http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:darknightclaws&section=today deviantART RSS for by:darknightclaws en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:19:34 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/28558493/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/28558493/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:15:34 PST ecstatic [ek-stat-ik]
adjective - joyful or enraptured

Took me forever but I'm finally down to 0 deviations and 0 messages. Woo ~

Thanksgiving break! YEAH! college app stress, but let's not go down that rant.

Anyways! Ecstatic because..... ZOMG I GOTS A SCANNER! I haven't had a scanner since, like, 4th grade! This is seriously exciting. And it's really nice too. Pretty fast, and I zoomed in like hell on my computer and the lead from my pencil was still visible. Know what this means? Now I don't have an excuse for not posting! YAY! I mean... DAMMIT.

- DNK

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R/L friends:


]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/28152859/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/28152859/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:01:53 PST revitalize [ree-vahyt-l-ahyz]
verb - to give new vitality or vigor to

190 journals. I don't know about you guys, but that many is pretty daunting to me. After shifting through a buttload of uninteresting journals, and a few that caught my interest, I now only have 376 deviations to go through, which I doubt I'll finish tonight.

Why did I even return to DA? I'm not sure. For the last few months, (and, it's been quite a few months since I last, not only updated, but even logged on to DA), I've seriously thought about closing my account forever. But I honestly believe in my heart that this connection holds a deeper meaning to me, obviously because of the friends I've met and stay in touch with through this, especially those I didn't know before DA. Thus, this account will remain open, at least for now.

Life has taken an interesting turn. My circle of friends has expanded, but my close circle has drastically decreased. My goody-goody personality has shifted to one much more liberal and "cool," if you will. My passion for fashion has greatly increased. My religious zeal has flickered and is even now fighting to survive. And I have befriended people I thought I would never befriend before.

I'm busy these days with a competition-civics type class, and college applications. As the days of judgment near, I'm constantly in turmoil: do I want to stray from my connections and my people and go on an adventure? Or should I stay and keep those connections strong? I think I'm beginning to find the idea of adventure more and more appealing. I want to go out and explore, and meet new people, and see new places, and come to face-to-face with people I now, even thinking about them, makes me pine for the day when one day we will meet for real, though far distances keep us apart.

One final thing I want to mention is my art (yeah, that thingy that hardly exists). My art has taken a drastically different direction (not that any of you would know. I never post anything. I STILL don't have a scanner, btw). From drawing anthros and animals, my focus has narrowed to drawing more abstract things, and people, faces, and realism, as did my parents and their parents before them. I shift so far from my previous ambitions, I even now struggle to redraw my own characters from memory and I can no longer draw anthros as skillfully as I could (partially because I am so meticulously concerned with anatomy now). To counter that note, however, on a stroke of random brilliance, I've decided to do a collab comic with one of my school friends, of which, if I plan to actually pursue, I will indubitably post on DA once completed.

In actuality, coming on DA, as I had been avoiding it for so many months, was mostly fueled because I started catching up on some fantasy fiction series lately, a pastime I had nearly forgotten. I'm so used to talking to school friends about this and that, and worrying about future and finance, and reading textbooks and equations and references and educational books. But returning to the worlds of dragons and swords and elves ~ It really took me back, just like how RelientK and Switchfoot always remind me of the good old days (.... 7th grade)(in case you're wondering why, those were the two artists I first downloaded music from, and were the first time I actually started listening to music as a hobby).

To return to a previous note, I want to end with one last rant about my future. My goals remain the same: I will become a veterinarian one day. I will meet my Georgian friends in the near future. But some have added to meet the passions I realize I can never contain: I will conduct an orchestra and/or choir one day. I will play in an orchestra or sing in a choir of at least national renown one day. I will do a stage performance of some disney theatric. And I will draw a picture or sculpt something that will carry my last name's legacy as it did before.

- DNK


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R/L friends:
http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/26453106/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:35:00 PDT gratitude [grat-i-tood, -tyood]
noun - the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful

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I don't usually like making short, personal journals, but I just wanted to say, I had less than 10 people tell me happy birthday in person, about 50 people tell me happy birthday online, and 4 people wish me happy birthday on the phone. Of all those, ~Whiis and =IcyCocoLab's singing the birthday song in a message was without a doubt one of the sweetest birthday wishes I got that day. This goes out to you chicks ~ THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!!

- DNK

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R/L friends:


]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/25784169/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/25784169/ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:17:45 PDT tag [tag]
noun - a trite phrase or saying; cliché

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1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person must post 8 things about themselves on their journal.
3. At the end, you have to choose and tag 8 people and post their icons on the same journal.
4. Go to their pages and send a message saying you tagged them.
5. No tag-backs!

1. With no disrespect meant to my friends on DA and all the awesome artists here, I'm bored with DA. The mother of all artblocks has consumed my soul so much so I can't even draw my own characters correctly anymore. I'm very much in consideration of quitting DA.
To be honest, very few things interest me here anymore. I used to check DA 2-5 times daily. Now, I'll forget to check for 2-4 days, and come back to 60 pics and 40 messages, most which I delete as spam. All the artwork of some people I watch divert from the stuff they usually draw, or they only post pictures and vent-art or life-problems' journals. If not, they're calenders, sketches, or badges: generally, stuff that, again, I'm not interested. To those that are gonna flame me for that, don't get me wrong: I'm not belittling your problems, your art, and your photos. I. Just. Don't. Care.
2. Although I hate being busy, I hate being lazy more. As a result, I'm often lazy when I should be doing busy work. Like now, for instance, when I should be trying to START WTP hw...
3. My spiritual faith has gone down the drain. I hate that fact, but I'm not putting much effort into finding it: no one else around me seems to, nor does anyone seem to care much. It's surprisingly easy to pretend to be a Christian.
4. In retrospect, I'm becoming a little bit more depressing when I'm alone or with family. That fact saddens me more (indubitably, linked to my decrease in spirituality).
5. Although I'm not easy to anger, I'm extremely easy to annoy. Pet-peeves include: unfairness/injustice, disobedience, dogs barking constantly, people calling me over and over again, useless messages (in text, voicemail, AIM, Facebook)(ex. I have the one chick who texts me at random days saying something along the lines of "OMG HI!!! I'm so bored ~ Watcha doing?" Honestly. I couldn't give a rat's ass if she was bored or not.) - particularly when I'm genuinely busy -, being woken up rudely, bad/slow drivers, and the list goes on and on and on (congrats if you actually read up to here).
6. For being the fairly optimistic and positive person I am, I know for certain that I have esteem issues given the opportunity.
7. Sometimes, I feel sorry for my parents that they have a son like me in terms of intellect. Sometimes, I wish I was more motivated to please them like any other FOB asain, instead of living in a more Americanized asain lifestyle.
8. In general, I hate tags. Surprisingly, I was happy to get tagged for this (not for the subject matter, but more for the fact that someone actually remembered I existed on DA).

I tag:
Nobody, 'cus I'm lazy and, again, I don't actually care about their responses that much.

eeyup

- DNK

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R/L friends:
http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/25246951/ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:47:22 PDT anticipation [an-tis-uh-pey-shuhn]
noun - expectation or hope.

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My last update was... 4 months ago? Hah ~ Not that anyone cares

Anyways, schools almost out. I took all my AP finals in April and May in the midst of AP Testing. Throughout my rough junior year, I learned a lot about myself, many which were disappointingly bad. Furthermore, my grades really went down the drain, and I'm always on the verge of going in the "I'm-so-stupid-I'll-never-get-into-a-good-college" mood. On the positive side, life is fairly well-off, I'm having fun, and I've become more independent and closer to my friends than ever.

Summer looks great. I've already secured my job, my study plans, and left plenty of time to goof off. In terms of art.. well, I'm considering leaving DA over summer. I'm always drawing, but I never post here, and I've noticed my overall interest in DA lately has been rapidly dwindling. *sigh* *shrugs*

- DNK

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R/L friends:


]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/23958310/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/23958310/ Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:52:25 PDT solace [sol-is]
noun - Rest; relaxation; ease.

