http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:jappodawg&section=today deviantART RSS for by:jappodawg en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:20:07 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/9837902/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/9837902/ Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:46:10 PDT
So for those who are on my commission queue, sorry for not getting things to you as quickly as I had hoped. But once I do get a good chunk of free time when I'm not running mad trying to get everything ready, I'll definitely be drawing as a de-stresser. ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/9723100/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/9723100/ Mon, 14 Aug 2006 09:27:28 PDT
I'm opening up for more commissions, since my queue has been virtually cleared. As a general rule, I'm always open for commissions unless I say otherwise!

For my art gallery on FurAffinity: [link]

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Rates are going as follows:

Sketch: $5 USD
Example: [link]

Ink: $10 USD
Example: [link]

Full Color: $20 USD
Traditional Color Example: [link]
Digital Color Example: [link]

Base is 2 characters, extra characters +$5 USD

Base is also no or basic background (to my discretion), more elaborate up for negotiation

NEW ITEMS:

Conbadges: $10
Example: [link]

Conbadges are headshots/bustshots and names drawn by hand and digitally colored. If you want a hand colored conbadge, same price, special request it. For a more involved conbadge, provide a description and ask for a quote.

LJ Icons: $5
Example: (none available)

100x100 final icons and 300x300 large icons will be provided. LJ Icons are headshots against no or a simple background and will have text put on it by request.

Conbadge & LJ Icon Combo! $12.50

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I will accept payment (via paypal) only after the initial sketch is drawn and approved. Although I prefer to have artistic license over the picture, you can make suggestions for what you want!

Please email me at twisterjtb@yahoo.com with the details already typed in the body of the e-mail so that I can get started right away for you. References would also be great to include in this e-mail too.

For those who have gotten commissions from me already - I hope you like them! And for those who haven't - come on and join the bandwagon! Thanks, everyone! ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/9496928/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/9496928/ Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:14:50 PDT
It's going to be my birthday very soon! July 26th and I'll no longer be the teenage puppy anymore, hehe!

Anyway - I guess I'll take an interesting twist on this whole thing and be giving you guys pics instead of the other way around! I'll be opening up for commissions!

Sketch: $5 USD
Example: [link]

Ink: $10 USD
Example: [link]

Full Color: $20 USD
Traditional Color Example: [link]

Digital Color Example: (none yet, but browse my gallery, and you see the majority of it being digital artwork)

Base is 2 characters, extra characters +$5 USD

Base is also no or basic background (to my discretion), more elaborate up for negotiation

I will accept payment (via paypal) only after the initial sketch is drawn and approved. I will attempt a sketch twice before reevaluating whether or not I want to continue with the commission.

I prefer to have artistic license over what the drawing will be like, although commissioners are of course free to make suggestions and/or requests for particular details.

Please *private note* me here on DA with the details already typed in the body of the note so that I can get started right away for you. References would also be great to include in this note too.

Also, I'm just starting out with commissions, so please bear with me if things aren't running as smoothly as idealistically possible!

Anwyay, yup - that's what I"m giving myself for my birthday - the oportunity to get paid for something I like to do and something I haven't had a lot of time to do in the past! Prices are above, but tips are always welcome - especially birthday tips

Hope you all enjoy! ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/5854566/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/5854566/ Wed, 06 Jul 2005 07:40:12 PDT
So it's been almost a year since I last posted in the journal, and almost two years since I last posted a piece of art! Shoot... that's pretty bad. But! I'm here, at least to put up an image and a journal entry to let people know I still exist!

Coming back... 5000+ message centre items... not including what must have been the 10,000+ that I deleted every now and then in the past two years...

Anyway, I've been plenty busy, as if you couldn't tell from the inactivity. College's first year was great, I had a ton of fun, and lots of stuff happened! Walking out of the year with a 3.8, was the college mascot (NYU Bobcat!), landed several internships and part time jobs, and made a lot of great, new friends!

I officially joined the Furry community, and I met a lot of great, friendly furs up in the New York City area, and we always have tons of fun! And speaking of which, I'm attending Anthrocon 2005! Which leads to me announcing that I made a Jappo fursuit! My wisdom teeth were pulled out in the beginning of June, and in order to keep my mind occupied and away from cabin fever, I gave myself the project of building a fursuit. It was quite the endeavor, but I was able to finish it, and in a week even! And I'm so excited to be able to run, jump, and play around in it as my fursona!

Next year, I'm going to be the captain of the Bobcat team, and hopefully all will go well with that. I'm hoping to repeat an appearance at the National Mascot Championship in Daytona Beach, FL. I achieved 3rd place in the final round of judging, under Hawaii Pacific University's Sharky, and Georgia Tech's Buzz, with both of whom I still keep in contact.

I'm now technically carrying four jobs in New York City over the summer, although only two of them are constant committment. So I'm a General Business Analyst/Marketing Associate/Web Designer/Freelance Costumed Character. Four different companies, too! It keeps me busy, which I definitely like to be.

Granted, though, I haven't really been hitting the pencil and paper that often. I do get around to sketching something to completion every now and then, and on rare occurrances, I finish them on the computer, such as my Con Badge (which was done by necessity hehe).

[link]

I can't think of much else to talk about at the moment, so I guess it's sayonara for now, but hopefully not for as long as the last one was! I promise I'll drop by more often!

~Jay ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/2973808/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/2973808/ Mon, 26 Jul 2004 18:28:25 PDT
Sorry for my lack of activity (you're probably all tired of hearing this), but despite it being summer, I still have a lot going on. Plus the fact that I get frustrated easily at how bad my pictures look. Ick... I'll go to say it's a lack of motivation, because when I've drawn a few things for friends, I'd be able to make 'em look nice and right away. I have those scans, but I don't feel like putting them up right now. I was sorta hoping to have a small project for myself done for my birthday, but unfortunately I didn't reach my goal.

In other news, I went to Walt Disney World and I want to go back... Long live Mickey Mouse...

