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I recently downloaded Microsoft's XNA Game Studio 2.0. It is fun as heck to mess with. XD So I got back into game programming, though I've switched languages, obviously, and am now using C#.

Thing is, I need assistance. So this'll be a combination explanation-beg-for-help.

The main character is Eri Donnal. She's rather young-ish, innocent and curious, but determined--and she's an android. She doesn't know this at the beginning, of course--the two other people she runs into at the beginning only refer to Irisa Dunner (formerly Donnal) as her mother. The player controls Eri.

The beginning... She wakes up, remembering nothing, in a bare room with a small creature staring down at her. It runs to the door, and Eri lets it out of the room. The creature runs to the arms of a man, Eyebright--the first person she meets in this place. The second, who Eyebright knows well, is a man who introduces himself as Fai--Eri's "brother." Eri eventually finds that it's true, in a sense, though Fai was created and activated while Irisa was still alive. Fai warns her not to stray far, because the station they're on has been infested with violent creatures called Silence. But at the mention of Irisa's journals being stored in various places on this station, Eri decides to explore regardless. The player will get to explore environments ranging from light residential areas to observation decks to cargo bays and storage areas to a hydroponics bay and an artificial "outdoors" originally created for the pleasure of the inhabitants. There are five people on the station--Eri, Fai, Eyebright, and two others that the player will encounter while exploring. The creature that Eri woke with--named Eve--serves as a "partner creature" in the battle system I'll go into next. There are five other partner creatures on the station.

The battle system will be real-time. The range of attacks will depend on the class the player has reached (by stat balance in the level system), two cards, and the partner character. The partner character can also level up and contribute to the player's stats, which allows for a certain degree of class-switching without having to gain levels. That is, if you have Eve, the fire partner, develop with a lot of water resistance to add to your own, and you concentrate on Eri's fire attack power, Eri will have the attack set of the class corresponding to fire+water. But if you switch to Pascal, the wind partner, and you've raised him with emphasis on wind attack, Eri's combined stats may show emphasis on fire+wind rather than fire+water, and her attacks will change. With this system, attacks are unlocked as the player gains new partner creatures and cards to combine.

So what do I need?

1. Someone who can draw better concept art than I'd be able to manage on my own. I know what I want out of the characters' faces--most of the relevant ones have existed in my head for years. But outfits? Except for Eri, not so much. Drawing skill? Mine is moderate. I must have confidence that this person can produce better quality work than I'd be able to manage. Another way to put it... The basic look is mostly done. There will be a bit of creative license, but the point is to make the characters look good, not make the characters. Creativity will come mostly in the enemy concept design--we do need a lot of enemies. Preferably creepy, though there will be ones that look human. Have at it on the human-looking ones, haha.

2. Someone who can do level design. A space station is only fun if you have a floor plan, and only if it takes a bit in the way of puzzles to deal with. They should also be able to help with what kind of puzzle objects will be necessary--blocks that can only be taken out with a water attack, for example, would prevent the player from proceeding until they have the relevant partner/cards. Debris could be shot out of the way.

3. Someone proficient at 3D character modelling. Style? Think Radiata Stories or Eternal Sonata. At a moderate poly count--not N64, but not something that'd make most people regret playing the game. The models will be based on the concept art produced.

4. Someone proficient at 3D scene and object modelling. Could be the same person as above. Regardless, I'll need scenery to go with the level map. Object modelling includes any attack projectiles.

5. Someone proficient with animations of 3D models. Could be the same person as one of the above. I've seen some pretty bad walking animations in my time, for example, and I'd like the characters to look as natural as possible. Another thing that's always annoyed me has been the characters' feet not matching the ground motion, so you get that "running on ice" effect. I'd like to work with the animator to fix the speed and animation so it looks halfway decent, haha.

6. Someone who ca... ]]> ~TsukikoRain http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/13135221/ http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/13135221/ Tue, 29 May 2007 07:50:46 PDT
I know a few people who would say that, but I'm not sure they'd actually jump off a cliff for my sake.

"2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way."

Fifteen... I have three aunts, four uncles, and eight cousins. That makes fifteen. ^^ And I didn't even have to go into grandparents!

"3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you."

Ohhhhh. You do /not/ want me to go into this one. XD

"4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you."

If they don't like me, they'll ask me why the heck I'm grinning, what I've been up to, and whether it involves fire.

"5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep."

Well, yeah. I talk to Emily every night, so I'd hope she's thinking about me a little. Otherwise, I'd be ever so slightly concerned about her mental health. 'Course people think about who they talk to...

"6. You mean the world to someone."

Who?

"7. If not for you, someone may not be living."

Hm... This one's tough. I suppose it really depends, doesn't it? There's someone who keeps me going and is everything to me, but am I that to anyone else?

"8. You are special and unique."

Same as the rest of the world. Not unique there, am I? XD

"9. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you."

Then they should let me know they exist. I don't bite, even if I don't always love back.

"10. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it."

When I make the biggest mistake ever, I'll be dead. Probably by fire, explosion, poisoning, or muffins. I intend to stay clear of all of the above... except muffins.

"11. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look: you most likey turned your back on the world."

.......The world has a back?

