Some people wonder why I dislike Disney so much.
This is one reason.
Sure, Disney did great things for animation. But, ultimately, I believe that they've done just as much, if not more, to hurt animation. For a whole bunch of talented artists, who no doubt worked their butts off for both a love of the medium and for Disney itself, to get swept aside while Michael Eisner proclaims "2D is dead" while beefing up on Pixar's table scraps is revolting.
As an animation lover, it angers me to see things like this happen. I want to know what you have to say. Sound off on the Message Board.
Sayonara.
Saturday, August 30, 2003
Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Post convention junk. And stuff.
Canadian National Expo 2003 was a great show. I enjoyed it much more than last years'. I learned a lot and had a good time with my pals. Bought myself some Transformers, including the Japanese version of Tidal Wave from Armada, and I got Dreamwave's TMNT #1 incentive cover signed by Pat Lee. I'll have a report up... eventually.
It's possible that I'll be going to the big comic book convention in Montreal this November. I can't commit right now, but I've been invited and apparently I've got a place to stay. I've never been to Montreal, so it'd be great to finally go there and have some fun. Expect more info if I do end up being able to make it.
I'm still having computer problems. Still trying desperately to get back much of the data, but so much of it is either unrecoverable, or just doesn't work anymore. It's very frustrating and tiring. I've got a lot of anger of the entire situation. None of the recovery programs I've been using can complete a scan of the hard drive. They get up to about 80% finished and then just slows down to a crawl. I once had a scan going for an entire week, and that still wasn't enough. Something is wrong inside the hard drive, and I think that only a professional can get in there and make things work. Of course, I can not afford that, and no one is willing to help me out.
All of this added to the overall uncertainty of my future (in regards to several things, most of all school) have made things very tough. I just want my freakin' life back, and as much as I try to obtain it, there's another setback or challenge or annoyance of some sort.
The summer is almost over and I have to say that I'm not happy with how it went. All of the great things that happened, such as Anime North and Canadian National Expo, have unfourtunatly been far outweighed in my mind by other, less positive factors. However, I did accomplish one goal, and that was this website. I worked really hard for a long time on making SG better, and I like to think that this place stands tall and proud, and so that alone has made things worth it.
Sayonara.
It's possible that I'll be going to the big comic book convention in Montreal this November. I can't commit right now, but I've been invited and apparently I've got a place to stay. I've never been to Montreal, so it'd be great to finally go there and have some fun. Expect more info if I do end up being able to make it.
I'm still having computer problems. Still trying desperately to get back much of the data, but so much of it is either unrecoverable, or just doesn't work anymore. It's very frustrating and tiring. I've got a lot of anger of the entire situation. None of the recovery programs I've been using can complete a scan of the hard drive. They get up to about 80% finished and then just slows down to a crawl. I once had a scan going for an entire week, and that still wasn't enough. Something is wrong inside the hard drive, and I think that only a professional can get in there and make things work. Of course, I can not afford that, and no one is willing to help me out.
All of this added to the overall uncertainty of my future (in regards to several things, most of all school) have made things very tough. I just want my freakin' life back, and as much as I try to obtain it, there's another setback or challenge or annoyance of some sort.
The summer is almost over and I have to say that I'm not happy with how it went. All of the great things that happened, such as Anime North and Canadian National Expo, have unfourtunatly been far outweighed in my mind by other, less positive factors. However, I did accomplish one goal, and that was this website. I worked really hard for a long time on making SG better, and I like to think that this place stands tall and proud, and so that alone has made things worth it.
Sayonara.
Thursday, August 21, 2003
Convention time!
Starting tomorow I'll be at the Canadaian National Comic Book/Sci Fi/Anime Expo for the weekend. I've been going to this show for several years now, and you can read about my last 2 experiences in the articles section. I'll be bringing a camera along and doing another convention report this year. So, if you Toronto area fans see me around, please come on over and say hello. I'll also be sketching throughout most of the weekend, so if I'm in a line or just not doing anything, I'll give anyone that asks a free drawing of just about whatever they want, as long as I either know how to draw it or if I can look at a picture for reference. Hope to see you there!
