Chapter 20 Is Now Up!

Hey, guys! Very sorry about posting JM so late! Everything got messed up on Sunday, as I told you in that mini post, and I fell asleep until, like, 12:00 at night on Monday and Tuesday. I'mma tired little banana... :P

But it's here now, and OH MY GOODNESS, is it long!!!
Seriously, guys. It's VERY long.
However, there's a lot of action, and I think that this might be my favorite chapter I've written (I think it even beat out Chapter 14, and that's saying something, because I love that chapter)!
Oh, yeah! A new character has also been introduced!

I really hope you guys enjoy this chapter! It took me quite a while to write, but I think it was worth the effort! More coming soon! 😉

Yikes, guys! I might be behind on posting JM this week! Everything kinda got thrown off track a bit today in my house. I might not be able to post the next chapter until tomorrow. We'll see what happens, though.

An Animal-Jam-Related Post

Heyo! Man, it feels good to be back with a normal post! I wish homework hadn't taken up so much of my time this school year, otherwise, I'd totally have posted more.
If we're being completely honest here... I honestly wish I could spend as much time with you guys as my friends in real life. I dunno what it is, I just feel more... connected to you guys.

*Slaps self*
Stick to the PLAN, Swirl! This is not one of THOSE posts!

Okay, so, anyways... lately, with the homework piles getting smaller, I've had more time to get on AJ, and let me just say, our little game is getting to be EPIC!!! I know that statement is late (no, I haven't been away from AJ for a very long time), but it's true! I mean, we can now have 1000 clothing items, 1000 den items, 1000 buddies, and even 1000 animals! Man, I dunno how AJH keeps up with it all.

As you can see below, since the "1000 animals" feature came out, I've been rapidly buying up duplicates of the animals I already have...

Oh. Well, now that I look at it, only the first 3 animals are new... but I'll buy more in the future! You get the idea!

I've also been making a new phantom-themed den, which was inspired by the new adventure, and all of the cool items you get from it!

Oh yeah, and I also made a phantom look to go with it.

And let me just say, I am LOVING this Phantom Portal!!

Know what it reminds me of?

THE BLOGGER PORTAL!!!

Okay, so the Blogger Portal is green and... not so... dark... but-

Wait a minute! I just realized- the Blogger Portal DOES look dark! At least, at this point in the story!

Whatever, though. I still think it's a second-best Blogger Portal. :D

Okay, enough of my new-update-obsession. What else is new on AJ?

Hmm...

Well, Top Hats returned for Hatapalooza, something that I bet all those Aldaners are raging and ranting over. I personally don't care how rare they are. I bought every color. :P

I've also made some new Masterpieces over the past few months. I suppose I won't show all of them (you can go to my den if you wanna see that), but here's one of my favorites that I've made so far:

You wouldn't believe how much time I took trying to make those letters decently perfect (does that make sense?). It's a quote from a song called "Do Or Die", by 30 Seconds To Mars.

Okay, so... I'm blabbering now.

Ooh! I know! How about we talk about the upcoming animal?

So, as you all have probably seen and heard, there's gonna be ANOTHER new animal coming soon! The clue they gave us was this rock:

I immediately noticed that the letters spelled "Canidae". and, according to... well, the Internet, Canidae is a biological family that includes species like wolves, foxes, and jackals. 

We already have wolves and foxes though. Hyenas Cougars are out, too. So what does that leave us with?

Well, I'm not exactly sure. However, coyotes, dingos, and even maned wolves can't be ruled out, so it's possible we might get one of these wild dog relatives. I personally want a maned wolf. I mean, look at them!

Aren't they pretty? :D

All I really know for sure is that we'll 99% be getting some kind of wild dog. *Cheers quietly* Go maned wolves! Go maned wolves!

Well, to end my very, very... very odd post... how about a few funny pictures?

People still seem to love hiding behind the tree at the Pets-Only Party and pretending that it's talking. This one says it's smelly, though... and I have no idea why. XD!

Someone just walked by me in the Township a day or two ago and said this. I don't know, my friend. What IS life?

I got this JAG, and I was... so confused. Does anyone have ANY IDEA WHAT THIS MEANS!!??

I'm sorry, I had to post this, XD! This right here is a VERY creative username! 

