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Anyway, just wanted to clear out the OLD journal entry since it was like over a year old.

Happy Halloween all! ]]> ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1434544/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1434544/ Fri, 21 Nov 2003 22:02:06 PST
Right now, I'm at work at 12:30 on a Friday night and no one is around so I figured it was time to take a break and update this page. (Must be careful now to not break any N.D.A.'s) I was out to San Francisco last week visiting Edios (publishers of Tomb Raider) and we got shot down pretty harshly because we had no major violence, guns or blood involved with our pitch. That and our major theme of parenting, flocking and protection seemed too "girl" orientated for them. (Hello?) We have had a lot of publishers turn us down for those reasons. They all want the next GTA3.
However, we just got a nice invite from Nintendo for next week. Seems they get our idea and agree it could be a good money maker. I'm surprised at this because its a new I.P. and Nintendo has plenty of their own. Anyway, the big N could be our publisher, it would be great if they were as I love the cube.
If anyone out there would like to see more games aimed at areas that don't include violence and gibs, send out a little prayer and whish us luck. We need it. We are trying for something very different and good and the market does not seem to want that right now.
I will be here sporadically but will not be submitting anything new for a while as all the work I'm doing can not be shown right now. This is a bummer as it looks really freaking cool and twistedly fun. Sorry to all those who have had the heart to watch me, I will try to post more soon but am so busy with life right now that I have just not had the time!

-Jeremiah ]]> ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1354472/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1354472/ Mon, 03 Nov 2003 15:24:56 PST So I’m NOT back yet. Not till I get my piece-O-crap fixed.
It’s all Microsoft’s fault. Really. ]]> ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1331030/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1331030/ Mon, 27 Oct 2003 19:49:09 PST ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1229531/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1229531/ Thu, 02 Oct 2003 19:22:22 PDT
I get a call from Sonja today at around 4. Sam attacked our neighbor. Bit her bad in the arm and in the face. Unprovoked attack. He held back as her damage was not that bad, just a slight scratch on the face but a good byte in the arm. A good bruise to. He is a 120 lb german shepard. A little goes a long way. He bit her in the face. He bit Debra, my neighbor in the face.

Sam is a dog with big paws and a nose / face like that of a bear. But a gentle and loving bear. He loves to snuggle. He is a wimp. The cat beats him up and he does anything for food, save get in the way of the cat. We raised and trained him with love and rewards. We did not train him with aggressiveness or dominance.

He is a dog and did a bad dog thing. He is getting old and something happened and he did a bad dog thing.

I have to take him into the vet tomorrow morning and put him to sleep. I cried so much tonight. You know how dogs evoke so much emotion. I feel like I'm in the middle of a god damn 'Old Yella' flick. I was rubbing his snoz (nose) tonight. He knows. He is sad. Remorse in his deep dark eyes. Hell, how could he not know, the way Sonja is sobbing. He is a shepard you know. And for the last few months he has been extra special to my x, being really close with her to make up for my absence and now he has to go too. Fuck. You know how shepards can be. ]]> ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1171915/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1171915/ Wed, 17 Sep 2003 10:09:33 PDT Thanks for all the concern- really makes me feel...like I have some friends. Thanks for that. ]]> ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1137829/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1137829/ Sun, 07 Sep 2003 14:54:32 PDT ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1129759/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1129759/ Fri, 05 Sep 2003 00:14:12 PDT Says the most of all. ]]> ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1082529/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/1082529/ Wed, 20 Aug 2003 08:43:34 PDT Why could I not be satisfied? Why could I not just go on and live with her. She is a great woman and yet I just could not be happy with her. I tried. I tired for 14 years. I lied to myself for 14 years and I wasted 7 of hers. I kept telling myself ‘hey, life is not perfect with anyone, all couples have their problems’ but ours were too consistent. No amount of denial or work made our issues go away.
She was finally the one with the balls to call a spade a spade, she was the one with the guts to call it over. I feel so weak. I feel so guilty. And now, after that comment my little joy of life gave me I just feel really sad.
I will always love them both, always be there for them, but things have changed and she has realized all to quickly. She is all to perceptive.
Sometimes it feels like this life is all too full of pain and heartache and for that I am very sad. ]]> ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/948784/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/948784/ Tue, 15 Jul 2003 15:57:41 PDT
Question to anyone who might know; is there a job section here at DA? We are looking to hire another 3d game artist for some contract work. Not that I've seen many around here, but just thought I would mention it.

We will be done with the project by mid August and I'll be able to look out the window again! I’m missing the lobster already...
]]> ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/920749/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/920749/ Mon, 07 Jul 2003 20:54:21 PDT There was lots of air time, both on Knee boards out on Wardens Pond and on Kawasaki 250s in the gravel pits across from the house.

There was a good bit of crashing into the waves at 35mph, eyes first as I learned to do that cheap 360 trick. Nothing wakes you up more when you have not had any coffee.

My brother told me I'm getting fat and I talk to loud, then set the accelerator on the dirt bike so it would stick on me, well that's my theory anyway. He says there was something wrong with the carburetor. Lets just say that bike was (Insert Jim Cary Tone here) "SMOkiNNN!!!" by the time I got back.

Also fixed my parents computer. Again. Saw lots of horses, went to Boston, brought a fake gold tooth, a lot of comics, ate some bugs (lobsters) and gave dad an oil painting lesson.

Twas a good time.
Glad to be back. ]]> ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/887935/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/887935/ Sat, 28 Jun 2003 22:45:27 PDT Finishing up "take two" of NDL's next major project submission.
I just finished some really nice tropical water, and a great vista.
Wish I could show it, but is all confidential stuff.

