Since everyone is being so sentimental about this year of binary [100101], I figured I should speak my mind too.

Everyone keeps looking back at the last 10 years and thinking about how much they have changed and how far they have progressed. But I look back and think, what the hell have I been doing?

Looking at everything I have done up till this point...... Sure, I have made a lot of friends, and learned a lot about animation, learned a lot about Japan, and learned a little about the system we live in. But ultimately, none of that is really going to get me a job. I am 21, and have no work experience at all. I have done many classes in tafe, but haven't actually finished one all the way through yet.
I have worked on A LOT of stories, started them, and 3 or so pages in, put the comic on hiatus for no reason other then I lost interest, or something else caught my attention - like a video game. XD Not to mention all the full page works I have done over the last year that I just haven't bothered scanning and uploading.

When it comes to relationships I really have to think. For the last 8 years, I haven't gone a single one without a girlfriend. Though 2 out of the 3 girlfriends I have had in my life, have lived in other countries. The girl in my city I have liked for about 2 and a half years now, I cant even bring myself to tell her how I feel, out of fear of loosing that friendship we already have, and doubt that she feels the same about me. Not to mention I already find it hard enough to reveal my true feelings to anyone.
For those 8 years, I have let women control my emotions, and when things got bad, I let them ruin my concentration. And when my concentration was ruined out of depression and angst, I lost control of my studies. I don't blame those wonderful, beautiful girls for my failures, I blame myself for letting my emotions control me so much. I really need to focus on getting my head out of the clouds when I am in a relationship, and harden my heart a little so when things go bad I don't just bury my head in the sand as I have done for the last decade.

On a lighter side of relationships, I have so many wonderful loving friends. Mikey , Nadirah , William , Taily , Xinon , Maya, Tegan , Andrew , James, Daniel, Ashley , Mayank, Chinatsu.... to name a few of my closer ones. And all the rest of the people I meet with regularly. The only problem here is that, I don't pay any of you the amount of attention you deserve. The amount of love I hold for all of you is often lost in my gruff and unfriendly attitude I have harbored recently. I seriously should pay you all a little more attention, and certainly visit you all more often, and for that I can offer no excuse.

Past all my failures and shortcomings over the last decade, I feel as if I might have grown a little wiser, and perhaps a little stronger. Maybe I am finally growing up. Maybe I will find my way this year, in the big 100101, and maybe prove to you all that I really can be someone you can all look to for whatever reason you may need. I can only hope, and can only keep trying~

Happy new year, all of you. I love you all.

It's been a while since I got up on here. Lotta crap going on like with everyone else. Only I'm worse at dealing with certain things then other people. Mostly loneliness and heartache but yeah, I'll deal eventually. So heres one of those meme things to keep you going while I work on some projects in the background.
I've even started a new cartoony style that I should be posting some comics of up some time soon. Till then.

01. Real name? – Alan Fredrick Smith. It's a name I guess. I'd rather Aldar Goa Baden though. Maybe even Ezio Auditore.....

002. Nickname(s)? –
Al,
Pup,
Puppy,
Buppy,
Boy,
Kid,
Thatguy [its true, I've been christened that by this one person.... <.<;],
Alan Fredrick Smith [one of my tafe teachers called me by my full name every time he refered to me. <.<; animation folks know who that is. XD],
Kit,
Dark,
Algeta [Yes, a take on Vegeta. Don't ask. The guy who calls me that I call Rappa.]

004. Male or female? – "I'm not a man at all. I'm a 15 year old girl, and its AWESOME." - 8:1
005. Elementary? – Toodyay District Highschool [my hometowns combined school. years 1-5], Williton Primary [year 6], Riverside Community School [year 7 p1], Kelmscott Primary [year 7p2]
006. Middle School? – What do I look like? a yank? A Jap? [that would be cool though. XD] Australia doesn't have middleschool.
007. High School? – Kelmscott Senior Highschool [y8], Carmel Seventhday Adventist College [yeah 9-12]
008. Hair color? – Redish Browny Blonde. wtf?
009. Long or short? - Combover FTFW
010. Loud or Quiet? - Mostly quiet untill I'm with my most trusted friends where I become spontaneous and slightly crazy. I like making people laugh more then anything.
011. Sweats or Jeans? - Sweats in winter, Cargos in summer.
012. Phone or Camera? - Both
013. Health freak? – Hmmmm not as such, but I have tried multiple weightloss programs to no effect. XD Though I do love running through the nearby industrial area and highway after midnight when the roads are empty and quiet. Tis fun.
014. Drink or Smoke? – I disrespect the act of either and condemn all who do such.
015. Do you have a crush on someone? – HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM well thats for me to know, isn't it?
016. Eat or Drink? – Hot food in winter, cold drink in summer.
018. Tattoos? – I disrespect the notion and condemn all who do such.


