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deviantART: by:Traxer http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Traxer&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Traxer en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:59:08 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png Tablet Pining -UPDATE http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/27275192/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/27275192/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:10:47 PDT
Let's put it this way, I just 'splurged' on a 1.0 and a 8.0 ink pen for just under $5.

So this weekend I'm staring at tablets and seeing if there happens to be any good deals on Ebay. Is there any recommendations out there for a fellow such as myself who wants a basic (aka: affordable) tablet I can play with to get into the compy coloring waters?

Or should I just focus on improving with the mediums I have, or even invest in other mediums? The last revolutions I had in mediums was A) getting actual ink pens to outline my sketches and B) discovering the nifty "I'm Feeling Lucky" button in Picasa. I could stop by Micheals next week...but I digress, is there any advice in general ya want to throw my way that's festering at the edge of yer mind?

UPDATE! - First off, thanks immensely for lending your input for this topic. I don't even know what led me to this tangent, but all of your points of view were quite useful for reaching a decision.

I had decided on a Bamboo Fun, until I realized that the Graphire4 was about the same as that, except an early generation, so I started poking for one on eBay. I saw a possibility to get one for about $20 and leapt upon it...which failed miserably due to someone's exceptional maximum bid.

I decided to just cave and get the Bamboo Fun once again, when ~Kyrahlynn poked me on IM and asked if I'd seen this tablet...which happened to be at the exact price I had written down as an "in my dreams" price for a tablet. To say the least I stalked down and caught the deal before I could change my mind. So, I've bought an unopened tablet that contains no risk of breaking the bank, and I think this shall turn out well.

Thanks again everyone fer dropping advice and have a great autumn as I head forth into this busy season.

]]> ~Traxer Almost Autumn (the Time For Grilled PB Sandwiches) http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/27079308/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/27079308/ Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:38:17 PDT
I will say that there are sketchies and comics forthcoming when you least expect it.

Also, I'm graduating at the end of this semester...whatever that means, not certain yet.

And that's all I have, really. But I should promote an utterly snazzy desplay of Fake-Movie-Trailerage based on the book "Guards! Guards!" by Terry Pratchett. It's made by the ever-ingenious animating fiend

and was her big summer project and you should check it out right now. (That, and I lent some voices to random side characters. w00t!)

And I must also commend

for blindsiding me with a most awesome slice of comicking involving Geo and Ronts in a Very Beliable Situation. *snickers*

On a related note, I tried grilling a peanut butter sandwich today.

]]> ~Traxer Obligatory District 9 Entry http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/26657243/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/26657243/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:57:10 PDT
That being said, this movie is impressively violent. How so? That would be spoiling. I'll just say that its choreographed in such a way that though I cringe at gory violence, it pulled it off so that instead of me hiding under my seat, I realized what had happened after the fact and went "whooooooooaaa. That was shweet!" Perhaps I should find this disconcerting that District 9 brought me to that level...still can't find it in my heart to dislike this film in any way. It is a dark and gritty action tale that is great fun to watch and, above all, has heart. The dark humor is blasted well played too...anyone want tossed pork?

I'm so fanboying Chris Jr.

Shouldn't you be saying something about art?

Besides, "Well, due to procrast..."

Point taken.

]]> ~Traxer The Edge o' Summer http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/26582913/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/26582913/ Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:45:44 PDT
Jus' postin' to say, if anyone catches the 20K mark I shall throw them (or their character, rather, unless you actually shall send me a photo of yerself to interpret as I wish...eep, scary...) into a comic format idea that is festering in my mind.

Boring journal entry is borning.

]]> ~Traxer Sketchies of Some Denomination http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/26077715/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/26077715/ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:11:31 PDT
Keepin' this brief. I'm gonna be home in a week or so. And I want to get myself into sketching again when I get back. (The difference this time is since ArtSlam I ACTUALLY CAN SKETCH RELATIVELY WELL. Well...in relativity...not gonna over evaluate that.)

So since there still like...two requests from last summer hanging about my docket, give me something for my muse to work on after being on vacation (and making fun of my sunburns) for the past three weeks...and week in the future.

So, yar. Jus' likkle primitive sketchies. So show me what ye got. 'Tis almost August. You know, that warm boggy month that tends to slobber on the shoes.

*tip tea*

Oh...you want to know what I've been up to for the last few months? Urm...

I think this about covers it.

]]> ~Traxer To the Great Unknowns http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/25512114/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/25512114/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:13:38 PDT
If want to follow my adventures into the realms of the unknown...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Ur...here's a blog that shall hopefully follow my progress this time.

Wait..."Tracks"..."Trax"...I get it!

...that only took you ten years.

...did you just...?

BROKE YA! Or should I say buuuuuuuuurned.

]]> ~Traxer ArtSlam, Loose Ferrets, and Other Stuffs http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/25073885/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/25073885/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:33:47 PDT Terrouge
First off, one of those Things I Never Thought Would Happen Happened. I made a cover for Terrouge's June Issue this month with possibly the first drawing of a certain little squirrel from Redwall which has haunted me for years. (Silent Sam = <3) After being around Terrouge for how many years, I never even thought I'd make something cover-worth (well, when there's been covers done by peeps such as Sean Rubin and Kelly Hamilton)...and then it happened when I wasn't looking. Not that its any revolutionary drawing...but I still think it turned out rather snazzy.

That, and this issue, full of nifty short stories, is worth a look (ooo, dragon tales...) Come on, its a webzine about Redwall and writing. Where could it go wrong? (Plus, I normally do a monthly book review of slightly obscure used books I find from online. READ EVERYTHING! Oh, and I have a piece called "The Swoopiness of Ferrets, Genetics and Time" in there that might be worth a click or something...)

ArtSlam
Secondly, against better judgment, I joined up on ArtSlam. The current artistic sensation that is sweeping the nation, which will consist of me making profiles of a random array of creatures from my "Rewair Tales" universe. I ought to start drawing for that soonish... At the moment, there are hordes of arts that are plaguing my arts page that I ought to comment on too...just to keep in on it.

Writing
Speaking of projects, I'm also making use of my lunch breaks at work when I don't each lunch. A half hour of just clicking things on the Internet didn't seem to be shaving the squirrel, so to say, so I'm making a point, each day, to take that time to quickly right a rough flash fiction. The grammar will be odd, the plot sometimes non-existent, and the characters crooked, but I've found when I force myself to write...I actual come up with some fun things from time to time. So if you want to see that, it's all at my writing LiveJournal Loose Ferrets. Come forth and take a look for no good reason. I just wrote about some odd weasel brothers from a Japanese myth. One of them has a sickle.

Comicking
Along with the ArtSlam, there still be lots of comics on the horizon. Many of which are already sketched out and set to be inked and such. I'm calling it my unofficial biweekly webcomic of sorts.

Miscellaneous
- I gots a wireless router so now can use my laptop, Yossarian, in the comfort of my room.
- I'm attempting to learn basic Estonian phrases for Reasons Unknown. (AKA: I might be offering to send postcards, not certain yet.)
- Keeping on reading stuffs
- ~Kyrahlynn made this really awesome piece of giftart based off this phrase:
"Geo has realized his address is so far away from society that no one in their right mind would wander up this far into the Northwoods. Hence, if anyone visited him at his address, he would automatically know they were a stalker because they wouldn't be just "passing through. End explanation."

]]> ~Traxer Forth into a summer season... http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/24596165/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/24596165/ Tue, 05 May 2009 05:40:32 PDT
Awwwwwww.

But I shall not be defeated this time. I SHALL NOT!

Yeah, you've said this the last many, many breaks. Allow me to get the fiddle.

Don't you mean the violin?

I want to accompany the ill-fated plans with more of an upbeat tune.

Fair enough. On the art front, I have lots of comics to finish, which means lots of Ronts, Geo, Rex, and Veat... I really need to draw my other characters rather than only write about them.

You write about them?

OK I NEED TO WRITE ABOUT THEM TOO. The point is I like having random interludes, so I'm halfway in between just opening myself up to requests again....

(Even though he has like two hovering about.)

Or seeing if anyone would be interested in art trades this time about. In perhaps traditional media, you know, for a bit of a mail exchange.

Geo has realized his address is so far away from society that no one in their right mind would wander up this far into the Northwoods. Hence, if anyone visited him at his address, he would automatically know they were a stalker because they wouldn't be just "passing through. End explanation.

...was that necessary?

No. But I've been lacking a segue to explain some inner festerings of your mind.

So, still figuring out schedules and trying to get stuff done these next two months between work. We shall see how it goes. I think I'm doomed to be distracted by lots of reading.

13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear?

It's a legitimate novel!

