Its been years since I posted anything here.

I am going to BLFC for thursday to monday and staying in Lake Tahoe for 3 days afterwards.
I decided to leave Toronto and move to Vancouver, around the 25th.

New adventures !

Ryan / OrionBarkley  disasterdog is a fur from Vancouver, and he's currently 3rd in this contest.

It's not some snotty / selfish thing that calls for vote to get some ego boost.
If you have facebook, please go to this link

http://www.facebook.com/Rogers/app_103139599851953
Select one, click "read" then click "vote" if you want.

Just read the stories (Ryan's currently 3rd) and consider voting for him?
Just like Furnando's, you guys can make a BIG difference....

I'm not on it.

And I don't care.














At all.

Aloha !

Just doing a little meme for MFF (I'm actually in Chicago for 2 weeks, from Nov 13th to Nov 26th, so if you're local maybe we can hang ),

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Where are you staying?:
Main hotel for the con, then just in Chicago at a fur's.

What day are you getting there?:
Early I guess, I'll be in town 3 days prior con lol.

How long will you be there?:
Until the end ~

Who are you rooming with?
Yotes ! Yotes everywhere ! Apparently  lace and  kinney ! Maybe there's a 4th person with us, but for now... surprise (hopefully not Wolphy because then I'd have a yote overdose !)

Who will you hang out with during the convention?:
A lot of people ! People I know well, people I know only from online, and people I'll bump into |3

Are there any panels you might be attending?:
Dancing panels (including dances) ! I don't do drawing panels, but I like to doodle with buddies and swap sketchbook and stuff

Are you attending any stage or public performances?:
The dances

Do you have an artist table?:
Nah, I draw like once every damn 2 months :p

Will you have art in the Art Show? General or Adult sections?
Yes, I will pose nude. No touchy.

Do you do free art?:
Well yes, If I feel like it !

Do you do trades?:
I love them ! So fun :)

Do you do badges?
No ?

Do you do commissions?
I'm ok with doing one digitally on FA if you really want something, and if I like the idea. You'd pay whatever you want I guess *shrugs*

What is your gender?:
We just dont know.

How old are you?:
25

How tall are you?:
5' 10"

Are you taken? Are you looking for a 'mate'?:
Been single all my life ! I just enjoy whatever kind of relationship I have with people, as long as everybody is happy it's all good ! It's all about good times :)

Are you nice?
I try my best to, we're there to party, not to be dicks. But I'll be brutally honest with you if you piss me off.

Are you cliquey?:
Not really, but I have a bunch of acquaintances / friends I look forward to spend time with !

Can I talk to you?:
Well

Can I hug and/or snuggle you?:
Hug is fine if you're not ill / smelly / whatever.
Snuggle is ok if you get good vibes from me, or if I'm drunk lol.

How can I find you?:
If I know you enough, you can ask me my US phone number, and anyway I'm darkou1 on twitter.

Do you attend parties?:
Isn't the con a big party? Hell yeah i'm going to the parties.

Can I visit your room?
I'm unlikely to be there often. I'm not here to hide in my room.

Can I buy you drinks?:
Sure ! But I prefer when it's reciproqual.

Can I give you stuff?
Depends of what.

Can I ask ya to dance with me during the dances?:
I usually mess around a bit with suiters on the dancefloor, apart from that i'm just dancing all over the place !

What/where will you be eating?:
I'll try different places :)

Can I come with you for food/fun/etc?
Well, yes? It's always hard to schedule things at lunch, so try me sometimes *shrugs*

Can I take your picture?:
I'm fine with that (I always look terrible on them anyway...)

What's your goal(s) for the con this year?:
Have fun and get closer to some people that I've been talking to for a while (online, and sometimes IRL) !

That was pretty hectic ! Was running all around trying to finally meet IRL people who I have been talking to online for months or years !

Was really great, got to meet awesome people, got invited to get some good drinking and played fun card games (Cards against humanity, and that other drinking game we did !)

Thank you everybody ! Sorry If i didn't get to spend much time with each of you x_x

I can understand, I think, why the FURNANDO's charity went so well.

