Been a while since I did one of these. However, I’m gonna do something new with this one. For the last few months, I’ve had a lot of things to get annoyed at. Thing is, most of these were too short, too insignifigant to write a full rant about, or I was afraid I’d piss off too many people. But, since I made this account so I could show my true colors, I’m going to vent off a few small things that have been on my mind. Rather then a full rant, these are just going to be a bunch of small quick statements in succession so they can be done and over with. As usual, if you happen to be one of these kinds of people I’m bitching about, feel free to disagree. You have the right to. I only direct these at the most extreme cases anyway.

Okay. Ready? Set? GO!

Starfox:

There ARE other games to draw porn of. Sexy as Krystal is, a little variety never hurt.

User Comments:

Look. I don’t know this artist personally, but I don’t think he appretiates you informing him that you blew your load over his picture.

Sonic the Hedgehog:

Cream sucks. Bring something new to the game or GTFO. Silver, stop being so broken.

Casualfags vs Tourneyfags:

Just play the goddamn game.

Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess:

I sure hope the second part of the game is a lot better then these first three dungeons.

Anonymous:

They’re not out to get you furries. Most of them wouldn’t care if you didn’t whine at them.

Furry Closet:

Why DO you gotta tell people like them, anyway? It’s just a fettish.

Furry Acceptance:

Not gonna happen. Until I see people walking around in bondage gear and playing with each others shit, no fetish is going to be acceepted in normal society.

Parents:

Grumbling “Stop!” at your newborn baby will not make it quit crying.

Artistic block:

Dear Ziggys hands. Please stop being fucktards and start drawing things that don’t suck

Artistic Goals

P.S.: While you’re at it. Start drawing masterpieces, too. You’ll never be as good as Wantoon or Pokelai if you don’t stop drawing squiggly pieces of shit

Current Era Cartoons:

Shitsux. Stop using flash. You make your cartoons jerky and fail.

Cartoons from the 90s back:

Shitrox. Bring it back. DVDs motherucker. Do you speak it!?

Art Thieves:

Not only did you steal that persons artwork, but you’re trying to sell it? To add to that, trying to sell fanart of a video game? Please die of exploding cancer/AIDS

Webcomics:

Consistant update schedual or GTFO. If it takes you eight months to do three weeks worth of comic and you can only say “Lol! Sorry!” then you aren’t meant to do webcomics.

Whew. I think that's enough for now

Stolen from HungryJackal.

Who is your primary character so far?: King Dedede

Secondary?: Wolf

Character just for fun, not competitive play?: Toon Link or Olimar

Favourite series in which a character was used for Brawl?: Star Fox, LoZ

If you could add one character from another Nintendo game, who would it be?: The Miis.

If you could add one character from any other video game ever, who would it be?: Sly Cooper

If you could add/change one thing about an existing character, what would it be? Ike needs to be nerfed just a pinch more.

Coolest looking character? Wolf. People complain about how savage they made him, but I think it works. Plus, I enjoy hearing him howl.

Worst looking character? ROB

Biggest let-down character? ROB

'Cheapest' character? Luigi. His Za Wardo final smash alone has won me fights I would have lost with my mains

Best looking effects/weapons? Wolfs laser

Favourite Final Smash? Super Sonic, even though I can’t play Sonic worth shit.

Dumbest Final Smash? LANDMASTER! It’s powerful and all, but for fucks sake. Wolf and Falco have never used one.

Best outfit? Pink Dedede, because it makes everyone else feel emasculated when I win. It’s to the point that people have learned to fear the Strawberry Penguin, as we call him

Favourite stage? Warioware.

Favourite boss in the Subspace Emissary? The final guy. He’s the only element to SSE that I felt took any imagination at all. Plus, it seemed almost like a throwback to the SNK bosses.

What did you think of the Subspace Emissary?

Dear Nintendo,

I must say I’m a tad annoyed at your story mode that has no story, full of characters that lost their character and gameplay that was average. This “game” is the reason I almost considered erasing my data and unlocking the characters through playing a billion matches, just so I could have a feeling of satisfaction again. I would like the nine hours spent on playing this pile of mediocrity back.

Love, Ziggy.

P.S: Make with the Star Fox sequels that don’t suck, bitch!

Did you get it at midnight release? No. Didn’t buy it until Monday

Did you dress up as any of the characters? Fatties should never cosplay

Did you get a Japanese Wii and game to play it early? It took me a year to get an American Wii!

Do you use the Wiimote or the Gamecube controllers? I’m partial to both

I've come to the realisation that I haven't been nearly as sociable as when I first joined the fandom. In the beginning, I tried to talk to everyone, and wasn't afraid to give people my opinion on things. Nowadays, a mixture of shyness, shame, and the fact some people around here make me a pinch nervous caused me to become a recluse, only opening up to talk about things that are pissing me off.

Well, no more! To try and fix this, I'm opening this journal to anything you want to talk about. Questions, comments, interests you have, anything of the sort. I want to get to know some of you people as actual people, and not just faceless entities on the computer.

So come on. Let's chat.

Yeah. Just posting this to apologize for not posting anything beyond a few audio files in the last few weeks. I haven't been able to come up with any new work, and the stuff I do have (Like Ziggys new super- special- awesome- fudge covered- ultra cool design), I haven't been able to force myself to post. I've been going through a real dry period, and I don't fully know where I want the tone of my work here to go.

Hopefully, I'll get over it soon and get back to posting.

Also, unrelated, but Darkstone is an awesome game. Just got it a few days ago and I can't put it down. It's almost a decade old, but I recommend you all get it. Like, now. Seriously. Stop reading this and go get it. I can wait. I need someone to play multiplayer with, anyway. This game's kicking my ass by myself.

