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My Thoughts on "Stray" (Video Game)
General | Posted 3 years agoI've been super excited for this game since seeing the announcement trailer a while back. A game where you play as a cute cat and interact with a human-free city of robots. Those are like my three favorite things! Sign me up, please! So naturally, it's been pretty high on my list for some time now. Especially since I don't get particularly excited for video games anymore. Now that it's finally out I can confirm that the game is great, but has it's problems like anything else.
Pros:
-You get to play as a cat. I'm surprised at the lack of cat themed games and that there isn't a lot more of them. The cat, despite not having a name, is fun to run around as. You can meow whenever you want, you sharpen your claws on couches and carpets, you coil up into a ball and sleep in random cozy spots. You really do feel like a real cat. (Mostly. More on that later.)
-The robots you interact with in the game have a ton of personality. Humanity is extinct, so these robot Companions have basically replaced humanity. They look at you as you scamper by, which most AAA titles these days don't even do. If you bump into them while they're walking, they stagger and sometimes even fall over instead of just clipping through them. They react to you hopping up onto tables. There's just alot going on with them which is crazy because these robots feel more human than most actual human NPCs in games.
-The environments are great too. The cities you roam around in are bathed in neon lights with plenty of cyberpunk detail and neat little things to take in seeing as how everyone is a robot. A good example of this is you wander into a Barber Shop, and one robot is attaching a new head onto another robot. Like yep, this is just normal for robots. "I'd like a new head, please!" "Comin' right up, sir." There's another part where a robot is eating ramen and that made me wonder what "Robot Ramen" would be like. Probably small circuit cords cooked in a bowl of oil broth topped with nuts and bolts.
-Saved the best for last. My absolute favorite part about this game is the soundtrack. No joke, this is the best soundtrack to any game I have played in the last 10 years. It's all Synthwave, but it knows exactly how to sound depending on the level/environment. It's calm, it's soothing, it's tense, I freaking love it. I'm currently listening to it now as I type this journal. Seriously, even if you don't like video games, give it a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NrsSgS1UcY&ab_channel=SentinelaAnalista
Cons:
-The story is incredibly lacking. For a post-apocalyptic world where humanity went extinct, we really don't get much information. This is par for the course when it comes to indie games, but I was really hungry for more by the end. Maybe the idea is that since your protagonist is a cat, he/she doesn't really care?
-Speaking of cats not caring, that was another thing that kinda bugged me. The story progresses very well up until you come to the first robot city. Then it comes to a screeching halt to do your typical list of side missions that every game needs to pad out the length. This would be fine under any other circumstance but you're a CAT. Not biologically altered cat either, just a regular cat. And now all these lazy robots are asking you to do shit for them. Anyone who owns a cat knows that they don't give a shit about anything. They have the brains of toddlers, but these robots are just like, "Oh cool! A cat! Hey, can you go to the store for me and pick me up some groceries! I'll reward you with an energy drink or some shit a cat would not ever want. Thanks!"
-This brings me to my other problem. You being a cat has no real relevance on the plot. You really could have been anything. A person. A tiny robot. A drone? I don't know. Since everyone just treats you like a person who understands trading and completing tasks and solving puzzles... there's not much reason to even be a cat. You have a robot companion with you for most of the game to try and make more sense of it. Like, oh the little robot is translating everything to "cat language" for you. But seriously, if cats could understand us, I don't think they'd care.
-The game is super short. I beat it in about 6 hours and I didn't know what I was doing, so I'm sure speedrunners could do it in 3 hours or even less. I expected a short runtime but was still hoping for more story and less video game padding. Without spoiling the ending, I will say that I was hoping for a slightly different outcome. It also sequel baits a little, but I don't think it will get one. I could be wrong though.
Final score: 7/10. For what it's worth, it's a solid game with a phenomenal soundtrack. If you have any desire to get it, I'd recommend waiting for it to come down in price. I also read online that the physical versions will be released in September as the only way to play it right now is through Steam or Digital Only on Playstation.
Final thoughts: Make more games where you play as a cat, dammit!
Pros:
-You get to play as a cat. I'm surprised at the lack of cat themed games and that there isn't a lot more of them. The cat, despite not having a name, is fun to run around as. You can meow whenever you want, you sharpen your claws on couches and carpets, you coil up into a ball and sleep in random cozy spots. You really do feel like a real cat. (Mostly. More on that later.)
-The robots you interact with in the game have a ton of personality. Humanity is extinct, so these robot Companions have basically replaced humanity. They look at you as you scamper by, which most AAA titles these days don't even do. If you bump into them while they're walking, they stagger and sometimes even fall over instead of just clipping through them. They react to you hopping up onto tables. There's just alot going on with them which is crazy because these robots feel more human than most actual human NPCs in games.
-The environments are great too. The cities you roam around in are bathed in neon lights with plenty of cyberpunk detail and neat little things to take in seeing as how everyone is a robot. A good example of this is you wander into a Barber Shop, and one robot is attaching a new head onto another robot. Like yep, this is just normal for robots. "I'd like a new head, please!" "Comin' right up, sir." There's another part where a robot is eating ramen and that made me wonder what "Robot Ramen" would be like. Probably small circuit cords cooked in a bowl of oil broth topped with nuts and bolts.
-Saved the best for last. My absolute favorite part about this game is the soundtrack. No joke, this is the best soundtrack to any game I have played in the last 10 years. It's all Synthwave, but it knows exactly how to sound depending on the level/environment. It's calm, it's soothing, it's tense, I freaking love it. I'm currently listening to it now as I type this journal. Seriously, even if you don't like video games, give it a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NrsSgS1UcY&ab_channel=SentinelaAnalista
Cons:
-The story is incredibly lacking. For a post-apocalyptic world where humanity went extinct, we really don't get much information. This is par for the course when it comes to indie games, but I was really hungry for more by the end. Maybe the idea is that since your protagonist is a cat, he/she doesn't really care?
-Speaking of cats not caring, that was another thing that kinda bugged me. The story progresses very well up until you come to the first robot city. Then it comes to a screeching halt to do your typical list of side missions that every game needs to pad out the length. This would be fine under any other circumstance but you're a CAT. Not biologically altered cat either, just a regular cat. And now all these lazy robots are asking you to do shit for them. Anyone who owns a cat knows that they don't give a shit about anything. They have the brains of toddlers, but these robots are just like, "Oh cool! A cat! Hey, can you go to the store for me and pick me up some groceries! I'll reward you with an energy drink or some shit a cat would not ever want. Thanks!"
-This brings me to my other problem. You being a cat has no real relevance on the plot. You really could have been anything. A person. A tiny robot. A drone? I don't know. Since everyone just treats you like a person who understands trading and completing tasks and solving puzzles... there's not much reason to even be a cat. You have a robot companion with you for most of the game to try and make more sense of it. Like, oh the little robot is translating everything to "cat language" for you. But seriously, if cats could understand us, I don't think they'd care.
-The game is super short. I beat it in about 6 hours and I didn't know what I was doing, so I'm sure speedrunners could do it in 3 hours or even less. I expected a short runtime but was still hoping for more story and less video game padding. Without spoiling the ending, I will say that I was hoping for a slightly different outcome. It also sequel baits a little, but I don't think it will get one. I could be wrong though.
Final score: 7/10. For what it's worth, it's a solid game with a phenomenal soundtrack. If you have any desire to get it, I'd recommend waiting for it to come down in price. I also read online that the physical versions will be released in September as the only way to play it right now is through Steam or Digital Only on Playstation.
Final thoughts: Make more games where you play as a cat, dammit!
Bad News
General | Posted 3 years agoI have just been informed that thanks to inflation, the home owners can't afford where they are currently living and are kicking us out. We have until October to find a new place to live. I don't have time for this shit. My family doesn't have time for this shit. I fucking hate renting so much.
Officially Deleted my SubscribeStar
General | Posted 3 years agoIt's been about 5 months since my one and only subscriber bailed. I really appreciate the guy for hanging on for as long as they could, but truth be told I was only really posting for that ONE guy. I never got any other subscribers, not even a question or two about it so I decided it was time to take it out behind the shed. With that taken care of I just wanna say that for the record, SubscribeStar is the WORST thing I have ever used on the internet. This isn't "sour grapes," it is legitimately terrible and if you've ever thought of making one, allow me to explain my personal experience with it. Where do I even begin?
First of all, when you sign up for SubStar, it greets you with a message saying "ACHTUNG! Don't be boring!" I'm not even joking. This is how they convince you to not post bad content, and if you don't have any subscribers... it's just because you're boring. It has nothing to do with them. So thanks for that uplifting remark, Star. Ya know that most artists are depressed, right?
Second. In order to get paid out, you must submit a tax form, a W-2 if I'm not mistaken. But I don't know alot about taxes. That's why I pay someone else to do them for me. As such I was absolutely terrified that I was filling it out wrong because you then need to screencap it and send it to them for approval. It will pretty much always get approved but as we all know, if you mess up even ONE thing with the IRS, they WILL audit you immediately! I've heard some horror stories on Twitter that both SubStar and Patreon have fucked up on people's tax copies and have sent them TWICE. So that was a thing I was always worried about come tax season.
Third. If you want to be paid out, you need a total of FIVE subscribers and a total of $100 of their subscription payments. Well that's all good for someone who's popular... but for a "who gives a shit artist" like me, this feat is quite impossible. You need to mail SubStar your predicament and keep your fingers crossed that they'll lower both bars. Luckily they did. Then I only needed 1 subscriber and $20. But then they fucking changed it without telling me to $30! WHY!? Was that $10 really breaking your balls!?
Fourth. Speaking of breaking balls, they also take a cut of the money you make, so if you get $10 a month you're really only making $8 a month. That's fine and all. I get it, nothing comes for free... but then they ALSO have the balls to charge an $8 "Service fee" for direct depositing! Are you shitting!? Service for WHAT!?! Electronically transferring numbers!? Oh right, what a back-breaking job that must be! Sure, SubStar, take a lil extra for all your hard work! ALSO, they don't accept PayPal because... I don't fucking know why! Porn? Maybe? I've straight up lost potential subscribers because they don't use PayPal... thanks, SubStar. Yer the best!
The list goes on:
-You can only post like 5 new things a day
-They have a SIZE LIMIT on images which is fucking insane because the main reason I wanted to do this in the first place was so people can get my full size images. I draw at 4000 x 4000. What is this shit!? I seriously have to resize my full sizes, wow.
-Their picture management is HORRIBLE. You better be posting every image at the same size or else it's gonna look like a fucking Jackson Pollock painting turned into a slide puzzle.
-Their interface looks like shit and doesn't even have a dark mode.
-No page customization either aside from a banner and an icon. Twitter at the very least lets you pick a different fucking color!
-No drag n drop! Even FA got with the times on that shit! Their is NO excuse for that!
