Hey guys! LOL last update was January 12th. That's pretty funny.

Alright so a LOT has been happening since then. I couldn't draw too much during school because like, university's pretty challenging. Also started dating someone new (remember that friend "Bodzay" I mentioned in my last note? The one who said I love vikings? Yes him), and like, things are going incredible.

The point of this post is to let you know what's coming up. Apparently my work is getting a bit more popular...I get favorites every week for some reason, mainly on my pieces Waluigi the Dark Bomber, any of the SOAD portraits (which are hella old), and some others. I don't know if you recall, but I've been working on a graphic novel on the side. I had two different writers at one point, but I just got fed up and decided to take the whole thing to myself, and write it all myself as well. It's taking a while finishing off Chapter I because my previous writer left me at a HUGE roadblock of a character (literally, just wait until you see this guy). I know how to get out of it! Now I just need the motivation to draw out the pages and stuff. Trust me, it's a lot of motivation. When I'm stuck on pages and characters I don't really like, they take me forever to complete...sorry. I really do want to show you guys some of the pages, but I will probably only do so once Chapter I is finished.

MEANWHILE I've been working on the main villain of Volume I and part of II most likely. His name is LOXIAS (the Damned). There is a VERY old portrait of him in my gallery that is worth checking out, although it is crap compared to what I'm working on now. I've been working on this portrait of Loxias for a while, adopting part of the style I used for the Waluigi drawing I did, except with some more graphic novel/comic style as well. It's proving to be difficult and taking long because of his stupid ass tentacles, but once the tentacles are done, I'm in the home stretch. I need to shade and color the suckers on the tentacles, then go on to clothing and stuff, which shouldn't take too long. I can't wait until this guy's done.

I've also been developing the main main MAIN villain of the whole story with the help of Tyr's new album, "Land". The song "Land" on there is the main inspiration for him (kinda like how Sword Chant by Ensiferum's the main inspiration for Loxias). Yeah, pretty awesome.

Remember how I did like an album cover and stuff for an EP for a local band here called Ammonia? Well they recently asked me to do album artwork for their FULL-LENGTH album. Yes, my dear fans. Full-length. I'm psyched, and my vocals will also be featured on one of those tracks .

I'm not sure what else I have to say. Ha. Keep your eyes peeled for a sick (literally) Loxias picture coming up soon.

I saw it in Melissa's journal, so I figured, why not? I have lots of weird facts about myself.

1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person should post 8 facts of themselves.
3. Tagged people should write a journal/blog about these facts.
4. In the end tag and name 8 people.
5. Go to their dA pages and comment saying that they are tagged and hugged.

Okay, let's begin:

1) I have a hereditary sleep disorder(s): hypnagogia/hypnopompia and sleep paralysis. Look it up, I don't feel like explaining. Basically, I sometimes hallucinate before I fall asleep, and sometimes I wake up to find myself paralyzed and scared.

2) I'm in love with vikings. My friend Bodzay even said so last night, he was like "Ash thinks guys with horns are hot", and I do. They're gorgeous. I love vikings, what can I say.

3) I hold grudges too. I think after receiving a certain amount of pain, there's no way to just shrug it off and forget about it. Especially when it scars your life and the way you act.

4) I'm claustrophobic. Just yesterday, the metro was late on the green line, and a crapload of people went onto the same car as me, and I was freaking out. I didn't show it, but damn was I ever scared.

5) I get along better with guys. I think it's because most of the girls I know are stuck-up bitches. Guys are just, so much cooler, and funnier too.

6) I would've been named Charles had I been a guy. There's a thing on my Dad's side of the family where first-born males are supposed to be named Charles, and second-borns have the middle name Charles.

7) I've been a first-dan black belt since I was 14 years old.

8) Carpal tunnel syndrome sucks.

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Going to break the rules too. WHOEVER WANTS TO DO IT, DO IT.

