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So, between work and school and work I find myself with almost no free time. Sundays being the exeption, to which I don't tend to get online very often. I do however have a notebook full of doodles that have accumulated during class, so that's kinda nice. However since it has been forever since I've put pen to paper in the attempt to create something artistic, my limited skills have become tarnished and it will take much work to develop my scribbles into something postable.

In other news... I have been wanting to revive a number of my old characters such as Kao, but currently lack an outlet.


P.S. I feel like my brain is turning to mush sometimes.

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/26417760/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/26417760/ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:08:39 PDT
Now is the time my tree brethren, Rise up against the hairless apes! It is a new dawn! A New world! Uproot yourselves, crush there pathetic establishments. Viva le Revolution!

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/23036302/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/23036302/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:09:05 PST
I am making an attempt to force myself to update again... sadly no compy so no new art to show as of yet. I am working on a couple of campaigns to run some friends through. I'm going to attempt to run the group through the "Tomb of Horrors!", but they are heavily a hack and slash group so I don't know how well that will go. I'm also trying to get some people interested in shadowrun but that doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Some generic space adventure game would be nice but it's hard to find material that's not already star trek/star wars/firefly/galactica, so that's slow going. I think I need to get some fresh blood... mmm... fresh blood... Well I think that's all I have for this update.

oh right...

At the bottom of the last journal I read stated.
"AND IF YOU'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR, YER DOIN' IT. >____>"

So I guess I'll be doing this.

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
• Kao
• Justin
• Oni

THREE THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST 33 MINUTES:
• Woke up
• Showered and shaved
• Checked DeviantArt

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
• Outlook on life
• I'm at least above average intelligence
• I kick butt at most video games. :3

THREE THINGS YOU DISLIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
• I'm unmotivated at times.
• I'm quite bad at keeping in touch with people, including my family.
• I cannot seem to keep organized...

THREE THINGS YOU'RE AFRAID OF:
• Going nowhere in life.
• Being stuck in one place for long periods of time.
• Death of Friends and Family.

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
• Towel
• Glasses
• Um... I have a kitty sitting on my lap?

(Give me a break I just got out of the shower)

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS:
• "Goodnight Demon Slayer" Voltaire
• "Into the Night" Chad Kroeg
• "New Math" Tom Lehrer (Yeah I'm a geek, its okay)

THREE REASONS WHY YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE:
• My Aunt Nancy, camping trips, lifestyle, attitude, I learned much from her... Slight hero worship as a child.
• My mother’s side of the family in general.
• Friends, all through life friends come and go, but everyone leaves there mark.

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE HOBBIES:
• Role-playing Games
• Drawing/Painting
• Belegarth (Only slightly right now, but I plan to start a local branch)

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
• Not go to work
• Read a good book
• Curl up in bed (Not sleep, just curl up in bed)

THREE BOY’S NAMES:
• Jonathan
• Daniel
• Michael

THREE GIRL'S NAMES:
• Callie
• Regina
• Tiffany

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
• See the world.
• Get in 15 minutes of fame.
• Raise a child to adulthood.

Their, all done, I hope your happy ~Tengoku... I hope your happy...

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/22787017/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/22787017/ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:07:12 PST
]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/22600327/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/22600327/ Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:00:34 PST
Well I'm going blind, not really, but I went to a new optometrist and got a prescription that, you'll never guess, actually works! Turns out I wasn't near-sighted or far-sighted, my eyes have a slightly irregular curve that distorts fine detail, I can actually read without having to stop and rub my eyes, both books and across the room, tis very nice. ^^

Oh, I'm also going bald, again not really, I simply got a haircut, after 2 and 1/2 years I no longer have the long ponytail. Donated about 14 inches to locks for love then snipped the rest down... It takes some getting use to.

Well, that's all I know about really, not many changes in my life. Well I'll try as I always do to actually make some updates... you know, I havn't actually tried to draw anything since I got my glasses, perhaps I shall try tonight.

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/19824132/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/19824132/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:32:04 PDT [link]
or
DrHorrible.com

In other news... I really don't have much other news. I just felt like sharing this musical.

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/19617403/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/19617403/ Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:34:07 PDT I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight,
I am the starshine of the night.
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room.
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there. I do not die.
~Mary Elizabeth Frye
-------------------------------------------

It's hard to think that it's been two years since my sister passed away. In someways it seems like it's been longer, in others it seems like it was yesterday. I really wanted to draw something for her this week but I just can't seem to get myself motivated.