Literally right after I found Foxfoxfoxfoxfoxfox, I found this guy. Kiddosneakybeaky. Man, I spawned in a weird Township! XD!

Okay. Well, guys, that's pretty much it for this post. I don't truly know if you guys consider this a short post or not, but if it is one, I apologize. I wasn't exactly prepared, as you may have noticed, so that resulted in a probably-boring post. I do feel I need more AJ-related content on here, though, so if I find anything else interesting, I'll try to post about it as soon as possible.

Guess that's it, then. Until next time, remember to PARTY HARD, BELIEVE IN THE BLOGGER PORTAL (hehe), and JAM ON!!!

Lost's Beautiful Art

Let's all take a moment to applaud Lost for this awesome piece of art.

I.

LOVE.

IT.

P.S. This was not ever intended to be a real, longer post. That's coming tomorrow, hopefully. :)

A REAL Post

Me: Hello, everyone! So-

You Guys: Swirl?

Me: Um... yes?

You Guys: WHERE. ON. EARTH. HAVE. YOU. BEEN!!?? And what about Jamaasian Middle?

Me: I-

You Guys: Wait, you know what? THROW SWIRL IN THE BLOGGER JAIL!!!

Me: WAIT, WHAT!?

You Guys: *Throws in jail cell* Don't come out until you've written the next chapter of JM!!!

XD! Hopefully you guys will let me outta there, once I've finished with this part of my post.

So...

There's no doubt you've probably all noticed that JM was not posted until today (yes, the next chapter is up now, yay!). I actually have a very good reason, or, actually, reasonS, for not posting, and I'll tell you them right now.

Okay. Let's start with Monday, since I, uh, can't remember what really happened on Sunday...

Monday, I was gonna make the post. But then, hooray hooray, I had HOMEWORK to deal with. By the time I got on the computer, it was really late, and I wasn't going to have much time to post, anyway. 

Oh, that's right! I also had to run 2 miles on Monday, and let me tell you: IT WAS HORRIBLE!!! I was getting to the point where I couldn't breathe well anymore! And ohh man, was I getting mad.

But anyway, I was planning on posting Tuesday.

Tuesday is when it all got off track, though. After I had been home for a while, I got sick. Yippee. I was going to get on the computer, but I decided I'd much rather lay down instead.

Wednesday, I had to stay home from school, because I was still sick-ish. I lay in bed from the time school started to the end of it, because it literally made me feel worse when I stood up. So... yeah.

Thursday, I had to catch up on my schoolwork, and... uh... something else came up, too, although I'm not sure what.

Friday, I thought, "Finally, I can make that post!" But then, of COURSE, I began to feel really bad again, although not in the same way as before. I didn't even want to eat!

So I got home, fell asleep, didn't wake up until very early in the morning, and then went back to bed again.

Saturday..., well... I didn't really think there was much point, or that I could come up with 2 entries of JM in two days.

And so here we are now.

So there's my week for ya. Pretty chaotic. :1

I'm feeling better now, though, so don't worry! Hopefully, I'll be okay now!

I better get on with the post, since my mom wants me off soon.

Okay, so, a while back, Lostfairy tagged me in a little tag on her blog, called the One Lovely Blog Award tag. Believe me, I read that post, and I've actually been planning a reply-tag-thingy for a while now. I've just never had time.

However, I do now, so let's DO THIS THING!!!

Okay, so, I'm supposed to share 7 facts about myself. That's just what I'm gonna do! Hopefully, you all learn something new about me today! Enjoy my facts! :D

#1. I love acting crazy around complete strangers.

Okay, I know that sounds weird, but I'll explain that here.

Despite my introverted personality, I actually love being random and silly in public. So, sometimes, I say or do something in the car at a drive-through window or whatever, something that's VERY random. For example, once, at a drive-through window, I told the person giving us our food "Don't stop believin'!" XD!

My rule is, you can be weird around strangers, because you'll most likely never see them again in your life! XD!

#2. I actually want to discover portals.

I'm not kidding! I think they're out there somewhere, and we just have to find them! I'd really like to be the one to discover or create the first portal or something (although I think the logic on that's a bit iffy,...), but I don't exactly want to be a scientist or anything, so... dunno how that'll work out.

You can see how much I love the Blogger Portal idea, though.