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May I start by saying, the chocolate I just ate is 220 Calories per serving (150 of which are contributed by fat). There are 2.5 Servings per bar. In other words, if I had eaten the entire bar (which I didn't, mind you), that woulda been .183 of the daily recommended Servings (on a daily Serving of 3000 Calorie basis (don't say 2000. It's 3000, and some say even 4000, for those under 25). Moral of story: don't eat chocolate alone.

Oof, my last update was in January. I've been checking my DA, but I haven't really been doing anything. Not important... Anyways!

School musical is over! It's interesting that you start appreciating what you have when it's taken away from you, right? I'm shocked at how productive I really am under pressure. Starting 4 AP classes' and 1 pseudo-AP class' homework at midnight will put adequate pressure on anyone, I think. But now that it's over, I feel awesome, and free.

This month is gonna be great. It's Disneyland this coming weekend, then New York the week after, followed by Paramount's Great America, and topped off with Junior Prom to kick off week one of April... followed shortly after by AP Exams (yay.).

Regardless, being able to come home after school is gonna be a good feeling again, and hopefully, with the extra time, I can amp by grades up a bit. Not to mention, a little more exercise, chores, hobbies, and playing with the doggies in the midst of that.

For the few interested, I AM drawing. Yes, shock. They are all in my cute little sketchbook in my backpack, where no one but those that see my IRL can see it. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA (still no scanner)!!! And I have touched my tablet in forever. I still suck at digital art. BUT I am actually proud of some of sketchbook stuff. Shockingly, I move farther and farther away from drawing anthros and animals and more often find myself drawing people. I've found that the unifying feature in most of my drawings is the constant eye-structure and style, of which I have been often criticized.

Sorry if nothing in this journal made sense. Happens when I listen to music while typing. And I wonder why I keep failing those AP essays...

- DNK

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R/L friends:


]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/22670967/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/22670967/ Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:42:15 PST ookami [狼 ( おおかみ )]
noun - wolf

or

ookami [大神 ( おおかみ; おおがみ; だいじん )]
noun - god

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I WAS aware that ookami meant "god" in japanese, but i wasn't aware that it also meant "wolf," which continues to make me love the game even more.

To start off, this is a rant on a video game, so if you aren't into this kinda stuff, feel free to ignore.

I'm not gonna summarize the game plot so if you must, wiki "Okami" or something to get a feel for the game.

I played the Wii version. I bought it for 25 bucks from a lonely man in Milpitas, and damn was it worth it. I definetly got MY 25 dollar's worth.

I finished the last level just yesterday night with all stray beads, all sun fragments, all praise power ups, and all brush strokes, including the secret ones.

It played very similar to a Zelda game, which is why I liked it, and I had known that before hand from various different sites. I first heard about it in a magazine, I think, and knew I wanted to play it (back then, it was an ad for the ps2, not the wiilease).

It was everything, if not more, than advertised. I'll break it down below. Keep in mind, each grade is based on THAT ASPECT ONLY in the game:

Story: 10/10 - VERY engaging. Lots of fun, the characters, the culture, the Japanese; it was fun learning about Japanese culture and cameos from Japanese folktales. And random inferences from other cultures, such as Waka's random French-ness was also fun Also, the mood/tone of each moment was great. Where there was implied humor, or sexual innuendo, it was funny, or where it was meant to be serious or heroic, it got you engaged, and where it was sad or touching, it got your sympathy.

Scenery/Graphics: 10/10 - Not much to say here. This was Okami's strong point, and the reason it got a 9.5/10 at E3 when it was advertised. Beautiful scenery, lots of vivid colors, and a background drop that blended nicely into the running/walking scenery, a beautifully mastered sky, and flawless artwork. Graphics were without flaw as well.

Gameplay: 9/10 - As the game developer himself mentioned, the game is heavily based on Zelda games which, ironically, ended up basing many things on this too (both Twilight Princess and Phantom Hourglass share many traits with this game). Regardless, the rest of the game and its own personal twists on items, weapons, etc. made the game engaging and feel unique from the Zelda titles (not to mention, thankfully, that this game's Nami doesn't shout "Hey, Listen!" ever other second). My only irk was the admittedly simplicity of the game. I never died. Not once. Not to say I never used an astral pouch, but I had like, 11 golden peaches by the end of the game left over. It was slightly too easy. I wish there was a little (just a little) bit more challenge in the game. But otherwise, fantastique. Very smooth walking/running, battle, and sidequests never got obsessively boring. Unique bosses and enemies, characters, etc. Also, I personally think, although I've never tried the ps2 version, that the wii version really helped captivate the brush aspect of the game, more than the ps2 version ever could or would. It took skill to master, and that was what made the game fun. God, it took me like, 15 times, just to make my first power slash. But after a while, it becomes fun and easy.

Music/Soundtrack: 8/10 - Grading a little harshly on this, I've also decided to include all sounds included in the game. First con was that the voices of the characters were boring and annoying. Had the gone so far as the hire actual voice actors, the game would have flowed MUCH better. Also, although the music often gave the feel of each situation, as I listened to the OST alone, much of the music seems recycled, or toneless. For instance, the background music for the approach to the Moon Shrine is literally nothing but weird synthesizer sounds in the back with the sound of a tin gong resounding over and over again. It's spooky, yes, but it's kinda boring. I wish they would have used more orchestral stuff. One song I DO credit them for though, is the Kamiki Village Celebration song, as well as the Sparrow Inn Boss song. Really fun pieces, both of them. And I LOVED how the stuck to a lot of traditional Japanese instruments to keep the feel of the setting. One thing, though, they didn't have a credits ending, where they credit all the game developers, what-not. Most people hate that, but I actually enjoy those to get to see names and end credit artwork and music. With that lacking, the game didn't actually have an ending song, which was a little disappointing.

Overall, the game was awesome. One of the best games I've ever played, and definitely wo... ]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/22655283/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/22655283/ Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:45:10 PST change [cheynj]
verb - to become different.

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According to my last journal, the last time I updated was shortly after Thanksgiving.......

Well, to recap since then, Christmas and New Years was relaxing and chill ~ My dad got a better job after having had been cut the week before Thanksgiving, and moved to New York just yesterday. The rest of us are staying here until I graduate high school. I don't know what will happen to my sister and mom after that.

On another note, I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but I'm using a sketchbook lately. So my drawings are actually places I know where I can find them. But don't expect much; I still don't have a scanner

Finals next week. Yay; well actually, I prefer Finals over homework, so I guess it's not all bad

School musical started up again, and I'm preparing for SATs. I'm sooo busy these days...

OH! And something I got sucked into doing accidentally

COMMENT and I will,
1. Respond with something random about you.
2. Tell which song or movie reminds me of you.
3. Pick a flavor of jello to wrestle you in.
4. Say something that only makes sense to the two of us.
5. First memory of you.
6. What animal you remind me of.
7. Ask something that I've always wondered about you.
8. Tell my favorite thing about you.
9. Tell my least favorite thing about you.
10. If you play, you MUST post this on yours.


- DNK

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R/L friends:


]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/21790308/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/21790308/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:51:54 PST noun - love.

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Hope everyone's thanksgiving went well; mine did. I did nothing particularly productive, and that felt AWESOME. Anyways, break is over for me so I'm at school (this statement is a bit geared to yar peeps in the East. Icy, yah called me in AP Bio today )

Anyways. Today's definition. Little random, but I didn't feel like doing PreCalc homework last night, so I got out a piece of scratch paper and drew one of my characters (rather nicely, actually). Outlined in micron afterward. Finally, looked for something to color with (was feeling a bit ambitious last night). Looked through my art drawer and LO-AND-BEHOLD: brushpens in 5 different colors (better than none at all, so wtv). LOVE. First time I tried those suckers out. BRUSHPENS =

- DNK

ps. As a sidenote, that indeed means I'm becoming more motivated to draw as of late, despite certain people VERY antagonistic of my characters.... *coughcough AUSSIE coughcough* (which is funny since one of them is slightly based off of her boyfriend )

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R/L friends:


]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/21590340/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/21590340/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:59:45 PST ap⋅a⋅thet⋅ic [ap-uh-thet-ik]
adjective - having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior.

