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November 25, 2003
Pure Evil
My take on condemned murderer-terrorist John Allen Muhammad is now up at the Spectator Online.
Sorry about neglecting the blog lately, but the freelance gigs pay better.
November 18, 2003
Louisiana Post-Mortem
The analysis of Louisiana exit-poll demographics I promised the other day is now available, in the form of my newest piece at the American Spectator Online.
November 15, 2003
Louisiana Prediction
Larry Sabato and RealClearPolitics both predict a slim victory for Bobby Jindal. I concur.
While Blanco has the momentum in the razor-thin late polls, Jindal, thanks to his complexion and the surprise endorsement by Ray Nagin, the black Democratic mayor of New Orleans, is getting 15% of the black vote in some polls, twice the normal margin for a Lousiana Republican.
In A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat, Zell Miller writes:
For many years now in the South, the magic formula for the Democratic nominee to win in a general election against a Republican is to get 40 percent of the white vote and 90 percent of the African-American vote. Increasingly over the years it has been easier to get 90 percent of the African-American vote than 40 percent of the white vote. I believe that the margin of African-American votes for the Democrats is going to change soon. It only has to change a fraction in the South to make a huge difference.Louisiana's open-primary system and fluid party loyalty seperates it somewhat from other Southern states, but the basic point remains: when a Republican peels away a portion of the black vote, it makes it significantly more difficult for the Democrat to win, even with an excellent get out the vote operation.
UPDATE 11:30 PM: Well, I got that one wrong. More analysis here after I get a chance to look at the demographic data on the exit polls.
November 13, 2003
Hobnobbing in Washington
Jeremy Lott writes, of last night's American Spectator dinner,
Highlights: Met John Tabin...Right back atcha, Jeremy!
I love events like this; it's always fun to put some faces to bylines. I met most of the Spectatorites-- Lott; interns Katherine Ruddy, Theodora Blanchfield, and Shawn Macomber; Bob Tyrell, George Neumayr, Wlady Pleszczynski (which is Polish for "how's that spelled?"), and Ben Stein, who MC'd the evening with off-color jokes. The room exuded the dorky glamour of Washington, filled as it was with people like Former Congressman Bob Barr, Former Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, Washington Times editor Wes Pruden, Solicitor General Ted Olson, and Underscecretary of State John Bolton. Bolton gave the keynote address, on WMD proliferation; if you've seen him on C-SPAN, then you know that his comments were incisive but his delivery made the most important things in the world sound dull as dirt. Senator Zell Miller gave a much better speech, touching on topics in his new book, A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat, which he signed in the lobby afterwards. (Did you know he's missing most of his left index finder? Search for "As a child" here to find the story behind it.)
From the "I am oblivious" file: I exchanged business cards (I'd just had mine printed and was handing them out like party favors) with Bob Metcalfe, who's name I thought I'd vaguely recognized, possibly from a byline, but wasn't sure. I looked him up, and found that I probably had seen his byline, some time after he founded 3Com, which was after he invented Ethernet (you might say, to paraphrase Al Gore, that he took the initiative in creating the Internet). Oh, that Bob Metcalfe.
November 12, 2003
The Good Kind of Busy
Sorry for the light posting lately, but I've been busy. More here tomorrow night, probably.
November 11, 2003
Three Hundred Thousand
You may have seen this report over the weekend, but have you thought about how many people 300,000 dead human beings really is? Tony of Trojan Horseshoes has a suggestion: think of Tampa being obliterated. Or, click here for a visual illustration of 300,000.
November 10, 2003
For Your Amusement and Edification
November 05, 2003
Three for Three
My calls on Kentucky, Mississippi, and Philadelphia all proved correct.
For those keeping score, with the California Recall and the 2002 Senate races, my all time record for election-day-morning predictions is now 16-3.
November 04, 2003
Election Predictions
I expect good news for Republicans tonight: Ernie Fletcher will win the governor's race in Kentucky, and Haley Barbour will win in Mississippi. On the other hand, national Democrats' unusual efforts (second item) on behalf of Philadelphia mayor John Street are likely to pay off with a victory.
The really interesting race, though, is the November 15 run-off for Lousiana governor. If it were held today, Bobby Jindal would probably win, but Senator John Breaux will be working hard for Kathleen Blanco in the home stretch-- the word is he'd like to retire, but only if a Democratic governor is appointing his successor. Stay tuned.


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Finally, tinsel town's favorite couple and their toddler have set foot back to Mumbai after vacationing in Switzerland. Oh, we did miss them.
Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan had been on their first international trip with baby Taimur and they have just bombarded by the paps at the airport.
Spotted in the pictures is baby Taimur in classic denim and a Ralph Lauren polo T-shirt. Jeez, the little nawab is keeping his style game strong already. Well, mommy dearest is seen here in a blue athleisure co-ords and Saif is totally rocking the classic formals.
As revealed to Midday Kareena's Switzerland vacay: "I'm not a backpacker; I'm a luxury traveler. I like to relax and shop when on vacation and am completely cut off from the city," he had said.
Also read, WHO WORE IT BETTER? JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ OR KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN IN H&M SEPARATES!
With the couple back in the town, Kareena is supposed to start her sitting alongside Sonam Kapoor in Veere Di Wedding, while Saif will get back to Kalakaandi mode and Chef and Baazaar waiting for him.
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Everyone has had to deal with giving a gift to the person who seems to have everything. These occasions are perfect for the cool t-shirt gift. Regardless of the personality of the gift receiver, there is a wide variety of t-shirts that will get the message across about how special they are, so finding that killer one should be no problem at all.