#3. I have lots of "private" drawings.

Most of my drawings are "private", which means I don't let anyone see them, not even my friends and family. They're just personal to me... even though most of them involve cats.

#4. I have asthma. 

 Not exactly a positive fact or anything, but it's true. And because of this... I. HATE. RUNNING. I truly CANNOT run my fastest. If I do, my breathing gets really loud, and I feel sick, and... it's just not good. In fact, on Monday, when we ran the 2 miles in athletics, there was a time when, for maybe 10 seconds, I had to stop, because I couldn't gasp in enough air. Believe me, if I could rid myself of this problem, I would in a heartbeat.

#5. I HATE when people talk to me during movies.

Okay, so if it's a question or whatever, sure, I can live with that. But when people try to have a conversation with or make a face at me DURING a movie, I get very annoyed. On the inside, though. I can't exactly show it, otherwise... it just wouldn't turn out well. I definitely don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

#6.  I'm going to try and learn how to animate this summer.

I love watching Warrior Cats animations, and I want to make some, too! So, this summer, I'm going to focus on learning how to draw, and then animate, some funky warrior kitties! XD!

In fact, I'm going to make animations the main focus of my YouTube channel, which will ALSO be coming this summer! Stay tuned, my friends! ;P

#7. I normally have to make my AJ animals' colors match their clothing.

It;s just kinda a OCD trait of mine. They NEED. TO. MATCH. THE. CLOTHES. Well, most of the time. If I'm not following that rule, I pick the colors first, then go through all my clothing items to find things that look good. Sometimes, they look so good that I end up never changing that animal's look... XD!

There you have it, my friends! Everything seems to be in order now! JM is out, the post is finished, the tag is finally done... whew! Glad I got that straightened out!

Well, sadly, I have to go now. I have school tomorrow (although you'll all be seeing this Monday or later).

I hope I can post again later this week! Until then, remember to PARTY HARD, BE YOU, and JAM ON, EVERYONEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Welcome back, Swirl siggy. :)

Chapter 17 Is Up!

Hello peeps! Just like I promised, Chapter 17 of JM is now up, before the week is over! Hope you enjoy this chapter!!! :D

Computer News! (Please Read!)

Me: HELLLLOOOOOO EVERY-
You Guys: SWIRL!!! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!!??
Me: Uh... would you believe me if I said I forgot to post?
You Guys: Not anymore.
Me: Oh. Um...
You Guys: JUST TELL US!!!
Me: Okay, okay, FIIINNEEE!!!!


Hehe, there's a Swirl original for ya there. :)

Anyways, how are all of you doing?

Okay, okay, I know, I'm cutting SUPER close to the "post-every-week" deadline, and I apologize! But I decided to play on Roblox with my sis and bro yesterday, so I kinda didn't get around to posting.
Also, I have 2 bits of news to share with you today. I'm sorry, this isn't a true, fun post. I ran out of time, and again, I apologize, and I feel horrible.


First off, I'd like to inform you all that I'm moving Jamaasian Middle to Sundays now. I just don't seem to want to write on Saturdays, and I sometimes don't even have time to.
Don't worry, though, if, one weekend, I can't do it on Sunday, I'll try on Saturday!
However, there's not going to be a JM this Sunday. I apologize for that, but I'll tell you why I'm not posting the next chapter in this next piece of news.


Okay, so, my computer has been being HORRIBLE lately. H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E.
It's been freezing up and lagging so much that I keep having to restart the computer. And sometimes even that doesn't really fix the problem.
I literally have to restart my computer at least 2 or 3 times a day. At LEAST.
My dad also seems to think that's it's MY fault the computer is acting up, when the truth is, I take better care of my computer than he does. I haven't done anything to this computer at all. I've never dropped it, broken it, hit it hard, nothing.
So I have no idea why it's doing this, and it's annoying me so much. I literally think I have some curse or something.
I'm not kidding! All electronics seem to hate me! My Chromebook broke on me, my old phone lagged and glitched so badly that I had to get a new one, and now, this PC laptop is holding some grudge against me or something! I. AM. MAD.
I'm telling you all this because...well... this issue may interfere with my posts.