-They log you out every 5 days and when you log back in you ALWAYS need to enter a 4 digit code they send to your email. And when you're trying to get into your own profile, it bombards you with "18 plus only!" "This site uses cookies!" like just let me log the fuck in!
-Finally, they can delete your account at ANY time, without warning and they don't even need to tell you why. If they feel like, they just will.
So yeah, I really hated this site and I'm actually glad I'm done with it. I made an extra $112 over the course of a year and a half which is better than nothing... but it's just not worth the headache. Goodbye, SubscribeStar. You won't be missed. I'm not popular enough for your bullshit. Now I only hope that deleting my account didn't trigger some sort of IRS violation and they audit my fucking tax return come 2023....
First of all, when you sign up for SubStar, it greets you with a message saying "ACHTUNG! Don't be boring!" I'm not even joking. This is how they convince you to not post bad content, and if you don't have any subscribers... it's just because you're boring. It has nothing to do with them. So thanks for that uplifting remark, Star. Ya know that most artists are depressed, right?
Second. In order to get paid out, you must submit a tax form, a W-2 if I'm not mistaken. But I don't know alot about taxes. That's why I pay someone else to do them for me. As such I was absolutely terrified that I was filling it out wrong because you then need to screencap it and send it to them for approval. It will pretty much always get approved but as we all know, if you mess up even ONE thing with the IRS, they WILL audit you immediately! I've heard some horror stories on Twitter that both SubStar and Patreon have fucked up on people's tax copies and have sent them TWICE. So that was a thing I was always worried about come tax season.
Third. If you want to be paid out, you need a total of FIVE subscribers and a total of $100 of their subscription payments. Well that's all good for someone who's popular... but for a "who gives a shit artist" like me, this feat is quite impossible. You need to mail SubStar your predicament and keep your fingers crossed that they'll lower both bars. Luckily they did. Then I only needed 1 subscriber and $20. But then they fucking changed it without telling me to $30! WHY!? Was that $10 really breaking your balls!?
Fourth. Speaking of breaking balls, they also take a cut of the money you make, so if you get $10 a month you're really only making $8 a month. That's fine and all. I get it, nothing comes for free... but then they ALSO have the balls to charge an $8 "Service fee" for direct depositing! Are you shitting!? Service for WHAT!?! Electronically transferring numbers!? Oh right, what a back-breaking job that must be! Sure, SubStar, take a lil extra for all your hard work! ALSO, they don't accept PayPal because... I don't fucking know why! Porn? Maybe? I've straight up lost potential subscribers because they don't use PayPal... thanks, SubStar. Yer the best!
The list goes on:
-You can only post like 5 new things a day
-They have a SIZE LIMIT on images which is fucking insane because the main reason I wanted to do this in the first place was so people can get my full size images. I draw at 4000 x 4000. What is this shit!? I seriously have to resize my full sizes, wow.
-Their picture management is HORRIBLE. You better be posting every image at the same size or else it's gonna look like a fucking Jackson Pollock painting turned into a slide puzzle.
-Their interface looks like shit and doesn't even have a dark mode.
-No page customization either aside from a banner and an icon. Twitter at the very least lets you pick a different fucking color!
-No drag n drop! Even FA got with the times on that shit! Their is NO excuse for that!
-They log you out every 5 days and when you log back in you ALWAYS need to enter a 4 digit code they send to your email. And when you're trying to get into your own profile, it bombards you with "18 plus only!" "This site uses cookies!" like just let me log the fuck in!
-Finally, they can delete your account at ANY time, without warning and they don't even need to tell you why. If they feel like, they just will.
So yeah, I really hated this site and I'm actually glad I'm done with it. I made an extra $112 over the course of a year and a half which is better than nothing... but it's just not worth the headache. Goodbye, SubscribeStar. You won't be missed. I'm not popular enough for your bullshit. Now I only hope that deleting my account didn't trigger some sort of IRS violation and they audit my fucking tax return come 2023....
Artist Alley 4
General | Posted 3 years agoSo at this point, I'd ordinarily just post one of our ads to my scraps to promote our next artist alley/vendor market. But this time there won't be one because we are finally flying solo! Every other one before had band accompaniment. This time there will be no concerts and will focus 100% on the artists and vendors, which is something we've been planning to toil with for a while now. As a result though, we don't have anything to advertise along with the market, so there's no point in creating an ad poster because nobody is going to know (or care) who the fuck we are.
"Come see the amazing OTACONXIX who's in his early 30s and still lives with his parents! Witness the wonder of his bead pornography and self-insert elf man with his penis inside a cartoon character!"
I mean I'm not gonna lie, that would fuckin' rock, but no. Not gonna happen. On the other hand, the great news is that since there's no bands, we'll have the Stage Room all to ourselves and hopefully have the most amount of artists/vendors we've ever had yet.
Kicks off this upcoming 4th of July weekend. Sunday 7-3-22 at 2pm-6pm
Transplants Brewing Company
40242 La Quinta Ln, Unit 101
Palmdale CA, 93551
Hope to see some of you there.
"Come see the amazing OTACONXIX who's in his early 30s and still lives with his parents! Witness the wonder of his bead pornography and self-insert elf man with his penis inside a cartoon character!"
I mean I'm not gonna lie, that would fuckin' rock, but no. Not gonna happen. On the other hand, the great news is that since there's no bands, we'll have the Stage Room all to ourselves and hopefully have the most amount of artists/vendors we've ever had yet.
Kicks off this upcoming 4th of July weekend. Sunday 7-3-22 at 2pm-6pm
Transplants Brewing Company
40242 La Quinta Ln, Unit 101
Palmdale CA, 93551
Hope to see some of you there.
The Restaurant Scene from Pig
General | Posted 3 years agoBack in 2020 when Covid was in full swing, all of the movie theaters were temporarily closed. It wasn't that big a deal to me as most movie going experiences involved me going by myself on discount Tuesday to stare at a screen and zone out for two hours. I had avoided going back for a full year until I saw a preview for a new Nick Cage movie called "Pig" that caught my attention. I decided that this would be the film to break my movie going hiatus. The theater was completely empty. I had the entire room to myself and thought that this was just going to be another zoning out experience. But I was wrong. Not only did this movie have my attention through the entire run, but then THIS SCENE happens:
https://youtu.be/MDPeLlMR2D4
If this was a stupider movie, Nick would have grabbed the guy by the collar and slammed his head repeatedly on the table screaming, "Where's my pig!?" But no. Instead he calmly breaks the man down using only words. The tension alone in this scene you can slice through with a knife. Nick's monologue at 4:00 in cuts so deep. That final line, "We don't get a lot of things to really care about." It stuck with me SO hard that I constantly rewatch this scene every so often just for motivation.
Don't do things because it's what will make you the most money. Don't do things because it's what everyone else wants. Don't do things that you'd only do because it might make you popular. Do what you want to do for YOU. Live for yourself, not for what other people think yourself is. We only have so much time on this planet. Best movie of 2021 for sure. If you haven't seen this masterpiece already, give it a watch. But prepare to be bummed out. This was legit the last movie to make me cry.
https://youtu.be/MDPeLlMR2D4
If this was a stupider movie, Nick would have grabbed the guy by the collar and slammed his head repeatedly on the table screaming, "Where's my pig!?" But no. Instead he calmly breaks the man down using only words. The tension alone in this scene you can slice through with a knife. Nick's monologue at 4:00 in cuts so deep. That final line, "We don't get a lot of things to really care about." It stuck with me SO hard that I constantly rewatch this scene every so often just for motivation.
Don't do things because it's what will make you the most money. Don't do things because it's what everyone else wants. Don't do things that you'd only do because it might make you popular. Do what you want to do for YOU. Live for yourself, not for what other people think yourself is. We only have so much time on this planet. Best movie of 2021 for sure. If you haven't seen this masterpiece already, give it a watch. But prepare to be bummed out. This was legit the last movie to make me cry.
A Full Year of Brewery Working
General | Posted 3 years agoAs of May 24th, it has officially been one full year since I started working at Transplants and it's been a hell of a ride. When I first started, we didn't even have performers or barstools thanks to Covid. I was super nervous at first that everyone was going to be stuck up hipsters with shitty personalities, but no! Everyone I work with is super friendly and supportive to one another. When I got the interview I was so stoked because I was under the impression that I was going to be a bartender. I later found out that no, I ended up getting the janitorial duties and at first I though, "Ah man that sucks... I'm just a janitor? Lame." But no, after my first couple of weeks of getting into a routine, I now can say that it's a super easy and somewhat therapeutic job. I just listen to my podcasts, clean for six hours, and I'm done. But that's just Mondays and Tuesdays!
For the rest of the week, I help brew and help reset the venue room. Coming in on brewing day is an absolute treat because brewing beer smells like freshly baked pumpkin pies. It's an aroma that's just so delicious and sweet. Then we get to taste the beers to make sure it's just right to begin kegging and bottling. On top of that, we get unlimited free beer to drink! During the shows, not only do I get in for free even if I'm not working, but I also get to meet and help out the band members. Occasionally some celebrities outside of bands have even stopped by. I got to meet Robert Patrick (T-1000 from Terminator 2) and Thomas Jane (The Punisher/The Mist) on the same night. I got to help out the entire band of Soulfly as well as many other bands who I've regrettably never heard of.
Of course not everything has been sunshine and rainbows.... My bosses will sometimes get super stressed out and upset about certain things. When this happens, I've found it best to just leave them alone and give them some space. We've also dealt with the occasional "unruly customer" who either gets too drunk and wants to start some shit, or is just a shitty person who also wants to start shit. Luckily we have security guards to tackle those assholes to the ground and throw them out though. There was even one night we had a full on riot of people throwing punches outside. That was definitely the worst night so far.
No matter how bad things have gotten though, these are all just minor nitpicks in comparison to working retail at my previous jobs. I will never unload a truck by myself in over a hundred degree weather directly in the sun. I will never need to kiss a customers ass and profusely apologize to them because the fridge they bought broke. I will never be placed in a situation in which I am the only person working that day. I will never be told that I am just a number that can easily be replaced. That's another thing that's so great about this job is the difference in mood. Working retail is depressing, everyones in a bad mood all the time, customers are upset, and they loop the same shitty, unoffensive, radio pop songs over and over again. Working at the brewery, everyones laughing, kicking back with friends, trying to get laid, unwinding after a long week of work, and just generally having a good time. Also the amount of women I see wearing a small scarf or bandana to cover their tits has been amazing. Boobies bouncing all over the place and I'm getting paid to be here! After cleaning up after one of our shows, some random dude wanted to get a picture of me because he said I was, "Really cool." Still not sure what that was about, but my point is that nobody would ever say I'm REALLY COOL at my old jobs.
One more thing I'd like to mention is our artist allies aka Vendor Markets. I never thought I'd see the day where I was selling my art work at a booth. Thanks to Transplants it's now a reality that we plan to keep going every other month. I'm truly touched that not only do I work in an environment where I can actually SHOW my bosses and coworkers my stuff, but they actually encourage me to sell it INSIDE THEIR BUILDING!
