Inconsequential Commentary

Rage Vent

2011-05-10T23:19:00.002-05:00

Well if I needed any other incentive to gtfo of my current occupational sinkhole then this has been a banner week. One write up that multiple (dozen or more) people were guilty of doing and I was the only one written up. On top of that they have the nerve to boot me from their velvety lounges to an auxiliary campus with no real warning. I've never been the least bit of scolded for Christ's sake. I've had a few counselling sessions or unofficial, "Hey, this is what's going on..." meetings with the honchos, but nothing to even hint at a negative perception (mine or theirs) at what I do. This was my first write up ever with these people (3 years unblemished) and in a matter of a week the shit hit the fan.

Options:

1) Maintain current assignment/transfer

2) Seek alternative/similar assignment

3) Go back to school *shudder*

4) Seek alternative field of employment

This is a difficult decision to make and I won't take it lightly but I needed to formulate my thoughts and just expressing a less than detailed version of the past transpiration of events has cooled my temper for the time being. Whatever I chose I think I'll be more available for creative purposes or I may shift my energies to health issues (could still stand to lose some more weight/exercise more).

Any-who...more OCs will be up within May/June for sure, the idea to post everything in a wiki for shared creation has really helped. I have 2 finished and 2-3 on their way, plus a few original works I've been putting off.

Also planning on catching up on reading a lot this summer so I can dismiss some of this obscene stack that's erected itself beside my bed/behind my door. Speaking of, be sure to check out ebay when I do, lots of odds and ends will be there from everything i go through this summer (link to follow).

Frustrated with DA's pic limit

2011-04-13T23:18:00.003-05:00

DeviantArt's 1000 pic per search limit has finally pissed me off more than I can idly sit by and stomach. I was looking for a VERY unique combination of very common words and phrases and kept hitting the limit with nothing to show for it. I browsed the forums innocently enough looking for one that met my needs at the time and found a few similar 'request-style' threads in GenChat. Well I get somewhere around 12 hours of asshats that really needed to troll-skulk on back to 4chan and another 2-3 decent, helpful sentiments.

Anyway if anyone happens to come across this, I'm still on the lookout (until you see "Tempest"'s bio posted).

I'm looking to redesign/revamp a Dungeons & Dragon's Longtooth Shifter. My DM(s) and I are in agreement that it wouldn't fit to be a lazy [artistically] dog-head. So we've compromised with a humanoid appearance and cannine features.

Repeat: NO 'blantant/lazy' dog head

By our reckoning, shifters are said to be lycanthropes with more feral features than their were-* cousins. They're also permanently in this state without the monthly recovery period.

i.e. teeth, eyes, body hair, *slightly* exaggerated features ( skull, muscles, etc), but distinctively humanoid--otherwise it'd just be a gnoll.

Major Update!

2011-03-13T00:08:00.002-06:00

F.M.L.
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that is all...

Forthcoming Creations

2010-07-28T13:02:00.002-05:00

No, I do not realize how long its been since I updated this thing. I have uncovered a few projects I've done in previous years and finally acquired a document camera in order to post them up on DevART.

Development on my DnD OCs is finally nearing fruition, just trying to add a few details and role-playing elements to them, expect to see backstories, etc on each of them soon: Artificer, Barbarian, Bard, and Swordmage.

Toying around with World of Warcraft and League of Legends. Scrambling to finish a few other OCs and designs.

To [Blogg]er Is Human...Rebuttle

2009-11-30T21:32:00.002-06:00

I still only upkeep a few sites at a time, one less so now that MySpace seems to be fizzling out next to the bright and polished facebook. Still don't expect too many pics of me. I have a very nice smile in my opinion, but I can't pose for it. It either occurs naturally or not at all--school pictures growing up were pale imitations. Will still check it occassionally for contact information and upkeep.

DeviantArt has quite a few online acquaintances and page-following buddies of mine, but I can finish or publish any form of an artistic piece so rarely that I'm VERY behind with them.

I black, delete, or report spam almost any other social networking site other than facebook and myspace. We've not been out of school long enough nor far enough away from town to join class reunion sites. Still only a sporadic lurker in the rare-enough forum scroll.

My work schedule keeps tabs or claws on me for the most part of any weekday. Otherwise I try to balance my weekends between family, friends, and self-isolation.

My social life has somewhat death-rattled in that I am now going out and meeting new people (single and otherwise) on the occassion I'm invited to them.

Still not satisfied with my life for the most part--at least in some aspects. Thought I would be so much further ahead than I am now its sad and it's making me want to move forward. Fear and comfort and aparthy and weighing my down. Drastic personal-life actions may need to take place. :P

To [Blogg]er Is Human...

2009-08-27T22:44:00.005-05:00

I have a few sites I keep updated on. I'm not a camwhore who posts hundreds or thousands of photos on the internet. In fact until recently I had in the neighborhood of 20 tagged images from 3 whole years of college facebooking to my name.