"12. When you think you have no chance of getting what you want, you probably won't get, but if you believe in yourself, probably, sooner or later, you will get it."

Hahahahahahahahano. I like the "probably", leaving it open juuuust in case someone /doesn't/ get what they want after believing.

"13. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks."

Had to learn that early. Middle school kids are /devils/.

"14. Always tell someone how you feel about them; you will feel much better when they know."

Did this already. ^^ I do indeed feel much better, even if I did maybe scare her. Well, I'm not sure I really /did/, but this /is/ me we're talking about.

"15. If you have a great friend, take the time to let them know that they are great."

EMILY, YOU'RE GREAT!! XD

"Add this as a comment to ten of your friends tonight and at midnight your true love will love you. Something good will happen to you at 2:25 tomorrow. Get ready for the biggest shock of your life. Whoever breaks this chain letter will be cursed with 10 realationship problems for the next ten years tag ur it!! this is so scary!!! Send this to 15 ppl in the next 143 min. and then press F6 and your crushes name will appear in big letters!! it is so scary because it works. but if you break the chain... you will be cursed w/ relationship problems. NO SEND BACKS If you have less than 15 friends its okay."

Ten relationship problems over ten years... Sounds like a blessing. Now that I've stopped this whole 'keep a significant other, get annoyed as heck, try to talk, fail, break up, have a rebound relationship' thing, I think I'll be much better. Iiiiiif I ever get over the person I have a crush on. Which doesn't seem like it's going to happen. Well, I guess one could technically consider /that/ to be relationship problems. You know, in the fact that I'm not going to have any for a long time (or anymore?). After all, it's not fair to go out with someone when you really do like someone else. That'd put me back in that circle...

XDD I don't do chain letters.

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I'm corrupted /more/. This time, I blame Emily. But that's okay, because it's good corruption.

I can't really remember doing anything productive the past few days. Maybe I'll figure it out.

It's three in the morning, and I need to sleep. Oops. Six hours please? D=

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The link in my signature is dead, and I don't know why. D=

So it's going to die more now. I don't know what's wrong with stuff, but I've been having a good number of issues lately. None are truly horrid; they're just slightly annoying. So blargh. I'll just go on with having no signature or whatever. Grr and argh times twenty.

--

*dies*

I've gotten slightly less lazy recently. College is fine and dandy, and the Gamer Girl Alliance has kicked me into shape. ( ;___; Thank you guys~ ) So I won't procrastinate as much. I've got a comic going; I upload three pages every Wednesday. [link] is the site; it's under the "Yume" section.

My classes at Etown:

Algorithms and Data Structures
Japanese: Intro to Language and Culture
General Psychology
Community Chorus
Invention Connection (FYS)

Everything's fun but psych. It's definitely not one of my interests, so I'm not really motivated whatsoever. But I have to do well enough, because it's a core. And I have to do better than well enough, because I've got a scholarship to keep. D=

Sorry for the lack of art, by the way.

Oh, oh, and I figured out how to use the college scanner~ (Obviously, else I wouldn't have a comic, ne?)

I've almost mastered hiragana. e__e But we've only learned one sentence, and it's only how to ask what stuff is in Japanese. Like... これはにほんごでなんといいますか。One sentence. XD Oh well, it's decent progress for a bit over two weeks in.

Of course, we've switched これ　out for other things at this point, too. But it's still one sentence. D=

Oh well. I've got to finish off my pages for upload~ Can't be late and all. ^__^

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I've gotten slightly less lazy recently. College is fine and dandy, and the Gamer Girl Alliance has kicked me into shape. ( ;___; Thank you guys~ ) So I won't procrastinate as much. I've got a comic going; I upload three pages every Wednesday. [link] is the site; it's under the "Yume" section.

My classes at Etown:

Algorithms and Data Structures
Japanese: Intro to Language and Culture
General Psychology
Community Chorus
Invention Connection (FYS)

Everything's fun but psych. It's definitely not one of my interests, so I'm not really motivated whatsoever. But I have to do well enough, because it's a core. And I have to do better than well enough, because I've got a scholarship to keep. D=

Sorry for the lack of art, by the way.

Oh, oh, and I figured out how to use the college scanner~ (Obviously, else I wouldn't have a comic, ne?)

I've almost mastered hiragana. e__e But we've only learned one sentence, and it's only how to ask what stuff is in Japanese. Like... これはにほんごでなんといいますか。One sentence. XD Oh well, it's decent progress for a bit over two weeks in.

Of course, we've switched これ　out for other things at this point, too. But it's still one sentence. D=

Oh well. I've got to finish off my pages for upload~ Can't be late and all. ^__^

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I'm sorry.

There's too much for me to handle right now. Not just here, but everywhere... I want to have time for my foster sister. I want to have time for my dog, who we found recently to have a malignant tumor on her leg.

On top of that, I have to prepare for college, both with my belongings and with my mental state. I have to get over my (apparently rather common) phobias by seeing my psychologist (and dealing with her "homework") every week. And on top of that, I...

I don't know. I just can't do it anymore. I can't. I won't be online much for a while. This is going to be posted elsewhere as well.

See you on the other side of life~

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My senior board is weird. I have computer code, leaf skeletons, and a frog.

