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Greetings, citizens... [/Space Ghost impersonation]
I come to you from the land of the half-sane and highly-entertained. Hmm, I must be in a good mood because the last sentence rhymed.
Anyhoo, let's start with the top reason I'm giddy at the moment: The Avatar. Poor Zuko, he finally got a break although Katara still hates his guts since the Ba Sing Se incident. And the hour-long episode this evening made me feel both happy and sad, Mai finally let Zuko have it...and yet, Azula paid the price. Though now it begs the question: Who will Zuko hook up with? Katara and Mai are both pretty pissed at him right now, and you guys know nothing is worse than having two women mad at you.
We'll find out by the end of this week...and I simply love Mai. ^-^
On to more good stuff. I gave Reservation Rewards a kick in the gonads because the bank has returned my money and canceled the vulture's claim to my funds. Sweet! Now, that's one less thing to worry about. *dances*
Work is going fairly well, although my sanity is fleeting and I'll probably have pronounced gray hairs by the end of the year. I've also managed to get into an "e-mail war" with a company rep, but then again nothing worth doing is ever easy, right? All I know is, my boss told me to write the new procedure for a five-year long fiasco...and I delivered. And I know it's only a matter of time before the tears start, but I don't care -- they weren't doing right in the first place.
I have three movie reviews for you all. The list includes the promised Wall-E, but also two other movies that I saw this Monday: Hellboy II and Wanted.
( Wall-E )
( Hellboy II )
( Wanted )
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This just happened to me this morning, so I thought I'd write it down and warn as many people as possible. Perhaps you might even save yourself some money too. If you've ordered something on-line, or are thinking about it, you may want to read the following very closely:
The Enemy
Reservation Rewards, a subsidiary of Webloyalty.com, Inc., but an entity of that company nonetheless. The company purchases your credit card information from the companies you order from, or secures information via pop-ups, and then charges a monthly fee of $9-12 dollars to your account under the guise of free rewards for your patronage. This is a scam.
Companies are required to inform you of any applicable charges to your account, or potential fees in writing at least 15 days before the charges appear -- which officially places Webloyalty's 'scam' in the fraud category. As a part of this fraud, Reservation Rewards has been helping itself to the credit card/bank accounts of many an unsuspecting person -- monthly and without informing anyone.
Officially, this company has no right to your money and you can -- and should -- do everything in your power to prevent them from getting it.
What To Look For
If you don't know what to look for, review your charges and search for anything that says RESERVATIONREWARD 8007327031 or something similar. What this is the company's name and its phone number (don't bother calling).
How To Keep Them From Getting/Keeping Your Money
If you find a charge listed under the above heading or record, call your credit card or bank (depending on what you paid with) and file a dispute claim as soon as possible -- within two business days of the charge is when the best results occur. The sooner you find this charge (in my case, during the bugger's pending period), the easier it will be to have the charge reversed and your money returned/protected -- credit card companies find issue with anything over 120 days (typical). Be sure to inform the card company or bank that the charge was unauthorized and you've discontinued service (both should be true at this point).
Please note that some banks, like Bank of America, will not be able to file a dispute claim until the company's charge goes completely through (no longer pending). In the meantime, they will give you the phone number for Reservation Rewards (something painfully obvious on your account already) and have a recording of your request to dispute recorded via the phone call. To be honest, I don't recommend calling Reservation Rewards -- they took your money without your permission and will ask for more information about you during the call. (After this headache, why waste your money and set yourself up for another potential scam down the line when they try something else with the data they've collected? The hell with that, I say...)
If your bank or card company has a similar policy about pending transactions, wait twenty-four hours and check back regularly until they can file a dispute claim (when the charge is processed), then file one immediately. The point of filing a claim is giving both FDIC a heads up about the company and to force Reservation Rewards to foot the bill for the entire mess. In the meantime, I strongly recommend writing the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and your state's Attorney General, letting them know Reservation Rewards is committing fraud; they've done nothing to earn your respect or your money, so tell everybody exactly how you feel.
If you need more leverage, say that you request assistance in accordance with Federal Regulation E and you will not stop until you have been reimbursed.
