It's not like I don't care anymore, I'm just so busy...

I still do love this place and am always certain to visit people's newest work...

But I'm starting to get a little more into it again. Slowly, but surely.

My magnificent new boyfriend is an amazing artist and posted some of his work up here. is his name and I love him so.

I still play Wow (Penitence and Swamprose on Twisting Nether) and Xbox Live (TheUnorthodox1) but that's about it. Busy busy busy.

My boyfriend's in Japan for a few months to study and I miss him. Maybe I'll update with my sad doodles.


On a lighter note, the animated film My Little World from July Films looks like it's nearing completion and I am exstatic. I've been closely watching this develope for a few years now. It looks positively enchanting. For those who haven't heard me rant about how I'm resting all my hopes and aspirations of the dwindling animation market of today on this incredible-looking movie, I'll spare you. Just do me the honor of watching the trailer.

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Here's also some sample tracks of one of the groups doing music for the film. Check out the second track called "Pequeno Mundo". I'm soooo getting this CD.
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I've been waiting to see this movie since the begining of December when a friend sent me to [link]

I was really blown away. The movie is incredible, but nothing what I expected. A real true drama about how cruel life can be, but how wonderful dreams can make it. All those other fantasy movies really pale in comparison. I highly reccomend it, but it's definitely not for the faint of heart. It's rated R for a reason.

My god, did I love this movie. If you haven't seen it, buy the DVD.

This is what fantasy movie's should be, but I guess actors aren't good enough to do this. So we turn to animation (Which I have no problem with because, frankly, I think most actors and special effects can only be done properly through animation). At any rate, I was blown away by the scale, the story, the characters, and the concepts. A real work of art. All I want to do is see it again.


Happy New Year, Folks.


<3 <3 <3 Howl.

I've been hearing a lot about this hear "Eragon" thing...(book, movie, salad dressing, whatever...). So I figured, eh, it's another bland fantasy novel turned into a mediocre and mildly entertaining fantasy movie. So my friend comes to me and tells me the book is kinda crappy, but he lent it to me. I read through the first two or so chapters and felt like throwing up. The novel just *feels* like it's written by a child. The word choice, the cliche story, the thin characters and their lame dialogue. I got sick of it very quickly, threw it back in his face and said it read like it was written by a child that hadn't been lectured enough by his English teacher. He told me, "Well yea, it was written by a kid."

Now this ticked me off, because then I was like, "Well hey, anyone can get a book published nowadays. No matter how crappy they write." I figured there had to be somethign more to his writing if he got a publishing out of it, but later I find out he didn't get the publishing because of a hidden talent I could no see, but [u]his parents own the publishing company[/u]. Ha ha ha! "Hey kiddo! Whatcha want for Christmas? Oh, you're writing a book? Aw, that's cute. Hey, want mommy to publish it for you?" Nepotism at it's finiest, I say. I pretty much lost all respect for it after that. So, of course, I'm not going to pay to see the movie. I might see it when it comes out on television to appreciate the cinimatic and graphical values.

But this is sad. Since the start of the rediculously undeservingly *huge* fanbase of Harry Potter, film writers have been opening their doors to mediocre fantasy movies. I'm so sick of it. What about the great authors that don't get nearly as much attention? Like Steven Brust and Terry Prachett (Well, he kinda gets the respect he deserves), but the point is that mediocrity is the new standard. I know people who claim to love fantasy to death and pride themselves on being fast readers and loving great literature, but can't read through the first LOTRs book (And I'm not kidding or making this up). But they can read all five Harry Potter books in a few days. They can't even read a *real* novel like The Screwtape Letters or War and Peace (...Well, I'll forgive that but it really is a great read, people!)

Yay for adults having the inability to read past a fourth grade reading level...This seriously scares me.



OH! But if you want to see a *real* worthwhile fantasy movie, go see Pan's Labyrinth on December 29th! It looks to be amazing.