OK, yesterday and the day before, I was able to get in LOADS of work. And I came VERY close to finishing yesterday, but failed. Now there's no question I'll finish today, though.

However, regardless of when I finish, should I release the day I finish, or should I do so a day or 2 before Christmas Day? What do you people think and why??

I'll see what you all say.....

- CM154

[EDIT(Sun.12/20/2009)]: YES! FINISHED AT LONG LAST =D!! 6,840 frames total. As always, it is running at 30 fps. According to the frame count, that's exactly 3 minutes and 48 seconds long. So..... again..... when should I release- Now or later???

[[EDIT(Sun.12/20/2009)]]: OK, It IS going to be submitted today =D!!! But before I do so, I'm making some last minute changes and going over it until I feel it is just right. Don't know how long it will take, but it WILL be out at some point today.....

[[[EDIT(Sun.12/20/2009)]]]: It is up =D!!!! Click here to watch!!!!!

[[[[EDIT(Sun.12/20/2009)]]]: Oh you have GOT to be kidding me- why are there so many 0's and bad reviews!? This was not expected at all..... and come on people, it was NOT necessary at all!!!!!!

I got a whole lot done yesterday. I was (sort of) planning to stay up all night until it was done since I was on such a roll, but was unable to do so.

But now I'm determined to finish it ASAP. The sooner it is done, the sooner newgrounds can see it =D! However, do know that I have NOT rushed it at ANY point. And I don't think I will at all.....

Let's see whether or not I can finish today.....

- CM154

Current Progress: ~97.43%

DAMMIT!! I wasn't able to finish today..... TOMORROW FOR SURE!!!

Still doing well with Christmas animation. And congrats once again to Krinkels for reaching his 10th anniversary of being a member here on newgrounds.

As good as the rate of progress is, it still needs to be finished before long- Christmas Eve/Day AT LATEST. I might be busy with flash rather than newgrounds until it is done, just a heads-up. I await results of this.....

- CM154

Percent Done: ~84.61%

Now there's no more school for me until January 4th =D! I can't say that I know when I'll finish and release my Christmas flash, though. But unless I specifically say otherwise, it WILL be out December 25th AT LATEST!! As soon as that project is out of the way, it's back to work on MH2.

So we'll have to see how things turn out.....

- CM154

[EDIT(Thurs.12/17/2009)]: OMFG!!! I almost..... ALMOST, got the same error again =O!!!! I removed half a second of animation, and it was gone..... Thank God..... but I'm starting to worry that may it is at a specific point that the error is designed or destined or something to occur. I don't know for sure, but I'm certainly worried. We'll have to see how things go.....

[[EDIT(Thurs.12/17/2009)]]: OK, now I'm sure that there IS a certain point at which the error occurs. I tested it out, and those were the results I had. I have now as far as I can go without the error occurring. I might have to just host it unfinished on STW or something. But do know that I'm more likely to figure out the cause of the error now than I was when it first occurred. I'm still really nervous..... but at least I'm slightly over 50% done again =D!!!!!

[[[EDIT(Fri.12/18/2009)]]]: I didn't know this would happen, but..... there's a point PAST the error point where the error DOESN'T occur =D!!!!!! I guess it was only one particular point that it would've happened..... Now to see how things go..... And the 2-week vacation is off to a wonderful start.....

[[[[EDIT(Fri.12/18/2009)]]]]: Today is the 10th anniversary of Krinkels joining newgrounds. And at long, long, long, long, last- he FINALLY responded to me on newgrounds =D!!!!!!! It made me feel special inside. I know he's responded to other people. But although I've talked to him on AIM before, this is the very first time he's ever responded to me via this website. Seeing his response absolutely made my day. Sorry if anyone thinks I'm overreacting, but since I've been waiting for who knows how long, I really couldn't go without saying so. That is all. And progress is going nice with my Christmas flash. Again, overreaction is BY NO MEANS intended.

Well, now at least I can open flash files again =D. But I still can't run the swf of my Christmas flash D =<. I can still save the fla, but the swf for some reason still doesn't run. other files can run an swf, but this one can't.....

I still don't know how/why it is happening. But at least things are better than yesterday. If this continues, then I don't know whether or not I'll be able to finish and release my Christmas flash in time D=!

Wish me luck.....

- CM154

[EDIT(Mon.12/14/2009)]: YES!! I got it to work again =D!!! I had to copy ALL the frames, and post them in a new fla. But I edited all the specs (fps, sound quality, background color, etc.) to be just like the original file. But I had to sacrifice, like, the last 11 seconds I had at the time, to fix it. One of my parents said something along the lines of "maybe you've been introducing it to too many new things at once, so work 'backwards'- remove some things until it works again". And it worked!!!! Now I just hope that it doesn't have to happen again.....

I am now more than halfway done with my Christmas flash =D! Ever since finals ended, I really HAVE been able to get in more animating! My laptop is still pretty good, too. When working at what seems to be its very best, it is about as fast as my main computer. But I wouldn't animate with my laptop. It DOES have flash, but the mouse pad STILL sometimes acts weird, and I don't have a wireless mouse for that yet. I don't blame Windows 7 for the mouse pad issues at all. I just wish I had a hand mouse (if possible, then a wireless) that came with the laptop.

Also, as mentioned before, the 17th of December is my last day of school before Christmas Vacation!! Along with the 18th, I get TWO FULL WEEKS OFF from school!!! I am already sure that this vacation will certainly be significant in at least one way or another..... other than it being the my very longest vacation (aside from the summer) so far.....

As also mentioned earlier, sadly, every January is ALWAYS an extremely busy month for my school. With that being said, chances are I won't be as active with animating OR newgrounds as I would during other months of the year.

