yesterday

was the last day of the year. i hate how quickly time flies, i hate the feeling as millions of opportunities, time wasted and regrets go whooshing by. still, i suppose that with the death of a year, new and different occasions are sure to arise.

yesterday, i went to pasadena to decorate Rose Parade Floats for the parade tomorrow. it was pleasant enough, cold and a bit rainy, but still enjoyable. this is the fourth year that i have taken part in the decorating, and often times it is a brag-worthy experience. i hope to post pictures later, but for now i bid you adieu.

nearly christmas

and still it does not feel like the holidays. thats the down side of living in cali, you never see the seasons. any-way, this is slightly humorous: my parrot that i have had for five+ years has just let me in on a little secret. for as long as i have had it, i assumed it was a male, then yesterday morning i saw to my surprise that it had laid two eggs. i think i am in a state of shock, crazy bird...

pimpin (part 2)

so, time for my (wannabe) weekly pimpin of the arts! this weeks feature is a good one

(i guarantee it) Ladies and Gentlemen, i present to you Tracy Butler's the one, the only, Lackadaisy Cats comic!

this web comic is exceptional in nearly every way possible. the art, the story, historical accuracy, imagination, web design, character development and design... i could go on and on.

I strongly encourage everyone to check out this masterpiece. you shall not regret it.

satisfaction.

done with school for the semester. damn, it is good to be free. not that i mind school, i actually quite enjoy it; i am just not a fan of finals.... speaking of which, here is a small (and not so well done) example of what one of my animation classes covered.

to make this i used paper, chalk, marker and cardboard. it is supposed to be the seven deadly sins, but meh, i just wanted to finish it. i am not a fan of experimental animation, (preferring traditional) but i got a decent grade in the class, so its all good i suppose.

Speaking of animation, Walt Disney's "the Princess and the Frog" came out this past weekend which was a revolution in my mind due to the fact that it was a return to traditional animation. That is a thing we do not see a whole lot of now-a-days. so, go see it. embrace it. support it. haha, listen to me, i'm a talking billboard.

pimpin

ok, figure i might as well do this here. time for a weekly pimpin of the arts! check out Tessa Stone's "Hannah is not a boys name". its a hilarious web comic about an over enthusiastic paranormal investigator who manages to get himself (and his lamo vampire buddy, and undead narrator) into all sorts of trouble.

its witty, snide, blunt, and a little out there. the art is incredible and the textures really make everything "pop'. check it out and enjoy!

also, another pie that Tessa Stone has her thumb in is a second web comic entitled "Under Lock and Key" which is a collab with artist Sarah Stone. its just as good as the first and i hope to see it finished.

the Cat Piano

i felt the need to share this. it never ceases to amaze me at how well done it is

Another

dragon; i don't know why i enjoy drawing these so much, there are a lot of things i am better at. anyway, this is still rough. i like things better in their rough stage, it looks more natural.

the point of silence

its been a while since i have been around. i wanted to show a doodle i did. not much, but i figure i might as well post it...

storyboards

i have a video project due in about three weeks. the storyboards were due on monday and because i was completely unprepared, i just went with the first plan that entered my head. i will be doing an introduction to each of the seven deadly sins including lust, greed, gluttony, envy, sloth, pride and wrath. here is my rough of the storyboards.

LAST

Lee Ace of Spades and Trimcoast. L.A.S.T.

i have been working on this for a while but i am starting to get things together. i want to create a new empire, one that relies on the lost imaginations of millions and the untold thoughts of everyone else. it will be hard and my vision may never come to life in my own life time, but if i can influence just a single person, that would be satisfactory. after all, Rome was not built in a day just as an empire first needs strength before it can conquer. one day i will come back to this and what ever will go through my mind at that point, i know that i will have tried, and thats what really counts. i hate that i sound so sickeningly whiney and or hopeful on this, because in all reality, i am a realist. no pessimism or optimism here. good old fashioned honesty is where its at.

Weekend Wars

i have found that in the absence of focus and work, life seems to get over-run by my own irresponsibility. pity.

on that note, the weekend is done and with it an enormous chunk of my sanity. i have work to do and very little time to get it done, so why am i wasting my time here? honestly, couldn't tell you...

Tired

i worked a very long day today. last night i was roped into seeing New Moon, (as suspected, it was crap) and i ended up getting home around three thirty a.m. at six i had to be at work and i just got home about twenty minutes ago. its midnight right now. i am so tired

Birthday Aftermath

yesterday was my birthday. i am legit now, haha. any-way, i went to disneyland all of yesterday and ate sugary crap until my brain exploded. it is moments like that when you know all is right with the world. i went with my closest friend and we had a grand time together.
today, however, i woke up with a slight fever. i tend to get sick often but i am not worried. my deal is that i have quite a bit to do today and i don't want to be slowed down. i finally got a job working for the catering company 'Bon Appetite" and i need to go down there today and get all this paperwork taken care of. later, i am also going to be seeing the midnight premiere of New Moon which i am not happy about at all. the ticket was a birthday gift though so i guess i might as well just enjoy spending with my friends...

Don't Know

"... so now I'm stuck here between the guilty and the insincere, the words i've said have kept me here all along..."
i don't know why, but that song really speaks to me. mostly because i feel as though everyone is in a position like that in one way or another. anyway, i just felt the need to make to say to myself that i will try to keep this updated as often as possible. i don't know why, but i enjoy doing things like this. all i can say is expect random crap. it will appear.

a thought

i have been thinking of doing this for a while. so long so that it is almost ridiculous that i have just gotten round to it now. i am not quite sure why i wanted a blog, but i suppose that it cant hurt. there really is no one who is going to pay attention to this so, mostly, i will be writing to myself, which i don't mind really. it gives me a way to go back and laugh or congratulate myself on whatever i might have been going on about previously. oh well, we shall see how this turns out. wont we?