Sorry for the lack of updates for the last few days--been kinda busy with work and other things. If you'd like to see one of these 'other things', go to http://www.purevolume.com/embersofautumn. The song "At the Arcade" was for a weekly competition where a band (or solo act, such as myself) is given a week to write a complete song and record it. Seeing as I have poor recording equipment, a lack of knowledge of proper mixing, and no ability to synthesize drums, the song came out a little rough--but if you want to know what I did this week, you can take a listen.
More stuff on Monday, and Tuesday's "What We Learned" segment will be on NES Mario Games (Mario 1, 2, and 3). If you have any witty sayings or whatnot, let me know.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Update 02-26-08... Update
I received an email in the inbox for TheSortaMotivator@yahoo.com from an email address
that previously did not get through. I believe the tinkering I did with the spam control probably led to this. I'll openly say then that the address is back open for suggestions and/or comments.
If you send an email and do not get a response (for something that one would assume a response should be appropriate), feel free to comment on this particular message with your email address, and I will investigate further.
Thanks for your patience
The Sorta-Motivator
that previously did not get through. I believe the tinkering I did with the spam control probably led to this. I'll openly say then that the address is back open for suggestions and/or comments.
If you send an email and do not get a response (for something that one would assume a response should be appropriate), feel free to comment on this particular message with your email address, and I will investigate further.
Thanks for your patience
The Sorta-Motivator
Update 02-26-08
Just wanted to give a notice real quick.
It was brought to my attention that the email address TheSortaMotivator@yahoo.com has not been receiving ANY emails whatsoever. At first, I had assumed that none were sent, but a few individuals have contacted me to let me know they have tried to send emails. I'm investigating this problem and will post further notice when the email address is verifiably working again.
I apologize about this. Please check back tomorrow, if not later today, for notice of this being fixed, or for an update of status.
It was brought to my attention that the email address TheSortaMotivator@yahoo.com has not been receiving ANY emails whatsoever. At first, I had assumed that none were sent, but a few individuals have contacted me to let me know they have tried to send emails. I'm investigating this problem and will post further notice when the email address is verifiably working again.
I apologize about this. Please check back tomorrow, if not later today, for notice of this being fixed, or for an update of status.
What We Learned From Musical Genres
Round 2 of our What We Learned project. This week, we are motivated by what we learn from musical genres. Few things separate high school cliques more than the style of music they listen to. Though it becomes less of a mark of identification as we get older, it still guides our thinking, helping us to form biases and opinions of others simply based on the music they listen to.
Well, let the biasing continue...
What We Learned From Musical Genres
Well, let the biasing continue...
What We Learned From Musical Genres
The following posters have been added to this series:
Friday, February 22, 2008
Update 02-22-08
Hi all,
No new posters today--kinda busy. Just wanted to put in a quick word to remind all about the What We Learned segment next Tuesday--Musical Genres. If you have any ideas, send them my way at TheSortaMotivator@yahoo.com .
See You all on Monday
No new posters today--kinda busy. Just wanted to put in a quick word to remind all about the What We Learned segment next Tuesday--Musical Genres. If you have any ideas, send them my way at TheSortaMotivator@yahoo.com .
See You all on Monday
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Conversations
Here's a poster cropped from the movie "Murder By Death".
Peter Sellers plays Sidney Wang (a spoof of Charlie Chan).
The quote on the poster is the line associated with the screenshot
Peter Sellers plays Sidney Wang (a spoof of Charlie Chan).
The quote on the poster is the line associated with the screenshot
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Special Effects
Last one for the day. Just wanted to briefly mention that next Tuesday, SMP's "What We Learned" topic will be on musical genres. If you have a clever saying or a witty observation about a particular genre of music, send it to me at TheSortaMotivator@yahoo.com.
What We Learned From Final Fantasy IV
And a happy Tuesday to you all...
Today, we start the new segment "What We Learned", where a collage of motivational posters, all carrying a similar theme, will be posted on here. I like the idea, as they each can be considered separate thoughts, but all spring from the same root source.
The one downside to this idea is that, with some of the ideas that came to mind, the 'joke' is a tad limited in its appeal. For example, though anybody can read the posters and probably get the point, the jokes are very much 'inside' and hold much of their humor value to those who have actually seen, played, or read about the game in detail. The first poster explains this well--Fans of Final Fantasy well know the somewhat-popularity of the "spoony bard" phrase. The poster "Sacrifice" could only be appreciated by those who played the game and had to put up with the ongoing bickering of Palom and Porom.
