Chase! Pin up

(c) Main Enterprise/John Lambert

I help colored this piece. Neat, eh? :)

'Yaoi' relationships in The Cavaliers

(For those who find boy love relationships uncomfortable, you don't have to see the sketches. =))

I discovered that i haven't been reading much yaoi stuffs as before. Like, it's passing me by. Not as obsessed as before anyway. Is it because i'm getting old? LOL!

That doesn't mean I'm stopping though. Well, maybe not now anyway. The latest victims of my crazy imagination are The Cavaliers. Yup, those 5 young boys who inherit the power of the Gods. No kidding. Whoever would have thought that they are actually head over heels with one another?

The first pairing i did was Julian and Jordan. I've been drawing this couple since a few years back. I remembered Allyn did a fan art about it. Basically it's kind of a love-hate relationship. Julian being the uke and Jordan being the seme. I had fun with these two. I already have ideas for a yaoi doujinshi of these two buggers. Bwaahahaha!

Second pairing would fall on Blaze and Jason. I seem to be drawn to this couple. First of all, Jason has this uke-ish traits. He's pretty, tall, shy, polite, considerate (way opposite of his brother Jordan). What more can you ask for? Oh. And gentle too. Enter Blaze. Brave, persistent, confident, protective, leader, handsome. Put them together and what do you get? Perfect couple!

Like any other relationships, there will always be obstacles along the journey. But they still stick on together like velcro.

Enough said. Here's some of the sketches and doodles i did on these 'ethereal' couple. :-D



ps - you need to click on the images to read the descriptions i typed on the sketches. they can answer some of your questions if you have any.... ^.^

Jordan In Love inked version

The inked version of Jordan in Love. Wait for the yaoi version of it. BWAHAHAHAHA! XD *rofl*

Jordan In Love pencil layout

Pencil layout for Valentine's Day mini comics by Jim Main Enterprises.

Jord in love

Jordan (holding the flower) has a crush on one of the dryads (tree nymphs). He doesn't want the rest of his friends to know, but it's too late for that.

Baby Love

I was inspired by kaos. :) ---> http://www.anikaos.com/

Missing Noor...

It's very nice and you tend to feel warm and fuzzy inside to know that you have friends who really care about you and your well-being.

My friends in the states from Main Enterprises were so happy to see me back in their group. :)

These are the posts that went on during my long absence...

- On Wed, 4/30/08, Jim Main wrote:

From: Jim Main
Subject: [MainEnt] Missing Noor...
To: MainEnt@yahoogroups .com
Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 6:58 PM

...she must be very busy at work.
Noor,if you are reading these posts,I need that opening
paragraph for the convention article you did the pics for. Get back to
me asap, okay?

GJ


----Original Message-----
From: lordshazam
To: MainEnt@yahoogroups .com
Sent: Thu, 15 May 2008 12:21 pm
Subject: Re: [MainEnt] Missing Noor...

and she's still missing! was sure we would have heard from her once you announced that Cav shirts were available...

sam!


-- On Thu, 5/15/08, jmain44@aol. com wrote:

From: jmain44@aol. com
Subject: Re: [MainEnt] Missing Noor...
To: MainEnt@yahoogroups .com
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 5:23 PM

Well, I've been talking with her off-group... she's been upset cause she got a bad review for Cavs#1...

GJ

-----Original Message-----
From: lordshazam
To: MainEnt@yahoogroups .com
Sent: Mon, 19 May 2008 10:02 am
Subject: Re: [MainEnt] Missing Noor...

sad to hear that... i talked to her briefly this past weekend as i was running in and out and she says "HI!" to everyone along with pokes and hugs... i guess she's really busy and over extended right now...

sam!

-- On Mon, 5/19/08, jmain44@aol. com wrote:

From: jmain44@aol. com
Subject: Re: [MainEnt] Missing Noor...
To: MainEnt@yahoogroups .com
Date: Monday, May 19, 2008, 2:19 PM

That's the impression I got too...