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To start, thank you to everyone who participated and/or helped fill out my survey. I got very interesting results and was able to organize my data satisfyingly.

Moods and environment have been up and down lately. Grades swing high and low, and despite a minor depression, I'm feeling more and more optimistic and confident that I can raise most my grades to at least B's.

Well, the economy finally found its too-close-for-comfort direct effect on me: my dad got laid off. It sucks, but honestly, I'm not at all worried. Rather, I wonder what the world and God has in store for me, my family, the relationship between my parents, and my dad's personality. It's all a big mystery and I'm willing to see where it will take me.

God is so good. He gives and He takes away. Still, I will say, Blessed is His glorious name.

- DNK

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R/L friends:


]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/21219757/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/21219757/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:00:15 PDT
ANYWAYS, heres the survey.

Please include -
Name:
President (Obama, McCain):
Prop 8 (Yes [Support Traditional Marriage], No [Support Gay Marriage]):
Religion (Islam, Christian/Catholic/Mormon, Atheist, Other [Please State]):

K thx.

- DNK

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/21069930/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/21069930/ Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:36:53 PDT dis·com·bob·u·late [dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-leyt]
–verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate

mmm // i guess im still pretty regretful that theres so much i coulda posted, but didnt. actually, some of my rl friends know that i draw stuff all the time... er.. sorta. ionno, i doodle more than i sit down and actually draw, so i often have bitchin pictures throughout notebooks, tests, and hw. well.. o well.. junior is eating my life anyways

GEH. JUNIOR YEAR. its been a while since i updated (as it always is); thus far, stresses of 4 APs and SATs and SATIIs and other lovely things are making life.... interesting (dry laugh). regardless, one drags himself along.

more rantings, but i needed to get the summer journal off the page, so sorry if i sound really whiny. mehbe ill draw something soon and actually post it one day. (LE GASP) dont get ur hopes up tho. especially you jenny. (or how bout everytime minju posts something, ill post something! thats a good incentive )

- dnk

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R/L friends:


]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/19960471/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/19960471/ Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:24:03 PDT
yeah back from korea. its actually hotter here in america than it is there, but the humidity there made me sweat like a waterfall every minute. beautiful imagery, eh?

for 2 weeks, we did nonstop travel, climbing, and shopping. it was pretty sweet, but sometimes, when all you really need is someone to speak english with you, your ipod can really save your ass. john mayer kept me alive in korea. thx again jonny (actually, im surprised cause tho i love john mayer more, i tend to listen to maroon 5 more... guess my ears were tired of hearing high-pitch voiced, disco-beat music aka "wont go home without you")

so i turned 16 in korea, the fourth of august. i swear, WORST BIRTHDAY EVER. like, i left because i didnt want to have a birthday party, but that didnt mean you could give me hell on mah special day. like, wow. note me for details, i can pms on that day for hrs, no joke. my only compensation was i had heavenly sashimi at around 11:30 pm that night. it literally melted in my mouth, it was THAT good.

SHOPPING. holy crap, we musta spent at least .5k on shopping. and, that doesnt sound like much in dollars but korean won is different. currency exchange-wise, the won is worth less (but we got ours exchanged at a side street with some old ladies, so we got 1.5 won per dollar, instead of the other way around). however, in korean SOCIETY, won is worth more than a dollar. for example, here in america, money isnt a LOT until it hits 20 buckos. in korea, you can buy a snazzy dinner for two easily with 15,000 won (15 dollars). like, not like, cheap pasta, i mean SNAZZY. as such, we shopped like hell and i am making it a priority to show off my fob duds at school two weeks from now.

NO COMP PLOX. wow, i really dont know how i survived without internet for two weeks, albeit like, 3 days nonconsecutively (yeah, thats not a word).

well, im back, and the amount of work i have to do before summer ends is a butt load. i didnt draw shit over summer (actually, i DID literally draw some anime poop on the sand in korea) (which reminds me, i made a really cool sand sculpture of a hand on the beach in korea, but some short korean kid ran through it while i wasnt looking. so i sassed him in english until he ran away looking scared and confused), and i still have a ton of chores and hw (@#$!!@@!#@) to do. sorry, im a sonofabitch who cant sit down and draw. i doodle. my mistake

on the bright side, i missed my ex like freakin hell while i was in korea (cus text messages cant fly roaming. wat a dick), and i look forward to watching dark knight with her within the next week :3

- DNK

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To Draw List
. gift art for ~orange-smoothie
. artist profile
. "may i?"
. "steaming"
. misc character sheets

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R/L friends:


Hero of Life:
God

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/19707375/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/19707375/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:28:41 PDT
K THX GUYS. bb on the 15th.

- dnk

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/19405665/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/19405665/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:38:10 PDT BUT SUMMER IS GOING AWESOME

us history at laspo is more than manageable, im making 30 bucks a week (i wish more, but freaking miss scott took all my time slots. BUH), im exercising at least 15 hours a week (and running at least 4 miles a week)(i gave up on the situps X__X), and other good stuff

im going to korea next month, so ive made out some goals:
this week: finish driver's ed, organize desk, organize emails
next week: finish japanese hw (i havent even started)
week after: do half of bio

somewhere in the midst of that, i wanna do:
[link] this meme (original link is on the bottom, but celesse' was the funniest fillout ive seen so far)
and, as mentioned, gift art and random fanart for cool people for practice (i STILL dont have a scanner. GODDAMMIT)
and last, ive thought a story lately sorta based on a korean action drama ive been watching with my mom lately. the action scenes are really bad (like, it doesnt even look like the characters are making contact), but i love the concept. very robin-hood like). im hoping to make it into a comic.......... hope..

- DNK

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To Draw List
. gift art for range-smoothie:
. artist profile
. "may i?"
. "steaming"
. misc character sheets

~~~

R/L friends:


Hero of Life:
God

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/18932873/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/18932873/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:20:30 PDT

so, last monday i started school again.. my two day break was awesome. yeah, high school finished last friday, and then summer classes started last monday. beautiful.

well wtv, the class is pretty manageable, the teacher is boring, but at least i get to see my friends suffer with me. and i sit next to my ex. which is quite awesome. cus we cuddle when we get bored.

i also started monday off with bible qt (first time in a long time. it was spiritually refreshing), running a mile in the morning (my first mile in just about a yr), and doing 100 situps. all in the first hours of monday ive managed to keep up the habits all weeks long. w00t. (the situps are to get a sexy six-pack by the end of summer. i think it was *Kitty-lynn that once said in a journal that doing 400 situps a day would get u a six-pack in a month. well, 400 is a bit much, so i was gonna do 200, but i decided that after running a mile, doing 200 situps immediately after kinda sux. so i do 100).

also, started doing TKD and kickboxing again. intense physical stuff. WILL. GET. 6-PACK. PL0X.

hw is piling up tho. dammit.

ON THE UP SIDE: i beat my first lvl 9 comp on SSBB today. pretty exciting. i never really tried before today, so it was something new.

on the drawings well.... mmk, i have a lot of ideas, but i have so many, i dunno where to begin. so to give myself a starting point, ive decided to work on making fanart for all the deviants that have really meant a lot to me and whose art really sticks out to me.
when i thought that, it just so happens that =DoomyGoodness, ~elontirien, *fleetfoot, *HaganeEdward and (randomly) =kamicheetah came to mind, and i ended up drawing kami on my notebook, failing at drawing haganeedward, and pondering what elontirien's char. looks like for the rest of the class period. and, later, pondering if i should draw stick figures as my fanart for fleetfoot.

anyways, thats wat imma work on now. fanart. i no, it stinks, but id rather draw fanart than no art at all. and also, ill end up crapping up ur char instead of mine

- DNK

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To Draw List
. gift art for ~orange-smoothie
. artist profile
. "may i?"
. "steaming"
. misc character sheets

