Its tomorrow.
They announce the winner tomorrow.
The winner of the Herbblock Foundation Contest will be announced tomorrow, and I'm more scared for this than anything in my life.
This contest is the chance for me to prove to my dad that I can survive in the cartoonist world, though even now I'm having second thoughts.
Nothing is clear.
This contest will make it or break it for me. This contest will decide what I will do with my career, with my life, with ME.
I'M TERRIFIED. I don't know what's going to happen if I don't win.
I can't stop tearing.
I'm falling into fear.
Catch me.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Vampires!
So, the first issue of the Scroll came out Friday.
It was pretty tight for a first issue, I think. Minimal mistakes compared to last year, and we made good time in finishing. This year is looking pr-etty good.
It was pretty tight for a first issue, I think. Minimal mistakes compared to last year, and we made good time in finishing. This year is looking pr-etty good.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Return to the Land of the (Semi) Living
I'm baaaaaaaack.
Well, in the last two (busy) weeks of summer, I was surprisingly unproductive. Big surprise there, right?
BUT, in good news, I have begun something amazing and new to me: storyboarding!
Okay, it's really difficult when you get stuck. Like, I'm stuck. And it kind of sucks. I don't know where to go from this point, but I'm sure SOMETHING will turn up.
I'm really trying hard to push all of the negative thoughts out of my head, like "Your perspective sucks, retard" or "Maybe I should start on something else..." or my personal favorite "Hahahahaha BLEH."
And these are all comments from myself, it that gives you an idea of how pathetic I am. HAPPY THOUGHTS! Comments such as "I like this" are far more encouraging.
Anyways, in case you were wondering, I'm starting a project that, I admit, was thought of a bit spontaneously. But it does have characters I have been wanting to use for awhile, so I guess it's not too spontaneous. Anyways, the story's still a bit twisty, there are still BIG gaps, but I'm pretty sure I know where I want to go with this.
BTW, it involves superpowers. Fanboy yay.
Also, school started today, yay. I like all of my teachers this year. But then again, I shouldn't judge (too much) on first impressions alone. More blogging to come tomorrow. I PROMISE.
Maybe.
:)
Well, in the last two (busy) weeks of summer, I was surprisingly unproductive. Big surprise there, right?
BUT, in good news, I have begun something amazing and new to me: storyboarding!
Okay, it's really difficult when you get stuck. Like, I'm stuck. And it kind of sucks. I don't know where to go from this point, but I'm sure SOMETHING will turn up.
I'm really trying hard to push all of the negative thoughts out of my head, like "Your perspective sucks, retard" or "Maybe I should start on something else..." or my personal favorite "Hahahahaha BLEH."
And these are all comments from myself, it that gives you an idea of how pathetic I am. HAPPY THOUGHTS! Comments such as "I like this" are far more encouraging.
Anyways, in case you were wondering, I'm starting a project that, I admit, was thought of a bit spontaneously. But it does have characters I have been wanting to use for awhile, so I guess it's not too spontaneous. Anyways, the story's still a bit twisty, there are still BIG gaps, but I'm pretty sure I know where I want to go with this.
BTW, it involves superpowers. Fanboy yay.
Also, school started today, yay. I like all of my teachers this year. But then again, I shouldn't judge (too much) on first impressions alone. More blogging to come tomorrow. I PROMISE.
Maybe.
:)
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Sorry, in advance.
It looks like I won't be updating for a while. Very long posts, at least. Homework and preseason are taking up the rest of my summer schedule, and I'll probably be only updating with little snippets like this one (if I update at all, that is).
For now, you all can enjoy all of the other greater writers on blogspot.com. Expand your blogoshpere!
For now, you all can enjoy all of the other greater writers on blogspot.com. Expand your blogoshpere!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Something
All of the sudden, it's changed. I'VE changed. I overlooked something important that was right in front of me, and now that I look at it, I realize:
I love writing.
I can't choose between writing and drawing. I can't be just a political cartoonist anymore. I can't even just be a writer anymore. Somehow, somehow, they must go hand in hand. Somehow.
Back
to the storyboard.
I love writing.
