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The International Shotokan Karate Federation's national championship was this weekend. I competed in the collegiate division, as well as the open, individual division. I participated in two events: Kata and Sparring. Sparring is self explanatory. I was eliminated in my first round of individual sparring. But in the collegiate division, (which is restricted to college students,) I took second.

I was like "what?!"

But yeah, then there's Kata, which is basically routines of pre-arranged techniques... Youtube "Shotokan Kata" if you're curious. Or better yet, look up "Gankaku", (in fact, here, though this guy's a bit showboaty for my tastes...) because that's the kata I performed to win first place. Granted, it was only at the college level, but it was the nationals, so... See, I already feel like I'm bragging. I'm actually kind of astonished and confused. It hasn't sunk in yet, I guess. I'm just... dazed. I haven't placed in one of these tournaments since the junior division, and NEVER at the national level. I don't know what to say, really.

Oh, I wrecked my foot. In one of my early sparring matches I went to kick the guy, and he blocked it by quickly lifting his knee up. I jammed my big toe pretty good, and I've been limping around like an old man ever since. It's actually kind of ironic, since this kind of event gets you pumped up for training, and I can barely walk right now. My foot's all swollen and gross, and I can't really move my toe. It was all so worth it though, and if I could feel like this all the time, I'd probably break my toe every day.

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Ever since, Halloween has held a special meaning to me. I remember every fall when the leaves started to turn, my immediate association wasn't "Autumn is here", but "here comes Halloween". It has its own atmosphere, and I relish it for the entire month of October until it finally arrives. Then I miss it when it's gone. For a considerable stretch of years, my family went to the "Mall-oween" at the local mall because they were worried about razor blades or something. Despite how lame it was, the experience was still special. We'd raid all the participating stores (usually indicated by a cheap paper pumpkin in the shop windows and a grumpy looking sales clerk in a costume sitting outside the store), and after we'd hit every single one, we'd go to the food court and get lemonade from Chick-Fil-A, or however the hell I'm supposed to misspell that. It was just lemonade, but it tasted so good because it was Mall lemonade, and we all shared a single large cup because it was expensive. Eventually, it became a tradition for my brother and I to get the latest edition of the Pro Skater series after trick-or-treating since they usually came out in or around October. The Gamestop in the mall never gave out candy, so we had to wait until we were about to leave to get the games. We did this maybe four years in a row.

As I got older, I started getting more and more resistance from people about my habit of trick-or-treating. I blatantly defied the unwritten rule that you have to stop when you're fourteen or whatever. I've been refused candy because I'm too old. I've been ridiculed and taunted for dressing up at twenty years old. But you know what? Bring it on. I welcome the opportunity to challenge conventional thinking in yet another harmless yet alarming way.

So anyway, the point: This year, for the first time EVER, I had to work on Halloween. 3:00 to 11:00. The first year I'd not be trick or treating in some capacity. I was devastated when I saw the schedule at work. I couldn't get off, either, because I'd already requested time off for Nationals in a few weeks. So I sulked about for the week leading up to my favorite holiday in the world. I went to work on Saturday, miserable and grumpy, blowing off customers and trudging through my monotonous shift, one sandwich at a time.

After work, I drove home slowly, trying to make peace with my loss and drink in what was left of the beautiful, unseasonably warm, cloudy and faintly moonlit night... and suddenly it hit me: The night was not yet over! I was overcome with an urgent sense of determination. It was already 11:30ish, and it was Saturday so people would be turning in so they could get to church in the morning, but... There was something driving me to hit just one house before midnight. I had to. This was MY night.

I found a neighborhood near my house and scanned for activity. The streets were quiet, and a little spooky. Everyone's lights were out, and dread started to trickle into my previously invigorated mind as I wondered if I'd failed to fulfill my Halloween duty after all. But as I rounded a curve, I heard music. I followed it to a front porch with three guys sitting, drinking and smoking. I parked my bike, considered leaving my helmet, and then decided it would be part of my costume. I took off my backpack, opened it, and approached the porch. The three guys looked warily at me. I said "Trick or treat?" causing them to halt their conversation and stare. "Are you serious?" One of them said. "Uh... yeah." I replied, "You guys have any candy left?"
"How old are you?" one said.
"Twenty" I lied. I'm actually twenty-one.
"That's uh, that's kinda weird, man." one of them said, laughing.
That's when a girl walked out of the house. The music was louder during the instant the door was open, and I could tell they were listening to Cold Play inside. "Yo, Sue, this creepy guy's looking for candy" the first guy said to her. She kind of raised her eyebrows at me before asking "Who the hell are you?"

I explained how this was the first year I didn't get to go trick-or-treating, and how I'd just gotten off the clock and I needed to hit one house so... ]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/25257414/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/25257414/ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:34:35 PDT
Peace.

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I don't have a nickname for Joe. Maybe because he's older than me? It's not a conscious thing, He's just... always been Joe. He calls me by my given name.