First, there was a clear goal : If we were to raise X$ then we were suddenly saving several people; a shop owner, and several jobs. It was a beautiful story.

Second, since many people went over there or can sympathize with the guy because he's "furry-friendly", or were looking forward going to his place to eat some delicious (probably not very healthy :p) food, they were more likely to be generous.

Finally, If we have a couple of big shots / well-known charismatic people in the fandom being all into it, the mass is likely to follow.

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However, If you just have $10 bucks to spare (let's be frank : it's nothing), please consider giving them to charity, but for a greater cause, such as cancer, or helping homeless people.

 Daiquiri is trying to gather enough donations to just be able to RIDE HIS BIKE at an event / race, against cancer. He has lost dear friends and family to this curse.

I know your money is not directly saving lives. I know it's not immediately helping somebody you know.
I know you will find this charity less fun or whatever. Yeah, it's cancer, it's a classic. Just as boring as saving people in Africa. It's like fighting an invisible thing that you don't think you can win against, and you think your donation won't make any difference. It's not like fighting for saving Maple Bacon donuts, sure thing.

But maybe do it at least for him, then. He's not anybody. He's a fur too. What you're doing can help him, and also help cancer research of course. Plus it's 100% tax deductible. Don't you think it's AWESOME?

Don't you think this guy is somehow fighting for a dream too? He just needs your support. Look, our power is our number. If 20 of you give $10, which is absolutely nothing, he gets 200$. Ask 2 other friends of yours to do the same thing, and whoops, the number is exploding, and in 2 days he will say thank you everybody and it's over : you did something awesome too.

Here's a link to his journal :
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3366350/

If for some reason you find donating too complicated on the website or whatever, I dunno, just paypal him the money or anything. Don't stay silent.

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And if you can't still relate to him, but feel like helping,  wingedwolf is currently homeless, and anything you can give her is actually a way for her to EAT.
It's not African people or whatever, she's a fur too, you probably commissionned this person, or you probably just COULD giver her $10, and she'd come up with a little doodle just for you ! Who knows !

So yeah, please, if you feel like sparing a couple $, please do it. Can you at least please advertise this?
Don't be a lazy butt. You know it's both great causes to fight for.

You can make a difference for those two people, almost immediately, just like what happened to Furnando's. You can somehow be a hero for somebody else.

I'm somehow a bit bored and felt like going a bit with the flow, after reading :usericonten: 's journal ( http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3261159/ ).
I know pretty much nodoby watches/reads me, so it's very unlikely that people will give a shit or answer this journal, but i'm fine with that. Tbh I usually wouldn't give a shit either.

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TL;DR

1) I don't see why somebody would have to always watch back their watchers. I think it's disrespectul for everybody : the people you watch for a genuine motive, the people you watch back "just because they watched you", and also for yourself.

2) FA is a social network.

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1) So, first thing to talk about is "Should artists watch their watchers?"

The first question that it raises it "why do you watch people on FA?". It's true FA is a mix between a giant art gallery, but also a social network. Do you watch people for their art/journal or because you want to be social ? It's up to you.

I would say that watching people without any personal reason kinda ruins the watching thing. It's not making sense anymore. It means watching somebody lost all its meaning, and that a watch is no longer deserved, but something everybody will always get back.

Watching everybody back means that for you everybody is the same. Man, do I feel that insulting for your folks / real pals and the people you really care about, but also for those people you mindlessly watch back that you actually don't give a fuck about. That's what I call being a hypocrit. People deserve honesty. You can lie sometimes if you see it's gonna help them feeling happy or something, but doing that systematically ? I would be offended.

A watch feels good because it's precious, because somebody else genuinely meant that for some reason, he's interested in you or your stuff.

If you genuinely feel like watching back everybody : i'm absolutely fine with that, it's your right.
Now If you feel compelled or want to force people watching you, something is just WRONG.

So in the end, you'd have to watch a shit ton of people filling your "new submission pages" with thing you deem to be absolute uninteresting crap. Way to go, man. The more watchers you get, the more shit will pile on your account. Sweet. Who'd wish that to somebody else?

You know what? If somebody is in this situation, he probably has another account that only watches the people he really wanna watch. How would it feel to know that?

