| Review: Alice miniseries |
[Dec. 7th, 2009|11:23 pm] |
I just got finished watching the final part of Sci Fi's Alice mini-series, overall I enjoyed it. At times it was kinda tacky with some of the many changes they took great creative license with to fit the story into the dystopian world they decided to make Wonderland into, it was imaginative but some stuff just seemed cliche.. like how they made the March Hare into a Cybernetic Assassin lol (the Porcelain Rabbits head was cool though) but they kept throwing in homages to the original like the fan and gloves, the writing desk riddle and many many other elements from the original story which I thought was great. The main actress who played Alice was hot so that's a plus. The costume deign was pretty good, regardless of all the animal characters not being their animal counterparts they kept mannerisms and for example the costume for the Caterpillar was ribbed to give the impression of a caterpillar so I thought that was clever. I didn't like how they omitted so many characters, but the full Alice story is too long to fit into a 2 part movie so I guess that's forgivable. The absence of the Cheshire Cat was a little odd however they combined the character with Alice's cat Dynah in a dream sequence for a short time but the character was important in the original story so I still thought it odd. So I give it a 7 out of 10 because it's enjoyable for those who have read the story and those looking for a darker take on the story. |
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| Writer's Block: 2012 |
[Dec. 5th, 2009|02:05 pm] |
THE WORLD IS NOT GONNA END IN 2012! I don't care if this is technically an Hypothetical.. quit giving life to the myth. There are things the Mayans would have never been able to predict and similar to Nostradamus' they are blanket predictions which when somebody is looking for a connection they are gonna find it. So relax!
For your perusal are The Top 10 Reasons Why the World won't end in 2012 |
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| Trials and Tribulations of 3D Modeling |
[Dec. 5th, 2009|02:01 pm] |
I applied that modifier I spoke of in my last post and guess what? It doesn't work right, fun. The skeleton is 100% correct but when I lift a leg it doesn't bend, the whole leg just retracts into his abdomen and for some reason it's deforming parts of the body the bones are not even being enveloped by, wtf? I sent the file to my instructor so heres hoping I get a solution. Better off I guess.. I still have a lot of work to do on my final projects.. *sigh*.. I don't wanna think about that.. |
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| Vulkanian model process continues |
[Dec. 5th, 2009|02:30 am] |
 SO I've been basically working my ass off on this one so I could use it for a project due this coming monday. I can say that from unwrapping this model (which took me nearly a week x.X) I know how NOT to model a humanoid character, while I've cleaned up a lot of the triangles, 5 sided polygons (anything but 4 sided is a no no), stray vertices and overall shape of parts of the model there are still parts of it that need work but I'm at the point where this being my first humanoid character model ever it's probably pretty good since without NURBS or Turbosmooth it clocks in at about 4,358 polygons which is a good number for a low poly model. Now I just finished putting together and implementing a basic rig for this model, next step: Skinning, this is where I apply the skin modifier where the mesh is directly manipulated by the IK Bone system that is the heart of the rig, and the most time consuming aspect of that process is adjusting the Envelope. This is what tells the modifier whether to warp a certain part for example an elbow to higher extent then say the mesh where the forearm is. |
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| Writer's Block: Smoke screen |
[Dec. 1st, 2009|07:49 pm] |
I hate the odor of cigarettes, it makes me ill. If I met a girl and she smokes thats a deal breaker, nothing sexy about smelling like an ashtray. I really don't care if people wanna continue to partake of a dangerous habit as long as they aren't blowing their smoke in my face and I can avoid it. |
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| Writer's Block: Name that tune |
[Dec. 1st, 2009|12:55 am] |
Transmitter by Spiraling. I first saw this band back at Lyco with Heather in 2007, they had such a great presence on stage and I first heard this song played live. Now it's on every and I mean every playlist I've ever made for my iPod. |
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| Writer's Block: Book worms unite! |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|01:45 am] |
Best 3:
1 - The Count of Monte Cristo - it's a classic and a great tale of betrayal and revenge.
