I've all but completely given up on this deviantart stuff. I still use it for some thing, but the gallery is nowhere near up to date.

New stuff at [link]

For years we have been bombarded by an idealistic image of what a body should look like. The media has pushed the ideology of a thin, well-crafted body as being the sole trait of desirability. This caricature of human form has, over time, filtered through to every level of media imaginable. The Industry's rewiring of our perception has lead to countless social ills and unrest in the real world. Outside of Hollywood and the general media conglomerate the real people of the world begin to view themselves as undesirable and not within their ideal body.
This warping of an overall conscious has so far not bothered me, until now. Imagine my surprise to open a pack of my beloved Keebler's E.L. Fudge cookies only to find that the elf-shaped cookies, the squat happy shapes so recognizable from my childhood had been altered. In their place I was faced with a package of thin, tall cookies. Two baffling, mocking columns of stacked cookie dread. These were no longer the delightful treats I so fondly remember snacking on as a youngster. In one bungled executive decision years of my childhood were slashed and destroyed and replaced by something evil. Keebler, you have lost a customer.

Monday:
-went to bank
-bought a few used books
-did grocery shopping
-got photos developed
-did dishes

Tuesday:
-cleaned and vacuumed the kitchen
-vacuumed the living room
-started writing songs with Rick

Wednesday
-vacuumed hallway/entrance area
-refused to clean bathroom (it is beyond help)
-took two long walks
-started a painting of a kitten (just to prove to myself that I still have the ability to paint. why a kitten though, I have no idea)
-mailed my rent
-watched a movie (very boring day)

Thursday
-read some books
-watched a movie
-made chili

Well, that about wraps up my vacation. I'll be working on friday, saturday and sunday, and then I'll be back in school on monday. The break started off fun and productive, but sort of fizzled out fast.

I've looked at a lot of the work I've one lately, and I just don't feel there's anything creative about it. Since starting school it all seems to have turned into stylized reproductions of existing images. I've been driving myself crazy trying to find inspiration to do something really different, like I used to. Then I dug out my old sketchbooks and looked at some of the crap I did back in highschool. Turns out I haven't lost any creative ability, I've just gained higher standards when it comes to concepts. That's not necessarily a good realization, but I guess it's better than thinking I've lost my touch? I don't know. Anyway, on to new and different things.

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool.. (XD)


opening credits: john lennon - so this is christmas
that's interesting, if anything.

waking up: Yann Tiersen - La Dispute
ha, perfect. exactly how I feel waking up.

First day of school: Cat Stevens - Change IV
So far so good, actually relevant to the topic.

Making your new best friend: Lou Reed/John Cale - Trouble with classisist
I guess my new friend is an artist...

Falling in Love: Velvet Underground - New Age

Breaking up: Neutral Milk Hotel - Naomi

Prom: All-American Rejects - Your Star

Graduation: Beatles - Martha my Dear

Life's Okay: Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Death of a close friend: They Might Be Giants - I'm your Boyfriend Now
Um, apparently it was a very, very close friend

Mental Breakdown: The Chieftains - Happy to Meet
Nothing like a good Irish jig to loosen the brain matter

Driving: Weird Al Yankovic - Bohemian Polka
Driving where? I don't even understand the topic, so I guess this works

Flashback: They Might Be Giants - Yeh Yeh
heh...

Getting Back Together: Yann Tiersen - Les jours tristes

Birth of Child: Bach - Partita III fur Violin solo in E

Wedding Scene: They Might Be Giants - Particle Man
yes, this song is actually going to be played at my wedding.

Car Accident: The Pogues - Thousands are sailing

Final Battle: The Beatles - Wild Honey Pie
Final Battle, apparently the battle is against a raging drug addiction

Death Scene: Velvet Underground - Hey Mr. Rain

Funeral Song: They Might Be Giants - Fingertips
Hmm... I don't think so.

End Credits: Neutral Milk Hotel - King of Carrot Flowers part 3
I didn't know there was a part three...



Overall, I can't say my music tastes have improved since last year, but I still think these music things are fun, if not completely pointless.