~~~

R/L friends:


Hero of Life:
God

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/18868932/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/18868932/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:29:42 PDT
too many things have happened. all i can say is from january 07 up until the end of the 08 school year, my life has generally sucked.

i'm changing. i refuse to live like this.

imma get healthier, stronger, smarter, more efficient, more mature.. ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

and i am GOING TO DRAW. MUAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

im changing. watch my world, cus i'll be on a lot more this summer

also, big congrats to and , for finishing HIGH SCHOOL. imma miss you guys

- DNK

---

To Draw List
. gift art for range-smoothie:
. artist profile
. "may i?"
. "steaming"
. misc character sheets

~~~

R/L friends:


Hero of Life:
God

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/17364842/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/17364842/ Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:37:22 PDT
so the play is finally over. my six shows of thoroughly modern millie were fantastic. very little mistakes 3 months of practice put in good use and nice sized crowds every night. a lot of my friends watched it too, which was nice ^^

but now im uber tired

O OK, TWO THINGS I WANNA RANT ABOUT:

1. im reading a book called "The Sight" by David Clement-Davies. AWESOME book for fantasy and animal lovers. same guy who wrote "Fire Bringer," the book with the deer ~ (and its got a not-too-subtle christian meaning behind it too.)

2. ok, so i got smash brawl and heres wat i have to say about it:

- i didnt even want a wii. my dad bought it cus HE wanted it. i had a wii for like, a month, and my sister bought mario galaxy (07's best game of the yr) and i didnt even touch it.
- i DEFINETLY didnt want brawl. once sonic was confirmed, i quit thinking about it. im sorry, but i seriously hate third-party charecters in a all-nintendo brawl out game.

so why did i get it? well, a friend of mine, who i murdered in both original and melee, said hed kill me in brawl. being a sensible, reasonable, AND HELLA PRIDEFUL man i am, i said "ill kill you no matter what." and he said "prove it" i ordered brawl that night.

still, i dont feel its that great. characters all got watered down and everyone floats again (like, you can do so many combos in air, its not challenging anymore). subspace emissary is okay, but its not phenomonal. classic is bs. its too easy now. kill master hand in like, 15 seconds. WATS UP WITH THAT. and the char. cast is even more mediocre.

i only like it for wifi and.... no, i guess thats it.

so yeah, thats life right now. studies are getting better. after looking at my worst report card i ever got in my life last semester, i decided to actually try this semester. im doing really well, up to a point where my ap teacher hates me for not trying first semester.

im gonna get a lot more free time. my goals right now are:
a. tkd again. i wanna six pack FOR SURE by junior year
b. draw a pic of each of my char. and post it on da
c. get my dog healthy

guess thats it ~ ciao now

- DNK

---

To Draw List
. animated gif
. gift art for range-smoothie:
. artist profile
. "may i?"
. "steaming"
. misc character sheets

~~~

R/L friends:


Hero of Life:
God

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/16586570/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/16586570/ Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:23:42 PST
musical is going nicely. but 3 different praise team practices, choir daily, worship twice a week, talking, shouting, laughing, and musical rehearsal is putting a real strain on my voice~

ANYWAYS. the point of this journal (WOW. THIS JOURNAL ACTUALLY HAS A POINT! O SHOOT.) is this:

i have several characters and wat not, and i had planned on introducing them through comics, but due to my artistic insecurity, laziness, lack of patience, laziness, procrastination, laziness, and school work (did i mention laziness?), i am thinking that simply writing a fictional story would be a lot easier~ it could also act as a motivation for drawing (which, believe me, i have few of).

so heres the thing: all the stories are really fantasy-oriented, kinda animuuuu, contain furries, magic, and other things that like, 5th graders think up~ i dont intend to write them unless i can be sure they will be read by SOMEONE.

so heres the thing. if i receive the phrase "i actually care" as a response to this journal at least 5 times before february, ill do it~ if not, SCREW DAT. MUAHAHAHAHHAHA

- DNK

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To Draw List
. gift for tim
. animated gif

