T.V. executives have got to be the most shameless people on the planet, and it's infuriating.

Every time I hear something about "Jon & Kate Plus 8", I want to punch the television. Here we have a couple with marital problems, and all of America is on the edge of their seats wondering, "Will they make it? Will they get a divorce?". The worst part of this all is just how the network is just LOVING every minute of it. Do they actually care about these people? No, all they care about is the ratings, and they know it. What I can't understand is how Jon and Kate expect to get through this whole mess together (if that's really what they want) when they have t.v. cameras in front of their faces 24/7. For the sake of their relationship and for their children, they need to GET AWAY from it all for a while and try to work through their problems in peace. If they can't do that, then well...God be with them both.

Also, I heard a confirmation today that "Octomom" is getting a t.v. show deal...of course. While I can't say that this is too much of a surprise, it still makes me want to roll my eyes. I can't imagine this woman having anything worthwhile to say on her show, and I'm afraid of watching it, lest Stupid turns out to be contagious after all. Obviously, she's loving her title and all the publicity and is having a fine time promoting herself. (Not the mention the fact that a t.v. deal will surely make her life a little easier. Heck, they might even get her a house of her own, a coupon for diapers for life, or even get college funds set up for her 14 children! Golly, why didn't I think of this?)

Lesson learned: if you want many wonderful things to be handed to you on a silver platter, do something SOOO stupid enough to get a t.v. deal...or get on Oprah.

So Disney finally released a full trailer for "The Princess and the Frog"...and I have to say, it looks like it probably WON'T suck. Yay?

When I saw the teaser I kind of went, "meh". For one thing, considering this movie is set in 1920s New Orleans...just WHY is the soundtrack being done by Randy Newman? Don't get me wrong; I like him just fine...but stick with other Disney and Pixar movies, plz. You'd think they'd take this prime opportunity to put out a soundtrack with some jazz music for once, but no dice. But I digress.

I am glad that the movie has been done in traditional animation. Now, I have no qualms with CG animation by any means, but the rise of CG shouldn't have to mean that "traditional" animation in movies has to be done away with completely. (Although, can it really be called that anymore? I mean, it's not like it's done with cels...I'm pretty sure even the 2G animations nowadays are done primarily digitally as well.)

You had better NOT screw this one up, Disney! If you really want to relive the glory days of reputable movies, you'd best do right by this one.



Also...


I've been waiting to make that GIF for a while. Yay.

So...just how long is House gonna be on this acid trip? I mean...geez louise! First of all, I am infuriated with how the writers just won't let Amber GO. She gets kicked off the team, then she returns later as Wilson's new girlfriend, then she dies. But not even DEATH can stop the CTB from ruining this show, because House starts to hallucinate about her! And there's already been a couple of times where he thinks he's cured, but ooohh no... Although, it is a relief to know that he and Cuddy never actually slept together. That...would've been just awful. That was one of the things I never wanted to see on the show.

This past episode made me feel like I was watching an M.Night Shyamalan...but not a bad one, like everything post-The Sixth Sense.


Edit: Oi, I totally forgot... I turned 20 last Sunday, and I just got back home for the summer! HA!

Now, anyone who knows me will know that I'm a big Disney fan and don't like to knock it (usually), but I just love this SO MUCH.

Well, after almost two months, I got a job at the campus library! I'm pretty excited.

I've started to read this book called " My Revolutions" by Hari Kunzru, and so far it's pretty good. But, there's this one little thing that's really bugging me... The narrator makes a reference to Wile E. Coyote, and off-handedly calls it a Hanna-Barbera character. Which. He. Is. NOT. Maybe it's just a personal insult to me because I've never, ever been a fan of Hanna-Barbera cartoons, and Chuck Jones, who created Wile E. Coyote, is like a god to me. I suppose it's a minor slip-up (that SOMEHOW made it through the editor), but it's painful enough for me that I'm not sure if I'll be able to finish the book now...

So, yesterday I (finally) got around to seeing the Watchmen.

I'm...not quite sure what to think of it, but one thing's for sure: I will NEVER be able to listen to Leonard Cohen the same way again. Maybe I'm just taking it too personally, but I almost feel like their using "Hallelujah" for such a graphic sex scene was almost a misuse of the song.  (I'm just grateful that "Hallelujah" isn't my favorite song of his.)

But seriously, I'm still trying to work out what I truly think about the film. I didn't hate it by any means, but I honestly can't say that I loved it to pieces. Before I walked into the theater, I had heard some things about what to expect, so I wasn't completely taken by surprise. But still, Watchmen didn't make for a relaxing watch, for one thing, because it seemed to be several different genres rolled up into one. It was part superhero movie, part gore fest, and part porno. And lemme tell you, this thing left absolutely NOTHING to the imagination, and a lot wasn't very easy on the eyes.

Hey, Bono, what's with that crazy eye makeup, bro? Is that what you've been hiding under those sunglasses this whole time?

(I mean, don't get me wrong, I still love ya; we're birthday buddies. But...geesh. You're much too good for that Billie Armstrong look.)

I've got midterms coming up this week, so...don't expect a new page until next week. :/ On the bright side, though,

Spring Break

is next week! Awesome.

