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Getting Older

Journal Entry: Thu Jun 25, 2009, 1:48 PM
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It's Okay...
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...everybody does it eventually. getting older is just a natural part of life.

Why, just today I did it. And see? I'm still fine. (although we'll see how that beer changes things.)

Yes, that's right. As of today, I'm legal drinking age. (That's twenty-one here.) Of course, I'm not going to spend my whole day drinking; I've simply got a few bottles for tasting purposes. My first experience with beer was when I was about four or five, my father let me have a sip. (I strongly disliked it.)
Drinking isn't a hobby I look to acquire, but hey, it would be nice to not hate the stuff in case I do ever go out drinking sometime. So down the hatch. (later.)

Other Things
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In hopes to tap into the potential I seem to have locked away within me, I've set myself to making myself some birthday giftart.
Last time I sat down to make some birthday giftart, it was for a friend of mine; the day of the birthday party, I managed to draw a full picture within a few hours.

...that was about a month ago, and I still haven't been able to finish any other projects since then. As a matter of fact, right now, I'm on the computer because I decided I would try to draw a picture of Myrkr. (as you can see, I'm not doing that right now.)
I seem to work well under pressure.
Unfortunately, I seem to suck horribly at putting myself under pressure.

Anyway, I have quite a few projects that need to be done; with any luck, I can figure out a way to kick myself in the ass and get at least one of them done. Look forward to checking them out when I upload them! (but don't hold your breath for 'em.)

Tagged
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Yep, tagged! A while ago, actually, by the lovely :icontakoto: ~Takoto. It's [yet another] one of those "X things about yourself"; I've done a few of these before, but not recently, so let's see what I can scrounge up. I'll try not to post stuff I've done before.
::EDIT:: Thanks to a slight rules change by :iconpiikachuu:, I've been tagged back with the same tag again. Since she's taken it onto herself to adjust the rules to fit her liking, I shall do the same and allow myself to re-use my old answers. In other words, the following is now from both Takoto AND Piikachuu, so I don't need to do it twice. :mwahaha:

RULES

1. Post these rules.
2. Each tagged person must post 8 things about their self on their journal.
3. At the end you have to choose 8 people to tag, and post their icons on the same journal.
4. Go to their page and send a message saying you tagged them.
5. No tag-backs.
6. Now tell us: what do you want to be when you grow up (5 things)
7. Have fun

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8 Things about self:
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1. I started my musical preferences at a young age, listening to The Beatles. Somehow, that later turned into techno, and more recently, it seems to have found a balance in the middle, ranging from electro to progressive-rock/metal and indie-rock. And yes, I listen to The Beatles a bit now again. (speak of the devil. "And Your Bird Can Sing" by The Beatles just popped up on my radio station.)

2. I tend to create original characters awfully quickly, inspired by all sorts of things; one of my latest is Ayvar, who I created after talking with a friend of mine about how I create characters. I mentioned something about eyepatches; by the next day, I had Ayvar, who's special ability allows him to view the world in a third-person view through his right eye.

3. I'm attempting to grow a goatee. It's a project I've been working on for a few years now. Unfortunately, all I've managed to accumulate so far is a bit of dark patch of fuzz down there. (it's tough to see it.) Someday...

4. I like being in charge of things (I'm pretty good at it too), but I don't like taking charge of things. As such, I'm currently only in charge of mainly nomination-driven endeavors. (sysop on two wikis so far.)

5. Here's one that I've mentioned before, but it's worth mentioning again. My username is born from my real name, George, after it's run through a Japanese pronunciation. "Derako" is merely "Draco" (which is Latin, and the name of the Dragon constellation), after being run through the same process as my first name.

6. The previous fact was inspired by Franz Ferdinand's song "What She Came For", which started playing on my radio station as I was trying to think of a fact to use. Specifically, it was inspired by this line:

I got a question for you
I got a question for you
Where did you get your name from?
Where did you get your name from?


7. I'm completely in love with the idea of stealth. Ninjas, spies, special ops, the works. I often practice sneaking about (I'm pretty good at accidentally sneaking up on family members). A lot of my original characters tend to reflect this love.

8. I enjoy dismantling and rebuilding mechanical objects. Mostly dismantling though.

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5 Things I want to be when I grow up:
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1. Grown up. (this one's my favorite answer to the question, and it's true.)
2. Fireman. (that one's really old and doesn't apply anymore.)
3. Some sort of influence in the world's energy policies. (I'd love to work on designing electric vehicles.)
4. A ninja. (if this ever happens, you'll never hear of it. I could be one now.)
5. A professional artist. (either visual art, or a musician. I'd love to make music, and I wouldn't mind making my own album art too.)


Now, who do I tag...
:iconeyeofomega::iconpiikachuu::icontimetravelingechidna::iconshad-style::iconboredpikachu::iconrozldaz::iconrageofthematrix::iconelfguardaoki:

...yes, TTE, I am fully aware that you do not update your journal often. I am willing to wait. I am also aware that I will suffer a fate worse then death for tagging you. I have already taken the liberty of putting my affairs in order.
Everyone else, have fun!

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  • Mood: Tired
  • Listening to: "No Phone" by Cake
  • Reading: "Agents of Artifice" by Ari Marmell
  • Watching: Hatsukoi Limited
  • Playing: Rock Band 2 (as always)
  • Eating: scones and cheesecake.
  • Drinking: bottled water.

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Happy B-day Geo

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GEORGE/DRACO!?

Crackpairing, sir, is an odd thing to do.

Also, you got a creepy kid on your comments. I trust you to kill it.

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:iconpiikachuu:
whenever anyone asks my cousin, who's 10, what he wants to be when he grows up he's like, "an assassin." and he's serious. ninjas dont get payed btw. just a quick fyi.
assassins do.

okey you have to actually shave to have hair grow in more course.
if you dont shave it it will be that way for the rest of your life. and lol at that
:icondojang:
dude, what the hell. i thought i was older than you.

hey. send me a digital mishmash of yours and i'll remix it.

then you do the same for me. just one hit, not a bazillion send-backs.

up for it?

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:iconjioruji-derako:
People I know in real life I generally more surprised by my age, heh. I don't look particularly old. Just a really tall teenager.

Digital mishmash... another wallpaper or something of the like? Sounds like a deal; I'll make something particularly well-suited to remixing.

I'll see what I can come up with for you.

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Thanks.

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:iconjioruji-derako:
I should mention, it's a name I designed years ago. If it wasn't so much of a part of me at this point, I'd change it. But I've had the name for so long, I'm rather attached to it. So I suppose I'm a fan of odd things. =D

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:iconjioruji-derako:
Ninja occasionally got paid, it depended on the situation. Some ninja worked for warlords and shoguns (so yes, they basically were assassins). Others worked for themselves; the majority of the ninja were peasants who taught themselves to fight in order to rid themselves of the corrupt samurai and warlords who oppressed their villages.

And yes, I have shaved my to-be goatee a few times, but it's still not growing in as thick as I want it. I didn't even get a mustache until a year or two ago, I'm just not a particularly hairy person.

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:iconpiikachuu:
you have to KEEP shaving. it's not like you only shave on the second tuesday of every month.

ninjas are japanese then. and like, prehistoric. i doubt there are any warlords or "shoguns" left.

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Journal History

Novel/Comic hybrid. Could it work? 

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10 deviants said Certainly! It'll work wonderfully!
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3 deviants said It's been done before actually. I'll post a comment about it!
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2 deviants said No way. It'll fail horribly.
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1 deviant said It will most definitely be average.
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1 deviant said None of your generic quiz answers feel "right". I'll leave a comment.

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