I can't choose between writing and drawing. I can't be just a political cartoonist anymore. I can't even just be a writer anymore. Somehow, somehow, they must go hand in hand. Somehow.
Back
to the storyboard.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Entertainment 2
Practice review numero dos shall be a show that is now near and dear to my heart, even thought I've only seen one episode. But that's okay, because almost everyone else who's seen the show has only seen one episode. If you haven't guessed already, the show is Glee.
Like its lead group of diverse characters, Glee comes off a bit awkwardly at first but charms with big heart once it hits it's stride.
Glee, which debuts September 9, stars Matthew Morrison as William Schuester, a high school Spanish teacher who takes over the glee club in an attempt to bring it back to its former glory. What he gets is a ragtag group of students: diva singer Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley), cocky Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), Asian-American goth Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushowitz), paraplegic guitarist Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale, and the shining star of the club, Rachel Berry (Lea Michele). Along the way, William manages to pick up star quarterback Finn Hudson through means of blackmail after discovering he has a terrific singing voice.
Starting the club, however, proves to be one of the easier parts as the club is soon faced with adversity from all ends. The principal refuses to fund glee, instead spending most of the school's budget (and more) on the school cheerleaders (or Cheerios), Finn is forced to choose between glee and football after his teammates find out he's in it, and Will is pressured by his wife Terri to leave his teaching position and and pursue an accounting job in order to finance their new family.
Glee comes off as a bit cheesy and uncomfortably bright (do they both mean the same thing?), but once the show hits its stride, its appeal shines through with its large cast of quirky characters. Unlike High School Musical, which was one of the more immediate comparisons, Glee has a deeply defined cast of characters, rather than interchangeable stereotypes.
Unlike High School Musical, each character does not have a perfect body and beautiful hair (though some of them come close), and all of the musical numbers do not cause the entire population of William McKinley High School to burst into a frenzy of song and dance.
Some of the adult faculty characters are a bit over the top, such as Jane Lynch's maliciously haughty Cheerios coach Sue Sylvester, but the craziness is all balanced by the presence of Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays).
Overall, Glee is exactly what its title implies: its a lot of fun, sure to get plenty of smiles and good laughs. Sure, it is a bit idealized and bright, but guard your eyes a bit and its charm will come right through.
Like its lead group of diverse characters, Glee comes off a bit awkwardly at first but charms with big heart once it hits it's stride.
Glee, which debuts September 9, stars Matthew Morrison as William Schuester, a high school Spanish teacher who takes over the glee club in an attempt to bring it back to its former glory. What he gets is a ragtag group of students: diva singer Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley), cocky Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), Asian-American goth Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushowitz), paraplegic guitarist Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale, and the shining star of the club, Rachel Berry (Lea Michele). Along the way, William manages to pick up star quarterback Finn Hudson through means of blackmail after discovering he has a terrific singing voice.
Starting the club, however, proves to be one of the easier parts as the club is soon faced with adversity from all ends. The principal refuses to fund glee, instead spending most of the school's budget (and more) on the school cheerleaders (or Cheerios), Finn is forced to choose between glee and football after his teammates find out he's in it, and Will is pressured by his wife Terri to leave his teaching position and and pursue an accounting job in order to finance their new family.
Glee comes off as a bit cheesy and uncomfortably bright (do they both mean the same thing?), but once the show hits its stride, its appeal shines through with its large cast of quirky characters. Unlike High School Musical, which was one of the more immediate comparisons, Glee has a deeply defined cast of characters, rather than interchangeable stereotypes.
Unlike High School Musical, each character does not have a perfect body and beautiful hair (though some of them come close), and all of the musical numbers do not cause the entire population of William McKinley High School to burst into a frenzy of song and dance.
Some of the adult faculty characters are a bit over the top, such as Jane Lynch's maliciously haughty Cheerios coach Sue Sylvester, but the craziness is all balanced by the presence of Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays).
Overall, Glee is exactly what its title implies: its a lot of fun, sure to get plenty of smiles and good laughs. Sure, it is a bit idealized and bright, but guard your eyes a bit and its charm will come right through.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Entertainment
I'm trying to practice my review writing, and my review for (500) Days of Summer was one of them. Truth is, I'm pretty terribad at it. So, here's some more practice, with something I love more than movies: television programs. Enjoy, my children. Enjoy. First up is Warehouse 13:
Despite its many, many flaws and cliches, "Warehouse 13" proves to be a special and unique viewing experience.
