I found an old sketchbook full o' doodles I'd forgotten about!

"Bartholomuella"

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:) I'm making progress!!!

( Here are the paintings I'm working on finishing in time for Artmatic 2009... )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

( Lookit what happened this weekend!!! )

Yesterday, I made these blood-spattered cupcakes for a Friday the 13th party.

I'm happy to say they've clotted nicely. :)

:)

chrispiers recently discovered this website that allows you to manipulate a few simple tools to create cartoon movies. If you can type, you can make movies!

( Here are the ones I've made so far... )

( Here is a run-on sentence describing some of the things I haven't been posting. )

chrispiers and I spent this past weekend slipping into sleep deprived delirium as participants in 24-Hour Comics Day!

The goal was to create a 24-page comic book within 24 hours. It was hard! But I think the delirium helped us all (there were eight writer-artists total) in the end.

The free pizza and jog-walking around the mini mall with Chris were my favorite parts!

( I messed around with some cheap acrylics recently... )

I participated in the BALTIMORE 48-Hour Film Project this past weekend. I'm starting to really get the hang of this stuff!

I had to write a "rockabilly" style piece for this one, which was quite a challenge as I hadn't picked up a guitar in probably a year & a half (it was a miracle the strings didn't disintegrate upon impact. I was convinced the two-inch layer of dust was holding the whole thing together).

I quickly discovered some limitations (e.g. that I've become so ungood at playing guitar that I can really only get a decent sound if I play three strings at a time and mute the other three). I ended up recording a "lower three strings" part and an "upper three strings" part. I used rubber bands and toilet paper to fashion the mutes. Hehhh...

This project went quite differently than the DC version, as I basically just met with the producer twice, got a copy of his desired music style samples, and never met any of the actors or other crew. I haven't even seen any footage, as my team was running behind schedule in the last few hours, and we decided the swiftest way to approach final mix-down was for me to upload all the sounds and music over FTP for them to work in themselves. That was the only disappointingish part for me.

And I still have no idea if we made the deadline!

Back to the plusses though, I've been suggested as a sound-designer/scorer to an NYU film student who's working on his thesis film (pretty exciting!). The film's story sounds quite intriguing, and the sound should be a wonderful challenge for me, and a great resume-building opportunity.

It feels great to put my gear to use again, rather than continue to use it as a place to pile laundry. :)

I never posted the actual finished result of our DC 48 Hour Film Project!

chrispiers was the star! He did a fantastic job!
qrissy wrote and produced the music!

I've volunteered myself for the Baltimore project too! This shit's fun. :)

This past weekend chrispiers & I were part of a team that participated in the 48-Hour Film Project ( http://www.48hourfilm.com/dc ), I was the sound designer & musical score writer (Chris was the lead actor).

They're screening our film tomorrow night starting at 7:00pm at AFI Theatre in Silver Spring, and you should come seeeeeee it!!!

Tickets go on sale at noon today through this site: http://www.afi.com/silver/new/nowplaying/events.aspx#48hou

We are team: "Film Junkies", & we drew the genre "Spy", so I got to write spy-themed music!

I signed up for Artomatic again.

krizsa made me do it. :o)

I am hungry for fried chicken and cake.

Introducing... ( Bulimiasaurus & Tyranorexic Rex! )

Finally.

( Apparently Gandhi and Ben Stiller have a love-child! )

Now that I've successfully completed the latest main occupier of my time at work, I've moved on to a new challenge! I am now scouring each state in search of people engaging in various activities...

( Here's what I meeeeeeean! )

My weekdays are endlessly exciting.