]]> ~Traxer Ronts' Quiz Thingamagum http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/24347087/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/24347087/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:41:32 PDT 2. Your OC must answer every question as truthfully as possible.
3. Title the journal as "OCs Quiz (your OC's name. Example: Kaiser's Quiz)".
4. When you're done, tag as many people as you want.
5. Have fun!!!

A creature, bearish-dogish thing of charcoal gray fur, interluded by white on his stomach, his left ear, and some of his paws, sits on the chair, rotating. This wouldn't be noteworthy if the chair were not just a folding chair. It is literally floating and rotating, apparently under the guide of his idly fiddling paws.

1. Hi! What's your real name and nickname?
"Urm...that's a little forward, isn't it? Anyway, name's Ronts, just Ronts. Ronty only if you're cute or too young to know better."

2. Interesting... what's your current age?
"Murg...always a puzzle that one. I always keep safe and say 16. People always say I have a 16-ish vibe about me."

3. ...Okay... what's your favourite food?
"As opposed to popular believe, not angst. Peanut butter, completely worth the time and effort it takes to lick out out of my mouth. Incapacity to talk be danged!"

4. And your favourite drink?
"I stick with the classics there too. Water from the tap. There be little tastes that you have to appreciate from water flowing through pipes. Does some good in deluding many a brash emotional spike anyway."

5. Confession time! Who's your crush/lover?
"Heh. I'd say nobeast yet but my wagging tail already says otherwise. I mean, she really doesn't want to...well...I mean...Misty. Misty is just...I really...she's just adorable when gets that fire in her eyes, in those rare moments she stands up for herself, and boy can she bite. Sweet as bliss normally. Cute tail..."

6. Aww! Have you two kissed yet?
"Ur...I don't think we can really 'kiss' unless you have some weird ideas about how rewair muzzles work. I guess I've snuck a nuzzle once or twice if that's what you mean. I don't wanna be too forward."

7. Classic question! What's your favourite colour?
"Cheesy, but the color of love. Seriously. Look it up. It's brilliant."

8. Who's your favourite author?
"Not been one to tear through the old books as of late...have to say I have a certain weakness for some of Austen's work. Call me a sap, but those things are stuffed with cool little dashes of humor and emotional dancing that you really get a buzz from the mere reading of it."

9. Now what's your biggest fear?
"Giving...bad advice. I hate to lead anyone down the wrong path and I really want to do the best for everyone so...I hate being wrong. I don't want to be wrong. Is that a fear?"

10. *stifles a giggle* I'm not laughing *bursts out laughing*
"Dangit. I'd be pissed at you if you weren't so bloody infectious. Happiness is akin to the warm bubbilies in the tummy and I just can't help be happy if you're happy. What did I say? I didn't even mention my fear of rabbits."

11. Awesome. Who's your hero?
"You'd expect me to say my father, I guess. Grand liberator and revolutionary. Spinning wonderful ideas and freeing rewairs...so forth...blahblahblah. Meh. No. He's not really my hero, though I loved him. I'd have to say...everyone has their downsides. I don't have...wait, no, Robby, my brother. He's had to deal with a lot. He's an awesome fellow."

12. Okay, who is your worst enemy?
"Rodney. My other brother. Moving on please."

13. What would you do if your hero and your worst enemy got together?
"What? For tea or what? That happens every so often when we end up at a bolthole at the same time. Starts all quiet, awkward silence and all that. Then we go at it, good ol' fashioned dogfight, claws, jaws, the works. When our powers get pulled in, levitation against mind control...that's where it gets interesting. I always win though. Always."

14. Interesting... what would you do if you met your creator?
"What, are you going to kill me? That sounds like something 'now you shall meet your maker!' or something like that, eh? Well, depending upon which version of me that you're speaking to...but I guess either way, I would bite my creator on the leg and leave it at that. Snoopy always had the best philosophies when it came to dealing with problems.Â

15. Okay, I'll contact them right now. Done! Now, what do you want to be when you grow up?
ÂI never wish to grow up because if I do I shall loose the capacity to have a slight understanding of how teenagers work. I lie. I have no understanding. Which is another reason not to grow up. I've always fancied that I've grown up already and I'm already doing what I want to do: stalking down teens and dabbling with their problems. That's a lot more innocent than it sounds.Â

16. What's your wors... ]]> ~Traxer Here Dere Be Features http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/24307015/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/24307015/ Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:46:09 PDT
1.

[link] - This contains a fun variety of expressions and poses...towards a rather amusing conclusion. Oh, Toby, how we luff ya.
[link] - A drawing in the catagory I love to call "fun with perspective"...complete with glowy effects.
[link] - I knew I needed to choose one of the Masquerade...because they all show some brilliant market skillz and costumes. JUST SO HARD TO CHOOSE. Hint: The goggles won over.

2.

[link] - Because one always needs a sleeping kittah photo.
[link] -...or a drawing of a kittah with a big gun.
[link] - Something oddly intriguing' about this picture...

3.

[link] - Always have to appreciate a drawing that captures the...otterness of an otter.
[link] - Blood drunkenness has never been so cute.
[link] - Fantastic likkle sketch of an unprecedented balencing act.
([link] - ...further proof that all pups appear to be oddly cuter than the adults.)

4.

[link] - Not only can see the emotion, but the tail markings are awesome.
[link] - Old this may be...but it has a certain brand of cute I can't ignore.
[link] - Wow, this be a nifty painting job of a arctic fuzzball.

5.

[link] - Because more people need to be made aware of the AWESOME of harecats. That's right, HARECATS! CLICK!
[link] - Squonk in undeniably adorable form and soft colored pencils.
[link] I don't know how I missed this. Its a wonderfully strange brand of awesome.

6.

[link] - This was creepy, miss. Creepy
[link] - I love stories like this that mess with perspective in an oddly twisted way.
[link] - I dare people to read this and then bother her for more.

7.

[link] - Hi! I'm shallow. Look! FERRET!
[link] - IceRain will always look best in black. Hides the burn marks.
[link] - May be... ]]> ~Traxer 10 Features or So http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/24277700/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/24277700/ Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:50:05 PDT Kyrahlynn (Plus, gets my first rant about deviantArt off me page.) So, without further delay...

~~First 10 people~~ Actually anyone to comment* will be featured! No re-posting necessary.

I will go through your gallery and choose three of my favorite pieces to feature. So, comment away!

1.

10.

11.

12.

Might take a week or so to get to it, but almost summer. w00t! (Pity this shall be without thumbnails...ah, well, that leaves surprise.

)

* well...there shall be a cutoff if it gets scary long, but I doubt it shall get to that. I luff excuses to go explorin'.

]]> ~Traxer Token Critique Entry http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/24089301/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/24089301/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:57:27 PDT
Yeah, sure, I know that this is meant to be for the betterment of artists, to perhaps lure people to make more constructive comments, but haven't people been getting constructive comments if they ask anyway? All a normal person needs to do to get input around here is to interact with the community and ask nicely for some constructive feed back in the drawing description. This can be done still...for free.

And why are the numbers missing from the message box now? I mean, sure, I've seen the sense of most deviantArt changes after a while. The new format, the collections, the message box, so forth, but this one does absolutely nothing useful as far as I can tell. Why take out a long-standing feature, throw some odd flavoring on it, then sell it for $5 a month?

But, I shall not rant long, because I know there shall be many others that shall be ranting and being a lot more intelligent (and/or amusing) in their statements about this odd new feature. (I do approve in the last few months that "No Subscription" now reads "Upgrade Now"...it really takes out that mocking sound that rang in my head every time I glanced at it.)

Perhaps its a small thing...but it seems...rather redundant and pointless.

And on a completely other note...why does inspiration strike at the moment of absolute least free time?

]]> ~Traxer 22 http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/23895102/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/23895102/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:24:14 PDT Red shoes.
The color blue.
What to do?
Should I go "boo!"
To make a hullabaloo?

Or should I sue?
Or learn Kung Fu?
Watch Winnie the Pooh?
(The Russian one [link] )
Go to he loo?

With a poem so true,
Like otters from a zoo,
I bet they wish too,
That I weren't 22.

What the heck just happened?

I'm...not quite sure, Ronts.

Actually, I don't want to know. But wouldn't have it any other way. Happy B'day, dude.

]]> ~Traxer Bump in the Night http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/23821572/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/23821572/ Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:57:47 PDT
And I really luff the Closet Monster. And their consistent breaking of the fourth wall. And the lung fish. And the eating of dirty tissues. And the Barbie spoofs. And the sing-alongs. And pretty much everything

Example (of how awesome the closet monster is): [link]

But all of them are beyond awesome...including Night of the Living Bread

*squees* I love nostalgia.

