Here it is. The post you've all been waiting for.

Here it is. This won't even be a real post. Just the vid. Here.




There!

Thanks for rea-ER... watching!
PEACE!!!

I went on a field trip today! Also... A nice preview of what's to come!

First of all I want to apologize to all you who were expecting a blog from me last week... I got overwhelmed with school work so I couldn't really update my stuff here. I have been working on my final.

Anyway... I went on a field trip today! Yup! You read that right! I took a tour with several other animation students at Matchframe. It was pretty cool. It's pretty much an editing studio They basically only work on Post-Production stuff. That's all the final touches and editing that goes into media before it gets sent out. Not what I want to get into at all but still... It was very interesting to see how much work is actually put into things most people take for granted.

Next I want to give you all a "preview" of my next project. I have been working on this thing for a while now and there is actually a lot more work that needs to be done to it. The "preview" I'm gonna be showing you is of a frame but I blurred it up so that you can't really tell what's going on. Take a look!



The light bulbs here are very yellow, aren't they? Anywho, I promise this little project, AKA "My Final", is gonna look pretty tight. It's due Wednesday night so I'm pretty sure you guys will get to see it all either by the end of that night or Thursday night. Stay tuned for that!

Thanks for reading!
PEACE!!!

20 years ago... The Nintendo Gameboy was released

That's right. 20 years ago on April 21, the Nintendo Gameboy was released in Japan. It was later released in North America in August... What a wonderful gaming system. It was just so awesome! I wish I still had mine... I had a solid black one. That obviously means I didn't get one right away. I waited for a while. I remember when I had it, though I thought, "Wow... A video game.. In my hands! I mean it's RIGHT HERE!" My first game was Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. It was GREAT! I must have been in 2nd or 3rd grade... I remember I soon got Pokémon Blue for it. That then helped fuel my Pokémon obsession. Nintendo sure does know what they are doing when it comes to their handheld systems. I can't believe the Gameboy is 20 years old today! That's how old I'm gonna be in a couple of months! Wow! 2 decades... It's all just so amazing...

Thanks for reading!
PEACE!!!

I downloaded the Rhythm Heaven Demo

And it's AMAZING!! If you have a Nintendo DS, you MUST get this game! I'm not even joking! I mean this is just the impression I got from playing the demo! Imagine how great the FULL game is!! Wow. You know I might just go play the demo again! For the lulz! I'll talk to y'all another night!

Thanks for reading!
PEACE!!!

Gigantic Post!!! Let's Do This!!!

Woot! Here we go! Five posts tonight!!! I hope you're all excited! Here's a rundown of what all will be covered tonight:

• Another comic from the guys from Buttersafe!
• A new album review!
• I'm gonna show a video game I love!
• A news story about the Nintendo DSi!
• My classes for Woodbury this upcoming fall semester!

Let's get started.


Lulz

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "It's Blitz"
Released March 9, 2009 on Interscope Records



Alas... The dreaded 3rd studio album! Artist and bands that reach this place usually get there because they deserved it. Their first album was such a hit they rolled the dice and got money to get a second album. The second album is a rare success but if they make it, they can get to the scary 3rd album! Yeah Yeah Yeahs definitely deserved getting a third album.
Their first album was so gritty and "garage-y" it really caught everyone's ears and contributed to the "Rock Revival" of the 2000's.
Their second album played around with a more emotional sound. They reached a more sensitive side to their music.
On their third album, Yeah Yeah Yeahs play around a LOT more with a synthesizer, something that their kind of music doesn't really do. I was shocked when I heard so much keyboard all over this album. I'm not gonna say I don't like it. I'm also not gonna say I love it. It's sorta just... There... I'm sorry to say but I get the feeling that they are almost trying to fit the trend of current rock era... I mean even Kings of Leon abused the synth in their latest album... I was so disappointed...
Anyway, this album was pretty good. A nice range of types of songs and nice vocals from Karen. The band still sounds pretty tight after 2 albums. I did really like this new album because, even though they sound like they are copying other people, I did like that they were experimenting. I like this album but I don't recommend it to be your first Yeah Yeah Yeahs experience. Check out their first album before this one. That's just what I think though.

