BlueCheshireCat

Hey everyone,
Just to let you all know, I have a new DA account over at dinojay. I've been thinking of changing my accounts for quite a while, and I decided I'd have time to do so over my Christmas break. So yeah! If you're following me, please switch over to watching that account, as this one won't have any more updates!

In other news, I'm home for the holidays, and will likely have more time than usual to draw. If you have any ideas of what I should do, feel free to tell me!
See you all at the new account!
-Jay

So, this is embarrassing.
I haven't updated this journal since April! That is a long time. I promise I exist!
I update only slightly more often at my livejournal: bluecheshirecat.livejournal.co…

Sooo....yeah. Just for updating material: I'm a junior now! In college, at Notre Dame. That means I feel old. And unaccomplished. But getting better! I'm in three studios this semester - multilevel painting, ceramics and visual dialogue - of which I'll probably only post painting stuff. But not that often. Why? Because I am busy as all fuck right now! As head of the progressive student alliance / main member of several other clubs/ student/ someone who wants to have something of a social life, I'm afraid that posting on a regular basis just isn't in my future I'll hopefully keep posting my sketch stuff, but my paintings are really taking up the majority of my time.
Speaking of painting, I have a 3' by 4' panel sitting behind me that is calling my name, waiting for its final layer of gesso. So away I shall go!
-J

So I've been kinda sick  (seasonal allergies?) recently, so I haven't been posting much/at all... which is sorta a bummer. HOWEVER! I'm hoping to check out a camera for the weekend and take photos of my work from this / some of last semester, so hopefully I can get HQ versions of those up soon! I hope. Then I just gotta finish my final 3d and silkscreen projects, and my final exams, and packing and all that wonderful jazz.

Also: Meme thingie, just because I wanted to. It's almost sad how many I've seen (and how many I'd add to this list)


x - Seen
o - Partially seen

CLASSIC DISNEY
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[x] 101 Dalmatians (1961)
[x] Alice in Wonderland (1951)
[x] Bambi (1942)
[x] Cinderella (1950)
[x] Dumbo (1941)
[x] Fantasia (1940)
[x] Lady and the Tramp (1955)
[x] Mary Poppins (1964) Not exactly animation...but sure
[x] Peter Pan (1953)
[x] Pinocchio (1940)
[x] Sleeping Beauty (1959)
[x] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
[ ] So Dear to my Heart (1949)
[x] Song of the South (1946) Just saw it a few weeks ago! On a vhs from europe that my prof got before they edited it. WOW, DISNEY, WOW.
[x] Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) I saw this a loooong time ago tho, but I loved the theme park ride.
[x] Make Mine Music (1946)
[] Melody Time (1948)
[] Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
[x] The Three Caballeros (1945)
[x] Saludos, Amigos (1943)

DISNEY'S DARK AGE
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[x] The Aristocats (1970)
[ ] Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
[x] The Black Cauldron (1985)
[x] The Fox and the Hound (1981)
[x] The Great Mouse Detective (1986) ~ WONDERFUL
[x] The Jungle Book (1967)
[x] The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
[x] Oliver and Company (1988) Used to be my favorite non-Princess film, before I realized its problems >.<
[x ] Pete's Dragon (1977) Again, a looooong time ago
[x] The Rescuers (1977)
[x] Robin Hood (1973)
[x] The Sword In The Stone (1963)

THE DISNEY RENAISSANCE
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[x] Aladdin (1992) ~ One of my faves (except for how un-feminist Jasmine was, lol)  
[x] Beauty and the Beast (1991) ~ <3 <3 <3
[x] A Goofy Movie (1995)
[x] Hercules (1997).
[x] The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) CREEPY CREEPY FROLLO ICK
[x] The Lion King (1994) Probably fighting PATF for my favorite spot.
[x] The Little Mermaid (1989) UGH ARIEL AND ERIC UGH
[x] Mulan (1998) WHAT? A STRONG FEMALE IN MY DISNEY MOVIE? WHAT BE THIS MADNESS?
[x] Pocahontas (1995)
[x] The Rescuers Down Under (1990) BIANCAAAA, BERNARDDDD <3
[x] Tarzan (1999)

