http://loadofcarp.net the blag of the fish Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:33:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So it's halfway through November, and I've not written anything personal or decent since about August. I feel pretty rotten for that - I guess school and the social life got the better of me. And ever since my grandfather passed away, I've been feeling glum... I saw him about ... http://loadofcarp.net/2008/11/19/its-called-the-deluxe/ The Flash file for Assignment 3 can be found here. My initial concept for this poem was to have a small person formed of the words, which can be viewed here. This became problematic for me in the final version because I felt that the words wouldn't be viewable or have ... http://loadofcarp.net/2008/10/30/assignment-3-poem/ So I've not posted in forever. I can update on quite a lot, but I'll do so later. For entertainment (if anyone checks this anymore), here you go - something very awkward I wrote almost a year ago, based on the actions in the following video: One day in Teletubby land, ... http://loadofcarp.net/2008/10/24/awkward/ (The embedded image is a thumbnail linked to the full-sized version.) My brainstorming for assignment 2 began slowly. I finally decided upon the subversive advertisement for a casino to mock the advertising structure of the "you'll always come out a winner" mindset. These ads always seem to have an original slogan, ... http://loadofcarp.net/2008/10/13/assignment-2/ (The embedded image is a thumbnail linked to the full-sized version.) This self-portrait of mine began with a simple pun of portraying my inner workings: my "sole", so to speak. This led to the idea of a shoe, and objects therein which I can identify with. I soon chose to only ... http://loadofcarp.net/2008/09/11/assignment-1-self-portrait/ So here I am, at home on Labor Day weekend. Two weeks into classes, and they're going rather well. I'm all moved in to Phi Kap, too. I'm pleased with my room and how it turned out. The room I ended up getting was not really on my list of potentials, ... http://loadofcarp.net/2008/08/31/im-not-sick-but-im-not-well/ "Chapter 2: Time and Forgiveness" "Tim is off on a search to rescue the Princess. She has been snatched by a horrible and evil monster. This happened because Tim made a mistake." "Not just one. He made many mistakes during the time they spent together, all those years ago. Memories of their ... http://loadofcarp.net/2008/08/20/braid/ Paper Planes - M.I.A. Fun song. :) Cameron introduced me to it last night - it's featured in the trailer for Pineapple Express, which looks pretty entertaining. Moreover, though... I want to see City of Ember, which appears to be a movie about an underground apocalyptic society. It reminds me of ... http://loadofcarp.net/2008/07/26/i-fly-like-paper-get-high-like-planes/ :D IT'S PIKACHU! I lol'd hard when this came on TV. I really did. For some reason I really enjoy this commercial. I wish there were roller discos around - I'd be the KING. >.> So. Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. It's basically awesome. Joss Whedon (Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) directed and produced three ... http://loadofcarp.net/2008/07/17/a-few-videos-that-make-me-laugh/ I assume I wrote a bit tooo much last time to be commented on, indicated by the lack of comments. :P Still, it was a pretty amazing vacation and I had to do it justice. I feel lazy for not writing between now and the 3rd, but I've been a bit ... http://loadofcarp.net/2008/07/12/urban-camping/