GJ

Re: [MainEnt] Missing Noor...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 6:51 PM
From:
"lordshazam"
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To:
MainEnt@yahoogroups.com

Noor seems to have difficulty telling anyone "No" when they ask her to do something... i know from experience that that is a quick way to getting yourself over-committed and ending up not making anyone happy...

sam!

Thanx, you guys. You're the coolest dudes in my block! ^___^ *big hugs!!*



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Now playing: Gandalf - Colors of a New Dawn
via FoxyTunes

I'm not missing you

She's right. I'm not missing you at all, friend. Thanx for the lovely 2 years. Hope you have a wonderful life ahead.



Oh, Oh
I'm not missing you
Been through just about everything that I could go through
When it comes to relationships
Don't know what I was missing or why I ain't listen
When I told myself that was it
Now here I go, hurt again
Cause of my curiosity
Now that it's over
What else could it be _____

I made a promise never to settle
Why didn't I keep it?
Cause I hated the heartbreak
Crying and cheating, the fooling around

CHORUS
(But) I'm not missing you
I'm not going through the motions
Waiting and hoping you call me
I'm not missing you
You might have had me open
But I must be going because
I got life to do
I know I'm usually hanging on
I used to hate to see you gone
But this time it's different
I don't even feel the distance
I'm not missing
I'm not missing you

It's a shame in a way cause
I feel that I may not ever find the right one for me
Did I leave him, is he right in front of my face oh
Will my true love ever be?
Why would I go on a search again
When I know what the end will be
What good is love when it keeps on hurting me?

I made a promise never to settle
Why didn't I keep it?
Cause I hated the heartbreak
Crying and cheating, the fooling around

Chorus x 2

No I can't be with you
Cause I'm scared felt like I was falling when you left me
I can't keep going through life
Unaware of what I missed
And the person I could be
Love's good when it's right
And when it's left in your memory
All the times I let you down
I guess love will be nice for someone else's life

(But) I'm not missing you
I'm not going through the motions
Waiting and hoping you call me
I'm not missing you
You might have had me open
But I must be going because
I got life to do
I know I'm usually hanging on
I used to hate to see you gone (I used to hate it)
Oh different, oh feel the distance
I'm not missing
I'm not missing you

I'm not going through the motions
Waiting and hoping you call me (knockin' at my door)
You might have had me open
But I must be going because (it's the best day of my life)
I know I'm usually hanging on
I used to hate to see you gone
Oh different, feel the distance
I'm not missing
I'm not missing you I'm not missing you (oh baby)
I'm not missing you
I'm so over you
It ain't even a problem

You Are Loved

Even though at the moment my life is making a low plunge in the seas, i still struggle to get some air at the surface. I am doing fine at that now. :)

And yes, i am not giving up yet.



Don't give up
It's just the weight of the world
When your heart's heavy
I...I will lift it for you

Don't give up
Because you want to be heard
If silence keeps you
I...I will break it for you

Everybody wants to be understood
Well I can hear you
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up
Because you are loved

Don't give up
It's just the hurt that you hide
When you're lost inside
I...I will be there to find you

Don't give up
Because you want to burn bright
If darkness blinds you
I...I will shine to guide you

Everybody wants to be understood
Well I can hear you
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up
Because you are loved

You are loved
Don't give up
It's just the weight of the world
Don't give up
Every one needs to be heard
You are loved

Charlie finds a new home (a great love story)

By Karin Brulliard
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 15, 2008



He hesitated just a bit as he rounded a corner inside Dulles International Airport yesterday and spotted the flock of television cameras and cooing journalists awaiting him. Then, with posture erect like a soldier's, he trotted straight toward the action -- he was used to bomb blasts and gunfire, after all, so this was nothing.

Post-escape from Baghdad and fresh off a 13-hour flight from Kuwait, Charlie the border collie mix actually seemed to be smiling for the crowd.

Five months after the SPCA International received a plea from American soldiers hoping to transfer their beloved Iraqi stray to U.S. terrain, the 9-month-old mutt became the first beneficiary of the animal advocacy organization's effort to rescue pets from the war zones where they provide solace to service members. Charlie eventually will live in Phoenix with one of his caretaker soldiers.

