So for those who don't know (which is probably 99.9% of everyone) I made a music video recently, my first one, using Windows Movie Maker. It's about Fancy Pants World 1 and 2.
Here it is in all it's infant glory:
I also created a team blog for Nonoba:
http://nchyn.blogspot.com
Look forward to more posts on both blogs soon!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Emoticion Encyclopedia.
:D :p :)
Emoticions are the souls of chatters.
Their very essence can be summed up with ":)" or ":".
They are simple, concise, and can be used when you're too lazy to type "That's funny" or "That's lame" but of course, those phrases are now considered awkward compared to the all-mighty emoticons.
Hail the emoticons! Hail!
The origin is over here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon#Creation_of_:.29_and_:.28.
But that's not what I wanted to demystify, I wanted to talk about the different variations and their connotations. You see, I eventually found out that emoticons like ":)" and "=)" have very very subtle differences, and unless someone documents them, they'll be lost forever!
So here's my Emoticon Encyclopedia (I'll edit this periodically as think of emoticons):
": - )" - The grandaddy of all emoticons, originally used to denote jokes has now since passed away, replaced by its more common variants, the "=)" and ":)".
":-(" - The grandmother of all emoticons, originally used to denote things that aren't jokes but serious. This emoticon has since also passed away and been replaced by its more common variants, the "=(" and ":(".
":)"- Used to denote happiness but to a lesser extent I believe that because of the short length of the 'eyes', this particular emoticon could be less powerful or have less influence than the "=)".
Originated from the ": - )".
"=)"- Used to denote happiness but also it creates an image of slit like eyes instead of classic round eyes to give an impression of increased attention.
":(" - Used to denote sadness. The round eyes here create an image of pinpoint lasers aiming at you, burning through you.
"=(" - Used to denote sadness. The slit-like eyes are like hollow tubes here, empty of emotion, making the reader fell worse.
(I'll try to add more as I have time)
Emoticions are the souls of chatters.
Their very essence can be summed up with ":)" or ":".
They are simple, concise, and can be used when you're too lazy to type "That's funny" or "That's lame" but of course, those phrases are now considered awkward compared to the all-mighty emoticons.
Hail the emoticons! Hail!
The origin is over here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon#Creation_of_:.29_and_:.28.
But that's not what I wanted to demystify, I wanted to talk about the different variations and their connotations. You see, I eventually found out that emoticons like ":)" and "=)" have very very subtle differences, and unless someone documents them, they'll be lost forever!
So here's my Emoticon Encyclopedia (I'll edit this periodically as think of emoticons):
": - )" - The grandaddy of all emoticons, originally used to denote jokes has now since passed away, replaced by its more common variants, the "=)" and ":)".
":-(" - The grandmother of all emoticons, originally used to denote things that aren't jokes but serious. This emoticon has since also passed away and been replaced by its more common variants, the "=(" and ":(".
":)"- Used to denote happiness but to a lesser extent I believe that because of the short length of the 'eyes', this particular emoticon could be less powerful or have less influence than the "=)".
Originated from the ": - )".
"=)"- Used to denote happiness but also it creates an image of slit like eyes instead of classic round eyes to give an impression of increased attention.
":(" - Used to denote sadness. The round eyes here create an image of pinpoint lasers aiming at you, burning through you.
"=(" - Used to denote sadness. The slit-like eyes are like hollow tubes here, empty of emotion, making the reader fell worse.
(I'll try to add more as I have time)
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Paradox of Cliches
At first glance there is no paradox, cliches are merely things that have been overdone to death, so they're no longer used, but that's the problem...
If cliches are overdone, they are no longer used, if they are no longer used they aren't overdone, so if they aren't overdone they aren't cliches!
So something can only be a cliche if it is used forever right? Wrong again, if something was used forever it wouldn't be overdone, it would never be done.
So what exactly is a cliche?
The thing is then calling something a cliche is anachronistic because at the time of the calling of a cliche it would either be no longer used or still in use, this seems confusing but it's one of the many confusing things about society...
If cliches are overdone, they are no longer used, if they are no longer used they aren't overdone, so if they aren't overdone they aren't cliches!
So something can only be a cliche if it is used forever right? Wrong again, if something was used forever it wouldn't be overdone, it would never be done.
So what exactly is a cliche?
The thing is then calling something a cliche is anachronistic because at the time of the calling of a cliche it would either be no longer used or still in use, this seems confusing but it's one of the many confusing things about society...
Winged Monkeys - Possible or Not?
Okay, ever since I reread Wizard of Oz for like the kazillionth time I've been thinking if flying monkeys are possible.
I decided to draw a blueprint, I hope it's aerodynamically sound, but even if it isn't, I liked making it, tell me what you think:
I decided to draw a blueprint, I hope it's aerodynamically sound, but even if it isn't, I liked making it, tell me what you think:
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