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I'd pay respects but I really don't know what to say right now. I almost feel like getting a friend to ride me all the way to her memorial... Just goes to show that anyone can go at anytime. Be thankful for the people by your side.

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Week 5: It would appear that things have gotten both better and worse. That's definitely this month's message in a nutshell.

Courses:
Object Perspective - Your basic art class. We hit the ground running with this one. Lecture and Lab are next to each other as always, adding up to an 8 hour total. Thing is, even though they say it's 4 and 4, it's really 1 and 7. Meaning that, the guy talks for about... an hour, gives us 2-3 assignments, and needs it majority done by next class.
So far, those assignments were a self-portrait, a metamorphosis (Turn one object into another within nine drawings), an abstract value, and a Still-Life (HATEHATEHATE!!!!) I need to finish the Met, I'm no where close to finishing the Still Life. Although it feels like I hate this class, I think it's just the still life that's getting on my nerve.

3D Foundations - Speaking of which, I have no idea what to say about this course. A class where the teachers make creating things easy as pie... but when you get on the computer, it's the hardest thing ever. Everything just... works for them. I'm talking about Maya by the way. 3D Modeling, while damn near impossible, is loads of fun. I"m going to make something good out of this...

Anyway, 80 percent of our grade is based on 3 projects, 50 of that goes into a six second animation which USED TO BE a group project. Now we do it ourselves. (Not to mention that we're the first month that is having this change implemented. Why am I always the sample set?!)

Things I need:
Human Anatomy Book. Not one about drawing, but an actual anatomy book. Like the ones that doctors have.

People who actually know how to code. These guys know nothing yet.

===This is my foot. Forever on the road to awesomeness.=== ]]> ~Skylink http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/20338681/ http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/20338681/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:58:35 PDT
+Week 4.
My lips, fingers, and feet are healed! The bumps are gone. I guess it was that HUGE Mosquito bite from before. As for classwork, it's definitely been getting better. Hit 90s on my Lecture Apps, 89 on Midterm. As long as I can pull a 85+ on the midterm tomorrow, I'm staring an A-/A right in the face.

As for my Proxy Postulate, I'm going to do some rough ideas today, and the painting tomorrow and Sunday. Going to try to pull out something great. It's been a while since I've made something.

Oh, and you know that feeling that you get towards the end of school? And the feeling that you get right before school starts? Imagine having both happen at the same time.

"YAY EVERYTHING'S DONE!!!"
"Time to get focused on more work ahead."

It's not depressing, but it's nothing to jump around about. I guess it's pretty mellowing. The feeling of relief until the other side of the hurricane hits you. My hurricane has like... 20 different eyes though.
(Previous Weeks in Month 00/01)
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Chapter 00: Moving In.

No real problems as of now. Met Mario, my new roommate/brother, as well as three other interesting people: Rob, a lean guy with a black-belt in Tae Kwon Do and a record of car accidents. Deets, his chubby roommate. Cool to talk with, nice chef, and very laid back guy with a bit of messiness about him. Last but no where near least interesting is Albert. He's the "That Guy" of this group. Loud, lewd, and bi-polar. Definitely a stand-out person if you get to know him. We were all just getting ready for everything before class started. The only thing important to note was the laptop delay. Apparently, the Game Dev guys didn't get their laptops until today. So for about a week and a half, Mario has been going without internet. You could see the withdrawal on his face sometimes.
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Month 01: English Composition / Ethics and Psychology
+ Week 1.
- It's only been two days and I already feel on edge. I have an assignment in both Psych and English that are due at 12:00 and 1:15 respectively. One is a creative writing assignment that I'm about to upload to dA. The other is a character-creation thing where we have to make a character from scratch detailing their views on justice and ethics in the terms of what they taught us today.
(People Known by Name: Nicole, Taylor, Matthew, Tom)
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+Week 2.
-Well, Week 2 passed by swiftly. Handed in a memoir assignment. Finished about... 3 Lecture Applications for Psychology. This week, though, was mainly about hanging out. I now have my initial posse. A few tugs of hair here and there but we're getting by. I've been watching them play Halo and Call of Duty for hours on end. Then they put Soul Calibur 4 in and I rape them all with Random Character. I also had to struggle with finishing a Film Analysis last minute... It was difficult coming up with things to say for that.

