coffee break

success break: Baked Pie

2011-08-02T14:44:00.004-05:00

Not exactly sure if he's overjoyed or terrified...

graphics break: Communist Party

2011-08-01T12:50:00.002-05:00

(Slightly revised) Communist Party flyer for a friend's party back in January.

music break: YOU by Ryuichi Sakamoto

2010-05-04T11:26:00.008-05:00

I didn't really know what to categorize this as, so I just put it in music. This is the opening from NHK's 1980's educational program, YOU. This not only features music by Ryuichi Sakamoto (who apparently had his own segment in the show), but also some beautiful, colorful work by Katsuhiro Otomo. Lovely (and catchy)!

graphics break: Brief Works & Trivia Challenge

2010-04-29T00:58:00.014-05:00

Little promotional things made for different events. Brief Works (unsure if it was used) was an art show じょん is having. The picture used is one of his own pieces, which you can check out here. Mike's Trivia Challenge is a game show that runs every semester at the college I work at. The Trivia Challenge banner was printed out on vinyl and measured up to six feet tall and about three feet wide.

That's the last picture taken of it, however, as it appears to have been swiped. Success.

It actually looks a little sad and lonely in that last photo, but it's on a wall that everyone immediately sees when they walk into the building.

graphics break: Super Soul

2010-04-10T08:46:00.004-05:00

A promo thing for a small project idea a friend had.

lost item break: the miracle scale

2009-08-23T17:24:00.006-05:00

Found this a while back inside the user guide from a used Miracle Piano Teaching System for the Nintendo Entertainment System. I liked the Gummi Bears stamps.

doodle break: based on a true story

2009-08-08T19:07:00.004-05:00

the actual update:

doodle break: some of this may or may not be true

2009-08-02T20:12:00.005-05:00

success break: REDcard

2009-07-28T20:23:00.008-05:00

"you."

doodle break: squiggles with ウゴツール

2009-07-08T00:33:00.008-05:00

I've stumbled upon a cute program that creates squiggle lines in real time while drawing!

The program is completely in Japanese, but it's simple enough to use.
Here's a video of it in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyFm4sv_vFY
and the link to the program at the creator's website
(which can actually just be found in the description on Youtube):
http://mclover.net/Program/Ugo.htm

lost item break: mall flower

2009-07-06T21:30:00.002-05:00

success break: Mouth Glow

2009-07-05T23:23:00.013-05:00

so apparently, if you say certain key words in Twitter that might relate to a product or service, there's a chance that an ad bot account will watch you. A little annoying, but it can be like a game to snipe them off the list with the block button once they appear. I had two watch me after by recent posts by saying, "multiregion DVD player," and "Blu-ray." Success.

movie break: Angel's Egg (天使のたまご)

2009-07-05T16:24:00.022-05:00

I've been on a rather big Yoshitaka Amano kick lately and looking back upon his work, I discovered a film known as Angel's Egg. Originally released in 1985, Angel's Egg was a movie directed by Mamoru Oshii with art by Yoshitaka Amano and score by Yoshihiro Kanno. The story follows a young girl in her journeys collecting bottles of water in a surreal, dark and dead world. In her travels, she carries with her an egg, of which it is unknown at first what it contains. She soon discovers a man (who is seen earlier in the film) who eventually accompanies her.

Through out the film, it is unknown what both the girl and the man's names are, and there is very little dialog spoken. I'd rather not spoil anything, but more on the plot can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel%27s_Egg

I feel a little bad not knowing about this film until now, it's pretty intense, not to mention incredibly pretty. Kanno's powerful and sometimes unnerving music complements the surreal and fantastical designs of Amano perfectly. I've always been a big fan of Japan's animation from the 80's and early 90's; there's a certain amount of quality in them that feels lost in today's work. Currently there are no US releases for this film, but the DVD is available in Reigon 2. I'd suggest nabbing the DVD, but for those that don't have a region free player and would also like subtitles, it can be found on Youtube. How convenient.

