There's finally something about the movie we can all cream ourselves over.

SPARKLE COCK.

ONCE MORE WITH FEELING AND JAZZ HANDS

SPARKLE COCK.

Hey Gang, hope your August has been filled with a variety of cold drinks and hot ideas! Since Luis is backlogged building the SDCC meet site (AND MONTREAL), and to my knowledge, these have never seen the light of day, here's a TON of unreleased photos from San Diego Comic Con. I realize they are a little late, but ultimately this really haven't been floating around, so I figured I'd let all you guys and gals check them out. Since these photos are well.... take a look for yourself.

See a photo you like? Why not discuss it in the General Forum?

I think that's it for me traveling for the year though! Which is a pity since there's still Denver, Atlanta, Montreal, and other meets being planned constantly.

I would have really liked to hit Atlanta up too! That's home of the Ghetto burger!!

I thought about throwing another Newgrounds Michigan get together near the end of September, but don't know how many of you would be interested hanging out in Ann Arbor again(or for the first time!), and for a second day event/treat we'd be hitting the Ren Faire. That's right, mutton, pickles, and wenches. Perhaps some other time.

Photo time!

Here's a bunch of shots of the Behemoth Booth

Here's general con madness going on !

Here's a bunch of NGers and such hijinx

Here's the photos from the interview from G4TV with Adam Sessler, Tom, Dan and Orange Princess

And the after party. CRAZYYYYYY times.

Beyond that, I've got a wide variety of stuff to work on, here's the run down.

Voice Acting -
Synnyr's lines half done. I'll push those out in a big mass thing and have them taken care off quickly.

That's it for voice acting currently! I'm finally freed up, which is a good thing. I can do more voice acting or projects.

Movies in the pipeline for 2009/2010

Madness Day Flash
Clockmas Flash
Dress Up Game
Superman Flash
Foamy Flash
Gaming Group Flash(es)

And maybe something for Halloween. Sorry for the general titles without descriptions. I figure I'll let you try and guess what I could come up with. HINT - Not a single one is nautical based.

Besides all that, I'm currently enjoying some music, would you care to recommend a few good artists, and tracks to me? I'm always eager for new stuff.

Other than that, I'm sucked into BlazBlue on Xbox 360. That's a lot of fun stuff right there. Iron Tager is lots of fun, as is Rachel!

So there's a good solid update, and unfortunately, I forgot to bring enough to share with everyone, so I'll be taking my snacks and Ecto Cooler back to my house, and enjoying them there.

Apologies in advance.

That's right, a celebration of amazing animals that will eat the crap out of near anything that they have in front of them.

Now I'm sure you love and/or LOVE my shark themed flash on the Front Page, but what other Shark based flashes have you seen on Newgrounds?

There's no Shark collection, so it could be a neat little hunt for everyone to find different shark based cartoons or games!

I hope your shark week is FINTASTIC.

I'm off to San Diego Comic Con, why not check out the new flash I made?
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/
504527

Egoraptor did the voices.

I did the apologizing.

ARACHNID.

Got a bunch of lines done, blah now I'm whipped though, have to get up for work soon enough. Will email them out this evening.

Of note Synnr and Yuri, your lines are the ones I'm talking about. Will get them compiled. Try to be on AIM if you have it, so I can rerecord takes.

Oh, and I'm off to Philly for the Wizard World convention.

Catch me and various more important people at the NG booth.

Edit- Bear with me folks, I'm having compression issues on the voice work. I'm facepalming and banging my head currently. I will try and fix this ASAP, and I really really apologize for holding up the projects. I'm not sure what's going on but I'm getting slight screeching that won't unedit from my clips. I'll do a few diagnostics when I get back, but I have a 10 hour car trip, and two hours of sleep.

This is what happens when you record lines with multiple takes, and don't play them back. I wonder if this is the same reason I'm having Stickam issues.

Time to look over the whole computer. BLAH.

Plenty of stuff to go over in the next few days.

Lots of photos, lots of fun.

Time to play catch up with voice work, and tomorrow (whoops, I guess today now!) I start my new part time job.