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Panda's done, as a side note. I'm not going to upload its contents to here, so don't expect much in the way of lit stuff for a bit.

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I've got a second manuscript in the works as well... It's actually just a compilation of tons of stuff from Advanced Comp, though. XD The working title is "Panda", so I'll probably need a cute as heck panda cover. Any volunteers? Please?

I don't expect much of a response... But I'd really appreciate it. And when the book's out, you'd get some publicity of your own. ;__; I can't say how many people would want to read my stuff, though.

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And don't kill me for not working on Trial.

I'm going to begin my epic of doom in Sociology next period. Unless I'm given something to do, that is.

*goes to do mythology research*

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1. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR KITCHEN PLATES?

I dunno. They're all flowery, so bunches. (Blame my mother.)

2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?

Mine.

3. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?

I'm on a laptop. -__- No mouse.

4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?

The Mario Party one my brother and I made back before the GCN.

5. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS?

Anything that gives me a headache.

6. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF IN THE MORNING?

Sleeeeeeeeeep.

7. FAVORITE COLOR(S):

Anything that's not neon.

8. LEAST FAVORITE COLOR:

Anything neon.

9. HOW MANY RINGS UNTIL YOU ANSWER THE PHONE?

I only answer it after the answering machine's got it, and even then only if I know who it is.

10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME:

Like I know. I'm prolly gonna adopt, so they'll already have a name.

11. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?

Vanilla.

12. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST?

I don't drive.

13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?

Yes, but only because I've run out of shelf space. I kind of collect stuffed animals. ^__^

14. DO YOU LIKE THUNDERSTORMS?

Of course!

15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?

Honda Civic. Yes, I have a car. I just don't use it yet. XD

16. WHAT IS YOUR SIGN?

Aries.

17. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?

I haven't seen broccoli in years.

18. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Computer programmer.

19. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOR HAIR WHAT WOULD IT BE?

The same colour I've got now.

20. IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?

Half fullempty. XD

21. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE?

Watership Down or Advent Children.

22. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?

Nope. I just do what works.

23. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?

A plastic box full o' junk.

24. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER?

I've not got one.

25. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?

I hate most sports, so I don't watch any.

26. YOUR SINGLE BIGGEST INTENSE PAIN?

I dunno.

27. PERSON MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?

Dunno.

28. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?

Dunno.

29. KETCHUP OR MUSTARD?

Mustard.

31. HAMBURGER OR HOT DOG?

Hot dog.

32. FAVORITE SEASON?

Spring.

33. THE BEST PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN?

England. ^__^

34. WHAT IS YOUR SCREEN SAVER?

I've not got one.

35. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?

Dunno.

36. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREED OF DOG?

They're all cute... Labs, I guess, since we've got two.

37. YOUR NICKNAMES?

"Yaoi queen". Don't ask.

38. HAVE YOU EVER KISSED THE OPPOSITE GENDER?

Yep.

39. WHAT ANNOYS YOU THE MOST?

Idiots.

40. WHAT’S YOUR CRUSH'S NAME?

Bug off.

41. WHAT’S YOUR BEST FRIEND’S NAME?

Emily.

42. WHICH CELEBRITY ANNOYS YOU THE MOST?

Most of 'em.

43. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU DISLIKE THE MOST?

Country or rap.

44. WAS THIS QUIZ FUN?

Not really.

45. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANYTHING FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Money.

47. What can you not live without?

Food and water. XD

48. If you can be in any show you wanted, what would it be?

None.

49. Who’s you favorite fictional character?

Weeeeellll... What about real people in fictional situations? Dante and Virgil. XDDD

50. WHAT’S ONE WEIRD FACT ABOUT YOURSELF THAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT?

I'm insane. O_O People at school take me as the calm, quiet one.

51. What is one thing you've done in your life that you don't regret?

Taking CSII in tenth.

52. WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES?

England.

53. WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?

When I'm nervous... scared...

54. Who do you most look up to and why?

My mom. It would take too much explaining.

55. How did you survive reading and writing all this?

I didn't want to do work.

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On the other side of the world of laziness...

I've not done a full colour pic in a while. o_o Oh well. Book first, doodles later. Actually, school first, book second, doodles later. I have my priorities kinda straight. XD

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EDIT: You can sign my petition against myself! [link]

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I'll try to post more art, I swear. ;_; Midterms are coming, though... Rather, they're floating in my general direction. I'm gonna die. >_<

Still need programming help, by the way!

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Sorry about having used lined paper on my latest series of fanarts. You know, the Radiata Stories ones. I wasn't going to drag myself out of bed to go get printer paper... But they did go really well! I'm keeping them as deviations 'cause I like them so much. ;__; They'll be moved to scraps if I colour them, though. But the tablet's dying, so that may or may not happen. I forgot to ask for a new tablet for Christmas... Oh well.

This is why laptops are useful, y'know? You can be online and not leave your blankets. XD I did have to drag myself out to use the scanner, though... I wanna go back to bed. >_<

Let's try this "please help me" again, too:

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All right. I'm part of this nice little team, and we're making this nice little game.

...See [link] for some details on that.