If you want something for the doting grandparents, there are many places that will imprint a photo onto a nice cotton t-shirt. These are rather easy to get as well. You can even send the order through online if you have the pictures stored on your computer. Some of these companies will send it directly back to you in a week or 2. Other companies will ship it in 3 days or less to one of their stores near your location.
One of the many occasions that make gift giving special are birthdays. Who doesn't have friends that have birthdays, that would enjoy a nice cool t-shirt with graphics that tell the whole story of what they deem important; or the hobby they really enjoy; or something totally off the wall they would like a total stranger to know they are into. T-shirts can say it all for anyone to see and enjoy and share.
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Friday, December 18, 2009
TOPIC: Feeding Your Talent
I've been through this sort of experience more than a few times. These last couple of times though, I've taken closer notice of what's helped rejuvenate me.
Reading for pleasure – it's like a super strength bag of fertilizer. This is the biggest pick me up I know that refills my creative well. Relaxing with a good book pulls me away from the desolate desert of worry. The energy, the ideas, the emotions that come with reading another author's work feeds me and stimulates my mind, de-stressing me while rejuvenating me.
Watching movies – just another version of reading for pleasure.
Writing something every day – even if it's not the next WIP it keeps the working parts ticking over, the eye in, the skills from getting rusty. It temporarily satisfies the drive to be doing "something" in the writing arena.
What fills your creative well when the levels fall low?
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What refreshes me?ReplyDelete
Being quiet, reading and rereading my favourite authors. (I'm newly into fantasy romance). It had been months since I had written, but thanks to the above, I'm back into it all again. Weather permitting, working in the garden. The sense of achievement from that, is another kind of encouragement.
A little time on online research, there are some fascinating snippets of information out there.
There's always something exciting about reading a favourite author or one of your keepers on the shelf, isn't there?ReplyDelete
I garden too, mostly just pottering, trimming, edging - something so mundane is restful to the mind.
Thanks, for sharing what works for you, and great to have another fantasy author visit! :-)
- AnonymousDecember 20, 2009 at 3:11 PM
Hi Kylie, I'm with you on how to keep the creative juices flowing. and you are truly correct. A little everyday does work. For the times when I simply cannot do the writing my charachters are screaming out for in my head, I at least read a few posts from others to help me on the narrow path of writing:).ReplyDelete
You know what helps keep me grounded. Like many other avid readers I buy soooo many books and keep hundreds as "favourites". Eery now and then I will slink to the floor with a cuppa and pull them all out and re-read the blurbs, maybe even the intros or first page or two. It is a soothing practice that reminds me of why I wanted to write in the first place. Those forgotten friends waiting to be enjoyed over and over again.
Ahh, the power of those keepers... :-)ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing Maryde!


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Visit Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France
Guided Walking Tours ideal for experiencing the culture and life of the place
We assemble at the Cochin International Airport to board your flight to Zurich.
Welcome to Zurich – Switzerland's largest metropolis. After we finish the immigration formalities we drive you to your hotel. After the long journey you can freshen up and relax in your hotel room.
Overnight at your hotel in Zurich (Dinner)
After a continental breakfast, we proceed on an exciting full day excursion to Mt. Titlis and Lucerne. We begin the tour with a visit to Mt. Titlis, which at 10,000 ft is the highest peak in central Switzerland. As you journey to Mt. Titlis through a series of three different cable car rides, you will be amazed as the scenery changes from green meadows, scenic lakes to snow clad mountains. See over 200 cable cars sporting different flags. Lookout for cable car number 73 that carries the Indian flag! The last leg of the ascent will be in the world's first rotating cable car called the 'Titlis Rotair'.
At Mt. Titlis you have free time to play and enjoy in the snow, visit the Ice Cave or just relax at the restaurant. At the Terrace on top of the Mt. Titlis summit station, weather permitting, you could take an unforgettable ride on the "Ice - Flyer" an enclosed ski lift that travels only a few meters over the Titlis Glacier.
We later proceed for an orientation tour of Lucerne, one of the six most frequently visited cities in the World. See the Lion Monument, 'Lowendenkmal' hewn from a limestone cliff to commemorate the bravery and loyalty of Swiss Guards.
You may take a stroll across the Kappelbrucke - the world's oldest covered wooden bridge, originally built in 1333 over the Reuss river. You have free time at Schwanenplatz to shop for Swiss army knives, chocolates, watches, souvenirs, etc.
Overnight at your hotel in Zurich (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
After a continental breakfast, we checkout and proceed to Germany. Visit the Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen. The Rhine Falls provides a magnificent spectacle. Across a width of 150 meters (492 feet) and a height of 23 meters, 600 m³ (21,189 cubic feet) of water plunge over the falls in the summer.
Then proceed to the Black Forest region of Germany, where at Drubba you can see a demonstration of how Cuckoo clocks are made. Buy one of the original Cuckoo clocks as a souvenir. You also have an opportunity to eat the famous Black Forest Cake.
Later we continue our journey towards Heidelberg. Check in at the hotel and relax.
Overnight at your hotel in Heidelberg (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
After a continental breakfast, we drive to Cologne, famous for Eau de Cologne, where we see the magnificent Cologne Cathedral on a guided tour. This 515 feet tall gothic Cathedral took six centuries to build and is Germany's most visited monument.
Indulge in some shopping in Cologne. Cologne's city center is a paradise for shoppers, with something to suit every taste and every wish.
After lunch, proceed to Amsterdam, the Netherlands' capital, known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city's 17th-century Golden Age. Its Museum District houses works by Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum and modern art at the Stedelijk.
