My connection's slow tonight, so I'm switching between sites while I update tonight. I load Blogger or Keenspace, then I go back to reading my new favorite site, ASSEMbler, a site dedicated to rare consoles and dev kits. It's like my Wishlist from Hell. Every goddamn THING on this site is something I would kill for. I would. No, really, I would. OK, maybe not kill, but maim at least. Anyway, if you know me, you know that I love old and rare consoles. I really don't own any, though. ^_^;; (The rarest thing I think I own is an Intellivision I or maybe the Final Fantasy II Edition Wonderswan Color. Woo.)

I did recently purchase a Sega Saturn, the system I've wanted since it came out but could never convince myself to buy till now. I'm happy I did though; I just think they're cool. If you doubt me, look at this Sega Saturn Skeleton System. The words on the lid, "This is Cool," is enough to prove the coolness of the Sega Saturn. By the way, I need that Saturn too.

I don't know what it is about consoles that I just love so much. Maybe it's the fact that each one has it's joys and quirks. Maybe it's the different casings. The more I think about it, I think it may be that I just love learning about and pursuing systems just to have the honor of someday playing them and/or owning them.

On my list of being acquired next is either a 3DO or a Turbo Grafx 16. Maybe I should hunt down the elusive Pippin @world? Or perhaps the M2? Ah! The possibilities could be endless if I only had lots of money! Must save for Dragon*Con, though...

Speaking of Dragon*Con, it's a scant 30 days away! Must plan, must plan! I'm on a panel if you don't know by now! Come on down to Atlanta during Labor Day Weekend if you have a chance.

Well, time for bed. Y'all have a good day!

I dream of the Turbo Express with the bright, lit screen.


Yeah, seems the page is back in sorts. I think thejar.keenspace.com and sgvy.com don't work currently, but if you tried those, I guess you can't see this page. It's a moot point then. Ah well.

The contest for the Devil Edition Bear Hat continues! Go to the PayPlink page for more details.

An installment of SGVY should be out tonight or early morning. Keep watching.


Win a Bear Hat!! Do it now!


Yup, yup. Real Life things continue to mount, but I will work on SGVY needlessly. I'm thinking about moving. It's within the same town, but it will still be stressful. Muu! So much to do!

I used to love moving as a kid. Being a Navy brat, I moved constantly. Because some of my earliest memories are of moving, I thought that this was normal for years. Plus it was probably helped by the fact that most of the neighborhoods that I lived in were inhabited by a number of other Navy brats. It wasn't till I was six that I realized that moving every 6 mo. to 1 year was really not that normal. Not that I cared. It was awesome being able to move somewhere new and experience different things. There was never a rut while we moved. I also had the chance to live in Japan for two years thanks to our constant moving.

However, this moving caused my brain to have a timer, which I call the Time to Move Timer. Every once and a while, it goes off, causing me to have the sudden urge to pack everything up and move. This is all fine and well when you have nothing to worry about, like switching the power to the new place or getting new Internet service. The timer's been pinging for a while now, and I'm about to oblige it. God help me. I'm gonna kill myself moving. I tend to want to do everything.

Ah, but who knows if it will happen. Let's not worry about it. Let's drink Screwdrivers and think about good things, like Sega Saturn. Mmmm... Sega Saturn...

Gotta go! Work time!

Two, no p, good.


I'm still alive. I've just been busy with real life things. Sorry about that.

I'm kind of tired right now, so I think I'll get some coffee. In the meantime, PLEASE donate to the PayPlink fund!! There's going to be something awesome if you do.

Tangerines mocking me.


OK, you probably notice the new picture above my rant now. Please click it to donate to PayPlink, the fund to send Plink to Dragon*Con. My friend Plink has run into some finacial problems, and I've decided to help him out. I would really appreciate it if y'all will help me and him out by donating. I'm still trying to figure out how much he needs, but keep in mind that whatever extra we make will go to me. So in essence, you'll help two people go to Dragon. ^_^

So click away, please!


I'd like to start today's rant by saying thank you to all the people who wished me a happy birthday. It was so sweet of you to do so. ^_^

Thanks also to ReDsKiNzStUdIoS for this piece of fanart. It's really cute! Yuuki's so muscular! Taki's just adorable in his style.

Now to the rant:

It's been a long day in the land of retail games. I'm tired as hell. I ate a cupcake, hoping the sugar would keep me going, but it seems to not be working all that well. I need real food. I want macaroni and cheese, but alas, I can't have any. I think I have some crackers and spaghetti in my fridge. Mmmm... spaghetti...

Well, I was going to rant, but my brain is refusing to do so. I guess I'll rant later then. Night!

The line of death formed by electric artistry.


Today's announcement is...