. gift art for range-smoothie:
. artist profile
. "may i?"
. "steaming"
. misc character sheets

~~~

R/L friends:


Hero of Life:
God

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/16227207/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/16227207/ Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:08:28 PST

UH BUH. so i took like, 45 minutes writing an uber long journal and then i pressed submit and it died on meeeeeeeeeee D=<

so yeah, im taking another 45 minutes to rant about stuff no one cares about again

um, so i finally got through december of school... im estimating i got 1 A, 2 or 3 Bs, and 2 Cs. o well. its all my fault initially anyways..

now that i think about it, i spent my entire break at church... but i still got a lot of stuff done and relaxation was definitely one of em.

fri, 21 - church in the evening
sat, 22 - opto appointment and a caroling gig in the evening

geh! i was gonna go hang out with some friends from choir that day but my mom wouldnt let me...

sun, 23 - church
mon, 24 - church in the evening.. opened presents after church

hmmm, i didnt really get that many awesome presents this year, even tho i spent like, $100+ on other ppl.. relatives in texas gave me 300 bucks, so i bought an ipod classic (80 GB), i got shoes, an ipod case, earphones, candy, some figurines, and jeans. BAH HUMBUG.

tues, 25 - 27 - went to the mountains with family and skiied and relaxed
fri, 28 - 30 - church winter retreat

rather than being a "fall down on your face crying" kind of retreat like it normally was, this retreat was more geared towards having the congregation get back together: to break down barriers and get everyone to know each other better. it was an awesome and successful retreat (tho i still have a sore throat from it ) (too much singing and shouting and laughing and talking...)

sun, 30 - church immediately after the retreat, despite dead tiredness

also, that evening, we had a new years party, so i helped my mom cook and stuff. i went to bed soon after it started and woke up to calling me nevertheless, i couldnt go back to sleep so i fooled around on the computer and later helped clean up.

mon, 31 - mom let all of us sleep in while she went to work on new years eve. stayed home and played on the computer. changed my layouts, updated my ipod, installed my external drive, and finished every episode of full metal alchemist. went to church for the countdown and worship..... but i played halo 3 most the time (even tho i suck really bad......... but thats wat made making fun of alex soo much fun )

tues, 1 - went to my cousins house at 8 am. talked, ate, talked, gambled, ate, talked, dozed off, left at 9 pm.

i made $160 in this year's new years money, ten of which went to my wallet. i used that ten to make another 12.50 off gambling. im depositing 150 to the bank later today. when i got home, i realized i had $40 in my desk randomly, so ill add the 22.50 with that to shop for ps2 paraphernalia (i got a new old one from an army friend last week)

wed, 2 - today

so today, i cleaned my blinds, played starcraft, updated da (obviously), did hw, and just thought about my life now.

looking back, the height of 07 was meeting
other than that, i admit that this year was one of my worst. but in the midst of that, i feel like i learned a lot, matured a lot, and thus, gained a lot. i look forward to 2008 as a year of change for myself, where i can make a lot of smart decisions and live my life for Christ without hesitation or regret. im trying my best to be more responsible and to be a better person ~ here goes 08 ^^

currently, i also have a coupla stuff that i need to wrap up before i start school again (see below under "to do list") (its the stuff indented off the rest). unfortunately, im having a bit of a artist-block, but ill still press forward.

im looking forward. im pressing on. i will move forward and do better ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/15771696/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/15771696/ Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:21:50 PST
fa la la la, la la la la, la la la la la la. la. fa la la la la la la, fa la. la.
(thats how we sing it in chamber choir at my school. "deck the halls", in 10/4 time. real interested, im sure)

oo wow~ so many things happening~

well, since two weeks before thanksgiving i was real stressed and stuff, but luckily, below-freezing temp weather in the mountains and the happy-go-lucky-ness of my cousins and family was enough to get my mind off things for a while. still, was busy over break preparing for an english project with friends, even immediately after my return.

more stress last monday, day before the project. this was an english presentation, and english was the first (and only) class i ever got a progress report on in my life, so i was making sure that the presentation would be worth while.

tuesday. stayed up till 2 a.m. emailing and iming project partners. slept 4 hrs, thanks to coco (my pomeranian). slept and drooled through some video about the black plague in ap world history, 1st period. english: presented, and felt like i slept a decade, woke up, found out it was christmas, my birthday, and i was in GA all at the same time. friends creeped out by sudden optimism and cheeriness on a tuesday (my worst days). killed at home on finding computer dead. i swear it wasnt my fault.

wednesday, thursday. researched christmas gifts and external hard drives for my computer on my sister's computer. it was long and gruesome. school lugged on, but with english outta the way, the week went smoother. found out i had a D in ap, but my history teacher knew i wasnt trying, so she said she wouldnt send out a progress report. i love her cus shes so easy to suck up to

friday. took my comp to my youth pastor at church that night. he found out that my visual card melted due to dustiness in the comp which clogged the cooling fan. nice. relieved my mom by saying i only needed to buy a new (and better, since i now had the chance) visual card instead of a new comp. received 300 bucks from relatives in texas for new years and christmas. thanks grandma

saturday. went to milal and back. dad said he took the comp to a church dude for fixing. i said "ummm. ok, fine then. i was gonna fix it myself but wtv." slept late doing something for my mom. grew attached to her gateway laptop and windows vista.

sunday. church. forgot to give tithe from the money from texas. oops. got my comp back. cleaned the dust with a compressed air spray and rehooked everything up. mr. oh assured me that all he did was install a new visual card. started the comp up...

and got the default wallpaper. great.

i guess wat he MEANT to say was "all i did was install the new visual card. i didnt change any FILES on your hard drive". o ok. so in other words, he redl windows for me. as far as im concerned, installing a visual card does not require a complete system wipeout. im never going to him again for comp help.

so great. i have to redl everything, i lost all my firefox bookmarks and all my personalized setting on my comp. *sigh*

rant rant rant. if u were cool enough to read all that for you.

holiday seasons~
getting hugs and kisses from all my friends at school~ i think i wanna go gift shopping with my ex something later. meanwhile, work is doable, but its piling up slowly.

so many chores and stuff at home: a lot of little things. gotta do all those soon.

im getting lazy and tired. everytime i wanna give in, God keeps telling me to keep going. frankly, im getting tired of Him egging me on, but im immeasurably grateful cus i definitely need it to keep going.

o, right. quiz

*You open a box of Lucky Charms and find this*

* . . About You . . *
Eye Color: dark brown
Hair Color: black
Height: um.. like 5'5"ish
Favorite Color: Blue
Screen Name: DarkNightClaws or chudaesun
Favorite Band: RelientK, Chris Tomlin, Maroon 5, John Mayer~
Favorite Movie: Da Lion King ~
Favorite Show: dont really have one, but im enjoying bleach a lot
Your Car: a bronze-colored camry older than me.
Your Hometown: College Station, TX
Your Present Town: Pleasanton, CA
Your Crushes First Name: none
Your Style:: go with the flow~ look at the good things in life, and learn from the bad ones

* . . Have You Ever . . *
Sat on your rooftop?: no,... ]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/15366149/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/15366149/ Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:33:17 PST
so, i guess the rules were like, list the characters you have and then answer da questions~

o, and there are a lot of stuff thats gonna be hecka confusing, but yeaaahhhh~ if i get positive responses, ill post a journal that explains a summary of my characters and wth a lot of stuff going on is (like, wat werl ii is and wat not)

The Characters are as follows:

(Good guys.. and girls)
. Hiro Toma, human (japanese)/hero-incarnate
. Nari Park, human (korean)/werl ii royal family heir
. Sinlow, anthro-wolf/seth clan heir/younger brother of Cairo
. Katrina, anthro-artic fox/werl ii royal personal guard heir
. Chris Chu, human (korean)/werl ii guardian of darkness incarnate*
. Dark NightClaws, reincarnated spirit/werl ii guardian of darkness

. Macera, half-human half-tabby cat/werl ii guardian of dreams*
. Soreni, half-human half-siamese cat/werl ii guardian of light*

(BAD BAD BAD)
. Shade, half-human (chinese) half-black demon-cat/dark angel incarnate
. Cairo, anthro-wolf/fallen seth clan heir/older brother of Sinlow/personal guard of Shade

* im not doing the tag on these charecters

The questions are as follows:

How old are you?

. Hiro: ummmm.. 16? YEAHHHHHH!! 16! ^^
. Nari: 16.
. Sin: ...
. Kat: um lesse now... i think im hitting 27 now *^__^*
. DNK: i "died" at age 40. if i consider how long ive been alive including this spirit form...... um...... over 1300?
. Shade: none of your business.
. Cairo: hmmm.. i am currently 31 years of age

How tall are you?

. Hiro: uhhhh.. 5 foot 6, last time i checked~
. Nari: like, 5 foot 4 or something..
. Sin: .......
. Kat: lets see now... i think im 6 foot 3
. DNK: im a spirit. i dont really think i have a height anymore..
. Shade: *twitch* .. . . (Cairo: master is a bit on the short side compared to everyone else, you see )
. Cairo: hahhh..... 6 foot 7?

Are you a virgin?

. Hiro: eeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww~~~~
. Nari: YES AND HAPPY TO BE ONE.
. Sin: erk.. *ahem*
. Kat: happily mated to Sin ^^
. DNK: i cant even mate as a spirit. CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE WAT ITS LIKE TO NOT HAVE MATED FOR OVER 1000 YEARS?!?!?!?!?!??!
. Shade: *twitch twitch* (Cairo: master cant even think of a person who would ever want to mate with him anyways )
. Cairo: no.. but..

Who is your Mate/Spouse?

. Hiro: trust me, my girlfriend and wife is gonna be really pretty ^^
. Nari: HAPPY TO BE SINGLE.
. Sin: ........... Katrina...
. Kat: Sin of course ^^
. DNK: was..
. Shade: *leaves room* (Cairo: are these questions really necessary?)
. Cairo: .. well.. it doesnt really matter anymore...

Do you have children?

. Hiro: ummm, maybe someday?
. Nari: mmmm.. someday for sure <3
. Sin: ..yes..
. Kat: little Sain looks just like his father ^^
. DNK: unfortunate that no one will ever carry on my name..
. Shade:
. Cairo: nuh uh

Favorite Food?

. Hiro: TEMPURAAAAAAA
. Nari: ummm anything is fine, really..
. Sin: .. .
. Kat: ummm, ive come to enjoy the human food popcorn
. DNK: considering how much Chris eats it, kalbi is quickly becoming my favorite too
. Shade:
. Cairo: any fish is fine

Favorite Ice Cream?

. Hiro: ITS ICE CREAM. WHO NEEDS A FAVORITE??!
. Nari: Green tea ice cream, duh
. Sin: ........................................ . ... vanilla...
. Kat: i LOOVVEE strawberry ^^
. DNK: Cookies and Cream.
. Shade: (Cairo: hol' on, lemme go get him now )
. Cairo: ummm, i dont really like human food..

Have you ever killed anyone?

. Hiro: only with mah, stunning good looks of course~
. Nari: animals, but not people..
. Sin: yes.
. Kat: mm hm~
. DNK: many.
. Shade: *evil smirk*
. Cairo: eeyup~

~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/15066268/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/15066268/ Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:25:17 PDT


1. Smoked. [ ]
2. Consumed alcohol. [ ]
3. Slept in the same bed with someone of the opposite sex. []
4. Slept in the same bed with someone of the same sex. [x]
5. Kissed someone of the same sex. [x] (i swear it was a church thing)
6. Had sex. [ ]
7. Had someone in your room other than family. [x]
8. Watched porn. [x] (briefly. saved by God)
9. Bought porn. [ ]
10. Done drugs. [ ]

TOTAL SO FAR: 3

1. Taken painkillers. [ ]
2. Taken someone else's prescription medicine. [ ]
3. Lied to your parents. [x] (who hasn't?)
4. Lied to a friend. [x] (hah.....)
5. Been to rehab. [ ]
6. Done something illegal. [x] (well, technically, i dont have my driver's permit yet sooo)
7. Cut yourself. [x] (not purposely)
8. Hurt someone. [x] (i do freaking martial arts!)
9. Been to a club. [x] (CHRISTIAN CLUB XD)
10. Seen someone die. [x]

TOTAL SO FAR: 10

1. Missed curfew. [x]
2. Stayed out all night. [ ]
3. Eaten a carton of ice cream by yourself. [ ]
4. Been to a therapist. [ ]
5. Snuck out of the house. [ ]
6. Dyed your hair. [x]
7. Received a ticket. [ ]
8. Been in an accident. [x]
9. Wished someone to die. [ ]
10. Been to a bar. [ ]

TOTAL SO FAR: 13

1. Been to a wild party. [ ]
2. Been to a Mardi Gras parade. [ ]
3. Drank more than four beers in a night. [ ]
4. Had a spring break in Florida. [ ]
5. Sniffed anything. [ ]
6. Wore black nail polish. [ ]
7. Wore arm bands. [ ]
8. Wore t-shirts with band names. [ ]
9. Listened to rap. [x] (not much, and most were christian rap)
10. Owned a 50 Cent CD. [ ]

TOTAL SO FAR: 14

1. Dressed Gothic. [ ]
2. Dressed prep.[ ]
3. Dressed punk. [ ]
4. Dressed grunge. [ ]
5. Stole something. [x]
6. Been too drunk to remember anything. [ ]
7. Blacked out. [ ]
8. Fainted. [x]
9. Had a crush on a neighbor. [ ]

TOTAL SO FAR: 16

1. Snuck into someone else's room. [x]
2. Had a crush on your friend. [x] (it went rather well, actually)
3. Been to a concert. [ ]
4. Dry-humped someone. [ ] (o.o)
5. Been called a slut. [ ]
6. Called someone a slut. [ ]
7. Installed speakers in your car. [ ]
8. Broken a mirror. [ ]
9. Showered at someone of the opposites sex's house. [x] (well, i was swimming at my gf's house, but i swear nothing funny happened!)
10. Brushed your teeth with someone else's toothbrush. [ ] (eeeewwwwwwwwwwww)

TOTAL SO FAR: 19

1. Consider/considered Ludacris your favorite rapper. [ ] (who?)
2. Seen an R-rated movie in theater. [x] (SPARTAAAAA)
3. Cruised the mall. [ ]
4. Skipped school. [ ]
5. Had surgery. [x] (2 hrs old. rofl)
6. Had an injury. [ ]
7. Gone to court. [ ]
8. Walked out of a restaurant without paying/tipping. [ ]
9. Caught something on fire. [x]
10. Lied about your age. [x] (but usu. just for fun)

TOTAL SO FAR: 23

1. Owned/rented an apartment. [ ]
2. Broke the law in the police's presence. [ ]
3. Made out with someone who had a gf/bf. [ ]
4. Got in trouble with the police. [x]
5. Talked to a stranger. [x]
6. Hugged a stranger. [x]
7. Kissed a stranger. [ ]
8. Rode in the car with a stranger. [ ]
9. Been harassed. [x]
10. Been verbally harassed. [x]

TOTAL SO FAR: 28

1. Met face-to-face with someone you met online. [ ] (to happen soon. )
2. Stayed online for 5 hours straight. [ ] (o shoot dude.)
3. Talked on the phone for more than 4 hours straight. [ ]
4. Watched TV for 5 hours straight. [ ]
5. Been to a fair. [x]
6. Been called a bad influence. [ ]
7. Drink and drive. [ ]
8. Prank-called someone. [x] (just last saturday)
9. Laid on a couch with someone of the opposite sex. [x]
10. Cheated on a test. [x]

TOTAL SO FAR: 32

-If You Have Less Then 10..write [I'm a Goody Goody.]
-If You Have More Than 10..write [I'm still a goody goody.]
-If You Have more Than 20..write [I'm average.]
-If You Have More Than 30..write [I'm a bad kid.]
-If You have more than 40..write [I'm a very bad influence.]
-If You Have more than 50..write [I'm a horrible person.]

AW SHOOT. IM A BAD KID DAMMIT.


I TAG:

http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/14761133/ Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:30:53 PDT
like, ive been sooo busy over these last few weeks...
school isnt HARD, per se, its just a lot to do. and a ton of things outside of school are taking my time as well. not to mention all the home chores i have to do while dad is away..

UGH. but who am i to complain? there are ppl much more busy than me, and have it much worse off than me.

im happy with what i have, what i do, what i CAN do, and all that jazz. if i dont have time to draw, ill MAKE time, somehow..

planning to clean my gallery within the next few months too~

o, and inspiration for my first comic died. ill prbly make something close to it tho, but a single pic. new muse and motivation to use a crappy comic line as an intro for my charecters. warning, itll suck

-DNK

---

To Draw List

. comic
. gift art for ~orange-smoothie
. artist profile
. "may i?" (leave the hardest to last)
. "steaming"
. misc character sheets

