I am so ready for this year to end. My New Year's Resolution will be to try and be active more, eat healthier, and hopefully win the lottery so that I can help my mom retire and maybe go on a trip to visit my brother in Australia. And while I don't think I'll be able to do that, I'm hopeful at best. What are your New Year's Resolution?

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope you are able to spend the day with your family and friends if possible.

Yeah I meant to post this on here yesterday but I completely forgot. Yesterday was my 36th birthday. I guess I got distracted with my games and my sick mom that I completely forgot. Sorry guys, I'll do better next time. But anyway, to those who wished me a happy birthday either on Discord or BlueSky, thanks for the birthday wishes.

Earlier today, I posted an art submission drawn by a friend and someone had the guts to say something insulting in there, regarding that friend. It made me so mad, that I blocked the person and removed his comment.

Let this be a lesson to everyone on here. Never post any negative comments on any of my submissions. If you don't like the artist regarding any of my submissions, that's fine, but that doesn't give you the right to go insulting them or say anything bad about them on here.

So, here's what's gonna happen from here on out. Starting today, any new comments that I receive that I considered too negative, rude, or insulting in any way, I will remove said comment and issue a strike. Any user who receives three strikes from me, will be blocked. And if necessary, I will report your comment to the FA admins if they break any of the TOS rules, and let them deal with the proper punishment.

I'm sorry that it comes to this, but I don't want any more negativity on this page. Consider yourself warned.

Happy Vore Day everyone. But for those who don't celebrate it, its International Cat Day too.

Anyway, to those who do celebrate Vore Day, I hope you're having a good time getting eaten or eating someone. If you haven't yet, here are some mawshot pics I commissioned from  PlasmaMeat He'll be doing commissions like these all month long and they're cheap too, so get them while you can.

Char's Mawshot: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61814239/
Felicia's Mawshot: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/61850175/

The following journal contains some recaps from the latest Pokémon Presents so if you want to see the presentation first before reading please click on the video, before proceeding.

https://youtu.be/zZAe5ewM-ic











Okay the presentation is interesting. I forgot that Pokémon Concierge is getting a second season, so I'm looking forward to that. The misadventures of Pichu and Sirfetch'd from Aardman looks interesting too. For those who don't know, Aardman is the stop-motion animation studio located in Bristol, England and it is the studio behind Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit, as well as Shaun the Sheep.

But now lets focus on the games. The new mobile/Switch game, Pokémon Friends looks interesting. It's a puzzle game where you have to solve a variety of puzzles to receive Pokémon plushies for your virtual room. I might give that game a try. It's free to play on mobile but it does have DLC add-on content that does cost money. They're not micro transactions so you don't have to worry about spending money on the game. However, the Switch version does cost money because it comes with the Basic Pack. So if you want to give it this game a try but not want to spend money, I suggest playing on mobile.

Pokémon Champions confirms that it can connect to Pokémon HOME so that you can use any Pokémon you want, I think. Kinda like Pokémon Battle Revolution for the Wii. But for those who don't have Pokémon HOME or don't want to connect, you can recruit Pokémon to use in battle in the game. And yes, the battle mechanics is exactly the same as in the core games.

The new trailer for Pokémon Legends: Z-A features a returning character from Pokémon X and Y. Emma, who in the X and Y games acts as an assistant to Detective Looker, is now a full grown adult who runs her own detective agency. This reveal definitely confirms that Pokémon Legends: Z-A takes place years, maybe even decades after X and Y. And while it looks like Professor Sycamore may not be the acting professor in that game, there's a chance he might make an appearance as a retired professor, and maybe give advice regarding Mega Evolution. And speaking of that, we got a new Mega Evolved Pokémon! We got Mega Dragonite. It's Dragonite with some features from when it was a Dragonair. Features like wings on its head and an orb on its tail. It'll likely remain a Dragon/Flying type, but it's ability might be completely different, assuming abilities come into play for this game.

So overall, the Pokémon Present is good, but the downside is that there are no classic Pokémon games being added to Nintendo Classics at this time. Looks like we'll be waiting for the rerelease of the Gen 1, 2, and 3 Pokémon games much longer. And I doubt that Pokémon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness will connect to Pokémon HOME.

Tomorrow at the time of this writing is the Pokémon Presents stream, so now will be a good time to start making predictions if you haven't already done so. Here are my predictions for what may be shown.

We definitely know that Pokémon Legends: Z-A will be the highlight of the stream as it is the next core game which takes place in Kalos' very own Lumiose City. As for when this takes place, we do not know. But what we do know from the previous trailer is that AZ is present along with his Eternal Flower Floette, so the story will take place sometime after the events of X and Y. Speaking of Eternal Flower Floette, there's a good chance we may finally get that unobtainable Pokémon along with its signature move Light of Ruin, through an event. We may also see some possible new Mega Evolutions, likely from the starters. Meganium and Feraligatr from Johto, and Emboar from Unova. And who better yet to tell us more about Mega Evolution than Kalos' very own Professor Sycamore? It'll make sense that he should be in this game. After all, his lab is in Lumiose City. Will other characters from X and Y be present in the new Legends: Z-A? Maybe but we'll see what the trailer holds.

