by Matt | Sep 27, 2002 | Imported Entry
In an article at PC Magazine, John C. Dvorak talks about the reasons that cds should be $1.40 instead of $16+. This is the final quote from the article.
“The U.S. government should not be corrupted by the Recording Industry Association of America and should instead do more about price fixing. And let’s stop lecturing people about legality and morality. Students in particular are not moral reprobates, nor are they fools. They are pragmatists, and they stretch the rules along with their budgets. This is a crowd that worships the fake ID and is taught to question authority. So you’re going to lecture them about copyrights? Give up. Rethink your business model. The problem will be solved.”
by Matt | Sep 27, 2002 | Imported Entry
Well, my photo shoot when very well yesterday. I dropped off the film this afternoon and got the film back just a few minutes ago. I’m good. I’m damn good. Actually, they probably need to be cropped a bit in photoshop, but that’s no big deal. So, missions accomplished.
Speaking of photoshop, I’ve been playing with Chip’s logo, per request, and trying to come up with a smaller version for his photo gallery. I’m sure if you shoot over to Chocobo.cx, he’ll have it up somewhere.
In even more photoshop news, after helping Lauren out with a logo design for her hotel project, I got the logo bug myself and picked up a book on logo/letterhead and buisness card design. I’ve already had a few ideas but the book help cement a few of the in the realm of possibilities.
As for the rest of my day, I’m going to do nothing. A great, awesome, well needed nothing. Lauren is downtown working in the AutoCAD labs on a blueprint/floorplan and is then having a “girls night out”. Jason is going to see that new Jackie Chan movie with Mellissa and Nagle is busy with Katie. That leave me all alone at home to sit and enjoy my video game utopia. Oh how I wish it was October 1st so I could be installed UT2k3 at the moment… but that will have to wait until next weekend.
That is all.
by Matt | Sep 26, 2002 | Imported Entry
must not stress… must not stress… must not stress… must not stress… must not stress… DAMNIT! It’s not working.
*photo shoot stress continues*
by Matt | Sep 25, 2002 | Imported Entry
I suppse that’s sort of like “Sweet and Lowdown.” Whatever. Well, today I get to take it easy but stress my brains out over my shoot tomorrow. I don’t have to go to class until 4:30 this afternoon and when I do it’s only for about 15 minutes. After that however, I have to run around the city and gather items for my photo shoot tomorrow. I have to find 2 pieces of frosted plexiglass, a red backdrop and chocolate covered strawberries. Odds are I won’t find the strawberries so I’ll have to make some, which of course involves a trip to the supermarket. I also need to pick up some chocolate pudding incase the dipping chocolate doesn’t work out. You see, I’m taking a picture of chocolate covered strawberries, very close up, with delicate lighting and a red background. According to my teacher it’s harder than it seems. That has me worried. I’ve had some tricky shoots before, but when the teacher says “wow, you like a challege huh?” it begins to worry me. I also need to buy some Poloroid (for test shots) from the school store since my B&H order won’t be here until Oct 1st. The problem with the school store is that it’s insainly overpriced (just like ALL school stores). We’re charged $15 a roll of Fuji Provia 120, a $5 roll of film. It’s rather aggrivating.
So, anyways, here it is 11:15am and I’m sitting around the apartment in my PJs debating which Hot Pocket to have for lunch, stressing about a photoshoot tomorrow. What a life. Everybody should be an artist. If you can deal with an insane amount of stress for 1 or 2 days a week, you get the rest of the week to relax and preplan your next stressful activity.
Oh, and I’ve got a few random links for you guys:
Nagle (or for anyone else if they feel like converting Mac icons to PC) I found a random little place for some OSX icons. Check out XIcons.com. And speaking of Mac stuff, there’s an OSX Dockbar in development for WinXP over at AquaSoft. They also have PC versions of iTalk, Aqua Finder, Aqua Browser, OSX Mail, iAppControls, and even a replacement version of “About this Mac” instead of your normal PC “General Info” tab.
