Well...2009 is gone and we're about 6 days into the new year. What surprises await me I have no idea. But I do know that a lot is sure to come my way.

I have a lot planned for the new year so that I may make it the most enjoyable that I can compared to last year.

First up, I just started myself a new studio named StudioGhibliDubs, a fandubbing studio dedicated to doing full movie fandubs for the fantastic films of Studio Ghibli: [link]

If anything, that's probably going to occupy most of my year. That possibly means that I won't really have time to dedicate myself to other projects. But in all honesty, I'm not really excited for my other projects as much as this one.

Hope you guys give it a look.

Okay, so there's a lot to update about because a lot has happened since I last made a journal.

First off, Thanksgiving was great. Got to hang out with my family a lot. I also saw "A Christmas Carol". I thought it was good.

I also got to experience the horrors of Black Friday. Not a very good thing to witness mind you.

At least computer wise, not a lot has happened despite the fact that I finished a very independent film of mine titled "I Will Grasp Love".

You can view it here: [link]

Right now I'm working on Gurren Lagann Abridged Episode 2 as well as my next film "Chamber of the Evinage".

So yeah, not a whole lot to talk about aside from the fact that I'm still alive, but I'm not as busy as much. However, I'm currently busy working on another Documentary for school, this time on Studio Ghibli.

Other than that, not much. So yeah, hope you guys like the movie and such. I hope to get back to some other stuff too.

Yes! Finally! After waiting for so long, I finally have a new computer. Also, I finally got the pictures from my sister, so do yourself a favor and check out my gallery to see the pictures taken from the D23 Expo.

That's all for now

So I'm finally back from my first ever convention. Overall it was great, it would've been fantastic had I not been a bit sick. Now I'll try my best to explain what I did there because a lot happened

Anyways, where do I start.

Well the first thing I checked out was the Disney Parks and Resorts Exhibit that showed future projects for Disney Theme Parks.

At the exhibit there was a model for the Cars Land expansion at Disney's California Adventure. Disney's opening a Hotel Resort in Hawaii apparently too. Hong Kong Disneyland is getting a Haunted Mansion type ride called "Mystic Manor".

I had just enough time to check out the "Treasures of the Disney Archives" Exhibit. This was one of highlights of my trip.

There were costumes and props galore! Michael Jackson's "Captain EO" costume, Tron's costume, Walt Disney's desk, Julie Andrews' Mary Poppins costume, the scale model of the Nautilus used for the filming of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, and even the costumes and props found from the Pirates of the Carribean films were all some of the wonders found there.

Outside the exhibit was good ol' Herbie. Luckily me and my older sister got a picture with him ^___^

So the two of us headed off to the first event: The Snow White panel and screening. This was another highlight. We sat through a very cool panel discussion on the making of the film with Don Hahn (The producer for Beauty and the Beast), Eric Goldberg (The Animator for Genie in Aladdin), and get this...Snow White's Live Action Reference Model.

That was a huge surprise to the both of us. She even got a standing ovation from the crowd of fans as well as myself and my older sister.

After the panel, the film began and I started to relive old memories. It was great. Of course I couldn't stay for long since the Princess and the Frog panel was about an hour away and I wanted to get a good spot in line.

So we left early only to find that the line for the Princess and the Frog panel was twice the size as the Snow White panel was. It was insane. The panel was supposed to begin at about 3:00. We didn't get inside until 4:00. But was the wait worth it?

Definitely. This panel was the best highlight of the day and it was a fantastic closure to my first convention. After all it was a Sneak Peak. The host of the panel thanked all the fans in the theatre for being patient.

The lights went down and boom...we got to see the full musical number for Dr. Facilier "I Got Friends on the Other Side". Wow...I haven't seen a musical number for a Disney film so fresh and exciting since "Friend Like Me". Not to mention that the animation was fantastic.

Once it ended, the lights came on and the host of the panel began introducing not just the Directors, but all the major animators of the film.

Once the host announced Ron Clements and John Musker, my sister shouted "Woo!". I couldn't help but giggle because Ron had turned his head to see who had shouted it.

So the Directors talked about how they pitched the story to John Lasseter. Then the Storyboard Artist re-enacted a scene storyboarded exclusively from the movie for us. There were plenty of laughs and applause going around.

We also got to see some rough animation scenes with test voices. They were just as good looking as the Exclusive Comic-Con footage.

Then something even better happened. The animators drew the characters for us. Eric Goldberg drew Louis the Jazz Playing Aligator, Bruce Smith drew Dr. Facilier, Randy Fullmer drew Naveen in both his Human form and his Frog form, and then we had Andres Maja draw Mama Odie.

Well overall, that's how the day had gone. It was a lot of fun and If I get the chance, I'll go again next year.

NOTE: I'll post the pictures from my trip once my sister sends me the photos. We took a couple of pics that many of you might find really interesting.

Alright guys, only 2 days left til I leave for the D23 Expo. Just a reminder, I'll be there on Saturday the 12th.

For anyone who wants to find me who'll be going then look for these two people:
[link]

Try looking for the guy with the Knuckles shirt (Cuz Knuckles is awesome XP)

If that's too big of a hassle, then I'll be at the following events:
-Imagineering The Future of Disney Theme Parks
-Snow White Panel Discussion and Screening
-The Princess and the Frog Sneak Peak and Panel
-Sleeping Beauty Panel Discussion and Screening

No worries guys, I'll try and take as many photos as I can. This is my first Expo after all, so I won't try and leave out any details about my trip.

See ya'll later guys.