Overnight at your hotel in Amsterdam (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Enjoy a guided walking tour of Amsterdam. Explore the Dam Square or indulge in some shopping.
Overnight at your hotel in Amsterdam (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
After a continental breakfast, checkout and proceed to Bruges, the capital of West Flanders in northwest Belgium.
Bruges is distinguished by its canals, cobbled streets and medieval buildings. Its port, Zeebrugge, is an important center for fishing and European trade. The city-center Markt features horse-drawn carriage rides and 17th-century houses converted into restaurants and cafes, as well as the 13th-century belfry with its 47-bell carillon and 83m tower with panoramic views.
On arrival, enjoy a canal cruise in this beautiful medieval city. Viewing the city from the water gives it a totally different feel than by foot. Cruise down Spiegelrei towards Jan Van Eyckplein and it's possible to imagine Venetian merchants entering the city centuries ago and meeting under the slender turret of the Poortersloge building up ahead.
Overnight at your hotel in Bruges (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
After a continental breakfast, checkout and proceed to Paris. Arrive Paris and check in at the hotel.
Evening is free for shopping.
Paris has a timeless familiarity for first-time and frequent visitors, with instantly recognizable architectural icons, along with exquisite cuisine, chic boutiques and priceless artistic treasures.
Overnight at your hotel in Paris (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
After a continental breakfast, proceed to visit Eiffel Tower, the symbol of Paris, where a bird's eye view from the 3rd level will leave you breathless. Later proceed for a guided panoramic city tour. Experience Paris in all its charm, glamour and glory. See Place de la Concorde, the majestic Arc de Triomphe, the fashionable Champs Elysees and the magnificent Opera House.
Then settle in for a cruise on the Seine River. Glide past riverside monuments like Notre Dame and the Louvre, and then explore a side of Paris many tourists miss as you float through the tunnels, bridges and locks of the city's historic canal system
Evening proceed to the airport for your flight back home
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Well, given how infrequently I update this ol' personal blog, I think it's about time I moved things over to JKRiki.com permanently. It's updated every Monday, after all! Plus I'm going to be upgrading it in the next few months to include links to other spots I hang out online, such as my new digs at Instagram. If you're looking for me in the meantime, check over here!
Past Archives Begin Here
Please note: Posts here older than June 24th, 2015 should be considered officially archived. I am not removing them, but in the ten years that I have been writing on this blog I have changed a great deal. Things beyond this point should be considered outdated at best, and may contain many errors or opinions I no longer hold. These things tend to happen as you grow and live life. Or at least, they hopefully happen as you try to become a better person as you age! I just want readers to be aware of that, so that if you decide to go poking through history you will know that it doesn't necessarily reflect my current or future views.
If you'd like current thoughts and posts, please visit JKRiki.com for regular scheduled updates that provide better insights and information. Thanks!
Last week my wife did... stuff... to my computer. I think she put in a new hard drive? Maybe a new operating system? I don't know, she's the one who handles that kind of stuff. I just draw pictures, darn it.
All I know for certain is my desktop no longer has 1000 icons on it, my background is the Windows logo, and anytime I need my files I have to go to a new, scary drive called "F" instead of C. Also Firefox doesn't have any of my bookmarks and I had gotten so lazy that I don't even know the websites I used to visit automatically.
I suppose it's nice because it's a fresh start. All the digital clutter has been swept away, and if I use something then it gets added to my new setup and if I don't then... I guess it was never that useful to begin with. It's akin to putting everything you own in boxes and shoving them in some corner of the basement until two years later when, if you had never opened those boxes, you should just donate the lot to Goodwill and not even bother looking in them because clearly you didn't miss the junk within. (But then you stupidly open them and think "Oh! I can't get rid of THIS!" and it goes back in the box for another two years.)
So far I've moved the folder containing my book that's ready to be edited and a single image to use as my new background. This one:
For those who don't know, this is art from one of my favorite animated clips of all time. Hopefully when I see it daily it will inspire me.
I also created a new Animation folder because if Toon Boom doesn't have the files directly on the C drive it goes bonkers and corrupts your data. One of the few downsides of the program. Of course, I exaggerate a bit because when it would corrupt the files they were located in places like "C:/Users/JKR/MyDocuments/Art/Animation/Animationtests/Tuesday/imHungry/Pearswouldbegood" or something. That's probably on me for nesting it so deeply. Now, just to be safe, I just keep it in C:/Animation.
Change is hard.
Winter 2015 Q&A Answers
Last Friday I asked for any questions readers might have in order to answer them for today's blog update, so let's get right to it!
Jordo says:
Yay, Q&A! I guess I'll keep it simple. How have you been? How's life? How's Q doing? I hope all is well.
I've been fine, thanks for asking!
I could probably go on for quite some time given the subject of "how life is" but I'll keep it simple as well. Life is good, I'm appreciating the time I have here and for whatever reason am currently extremely enthusiastic about rolling up my sleeves and getting some work done. Probably because it's been so long since I had an office to settle into for the long haul. Q is doing well (for those of you who don't know, Q is my wife) and since her appendix surgery last year it seems like she's been healthy and focused on work. I've been trying to get her to help with some non-work projects, but I feel bad about bugging her when she has so many deadlines at her actual job!
How about you? All well on your front in the cold frozen tundras of Ohio?
Side note: Since Jordo included his website in his login, I'm linking to it here should you like to stop by and see what's happening on his corner of the Internet.
Mike Hearn says:
Here's a Q for you to A, my twitter debate partner: 2 3D mixed animation. It is VERY common place now. Every 2 show uses it for vehicle and the like. It has come a long way, but I still think it sticks out like a sore thumb. What do you think of it?