DISNEY'S MODERN AGE
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[x] Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) - ANGLES EVERYWHERE.
[x] Bolt (2008) heeee rhino <3
[x ] Brother Bear (2003) SO DEPRESSING
[x] Chicken Little (2005)
[x] Dinosaur (2000)
[x] The Emperor's New Groove (2000) LLAMA
[x] Enchanted (2007)
[x] Fantasia 2000 (2000)
[ ] Home on the Range (2004) NEVERRRRRRR
[x] Lilo & Stitch (2002)
[x] Meet the Robinsons (2007)
[x] The Princess and the Frog (2009)  MY FAVORITE FOR FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER
[x] Treasure Planet (2002) ~ Pretty good, despite how underrated it was


PIXAR
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[x] A Bug's Life (1998)
[x] Cars (2006)
[x] Finding Nemo (2003)
[x] The Incredibles (2004)
[x] Monsters Inc. (2001)
[x] Ratatouille (2007) <3 too bad it makes me hungry every time...
[x] Toy Story (1995)
[x] Toy Story 2 (1999)
[x] Wall-E (2008) <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
[x] Up (2009)  <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

DON BLUTH
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[x] All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) MY CHILDHOOD <3
[x] An American Tail (1986)
[x] An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
[x] Anastasia (1997) –
[x] Bartok the Magnificent (1999) hahaha so not worth it, good thing it came with my anastasia dvd for free
[x] The Land Before Time (1988)
[x] The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) I LOVED THIS WHEN I WAS LITTLE!
[x] Rock-a-Doodle (1991) I wanna rock, rock, rock, a doodle with you...
[x] The Secret of NIMH (1982)
[x] Thumbelina (1994) MY FAVORITE FOR IRONIC REASONS, NAMELY CHARO
[x] Titan AE (2000) ~ Liked it when I watched it?
[x] A Troll in Central Park (1994)

STOP-MOTION
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[ ] The Adventures of Mark Twain (1986) whut
[x] Chicken Run (2000)
[] Coraline (2009)  I really need to watch this one...
[x] Corpse Bride (2005)  
[x] James and the Giant Peach (1996)  I need to watch this again!
[x] The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
[ ] The Puppetoon Movie (1987) What?
[x] Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)  Hahaha I watched this last night!  

CGI
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[x] Antz (1998)
[ ] Bee Movie (2007) Never plan to.
[ ] Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) ~ I really want to see this one..
[x] Flushed Away (2006)
[x] Happy Feet (2006) EEE MUMBLE
[x] Horton Hears a Who - Would be more fun if my roomie didn't love it SO MUCH SO MUCH.
[x] Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie (2002) ~ Ah Veggietales...
[x] Kung Fu Panda (2008)
[x] Madagascar (2005)
[x] Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
[ ] Monster House (2006)
[ ] Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) Oh dreamworks, what have you done.....
[ ] Over the Hedge (2006)   "  "
[x] The Polar Express (2004)
[ ] Shark Tale (2004)
[x] Shrek (2001) <3
[x] Shrek 2 (2004)
[x] Shrek The Third (2007)
[ ] Star Wars: Clone Wars (2008)
[ ] A Christmas Carol (2009)
[x] How To Train Your Dragon (2010)  SOOOOO GOOD

IMPORTS ~ Haven't seen much of these.
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[ ] Arabian Knight (aka The Thief and the Cobbler) (1995)
[ ] Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) Who is this asterix guy?
[ ] Asterix in Britain (1986)
[ ] Asterix the Gaul (1967)
[ ] Back to Gaya (aka The Snurks) (2004)
[x] The Last Unicorn (1982) ~ I get a lot of mockery for this one, but I loved it.
[ ] Light Years (1988)
[ ] The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
[ ] The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
[x] Persepolis (2007) SO GOOD!
[ ] Planet 51 (2009)
[x] Waltz With Bashir (2008) The ending to this is so moving...
[x] Watership Down (1978) RABBITS FIGHTING VIOLENTLY
[ ] When the Wind Blows (1988)
[ ] Yellow Submarine (1968)

