Saturday 28 April 2007

Alright

I was at a bookstore with a friend today and he told me about this. Basically Penguin Books released 'My Penguin', a series of six Classics with plain white front covers and it is up to the reader to decorate them. At first I thought it was a smart way to not pay artists but after viewing the online gallery, it seems like it is a pretty cool idea. I found Colin Brush's 'Crime and Punishment' cover very nice and simple.

And now for some shitty stuff.

I was waiting at the bus stop after my friend left, lost in my own thoughts. I am aware a bus stopped near me and some passengers got out. As the bus was leaving, I heard a shout, turned and saw a lady caring lots of bags running towards the bus trying to stop it. As I slowly got back into reality trying to piece what is going on around me, the bus had already left and so I let my hands stay in my pockets. The lady smiled and shrugged at the others around her, accepting that she had shitty luck.

Then I heard loud noises coming from my right. 4 teenagers, two guys and two girls were talking in Chinese and English. One of the girls was talking loudly and I caught these words, "...should try to help to stop. Must help people. Just stand there. Must stop mah!'

I turned to look and the moment they caught me looking at them, their eyes darted away but clearly they were talking about me. I was too tired to give them the finger so I started to whistle loudly in a shitty tune so as to irritate them.

Oh well. If I was a teenage girl who received daily allowance which I spend on short skirts to show my legs, and , hey look everyone, an ipod in my left hand, I would also be bursting with energy to help everybody in the world.

Friday 27 April 2007

TO A DRAGON education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

And other entertaining dragon quotes found here.

ANYWAY, a friend of mine got me a ticket to see Dragonforce coming May 20th. Since I have not heard their songs before, I was happy that Inhuman Rampage, their new album came 'free' with the ticket and also not forgetting a poster which is right now lying under my bed. Sadly Inhuman Rampage did not hold my attention for long and I had to pop in Slayer to get back to reality.

A long time ago , some human beings and the Internet told me that Dragonforce sucked performing live so I checked Youtube to see if this was true. Hmmm, looks like Dragonforce better clean up their act before they find out that Singaporeans can scold vulgarities in many different languages.

I have always been fascinated by the cover of Show No Mercy. No matter how cartoony the Devil is drawn, it will always piss and frighten religious dudes.



I decided to draw a fanart based on that cover. Before I show you the final picture, let me frighten you with this image which I sketched and outlined before scanning.
Not really the final image but it's aroung 85% done?

Edit 28.04.07 version 2:



I think I somehow failed with this art as it looks cartoony and less intimidating as the original. Oh well. Anyway I made another version which I can print and slide over the original cover. I had no idea I was so vain.



By the way, here are some interesting font websites I found while looking for the Slayer font.

band font site 1
band font site 2

movie/band/video games/ other shit font

Tuesday 24 April 2007

Good music, bad music and the shitty music

Track listing that I copied from the greatest website in the world.
  1. "I Knew I Loved You" - Celine Dion
  2. "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" - Quincy Jones featuring Herbie Hancock
  3. "Once Upon a Time in the West" - Bruce Springsteen
  4. "Conradiana" - Andrea Bocelli
  5. "The Ecstacy of Gold" - Metallica
  6. "Maléna" - Yo-Yo Ma
  7. "Come Sail Away" - Renée Fleming
  8. "Gabriel's Oboe" - Ennio Morricone
  9. "Conmigo" - Daniela Mercury featuring Eumir Deodato
  10. "La Luz Prodigiosa" - Dulce Pontes
  11. "Love Affair" - Chris Botti
  12. "Je Cangerais d'Avis" - Vanessa and the O's
  13. "Lost Boys Calling" - Roger Waters
  14. "The Tropical Variation" - Ennio Morricone
  15. "Could Heaven Be" - Denyce Graves
  16. "Addio Monti" - Taro Hakase
  17. "Cinema Paradiso" - Ennio Morricone
I am glad Ennio Morricone loves himelf.

Any metal fan that bothers to listen to Metallica these days, a sample of the cover can be heard over here.
Usually Lars would not allow this but it was his hamster's birthday.

There's no reason to post these videos of Cliff Burton, but what the heck.
Videos are from before 1987, just incase you the reader has no idea, he is dead. DEAD.



Technology continues to confuse and scare me.


Click on the pic to visit site.

