Hey, I rollerblade naked in parades; don't put on pants on MY account!Seriously, guys, stop being so damn creepy. I mean, even I was courteous enough to put on a pair of pants...
Well, there'z no guarantees I'll answer--depends on the question--but I'm not averse to an inquiry or two.Anyhoo, welcome. Can we ask you questions or is this purely a meet-n-greet?
Damn, now I REALLY like you One important question, however: do you sauna?Hey, I rollerblade naked in parades; don't put on pants on MY account!Seriously, guys, stop being so damn creepy. I mean, even I was courteous enough to put on a pair of pants...
I'll take that as an encouragement to inquire, thenWell, there'z no guarantees I'll answer--depends on the question--but I'm not averse to an inquiry or two.Anyhoo, welcome. Can we ask you questions or is this purely a meet-n-greet?
There'z footage on YouTube, if you know where to look.Damn, now I REALLY like you
No...but that's primarily due to lack of access.One important question, however: do you sauna?
Well, I do 3D CGI. Most of what I've got on YouTube is in support of the rabid-and-screaming atheist community--I have a series called "Rational Station" that discusses pertinent issues in kind of sci-fi setting--but there'z also a trailer for a toon-shaded Star Wars fan film that I really ought to get around to finishing some day...I'll take that as an encouragement to inquire, then
First, what kinda animations do you do?
Well, I suppose that depends on how you want to define it.And second, is Seattle as rainy and grey as the movies an' stuff make it seem?
I am intrigued and wish to know more.There'z footage on YouTube, if you know where to look.
No...but that's primarily due to lack of access.
Look up "Fremont Solstice Parade".I am intrigued and wish to know more.
I tend to go with the group consensus on that one, but I could go either way, generally.Fair enough Next question: towels or without towels?
Heh, yeah...it's looking it so far.Thought these might be your kind of people
This, Dave.6 minutes 24 seconds of naked people on bikes?
This, Dave.6 minutes 24 seconds of naked people on bikes?
A friendly[ kick in the teeth.RG is a kick in the teeth that makes you ask for more.
I've been recognized on the street, myself. *grin*You know, as a person who's participated in a naked bike ride (is it something about the pacific northwest? I live in Portland) that makes me wonder about what kind of video/photos there are of me on the internet.
Totally. I was raised by hippies...you do the math.Eh. Wouldn't do it if I didn't have a streak of exhibitionism anyway
Ooh, those are toughies, especially since my favorites tend to be series rather than individual books or movies.Anyway, welcome! What's your favorite sci-fi book and movie of all time?
I might trump the whole series and just go with something from Heinlein like Starship Troopers or Stranger in a Strange Land.
Totally. I was raised by hippies...you do the math.
Under certain circumstances, it would appear so. In the context of a public event crossed with it being non-sexual...well, there'z several years worth of Fremont Solstice Parade on the 'Tubes, so I guess either nobody's reporting it as a violation of YouTube doesn't give a flying fornication...Totally not a question to you, but in general, but... Wait, 6 minutes of frontal naked on YouTube? That's allowed?
Spank you very much.Welcome to the board.
That's okay...your sig is treat enough; I feel much the same way about growing up. I often ask people, "You know what I want to be when I grow up? Shot. You catch me growing up, just kill me, please. It's over."I don't have any question ah well.
*swoon*For example, I'm VERY enamored of the Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold. It spans something like eleven books; how can I possibly pick my favorite? It might be Brothers in Arms, though Memory and Mirror Dance come close...
Borders of Infinity...that's the one with the dome and the Marilacans, yes? Sergeant Beatrice?*swoon*
I looove the Vorkosigan Saga, my favorites being Memory and The Vor Game for the stories, A Civil Campaign for all that it is about and then my absolute number one Borders Of Infinity just because it shows what Miles truly can do from zero to hero!
Goodness knows I've had to beat a few friends over the head with it...they're more the David Weber/Honor Harrington types if they read sci-fi at all.It's so hard to find someone who actually knows this saga, especially here in germany.
