I need to be more consistent with this shit huh? :) Sometimes I realize this thing is pointless and that no one is reading it so it has kind of dropped off my radar. But I think its important to have thoughts and ideas open to others and promote free thought so our great nation doesn't become a nation of morons who follow a "drone mentality" where nothing is questioned. I feel its important for people to understand every person is their brother and that we are all creatures of emotion, feeling, and intelligence. The media likes to generalize alot and cram alot of information into 5 minute segments so they can go to commercial breaks and I think we really lose the human factor of many things. For example, its amazing how the word terrorist is being thrown around. If we want to deal with the long term terrorist problem we should be dealing with the issues that are pissing these people off now. Right now it seems like we are simply killing or making "pay off" type deals.
The election has come and gone. I am saddened that I have lost trust in the government. E-Voting is the logical way to go, given the advancement of technology and its user-friendly interface, but how the fuck can there not be a paper trail especially after the 2000 election. It creates a very uneasy feeling. The fact that a 70+ yr old woman was operating the machine wasn't reassuring. I do trust the woman not to intentionally do anything wrong but shit that is the latest technology there. I remember her hand was shaky and she had to fix her huge glasses to press a button after I exited the machine. I was happy to see tho that people were getting out to vote and I hope the citizens of this great nation sit up and take notice of the actions of our appointed leaders.
Ok back to me. What's going on Art wize. I completed a page for the Ghost Moon Knight project and it was inked! I was creamed in the Rob Leifeld challenge. The grass really fucked me up. I had to rush that part and I had never done anything like that. If you see the drawing you'll know what I mean. I have done thumbnails for alot of the unknown comic and just need to get the actual pages done. I am also working on an original Flash comic with the writer of the Moon Knight Jam. I had wanted to do a small 3-5 scene just to add to my portfolio but after throwing alot of ideas back and forth the story has grown into a full blown FLASH COMIC!! featuring Batman, Joker, and many of Flashes Rogues. Its really fun and I am looking forward to getting that done.
Unfortunately for me and most of the people in my age group HALO 2 was released. And God said let Halo now have online multiplayer! and it was good. Hallelujah. So many great games are coming out within a small window of time that I wouldn't be surprised if it affects industry production, the stock market, and relationships. I myself have been playing Halo like a drug addict. I sometimes catch a glimpse of myself in the reflection of my tv and have to ask "Fuck how long have I been playing". Yes folks its that good. I try to go in for a quick game and end up getting sucked into playing for a couple hours.
Besides the comics I am also reading CRIMES AGAINST NATURE by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. It goes through the many ties between the Bush administration and different Industries as well as how both are subverting and weakening enviromental laws to further profit at the expense of the health of our people and our world. It is just going through facts and pointing out things that most people don't realize are going on. Not as fun as some other books out now but still enlightening. Alot of people during this past election were voting because they just wanted to get rid of Bush. I think its important to understand what he's done wrong so mistakes won't be repeated and people aren't simply filled with hate for hates sake.
Shit this is getting long and I haven't even gotten into the many Asian films I've seen recently or the great comics that have been coming out. So I will just make two recommendations. Asian film - Get TALE OF TWO SISTERS! Suck a beautiful film. One of the few films I can label PERFECT. It is from South Korea and hasn't been released offically here yet but it should be easy to find in stores that specialize in Asian Cinema. Comics - Get Identity Crisis. If you are into DC comics you are probably already reading this. But wth it deserves the praise it has been getting. It is a murder mystery involving the JLA as well as alot of the DCU. Usually when Marvel or DC does a big multi-character event it is something cosmic or Earth threatening so IC is a great change of pace.
Take care people
Dan
