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deviantART: by:Vuldari http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Vuldari&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Vuldari en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:17:11 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png Sunday November 15th 2009 http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/28384712/ http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/28384712/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:55:12 PST
These are not the Droids you are looking for.

... Move Along ... Move Along ...

]]> *Vuldari Reality Check : I'm not Good Enough ... Yet http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/28373274/ http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/28373274/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:36:00 PST
Contrary to what the submissions in my gallery might suggest, "I Don't Know How To Draw". If I once knew, I have forgotten.

Those images I have submitted to DA are artistic anomalies ... they are images which, by fluke chance, turned out looking like they are at an artistic level a step or two higher than my actual normal abilities. My sketches usually look much worse than that, even when I try really hard.

I have been in denial about this for YEARS now, convincing myself that the opposite was true, and these are the product of just casual fancy which I could easily best with a few hours of hard, serious effort.

I tried and tried ... and failed. My recent "Best Efforts" look like the art I did back in the 1990's.

Where I am going with this is ... in spite of my EPIC Ideas for an original Graphic-Novel Trilogy called "Tomes of Oscar County", and equally complex ideas for a StarFox Fan-Comic called "Lylat R&D" (and numerous other ideas coming to me all the time), I can't help but accept that I simply lack the skills, experience and ability to bring any of them to life at this time.

If I tried using only what my current abilities allow, the result would not even come CLOSE to representing the value and potential any of my ideas are worth to me. It is hard to create a sense of "EPIC", when as a 28 year old man, I still draw like a Jr. High Art Class Student.

I am able to LEARN to be as good as I want to be, with practice. I know I could. However, I seem to lack the needed emotional motivation to practice and gain those skills. I know I SHOULD ... but I just can't get myself to do it.

On the other hand ... I seem to have no difficulty WRITING all about any ideas I may have.

For example, last night I stayed up for HOURS writing pages and pages about the story and gameplay for a retro-themed Comedy-Action-Platformer game trilogy (in 8-Bit, 16-Bit and Modern-Stylized installments) tentatively called "The White Night". (Intentionally spelled "Night" and not "Knight", because he dresses in White shining armor, and TRIES to slay monsters and save maidens, but he was never actually Knighted, but is just named "Night". In fact ... the Maiden has to save HIM as part of the first game.)

All of that was inspired by just listening to a Re-Mix of some music from Castlevania, and thinking about an insignificant bit of backstory from my "Tomes..." story, involving a characters favorite videogame series. So ... I elaborated upon the vague character and invented the WHOLE SERIES (as it would have evolved from the 8-bit to current gen eras).

I will never make a videogame on my own, let alone Three. It's just ridiculous. However, I just can't stop myself from dreaming up stuff like this.

I have a never ending flow of inspiration, and no suitable outlet yet that does any of them justice.

Maybe I should just drive out thoughts of making COMICS/Graphic-Novels, Videogames and Movies (with grand musical soundtracks), and try to train my brain to think in terms of BOOKS.

... I have been told I am good with words ... sometimes. At least that is something I don't have as much trouble starting and working on.

My primary hesitation about that is ... I really like DeviantArt, and would love to share my creations here ... and D.A. has a Literature and Prose category ... but I Never, Ever, EVER read anyone elses writings or poetry or whatever ... and I doubt many others do either.

If I DID write a "Novel" style story, rather than try to make a comic/graphic-novel out of these absurdly huge stories and army sized casts, would it even be worth my time to eventually submit it to DA? Would anyone Read them?

... if not, what WOULD be the appropriate venue?

I am not Giving Up on visual art or anything like that ... I am just coming to realize that I need some SERIOUS Help with improving my artistic capacities before anything so grand as what I have been suggesting is even POSSIBLE for me to do.

In short .. I SUCK ... and I'm not getting any better staring at (and Fave-spamming) the deviations of other artists who are better than me all day long.

Then again, an old idea has begun to become more interesting to me again, involving a humorous Transformation themed series called "+RANZphig", about a guy who is trying to learn all there is to know about the secrets of metamorphosis, and transformation themed legends from around the world.

