http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:shiribot&section=today deviantART RSS for by:shiribot en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:01:33 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/28353219/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/28353219/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:31:47 PST I do still like how some of the coloring turned out, though, so I'll overlook the bad lines.

Images include original characters that never went anywhere, fanart for Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Gundam Wing, G Gundam, and some misc anime.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/27813965/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/27813965/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:40:02 PDT

I'm headed to New York for a week long visit with my family and to saturate myself in nostalgia before the holiday season kicks my retail-working butt. I think the only catch is if I carve pumpkins for Halloween right before I leave, they'll be mushed out by the time the 31st arrives...

ZOMBIELAND IS AN AWESOME MOVIE!!! It has humor, it has horror, and it has a lot of aftkicking!!! I highly reccommend it to anyone who enjoys zombie flicks, horror with humor, and in general if you can stomach a little bit of gore. ZOMMMMMBIIIEEESSS!!!!!

On another zombie note, I'm looking forward to Left 4 Dead 2 coming out next month. The "Crash Course" add on for Left 4 Dead 1 is honestly not that fun, it's like one huge maze that makes me motion sick. But new achievements are always good.

May I present to you:

Shiri's Playlist For Incinerating Zombies

(my favorite weapons in L4D are the gas can, pipe bomb, and molotov. It's not that I'm a pyromaniac, it's that quantity counts when you're fighting undead hordes.)

"American Idiot" - Greenday
"Bleed American" - Jimmy Eat World
"Bleed It Out" - Linkin Park
"Blow Me Away" - Breaking Benjamin
"Break Stuff" - Limp Bizkit
"Breathe Into Me" - Red
"Burn It To The Ground" - Nickelback
"Crazy Train" - Ozzy Ozbourne
"Control the Storm" - Delain
"Day for Ghosts" - Delain
"Dark Chest of Wonders" - Nightwish
"Degrees of Sanity" - Savatage
"Don't Fear The Reaper" - Apollo 440
"Doomsday Clock" - Smashing Pumpkins
"The Energy" - Audiovent
"Equally Destructive" - After Forever
"Empty" - Unloco
"Everything Louder Then Everything Else" - Meatloaf
"Forfeit" - Chevelle
"For Whom The Bell Tolls" - Metallica
"The Game" - Motorhead
"Getting Away With Murder" - Papa Roach
"Hocus Pocus Insanity Mix" - Gary Hoey
"Indestructible" - Disturbed
"Instruments of Destruction" - N.R.G.
"I Stand Alone" - Godsmack
"Land of Confusion" - Disturbed
"Let The Bodies Hit The Floor!" - Drowning Pool
"Lights Out (Chris Vrenna Remix)" - P.O.D.
"Liberate" - Disturbed
"Looking Down" - Audiovent
"M-80 (Explosive Energy Movement)" - Papa Roach
"No One Lives Forever" - Oingo Boingo
"One More" - Journey
"Pts.Of.Arthrty" - Linkin Park w. Jay Gordon
"The Red" - Chevelle
"Rip It Up" - JET
"Street War" - Emerson, Lake, and Palmer
"Sons of Plunder" - Disturbed
"Sparkle And Shine" - Econoline Crush
"Ten Thousand Fists" - Disturbed
"Thoughtless" - Korn
"Throw It All Away" - Default
"Tomorrow" - SR-71
"When The Lights Go Out" - Oingo Boingo
"Who Followed Who?" - Default
"Won't Back Down" - Fuel
"Zombie" - The Cranberries

This works well when you want to shoot zombies but have the TV on mute so as not to wake up sleeping roommates.

http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/26063414/ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:46:01 PDT It has been revised since that initial posting, but, WOOOO! I DID IT!!! YAAYYY!! Part 10 and the return of Ironhide are here!

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/25893670/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/25893670/ Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:31:31 PDT I'd like a battle scene with Ironhide and my version of Chromia fighting together. I could take a crack at it myself, but you've all seen how long it took me just to get that inked version of Chromia finished.

What I also need to do is start the kitbash for my Chromia figure. Then I could maybe pose her and Ironhide in battle stances and take a photo.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/25729904/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/25729904/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:03:32 PDT

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/25367162/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/25367162/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:41:22 PDT
...Obviously, I'm not going to finish Renewal by then. I'm in the process of typing Part 9 right now, although I have to change the ending, so there's yet one more delay. I may have some of Part 10 written by the 23rd. We'll finally catch up with Ironhide!

Although unless RotF brings some major inspiration, this and a G1 WIP may be the last Transformers fanfic I write. It has taken far too long for me to write for Renewal, which is a sign that I'm slipping away from the fanfic end of a fandom. It happened the same way with HoND, Gundam W, and other interests that I've written for. I'll never stop being a Transformers fan, but I won't be showing it via writing as much.

Perhaps something else will come along that will inspire me to write. Or maybe I'll finally work more on my original novel, sitting in mothballs for about nine years.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/24520374/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/24520374/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:21:08 PDT
Who'da thunk it.

Aannnndddddd that's all I got. Writing is occurring, but nothing is complete yet.

*Grabs an automatic rifle and gets back to the zombie apocalypse for a while.*

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/23553876/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/23553876/ Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:55:25 PST
[ Faster When It Counts ]

Story & Letters by: Vernon Moore

Art by: Thomas Wu

Colors by: Me!






In other news: REAL LIFE. GAH.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/23340760/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/23340760/ Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:46:26 PST
Of course, with all the phishing bugs going around, I'm thinking that I shouldn't rely so much on deviantArt and again try to get back to overhauling my website. Of course, I've been intending to do that for months, but there's that time and motivation thing again. At least progress on Renewal is chugging along. I just need to stop introducing so many potential cliffhangers. Note to self: This is the time to start wrapping things up, not making them worse!


Edit: Cancel that flail, I found the reset button.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/23147481/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/23147481/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:21:26 PST All hail the TF2 teaser trailer! (No discussion, please, thanks. Still avoiding spoilers here). That was the awesome kick in the skidplate that I needed.


And as for the spam, my front page finally got hit by that dA phishing virus. They've been flagged and hidden. Short version: DON'T CLICK ON ANY RANDOM LINKS POSTED TO YOUR DA PAGE. If you think one of your friends is truly trying to share something with you, check with them through other media first. DON'T CLICK THE LINK.

Borrowing the details from :
If you receive a comment saying "Hey. I think i saw your picture on this website/blog here CLICK HERE" or: "Hey. check out this funny blog!! LOL CLICK HERE", don't click on the link. DO NOT click on the link. It will take you to a fake dA login page which will steal your login details if entered.

If you receive a comment like this, MARK IT AS SPAM using the Mark As Spam button on the comment. This will alert moderators to it and will also hide the comment so others won't be caught out.