Here's a sample of one their songs:
"Heads Will Roll -(Live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)"

Yeah Yeah Yeahs' - "It's Blitz" - 4 Tips of my Cap out of 5

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Geometry Wars: Galaxies
Developers: Bizarre Creations & Kuju Entertainment
Publisher: Sierra



It's fantastic! It's a retro style shooter with amazing graphics and outrageous amounts of replay value! I play it every now and then with my roommate and we never get bored from it! We usually stop playing because we got other stuff to do! I recommend this game like CRAZY! It's amazing!

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Here's the sales info on the DSi's release in North America.

DSi North America's Sales

Awesome info, no?! :D:D:D
I love my DSi!!

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And now... The moment you've all been waiting for! It's time for the classes I'll be taking next semester!!

1. Sophomore Studio 1 M W / 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
2. Design Symposia - M / 12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
3. The Animator as Actor - F / 1:30 pm - 4:50 pm
4. Media Culture - T Thurs / 10:30 am - 11:45 am
5. History of Contemporary Art - T Thurs / 9:00 am - 10:15 am
6. Design and Color Elements 1 - T Thurs / 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
7. Design and Color Elements 2 - M W / 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm

And here's the info!

1. A studio course in story boarding, basic character design and scene layout. Emphasis on the development, and preproduction for a short 2D traditional animation project. Topics will include story structure for short films, character and background design, staging, lighting, composition, and visual storytelling.
2. Students will attend lectures, exhibitions or events exploring variety of topics in design. Both on and off campus events are encouraged.
3. Grounded in the principles of improvisation, this course focuses on using the physical body of the animator to examine character creation, story telling and plot development. Students are challenged to explore their individual performance style. Scenes fro students' animated projects will be used as material for improve skits. Class sessions may be videotaped for animation reference.
4. This course is designed to provide an understanding of the dynamic interactions that exist between the self, media, society, and culture. It is meant to impart a sense of the forces guiding our involvement in this nexus and the accompanying consumption of media products like books, TV, radio, and even toys. We will learn about the history of media systems directed at mass audiences, the major trends in effects research, and the general impact of the large-scale industrial production culture.
5. An exploration of the issues in contemporary art. Sculpture, painting, performance art, video, mixed media, and other forms from World War II until the present will be covered, with an emphasis on current trends in the art world.
6. A practical and theoretical study of the formal elements and principles of design. Formal and relational properties of line, shape, form, value, color, and texture are studied. Studio exercises using various media explore concepts of balance, harmony, repetition, rhythm, scale, proportion, time and motion in 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional organizations.
7. An introductory study of the history, perception, and the application of color as it applies to design projects. Properties and effects of color relationships are studied with an emphasis on color selection and use, color psychology, and the effects of color in space and light conditions.

Oh wow... I really doubt anyone will read all of that... Oh well... It's there for ya anyway!


Well then... That's it... This was my massive Quintuple Post! Doubt you guys read it all! I'm glad I did it though. Lot's of info just for fun. If you managed to make it down here: Congrats! As always:

Thanks for Reading!
PEACE!!!

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Beware... For You Are About To Read an Outline for a Presentation That I Can Possibly Get a B With...

It's for my Public Speaking class... We are supposed to persuade our audience about something using a specific outline... Outline was crap to begin with so I didn't have much to work with...

Also...

I know it sucks ok?!



Rubbish, isn't it? :-&

Thanks for reading!
Peace!!!

Monday...

Hey all.

I'm still here.

Just haven't really had anything to write about recently. I didn't know updating a blog everyday would be so hard! No wonder Pam and Felipe already gave up... Interesting...

On a separate note, check this video out!!!!



Isn't it amazing?! :D

That's all for tonight!
Thanks for reading!
PEACE!!!

Hurry! A New Adventure on MS Paint Adventures!!

