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Me as the Joker and my hamster Yuffie.

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:47:15 -0400

Me as the Joker and my hamster Yuffie.

Boy Power

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:30:16 -0400

The following is a message directed specifically at @thornlordslady on Twitter. Obviously too long for Twitter, I decided to post my theories here to share with her.

@thornlordslady I think it’d be important for any young man to grow up understanding the historical divide between men and women, and that while great leaps have been made, a divide still exists.

Many men might feel they get “the short end of the stick” a lot of times, as efforts are made to ensure women’s equality. A survey was done of Commerce students some years ago that indicated that just as many men thought they would be discriminated against in getting a job as women did. Is this equality? No. Is this evidence that men are now becoming oppressed? I don’t believe so.

Your husband retweeted a great article, and I think a quotation stands true for this situation as well: “…privilege always lies with the majority. They’re so used to being catered to that they see the lack of catering as an imbalance.”

Boy power is understanding that you don’t get the world handed to you on a silver platter. Boy power is recognizing and understanding the trials of women, and the oppression they have felt due to men. Boy power is recognizing that the problems of the past are not his fault, and he is not to blame.

It’s understanding that he is not under attack as a gender because it’s harder for him to get a job, or because there are women’s groups, or because “girl power” is a thing, but not “boy power.” It’s looking at the world through the right set of lenses and seeing that things are changing, things are imperfect, but they’re not out to destroy him.

Empowering as a person becomes the icing on the cake in this lesson, I think.

I don’t know if this fits your situation, but it’s what I would hope to teach my son(s?) some day. That, and don’t be an asshole. :^p

"In death you are alone."

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:21:22 -0500

““In death you are alone.””

- from Eternity by Audra Balion

"You’ve been trying to tell me that death isn’t the end. Don’t back out on me now..."

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:55:12 -0500

“You’ve been trying to tell me that death isn’t the end. Don’t back out on me now that I believe.”

- Grey, The Spirit Within

Another in my series of wannabe ocremixes … some day. This...

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:39:00 -0500

Another in my series of wannabe ocremixes … some day. This one is a take on the Final Fantasy VI song Edgar and Mash.

Edgar and Mash plays as a sort of national anthem for the kingdom of Figaro. It reflects the power and strength of the nation, creating images of glory and pride.

Half way through the game, the world is decimated. Figaro Castle is lost beneath the desert’s sands and the people are under the rule of The Empire. With this in mind, I turned the “anthem” into a lullaby. I’m still playing around with the singing of it, but I have a specific image in mind. A father sings this lullaby to his dead child, his child having died in the chaos.

The instrumentation at the beginning is from Seline, a music-making program for iPad. Playing around with that as well.

Photo

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:28:00 -0500

I hope this improves ... Poor America.

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:25:39 -0500

ichangethistoomuch:

tyleroakley:

sofapizza:

penishole:

just got teary-eyed from a cartoon.

This makes me thankful that my boyfriend’s career gives health benefits to same-sex partners… but many don’t. I wish people could realize the effects inequality has.

This is so horrible :( Closed mindedness is an epidemic. It needs to be cured.

Conductor Tharpon’s Worst Nightmare. It really is quite...

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 21:33:27 -0500

So many gnomes!

They're up to something, I know it.

Elizabeth? Anyone? Help...

Conductor Tharpon’s Worst Nightmare.

It really is quite terrifying. Garden gnomes! A dozen garden gnomes! All after my suave and luxurious hair! Save meeee!!!

"The things that I have that I wish I didn’t have are hallucinations, delusions, and loss of..."

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:01:03 -0500

“The things that I have that I wish I didn’t have are hallucinations, delusions, and loss of thought control. The things that I don’t have that I wish I did have are curiosity, motivation, and sex interest. The above is pretty much the way schizophrenia goes.”

- schizophrenia sufferer

"So liek teh Ceiling Kitteh lieks teh ppl lots and he sez ‘Oh hai I givez u me only kitteh and..."

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:59:42 -0500

“So liek teh Ceiling Kitteh lieks teh ppl lots and he sez ‘Oh hai I givez u me only kitteh and ifs u beleeves him u wont evr diez no moar, kthxbai!’”

- LOL Cat Bible, John 3:16

I dislike my job. Quite a lot. But I always have my panda buddy...