HAVE YOU EVER? - No. No I haven't.

019. Been in an airplane? – No. And the idea frightens the hell out of me, but I will have to one day if I am to achieve my dreams.
020. Been in a car accident? - i was in the car when my mother drove into a ditch on the side of a open country road once. Not even the car was hurt. Does that count?
021. Been in a fist fight? - Yeah. Year 8, first year of highshool. Though I was the one throwing the fists and the asshole who I was punching didn't make a move back, which just further irritated me. He was a big 7ft tall rugby physique senior when I was a freshman in highschool. The reason? he was insulting 's drawings.


FIRSTS:

022. First piercing? - Peircings are stupid. The only piercings I accept are ear-piercings on girls.
023. First best friend? – Michelle. I don't remember her last name but I was sure we were going to get married when we were older. until we moved onto primary school and she stopped talking to me. Ah, the fun of kindergarten.
025. First award? – Hmmm probably that one I got for not getting detention for a whole month. Heh I was a real tyrant when I was a kid.
026. First crush? – The a fore mentioned Michelle? XD but any real crush after the age of puberty would have to have been Clarah Jameson. She was so beautiful and elegant. Way out of my league thats for sure. And the whole of Carmel College knew I was in love with her too, though I never once spoke to her. XD
028. First big vacation? – err.... I would say the goldcoast but that was when I was 10 and it was for pathfinders. [kind of a scouts kinda thing for SDA's.] It was by bus and I hardly remember it.

LASTS:

029. Last person you talked to? – Other then my mother who I talk to every night at dinner? My brother, when I was at his house yesterday fixing his computer. He had a loose cable. So simple but so stupidly overlooked.
030. Last person you texted? – Nadirah, who was sick so couldn't meet up with me in the city today.
031. Last person you watched a movie with? – Well as far as cinemas are concerned, that would have been GI Joe with , , , and James.
032. Last food you ate? – Vegimite on toast.
033. Last movie you watched? - new or old? cause I just recently watched through my 4 faves again. See below in favs section. Otherwise GI Joe was the last new movie Ive seen. And that was months ago.
034. Last song you listened to? – Number One. Ichigos fight theme from Bleach.
035. Last thing you bought? – My awesome new RENKIN NO JYUTSU SACHELU. *cough* I mean, my full metal alchemist shoulder bag. With a Monkey D. Luffy pin in the very center of Ed's Sensei's symbol.
036. Last person you hugged? – Maya. I love you tsuma~


FAVES:

037. Food? – Anything chicken is good. Fryin' chickins? No nigga here boss.
038. Drinks? – Pepsi Max [Aldark], Vanilla Coke or Diet Coke [Darkun], Lemonade [Baltek],
Red Creaming Soda [Rupert], Dry Ginger Beer [Kit], Cordial of any flavour [everyone].
039. Clothing? – Casual T, Pants, Hoody. Or a Mafia suit.
040. Book? – Keys To The Kingdom, Animorphs.
041. Music? – Anything that doesnt refer to sex, drugs, alcohol, cheating on lovers, frivality and polygamy, or anything else morally despicable. Or rap. I hate rap. unless its j-rap.
But basically most game music, most songs from movies and anime I like, and almost all j-pop and j-rap.
042. Flower? – Rose. Naturally. Its the symbol of a gentleman. Its the symbol of pure and true love, without the degradation of modern societies immorality. Its also the symbol of a man who keeps up a facade of philosophical beauty and charm on the outside, but you find many thorns if you get too close. Only those who can work their way around those thorns or have a good glove can get close enough to truly know him.
043. Colors? - Purple, Canary Yellow, Red, Black, Silver, Gold.
044. Movies? – Titan A.E., Road To El Dorado, Treasure Planet, Spirit: Stallion Of The Cemeron.
045. Shoes? – Anything comfy. Though mostly sneakers with Velcro straps.
046. Subjects? – All of them. They all do my bidding perfectly. But that is only because I am a fair and just evil overlord. I don't leave room for my subjects to rebel against me so I treat them all well.