I think the combination of 2D and 3D animation is a great technological step for the medium. As you said, the issue is when they don't play nicely together. It's curious, because clearly it CAN work beautifully (Disney has used it fantastically over the years, and even in smaller budget projects like Futurama they manage to nail the blending of the two styles). One has to wonder, why doesn't everyone create this unity well? Why do some shows have it sticking out like a sore thumb, as you said?
I think partly it's because animators fail to understand much of the magic of 2D comes in the imperfection of the human hand. Computers are perfect (in the mathematical sense) so when they render something, it is exactly 100% spot on. Humans can't be perfect. (Which in my opinion can spark a wonderful, deeper discussion, but we'll leave that for another time! ) In order to properly blend 2D and 3D, the CGI done by a computer needs "roughed up" in a way. It needs to be imperfect so it blends with the rest of the lovely, hand-crafted imperfect animation around it. Many studios simply skip this step. As a result, you get the obvious 2D vs. obvious 3D without the appealing blend of both.
It's really important animators understand where 2D excels and where 3D reigns supreme. Both are great for certain applications, and rather lousy for others. When you use the strengths of each, and keep in mind the limitations so they can be blended well, that's when you can have a magical marriage of both styles.
Of course, in the old days before CG animators did the cars and complex ships or whatever by hand, and in my opinion they did a DANG good job of it. There's something to be said for the epic quality of CG water, for example, but give me the hand-drawn end sequences of Pinocchio any day.
Besides being my "twitter debate partner" (we have conversations that are much deeper than most people jam into 140 character bursts) Mike is also author and artist of webcomic Walter the Wicked, which you can see here.
Wegra says:
So what kind of animations will we see in 2015?
Are you asking in general, or specifically from me? I'll put the less egotistical answer first: 2015 is shaping up to be a very fine year for animation it seems. You have new films from Pixar and Dreamworks (more than one a piece), plus the Minions have their own feature and the CG Peanuts looks better than I would have expected. There will be plenty of other things from smaller (or at least, less known) studios as well. Hopefully the market doesn't get over saturated this year, because there are an awful lot of animated films on the horizon!
As for my own production, it really remains to be seen. I'm currently working on a short animated test that a fellow animator gave me as a challenge to show him my very best work. You see, I've never truly tried 100% at a finished animated clip, and we both thought it would be interesting to see where my skill level topped out. In the past I've been more concerned with either getting things finished (ie. Fred cartoons) or doing rough tests (like this one). This test will be a chance to put all my skill into play and see where I currently stand. I don't expect the drawing to be phenomenal (that's currently what's holding me back, mostly) but I am hopeful the movement will be pretty top notch. Guess we'll see! (The reason I've never tried 100% is because I have no use for a demo reel, which is where most animators will put things they make in order to show off their maximum competency. Since I have no use for a reel [given I own my own studio and am not looking for a job] I have never actually taken the time to polish something to "as good as I can possibly make it." This will be an experience!)
Beyond that I would love to say I'll have a new FtM cartoon this year, but I just don't know. I also may be working with Ferdinand on an animated short, but given that we want it to be full hand-drawn 2D of a high level, there's really no way to tell if that will be ready in 2015 or take longer. Hand drawn animation of top quality takes a LONG TIME. Much longer than you'd ever expect... Probably why so few people do it these days.
Plus I'd like to give another shot at the 11 Second Club one of these months. If I can manage to squeeze it in! Most of my time early on this year will be working on the book I'm finishing to publish and also really learning Toon Boom Animate Pro well. It's slow going, this animation thing I've chosen to dedicate my life to!
CJVanNice says:
Alright, I have a couple of questions for ya,
1. While Fred is on hiatus for a while, I'm interested what your process was for making the cartoons was. Did you have a vague game plan of what the next few episodes were going to be, or did you make them roughly as you came up with them.
2. Have you had a chance to watch the Netflix series VeggieTales in the House? While it's clearly aimed for a young audience, the 3D animation is, in my opinion anyway, kinda impressive, using lots of squash and stretch and being usually quite fluid. I figured you might want to take a look if you haven't already.
3. What was your favorite animated film you saw in 2014?
1. That's a terrific question! Most of the time I had a pretty steady plan for the general direction, and then added things as I went. For example, I know the general story of the next few episodes (whenever they end up being made) but if something else springs to mind I'll make a detour and do that instead.
Overall, my process was to come up with a joke of some kind and then build an episode around it. Sometimes I would have a storyline instead, and have to jam jokes into it and try to make it as humorous as possible while still sticking with the plot I wanted to put in. Almost all FtM cartoons started as a script of just text, and progressed from there.
Later on in the years I would do storyboards before jumping into the animation itself. This was a great change for me, because if you're going to do animation it REALLY pays to do storyboards first. Highly, highly recommended.
I also know how the series "ends." But alas, I doubt we'll ever see that episode because there are so many stories I'd like to tell with the characters first.
2. I have not! I don't have Netflix, so that's probably why, but should I have access to it this year I will add that to my list of things to check out. Thanks for the recommendation!
I do have several Silly Songs with Larry on my go-to playlist of random songs. "Endangered Love" just came on last week as I was cruising down the highway in the car. Speaking of which, I really need to add His Cheeseburger to my phone...
3. I'd probably have to go with The Lego Movie. Thoroughly enjoyed that from start to finish! Unless we're talking about ANY movie I watched, in which case possibly Lilo and Stitch for the 7th time. 😉
Actually I'm curious what other folks' answer to that question would be. So if you have a moment, let me know what YOUR favorite animated film was of 2014. It would be great for me to hear what and why as an animator, so while I work on my own animations I can keep these things in mind. No point in me making animations no one would want to watch, right?
