It's been a while~

Everything has been going pretty good on my end of the spectrum.
Community College is going swell and am currently working on
an animation for my second project in the class. The first
project was a one page essay on a comparison of two type of
computers. I decided to do net book vs laptop. This is the essay:

You've probably heard of those new small and
portable laptops called "Net books." They are used
primarily for surfing the web and doing simple tasks,
such as taking notes and editing.

If you were going for a faster processor or a
computer for gaming, I would get a laptop. There are
big differences between them; for instance, and average
"Net book" (Acer Aspire One) has only 1.66 Ghz processor
speed. This is decent for such a small laptop but the
speed would probably be fairly slow and multitasking
might prove to be very challenging. An average laptop
(Inspiron 15) has 2.2Ghz which is a faster, duel core
processor, so that would be a lot faster and would be
able to play games and multitasking would be smoother.
The cost difference is not even that far apart for these
two completely different devices.

An Acer Aspire One (Net book) is around $300 while
the much superior Laptop (Inspiron 15) is only $200 dollars
more than that at a price of $500 dollars. If you compare
the battery life, processing speed, ability to multitask
and even the keyboard size/screen size, the obvious choice
would be to go for a laptop as opposed to the "Net book",
although the "Net book" would be a good buy if you are a
frequent traveler and need to do quick emails, light gaming
or watching movies. Other than that if you were to buy a "Net book" and use it as "Laptop," I think you would be very disappointed.

I got an A on that paper.

Also If you want to see some of the
new "Lightning Ville" comics please go here:
http://lightningville.smackjeeves.com/

Lightning Ville!

I'm pleased to announce my new comic,
"Lightning Ville!" Made with MS paint,
this pixel comic is a strip by strip,
daily life portrayal of the people
that live in Lighting Ville.(anytown, usa)
Filled with comic mischief, comedy,
drama, and everything else you can
think of, this comic is sure
to be enjoyed by any reader.

Here is the premiere of "Lightning Ville!"



Projects aside, I'm doing okay.
Community College is going as
good as it gets. The class is a little
slow going for me, probably because
I'm fairly skilled with Computers,
and Windows XP (which is the class focus)
but I'm sure it will get harder soon.
The teacher is really cool,
his lectures are interesting
and easy to listen to.
You can tell he is passionate
for the subject just by the way
he talks.

Right now I'm unsure of where
to transfer after I take the free
classes I am taking (Micro Computer Applications)
and I forget which class
I take after this. Honestly
at this point I'm basically
just playing games and
going on FaceBook for the
majority of the class time,
but only because I'm already
done with the work/know the material.

Here's some pictures I took:

Cat Vs Bear

cat vs. bear @ Yahoo! Video

^That cats my hero. Well other than my cat, she's the best.
I haven't posted in a while. I've been pretty busy. (kind of)
I started college just a few days ago, and that's cool.
I like it so far because it seems pretty laid back
and the people all seem mature and nice. (not like high school)

I've also been working on that movie I mentioned in the last post,
I've already finished the rough draft and am working on the final draft
as we speak. I almost finished all the concept art also,
and all that's left after that is story boarding, finding voice actors,
voice acting myself, and then finally... animating.
It's a long process indeed.

I expect to have a trailer/promo by summer and it will be
done in December. Why December? Because this is all for
(that's not true this is for me) a contest that is being held on mindstage
The whole point of the contest is to take a year,
and actually make something meaningful, worthwhile,
and take the time to complete it the way you like it.
(unlike rushing my animations)

"Prophecy of Thorn"

"Prophecy of Thorn" Is going to be basically
the longest animation I have ever made,
and a personal challenge to see what I can really do.
It will probably be somewhere between 15-30 minutes.
So I guess you could call it a short film, or "Movie."
It will double as the first "Season" finale of "Elf."

I've been really interested in Lucid Dreaming recently,
and the more I research it the more I want to do it.(again)
I found a very helpful person on http://youtube.com that explains
what it is, how it's done, and how to prolong them.
If you don't know what a Lucid Dream is, it's basically a dream,
in which you are aware you are dreaming, and to some extent
control what you do in that dream. I've had one before but it was
a nightmare, not a good time. I want to try it again on my terms.
Here's the guy on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ReeceJones87

Mind Stage!

