Sunday, April 22, 2007

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Oddly, some of my moods, like today's, come with their own theme song instead of an image: "Someone told me long ago, there's a calm before the storm, I know, it's been coming for some time. When it's over so they say,It'll rain a sunny day, I know, Shinin down like water. I want to know, Have you ever seen the rain? I want to know, Have you ever seen the rain, Coming down on a sunny day? Yesterday, and days before, sun is cold and rain is hard, I know; been that way for all my time. til forever, on it goes through the circle, fast and slow, I know; it cant stop, I wonder. I want to know, Have you ever seen the rain? I want to know, Have you ever seen the rain, Coming down on a sunny day? Yeah I want to know, Have you ever seen the rain? I want to know, Have you ever seen the rain? Coming down on asunny day? "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" Creedence Clearwater Revival There's a lot I want to say today, but I just don't know how to say it. It seems like a good idea isn't recognized for what it is these days. Lately I've seen a couple good ideas, things that were on track to help and benefit myself, fall flat. Suggestions for things, sources of income, and some other stuff I thought had merit too all seemed to be misunderstood, and recjected out of that misunderstanding. How hard is it to get a good idea, either on our own, or provided by someone else, and make it happen? Well, that's a loaded question when it comes to some things. I do realize that sometimes, costs are prohibitive of giving a guy a chance at something, but oh well, the drawing board is ready for another session. In the past day or so, I have come to a decision though. I'm going to limit my exposure to animé/manga/gaming convention coverage. For those of you lucky enough to get to conventions, that means I'll not be commenting on convention related things because I'll not be reading convention related things for the forseeable future. I mean no offense or insult to anyone, but it's too much for me. I just don't have the heart or strength of will to put on that brave, "sounds like you had a good time wish I could have been there", face anymore. I'm worn out from doing that, and I guess I'm still sore from my own failures in the convention regard. I'm pretty much resigned to the idea that it'll take a miracle for me to ever get to a convention. I don't like it, but I accept it. Why is it that dreams don't cost a dime, yet their cost is so expensive? On a more grounded note (no pun intended), I got all the plants planted that were supposed to be in the ground two weeks ago (and some that arrived yesterday morning). I really want the tomato plants and the herbs to survive, I love a good home grown tomato, and I had forgotten just how wonderful something like fresh basil could be. After those were planted, I helped put in some electic lights along the sidewalk (our yard really hates the soal ones we had, not enough light in that area). Needless to say, hours later, and I'm starting to feel the pain of the thousand shovels. Oh well, at least I managed to get some projects done, too bad none of them were my art or stories. Soda Experiment: Final Results A lot of you are wondering about the home-made soda, I'll cover that here I think, so I'm not repeating myself in comments. Overall, the soda turned out okay, but there are some inherent flaws with using yeast to carbonate anything. The project was a sucessful one in that achieved what I set out to achieve, but in terms of taste, at this stage, I think it's coming a little too close to actual fermentation (smells like it too), to be any good. It's not something I have time, energy or patience to finagle with just to get all the details right at this time, but at least I know it can be done. Carbonation levels are about what I'd expect for home made, there's no way under the sun home made soda will have the same level of carbonation that store brands do. Those guys who bottle stuff use high pressure to push CO2 into the soda, that process can't be duplicated at home. I have another theory on making a good Oolong tea, or any, soda, but that will have to wait until I can get a few things to try it. Comments: Kiki-tink: The art's been in limbo for a while now, I'm working on it. I might have to take a couple nights off the net to get it done. I think I'll do that so it gets done. More and more it seems I'm doing that, taking care of myself and getting around here later. Still I like to keep up with friends as best I can. Shireishou: Cola syrup (the stuff that's mixed with carbonated water to make Coca-Cola) is a treatment for nausea, and it actually works I've used it before. Some drug stores around here sell a couple oz bottle of the stuff. I wonder if I'd get some results from using that in a soda attempt. I use a lot of reference stuff and actually have fun tweaking the references to make the resulting artwork truly my own. There's an old saying art imitates life, life imitates art. I don't see a problem in using reference works. Whenever you go to a website, your computer sends and receives data, that's bandwidth. Slower connections like yours take longer to load stuff because the amout of bits per second that