]]> ~Traxer Laptop n' Such http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/23641992/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/23641992/ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:03:01 PDT
- Due to some brilliant, BRILLIANT friends on the Interwebs, I have a laptop complete with wireless, a snazzy gift art background (ala ~FlamebloodQuickblade ), a story about the offspring of one of my character (ala ~Sharpfur ), the complete series of Firefly, and various other treats to nibble on. (oooo, Half-Life...) This is literally a dream come true, though doing nothing to settle my disillusioned hopes. Wooooorth it. Any name suggestions welcome.

- Spring Break is here. Ironically enough. Still is stuck in Winter Mode here.

- Met with =Kyrahlynn a few days back. First contact with someone from the realms of online. Rather Awesome experience.

- After spring break, it looks as if I have two jobs after being jobless for a few months. And they are placed directly in line to be taking my evenings away. Argh. So, not as if I'm very active in these parts, but I'll be shuffling to the shadows for a few months, me thinks.

- I'm typing this from my new laptop. w00t! ^^

]]> ~Traxer BUKKIT! http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/22981314/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/22981314/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:48:17 PST I do not think I will ever have to find anything else on deviantArt ever again.

*squees*

Sorry. Inside joke. If you get it, you get it. If you don't... well... It's still the most epically cutest thing eber. Almost on par with Capers.

]]> ~Traxer RAR! http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/22851116/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/22851116/ Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:17:58 PST College
Actually, seems like its going to be a good year, despite the absurd schedule (which isn't that bad because I have a semester of three day weekends, evened out by 8 am to 5 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays. I wonder about the College Fates at times like this). I have a series of Professors that actually seem rather cool, if I do the reading. I really must do the reading. Which brings us to the next topic:

Computer Time
I was going to be all long and gangley on this, but really, I can cut this down to:

COLLEGE: RAR!
Me: WTH?
COLLEGE: *nomnomnom*
Me: My precious free time!
COLLEGE: *BURP*
Me: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
COLLEGE: RAR!
Me: Ok, ok, I'll make a schedule to appease you. Can I still have Fridays open?
COLLEGE: GRRR.
Me: ...alright, I'll get the schoolwork done earlier rather than on Monday morning.
COLLEGE: RAR?
Me: *sighs* And cut back computer time.

Ooo, I like that way much better than the first version.

Backlog and Contact List Cleaning
I have an excessive backlog of pictures saved on my computer, that grows every day. It started as a simple habit: whenever I came across some art that I liked or admired, I would save it. Because one never knows when artist might disappear and never be seen again.

I have 10K of random pictures on my computer. It's like I'm setting myself up to make dozens of music picture gallery DVDs.

I think its about time that I hunker down and actually clean out my deviantArt and IM list. Doesn't help that I get so blasted nostalgic every time I attempt. There be memories in those contacts even-though-I've-never-chatted-with-some-of-them or they haven't updated for years. *coughs* I am such a packrat.

Speaking of which, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman is Awesome. I know what I'm going to do when delaying homework this weekend...

COLLEGE: RARG!

Oh for the love of...

Skype
*mouths call me*

What are you doing?

I'm mouthing "call me."

Ah, want to test out the StalkerVoice.

I do not have a SlalkerVoice.

You really do sound like the Joker when you get in the right intonation...

NOT HELPING, RONTS.

StrongSad impression isn't half bad either.

Hibernate!

Naw, I'm here for some humiliation to hold me over.

Accursed fuzzy dementor.

Thank ye.

COLLEGE: RAR!

Oh, just gnaw on this Business Law book for now.

]]> ~Traxer The Eve http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/22152182/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/22152182/ Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:07:03 PST
Just sending a happy holidays greeting to all the peeps out there. I haven't updated this for a while for the sheer reason that I haven't had anything drawing related to babble about. And I've jus' been busy. Also, I am still going over the monologues in my mind about my commenting habits and internet use in general. There be some twisted webs 'ere.

It's also getting to the time where New Year Resolutions ought to be made. Or the time where I look back and get overwhelmed by the lack of beating the resolutions the last year. It's an odd cycle I go through. The internet gets all the more odd during breaks. I'm never certain what I should make of the things. Where am I in this pixeled land and why do I worry about it? But that, my friends, is the neverending debate. All I can conclude is, I really don't deserve the awesome people I come in contact with on-line. It only takes one click to block a contact, one scroll to ignore a drawing, a flicker of space...and that anyone would take time to acknowledge another in this cavernous space, I remain amazed by those that do so. I do it not enough.

And one that ambiguous note, I must be off. Keep well and be of good cheer!

PS: By the way, we've gotten over 80 inches of snow this winter already. I dare anyone to complain about the snow in another part of the county. I dare them.

]]> ~Traxer Innocuous Events http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/21530089/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/21530089/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:56:26 PST Casual Lobotomy comic got 45 views within 2 minutes of it being posted.

Apparently, there is an audience for lobotomies out there. Or the other thing in the comic which I thankfully decided to keep out of the tags. I can only assume that forty-five people saw it on the main page in the "new deviations" and clicked it.

But that's not the point at this time. What I'm wondering, is about the picture with the most views in my gallery (which, oddly enough, isn't "Casual Lobotomy"...though with over 200 views, quite nice by my standards).

Mysteriously, the top viewed picture in my gallery is a photo of a seemingly innocuous Moomin mug being threatened by my wallpaper. Heck, its barreling down to 400 views, which causes me to raise a brow. I am vaguely sadden that dethroned Getty the Civil War Cougar for the spot. (This reminds me. I need to draw more cougars...the fuzzy kind, what did you think I was talking about?)

What weirdness has caused the Moomin to come to the top? I think its the simple fact that its a Moomin cup. Why is it so special that its a Moomin cup. Moomins are an export from Finland, and you most likely haven't heard of them, unless you live in Europe or Hawaii. In Finland, there is a collection of coffee cups. For some reason or another, my family has a large amount of these cups, mostly given as gifts (along with lots of Finnish coffee, which is why my family is extensive coffee drinkers now, but that's a story for another time). So Moomins are an institution, they have a following, and peeps probably stalk deviantArt for anything that might be Moomin!

That, and the cup shown in the picture is rumored be worth over 100Â (a fact that made me snort my coffee and almost drop said cup). So maybe a link to this picture exists on a collector site where the link keeps getting clicked. As I usually say You Just Never Know (which is usually a long the lines of Why You Should Always Have a Ballpoint Pen. Tracheotomies could be needed at any time.)

My most discussed as also switched in the last few months. Which is basically the only commentary I'll ever make about IM conversations. But I will add to the topic, really, I just like poking people online who I don't know to unlock other points of view, and perhaps someone to randomly have a back and forth conversation of vague amusement. That doesn't stop me from becoming a nervous wreck when attempting to talk to anyone new (or old, for that matter) that I respect.

Because, one should know, words are powerful things.

I think I somehow got off topic.

deviantArt Journal Entries will always remain an anomaly for me.

]]> ~Traxer Sensible http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/21209456/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/21209456/ Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:10:36 PDT
Which explains the dozen or so half done drawings in my sketchbook at the moment.

I've been lured into the realms of deviantArt a little too much in terms of *clickclickclickclickclick* So I'm trying to cut back...unsuccessfully.

Maybe you need one of those shock collars.

...wouldn't give you the pleasure.

It would be YouTube Gold

So, yes...that's about all I needed to say. I never know what to do with this journal. It is an anomaly for me. I can't think of multiple art topics for art is a casual foray to keep me sane...or make the insane a little more acceptable.

And that is it. Usual devious journal fare. Nice and standard and...suitably boring.

]]> ~Traxer +Favs from the +Fav Pit: The 'Final' Issue http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/20772340/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/20772340/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:14:56 PDT

Mostly for the fact that this is possibly the most freakin' awesome thing since a ferret with a chainsaw. Ermine with a lightsaber. *squees some more*

Best. Weapon. Ever.

I think this falls in the same category as the first feature. Except with "ferrets" with "parachutes."

Two cougar paintings from the ever amazing duo of *screwbald . Mostly because cougars never get enough maw-time in my book, and yet they may be the coolest of the cats. And Blotch is just mindblowing...though she has drawn things that...let's not go there. (Perhaps its just because I like how they incorporate the tail and jeans in the one on the right).

The title says it all.

Why does this always make me breakdown into giggles? Really, WHY?

Token snuggling ferret chibis. Go ahead, get your awws out there.

Makes me realize how few awesome raccoon designs I actually see...that look like raccoons. I really wish that Ursula has pursued this idea...but you can't get it all. Anyway, Nurk was incredible.

