Odd title seeing how I haven't posted a journal since January. But those who keep a good tab on me know I haven't been that inactive. I've had a busy summer and stuff. My excuse?

Marching Band!

God, I love marching, thus I put a lot of my focus into it. So I don't have time to write or draw. I didn't have a very good season this year (My director is in over his head in the competition, there's no discipline, and we didn't place good in any compitition because of it), it's very upsetting. Last year was so much better. I'll be an upperclassmen and hopefully section leader, so maybe I can make some changes. I have a good feeling about next year mainly because my band's going to Pasadena, California for the Tournament of Roses Parade! I can't wait!

I feel like I'm growing up though, it's been a rough year. My kitten Murphy ran away and I was so devastated, it took forever to heal, and even now I try to forget he ever existed because it's just too hard. My Grandma's been to the hospital which brought a scare, she's okay now. My grades began to drop and now all my parents care about is my academics, that's all that matters to them. There's a lot of personal responsibilities with promised request and designs by friends. It's tough but I fell like I'm growing up because of it.

Art

I've been getting better drawing wise, I'm still practicing though. I've been doing a lot of sketches and ever since the scanner has come into my life, it's a quicker process to upload things. I haven't worked on Photoshop in a while but I've been glancing over tutorials so I can hopefully have better pieces of work. I want to try coloring without linearts and see how that goes. I've got a whole lot of pics to still upload, most of them are going to be sketches but I'll color them eventually.

Writing

It hasn't been good since my Marching hiatus. I need to find the time and motivation to write and then I'll get on a good step. I still don't know if I should continue the Lost Age, I want to and I feel guilty not doing so.I need to find my old plot outline and I'll feel comfortable with continuing.I also need to get into the Avatar phase again, hopefully the new movie sparks that.

As for my Twilight fanfiction. It's still going on, I haven't updated in four months but that was the hiatus. I know what the plot calls for but I need some inspiration. Though I'm on the second season I feel like stopping it there because I can't really make anything interesting out of the third season and I don't know how to end it. I also kinda don't like Twilight any more and I will start ranting if I let myself keep talking about it.

I've been having some Naruto fanfictions in mind. Tell me what you think of them:

Split: This one is kinda weird... Takes place right after the Pain Invasion ARC. With Sasuke at his breaking point, Madara uses a special jutsu on him that splits his good and his bad characteristics into two respective beings to better his plans. While the evil Sasuke pursues the Kage Summit with a speculative Taka, the good one must escape his confinement and stop the other as well as seek out his truest desire for his home in Konoha. Can he stop himself from leading a destructive path now that his eyes are free from hatred? Can he convince and win back the trust from his old friends in time of need? Introducing the most literal way to have internal conflict externally.

Obligations: [KakaRin] Ever since Obito's death, Rin's been torn with a grief and guilt that shakes her to the core. The same is for Kakashi but the promise he made to Obito keeps him strong as he vows to protect Rin with his life. Yet protecting the girl Obito was in love with becomes much more difficult as his own indifferent feelings towards her grow. As the obligation brings about Kakashi's over-protective nature. He could have to face being responsible for her demise.

Toward the Sun: [NaruHina] This fic is based off of Kishimoto's original idea to have Hinata be just a royal heiress, not a ninja. Uzumaki Naruto is the village prankster but an encounter with the Hyuuga heiress brings a friendship he will only know to her. He will find through his travels with team 7 that the village becomes more important when you're fighting for a special someone in it. <-- This fallows the same story line but she's just a villager. It's funny how Naruina would probably be canon by now if this were the case seeing how in order to include her as a character it would require her to react with Naruto more. That's basically what I'm proving in a way that I hope is realistic.

Series

I love Naruto So much right now... especially the anime.

I'm really into Shugo Chara right now! It's a nice dose of Soujo for me. Today I also watched Ghost Hunt and I like it. I stopped Bleach because I'm tired of new faces.


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I hope to really please you guys with my upcoming work. That's my goal. Thank you to my watchers for being so supportive.

~Kitsoa