Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
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9:17 am - Germany does everything better
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Goddamn! Why does Germany have a totally way more badass movie poster than we do!? I want to trade in my free company-distributed poster for this one! Fortunately the link has a huge resolution version that I MIGHT JUST PRINT OUT MYSELF GODDAMMIT
Seriously, check it out it's like 100x more awesome: http://www.dvd-forum.at/4571/news_kino.htm
current mood:  envious
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
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10:39 am - Nano tank report, @ ~6 months: Baby shrimps!
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( Can you see them? )
Edit: The miracle of life! Skip to ~2:30 for the exciting bits.
The newborn shrimplet in the center of the picture. Note that this is the same scale as the first photo up top.
Tomorrow: a badass update to the puffer tank! It can now tank without clerics
current mood:  amused
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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
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8:52 pm - Puffer tank diary, day 4
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Last night Kevin reshaped the substrate, which meant that I had to replant most of the HC (baby's tears). NEVER AGAIN.
( Mostly for my own records )
current mood:  working
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
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11:46 pm - Nano tank report, @ ~5 months
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As promised, the impressive stuff! Upon finding out that I have a cubicle and personal desk at work, I decided right away that I wanted a little tank for it. However, our department didn't get "settled" into our permanent location until about a month ago, so I had this thing running and establishing itself at home for a few months, which is a good thing when it comes to my impatience :P Now it's sitting next to my computer as a terrible nice distraction.
Waaay more photos this time, and all hand-taken! Be prepared so that you don't get BLOWN AWAY.
( Tank specs: )
( Fishhhhh )
( Plants: )
( Extra pictures! )
current mood:  distracted
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Saturday, June 20th, 2009
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11:51 pm - Puffer tank diary, day 1
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So I've been (dragged by Kevin) into the aquarium hobby for oh, about a year now, but never mustered the effort to make any posts about it (mainly because it involves taking photos and blaaaah.) Today, though, I finally managed to set up a tank I've wanted to do for a while, so I want to take this opportunity to do a progress diary.
( Tank plans and specs: )
( Photos, day 1: )
On Monday I'll take the camera to work and get some good pics of the almost-2-gallon nano tank I've got running there :)
current mood:  tired
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
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7:38 pm - Hey Guys
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Guys guys guys
Edit: zomg hueg version straight from Nintendo's press site here (4.63MB)
( rampant speculation )
current mood:  squee
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8:01 am - Will just stick to my pink DSs
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( so sexy )
Goddamn it Nintendo. I wanted a black Wii from the start. And now I'll never get one because Nintendo hardware will outlast nuclear apocalypses.
current mood: sleepy
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
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11:15 pm - E3 AT WORK, WOT WOT
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
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12:18 pm - There is nothing promoting about this
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Leave it to marketing to pick the (almost) worst possible single image and 19 non-contiguous seconds of footage out of a beautiful 5-minute trailer to send to the press! Regardless, here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kocGcNowtCY&fmt=22 Just... keep in mind that it's 1) blurry and dark from compression 2) not in THREE DEE 3) cut up like Wolverine, Freddie Kreuger, and Edward Scissorhands just got done with it 4) not showing any of the emotive acting moments whatsoever. ARGLEBLARGLE
K...keep posted for further redeeming footage...
current mood:  D:
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
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10:34 am - Note to future self
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
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9:17 am - Choo chooooo
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Hay guys check it out
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-05-07-disney-christmas-carol-train_N.htm
All y'alls in the Bay Area better save the date for when the train comes to townRedwood City because you know I'm going to be dragging you there by your collars.
Cannes starts next Wednesday and so does our world premiere! I'll be posting our promo website as soon as it goes up, of course. Wait till you see the footage!
current mood:  excited
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
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10:17 am - United States Canada Mexico Panama
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Found volumes 1 and 3 of Animaniacs at Costco for even cheaper than Amazon ever had! So that just leaves volume 2... and 4, if it ever comes out. Watched the first 4 eps, still every bit as brilliant (and more) as they used to be. I can't possibly spend enough time talking about everything that made this show awesome. Seriously best cartoon ever... ever.
I would have posted sooner with character concept art, but that got sidelined by an art contest at work. Hopefully I can finish by the deadline of Wednesday... and then back to business.
Edit: Yes, I did memorize all of Yakko's World in seventh grade for social studies class. Still got it (except for some of Africa - that gets hard!)
current mood:  distracted
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
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12:37 pm - This is dumb nerdy stuff you don't need to read. Really.
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Work's been pretty easy-going lately, which means that I've had time to revisit my own projects (personal laptop at work = best thing evar). Namely, I finally have the time I never could spare to compile all the notes I needed for the HP tarot. This nourished some thoughts into old obsessions, ( so, useless braindump time! )
I hope to be posting some thumbnail/concept sketches before too long. Would be nice to get some discussion on those, but that might be too much to hope for. XP
current mood: excited
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
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9:01 pm - It figures (week 2)
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"Conte crayon" this week, I worked out a better method, as you can see.
1 minute: 1
2 minutes: 1
5 minutes: 1 | 2
10 minutes: 1 | 2 | 3
20 minutes: 1
current mood: full
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
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9:12 pm - It figures (week 1)
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Biweekly sessions of figure drawing at work means that I get to take my new tablet PC out for a spin for realz! This model was really great but I sure wish he did some longer poses.
1 minute: Good poses make for good sketches.
5 minutes: 1 | 2
The 10-minute ones didn't turn out so good. Maybe next time.
current mood:  anxious
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
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9:51 pm - Wistful for the days of ghetto effort.
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
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2:08 am - Shoot them in the head
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Hahaha I just watched Resident Evil: Degeneration. I don't know how it was possible for a CG movie to be so high-budget and low-budget at the same time.
Super-good:
- Texturing
- Lighting
- Rendering
- Hair (albeit fairly static hair)
- Most of the action scenes (complete with A+B triggers)
- The occasional camera work
Super-bad:
- Animation
- Plot (what plot?)
- Rigging, both skeletal and facial
- Animation of anyone who's not a zombie
- Acting
- People's ears (the only thing I'm an ~*expert*~ at modeling)
- Leon S. Kennedy's superpower of standing rigidly and not moving a single muscle for upward of 20 seconds. Also see: animation
So in short, it was exactly like a Resident Evil game cutscene. Except where was Wesker?
current mood:  snarky
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Friday, November 21st, 2008
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1:29 am - Whine whine whine.
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The new Half-Blood Prince trailer is incredibly pretty. But even from a minute-long trailer I can tell the script is soullessly uninspired yet again. And that's not even going into how apparently butchered the story is. (Massive spoilers. However there are other reports with positive responses, so maybe it was just one of several test edits.) Will watch for pretty, not holding any hopes for story.
(Why does every bit of magic have to be so swishy? Apparation, the Death Mark, blah dee blah swish swoosh CLOUD FILTER RENDER.)
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
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3:26 pm - Apologies for any redundancy.
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I wrote this to address the religious concerns re: gay marriage from a friend-of-a-friend on Facebook, and I thought I'd post it here in case any of you needed any help with persuading people you know (or yourself, for that matter!)
( Read more... )
current mood:  thoughtful
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
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9:40 am - Prop 8.
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You know what? Due to our enthusiasm, our donations, our phone calls, our canvassing, our willingness to spread accurate information and call out lies, and embrace a positive message, and just talk with family and friends and neighbors and coworkers, we elected a black man named Barack Hussein Obama into the White House.
This should have been done for Prop 8. The lying ads should have been debunked. The best arguments should have been put forth. Money should have been given, we should have fought.
It won't happen again.
Yes we can.
current mood:  determined
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