...Anyway... Anyone with a decent amount of C++ knowledge/experience would be useful. Or if you have programming experience with another language, but think you can learn C++. It's not a very difficult language if you know the basics, believe me. But if you don't know what C++ is, at least look into that a bit before saying anything. =/

Due to the nature of the project, it's best if you have some experience with making things work over the web (chat programs and whatnot).

If you can't dedicate much time to a project like this, you need not apply. It's not going to be a short thing by any means, and no one's getting paid. (...At least for now. There's questions about whether the finished product will be sold.) This'll be entirely your spare time, dumped into this for whatever reason.

...But we really need help... I can't be the only programmer on the team!! Think of my sanity!! >_<

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...Meow.

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I've been back in school this week, but I'm not done making up work. >_<

I've gone and learned how to roleplay without ticking too many people off.

I got a 3D engine to compile. Stupid thing wouldn't work 'cause I forgot to make the file into .cpp... It remained of file type "file" for quite a bit there. I had to drag my mom in here so she could fix it, actually.

I've got a Halloween picture sitting on my compy that I have yet to finish. Blargh.

I should be doing Calculus right now. More blargh. I can do that over the weekend, though... No Calc 'til Monday, anyway. I've got EnvSci tomorrow, supposing there's school tomorrow (which there probably will be).

I don't know what's going to happen to my spare time. I'm going to be staying after school a bit more often from now on.

I replayed Age of Empires (the first one with expansion) and realized why they made the civilizations more similar in the second.

Oh, and here... A copy of what I just stuck in the projects forum. Just in case someone happens by here who can help.

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All right. I'm part of this nice little team, and we're making this nice little game.

...See [link] for some details on that.

...Anyway... Anyone with a decent amount of C++ knowledge/experience would be useful. Or if you have programming experience with another language, but think you can learn C++. It's not a very difficult language if you know the basics, believe me. But if you don't know what C++ is, at least look into that a bit before saying anything. =/

Due to the nature of the project, it's best if you have some experience with making things work over the web (chat programs and whatnot).

If you can't dedicate much time to a project like this, you need not apply. It's not going to be a short thing by any means, and no one's getting paid. (...At least for now. There's questions about whether the finished product will be sold.) This'll be entirely your spare time, dumped into this for whatever reason.

...But we really need help... I can't be the only programmer on the team!! Think of my sanity!! >_<

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...And that's it for now. =3

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Oh, and please comment here if you actually read my journals. I'm curious as to how many people do.

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My mom's birthday is coming up, too. Have no idea what I'm going to do for that.

Elizabethtown is looking to be a good choice... Even without a second visit to there and Washington. They've been sending me e-mails making sure I didn't have any questions and whatnot. They're nice people, I think. Washington may be closer, but when I was there, they seemed a bit more distant. The CS department head at Elizabethtown was an interesting person (emphasis on -interesting-) but nice all the same. I think I'm leaning toward that one...

I also take this moment to explain why my clubs are links and not icons: I don't like icons.

Games. Right. I need to bash something to get into a better mood.

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1. I was born in April, but I tried to come out in January. When I did come out, I had my umbilical around my neck. >_<

2. Cider is life. But you knew that.

3. I never really knew either of my grandfathers... One of them died before I was born, and I didn't see the other (the one on the English side of the family) much at all. I don't remember what he looked like.

4. I freak out when talking in front of medium/large groups of people.

5. I am an environmentalist to an extent, so I'm obviously not a fan of Bush.

6. I may be really liberal, but I was taught conservative Christian principles growing up. I think that what someone makes of things comes from their own interpretation of teachings and application of knowledge and experience, not just an adoption without question of what the church dictates.

7. Yeah, half my family's in England. If the U.S. goes much further down the toilet, I'll go there.

8. I very rarely watch TV anymore. In the last six months, I've watched about three hours.

9. I like spiders. I think they're cute. ^^

10. I need to find a way to make money, but I can't drive, so I can't get a job. Woe is me. >_< I need more video games, darnit!

11. Advanced Comp, Physics, and Sociology are my junk classes now. As long as I turn in my homework, I win. ^^

12. I'm only about an hour into Disgaea. I need to get back to that. >_<

13. I may ignore it, mostly, but I actually like getting attention. Problem is, I'd have to try. I don't like work.

14. Procrastination. That's obvious.

15. I believe myself to have no worth. For those of you who know what my cousin did, that's why.

16. I've got three calculators in my backpack.

17. I'm working on a book. Sci-fi. ^^

18. I've given up on taking the CSAB AP test. It's one of the introductory courses in college, after all, and it might do me a lot of good to have a class where I can get used to the school's system.

19. I collect stuffed animals. ^^

20. I'm asking for money for Christmas. People never get it right when I try to give them names of video games or something. >_< I'll get it myself, thanks.

I'm tagging everyone I've ever met in person. ^^ Have fun, all of you!

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Update on my classes! (Leave now if you don't want to pay attention to my ranting.)

Statistics is getting worse. I know, I've said it's bad anyway, but it's getting worse. >_< I should be able to catch up if I put more effort into doing homework stuff... I should probably grab some problems from the past bits of the chapter so I can practice and fill my binder a bit. When I lose things, I also lose points on the notebook checks. x_x

Mr. Gossard's going to leave soon. He was only a sub, but he's still been the teacher the whole year, and a great one at that. Emily's mentioned that she wants to be in my Advanced Comp class on multiple occasions 'cause we do so much fun stuff. I've met Mrs. Schultz before, but I don't know how she teaches or grades... It'll be hard getting used to a teacher this far into the year.

