Amazing reproduction of a Sumerian deity.

Thank you. It took me 8 hours to draw with a pen and three days to color and shade. No pencil was ever used. I was so bored at work at the university gym and I was taking a break surfing the net and I saw nothing but side profiles of Nisroch (by whom I was googling on a whim) and I thought 'it is high time a front or 3/4 view is made on this cool Sumerian deity. LOL, aye.

I've seen the actual carvings of Nisroch down in the British Museum in London, the level of detail is amazing.

The carving or the picture I did? ^\/^.

Heh, the carving itself. Well, at least one of them, I'm sure the Sumerians did a lot of carvings of him since he was an importand deity.

Aye, good point. ^\/^.

Nisroch was a deity for the Sumerians, not the Egyptians :)

True, but you have to admit, he does look Egyptian like and some deities back then were copied and pasted from each other. Even the Romans borrowed from the Greeks who got half or more of their ideas from the Middle East deities and mysticism. LOL. ^\/^.

Yes very true. In the British Museum is a greek coin from about 300bc which has a woman that looks exactly like Ishtar on it, but apparently is Aphrodite.

BTW, the symbol of Ishtar, the one that looks like a double helix, is prelivent in Egyptian hieroglypthics, just it's not on the Roseta Stone.

Interesting. I didn't know the symbol for Ishtar was like that of the symbol for genetics. Makes one wonder, aye. *cough*Chariots of the Gods*cough*. Oh, excuse me there. LOL. ^\/^.

Yep, that's why I went down in the first place. After reading The 12th Planet and then looking at the carvings you can't help but ask yourself why they would carve such beings and with the level of detail.

How about this one, aye http://www.catchpenny.org/abydos.html. I was like, 'huh'. I even saw a Sumerian carving that looked like a scene from sci-fi where someone was being cloned. ^\/^

Woopsie, bad link. http://www.catchpenny.org/abydos.html .

First off, it's Egyptian not Sumerian :)

Secondly, it's not real. That picture has been doctored in photoshop. While the carving is real, parts of it have been altered to make it look like a helicopter.

The cloned carving was Sumerian, and I got these ideas from watching the History channel. Oh well, they must of screwed up somewhere. LOL. ^\/^.

This is the Wikipedia version http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abydos,_Egypt scroll down to the section called "Others".

Cool, Stargate. And once again a group of American professors screwed something up. LOL. The show I watched had a few archeologists talk on the subject saying how it was all this and what have you. One was from Harvard and another from UCLA. I guess the one from UCLA should of been the red flag for the show. LOL. ^\/^.

It's an easy mistake to make though, but proves that even learned people get things wrong.

Especially professors. They are so removed from society at times (like celebrities, politicians and major athletes) that they do not realize what is real from ideal. ^\/^.

Like most people in high positions, their intelligect can sometimes be... wanting.

I once heard a joke from one of my professors who is not that removed and is not afraid to comment on the condition of most professors these days.

He joked and said 'It is from personal experience and my conclusion that some of the brightest and most brilliant of individuals are also the biggest dumbasses as well'.

He also refered to the professors at UCLA as 'The wackos'.

LOL^23. ^\/^.

One of the best teachers I had at school was also an alcoholic. While he never worked drunk, he was always recovering from the previous night, but his knowledge was top notch.

He must be of been quite the character, aye. ^\/^.

That he was, for an English teacher!

LOL. My 12th grade English teacher was voted most likely to be mistaken for a student. The reason is that she was graduated with a degree at a relatively young age for teaching (21) and, though her fifth year at the time, she looks like she is 16 or 17. I swear to God the funniest thing she mentioned is that one of the new freshmen guys asked her out on a date and as to what middle school she was from. LOL^78. ^\/^.

In total contrast, during my last year at school I was voted most likely to take over the world before the age of 45!

