I need to learn greater patience.
I took 20 minutes to begin work on a very important project. A project that involved cutting plexi-glass. I tried and tried to get a straight, clean cut but failed again and again. Eventually I came so frustrated that I began to hack away at the plexi-glass, cutting my hand open in the process (which I didn't realize because I was so irrate) and stormed away from my workbench.
After cooling down, I returned to the project, took my time cutting and made two perfect cuts. Unfortunately, the size of the piece is down to 10x10 inches, which I had originally intended to be 12x12 inches, and there is now a small scratch in the center -- more cutting will not help that.
So the morale of the story is two-fold: There is great value in pursuing things with patience, but patience does not guarantee perfection.
I have avoided AIM for a long time, switching primarily to the Google chatting program, because I was getting IM's very very bothersome people. But since it seems many of you who mentioned in a previous thread that you would be willing to chit chat have AIM, I figured it might be time to log back in.
Not surprisingly, I am: thelemurgod
Add me! ;)
Mr. B Wolfe has alerted me to the creation of an IRC channel dedicated to Disassemblance and people who think Dis is ded sezzy. I just re-installed IRC after many years of being IRC-less and I may very well be lurking around their as well.
irc.foonetic.net - #disassemblance
MATA!
I forgot to post this a while back when it first crossed my path. But there is a great interview with Dj ZNUH!. I really appreciate this guy. Not only for his mad DJ skilzzz, but also his general attitude, approach and vibe. Something I very much admire.
I enjoy this interview very much, as I can really relate to what he is saying about his love for DJ'in'. Replace "spinnin'" with "drawing comics" and these could practically be expressions from my own soul. :)
I've decided to finally take people's advice and get over my foolish fear of making money off of my art. I have unashamedly added a somewhat more prominant "begging button" under the Google Ads on the site. As well, I'm currently getting finances in order to get the next round of t-shirts done. I figure between this and the Google Ads I may be able to provide greater support for my insanity. Realistically, this isn't going to amount to a full time job (I just don't have THAT large of a readership... yet) but even if I could pull it off as a sort of Part-Time dealy, that would mean I would be spending that much more time being able to work on comics.
I've always been weird about mixing money with any of my art. I feared that it would somehow cheapen it. This has been the mental block that has made me avoid putting my paintings up in a gallery, what has prevented me from seeking a job in design sooner, and what has made me SLACK so bad on getting merch made up. I've started to meet with an "art group" as of late, and they drove the last nail into my brain, convincing me that I need to get over it.
A secondary mental block I need to overcome is the one that makes me shy away from compliments and avoid ever talking about my art to interested parties. This has made me a horrible self-promoter. If I ever speak of what I do more than a few minutes, I get really self-concious and fear that I am sounding like a self-important ass (except with a few close people who get to listen to me for hours on end.)
It's a bit of a far-fetched dream, I will admit, to make a living off of one's art, but I will never accomplish this goal if I don't try. Lately, with everything else that is going on in my life, I'm coming to the realization that it IS possible to make one's dreams a reality.
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madhatterofoz just clued me into a link to a video of a character he made, based on moi, in a WWF wrestling game. He made this character about a year ago... I sure as hell look a lot different now, aye?
LINK to Google Video (because I am too lazy to imbed the video
Recently, I've gotten some inqueries about doing some actual, honest to goodness, PAID, design/illustration work. It ain't much right now, but picking up a few bucks here and there doing art has put the idea in my head that perhaps I could actually pull off getting a real job in the industry.
I've looked around and found that there is actually a lot of local companies looking for graphic designers (thanks be to udonman for the heads up). Most of these are not full-time, and those that are ask for 3-5 years of experience -- entry level is difficult to come by. Many ask for BFA degrees, but will settle for anyone who can do the job.
Hell, at this point I would LOVE just doing grunt graphics work like resizing and cropping. Yes, people actually get paid to do that!!
I love to sit around and fuck with graphics all day long -- cartooning, photo editing, basically everything to do with digital art. And it would seem like perhaps THIS is the sort of thing I should be working myself into.
To beef up my portfolio I'm going to be making up some logos and will be working on a number of non-profit ventures. I think I am also going to register with every major temp agency for any sort of graphic related work.
If anyone has any jobs leads I would be most thankful for the info.
I need out of my job, and this seems like the sort of thing I was born to do. I'm not sure why I've never really invested the energy in pursuing it before. Perhaps self-doubt, fear... Well, enough is enough.