This is Ziggy, your favorite inflatable cabbit saying WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Ah yes. Christmas. The holiday where my strong dislike of blind consumerism comes into conflict with my love for getting stuff.

Just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and an all around Happy Holidays

(Insert obligatory comment about having plenty to eat here)

I haven't been feeling too good lately, so this rant may seem a little disjointed. Excuse the shittiness of this writing

So I was surfing around the wide world of the internets when I came across an interesting link on one of the forums I frequent.

Clicking on this like, I find myself on a Myspace page. Now, many of you should know right off the bat that this alone spells trouble. However, what makes this stand out is the following few paragraphs.

I'm Sephiroth's eternal love. My life is for him and no one else.

Sephiroth has given me the other half of his wing. It is I who shares that with him. My heart and soul belong to Sephiroth. Nothing can change that.

There are many people out there who try to claim him. I'm sure there are many people on here who think he belongs to them. I am not out to sound like I'm better than others, but I always seem to be able to prove anyone wrong when they try to tell me they love him more than I do. They either love a RL boyfriend more, have other characters/celebrities/etc that they also "love", etc. Keep in mind when you say you love someone, that you should only say so if you truly, deeply love them. I'm a traditionalist when it comes to the term "love" ... and although many people use that term to describe liking/fandom/crush, it always irks me. I see fangirls saying "I love Sephy" and I'm like ... no you don't, you even said it somewhere that you just think he's hot, etc. That is not love, it's fandom. What I have is love.

My love for Sephiroth is a rarity. You will not find many like me in this world. It is not a "crush", nor is it something that is in passing. My love for Sephiroth is for eternity.

Those who know me from Advent Children.net have seen how I talk about him all the time. It is because of him that I made that site in the first place. It is dedicated to him.

Sephiroth, I love you...

Hold on... Gimme a second... I think I just had a stroke...

...

Okay. The doctor said we're good. Where was I? Oh yeah.

Now, I'm no stranger to people who adore characters. Heck, the majority of the people here on Furaffinity happen to worship a certain sandwich loving blue fox. What gets me about this is that this person seriously believes that an undying love for a computer generated image on a disk is completely fine, and not, in any way, just a tad…Oh I dunno…STUPID!?

I mean for fucks sake. Considering Sephiroth was even able to step out of the screen into your open arms, when last I checked, he was a bit of an evil, sadistic son of a bitch. If you can look at a guy who burns down villages, attempts wordly destruction, and murders flower girls for the lulz and go “OMFGBISHIEILUVSHIMFOREVERANDEVERANDEVERANDEVERAND…” then you’re not only crazy, but you’re a fucking idiot!

I swear! How do the people at Squaresoft sleep at night knowing they’re creating these people.

Not only that, but I’ve read stories about how Hideo Kojima was getting death threats after it was revealed he wouldn’t be working on Metal Gear Solid 4!

Let me put this bluntly. You like a game designer? You’d like him to continue working on his wonderful series he had left behind? DON’T FUCKING THREATEN TO KILL HIM! How did you idiots manage to survive this long? Do you spend your days slamming hammers into your faces between devouring handfuls of lead paintchips? Do you see me trying to suicide bomb Naughty Dog to get them working on another Jak game?

It’s people like these that make fans of games everywhere look bad. These are the people who cause others to despise Kingdom Hearts without even playing it because they’re ripping each others hair out over whether Cloud or Squal would rather buttfuck Sora. These are the people who name their babies after JRPG characters, ensuring them a lifetime of redicule. These are the people who hear about who go around thinking they’re the reincarnation of Hojo and Jenova*

Believe it or not, video games are a form of art. It can be a little hard to remember that when you’re killing hookers in GTA, but it’s true. Many people consider games they’ve played to envoke far more emotion out of them then paintings they’ve seen or movies they’ve watched. Personally, I find the story of Final Fantasy 6 to be a beautiful tale, and I feel the quirky visuals of games like Parappa the Rapper or Toejam and Earl very interesting and nearly thought provoking. Problem is, when you obsess over this media to the point that you will put aside your life for a fictional character, or start plotting the death of a person over a program on a disk, you need to seriously reevaluate your life.

Enjoy your video games all you want. Just remember that no matter how wonderfully written the story was, or how much of a boner you pop when you see that sexy girl or guy, when you start taking the game more seriously then your life, you’ve forgotten what gaming’s about.

This is Ziggy, your favorite inflatable cabbit, saying What a horrible night to have a curse

*(ACTUALLY. FUCKING. HAPPENED. http://www.demon-sushi.com/warning/ )

You know how in English or Literature classes in school. they'd always have you read books and stories from nearly a hundred years ago, if not more?

I was thinking about this, and I came to this conclusion.

Considering we live another hundred years (and don't nuke ourselves so bad our ancestors will be incinerated), could this mean that high school kids will have to read shit we wrote now?

"Alright, class. Today, we will be studying Maddox's report on Beef Jerky. As we read this, I want you to pay close attention to how highly he speaks of his own testicles. The nature of which will be on the test this Thursday"

What's this I'm feeling? Could it actually be my faith in humanity returning?!

Stole this from TriggerFox, 'cause I'm bored.

If you go over 45, you're a bad influence.
If you go under 15, chances are you live under a rock and have no life... even more harsh.

Rules
*Total the number of things in each list you've done.
* No need to say which ones.
*If people really want to know they will grow the balls to ask.


