To any Seniors reading this.

Sing a-long if you know the words.

"Hey, this was really fun

 We hope you liked it too

 Seems like we've just begun

 When suddenly we're through

 Goodbye, goodbye, good friends, goodbye

 Cause now it's time to go
 But, hey, I say, well, that's OK

 Cause we'll see you very soon, I know

 Very soon, I know

 Goodbye, goodbye, good friends, goodbye

 And tomorrow, just like today
 (Goodbye - today)"

More Kiddie Book Stuff: Club Foot and a Midnight Stroll

More stuff from my project

Crit Me: Staff Assistant-Phillip Young. (Future Scientist)

Because I was procrastinating all of my other projects.

Double Crit Me: Its a Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood

'There's a house on my block
That's abandoned and cold
Folks moved out of it a
Long time ago
And they took all their things
And they never came back
Looks like it's haunted
With the windows all cracked
And everyone call it
The house, the house where
Nobody lives"
- House Where Nobody Lives, Tom Waits

Art Topic LifeDeatLifeDeathLifeDeath!

 Life - Living - Dying - Death

Art Review: Time of the Apes

The Japanese science fiction/fantsy movie, Time of the Apes is another one of those charming B movies to come out of the late 80s. Put together from the miniseries of the same name, Time of the Apes is a story of children, cryogenic freezing, time travel, and of course bad ape suits. Our protagonist Johhny, is a small boy who just doesnt care (Look up the clip "Johnny doesnt care" on YouTube) as he and his friend/sister go to a cryogenics lab to see their friend Catherine, who is a scientist. Earthquakes happen stuff breaks and the trio ends up frozen and awake in a future where Apes rule and mankind is almost extinct. Its cheesy, weird, and at times bizarre; but thats what makes it great. 

Martians came to earth to mess with human beacause Mars sucks so they told everyone that Emeralds are all the color grue until it is the year 2000 then they are green again, and for some rasin the humans beleived them. So now now its past 2000 and people are still talking about it and I think its supposed to be about how meanings can change.
Meanwhile on Mars, aliens are probably hi fiving the Martian who came up with the idea

How have vidya' games changed art?

Like all things, games have done some good, and of course some bad.
The good being games that have great story, fresh concepts, or actually have meaning.

The flip side.
We also get games that have reused cliches. Bland,or tasteless games that are just the same game repackaged thing that will sacrifice story and depth for some "sweet ass explosions" or "lots of tits" that gives the industry a bad image.

Crit Me: Magic Crunch

I prefer the B&W version.

What if there was no art?

I would probably just shut down, and go into catonic boredom....

Of course I'm sure you could never completly get rid of art.

Crit Me: B&W Fernando the Great

"Well he was born with out a body
Not even a brow
I made the kid a promise
I made the kid a vow
He's not conventionally handsome
He'll never be tall
He said "all you got to do is
Book me into Carnegie Hall""
-Tom Waits, Eyeball Kid

Art in the News: C2E2 this weekend

This weekend is the the Third Annual C2E2 (Chicago Comic Entertainment Expo). From Friday to Sunday, comic and TV artists will be there, signing autographs, talking about current projects, selling merchandise, and more. Other things to check out is the entertainment and of course the collectible merchandise booths. Come and see the costumes and look for your favorite (or least favorite) characters among the greasy faced teens/man-children (like me!). Come in and see the original actor for C3PO, have a wonderful day in the neiborhood with Mr.Mcfeely as he talks about his time with Mister Rogers. Theres lots to do and so little time (and available tickets)

Movie Review (By Cinco)

From independant director, Glen Tennis. Comes the the next hit family film, The Pillgrums. Starring everyone's favorite Grumster, Grum! This film takes us back to the days of the Mayflower and the Indians, as we follow the exploits of Grum.

The Pillgrums: 3/5

Topic: Should "Traditional Art"Medias be replaced with "Digital Art" Medias.

Art should never be phased out for a new medium, they should coexist like hamburgers and hotdogs.

What is Beauty?

"There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion"

-Francis Bacon

Crit-Eek Me: Childs Drawing

 "And we're not little children
and we know what we want.
And the future is certain
give us time to work it out."
-Road to Nowhere, Talking Heads

Art Review: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream.

109 years after the end of World War III, The super computer "AM". Has killed off all of humanity, leaving only 5 strangers alive to torture for his own pleasure. Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" is short but memorable story that plays heavily on morality and the human psyche. The story is told from the point of view from one of the unlucky survivors Ted, arguably the "sanest" of the group as the others have either lost sight of what they were or in the case of another character Benny, has lost all of his past self and his humanity after being turned into a beast of horrors. The story does a great job of putting you in the place of Ted as he experiences the grotesque events unfold.

Its hard to explain more without giving away most of the good parts. But the short story is a definite good read if your looking for something different and interesting.

http://www.surfturk.com/endoftheworld/ihavenomouth.html

Crit Meh: Fernando the Great (rough sketch)

"Let me fall out the window
With confetti in my hair
Deal out jacks or better
On a blanket by the stairs
I'll tell you all my secrets
But I lie about my past
So send me off to bed forever more"
- Tom Waits, Tango Till They're Sore

Violence:"Murder Simulators"

I found this graph to be a bit interesting considering the amount of controversy these titles stirred. I guess the moral guardians may be a bit off about video games causing violence.

Art Review: Paranoia xp

"Are you unhappy, citizen? May I be of assistance? The Computer is your friend."

Paranoia XP is another instalment of the beloved role-playing series. Players take the role of troubleshooters, an "elite" (heavy quotations on elite) group of secret police living in the Dystopia Utopia of Alpha Complex. Players must complete objectives from the beloved caretaker of Alpha Complex, The Computer (AKA The giant eye ball on the big screen). Battling mutants, commies, and the most dangerous enemy of all Mutant Commies. Players themselves must also hide their secret identities of being mutants and/or being a part of a secret society devoted to taking control of Alpha Complex. Players are encouraged to lie, cheat, and betray help and work together with

their friends at the best opportunity, hence the name Paranoia.
The following review is above RED-Clearence, failure to follow clearence protocols will result in termination. Have a nice day
Gamemasters must use the players as toys, to be beaten with a stick and given a treat afterward for their determination and creativity. Gamemasters are all knowing  and are never to be questioned by the players, players should never know the rules and should be punished for use of tactics, meta-gaming, or strategy in games.

All in all Paranoia xp is a fun twisted time that will entertain most any gameing groups as long as they can deal with the implausibility and chaos of it.

"Please report for termination immediatley. Thank you for your cooperation. Have a nice day."

Paranoia xp: 5/5