Que pasa, perro?

Loosely translated, and inserting accents where needed, it says, "What's up, dog?" That was surprisingly hard to write, considering my finger kept on missing the coveted comma key. And just about every other key on the keyboard. Thank goodness for the backspace key.

ANYWAYS, let's get to the good stuff. It's July, and I didn't post once in June, and that... is not really a horrible crime. It either means that I'm lazy or that I was busy. Probably both. But that doesn't mean that this is going to be a long post. Well, it might be... we're finding out at the same time here. I don't (usually) plan this kind of stuff out.

Okay, first we have a picture that I promised to show y'all a long time ago.

Emerald guy fighting volcano dragon.

Click on it to make it better. And by better, I mean bigger, because bigger's better, right? Anyways, this masterpiece was put together in Adobe Photoshop. I drew the outlines, then went online to search for a photo of a material that I figured would work well within the outline, and one that would represent what should fill in the outline best. Believe it or not, I think that the searching took a longer time than anything else.

Okay, now for something completely different. Well, not really, considering that what happens next in this post is completely related to the universe (or Omniverse) from which the two characters above originate. I'm sure that most of those who know me personally knows that I have a massive world inside my head, one with sevreal characters, huge plotlines, galaxies and planets and moons, races, organizations, and more. Well, that began in late 2005 (I think), with a species called the Jij. The emerald guy (who's named Emerald, BTW - this is where you say "I see what you did there") is a non-typical example of a Jij. Non-typical because not all Jij have crystalline arms, antenna, and feet. Also, another thing - they are not Pikachu. I can't tell you how many times I've been asked, "Is that a Pikachu?" No, it isn't. Pikachu are yellow, have lightning bolt tails, and red pouches on their cheeks. Some Jij may be yellow, but that's where the resemblance ends.

Oh, tangents. Back to the original equation here. As I was explaining, the universe pretty much started with the creation of the Jij back in late 2005. From there, the universe only grew, and grew, and grew. It grew so large that I couldn't sum it all up into a collective story from the viewpoint of the primary character, Zips the Jij (I was twelve when I named him, and I don't plan on changing many names). I cut down the storyline quite a bit, but it still wasn't enough. So I decided to do something else.

This is when we catch up with modern life. I decided to write a comic series from the viewpoint of two characters within the universe being thrust into the universe of political intrigue, inter-dimensional war, danger, and paradoxes. I'm liking it pretty well so far, and my brothers and cousins are seeming to enjoy it. I might actually market it, but I'm kinda doubtful. I think that the plot is working out pretty well, and there's so much I want to put in.

It seems that this post would've been better named "Creation Spree", because I'm now going to tell you about my books that I'm either planning and/or writing.

First is a science-fiction novel. I've planned it out pretty deeply. I have three alien races planned out (and that's it - two of them are pretty much extinct, and at the hand of the third race), three years worth of backstory for one of my characters, a cult, a Confederacy-like group, the major force of good, a corrupt business, and an underground smuggling/mercenary/assassin group. And do you know what? I think it needs more worldbuilding. Here's a Wikipedia article for you to read in order to find out more about it, if you want: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldbuilding. It's my hobby. Don't worry, I also have a plotline for this world, but I need more worldbuilding to be done in order to flesh it out. A tentative title: "Sigma," though in the end, I'm probably going to choose something else.

Second (and last) is a fantasy novel. I've got some magic systems planned out, an entire map drawn (throwing humility aside, my dad thought it was done by a professional - no lies, as we know where liars go), and a few charaters and some worldbuiling done. It's going to be a big world when I'm done with it.

Anyways, breakfast is on.

Later!

P.S. As it turns out, I already told you a bit about Sigma in this post. You just get to learn some more in this post!

P.P.S. This isn't worthy of another post, so I'm adding it now. This blog now has its mobile template activated, so now you can see it on your iPod much better!