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RocketGirl, aka BionicDance

#1



RocketGirl

Heya.

I'm an animator living in Seattle; it would be equally fair to say that I'm self-employed and unemployed at the moment, though I do work on indie flicks on occasion.

I have a webcomic called The Adventures of Kanira Baxter, a cheesy pulp sci-fi romp that is probably best described as "What Star Trek woulda been had I been in charge..."
I also have a YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/BionicDance
"RocketGirl" was long taken, so I went with "BionicDance", one of my other internet names from way back.

I hang with goths cuz the Seattle goth crowd is mostly made up of geeks who'd rather be scary than nerdy; they accept me even though I'm not really one of 'em, being more of a punkish lesbian, myself...

Not sure what else to say except that I'm here because the Angels 2200 board moved here, and we'll see what comes from that, neh?

Later!


#2

Espy

Espy

Welcome! Glad to have you around, gonna have to hit your youtube page when I have a sec. :)


#3

Dave

Dave

Yay and welcome! I'm going to check out your stuff in a little while. Enjoy your time and let me know if there's anything you want/need.

We're very accommodating here.


#4



RocketGirl

Thanks! :)

Kinna glad to be here.


#5

bhamv3

bhamv3

Welcome, hope you enjoy your time here, watch out for grues in dark corners, try not to get into too many flamewars, and we'd appreciate your input on what we should do in a zombie apocalypse.

Oh, and please believe me when I say we're not at all creepy.

Right guys?


#6

Hylian

Hylian

Welcome to the insanity that is Halforums :1:


#7

North_Ranger

North_Ranger

Seriously, guys, stop being so damn creepy. I mean, even I was courteous enough to put on a pair of pants...

Anyhoo, welcome. Can we ask you questions or is this purely a meet-n-greet?


#8

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

:ninja:













:twisted:


#9



RocketGirl

Seriously, guys, stop being so damn creepy. I mean, even I was courteous enough to put on a pair of pants...
Hey, I rollerblade naked in parades; don't put on pants on MY account! :D

Anyhoo, welcome. Can we ask you questions or is this purely a meet-n-greet?
Well, there'z no guarantees I'll answer--depends on the question--but I'm not averse to an inquiry or two.


#10

North_Ranger

North_Ranger

Seriously, guys, stop being so damn creepy. I mean, even I was courteous enough to put on a pair of pants...
Hey, I rollerblade naked in parades; don't put on pants on MY account! :D
Damn, now I REALLY like you :D One important question, however: do you sauna?

Anyhoo, welcome. Can we ask you questions or is this purely a meet-n-greet?
Well, there'z no guarantees I'll answer--depends on the question--but I'm not averse to an inquiry or two.
I'll take that as an encouragement to inquire, then ;)

First, what kinda animations do you do?

And second, is Seattle as rainy and grey as the movies an' stuff make it seem?


#11



RocketGirl

Damn, now I REALLY like you :D
There'z footage on YouTube, if you know where to look. ;)

One important question, however: do you sauna?
No...but that's primarily due to lack of access.

I'll take that as an encouragement to inquire, then ;)

First, what kinda animations do you do?
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 also have a CGI webcomic called The Adventures of Kanira Baxter, a kind of pulp sci-fi romp through the galaxy sort of thing.

Can you tell that I grew up in the wake of the original Star Wars trilogy? ;)

And second, is Seattle as rainy and grey as the movies an' stuff make it seem?
Well, I suppose that depends on how you want to define it.
Seattle is cloudy a LOT. But it's a weird kind of cloudy; the sky is generally brightly lit, but it's a harsh white light being filtered through a solid grey cloud layer. You feel like you're in a hospital or an airport almost constantly from fall to spring.
As for rain, it rarely, if ever, truly rains here. It mists, it drizzles, it fogs...but it doesn't really pour.


#12

North_Ranger

North_Ranger

There'z footage on YouTube, if you know where to look. ;)
I am intrigued and wish to know more.

No...but that's primarily due to lack of access.

Fair enough ;) Next question: towels or without towels?


