagonist's motives. lol

See you all soon!

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I bought Legend of Zelda, twilight Princess- and I must say they've done it again. Orcaraina of time was bad ass, this is even better! It also makes me sad though because Ive played it so much that I think Im near the end. But I haven't done many side quests so I think there is still a good 15 hours of it after I finish the story missions.

As for Art Ive found my style. I hope i can improve upon it. Here is my latest picture-----> [link] this shows my new style very well.

Last nation Standing is going smoothly, yet slowly. Although I just heard a song that makes me want to write some of it but alas it it to late, and I have school tomorrow. Here is the link to the song if your curious-----> [link]

Its Micheal, Jump in. the second one down on the bands list.

Chapter 8 is nearly done, just Have to get to the battle. in the city.

Stay cool everyone.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/12026281/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/12026281/ Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:25:40 PST
Life seems to be on my side for now. I got accepted to the Toronto film school. My math grade is a 78 instead of a 13. the rest of my grades are above 80. So in short.

I'm one content S.O.B.

In that ways of are. Ive been experimenting with my new tablet and I almost have a style. Soon to be my style. You may already see it in my digital art. But yeah.


The novel is going along as planned. I plan to have it finished and edited by July. And I will begin looking for publishers in August and try to get the thing out before I leave for Toronto in October. If I don't find any publisher, then I will have to wait till after college. But yeah, Characters and Events in it are beginning to explode, the Climax is near, and the set up for the sequel is also near.

Peace out, many pictures to come.

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Prepare for a Devaint art Attack on my page. 58 Pictures will be up for your commenting joy. lol All of which should come with exerpts from the novel.

Speaking of the novel, I havent worked on it in about a week. Ive felt drained creativly lately. I hope I can get in a mood where I can work on it today, and hopefuly get more than a page done.

Today I am also starting major editing on Chapter 7, so I can put it up. It's the most action packed of all the chapters. It's a climax before the climax. I can't wait to hear some feedback.

Stay cool everyone.

]]> ~JoeCool42 http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/10648504/ http://JoeCool42.deviantart.com/journal/10648504/ Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:36:11 PST
Its been a busy year art wise, Lots of pictures will be up this weekend. I hope you all will like them. I personaly think Ive improved.

Stay cool everyone, Ive survived this far and you can too!

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Stay Cool everyone!

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Stay Cool everyone!

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