+Week 3.
-Got my Memoir back. Got a 100. I'm happy. Woot. Seeing as how I was pretty scared of the grade I was getting for that, I think I should put more confidence in the Film Analysis that I just handed in. And seeing how my next paper is a research assignment, I don't think I want to procrastinate as much as I did with these. Adding onto the good news, I finally got Maya to work. It took me 3 days and an entire Hard Drive Reset, but it works. I was kinda angry at the fact that I had to re-install MAC OSX. It took me an entire day to put Final Cut Studio in my computer. Now I have to do it AGAIN. I need to setup that Time Machine thing, but I'll need an External Hard Drive for that. I also need a Video Camera to start these videos.

Now you can't have good news without bad news, otherwise it's just news. For some reason, I've been breaking out with a LOAD of little bumps on my hands, under my ankles, and now my lips. The ones on my lips are annoying as hell. They aren't visible at all, but I can feel them when I lick them. It makes my lips feel like they're perpetually dry. And the ones on my hands are just ... ugh. I can't stand looking at them. I need to go to the doctor...



Misc.Notes

Dear Lord,

Please please please do not put me into Lab Group 3 or 4. I can deal with Group 5, but 1 and 2 are optimal and perfect, just like you. Thanks for getting rid of those annoying bumps on my fingers too. I felt like I got hit with Leprosy. People didn't even want to shake my hand. DX

-Your Awesome Son, David.


Assignments Done:
Eng. Comp: Cleanup in Aisle 10, Kitchen Exercise, Memoir(100), Film Analysis(97), Research Paper
Eth & Psych: Lecture Applications 1(71), 4(92), 5, 7(95), 10

Exams: ~Skylink http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/20062911/ http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/20062911/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:46:27 PDT
tick... tick... tick... Time begins to move both fast and slow. Slow enough to make me not forget all the things I hate about this place, yet so fast that I'm starting to miss everything. I've been saying the same things to all my friends when I leave the school. "See ya later. Then again, I just might not." Those guys. Weird. Strange. Different. Messed up in the head a bit. but they're awesome. I need that. They make me question myself sometimes, if I have any real personality to myself at all or if I really know what I'm doing with myself. I'm pretty sure I do now.

My friend Sharon told me once that I'm not weird at all. I'm a normal person who just likes being around weird people. It was true to a point. I do like being around weird people. I'm not really normal though. I almost believed it. I was much more 'normal' compared to my usual group. But I re-realized, that I don't really belong with the 'normal' crowd. I'm a niche kind of guy. I bounced around so much before, but it seems that I finally found the hole for me to stay in. And it's always a party in that whole.

Well, I know who I am now. Where I'm going is still a wide, general path but it's getting straighter. Ah well. I'll just have to drill it down into a thinner road.

===This is my foot. Forever on the road to awesomeness.=== ]]> ~Skylink http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/19616364/ http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/19616364/ Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:06:00 PDT
As for everything else, it's done with the exception of Financial Aid. I should've finished that last week. Ah well. Loans, possible scholarships, gotta get through all that stuff when it comes up.

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Also, a new pathway has opened up for me. In September of this year, Full Sail University will be starting a new Masters of Science course. In what study? GAME DESIGN. O:!! Just imagine meeting up with friends at a High School Reunion and they're all

"So, what did you do in college?"
"Oh, I got my Masters in Game Design."

That would be awesome...

There's no problems currently. Financial Aid seems to be in the bag. HOusing is secured. Everything is a-okay... Except for one thing. Apparently, NEw York officials want to make a bill. This bill is very anti-video game. In fact, that's all it is about. Let me get down to the meat of it but if you want to hear someone that can write articles better than me, then read here: [link]

A unanimous decision was made to pass Bill A11717. This bill mandates three things to happen.

1)All Video Game Systems must have Parental Controls.

2)All Video Games must have a Content Rating listed on the game.

3)A sixteen member council will be created that will "examine the potential impact of violent media, make recommendations regarding the ESRB ratings, and set up "a parent-teacher violence awareness program to identify and appropriately assist students who may have a propensity toward violence".