If you accidentally clicked on it, make sure you change your password ASAP, and mark the comment as spam! It would be wise to scan your computer for any viruses as well.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/22940891/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/22940891/ Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:54:50 PST

And also a Lyric Dump, because I can, and because this journal needs a little something to get me back on track with things. Lo, Billy Joel, one of my top favorite music inspirations. And...he's going to be in concert with Elton John in Tulsa in March. So close, and yet so far...from my wallet.


"They say that these are not the best of times
But they're the only time I've ever known
And I believe there is a time for meditation
In cathedrals of our own
Now I have seen that sad surrender in my lover's eyes
And I can only stand apart and sympathize
For we are always what our situations hand us
It's either sadness or euphoria

So we'll argue and we'll compromise
And realize that nothing's ever changed
For all our mutual experience
Our separate conclusions are the same
Now we are forced to recognize our inhumanity
Our reason coexists with our insanity
And though we choose between reality and madness
It's either sadness or euphoria

How thoughtlessly we dissipate our energies
Perhaps we don't fulfill each other's fantasies
And as we stand upon the ledges of our lives
With our respective similarities
It's either sadness or euphoria"

-Billy Joel, "Summer, Highland Falls"

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/22911231/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/22911231/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:26:54 PST
Does this have anything to do with it being my most popular deviation?

...Then again, I'm not out here to run a popularity contest. I'm glad it had such an awesome reception. I guess I could try to figure out how else to make it acceptable as a desktop screen shot. I've already edited it once to make sure it fit the rules, I thought I got it right that time.

I'm sorry I've been too busy with Real Life to be around more often and keep on top of these kinds of things. My job is sucking the creativity out of me. The most I can manage these days is an RPG post every other day or so. Fic? Ha. ...Some day I'll get back to it again.

Edit: Certain Desktop Screen Shot has been edited! I'm not moving it back into the gallery yet, though, I guess I'll play it safe for a little longer. *Patpats her poor maligned, yet loved, Desktop Screen Shot*


Edit the Second: Dear DeviantArt: STOP CHANGING THINGS. Good job, I can't scroll through my Deviation list to set a new Featured if it comes after "G" in the alphabet. FAIL FAIL FAILITY FAIL. I grieve now. -_-

Edit the Third: Okay, seriously, you can't tell me this doesn't have something to do with a popularity issue. I'm looking over the rest of my desktop screen shots, and the very one I had displayed on my front page as Featured Wallpaper, good ol' Captain Lennox, didn't even have my Dock showing, yet it was passed right over for the one with the most hits. Of course, I have now uploaded a new version of the Lennox desktop, and will be either replacing or deleting the rest of my desktop screen shots.

I think I just won't bother sharing my geekiness anymore via desktop screen shots. I've got better things to do tonight than nitpick my screen caps of desktop screen shots.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/22263921/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/22263921/ Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:52:17 PST

So, yeah, I have a backlog of things to catch up on. Most of all THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HAS STOPPED BY AND FAVED/COMMENTED!


Given that a small preview just came out for Transformers 2, I'm going to say right now that I don't want to know anything about the next movie. Please don't comment here or send me notes giving away characters and the like. It would also be nice, just out of common decency, if people could put a warning in their subject title before posting about spoilers. Anyone who does post a spoiler right out in the open is off my list. I want to be completely surprised and thrilled when I see the entire movie for the first time on the big screen. Thank you for your consideration.


In the meantime...I'm going to make an attempt to catch up on kiribans and moldering fanfic. Unless a creative miracle happens tomorrow there won't be a new chapter of Renewal before the year ends.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/21738037/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/21738037/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:18:35 PST

An early HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! to everyone since I have no idea what my free time will be like for the next month.



As usual I'll be picking away at art and writing when I can. Today's update includes Gundam Wing! Yay! I miss anime. I've started watching some of my collection as background noise when I'm doing artstuff but I wouldn't mind seeing something new eventually. At the moment I'm watching King of Bandit Jing. I've always watched it subbed before but this time I'm watching the dub, and it's actually rather good. I wouldn't call myself a strict subbie, I merely prefer it because the original emotional inflections are there and there's no waiting for the English VAs to get a handle on the characters. There are always exceptions, though. Generator Gawl will ever be preferable in the dub. Back to Jing, though, I still need to pick up the OVA. I kept waiting for word on when it would be brought over, yet when it finally was I ended up forgetting all about it. o_O

Most of my bookcase space is taken up by Transformers but I think I should get my army of Sandrocks Gundam models out of their boxes. Poor things haven't been displayed since before I moved.


10k kiriban progress!

- 2k7 Optimus+Elita-1 fic - 1% (plotting stage)

- OC pic - 1% (plotting stage)

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/21562861/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/21562861/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:19:57 PST sure. *deletes one*

Anyways...Yeah...didn't get much of anything done this month. I'm still plugging away at the Mosaic I'm coloring but haven't done much of my own art. Kiribans delayed, obviously, and I finished out the Sibling Reunion pic just to feel like I got something done.

I'm going to NY for a long weekend and have Thanksgiving with my folks, get some photos and try to get as much of my old hometown in my memory as I can because it will probably be a while until I can get back there again. I've been having some horrible homesickness for the past several weeks and finally gave in and instead of going to IzumiCon switched my mini-vacation to heading east. No big plans for anything while I'm there other than a Sister's Night Out with and taking lots of photos. I'm meeting her at Grand Central Terminal after my plane gets in and I'll have a little time to spare before she gets there from school, so I'll try to grab some photos of Christmas in GCT to share here.

I hope to get some writing done while I'm there...Won't hold my breath, though. I have a couple of hours in between connecting flights, too, so maybe I'll get some done then, too.



10k kiriban progress!

- 2k7 Optimus+Elita-1 fic - 1% (plotting stage)

- OC pic - 1% (plotting stage)

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/21187736/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/21187736/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:21:18 PDT
Still need to go through my CA trip photos -- downloaded them off the camera at least.

Got two sketches waiting to be colored, my own commission to finish coloring, and I'm back on board as a colorist for Mosaics.

Kiribans liek whoa.

Need to find the craft bits I bought to make stuff to sell at IzumiCon (even though I'm going to NY for the weekend instead of going to the Con, but I want to try to help the roomies out with stuff before I leave).

FANFIC IS GROWING MOLD, YO.

Need to clean mah room.

Christmas presents that likely won't be finished in time, as usual.

Need to feed my newfound addiction to House.


ENERGY. I NEEDS SOME.


***This post brought to you by the Shiribot staying up until 5 a.m. two days in a row, one because, heck, was just AWAKE, the second for an overnight shift at work.***


Oh, and YAY HALLOWEEN!! Still cooking up this year's fic, so for now here's goodies from Halloweens past:



TF G1: Speed Bumps In The Night
TF 2k7: Creepin' Crawlies
TF G1 weird AU: Leanan Sidhe




10k kiriban progress!