Final argument, but probably the most obvious one : why would do anything to thank a guy who just clicked on a "+ watch" button because of his own interest? Do you think he clicked on that "+ watch" button out of sympathy/pity or whatever? He already got his share. I did all the work : I've drawn the whole thing (or paid for it). I'm the one sharing it.

I'd say 80% of watchers never even left a shout on your page or a comment on your drawings.

My basic rule of respect is checking out the guy's page, because I'm curious about who he is and what he likes : it's a way like another to bump into potential friends. Then it's a click for a click : I tick the box to erase that notification of "xxx watched you".


2) "FA is not facebook or myspace"

LOL. FA to me is by far the biggest furry social network I ever seen (may you consider it as such or not : it's a fact).

In this fandom, everything revolves around art. Everything. Without art and stuff, I'm not a snowleopard : I'm just a guy that you never seen. We are mostly gathered here because we like the representation given by anthropomorphic characters. This is probably one of the very few things that unites a BIG part of the fandom.

So naturally, you want to be part of the adventure, you want people to know you belong to the community and tie links with them.

We are (almost all) bound to either draw or commission art. Because for this community, art is where it's at : it's the way to exist, see and be seen. How many people did you follow / encounter just because they had a cute icon or because you saw hot porn of them drawn by somebody else?

Did you never notice how many newcomers and people with poor / no art skills are themselves going through the effort of giving it a shot? They just wanna be part of it.

The social, and as such the popularity part somehow, is actually something important here.

To be totally clear with you, very few people answer journals with something interesting or really care about the content. If you're a popular guy, you can make a one-line journal saying something totally random, and you will get dozens of answers just because you're "popular" and everybody wants to hang out with the "cool" kids.

Same with drawings. I'm sure plenty of you realised some "popufurs" (good I hate this term, it's just lame and childish) can produce quick / effortless reasonnably drawn stuff with absolutely not creative poses and situation, get tons of favs and comments (generally uninteresting, since the art itself was uninteresting) while masterpieces made by more discrete people, that have depth, content, ideas are just...left aside.

Most people aren't here for "the sake of Art". They're here to fill the urge of filling their minds with "decently drawn" porn, and for the social part.

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It might be alot and a bit confused.
I made this journal for my own satisfaction.

Pretty accurate!

http://www.signalpatterns.com/psych_central?psych_central_os=86942e2af52343fbe8ecf5eadca78778

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Centered

You often feel balanced and on top of things, even when those around you are freaking out. You're in a pretty good state all the time, and not subject to drastic mood swings.
You don't usually react before you think; you're not ruled by your emotions.

Resilient

You bounce back quickly from adversity. For you, all setbacks are temporary. You don't dwell on bad news, bad luck, or criticism; you regroup and focus on solving the problem, whatever it may be.
You almost never feel that there's too much on your plate, that you don't have the strength to deal with the bad hand you've been dealt, or that you're going to lose it if you have to deal with one more problem.

Realistic

You get done what you need to get done without pondering "hidden meanings" or feeling compelled to figure out how everything works; you're happy taking things as they are, dealing with them, and moving on.
You're not obsessed with getting to the bottom of everything. For instance, as long as you know what someone did you don't necessarily need to know why they did it.

Scrupulous

You are an honest, fair person. You don't lie or cheat to get ahead. You treat others with respect and hope for the same in return.
You do not feel that you are above the rules that everyone else follows; you are definitely not willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead.

Cautious

You very rarely make a move without first considering the pros and cons and, therefore, rarely do anything foolish or extravagant.
You are not rash; you almost never act before you think and, therefore, rarely end up doing things you later regret.

Optimistic

You are a "glass half-full" kind of person, always on the lookout for the silver lining. Your happiness is contagious, which is why others like to be around you.
You do not feel that the world is an intrinsically depressing place; you are not the kind of "realist" who thinks that only fools find joy in life.

Prudent

You look before you leap, think before you act, consider what you're about to say before you open your mouth to speak; that's why you rarely have to eat your words.
You usually don't get excited easily or blurt out the first thing that comes to mind without considering the consequences.