Now, hopefully, my computer will snap out of its glitchiness long enough for me to post every week. But, since I took so long trying to get on ANY computer today (I had to rush around the house to find a computer I could use.), I've run out of time to write ANYTHING, much less a whole book chapter.
I don't know when JM will be posted this week, considering I have my play on Tuesday and Wednesday, but I assure you, I WILL find time to do it. I'm not gonna leave you guys hanging for a whole week!

So,...yeah.

I'm pretty busy this week, not to mention worried about all the test reviews that we're going to start very soon, but I'll find time, don't worry. I'll do my homework earlier, get on and post BEFORE doing my homework...I dunno yet.
But, I assure you, I WILL make a post AND put up the next JM chapter sometime soon this week!


Yikes, I gotta go now! My mom's telling me to get off. Again, I apologize for all of this, and I hope you aren't mad!
See you all soon! ,:)





~Swirl

Art By Swirl #3

Hey, what's up everyone!? Man, I'm sure glad I got to get on today! My mom was making us do a bunch of chores for some reason, but she left to go to the store and let me be on the computer. Thank goodness.
Oh yes, that reminds me. I'm going to try to get on earlier tomorrow so I can post JM. I doubt I'll have enough time before my gets back tonight anyway. Hope it doesn't cause too much trouble for you all!
Now that I think about it, maybe I should just move JM to Sundays. Hmm... we'll see.

Anyways, I've been wanting to do another art post for a few weeks now! I'm pretty sure this is te 3rd one so far? Something that that.

Eheheheheh... wait... I gotta upload all the pictures to Google Drive first. Lemmie just... brb...

*7 minutes later*

Okay, I think I- aand now something spilled.

*2 more minutes later*

Okay, NOW I'm ready! Featuring... ART BY MEEEEEE!!!!

 Here's a picture of Tallstar that I "copied". Yes, yes, I gave credit to the original artist, Finchwing, down there. But actually, I'm really proud of this. Here's the original picture, if you were curious. It's the cat in the top-left.

I drew this one at school. I have no idea why (I guess because that Lindsey Stirling song 'Shatter Me' triggered it... somehow), but I felt like drawing a drowning cat or something.
*Sees all you guys staring*
I dunno, okay? It's just fun to draw.
XDD!
Anyway, this was my first attempt at drawing a sinking cat. I wasn't really happy with the body, so I redrew it:

Here's my redrawn one, which I'm much happier with!
Does anyone see the connection here?
If you don't, then I'll tell you. XD!

It's kinda that scene in Jamaasian Middle!
I draw my life in cats, okay? I can't draw humansss!!!! :P

DUN DUN DUNNNNN!!!!!! HE'S RETURNEDDDD!!!!!!!
I drew this one quite a while back- years ago, actually. I still like it, though. I have another old Fman picture, too, but it's pretty... uh... weird. I'm gonna redraw it for fun, hehe.
I dunno why I drew Fman. I just felt like drawing something creepy, I guess, and Fman was the best I had at the moment, since I'm basically scared of every other creepy thing on this planet (and off of it). Eheheh.... :P

My art seems to have *gasp* MEANING behind it!!!
Okay okay, that was sarcasm (It was OBVIOUS, Swirl).
Anyways, this one, drawn about a year ago, kinda shows how I'd feel without you guys. :)

Here's Ravenpaw and Barley off on a walk together. :D

I made this one a while back, too, but I just forgot to show it. It's my character in Jamaasian High! 

Yes, I tried to draw using an anime-ish style, and no, I don't watch anime. :P

Here's a Tranquill Pokemon that was drawn not too long ago. I think I was getting annoyed with that tail and those talons, hehe.

And here's a Fennekin and a Wigglytuff to add to the Pokemon-ness!

I think I had tried to recreate the wolf's eye Masterpiece I have on AJ. Looks a lot fuzzier, though, and that's a good thing! Man, how I wish I could improve the fur on that Masterpiece.

My GREEEEELLYYYY!!!!!!! YAAAYYYY!!!!

This takes place in Greely's Inferno, when Greely admits that he has failed to stop the eruption. Poor guy. It couldn't have been easy for him to pretty much give up like that.

And finally, this one, which I just finished yesterday, is something only a true Warriors fan would understand.

It's Mapleshade dreaming of her kits and her 3 victims. Dang, Frecklewish looks FURIOUS over there.