I get easily frustrated with the ads, spam, and load times some people program in to their myspace pages so I keep it around for little more than an additional way to contact me (for some people, its the only).

DeviantArt has quite a few online acquaintances and page-following buddies of mine, but I can finish or publish any form of an artistic piece so rarely that I'm VERY behind with them.

Too many so-called friends are joining social networking or class reunion sites that I've just stopped deleting them and am actively blocking them from my regular email account(s).

I am not a forum troll, though I lurk occasionally in one or two as interests momentarily spike for whatever reason.

I keep no consistent schedule of social activities except for a weekly game with a few friends on Sunday afternoon.

My work schedule keeps tabs or claws on me for the most part of any weekday.

My social life, not that is was ever thriving, is shrivelled to the point of pruning.

Is this what life is as you grow up? It seems the more I try to hang on to any one thing the more others suffer. The variety of things that I attempt overrides and nullifies many well-meant intentions. If so I'm not entirely sure I want to go through with it. I must find some semblance of balance, some...middle ground if I want to get out of this phase with any sanity or innocence left.

Stumbling Further Down A Nerdy Rabbit Hole

2009-08-04T01:40:00.002-05:00

So its no surprise to me or anyone else I know, but I'm a nerd, geek, a semi-tech savvy delver into all things cast off from the rigorous judge-me-nows of society. As further evidence of this I submit one of my more recent excursions in to that-which-spawns-conventions, Dungeons & Dragons.

[Ok, no more hyphenated descriptions, lol]

I've always known about it. Whether the normees out there want to admit it or know, they have too. It's typically seen as people playing it in their basement or backyards in full fantasy-spoof regalia and keeping a strict sense of pseudo-parliamentarian procedures to simply tell a story. Said situation is more closely tied to LARPers (Live Action Role Playing).

I'm taking about the improvisational (only one person the DungeonMaster aka author truly knows what's going to happen) experience of getting together with friends periodically and just experience a different, animated twist on a story whether you prefer reading, movies, video games, etc. Artists of whatever discipline bring their own unique experiences and descriptors to a story. If you remember the "Choose your own adventure" storybooks, its similar to those except you get input from multiple people and absolutely anything can and will happen in these games. You could take just the exact same 3 people, present them with 3 successive, recurring fights (3 fights, same situation every time) and they can very easily come out completely different.

DnD (D&D, AD&D, or ADnD) utilizes a d20 (20-sided dice or a icosahedron) system that adds the random effect or 'life-element' to the game since nothing is ideal or perfect in life. But more than that is an outlet for creative juices to flow. I, myself, am very dedicated to the creation and speculation part of an idea, but I typically lack follow-through to complete one. This gives me an arena where not only myself, but others have/had similar problems and can offer constructive criticism when needed or merely a wall to bounce around ideas. And yes, some of my friends who play are taking/encouraging me to attend a convention in the future to see what they're like.

I won't even try though would wish luck to anyone trying to find all the DnD references throughout pop culture. Any fantasy game (video or otherwise) is loosely based on it, Futurama dedicated an entire movie to it (Bender's Game). And many Hollywood celebrities admit to having/still playing the game. Most shocking of them is Vin Diesel (see YouTube for many different interviews about this).

I am currently on my first character and look forward to developing him as he levels up through the campaign my friends and I are done. No details as I'm still hammering our names, background, etc for a sketch, but I will tell you he is currently a lvl 2 Dwarven Bard.

Frustrational Inspiration

2009-07-17T04:34:00.003-05:00

Warning: Vent
Well I'm sure most of you are more in to this cyber-lifestyle that has taken the country by storm more so than I. Yes, I'm of the current generation and yes, I partake in it to my own satisfaction, but I'm not an over obcessive addict (I hope.) Anyway on jumping accounts and just getting updates, checking emails, and general fuck-it activities this late night/early morning I see quite a few of my old friends (male and female) updating with weddings, births, and all the general "how my life is going" mumblings that make people like me, still woking on our life, pissed off and upset. I'm not frustrated enough [yet] to research, document, bookmark, dog-ear, or publish a manifesto, but I'm damn near close. I'm completely aware that most of it is my fault, I'm a self-proclaimed late bloomer. I had my whole identify crisis and pseudo-rebellion phase in college and maybe bleeding over a little into now, rather than most of my friends who had it in middle or high school. I already have a semi-permanent job and apartment, etc but things WILL and MUST change this year if I want to make any more variations later on.

1) Health/Physique

I WILL exercise more. I will document and keep a journal going of exactly what I do and my alledged progress (Dr's office for scale at start?) including various body measurements

2) Occupational

I hate my current job. I WILL strive to find a new, less stressful way to do it or I WILL look for another one at my earliest inkling of a forthcoming break.

3) Relational/Experience

I WILL swallow my fear/pride/ineptness and ask more girls out. I am willing to go back to a church for the off-chance to meet a single girl, but more likely I will look for them more at the eventuality of taking masters level courses. I also want to experience more in life so I will try to go out with my friends and their spouses in another effort to meet people.