doodle break: tasty treat that can't be beat

2009-06-17T01:04:00.005-05:00

I really don't want to post much in the way of anthro doodles
but I was happy with this, so it's here now
there is no reasoning behind the post title
it's been stuck in my head for ten minutes now

success break: flowering bro shirts in the grove

2009-06-16T11:35:00.006-05:00

like a flower opening to greet the morning sun
these popped polos make YOU the center of attention and beauty
in any situation

game break: Sega Channel

2009-05-26T15:32:00.017-05:00

Sega Channel on Wikipedia
an in depth look at Sega Channel on blamethecontrolpad.com

I received the adapter today in the mail.
the thing is useless now, but I don't really mind.

The Sega Channel was an amazing piece of hardware and it had a wide variety of games to choose from each and every month. I'd wake up just before dawn to check and see if there were any updates. It was a magical experience, like it was Christmas day. The experience and excitement for me was far beyond that of any weekly updates that might happen on the Wii, XBox Live or the Playstation Network.

The menus would also change depending on the month, aiming towards a theme of sorts depending on what major holiday was happening then (July would have a night setting with fireworks in the background, October would have some wicked looking glowing pumpkins). I believe the menu music would change too, based on the theme. It was pretty rad.

Sega Channel was also responsible for introducing me to Gunstar Heroes and Dynamite Headdy, which made me an instant Treasure fan boy. It also had Sparkster, Pulseman, Mega Man: The Wily Wars and Zombies Ate My Neighbors, which are some of my absolute top favorite games of the 16-bit generation.

I miss you, Sega Channel.

[EDIT]: The Promo Videos

Yes.

doodle break: SLIMERRR~!!

2009-05-23T23:04:00.005-05:00

food break: drunken noodles

2009-05-21T00:49:00.003-05:00

more blurry cam shots (nearly typed shits).

doodle break: face blots

2009-05-18T12:24:00.004-05:00

final colors are pretty different from the original scribble

I was happier with these

lost item break: learning short vowels

2009-05-14T01:27:00.004-05:00

!!!!!

music break: ロマンティック街道

2009-05-10T07:56:00.003-05:00

ロマンティック街道 / KIRINJI

craft break: pillows

2009-04-12T21:15:00.002-05:00

tried sewing a pillow thing today

I need some more practice

success break: candy cross

2009-04-03T14:16:00.006-05:00

I always thought of it as a joke but didn't realize they actually exist.

hallelujah

success break: Pokemon Platinum pre-order gift

2009-04-01T02:13:00.005-05:00

Best Buy,ya blew it.

commercial break: NEC CatがDance-500

2009-03-20T23:03:00.004-05:00

Oh, fantastic! WOW, EXCITING! よこだ

callfromthepast

on display

2009-03-20T01:31:00.003-05:00

special thanks to jon for the photos

do things

2009-03-06T18:19:00.003-06:00

success break: performing arts center parking lot

2009-03-04T22:31:00.002-06:00

success

game break: 珍道中!!ポールの大冒険 / Pole's Big Adventure

2009-03-01T11:01:00.002-06:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4JfOdPbskU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5PHFxJ-XVY
http://pole.sega.jp/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole%27s_Big_Adventure

music break: monkey turn

2009-02-20T16:22:00.004-06:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKUSztFBQ0
monkey turn / omodaka

in control

2009-02-18T00:26:00.003-06:00

I really wish I had a better camera

break room break room break

2009-02-17T00:43:00.002-06:00

meanwhhhhhhhhh

2009-02-15T00:51:00.006-06:00

doodle break: oh

2009-02-14T03:36:00.005-06:00

music break: coffee-milk crazy

2009-02-13T11:30:00.008-06:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zW5viMhGvE

coffee-milk crazy / flipper's guitar

who's there?

2009-02-10T22:34:00.009-06:00

...

...!

!!!

adventure of wonder

2009-02-08T13:31:00.001-06:00

it was tech day

doodle break: cosmic girl

2009-02-08T00:14:00.003-06:00

pretty uneventful today

hellohhhhhhhhhhhhh

2009-02-06T23:19:00.000-06:00