Friday, October 27, 2006
I hate my sister.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Limbaugh mocks Michael J. Fox political ad
Now, you guys know that I don't like to get too personal, political or religious on this blog. My opinions are mine, and I don't want to alienate anyone that comes here to read about my antics, art related things and stuff I do on the weekends. But, I simply can't let this one go.
Michael J. Fox has recently appeared in some political ads supporting candidates who favor stem cell research, which "offers hope to millions of Americans with diseases like diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's".
"On Monday, Rush Limbaugh, radio talk show host, told his listeners that Michael J. Fox looked like a faker. 'He is exaggerating the effects of the disease,' Limbaugh told listeners. 'He's moving all around and shaking and it's purely an act. . . . This is really shameless of Michael J. Fox. Either he didn't take his medication or he's acting.'"
Limbaugh did apologize later for what he said, but the fact that he said that to begin with shows how he really feels about it. The apology seems to me to be empty words only given because of the immediate backlash. To me, this is a case of too little, too late.
EDIT: It's come to my attention that Limbaugh has now taken BACK his apology about attacking Michael J. Fox. He said "I stand by what I said. I take back none of what I said. I wouldn't rephrase it any differently. It is what I believe; it is what I think. It is what I have found to be true." Nice.
It also saddens me that Matt Lauer, who was my foil to the heinous Katie Couric on the Today show, had this to say: "Didn't Rush Limbaugh just say what a lot of people were privately thinking?" I hope that a lot of the people in this country are more educated than Rush and were NOT thinking that.
Whether you believe in stem cell research or not, publicly calling someone out as a "faker" who has a debilitating disease by claiming they are exploiting their disease for political gain is crass and dirty. He claimed that he'd never seen Michael J. Fox behave that badly and said he hadn't taken his medication or was acting to make the effects of the disease seem worse.
I don't think it occurred to Rush that the magic of television probably hides most of the effects of the disease in Fox's acting with clever editing and most likely countless retakes.
It's obvious, to me at least, that Michael J. Fox has something personally invested in stem cell research and the possibility of curing diseases, like oh, the one he HAS, whatever his political standing may be... I also think that if ANYONE has a reason to try to sway voters on something like stem cell research that might cure his disease, it's him.
"But in a recent interview with Ladies Home Journal, Fox 'said he was taking a medication that causes jerking, fidgeting and other abnormal involuntary movements, known as dyskinesia.' An official of the National Parkinson Foundation told the Washington Post that 'movements like those exhibited by Fox are the result of taking medication to treat the disease, which would otherwise result in rigidity.' Fox responded to Limbaugh's comments yesterday at an event in Illinois. 'It's ironic, given some things that have been said in the last couple days, that my pills are working really well right now,' he said." - I got this information from a newsletter I receive daily.
Rush Limbaugh does have the right to his own opinion, too, and he may be against stem cell research, or even the candidates that Michael J. Fox's campaign ads are trying to benefit, but taking a cheap shot at a man who is suffering from a disease that touches SO many Americans is where he's stepped over the line. Clearly, the only person being shameless, in my opinion, is Limbaugh.
Read the news item from MSNBC here.
But that's just my opinion. You can go back to your YouTubing and MySpacing now...
Michael J. Fox has recently appeared in some political ads supporting candidates who favor stem cell research, which "offers hope to millions of Americans with diseases like diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's".
"On Monday, Rush Limbaugh, radio talk show host, told his listeners that Michael J. Fox looked like a faker. 'He is exaggerating the effects of the disease,' Limbaugh told listeners. 'He's moving all around and shaking and it's purely an act. . . . This is really shameless of Michael J. Fox. Either he didn't take his medication or he's acting.'"
Limbaugh did apologize later for what he said, but the fact that he said that to begin with shows how he really feels about it. The apology seems to me to be empty words only given because of the immediate backlash. To me, this is a case of too little, too late.