LOL. It was never in the yearbook, but an unofficial vote stated that I was most likely to become a billionaire. I was such a bloody geek in high-school. LOL. I hope they are right though. LOL. I was also refered to as the walking encyclopedia. I just have that tendency to hold a lot of information and memory and just spew facts a lot. LOL. And it does'nt hurt to have an IQ of 198. Then again that IQ test was taken years ago in the early 90s in a state mandatory test. And we all know how reliable state tests have been in the last 50 years. LOL.

I wouldn't know about state tests since I live in the UK. I have that problem, I just absorb random facts. It's called bucketing; it just sloshes around in my head and dribbles out at random.

That's a cool term. Everyone hear usually refers to it as sponging because one soaks information at random and it just retains there occasionally dripping out from being full. LOL. ^\/^.

Did you hear that  rftigermode is doing commissions?

For $5.

No I didn't but I do now, thanks for the low down.

BTW, if you like to I use msn, want to chat on there?

No thank you, I am not used to that service. I mainly use my school's e-mail out of habit from being there four years. I mainly opened that e-mail and the others so that, when I do commissions, I have a source for others to reach me on a flexible bases. ^\/^.

No a problem :)

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You find Sumer interesting then?

I like summers, just not the hot ones in the south. LOL. And I noticed that you changed your icon this time around. Looks great. Is it made up or from an anime cartoon? ^\/^.

Check out the fanart that someone did on my Nisroch. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2109653/ My eagle deity has been Yu-Gi-Oh-ized. LOL. ^\/^.

An artist called Slug was offering to do avatar's of people's characters but in a larva stage. So... this is my character as a demonic baby. Cute isn't it?

It sure does. It even reminds me of larva form of Lucemon from Digimon season 4.

Someone made a game featuring the first clutch of larva eggs http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2112743

Simple but cool. ^\/^.

Yeah, I find it difficult when you have to deal with two of the spawn.

Cool. I didn't go that far yet. LOL.

Heh, it's a little complex. A new version has been put up now, same link, you may need to refresh - it has sound now, and 4 difficulty levels.

Awesome. Does he provide tutorials on how to make flash games. I wish to make one one day but have no knowledge as to make one. And I want to so bad, aye. LOL. ^\/^.

 githe is the creator so he's the one to ask.

Thanks. Have you ever thought about making a game one day?

I wouldn't be able to, takes a lot of skill and paitence and unfortunately I have neither.

True. I lack patience myself at times. Plus one needs the software to do such a thing as well and, though I recently have Adobe Elements 6, I have not the time to read the instruction manual which is like an encyclopedia or dictionary. LOL.

Yeah, though the best way to learn is jump in and start and just use the manual as a reference.

LOL. That is certainly one method to do it. The tools are just so damn confusing compared to what I am used to and there are so many. And to think that the Adobe Elements doesn't even have 20% of the full program. LOL. ^\/^.

Meep! Think I'll just stick to playing them rather then think of designing them. I came up with a brilliant idea for a Doom 3 mod, but while my idea would have been entertaining (though less then original I will admit), my skills in using their building kit was, well, pathetic.

I heat ya. As much as I am noted as a genius and savant at my university, I sucked hard at coding. LOL. And when it comes to Adobe Photoshop, most rarely go past using the usual few tools and brushes. I know a great artist by the name of Gary Tonge who is a master of digital painting, and has even wrote a book on it (Bold Visions), who openly admits he rarely comes close to using even 10% of what the software offers. It all comes down to preference after all, aye. LOL.

Heh, wish I was a genius, then maybe I wouldn't be muddling through life the way I am doing. Hard enough concentrating these days. The only talent I do have, sort of, it my writing, which isn't that good most of the time.

The problem with being a savant and a genius is that I lack initiative and wisdom to do anything with it. I spend so much time collecting information that I scarce have room to do anything worthwhile with it or time to learn how to communicate effectively and efficiently. So I am like an encyclopedia, but encyclopedias just sit on shelves unless needed at one point. What job these days requires a know it all. LOL.