My name change is finally underway, unless there's reason to contest it, I'll have my mothers maiden name sometime next month. Making plans to start school up again, So things are going alright on that end.

Need sleep, will return at some point tonight.

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/19535699/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/19535699/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:24:21 PDT
General]

--: Name: Justin M.
--: Nickname (s): Just, Kao, Oni, Jay
--: Birthday: December 19
--: Horoscope: Sagatarius
--: Zodiac: Rat
--: Age: 23

[Description]

--: Eyes: Gray (shift between green, gray, and blue)
--: Hair: a few inches past my shoulder (often tied back)Dark Blond with a bit of red.
--: Height: 6'3
--: Weight: I honestly have no idea... I need to lose a bit of it though.
--: Build: Medium?
--: Heritage: Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Hungaria, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, U.K., Belgium, and a big question mark since my grandfather was adopted... I'm quite the European mutt in America.

[Your Life]

--: Location: Appleton, WI
--: Siblings: 2 younger brothers, 1 younger sister (deceased)
--: Nephews/Nieces: 7 Nephews, 6 Nieces (not counting my step dads family, that triples it)
--: Parental Status (divorced/together): Biological Parents are Divorced, My mom and step dad have been together 17 years
--: Second Languages: English, Hoping to re-learn Sign Language.
--: How You're Stereotyped: Nerd, Geek, Oddity

[Favorite]

--: Color: Shades of Gray, then I guess Blue
--: Season: Spring and Autumn. (summers okay, winters to cold)
--: Tree:
--: Fruit: Cantalop
--: Car: Don't really have a favorite.
--: Music: Completely Depends on my mood.
--: Language: Latin?
--: Time Period: Renaissance and Current
--: Scent: Vanilla, Strawberry
--: Animal: Cats, Dogs, Foxes, Wolves
--: Element: Fire and Water
--: Candy: Chocolate, Vanilla, Butterscotch
--: Names: Bah, I havn't the slightest clue

[Top 5 Favorite ...]

--: Actors/Actresses: Robin Williams, Will Smith, Cary Elwes, Val Kilmer, and George Carlin
--: Movies: Star Wars (IV, V, VI) Spirited Away, Howls Moving Castle
--: Songs: I really don't know.
--: Bands: Once again I'm not sure.
--: Books: Good Omens, Stardust, Nightwatch, Night Watch, God Stalk
--: Video Game Characters: Knuckles, Zero, Link, Pit, Companion Cube
--: Places You'd Like to Live: I have an idea of what setting I'd like, but no actual place per-say.
--: Places in Nature: Forest, Caves, Lakes, Rivers, Oceans
--: Musicals: "Pirates of Penzance", "Springtime for Hitler in Germany", "Fiddler on the Roof", "The Nightmare Before Christmas", Bah, dunno the fifth
--: Quotes: Can't pick five, just to many are fun :3

[Pick]

--: Pirates or Ninjas: Pirates!
--: Love or Lust: Love.
--: Society or Lonesome: Bah, um... I guess Society
--: Midnight or Morning: midnight
--: Individuality or Popularity: individuality
--: Family or Friends: I refuse to pick.
--: Ocean or Forest: Forest I guess... but ocean is good too.
--: Sun or Moon: Moon
--: Vampire or Lycans: I would have to go with Lycans... nothing against the Vamps, But I love mah Lycans.
--: Do it yourself or Get help: I'll probably try it myself, but I have nothing against getting help


[Are You...?]

--: Funny: Depends on who you ask
--: Sarcastic: Hmm, I wonder.
--: Creative: I guess?
--: Open-Minded: I sure hope so.
--: Happy: Mostly
--: Angsty: Ocasionaly
--: Angry: Not very often
--: Bootiful: Why yes, I do resemble a "boot"
--: Ugly: I hope not, but hey, I might look like a boot.
--: Gullible: Sometimes
--: Charming: You'd have to ask someone.
--: Obnoxious: Not to myself.. most of the time.
--: Confusing: Less often
--: Weird: Oh yes
--: A day-dreamer: Frequently
--: In denial: I'm sure I am about something.
--: Musical: Not in front of anyone else.
--: Bouncy: Hm... no not really.
--: A worry wart: Sometimes.
--: Smart: I shall not judge my own intellect , but I could always learn more.
--: Sly: I wonder
--: Mysterious/unreadable: Good question, I know myself to well to answer that.
--: Convicable: ... huh?
--: Suicidal: at one point or twenty. not for awhile now, never would have followed through, it's rather pointless.

