AMV TKO : Preview for Round 8 is up for viewing. (3/7/11) The Kremlin : Added a new wallpaper. (9/14/10) AMV TKO : Info page for Round 7 with downloadable link now up. (9/11/10) YouTube : AMV TKO Round 7 now up for viewing. (9/10/10) The Kremlin : The Kremlin's 10th Anniversary look is now up. (4/26/10)
Welcome to my website, JustinAaron.com. I'm Justin and this is basically my little corner on the net for all my websites and projects. Hope you'll stick around for a while, because I've got quite a lot coming in the near future (hopefully). Whether it's videogames, music, anime, sports or anything else that interests me, you better believe I'll be covering it here or on one of my sites.
~Justin "Snatcher2047" Aaron
R.I.P. BRIAN GEYER
10/13/1982 - 5/7/2010
You will be missed.
+ UPDATE : 4/7/2012 : From point A to point... B?
Hey... who turned out the lights? Been a while, huh? Thanks to multiple factors including my health, a new job with crazy hours and moving into a new home, I really haven't had much time, energy and motivation to do, well... ANYTHING. Let's fix that little by little and by starting here.
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So, I'm going to a family Easter party tomorrow. Last time I went to a family party, I ended up in the hospital for the next four days. Let's hope we don't have a repeat of that.
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I'm going to be an uncle again in the near future. Still blows my mind my little sister is going to be a mom. Really proud of her.
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One of my best friends also got married. Everyone is leaving me behind. But at least, for me, it's by choice.
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So... The Avengers movie is finally coming out in about a month. Been waiting for this one for years. F'N HAWKEYE.
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In animation news, season 2 of My Little Pony : Friendship Is Magic has been PHENOMENAL. Totally blew season 1 out of the water. So many memorable moments, quotable lines and great new characters. All the while keeping that same charm that made me love this show from the beginning. The season is almost over and I'm going to be going through some major pony withdraw when it does come to a close. At least season 3 is already confirmed.
The new Thundercats cartoon continues to thrive, although Lion-O's got some learnin' to do.
Also, started watching The Amazing World Of Gumball. My goodness, is this show GENIUS. The comedy timing is brilliant and the characters are all lovable from top to bottom. Worth checking out.
Speaking of toons... kind of thinking of doing some type of webshow surrounding them in some way shape or form. But I'd really like to get back work on AMV TKO some time, first.
On the Japanese side of things, I started up on K-On!!, a show about cute girls doing cute things while singing cute songs. Basically, girls try to start a rock band... hilarity ensues. I'm really enjoying it and man, am I a Mio fan.
Also, finally got around to finishing the second season of Shakugan no Shana, all the while the third and final season aired in Japan and Funimation aired it on YouTube. Kind of sad to see it end, but totally stoked to see HOW it ends.
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It's amazing how much better shape my bank account is in when I have a good paying job with a ton of hours and I'm not spending all my time on eBay anymore. I guess the end of the anime boom has it's perks afterall.
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I'm starting wonder how much of a gamer I am anymore. I have a whole pile of games I got over Christmas and no real drive to play them at the moment. I don't know why...
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Never did finish my Sakura Wars signature project. Gotta work on that.
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HAPPY EASTER EVERYPONYBODY.
+ UPDATE : 8/30/2011 : Distractions
For most of this year, I've been dealing with multiple, yet minor, health issues that have really sidetracked me from just about any projects I've spent time on. This includes AMV TKO, of course, which I'd love nothing more to find the motivation to get to work on and eventually get to the 12th round that I originally set as a ending point. With five rounds to go and getting barely one round done a year, that's not looking too good at the moment.
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A lot of new animated series catching my attention lately, including the new Thundercats cartoon, which is PHENOMENAL just for the record. They make a lot of references to the old series, including the infamous "Samoflange" line, which makes me smile from ear to ear. I also love how the episodes have a continuous feel and not episodic in nature at all. I can't wait to see where this show is headed.
Also on the radar is season 2 of the new My Little Pony series. It's been a long wait since season 1 ended and with what's been leaked thus far, season 2 is looking to be pretty darn good.
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My friends have been getting me hooked on the ShowTime series, Dexter. I just wish they would get rid of that intro. Yuck.
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SONIC GENERATIONS is the newest upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog game and it is looking great. Being able to play classic Sonic levels in both modern and Genesis styles is a great selling point in and of itself. But add in great remixed music of classic tracks, wonderful updated graphics of classic levels and classic versions of long time favorite characters... and you've got a winner in my book.
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Finished up Fullmetal Alchemist BROTHERHOOD the other day. I have to admit, it took me a while to adjust to this reboot from the original series and the ending didn't seem to have quite the same impact as the original series as well, but overall it was one of the best viewing experiences I've had in a long time.
I also recently purchased a BluRay player all in preparation for my first BluRay disc, that being The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya movie, "The Disappearance Of Haruhi Suzumiya" movie. I can't wait to hear the English dub.
+ UPDATE : 5/8/2011 : Confound these... PONIES?!
Well, it's been a while since I did anything here, so let's at least update my status a bit.
It's been a year since I lost one of my best friends. And if you have visited here over the past year, you've no doubt seen the image above of that friend. It's still difficult to believe he's gone, much like there are times I still can't believe my mother passed away nearly six years ago. It never gets easier, but we move on. But by no means does that mean we forget. I miss you, Brian.
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On a lighter note...
I have to admit, over the past five years or so, cartoons in the long haul have really... REALLY sucked. A lot of CG crap, Cartoon Network more interested in showing live action movies and reality kids shows than cartoons and what cartoons they show are just awful (Johhny Test). As a fan of the art form of animation, it was a little disheartening.
But over the past year or so, there have been some new players in the game that are beginning to bring the form back to life. I've mentioned before here my love for The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack, Regular Show, and The Boondocks. Previous to that was the PHENOMENAL Teen Titans series. And now there's a new Thundercats cartoon on the horizon that just looks amazing from the trailers.
But all those pale in comparison to my unbridled love for a show that a man my age should probably have no business loving. And that show, my friends is... brace yourself... MY LITTLE PONY : FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC. Yes... THAT show. A show for, whatever reason, has a enormous fan base of males age 25-34, one of the most important age demographics in all of entertainment. Go figure...
So why do I love this show? Incredible (FLASH!) animation, wonderful music, lovely voice acting, great humor and above else, some of the most likable characters in the history of animation. Not since Sonic The Hedgehog (Sonic SATam) have there been a cast of characters that I've liked this much. I honestly can not bring myself to dislike any of them.
Season one just recently came to a close, and I'm already in pony withdrawl waiting for more episodes, which should be around the end of this year. Can't wait.
The funny thing is, I don't what I love more... the show or it's fanbase? Seriously, do a Google search on MLP:FiM. You will find some of the funniest (and dare I say in some cases, disturbing) fan creations of all kinds using this show as a source. This fanbase is amazingly scary.
If you are able to get past the fact that in the past, MLP = "GIRLY", give the show a chance and you will see that in NO WAY is it a girls show. Lauren Faust, the show's original executive producer did everything in her power to make this show accessible to everyone and she succeeded beautifully.
I'm not buying the toys, though. That's where I draw the line...
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Oh yeah, we got THAT GUY. Go home team. What say you, ponies?
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Welcome to my website, JustinAaron.com. I'm Justin and this is basically my little corner on the net for all my websites and projects. Hope you'll stick around for a while, because I've got quite a lot coming in the near future (hopefully). Whether it's videogames, music, anime, sports or anything else that interests me, you better believe I'll be covering it here or on one of my sites.