Gotta get myself back in shape as well.

Any tips for losing weight? I have about 100 pounds of emotional baggage I'd like to dump.

I head into the frozen tundra of the north to engage in hijinx and shenanigans aplenty with fellow Newgrounds users!

I leave with a heavy heart and weak bladder, wish me luck for when I see you next, it'll probably be with a very drunk bunch of people on stickam!

I'm getting bogged down, and because I don't need to lose track of things, I'm making a list and checking it twice.

That and perhaps people want to know what I'm doing

Flash Work
Small Self Made Cartoon - Voices done, Need to draw/animate
Larger Project - Nearly fully drawn and animated, waiting on Voice work from Ego

Drawings
NG mini poster chick - Sketched, scanned, need to ink and color. FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK
Commission from Skarth - Sketched, need to scan , start working on inking and color

Voice Work Pile

SpriteEnix- Done, awaiting flash to hit portal
NES2 - Done, sent, awaiting co credit
Rosenthorp-I - Lines sent/ Done, awaiting co credit
Flashtwister - Done, sent, awaiting co credit
Yuriy_thebest - Sent lines out, awaiting any redos needed
Synnyr - Received feedback on voices to use - Recording lines this weekend.
Eisaysek - Received feedback on voices to use - Recording lines this weekend.
The-Discussor - Recording lines today after bagels.
Lizardman974 - Awaiting script for lines.

If you need a voice actor, let me know.

Other stuff occupying me - Xbox 360 games
Mirror's Edge
Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian

Probably going to see Star Trek and Up sometime soon.

Saving my cash for the NG Montreal Meet Up. Heading there with 36Holla and KanadianKeith. I have one more spot if someone wants to carpool.

If you're relatively on the way there, I may be able to grab you! We're splitting gas, so it's all good.

Alright gang, a harried and frantic upload later,
and we have photos!

The meet up took place in sunny Ann Arbor, and we had great weather the entire day, which was great since there was a decent amount of walking to take in most of the sights we wanted.

First up, SardonicSamurai showed up at my place on Thursday night and we got some coney dogs up in Flint, MI. We played Tankmen, and he kicked my ass by giving me AIDs. After some food and fun, we toss back down , and crash since we had to be up early.

SonicMega shows up at my house because he lives north of me, and we all drive down together, separately, since I have no idea how many people will be showing.

So the day of the meet arrives, and at roughly 11 45 we show up at the Diag. Fairly straight forward, we wait at the Diag. We are asked by homeless for mushrooms and pot, though they may have been students, it's hard to say, and are enjoying a Peruvian Flute Band, then a Christian Korean Hymn Choir when I get confirmation and soon arrival of the full gang.

We have in attendance.
SonicMega
36Holla
Sardonic Samurai
Pijju
YungJazz
Dirt Shake
IslandChick
oh, and myself.

Speeling contacts me saying he's put in his contact wrong, and may have hurt his eye. I tell him it's his decision to arrive if he wants.

I call Captain-Destructo, and he's in Detroit currently, he plans on hanging out with us later that night. No problem.

We wait around til around 12:45pm, and are all very hungry. The guys next to us on the benches that happened to order like 3 pizzas didn't help, and we resolve to head out. Since Speeling was a possible show up, and not wanting to have him feel left out if he arrived, I contact him via cell phone.

Speeling informs me that he in fact has pink eye, and says he forgot he doesn't own contacts. My faith in anything he says at this point and for the rest of the day quickly diminishes.

We arrive at Pizza House, in Ann Arbor, and proceed to enjoy the dinner. I inform Luis that I am out of my age limit. While at the dinner table, he calls thinking I'm surrounded by a sea of clutching 14 year olds. Haha, got ya. Our server is very cool, and we appreciate the promptness. I can't recall his name, but he was a) unaware of what newgrounds.com was and b) a self proclaimed biogeek.

We proceed to laugh and joke and not talk at all about Newgrounds, and hold civil conversation like people that are not obsessed with the internet.

