I kinda burned myself out after rushing to get the Phoenixdex open, so that's part of why there hasn't been anything new. I'm working on stuff, though. In the meantime I've added another one of those sexy pictures to the art gallery, so you can go distract yourself by staring at the pretty Lugia for a few hours.

...oh, and I added a new battlefield to the ASB Stock Arenas. I'm planning on coming up with a few more like it eventually; the idea is too much fun not to explore any further.

I've decided to put the Battle Factory page on hold for now; I'm not ditching it completely, as another new project I'm not going to tell you about could potentially make it useful, but it's officially been shoved to the back of my list of priorities so I can work on other things that are more current/relevant/um. This does include the ref guide, which I am coming to realize is slightly more relevant than I first thought it would be, but I am once again upset with the way it's structured and so will be rewriting it *again*. I'm also going to be rewriting a few of the other pages around here, like the "About" pages and what have you, so that they are less ridiculous and embarrassing. Get your laughs in now, kids, they'll be getting an overhaul soon enough.

Ohey look I finally finished that fakedex website I've been telling you about! The dcNET Phoenixdex is (and will be for a very long time) a huge work in progress, but no reason I can't show off what I've got so far, right? The link has been added to the menu as well.

In addition, I've decided to open up affiliation. On the off chance you want to see your button over there on the left and wouldn't mind advertising dcNET, well. There you go. (Yes, I know that there's no "affiliates" section on the menu right now. An empty section would look pretty stupid, don't you think? I'll add it in when I get my first affiliate.)

I still have a few days left on my break, and now that I can stop rushing through getting the Phoenixdex up I *should* have time to do some more stuff around here.

Just a little update to let you know that I've added a second Firefox persona download to the Free Goodies page, this one based on the picture of a Jolteon in a thunderstorm you can see in the fanart gallery. Bigger and better stuff will be on its way soon, though!

See, see? Here I am, bearing stuff and tweaks and... stuff! (And with a brand new ISP and internet access on my laptop again!)

I made a minor modification to the layout so that the content and menu don't start so far down the page. This was suggested quite some time ago, actually, but you know my track record with speedy changes. Anyway, should be less of a stretch for your eyes now.

Speaking of the layout, if you Firefox users are fond of that sexy Sceptile and would like to take it with you wherever you go on the internet, well, now you can! I've changed the name (and link, so update it if you've got it saved or something) of the Free Renders page to Free Goodies, marking a change from providing only renders to providing renders and... other stuff! Like a Sceptile Firefox persona! I'll be making a few more personas from some of my other pictures as well. Oh, and I uploaded a Salamence render to go with it.

Last up for today is two new pictures in the "Other Fandoms" section of the fanart gallery. I'm not quite ready to start the rewrite of my 2009 NaNo fanfic, Incarnadine Harvest, just yet, but while I work through the big soupy mess standing between me and the actual writing I've been working on some concept art. If you've ever wondered what Zelos Wilder or Genis Sage would've looked like if they'd been around in 1935... okay, you've probably never wondered that, but now you can go see anyway!

Over the next few weeks/months I'll also be revamping some older pages as well as working to get new stuff up here, so keep an eye out for that, too.

Phoenix out.

what

what is this

i don't even–

...oh, wait. I do know what it is. After over a year of promises and difficulties, I have finally finished and posted the EV training guide in the Misc. Writings section! I'm currently having another of my ugly internet droughts (though we should be changing ISPs soon, so hopefully it will never happen again!), but last night I decided that I need to just get my crap together and muscle through the rest of the guide. Please give it a look, give it a try, and hopefully it will prove to you that EV training is not the terrifying ordeal or lesson in rocket science most people seem to think it is–if you can count to 42 then you can EV train a Pokémon, so why not give it a shot? And please, after you finish it, contact me and let me know if you have any comments or questions. It's rare that I actually have such a vested interest in being genuinely helpful to other people, so I want to make sure that I've been as clear as possible! Your input can only help me make it even better.

In particular, let me know if you want to see more quick examples of how to EV train specific Pokémon. I was planning to include some but cut them out in the interest of getting this done, but if, for example, you want me to briefly walk you through one way to train, say, a Gengar or a Bastiodon, then I can throw something together if it will really help.

As an extra bonus for waiting so patiently for the guide, I've also dug out more old lineart and added Floatzel and Rampardos pics to the free renders page. Floatzel looks especially cool, if I do say so myself.

Oh, and I've finally updated the HeartGold blog! Twice in under a week, even! It should move along a lot faster now, so keep checking in. You know, if you don't find it painfully boring.

More new stuff and some improvements to old stuff should be coming in the future, which should be easier now that I'm looking at more reliable internet and a break from school. I'll be spending a bit more time trying to get DexGenesis off the ground, for one thing–it seems to have stagnated a bit and my lack of internet has prevented me from really being able to do anything about it, but it isn't dead! Give it a look-see, fakemon fans!

I need to rush to class now, but the next update and some interesting stuff should hopefully come pretty soon! Hooray, better internet!