A West End Afternoon!

Summer, as my mom says, only lasts 3 months. You have to make the most of it when it comes - after that, 6 months of winter.

I think she's right - so we went down to the West End yesterday (together with my sister and aunt), which is my favorite part of London, because it's "American Paradise." In the shops, they sell American stuff, you can eat at American restaurants such as TGI Friday's, and meet American Boys... for REAL!

My phone was with me, so I could take photos of whatever attracted my attention. In Leicester Square, I got USA Today - inside it was a sports paper. To read about what's going on in the American world of sports! There were LOTS of pigeons - some were sitting on a signpost next to Burger King, others on the restaurant roofs, even more in the gardens... but they're not supposed to be there. LOL!

But, wait... why am I talking about pigeons? I was here for American Boys. I needed to find some American stuff.

So, later on, we were walking down Oxford Street. And I found this...

An American "mini-supermarket" - just like the one I saw in the shopping center last month! But it was a bit bigger. This one sold Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Golden Grahams, and POP TARTS - the treats American Boys love eating! (I wanna try some!) A Jack Daniel's hid under a box of Lucky Charms. I'm guessing there's lots of American supermarkets in London... that makes me glad.

Then, I found an American Apparel shop. Written on it were ALL the cities it has outlets in - Seattle included! I took photos of the whole thing - a star logo flashing "Crafted With Pride In Los Angeles, California," flags saying "Made In USA" and the shop itself. I was so happy!

At the end of the day I was really tired. But I had such a fantastic time! I'll return often to have more American fun.

Dreaming Of Obama...

Last night, something really weird happened. It was so weird, I wanted to blog about it.


The American President, Barack Obama, somehow got into my dreams! I was so surprised to see him! I said, "Hey, I saw you becoming President of America - what are you doing here?"

He turned to me. "I know you!" he exclaimed. "You're the creator of American Boys, aren't you?" To which I replied, "Yes."

I knew about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, so I asked, "You trying to save America from the oil?" He nodded sadly. "I'm doing my best to save the American people from the disaster. But it may take a few months, because it's very big."

He smiled at me, and I smiled back. "Thanks, Mr. President," I said. Then everything went black, and I woke up. I looked around the room, and at my sister, who was asleep. "It was just a dream," I thought to myself. I shrugged, and went back to sleep.

It was a strange dream, but it means two things. First, Obama is saving America from the oil. Second, I'm following him. Because he's my hero.

Happy Independence Day!

Today is a very special day. It is the day American Boys celebrate the day the USA was born. It is the day when they feel proud of their nationality, and also the day when they declared their independence from Britain. It is Independence Day.

I'm going to upload the pages of a comic, named All The Fun Of Independence Day, to my Deviantart gallery. Although I wrote and drew it last year, I can read it whenever Independence Day comes along!

Independence Day is a very, very, VERY special day for American Boys - it gives them the opportunity to show how much they love their country. Everywhere you go, people are dressed in American costumes waving American flags, shouting, "YAY! WE LOVE AMERICA!" and holding parties. The best bit is the fireworks - red, white, and blue explosions fill the nighttime sky, with everyone cheering and enjoying themselves.

I might be going out somewhere to celebrate - maybe to the park, or to Central London. After all, today is Independence Day; feel proud of your nationality.

Happy July The Fourth.

The American Supermarket!

Yesterday, I was in the shopping center with my mum and my aunt. We were looking around at all the stuff they had on sale. Suddenly, I saw this.

It was a mini "supermarket" for American Boys! Lucky Charms, Butterfingers, Hershey's chocolates, Oreos - all the stuff they eat in America. I'm going to eat lots of them when I become American!

They looked so delicious, I took photos of them with my phone! I also saw Welch's purple grape juice and Jolly Time popcorn. "Product Of USA," the box said proudly. Not to mention JELLY BEANS - they're made in California.

Along with sweet stuff, savory stuff was being sold, too. New York-style snacks were located just next to the jelly beans. But there was a problem (or, for me, a good thing)... they weren't made in New York, they were made in Tulsa, Oklahoma. LMAO!!!!!

I went to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to finish off - and that's where a T-shirt saying "Krispy Kreme Doughnuts - Since 1937" was being displayed. There was an address under the slogan: "Winston-Salem, NC, 27102." I've just learnt something new there - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts started in North Carolina - Winston-Salem, to be precise! Oh, and a cap with the KKD logo was on display, too.

Seeing all these American stuff has made me go up a level in "Living Like An American." America really is closer than I thought!

New Seattle Forms!

With his immense popularity in the American Boys franchise, Seattle seems to be getting more and more volatile every day. Which means right now, he's gotten three new forms! :D

They are named Orchid Seattle, Cream Seattle, and Honey Seattle.

