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Too bad my time was cut short by the kamikaze Katrina wind. Fortunately my house is still standing and everybody got out safely.

And in other news, my Anime Club is growing, as it should be. Yay!
Life is good, more or less. ]]> ~NuRisingSon http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/6596248/ http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/6596248/ Sun, 25 Sep 2005 06:52:01 PDT ~NuRisingSon http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/5789931/ http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/5789931/ Wed, 29 Jun 2005 09:56:28 PDT Gotta wash away the grimy memories of yesteryear and depression and let the sunshine come through the windows again.
I need my good chi.

I met a girl today. Shes pretty cute and funny, and her family came from Cuba. I have lots of fun talking to her, and she seems to like me a lot. I'm not pressing hard for a relationship, but who knows what may come out of this. In the very least I won't have to worry about dealing with overprotective parents any more. They creep me out, especially those outside of my immediate family...

Hmm...bad memories again. Looks like I missed a spot.

*rubs with extra-strength Windex*

There, good as new! (^_^) ]]> ~NuRisingSon http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/5733354/ http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/5733354/ Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:48:08 PDT
Well, life changes. It's pretty tiring, really.

I'm single again, after a prolonged breakup from a girl who lived miles away and held on to me for dear life. She's married now. Good for her. And now I'm back to being my lonely, miserable self again. And the world continues on without a hitch.
I could sure learn a lot from the world.

Hmm...I had a lot of angry words that I wanted to empty here, but it's just not right. I'd be turning into an angry person that I am not. So instead I hope for a brighter future for every one.

Yes, that sounds more like my real self.

]]> ~NuRisingSon http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/4636020/ http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/4636020/ Mon, 21 Feb 2005 07:59:53 PST
That's what I've come to find out after years of playing them. How the hell can I come up with something as cool as the games I play unless I'm doing things other than gaming? Otherwise, I'm just coming up with rehashed ideas spawned from another guy's idea. Do you ever wonder why the United States makes horrible cartoons nowadays? It's because the artists analyze a formula that sells, and they milk it for all that it's worth. That's why all these American Japanimation-style cartoons are popping up (note: NOT anime, so I call it Japanimation). They're going to keep making them until people get tired of it, and then they'll be stuck in the bog once again waiting for another artistic concept to come about and throw them a rope.

There was a time when animators just created stuff that they enjoyed themselves, and didn't care what the public thought. Back in the days of Bugs Bunny, the animators put out whatever spontaneous idea they came up with. But today, those sparks of creativity have become nothing moer than mere 'formulas'. For the most part, Japanese animators still have the pioneering spirit that Chuck Jones and Walt Disney had. They still create people and places based on their own creativity, and not on somebody else's best-selling cartoon.

I'm not saying American animation is all bad, nor anime is all good. But the future of animation looks to be very grim if people don't stop trying to manufacture concepts that make money. They tried that with pop music. Now we're all forced to become 'music pirates', searching the Net's high seas for music with more substance.

The future is in our hands, fellow Deviants. ]]> ~NuRisingSon http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/4536008/ http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/4536008/ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:53:34 PDT
]]> ~NuRisingSon http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/4246761/ http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/4246761/ Wed, 05 Jan 2005 14:23:03 PST
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This pretty much sums up my thoughts about politics in general. It's nothing but a big joke, and most people who takes part in it are unaware of their roles as jokers (Except for me...I'm fully aware that I'm a joker!) :-P

Speaking of which, what's the bloody point with news channels? It's all just gossip disguised as information. First they report a story about somebody. Then people "analyze" the stories. Why? Who cares if so-and-so is a right-wing idiot, or if that guy over there is an agenda-pushing liberal, or whatever!
I'm convinced that America has been taken over by the media. They don't think they are, because they think the crap they hear on the radio or read in the newspaper is "information". But no matter how you look at it, it's all spin. I could get dizzy looking at the way the news gets spun out of control.

In a perfect world, I could have an opinion. And my opinion wouldn't be shouted down as "wrong", even by the most obscure minority of voices. I guess I should just keep dreaming...

SO...I had a wonderful idea. I am going to work on my cartoon some more. Keep my mind off of stupid things going on in the world today. What do I like to create?

Lemme just jot down some ideas:
-A samurai-by-night who works the daily 9-to-5 grind (you know what I mean!)
-A super-kawaii white mage princess (and ultra-possessive of boyfriend! Don't get on her bad side, or you'll feel God's wrath!)
-Cats...and...
-Dogs...and...
-Robots made out of WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (who like pretty flowers and nature. :-P )
-Aliens that consider themselves "human fanboys" (okay, I admit it. I'm a fanboy...or lots of things!)
-Cowboys (none of which act like the one living in the White House...or maybe they will, who knows!)
-Special Forces agents, carrying...
-BFG's! (^_^)
-SCARY DEMONS!! (with a sensitive side...heh!)
-That's about it...

