Nobody wants to sing my song,
Nobody wants to be my guide,
Nobody wants to help me out,
Nowhere I can run and hide.
Nobody wants to take my hand,
But I wanna take your hands.


Yeah, I wanna take your hands.

Hey everyone.

I got to 10,000 page views today, and that's big news, I think. It's really exciting.

I've been thinking about getting a new dA lately, or a website to host instead. Maybe for webcomics and my art and stuff... I don't know yet.

I leave for Japan in about 10 days, and as much as I want to go, I really feel like I've only just gotten here, and now I have to go away again.

Bitter, angry and depressed.

Oh, I probably won't post any more stuff here, not until I've decided what I'm gonna do.

~Matthew

Hey everyone. I hope you've all been safe and well. Welcome back!

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So, the biggest news: the 15th marked four years that I've been on dA! I really can't believe that I've been here that long. But, when I look at all I've done here on dA, it turns out not really being that surprising at all. I've done so much, and I've improved so drastically. I'm glad to be here, and here's to another great year!

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So, I just want to say that I've been looking at all of my old stuff, and there are some things that I will probably be updating. I am already working on updating some things, so hopefully I'll finish that soon. As for the rest, I might do remakes of some of my old works, just to see how much I have improved since I first came here.

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Alright, some more updates!

Next week is Spring Break, and I can't be more excited. I really need a break, and I just want to hang out for a while and enjoy life for a little while. I'll take plenty of pictures, and I'll draw a lot, so I'll be ready to post new things then. Until then, you'll just have to hold out, sorry.

After Spring Break, I will probably know whether I have been accepted to go to Japan for my school's Year-In-Japan program. I am really nervous; people tell me I shouldn't be, but I really don't know if I'll make it in and it's nerve-wracking! I hope I get in...

I have been working on the 100 Art Themes. I'm happy with how the drawing is coming out, but I will have to explain my discourse regarding my 100 Themes project:
-If I am accepted to Japan, then obviously, I will not be able to post them without a scanner. That is why, to the best of my ability, I will be drawing, inking, and scanning ALL of them before I leave for Japan, and hopefully finishing most of them too. If I go to Japan, I will probably post at least one or two per week—meaning, if I go for the nine months of the program, that's 36 weeks x 2 = 72 deviations that need to be completed. It's a lot of work, but it would be a lot better than having no art for dA, right? (That said, I will always be posting pictures, regardless of where I am. So if you like my pictures, don't worry—they'll always be able to get here!!)

I have more pictures coming, but they probably won't be around until after I come back from Spring Break. But when I come back, I'll probably have a steady stream of deviations until I go home in May, and beyond!


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Here are my upcoming projects:


~DIAMOND HEAD PICTURES~
---Coming up soon---

~PUNAHOU CARNIVAL PICTURES~
---Coming up soon---

~AROUND HONOLULU PICTURES~
---Coming up soon---

~YAKINIKU PICTURES~
---Coming up soon---

~AROUND UHM PICTURES~
---Coming up soon---

~100 THEMES PROJECT~
1. Beginning (Sketched, Inked)
2. Cook (Sketched, Inked)
3. Forest (Sketched, Inked)
4. Machine (Sketched, Inked)
5. Draw (Sketched, Inked)
6. Ice (Sketched, Inked)
7. Photograph
8. Flight
9. Color
10. Spinning
11. Empty
12. Sleep
13. Control
14. Watching
15. Ecstasy
16. Box
17. Roundabout
18. Garden
19. Oddity
20. Pilot
21. Underneath
22. Luck
23. Game
24. Bubble
25. Search
26. Abstract
27. Delicacy
28. Trade
29. Vent
30. Countryside
31. Hats
32. Family
33. Clean
34. Foreign
35. Giving
36. Escape
37. Space
38. Awkward
39. Pet
40. Bridge
41. Video
42. Waiting
43. Frightened
44. Shopping
45. Rush
46. Costume
47. Break
48. Shade
49. Music
50. Away
51. Return
52. Money
53. Toy
54. Adorable
55. Wet
56. Pair
57. Bed
58. Play
59. Haunted
60. Surprise
61. Fashion
62. Angry
63. Power
64. Caretaker
65. Numbers
66. Ill
67. Balance
68. Fixing
69. Secret
70. Vacation
71. Team
72. Secluded
73. Technology
74. Fantasy
75. Cold
76. Horoscopes
77. Wedding
78. Injury
79. Effort
80. Isolated
81. Professional
82. Highway
83. Fight
84. City
85. Twist
86. Sneaky
87. Above
88. Chase
89. Home
90. Memories
91. Dreams
92. Affection
93. Time
94. Designer
95. Swimming
96. Distance
97. Band
98. Friendship
99. Sunset
100. End


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That's it for now. Talk to you again soon.

