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Today's Gecko Adventure

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:23:57 GMT

Today when I got home I noticed something zooming across the floor in my living room: a gecko! I love these things, and luckily, they're everywhere in my neck o' the woods at this time of year. Anyway, naturally I caught him and played with him and took pictures of him. He was surprisingly cooperative, despite being angry enough to keep opening his mouth and threatening to contact his lawyer.

Anyway, he's back outside now, safely away from my evil clutches

R.I.P. Honey Davis

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:17:38 GMT

Another one of my beloved childhood pets is no longer with us, as of yesterday. I truly didn't realize that, leaving home on the weekend of Ben and Tiffany Evans' wedding, I'd never see her again. I wish I had known to say goodbye; but unfortunately, it's not the first time I've let a loved one be ripped from me by time and decay without opportunity of a fond farewell. If memory serves me correctly, my parents got her for me when I was ten. We were living in a duplex in Longview. She was my dog, and I loved her. She was amazing, and an extremely sweet animal. As smart as she was, she had more personality than most dogs I've ever seen, making her a blast to play with and be around.

Anyone who knows me probably understands that I love animals more than most people, so I'm inclined to take such things harder than most. Don't you judge me. Indeed, as another important part of my past crumbles before my eyes, my next return to East Texas will seem that much more empty.

New Recording - "The Word I"

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:19:26 GMT

New recording of an old song! Actually, this is the first song that I ever composed in its entirety, many years ago. If you ever heard the late No Longer Nameless in concert, you certainly heard this song at some point. Anyway, I re-recorded it, making it my second recorded song using my new condenser mic. I think it's pretty good for a home recording with very minimal equipment. So, I have placed it on my MySpace; please have a listen! It should be the first song listed at http://www.myspace.com/pluckinthaguitarra ! Thank you.

New Recording - "Puberty"

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:35:14 GMT

It's true! I finally finished re-recording my goofiest song ever (so far). If you haven't heard it before, rest assured that it's entirely appropriate for ears of all ages (I've played it in multiple churches).

This is the first song recorded using both my new condenser microphone that my lovely parents got me as an early birthday present and my new keyboard that I bought a few weeks ago and don't yet know how to play. =P

Anyway, click here and have a listen, please: http://www.myspace.com/pluckinthaguitarra. Thank you!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:35:33 GMT

LOL! I just received an e-mail from RedBox (http://www.redbox.com) detailing new releases for today. One of them is the 2009 remake of Friday the 13th (shown below, for your convenience):

Now, I didn't see this, but somehow I'm less than convinced that Tom Cruise is in this movie. Actually, I'm not sure if having Tom Cruise in Friday the 13th would help the movie or hurt it. In any case, he's certainly creepy enough to be a mass murderer...

Werewolf Practice Sketch

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:54:33 GMT

Quite obviously unfinished. Not going to finish it. Just mainly practicing face detail.

That's all for now.

Some Nature Pics

Mon, 18 May 2009 23:43:05 GMT

Technically all of these pictures (shown below, for your convenience) were taken at the Abilene Zoo on Sunday, but none of them feature any animals actually on exhibit. Wild Nature was just in a photographic mood, and, as always, I was there waiting with camera in hand.

Pelicans.

Water snake.

Ground Squirrel.

That's all for now!

The Bearded Vulcan

Thu, 14 May 2009 23:59:07 GMT

Couldn't resist. New Star Trek movie is phenomenal. Brought out my old Trekkiness and memories of watching the original series and TNG with my Mom every night many years ago.

Haha. I must NEVER get fake eyebrows. For ANY reason.

Baby Praying Mantises

Mon, 11 May 2009 21:26:29 GMT

My Mom and I found these, ironically, on Mother's Day. So tiny (note the size in relation to my fingers), and quite fun to play with.

New Photoshops & A Recording

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:32:28 GMT

First, here are the newest Photoshop creations:

And also, I finished re-recording a song a wrote a few years ago. I changed the song up quite a bit, though. If you'd like to have a listen, please visit my MySpace. The song is "Prone to Wander." Just for the heck of it, here's a picture of what the song looks like in my recording software:

Colorful, no? =P