~~~

R/L friends:


Hero of Life:
Jesus Christ

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/14384144/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/14384144/ Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:13:08 PDT
school started. ugh. first day moments:

to start, i waited on ap hw until the day before school.. so that was yesterday. i did an essay, two charts, a map, and.. some EXTREMELY FAIL-ASSED notes. and i didnt read the 7 chapters i was supposed to. o well. too late now.

stayed up late doing the half-assed notes, then woke up constantly in the middle of the night, dedicated to seeing the eclipse.

slept at 10.
woke at 11. went back to sleep thinking "i gotta go pee."
woke at 1. went pee thinking "one more hr till eclipse!" went to bed again.
woke at 4. thought "SHIT i missed the eclipse!" and went back to sleep.
woke at 6. thought "im screwed for ap world." and got ready for school.

got to school by 7:40 or so. traffic sucked. saw friends. a friend of mine looks like a girl now, but who am i to criticize -- i shaved my legs.

period 1: ap world history -- discovered i had that class with a ton of other ppl that i knew. also discovered that the ignorant teacher i was expecting to give me full credit with her sucky teaching abilities had surgery and some old dude is probably gonna correct them. im prbly gonna get kicked from ap. took the DAY 1 test. flunked it. another reason to get kicked from ap. but i was expecting it so i was cool with it.

period 2: hon english -- teacher was loud and obnoxious, but he seems like a good teacher. essay first day, but its like a "critical thinking" kinda thing. i like that kinda stuff so, wtv. also, he seems like a pretty cool guy.

period 3: japanese III -- all my azn friends. jap teacher was proud of me for watching so much anime over summer. took a review quiz on hirigana and katakana (no grade. just for fun). did pretty good (better than a lot of ppl, anyways)

period 4: chemistry -- the only class i have besides choir that azns dont dominate. not too many of my friends in my class. teacher sucks like HELL. so boring. i think hes homo too (not that theres anything wrong with that, so long as he doesnt do anything funny).

lunch: freshman all over the place like ants. nostalgia, meeting some once-middle school buddies and old friends. didnt eat due to said freshman mobbing the lunch lines. im still hungry.

period 5: chamber choir -- proud of myself for being a sophmore and getting into chamber choir. saw a church friend i hadnt seen in a while. sang a bit. one of my friends was acting homo (i know hes not tho) but caressing my leg and noticing a hole in my crotch area of my jeans. i thanked him, but gave him a funny look.

period 6: honors algebra II -- hated the teacher from the start. did hw the whole period. not much to say.

day 1 over. dunno how the yr'll go.