OKay, that was fun. And now it's almost time for me to punch out the clock (I'm at work, and "pretending" to work...). Time for this crazy American salaryman to hit the road. Sayonara! ]]> ~NuRisingSon http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/4228470/ http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/4228470/ Mon, 03 Jan 2005 11:11:43 PST She left me roses by the stair...yeah, and you know the rest of that song.

I went Christmas shopping yesterday for yours truly. At least I'll be the one who is grateful for the presents I am recieving, from 'myself'. I don't think my nephews and neice really appreciate the time and money I spent getting their stuff. That's why I hate childhood and wish kids could grow up faster (as if they already aren't, considering the way society is today).
Well, I don't really hate it. It just gets annoying sometimes. Like when you spend an hour cleaning up toys left by somebody else's child and then walk in the next day with an even bigger mess to clean up. There are times like these that I curse society for banning corporal punishment. Those little brats need a good kick in the rear if you ask me. BLEH...

That's the extent of my rant today. I'd rather start thinking about what I want to make for a cartoon/video game.
One of my favorite games of all time is the Nintendo RPG "Mother", and it's sequel "Mother II" ("Earthbound" in the U.S.). What made those games so appealing? I believe it was because they were as unorthodox as they could ever get as role-playing games.

Burly men, swords, dragons, princesses, knights, castles? HECK NO!
Little kids, baseball bats, aliens, psychics, hippies, UFOs? HECK YES!

Very fun title. If you've never played it, then you should. It's loads of fun.
Anyways, I imagine that that would be the kind of angle I would want to get at it. Something that has a unique 'modern-day' approach to the role-playing genre, with the addition of random, quirky humor that makes fun of just about everything. I don't think the video game world has enough games like that: what's so funny about blowing shit up and killing random people, anyway? The industry needs more funny games that are also fun to play. Blood and guts are so overrated and overdone now, and there's just no shock value in it anymore.
So maybe there could be a game that has satirical humor about the state of the world today, and made with the intention to piss off different groups of people to make a statement? Hmm, the possibilities are endless.

I guess I'll need to start a forum to gather some ideas and stuff. I'm still lazy and haven't made an avatar or sig yet. I've shied away from online communities in the past. But I'd might as well get started now. Good luck me!

(-.-)" <--- sweat drop ]]> ~NuRisingSon http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/4220074/ http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/4220074/ Sun, 02 Jan 2005 11:32:17 PST
2005 is going to be a great year. I have two things that is going to make it that way. I have a girl who supports me and loves me every single day (and she tells me that, too). I hope she turns out to be the kind of girl I would want to live with for the rest of my life.
I'm a little older and wiser now, so I'm trying to look at it more realistically than I did in my high school years (thank God I woke up and realized it wasn't supposed to be the best years of my life...unlike most kids these days.). Realism and optimism are hard at getting along with each other sometimes, but things work out in the end. I'll continue to hope for the best, even if bad things happen in my life.
The second thing, and most importantly, I now know what I want to do with my life: animation. I have a new drive to get the knowledge and the degree(s) I need to be a good concept artist for cartoons and/or video games. I know I'm not close to being comparable to the great American and Japanese animators that dominate the industry today. But maybe there will be a place for me in the whole scheme of things when the time comes.
These are the resolutions that I truly feel committed to now and for the rest of my life. I won't back down now. Otherwise I would have no reason being here on this earth.

Happy New Year everybody and God bless!

(Yes, I'm religious. I'm not afraid of 'coming out of the closet', if you will. But at the same time, I'm pretty accepting of different opinions on the matter of faith. I just wish there wasn't so much anger towards people who believe in a Supreme Being or in a particular faith. Society has made people fearful of expressing their opinions openly, and there are people who are suffering because of it...
Enough of this. I'm not in the mood for debates. I get enough of it in college. Religion and politics makes me very weary sometimes. I want to talk about things more people can agree on, like anime being cool! ^_^ ) ]]> ~NuRisingSon http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/4185753/ http://NuRisingSon.deviantart.com/journal/4185753/ Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:56:14 PST
So...I like art. More precisely, I love animation. I hope to become an animator one day and make cartoons, or maybe even work on creating video game characters. Problem is, there are so many talented people out there, and I'm only one person. I can't say I'm one of the best, really. Not when I know there are better artists than me. But, I guess humility is good for the soul.

Joining DeviantArt is a nice change of pace. Finally I can find a place to help me perfect my talent into something worth showing people. It won't be easy, but this is the path I've chosen, and I won't turn back now. So it's time to take a deep breath and fall into the rabbit hole.

Not bad for a first entry. I hope to do it again sometime.
I'll stop being lazy and customize this a little more soon. I hope. ]]> ~NuRisingSon