1. Smoked * (once. never did it again)
2. Consumed alcohol *
3. Slept in the same bed with someone of the opposite sex*
4. Slept in the same bed with someone of the same sex
5. Kissed someone of the same sex
6. Had sex
7. Had someone in your room other than family *
8. Watched porn
9. Bought porn
10. Done drugs
TOTAL: 2

1. Taken painkillers
2. Taken someone else's prescription medicine
3. Lied to your parents *
4. Lied to a friend *
5. Snuck out of the house
6. Done something illegal*
7. Cut yourself
8. Hurt someone *
9. Wished someone to die
10. Seen someone die
TOTAL: 4

1. Missed curfew *
2. Stayed out all night
3. Eaten a carton of ice cream by yourself
4. Been to a therapist
5. Been to rehab
6. Dyed your hair *
7. Received a ticket
8. Been in an accident
9. Been to a club
10. Been to a bar
TOTAL: 2

1. Been to a wild party
2. Seen the Mardi Gras
3. Drank more than four beers in a night
4. Had a spring break in Florida (I've never been to Florida :c)
5. Sniffed anything
6. Wore black nail polish
7. Wore arm bands
8. Wore t-shirts with band names *
9. Listened to rap. *
10. Own(ed) a 50 Cent CD
TOTAL: 2

1. Dressed gothic
2. Dressed prep
3. Dressed punk
4. Dressed grunge
5. Stole something *
6. Been too drunk to remember anything
7. Blacked out
8. Fainted
9. Had a crush on a neighbor
10. Had someone sneak into your room
TOTAL: 2

1. Snuck into someone else's room *
2. Had a crush on your best friend
3. Been to a concert
4. Dry-humped someone
5. Been called a slut
6. Called someone a slut
7. Installed speakers in your car
8. Broken a mirror
9. Showered at someone of the opposites sex's house
10. Brushed your teeth with someone else's toothbrush
TOTAL: 1

1. Consider/considered Ludacris your favorite rapper
2. Been an R-rated movie in theater *
3. Cruised the mall *
4. Skipped school *
5. Had surgery * (how is this a bad influence?)
6. Had an injury *
7. Gone to court
8. Walked out of a restaurant without paying
9. Caught something on fire *
10. Lied about your age.
TOTAL: 5

1. Owned/rented an apartment * (How is THIS a bad influence!?)
2. Broke the law in the police's presence
3. Cheated on someone
4. Got in trouble with the police
5. Talked to a stranger *
6. Hugged a stranger (he actually hugged me, so it doesn't count)
7. Kissed a stranger
8. Rode in the car with a stranger
9. Been harassed
10. Been verbally harassed *
TOTAL: 3

1. Met face-to-face with someone you met online
2. Stayed online for 12 hours straight
3. Talked on the phone for more than 4 hours straight *
4. Watched TV for 12 hours straight
5. Been to a fair *
6. Been called a bad influence * (By a lot of people, because I somehow managed to get a bad reputation for nothing)
7. Drink and drive
8. Prank-called someone
9. Laid on a couch with someone of the opposite sex *
10. Cheated on a test *
TOTAL: 5

And over all score is : 26

Wow. And here I thought I was dull

Go ahead and steal this or whatever

Typically, I'm a pretty calm, collected kinda guy, to a point. I don't like to show it much to people who don't know me that well, but I can be an angry individual when under certain circumstances. One of my favorite things to do is rant about my surroundings. It makes me feel better, and it gives everyone around me a little chuckle. What I'd like to start doing in this journal is voice some of these rants about the world, people, or even things in the fandom, for you guys to read. I want you people to see that I do have more on my mind then inflation, or cute fuzzy things, or the other stuff that you've seen me pump out for the last few months. I want to hear your feedback. If you like what you see here today, tell me that you want to see more. Keep in mind, these are strictly opinion, and you're allowed to disagree with anything I say here. I will accept that you feel differently, and not think of you any less. Also, some of this is for humors purpose, so try not to get too offended, 'kay?

Now. What I want to rant about today is something that a lot of furs have likely seen around the fandom. I can think of three other stories similar to this one made by other people, and this is my first experience with it firsthand.

Plenty of furs have their fursonas. Many of them feel a real attachment to their anthropomorphic renditions of themselves. Some, even believe that they were born with the spirit of an animal inside them. I'm cool with that. However, there is a point to this where you go far past the realm of spirituality or fantasy. Haven't caught onto what I mean? Let me tell you a story

A few days ago, I was surfing across some forums, the name of which I will leave out to protect the innocent and stupid. I've kinda been lurking there for the last few months, and I had had kinda fallen out of the loop. In my lurking state, I came across an interesting thread, posted by someone whom hadn't been there long. His question was simple. Unfortunately, it was also earthshatteringly stupid

"Ok this an odd question but who on this site is an actual real life anthro animal?"

Okay. After I stopped the nosebleed, I came across two possible reasons that this person felt the need to ask this question.

1) This guy was a troll.
2) This guy seriously believed that anthropomorphic animals existed, and were in these forums

In all honesty, I'm not sure which reason makes me feel more comfortable, but for the sake of a good rant, I'll assume it be the latter

Okay... Rather then scream and bitch at the stupidity of this statement, I'll instead explain why it's stupid. Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that this person was right. Let's say that, somewhere in this world, a couple of anthropomorphic animals are running around. This would imply the following things

-Such creatures have been able to elude prying human eyes for thousands-millions of years (depending on your religious beliefs)
-Despite this, these fuzzy little buggers have been able to afford a working computer that can connect to the internet
-These people have also been able to afford a house to put said computer in, keep the electricity, and other utilities running, despite being unable to go into the HYOOMAHN world and getting a job
-Are more concerned about chatting about cartoon inflation then... like... I dunno... Finding more of their kind and grouping together so that this apparently dwindling race can stay united?