[Do You..?]

--: Believe in True Love: Yes.
--: Hate yourself: Sometimes
--: Know the meaning of life: Oh, pft, who doesn't?
--: Have happiness: A bit
--: Love Life: A bit
--: Steal often: Nope
--: Sing in the Shower/Rain: Rarely
--: Watch too many Flash movies: yeah
--: Wanna Fanta: no... no I don't
--: Know some people who know some people who rob some people: I would have to say yes, but I'm unaware of the connection.
--: Have "Connections": Maybe?
--: Have past experiences in battle: Fights... not really "battle""
--: Beleive in reincarnation/God: First on... ]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/19200789/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/19200789/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:04:11 PDT
Anyway, after some poking and proding by a few people i have moved a couple of things out of scraps and into my normal gallery. I've also made a promise to stop jumping around from account to account and will be here from now on. (finally eh?)

Lost my old Skype account, the new one is KaoAvel for anyone wanting to know.

Busy with life at the moment, but I'll try to start submitting NEW things again.

TTFN

P.S. My "mood" seems to be stuck on suggestive and I can't change it... go figure.

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/19160923/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/19160923/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:52:16 PDT
So I have gone from 1 deviation and 0 scraps too 2 deviations and 50+ scraps. I'm going to try and get something new posted soon. I would like to say I'll do it by tommorow at 11:02, but quite honestly I just don't think I'll have the time.

TTFN

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/18382679/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/18382679/ Sun, 18 May 2008 12:27:11 PDT
]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/16175777/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/16175777/ Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:07:36 PST
Anyway, Happy New Years everyone. Yeah it's a day early, but I probably won't be able to get online again until the 2nd, or very late on the first. So here is your early New Years greeting.

For more information about us Rats, take a look. >3
[link]

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/16092145/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/16092145/ Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:33:21 PST Gather around the tree and open your presents!
Burn the yule log to honor thor!
Feast in the celebration of Saturn!
Revere the birthday of the undefeated sun!
Pay tribute to the sun-goddess of fertility and sanity!
Prepare for the days of the god of Wisdom!
Fear the arrival of the Black gods!
Prepare the festival of the Wild Women!
Fly your kites from the roof!
Dance down the street!
Give to the needy in the light of winter!
Bake your shoe-cakes!
And Deer cookies!
Hold true to the Principles of Kwanzaa!
Prepare the Bantha Rump for Life Day!
Honors Kahless the Unforgettables' defeat of the tyrant Molor!


And now for a politically correct Holiday greeting.

Best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most joyous traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, but with respect for the religious persuasion of others who choose to practice their own religion as well as those who choose not to practice a religion at all;

Additionally, a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the generally accepted calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions have helped make our society great, without regard to the race, creed, color, religious, or sexual preferences of the wishes.

(Disclaimer: This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/himself or others and no responsibility for any unintended emotional stress these greetings may bring to those not caught up in the holiday spirit.)

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/16008125/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/16008125/ Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:22:16 PST ...
I was gonna post some random shtuff yesterday as it was my Birthday, but things went all over the place then I had to go to work, couldn't even make it back home before midnight to make this post. *grumble*

Well anyway, Random Quiz I stole from Tengoku.
----------

1.Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4.
"target either had a very high threshold of resistance or had sim-" Sergei Lukyanenko's Night Watch

2.Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you reach?
My kitty.

3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Star wars. :3

4. Without looking, guess what time it is:
1am

5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time?
1:03am

6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
The cat's bell and the blinds being moved by the cat.

7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
Half-hour ago, getting home from work.

8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at?
The stuff under the couch.

9. What are you wearing?
Fluffy Pants and Decepticon shirt.

10. Did you dream last night?
Yes... No more need be said right?

11. When did you last laugh?
Um... when I first got to work.

12. What are on the walls you are in?
A dragon statue, a clock, a poster, a mirror.

13. Seen anything weird lately?
My cat rolling a D20 around the room... he rolled a 20. :3

14. What do you think of this quiz?
Mmm... It's okay.

15. What is the last film you saw?
Star wars! or more recent 1408.

16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy?
Not much... education.

17. Tell me something about you that I don't know.
Well random quiz, I don't know what you know about me in the first place.