Unfortunately, there is no previous precedence for this and as such Reservation Rewards has been getting away with this for a while. But no longer, because I refuse to be a victim and I will never lie down when faced with a challenge -- they picked the wrong woman. I have a list of a few websites that have been in hunting grounds for Reservation Rewards, but this is by no means all of them:
- Buy.com
- LiveNation (where my charge came from)
- Expedia.com
- US Airways
- UBid.com
- Geeks.com
SummationYou can choose to avoid the listed websites altogether, or still purchase from them, but I still felt obligated to share this data with the world. Watch where you click and stick it to anyone that tries to commit fraud against you, whether it be for $12 or anything else. You work hard for your money and in this time when we're being squeezed for every last euro, dollar, pound, peso, and rupee, your paycheck has never been so important. Don't let Reservation Rewards, or Webloyalty,com, Inc., take away what's rightfully yours.
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| 2008-07-10 21:07 |
| I Miss My Sanity |
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Once upon a time, I was a sane person that did sane things...now I flirt with insanity in odd and wondrous forms.
My promotion is assured but the hours are late, as in 6pm to 2 in the morning. Needless to say, my mother isn't pleased (though when is she ever?) with the idea, but the idea of doubling my income is helping me take the idea with a grain of salt and an introspective expression. Also, I was woken up at 4am by the screeching of a fire alarm which needed the batteries to be changed...
Guess who had to get on the ladder and change all nine of the buggers? That's right, me. And there's nothing worse than having something screeching less than four inches from your forehead when you try to unplug it and change the batteries. It gives a nice feeling of urgency to the constant idea of breaking your back with an accidental fall...and makes sleep near-impossible at best.
So it is perhaps this lack of sleep that has inspired me to work on a website, and no...it's not the one I've linked to here. It's a brand new creature -- one that has a better direction and darker (perhaps more evil) layout than Jericho's Den. Don't worry, when I finish I'll be sure to put the link somewhere.
In the meantime, I have some sleep to catch up on...and a design to come up with. Later.
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While further elaboration probably isn't needed, I'll elaborate anyway.
Someone at my job became the unfortunate victim of a personal coup, but I don't know specific details. All I know is that our workplace has a policy about felonies...and what he did resulted in one. So the work place is one worker short and we're trying to make up for his absence.
Even though I know I had nothing to do with the situation, I still feel badly -- especially now that I'm being promoted to fill the space that he left. So it's a bittersweet occasion for me, perks with a side of guilt and a reminder of how expendable we really are and how blessed we can truly be.
That's not to say the job isn't without light-hearted moments, as a matter of fact yesterday was a prime example. Getting a wrong number can be fun, but it can also be a little awkward. A gentleman of a 'different orientation' called and -- while the news he had was meant for someone else -- I let him finish the story (with his permission, of course).
Honestly, I'm glad he enjoyed his night with the hairdresser, although I have to admit I've always been more of a listener than a talker...at least his night was exciting. I wished him the best after that and we hung up, though I'm sure we were both a little red in the face from the awkwardness of the moment.
My art block has actually lessened and I'm starting to sketch more often. I actually updated my website, so it's no longer purely MMM-related...though I still couldn't bring myself to completely delete the MMM sections. ;-;
Hopefully it's compatible with everyone's browser...and I'll finish the bonus materials fairly soon. I hope. o-o;
P.S. I'll do a review on Wall-E soon.
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The year is about halfway over and the world has experienced three great losses: Metal Machine Music went off-line and Stan Winston and George Carlin have both passed away. D:
It hurts when the greats leave us, but I suppose that it's only when things are gone that we fully comprehend how great they really were. For those of you that don't know (and I don't see how), Stan Winston was a 'creature creator'. Most of the greatest creatures/characters of the most-memorable movies (Independence Day, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk to name a few) were animated/sculpted/inspired by this man. He was even working on a few movies that will be coming out in the next few years, so he was -- and always will be -- an inspirational person.
George Carlin is probably best-known for being a smart-assed, counter culturist with a sizable amount of zingers and good points in his acts. Some people love to hate him, I personally enjoy watching his comedy acts -- the "Seven Words You Can't Say on TV" bid is priceless and a perfect example of his brilliance.
While I am sad, I have managed to put several things into context over the past few days...and it has helped me cope more or less. I understand that life waxes and wanes, ideas are formed and lost with the birth and passing of great minds. Even then, we that are left behind are still charged with continuing the flow...a flow started or re-directed by the people or activities that are no longer a part of our daily lives. Perhaps it is this twist of life's stream, or the proverbial fork in the road of thought that is the greatest gift bestowed upon those of us that remain.
This inspiration drives us to draw, to write, to think; gives us the drive to live in our own way...or at the very least makes us continue in a way that pays tribute to those that have come before. Your path is your own, but remember even after you're gone there will be those that remember...