- 2k7 Optimus+Elita-1 fic - 1% (plotting stage)

- 2k7 Sam & Mikaela pic - 100% [ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/20919798/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:42:46 PDT
Speaking of heartbeats, I want to recommend ~Mentacle's latest Mosaic, Double-O. First time my heart skipped a beat on a reveal in a Mosaic. Genius.

A quick run down of our trip to California:

Day 1: Arrived in CA, found our hotel, promptly passed out for the rest of the afternoon, woke up long enough to order in some pizza, then passed out again (The roomies hadn't had sleep since the previous day while I squeaked in a few hours of sleep before we were out the door at 4 am to get to the airport)

Day 2: San Diego Zoo

Day 3: Miramar Air Show

Day 4: SeaWorld

Day 5 & 6: Orange County, met up with friends, talked, ate, had fun.

Day 7: "Visited" two more states on our way home (layover in NM, connecting flight in TX). Picked up the pets, came home, passed out.

I have plenty of photos to go through and share, my favorites being the once-in-a-lifetime jet performances at the air show. We hadn't even been aware of the show when we planned the trip. On Day 2 we happened to be coming out of a Best Buy and heard the sound.....and then a Blue Angel flew overhead. They were practicing that day and so when we saw a billboard advertising the air show we put two and two together and dedicated our "free day" to attending. We missed much of the morning lineup but we settled into a decent viewing spot when the jets were up. Seeing the F/A-18 Super Hornet, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the F-22 Raptor in person was just absolutely awe-inspiring...plus anyone who has read Renewal can understand why I was geeking out. XD (From the back of my headspace I heard a voice say, "TC want big boom." )

And of course, the quoting of, "IT'S STARSCREAM!!" upon seeing the F-22 listed in the program. OHMYSCRAP THAT JET IS AWESOME. Seeing more of its capabilities than were ever displayed in the Transformers movie, yeah, that is SO a Starscream type of jet. What a showoff!

Bonus for that being the best birthday I've ever had. The memory of my rib cage rattling as the F-22 screamed by will stay with me for a while.

So, I have a few dozen photos to go through... has several hundred, much better ones. So stay tuned!





10k kiriban progress!

- 2k7 Optimus+Elita-1 fic - 1% (plotting stage)

- 2k7 Sam & Mikaela pic - 100% [ Link ]

- OC pic - 1% (plotting stage)

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/20754751/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/20754751/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:48:56 PDT , and I are off to CA on Thursday for what we hope will be a fun week meeting up with family and friends that we haven't seen in a few years. We're also going to try to go to the San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld. I'm really looking forward to not having to go to work!


10k kiriban progress!

- 2k7 Optimus+Elita-1 fic - 1% (plotting stage)

- 2k7 Sam & Mikaela pic - 1% (plotting stage)

- OC pic - 0%

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/20581077/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/20581077/ Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:04:21 PDT

WOOOHOOO!! Reached 10,000 hits! THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HAS VISITED!!!

Alas, no one has contacted me about the three kiriban numbers. So...the first three people to respond to this post will get to make a request! Same rules apply.



]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/20435510/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/20435510/ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:36:23 PDT "When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
'Let it be'
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom
'Let it be'

Let it be, let it be, let it be , let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
'Let if be'

And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree
There will be an answer, Let it be
For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer
'Let it be'

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
'Let it be'

Let it be, let it be, let it be , let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
'Let it be'

And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow
Let it be
I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
'Let it be'

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
There will be an answer
'Let it be'

Let it be, let it be, let it be , let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
'Let it be'"
-Paul McCartney, "Let It Be"


Inspired by Doug TenNapel's "Pop Grief", scanned and linked here for the sole purpose of sharing the message:
Part One
Part Two


While lacking visuals, excerpts from Fabian Nicieza's "Simple Physics":

My first thought was a little selfish. I thought the skyline was going to look WRONG without it.

Because the towers had been a constant in my life since I was a boy.

It was Sunday at dusk. We shouldn't have been allowed up there, but no one stopped us.

We just walked out on to the roof.

We'd watched the towers going up slowly anytime we drove on the RARITAN BRIDGE. But to be up there...

I remember I thought the WIND would just throw me off the top.

The SOUTH TOWER wasn't even finished yet. It looked so... FRAIL.

"Dad, what stops these things from falling over?"

My dad was an engineer. When three words would suffice, he used three thousand.

He lost me during rotating struts, shift flow, and earthquake faults. The gist of it was:

"NOTHING can topple these towers."

[...]

Going into the city for the first time since it happened.

What will it be like, not seeing the towers for the first time in twenty years?

It wasn't just a building. It was so many lives and so many memories for so many people.

My dad was thinking like an engineer. He should have considered simple physics. That's an easy equation.

All that was needed to topple the towers was HATE.

(Quoted for the sole purpose of sharing the message.)


If only we could all remember the lesson of this day. Look how far we have come... and how backward we have gone.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/20110030/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/20110030/ Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:04:04 PDT
- Three drawings, two of which have been posted

- Numerous pet photos I need to download and crop

- Returned to cross-stitch hobby! A batch of in-progress things I will photograph later

- Photos of a painting project I also need to download and crop

- Not a whole lot of writing. I have two chapters of Renewal I need to proofread and post...but one was complete and the other half written before I took this hiatus. Bleh. I need to just give in and admit I'm in the grasp of a Cybertron-sized Writer's Block with a 1/8th inch pickaxe to chip at it with. But I refuse to give up! I have a Chromia design, I need to keep writing for her sake at least.

So now I shall embark on another hiatus, either one month or two, depending on how much I accomplish.

However, I will be on the lookout! If you are the 9,999th, 10,000th, or 10,003rd viewer of my gallery, you can have the kiriban prize of your choice, a fic or pic, (max of two characters for pic). I'm willing to take OC requests and characters that I might not be familiar with, but your results will be better if it's something I know such as Transformers, Gundam W/G/X, Disney, 80's/90's cartoons.

Rules: You must take a screen cap of the number while logged in, with the date and time for proof.
Requests may not be slash, crack pairings, or rated over PG-13. Time frame for receiving your prize is relative to my work schedule.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/19553280/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/19553280/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:45:06 PDT
Until I have something to show, take care, everyone! *HugsAll!*

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/19370623/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/19370623/ Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:20:16 PDT Open In New Tab.

The link layout stinks. Do not like my user bar crammed up at the top of the window.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/18889279/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/18889279/ Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:35:55 PDT pietrestan and I did for the Mosaic Birthday project is out! Witness the "Heart of Iron"!

He literally took my layout thinking out of the box and masterfully translated my words into action. The '07 movie flip for Ironhide's body change was his idea and had much more emotional impact than my simple scene change.