GO GO GO!!!!

HERE!!

Now feel free to go there everyday as I'm sure you will. :D

Yup... That's all tonight... Oh! Happy Easter everyone!!!

Thanks for reading! PEACE!!!

Woot! It's Wednesday!

I woke up the next morning with great intentions! I had much hope in my eyes. I got my DSi and immediately started messing with the cameras on it. Yes. There are TWO cameras on the DSi. One on the inside, to take pictures of yourself, and one on the outside, to take pictures of your friends! I know... AWESOME! I'm gonna toss a bunch of pictures on here that I have been taking with these cameras. There's all these different specs on the DSi that I can't really tell you all about because... Well... I just don't know all that much about hardware stuff and all that jazz so here's a link that can tell you more about it all:

DSi Specs

And now... Here's some pictures!!









Yes yes, I know. Very creepy. I just want to show you guys what you can do with this camera. I want the word to get out there! I am very happy that I got this and I don't regret it one bit! :)

That's all for tonight. Thanks for reading!
PEACE!!!

Woot! It's Tuesday!

I don't really know why that would be reason to celebrate, but hey! Who needs a reason? In tonight's blog I will be talking about my brand new DSi!



I went to the midnight launch event for this because it just so happened that the Gamestop where I reserved my DSi was having one and I didn't want to miss out. I got my DSi about 10 minutes after midnight on Sunday, April 5th. It was pretty exciting. I couldn't wait to get back to my room and play with it and it's cameras and voice recorder and music playback capabilities. Unfortunately, I walked to the Gamestop with my roommate, who's totally awesome by the way, and it takes us about 40 minutes to get to either destination. I like to walk so why not just walk there? Wasn't too bad. I'm actually glad we walked though. It's good for you!
Anyway we get back and all I can do is open up the box and marvel at it. Sure I tried out a few pics but that was pretty much it. We were tired as hell. So we went to sleep at about 1:15 or so. I'd have to mess around with my new DSi the next day... :(

END PART ONE!!!

Thanks for reading! PEACE!!!

So I Didn't Post Yestreday Because...

It was April Fool's Day! I didn't want any non-believers up in here so I decided to skip the post altogether.

Okay... So BECAUSE it was April Fool's Day, I was gotten.

The first one I got was baaaad. My mom knows I care about my little brother very much so anything that happens to him affects me very badly. Yesterday she texted me saying that he was failing second grade. I was VERY troubled so I immediately called my mom to see if anything was going to be done about it. Turns out it was a prank. My face was SOO red it was unbelievable. I actually fell for it. The only reason I fell for it, however was because it involved my little brother. I still think it was a rotten trick from my mom! >=|

Then later on at night I get a phone call from Kate. I thought it was about something she had told me over Facebook. I, however, didn't answer because a new South Park was on (sorry... It was great, by the way). Anyway after the show ended, I called her back and she didn't answer. I thought she was sleeping so I let it go. A few minutes later I get a call from her. I answer it only to get Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" on the other line. I had been Rick Roll'd by telephone... I know... I can't believe it either! I was like... WOW!

So yeah... Those two are the only "pranks" that got me yesterday. To sign out tonight I want to show you a HILARIOUS webcomic that I have been reading for QUITE some time now. Andrew Hussie is unbelievably hilarious in all his works. He has a bunch of webcomics you can check out here: The Projects of Andrew Hussie. All that stuff is old but I still look back at it and laugh and laugh. It's great stuff. Right now he has this other website he updates with webcomics. You can click here for that one: MS Paint Adventures. He just finished up a series there called Problem Sleuth. It's too late to see what happened with that one but he's about to start up a whole new story on the tenth! I can't wait! (You have to have a wild sense of humor and imagination to really get what Hussie is saying.) Anywho, I thought I'd share with you a comic he did a while back. It's froma series titled "A Steep Price For Pie"




Hilarious, no? God, I love it.

Anyway that's all for me tonight!

Thanks for reading! PEACE!!!