EDIT: It's come to my attention that Limbaugh has now taken BACK his apology about attacking Michael J. Fox. He said "I stand by what I said. I take back none of what I said. I wouldn't rephrase it any differently. It is what I believe; it is what I think. It is what I have found to be true." Nice.
It also saddens me that Matt Lauer, who was my foil to the heinous Katie Couric on the Today show, had this to say: "Didn't Rush Limbaugh just say what a lot of people were privately thinking?" I hope that a lot of the people in this country are more educated than Rush and were NOT thinking that.
Whether you believe in stem cell research or not, publicly calling someone out as a "faker" who has a debilitating disease by claiming they are exploiting their disease for political gain is crass and dirty. He claimed that he'd never seen Michael J. Fox behave that badly and said he hadn't taken his medication or was acting to make the effects of the disease seem worse.
I don't think it occurred to Rush that the magic of television probably hides most of the effects of the disease in Fox's acting with clever editing and most likely countless retakes.
It's obvious, to me at least, that Michael J. Fox has something personally invested in stem cell research and the possibility of curing diseases, like oh, the one he HAS, whatever his political standing may be... I also think that if ANYONE has a reason to try to sway voters on something like stem cell research that might cure his disease, it's him.
"But in a recent interview with Ladies Home Journal, Fox 'said he was taking a medication that causes jerking, fidgeting and other abnormal involuntary movements, known as dyskinesia.' An official of the National Parkinson Foundation told the Washington Post that 'movements like those exhibited by Fox are the result of taking medication to treat the disease, which would otherwise result in rigidity.' Fox responded to Limbaugh's comments yesterday at an event in Illinois. 'It's ironic, given some things that have been said in the last couple days, that my pills are working really well right now,' he said." - I got this information from a newsletter I receive daily.
Rush Limbaugh does have the right to his own opinion, too, and he may be against stem cell research, or even the candidates that Michael J. Fox's campaign ads are trying to benefit, but taking a cheap shot at a man who is suffering from a disease that touches SO many Americans is where he's stepped over the line. Clearly, the only person being shameless, in my opinion, is Limbaugh.
Read the news item from MSNBC here.
But that's just my opinion. You can go back to your YouTubing and MySpacing now...
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Ladytron was AWESOME.
Wait, back up a minute. First thing, Ben and I went to the Texas State Fair LAST weekend and it was fun, but it rained the WHOLE DAMN DAY. It let up for about 20 minutes at a time, but it was drizzling non-stop the whole time. Which kind of blew goats, but at least it wasn't that busy, which on a Sunday, says A LOT. So we had some corndogs and I drew the short straw and tried the new "fried ___" item that they had this year.
Every year the State Fair of Texas introduces a new fried item on it's menu, and then it's a treasure hunt to try to find a vendor that's actually serving it. This year? Fried Coke. Yup, you read right FRIED COKE... How could they...? What could they possibly...? Well, let me rest your inquiring mind. Basically fried Coke is, well I say basically, but what it IS is fried balls of dough (think donut holes) in a plastic cup, Coke is then poured over it, then it's topped with whip cream and some cinnamon. They give you a straw and a fork and off you go!
The verdict: CRAP! It was the WORST thing I've ever eaten at a fair and I've eaten my share of the nasty. So, and this may be too late for some of you, if you're heading to the State Fair of Texas, or the state or country you are in and they are serving fried Coke, do yourself a favor and go get a funnel cake.
BUT, the great part of the fair was that this year I FINALLY got to see the free dog shows and pig races they have. Usually when we go we end up missing them because they are early in the day. I love me some dog tricks and pigs running around make me giggle. So they were A-OK in my book. We also saw the Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio made out of butter. Yup, again you read right. BUTTER.
I used to go to the JC State Fair in Vegas when I was a kid and NEVER did I encounter some of the things I've seen in the 3 some odd years that I've attended the Texas Fair. It's an eye opening experience, I'll tell you that much.
