Bones Remix has Moved!

This blog has moved to http://tek1377.wordpress.com.

Thank you very much for reading, and enjoy the new site!

Testing a New Blog

Being ever conscious of my future goals, I'm trying to locate a blog that allows me to deviate more into a website set-up. I have one method of doing so, but as it is a lengthy process, I want to know your reactions before I go to far.

Below is the link to the experimental blog. I'm not 100% happy with this one the way it is, but it should give you an idea of what I am trying to do (to create a less blog-oriented site).

Bones Remix revised

Send me an e-mail, or however you prefer to get in touch with me with your reactions to the new site and the potential change. I can't stress enough how important it is for me to hear from you.

Thank you!

P.S. I am going to resume posting as usual now. Sorry about that hiatus.

Site Updates

I have finally changed the list and updated the poll. You may select multiple answers on this one.

I apologize for last week's lack of updates. Later in the day, I will post a longer story dealing with C2E2. But for now, I'll leave you with my brief list to ponder on that front!

Announcement

Posts this week are going to be a little chaotic. Just a heads up!

Well...

I was going to make a fun riddle, but I'm too tired.

Sorry for the short post. More later.

Chaos

I apologize once again for the missed update last Friday. It was another one of those "once I remembered it was Saturday" deals. I will go ahead and say that I suspect I will not be updating this Friday as well.

The reason for this is that I am going to C2E2 in Chicago this weekend. I am going to meet some people, buy some stuff, and hopefully get things signed. I am looking forward to it greatly, and, in time allows, I will go into more detail about it (before and/or after).

Another short one. Apologies again. Later!

Good Stories

I'm watching "Princess TuTu". :) For those who don't know, it's one of the best anime ever made, and it is perhaps one of the best stories I know. If you haven't seen/heard of it and you like cute stories, you should check it out.

Here ends the ad.

Some of you may be looking around the site, thinking to yourself that something is different. You would be right. I have decreased the number of posts visible at once in hopes of making the site easier to view. Maybe you won't even notice...>_>

Well, that's all for now. If you see other weird things happening, it's all just experimenting.

Later!

Monday, Monday

Every time I type in a title, I say to myself, "Have I used that before?" It's an irrational fear of mine.

Script Frenzy is well on it's way. It's another crazy week with classes. This is another post featuring simple sentences, I guess.

Because I had some time, I devised a new poll. You can't select multiple answers. Either answer based on which quote you like the best or which one you know the best (if you only know a select few). I got the idea whilst watching "Up". Good stuff, that. :)

Easter has come and gone with the yearly digestion of chocolate bunny effigies. Some sugary remains still linger in my little basket thing. I am savoring the flavorings. :)

Aside from that, not much going on. With the advent of summer, I hope to have more opportunities to use my tablet and infest this place with meaningless doodles. Huzzah!

Until Wednesday!

Short Update

It's a quicky tonight folks!

Script Frenzy is rolling along all right! I've got a good start, and I expect a lot of progress over the weekend. I had an awesome day, which included very good times and some "Sherlock Holmes". :)

I don't have much else. Sometimes I wish I had more interesting things to post than just stuff about me me me. I guess one just needs a little more creativity. :)

Till Monday!

What?! No Post on Monday?!

It's true. It was another "I forgot" moment. And now I'm sitting at the edge of Script Frenzy, waiting to start writing.

I have a test and some odd assignments to finish. I apologize for the short post as well as no March poem. Don't forget to vote!

Eventually I will pull myself together. Thank you for your patience.

More Apologies

I apologize for no update on Wednesday. This has been the busiest week of my life, and it left me little time for much of anything. Most of the hassle revolved around a project for my 3-D Design class, and I spent a good deal of my waking hours this week losing my mind in clay. But it's all done now, so we can move on and be happy.