What is Mind Stage you might ask?
Well Mind Stage is a great community of
artists and creative minds, who get together
in one place, share art and critique others
as well. Not only that but the people their are great,
almost everyone is extremely talented and love to
create work for others to enjoy. It's really a great
site, you could jump in no problem and feel
right at home. Although courtesy is encouraged.
MindStage!

In other news, Dell, my uncle, decided to
dedicate a whole blog post just for me! I feel honored!
His blog is great, really great and interesting.
You should totally check him out.
Unreliable Narrator(dell's blog)

In other, other news, I finished my Short Film,
called "Robin" Which I made for my mother for her birthday.
She really liked it and I'm happy she did. I worked
pretty hard on it, and if I can say it with out sounding smug,
I think it's the best thing I have made so far.

Here's a link to it:
Robin (A Short Film)

College

Yeah I haven't really been writing a lot
in the last blog posts, sorry about that.
I just feel like I'll start writing and then
hate what I wrote. It happens a lot.

So I should be going to 4C's (community college) this January,
and I'm pretty excited. I don't know what
classes I'm going to take, but whatever I
choose it's going to be free. Why? Because
I'll probably be getting into a thing called
the "Pact Program" Which let's me take free
college courses. Which is awesome, obviously.

I'll probably end up taking Creative Writing
& Graphic Design, as those are my 2 favorite hobbies and the 2 things I'm actually good at!

Elf episode 3:

Elf episode 2:

Elf episode 1:

FoD page 2

FoD page 1

"Gone."

The mind is but an abstract thought, the wishing well doused and taught, words of the wise, and words of the young, the people they gathered and the bells were rung, Generation to generation, passed down among genes, The people lived on, until their time here seemed, Gone and swept away with the wind.

-devin johnson

Actual Labor!

Mowing lawns is pretty repetitive and simple, but it's not a bad source of income. With a job on top of my weekly mowing gigs I would be set. I actually enjoy mowing lawns, it feels more like an enjoyable workout than actual labor, and I get to listen to whatever I want, which is usually Immortal Technique, or Jedi Mind Tricks. Going around looking for new costumers can be sort of a let down, but I tend to find the right people to talk to and the right time. I'm currently saving up for, well... ideally a car, but first I need my permit and then I would need my licence, but anyways, that's beside the point.

I'm working on a new comic called: "Forests of Drundor." It's a fantasy comic/shortgraphicnovel that will be able to be purchaced upon completion, but you can also read it on this blog for free, I'll release each page as an individual blog post.

Here's the cover art:

Muggy

I forgot how humid summer can be. Jeeze I haven't posted one of these things in a while. I don't know why, I sure as hell have a lot of things to say. Yesterday I got a letter from the 4C's. It was an acceptance letter, and I start in the fall. I'm excited, but still nervous.

Right now I'm watching the old Ben and Jerry cartoons. I love watching old cartoons. New cartoons, these days, are terrible. Well, not ALL of them, but the majority of them are awful.
Terrible designs, choppy plots, cheap over seas animation, annoying voices, are a few things wrong with cartoons these days. Plus the lack of imagination. Corperations are just out to make a petty buck and are too worried with that that they don't know how to make a good cartoon. Speaking of cartoons, I'm working on one right now, but it's coming along fairly slowly, I'll post a trailer or something soon.

Clouds and Foliage!

Today I went for a walk in the woods. Nature can be so tranquil that you can’t help but forget about the worries of the world, and just take time to appreciate the beautiful landscapes around you. It gave me a good opportunity to take some nice photographs. I don’t have much experience with photography, but practice can’t hurt. My mom came with me and we talked about stuff. Like clouds and foliage, my mother has a lot of wisdom and a very vast vocabulary because she reads so much. She can be a slow walker sometimes so I took the time to walk slowly.

I woke up late today but the weather today was fantastic. This Tuesday I have a graduation ceremony for passing the G.E.D, I passed it the first time, but it wasn’t very hard. It was mostly common knowledge, or the answer is given to you, except for math, which I just barely passed.


Here are the pictures I mentioned:

The Queen of Reading!