"Warehouse 13" revolves around Secret Service agents Pete Lattimer (Eddie McClintock) and Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly), who are sent to work for the mysterious Warehouse 13 under the eccentric Artie Nielsen (Saul Rubinek). Warehouse 13, which is affectionately called "America's Attic" by Artie, houses many artifacts with special abilities.
Each episode, Pete and Myka are sent out to recover an artifact that has gone awry and neutralize its powers by dousing it in a special purple goop.
Sound silly? The adventure usually is, but the series succeeds solely because it does not take itself seriously. The drama is kept to a minimum, and most outings focus on the light-hearted pitter-patter that is the interaction between Pete and Myka. Although they stereotype as the typical polar opposite partners, their banter relies more on Pete's mishaps and Myka's eclectic interests. Think about it as "Psych" with magical artifacts.
Imagination is played to full here, in both the artifacts that need acquiring and the tools that Pete and Myka use. Items such as the Tesla, a sort of 1800's long range stun gun, show scientific items with historical resonance. Unlike "Fringe", which many viewers have been comparing it to, the show bases its mysteries more in history as opposed to science, and seperates itself from other sci-fi shows because of its premise basis.
It is defined as a comedy-drama, and its comedy holds much ground in situational humor; however, when the show does attempt drama, it seems a bit forced and overdone. McClintock and Kelly both don't act dramatically very well, but Rubinek can hold his own in more dramatic moments, though his have been few and far between. Where the show does well is popping the dramatic bubble once in a while with humorous interjections, like during a stand-off in "Magnetism" or while in a serious video conversation in "Claudia".
On the surface, "Warehouse 13" doesn't seem to set itself apart from other sci-fi series on television with its cliched characters and "scientific" items, but when you scratch away all of your presumptions and look past its follies, "Warehouse 13" proves to be a fun, engaging and unique program, best enjoyed by just sitting back and going along for the ride.
Despite its many, many flaws and cliches, "Warehouse 13" proves to be a special and unique viewing experience.
"Warehouse 13" revolves around Secret Service agents Pete Lattimer (Eddie McClintock) and Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly), who are sent to work for the mysterious Warehouse 13 under the eccentric Artie Nielsen (Saul Rubinek). Warehouse 13, which is affectionately called "America's Attic" by Artie, houses many artifacts with special abilities.
Each episode, Pete and Myka are sent out to recover an artifact that has gone awry and neutralize its powers by dousing it in a special purple goop.
Sound silly? The adventure usually is, but the series succeeds solely because it does not take itself seriously. The drama is kept to a minimum, and most outings focus on the light-hearted pitter-patter that is the interaction between Pete and Myka. Although they stereotype as the typical polar opposite partners, their banter relies more on Pete's mishaps and Myka's eclectic interests. Think about it as "Psych" with magical artifacts.
Imagination is played to full here, in both the artifacts that need acquiring and the tools that Pete and Myka use. Items such as the Tesla, a sort of 1800's long range stun gun, show scientific items with historical resonance. Unlike "Fringe", which many viewers have been comparing it to, the show bases its mysteries more in history as opposed to science, and seperates itself from other sci-fi shows because of its premise basis.
It is defined as a comedy-drama, and its comedy holds much ground in situational humor; however, when the show does attempt drama, it seems a bit forced and overdone. McClintock and Kelly both don't act dramatically very well, but Rubinek can hold his own in more dramatic moments, though his have been few and far between. Where the show does well is popping the dramatic bubble once in a while with humorous interjections, like during a stand-off in "Magnetism" or while in a serious video conversation in "Claudia".
On the surface, "Warehouse 13" doesn't seem to set itself apart from other sci-fi series on television with its cliched characters and "scientific" items, but when you scratch away all of your presumptions and look past its follies, "Warehouse 13" proves to be a fun, engaging and unique program, best enjoyed by just sitting back and going along for the ride.
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