So yeah, I know they'll never read this unless one of my coworkers secretly follows me on FA, but Transplants is the best job I've ever had. I never thought a job would ever be enjoyable and that earning money is just miserable no matter what. Happy to say that I was wrong. Here's to several more years!
For the rest of the week, I help brew and help reset the venue room. Coming in on brewing day is an absolute treat because brewing beer smells like freshly baked pumpkin pies. It's an aroma that's just so delicious and sweet. Then we get to taste the beers to make sure it's just right to begin kegging and bottling. On top of that, we get unlimited free beer to drink! During the shows, not only do I get in for free even if I'm not working, but I also get to meet and help out the band members. Occasionally some celebrities outside of bands have even stopped by. I got to meet Robert Patrick (T-1000 from Terminator 2) and Thomas Jane (The Punisher/The Mist) on the same night. I got to help out the entire band of Soulfly as well as many other bands who I've regrettably never heard of.
Of course not everything has been sunshine and rainbows.... My bosses will sometimes get super stressed out and upset about certain things. When this happens, I've found it best to just leave them alone and give them some space. We've also dealt with the occasional "unruly customer" who either gets too drunk and wants to start some shit, or is just a shitty person who also wants to start shit. Luckily we have security guards to tackle those assholes to the ground and throw them out though. There was even one night we had a full on riot of people throwing punches outside. That was definitely the worst night so far.
No matter how bad things have gotten though, these are all just minor nitpicks in comparison to working retail at my previous jobs. I will never unload a truck by myself in over a hundred degree weather directly in the sun. I will never need to kiss a customers ass and profusely apologize to them because the fridge they bought broke. I will never be placed in a situation in which I am the only person working that day. I will never be told that I am just a number that can easily be replaced. That's another thing that's so great about this job is the difference in mood. Working retail is depressing, everyones in a bad mood all the time, customers are upset, and they loop the same shitty, unoffensive, radio pop songs over and over again. Working at the brewery, everyones laughing, kicking back with friends, trying to get laid, unwinding after a long week of work, and just generally having a good time. Also the amount of women I see wearing a small scarf or bandana to cover their tits has been amazing. Boobies bouncing all over the place and I'm getting paid to be here! After cleaning up after one of our shows, some random dude wanted to get a picture of me because he said I was, "Really cool." Still not sure what that was about, but my point is that nobody would ever say I'm REALLY COOL at my old jobs.
One more thing I'd like to mention is our artist allies aka Vendor Markets. I never thought I'd see the day where I was selling my art work at a booth. Thanks to Transplants it's now a reality that we plan to keep going every other month. I'm truly touched that not only do I work in an environment where I can actually SHOW my bosses and coworkers my stuff, but they actually encourage me to sell it INSIDE THEIR BUILDING!
So yeah, I know they'll never read this unless one of my coworkers secretly follows me on FA, but Transplants is the best job I've ever had. I never thought a job would ever be enjoyable and that earning money is just miserable no matter what. Happy to say that I was wrong. Here's to several more years!
Artist Alley Take 2
General | Posted 3 years agoTransplants, where I work, already has it's second artist alley in the works on Saturday April 30th at 4pm. I'll be selling pretty much the same things; beads, posters, and art cards of varying sizes. Only now I have a much better idea of how it will go and what I did wrong the first time. I made sure to buy some boxes and baskets to hold stuff in instead of just laying everything out on the table all scattered and lackluster. I'll probably print out some more recent art as well seeing as how my cool bosses just let me print out whatever I want. I just need to brainstorm on how to draw more potential customers in. So if you're not doing anything on the last day of April and you just so happen to live in LA County closer to the Antelope Valley, come buy some of my stuff and several other artist's at:
Transplants Brewing Company
40242 La Quinta Ln Unit 101
Palmdale CA, 93551
Also for anyone much farther away who's still interested in buying my stuff, just a reminder that my Redbubble is still up and running: https://www.redbubble.com/people/otaconxix/shop and I even added the GL series that doesn't show any naughty parts just for you prudes who are afraid of Grandma waddling in and saying something about the naked fox girl on your wall, and then it gets all awkward because Grandma didn't have drawings of naked foxes back in her day and she's too old to learn how to have an open mind.
Transplants Brewing Company
40242 La Quinta Ln Unit 101
Palmdale CA, 93551
Also for anyone much farther away who's still interested in buying my stuff, just a reminder that my Redbubble is still up and running: https://www.redbubble.com/people/otaconxix/shop and I even added the GL series that doesn't show any naughty parts just for you prudes who are afraid of Grandma waddling in and saying something about the naked fox girl on your wall, and then it gets all awkward because Grandma didn't have drawings of naked foxes back in her day and she's too old to learn how to have an open mind.
Why Are the Submission Icons Blurry?
General | Posted 3 years agoIt could always just be my terrible decaying vision, but did anyone else notice how some of the icons are obnoxiously blurry. I've noticed it for about four days now. They didn't use to look like that and it seems to happen at complete random. Did I not pay attention to an FA update or something? Please tell me I'm not just losing my mind.
My Thoughts on Everything Everywhere All At Once
General | Posted 3 years agoJust in case you have no idea what that is, it's a movie. Here's the trailer:
https://youtu.be/wxN1T1uxQ2g
The original plans for my birthday was going to see it, but for some bizarre reason it only got a select theatres run. So we had to drive down to Burbank just to see it. Payed extra for IMAX too which brough the ticket cost to $24 per person. Yikes. Despite the amount I'm happy to say that it was not only worth the drive, but definitely worth seeing it IMAX. This is my favorite movie of the year so far and don't think anything is going to top it.
Ordinarily I'd go through the entirety of what makes it good and what makes it bad but honestly, I just want everyone I know to go see it for themselves. Best to go in blind for sure. The trailer does NOT do it justice but I'm also glad the trailer is kind of vague and doesn't spoil everything like most trailers do. It's a multiverse movie in case you couldn't tell by the trailer. Which is funny, cuz I first saw it during Spider-man: No Way Home. But it uses the multiverse in one of the most interesting ways I've ever seen. If I were to compare this movie to anything else, I'd say it's like Scott Pilgrim and Kill Bill mixed with Rick and Morty and Ratatouille. Yes, you heard me right, Ratatouille. Even if I were to try and explain everything that happens, it would just be way too much. If I'm doing a poor job of selling you on it, all you need to know is that there's a kung fu scene where two dudes try desperately to ram butt plugs up their asses while a Valley girl uses her pet dog as a ball and chain like Gogo Yubari.
I have zero complaints with this movie. My only nitpick is that I wish they explored more over the top alternate universes. They did a couple, but I wanted more. That SMALL thing aside, it's funny, it's wacky, it's sad, it's bloody, and may even give you an existential crisis about what it means to even be alive. If it's somehow playing at a theater near you, GO SEE IT!! I'm definitely going to buy it when it comes out on video and I can't wait to see it again.
10/10
https://youtu.be/wxN1T1uxQ2g
The original plans for my birthday was going to see it, but for some bizarre reason it only got a select theatres run. So we had to drive down to Burbank just to see it. Payed extra for IMAX too which brough the ticket cost to $24 per person. Yikes. Despite the amount I'm happy to say that it was not only worth the drive, but definitely worth seeing it IMAX. This is my favorite movie of the year so far and don't think anything is going to top it.
Ordinarily I'd go through the entirety of what makes it good and what makes it bad but honestly, I just want everyone I know to go see it for themselves. Best to go in blind for sure. The trailer does NOT do it justice but I'm also glad the trailer is kind of vague and doesn't spoil everything like most trailers do. It's a multiverse movie in case you couldn't tell by the trailer. Which is funny, cuz I first saw it during Spider-man: No Way Home. But it uses the multiverse in one of the most interesting ways I've ever seen. If I were to compare this movie to anything else, I'd say it's like Scott Pilgrim and Kill Bill mixed with Rick and Morty and Ratatouille. Yes, you heard me right, Ratatouille. Even if I were to try and explain everything that happens, it would just be way too much. If I'm doing a poor job of selling you on it, all you need to know is that there's a kung fu scene where two dudes try desperately to ram butt plugs up their asses while a Valley girl uses her pet dog as a ball and chain like Gogo Yubari.
I have zero complaints with this movie. My only nitpick is that I wish they explored more over the top alternate universes. They did a couple, but I wanted more. That SMALL thing aside, it's funny, it's wacky, it's sad, it's bloody, and may even give you an existential crisis about what it means to even be alive. If it's somehow playing at a theater near you, GO SEE IT!! I'm definitely going to buy it when it comes out on video and I can't wait to see it again.
10/10
My Major Gripe with The Batman
General | Posted 4 years agoContinuation of my last journal. This is a MAJOR SPOILER for the Batman. So only read it if you've already seen the movie or don't care about spoilers.
What kept this movie from being a 10/10 for me is how badly the third act falls apart. Like I said, the movie was so smart and interesting up to this point until we get the final piece of Riddler's puzzle. The entire movie revolves around Batman trying to stop the Riddler from murdering people. He solves his riddles and moves onto the next clue. The final clue is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Basically, he gives Batman and GCPD a password protected YouTube video or Twitch or Facebook, some form of Social Media link. When they figure out the password, the video plays with Riddler speaking in his normal voice like, "Hey guys! Thanks for all the support and Twitch donations! So uh, I just wanted you all to know that the day of reckoning is at hand! During the mayors election I'll already be captured by the police, but don't worry! It was all part of my master plan! Did any of you see the movie Seven!? Anyway, I'm gonna need you guys to get your riffles and assassinate the mayor for me! Don't forget to smash that like button and subscribe!" I'm being overdramatic... but you get the idea. One of the police officers even says, "Wow! He's got 500 followers!" Uhhh... that's not altta followers, dude. There's even a chat box on the right side of the screen with old comments like, "We're gonna need our rifles." and "don't forget to bring your Riddler mask and duct tape!" Like whoever wrote this obviously has NEVER seen Twitch before, because that chat log would have been spammed with emojis of Pogchamp and "take off your mask and show us your tits!" But no! To make things even more stupid. This army of super buff Riddler men shows up to assassinate the mayor and beat the shit out of Batman!!
Hold the fuck on!! Are you telling me that the Riddler's MASTER PLAN involved relying on a group of fucking randos on the internet to take up arms and fight for him!? Why!? Because they're dedicated to his cause!? What could he possibly have promised these people to do this!? Could you imagine if your favorite Youtuber convinced you to put on a gimp mask and attempt to assassinate someone? Not even the Paul Brother's fans would be that stupid! Let's back up. Okay... so lets just say that these devoted followers of the Riddler have gone full Jim Jones territory. The guys makin' alotta sense and Gotham politicians ARE all corrupt. I'm no expert, but in my experience the type of people who go off on internet tirades about the Government being corrupt and the people needing to rise up and proclaim anarchy are old people who can barely use a computer, fat neckbeards who still live with their parents, and wimpy nerds who are afraid to talk to women because they think they only date assholes. Point is, all talk and no backbone. There's no way in fucking hell an entire army would have shown up to risk a prison sentence or having your fucking face split open by Batman. At least with the Joker it makes sense, because he hires big strong goons to do the dirty work for him. The Joker isn't really suited to fighting. Neither is the Riddler, but had they established that these goons were hired hitmen that he paid real money to instead of internet subscribers he promises nothing... I would have looked the other way.