Yep, Yuuki's birthday and mine, back to back. I'll be a fine age of 23 tomorrow. Today, Yuuki will remain the same age until necessary in the story. But back to my birthday, I can't believe I've been around this long. I always expected to be gone or something. Not dead, but on some other plane fighting robots. Did I say robots? I meant, uh, HEY, LOOK! SQUIRRELS!! *run*

Sorry, in a weird mood. Had a day from hell yesterday, but I'm feeling better today. I think it's the Chinese food I ate. I love the sesame chicken at this Chinese restaurant I always go to. Unfortunately, they keep weird hours, so it's hard to eat there sometimes. I wish they would stay open more and later. Ah well...

Oh, right now my food obsession is Altoids' Tangerine Sours. If you haven't tried them yet, they are yummy. I need to stop eating them though. I think it's why my stomach has been feeling bad. (I ate a whole tin in two hours.)

Well, birthday celebration tomorrow. I need liquor!!

Mist lake butterscotch harvest moon.


Sorry, due to a hard drive failure, SGVY has been delayed. Thank God I have everything backed up!! O_O;;

I'll work on it this morning and a little tonight. Only a page and a half to go.

Go outside and have fun for me.


Chivalry just sent me this image. He says it's from Sentinel, a series part of Marvel's new manga-inspired comics. Take a look:



Is this me?! Am I being a bit paranoid? She has the same eye and hair color as me! And the hat! Sure, the hat is Lain's hat ultimately, but really! It's kind of neat anyway you look at it.

Tails in the paper.


OK, I lied. As I was brushing my teeth to go to bed (I think it's like 7 or something...), I thought of a rant. I'm never going to bed...

All right, I just read the comic again. Well, not really. I read it again in my head. I'd already looked over the comic like a gajillion times before I actually posted it this morning, so I think I have a good idea of what was written. (I've also just discovered how horribly I've been typing. What the hell kind of word is "HoPvj"? I was typing this when I meant "think.") Anyway, I discovered (I like this word apparently) that I really, REALLY need to start working on my dialogue. I mean, it's OK, but man...


I have this bad habit of not writing down the dialogue when I'm coming up with an idea for a comic. In fact, all I really do is just say to myself, "OK, Yuuki does this, and then Loki does this. Oh! And Hermod's an idiot while..." Blah blah blah. So, when it's time to write the dialogue on the page, it ends up being mish-mash because I'm doing a pseudo-Marvel Method here and making stuff up. Not good.

In all honesty, I have a method of doing these comics, but I don't think it's very good. Here are the steps:

1. Coming up with the idea.

This is easy. Most of the time. Ideas are a dime a dozen. Picking the right one is the hardest part. I usually think of comic ideas while driving, working, or just sitting and staring at the wall. I recommend the wall one. Wall's full of good ideas.

2. Thumbnails.

This part is also easy. All you have to do is make the idea into panels and pages in thumbnails, or little sketches. Simple. (By the way, I forgot to do this with today's comic. ^_^;;)

3. Forgetting the comic.

...Uh, let's move on.

4. Pencils!

All you need for pencils is a, well, pencil and some copier paper. The pages and panels often change in this process as I figure out better ways to layout the comic. Sometimes the pencils don't resemble the thumbnails in anyway.

5. Inking.

The comic doesn't change much in this stage, but sometimes it does, depending on my mood. It may be noted that I use a tablet, so I'm using my computer for this process. I use layers heavily. This allows for better inking by not worrying about bleeding or erasing. It also helps in the...

6. Coloring.

For SGVY, I chose a flat, almost cel shaded coloring style. It's easy, it's pretty, and boy is it fun. In the old comic, the Jar, I used grayscale, but really grayscale is much harder due to the restraints of just having gray and some grays blending too easily. It may be also noted that I did a lot of shading back then, and that was stupid. Looking back, it looked so amateur. Wait, looking back, everything looks amateur. ...Moving on.

7. Dialogue.

Ah, yes. The topic of this rant. I usually don't write the dialogue down at any stage, even the thumbnail stage. I wait till the comic is done. My theory is that since changes can happen at any point of the process (which is a given), dialogue can change too. This is so stupid of me. You see, by the time I'm ready to write the dialogue, I'm either:

1. Too tired to think straight.
2. Too hungry to think straight.
3. Too distracted to think straight.
4. Forgotten what the hell the comic was about. (This has happened.)

Yeah, I'm that bad. But strangely, some gems come about because of this. Should I abandon this process? Should I see how far this could take me? I'm not sure. I do need to get better at the writing regardless.

Well, I've ranted. I feel better. I feel real like Xbox. I can sleep peacefully now, knowing that I've probably said way too much or just made no sense. I'm not going to think about this and go to sleep. Y'all have fun.

There's a silhouette in my blinds of someone I barely know.


The comic is out. I think I'll sleep now. Look, a tree.

Brain gone, happy head.


Whee hoo! The comic is now 3 pages done. I'm working hard, folks! Hopefully it'll be out tonight! Oh, pesky work. Um, I mean, it'll be out sometime early morning tomorrow. Sorry. ^_^;;



Yes sir, Yuuki, sir!! I shall work hard! Don't beat me!

Tropical Storm Bill! If only there was a Hurricane *insert name here*!