Borders of Infinity...that's the one with the dome and the Marilacans, yes? Sergeant Beatrice?*swoon*
I looove the Vorkosigan Saga, my favorites being Memory and The Vor Game for the stories, A Civil Campaign for all that it is about and then my absolute number one Borders Of Infinity just because it shows what Miles truly can do from zero to hero!
Goodness knows I've had to beat a few friends over the head with it...they're more the David Weber/Honor Harrington types if they read sci-fi at all.[/QUOTE]It's so hard to find someone who actually knows this saga, especially here in germany.
I've seen exactly one episode. And it was...terrible, frankly. The girl showing it to me seemed to think it was bloody brilliant, but I think it's a case of being awesome if and only if you've been watching the show for a while. It was one of those episodes where they do a shift in perspective, following a different character around for a while, almost-but-not-quite making fun of the show itself...I just wasn't into it. And before you ask which episode, I forget the name of it...but it was about some paranormal group that seemed to be investigating the Doctor, and at the end of it this girl winds up as a talking stone tile or something...Do you have an opinion of the new Doctor Who series, assuming you watch it?
If not, you should.
Yeah, I know. Me too, actually.You like your entertainment to be angst free but you read 'Angels2200'? I'm confused....
Hrm. Well, as I say, maybe my info is wrong. But I'm told the vibe has shifted overall...And I certainly wouldn't describe Dr Who as 'Dark' ...'occasionally goofy' would be closer
I'm amused that you seem to consider Lois McMaster Bujold and David Weber to be on opposite ends of a science fiction spectrum. It's like a southerner watching a Bostonian and Rhode Islander quibble about accents.Goodness knows I've had to beat a few friends over the head with it...they're more the David Weber/Honor Harrington types if they read sci-fi at all.
I'm a MAXer, myself...though I've been meaning to give Maya a try.3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, or Blender?
Well, in a way, they kind of are opposite ends.I'm amused that you seem to consider Lois McMaster Bujold and David Weber to be on opposite ends of a science fiction spectrum. It's like a southerner watching a Bostonian and Rhode Islander quibble about accents.
I think I'm getting sick, alas. And tonight's one of my clubbing nights.Also: 'sup, new chick?
I'm a MAXer, myself[/QUOTE]3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, or Blender?
You're the second one to tell me that now...and it wouldn't be the first time this has happened. My introduction to Buffy the Vampire Slayer--aside from that atrocious movie, that is--was the episode "I, Robot; You, Jane"...and that was bad enough to make me refuse to watch any more.I remember that episode, and yes, that would make a crappy introduction to the new series. Wasn't one of their better ones either, fun concept but oh so cheesy.
Even one doing right AFTER some trauma has a certain appeal. Like, as you mentioned, Spider-Man.Interesting scale. I guess that makes sense but I tend to like both really. A true hero doing good because it is right and not because of some trauma has a certain appeal.
Well, perhaps.Same goes for Captain America and I would dare say even men like Captain Jean-Luc Picard. ^.^
Well, fair enough, then.It got darker. This is true, especially lately. To say it is a "dark show" is far from true though. You really have seen a bad episode to make a good judge of that as well, sadly. Suffice to say that things got a lot better with the latest regeneration (series 3-5) who has done a wonderful job at it.
Hrm. Well, perhaps it's worth another look.The show is still funny, quirky, goofy, and silly, but they did add more emotion into it. Sometimes that's dark, sometimes quite the opposite. Practically every episode makes me cry at one point. The music is also extremely beautiful.
Hrm...not entirely certain I'm down with that.Again, it is not a dark show, if anything, The Doctor goes out of his way to show how beautiful Earth is and how much he loves the Humans. Repeating that often.
That's a tough one. They all have good qualities.What is your favorite Space Quest game, and why?
I'm a MAXer, myself...though I've been meaning to give Maya a try.[/QUOTE]3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, or Blender?
