Ok, so I haven't updated this journal in nearly a year... and a lot has happened in the past year. On August 10th I got married to my princess, Cookie, whom I met about 5 years ago on a site called Gaia Online (called gogaia back then). We leased out a new, better apartment that is double the size of the previous one and only $120 more. Can't beat that! A few weeks ago we bought cell phones and clearwire internet, hence why I have recently been more active on DA. In the next couple months, we will be purchasing our very first tablet and I will finally get the chance to catch up with all those modern uber artists... hopefully. Coloring with mouse is just too much of a pain, so hopefully with the tablet I will be able to post more colored pieces. My wife also just moved to day shift so our schedule won't be insane like it has the last year. On a side note, Heroes, Samurai Warriors, Transformers and Halo 3... rock my socks. End.

My holiday season started with my apartment broken into. If anybody in my area hears anything, please drop me a line. This is what was stolen:

Complete list of missing items:

Playstation 2
Xbox
Nintendo Gameboy SP
2 Playstation 2 controllers
2 Xbox Controllers
1 Playstation 2 Memory Card
1 Playstation 1 Memory Card
DVD Remote for Playstation 2

Playstation Games:
Shinobi
Devil May Cry
Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights
Ratchet and Clank
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy XII
Gran Turismo 3
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Ace Combat 4
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts (Cracked Disc)
Kingdom Hearts 2
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
La Pucelle Tactics
Soul Calibur 2
Soul Calibur 3

XBox Games:
Halo 2
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Project Gotham Racing
Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball
X-men Legends 2
Sonic Mega Collection

Anime (Japanese Cartoons):
Rouroni Kenshin - Season 1 Boxset
Samurai Deeper Kyo - Complete Boxset
Hellsing Vol #1-4
Hellsing OVA Vol #1
Whispers of the Heart
Steamboy
Gunslinger Girl Vol #1
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Gundam: 8th MS Team - Complete Boxset
Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
Someday's Dreamer Vol #1

Movie:
A Walk to Remember
Batman Begins
10 Things I Hate About You

I hope you all had a better holiday.

I won't be posting for a while... or at least not a lot. I just got an apartment so it will be a while before I get my computer up and running. On top of that, I can't afford the InterWeb right off the bat, so that will also hinder me from being online much. I will still be dropping by to see what's going on via my dad's house, but that will only be occasionally. He also disconnected the scanner, so I can't scan my stuff anyways. I WILL be back, I just don't know when.

Love and Peace Peoples,
Noble

I don't get it. For years I have put everything into being the best artist I could possibly be. Sacrifices have been made and many hours wasted away just for the sake of having that one thing that makes me special. Now, after all this time, and despite how good I've become, I have only managed to become decent. I'm still lightyears away from being one of the best.

As some of you can tell, I've been trying to improve my coloring and have thus posted more colored pieces. I thought that this might improve my status in the art world, but somehow I feel ignored. I've been here FOUR years, posted 144 pictures and have yet to break 8k pageviews, let alone the coveted 10k that many artists who have been here for only a year or two have surpassed without the blink of an eye. The feeling of failure is returning yet again. I hate this. It'd be nice just to have one of those untouchable art gurus to look down from their high pedestals of glory and say, "good job." I know... it's a bit selfish... but I've never been one to ask much of anything from anybody. Is a little encouragement to much to ask? Is a little assurance that you are on the right track beyond hope? I need my Cookie... I'm going to bed.

Yay! Much love. Alright, for those of you who stalk me... if there be anyone out there, I've got good news! A couple months back... my girlfriend came to visit my parents and I and during that time I asked her to marry me. She said yes. Hoozah for me!

I have asked a number of artists if they would be willing to do an art trade so that I might get to see Cookie's character and mine in many splendid different styles. So, for my own sake, I'm keeping a list of who I need to do art for:

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AND TOTALLY AWESOME JOB ON THE NEW LAYOUT! STOKE!