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Written by Sheffield Abella
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Thursday, 04 October 2007 |
 I admit that I am a big nerd. I have always liked superhero movies. When I was in second grade and I got my report card, my Dad would buy me a comic book for every A I got in school. This was my motivation for doing well in school. As a result, I got a lot of comic books. My Dad started me off by showing me how to draw a little, but I got frustrated that I wasn't learning enough and he wasn't teaching me fast enough. So I would get sheets of typing paper and trace all the covers of those comic books. I had traced enough superheroes on the covers along with their logos that I was able to cover my bedroom walls from ceiling to floor with them. That's one of my most pleasant childhood memories. I am so looking forward to Iron Man. I am praying that it will be in the quality ballpark of Batman Begins or Spiderman 2. I was extremely disappointed with Ghost Rider and Fantastic Four 2, but I didn't have high hopes for those last two flicks to begin with.
So I ask you guys: What's your most pleasant art memory or art memory from your childhood? If you don't have one, you really should.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 06 October 2007 )
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Written by Sheffield Abella
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Tuesday, 02 October 2007 |
 It never ceases to amaze me what George
Lucas has wrought upon our culture. His accidental
masterpiece has turned into a colossal obsession for many.
Take these guys for instance. I've always thought of solid rocket
fuel rockets to be the domain of a precious few. It seems like
there is a certain type of person that congregates towards certain
types of hobbies. I say this because you can walk into a hobby shop
and you will usually find materials for model building, rc cars,
slot cars and rockets. I think this sort of hobby attracts the kind
of person who is good at something while also having the ability to
concentrate on precise tasks for long periods of time.
I used to build rc cars when I was 10. I still long to build a gas
powered one. I wasn't so much into rockets. But I have to admire
these guys. Being married and a father and having responsibilities,
your hobbies tend to become one of those things that's sacrificed.
Until your kids are old enough to share in those hobbies, you sort
of have to have an understanding wife who will give you the time to
go and essentially play.
This photo is not only a testament to these guys achieving, but
also to the women who are not in the picture, assuming that at
least some of them are married.
I remember a job I once had that was seeking out venture capital. I
remember the bosses wife bringing in the wife of the VC capitalist
to come look at us working. At the time, I was working with an 18
year old kid with coke bottle glasses. I basically looked like an
older, more brown version of this kid. We were working together to
try and get some code working.
Anyhow, this 'Paris Hilton's Mom' looking lady comes in with the
bosses wife and said, "Oh! Nerds!" Like it was cute. Like we were
there, presented like some sort of zoo exhibit. It really pissed me
off at the time. Mainly because I was working on a Saturday, for no
extra pay. I wasn't there to be a fish in an aquarium, to be
looked at with fascination.
Looking back, that whole scenario was just funny. Still, I have
fond memories of that gig.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 02 October 2007 )
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Written by Sheffield Abella
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Thursday, 27 September 2007 |
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 You have to love the sense of humor of people who have the skill adn ability to pull off something like this. I stood in line the other night at midnight with a friend to pick up his copy of Halo 3.
I'm not big into console games. I have a PS2 but no games other than Dance Dance Revolution. I had never seen a 360 or a PS3 used in a home so I don't know exactly how cool they can be. I'm really not much of a game player other than a few select PC games.
Anyhow, my buddy hooked his 360 up to my plasma and I was impressed with what it could do. I saw what an HD DVD looked like on my screen. I do think 360 is pretty cool, but I'm not completely sold on it. I hate the fact that the HD DVD drive is a separate box. I think that HDMI should be standard and that the HD DVD drive should be built in. I think that the hard drive should be huge and I don't know if you can move videos that you've recorded off onto an external drive. I also don't know what format those videos are encoded in.
Xbox live does sound cool in that you can download and watch movies easier than with the Dish Network STB.
But until I see a PS3 in action, I'm going to wait. I have no idea how good PS3's interface is or what their online offerings are.
In any event, my buddy, Chris will eventually be posting his review of Halo 3 on my blog once he gets settled into his condo.
If you have any opinions either way, for or against either 360 or PS3, please leave a comment.
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Written by Sheffield Abella
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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 |
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While the rest of the instructors toil
at school. See you next quarter!
Remember, class starts October 1st.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 20 September 2007 )
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Written by Sheffield Abella
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Thursday, 13 September 2007 |
Hi Gang,
I've made some changes to the server to make the articles more Search Engine Friendly (SEF). I realize that some of you are going through finals and might be panicking if you can't get to your pages. If you are having problems please make a comment to this post. I didn't realize it but comments weren't working, but I fixed 'em. Do me a favor and post a comment so I know that it works.
I hope everyone is having a fairly sane finals week. I'm thinking that when I come back to teaching, I won't have finals during finals week, but rather at some other time so that you're not all jammed up at the same time. What do you think about that?
Also the feed is up and running so go ahead and subscribe to the feed if you will.
Thanks,
Sheff
BTW, I have installed software that will also make creating articles for instructors even easier.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 September 2007 )
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