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Friday, November 14, 2008

 As I mentioned in the edit, I'M BACK! It's been 9 months and a day since my last update and even longer since the last time I updated with layouts. I apologize! I was extremely busy with school, and once I did have the time I would just chill with friends. I also wanted to make some big changes to the site to navigate easier. Sadly, the only thing that I really changed was navigating the layouts section. Yup, ALL that time the only thing I changed was the layouts section. I hope for, that in the future, I will regularly update. I'm used to updating with 8+ layouts. I don't like updating with just one layout for some reason, but I'll try and do that. I'm going to be even more busy this year because i'm finally a JUN10R!! Class of '10 & upperclassmen! Before I talk about my life and updates I'm going to give you a summary on this layout. Haha.

I finally achieved ten [point] zero of ÆProductions! I'm excieted for this layout, it took me ten versions to finally be IE & Firefox friendly. haha. No, I didn't re-code all my previous layouts to be firefox friendly..because I don't have that sort of time to waste. LOL. About ten [point] zero, it features a kid named, Sakuraba Neku. He is apart of Tetsuya Nomura’s, ‘The World Ends with You’, or ‘It’s a Wonderful World’. The game is for the DS and I could have sworn that it was orginally for the phone, but I can’t find any proof of that anywhere. This layout was completely designed by me, with little to no inspiration from another designer. In my case, that’s pretty big. This is my fourth or fifth try with a main layout, and this one, imo, beats the other layouts. The main icon for this layout, is green and grey. Why? I have no idea, but I thought the outcome was great, and I’m thinking of making a ten [point] one, with this layout in green, like a remix (because of the music theme). haha. If you happen to purchase the game, let me know if you like it.

So how's life as a junior? It's hell. LOL. I never believed the upperclassmen when they said that the work load is so much more. Now I know what they're talking about. The label of uppcalssmen is nice though. I'm glad I made it this far. I'm taking fairly easy classes which probably isn't the best. Reason being is I had to transfer schools, due to moving. I knew alot of people at my current school so I didn't mind moving. haha. I'm taking Spanish 5/6 (C), AP Enviornmental Science (D; hehe), CP English (A), Digital Photography (A+), Geometry (A-), and CP History (B). So I have a D in my science class because, basically I'm not a good tester, and test our 75% of our grade..so I'm screwed. haha, My grade is slowly going up. We'll see. Spanish has cool people in it, my teacher is really nice too. English, extremely boring but one of my best friends is in that class so it's not that bad. My Digital Photography teacher reminds me and my friends of my mom. My mom is really cute, so it's a good thing. haha. My geometry teacher is my ONLY guy teacher and I'm surrounded by freshmen..but there is 11 juniors in my class..so it's not that bad. History is close to being my favorite class. My teacher loves her job and that makes all the difference. Her tests are on the things we learn in class, and I feel I actually learn from her. She just really cool and..yeah..it is my favorite class. [= That's another reason why I have a D in APES, my teacher doesn't like her job, but she tries. haha. (I'm trying to like her, but..she pisses me off sometimes..just because I have a D) LOL. I have a couple of solid groups of friends at school. We're technically all friends, but we spilt into different groups. High school is going well for me, there's obviously a lot of drama, but it's all apart of the experience and it's all good because I still have Elisha as a best friend to go to if I'm feeling like shit. I love you Elisha. [=

Now for the updates!! I'm releasing 13 layouts. [= Sadly, only four of them are game/anime related layouts. I tryed so hard to make less music layouts but I'm having trouble making game/anime layouts now. My goal for my next update is to release more game/anime related layouts. Suggestions are welcome for animes, because I know nothing of the current anime world. LOL. Even games..I've fallen behind on because I simply don't have time. =/ I'm excieted for the state side release of Kingdom Hearts Re:COM!!! Definatly pre-ordering that. My site here has become more of a portfolio of my work rather than a fansite to go to for layouts. Xanga is also obviously dieing so I do this more for the practice in graphic design so I don't get rusty. I'm trying to draw again also. I heard your drawings will only be as good as the last time you draw. So the more you draw the more you will excel, but if the last time you drew was in 5th grade, you're drawing will only be as good as it was back then. Um, I don't think I'll be keeping up to date with my icons section, and Elisha hasn't had time to make another video because that takes a lot more time than a simple layout. Plus she hasn't had the best luck with computers. Also, she's doing a lot of extra circular activites. and here are the layouts!

