Dawna

Oh yeah! I forgot! I was introducing all the characters from the story I'm writing (I'm still debating the title, but it's the one with each of the Magic Folk). So, I introduced all the Magic Folk, but I forgot to introduce Dawna. Yes, it's like Donna, but spelled different. More like the "dawn." She's a human from our lovely planet. She teams up with all the magic kids that got dragged here since she knows this world and they don't. Oh yeah. She's blind too. I thought it would be interesting to write stuff from the point of view who couldn't see, because then you'd have to use all your other senses. An interesting challenge.

Not the greatest picture. As usual.
Oh yeah. The other main characters in the book:
Strongheart, the dragon I introduced earlier.
And then there's Frostfall, the unicorn responsible for collecting all these people.
And later on, they have another human join their group: Nora. She's gonna be a typical teenager. Unlike us, who are not typical teenagers. We're incredibly odd teenagers. (GASP! I'M 19 YEARS OLD! HOW CAN I BE THAT OLD?!?!?!?!?! I'm almost NOT a teenager anymore!!)
So, there's everyone.

+ Anima

So, it's my birthday today, so I'm not going to complain on the blog today. I have a whole list of stuff to complain about, but I'll do something different instead. I don't want to get mad about stuff on my birthday. And it's been a cool day already! Dad and I just got back from Reno a few hours ago. Mom never wants to go up with us.
So, I'll talk about + Anima (Plus Anima). It's something Ellen recommended to me in an attempt to get me to read manga. I don't know too many manga. I used to read some of the old Pokemon ones. Then Ellen showed me a manga website so I started reading the Zelda comics, which are pretty cool. And then she had me read +Anima, which I ended up LOVING!!! So, I'll talk about it, I guess. +Anima are people who have animal powers. In times of danger, sometimes an animal will lend a human their Anima. So, +Anima follows the travels of four +Anima.
Go read +Anima!!! Part of it (not all) is on that one manga website. I had to buy them myself!
There's Cooro, who's the main character (pretty much). And no matter what Ellen says, Cooro acts almost EXACTLY like Ellen! Cooro has a crow anima. He can get crow wings whenever he needs them.
Then there's Husky. He's hard to ge to know, but he's a good guy. He has a fish anima, but he looks like a girl and a lot of people think he's a girl. It drives him nuts. Especially since his anima makes him look like a mermaid.
Senri has a bear anima. He can get a bear arm when he needs it. Due to a... problem in his past, Senri doesn't speak much and has a hard time remembering some things.
And finally there's Nana. She has a bat anima, so can get bat wings and ears. And she acts pretty girly. Well, she is a girl.
Here's some pictures.
Cooro:

Here's the one page that reminds me of Ellen:
Husky:


And the whole group:

And this is a silly comic I drew. Even thought Nana's a bat +Anima, she's afraid of the dark because of a traumatic experience she suffered. So, here's my silly comic. I hope it's big enough to read.

Shayden

At last! The final of the Magic-Folk from Magic-Earth. This is the most mysterious of all the species. A Shayden. They're sort of a mix between a mage and the rest of the Magic-Folk. They have general elemental magic, but it's not as powerful as that of the other Magic-Folk. But they can do a lot of other stuff, including shape-shifting. No one really knows the extent of their powers. It sort of varies from person to person. I said something about them earlier. And also about the Nazuth-the Shayden's horses. There are different types of Nazuth with different powers. I talked about them already, right? Well, some of them are like spiders, with claws and poisonous fangs that can spit webs. Others can grow bat wings. Some can turn themselves and their rider invisible. Some can turn themselves and their rider into moving skeletons, making them invulnerable. Those are the four I've created so far. THe Nazuth are sacred to the Shaydens.
The Shaydens are very reclusive, not mixing with outsiders much. Even thought they're called "dark mages," they're not evil. They're just described as having dark magic because it's so unknown. And they do some things that not all mages approve of.

So, this is Shiar. Yes, the picture is crooked. She's really quiet and rarely says anything unless it's important. Most Shaydens are like that with outsiders. Her favorite shapes are a raven. owl, and black wolf.

Aboree

Next installment in the Magic Folk series. Aborees. I stole the word from "Aborigines." The natives of Australia. Not all Aborees live in Australia, but some of them do. They tend to live in deserts. They have earth magic. Rock, metal, geology stuff. Some are better at some things than others. Some Aborees are better at metal working, some are good with earthquakes or stone. So, there's a few sub-groups, I guess. And some Aborees are good at all three.

This is Terra. She has equal skill in all the different types of earth magic. Terra, obviously a word relating to the earth. See, THIS is how the name TERRA should be spelled, not TARA. TARA is pronounced TAH-RAH. Not TEAR-UH. Very clearly, Terra is pronounced this way, not TARA. Don't call me Terra. My name is Tara. Yeah, I named her Terra so people would get the idea that this is how Terra should be spelled. Huff huff. Okay. I'm clam. There's nothing wrong with Terra. I just get annoyed when people call me Terra all the time. This Terra is a lot calmer than I am. She's pretty calm. And she has a pet lioness! Her name is Sobeka. I think I mentioned something about Sobeka earlier. I want a pet lion.
Oh yeah. Aborees have tattoos. All Aborees have one tattoo when they're a kid, and when they become an adult, they get more. It's sort of a coming of age thing. And their tattoo ink is much cooler than ours. Terra's tattoo is a sun. It's on her cheek-a spiral with beams coming off of it, and one long beam coming down along her jaw. PS, my dad gots tattoos.

