Platform
Posted on December 06, 2008 in Canvas Standard
I am not in a very placid frame of mind. I've just come back from the 2nd Platform. Wherein we heard who had been singled out from the 1st Platform to be in the collaborating team with KLPac next year. Guess who wasn't singled out. I concede, I'm not the greatest actress on earth. I admit that I'm far from it. But 'The Apple Show'???? I could do that too, you know, get a dictionary and look up words of four syllables and above and then somehow mash them into my play pell-mell. I thought KLPac was trying to shed its elitist ways and go more naturalistic-realistic, as we're doing with "Uncut Untitled Paper House". Apparently not. Apparently I've to go and do something like "What is the hidden meaning? There is frequently a hidden meaning. No, there is sometimes a hidden meaning." And not make it amusing like how Huzir Sulaiman does. But the funny thing was, "Pity the Black Who Pities the Green" was amusing. In a bad way. As in, when the dude cut himself, there was a lot of gasping and speculating and later, laughter. As Zedeck Siew said, it was "unintentionally funny". I know it takes the highest order of arrogance to question their decision, but I just want to know "What the FUCK, man?" Are they better actors than I am? I think not. Onto the creative process, what did I do wrong? It's a simple monologue. There's no wayang kulit, no pretense, no pretentiousness, it's forthright. I thought that would count. But noooooo. The guys during the Q&A were so obviously tongue-tied. They came across as not knowing what they had done and why they had done it. No clear answers. He did use big words, however. But as I said, pell-mell. Didn't answer the questions posed. He prevaricated to the highest degree. And THAT appealed to Joe and Gavin??? I wouldn't mind if someone really good had been chosen. Like a couple of tonight's performers. Brought to mind George Bull and his Forensics Duet Acting. So cute! Well, I guess I should look into an overuse of props next time round. Complete with fake blood and all. I guess I'm just bitter because they evidently had something I lacked. Thanks to this month's audience members who were trying their best to console me, people I hardly know. You guys are so sweet. Unlike certain old men who shall remain nameless. "Keep writing, though." I was even practising my surprised look for when Gavin would announce my name... Of course I've been doing that since I was a little girl and they would announce my name for the "Best Female Actor" Oscar... :) Now I just feel like giving up. I guess I was worse than them. And believe me, that's pretty bad. What's that line from H. Sulaiman's "The Smell of Language"? "I guess the smell of your language is that of the rankest shit." or something like that. Mine is, I guess.
30 years old bomb found in high school
Posted on November 24, 2008 in Adobe Illustrator
The quarter-pound of picric acid -- estimated to be 20 to 30 years old -- was removed from the void framework completed the Bergen County Police Rule Nonsuccess Army to boot detonated behind the school. drink in along with | digg specification
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Didjits
Posted on November 23, 2008 in Autodesk Raster Design
Didjits were an American punk rock band formed in Mattoon, Illinois in 1983, comprised Rick Sims (a.k.a. Rick Didjit) on guitar/vocals, Doug Evans on bass, and Rick's brother Brad Sims on drums. Didjits was known for the aggressive guitar playing and persona of Rick Sims, who often baited the audience between songs, and took plenty of abuse for it. Moreover, the band also added odd stunts and theatrical bits to some of their stage shows, particularly when playing in Chicago and Champaign. They released their first album in 1987 on Bam Bam Records and disbanded in 1994. Brad Sims left the band in 1992. Former Scratch Acid drummer Rey Washam filled in for the Little Miss Carriage EP, and Todd Cole eventually took over as the drummer. The band's following solidified with the release of Hornet Pinata, which equaled, if not bettered, it's predecessors: 1987 Fizzjob (Bam Bam Records) 1988 Hey Judester [includes Fizzjob] (Touch and Go Records) 1989 Fizzjob (T&G) [re-release] 1989 Lovesicle 7" (T&G). The album was littered with memorable riffs and careening, pile driving rhythms, and perhaps the best set of lyrics on any Didjits record. Whether it was Rick Sims telling the story of a one-legged drug dealer who stored his stash in his peg leg in "Lone Lone Ranger" ("just touch my leg/and Santa Claus'll get you high"), offering a put down in "Evel Knievel" ("it takes a better woman than you baby/to call me a slut") or the pearls of wisdom dripping from "Sweet Sweet Satan" ("c'mon let me tell you my recipe/it takes 10 tons of bullsh*t/for 10 ounces of glory"), the album is a cackling joyride. It leads off with "Killboy Powerhead", later covered by The Offspring on their Smash album, has a worthy cover of The MC5's "Call Me Animal" and sloppy bash through Jimi Hendrix's "Foxy Lady", with Doug Evans on lead vocals. The band shot a video for "Captain Ahab", an excellent midtempo song featuring some of Sims' most memorable guitar lines, which MTV refused to play due to drug references in the lyrics. Nevertheless, a clip of the video was shown on MTV's 120 Minutes show, and the clip contained some of those drug references. I myself never saw Captain Ahab, but Sweet Sweet Satan video clip, which blew my mind right away. When somebody asks me what is rock I say Didjits. All of the original members of the band appeared at the Touch and Go 25th anniversary celebration in Chicago, Illinois on September 9, 2006. [1] The next weekend, the band played another reunion show in Champaign. Both shows were extremely well received. Hear them here: http://www.somethingilearned.com/2005/08/the-didjits buy them here: http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=41 http://www.southern.com/southern/band/DIDJI/ cheap microsoft office cheap corel draw
Acid Factory
Posted on November 13, 2008 in Adobe Encore DVD
Wozcast 11
Posted on November 12, 2008 in Adobe Audition
My latest podcast, Wozcast 11 is now online. This one features: Tablet tools compared: OneNote, EverNote, Go Binder and another look at audio editing software with SONY Acid Express 5.0, Adobe Audition 2.0 and good ol' Audacity. Recorded June 12, 2006 Find out more at http://web.aanet.com.au/warrickwynne/wozcasts/wozcasts.htm or subscribe via Itunes or something similar using the xml link below: http://web.aanet.com.au/warrickwynne/wozcasts/wozcasts.xml cheap microsoft office cheap corel draw
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Adobe - The Creative Mind
Posted on October 03, 2008 in Adobe Creative Suite
It's old news that Adobe has bought out Macromedia, and being the Flash enthusiast that I am, I only really appreciated how that move affects the program I am most obsessed with. But Adobe's one big company, with what's being hailed as not a mere suit of packages, but a 'universe' of design applications. Maybe a little over the top, but check out this site showing off some of the cross-package design opportunities. The Creative Mind is a truly beautiful flash site which constantly changes with every rollOver and click. It's like an acid trip advert for Adobe... very smooth. You'll find lots of features hidden within the bliss-inducing organic navigation, from interviews with established design-heads, to little hints 'n' tips video clips showing off slick new features. From Flash to InDesign, Photoshop CSS2 to AfterEffects... this hallucenogenic site demonstrates features and especially emphasises the streamlined workflow between packages. Check it out, it's well pretty...