I’m not one to post sappy stuff so you should take this seriously:

I worked at an ABC affiliate for two years. After we wrapped our morning show, Good Morning America would follow. Thus, I would often see a lot of episodes of that program. During those two years, they spoke with a boy named Mattie Stepanek multiple times. He was a little kid who despite having muscular dystrophy and having lost all three of his siblings to the disease had a very positive outlook on life. He wrote poetry books and worked with organizations to try to bring peace to the world. He died yesterday.

I think everyone could learn a lot from this child’s short life.

here is a news story for those interested.

I have rediscovered Final Fantasy Tactics.
I hope it doesn’t interfere with my life too much…

…again.

The new Beastie Boys album has loads of the snazzy new anti-pirating crap encoded in it. Seeing as I’d rather boycott any shit that infringes on the right’s of the consumer, I probably won’t be buying it. This makes the first full-length Beastie Boys album I have not bought. The music industry is shooting itself in the ass. You can embrace new technology and adapt with it or you can fight it and convert yourself into a stubborn antiquated curmudgeon. The saddest part is that these anti-piracy measures barely affect the so-called pirates, but instead inconvenience and abuse the honest consumer. If they aren’t careful the music industry and its cohorts may actually create more pirates than they defeat.

Mike and I did a puppet show for a birthday today and we have a performance/interview tomorrow also. With my other time, I’ve been doing some Flash animating as well.

Here is a background from the Dexterity short I am working on:

Here is a still from the actual movie:

Here is a screencap from my piece for the 100 Artists collab on NG.

The Dante’s Inferno Test has banished you to the Sixth Level of Hell – The City of Dis!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Take the Dante Inferno Hell Test

If you have ever wanted 46 issues of Animerica Extra for just over a dollar an issue, Now is your chance!

I have made it my goal to get a position (of any sort) working on the Astroboy movie. If any of you find out any info about hiring, open positions, etc., please let me know.

Thanks.

It would be great if I could get a job working on this picture:

Frow AWN
Sony Pictures Entertainment has signed SAMURAI JACK and DEXTER’S LABORATORY creator Genndy Tartakovsky to write and direct a live-action version of the anime classic ASTROBOY, reports VARIETY. The long in-development picture will be produced by Don Murphy of Angryfilms, and Lisa Henson and Kristine Belson of Jim Henson Pictures.

The feature started out as a live-action project in 1997, but was shelved after Steven Spielberg went into production on A.I., which also featured a robot boy who replaces a dead child. Then the film when into development as a CG animated film to be directed by DINOSAUR helmer Eric Leighton, but that project just churned in development hell. Now the film has been resurrected as a live-action film again with Tartakovsky heading up the project.

ASTROBOY was created by the father of Japanese animation Osamu Tezuka and was the first anime TV series to come to the U.S. The cult classic tale follows a scientist who builds a robot replacement for his dead son.

A buddy of mine is going to be the owner of a franchise.