~Matsuiichi

Hey everyone, I hope you have all been well and safe these past couple of weeks.

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Well, the big news is that Jen and I broke up. Not really much more I have to say there, other than it happened.

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Here are my upcoming projects:


~DIAMOND HEAD PICTURES~
---Coming up soon---

~PUNAHOU CARNIVAL PICTURES~
---Coming up soon---

~AROUND HONOLULU PICTURES~
---Coming up soon---

~100 THEMES PROJECT~
1. Beginning (Sketched, Inked)
2. Cook (Sketched, Inked)
3. Forest (Sketched)
4. Machine (Sketched)
5. Draw (Sketched)
6. Ice
7. Photograph
8. Flight
9. Color
10. Spinning
11. Empty
12. Sleep
13. Control
14. Watching
15. Ecstasy
16. Box
17. Roundabout
18. Garden
19. Oddity
20. Pilot
21. Underneath
22. Luck
23. Game
24. Bubble
25. Search
26. Abstract
27. Delicacy
28. Trade
29. Vent
30. Countryside
31. Hats
32. Family
33. Clean
34. Foreign
35. Giving
36. Escape
37. Space
38. Awkward
39. Pet
40. Bridge
41. Video
42. Waiting
43. Frightened
44. Shopping
45. Rush
46. Costume
47. Break
48. Shade
49. Music
50. Away
51. Return
52. Money
53. Toy
54. Adorable
55. Wet
56. Pair
57. Bed
58. Play
59. Haunted
60. Surprise
61. Fashion
62. Angry
63. Power
64. Caretaker
65. Numbers
66. Ill
67. Balance
68. Fixing
69. Secret
70. Vacation
71. Team
72. Secluded
73. Technology
74. Fantasy
75. Cold
76. Horoscopes
77. Wedding
78. Injury
79. Effort
80. Isolated
81. Professional
82. Highway
83. Fight
84. City
85. Twist
86. Sneaky
87. Above
88. Chase
89. Home
90. Memories
91. Dreams
92. Affection
93. Time
94. Designer
95. Swimming
96. Distance
97. Band
98. Friendship
99. Sunset
100. End


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That's all for now. Talk to you soon.

~Matsuiichi

Hey everyone, welcome back. How have you been? I hope you have been healthy and well.

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Last weekend, ~juniperblues and I went around to some places near where I live and took some more pictures! I'm excited to work on them. But for now, I'll tell you where we went. First, we have a Shinto Shrine near my apartment, and we went there and took some pictures. We also went to a place that has a really pretty mural that's just on the side of the wall. It was nice! Then, we went to see some shower trees that were just wonderful. Then, the next day, we saw the sunset at Ala Moana Beach. It was great. ^^

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Flower, as I expected, was amazing, but what I really enjoyed is a game that came out on the PSN called Noby Noby Boy. It's cheery and whimsical and you stretch and junk! That's all you do, but it's really fun. You'd be totally surprised!

I'm still trying to find time to play video games, more than I'm playing now. I feel like all I have time for is casual games like Bejeweled 2, Flower, and Noby Noby Boy (and Rock Band 2), and it's pretty much true. I have to pick and choose my hobbies, and I hate it.

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(It ate up my Japanese section, so no Japanese this week. I'll think of something else to say for next time.)

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I have been drawing, and it's still coming along nice. I feel like maybe I just want to sketch for now, but eventually, I'll get my groove back. I'm liking where my style is going so it's not like I'm discouraged. I'm just not feeling empassioned. XD

But I don't know...I just feel distressed and depressed as of late. I don't know what I should do, and I just feel...I don't know, miserable, I guess. I feel unmotivated and kind of discouraged. There's so much going through my brain and I want to talk but I just feel like I should keep it to myself because I don't know what anyone would say to help me or anything. *sighs* I'm lost, I guess, and it's not getting better at all.

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Current Projects:

~HONOLULU ZOO PICTURES~
---Coming up next---

~DIAMOND HEAD PICTURES~
---Coming up soon---

~PUNAHOU CARNIVAL PICTURES~
---Coming up soon---

~AROUND HONOLULU PICTURES~
---Coming up soon---

~100 THEMES PROJECT~
---Postponed until further notice---

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That's it for now. Talk to you soon.

~Matsuiichi