The new tutorial is finished. I just need to export it, double check a few things, and upload it. Expect it to be online within the next 3 days.

what’s up guys. So I logged in a good hour or so today working on the tutorial. Rest assured it will be out soon, within the next 9 days for sure. I’m not saying anything what it’s about. But I’ll tell you this much, the music in it is PRETTY SICK. ‘Night guys.

Alright, here’s how it is. I typically hate these blog things, but I have to get this out of my system. A series of events that did and didn’t happen today pushed me to my limits. If you’re reading this, I assume you know who I am. My name is Kevin O’Donnell. I’m the Rush Chairman of Phi Delta Theta. I love my fraternity, and I love the people in it. All of my brothers are extremely supportive and all around fine men. I spend a lot of time working in my fraternity and it doesn’t bother me at all. Secondly, I have a great girlfriend, Airi, who I met for the first time this year after exchanging mail and e-mails with her for 4 years. Yes, she was my penpal and we hit it off great when we met in September. I’m doing great in school and I’m getting along fine with my family. So what’s the problem? If you’re reading this, I assume you know who I am. My name is Dogen, and I am a martial arts trickster. Tricking is in every sense of the word, my LIFE. If you don’t know what tricking is, just think of it this way: crazy flips. One and a half years ago, I was on my way to becoming one of the greatest tricksters in the world. I was making progress like mad, had a great supportive fan base, and the determination to do whatever it took to become the best. Waking up at 5:00, biking to gym in a weighted vest, hitting the plyos, isos, and protein was nothing to me. I loved it, because I could constantly see myself getting better, faster, and stronger. Every day I woke up extremely motivated and ready to go. I didn’t care one bit about what any person thought about me; I knew I was being true to myself more than anyone I had ever met. I absolutely loved the feeling of giving my all to something that I loved. And the best part of all, I wasn’t relying on anyone or anything for any reason. I was in control of my life, and life was good. Problem is, I broke my ankle during a double backflip in May 05 and my progress dropped like a rock. My competition slipped past me within months and I completely lost sight of those I was pursuing. My passion for tricking slowly dwindled. I’ve never lost my love for the art. Since then, I’ve continuted to train, albiet passively, in hopes of one day reclaiming the passion, pride, and drive I had for tricking. And I’ll admit it right now, I’ve been training half-assed for the past year and a half. I tricked hard today for the first time in 2 months. It was a pretty decent session, some moves were high, others low; got some new moves and crashed some old ones. It was pretty standard. And that’s what took me by suprise. Tricking with Larry, crashing, flying, flipping, it was something that I’ve been missing for a long time now. I miss the feeling of walking around, having people brush me off, but knowing that I carry with me something that will make any person’s jaw drop. What time I used to spend on training, I now spend doing things that frankly, I don’t give 2 cents about. It’s absolutely ridiculous. I’ve been training and tricking like a pussy for over a year now, and it’s time to stop. The purpose of this post is for me to analyze what I’ve been doing for so long, take it, turn it around, and throw it in the shitter. I can’t believe how long I let this go; it’s stopping now. I’m not throwing away any of my current responsibilities, but it’s time for change. Starting tonight, I’m back into hardcore training, and I’m not letting anyone stop me. Starting tonight, I’m setting my priorities straight and stepping back into the person that I want to be. Starting tonight, I’m Dogen again.

will be finish soon, I’m working on it as we speak.

Alright guys, so I just uploaded Tokyo Jihen (Shina Ringo’s band)’s amazing song, Toumei Ningen. This is probably my favorite song, as of now. The complexity of this song absolutely blows my mind. Listen to how the guitar and bass play off each other, and the creative, POWERFUL drums. And then there is the piano, oh god haha. Talk about fast fingers. Also, the live performace from Dynamite Out! of this song has got to be the best live song I have seen in forever. DAmn I love shiina ringo.

So I’m quitting my job, because it takes forever to bus into redmond. And I don’t like the management too much. whateva. But, I got this new job lined up doing advertising for a music company. I’m really excited about it, music is my thing (dream). Plus, I’ll make bank working from home! win, win, win! killing a flock of birds with a stone. 愛理　あいたい　よ。　＜３

I can not stand this band. Their single, I write sins, not tragedies, has got to be one of the most overhyped, over played songs in the last 5 years. This band is like a rip off of fall out boy, another band that has been going downhill recently. c’mon guys.

ね。愛理。あいしてる。　ね。　すき。　かわいい　ね。　ね。世界で一番　大好き　だ　よ。　やった　ね！！ back horn rules!!!

“I know I’ve mentioned this band a million times, but you guys HAVE to check out the back horn. This band is NUTS! Each of their albums has such a distinct sound, but each album is so creative and powerful. Right now I’m listening to materia off of Shinzoo Orchestra, it’s amazing! I can’t get enough of this band! I recommend: “”headphone children”" by the back horn. One of the best songs I have ever heard.”