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Found this meme and figure I'd do something for new years. Here's the original meme: [link]

1) Move Along
One of the first emotional comics I ever done. More somber than emotional, actually. This comic was me telling myself that in order to walk into the future you must let go of the past. I know I had my Pokemon Ruby game in mind when I made this, but I guess it could apply to many situations. Around this time I was also cutting my losses in a lot of other areas, namely my old RP guild MGH. My old role play guild had been a great part of my artistic career both in providing a constant source of challenges as well as cultivating Zero’s character. I owe a lot to this group, but it was time for me to fly the coop.

2) FanArtFebruary
Febuary 2010 was my first year of FanArtFebruary, a little something started by JohnSu in Feb 2009. In his own words, “Fanart February is when I draw a bunch of fanart for various reasons. One is to simply indulge in the stuff I like. Another is to secretly hope to strike it rich with a fanbase and rake in the pageviews pay my respects to other creative minds (often by making fun of them). And of course, fanart is also useful for growing as an artist by copying style and content and learning from that.” I normally don’t ever do FanArt of anything (pokemon don’t count >.>), so this was a challenge for me.

After two years of FanArtFeb, this is what JohnSu had to say:
“So in conclusion, not gonna do it next year. I will instead just draw fanart Once In A While Whenever It Feels Appropriate. There is no good reason to do only fanart in February and never anytime else.”
Haha, oh well, it’s a cool idea, and so from now on I shall carry on this tradition that is only two years old and continue to do fanart in the month of February! Horray!

3) Tablet
On February 18th, I went out and procured for myself a brand new tablet! This was the very first thing I drew with it, it has taken some getting used to, but by now it is full of scratches and well worn. I wonder if it will last another year?

4) Memes
With a new tablet came the ability to do more memes. From January to October I completed a total of 8 memes, including the infamously long CRAZY OC meme and everyone’s favorite, the Pain and Torture meme . Other memes include the Riot is the word dance and the sparkle army invasion .

5) Princess and the Frog
Possibly Disney's last great traditionally animated feature length film, this movie (along with an animation book my dad gave me for my birthday) renewed in me a love of the traditional form of animation. I still want to work for Pixar, but I am now open to the possibilities traditional animation have to offer. Too bad neither form is taught at my school...

6) Arts Bus
My second ArtsBus trip to New York City. Last time I took the taxi around town, but this time I walked. From Chelsey (W21st st 10th ave) all the way up to the Neue Gallary (over on 5th ave past the Metropolitan Museum of Art). Saw a bunch of gallaries, explored the MOMA (saw Van Gogh's Starry Starry Night) and did some figure sketching in the Met. Also got to walk through Times Square. It was fun, but man was I tired.

7) LiveStream
Started my own livestream channel at livestream.com/zeropro . The possibilities are endless! I streamed some of my drawing, though not a lot, and now that I have the Hetalia DVDs I can stream anime if I can figure out how to do that. I think this was the first time I officially used my studio name, ZeroPro, anywhere on the web, and soon it would become official even in my eyes.

8) FMA ends
The anime had long since run it's course, but in 2010 the manga finally caught up to it. I am always astonished when a series like FMA ends, and now that FMABro is out in both dub and sub, I can safely say this boat has sailed. Now we await the day when series like Naruto and One Piece do the same. Let me tell you, that day may never come, but when it does, there will be a great gasp from all the nations of the world.
And yes, Bleach did "end," but then they started a whole nother arch. So no, we have yet to see the end of that series as well.

9) Animal Crossing City Folk
It's possibly the game of the year. I literally have not played any other game all year. Sure I dabbled in other stuff like PetPetPark and MarioBros. 3, but those came and went. Not only was ACCF the only game I consistaintly played throughout the year, but it is the only video game my Mom has ever played with me, and she really got into it. XD

10) Parody Chapter 5
After quite a few years of not touching this thing, I finally sat down and decided to finish it. Chapter 5 was coming along quite nicely, until the very end when, I have no idea what happened. In any case, it seems I will be pulling a Harry Potter on you by splitting Volume 5 of the manga into two Chapters. I have an idea of how to translate the last random bits of the manga (and they really are random) into a satisfying conclusion for my story, but am not quite sure how to do it. I better think of something fast, because summer is closer than you think.