IN THE PAST YEAR I ... :

047. kissed in the snow - urrr it doesn't snow in WA. Not in my lifetime anyway.
048. celebrated Halloween - you expect a PALADIN to celebrate the devils celebration?!
049. had your heart broken - Yeah.
050. went over the minutes on your cell phone - wait, what?
051. someone questioned your sexual orientation - all the time. JUST BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE GIRLS OR SEX DOESN'T MEAN I LIKE BOYS.
052. came out of the closet - I don't have a closet to come out of.
053. gotten pregnant - mmm yes, M-preg.
054. had an abortion - Ofcourse. M-preg birthing is painful you know. And with my low pain tolerance there was no way I was going through with it.
055. done something you've regretted - destroyed another relationship, as far as I know.
056. broke a promise - my dedication to said relationship wasn't was strong as I thought it was.
057. hid a secret - when does anyone but or know anything about me?
058. pretended to be happy - every day.
059. met someone who changed your life - define 'changed' and 'met'.
060. pretended to be sick - I have never once been known for perfect attendance at school or college.
061. left the country - I wish.
062. tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it - going from chicken katsu to miso-katsu. Thanks for showing it to me Mikey and Chinatsu~
063. cried over the silliest thing - Yes. Don't ask.
064. ran a mile - that highway I mentioned earlier? yeah.
065. went to the beach with your best friend - I wish.
066. stayed single the whole year - In the past 8 years I haven't gone 1 without being 'with' someone. In the lightest of meanings anyway.

CURRENTLY:
067. Eating? - Petticoat Tail Shortbread. Love that damn shortbread.
068. Drinking? – Pepsi Max
069. I'm about to? – Answer the next question?
070. Listening to? – Number One - Ichigos fight theme in Bleach. Didn't I answer this already?
071. Plans for today/tomorrow? – well I want to start drawing my next comic page but no inspiration at all.
072. Waiting for? – myself to stop procrastinating and get on with life. To stop being so depressed.

YOUR FUTURE:
073. Want kids? – yes. Definatly one day. That is, if I can ever get a girlfriend who DOESNT live in another country and seems to have no plans to ever move here. But the chances of that are 0 to none.
074. Want to get married? - yes. its one of my biggest dreams. Though currently I am considering leaving such a mortal dream behind and focus on my super-mortal existentialism.

WHICH IS BETTER ON A BOY/GIRL?
076. Lips or eyes? - Eyes. Though I have started studying lips for some reason. No idea why but I've been watching how everyone's lips move when they speak. Kinda creepy I guess but I don't know. XD
077. Shorter or taller? - Shorter. being like the shortest guy in the world EVERY GIRL THAT LIVES IS TALLER THEN ME. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around?!
078. Romantic or spontaneous? – Both. Though I would rather more romanticness then spontaneity. Sometimes being too spontaneous can kill the sentimentality of romance, affection, and all around love.
079. Nice stomach or nice arms? – Hmmmmm I don't really care, as long as she loves me pure and true.
080. Sensitive or loud? - Hmmmm I guess both, but again I would rather more sensitivity. Sensitive people are more inclined to sentimentality. or so I've found. Though too sensitive can be irritating.
081. Hookup or relationship? - Hookups are for whores. If its not going to be a true relationship then I'm not interested. And 9/10 times the person has to know alot about me previously, otherwise its just a random fling that's barely skin-deep.
082. Troublemaker or hesitant? – ummm...... saa, ne?

HAVE YOU EVER:

083. Lost glasses/contacts? - Yeah. I loose my glasses a lot. It's quiet annoying.
084. Ran away from home? - Yep, once. When I was like, 5 years old. Didn't take me long to come home though - when I got hungry. XD
085. Held a gun/knife for self defense? - In Australia? who needs self defense? The only people who would mug you are abo's, and they can be taken out with a single blow.
086. Killed somebody? - No, but I am THIS close to killing my uncle.
087. Broken someone's heart? – Sadly, you can't go through a relationship without hurting the other person. And when it comes time to part ways, It happens.
088. Been arrested? – Any man who arrests a paladin is a madman. Though when I go up the ranks with my evil overlord schemes I have to be careful not to get caught, until its too late for anyone to do anything. And not like all failures in the past I WILL NOT hesitate to press the button. I don't gloat or explain my plan to the 'hero'.
089. Cried when someone died? - Nope. Oddly I don't cry when people die, but I DO cry when they leave town or move away. I guess when they die I know I will see them again one day but when they leave I fear for their mortal future without me.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

090. Yourself? - Not really.
091. Miracles? – No. Not on the physical plain anyway. On the metaphysical plain? its entirely posible that fate is not judged from chance. Everyone has someone.
092. Love at first sight? – No. Such a thing doesn't exist. Love is cultivated through personality. Love can not exist unless you know the person well.
093. Heaven? – If I didn't, I wouldn't even bother trying to continue existing.
094. Santa Claus? – Sure. There are about 58486613495769347153 active santa's every christmas season.
095. Sex on the first date? – Only if you are a whore. I don't like whores.
096. Kiss on the first date? – Depends. If the first date is just a 'getting to know you' one then you dont really want to waste it on someone you are going to be friends with. But if its someone you have know and liked for a while and believe you really love them then sure.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:

097. Is there one person you want to be with right now? – Yes.
098. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life? – Not at all.
099. Do you believe in God? – Yes. Though probably in a much less conventional way then most.
100. Post as 100 truths and tag 10 people. - No. How can I answer that truthfully? It's not a question, its a demand.



