Oh yes, I have stooped to a whole new low of Naruto fangirlishness. For kicks, I made a vector version of the skill wheel found in the Japanese Naruto databooks.

I even got translations so each of the points has the correct label. And then? I figured out the skill levels for my fan characters. Oh yes, I am bad. And then Jass did his team (the ones in his ficlet “The Mission”) too.

And then? While we were on a roll, we did our favorite canon characters using the databooks.

I don’t think it gets much worse than this, ladies and gentlemen. ^^;

Yes, we didn’t have class today.
Yes, we are bored while waiting for chapter 338.
And yes, we are in the upper echelons of geekdom.

(If anyone wants a blank copy of my wheel, you’ll have to ask me for it. I’ve been encountering a bit too many rips and art theft lately to just pop it up.)

*GLOMP* And I completely forgot to mention this, but we loved the postcard, Ook! *super tackle glomps*

I’ll try not to reveal too many spoilers, but this post does contain some information and my very biased opinion regarding Naruto episodes 203 - 207.

I finally got the chance to check out the last episode of the latest Naruto filler arc. In a nutshell, it was what I’ve come to expect from a filler arc. I don’t know how else to better describe it.

So what happens when I get stuck on a web design? I turn it into a wallpaper. ^^;

This was a vector design that was intended to be part of my Naruto-inspired skin for Lunaescence but it is just not behaving. I end up despising each and every layout configuration I try.

I set out to create my own rendition of the Rasengan jutsu using ONLY vector graphics, no images from the franchise. Here I took those courses and I’ve never posted anything to show what I learned or even tried challenging myself. I also wanted something I could put in my design portfolio that wasn’t overtly anime or manga themed. (hah.)

Created With: Macromedia Fireworks / Flash
Total time: 12+ hours

Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto, not me!

Did I… I just get flamed over on DeviantArt for expressing that I liked someone’s artwork?

I was tired from my homework last night and decided to go on the prowl for artwork of my favorite Naruto character, Shino.

I found one 100106 - shino. by The-Pie and added it to my favorites, commenting:

“Okay, I won’t say kawaii. How about :+fav:? =D”

And she responds that my comment has nothing to do with the picture itself and it “annoys the fuck out of [her].” Thing is, her comments are set to “critique discouraged” and there are a million juvenille comments on the picture. But a comment saying I was adding it to my favorites gets me flamed?

*sigh* People make my teeth itch.