Just thought I’d share. Later.
by Matt | Sep 24, 2002 | Imported Entry
This weekend was actually rather relaxing and busy at the same time. I didn’t do anything in particular but I was always doing something. I was doing laundry, and reading a magazine, and playing computer games, and doing homework etc, etc, but never really doing anything important of “big” that would stick out in my mind as to actually having accomplished anything. I’m sure everyone’s had those days at work. You’re doing something all day, being busy, working on things, then at the end of the day your office/desk looks exactly the same as it did that morning, you didn’t get any further than you had been on anything you were working on and you feel tired because you worked on something all day but you can’t really figure out what exactly you did. It was one of those weekends.
I finished a writting assignment for Business Practices class and then went on to find “tear-sheets” for Commercial class. I also ordered my supplies, bought my books, read two issues of PC Gamer, two issues of PDN (Photo District News), went grocery shopping and cleaned up my apartment a little. I also helped out Lauren with a Photoshop project that turned out well.
I should also mention that I had the apartment all to myself this weekend which was absolutely fantastic. I like my roommate, but it’s always great to have some “breathing room” every once in a while. Jason and Melissa went to Maryland for the weekend to visit friends. They actually just go back a little while ago.
On a separate but similar note, this whole Melissa living arrangement has gotten me thinking. It’s not that she’s a bad person, or that I want her to leave, that’s not it at all. I’m just starting to wonder if she hasn’t gotten comfortable in her current situation and so is less motivated to do anything to change it. For those that don’t know, Melissa is a friend of my roommate Jason. Melissa was a bit strapped for cash this summer and so Jason and I let her stay in our apartment pretty much for free (she was paying the electric bill). My thinking was that it was better to have someone there to keep an eye on all our stuff than to have an empty apartment full of expensive things just waiting to be robbed. So, thinking that, I didn’t have a problem with her living in our apartment. I did ask however, that it not become a long term thing. This, looks more and more like it’s going to happen. Originally she was supposed to save up enough money to have her own apartment by the time we got back at the end of August. Then it changed to “when school starts” because she was still looking for an affordable place to live. Now we’re up to, “maybe a little longer.” I’m just waiting till we reach “awhile.” I like her as a person, she seems sincere and intelligent, which is why I don’t have a problem with helping her out. It just seems from my perspective that she’s grown comfortable with staying here and her current situation. Not that I can blame her, I would doing anything to rock the boat if I was getting free rent either. I dunno. I don’t really have any sort of problem with the situation at the moment, but it’s working up to it in my mind. If it becomes an issue, I’ll say something to Jason, but for the time being I’ll let it be and see if it straitens itself out.
Moving on. For the rest of this week I’ve got a photo shoot on Thursday and some heavy printing to do on the weekend. I’ve got to reprint my ENTIRE portfolio to 8×10 by November 2nd. I also need to find a nice portfolio case/box/thingy to showcase all my work in. Currently I’m looking at pieces at Lost-Luggage.com. They’re a bit pricy but it’s almost the same for a nice leather portfolio case anyway, so if I’m going to be paying the same amount I might as well be different. Take a look and tell me what you guys like the best. I’m leaning towards the “Ice Nine” book/binder (frosted clear acrylic) but wouldn’t mind an “Isotope” case either (again, frosted clear acrylic but this time in “briefcase” form).
Anyway, I’ve got a few chapters to read in my art history book before I go to bed. Later.
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”
by Matt | Sep 21, 2002 | Imported Entry
Well, I was wrong about history class. It seems like it’ll actually be a great deal of fun. A good teacher can make all the difference. Especially when your teacher happens to be a yonger version of John Cleese. I kid you not. He’s Brittish, insane, and funny as hell.
For example, his very first words to us were the following:
“Good morning class, my name is Jon, not professor Fields, not Mr. Fields, just plain Jon. I suppose we should go over the rules and safety procedures of the building. Actually, on second thought, screw that. If you haven’t read them before, it’s your own fault. In case of a fire I suggest that you all run screaming to the nearest exit like little children.”
Now, make sure you imagined all that in a Brittish accent. THAT is my teacher.
My other class (Commercial Photo) went as I had planned. We got an extremely vague description of our first project and then were allowed to leave. That’s about it. I’ve already dropped $200 on books and various nessesities and haven’t even ordered photo supplies yet. You can see how broke this semester will make me. Regardless, I’m feeling good about it and I’m looking forward to getting back to work.
Today I’m doing a bit of research for my Buisness Practices class and trying to think up ideas for my first Commercial shoot on Thursday. That’s about it.
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