In other news, I am building my own league of evil. If you have doubts about how this world is run, and have a scientific degree, special power, great leadership skills, complete obedience to one almighty power, or just want to see this terrible mess of a world cleaned up, then join up. I don't want just any joker around though, though The Joker would be a nice ally. I want people who are serious about changing the world. Optimists are preferred over emos, thank you. We want to build a new world that is clean and pure. Not dark and depressive like this one is. You gotta believe you can make a difference!

Just to reinstate - I am not an emo. The world is a terrible mess.... and I.... just need.... to rule it.

So yeah. Tell your friends. Lord Spantura is rising.

~Fly Away Glum Blue Sky~

So as the title suggests, I am wanting to try something different, just to keep my passion for drawing alive. In the background I have been working nonstop on a comic strip I have been making, but am not going to post up here for my own personal reasons. Not yet atleast. And also been drawing nothing but mecha designs - of which no real good forms have come out.

So - I want something new to draw. Anything new to draw. Something to keep the fire inside burning. From kindle to forrest logs I don't care. Ideas, people!
In light of this, I am offereing art trades. Or even just gift art, if you don't really want to draw something in return.
This can be anything - ANYTHING - from fan art to OC's, doing what ever you want them to do, however you want them to be doing it. The more detailed of a description the better. I don't want to have to think too much about this - thats one of my main issues I think. too much designing and not enough final products.

Anyway, bottom line: give me ideas and I'll give you art. XD

---On a side note, alot of you might not know I ended up starting my IT course since my last journal. Its fun, but way hard. I might have to repeat. I am just not understanding alot of things in the course, that I'll be sure to learn properly if I go back and do it again. I hope.

This is Al, your inspiration-deprived ranting puppy, and that's all I have to say about that.

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Shiriai ja nakute, tomodachi ja nakute....
Ore Tachi wa FAMILY~
We are not aquaintances, not just friends....
WE ARE FAMILY!!!

Stolen from whoot~

1- Spell your name without vowels: ln frdrck smth.... sounds like some kind of greek swearing. Or just a muffled idiot.
2- Are you single?: Define 'single'~
3 - Whats your favorite number?: 7, the holy number of god.
3 - What color do you wear most?: Red top, black pants, black jacket.
5 - Least favorite color?: I don't have one. All colors are awesome. Though red, purple, and yellow are the best.
6- Favorite candy?: hmmmm so hard~
7 - What do you smoke?: Who wants to suck on a fag? other then a girl or a gay guy, but hey. I'm not one to judge.
8 - Are you happy with your life right now?: I would like to earn some money and be able to help out my friends more, though~
9 - Anyone ever said you resemble a celebrity?: Elton John. <.<;
10 - What is your favorite class in school?: Hmmm in animation class, It was the line testing class. Now in IT class, its the class where we get to play around with virtual drives. n.n
11 - Do you shop at hollister/DC/Bluenotes?: I'm not a yank.
12 - How do you make money?: Youth allowance. But not for much longer!
13 - Who is your best friend?: Best friends for 8 years, not gonna stop now.
14 - Where do you go to school?: TAFE
15 - Are you outgoing?: "Outgoing: adj. Sociable and responsive to others; friendly: a warm, outgoing personality." I guess so. Though I can be extremely shy unless I am backed up by a friend, in which case I have all the confidence in the world.
16 - One word to describe you?: Loyal, honest, caring, naive, loving, artistic, obsessive, cute.... too damn many words to describe me.
17 - Favorite pair of shoes?: sneakers
19 - Where do you wish you were right now?: Sitting on the balcony of a beach-side mansion 1 hours drive from tokyo, earning $2,000,000 a year for doing nothing. XD
20 - What should you be doing right now?: Getting ready to go to Steves place.
21 - Do you have a crush on anyone right now?: Define 'crush'~

