And Now, the World as We Know It Comes to an End.

It's true. School's back, but you know what? I don't really care. It's going to be a good year. Why? One word: SENIOR!

This semester I have 5 AP classes, and... Okay, I'm not going to lie. I'm just here to make sure that the blog don't die. *Shivers* Don't ever let me do that again. That grammar just hurt me. On the inside.

Maybe I'll start posting non-Paradoxium stories on this blog. Idk.

Later!

Initiate!

So, have my readers that don't comment on anything been enjoying my webcomic? I would hope so, but nobody tells me one way or another. *sighs*

Anyways, school starts on Tuesday. w00t. And you know what? I'm ranting here. SSSSSSSSsssssssssssSSSSSSSSSSsssssssss... boom. The rant is over.

So, my life has been okay. Um... I've got nothing. I just wanted to post.

L4t3r!

I'm Doing [Blog Stuff] and I'm Still Alive!

So, what's with the not updating of the blog and the irregularity of it all? It's because I've been working on the webcomic, Paradoxium Returns. It's pretty sweet, if I do say so myself - and so do my cousins and the friends who've actually approached me about it.

But that's not the only reason I haven't really been blogging. You see, I suffer from something called laziness. It may be that everyone I know sees my Facebook page and would rather read up on my life there (I think), or it may be that I just don't get around to making the posts. Either way, the blog is still alive.

So, school. It starts at the end of the month and I still have two homework assignments to do, both of them requiring me to read a book. For the AP US Government one (don't judge me on this), I'm going to choose the shortest book possible, because I want to finish reading The Wheel of Time series (First book drags on for the first 2/3s, but from there, it gets really good). I'll do the assignment, then be done with the class... until it starts (hopefully) two weeks later.

Also, I have to do AP Literature and Composition homework. Read a 500-page book about five girls complaining about living in Africa away from their home in Georgia, then write a 4-6 page analysis of it (we'll be down four pieces of paper at the end of this). w00t. I've actually started this book, and let me tell you: I don't like it. It's just not my style of book. I won't go into why, as I'm short on time, but there's only one character keeping me reading the book without dying - mentally, that is. Her name is Adah (that's correct, Chrome, I don't care what your spell checker says), and though she's hemiplegic (that's a word, Chrome. Stop spell-checking me), she's the smartest character in the book, in my opinion. And the one with the most character.

Anyways, my family might be getting a laptop soon, so I might start posting more often. At least, I'll be able to work more on the webcomic.

THE GREEN KNIGHT
is posting this post... now. After I put on the tags.

P.S. All I know about the Government assignment is that I have to fill out a packet thingy and read a book. If you have it, could you send it to me? Thanks!

P.P.S. Doctor Who is the greatest TV show ever. No contest.

Paradoxium Returns

So. Guess what? It's here. The web-comic. Click the link, please. You know you want to. It's right here. All you have to do is click.

Begging aside, if you have questions or suggestions about the webcomic, put them on the blog they appear on, not this one.

So, last week I went white water rafting, and it was pretty fun. I learned that it was a small world after all (no pun intended... I think), because some friends of mine showed up there (besides my group).

Anyways, that little sentiment was just to make this blog post a little bigger.

I'M GONE! For now.

...

...There isn't anything on the blog below, because it's taking me a while to do the first one. I'll tell y'all when it's done.

Now I'm off.

Paradoxium Returns

Check it out - a web comic, by me. Well, not yet, anyways, but it will be.

Soon.

Like within the week, or the month, or something.

I'll stop digging my own grave and let you get on with your life.

Que pasa, perro?

Loosely translated, and inserting accents where needed, it says, "What's up, dog?" That was surprisingly hard to write, considering my finger kept on missing the coveted comma key. And just about every other key on the keyboard. Thank goodness for the backspace key.

ANYWAYS, let's get to the good stuff. It's July, and I didn't post once in June, and that... is not really a horrible crime. It either means that I'm lazy or that I was busy. Probably both. But that doesn't mean that this is going to be a long post. Well, it might be... we're finding out at the same time here. I don't (usually) plan this kind of stuff out.

Okay, first we have a picture that I promised to show y'all a long time ago.

Emerald guy fighting volcano dragon.