Yes. I've done this occasionally. Not much...but yes...*eyes Spellsinger*

SPEAKING of Spellsinger. This lass did a cast sheet on the main characters of the first two books...but unfortunately hasn't got to Falamezar, the communist dragon. Yes. I kid you not. MARXIST DRAGON. And you thought a womanizing otter was enough...

Further proof that red pandas are total win. Don't you just want to glomp it or something?

BENDY FERRET!

http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/20576172/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:43:04 PDT
Long weeks, with only the doodles of raccoons to accompany me. And yet I still find time to start clicking stuff on deviantArt...and decide that there's so many wonderful artists out there that I can't believe that my pencils haven't combusted when I tried to use them. Whatever that means...not very coherent at the moment. Had a long night of...urm...spreading college school spirit around by means of playing frisbee, flirting with the girls, posing the Cap't Morgan position complete with pirate cap and eye patch, avoiding becoming roadkill on the high way, shaking some tail, pumping up the energy amps, and swigging three bottles of water, a glass of Powerade, and a Capri Sun on the side.

What doing all that means, I leave up to you.

Inspiration is still flowing. You know, the problem with comic script writing is that it sounds so wonderful in your head, but then you get to the actual drawing process, you wonder if its worth it.

I personally scale back like mad until I'm satisfied.

Why must inspiration come when I don't have time? WHY?

Well, the other CSS sorta...flopped over and disappeared. So I decided to go the simple note with this deceptively simple design.

So...yeah. That makes three entries in two weeks over CSS journal.

I really ough to do a devArt journal about...say...art...eventually.

Here's the CSS Thingie - [link]

]]> ~Traxer CSS Fleeting and Immpulsions http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/20469520/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/20469520/ Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:05:56 PDT

^{Traxer's Gallery
Black Fort Arch
Traxer's Jottings}

stock images used in this journal: Backside

by `tExTuReMaTtIc, Old Poser

by ~DustyOldStock, Vintage Paper 2

by !knightfal-stock, Stock Old Paper

by ~Digital--Angel, Old Couple I

by ~hamster-ltd, and Paperclips

by ~10shadesofgrey-stock

*pokes CSS* Disappeared. Pointless to use a journal to note it...but still. Odd.

In other news, between the busy moments, when I've been in a good mood, I can't shake the temptation to let loose an evil laugh.

To the football game!

]]> ~Traxer Never been one to do progress charts... http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/20419749/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/20419749/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:52:59 PDT

^{Traxer's Gallery
Black Fort Arch
Traxer's Jottings}

stock images used in this journal: Backside

by `tExTuReMaTtIc, Old Poser

by ~DustyOldStock, Vintage Paper 2

by !knightfal-stock, Stock Old Paper

by ~Digital--Angel, Old Couple I

by ~hamster-ltd, and Paperclips

by ~10shadesofgrey-stock

First off, to distract you. Black-Footed Ferret Webcam. If you're lucky, you'll click and get wriggling young ferret-thingies.

Alas, college work is upon me, along with a load of hours from work, which each week leaves me...Saturday. Of course, this is the point while inspiration makes a comeback, making me pick up various writing projects and dousing me with good amounts of drawing ideas scampering on the fuzzy horizon.

This does nothing to satisfy college quotas. But could be worse.

So, a little progress list...

Request List Progress
1:

- Sketched
2:

- Sketched
3:

- Rough Sketched
4:

- Sketched
5:

- Rough Sketched
6:

- Sketched
7:

- Idea Formed
8: ~Traxer CSS http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/20297837/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/20297837/ Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:58:16 PDT

Traxer's Gallery
My website!

writing about nothing in particular!

stock images used in this journal: Backside

by `tExTuReMaTtIc, Old Poser

by ~DustyOldStock, Vintage Paper 2

by !knightfal-stock, Stock Old Paper

by ~Digital--Angel, Old Couple I

by ~hamster-ltd, and Paperclips

by ~10shadesofgrey-stock

Just a brief interlude to try this interesting CSS that I saw =Rainblossom had. Seriously, since I have the function to do CSS, I ought to make use of it. Better late than never.

I may be testing different version of the "animated" pic in the corner. Norf seemed to fit best for now.

]]> ~Traxer Pre-College Interlude http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/20261516/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/20261516/ Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:16:44 PDT

No matter how much I fear the fellow, I really can't forget his quizpaper snout.

Yes, I'm just musing. Making progress on the requests. 6/10 of them...plus a rough version of an unscheduled bonus one. Wish me luck! College ho!

]]> ~Traxer +Favs from the +Fav Pit 7 http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19941886/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19941886/ Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:25:31 PDT
...which you are...

The first 10 people who comment on this journal will get a sketch, free.

Anyone can request. ONE character in a sketch.

Request List
1:

(Rough Sketched)
2:

(Rough Sketched)
3:

(Rough Sketched)
4:

(Rough Sketched)
5:

(Rough Sketched)
6:

(Rough Sketched)
7:

10:

~~(And if I don't get enough requests...seriously, I shall hunt people down in IM and force them to request something. It's the end of summer...and I should have done this in July.)~~ Didn't have to do it...that's like...the first time that's happened...go fig.

Time for another round of Favs from the Fav Pit...hopefully with less repeats...because I discovered after the fact that I'd already featured most of those pictures in the last round. *coughs*

Anyway, selections from Page 2 (with the 120 Pics Per Page thing set).

I have this as a wallpaper in the college lab. I adore it so. kootlikklebugbear. He needs a hug.

Lucky has an amazing toony style. This drawing proves when it comes to extensive details, she is no slouch.

Carpet Shark. 'nough said.

Something about this is awesome. I never am sure what. It has a texture that causes that suspension of disbelief that its actually digitally painted.

There's a lot of "squirrel mage" pictures on deviantArt. Seriously.... ]]> ~Traxer Ronts: Six Years Later http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19822202/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19822202/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:04:57 PDT
This is your life, Ronts.

http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19572315/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:10:33 PDT ) Perhaps I should turn this into a news featuring feature someday...if only I could figure out categories. Enjoy!

- Wait...was this painted when I wasn't looking? Awesome. I'm loving the radioactive symbol.

- I think I've featured this before...but its a fox with a gun and katana so I think i can forgiven this once.

- Still a frigid dose of jaw-dropping painted into this one.

- Simple sketch comic...makes you reconsider Simba's nature a little. X3

- Can you think of I reason why I wouldn't choose this picture?

- I think its safe to say this is by far the cutest interpetation you shall ever see of Cluny and his fearsome horde. Because rats are kinda cute in reality, if you think about it...

- The plot of Jurassic Park IV. SRSLY.

- Because he drives me crazy with the stuff he "lazily" puts together. Ooo, the sky...

- I wish at least one of these things happened in the last season...

- Another one of those that I could explain the reason, but it speaks for itself. YES, I'M SHALLOW WHEN IT COMES TO ART APPRECIATION. WHY DO YOU ASK?

- Caught me with the title.

Whenever I think about perspective, this is the first picture that comes to mind for some strange reason.

http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19385721/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:36:58 PDT
Original post from

It's never as good as we want it to be. We're all such harsh critics on our own works. So, for a change, let's think of things we *like* about our own art.

1. What do you like about your style?

The cute and fuzzy nature at its core...and all around it. It's all cute and fuzzy, isn't it? 'Gates. When did that happen?

2. Which is the most popular deviation in your gallery? Why do you think people like it so much? What do YOU like about it?

Going by page views...because I have a different deviation for each stat category. I think people like it because it a cougar character based off U.S. Grant (how can you get much cooler than that?), which you really have to blame ~mitya for. I personally like it because its one of the best coats I've done so far (I really need to use refs more...).

3. Pick one of your least popular deviations. What are the things you like about it, despite the lack of popularity?

This one always seemed to be a winner to me. Actually, any idea that I come up for Rex always ends up leaving my twisted funny bone bemused, and this one was exceptional. For 'gate's sake, its a zombie red panda? What's not to love? It's some of my best digital coloring (look at that red panda's tail!) and generally a dash of my most absurd kinda humor. I'm still confused why this one has faded into oblivion. No matter what, I shall adore its liberal use of blood brushes. Above all...ITS A ZOMBIE RED PANDA.

4. Which is your favorite picture, concept- or idea-wise? Would you ever revisit this idea and try to make a new picture based on it again?

My most corrupting idea. This spurred quite a few people to try it out for the heck of it (with twistedly awesome results). I still sing this song when it plays on the iPod and I just love the thought of characters revealing their (perhaps non-canon) dirty little secrets for the world to see.

5. Do you have a favorite quickie? What are the things you like about it?

As I recall, I got this done in fifteen minutes back in the day. Best thing that came from reading a old Final Fantasy RPG chat log called "Pawns of Fate"...the worst thing is the Canoe Guy which we shall never speak of.