HONEST SECTION:
Honestly, what's on your mind right now?: How awesome Gundam Astray looks. And if I should steal my mothers laptop for the day.
Honestly, what are you doing right now?: This meme.
Honestly, have you done something bad today?: Define 'bad'~ I only just woke up.
Honestly, do you watch disney channel?: nope. Any cartoons I watch, I download~ XD
Honestly, who is the last person you talked to on the phone?: Steve
Honestly, are you jealous of someone right now?: alot of people, but envy isn't my sin so I don't worry about it. n.n
Honestly, what makes you mad most of the time?: Ricky Birch, America, Humanity in general.
Honestly, do you bite your nails?: <.<; a little too much, actually.... *finger is still sore from biting it back too much last night* <.<;
Honestly, do you want to see someone this very moment?: Mochiron.
Honestly, are you keeping a big secret right now?: Alot of secret. But I reveal them if asked directly, I hate lying~ [mainly because I suck at it. XD]
Honestly, do you have a friend you don’t actually like?: I like everyone, provided they dont piss me off. XD

THE CANS:
Can you blow a bubble?: Define 'blow a bubble'
Can you dance?: Haven't tried~ but apparently I used to be able to when I was 10. XD
Can you do a cart wheel?: Never tried.
Can you tie a cherry stem with your mouth?: LOLWUT
Can you whistle?: yes
Can you wiggle your ears?: no
Can you wiggle your nose?: I can flare them though~
Can you roll your tongue?: Who cant?
Can you make a clover with your tongue?: who can?

ANGER SECTION:
What do you do when you’re mad?: OOOOOOH My favorite part. I'm the sin of wrath so yah~~~~ I think about how to kill the person who made me mad, sometimes draw it down on paper, then get over it in about an hour or so. XD
What’s the worst thing you’ve done when you were mad?: When I was in year 9, a guy I really hated was picking on some girls in class. I got pissed off at him so I picked up a class table and threw it at him. He left the school the next week, and the girls were all terrefied of me for the next month. Though after they got over it, they actually started being nice to me instead of spreading roumors about me. XD Alls well that ends well.
Ever made anyone cry when you were mad?: I made a girl cry a couple of times, sadly.

CRYING SECTION:
Ever really cried your heart out?: Yes
Ever cried yourself to sleep?: yes
Ever cried on your friend’s shoulder?: No. I dont cry infront of others.
Ever cried over the opposite sex?: yes. Over every girl that's ever betrayed me.
Ever cried over the same sex?: yes. I always cry when my brothers are hurting.
Do you cry when you get an injury?: I tear from the pain, but I dont cry. XD
Do certain songs make you cry?: Yep.
Do certain movies make you cry?: Sometimes.

HAPPY SECTION:
Are you usually a happy person?: In the presence of others, yes.
What makes you the happiest?: Hanging out with my bros.
Does being with your friends make you happy: Mochiron~
Do you believe in yourself?: In my art? yes. In my ability in anything else? Not at all. XD
Do you wish you were happier?: Yes. Though sometimes when I am depressed or angry, it feels good.
Is being happy overrated?: Not at all. Happiness is the best emotion after love~
Can music make you happy?: yep. It can solve all your emotional problems. Even emo songs, cause emo songs let you know there is always someone worse off then you.

LOVE SECTION:
How many times have you actually had your heart broken?: From individual girls? 3 times. From each of those girls? errr.... I lost count after the countless times Kina vanished from the world without saying a thing to me.
Have you ever loved someone so much that you’d die for them?: Yes. Everyone who gains my trust. That being anyone I have dubbed brother or sister.
Has anyone besides your friends and family ever said ‘I love you’?: yes. Though I am not sure if they ever ment it.

HATE SECTION:
Do you actually hate anyone?: of course; I infact have a list
Have you ever been on a hit list?: Nope. Everyone loves the puppy.
Are you a mean bully?: Whats a bully?
Do you hate George Bush?: What he has done? yes. Who he is? Not at all. I don't know him.

SELF ESTEEM SECTION:
Is your self-esteem extremely low?: Yep. Rock bottom.
Do you think you're good looking?: Yeah sure. why not? I seem to attract hundreds of gay guys by the day so I guess I am.
Do you wish you could be someone else?: Yes. Every day I wish I was Aldark. XD

LOOK AT ME:
What is your current hair color?: Brown, slightly red. Though people call it blonde, I have no idea why.
Current piercings?: no. Male peirings are for drug addicts.
Have any tattoos?: No, I think they are stupid and noone should ever get one. Just imagine what it will look like when you are 80?
Straight hair or curly?: Straight. Used to have a combover but I cut it off.

