It's been a long journey, I've seen my art spark to life, die, be reborn, die again, and maybe be reborn again...but this is, regrettably, the end. I've decided to stop updating my devart account, and I'll cite my reasons-

1. Much of my work from this part of my life represents a lot...most of it being stuff that either doesn't really apply i.e. angst art after that breakup two years back, or that I've grown out of i.e. the anthro art that was such a big part of my work for so long. Thus, when I meet new people and want to show off my work, I can't, unless I delete a lot of nice work, most of the originals lost to history. This site isn't reflective of me, at least not all of me. Only a small part of my psyche ever got expressed here.

2. Facebook - I hate to say it, but I'm more at home on facebook than I am here...simply because I don't post much artwork anymore, which leads me to...

3. I don't draw much; most sketching I do now is for cosplay purposes, (which I could post, sure, but I'll find my own site for it. I see no reason to broadcast to the world what silly things I choose to wear in public. It was bad enough when Kristy's stepmom found her facebook account, the one with pictures of me in drag flagged in it)

I'm going to keep everything up, as it was when I left it...consider it a museum or something. Who knows, I may be back...but I may not. My aim name hasn't changed, and I'm on facebook...you'll recognize me if you see me... Missouri State University, Joshua Wilson, with a sketch as the bio pic.

I wish all of you the best, I hope you all will live long and prosper. Please love each other out there...I'm sick of seeing prejudice of any sort...you never know how close to home insulting someone else could really be...your best friend could secretly be gay, your brother might have an unnatural attraction to sheep, you never know.

May you walk on warm sands...
-Josh

Music:
*old performance with edits and mixing*
Tokyo Girls - Like a Fire
DJ Zorro - Cuerpo
John Robinson - Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Dave Rodgers - Make A Movement
Groove Twins - Viva the Night
Mark Foster - Spider-Man

Ben Folds - Late
Scatman John - Scatman
Jet Grind Radio - Everybody Jump Around
M&H Band - Popcorn
Well, Kristy conned me into joining her dance team (which if you don't know, is a para para troupe... go to youtube and search "parapara" to know what that is) and we just got back from our first really big performance. Kristy has been in contact with the con chair of Anime Fest. Wichita since last year, and we got invited to perform at opening ceremonies... We danced in front of probably close to 200 people (which is a big crowd to us), and they were really psyched, clapping along to the beat and cheering, and just being excited. We held a few panels and had a lot of fun. We got to sign autographs!!! I've never had someone come up to me and want a signature (unless they were holding a credit card recipt...in which case, that happens all the time). We got compliments from the other guests (like Piano Squall) and the con staff. The emcee danced with us during our performance, and he seemed genuinely glad that a dance troupe wasn't full of prima donnas who didn't want some strange little man in go-go boots disrupting their serious business. We also got a free hotel room out of the deal, a free Japanese-inspired meal the night before the con (which was awesome!), and a fair amount of attention. I left with some decals for my binders and stuff, an Initial D manpurse to replace my old one that is now retired and missing most of its buttons, and a buttload of awesome memories.

Personally, I think that if this dance team can get that kind of a reaction, that's worth the silliness of the dances we have to do. We earned a nice vacation, and we got it!
The next event is in November at Cos-Con, and I can't wait.

PS, if you live close to Springfield, and want to join, let me know.

Music:
Cake - Shut the F*ck Up
Ishii Yasushi - Vague Drum of Grief
Ben Folds - Battle of Who Could Care Less
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Ishii Yasushii - Strange Victory ~ Lotus Flower Theme
Ben Folds - Kate

Man, it's been one of those weeks...

I took my finals, did pretty well on all of them, if I finish my computer homework, I'm guaranteed a C in everything, and a B in Japanese and A in textiles...so life's pretty good.

In other news, things are rocky for me. I'm under more stress than I can take. My paychecks barely pay the bills (and that's before the usual expenses of food and gas), my friends are stressing me out, and I'm just not feeling myself lately. Meh. Maybe tonight will be better. Kristy and I are going to a nightclub to celebrate my birthday (which was two days ago). yay for me, I'm 21.