Click on it to make it better. And by better, I mean bigger, because bigger's better, right? Anyways, this masterpiece was put together in Adobe Photoshop. I drew the outlines, then went online to search for a photo of a material that I figured would work well within the outline, and one that would represent what should fill in the outline best. Believe it or not, I think that the searching took a longer time than anything else.

Okay, now for something completely different. Well, not really, considering that what happens next in this post is completely related to the universe (or Omniverse) from which the two characters above originate. I'm sure that most of those who know me personally knows that I have a massive world inside my head, one with sevreal characters, huge plotlines, galaxies and planets and moons, races, organizations, and more. Well, that began in late 2005 (I think), with a species called the Jij. The emerald guy (who's named Emerald, BTW - this is where you say "I see what you did there") is a non-typical example of a Jij. Non-typical because not all Jij have crystalline arms, antenna, and feet. Also, another thing - they are not Pikachu. I can't tell you how many times I've been asked, "Is that a Pikachu?" No, it isn't. Pikachu are yellow, have lightning bolt tails, and red pouches on their cheeks. Some Jij may be yellow, but that's where the resemblance ends.

Oh, tangents. Back to the original equation here. As I was explaining, the universe pretty much started with the creation of the Jij back in late 2005. From there, the universe only grew, and grew, and grew. It grew so large that I couldn't sum it all up into a collective story from the viewpoint of the primary character, Zips the Jij (I was twelve when I named him, and I don't plan on changing many names). I cut down the storyline quite a bit, but it still wasn't enough. So I decided to do something else.

This is when we catch up with modern life. I decided to write a comic series from the viewpoint of two characters within the universe being thrust into the universe of political intrigue, inter-dimensional war, danger, and paradoxes. I'm liking it pretty well so far, and my brothers and cousins are seeming to enjoy it. I might actually market it, but I'm kinda doubtful. I think that the plot is working out pretty well, and there's so much I want to put in.

It seems that this post would've been better named "Creation Spree", because I'm now going to tell you about my books that I'm either planning and/or writing.

First is a science-fiction novel. I've planned it out pretty deeply. I have three alien races planned out (and that's it - two of them are pretty much extinct, and at the hand of the third race), three years worth of backstory for one of my characters, a cult, a Confederacy-like group, the major force of good, a corrupt business, and an underground smuggling/mercenary/assassin group. And do you know what? I think it needs more worldbuilding. Here's a Wikipedia article for you to read in order to find out more about it, if you want: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldbuilding. It's my hobby. Don't worry, I also have a plotline for this world, but I need more worldbuilding to be done in order to flesh it out. A tentative title: "Sigma," though in the end, I'm probably going to choose something else.

Second (and last) is a fantasy novel. I've got some magic systems planned out, an entire map drawn (throwing humility aside, my dad thought it was done by a professional - no lies, as we know where liars go), and a few charaters and some worldbuiling done. It's going to be a big world when I'm done with it.

Anyways, breakfast is on.

Later!

P.S. As it turns out, I already told you a bit about Sigma in this post. You just get to learn some more in this post!

P.P.S. This isn't worthy of another post, so I'm adding it now. This blog now has its mobile template activated, so now you can see it on your iPod much better!

Epic Huge Epic Post

Well, last week was pretty epic huge. A whole mess of stuff happened, and you know what? I'm pretty happy with it.

So, on Monday (and Tuesday for that matter), NOTHING HAPPENED. Incredible, I know, but that's how it is. It just is.

Wednesday is when the insanity starts (I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it - Mark Twain). At first, it was normal - nothing happened - and then I went to my friend's house after school to play Ace Combat 6. Oh, how I love that game. I got to the second mission, but then I had to go because of the next insane thing, which was the CARDBOARD CANOE COMPETITION. My friend and I (he has a blog: Subtle Sublimity) sailed our duct-tape covered canoe to victory. And by victory, I mean to the third round, two capsizings, a minor panic attack, and a 100% in the Physics grade book. I got to pilot the ship once; my friend got to ride twice (almost a third time; we both tried to get in. Capsizing #1). Afterwards, we threw it out. I guess the trebuchet remains our pride and joy. For those of you who don't know about it, you may want to brush up on your history. He's the same friend.