It was so stupid. And if he posted this to social media, it would have been FOUND OUT IMMEDIATELY! Unless they're implying that this was some kind of Dark Web thing... Potential mass shootings have actually been stopped by dumbass kids posting videos on their Facebook's about shooting the place up the next day. Holy shit! And Riddler was on the fucking News! You're telling me not ONE of his massive 500 followers ratted his ass out!? Also! The FINAL final plan is that Riddler blows up the sea walls, flooding all of Gotham. Which he succeeds in doing so because Batman couldn't figure out his final riddle in time. He only figures it out because one asshole cop who was a dick to him in the beginning comments on the murder weapon being a "carpet tool" used for "carpet" because his family were "CARPENTERS" do you get it!? The last Riddle has something to do with carpet! Just in case you're THAT fucking stupid. What exactly are the internet goons getting out of this by Riddler flooding the city other then massive panic and all of their personal belongings now being under water!? Even if they have nothing to live for, when this is all over all they really did was make things more difficult for themselves. How the hell do we get out of this flooded city now?
So yes... this scene was the main reason I knocked not one, but TWO stars off my final rating. Still hurts to think about.
What kept this movie from being a 10/10 for me is how badly the third act falls apart. Like I said, the movie was so smart and interesting up to this point until we get the final piece of Riddler's puzzle. The entire movie revolves around Batman trying to stop the Riddler from murdering people. He solves his riddles and moves onto the next clue. The final clue is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Basically, he gives Batman and GCPD a password protected YouTube video or Twitch or Facebook, some form of Social Media link. When they figure out the password, the video plays with Riddler speaking in his normal voice like, "Hey guys! Thanks for all the support and Twitch donations! So uh, I just wanted you all to know that the day of reckoning is at hand! During the mayors election I'll already be captured by the police, but don't worry! It was all part of my master plan! Did any of you see the movie Seven!? Anyway, I'm gonna need you guys to get your riffles and assassinate the mayor for me! Don't forget to smash that like button and subscribe!" I'm being overdramatic... but you get the idea. One of the police officers even says, "Wow! He's got 500 followers!" Uhhh... that's not altta followers, dude. There's even a chat box on the right side of the screen with old comments like, "We're gonna need our rifles." and "don't forget to bring your Riddler mask and duct tape!" Like whoever wrote this obviously has NEVER seen Twitch before, because that chat log would have been spammed with emojis of Pogchamp and "take off your mask and show us your tits!" But no! To make things even more stupid. This army of super buff Riddler men shows up to assassinate the mayor and beat the shit out of Batman!!
Hold the fuck on!! Are you telling me that the Riddler's MASTER PLAN involved relying on a group of fucking randos on the internet to take up arms and fight for him!? Why!? Because they're dedicated to his cause!? What could he possibly have promised these people to do this!? Could you imagine if your favorite Youtuber convinced you to put on a gimp mask and attempt to assassinate someone? Not even the Paul Brother's fans would be that stupid! Let's back up. Okay... so lets just say that these devoted followers of the Riddler have gone full Jim Jones territory. The guys makin' alotta sense and Gotham politicians ARE all corrupt. I'm no expert, but in my experience the type of people who go off on internet tirades about the Government being corrupt and the people needing to rise up and proclaim anarchy are old people who can barely use a computer, fat neckbeards who still live with their parents, and wimpy nerds who are afraid to talk to women because they think they only date assholes. Point is, all talk and no backbone. There's no way in fucking hell an entire army would have shown up to risk a prison sentence or having your fucking face split open by Batman. At least with the Joker it makes sense, because he hires big strong goons to do the dirty work for him. The Joker isn't really suited to fighting. Neither is the Riddler, but had they established that these goons were hired hitmen that he paid real money to instead of internet subscribers he promises nothing... I would have looked the other way.
It was so stupid. And if he posted this to social media, it would have been FOUND OUT IMMEDIATELY! Unless they're implying that this was some kind of Dark Web thing... Potential mass shootings have actually been stopped by dumbass kids posting videos on their Facebook's about shooting the place up the next day. Holy shit! And Riddler was on the fucking News! You're telling me not ONE of his massive 500 followers ratted his ass out!? Also! The FINAL final plan is that Riddler blows up the sea walls, flooding all of Gotham. Which he succeeds in doing so because Batman couldn't figure out his final riddle in time. He only figures it out because one asshole cop who was a dick to him in the beginning comments on the murder weapon being a "carpet tool" used for "carpet" because his family were "CARPENTERS" do you get it!? The last Riddle has something to do with carpet! Just in case you're THAT fucking stupid. What exactly are the internet goons getting out of this by Riddler flooding the city other then massive panic and all of their personal belongings now being under water!? Even if they have nothing to live for, when this is all over all they really did was make things more difficult for themselves. How the hell do we get out of this flooded city now?
So yes... this scene was the main reason I knocked not one, but TWO stars off my final rating. Still hurts to think about.
My Thoughts on The Batman
General | Posted 4 years agoSo for those of you who didn't know, the Dark Knight is my favorite superhero/comic book movie of all time. (With the exception of maybe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 & 2) I love every minute of that movie. The set, the costume designs, the characters, and especially the practical stunts. They flipped a fucking tanker truck in that movie, and that shit was REAL. No bullshit cgi for that. The movie isn't perfect though. Christian Bale's bat voice is still the worst part, but that aside, I can still watch this movie anytime and it's definitely within my top 5 movies. So naturally when seeing the previews for the Batman, all I could think was, "Oh, they're doing the Dark Knight again with Robert Pattinson. That's cool, I guess I'll go see it." Now is it fair to compare the greatest superhero movie of all time with all other future interpretations?...
YES!!
Does anyone remember when the Dark Knight came out? 2008. Two months after Iron Man, the match that started the powder keg of the "cinematic universe." I was fresh out of high school and still underage drinking at that point in time. It's been almost 15 years! We should have hundreds of better superhero movies at this point. But instead we just have a mediocre slew of sub-par movies that are constantly just like, "Wait for the next movie, that'll be the GOOD one! Did you stay for the after credit sequence, so n so other super hero/villain shows up!" And that's just Marvel! I couldn't imagine being a DC fan. Ben Afleck was a fucking joke. Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad which was so bad they rebooted it and pretended the first one didn't happen. What a load of shit. So yes, seeing that first trailer for the Batman was like a breath of fresh air. Please just give me the Dark Knight again! So they did.
The Batman is great. I really enjoyed it. I need to watch it again to determine if I love it or not. Just know that it's 3 hours long and it definitely feels like it. If you're expecting a ton of action and suspense like the Dark Knight, you'll be disappointed. This particular version focuses on the detective version of Batman, which is great because not even the Dark Knight did that. He's a detective first and a crime fighting man dressed as a bat second. If you watched the trailer then you'd know that the Riddler is the main villain this time around. He's basically the Zodiac killer in this. If the movie Seven was rewritten to be a Batman film, this is it. Although a very inaccurate portrayal of Riddler from the comics or even the animated show, I very much enjoyed this version alot more then I thought I was going to. A little pet peeve however would be that he felt just a little bit too much like the Joker from the Dark Knight. They really amped up his crazy factor and even had him cracking jokes here and there. Not that the dude can't make jokes about people dying, but it was a little silly at times.
The Penguin is also in this movie, but doesn't do much. Instead of giving him birth defects, they just gave him a massive scar across his face. If you played the Arkham Asylum games, he was basically just that version, so I wish they went with the beer bottle monocle instead. Carmine Falcone is the only other villain, who I had never heard of or at the very least, forgot. He gets way more screen time then the Penguin which I thought was a weird choice for a secondary villain. For reasons that would be spoilers, I knew why they made him the second main villain, but I still think they could have rewritten him to be the Penguin instead. Or at the very least, another Batman character who isn't just some mob boss. Catwoman was also in this movie. Anytime Catwoman is going to be included I always sigh, because you know there's gonna be some forced romance bullshit with her and Batman... and there was! Like they just met hours ago and they're already about to kiss! Gordon was great. Can't call him commissioner Gordon because he's not there yet, but he was my favorite character in the entire film. Alfred was... okay I guess. Although he got even less screentime then Penguin.
Finally, Robert Pattinson as Batman/Bruce Wayne. Favorite version of Batman, hands down, but one o the worst Bruce Waynes. This version of Batman is 100% dedicated to being a crime fighter, so much to the point where Alfred has to take care of all his daily responsibilities and he warns Bruce that if he keeps on likes this that he'll lose everything. Bruce Wayne is no longer a Playboy billionaire held up in board meetings going to lavish parties. He's now a shut in recluse who's barely seen. His hair is always a mess and in his face and when he's seen in public it always comes as a shock to the people around him. The entire point of the "Playboy" persona is so nobody would ever expect that this pretty rich boy would ever be Batman. Ya know the entire point of a Superhero is that they need to juggle two different lives, so if you were to tell me that this shut in recluse who almost never seen is the Batman I'd be like, "well no shit!" So yes, he barely spends any time being Bruce Wayne. Which I did like despite being not that wise of a decision. When it comes to Superhero movies, I mean you wanna see the SUPERHERO after all. They also make a good point that this is a much younger and inexperienced version of Batman. He's only been doing this for 2 years now and doesn't even have his gliding cape yet. He also never throws his Batarang even once. He uses it twice to cut something. I swear they just forgot about it because it happens so far at the end. The Batmobile was pretty sweet this time around since it was an actual CAR and not a big fuck off tank. Another gripe for the Dark Knight. It also took me until the very end of the movie to notice that his motorcycle had little bat ears on it, so I guess we can count the bat cycle too.
Without getting into massive spoilers it would be impossible to talk about the massive plothole gripe I have with this movie, so I'll leave it at that. I might just do a follow up journal discussing it because holy shit is it stupid.... Like, the movie was SO smart up until this point. I'll save it for later though. Final verdict; Was it better than the Dark Knight? No. But it was still a fantastic movie that I really wanna see again. 8/10. Go see it.
YES!!