What other Pokémon news will we be seeing? Well obviously some news from the mobile games. Including Pokémon GO, Pokémon Masters EX, Pokémon Café ReMix, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, Pokémon Sleep, and of course Pokémon Unite. But the one Pokémon game I'm hoping to learn more is the new Pokémon Champions game. We got a glimpse of it a few months ago showcasing battle mechanics such as Mega Evolution and Terastalization. There's a good chance we might see some Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon and possibly the use of Z-Moves too. Will Champions be similar to the Stadium games or Battle Revolution? Probably not, but I'm curious to know what other Pokémon may be present in the new game.

Now let's move on to the classics, Nintendo Classics that is. In case you missed the last Nintendo Direct that focused more on Nintendo Switch 2, the two Pokémon games for Nintendo Gamecube, Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness are coming to Nintendo Classics. In those games you battle against the evil Cipher who's been turning Pokémon into Shadow Pokémon, kinda like what Team GO Rocket did in Pokémon GO. Anyway, The objective of the games, is to snag Shadow Pokémon from your opponents in order to purify them. Will they be able to connect to other Pokémon games? Well like Stadiums 1 and 2, probably not, but there may be hope. I'm hoping for more classic Pokémon games coming to Nintendo Classics. Specifically the games that started them all. I'm talking about the classic Gen 1 games, Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow (and Green for those in Japan) for Game Boy. Other Pokémon games like Gold, Silver, and Crystal for Game Boy Color as well as Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald for Game Boy Advance might be released too. It may not be just the core games, we could get Pokémon Pinball and its Ruby & Sapphire sequel for Game Boy Color and Advance respectively, or maybe even Hey You Pikachu! for Nintendo 64.

Well, that's pretty much it. I doubt there will be news for the next generation. They'll likely save that for next year in February. But anyway, what do you guys think will be announced for tomorrow's Pokémon Presents? Let me know in the comments below. Until next time...

Hey guys, happy Pride month to everyone. Although, I guess its not happy for some people.

Earlier today, I've heard that Jonathan Joss, the TV actor who played John Redcorn on King of the Hill, was shot and killed yesterday. He was part of the LGBTQ+ community because he is happily married to his husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales. And his death is not a good start to Pride month. And we were months away from the premiere of the King of the Hill revival too. I will not give out any more details about his death, you'll have to turn to the news or look it up for details.

Anyway, enough of the bad news, lets move on to the good news. Nintendo fans are excited for the upcoming Switch 2 console which launches in just a few days. Unfortunately, I won't be able to get it because I didn't preorder it. And the reason I didn't preorder it was because retailers like Walmart, Target, or Best Buy have a habit of cancelling preorders without warning. No, I plan to order the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart bundle on the Nintendo Store website. I've already been put on the waitlist to get it. All I have to do is wait for an email to let me know that it is my turn to purchase the new console. I'm really excited to play Mario Kart World. And I'm even more excited to play other games on there like Chapters 3 and 4 of Deltarune, reexperience Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, even play my Pokemon Scarlet game. I also can't wait to get Pokemon Legends Z-A, play classic Gamecube games like Wind Waker or F-Zero GX, and many others. Unless, I'm able to the get the console before receiving an email from Nintendo, I'll just have to wait. Maybe in the meantime I'll look for an SD card big enough to hold all the games that are on my current Switch. Especially since the Switch 2 doesn't accept the SD card I'm currently using.

A lot of movies are hitting theaters this summer. Summer blockbusters like Jurassic World: Rebirth, Dreamworks' live action How to Train Your Dragon, the Disney/Pixar's Elio, Marvel's The Fantastic Four: The First Steps, the Bad Guys 2, and many others.

I also plan on going to Universal Epic and check out worlds like Nintendo World, Dreamworks Dragons, even Harry Potter. Yes, I know. A lot of you want to boycott the franchise because of J.K. Rowling's views on Transgender people, and you have every right to do so. I love the franchise, but I don't agree with her opinion on transgender people. You can hate the creator, but you don't have to hate the franchise.

Anyway, that's pretty much it for now. Hope you gay boys and girls have fun this month. Until next time...

Today is Dragon Appreciation Day. And I would to show my appreciation to all my dragon friends.

 DragonX1010
 CyberTheDragon
 DragonMaster626
 NateEclipse
 GhoulHunter87
 Umiriko
 Ralafe98
and many others I haven't listed.

