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SNIPPY: FLYING DAY

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 11:00 AM



ENTRY 3647:

November something something.
I've got to come up with a better system for telling what day it is. Maybe I could scrawl numbers on the back of my shoe? Nah, that sounds like something silly that Pilot would do.

I'm currently carrying a calendar that says 2012 on it, but I am pretty sure that these days aren't correct anyway to our year and Captain keeps scribbling things in the margins whenever I get distracted enough for the calendar to be snatched out of my hands. I found the calendar more or less intact and it's kinda impressive that it lasted from way back in 2012. It must have held some sort of personal importance to it's owner to seal it away in a plastic container with words "the Mayans were wrong, trust no-one!"

I've been trying to keep track of how old I am, but I keep forgetting to check off every day in the calendar or maybe captain is messing off with me by erasing my checkmarks.
Something tells me I shouldn't be telling Captain about my birthday anyway. I would probably get some kind of ridiculous celebration with radioactive cake in my face. It took forever to clean off the last radioactive cake that was thrown in my face.

One day I found the calendar mutilated with writing all over it. Every day had some kind of nonsense inscribed on it with a black pen.
There is also a series of scribbles in red describing holidays of Captania.
Today's entry said: "FLYING DAY".
Yesterday it was "REMEMBERANCES OF THE PAST DAY"
That was definitely memorable.  

Anyhow, smaller series of scribes beneath today's date told me that "TODAY ALL SUBJECTS OF CAPTANIA MUST ATTEMPT TO FLY TO PLEASE CAPTAIN'S SENSUS."

I wondered whether captain would just tell me to jump around and flap my arms or push me off a chair, since I highly doubted that Pilot's skills in actually making a human fly.

Oh, how wrong I was!

It looks like pilot had some sort of breakthrough with the "FLYING MACHINE MISSION" mission.

The breakthrough consisted of a plastic lawn chair with a whole assortment of balloons tied to it.

Where did Pilot get so many red balloons? I will never know.
Although, now that I think about it, there's probably a balloon factory round these parts somewhere with it's doors wide open for such shenanigans.

The whole terrifying contraption was discovered by captain with much joy and celebration on a nearby beach.
It looks like Pilot just left it in a hurry, but there was a piece of paper left on the chair with "USE INSTRUCTIONS" so captain " NOMINATED" me to "BE PART OF THE SOLUTION".

I tried to refuse to be part of the solution, but Captain was adamant about "CONDUCTING THE TEST ON TIME", that "THIS MISSION IS OF INFINITE IMPORTANCE TO THE UNIVERSE", and that "THE AUDIENCE IS WATCHING AND YOU CANNOT STOP THE PLAY" and that "INSUBORDINATION AND REFUSAL WILL NOT BE TOLERATED".

Then a mug full of mysterious boiling substances was used to threaten me into submission.

Damn you Pilot. Where are you hiding? This is all part of your plan to get rid of me, isn't it? You should be the one to test your own bloody flying lawn chair.

Captain then threatened me with "PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE" and proceeded to make a series of really annoying sounds like "WHOP WHOP WHOP WHOP WHOP", until I have submitted to "TESTING THE FLYING MACHINE".
I figured out I could just trick Captain and jump off the chair as soon as the supporting cables were released.
As soon as I sat on the seat, I could not escape. I think Captain smeared the seat with super-glue.

As the ground drew away from me I wondered why do I go along with this insanity.
Yet this is still somehow better than being alone. I can't stand being alone for too long, too many dark memories from my past start to waltz in my thoughts. Is this why I keep myself subject to Captain's plots? To run away from my past?
Everything looks so small from up here....
My worries floating away....

I am not sure what I worried about. I'm not falling off the chair, achieving some lift and slowly drifting away.
There can't be another PHOTOSHOP in the sky, surely?

...This is actually quite peaceful. No Captain making whoop-ing noises at me. Maybe I'll fly away, far away from the city, find some non-insane survivors...
So calm...
So serene...
The fluttering snow, glittering in the sunlight.
So beautiful...

Wait what is that in the water? A dark moving shape? A giant fish?
That can't be right... the corporations were dumping toxic wastes in here for years. I remember reports about most large fish becoming extinct.

WHAT IS THAT? OH GOD. IS THAT A WHALE? OR A MEGALADON?!?!

OH GOD OH GOD AHHHHH...

(transmission interrupted)

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Technical skills vs. impulse + sketch books/blogs

Journal Entry: Thu Mar 14, 2013, 11:07 PM


1.) How do you find a balance between acquiring technical skills (anatomy, perspective, using light sources correctly, etc.) and raw passion/emotion/impulse when making art? Do you think one might be more important than the other? Why or why not?