Mr. Krouse's class is getting better each time. Wonderful choice of filler on my part, though I doubt I'll ever develop a real interest in Sociology.

I told my Calc teacher about the past that haunts me. I guess it's about time, too. This is, what, the third time I've had him? I never really let him know why my self-esteem was so horrible. Meh. I still feel kinda stressed and lost... Struggling to balance various personal issues with schoolwork. It is a bit easier now that I've talked with Mr. Demaree, though it was mainly through notes on my part (I prefer notes to actual confrontation). I feel a bit better about getting help in that class, now.

For Environmental Science, see grade rant. >_<

Physics. Ah, the wonderful physics. The concepts are (were) easy, but... I don't like memorizing things, and we've been getting into various laws and dead people (Aristotle, Galileo, etc.). Eew, dead people. What's worse, though, is that Mrs. Martin has begun to go into 'design your own experiment' stuff. I don't want to design my own experiment... I don't like experiments, for the most part. In fact, the only "experiments" I like are those that are related to debugging. I "experiment" to see if the program works right. XD

Then there's English. I feel a bit behind in there... I think I'm kind of between honors and AP... Honors is too easy, but AP is too difficult. The level of comprehension, of analysis, in this class is way above my head. The teacher also seems to grade the AP essays a bit harder than Ms. T (my teacher last year) ever did. I can't dig deep enough into the text to be able to get the full meaning, and I've still got some lingering structural problems. Still, Mr. Robb has said he'll help me with stuff, so I might just survive. Maybe.

Okay, done ranting.

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He's ~Angelmasterx, anyway. Go see! Perhaps you'll find him entertaining as well.

He annoys me sometimes, but is important enough to dedicate an entire journal entry to, and you know how I like to multitask. ^^

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I've been stumped all week with writing. I couldn't even work on the stuff I've got scripts for... ;__; Well, I finally got the writing bit back in me, and there's a six page short story due for Advanced Comp. tomorrow, so it's just in time. Earlier would have been nice, but at least it's not late.

Scary thing, though. My brain seems to be half in writing and half in art mode. I drew stuff today as well as wrote, and -none of it stunk-. *gasp*

I read an interesting article today. Apparently, 130 lampposts have been stolen in Baltimore recently. These are 30-foot poles, here. Who -does- that? o_o

I was messing around with the random deviant thing, and I found a couple more great artists to watch. ^^ Hooray for great art! X3

I suppose it wouldn't hurt to mention my panic mode. For a bit, I've been kinda freaked about making presentations for the class. I was fine with someone else, but no good alone. Last year, it got really bad. I started freaking out when alone... Crying, having to go back to my seat without finishing... Fortunately, it was late enough in the year that it's only happened twice. Now, though, I get near tears by just being -called on-. My Calculus teacher agreed not to call on me, and two other teachers only call on me when I volunteer myself. I hope it'll go away... But I really don't know what to do.

I should get to work on that story... It'll end up here if it's not horrid.

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...Ah well. Enough of my complaining.

I'm debating whether or not to upload Xenosaga fanfiction. I might. I just might. I'm currently working on a bit of it, but it's going kind of slow.

We got assigned another short story this week... I've not gotten far. I'm going to dig through my old stuff for some ideas... It has to focus on character development, though.

I'm going to do not much for now... Blargh. Though I think I will upload "Toast".

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My brain has gone back into writing mode, but I think I'll be working more on the fanfiction.net stuff than putting up anything here. I'm too lazy to move it all over, and I'd feel like I was just inflating my gallery anyway.

A link to my fanfiction.net profile page: [link]

I think I'm going to change that profile... It was made around last July... I think. That's when I got my AP scores back, anyway.

I might get something for here... Emily probably hates me for taking so long with that Gunner picture. Sorry! >_<

...On second thought, I don't feel like working. I might after I help my brother with the Angel of Darkness in Baten Kaitos. He hesitates too much during battle, and he can't grasp the straight combos too well... He's fine with repeat numbers, but... Blargh. If he doesn't win this time, I swear I'm doing it for him.

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I'm currently working on a portfolio thingy to send off to W&M... They have this optional supplement thing. The written bit said that their limit was one normal sized piece of paper, but my dad called the admissions office and asked about doing a portfolio thing, and they were like, "Sure!", so I guess it's okay. It's not exactly easy putting this all together, though. I put in a program I wrote in C++ in tenth grade... A game, rather. Then there's "The Angel", which is on here, and a bit of poetry that'll be uploaded later. It's the same poetry I submitted to the Literary Magazine on the first day of school. ^^ It's not very good, but whatever. Uhm... Ariel, who I believe is sitting in my scraps, was put in, as well as Teneb Version 2, Nareene, and View of Dis. I also added a piece of music I composed a bit ago... But that was difficult. The only copy with the notes -and- the lyrics on the same sheet is gone, so I'm relying on the base poetry I wrote for it. It's not easy matching the rhythms to the words without any hints... I may have accidentally rewritten a part or two. Oh well... They won't notice. ^^

My dad's playing Risk on the computer behind me. I was never good at that game... He's better than me at pretty much every strategy game we both play, though I'm kind of catching up in Age of Empires. All I need to do is work on defending myself -while- using my ultimate army of doom...

