Let's get to 15,000 Page Views! This time I will do a Kiriban, so whoever is the first to get to see that I reach 15,000, let me know! I shall draw something for you!

Updates are in a bold Update! in case you're interested. F%&#ng laptop...I orignally wrote all the updates...twice now! It keeps reloading this page for some sadistic reason, thus erasing all the I wrote! Argh! And they say technology makes life easier? I don't think so!

Aloha!

I am finally done with the semester. Yesterday was my last day. Finals were nightmares and I honestly believe that I did rather horribly on my "Traditional Grammar & Usage" exam, thanks to my professor (who made it extremely hard). I took this grammar class because I want to go into JET, so it would be good for me to learn all the grammar rules. As an English major, I have no problem with my own native language but let me tell you this: the actual rules for proper English are pretty tough. It had me thinking, "Wow...I really do not know a lot about my own native language!" How sad!

There is graduation tommorow at my university. I have quite a few friends graduating. In a way, it makes me kind of sad to think about graduation because I was supposed to have graduated this semester. Last year my advisor updated my degree plan to a more recent one, so that added a lot of extra classes. I only have 6 more classes to go, so I am planning on going to summer school, that way I can have an easy last semester this upcoming fall. I shall be graduating this December with a degree in English (I also minor in History). I can't wait. The thought of never having to do a research paper again makes me smile. That is all I did this semester: research paper after research paper after research paper. It was enough to drive me bleedin' mad!

Update! Some of you know that I want to submit my original character artwork, specifically character profiles. These OC's are from the same story as Fernanda, who's in my "Thanks for 14,000 and 12,345 Page Views" artwork. Thing is, I have always been wary of submitting originals, due to the prevalence of art thieves everywhere. I have seen two cases where people here on DA seemed to use my design of Estrellita (my OC in the "Thanks for 11,111 Page Views" artwork), mainly her outfit (except the colors were changed). It's not just me. I've seen people here on DA that seem to copy other artist's exact style & copy their designs. It's ridiculous. And this is just on DA! Imagine what else is going on at other sites on the Net. I won't allow it! It made me come to a solution to the problem: I'm getting my artwork officially copyrighted, by the U.S. Government. I'm ordering a copyright kit to protect my story's title and artwork and all character designs. I don't care if my work will be popular or not. They are my original designs that I've worked hard on, for years. I do not want some pathetic person to steal my ideas and designs, so yes...my original work is going to be officially copyrighted. (Which means, if I catch somebody using my ideas or designs, I can sue their ass off.) Once I get my work copyrighted, I'll put them in my gallery. I suppose for now I'll just work on fan artwork. It's going to be a while before I submit my originals again. I actually have to draw out all profiles & then send the copies into the US Copyright. After they have been copyrighted then I will submit the art. I wish I didn't have to do this but there are a lot of liars and theives on the Internet (and even here on DA).

It is rather gloomy outside. There are what I call "sinus clouds" outside. I call them that because I am one of those people who can feel the barometric pressure, so when those white-grey clouds come in, I get sinus really bad. So right now I'm semi-grumpy with the worse sinus migraine in the world. Oh yes, I am "allergic" to clouds. Great. At least it can do is rain. I figure: If it's going to be cloud, rain. Please...rain. We need it over here (where I live). It hasn't rained in months.

The human body is odd sometimes. There are times I wonder why my body complains. Right now I am in total pain because a few days ago, my left shoulder and left side of my neck began to feel incredibly sore. I cannot even touch it lightly, it hurts that bad and it feels swollen inside. I can hardly raise my left hand because if I do, my left shoulder and neck shoots agony inside. Bloody hell, I don't know what's up with that. Why would I wake up and suddenly have this nightmare? Not only that, my left thigh (right above my knee) feels sore and my right hip feels sore and the inside part of my arm (opposite side of the elbows) are sore. That did it! Enough is enough. I tell my body to stop complaining. They say pain is a indicator that something is wrong with your body...well, I know nothing is wrong so it need to cut it out this instant. *Sighs* Who knows what's wrong with me. I just hope it goes away as soon as possible. Not even Ibuprofin and Arnica helps. Darn human body...sometimes I just don't get it.

Update! My pain was horrible last week. Last Thursday it got to the point where I could not move my head at all & all my joints were in agony, so much that I could not even walk. I thought, "Damn it all! Is this how it is going to feel when I get old?" I went to the doctor last Friday. I suggested that it was glands or lymph nodes. He couldn't feel through my swollen neck & shoulder. He even thought it was odd. He prescribed a muscle relaxer & a pain killer...Vicadin? Vicodine? How is it spelled? I call them "Dr.House pills" (for those of you who watch the tv show House, then you know why I call them that). He took a blood test too. The pills definitely helped. The pain and swelling went away. The meds made me sleep all day and night. So that's what I did for the past few days: sleep 24/7 (or so it seemed). I'm sick of sleeping! My entire jaw and teeth hurt like hell, but that's because I probably was clenching my teeth as I slept (since I could only sleep on my back, which made me stiff as hell). The pain and swelling are gone now (except my right knee is still giving me problems). I had to stop taking meds the yesterday because they gave me an ugly allergic reaction: I got rashes all over my hands and feet. It's so horrible. It's gone down a little bit, buy still....talk about adding insult to injury. :-p So, who knows what was wrong with me last week. Not even the doctor knew. I got my blood test results back & nothing was out of the ordinary (except I had more white blood cells than usual, but that's not bad). Darn body!

I can't wait until the Olympics this August. I have been waiting 4 patient years. I'm very excited for it. It's too bad some people want to boycott the Olympics just because it will be in China. It's not the Olympic Commitee's fault that it is in China and that some parts of China are treating people meanly (such as the Tibet people). I'll never boycott watching the Olympics. Those athletes need the support. They train really hard.

Update! How about those Lakers? Los Angeles Lakers are awesome. I've been a fan of the Lakers since day one...all my life. They are doing awesome. I know they are going to make it to the Final Playoffs. I've won a couple of bets on my team as well. Never underestimate the power and skill of the Los Angeles Lakers. Does anybody else have a favourite basketball team?

Oh, by the way...you know how there is a Shoutboard? Well I added a lot of stuff in there, so you can see what I look like & other interests of mine. It was fun.

Can you guess what the title of my journal entry is from? Update! Two of you guessed it! That's awesome.

Does anybody here watch LOST? It's on tonight...I cannot wait. I absolutely love that show. Update The season finale is on next Thursday. Two hours of Lost! I cannot wait! It's been so crazy so far. I wonder what's going to happen. A week and one more day until the Finale! It is the best tv show in existence.

~*Love, Light, and Happiness*~
~*~*J.E.McNeese*~*~