The first form, Orchid Seattle, wears an orchid-coloured suit (white, pink, and burgundy). He smells of orchids - I'd love him in my garden. <3

The second form, Cream Seattle, wears a suit with a cream colour scheme. He has a delicious smell of, well... cream. You guessed that! XD

The third form, Honey Seattle, is the sweetest. He wears a yellow and brown suit, and he smells of honey. He attracts bees, because they love the saccharine taste.

Adding to Seattle's popularity, the new forms mean he's gonna become even more popular! Nothing can stop him. ;)

End Of Exams!

Well, this is it! Exams are over! Now I can relax, because the weekend's ahead of me.

Also the summer holidays are just 5 WEEKS AWAY!!!!! I'm really excited for that! But first, our lessons at school will be free, so we can have fun before the holidays come along.

My mum's thinking of getting me a new phone for all the hard work I've done. The exams seemed really easy for me.

And by the way, I can see the American Boys again. Because... I don't have to revise anymore!

The Dark Side Of Summer - EXAMS

Summer! It's finally arrived. But with summer comes... EXAMS!

Over the last week, I've had to revise like crazy. I can't see the American Boys when I'm doing so... it REALLY annoys me.

Everyone knows that exams prepare you for the future. But they get really anxious because they think they're going to get bad grades or they're going to forget what they know about the subject in the exam.

I really can't wait until after the exams are over. We'll be having free lessons at school. And after that... SUMMER HOLIDAYS!

Until then, I'll be writing away in the exam room for an hour or two.

Seattle T-Shirt And Mug!

My mum was thinking about making American Boys T-shirts and mugs, so that I could get them promoted - imagine someone drinking out of a Washington, Dallas and Chicago mug, or someone wearing a Boston T-shirt!

Originally I was going to get the T-shirt and mug on Friday, but my mum forgot to collect them from the printing shop where they make them, so I had to wait until yesterday.

So I went to collect them, just before going to have a picnic at the park. The T-shirt and mug came in a paper bag (the mug was in a polystyrene box to protect it). I opened the bag, and printed onto the T-shirt and mug, was the one and only... SEATTLE!!!!!!!

It was the artwork of him wearing the "Rainy City" leotard (the one with the rainclouds printed on it). I was really ectstatic, so I pulled it on. I was very happy to get gifts like these - a T-shirt and mug with my own character printed on them.

Now I can wear Seattle, and drink my tea out of my very own Seattle mug!

(BTW, I also got to drink a Seattle Latte at the picnic we had later on. It seems that I need that latte every time I see it, ha ha!)

The Ducks of London

All week, I was in the house, tapping away on my computer. When I did go out, it was only to go to school (obviously). Even though I love surfing the Web and playing computer games, it started to get it a bit boring just hitting American cities' names into the Google box and looking at the Seattle artworks on my memory stick.

So yesterday, I went out to go to the park, along with my sister. At the pond, there were lots of different kinds of birds: pigeons, geese, moorhens, coots, and my most favorite aquatic birds of all: DUCKS!

We had brought some brown bread with us (apparently white bread isn't good for them). We dropped some on the floor, and the ducks gobbled it up, quacking happily. Unfortunately the geese, pigeons and other birds would come for the bread and snatch it - thieves!

Then I had a GREAT idea. We would give the ducks names. No, not city names, but people names. We got six ducks, three girls and three boys. We named the girls Amalie, Chenoa and Vee Vee, and the boys Demetrius, Samuel and Edwin. I took a photo with my sister's mobile phone with all the boys in it, but I couldn't get all the girls into one photo, so I had to take one photo for each one.

Now time for some American fun...

In the city of Memphis, Tennessee, USA, there is a five-star hotel, named the Peabody. On the rooftop, five ducks (four girls and one boy) make their home. Every morning at 11 o'clock, they go down in the lift (or, as American Boys say it, elevator) and the "Daily Duck Parade" is held, with marching music, cameras flashing and people of all ages going mad, shouting "YAY!! DUCKS OF MEMPHIS!!!!" A red carpet is rolled out for them, leading up to the fountain, where they splash around joyfully. Then at 5 PM, it goes the other way round. The same music is played, and the screaming crowds and flashing cameras are still present, but this time the ducks go back into the lift up to their "Duck Palace" on the rooftop.

The TV show, The Ducks of Memphis, was inspired by this unusual but charming custom.

Back to London...

Three ducklings behind Amalie caught my eye. I thought, "Wait a minute. Amalie has kids?" They looked so cute, I wanted to take a photo of them! So I did. I liked how they were following her. I haven't come up with names for them yet, but with some of work of my imagination, I'll come up with some soon.

