SOAP BOX

i recently watched the movie "there will be blood" (which is not as violent as its name would suggest) and at the end of the movie i realized two things. first, i didnt get it. and second, religious nuts irritate me.



about the first point: the movie is fairly straight-forward in terms of its story telling and it flows nicely. it keeps you interested until the end of the 2 and a half hours. but when i say i didnt get it, i mean i didnt get the point. seriously, what was the point? the director has been acclaimed as an artist with a keen insight into humanity and the way people treat each other. and his other movies hold true to that. but i got to the end of "there will be blood" and i thought to myself "so what?" (for those who have not seen it, i am being vague on purpose). i guess it was sort of like the movie "signs" when the twist was that there was no twist.



about the second point: one of the main characters of the movie is a young pastor of a church in the middle of no where (now here?). now, the actor did a good job portraying a "fire and brimstone" preacher that has all the good intentions in the world (for those who havent seen the movie, think of the pastor from "pollyanna"). and i think that as a character he fit the movie well. but as i watched him cast out a devil from the hands of an elderly lady with arthritis, i realized that if i ever came across some one with that much vigor for religion i would probably slap them... with my fist... while holding brass knuckles... which i may or may not have in a shoe box in a closet... some where... now, this has nothing to do with my religious beliefs conflicting with theirs. nor does it have anything to do with me being offended by them. if they want to act that way, fine. it just annoys me.



about the second point (sort of): the other day i was with a friend who had recently become a vegan. so obviously i had to ask him "why?" after denying that his vegan wife made him do it, he said that he liked the feeling that nothing had to die for his meal. (which to date is the best explanation a vegan has given me). so then we got in to a (polite) discussion about whether or not the bible condones eating animals. and he made the comment that we should only eat meat in times of famine (thus retracting to the typical LDS-vegetarian stand). which i normally would accept as a valid answer (or say that the current prophet has said that it is ok to eat meat). but the problem i have with this answer is that he is not mormon. it was a defense that he stole from his (also not mormon) vegan wife who has made it a habit to quote the book of mormon and the d&c against mormons. usually about this very subject. now, i think it is great that two non mormons like to quote LDS scripture. but because the arent LDS they usually take things out of context and (like i mentioned before) the current prophet has said that it is ok to eat meat, a fact that they wouldnt know about. but the real question i have is why they use LDS scripture to support their views at all? they dont believe in the church or its teachings except for (seemingly) this one thing. and because of this they dont accept current revelations. what i am getting at is that because they are both born and raised non-LDS utahns they have built up a defense to combat the culture they are stuck in.

and frankly, i dont blame them.

POST-IT

i have recently found a new pass time. writing comics. i figured i should post the ones i have so far since i havent posted anything for a while. enjoy.

...you can also check out full size versions at photobucket.

CD

well, i have been very busy lately working 60 hours a week and doing stuff for my band. including recording an album. here are a few samples.

MORE PICS

i have been working on more logos for my reggae band "sober down." rather than posting each pic individually i decided to finally cave in to the "slide" revolution and try a slide show. anywho, lemme know if there are any you would wear on a t-shirt or sticker or whatever.

and if you would like to see high resolution versions click here.

PARK CITY TV

the show at park city tv went pretty well. here are some clips of the performance. the balance is a little off (vocal and bass heavy) but it'll do for now.

DO BE DO BE DOO

so i recently joined a raggae band. i'll post more about the band later when we get some stuff recorded and whatnot. on may 5 we will be performing on park city tv. anyway, i have been working on some logos for the band and wanted to post some of my drafts so please let me know which ones you like.

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TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

i suppose next yahoo will inform me that she is really quite good looking...

MESH SHIRT OF INAPPROPRIATENESS

april fool's day really does bring out the best in people.

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE

there are two things i would like to say about this last weekend. first, i got to present some of the cartoons my class has been working on. so i made a short introduction for it.

second, during the actual parent teacher conference i got kinda bored and made a picture in photoshop to pass the time.

BOOYA

i went with the slightly flashier model in hopes that fewer people would try to run into me...

A MATTER OF TIME

im counting down the days...

VIDEOS

so i decided to post some of the projects my students have made. first is a cartoon about a dream. this student put a lot of time into the shading of the characters, which were hand-drawn, by the way.



next is a cartoon about soda pop and a t-rex. this one did very well on the perspective of moving objects.


lastly, is an epic film about a time-traveling cow. this one is just good all around.

JOAQUIN PHOENIX

i have no choice but to post this.



Joaquin Phoenix On David Letterman - Watch more Funny Videos

FORGET-ME-KNOTS

today i am prepared to use the over-used word "plethora." yup, i have decided i am actually going through with it. here it goes: there are a plethora of differences between men and women. there. that wasnt so bad.

many of these differences are emotional, social, mental, gastrointestinal or imaginary. but i think the main differences (the ones not up for political debate) are the physical differences. one of these differences is hair. sure, the actual molecules of hair across genders is universal. but lets face it, it is a little weird to see a dude with longer, fuller, healthier looking hair than his female counterpart. traditionally, girls look better with long hair and men with short hair.

so, as a man with short hair i will never know the trouble that girls go through to keep their hair looking good. for example, i will never have to spend 10 minutes a night combing the knots out of my hair. sure i have had knots in my hair when it gets a little long. but that is usually the point when i just chop it off. i have seen my sisters comb out particularly gnarly knots (i swear, i had nothing to do with it...) and it is tedious. but knots are not sexist nor prejudiced and are not limited to the hair on one's head.

another difference between men and women is the location of hair growth. now, some places are the same. and we arent going there. but if you think about it, a moderately hairy man has a greater potential for knots. you could even use the age old business rule: location, location, location.

now, since length of hair is certainly a factor when calculating the magnitude of a knot, girls have us beat in complexity of gnarls. but men have the more sensitive areas pretty well... covered. namely, the armpits (with the exception of certain slavic/french/aboriginal cultures).

unlike many females, when a guy gets a knot in his armpit hair he doesnt notice it right away. in fact, the only time i notice it is when im in the shower. so a knot in the armpit could be present for as long as 24 hours (may be longer in some cases). and since it is noticed in the shower we dont have the tools present that females use to remove such things (i.e. combs, picks, brushes). but we certainly dont want to just ignore it until we can find such a tool since we will probably forget all about it and just leave it there (keep in mind such tools are harder to round up if the man has little to no head-hair). so we use the only tool we have available in a shower--the first tool god gave man--our hand.

i think i have a bald spot.