Bay Meadows

So, this is one of the things that makes me really mad.
There used to be a horse racetrack near my house: Bay Meadows. It would have really nice events on Halloween and everything for kids. The center of the track (a filed with a really nice pond) was opened up with all sorts of games and activities and bounce houses or haunted houses for Halloween. Sea Biscuit raced there. It's really old with lots of history.
And those *%$#*@#$%&*#*# developers tore it down! To make condos or whatever they do even though there's a ton of those freaking huge ugly buildings around already. It's gonna be disgustingly ugly and it will increase the traffic. Not to mention they cheated. They had a petition for people to sign if they wanted to save Bay Meadows. So the bad guys started one and lied to everyone who signed it. They told people that their list was to save Bay Meadows. So everyone who wanted to save it signed the wrong petition! I want to murder them!!!
And this is what made me FURIOUS. They tore the building down. Now there's a huge ugly lot of scrap metal-rusty rods, piles of cement rocks and chips of plaster or whatever it is. And they RAN OUT OF MONEY. So they tore the building down after cheating to get it, and now they're just going to leave that pile of garbage out there! Now we have to stare at that ugly lot all the time!
I HATE DEVELOPERS!!! (Well, there are some who are okay, but I HATE THIS KIND!!!!!) They tear down forests, special buildings and all important stuff like that to make rows of identical ugly buildings. The scar on the face of the planet. If you're this kind of developer who doesn't give a @#*&#$@% about where you're building, then my dragons are going to eat you! And I have a great story planned to attack the hell out of you. (I'll start it once I'm finished with one of the ones I'm writing now).

Random

Here's another of my random things. My neighbor helped make a movie, so I thought I'd acknowledge him. Actually, I didn't know him too well. He lives across the street and down one house. So, he was a "production intern" for the new digital version of "Horton Hears a Who." Matthew Morgenthaler.
Yep. Random note.

Inuit

Next installment in the Magic-Folk series. An Inuit. Inuit is actually an eskimo, basically. I think it's the real name for eskimo. Because Inuits have ice magic. Their magic overlaps a bit with Aquatica magic since water and ice are very close elements. They don't get cold even though they live in the north (or south) where it's really cold and snowy.

This is Marok. He's an Inuit. And he's really smart. It was really hard to draw him crouching like that.

Shadow

So, about the Shadow Split/Magic, Myth, Shadow thing (still debating on title). I was thinking about Shadow Split because there's a fourth world besides Magic-Earth, Technology-Earth and Soreina (Did I write this already? I was gonna explain it for Stephanie). A fourth realm is forming that's not exactly a physical world. It's the Darke Realm. It's shadow is light and its light is shadow. It's a complex world. But it gets shocked while it's forming and starts to blend with our planet. As that happens, humans start getting dragged into the Darke Realm. So, hence the Shadow Split idea.

Dryad

Here's another of the Magic- Folk.
This is Tania. She's a Dryad. Not like the normal Dryads. Most Dryads are tree spirits that inhabit one tree. The Dryads of Magic-Earth have general plant magic. They can make plants grow really fast and stuff like that. And move around. You know. Plant stuff.

Catsup (get it?)

For your title of "Magic, Myth, and Shadow" or Shadow Split, I think I like the older title better, maybe because I understand the connection better. How does 'Shadow Split' fit into the story?

The old Fantasia was awesome. I liked the pegasus scene too! I haven't seen the newer Fantasia versions though.

Firebird

Because I can.

Fantasia

So, I watched Fantasia 2000 yesterday. Both Fantasia movies are great. Especially if you're a musician. For those of you who don't know, Disney took various songs and set them to cartoons. The fantasy one in the first movie is awesome, as is the nutcracker one. And in the new Fantasia, my favorite is teh Firebird Suite. I LOVE THAT ONE!!!!! The whale one is awesome too.
So, I feel like putting up a bunch of pictures. So there.
Here's some from the Firebird. This is sort of a spring spirit.



And here's the Firebird! A volcano bird.


And here's some from the first movie-the Nutcracker. I like the little fairies.









And I forget the name of the song, but I like all the little pegasus guys.

Shadow Split

So, a while ago I came up with the title "Magic, Myth, and Shadow" for that one story (the one with all the Magic-Folk). But I came up with another title that I think I like better: Shadow Split. What do you think?

Heart Design

Here's a pretty design I found.
Here's the link just in case.
http://www.elfwood.com/art/x/e/xenia/dragonheart2.jpg.html

Volkein

So, now we have Volkeins. They have fire magic. They control fire and stuff. And they're really good metal workers, blacksmiths, ex.

So, this is Brant. Unlike other fire people you see in other movies, books, ex, he doesn't really have a bad temper. He's pretty sweet. So there. Who says fire people gotta be temperamental. Actually, it's Jeromi who has the temper. And of course the fire people have to have red hair!

Aquatica

Next installment.
Aquaticas have water magic. So, controlling currents and moving water around and stuff. No, they're not mermaids. They do have really long webbed fingers and toes. They can retract the webbing at will, and they have gills and lungs so they can breathe underwater, and in open air.

This is Eliandra. She likes playing jokes and stuff and has a good sense of humor. She's from Mexico.
She's wave riding. An Aquatica sport. They swim up under a forming wave and ride it along until it breaks.

Aneem

Here's the next installment in the Magic Folk series. An Aneem. Each Aneem has a tail of a certain animal. And they can turn into that animal at will. That animal is called their totem.
So, this is Jeromi. His totem is a sunspot cat. Like most animals on Magic-Earth, it's slightly different from our animals. But it's a desert cat with spots on its shoulders. In case you can't tell from the picture.
So, here's Jeromi. He's an Australian.