Anyway, back to Ladytron! We went to the show last night and it was ALL that I'd hoped and more. Rarely do I get to go to a show where I know ALL of the songs that the group I'm seeing perform. I think the Reverend Horton Heat is the only other group that I've ever had this happen with.
And it was RAD.
The opening band was a group called CSS, and they were SO good. They reminded us of an 80's band with they way they sang and looked, but their music was very different. I really enjoyed it and I am now on a quest to find any albums they have out.
And then there was Ladytron. They told us that this was their first time EVER being in Dallas, or Texas for that matter, which I thought was pretty cool, that Ben and I were there for some sort of landmark show for them. They appeared a little apprehensive at first like we were going to hog-tie them and throw cowboy hats at them, but by the end of the show they loosened up and realized that we have Emo kids here too. And BOY were there a lot there!
They played almost all of my favorite songs, save for "Ladybird", but that was ok, because we were treated with a cover of Shocking Blue's "Send Me a Postcard" for one song in the encore. It was unexpected and they said that it was the first time they'd played that particular song in the States. I think, but neither Ben nor I can remember what exactly they said. But either way, they didn't play that song very much and it also is one of my favorite songs and I love Shocking Blue, so that was a BIG BONUS!
For their last song they treated us with "Destroy Everything You Touch", which, even though it is the first single from their new album, Witching Hour, it is my favorite song off the album. The video is pretty kickass too. Above is Helen Marnie singing. Her hair is rad. If I had straight hair, I think I'd wear it this way...
My only problem with the show is that I could BARELY see anything. The picture above is pretty much my ONLY view all night. Which was ok enough, since Helen Marnie does most of the singing, but I couldn't see ANY of the other members of the band! I don't think I'm short at all, I'm 5 feet 7, which is pretty average, but I swear, whenever I go to a show I feel like a midget. Plus, I'm too old to be right up front against the stage, so I don't like to get too close, but DAMN. It blows serious goats.
I say my only problem was the view thing, but there was something else. It seems, no matter what type of show we go to, Ben and I almost ALWAYS are magnets for the "freak" dancers. And by "freak" I mean, if this was a different kind of theatre, these people would be the reason that the floors are sticky. Now, I'm all for having a good time and getting into the music, but not at the revulsion and disgust of the people around you. This girl next to me kept flinging her rat's nest hair all over my arm and it was really grossing me out, not to mention making my arm itchy from her hair, which was the texture of hay. By the end of the show, after my repeated elbow jabs to the back of her head when I could see her coming (these went unnoticed apparently because they did nothing to deter her), I had to resort to trying to catch her hair between my arm and my purse. Which I did once, and that seemed to get her attention and she stopped after that. I don't know if she was trying to hypnotize Ben and I into joining their little "party" but it wasn't happening.
Ok, so three things made me mad... what's new, right? I also had to throw down on a little emo kid who was trying to cut in line at the merchandise counter at the end of the show. Sadly, the Gypsy Tea Room's area that they reserve for merchandise is not setup the best way, and there is a big bar that kind of bottlenecks the line up to the merch table, so that people who have bought and paid for stuff can't get out, and the people waiting in line can't get up the little stairs to get to the table. I knew I should have bought something before the show started, but alas, I did not. So I had to wait in line. The emo girl gave me some smart lip because apparently her parents didn't bother to teach her manners and that you don't cut in line, and me being probably the only person there above twenty-five, I have no problem whatsoever calling someone out for being an asshat.
I ended up not buying anything, which annoyed me, because I just didn't feel like waiting in line anymore. So I came home and this afternoon saw all the stuff I wanted to buy is available on their website, so I just bought it there. WOOT.
So yeah, if you like Ladytron, I would DEFINITELY do all you can to see them live. They are the cat's pajamas. Anybody in Austin or Houston, they are coming your way today and tomorrow, respectively, I think...
Whew! That was long winded. I'm off to color another pinup for the Villains trade paperback, so this should hold you over.