Here are his original inks! My other favorite part of this art is Ironhide's facial appearance in the beginning compared to at the end.

Also check out Pietre's Blurr piece, "Run The Gamut, Run The Guantlet"!

All of the pieces for the Birthday project have been wonderful so far. If you're a Transformers fan and haven't been following , shame on you!

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/18659564/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/18659564/ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:03:22 PDT

So, who likes GundamW? I'm feeling nostalgic for old school anime. Not interested in anything that's uber-popular right now. I'm contemplating putting up some of my old Gundam art...old and kinda crappy looking, but I like to share the Quatre love. 'Course I could try drawing something new, too...

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/18625552/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/18625552/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:06:13 PDT SEE IT IN THE THEATER So, friends, be kind and put a spoiler warning before you mention ANYTHING about it. It is never safe to assume that anything is common knowledge.

TF:Animated has been pretty much ruined for me by this kind of thing. I've just about lost interest in the show, and if not that, then my enthusiasm for character revelations is completely dead (I should have been excited while watching "A Fistful of Energon" but found I just didn't care). And I haven't even seen many of the actual spoilers, just having the words "someone posted a spoiler" mentioned puts me off. Some people need to use some sense. Not everyone wants to know everything right away. What I loved about TF:Animated was being surprised by the nods and references to other TF series and the revelations of the show itself. Now nothing short of unexpected cameos of my favorite bots will make up for the lost interest.

I'd rather not hide from the entire fandom between now and the movie premiere, but I probably will have to because some people won't take the hint. Think I'm being too sensitive? Well, I'm losing my enjoyment of TF in general because I can't even go into the discussion areas of forums because someone put a spoiler right in the thread subject. I love TF and would never completely give it up, but it's hard to stay interested in anything new when the surprises are given away. I didn't know much about Speed Racer or what would take place in Indiana Jones 4 besides what the title suggested, and I had a blast seeing everything for the first time there in the theater. It makes a whole lot of difference to the fun factor.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/18286975/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/18286975/ Mon, 12 May 2008 10:07:36 PDT
GO SEE IT!!

I can't remember the last time I got so into a movie on the first viewing. I haven't seen much of the cartoon before, but it was highly enjoyable regardless. The visuals are fun and excellently rendered. The story is great for its surface value and its deeper meaning. The casting is perfect.

If you like fun movies with feel-good themes, go see this!! I highly recommend it!

(Listening to: (YouTube) "Go Speed Racer Go" by Ali Dee and The Deekompressors)

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/18272857/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/18272857/ Sun, 11 May 2008 12:05:17 PDT
I can has toys announced at BotCon??

Certain red Robot Heroes, Classics 2.0, and Universe figures shall be mine, yeesss...

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/18094583/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/18094583/ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:01:17 PDT
I'm not feeling Renewal right now. This stinks. I had so many plans for the story and things that might come after, and I'm just stuck. I think I have too many things going on and I can't begin to tie them up to my satisfaction. I also set up too many things with convenient explanations, and even for Transformers, suspension of disbelief is being strained. I'm not happy with my wording lately or characterization. I've rewritten sections of Part Five more than three times.

Bleh. Shiribot does not like creative limbo. It feels like all the characters vacated my headspace at once and I don't know how to coax them back. Haven't watched the movie in a while, maybe that would help...

On the upside, I've finally begun to practice with the tablet I got for Christmas. I'm so used to coloring with a mouse but I want to learn to use the tablet and stylus, eventually working my way up to drawing with it. I would like to have a handle on coloring with it by the time I get the next batch of Mosaic line art, but I have to work on my patience. Things I can do like second nature with the mouse don't come as easily with the stylus.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/17960682/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/17960682/ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:14:32 PDT

I won't go into the whole sordid tale, but suffice to say we were inconvenienced three times by poor delivery time estimates by the moving company dispatch and the driver. I honestly wouldn't have minded if they said "The truck will be there Friday morning" but, no, they strung us along from Wednesday through Friday, disrupting work and sleep schedules. We were all infuriated by the time Friday morning came around.

Hopefully things will get back on track now, though, and everyone in the apartment can recover. Me, I'd like to get a solid night's sleep without nightmares. Or crack dreams at all. Y'know, some nice, calm dreams about Transformers would be nice. I'm looking forward to getting my TF zen back on. Sleep deprivation and stress haven't done much for inspiration. -_-

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/17779425/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/17779425/ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:48:12 PDT With much love to for this project, to begin with!

Written by moi
Art, colors, and lettering by

[ In For The Fight ]

TF: Mosaic always knows how to make my day.



YYYAAAYYY!!!! I didn't find out it was posted until this morning, while yesterday I was feeling very miserable due to some nightmares, so this was a great pick-me-up!

Okay, so, the move: Molly and I arrived safe and sound in OKC on the 29th and spent a couple days recovering from the hectic previous weeks. I'm now adjusting my sleep schedule to match the roomies', and I got my new bed on Tues which made that even easier, since my back and joints weren't appreciating sleeping on the couch or the air mattress after a while. I'm still waiting for the moving company to bring my stuff from NY. I'm getting antsy about that, now. I've called twice now and both times they told me they're waiting for the freight to get back in, and they'll call me when it does. I better get that call before this week ends. This is getting inconvenient. I'm currently borrowing the spare computer, but it doesn't always play nice (plus it's set up on the coffee table for lack of a better flat surface. Not exactly comfortable to use for lengths of time).

Although I'm without my usual means of making art, I've been taking photos and will add those to the gallery when I have the chance. Renewal is slowly coming along. It hasn't had the flow that Reunions did, but it's just as well since the latest revisions have lead to better interaction.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/17408731/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/17408731/ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:57:29 PDT and for good!

I might squeeze in another chapter of Renewal before then, but if not, stay tuned for continuing updates in April!

Take care, everyone!

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/17322186/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/17322186/ Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:37:31 PDT
And at this point I would just like to catch up on my sleep. @_x I've been running nonstop since I got back from the OKC visit, not helped by the fact that I had to take over the full technician shift at work all week, but with the rampant cold bug that's going around here it can't be helped when you're the only one still in reasonable health to get to work. But my body isn't feeling too happy now, either. @_@ Need to make it through one more long shift tomorrow...

Hopefully over the weekend I can finally get caught up on everything. and I have been concocting a few Mosaic plans and I'm still picking away at Renewal, so there's creativity in there even if I haven't been able to keep up. I'm looking forward to completely blitzing out on Transformers artstuff soon!

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/17062677/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/17062677/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:06:21 PST "No More Heroes" has premiered over at Awesome script by , awesome art and inks by and (hopefully awesome?) colors by moi.

(Yes, I love the Michael Bay FioS commercial )

In other news, still waiting to get my sister's computer back. It turns out it wasn't the power supply. >_< They think it's one of two things, and of course one is much more expensive than the other. Here's to hoping it's the less expensive option.

