Ive been a fan of this band for a year or so now and they just put out a new cd. They split from their record label and it shows. you would think they would of gone down hill and i think they came back even better. I got an invite to check out the CD last week and i talked with other fans and the band it was a cool experience. I think more artists should do that. makes it more personal. Well they released the new cd titled El Monstruo today and it kicks ass. i cant wait to get my copy in the mail. Another cool thing about TVBS does is when you buy the CD version they give you the option to download the CD Tracks before they get the cd out to you.
So I will be able to rock out tomorrow at work i cant wait. another good thing is they are selling this CD themselves, so all of the money goes to them. so please if you go and check them out don’t download this from a torrent site or P2P buy it ! none of your money goes to a creepy label. Go check them out and enjoy !!
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Was checking out some of the new titles out there hitting Japan and i had to get my hands on the new show from Studio BONES. Its called XamD Lost Memories and it is awesome just like all of their projects. They are like the pixar of anime. Above is the ending theme. enjoy. Cant wait till this comes to the US i hate reading sub titles.
Well i haven’t posted in a few weeks and its been even longer since i shared some funny videos with you all. so think of this update as a two for one kind of deal. the above video is funnier then shit. i stumbled upon it while looking at game videos. this chick is freaking talented and makes me laugh so much iv put up my favorite video ive seen so far from her. its a spoof on the Dark Knight movie. so get ready for a laugh.
Second a little update ive got a small team starting to form and hopefully we get even bigger. ive been hard at work writing down some ideas for the main story of a title ill announce soon. ive got an amazing character designer working with us and im glad to have him come aboard. in the coming weeks/months ill post some more info on the project and share some concept art as well. so look forward to that and the project will premier on www.illuminated-creations.net. ill announce that when it gets closer though.
Enjoy the video and check back soon ill be updating more often.
Heard this song yesterday on the radio and totally dugg it right away. Give it a listen its called Forever. I just preordered the CD and when you do from their site you get a shirt and an extra cd. only 17$ so act fast cause the CD comes out September 30th !
Is there a cure for procrastination? I would really love to know. I have said this in the past that I have so many great ideas it hurts. But to get them out is a pain itself. I think to myself what a great idea but then when it comes time to write it out there is something in my head that stops me like writing it out is a waste of time think of how much you could do if you didn’t write this out. Ill admit it I enjoy playing games and for some reason when Microsoft introduced Gamer Points for each game it was like the old arcade thing came back to life. When kids would try and try to beat other people’s scores. It’s like that now with the whole thing Microsoft has set up.
So in my head I think id rather play games then ever get anything done and I want help with that. I know a person’s first thought would be sell it and I just can’t do that i’ve spent too much money and there is some times where I need to unwind and do something different. I need to be better at not playing while still having it here. Self control is the key and for some reason I just don’t possess any at the moment.
Im writing this out cause I do need help with my ideas and if I never get any help ill stay the same way. So here it is my plea for help I need your help out there creative world… I know that if I have a team to help me work with my idea it won’t be for nothing. I have a studio site set up at illuminated-creations.com/jobs and at that site there is a jobs page. If you are interested at all with any of the positions available or think I missed something please email me at jobs@illuminated-creations.com and in the title put what ever you want to apply for.
Picture a world where everyone likes something and it would be a shame if just one of these people in the world couldn’t agree with the rest of them… Well right now im that guy. I saw the dark knight and i thought it was packed with a ton of action but that’s all it had. I never thought i could say this being that im a fan of violence and murder to some extent but this movie was just violent with no real change in what everyone else is doing in movies these days. Heath ledger did bring a good performance to this picture but it still wasn’t to different. All movies these days are the same who can we get and what can we blow up. its good to some point but what do you do after that or before that. All movies need A story that will keep us engaged in the movie.
