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Not Dead Yet, Beeyatches!! |
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So, yeah....apparently I'm not dead yet...beeyatches. I think the subject said it all. Wow, kinda didn't leave myself much room for comment, did I? Shoulda planned this through a bit more...that woulda been good. Huh....well, I got nothin'. Anybody got anythin' to add? I know I don't...yet...
 The Mighty Jorge · Tue Jan 22, 2008 @ 03:26am · 0 Comments |
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So, for those of you who don't know (which would be everybody except like two of you on Gaia, I think), me and a friend of mine have been trying to get a manga off of the ground. It's something we've worked on for awhile and we have high hopes for it. Well, we did. Except for the fact that, over the course of the last couple of...years, the project has hit setback after setback. My friend is calling it cursed now. I don't think it's cursed, but who knows? You decide.
First Instance: When we first formed this idea in our head, we were all set to go. Had characters in our heads, storylines mapped out and our friend the artist all ready to draw! And then we....lost interest. See, procrastination and laziness is always a very large obstacle in this project. At first it was anyway. So that was when the project hit the first nose dive.
Second Instance:The revival came about about half a year later and, this time, the writing team was all set to go. Writing team being me and one friend of mine. The problem was the artist. See, I had a very simple storyboard all set for him. Nothing complex. It didn't even have to look that good! But, through some warped twist of logic, he decided he needed complete details. Meaning road maps and names of streets and sewer system bluprints. He's very into the realistic thing. But it's a goddamn manga! I don't think any of that is neccesary! I was fully willing to do it, though, just to get the project going, but I suck at drawing. And he wanted me to draw out stuff. If I could draw out stuff, I wouldn't have needed him in the first place!! What I had was unacceptable and so we lost our artist.
Third Instance: A few months later, we put up an ad for our need for an artist on a forum specifically made for that. I think it was called Artists Wanted, com or something. I'm sure somebody out there has heard of it. Anyway, we put up an ad for a new artist and got a couple of responses! E-mails were traded and plans were made and we were on our way.....and then we never heard from the artist we had found again. No more e-mails, no more responses to our e-mail, nothing. Dissapeared off the face of the earth. So the project hit another snag.
Fourth Instance:Morale was low, supplies were slim and we had to eat our guide and fashion his skin into warm clothing.....wait. That's a different project. Sorry. Anyway, this time around, morale really was low. We were starting to give up and so one of us, the public relations man of our group, went to go take down the ad he had put up. This was a few months later, mind you. When he went, it turned out we had gotten a hell of a lot more responses! We were psyched, obviously. Thought we were going to get the project off of the gound this time! We got an artist and everything and she even drew a few sketches for us without dissapearing! I was ecstatic and started writing out scripts and sketching rough storyboards and everything! And just when we were going to start on the first page of the actual manga....the artist went insane. Literally. In and out of psychitrist's offices and hospitals and on medications and everything. Strait jacket, padded wall crazy. Out of nowhere.
And this is how it stands now. Needless to say, I'm getting a bit discouraged. But I still have faith! This manga will get drawn and on the web! People will see it, dammit! You know.....barring anymore insanity or dissapearances, that is.
The Mighty Jorge · Fri Mar 24, 2006 @ 08:09pm · 0 Comments |
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Well, I'm back. Been off of Gaia for awhile but it just keeps pulling me back in! boredom mostly, I think. Anyway, if you actually look in my journal here, prepare for actual entries and stuff. Just letting it be known.
The Mighty Jorge · Fri Mar 24, 2006 @ 07:16pm · 0 Comments |
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Jorge's Deep Thought for the Day |
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Have you ever been eating eggs, you know for breakfast or as part of your Rocky-esque training montage, and then you suddenly realize what it is you are eating? Aborted chicken fetuses. That's what an egg is. The unlucky chick the farmer decided would look better scrambled than deep fried later on. Can you still eat the egg after that without feeling just a bit sickened? If so, have you ever thought about why this is only done with chickens? Why aren't other animals' fetuses considered part of a complete breakfast? Ya wouldn't see a giraffe fetus scrambled on your plate next to your cheerios, would ya? No, I think not. Can ya now still eat that egg mcmuffin without feeling like puking? Well, then, if so, have you ever wondered if cannibals stake out abortion clinics for their breakfasts? I mean, wouldn't that be the equivalent of what you are doing by eating the eggs of a chicken? Would the doctors give them to the cannibals freely? And how exactly would the cannibals prepare them? Fried? Scrambled? Over easy? Anyway, I was just wonderin' about that. Thanks for the time. Have a nice breakfast.