11) Car accident
My car gave me a lot of grief this year. First the battery dies, and then the tires need to be replaced. Even after all that, it was still my own stupidity that finished it off. Driving drowsy is never ok, and I learned that the hard way at the loss of my car. This is probably the worst thing that has ever happened to me, this year, and I am still suffering from the effects of it (not emotionally, but certainly financially)

12) Toy Story 3
Pixar's very first success was Toy Story. Now the story has come to an end. It certainly is a momentous occasion. In fact, after the flop movie of Up, and their next movie being a sequel to Cars, I certainly hope this doesn't mark the end of Pixar's line of awesomeness.

13) 100 theme challenge
Started on August 4th, it’s been five months and I’m currently on theme number 11. Horray, this is taking much too long. It’s been loads of fun, however, and I love challenges. I have already chosen my next challenge after I finish this one. Hurr hurr.

14) 7Rods
Dont think just because I left MGH I was going to stop RPing. This RP has been a big on going event of this year, and I can see it continuing to be one.

15) Animation
My attempts of animation started with Leek Spins and small bunny gifs , later to evolve into something I can actually use in a class project or as a Studio Opening . I’ve come to the conclusion that Animation is a trade for the perversely masochistic.

16) DesuDes Brigade
I found I watch a lot more anime reviews now, much more than I watch anime. My favorite reviewer is most defiantly JesuOtaku of the D2Brigade, but after joining the site I am now a follower of all of the Brigadiers. D2B has taught me many things, like how to appreciate Dubbed anime and give it a chance, and what Moe is. It is also the source of memorable quotes such as REAL MEN watch Princess TuTu (i want that shirt!).

17) Anime
Not to say I haven't seen any anime this year. I watched a lot in fact. I got to see a lot of awesome anime this year. Baccano!, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Nobari no O, Princess TuTu, Trigun, Dullalala!!, Dokuro-Chan, Grrl Power, and Hetalia. Hetalia simply must take the cake here as possibly the most overrated show ever. Alone it is nothing spectacular, but mix in a bunch of cosplayers and fanart and a basic understanding of world history and presto, you get a cultural phenomena. Baccano! is by far my favorite show thus far. The first anime I’ve ever bought, I now have two copies of the box set because a certain friend of mine was awesome enough to get me it for Christmas!
Currently I am watching Gurren Lagann, though I am only on episode 3 and have no time to watch it...

18) NaNoWriMo
Speaking of challenges, you all remember NaNoWriMo right? My first year participating in National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo is like FanartFebruary in that it is a one-month event. Happening in November, the goal is to pump out a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. I took the challenge, and I won. Never wrote a novel before, I’m just that freakin awesome that way. Actually I’m not, as you can see, because although I slid past the quota with 50,007 words an hour before the deadline, my novel is still not done, and now that I don’t have the excuse of “it sucks because I wrote it for nanowrimo,” I’m scared to finish it. Also I’m lazy.

19) Pokemas
This year's Christmas cards had a pokemon theme. I've been on a Pokemon fast for the longest time because of the new gen of pokemon. I wanted to start playing Black with absolutely no idea what to expect. It was nice to draw pokemon again.

20) Lackadaisy
It's the last hottest thing of the year! My roommate showed this to me near the beginning of December, and I love it so much. It's like Baccano! but with cats, and I think I've found my absolute favorite character of all time. The art is amazing and the story is great. If you haven't already, do yourself a favor and check it out.

And that is my year in review. Have a happy new year everybody, and enjoy your last days of 2010!