4) Educational

I WILL look out for myself and try to differentiate what Masters program(s) I would like to go into and isolate what, is any other, minors I should finish up accordingly.

***This is a very rough draft, if I get infuriated from life or something specific I will copy-paste this and expand it to a full blown manifesto and cite my progress.

Time Travel Destination

2009-06-21T02:57:00.002-05:00

First random idea or question of my blog! Came up in a conversation with a few buddies of mine:

If you had to choose, would you go forwards or backwards in time and why? (for the record a random one-shot trip)

I'd have to say forwards. I am a fan of history and enjoy studying and speculating as to what happened, why and all that; but I am just as interested in the possibilities of the future. I'm intriqued by the assumtion of aliens, space travel, etc. In my own humble opinion the human race has become stagnant for the most part in the 21st century. In the 20th we invented, evolved, and damn-near perfected flight, automotive, computers, etc. Now that we've gotten those you see how little has changed in say...the last 25 years.

Ok I need to work on length and depth of articles but its a WIP.

Beer Before Wicker...

2009-06-15T15:51:00.006-05:00

Alright, been slacking off, but apparently that's true to form for any of you that know me. This is one of those lovely nights of communal drinking that are so few and far between now-a-days that something memorable always happens. This one was the christening of my old buddy's first house. A bachelor pad to say the least, but it is a 2 story, 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 car garage, with a den, livingroom, media room, and more hole-in-the-wall closets than I have ever seen. Unlike many of our get togethers this one was just a 'come and drink' sort of shindig and we were well afforded the courtesy of our own 2 hour drive to get there. I'm still unable to tolerate beer unless forced to, but I am becoming partical to the Rum and Coke or similar variant. And two of my buddies know exactly how much to mix them well.

Anyway, we got there about 4pm and were already well into the reserves by 7 and it was obvious we were going to run dry shortly unless we paced ourself or got more. Well a *new* friend of mine was knocking them back a bit more than I and suggested we "just head on over to the Wicker Store and get some more."

"What, and pick up some chairs and a cabinet while were there?" lol.

Also had my first made-from-scratch mojito. I liked it and wish Seth many good things as he goes to get a TABC liscense later this year to bartend.

Dick-Rolled

2009-05-31T10:31:00.004-05:00

***Please be warned that this article involves sexual content of a devious and fairly graphic nature and that you read further at your own discretion. I don't want to limit my own commentary on something I'm writing mainly for me to begin with, so don't make a fuss if you don't like this--I WARNED YOU. Besides, unless something major happens this is probably the worst thing that will ever be on here.***

What better way than to start my summer writing program with a blog that REQUIRES a disclaimer, lol. I wanted to start out with something that would define the mood I'm trying to set with this piece--mainly that would translate to some random phrase or topic that I'd develop into...I dunno, something. So imagine my own surprise when I mentally make the decision to write this. I should be ashamed :).

I'm not exactly sure why its funny, why we react the way we do, or why girls don't; but most* guys don't like looking at another guy's "equipment." Call it a sick and twisted sense of penis-envy or a don't-ask-don't-tell situation, we just don't care for it unless it's necessary. I know of some girl friends that don't have a problem with looking at another female's--keep reading and you'll find out just how this came up in an everyday conversation. But they critique each other's parts! If a female does perchance read this--please email me and let me know why.

Anyway, my own persona experience in this was limited until college for obvious and personal gender-specific reasons. I had a roommate who liked to streak around our shy upstairs neighbor (photo major who was too shy to take or be in the same room for a nude photo session--one of her test grades--so I guess he was trying to help. And then him again when he and her roommates were able to get her to take some. She handed us her portfolio before turning it in and she really does have a great eye for scenery and texture in photographs, especially in grey scale. So we were perusing her sleeved photos when we get to one of a dilapidated barn and the shadows are striking it magnificently and then...guy standing in front of it with his cock 'splayed. *groans and moans* abound, mostly for her benefit and an over-the-top Shatner-esque overreaction on all of our parts one after the other. They do somehow manage to let us all (5) see it without any foreshadowing or spoilers from the other roommates/friends. We had been dick-rolled.

Fast forward to this past week. Porn for some friends is a basic topic--style, makeup of couple/group, animated vs real, etc. I don't understand the passionate side of this discussion and maybe its the way I was raised, but I can't comfortably talk in length about it. But amongst my friends that can, they swap discs with each other and offer commentated notes on each others'. Well one of them I've known a long time decides to pass me one this week, says I'll "enjoy the thought, given my back ground." My mind goes to the same shady places it normally goes, but I don't think much of it. I decide to watch it and lo and behold a gorgeous girl is there giving a modified strip tease to her partner in a skimpy girl scout outfit. And there she dances for a good 5-6 minutes and just manages to become topless. At this point the film turns ugly as she spins around--drops her skirt--and you come face to face with her monstrous, erect penis.

