"Alright Keenan! You got an A+!"
"No stupid, you're thinking about when getting an A+ was good!"
"Congratulations Kel, A++++!"

From Keenan and Kel, the episode where it's the future.

Okay, so we all hate exams. And we all wish we could just totally fudge them and just say 'screw this'



I mean, take geometry. Half the time I'd actually measure the damn triangle.



And those damn half-page short answers, especially the one's that ask you to tell something about yourself



Here's my answer:
One time my dog got bit by another dog and my other dog saved her. My dog is the bravest person I know. What does that say about the human race? Nothing good...
Then there are things that are just absolute truths, for when you get fed up



Logic will override all situations



Sometimes you can't explain something in words, words just won't cut it. You need to show it



You can try to wow the teacher with your amazing art skillz



No, really, art skillz



And if you're going to fail, fail in style



It just might work



And remember, the answer is always C



My Hidden Work
Parody Potter (Harry Potter): The Crupt Keeper (complete): [link]
Discussion for Parody Potter 2 (complete): [link]
Parody Potter 2: The Briefcase Brigade (in progress):[link]
So I Married a Murderer (Naruto): [link]
SIMM: The Series, Land of the Plague (Naruto): [link]
Tell Tale Heart (World of Warcraft):[link]
Kakashi no Kaze Koneko (by spookthemook)(Naruto):[link]
Guardian Angel (by spookthemook)(Death Note):[link]
My homies




People I admire










Clubs



Famous Last Words

Greatest animator of all time!
& for SG
and for me and my boyfriend

Anne Rice's boys have got my back
omg best episode evar!
nuff said
power to the people of animation!!!

What can I say? I'm obsessed.


Fargo=Win







NEW USER LANGUAGE KEY
I make up my own abbreviations for things, so new users may not get what I’m talking about. That’s why I’ve devised this language key so you can understand me!
tWaH-The War at Home, a comic by me featuring my OC’s
Ochi-my special nickname for Orochimaru the snake summoning villain from Naruto
Outland-A Funny Thing Happened on the way to Outland, a comic by me about real life adventures in World of Warcraft
Tails-Tails of Konoha, a new Naruto fan-comic by me and my sister, not to be confused with the Sonic character
SG-the initials of my oldest character Shinobi Griffin who appears in Tails and many of my other works
Sapphie-Sapphire, SG’s sister and a world renowned healer
Traveler-this is what many of my griffin characters are, they are blessed by the gods to travel between worlds in pursuit of their destiny
Why, when you use dialog, do you spell out numbers and other titles? Such as 10 vs. "Ten." and Lt. vs. "Lieutenant.": Ah, very good question. when using dialog I spell out such things because that is the way they are spoken. Outside of dialog I just use the abbreviations and the like. It's just a bit of cosmetic writing.
What does 'Word of the Day' really mean?: Even better question. It really isn't from one of those word of the day calendars, it's simply a word I like. Usually an adjective.

So will my family be starting tomorrow, they're going to Barbados and I am electing to stay here and sit house.

But that's not why I called you here today, I called you here to day to do an artist spotlight.

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT!!!

*tape squeals*

But before I do that, I'd like to set the scene. I was a 90's kid, so does anyone remember this game?:



oh that game was hours of fun for a six year old me.



For those of you who are confused, Echo the dolphin was an early video game where you played as a dolphin, Ecco, and swam through a magical underwater world.

So this is the premise for what I am to talk about in this:

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT!!!

Artist:

Okura's comic, The Rings of Time, is a fantastical tale featuring two Orcas and many other dezins of the deep. I urge you to join Okura and his sister Tiare as they journey through the seas of time to recover the lost rings and save the world!

This is a comic that will make you realize why you love Flipper, Free Willy, and Seaworld all over again.


[link]

My Hidden Work
Parody Potter (Harry Potter): The Crupt Keeper (complete): [link]
Discussion for Parody Potter 2 (complete): [link]
Parody Potter 2: The Briefcase Brigade (in progress):[link]
So I Married a Murderer (Naruto): [link]
SIMM: The Series, Land of the Plague (Naruto): [link]
Tell Tale Heart (World of Warcraft):[link]
Kakashi no Kaze Koneko (by spookthemook)(Naruto):[link]
Guardian Angel (by spookthemook)(Death Note):[link]
My homies




People I admire










Clubs



Famous Last Words

Greatest animator of all time!
& for SG
and for me and my boyfriend

Anne Rice's boys have got my back
omg best episode evar!
nuff said
power to the people of animation!!!