2.) How would you feel if people wanted to look through your sketch book/blog or old art? Is it something you don't mind showing to the public, or is it something you'd feel very self conscious about? Are you ever curious about the sketch books/blogs and old art of other artists?

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1.) Technical skills vs. impulse is something I've been struggling with for years. If I worry too much about technical skills, I spend way too much time redrawing a picture just to get the anatomy to look right, and the picture usually ends up losing its "flavor." On the other hand, if I draw purely on emotion and impulse, I will often quickly end up stopping because I can't help but worry about things such as, "omg the legs can't bend like this; people will think I'm stupid and ignorant if I don't try to fix it!"

I think ideally, I'd like to have both! It's just... hard to decide which one I should practice on because I keep worrying about the other. I think with a lot of time and practice, both will come naturally. (XD I just wish it could happen NOW, not in like 50 years or something.) So... perhaps my first goal should be to stop worrying and not let my fear of failure stop me from attempting to learn new techniques.

2.) I do have a place where I post a lot of sketches/experiments/failures online, but the link is somewhat hard to find. Ha ha, I have conflicting feelings in regards to people following it -- on one hand I'm just thinking "wow, this is really cool that people are interested in seeing how I try to tackle things I'm uncomfortable with/not good at drawing" and on the other hand I'm thinking "oh gosh, some of these drawings are so embarrassing; please don't think I'm an incompetent idiot." =w=;;

I really like being able to look through an artist's old art and experiments because it shows how much work they had to put in to get to where they are today. It shows us that it doesn't just happen overnight, and that to get to where they are now, they had to make TONS of mistakes (which they learned to fix and improve on) and never gave up! It's also nice to get insight on their thought process and see what they did to overcome the things that used to give them a hard time.

But of course, "you are your own worse critic."

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Also, reminder: the 10k kiriban is still in progress. Rules/info: [link]

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I am Crying right now

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 6:18 PM
durr snurr

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Piglet: It's the most peculiar thing - for the longest time, I thought Rabbit didn't like her.
Pooh: You know, Piglet, sometimes people care too much… I think it's called 'love'…
Piglet: Oh!  Do you think we should tell Rabbit?
Pooh: Don't worry, I believe he already knows…



I'm sorry I found this on tumblr on my lunch brake.... and I am literally in tears over this.
I love Rabbit so much and this is why.

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Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess

Wed Feb 6, 2013, 10:02 AM


Ink ranting bout wii game yea


HOOOOMGGG
IT ARRIVED TODAY!

THANK YOU O SAINSBURY'S GOD
FOR ANSWERING MY PRAYER
FOR IT TO BE DELIVERED TODAY///
(no joke I was so disappointed they
lied about one day shipping i prayed
and it came in 2 days instead ( ; ◇ ; )

So far I've been playing non-stop for
4 hours omg.

It's eerie
and a little creepy
and beautiful
and wolf
and talking to animals
and link
and PERFECT////

Aughh so happy right now--
I'd probably still be playing right now
but my dad is recording >:'V

Maybe it's for the best because I
was slowly freezing and it gave me
a toilet break//HIT

UGH DAT GAME THOUGH

DAT GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME.

Skin CSS © =SoulFighty
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Doors popped open and three people entered the room. The priest you have seen before and behind him two others - a mature looking woman and a tall man - clearly grown-up cumimis. A rare sight, so you stopped talking and waited for them to say something.

Priest: ''I hope you've gotten to know each other a little bit better. We, or, actually, those two behind me, have finished preparing dinner and the rooms you will be staying in, so now we can talk a bit. My name is Mathew Redmill and I'm the head priest of this place, I will be teaching you some things from time to time, but other than that - refer to these two with any questions you might have.''

He then goes to one sofa and sits down, clearly indicating that that is all he's going to say.

Alexis: My, my, my, aren't you guys a cute bunch. Hi my names Alexis Leingod. Feel free to call me Alex or big sis'. I do the maintenance around the church. So if you find anything broken and I mean anything at all. Just tell me. A lot cheaper then hiring someone. *She mutters to herself.*

Aiden: "Good day, everyone. While I do truly hope you enjoy your stay... most of you must not be here because you really like to be, hmm? Either way, my name is Aiden Taylor, the Black faction leader. I hail from Australia, and no, the weather isn't nice all-year around. If you have any problems, make sure to tell me and I'll help you solve them, yes?"

Alexis:  Haha you heard it boys and girls big brother Danny is here if you have any problems. For now let's eat! Then get some rest. We can talk about the nitty gritty stuff tomorrow.

You all then head to dining hall. It's a huge hall with two long tables and one smaller one in the middle, you might be wondering why the hall is so big, yet there are so little of you here, but hopefully someone would explain later on you think. Only the table in the middle has tableware on it, seems like you'll be dining together with the leaders and priest.

