Keep it moving

So I can't stop watching this and I don't know why. Well I do know why, it's just hard to put into words without sounding like I'm drooling on myself. (Which I am)

(what?)

Anyway, this short film is nothing short of powerful. There are SUBTLE movements and actions that speak within itself. I can't even begin to count how many times I've just sat here and watched it. From the transition between songs, to the symbolism and imagery all the way down to the characters, the entire three minutes and forty-nine seconds is moving to say the least. 

I love the ambiguity of the piece as a whole.  It's visuals are somewhat open for interpretation but in the end, a man is dead and in his last animation,  he trys to interact with his environment, realizes the situation, so he's taken where he needs to go. Really gets me thinking about death, near death experiences or the final days. It also gets me thinking about Lotus's inspiration and other influences behind the short-film and upcoming album.

Flying Lotus debuts his new album on October 1st/2nd so if you're in need of some enlightenment via ear drum then I suggest BUYING it via itunes.  

(want to know something weird?) at about the 2:16 mark there is a shadowed character leaning against the wall....I'm not sure what his purpose is but I can't take my eyes off of him. His pose and the stillness of the whole scene really makes me stare at everything.

This short film inspires me. Inspires me to do great things. Just the sound of it. I thought I had my entire 2012 showcase video all lined out and the second I heard these tracks I knew I had to change it to coincide. I can't sit here and tell you big things are on the move because that's what everyone says but something is about to change in my life and I'm running out of time. I'd love to fill you in but you'll know soon enough. In the meantime, stay tuned for some visual goodness.

Goodnight.

Subliminal.

First off dudes, the end of last week and the beginning of this week SUCKED. I can't even put into words how much it sucked. So i'm not:

This doesn't even do the situation justice. A lot more irrational things happened to me, I'm just too flustered to make it look a lot worse.

I did get a chance to pick up Akira, Samurai Champloo, Gundam 00 and all the episodes of Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law. These are about the only things keeping me sane. Bringing back good memories too. I've been trying really hard to be productive but it seems like the harder I try the more counter productive I am. 

I've been thinking a lot lately too. Sometimes, WAY too deep into thought. I feel so out of tune with my inner child or the kid I used to be. Some say I 'grew up too fast' I just can't but feel like that's not a good enough answer. The only thing I can really use to describe my feeling is just feeling comfortable. I miss feeling comfortable. Not in the aspect of surroundings but within myself. Just being a kid without the stress of what I HAVE to do next, who I NEED to call next or just the overall stress of life. Nostalgia is a powerful drug. 

I suppose I'll save all the sob story shit for another post or even better, keep it to myself.

Went to a graffiti/street art show for first friday. Definitely some inspiring stuff.
Scribe at work.
ohmaigawd
"For not being a stoner, you sure do live like one" . . Kris love (@krisloveart)

Oh I didn't tell you about my mother's wedding did I? (It was a few weeks ago) Oh yeah, my mom got re-married. It was sort of awkward in the aspect it was a new experience for me. I figured by my age now there wouldn't be a lot of new experiences but it was subtle. It was a pretty big church on a rainy day with plenty of accompanied humidity plus no air conditioning. It was interesting to say the least. I got to see lots of family I hadn't seen In years. 

Anyway, I'll get out of your hair ejoy some photos and some other miscellaneous stuff. (Why was I in your hair to begin with?)

There they are.

Rooftops

I like it better this way.
Here is one of the projects I started on. If you don't know by now, i'm a HUGE halo head and i've got lots of un-published halo works so I figured I'd come up with a set of something I could share with everyone. Keep in mind this is an ALPHA build of the first set the first collection. 
My girlfriend asked, "so who's the black guy?" . . .I almost had to kill her.
They're TOYS. NOT ACTION FIGURES.
I do what's necessary to maintain peace.

