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!