2 - Flatland - While an odd subject, it puts the idea of dimensions into a context you can understand.
3 - Mysteries of the Unexplained - one of my favorite books of all times, I've read it front to back so many times I can't recall an exact number. My grandfather also gave me this book from his Reader's Digest book collection.
Worst 3:
1 - Star Trek: Dimension X - Seriously.. it's a Star Trek/ X-Men crossover, it sounded so ridiculous I had to buy the book. While I wouldn't say it was the worst but the premise was.
I can't think of 2 others for the worst 3 list, for the most part every book I've read I've enjoyed to some extent. I just love reading period. |
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| Lyrics of the Day |
[Nov. 30th, 2009|01:25 am] |
Cartel - Wasted
It’s 2:45 the baby takes his first breath
The mother never knew he only had a few left
And the father gets a call in the middle of the night
His breath gets short and his chest gets tight
But he’s 16 and he’s driving too fast
Takes a turn to the left, it would be his last
Nobody knows what happens if he turns to the right
Nobody in the car would’ve died that night
But he’s 32 and invincible
The cancer he had it was visceral
He never saw it coming, thought he had his whole life
Sick in the morning and he died in the night
We’re all so..We’re on the line
We’re all
We’re all
Oh, we’re wasted
No No No We’re all wasted
We’re wasted
No No We’re all wasted
7 years old, got his bat in his hand
He’s looking for his father and he doesn’t understand
His dad’s too busy, got some deals on the way
His son sits alone as the children play
And he’s 18 he couldn’t wait to move out
His parents wonder what all the rush is about
They never bothered with his dreams, only thinking of theirs
Wonders why he doesn’t call and why he doesn’t care
But he’s 32 and invincible
With everything he is based on principle
He never had a truly happy moment in his life
He didn’t want the kids and he didn’t want his wife
We’re wasted
No No No We’re all wasted
We’re wasted
No No We’re all wasted
We’re wasted
We’re all wasted
We’re all wasted
No No We’re all wasted
23 now, got his life in his hands
He’s looking all around and he doesn’t understand
Cause life’s too busy, things get in the way
We all feel alone every single day
And at 18 I couldn’t wait to move out
It’s been 5 years and now I’m starting to doubt
Whether all my dreams are just aimless stares
Looking up at someplace that isn’t there
When I’m 32 will I be miserable?
With everything around based on principle?
Will I have a clue?
Oh, wouldn’t it be nice
To never be alone in this wasted life
We’re wasted
No No No We’re all wasted
We’re wasted
No No We’re all wasted
We’re wasted
We’re all wasted
We’re all wasted
No no we’re all wasted |
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| ARGH |
[Nov. 27th, 2009|08:32 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | 2009 | ] |
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Starting to feel the stress since I'm about to start my 9th week of the term meaning my finals are a mere 2 weeks from now meaning I have only a few more weeks to finish my finals for Surface Techniques (he gave us the files for the final several weeks ago) so it's been on and off UVW Unwrapping and I'm barely even finished with 1 of the 6 buildings in the scene (and his geometry is awful in some places..).. it's such a long tedious process and I'm afraid I'm not gonna keep on top of it especially since this is only one of the 4 projects that make up the final and I have 3 other classes with projects that have yet to be assigned, probably gonna have some long restless nights in the next week or so. |
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| Writer's Block: Time in a bottle |
[Nov. 23rd, 2009|02:32 pm] |
While some of them died during my life time I would have loved to have seen the Rat Pack perform in it's glory years. |
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| Writer's Block: The play's the thing |
[Nov. 21st, 2009|01:29 am] |
I'd like to see any of the Indiana Jones novels get turned into movies.. because frankly.. ANYTHING would be 10 fold better then Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls.. it still hurts to think about the night you totally let me down George Lucas!! >. |
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| Writer's Block: The right fight |
[Nov. 21st, 2009|01:26 am] |
Getting my first bachelors.. regardless of me ending up pursuing a totally different career a year after. |