Thanks so much!
I really appreciate everyone who wrote in questions so I wasn't just showing up Monday with nothing to answer, ha ha. I hope it has been informative and/or entertaining. I'd like to do this again, so perhaps in a few months when the snow melts I can do the "Spring 2015 Q&A" huh? We'll see!
In the meantime, it's back to the regular blog post updates tomorrow, which as a reminder go live at 12:01AM. (And as always, if anyone has questions or comments BETWEEN the Q&A posts, never hesitate to leave them in the comments, I read them all and check to see if there are new ones about 17 times a day. 😛 )
PS. In case you didn't know, it's Groundhog Day today so let's go eat a groundhog.
No Rest for the Weary Animator
Class is over. Long live the class!
Despite the fact that technically my Animation course is finished, we already have another homework assignment! For anyone continuing on to Animation 2 (which I most certainly am, it's been amazing so far) the next task is to take the "Ball on a Hill" exercise and replace the ball with the Flour Sack. After the second "bounce" the sack then sees something and has an emotional reaction. That's exciting because it will technically be the first piece of soulful, character-driven animation we've gotten to do, and that's my favorite kind of animation!
To get accustomed to the Flour Sack I decided I'd start with a simple test of the character moving a bit, so I could get a better feel for him before I start animating the actual assignment. And here is the early work for that test:
He'll just be swaying/dancing back and forth, but it should give me a chance to feel out a lot of poses and get comfortable drawing the little fellow, which should lead me to decide what "thing and emotional reaction" I want to go with. I already have an idea, but I'll admit it's much too complicated... Still, I would like to do it! So we'll see.
In other, slightly related news, I have been trying some Toon Boom Animate tutorials to once again attempt to learn how to do puppet style animation in the program. It has unfortunately crashed on me several times while I've been trying to use the undo feature. So... I need to figure out why or things are not going to go well. I can't live without the undo option...
Down with Flash!
After cheering for Adobe Flash (or more like Macromedia Flash) for a long time, I am now one of the biggest supporters of any-other-animation-program. Flash has become outdated and Adobe has no interest in supporting animators. So today we've got an editorial on Flash over at Animator Island, if you'd like to check it out!
Good News and Bad News
The good news is... Well, I'm sure there's good news, I just can't quite think of it at the moment. I'm alive, how about that. There's some good news.
The bad news, which is what this post is actually about, is that things are not going well on the FredtheMonkey.com front. The clock is quickly approaching October 1st and there's so much left to do (like learn an entire program) that having something animated for that day is highly unlikely. I was, however, considering doing a new FtM Podcast since that doesn't require me to know Toon Boom. So there, maybe that's the good news. I'm working on an FtM Podcast.
As such, I haven't asked for questions since the last one (which is what, two years ago?) so if you'd like to send something for the gang to answer please consider emailing it to Podcast@FredtheMon... well, you know the rest, and I won't type it so the spambots don't flood my inbox.
Now back to work I go so hopefully SOMETHING can get done in time.
11 Second Club Results
The voting has completed and my "Old Guitar" entry ended up taking 135th out of 299 entries, with a 4.03 rating. I believe that's one of my lowest scores ever, but truthfully there was hardly any ANIMATION in the darn thing, so it is fully deserved. Funny enough, I myself voted it a 4/11 which is classified as "Needs a lot of improvement." A long way to go! The good news is mine was definitely the only entry like it, so my experiment on "Do I have original ideas" was a success. Next time I can focus fully on the animation.
I doubt I'll enter for September since I've got Fred to concentrate on, but we'll see.
I ended up going to the emergency room to get my head checked, and they seemed convinced I'll be okay. I passed their concussion-check tests but am still left with a headache. I guess I'll take some Motrin.
Not much else to report, I'm off to work on the Fred model in Toon Boom now, and then I need to get a bunch of non-FtM stuff done today so that I can fully focus on getting things in order for October 1st.
First of all I'm really surprised at the number of people who thought last week's "All New Fred Character Designs" posts were serious. I thought I made them off-the-wall enough that no one would think I was actually going to DO those things. Clydex becoming a rap artist? Zombie Pip? Mr. Deutsch as a deadly computer program? I guess I didn't go far enough some how! To make sure we're all on the same page, yes there will be a new look to the cartoons come October 1st, but no, none of that nonsense is happening. The characters will be exactly who they were before, don't you worry.
Regarding those characters, my animator friend Ferdinand spent a few hours with me over the weekend showing me the starting stages of rigging characters in Toon Boom. Though I felt like my brain was going to explode (and now I seem to have trouble remembering people's names for some reason) it was extremely helpful and I absolutely love this program's potential. I can't wait to get everything in place and start animating with it. Though that is still a ways off.
This week I'll be trying to put together the actual Fred "rig" (what the puppet/model is called) and find out if I retained the information Ferdinand taught me. So far I think I know what I'm doing. Of course, we might have to redo it all later as we both learn more about the program, but for now I've got a good idea of what to do first.
In other news (though certainly not NEW news) I am not feeling particularly well, so any well-wishes and prayers folks would like to send my way are much appreciated. Several weeks ago I had a bad case of heartburn in the middle of the night, and I may have damaged my esophagus. I'm now on medicine to hopefully right the ship and heal up, but at the moment I'm feeling pretty awful, not being able to breathe well and my chest hurting/feeling tight a lot. It's rather miserable, and I'm trying to keep my spirits up. When you can't breathe, that can be tough to do.
