Thursday, May 11, 2006

  Hey everybody. How’s it going?

First off, I have something I want you guys to check out.
You all remember Kylee (a.k.a. “SonicRocksMySocks”), correct? She was that ever-so-impressive artist that needed some support & prayer a month or two ago.
Well, Kylee has submitted a VERY impressive new piece that I’d like you all to see…

This one’s actually an audio-clip, so it’s on her Sheezy-Art account rather than deviantART (dA doesn’t allow any Flash, or in this case, audio, containing copyrighted music).
The clip is Kylee herself singing some original lyrics to a song from Fullmetal Alchemist called “Brothers” (FMA-fans will immediately recognize the tune once they hear it).

I’ll go ahead and tell you; it’s one of the most delicate, heart-wrenching songs I’ve ever heard.
Kylee sings positively beautifully. Sure, a few minor notes are a tad off, but keep in mind that Kylee is only a little bit older than me. It may not be perfect, but considering she’s still an amateur, I’d say it sounds pretty amazing.
On top of that, keep in mind that Kylee wrote these lyrics herself. Obviously, she didn’t write the tune, but the lyrics are all from her. They’re some of the most poetic lyrics I’ve come across, and that combined with Kylee’s haunting, angelic voice is something that must be heard to be believed. I swear, this song makes me so sad, and I don’t know why….

Even more so, It’s awesome that she was able to write the lyrics about the Fullmetal Alchemist story itself. FMA has been a big inspiration for Kylee (as it has to me ~_^ ), and the lyrics work wonderfully with it.

Here’s the link to her submission: Click Here.
Just click the “Full View” button. There you’ll be able to hear the song and read the lyrics.
Trust me guys, you’ll enjoy this. Check it out. =)

In other news, I don’t think I did very well on my Civics & Eccon. Test yesterday. T_T To be honest, I doubt anyone else did, but Mr. Dickerson has never been one to curve tests.
I’m serious guys, that test fricken’ destroyed me. That was probably the hardest test we’ve had so far from him this year. Ugh, I can’t wait to see what that did to my grade.
I’m not sure how I did on my Chemistry Test today, but we got back some of our previous tests from the quarter and mine didn’t look too good. >_<
*sigh*, I hope I can improve enough to do well on my upcoming exams….

Though, I’m definitely not the worst-off in my family at the moment. My dad is going in for a…..uh, “rectal inspection” tomorrow. Yep, he’s at that age where cancer could be just around the corner (he’s already had Melanoma and survived), so it’s colonoscopy time for him! XP
Though I’m sure the actual doctor visit will be plenty hard, the harder part is the preparation: He hasn’t be able to eat anything but clear-broth since midnight last night, and he’ll have to keep that diet up until noon tomorrow (anything colored could be confused with blood or something when they send the camera in). On top of that, he’s gotta’ eat/drink this big box of some kind of medicine-powder that will…..“Clean-out his lower track”. He’s a brave man, that dad of mine….

As for other trauma in my family, my brother just got fined $50 for not cleaning up his room. Yep, $50.
Now don’t start feeling for him just yet; my brother’s a lazy little jerk and has a chronic messy-room, so he deserves this treatment (even if he doesn’t, it still serves him right for all the unfair things he’s put me through). My mom’s at her wit’s end with his messy-room, so she’s charging his $5 for each thing she finds out of place.
As appropriate for him as it is, it pisses me off that she hasn’t taken the same measures for when he’s making me miserable. Hmmmm, shows how her priorities are.

Anyway, before I go, I have some new art in my gallery. ^_^
Yes, yes, I know, you’re probably bored of zombies by now, but these are good ones. Besides, after this I promise some new stuff for a change.
I was particularly happy with how “Zombie 17” came out, even though it’s in Black & white. I love how the textures came out on him.
As always, in-depth, specific comments are preferred, but in exchange you can take all the sweet-ass pimp time you want on getting around to them.
Be on the look-out for more new stuff on the way. ^.^

“Fat Donald” by DonMak:


In a society that’s increasingly aware of the ever-growing health issues associated with the American fast-food business, we’ve become evermore suspicious of the major companies’ integrity and value. This piece, revolting and off-putting as was the artist’s intent, plays off our opinions, ideas and worries pertaining to such problems in our capitalist little system.
What’s your opinion on this piece? I don’t know about you, but I’m lovin’ it!

OK everybody, I’ll see you tomorrow!
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