6. Do you have a favorite piece that involved tons of time and effort?

Urm...I should use more time on my pieces...*coughs* But this took a while to complete...I can't remember why. Glowy Ronts was fuuuuun.

7. Lastly, pick your top favorite image in your gallery. (If you picked this picture in any of the previous answers, please pick the next favorite or something.) Why do you like it so m... ]]> ~Traxer And yet the journal appears the same... http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19317257/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19317257/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:26:51 PDT
My jury, primarily made up of caffeinated lemmings, is still out debating the verdict.

]]> ~Traxer Generally Midsummer http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19286761/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19286761/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:28:42 PDT

Otherwise, everything is going great. I just need to compile my to-do list for the rest of summer, practice on the tablet during my computer lab consulting job, draw and finish some stuffs, and continue being generally vague and ambiguous.

]]> ~Traxer Laser Lights and Fireworks http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19217236/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19217236/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:50:29 PDT
*takes a draw of the digital goodness*

Safe mode definitely kills much of the ambition to web surf...that, and I've been using all my time lately to poke at the system and try get it to work...without funky vertical lines in blue, yellow and green verities.

How come I feel as if I'm jumping on the bandwagon when it comes to stating compy problems. Did I mention that Dook, my Palm Pilot, is back in writing action? He got a new tail (foldable keyboard) and is being quite keen on loping through the narratives as plots get stuck in his fur. *dook*

Not all is lost, in the past few days, I got asked and received rides to not one, but two fantastic firework displays. Prabaly not that amazing in comparison to...anyone else's fireworks, they were still snazzy to me.

So, wish me luck with the compy. It's probaley going to a shop, so I'm saving all files that have the possibility to be lost just in case (that's the nice part, I don't think its a virus because all the files are still accessible and have the possibility to be saved, so this problem is not that bad at all...or so it seems...)

]]> ~Traxer G'bye Miss Subby http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19153476/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19153476/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:29:57 PDT
*whistles*

I've got nothing profound.

EDIT - Nevermind. There be mysteriously nice beasties about.

I've til' October now.

]]> ~Traxer Four More Days (and Wall*E) http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19088882/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/19088882/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:01:32 PDT
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First, I'll just say, Wall*E, to quote my younger brother, is perhaps the best Pixar film yet. I am still under the euphoria or digital images, but I think my final opinion shall be very close to that. It is bloody fantastic. It's amazing how Pixar no longer makes kids animated movies anymore, they make actual films. You're not going to see a more heartwarming film this year.

I must stop now to keep from spoilering.

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The subscription hasn't been that bad a road.

Yes, perhaps I didn't use it to its full potential, and I definitely have fallen off the book as far as leaving compliments and wishes of good art will (which i should do every time that I save a picture into my "Everything Old is New" snazzy art folder, but sadly don't). I could do that with or without a subscription.

Still need to clean out...well, I'll turn this into a task list:

Draw:
- The Last Cabbage
- D/J
- FAQs #2-?
- Fanarts for FC and SS
- Geo'Coon Anni Pic (was back a few weeks ago...)
- more in general

dA Stuffs:
- Continued

s from the

Pit
- Semi-Annual Request Meme(?)
- Clean out WatchList

]]> ~Traxer Fluff http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/18881224/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/18881224/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:15:05 PDT
My art is fluff, that stuff that you read on a beanbag somewhere in summer, a glance at some pointless little bit of quirk, a muzzle o' fuzz, a road of odd interludes, a snaggle-toothed jaw of twisted. I like doing that stuff.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. If it gains a smile or a snicker, that's good enough. If it cracks someone enough to comment or fav on the instinct of that smile or snicker, that's intriguing.

I've said that all before.

But I'm an inspiration for my little sister who wants to be an art teacher when she grows up.

You really can't beat that.

]]> ~Traxer Features Gallery http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/18639738/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/18639738/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:10:50 PDT

- I really don't have to say why.

- I still don't have to say why.

- ...GRYPHON!

- wait...does he have /fangs/?

http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/18467846/ Fri, 23 May 2008 18:04:35 PDT
Like /that's/ gonna happen.

I know Ronts, that's why its a dream. Perhaps someday...

Just keep working on those things like "consistency" and "paws" and "practicing every day."

Where's the fun in that. I'm waiting for an Epiphany.

...

...

...I'm waiting for you to say you're kidding.

I am?

*backs away* Urm...didn't you make this journal for an entirely other reason?

Oh yeah! It's been, like, a few months, and I'm taking an interlude from the

Pit stuffs. But here's it is.

The first 10 people to request a spot on this list get featured! I will go through your gallery and choose 3 of my favorites of your deviations to feature. ~~The catch? You must post this offer in your journal~~ <- Optional

(Actually...I'll feature anyone who dares respond.)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

]]> ~Traxer FPR: Part Five http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/18326837/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/18326837/ Wed, 14 May 2008 19:26:21 PDT

- Even though the tv version of Badrang really looks nothing like a stoat. I still like how this milked the coolness of the design for all it was worth.

- Makes me think of the Lake Superior shoreline...ooo...and the fuzzy doesn't hurt.

- Victorian. Werewolf. 'Nough said.

- Twisted/cute! This character is an amazing hybrid.

- As confuzzled as I can be by SimpleSquirrel, I really like it when she does fuzzy war beasties for the heck of it.

- Part of a large collection of various anthro characters. This one stands out because of the armor (and WEASEL!)

- I really shouldn't think this is funny...but I do.

- ...whoa.

- A marten sipping coffee in the snooooooow. *singsong*

- The one and only of my DD Suggestions to be picked up. Snazzy, eh?

]]> ~Traxer Some V-K time... http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/18113148/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/18113148/ Thu, 01 May 2008 06:39:49 PDT
Here's a brief preview of the summer art trail:

*goes forth to settle last minute packing*

]]> ~Traxer FPR: Part Four (and Critique) http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/18068166/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/18068166/ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:41:18 PDT

Never thought that someone could paint something so snazzy on a coffee cup before I saw this.

Albinos need wub too!

Wooo for lighting and perspective!

I adore the crow in this shot.

This picture single-handedly got me into reading through Bone. WORTH IT! Quiche?

Really, in my mind, this badger interpretation has struck me as murkin' awesome. Must be the glasses...

Still one of my favorite pics from ~ioyousbook ...the badger lord conquers all. As does the markerskill.

Favorite of all the Firebird covers. I really just have a weakness for Sunflash's work ever since he made such an awesome job of capturing the infamous Illiam "Bear" Aulkner. This has a firey zest.

Mostly because I know this feeling o' so well.

Scariest dang baby penguin you shall ever see. And the coolest. Thomas = <3

One of the few people that holds the same opinion I do of drinking. And character interactions.

Rather awesome red panda. Everything Luckywolf does is rather impressive in its fluid interpretation.

*dookdookDOOK!*

http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/17964548/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:01:05 PDT (It's the stink eye [link] )
2. The boogie raccoon avatar may have had something to do with this milestone. All I have to do is post somewhere and people are hypnotized into clicking (TNX again =GearOtter )
3. My main inspiration is still Gary LarsonÂwhich explain everything from my casual art style to my absurd sense of humor.
4. Still canÂt write comments on the fly. Argh! IÂm glad I donÂt have more comment flow because of there were I would have major flail issues (how do peeps like *Temiree or ~ioyousbook or other many-commented artist do it?).
5. No matter my occasional sighs, I really am happy with my art. IÂm still poking around to see anyone to gauge where I amÂto little avail (does no one have a style close to mine? LetÂs just say IÂm a cult artist and be down wit dat, eh? w00t! )
6. Background information for my ID? How can I have background information when I canÂt draw backgrounds yet?
7. ~~Sign of the Apocalypse: Me getting a DD. That would be freakin' hilarious.~~ Geo is still a disillusioned soul with a flail complex.
8. Thanks sooooo much all of ye that watched, have clicked, have

, generally popped in every once in a while.
9. I'll draw something...maybe...probably in a week when everything is done.
10. deviantArt Journal Entries still come to haunt me.

Advice and General Comments: Page views really doesn't matter. Even me, someone who occasionally gets embroiled in the statistics of what was viewed more and who faved what, knows that at the very core, it really doesn't matter. You just need to like what you're drawing. When I get annoyed by the green-eyed monster, I go back, and really consider what caused me to start drawing. Honestly, I'm no really sure. I can only assume it was an off-shoot of my odd imagination and went from there. My writing and my drawing are miles apart. One is not related to the other. They are estranged brothers that rarely meet. The images as I write are yet to be captured. Though the waves of inspiration, for no real good reason, I've kept drawing. Not exactly the most dynamic stuff or creative or colorful or even good stuff, but just simple and fuzzy stuff. I still draw fuzzy characters. I still draw my odd sense of humor.