Calm

You rarely become irritated, generally accept people as they are, take things as they come, and feel relaxed in most situations.
You do not let a minor annoyance escalate to a confrontation. You don't regularly snap at those around you or fly off the handle with little provocation.

Competent

You strive to master everything you undertake. You tend to learn quickly and do not shy away from challenges.
You are not a "que sera sera" type of person, nor do you go easy on yourself when attempting to master a new skill or get a job done.

Assertive

You behave in a confident and forceful manner, take charge of the situation, raise your hand in class, stand up for what you think is right, and lead others. Among those who have a high score on the "assertive" trait, many have jobs in which they are valued for their organizational skills as well as their talent for supervising others.
You are not interested in fading into the woodwork, leaving everything to fate, taking more time than necessary to accomplish a task, or avoiding confrontation.

Presents will be collected in 24 hours.

Those who failed to meet the deadline will be disemboweled and put in a box that  metadragons will keep on his stairs.

Thank you

tagged by Loui  loui

First off.... Rules!
1. You must post these rules (Very Important indeed).
2. Each person must post 11 things about themselves in their journal.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and create eleven new questions for the people you tag to answer.
4. You have to choose 11 people to tag and post their icons on your journal.
5. Go to their page and tell them you have tagged him/her.
6. No tag backs.
7. No stuff in the tagging section about "you are tagged if you are reading this." You legitimately (AKA, really, truly, with all honesty) have to tag 11 people.


Loui's  loui questions :


1. Who is your favourite out of your own fursonas/original characters?
My snowleopard self : Darkou !
2. Where would you like to go on holiday next year?
Probably California again !
3. If you could change some part of your body magically (no surgery), what would it be?
My arms (from shoulders to hands) they're a bit too thin for my taste...
I'd change my smile if i could but it's not a body part.
4. Do you write at all (fiction, porn, blogging, travel writing)?
I'll be starting a manga soon (or at least give it a shot). Always started or wanted / gathered ideas for stories but never really got to it.
5. What's your favourite Pokemon?
Cizayox ? Kingdra ? Tyranitar ?
6. Do you have any siblings?
Yes, a lil brother who's 17. He just entered university / engineer school.
We get along well, we got lots in common as he grew up close to all my stuff (consoles, card games, mangas...)
7. Name one of your personal heros (fictional or real)
Gally / Alita, from Battle Angel Alita
8. In what way does that hero inspire you?
She's got an overwhelming desire to stay alive.
She has insight, yet she makes mistakes and learn from her defeats.
She's human.
9. What's your favourite food?
Lasagna
Carbonnades Flammandes & french fries
10. Dinosaurs or dragons?
Dragons
11. Is this the last question?
yes

I tag  latinvixen  rimou  thopanda  ora  luciole  zen  icelyon  darky  spunkyrakune  baekho  dixanadu

Here are your questions:

1) Do you have a dream? What is it?
2) Do you have plans for the future?
3) What's your favorite sport? Do you still practice it?
4) Name what you consider to be your 2 best achievements in life / what you're proud of.
5) If Steve Jobs wasn't dead but instead changed his identity to become a brazilian transsexual living in Sao Paulo, how would you recognize her?
6) Is there something you dislike about me ? What is it? Be honest ;p
7) Reading manga sometimes ? What are your fav?
8) What's your fav drawing in my gallery / scraps (that i made) ? Why?
9) If i say "Blah blah blah, ooh ooh eee, everybody look at me" , what do you answer?
10) Compute the integral of exp(-x²) for x describing the set of the real numbers. You got half an hour.
10.5) (if you skipped 10 :p) Any activity you're looking forward to doing with me in the future?
11) What's the best recollection you have of the two of us? :)

I'm game :D

I wanna book my flights on nov 16-22 (or 21), i just have to click here and there.
My points are:

-who's going ?
-room space anybody ?
-any locals interested in chatting , letting me at his place for a night or two, just so that i can have a look at chicago and make my trip a bit more worth it? :D

Cheers !

OK so far i only saw journals about people who don't give a shit about it / like it / tell people to stop being HUGE DICKSHITTING RETARDED BITCHES.

So yeah, does those guys actually exist ?
I mean, i heard about people complaining about fat bunnies (....why?) and now MLP.