Does this all seem plausible to you!?

Holy shit, people! If you seriously believe that, somewhere in this world, magical fox people have been able to gain access to Netscape without anyone catching on, you have some serious issues! One friend of mine keeps getting messages from nut cases asking him to vore them IRL, or use his special kangaroo magic to turn them into a furry. And somehow, these people are still able to operate a computer??

What makes this worse, is there are people who believe that they, in real life, are these creatures. I've heard people go "Well, I'm actually a (animal)" and somehow think that we can swallow the idea that, despite the fact that this guy's announcing his animalness to the world, no human being has been able to locate them and tell this to the world!

And then we all wonder why everyone things furries are fucking psychos!!

Look. It's cool to have a fursona. It's cool if you developed them into realistic characters who simply need to breathe to live. It's cool if you believe that you were born with the spirit of a wolf, or lion, or polar bear. However, if you can look into the mirror and seriously see an anthropomorphic animal of your choice, you're too lost in fantasy, and you need help!

To add to this, we also have the oh-so-classic "Fuck you! I'm a dragon" types who expect us to believe that, thanks to dragon magic and/or stupid, primitive, HYOOMAN eyes, we can somehow mistake a fifty story, fire breathing, building stomping dragon as Bill from the copy room.

Look. You all know me as Ziggy, the cute, pudgy, two foot cabbit. That's the face I show you, and in turn, plenty of you show yourselves as wolves, or skunks, or otters. However, I know that, as soon as I stand up and walk away from the screen, I'm back to to the fat, acne ridden human with hair you could lose children in. Plenty of you know this as well. It's fun to fantasize. Hell. I'm a hardcore roleplayer. I probably fantasize more then what should be healthy. Thing is, at the same time, I know that there's a time where I gotta stop being Ziggy, or Max, or Leo, and go back to being me.

It's when people simply cannot put down their fictional selves and live real life, it hurts them, as well as us. These are the people who make all furs, or even roleplayers in general look bad. These are the people who take this fantasy so hard, that they have to bare their fangs at anyone who remotely teases them for such a fantasy. These are the people who allow fur haters to torment us, while DnD nerds, and Trekies, who are just as fucked up as us, are able to accept themselves as being different, and ignore the scorn.

I say this one more time. I can accept fursonas. I love to see people passionate about their characters. I encourage people who feel that an animal lives inside them to stand up and go "I have a spirit animal. I understand that this is a strange belief to some. However, if you have a problem with that, that problem is yours, not mine." But if you are so stuck in this fictional world, that you believe that you are a real fur, or that anthros are out there, waiting for you to find them, then you've forgotten what this fandom is all about, imagination.

Until next time, this is Ziggy, your favorite inflatable cabbit, saying Fuck you. I'm a human!

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/400897

Raccoons with guitars! Epic! EPIC!

Took this from drakemohkami, because I haven't done a good meme journal in a while

It's a MEME!

1) What was your FIRST video game console?
Sega Master System. The NES shortly after

2) Name a few games you played on said console. The ones you played the most.
Psycho Fox, Wonder Boy III

3) Excluding handhelds, how many VG consoles do you own presently?
Just my Gamecube and PS2

4) Were you a Street Fighter nut?
I'm just now starting to get into it. HADOKEN!

5) If you think Capcom is a FUCKING awesome company with kickass character designs, I would like to hear a "hell yes" followed by a Capcom character you love.
Hell yes! Megaman!

6) Here's the scenario.. You had some friends over and you all ate FRIED CHICKEN! After the meal you all decide to play some video games. As your friend reaches for a controller you notice his/her hands are very "greasy." Are you the type that would insist they wash their hands before pawing the controller, or is it no big deal?
I'd at least ask them to wipe their hands

7) What's your favorite RPG/Action RPG?
Legend of Mana and Darkstone (the later for nostalgic reasons, even though the game sucks)

8) Do you prefer 2D games or 3D games?
That's a tough one. I'm gonna say 2-d because that's where most of my happiest memories came from

9) Are you an SNK fan?
Just now getting into it, thanks to my friend Mike. w00t! Metal Slug!

9) Are you good at DDR?
No... :C

10) Who wants to kick that dog's ass from Duck Hunt?
I don't have to deal with him. I always hit the ducks :3

11) Have you skipped out on important events in life because of video games?
None come to my head right now, but I bet I have

12) Do you listen to video game music?
Constantly. Heck. A few days ago, Ziggyfox helped me find a rock version of the title screen tune from Comix Zone. I spent weeks looking for that

13) Have you ever cosplayed a VG character..?
I'm poor

14) Have you ever been in an arcade playing a fighting game, KICKING ASS, and then some 6 year old asian kid comes in and OWNS YOU??
Nah. The people who kick my ass are always my age

15) Name three games you would love to see remakes of if it was done properly.
-Wonder Boy 3! Furries everywhere would rejoice
-Streets of Rage
-Maniac Mansion.

16) Mario or Sonic?
Sonic

17) When a movie shows up in the theaters, let's use SpiderMan as an example, are you likely to buy the GAME version?
Nope. Games biased off movies rarely turn out well

18) What is your LEAST favorite genre of video games? (ex. fighting, sports, shooters, etc.)
Sports. I don't know what the appeal is. They release the same game every year, with a few changes in the roster, and still expect people to shell out 50 bucks

19) Is there a game out there that you feel was unique and didn't get enough love? You can name a few if you want to.
Toejam and Earl. You all need to play that game NAO!