Description
Found this meme and figure I'd do something for new years. Here's the original meme: [link]

1) Move Along
One of the first emotional comics I ever done. More somber than emotional, actually. This comic was me telling myself that in order to walk into the future you must let go of the past. I know I had my Pokemon Ruby game in mind when I made this, but I guess it could apply to many situations. Around this time I was also cutting my losses in a lot of other areas, namely my old RP guild MGH. My old role play guild had been a great part of my artistic career both in providing a constant source of challenges as well as cultivating Zero’s character. I owe a lot to this group, but it was time for me to fly the coop.

2) FanArtFebruary
Febuary 2010 was my first year of FanArtFebruary, a little something started by JohnSu in Feb 2009. In his own words, “Fanart February is when I draw a bunch of fanart for various reasons. One is to simply indulge in the stuff I like. Another is to secretly hope to strike it rich with a fanbase and rake in the pageviews pay my respects to other creative minds (often by making fun of them). And of course, fanart is also useful for growing as an artist by copying style and content and learning from that.” I normally don’t ever do FanArt of anything (pokemon don’t count >.>), so this was a challenge for me.

After two years of FanArtFeb, this is what JohnSu had to say:
“So in conclusion, not gonna do it next year. I will instead just draw fanart Once In A While Whenever It Feels Appropriate. There is no good reason to do only fanart in February and never anytime else.”
Haha, oh well, it’s a cool idea, and so from now on I shall carry on this tradition that is only two years old and continue to do fanart in the month of February! Horray!

3) Tablet
On February 18th, I went out and procured for myself a brand new tablet! This was the very first thing I drew with it, it has taken some getting used to, but by now it is full of scratches and well worn. I wonder if it will last another year?

4) Memes
With a new tablet came the ability to do more memes. From January to October I completed a total of 8 memes, including the infamously long CRAZY OC meme and everyone’s favorite, the Pain and Torture meme . Other memes include the Riot is the word dance and the sparkle army invasion .

5) Princess and the Frog
Possibly Disney's last great traditionally animated feature length film, this movie (along with an animation book my dad gave me for my birthday) renewed in me a love of the traditional form of animation. I still want to work for Pixar, but I am now open to the possibilities traditional animation have to offer. Too bad neither form is taught at my school...

6) Arts Bus
My second ArtsBus trip to New York City. Last time I took the taxi around town, but this time I walked. From Chelsey (W21st st 10th ave) all the way up to the Neue Gallary (over on 5th ave past the Metropolitan Museum of Art). Saw a bunch of gallaries, explored the MOMA (saw Van Gogh's Starry Starry Night) and did some figure sketching in the Met. Also got to walk through Times Square. It was fun, but man was I tired.

7) LiveStream
Started my own livestream channel at livestream.com/zeropro . The possibilities are endless! I streamed some of my drawing, though not a lot, and now that I have the Hetalia DVDs I can stream anime if I can figure out how to do that. I think this was the first time I officially used my studio name, ZeroPro, anywhere on the web, and soon it would become official even in my eyes.

8) FMA ends
The anime had long since run it's course, but in 2010 the manga finally caught up to it. I am always astonished when a series like FMA ends, and now that FMABro is out in both dub and sub, I can safely say this boat has sailed. Now we await the day when series like Naruto and One Piece do the same. Let me tell you, that day may never come, but when it does, there will be a great gasp from all the nations of the world.
And yes, Bleach did "end," but then they started a whole nother arch. So no, we have yet to see the end of that series as well.

9) Animal Crossing City Folk
It's possibly the game of the year. I literally have not played any other game all year. Sure I dabbled in other stuff like PetPetPark and MarioBros. 3, but those came and went. Not only was ACCF the only game I consistaintly played throughout the year, but it is the only video game my Mom has ever played with me, and she really got into it. XD

10) Parody Chapter 5
After quite a few years of not touching this thing, I finally sat down and decided to finish it. Chapter 5 was coming along quite nicely, until the very end when, I have no idea what happened. In any case, it seems I will be pulling a Harry Potter on you by splitting Volume 5 of the manga into two Chapters. I have an idea of how to translate the last random bits of the manga (and they really are random) into a satisfying conclusion for my story, but am not quite sure how to do it. I better think of something fast, because summer is closer than you think.