There are some things that cannot be unseen and getting caught by a hermaphroditic porn in lieu of whatever you were/were not expecting just plain sucks. And lots of things ran through my main as I recall these are some of the same people who introduced me to 4chan and continue to troll it on occasion. If nothing else I pray that at the very least it is a hermaphrodite and not a tranny.

I returned the disc to a slew of grins (I was not, apparently the first victim of this calibur). I have no ideas how I can get him back other than a beating so if you have some ideas let me know, this is one twisted s.o.b. Regardless, I've sworn off anything he gives me until hell freezes over and considering going cold turkey for a while.

Viva la Revolution!

2009-05-22T17:29:00.003-05:00

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes! Summer is upon us and with that comes vacation from a deplorable occupation that siphons all my energies away to leave a rotting, fluffy husk for the majority of the year.

However, I should have lots to do, I get 2.5 months off with little to do besides clean and DO STUFF (among hanging with friends, travelling and the other traditional summer fun). Ideally working out and creating something will be part of it. I have some friends teaching me new games and I am actually going to try abridged RPG/fanfic stories. Plus lots of movies, music, anime, book ideas as well!

Aside from that I am doing a complete overhaul of my paper stashes (ideas, doodles, sketches, lists, whatnot) and I'm doing what I really should do with them: 1) use them, 2) sort/file them for later, or 3) trash them.

I'm hoping I get at least one finished drawing a week on deviantart, and I'm planning on doing a lot of creative writing (to stave off writer's block and get back in the habit of refining my writing).

Yeah...right.

2008-11-09T17:07:00.002-06:00

Ok, I don't know who the fuck I was kidding but between work and what little social life I have I haven't had time for much more than narrowing down a few minor character summaries or details. Occassionally while searching 4chan or something like deviantart I'll see something for inspiration or an example of which I save, but very little creativity is actually progressing. Sorry.

Praise Be A Wal-Mart Sale

2008-09-08T00:08:00.003-05:00

Well with all the back-to-school price reductions and sales that have been going on, one in particular stood out for me. Spiral notebooks: 1 subject and 70 pages are on sale for 5-cents each. I've bought a few boxes of them just because I tend to go through them. Now I'll slowly go through all these torrid files and data on my computer and respective hard drives and try to figure out what is truly worth keeping and what' ready for the recycle bin. I'll probably grab another box or two on pay day if I find them still shelved. Basically the only use I've encouraged so far from myself is using one as a discipline guide in my classroom keeping track of who and how often I'm calling a student down. The other is as a deviantArt planning guide, giving each individual subject it's own page for the sake of descriptions, blocking, outlines, mock-ups, and general idea dumps.

Monthly Check-Up & Browncoat Players

2008-08-26T18:53:00.004-05:00

Well I need to get something posted for August before it's over and done with. I am moved and very slowly unpacking. Expect to see more thought out ideas. At the moment I'm working on my own Bleach original characters and trying to design and lore them enough to be satisfied and start sketching them.

Finished LFG comics and most of GU Comics. Awesome, sadly this has only depressed me more for what little storylines I can place with my WOW characters. Speaking of, 2 70s to report now as well as started rolling Horde on Smolderthorn for the hell of it. I have a buddy with raid connections and such and after reading LFG I wanted to play a Tauren. :P

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Browncoat Players is something random my mother of all people suggested after I made a very politically-racist and snide comment during the olympics. Something along the American-Chinese cooperation or such, funny at the time but details are fuzzy. Anyway, while we were watching the Olympics this year (starting and first week of) we were re-watching Firefly/Serenity during the nights before my full-time job started. So what kind of insturments and outfits would a AmerChinese Folk band be and how would it sound? Basically consisting of folksy musical instruments and miscellaneous amalgamation of accompanyments.

America ==
Banjo, Guitar, Harmonica, Kazoo (only insturment universally agreed to originate in USA with no direct predecessors)

Chinese ==
Guzheng, Pipa, Yangqin, Koto

Heavy on the strings, but the accompanying pieces will vary the sounds more. Could be a very interesting ensemble given the right direction. Wish someone would take me up on it, lol.

Idea: AMV Music & Concepts

2008-07-25T23:46:00.003-05:00

I know very loosely one or two AMV (Animated Music Video) artists. Generally they use anime or cartoons to compile or illustrate a point or theme.

Video #1
Anime: Bleach
Music: Three Days Grace - Animal I've Become
Concept: Alright, I know this song is over-used as it is but the lyrics fit the hollow transformation of Ichigo. I even successfully bounced this idea off a few of these AMV'ers but they didn't have the interest or time to devote to a project not of their origins (even for shared credit, go figure). Basically ONLY focus in on his transformations. There are three set repeats of the chorus: 1 for during the fight with Byukuya in Soul Society; 2 versus Koga the Bount; and 3 a rehashment of the Ichigo vs. H-Ichigo battles both within his soul and his hollowfication in the real world.

