Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Sunday, June 27, 2004
Friday, June 25, 2004
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Mr. JJ Sabangan, welcome to the world of the 21+ year olds. It's not as cool as becoming 21. It's just aging now.
Friday, June 18, 2004
Remember Yahoo games? Graffiti ring a bell? Anyway, my bro got me playing it again. If anyone wants to throw down, let me know and I'll meet you up in a room. Hahaha.
Thursday, June 17, 2004
Alright, folks. Looks like everything is finalized; Europe is a go. Flights are booked and I'm leaving September 1 from San Jose. Kind of weird that I'm leaving from there, but I have a stop over in Minnesota and then I'm off to London. For the first two weeks, I'll have company in the form of my younger siblings who will stay with me until Sept. 16. Actually, we may part ways earlier since they need to be back in London.
Anyway, my return is planned for October 28. That means at this moment, I'll be exploring Europe without company for about 6 weeks. Anyone want to join? Meet me up somewhere? Oktoberfest starts at the end of September and -- surprise, surprise -- ends in October. Sounds like a perfect time to go, doesn't it? I think Mr. Defensor is on board for that leg of the trip but for how long, I'm not sure. But yes, any other interested parties are more than welcome to join. In fact, I think it would be really cool if more people could go.
I haven't come up with an official itinerary yet, but the cities I plan to hit up are London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Venice, Florence, Rome, Athens, Prague, and Amsterdam (ha). Not necessarily in that order but looking at the map, I guess it sort of makes some sense. Maybe. I dunno. Anyway, I'd like to add more cities and possibly cross out some that may not be worth my while. Any suggestions, please let me know.
So that's that. If you're interested in going and want to try to get on either of the flights that I'm on, I can forward you that information. I guess I'll go read my Europe book now. Woo hoo!
Anyway, my return is planned for October 28. That means at this moment, I'll be exploring Europe without company for about 6 weeks. Anyone want to join? Meet me up somewhere? Oktoberfest starts at the end of September and -- surprise, surprise -- ends in October. Sounds like a perfect time to go, doesn't it? I think Mr. Defensor is on board for that leg of the trip but for how long, I'm not sure. But yes, any other interested parties are more than welcome to join. In fact, I think it would be really cool if more people could go.
I haven't come up with an official itinerary yet, but the cities I plan to hit up are London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Venice, Florence, Rome, Athens, Prague, and Amsterdam (ha). Not necessarily in that order but looking at the map, I guess it sort of makes some sense. Maybe. I dunno. Anyway, I'd like to add more cities and possibly cross out some that may not be worth my while. Any suggestions, please let me know.
So that's that. If you're interested in going and want to try to get on either of the flights that I'm on, I can forward you that information. I guess I'll go read my Europe book now. Woo hoo!
Sunday, June 13, 2004
So Chris and I were invited to a pretty cool, unexpected concert on Friday. My cousin and her boyfriend invited us out to Live 105's BFD. It was supposed to be an all day thing but we couldn't meet up until later, when the main acts were on stage. We missed a couple of bands that I've heard of and more bands that I hadn't heard of (full lineup).
We ended up catching the Violent Femmes. Then we caught the main act and the big reason we were there - the Beastie Boys. It was pretty sick. Kind of weird seeing how old they were and their grey hairs and what not, but it was still pretty cool. Mixmaster Mike was pretty dope. After that, the final act came on, The Strokes. I don't have any of their CDs but they're a pretty cool band. The lead singer was f**kin' wasted, it was funny. Good stuff.
Anyway, that concert was at the Shoreline, where Maroon 5 and John Mayer will be playing next month. Anyone wanna go?
We ended up catching the Violent Femmes. Then we caught the main act and the big reason we were there - the Beastie Boys. It was pretty sick. Kind of weird seeing how old they were and their grey hairs and what not, but it was still pretty cool. Mixmaster Mike was pretty dope. After that, the final act came on, The Strokes. I don't have any of their CDs but they're a pretty cool band. The lead singer was f**kin' wasted, it was funny. Good stuff.
Anyway, that concert was at the Shoreline, where Maroon 5 and John Mayer will be playing next month. Anyone wanna go?
Thursday, June 10, 2004
Tuesday, June 8, 2004
Anyone interested in a trip out to Reno or Lake Tahoe? I have 2 free night stays at either location but there's a couple of catches. First, it has to be during the week from Sunday through Thursday. Second, I have to use it before July 31 this year. Any takers? Some gambling? Perhaps some exploring in Tahoe? I don't think I've ever really been there during the summer. Maybe we could go rent a boat or some jet skis or something and cruise the lake?
After waking up earlier than expected after a long night of laughs, I decided to finish up this painting. It's my first real attempt at painting something other than a character. Like previous paintings, it didn't come out the way I wanted it to and you probably can't even really tell what's going on but here it is. The paper I use tends to warp a lot because I use this cheapo thin paper. I have this other bigger paper that I was going to save for something I really want to work on but haven't decided on a proper subject. Any suggestions?
Sunday, June 6, 2004
Yet again, I've started another project of sorts. This time it's of Batman. I kind of like the way it looks and I'm scared to add color. I added color to the last Metal Gear Solid one I did and ruined it. I feel like if I don't add color to this one though, then it feels like I might as well have just inked it instead of using paint. I wanted to play around with shading again and negative/dead space (is that the correct term?). Anyway, here it is thus far.
Thursday, June 3, 2004
I started a new painting. I don't know if you'd really consider these paintings actually. I'd say they're more like little projects and experiments. I wanted to play around with some shading and lighting but it's not turning out the way I'm wanting it to turn out. I still plan on adding more depth and perhaps more color so stay tuned for other updates. I stuck with darker colors because the other day I let my nieces and nephews paint and they mixed everything up so it's all pretty dark. Those of you familiar with the Metal Gear Solid games from your PlayStation might recognize the character I tried to paint. Yep. That's a mullet and a head band.
Wednesday, June 2, 2004
Last week I started trying to paint in watercolor. It was probably a bad choice of medium to use because I find it to be tough to work with and sort of unpredictable. Although it's discouraging at times, I think it's cool. I figure if I try hard enough, maybe I'll get good at it and maybe I can eventually paint what I imagine rather than painting crap like I am now. In any case, my first subject was Spider-Man. I thought it would be an on-going work in progress but I'll leave it be for now and see what happens and if I ever feel like coming back to it. Without further ado:

"Spider Sense"
Watercolor
May 26, 2004
"Spider Sense"
Watercolor
May 26, 2004
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