My Script Frenzy ideas have taken shape and solidified. I just have to doodle out some outlines. I am going to be pursuing three different comic projects I have going, and I'll be writing at least a page for each one a day. More details (and perhaps some samples!) will come in the future.

And, finally, just for you, I finally have a buffalo drawing. Also, the poll will be updated and I'll let it run through the end of the week. And, who knows, you may be seeing luck dragons and buffalo really soon...

I'll let you think about those things, and I leave you with a buffalo made with this wonderful procedural drawing tool courtesy of mrdoob.com.

Hectic Start

I've had a semi-hectic start to the week. It's just been a lot of running around, and starting a lot of projects, and sorting away a lot of unfinished business. Tonight I had a lot of readings to do and some other miscellaneous art assignments. Fortunately, I figured out one isn't due till a whole week from now, which definitely made bedtime a whole lot sooner! I'll probably get that assignment done soon anyway, as it's not long.

But you random people don't actually care about my homework, so enough of that.

I got an e-mail from Script Frenzy, a challenge similar to NaNoWriMo, except that you write 100 pages worth of script during the month of April. One of the script types was comic book, and since I've become so infatuated with them recently, I decided to download one of the free script writing programs. I fell in love, discovered how easy and fun it was for me, and signed up for Script Frenzy.

So, brace yourselves for some interesting times in April! Updates will continue as usual. Now I just need some ideas...

That is all my brain can muster tonight. So, good night for now!

Quick Post

Tonight I have a quick post just to say that the buffalo doodle will be postponed for next week. I'm thinking about what to do for the next poll (as well as the winner for this one). I am really tired, because I hung out with some really awesome people this evening. They have stolen all of my energy tonight. :)

Until Monday!

Happy Saint Patty's Day!

I hope you have enjoyed celebrating your Irish heritage today, even if it be an honorary heritage like mine for the day. I played a couple of jigs and reels on my Irish whistle, and now am enjoying a quiet night with some "Master and Commander" and a can of Pepsi.

I'm trying a new thing with the list. Though the title needs changing, over the course of the next week, I am going to add every strange event that happens. Most people say that they have no life, that they never get to see anything happen. I am guilty as well. This is an experiment of sorts to see just how extraordinary day-to-day life can be.

No buffalo tonight. Hopefully Friday will bring you your bison. I'm simply too fatigued to do much of anything. The weather around my part of the world has been extremely nice, and all of the trees and other plants are starting to wake back up. This means that my allergies come creeping back for a short time until the air levels off.

So, until next time, keep safe, and enjoy the rest of Saint Patty's Day! Or, for those who don't celebrate it for whatever reason, Happy Wednesday!

Apologies Again

Sorry again for no update on Friday. The situation was the same as last time. I have found what I believe to be a good solution to the problem. If all else fails, I will simply switch updates from Friday to Thursday.

A new poll is up and running, and the winner of the last poll was "buffalo". As it is the winner, you will see a doodle of a buffalo appearing on here within the next two posts. I hope you are looking forward to it as much as I.

That's about it for this one. I'm about to start "Master and Commander" again for the umpteen-billionth time. It is only my absolute favorite movie in existence. :)

Until next time, I bid adieu!

2 Hours Left

There are two hours left on the poll, and "buffalo" is winning by 100%. It's going to be an exciting one folks!

I tried really hard to get some doodles going for this post, but was unsuccessful this time. Maybe by Friday. I really do want to get something more interesting up here.

I really don't have much else to say right now. I have a copy of "The Great Mouse Detective" here, and I'm pretty excited to watch that. I haven't seen it since I can remember. After that, it's back to the "Lord of the Rings"-a-thon. Good times, that.

Have a wonderful couple of days. Ta!

Doodles of Noodles

I apologize for not having an update on Friday. By the time it struck my brain, it was Saturday. Since I had posted spontaneously on Thursday, I figured it wouldn't be the end of the world if I just left it at that.