... but I don't know HOW to draw a decent TF sequence (something that would inevitably occur in every chapter of the series, as ... well ... that is the POINT)
... ]]> *Vuldari StarFox Fan-Comic UPDATE: http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27969251/ http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27969251/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:50:00 PDT
Just a Fore-Warning ... it's a little LONG.

I would like to know what everyone thinks about it so far.

Good Idea? Bad Idea?

... wanna help me make it happen?

Please leave a comment if you have any thoughts ... even "This sounds awesome ... please make it" means a lot to me if you like my ideas, but have nothing else to say.

... on the other hand, if you don't like StarFox Fan-Fiction ... why even bother clicking the link?

The description can be found HERE --> [link] <--

]]> *Vuldari The "FORUM" feature is USELESS http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27914106/ http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27914106/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:11:30 PDT

You can NOT Delete a thread once you create it. (EVER!!!)

You can NOT Edit a Forum Topic once you post it.

You can NOT Hide or delete any responses, no matter how foul or "Spam"-ish.

... and Messages are posted in exactly the same way as responses to a Journal entry, with no additional options or abilities.

In retrospect, if I just post a Journal and use it as a personal Topic Thread ...

I CAN Delete the Journal at any time I wish.

I CAN Edit the text of the Journal in any way, and as often as I wish (to fix Typos, add updates, insert images or links, etc)

I CAN Hide unwanted replies if they are pointless, hateful or foul.

Why does the Forum Function not allow you to do what you can do with Journal Entries? ... obviously the code of the website allows it.

Perhaps though, the better question is ... if it is so useless a feature that DA has no intention to ever update it or make it work better ... why is it even THERE?!?

So Anyway ... I am going to move my most significant "Forum" Topics into Journal Entries and Hide the Forum feature again (I can never actually DELETE the topics ... they will be here FOREVER, whether I like it or not).

[*Sigh* ... *Shakes Head*]

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The "Tomes" in question are (to name a few): A Girls Diary (Main Character 1) / A Guy's Adventure Journal ("Robert/ aka BOB" Main Character 2) / A Comic Book based on the Rediculous adventures of another characters unwillingly Cross-Dressing SuperHero friend "The Knight Maid" / A long-running and Popular Sci-Fi series of Novels from the 50's turned 80's Cartoon Series turned Pending Feature film about a (FICTIONAL??) Giant Robot hero from outer space / The Diary of a very musically talented orphaned nomadic young man who is cursed with Lycanthropy / ... and so on ...

It is Doubtful I will ever make this ... but it sure has been FUN dreaming it up.

]]> *Vuldari "Metroid Chozo : The Last War" [Fan-Comi http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27914053/ http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27914053/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:08:04 PDT
If I ever get around to making this, you could look forward to seeing the Massive Bryyonian Golums (As seen in Prime 3) in Action, an Army of Armored Kraids in Battle, Hundreds of Chozo, Reptilican (Bryyonian), Luminoth and other species in epic battle, a Pure Blooded Chozo showing off what the "Varia Suit" can REALLY do in the hands of a master (and what Samus may one day learn to do with it as well) ... in addition to going deeper into the backstory of the Lone Chozo who one day rescues and adopts the Infant/Orphan Samus Aran and raises her to become the Legendary Hunter we all know and love, his family, life and Motivations for Training Samus to become a Warrior.

]]> *Vuldari StarFox : "Lylat R&D" [Fan-Fiction] http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27914018/ http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27914018/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:04:31 PDT
This is a Preliminary Overview of the Setting Concept for my Pending StarFox themed Fan-Fiction tentatively Titled "Lylat R&D":

Unlike my Original plans for this project, "Lylat R&D" is not an extension or elaboration upon current Series Canon, but rather a complete Re-Telling of the entire StarFox universe from a new perspective that I feel may add a little more character and interest to the overall story.

Though much of my story is original, 90% of it is based off of obscure references from the games, instruction manuals, comics and other official media.

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LYLAT: One of the most life abundant Star Systems in the Galaxy.

Lylat is a planetary system of 12 planets, all Solid and No Gas Giants, orbiting around a rare dual star of twin larger and smaller bright blue suns, Lyla and Timat.