11) Car accident
My car gave me a lot of grief this year. First the battery dies, and then the tires need to be replaced. Even after all that, it was still my own stupidity that finished it off. Driving drowsy is never ok, and I learned that the hard way at the loss of my car. This is probably the worst thing that has ever happened to me, this year, and I am still suffering from the effects of it (not emotionally, but certainly financially)

12) Toy Story 3
Pixar's very first success was Toy Story. Now the story has come to an end. It certainly is a momentous occasion. In fact, after the flop movie of Up, and their next movie being a sequel to Cars, I certainly hope this doesn't mark the end of Pixar's line of awesomeness.

13) 100 theme challenge
Started on August 4th, it’s been five months and I’m currently on theme number 11. Horray, this is taking much too long. It’s been loads of fun, however, and I love challenges. I have already chosen my next challenge after I finish this one. Hurr hurr.

14) 7Rods
Dont think just because I left MGH I was going to stop RPing. This RP has been a big on going event of this year, and I can see it continuing to be one.

15) Animation
My attempts of animation started with Leek Spins and small bunny gifs , later to evolve into something I can actually use in a class project or as a Studio Opening . I’ve come to the conclusion that Animation is a trade for the perversely masochistic.

16) DesuDes Brigade
I found I watch a lot more anime reviews now, much more than I watch anime. My favorite reviewer is most defiantly JesuOtaku of the D2Brigade, but after joining the site I am now a follower of all of the Brigadiers. D2B has taught me many things, like how to appreciate Dubbed anime and give it a chance, and what Moe is. It is also the source of memorable quotes such as REAL MEN watch Princess TuTu (i want that shirt!).

17) Anime
Not to say I haven't seen any anime this year. I watched a lot in fact. I got to see a lot of awesome anime this year. Baccano!, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Nobari no O, Princess TuTu, Trigun, Dullalala!!, Dokuro-Chan, Grrl Power, and Hetalia. Hetalia simply must take the cake here as possibly the most overrated show ever. Alone it is nothing spectacular, but mix in a bunch of cosplayers and fanart and a basic understanding of world history and presto, you get a cultural phenomena. Baccano! is by far my favorite show thus far. The first anime I’ve ever bought, I now have two copies of the box set because a certain friend of mine was awesome enough to get me it for Christmas!
Currently I am watching Gurren Lagann, though I am only on episode 3 and have no time to watch it...

18) NaNoWriMo
Speaking of challenges, you all remember NaNoWriMo right? My first year participating in National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo is like FanartFebruary in that it is a one-month event. Happening in November, the goal is to pump out a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. I took the challenge, and I won. Never wrote a novel before, I’m just that freakin awesome that way. Actually I’m not, as you can see, because although I slid past the quota with 50,007 words an hour before the deadline, my novel is still not done, and now that I don’t have the excuse of “it sucks because I wrote it for nanowrimo,” I’m scared to finish it. Also I’m lazy.

19) Pokemas
This year's Christmas cards had a pokemon theme. I've been on a Pokemon fast for the longest time because of the new gen of pokemon. I wanted to start playing Black with absolutely no idea what to expect. It was nice to draw pokemon again.

20) Lackadaisy
It's the last hottest thing of the year! My roommate showed this to me near the beginning of December, and I love it so much. It's like Baccano! but with cats, and I think I've found my absolute favorite character of all time. The art is amazing and the story is great. If you haven't already, do yourself a favor and check it out.

And that is my year in review. Have a happy new year everybody, and enjoy your last days of 2010!