Still working on getting my grandpa's computer up to snuff. I was able to install one of my art programs but haven't actually tried working on anything in it because I've been busy packing. I've decided to get a moving company and take my furniture out to OK, too, so I've been combing through my stuff once again to get it better condensed. Shouldn't have been too difficult, but my sister has had school projects to do, and with the computer now in my room again, we're kind of getting in each other's way. Right now I'm down to the odds and ends and trying to decide if I should bother organizing them or just dump piles at a time into boxes.

On Thursday I leave for a week's visit with and to bring out my guinea pig, Chiridee, and help unpack and set up stuff around the new apartment. When I get back I'll finalize everything that's left to do, and then wait for the end of March, when my cat, Molly, and I fly out to our new home with plans to stay for good this time. There shall be much Transformery goodness to create with Domon, Straya, and I back under one roof again.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16911154/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16911154/ Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:47:53 PST

I didn't try to recreate the Rube Goldberg-like set up when I got home, but I did access the external HD through each of the towers in turn. It worked fine, so I got the brilliant idea to hook it up to my sister's computer and move all of my files and programs in one shot.

Well, something went horribly wrong and fried the computer. We took it to the Apple Store last night and the Genius there said it was the power supply -- so, thankfully, all our stuff should be fine. Unfortunately, they didn't have a replacement part in stock so we have to wait for it to come, and we should get it back...while I'm visiting OKC at the end of the month. -_-

So, I have no access to my most recent art files or my programs until I get back. It's also going to take some time to install those programs on my grandpa's computer, so I won't be updating here for a while.

So, a thank you to everyone who keeps coming back to see and read my stuff, and also thank you to the newest visitors! Please stay tuned!

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16654811/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16654811/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:05:27 PST

Only Brian and Barry could get lost in haunted woods. (IIRC - Andy: "New use for the thermal imaging camera: finding lost teammates in the woods." Robb: "See, you learn something new all the time." Win.)

Also: Barry tripping over a log while trying to play a prank = GOLD.


...See, I do have interests other than TF.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16548247/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16548247/ Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:40:11 PST
And now everyone and their brother is voting! Yesterday I tried numerous times all day to view entries and do some voting, but load time was so slow. Holy cow, people!!

Fortunately, my dA Watchlist has provided plenty of nice, timely views. Good work, everyone!


In other IDW news, upon learning earlier this week that the Blaster Spotlight would be out on the 23rd, I made plans to go get it asap. My sister and I even arrived at the comicbook shop before it opened. (We usually go in the evening, and forgot they opened late on Wednesdays)

Lemme just say that I am one VERY HAPPY Blaster fangirl.

Without spoiling anything, here's some snippets of the review from my Livejournal:

This wasn't what I was expecting from a Blaster story, but then again, it's difficult to know what to anticipate since Soundwave is so much more popular. But this story was great. I'm still not happy with Mr. Furman for Devastation #4, but he did good with this Spotlight. I really like this backstory for Blaster. The characterization was great overall.

Emiliano Santalucia's art is excellent. I actually like the nod to the Marvel design. And Blaster's alt mode....WOW!!! I LOVE it! Finally something that does his coolness justice! (Not that I don't like his G1 boombox mode. It's just...um..mass-shifty, yeah.)

If anything, this Spotlight made me love Blaster even more.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16518429/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16518429/ Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:31:51 PST
My art is now in last-to-first order per folder, give or take a few initially misfiled pics, so I have a nice progression of how much I have improved...or not.

TF:Animated continues to OWN. "Thrill of the Hunt" is one of the best Transformers episodes ever IMO, and ranks right up there with Beast Wars storytelling. I hope there are going to be more like it!

Preparations for my move are still going full steam. My eBay sales are going decently, although I keep miscalculating the shipping. @_@ I think I might have balanced Round 2 with Round 1, but from now on I'm getting my act together on it. Still plenty of stuff to get rid of.

I finished the second Mosaic I was coloring and will be taking a break from coloring any more of them until after the move. However, I have ideas for more scripts, so we'll see how that goes. In the meantime I have a pile of other sketches to color and plenty of writing to get done.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16277928/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16277928/ Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:15:02 PST

Transformers: Animated continues to be awesome. Seeing yesterday's episode was great because I had the day off from work and could actually sit and watch it "live" instead of having to set the VCR to catch it. I haven't been able to watch Saturday morning cartoons in quite some time...It felt great. ^_^ Nostalgic, and all that. Plus, if I wasn't an Ani Prowl fan before, I am now. Sorry, Ani Ratchet, you'll have to move over.

I've been working on a bunch of stuff in between moving preparations and hope to actually finish something soon. Most everything is taking a back seat to Mosaic work since I fell behind on that due to the holidays. Fortunately, my job schedule changes as of Monday so I will have more time to focus on move matters (like selling off almost everything I own), packing and repacking, and catching up on my back-burner art projects like kitbashes. (I'm going to attempt to kitbash Broadcast from Reunions -- robot mode only, of course. This shall be extremely interesting if it works out.)

Gonna be a fun if not crazy couple of months, here...

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16142710/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16142710/ Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:58:51 PST

I LOVE IT!

I like that Prime isn't Ye Grand Autobot Leader yet, and that we'll get to see him develop into the role over time. Bumblebee is so wonderfully a combination of Cheetor and Rattrap. I love that Bulkhead is clumsy yet dishes out sarcasm with the best of them. Prowl is ninja awesomeness. Ratchet...Ratchet is THE WIN.

Need a little more time with the Decepticons, but their introduction was great for getting to know their individual traits right off the bat. Blitzwing=AWESOME. XD Starscream is treacherous, cruel, and badaft...and his voice is PERFECT.

I already have drabble ideas. Perhaps this will get me out of my slump! *Makes note to not let 07!Ratchet and TFA!Ratchet anywhere near each other. The sheer amount of snarkiness might implode headspace.*


In other news, I worked overtime on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day was nice and quiet here..for a while. -_- After probably the shortest present-opening session we've ever had, my mom, sis, and I went to see The Golden Compass. My sis has read the entire book and mom is partway through it, so I was the only one going in with no knowledge whatsoever. I enjoyed it and would like to see it again, but I'll wait until the DVD.

Not complaining about the small amount of presents, though. I'm glad my mom stuck by my request to not get me a bunch of random knickknacks. I did get a fleece wrap, a mini LCD flashlight, and a plushie polar bear and penguin that's part of a donation project, so that was cool. (That and the polar bear reminded me of Chibi Ursa Magnus, of the Allspark forums fame. I need to get a photo of that... ) Other than that, I didn't get what I wanted for Christmas. I drew a crappy sketch of 07!Ironhide and Chromia I wanted to make into a New Year's card but it's too rough to try to clean up and finish out on time. Oh well.