-DNK

---

To Draw List

. gift art for =Sepiaa
. gift art for ~orange-smoothie
. hiro character sheet
. artist profile
. "may i?" (leave the hardest to last)
. "steaming"
. misc character sheets

~~~

R/L friends:


Hero of Life:
Jesus Christ

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/14322796/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/14322796/ Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:07:24 PDT 1. Post these rules.
2. Each person tagged must post 8 random facts about themselves.
3. Tags should write a journal/ blog of these facts.
4. At the end of the post 8 more people are tagged and named.
5. Go to their page and leave a comment telling them they're tagged.

---

1. i hate back acne. they hurt the most.
2. i cant sleep if my desk chair isnt tucked in.
3. imma black belt (HOO HAH).
4. i still dont no how to fully use photoshop
5. ive worked at a beauty supply store.
6. i hate history, but its the only AP class im taking this yr.
7. practically no one gets my age/grade right on first guess.
8. most girls that have been in or seen my room say im metro-sexual.

---

i tag...

=Meiresthai
*orange-smoothie
*fleetfoot
~ABailey-photos
*Sepiaa
=etuix
*Kitty-lynn
~amberfoxwing

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To Draw List

. gift art for =Sepiaa
. gift art for ~orange-smoothie
. hiro character sheet
. artist profile
. "may i?" (leave the hardest to last)
. "steaming"
. misc character sheets

~~~

R/L friends:


Hero of Life:
Jesus Christ

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/14243052/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/14243052/ Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:07:20 PDT
doodled a lot in mexico, but as we all no, i dont have a scanner. my camera is currently demolishing all my doodles, but o well. actually, it took its harrassment to a whole 'nother level and is currently turning itself off every time i try to zoom or take a picture (yes, batteries are new.)

eh. school in a week, and ive hardly done ap hw. i prbly wont be too active, but i do have a contest pic to do. so ya.. thats all for now, i guess.

To Draw List

. gift art for =Sepiaa
. gift art for ~orange-smoothie
. hiro character sheet
. artist profile
. "may i?" (leave the hardest to last)
. "steaming"
. misc character sheets

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/13972474/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/13972474/ Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:07:15 PDT
i posted two things: one, a pic of my dog looking evil, and the second is gift art for a friend.

i didnt want to take a picture, but i had too many ppl suggest it, so i did. im currently coloring it digitally as well, and i finally found someone with a color scanner, so it may be posted twice more (for my sake).

in the time since i last posted, i got several things:

1. improvement on coloring skills
2. micron pens. i dont think ive ever loved a pen more in my life before.
3. 6x8 wacom graphire 4 tablet. its my second most prized possession, second only to my guitar. it. is. soooooo beautiful.
4. adobe photoshop cs2. soo muucchhh ffuuunn.

stupid am i. but now that im equipped with so much new stuff, i cant confidently say that my drawing ratio will go up. ill post more often, and my drawings wont look as crappy.

good luck to self~

-DNK

To Draw List

1. gift art for =Sepiaa
2. gift art for ~orange-smoothie
3. hiro character sheet
4. artist profile
5. "may i?" (leave the hardest to last)
6. "steaming"
7. misc character sheets

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/13484681/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/13484681/ Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:40:26 PDT
on the things i said i would get over summer.. well, im getting them fo sho!

1. photoshop: its a race between my brother and my cousin. my brother keeps forgetting to burn it for me, whereas my cousin said hell just get me cs3 when it comes out. im gonna take whichever gives whatever to me first, that is functional, of course.
2. scanner: dad says we need a scanner/faxer/copier/printer anyways, so my cousin, my dad, and i are gonna go out and get a nice one when the three of us simultaneously have a free day.
3. a tablet: birthday present. for. sure.

OH! AND I MADE A NEW ICON USING PAINT. GG N00B! L33T

anywho!! thats it for now. my to do list is cleaned up a bit in order of priorities, so thats that. i changed some stuff around, cus there are a couple gift drawings i need to finish first.

ok den~ to the desk!!! *duh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh*

-DNK

To Draw List

1. gift art 1 (not named since its a surprise )
2. orange-smoothie (ive been putting this one off for a while)
3. chillin (i missed the start of summer, but wtv. ill still draw it)
4. hiro character sheet
5. artist profile
6. group pic (just a big ol doodle of all my characters)
7. "살다가~", comic short
8. "mint nostalgia", comic short
9. "may i?" (leave the hardest to last)

and later on, character sheets for all my characters in each of their different forms (what could this mean? youll find out soon enough, my pretties )

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12960368/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12960368/ Tue, 15 May 2007 00:06:50 PDT
anyways, friend of mine just mentioned a couple good tutorials and people to reference and i had been thinking people i use as references these days anyways. thus, more organization and wham: i got myself a DA to do list, and a DA to draw list, much like the fatty, not ever finished to do list sitting on my desktop that always gets edited by the day. but more on my life some other time:

To Do List (temporarily. these are things im sure i can accomplish within the next few months):

1. pester cousin about cs2 (hes almost done with freshman yr at college, so i think he can get me a working keygen in a couple weeks
2. pester parents for a tablet (moms laptop broke down. "so parents, while ur at it.. u think you could do me a favor? *hint hint* pretty sure itll work)
3. total makeover of DA site (mine is hecka boring, i no, mostly cus of lack of effort on it and lack of deviations. to change in the next months, fo sho)
4. scanner, plz. (prbly, during #2)


To Draw List (ho boy...):

1. "may i?"
2. hiro character chart
3. darknightclaws
4. "살다가~", comic short
5. "mint nostalgia", comic short
6. "shounin hop", hopefully, the start of a comic series
7. artist profile (lol, on the bottom of the list)
8. "chillin~" (hopefully, a deviation to commemorate the start of summer break)
9. reference sheet (more on this below)

okay then, for those who patiently or impatiently skimmed through all my junk, this is an explanation for partly the first paragraph of this entry as well as #9 on my to draw list.
like any good starting artist who knows how bad he is, i look at a lot of different drawing style, tutorials, and hints and tips by artists i idealize. however, since ink is limited on my printer and i idealize a plethora of different artists and styles, ive decided to create a sheet (maybe two or three) pages long that has my hand-copied crappy replicated versions of different artist's characters and styles, as well as links to websites and tutorials i thought were helpful, as well as personal comments, fanart, etc. i 100% GUARANTEE that anyone's character or style that i use WILL BE CITED and their site will be linked on the comments underneath the post. im really excited about this, so hopefully, this is something i wont put off until i forget about it, since i no this is a great way to organize my own drawing style and have ready reference on my desk (my computer isnt on my desk, which kinda sucks.).

anyways, enough rambling for now. goodbye, my small audience.

-DNK

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12825223/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12825223/ Fri, 04 May 2007 07:12:31 PDT
do i change this opinion? heck no: there are TONS of people who i look up to who will probably always be better than me. but i've come to realize that i've got to stop comparing myself to other people, but that i should start comparing myself.. to myself (ROFL). (i gotta tell you, its hard to do that when your azn)

when i look at how much my art and musical skills have improved since (..uh... whenever i started doodling at school XD), i REALLY have come a long way. ive always compared myself to all the artist i watch and idealize, and after being slapped in the face several times (figuratively) by a friend of mine (shes HARSH online.) (EMILY.), im getting to the point where i stop comparing myself to other people's skills which took them a while to build up.

nobody is perfect on the first try, so i gonna start trying to post more often, whether im satisfied with it or not. that way, i can get critique and my art will definetly improve over the years.

i look forward to posting more often. ill get myself a scanner sometime this year, and hopefully a tablet for birthday or christmas. photoshop cs2 is coming my way via my brother hopefully within the next few months. im up for practicing a lot more with color pencils and using mouse of oekakis and such more often. and of course, im always up for improving body anatomy and details on my own characters, especially my furry characters (i always have a hard time drawing them).

just so you guys no, i take a lot of references from a lot of different sources, namely animes, mangas, games, and sometimes, other people's art. but i always credit the people i reference off of.

hopefully, next post is very soon. keep your eyes open, my *few* fans

-DNK

ps. thank you Jesus for filling my life with talents and talented people.