On a similar note, TransformersCon 2004 has been announced, and it will be taking place on March 20th and 21st in the same building as the Expo this weekend. Guests will be Dreamwave and my old pal, Scott McNeil. You can bet that I'll be going to this!
Sayonara.
On a similar note, TransformersCon 2004 has been announced, and it will be taking place on March 20th and 21st in the same building as the Expo this weekend. Guests will be Dreamwave and my old pal, Scott McNeil. You can bet that I'll be going to this!
Sayonara.
Wednesday, August 20, 2003
Note to punks: Bite me.
So recently I've gotten some nasty little anonymous messages in my guestbook. You know the kind, the sort of poorly worded and poorly spelled juvenile garbage constantly being spewed forth by the brain-dead scum of the Internet. Perhaps the work of a few people, perhaps the work of one. I intend on addressing several of them very soon, but just to prove that I'm not blind to the fact that there are people out there insulting me on my own website, I've got this to say.
You got a problem with me? You don't like the way I do things? You think I suck? Fine. But at least have the guts to stand by your thoughts. Leave a freakin' name. Leave a freakin' e-mail address. Try to actually spell something right and use some damn punctuation. Save the petty name calling and insults for recess time. And most of all, back up your opinions with something tangible.
Otherwise you're just another 12 year old would-be bully here in this virtual schoolyard playground, trying in vain to be tough while pretending to be cool. You make me sick, but only because I think you're pathetic.
Certainly, if people have something to say, they can just go ahead and say it. I'm not going to stop anyone from saying anything negative. But if you can't do that in an intelligent manner, then obviously you shouldn't have come to this website in the first place, because it's just too damn smart for you. Don't waste your time, and don't waste mine.
And for anyone out there who has a different opinion than those which have been staining the site recently, please share. I will always appreciate it.
These kinds of messages don't upset me at all. They're too stupid to sweat over and worry about or even take seriously. But I have to say that I get disappointed when I check my guestbook or my e-mail and messages like that are all I get. If you dig what I do, then say so, and say why. And if you don't, same thing. Say so, and say why. Got it? Thank you.
Sayonara.
You got a problem with me? You don't like the way I do things? You think I suck? Fine. But at least have the guts to stand by your thoughts. Leave a freakin' name. Leave a freakin' e-mail address. Try to actually spell something right and use some damn punctuation. Save the petty name calling and insults for recess time. And most of all, back up your opinions with something tangible.
Otherwise you're just another 12 year old would-be bully here in this virtual schoolyard playground, trying in vain to be tough while pretending to be cool. You make me sick, but only because I think you're pathetic.
Certainly, if people have something to say, they can just go ahead and say it. I'm not going to stop anyone from saying anything negative. But if you can't do that in an intelligent manner, then obviously you shouldn't have come to this website in the first place, because it's just too damn smart for you. Don't waste your time, and don't waste mine.
And for anyone out there who has a different opinion than those which have been staining the site recently, please share. I will always appreciate it.
These kinds of messages don't upset me at all. They're too stupid to sweat over and worry about or even take seriously. But I have to say that I get disappointed when I check my guestbook or my e-mail and messages like that are all I get. If you dig what I do, then say so, and say why. And if you don't, same thing. Say so, and say why. Got it? Thank you.
Sayonara.
Friday, August 15, 2003
I have the Power!
Though yesterday I didn't. Nobody did.
So at about 4 in the afternoon I was working on an update for the Weblog here. I had just about finished when, as usual, something bad happened. And chances are that if you're reading this, it happened to you too.
The power went out just after 4 P.M. and didn't come back until about 4 A.M., leaving me in the dark for almost 12 whole hours. It was crazy. Lucky for me, I'm a ninja, and the darkness is not my enemy. I think I adapted pretty well.
If any of my previous Anime students are reading this, there's a message for you on the board. Fairly self explanatory.
A special hello goes out to samurai_blade_60, who apparently is a former student of mine who has decided to take his frustration over his lack of talent out on me. I tried to reply to his poorly-worded e-mail but i am unsure if it went through. If that is the case, then this guy is a total coward, unwilling to back up his feelings with a name and e-mail address. Here's a taste of what he had to say.