I MUST STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE!!
*DETERMINED*
Current Portfolio (nothing to see really)
For sometime milkgonebad has mentioned a logo for Gothic Maine involving a creepy lobster with red eyes. Seriously, what better represents goth in Maine then a lobster of the undead persuasion?
This is something I threw together as a possible logo for t-shirts/bumper** stickers. It's not a final design, of course, I need to fix the spaces between the white sections and likely fix the text.
In an effort to save money**, and be more healthy, I have set up a eating plan for myself to follow throughout the week. This is basically what I am thinking of eating each day:
( Breakfast: Oatmeal with fruit sweetened with maple syrup. )
( Lunch: Whatever Soup... )
( Supper: Big plate of veggies, a little rice, and a little chicken/fish )
( Snack: Roasted, unsalted peanuts in the shell (other such nuts) )
Since the time when I was nearly 240lbs, I have been wanting to eat not only more healthily, but also to eat more simply. I don't want to overeat, to waste food, to get fat again, to process unnecessary calories and grow old faster from more free radical build-up***, to waste time/energy on junk, and I don't want to be a slave to food. I'm not sure if I will ever be a vegetarian, but this diet plan is a step in the right direction. And I need not become a food-nazi, either, I'll cheat as much as I damn well please. :)
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Our cats (tentative names of Cameo and Lemur) are cute, but in the past week of having them, I am remembering why I hate cats. My legs and feet are covered in wounds from their dagger claws, and our downstairs Room of AWESOME is getting that delightful litter box smell. They slept in our rooms for two nights before I started to throw them out so we could get some damn sleep (they would attack my feet and literally sit on our faces while we were asleep).
Blech.
Damn cats.
Happy Birthday to milkgonebad!
Thank you for all your hard work!
Sorry, I was not able to attend your shindig.
I drew you an extremely cute (but still very evil!) frog!
I'm proud to announce that klemrev and I have finally gotten around to having little ones...
And they are sooo cute!!
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Idiocracy
I had heard about this Mike Judge film a long, long time ago, shortly after Office Space came out. Since then, however, hardly a whisper has been spoken about it.
So, it's like out NOW, somewhere I guess. Where the hell do I go to see this film?!!
According to Hollywood.com its not showing anywhere within 50 miles of me. :\
I watched Heroes last night. It wasn't absolutely horrible, and might make for an interesting story. This is supposed to be a limited run series right? Like, it's going to intentionally end when the season ends... if not, the show could get stupid real quick.klemrev noted quite passionately at one point in the show, "Hey, that's your idea!!" And she was correct. I come up with a billion ideas for stories and what not, particularly in the sci-fantasy super hero realm, and its only a matter of time before the same idea gets used in another production. I also am not so concieted as to think what I come up within is beyond the imagination of others -- I have a long history of what I all ready concieved popping up in other places, at the hand of other people. That's just the way it works.
As angerbunny and I lamented on Friday night (while speculating on the nature of the show) if you try and pursue your idea, after it has been popularized by another entity, you will forever be the one who "ripped of [such and such]."
Just got to work on that idea and make your version of it even better (more interesting), or ditch it entirely and move onto the next.
madhatterofoz just found a pic someone took at a comic convention. In the background you might see someone who looks quite familiar. ;)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/reallystran
(HINT: tall guy, with beard, seemingly popping out of some Asian kid's head. Of course, I don't really look like that NOW. XD )
Vlad posted a link to this kick-ass translation of the Dis site in the forums.
F-to-tha-mutha-fuckin-izzunny!
XD
I sometimes torture myself trying to find purpose -- to justify my existence.
Then I realize I don't need to find purpose.
And purpose finds me.
AHOY Me maties!!
It truly be a glorious Speak like a Pirate day!!
How be you on this fine morn'?
The other day I sat down and listened to a Mindless Self Indulgence album.
And I didn't hate it.
I think it would be good music to spaz out to.
These "Interest Collages" are really interesting. I was wandering through my friend's list looking at other people's results and saw something totally awesome!!
CHECK OUT 25bluerose25 results. See that drawing of the donkey head coming out of the sheep's back and the monkey pointing?!
THAT'S MY DRAWING!!
It was some fan art I did for the webcomic Able and Baker.
That is so weird to see! O.O
XD
UPDATE: DUH! I didn't even notice it the first time I looked, but the same image is in mine too. XD
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