18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would it be?
Make people more open minded. >>

19. Do you like to dance?
Somewhat, I'd really like to get lessons.

20. George Bush:
396 days, 21 hrs, 55 min, 46.1 seconds left in office.

21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Hmm... I really dunno..

22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Again, dunno.

23. Would you ever consider living abroad?
Yup, probably would enjoy it. ^^

24. What do you want God to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?
Well if it is "God" telling me something, I'm guessing my views on religion are way off. So I'm probably screwed.

25.Tag 6 people who must also do this in THEIR journal:
Things 1-6 go!

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/15800760/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/15800760/ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:45:16 PST
SNOW! GAH! So it snowed here on Saturday, 6 inches, the horrible part of this is that I was on my way up north to visit family. So I'm driving for 2 hours in increasingly bad weather, snow turns to Hail, then to freezing rain, then rain, things getting all slippery and doom! DOOM! Then today I'm on my way home and my car goes all unfriendly on me. My lights are aimed up for some reason so I can't see the road clearly, my fan to my heater breaks half way home, my windows start getting all foggy so it's even more trouble to see. Also, its snowing worse today then it was Saturday. Then I get home and find that gas has dropped down below $3, but I just filled my car this afternoon! [grumble, twitch, mouth-foam]

Alright, little ranting makes me feel better. :3

The family holiday thingy went really well. Plenty of with presents and stealing of presents (part of a game for holidays :3 ) Plus there was an indoor water park at the hotel, got to catch up with my little cousins (They're all growing up on me T.T ). And all around good times were had. ^.^

Oh, the present I stole was some nice coffee cups and a cool little poster with a quote on it.

"
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; But often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.

~Helen Keller~
"

As for work, assistant manager thingy is going well, I'm also getting trained in all actual management stuff, witch is pretty nice.

Now for drawing... I really haven't drawn anything for awhile. Maybe I'll be able to once I'm use to my new work scedual.

Um... I think that's about all I have to say... I really wish I had a way to make this a "Who?" journal... maybe I'll come back and do a nice long Quiz thingy about myself and use that as an excuse... but knowing me I'll be to lazy... Bleh, so this one doesn't fit, not the end of the world... or is it. o.o

*Disclaimer* It's very late and I'm sure this thing is full of errors, But I'm to lazy to run it threw a Spell check, LOVE AND PEACE!

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/15687104/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/15687104/ Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:49:21 PST
Alright, So I was tagged by someone way back in September ( Tengoku ) So I'm finally getting around to posting this.

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

* I am addicted to reading. I can't seem to help it, but I read books all the time. Whenever I have extra money, I buy books. If I don't have money I go to the Library, the problem with this is that if I really enjoyed the book, I'll still buy it when I have money and read it again for it's my own copy. In fact acouple of people have told me I spend too much money on books... Which I really do... (I'm actually very upset that I can't find acouple of books that went out of print... And would probably spend way to much to get a hold of said books.)

* It is very easy to make me faint! x.x Strang as it is, I have a serious problem with hearing about gore. I can watch horrible things on TV and be okay, but someone starts telling me about how a fishing hook got caught in there finger then yanked on but didn't actually come out just snagged a bunch of muscle and... x.x ... I don't know why, I blame the imagination, to active at times.

* I get upset if my cookware is dirty. I can leave piles of dishes in the sink and not care, but if any of my pots, pans, or knives are dirty I need to clean them right away. If other people leave them dirty it tends to make me upset... Probably ties in with the next one...

* I love to cook. :3 I'm collecting more and more cookbooks and kitchen utensils, and love to try to make new things. I don't seem to do it nearly as often as I would like, but I just always seem happy when I'm cooking something new. The smells, the activity, the warm oven/stove, cooking just seems to make me happy. ^-^

* I hate cows... now I don't actually hate cows themselves, I just have a strong dislike for and cow-based merchandice. Spotted mugs, cheese hats, cow pictures... I think it's just a side effect from where I grew up, I just can't stand the stuff... The animals themselves are okay though...

* I spend at least four hours every day towards some form of role-playing activity. D&D, Star Wars, Masquerade, Serenity, ect. I think I need to cut back a little... maybe... After my new years RP Party...

* I'm horrible at keeping in touch with people. It seems like it can be months or years before I finally regain contact with the people I care about... I really don't know why this is... I think this here is something else I'll need to try and change soon...