I'm off to see the family and friends up in RI and MA.
Yep, gone for the week of the 4th, and you bet I'll be toasting it with a M-80 under some fresh road kill.
And some good beer with the family! (Just kidding about the road kill...well....maybe...)

So see you all next week crazy devious artists, I'll miss you all a bunch and a few,.. especially heavily.

-Jeremiah ]]> ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/757815/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/757815/ Sun, 25 May 2003 09:46:59 PDT
No, I'm not a "deer hunting hick ass-hole" who likes to kill animals.
I have no respect for that at all. None.
I love animals. I could see my self knocking off some red neck with an attitude.
But not a deer.

But I killed my first deer today.
And I did not sleep well last night.

It went like this;
11 pm- A work friend calls me at home. He's at work. Upset. Had a fight with his Fiancée and wanted to have a drink and talk. I figure, nice. I'm sitting at home working on a damn art asset on a Saturday night like a nerd. Time to go have a drink and socialize. I have an ear for other peoples bitching. I like it.

12 pm- I meet him at work, we go to a nice place in Chapel Hill. Eat some nachos and I drink a Bass, followed up by a Harp...maybe two.

2 pm- He is done bitching and the bar has closed down. We go our separate ways a little more full and slightly happier. I know, I shouldn't drive. But it was only two beers with lots of carbos. I'm not buzzing at all. My tolerance is higher then that so I get in my paid-off, Black, 1997 Toyota Tacoma that currently has no dents and start my short way home.

2:18 pm- I'm in the fast lane of the two-way highway called 15-501, not going fast mind you, and there is a meridian that's grassy. I saw nothing. It must have been short...

"Bang! - Clamm!" First thought? "Who the fuck just tossed the bolder at my car!"
Front tire starts to grind, makes a horrible noise. "Shit the tire blew". I pull over to the right some 500 feet from the initial "Bang! - Clamm!" incident. I'm pissed. I'm ready to go find that punk who decided to throw something at my truck.

2:22 pm- Cops are fast. I assessed the damage. Drivers side door has a HUGE dent. Front fender is so bent in that its grinding on the tire. I'm trying to pull the fender out enough to get my self home with all 4 tires intact. The first cop pull up, red and blue lights bring back bad feelings. I hate pigs. (No offence, we need police, but I've had more then my share of abuse from males with little dicks and big power trips.)

2:30 pm- A second cop pulls up. When you pass someone who has more then one cop behind him, you know he's not in a good situation. They give me the standard, "License and registration.", "Have you been drinking sir?" "Yes officer, I had a beer and some nachos". They have me do the drunk tests. I pass fine. I am not drunk. The second cops pulls around and drives back to see what he can find if anything.

Back in R.I. that would not have happened. They would have taken me in just because I have blonde hair and look like trouble.

2:50 pm- "There is a fresh deer carcass back in the meridian. Young male. Head has been cracked open and its very dead. You hit a deer sir."...."Now go your merry way on home."....I hate red and blue lights in the rear view mirror.

3:18 pm I killed my first deer today. I can't sleep. That poor thing. His territory so destroyed that he has to cross a highway. And I took his life. And people do this for sport?
]]> ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/747483/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/747483/ Thu, 22 May 2003 07:36:23 PDT I really enjoyed the first
My opinion? (Like anyone cares...)
But here is anyway:

Things I liked:
The oracle is actually a program.
Agent Smith gone rouge, took out his earplug and did his own thang.
The concept of programs becoming rouge and gaining 'a life of their own' when they decide to do something not in their defined list of actions.
The obvious Jesus parallel when 'The One' enters a room to 'relax' and is greeted by the sick and hungry masses. (The whole Jesus Parallel was what made the first one so good.)
The highway scene in general was good. Loved the truck smash. (Was that CG? Hope it was real. Looked cool.)

Things I didn't like:

The over redundant, verging on boring fight scenes. (If the fight scenes were not in slow-mo this movie would have been an hour long!)
Kick after kick after kick with no spice makes for a boring fight. It tired me more then excited me.
The 3d graphic cuts where they rudely replace the actors with 3d mannequins that look like they were made in poser. Come on! Who did this?
The sex scene did not get me going, and all the dancers they were cutting the scene with looked like a bad grunge attempt at a Rave party.
'ooooo-sooo-coool' NOT. They were trying to show the human aspect. But all I got was a bad Rave scene.
Trinity comes back to life after Neil messages her digital heart. This scene was badly executed.
I expected a 'cliff hanger' ending, but come on! The pan over to the 'evil' taken over dude at the end was SOOOO CHEESY.
I've seen better cliff hanger cuts on Alias!

Overall, disappointed.
Nice ideas, horrible execution of them.
Way to much gratuitous crap, not much true science fiction.
It didn't suck, but it came close!

And thats my 2 cents.
TTFN!

]]> ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/684777/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/684777/ Sat, 03 May 2003 13:51:36 PDT
The best thing about this place is the volume of work that gets posted! Its really cool to get to look at so much stuff. So many 'Art' boards / turn into long chat rooms with little or no stuff to look at. This place is a great balance of both. Plus there are lots of hot chicks with great gothic tastes! I can eat that right up!

Thus- time to change the icon with something that represents my more honestly then some black cat. ( But it was all I had around, at the time.) ]]> ~volvox http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/677681/ http://volvox.deviantart.com/journal/677681/ Thu, 01 May 2003 08:25:35 PDT ~volvox