can be transferred to and from your computer is limited. I try to keep that in mind when I think about putting a feature on my site, and I'll probably never put video content on my site, mostly because my computer doesn't alway like to run those embedded flash players that sites like YouTube use to display the content. Angel Slayer: I've been out of sync for a while now myself. Oddly, even when I'm down, my drawings are never "dark" in terms of atmosphere. I'm a freak, I know. I give up, you want kill yourself or fry your brain taking meds the wrong way fine, just don't tell me you're doing it. I've done my part and warned you. I was in the Nexus kicking Dr. Soran's butt. redmoonchick: That stuff don't need luck, it needs profesional help. AngelBest Dream: That's good to hear. I've been getting some e-mals from her too. I like to know people are okay. I'm not sure when the art will be done, but it will be done soon I hope. It's been quite a while since I had that dragon thing up, quite a while. I didn't know that patience wass a reptile virtue, kind of ironic that I call myself a dragon. People tell me I'm patient so I'm going to start agreeing with them on that point like I do with my art and writing. I'm not giving up on it, but I'm putting that project aside for now. DarkFaerie88: Yeah I'm still here, and feeling the love. necury: That's how all the best stuff is made. timechaser: Imprisoned on Rura Penthe for sneezing at the Klingon Ambassador. It happens. Still a lot of bugs to work out, but the patent idea is a good one. Once it's formulated properly. I don't care for wildflower honey myself too much, I like clover or orange honeys, those are good. I've never tried sourwood, I'll have to investigate that. People don't fully appreciate the taste differences in honey till they experience it for themselves. If it's got real ginger in it, it sure does. Great for the stomach though. Those fruits have a while yet to be harvested, but they're getting there. beyblader: I don't think any brand label is making an Oolong tea soda at the moment, so it's not likely you'd have heard of it. I'm the freak who mixes flavors at the soda fountain in Subway, I like things different. After I escaped from Rura Penthe, I was ambushed by this ship and forced to repair the electronics on their mecha suits. the real yojimbo: That would be the coolest thing for me, I'd buy it from the store all the time, even though it was my creation! Alphonse122: Never serve something you wouldn't eat yourself. That's a kitchen rule I learned the hard way, and it's one I stick to strongly. Always be first to taste your creations so you know exactly what you're presenting. I try to keep up with friends, and I don't wany to worry anyone by not saying anythign for a while. I love to play with convention and make new flavor combos. I've mixed so many soda together I cant' even begin to tell yo uwhich flavor is the best. Orange soda in root beer is good, so is a shot or two of Dr. Pepper. You've got yourself a deal there. That kind of challenge is just what I need to get motivated to finish. Iruka Sensei: I know there's an aspartame infused green tea soda put out by Coca-Cola, I won't go near that kind of garbage, I hate the taste of aspartame. I'm making my own Oolong tea sods, nothing like it on the market that I'm aware of. So do I, it'll mean less stuff I need to get done. twilight samurai: So-so anyway. It's mostly idle time that I laze about not wanting to do anything, but I do put a lot of effort into my art as well. Of Sobe's stuff I like Dragon(dragonfruit), Courage(don't know what's in it), Liz Bliz (Piña colada), Black and Blue Berry Brew (blackberry and blueberry), Pretty muchy all the ones I've got the pics for my themes from, and the green tea. Basically, I haven't met a SoBe drink I didn't like yet. Out of all those though, Dragon is my all time favorite, and no not because of the name. Caprice: Improvement is a sign of learning. It also shows I'm taking my time more which is better for me, yay! Thanks for the compliment, I do try, and I'll get that art up soon. Needs work, but it's close. BASH: I've been out and about for a while myself. I could never figure that out either. Teachers don't seem to remember that they were students once themselves. Add some fresh spearamint to those strawerries and you've got yourself a soda. I mix flavors and stuff all the time too, people look at me weird if I fill my cup with one soda from a fountain anymore I'm so used to mixing flavors. japanese kitten: It's not quite what I want ti to be, but more tweaking and it'll be there I'm sure. I'ts not su much down time as it is just being too lazy to comment. Mamma Vash: If I can make it work, I'll get the patent. I think it would be cool to go into a store and see something I created on the shelves, especially if it does well. People are beginning to expand their horizons in terms of the flavors they seek from soft drinks, so somethign lie that would hit the spot. I didn't have much luck with my Bonsai tree, or my Venus' flytrap either. Hard to believe I'm the one being trusted to grow the tomatoes and and herbs outside. Good luck with the plant, talk to it every day, that does seem to help it. Animé Dreams!

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