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:56:46 -0500

I dislike my job. Quite a lot. But I always have my panda buddy to keep me company. One of the many things left in the booth by my wife from when she used to work here. I love my wife. I work this job for her.

Anyone else work a job they dislike? Or is there something you dislike about your job that you love? Share a picture, share why you do it. It could be cleansing.

Bang! Kaiser and Rose rar! Not so much sharing my world and...

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:58:00 -0500

Bang!

Kaiser and Rose rar!

Not so much sharing my world and sharing my view of your world :p But who’s counting?

submitted by Happy Skunk

"Sleep and the world will hold you. Sleep. Let the world embrace you. Rest now my little darling...."

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:45:20 -0500

“Sleep and the world will hold you. Sleep. Let the world embrace you. Rest now my little darling. Sleep. Do not despair. Light will wrap around you. Dark will ever fail. Hope is deep inside you. Sleep. Do not despair. Sleep and world will hold you. Trust that I’ll be there. Rest now my little darling. Sleep. Do not despair. Sleep.”

- Anna, Within the Penumbra (v.4)

AK47MP episode 2. Mixing comic nerdiness with art. Art by Audra...

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:01:23 -0500

AK47MP episode 2. Mixing comic nerdiness with art. Art by Audra Balion, Writing by F. David Schultz

Of all the char's you've made up, who's your favorite?

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:54:13 -0500

Tricky. I’ve created a lot of characters; between short stories, role-playing games, and theatre, I have quite a collection. There are a few that stand out: Kurtis Claw (who has morphed more into Kisandra Claw in my mind after having seen him become Kisandra in three theatrical interpretations), Kaiser Inferno, and Beth.

Kurtis is one of my most well-developed characters. There’s a lot of conflict going on for him. I have enjoyed following his journey from youth, through manipulation, to redemption, and trying to figure out what happens to him beyond that. From madness to “death” and all over. He’s a fun character; deep down he has such a pure heart, but he is always dominated by some external force of evil that manipulates him. Is he a victim, or not? It’s a fun question I’d like to explore further.

Kaiser Inferno is so much fun. A bottle of unrelenting anger, and hate. Exploring his backstory in Nightfall Ablaze was incredibly fun. It made him more than just a creature driven by hatred. It made him a tragic victim of a malicious system, and of his own naïveté. To fully realize the source of his hate and bloodlust was a great pleasure. Definitely a favourite.

Beth is an odd one to appear in my mind. Perhaps I enjoy her more in concept than in character. I wrote a short play entitled Atra Bilis which follows a young author, Alvin, struggling against his own feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt while trying to form meaningful relationships and succeed creatively. The other problem was that he was completely insane. When I first watched A Beautiful Mind, I was captivated by the thought that the people around us may only be an invention of the mind and schizophrenia as well. I created a few characters that touched on this thought. The visions were always negative and malicious. Alvin is haunted by a host of goblins who destroy his work. Beth was his best friend, his confidante, his support, and also a figment of his imagination. She’s the only benevolent delusion I’ve created, and she holds a special place in my heart for that. So, it is in part the concept of delusions and altered reality due to mental illness that intrigues me, and that’s what makes her a favourite, but also because of the supportive role she plays, different from all other forays into imaginary characters I’ve created.

There you have it. A very long answer that doesn’t even definitively answer your question.

When did you first get into acting?

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:13:39 -0500

The first time I got on a stage was probably in grade six. It was a Christmas concert. I was a shepherd who was intent on giving baby Jesus a tie as a gift. I recall one of my classmates missing a line during the big performance. I couldn’t just move on; I said far too loudy, “You missed a line!”

Through grades seven and eight, my family and friends were very encouraging, telling me about how awesome I was at acting (being awesome in acting, in those days, means being loud—and I was the loudest guy around).

By high school, I fell in love. I adore theatre: acting in it, writing for it, and directing it.

I have been playing around with the idea of doing an OCReMix of...

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 23:59:53 -0500

I have been playing around with the idea of doing an OCReMix of late. I purchased a microphone to get better quality recordings. Here I am playing around with a lounge-singer style arrangement of Eiko’s Theme from Final Fantasy IX. I have no skill with instruments, so my brother-in-law will hopefully help me with this when he has time again. Thought I would share. Might post up some more vocal works as time goes on.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 23:50:13 -0500

At the moment, a fencing sabre.