Into the Never

I planned on posting "Life is Strange #5" this week, but sadly I've been spending my free day playing video games. Sorry.

However, I'd like to use this space to promote something for a good friend. If you like short stories and poetry, then you'll like Dawn Jones' "Into the Never: A Collection of Poetry & Short Stories". Her first published work, this trade paperback contains 82 pages of her poems and short stories about various human emotions collected together to share with the reader, such as love, longing, disappointment and despair. To order the book, as well as read an excerpt online, click here.

Later days,



Into the Never: A Collection of Poetry & Short Stories © Dawn Jones.
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo © Osamu Akimoto/SHUEISHA. Used without permission. :P

Discoveries as a Youth

We all discover new things in life as we grow up. It's a fact of life. I'm not exempt from that fact. In less than a month, I turn 23 years old. Even though I'm still "young", I am starting to feel quite "old". As such, I've been more lethargic on lazy weekend days and I've been reflecting on my past about the little things I've discovered, good and bad. I know I will continue to make more discoveries in the future, but back then, my past discoveries seemed like such a big deal. I believe everyone has done that, reflecting on their first achievements and disappointments, and I also believe that some of our discoveries are common. With that said, here's a list of notable discoveries from my youth, both good and bad, in no particular chronological order:

- Learning that the stove burns you when it's hot.

- Same as above, but with the iron.

- Finding the Warp Zones in "Super Mario Bros."

- Finding out Santa Claus isn't real.

- Learning that Skittles couldn't be grown after planting and watering them outside like the TV commercial.

- Falling in love for the first time with the cute girl in my 2nd grade class.

- The pain of rejection after being turned down by the cute girl in my 2nd grade class.

- Learning that cooties aren't real.

- Suddenly being attracted to girls when 6th grade hit.

- Discovering Channel 99 on basic cable.

- Masturbation.

- Learning that the Church is a lie.

- Learning that everything I learned in high school was a lie.

- Learning that the cake is a lie.

-Learning the rules of The Game, and lost it for the first time.

If you grew up during the 90s, I'm sure some of them might be relevant to you.

Hasta~

Haiti Needs Your Help

Sorry for being a week late due to technical problems, but the people in Haiti still need help. I hope you all do your part.

Bless,

Twenty Going on Forty.

Better late than never, I suppose.

I was going to upload these two images last month, but my PC was on its last legs. Since the holidays, I got a new one, so I finally took the time to scan and uplaod these drawings. These drawings are for the 20th and 40th anniversaries of two of my favorite cartoons, "The Simpsons" and "Doraemon", respectively. As you notice, the Simpsons picture is drawn quite closely to the real thing, whereas I took liberties with the Doraemon one. Instead of a cute robot cat and a group of kids, everyone is portrayed as disturbing adults. By the way, for those of you who can't read moon-runes, the text reads: "Congratulations on your 40th anniversary, Doraemon!!"

Yes, I'm a nerd.

Take it easy~

Happy New Year

I can't believe it. The future is now. 2010 was a year most often used in SF stories I grew up reading/watching and I am now living through that year. Really, I'm quite disappointed that we don't have jetcars and such, but at least we have the robot helpers (at least in Japan) and video phones (Skype). Two out of three ain't bad, I guess.

Stay safe, and don't drink too much!