Like its protagonist, Dead Like Me was killed early in life. So to keep its “spirit” alive, I’ve made some Dead Like Me wallpapers. The first four are based on the pilot episode. I’ll probably do some from later episodes — and the upcoming Dead Like Me direct-to-DVD movie — in time. Enjoy!
In case you were wondering, April 9th is CSS Naked Day.
Sweet. My first Worth1000 entry in over a year got me first bronze (aka, third place) in an advanced Photoshop content. The instructions for the Regrettable Tattoo 7 contest reads:
You’ve seen them– the hula girl on your baby-blue sweater wearing grandpa’s bicep… your uncle’s ex-wife’s name emblazened across his chest in a circle of hearts and flowers… that tweetie bird on your butt.. In this contest, your task is to show us a tattoo on someone’s skin (not just the design– it must look like it’s been tattooed onto a person) that the owner subsequently regretted. The reason for the regret must be obvious.
The rules of this game are thus: Create a believable, regrettable tattoo.
Yeah, my entry is a bit immature, but that just makes the tattoo that much more regrettable, as required by the theme. And it got me my highest placement ever in one of Worth1000’s advanced contests, so there.
Now and then, I’ll post links to Worth1000 entries I’ve done in the past. Today’s feature was the first time I won a contest there — first prize in a beginner’s contest (have to start somewhere). It was a “Back to Basics” contest, which mean they give you a picture, and you Photoshop it however you want. We were given a picture of a pair of torso-shaped salt and pepper shakers, and I turned them into Super Shakers.
Whew. Finally got another fanvid up, and boy was this one stubborn. Vids numbers one through three practically wrote themselves, but this one insisted on me trying out several different directions to take and even then was shy about telling me what footage to use. Eventually, we both came to an agreement and we’re pretty happy with the result. [Continued]
It’s been a while since I had a look at the LiveJournal vidding community, so I stopped by today and sampled a few recently announced vids. This one rather impressed me, though I’m not familiar with the song artist, and the show Xena: Warrier Princess never really clicked for me. (Sorry.) At any rate, this vid almost makes me want to give the show another chance. ;) At the very least, I’m intrigued by the episodes the vid uses.
The title is “The Debt,” and it uses a song called “Black Fingernails, Red Wine” by Eskimo Joe. Here’s the editor’s LiveJournal entry, which includes a YouSendIt link for the video:
Just got my highest score / rank / grade for an entry in one of Worth1000’s advanced Photoshop contests. The contest was to Photoshop a photo of a celebrity so that they look like a clown. (Meaning, a circus performer with makeup, rubber nose, that sort of thing…not just to make them look silly. Although that’s obvoiusly part of it, too.) Still not close to winning, but my Halle Berry entry is ranked #13 out of 58. [Continued]
Nothing to post, really, but I don’t want this log to go stale, nor become one of those things where I write every couple of months to say, “Sorry I haven’t updated — been really busy.” Especially since I haven’t been all that busy. [Continued]
Earlier this week (wait…it’s 1:15AM Monday morning, so I guess I mean early last week), I submitted my first Worth1000 entry in about three months. I should enter more often — it’s good practice.
The contest was titled “Where Are They Now?”
As per the instructions:
The rules of the game are thus: Show what the has-beens of the world are doing now. You can do this however you choose; give them a new job (Father Guido selling cars), show them auditioning for a new show (Louie Anderson trying for a spot on Baywatch), whatever.
Technically, I don’t know if Ron Jeremy qualifies as a has-been; the man still gets work, I’m just not sure how much is actually doing what he used to do. And anyhow, half the entries in these kind of contests end up riffing off people who are actually quite active in the public eye; it’s just that the artists wanted to make fun of them for some reason. I chose Ron Jeremy just ’cause I had (in my mind) a good idea.
Without further babbling, I present to you: Ron Jeremy – Hot Dog Vendor
I spent some time a while back making Boondocks wallpapers. Just three so far. Got more in progress, but I’ll look through some episodes of the cartoon for some quotes to add (a la the Grandad one with the yellow background — picture is from a paperback collection of the comic strips, but the quote is from the first episode of the cartoon).
This should help those that may be going through Boondocks withdrawal — as of this writing, Aaron McGruder (the artist / writer of the comic strip) has gone on sabbatical, and I think the cartoon is off the air in reruns until fall.