EDIT: (5/4)

ive decided to post a list of deviations that are coming up to help prioritize myself:
1. "may i?"
2. hiro character chart
3. darknightclaws
4. "살다가~", comic short
5. "mint nostalgia", comic short
6. "shounin hop", hopefully, the start of a comic series
7. artist profile (lol, on the bottom of the list)

im one of those artists (if ever there was one) who has a lot of ideas but never the time or heart to draw them. i gotta say tho, having no scanner, tablet, or any image enhancer (photoshop, etc.) doesnt help my self-esteem much either. not to say that i will suddenly become talented and famous with these add-ons, but im thinking they might help a bit . hopefully, i can get most of these up and posted before summer is up. (summer is in like.. 2 months?)

~DNK

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12610366/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12610366/ Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:14:40 PDT
every had those moments where you do something and you feel really good about it, only to look back on it later and think "wow, i suck"?

ya, thats me...

i spent like, 3 hrs on a comic strip, rough, pencil, ink, and color, and another 2 hrs on my long awaited picture, also roughed, penciled, and colored, and i thought they both came out well until the morning after.

the comic strip stunk like #%#$, but the picture actually came out.... presentable... until i colored it.... im NEVER coloring with color pencils again... at least until i practice enough to be comfortable with it..... so thats that...

to top it off, the song i had been working on sounded like crap when i listened to it, so im starting the recording all over again... but thats not as important.. i guess... anyways..

looking back at those 5 hrs down the drain, im not really in the mood to redraw them this week... maybe ill do it next saturday... maybe.. but anyways, i just need to get my self-confidence back over the week, and then maybe ill give it another try. two things however: 1. im not posting them, even if you think someone in the world will appreciate it. and 2. if i DO redo them and upload them, theyre probably not gonna be in color unless i get someone else to do it for me since i dont have photoshop or paint or anything fancy like that. sorry, im a poor, stupid little bugger.

in the meantime, ive uploaded some pictures from my trip to mexico. as ive mentioned in a previous journal, im no photographer, but ill take a pretty picture once in a while too.

- DNK

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12485414/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12485414/ Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:38:39 PDT
ya, im not much of a photographer, but if there are some scenes i like, im gonna take it ^^.

so i woke up 4:30 am on good friday to go watch the sunrise and pray. took my samsung camera and (ironically) my samsung phone and (no, not samsung) keys and took a little bike ride to a hill i know where the sunrise is awesome.

i had planned on doing this last year, but i was unable to the whole summer cause i was busy.

anyways, so i bundled up in sweats and a sweater and went up the stupid hill at 4:45 AM (MY GOSH, WHAT WAS I THINKING). (coulda slept in...). stupid dew pretty much drenched my lower half of my body...

anyways...

i took a two pictures every five or ten minutes on both my phone and my camera: one of the sky and one of the city. i took a couple of the hill, this one random tree on it (but it looks really cool), and the moon a couple times, but most of them came out bad.

so, my first picture was at 5:00 am. every five or ten minutes.... thats like... about (60/6 X 2) 20 pictures, give or take 10.

or it shoulda been.. had samsung actually made products that dont need to charge every three hours.

im dead serious. camera ran outta batteries from (pretty clsoe to fresh batteries) 5:00 to about.... 5:45. mighta been the nightscene option, maybe not: i dunno. so i was like "thats aiight, i got my phone.".... yup, u guessed it: phone died 30 minutes later.

i had to turn my camera off IMMEDIATELY after eat shot to conserve battery life and to be able to squeeze the last drops of energy off of them.

the sad part was that my pictures got clearer and clearer as the minutes turned.

what does this mean? for all you korean people out there, i have whats called "haraboji hands." haraboji means grandpa, and thats exactly what i mean: i dont have very steady hands. add some morning weather to it and u have 8 moons per picture. every 10 minutes, a moon blows up.

by the time it hit early 6 am, my hand was steadying. in the end tho, i deleted most of the early pics (out of embarrassment).

so i posted the few that i thought were worth showing and that werent too revealing of my location, for all you stalkers out there (by the way, did i mention im a first dan black belt in an elite taekwondo federation? ya no.. just...... fyi X3)

worst of all however, is that i waited on the damn hill till like.. 7:30.. and it was a freaking foggy morning. no sunrise today folks.

anyways, i think ill try again sometime this week, with NEW BATTERIES and the weather channel.



enough babble: the deviations are slowly making their way on paper. im probably gonna use some of the picture ideas for backgrounds and themes for some deviations over the week. im looking at anywhere from 3-5 deviations by the 16th, no guarentees tho.

for now, peace~

-DNK

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12446728/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12446728/ Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:49:56 PDT
it took me forever to turn on the radio again and listen to find the song that inspired the drawing i have racing through my head (and the blank paper on my desk...). it is like, really overplayed too...

anyways, i found it (look above), so ill be replaying this song over and over to fuel me to draw the stupid thing XD.

aiming to finish it by next sunday or so, since ill be at mexico for nearly all spring break.

in other music related news...
chamber choir auditions in two days. gonna do john mayer's "daughters" for the audition. ya, im a young little kid: still a froshy ;

learned how to do "Collide" by Howie Day. i love it when i learn to play songs everyone knows and hears on the radio but nobody actually KNOWS the title or the artist. it feels soooo good.

finally, trying to put together a song after inspiration hit me (once again..) if i ever get around to recording and finishing it, maybe ill post it somewhere for people to hear. ill notify you peeps if i do.

ciou now~

-DNK

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12353244/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12353244/ Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:19:26 PDT

ya see folks, to start, i suck i drawing (woot). secondly, i dont have a scanner. third, i dont have any (cept windows paint. long live default programs..) art-related programs, and even if i did, i would probably be so pissed and not knowing how the heck to use it, id trash it trying to figure it out..

LUCKILY...

a. ok... im ok at drawing.. but i DEFINITELY need improvement.
b. i found out we have a scanner at school. go fig. thanks .
c. ok.. as soon as my bro can remember it (um.. ya, don no how long itll be), hes getting me photoshop cs2. ya, he loves me. a lot.

in other news..

yay, color pencils. ive evolved from the crappy 12 colorpencil sets that u will lose in about a week and throw away cus you cant color anything to a nice 32 (32? i think thats right..) set. still probably not as pro as all you people out there but hey, its good enough for me.

in deviations, im working on it. it kinda sucks having no free time. most of my art is doodling on notes during school that pretty much have no artistic value (..).
HOWEVER
i do have character bios of my characters that im working on. i have one of them penciled, so ill ink that and color it before posting.
meanwhile, some song on the radio triggered a deviation to form in my head, so ive been working on that the past week. dont expect it anytime soon, tho...

anyways, ya, im still alive. ill try and post asap but who knows how long this lazy fool will take..

peace out~
DNK

ps. the song... ya... theres a funny story about it... cus like, drew this deviation with that song, and i downloaded it... he was right.. its REALLY girly...

]]> ~darknightclaws http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12146603/ http://darknightclaws.deviantart.com/journal/12146603/ Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:37:10 PDT
well, i had made a deviant accnt to make it easier to keep track of deviations i liked, but i decided, heck, why look like a noob? so here it is, my now, still-but-not-quite-as-much noobish deviant site ;

i dont have a working scanner right now (and even if i did, it would probably suck).

for now, ill post EXTREMELY sporadically using pictures taken of my drawings and posting em' that way. im not the best artist in the world, so i humbly accept any criticsm.

aiight, thats it fo now

]]> ~darknightclaws