I don't know why, but I am attracted to various different cartoon characters.

The entire reason I became interested in Garfield is because I liked Jon Arbuckle's character. I felt like I related to him, though I will keep *what* I related to private, as it's not something I wish to talk about.

What I love about Jon Arbuckle is that he's a very kind, caring, considerate guy. He goes over the top to care for his pets, making sure Garfield and Odie have the best life possible; sometimes to Jon's detriment. For example, say Jon goes out to the grocery store and loads up on groceries. Guess what? Garfield will eat it all. While, understandably, Jon may be a bit upset at Garfield, he never lets his anger get out of control. I've never seen Jon abuse Garfield (such as he doesn't call him names, physically harm Garfield, or inflict some sort of cruel punishment to Garfield). Perhaps it has happened and I missed it. I highly dislike conflict, whether it's screaming, anger, physical abuse, especially if done to a being who is unable to understand concepts we humans do. It's very attractive that while Jon is tested many times by Garfield, he is able to temper himself.

Getting back on topic to Jon being kind and considerate, he always makes sure to include his animals in his life. He makes an effort to bring Garfield and Odie on trips, from trips to a cowboy's ranch, on a road trip, to an airport, to a picnic, Jon will do it all for his pets. On the rare occasions Jon is without Garfield (typically on a failing date), Garfield will still shove his way into Jon's life. Of course, chaos ensues on these occasions due to Garfield's rowdy behavior.

I also love Jon's goofy sense of dressing style. He's not afraid to dress up and I think it's cute how he's confident in his bad sense of style. I don't know if this attitude would translate well to "in real life".

My favorite outfits of his are when he's in his regular blue dress shirt and Khakis, or when he's wearing some sort of brown suit or jacket. (I also like the green suit he is wearing in the first picture I showed).

I also really like how his voice sounds. I notice with cartoon characters I have a crush on, I always like how their voice sounds. Perhaps this plays a big part on why I develop a crush on them? I think a lot of these characters are portrayed as "cool" guys (TNMT, Sly Cooper, Spyro, Dante from Devil May Cry) or sort of goofy. I tend to try and not look up the voice actors, because it breaks the immersion I hold with the cartoon character. Of course, I do look up the voice actors, but only for a quick glance. I don't really dig into the voice actor, just see a picture of them and keep it at that. I know that the voice actor of Jon was actually a producer of the show, so it's interesting he wasn't a dedicated voice actor.

I wrote about my crush for Roy on my fan art page, so no use in reciting what's already written. I'll paste what I wrote about him, as the information is all the same. I recently, very unexpectedly, developed a crush on one of the characters from U.S. Acres, the farm cartoon and comic that features alongside Garfield. I started taking a liking to Roy, the rooster.

His character is cocky, which fits because he is technically a cock (male rooster). Though I develop crushes on male cartoon characters, I don't in any way want to be with them in a sexual context (except Duke Nukem). It's more of an adoration, or a "butterflies in my stomach" sensation. I never seek out any porn of the characters I have a crush on (except Duke Nukem), as animals are gross where sexuality is concerned. I don't think I'd enjoy any porn of the human male cartoon characters I have a crush on, either (except Duke Nukem). It's basically an adoration, not sexual, just a crush. It's hard to explain, because I feel like most people are very sexually driven if they have any form of adoration. I have a lot of crushes, but they aren't sexual.

I love Rocko's personanlity, it reminds me a lot of Jon's perosnality. A little awkward, very kind, I would say Rocko is a bit more anxious than Jon, but it's endearing when he's anxious. I also really love his voice, I don't know why but he talks like the Outback Steakhouse guy. I love that voice. I watched every single Rocko's Modern Life episode and it's a fantastic show. While technically a children's show, it doesn't dumb down to quick 2 second cuts, neon colors, burp jokes every 2 seconds, as most modern cartoons do. I can easily watch Rocko's Modern Life without feeling like it's writing and jokes are meant for another age group. I can't help but feel a yearning sense of adoration towards Rocko, if I were a wallaby I would hope he'd like me. I recall in the last episode of Rocko's Modern Life, he falls in love with another Wallaby. Heart torn. While I know it's supposed to be a happy ending, it was a sad ending for me. Nevertheless, I still enjoy the show and all that Rocko has to offer, he's amazing. I was very glad to see him included as DLC in the Nickelodeon All Stars Brawl game. I'm not very good at Smash or Brawl, but I do enjoy the chance to play as my favorite characters (Garfield and Rocko). They don't see much light in the media these days due to being outdated. I wish they could reboot Rocko's Modern Life and keep it in the time era it was originally set in. Not everything has to be "modern", I understand "Modern" is included in the title of Rocko's Modern Life, but perhaps it can be "modern" as in the 90's. I just get tired of the same old schtick where 90's characters discover smart phones. I think how they handled this in the new movie Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe was well done. It wasn't drawn out, a quick acknowledgement with a joke. The Beavis and Butthead movie was far better than I expected, as most modern reboots are god awful. I didn't like how the characters aside from Beavis and Butthead looked; it wasn't true to the old show/comics. The new characters looked like they were from Archer, it just doesn't work in my opinion. I also disliked the "awkward" "The Office" type humor that was shoved into Beavis and Butthead, it wasn't true to the old show and felt like they were trying more common comedy we see today. I just highly dislike the awkward type of comedy, it's highly overdone and not that funny after you've seen it a million times. They do this type of comedy in every show/movie these days, be it from The Office, to gay Marvel movies, to the fricken' new Mario movie, it's everywhere. But aside from that, the Beavis and Butthead Do the Universe movie was unexpectedly pretty good.

If you're unfamiliar with the Rock-afire Explosions, they are an animatronic band who played at Showbiz Pizza. Showbiz Pizza was an entertainment area that served pizza and arcade games for kids and families. Along with pizza and games, Showbiz Pizza also had anamatronic bands who performed music and skits.

You can watch many of the performances online, Aaron Fetcher (the man who created the Rockafire Explosion) still manages animatronics and is still very involved with his creations. I recommend watching his videos, as he still creates and programs new performances by the Rockafire Explosion.

Anyways, I like Rolfe's voice and how he's a bit cocky, sort of like Roy from US Acres. Billy Bob is just cute, I also like his voice and how kind and carefree he seems. He sort of reminds me of Meatwad, perhaps it's the tooth.

I am not a furry

I feel the need to clarify that I am not a furry. I feel like furries sometimes 1. Overtly sexualize the characters (not all furries, but I do see this often) and 2. Make their fursona their personality and a big part of their interests/life.

I am not like this. I simply have a crush on these characters, but I don't really sexualize them (except Duke Nukem) nor do I want to dress up as a fictional character and make it a hobby. I don't mind furries (so long as they do not sexualize real animals or molest/harm real animals). For some reason I find that there are plenty of furries interested in vintage technology, something I'm also very interested in. I learn a lot from them and they are nice people.