It's Spring Break at my college. That means that all of my time is going toward slacking off, sleeping in, reading comics, and doing whatever else suits my fancy. I am attempting to reacquaint myself with my tablet over break so that I can start posting some journal comic version updates here once in a while, for added intrigue. So I have been doodling lots of noodles for doodles sake.

...I think I've said too much.

If you haven't voted yet, please do! There are only two days left! And then the world ends! And did I mention that I am going to post a doodle of the winning entry?! Oh! I bet you'll want to vote now!

And don't fret; I'll come up with better polls soon.

Until next time!

Surprise Update

Surprise! Don't say I didn't tell you it could happen!

I realize once again how self-centered this blog is, and I'm trying to come up with creative ways to say things or to find a variety of things to discuss. For example, I have thought about making some updates in the format of a journal comic (which is exactly like it sounds, if you don't know). So, just know that I am thinking about you, the reader, and what might interest you.

If you have any ideas about things you would like to see, don't hesitate to send me an e-mail at tek1377@gmail.com. I'm speedy with the e-mail.

Quotes

I found myself quoting "Meet the Robinsons" all day today. It's an excellent movie that I saw for the first time last weekend. I can't believe I hadn't seen it before then, but I don't regret having waited! I was in need of a good movie.

I went to a local bookstore today (it's kind of a second hand books type of place). I purchased a copy of Ayn Rand's Anthem, mainly because of its portable size of 123 pages, and I consumed it in a night. So today I purchased a longer novel for taking to classes with me, clocking in at over 400 pages. And the best part was it cost only $1.05! Talk about bargain books!

I love meandering into that store because I never know what they are going to have on their shelves. It's a great adventure simply buying the books, let alone reading them. Plus you get subjected to books you would never find at a store like Barnes&Noble (which I am a big supporter of). It's just a different type of book - the new versus the older. And sometimes it's nice to have a little variety in the things we read.

All right, enough ranting about books. I'm really tired, and I have a couple of tests coming up I need to study for. Time for bed. Goodnight!

Hello, March

So, today is March 1st. Yay! I have updated the list, and I apologize for its self-centeredness. If you have any fun Spring Break activities you would like to see included, drop me an e-mail at tek1377@gmail.com. All appropriate answers will be added to the list.

I'll update the poll by Wednesday, and the poem will be updated sometime during the month when I feel more creativity for writing. Think of it as something to look forward to! Or not! That's your prerogative.

Nothing else interesting to report. Later!

Yoho!

I am watching movies with a friend, so I am just posting an obligatory Friday post! Have fun and be safe, all!

Blah Day

Today is "Blah Day", at least in my little corner of the world. Just overall not a very happy day, though that's not to say it was all horrible beyond belief, either. I'm watching "Up" to help lift my spirits. (Oh-hoh! So punny!)

I don't really have anything else to add. Thanks for reading this Blah post!

End of Hiatus

Many apologies for the lack of updates. Time is hard to organize, and by the time I remember to come and update the blog, I'm in the middle of five other tasks. I do intend to get back to updating fairly regularly, and I will get back to updating lists and polls.

I'm going to try updating on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays starting today. If I update more, yay for extra updates!

I'm in a biology class called Organismal Diversity, and the professor wants us to bring in dust (and record the location) so we can look at dust mites. Whoopie. Oh how I would love to doodle an image of my facial expression right now. It looks something like this: >:|

And we get to bring a spider after Spring Break too. Oh boy. >:|

I should probably start paying attention now. Until Wednesday, good day!

I keep forgetting that I added this feature (texting posts). I really don't have any excuses for not updating. I'm waiting for class 1 of 3 to start. TGIF.

Edit:

It is amazing how much laughter can improve your attitude. Most of this day was pretty normal. I was feeling ok, my mood was about the same. But spending just a matter of an hour and a half with some friends before my math class brought my mood way up. Of course, the fact that today is Friday helps a lot. In a strange way, I am actually looking forward to my courses. That is the magic of Friday.