Music:
Running in the 90's

1. Name: Joshua Wilson
2. Nickname: ...I don't really have one.
3. Birthday: 5 16 85
4. Place of Birth: Phoenix, AZ
5. Zodiac Sign: Taurus
6. Male or Female: Male
7. Education: High School, Vocational, and working on College
8. Schools you went to: Branson High School, Gibson Technical, and Missouri State University
9. Occupation: ...total dork?
10. Residence: The State of Misery
11. Screen Names: Pnonma, Pianoanime

__Your Appearance___
12. Hair Colour: dark brown
13. Hair Length: shaggy...very shaggy
14. Eye colour: poop brown
15. Best Feature: ...I dunno. Lots of people say my lips or eyes, I guess.
16. height: 5'9"
17. Braces?: nope
18. Glasses?: if goofy John Lennon sunglasses count, yes.
19. Piercing: nope, not my thing
20. Tattoos: Nope
21. Righty or Lefty: Right

___Your 'Firsts'___
22. First best friend: Joseph
23. First Award: Geography Bee School Winner award medal
24. First Sport You Joined: sport? What is this "sport" you speak of
25. First Pet: A puppy whose name I do not recall (I was 1 at the time)
26. First Real Vacation: Gulf Coast for Spring Break '03
27. First Concert: The Pillows
28. First Love: Cassie Jones

___ Favorites___
29. Movie: Spaceballs
30. TV Show: Mythbusters
31. Colour: Blue
32. Rapper: the Beastie Boys
33. Band: Ben Folds Five
34. Song Right Now: Niko - Night of Fire
35. Friend: Kristy
36. Candy: whoppers and raisinets
37. Sport to Play: DDR?
38. Restaurant: George's
39. Favorite brand to wear: Anything that's cheap and fits my personality
40. Store: Wal-Mart
41. School Subject: Japanese
42. Animal: cats and dogs
43. Book: ..... Book? What's that?
44. Magazine: I don't read magazines
45. Shoes: Sneakers, not any particular brand though.

___Currently___
46. Feeling: like crap
47. Single or Taken?: Taken
49. Eating: maybe a burrito later
50. Drinking: water and cheap Dr. Pepper
51. Typing: right here
52. Online?: Obviously
53. Listening To: Really crappy eurobeat that I somehow enjoy
54. Thinking About: too much
55. Wanting To: do a lot of things...
56. Watching: nothing in particular
57. Wearing: boxers

__________Future__________
58. Want Kids?: Maybe, but only once I'm totally settled down
59. Want to be Married: in the future, yes
60. Careers in Mind: I don't know, as long as it makes enough to pay the bills
61. Where do you want to live?: Somewhere nice
62. Car: something that runs and looks nice

__Which is Better With The Opposite Sex___
63. Hair colour: Darker is better, especially dark red
64. Hair length: longer than mine, please
65. Eye colour: any
66. Measurements: not a twig, please
67. Cute or Sexy: Both
68. Lips or Eyes: I find both equally attractive
69. Hugs or Kisses: Both
70. Short or Tall: Short...tall girls scare me just a little.
71. Easygoing or serious: Easygoing
72. Romantic or Spontaneous: A little of both
74. Sensitive or Loud: Sensitive
75. Hook-up or Relationship: Relationship, all the way
77. Trouble Maker or Hesitant One: Troublemaker!!!


___Have you ever______
78. Kissed a Stranger: nope
79. Had Alcohol: yeah, it was gross
80. Smoked: nope
81. Ran Away From Home: No
82. Broken a bone: fractured, yes
85. Broken Someones Heart: yeah
86. Broken Up With Someone: Yes
87. Cried When Someone Died: Yes
88. Cried At School: Every time I've gotten in trouble...

___Do You Believe In___
89. God: yeah
90. Miracles: why not?
91. Love At First sight: maybe
93. Aliens: maybe
94. Soul Mates: Not really, anymore
95. Heaven: sure
96. Hell: sure
98. Kissing on The First Date: I'm too old-fashioned for that
99. Horoscopes: People do tend to fit into horoscopic patterns with their personalities, but the prediction part of it is retarded.

___Answer Truthfully___
100. Is there someone you want but you know you can't have?: Nope. Kristy and I have our moments, but I'm happy.
Ok go do it!!