I posted my pictures from the State Fair in the "Random" section of the photo gallery and all of the Ladytron pictures are in the "Parties and Fun" section of the photo gallery for your viewing pleasure. Click the gallery names for the quick links.
Poopshoot.
Every year the State Fair of Texas introduces a new fried item on it's menu, and then it's a treasure hunt to try to find a vendor that's actually serving it. This year? Fried Coke. Yup, you read right FRIED COKE... How could they...? What could they possibly...? Well, let me rest your inquiring mind. Basically fried Coke is, well I say basically, but what it IS is fried balls of dough (think donut holes) in a plastic cup, Coke is then poured over it, then it's topped with whip cream and some cinnamon. They give you a straw and a fork and off you go!
The verdict: CRAP! It was the WORST thing I've ever eaten at a fair and I've eaten my share of the nasty. So, and this may be too late for some of you, if you're heading to the State Fair of Texas, or the state or country you are in and they are serving fried Coke, do yourself a favor and go get a funnel cake.
BUT, the great part of the fair was that this year I FINALLY got to see the free dog shows and pig races they have. Usually when we go we end up missing them because they are early in the day. I love me some dog tricks and pigs running around make me giggle. So they were A-OK in my book. We also saw the Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio made out of butter. Yup, again you read right. BUTTER.
I used to go to the JC State Fair in Vegas when I was a kid and NEVER did I encounter some of the things I've seen in the 3 some odd years that I've attended the Texas Fair. It's an eye opening experience, I'll tell you that much.
Anyway, back to Ladytron! We went to the show last night and it was ALL that I'd hoped and more. Rarely do I get to go to a show where I know ALL of the songs that the group I'm seeing perform. I think the Reverend Horton Heat is the only other group that I've ever had this happen with.
And it was RAD.The opening band was a group called CSS, and they were SO good. They reminded us of an 80's band with they way they sang and looked, but their music was very different. I really enjoyed it and I am now on a quest to find any albums they have out.
And then there was Ladytron. They told us that this was their first time EVER being in Dallas, or Texas for that matter, which I thought was pretty cool, that Ben and I were there for some sort of landmark show for them. They appeared a little apprehensive at first like we were going to hog-tie them and throw cowboy hats at them, but by the end of the show they loosened up and realized that we have Emo kids here too. And BOY were there a lot there!
They played almost all of my favorite songs, save for "Ladybird", but that was ok, because we were treated with a cover of Shocking Blue's "Send Me a Postcard" for one song in the encore. It was unexpected and they said that it was the first time they'd played that particular song in the States. I think, but neither Ben nor I can remember what exactly they said. But either way, they didn't play that song very much and it also is one of my favorite songs and I love Shocking Blue, so that was a BIG BONUS!
For their last song they treated us with "Destroy Everything You Touch", which, even though it is the first single from their new album, Witching Hour, it is my favorite song off the album. The video is pretty kickass too. Above is Helen Marnie singing. Her hair is rad. If I had straight hair, I think I'd wear it this way...My only problem with the show is that I could BARELY see anything. The picture above is pretty much my ONLY view all night. Which was ok enough, since Helen Marnie does most of the singing, but I couldn't see ANY of the other members of the band! I don't think I'm short at all, I'm 5 feet 7, which is pretty average, but I swear, whenever I go to a show I feel like a midget. Plus, I'm too old to be right up front against the stage, so I don't like to get too close, but DAMN. It blows serious goats.
I say my only problem was the view thing, but there was something else. It seems, no matter what type of show we go to, Ben and I almost ALWAYS are magnets for the "freak" dancers. And by "freak" I mean, if this was a different kind of theatre, these people would be the reason that the floors are sticky. Now, I'm all for having a good time and getting into the music, but not at the revulsion and disgust of the people around you. This girl next to me kept flinging her rat's nest hair all over my arm and it was really grossing me out, not to mention making my arm itchy from her hair, which was the texture of hay. By the end of the show, after my repeated elbow jabs to the back of her head when I could see her coming (these went unnoticed apparently because they did nothing to deter her), I had to resort to trying to catch her hair between my arm and my purse. Which I did once, and that seemed to get her attention and she stopped after that. I don't know if she was trying to hypnotize Ben and I into joining their little "party" but it wasn't happening.
