I WANT ROCK BAND

Persona 3 in my PSP? (which I will be getting for my birthday - in high-style Hannah Montana Lilac edition - Booyah) It's more likely than you think.

You get the choice between being a chick or a dude in the new P3, which "subtly affects game events." Meaning it makes everyone lesbians, or they need to redo the S. Links. Fuuka, I could believe. Because Fuuka is FUGLY. But I don't like Fuuka. If they do replace the Yukari, Mitsuru, Aegis, and Fuuka S. Links with the boys, who will it be? Junpei, Akihiko, Shinji (?), and Ken? Shotacon?

Also, you can CONTROL YOUR MANS. Which was the best thing about P4's gameplay. I liked P4 better, mostly because of the general affability of all the characters. P3's were all love or hate. P4 has fewer loves, but no hates, and nothing below likes. This is starting to stop making sense to me, too.

And in addition, Earthworm Jim is going to be downloadable on Ps3 soon! Cow Launching, yay!


And finally, my interwebz are down in my new place until I get an ethernet cable, which, since Grace has an extra ZOMGAWESOME pink one, I don't really feel like buying another one just for the interspersed week-ish until she gets back to school. So, I'll only be able to use the interwebz at work (like now). So yeah.

I WANT FRIENDS FOR FAT PRINCESS.

Please?

Getting it fixed will cost me a ridiculous buttload of moneys. The customer service guy suggested I just buy a knew one. Well, fuck you, dolly. I WILL. Buying a new one tomorrow. I hope you're happy, capitalism. I hope you're happy.

Ohmaigah, I miss rawk band.

A new Mario AND a new Metroid game?
Has Nintendo finally pulled their head out of their ass?
Unlikely, but good news, regardless.

AND Golden Sun DS. Way to step it up from last year, Nintendo.

Ksh, duh. POKEYMANZ.

NONE, PHONEZ IZ SATAN.

Only because I'm at work. Fill it out, bitchezz.

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favorite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
15) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) Favorite and least favorite food?
35) Do you believe in God?
36) What is your current occupation?
37) Where on Earth are you situated?
38) Will you re-post this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Blah Blah I'm bored at work, etc.

Duh. My birthday. I'd get presents and good food every day ever.

Well, well, look who it is.

I haven't been on here for a loooooong time. I'm posting this for the obligatory meme which no one will take advantage of (which is fine, I don't have to do any work ;p):

I will sketch for the first five people who comment with a request. The catch is that you must put this up in your journal as well. If you absolutely do not draw, write something, etc.

And then I suppose for posterity, a random update on my life is in order. Things are good. Anyone who's read my earlier emowhine posts will be confused beyond all hell, but I like where I am in my life right now. I'm moving forward with things, and actually have a goal: getting those stupid books I wrote years ago published. I've re-edited them, changed the ending to make sense (although a baby still shows up out of nowhere), and replaced the boring part in the middle of volume 1. I like it. Anyway, apparently to stand any chance at getting published, I need an agent. Anyone got any connections I can jump on shamelessly? :3

I started watching Soul Eater. It reminds me a HELL of a lot of crappy stories I used to write when I was in high school, only it's good. The characters all feel like people I would design, too, so watching it is an interesting feeling. It's half awesome fights and fun referential jokes (Witch Blair with her signature "Smashing Pumpkin" attack), and half "GRAR, WHY DIDN'T I MAKE THIS?"

Anyway, finally got around to the Chrono Trigger remake. It kicked ass, as per expected. Disgaea 3 and DS sucked waaaay too much of my time, but I liked them. Valkyria Chronicles was really cool. It was different from a normal RPG in a good way (but I still miss the world map. *pout*).

Anyway, I think my PS3 may have died. It shut itself off yesterday while I was watching some animu and hasn't turned back on. I'ma email playstation customer support and all that stuff tonight. Has anyone else had a problem like this?

I...can't think of much anything else of import going on in my life? So I guess we'll call it a year here ;p heh.

Playing Children's Card Games.

I guess I'm still alive.