#13



RocketGirl

I am intrigued and wish to know more.
Look up "Fremont Solstice Parade". ;)

Fair enough ;) Next question: towels or without towels?
I tend to go with the group consensus on that one, but I could go either way, generally.


#14

Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Specifically:



#15

Dave

Dave

6 minutes 24 seconds of naked people on bikes?


#16



RocketGirl

I was in it that year, but the clip starts about halfway through the cyclists and I'm usually at the head of the pack...


#17



Hansagan

Thought these might be your kind of people :)


#18



RocketGirl

Thought these might be your kind of people :)
Heh, yeah...it's looking it so far.

I'll miss the old board, but...this might have been a good move. :)


#19

Null

Null

Welcome.


#20



Dusty668

Howdy do!


#21

strawman

strawman

6 minutes 24 seconds of naked people on bikes?
This, Dave.

This is why you started halforums.

:Leyla:


:rofl:


#22



Dusty668

6 minutes 24 seconds of naked people on bikes?
This, Dave.

This is why you started halforums.

:Leyla:


:rofl:[/QUOTE]


And why we keep coming back.


#23



Vexus

RG is a kick in the teeth that makes you ask for more. ;)


#24

Dieb

Dieb

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. Eh. Wouldn't do it if I didn't have a streak of exhibitionism anyway ;)

Anyway, welcome! What's your favorite sci-fi book and movie of all time?


#25



RocketGirl

RG is a kick in the teeth that makes you ask for more. ;)
A friendly[ kick in the teeth. ;)

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.
I've been recognized on the street, myself. *grin*

And every now and then, someone sends me a photo or a vid I hadn't previously seen.

Eh. Wouldn't do it if I didn't have a streak of exhibitionism anyway ;)
Totally. I was raised by hippies...you do the math. ;)

Anyway, welcome! What's your favorite sci-fi book and movie of all time?
Ooh, those are toughies, especially since my favorites tend to be series rather than individual books or movies.
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...then again, I might trump the whole series and just go with something from Heinlein like Starship Troopers or Stranger in a Strange Land. Or, heck, I dig Ender's Game like a backhoe (though I could definitely lose most of the sequels). I have no idea how to pic on that score.

For the movies, of course, I'm a life-long Star Wars fan (with the tattoo to prove it)...and I have to admit a certain particular passion for The Empire Strikes Back. It's by far the most balanced of the movies in terms of Jedi content versus Rebellion content, it has what I feel is the most entertaining of all the lightsaber fights, and the imagery of Cloud City--ESPECIALLY the Special Edition version--simply makes me melt; I soooooo belong in a place like that, truly.


#26

Math242

Math242

Totally. I was raised by hippies...you do the math. ;)

Can't i have a say in this ? :D


#27



Dusty668

Oh Frabjous Day.


#28

Bubble181

Bubble181

I might trump the whole series and just go with something from Heinlein like Starship Troopers or Stranger in a Strange Land.

Ok, you get the official Belgian Seal of Approval for Membership of Halforums :-D

Totally not a question to you, but in general, but... Wait, 6 minutes of frontal naked on YouTube? That's allowed? :confused:


#29



RocketGirl

Totally. I was raised by hippies...you do the math. ;)

Can't i have a say in this ? :D[/QUOTE]

No. Now start lubing up with that patchouli-scented oil! :D

Totally not a question to you, but in general, but... Wait, 6 minutes of frontal naked on YouTube? That's allowed? :confused:
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...


#30



Chibibar

Welcome to the board.

I don't have any question ;) ah well.


#31



RocketGirl

Welcome to the board.
Spank you very much. :)

I don't have any question ;) ah well.
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."


#32

Just Me

Just Me

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...
*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!

It's so hard to find someone who actually knows this saga, especially here in germany.


#33



LordRavage

Again, welcome aboard!

Now where did I put that rum again..;)


#34



RocketGirl

*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!
Borders of Infinity...that's the one with the dome and the Marilacans, yes? Sergeant Beatrice?

It's so hard to find someone who actually knows this saga, especially here in germany.
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.


#35

Just Me

Just Me

*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!
Borders of Infinity...that's the one with the dome and the Marilacans, yes? Sergeant Beatrice?