Ok, so three things made me mad... what's new, right? I also had to throw down on a little emo kid who was trying to cut in line at the merchandise counter at the end of the show. Sadly, the Gypsy Tea Room's area that they reserve for merchandise is not setup the best way, and there is a big bar that kind of bottlenecks the line up to the merch table, so that people who have bought and paid for stuff can't get out, and the people waiting in line can't get up the little stairs to get to the table. I knew I should have bought something before the show started, but alas, I did not. So I had to wait in line. The emo girl gave me some smart lip because apparently her parents didn't bother to teach her manners and that you don't cut in line, and me being probably the only person there above twenty-five, I have no problem whatsoever calling someone out for being an asshat.
I ended up not buying anything, which annoyed me, because I just didn't feel like waiting in line anymore. So I came home and this afternoon saw all the stuff I wanted to buy is available on their website, so I just bought it there. WOOT.
So yeah, if you like Ladytron, I would DEFINITELY do all you can to see them live. They are the cat's pajamas. Anybody in Austin or Houston, they are coming your way today and tomorrow, respectively, I think...
Whew! That was long winded. I'm off to color another pinup for the Villains trade paperback, so this should hold you over.
I posted my pictures from the State Fair in the "Random" section of the photo gallery and all of the Ladytron pictures are in the "Parties and Fun" section of the photo gallery for your viewing pleasure. Click the gallery names for the quick links.
Poopshoot.
Monday, October 16, 2006
New Art Done and Done
I posted two new pieces up in my portfolio. One is the Wonder Woman that I've been coloring, hopefully you've all seen her already, if not, she's there for your viewing pleasure.
The second piece is my recently finished pinup for the trade paperback for the first series of the comic book Villains, published by Viper Comics. The art is by Charlie Clark and it's the bees knees.
Check them out!
The second piece is my recently finished pinup for the trade paperback for the first series of the comic book Villains, published by Viper Comics. The art is by Charlie Clark and it's the bees knees.
Check them out!
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Take a tip from the one, Frank Black...
Ben and I went to see Frank Black at the Gypsy Tea Room in Dallas on Monday night. It was really rad! I have never seen Frank Black by himself, and I've only seen him live once, and that was when he was retouring with the Pixies a couple of years ago.
The show was awesome, and I think as I get older, I appreciate artists that don't give encores for the sake of giving encores. He played his set, said thank you and goodnight and that was it. No waiting around for ten minutes while the crowd chants for more and then coming back out and playing for another 10 to 30 minutes. Play what you are there to play, and then that's it. We all get to go home.
I like that.
Anyway, the show was cool, and we were actually home by midnight, which, on a work night, is very cool indeed.
I put up more pictures of the show in my photo gallery under parties and fun. Click here for the lazy link. You'll get a treat picture of Frank's opening act who was the Kentucky Prophet, who was "interesting" to say the least. Ben and I were late getting there so we only heard two of his "songs", but it was really funny.
In other news, the 20th of October is going to be VERY busy indeed. The Ladytron show at the Gypsy Tea Room is that night (WOOT!), plus a GRIP of movies are coming out that day that I want to see.
First up, the 3-D release of the Nightmare Before Christmas comes out. I'm totally geeking out about it and I'm ticked that I can't see it on opening night, because I'm a dork and like seeing things when they open, plus it's Nightmare Before Christmas and you all KNOW my obscene obsession with all things Nightmare related. Plus The Prestige comes out that day, Christian Bale and Christopher Nolan, enough said for me. I'm also very excited about Marie Antoinette, but I'm also very annoyed that I want to see this. I love every movie that Sofia Coppola has directed, but I can't stand Kirsten Dunst. At all. So I'm torn because I know this movie is going to be awesome, and hopefully I can put aside my disdain for Kirsten Dunst to enjoy the movie for what it is. Thankfully, there's enough other people in the movie that I care about so I don't foresee a problem.
