Friends are a big part of my life, online and offline. They are the ones I dedicate my designs to and the ones that I try to impress. They are the people who keep me going and the ones that pick me up when I falter. This site is dedicated to you, my friends -- the visitors. Now, below are the people who I truly admire and are good friends of mine online. Enjoy their autobiographies as I did. Below those are the sites that matter, not the sites that everybody and their mother link. If you want to be linked, email me. femstyle.net - Gaile Jaro Gaile has been a huge inspiration of mine. Up until I met her, I didn't know many Asian designers, let alone Filipino ones. Her attitude and nature always had a way of making me laugh. Although she can be pretty perverse at times, it's always in good fun. As a designer, she is one of the unspoken growing talents in our medium, showing that people from my home country are just as good as those from the other side of the globe. dreaminfinity.com - Chris Takakura Truly an inspiration of mine since the beginning. From a guy I whose work I admired, to a friend I would talk with frequently. Although we have different tastes when it comes to a few things, I believe we're both levelheaded when it comes to our view of design these days. His style is unlike anybody I know, and is one of the few that I can call "original." His "executions" are one of the best and most organized series of sites I have ever seen. enfest.com/flore - Mikhail Fedossov I met Mikhail on the old PerfectBurn forums (when they were still up). Along with a few others, we became friends quickly. He was one of the few to link me when I was in my dormant stage, and I still thank him for that. This 15-year-old has awesome talent for his age, and has a lot ahead of him. Just wish I knew where from Asia he came from. (EDIT: Hell, how could I not notice... Kazakhstan.) dosage.sunshadow.net - Niles Wigley I forgot the first time I met Niles. LOL. But yes, he is another PerfectBurn participant as well as one from SomethingLeet. His site is awesome... old (sorry bro), but still awesome. He's always been there to critique my work and always has a straight, non-bias opinion. In the forum world, he's one of the more levelheaded moderators I know, and is a good person to talk to when things start getting out of hand. mystis.net - Chuck Harmston Now how the hell could I forget Chuck. LOL. DT, Mystis, whatever name he's given, he's a kickass designer. Met him when I became the games moderator at SL, and has always been a person I could turn to for help, advice, or just a good laugh. Like Niles, he's always been there (although he's never on AIM) to critique and give a good opinion on my work, although his could kick my ass anytime. umbala.org - Stefan Rimaila W00t! Now, of all my design companions, I have known Stefan the longest. Starting out at a very old forum (endopod.com), we began our designing at about the same time. We have worked on many projects together, and he was the first artist that boggled my mind with his 3D work. Although I'll never understand Finnish, I can always go to his site for some unique inspiration. I'll never forget when he made Kirby dance, that was the kicker. use this to link me niklasindustries.com Made by good friend of mine that gives photorealism a run for its money. See why I call him the "LightWave God." rhythmictwelve.com Another young artist who likes to greet me in French. Very polite, and very amusing. halovision.org Powered by God. Bevel king. Gaile's boy toy. Great person to talk to too. x09designs.com God of the wave filter, can kick my ass in design with his eyes closed. Good all around person too. enoptix.com Now who wouldn't want to see a nicely drawn anime chick? I wouldn't pass it up if I were you. vizhen20.com/desekt A guy that can really keep up with the times. I saw his new version and I fell on the ground. substrukt.tk Grungemaster Flex... if he were a rapper. Anything spooky, this guy can do it. Battle master of SL as well. finaljudgement.net/perspectives Photomanipulator and symmetry master. This guy can really make your head spin. He's a moderator of SL too.