It's so hard to find someone who actually knows this saga, especially here in germany.
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]

Borders of Infinity is the Dome one, yep. "And though they came in naked..."

I got The Warrior's Apprentice as a simple gift from a good friend and three weeks later I had bought all the other books to read them in order.
Since then, 8 years ago, I got 7 more people to read the whole saga; 3 of them even bought it for themselves. :)


#36



Dusty668

I've worn out like 3 copies of Shards of Honor. Love that series too, and like the first 15 books of Honor Harrington, then it got... tedious.


#37



RocketGirl

Do you have an opinion of the new Doctor Who series, assuming you watch it?

If not, you should.
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...

And when it comes to Dr. Who, I got started on the Tom Baker years originally. So my expectations of Dr. Who are, well...not quite in line with what they're doing these days.

Granted, part of why I've only seen one episode is because I don't own a TV set. Oh, sure, I could download 'em, I suppose, but I'm neck deep in "Night Court" right now, and "The Sopranos"...so... ;)

But also, I've been told that the more recent Dr. Who series has done the one thing I tend to find kind of unforgivable: it went dark.
See, some time back, I was watching the deleted scenes from Pulp Fiction, and there'z a part where Mia Wallace is talking to Vincent Vega with a video camera, interviewing him. One question she asks is whether he's an Elvis man or a Beatles man; she believes you can divide the world up into Elvis people and Beatles people, which is why when they drive up to Jack Rabbit Slims, she tells him that an Elvis man should love it.
Now, I believe that you can divide up the world similarly into Superman people and Batman people. Not necessarily that they like those specific superheroes, but rather that they prefer the vibe of those different worlds.
Batman people like things dark and grim, where the hero is tortured and one steps from being a villain himself, where the world, the setting, is best described as "noir".
Superman people, by contrast, prefer their heroes stalwart and brave, their world much like the real one in terms of vibe or mood. There isn't a lot of angst in a Superman world; any strife comes from the villains, not the setting, and the heroes do what they do for its own sake and not due to some trauma in their past.
Granted, this is a spectrum, not a binary set; if you were to ask me, I'd have a difficult time placing, say, Han Solo or Malcolm Reynolds on the Batman/Superman scale. But in essence, I think the concept makes a kind of sense.

That said, I...am dyed-in-the-wool Superman people. Big time.

I like my entertainment to be largely angst-free; it's my escape, y'see. Some people jab a vein, some people snort a line, me...I go to the video store.
Now, per-maybe-haps my info is wrong, but I've had people who know my tastes tell me that new Dr. Who has trotted juuuuust a bit closer to the Batman side of this spectrum. Something about Galifrey being destroyed? All but, like, three Time Lords killed? Daleks learning how to climb stairs? (Okay, maybe less about that last one...) But still... sounds angsty over here.
One of my favorite quotes from JJ Abrams about the new Star Trek movie is that "realistic" and "dark" are not the same thing; I could kiss the man for that! You have No. Idea. how sick I am of dark. If Dr. Who has gone over to the dark side--so to speak--I am SO not down with it.

This...may have been rather more than you were expecting from a one-line question, but...I have some kinna strong feelings about this sort of thing, so...


#38



Hansagan

You like your entertainment to be angst free but you read 'Angels2200'? I'm confused....

And I certainly wouldn't describe Dr Who as 'Dark' ...'occasionally goofy' would be closer :)


#39



RocketGirl

You like your entertainment to be angst free but you read 'Angels2200'? I'm confused....
Yeah, I know. Me too, actually.

Take it as a compliment; I'm reading it anyway. You must be doing SOMEthing right, neh?

Maybe it's just my crush on Whiskey. ;)

And I certainly wouldn't describe Dr Who as 'Dark' ...'occasionally goofy' would be closer :)
Hrm. Well, as I say, maybe my info is wrong. But I'm told the vibe has shifted overall...


#40

David

David

3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, or Blender?


#41

Jake

Jake

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 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.

Also: 'sup, new chick?


