screw the wedding. i could care less, and my british counterparts are only happy in a sense that they get the day off.
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i'm 500 ml short of the challenge. :(
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I'm going to the doctor today about my shoulder. again. normally they give me a choice. i can get some motrin, and hope it goes away, or i can take some magical shtuff that heals muscle, even while working it out, but go DNIF (Duties Not Including Flying). Now before i couldn't do that, because i'm an instructor and flying 2-3 times a week. but now that i have a kidney stone, i'm mandatory DNIF. So maybe this magic medicine will not interfere with my kidney researches and any possible medicines they give me. and my shoulder problems will be done once and for all.
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Royal wedding and royalty etc- It really gives much the same effect as something like the American movie industry, but compared to that it's way, way, way cheaper. So all up it's actually pretty good value.
i.e. Helps with the "Brand recognition" of the whole country, helps in the spread of British cultural exports, helps bring in millions of tourist dollars etc.
To get the same effect other countries have to spend far more.
The British monarchy isn't popularised by merchandising. It's popularised because of Britain's remaining status as the pre-eminent European power (back when that was the case), plus the royals are still significant in all the commonwealth countries globally AND in countries like the US that are culturally related to Britain.
The merchandising is just crap that various companies cash in on.
Meanwhile, I do my best to ignore the whole thing. Still, it's funny how much Willy is starting to look like his grandfather. Going bald in the same place too.
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BTW Scarf- the razor thing.
-Not dull. It was a very sharp blade. The problem was caused by too close a shave. ;)
Won't do that again if I can help it. :(
OMG NO I WOKE UP TOO LATE TO WATCH THE WEDDING. ARGHHHHH OH NOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo…..
…Must…Give…a….fuck…
Nope, failed. Oh well, I'm gonna go play video computer games.
screw the wedding. i could care less,You COULD care less?
So you must care at least a bit? :o
You'd think Britain was the only monarchy in Europe. It isn't. They just have the best merchandising and publicity.Eh, I don't think we're even a monarchy anymore. We have a monarchy, but they just sit around looking important and doing nothing nowadays. The prime minister(s) makes all the stupid important decisions.
You'd think Britain was the only monarchy in Europe. It isn't. They just have the best merchandising and publicity.Eh, I don't think we're even a monarchy anymore. We have a monarchy, but they just sit around looking important and doing nothing nowadays. The prime minister(s) makes all the stupid important decisions.
I thought they where a tourist attraction.
screw the wedding. i could care less,You COULD care less?
So you must care at least a bit? :o
Aaaaand I'm creatively stuck.
See, I was looking through some Italian comics (a couple of Polish translations that I actually own and a couple of translated/untranslated scans) and I noticed that there was a big trend somewhere in the 60s-70s to do pocket sized books with only two panels per page (and occasional splash page).
And I must say, it looks like an interesting experiment to mess around with. Perhaps two panels, no deviations, approach? This means each spread is a 4 panel beat, you have to work to make the stuff function properly. Doing grids is actually not that easy. Think of making a strip with a fixed number of panels. It's not that easy to get the beats right so that the punchline etc. works properly. Same goes for any other rigid grid format.
Still, I want to try this, I want to see where it could take me.
So… two panels per page, black and white, digest sized. Probably 100+ pages. Pencils + gelpens/ballpoints/anything that makes ink marks on the page.
And then I start sifting through the archive of my projects and ideas… and I can't make up my mind what to choose!
Been banging my head against this wall for the last couple days now.
Oh well, I'll come up with something.
*ignores all the wedding related stuff*
It's interesting how comics take different shapes all over the world.
Italians had these pocket sized thingies (and they are pocket sized, they're shorter than Tokyopop/Ka-blam sized mangas and slightly narrower too… well, at least in Polish edition) that ran for 100 or more pages (and Dylan Dog has been coming out monthly in a 96 page pocketbook for something like 20 years now) and the old stuff was two panels per page.