...let them remember the best things about you. And for the record, I agree with George Carlin -- they really should put bulls-eyes on Kleenex so you can compare scores.
And on that note, on to the movie review. I promised a review of The Incredible Hulk...and so I shall deliver.
( The Incredible Hulk )
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Tonight is officially the last night that Metal Machine Music will exist and I have mixed feelings about the event. I'm sad that such a great place had to go, I met so many wonderful and inspirational people there; yet at the same time, I know it would be unfair to force the site to continue if we lack the time and energy.
So I will be content remembering the good times I had on the site, and continue to keep in touch with some of the amazing people I met while competing and playing there. I know there's a backup board and I intend to drop in from time to time...but it will never be the same as it once was.
As a last tribute to the fallen, I created a wallpaper/icon pack. Well, honestly, it's not so much a pack as a couple of papers and icons to remember the site by. It's here -- LiveJournal doesn't like to embed deviantArt links. D:
So, I guess this means my website is no longer strictly based on MMM stuff...which alludes to the fact that I should probably develop other facets of my personality in lieu of the RPG. That's fine. Tough, but fine. I usually need to do something to get my mind off of being sad anyway, so coding is a good outlet.
I intended to have a review of The Incredible Hulk also, but I'm really not in the mood right now...perhaps tomorrow.
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| 2008-06-11 12:40 |
| Watching The Exodus |
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For the record, it sucks being the neutral party. You don't know who's side to take, especially when you know the pain and disregard paid from one side to the other and vice versa. You respect everyone and know it would be both cruel and unfair to ask them to stay, make a decision which clashes against their benefit.
And so you sit, watching the exodus happen....
This sideline is a fine one -- rivaling a knife's edge in sharpness, a cliff in fatality, and a black hole in potential dispersal into non-existence, or existence in a new form (who's to say?). Perhaps it is just human nature to grow up and grow apart, much the same as it is human nature to grow close to others and seek their companionship.
So, I don't believe it is the intention of anyone who decides to leave to break another's heart -- well, most people don't mean to, though there are those bastards that will do it intentionally.
But even as they do so, I must ask of all parties connected to ponder a single question: Did I do something directly to cause them to leave? Sometimes asking the question is far harder than finding the answer, and when this is the case you must consider what can be changed to prevent a new, and potentially more-devastating exodus from occurring.
For those people who can ask the question easily and find no answer, just let me be the first to say "It probably isn't you." As you grow, your relationships will change and toxic relationships -- as in the body -- will be expelled naturally. Don't try to keep it, move on as needed to take care of yourself.
To those people who have a difficult time asking both the question and finding the answer to said question...I can offer no viable solutions other than patience. Eventually you will be forced to sit down and consider the question and the answers, though it will hopefully be at a time of your choosing. If the time is not of your choosing, then perhaps you must reflect on whether or not there were signs that you should have considered earlier.
Once again, I am not a psychiatrist, nor am I a licensed physician; I am merely a person making observations on the aspects of daily life. I will not claim to be right or wrong, because I have made countless mistakes and will continue to do so for as long as I draw breath...but I hope to learn from every one of them. And I hope that others will do the same....
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Lately I've been have the recurring desire to go to art school, or at least take a few art classes to rein in my wayward perspectives and composition. It seems easy and many would argue, "Why don't you just go ahead and take the stupid courses?" Well, it isn't that easy...
Given the rising costs of everything, my job tightening restrictions on who gets paid for what, and a limited amount of funding, I'm currently prevented from taking classes. I would produce artwork for money, but I honestly can't see someone paying for less than the best that can be given, can you? It almost feels like I'd be cheating. D:
And it's been a while since I had a movie review (darn rising prices <<; ), so I've got another one coming: ( Kung Fu Panda ).
All in all, I believe Mondays will be my movie day from now on, not only because I have that day off but because those are the cheapest movie showings I can gain access to ($7 a trip before refreshments).
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Alright, alright...back to politics before bedtime.
It's official, Mr. Obama is the Democratic nominee for the President of the United States. I've made no beans about how I feel -- I really do like Mr. Obama, I respect Mrs. Clinton though she needs to go someplace and sit down, and can't vote for McCain (he can't even lift his arm above his ear...watch him). D:
For the people still complaining about Michigan and Florida votes not being counted for Hillary, I say: "Shut up and get over it!" Now as a native Floridian (and middle-class, working woman), I remember back in January we were told the voting date could not be moved before the 21st or else the votes would not count...and they moved it anyway. Now forgive me for being blunt, but isn't that breaking the rules and potentially the law?