STUDIO GHIBLI/MIYAZAKI  
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[x] The Cat Returns (2002)
[x] Grave of the Fireflies (1988) SO SAD
[x] Howl's Moving Castle (2004) ~ Superb!
[x] Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
[x] Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986) A long time ago, but I enjoyed it
[ ] Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
[ ] My Neighbors The Yamadas (1999)
[x] My Neighbor Totoro (1993)
[ ] Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
[ ] Only Yesterday (1991)
[ ] Pom Poko (Tanuki War) (1994)
[ ] Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea (2009) ~ Really want to see this one!
[ ] Porco Rosso (1992)
[x] Princess Mononoke (1999) Just saw this a few weeks ago!
[x] Spirited Away (2002) one of my favorites FOR FOREVER
[ ] Whisper of the Heart (1995)

SATOSHI KON ~  No clue..
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[ ] Memories (1995)
[ ] Millennium Actress (2001)
[ ] Paprika (2006)
[ ] Perfect Blue (1999)
[ ] Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

SHINKAI MAKOTO ~ ?
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[ ] 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
[ ] She and Her Cat (1999)
[ ] Voices of a Distant Star (2001)
[ ] The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)

OTHER ANIME FILMS - I haven't seen most of these, but I'm not hugely into anime
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[o] Akira (1989)
[ ] Appleseed (2004)
[ ] Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)
[ ] Arcadia of My Youth (U.S. Title - Vengeance of the Space Pirate) (1982)
[x] Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2003) - Best anime ever....
[ ] The Dagger of Kamui (U.S. Title - Revenge of the Ninja Warrior) (1985)
[ ] Dirty Pair: Project Eden (1987)
[ ] End of Evangelion (1997)
[ ] The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981)
[ ] Fist of the North Star (1986)
[ ] Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1998)
[ ] Galaxy Express 999 (1979)
[ ] Ghost in the Shell (1996)
[ ] The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
[ ] Lensman (1984)
[ ] Macross: Do You Remember Love (U.S. Title - Clash of the Bionoids) (1984)
[ ] Metropolis (2001)
[ ] Neo-Tokyo (1986)
[ ] Ninja Scroll (1993)
[ ] Origin: Spirits Of The Past (2006)
[ ] Patlabor the Movie (1989)
[ ] The Professional: Golgo 13 (1983)
[ ] Project A-ko (1986)
[ ] Revolutionary Girl Utena (1999)
[ ] Robot Carnival (1987)
[ ] Robotech: The Shadow Chronicle (2006)
[ ] Silent Möbius (1991)
[ ] Space Adventure Cobra (1982)
[ ] Steamboy (2004)
[ ] Sword of the Stranger (2007)
[ ] Unico and the Island of Magic (1983)
[ ] Urotsukidoji: The Movie (1987)
[ ] Vampire Hunter D (1985)
[ ] Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust (2000)
[ ] Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force (1987)

CARTOONS FOR GROWN-UPS
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[ ] American Pop (1981)
[o] The Animatrix (2003) I've seen some of it...
[ ] Beavis & Butthead Do America (1996)
[ ] Cool World (1992)
[x] Final Fantasy: Advent Children (2005)
[ ] Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
[ ] Fire & Ice (1983)
[ ] Fritz the Cat (1972) On my need-to-see list, lol
[ ] Heavy Metal (1981)
[ ] Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
[ ] Heavy Traffic (1973)
[ ] Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
[ ] Lady Death (2004)
[ ] A Scanner Darkly (2006) - Definitely on my need-to-see list
[ ] South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
[ ] Street Fight (Coonskin) (1975)
[ ] Waking Life (2001)