The other night I went with my mom to a poetry group and we helped judge a poetry contest. Now I did not know that that’s what we were going to be doing but it was cool anyway. My mom and me where judging poems by children in grades k-3. Some of the poems where very well written and portrayed a very crisp image. The topics of the poems were peace and while some of the entries where obviously rushed and simple, others where very detailed and portrayed raw emotion, well as much raw emotion a 5 year old can have, at least. For example there was this one poem about a boy, and how happy he was that his father was home from Iraq. He talked about how just being with his father, and watching American idol together was (to him at least) what peace really stands for. There was one poem that really stuck out to me. It was about a girl who loved reading. It was called “The Queen of Reading.” I wish I had written it down so I could recite it here, but alas I did not. I might be going to the poetry reading, where the winners of the poetry contest will read there poems, so I might be able to snag a copy of the poem when I go to that.

On another note, my brother told me to watch the movie “Funny Games” and after watching the trailer I was sold. Without thinking I started the movie in front of my mother and watched almost the whole movie. Boy if I had known it was going to be more violent than the trailer led on I would not have watched in front of her. So the movie is about a couple and there son on vacation and these two guys come out of nowhere and basically terrorize them. Now it does portray the violence pretty tastefully, but I'm certain A LOT of people wouldn't like this movie. I think some viewers wouldn't like the movie because it might be a little too much for some people to stomach. The events in this movie are completely unpredictable and might take some people by surprise. For example at the beginning the 2 men, mentioned before (that come out of nowhere) Ask to use a golf club, and they kill the dog. They don't show the killing itself but later on they show the dead body. Stuff like this that might put people off, but the acting is fantastic and the cast is just as fantastic. I think people will enjoy this movie if they're looking for a thrill late at night, with the lights off.

Little Rubber Bands!

One thing I find very interesting about today’s technology is that it’s basically bent around the idea of making people even lazier than they already are. Now some people may not view this as a bad thing, because in reality it saves them precious time and energy doing tasks that could plausibly be done by a robot, or a machine. But I personally think that if technology progresses at the rate it’s going (JAPAN) that we will just be left, sitting in a chair, ordering around robots to do everything for us… Where have I heard that before?

Another subject that’s been in the back of my mind is, what exactly defines ones actions to be “moral” or not. I guess you could say that an action is moral if everyone that is involved in the action learns something valuable and can take a life lesson from it. But what about if someone does something wrong, but everyone EXEPT the person, learns a valuable lesson… does that make the person’s actions moral?

Today I was in a grocery store and noticed the lobsters in the tank and I realized that my thoughts on the subject where a lot more depressing than when I was younger. When I was younger I saw the lobsters and thought “Don’t they look silly with those little rubber bands on?” But now I see the lobsters and feel (to some extent) sorry for them. Okay, so they aren’t being abuse like KFC chickens, and they aren’t really being mistreated in any way shape or form, but It’s just sad that they are plopped in a tank with a bunch of other just as confused lobsters, and are picked at, laughed at, and then go deaf by little kid’s tapping on the glass, only to be brought home cooked and served. Do they really deserve it, even if they can’t comprehend any of it?

Slander and Lies!

With every passing day, I see more and more, that people are completely unaware of the economic crisis that lies ahead. Either they are being mislead by conglomerate high ups that only spread slander and lies, or are completely oblivious to the reality that lies just beyond there intellectual grasp. Now I know SOME people are aware of the economic collapse and are planning for the worst, but hoping for the best. On the other hand, I have asked some people about what they know about the recession, and they are more interested in mocking the "big words" that I use, than learning more about the scary realities that lie ahead. Without mentioning anyone in particular, I just believe that the general ignorance of people is very very disappointing. Now I'm not saying I'm the smartest person, nor am I saying that I do not make mistakes, BUT, how can people be so blind, so completely self involved and petty, that they can't even reconcile what is going on in there life, or the lives of others around them. Given, some of the people I talk to are from generation X, but some are more from the Baby Boomers generation.

Another thing I hate is ignorant saps that think that reading is an outdated form of entertainment. Seriously, it's the most fun and educational activity I can think of. It's very useful for increasing your vocabulary, and can make for some good conversations with fellow readers. I always see people lacking in vocabulary (much more than I would like to) and they can't even think of a better adjective than a foul term (ex. "Look at this fuc*ing house.") Honestly It's embarrassing. Also I hate people that misspell simple words on purpose. For what? To make yourself look less intelligent, to make the statement "Look at me! I'm edgy! I do not know grade school english!" Anyways, thanks for reading my first REAL blog post. Feel free to leave a comment with your opinion/retort.

Welcome to the moon!

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