Does anyone remember when the Dark Knight came out? 2008. Two months after Iron Man, the match that started the powder keg of the "cinematic universe." I was fresh out of high school and still underage drinking at that point in time. It's been almost 15 years! We should have hundreds of better superhero movies at this point. But instead we just have a mediocre slew of sub-par movies that are constantly just like, "Wait for the next movie, that'll be the GOOD one! Did you stay for the after credit sequence, so n so other super hero/villain shows up!" And that's just Marvel! I couldn't imagine being a DC fan. Ben Afleck was a fucking joke. Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad which was so bad they rebooted it and pretended the first one didn't happen. What a load of shit. So yes, seeing that first trailer for the Batman was like a breath of fresh air. Please just give me the Dark Knight again! So they did.
The Batman is great. I really enjoyed it. I need to watch it again to determine if I love it or not. Just know that it's 3 hours long and it definitely feels like it. If you're expecting a ton of action and suspense like the Dark Knight, you'll be disappointed. This particular version focuses on the detective version of Batman, which is great because not even the Dark Knight did that. He's a detective first and a crime fighting man dressed as a bat second. If you watched the trailer then you'd know that the Riddler is the main villain this time around. He's basically the Zodiac killer in this. If the movie Seven was rewritten to be a Batman film, this is it. Although a very inaccurate portrayal of Riddler from the comics or even the animated show, I very much enjoyed this version alot more then I thought I was going to. A little pet peeve however would be that he felt just a little bit too much like the Joker from the Dark Knight. They really amped up his crazy factor and even had him cracking jokes here and there. Not that the dude can't make jokes about people dying, but it was a little silly at times.
The Penguin is also in this movie, but doesn't do much. Instead of giving him birth defects, they just gave him a massive scar across his face. If you played the Arkham Asylum games, he was basically just that version, so I wish they went with the beer bottle monocle instead. Carmine Falcone is the only other villain, who I had never heard of or at the very least, forgot. He gets way more screen time then the Penguin which I thought was a weird choice for a secondary villain. For reasons that would be spoilers, I knew why they made him the second main villain, but I still think they could have rewritten him to be the Penguin instead. Or at the very least, another Batman character who isn't just some mob boss. Catwoman was also in this movie. Anytime Catwoman is going to be included I always sigh, because you know there's gonna be some forced romance bullshit with her and Batman... and there was! Like they just met hours ago and they're already about to kiss! Gordon was great. Can't call him commissioner Gordon because he's not there yet, but he was my favorite character in the entire film. Alfred was... okay I guess. Although he got even less screentime then Penguin.
Finally, Robert Pattinson as Batman/Bruce Wayne. Favorite version of Batman, hands down, but one o the worst Bruce Waynes. This version of Batman is 100% dedicated to being a crime fighter, so much to the point where Alfred has to take care of all his daily responsibilities and he warns Bruce that if he keeps on likes this that he'll lose everything. Bruce Wayne is no longer a Playboy billionaire held up in board meetings going to lavish parties. He's now a shut in recluse who's barely seen. His hair is always a mess and in his face and when he's seen in public it always comes as a shock to the people around him. The entire point of the "Playboy" persona is so nobody would ever expect that this pretty rich boy would ever be Batman. Ya know the entire point of a Superhero is that they need to juggle two different lives, so if you were to tell me that this shut in recluse who almost never seen is the Batman I'd be like, "well no shit!" So yes, he barely spends any time being Bruce Wayne. Which I did like despite being not that wise of a decision. When it comes to Superhero movies, I mean you wanna see the SUPERHERO after all. They also make a good point that this is a much younger and inexperienced version of Batman. He's only been doing this for 2 years now and doesn't even have his gliding cape yet. He also never throws his Batarang even once. He uses it twice to cut something. I swear they just forgot about it because it happens so far at the end. The Batmobile was pretty sweet this time around since it was an actual CAR and not a big fuck off tank. Another gripe for the Dark Knight. It also took me until the very end of the movie to notice that his motorcycle had little bat ears on it, so I guess we can count the bat cycle too.
Without getting into massive spoilers it would be impossible to talk about the massive plothole gripe I have with this movie, so I'll leave it at that. I might just do a follow up journal discussing it because holy shit is it stupid.... Like, the movie was SO smart up until this point. I'll save it for later though. Final verdict; Was it better than the Dark Knight? No. But it was still a fantastic movie that I really wanna see again. 8/10. Go see it.
Good News! I Don't Have Cancer!
General | Posted 4 years agoSo that's a relief.
Although it did take them three months to reach that conclusion and trust me, they fought tooth and nail every step of the god damn way to... I guess hope that I was just gonna give up and stop trying to figure out what was wrong? What I ended up having was a "Mild Hydrocele." My doctor was of course trying to explain it to my average Joe brain with big doctor-y words, so I just ended up Googling it. I suggest anyone interested in knowing more about it to do the same because I sure as hell don't wanna go into excruciating detail. It's basically that I have extra fluid in my ball sack that shouldn't be there. In very rare instances, it needs to be operated on to drain, but my doctor said that it was so small that it will (should) go away by itself. I'll have to take his word for it because there's nothing else I can really do about it.
In any case, I'm just super relived it wasn't cancer. Now if only I can get this diabetes shit under control.
Although it did take them three months to reach that conclusion and trust me, they fought tooth and nail every step of the god damn way to... I guess hope that I was just gonna give up and stop trying to figure out what was wrong? What I ended up having was a "Mild Hydrocele." My doctor was of course trying to explain it to my average Joe brain with big doctor-y words, so I just ended up Googling it. I suggest anyone interested in knowing more about it to do the same because I sure as hell don't wanna go into excruciating detail. It's basically that I have extra fluid in my ball sack that shouldn't be there. In very rare instances, it needs to be operated on to drain, but my doctor said that it was so small that it will (should) go away by itself. I'll have to take his word for it because there's nothing else I can really do about it.
In any case, I'm just super relived it wasn't cancer. Now if only I can get this diabetes shit under control.
Artist Alley Aftermath
General | Posted 4 years agoIt was alright. Not amazing, but alright. Made $107.00 total, so better than nothing. Unfortunately not a single person (except for my boss and his wife) purchased any of the posters which was my main goal. The bead sprites sold the best out of everything, the non-pornographic ones of course. Who knew? A few people laughed, a few were very impressed, and one dude even wanted to do a custom bead sprite so I gave him my info. A couple people said, "Man, I'd love to buy your stuff, but I just wouldn't know where to put it!" It's so weird to me that people are still put off from having nudity or porn on their walls. Cowards! Ya know how many fuckin' French painting have naked women on them? If the artist is long since dead, THEN it's okay.... Just in case Grandma comes over and looks at for 2 seconds and everything gets really awkward.
I was strategically placed next to the only other artist selling porn, who enjoyed drawing naked demon women. Big boobs and spread pussies front n center. Of course I bought one of her prints. I was originally told that I was going to be sharing half a table with her, but since we had less than the original number of artists we both got our own tables. And thank fucking shit we did. Because I severely underestimated the space and resources of just ONE table. My table was a cluttered mess! However this was my first attempt and a good one at that. The only bad thing that happened is some bitch spilled her beer on some of my cards and the front of my information poster. Luckily they were the cheapest ones, and also I can always print out another poster.
Things to remember for next time:
-Buy card baskets
-Have something to hold the prints
-Don't let people with a full beer over
-Make some fucking business cards already you lazy turd!
-Make a banner or at the very least a better sign. One that you didn't write yourself with a fucking sharpie
-Tell Instagram whiners to fuck off! Seriously, I had 4 or 5 people keep telling me, "Duuuuuude! You GOTTA post yer stuff to Instagram, man! You'll be so damn popular and be rollin' in the dough if you do that!" 95% of my work is pornography! I was told the same fucking thing about Facebook! I was told the same exact thing about Tumblr! I was told the same exact thing about Twitter! Can we all just STOP! Someone else told me I should make a tik-tok. I'm sorry, I'm not twelve. You also can't monetize tik-tok. What the fuck is even the point!?
My boss told me that we were going to try to do an Artist Alley once a month. Although I kinda feel like it's a little too ambitious. But we'll see. I'll be looking forward to the next one now that I'm at least a little bit wiser about this sort of thing.
I was strategically placed next to the only other artist selling porn, who enjoyed drawing naked demon women. Big boobs and spread pussies front n center. Of course I bought one of her prints. I was originally told that I was going to be sharing half a table with her, but since we had less than the original number of artists we both got our own tables. And thank fucking shit we did. Because I severely underestimated the space and resources of just ONE table. My table was a cluttered mess! However this was my first attempt and a good one at that. The only bad thing that happened is some bitch spilled her beer on some of my cards and the front of my information poster. Luckily they were the cheapest ones, and also I can always print out another poster.
Things to remember for next time:
-Buy card baskets
-Have something to hold the prints
-Don't let people with a full beer over
-Make some fucking business cards already you lazy turd!
-Make a banner or at the very least a better sign. One that you didn't write yourself with a fucking sharpie
-Tell Instagram whiners to fuck off! Seriously, I had 4 or 5 people keep telling me, "Duuuuuude! You GOTTA post yer stuff to Instagram, man! You'll be so damn popular and be rollin' in the dough if you do that!" 95% of my work is pornography! I was told the same fucking thing about Facebook! I was told the same exact thing about Tumblr! I was told the same exact thing about Twitter! Can we all just STOP! Someone else told me I should make a tik-tok. I'm sorry, I'm not twelve. You also can't monetize tik-tok. What the fuck is even the point!?
My boss told me that we were going to try to do an Artist Alley once a month. Although I kinda feel like it's a little too ambitious. But we'll see. I'll be looking forward to the next one now that I'm at least a little bit wiser about this sort of thing.
Babies First Artist Alley
General | Posted 4 years agoSome good news for a change, I was informed by one of my bosses, specifically our wall and menu artist (BL Singleton), that we will be featuring an Artist Alley on Saturday February 19th, and they have reserved me a spot! Not only that, but BL said that he is going to even help me get some of my art printed. So that's pretty freakin' awesome. As such, I will be selling prints, my old hand drawn work, and my bead sprites. Which is good because I have way too many of these damn things! Only downside, for me at least, is that this is a "family event." Ya'll should know by now that my art isn't exactly "family friendly..." so I'm gonna be keeping the good stuff hidden with a nice sign that says, "Ask about my Secret Stash! +18 Only!" Something like that. Oh, and I've also been going back and redrawing some of the old stuff so that it's no longer pornographic, that way I can have a SFW version on display. Literally "SAFE FOR WORK" in my case. I'll post some of those to my gallery later.
I don't have all the details as of yet, just that it's next Saturday, 2/19/22 and I think it starts at 4pm. Also as far as I know, there's no paid admission. Just walk in and have a look around. I'll make sure to post updates. So if you happen to live in or close to the Antelope Valley, or even LA County and wanna take a drive out to visit me and buy some of my stuff, you can come see me at my booth at work:
Transplants Brewing Company
40242 La Quinta Ln Unit 101
Palmdale CA, 93551
Hope to see some of you there. This will be a hopefully fun learning experience for me as well as a great starting point of testing the waters for this kind of thing, instead of just leaping into the deep end with getting a booth at a fur con or something.