]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/2591413/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/2591413/ Sat, 05 Jun 2004 18:00:27 PDT
Anyway, the spring musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, was an absolute blast and I loved every moment of it. I can't believe that it was all over and everything. The last day of performing, we did the traditional senior circle, which was a natural tear-jerker, because it was the seniors' final farewell to the drama department. However, little did I know that I didn't escape that invisible fourth yet...

After spring vacation, my director informed me that BGA was once again going to return to perform in the Bucks County Playhouse One-Act Drama Festival in New Hope, Pennsylvania. It was an absolute honor to have been asked to perform in one of them, and I immediately accepted. The school brought two one-acts: Mere Mortals and Foreplay: or the Art of the Fugue. I performed in Foreplay, which, true to its fugue nature, entailed important timing, blocking, and all-around attention. The rehearsals were tough, and at a time, we thought we should just give up. However, we persevered and pulled through, resulting in a really fun performance for me and for the audience. Mere Mortals starred three of the funniest individuals I know and created the best combination of comedy in them. Despite getting one judge the same from last year who didn't like fugue-ish qualities, and getting another who was similar in thinking, they recognized the effort and energy that went into our plays and awarded Foreplay the Best Ensemble Production award and Mere Mortals the Best Overall Production awards. The day was very entertaining, fun and rewarding.

So on the busride home, I was thinking to myself that it was the end of my involvement in the theater department in BGA. Lo and Behold, I was wrong again. It turns out that Papermill Playhouse, the state theater company of New Jersey, nominated Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for Best Overall Production, an honor which was given this year to only six other schools, out of the 100+ high schools of NJ that held a spring musical. In addition, the school has shattered its old nomination record by being nominated in eight out of the thirteen categories. Thus, we have been asked to perform a number from Joseph and perform it in an Oscar-/Emmy-like ceremony on Tuesday, June 9. And so, I get to relive some of those fantastic moments that I experienced back in April. And it will be a blast!

Now directly relating to the title of the journal, graduation ceremonies for Bishop George Ahr High School were held today. And I had the extreme honor of being named valedictorian of the Class of 2004, consisting of 195 members. Finally, all my hard work paid off and I get the title and honor of being the top of the class (and a nice little trophy). And so, as such, I gave my valedictory address today. My theme was "Life is a series of choices." The whole day hasn't really sunk in for me, the idea of freedom hasn't really hit me yet. But I am sure that it will after all the graduation parties when I finally realize that I'm never seeing many of these people with whom I've worked with for the past four years ever again.

For college plans, I will be attending New York University, Stern School of Business, where I will get a $10,000-a-year scholarship. Unfortunately, I will not be attending my #1 choice school, University of Pennsylvania, from which I was rejected. However, after getting the news from NYU, I knew that things happened for a reason and that my place is in New York City rather than Philadelphia. Anyway, I will be co-majoring in Finance and Marketing and minoring in a choice of areas in journalism, computer graphics, chemistry, or theater, my other areas of interest.

"Life is a series of choices. Everyday we make choices that affect what we say and do, how we think and act, and how we see ourselves and how others see us. Through these choices, we chart our own paths and choose our own destinies.... Equipped with these assets that we acquired and developed during the past four years, we charge ahead into the future with brilliant visions of how to change the world.... Now we are leaving this particular room of opportunity and closing the door behind us. As we proudly look forward, there lies bef... ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/1923252/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/1923252/ Sat, 28 Feb 2004 19:43:15 PST

In the meantime, since there were quite a few changes to the deviantART site, specifically its submission process and categories, I'm going to go through my gallery making the necessary changes, while taking the opportunity to remove some pictures I don't really like anymore. I'm not sure which pics I'll delete, but I'm just sending a general notice, for those of you who really really like the pics and want to save them to your hard drives. (Although I don't think there are any people who like my art that much...)

As of today, 13 days until the next deadline for the school newsmagazine; 20 days until opening night of my high school's musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, in which I am Judah, who sings a solo defending his brother Benjamin; 32 days until April 1, the day by which I'll hear from all colleges that I apply to; 99 days until June 6, graduation day.

So yes, lots of countdowns for me. Lots of stuff to take care of. And I apologize to everyone who has been waiting for me to come up with something. I am really really sorry that I'm taking such a long time. I'll be ready soon, I assure you.

Ok, everyone. Until next time!

]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/1623943/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/1623943/ Sat, 03 Jan 2004 12:54:07 PST
I haven't been able to finish a lot of the sketches I do, and I kinda don't like putting up unfinished work. It's just not my style... Hope you guys don't mind. And since I've been undergoing a whole lot of changes in both style and character design, I always feel reluctant about moving on with some of the older pictures.

As for comments, it's just that I haven't gotten around to sitting down and looking at the saved images. I want to give really full comments and stuff. I think they mean so much more than the three-word comments (which are also nice, but a little meat can't hurt a comment). So yeah, that explains that part.

Life's tasks are very draining, but I'm still hanging in there. I just wish for this whole college decision thing will pass by with me still ok. And let's hope this stressful stage passes quickly as well.

Oh - and Happy New Year 2004 to everyone who celebrates it! ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/1525735/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/1525735/ Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:52:38 PST
Deferred.

So yeah, I have to wait another three and a half months to hear an official decision. Yes, I'm a bit sad, but I'm getting over it really quickly. Hey - at least I wasn't rejected.

So anyway - 6666 is coming up, whoever gets it, take a screenshot and show me. I have a little idea for the kiriban.

Sorry I have been so latent these past few months, it's just that free time has been extremely hard to find. There are drawings out there for me to finish.

Well, anyway, I gotta go finish up the other colleges' applications now... sigh. Bye, all! ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/1382394/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/1382394/ Mon, 10 Nov 2003 15:02:33 PST
So anyway - journal for whatever has been going on in my life. And boy it has been pretty busy.

College applications, although somewhat simple to do, become more stressful than they should be when deadlines are attached. I did get my Early Decision application to The University of Pennsylvania, and I officially have 35 days to wait to hear from them. It's kinda scary when I think of how close it is.

Still not sent, however, are the rest of my applications. They are, for the most part, completed. All the answers are the same, and my essays could be recycled a lot. Deadlines for those are within a month to two months. So still sorta no sweat for that.

