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Webkinz a Teenage Life Remake Cancelled forever,,, gonna do an evening showing of it tomorrow in memorium

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A silly little birthday doodle I made for myself, using Miranda and Kendall. The dog face in the balloon is my sona, Dali.

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So Katy and I joined the Sunday doubles/big axe World Axe Throwing League nights at our local axe throwing place. Unfortunately just us and 2 other people signed up - but that means theme nights!!

Last week was prom 😂 I gotta say there is something powerful about throwing axes in a dress and heels

This Sunday is goth night and I am channeling my inner 2008 scene kid 😈

Unrelated side note, hot topic is SO different nowadays from when I was a kid lol

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Decided to start filming my practice sessions for later review so I can watch myself and tweak my throws. Here's a more flattering clip without all the drops and bad throws lol

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All Dogs Go to Heaven 2: An Under-appreciated Sequel

Doesn’t anyone care about the beautiful piece of art and animation that is All Dogs Go to Heaven 2?

Not to forget about the original done by Don Bluth, but the sequel put so much effort into the art and animation that I can’t help but make a big deal about it.

This film SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED! If you want to see this beautiful, amazing, inspiring piece of animation, you can officially buy the movie on YouTube for starters.

Some of us know David Feiss (The Ren & Stimpy Show, I Am Weasel) and Deane Taylor best for Cow and Chicken, but what they did for All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 is almost equal to Don Bluth and his team on All Dogs Go to Heaven. I mean the creator of Cow and Chicken pulling Don Bluth style off! This sequel, though, isn’t as dark, the designs are more cartoon-y, and there’s more great (and faster-paced) animation timing/balance in this one. There’s romance, too... which, in films like this, can be highly inspirational to me. The directors, Larry Leker & Paul Sabella worked on Disney movies, so there could be similar styles of influences. Some of these guys, however, worked on All Dogs Go to Heaven, from Don Bluth’s team, so that’s something.

The day I began this post was with The ATL/WATL’s 3rd airing of this film in syndication, from which I couldn’t record in 2018 or 2017, though I managed to record some stuff from the 1st (HD) airing in 2016. I first saw it on The CW69 in March 2011, and it was very foolish of me not to record it (though I saw it not before) as I found the film to be quite an inspirational work of art. Some of its elements could be considered to be cheesy, perhaps, but the All Dogs Go to Heaven films are one of my favorites (and certainly some of the most inspiring) of [traditionally] animated films / cartoons.

One thing I love about the film is its amazing score, composed by Mark Watters. There’s a great array of songs for this film, too, and Watters’ compositions in animation are very catchy (An All Dogs Christmas Carol, Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo). 10 years after I saw it on WUPA, I listened to the score on YouTube from the rare (and I guess out-of-print) soundtrack. I am seriously feeling the feels with the score. “Battle for Gabriel’s Horn” is DOPE EPIC, man!

Relative to this film is An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998), which I first saw on WATL (then The WB) in 2005. It aired on WALT (then MyATLTV) on 12/24 & 25/2011; I revisited the film and loved it, and it aired on WAGA (FOX 5) on Christmas in the early morning. The songs and music (still Mark Watters) are very rich, catchy and inspirational, like “Clean Up Your Act” and “I Always Get Emotional at Christmas Time”.

I’ll update this post with more of my pics and opinions.

Original shoutout tweets 1, 2 and 3

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We’re All That’s Left

Molly gently lowers Karolina onto one of the couches in the foyer, the four of them releasing a collective sigh as soon as the younger girl straightens. Gert turns and collapses into Chase’s arms, wrapping her own around tightly around his waist. Nico approaches the unconscious woman, lowering herself into a cross-legged position on the floor below Karolina’s head. She raises a hand to brush away the small strands of hair covering her face, biting her lower lip as it starts to quiver. Molly and Alex share a glace, quietly excusing themselves. Gert whispers something to Chase, and he nods, pressing a kiss to the top of her head before following them. Gert crosses her arms, swallowing thickly as she watches Nico’s careful touches, as though she fears Karolina will shatter if she presses too hard. She forces herself to take a few steps forward, placing a hand on one of Nico’s sagging shoulders. “We got her. She’s okay, Nico.” “Barely,” she whispers, tearing her attention away from Karolina for a fleeting moment. She turns as Gert crouches beside her, the edges of her mascara heavily smudged. “I left her. Again.” she chokes out. “Hey,” Gert lifts a thumb to wipe away some of the moisture, the protest she was expecting dying in Nico’s throat as a strained cry washes over it. “Nico, she would have done it if you’d agreed to it or not,” she points out. “She literally has a track record at this point.” A reluctant laugh bubbles out of the other woman’s mouth. She sobers quickly as Karolina stirs, relaxing as she exhales deeply, still asleep. The two women sit in comfortable silence for a few minutes before Nico breaks the quiet. “Thank you, Gert.”   “Of course.”

The others return to the lobby later in the afternoon, giving the two women a few hours to themselves. Karolina still sleeps soundly, save for the tense expression on her face.

