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Anyways, I just uploaded 2 of my traditional art I did while I was out there. I have more, but I'm leaving again for more training. At least it's only for 2 weeks. YAY!!!

It's GREAT to be back home. Again.

AAARRGGGHHH!!! I just remembered the fanart was due for Shoryuken.com!!!

In other news, I got Blaz Blue!! FRICKIN' AWESOME!!!!!

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A friend suggested I find my muse. I asked her what hers was. She said she didn't have one, altho' she works in art.

So, we found two things I needed.

1. A Muse
2. Work area

So, if you see an update, I'll have found those.

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Yea, it's frickin' awesome. 6x8 is the perfect size for me. Finally, I have something that's worth my money. Now, what the heck am I gonna draw?

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But there's hope. I move back to the Bay Area on the first week of Sept after I finish my first Enlistment. Bein' up here in WA is depressing. Although I met some cool people, but it's sad that just when things were getting better, I have to leave. I haven't met any real artists in my area. I'm sure there are, but I've never actually got to meet any up here.

I do have two projects I'm working on. One's a contest on DA, just to get me goin'. And there's the BAAU Down 8 anthology.

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Slumps REALLY suck!! I thought after coming back from Iraq I'd be over my slump, since it was pretty much the same thing every day over there.

It was a difficult struggle getting out of my slump. But I managed to do it! I really gotta thank my friends out there, oh and of course my reasons for pursuing art. Videogames and anime/manga.

And I'm happy with what I've drawn at this moment.

In other news, I just finished Gokusen season 3 starring Yukie Nakama.

That series taught me something. But I forgot. LOL

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But there's hope. My laptop is gettin' too slow for any of the paintings I want to do, and my tablet's on the fritz. So much for finishin' that portrait.

Ain't nothin' else to do really, except to move on. Funny how almost 4 years away from home a lot has changed. If it's not the area you live in, then it's your friends. "Things are still the same, we can hang out" they say. 4 years changes people.

The point of this journal entry is.....

Just move on and do what you love.

YAY!!

I'm tired.... need to sleep.

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Can't wait to get back home. See what I've missed, see what's new, and see my latest Rotary-Powered RX-7.

The past month I've revisited old high school concepts and started on some of them. Wow, what I envisioned back then sure is different now.

But something good came out of deployment. All the illustration books I ordered out here. If it weren't for those and for DA, I'd have been dyin' for inspiration.

Well, I've plans to get an Intuo, this graphire just isn't the same as the ol' Wacom I used before I came out here.

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With missions, work, and of course my procrastination, I wasn't able to make the comic how I wanted. In other words, it's really not finished to how I wanted it to be. Oh well, at least it helped me out of my slump.

In other news, I wanted to celebrate with a nice cup of mocha... but I lost my cash card. So, I called up family. And.... I was just blah. In other words, I was just tired.

So, it's another day in Iraq and thankfully we've a dust cloud coverin' the sun. WOOHOO!! It's gonna be a cool day today.

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I just saw the latest episode of "Street Fighter The Later Years" (Ep. 8). I was crackin' up when Guile said his line.

Anyways, just thinking of my course of action for after I get out of the Army.

Oh, it'd be so nice if I could go to a big anime convention after deployment. Catch up on all the cool new anime that's come out since I came here.

In other news, Utada Hikaru's latest album "Heart Station" is on it's way!! I can't wait!!

]]> ~ncds http://ncds.deviantart.com/journal/16852431/ http://ncds.deviantart.com/journal/16852431/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:12:44 PST
And so, I sit here thinking of what to do. Stay in the Army to re-class to a multimedia illustrator, or come back home to pursue art in the civilian world. First priority is to get out of my slump/artist block.

Watchin' my anime sure brings back memories.

Sure sucks when you're used to being in Iraq. Too bad I have to fly back in 4 days.

Thanks to all those who've helped me and given me advice.

]]> ~ncds http://ncds.deviantart.com/journal/13415670/ http://ncds.deviantart.com/journal/13415670/ Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:06:16 PDT
So, throughout the week, I'll add a sketch or two. Usually it's the first thing I do as soon as I get off work.

With that said, don't expect any Deviations, unless it's one of my projects.

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