Blah. Back to work. ^^

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. . . Okay, I'm fine now. I think I'm going to go eat breakfast... Heh, what a wonderful idea, eh? Yesterday I didn't eat breakfast until 2 pm or something, so I might as well catch it early this time.

As for that to do list from a while ago... All that's left on it is finishing Emily's character drawing and doing the thank you image for PhoTe and deviantART. The pageviews have built up more, but I've not done a thing. That Ariel sketch that I've got (probably shoved in my scraps, I bet) should do nicely for the thank you image.

I have to modify my college essay... again. My dad wants complete control over the college process, and keeps telling me that I have to sell myself. For some reason, that sounds really, really wrong. But in any case... I'm not going to -lie- about myself. Heck, I've got problems exaggerating. I can tell the truth in a nice enough manner, but that's never good enough for him to accept. And how can I write an essay that conveys why I would make their school better when I don't know? I just want to go and fit in; I'm not going to be anyone exceptional or anything. I'm not going to change a thing. *sigh* Oh well...

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My Stats teacher -did- go over the test. Turns out she marked two questions (worth 8%) wrong for me when I had, in fact, gotten them right. It was annoying, but oh well.

Short entry, yeah, but blah.

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I made myself a rather boring ID, but at least it exists. The rest of my to do list is still around, though, so I'm going to have to work on that. I'd do some tomorrow, but there's a field trip, so maybe not. Working on a drawing on a moving bus isn't exactly easy, you know. I'll bring some paper anyway... Perhaps during red lights? Oh well.

Seems there's an English paper coming up. We all know what this means... Less free time! Blah. I can probably get away with just goofing around with it like I do with all the other papers. I mean, I got a 6+ on an AP scale for a paper I barely skimmed the book for. I should be fine... But that's what I said for the tests, wasn't it?

Speaking of tests, I got told off today. Seems I need to pay attention now. It's been how many weeks since school started, and I only just get told off today? I'm amazed. Then again, this is the third year I've had the guy, so I guess it's not so surprising. I did better when I had him for Algebra II and Calc AB. I practically slept through the former, and drew all the time in the latter. Perhaps it was just a matter of time before I found a math class I couldn't shrug off. I don't really want to be a normal student, though. You know, doing homework at home and sitting there for goodness knows how long studying and such. I mean, that's normal for AP students, right? I don't care. Fun can go a long way so long as it doesn't impact your grades too much. I could probably get As by trying, but so long as I pull off Bs without...

Eh. Ah well.

So I've got 198 page views. This makes me really, really happy. I said a bit back that I didn't think it'd get much above 142 or something, but I guess I was kind of wrong. I do know that it'll take me fifty years to get the thousands that some people have, though. Yoshi (*CrackedClockwork) told me a bit back that deviantART is a real blow to your ego, because everyone on here is so good. I don't really see it that way, though... I think it more of an honor of sorts that I am able to interact with a lot of the great people here, and make friends in some cases. (Friends include... well... anyone who's watching me. =3) So yeah. It's great. ^__^ I've really been neglecting OC and 2draw, though. I've not done any oekaki stuff in a while... I might not go back to it... I don't know.

So I'm waiting on the next bleach and Tsubasa Chronicle episodes... I'd watch Naruto on Cartoon Network, but I'm hearing horror stories about the voice acting, so I might just avoid it. Not quite sure yet. The manga will keep me satisfied, I think. I might end up getting DVDs when I'm in college, but I doubt I'll have much money, if any.

College will be a pain for me, since I'm going to double major and get higher level degrees or Computer Science. Supposing I get into William and Mary (which has a program so I can get two CS degrees in five years), I'll probably be on my way to a phd after six years or so. Geez, I'm going to be in my mid twenties with no job experience! I doubt I'll be hired for any reason other than my degrees. o_o;

I've got cider. I've also got a dentist appointment at, like, five, so I definitely won't finish it. I only learned about this appointment late last night. My parents have a bad habit of telling me things at the last minute. This time, their defense was that I had waited until the last minute to tell them I'd need a way home on Friday (another EnvSci trip), but that one sunk quickly. I mean, they had to sign the form and all. I shouldn't have expected them to remember, though, should I. -__-; Oh well.

I need to earn money... I seriously need to start on getting people stuff for the holidays. I also need a Halloween costume... My begging to my parents for that one will be something involving them not having to pay for a prom dress or anything because I'm not going. (What's the point in going, anyway? I like pants far more than dresses, and I can't dance, and I'm perfectly happy staying home with my game systems. I'll probably be playing something random and laughing my head off at those silly people whose parents spent way too much on the attire that probably won't see the light of day ever again when the night's over.) Blah.

Aaaannnd... I think that's enough of my ranting. I'm done. =3

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My English teacher's been gone for a while and is coming back tomorrow. Much like ~NoxDefensor, I'm going to miss the sub. However, she has more reasons than I do... I just don't want to go back to doing work again.