CURRENTLY WEARING:
What shirt are you wearing?: Black nightshirt.
Necklace(s)?: Squalls Griever.
Shoes?: black sneakers~

HAVE YOU EVER:
Hugged someone?: Whenever I can. XD [one of the reasons people think I am gay. <.<;]
Been on the phone until the sun came up?: Yep.
Laughed so hard you peed in your pants?: eww.... no.
Laughed so hard you cried?: All the time. XD
Got in a fight with someone?: Yes. A couple of times. Though both times my punches did nothing to the guy. XD

THE LAST:
Person you talked to in person?: Steve
Person you talked to online?:
Person you hugged?: My wife, Maya~

RANDOM:
Do you like surveys?: I guess memes are kind of like surveys arent they? only they dont go back to the person who made them, usually. XD
Do you get along with your parents?: only my mother; couldn’t live without her
Do you have mental breakdowns?: Nope, but I do have emotional breakdowns quiet often~ My worst of which was in year 8 where I literally couldn't breath. That was directly after one of my fistfights mentioned earlier~

CURRENT:
Current mood: procrastination
Current music: Lithium - Evenascence
Current hair style: Luxord
Current crush: Again, define 'crush'
Current thing I ought to be doing: Again, getting ready to go to Steves place.
Current windows open: DA, Steves msn [appearing offline, havent actually spoken to him yet. XD (and the windows been open since I started this meme. <.<]
Current desktop picture: Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core cover picture, wallpaper version.

THE DIDS:
Did you ever get into a fist fight in school?: twice, as I said.
Did you ever run away from home?: I tried~ but then I realised noone was coming after me because they knew I was going to come back anyway. <.<; That was when I was 7~ XD
Did you ever want to be a doctor?: no, I hated doctors. XD
Did you ever want to be a fire fighter?: That was my first dream.

THE DO'S:
Do you know how to swim?: yep. I can doggypaddle. LOL
Do you like roller coasters?: I HATE them.
Do you own a bike?: yep
Do you think you could handle the stuff they eat on those reality shows?: Whats a reality show? Better yet, whats TV? Is that the thing you plug the PS2 into to play games? Or that thing you can download what ever you want on your computer? What was it.... Youtube? BitTorrent? [I dont watch TV if you didnt get that by now. <.<]

THE DOES:
Does hair loss run in your family at all?: apparently~ I'm going bald at 20~
Does your car get good gas mileage?: Donno, I dont have my liscence yet.
Does your family have family picnics?: We used to, back when my mothers friend and my grandparents were still visiting every weekend.

THE HAVES:
Have you ever been on a plane?: nope. But I will be eventually. I'm terrefied of the thought though....
Have you ever been to the ocean?: Well, Perth is kind of ON the ocean. XD 30 minutes that was and you will be in the water before you know it. Infact every city in Australia is near the ocean. Noone wants to live in a desert, right?
Have you ever painted your nails?: Actually, yes. XD back in pathfinders [a christian scouts kind of thing] there was a girl who I used to always follow around when we weren't on parade, she used to paint my nails if she was painting hers at the time. XD

THE HOWS:
How tall are you?: 5’5”, apparently
How much money do you have on you right now?: $65~ though 10 of that actually belongs to steve. XD

THE LASTS:
Last person you hung out with?: Steve, Maya, and
Last thing someone said to you?: "See you at bowling tomorrow night."
Last thing you said out loud?: "alright, seeya."

THE WHATS:
What are you listening to?: Shout Shout Let It All Out - a conglomeration of popular songs from various emo-rock artists, including crazytown, limp biscut, and linkin park. Along with my entire Emo playlist, if you hadn't noticed the evenescence songs popping up. XD
What is the weather outside?: Bright blue skies, not a single cloud. Damn I should hurry and leave, dont wanna waist such good weather.
What radio station do you listen to?: I dont do TV, and I dont do radio. But when I do, its 98.5 sonshine FM. [no, not sunshine. Sonshine. As in, son of god. its a christian station. but it plays good popular music, even linkin park and nickelback sometimes. XD]
What was the last restaurant you ate at?: Last night, Taka, Japanese restaraunt, across the road from the perth trainstation. n.n [shameless plug]
What was the last thing you had to drink?: Green Cordial
What was the last movie you watched?: The Never-Ending Story, which I recently found a torrent for. XD And the MP3 of its themesong. n.n Show no fear.... Or she may fade awaaaaaaay.... in your hands, the birth of a new daaaaaay~

YAY FOR AC, HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!..... Ok I really should stop using 2's lines. <-.\<;




Anyway....



*fangirl squeel* THAT WAS FUN!
I was MARIO! I am sure you will be able to find photos of that on any of these awesome girls DA's: and possibly for images of the cosplays over the weekend. I was Cartman friday night, and Mario on saturday. It was awesome. And though I didn't cosplay, Sunday has been just as epic, minus the billions of hugs and photos.