Kenya has been 'Jakie', nicknamed after my best friend since my little brother began learning all of our names. He insisted upon calling her Jakie, much to her exasperation, (it was the only one he got wrong consistently,) and the name stuck. Even she uses it now as her game handle. She usually calls me Spaniard, a progression of Spaniel.

I don't have so much of a pet name for Gaby so much as I say her name funny (Gyabuh). Sometimes I say it numerous times, too. Gaby usually uses my name, though she adds odd inflections much in the way I do to her.

Shani's name has gone on the longest journey. I used to call her Shani-Kabani, which evolved to Kabani, then Kabashi, then Yashi-Kabashi, (Sometimes just Yashi,) Kabongie, Kafongie, and currently Fodgie. When we're in public, I'll refer to her as Fodgie and everybody's like "Who?" She calls me Danny, oddly enough.

Lincoln is Dinkin. I wasn't calling him that for a while because I had trouble relating to him. Now that he's getting older we're friendly again, thus the nickname is more natural. Other people call him Link sometimes. Dinkin just uses my name.

And finally, the universal Alias for the youngest brother, Elijah, is 'Lijah. Sometimes someone will refer to him as Yoshi, for his middle name, but it hasn't stuck. He's just 'Lijah. He uses my name too.

Yes, there are seven of us.

Mom is Mom, and she's the only one who calls me by my full given first name. Dad is Dad, and calls me by my preferred, shortened first name.

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It's obvious to me, and any other true American with any morals that any and all illegal immigrants in these here United States should be rounded up and deported immediately, no excuses, no exceptions. Some argue that there would be negative consequences for everyone- Americans included- if we executed this drastic course of action. I would say to them only that in our proud nation, we have laws. These laws are NON-NEGOTIABLE, and no one is above them. If something is a law, that means it is God's will, and as such beyond contestation.

I would even extend this standard to any immediate family members or descendants of such border offenders. Why should they be allowed leniency just because of where they happened to be born? This includes children of illegal aliens. What do you mean they don't even speak spanish? They should have thought of that before they were born here.

I believe it was 1492 when the first illegal immigrants came to this continent. Just look at what happened then! They killed off the local inhabitants, ravaged the land, consumed all the resources and generally made a mess of everything. Then those border offenders forcibly smuggled aliens into the country from Africa. And yes, before you ask, I do vehemently maintain that even these immigrants, to whom some refer as slaves, are no exception to the law. Did African slaves ever complete the trials requisite of lawful immigration? Certainly not. Neither did the European invaders. They should ALL be kicked out without delay. NO EXCEPTIONS.

There are Americans citizens who patrol the southern border on volunteer status, armed with battle rifles. They are referred to as Minutemen. The Minutemen of the Revolutionary war were courageous, selfless colonials who were ready to throw their lives down at an instant's notice for nothing but the hope that their fledgeling nation might not be crushed that day by the angry empire that was picking on them. They were outnumbered and outgunned. They were brave and they were strong.

Damn you. Damn you for presuming to liken yourselves to them. You'd be more accurate to equate yourselves with rich snobs in gated communities who alert the neighborhood watch at the slightest sign of lawn protocol violation. What if a Canadian decided to sneak across the northern border? You couldn't care less, could you? Please, don't confuse your bigotry and cowardice for patriotism or heroism.

Woah... where did that come from? God, sorry guys. This just came out. Despite what it sounds like here, I don't have a strong opinion on this issue. I'm just disgusted by some of the attitudes that are becoming prevalent in the people of my nation. Dr King said there can be no great disappointment where there is no great love. I try not to post journals without posting art. It wont happen again.

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In more different news, the east coast tournament is coming up, and I may actually be able to compete this year. There was some uncertainty due to a conflict with school, but I think that's resolved. And by resolved, I mean I don't have to do it. You have no idea how relieved I am. Like seriously, I find myself pumping my fist in the air at random times in the day, no joke.

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So to make matters worse, a bunch of the other people in the chat started joining in. It was simply a cacophony of bad rhymes being blasted into my left ear. I think there was like, one guy trying to tell everyone to shut up for the love of god SHUT UP, but his pleas were lost in the noise. So what did I do?

I started singing Can You Feel The Love Tonight from The Lion King. Everyone shut up. One guy was like "Isn't that from Lion King?" Then the game started. I lost miserably. It was awesome.

Thought I'd share.

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I'm off. Nationals and all that. I hope to not DIE in the first match so I can enjoy the rest of the fights. Wish my sisters good luck; they represent the east coast in the junior division! I'll be back on monday to answer any questions or just be that scathingly sexy chunk of man you've come to lust for on a daily basis.

Yes I'm awesome.