What can I say? I'm obsessed.


Fargo=Win







NEW USER LANGUAGE KEY
I make up my own abbreviations for things, so new users may not get what I’m talking about. That’s why I’ve devised this language key so you can understand me!
tWaH-The War at Home, a comic by me featuring my OC’s
Ochi-my special nickname for Orochimaru the snake summoning villain from Naruto
Outland-A Funny Thing Happened on the way to Outland, a comic by me about real life adventures in World of Warcraft
Tails-Tails of Konoha, a new Naruto fan-comic by me and my sister, not to be confused with the Sonic character
SG-the initials of my oldest character Shinobi Griffin who appears in Tails and many of my other works
Sapphie-Sapphire, SG’s sister and a world renowned healer
Traveler-this is what many of my griffin characters are, they are blessed by the gods to travel between worlds in pursuit of their destiny
Why, when you use dialog, do you spell out numbers and other titles? Such as 10 vs. "Ten." and Lt. vs. "Lieutenant.": Ah, very good question. when using dialog I spell out such things because that is the way they are spoken. Outside of dialog I just use the abbreviations and the like. It's just a bit of cosmetic writing.
What does 'Word of the Day' really mean?: Even better question. It really isn't from one of those word of the day calendars, it's simply a word I like. Usually an adjective.

I would have made some witty title but my brain hast been drained. So here are several of the remnants as they leak out of my ears and onto the keyboard of my broke-ass laptop. (Gotta get on fixing that...)
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I don't have dust bunnies under my bed, I have Dust Flemish Giant Rabbits


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Avatar is still the best thing ever.
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Mad Libs are funnier if you use adult themes.
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This is funny:[link]
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If you haven't seen 's Karl in her animations go now.
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Spore rules.
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Sherlock Holmes can't come soon enough.
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St. Elsewhere is a good show. It has Denzel Washington in it!
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Play this game: [link]
...I think that's everything. Vote in my poll.

My Hidden Work
Parody Potter (Harry Potter): The Crupt Keeper (complete): [link]
Discussion for Parody Potter 2 (complete): [link]
Parody Potter 2: The Briefcase Brigade (in progress):[link]
So I Married a Murderer (Naruto): [link]
SIMM: The Series, Land of the Plague (Naruto): [link]
Tell Tale Heart (World of Warcraft):[link]
Kakashi no Kaze Koneko (by spookthemook)(Naruto):[link]
Guardian Angel (by spookthemook)(Death Note):[link]
My homies




People I admire









Clubs



Famous Last Words

Greatest animator of all time!
& for SG
and for me and my boyfriend

Anne Rice's boys have got my back
omg best episode evar!
nuff said
power to the people of animation!!!

What can I say? I'm obsessed.


Fargo=Win







NEW USER LANGUAGE KEY
I make up my own abbreviations for things, so new users may not get what I’m talking about. That’s why I’ve devised this language key so you can understand me!
tWaH-The War at Home, a comic by me featuring my OC’s
Ochi-my special nickname for Orochimaru the snake summoning villain from Naruto
Outland-A Funny Thing Happened on the way to Outland, a comic by me about real life adventures in World of Warcraft
Tails-Tails of Konoha, a new Naruto fan-comic by me and my sister, not to be confused with the Sonic character
SG-the initials of my oldest character Shinobi Griffin who appears in Tails and many of my other works
Sapphie-Sapphire, SG’s sister and a world renowned healer
Traveler-this is what many of my griffin characters are, they are blessed by the gods to travel between worlds in pursuit of their destiny
Why, when you use dialog, do you spell out numbers and other titles? Such as 10 vs. "Ten." and Lt. vs. "Lieutenant.": Ah, very good question. when using dialog I spell out such things because that is the way they are spoken. Outside of dialog I just use the abbreviations and the like. It's just a bit of cosmetic writing.
What does 'Word of the Day' really mean?: Even better question. It really isn't from one of those word of the day calendars, it's simply a word I like. Usually an adjective.

UPDATE

Sooooo...I saw Avatar yesterday aaaannnnddd....

OMG IT WAS THE BEST THING EVER!!!

By far the BEST sci-fi movie ever. Best movie of the year!