What's bogging me down right now is my art portfolio. I've just been seriously unsatisfied with the lack of creativity and the huge 1.31 by 1.50 by 1.77 meter artists block in my way. I'm going to be on the safe side and avoid anything that's possible for copyright infringement. However, it does take me out of my element.

But I felt I was in for a change of style anyway - I had been experimenting with it for a while. Still in the process of doing so.

So people have been supporting me and everything, saying my art is cool and that it's the best they've ever seen from their peers. But it certainly isn't the best I've seen from my peers. I've looked around dA and other art archives to which I belonged at one point. And there are always a handful of artists, just my age or even younger, who are so much more talented. I feel sort of intimidated at the task of competing for spots against people of that "child prodigy" level.

So that's the main thing I'm worried about. Probably won't post up the portfolio pieces... maybe I'll change my mind...

Oh - and for school life, schoolwork is tough but what I expected, Satoma has been quite the job lately, but still fun, and I didn't get into the fall play (sob, but it's a blessing in disguise).

Kk - see ya everyone!

(Oh - pic for 6666) ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/1166045/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/1166045/ Mon, 15 Sep 2003 18:04:18 PDT
Don't get me wrong, I've been drawing. But I have this thing with myself about presenting incomplete things. I feel that everything shown should basically be the final version, more or less. And if not, it's really developed and still open to changes, criticism, comments, compliments, and other nice c words. Hehe, to be honest, I have a ton of sketches, some old, some new, some borrowed, some blue. Well.... minus the borrowed and blue thing... my mouth is SO running in a million places right now...

I really hope I'm not biting off more than I can chew. I've gotten by pretty well, in my opinion, even though that means that I was able to get by still walking. I always have high expectations of myself and I love to take responsibilities and everything - makes me feel important, if you really want to get down and deep into major motives. Well, that and I like to help people. But my reluctance to say "No, I can't do this" is my biggest weakness and flaw. I have to make sure that it gets to the point when the world isn't resting on my shoulders. I'm learning very quickly the hard way that too much responsibility can choke a person. I have a ton of projects (unusually enough all extra-curricular) that are getting nowhere because I'm not able to devote enough time to accomplish anything. It's a matter of prioritizing and time management. I've been good with it in the past, and I'm sure I'll be able to pull myself out of this, if I'm given the time.

So somehow (probably because of my reputation as dependable and of good character) I'm ending up with a lot of responsibility in my school's student council. However, I'm not the president, not even vice president - just a department chairperson - but I still have similar worries and stresses because I'm approached just as urgently with important information and immediate requests. Sure, the council is a team, and I'm still glad to be informed of everything, but being tagged with a lot of projects to "keep an eye on" and meetings to schedule and reschedule can, and probably will, become very stressful.

Tee Shirt Designs. Ok - so yeah, it's the X amount per shirt per design per color per everything deal. So those tee designs - down the drain, at least in their current formats. Chances are that they're not going to be used, because I've seen plenty I'm not happy with, plus I've been drawing plenty of new stuff. I'm going to keep it to one design involving angels, one design involving the same characters, but without wings and different poses, and hopefully one of a dragon, 'cuz I love dragons... Hehe - despite the fact I want to stay away from things demonic (because it's a Catholic school) I still think a dragon would rock. But the first thing is to get everything done. So yeah, gotta finish that step for each design. And I keep setting deadlines for myself, and I keep breaking them... Gotta not do that...

Drama - auditions were today - ee, a lot of people tell me I did a good job, but ya never know. I just hope I left a good impression on the judges. I mean, they already have an opinion of me, because they're pretty much the same judges I've performed in front of for the past three years at school. But an audition really makes or breaks the consideration.

And then college applications and everything - essays to develop and all that junk. And my art portfolio... oh man... separate journal entry for that.

So yeah, that's pretty much all I remember - and I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot. So wish me luck not getting a nervous breakdown! ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/1080519/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/1080519/ Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:48:27 PDT
So yup - I found the college for me! After a few campus visits to other colleges, I knew after my visit to the University of Pennsylvania that that was the place for me! Home to one of the best business schools, both undergraduate and graduate, in the world, The Wharton School, UPenn certainly catches my eye. But it's not just the name that appeals to me. The big reason is that I felt at home, and I loved the landscape and architecture and technology and everything! I finally justified my number 1 choice for college. I'm pretty much ready for Early Decision now.

But, sigh, my parents, who were completely for the entire deal, are now having second thoughts. I knew that I was better off taking care of the most of it until everything was set and then letting them know about everything I'm doing rather than dragging them into the process now. Though they went to college in the Philippines, I don't think they quite understand the whole college process here, no offense to them. Hehe, I probably would've been the same hadn't it been for my school with mandatory courses on college preparation. So things like binding, need-based, and the neccessary application fee were among the things they didn't get. So yup, all of a sudden they're number crazy - looking in books and everything. They're like, read this, read that. Blah blah blah - when I've read the essentials of the books already, I don't feel the need to keep reading (I don't like it very much). All the basics - do challenging courses, get involved (and I do get involved), do sports (which I unfortunately don't have the time for), do service, start saving early, do campus visits - blah blah... geez.

And now they've recently looked at the Top 331 Colleges in the US... and they were disappointed to see that UPenn wasn't really near the top. I'm sure it is... they didn't look too far the list, that's their problem... grr... And guess what - the top colleges don't have a strong program for business... that's what they don't get. I've got my top three - University of Pennsylvania, New York University and University of California Berkeley, all in the top five for BUSINESS.... that's what's important.... Of course, I've got my fallbacks - The College of New Jersey, Stevens Institute of Technology (in case I'm not too much into Business, I also like computers and chemistry), New Jersey Institute of Technology (see Stevens), and Rutgers University. Yup - that's allready plenty... and I probably need to cut down on the list. Maybe I will, maybe not.

Anyway, with the new style, I've been trying to gather tips from artists I admire who use that kind of style - anthro, but really anthro, you know, with muzzles and stuff. I'm trying to stray away from the Sonic heads for a while. Realism is what I'm going for. Lol - but of course, I'll use Sonic style for Sonic and such, when I feel like it! But I guess it is hard for people to explain it to me if I don't reveal at least a few things I do while drawing a picture. The question of guidelines/shapes always comes up. Hehe - I do it only for the head, is all. The rest, I still do general shapes, but they're more defined than beans and rectangles and such.