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Disgusted Conservative

I've voted Republican in every election since 1960, but I'm absolutely disgusted by this page.
What happened to the dignity of our party under Goldwater and Reagan? This "encyclopedia" page is just one long rant.
Are there any real conservatives out there willing to present objective, factual criticism of Obama? God knows there are enough valid arguments to make. Why are we channeling Michael Savage rather than William Buckley? Currently this page makes me cry for my party.
Sounds like disgusted conservative is voting for BO. I happen to think it is an accurate account of a man that is dishonest. Where will you get the real picture about about if not here? Are you disgusted by Wikipedias article? How about the coverage on MSNBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, PBS, LATimes, WaPo, NYT, Google, The Guardian. Why not be mad and except that the majority of America is being fooled? Why not be mad at someone as disgusting as BO, actually has a real chance to take the Presidency and doesn't deserve it IN THE LEAST? Reagan is rolling over in his grave and so all the Founders.--Jpatt 09:54, 7 October 2008 (EDT)
Voting Republican again this year. I know you're mad about what's going on, but it shows throughout the page. An encyclopedia can't be written from an angry point of view. Let me be specific:
1) "Obama and Elitism" plus "Obama and Islam" are not valid main introductory sections. Start with his early life.
2) His birth certificate gets its own section but his healthcare and tax plans don't? Focus on what's really important.
3) The "Insights" section is just a list of criticisms and belongs under a "Criticism" section. Categorize corectly.
4) Off-topic side-swipes: "He became a member of the Harvard Law Review, which uses racial quotas, in 1989". Why is "which uses racial quotas" in there? If it was a reason that he was chosen, say that. If it wasn't leave it out.
5) Unsubstantiated claims: "Obama's campaign has been financed largely by leftist donors opposed to the war and to the American military in general." Citation definitely needed.
You have several good sections in here: "Senate career", "Foreign policy experience", "Published criticism", "Religious affiliations". These are high-quality and reflect well on Conservapedia. The others do not.
See the reply from hsmom below as the kind of constructive, factual accuracy this page needs.
This sounds like you're standard liberal bellyaching. The fact is that no real conservative Christian can vote for this man.
??!?! Trying to hold this article to some kind of standard is bellyaching? Would you like to address any of my points?
Your points is liberal talking points. The fact is that Barack Hussein Obama wants to talk with Iran without predeterminations, flip flops, and is close friends to an unrepentive TERRORIST. What more can you know?
Trying to shift the focus on an encyclopedia page about a presidential candidate from hypothetical statements (his possible Islamic faith) and trivial matters (his birth certificate), to his actual stance on the issues is liberal bellyaching? If anything, we should be casting aside these trivial circumstances as beneath us and take the time to dissect each of his stances on the actual issues. That's what a real, dignified Conservative would do. Relying on ridiculous tactics such as these is asinine and cowardly. --FrankincenseMonster 16:21, 9 October 2008 (EDT)

Disgusted Conservative, sadly you are only wasting your time.

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That last sentence is a response. I didn't write it. This discussion is from the talk page, found here I dunno. I thought it was funny.

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AAaaaand also I'm twenty. Yep. August sixth.

So yeah. If I'm behind on all of my comics, (which I am,) it's because I can't tear myself away from the greatest competition ever held.

In other news, last night at like 4:30 am, my idiot little brother says to me "I never stay up this late, so I never knew you and sometimes Joe stay up this late!"
So I said "Um, Joe's not up right now. How do you know he ever stays up this late if you're never up?"
And he goes "Um.... I didn't think of that..." And went back to watching gargoyles.

Joe's my older brother, by the way.

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Turns out it was Lyme. Doctors up there were like "we don't mess around with no Lyme. Take THIS!" *pow* (And by 'ow' I mean meds, not side kick to head). Felt better in like three days and was able to absorb the rest of the godly instruction from dudes who are so old and experienced that they can LOOK at you and make your technique stronger.

Seriously. Sensei Yaguchi was walking by me as he led a drill, and he saw me punch and went "punch through center", all casual and dismissively. I could tell he'd made the correction to countless dudes on countless occasions by the way he said it. And like, everybody already knows to punch through the center; it's the first thing you learn about punching. Keep elbows in, flip wrist at the very end. I have been doing it the right way for years. So when sensei told me to do it, my initial thought was 'I AM'. Then it occurred to me: Do it MORE.

The next punch was the quickest punch I'd ever done. Sensei gave me a bored nod, as if to say "not bad", and walked off to help somebody else.

A basic punch. Just a BASIC PUNCH. And all he did was give a passing comment. That must be why they call these guys masters. And this was just one instance in one class. Consider there's three classes a day for a week. This is Master Camp.

Then at the end of the week I competed in the goodwill tournament. It's so cool, cuz it's an international camp, so it's like a miniature world cup. I won two sparring matches, then got my face and kidneys owned by the San Francisco national champ. Didn't stand a chance. It was awesome. He's only 23, and he beat our east coast champs (who are no push-overs, that's for certain).

And the Canadians cleaned up everything that is Kata competition. Their form is great, but even more impressive at such high speeds.

Oh, and I got commissioned up there. ISKF Canada wants me to do the Judges Manual for the organization. Yes.

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Also, I might have lyme disease.

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BYE!

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Must finish inking, then photoshop.