Within the planetary system are multiple common and uncommon bodies and anomalies of note, including an Asteroid belt ring (left over from the creation of the system), a smaller "Meteo" belt (generally presumed to be the remains of the systems pre-historic long-lost 13th planet) and an almost Moon sized rock within it referred to simply as "THE" Meteor, plus the scientifically inexplicable, consistently shaped gas clouds known as Sectors X, Y and Z.

More Recently in the systems history, another significant anomaly of note was created within the Asteroid belt, resulting in a "Black Hole" -like singularity which continues to orbit the suns like a planetary body. [More on that Later]

The story takes place around the middle of the 10th century A.C. ("After Cornerius") about 50 years after the end of the last and largest Cornerian World War. To put it in perspective, in terms of the state of the Cornerian civilization, they are roughly around the equivalent of our 1980's in terms of Technology and Culture.

[[This is distinctly different from the setting of the StarFox games, in which it is the distant future where people drive Hover Cars and visit other planets for their vacations and SpaceCraft are avallable to EVERYONE. Also, in the games, all of the Planet Corneria was ONE NATION, without war or troubles, with one planetary Capital City ... not so in my version.]]

There is one distinct difference between Cornerian Culture and Earth Culture however (aside from the fact that they are all Anthropomorphic Animals, of course). Unlike Earth, where space travel was little more than an impossible fantasy until the 1950's, on Corneria they KNEW that Space Travel was possible because roughly 1,100 years earlier they were visited by the Ancient Krazoan race and the greatest Leader and Explorer on Corneria the great Cornerius (who was named after the planet rather than the other way around ... like being named "Terra") lead hundreds of Cornerians into Space with the Krazoa to colonize the other planets of the Lylat System (This was in the Castle and Villagers age of the planet, mind you) ... only to be lost to history and never heard from again. ... Or so the Legend goes.

There are relics of the Krazoa's visit to Corneria on the Planet, including structures and even craft beyond the comprehension of the people in general, but in the 1,000 years since the Supposed departure of Cornerius and the Colonists, a great deal of Skepticism has developed around the believability of the story. Most do not doubt that Krazoa did in fact come from another World outside of the Lylat system (as they base their Calendar around the date of their departure) but differ greatly in opinions about what happened to the colonists after that. Some Believed that their descendants were still alive on the Planets Fortuna, Papetoon, Titania, Katina, and *Venom (*known as something else back then). Others believed that the Krazoa were actually enlightened angels and they carried Cornerius and the colonists away to a higher plane. ... and still others thought that the Krazoa were just a bunch of eccentric, mask wearing nuts who built egotistical temples in their own honor, brainwashed Cornerius and his people into joining them and then all died somehow, and never were from outer space at all.

Just what the TRUTH was remained unclear and a subject of heated debate until around the year 1,000 (near the end of the great war), when Cornerian scientists achieved what the technology of the day should not have made possible and sent Probes and Satelites out into space to take photographs of the other planets of the Lylat System ... and those probes photos answered some questions ... but created new ones. The relics and remains of Cornerian Colonies were found on Titania, Fortuna and Papetoon, as well as the dying planet which legend said should have rivaled Corneria in it's beauty, but now was shriveled and poisonous (earning it... ]]> *Vuldari Question: Why are you Watching Me? http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27875845/ http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27875845/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:52:01 PDT
If you are reading this Journal, you are either one of my 40+ watchers or visiting my Profile page because you were drawn in by a particular Submission I made.

So ... what was it?

What I really want to know is ... what would you like to see MORE from me?

I have so many ideas of what I COULD do that I just can't make up my mind. Knowing what I am most popular for might help me decide what I should start on next.

Please be honest. I'm not one of those kind of artists who will whine and complain because my "Fans" are asking me to make more of something I don't want to make any more of. Everything I've posted I've enjoyed making.

I have a really nice camera I'm learning to get better with, a decent quality scanner, a whole CASE full of Traditional Art Supplies (Water Colors, Colored Pencils, Pastels, Chalk/Charcoal ... even Crayons, and of Course lots of Paper), I'm working on learning to get more out of the Digital Art Program GIMP ...

... and I ENJOY doing Fan-Art. (Anime/Manga, Videogames, Comic-Books, Movies ... especially anything from the 80's)

The more people I entertain with my art, the more worthwhile the effort feels.

So ... if you are watching me, what would you be the most exited or entertained to see MORE of from me?

