We are the only ones right now
that are celebrating,
And we are joining hands right now...

We are the only ones right now
that are suffocating,
We are the dying ones right now...

As the water grinds the stone
we will rise and fall...
When our ashes turn to dust,
we will shine like stars...








(Lyrics from the song "Bullet" by Covenant)

Whoa... I must have dozed off...

...for over 4 weeks...

...never to check in and say hello...

...but the important thing is that I'm here now, right?

...uh, right?

Domo-kun says: "HelloSamurai fails."


Well, in any case, the present moment is all we have, so I may as well live in it. This past month wasn't quite as productive (school-wise) as I would have hoped, but I have more momentum than I did previously. I did not, however, take a Spring Break from my art, and I'm happy to report that my photography has only improved, with more of a focus on macro (I finished my macro book, have done almost all the assignments, and... hehehe, even found the author here on dA [forgot the name, sorry]). Get ready for the greatest photo dump you've ever seen! Uh, from me, that is...

In other art news, my music composition has really improved, enough so that I want to share it with the world! Sometime this month, I'll post my favorite songs here, and you can enjoy them! Woot!

In the greatest news in months, I GOT A NINTENDO Wii!!!!
Naw, I didn't get Brawl, but I will. I entered a Mii contest, and have to check the results today or tomorrow... I doubt I won, but that's okay.

Hehe, I hope everyone was able to catch the April Fools' Mudkip prank, which was hilarious...

And umm, hey, what do you know... I got's me over 2K pageviews! (I ****ing missed it?!?! No way!) Whoever got it, umm, and knows they got it... I'll write a poem for you.

Uhh, that's all. Time for a photographic ASSAULT!! Kamikaze!!!!!!1one

Bwahahaha,
HelloSamurai

I had a wonderful birthday week (yes, it lasted a long time), made even more wonderful thanks especially to Poo7878, DJ-Smexy, and all my friends who were able to comment (sorry, Deux-ex-Letum, you'll have to wish me a belated birthday, lol).

From my mom and dad, I got a tripod for my camera, and a book that I've read a bunch at Borders called The Tao of Photography, with the tagline "Seeing beyond Seeing", I think... With those two gifts, I can't help but improve my work!

But all things are impermanent, and we must move on. I'm sorry to say that I'll be rather absent this month, because I'm arming myself, strapping on the tactical vest, and charging hell-bent into a full month of cram school, in order to finish most of my schoolwork in a very short time. I'll check into dA perhaps once a week, but can't promise any more than that. Good news is, on the other side of that coin, I'll have a lot of time to devote to dA in late April and May.

Here's to a productive year!

HelloSamurai loves you!

Domo-kun says: "w00t!"

Yup yup, I'm one year older now! w00t for birthdays!

And my birthday present to all of YOU, my best of artist friends, is my batch of long overdue photos from the Tibetan monk tour that I was asked to take pictures for. When the photos are on the host's website, I'll provide a link to it.

I want to thank all of you for your support over the last eight months. Such a great community of like-minded people to be a part of is the gift that keeps on giving! (er... as long as I'm on logged on... )

Let's party, w0000t!!!!!!1


Domo-kun says: "Yeeeaaaaa! Fiesta! Oops-- I mean, Otanjoubi omedetou, HelloSamurai!"

P.S. My age is on my profile.

Ohhh, and here's something fun. A tag... what a surprise. lol, jk SirFiNiX!

1)What's the first TV show/movie you ever remember watching?
Star Wars

2)What was the last show/movie you watched?
The Abyss

3)What was the difference between those two shows/movies?
One is sci-fi in space, and one is sci-fi underwater.

4)Which do you like better?
Star Wars, naturally, but The Abyss was really cool.

5) Have you ever had a crush on a movie/show character who was not a cartoon?
Naw. (lolz) >.>

6)Have you ever had a crush on a character who was drawn like a cartoon or anime or manga, etc?
Dang it! I can't remember, but I think it was a Square Enix character...

7) Are you crushing on any animated stars currently?
Not at all.

8) If you had to become animated right now, what show would you choose to star in?
Love Hina (Bwahahahaha jk!)
...no, but seriously?... Rurouni Kenshin

9)What real people show would you star in?
Star Wars (yes, I am a geek)

10) Tag at least 3 people to do this journal meme!
:iconTAKE_IT_IF_YOU_WANT_TO:

Amendment: THANK YOU POO7878! You are a most wonderful, thoughtful person!

Poo7878, as she promised, made me the coolest picture EVAR for my birthday! [link]
Look at it and it!

Umm, really sorry that I kinda disappeared, especially after promising some Tibetan mandala images... well, I've been busy, and will be busy until Wednesday, which happens to be my birthday! w00t!

So bye until then.

HelloSamurai_