You know how how those run-of-the-mill fangirl posts go. They just go on and on about how hot the guy is and how they're gonna marry him and stuff like that.
This is not going to be one of those.
I've been planning this post since la...
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I was skimming through my copy of the Azumanga Daioh omnibus just now and I noticed something. In just about every one of Chiyo's speech bubbles, the text is formatted in a different font. At first, it's the same font as everyone else's speech bubbles, but after the "special" where the girls find the abandoned kitty, the font that Chiyo's speech bubbles are formatted in looks more intense than the others. Does anyone know why this is?
Here were my 2013 goals centered around theO. Which did I accomplish? Read to find out.
1. Draw more. I want to get in at least one picture per month. That way, I can do an end-of-the-year art meme. I think this goal is going to have a lot of sub-goals.
Mission accomplished! I just need to slap together that meme.
1-A. Draw fan art from series that I've never drawn from before. Self explanatory.
Done!
1-B. Practice drawing my characters. They need some development.
I got in some practice, but there's room for improvement.
1-C. Enter more Challenges. This year, there weren't a lot of Challenges that I was interested in. Heck, there weren't a lot of Challenges, period.
Need I say more?
2. Start my web comic. It's going to be about me and my OCs. There will be much craziness. This goal can be broken down further.
I think my inspiration for this particular web comic kind of died out. But I do want to make SOME kind of comic.
2-A. Learn to use my tablet. I want this comic to be as computer-centered as possible.
I LOVE MY TABLET! I think I'm getting better using it.
2-B. Learn to use Manga Studio. I've had it for quite some time, but never figured it out. And when I mean "quite some time", I mean the version I have is no longer current.
News flash: I have the current version. It is amazing. It makes SO much more sense than the older version I had. And I think I'm getting a pretty good handle on it.
3. Crack the Fan Art Top 25. Yeah, like that'll happen.
I cracked two of them! Wow. I know my time on the 1 Month one was short, but I did it.
4. Buy a scanner. I don't want to have to go to my parents' to scan anymore. It's a waste of gas to drive just for that purpose. I'll have to do a lot of shopping. Large scanners are expensive.
Didn't make this goal. I need to save up more. Especially since I have my eyes on a different one than before.
5. Write more. Poor "Rebels" is neglected. "Survival Instincts" needs an update. I have to figure out what else to add to my library as well.
I posted a bunch of new stuff. Still need to work on my multi-chapter stories more.
6. Make a wallpaper. I know the Wallpaper section is kind of dead. But I want to try my hand at one anyway.
Didn't do that either. And I apologize to Anime Galleries. It was Anime Stocks that infected my computer. Note to self: If a message comes up saying that you need to update something, CLOSE YOUR BROWSER IMMEDIATELY! Then scan for viruses EVERYWHERE!
7. Do my voice meme. It's still open. Ask me anything, so long as it's appropriate.
Done! Click meh. Almost done with the drawings I owe people, too.
8. Start a Challenge. I have SO many ideas. I just can't think of any of them when I get on theO.
I never actually did that. I just have too many ideas to pick from. And it doesn't help that I want to enter every Challenge that I come up with.
So that was 2013. All my incomplete goals automatically carry over to 2014 because I can't think of any new ones. Except maybe to use this World for more anime-ish things. And cosplay and post pictures of that.
I'd like to announce my idea for a new feature on K.A.A.M.P.! It's called Otakuite of the Month (OotM), and I need YOUR help to make it work. Either PM me or leave a comment about who you want to be the Otakuite of the Month. You can nominate as many people as you want. The one who gets the most nominations will be the Otakuite of the Month for January 2014. But here's the catch-- you can't vote for yourself.
So, what does the OotM get besides that fancy title? Well, I'm going to feature the Otakuite's Fan Works on this World. Not only that, I will PM the lucky winner and invite them to a private Chat interview.
Nominations go to the end of the month, so pick some friends to honor now! The winner will be announced next year (which is only a few days away).
Edit: I'm refreshing this post so more people can see it. So far there are five different nominees, each with one vote. This might mean that I have to pick at random. Also, I'd like to give a shout-out to the anonymous person who PMed me literally just minutes after I posted this up.