I don't have all the details as of yet, just that it's next Saturday, 2/19/22 and I think it starts at 4pm. Also as far as I know, there's no paid admission. Just walk in and have a look around. I'll make sure to post updates. So if you happen to live in or close to the Antelope Valley, or even LA County and wanna take a drive out to visit me and buy some of my stuff, you can come see me at my booth at work:
Transplants Brewing Company
40242 La Quinta Ln Unit 101
Palmdale CA, 93551
Hope to see some of you there. This will be a hopefully fun learning experience for me as well as a great starting point of testing the waters for this kind of thing, instead of just leaping into the deep end with getting a booth at a fur con or something.
Still Hoping I Don't Have Cancer (Not a Joke)
General | Posted 4 years agoA little bit of TMI but I finally got my male ultrasound (meaning my balls just to be clear) today after waiting since god damn December because there's a chance I might have cancer. Woke up at 7am and drove to the town overs hospital because that's where they set it up, only to be told that I didn't have ALL the paperwork they needed. Turns out they needed an approval AND a doctors note. Been waiting on that approval since a week before Christmas and just got it about 5 days ago. But I didn't have a doctors note. My doctors office doesn't pick up their phone. If I call the number, it takes me straight to a full answering machine so I can't even leave a message. The information contact number on my insurance card takes 45 minutes to over an hour for someone to pick up and when someone finally does pick up, they listen to what I have to say and then go, "Hold on, let me put you on hold" and then they hang up. I thought the calls just dropped because I have bad reception at my house but this has happened THREE times now. So YES, they are doing this intentionally.
After yelling at this woman and threatening to file a claim, I was taken seriously for once, and she managed to schedule an appointment for me at 2pm at the clinic in my town. Not sure why I couldn't just go there to begin with, but whatever. So then I needed to drive back to town to my regular doctors office because, again, they don't answer the phones. Got my note, then got my ultrasound. But I won't know if I have cancer for at least a week, probably longer. Really wanted to ask the lady doing the procedure (of course it had to be a woman) if she found anything, but there was a big sign on the door that said DO NOT ASK ABOUT YOUR RESULTS! They will be sent to my doctor and I'm sure he'll glance at it and wait until our next appointment in March to tell me what's up. OR he'll tell me he never got the results and I'll need to do it again! Why is American Healthcare like this?....
So yeah. That's what I've been dealing with since early December....
OH! Also I have diabetes too! And my doctor is trying to focus on that instead of the potential cancer. Which is kinda like being back in school and having your parent be told, "Okay, Ota's flunking math... but he was also molested by the janitor." Like, ONE THING AT A TIME!! I'm pretty sure the "molested by the janitor" part is more important. "Well yeah, but... I mean, he's gotta get those grades up."
"Can't imagine why you're so depressed all the time, Ota. Ya still live with your parents at almost 34. You've never had a girlfriend (or boyfriend for that matter) and no other human being has ever expressed sexual interest in you. You don't have any children, or dreams, or goals, or ambition, or hope for the future. Your back and neck hurt all the time, and now your balls hurt, too! You're on the verge of tears at least 3 times a week. Ya stay cooped up in your room all day because your too much of a pussy to talk to women or make new friends. You don't sleep because you lay awake in bed for several hours thinking only about death and how there is no afterlife, and that it's just eternal darkness for the rest of forever. And now to top it all off, the ONLY two things you have in this life: food and masturbating, YOU! CAN'T! HAVE! ANYMORE!! ISN'T THAT FUCKING WONDERFUL!?! WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SO DEPRESSED!?!" -My Dad
After yelling at this woman and threatening to file a claim, I was taken seriously for once, and she managed to schedule an appointment for me at 2pm at the clinic in my town. Not sure why I couldn't just go there to begin with, but whatever. So then I needed to drive back to town to my regular doctors office because, again, they don't answer the phones. Got my note, then got my ultrasound. But I won't know if I have cancer for at least a week, probably longer. Really wanted to ask the lady doing the procedure (of course it had to be a woman) if she found anything, but there was a big sign on the door that said DO NOT ASK ABOUT YOUR RESULTS! They will be sent to my doctor and I'm sure he'll glance at it and wait until our next appointment in March to tell me what's up. OR he'll tell me he never got the results and I'll need to do it again! Why is American Healthcare like this?....
So yeah. That's what I've been dealing with since early December....
OH! Also I have diabetes too! And my doctor is trying to focus on that instead of the potential cancer. Which is kinda like being back in school and having your parent be told, "Okay, Ota's flunking math... but he was also molested by the janitor." Like, ONE THING AT A TIME!! I'm pretty sure the "molested by the janitor" part is more important. "Well yeah, but... I mean, he's gotta get those grades up."
"Can't imagine why you're so depressed all the time, Ota. Ya still live with your parents at almost 34. You've never had a girlfriend (or boyfriend for that matter) and no other human being has ever expressed sexual interest in you. You don't have any children, or dreams, or goals, or ambition, or hope for the future. Your back and neck hurt all the time, and now your balls hurt, too! You're on the verge of tears at least 3 times a week. Ya stay cooped up in your room all day because your too much of a pussy to talk to women or make new friends. You don't sleep because you lay awake in bed for several hours thinking only about death and how there is no afterlife, and that it's just eternal darkness for the rest of forever. And now to top it all off, the ONLY two things you have in this life: food and masturbating, YOU! CAN'T! HAVE! ANYMORE!! ISN'T THAT FUCKING WONDERFUL!?! WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SO DEPRESSED!?!" -My Dad
Joined Itaku
General | Posted 4 years agoSo I am officially DONE with Twitter. It is (mostly) dead to me. I'll still be using it for the regular stuff, retweeting things that make my dick hard, although I'm pretty sure I'm done posting my art there as of now. As luck would have it, Uluri posted a recent journal about Itaku: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10117008/ I don't know much about the site yet. All I know is that you can post whatever art you want and there's no ads. Sounds pretty good to me. It's crazy that THIS is where we're all at as artists....
"Hey, can we draw whatever we want?"
"NOOOO!!"
Also this site has apparently been around for well over a year now, so it can't suffer the same fate as Pillowfort. Poor, poor Pillowfort.... So anyway, for anyone looking for a new art site that isn't complete dogshit like Twitter, you can find me here:
https://itaku.ee/profile/otaconxix
I'm not sure how frequent my posts are going to be, but if I end up really liking it it will hopefully be a nice backup art site or hopefully just a chance to find more art/artists.
"Hey, can we draw whatever we want?"
"NOOOO!!"
Also this site has apparently been around for well over a year now, so it can't suffer the same fate as Pillowfort. Poor, poor Pillowfort.... So anyway, for anyone looking for a new art site that isn't complete dogshit like Twitter, you can find me here:
https://itaku.ee/profile/otaconxix
I'm not sure how frequent my posts are going to be, but if I end up really liking it it will hopefully be a nice backup art site or hopefully just a chance to find more art/artists.
New Computer Soon
General | Posted 4 years agoHappy 2022 ya'll. I've got some News. Ever since my art hard drive corrupted my computer just hasn't been the same. It crashes, it loads things really slow, my art programs take forever to launch and close, sometimes the simple act of opening a file will cause it to freeze, and I've pretty much given up on playing video games. Even starting it up or shutting it down will sometimes cause problems. It sucks cuz I really haven't had this PC for that long, maybe 4 years now? In any case, my best friend Jim is a computer builder and he basically bought me a new PC for Christmas. I can make the switch anytime I want, the only problem is I'll need to start from zero again.... which means backing up all of my important files and redownloading everything. Discord, Steam, my art programs, etc. Also, this new PC will come with Windows 11 so I sure as hell hope my art programs work with Windows 11 because if they don't, this new PC will be of no use to me.
I plan to make the official upgrade this weekend most likely on Sunday. Therefore I might be taking a short art break until I get everything settled, or at the very least get all of my art programs set back up. In the mean time I hope you're all doing well and that 2022 is a good one.
I plan to make the official upgrade this weekend most likely on Sunday. Therefore I might be taking a short art break until I get everything settled, or at the very least get all of my art programs set back up. In the mean time I hope you're all doing well and that 2022 is a good one.
So I Guess Christmas is Over....
General | Posted 4 years agoSo we were all excited to celebrate Christmas early tonight. Got the presents all lined up and everything, just were waiting for my youngest brother to get home from work. Well my middle brother who's visiting from Tennessee decided to throw a drunken tantrum while kicking and smashing the presents because of some shit our Dad said to him that was probably just a misunderstanding. My dad went off to his room but my brother kicked in his door and kept screaming and yelling at him trying to start a fist fight. This has become a tradition at this point as my brother starts a fight with my dad under every single visit which is why he moved to another State in the first place. So now Christmas is off I guess. I've locked myself in my room for the rest of the night, but when the sun comes up I'm getting in my car and going for a long drive. Not sure where, but anywhere is better then here right now. Hope you guys have a better Holiday then me.
CHRISTMAS ORGY LAST CALL!!!
General | Posted 4 years agohttps://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10037953/
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10037953/
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10037953/
This is it. The final week before I choose this years participants. If you haven't gotten around to submitting a character there's still time! Get them in while you still can. Deadline is Sunday December 5th.
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10037953/
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10037953/
This is it. The final week before I choose this years participants. If you haven't gotten around to submitting a character there's still time! Get them in while you still can. Deadline is Sunday December 5th.
My Thoughts on Ghostbusters Afterlife (SPOILERS)
General | Posted 4 years agoGhostbusters Afterlife was one of the most god awful piece of shit movies I have ever seen. It seemed like a monkey's paw wish that backfired TWICE because I just so wanted there to be a Ghostbusters 3 and I know I'm not the only one. Ordinarily, I'd just go through the entire film like I did with Avengers Endgame and type a wall of text that nobody is going to read, but I think I'd rather give myself a lobotomy then do that. So instead, I'm just going to go over some cliff notes here on why this "film" was so terrible.
Before I begin, I just wanna start with the previews. Thanks to Covid, I really haven't been going to the movies much at all. I saw one other film in the theaters this year and as a result I guess I just lost touch with the way movies work now. Pre-covid, I specifically remember the etiquette to the movies was if you show up early, they give you "first look" previews as well as random ads before the official trailers start. But once the "official" trailers started... We basically just got a bunch of fucking ads. There was one for Facebook like, "Don't worry guys! We know Facebook has gotten terrible. So instead of doing anything about it, we're just changing the name to 'Meta.' That'll take care of everything. You're welcome." Then we got a fucking ad that made me laugh out loud where Matt Damon walks in and is all like, "Don't you want to be one of the greats like the Write Brothers!? Don't you wanna be a Pioneer like Neil Armstrong landing on the moon!? Buy Crypto currency!" It's just weird to me that now they cram even more ads into our fucking face holes. Or maybe it's just because we don't have many movie trailers anymore? I don't know.... Anyway, onto the damn movie. Here goes:
-So our new Ghostbusters this time is Trevor (Finn Wolfhard/Egon's Grandson), Phoebe (Egon's granddaughter), Lucky (The black one. I mean c'mon... ya gotta have at least one black Ghostbuster), and the worst one of all; Podcast. Can you guess why they call him Podcast?... It's because he has a Podcast. The movie explicitly tells us this in case we were stupid.