Video #2
Anime: Bleach
Music: Skillet - Falling Inside The Black
Concept: I'm not one to take sides in most of these shipper battles. I like them to be left open for the stories to develop and dictate the results as the artist(s) see fit. Not that I don't root for my favorites, but as some storylines go, their outcomes can influence choices and decisions. This one the lyrics really spoke to me from a standpoint of Orihime witnessing Ichigo's Vaizard mask and the fear, confusion, and angst her eyes very successfully express in the anime. The storyline is still ongoing, so there will be more to pull from as the Heuco Mundo arc concludes.

Idea: Horoscope Amalgamations

2008-07-15T10:25:00.005-05:00

For those of you who can't seem to guess, let me break it down for you. I post SOME of my ideas on here. Of course anything I'm excited about and really think that it's uber-creative or orignal will not be posted here until I am satisfied with it. That won't stop me from still occassionally posting ideas. [When I get around to acting on them is another story entirely.]

Anyway this one's not a big one. I have a relative, distant mind you, who is deeply involved in numerology, astrology, etc. Anyway, she was blathering on this time about the planets and signs and trying to back it up with circumstancial historical context from different corners of the world when this little idea snuck up on me.

Take multiple zodiacs, believe me there are not that just the 2 everyone knows of (Roman, Chinese), and compbine the creatures of particular design. For example, I'm was born in early December. Meaning that on the Roman horoscope I am a Sagittarius, but on the Chinese calendar I'm a boar (before you jump in with jokes, that's a wild hog). So one possible permutation could be a centaur except with the body of a boar.

Idea: Hulking Peep

2008-07-13T04:22:00.004-05:00

So I have a few friends on myspace. Some of them occassionally send me or post interesting videos, pictures and the what not. You know, the normal everyday spam of social networks. Not that it's annoying, when used in moderation I enjoy it, but some of them are forever burned into the insides of your retina and haunt you even today when you're alone in your room, late at night...

ANYWAY... One such picture was sent to me around Easter time. It was a link to a youtube video of a microwaved peep. Call me what you will, but I've never cared for the little guys. They're cutish I guess, but the colored sugar marshmallows never held a place in my Easters, and almost as rare in my stomach (maybe 3 in my lifetime). Getting back to the video, the peeps grew and expanded keeping a very bloated and rough definition of it's original form. So the idea is this: Green humanoid shaped one, swelling to the Hulk.

Ok, so the build up was more than the idea, but I'm reaching here folks. Expect a hiatus coming as I am moving around the first.

**UPDATE** (7/15/2008)
Per a friend's recommendation, the last frame could be the Hulk deflating from the air pressure within the marshmallow. Not sure, but something to toy with.

Idea: Death Note + McDonalds

2008-07-09T01:16:00.004-05:00

Well I finally broke down and watched the Death Note series this past week or so. Very dark. I liked the live adaptation better I think, just because of the repetativeness of Kira's tactics in the second half of the anime. Anyway, I get done with that a decide to relax and watch some TV. When what should I see but a new McDonalds ad with a very different and yet similar flying clown, Ronald, flying through the air tossing apples at kids. So what would Ronald as Ryuk look like? Hmmm... this one sounds interesting.

Want Ad: General Artist/Collaborator

2008-06-21T22:11:00.003-05:00

I've mentioned this a few times before. I'm big on development and mock-ups, edits, etc. and weak on my own follow through. In fact, I'm willing to bet I add many more "Work In Progress" pieces than I take off.

If anybody thinks their artworking skills rival my creativity I'd love to collaborate and work with you on almost any kind of project. If you're wanting a brainstorming partner I am willing to be an idea wall (to bounce ideas off) as well as a devining rod for workups.

I'm willing to work more or less for next to nothing. The one stipulation is some credit given (especially if commercial artwork, for my own portfolio, etc). The very limited general fee for such work I've done in the past was very cheap ($25 for an organizations convention logo, theme, and set-up) or exchangable for commissions of my own ideas, etc.

Want Ad: Sound-mixer, etc.

2008-06-21T12:51:00.003-05:00

Alright, most people have heard or know something about a 'mash-up'. It's basically what DJs have been doing for years except they don't add their own strums or scratching. Basically its taking the recorded music and mixing only it create a new song or a compilation of an idea or feeling. One of the best ones I can reference if "Boulevard of Broken Songs" by a San Francisco DJ named Party Ben, which features Green Day, Oasis, Travis, Aerosmith as well as other acts.

Anyway, the point of this is to say that I am looking for a creative person proficient enough to attempt a mash-up. As I am flat broke at the moment, but may be able to scrounge up something for a completed product this has no due date, would remain the creator's property, etc.

The Idea: A combination of multiple songs that convey an ominous but active environment in the air. Specifically included tracks: "Flight of the Valkyries" and "Flying Blue Monkey Music from Wizard of Oz--Title Unknown atm". Addition possibilities include but are in no way limited to "Flight of the Bumblebee" "Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone", etc.