But yeah... from that to do list I had a while back, it's been modified. I only ever did half the Calculus homework, so I got half credit, of course. No matter... I'll make up for it next time around. I did the English homework, but with minimal effort. I figure... why try hard in an AP class when you can get a B without it? I mean, I have a lot more fun/free time this way. Stress is unusual, and generally associated with research papers. ...Which are unusual.

So I still need to do that 'thank you' image, and I've taken on another. I'm drawing one of ~NoxDefensor's characters because she helped me with the English. I never actually finished reading that book, and it was so boring that I couldn't help but be very literal about everything. >_> Any deep meaning to the text is lost on me. I'll read if there's going to be a test.

I now don't remember having two pics rotting on my computer... I think there's only one; heck knows what happened to the other one, if it was ever there. It seems to have dropped out of existence. ...No matter.

And I -still- need an ID. I think I'll just take some random brush and write some random information down and leave it at that, unless I get the drive to do something more.

Oh, last week, the homerooms were given puzzles as an aid to teach us responsibility. We were each given one piece, and were supposed to be 'responsible enough' to hold on to them. It was the most ridiculous thing... We turned them back in today, and since our class returned all of the pieces, we get to enter a raffle for pizza. A -raffle-. They put us through all that, and we might not get food? That's mean! I want pizza, darnit! -__-

There are Environmental Science field trips on Thursday and Friday. We're going... somewhere. I forget. I don't really care, though, since it means I've only got to go to two classes on Thursday - Statistics and English. Friday there wouldn't be school anyway, but it's not like I've got anything better to do.

Anyway, I'm going to use my tablet and make some sketches for Emily's character. I'm going to be reading Hunter X Hunter at the same time, though, so progress will be a little slow. >_> Oh well!

...I need some cider first.

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...*goes off to do homework*

See [link] for my to do list and the random clubs list. I'm not going to put all that stuff here again. ]]> ~TsukikoRain http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6766458/ http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6766458/ Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:09:07 PDT
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...Okay, maybe that's not the fault of the Inferno.

At first I felt kind of odd about doing all this shounen-ai stuff, because I've not done it before, but it hasn't turned out so bad. I mean, it's all based on personality anyway, right? I just have to work a bit harder with my sentence structure so the reader(s) can tell which 'he' I'm talking about when I go on long rants. Far more than all that, though, my biggest problem with the project is writing in first person. While I've done relationship fics before, I've never so much as -touched- first person. Never. I actually kind of hate it, especially when I have to keep everything in past tense; Dante's thoughts are actually his recollections of his thoughts and all, and it's confusing me. e__e

I've got a concert tonight, and I should probably look over the music again. I know I told Emily that I'd write more since I wasn't doing any homework, but it looks like I'll have to hold that off until tomorrow. Sorry, Emily!

As for my to do list...

1. Calculus homework... There's a test Monday, from what I understand. I don't really pay much attention, so I wasn't sure until I asked someone today. e__e

2. English homework. I've been putting it off and putting it off... It's not due 'til Tuesday, anyway. It doesn't help that I've not started reading the text we've been having class discussions about. I need to do that. ^^

3. A 'Thank You' picture for both deviantART and PhoTe. As I write this, PhoTe has 1079 pageviews with 481 unique visits, which amazes me. It means quite a few people actually found it, since I'm certain that I don't have that many friends. My deviantART account has 142 pageviews right now. I hope for many more in the future, but I'm not sure that's going to happen.

4. Finish two pics that are sitting on my computer, rotting. No more to say of this. >__>

5. Make myself an ID. I should have one... The right side of my page looks so empty with only an advertisement there.

Anyway... Back to practicing. I'll work later, I swear. e__e

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And I'm trying to get into ~Enya-Fanclub and ~Shameless-Shounenai-

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*is trying to join ~Enya-Fanclub* ]]> ~TsukikoRain http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6751620/ http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6751620/ Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:06:46 PDT
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~talentclub ~NightwishLovers ~BlackAdder-FanClub ]]> ~TsukikoRain http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6742378/ http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6742378/ Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:40:50 PDT My "Warning: Shounen-ai" pic turned out decently, as well. I still need to figure out how to shade correctly. -__-;

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And next... Current projects! I've got a wallpaper in progress that may or may not ever be completed... I'm working on a shounen-ai warning label for that Virgil x Dante fanfiction (remember that?), and also a preview thing for those images I make that are way too big. I'll do my homework... sometime. Certainly not now. That'd be ridicuous. XD

As for that fanfiction... I restate that it is the Inferno Virgil and Dante, just to be clear and all. I've written through Canto III, part of Canto IV, and part of Canto XXXIV. More shall be done... sometime. ]]> ~TsukikoRain http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6719453/ http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6719453/ Sun, 09 Oct 2005 09:04:22 PDT
Have a nice day!

Clubs again:
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I'll be a good little reader for a while...

And now, at 10.09 pm... LUNCH! XD

Note: See my last journal entry for the oh-so-precious clubs of doom. ^^

*is still waiting for ~NightwishLovers to see the 'I want to join' note* >_<

Uhmm... I'd say more, but my arm's going to sleep, and I'm really hungry, so...