Yeah, so woo... almost school time for me. For a lot of others, they've already started. Wow... Oh well, you gotta go through it, it's good for you! Lol unlike broccoli, you can't really survive without school... at least you go by life quite easier with it. And boy will I be busy during school. Hehe - I still need to make up my final designs for the T-Shirt, cel shading that angel pic along with making a few other ideas, not related to angels... Plus, I want to make an art portfolio to present to the colleges. Oh I forgot to mention earlier!

UPenn has this great program called the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology. It combines the curriculum of the Business school for a major in Economics with that of the Engeneering school at UPenn for a major in Engineering or Applied Science. And in the Engineering school is this wicked awesome program called Digital Media Design. It's pretty much a computer science class but in depth with animation and cg and advertisement. And boy, would I love to keep drawing while through college and potentially for a career. Hehe... but my parents would disown me if I went into art as a career. Gotta get a practical educa... ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/988437/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/988437/ Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:29:47 PDT
Anyway - I feel obligated to make a decent celebration pic before I upload anything, though. It's going to come up soon, don't you worry! Also, I feel obligated to make a birthday celebration pic before I upload anything after that (It's on July 26), and then after that a new ID 'cuz I need to update that badly...

So yeah. Anyway I felt that I needed a style change here. Someone suggested that I expand my horizons a bit. Of course, it's hard to do that when I've just really settled into the whole Sonic deal. But my friend was right - I did need a break.

So I've been experimenting on a different style. It still looks really cartoony to me, but it takes a more realistic look - mainly in the head. You know - got some muzzle action and stuff. I had already been practiced in anatomy and clothing behavior, so all I needed to adjust was the head. It's hard, like I said. The Sonic-style head just seems so much easier for me. But that's mainly because I had never really done anything with muzzles before.

I'll keep up with the Sonic work, too, though. I'm not completely abandoning it - just using it whenever necessary, that's all. Aside from the amazing Sonic artists I know and admire, there are artists whose fortes lie in different sectors of art whom I admire. The style I'm trying to adapt is similar to that of Tracy Butler of Yerf, just to give anyone interested a clue as to what I want to achieve.

She doesn't do much furry art anymore. Her characters were those of a fantastic story set in medieval times. They were so defined, so believeable, so real! They had a complete story behind them as well as in front of them.

Then it occurred to me (as it had multiple times before, but not as strongly): Why the heck am I drawing? I never tell a story when I come up with an image. If anything, all I put up are either images in preparation for something amazing that never comes up or images trying to impress others and showing off... None of my characters have a developed story to attribute to them. Personality-wise it's a blank sheet except for what I have in my head. I wish for characters like Ivory-Chan's Virus and Chapel, or May Shing's May Shing and Tian Sung... And the three characters I made up on my own, as far as I'm concerned, have no relationship to each other, for I intended them for completely different worlds.

That's why I'm going on a mad character search within myself to come up with something that actually tells a story. I want to come up with characters that share something to share with each other.

Sure, I could come up with a complete drawing in an easy hour, maybe even a quarter of the time, if I really wanted to rush. But I feel like I have zero creativity when it comes to writing up good plot ideas and everything. It seems as though it's all been done, and that the characters I'd use are the typical, cliché bunch of personalities that'll have the typical balance of conflict and compassion.

And for what I have in mind, that's probably what's going to happen. Well, first I have to invent the bunch of characters to begin with. But I don't really have anything in mind for a good story to plop them into. I'm thinking I don't have to. Although I'd LOVE to make some sort of comic to illustrate their "adventures" and everything, I don't think I have the time nor the skill to do something like that. I'd love to make a comic going through the plot of video games, like Darkspeeds's one on Sonic Adventure 2. Perhaps one of Xenosaga or Final Fantasy X, or maybe something simpler, like Starfox Adventures. But I don't feel I have the time or talent to do that...

So yeah - I don't know if this new style thing is working for me. But I know that I need this change, too. It may be tough, but I'm pretty sure I'd get somewhere with this plan. What I've come up with is alright... I just wish I could get a grip on characters and their stories.

Anyway - yeah - that's what's keeping me from uploading anything. #1 a 5000 hit celebration pic. #2 a birthday celebration pic - yay happy birthday to me tomorrow.... #3 a new and improved id. I got a couple art trades - don't worry, I haven't forgotten! I just feel obligated to upload those first in a timely manner, that's all...

PIC INFO ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/890597/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/890597/ Sun, 29 Jun 2003 17:50:49 PDT
So anyway, it was a nice little family trip. I didn't get to do as much as I wanted, but I did plenty more than I expected. And it was nice for my grandparents, too, since it's their first time in the US. Oh, I probably forgot to mention this as well. My grandparents came on visa from the Philippines. Yup. Hehe - anyone could tell they weren't from here. Cameras flashing off in every direction, just like a typical tourist. But ya can't help it really - snapshots are the prime way of "makin' memories." hehe... Disney song. Yup.

First day, we got on the plane, rode it, and got off, in the same manner as many who ride planes do. But when we got to the hotel in the afternoon, we didn't do much. I guess that was a big mistake because there was plenty of stuff we could've done in that time. But it's understandable because we were all tired. Mm hmm... Had to get used to a whole new channel scheme for the TV. That took a bit of time!

Magic Kingdom was the first park I visited the next day. The whole family was there, but the humidity and heat took a lot out of my grandparents, so I wasn't able to really go to stuff at my lesiure. But I did see a lot of performances put on by the characters. Hehe - strangely enough, I really enjoyed it very much. I guess it's because I get a lot of fun out of entertaining people that it's so cool that I be the one to sit and be entertained in a similar manner. Ack - call me a dork, but I might want to take up that kind of job - dressing up as a character and either performing or greeting kids. Luckily enough, Six Flags Great Adventure is only an hour or so away from my house.

