As it is now common that dA has been spammed by virus-infected messages, I'd ask you a favor:

CHANGE YOUR DA PASSWORD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Irrespecitve of your having clicked the virus link or not, change it anyway. ( And you won't be bothered with remembering whether or not you clicked one )
It is the fastest way to protect the community with the least cost.

And, once you have changed your password, NEVER click the link on a templated message shown below:

- [ A greeting ], [ insert a phrase to draw your attention ]. [A LINK]

Remember, you shouldn't easily click on an attention-drawing link. Especially when the phrase sounds abstract like "this is very funny, check it out", it will be most likely virus infected. Unfortunately there are vicious people out there, so beware. Your careless click would completely devastate a community where conscientious people just want to encourage and improve one another.

Thank you for your attention. And another thanks for your support.

My song:
Title: Itsumademo
Lyrics/Music/Arrangement by Getty C. Knight
Song by Software VOCALOID Miku Hatsune
Direct link: [Istumademo mp3]
With Japanese lyrics and description: [Istumademo with Japanese lyrics and description]
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

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I'm supposed to be releasing something around now, for it's been one month since I posted the last work.
Truth is, that I haven't even started new one.

That doesn't mean I've been idle. I was working on something different.
A song.

I'm an engineer, as some of you know. An engineer who loves anime styled painting. But I have another interest...music composition. I used to compose original music, and even took a role of music/SE when four of us got together several years ago to make a free jan-ken game.

Lately, a commercial software has been released, which gave an impact on Japanese amateur computer music world. VOCALOID Miku Hatsune, developed by [CRYPTON FUTURE], is basically software synthesizer, but it lets our computers sing as if a real female vocalist did.
I wasn't interested in it at first, but then I was incited by a friend of mine who said that I could do something with it. I had a song without the vocal part and hence kept unfinished, so I got determined to buy one and re-make it with the software.

Here is the result.

Title: Itsumademo
Lyrics/Music/Arrangement by Getty C. Knight
Song by Software VOCALOID Miku Hatsune

Direct link: [Istumademo mp3]
With Japanese lyrics and description: [Istumademo with Japanese lyrics and description]
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

I know most of you may not understand the Japanese lyrics, but y'know, I just wanted to prove that I hadn't been lazy.

I'll try to inspire myself to start a new picture, so please give me some more time.

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Late happy new year to all of you!

I had been working till 29th Dec, then got into the holidays. I worked on my latest picture a bit, then got back home.
Instead of going to Hatsu-moude, the very first going to temples/shrines for wishing good year, I had replaced the HDD on my dad's PC and moved the FDD to 5' bay. I also went to my granpa's grave. I watched the Rice Bowl on TV, which was fun. Then I had my driver's lisence updated, with my car inspection finished and broken clutch hose fixed with which I was stuck in the traffic stream in December and I was so embarrassed. I believe now everything's clear. Clean slate. ( Except that I still have to have the engine oil and differential gear oil replaced )

I hope I'm going to have less troubles in 2007. XD
I hope you guys have a good year too!

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Today I'm going back to my apartment after I have English lessons.


New year doodle done on PDA(SHARP SL-C3100 Zaurus) with CloverPaint

I've been pretty much inactive.

The artistic block I got after I finished Feel at ease, has yet kept me unable to do anything creative, though now it's not as bad as one month ago. At least now I feel like drawing something.

I'll need a little more energy and emotion to get the engine started, which will take a bit more time, but I think eventually I'm going to be okay. Meanwhile, I'd want to show you some doodles--as some of you know, doodles I did on train. These are just doodles, but maybe they can be a proof that I've been trying to stimulate myself.

These are kind of fanart ( fan doodles? fan practice? anyways ) , that is, there's the original manga. "Kijitora neko no Koume-san", Kijitora-cat Koume, by Natsumi Hoshino, is the one. The manga is not really major, but so heartwarming that I've pretty much fallen in love with it. ( I love Koume-san~~ XD I wish I had such a pretty cat! )

All done while I'm on train, using a PDA ( SHARP SL-C3100 Zaurus ) and a painting software ( CloverPaint ) .

Koume-san delighted


Koume-san in a bad mood


Koume-san watching Okaasan putting on makeup


Koume-san and Okaasan looking up something



I'm glad if you enjoyed them.


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Random quiz.
How would you call this relationship: Your mother's only-sister's husband's sister-in-law?

Happy birthday to dA!
The new layout isn't bad at all. Though when I check dA journals on my PDA using 480 x 640 vertical mode I have to shrink the size of fonts and layout to fit the page to the screen, which I didn't have to with previous layout, it's still OK.

I also had my one year anniversary as did, though it was almost two months ago.
Thanks to wonderful people and friends here, this one year has been the best in my life.
I wouldn't have been improved so drastically if I hadn't met you guys. Thank you.

My training's going on and on.
Daily doodling, image training, sharpening up artistic sensibility...maybe thinking about my age, I was a bit late to start. But you know, better late than never.
So young people...you think you are untalented? Well I AM. But only making efforts can bring a person to this certain level, "good enough", if not excellent. I am the living evidence, so don't be desperate.
And the younger, the more flexible. You have more chances. Never stop trying.

I've just got into the Obon holidays. I'll visit my granpa's grave, as I did it last year.
Also, I'm planning to visit "Figure museum" sponsored by Kaiyodo, a famous figure company, though I'm not completely determined. ( The museum might be closed in Obon season )

Lately it's been darn hot in Japan. Moreover, the place I live was almost struck by a typhoon, which was suddenly diverted like last year and hit Kanto area ( places around Tokyo ), so I was OK. But it's strange that it's just the 7th typhoon and we're in the middle of August, yet it hit Japan. How many will we have this year? Will it be a new record breaking the last year's? I hope not.


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Uh?
The answer of the quiz?


Your mother.