Or ... if you are not watching me, but just passing through, what would it take to gain your attention?

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* "StarFox : Lylat R&D" - [link]

[Status: Plot 75% / Concept Art 01% / StoryBoards 0% / Pages 0%]

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* "Tomes of OSCAR County" - [link]

[Status: Plot 50% (Pending Possible Re-Write) / Concept Art 0% / StoryBoards 0% / Pages 0%]

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* "Metroid Chozo : The Last War" - [link]

[Status: Plot 40% / Concept Art 0% / StoryBoards 0% / Pages 0%]

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* "Artamist Cockpit Pixel-Art Pic" -
For

[Status: 0% / ETA: ... who knows ... maybe never ...]

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* "Black Furred Native American WereWolf with DANCE STICK" -
For

[Status: 75%-0% (Possible Re-Do) / ETA: 5 Years Late Already ... Who knows]

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* "Darth Canis - As Herself" -
For "Darth Canis" [link]

[Status: 0% / ETA: Already 5 Years Late ... Who Knows]

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* "Update Avatar and Alias/Alter-Ego/Fursona/Etc" -
... for ME!

[Status: 0% / ETA: Not Started Yet]

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* "Make Fox Emoticon Tail-Wag Animation" -
... for ME!

[Status: 0% / ETA: Not Started Yet]

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* "Complete Fara Phoenix SF2 Animation" -
... for ME!

[Status: 75% / ETA: SomeDay]

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* "Digitally Clean and Re-Post OLD art to my Gallery" -
... for ME!

[Status: 10% / ETA: Unclear until I start and see how long it takes]

--------------------------------------------------------------------- ]]> *Vuldari Generic Update [10/13/09] http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27746491/ http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27746491/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:52:50 PDT
At all times, I seem to have at least a few Creative/Artistic projects on the Back Burner (so to speak) that I mean to get around to eventually but usually don't.

So ... as a Motivational Tool of sorts, I'm going to make use of the "Header/Footer"s of the Journal to keep a list of these projects in public view so that anyone who is interested in seeing me become creatively active again can see them and nag me about them as much as they want until I actually DO them.

Time will tell how effective/ineffective, annoying, pointless or motivating this particular strategy will turn out to be.

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* "StarFox : Lylat R&D" -

[A "StarFox" Fan-Fiction Web-Comic]

A Complete Re-Set of the Entire StarFox Universe Starting over from the Very Beginning. The Settting has been changed from the Distant High-Tech Future to roughly Corneria's equivalent to our 1980's, mere decades after the dawn of their own Space-Age. (Or SECOND Space-Age, as the Case may be, but that's a long story). It's all of your Favorite Characters and Scenarios from both the Games and Comics, but told in a new way ... basically it is my attempt to take all of the best elements of the StarFox franchise and use it all to tell a BETTER story. Much of it all is very familiar ... but with my own little TWISTS here and there.

[Status: Plot 75% / Concept Art 01% / StoryBoards 0% / Pages 0%]

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* "Tomes of OSCAR County" -

[An ORIGINAL Fantasy/Sci-Fi Comic Book Universe Series told in 3 Books/Seasons/Chapters]

Where do I begin? The story is told from the perspective of various characters whom chronicle their adventures in writing in some form or another, all of whom reside within or pass through the "Middle of Nowhere" Midwestern town of Oscar County USA. The Plot revolves around the impact of an Epic Spacecraft constructed Hundreds of Thousands of Years ago which is the most powerful Artificial creation in the Universe ... Tears in the Fabric of Space and Time which bridge the gap between the worlds of the living, of the dead, and of living thought itself ... The Powerful Individuals across the Universe who would dare to tap into such power (or stop others from doing so), including two seemingly Immortal Humans known only as "The Frenchman" and "The Spaniard/General" ... and everyone and everything else that get's tied up in the mess, including -- Giant Robots, Ninjas, Pirates, Ghosts, Zombies, Vampires, Werewolves (Two Varieties), Space Aliens, Dinosaurs, Dragons, Demons, Kitsunes, Native American Animal Spirits, Secret Agents, Global Conspiracy Organizations, Fast Cars, Crossdressing Superpowered Male Housemaids, Interplanetary Stunt Racing Circuts ... and much, much More.