OTHER ANIMATED MOVIES
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[x] A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
[o] Animal Farm (1954) THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO
[ ] Animalympics (1980)
[ ] Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon The Movie (2007)
[x] Balto (1995) Thought this was Don Bluth?
[o] Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) Again, hardly remember it....
[ ] Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
[ ] Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) (1980)  
[x] The Brave Little Toaster (1988) THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER!
[ ] Bravestarr: The Movie (1988)
[x] Cats Don't Dance (1997) Got this stuck in my head all. the. time.
[ ] Care Bears: The Movie (1985) The sad thing is, this beat out the black cauldron at the box office...ick.
[ ] Care Bears 2: A New Generation (1986)
[x] Charlotte's Web (1973) Awww...
[ ] Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (1999)
[ ] Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show (2009)
[ ] Felidae (1995)
[x] Fern Gully (1992) TOXIC LOOOOOOVE
[ ] Garfield: His 9 Lives (1988)
[ ] G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
[ ] Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords (1986)
[ ] Gulliver's Travels (1939)
[ ] He-Man & She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985)
[x] Hey Arnold!: The Movie (2002) I <3 hey arnold <3
[x] The Hobbit (1977)
[x] The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) Long time ago, need a re-watch
[x] The Iron Giant (1999)  Same dealio
[x] Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) ~ SO INACCURATE! Ugh!
[ ] Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
[ ] Labyrinth of Flames (2000)
[ ] Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
[ ] Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
[x] Lord of the Rings (1978)
[ ] My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
[ ] The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
[ ] Party Wagon (2004)
[ ] Pink Floyd's The Wall (1982)
[x] The Prince of Egypt (1998) Awesome movie
[x] Powerpuff Girls: The Movie (2002)  I think I saw this once....
[x] Quest For Camelot (1999)
[ ] Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
[ ] The Return of the King (1980)  
[ ] Ringing Bell (1978)
[x] The Road to El Dorado (2000)  MIGUEL AND TULIO, TULIO AND MIGUEL
[ ] Rock & Rule (1983)
[x] The Simpsons Movie (2007) LOL
[x] Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) I remember that....
[ ] Snoopy, Come Home (1972)
[x] Space Jam (1996) ~ Hahaha so good
[x] Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) ~ CHECK
[x] The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
[ ] Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
[ ] Superman: Doomsday (2007)
[x] The Swan Princess (1994)
[ ] Transformers: The Movie (1986)
[ ] Turtles Forever (2009)
[x] We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993) OH MY GOD SO GOOD WHEN I WAS LITTLE
[x] Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
[ ] Wizards (1977)
[ ] Wonder Woman (2009)


So I've seen something like 139 out of  269? Sounds pretty good to me, considering how obscure some of these are...I'm pretty surprised they didn't include Ice Age 1 2 or 3 or Robots, considering so many more obscure ones were on here...

BUT- BUT DEVIANTART!
I WANNA BE TEAM GAGA! ;3;



at least my icon doesnt sparkle

UM I think that's how it's spelled, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

So yeah, if you happen onto my page when it hits 5,000 and happen to get a screencap of it, YOU GET A PRIZE! NAMELY A MARKER DRAWING OF YOUR CHOICE! YEAH!


Seriously guys, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN SO QUICKLY???? I got more than a thousand views in the month of December (probably due to PATF stuff?) which is just about a fourth of all the total views I've ever gotten in the past three years on here. Seriously - I've made four thousand views total in roughly this year alone, the past two years before that hardly exist in my realm of wanting-to-remember.

On the same tangent, I was doing that 2009 meme last night? GUYS, I'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS IN A YEAR, AND I'M KIND OF PROUD OF MYSELF. My art still is only in the "eh, decent" range in my mind, but considering the old sketchbooks I looked at last night, I've gone from having the spatial skills of a five year old to fuckin' da vinci in less than 12 months. HOW DID I THINK I WAS GOOD IN HIGH SCHOOL? MY STUFF WAS ABSOLUTE SHIT! ANATOMY DID NOT EXIST IN MY SKETCHBOOKS BEFORE, SAY, OCTOBER, AND EVEN THOSE ARE IFFY.

So my New Years' Resolution is to keep on keepin' on. I want to look back a year from now at the drawings I made today and think that they are absolute shit. Seriously, that's all I want.
What I need to do is keep up with sketching - I've finished up a 100 page sketchbook per a month and a half consistently this semester, and I want to keep going with it. I've got about 10 pages to go in this one, and I already dislike some of the stuff from the early pages.


SORRY FOR THE RAMBLING!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!