Music:
random eurobeat on Kristy's computer

UPDATE!!

We spent yesterday making flyers and distributing them everywhere... over 100 printed and put up everywhere. We told the whole building about what happened and warned them about keeping things locked up. We told the police and filed a report. We called apartment security, and we talked to the local scooter clubs.

Today, we went driving on the north side of town looking for somewhere they would have ditched the scooter at if they were just joyriding (this was what the Vespa club recommended).
At Division and 65, we passed a kid going the other way on nothing other than a PINK SCOOTER that looked just like Kristy's, but completely gutted....All the chrome was removed and it was banged up pretty bad.
Kristy did a stuntman-style U-turn, tires squealing and all, and chased them onto 65 and north to Kearney. They got off the highway there and Kristy swerved to get in the turn lane. At the stoplight, she started screaming for him to pull over because she thought the scooter was stolen. He pulled over and he said that friends of his got it in a "trade" but that they have been known for petty theft and break-ins. Kristy checked her ignition key, and it worked...the police ran the VIN, and it matched. (Kristy is very scary when she's mad....OMG o_o;; ) The cops took the kid with them to track down their buddies...He was so nice, and he cooperated without any hassle...I hope he gets in with a better crowd and isn't involved in any of their dealings.

SOOOO.......

After 48 hours of searching, of Kristy being so horribly upset, we recovered the scooter with no problems whatsoever.

Literally half the building came out when we drove it back home. Creepy lady across the hall came out and in her usual catterwaul exclaimed "YOU GOT YER SCOOOOOOTER BACK!!!!!"...the guys from the 3rd floor on the other side of the building screamed from his balcony something about us locking the scooter up to the mailboxes so they'll get caught for mail tampering if they try again. The nice couple with the baby named Phoenix from next door walked out while doing their laundry and were very excited for us. It was a nice homecoming for that little scooter, but here's the damages.

Missing rearview mirrors
Chrome badges and logos removed
Muffler chrome removed
Seat broken and part of seat with lock broken off and leather torn
Ignition hotwired and bypass switch installed
over 100 miles added to the odometer (not bad for 48 hours)
front fender ripped off
trunk missing
vinyl graphics torn off
Backrest for second passenger removed
Gas cap ruined
Broken handlebar lock
All parts are scuffed up, but operable

There may be more, but at least it was still drivable.... We're leaving it in a friend's garage till we can assess the damages and ask for replacement parts. At least it was only cosmetic damage.
So yeah, since the scooter's worth more than $1000, it's considered Grand Theft Auto for stealing it....I hope those kids don't think life is like the game, 'cause being "busted" will be much more tedious than waiting for the next screen to load.


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Music:
Tsuneo Imahori - Vash's Theme

This has been one of those days....

For the last month or so, Kristy and I have been looking for alternate transportation since we have one car between us. We've been everywhere we can think of for cheap rides to and from where we need to go. We ended up deciding on getting a scooter (as my previous journal entries attest).... However, I wasn't sure about paying thousands of dollars on something I can't yet ride, so I decided to let Kristy pick out one she wanted, and we'd pay it off together, kind of as an early anniversary present.

She found the perfect scooter, bright pink and with the speed of a motorcycle....very nice. Well, no more than 48 hours after I signed the 2500 dollar loan to get it to her and got it delivered, it was STOLEN FROM OUR PARKING LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, that's right, stolen. She only got to drive it once in that time....and now it's gone. Thankfully, it's really, REALLY distinctive. It's a 150cc Diamo Retro (www.diamousa.com) in pink, with a trunk attatchment and white and blue racing stripes down the left side. It's the only pink scooter in town, and the retro ones (they look like smoothed-out vespas) aren't very popular lately.
We have the keys, and we have all the paperwork...In addition, the battery is faulty (hence why Kristy only drove it once). So, that means that since they stole it, they can't do much with it. In addition, the handlebars were locked...this means that they can only turn in circles to the left....not very effective in Springfield.

But yeah, if anyone in Southwest Missouri sees a pink retro-style scooter, don't hesitate to call the cops. The only dealer who would have one only sold one this entire year, and it was to us.

Other than that, life is decent. Work is....work. Life is....life.