On Thursday, English was normal (I like The Great Gatsby), Spanish was :P, as always. It was in the next half hour that the insanity got squared. My English teacher, Mr. Coal-miner (not his real name. I never post real names on here, you should know that.) announced that "Tabula Rasa" has been released, and I got stoked. The school was holding us for half an hour to pass out yearbooks (to a several classes of 20-30 people), so naturally, I decided to go do something interesting (with permission, of course). So, I helped with Tabula Rasa, and, wouldn't you know it, a piece of MY WRITING was published in it! That's right, I'm published! It feels so good to say that. I probably won't post the story onto the blog; it kinda redundant-izes the thing.


So, on to Graphic Art II. It's awesome, getting to do art on a computer every day. Only this time, I'm doing something that I wish I could constantly work on. So, here's my concept. While I was sketching out two of my characters facing each other off (with a cool sketch pad you plug into the computer - hint-hint) on Photoshop (hint-hint again, even though my birthday and Christmas are over 6 months away), I was planning on finding the right colors to plug into the outlines. Then it hit me. In a burst of excitement (some embellishment is added), I finished off the outlines, went to Google Images (after bypassing the school security system - don't worry, my hacking "skills" were not involved), and searched out some images. Now, you might be thinking: "What?" That's what my blog's about. Now, you will say "Ah," soon. The characters names are Volcark and Emerald, made out of fire/steel and like emerald, respectively. I searched out images that comprise these things and photoshopped them into the outlines. Emerald is carrying a large double-sided war axe of space and time, and on one half, I put in a picture of a golden pocket watch, and in the other half, I put in a cool picture of space. It's pretty impressive, if I do say so myself. And I do. I'll post the picture once I finish it.


Now, onto physics. I played a couple of video games, and worked some more on my GA2 project. It was more insane than that, but...


After school now. I got this cool game called Minecraft! Lemme tell you somethin': worth all twenty-one dollars, of which my brother owes me ten. I started building an epic huge tower, I have a large mine, a cool bridge made 1/3 out of glass, and an entire floor of glass. This tower is called Cobblestone Pillar, because it's primarily made out of cobblestone. I might rework the base, however, to allow for a moat of lava, a cool drawbridge system, and a stone base for greater protection from the creepers that I will eventually allow into my game. But if that wasn't cool enough, I'm planning another project for which the map is called: Cloudspear. A massive, floating tower with a garden, large storage room, massive drawbridge, forgery, maybe a floor in which "mobs" are supposed to spawn, a garden, a craftsman's room, a bedroom, a gallery, and more. It's a massive project, but one that I'll be proud to build.


Now, about Friday. Mmm.... I took my math final, and that was the day I completed Cobblestone Pillar.


Saturday. I built the bridge, and worked for a couple of hours at the farm where corn is being grown to help fund my Church mission, as well as others's.


Now, a group comprising of me and my friends are now planning on developing an indie game. I've drawn up character concept art, and one of my friends has began developing them in a 3-D rendering system known as Blender. I'll bring you more as it comes.


Green Knight is off the interwebz!

These are the Voyages of the (Star)ship Cardboard Enterprise

Well here we are again.

It's always such a pleasure.

Remember when you tried to kill me twice? How we laughed and laughed. Except I wasn't laughing.

Oops, wrong thing. That's the first few lines of the Portal 2 song, which is related to the description you see above this post. That's from the first game. No, I'm not advertising, I just felt like it'd be a good way to start a post.

So, here's the deal. Yesterday, with my friend in Physics, we built a canoe. Out of cardboard and duct tape. Will it float? ...I sure hope so. I didn't do any math to check, and neither did my friend. The entire bottom half is covered in less than $10 worth of duct tape, giving it a silver sheen. And yes, using some of our valuable duct tape, I dubbed it the Cardboard Enterprise. It's ongoing mission: to get me and my friend a good grade. This friend is the same one who built the trebuchet with me.

And as I sit here, the sounds of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir flow serenely into my ears, ever so faintly, and it makes me realize: my voice and tone seem to have changed. I love that Choir so much....

GreenKnight is out!

It's Just an AVERAGE Post... Nothing to see HERE...