I'd ask if it was Jan 5th yet, but I need time to figure out how to get the VCR set up to program it to record since I work Saturdays and won't be able to watch TFA "live". Had enough of a time getting it correctly hooked up again to record it Weds...

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16082184/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16082184/ Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:18:10 PST

Have a cookie!

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16013150/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/16013150/ Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:08:20 PST (But I wasn't a fan at that point, so it doesn't count. ;D )

My thoughts from the TF:A latest clip (A CN podcast):

-Bumblebee has NO sense whatsoever

-Starscream's VA fits him, but sometimes sounds like an evil Spongebob to me. XD (Yes, I know they share a VA)

-Corey Burton does a good Don Messick impression. * Ratchet*

-I can't wait to hear Phil LaMarr. Last time I played Jak X I kept squeeing and my sister threatened to hit me. (Then again, she does that any time I ramble too much about TF)


Mebbe I will have a TF Christmas story written by Christmas...mebbe not. I seem to have lost my writing skillz. Y'know, I worried that Reunions would be the end of it, at least for the rest of the year. Too much at once. Grah. I'll keep trying. Too many good ideas in Renewal to just toss it aside.


I'm having a hard time believing Tuesday is the 25th already. Time is just flying so fast. I don't think I ever actually got into the holiday spirit for long, and a week from now all the fuss will be over. And a week after that it will be 2008.


Edit: Oh, and...all I want for Christmas is Ironhide/Chromia fluff! As in, I'd like to be able to write some.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15799539/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15799539/ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:29:26 PST

Not much else to say other than I need to get some sleep right now.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15719088/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15719088/ Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:53:04 PST
I can't believe I've gone this entire month without completing fic or a Mosaic. D= BAH. I had to rewrite Renewal's prologue because I just wasn't happy with it, and I've recolored the same part of a Mosaic three times.

I'm barricading myself in my room this weekend!

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15653939/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15653939/ Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:00:32 PST since I have yet to get around to all the actual tags I've received.

List your top ten favorite TFs, and the one you like the least:

Movie '07 Ironhide
Movie '07 Ratchet
G1 Blaster
G1 Tracks
BW/BM Rattrap
G1 Ironhide
Superlink Red Alert
Galaxy Force Live Convoy
BM Jetstorm
Superlink Nightscream

Least favorite: Dang it, this is difficult. There was one but then I had a dream involving him the other night and it changes things a bit. But if not for that dream (based off a RP scene, no less), I would still say... Lambo Twins.


Please don't kill me.


In other news...busy! *runs around flailing*

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15633687/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15633687/ Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:35:12 PST

I admit it, I'm simply dying to get this scene out. There's a lot leading up to this, but Renewal is writing itself backwards and it's taking too long to get here, and I just want to post it! ^_^ Can't get the mental image out of my head of how awesome a fight between Movie!Ironhide and Motormaster would be. The height and weapon difference makes it all the more cooler. XD XD Even if Ironhide happens to have a handicap in this instance. :]

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It felt all too soon that he woke from recharge. The same rock walls surrounded him, the one entrance to the small cave laying dark and empty. He watched carefully for moving shadows as he turned on his headlights, but there was nothing by the door nor immediately near the tunnel he had followed to this point. Ironhide heaved himself to his feet and began to backtrack through the maze in hopes of discovering a tunnel he had missed before that could lead back to the surface.

This time he constructed a map in his processor and added the direction and length of tunnels as he entered or passed them. It wasn't long before he had to delete it. The map kept indicating crossing and overlapping tunnels when that was not how he was traversing them. He began to wish he had more in-depth geology equipment in him so he could test the rock for mineral deposits and magnetic fields -- something in their physical make up must have been interfering with his navigational systems.

He wasn't even certain how long it had been since he had left the one chamber to when he arrived at a large cavern intersected by numerous tunnels. He looked around in disgust, muttering out loud, "It seems the designer was fond of games." He listened to his voice rumble about the cave and down the tunnels in repetitive echoes. With a quieter mutter he started toward the opposite side, keeping close to the wall in order to map the entrances. If he had to double back, he would at least be able to mentally mark where he had already been.

As he reached the halfway point between the sets of tunnel openings, he heard something that seemed to be behind the wall to his left. He stopped and placed one hand on the wall, musing over the possibility of a tunnel running parallel to the cavern. The noise repeated, so he leaned closer to try to pick it up better.

Something flat and metal cleaved through the rock just beside his head, barely missing a horn. He quickly pulled back as another vertical strike broke away the stone where his other side had just been. Then a massive fist punched through the middle, sending chunks of stone flying. Ironhide protected his face with his arms and tried to catch a glimpse of the figure behind the wall -- who was now kicking away the lower part of it. The illumination from his headlights gleamed off of the object that had cut through it initially. A long sword, gripped in the hand of a mechanoid taller than him. He rumbled in double annoyance -- first at the interruption, and second at the fact that a Decepticon had inexplicably found him here.

He also really hoped that it was only a Decepticon instead of several. One Stunticon was more than enough.

Motormaster climbed out of the hole he had made, needing to lean over to get through the upper portion but then straightening up, his head almost brushing the ceiling. That let Ironhide rule out Menasor even if the other Stunticons were there. Motormaster stepped toward him, slapping the flat of his blade against his palm. "So this is where you've been hiding, 'ey, Ironhide? Not very fitting of a warrior to lose himself."

"I am NOT lost!" Ironhide shot back before he could stop the words. "What are you doing here?"

"A challenge!" Motormaster swung his sword toward Ironhide's head. The Autobot uttered an aggravated sigh and ducked, moving to his right and instinctively lifting his arms to shoot at the Decepticon before remembering his cannons were disabled. He cursed his own stupidity and dodged another swing of the sword. Motormaster followed his movement and swung his foot out next, catching Ironhide in the side and sending him to the ground.

Ironhide grunted and went with the momentum, rolling onto his other side with hands going up to block any other kicks. He then jerked his forward arm up, using his fender to guard against a strike of the sword. He braced his other ha... ]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15587304/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15587304/ Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:46:07 PST


The Movie '07 Autobots going caroling for Christmas. There will either be someone who can't carry a tune in a bucket with a lid on it, or they'd be a perfect barbershop quartet.

*This randomness brought to you by the word "work" and the letters S T R E and two more S's for good measure, the fact that it snowed here yesterday, and Shiri trying to write meaningful holiday fic. That instead led to silliness. *

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15489775/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15489775/ Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:39:46 PST Edit: WHOA! How did I manage to miss that I passed 5,000 pageviews? O_o THANKS EVERYONE FOR VISITING!!!


It feels weird letting two weeks pass without having a chapter ready to post. NaCreWhaMo (Na Create Whatever Mo) didn't start out as I had planned, so instead of having a progress-o-meter on projects, I'm just going to work on everything as much as possible and post them toward the end of the month/December, depending on time frame (my job is already getting to be hell due to Thanksgiving.)