If David Paterson signs the bill (NY Governor), it will go into effect as of September 2010 (which is 3 months after my graduation date in Full Sail >=/

You may be wondering why I'm angry at this bill. Well, let me just explain a couple of things if you don't already realize it.

#1 and 2 are are pointless. Wii/360/and PS3 already have Parental Controls. It's practically a global standard. And I'm sure many of you already know what ESRB Ratings are. You know, the Big, Black, and Bold E, E+, T, M, or AO symbol that gets printed on your game boxes? It already explains the content in the game as well as the reasoning behind its rating.

For New York to even pass a bill like shows quite a bit of ignorance. They're demanding things that are already part of the WORLD'S Standard. Why be so silly as to make it an official law? Games that sell on the three consoles, as well as their respective Handheld systems and PC Games, already require ESRB Ratings. So far, this bill does nothing but show just how much they know about the VG World.

The third is just stupid, unnecessary, and will be a waste of taxpayer money. This council gets paid (actually, they DON'T get paid. lol.) to discuss whether video game violence is bad. They also have the ability to 'recommend' a Parent-Teacher Violence Awareness Program. In all seriousness, how many children will listen to them. People curse out their parents AND teachers nowadays. It will just be another class that students will have to sit through and complain about because they are doing nothing.

If they really wanted to do something, just start the Violence Awareness Program. Seriously, we DO need something like that. Why go through the hoops, loops, and jumps to make it practically state law? Not to mention that it's almost geared against the average gamer. If you want to blame anyone, blame the parents AND the kids. Jesus Christ. Some kids are just stupid. Some kids are smart but have stupid parents that FORCE them to be stupid. When you go around blaming the media, nothing happens. You make a scapegoat that doesn't help you in any way.

And I'm not saying children aren't influenced by it, either. In fact, there are two kids that go to my church. Six and four years old. Their parents have to be the most down-to-earth, logical, and godfaring christian people I know. Yet you can already see the mental corruption starting. It's not at the point where their bad and arguing with their parents, but when a little girl says to her little brother "No one wants to see your boobs." and he understands it... =/ Yeah. You can't blame the parents for that. They don't even allow certain kinds of music played in their house. The television is barely goes past the violence level of Discovery Channel. So what's the problem? The community. The children at school. The kid in the extended family that watches all those violent shows. NOw, that's a good Christian household. What about the drinking father's house? The house without a father? Divorce, etc.

So, what SHOULD we do? Keep our children under a rock? Nah. We have to expose our children to the world. It's how they interact. However, parents often neglect their duties of containment, censorship, and DISCIPLINE. I m... ]]> ~Skylink http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/19023394/ http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/19023394/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:35:42 PDT every month and they obtain BS Degrees in twenty-one months. They achieve this super speed education by giving their students insane schedules. The area is quiet for a reason... all the students in the area are busy with their school work. Some students have lab classes as early as 1:00AM in the morning and would last for four hours. That kinda discouraged me a bit. I mean, really... WHAT THE ****? ONE IN THE MORNING LAB CLASSES?

There was a bit of comfort in it though. One of them being that I'll actually be doing something that I stay up until 4 in the morning to do anyway, which is drawing. With an exception with the core classes (Math, Composition, Psych, Art History, etc) and Scripting (@_@ onosicantescapthprogramin~!) I think I'll be able to enjoy myself in a room full of other fellow artists who are also learning Frame by Frame Animations, Story Boarding, making flip books. Things like that.

The other source of comfort was just how damn awesome that school was. The exterior can be described as a Giant PS3 wrapped with two thin ribbons. Like.. the windows looked like they were made of Obsidian or something. It was just amazing. Then you walk around inside... Sound Studios, They can hold concerts INSIDE THE SCHOOL. In fact, there's actually some early morning television show called Daily Buzz that plays nationally right from INSIDE the school (although I've never really heard of it myself.. then again, I barely watch television nowadays). They also have multiple sets right outside of the building for Film Students to record their video projects. And those early morning labs? We get taught by former Disney employees. I mean, how horrible is that? It's NOT. It's awesome.

Anyway, I've been focusing on getting everything ready. I need a personal recommendation and then my enrollment will be complete. Then secure my housing situation in Florida, get two roommates... Fix some Financial Aid... and then I'll be good. Don't wish me luck, please. That's not what I need. I need some brain power. Good ol' Willpower, Focus, and Diligence. And some prayer.. Can't leave that out.