Tuesday was sort of a bust - water parks had been the plan for the afternoon while MGM was target number one for the day. But by the time we finished MGM, the water parks were filled completely to capacity. We ended up going back to the hotel and chilling out in one of the pools. It was pretty convenient, actually. Hehe - my younger bro got a kick out of the pool. That night we went to see Fantasmic. I thought it was a great show of lights and sound, but circumstances made the experience a little less than pleasurable. First, my youngest brother was there, and I guess he didn't really enjoy the noise and the fire and the water and the fireworks. He was miserable the whole time. Our seats being really close to the water and speakers and the performance didn't help. The sounds were a bit piercing, even for me, and the fire did get a bit close, not to mention getting a little too wet. But don't get me wrong, if I had the opportunity to see it again, I'd see it in a heartbeat... just not as close.

So learning from our mistakes, we headed for Blizzard Beach first thing next morning. We got in, but it wasn't really up to our expectations. A lot of walking and a lot of lines. Nothing was really worthwhile waiting for. Even arriving as early as we did did not help us much. The most practical attractions there were the wavepool for myself and the older of my two younger bros and the kiddie pool for my youngest bro. Then after that, we were going to see the Magic Kingdom fireworks, but we wore ourselves out before we even got to see the parade before it.

Thursday was Epcot day. Half tech, half culture. To my expectations, I enjoyed the technology part better, although the individual performances from the different countries caught my fancy from time to time. That night I had watched the show at Epcot, but from far away because my youngest brother was fussing up a bit again. And it might've been a good move as well because some of the booms from the fireworks still stung me despite my distance. But the show was amazing, whatever I could see of it.

Friday was the last day that I was able to use my Park Hopper ticket. And I made sure I got my money's worth. Park Hopper lived up to its definition for me. In four hours, I was able to go to each of the four parks and see an attraction there. Animal Kingdom's Lion King Show to Epcot's Fountain Show to Magic Kingdom's Castle Show to MGM's History of Disney. And to wrap up the day I had planned to see the famous Magic Kingdom fireworks show. But I didn't... it had rained and I wasn't sure if it was worth it to try... ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/861790/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/861790/ Sat, 21 Jun 2003 18:04:12 PDT
So I stuck with that mentality since mid-May, when I signed up for submission. I had plenty of ideas, so I wanted to make sure I could make more than one submission, and I could (of course, I didn't say how many I would submit ). So I'm sketchin' away, sketchin' away. I come up with something I like enough to progress with, scan it and everything. And then at some point in cleanup/coloring, I notice a million and a half things I don't like about it, and decide to start from scratch. And then I start again, from square one, always making it to about square three and a half before turning back. Ack - what a vicious cycle it was.

The deadline was set to be first Friday of June - and the first Thursday of June, I was frantic. Oh - I forgot a part. Something that annoyed me was the fact that the yearbook lady (who mysteriously has power over the design all of a sudden) said to keep in mind roller coasters. Allrighty... I don't want to be told what to draw for a t-shirt design... Yeah - so first Thursday, I was staring at this roller coaster reference (I figured I'd at least follow directions for one submission) and countless ditched sketches surrounding me. Thankfully, my friend had attempted the same roller coaster (I gave her the reference and decided to try collaborating if I can't come up with anything I like). The sketch she sent me was a little simpler than I expected, but it was workable. I toyed around with it in Photoshop to try to add a little bit of detail in it, and came up with a result that I at least didn't throw up when I printed it out... Geez - I'm so picky.

So it's the night before deadline, and I only finished one idea - the only idea I didn't have in mind in the beginning. I was so angry at myself for not working faster and more efficiently. The next day, I go to see my class moderator (the one who set the deadline) and selfishly beg for an extension. She said sure - she had just set the deadline insanely early to create some leeway time. She said I could continue until the last day of school (two tuesdays later). O.O;; Haha - I had a good laugh.

So I was probably on my fouth or fifth cycle of rejecting sketches when it was the day before the last day of school. Haha - I'm so picky... So in order to finish up, I made a promise to myself not to go back to any step I had finished - no matter how badly I wanted to. Boy did things run smoothly then! Not... My scanner had been acting up for a while, and it decided to continue so without fail. Thankfully, my older computer (which by the grace of heaven started working again) had the software for the scanner already loaded. I did a whole lot of switching back and forth, and I finally got them all to my Photoshop computer. I was coloring and coloring, and mixed around and mixed around, and finished four of my ideas. I ditched two or three of them last minute because I ditched the sketches that didn't look good.

Four ideas done and printed out. Oh yeah - my printer acted up. Had to fix the problem after everything was done... at 3 in the morning... Two hours of sleep... final exams that day... Yup - priorities screwed up. But I had to get it done. Four ideas done and printed out. I take 'em to my class moderator. She loved them - or at least acted like she did very well. She then told me that if I wanted to develop any other ideas that I could do them over the summer because the voting goes on in September. O.@;; That's not the end of it! I have to simplify the images, specifically colorwise because each color costs money. So a few cel shading tutorials are in order... Yup.

I'll upload the four pics tonight because I won't be here for the next week. Oh! I forgot to mention in the beginning - I'm going to Orlando, Florida from June 22-29. Woot! I'll have a ton of fun! I apologize to everyone who has an art trade with me at the moment - I'm sorry it hasn't been put up yet. They're almost done, I promise. I'll put it up first thing the 30th!

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So yeah - where did we leave off? Closing night of Grease? Yup. So yeah - there had been a rumor that some of the one-act plays performed in the fall were going to compete at Bucks County Playhouse, the state theater of Pennsylvania which hosts a competition of high school plays. A week goes by - no sign of application, and I had completely dismissed the rumor as false. Heck, I even had a dream where I learned the whole idea was never going to materialize and that I had been terribly misled.

Then that very next day, my friend Steve, who loves to joke around with me, tells me that the one acts are going to Bucks. Of course, I didn’t believe him (because this exact thing had happened in the dream), but then two people came in and supported his statement. I couldn’t believe it. I wasn’t able to sit still through the entirety of Period 1. Right after the bell rang, I dashed out of the room and ran to the drama announcement board, where I found two yellow posters declaring that Interview and Asylum, the two one acts in which I performed, were going to compete at Bucks!