I still want to draw an otter that looks like an otter.

Back to the point, I'm at 10,000, and I don't feel the same...like when turning...that one age...

Thank you all! Thanks for clicking, faving, putting up with me (and Ronts), and may those 20,000 or less eyes be cured soon ~~and then roasted on a spit~~. And special thanks to *indutiae for putting up with me on her DevWatchList for so dang long, and being nice the entire way. The only longer watcher is ~Vitora .

~~I'd seriously thank others but I have that complex that I'll forget someone if I actually make a list.~~ Thanks again everyone!

Actually, I've noticed there's a set group of people that hang around for some reason. I guess I can get away with some...

Special Thanks...

- Thank ye for the kind words and logical comments. You have that habit of catching details of my drawings that even I overlook. Welds those color pencils and backgrounds and expressions way better than I.

- What this fair miss sees in my drawings, I shall never know. But she's been one to leave a ridiculous amount of nice comments, and draw Geo from time to time. Extra sweet thanks fer ye, miss. Yer drawings of kootness get me every, single time with a sizable d'awwwww.

http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/17933942/ Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:20:00 PDT

Hands down, this is one of my favorite creatures on deviantArt. I just get captured by those gray-blue wings and powder-blue eyes and...just something that pulls the strings of my heart.

Nothing cuter than a beakless penguin. D'awwwwww.

Because it's Fritts. Coolest darn cointail you ever did see, yo.

I'm a sucker for bad puns.

Mmm...drool.

I love mythos created on the fly. I want to go to Parkfield just because of this picture.

On a tangent of the

Pit. I've come to realize I'm a moocher...or I'm just pitiful...really, it's hard to say, but this is the gift art/request section.

Drinks all around!

Geo in pants? Blastphomy! Except when Miss BW does it.

Rex as a skater fox. *snorts* Oh jeeze, I forgot how funny the thought of that is...

Sketchy in bloo. I do so adore these interpetations.

Doused in amazing amounts of cool, Geo: Ambi-Version

Mr. DasH consistently overwelms me. Can you believe this is done in Paint? (Seriously, I think it was.)

]]> ~Traxer FPR: Part Two http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/17846894/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/17846894/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:10:22 PDT Pit: Rebooted

...what, I need a reason to choose these?

Gift art based off a caffeine-driven comic script I sent in. Ronts still hasn't forgiven me.

Pretty dang snazzy model sheet of an otter.

This gator looks...cuddly. THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. (Both of them do...actually...I must say the vest of the second is quite dashing.)

I've always wanted to respond to something this exact way.

TOASTER!

Pine Marten? Badger? Soccer?

BONUS: Extra Badger pic from same artist. Hey, what can I say?

Simba is kinda whiny...isn't he?

This still makes me LOL...literally, whenever I see it.

It's the Squonk sunglasses that seal the deal.

I just adore this character from the webcomic Digger.

I tried cleaning out my

list...then I was clutched with sudden nostalgia, panicked, and then fled to safe quarters... ]]> ~Traxer +Fav Pit: Rebooted http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/17755241/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/17755241/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:40:43 PDT list.

Pages 29-24

Heck, its a classic. SketchySquirrel can make WWI squirrels, humans, planes and atmosphere awesomely. I'd be lying if I didn't have a weakness for the ferret.

This amuses me every time I see it for detail-unknown. Perhaps its the crazy-mawed expression, perhaps is the wings, perhaps its just the fuzzy tummy. We may never know. Just makes me smile and that's enough.

Obligatory Avatar Humor. You get it, or you don't.

...this still makes me squee at times when I come across it.

Idyllic...ooo...sunrays...Miss Rain certainly does wonders with black and white photography... Very cool how the background draws me closer, and then I'm made aware that I'm being watched by the "guide".

Seems to be a fox with a gun and katana...with dark expression and sweet coat. This catches me on +fav browsing every time

I'm so guilty of this...

This picture signalhandedly skewed my view of Vimes for a long while. Doesn't help he looks cool as a mix-breed...

Etienne Combe is Not Having A Good Day...he's having a rather bloody one, really. This is blood as an artistic device done right...with a dash of indigo.

You can't tell me this isn't freakin' cool, can you?

...and a paintball stoat to tie it up.
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Plus, I was tagged by

http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/17695871/ Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:50:06 PDT .

If you've even glanced at my gallery, you'll notice that I have interactions between my art muse raccoon, Geo, and my bearish-dogish creature, Ronts. Why? Because they are just two fun personalities to play off each other on a random assortment of topics. Never get tired of their odd hijinks.

That brings me to this meme of sorts, and a sequence I shall (hopefully) call FAQ w/ Geo and Ronts.

Premise:Comment on this journal with questions for Geo and Ronts to answer. They can be on an array of topics from art styles to personal opinion, geography to politics, world domination to torturing techniques. Anything that you would think would stir Geo and Ronts into a frenzy and/or submission. Nothing is to menial or too weird. You can even ask questions about stuff in my gallery or personal information about Geo and Ronts themselves (Dirty Little Secrets: Pt 3...*Twilight Zone music*) You could even ask about their creator...*coughs*

Outcome: Hard to say really. Depends on the questions. There's no knowing what certain questions will compel. The mediums will range from sketches to traditional or digital colored and may even cause some other characters (my own or others) to appear. I do know what whatever is asked, the completion date will vary and most likely appear sometime this summer. I'm a soul of randomly fluxing deadlines.

Limit: No limit...really. I doubt I'll be overwhelmed by whatever is thrown at me. Challenge me with whatever ye got. But keep it at PG...of course.

Anyway, hope the rundown of school fares well for everyone. Have a springy spring!

]]> ~Traxer 21 - Drinking http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/17524513/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/17524513/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:26:04 PDT
Well, shush. I'm quite happy with the "cute and fuzzy" still and if you think I should be better I shall send Ronts to get all dementor on yer angstings. Got it?

The b'day be quiet otherwise. My quest to be quiet about it worked quite perfectly. Mostly because I didn't want to be bothered with drinking questions, which are moot anyways. no, I won't take a sip. Quite sorry. I may give Geo a sip and then make him try and draw stuff and sing Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Swede. I think I'll join him in the singing part. I wub that song...

I'm going to head to the store and by a 12 pack of Pepsi Free and swig them all with my root beer shot glass. And have some Triple-Chocolate Cake...~~and perhaps learn how to do backgrounds...~~

May the chainsaw ferret continue to inspire me for another year! [link]

I'm going ~~to be mature and do my homework now~~ to sketch some otters for no good reason.

(I so stole the title of this journal entry from

]]> ~Traxer G'Bye Sparra http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/17284190/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/17284190/ Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:04:55 PDT
Why this deserves a journey entry is a mystery in itself.

It's Spring Break, which means that there shall be random art dumps for the next week or so.

If that's a good thing, its yet to be seen. I finally got my old copy of Photoshop to work and so there shall be more random interludes of digital stuff.

And I'm still poking the sketch requests in my ol' flailing way. I always wonder if I should be spending more time on my art then I am now. My method of posting stuff on deviantArt is like ripping off a bandaid: quick, painful, and trying not to look. I'm skepical after a while if that's the right way to do it. Still most of my sketches develop into things that are posted, and very few of my sketches remain sketches. I need to actually sketch practice more rather than flail right into drawings with no preliminary work.

Maybe...

We'll see how that works out. I have to choose a new main pic.

]]> ~Traxer Free Sketches B4 Sleepy http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/17017652/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/17017652/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:38:10 PST
But before I slink to bed...

Basically the first ten people to comment get a sketch of whatever they want. It says you're supposed to post this in your journal if you get a sketch, so you can do that if you want.

1.

8.
9.
10.

HAVE FUN. I'm like a pinata waiting to be smucked open for free art.

And G'noight. *slinks off*

]]> ~Traxer Surfin' down the PicLens pipeline... http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/16935801/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/16935801/ Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:15:06 PST
This sounds like some sort of infomercial in which I shall present a number the end of the message...

1-888-555-FUZZ

But seriously...having too much fun with PicLens...which only makes pulling away from deviantArt all the tougher...MUUUUUURG...

*surfs through more galleries with wondrous swoop and scroll effect*

]]> ~Traxer Sketchbook and Temptation http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/16505715/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/16505715/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:57:06 PST
And considering how much I look at deviantArt for no-good-reason and how I'm getting somewhat annoyed by the constantly loading banners or...whatever that is, I'm getting more and more tempted to at least test a subscription on deviantArt.

