2/5 - I've got a crap load of stuff to share with everyone!
First things first: two new movies. These videos have been circulating around
since mid-December so you might have seen them already. But now I am
officially presenting them to all of you.
The first, Dream Log, is to the right and ready to be played for you.
First things first: two new movies. These videos have been circulating around
since mid-December so you might have seen them already. But now I am
officially presenting them to all of you.
The first, Dream Log, is to the right and ready to be played for you.
The second video is a fantastic little film titled So I've Landed on Mars.
Some friends and I made it as a final project for a stupid class we were in. Basically we
waited until the night before it was due to start working on it. Needless to say the finished
product is really crappy, but it's crappiness was mostly intentional.
It's supposed to be an informative video about colonizing Mars. You can watch it to the
left.
That's not all though! You can download the songs in this movie by clicking on the links
below!
Jack and Garren - So I've Landed on Mars mp3
Jack and Garren - Planet Mars mp3
Jack and Garren - Energy is Everywhere mp3 (special bonus song not featured in movie!)
Some friends and I made it as a final project for a stupid class we were in. Basically we
waited until the night before it was due to start working on it. Needless to say the finished
product is really crappy, but it's crappiness was mostly intentional.
It's supposed to be an informative video about colonizing Mars. You can watch it to the
left.
That's not all though! You can download the songs in this movie by clicking on the links
below!
Jack and Garren - So I've Landed on Mars mp3
Jack and Garren - Planet Mars mp3
Jack and Garren - Energy is Everywhere mp3 (special bonus song not featured in movie!)
| So it wasn't really a crap load of stuff but hey...whatever. Oh also.... |
Click around in the bottom right corner to play.
2/25/08 - Hello everyone.
To the left you can watch a little short video I made in my free time, aptly titled
"Cartoon" because it is indeed a cartoon.
It probably took about an hour to make each shot. You can figure out the math
yourself, but it took a nice bit of time to make.
Anyway, February is almost finished. What have we learned this month? Have we
really sat down and thought about ourselves and who we are? I don't want people to
feel that I haven't done my part, so here is my contribution to Black History Month.
To the left you can watch a little short video I made in my free time, aptly titled
"Cartoon" because it is indeed a cartoon.
It probably took about an hour to make each shot. You can figure out the math
yourself, but it took a nice bit of time to make.
Anyway, February is almost finished. What have we learned this month? Have we
really sat down and thought about ourselves and who we are? I don't want people to
feel that I haven't done my part, so here is my contribution to Black History Month.
Black History Month was established in 1976 by African-Americans for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, according to Wikipedia anyway. In fact I'm just
going to go ahead and tell you guys right now that all of my info is from Wikipedia.
Did you know that before Black History Month there was a Black History Week? This week was seven days long.
Okay, that's enough with the history. Let's start learning about famous people!
First, let's get some of the boring famous people out of the way.
going to go ahead and tell you guys right now that all of my info is from Wikipedia.
Did you know that before Black History Month there was a Black History Week? This week was seven days long.
Okay, that's enough with the history. Let's start learning about famous people!
First, let's get some of the boring famous people out of the way.
W.E.B. Du Bois
Frederick Douglass
Barack Obama
Chinua Achebe
Woo, okay. Now the good stuff.
Name: Otis Boykin
Born: Dallas, Texas. 1920 - 1982
Middle Name: Frank
Why Famous?: Invented the pacemaker.
Other Info: Ironically, Otis died of heat failure.
Also: There are only two pictures of Otis Boykin on the internet.
Born: Dallas, Texas. 1920 - 1982
Middle Name: Frank
Why Famous?: Invented the pacemaker.
Other Info: Ironically, Otis died of heat failure.
Also: There are only two pictures of Otis Boykin on the internet.
Take your pick: Cartoon Otis, or Lego Otis.
Name: George Washington Carver
Born: Diamond, Missouri. 1864 - 1943.
Middle Name: Washington
Why Famous?: Famous botanist, and supposedly invented peanut butter.
Other Info: While extensively researching this man on Wikipedia, I was
shocked to discover that he in fact did not invent creamy OR chunky peanut
butter. He also did not invent salted peanuts, peanut bar candy, chocolate
coated peanuts, peanut chocolate fudge, peanut wafers, or peanut brittle.
However, he did like peanuts a lot and wrote several books on the subject.
Also: Carver also did lots of research on sweet potatoes and claimed there
were over 118 uses for the vegetable.
Born: Diamond, Missouri. 1864 - 1943.
Middle Name: Washington
Why Famous?: Famous botanist, and supposedly invented peanut butter.
Other Info: While extensively researching this man on Wikipedia, I was
shocked to discover that he in fact did not invent creamy OR chunky peanut
butter. He also did not invent salted peanuts, peanut bar candy, chocolate
coated peanuts, peanut chocolate fudge, peanut wafers, or peanut brittle.
However, he did like peanuts a lot and wrote several books on the subject.
Also: Carver also did lots of research on sweet potatoes and claimed there
were over 118 uses for the vegetable.
| It's all a lie! |
| A very nice mustache. |
Name: Garrett Morgan
Born: Paris, Kentucky. 1877 - 1963
Middle Name: Augstus
Why Famous?: Helped create modern gas masks, created hair straightening
preparation (don't ask me how those two things are related)
Also: Really I'm not sure what else to say about this one. He was a good man.
Born: Paris, Kentucky. 1877 - 1963
Middle Name: Augstus
Why Famous?: Helped create modern gas masks, created hair straightening
preparation (don't ask me how those two things are related)
Also: Really I'm not sure what else to say about this one. He was a good man.
Wow, that sure was informative! Thanks a lot for reading. I'll be back the same time next year for an even better Black History Month update.
Check back later this week for a sweet update on Dubai.
Check back later this week for a sweet update on Dubai.