The Mighty Jorge · Sat Jul 30, 2005 @ 01:45pm · 0 Comments |
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Jorge's Rant #1: Internet Relationships |
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In a single sentence, internet relationships don't work. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about internet friendships. Those work very well. You have the talking, the laughing, and all of the stuff that comes with friendships. The internet is a very good place for friendships. No, I'm referring to the internet relationship. The GF/ BF relationship.
By the way, the BF/GF thing? Also really annoying to me. When did it become too hard to type out entire words? I mean, far be it from anybody to strain their fingers while typing out a few extra letters. Oh, that's just too much! But, I digress. That's a subject for a different rant.
Anyway, the internet relationship as a whole does not work, in my opinion. I mean, sure you can have the great conversations, the laughter, the exchanging of stories, and the whole meaningful emotional relationship. But, as a whole, that is still a friendship. That's all that is. A very deep friendship. There is no need to make it anymore than that either. It is perfectly fine as it is. Seriously. No need to get any more attached than that. But, noooo! People have to start flinging the words "Love" and "Relationship" into it. Which almost always signals the beginning of the end, in my opinion.
You see, that's when stuff will start to go horribly wrong and the friendship(which was fine) turned relationship(which was a mistake) will almost invariably end. I've seen this go down a couple of ways. One: The relationship is treated as nothing more than a side thing of no importance. This is probably the best of them. This means that, although words like "love" and "relationship" were brought into it, neither party takes it very seriously. They see it as the same friendship with different labels on it. Really, this is more of a reassurance tool than anything. I mean, hey, who doesn't like coming home from a long day to have somebody say "I love you"? Even if it is only over the internet, it gives a person an emotional boost that makes them feel better. No problem there. This relationship invariably ends on pretty good terms, with both parties eventually losing interest and moving on with little fuss because they never took it seriously in the first place. They probably even remain friends. This scenario is a pretty good one.
Two: One party takes the relationship way more seriously than the other person does. This will end badly for one or both of the people involved. See it goes like this, the person who is actually taking the relationship seriously will start wanting to know a bit more about the other person. Whole name, place of birth, address, birthmarks, phone number, favorite sexual position. Ya know, personal questions. Or, as the less involved person sees them, stalker questions. Ya see, the internet allows us a bit of anonymity and that is just what some people are looking for. When the serious person starts questing into the less serious person's more personal life, the less serious one starts feeling the shell of anonymity break and feels a bit more exposed then he or she'd like. So that person will lash out at the other, saying to back off or something like that. The serious person responds with "But I thought we were in a relationship!" and then the less serious one falls back on "You've never even met me!" Then arguments of this type start and become more frequent until (A) the one who was less serious just starts avoiding and ignoring the other or (B) the now obsessive and stalkerish one gives up and starts to mope around his house, refusing to go online for a long, long time. This scenario is a bad one for most involved and, really, yer lucky if it doesn't end with violence and a weird story on the news about an internet stalker.
Three: Both people take the relationship seriously, but the distance invariably tears them apart. This is the prime example of internet relationships and is actually sort of the saddest. Both parties have a strong emotional bond and actually love each other, but they lack the means to actually meet face to face. Because don't let all the emotional connectons in the world fool you, people need a physical relationship with those they love. Even if it's just holding hands, they need it. Especially if they actually do love each other, the knowledge that they may never be able to consumate their relationship physically(or even see each other face to face) will eventually come to haunt their thoughts a lot of the time. Eventually, they will come to realize that they are only going to end up with long term pain if they continue what is essentially a doomed relationship and they will end it. It will be a painful thing for both of them, but they will do it in the end.