Still the greatest commercial ever. I can't believe I've forgotten about this...

 You know what really grinds my gears? Public shower singers. I mean...how can these girls be so oblivious to the fact that their dorm has a community bathroom, and that maybe, juuuuust maybe, the rest of us don't want to hear your recital? It's a stretch, I know. Plus, shower stalls have a great echo, so we can hear you guys from down the hall. (At any rate, why would you want to spend 20 minutes in there, anyway? Those showers are all kinds of nasty.)

I swear, between this and the people who bring in radios while they shower...it's rather fortunate that they haven't invented waterproof pianos yet.

 So I watched the Academy Awards all the way through last night. Before this year I've only seen parts of each ceremony, but this time I watched the whoooollle thing. Final thoughts:

- I know Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture, but I still feel like I'm the only one who likes it. I've heard so many people talk about how they hated it. :/
- "Outstounding"? Will Smith, I love you.
- Yikes, Sophia Loren looked BAD. I know she's old, but she looked like someone forgot to take her out of the oven. Also, that dress was about five different kinds of awful.
- What's up with Philip Seymour Hoffman's beanie? He looked like he was about to go on a heist. (I don't care what a great actor he's supposed to be, he still looks like the kind of guy who still lives with his mom.)
- I can't decide whether Hugh Jackman's song and dance routines where awful or awesome. Maybe both... But it's okay; he can get away with it because he's Hugh-effin'-Jackman.

 So, my roommate and I have concluded that my laptop is possessed. At random times when it's in sleep mode, it'll suddenly wake up. No noise, no nothing...the backlight suddenly just blazes forth in unparalleled glory. And it's only been doing this for the last, like, week. I don't know what the deal is...

( Marcus )

This is something I've been meaning to do. Marcus is a character that hasn't appeared in the comic yet, but he will in about 2-3 chapters. I'm not one for giving things away about the story, but this guy is a piece of work, I can tell you that much. :P

One of the reasons I've been wanting to do this was because I haven't actually drawn him yet, and designs always look better in your head. I especially wanted to make sure I actually knew how to draw his hair; I wanted to keep it from looking too girly. Plus, I love drawing 19th century fashion. ♥ Although, I now see just how much practice I need with it; I still don't quite have down the fabric folds and how the vest and jacket fit around the body.

I work at the bookstore on my campus, and lately I've seen a surprising amount of sorority girls toting around Vera Bradley purses. For me, the reason as to why is unfathomable. I suppose they're supposed to be the middle-class version of Coach or Dolce & Gabbana, but I still say they're ugly as sin. They look like diaper bags.

So I was thinking the other day about how in Goethe's version of Faust, we are first introduced to Mephistopheles as he follows Faust and Wagner home when they go for a walk. ...In the form of a poodle, nonetheness. I flirted with the idea of what it would've been like if I had introduced my version of Mephisto in the same manner. The result was not pretty.

I'm reeeeaaallly wanting to start updating this thing on a regular basis; part as an art blog, and part a regular journal. So let's start and see how far we get, shall we?

I just got back from seeing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It was pretty much amazing. It definitely wasn't a typical Brad Pitt movie; it's sure no Fight Club or Ocean's Eleven. (And I love both those movies to pieces, so don't think I'm trying to knock them or anything.) But Benjamin Button is a definite breath of fresh air; sort of like a combination between Forrest Gump and Big Fish (not in terms of plot, but in terms of the feel of the movie; the kind of air it carried around it).

This is sort of random, but something I've been wanting to do is make a list of my personal favorite albums of right now, so that's what I'm going to do now. I don't like having to count down my faves, so these aren't in any sort of order.

Carbon Leaf - Indian Summer
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Beethoven's Last Night
U2 - War
Cold War Kids - Robbers & Cowards
Placebo - Sleeping With Ghosts
The Verve - Urban Hymns
Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Adele - 19
The Kills - Midnight Boom
Bruce Springsteen - Magic

Why, oh WHY did they bring back Amber on House?!! I thought we were done with her for good! If she becomes a regular, I'm gonna be SO PISSED!

Good gravy, art projects sure take up a lot of time! I spent four hours last night carving out a stinkin’ plaster statue for my 3-D Design class. I got white dust everywhere. Of course, after that I still had to do my Japanese homework…so that took about another hour. DX




Oh well, I suppose I must suffer for art.

For some reason, I'm wanting to answer this like Robin Williams did in the movie Jack: "'What do I want to be when I grow up?' Alive." Oh gee.

But for seriously, I want to do something in art. If I'm able to have a career in art somehow (whether it'd be with a company or free-lancing), I'll be happy. But I suppose everyone is entitled to their own wild dreams, right? Right. Since my major is graphic design, I obviously want to do something in that field. Although it’s a long shot, one of the dreams I have is to work for something like Pixar or some other animation company. I can also see myself working as a comic artist. Now, I don’t think I’d like to work for some huge company like Marvel or DC, mainly there’s, like, twenty different people that work on each comic (one for penciling, one for inking, one for writing, etc.). If I could, I’d like to work like Johan Vasquez or Roman Dirge, who do the sole work in making a comic. (Whatever editors or such they have aside.)


Yeah. That sounds good.