I know that neither I, nor anyone in my family for that matter, went to the polls when they were moved up because we were told our votes would not count if we went to post them; Michigan didn't even put a viable candidate's name on the ballots (pfft, yeah, that's fair); and now these rule-breaking sissies are upset because the Democratic committee -- in a rare instance of fairness and compromise for which this country is supposed to be known for -- split the delegate votes down the middle?
I have two words as a response, but due to the nature of censorship I can only type euphemisms: Screw you guys. Seriously. D:
Let me go back to Hillary because McCain, despite his great service, is literally too old to handle a serious event. At this point in time, Hillary is starting to become an annoyance to me. Before, she was great and revolutionary, a welcome reprieve from this male-dominated society and herald to women everywhere...and then she cried during a speech. No offense ladies, but we need to stop crying to win an argument.
The final speeches were actually quite well done with respect to the subject matter: McCain's was okay, at least he was focused on his opponent; Clinton came across as slightly whining, a love letter to herself, and a huge turn off to me; and Obama was the most humble of the three, referring to the public and thanking them for their votes, giving Hillary her props and acknowledging McCain as an opponent.
Because I have to go to work in less than seven hours, I'm going to truncate the end of this journal entry. I once heard a saying that a 'real lady' knows when to leave, but from what I've seen Hillary hasn't been a lady since early May. If she really wanted to help her party and make herself more presentable for a potential 2012 election -- provided Mr. Obama doesn't run a second time -- she should have conceded and announced that she was preparing to run at a later date. Please support my competitor against the other party, unity is key...or something to that effect.
No, didn't happen. In all due honesty, I now see her as a spoiled brat that has resorted to locking herself in her room to pout and scream and make a general ruckus in an attempt to disturb the balance. I can't stand that. True, we can't always win graciously, but at least we should appear to do so for the sake of the people and not oneself. But then again, I'm not running for a political office...
...So what do I know? <<;
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...I'm a World of Warcraft whore. o-o; The Burning Crusades to be precise.
I love the dranei and blood elves, not to say there's anything wrong with any of the other races -- I'd pick up a Tauren or Troll in a heartbeat. But no, the dranei tug at my heartstrings because there's a combination of guilt and service purposefully involved with their appearance. It's a brilliant twist to the game, attempting redemption while realizing that your people are dying out and need to survive.
The blood elves are a slightly different story. I haven't played as one (yet), but I see that there's a loyalty to the kingdom as well as a sense of duty -- as off-base or potentially corrupted as it may be. But once again I, speaking as a person who hasn't played as a blood elf yet, might not be correct or accurate with my assessment...
And in other news, the IRS is anal about name changes and spelling. DX Buncha pricks.
Okay, that's enough ranting. X3
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What is it about losing access to the Internet that causes nervous twitches and spasms of a deteriorated mind? I mean, it's only our brains reacting to visual stimuli, things which we have never seen before. Would someone who's only been exposed to the Internet for a day be more or less dependent than someone who's been exposed for a week?
It is these questions and more that I've pondered for Friday and the entire weekend -- the time during which I switched ISP providers. If you've never changed providers before, I can attest that the process is akin to an attempted removal of your own back teeth using a mirror, a screwdriver, and what you hope is some prime Novocaine.
Granted, I got the new modem working, but only after four days of cursing -- minus Sunday, of course -- fidgeting, discs, and plugging in cables. The only real difference I see so far is download times, some pages still won't load on my desktop, formats seem fine, and now my sound card is oddly silent. D:
But there is some good news: I've installed my new graphics card -- an XFX 8600GT XXX. It's pretty loud, but very responsive to graphics and overclocked by the factory. Personally, I loved the do not disturb door sign that comes with it, though I know it won't work in my house.
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Yep, I saw it today...and let me say I loved it. ^^
I'm going to give a quick review and hopefully keep myself from giving away anything significant.
Okay, I know some people that say the beginning was boring, but I found it somewhat intriguing...and a little sad. It gives an odd combination of flashback and present-tense storytelling, which helps the story because at least you have some background information to the start of the movie.
I'm used to Robert Downey, Jr. having a crazy haircut, though it took a bit to get past the facial hair -- about two seconds after the first explosion, to be honest. The CGI was awesome and I'm not just saying that because I'm a computer-animated graphics whore, but I almost drooled when I saw Stark's personal computer system (the ultimate geek reaction...I want one *sobs*). For the record, testing is painful when it's happening to you...and funny when it backfires on someone else.