I can't believe I made it. I'm glad the deadline was pushed back. No time to chat, must work.

No time... no time...

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Sooo, I have the next week off from work to go to Kangeiko. This promises to be a sweet experience, as always, and I'm psyched. This week will be an ideal one, filled with nothing but karate and art. Mmmmmmm....

So what else is up with me? Well, oodles of stuff. But I prefer to keep these journals brief. If you're really interested in the minutia of my life, go ahead and ask me about it!

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.Money

.Nice upper-body workout

.Riding my bike to work is a nice lower-body work out

.Pretty girl who works near me is pretty

.Not difficult to be employee of the month

.Dan likes to have money

.Excuse for getting out of doing certain things I can't be bothered with

.Being employed makes you feel less like a bum

.I'm not a bum, but this still helps

.Avatar is awesome

.I know Toph is only supposed to be like eleven, but I can still dream

.Who said that? That's disgusting

.Great benefits

.Don't care about benefits, but they're still great

.700 dollars saved up so far

.$79,300 left to go, but we don't think about that, do we?

Yeah, that's enough of that. I think I just became a significantly better artist like, overnight. It's cool. I figured out how to draw backs. I think it's all those nekkid gargoyles in my comic. Maybe I'll try out those colored pencils for my next entry?

So it's saturday. Saturday is good. Play me some Halo, go down to the mall and sketch people who stand out in the crowd, maybe go for a run... Yeah right. I already trained today and it was a particularly trying class. Time for chilling. Er, chillin'.

Dude, the Master Chief is a BAD MAN.

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Go check Homestar. There've been some new e-mails and some of 'em are really good.

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When I get mesself acclimated to the hours, I shall no longer be a zombie me. We'll see what happens, eh?

I wanna train more. A lot more.

Time for walk dog and bed.

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Seems like it's been a whole year since my last birthday. Lessee... How many more inane things can I say about this?
This one time, my parents didn't have time to make me a cake, so they put a candle in a twinkie for me. They thought that was hilarious.
This one other time, my grandma died on my birthday.
This other time, I slept all day. My fifth birthday.
Last year, my parents were like "We're getting you this and this and this for your birthday!" and then they ended up... not.
There was one year I went to Warped Tour.
There was one year I went to X-Games.
There was one year (actually probably two) Where all my friends came over and we had a water gun war. Those were sweet. God yes.
I guess those are the ones I remember? That accounts for... less than half of my life. I really do love my birthday, no matter what happens on it. It's my day. There's something about that I just dig.
Ah wait, there was my sixth birthday when I got those cool tennis racquet things that made this "DOMMM" noise whenever you hit the ball with them. Somehow though, it was more satisfying to bean my sister over the head. "DOMMMM" "OW!"

Doood, this is gonna be swzzzeet.

Oh yeah, one year my friend Randy's Mom made me come over to their house and eat cake. And she told me all about it before hand, but when I got there and she showed us the cake she was like "Surpriiiiiizzze!".
Then another year when... I went to Jake's house. And that's always great no matter what we do.
And was that Puffy Ami Yumi show for my birthday? What's that, eight years confirmed?
Then there was the year we went to DZ.
And then the five or so years of Chuck E Cheeze.
And the seventh birthday when I was allowed to come back to my Dad's Karate club.
And then the year I got a Playstation from my older brother. That was cool.
And the "Power Stone" year.

I'm really really sorry for this. I didn't expect to remember so many of these!

Signing off.

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Round 1
Round 2
Round THREE!

He's like... Kind of a jerk, right?

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Now, this would have been an unusual response for anyone. But Elijah is four years old. I know the kid has been watching the Little Mermaid lately, but he'd still be paraphrasing at best. I know for a fact Ursula never says "bebeh" (Lijah's pronunciation of 'baby') in the movie.

I dunno... Just thought I'd share that with anybody who reads this.

Public service announcement:

Okay, "stop fighting". Really? Like, does it seriously bother you that much that two people are arguing in your presence? Do you know how annoying it can be when you're trying to resolve something with somebody, and some third party just has to try and end the conflict by giving such a blunt command as "stop arguing" or "calm down, guys"? This accomplishes nothing, except in most cases to cause the arguers more frustration. If you MUST moderate, how about helping them (us) to see each other's sides? Or taking a side and communicating it more clearly than the first person? Seriously, arguing is a way to express concerns and make your point of view heard. Just telling us to stop doesn't resolve the issues. And if you just don't want to hear it, how about "Take that outside, jerks." or, here's an idea: YOU could go somewhere else!

Thank you.

This has been a public service announcement from Dan.

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Okay, here's a public service announcement:

Your dog. We all know you love your dog. I definitely love mine. She's funny and interesting and unique, just like yours, and that guy's, and your cousin's. However, no matter how interesting or hilarious that thing your dog did the other day was, it's not a good conversation topic. Trust me. The reason is simple: Nobody cares about your dog. You ever notice that when somebody else starts talking to you about their dog, you either zone out or cut them off so you can talk about your dog? It's because you don't care. And you're not alone. Nobody cares about your dog. Kay? Don't talk about your dog. Thanks.

