Hello, watchers.

I just want to start out by thanking everyone who watches me / friends me. It makes me happy to know that there are people out there who like what I do, and it really does mean a lot to me.

No, I'm not leaving dA.

But I am splitting accounts. I love this account so much, I'd rather make it my "fanart & fun" account - and so I'm creating a separate account for my more serious work (mostly writing, but also some art).

And for my own personal reasons, I don't want to disclose here which account is my other one. I'll only note my closer friends about it (though it might take me a little time to get around to that). But, if any of the rest of you would like to follow my work over there, here's what you can do:

Send me a note asking for it, and I'll tell you.

Yep, it's that simple. I just would like to keep these two accounts as separate as possible, so I would rather not advertise it in a journal. But it would be really cool to have you guys watch me over there too. There might be other ways to tell if you look for them, but the easiest way is to just note me. I don't bite.

So, thanks for your time, everybody. I'm sorry it's been so bare over here lately, but I'm planning to be over here more real soon. 'Till next time!

~Nyachu

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This is the first time I've done something like this, but I've been feeling really positive about what 2009 will bring, so I want to do a recap of 2008. Like any year, poo happened, but also like any other year, brilliant things full of awesome happened...and sometimes we get so caught up in the poo that we forget about all that awesome stuff. So, I want to celebrate 2008 before I head off into 2009.

My Personal Faves of 2008

Favorite Animated Series
Phineas and Ferb - Premiered Feb. 1st on Disney Channel

Favorite Episode From A Television Series
"Joannie B. Goode", Hannah Montana - Premiered Sep. 14th on Disney Channel (you get brownie points if you can guess why)

Favorite Film
It's a tie between Get Smart (released Jun. 20th) and The Women (released Sep. 12th)

Favorite Song
Fall For You by Secondhand Serenade - Released Jan. 21st

Favorite Event
San Diego Comic Con

Favorite Moment
Standing outside in the rain after watching the series finale of Avatar: The Last Airbender

Favorite Obsession
SpongeBob SquarePants

Favorite Class
Life Drawing 1

Favorite Holiday
Thanksgiving - got to spend time with family and watch my favorite episode.

Other Highlights

1. I came to a major revelation (and solution) regarding my goals, and I feel so much better about it.

2. I found *CMcC, *fyre-flye, and ~thurop on deviantART...and they are really cool people.

3. I got to meet Dan Povenmire at the Phineas and Ferb panel at SDCC.

4. I delved deeper into the fanart community on deviantART, and the dA community as a whole. And it has been so much fun.

5. I participated in and won my first Script Frenzy in April!

6. I participated in and actually won NaNoWriMo in November (won it for the first time!).

7. I got one of my mom's friends into watching SpongeBob.

8. I finally bought my new LCD TV I've been saving up for forever (or so it feels like).

9. I cleaned out most of my room and got a new entertainment center for free!

10. Oh, yeah...I turned 20.

11. I had the best holiday season I've had in a long time.

12. I bought Joe Murray's new e-book and even got a thank-you gift in return.

13. I started re-watching Pokemon and reading Dogasu's episode comparisons again - [link]

14. I bought my very own dA Fella plush!

15. I found a ton of great blogs that I read daily.

16. I bought the season 1 DVD set of Hannah Montana for me and my sister...and we watched it in two days.

What? Why are you staring at me like that?

I hope all you guys had a great 2008 (or at least learned from the not-so-great stuff) and have an even greater 2009! I'll be drinking sparkling cider and watching the Disney Channel countdown tonight.

~Nyachu

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Like the new CSS? Well, the newer CSS. It might just be temporary, but I'm not sure yet. Let me know what you guys think. I appreciate any input.

I found and snagged this really cool meme on =YukiMizuno's journal. I've seen it before, and I think I might have even done it before, but I felt like doing it again.

RULES

1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies or TV shows.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. When you guess, try not to cheat and use IMDB search functions!