#42



RocketGirl

3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, or Blender?
I'm a MAXer, myself...though I've been meaning to give Maya a try.

Softimage can bite me. Just sayin'...

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.
Well, in a way, they kind of are opposite ends.

Maybe it's just because of the people I tend to hang with online, but...for me, the characters in the Vorkosigan Saga are awesome, they get into such interesting situations, have equally interesting ways of getting out of them, and they're people I wish I knew and am glad I've spent time with, however virtual; for the people I know online, Honor Harrington has the coolest space battles EVAR, with bajillions of missiles and lots of stats about spaceship speeds and weapons yields to know and memorize.

It's two radically different ways of looking at our literature, yanno?

Also: 'sup, new chick?
I think I'm getting sick, alas. And tonight's one of my clubbing nights. :(


#43

David

David

3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, or Blender?
I'm a MAXer, myself[/QUOTE]

I approve of RocketGirl :D

(I would have approved either way, though ;) )

Maybe we can collaborate on something halforums-related some time.


#44



RocketGirl

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.
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.

...until, of course, a girl I was crushing on sat me down and made me watch more than that. So perhaps the new Who is worth two views before I refuse. ;)

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.
Even one doing right AFTER some trauma has a certain appeal. Like, as you mentioned, Spider-Man.
It's the ones who wallow in their trauma that really get my hackles up.

Same goes for Captain America and I would dare say even men like Captain Jean-Luc Picard. ^.^
Well, perhaps.

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.
Well, fair enough, then.

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. Well, perhaps it's worth another look.

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.
Hrm...not entirely certain I'm down with that.
One thing that actually drives me up the freakin' wall with ST:TNG is the human-worship, especially with regard to Data. I'd like to see an android-type character who actually says, "Having weighed the relative measures of emotions versus dispassion, I can confidently state that the efficiency of lacking emotions definitely outweighs the experiences of pleasure and pain; I choose to remain emotionless." You know...as opposed to wanting to be human to the point where it comes off like a borderline fetish.

So if the Doctor is going around emotionally fellating humankind, well...I'm not down with it. I like it when humans in sci-fi comes off as about average when compared to other species...neither lauded nor derided.


#45

Piotyr

Piotyr

What is your favorite Space Quest game, and why?


#46



RocketGirl

What is your favorite Space Quest game, and why?
That's a tough one. They all have good qualities.
I will say that five and six are not in the running; those were...kinna meh. But one is classic; two is actually even better; three is a lot of fun and the first time with the interface where the action stops when you type, no more having to speed-type or die; four is the first with VGA graphics, voice (on CD), and the mouse-only interface (which I actually quite disliked at the time; felt less intellectual to not use words) and a pretty good adventure, too...

So many disparate factors to weigh. If two had three's interface and four's graphics, it'd be a shoo-in. Though three's semi-freedom of movement with command of your own space ship was pretty gnarly.

Gah! How to choose? How to choose?

I think I'll go with 2. There'z just...sumfin' about it.


#47

Espy

Espy

3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, or Blender?
I'm a MAXer, myself...though I've been meaning to give Maya a try.[/QUOTE]

I think it's easier to model in Max but for everything else Maya is tops, in my humble opinion of course.


#48

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, or Blender?
I'm a MAXer, myself...though I've been meaning to give Maya a try.[/QUOTE]

I think it's easier to model in Max but for everything else Maya is tops, in my humble opinion of course.[/QUOTE]

I always thought it depended on the look you're going for. Max gives you some great low poly options that I don't feel Maya pulled off as well. Maya, however, is wonderful when you're looking to get a smooth, high-poly model out the door. Also texture mapping was easier in Max, imo.

As a fun aside, those high-end cinematics Blizzard pumps out are modeled in Max. They do 99% of their 3D work in it. I believe BioWare relies heavily on it as well.


#49



RocketGirl

My webcomic is done entirely in MAX...well, except the compositing/lettering, of course; I have Photoshop for that. :)
But all the 3D work is done in MAX.