Well, if I ever take over the world I'll hire you to be the Imperial archivist!

Thanks man. Finally an opening for that degree I am getting in Management Information Systems. ^\/^.

*chuckles* Just the conquering the world part to do first. I sometimes wonder if it's worth it.

Only if your satisfied with just the world. If you are still in the mood of conquering and there is nothing left to conquer does the notion of world domination no longer becomes worth the effort. The reasoning is that you simply go mad. LOL. ^\/^.

Well, I'm already mad so would it matter in the long run?

LOL. Okay. How about taxes. It is hard to have a good budget without taxing the people. LOL.

True, though my idea is to tax the extremely rich. After all, what can you do with over 100 million?

Pay their workers and pay for things that can be made by only those capable of working with and handling precious materials like artists and craftsman who get supplies from other hard workers like miners and other industries and companies. ^\/^.

Sounds a good plan, at least it would mean there would plenty of employment.

Plus if they are delegating the workers then that means you don't have to. LOL. ^\/^.

Very true. I'd need a lot of people helping me run the planet as well, it's a complex business.

Where would you have your capital at. I personally choose the Midwest United States because there is enough room and flat land in the open plains to make an expansive and grand capital as far as the eye can see with an expansive palace in the middle. The only trouble though is the tornados. LOL.

If I could I'd have my capital on a floating platform so it can travel anywhere I wish. If not, on a ship.

Like this http://www.treehugger.com/files/200.....ing_city_p.php and this http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/16.....lobal-warming/ and this http://www.geekologie.com/2008/03/f.....n_the_worl.php ^\/^?

Yeah, exactly like that. That way the world capital can travel to any point around the planet and it's tied down to one country. Plus it would remain in international waters.

Ooh, international waters. Legality is difficult to exist there. Nice thinking there my Lord. LOL. ^\/^.

Of course I'd love to have a city that flies through the air instead, now imagine that appearing over some rebel city!

Like Nene's fortress in Blue Dragon? ^\/^.

In what?

At about 45 seconds into this you can see it well. It is where the nemesis of the game and anime, Nene, keeps his headquarters at and plots evil. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSK4XP68t74

Ooooh, THAT's Blue Dragon. I saw the cover for the PS3 game but never really paid it any attention since I don't own one. But yess, see what you mean about the floating city, though I would have mine on a flat piece of ground.

Like that one guy who is Piccolo's other half and is the watcher of the world in Dragon Ball Z? I think his name is Kami. ^\/^.

I... have no idea since I don't watch Dragon Ball Z. I watched a couple of the epidoes once and was left utterly confused.

It looks like this. http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Im.....7s_Lookout.jpg ^\/^.

Interesting. Of course mine would be much bigger. And grander :)

But of course. LOL. How big would you like it? I was thinking somewhere with a radius of 10 to 20 miles would do for the palace alone. LOL. What do you think? ^\/^.

Pretty big palace, I'd get lost!

Not unless you have your servants carry you around the palace while in your special chair so you would not have to move or get lost. Just like in the movie 300. Here is a comic full picture http://metropolitician.blogs.com/sc....._300Xerxes.jpg and the movie still of the close up of the chair http://knowyourmeme.com/system/phot....._Me_Rollin.jpg LOL. ^\/^.

Oh I enjoyed that film. Completely over the top and not entirely historically acutate, it was still a very good film.

Indeed it was. In fact it was so inaccurate that I was laughing my ass off as quietly as I can in the theater, especially since I recently finished a class on Greek Humanities at Augusta State University and, naturally, got an 'A' in it (history buff). LOL. ^\/^.

Well, the fact that there was more then 300 fighters there; they seemed to complete forget the Thebans. Still, it was because of this battle that helped unite Greece into a unified country.

