Something I Drew At School ~ [10/24/11]

It's not perfect, but I still think I did a really good job on it.
Especially, still I haven't really drawn anything since I started Castella In Theory--19 months ago.
The eyes are the main issue. I think either one could be good, but not together.
Best viewed in full size.

          

Best Quote of the Week ~ [10/23/11]

Dai Satō: I love the stories, worlds, characters, and themes he can create.
[See his Major Works after the Jump]

          “If we are always escaping from reality and real problems, when will we face them?”

~Dai Satō

Feed the Future: Let's put an end to famine

          The famine in Somalia has killed 30,000 children in 3 months. In 2011 we have the opportunity to make famine a thing of the past. Lives are in your hands. Please fully fund Feed the Future and help break the cycle of famine for good. Help Congress Know by signing the petition here at one.org.

Best Quote of the Week ~ [10/16/11]

          "To see clearly and without flinching, without turning away, this is agony, the eyes taped open two inches from the sun."

~Margaret Atwood (Notes Towards A Poem That Can Never Be Written)

Weekend Theater: Croton Falls and XOXOSMS

I need to invest in Photoshop

          Hey, guys, welcome to first edition of Weekend Theater, something that probably won't happen again for a long while. Anyway, about a year ago I backed a few short films on Kickstarter  and two them are finished and and doing a full streaming this weekend. The first one is Croton Falls by Joseph Marconi, video and description below, and the other one is XOXOSMS by Nancy Schwartzman. XOXOSMS is having free full preview of the movie on their website here only for this weekend! Go watch it them both and support the filmmakers, cast, and crew!

CROTON FALLS from Joseph Marconi on Vimeo.

          Description: In the near future during the bleak winter of 2015 mankind is discovering that the mind is evolving… people are experiencing and manipulating their realities through a communal shared consciousness. Will Kent awakes on a train headed upstate New York to his hometown of Croton Falls. After his fiancé leaves him and his writing career tailspins he leaves New York City to reconcile with his emotions and restore some sense of purpose to his life. But after reconnecting with his parents and some old friends he finds his reality slowly unraveling blurring the lines between the real and the imaginary. And as Will fights to hold on to his sanity a disturbing truth begins to emerge.

Best Quote of the Week ~ [10/9/11]: Maya Edition

Maya Edition!

          "Let's Think Positive!"

~Maya Amano from Persona 2: Innocent Sin

Extra Quote:

          Empusa (Rating: Demon): "What are you, like, thinking about?"

          Maya (Rating: Awesome): "Killing this demon right here."

~It can be done with any character, but the first time I did it was with Maya. Persona 2: Innocent Sin

  

Best Quote of the Week ~ [10/2/11]

          "The report of my death has been greatly exaggerated."

~Mark Twain

musica es musica: Strange Mercy

Album Cover

          It’s like nightlife meets Space Invaders?  It’s poppy, rocky—definitely alternative, with some electronica, maybe glitchy, maybe hip-hoppy type of sounds, and sometimes kind of soft, yet sad and soulful, but somehow being energetic and heavy. Duffy-esque, Bjork-y? Sometimes. Unique—Always. Experimental—Yes. Fun—Oh yeah. Soooo, what the hell is it that I’m listening too and who’s responsible for this audible bewilderment? St. Vincent’s Strange Mercy—(with a little help from my friend…) a smorgasbord of sounds, genres, and textures all meshed together into a delightful buffet of musical wonderment.

The extraordinary woman herself.

          This is the third album (recently released) from Annie Erin Clark (who goes by the handle St. Vincent), an American born multi-instrumentalist. The album is a pleasure to listen to, though it is a pain to try and describe what exactly the album is as a whole because of St. Vincent’s skill at combining genres and use of many different instruments, vocal styles and effects. Though, there are some things I can say hold true for the entire album: It has a very cool feel to it—a sort of night time atmosphere, the music is solid with pretty much every beat sounding like it was placed purposefully, it is very unique, and while it may at first not seem too approachable, upon hearing it once, you are almost compelled to listen again. This is a great album in my opinion and you should give it a listen.

          Sidenote: I listen to a lot, A LOT of music and am really good at picking out good stuff but I’m probably one of the worst at describing why I like or dislike some music or even just describing it, which is why this musica es musica (and future) took so long and was so short.

          Anyway, I’ve provided some of my favorite tracks from the album after the jump. Have a listen.

Best Quote of the Week ~ [9/25/11]

          "I'm not going to rape you! I'm a little boy."

~A joke by John Mulaney

          This guy is a really funny comedian. Youtube's not letting me embed so I will leave a link to the full joke here. LINK.

Best Quote of the Week ~ [9/18/11]

By the time you read this I will have been done rereading the Scott Pilgrim books.

          "He is as hot as the flames of hell you bitches are going to."

~Joseph, Hollie's roommate, from Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Vol. 2)

In full Context:

          Hollie:   "But the real reason we're here is because Joseph has a crush on their bass player."

          Kim:     "I haven't seen him. Is he hot?"

          Hollie:   "I don't know. Is he hot Joseph?"

          Joseph: "He is as hot as the flames of hell you bitches are going to."

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Ramona in the film) holding up Scott Pilgrim Vol 2