#50

Espy

Espy

3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, or Blender?
I'm a MAXer, myself...though I've been meaning to give Maya a try.[/QUOTE]

I think it's easier to model in Max but for everything else Maya is tops, in my humble opinion of course.[/QUOTE]

I always thought it depended on the look you're going for. Max gives you some great low poly options that I don't feel Maya pulled off as well. Maya, however, is wonderful when you're looking to get a smooth, high-poly model out the door. Also texture mapping was easier in Max, imo.

As a fun aside, those high-end cinematics Blizzard pumps out are modeled in Max. They do 99% of their 3D work in it. I believe BioWare relies heavily on it as well.[/QUOTE]

Easier to texture map but Maya gives you so much more control it's ridiculous. I'm not down talking 3ds. It's a great program, I just think that maya does some things much better.
Honestly, just use the one that works best for you :) Really it's about whichever gets the job done fastest and best.


#51

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, or Blender?
I'm a MAXer, myself...though I've been meaning to give Maya a try.[/QUOTE]

I think it's easier to model in Max but for everything else Maya is tops, in my humble opinion of course.[/QUOTE]

I always thought it depended on the look you're going for. Max gives you some great low poly options that I don't feel Maya pulled off as well. Maya, however, is wonderful when you're looking to get a smooth, high-poly model out the door. Also texture mapping was easier in Max, imo.

As a fun aside, those high-end cinematics Blizzard pumps out are modeled in Max. They do 99% of their 3D work in it. I believe BioWare relies heavily on it as well.[/QUOTE]

Easier to texture map but Maya gives you so much more control it's ridiculous. I'm not down talking 3ds. It's a great program, I just think that maya does some things much better.
Honestly, just use the one that works best for you :) Really it's about whichever gets the job done fastest and best.[/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.


#52

Espy

Espy

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.


#53

CynicismKills

CynicismKills

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]

Yeah, I worked with 3DS first, but Maya was better for environment design (to me) which is what I had wanted to do when I still had talent.


#54

Charlie Don't Surf

The Lovely Boehner

Don't worry, it's completely okay to not like Dr. Who, since it's not really that good!

What do you think about the legitimacy of the Academy Awards (Oscars) ?


#55



RocketGirl

Don't worry, it's completely okay to not like Dr. Who, since it's not really that good!
Heh.

What do you think about the legitimacy of the Academy Awards (Oscars) ?
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?

Goodness knows that it's really, really, REALLY rare for a movie that I dig to even be waved at the Oscars...except possibly in the FX category. Winning an Oscar seems to be less about how enjoyable a movie is, but rather how pretentious it was...at least in my never-humble opinion...


#56

Dave

Dave

Tell him your favorite movie is Transformers II and he'll love you forever.



*snicker*


#57



RocketGirl

Tell him your favorite movie is Transformers II and he'll love you forever.
Interestingly, I REFUSED to see it after how the first movie nostril-raped my childhood so badly... :whistling:


#58

Dave

Dave

I take it that that's worse than normal rape somehow?


#59

Charlie Don't Surf

The Lovely Boehner

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


#60



RocketGirl

I take it that that's worse than normal rape somehow?
Well, it smells worse.

And...I'll be honest, my nostrils were just really not meant f'dat. I mean, maybe I'm guilty of orifice prejudice here, but unless we're talking specifically about oxygen-rich air, I tend to think of nostrils as being 'Exit Only'. :D

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
I suppose I could do that.
At some point. When I'm not in middle of at least three things that I really ought to be doing instead of looking at webboards. ;)


#61

North_Ranger

North_Ranger

Ever sang about Rocket Girl like William Shatner?


#62



RocketGirl

Ever sang about Rocket Girl like William Shatner?
No.

But I have had THIS played at me:



#63



Hansagan

What is it that makes you so loathe William Shatner?


#64



RocketGirl

What is it that makes you so loathe 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.

I'm just sayin'. I'm loathe to explain it here cuz I wanna be friends with folks rather than get into a Shatner-argument. Seriously, I've been through that on other boards; right now I think that discretion is the better part here.

And I'm sure it doesn't help that he looks a lot like a grown-up version of Henry Foster, the school bully from first to third grade, till the little fucker moved away. That's not the main thing, it's just...it ain't in his favor, yanno?