The grapics were AMAZING! Like, the quality was that of the trailers for WoW. The world was amazing, so alive, so awesome! It was well worth the millions he spent on it. It's totally going to win best movie at the Oscars! I saw it in 3-d and that looked really awesome, but I really want to see it in IMAX so me and my dad definitely have to make plans to see it like that, that'll be tops.

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Apparently Hayao Miyazaki did, in 1984 before finally rounding them up in 1985.

What am I talking about? Why, Sherlock Hound of course! Based on Sir Arthur Connan Doyle's masterpiece this series has quite a history:

Originaly directed by Miyazaki in his early days, issues with Doyle's estate forced the production into a hiatus. By the time production resumed, Miyazaki was already finishing Naussica. As a result, the rest of the series was directed by Kyosuke Mikuriya.

This version features anthropomorphic animals as the cast members Jules Verne style steampunk technology.

The cast list is very colorful:

Sherlock Hound: (Jap: Taichirô Hirokawa, Eng: Larry Moss): Cool and calm headed as always the only change, for obvious reasons, was the fact that they left out the opium addiction.

John Watson (Jap: Kousei Tomita, Eng: Lewis Arquette): Not much changed from the original novel.

Marie Hudson (Jap: Yôko Asagami, Eng: Pat Morris): A far cry from the dowdy, almost motherly figure the Marie Hudson in this adaption is in her 20's and a love interest of much of the male cast, Hound included. [A change that I, frankly, think his character could do without but whatever]

Professor Moriarty (Eng: Hamilton Camp): A character the occurs more than he did in the novels, Moriarty is Hound's main adversary and responsible for much of the steampunk technology seen in the show.

And, of course, there are others but that's the main cast list.

Now for a picture show!

Here's something I noticed while looking at these pictures; I thought why am I mildly attracted to a cartoon dog? This isn't normal even for me...oh wait...




See the resemblance? He's got Black Jack hair, and Black Jack's hot.

Anyway, back to the screenshots:

The title sceen:


An excellent profile shot:


I first thought this was a photo-background, which was used in a small version of Tezuka's Vampire: [link]
But it's actually a full matte background, and very beautifully done.


Miyazaki and I share a love for flying machines and all things steampunk.



Chase scenes as dramatic as they were in the novel and radio plays, and hopefully the upcoming feature movie


Always experimenting, Sherlock Holmes/Hound can be called the first forensic scientist.



Moriarty has a great character design, 'wolfish' seems to work well for the loner madman with a Cambridge degree.


...What?


Another great shot


And another nice/cute shot


What?!


The cover of the first volume of the series:


Some videos:
[link]

Where to buy:
[link]

And where you can listen to the opening song 'The Story that Fell from the Sky':
[link]

So I hope you've enjoyed my insane, if praising, blog about another one of Miyazaki's early works.

My Hidden Work
Parody Potter (Harry Potter): The Crupt Keeper (complete): [link]
Discussion for Parody Potter 2 (complete): [link]
Parody Potter 2: The Briefcase Brigade (in progress):[link]
So I Married a Murderer (Naruto): [link]
SIMM: The Series, Land of the Plague (Naruto): [link]
Tell Tale Heart (World of Warcraft):[link]
Kakashi no Kaze Koneko (by spookthemook)(Naruto):[link]
Guardian Angel (by spookthemook)(Death Note):[link]
My homies




People I admire









Clubs



Famous Last Words

Greatest animator of all time!
& for SG
and for me and my boyfriend

Anne Rice's boys have got my back
omg best episode evar!
nuff said
power to the people of animation!!!

What can I say? I'm obsessed.


Fargo=Win







NEW USER LANGUAGE KEY
I make up my own abbreviations for things, so new users may not get what I’m talking about. That’s why I’ve devised this language key so you can understand me!
tWaH-The War at Home, a comic by me featuring my OC’s
Ochi-my special nickname for Orochimaru the snake summoning villain from Naruto
Outland-A Funny Thing Happened on the way to Outland, a comic by me about real life adventures in World of Warcraft
Tails-Tails of Konoha, a new Naruto fan-comic by me and my sister, not to be confused with the Sonic character
SG-the initials of my oldest character Shinobi Griffin who appears in Tails and many of my other works
Sapphie-Sapphire, SG’s sister and a world renowned healer
Traveler-this is what many of my griffin characters are, they are blessed by the gods to travel between worlds in pursuit of their destiny
Why, when you use dialog, do you spell out numbers and other titles? Such as 10 vs. "Ten." and Lt. vs. "Lieutenant.": Ah, very good question. when using dialog I spell out such things because that is the way they are spoken. Outside of dialog I just use the abbreviations and the like. It's just a bit of cosmetic writing.
What does 'Word of the Day' really mean?: Even better question. It really isn't from one of those word of the day calendars, it's simply a word I like. Usually an adjective.

