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WHOA

The Power of the Electron!

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Deleted Scene from Star Wars!

I'm... BATMAN!!!

WHAT MOVIE IS THIS FROM!?!?!

For Caro: The evolution of Ron Weasley

Luna Lovegood and her dad were awesome

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Icy Friday

I'm quite happy with things right now.

Sure I'm not drawing much, but it isn't due to any lack of motivation. Laziness is my vice. Sloth, rather. Since I don't believe in hell, I only fear the societal consequences and the possible impact on my self-esteem.

Lots of ideas floating around in my head. I'm still trying to design these new characters for my story. It is very difficult. I have to enjoy drawing them and writing stories about them. But I have to avoid clichés as much as possible.

We have Corbin, a typical clever but naive scholar. We have his buddy - a devout Catholic Irishman who's our main tough guy. I've established an interesting pair up right there: close, reliable friends despite their theological differences.

Now we come to my main female character. I need her to be respectable, but I want her to be sexy. This is a bit tough... I mean I want her to be pin-up worthy, but I want her to be an actual good character with some depth. I'll be seeking more advice on this matter from my peers.

On another note, I've started to play World of Warcraft. Luckily the main aspects of the game which are reportedly the most addictive (the Auction House and Raids) do not appeal to me at all. I just like running around, occasionally with friends, and fighting monsters. It's like a HUGE version of Diablo II. Fantastic! SO no worries there, my friends. I won't be abandoning my life. At worst I'll play for a few months, like I do with any game, until I get bored and move on. As I always do.

Blood elves are awesome, by the way.

Christmas time is coming around. Caroline and I are pretty broke, so it's home made gifts again this year. Not so bad- but I'm not gonna bother with a cleverly designed mix cd. No one ever listens to those anyway. Probably make ginger bread cookies in weird shapes - like jelly fish and turtles. Oh yeah!

I'm probably going to be buying a netbook soon. That way I'll be able to write more lengthly articles while on the bus. It will also help me take notes and be better organized at work. I hate writing things down with a pen now- I can rarely even read my own writing (not that I ever really re-read old notes anyway).

I picked up the mega super deluxe version of the Avatar bluray. Man the technology is amazing. I just don't get all the hate for this film. The very same people who praise flicks like "The Expendables" and "Saw" complain that the movie has a such a bad story that they won't watch it. I just don't get it. The artistry (YES I'M USING THAT WORD, SUCK IT UP) is just astounding. I love the creature designs. Wayne Barlowe is just the greatest. I'm so happy that he's going to be involved with the upcoming HOBBIT movie.

Well, that's it for now. I'll post more stuff soon! I promise.

Quote :: Kierkegaard

“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they rarely use.”


- Soren Kierkegaard

Monday monday monday mon...

I'm going to be drawing again now.

'Probably going to be working on that dang tree from before. Also: I'm gonna iron out those Corbin character designs and a long due pin-up for my pal Chuck.

Stay tuned!

FFRRREEEEEEE!!!!

The new corporate website is launched!

I will have a life now! Huzzah!

Let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons and necking in the parlors!

It's almost too much to bear! LAZERS EVERYWHERE!

Corbin :: Defining a hero

One of the toughest things to do in this day and age must be creating a unique and interesting hero.

Just about everything has already been done. The literary archetypes have all been used over and over again. It is nearly impossible to be original.

One tendency that should probably be avoided is for the author to make his or her protagonist a mirror of themselves. The story becomes self-insertion fan-fiction. I hate that stuff, so I must try to avoid it at all costs.

Somethings that I'm sure I want from this protagonist:
He must have a major flaw that he will accept and/or overcome through his character arc.

Such a flaw is hard to choose, because I have such a critical view of myself and can only see flaws. Hence I'd rather avoid granting them to my hero.

Then again, this process may be therapeutic: I may come to accept these facets of myself as the hero does.

So what flaws to choose? I despise arrogance and self-righteousness in people, and I want to like my own character, so Corbin will not be a douche in that regard.

Perhaps cowardice? Naiveté? A mix of both, I think. He's had a rather sheltered life prior to being sent off to trenches in WWI. So he can't be too squeaky clean and prissy.

Definitely neurotic. That is something about which I can accurately write volumes. Paranoid in a social way: he reads people wrong or assumes far too much negativity.

Hmm... I must think about this further.

Classical Thursday

...a day late

Since we're nearing Halloween, I've chosen slightly spooooooky music again. GASP!

Here we have movie music from Alien 3, one of my favorite horror movies (yeah, I know that I'm in the minority).

The score is by the talented Elliot Goldenthal. Please enjoy!

Adagio



Agnus Dei

Many happy returns... TO ME

It's party time! Woo! My birthday! Run to the hills! Raise da proverbial roof!

Also two announcements: I am no longer feeling sorry for myself. Yesterday, on the bus, I saw a girl my age who would otherwise look completely normal if not gorgeous except for the cancerous growth the size of an apple sticking out of her face. Yeah so I should really just shut up and man up.

Second announcement: I'm going to be asking my friend Andre if he'd like to be an official contributor to this blog. He's working on writings and ideas for the tale of Corbin. I haven't asked him yet, so stay tuned.

Woe is me

ARGH!

I have to work on Halloween and I have to cancel birthday dinners 'cause I've gotta work overtime to get things done.

You can pity me, if you like, but keep in mind that my life is pretty sweet compared with the plight of a Darfur war orphan.

Neat fact about Cleopatra

The Great Pyramid of Giza was finished around 2560 BC. Cleopatra VII Philopator (i.e. the one that's just called Cleopatra) was born in 69 BC. The Apollo program accomplished its goal of landing on the moon in 1969.

In other words, Cleopatra lived closer to the moon landings than to the construction of the Great Pyramid, by a margin of hundreds of years.

Wow.

For once...

...this season isn't all that it usually promises. For the first time in my life, I will be so relieved once October is over and done with.

For those not in the "know", Halloween is bigger than Christmas for me. It doesn't always fit up to my expectations, but I love the weather, decorations, food and general atmosphere. My birthday is a few days before. I get to dress up like a freak and it is socially acceptible. I get to decorate my house and my cubicle at work with skulls, shrunken heads and shrieking goblins.

I don't even have a costume this year.

The biggest culprit is the fact that I am losing two relatives, my Uncle John and my Grandpa Neil, within the same two weeks. That is sad on it's own, but there's a massive pile of drama involved with the family. I just can't deal with this right now.

It's plain awful.

Also, I have to work on Halloween. This is the final big rush to get things done at work for the new corporate website.

So yeah. Bleh. Once November comes, I will be able to move on and get back to my creative projects... hopefully...