Friday, June 29, 2007


Had that dream again, of the city where its always nighttime, all darkness and neon signage. Its a rather quaint place. Drizzles often, occasional suicide, not too shabby.

I was Stardragon, my rogue, and it seems someone hired me to take out a competitor. Fellow assassins are always fun to kill, tougher than the average lemming, at least.

People think they are safe behind windows, above the ground - a mostly fatal mistake. Walls are fair game, they don't call it a sidewalk for nothing.

A handhold here, another grab there, and i reach my quarry. Windows do give a false sense of security. Just a face full of shrapnel waiting to happen.

Werewolves don't fight with their eyes, though, they use their nose. Nevertheless, it fights clumsily and recklessly, all the more for its injury. Really, they don't make assassins the same nowadays. I suspect I've been followed, but Eek should have taken care of that.

As you can see, gentlemen, I even practice in my sleep. I suppose I require a raise.

See you next mission, I hope to find you alive.

C

Posted by Calvin at 10:34 pm

Wednesday, June 27, 2007


Something I'm going to colour after CTs. Might do a revision to fix the perspective too. Rocketfish are the main source of transportation in the Deep Forest, unless of course, you can fly like Eek.

Also, this.


Its an anti-speeding campaign in Australia. For those who haven't guessed, that's the hand sign there for a small penis.

I think it will be rather effective, seeing how silly men are.

Posted by Calvin at 9:51 pm





Bet'cha don't know where I got this from!

Posted by Calvin at 7:59 pm

Tuesday, June 26, 2007


Random piece of spam I received long ago.

It's something we would all do well to remember.

Posted by Calvin at 10:02 pm

Monday, June 25, 2007


So while i was mulling the common tests in my room, I heard a car alarm go off. Now this isin't an uncommon occurance. What was, was that I instinctively turned and looked for incoming missles. It sounded a little too much like the sound your shield makes in Halo 2 when it's critical and you're going to die.

Awesome.

Just like that picture, it's a stage from SSBB which I think will become one of my favourites.

Posted by Calvin at 10:02 pm

Saturday, June 23, 2007




A path not taken might as well have never existed.

I've always wondered about this drainage canal outside NJC. People normally don't pay it much attention since they view it from the side, and thus the plants get in the way. But cross the overhead bridge and look down it's length, and it's like a secret forest, hidden away in the city. A modern Garden of Eden.

Just wondering if anyone ever noticed.

Posted by Calvin at 1:15 am

Thursday, June 21, 2007

We've all felt it at some point in time. That great idea you had that no one listened to, or the time you changed your hairstyle and no one noticed.

I have known for a long time, that there are in general two ways of getting recognition. In a manner of speaking, either be the squeakiest cog, or be sodding good at whatever it is. Now we all know I'm no extrovert, so in all modesty, guess which method I use.

Take it from me, it's never about whether you can, but whether you want to badly enough. That's not a generic motivational phrase, it's the truth. One month ago I told myself I was going to reteach myself to draw. Lo! How the world changes.

Now if I could just get some motivation to study...

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Stardragon Super Smash Bros. Overdose. says:
i dun like blogging real life stuff lol
Stardragon Super Smash Bros. Overdose. says:
the people that want to know about it should already know it
Stardragon Super Smash Bros. Overdose. says:
those that dont, won't
Stardragon Super Smash Bros. Overdose. says:
works out fine for me lol

Posted by Calvin at 9:47 pm

Wednesday, June 20, 2007


Poor Eek, homesick already.

*My scanner doesn't seem to do yellow very well, makes it too bright.

Posted by Calvin at 1:54 am

Monday, June 18, 2007


Fanfare
Super Mario Bros.
Shenmue I and II
Lost Odyssey (Release TBA)
Sonic the Hedgehog
Metal Gear Solid
Blue Dragon
Kingdom Hearts
Final Fantasy VI - Dancing Mad

Intermission

Daytona USA
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross
World of Warcraft
HALO
Castlevania
The Legend of Zelda
Final Fantasy VII - One-Winged Angel
Super Shinobi

This much awesome shouldn't happen, but when I went down to the Esplanade on the 16th, it did.

