As many of you already know, I dropped out of college.

SO, now I'm taking a year off. I'm trying to finish writing my novel and probably work a lot. Then we'll see what happens come winter. ^_^

I'm fairly sure visual art isn't for me anymore though, at least in the sense where I can use it to get a conventional job.. Haha.. As for why I didn't finish this semester, I was off to a rocky start, got sick, and fell behind + lost interest. If not for that, I would have probably finished it, but oh well, it's only a certificate anyway. I learned a lot about myself during my time at Sheridan, and it wasn't a total waste.

..Yup. (shifty eyes)

Hey everybody, Woah. I'm not dead, or so it seems.
I updated my contact information and interests etc at long last.

Yeah, turns out I applied, got accepted, and now I'm in Sheridan College for Art Fundamentals in Oakville.
Fun stuff for me here and I don't have to pay rent, woot!
My dead uncles inheritance came through also. So that means that I don't have to pay for the first year, hazzah!

Heeh, its been two weeks, gosh adjusting away from my free time is a pain. I still do love it though, the homework is starting to pile up a tad. I should probably stop procrastinating to the last day.

But yeah, I need to get working on my animation portfolio ASAP.
I'll be sure to post my progress, experiments, and work I won't be including in the portfolio. Also, I'll be sure to post my portfolio after I get accepted.

Holy crap, the portfolio is kind of huge, heeh. Fortunately for me, most of the contents are major assignments in my various classes, so it's a win-win.

Gosh, I feel hug deprived here though. Heeh, slightest bit lonesome here all by myself. I've met some interesting classmates here, some which I may be playing Pen & Paper games with in the near future.

Anyway, my upcoming submissions should be quite impressive!

I love you all
-Taz

I think I'm going to download paintshop pro again tomorrow, mspaint is starting to get boring lol.

I'm inspired, so tomorrow I'm doing a big piece of artwork, or possibly another animation simular to "Links Deathnote."
goodnight yall, and remember, ONLY 88 DAYS LEFT TILL' SSBB!

I just remembered I forgot to get chapters 2-3 of my book off of my old computer, and I reformatted and sold it

that sucks!!

Forbidden Memories
Chapter 1 - The Awakening

I was in some kind of giant glass container, in the room there were more containers lined up next to mine, and a shady man and a woman aruging, the shady man pulled out a gun from his pocket "No, don't hurt Kelly!" I cried, and banged on the glass with all my might, but they couldn't hear me. The shady man pulled the trigger.
I woke up. Who was this "Kelly" person from my dream and why was that man shooting her? I have no idea. Why was I in a glass container? I'm clueless. Who am I anyway? I don't know.

I looked around me, I was sitting up against a brick wall in a dirty dark ally behind a dumpster, wearing dirty stained clothing. I tasted something odd in my mouth, but I couldn't figure out what it was. It was light outside, when I looked up the sun was right above me, bright as hell. I forced myself up, funny though, I don't remember forcing myself up, I was just standing, it freaked me out a little.
I walked out of the ally to a fairly empty street with very few cars going by. I walked along the street, while walking I noticed a large display window with junk on display. I looked at my reflection in the window, I appeared to be a young male with medium lengthed red hair. I touched the reflection of myself in the window, just as I did, something happened. There was this black flash and a pot or something from in the display case exploded. An alarm went off, I ran. While running, I heard a terrified scream nearby, I ran towards the sound. I passed out there, or at least I think I did.

When I woke up I was standing in another dirty ally, and this girl was looking at me with fear in her eyes. On the ground there was a guy who's head was missing, there was blood everywhere. "What the hell is going on!?" I asked the girl. "What do you mean?! You just.. You just killed him!" She replied. I looked at my hands, they were covered in blood, I felt terrible. I got on my knees and put my hands on his corpse, I looked up "WHY?!?" I screamed, tears coming from my eyes. The girl walked up to me "It's okay." She said, you could tell she was pretty nervous. "He was mugging me anyway, I suppose I should thank you, you may have just saved my life." She said quietly, and she smiled. I could tell she was really terrified of me. "What happened?!" I asked. "What did I do?!" I yelled. "Tell me what happened!!" I screamed. "I.. I.. I don't know, I just know you killed him." she replied, trembling in fear. I stood up, once again, just as before, I was instantly standing up. The girl gasped, I looked at the her with a serious face. "What just happened now, when I stood up?" I asked. "Please tell me.." I said. The girl stared at me for a few seconds. "You just turned black, and dissapeared or something for a second..." She replied. "What the hell are you?!" She yelled. I paused for a moment. "I don't know, but whatever this is.. I can't control it, you'd better get out of here while you still can." I said, while looking down at the corpse. Seconds later, I collapsed, as I was falling down, the girl said something, I didn't quite catch what it was though, then I passed out.

I woke up in bed covered in blankets, in a small room with white wallpaper, in the room there was a wooden door, an open window, a closet, a dresser, a desk with a chair, and a shelf. I got out of the bed and stood up, this "thing from before" didn't happen to me this time as I rose. I looked out the window, It appeared I was on the 3rd or 4th floor of an appartment. It was day, but the sun wasn't shining anymore.
I examined the desk, on top of it, there was an open book, a candle, matches, and a pen. The book was opened to a written page, I lit the candle with the matches, sat down, and started to read it. "Today something incredible happened, I was being mugged, and this odd boy appeared out of nowhere and..." I heard thunder, It started to pour outside, wind blew in from the opened window and blew out the candle. I tried to close the window to stop the wind so that I could continue reading the book, but I couldn't, It was stuck.