What you see makes you practically drool. A wide array of dishes, all from foreign countries to satisfy each and every person's cultural needs, are placed neatly next to each other. The dishes are well made, clearly showing signs of true cooking-mastery. The way they smell makes you hunger, and you quickly grab a plate of your favourite dish.

When you are almost finished with your meal, Aiden stands up and makes a small announcement.

Aiden: "After this, those of you assigned 'white', gather around Alexis, please. Those of you assigned 'black', gather around me instead. The two of us'll take you to your rooms."

When the dinner is over, you head to the leader in charge of you, and when all of you have gathered around, you head up to the second floor.

It's quite dark outside by now, the sun is setting and thus the hallways are lit by cold white artificial lighting. The house seems dark, eerie and way too big. When you are separated by genders in rooms, you realize that it's unexpectedly cold. Soon after you have climbed into your bed, weird sounds resembling walking on glass and moving chains creep up to you.

The only ones with you in that room are cumimis of your side and gender, what will you do now?


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Mini event



Write or draw up a picture depicting your characters feelings at this moment. How would she/he react to this. Your character is not able to leave the room at this point, but the only thing out of order are the weird sounds.
You have until February 28th to complete your entry - it will earn you +3 experience.

If you manage to gather up the cumimis in that room and RP it, while keeping a log, you can earn another +3 experience. (To each participant, only one log is necessary)

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Small notice: You can still submit the logs and artwork for the first mini-event and gain full experience. You have up to April 2nd to do so. //Still all the aRPees from this point on should be according to the plot.
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So, we're about to enter a new mission soon.  One that has a new theme: "sacrifice"

If you're interested in competing to have your icon be the next icon for this group, please leave your entry here!

Bonus points for having Micle (Grand Kec) and one of the yellow-eyed Zoroark from the current story... unless you have a better creative vision, of course! Animated is preferred.  You can make neat little small animations with Photoshop, or even put images into Flash to make them.  A good tip is to make art 3-4x larger than it will be in the icon, but don't get too detail heavy.  Constantly zoom out to make sure it looks good.

Only requisite is using the logo from the doujin and current avatar: [link]
It can be in any color.

Time limit is: when I find one I really want to use
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FAQ

Journal Entry: Sat Jan 19, 2013, 1:02 PM


c: well! i thought you guys might like to know some more about me, so..
ask some questions below, and I'll answer!! i'll only put some of them in here though<3

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ART/DEVIANTART QUESTIONS:

Q: What do you draw with?
A: I draw with a Wacom Bamboo Create tablet, and a mouse. My tablet's name is Taco. Taco chan. oVo I do all my pixels with the mouse, except that I might use the tablet to sketch it out first.

Q: Why is your account so old?
A: Well. I made my account when I was _ ouo; BUT, I assure you I didn't use it at all, and I left immediately and forgot about it. I began to actually use this account in May 2012.

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PERSONAL QUESTIONS:

Q: Favorite movie/television shows?
A: ALL STUDIO GHIBLI MOVIES!! *^*
and TV shows.. I like America's Got Talent, ION Channel(specifically Psych), and sometimes Nova, depending on what they're showing. c: I'd also love Animal Planet or Discovery Channel, but I sadly don't have those on my TV

Q: How long have you been drawing?(not sketches, like full drawings)
A: um.. since I was around 6 years old. They were sucky though, obviously. o u o;
and I've been doing digital art with a mouse since May/June 2012.
and digital art with a tablet since the beginning of January 2013!! 83

Q: Favorite video game(s)?
A: 8DD JOURNEY
and Shadow of the Colossus
and Super Smash Bros Brawl
and Pokemon is kawaii too
i've actually only played Brawl and Pokemon though, but i love the other two from what i've watched on Youtube *^*

Q: Favorite youtubers?
A: 8DDD pewdiepie, cry, smosh, and nigahiga!! <333

Q: What is your favorite dog breed?
A: *^* amg i love dogs so much
I really love Australian Shepherds, Utonagans, and Tamaskans!!

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DYING

Journal Entry: Mon Jan 14, 2013, 6:16 PM
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IM SO EXCITED RIGHT NOW GUYS WORDS ARE STUPID!!


/rolls around

AMG I NEED THAT FIRE FENNEC!!

ITS IN 3D!

MY POKEMON DREAMS CAME TRUE GUYS

AAHHHHHHHHHHHHH IS IT OCTOBER YET???????????????????????????
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Well isn't it funny?

Journal Entry: Sun Jan 6, 2013, 4:02 PM


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A cyndaquil named Flint (which looks a lot like Niko) and a mienfoo with an oddly familiar-looking turban.

Of course, I have nothing to complain about as I have no copyrights or whatever, but the similarities are kind of very obvious (to the point where I though that mienfoo was, in fact, my Flint).

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