[make sure you have a nice glass of your favorite drink and get comfortable for a bit of a read. or alternatively you could just skip to the end if you don't want to hear the puppys outlook on the awesomeness of Supanova. Who knows, might be something worth reading down there. ]



Day 1:
So I got up early on firday, to go find a shirt for my Mario costume, since the night before I realised 'CRAP MARIO HAS LONG SLEEVES!' and all I had was my trademark red T-shirt that everyone who knows me IRL knows well. You wouldnt beleive how f-ing hard it is to find a red, longsleeve shirt, with NO BUTTONS, in any decent shade of red - LET ALONE XXL IN SIZE! ugh, that was a nightmare, but it seems Andrew [] is my good luck charm since as soon as he finally got his ass all the way from midland, I found one almost right away in Kmart.
So, Triumphant of our lucky find [a long sleeve shirt, nice and wooly for the winter cold, just 2 shades darker then Mario should have but no one noticed that. XD] we headed over to city center to grab something to eat and drink. 5 30 came and we were waiting at the station cause Kyle [] told me that everyone would get the 5 30 train to the showgrounds. 5 40 came along and no sign of Kyle....
Andrew and I decided screw that, we'll get on the next one to save us from being horribly late. On the train I realised "OH CRAP! I left my ticket at home. >.<;;;;;" DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM....... my soul left my body for a good 5 minutes....
So we get there, and Kenny [] was in the line that extended well beyond just hanging out the door. Hurrah for line-cutting. XD I walked up the her, and with what was sure to be the most pathetic puppy whimper she had ever heard, and most pathetic puppy-pout ever seen, I told her "I left my ticket at home...." in the most pathetic down-hearted voice ever heard. It caused epic 'awwwww's all around, and she hugged me, and sympathetically stated "Awww.... Idiot." XD
Luckily the old lady at the counter was really nice and said I could give her 20 there, and would give it back the next day if I could show her the real ticket I left at home. Once again a lucky break.

And so, we headed in, met with Kyle, Stan [] and Craig, among other friends that were there too - including my BFF's friend Scott. We sat and watched the introductions, a random auction, then went out to the foyer to mess around while they played trailers that didn't interest us. Lots of photos were taken, Kenny got high on sugar, and Cartman [me] nearly flattened everyone in an effort to snatch their food. Yuffi was trying to steal a Deathnote from Rude while Misamisa was hanging out with a ninja from Naruto, and The Great Sayaman conversed with Princess Leia. It was great.

Then came the time to leave, and as we got the the station, we learned that everyone except me, had to go back to midland.... and there were no midland trains running. We sat out in the cold while we waited for the rail replacement bus to come along, and it dawned on us after a long while 'what if we are stuck out here all night and have to sleep in the dirt?!'.... after a long silence, Craig voiced up and said "This is why I don't hang out with you guys...."
Cartman, being the only one going home on a different train line then said "Screw you guys, I'm going home." and tried to leave, but then the bus finally arrived. And so the group parted ways for the night.



Day 2:
FEET STILL HURT! was the first thing I thought when I woke up the next day. By golly, 4 hours sleep doesn't cut it, not for a whole day of walking around ahead of me.... But who cares, the awesomeness would more then numb the pain. So I got up, and got ready. I was merrily strutting down the road to the station humming 'dot dot dot, dot doo doo doo, dotdotdotdoo doo doo doo....', when a car pulled over and said "Dude, can I take a photo with you?" "Sure." So he got his girlfriend to take the photo. "Thanks man, that made my day. Mario rocks!" He didn't even know what Supanova was when I asked him if he was going. Oh well. XD
The train was silent, but an old man stared at me all the way to the city center. He scared the crap out of me. But hey, I was brimming with excitement from that random guy in his car. All the way from the city center to the convention, everyone said the same thing. "It's Mario!".... no one seems to have any originality. It was literally the same thing, said in the same surprised tone, with the same expression of amusement and approval on their features. The line was insanely long, at least 10 times the size of the line on the friday [probably since only a small number of people, bought a 3 day pass.] And almost every single person on the mile-long line said the same damn thing. "IT'S MARIO!" one second later "IT'S MARIO!" one more step "OMG IT'S MARIO!" one breath "IT'S MARIO!" XD I swear I was as red as a cherry by the time I got to the end of the line. I've never been so well received.