And there you have it! I hope you enjoyed this art! Yes, I know, I draw a LOT of cats, but that's just what I love to do. Like I said, I even draw things that happen to me IRL with cats instead of humans. I would show you another good example of that, but sorry guys! That one's a private picture, hehe!

But yeah! Anyways, stay tuned for JM, which will hopefully be posted early tomorrow!!! Remember to PARTY HARD, BE KIND, and JAM ON!!! :D

I would be calling everyone Swirlies now, just for fun, but... uhh... yeah, I need a better name.

JM IS NOW UP!!!

The Post I Promised!

Hello hello!!! How are you all doing lately?! Man, school got busy for a while there, and I apologize that I couldn't post for, like, an entire week. Don't worry, nothing was wrong except for homework!

The good thing is, though, that once our huge state tests are done with (they're in... May, I believe?), I'll have much more time to post, since I doubt the teachers will give us much homework anymore at that point.


Anyways, let's move onto the Animal Jam-related topics now! I'll kinda be jumping around all over the place, so, uh, bear with me here!


Okay...
HAVE YOU ALL SEEN THE NEW DEN!!??
I'm guessing yes.
IT'S SO BIG!!! SO FLIPPING BIG!!! I normally don't find the dens all that intimidating, but WOAH! This one was so confusing in the preview that, when I bought it, I drew a map of the entire den in one of my notebooks.
Yeah, uh, that just made it even more confusing. There are scribbles everywhere on that paper.
I think I've mostly figured it out now, though. Man, why does Liza own such a large den? Maybe she's rich.
Seriously, though. She IS an Alpha.


So, I realized something about a week ago when I was talking to Kara.
Apparently (and yes, I had already heard about this before), all Masterpieces made before February can't be loaded anymore. So that means they're basically gone forever.
That includes my favorite Masterpiece that I was working on on my old laptop!!!
I wasn't even close to finished, and it had already taken me, like, 3 HOURS (not all in one day, though)!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I.
AM.
VERY.
MAD.
Except "very mad" is an understatement.
If you wanna know, I was making a Masterpiece with all of you guys and me (in Animal Jam animal form, of course) in it! Now that I think about it, I don't think I could've fit ALL of you... but I think I was planning on making some of you squished in between each other and popping over each others' heads and all that.
Welp, there goes that piece of art. Maybe I'll remake it on paper, because there's a 99% chance that me remaking the entire Masterpiece would turn out worse than the original one.
Soo...yeah. Thanks, AJHQ. Kudos to you. ):l


I was planning on showing some art I've made, but I kinda have to get off soon, since I'm going on a field trip with my choir to Sea World tomorrow.
So I guess it'll have to wait a bit longer, sadly.


Before I have to leave (ARG!), how about some glitch pictures?

This one happens in the new Liza den. There are these ripples that flash, then disappear, and they never stop. And they're on a rock. I guess it's a very liquidy rock, huh? XD!

Anyone noticed this glitch in their den inventory, where tons of items become red? That happens with my Potion Set, as well as my den portals. My portals switch through all the color choices until they get to red. It's kinda creepy. I dunno if it's fixed by now or not, though.

Again, another den inventory glitch. I think it still happens frequently, at least, for me it does.

What puzzles me is... uh... why is only ONE teacup offcentered?

 I bought this gecko, complete with rainbow dragonfly wings and a rainbow bandana. But when I placed the gecko in my den...

...the rainbow bandana showed up as a red one with yellow polka-dots. Or stars. Or... whatever those are.

Okay, this one isn't really a glitch, but I found it odd that I should walk right into 2 wolves wearing the same mask as me. They're probably the same account or buddies or something, but idk. Just a weird coincidence. :P

I suppose I'll have to end this post here, everyone. Remember to Party Hard, Be Kind, and Jam On, and I'll see you soon!

P.S. Ha! It's not over just yet! April Fools!

P.P.S. April Fools AGAIN! I'm not having a real giveaway, XD!

I'm pretty sure I got a lot of you with that. Admit it, I did. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!

I wanted to do something different, other than the 'ole "I'm quitting" AJ blogger joke. Not saying there's anything wrong with that one at all! I just wanted to trick everyone for sure in a different way that no one's tried yet!

(Did I get you this year, iLoppio? XD!)