Shiny...

What I'm uncertain of is that I've been here for so long and haven't even considered the possibility until just now. Does that mean I really don't need it? Is it actually worth the money? Is there some alternative motive that my subconscious is hiding them me?

I think its just because I'm a cheapskate whose bank account is all flowing into college for the next two and a half years... That's the same amount of time that, with practice, I may be at a state of desirable art in exchange for such frivolous endeavours (but even if that state were ever achieved...most likely would pursue other things...like illustrating children's books!)

Back to homework...Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

]]> ~Traxer New Year, Aboot the Same http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/16276313/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/16276313/ Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:08:17 PST
Random Notes:
- Inking looks a lot better and coloring has remained the same.
- Eyes have stopped wandering up on the forehead
- Slowly figuring out how to draw weasels
- Still draw mostly cute and fuzzy...with the usual dash of Twisted
- Need to work on backgrounds one day.
- And Clothes.
- And Open Mouth Expressions
- I could keep going. But it just gets repetitive.
- Draw ~~otters that look like otters~~ ferrets that look like ferrets.

*yawns* Just keep on plugging along, doing my own art, randomly doing gift art, getting suckered into lightsabers, and just...going through college for the most part.

I have no art philosophies at this time.

]]> ~Traxer Gallery Yearbook 'Meme' http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/15597788/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/15597788/ Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:24:26 PST
Best Thumbnail (Most Viewed Deviation)
[link] - I adore Getty. No question of that. But I really think that the reason that this got 222 views is because it sat on the mad-good-deviant ~mitya's front page for a good few months. I could be wrong, of course, its just a theory. Still, if any deserved to be most viewed, it was definitely Getty. I ought to draw cougars more.

Best First Impression (Most Favorited Deviation)
[link] - Admittedly, this one cheated to get so many

s. Coming out on Christmas Eve, portraying the true meaning of Christmas, me sending it out anyone on-line at the time as a Christmas card, so on. Reminds me that another Kris picture ought to be done for this next year. It's become a sort of tradition.

Best Icebreaker (Most Commented Deviation)
[link] - Ah, the infamous werewolf snail, a drawing that took me literally a ten minutes to complete, the idea stolen from one line of a very random Final Fantasy Chat RPG and something still causes me to snerk everytime I chance to look upon it. For pete's sake, it's a werewolf snail. It was also a long time featured deviation.

Other Popular Peeps (Some Top Popular Deviations)
Class Clown [link] - This is still by far my best executed humor comic. Perhaps the closest I'll get to Gary Larson's amazing sense of humor. I still can't draw lemmings though.

Class Cutie [link] - It's a fuzzy hug. Need I say more?

Teacher's Pet [link] - Ronts's head looks amazingly bloated in this picture. It must be the Pride and Prejudice reference that made people look at this picture. Or at least CSK. Why is this on the top of the list?

Most Likely to Start a Conspiricy [link] "The Dirty Little Secret drawing is still number two on the most viewed with 215 views. Signifying the only somewhat successful dA conspiracy I ever created."

Most Likely to Succeed [link] - I magically discover the auto-fix button. (Everything before this was very bland colored.)

Where Are They Now? (The Lost Deviations)
Some Deviations that got lost in the shuffle.
Most Abstract [link] - OK. I'll be honest here. I've never understood why this one was ignored completely. I thought it was a classic from the start and I still think its morbidly hilarious without being morbid. It's abstract and weird and generally, for being from my early years, not that horribly drawn. If even has a chicken/duck! Is there something horrible that I've overlooked? *end rant*

Most Emo [link] - A drawing with Rex and a zombie red panda. Is that not amusing at all? Actually, a great many of my digital pictures have been shoved under the carpet of popularity. Must be a much more tough category or something.

Best Eyes [link] - Veat can never get exposure. Veat is awesome though. But every pic he's in he's avoided like the plague. (Well...not completely true, but there is general avoidance [link] ) I'm eventually going to draw something for him that's generally likable. Tis a quest!

Final Notes
"Dang! My eyes only stop wandering about on my character's heads in the current page!"
"Digital art is a weird novelty."
"Really must draw humans at some point."

P.S. If this /is/ made a meme, the titles and statuses of pictures can be changed as suited for anything past the first three pictures. This isn't really a meme...

P.P.S. I could have went on too long if I didn't stop myself.

]]> ~Traxer Fav Pit: Redux Pages http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/15489819/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/15489819/ Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:41:59 PST I looked back through Part 5: Pages 27-17 and realized there was just too much there to miss going through another time. And I had to make a list from the same

again. I'm a sap, I know.

[link] - Kenket just always will find a way to make the most dynamic and just plain cool paintings around. This is one with a border collie. Wish you were here.

[link] - Dakkan + Glowy Eyes = AWESOMENESS

[link] - Rufftoon has the best of the best when it comes to Avatar comics. You could say she was "made for comedy" (This, from another artist...needs to be mentioned for sheer snerk-factor [link] )

[link] - Haven't seen many hybrids as snazzy as a coon-griff, which is why this sketch sheet stands out.

[link] - A rare stoat picture. *bows to Kit* (And here's a paintball stoat for the heck of it [link] )

[link] - StrangeFox has the talent of making me think "HOW'D YOU DO THAT WITH JUST A MOUSE?!" All his stuff is just

but this has a war raccoon medic, so its the one I'm linking.

[link] - Beautiful, jawdropping animation on the True meaning of Christmas. I remember it brought a tear to my eye when i first saw it. Be of good cheer, fellows.

[link] - I have too fluffy of a personality sometimes. This picture proofs my art muse is not safe.

[link] - Not many have caught the essence of Snoopy in their characters as much as this drawing does.

[link] - Badger Lord Top

Right next to the Halloween one. This is beyond anything I would ever expect in style.

[link] - Wally and Osborne are win. This drawing proves it.

[link] - I rarely come up good comic script situations. Last Christmas, Slasher offered offered gift comic art, and in a caffeine haze I jotted out some ideas and sent them before I could properly think straight. This is what happened. A mix of my odd humor, and her cool style and Edgar. Heh!

There is gift arts too...which I'll drag out next time. See ya then.

]]> ~Traxer :+Fav: Pit - Part 5 http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/15125784/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/15125784/ Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:54:52 PDT Have had this written out, its not all, but its close...I just haven't had time...sort...nevermind. I'll be back with a art contest theory after the weekend. Operation: Clash of the Artists. Remind me.

Here are the

of the

s, 27 to 17 (sorta).

[link] - Amazingly atmospheric October picture, with all the texture and layers and feeling we've come to expect from the ever amazing Sunflash. There's Jack o' Lanterns too.

[link] - There is something morbidly humorous about this without being morbid. On the topic, it is true that foxes are impressive at pouncing.

[link] - ...why does Yoshi lay eggs when he's male? Perfect example of JB's odd humor.

[link] - *snerks* Oh my. Best interpetation of Todd's Van Helsing.

[link] - I just don't see ferret corsairs enough, and none so fantastically drawn.

[link] - Hopelessly dark. Completely unexpected. And yet I'm oddly intrigued by this drawing.

[link] - Dark, gritty, twisted, disturbing, nightmarish: twisted together to make eeriely cool drawing with a grim message: "time stands still for no one, tick tock tick tock"

Other creatures:

[link] - the Hat!
[link] - Heh. Veat has never looked so /cute/. I really need to draw him more. Fun coloring.
[link] - *blinks* Perspectives...tea...Squonk...oooooooo...

]]> ~Traxer *flail* : Onward Through the Fav Pit http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/14841156/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/14841156/ Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:34:36 PDT
And if you are really wondering about the Honorable Mentions...and why are they Honorable Mentions...I HAVE NO IDEA. Just happens to happen that way. They are the smaller pics, the sketches, the simple pleasures. BUT JUST AS COOL.

So back to the fuzz! I recommend taking at a look at my pages of the favs of this one. Some fun stuff there.

pages 37 to 27! ONWARD! Now I must work on productive stuff.

[link] - ...yeah, I don't think we'll ever see the White Witch this cute anywhere else...ever...including polar bears. Reminds me of the design from Balto polar bears...

[link] - So very, very, very wrong. Makes me laugh hysterically every time I think of it though. Little Rabbit Foo Foo had it coming.

[link] - Welcome to fun smileys that involve fire.

[link] - SUCKSUCKSUCK

[link] - Weeeeee! Pirate cheetah. Further proof that Kobb is one of those that makes wondeeful sketchy drawings.

[link] - The Whole Mad Group from the Pawns of Fate. So many random characters in one masterful group shot. Still feel bad that I missed it...