-Paul Rudd was in this movie playing his best role. Paul Rudd. There has never been a movie with Paul Rudd in it where I'm like, yep. I totally believe the character that Paul Rudd is playing... because he's just Paul Rudd. Always seemed like someone's dad to me. The type of person where you go, yeah that guys alright, but I will never hang out with him. Not even once.
-It's weird to me that they even bothered to get Finn Wolfhard for this movie because he has almost nothing to do. He likes Lucky, so he gets a job at the same restaurant that she works at. Also, his family just got kicked out of their house, so you'd think that he wanted the job because of that. But no, he was just trying to get his dick wet. Also he finds the Ecto 1 in the barn and fixes it. That was basically his entire contribution to the film.
-Speaking of wasted celebrities... J.K. Simmons is also in this movie for about 10 seconds before Gozer rips him in half.
-Ota, did you just say Gozer is in this movie. That's right! They seriously just did Gozer again! I was really excited this time around to see what the new threat was going to be for this movie. New ghosts, new villains, fuckin' NOPE! This entire movie is just a nostalgia bait bukkake! We brought back Gozer! We brought back Zuul! We brought back Vinz Clortho! Isn't that cool! These are all things you remember from the first movie you loved so much! Remember!?
-Phoebe, despite being the granddaughter of Egon Spengler, doesn't believe in ghosts and also didn't know about the events that took place in New York back in the 80s. I'm sorry but NO. Let's just think about this for a fucking second. Think back to how devastating 9/11 was. It was on every tv channel, radio station, pretty much anything you can think of at the time. It became an unofficial holiday or at the very least a day of remembrance, one forever cemented in history textbooks as a day to never forget. Now imagine that instead of 9/11... we had a giant Stay Puft marshmallow man and a Hell portal destroying half of New York. Not only did we prove the existence of Gods and the afterlife, but we would have 100% documented that shit and taught to every child in school. This isn't Men in Black. There is NO way this would NOT be common knowledge. As a matter of fact, Paul Rudd is the one who explains it to her and then shows her A FUCKING YOUTUBE VIDEO of the original 4 Ghostbusters after they were covered in marshmallow goo! HOW THE FUCK IS THIS A YOUTUBE VIDEO!?!
-Paul Rudd only brings it up too because Phoebe finds a ghost trap in the house that Egon left her family and Paul's first idea is to open the fucking thing. On top of his own car too! So they open the ghost trap which destroys his cars windshield which then starts the slow process of more ghosts showing up. Smooth move, Paul! You're supposed to be a fucking Seismologist in this fucking movie or some shit, right!?
-As everyone should know by now, Egon's actor, Harold Ramis, passed away in 2014. So to get around this, they just didn't show this new actors face and he dies in the opening scene of the movie... but I'm still confused as to what killed him. He traps either Zuul or Vinz Clortho in his trap which is basically just half of Gozer... but, they haven't revived Gozer yet, so he just gets his shit handed to him by an invisible force straight up Evil Dead style. If anyone reading this watched the movie, can you please tell me what killed Egon? I don't get it.
-All of the "jokes" in this movie is dependent on Phoebe telling dad jokes, and Podcast saying obnoxious podcast things. I really hated Podcast and wished he was the one who became a ghost by the end.
-There hasn't been a ghost sighting in over 30 years, There's even this temple they find in a mine that predicts all of these different years where bad things happened which pretty much just writes out Ghostbusters 2. I mean Ghostbusters 2 sucked... but that didn't mean you had make it non-canon. So basically instead of Ghostbusters 3... this is actually just a reboot of Ghostbusters 2 where they're doing Ghostbusters 1 again. How the fuck does Hollywood keep getting away with is?
-The new Ghostbusters get their first taste of busting after finding the only new ghost in the entire movie called "Muncher" who is just Slimer who eats metal instead of actual food. After they joyride the Ecto 1 and destroy half the town, the kids get put in jail. At which point, Phoebe asks the Sherriff for her one phone call. To which the Sherriff says, "Oh sure... WHO YA GONNA CALL?" As he winks at the fucking camera and everyone in the theater, including myself, groaned. Instead of calling her mother which would have made sense, she instead calls Ray Stantz. Phoebe tells Ray that Egon is dead to which Ray explains that Egon basically went crazy and became obsessed with the next revival of Gozer. Let us not forget that Egon was the SMART one of the group... but for whatever reason, nobody took him seriously as if he were a child in a 90s movie. This caused Egon to steal all of their ghost gear including the Ecto 1 and clean them out. Seems pretty fucking out of character for Egon... but okay, Ray. I guess Egon just became a massive dick in his later years. People can change I guess.
-The revival of Gozer happens the exact same way it happened in the first. Zuul posses a woman, this time it's the kids mom. Vinz Clortho posses a man, this time it's Paul Rudd, they fuck, turn back into demon dogs, open the portal, out walks Gozer. Great. But remember! In the first movie, Gozer got away and sent the Destructor! THIS time we're taking down Gozer for good! After the revival, Phoebe tells Gozer a bunch of dad jokes and they trap Zuul in a ghost trap, which takes away half of Gozer's power. Gozer follows them back to Egon's farm where they figure out he turned the entire place into a massive ghost trap. But oh no! The Ghost trap doesn't work and Gozer releases Zuul causing it to possess Lucky. Gozer's at full power again. Gozer's just about to kill Phoebe and her mom when surprise surprise, the original 3 still alive Ghostbusters show up and they look SO fucking sad and pathetic.... They're old and they look like they just woke and walked in for the Make-a-Wish foundation to visit cancer patient Timmy who just really wanted to meet the Ghostbusters.... But wait a minute... I thought you said Egon jacked all your shit, Ray! They show up in uniform and they all have Proton Packs. Are you telling me that they built new ones? No fuckin' way in Hell. Ray you fucking LIAR!!
-So naturally, the old Ghostbusters save the day, right? Well no, because then what the hell is the point in the new ones. They ask Gozer if he/she remembers them and Gozer's response is, you guessed it! "Are you a God!?" To which Venkman and Winston are like, "Oh C'mon Ray.... Yes, we're all Gods!" She/he then wipes the floor with them, so thanks alot for showing up guys you did your best! I mean, you're all in your 70s at this point, right?
-Trevor gets his ONE moment of doing something by firing his proton pack at the electrical grid to jumpstart the giant ghost trap house. At which point every character with a proton pack fires their beams at Gozer and then it fucking happens... the most embarrassing fucking thing I have ever witnessed... the ghost of CGI Harold Ramis guides Phoebe's hand to help her kill Gozer. And now we have all 4 original Ghostbusters back!
-After killing Gozer, ghost Egon then says his final goodbyes to his partners his Grandchildren, and most importantly, his estranged daughter hugging her before fading away into ghost particles. Ho-ly shit.... I know Hollywood was low. I never imagined that they could sink THAT fucking low into the negatives. Then text comes up on the screen before the crdits even roll that says, "For Harold" so in the context of the movie, that was weird. Also fuck you.
-Immediately after the Harold Ramis CGI ghost scene, I then turned to my buddy Jim and said, "Okay now play the original theme" as like a joke. As like a well they've sunk this low, may as well end on an even funnier note. And then 2 seconds after I said that they played the Ghostbusters theme.... I WAS FUCKING JOKING!!! And then we see the Ecto 1 driving back to New York.
What a fucking shit show! If there's something strange in the neighborhood... just let it fucking DIE....
Before I begin, I just wanna start with the previews. Thanks to Covid, I really haven't been going to the movies much at all. I saw one other film in the theaters this year and as a result I guess I just lost touch with the way movies work now. Pre-covid, I specifically remember the etiquette to the movies was if you show up early, they give you "first look" previews as well as random ads before the official trailers start. But once the "official" trailers started... We basically just got a bunch of fucking ads. There was one for Facebook like, "Don't worry guys! We know Facebook has gotten terrible. So instead of doing anything about it, we're just changing the name to 'Meta.' That'll take care of everything. You're welcome." Then we got a fucking ad that made me laugh out loud where Matt Damon walks in and is all like, "Don't you want to be one of the greats like the Write Brothers!? Don't you wanna be a Pioneer like Neil Armstrong landing on the moon!? Buy Crypto currency!" It's just weird to me that now they cram even more ads into our fucking face holes. Or maybe it's just because we don't have many movie trailers anymore? I don't know.... Anyway, onto the damn movie. Here goes:
-So our new Ghostbusters this time is Trevor (Finn Wolfhard/Egon's Grandson), Phoebe (Egon's granddaughter), Lucky (The black one. I mean c'mon... ya gotta have at least one black Ghostbuster), and the worst one of all; Podcast. Can you guess why they call him Podcast?... It's because he has a Podcast. The movie explicitly tells us this in case we were stupid.
-Paul Rudd was in this movie playing his best role. Paul Rudd. There has never been a movie with Paul Rudd in it where I'm like, yep. I totally believe the character that Paul Rudd is playing... because he's just Paul Rudd. Always seemed like someone's dad to me. The type of person where you go, yeah that guys alright, but I will never hang out with him. Not even once.
-It's weird to me that they even bothered to get Finn Wolfhard for this movie because he has almost nothing to do. He likes Lucky, so he gets a job at the same restaurant that she works at. Also, his family just got kicked out of their house, so you'd think that he wanted the job because of that. But no, he was just trying to get his dick wet. Also he finds the Ecto 1 in the barn and fixes it. That was basically his entire contribution to the film.
-Speaking of wasted celebrities... J.K. Simmons is also in this movie for about 10 seconds before Gozer rips him in half.
-Ota, did you just say Gozer is in this movie. That's right! They seriously just did Gozer again! I was really excited this time around to see what the new threat was going to be for this movie. New ghosts, new villains, fuckin' NOPE! This entire movie is just a nostalgia bait bukkake! We brought back Gozer! We brought back Zuul! We brought back Vinz Clortho! Isn't that cool! These are all things you remember from the first movie you loved so much! Remember!?
-Phoebe, despite being the granddaughter of Egon Spengler, doesn't believe in ghosts and also didn't know about the events that took place in New York back in the 80s. I'm sorry but NO. Let's just think about this for a fucking second. Think back to how devastating 9/11 was. It was on every tv channel, radio station, pretty much anything you can think of at the time. It became an unofficial holiday or at the very least a day of remembrance, one forever cemented in history textbooks as a day to never forget. Now imagine that instead of 9/11... we had a giant Stay Puft marshmallow man and a Hell portal destroying half of New York. Not only did we prove the existence of Gods and the afterlife, but we would have 100% documented that shit and taught to every child in school. This isn't Men in Black. There is NO way this would NOT be common knowledge. As a matter of fact, Paul Rudd is the one who explains it to her and then shows her A FUCKING YOUTUBE VIDEO of the original 4 Ghostbusters after they were covered in marshmallow goo! HOW THE FUCK IS THIS A YOUTUBE VIDEO!?!