Anyhoo, the acting was fairly solid, though I wish they could have found a replacement for Gwyneth Paltrow -- there were scenes when she made me cringe because it was noticeably sub-par. She wasn't bad the whole movie, but there were some scenes when she didn't even try -- I thought. Jeff Bridges was solid and a little shocking, you could've hit me with a brick and I would've been less surprised. Terrance Howard, the military friend, was also pretty solid although I feel he could've gotten more time. But all in all, this was Downey's movie...quite possibly his best in my opinion.
Stan Lee does make an appearance in this movie, so that's rather amusing.
And for the record, you're really, really, really, REALLY going to want to stay until the credits finish rolling. o-o I won't tell you what's there...but it helped me give this movie a 5 out of 5 despite Gwen's performance. That's right, biznatches...a perfect score.
Need a preview of why I'm raving...and doubly excited about the possibilities for Transformers 2? Lookie here: Iron Man Website.
And you know I'm going to go see it again, right? *dances out* ^^
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| 2008-04-29 17:32 |
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I think I need a vacation.... xox
Being honest sucks.... -.-'
I think I'm too nice and having a dyslexic day. TAT
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Alright, I know that politics is usually a bad subject to talk about because it starts arguments, fistfights, and hurts feelings the world over. To my admission I agree with my mother on one thing: "Three things you never talk about are politics, religion, and stem-cell research." But tonight, I would like to bend the first part of the code, if only a little bit.
Now, I am an Obama supporter; however, I found Mr. Obama's comments this afternoon highly distasteful and quite out-of-character when compared to all of his previous speeches. I think it's fair enough to say he exhibited no enthusiasm for this speech, which makes me think two things:
1. He did not write this speech to begin with and felt in his heart that this speech was not the way to go, but did so because he was advised to take such an action.
2. Whomever wrote this speech was so desperate to cater to the population Obama had the least influence over they were willing to offend just to win a few additional votes. Now I'm going to stop here and leave additional comments aside because I neither want to unjustly influence anyone else's point of view, nor do I want to undermine what was said. I do, however, wish to say that formal apologies -- while hard to issue -- are due from Mr. Obama. This close to deciding a nominee, it is imperative to watch what you say -- now more than ever before in this arena. And to be honest, it would be best to minimize any potential damage by not only apologizing as quickly as possible, but by saying "I apologize for anything I have said which may have been taken out of context, or any summation that may have unnecessarily altered the meaning of the excerpts I have taken." Hell, he can use what I have written here verbatim...and I have all of you as witnesses. As for the person who took those 'quotes' and convinced Mr. Obama is was okay to read them, well, they need to be given a pink slip and one of those "what were you thinking", V-8 slaps upside the forehead. Now that all of this has been said, I'm going to sign out now...before I say anything else to stir the proverbial pot. *scampers out*
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| 2008-03-03 23:55 |
| Progression |
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And so I've started writing scripts for my webcomic...
It seems that I was focusing on the art before the story and that was apparently my greatest problem. I was so mired in art that it choked the story and stymied all potential progress, some pretty lethal stuff when it comes to developing a comic. The good news is it shows some semblance of maturity; the bad news is it also shows how much I have to go in terms of progress. :p
My first computer going down was a setback, but I refuse to let it be a major one. The biggest thing I'll have to do is re-work the character sheets and appearances for the comic. It won't be too bad considering I never really began in-depth character appearances, but it's going to be a challenge.
The goal right now is to get ten scripts written and then start on the artwork -- I have five written as of now. Push comes to shove, I can edit the scripts once I hit snags in the artwork and vice versa.
Sometimes all you need is a different angle...remember that, kiddies.
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| 2008-02-27 23:11 |
| Before Bed... |
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I honestly think I'm losing my mind... D:
You know how you were growing up you believed you'd be doing something incredibly awesome and awe-inspiring. Well, in my case I always figured I'd be smarter than I am -- the only things I've really learned are: the ten-second rule is the fastest way to get food poisoning and never trust anyone else to drive in or around your car.
Despite these things, I'm finding I like to draw during downtime at work...although I should probably go back to reading during those breaks. Eheh. It's getting hard to explain sketches of Murdoc (Brastle Tiger) and Kil-DOS-e (King Liger)as opposed to my Organoids and Jericho pics.
I'm thinking about the webcomic in terms of duration now. I am going to be honest here: I currently lack the patience and talent to pull it off. That doesn't mean I'm giving up -- there are places I can go to learn and sketches I need to do. Patience will be my friend here...