[link] - Ronts kitty!

[link] - Completely and utterly unexpected drawing of GeoCoon from WinD...who oddly captured the personality spot-on considering we'd never chatted before beside through devComments. (And the group shot proved the Hat was loyal to design [link] )

[link] - Ronts is fun to p0wn. *snorts*

[link] - Surprisingly cool effect of putting Redwall sort character in an photo of an autumn setting.

[link] - Just a simple, snuggly, fuzzy hug. Make-me-smile drawing. D'awww...

[link] - Just something about the expression...or the background...I think it just highlights how cool of a character Dak is.

[link] - Raccoon with a shotgun. Need I say more?

[link] - Because someone was bound to draw a badger in a huge mecha at some point or another.

[link] - Never have seen Miss Sleet quite so...cavalier.

[link] - Wolf-unicorn hybrid? Kim never fails to please.

[link] - DEEP! And...just...nice to look at. Very nice to look at. Abstract and cool and...is that a floating MP3 fish?

Honorable Mentions
[link] - When I first saw this, I didn't drink coffee. After a year of doing so...it makes much more sense.

[link] - UPS CAT!

[link] - Geo would so do this.

[link] - This reminds my fav sketch of a rat I've ever seen.

[link] - Never choose math.

[link] - This is much more humorous after seeing Holy Grail.

]]> ~Traxer Shiny: Fav Pit - Part 3 http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/14782449/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/14782449/ Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:17:53 PDT is so TOUGH TO CHOOSE! Ahhhh!

Still, here's phase three, 47-37.

[link] - This ties with my

Ursala piece with the wolverine because this just...the thought of ring-tailed lemurs high of millipedes is just...the most hilarious use of a Fun Animal Fact I've ever seen. And there's just something about the style in this pic...

[link] - I was a fan of reading some of the Returner FF RPG chats during publications class a few years back...even after the Canoe Incident. I still think its full of Win, and this picture completely captures the cavalier madness of it all...even without the Canoe Guy.

[link] - Black Doggie! I'd pet the fellow if I wasn't worried that my arm would be ripped from its socket.

[link] - This werewolf pic with always make me burst out snickering. ( Accompaniment - [link] )

[link] - Need to full view to get this completely...just really captures that moment before the icy water cold in summer amazingly well.

[link] - Even more fun epic creature creation from the Fwirl.

[link] - There is just so much odd tenseness that comes through in this picture...a kick impulse of "d'awwwww" or something like that.

[link] - Fun picture of the best written rivalry I've seen in a ROC survivor contest.

[link] - Ah, the fun you can have messing with characters...or yourself with as a character...or something.

Honorable Mentions:
[link] - ...we shall never speak of where this character came from. NEVER. (That aside, Cy does a snazzy fox. See [link] for some others of her creature mastery. )

[link] - So totally p0wned guessing who these characters were dressed as. w00t!

[link] - ...how'd I forget about this penguin? shiny

[link] - the complete ironic humour is wonderful.

[link] - Awwwww...Boneshackle. Move dem bones.

[link] - Disco ferret away!

[link] [link] - Has a monicle. Do I need another reason?

[link] - Expression is everything here.

]]> ~Traxer Fav Pit: Part 2 http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/14685288/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/14685288/ Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:36:01 PDT pit once again, as a rainy day transposes outside. And...its bloody difficult to choose the best of the best...I swear I'm missing some mad awesome ones...but these are still awesome.

So, from the Favorites of the Favorites: Pages 57-47...

[link] - I still need to print this off for every Bio teacher I've ever known.

[link] - No matter what, this photo will glaze my eyes over.

[link] - Favorite. Character. Design. Ever.

[link] - Partly because its a mercenary fox, mostly because of the tail, all because of the sweet gun. (If I mention that, I should mention this too, which is in the next page [link] Del WRAWKS! )

[link] - Forgot about this...completely...never looked at it very close...but...now...holy... Can we say extensive sketch? Yes we can.

[link] Ring-tailed lemur who's "Quirks include cleptomanic habits". Oh yes...I've always kept this fellow in mind.

[link] - This totally inspired my old otter brother picture. Sunflash always manages to push the limits of cool and cute. (Remembers old Bear picture fondly...) This too: [link]

[link] - Oi miss Axcelia's squirrlies... Another picture perfect for this time of year.

[link] - I still use this all the time on IM... along with this one. [link]

[link] - Cute Ferret vs. Cute Otter animation. Need I say more?

Honorable Mention:
[link] - BW...I love you. Sorry. Under the influence of this picture. Nevermind.

[link] -... OMZ LOVE!

]]> ~Traxer Favorites from the Favorites Pit http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/14624163/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/14624163/ Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:06:43 PDT er. I've had a downright intimidating Favorites list haunting my account since I learned how snazzy it is to save any picture that pets the inner-wombat of amusement. That wombatÂs utter distraction of

ing things is not helped by the development of the friendly ÂThanks!Â that appears every time another fav is made now.

It comes down to this: there is an excessive amount of pictures in my Favorites section, too much for an average person (or me for that matter) to flip through easily. For ÂNo Good ReasonÂ I shall quest through the favorites section in ten page sections, earliest to newest, poking out the special gems that are a few ticks above the average

: a look, in a way, to separate the hypothetical ferrets from the weasels.

Seems like a good thing to do...especially when too lazy to actually clean it out.

Pages 68-58
[link] - Still my favorite of favorites from Ursula. I just canÂt get over the title, the premise, the story, and the picture itself. All great amounts of wonderful. This is one of those few pictures pasted by my bed.

[link] - Another Ursula piece...because I doubt IÂll ever run across something like it ever againÂits an /otter/ with a pet /fish/!

[link] - Tani will never cease to amuse me with her awesome talent of making animals that are just the right amount of realistic and toon. This bloody takes the classic ÂHow are you today?Â premise and flaunts the talent excessively.

[link] - Illiam ÂBearÂ Aukner fanart? Oh, snap! From back in the days of Questors Bold IV, and Creejak produced this uber-cool rendition of the writing vole.
And on the same note, thereÂs another rendition by the incredible, but now sadly absent Tugwolf (the conspiracy theories continue) : [link] This is one of the profiles for Operation: Mindstorm, a Redwall contest in which I wrote Bear the best death post ever (reincarnation into a puppy!)

[link] - Ah, Spunky, wonderful toon artist. IÂll never get over this one. May be just a dragon pic at first glance, then you look a little closer and it gets so much better.

[link] - Simple Christmas sketchings...but with /Fwirl/Âshe just brings sketches to another levelÂand this is always going to remain one of my favs of hers, for the creatures, for the designs, for the little mouseÂs expression. Another of the bedside gallery candidates.

[link] - Lemuel is my favorite character of this artistÂs webcomicÂfor obvious reasons.

[link] - Despite not being a fan of Pokemon,, not even knowing what a Raichu is, frowning upon drug use, and generally being an innocent chap, this still makes the twisted humor inside of me snicker in an evil laugh whenever I see this. SO GREAT <3

Honorable Mentions:

[link] - This comic makes me smile insideÂhehÂwolverinesÂso much truthÂ

[link] - I donÂt want to know about the snakeÂ

[link] - *weakness for Vitora renditions*

[link] - *general weakness for bats actually*

[link] - *...and a coon weakness*

And tying up with a wonderful picture of Autumn, from the ever awesome Tugwolf: [link]

Will I ever do this...actually...to the most current ones... ]]> ~Traxer Random Facts Tag http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/14405700/ http://Traxer.deviantart.com/journal/14405700/ Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:37:28 PDT

1. Post these rules.
2. Each person tagged must post 8 random (hopefully interesting)facts about themselves.
3. Tags should write a journal of these facts.
4. At the end of the post 8 more bloggers are tagged and named.
5. Go to their page and leave a comment telling them that they're tagged.

8 Random Facts
1. On some nights I take out a Coca-Cola and drink it with a small mug or shot glass.
2. At odd points when I hear a good song on my iPod, I go into a private room and boogie randomly.
3. I'm oddly intrigued by roadkill (the non-mutilated kind).
4. Used to really like ABBA songs a few years back (after visiting Sweden and getting the Greatest Hits album as a 'gift', go figure)
5. I have literally a hundred or so of art pieces from dA (and elsewhere) printed out for "reference" (on card paper left over from graduation invitations)
6. I've always joked that I wanted facial hair for the "disillusioned college student" look, and now I do.
7. Never liked raccoons that much because of their "creepy paws" (more of a red panda fan).
8. Reading to younger siblings children's books (and watching movies and tv with them) as growing up is the prime reason for my "cute and fuzzy" style.

And I tag: NO ONE! Unless you really want ta dooooo it.

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