20) Have you ever verbally abused a game because you couldn't beat one of the levels and/or bosses?
Yes. And as embarrassed as I am to admit it, I've recently taken up on controller chucking

21) Do you own any VG apparel?
Some

22) What are your thoughts on the live-action Super Mario Bros movie?
My thoughts on all game movies. Hey. If you're going to base a movie off a game... Could you at least TRY and make the movie fit the story of the game?

23) On that note, what did you think about the live-action Street Fighter movie?
Never saw it

24) Who hottest out of these three KOF chicks IYHO? Shermie, Leona, or Mai Shiranui?
I refuse to answer, because Fio isn't one of the choices... Sure, she only appeared in one game but I don't care >:|

25) Do you say "old-school" a lot when you're having a VG conversation with others?
Yes, because I'm the groups retro gamer

26) Have you ever lent someone a game and they returned it to you damaged?
Nah. They know I'd demand compensation

27) Do you own any imported games?
I'm poor

28) Are you ready for this meme to be over, or could you keep going?
No. I'm having fun

29) In this scenario, let's pretend you're going to get a video game tattoo! What would you get and where? This can be simple or elaborate.
Triforce on the left hand

30) Have you ever cried after you beat a game?
No. That's reserved for the stuff in the game

For those of you who have been curious about my roleplays, I just adapted one of them to a forum format

Behind the veil is a roleplay set around a vampire-werewolf war, so I figured a lot of you guys might be interested.

You can find the forum at http://z3.invisionfree.com/Behindth.....eil/index.php?

Check it out. I need some good roleplayers for this site. Plus, you guys will be able to see Leo in action, as this is where he came from

If I were to start doing commissions, would you be interested, or would you rather wait until I can get a shading style that DOESN'T involve Burn and Dodge before you'd wanna pay for anything?

If I were to start doing commissions, would you be interested, or would you rather wait until I can get a shading style that DOESN'T involve Burn and Dodge before you'd wanna pay for anything?

Yup. For some reason, my internet kicked back on today.

So yeah. I'm back.

kthxbai

Excuse my lack of activity. My internet's down, and will likely stay that way until at least tomorrow. For some reason, it decided to just completely fuck itself on tuesday, and I have to call in a bunch of people to have it fixed. Hopefully, I'll be back soon.

Also, since some people have asked about it, I may as well ask you all. Should I keep my contest going, or just say fuck it and pull the plug? Lemme know, and I'll pass judgment once my tubes are loaded back onto the big truck.

Until next time, this is your favorite inflatable cabbit saying SAOI;GHIAE[GOIETYBGO3YGF3;WGQIOYI!!!1

Alright. I finally have my computer connected to the tubes again and I'm all settled in my new apartment. And what an apartment this is. The place is HUGE! There's no wonder why this room allows for six people. It's right beside the school, too. It took me ten minutes to walk there, when it took me 35 minutes where I used to live. Only downside is I have to live on the top floor and I have to keep my computer in my bedroom. In other words, It'll be tough to stay on late, as my roommate may want to sleep. I'm gonna try and work that problem out, though, as my night-owl schedule is perfect for the action online.

Anyway, enough rambling. To keep things short, I'll be posting art again shortly. Just gotta draw something that's worth showing

Also, I have an assload of new products on my Cafepress ( http://www.cafepress.com/elasticotter ). Give them a look. I need the money. This place is gonna be tough to afford :[

So until next time, this is your favorite inflatable cabbit saying NO U!

Going back home today after my three weeks off. Unfortunately, I'm unsure if the new apartment I'm moving into has internet or not. As such, I may be gone for a few days. I'll try to reply to the comments you've given me from the computers at school if it takes to long to get set up.

So... yeah. Bye, I guess. I've got a two hour car ride ahead and I only have one hour of sleep to get through it all. Joy

There's this story that's been in the works for some time. Basically, it's a comedy story that centers around inflation elements. But since I like to poke fun at everything I enjoy, this story is going to be a little self referencing, as well as parodying the idea of inflation (basically, it'll be explained that the only reason certain events are happening is that it's an inflation story, so it has to be done). So what I'm looking for from you all is a number of elements and events in inflation stories/pictures that are so common to see that they're worth mentioning.

To explain the plot, Big Max, whom some of you may have seen pictures of, is curious about a disturbingly addictive fast-food resteraunt that opened up near his school. When all the students start gaining weight rapidly, he becomes the only one who can uncover the secrets and save not only the city, but the whole country from a future of paranoia and suicidal dieting

Inevitable Disclaimer: No. This is not to bash the inflationists. This is just having a little fun with the cliches we have to deal with when enjoying our fetish. If your skin isn't thick enough to take a joke, don't bother

Cliches I have, and plan to use, so far: (Special thanks to Daryl and MicktheKitsune for the suggestions I have thus far)

-The fact that helium can be found anywhere when needed
-The concept of an "endless" food vat
-The fact that it's rare that an inflated/fattened character to survive to the end of their time in this state without coming to enjoy it
-The fact that fat furs suffer no health effects
-No matter how terrible a villain has been, be it anything from a nasty insult to murder, the only way to deal with them is to inflate them
-Going through the effort to set up a needlessly complex machine to force feed someone when they could just do it themself
-Going through the effort to design chemicals or drugs to make fattening said person easier

If you have any more, send them my way

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Blah blah blah. No contest entrys yet. Blah Blah Blah

...'cause he's cool.

Stoled from Rimou THEY ARE ADDICTING!