#65



Hansagan

What episode was that? I'm intrigued.


#66

Chippy

Chippy

De-railing this thread was the perfect way to introduce her to how things are done here.


#67



RocketGirl

questions:

what parts of the world have you traveled to?
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...
Also recently took a trip to Hawaii, which kicked ass; I'd live there if I could.

Oh! And there was that trip to Neptune...but I'm not supposed to talk about that. ;)

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and SORRY rocket girl for de-railing your thread. This is all about you.
You mean there'z something that isn't? ;)

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?
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.

Now if there was more to those choices, like being a cold-calculating machine came with time off to do my own thing, or if dying free actually meant fighting for freedom against those machines with the potential to die in battle, the choice would be clear; you'll almost always find me on the side of the underdog opposing oppression.
But the question was kinna vague-yet-limiting, and given the choices, I'd probably take death over being conscious, but without free will...


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Null

How do you deal with the anthropomorphic problem in your SF comic?


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RocketGirl

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...


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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]


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?


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RocketGirl

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?
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.

I don't know how much of The Adventures of Kanira Baxter you've read, if any, but the pilot of Kanira's ship, the White Knight is an alien. Humanity has been in contact with one alien species--the Myanai--for about twenty-five years. Communications have been long established, integration between both societies is well under way; the is largely because the Myanai resisted far less than even the most enthusiastic human, thinking contact with other sentients was really, really amazing and interesting.

The Mynai have some social conventions that are certainly different from humans. If anything, they're a bit more carefree and fun-loving than humans. Their sexual politics are definitely more relaxed than humans.
Physically, okay, they're essentially bi-peds, though they still walk on all-fours. They stand upright to work or to talk, however...it makes sense if you read the comic and see it in action.
I do have a kind of evolutionary history in mind for the Myanai, what forces and conditions shaped what they've become.

Still, even I have to admit that they're not THAT alien compared to humans. It's difficult to make a major character who is both alien, yet human enough to be worth following.

In a way, I kind of make reference to this in an upcoming page: Clickie; no spoilers

I could say more, but...there are certain things essential to the plot that I have to keep close to my chest. Suffice to say, this IS something I've thought about and plan to address in more detail at some point.


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Dusty668

Dang, I was expecting Olivia to be the oversight person. So I guess that means she'll be writing the checks. Tragedy ensues.


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RocketGirl

Dang, I was expecting Olivia to be the oversight person. So I guess that means she'll be writing the checks. Tragedy ensues.
Nopety-nope. I've had Steven Vega in mind for well over a year now (took me that long just to get the White Knight modeled in 3D, finish all the character, build up a month-long buffer of pages so I have some breathing room, etc), and Olivia...well, I always saw her as kind of like Talia Winters from Babylon 5 in a weird sort of way...she's no space adventurer type. More of a bureaucrat.


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Have you ever read the Wess'har series by Karen Traviss?


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Dusty668

That was a perfect Fake out intro for Olivia then, well Played!


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RocketGirl

Have you ever read the Wess'har series by Karen Traviss?
I've...never even heard of it until this very moment.

That was a perfect Fake out intro for Olivia then, well Played!
Hah! I wasn't even going for that; I was just introducing part of Kanira's backstory that may play out later. But you're not the only person to think Olivia would be assigned to the White Knight...guess some of the best moments happen by accident, huh? :)


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I very much recommend it. City of Pearl, Crossing the Line, The World Before, Matriarch, Ally, and Judge, in that order.


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RocketGirl

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?


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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]

A task force sent to an inhabitable world finds two groups of advanced aliens, primitive natives (bronze age squid), and a century-old human colony. That's your set up. What it's about are the characters, their actions, and the consequences. I really don't want to explain more because the events, though cataclysmic, are shaped by the characters. The main characters are an environmental cop, a squad of British Royal Marines, a BBC reporter, and Aras, the last veteran of the isenj incursion.


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RocketGirl

That sounds like something I might be interested in.

And, oddly, not too unlike the direction I intend to take my webcomic. Weird.


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