Wish me patience...and perhaps common sense. D:
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| 2008-02-14 12:26 |
| Wow...This Is Still Up. o_o |
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It's Valentine's Day...
Does anyone even care? Not really, it's an over-commercialized holiday intended to sell more chocolate and incite guilt trips for those people that can't afford expensive gifts.
Am I single? Yep. And strongly influenced to write this journal entry by some chocolate rum cake sent from the Caribbean. Captain Jack Sparrow would have been proud, or jealous...although someone came and hacked off a major piece of cake when no one was looking.
[Begin performance of GLaDOS - Jack Sparrow interaction]
GLaDOS: Uh-oh. Somebody cut the cake.
Jack: [whispers]Hide the rum...[/whispers]
GLaDOS: ...no more rum. *pauses at Sparrow's horrified face* Oh boy...
Jack: *starts sobbing* But why is the rum gone?
GLaDOS: The rum was in the cake. First you will be baked, then there will be cake.
[End performance] o:
Anyway, it's been forever since I've written to the LiveJournal, so I guess it's time for another refresher. I am currently reviewing drawings that will look good as merchandise and have a couple that should look good on dark shirts. A part of me is skittish, the rest is wondering why I didn't start doing this a long time ago -- I guess that duality is the nature of being an artist (partially hypercritical, partially outlandish bravado).
Webcomic...mrrr. *flings dust of forgetfulness at* Been distracted, waiting on recovery of whatever I can salvage from the old hard drive to get down to work on the comic. Sorry Vista, but you treat my graphics tablet so bad it's not even funny. ;-;
A new work is over at my DevianART account, so it's not like I haven't been working.
Final Thought: I need to stop procrastinating. I hate only having enough money to cover the car note, bills and a poor-woman's lunch. ._.'
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Okay, it's been a while since I posted here, so let's not waste anymore time....
I updated my website, so it looks better than it did before. I'm also reworking my desktop computer, but I just need to swap out the motherboard -- micro ATX boards require skinny fingers and lots of patience. And yesterday, I purchased a product so great, I must give a review of it...
( Antec NeoPower 650 Blue )
The webcomic is coming along pretty well between case upgrades and thunderstorms -- odd for this time of year. The intro should be out in February or so...and for the record, coming up with rhyming prose that makes sense bites. Still, drawing the panels is a learning experience, so I feel I can make a few mistakes as long as I gain something for future usage.
I've already been told I need to make some merchandise from drawings I've done in the past three weeks -- so that's a project waiting to happen. There's a bit more research that needs to be done, but I have a couple of designs that would probably appeal most to people at a con, video gaming event, or something.
And the random thought of the day is: bubble (boba) tea. I've heard so much about it and yet have never tried any, though my interest is piqued. Hmm, I guess I'll just have to change that...now where's that Asian food store?
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Okay, I literally just walked back in the house from watching Denzel Washington in the movie American Gangster and I have a few things to mention...and hopefully won't ruin the movie for those of you that haven't seen it.
( American Gangster )
Now on to potential future projects. I have a list of things I'd like to do in 2008 and I've managed to establish a decent foothold for a few of them.
- Webcomic: Coming along much faster than before, the first few inserts should be ready for viewing early in the year -- January or February.
- Art CD: Thinking about it, have the equipment to pull it off, but face the traditional dilemma of what to put on the disc.
- Website Update: In progress, but might take a while...
- Writing: For some odd reason, now that NaNoWriMo is over I have more to write than ever...I'm up to Chapter Three in my 'Methuselah' story and have more direction for it. o-o
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Using the good ol' desktop for this entry, quite possibly the last of 2007...I think. o-o'
The color calibration between my laptop and the desktop is off, so I use my desktop for color picking and now use the laptop when I want to work downstairs...or in bed. It stinks, but at least I'm learning it now for future projects so I won't always go "Why's the color so damn funky?" D:
And yes, I actually saw movies today...so we have the return of *cue fanfare* movie reviews. The featured flicks are Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Alvin and the Chipmunks. To keep some of you from being too annoyed, I have links to the individual review so you shouldn't be too annoyed; and forgive me, it's been a while since I've done a proper movie review.
( Alvin and the Chipmunks )
( Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street )
So this weekend I'll try to view American Gangster because Christmas, work and family gatherings won't have me in a chokehold. I'll also have some good candy in reserve for the movie...mmm, Hot Tamales.
So I'll end this entry by saying: Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, or congratulations on making to a new day for those of you that celebrate neither (hey, I don't want to leave anyone out).
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