In the convention..... wow, so much crap to look at, so little time. gosh where to first? the Gametraders stand or Empire Toys? what the hell is Pinin Accessories - are they even based in Perth? Wow, that's all you can say. In the end all I bought was a 4-star crystal dragonball [$20], 2 Pokemon figures - a Flareon and Jolteon [$7 each], and Cherudim Gundam from Gundam-00 S2 [$35].
After looking around and then getting some lunch, finally came time for the cosplay comp. The group lined up as ZS-Samus, as Sheik, as Ike, Pikachu, and Link. [I have yet to get either of their DA addies. >.<]

I was nervous as hell but didn't let it show. We rocked on up, then the crowd demanded we kill John [the MC] as everyone does, so he went along, getting brutally slaughtered by each of us. Samus shot him, Ike didn't have his sword so he punched him, Sheik got half way through kicking him before deciding it was too much effort, pikachu electrocuted him, and link shot an arrow at him. Me being at the end, gave the audience an epic grand finale of a charged up FALCON PAUWNCH! which [somehow] catapulted him across the stage and to the ground, where everyone else's seemed ineffective. The crowd was clearly amused as mass clapping ensued. n.n

So, more photos, more hugs, and then we went home. Who ever the person who played as PaRappa The Rapper was, YOU OWN! XD Shout out to you whoever you are cause you are just too cool. =3 I think the daily tally was at about 30 glomps, 100 hugs [including the glomps], and close to 200 photos - INCLUDING ones from OUTSIDE the actual convention, from just random people on the street [which probably counts to at least a third of each catagory]. @_@ XD It was insane, but fun as all hell. But FREAKING HELL MY FEET HURT!



Day 3:
MY FEET STILL FREAKING HURT! AGAIN! that was my first thought once again, as I woke up at close to mid-day. CRAP! Didn't want to sleep that long! Ah hell, Nadirah and Andrew both decided to ditch me to get to the convention early during our planning the day before ANYWAY so oh well, doesn't matter that I'm late. Screw them. XD So I pick up the overalls, stare at them sleepily for a good 10 minutes, before putting them down again. Too much effort getting in them again. <.<; So I head off in my normal hoody and regular casuals. No more hugs. Oh well.
OMG MR POPO! "PECKING ORDER.... Ahahahaha.... AHAHAHAHAHA.... AHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!" someone was there AS MR POPO! that was just the most epic thing of the entire convention. Holy hell, a Popo..... That was just too cool. So we did the walk around again and headed into the cosplay comp. Apparently Christopher Sabat, the voice actor of Vegeta, was telling people to go watch the Dragonball Z Abridged series on youtube, so that was like YESSSSSSS! *fist pump* Chris and Spike Spencer [Shinji Ikari, Evangalion] were just legends in and of themselves in person just as much as in character. Divinities among men.
As the cosplay comp came to a close, John - who usually sung the cosplay song using his ukelele as the only instrument - did instead the COSPLAY RAP! haha that was awesome, and all thanks to PaRappa the Rapper the day before, as John admitted. He felt he needed to do something different after 2 years of the cosplay song, so he wrote his own damn rap. It should be on youtube by now so I will have to hit in links in my next journal. [this one is too freaking long itself. And this is the ABRIDGED version!]

In the end, Nadirah, Andrew and I went back to the city center, walked over to northbridge and had dinner. And we just couldn't go a day without some fag being a looser, could we? A bunch of Aboriginal faggots came and started dissing us. So we - being the witty intelectuals we are - owned them back in cranial combat - something 98% of the common aboriginal populace is lacking any skill in. I personally went on and raped the fact they all smoked, and the only thing they could come back with is ".......Don't.... call us retards! We're not....." Epic fail.


Conclusion:
Ah, so here I am, sitting at home with my feet up - giving them a well deserved rest - and about to head in for the night [or morning, as it were]. This has to have been the best convention I have been to yet. And I thought strutting around as Luxord was awesome.... I only got one glomp/hug as him [probably because he looks so bad-ass it scares the girls away] - but as Mario, hell.... I lost count after 50. XD It was a strange thing to endure - especially since my only IRL girlfriend hardly ever hugged me , but I guess I will get used to it after a while. Comes with the grounds after all, or so told me. XD
I was also happy to have met Muskie - a furry friend I have known who lives in Perth for a couple of years - for the first time ever at the con, and met his friend Mechafox, who is also a very cool guy. =3


This is Al, your Italian pipe-slidin', mushroom-eatin', turtle-stompin', Cosplayin', ranting puppy, and that's all I have to say about that.




Cosplay, cosplay, everybody dance. Cosplay, cosplay, It took 3 months to make these pants. Cosplay, cosplay, I just glued my hand to my head. Cosplay, cosplay, someones touching me, that's weird. Cosplay is awesome, cosplay is grand. Its better then staying on my lonesome, and playing with my hand. Cosplay, cosplay, hip-hip-hurray. Cosplay, cosplay, I'm totally not gay - unless you want me!

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the few people Aldark trusts:




Trust is forged and bound by love
It cant be broken if it stands true.