- CM154

[EDIT(Sun.12/13/2009)]: What the FUCK!? After I saved it at one point, the file was fine. But as soon as I tried to run the swf, my (main) computer gives me this "error report" thing. I don't know what the hell is going on, but it's a pain in the ass. I made a new random thing, saved, ran swf, that file worked fine. But whenever I try to run the swf of my Christmas flash, it gives me the goddamn error report thing. I'll try transferring the file to my laptop, and running it there. I'll see how that goes. Also, the entire swf itself is GONE. So something must have went severely wrong.....

[[EDIT(Sun.12/13/2009)]]: SHIT!!!! It can't run the swf on my laptop, either D =<!!!!! I really don't know how/why this is happening to me. If anyone has any ideas on how to fix this, then don't hesitate to tell me!!!!!! If necessary, then I'll send the fla to somebody, and they can try to fix my problem. I'm just about out of ideas on how to cure myself of this horrid error. So, if you feel that you are able to help me by December 17th, then please, by all means, TELL ME!!!!!!!

[[[EDIT(Sun.12/13/2009)]]]: FUCK!!!!!!!! Now for some gay reason, flash can't even open ANY of my fla files D =<!!!!!!!!! Just when I didn't think things could get any worse with my animation files, I find out that this has happened. It is so pissing me off!!!!!!!!!! I have absolutely no idea whatsoever as to how/why this is happening, but it is absolutely horrible..... I really don't even know about whether or not I can get ANYTHING released if this keeps up..... But thank the lord that I can still open and view my swf files. So flash hasn't COMPLETELY screwed up..... yet..... I am earnestly hoping to god himself that things will be resolved ASAP.....

Now I can focus on my animations more =D. I'll admit that IF I ever quit doing madness, then it won't be for quite some time. It isn't the only thing I've made and submitted, though. A huge majority of my submissions are, that's for sure. Sometimes at school or other places I make random stick figure flashes. None of them are anywhere close to worthy of being submitted, though.

And as I figured out when I started animating back in the Fall 2006 (I wouldn't start even experimenting with madness until January 2007), once you start with a certain style (e.g. madness, stick figures), and use it frequently enough, it can be pretty damn hard to make other types of things. I'd make a bunch of different things with madness, but ended up deleting just about every last one of them that was made before Madness Dude Killing Arena, my MD2007 flash. Now even though the animating in MDKA, as you will see when you click that link and watch, wasn't very good, it was better than any of my crappy animations made before that. So this was my first REAL madness flash.

Over the summer of 2009, during one of the time-spans that I was away, I made some stick flashes and other things, which I may (or may not) end up posting on STW and showing on posts. But those certainly won't end up being submitted to newgrounds. I just simply think that they could be worth showing, but absolutely not for submitting.

So long story short, fall finals are over, I'm going back to animating, and although I'm a frequent madness animator, it isn't the ONLY thing I've ever done or will ever do. Why do I animate with it so much? The main reasons are as follows:

1. I happen to enjoy it very much.

2. My opinion is that it's certainly the thing I'm best at animating with.

3. Animating madness can be quite addicting.

There may (or may not) be other reasons, but at the time of this writing, I can't think of any others.

- CM154

P.S. The last FULL week of the semester for my school is over =D. So the 17th of December is my last day of school before Vacation! So along with December 18th, I get TWO FUCKING FULL WEEKS OFF =D!! Unfortunately, January is ALWAYS an extremely busy month at my school. So I don't think I'll be quite as active with flash OR on newgrounds as I would during other months of the year.

P.P.S. I'm still working on Madness Hunt 2 from time to time, but my main focus now is my Christmas flash. Hopefully I can get that out Christmas Eve AT LATEST. As soon as I'm done with that, it's back to work on MH2.....

[EDIT(Fri.12/11/2009)]: OK, testing out my new birthday laptop for the very first time. It's pretty good so far. And I can certainly say that I like Windows 7 more than Windows Vista. The only major flaw this laptop has is how sometimes the mouse pad spontaneously goes nuts and doesn't do what I want it to do. I personally have always preferred the mouses that one drags by hand. And on my normal computer, it has not only a wireless mouse, but a wireless keyboard. But the wireless mouse needs new batteries about every 3-4 months. When the mouse pad acts up on my laptop, it often zooms in or out, which is a pain in the ass. So far, everything else with it is wonderful. Later on I'll probably get flash onto this thing and animate with it. Yes, this edit was written using my laptop =D.

Aside from school sucking major cock, and my brother being a dickhead during breakfast as well as me opening my presents, I have to say it was a good day. I FINALLY got a laptop of my own =D, but apparently it had to charge before use. It has windows 7, which I hear is better than vista.

Again, due to finals, I might not be very active this week. But we'll have to see.....

- CM154

Only 2 more years to go until I am officially an adult.....

Sadly, school wasn't very enjoyable today. And it sucks cock that I even had to go today..... fuck my homework- I ain't doing that shit on my day!!

Another unfortunate thing is that finals are this week for me. So I might not be around as much until those are over.

But thankfully, there were no finals today. THANK THE LORD!!!

- CM154

P.S. No spam/flame/insults/whatever directed towards/against me today AT ALL!!!! Don't even post it anywhere I can see it. If there's any around, then I don't even wanna know..... Comments are allowed, just no nasty ones, PLEASE.....

Until I am officially 16! It's so hard to wait..... but not much longer now.....

- CM154

P.S. PLEASE, since tomorrow is my day, absolutely NO spam/flame/insults directed towards/against me! Don't even show it anywhere that I can see it. If there's any, then I don't even wanna know.....