Okay, so I lied. There is something to see here. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I knew it all along, too. Also, forget about that name thing earlier. I decided to go ahead and get all the names for every character in the book on my own. If you wanted to post a name, however, feel free to do so. I might use it in a future book, and you can say, "Hey, I chose that name!" and you'll forever be a part of that book. If it gets published, that is.


Anyways, my life has been fairly... not average... recently. AP tests, Ultimate Frisbee and State (which I doubt the school will recognize), AP tests, getting out-leagued in StarCraft II, AP tests, Mother's Day, and... well, I can't say AP tests again because I only have three. AP US History (on which I believe I got a 3 or a 4), Physics B (Which I haven't taken, but will probably get a 2 on), and AP Language and Composition (on which I'm expecting a 4... MINIMUM. You could say that I'm confident).


So... yeah, it's Mother's Day today, or it was if you read this tomorrow or any day after today. I can say that I did do something: I picked some flowers from the front yard. Yup, I did that. Uh... I'll do something else, too.


Okay, but back to my book. It's been further developed from what I had before, which was, and I quote, "...there's a girl, a planet called Apex, and a large ceremony thing that involves taxes, conventions, and trading" (Green Knight). See how I cited that correctly? AP ENGLISH, YOU'RE GOING DOWN! Anyways, back on topic. The good guys are called the United Human Empires of Space (UHES, subject to change), and, officially, there's no such thing as aliens. There's also a major corporation called SanDrom, Inc. The UHES has a super-elite force called Sigma, whose symbol is Σ, the Greek form of sigma, and several of the main characters are a part of it. I also know the girl's name - Copper Bitner - and her father used to be a part of SanDrom, Inc. But that's all I can tell you. Copper's father has a massive backstory to him, and I'm afraid that I can't tell you anymore about it. Suffice to say, the backstory is epic... it's the actual story that needs work now.


Well, that's all I got for ya. This blog is now alive again!
Green Knight

Science-Fictional

So, the AP Tests are looming overhead, so I think I might need something to do to de-stress-inate me. So, I'm a-goin' to a-write a novel. Again. Hopefully again. Well, I can't say "again" because I've never even written a full novel, let alone get one published. So let's just say this: I'm going to attempt to write a novel again, and this time, I WILL NOT FAIL! Why? Because this time, I know that first drafts are supposed to be absolutely appalling. That's why they're called first drafts (Crowd will now commence in a collective and elongated "Oh").

Sarcasm aside, I need names from you. Want me to mutilate it? Tell me so. Want me to leave it in pristine condition? Say so. But you may be asking, "From whence doth these names come?" I dunno, ANYWHERE! Your name, your grandmother's name, you yet-to-be-born great grandson's name, I'll even take a dead president's name (except Nixon, Johnson, and Clinton. If you can name the three things these names have in common [that I'm thinking about], I won't hesitate to use the name you suggest. Unless, of course, it's one of those three. But then again, Clinton isn't dead). You catch the name, I'll decide if I like it, and I might use it. But what do you get in return? ...Perhaps the knowledge that you helped a friend in need? I dunno. Maybe I'll give you a cookie. A picture of a cookie, at least, 'cause I don't think you'll want a cookie shipped to you in an envelope. Again, I don't know. I might think of something... even if nobody POSTS THE POTENTIAL CHARACTER NAME IN THE COMMENTS.

Anyways, I know nothing about this story, except that there's a girl, a planet called Apex, and a large ceremony thing that involves taxes, conventions, and trading.

Also, I noticed that only two of anyone who's ever visited voted on the polls. I'm pretty sure one of them was me, but to the other person: kudos.

Anyways, I've decided to drop the WAotW. Too much hassle.

This is the Green Knight,
      logging off.

Truth or Dare Time!

Okay, take a look at the poll at the top of the page. Yes, THAT poll. I want y'all (like my southern accent? Yeah, that was a good tangent...) to actually VOTE on THAT thing so I can KNOW if the WIKIPEDIA articles I put UP on the BLOG are really GETTING click-ED. Depending on the results, I may stop bothering y'all (there it is again) with Wiki articles. That's the truth and the dare, all jumbled up into one lousy paragraph. And here's the article (hey, the trend's not dead yet):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting

Now, onto your regularly scheduled programming giving you details on my life. Yes, this blog is about my life, not random Wiki articles that y'all probably could care less about. Actually, take a look at BOTH polls. And FYI, I'm writing this before I even put up the polls, and I don't wanna go back and edit this thing so that it makes complete sense at first glance. Kinda like Inception, right? ...Yeah, I know it's not at all like that.