Sending my therapist a copy of So I Married a Murderer and SIMM: The Series: Land of the Plague complete with lemony goodness was probably not such a good idea. What's even worse is that this little eureka (love that show) moment came to me when I was driving to class in the dark rain.

Me: Oh shit there's sex in there! (yes that is Edward Elric and Alfons Heidrich from FMA: Conqueror of Shamballa)

In other news I saw The Fantastic Mr. Fox last weekend and it was Fabulous. (yes that is Lloyd from Code Geass)The animation was stunning, especially considering you're working with models that have fur on them. By far the finest claymation to come out of the US since The Nightmare Before Christmas.

And in more news we are fostering two four week old kittens. And I'm getting paid to do it. Which is nice since I am poorer than a church mouse who aint got no cheese.

It's not that I can't hold on to my money like my sister, it's that life is short and I'm all about instant gain. I spend my money because that's what it's for.

Anywho, that's about it I do believe. Nothing but writing will be posted until break. I hope to get a chapter of Sapphire's Redemption (see, I'm not just blowing smoke) Or a chapter of either The Clockwork Exorcist or an Inheritance Series story I'm working on called: The Marvelous Adventures of Magpie: The Story of Kelly Hel-kona.

I would have some art of that up but I'm too busy writing a paper on death in the ancient Mayan culture with specific detail to burials and posthumous treatment of the body.

And that's a wrap.

UPDATE

Did anyone see the huge plug of Avatar in the new Bones episode? That's cause the guy who played the intern his episode has a good sized role in it. And it's got me so pumped! It's gonna be soooo awesome! I haven't been this excited since 9 was announced.



And Sherlock Holmes, I cannot wait for that to come out.



Coincidentally, Miyazaki did a little Sherlock Holmes spoof in the late 80's.



Called Sherlock Hound. Cute, I think it'd be much better than Disney trying to do the Great Mouse Detective. *shudder* (Don't ask why I shudder if you have something to do today.)



Is that Moriarty in the background? Great character designs!

Features the cases from the actual stories too. Sa-weet!


?

Not on your life virgin.

My Hidden Work
Parody Potter (Harry Potter): The Crupt Keeper (complete): [link]
Discussion for Parody Potter 2 (complete): [link]
Parody Potter 2: The Briefcase Brigade (in progress):[link]
So I Married a Murderer (Naruto): [link]
SIMM: The Series, Land of the Plague (Naruto): [link]
Tell Tale Heart (World of Warcraft):[link]
Kakashi no Kaze Koneko (by spookthemook)(Naruto):[link]
Guardian Angel (by spookthemook)(Death Note):[link]
My homies




People I admire








Clubs



Famous Last Words

Greatest animator of all time!
& for SG
and for me and my boyfriend

Anne Rice's boys have got my back
omg best episode evar!
nuff said
power to the people of animation!!!

What can I say? I'm obsessed.


Fargo=Win





NEW USER LANGUAGE KEY
I make up my own abbreviations for things, so new users may not get what I’m talking about. That’s why I’ve devised this language key so you can understand me!
tWaH-The War at Home, a comic by me featuring my OC’s
Ochi-my special nickname for Orochimaru the snake summoning villain from Naruto
Outland-A Funny Thing Happened on the way to Outland, a comic by me about real life adventures in World of Warcraft
Tails-Tails of Konoha, a new Naruto fan-comic by me and my sister, not to be confused with the Sonic character
SG-the initials of my oldest character Shinobi Griffin who appears in Tails and many of my other works
Sapphie-Sapphire, SG’s sister and a world renowned healer
Traveler-this is what many of my griffin characters are, they are blessed by the gods to travel between worlds in pursuit of their destiny
Why, when you use dialog, do you spell out numbers and other titles? Such as 10 vs. "Ten." and Lt. vs. "Lieutenant.": Ah, very good question. when using dialog I spell out such things because that is the way they are spoken. Outside of dialog I just use the abbreviations and the like. It's just a bit of cosmetic writing.
What does 'Word of the Day' really mean?: Even better question. It really isn't from one of those word of the day calendars, it's simply a word I like. Usually an adjective.