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Michael Nguyen  

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Not dead yet, but Gary Gygax failed his saving thr

Journal Entry: Sat Mar 8, 2008, 8:50 PM
Hey, not dead yet, just been on a creativity hiatus. I've been looking at so many artwork from Deviantart and every time it amazes me how many works of great imagination and expression impresses me to the point where I knock myself in the head and ask "Why am I not doing better!?" and find more inspiration for other ideas. I've been doodling so much on my sketchbook that its starting to help my creative process.

However, I know this is sorta late, but I was deeply saddened Gary Gygax, co-founder and alfather of Dungeons and Dragons and the entire role-playing game genre and industry, passed away to the Outer Realms recently.

I know I know, I still keep thinking about bad, nerdy D&D jokes like he failed saving vs. natural cause, his hitpoints where -12, or too bad there's no cleric in sight, however I can't help but feel sad that this great man who was responsible for my interest in playing RPG's was suddenly gone. I never met the man, but I certainly praise his work.

So, I salute a goblet of victory to you Gary Gygax! May you still DM and your dice roll always 20!

Just make sure its your opponent that receives it.

  • Listening to: Futuristic Sex Robots
  • Reading: The Belgariad - David Eddings
  • Watching: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
  • Playing: World of Warcraft
  • Eating: Babies - the renewable food source
  • Drinking: More caffiene

Devious Information

  • Current Age: The Twenty-Third YearAge.
  • Current Residence: Erth.
  • Interests: Anticipating for an intergalactic war.
  • Favourite movie: All cheesy and well done sci-fi and fantasy.
  • Favourite band or musician: Led Zeppelin, AC-DC, Blind Guardian, The Kinks, The Box Tops, Rolling Stones, Brobdingnagian Bards
  • Favourite genre of music: old 60's rock and Irish drinking songs.
  • Favourite artist: Ted Nasmith, Alan Lee, John Howe, Larry Elmore, Keith Parkinson, Luis Royo, Boris Vallejo
  • Favourite poet or writer: J.R.R. Tolkien, Terry Brooks, Terry Pratchett, Isaac Asimov, Frank Herbert
  • Favourite style or digital art: Still learning my own.
  • Operating System: Windows XP
  • MP3 player of choice: Winamp
  • Favourite game: World of Warcraft! (Tichondrius server)
  • Favourite gaming platform: PC
  • Favourite cartoon character: Anything played by Julie Strain. Julie Strain FTW!
  • Personal Quote: "They have a cave troll" - Boromir
  • Tools of the Trade: Photoshop CS and pencils

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Devious Comments

*pixeltease:iconpixeltease: Feb 28, 2008, 12:03:54 PM
Thank you for the watch. :D
*Tensen01:iconTensen01: Feb 25, 2008, 9:52:04 AM
Thanks for the watch

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"I'll dream you up on this vast dark bed/believe I loved you for each hair upon the back of your neck/And I want to kiss you but I can't/Down on the river by the sugar plant."

-Mike Doughty "Down on the River by the Sugar Plant"
~soan:iconsoan: Feb 20, 2008, 4:59:20 PM
Draw more. Update more.
~airasan:iconairasan: Nov 13, 2007, 1:10:17 AM Mood: Joy
Thank you for the watch :heart:

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Hey! they´ve stolen my avatar!
*minarho1:iconminarho1: Nov 5, 2007, 2:12:38 PM
thanks for the add!
=keelerleah:iconkeelerleah: Nov 4, 2007, 10:57:49 PM
Thanks so much for the watch! :hug:

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~Dessin75:iconDessin75: Sep 19, 2007, 11:23:09 AM
Heya!
Thanks for the watch! =D

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I'm sorry for my poor English, i'm Italian (Mwahaha)
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*GeorgeD:iconGeorgeD: Sep 18, 2007, 10:43:11 PM
Thank you for the watch! :hug:
*ZEBES:iconZEBES: Jan 24, 2007, 6:03:51 PM
thanks a lot for watching dude! =)

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2-Protect the innocent
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*Ciuva:iconCiuva: Jan 13, 2007, 10:08:35 AM
Hi, and thanks for the devwatch :)
~Xese:iconXese: Jan 8, 2007, 11:56:43 PM
hey thanks for the watch!

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Picasso's quote: "Style is the difference between a circle and the way YOU draw it."
~mickyoko:iconmickyoko: Jan 8, 2007, 8:44:16 PM
Thanks for the watch.

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Life is like a clean canvas. We are the artist.
For every stroke and every color we use dictates the output.
It doesn't matter how we render it as long as we can proudly say it is our masterpiece.
*Grimbro:iconGrimbro: Oct 20, 2006, 10:32:59 AM
Hey thanks for stopping by.
And thanks for the :+devwatch:

Stop by again :wave:

Cheers
Grimbro
*Fredy3D:iconFredy3D: Oct 15, 2006, 12:34:47 AM
:wave: Hi! Thanks for the watch! :w00t:

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~tower-raven:icontower-raven: Oct 13, 2006, 12:20:40 AM
Thanks for the devwatch :)
~gmax:icongmax: Oct 12, 2006, 11:16:41 PM
Thanks for the watch! :)
=Aikurisu:iconAikurisu: Aug 3, 2006, 8:32:44 PM
Thanks for placing a watch on my gallery and for favin' my latest drow work. =)

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Never give up your dreams in a struggle.
Ignore the disbelievers whom simply mock.

A unique voice always speaks louder than a herd.
~nobodyno1:iconnobodyno1: Jul 28, 2006, 11:58:05 PM
Thanks for the fav:hug:

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Of course people are sick! We're the parasites of earth. Do you know anyone who's one hundred percent non-wasteful and "virtuous"? No, because they don't exist. - ~bummed-out
~CypressElf:iconCypressElf: Apr 8, 2005, 4:48:21 PM
Its cool that you've added me to your friends list....do I know you?

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"Do by learning."
*tisbore:icontisbore: Apr 8, 2005, 2:23:43 PM
welcome to DA... its really late, but no one has welcomed you yet.. =D sorry.

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" the law has boundaries... I dont. "