This has been a public service announcement courtesy of Dan.

]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/11937279/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/11937279/ Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:31:59 PST Coughing all morning/afternoon, but thought nothing of it since that'd been going on pretty much since christmas. By evening experiencing chills and wooziness. Went to bed early. Thought I'd sleep it off.

Monday:
Awoke with very sore throat and bad muscle stiffness and pain. Fever breaks. It became evident that moving around was a bad idea, but staying still aggravated the stiff muscles. In addittion, blowing a congested nose built up pressure in left ear. Minimal pain experienced from this, but equilibrium was lost and hearing distorted. Slept very little through the night.

Tuesday:
Sore throat practically vanished. Congestion gone. Muscles feeling much better, quite comfortable sitting still. Fever drops slightly. But continuous fits of coughing through the night have caused chest to burn. Pressure in left ear has intensified, surprisingly. Overall, feeling slightly better. Resolved to go to karate class. Mistake. Slept relatively well due to exhaustion. Dreamed actively.

Wednesday:
Muscle soreness returns, worse than before. Holding any one position for any length of time is agonizing. Fever has risen. Congestion and sore throat returned. Pressure in left ear intensifies again. Still very little pain, but sounds are highly distorted on left side. Slightly nauseous. Blew nose, only to mirror inner-ear pressure on right side, due to returned congestion. Developed mild headache. Aggravated by coughing. Shouldn't have trained last night.

Thursday:
Muscle soreness gone. Congestion practically gone. Sore throat nearly gone. Fever gone. Pressure intensifies once again in both ears. All sounds perceived as if filtered through water. Contrary to expectation, headache increases dramatically. Severe headache spikes whenever head is moved. Standing up causes vision to flash white. Severely aggravated by constant coughing. Hardly slept at all overnight. Seriously questioning the need for all this coughing.

Friday (today 2/23):
So I woke up, and the headache hadn't gone down, and I'm like "Aagh, I don't know If I can deal with this another day". The pressure in my ears still hadn't and hasn't gone down at all, but it doesn't seem to have increased again. I'm having a little trouble walking straight. But Yeah, I went and crashed on the couch for a couple hours trying really hard not to move my head like at all. There's the constant ache, but then there's that wave of harsh pain that came when I moved my head, or sniffed or coughed or whatever. But to my amazement, when I had to go to the bathroom, the waves were gone and the headache had gone way down. Yeyuh. So I've been trying to take it easy today. This is the first time this week that I've felt up to using the computer. I'm a guy who can learn from his mistakes, so I don't think I'll train tomorrow, even if I think I'm feeling stellar. I haven't done any art this week, but I've had a lot of time to think about projects and I'm excited.

Thanks for reading the report. Signing off.

]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/11592686/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/11592686/ Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:00:20 PST
Joe got me a new tab pen, so digital art is once again possible. I have some stuff I'd like to experiment with too so I'm excited. It was during the time when I lacked the means that I had so many ideas for digi pics. Naturally. Irony is such a constant presence in my life that I've decided not to be surprised by it in the least. I think I have powers or something that alter probability. If I could just figure out how to control 'em, I'd be unstoppable. But until then, they tend to like to work against me. It's... kind of funny when I think about it. Tee-hee.

So I was drawing today in my sketchbook, and this little girl comes up and sits on the bench next to me. She looked like she'd been crying or something... I dunno. Her older sister was with her, and I got the impression that she gets a hard time from her. So I'm like "Hey, what's wrong?" And she says "nuffin'". So I'm like "You look sad." and she goes "Nope". Then she just sat there all quiet. The older sister comes over and asks me what I'm drawing. I showed her, and she looked at it for a bit. Then she asked me if I had an extra sheet of paper and a pencil, which of course I did so I coughed it up and she sat down and started drawing something. So then the younger sister (the one sitting next to me and sulking) said she wanted to look through the sketchbook. I saw it as an opportunity to cheer her up, and handed it to her. She started leafing through it from the beginning, and she read all my little footnotes aloud, which was kind of surprising. I guess she was learning to read or something. So the older sister (the one sitting on the floor, drawing) stopped what she was doing to watch as the younger one flipped through my sketches. Then it got crazy. The one with the book flipped to a picture I'd drawn of a girl with a french braid looking thingoff, and she goes "EWW! Amish girl! I HATE Amish!" And she smacked the page. I'm not sure... why she made the association with the amish, but... after that she began frantically flipping through the rest of the pages smacking or punching each picture and screaming about how she hated every one of them for being of the amish. It was scary. Then she passed the last page I'd drawn on and started glaring at the blank pages beyond it, one by one. The older sister was just chuckling, and she'd gone back to her drawing. The younger, sulky/psychotic one handed me back my sketchbook and told me to draw her, and NOT to make her amish. But I'd only done like two lines before she took it back and said that it was all wrong and to just let her do it. So I handed her the pencil and she went to work. She ended up drawing a landscape instead of herself. Then she thought it would be fun to try and scribble on every blank page left in the book. She only got to like six of them before I snatched the book back, but it was still dreadfully annoying. And even worse, she pressed down so hard with the pencil that I can't erase the marks. She also wore down the eraser of the brand new pencil I was using. It was just a #2, but again, still annoying. Before she left she also managed to erase part of the sketch I'd been working on before she came in. The older sister said she was going to tell on her, and that made the little one go even more berserk. After a while, their Dad came in and he's like "Hey, you guys ready to see the new baby?" And they go "YEEEEAAAAAAHH!!!!" and run out to their car, where this alleged "baby" was supposedly hiding. He goes "Thank you for sharing with them. They didn't bother you, did they?"