I walked over to the door, I turned the doorknob, and pushed it open, it made a long squeaking noise. The next room was a small kitchen with white wallpaper, in the kitchen there was a counter with a stove and a sink. Above the sink there were shelves. Left to the counter there was a refrigerator. Left to the refrigerator, there was another door, with locks on it Left to the locked door, there was an opened door, it was a bathroom. On the other side of the room, there was a couch, and a chair which I could only see the back of. A television that was on, there was a news channel on the television, and a small counter with a phone and a remote control on it between the couch and the chair. I walked over to the couch, the girl from before was laying there, watching the television, it appears she didn't notice me, even with the loud squeaking door. I stood behind her and paid attention to the television. "I'm Diana Willsprockle here, where a hideous murder has taken place. The killer somehow exploded the victims head, we've yet to determine the identity of the victim. If anyone has any information on this, please call one of the numbers on the television screen." Then some other news started, the girl still hadn't noticed me.

Just then there was thunder again, and a moment later, the electricity went out, then came back on another moment later, there was a surge, and the television made a loud noise, and blew out, smoking. The girl sat up and cursed, then threw a book at the television. I laughed. "Hello again" I said, perfect timing! She looked at me "Oh you're awake? How are you feeling?" She asked. "I'm feeling fine.." I replied, then paused for a moment. "So what happened? Why did you help me?" I asked. "Well, you did save my life, I felt I owed you one." She said, then paused for a moment. "You fell unconscious on top of the corpse, I called a Ash, a good friend of mine on my cell phone to come help me carry you back to my place." She said. "Speaking of which, my name's Kelen, what's yours?" She asked. "I don't have a name, if I do, I don't remember what it is." I said.
"Seriously? Well I'll make you a name then" she said, smiling. "I'll name you.. Kaiph!" She chuckled. It was a pretty akward moment. "What the hell kind of name is Kaiph?" I asked. "Oh, would you rather me call you Kaiphy-poo-poo-kins?" She asked, grinning. I gave her this mean glare, then there was a pause. She coughed. "Ah, well, sorry, I tend to get carried away sometimes.. Ahaha..." She mumbled. "You must be starving, one sec, I'll make you a ham sandwich, any objections?" She asked. "No? Good." She walked over to the fridge, pulled out some packaged ham, and put it on the counter. Then she grabbed a loaf of bread and a plate from the shelf, and placed them on the counter, opened the bread bag and grabbed two slices, then put them on the plate, resealed the bag. Then she put the loaf of bread back on the shelf, placed some ham on the bread, and then put the packaged ham back in the fridge.

She walked over to me with the sandwich on a plate. "Here you go, I hope you enjoy it!" She smiled. I took a small bite, and tasted its delicious flavour in my mouth, My stomach grumbled, I don't know when the last time I ate was, but I was really hungry, I just didn't really think about it. I gobbled down the rest of the sandwich. "That was delicious, thank you." I said, smiling. Kelen went over to the couch and sat down, I followed her and sat next to her on the couch. "So, what will you do now Kaiph?" She asked, I then looked at her with a blank face, and paused for a moment. "I need to find out who and what I am, and if possible.. Restore my memories." I said. "Maybe I can..." She said, but I cut her off. "No, out of the question. You've helped me enough as it is, you've seen me and you know how unstable I am, you'd be put in danger. I need to do this on my own." I said. "Oh really, so where are you going to start?" She asked. "...I don't know." I said in shame. "Well then let me help you." She said. "Why do you want to help me?" I asked. "Ah I don't know, I don't have a very interesting life - I'm a stupid waitress at a crappy old restaurant; up to my neck in dept from college.. Which I dropped out of.. This sounds pretty interesting." She said, then paused for a moment. "You also remind me of my brother a little, he died in a plane crash two years ago." She said, looking down. "Well, though I do think your decision is foolish, I guess I could use all the help I can get." I said. "Great, first step, go take a bath, you smell awful!" She said. "While you're in the bath, I'll go get you some clean clothes to wear, stay in the bath untill I get back, at least. I'll be about 20 minutes - Seeya in a bit, Kaiph!" She skittered out the door, locking it behind her before I could say anything.

I pulled myself up off the couch, "It" happened again. It was like a blink, I was just standing up - but, I saw a black flash this time, and I felt something else, something strange. I paused, then I walked over, and picked up the book, the one Kelen had thrown at the broken television earlier. The book was called "Devilishly Pure." On the front there was a young girl in a wedding dress with an incredibly deep evil look in her eyes. The back of the book read "A stunning tale of a girl and her cat, who believes she can telapathicly talk to." Interesting.. I placed the book on the couch, and proceeded to the bathroom. I walked into the bathroom feeling uneasy, I closed the door behind me. It was a small room with light blue walls. Inside it there was a bathtub with a closed red curtain, a toilet, and a sink with a small cabinet above it. I opened the curtain, as I did, something terrifying happened.