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Two hundred first entry - rants, classes, and AMVs
2006-09-07 22:56:04
Time - 9:30, Noise - Cobra Starship - "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)"
You know, I can think of a really amusing masking video that could be done with that song. Unfortunately, I don't know of any anime that even have snakes. I think dokidoki did something with Snakes in his newest video. I'm not sure. I didn't quite catch all of the references.
Well, I am, in fact, sick like I thought was. I'm at that stage where your nose runs a lot and it sounds like you're purring when you breathe. I'm just glad I don't have asthma like the rest of my family. I'd be dying then! x_x
I've been downloading more off of the top ten percent in the last two days. I'm at video number 240 out of 364. So far, I've only ran into three videos that use a banned song, and I couldn't download them. I'm seriously thinking of PM-ing the creators for a copy. Well, one of them had an alternate link, but I don't think that the other two bothered to change the video info.
Unlike a lot of folks, I don't mind seeing videos with the "Most Overused Bands." Yeah, I get sick of a bunch of "Bring Me to Life" videos all in a ROW, but if I don't have to see a lot at any one time, it's okay. I'm going to go ahead and say the mortal amv.org sin of "I like that music." Yeah, I said it. I own an Evanescence CD. I own two Linkin Park CDs. I even have a Creed CD. And a lot of people will say, "You have shitty taste in music." These people are idiots, plain and simple. You can't argue it, honestly. Why? It's easy. They assume that those are the only bands you listen to. Anyone who makes an assumption like that isn't using their head. I mean, do you really think that I ONLY cycle Fallen, Hybrid Theory, Meteora, and Human Clay through my CD player on a daily basis? Of course not. Seriously. It's like anyone who owns an album from the "forbidden/overused bands" instantly has horrible taste in music. Popping in an Evanescence CD every once in a while does NOT make me an emo follower! I also own OTHER STUFF, duh! (Granted, it may not be any less emo, but it's *other stuff*.
Sorry. That was a rant that I didn't really want to go into, but a thread on the forums pissed me off. It's like everytime someone brings up a banned artist, the people feel the need to say "good riddance," when they know damn good and well that that's just fucking useless and narrow-minded.
Anyway, switching topics, it would figure. I render all of those clips, and I still haven't gotten started on the video. It's sad, too, because Thursday (today) is my free day from classes. Don't ask me how I got it set up that way - it just worked. o_O So yeah. I haven't started editing. Mostly, I've just been... I'm not sure, to be honest. I swear that another hour passes everytime I look at a clock. All of my free time zips away from me. Of course, it doesn't help that my math homework was seventy four problems long. It's not ridiculous, per se, but it just wasn't necessary for the very first assignment - which is essentially review. I'm always slow at math, no matter what kind, so it's frustrating to have to spend two hours on something that's really easy. (Oh, and if you're curious, the reason I'm slow at math isn't just because I'm a slow worker in general - it's also because I'm dyslexic. I have to go slowly and check over what I write to make sure I haven't reversed anything or just screwed it up in general.) Hmm... that reminds me. I still have some psychology homework to do. Suppose I'd better get to that.
Creepy. Outside it sounds like Pyramid Head dragging his Great Knife around on the sidewalk. Silent Platteville??? O_O *screech~!*
Nighty night, loves.
- Jen -
Two hundredth entry - geez, it's 200 already???
2006-09-05 21:10:36
Time - 7:54, Noise - Vienna Teng - "My Medea"
Even my livejournal is only at ninety-something. o_O
Anyway, the main news of today is that I finally finished rendering the clips for my next video. Sure, I only have 8.58 gigs left on my computer, but I can work with that. On my old HD, I worked with 2.5 gigs for probably a year or so.
In other news, I think I'm getting sick. My throat was scratchy earlier, and now it's progressed to outright pain. I really hope that it's just a sore throat that will go away in a day or two. I had my first day of classes today, and I don't feel like dealing with sickness right at the start of school.
So... probably the most irritating piece of news is that I can't connect to IRC when I'm at college. I don't know why. It works just fine when I'm at home, but it refuses to connect when I'm here. The only idea I have is that my school's internet must block it somehow. I was going to PM someone in #AMV, but I don't know who would be able to help with something like this. Probably trythil. He seems to know just about everything - and wikis the stuff that he doesn't. ~_~;;
Yergh. Terrific start to my school year, as you can see. And tomorrow? Four hours of "first-day" classes. Joy.
Ow. My throat just keeps getting worse. >_o
See you, loves.
- Jen -
One hundred ninety ninth entry - move in day...
2006-09-04 22:37:41
Time - 9:01, Noise - Final Fantasy VIII - "The Successor"
Eeesh. I'm exhausted. I've been monopolized all day by people who want to talk to me. Finally, an hour and a half ago, I bailed on the person I was with. I just want to be alone for a while! I don't really want to be around a lot of folks at the moment.