~HIGH CLASS:
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[] You go/have gone tanning.
[] You own an iPod/mp3 player.
[x] You love Starbucks.
[] You have been called a brat.
[] You have tons of shoes.
[] You hate buying things that are on sale.
[] You have/had a laptop.
[x] You love shopping.
TOTAL: 2

~GOTHIC:
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[x] Black is one of your favorite colors.
[] You wear chains.
[x] You like heavy metal.
[] You've shopped at hot topic (I would, but I'm too fat for any of the shirts)
[] You have worn black lipstick.
[] You have/had/or wanted piercings.
[] You own a pair of Tripp pants
[x] You have at least one unnaturally colored haired friend.
TOTAL: 3

~PUNK:
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[] You can skateboard. (I've wanted to learn, though)
[x] You like plaid.
[] You have Converse.
[x] You hate mtv. (|:<)
[] You have/had/want blue, pink, red, purple, or green hair.
[] You love mohawks
[x] You LOVE Music. (Why is this only punk?)
[x] Hate people who pretend to be something they are not
TOTAL: 4

~EMO:
______
[] You are sad sometimes. (Who.. isn't sad sometimes?)
[] You have dark colored glasses.
[x] You cry easily.
[] You like emo music
[] You've kept a journal/diary.
[] You have written a sad poem.
[] You have dyed your hair.
[] You're sad when you're drunk
TOTAL: 1


~GHETTO:
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[] You like rap. (I do have a soft spot for older songs, but not the shit today that I could have made with a toy keyboard)
[] have said "Fo Sho, Fo Shizzle, Fo Sheezy, etc. (Not seriously, anyway)
[] You have worn/wanted a grill.
[] You have had a freestyling contest. (I can't even talk that well, let alone freestyle)
[] You have worn your shoes with the tongue flipped out.
[] you know most of the lines from Boyz N Da Hood
[] You own a huge gold chain with a giant gold pendant
TOTAL: 0

~HARDCORE:
___________
[] You like loud music.
[x] You love/like the Ninja Turtles. (Fuck yeah!)
[] You have slip-on shoes. (technicly, no. But I never untie them. That doesn't count, though)
[] You like Norma Jean. (lolwho?)
[] People have called you a freak and meant it lovingly
[] You love to "hardcore" dance
[] Your hair has been dyed more than one color.
[x] You wear jeans a lot.
TOTAL: 2

~PREP:
_______
[] You LOVE The OC. (>.>)
[] You had/have/want a tiny/small sized dog. (I had a smaller sized dog, but not one of those purse dogs or dogs you can carry)
[] Your usual outfits consist of pink.
[] You like buying shoes A LOT. (o/` Let's get some shoes! Let's get some shoes! Let's Party! o/`)
[] You have clothes from Hollister.AE,and/or Abercrombie (Those are for skinny people)
[] Getting your nails done is a fun thing.
[] You have/had big sunglasses.
[] You can't go anywhere without your hair perfect.
TOTAL: 0

~ATHLETIC:
__________
[] You watch/watched the Superbowl. (not seriously. I just waict it to hang out with my family and see the halftime show)
[] You own track shoes or cleats other sports related shoes.
[] You collect jerseys.
[] You have/ had a special shelf for trophies and awards.
[] Your garage/shed consists of sports equipment.
[] You belong/belonged to a team. (does... elementary school football count? I didn't even last past the first game, though)
[] You have a specific number preferred for your jersey.
TOTAL: 0

~SCENE:
_______
[] You like putting little bows in your hair
[] You have mini-skirts :)
[] You have parted your hair to the side.
[] You think polka-dots are way cute.
[x] You have done a peace sign while you pose for a picture.
[] You've been called scene before.
[] You wear/wore long, colorful socks with your skirts :)
TOTAL: 1


~REDNECK:
__________
[x] Gone four wheeling.
[] Went hunting.
[] Owned a four/three-wheeler or dirt bike...ect. (:()
[] Like to go fishing.
[x] Eat beef jerky (>:D)
[] Ever said GIT-R-DONE. (*shudder*)
[x] Listened to the song Redneck Woman. (Where I grew up, you can't go anywhere without country playing)
[] Know who Bocephus is. (lolwho?)
TOTAL: 3


~METALHEAD:
___________
[] You wear band shirts alot. (I own a Pink Floyd shirt. does that count?)
[] If people down talk metal you down talk their favorite music. (Why is defending a music genre only metal?)
[] You like bands like As I Lay Dying, Lamb Of God, and All That Remains. (lolwho?)
[x] You HATE emos. (Just the people who act the stereotype. I have no problem with people who just like the fashion or music)
[x] You like Black Sabbath. (YEAAAAAH! m/(-_-)m/)
[] You have gone to Ozzfest.
[x] You have headbanged.
[] You dont like rap.
[x]You have a taste for classic rock as well.
TOTAL: 4

~GAMER/VIDEOGAME GEEK:
___________
[x] Plays/Played any Pokemon Games. (LET ME SHOW YOU MAH POKEMANZ!!!1)
[x] Owned a Gameboy (Everything from the big, grey brick to the first version of Advance. I can't afford a DS)
[x] Have played videogames all night.
[x] Goes to cheat sites.
[x] Constantly talks about videogames. (People can't stand me sometimes :p)
[] Loves Tales of Symphonia. (Never got a chance to really play it)
[x] Likes shirts with Videogame Characters on it.
[] Has a Wii/PS3/ or Xbox 360 (I can't affords them ;_; )
TOTAL: 6

~Smart Person/Nerd:
___________
[] Get's mostly A's (Heh... >.>....<.<....)
[] Took/Takes Honors or AP Class.
[] Is known for your smarts.
[x] Helps others in math homework, not giving them your paper.
[] Likes/liked school, not because of friends.
[x] Is heading to/in a College.
[] Got Academic Awards
TOTAL: 2

w00t for gamers!