That's about all I have for today. Moral of the story is spend some time laughing. It will do you good. :)

Till next time!

Eureka!

On the 18th business day after I sent my notice, my replacement Black Hardcover Large Plain Moleskine notebook arrived in the mail, courtesy of Moleskine SRL, Milan. This clocks in over the two week mark (in business days), but I am very pleased nonetheless for the service. I can't wait to start jotting down my thoughts and all that goopy poop. It's so exciting!

I apologize that no new polls have come up or that the list hasn't changed. Once semester started here, things got really crazy really fast. I'll have a goofy list and poll up until the end of January. February will bring you back to updating lists and polls as scheduled unless otherwise notified here. And, I promise, it will show up here, if there are any changes.

All that monkey stuff aside, I should get to work on some of my homework. But before I do, I bought a PS3 and Lair, and all was awesome in the world. More on that later

That's about everything. Toodles!

BaBoom!

This is just a short post so that you all know I'm not dead.

The webcomic is not happening, at least not yet. Maybe during the summertime.

That's about all I have to say this time. Again, sorry it's short!

Waiting on an Angel

I'm not really waiting on an angel, but that's the song I have stuck in my head right now. And boy does it make for a catchy title! >_>

I started my (technically) first semester at college at the start of this week, and I have already changed my schedule multiple times. Anyway, I think I've finally found a schedule that works for me. It has involved me buying multiple sketchbooks and doing a lot of excess running around. But, I think things are finally going to settle down a bit.

I don't really have much else to say add right now. I'm really tired. Nighty night.

Woah!

Because it bugs me...I apologize that "slimy" is spelled wrong in the poll.

Get over it. (Though that was more to myself...>_>)

Okay, that aside, I don't have much else to say. Classes start up again tomorrow (biology, math, and band). Fun...

I'm going to do some drawing. Possible update later in the evening. It all depends on how well things go.

Ta!

More Updates

Originally I was just going to have a lame post that talked about how I discovered the joy that is dried strawberries. But then I discovered the poll was closed, which means updating polls and lists.

The new list features the most poisonous animals, as listed by listphobia.com. Multiple blogs also held the same information, and since this is a list for fun, I declare the information credible enough for our purposes. If you don't recognize an animal on the list, I implore you to give it a go on google, and see what you can discover about it. Learning is fun!

In addition to the list, the poll has also been updated. Because there were sufficient votes, the rest of the polls for this month will be purely for fun. This week's poll features the following prompt: You've just been handed a slug. What do you do with it?

You may not pick multiple options on this poll.

That's about all I have to say on updates. I'm having a bit of problems starting up a webcomic type thing right now. I hope to get it straightened out soon.

Stay tuned!

Thanks for Nothing, iTunes

iTunes is deciding not to play my movies. It will play my music just fine, but not my movies. And this is a big bummer, because I was half-way through Harry Potter 6, which I only possess in a digital version on iTunes. Thanks a lot for ruining that part of my evening.

I get to register for classes tomorrow and pick up my second laptop. Why do I need two? I don't, but WSU makes you have one. So, there you go. I'll have my PC to do all my hard demanding work, and a MacBook for going to class and taking virtually anywhere because I won't really care what happens to it.

Do not pick fights with me about Mac versus PC. I will just tell you: it all depends on what setup feels more comfortable to the user. I personally don't mind using either, but PCs work a little better for me than Macs. I find both capable machines.

Spiel over with, time for a movie. Bon voyage!

Waiting

I am sitting at my desk, waiting for something, anything, to happen.

I've spent all day playing online games, so I've had enough of those. I've read all the webcomics I wish to read for right now. I've listened to the same music over and over again way too many times, and, all in all, I don't know what to do next. A part of me wants to draw something. Another part of me wants to read.