What I AM working on:

- TF: Mosaics

Currently down for colors on two different pieces, and working on one at a time since I don't think the computer could handle the memory usage. %D I'm finding that it's easier for me to work on an image with multiple parts within it because when my ADD sets in, I can just switch to another panel to do something else. One and a half panels left to lay flats; four panels have flats and some degree of shading; one panel needs a recolor because I gave it generic color until I sought out source material, and found the actual colors to be awesome (a red and silver battlecruiser...SWEET.) I'll post a preview soon and give more details then.

On my day off I have to run a few errands, but I hope to spend most of the day finishing up the colors.


- TF: Renewal

Prologue is complete, Part 1 halfway through while I establish where everyone is and what they're up to (except Simmons. I still have no idea what he was doing. XD ). I'm glad I slowed down on this because letting it marinate for the past few days alone has yielded some great ideas for where to take the story (Tell me, folks, how awesome would a fight between Movie Ironhide and Motormaster be? Eh? Eh? ). I owe TFBlogs and several Allsparkers for inspiration.


- Assorted fic

Ehm, not happening. Doubt I'll even get an Allspark Fic entry in this time.



- Oklahoma or Bust, Feb '08

Rearranged the entire top floor of the house last Weds, got into the crawlspace in my room and put a few boxes in there, will be adding more when I have a chance. Due to the limited space in my room itself, it's a royal project just to clear the way to open the crawlspace. <-- *Using this smiley just because I think it's awesome*

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15308278/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15308278/ Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:27:21 PDT

I managed to write a fic after all. ^_^ Check out "Creepin' Crawlies" for a TF Movieverse trick-or-treating misadventure featuring Sam, Mikaela, Broadcast, and Rhythm and Blues!

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15212947/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15212947/ Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:49:34 PDT I kinda wish I could come up with something new for this year, but I haven't been able to get into a Halloween mood. I still have to finish decorating the yard. Besides, what could one do to scare Ironhide?

[Edit] Y'know, if I ever give in to the temptation to come up with an explanation for how Transformers could procreate, Ironhide's greatest fear will not be equated with the personality of his and Chromia's offspring. I'm going to come up with a kid who will be nothing like what anyone would expect. Hopefully. Dang, it's so tempting... [/edit]

Never did get the TF score CD. My sister got fed up with waiting and got it off iTunes, so I just carried the tracks over. Man, the Autobot theme played by a violin during "The All Spark" is the most wonderful piece of music I have ever heard. I love the Autobot theme overall and I think Jablonsky did an awesomely excellent job with it. I've been listening to nothing but this score since we got it.

I'm trying to get back in the swing of things with moving details. I had planned to strip my room of extraneous stuff yesterday but didn't actually get anything packed up, merely reorganized and sorted -- although I succeeded in clearing the upstairs hallway, low-traffic though it is (It's just my room and the unfinished "attic" rooms up here, so I merely made the hallway an extension of my clutter collection). Better that I waited, though, because I snagged a bunch of good-sized boxes from work this morning that will make packing much easier.

Lastly, and most importantly, prayers and hopeful thoughts going out to everyone in CA. I'm still waiting for word from a few people. Here's hoping things can be gotten under complete control and recovery can begin.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15113122/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15113122/ Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:34:03 PDT

A Shout Out to everyone who has been reading my fics, and especially for sticking with me through "Reunions"! I'm glad to be able to produce an engaging story again.

I still haven't gotten the score CD. Went ahead and picked up "Arrival to Earth" from iTunes. I went back to Barnes&Noble and talked to different clerk who said the store order hadn't come in, but if he put it in as a special order for a customer, it would get there in 2-3 days. My sis and I have to run some errands tomorrow so I'll stop in again. Although, I could listen to this track all day. It's so awesome.

Picked up the DVD on Tues from Target. To be honest, I didn't think much of the comicbook. Just gave the Decepticons personalities for anyone who didn't read their toy bios. And, sorry, but the transforming case is kinda lame. Mine has a problem with its feet so it doesn't even come close to standing. I'm wishing I had waited and gone to Best Buy, F.Y.E. or Borders. The steel case might be cool, and behind-the-scenes stuff is always great. and I watched the movie yesterday then spent a few hours watching all the extras. Heheh, I think I was more looking forward to the extras than the movie itself. I think I can recite it from memory at this point. XD Although I have been putting the movie to use trying to get good shots of Ironhide to make icons and banners. (His face does not shrink down to 100x100 very well. Forget 50x50.) Would have liked to see voice actor interviews and outtakes...I could have waited another month or two if it meant those would be added.

Now, back to writing! Ironhide and Chromia have taken over my brain.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15033555/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/15033555/ Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:17:48 PDT I'm planning to walk to downtown to get the DVD on Tues, so I'll pick them up together. Hopefully. I might cry if I don't get ahold of that DVD that day, but with four places that should be selling it just in that one area, someone has GOT to have it. I don't really care about extra goodies, I just want the 2-disk set. I am going to start with Target, though.

In other news: RL. Not so great but I'd rather not go into details. ...I'm tired. -_-

On the upside, I finally have a chapter total for Reunions, and it is officially the longest multi-chapter fic I have ever written. This is very encouraging after the past several years of struggling to finish even just one-shots. I don't think I'll be able to do NaNoWriMo this year, but it gives me hope for a future attempt.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/14777261/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/14777261/ Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:31:29 PDT My LiveJournal, but I think I'll throw it in over here, too, to net some more prompts! I'll try to keep up on what's Claimed where, but I don't mind duplicates.

Please note:
1. No slash, period. Also, no TF/human. Not interested in writing either.
2. IronhidexChromia is my OTP of choice, and I prefer not to write Ironhide romantically involved with anyone else.
3. There are some topics I'm not interested in trying to write, so I have replaced them with other topics.

Other than that, I'm open to any other movie characters interacting. Character dynamic exploration and development = good!


28 '07 Ironhides

1. Reminiscing '07 Ironhide
2. Happy '07 Ironhide
3. Silly '07 Ironhide - CLAIMED
4. Angsty '07 Ironhide
5. On-Vacation '07 Ironhide
6. Embattled '07 Ironhide
7. Transforming '07 Ironhide
8. Excited '07 Ironhide
9. Book-Reading '07 Ironhide
10. Dancing '07 Ironhide - CLAIMED
11. Jealous '07 Ironhide
12. Wandering '07 Ironhide - CLAIMED
13. Caring '07 Ironhide
14. On-His-Knees '07 Ironhide - CLAIMED
15. Obedient '07 Ironhide - CLAIMED
16. Dominant '07 Ironhide
17. Naive '07 Ironhide
18. Drinking '07 Ironhide
19. Greedy '07 Ironhide
20. Daring '07 Ironhide
21. Exploring '07 Ironhide - CLAIMED
22. At The Beach '07 Ironhide - CLAIMED
23. Bath-Time '07 Ironhide - CLAIMED
24. Disheveled '07 Ironhide
25. Exhausted '07 Ironhide
26. Curious '07 Ironhide
27. Kick-Ass '07 Ironhide
28. Playing with kids '07 Ironhide - CLAIMED

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/14705425/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/14705425/ Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:08:18 PDT

My local IMAX theater finally put up the show times. I was hoping to go to an early one, but due to work schedules and I will be catching the last one at 9:55 pm. I will also try to catch a matinee at some point. Yes, I admit it, I'm shamelessly obsessed with this movie. I can't help it, when the thought of it keeps me going so I can survive all the rest of RL.