Posted by Calvin at 12:56 am

Sunday, June 17, 2007


The end of forests. Thats right, Eek's going to the city. I wonder what he'll find there. Tried cross shading for the left patch of grass which turned out better. Green at the bottom was an afterthought so excuse that.

Posted by Calvin at 11:18 pm

Saturday, June 16, 2007





Posted by Calvin at 10:33 am

Friday, June 15, 2007


There is the Calvin that plays games and wins most of them. He absolutely loves drinking coke, drawing, and can shoot the air rifle something cruel. You may know him for his ruthless efficiency, online and off. Let us call this person A.

There is also the half of me that prods my first half in the early hours of the morning. He makes me remember everything I regret. Every unpleasant memory, every ounce of melancholy. This is person B.

And this is what A says to B.

Are you sad? Having problems? Is the world getting you down? Need advice, help or just a sympathetic ear?

Well, fuck your shit. Tell me about any problems you might be having, all your fears and concerns. Tell me all about your troubles and woes.

Then I'll give you no sympathy what so ever. You won't get any advice, pity, or compassion. Just sweet, sweet apathy.

Fuck. Your. Shit.

And that's why emo Calvin doesn't exist. He gave up a long time ago.

Posted by Calvin at 9:53 pm


Posted by Calvin at 9:45 pm


Colouring practice. Full version in progress.

Posted by Calvin at 2:03 pm

Thursday, June 14, 2007


I just love me a good fight.

Posted by Calvin at 6:24 pm


Episode 10, Samurai Champloo.

"Why do you fight me?" says Shouryuu, to Mugen.

To which he replies, "Right now, I'm having so much fun, I can't help it."

I have often wondered about the anime glorified zeitgeist of Japan during the Edo period, where exponents are portrayed as searching for duels. This culture persists even today, in competitive gaming.

Those of you who compete may have felt this as well. If you were to ask me, I would cite the need to seek out stronger competition. I couldn't tell you the reason why, even if you asked. All I know is that I must, because it is exhilarating.

Likewise, there is the boredom that accompanies the failure to accomplish this objective. I had always thought of the old masters portrayed in anime as arrogant. Living in seclusion or complaining of a dearth of worthy opponents.

But I was wrong, they were right after all. For I too, feel that way now. How I long to find skilled gamers to test myself against. In Warcraft, I have found one, and I am glad of it. Alas, I still await the day someone bests me in DotA or Super Smash Bros.

With anticipation.

*I have endeavoured to write this in a way that will not come across as arrogant. However, due to the limitations of the written word, I cannot make this any tamer without it losing it's intended meaning.

Posted by Calvin at 12:09 am

Sunday, June 10, 2007


Eek, and his home the Deep Forest. My scanner killed much of the shading on the forest floor, but I'm quite satisfied on the whole. Learnt a lot about shadows and colouration. Am looking forward to my next project.

Posted by Calvin at 9:12 pm


If I have one regret, it would be that I never hung around long enough to see that come to fruition. It's like the good book you never got to finish. Do you feel as I do?

Truly, that is the one failing of all languages. How can I, in an instant, condition someone with the necessary knowledge to allow them to perceive something as I do? Do you know what those words entail? Do you know what they mean?

Empathy: A state of total identification with an other's situation. The action of understanding the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another.

No human has perfect empathy. I couldn't care less that Elvis died, and so I will not blame you if you don't in this instance.

On a side note, the person who coined the word 'empathy' must have had a hard time convincing others of it. Since emphathy is needed for the listeners to understand in the first place, it must be odd, feeling something you don't have a word for yet.

Posted by Calvin at 3:55 am


Fun fact. 90% of people surveyed thought they were above average in a particular activity. Isin't that just sad? Much better to think one is awesome, then. Hah.

Posted by Calvin at 2:13 am

Thursday, June 07, 2007



Coloured the first one, couldn't change Eek 'cause the pencil work would've been tough to erase. When I pluck up the courage I will do the second one. For now, sleep.

Posted by Calvin at 4:29 am

Wednesday, June 06, 2007


A game is merely a simulation, they say, a pathetic mockery of the real world.

And yet I have felt fear, the first time I sparred with the enemy.

I remember wonder, too, when I gazed upon the forests and the mountains.

Enough. This is an exercise in futility. How does one describe the beauty of the Matterhorn to one who has never been to Switzerland?