]]> ~Skylink http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/18327490/ http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/18327490/ Sun, 25 May 2008 09:48:27 PDT Life of the Sky

I feel like a loser to be online doing nothing on my birthday but hey, I've gotten used to turning great occasions into normal days. See July 4th, Christmas, and Labor Day.

As for gifts... yeah I haven't gotten any yet. I don't really expect any either but you never know, people can be generous.

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Current Concept Checklist
1) Black Market
Target Concept: Incorporate three or four different vendors showing just how much of a variety you can get at the Black Market. Needs to feel warm and sandy. Not too many characters walking around in this area, but the few that are look pretty shady, suspicious, or mysterious.
Completed but concept requires more action. Will try again one day.

Current Concept
2) Chafuo
Description:
This area is much more populated than the rest of Sudesha. Residential, commercial, and business sectors all thrive here. Chafuo consists of a long range of cave-riddled mountains running along the west coast to just about the middle of the Sudesha continent. This area has been a well known vacational spot for centuries, drawing tourists from all over to view its beautifully articulated jagged shoreline and artless charm.
Target Concept: Overhead view of either the ocean side or the mainland. Picture shops, stores, and vacationers walking around the area. Try to incorporate some sort of stand-out character in the picture to give it a more overseeing perspective and an active feel.

Next
3) Vivuli Jungle
4) The Blue Tree in Magi Lake
5) East Coast Fishing Piers

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Free Ideas for the people
1. A meditating jellyfish meets with skeletons on a planet where storms are raging.
2. A white unicorn meets with a pirate in a landscape of bubbles.
3. A noble scarecrow crosses a goldorak under the rain.
4. A terrorized amazon decapitates an unicorn at the top of a mountain.
5. A deformed and infamous man with a hat dematerializes a knight in an environment of fire.
6. A white mercenary crosses iron with a hired killer in front of a mirror.
7. A weak fanatic gangster embraces a delivery dude in front of a metal structure.
8. A white scorpion crosses iron with a raptor (looking down).
9. A gigantic cow fights with a jedi knight in the pampa. [Epic..]
10. A supersonic troll bombs a dinosaur during a live performance.
11. An insane shade tears a scrap merchant in a destroyed street.
12. A headless character embraces a fairy in the ruins.
13. An angry scarecrow dances with a ballerina in the fog.
14. A beautiful red-headed woman fights a boxer in a pyramid.
15. A levitating jedi knight hypnotizes a sexy woman in a deserted corridor. (lol, this one just screams 18+ to me)
16. A translucent bench of creatures decapitates a raptor in an asylum.
17. A menacant very fat guy runs towards an apocalyptic warrior in a watery environment.
18. A shining fairy crosses iron with a bionic mammal in a pyramid.
19. A white wise old man decapitates a hard-rock musician in front of a mirror.
20. A stinking unicorn flees a being of light in a street of tokyo.
21. A hairy beautiful red-headed woman meets with a penguin in a garage.
22. A gigantic pirate devours a winged horse in a dark forest.
23. An ectoplasmic zombie a herd of creatures in a laundromat.
24. A merry octopus collects an insect on a planet where storms are raging.
25. A headless priest ignites a character in a cemetery.
26. A wet mercenary strikes down a cannibal under the rain.
27. An angry eye flees a dinosaur at school.
28. A malefic creature with long legs strikes down a prison guard in the stars.
29. A blind eyed surgeon breathes on a puppet on rails.
30. A gigantic man with a hat dematerializes a knight in a drill covered with snow.
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Synth Agenda Proxy:

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1) Black Market
Target Concept: Incorporate three or four different vendors showing just how much of a variety you can get at the Black Market. Needs to feel warm and sandy. Not too many characters walking around in this area, but the few that are look pretty shady, suspicious, or mysterious.
Completed but concept requires more action. Will try again one day.


Current Concept

2) Chafuo
Description:
This area is much more populated than the rest of Sudesha. Residential, commercial, and business sectors all thrive here. Chafuo consists of a long range of cave-riddled mountains running along the west coast to just about the middle of the Sudesha continent. This area has been a well known vacational spot for centuries, drawing tourists from all over to view its beautifully articulated jagged shoreline and artless charm.