So this blog post doesn't go by without a picture to look at, here is a drawing I did earlier. It is lifeless, but technically not terrible.
Alright, off to work! Distractions help me feel much better and ignore the lack of breathing well.
More FtM Futures
Again, not final models here, just getting colors and such in place in Toon Boom Animate so we can go in and make the models more easily. This is step 1, I suppose. A few of the colors are tweaked, but you wouldn't notice just by looking. They're subtle differences. I think Sceb might be a bit too dark here, but I could be convinced otherwise. I wanted to give it more contrast.
The Olympics begin tonight, and like it or not I will be watching 24/7 for the next two weeks as I live with someone who loves the Olympics. I don't mind most of it, but some events (speed walking) are not my cup of tea. I think I'm a bigger Winter Olympics fan, personally. Almost all those events are interesting. Anyone else tuning in to any particular sport?


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What a great deal for this Lugarde Sicily Log Cabin 5.0m x 8.0m from Simply Log Cabins. The Lugarde Sicily Log Cabin is one of the wonderful log home building kits from the United Kingdom company, Simply Log Cabins. The cost of the basic cabin plan which included everything needed to build the shell of the cabin, is only £10,446.45. We all know how much Log Cabins can cost after all, right? The Lugarde Cabin is one of the larger cabins from the selection of log cabin kits on their website, and comes with enough room to make it a family cottage at the lake or in the forest, or maybe on the sea. This lovely cabin has two rooms in total, including the sheltered patio that extends across a portion of the front of the house and to the side of the house. The patio can feel like an outdoor room that one could put furniture out on and enjoy the outdoors from the comfort of their own space.
Cabin kits like this are wonderful for backyard purposes as well. Whether you need an extra room for a studio space, or a home office, maybe perhaps a guest suite or a rental property. People tend to build these for all sorts of reasons. The kits come with the logs needed to assemble the floors, the walls and the roof, and it comes with a door and a few windows. The veranda is even include in this particular kit. For the most part, the customer is usually able to build the cabin themselves with the help of one or two other people. The manual has all of the instructions to fit all of the pieces together like a jigsaw puzzle. It is kind of like the IKEA version of housing in a way!
The options with this log home kit are to opt for a thicker wall, the starting price is for 44mm thick, and the upgrade would be for 68mm thick, costing £12,336.45 which is a little more than 2000 pounds more. It really depends on the personal preferences of the client, if they will be in a very cold climate and such. The other item that customers can choose to change is the shingles for the roof. They offer the felt shingles in a variety of colours from blue, green, black, red and brown, which doesn't cost anything extra, and may make a nice colour difference for the home. Might be fun to have a pop of colour on the house!
Log cabin kits and home building kits in general have been sold since the early 1900s. They became even more popular at the end of the Second World War, when people were just recovering from the economic depression and wanted to live in a house of their own with their family and start over new again. Companies that we still have around these days, like Sears, was one of the biggest sellers of these prefabricated homes and they sold them straight from their magazine to people's land. People absolutely loved the results, and they took almost no time to build, rather than waiting years to get a project built. And we are continuing to see this today, that people want homes or cabins like this, so the prefab market is just as strong as ever. Simply Log Cabins ships all over the United Kingdom and beyond, but they do not charge for shipping in the UK and they do charge everywhere else. The company also offers building kits for children's play sets, for the back yard, or gazebos for a little added shelter in the back yard. They also have kits for carports and car shelters that are really stylish looking and fit in nicely with any home.
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Patience Has Never Been One of My Virtues….
I'd like to think I'm kind, generous, smart.....all those things that apparently make you a good person, but prior to last Tuesday, as I searched my soul, I couldn't seem to find my patience gene. I thought maybe I might have been born without it. Then last Tuesday, my daughter was born and somehow I seem to have learned to grow some or perhaps build it from scratch.
Zen, Yoga, Pilates - Those might as well have been four letter words to me. There have been times in my life where being impatient has served me well. Like when I was potty training and learning to read. Oh, and track and field - It helps to be impatient to get to the finish line when you're a sprinter. And even now, in my life as a project manager, impatience serves me well as I harass poor engineers to get me deliverables on time.
Alas, my lack of patience doesn't help me in other areas. Waiting for a new episode of Lost is like torture. Driving on the 5 in rush hour traffic - Road rage and I are well acquainted. When dear hubby says he'll do something and he hasn't gotten around to it yet - I'm still working on biting my tongue. Or, how about EVERY TIME I talk to my mother - There's just something about parents that can run a truck over every impatience button you've got. And of course, impatience doesn't seem to work on the baby…go figure. I couldn't do anything about her delivery date. She came in her own sweet time – five days late. If I want her to go down for a nap, she does it on her time, not on mine. And don't even get me started on the feedings or wake up times. She's somehow completely in charge. I wonder how the hell that happened.
So, as I sit here, multitasking between baby, hubby, promo, new book, and manically checking my email hoping to hear for the all elusive publisher or agent, I wonder if there's a way to acquire more patience. Or perhaps transfer some of it from the baby to other things. Maybe it's on sale at Marshall's or something. I wonder if they offer it on lay away…
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STEAM Escape Room Design Reflection
In STEAM class we are working on creating three connected escape rooms with the theme dark fairy tales: Alice in Wonderland. The group that I'm in is designing the first escape room. Our goal is to make the escapers find the key to the door that will lead them to the second room.
By now, our group has divided up the process of getting out of the room into three sections, or three clues.
First, we had to make sure that all of our clues are somewhat related to the story of Alice in Wonderland, so that when people go do it, they will keep thinking of the fairy tale. While creating the clues, we had to watch out for a lot of things.