That's my story. Happened this morning at the Y. Man I just... love little kids. <--- (*SARCASM*)

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THE LIST
1. Introduction LinkIZZmm
2. Love LiZZZink
3. Light LinkerRR
4. Dark LoINK
5. Seeking Solace Linkuuu
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning... ]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/11441722/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/11441722/ Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:49:43 PST
I know I really haven't done much on here recently. It's because I lost my tablet pen. It's totally not here. One of the little kids must've walked off with it and left it in some room that I'd never think to look in. I've been looking for it, but I really can't seem to find it.

I'm about to beat Twilight Princess. This game is dope. Fo' reelz. I mean... I mean I like it.

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

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]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/11223910/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/11223910/ Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:41:16 PST
So like, my Wii is a lot smaller than I thought it would be. Playing with it for the first time was just... magical. I just want to share it with everybody! It felt a little odd at first, but now it's really comfortable in my hand.

I've gotta go now, but you can bet I'll be playing with this thing as much as I can.

I just LOVE the rumble feature.

]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/10914363/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/10914363/ Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:35:23 PST
Hello everyone, I am currently with job. This directly brings about the causing of the occurrence that I may be having of the being doing less art. For a little bit, that is. Come christmas, I shall shower you in new pics that don't suck (ahEMseekingsolaceAHem). I've been... writing the end of my story. Granted, I don't have most of the stuff in the middle, so there's still a great quite bit more writing to be done in this story, but it's... weird. Writing the ending to a story I've been doing since I was nine. It makes me kind of sad, but I know it's the right way to end the story, and it has to end somehow. In a way, I was enjoying it just like anybody else who experienced it who wasn't writing it. I couldn't wait to see what the writer (me) would come up with next. I love my characters, and I'm probably the biggest fan of my story ever. It's just so strange knowing how it ends. After a point, it's almost like the story writes itself, and I'm just along for the ride just like anybody else. It's just that I get a sneak peek, since it's in my head. So yeah... I've been walking around with that feeling you get after you finish watching or reading a great series.

So next is "break away", huh? Ah man...

How have you been?

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

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]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/10718418/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/10718418/ Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:24:08 PST
Um, I really do still draw every day. It's just mostly... not... good. Or in my comic. It's this great thing where the more I do in the comic, the more ideas I have for it. It keeps growing. That's fun.

So, animation. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways... or better yet, lemmee count the freaking frames! AaaaaAAAAARRRrrgghhh!!!!! It's so AGONIZING drawing the same dang thing over and over and ooooverrrrr. But the result is like... magical. It's so rewarding to actually see my characters running around, or jumping, or... well, that's all I've really done so far, but it's still so cool!

I suppose that's how life works when you're an "adult", huh?

So who's psyched for the Wii? I am. Unfortunately, I've got too much work to do to be wasting my time on the dang thing. College is calling me, and I'm working hard so I can... like, go. I took a sample GED thing online, and was surprised to have aced the language portion of it. But you people don't care about that (or if you do, you probably know me in real life).

Well peace, until next journal.

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

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]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/10406945/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/10406945/ Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:35:43 PDT
It's weird, I've been drawing probably more than I ever have, but I haven't been uploading much. You're probably wondering why that is, aren't you internet? Why I shall tell you: Um... I dunno. It's because the stuff I've been drawing is all either in my sketchbook, which has these hugely un-scannable pages, or it's been comic junk, which nobody really wants to see anyway. Plus I don't have any copyrights or anything. But it's like a shame, because anybody who checks my site gets the short end of the stick. You know, left out in the cold. Close but no cigar. If at first you don't succeed... Wait... UGH! You let one little cliche slip out and they just don't stop!

Anydangway, I promise I'll do some pics for the sole purpose of showing them here. I really should be posting something at least four times a week, even if it's just a sketch or somejunk. Hmm.

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

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]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/10147839/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/10147839/ Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:33:25 PDT
Jeez...

Lessee... Not much else to report (at least not to the general public). I'm back and I'm here, and uh, I'll be wracking my brain trying to come up with a cool picture for "Seeking Solace"... If anybody has any cool ideas for that, I'm not too proud to steal them-- I mean, listen to them and take inspiration from them. Might try something new. I've been thinking about looking into these "copic marker" thingos. Maybe I'll see if I can find some?