The show was awesome, and I think as I get older, I appreciate artists that don't give encores for the sake of giving encores. He played his set, said thank you and goodnight and that was it. No waiting around for ten minutes while the crowd chants for more and then coming back out and playing for another 10 to 30 minutes. Play what you are there to play, and then that's it. We all get to go home.I like that.Anyway, the show was cool, and we were actually home by midnight, which, on a work night, is very cool indeed.
I put up more pictures of the show in my photo gallery under parties and fun. Click here for the lazy link. You'll get a treat picture of Frank's opening act who was the Kentucky Prophet, who was "interesting" to say the least. Ben and I were late getting there so we only heard two of his "songs", but it was really funny.
In other news, the 20th of October is going to be VERY busy indeed. The Ladytron show at the Gypsy Tea Room is that night (WOOT!), plus a GRIP of movies are coming out that day that I want to see.
First up, the 3-D release of the Nightmare Before Christmas comes out. I'm totally geeking out about it and I'm ticked that I can't see it on opening night, because I'm a dork and like seeing things when they open, plus it's Nightmare Before Christmas and you all KNOW my obscene obsession with all things Nightmare related. Plus The Prestige comes out that day, Christian Bale and Christopher Nolan, enough said for me. I'm also very excited about Marie Antoinette, but I'm also very annoyed that I want to see this. I love every movie that Sofia Coppola has directed, but I can't stand Kirsten Dunst. At all. So I'm torn because I know this movie is going to be awesome, and hopefully I can put aside my disdain for Kirsten Dunst to enjoy the movie for what it is. Thankfully, there's enough other people in the movie that I care about so I don't foresee a problem.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Wonder Woman FINISHED!
You read right, folks! I finished the Wonder Woman pinup that Ben drew for Ronee!
Here she is:
Now you know I don't like to color skin, so I used my old standby of gradients on her skin here. I picked a good highlight color and a good shadow color and I made different selections of sections of her skin. For example, I selected just her face and added a light and shadow gradient to it. I then selected her chest and shoulders and did the same thing. Then I selected each of her legs and hands and added gradients to them to show light and shadow.
I then created a new layer on top of the skin layer and added some hard line detail highlights and shadows to her skin to make small details.
I also changed her boots some by adding a different lightsource to the outside right of her left leg. I used the brush tool and added hard lines and then I used the brush tool set to the airbrush setting and brought the opacity down on the brush to 10% and blended the lines so they were softer.
You can't really tell on how small the big image is, but on her eyes, I've added detail there too. I added a darker gray color to the tops of her eyes where her eyelids would "hood" them, and I used the gradient tool again, over the line art to add a radial gradient of white over where the light would reflect off of the eyes.
Now for the background! I wanted to do a nebulous kind of background since Ben didn't really draw anything to show kind of where she is in relation to the drawing. Is she jumping from her invisible jet? Is she about to land on the ground? We don't know, and sorry, but I'm not to the point where I can paint my own backgrounds in yet. I can color things in, but mostly they have to already be there for me.
So I decided on just different colored lights by using the gradient tool and adding color here and there. You can kind of see what colors ended up where. I also added some stars to the background in different colors, just because I like stars and Wonder Woman needs lots of stars. I added a drop shadow to the stars layer and added a gradient overlay of a rainbow of different hues for contrast against the background color.
That's it! I hope you guys liked it, and maybe got some tips. I'm sure never quitting my day job to go do learning exercises at lynda.com on how to color things, but if anyone has any questions, send them my way and I'll try to answer them for you.
Hope you like it, Ronee!