The "Tomes" in question are (to name a few): A Girls Diary (Main Character 1) / A Guy's Adventure Journal ("Robert/ aka BOB" Main Character 2) / A Comic Book based on the Rediculous adventures of another characters unwillingly Cross-Dressing SuperHero friend "The Knight Maid" / A long-running and Popular Sci-Fi series of Novels from the 50's turned 80's Cartoon Series turned Pending Feature film about a (FICTIONAL??) Giant Robot hero from outer space / The Diary of a very musically talented orphaned nomadic young man who is cursed with Lycanthropy / ... and so on ...

It is Doubtful I will ever make this ... but it sure has been FUN dreaming it up.

[Status: Plot 50% (Pending Possible Re-Write) / Concept Art 0% / StoryBoards 0% / Pages 0%]

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* "Metroid Chozo : The Last War" -

[A Fan-Comic Mini-Series]

This is something that I only just recently started thinking about, inspired by ideas I came up with for a (SCRAPPED) Metroid/StarFox crossover plot for my StarFox Fan-Fiction. It is the story of the last Interplanetary War the Chozo Race actively fought in during the beginning of the end of their race, and why they faded away. The story revolves around the greatest living Chozo Warrior, a very tall and strong Female Chozo (name undecided), two Luminoth Warriors, and Two Rogue Bryyonian Reptilicans whom make up a TEAM of sorts known as "The Five". The story also includes my own interpretation of the legendary Chozo Scientist and Inventor, the Great VARIA, and his contributions to the Chozo race. As I'm imagining the story so far, the Great Chozo Warrior is more or less Samus Aran's Predecessor, and the Original Owner of the "Varia Suit" she wears ...... ]]> *Vuldari Back Home http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27596067/ http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/27596067/ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:21:19 PDT
On the one hand ... there are many things I wanted to do this summer that I never got around to because I either didn't have enough time off, didn't get up early enough in the morning, or simply wasn't equipped for overnight camping and couldn't find anyone with the same days off willing to go with me. (Mountain Climbing, Wildlife watching, etc.) Also ... I was somewhat looking forward to seeing what the park is like in Winter. However, even though I put in an application for employment for the winter season ... when I inquired about it, they told me they never saw it. I did receive an offer for a lower paying job at Grand Canyon AZ, but they only gave me 4 days to arrive after my end date in Yellowstone, and refused to allow me even a week to go home before continuing for another 5 months. So ... I Decided to just go home.

On the other hand ... I have not seen a green leaf or a summer day in my home state since 2007, I miss my family, I miss my friends, and I miss being able to attend the state fair. Also ... now that I have a more usable internet connection again, and I am reunited with my Desktop (and all my old art and resources), I am at least more CAPABLE of getting more artistically involved again.

... time will tell if I actually DO it though.

Maybe I should finish sorting through all my Yellowstone Photos from last year and this year and finish my photo gallery before I start anything else. My mind just keeps coming up with more stories and ideas for things that would be fun to do, but as much time and thought as I put into them all, I never seem to be able to find the motivation to actually make them. ... most of my ideas tend to be Videogame or Cartoon related Fan-Art or Fan-Fiction.

"StarFox : Lylat R&D" / "Metroid Chozo : The Last War" / ... even a PowerPuff Girls mini-adventure about the lost 4th Powerpuff girl "Bunny", and a whole Plotline for a Pokemon Movie/Adventure all about my favorite Pokemon JIGGLYPUFF, or a SmashBros themed Music video on the same. ... all rolling through my head, but none of which I've drawn more than the simplest of sketches for.

Not to mention my continuously rewritten and re-imagined, Cliche Saturated original Universe "Tomes of Oscar County", which is a "Marvel/DC" scale universe far too large for me to reasonably expect to ever fully present on my own. (Werewolves, Giant Robots, Pirates, Secret Agents, Zombies, Superheroes, Ninjas, Monsters, Demons, Aliens, Spirits, Fast Cars, Space Battles, trips to HELL itself ... an Unwillingly cross-dressing Male Housemaid, a Singing and Guitar Playing young Werewolf boy who knows how to ROCK, and an African American Kitsune?? and much more ... Oh My ...)