Haven't posted anything for a good... 2-3 months? Well, whatevs, I'm returning to Las Vegas this weekend, and again, I will wish I had some friends there (Apollo Justice will indeed be a reliable companion, but he can only take things so far).

I suppose now is where I update on what I'm doing with my life. Skipping classes and playing Disgaea 2, mostly. Watching lots of Eyeshield 21 (If you're the rare fan who can reconcile affection for football and anime, I really recommend it, for the Seibu Wild Gunmans (yes, "mans") alone). I've also gotten into Nodame Cantabile, and am finishing up Eureka Seven and Touch (I've just been in a "watch other people play sports" mood, I guess). Also, Yakitate Japan. Bread. Manga about bread. Fascinating (it really is!).

Rock Band's still amazing and challenging (drums, at least), but it does lose something when you have no one else to play it with... GLORY... (joking, joking).

I feel ridiculously dirty. I have a cell phone now, though I don't think it works, and frankly, until I can figure out a MIDI version of the Evangelion opening to set as my ringtone, that's fine. I'm woefully inexperienced at phones in general, and have no clue what the hell I'm doing. I 'm that way with a lot of things. -_-;

Well, here's to Pacific Timezones. Check you doods next Monday.

So, I'm back.

My beloved Wireless has chosen to be a bitch and hasn't worked since before Thanksgiving, leaving me to the whims of an LAN and whenever my parents need to use the computer (and yes, I know how pathetic that sounds). There's little reason for me to even make this post, other than this picture I finished for a game I'm working on, and really liked.

One of my friends thinks it looks like me. I think she's insane.




I'm out.

I GOT ROCK BAND. I OWN A COPY OF ROCK BAND FOR THE PLAYSTATION 3 AND I DIDN'T PREORDER (because of the damn gamestop(#1) people's faults, anyway).

It was great luck. Apparently some silly child at our local gamestop #2 (the same one where I got my Wii - they're good folk) mis-pre-ordered and got the game without any instruments. So, there was that one lonely copy waiting for me when I asked (after going around to the other 4 Video Game stores in town - Gamestop #1 is full of jackasses who think they know more than you because they work at a game store, FYE never gets anything ever, and Best Buy's been having trouble keeping the stock of anything on time, or so I've read on the internets. (Store #4 is Target, and I can't find anything bad to say about them, because they sell Hello Kitty Waffle-makers)). Needless to say, I was rabid with glee, and after spending somewhere near 30 hours on it (with a varied assortment of instruments, but only one bandmate), I must say, I'm definitely pleased.

Gone are the ridiculous notes that made no sense and simply made the notecharts harder than they were supposed to be. Gone are the popular-but-boring songs. Gone is Tractor-Face Judy Nails. The Harmonix team, with their loving treatment of music and warm, witty parodies of things we all love so well (the microphone doubles as a cowbell in Don't Fear the Reaper ^_____^), is back, and with two new instruments.

The guitar is the only part I'm not fully comfortable with yet (I suck at vocals, but I understand why I fail there - I'm tonedeaf). It's slightly... odd. The strum bar is a little too resilient, and it makes strumming up and down for the ridiculously fast parts terribly hit-or-miss.

The vocals are hard. Let no one fool you, if you are unfamiliar with a song, do not try to sing it on anything above easy. Do. Not. Try.

The drums. Oh, the love of my life, the drums. They're perfect. In every single way. The notecharts are satisfyingly difficult, but always completely accurate. You really feel like you're playing an actual drum kit, because, well, you are. It's fantastic. Beyond fantastic.

The game looks so smooth and pretty, too. The customizable characters are fun, and everything is so liquid and pretty, not stilted and terrifying the way GH3 made things. The lip synchs look natural, and not frightening. The drummer doesn't look like he's made out of cardboard, and the band is so lively and full of energy.

There is no doubt as to why this game is so hard to find. It promises so very, very much, and delivers even more. Find a friend and watch them rap through Epic (Faith No More). Just do it, and you too will know true happiness.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Brave Fencer Musashi
Guitar Hero
Jump Super Stars
Sonic The Hedgehog 3

So, I've been meaning to finish this comic since Michael (http://blindmole.livejournal.com/) actually said this somewhere near 15 months ago. All the humor anyone may derive from this comic is thus accredited to him. But I did draw it. :D

Anyway, here's to Shark Attack. Rock, Rock on.