Confessions
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Promise
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Take A Bow
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Graduation
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Until the End of Time
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Silent Regrets
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Terror of Death
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Yuna
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Taking Uncertain Aim
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A Different Me
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Ultra Blue
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Forever Superhuman
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Paper Trail
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//AbsentEmotions
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HEY ANDREW!!! Man, it's been a while, huh? YOUR LAYOUT IS TOTALLY SICK!!! Actually all of them are; seriously, they're sooooo AWESOME!! I just love the whole vector feel to them, and the simplicity of how you use just a few images. Plus the textures create such an amazing effect to the overall feel. Okay, I'll shut up now XD;

I played this game a few months ago. It's pretty cool, I mean I beat the game in one day then did this thing afterwards which took like a month or so, but definitely an interesting game ^^ I LOVE BEAT, YO!!! XD;

Junior isn't too bad, but then again, I only took 5 classes along with some college classes. DUDE!! AP?? Man, I never took nor am I taking any APs at the moment. Good luck with that class. OH MY GOSH!! I can totally relate; I just love teachers who actually love to teach, it really makes learning seem fun or something. Ohh A- in Geometry? SWEET, DUDE!! That was like me in art, but I was in a lower level XD; I think there was only 5 juniors including myself at the time, and one senior, and the rest were all sophomores. Spanish 5/6? Man, that sounds interesting.

As I said earlier, all your layouts are awesome!! I personally like your Take a Bow, Yuna, and Ultra Blue. Hey, and it's totally cool to just do music layouts, you know? It shows your passion for music and whatnot (I'm not making any sense, am I?). Good luck on drawing too!! I want to see some of your artwork >DD
Posted 11/15/2008 2:30 AM by happypenguin44 - reply

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Pretty layouts! :)

>->
Posted 11/15/2008 5:22 AM by xXx_Silent_Tears_XxX - reply

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Class of '11. O=P

Kidding. Well, not really.

Super stoked about your update. I enjoyed reading it. Sounds like you're taking some good classes. What exactly do you study in environmental science? Like different kinds of landscapes and terrain and stuff?

Oh, you should totally post some of your drawings here. Or, if you have a deviantart account with them uploaded there, gimme the link. I wants to see.

Wow Andrew. You're getting better and better and better and better! I love all of your new layouts. ^^ It's so hard to pick a favourite, but I'm going to have to say that mine is Taking Uncertain Aim. I guess I'm a sucker for Lightning layouts. Lol.

- Lifrasthir -

Posted 11/17/2008 1:52 PM by T_Fugit - reply

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PFTTT!! Whatez. You know we're awesome. xD Lol.
Actually, to me, Class of '09 sounds the best. xD Kidding.

Oh...So it's kind of like a technical way to prevent global warming like wind power and stuff. Not like the extremists who are like "wear organic underwear" and other stuff like that...I guess..Why'd the teacher flip out?

Awwww. Just because you don't think they're good. Doesn't mean that others won't. I mean, I think my drawings are terrible. But for some reason people think they look at least okay. ><

Critiques eh? If you want critiques, I could do it.

- Lifrasthir -

Posted 11/18/2008 1:42 PM by T_Fugit - reply

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Thanks man! Appreciate it greatly since it was you who inspired me. Lol.

xD Nice man. Unfortunately I wish to be graduating college before 2020. Maybe not though. It depends on what field I go into. Lol. ;-]
Oh, nice...I bet all of her students appreciate it. I guess it makes y'all pay more attention. Lol. Well it's good your grade is going up.

Aww. You do? Most of the ones that I have online aren't that good and pretty old. I haven't had the chance to scan new ones in yet, but you can find them at my deviantart page.
Oh, normally I don't colour mine as well. I end up screwing them up if I do. Heck, I usually try to stay away from flat shadowing as well. 'Cause I screw up the drawing that way as well.

Lol. Nah, I'll go easy on you.

Noise, Confessions, Graduation, Terror of Death, Taking Uncertain Aim, Yuna, A Different Me, Ultra Blue, Forever Superhuman, and Paper Trail need nothing to be said about. Lol. That's a lot. They're all excellent.

Promise: I love the design and the images. The text on the photo frame over the navigation modules looks a little ackward though. It also looks a little pixely, but my eyes are going bad.

Take a Bow is incredible. I really really like it. :D It's got nice effects, yet the effects aren't overbearing. Same with Until the End of Time.

Silent Regrets is probably my least favourite. Maybe because it seems like it's the odd one out of the batch you released. The texture on top of the main image seems just a tad bit too dark, and the fade into the top of the bottom images is a little...Maybe too straight. I can't exactly explain it. Otherwise, it looks pretty good. The text is perfect, and the colour scheme fits with the layout.