Also, earlier this morning, Nintendo has finally revealed their next Nintendo console. The Nintendo Switch 2. It's basically the same as its predecessor, but with a few differences, such as the joy cons are magnetic, a new USB-C port, a bigger screen, a U-shaped stand, to name a few. We also got a look at what appears to be the next installment in the Mario Kart franchise. More details will be revealed in the upcoming Nintendo Direct on April 2nd. The console is scheduled for release later this year. Check out the trailer below to see for yourself. Anyway, have a good day everyone.

https://youtu.be/itpcsQQvgAQ

What a heck of a year this has been. There have been some good times, and there have been some bad times too. We lost a lot of good people the past few years, including former U.S. President, Jimmy Carter who passed away last Sunday, and legendary actor, James Earl Jones, who was best known for his role as Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise and Mufasa from the Lion King. But the one person who died that grieved us most was Dragoneer, former owner of this site. His death, proved to us that the healthcare system in this country are unreliable, especially when they keep denying his claim, when he needed it most. But we can't change the past, all we can do is move on. Hopefully, 2025 will be better than 2024, but I wouldn't hold my breath just yet.

Anyway, I have no plans to get a New Year's Resolution this year, but I might try to get more socially active. I got a new Meta Quest 3S headset for Christmas, so I might try and create an account for VRChat. I also got a new ring light for my laptop so I might try to stream more games too. Which reminds me, I still got some games to finish up.

Anyway, 2025 is the year of the Snake which is my zodiac sign. And before you ask, no I'm not changing my sona to a snake Pokemon like Serperior, Arbok, or a Sandaconda. I will stay as a Charizard unless I say otherwise.

Anyway, with that being said, I hope you all have a Happy New Year.

Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa! and many other holidays. I hope you all are having a great day today. Have a happy holiday and be safe!

Today is my 35th birthday!!

Its official guys. My Twitter accounts are now deleted. Well deactivated actually, but in the process of deletion. I won't be going on there anymore. And yes, I made sure every single one of my tweets are deleted. I will not go back to that site ever again. From now on, Bluesky is where its at. Here are the links to my accounts if you haven't done so already.

Char/Main: https://bsky.app/profile/char89-cha.....rd.bsky.social
Patrick/Alt.: https://bsky.app/profile/patrickmouse.bsky.social

Goodbye Twitter and Elon Musk! See ya never! Free at last, free at last!

As some of you may have noticed, I have begun deleting posts, reposts, and replies on both of my Twitter accounts. I'm doing this because I plan to leave Twitter for good and mainly post on Bluesky. The reason is because the new terms and services will allow third party AIs to access my posts and photos starting November 15th. And I plan to delete everything before that happens, and I'm gonna do them manually to make sure everything is deleted. So it's gonna take me days, maybe weeks to delete everything off of my Twitter. Once everything is gone, I'll be deleting my Twitter accounts permanently.

Now you may be wondering, why not just do it all at once by deleting your accounts? Well, I could do that, but it takes 30 days for an account to be permanently deleted, and if I wait that long it might already be too late. Even if I deactivated my account, Elon Musk could still allow them to bypass security and access my posts. No, I'm not taking any chances. I'm doing this manually so that no one, not even Elon Musk can access them.

Now, for those of you who haven't followed me on BlueSky yet. I'll provide the links to both my main and my alternate.

Char/Main: https://bsky.app/profile/char89-cha.....rd.bsky.social
Patrick/Alt.: https://bsky.app/profile/patrickmouse.bsky.social

Have a good rest of your day. And I'll update you guys on when my Twitter accounts are no more.

To all Florida furs out there, I hope you guys are staying safe as Hurricane Milton comes our way. At this point it looks like it will weaken down to a Cat 3 storm as it makes landfall in the Tampa Bay area. I live in Hardee County so we're gonna get a lot of strong gusts of wind, which worries my mom because she feared some of our trees might fall on the house. The last time a tree fell down in our yard during a hurricane was when Hurricane Charley came through our town. None of our trees came down since then, but my mom fears it will happen once Milton comes through our area. Keep us in your prayers guys and hopefully we'll get through this storm alive. Stay safe everyone, and I love you all.

Like the title said, I removed one of my submissions, specifically the commission I got from  Trowelhands where Tails eats Patrick. The reason, well I heard  SparkytheChu got suspended on here because of his comic featuring pop'n'music characters. And because Tails is technically a minor, I had no choice but to remove it.

Sorry for the inconvenience guys. I know some of you like that pic, but I don't want to get into trouble with FA like Sparky did.

Well that was a crazy couple days. But still, I'm happy that the staff of FA has managed to get the site as well as getting their Twitter account secured. I don't know who is responsible for the hacks, but hopefully it won't happen again for a long, long time.