Yeah, and don't forget that the battle plan mentioned in the movie was actually from an great Athenian general and tactician. If anything, the Spartans were their because they were participating like all the other Greek nations. And they sent only 300 because they were so sure of their abilities that they figured if the Athenians and Thebans and what not were putting in so many warriors (and they are all weak pansies in their mind) then they only really needed 300 to beat the Persians. LOL. ^\/^.

Of course, that doesn't make for a cool movie. I found it annoying that Iran slammed the film saying that the their ancient ancestors, the Persians, were cast as monsters and mindless killers and sex fiends, and yet they've done everything in their power to suppress their own history. Seems to me it was just an excuse to criticise Amercia. Like recently when Obama offered at least the chance to talk and the Iranian president just threw it back at him.

I have a feeling that they like fighting and having conflicts all the time and would simply find any excuse to keep it up. Perhaps why nothing ever pleases them (Austin Powers 3). LOL. ^\/^.

Nope, I call it the circle of hate, and unfortunatelty some people thrive on hate. It's a powerful emotion and can easily be controlled by others. Same with fear.

A lot of emotions can be controlled in such a way. And, unfortunately, the circle of hate can be found in any country. Just look at congress. I simply wish they spend less time arguing and whining like spoiled children for what they want and focus more on helping the people which is their job (and that is every lot of them too). LOL. ^\/^.

Most people enter into politics not to help their fellow countrymen but to feather their own nests. Tony Blair over here was a prime example.

I hear ya. Most of the time, over here, when they want to renovate an area it is either they or their friends have businesses in the area and want to improve them or they plan to have a business there and want to drive out those who can not afford the rising value of the land which ends up lowering the price of making new business there. ^\/^.

Where I live, the local council were given 55k for improving the local area; they spent the entire amount re-decorating their offices.

Sounds like politicians. LOL. Similar things happen in business. The near by movie theater here spent a load of money on new menus displayed on LCD HD televisions going across over 20 feet, an overhaul of the concessions to make it more Post Modern, got a new IMAX theater with the finest in sound equipment and spent zilch on new and / or improved customer service and instead kept the ones that they have who do nothing and act like social deviates during high traffic while the managers sit down on chairs in plain sight. Everyone would rather have more and faster and better workers, and the IMAX than the option applied. LOL. ^\/^.

As with everything in this world, it's more style then substance. It make look good but when you peel away the surface there isn't anything appealing under it. I know a lot of people like that.

Like onions. LOL. ^\/^.

Nah, onions are tasty when fried. Fry a human and you just end up with a mess.

I was quoting Shrek and you are sounding like Donkey. LOL. That is a pretty good one, albeit a little demented. LOL. ^\/^.

This is quite normal for me, you should my sock drawer, now that's demented.

LOL. I like you, you are odd and I tend toward odd people who say I am the odd one. LOL. ^\/^.

I'm odd? Thanks, I consider that a compliment. I don't like being what society deems normal, and virtually all my friends are oddballs in their own right, which means for fun times.

I have oddball friends myself. One is a girl who reads comics focused on vampires and had a mowhawk once and others including a guy who watches the oddest anime and cartoons that he gets through some odd program that rips it from the airwaves in HD quality, and a guy who, in the Sims, made a family consisting of Hermoine and Lord Voldemort from Harry Potter who are happily married and have two kids with, one of whom, is married to Pyramid Head from that horror game that takes place in a town. LOL. ^\/^.

Silent Hill, though unfortunately the Amercianisation of the franchise has ruined Pyramid Head. He is to Silent Hill as Pinhead is to Hellraiser and it shouldn't be so. Pyramid Head appeared in Silent Hill 2 as the Otherworld's personification of the protagonists anger and destructive tendincies, just as the sexy nurses were a personification of his sexual repression. Now both have to appear if almost by contract in any Silent Hill game.

Of course, I've never played any of them since they haven't been released for the PC.

Yes, I have friends who are very different from the norm. One is a 54 year old woman (I used to work with her) who is utterly mad, which is fun. Mad in a good way of course.