I'm in the... "in-between stage." Basically, when I first move home FROM college, I can't stand living with my family and I want nothing more than to go back to my dorm again. As my flip-flopping desires would have it, when I first move back TO college, I don't want to be alone anymore, and I want nothing more than to go back to my home. Of course, this fades after a few weeks, but I hate the feeling of not being comfortable where I am. The "in-between stage" - I wish I could just skip it and go straight to feeling cozy wherever I live.
*sigh* Thinking back on what this last year has been like, I have to wonder if I'm becoming more and more unpleasant to be around. I'm so wrapped up in what the NEXT disaster in my family is going to be anymore. I mean, my intention has never been to socialize. Most people just annoy me. However, I always try to make sure I'm friendly and approachable. Although I may not want to be someone's friend, I still want to be helpful. Nowadays, though... I find the pleasantries becoming thinner and thinner. Maybe things will perk up now that I'm back in college. I hope so. I enjoy being alone, but I'm not hateful to others - just easily annoyed. : /
As far as my stuff goes, I only brought Saikano and Cardcaptor Sakura (which are both thinpaks) and about six games. I didn't bring any books or manga. I figured that my computer was enough to tide me over when all else failed.
My classes are kind of a bust tomorrow. I only have a lab in the morning (three hours, but since it's the first one and I haven't had any lectures yet, I doubt it'll be that long) and band late at night (which won't be happening for another few weeks, due to the need for auditions). Realistically, I only have two days of class this week then, since I somehow managed to keep Thursday completely free. o_O
So... yeah. Still filtering my footage. In fact, that's what I'm doing right now. I'm also listening to music and downloading some AMVs. I would be watching videos instead of listening to music, but I find that VDub tends to bog them down - especially the really high quality XviDs and h.264 encodes. Anyway, I honestly hope that this next video might appeal to a larger crowd, even though it is a videogame. It's a more popular game than Fatal Frame II was. No, I'm not saying what it is, because that will jinx me out of doing this video. It always happens.
Yergh. I need a distraction. Since my music is getting boring, I think I'll watch some anime. Those don't bog down as bad as fast-paced videos do.
Nighty night, loves. ~_~
- Jen -
One hundred ninety eighth entry - all your journals are belong to us
2006-09-03 21:16:37
Time - 7:42, Noise - Final Fantasy VII - "Climhazzard Rush (OC Remix)"
IM ON UR ORG ABUZING UR JOURNALZ LAWLZ XD
/picking a fight with someone
Anyway, it's a mere twelve hours before I move back into my college dorm. It takes an hour and a half to get to my college, and I suspect it will take a few hours to get everything moved in and arranged properly. After that... I'll probably spend the rest of the time rendering clips. I'm wondering if I should get rid of the original source once I'm done getting the higher quality clips. The enhanced clips aren't actually that much bigger than the orignal ones. I just don't want 50+ gigs of my HD to be taken up by those silly things.
So, again, I was mulling over my video. It seems that the more I think about it, the more effects I want to add in. I'm not... talented... with effects, shall we say. I know that the occasional well-placed white flash in a powerful section will usually make it even better. I know that slow fades in a serious video will make the video even more serious. However, I'm not very good with complex digital effects. I just don't know where to use them usually. This video won't be very amazing effect-wise, but it'll definitely be more than I do normally. Hopefully it'll come out good because of that. That's not so say that effects will always guarantee a better video. They won't. However, in something action-y like this is intended to be, that's the aim.
I want to edit after I get settled in at college, but I probably won't even be done rendering the footage by then.
For now, I just need to make sure that everything is packed. If I actually manage to remember everything on this trip, I'll be surprised.
Back to rendering, I guess.
Nighty night, loves.
- Jen -
One hundred ninety seventh entry - BUMP!
2006-09-03 15:10:56
Time - 2:10, Noise - the television...
If you're wondering, the title of the entry doesn't refer to the fact that my journal is being bumped to the top. Rather, it's in reference to adultfanfiction.net, in which there's this story that never seems to have anything added to it, but it's always back at the top of the page. I think that the person is honestly bumping it as much as she can just to keep it on page one. People barely comment on it, anyway. It's four chapters and only has four reviews. I won't read it because I wasn't interested in the description.
Well, ten gigs down - twenty more to go? That's what I'm thinking, anyway. I've rendered about twenty of my sixty clips for my next video, so it shouldn't take much more than thirty gigs to store the complete set of high(er) quality clips.
Anywho, my mom's gonna be downstairs soon, and if she sees me on the computer instead of packing, she'll probably throw a fit.
Later, folks.
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