Fictional Fat-loss Series

2008-06-21T12:43:00.005-05:00

So I'm on a self-imposed diet of kinds at the moment. Basically the hardest part is just finding something worthwhile to do. Exercising is great, but it's so boring doing it alone. Wouldn't it be so much easier if dieting had an easy button?

Well on one far-flung night when we were at college me and other 'fluffy' gents somehow got on the topic of easy ways to lose weight. Mind you these are all fictionous, but they were entertaining. Well, I'm going to attempt to write them down in some justifiable fashion and maybe sketch out some of the examples. Most of them are pulled from concepts we've seen elsewhere but very few were used for the desirable dietary purpose.

As such, I will most likely stop at general concept sketches. Providing references whenever possible, but enough to generally get the idea across.

Utilizing the blog-features.

2008-06-21T12:32:00.006-05:00

Well I've since done some timkering with the blog and here's some new uses I'm applying.

I'll use the labels for any of the following genres. This way you'll know if I'm still looking for help, working on a current piece or just random blatherings.

Ideas - Blogs where I'm too busy or not in the right frame of mind to create a note or sketch off-handedly for whatever reason. More or less a placeholder I can refer back to when I have the time and initiative.

Read Me - Like this post, any of my previous logs that actually explain what's going on albiet temporarily or permanently.

Random - The catch all for anything ranging from a stupid question to intellectual humor.

Series - Only the Central Page will be tagged, but as pieces to the series are added, the links will be updated. Series include any theme work and may include multiple works in progress simultaneously.

Want Ad - This is a lable I will use when I am vastly out of my league on an idea I have. Either resources, know-how, etc.

Work In Progress - Not to be confused with 'Ideas' in that no sketch even exists. Just as the lable claims, the rough idea is in place, but I'm not entirely finished with the piece. Obviously this will be updated as I complete the work.

List will be updated as I figure out new tags.

to be continued...

2008-06-14T04:01:00.004-05:00

Alright. Sorry to post more or less daily for this openning bid, but this is all I have scanned/photographed/prepared to discuss at the moment. As I complete more pieces or find them in housecleaning expect more.

As far as future posts go, expect to start seeing the brainstorming ideas start.

I invite you to view my new Multimedia Review blog if you're interested, no biggy only one post thus far.

#014 - World of Warcraft Buttons and Wallpapers

2008-06-14T03:43:00.006-05:00

I don't real like the idea of rehashing this more than once, so I'm only putting the two completed designs on here for now. I'll add individual ones if I care to later. Basically the left one is the original guild my buddies and I started. The rightmost one was the one I saw the most potential in after the original folded. The second folded while I was away.

Don't actually like the blue one, but I was on a WoW hit at the time so it's there. If anyone is actually interested I found a nice little online tabbard creator. Natch I found it after who knows how many hundreds of screenshots trying to get the hammers right by hand in paint. The seoncd one and any future ones will be done with this creator.

Warcraft Patch 2.4 Bug

2008-06-10T11:13:00.003-05:00

I know this isn't a true work of art, I just screenshotted and commented on a Warcraft moment. 2.4 was the buggiest patch I'd encountered. It repeatedly crashed and on this instance, didn't even register my alternate character was gone until ~5 minutes after I'd been on my other one! Posted on deviantart because everybody was pissed when the patch came out. Since then, Blizzard has gotten most of the major issues under control.

#013 - RHA Logo Designs

2008-06-10T11:08:00.002-05:00

Ok, technically these are 3 different designs, but as simplistic as they are I grouped them together. The RHA (or Resident Hall Association) on our campus wanted a logo as an incentive or tool to attract new membership. They had virtually no funding so the requirements were:
1) to already have the design vectored in CorelDraw or to have the font package used.
2) simple, single colored design
3) logo lends itself to shirts and letterhead equally
4) simplistic design, go easy on details
5) the most predominant part must be the letters

Enough said, I could have made these in 5th grade on a p.o.s. mac. None of mine were chosen, but I really didn't care that much.

#012 - Simpson-ified Freinds

2008-06-10T11:03:00.002-05:00

Well when the Simpson movie came out the Simpson character generator became all the rage. This was done at one of our LAN parties. If you're interested you can still find it here under 'Create your own Simpson Avatar."

#011 - Put 'em up...

2008-06-09T20:46:00.002-05:00

I love this one. First off, you should know that I did not do this. My roommate at the time liked everybody messing with me and my long hair so he photoshopped me as the cowardly lion from OZ. This is posted with his blessing and for the longest time it was my avatar. A few of my friends in the society think I should cosplay this or dress up for Halloween. Maybe, who knows.

#010 - Hypnotoad: Version B (W.I.P.)

2008-06-09T19:00:00.004-05:00

I drew this almost immediately after the first one. I went to the trouble to find a picture on the internet of decent quality to eye-ball from. This is Version B of the Hypnotoad design, the amalgamation of Michigan J. Frog & Futurama's Hypnotoad. Again, still refining before I put the completed stamp on this one.