Peace to your niece.

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

"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_" ]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/10078331/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/10078331/ Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:21:51 PDT
This'll be cool. I'm gonna get in some good training up at camp, and see some friends I only get to see one other time per year. On the other hand, I'll have no free time because I'm always either in class or at a meal. I don't just eat the meals, I've gotta serve em, and clean up when the rest of camp is done. When I'm done cleaning up the mess hall and resetting the tables for the next meal, it's time for another class! YAY!

So anyway, I'll be gone all weekend. I might be back on sunday but I won't feel like posting anything so I wont. Thank you, and goodnight.



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

"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_" ]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9890490/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9890490/ Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:01:15 PDT
Haven't been able to do anything with Joe's computer for a while. he's doing some crazy 3D project on here that takes days, and can't be interrupted or it'll mess up. So I've had the Lines for "Introduction" For like over a week, but I haven't been able to do anything with 'em. Sorry 'bout that. This is uncharacteristic of my other pictures in that the people aren't the main focus. Oh, guess what. I can KICKFLIP! I just figured it out a couple days ago. I can land it maybe four out of ten times. These two little twelve year olds at the skate park told me what I was doing wrong... So I fixed it. And now I can do it. YEAH!

This has been a session with the Acid Man Dan.

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the point of this challenge is to test and improve your skill as an artist. After 100 pics who wouldn’t be better. Please forgive me if this in any way excludes you from taking the challenge.

The rules

1.) Make 100 pics each pic having a theme listed below. Each pic should have ONE and only ONE theme to it, for it to count.

2.) No time limit so have fun

3.) The main picture should be drawn but not limited to. for all fair purposes, people are allowed to use their paint programs and photo shop to create the pic.

3a.) pics should be of own artistic ability. You may not edit photos, or break any other rules set out in the Da etiquette policy. Your pics can be anything from sketches and doodles to great master pieces. Just have fun with it.

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

5.) make sure to update this list and check off what is done and make a link to the pic

6.) In the comments for your art work note if it is part of the list and what ONE theme it is.

Now the good part. CHALLANGE YOUR FREINDS. PM ME IF YOU WISH TO CHALLANGE ME.

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

"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_" ]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9775936/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9775936/ Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:17:46 PDT
Yeah so, I'm doing the challenge. The ol' "100 themes challenge" thingio. It goes like this:

(the following was NOT written by me)

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the point of this challenge is to test and improve your skill as an artist. After 100 pics who wouldn’t be better. Please forgive me if this in any way excludes you from taking the challenge.

The rules

1.) Make 100 pics each pic having a theme listed below. Each pic should have ONE and only ONE theme to it, for it to count.

2.) No time limit so have fun

3.) The main picture should be drawn but not limited to. for all fair purposes, people are allowed to use their paint programs and photo shop to create the pic.

3a.) pics should be of own artistic ability. You may not edit photos, or break any other rules set out in the Da etiquette policy. Your pics can be anything from sketches and doodles to great master pieces. Just have fun with it.

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

5.) make sure to update this list and check off what is done and make a link to the pic

6.) In the comments for your art work note if it is part of the list and what ONE theme it is.

Now the good part. CHALLANGE YOUR FREINDS. PM ME IF YOU WISH TO CHALLANGE ME.

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

"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"_"

(The following was written by me... again... but like, for the first time... because I've never written it before, but I mean... like, the part directly above this part wasn't written by me, but the part before that was. So what I'm saying is that the part AFTER this part will be written by me. So you'll be going from reading what I wrote to reading what I DIDN'T write, and back to reading what I DID write. That's why I say "again", because... Well, nevamind. I knew what I was talking about before, but now I've lost it. On with the part that I wrote. Again. For the first time. And never again.)

Yessa-LAWD! Doesn't that sound interesting? So that's what I'm doin'. This gets me so excited when I read over the themes. They're all so cool, you know? YOU KNOW?! The great thing is that there's no time limit so I can do whatever I want in-between, and take as long as I want with these. Not only is it a chance to improve my art visually, it's also an exercise in creativity. Gotta come up with a cool application of each theme. Yeah. I'm doin' it. ]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9632228/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9632228/ Mon, 07 Aug 2006 18:02:01 PDT
I just had a birthday. Itwascool. My age like... changed. So I've been playing Clash of Ninja all day. Not too bad if you've got somebody formidable to play against. Zabuza's cheap though. Hate that guy.

Gotta go do some happy dance now, so... Peace. ]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9565821/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9565821/ Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:36:12 PDT
I'm working, I really am! Somebody died, so I've been swamped/mourning/chilling lately, but I really am doing boatloads of art! (mostly just in my comic, but still...)

I'll probably scan a buncha junk tonight, then I'll color summa dat junk over some measurement of time. Then I'll upload ALL of the colored junk, and all you crazys who actually check my gallery may rejoice or whatever. You'll also get some stuff that I won't color cause I don't feel like it. You'll probably see that stuff first.