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| Writer's Block: Super-human |
[Nov. 16th, 2009|02:53 am] |
The super human ability to understand women o.o I doubt I need to explain why that would be an awesome power. |
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| Argh |
[Nov. 15th, 2009|03:25 am] |
Why do people always have to bring 'god' into a discussion? It's one of the biggest problems with the concept of discussing life else where in the universe with some people. When you boil it down we are insignificant, we are not special. Nothing about us is intrinsically unique when you think about it.. since the universe is vast with billions upon billions of worlds that life could have arose on the achievements of one species who puts itself to such high esteem is meaningless. According to the Drake Equation.. part of it puts into the equation out of so many civilizations that have come into being have destroyed themselves, so there are many dead ends but we aren't that far off, there are many ways that we could destroy ourselves becoming part of that statistic. Now what I was getting at before.. is people who say we are special because some intangible being deemed it so.. that we are created in that beings image. That already inflates the species ego, we think we are so intelligent, so infallible but we are very fallable. One possible problem with making first contact is how it would totally rock some peoples worlds because it would make everything they believed false, that other beings far different then them exist.. if god created man in his own image who created these beings? I think to truly look at it you have to drop those ideals.. you believe in god? fine.. I believe in god but as a force not a imaginary man on a cloud. So quit trying to make us out as anything more then intelligent animals cause we aren't anything more according to the will of some divine being.
This isn't open to debate, as I know I'm gonna piss somebody off with this so comments are disabled. |
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| Lyrics of the Day |
[Nov. 14th, 2009|02:42 pm] |
Daphne Loves Derby - Pollen and Salt
You've left me with such a silent world,
Where evenings are calm, but I'm restless
And my breath has become as thin as the wind.
Not even the mighty sky could fill the space you left behind
Not even when it rains.
No, nothing takes your place
Your emptiness too great to fill.
I have been holding my breath,
For too many nights in a row,
And somewhere on coastlines unknown to me
You paint your dreams,
With reds and blues and greens.
Yea you're painting daffodils by the sea,
Without me.
Today in a breeze I sensed your perfume
But you were nowhere near.
And in reverie,
I felt you holding me.
And even in my dreams I shake from the fear
Of truth being swept away
By the rhythm of the waves I whisper in your ears.
I have been holding my breath,
For too many nights in a row,
And somewhere on coastlines unknown to me
You paint your dreams,
With reds and blues and greens.
Yea you're painting daffodils by the sea,
Without me.
I would give away
The sweetest memories,
If I could just be with you again.
Be with you again.
I have been holding my breath,
For too many nights in a row,
And somewhere on coastlines unknown to me
You paint your dreams,
With reds and blues and greens.
Yea you're painting daffodils growing by the sea,
Without me.
Last night I dreamt you were with me,
Finally I could breathe. |
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| feed my ego more please? |
[Nov. 11th, 2009|09:51 pm] |
Hah hah hah, I love some of my classes for the fact that for the past couple projects i've handed in for Surface Techniques, the instructor has been like "this is exactly what I was looking for, if your wondering what an A looks like class, your looking at it."
:P |
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| McLovin is awesome in any movie he's in lol |
[Nov. 10th, 2009|09:12 pm] |
Augie Farks: Naysayers tell me "You should be embarrassed." "You should not be fighting." "You look like Marvin Hamlisch." I say "Nay, I am not embarrassed" "I will fight." "Who the hell is Marvin Hamlisch?"
Danny: He wrote the music for The Sting.
Wheeler: That's a good movie. |
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| Seriously? |
[Nov. 8th, 2009|08:46 pm] |
I wouldn't normally give spammers the time of day by actually reading the subjects but this was just too funny.
Orly now? |
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