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Two hundred thirty first entry - stop with the ideas already!!!
2006-11-03 20:48:41
Time - 7:25, Noise - Barenaked Ladies - "Falling for the First Time"
I'm gonna kick all of these people who are starting up MEPs right now. I want to join some of them, but my month-long hiatus in January is going to completely ruin that, seeing as how most of the projects conclude at the beginning of February.
Since it's taking me longer to make the "action" video than I thought, I'm planning to just drop the local club contest video (which, since I'm not doing it now, I'll tell you that it was a Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya video) and submit the "action" one instead. Like I've said before, they'll take anything in that contest. With that time freed up, I'm going to do my damndest to make the video I had planned for sto's contest. With the exception of the masking in the middle (which actually won't be that tough), it should go quickly enough for me to finish it before I leave for break.
I really hate dropping an AMV out of my schedule like that, but... it has to be done. I just can't do three full videos in less than two months. I'll probably come back and pick up the Haruhi project someday. Also, the quickie video that I halted work on may find a home in the MEP that's handling unfinished videos - if the project takes off, that is. It has a lot of support, but it's just an interest gauge with no definite head yet.
So like... I really need to stop coming up with ideas. Earlier today, I had an idea that instantly *clicked* in that MUST-BE-DONE kind of way. After going through the lyrics of the song more closely, I realized that it fit really well. Makes me happy, too, because I'm a near-loss for AMV ideas for that anime. Since it's not gonna get done anytime soon, I don't mind saying that the anime I'm referring to is Fruits Basket. I own it, so no problem on obtaining the source. I'm just... busy right now. Can't take on another project. But the idea really sits well with me, so I doubt I'll want to do it any less if I have to wait. Just another idea to jot down in my giant document of them.
I know I say this all the time... but I really should be editing. One of these days I'll actually do it. Has to be pretty soon or I'll never finish this video~! XD
Hm... I was in a bad mood earlier today, but I think I'm better now. Eating dinner with a friend always makes me feel better. Well, I only *have* one friend on campus that I eat with, so I guess I should say, "Eating dinner with THE Friend always makes me feel better."
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I'm off.
(Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitsuner???) o_O
See you, folks~<3
- Jen -
Two hundred thirtieth entry - cons, schedules, and planning
2006-11-02 16:55:09
Time - 3:09, Noise - Nine Inch Nails - "Hurt"
Feeling a little better today. No headache - yet, anyway.
Today's stats: my folder ("Springer's Stuff") on the C drive has 1,650 folders containing 42,515 files totaling 129 GB.
Not too bad, really, but there's stuff in other places on the compy that's taking up a lot of room. As such, I only have about 40 gigs left on my hard drive. That's... the entirety of my old HD, but it feels like so little when you're ripping stuff. I'd like to get an external HD - somewhere in the ballpark of 250 gigs, but I'd take anything down to as low as 80. It depends on the price. Of course, I don't fully understand how an external hard drive works, but if my brother says I can use it, then I'm not worried. He's good with computer stuff, so he helps me out whenever I need it. I'm not worried anyway, because I don't have the money to buy another HD right now. Well, I DO, but I'm trying to save as much of my money as I can, both for ACen and the inevitable fact that I'm gonna have to buy a car eventually (as much as I hate driving). If I show that I'm saving, though, my grandfather will supplement the rest of whatever I need to get a decent vehicle. He hasn't actually SAID that he would do that, but I know that he will. After all, I'm his favorite grandchild. o^_^o
On the note of ACen, it still feels so far away - and yet, Nicole and I repeatedly make preparations for it, even now. Well, her costume is going to take a long time to make due to its complexity. Mine is very easy, but it has to be done during Christmas Break, since there won't be any other time when I'm home long enough to do it. In the end (it doesn't even matter...?), my outfit is so simple that no one is even going to recognize that it's a costume. Nicole actually suggested that I buy a dress from Deb's or something for it, but I told her that there was no way in fucking hell that I was going to spend over one hundred dollars for the base of an incredibly obscure character's costume. Fuck that, I'll buy a cheap dress shirt and Nicole's mom can sew some fabric to it to make a skirt so it looks like a "dress."
I'm beginning to worry that my hair won't be grown out long enough by ACen, though. I donated twelve inches over the summer before school, and I started growing my bangs out not long after. I don't really care how much I have on the length of the hair as much as my bangs. If they're not grown out long enough, I'll have to keep them back in the stupid headband. I'd prefer to leave my hair all down, since the headband gets kind of painful after several hours.
However, costumes and appearances aren't the only important points about the upcoming convention. I'm also going to make sure that everyone who's going gets pre-registered as soon as its possible. I'm not waiting two hours again for a member of the party to get a stupid badge.