*corrects* At -10.12- pm... LUNCH! ]]> ~TsukikoRain http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6687043/ http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6687043/ Wed, 05 Oct 2005 13:34:37 PDT
I take this moment to say that if you've never seen Blackadder, you're DEFINITELY missing out. Go see it. Now. Well.... you don't have to. But I recommend it. Same with Nightwish, if you like that kind of music. ^^

Note: Nightwish Lovers joining is in progress. =3 ]]> ~TsukikoRain http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6678369/ http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6678369/ Tue, 04 Oct 2005 13:42:19 PDT ]]> ~TsukikoRain http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6671071/ http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6671071/ Mon, 03 Oct 2005 17:26:11 PDT This one's going to take a while! I've plotted two more wallpapers, and now that I kind of have the hang of Photoshop... This should go kind of well. Unfortunately, I have a lot of homework, so I might not be doing too much for a while...

I'm really looking forward to Age of Empires III. My laptop can't play it very well... My video card's only a 32... But my dad has a 64, so I can probably just borrow his. I don't really like the hometown system, but it works for it's purpose. ^^ ]]> ~TsukikoRain http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6658210/ http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6658210/ Sun, 02 Oct 2005 09:26:38 PDT
I'm hungry, though. Inspired, but hungry. I need to eat... or draw... or eat... or... GAH! I can't choose! ]]> ~TsukikoRain http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6653116/ http://TsukikoRain.deviantart.com/journal/6653116/ Sat, 01 Oct 2005 17:39:30 PDT
None of my work is really worth looking at. If you want something pretty, see Yoshi. On here, she's CrackedClockwork.

Right. I'm a computer nerd. A HUUUGE computer nerd. I like programming in Java and C++... C++ is more fun than Java, but my classes in Java were more recent, so I remember more about it. Computer Science is first in my life. Second is math. Math, math, math. Calculus AB was the most fun math class I've ever taken in my life. I practcally slept through it and got an A in the course. That's like CSIV but better. CSIV required more classwork of me.

None of my programs are very good, anyway. Neither are my math skills... I only got an A because my teacher (awesome as he is, since I have him again for Calc C) grades quite a few tests by the AP scale, which gets you a passing grade even if you get half the questions wrong. Blah.

So here I am, failed computer nerd, with no computer, math, or art skills.

I haven't gone into writing yet, have I? I can't write, either. I write science fiction or fantasy, mostly, and I'm working on a book that'll likely be burned by whoever gets hold of it. I don't believe people if they tell me it's good. People tend to lie to make you feel better.

Okay. I'm a failed nerd in general, with no computer, math, art, or writing talent. What am I going to do with myself? I really don't know. I intend to stay in college for a very long time, though. I'm going to double major in Math and Computer Science, and go on to get another degree in Computer Science. I figure... what the heck. Masters won't kill me. If I get it, which I probably won't.

Now here's the part you might not wanna read. You can leave this alone, if you like.

Let me start by saying that I have and will never regret my choice in friends. However... They're all so much better than me! *sigh*

I've got no programming friends, so that's kind of a dead end there. All the people in my AP CompSci classes were going above and beyond the call of duty, so to speak. Sure, I was one of the two geniuses of CSII (likely only because C++ is so easy to learn), but as soon as I hit CSIII... Bottom. Dead. Last.

For the friends thing, let's start with Emily. In the wonderful world of math... Emily rules the world. I've been in math classes so many times with her... Algebra II, Calculus AB, Statistics... But I'm always in her shadow. She's one of the best friends I've ever had, ever, but... I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous, because I kind of am. She's wonderful at math, and in every class we've had together, she's always been the better student. The teachers take to her more, I think. I wish I had the same determination as she does. I'm such a procrastinator, and even when I try to do something about it, I fail. She'll have no problems getting into college... I have to try. Mind you, I don't have to try very hard... I'm scared of large, crowded places, but those large, crowded places are the better schools. I'm applying to schools that most people would consider "safety". Not only math, but the writing, too. The things she writes bring out a lot of emotion, especially laughter, where I bring only sighs. She pulls her readers to heaven and back, but I only drag them to the bottom of the black lagoon and leave them there to suffocate. She... I look up to her. I really do. I wish I could be like that... It would be a lot better than barely scraping by as I do now. Come to think of it, right now I have a week's worth of homework to do. I was out sick, but I didn't really want to do anything at all. I should have. I should be working now, but... I can't make myself. I can't find it in me to do something. I really, really wish I could be more like her. I really do. I'd accept the stress and everything. I'd like that more... But all I can do is be the support. All I can do is stand and smile in the shadows. All I can do is deny how hellish that is. All I can do is deny the unreasonable jealousy I have for one of the best people I've ever known. All I can do is smile...

Yoshi, now. She's the most wonderful artist I've ever known. My procrastination comes in here, too. She's always drawing. Perhaps I'd improve if I did the same, but I only see the faults. The only reason so many of my works have survived is that Emily takes them away from me before they reach the garbage can or the fireplace. However, there is more than a little natural talent involved. There's envy here, too. I'm probably going to Hell for this much envy. I don't think I need to explain it. I don't see Yoshi as often, though, but I do sit here and admire her work all the same.

Darcy's the most like me, but still far superior. She procrastinates a lot, too,... ]]> ~TsukikoRain