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In other news, I'm back in Ohio after a shitty time moving. Everything possible got in our ways. My roommates left three messy rooms for me to clean up (first to arrive, last to leave). We got lost on the way to the storage garage , ending up miles above the city. Things wouldn't fit into the truck. The door to where we were storing everything wouldn't open. To top it all off, they locked the back gate of my apartment, so we were stuck in the parking lot for a good ten minutes.

In other words, I'm glad to be home.

Except for the fact that my parents got a bird that has not stopped screaming at the top of its lungs since I got home

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Also, blah blah blah, no contest entries yet, blah blah blah due date's in july

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And so, I must be off. Until next time, this is your favorite inflatable cabbit saying STOP MAKING PORN OUT OF MY FAVORITE CARTOONS, ASSHOLE!

yeeeah. Just posting this to let you know that I'm still alive. Problem is, with school drawing to a close, as well as a number of real life stresses, I haven't felt motivated to do anything on my own time. I can hardly type, let alone draw. Luckily, school's out in two weeks, so maybe some time off will allow me to get my groove back.

Also, to keep this journal from being too short, I've been playing this online dancing game called Audition Online. Most of the music sucks, but the game's pretty fun. If you're interested, google it, download it, and bust a move. Maybe you'll run into my disturbingly feminine looking character and you can be served on the dance floor

So... until next time, this is your favorite inflatable cabbit saying... yeah....

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No entries in my contest. At this point, I may just close it, due to a lack of interest. I dunno

Yes, boys and girls. I'm finally doing something to get paid for my drawings. There isn't much yet, only some shirts, but I intend to update it real soon.

You can find my shop at http://www.cafepress.com/elasticotter

Buy my shirts! College life is hard. I'm hungry ;_;

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Still no update to my contest. Remember. Note me when you finish any submission. You can find the contest info here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/115168/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98qC0fd_1w

Sony fans beware.

Normally, I absolutely despise flinging shit on other brands, but I'll make an exception for everyones favorite five hundred and ninety nine U.S. dollar console. The song's just that fucking funny.

Sad thing is, my roommates addiction to the show Scrubs completely fucked me over with this. I keep remembering this episode where this guy dies, and one of the characters, Dr. Cox, is freaking out while "how to save a live" is playing in the background.

...Now I'm stuck with the image of the good(?) doctor standing over a PS3 "UUUUAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!"

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No contest updates just yet. The due date has been set at mid-June officially, though, so you still have time

For those of you who don't know, I'm a HUGE roleplayer. In fact, as of recently, I've been RPing almost obsessively (A number of people have told me ^^;). Earlier today, I was sitting around, joking with a friend of mine about the shitty RPers we've seen around, and i thought it'd be funny to type up this list of rules. We thought it was amusing, and I think you will, too

A Noobs Guide to Roleplaying

-If you can’t spell your threads name, I’m not joining
-Roleplays about Naruto are grossly overdone
-anthropomorphic characters don’t ALWAYS have to be the lesser race to the cruel, racist hyoomanz
-Vampires don’t necessarily have to be goths. Put the Marlyn Manson CD down
-If your character isn’t old enough to master potty training, don’t put them in a bar full of demons and psycho killers. It isn’t cute
-Demons and angels CANNOT create a child. That is a paradox, and shame on you for the idea
-if you cannot use all three letters when spelling the word “you”, then you aren’t fit to make any threads
-If your character wants to whine about how terrible their life is, my characters will gladly end it for them. It’ll save time and perfectly good razorblades
-being a demon =/= invulnerable
-being an elemental =/= invulnerable. In fact, the opposite
-Naruto RPs are overdone
-You do not know my characters name. You just joined five minutes ago
-if I didn’t tell you I’m a drummer, I’m not
-I don’t care how realistic you say your wolf RP is. If they’re speaking English, I know you’re full of shit
-Seriously. Stop with the Naruto threads
-There is no spoon
-Odd… I don’t recall telling you that you could have a race of people with modern earth technology exist on my sword and sorcery planet
-You are not Sephiroth
-You are not Sephiroth
-You are not Sephiroth
-Why no. I don’t want to be your race. Please stop trying to force me to your side
-If I say I don’t like that type of weapon, stop trying to give me one
-If I’m a fire elemental, guess what doesn’t kill me
-If I wanted to hear the latest shitty evenessence song, I’d listen to the radio. We don’t need to hear the lyrics of the song your character’s singing
-Your parents DO love you
-One person being raped by their father is a tragedy. 20 is a statistic
-Cloud is straight
-Sora is straight
-Jak is straight
-Tidus is… Okay. I’ll let that one slide
-Don’t beg for life, and then cry about how you wish you were dead.
-You’re not a fucking ninja. For one thing, I can see you
-Teleporting through time and space to force yourself into my private roleplay will warrant me kicking you into orbit
-Die once, I’ll be sad. Die twice, I’ll be depressed. Die three times, and I’m pissing on your grave
-You know, there is a better way to introduce yourself then tripping over a log and landing in front of me
-Seriously. A Tripod? Do you get a boner by godmodding?
-When I say “anthro only rp”, you’re not the sole exception
-Come on! Naruto isn’t THAT great of a show!
-Telling you not to blow up the city isn’t a restriction on your character; it’s a restriction on you.
-Jesus loves you… Unless you pretend to be his dad
-You’re not the Juggernaut, bitch
-Cheese is not funny
-Come on. At least let me fight back before you describe how you dodged my attack
-if you don’t want to be a slave, then don’t sell yourself to slavery
-Just because I don’t want your character to rape mine up the ass, doesn’t mean I’M the bad roleplayer
-A shotgun DOES kill in one hit
-You know, alchemists don’t HAVE to have automail body parts
-When there’s thirty RP threads about the same cartoon, don’t make another
-Asking me to fuck ten minutes after meeting you will do nothing but have your sexual organs ripped from you
-I didn’t join the RP just to watch you make an ass of yourself
-That’s funny. Your character is old enough to go through college, when just last week he wasn’t old enough to walk
-If I lost a fight and am close to death, please. PLEASE don’t heal me with two words
-Three days of making your characters fighting ability just right is pointless if you’re too much of a pussy to involve yourself in a fight
-TyPiNg LiKe ThIs OnLy MaKeS yOu LoOk BaD
-If you start a fight, finish it. Don’t run away when you realize you suck
-If your character isn’t from Japan, don’t make them put random Japanese words in their dialog… Baka
-roleplay =/= Soap Opera
-You are NOT an army
-X’s does not make names cooler
-Stop trainfucking with Sauske and pay attention to the kid with the original idea
-If you autohit me, I’m free to remove your limbs
-Wake up! Aeris is dead!
-Your head is not bulletproof
-YOU ARE A TOY!
-If your death scene is longer then thirty minutes, I’ll finish you off myself
-If all your superhuman powers “kill you a little more” every time you use them, then DON’T FUCKING USE THEM YOU EMO DOUCHEBAG!
-Katanas aren’t THAT handy of a weapon
-Everyone’s gay for Bridget… No one’s gay for you. No matter how many times you try and tell my character otherwise
-You cannot ride bears
-pick an eye color and stick with it
-Fellen angels are not graceful
-Only four sayens got off the planet. Your character is not one of them
-If you say everybody hates you, we will. (Fenris-The-Red-Wolf)