Other posters, though, really don't have as much of an 'inside' joke as it is just making a witty observation about the screen shot (See Forethought, Masculinity). It's quite possible that even if you played the game through a number of times, nothing more was intended by the poster's message than just a simple one-liner. Therefore, if you get the jokes--awesome. If not, don't sweat it. Perhaps next week I'll have a series that you'll get more.
So then
What We Learned From Final Fantasy IV
Today, we start the new segment "What We Learned", where a collage of motivational posters, all carrying a similar theme, will be posted on here. I like the idea, as they each can be considered separate thoughts, but all spring from the same root source.
The one downside to this idea is that, with some of the ideas that came to mind, the 'joke' is a tad limited in its appeal. For example, though anybody can read the posters and probably get the point, the jokes are very much 'inside' and hold much of their humor value to those who have actually seen, played, or read about the game in detail. The first poster explains this well--Fans of Final Fantasy well know the somewhat-popularity of the "spoony bard" phrase. The poster "Sacrifice" could only be appreciated by those who played the game and had to put up with the ongoing bickering of Palom and Porom.
Other posters, though, really don't have as much of an 'inside' joke as it is just making a witty observation about the screen shot (See Forethought, Masculinity). It's quite possible that even if you played the game through a number of times, nothing more was intended by the poster's message than just a simple one-liner. Therefore, if you get the jokes--awesome. If not, don't sweat it. Perhaps next week I'll have a series that you'll get more.
So then
What We Learned From Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy IV is Copywrited and/or Trademarked by Squaresoft, Inc.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Update 02-15
Well, two days down and I've gotten quite comfortable with this idea!
I'm loving the idea of doing these posters. It helps me to reduce my... angst at work when things get a little hectic, and yet they're quick enough to put together that I'm not wasting too much time (just in case my bosses are reading).
Just a few updates, I've got my old deviantART page up and running, so you might wanna check it out. I've got some posters on there I don't have on here, and vice versa... you know, to keep it fresh. http://dburn13579.deviantart.com.
Coming Tuesday, I'm going to start a regular (possibly weekly) segment called "What We Learned". I'll have a series of themed posters based on a certain subject. Tuesday's segment will be entitled "What We Learned From Final Fantasy IV".
Now, granted, out of the 8 or so that I've done for the segment, unless you've played the game, any humor derived from these posters will be superficial. Some of them are funny regardless, but there are a few that you just have to be 'in the know' to get the joke, and so I apologize ahead of time if they won't make sense. Needless to say, I cracked myself up over most of them. I've got one up on deviantART already.
Please send me some feedback and/or ideas that you may have. I'd like to see what becomes of this project
I'm loving the idea of doing these posters. It helps me to reduce my... angst at work when things get a little hectic, and yet they're quick enough to put together that I'm not wasting too much time (just in case my bosses are reading).
Just a few updates, I've got my old deviantART page up and running, so you might wanna check it out. I've got some posters on there I don't have on here, and vice versa... you know, to keep it fresh. http://dburn13579.deviantart.com.
Coming Tuesday, I'm going to start a regular (possibly weekly) segment called "What We Learned". I'll have a series of themed posters based on a certain subject. Tuesday's segment will be entitled "What We Learned From Final Fantasy IV".
Now, granted, out of the 8 or so that I've done for the segment, unless you've played the game, any humor derived from these posters will be superficial. Some of them are funny regardless, but there are a few that you just have to be 'in the know' to get the joke, and so I apologize ahead of time if they won't make sense. Needless to say, I cracked myself up over most of them. I've got one up on deviantART already.
Please send me some feedback and/or ideas that you may have. I'd like to see what becomes of this project
Power
Posting my first 'Tribute' Poster. I've done a few of them--just haven't put them up yet. This comic strip is from one of my favorite webcomics: http://www.reallifecomics.com/
The situation in the strip struck me as funny because a few years ago, my friend and I were channel surfing and came across PBS who was running this EXACT same special. We fell out laughing.
Real Life Comics is the property of Greg Dean
http://www.reallifecomics.com/
The situation in the strip struck me as funny because a few years ago, my friend and I were channel surfing and came across PBS who was running this EXACT same special. We fell out laughing.
Real Life Comics is the property of Greg Dean
http://www.reallifecomics.com/
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Literacy
Wow, my first day, and already I'm a poster-making machine!
I should give it a rest for now, but i'll leave you with a poster I did yesterday. Check back in tomorrow for more.
I should give it a rest for now, but i'll leave you with a poster I did yesterday. Check back in tomorrow for more.
Miscellaneous
The following posters were found online--these are not my property, and being posted on this blog is merely a sharing of the humor. I just wanted to put them up, though, cause they're just so hilarious.
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