I'm a MAXer, myself...though I've been meaning to give Maya a try.[/QUOTE]3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, or Blender?
I'm a MAXer, myself...though I've been meaning to give Maya a try.[/QUOTE]3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, or Blender?
I'm a MAXer, myself...though I've been meaning to give Maya a try.[/QUOTE]3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, or Blender?
Me too, however, if I had used 3DS more in the beginning... who knows? Honestly it was the particle systems in maya that got me hooked.True enough. Really the programs are just different enough that it's easier to get a preference for one or the other. I preferred Maya myself.
Me too, however, if I had used 3DS more in the beginning... who knows? Honestly it was the particle systems in maya that got me hooked.[/QUOTE]True enough. Really the programs are just different enough that it's easier to get a preference for one or the other. I preferred Maya myself.
Heh.Don't worry, it's completely okay to not like Dr. Who, since it's not really that good!
I'm not even sure what that means...I mean, what--beyond a bit of press and a statue--do you get for winning an Oscar?What do you think about the legitimacy of the Academy Awards (Oscars) ?
Interestingly, I REFUSED to see it after how the first movie nostril-raped my childhood so badly...Tell him your favorite movie is Transformers II and he'll love you forever.
Well, it smells worse.I take it that that's worse than normal rape somehow?
I suppose I could do that.So, pick a year out of the last several, and give your own oscars out, for like Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor/Actress, Screenplay, and Director? Or you could do this year, if there isn't much else coming out you're interested in. After all, December is [strike]Oscar,[/strike] Pretentious Season
No.Ever sang about Rocket Girl like William Shatner?
I'm...not sure I can properly explain it. There are words that explain exactly why I could quite cheerfully light him on fire...but every time I use them, people invariably either choose an alternate definition of the really important words or they attach emotional baggage to 'em that I never intended. And then I spend the next forty-eleven paragraphs putting out fires I'd never meant to have set.What is it that makes you so loathe William Shatner?
Aside from the US and Canada--and mostly just the coasts of those two, barring a couple of brief visits to Ohio to see relatives--the only place I've been is Cuba. 'Course, not a lot of folks from the US have been there who aren't military, so that's kind of impressive...questions:
what parts of the world have you traveled to?
You mean there'z something that isn't?and SORRY rocket girl for de-railing your thread. This is all about you.
I frankly don't see the difference between those two choices; either is a lack of free will, therefore either seems like death to me.if you had the choice to live eternally as a cold calculating machine that serves the cyber controller and tries to convert others into cold calculating machines or die free which would you choose?
Perhaps you could elaborate on that a bit further? I can see far too many possibilities for what "the anthropomorphic problem" might mean--anything from aliens being too humanoid to my reader-base being full of furries--to answer your question fairly...How do you deal with the anthropomorphic problem in your SF comic?
Perhaps you could elaborate on that a bit further? I can see far too many possibilities for what "the anthropomorphic problem" might mean--anything from aliens being too humanoid to my reader-base being full of furries--to answer your question fairly...[/QUOTE]How do you deal with the anthropomorphic problem in your SF comic?
Well, yes...and no. I guess it depends on what you mean by "an issue". If by "issue", you mean "problem", not so much. If by issue, you mean "item of consideration", then yes...kind of.The former: aliens being basically just another type of human with the occasional moment of 'wierd' tossed in. It's a tough issue in SF, although it can be explained off to certain degrees.
Is it an issue in your work?
Dang, I was expecting Olivia to be the oversight person. So I guess that means she'll be writing the checks. Tragedy ensues.
I've...never even heard of it until this very moment.Have you ever read the Wess'har series by Karen Traviss?
That was a perfect Fake out intro for Olivia then, well Played!
What's the series about?I very much recommend it. City of Pearl, Crossing the Line, The World Before, Matriarch, Ally, and Judge, in that order.
What's the series about?[/QUOTE]I very much recommend it. City of Pearl, Crossing the Line, The World Before, Matriarch, Ally, and Judge, in that order.