Target Concept:

3) Vivuli Jungle
Target Concept:

4) The Blue Tree in Magi Lake
Target Concept:

5) East Coast Fishing Piers
Target Concept:

]]> ~Skylink http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/18015853/ http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/18015853/ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:46:59 PDT Final Project for MIS
Math Final (almost definite bomb)
Go to Java class!!!! X_X

]]> ~Skylink http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/17816854/ http://Skylink.deviantart.com/journal/17816854/ Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:55:38 PDT
Ok, here's the rundown. At the end of my first semester at Polytechnic University, I have learned a couple of things.

1) I am NOT an engineer. This bothers me. Here I am, in an engineering school, not wanting to be an engineer. I was without direction for quite the while in such a specialized and guided school. Not the place for me, at the moment. I was wasting my parents' hard earned money for something I wasn't putting any effort in. Leading me to the next point.

2) If I'm going to do anything in college, I need to love it. This is serious. Why? Because if I'm not enjoying what I'm learning, then I'm not learning anything. I've become one of those people who need to like what they are doing. So, what do I like doing?
-Writing: To an extent, one of the hardest things for me to do is to sit down and write, but when I do sit down, writing isn't hard at all, it's somewhat enjoyable at that point.

-Drawing: Well, I'm here, aren't I? I have to like drawing, or at least looking at drawing.

-Talking: Something I can do and be social. It's not that I don't like working by myself, and sometimes, I really NEED to work by myself. But most of the time, when I'm working with other people, It's actually pretty enjoyable and it feels less like work (until, of course, I look at the deadline. X_X OMG TWO HOURS LEFT! WE HAVE TO FINISH!)

-Playing Video Games: How else do I pass my time? No one calls my phone. I'm rarely invited anywhere. I'm not much of a party person either. *sigh* Games never failed to be my friend in those times of need.

None of this really hit home until my mom started pestering me about what I was going to do with my life. She even called me on a Sunday morning trying to finish the conversation we had the night before about it. At that point, I was getting annoyed a bit. I really wanted to give her a straight answer and so I started looking for one. I didn't find one until about the end of January. "You know what... I want to make games." I literally woke up to the idea, and I started my research on it that day. I learned that it's harder than what most people think. I sobered my mind to it, telling myself that it'll still be hard work. I still want to do it now though.

Well, fast-forward a few months. I told my parents about it. I started looking into schools and found Full Sail University. I requested information and now I have this huge catalog. I'm good with logic but programming is really all "blah" to me. I looked into their Game Art program though, and I'm thinking of doing that. However, I ran into a 'slight' problem. What's the problem? I'll quote it for you.

"Computer Animation and Game Art Bachelors of Science Degree Program applicants should possess artistic skills. Traditional art classes are recommended prior to entering the program. A foundation in sketching, sculpting, and painting are important for the animation industry and are essential in developing the 3D Artist."

o_o; What? So here I am, halfway through preparations and I come across that line of text. When I read that, I got kinda scared. Every time I look at my art, I feel like it can be so much better. I never had a traditional art class (art in High School doesn't count at ALL, unless I was one of Mr. Potter's Art Students, I wouldn't have learned anything important), I'm horrible at perspective, I hide a lot of details like hands & feet on purpose, details as a whole are usually never in my sketches, shading is something relatively new to me, and I rarely find the time to practice more skills. So, I'm currently feeling that "you're not good enough" feeling in my stomach. I don't like it. It scares me. If I can't feel like I'm going to succeed at this, I won't.

So, I write this here because this is the biggest group of artists I could find, and sadly, I haven't been subscribed by a lot of people so this won't reach too far. I'm just really going to need a bit of 'ick-me-up' now, as well as the urge to start practicing drawing. I'm not even going to use my tablet, it's going to have to be pencil-and-paper for a while. If you had the heart to read all this, thanks. I generally ramble on a lot but I tried to keep this focused. I'm going to have to practice some things, in addition to balancing out the classes I have right now. I'm going to try to draw at least one thing a week, hopefully. As well as write something too. Thanks for listening.

~Nilix Delnori (David Pierre)

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WE DID IT!!!!!!!

WOOOOOOTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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