All of our clues had to somehow connect, and let the escapers get to somewhere after completing the first clue. All of the clues will have to be hard enough to be challenging, and not too easy to make it boring. It has to be balanced just right, so that the escapers will feel accomplished when they escape the room. It is hard finding that balance, as we want to be very creative with our clues as well. When brainstorming, we sometimes had to sit and think if it would make sense for the escaper to do what we want them to do.
Another thing that made the whole task hard, was that we always have to make sure that every clue includes all of the components of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). A lot of times, we don't bring in enough science into these escape room clues (this was the case in our previous small practice clue projects). So we decided to make one clue entirely based on science. We decided to create a clue based on liquid stacking, and every liquid will have a different color. We also want to include math in our clues, which is hard as we don't want all three clues to be math related.
I am quite happy with the clues that we came up with. The thing I'm not sure about is if the escapers will find the clues rather easy or hard. One thing we could do is ask classmates outside of our group to try test our clues, and tell us how challenging it was.
At first, I imagined creating the clues of an escape room to be the easy part, since you can be creative and come up with whatever you want. I was wrong. Because you have to be so creative with every clue, and have to make it challenging but not too hard, and have to relate it to the overall theme, and have to include the components of STEAM, it made it so hard. It is great once you come up with the perfect clue, but then you also have to come up with an agreement with your group members. I learned, that it can be hard doing something simple if you have to pay attention to so many things.
Overall it was fun creating the clues for the escape room that we are going to build. One thing I want to be sure of, is to have every single clue and riddle, and details to those, written down in a shared space, so once we start building, we will always have it by our side. In future I am also looking forward to document our process more on Instagram.


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The following roads meet the A6, and also have services guides on this website: M6, A46 & A421.
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Two filling station sites on the shared A6/A591 section of road just south of Kendal.
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Large truckstop at M6 J42.
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Still have a post-Thanksgiving food coma going on…? Me too!
I hope you had delicious food, and lots of good cheer, (and minimal politically-infused arguments….)
Ah the holidays. The most wonderful time of the year, kicking itself off with the initial feast.
If the odds aren't already stacked against us with the wide range of unhealthy snack foods readily on standby in grocery stores all year round, the holidays have evolved into a special season that causes even more panic than usual by the sheer abundance of decadent treats thrown in our path… and even more, the number of excuses available to eat them.
Having worked in the fitness industry for years, I'm used to seeing the trickle-down of 'exercisers' at the holidays, when no one has any time to workout due to the smorgasbord of holiday parties, family gatherings, and harried shopping outings.
And then follows… the inevitable, guilt-ridden, determined throngs that rush through the door the second the clock strikes January 2nd.
….and then those New Year's fair-weather fanatics go ahead and dwindle again a few measly months into that new year… doomed to repeat the cycle come next November.
It's time to consider breaking away from this rather faulty cycle with some tweaks to the current behavioral standards. So this holiday season I ask you to please…
Eat the damn pie.
Don't allow guilt to overshadow enjoyment.
You can look at the holidays as a diet deathtrap with sugary villains lurking around every corner….
Or you can look at the season as one filled with homemade meals, baked goods made with love, and the indulgences that are dearly anticipated, because they are reserved solely for a small, special, window of the year (despite what chain-store décor is telling us in October).
…But eat your veggies, too!
I see advice all the time- to eat "normally" or "healthfully" during the majority of the day, and reserve treats for parties, etc.
But let's face it, this time of year you can be faced with the deluge of seasonal delights all throughout your day (office break rooms, gifts from clientele, in those controversial red coffee cups, etc…). In addition you are probably even tighter on time than usual, so maybe you don't have as much schedule space for food preparation.
It's easier to break things down into smaller, more specific goals…
Like "eat veggies." Try to get 1-2 servings of vegetables on your plate at each major meal. This will help ensure that you're still getting some nutrients and fiber to help balance out those sugar rushes …But without the pressure of having to meticulously plan or be "perfect."
Don't wait until January 2nd to get moving.
I know it's tempting to put it off. You're "waiting for the New Year's deal," "it's too hard to make time right now"…etc. etc. etc.
The truth is, a huge percentage of the people taking advantage of those deals don't end up actually using their memberships (thus costing them money)- not because they don't have the best of intentions, but because it's a lot of pressure to put on a person!
We think- It's a New Year, a fresh page, we can turn over a new leaf, cliché upon cliché… And this mentality creates impossible expectations to live up to- to not "screw up."
Why is January 1st the day we must resolve?!
Start now. Ease in. Take one Pilates class per week. Or go for a jog twice a week. Go for a walk on your lunch break, or after work. Whatever you can manage. Move your body. Exercise helps to regulate your sugar intake and metabolism, too. But START SMALL.
Give yourself permission to not go whole hog into a complicated new routine. Remind yourself of the vicious cycle, and how it perpetuates. And just choose not to go there!
Choose comfort and joy… over stress and self-judgment this year.
Take a deep breath, support your local businesses, and hug someone… unless you're 3 glasses into the champagne and it would be creepy….


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Regulation 5-45.2
Use of Tobacco, Tobacco Products and Nicotine Vapor or Alternative Nicotine Products
Students are prohibited from possessing, smoking and/or using tobacco products or nicotine vapor or alternative nicotine vapor products (sometimes referred to as electronic cigarettes) at all times while on School Board owned property, in School Board owned vehicles, in any vehicle parked on School Board property, at school-sponsored or school-related activities, or while going to or coming home from school. Students who are in violation of this Regulation will be disciplined as set forth below:
The student will be given one day in-school suspension and referral to school nurse for health-related concerns. Student will meets with principal or designee to talk about what has happened and what will happen if there is a second offense. Parent/legal guardian of minor student will be contacted to explain the tobacco prohibitions and the consequences for subsequent offenses.