Here she is:
Now you know I don't like to color skin, so I used my old standby of gradients on her skin here. I picked a good highlight color and a good shadow color and I made different selections of sections of her skin. For example, I selected just her face and added a light and shadow gradient to it. I then selected her chest and shoulders and did the same thing. Then I selected each of her legs and hands and added gradients to them to show light and shadow.I then created a new layer on top of the skin layer and added some hard line detail highlights and shadows to her skin to make small details.
I also changed her boots some by adding a different lightsource to the outside right of her left leg. I used the brush tool and added hard lines and then I used the brush tool set to the airbrush setting and brought the opacity down on the brush to 10% and blended the lines so they were softer.
You can't really tell on how small the big image is, but on her eyes, I've added detail there too. I added a darker gray color to the tops of her eyes where her eyelids would "hood" them, and I used the gradient tool again, over the line art to add a radial gradient of white over where the light would reflect off of the eyes.
Now for the background! I wanted to do a nebulous kind of background since Ben didn't really draw anything to show kind of where she is in relation to the drawing. Is she jumping from her invisible jet? Is she about to land on the ground? We don't know, and sorry, but I'm not to the point where I can paint my own backgrounds in yet. I can color things in, but mostly they have to already be there for me.
So I decided on just different colored lights by using the gradient tool and adding color here and there. You can kind of see what colors ended up where. I also added some stars to the background in different colors, just because I like stars and Wonder Woman needs lots of stars. I added a drop shadow to the stars layer and added a gradient overlay of a rainbow of different hues for contrast against the background color.
That's it! I hope you guys liked it, and maybe got some tips. I'm sure never quitting my day job to go do learning exercises at lynda.com on how to color things, but if anyone has any questions, send them my way and I'll try to answer them for you.
Hope you like it, Ronee!
Attention Bandwidth Vampires!
Just in case you are one of the jackholes that's wondering where your free image went when you logged onto your site today, I'll tell you what happened:
I DELETED THE IMAGES YOU WERE STEALING!!!
Yeah, I check my stats on my website occasionally, and when I see referrals from sites in Italy, or some blogger in Oklahoma that I don't know from Adam, I make it a point to scour the site looking for an image they are linking to from my website, because that's ALWAYS what it is. (Rarely do I find someone genuinely linking to my site because they like comics or how insanely funny I am) I then delete the image from my server.
Because, honestly, if you have the power, if you have the technology and if you have the know-how to link an image that's hosted by ME to YOUR website, you should also know how to right click (control click for you MAC users), "save picture as" and upload images to your OWN damn website.
Some images aren't mine, and I don't claim them to be, I sometimes will download images and put them on my site, but I usually do so to link it to what I'm talking about, or I give credit to where the image came from. BUT I also take A LOT of my own pictures and it's pretty shitty to steal them from someone's website and claim them for your own. It's even SHITTIER to steal them from someone else's website and not even upload them to your own server!!!
Another news flash: Linking an image from Google Images does NOT link to the image from Google. It links to the image on whatever server it is living on. Because Google does not house the information that you pull up in a web search, it only lists it.
This is fair warning to anyone who thinks it's cute to not only steal images from other people's websites but to also be too lazy to upload them to their own server:
The next time I catch someone being a bandwidth vampire to one of my images I'm going to replace that image with a rather harsh message that I'm sure your readers will enjoy. Something along the lines of "I stole this image from blueskycomics.com. I am a Bandwidth Vampire. Have a Nice Day."
You've been warned.
I DELETED THE IMAGES YOU WERE STEALING!!!
Yeah, I check my stats on my website occasionally, and when I see referrals from sites in Italy, or some blogger in Oklahoma that I don't know from Adam, I make it a point to scour the site looking for an image they are linking to from my website, because that's ALWAYS what it is. (Rarely do I find someone genuinely linking to my site because they like comics or how insanely funny I am) I then delete the image from my server.