"i dont really your art you rely to much on style pluse you think your japanese but your not"
Lovely. Can you believe that? He doesn't really my art! Come to think of it, I don't really my art very much either.
Transformers Armada issue #14 is out, beginning the Generation 1 crossover. Not only does it have the original Galvatron destroying anyone who gets in his way, but it also has Starscream giving Megatron the finger. Seriously. It rules. Buy it.
"I have always lived in darkness. I will never fear death." - Akuma
Sayonara.
So at about 4 in the afternoon I was working on an update for the Weblog here. I had just about finished when, as usual, something bad happened. And chances are that if you're reading this, it happened to you too.
The power went out just after 4 P.M. and didn't come back until about 4 A.M., leaving me in the dark for almost 12 whole hours. It was crazy. Lucky for me, I'm a ninja, and the darkness is not my enemy. I think I adapted pretty well.
If any of my previous Anime students are reading this, there's a message for you on the board. Fairly self explanatory.
A special hello goes out to samurai_blade_60, who apparently is a former student of mine who has decided to take his frustration over his lack of talent out on me. I tried to reply to his poorly-worded e-mail but i am unsure if it went through. If that is the case, then this guy is a total coward, unwilling to back up his feelings with a name and e-mail address. Here's a taste of what he had to say.
"i dont really your art you rely to much on style pluse you think your japanese but your not"
Lovely. Can you believe that? He doesn't really my art! Come to think of it, I don't really my art very much either.
Transformers Armada issue #14 is out, beginning the Generation 1 crossover. Not only does it have the original Galvatron destroying anyone who gets in his way, but it also has Starscream giving Megatron the finger. Seriously. It rules. Buy it.
"I have always lived in darkness. I will never fear death." - Akuma
Sayonara.
Wednesday, August 06, 2003
Protect the children!
I am disgusted.
Read this and you'll see why.
Done reading? Good. Ninja rant time.
So this guy in Texas sold an adult comic book... to an adult. And for that he's getting into trouble. Why? Because comics are for kids, of course!
Yeah, right.
First of all, whoever it was that came up with this plot to ruin this guy's business for the sake of their ideals and morals did so in such a crooked and underhanded way and I would be quick to call them dogs without honor. I am sure that this is the work of a fundementalist parent group or some other sort of loud-mouthed batch of soccer moms that have all too often tried to take entertainment away from people. They make me sick.
I'm not into hentai manga, but that doesn't mean no one else should be either. That's not the real issue here. What I'm so angry about is that even after the expert testimony, the whole "just for kids" argument is what has won out. For crying out loud, comic books are NOT just for kids! Same deal with animation, toys, and video games. But because these mediums are seen by the ignorant masses as something that is meant for kids, we've got to "protect the children".
What a bunch of garbage.
I've always felt very strongly about these sorts of issues. I want to know what you have to say. Hit the boards and talk.
Sayonara.
Read this and you'll see why.
Done reading? Good. Ninja rant time.
So this guy in Texas sold an adult comic book... to an adult. And for that he's getting into trouble. Why? Because comics are for kids, of course!
Yeah, right.
First of all, whoever it was that came up with this plot to ruin this guy's business for the sake of their ideals and morals did so in such a crooked and underhanded way and I would be quick to call them dogs without honor. I am sure that this is the work of a fundementalist parent group or some other sort of loud-mouthed batch of soccer moms that have all too often tried to take entertainment away from people. They make me sick.
I'm not into hentai manga, but that doesn't mean no one else should be either. That's not the real issue here. What I'm so angry about is that even after the expert testimony, the whole "just for kids" argument is what has won out. For crying out loud, comic books are NOT just for kids! Same deal with animation, toys, and video games. But because these mediums are seen by the ignorant masses as something that is meant for kids, we've got to "protect the children".
What a bunch of garbage.
I've always felt very strongly about these sorts of issues. I want to know what you have to say. Hit the boards and talk.
Sayonara.
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