Nico rises as the others convene at the bottom of the staircase, crossing her arms as she makes her way over. “She hasn’t moved.” “Neither have you,” Chase points out, tossing her a bottle of water. “You’ve been through a lot, Nico.” Gert nods, reaching for his hand. “You should get some sleep. Have you gone to bed since-” “No,” Nico interrupts. “Not strictly by choice, but-” she looks over her shoulder, inhaling as she turns back to the group. “I’ll sleep when she’s awake.” As if on cue, Karolina shoots to her feet. Chase is the first to notice. His expression lights up for a moment. “Hey-” he begins, starting to wave before his smile disappears. “GET DOWN!” He pushes Gert out of the way, following the others as they roll to the side. A wave of energy sails past them, colliding into the wall with a reverberating boom that echoes throughout the subterranean hotel. “What the hell?” Molly bellows, helping Alex up. Karolina stands defensively in the doorway to the dining room, eyes darting around the hostel. “Hey!” Gert yells. “It’s us! You’re okay. You’re-” She screams as the taller girl faces her. Chase steps between them, gauntlets raised. “Please don’t make me do this,” he says, breathing heavily. “You’re safe. We’re safe. Nico, Molly, Alex, and Xavin got us out. We aren’t going to hurt you.” Karolina shakes her head. “That isn’t any help,” she calls out. “Where the hell am I?” “We’re at the hostel,” Molly offers, gesturing to the mansion. “We only found it because you crashed through the roof a few weeks ago.” “I’m pretty sure I would’ve remembered a place like this.” Karolina says, taking in the expansive home. “Karolina?” The taller girl’s attention follows the soft-spoken beckon, falling on the darkly-accented woman who’d uttered it. Her chest falls with a baited breath as she slowly lowers her outstretched arms. “How do you know my name?” Nico takes a few steps forward, raising a hand as she slowly approaches her. “It’s me.” she says, once she’s close enough for a private conversation. She smiles slightly as she takes in Karolina’s soft, flushed cheeks. It’s a conscious effort to keep herself from reaching out to feel their warmth, only stopped by the sudden realization of how lost her alert, blue eyes are. Karolina gives a slight shake of her head, desperately searching Nico for an answer. “I don’t know who you are.” Chase lowers the fistigons. “Oh, shit.” Gert is shaking her head, and Molly wrings her hands together as she turns away from the scene. Alex lowers himself onto the steps, dragging his hands over his face. The corners of her Karolina’s brows pull together, though her confused expression quickly morphs as moisture begin to collect in the corners of the other girl’s eyes. “I’m sorry.” she offers, helplessly, as Nico starts to turn away, feeling a foreign tug at the way the girl begins to crumble. Nico ignores the others as they call out to her, taking the steps two at a time until she reaches the second landing. She disappears into the first room she finds, quickly unsheathing the Staff of One and muttering a hoarse incantation. Once the silence starts to strangle her, she breaks. The stave clatters to the ground as she falls to her knees, chest heaving as her lungs scream for more air than her rapid breathing can provide. A guttural, jagged screech writhes it’s way through her throat, quickly fading into steady sobs. Somewhere beyond her muffled eardrums she hears a voice pleading, soft and desperate: no, no, no, no. ----- She waits until the solitary beam of twilight fades from the warped floorboards before moving, blindly reaching for the staff as she pulls herself to her feet. She catches a glimpse of herself in the dresser’s cracked mirror as she stands, briefly taking in her swollen eyes and shadowed cheeks. She spends a few minutes attempting to clean herself up before making her way towards the door and opening it. Gert peeks around the corner, quickly rising to her feet. “Thank goodness.” Nico steps into the hallway slowly, gesturing to the scattered mass of pillows and blankets. “What’s this?” The violet-haired girl looks down. “We went to check on you a few minutes after everything, and it was completely silent. Wanted to make sure you were okay,” she winces. “Not in danger, I mean.” “Sorry I worried you guys,” she apologizes, looking sheepish. “Just said the first spell that came to mind.” “You don’t need to be sorry for anything,” Gert reminds her, sneaking a hand into the back pocket of her jeans. “Molly and I got her settled into a room.”   Nico preoccupies herself with a loose string on her cardigan. A short silence passes between them before a timid voice cracks through. “Is she okay, aside from-” “Yeah,” Gert assures her, nodding. “She’s completely fine, physically.” Nico nods, swallowing hard. “That’s good.” Gert mimics her, before turning to start collecting the comforters into her arms. “Dinner is in ten, if you’re feeling up to it. I can bring you something, if it’s too much.” “I’ll be there.” The other girl pauses. “Hey,” she brushes a strand of hair behind her ear, shuffling slightly. “This is all new to Karolina, too. She’s going to have a million questions, but I think,” she breathes in. “We should go slowly.” Her cracked facade must let something slip. ”She might still be in there somewhere,” Gert amends quickly. “I just don’t want her to be overwhelmed.” The smaller girl lets out a noise of agreement, before pointing towards the opposite wall. “I should probably go fix-” she gestures to herself. “this.” Gert musters a smile over the bundle before heading towards her and Chase’s room. Nico follows after her, taking a left towards her own. Once the door closes behind her, she sets on trying to correct her ruined makeup, letting the familiar routine distract her from- well, everything.    She emerges after a quarter of an hour, descending the stairs and following the muted conversation. There is a short moment of silence as she emerges from the shadows. She nods, the half-hearted smile she flashes them seemingly enough encouragement for them to continue. She takes a seat next to Molly, placing one of the table’s dusty centerpieces between her view of the end of the table.

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New Music Video!

I’m excited to release a Webkinz: a Teenage Life music video storyboard, using the Pixies’ song: All I Think About Now. Someday I’m planning to make it into a full animation, however it won’t be for a while since I’m focusing on the main movie. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy!

If you would like to have early access to future uploads and get regular animation progress updates, consider joining my free discord server: https://discord.com/invite/gqyWszzr9n

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Happy Valentine’s Day Everybody!