I am sad to say that  Dragoneer, the owner of this site, FurAffinity has died. We know that he's been having a fever these past few weeks, but it seems like he's finally succumb to it. I'm really gonna miss him. But at least, he's no longer suffering. Rest in Peace, Neer. We love you!

Yesterday's Nintendo Direct was pretty amazing. It started with the latest installment in the Mario & Luigi series. Mario & Luigi: Brothership. It's nice to see a Mario & Luigi game arriving for the first time on home consoles. It's also the first game since Alphadream's bankruptcy. I'm really excited for it, makes me want to take out my 3DS and play one of the games.

Anyway, moving on we got other games announced. There's Fairy Tail 2, Luigi's Mansion 2 HD. Dragon Quest trilogy in 2.5 HD, meaning using the same style as Octopath Traveler. Super Mario Party Jamboree, where Bowser is playable again, YES! Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. And many others were announced too.

This next paragraph I'm gonna focus on the latest installment of The Legend of Zelda series, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. This game uses the same art style as The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake, but this time, this game comes with a twist. Instead of playing Link, we get to play Zelda. That's right, for the first time in series history, we get to play Zelda in a Zelda game that's not a spinoff like Hyrule Warriors or Cadence of Hyrule. And after viewing the trailer, we'll be getting the same map style as A Link to the Past and A Link Between Worlds, so I conclude this game will take place in the downfall timeline. As a huge Zelda fan, I'm really excited for this game.

Next, I want to focus on the Nintendo Switch Online for both GBA and N64. For the first time since launch, Nintendo Switch Online has added M-rated games to their N64 library. The thing is you need to download a separate 17+ N64 app to access those games. So far, we got two M-rated games available. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, and Perfect Dark. GBA titles released are The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past + Four Swords and Metroid: Zero Mission.

And speaking of Metroid, the last game announced in the direct was the long awaited installment in the Metroid Prime series, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Fans have waited years for its release and it's finally coming to the Switch.

I'm really impressed with headlines in this Nintendo Direct and I'm looking forward to some of these games. Well that's all for now, guys. Laters.

Edit: I forgot to mention something. Due to the lack of the N64 Controller Pak, you won't be able to save in Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. Turns out it is one of the few games back in the day that requires the Controller Pak in order to save. So you're gonna need to use Save States for this one.

Like the title says, my posts on Twitter/X are now protected. Why? Because I'm sick and tired of receiving random replies and likes from bots. From now on, only followers will be allowed to see my posts. If you want to see my posts, please give me a follow, and I'll verify if its you or not.

I thought I'd spread the word and help this moogle out,  RichKupo. Someone stole his bag from the trunk of the car, while they're staying in Seattle. According to him, his bag contains items such as his 500 gb Steam deck and his Rich prototype plush. If you like to help recoup the losses, check out the link below. He would really appreciate if you do.

https://throne.com/richkupo/item/a7.....8-f5df97e6f8f9

It is with great sadness that I regret to announce that Mark Merlino, also known as  Sysable one of the founding members of the furry fandom, had passed away this morning.

I don't know all the details, but from what I hear, he had Stage IV liver cancer and died in his sleep. And even though I've never heard of him til now, I feel it is important to let you know of his passing. As I said, he was one of the founding members of the furry fandom. He co-founded ConFurence back in 1989 along with his partner Rod O'Riley or  RodSo64.

Rest in Peace, Sy. Your legend will live on in our hearts.

RIP Mark Merlino (1952 - 2024)

I just heard that Bluesky is now available to the public. So for those who want to follow me on there, here's the link:

https://bsky.app/profile/char89-cha.....rd.bsky.social

I don't post much on there, but I'm gonna try and be more active on there.

I have some good news. In case you haven't read my previous journals, I recently lost $1,000 to a scammer on Discord. Well I can now tell you, that my bank was able to get my money back. And that the money is safely back in my bank account.

Unfortunately, I'm still in the red on Paypal but a friend of mine is gonna transfer the money to my Paypal account in order to get out of the red. Don't worry, I plan on paying him back as soon as possible.

Anyway, I feel much better. I'll know better than to fall for a scam like that again.

This morning I received an email from Paypal saying my balance is now negative. This comes after my bank was able to reverse the transaction I made against a scammer I mentioned in my previous journals. I wanted to call and resolve this, but when I check the FAQs on there, they say I have to add money to resolve the negative balance. That would mean undoing the reverse and I can't do that.

I hate to say this but I need help. I'm down to three options to pay off the negative balance:

1. Open emergency writing commissions.
2. Ask for donations.
3. Use any of my Visa Gift Cards.

What should I do? Let me know in the comments below.

EDIT: For those wondering... The balance is at
-$154.99 and I need to pay them back as soon as possible.
EDIT: Added a third option in case it's possible.