* I like animals, and they seem to like me. Cute little things, even not so cute things just make me go all mushy. :3

Now to tag some unsuspecting people:
First of...
YOU! BWAHAHAHA! (Alright I'm lazy, but if you wanna take this and do it, feel free ^^)

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/15547624/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/15547624/ Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:59:58 PST
Anyway, My internet was down for a bit, then there was warcraft to catch up on, webcomics to read, stuff to draw (I really should update), and after all this i finally make it back onto good old DA.

So news, I'm an assistant manager as of the 25th, big new store and 2$ more an hour, so things are going good on that end...

I really can't think of much to say right now... My brain sploded at some point today. I'll try to update this later tonight. Love and Peace all!

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/14511820/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/14511820/ Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:43:30 PDT
I'll start off with:

Q: When will you start to upload stuff again?

A: As soon as I get my scanner fixed!

End Q/A

Anyway, yeah I'd like to have uploaded some of my sketches by now, but sadly my scanner is being all... bleh. It's not broken... exactly... It's just off a little, so that every time I try to scan something, I get these funky lines all over the page. So I won't be uploading any sketchy things until it's either fixed or I get a new scanner. I might still be able to put up some fully colored and lined images. But that would require me to get off my lazy ass and do some actual work on the computer.

Well... I'll tell you what... I will post SOMETHING by next the 12th. Sound reasonable? That gives me about a week to work on things... So even if it's some crappy little sketch that has been poorly scanned. There will be something here by Wednesday... Probably.

Well it’s 5:30 in the morning, I suppose I need to be getting ready for work about now. Later my dears, enjoy your days. :3

P.S. I'm buying a pound of dice today... yeah... that's roughly 100 random dice...

]]> ~kaoavel http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/14480436/ http://kaoavel.deviantart.com/journal/14480436/ Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:02:52 PDT
‘Why‘s:
Q: Why did you leave this account for so long?

A: Many reasons, mainly I think it was cause I was being an emo little kid at the time. I felt like I needed to change so I changed many things, including my accounts, my hair, my clothes, my social life. After overcoming the emo-ness it was more stubborn-ness that kept me away for awhile. Then after that there were other issues in my life. So between my own stupidity and my life… I just left it sit for awhile.

Q: Why have you used so many screen names?

A: The reason I’ve used so many names is mainly because I couldn’t get comfortable with any of them. I tried several names over the past couple of years in hopes of finding a new one that fits. But over time I realize that, well, the original name seemed to fit best.

Q: Why KaoAvel?

A: Ah, now we’re getting onto something exquisitely simple. Kaoragon Avel=Blade Old D&D Elven. KaoAvel was one of my first and longest lasting D&D characters. As well as many variations of KaoAvel in other games and online. The names just been with me for a long time.

Q: Why are you back on this name:

A: I suppose that’s the real question. Well I could claim that I’ve matured to the point where I am able to stick with one identity. I could say that I missed the familiarity of a name that I’ve used since childhood. I could even claim that I’m back on this name to reclaim my old life. Sadly, none of this would be really accurate. Those that know me know well that I haven’t really matured all that much. As for reclaiming my old life?… well now that’d be a tad silly I think. No, the closest one would be to get familiarity… but even that isn’t actually correct.

The real reason, without any doubt, is the fact that ‘The Jar’ has been archived at last!

Q: The Jar? What?

A: That wasn’t a why, but regardless yes ‘The Jar’. Now I know many people have never heard of it, so I wouldn’t be surprised by the confusion here. The jar was a comic that had been made years ago, and then suddenly, vanished. And by vanished I mean that it completely disappeared. Not a single person I could find had saved the archives, even the comic Artist didn’t have them. It was just… gone… Until recently… All the old Comics have been found and archived.

Q: So… why is this important?

A: You see, ‘The Jar’ was the comic that actually pulled me into the online world. You see before I read this comic, the internet was nothing but a place to download anime and porn. (yes I’ll admit to that) An interest in the comic brought me to my first forum, from there I met people and friends. I expanded my ideas and views and started to learn new things. In fact, I’m sure I wouldn’t be who I am today if I had not met many of the people from that original forum.

So yes, it may seem kind of lame, and you all probably think I’m giving far to much credit to this old comic. However, to me… being able to read all the old strips once again. I just can’t help but smile, and pull up my old username and feel comfortable…

And there’s no need to say it… I know I’m a loser… But I’m a happy loser. ^.^

]]> ~kaoavel