About that major revision... it's not all that big, just a background change. The background will be awesome (I hope). Hand drawn, scanned, then run over by Adobe Illustrator. That takes a lot of time... and flashdrive memory.

Okay, now I'm really goigng to talk about my life. I gave a lesson today in Priests quorum, and it went off pretty well, I believe. And AP Physics, as usual... well, actually, it ain't killing me no more. On the last test, which was about electric potential, electric fields, and other electricity stuff, I tied for the highest score in the class... at 71%. Physics keeps us alive, and it also kills us.

And, if you want to find out how mush of a nerd I really am... nah, I'll tell you when it actually happens.

And my Eagle project... it's still getting worked on. As in, I'm still trying to get it approved. Oh well, at least I got my revised draft of my short science fiction story into the school's Literary/Art Magazine. I like it quite a bit, but if I could, I'd send it in under my pen-name. And for the sake of avoiding fame, I'm not going to tell you what it is. After all, "The Internet is forever," says the wise Ferb Flynn-Fletcher of Phineas and Ferb. Of course, Phineas does say, right before that, that "Fame is fleeting" or something like that. Don't fully trust me whenever I quote something.

Oh yes, one last thing. I'm working again on my science fiction novel, and now I'm onto the seventh version now.

Now, it's time for Apples to Apples con mi familia.

I'm out!

Massive Revision

Well, I think that I might be revising the blogspace soon. And by that, I mean custom background - a sketch of mine that I just scanned and am about to put through to Adobe Illustrator CS4.

And what's this? Lo and behold, it's a Wikipedia article!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Illustrator

You may now rejoice.

...Ow.

The sentence below is true.
The sentence above is false.

Paradox. 'Nuff said.

Wikipedia Article of the Week: Eagle Scout

Whoa, wait, what? It's really been over a month since I last posted? ...No surprise. I get bored of Wikipedia Articles too. But this week, I'm tying it in with one of the next major events of my life: the long-awaited, hard-earned Eagle Scout (project write-up). Ugh, it's one long process, somebody you telling to put something in then telling you to pull it out and more. Before I rant, here is the article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Scout_(Boy_Scouts_of_America)

It has a disambiguation page. Go figure.

Anyways, back to my rant (or whatever you want to call it). My plan for this whole deal is to make blankets and birthday kits for the Salvation Army here in Idaho. We already have the fleece for the blankets, even though the project hasn't been approved. Why, you may ask? Easy. It was on sale, and we saved about $300. (The hopefully final draft of the project just finished printing.) But once this thing gets approved - I will be incredibly happy.

Now, on to my other lives: I plan on taking the Driving Test real soon. I went to Horseshoe Bend (strange name, small town - the Church building there is about twice the size of my Seminary Building. No Cultural Hall, it would seem) with my Dad and Grandpa, ate lunch at this incredible restaurant (the hamburgers there are always a 1/2 pounder) then drove back to the valley, where I proceeded to waste my time playing video games, eating dinner, and watching some Indiana Jones with the family - for a little bit.

Life #2: School has reached a new Semester, and I love it more than last semester 100 fold. I no longer have Health - that class is demonic, I could've passed the final without taking the class, etc. - and instead, I have creative writing. I'm happy about that. Also, in my seminary class, three of my friends are in there, and I've already made another. And in Spanish, one of my seminary friends is in that class, as is my brother, The Blue Knight of How (or the Gibs of Earth, for those of you familiar with his blog - see the post titled "Advertising" to check it out if you want), and other friends. English, with Kohlmeier, is pretty incredible - we're going over argument now - and I'm quite happy with this semester. Not too many hard classes in one day - its a prefect 1:1 ratio of hard to easy classes each day.

Later, y'all!

P.S. I'm not sure if you noticed, but I have a new page up. You should check it out, just for the fun of it.