It being Valentine's Day, the SPCA dished out the emotional hyperbole. Charlie's bond with his caretakers, the organization said, "is the ultimate love story between a man and his dog." The soldiers, too, were effusive.

"We can't wait for him to get his first taste of the good old USA," one wrote in an e-mail to the SPCA. "We especially can't wait until we can see him again."

Parts of Charlie's back story were obscured to protect those he left behind. In his case, they were U.S. soldiers based at a Baghdad outpost -- the SPCA identified the unit only as Charlie Company -- who were barred by military rules from keeping pets. But when the soldiers came upon a flea-infested and starving puppy while on patrol, they could not resist sharing their affection and their ready-to-eat meals.

One soldier, identified by the organization as "Sgt. Watson," sent e-mails to animal rescue groups. The SPCA took up the case, and Operation Baghdad Pups was born.

But first, program manager Terri Crisp interviewed Watson in Phoenix when he was on leave in October. Watson wanted to adopt Charlie at the end of his tour in March.

"He was a soldier and tough, and toward the end, I said, 'Why are we bringing Charlie home?' And he said, 'Because I made a promise' " not to abandon the dog, Crisp said yesterday, her voice choked with tears.

Eleven other dogs and two cats adopted by service members in Iraq or Afghanistan are in the pipeline for rescue, said Stephanie Scroggs, a spokeswoman for SPCA International. The SPCA will pay about $4,000 per rescue, Scroggs said. She acknowledged that the sum could aid many more stateside animals but said the program also supports the troops.

"It's too much to ask them to leave, go to Iraq and then to desert their companion animals," Scroggs said.

To prime Charlie for departure, rabies and distemper vaccines were shipped to Baghdad, where a veterinarian at the Ministry of Agriculture was prepared to administer them. Although the soldiers lived near the ministry, Crisp said, they needed to generate a "mission" to justify the visit because they are not allowed to have pets.

After a 30-day quarantine, a cloak-and-dagger turnover was arranged so Charlie would not come to the attention of the soldiers' senior officers. This week, a quartet of U.S. security contractors picked up Charlie at his outpost and took him to Baghdad International Airport. Crisp, meanwhile, flew United Airlines to Kuwait, then Gryphon Airlines to Baghdad. When her plane touched down, the contractors carried Charlie in his crate across the tarmac, and he was soon on his way to the United States.

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• Making a Home for Charlie, Away From Baghdad's Slums
• An Iraqi Dog Has His Day

Once at Dulles, Crisp said, she e-mailed the Charlie Company, "to let the company know that Charlie has put paws on American soil." Soon Charlie was striding with Crisp into the baggage claim area, his still-dingy white tail curved like a plume over the camouflage cape that draped his back.

There to welcome him was former Navy reservist Mark Feffer, accompanied by Cinnamon, a refugee dog Feffer brought home from Afghanistan in 2006. Cinnamon got lost in transit for six weeks, prompting Feffer to launch a rescue mission that his sister, Christine Sullivan, chronicled in a book titled "44 Days Out of Kandahar."

"They give so much support to the guys that are over there," Feffer, who lives in Annapolis, said of war-zone pets.

As the humans spoke, Charlie, perhaps feeling amorous on Valentine's Day, eagerly edged toward Cinnamon. Regal and aloof, Cinnamon leaned toward a row of soft seats, where she later fell asleep.

Charlie, too, quickly sprawled in slumber on the shiny linoleum.

"Jet lag," Crisp pronounced.

Much lay ahead: A dog spa appointment to wash away desert dust. A night at a hotel. In coming days, a vet checkup, a flight to Los Angeles and a drive to Phoenix, where he will be cared for until Watson returns from Iraq.

But first, Charlie was scheduled to stroll around the Mall.

"It's probably going to be a real shock for him to see such beauty and great monuments," Watson wrote in an e-mail to Scroggs yesterday at 2:14 a.m., "after knowing nothing but the slums of Baghdad."

YEAY CHARLIE!!!! :)

Fade Away Love

For the upcoming storybook from the publication house i'm working at.