So I finally got my website up and running. It no longer leads to an under construction page! It took me a while to get all the scripts for the gallery working, that's what has been holding me back thus far. Anyway, check it out at www.dcantonart.com.

Go tell @limetastic "Happy Birthday". She just turned 20.

Tomorrow *CAPITOL-DEVIANTS is meeting up to go see Iron Man at the Regal Cinemas at Rockville Town Center. Check the group's journal for details on the meeting time and place. If you're in the DC Metro area, we'd definitely love to see you there.

Stay classy, folks.
-DC

We all have "shifts" that we make in life; changes that are for the foreseeable future. I guess that's just one of those things I'm learning about life while I'm living it. I'm coming up on another one of them right now, and it's a very exciting time for me. I'm also a bit nervous; I don't know what to expect from the next couple of years, but I realize that no one can tell what the future holds. I might as well try to enjoy it.

I'm also nervous because I won't have the in-person support that I had at MC the past two years - my professors. I told my painting and illustration professors that I would visit them from time to time, but it's not like they will be there with me at school to give me advice and feedback on a constant basis. There will be other professors to help and support me at my next school (VCU needs to hurry up!), and it's up to me to overcome that hesitation that I usually have of reaching out to people I am not familiar with.

If only the pharmacy sold Confidence supplements...

Have you been through any shifts recently, or are you going through one right now? If so, would you mind sharing what they are?

Stay classy, folks.
-DC

Rules: Go to Google and search the phrase. Tag 3 friends. Please be mature and use you REAL 1st name...

Use the first thing that comes up that makes sense. (Since my name has a weird spelling, Google gave me a lot of answers of the single "n" variety.)

Q: Type in "[your name] needs" in the Google search:
A: Darren needs myspace! Petition, hosted at PetitionOnline.com.

Q: Type in "[your name] looks like" in Google search:
A: As I was watching Hollyoaks tonight, I was trying to work out exactly who Darren looks like, with that strange beret type cap, the perculiar white jacket, ...

Q: Type in "[your name] says" in Google search:
A: Darrenn. says:. "such a brilliant night!!! no more school but it was mucho fun!"

Q: Type in "[your name] wants" in Google search:
A: Darren wants to learn MindManager.

Q: Type in "[your name] does" in Google search:
Darren does high jump by Ket Watch it on MySpace Videos.

Q: Type in "[your name] hates" in Google search:
A: Darren hates jews. (wtf?!)

Q: Type in "[your name] asks" in Google search:
A: Darren from Problogger asked his readers about their experiences with blogging and started a group writing project on this subject.

Q: Type in "[your name] goes" in Google search:
A: Darren goes Maddy for Foxes.

Q: Type in "[your name] likes " in Google search:
A: Darren likes the Apple Store with a coffee from Starbucks.

Q: Type in "[your name] eats " in Google search:
A: my friend Darren eats a raw egg for a beer.

Q: Type in "[your name] wears " in Google search:
A: I wonder if Darren Wears his umbrella hat When he goes to bed at night?

Q: Type in "[your name] was arrested for" in Google Search
A: In August 2007, Darren was arrested for racially abusing a waiter at a Thai restaurant in London.

No tags. Too tired.

This term is finally done, so now I'm looking forward to having a little time off to relax. I hope to get my website up and functioning in the next few days, as well as work on a couple of personal pieces that I've been meaning to do.

Stay classy, folks.
-DC

A little something for the art nerds out there:



Summer is coming up. I don't have many plans other than hopefully getting out to Comic Con San Diego in late July. I'll have another set of classes all throughout the summer, but thankfully summer classes are a lot easier on me than classes during the regular semesters (I have a hard time keeping up with four or five classes all at once). I plan to get some more personal work done and finish up my website. I also plan to watch some movies in theatres. I realize I haven't been out to see a movie since I saw Ratatouille last summer!

What are your plans for the summer? Please do share.

Stay classy, folks.
-DC

The end, or the beginning?

After meeting with an admissions representative from Towson University, I was informed that pretty much all of my credits from MC will transfer over to Towson. That includes my illustration classes, as well as all of my arts courses that won't end up counting towards my degree at MC (go figure). So by my estimate, I only have a year and a half of school left before I get my Bachelors' and then I go out into the world. (I'm not sure how long it would be for VCU, since I haven't heard anything from them since February. I'm starting to get a bit worried.)

I realize that being a full-time illustrator right out of school is something that doesn't happen very often, but it's a goal that I have set for myself. It's ambitious, yes, but quite frankly anything less would be a disappointment. Two years ago I made a promise that I would not disappoint myself, and I intend to keep that promise.

I'm already making plans for my life at Towson (or VCU, should they decide to accept me), and I've even started making a few for life after college. I know it will be here before I know it, so I need to be prepared to meet all of those goals I have set. In the meantime, though, I gotta keep my focus on the here and now. I can't go to Towson if I flunk all of my classes!

Stay classy, folks!
-DC