I hope this works. I uploaded my voice meme to Google Drive. Here is the link. I'm afraid you'll have to download it in order to listen to it. Also, the file is kind of big. If, for some reason, you can't hear it, let me know and I'll do my best to fix the problem.
You can listen to my songs on my Tumblr page. Let me know if you run into any problems playing them.
Below are the questioners. Check the comments if you want to see the answers to their own questions.
MangaKid's Questions
1. YES Can you Please play us a song on your guitar!?!
2. How long have you been into anime/manga?
3. Do you have an awesome dream?
4. Have you been in love?
5. Favourite food?
6. Where do you want to be this very moment?
7. What does being an Otaku mean to you?
Allie Elric's Questions
1. Anyone you look up to?
2. What music do you listen to?
3. Have you written or composed songs?
4. What are your musical influences?
5. How do you stay healthy?
6. Who would you like to switch lives with, fictional or not?
7. Your favorite song to play?
8. Hardest song to learn?
9. Why did you pick guitar?
10. How did you come up with your username?
11. What would you change your username to?
12. What anime/manga do you like?
13. Anything you wish to improve on, art-related?
14. Your first anime?
15. Would you rather talk on the phone or text?
16. Do you like snow?
17. What is the strangest food you ever eaten?
18. Help me figure out your guilty pleasure.
19. What non-anime shows do you watch?
20. What fun fact do you know that others may not?
21. What is it you want to buy but can't?
22. Favorite video/comedian?
23. What is something people don't know about you?
24. What creeps you out?
25. How do you conquer life?
alphonse13's Questions
1. Do you remember how you found theOtaku.com?
2. Do you prefer to watch anime or read Manga?
3. Do you like History?
4. What was your best and worst subjects in school?
5. Ever give a pet a unique or odd name?
6. Do you have any piercings?
7. Do you like your voice?
8. Do you like Tea?
9. Do you have any siblings?
10. Do you have any irrational fears?
11. Would you rather vacation somewhere warm or cold?
12. Do you collect anything?
13. What's the worst job you've ever had?
14. Do you get along with your relatives?
15. Can you cook?
16. What time do you usually wake up at in the morning?
17. Do you eat a lot of junk food?
18. Do you remember where your first kiss was?
19. Do you have any Tattoos?
20. Do you have a role model?
elricbrothersfan's Questions
1. One item you can't live without?
2. Favorite vacation spot?
3. Least favorite food?
4. Best and worst birthday presents?
5. If you could time travel, when would you go and why?
6. Favorite catchphrase?
7. What color are your eyes?
8. Least favorite question, either out of mine or out of all the questions you were asked?
Moka's Questions
1. When did you discover anime?
2. Can I come over? :D
3. Would you ever give someone the Rejection Hotline number?
4. Can you list all of the things Timmy Turner turns Vicky into in the Fairly Oddparent's theme song?
5. What annoys you the most?
6. Have you ever had to reject someone?
7. Are you really tall?
8. Would you please sing us a song?
9. Have you ever woken up, like, 5 minutes before you needed to? (Ugh. Hate that.)
Klassic's Questions
1. When did you start drawing?
2. What is your favorite anime?
3. Have you gone on a fun vacation/vacations?
4. What do you think of me?
5. What's your favorite musical instrument?
6. Your favorite movie and/or TV show?
7. Corny I know but what's your favorite color?
8. Favorite style of art/drawing?
9. What type of music do you like?
10. What do you look for in a friend?
11. What kind of food do you like?
pandaman's Questions
1. Do you have a job?
2. Weirdest combination of food that you've eaten.
3. One of the things that people do that you think are awkward.
4. Ever have any one fell for your prank twice?
5. How did you know about FMA?
kita mikichi's Questions
1. How do you pronounce the names in "Rebels of Aadau"?
izuzu15's Questions
1. If you could invent any mechanical or electric or any sort of device, what would it be??? What type of thing? What would it be able to do?
2. What do you think a manga cover should have?
3. Which do you like better, desktop or laptop???
gerychan's Questions
1. how would be your life without anime and manga?
2. what do you think about yourself?
3. do you like chess?
4. who's your favorite color?
5. do you judge people by their aparence ?
6. what do you like to change in your life?