Was that too bad? Heh, maybe so. I have a hard time critiquing other people's work 'cause I don't want them to think that I actually know what I'm talking about. Lol. But most times, it's me that has the issues and the person is perfectly okay. Ask my art teacher, she gives me weird looks sometimes when I'm supposed to be critiquing other people's stuff.

- Lifrasthir -

Posted 11/30/2008 6:03 PM by T_Fugit - reply

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I fear, Andrew, that I have found a jocker of yours. I haven't said anything yet, but the stylesheet is exactly like yours, save for what the guy changed. I'll let you be the judge whether or not it's jocked. http://www.xanga.com/brokensilence04

- Lifrasthir -

Posted 12/14/2008 7:52 PM by T_Fugit - reply

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its okay (: and thanks ^^ ill link you now~
Posted 1/4/2009 12:32 PM by Pathetiquexx - reply

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LURKER
Posted 1/11/2009 4:43 PM by MelodiousDiversion - reply

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I miss you too Andy.. Everything's going to be fine..^^
Posted 1/13/2009 1:28 AM by Kagidesu - reply

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Yea..

I'm still on "crisis" though, hahah..

Yeah. Everything will be like how things were before..
Like how old times I've talked in blogs and how things go in FS..^^

I'm on my way to these tiny little steps into pulling back myself up..


But I'm so glad some of you guys are still here to whom I can hear from..

It's great news to me how AE's going now.. Honto yokatta ne..^^


I miss everyone..
and the old times..


Woah. Andy.. when did I ever become like this...- this so.. gloomy.. xD

Hopefully, I could manage to come back..


Take care Andy..
Posted 1/14/2009 3:46 AM by Kagidesu - reply

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Nah nah, it's all good. ^^ Just glad to hear from you again. ^^ Oh really? I don't think I draw exactly like that anymore either. I'm trying more realistic shading and stuff....But I am consistent in drawing too long noses. It sucks. -__- I still want to see some of your drawings.   Ha, welcome. =]

Yeah...And I'm not a fan of parading jockers all over the internet, so I never took a screenshot of it..Ah well, it's down. That's all that matters, I suppose.   Thank you. :D It's a really old one I made. Flyleaf is like...Amazing. O___O I love their music. Awww, thanks! I'm glad it does 'cause it took me a long time to design it. (Actually it was more like 20 or so minutes fooling around in GIMP, but it took at least a couple of months to actually start designing.) Hopefully I'll get the others done soon...Ha! Yeah right.   - Lifrasthir -
Posted 1/14/2009 1:46 PM by T_Fugit - reply

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Thanks! Glad you like it! :D
I miss you too. =[ Talk to me moar!!!! ><
Try going here. I might be on there more..

- Liffy

 
Posted 3/7/2009 9:25 AM by T_Fugit - reply

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Thanks! I had friends call me emo 'cause they think it sounds emo..But it's not. O:] You have to dig for the meaning. =]
Haha! Thanks, but it was Tasare(xanga.com/Elegant_Dream) who made the layout. I absolutely love it! :D

I've been good. =] Spring break just started for me. Whoopee! I'm feeling really good, except for the cut I have on the inside of my lip..It's driving me insane!!! Rawr! How about you? When is your spring break?

- Liffy

Posted 3/12/2009 1:48 PM by Lifrasthir - reply

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Ah, well see now, you'll get to rub your spring break in my face when I'm working hard in school. =P

Spring break was early this year..I don't get it. Normally it's about the third week of March or so. So it's only a week earlier, but still....I have a theory it's because of Friday the 13. Normally we get the Friday before S.B. off as an inservice day, and it just so happens that that particular Friday was the 13...Our school board's superstitious. We had Friday the 13 off in February as well....If any of that made any sense....Lol?