... But first I need to learn how to be creatively ProActive. (I would say "Again", but I don't think I've EVER been ProActive) My notebooks full of brainstorming notes on all of the above don't make for very entertaining reading ... and all of it is meant to be seen visually anyway.

]]> *Vuldari Yellowstone Birthday (New Camera) http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/26383993/ http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/26383993/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:38:38 PDT
Just today, the day before my birthday, I received the very welcome and generous gift from my Mother and Younger brother of a (Gently Used) "Canon Powershot S3 IS" Camera as my Birthday Present.

Wednesday (Tomorrow) will be my 28th birthday, and the first of my two days off this week.

So the question is ... what should I do with these next two days?

I have my own reliable transportation throughout the park, and I am in relatively good shape and am fully capable of (and enthusiastic about) hiking deep into the hidden corners of the park.

However ... I know that if I let myself, I will waste all day tomorrow morning just trying to make up my mind where I want to go, and by the time I decide it will be too late in the day to go do anything really cool.

So ... any suggestions ? ...

What kind of AWESOME Birthday Adventure should I take myself on over the next two days (Wednesday/Thursday), and bring back lots of SWEET photographs of (with my shiny 'New to Me' Toy)?

So Far this year ... I have enjoyed hauling all my back-woods gear (no overnight stuff yet though) and my lunch bag to numerous scenic and beautiful locations throughout the park and enjoyed my "Sammich": (These are things I have already done)

* On the highest peak of 'Avalanche Peak' with a few mountain squirrel buddies crawling on my legs and gnawing on my bags (and gloves) near sunset. [Once the Squirrels got used to my presence, I heard them chit-chattering sounds to each other I never heard squirrels make before ... it was oddly amusing]

* Under the cool spray of Fairy Falls in a rocky alcove below the falls themselves (to the side and not actually 'BEHIND' the falls ... but close enough ... I got SOAKED ... Sammich was good though).

* In a secret deep rocky cave by the light of flashlights that only I and likely 1 in 1,000,000 visitors to Yellowstone Know about (or have the guts to climb into).

* In a little Bench/Alcove I dug out of a 15 foot tall snowbank wall near the top of Mount Washburn.

* In the not so difficult to reach pullout along the road in Lamar Vally, in the comfort of my Car ... with the sound of the Druid Peak Wolf Pack echoing off the mountainsides as they call back and forth to a lone wolf on the opposing peak, at Sunset.

* ... [What's Next?] ...

]]> *Vuldari Yellowstone Adventure : Season Two http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/25115560/ http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/25115560/ Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:07:36 PDT

*Vuldari

I arrived safely in Grant Village (Yellowstone National Park, WY) on schedule on thursday May 14th, and I am settling back in to my old job ["Houseperson"/Porter/Night Maid] as the snow melts away and the activity of Yellowstone visitors picks up.

Here in Grant Village, the most exiting thing that has happened lately is that an Elk had decided to give birth to her calf right here in the village, and has been very aggressive as she protects her newborn, chasing employees and guests alike away by charging at them, and vehicles. Bears have been spotted near by as well, but I've not seen them or heard about them entering the village for at least a week.

Because I broke the semi-decent camera I took my awesome photos with last year (Oops), I only have a super-sucky digital camera at the moment, so I sadly will not be able to expand my photo portfolio much, if at all this season (Unless maybe I get a nicer one for my birthday from my family [August 5th *Hint*Hint*]).

Last Season, I was almost completely cut-off from the outside world, but for E-Mail (when I could get the internet to work here, which wasn't often), and infrequent calls on a calling card from the courtesy phone when it was not in-use or broken.

Today, I'm quite pleased to have a new Cell Phone which actually works INSIDE the Park (in specific areas), so now I can talk to my friends and family, and they can actually call me back. YAY!

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On the Artist/Cartooning front:

I have ridiculous amounts of ideas for stuff I would like to do, as usual (Fan Art, Fan-Fictions and Original works alike, ranging from stand alone pieces to multi-chapter epic graphic novel stories), but I remain lacking in the motivation to put a pencil to paper and make them.

My theoretical Fan Fiction "StarFox: Lylat R&D", and my Original Fantasy/Sci-Fi universe "Tomes of Oscar County", have both grown so big in my head, I'm overwhelmed by the idea of trying to start either of them.