The two casts had only 5 rehearsals to prepare for the competition, each one with mandatory attendance or else either the show would forfeit or the role would recast. Of course, with my luck, I hear that an AP test that I had to take was scheduled to plow right through one of the rehearsals near the competition date... thank heaven though - my director excused me because it was something he had overlooked and I had no power over.

So yeah - the rehearsal period flashed by like lightning, and we were at Bucks before we knew it (along with about 40 other supporters who came). And taking a look at the schedule, I breathed a sigh of relief for I had seen that both the shows were slotted for performance times after lunch. And again, with my luck, leave it to a school to be late - and the person in charge of scheduling suggested that Asylum go in the earlier slot. Woohoo because we (meaning the cast of Asylum) never really got to rest.

Anyway, we did our thing, and that was that. A play had been performed before Asylum and another afterward before a critique from the judges of the competition. I was terribly dismayed when I saw that they were older folk, no offense to the elders of the world. But Asylum is a pretty weird play that makes you think and probably would not be attractive to older viewers. Lo and behold, I was right. They said very little about Asylum, I was disappointed to endure, and they did not provide much constructive criticism.

After that, everyone took a break for lunch. I forget the name of the place I ate, some pizzaria. Hehe - I hope they expected such a surge of people. Nearly everyone went there, well at least from my high school. I heard that the other plays (one I saw, one I didn’t) were performed well, too. The one I saw I thought was hilarious.

So we come back from lunch, and another block of three plays goes on. Two of them were performances of pretty traditional titles: Macbeth, a.k.a. The Scottish Play, and Prologue to the Canterbury Tales. And there was another production, the one I consider the best performance of the day, where a father and mother argue to the extremes while they try to persuade their daughter to come out of the bathroom on her wedding day. It was amazing. Of course the judges gave their critiques after the block - generally supportive of all three plays.

Then for the last block - in fact, Interview was the last play to be performed. So yeah, we have the time of the previous play and 5 minutes to be completely ready to perform. Haha... the play before Interview was the shortest play of the day - went by super fast. And it just wasn’t our nerves, the play was extremely short. So we’re all in a rush to get ready and everything, set up and stuff. And we do our thing - extremely well, in my opinion. The first half of Interview had gone virtually perfectly and quickly - just the way it needed to be. And the second half just fell into place nicely.

Ah critique time - again, he had a confused look for my school’s play - in fact his comment was “I guess it’s ok for a play to make you think.” So... I assumed he didn’t enjoy it extremely. Although he did give many personal comments. Heh - he even gave me one. He said I get angry very well. Lol...

So after everything, because the whole thing was so short, we had about 3 hours to eat dinner. Yup. Must’ve stopped by three different food places and eaten. That’s a wow. Ah not much to say - oh except that I so got lost and was only saved when I saw a group from my high school walking, so I just tagged along. Everyone... ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/582096/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/582096/ Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:41:18 PST
I had such an incredible experience with this show. Working with the people I did was fantastic and I'll miss them. Of course, there's the chance I'd see them walking through the hallways and stuff. And I wouldn't hesitate a moment to say hi!

Yesterday was Closing Night. Oh the infamouse Closing Night... And I just cut loose and let everything fly because it was going to be so fun. And I had the most fun yesterday than on any other night. It was so amazing! And man, like Opening Night, the audience was awesome!

Well, it's back to the normal grind of things - going to school, riding the bus home as opposed to staying afterschool and everything.... homework... ick. Oh! But my principal congratulated us on a job well done by giving the cast and crew the day off today! So I finally got some art done!

Now my goal for the month of April is to have exactly one upload a day. That's hopefully a pretty reachable goal. As long as I devote enough of my time to drawing and cging (and now with the play over, I have a lot of time), then I can certainly perform that task.

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REQUESTS: Sorry... I don't do requests... I just like the thrill of an art trade.

ART TRADES: I LOVE to do art trades. Absolutely love doing art trades... Ask me to engage in one anytime! And I'm usually quick with trades too!

COMMISSIONS: Another sorry, but my parents have an issue with posting my address and stuff like that on the Internet, so commissions are out of the question. ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/560081/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/560081/ Sat, 22 Mar 2003 13:14:33 PST
Heh - I'm really really happy for the cast and crew - the talented people I work with to put on this production of Grease. It's just so awesome to do this kind of thing! Especially to work with the people who play the leads. Heh - I guess I can say I was a bit jealous for a couple seconds when they got what seemed to be an endless standing ovation. But still, the performers are a team, and any applause is for the whole group.

Man - I couldn't stop smiling backstage through the whole performance. And when I did get onstage the floor was electric - there was just so much energy and excitement. That was an amazing opening night!

Well, I can't get too overexcited - 'cuz when you think you've got something down, that's when you lose focus and make mistakes.

Anyway - this issue for my school's newsmagazine had a tough time through processing. Everything done on my part was fine - it's the printing company I work with that caused nearly a million and a half problems. And in order to have the paper ready by the time of distribution, we had to pick them up without them being stapled or binded. I was really really pissed off... But it got done, and with few road blocks past that.

Well, after the musical is done, I'll have tons of time for everything - and that includes drawing. I apologize to those with whom I've engaged in trades. This kind of delay is certainly unorthodox. I'll get to work as soon as I find enough time to produce something decent.

So - I've gotta get ready for the performance tonight, see ya and wish me luck!

PIC INFO

REQUESTS: Sorry... I don't do requests... I just like the thrill of an art trade.

ART TRADES: I LOVE to do art trades. Absolutely love doing art trades... Ask me to engage in one anytime! And I'm usually quick with trades too!

COMMISSIONS: Another sorry, but my parents have an issue with posting my address and stuff like that on the Internet, so commissions are out of the question. ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/535824/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/535824/ Mon, 10 Mar 2003 16:18:17 PST
Well, the musical is going to open next Friday - hoowee! Lotsa work left to do, it's so crunch time! Oh! And for my school's newsmagazine - yeah, that deadline is this Friday... alright....