-Paul Rudd only brings it up too because Phoebe finds a ghost trap in the house that Egon left her family and Paul's first idea is to open the fucking thing. On top of his own car too! So they open the ghost trap which destroys his cars windshield which then starts the slow process of more ghosts showing up. Smooth move, Paul! You're supposed to be a fucking Seismologist in this fucking movie or some shit, right!?
-As everyone should know by now, Egon's actor, Harold Ramis, passed away in 2014. So to get around this, they just didn't show this new actors face and he dies in the opening scene of the movie... but I'm still confused as to what killed him. He traps either Zuul or Vinz Clortho in his trap which is basically just half of Gozer... but, they haven't revived Gozer yet, so he just gets his shit handed to him by an invisible force straight up Evil Dead style. If anyone reading this watched the movie, can you please tell me what killed Egon? I don't get it.
-All of the "jokes" in this movie is dependent on Phoebe telling dad jokes, and Podcast saying obnoxious podcast things. I really hated Podcast and wished he was the one who became a ghost by the end.
-There hasn't been a ghost sighting in over 30 years, There's even this temple they find in a mine that predicts all of these different years where bad things happened which pretty much just writes out Ghostbusters 2. I mean Ghostbusters 2 sucked... but that didn't mean you had make it non-canon. So basically instead of Ghostbusters 3... this is actually just a reboot of Ghostbusters 2 where they're doing Ghostbusters 1 again. How the fuck does Hollywood keep getting away with is?
-The new Ghostbusters get their first taste of busting after finding the only new ghost in the entire movie called "Muncher" who is just Slimer who eats metal instead of actual food. After they joyride the Ecto 1 and destroy half the town, the kids get put in jail. At which point, Phoebe asks the Sherriff for her one phone call. To which the Sherriff says, "Oh sure... WHO YA GONNA CALL?" As he winks at the fucking camera and everyone in the theater, including myself, groaned. Instead of calling her mother which would have made sense, she instead calls Ray Stantz. Phoebe tells Ray that Egon is dead to which Ray explains that Egon basically went crazy and became obsessed with the next revival of Gozer. Let us not forget that Egon was the SMART one of the group... but for whatever reason, nobody took him seriously as if he were a child in a 90s movie. This caused Egon to steal all of their ghost gear including the Ecto 1 and clean them out. Seems pretty fucking out of character for Egon... but okay, Ray. I guess Egon just became a massive dick in his later years. People can change I guess.
-The revival of Gozer happens the exact same way it happened in the first. Zuul posses a woman, this time it's the kids mom. Vinz Clortho posses a man, this time it's Paul Rudd, they fuck, turn back into demon dogs, open the portal, out walks Gozer. Great. But remember! In the first movie, Gozer got away and sent the Destructor! THIS time we're taking down Gozer for good! After the revival, Phoebe tells Gozer a bunch of dad jokes and they trap Zuul in a ghost trap, which takes away half of Gozer's power. Gozer follows them back to Egon's farm where they figure out he turned the entire place into a massive ghost trap. But oh no! The Ghost trap doesn't work and Gozer releases Zuul causing it to possess Lucky. Gozer's at full power again. Gozer's just about to kill Phoebe and her mom when surprise surprise, the original 3 still alive Ghostbusters show up and they look SO fucking sad and pathetic.... They're old and they look like they just woke and walked in for the Make-a-Wish foundation to visit cancer patient Timmy who just really wanted to meet the Ghostbusters.... But wait a minute... I thought you said Egon jacked all your shit, Ray! They show up in uniform and they all have Proton Packs. Are you telling me that they built new ones? No fuckin' way in Hell. Ray you fucking LIAR!!
-So naturally, the old Ghostbusters save the day, right? Well no, because then what the hell is the point in the new ones. They ask Gozer if he/she remembers them and Gozer's response is, you guessed it! "Are you a God!?" To which Venkman and Winston are like, "Oh C'mon Ray.... Yes, we're all Gods!" She/he then wipes the floor with them, so thanks alot for showing up guys you did your best! I mean, you're all in your 70s at this point, right?
-Trevor gets his ONE moment of doing something by firing his proton pack at the electrical grid to jumpstart the giant ghost trap house. At which point every character with a proton pack fires their beams at Gozer and then it fucking happens... the most embarrassing fucking thing I have ever witnessed... the ghost of CGI Harold Ramis guides Phoebe's hand to help her kill Gozer. And now we have all 4 original Ghostbusters back!
-After killing Gozer, ghost Egon then says his final goodbyes to his partners his Grandchildren, and most importantly, his estranged daughter hugging her before fading away into ghost particles. Ho-ly shit.... I know Hollywood was low. I never imagined that they could sink THAT fucking low into the negatives. Then text comes up on the screen before the crdits even roll that says, "For Harold" so in the context of the movie, that was weird. Also fuck you.
-Immediately after the Harold Ramis CGI ghost scene, I then turned to my buddy Jim and said, "Okay now play the original theme" as like a joke. As like a well they've sunk this low, may as well end on an even funnier note. And then 2 seconds after I said that they played the Ghostbusters theme.... I WAS FUCKING JOKING!!! And then we see the Ecto 1 driving back to New York.
What a fucking shit show! If there's something strange in the neighborhood... just let it fucking DIE....
ATTENTION GRABBING CAPS LOCK JOURNAL!!! DID IT WORK!?!
General | Posted 4 years agohttps://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10037953/
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10037953/
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10037953/
Reminding you all about the Christmas Orgy. Send me them OCs ya'll.
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10037953/
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10037953/
Reminding you all about the Christmas Orgy. Send me them OCs ya'll.
OTA'S YEARLY CHRISTMAS ORGY 2021
General | Posted 4 years agoIt's that time of year again! Time for another horny house party! Okay, so here's how it works for those that don't know. Every year (almost) I draw a FREE orgy picture for Christmas that can potentially have one of your characters take part in the fun. All ya gotta do is provide me a Name, Sexual Orientation, and a Ref sheet. So your comment should look like this:
Wolf McDickinass
Bi
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18869428/
You can submit as many characters as you like, but know that I will only choose ONE if any at all. Just a few hopefully easy to follow rules.
RULE #1:
NO BITCHING!! What do I mean by bitching? I mean don't get pissy if I don't pick your character. Please no, "AHHH I DIDN'T GET PICKED!" comments either. I can't stand that shit and someone ALWAYS breaks this rule. This year if anyone breaks it I will BLOCK you!
RULE #2:
No choosing partners. I will match your character up based on their sexual orientation.
RULE #3:
No winged characters or characters with multiple limbs. Wings are just all around bad for orgies. If you submit a character with wings, that's doesn't mean they won't have a chance, it just means I will be drawing them without them if picked.
And that's it! You have until December 5th to submit. I will post occasional reminders until then for anyone who might miss the journal because lets be honest... we all just kinda skim through the journals.
Here's some previous years examples:
2020: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/39843778/
2019: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/34354956/
2017: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/25856019/
2016: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/22094238/
2015: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18603102/
2014: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15309925/
Wolf McDickinass
Bi
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18869428/
You can submit as many characters as you like, but know that I will only choose ONE if any at all. Just a few hopefully easy to follow rules.
RULE #1:
NO BITCHING!! What do I mean by bitching? I mean don't get pissy if I don't pick your character. Please no, "AHHH I DIDN'T GET PICKED!" comments either. I can't stand that shit and someone ALWAYS breaks this rule. This year if anyone breaks it I will BLOCK you!
RULE #2:
No choosing partners. I will match your character up based on their sexual orientation.
RULE #3:
No winged characters or characters with multiple limbs. Wings are just all around bad for orgies. If you submit a character with wings, that's doesn't mean they won't have a chance, it just means I will be drawing them without them if picked.
And that's it! You have until December 5th to submit. I will post occasional reminders until then for anyone who might miss the journal because lets be honest... we all just kinda skim through the journals.
Here's some previous years examples:
2020: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/39843778/
2019: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/34354956/
2017: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/25856019/
2016: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/22094238/
2015: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/18603102/
2014: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15309925/
Vacation Attempt Take 2
General | Posted 4 years agoSince my """"Vacation""" last month was a whole lotta bullshit and work, my friends have decided to take me on a road trip to Solvang. Look that shit up, it's really pretty! We're gonna drink and have fun and pretend that there's hope for the future. As such, I will be away and not posting anything. I'll be leaving tomorrow night and won't be back until Thursday. Take care!
Bad News Update: Good News!
General | Posted 4 years agoContinuation from the previous journal: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10016708/
So in a desperate attempt to save what I could in taking the computer apart and just trying over and over again to transfer files to another drive, I was somehow lucky enough to get everything important transferred by the skin of my teeth. Dumb luck is what I call it. So the only things I ended up losing was alot of porn videos and all of my Sleepycast podcasts. Both of those things I can get back if I want to. But to make sure this shit NEVER happens again, I added my current projects folder to my Onedrive and spent most of yesterday uploading all of my photos onto a new flash drive. Unfortunately that hard drive is fucked, which means I have about 40% less space and can only hope that my other 2 hard drives don't soon after suffer the same fate. Time to buy some new computer parts I suppose.
So in a desperate attempt to save what I could in taking the computer apart and just trying over and over again to transfer files to another drive, I was somehow lucky enough to get everything important transferred by the skin of my teeth. Dumb luck is what I call it. So the only things I ended up losing was alot of porn videos and all of my Sleepycast podcasts. Both of those things I can get back if I want to. But to make sure this shit NEVER happens again, I added my current projects folder to my Onedrive and spent most of yesterday uploading all of my photos onto a new flash drive. Unfortunately that hard drive is fucked, which means I have about 40% less space and can only hope that my other 2 hard drives don't soon after suffer the same fate. Time to buy some new computer parts I suppose.
Bad News
General | Posted 4 years agoIt happened again. One of my hard drives is dying, specifically the hard drive I save all of my art and current projects to, of course. Luckily for me I was able to get some of them transferred to another drive. Unluckily for me, I lost ALL of my reference pictures and worst of all, I lost all of my photos which for some bizarre reason I never bothered to back up. I make sure to backup all of my art/commissions, yet for some reason it never occurred to me to upload my photos, which is literally the only thing I cannot get back.... The references I can always look for again, but fuck... those photos are moments in time I can't get back. I'm also worried that particular drive may have had crucial computer components or drivers. I can always redownload them I suppose, but I won't know what's missing until I go looking for it.
Tis a sad day. I'm very very upset.
Tis a sad day. I'm very very upset.