Have any other ones you’d like to add? Let me know. Let’s see just how big we can make this list

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In other news, the contest is still going strong. We haven't any entries just yet, but there's still plenty of time to worry about it.

For those of you who have yet to see the rules of the contest, you can find everything you need here http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/115168/

So. Until next time, this is your favorite inflatable cabbit saying "may your contact with noobs be limited"

Okay. I meant to update this yesterday, but I was busy. Yesterday, I was told about a shooting that happened mere stone throws away from the school I go to.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/0710.....779357-100.stm (here's the news story on it)

At first, I was a little paranoid "Well, holy shit. That happened really close to the school. I was walking there just two hours earlier." But then I started thinking

What's with all the fucking shootings this week!?

We have the VT shootings that wiped out 33 people on monday, this on thursday. I wouldn't be all that surprised if on Saturday, there was news about some guy with a rocket launcher going on a killing spree. This might just be due to my mellow and pacifistic nature, but this really pissed me off that there have been two notable shootings in a week. What's this world coming to when 33 people die, then some other dude just struts up thinking "I think I'll make that 34"

Our country is paranoid as is. You can't go down the street without some kind of news about "OMFG! UR GONNA FUCKIN' DIE!" Being plastered everywhere. We've got shit in Iraq, murderers over here, everyone shitting bricks every time they find something that slightly resembles a bomb, and to top it all off, people are too busy pointing fingers at whoever they think is the cause of it all to go out and fix things. People are too concerned with suing the music and gaming industry down to their last penny for making their kids go on a rampage, conveniently ignoring the fact that 17 of those 18 years were spent being plopped down by the big, box-shaped baby sitter while the parents were just too busy to tell them "HEY! SHOOTING PEOPLE IN THE FACE IS BAD!"

Heck. When I heard about the V Tech shootings, it was Tuesday and I was in my literature class (I get news slow, okay?). As soon as we started on the debate on it (because my literaature class is really more debating about the world around is, a hobby I enjoy), I had it already set in my mind that someone was going to bring up video games as the cause. Sure enough, someone in the class brought up that lawyers were ALREADY jumping on gaming like a dog in heat.

Ladies. Gentlemen. We are looking into the face of pure evil http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped.....ario2small.jpg My...God...

But this isn't a journal about me defending gaming. That is likely to come later, when Jack Thompson tries to blame Kirby for the Lincoln Assassination. My point here being, maybe it's time to put down the fingers and start working to find the real cause.

I'm not as religious of a man as I wish I was, but my prayers will be with the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings, and their families, as well as the man in the hospital right now as a result of some dude being too bold. I hope yours are all with them as well. Hopefully, the people who are shit slinging can take a moment to do the same.

EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnso.....enter_shooting
Just... Wow... There isn't much more I can add to say about this one. Just... I wanted to get it out there. This is a sad world we live in when we have three shootings in a week

On an unrelated note, things are finally warming up over here in Pittsburgh. About fucking time, I gotta say. I was really getting fed up with seeing snow in April. Damn global warming, making everything cold!

Good news for you fans of my work (both of you), I'm planning a few updates soon. I'm even planning on a contest you guys may find interesting. It all depends on if I can get the pics required to hold the contest up sometime this weekend. So far, all signs point to yes. What the contest is about? Well, let's just say a newcomer to my cast, that you all have met, has come across a bit of misfortune as a result of crappy gaming. The contest will be about taking that weight off his shoulders... and putting more weight elsewhere. I'll keep you posted

So. Until next time, this is Ziggy, your favorite inflatable cabbit saying "Take care of yourselves, and each other"