Because ducks are my favorite aquatic birds, I took LOTS of photos - I even took some of the geese and pigeons!

After all that, I went to a barbecue at a friends' house - it was fun! I was SO tired afterwards.

Now, every time I go to feed the ducks, I'll call them Amalie, Chenoa, Vee Vee, Demetrius, Samuel and Edwin!

A Surprise From Starbucks!

Following the excitement of the release of Seattle's Big Party, today I went to Central London to have a drink and something to eat at Starbucks, not knowing that there was a surprise for me.

It just seemed so normal until something caught my eye. There was the Space Needle, and of course the Starbucks logo. My heart went boom-boom, boom-boom. It was... SEATTLE! My favourite city in the whole of America. The label said: Seattle Latte. I knew that Starbucks started in Seattle, so I wanted to give it a try.

At first, it tasted HORRIBLE. (I've never drunk coffee, but I have eaten it... as sweets.) But then I liked the taste of Seattleness, so I went on drinking. I got my mum to drink some of it, and she said it tasted of... Seattleness.

I was a bit sick when I drunk it all (I blame Seattle! LOL). But I seem to have become addicted to it, like a drug. Now every time I go to Starbucks, I'll ask them for SEATTLE LATTE! (Woohoo!)

It's so addictive, it might even appear in SBP. Seattle's a massive coffeeholic!

THE TIME HAS COME!

The most popular American Boy today has arrived, and so has the first ever comic book I'm going to write and draw in my whole cartoon characters life: SEATTLE'S BIG PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!

With months and months of excitement and painstaking work ahead of myself, I'm going to start on it as soon as the reminder for Seattle's Big Party on my mobile phone goes off.

I've been waiting six months for this... NOW LET THE PARTY BEGIN!

I JUST Cannot Believe It!

Only one more day to go, and the excitement will be released, with Seattle's Big Party coming out! Don't worry, Seattle... I'm comin' for you...!

4 Days To Go Until SBP!

Because I'm having so much fun, the week's going very quickly - and there's 4 days to go until Seattle's Big Party already. I've uploaded two new Seattle artworks onto Deviantart - they're called Dawn Seattle and Dusk Seattle (because of their colours).

I don't have school on Friday (because we have half-day on Thursday WHOOHOOO!!!) And I'm really going to go head over heels when the weekend comes, because I'm going to write and draw about Seattle non-stop!!!!

...Well, not non-stop, but LOTS of stories about Seattle.

So Many Seattles...

Because of all the excitement for Seattle's Big Party, I'm going to upload to my Deviantart gallery (http://therealamericanboys.deviantart.com/) LOADS of Seattle artworks. Sorry if I've become a bit obsessed with nudity recently... it's for one of the stories in the comic book, but I haven't come up with a name for it.

Denver And Salt Lake City Up For Adoption!

Today I joined this "create and adopt your own" website, http://www.squiby.net/. I named my account AdoptableAmericanBoys, and I've named my profile page American Adoptables, Inc.

To start, I put up Denver and Salt Lake City (who is not in the first eighteen, he's number 87) for adoption. Making the different stages was fun - I simply drew the pictures with Paint, and made them transparent (the backgrounds of the images) by pasting them into a blank Publisher document, and using the "Set Transparent Color" tool.

Then, I uploaded them to Squiby, and... tada! Two adoptable baby American Boys!

If you're interested in adopting these cute Americans visit my Squiby profile page...

http://www.squiby.net/user/AdoptableAmericanBoys

Seattle's Coming...

Just 3 weeks to go before Seattle's Big Party comes... Obviously I've got the list of titles for stories (12 of them; there's going to be more), the promoting poster, and the book spine, with all the necessary logos. But as I'm writing this, there's the possibility of my imagination coming up with even more ideas than could fit in an ordinary American Boys Mini-Story. After all, Seattle is the most popular American Boy, so I'm going to be very excited when the start date comes.

The Internet And Computer Games

Now I've got two laptop computers: one with Windows Vista, and the other with Windows XP. On the XP laptop, I've installed a few games I used to play when I was a kid: Dogz 4 and Creatures (1 and 2). I'm only going to play them if I've got nothing important to do on the Internet, I'm bored on the Internet, or if I just feel like playing them. Of course, I'll still be doing things for the American Boys - I'm definitely going to start on Seattle's Big Party when it comes out.

Seattle Costume (FINISHED VERSION)

Remember I said that my sister was making a Seattle costume for me? I said that it was 80% finished, and all we needed was the cape and the logo. Well, we've got those things now, so the costume is now 100% finished.

New Seattle Outfits (Spring 2010)

Yeah, so basically these are Seattle's new outfits for Spring 2010. True... no more winter!