There are those who deny the merits of gaming, and I truly am sorry for them. They say I have abandoned reality to live a shadow existence. To them, I am irrational, deluded, and naive.

Such people are beyond reform, beyond persuasion, so I will say just this. May irony smite you so hard you end up in last week.

Joke's on you, bud.

Posted by Calvin at 5:11 am

Tuesday, June 05, 2007


One day Eek was flying and saw a rocketfish, so he ate it.

Posted by Calvin at 6:48 pm


It is said that every day, Armageddon is only just averted by complete luck, and by completely random people. Interesting.

Today on the bus, I detected not one but two explosive devices on board. Out to ruin my fun again. Thankfully I was able to phase the explosions into a neighbouring dimension. My agents also scouted no less than three snipers along the road to my destination - goes to show the merits of planning ahead, and sitting in the middle of the bus.

And it did not end at that, no. At the location, some embedded spy tried to reverse the direction of the escalator I was on, attempting to throw me to my untimely death. Psionics rendered the circuits melted and unresponsive, which is more than I can say for the poor sod's brain. Finally, another attempt at poison gas, a rather subtle concoction of K7 - I suppose I'm more or less immune to it now

As I lament the state of assassination attempts today, no doubt some fool is staking out the hill behind me, trying to get a bead on my head. I'm afraid whoever it is failed to notice Eek, sleeping in a tree as usual.

One more for the coroner, gentlemen. Do prepare the necessary papers.

C, out.

Posted by Calvin at 12:38 am

Monday, June 04, 2007


When Eek was little he liked to sleep in trees.

Posted by Calvin at 1:42 am

Sunday, June 03, 2007


http://www.ivescrewedup.com/

So I was thinking. Countless people suffer emotionally because they try to look to a perfect cosmic entity as a role model, while humans are inherently imperfect. Sometimes you have to lie, sometimes you have to be mean, that is life. Stuff it and move on I say.

Fear is a blunt weapon. People think they are going to go to hell for lying. They are terrified. Anything that uses fear as a means of control loses my respect immediately.

It's not very creative at all.

More seriously, I wonder if it's beneficial to have such a convenient means of absolving oneself of guilt by confession. Stop saying sorry. Stop saying you'll change for the better.

Do it.

Posted by Calvin at 3:11 pm

Saturday, June 02, 2007


It's a rather big mistake to think that the universe was created for us.

A puddle of water should not wonder why the hole is just the right shape for it. That is thinking about it the wrong way around.

Posted by Calvin at 9:20 pm


Thank goodness for snails with umbrellas to share.

Posted by Calvin at 5:06 pm


Anything is possible, I rather think.

If I did the correct things and went to the correct locations, I could, theoretically, be charged with murder by tonight. If I decided to draw and moved my hand here, or just shaded there, I might produce a masterpiece. I could be president of the United States by tomorrow if I played my cards right. Different degrees of improbability, but all, in the end, possible.

So I wonder, what I should do next. I imagine seeing into the futures, all my choices spiraling off in different directions. What would I choose?

Just a little bit of skill, and a little bit more luck.

And anything is possible.

Posted by Calvin at 3:26 pm

Friday, June 01, 2007


The world is burning.

I can feel it, nestled in the cool heart of my electronic cocoon. Everywhere you turn there is injustice. Look to the east. A woman in Malaysia is denied religious freedom, while courts in China continue to make a mockery of the law. Look to the west, where it seems people will argue over just about anything. Religion, politics, religion in politics, the list goes on.

It seems all too easy for people to succumb to power, greed, and spitefulness. Perhaps I only speak as such because I have never really been tested. Will I succumb as well? I should hope not.

But I too, am guilty, aren't I? Not long ago, I ate a packet of m&ms meant for my brother.

He never knew they existed.

They were just sweets, I tell myself. They were just sweets.

Et tu, Calvin?

Posted by Calvin at 11:43 pm

SSBB update. The item above allows your character to perform a Final Smash when you grab it. It's being cast by Mario on the left, supposedly an explosion that propagates in all directions. Needless to say...


Also, new stage, Delfino Plaza, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. You will no doubt remember it as the quest hub from Super Mario Sunshine. There is more, but no doubt you'll by now want to check the site yourself.

Posted by Calvin at 8:38 pm