Well, I've taken up two other songs on the piano (not at the same time of course, I'm just about finishing the first of the two).

Might as well mention that my next kiriban is at 2000. Just to let you guys know early and in advance.

Heh - it's really really weird... sorta by coincidence that a huge flood of people requesting art trades all comes in a short time, then there's this drought for a few weeks. And then there's a TON of people requesting again! Lol... Well, I'm working on everyone's art trades, so don't you worry!

Well, I should end the entry now - and it's a good thing too, I'm running out of things to say!

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REQUESTS: Sorry... I don't do requests... I just like the thrill of an art trade.

ART TRADES: I LOVE to do art trades. Absolutely love doing art trades... Ask me to engage in one anytime! And I'm usually quick with trades too!

COMMISSIONS: Another sorry, but my parents have an issue with posting my address and stuff like that on the Internet, so commissions are out of the question. ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/499260/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/499260/ Mon, 17 Feb 2003 13:29:44 PST

But for the most part, I'm fine. But I'm pretty much sick and tired of the snow... I'm almost positive it's the cold weather that's keeping me under the weather - sick, that is. But a good thing about these snow days is that I'm able to draw a lot now. I've just been churning sketch after sketch after sketch! I'm actually pretty happy about that!

I'm also getting back in front of sheet music for the piano. I forget where I found this midi, but I transformed it into sheet music and I've already mastered it (save for maybe two problem spots). I've already started on another song, too. I actually am beginning to love all this extra time I'm getting!

Although I'm more than delighted that school is probably gonna be cancelled tomorrow (and maybe a couple days after that as well), I'm pretty disappointed that a lot of my afterschool activities are also cancelled. My school newspaper's deadline is coming up in 2 or 3 weeks, and I need to get a move on with layout and stuff like that... And the musical practicies keep getting cancelled due to weather, too, and opening night is only a month away.

Well, I guess I didn't post my 1000 kiriban post in time - probably passed 1K before I put up the entry. Oh well, maybe next time - 2K. So, guys, keep your eyes peeled!

Well, I got a lot of art up these past few days. I do believe I still have a couple art trades still left to finish, but that's definitely going to be all done by the end of the week. I'm still open for trades, if you want to start one. So just ask me, and I'd be happy to have a trade!

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REQUESTS: Sorry... I don't do requests... I just like the thrill of an art trade.

ART TRADES: I LOVE to do art trades. Absolutely love doing art trades... Ask me to engage in one anytime! And I'm usually quick with trades too!

COMMISSIONS: Another sorry, but my parents have an issue with posting my address and stuff like that on the Internet, so commissions are out of the question. ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/481472/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/481472/ Thu, 06 Feb 2003 18:44:44 PST
Bye!

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REQUESTS: Sorry... I don't do requests... I just like the thrill of an art trade.

ART TRADES: I LOVE to do art trades. Absolutely love doing art trades... Ask me to engage in one anytime! And I'm usually quick with trades too!

COMMISSIONS: Another sorry, but my parents have an issue with posting my address and stuff like that on the Internet, so commissions are out of the question. ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/471089/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/471089/ Fri, 31 Jan 2003 16:57:50 PST

I don't know why, but I just can't get the initative to sit down, call some private driving school institutions and schedule an appointment!

Anyway, today was supposed to be this extra-fun day filled with a ton of activities which the student council (which I'm in) had planned and worked for quite some time already. And now it all was cancelled because some person pulled the fire alarm in the morning... omg I'm so angry!

First off all of the council's work went to no use (I worked particularly hard on my portion) AND we had to go to classes for the day! I cannot believe that someone was dumb enough to pull a stunt like this...

Anyway, in terms of me being sick, I feel quite better actually. But having to walk out into the cold on account of the fire alarm is not beneficial to my health! I was a coughing wreck today.

Well, I got to clean my room today - it's amazing what junk I have in my room! I had a whole garbage bag filled with trash I didn't need anymore - so now I have a lot more room on my desk and its surrounding area! I'm so happy!

Anyway, as for the art trades I've engaged in - don't worry I've been working on them - I'm sure I'll have them up tomorrow! Sunday at worst! I really enjoy art trades, so never hesitate to ask me!
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REQUESTS: Sorry... I don't do requests... I just like the thrill of an art trade.

ART TRADES: I LOVE to do art trades. Absolutely love doing art trades... Ask me to engage in one anytime! And I'm usually quick with trades too!

COMMISSIONS: Another sorry, but my parents have an issue with posting my address and stuff like that on the Internet, so commissions are out of the question. ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/462022/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/462022/ Sun, 26 Jan 2003 17:45:40 PST
Anyway - I'm sick as a dog My nose is all stuffy and I have major sinus pressure adnd stuff like that... And my chest has all this phlegm and icky stuff. My throat is sore... And I swear I'm going deaf - my hearing is going haywire - it sounds like I have earmuffs over my ears! This is horrible... And the illness is getting to me big time because I'm having trouble putting my thoughts into words - like I won't be able to speak correct sentences. O.O;;

But for good news - I was able to learn a new song on the piano - mastered 5 pages of sheet music over two days! I impresed myself. But it's because I just sat down and kept working at it. It's because I was playing piano before play rehearsal, then someone comes along and plays the piano incredibly. I mean he was amazing!!! So I had to redeem myself to myself... I've still got quite a ways to get as good as that kid I heard, but I won't stop trying.

Heh - I just had that burst of art those few days. Then it died out quickly. There's still a number of sketches on my desk... I'm sure I'll get to them eventually.

Midterms were OK... That history midterm was alright - I mean, there were questions to which the answers I had no clue about, but I think I did well overall. The Latin test I took - Geez!!! That was tough... - If any of you are my classmates, you know what I mean! Lol... But they're over and that's all that matters! Yesss!!!

Well that is enough for now I guess. I just hope I feel better soon. AND that I don't go deaf... that'd be so sad... PIC INFO

REQUESTS: Sorry... I don't do requests... I just like the thrill of an art trade.

ART TRADES: I LOVE to do art trades. Absolutely love doing art trades... Ask me to engage in one anytime! And I'm usually quick with trades too!