Also, the first stop this year is the yaoi booth, no questions asked. I am NOT missing out on doujinshis this time around, since nearly all of the good ones were sold out by the end of day one last time. Probably the last stop of the day will be the art sections, since those stay open and stocked indefinitely. After day one, it's fair game to do exploring anywhere else.
Of course, depending on the day its happening, another priority is to MEET .ORG MEMBERS. It's going to make me very, very mad if I miss them again this upcoming year. Hopefully, the "Funds for Foreigners" will be put into motion for ACen as well, and I'll get to see some of my favorite editors from afar. Also, I'm hoping to submit THE Video to the AMV contest, so I definitely don't want to miss that.
Add that into the fact that we're probably taking two vehicles and we're adopting the plan of "I go here, you go there; let's meet in 'x' hours", and I think this ACen should be rolling quite smoothly.
And then, two or so weeks after that, is finals week and the end of second semester for me. About a week after THAT is my birthday. Probably no videogame music concert this year, since I doubt that my brother wants to keep spending sixty-some dollars per seat every year. (Last time it was a gift for my birthday.)
Everything, from costumes to schedules to AMVs, seems to be planned very well for me. Ever since this semester started, I've been very particular about getting things done in order to avoid disasterous results. Well, everything but my homework - which is causing negative results of its own. BUT! I'm passing everything, so don't start wagging a finger at me.
Next semester... I'm getting a single room yet again (I really hate roommates). Also, I'm finally starting to get down to my major. This time, it's College Algebra (because math is my weak point, and I just need to work up to a crediting math class), English (taking it again, because I got fucked over on the final paper last year), Band (as always), Sociology (since I'm taking Psychology right now), Spanish Phonetics (required), and Spanish Civilization (required). If either Spanish class is a no-go, then Coversation and Composition II is my replacement class. That brings me up to about fifteen credits. I'm going to try to get it all early in the morning on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I like morning classes, and I like having days off. Of course, band will always be from 7-9 on Tuesday nights, but that's a given. And that's not work for me - it's recreation. I just happen to be scoring an extra credit for being there.
My schedule seems more demanding next semester, but... that's what I thought about this one, too. I'm sure I'll be fine.
Well, it's obvious that I'm feeling better (as was already mentioned), seeing as how I'm typing a lot today.
I hope I can have dinner with my RA tonight. She's fun. o^_^o
Anywho, gonna kill some time before dinner (I'm hungry!). I think I'll watch a few of these AMVs, so I can clear out my star ratings and download the other ones I have on standby.
See you, folks~<3
- Jen -
Two hundred twenty ninth entry - will they ever shut up?
2006-11-02 00:44:40
Time - 11:07, Noise - Nine Inch Nails - "Closer"
There is this girl on my wing (and it can only be one), who has a very high-pitched shriek. I named her "Squeals." Apparently, her friends think this is funny, so they frequently coax her to do it by scaring her or some other means.
There is a guy at the Student Center that I labeled "Chopper Giggles." When he laughs, it sounds like a helicopter flying overhead. It's just about as loud and obnoxious, too.
There is another group of people at the Student Center during the same time who have no sense of volume. I call them "Frat Party." Regardless of the volume of my CD player, I can always hear them talking/yelling over it.
Everyone on my wing slams their doors. I'm not sure why. Obviously, no one taught them that pulling the door shut firmly will work even better than trying to slam the thing off of its hinges.
There is a girl on my wing who constantly tries to hug me, even though I hate being touched. I call her "Clingy." She hasn't quite gotten it through her head that everytime I refuse should be an indication that she needs to stop trying.
There is a girl in my Spanish class that is quite possibly the dullest person I've ever met: "Lawyer Lackey." She's so buried in her books and self-reliance that she never cracks a smile and never asks anything not related to the material. Too bad, too, because she's a pretty girl, and I'll bet she could make herself look very friendly in no time.
There is a guy who randomly decided to sit with me at meals at the beginning of the semester, and he continues to do it. Just one problem: I don't like him. I refer to him as "Creepy Guy" to all parties concerned. He doesn't ask me if I want him to sit, and he'll invade the table when I'm clearly having dinner with someone else. Incredibly rude. He hasn't grasped that I don't want him around.
Why all of these complaints? Well, I have a major headache because I'm getting sick, so I'm in a pretty bad mood. Actually, I was going to dedicate an entry to the oddities of my school eventually. Although, looking back on what I typed, my "complaints" hardly qualify as such. I'm just stating what are, for me, facts about these people. No, complaining would be saying that I wish I could throw dull stones at them until every bone in their body was a fine jelly paste.
So, I'm finally at that glorious twenty four second mark in my video. (Can't remember if I already mentioned this in my last entry or not...) It's an important point because the editing gets easier from here. I'll be able to get a lot more of it done more quickly.