Have you ever played the Sims yet? One can do some wild and crazy stuff on that game. ^\/^.

I played the first game a lot, but I prefered building the houses then actually letting the stupid gits live in them. I built dozens of beautiful and ornate houses and those stupid sim people did nothing but complain about being hungry and wanting the toilet.

Geez, sounds like congress. No matter what you give them they always bitch and complain like little children. It is more like a kindergarten than a government building. LOL. If you like making houses more than using them then had you ever thought about architecture programs to use or some other program or game that uses the home design concept to fruition? *silly, happy and pleased face* http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2138819

*chuckles* Cute facial sheet.

I'm afraid the more complex a program the least likely I am to actually enjoy it. I'm not exactly the most intelligent person around, more so recently. Besids, I enjoy writing. Well, sort of.

What is your favorite style of writing? ^\/^.

What, you mean genre?

Well do you like poems, nonfiction, fiction, epics? ^\/^.

I write fiction, namely horror but also sci-fi and fantasy. But I've also had a play around with poety and screen plays.

Sounds cool. Have you sold any stories yet. These days would be like the days of old when a great author usually rises from obscurity by selling short stories or similar writings by selling them at low prices. A good example was then Mark Twain started by selling short stories for a dime during a recession. It was during this era that he and others gave rise to the dime novel. I doubt a dime would cut it these days but I am sure you get where I am heading. ^\/^.

I've only done 2 stories and got paid for them, but they were private commissions and so I don't really count them. Still, I've written something and got paid for it, so it's not all that bad.

True. And, for all we know, this could be the start of a good career. Meanwhile, just build up a good network of people. They help more than one knows, aye. ^\/^.

Yeah. I've already had 2 repeat customers and someone else has just commissioned me today!

Lucky you. I have had only one commission thus far and no one is even coming close to biting. Oh well, recessions favor certain artists I suppose and recessions don't last long, I hope. LOL. ^\/^.

Let's up this recession doesn't turn into a depression, then we're all screwed. Except the rich. So long as they have all their money and the poor die off in the hundreds everything is fine...

And let's hope the new high taxes doesn't scare them off, then there will be no one to give jobs to and pay us. ^\/^.

Heh yeah. So you got plans for this easter? Mine is to stuff myself with chocolate eggs until I pop.

Other than mass, I am going to spend time with my family and help then eat the Easter meal. (third largest after Thanksgiving and Christmas).


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My fursona as a simple letter art doing a pleased and happy face. LOL. I thought it up today. What do you think?
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It's quite clever, though I always have trouble trying to work out things like that.

I tried it out on Word first to make easy and quick fixes. Plus this site is cool too. http://www.text-image.com/convert/ .
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Have you got any easter eggs? I've only got 7 this year. Last years I had 29.

You mean online Easter Eggs or real life ones. My family currently has one kid in the house and were are getting to be old farts so we made only ten this year.

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I meant the chocolate ones.

Goodness, I didn't look. But they are not for me anyhow. My sister buys stuff like this for her kid and if I were to even take one then that is the same as saying I am suicidal. LOL. ^\/^.

I buy eggs for myself these days. Big chocoholic here, so Easter is a serious drain on the money. Was good this year, only got myself 7, and a friend of mine bought me 1. So 8 eggs to keep me entertained :)

At the moment I can not afford such luxuries having been out of a job for a while. If I had a job, I would buy chocolate yes, but not the eggs. After all, chocolate is chocolate no matter the shape and the stores price holiday items higher than normal items. LOL. I do like Hershey's Nuggets and Reeses candy. ^\/^.

Bleh and yuck, couldn't stand either when I went over and bought some. I found Hershey's to be one of the most vile chocolate's I've ever tasted. You Americans seriously need proper chocolate. Like Cadburys, and not the sort you have over there either :)

You are most welcome, aye. ^\/^.

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