Then there are Euro-sized comics. A4 format and 48-64 pages (or even more). Whereas specifically Polish comics either mimicked the European format or went with A4, B5 or A5 sized issues of around 32 pages. And then there was a bunch of square sized books.
And our reprints of American comics had two issues in each issue, whereas I think Brazilian ones have more than that but are smaller format (closer to 6x9?)
And obviously there's manga… wait, I'm ranting again! Oh well, enough of this, time to stare at the list of ideas again :D
Aaaaand I'm creatively stuck.You could try venturing into cell-phone comics/use a digital approach? Like using flash or whatever to zoom in on panels, add SFX movements, make text appear to be 'being said'. etc.
See, I was looking through some Italian comics (a couple of Polish translations that I actually own and a couple of translated/untranslated scans) and I noticed that there was a big trend somewhere in the 60s-70s to do pocket sized books with only two panels per page (and occasional splash page).
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Moms been a super bitch lately.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjYSERaXEGI&feature=relmfu
I can't stop listening!!
Aaaaand I'm creatively stuck.You could try venturing into cell-phone comics/use a digital approach? Like using flash or whatever to zoom in on panels, add SFX movements, make text appear to be 'being said'. etc.
See, I was looking through some Italian comics (a couple of Polish translations that I actually own and a couple of translated/untranslated scans) and I noticed that there was a big trend somewhere in the 60s-70s to do pocket sized books with only two panels per page (and occasional splash page).
Oh god, no, anything but that! I HATE that shit, sorry. Whenever I see a comic done that way I close it within a minute or two of starting to read.
Part of the magic of comics lies in the fact that it is the reader who controls the pacing by deciding how much time they want to spend on each panel/page.
Anyway, the problem isn't the format but what exactly to do. Which story of the hundred or so sitting in my notes to develop, write and draw.
I don't know why so many people appear to have it in for our lovely young Saxe-Coburgs. I find it rather refreshing to see a celebrity couple who won't be selling their wedding pictures to Hello magazine for an extortionate sum. Makes me proud to be downtrodden and British.
no more rants about peeing in a jug for this user…for now. nope, i'm on to money situations.
See i can pay off my bills. (minus the cars). and then have a couple bucks for an emergency. and then in turn, i'd have an extra hundred bucks or so at the end of every month to put back into savings. however. i'm not the kind of guy to put money into savings. money which could very well go towards….things. and stuff. like. an air compressor, with associated tools, which will be needed for the car work. and spray guns, so i can do my own custom paint jobs.
i could put that money towards a truck to haul my newly painted car around.
It's taking every ounce of strength i have not to live like the average american…and it hurts. why do i want things, and stuff?
So I figured I'd try to teach myself to play piano again and so far so well.
I also figured out how to make it play some nice beats so you can bet I'll be making some raps for y'all when I can.
I also plugged it into my amp and made it sound like an electric guitar.
Sadly I sounded better soloing on the piano rather than my real guitar.
But it was AWESOME.
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Today was friday friday…
and I learned how to play friday friday…
but I learned it on thursday thursday…
(You see, I now understand what's awesome about playing/singing that-pissing people off with it.)
Finally doing this whole comic thing. All this time I've rolled my eyes at people who moan and bitch, but now I get it - deadlines suck.
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Currently in love with "North and South"….
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I'm NEVER eating pizza again for as long as I live.
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Link to really annoying backin' up song
Freakin' A-……..can't….stop….watching…..
Just finished making spaghetti for dinner. It could've been better had I overcooked the noodles… or even checked to see if I had actually bought regular noodles instead of the really thin stuff…
Maybe if I'm bored enough I'll try creating ice cream pizza… just like regular pizza but instead of cheese and pepperoni, it would be other stuff… Ice cream, vanilla wafers, fruit slices, sprinkles, etc… all on a large crust made of the same stuff you use to make soft chocolate chip cookies. And maybe make it so the outer crust is filled with vanilla, fudge, or some fruity filling. And then I could create a restaurant to serve the stuff. No takeout though since ice cream can melt really fast. -_-
Still playing R-Type Final (I love this game a bit too much). Decided to fly the ship "Platonic Love" in the game for a few minutes to unlock other ships. Felt like I was flying a beating human heart with wings… eww… And the Love Force? A nice pink heart encased in glass… that kills things. Is it really necessary to kill things with Love? O_O
Youtube: R-Type Final "BX-2 Platonic Love" Fighter
I guess you CAN kill things with love. Oh… and don't mind the background too much. The aliens have one freaky mind… And I just realized… you're flying a "heart" through the heart of enemy territory.