Brownies for breakfast

It's been one of those weeks. Just not giving a damn about anything. I've barely been sleeping and the only work I've been getting done is for everyone else. BUMMER

So a lot has been going on these past couple weeks and I've barely had anytime to crank out some real projects. I do have a few main focuses including a 2012 showcase/demo reel featuring work from this year and miscellaneous unpublished works. 

let's talk about last weekend. It was awesome. It was just what I needed. A couple months prior i've been having some serious nostalgia and It was becoming harder to decipher what was lost memories and what were daydreams. I was on a weird trip for a while but this weekend definitely cured. My mother got married just this last weekend (Aug 25th) and afterwards a couple friends, my girlfriend, and myself, did absolutely nothing; It was wonderful and I don't use that word often. 

Eggs. Bacon. Cheese. croissant. Pulled pork. HOT SAWZE
hotel, friends, vh1 and cheap champagne. Can't ask for much more.

Deep shit moment: I can't help but feel like I'm being dragged in a different direction. Not creatively, just in general. I feel as though someone let down a rope and is calling my name and I'm not sure what the rope is for, who's voice it is or where it leads. I guess you could say I feel my calling reaching out but it's going unanswered. I feel as though some things will change soon. Subtle changes. Bang.

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So I left for a bit to go meet a client and I'd like to add this short story:

Before I left for the meeting, I took my dogs on a walk. Nothing out of the ordinary, just walking and thinking to myself. We walk around the park for about 20 minutes or so and on my way back I notice some large panels leaning up against the dumpster. As I near, I realize that they're canvases. Judging by their size I automatically (irrationally) assumed someone is either letting them dry, cure or is picking them up shortly. I get to the top of my stairs and I look down and I realize the canvases are facing the dumpster as if someone were throwing them away. I couldn't help but feel offended and off to the rescue I was. I put the dogs inside and ran downstairs to pursue the extraction mission. I didn't want to look like an idiot carrying these things back up the stairs with someone on their way to go get them but upon further investigation....someone was literally throwing these away. Aside from residual retail value they were in great condition. Handmade frames and were stretched by hand as well. There was medium already applied but wasn't anything I couldn't cover up. Long story short, I've now acquired 5 canvases. 3 of which are over-sized at over 3.5-4 ft wide. 

 ...another mans treasure.
All the medium painted was nothing but boobs and vaginas. . . .must have been an art student.

Polycrylic Protective Finish. (Semi-Gloss)

Say that 5 times really fast. NO DON'T. 

10 times. I double dog dared you so you have to.

Sup? Anyway I started a couple new visual projects this week out of boredom/curiosity. Not for anything in particular but I feel as though they would make great fillers for misc projects. Possibly my 2012 showcase video i'm working on. "You're working on a 2012 showcase video? What's it going to have in it?" Yes I am going to have a showcase reel dropping soon just showing off some projects i've done this year ranging from painting, video and photography. 

I also started a wild project on a whim, check it out here or click the image.

Also this week I put together a video this week for Nathan Ranney (CEO) of Clockwork IT. It's cool to work with people like him that have their head on straight and are ready to move forward. We didn't necessarily grow up together but we grew up in the same small town surrounded by negativity and small-minded mentality. Nathan is a cool dude and I wish I could come across more self-motiviated people! Anyway, that's enough rambling. Peep the visuals for Clockwork IT as well as some of the other goodies . . .

All together now . . .

Have a listen, and read along . . .I'm not sure what it is about it but I can't stop playing it.



So the heat wave let off a little bit today and for the first time in a while I could actually sit outside and just stare at things and wonder. . . .

The past year or so I've been nostalgic beyond belief. Not necessarily yearning for lost time or anything in particular, I've just been listening to certain songs or random items have brought back memories I thought were lost. I don't have many people around to talk about the situation so I've been left with thinking about it more often. The nostalgia has been so strong that I would completely zone out to keep the feeling going thus putting me on a new thought track of something else related to what I was originally thinking about and so on, so forth.

Anyway this will be my last blog on this site until I debut my new site a week from today on the 6th. I'll have a ton of new content available and I welcome everyone to come check it out. I'm getting tired of constantly updating my site so It's going towards a more minimalistic approach, almost like a portfolio or gallery. Feel free to hop on the facebook event (must be a big deal) https://www.facebook.com/events/174961612629085/

in other less depressing news, I got new socks today. They were buy 1 get 1. . . .

my allergies are so bad right now I could do something drastic 






You big softy . . .