My roommate Paul goes by "HypnoToad" or some variant of the name. I didn't like the Battletoad rendition, so I started looking for other reference. I was reminded of Toad Man from Megaman, but after a little image searching, I don't think It'd be a decent amalgamation. Reference is Warner Brother's Loony Toons.

Rights to Futurama's Matt Groening(?) & Warner Brothers where inspired.

#009 - Hypnotoad: Version A (W.I.P.)

2008-06-09T18:54:00.005-05:00

The second piece from the video game avatar series (of the two currently on paper, four additional ones in development). This one I'm torn between two ideas, both of which internally funny amongst us friends even if not so much to you, the audience. Version A is the amalgamation of Battletoads & Futurama's Hypnotoad. I'm fairly disappointed in the current body: proportions, details, and overall tone. Again, still refining before I put the completed stamp on this one. I disliked it immediately after I'd finished so don't be worried at the self-notes I put on as well.

My roommate goes by "HypnoToad." Body type and coloring matches Pimple? more-or-less, the final addition of Hypnotoad's darker textures finally seperate them. Battle garb is a mixture of all three battletoads, save the necklace which is "Our Load and Master's." Will probably change his posture entirely unless I lose focus. Most likely will have something more suggestive of hypnotism like a b/w swirl coin, pendulum watch, or crystal ball hanging away from his body.

Rights to Futurama's Matt Groening(?) & Rare where inspired.

#008 - Mad Bomber (W.I.P.)

2008-06-09T18:49:00.006-05:00

First from my video game avatar series aka a W.I.P. (work in progress). Nearly ironed out minor changes I want to make, but still refining my skills before I finish it. Hand's down the piece I'm most proud of. The idea came to me as I was bored out of my mind at work having been called away from a LAN party I had requested off for.

My buddy John goes by "Mad Bomber" so obviously this is Nintendo's Bomberman + Lewis Carrol's Mad Hatter. Only think I hate is the current TeaKettleBomb design. I may be twinking that for the final. Clothing is assumed to be wildy missmatched colors with the classic bomberman thread on our little hero. TeaKettleBombs are Purplish in tint.

Rights to Disney & Nintendo where inspired.

#007 - Cinco de Mayo Print Logo

2008-06-08T20:35:00.003-05:00

Well this contest fell through but I liked the finished product. It was for a sorority's Cinco de Mayo festival. It had gained permission to use any of the university's logos (I was told) but needed to be a very simple design in a single color. What you see here is about 10 minuts of work using the school's lion head logo (very popular in similar university events' apparel). The phrase and such were my own creations and took the majority of the time lining up the text and the shape.

Copyright Texas A&M University System where applicable.

#006 - Dad's Glazed Noggin

2008-06-08T20:30:00.003-05:00

This piece was also created back in 1999. It was originally a requirement for a merit badge (yes, I was in boy scouts--and cherrish many memories). It stipulated that it had to be a realistic depiction of a human head. Dad's birthday was coming up so I chose to make it a gift to him in the process. All shaped using everything I could grab from a single slab of clay. Original piece had glasses, but they didn't survive the first firing so they were removed. I love how it came out.

The glaze was pre-coated with iron-oxide* and them a reactive agent glaze over that to add definition to the lines and impurities on the surface.

* - It's been almost 10 years, so Ican't be 100% sure. I know I lost 3 of my favotire shirts to the dribbles of the stuff staining the fabric.

#005 - Kokopelli, flute player

2008-06-08T00:30:00.003-05:00

I love this piece. I made this in 1999 in Mrs. Tschoerner's art class. I found that I loved sculpting, and not to shabby at it if I do say so myself. We had gone all over the four-corner's area the previous summer vacation and I was on a kokopelli trip as far as references (possible other artwork to be scanned and added in the future) were concerned.

One problem did arise in firing. The base was too thick even after scraping it and shaping it, so it swelled just enough to break the figure off his perch. Thus the work was glued on and painted instead of a glaze. The colors were based on a 'sunset vase' I had a clipart on: yellow on one side, red on the other, and equal fading through orange to connect them.

I have a rough outline for a follow-up piece in a different medium if I ever get around to it.

#004 - Warcraft: My Anti-Wallpaper

2008-06-07T21:03:00.003-05:00

Well this one was a very quick, and surprisingly popular design that took all of 15 minutes. My college roommate had just gotten into the World of Warcraft and those blasted "...my anti-drug" commercials had invaded out theatre previews for the first (and sadly not last) time. He and I were making up our own anti-whatnots and this is one of the ones I came up with. Funny how verbally put he gave me the finger, but after I emailed him the desktop he loved it.