1. "If this is your way of kissing up to the boss, it's not working!"
- Rico, Hannah Montana
Guessed by ~Gatogirl

2. "It'll be just like a sleep-over! Only we'll be sweaty and covered with grease!"
- SpongeBob, SpongeBob SquarePants
Guessed by ~Gatogirl

3. "It is time to punch the sack, tomorrow is the next day."
- Ben Jibatuya, Short Circuit
Guessed by ~Gatogirl

4. "If you do the hokey-pokey, I'll slap you all about!"
- Cody, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
Guessed by =kittyhugger

5. "Do or do not; there is no try."
- Yoda, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Guessed by =kuroshisama

6. "I did not bring a plate, I thought they would be provided."
- Baljeet, Phineas and Ferb
Guessed by ~Gatogirl

7. "Is this a habit of yours? Falling off of stuff?"

8. "...pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source. Only humility is the true antidote for shame."

9. "A family's only as smart as its dumbest child!"

10. "It's art versus commerce. And commerce always wins."

11. "I don't like this guy...he reads minds."
- Sid, Ice Age
Guessed by =YukiMizuno

12. "This is what happens when a rocket scientist and a brain surgeon reproduce."
- Kim, Kim Possible: So The Drama
Guessed by ~IceFire233

13. "Are you weak in the upper story?"

14. "You're getting a fancy ride...a fancy ride in a free car!"

15. "You know what music is? God's little reminder that there's something else besides us in this universe, a harmonic connection between all living beings, everywhere, even the stars."

Just try and guess! You can't find most of these on IMDB, so...there goes cheating if you wanted to. Some are hard, some are easy, but it also depends on what you watch, I guess.

As for an update, soon I'm going to be cleaning out some journals and art here on dA to make room for some new stuff. It shouldn't take me that long, but I'm also having "winter cleaning" outside of the Internet before the new year, so changes might be sporadic. I'll post a more detailed update on my progress before I make any drastic changes (like deleting constantly faved fanart).

Oh, and for the first time, I won NaNoWriMo.... I keep forgetting to put those banners/icons on my shoutboard.

Hope everyone's December is going great so far!

~Nyachu

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Happy Halloween, everyone!

Still not sure what I'm going as...I find it funny that after many childhood years of scheduled and elaborate Halloween costumes I've been winging it these past couple years. Here are some ideas I've been considering the last few days:

Captain K'nuckles
The Flying Dutchman
Cyclops
The Hash Slinging Slasher

If you know at least 3 of these, you're probably as big a nerd as I am. I mean that in a loving way.

But the main reason I'm sending out a journal today is to advertise the annual Murk March -> ~MurkMarch08 Put your scare on and join in on the fun! There's competitions and prizes too.

So, what's everyone doing this year for Halloween? Comment on this journal and I'll hand out imaginary candy.

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I felt the eye-blinding yellow and orange was getting to be a bit much, so I decided to give my journal a make-over. :3 I love warm colors, so I kept the yellow and orange, only I lightened them up a bit. Now my eyes can breathe easier. Watch my monitor be totally off from everyone else's.

Anyway, after reading `insaneone's "Be The Change Challenge" here, I really wanted to participate. Please check it out if you haven't already. So, I sought out that really cool "random deviant" option so I could find a really cool deviant (or two) to feature. Now I know why they put it under "Diversions".

~textbookseduction



I really like the variety of work I see here. There's a real sense of composition in each of these pieces.

~luciatrifan



I've always been a big fan of paint, but that aside, I feel ~luciatrifan's paintings are amazing. She evokes a sort of surrealism in her work that meshes well with the media.

Be sure to check out these talented deviants and encourage them! It'd be awesome to see more from each of them.

Thanks for reading the feature, guys! I'll try to kick out more journals in between my daily doses of SpongeBob. In the meantime, feel free to let me know what you think of the new journal layout.

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