It's just a banner, who really gives a shit about it (apart from the proud guy who did it) ?

No one serious could have enough free time and stupidity to bitch over that kind of stupid meaninless shit (and if you got enough time for that, clearly you should put it to better use, get skilled in something, go to the gym, socialise, whatever).

Yeah, i'm just making a quick journal to be noticed and so that people remember me, because i'm pathetic and lonely. But it's only because it was too long to fit in a twit :B

Also, 10 first comments get a free answer to their comment !

Finally ! i got a new phone! It's a Samsung Wave II !

Until now, all i ever got was very cheap phones and unbreakable good ol' Nokias !
I can finally stay in touch with people when i'm abroad, send txt msgs and make useless tweets :D

I'm Darkou1 on twitter :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ls630feXPk

lil dog at the end.

Aw, i started to write down a report 2 days ago but i guess i didn't finish it ^^"

Awesome con! The number of cool people i bump intoç keeps increasing again and again!
Way too many people to thank for just being themselves and partying like crazy all around :3

Also, got to wear a fursuit for the very first time! it was really really cool, thanks to Aoi Kitsune !

Special thanks to Lone_Ferret and Sundance for getting me there, H0rs3 (awesome dude that doesn't care about anything at all but for booze and party) and Noon for driving me back.

It was nice to meet more british party animals ( Ani_Boxer & Baekho, Catsoup , Zak & Kiyo ...) as well as getting to know better the ones i already met ( was very nice to hang out with Z & I at the pool and stuff!).

Dammit it feels like making special thanks and giving out names was a bad idea because i know i forgot a shitload of people right now!

Looking forward having a blast as soon as possible (Halloween? RBW? Christmas or New Year's eve?)
Let's keep in touch guys :D

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2656433/


go go go!

God i freaking love this song...i can feel the world passing me by at the speed of sound as my body desintegrates in extasy and reconstitutes itself in another world at the end of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiEMI1EdFhc&feature=artist

YOU JUST WOKE UP NAKED IN BED NEXT TO ME...
While using only three words, what would you say if this were to happen?

Spread teh fun, copy/paste this shit as your journal . : D

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stolen from  naonao

Let's have some fun! For some reason i somehow think i made already a journal like that...weird.

stuck in Charlotte because US Airways fucked up and my plane to New York has been cancelled :
i am therefore unable to board my plane to France.

Only thing they were able to do is gimme another ticket to NYC, but this doesn't solve my problem.

I tried to phone the other company (the one that's supposed to take me back home) but i ran out of credit and the call ended....

So basically, i'll be stuck in NYC for i don't know how long (landing tonight at Newark,10 pm).

I'm so lost right now, i don't really know what will happen -_-

Edit : went and talked to the manager; since they got me to me final destination, they did everything they could. It doesn't matter that it was 8 hours later and as such 3 hours after my plane to france left.
They don't give a shit.

So right now, the next plane is apparently in.... 2 days. YAY.
And i'll have to pay for it 100% probably!

I'm in need of crash space...all i ask is a place to finally take a shower, and sleep...
I'm currently in Newark airport, is there anybody that can help?

I'll treat you dinner or whatever, help with the chores, be entertaining or stfu if you want me to... please -_-

I already have to pay -most likely- 500$ for another plane, so if i could avoid paying for a hotel and deal with that crappy situation alone in an hotel room for 2 days... yeah.

Help =/

We can dance
We can dance
Everything is under control

We can dance
We can dance
Dancing pole to pole ♫

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7movKfyTBII

Yeah, so, as i'm not good enough / not confident enough to go for the iron artist, i'm gonna do something wussy and try to go for 5 commissions.