must….not….buy….truck.
car….is….too…awesome….for trade…..
strong will and determination…..fading….
Trucks eat more gas, and gas prices are rising. Think about it a bit…. :)
Around here fuel is going for $4.60 a gallon now, and it may go up another 10 cents in the next two weeks… I'm very tempted to get a scooter just to keep fuel usage down…
Trucks eat more gas, and gas prices are rising. Think about it a bit…. :)
Around here fuel is going for $4.60 a gallon now, and it may go up another 10 cents in the next two weeks… I'm very tempted to get a scooter just to keep fuel usage down…
I live 2 miles from work. perfect run distance. i have a buddy 2 houses down, on the same schedule as me.
ummmm…diesel. there aren't many diesel cars, but boy howdy do we have teh trucks.
i've got nothing, but thanks. you've strengthened my resistance just a bit.
We found the scrub jays nest. Over the past few days they were going nuts attacking the outside cat. Kinda amusing since Grimmy never stirred from his sleep when they were squawking and swooping at him. Heh. Dumb birds.
Also i just got bit or stung by something when i was looking at the nest. -_- It's itchy! Dad has the same mark from working this morning…me and dad have been talking a lot lately since mom's either working or being a bitch. On one hand it sucks since moms all cranky, but then on another i finally have conversations with my father that aren't awkward as hell.
He doesn't get my jokes though…that's okay. His suck too.
It's hard to tell what's actually going on in the US sometimes. I was just listening to a clip(2 years old tho, so a little outdated I suppose) where Glenn Beck says that there is a "lottery" over here in Canada to decided who gets to see a doctor. Do people actually believe these things?
When I need to go to the doctor, I call her secretary and make an appointment. Usually for sometime in the next couple of days. If he's talking about seeing specialists that can sometimes be a bit of a wait(I've had to wait a few weeks) but you just set an appointment for that too…
I can't figure out where the lottery bit comes from at all, assuming it's not just an outright lie.
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The new franchisee seems really nice so far. I'm the youngest so she's not having my close on my own, and she gave me the days before my exams off(without me asking her).
So today my dad decided to be a giant dick to me as he made me do yet another full day of yardwork, missing breakfast and lunch.
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Doctor Who is so outrageous but I'll give it the credit of having and acutual intriguing plot for once.
So congrats for not sucking today, Doctor.
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I've been working really hard on learning a ton of piano.
Songs I'm learning right now (they're basic):
Poker Face (acoustic) by Lady Gaga
Art is Dead and I'm Bo Yo by Bo Burnham
Brick by Ben Folds Five
and…Just a Friend by Biz Markie.
:)
And considering that, any suggestions from the ducker community.
I just love it when my friends plan to go to the movies, and then don't bother to tell me its cancelled, so I rock up by myself and wait for two and a half hours on my own in the freezing cold while getting cat called at by random guys. It didn't help that I had to use a pay phone four times because I didn't have my phone with me, it didn't help that I had to wonder for at least half an hour to find a pay phone, and it didn't help that mum didn't get my sobbing messages until an hour later.
Whoopdeedoo… :/
Damnit i got woken up at the asscrack of dawn because dad's cigarette smoke is wafting in my room, and now i can't fall asleep or focus because it's motherfucking cold. I'm so angry hulk SMASH
He's never shown interest in quitting even once when he does like 4 packs a day. How the hell can you chainsmoke for 44 years ears and have working lungs??
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