My only problem with it now is that it's about to hit 1000 views on deviantart, so I need to figure out a 'special edition' or updated verion soon. Come to think of it, I myself am about to hit 1000 profile page views too. Damn, more to do. ;)

#003 - February 2007 LAN Party Flyer

2008-06-06T16:59:00.001-05:00

Not exactly a work of art, but I like it none-the-less. Screenshot is taken from Unreal Tournament, text is in normal fonts provided on any basic package or free site online*. A few of my friends of deviantArt browsers** asked about the lengthy name, well at the time we were planning on having large-scale LAN parties at the college campus on a monthly basis. Due to scheduling conflicts we had 2 more that semester, but not as many showed up for those. And class loads prevented me from making more to advertise. Maybe in the future I'll make more flyiers layouts for the future, but as I've since graduated, most LANS will be with friends only unless I visit the few collegiate friends I have left.

For the record we had a total of 54 people sign-in here, not counting the ones who skipped in, played the consoles, and left without signing in. All-in-all a very successful event!

* - I couldn't tell you which at the moment as I literally keep thousands of fonts at all times, some not so different than others
** - I would call them fans but I don't publish enough to consider them that, but these are the ones that troll my page occassionally.

Almost forgot, the Bleach-esque text was made using a textgenerator found:
Bleach Title Font Creator

#002 - TAMU-C Swap Shop

2008-06-05T22:50:00.000-05:00

So this one all began when my campus, Texas A&M University - Commerce, finally got access to (pre-public domain) facebook.com. Lots of groups were starting up so I started one for a swap shop for college related materials. This was the 'unofficial' logo. Credit to the A&M school system and ebay where necessary, but I like my amalgamation of the two. Rudimentary in design and redundant in scope, but a quick job none the less. And besides no one made money from it, or on it thinking back to the group... hmmm...

#001 - Bostonian Moonanite

2008-06-04T17:27:00.001-05:00

The first art I published online, this was in responce to the 'bomb scare' in Boston, Mass. over fairly cheap advertising signs lit up with mono-colored L.E.D. lights. Hundreds of calls were received about the street crew's marketing campaign, but it was blown out of proportion by Boston after repeatedly calling out the bomb squad and the mayor stating that it would henceforth be crimial to continue with these. Created in paint with the stamp tool and basic text. The humor says it all.

Artwork Presentation

2008-06-04T17:18:00.002-05:00

Alright, so I already ran out of ideas. I also discovered that you can't just post a blog and (though people assume and threaten it happens) expect people to see it or seek it out unmitigated. Henceforth I will be posting, explaining, brainstorming, etc. Since I'm still working on ideas to actually work on, I'll start by posting my already published deviantart designs and discussing them. As I get other ideas and such, I'll mix and match the content as I go.

I've been intermittenly active on DeviantArt.com for a few years now, mainly as a source for clip-art for school projects or reference photos for my own ideas, though few have come to fruition. One of the more popular themes ideas on dA is the traditional "100 Picture Ideas" where pictures of a theme or not are published. So let's start this going.

"100 Picture Ideas" Artwork will be referenced: #000 - Artwork Name

Any other ideas/brainstorms will not have numbers preceeding the subject.

World of Warcraft: Inside Rogue Humor

2008-05-27T23:55:00.003-05:00

I am a [computer] techie, geek, nerd, etc. Use whichever vernacular you prefer. As such, I have played the World of Warcraft somewhat extensively. Due to a comic from their official website:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/community/comics/gallery.html#30

and a similar forum dedicated to it a friend showed me:
http://forums.roguespot.com/viewtopic.php?p=19134

What are some other WoW jokes, humor, pranks, emotes, etc?
And I may add my own as we go, lol.
Oh and if you'd rather just see my very limited art page:
http://skelefish.deviantart.com

Example:
"The first Rule of Rogues is 'We do not talk about Ravenholdt'...
The second Rule of Rogues is 'We do not talk about Ravenholdt'... "

Greetings & Salutations!

2008-05-27T23:45:00.002-05:00

Ok, first off I dread and downright loathe the "Who the f@#k I am..." or "Getting to know me..." bullshit that these things normally start with. As such, I'm completely bypassing that this time around. That said, I may delve into my own experiences or comments along the way. My *spider-sense* tells me I may touch on it before I even finish this first post. hmmm... Instead here's what I plan on doing here:

I'm a closet artist. By that I mean I don't always have the time to fully develop an idea, as such I have literally 1000s of post-it's, scraps of paper, or fully developed legal sheets of ideas or backstories for fan-art, original art, original characters (within pre-developed fandoms), fan-fic, etc. Here you can expect a melting pot of ideas, some that make absolutely no sense, some that do. I will most likely NOT post on any regular basis; for the time being at least. Moving, job hunting, and a dozen other 'what ifs' are circling me like carrion. However, whenever I do get to scanning or posting work on here please comment. I have very little actual experience drawing other than doodling. Schedules in school wouldn't allow for any art classes past 101. Otherwise, expect rants and questions (see 2nd blog posting for 1st topic up for discussion). Again: PLEASE COMMENT if you would like. I don't put things out for nothing, I'd like some feedback.

Also, a shameless plug I assure you. My corresponding deviantart account is:

http://skelefish.deviantart.com/

Again. Not a lot on there, but hopefully more eventually.