Four: Pretty much the same as the third one except the people do have the means to go and see each other in the flesh. Now I know what your thinking. "Well, Jorge, doesn't that mean that they'll meet and see each other for the first time and live happily ever after forever and ever in magical love-love land!?" Well to that I say.....shut the ******** up. Magicall love-love land doesn't exist in this scenario and should never be spoken of again. Just imagine that magical love-love land has gone the way of the dinosaurs and died a horrible fiery comet death. Ok? Ok. Anyway, the two have the means to meet fae to face and do so, after lots of talking on the internet about how great it will be and other such sappy bullshit. Then they meet. Now, remember the whole "anonymity of the internet" thing I mentioned earlier? Well, that's always there. No matter who you're talking to or what you're doing, you still have that safety cloak of the internet to keep you safe. This makes you act different than you usually do. Things you would normally never say or do in real life become commonplace to you on the internet. You don't even think about these subtle changes, but they are there. Because you know that the repercussions of what you do and say are different, you inherently act different. Which is why this scenario usually ends with either one or both of the parties realizing that the person they knew on the internet is entirely different from the person they now see before them. This is usually enough to end the relationship right there. Usually this one ends with minimal fighting and heartbreak though. There is the odd "I don't even know you! You lied to me! Blahhdy Blah Blah!!" stuff, but not as often as you'd think.
Now these are the four common scenarios. Now, I know what you're gonna say. "What about the ones who do meet and love each other and live happily ever after in magical love-love land!?" Well, to that I say....I thought I said no more magical love-love land! Bad imaginary question asker! Bad! No more questions for you! Go to the corner! Anyway, I will admit that they do happen. Some people get lucky and have successful relatioships that started over the internet. Of course, some people also get married to people they got into horrendous car crashes with. It's really all a matter of chance. In the end, though, I would say the internet relationship is one of the less likely to work out this way.
In conclusion, the internet relationship is a flawed enterprise. Far too many things can go wrong and far too little things can go right. Not to mention the fact that the internet relationship is asking a lot of people. Not only a hell of a lot of time and effort, but it also asks them to ignore the fact that there is possibly thousands of miles between them and little chance to ever come together. It's an inherently doomed process, people. So, do yourself and the others involved a favor and just pass on the internet relationship thing. Stay friends all you want, but just don't take the final step into what becomes a futile and useless practice. Seriously. You'll be happier for it and so will most of your friends. Nobody wants to hear you whine about a relationship, let alone one that is with a person a thousand miles away. So just say no to internet relationships. This has been The Mighty Jorge ranting at you. Thanks for the time.
The Mighty Jorge · Wed Jul 27, 2005 @ 01:11pm · 2 Comments |
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So, apparrently a hurricaine was a-comin' to kill us down here in South Texas. Supposedly gonna be all hardcore and killer and everything. So I went out and boarded up the windows of two separate houses. And I hauled off all the potential debris from the lawns of said houses. Then I lifted couches and furniture so that, when the mighty flood-bringing rains came, they wouldn't be ruined. Then I filled and hauled a hell of a lot of sandbags for my family, my family's friends, complete strangers, and an old lady who gave me 8 dollars. 180 sandbags......and I got 8 dollars. It was 105 degrees outside and I was shoveling sand into cheaply made bags then lifting said bags into a truck to be hauled off of the truck to be put in front of houses because they would stop the flood. A couple of cheaply made sandbags were to keep back the raging torrents of the hurricaine. But, whatever. I mean, it's a hurricaine, right? They're supposed to be all dangerous so better to take every precaution, right? So then my family and friends were all locked up secure in the house and we waited for the eventual high speed winds, torrential rain, thunder, lightning, and everything else that comes with the death bringing storm of doom package. None of that happened. You know what happened? IT [********] DRIZZLED! It was windy drizzle, no doubt, but drizzle nonetheless. I barely got wet. Hell, it was goddamn refreshing! So I did all that work for not a damn thing. All this hurricaine managed to do was blow down some branches, ******** up my day (because that's how long it lasted. A ******** DAY!!), and messed up the ********' plans I had made to go to Austin with my friends. So this just reinforces my whole opinion that ********! ******** hurricaines! ******** all storms! Hurricaines, tropical storms, tropical depressions, thunderstorms, hell, even ********' light showers on a summer day can go take a flyin' ********' leap off of a cliff if they ********' want!! So, in conclusion, I really ********' hate hurricaines. That's really all I wanted to say. Hurricaines can go to hell and die. That's all. Thanks for your time. ******** hurricaines. See ya.
The Mighty Jorge · Mon Jul 25, 2005 @ 09:26am · 0 Comments |
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