That's all for now.

... Later.

~ Joseph (aka. Vuldari)

]]> *Vuldari Summer Hibernation ? http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/24585335/ http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/24585335/ Mon, 04 May 2009 14:31:44 PDT
I learned from experience last year that I simply can't keep up with 600+ artists works and latest doings when I only have access to the internet once every few days on a slow connection. Last summer, I had 19,000 images in my inbox when I got back in the fall that I had been unable to keep up with. (The connection there was/is so slow, it sometimes took 5-20 minutes just to load an image or a page).

So ... I am going on a bit of a DA Partial Hibernation for a while. I'll still check in now and then though, I think.

My apologies to my slim handful of watchers (dare I call you "Fans?") who have been waiting for me to create something new for my gallery. Alas ... it seems that I still have not remembered how to draw yet.

I'm still brainstorming all sorts of ideas for Stories I would love to make into Comic Books / Fan-Comics ("StarFox: Lylat R&D"), but none I feel are ready or good enough yet to begin. ... and I still seem to fear my drawing pencils like they are poisoned or something. It's just been far too long since I last Drew ANYTHING.

Anyway, I think I may fuse this with my PhotoGallery before I put them both on StandBy for a while.

... Later.

]]> *Vuldari I'm Alive ... http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/24020295/ http://Vuldari.deviantart.com/journal/24020295/ Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:20:22 PDT
Speaking of DA features though, my Subscription just expired today, so now I can't use many of them any more. I've been unemployed since December, and therefore can't afford to re-subscribe again yet. It sucks. Oh Well.
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In other news ... for those who do not know (which will be most of you), I spent all of last Summer, from March 15th to October 1st, in Yellowstone National Park working in Grant Village and living in the Park. It was a great experience, and I STILL have not got around to sorting out all of my photographs yet. ( See samplings at [link] or [link] )

I will be doing a return journey again this year (again, May 14th - October 1st), and like last year, my ability to get online will be severely reduced while I am there.

I was hoping to work a different position in a different part of the park this year, and I requested that on my application, but instead they offered me the same position I worked last year at the same place. On the plus side, I'm getting a 25-cent/hr raise compared to last year (or $1 an hour, compared to where I originally started), and a larger bonus at the end of the Season. Last year, I neglected to take advantage of the free college credits and other programs they offer down there, so I'm hoping to remedy that this year.

Truth be told ... half of the reason I'm going back is because it's the least expensive Room and Board I know of right now.

* $340/month [or less] for a Shared Dorm, 3 cooked meals a day provided by the restaurant chefs [all you can eat], unlimited [but slow] free internet access, + Free use of Tourist activities, employee discounts, etc.

I live the whole season in one of the most beautiful places in America ... no morning commute (I walk to work, waving to Elk, Coyotes, Marmots, Deer and lots of Birds along the way) ... I get to meet and hang out with people from all over the world (both guests and employees) ... I can go camping in the woods between work days, or hike up a mountain in the afternoon if I get off early ... did I mention it's one of the most beautiful places on earth? ... Yeah ... that would be the other half of the reason I'm going back again this year.

Trouble is ... I don't have enough money at the moment to pay for the trip down there, and I'm still unemployed (until the 14th of May). Somehow, I need to find some temporary work between now and early May to earn at least $500 to pay for pre-trip auto repairs, gas, food, supplies and at least one motel stay to make the 1,000 mile journey a month and a half from now.

Finding any kind of work at all right now is easier said than done. I am selling most of my collectibles and some furniture to clear out my closets and help cushion the financial blow for a little while.

[ Speaking of Which ... if anyone out there is interested in StarWars Figures and Vehicles ... as well as various other things, Such as Lightsabers, an original (Complete/No-Box) TMNT Technodrome Playset, a 12-in posable Wing-Gundam Model, various fantasy novels, etc., E-Mail me @ vuldari@gmail.com ] I'm still working on making a photo catalog of my stuff for sale.

That's all I guess. I just felt like making a journal, since my page has been without one for so long.

Any and all potential art projects I would like to do (Including my long teased StarFox Fan-Comic) remain on indefinite hold until my life and well being is more stable.

Later ... and Happy April everybody.

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