Yeah... ]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9349096/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9349096/ Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:04:15 PDT
I need a new computer. The laptop I bought functioned like a moody teenage sister, and that was before it was stepped on. Ugh. Now the only one I can use for art is my brother's, and it's the one that sees the most traffic. So I have to kind of wait in line when I wanna use the thing.

In other news, as a result of my considerably decreased computer time, and the magnificent weather we've been having out here on the old East Sa-eeed, I've been on my skateboard for some time every day. And the awesome thing is that the township's finally building a stinkin' skate park, and it's like twenty three steps away from my house. So that pretty much determines where I'll be this summer. I drool every time I see the place. It's actually shaping up to be a pretty good park, from the look of it. Pretty comprehensive. Can't wait.

What else did I want to say? Can't remember. Maybe I'll recall later, when I don't feel like editing this entry. Sound good? Good.

]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9107404/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9107404/ Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:40:33 PDT
Camp is always great, but I think this may have been my best one yet. It's an international karate camp, and people come from all over the globe. All the masters come out and teach like three classes a day. It's tough, but so valuable in the long run. My karate usually improves as much as it might in two weeks, per day.

So yeah, I'm back, I'm beat, and I'm happy. Hope to have some new stuff up soon. ]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9012049/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/9012049/ Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:00:33 PDT
Dear DeviantArt,

I have an announcement, and a request to make. The announcement is this: For the following week, I will not be logging onto DeviantArt. I will not have access to a computer for the next seven days. I'll be going to karate camp, and so if anybody wonders where I've been, that's my explanation. I'd also like to apologize. My best friend in the world, Julian, has informed me that he's been checking my DevArt account like every day. So of course, I haven't been submitting anything new recently. Sorry 'bout that Julian. I'll have some new stuff next week, I swear! When I'm not training at camp, I'll be drawing okay?

Now I'll make my request:

I'd like to ask everyone here, as in all Deviants EVERYWHERE, to um..... refrain from like, doing anything for the next week. Most specifically those I'm watching. Don't do anything for one week. Yep. You see, I'd really rather not miss anything, but it would be a suicide mission to try and read a week's worth of messages and stuff when I get back, you know? That's why I'd like everyone to please try to do nothing while I'm gone? That's reasonable, right? So no posting, no journals, and most certainly NO DEVIATIONS until I get back. From anyone. Anyone in the world. Thank you for your cooperation. See y'all in a week. ]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/8870517/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/8870517/ Thu, 25 May 2006 05:29:40 PDT do you like nickleback?

On an unrelated note, and I know this is going to sound utterly inane, but... I realized recently how very much I love cheese. Seriously. As clique as that sounds, I just... I love it. When I'm eating something with cheese on/in it, I always eat the cheese first, and wish there were more of it when I'm done. When I eat something that could even by the most ridiculous and obscure whim be eaten with cheese, but is lacking in cheese, I keep wishing I had some cheese with it until the last bite. I frequently visit the refrigerator and take one slice of american cheese at a time, one after another, and eat them like chips. In fact, I've done this so many times that I've developed muscle memory for going into the dairy compartment swiftly and efficiently. I love artificial cheese flavoring too. I... think I need some help. ]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/8690291/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/8690291/ Sat, 06 May 2006 10:49:47 PDT
Yeah, so today I was sitting in this building looking outside at this parked motorcycle, and I had my binder with me, so I just had to draw it, 'cause it was hot. And I was actually doing a pretty good job, considering that I don't really draw that way, or that sort of thing... But then this dude comes out with a helmet in his hand, and it was the same color as the bike (this sexy shiny blue), and I knew he was about to ride the thing away. So I started sketching faster, disregarding the details and just working on placement. It turns out that I was about halfway done when he rode off with the thing, but the funny thing is that after he left, the drawing started to look better than it had when I had a reference. Like, when I extrapolated the junk I couldn't remember, like the exhaust pipes and the mirrors, it started to come together, and look more like one of my drawings than a sketch of some actual bike. I'm gonna finish it, and make it my own. It's so cool.....

So yeah, that's my artistic experience for the day, man. ]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/8553043/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/8553043/ Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:53:24 PDT
Thanks to everyone around who gave me such a warm welcome! This place is great, and if you're reading this, chances are that you're pretty great too.

Time to go draw some more. ]]> ~MostAcidic http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/8318347/ http://MostAcidic.deviantart.com/journal/8318347/ Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:13:43 PST

Hi. I'm Dan, and I've been visiting here for a while and drooling over all the crazy art flying past my head like bullets. Actually, my internet connection isn't that fast, so it's more like frisbees, but you get the gist. Ummm... I hope to share some of my work with this community. There are people here that I have lots of admiration for, and I've had different Deviants' names on my bookmarks bar for a long time. I don't know why it didn't occur to me to make an account until today, but it didn't. And now that it has, here I am. Don't be strangers.

More art on the way. ]]> ~MostAcidic