Joking of course, we talk to each other about how we got our user names and SonicMega and Sardonic proceed to do various cartoon voices. I was worried for YungJazz and Islandgirl, they were choking up at times from laughing so hard.

36Holla comes from Chicago, and approves of the deep dish pizza offered here. That pleases me, as you have to really work to get proper Chicago deep dish.

We order 3 pizzas, some appetizers, and the smart people get shakes, because Pizza House has shakes that will put hair on an egg. The food is fantastic and everyone eventually shuffles off. After heading to my car, and somehow SonicMega losing track of us, we regroup at Pinball Pete's.

Sonicmega, SardonicSamurai, and 36Holla join me in 2 vs 2 airhockey, and after 3 rounds of very close matches, and Sardonic's poor defense, SonicMega and I claim victory over the defeated.

Speeling texts me, saying there is a barricaded gunman by his house. At this point I hope he gets hit by stray fire.

Nearly everyone plays Para Para Paradise. No one wins, the instant you play, you lose all dignity.

I notice SonicMega gets girls around him while he DDRs the place up. YungJazz and I are busy running Street Fighter III: Third Strike. He suffers multiple losses against my Elena.

Subsequently he destroys me at Capcom vs SNK 2. My Joe Higashi is no match for his damn samurai.

Everyone continues losing at Para Para Paradise. I believe Sardonic has video of our terrible terrible journey in arm flailing, or more like arm failing.

We idle some time running through a few rounds in Tankmen.

I play Sardonic 1 vs 1, and I manage to pull off a third turn win. TAKE THAT.

Since there was a decent amount of interest, Sardonic, 36Holla, Dirtshake, and MegaSonic want to play. Steve is able to teach them the rule structure after only playing twice. Not too shabby Steve. I oversee the match, and eventually 36Holla winds up blowing everyone away. Laughter and bemusement were had by all.

Speeling asks if I have Sardonic's number, he wants to prank him. I fail to give it to him.

Anyways, eventually we head out, and decide now would be a great time for a live Stickam broadcast! We spend the next hour wandering trying to find signal, eventually heading towards our destination, a two story comic book shop called Vault of Midnight! Everyone mills about while I hop online trying to find out where Fab999 is, since he seemed very eager to show up. I send him a ding, and await for a reply. Beyond this, my goal is to make sure no one is getting out of hand.

The gang films ants tackling some food on the bench. Oh god, that's the bench I'm on. Thanks for letting me know there were ants everywhere guys. After everyone enjoys the air of comics and such, and checking out all the knick knacks, and finding out that Ann Arbor is home to a robot repair shop, I head across the street to Mongolian BBQ to make reservations.

We originally were going to have our reservations at Buffalo Wild Wings, but after getting treated so poorly over the phone by the staff and being told they don't do reservations for less than 20 people, I was put off enough to take my party elsewhere for the night. Pity, since I love their Asian zing sauce.

Speeling informs me he has gone paintballing and got shot in the dick. One wonders if you have pink eye, how quickly the recovery must be if you are able to engage in a sport that requires intense hand eye coordination.

We head out for Gellatos at new place that opened across the street from Pinball Pete's. The chairs were small and white, much like the majority of the Newgrounds.com fanbase. I had the Blood Orange Sorbet. YungJazz tries it 'This shit just tastes like regular sorbet.' IslandChick buys a large thing of water that looks like it could be wielded as a club. SonicMega covers his gellato with so much fruit I don't know if he'll even get to the actual gellato under it all.

We kill a little more time at Pinball Pete's since it's not quite 8pm, and dinner is at 9pm. I head over to get batteries for my camera at a nearby grocery store and receive a message 'WE HAVE ENTERED THE SEX SHOP'. Ah, yes. S3, the Safe Sex Store. Great place, if a little pricey, and they are I'm sure having a decent time. I sit on a nearby bench where 36Holla comes out, face beet red, proclaiming 'They are all in there having a good time. '

I ask him, 'It's a sex store were you not expecting to see penises ?'

'There were a lot.'