And...
And...
...I'll have to post a different entry tomorrow. I really feel like shit right now. My head is absolutely aching, and it's starting to make me sick to my stomach. Yergh. I should probably sleep.
Nighty night, folks.
- Jen -
Two hundred twenty eighth entry - still thinking of MEPs...
2006-10-31 22:12:37
Time - 8:39, Noise - the fan...
<< well, things suck. I knew I sucked at AMV's but when people want to kick you out of a MEP BECAUSE you suck...then, you just suck>>
That's kind of the reason why I've hesitated for so long to join a MEP. I was always worried that I would be booted out of a project because I wasn't good enough. To be honest, I still am worried about that. Anymore, it seems that if you don't use some Adobe product, you're not a good editor. That's just frustrating. So, I sympathize, sweetie. Don't let it get you too down. Better yet, become a completely kickass editor and throw it back in their faces later. ^_~
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On the topic of MEPs, I forgot the most important one of all in my list that I made:
6. Videogame Tribute MEP - and no, don't even point me towards the VG Projects. Those aren't the same as this in any way. This one would actually, you know, USE videogames. Obviously, to keep it .org appropriate, it would only be games of Japanese origin. I'm surprised that no one has done anything like this yet - unless I'm missing it somewhere in the various project lists in the sticky.
Added into the five other projects I had already listed, this one would probably be the easiest and the most likely one to happen. If I weren't so wrapped up in other videos and their deadlines, I would probably go ahead with that MEP right now. As it is, my hands are tied. I'm not even sure if I'm going to finish the video for my local club contest at this point. However, I'm not as worried about that one. If I can't do the video that I intended for that, I'll just submit the "action" video I'm working on now. They'll accept anything at all (and I mean *anything* - drawings, poetry, videos, funny little dances), so it's not a big deal.
Switching gears a little bit (and relating to the first paragraph), I'm beginning to see some of the limitations in Magix. It's still a good program, and it still has a lot to offer me, but there are definitely limits to what it can do. Regardless, it's a great purchase for about thirty to fifty dollars.
With that, I would really like to get back to working on my video. Or a fanfic. I'm not sure which is going to win out. (Obviously not my Spanish homework~!)
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o^_^o
See ya, folks.
- Jen -
Two hundred twenty seventh entry - get the creative juices flowing...
2006-10-29 00:27:40
Time - 10:56, Noise - Panic! At the Disco - "Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off"
<<I am currently in talks with the administrators to give me a little more authority so I can ban people on the spot for insulting moderators.>>
Honestly. How gullible does this person think we are? Or for that matter, the *real* moderators and admins? They would never, EVER hand out a power that allowed one person to ban anyone they wanted just for wounding their ego.
For another matter, why would the "Journal Police" bother posting until he/she had already obtained these powers? That's just asking for people to mock him/her.
And might I add...
MAJOR PHAIL.
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Leaving that nonsense aside, I have a real entry to make. Not really about anything, but my journals rarely do have a set topic.
I finally got around to writing an opinion that I've owed for about two weeks now. It was a very good video (not .org appropriate~!), but I'm just slow with these things. To be honest, I still have one opinion that I owe... not for an exchange - for a free op thread. Speaking of which, you'll never see me label my threads with the word "free." People just don't read on the forums when it comes to those threads, so you get so many people who post after a thread is closed, or they don't read the rules of the thread. It's terribly rude. I want to smack those people upside the head. However, if you label the thread with something else other than "free," then only the ones who aren't (entirely) in it for the numbers will be attracted. In other words, the ones who will READ.
I feel so lazy. I only re-arranged a few clips in my video yesterday, and I haven't done any editing today. Well, my computer was giving me some troubles today, too. However, I'm going to try to devote tomorrow to editing. The video will go so much faster after the first twenty four seconds, but I just have to *get* there. I think that there's somewhere in the ballpark of 80 clips in the first 24 seconds. That may not sound like much to people who are used to doing frame-by-frame editing, but it's a lot in a video without that. It's not even gonna look all that complex when I finish it. It's just time-consuming to *make* it.
I've had a lot of weird creative urges lately. One was to head a MEP. Another was to draw a doujinshi of my own (even though I can't even draw characters yet). A third was to write a fanfic (smut, naturally) where the regular uke was seme. The last was to do a remix of a metal song into a beautiful piano version.
Now, keep in mind that only one of those four would actually have a chance of happening. I'll leave it to you to figure out which one.
Hmm... I still have some Spanish homework to do. I'm not really enthralled with the idea of writing a two page paper on a topic I'm not interested in (in Spanish, no less), but it'll have to get done.
On that note, my friend messaged me a short while ago, so I'd like to devote some more attention to her now.
Nighty night, folks~<3
- Jen
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