Wow...I haven't updated this in a while. Don't get me wrong though, I have been drawing an ASSLOAD! I just finished page 8 of the graphic novel I've been working on with a friend. So far so good; it's looking pretty crisp. I color it by hand, scan it in, and then add the text that way. By coloring with my tria cool grey markers and adding touches of color, I can work on it anytime I want rather than being constricted to working on it only on one computer. The author and I are also brainstorming titles, and will probably contemplate putting Chapter One online when it is finished. That should be in a while though if Chapter One's long.

I think I will get some drawings up here though that aren't graphic novel related. I haven't drawn in my little sketchbook in a while so I should probably do that. I don't know what to draw though...I'll figure it out. Watch it be another picture of my boyfriend and I.

Other than that, life's been peachy. I have a sick job, awesome boyfriend, been to some parties, played some xbox with an assload of close friends, and yeah. I have nothing to complain about for once .

I'm going to four upcoming concerts O_O:

August 19th - Lordi (going with Dan)
August 22nd - Kamelot (going with Nick <3)
September 18th - Rush (going with Nick and Alex)
September 27th - Sonata Arctica (going with Dan, and probably Will and Ralu)

'Tis going to be l'awesome.

I bid the adieu.

It's about time I update this silly journal.

Just wanted to let you know of future projects; school is almost over so I intend on drawing A LOT. I also got a lot of new Tria markers so I'm working on my techniques with those too. But yeah so here's what I've got on my mind lately:




****SPOILERS******(for Zelda)















ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS
-Twilit Fossil: STALLORD (Arbiter's Grounds)
-Midna and Link (Regular Midna)
-Midna and Link (Parting/Midna in true form)
-Zant
-Ganondorf
-REDEAD!!!!!!!!
-Possessed Zelda (Ganon's Puppet)
-More more more...

SPIDERMAN 3
-Venom
-Green Goblin II
-Sandman (baby steps?)
-Black Spiderman

Yeah. I just beat Twilight Princess and I want to cry. I want more.

I have to tell you 6 weird things about me apparently

And I've been tagged by ~soadfanmetsys

Rules: The first player of this 'game' starts with the topic "6 weird habits/things about yourself" and people who get tagged need to write a journal about their 6 weird habits/things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment on their devpage commments and tell them to read yours.....

ok well here it goes-----

1. My taste in music is just bizarre. I love just about all styles of Metal; bands include In Flames, Lordi, Mastodon, Dream Theater, Children of Bodom, Sonata Arctica, Rhapsody of Fire, Dimmu Borgir, Kalmah, System of a Down, Mudvayne, etc. Now, In Flames is part of the Gothenburg-styled heavy metal. Lordi...well I guess they're more hard rock but they're pretty cool. I don't know how to describe them. Mastodon's like, progressive hard metal stuff. Dream Theater, progressive. COB is death. Sonata Arctica, power metal; Rhapsody of Fire, symphonic power metal. Dimmu, symphonic black metal; Kalmah, black metal. System of a Down, nu-metal. I also really enjoy classic rock, and I love My Chemical Romance and Billy Talent believe it or not. OH YEAH! I also love Classical. Isn't that a bizarre list?

2. I have no Asian heritage, yet my eyes make me look it. Until I was 5 years old, I looked Asian to the point where people would ask where my parents adopted me. Now I don't look so much, but I still get people asking if I have an Asian grandparent or something. I think it's because I have astigmatism in my eyes and they're shaped more like footballs. It's so weird.

3. I have hypnogogia; where I hallucinate in the state of "falling asleep" I guess. It's pretty bizarre. When I'm about to fall asleep, I will hear noises very clearly in my room that are NOT there at all (e.g. one time I woke up to a little girl whispering my name). I also have a rare case where my body will start shaking or twitching (it feels like my bed's shaking but it's me). Sometimes I'll wake up and see part of my dream as well for as long as 15 seconds. Yeah. When I fall asleep in class, I luckily don't have these hallucinations.

4. When typing on a keyboard, I don't type properly at all, yet from what I know, I'm the fastest out of everyone I know.

5. I watch American Idol. And I enjoy it.

6. I've really been singing for a freaking long time but only exposed it last summer. And apparently I'm good.

I TAG: ~rprime23, ~chlc, ~mycoste, ~harajakusunday, ~Zeitsperre, and ~DigiKid