***SPOILERS a.k.a this might save you a few bucks and might give you a good laugh ***
This movie had a story not a bad one but it was full of holes. take the lead girl character (which i don’t happen to remember the name of) she was as awful as Katie Holmes was in the last one. i could care less if she lived or died. (I hoped for the one where she didn’t say anything so i guess that means…) when you make a movie and you plan on doing something to that character you want your audience to feel something for that character. And in this case i dont think anyone cared. the actress was almost just like Katie the look and the annoying traits everyone hated from the first movie she was in. so when it came time for her curtain call i was actually happy with her ending i just wish it could of happened sooner.
The title of this blog is in the dark cause im just not sure why this movie is getting all that good buzz. I know this was heath ledgers last movie but we cant just put a filter over our eyes cause his life didn’t have a happy ending. loving something because you feel sorry for someone else doesn’t make a movie or a situation any better. Again this movie had amazing effects and was a bit to crazy but it just didn’t do anything for me.
one more thought i think its funny this movie was only rated PG-13. Its like they want kids to see this. Teaching kids/people about wrong and right good and evil with so much violence and death just masks the good you try to portray. cause all and all there was more death and destruction then there was good. I know the world is a scary place but this just feeds that fear even more. why not make a change and show some good. but then again no one seems to want to see good news…
Open your eyes and lift the filter off so you can see…
(half the stuff in here i don’t think id ever find my self saying but im changing)
Life, Friends, And XBOX Live -
Serious Post this time around. Questioning answers that plague my mind. Friends. A complex subject in my head. I love some of my friends so much but i feel its one sided. I try to help friends as much as i can. Ill do favors for them lift their spirits when they are down and in return i get knocked down. Ill give an example ill get on Xbox Live to play with friends all the time. I get text messages from one friend all the time telling me to get on and play Fool ! and i jump on no problem but for some reason when i want to play with this person or other friends i get ditched or ignored. Its like i guess this friendship is one sided. When they want to play its ooook but when i want to its out of the question. Im at the point i dont know what to do. I love the feeling i get when im having a blast playing with them but on the other hand when i cant play or when i am bored out of my mind i feel like shit cause i get sad when im getting ignored. I will send a txt or a msg and i will not get a response. but if i recieve one from them ill get back to them right away. This is a Bitch Blog entry. I just want some Love !
Places out of reach…
Sometimes giving up isn’t giving in. Sometimes you just have to give up, to let go…
Letting go is hard for me to do i am addicted to life and everything good in it. wow this sound like im downright suicidal. I would never kill myself from depression or sadness, there is always a way to move on and cope with pain. I have to many ideas to work on to just up and leave this world. who really knows whats out there. (changing this post in a different direction fast, leave now before you regret it.) I often find myself looking towards the sky thinking about this place people call heaven. People need something to look forward to after a life full of drop, dips and sharp curves we need something to believe in that is better then this. I honestly don’t know who really first thought this up. always looking up towards the heavens. there has to be something up there. i believe there is something up there its Space. A vast open place that goes on for who knows how long. If there is a heaven where does it exist ?
I lost a really good friend (at least i thought we were friends) she didn’t die or anything she just gave up on talking or hanging out with me all together. One f the last conversations i had with her was about religion. i asked her one simple question. Who Made god ? or how did god come into being. Her response was oh the age old question. and that was about it. I want to know how so many people can believe in something that there is no history on. what did one day something happened Poof ! Oh My God ! and then he was created and then got busy with his universe erector set building tons of shit we will never see for lifetimes if people even live that long. at this rate im not sure of anything. ok back to the reason why we arent friends, she i guess saw me as a person that doesnt believe in this figure that is worshipped with no questions. its like that wasnt covered in bible study, the teacher said ignore anyone that asks how was this figure you believe in made.
Did a group of guys get together one day and say i have this great idea lets make something and see if it will catch on. lets just say this being came to us and told us it was the thing that started it all there is no proof at all but writing it out will be proof enough. and then over the years different groups will have different views on it and create their own versions of it and that will be the real way it was told.
