Jade's Section 2009
Great spring and cool summer!
Editor in Chief So now I'm the editor in chief for Anime3000.com, which means I work right under the CEO/owner of the site. Hopefully, Anime3000 can become a top competitor in the anime industry for its quality.
Bought Manga Studio Debut so I can work on my computer for making manga. I'm currently working on the mini-manga for Anime3000 every month. Now, if only I can control the drawing tablet pen, everything would be fine and dandy!
Redesigning my bedroom in the Asian-inspired fashion. I've been doing floor plans so it can turn out well!
Finishing up the last days of college now! I graduate in May with 2 degrees! Whoo hoo!
Taking Japanese classes this fall on Saturdays so I can become more proficient in Japanese. I plan to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) in December. Wish me luck!
Conventions! I went to Anime Expo and the San Diego Comic Con this summer! Yes, it took out a bulk of my finances, but I survived (whew!). I went to Anime Expo in Los Angeles as press. I went to Comic Con as a volunteer. They were both amazing! I got to see stars and grab some cool schwag!
Jade's Section 2008
Most Memorable Things of the Year
Becoming an editor for Anime3000.com I know, I know, I'm a traitor to my own anime website, but this is something I've always wanted to do--become a part of another great site within the capacity as a writer.
Being on a Podcast For a long time, I've wanted to have my own online radio show or something equivalent to it. Now my wish came true!
Getting on Homecoming Court So, in real life, I managed to make it onto a really tough spot in college, and that's being 1 out of 34,000 students for a chance of being the next Homecoming Queen. (No, I didn't win, but I had fun anyways!)
Buying a bookcase to put most of my manga Sounds like a little trivial thing, but I've been needing a bookcase. There were so many boxes here filled with manga, it was crowding my room!
Running for Student Government Never thought it would actually happen, but somehow, I had the chance to run a hard campaign for the next Vice President at my college. (No, I didn't win it either, however, a lot of doors opened up for me).
Took a Digital Media class I finally improved my skills and gained some new ones in learning more about Photoshop, Illustrator, and In-Design. Now I can make logos, magazine layouts, and covers better than I have ever made them before!
Obama Won! I'm no Democrat! I'm an independent, but even Obama had me voting for change--the power to believe in not only his change, but the change for myself.
Gas Prices Dropping Do you know how much budgeting I had to do a week just for those bizarra gas prices? Now I can afford food.
Being a President I am the president of the Black Student Science Organization at my college...and I'm loving it! At first, it scared me. I mean, I jumped from being the Tutoring Chair to President! Who does that?!
My Propensity to Japanese When I went to Japan for 2 weeks, I picked up Japanese very quickly without taking a class or anything before going. I could understand most Japanese phrases by the time I returned, and the Consul of Japan Representative was very impressed with my quick learning.
Completely Watched Death Note Such a rip off in the second season!
Going to Japan! What achieves your dreams better than going to the Land of Hello Kitty? I had such a great time, and I made so many friends!
Japan!
I finally went to Japan! If you want to read the adventures to Japan, please click onto this link to my blog: http://jadesescape.blogspot.com. I don't know why I called it "Jade's Escape into Reality". I think sometimes I have to return to reality because it's part of the norm. Aw well...
Inspirations
Writing comes to me easily because it was my first love, but I always read. I have a ton of magazines and books underneath my bed, on my bookshelf, and in many other boxes scattered around my room. I find myself reading articles online. I practice most of my writing skills for scholarship essays and reviews for Anime3000.com.
Drawing doesn't come to me so easily. It's a learned skill, I think, though, other people believe it's something uber special. I'm surprisingly not that passionate about art, but I still continue to improve my skills anyway. I refer from manga and comic books to learn more about how stories are set up. I have a bookshelf and boxes filled with manga to show. I also watch anime because of the stories and the animation. My favorite animator is Kazuto Nakazama (anime sequences in Kill Bill). I also have a few manga-ka and doushinji that I've been fans of since I first looked at their artwork. My favorite Korean character designer is Hyunh-Tae Kim (Magna Carta).
Web designing isn't something I necessarily like to do. I stare at a computer monitor for hours at a time, using both Dreamweaver and Photoshop to create a good-looking website. I look to other websites to create websites, and when there are things I don't know, I always turn to books or the Net for some tutorials. I'm a big fan for asking for help.
Jade's Section 2007
I don't know where this section came from... I guess it's an area to get to know me, Jade, the webmistress of Anime Ascendant. These are just random collections of this and rants that I do.
This Week I guess you can call this section my occasional rant about topics. I try to apply them to a certain anime or two just so it relates to my site.
Contests I've Entered (2007)
Avatar Contest at Scarlet Tears
I decided to give an avatar contest a
chance. I'm really not big on joining contests unless I know I'll win or it's
just for the hell of it. It's not that I doubt my ability at competitive
creativity. I just don't get my hopes up too much.
Here are my contest entries:
I can't believe I used pink! I hate pink! I'm a blue person!
Ranting about myself I'm also a reviewer at Anime3000.com, and it's great. I'm always on the Anime 3000 Forum, chatting about anime, manga, movies, and American TV shows and comics.