COMMISSIONS: Another sorry, but my parents have an issue with posting my address and stuff like that on the Internet, so commissions are out of the question. ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/447123/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/447123/ Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:39:23 PST

So, I've told some of you already, but remember the auditions I mentioned in the last journal entry? Well, I got casted in it! I play the role of Johnny Casino, the guy who sings Born to Hand Jive at the dance. I'm really excited!

Anyway, that's taking a lot of my time now! Well, at least it's something fun that's taking my time! I do have a whole buncha sketches I'd love to ink and color - but I can't find the time!

Ack, my midterms are next week... wish me luck everyone! Especially for my history test... Yeah, history is definitely NOT my forte!

Yup yup... so... bye! ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/426690/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/426690/ Sun, 05 Jan 2003 16:39:33 PST

Anyway, my Christmas vacation is ending today (my principal does what makes sense - give us January 2 and 3 off - yay!). Right away is auditions for my high school's musical - I'm excited. We're doing the musical Grease this year.

Buuuut... being the lazy bum I am, I have no clue of the audition material. Technically I'm supposed to get it tormorrow, but I could've prepared by getting the Broadway soundtrack.

Well, I do have about five drawings still on paper waiting to be inked... I need to get myself some initiative! Oh - and perspective hates me. You'll see when I upload the cgs of these pics... whenever I get to them. Lol.

Anyway, yeah. Gotta go... to sleep... because I know I'm going to miss my bus tomorrow morning... ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/412768/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/412768/ Sat, 28 Dec 2002 12:10:32 PST
Anyway, well my Christmas was pretty ok. Me and my parents got in a fight Christmas eve. X( But I guess things were settled, because everything cooled off and I got my presents.

As for the party last night, omg it was so cool! I'm so glad I went. It was at this fancy ballroom hall with a buffet cocktail before the party with all this cool food! But then I got pulled away from my spoon and fork (with chicken attached to the fork and rice in the spoon) because I was one of the 16 roses. But I really liked being a rose, too, so it's all good!

And the dance was pretty cool. And then this amazing cotillion was performed by 14 people - it was spectacular, going through three songs, all different styles. And there was a lot of dancing and food and so much stuff. You know, the typical Filipino party. Oh, btw, I'm Filipino, for those of you who don't know me.

As for the gift that I gave her - it's the pic that I uploaded. (But before I turned it into a JPEG and it turned all compression-ly ugly. >. ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/402628/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/402628/ Sat, 21 Dec 2002 19:28:06 PST
So it's the Saturday before Christmas - yeah I'm excited. I wanna get all this gift art done though... but it doesn't seem as if I'll make it in time...

Maybe one or two pieces of holiday material would come up, but I'm not sure if I can...

Anyway, I had a huge artists' block for the past I don't know how many days (plus I couldn't find the time to draw) but just like an hour ago, I sat down and started drawing and I got done one of my few ideas I had for a while! Now if only I can finish the next two parts...

So yeah, that should suffice for a small journal entry for now... ok - Bye everyone! ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/389529/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/389529/ Fri, 13 Dec 2002 07:19:54 PST

Buuut.... I already ran out of archived pics that I want to upload. And I've basically got no time to do anything anymore! A lot of stuff to do - too much stuff at school to be more exact!

I had three major things that I want to get done last week. One of them is off my back, and the other two are sorta done - so they're still hanging over my head.... And then Christmas shopping is over my head as well! Geez... why couldn't it be mistletoe over my head?!?

Anyway... I'm trying to draw - I realized I haven't drawn Sonic stuff lately - and it's been awhile since any Digimon fanart was put on paper. So hopefully, I can find more time to draw.

So anyway - better stop typing... So much to do... Thanks again to everyone who commented on my gallery and the pics! Really appreciated! ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/379385/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/379385/ Fri, 06 Dec 2002 19:14:49 PST
Well, I've uploaded 20 pics - I'm uploading slow, just as I planned. And I've made... let's see... 59 art comments. Hold on... OK. Now it's 60. Nice even number. I've made 5 deviant comments.

I've got a nice Featured Deviation (as you can see to the right) and a DeviantID (also to your right, but a little down). And I don't know how many deviants I'm watching... I'm really impressed by a lot of people's art! It's pretty good for a week!

What I still have to do is start a collection favorites. And I have A LOT of pics in mind. That and start finishing up some holiday pics. And gift pics. *cough* *cough* =3

Anyway, as for my life (since this is a journal, and I'm going to treat it as such), things have been busy. My school's newspaper staff has been pretty busy lately, the deadline being this Thursday. Ack.

Oh in case you didn't know, I'm a co-editor of my school's newspaper - big responsibility! And it's not your dinky 1 page newsletter. It's a huge 12-pager that comes out quarterly. Yup, heavy duty (in my opinion).

And I seem to be video game-d out for now for some reason... the only game I'd want to play is DDR, and I'm even getting tired of THAT! I guess it's anxious for Christmas time! Lol!

There's a huge dance at my school tomorrow night - I'm excited. No date though for the Christmas Cotillion... that sucks... But heck, it's alright I guess. Saved myself 35 bucks. Yeah...

Anyway, that should be enough for now. Thanks to all who commented - I appreciate it! ]]> ~jappodawg http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/371154/ http://jappodawg.deviantart.com/journal/371154/ Sun, 01 Dec 2002 19:38:48 PST
Anyway, I'm just planning to update my archive slowly - I still have a huge archive of drawings I want to upload. But I don't wanna over-upload and then have a complete drought of drawings for a while. So it's better this way.

I see already people like my Bowser drawings! ^_^ I'm so happy you like them! In fact, I have two more in the making. Oh, and another villain is coming in SA style! C'mon, guess! =3

Anyway, I'm sure you can look to your right and see my interests, but since there was a limited amount of space, I'll say 'em here for now as well. I'm into Digimon, Yoshi, Sonic, hm... there's more, I just can't remember.

Shouts out to SE (A. KiNG) for intro'ing me to DeviantArt! Thanks a bunch!

I'll be going now, enjoy everyone! ]]> ~jappodawg