I just want some proof. the only way im going to believe is if there is some way to go back in time and see this happen. and i don’t think thats going to happen any time soon. another question that plauges me is if there is a god why would some one that took the time to create something so wonderful and exciting make it so painful at times. is it cause we are evolving and we are causing this pain ourselves ? or is it gos sick joke to get back at people like a kid with a magnifying glass ? you destoroyed my beautiful forest i created so no i will make you all suffer with Cancer ! I just dont see if god loves all why is there such a thing as pain why isnt it all butterflies and rainbows ? Why, is the main question here. WHHHHHY ? This is my rant i choose to write cause it frees my mind of ideas and helps me vent. I read comments and enjoy getting them but keep in mind this is my opinion and you are entitled to your own as well so dont make your self look like you are right and i am wrong, cause then i will just see you as one of these people that cant explain yourself and wont take anything you say seriously. (damn i contradict my self a lot)
Love be free and express your self.
“My Pain, Never to be forgotten.”
Well its been one year since i started this i cant believe it ! I started this blog on 7/7/07. I decided to start it then cause i loved that all the numbers are the same. next big date is 8/8/08 ! but pretty sure i wont be making anything new for that day. I might think about using those kind of dates in the future for releasing stuff im creating right now and will be working on in the future. just thoughts. ill be adding a little 1 year anniversary graphic thing to this post as soon as the weekend gets here. Thanks to all that come by and read this some times short and boring blog. im working on making it more exciting. (ouch just got my hosting bill its a big one)
Keep changing your mind.
Like clouds in the sky.
Love me when your high.
Leave me when you cry.
I know it all takes time.
Like a river running dry when the suns to bright.
[Chorus:]
So long this is good-bye.
May we meet again in another life.
Like strangers passing by.
May we see clearly in a different light.
Keep dodging lights.
Like a thief in the night.
The sun will rise and expose all our lies.
So why deny that you and I lead different lives.
The rivers from your eye’s can’t change my mind.
[Chorus]
Oh…
The rivers from your eye’s can’t change my mind.
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Pixar has to be the best 3D animation studio out there. They have created an art form that has seen no limits. their films keep getting better and better. for instance their new movie WALL* E. This movie is amazing. The whole time watching it i was smiling and i was excited to see what was going to happen next. I get so excited right when there movies start from the opening short to just their logo. I just turn into the child i once was when i first saw Toy Story. They have a way with their animation to make you feel emotions from happy to sad. There are not a lot of studios that can make you feel like that. Now-a-days other studios are just pumping out total shit to make money from parents of kids who could care less what they see. there is now development of a great idea. When you see a film by Pixar you can tell they spent a lot of time working on it. they do research and just spend time to make it just that much better. If You know me then you know im a Disney and Pixar die hard fan. I like to explain Pixar as the old Disney studios. The way Walt made his animated films was purely sublime. He would make his artists go on trips, research everything about the topic of their movie. for example on one of the dvds of the studio i have they showed walt showing the process of making a animated picture they would bring in Live animals in the studio so the artists could watch the way they moved and acted. That in return can be shown in movies like Bambi, the fluid animation of the animals in that movie is amazing.
There is just no studio like that anymore, except Pixar. When you see WALL * E (which i recomend to everyone with Eyes and ears and an open mind to see) watch how great they are with every little thing from textures to the smallest of things like dirt. You will see that this movie was well thought out and it took some time to get this movie done, it was not rushed. I Cant wait to see what Pixar has planned next for these eyes to see. One more thing there is a trailer for the movie above. a thing ive learend from Pixar is they do trailers kind of weird. they are like the old trailers, they give you a hint of what the movie is about but its kind of like a confusing puzzle where they leave you with questions of what is that and whats it really about. I think of their trailers to be more like teasers then trailers of modern day movies that give away everything and essentualy make it possible to miss the movie all together, whats the point of seeing a movie when its all given to you in the preview? and most of you out there know there are so many movies you see the previews and say that looks great then you go see it and some one asks you how it was and you say all the funny things and good parts were in the Preview the rest of the movie was bad.
Well those are my thoughts on pixar and studios and Previews. i probally went A.D.D. up there im just still in amazement from last night, go see WALL * E !!!