Soon enough, they pile out, I fail to notice if anyone has purchased anything, because I receive a phone call from Fab999, politely informing me he may show up later, but he has personal matters to attend. I enjoy his frankness, joke with him a bit, and inform him we can hang out some other time, I am after all, a Michigan man myself. I appreciate his quickness to tell me he'll likely not be showing up.

Speeling asks me how the party is going. I fail to respond, my finger poised with a text response of 'Stop fucking texting me, I get it, you're not showing, and you are trying to chum up with me.'

I delete the message and we head off to Mongolian BBQ, each of us grabbing a decent portion of food, and enjoyable at that. My Red Wings manage to tie it up 3-3, and we proceed during the third period's end to head off towards the Hiedelberg. I make the mistake assuming because it is a bar/restaurant there will not be an issue with the younger kids coming. I was mistaken two fold.

First, the seating is less than ample, and we would find ourselves split between tables.

Second, I was misinformed about the policy, and our fellow NGers will have to leave. Thankfully the staff was very accommodating while we sorted out where we were going. Also unfortunate, it seems YungJazz forgot his ID, which is a pity since he seems like a solid man to be out with and enjoying the bar crawl with us. BAH.

We spill out into the street, I am missing my Red Wings game in overtime now, and I realize the possibility that perhaps Captain-Destructo will be able to accommodate the 21+ crowd at his place for a few rounds. It will allow us to say goodbye to the rest of the younger gang, and regroup for an evening of revelry.

I receive no answer from him. I am left at a loss for what to do at this point, and realize that perhaps it's best to call it a night. After one last round of photos, chatting, and laughing, we begin the long walk back to our vehicles. I wonder how the Wings are doing, and if my friend is alright. Regardless, the NG Michigan meet is at an abrupt end. MegaSonic wants to know if he can crash my place. I am mildly annoyed by this, ultimately, not his fault, I just don't know him. I go with my gut, and let him come along, since Sardonic and 36Holla were crashing there anyways. Everyone thanks me for hosting the event, and for the first time in a long while, I feel a little closer to happy.

Then Speeling texts me asking how the party is going.

We arrive back at the vehicle, and MegaSonic pretty quickly passes out in my vehicle. As we hit the expressway, I get a call back from Captain-Destructo rather slowly, and I am guessing either drunk or tired explaining that he's not showing up, and that he knows he's disappointed me. I ask him how the Wings did, and he tells me they lost in overtime.

I explain 'No big deal, I'm used to disappointment tonight.' and inform him, I'm driving back home, and will talk later. Tired myself, I manage to somehow stay in my lane, mostly, and drive us home. Far from the spectacular night I had planned back at my place, where we would engage in enjoying a live review of Hannah Montana the Movie the Game for Xbox 360, I instead head to bed rather tired.

The morning after arrives, and I'm up earlier than most. I check out the web, and proceed to eat some cold pizza. I have my fill, and later, I ask Sardonic and 36Holla if they want to get a bagel. SonicMega is still sleeping, so I grab a quick shower, and thankfully he's up by the time we wanna grab some breakfast.

We head to Big Boy's as they have a breakfast buffet. Unfortunately, I'm left to pick at my Apple glazed hotcakes, as the prior pizza filled me up. A poor judgement on my end, but the rest of the guys eat their fill, and our waitress Sally is both kind and attentive. After that, I'm still mildly tired, and slightly grouchy from the last part of the previous night, but my house holds the key releasing angry rage, a copy of Street Fighter IV. We proceed to play for a couple hours, and sadly 36Holla seems to have gained a small amount of talent to try and beat me. He fares better than most, but my Zangief remains an unanswered stomp fest and he struggles at best against him.

Soon enough, the time comes to say good bye, and they leave towards Ann Arbor to get the vehicles together, and depart. My time with everyone is at an end. I hope that you all had fun, I know I did.

Speeling texts me that morning to say Hey. I fail to acknowledge him.

My copy of Hannah Montana was shipped with a large crack, I am back to my normal existence of poorly made decisions, dealing with various projects, and looking for a real job.

See you all in Montreal : )