The student will be given five days out-of-school suspension.
The student will be referred to the Office of Student Leadership for long-term suspension of up to one year in accordance with provisions of School Board Regulation 5-21.1 and will be suspended pending the outcome of the recommendation. The principal may refer the student to the Substance Abuse Intervention Program (SAIP) in lieu of the long-term suspension as provided in School Board Regulation 5-45.1.
The student will be referred to the Office of Student Leadership for long-term suspension of up to one year in accordance with the provisions of School Board Regulation 5.21.1 and will be suspended pending the outcome of the recommendation. The Superintendent or designee will notify the Virginia Beach Police Department when a student less than 18 years of age is suspended for a tobacco-related offense.
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2014 is now over — what a blur! With 2015 firmly upon us I wanted to take a moment to update everyone with some of my recent accomplishments, as well as my pursuit of VCDX certification and other technological feats. I have been *very* busy in the last 6 months. So much so that my blog has unfortunately had to take the back seat while I work towards learning new technology and reaching towards my goals. This is a trend I am hoping to reverse as I gain traction on my upcoming tasks.
Mid-2014 to 2015
Virtual Design Master
The last half of 2014 is one that I am very proud of. I was blessed with the opportunity to take part in the Virtual Design Master (http://virtualdesignmaster.com) online technical design competition. For me it was truly a life-changing event. After four grueling challenges I somehow emerged victorious as the winner of the 2nd season. The competition was very tight, and all of the competitors should be patting themselves on the back for a job well done! As part of the prize package for a 1st place finish, I am receiving sponsorship from Rene Van Den Bedem (also known as @vcdx133) to aid in my pursuit of the VCDX certification. This sponsorship is exactly what I have been needing! It serves as a constant motivation for me to finish what I have started and not let the community down. I want to help add to the success story of Virtual Design Master and the community as a whole.
The staff, judges, and sponsors behind Virtual Design Master are truly top-notch. Angelo Luciani, Eric Wright, and Melissa Palmer have really turned the competition into a gem for the entire IT community as a whole. Kudos my friends! I am looking forward as to what they have in store for us in the near future! (Psst… I am always looking for ways I can help give back as well!)
VMworld 2014
Only a few short weeks after the Virtual Design Master competition was over, I was on my way to my 4th annual VMworld conference in San Francisco. This has always been my favorite technical conference, as the community and atmosphere around VMware is simply phenomenal. It always proves to be a very educational trip, while at the same time presenting many opportunities to network with other well-known professionals in the field. 2014 was no let down. I had the chance to meet most all of the contestants and judges / staff behind Virtual Design Master. It was great getting to shake hands in person!
While at the conference I also had an opportunity to meet and talk with Rene (my sponsor mentioned above) at a VCDX bootcamp session. This session has paid dividends. In fact, I learned so much in the one-hour long session that I ended up scrapping my previous VCDX work altogether and started again from scratch! This time, I am building everything from the ground up and using a matrix-driven approach to ensure everything is tied together properly. I cannot say enough kind words about Rene. The man is literally a living fountain of knowledge. I also learned many intangibles from my brief conversations with him — such as how to manage your time effectively during the defense, how to use a whiteboard as a weapon, and how to quickly step through any troubleshooting scenario using a clean and concise spearhead approach.
At the vExpert / VCDX party Rene gave me a VCDX pin. He told me to hold onto the pin and put it in a place where I can look at it every day to serve as inspiration. It is funny how something so small can be such a motivating force.
Amazon Web Services re:Invent 2014
After returning from VMworld, I was on cloud nine, but it was time for me to change my focus towards a different type of cloud. When I got back into a "normal" routine, I found myself faced with many ongoing projects at work that directly involve architecting on AWS. My professional drive constantly pushes me to become an expert in the technologies I work with on a daily basis. As such, I took full advantage of the opportunity to attend the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas.
Four out of the five days I was there I took certification exams. Earlier in 2014, I had earned the Professional level certification for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect track (leveling up from the Associate level). After a long week, I have emerged with possession of every current certification that Amazon has to offer. I now hold the AWS Certified SysOps Administrator and the AWS Certified Developer certifications! I also sat the beta exam for the AWS Certified DevOps Professional certification. My badge has grown tremendously!
re:Invent is another very worthwhile conference. It is ripe with technical content at all skill levels, and offers attendees a chance to be present for many new service announcements and releases. There is definitely an electric atmosphere at the conference. The AWS community seems to be a little more tight-lipped than the VMware community at times as it relates to social knowledge sharing. I am not sure if this is because strategies for deployment on AWS are seen as advantageous for start-ups, or if the community is still reaching its maturity. Nevertheless, I highly recommend attending next year if you are at all interested in public cloud computing.
2015 is in my sights!
Now that 2015 is here, I have a renewed sense of energy to turn myself loose and chase my professional dreams!
I will be submitting for VCDX defense by the April 1, 2015 deadline. I missed the deadline in December 2014. Why? Due to my decision to start over with my design — making full use of the new skills I acquired while attending VMworld.
I will be making a more concentrated effort on spreading my knowledge out to the community.
I will be fully pursuing any new AWS certifications as they are released (looking forward to a "master" level someday).
I will not let work fully consume me and take away from my family time. After all, my family is what is most important in life.
Here is to 2015, the year of excellence!


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