I hate laptops but this is definitly good news for people who do not shit money. Wouldn't it be great to submit a 5o page report in your own writing?

And now the greatest invention ever.... er invented.
The only question that comes to mind is , how can Bao Xishun use this?

Friday 20 April 2007

Life's a bitch.

Scanned from The Straits Times.My condolences to the family and friends of the victims. I am quite sure news of this unfortunate incident can be found in your daily newspaper and most websites, so let's instead read two terrible plays written by Cho, who was apparently an English major. Whatever happened to criminals being multi-talented like Charles Manson?

Thanks to Soybean of Nintendorks for these links.
http://news.aol.com/virginia-tech-shootings/cho-seung-hui/_a/richard-mcbeef-cover-page/20070417134109990001
http://news.aol.com/virginia-tech-shootings/cho-seung-hui/_a/mr-brownstone-title-page/20070417141309990001


One of the comments posted...
24. I COULD GIVE A MAD F*** BOUT VIRGINA AND WAT GOES ON IN IT WE GOT ENOUGH SHIT GOIN ON N OUR OWN CITIES N STATES TO WORRY BOUT SOME SHIT THATS ALREADY DONE N OVER WIT 33 PPLZ DEAD OK BIG F****** WOO AINT THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE STUPID DID SOME SHIT LIKE THAT AND AINT GONNA BE THE LAST ONLY PEOPLE TO BLAME R THE SKOOLZ THEY THE ONES WHO SUPPOSE TO MAKE SURE SHIT IS SAFE N THEN SOME SHIT LIKE THIS HAPPENS YEA O-----K NEWAYZ ALL I KNO IS THEY EEDA STOP INTERRUPTIN MY SOAPS LIKE DAT

JESSICA at 2:49PM on Apr 17th 2007

Calm the fuck down and take your medication, bitch.



I got reminded of something John Kerry said awhile back.
"You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. And if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq"

I would rather die on a battlefield then get gunned down in school.

Anyway for the love of God, do not support terrible music.




See previous entry



Thursday 19 April 2007

Unicorns that want to see you bleed

A long long time ago, last December on the 21st to be exact, my Internet and metal buddy, Chris started a thread about unicorns for the sole purpose of trying to breed one so as to keep his girlfriends off his back. Some interesting images were posted and I actually tried to post them in my now uneditable blog, but alas. So as to fulfill all my duties before I die, I shall post the pictures for all in the Internet to see. Be aware about the cruel nature of unicorns!








Hmm the last one is not a freaking unicorn, but where the hell can I get these toys?

I would rather be poor than impotent

But having some money is still nice. The only highlights of this month have been Sheryl's and my brother's birthdays and so far the rest of this month has been a total shitfest. A silly $50 fine from the Army ( My own goddamn fault) has dampened my spirits and I almost cried a fucking river when my discman fell off the table and is currently suffering from slight memory loss.

Not getting paid on time and soon not going to get paid at all is giving me a headache and late night surfing the Internet while drinking vodka is not improving the headache at all. The loss of a job is not at all bad but it was as unexpected as walking to class and getting shot by a crazy dude. The only dilemma now is, should I improve my portfolio and work on freelance projects or look for another permanent job. Only time will tell. Bookmark this blog to find out what the future has in store for me!

Making matters worse is the lack of inspiration. Sick and tired of staring at empty paper for the past few weeks, I have decided to start from scratch with simple sketches.


This is not a pretty picture but that is not a pretty face. I woke up this morning and drew my ugly mug which has not tasted coffee yet. A photograph of me taken by the CIA a month ago is beside for comparison. Overall it is good practise and I am very fond of the hair. INDEED!

Also I am officially announcing to the Internet that I am starting on my own current project titled 'Heavy Metal Fan'. The idea is to create an artbook of paintings and sketches based on my love for heavy metal. I have yet to draw anything because of the lack of inspiration but I have made some progress with designing the logo. This is version 1. Yay!

Edit version 2: 'A' is now easier to read and does not look like 'C'.



Also progress will definitely be slow since it is just a personal project that I can hopefully sell one day.


Currently:
a fan of The Spoils artwork:
first edition part 1
first edition part2

enjoying Immortal's Sons of Northern Darkness

Edit: 02/05/07
I did not have to pay the fine. It was a big misunderstanding. Yippie yaya.

Sunday 15 April 2007