But for now i want your opinion on prices and, assuming you'd be a potential customer and feel like getting something from me, what kind of drawing would you like to get? (you can pick up an example in my gallery or scraps)


What did i have in mind? That kind of stuff for 10$
Monochromatic 1 character thingy

http://www.furaffinity.net/full/3410596/
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/3421742/



And that kind for maybe 15$ ?
colored funky-ish stuff with muzzle apparent only
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/3455873/

I'm not sure. I don't want it to be expensive x_x;
I think the concept of expressing a feeling with only the maw and nose is pretty interesting (and i won't have to draw heads now i think about it xD)

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Let me know what you think? Is it the kind of stuff you'd like to get? Or would you go for something else i could do?


edit : i also took tummy commissions 2 years ago, for 5$ if anybody is interested
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2179121/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2113275/
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2107520/

stolen from  rimou

Where are you staying?
Main hotel

What day are you getting there?
On the first day

Who will you be with?
No idea.

Who will you hang out with during the convention?
Loud and drunk people probably (so english and scots :p)

Are there any panels you might be attending?
a Dance or drawing panel maybe. if there's a cocktail panel, i'm in.

Are you attending any stage or public performances?
Might give a look at the pawpet show.

Will you be suiting?
I'd like to, if i can be lent a suit :o

Which suit(s) will you be bringing?
Just my snowleopard tail

Do you do free art?
Happens

What is your gender?
Male

How old are you?
23

How tall are you?
179 cm

Are you taken? Are you looking for a 'mate'?
Forever single \o/

Can I talk to you?
You fucking CREEP

Can I touch you?
Only with your elbow

How can I find you?
Just look out for the loud douchebag with a snowleopard tail

Can I visit your room?
You wanna see how different is it from yours?

Can I buy you drinks?
YES

Can I give you stuff?
i'd rather have you giving me money instead.

Can I hug or snuggle with you?
If i like you.

Are you nice?
I pretend to be

How long are you going?
first day -> last departure

Do you have an artist table?
Nah, but i might be around there, sit down and draw

Do you have prints/CDs?
Nope

Will you have art in the Art Show? General or Adult sections?
Nope

If I see you, how should I get your attention?
"FREE BOOOOOOOOOOOOZE" (just call my name 3 times it will do)

Where will you be most of the time during the day's?
no idea

What/where will you be eating?
I heard there were some malls so i'll probably go there most of the time

Can I come with you for food/fun/etc..?
Only if a²/2 * sqrt(2*Pi) / exp^a > b ; a being your number of pageviews and b being mine.

Can I look in your sketchbook?
Hmmmmmmmmmok

Can I draw in your sketchbook?
Hmmmmmmmmmok

Can I take your picture?
Hmmmmmmmmmok

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that's all folks

I quitted!

Kids are too much of a pain in the ass, and i don't mean the good kind of pain in the ass.

DO YOU CATCH MY DRIFT?!

Sup guys!

I'd like to chat with guys from NYC. I'm setting up a trip to US on July and i would like to spend a few days in NYC, hanging out with locals.

Anybody wants to chat? :)
Staying in NYC might only be worth it if i have friends around, who could also help for crash space a bit maybe :D

1. What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before?
- I got a full time job ( started as a teacher in september)
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2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
- Never made any of them. I guess i just wanna get my driving license?

3. How did you spend New Year's Eve?
- See previous journal. Couple drinks, kinect, card and board games :)

4. What countries did you visit?
- England. Belgium.

5. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
- Money. Sex.
- More time to draw and get into other hobbies.
- Have a good trip to US, visiting peeps!
- Going to some cons.

6. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
- july 17th. end of my teacher exams. Studied for that for months.

7. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
- Well, "graduating" as a teacher.

8. What was the best thing you bought?
- xbox games!
- clothes
- something from bad-dragon :p

9. Where did most of your money go?
- travels
-rent (haha.)

10. What song will always remind you of 2010?
- most rockband 2 songs i guess.

11. What do you wish you'd done more of?
- drawing. snowboarding. dancing.

12. What do you wish you'd done less of?
- being lazy
- studying more maths fof that teacher exam

13. What was your favorite TV program?
- Heroes
- Dexter

14. What was the best book you read?
Didn't read anything or so. Maths books.

15. What was your greatest musical discovery?
- Gaga (haha)

16. What was your favorite film of this year?
- maybe Scott Pilgrim VS the World. Zoolander. Hard candy. I dunno !

17. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
- Turned 23. I don't remember what i did. I don't think i did anything special at all.

18. Who was the best new person you met?
- maybe Ruffles or T0ra :o