P.S. Go watch Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann. Right now.

P.P.S. I was trying a new shading style in this thing. It looks more hand-drawn, but I'm not sure if I like it as much as just solid shades. Opinions? (And yes, I realize I haven't exactly posted much finished work to compare it to... I'm gettin' there. This is like picture three or something -_-)

Wow, haven't been here in a while.

Anyway, I'm just updating to say that my third book, the last one in the Tokiden trilogy, is complete. I'm going to go back and review the novels, try to fix all the inconsistencies and stuff. I'd like some outsider (ie, not me, and someone who won't be nice and say "it's good" even if it sucks) opinions (hint, someone, please volunteer to read my books and give me feedback).

Be prepared, if you volunteer, for some very DBZ/Naruto-esque multiple-chapter battle scenes. What can I say? It's how I roll.

Damn. I'm still trying to get my head around the fact that I wrote 600+ pages for no forseeable reason. *shrug*

Heh.

My last entry was all "Banzai Comix!"

Followed by a prompt few weeks of doing nothing of the sort.

I'm majorly (is that a word?) pathetic on so many levels that it's not (okay, it is) funny, but my patheticity (also, word?) capped this weekend when I went to Syracuse to play in a Magic the Gathering Legacy Tournament.

I got 9th. That, coupled with having my skills complemented by a pro made it a good day. Seeing BOTH of my "New York Friends" (ie, the people who live in NYC at various times of year - also known as the two people who ever post on here) and getting to spend a lot of time with one of them made my weekend amazing. I wish I could have spent more time with Michael, but, hell, just seeing him completely brightened my day (which only proceeded to get brighter). The whole event made me want to get my ass back in gear and go back to fricking school. I'm sick of being bored and lonely, and being reminded that I actually do have friends out there gets me motivated to be more than a fleeting internet presence for them.

Anyway, I have an invasive medical test tomorrow, and as with any procedure where I get put to sleep and have foreign objects poked around inside my body (which I'm getting all too familiar with), I get the standard-issue nervousness (I'm throwing down new words left and right here). Ah, I'm just whiny and scared. Everything should be fine.

So, work is finally over. It makes me happy in many ways, since I no longer have to get up in the morning, but I can also foresee tons of boredom in the coming semester...
To that end, I've decided to try and be like the cool kids and post some of the crappy comics I've been trying to make. My goal is gonna be 1 page/day. BIG WARNING: It's gonna suck. And also be completely disjointed and unintelligible, since I am in NO WAY anywhere near professional. The basic caveat I have here is that it's not a "joke of the day" kinda dealie. It'll be a page, as though from an actual comic (think recent Megatokyo). Also, I'm hella lazy, so don't expect these kind of things to last more than a week, at most. Hell, I'd be surprised if I made it through a week of straight updates. Basically, by forcing myself to draw continuously, I'm hoping to get better. I still haven't decided whether or not to make the comics colored or not yet.

Anyway, I'm currently watching Ouran High, after finishing Kodocha (ZOMG). I can't recommend Kodocha enough. It's been a very long time since a series has made me sit down and watch 25 episodes with only bathroom breaks and pauses for food. Everyone in the world should watch it before they die, even if they don't like romance (and come on, who doesn't? At least, when it's done well...).

I'ma thinkin' I'll try and play FFVIII over again. It's about time I actually went in and finished the sucker. Plus, I'm in the mood for a really GOOD RPG. It feels like so long since I've played a good Old-Schooler.

Anywhoze, in preparation/excitement for my COMIX! here's a couple sketches (they're in pencil, untouched by teh Photoshop yet, so this is fair warning for suckage, although I think the robot is kinda cool):

BSK-988P Model: STEAM KNIGHT:



Princess Fionella (Hot Shoulders) Remmus:



She likes butterflies. Isn't that nice?