*Thinks happy thoughts about Ironhide*

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/14655060/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/14655060/ Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:41:31 PDT my things around the house so I can make progress toward the move to OK, I can't seem to help but end up doing more than my share of chores -- because I appear to be the only person who thinks to do certain things. My sis, is back to school, so I don't blame her for anything. It's just that some days I would like to walk through the kitchen unobstructed by clutter. XP

"I feel like the maid: I just cleaned up in here! Can we keep it clean for maybe five minutes!?"
-Mr. Incredible

And at work, although the money is great for the move, I need another day off before I burn out. I'm currently fighting with the pharmacy manager to give me an afternoon off. Even if I have to go in to stock bread, that's only two and a half hours, as opposed to a full eight. He won't give it to me because the best day for it is Friday, but we get a delivery then and he wants me there since our new tech is still learning and doesn't work as fast I do.

How is she going to learn if she isn't scheduled at the time? He's such an idiot. Correction: he's dang lazy. He just wants someone around who can do most of his work for him. I suppose I should appreciate his confidence in me, but, no. He's just lazy and I can't figure out how he even got out of pharmacy school.

Annnndd here I go again! *dashes off to work*

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/14201805/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/14201805/ Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:31:24 PDT ages ago.

Objective; recount what has been said about me in general.

I've been told that I'm...
...organized
...hard-working
...quiet
...talented
...STUPID

The last one would be said in a particular way by whenever I make a clever "Durhurhur!" joke/pun.

Although..."organized", my skidplate!

I tag...anyone who wants it!

And, yes, you're reading my current music correctly. Got nostalgic after browsing the TV section of FanFiction.Net, seeing other old cartoons there, and skimming the listings for snits and giggles. I then went to Google to jog my memory, and found a site with free MP3 downloads. [Link]

Lastly:
February 2008: Oklahoma or Bust!

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/14129277/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/14129277/ Sun, 12 Aug 2007 06:28:05 PDT
I currently have an ear infection and I'm being slammed at work. I don't even know when my day off is this week. x_x It's like I got shoved right back into the chaos and had to fix the scheduling mistakes made by the managers by myself. Mreh. I do not get paid enough for this.

So, trying to scrounge for enough free time to post the stuff I accomplished over my vacation. Hopefully I'll get a chance to catch up on everything soon. In the meantime, my thanks to everyone who has stopped by!

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/13975403/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/13975403/ Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:02:47 PDT and for a reunion of our own. Time for mayhem and Transformery creative insanity!

I think my kittybaby, Molly, knows I'm going to be away for a week. She's been following me all over the house for the last few days, jumping up on the desk when I'm at the computer and walking in front of the monitor until I pet her. When she isn't doing that, she curls up on the short bookcase beside my chair, which she has never done before. I'm sure she'll be fine, but it's nice to know I'm loved.

In other TF news (from SDCC, that is), Transformers: Animated looks like it's going to be a lot of fun. I'm also looking foward to the "Allspark Power" figures. Landmine and Stockade are MINE.

]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/13607961/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/13607961/ Wed, 04 Jul 2007 13:46:38 PDT
AWESOMENESS! Well, all right, I have a couple of complaints. But the awesomeness of the awesome outweigh them, and hopefully Mr. Bay will listen this time because just about everyone I have seen comment on the movie has had the same complaint.

I saw it Monday at 8 pm and again on Tuesday at 10 am. And I plan to see it again and again. If there's one thing that makes my day from this movie, it's Ironhide and Ratchet. I was already geared up to see Ironhide because he's one of my favorite G1 characters, but I found myself liking Ratchet's toy bio, and then I ended up buying his toy, and after seeing him in the film, he and Ironhide are now tied for my fave character from the movie. Next up would be Frenzy. He was great!

The designs and animation on the TFs is seamless and a visual treat. All of the human actors were excellent. Shia is great as Sam and makes a perfect representation of Spike.
A couple of the Decepticons had the effect I was hoping for and even exceeded my expectations in places. The Autobots, with one exception, were perfect.

The first crowd I saw it with -- and the theater was pretty full - had to have been the best audience I've ever sat in a movie with. Lots of enthusiasm and infectious responses to what happened in the movie -- applauding character appearances and actions, laughing at all the right spots. The energy was great. As others have pointed out with similar experiences, this is the first time I've seen an audience clap during a scene. And it happened several times. The second time I saw it there were only a handful of people in the theater, so the responses were very low key but still positive.

This movie is going to 0WN the summer, if not the year. ]]> ~shiribot http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/13465276/ http://shiribot.deviantart.com/journal/13465276/ Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:45:13 PDT I'm already driving everyone around me crazy with it. Haven't decided yet whether I'm going to bring a toy but I'm definitely wearing some of my TF gear like the Tracks shirt and Autobot pin. I found a pair of TF PJ pants at KMart the other day and I'm tempted to wear them...

I had been planning to make one big update with a bunch of art and writing but once again my motivation has been sapped. Thanks to randomly dropping in on the LPdC forum I was reminded that I missed HoND's 11th anniversary on Thursday, so I finished coloring the Clopin picture. I have another HoND sketch I need to finish out.

I also had a picture that related to DuoDarkShinigami's Fall From Grace line art I colored but I can't decide whether to go through with posting it or not. It's my OC but I keep going back and forth on whether it's good enough to put here. I know there are mistakes in it but I still like it..Eh. Yay indecision.

EDIT: Oh btw, DA, your new submission thing is irritating. I'm annoyed I can't seem to toss my new stuff into the same exact categories as before. Why for can I not highlight the ones I already used?


Things at home have taken a...well, twist to say the least. I don't know where to begin but suffice to say I've got another load of stress just as one load was lightening. I'm going to sort through my own stuff and I will have some of my fannish memorabilia up for sale once I find the time to do so. Which is, of course, always the trick for me these days.

My thanks and sisterly love go out to and for helping me get through the last eight months with thoughts of Transformery goodness and the knowledge that I have a place to go home to when the time comes for me to leave here again.

]]> ~shiribot