Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
not just another drop in the ocean
After much diagnosis, the conclusion has been reached that when approaching the threshold of my comfort zone, rather than persevering I tend to retreat.
That's not necessarily bad. I heard that when Peter Jackson started on the Lord of the Rings movies he used a computer program called (I think) MASSIVE for the war sequences. This program allowed them to create hundreds of computerized characters and then rather than animate them individually, just tell them to fight each other and they'd film the result. Legend has it that the first time they tried it they told the program to fight in the most efficient and logical way possible. Upon getting the instructions, all the computer characters put down their weapons and ran in opposite directions.
Of course there are problems. One is the lack of euphoria that occurs when accomplishing something unexpected.
Now it's your lucky day. I've resolved to attain the endorphins that come with tackling the discomfort. In the next few weeks or months or whatever, if you dare me to do something -- there's a good chance I'll do it.
That's not necessarily bad. I heard that when Peter Jackson started on the Lord of the Rings movies he used a computer program called (I think) MASSIVE for the war sequences. This program allowed them to create hundreds of computerized characters and then rather than animate them individually, just tell them to fight each other and they'd film the result. Legend has it that the first time they tried it they told the program to fight in the most efficient and logical way possible. Upon getting the instructions, all the computer characters put down their weapons and ran in opposite directions.
Of course there are problems. One is the lack of euphoria that occurs when accomplishing something unexpected.
Now it's your lucky day. I've resolved to attain the endorphins that come with tackling the discomfort. In the next few weeks or months or whatever, if you dare me to do something -- there's a good chance I'll do it.
Friday, April 03, 2009
three weird visions in the last day
One problematic thing about this crazy economy is cheap labor. It's especially noticable when Fox 13 airs their commercial promoting some help service specifically for these troubled times called 1-800-START-OVER (yeah, a couple of extra phone digits there -- bizarre). Anyway, whoever they got to proofread the commercial did not major in orthography.
Next up -- the recently made fan trailer for New Moon. What's up with not throwin' in the easy apostrophe? Is it because apostrophes show up so often when they're not needed? The thing could have been 20 times more believable if the apost was in there.
I get emails from LDS Living. Don't mock me! I'm LDS and I'm living. So yeah there's this game company I guess called Backyardmaniafun.com. Here's part of their advertisement in the LDS Living email today.
Did you have any idea that the beanbag throwing target game was called that?
Next up -- the recently made fan trailer for New Moon. What's up with not throwin' in the easy apostrophe? Is it because apostrophes show up so often when they're not needed? The thing could have been 20 times more believable if the apost was in there.
I get emails from LDS Living. Don't mock me! I'm LDS and I'm living. So yeah there's this game company I guess called Backyardmaniafun.com. Here's part of their advertisement in the LDS Living email today.
Did you have any idea that the beanbag throwing target game was called that?
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
the face that launched wwii
It's my wonderful, beautiful mother's birthday today. No foolin'.
For most of my life I've assumed that I never had any of her genes, but lately I've started to notice a bit of my mom in me. Thank goodness. Best girl ever. Happy birthday Mom!
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