Because, honestly, if you have the power, if you have the technology and if you have the know-how to link an image that's hosted by ME to YOUR website, you should also know how to right click (control click for you MAC users), "save picture as" and upload images to your OWN damn website.
Some images aren't mine, and I don't claim them to be, I sometimes will download images and put them on my site, but I usually do so to link it to what I'm talking about, or I give credit to where the image came from. BUT I also take A LOT of my own pictures and it's pretty shitty to steal them from someone's website and claim them for your own. It's even SHITTIER to steal them from someone else's website and not even upload them to your own server!!!
Another news flash: Linking an image from Google Images does NOT link to the image from Google. It links to the image on whatever server it is living on. Because Google does not house the information that you pull up in a web search, it only lists it.
This is fair warning to anyone who thinks it's cute to not only steal images from other people's websites but to also be too lazy to upload them to their own server:
The next time I catch someone being a bandwidth vampire to one of my images I'm going to replace that image with a rather harsh message that I'm sure your readers will enjoy. Something along the lines of "I stole this image from blueskycomics.com. I am a Bandwidth Vampire. Have a Nice Day."
You've been warned.
Monday, October 02, 2006
CAPE 2.5... the aftermath!
Ok, so I've slept a bit and I went through ALL of the 500 pictures that Norma so graciously took for me at the show on Saturday, she's a doll.
This was a really fun time and I'm glad that it went as well as it did. Apparently the turnout was pleasantly unexpected and WAY more than anyone thought. Which is wonderful. I don't know what the final coin count for Lea was, but I'm hoping that enough money was raised to seriously help her out.
I'm, again, just so happy to be part of a community that will drop everything and put something like this together for another creator in need.
We started the night off by going to see the Al Franken movie at the Angelika Theatre in Dallas. The movie was awesome, I love Al Franken. We then grabbed some Pei Wei before heading over to the Metro Grill to start the festivities.
Ben contributed an illustration of Alice from the video game American McGee's Alice, which he worked on as a concept artist many moons ago. Unfortunately, we weren't able to stay long enough to see if it sold. If anyone knows, please let me know.
Our friends Josh Boulet and Brock Rizy also contributed some great pieces as well. Here's Brock, unfortunately we were too far away from where he was working to get good shots of him in action, but we managed a few good ones:
Josh managed to pull off an awesome Optimus Prime:
Well, I think I'll let my photo gallery do most of the talking for the night, the pics are listed in the conventions gallery. Click HERE for the quick link. I'm sleepy and it's late, so I apologize if there are typos or wrong things in my smarmy captions. Let me know if I got anything wrong or whatever.
It was great, enjoy the pics!
This was a really fun time and I'm glad that it went as well as it did. Apparently the turnout was pleasantly unexpected and WAY more than anyone thought. Which is wonderful. I don't know what the final coin count for Lea was, but I'm hoping that enough money was raised to seriously help her out.I'm, again, just so happy to be part of a community that will drop everything and put something like this together for another creator in need.
We started the night off by going to see the Al Franken movie at the Angelika Theatre in Dallas. The movie was awesome, I love Al Franken. We then grabbed some Pei Wei before heading over to the Metro Grill to start the festivities.
Ben contributed an illustration of Alice from the video game American McGee's Alice, which he worked on as a concept artist many moons ago. Unfortunately, we weren't able to stay long enough to see if it sold. If anyone knows, please let me know.
Our friends Josh Boulet and Brock Rizy also contributed some great pieces as well. Here's Brock, unfortunately we were too far away from where he was working to get good shots of him in action, but we managed a few good ones:
Josh managed to pull off an awesome Optimus Prime:
Well, I think I'll let my photo gallery do most of the talking for the night, the pics are listed in the conventions gallery. Click HERE for the quick link. I'm sleepy and it's late, so I apologize if there are typos or wrong things in my smarmy captions. Let me know if I got anything wrong or whatever.It was great, enjoy the pics!
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