I know what I really want to do, but unfortunately I can't do it. I want to write in my Moley, but I don't know yet if the company will want me to send this one back. So I can't write in it. What that eventually boils down to is I can't even do what I've been dying to do this past week until Moleskine sends me my new journal, which could be days, weeks, or months from now.

I like suspense, but not in this case.

That's all I have for now. Perhaps soon something more interesting will happen.

New Year's Resolution #2

Okay, here is the second resolution that I wasn't able to finish posting about yesterday. My second resolution is to commit to a journal everyday, whether it be in words, sketches, or just imagining I have it, emitting the same thought vibes necessary for journaling when the physical act of writing was not possible. Long resolution, I know.

Now, onto the juicy novel.

Every year, my great uncle gives myself, my sister, and my cousins gift cards to Barnes&Noble. This is one of the highlights of my year. I received my card, and I went to the store. I had reserved a copy of "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way" (nerdy, I know), but I still had a good chunk of gift card left. Being a journal enthusiast, I decided to purchase my very first Moleskine notebook and see what all the fuss was about. I had been looking for a good journal for a long time anyway.

I brought my drawing book and large, black hard cover plain Moleskine notebook home. Though the drawing book got used right away, my Moley sat in its plastic wrap on my desk for most of a week. Being a sappy moron, I was allowing myself to get extra giggly over this particular journal. Finally, I opened the package.

After obsessing about the cover and elastic band for an unhealthy amount of time, I opened the cover. And I was devastated to find that the inside cover had several dark spots ingrained in the paper. I flipped through the pages to find many more dark flecks, light flecks, large flecks, small flecks, some pages with no flecks, other pages with colonies of flecks...

Now, I have never owned a Moleskine before (meaning, I didn't know if flecks were just the way these notebooks were or if it was a real problem), but even the poorest constructed journals I have purchased have been more fleck-free than this. Using the handy-dandy quality control number inserted into my Moley, I sent an e-mail to Moleskine. The way I figured it, if it was a problem with the manufacturing, then I was helping the company learn of an issue. Within two days, I received a response, albeit the Moleskine standard response (though no less well received for it), apologizing for the mistake and telling me that they will send me a new notebook.

I am pleased with the fast response I received to my initial notification. We will see how fast my new notebook arrives. From the blogs I've read about varying quality control issues, it could be days or months. I will post an update when it does arrive. (In case you care...)

Anyway, so while Resolution #2 is on hold, I've had quite the interesting reason for it. It's an interesting ride to say the least!

I'll leave you alone now. :)

Happy New Year a Day Late!

While the list and thought box updated yesterday, I couldn't think of a new poll. And since I couldn't think of a new poll, I didn't feel like posting. So, now that I have a poll, I will briefly explain it. I'm tired of listing my favorite things. So this time I'm going for the world's most "blank" categories for the month of January.

IMPORTANT: If NONE of the topics are INTERESTING to you, please vote for the FINAL selection. After a week is over, I will put a new poll up for different topics.

Otherwise, this month will feature the most voted for selections from this poll, and the rest of the polls will be for fun things. Your participation does matter if you want interesting lists. If you don't care, melted candy bars for you!

If you were curious about the last poll, I was polling for topics that you found interesting, because I was debating trying a webcomic this year. The results were surprising to me, though I think it could have been swayed by people not knowing what the poll was for. In any case, with a little help, I found an alternative topic. Thank you for your time, though! It was very helpful!

And where does this topic lead us? To New Year's Resolutions! I have two, though one is long-winded. The first one concerns the aforementioned webcomic. I'm going to try creating a webcomic that will update weekly. Because I'm getting back into the college setting, I'm not sure if I'll be able to do more than that to start. As more time becomes available, I'll update more frequently. The update day has not been decided (thought I'm leaning toward Sunday or Monday), but I am going to try to host it on another site. So bear with me, and I will post a link here when it arrives.

Resolution number two is a long story, and I have a rehearsal I must get to. I'll post it later tonight. Till then!