Heheh, thanks! I hope it does too. Although I think talking too much has just made it bigger. =\

Ooh, I love the meaning of "Lifrasthir." It's Old Norse for "Eager For Life." I found it in a myths and legends book of mine, in the story of the Battle of Ragnarok. After the world is destroyed, a man and his wife, who have been graciously spared, climb down a tree, I believe it's Yggdrasil, the tree of life, and start life over again. The man's name is "Lif," meaning "life," and his wife's name's "Lifrasthir," meaning "eager for life." I think that's really true for me. To quote something from Braveheart 'cause it's awesome, "Every man dies. Not every man truly lives." I'm so eager to truly live and experience life the way it's meant to be. So there, now you know why I picked the name for an alias as well in that long-winded explanation. :P

- Liffy

Posted 3/15/2009 1:35 PM by Lifrasthir - reply

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..*leans* .... ...
Posted 3/27/2009 6:09 AM by Kagidesu - reply

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i'm online noww

BUT you're not

Posted 3/28/2009 9:08 AM by MelodiousDiversion - reply

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I seem to find all of your jockers...Which sucks 'cause it always pisses me off when I do. >:O

This time it's on Deviantart. Here and here. At first I thought it was either you or Elisha, but this girl calls herself "Kara Roxanne Smith" and she lives in Australia. So I doubt it's one of you two..This girl had the audacity to get rid of your watermarks and replace them with "Exact-Designs." It's so completely stupid. She even took stuff from Sarah [here]. Well, it's just the design, but I'm guessing she just saved your banners and replaced the watermarks and some of the codes. It's so outrageous!!! And she also mentions on her journal to "credit sources of inspiration." HA! How about credit the bloody layouts you stole to their rightful owners. Or better yet, just take them down and feel ashamed.

UGHHH!!!!! It pisses me off so much....I wasn't sure if you wanted me to say anything...I'm probably going to say something anyways..

- Liffy

Posted 4/15/2009 10:38 AM by T_Fugit - reply

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Heh, if she had permission to take your banners, then disregard the tirade up there...But I would figure she would at least give you guys credit if she had your permission...

- Liffy

Posted 4/15/2009 10:44 AM by T_Fugit - reply

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Haha, they do. I will take screenshots of the jocked materials for you. x]
Geez, I hope you don't think I'm crazy. O=]
You're welcome. Apparently I'm persuasive? But she hasn't responded to the notes I gave her, so I'm thinking she wants to silently slip away. Which is okay by me..
Ah, okay good. It says that on your CB account, anyways. :3

I've been good. Ready for school to get out, though. What about you?

- Liffy

Posted 4/16/2009 2:29 PM by T_Fugit - reply

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Lol. Well thanks!
And  yeah, but it's still nice to see what exactly a person does...

Sweet. Going with anyone special? :3 Our prom is this Saturday, but I can't go 'cause I'm a SOPHMORE! It doesn't matter, anyways, I'm celebrating my birthday Saturday night. 4 days to go! x]

My week's actually been pretty good. We got Wednesday off 'cause of State Music Festival. Got all one's, my school did. (It's a good thing. :])

- Liffy

Posted 4/17/2009 2:07 PM by T_Fugit - reply

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Oh cool! That sounds like it'd be fun. :3 Lol. Well, think of it this way, summer's here in slightly over a month...Heheh, well good luck on your AP tests and SAT's!! And finals too, just to throw that in. Lol.

Ah, thank you!!! First one to tell me that via internet. :D
And I did have fun. Went ice skating. Fell once, technically, 'cause my cousin fell down and I was holding on to her. I only went down to one knee though...So I don't know if that's counted as "falling down" or not. xP Then later when we were all eating cake, the kids that were there started throwing chex mix around. :]

- Liffy

Posted 4/19/2009 1:56 PM by T_Fugit - reply

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Yes, Andy.
I'm fine..now- I guess.

*huff*


Yes, kiddo here. >:

How are you, Dy?
Posted 4/19/2009 8:18 PM by Kagidesu - reply

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Welcome. :D
'Tis okay. I forgives you. :3 Lol. Kidding.
No need to apologise.

Lol, well then good. I didn't fall the entire time. I nearly did, but I righted myself in time. (It helps when you have innocent, defenseless people to grab on to. :2) Haha! That would have been funny to see. Schadenfreude is awesome. (Schadenfreude = Happiness at the misfortune of others.) I'm glad I had fun too. I hope you had fun falling down. Do you ice skate a lot?

Lol. Yeah, it was fun...Except I had to clean it all up..Well I didn't have to, but I felt obligated to so that we didn't leave a giant mess for the ice place to clean up...:D


Nothing too new has happened. As far as layout making, I am in the [slow] process of creating a new one. :3

What about you?

- Liffy

Posted 4/26/2009 5:45 PM by T_Fugit - reply

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Are you using photoshop to merge the photos or another program?

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D= Omg nice layouts, they're wonderful!

Can we be affies???!?!?!?!

-Tofu

Posted 5/2/2009 11:16 AM by HFx3_04 - reply

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