New Year, New Goals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSVySI8cf6o

Below are pictures referencing an old 90s cartoon. A little nod from my youth, where instead of agreeing with it's main protagonist of wanting to "take over the world," I have the main goal of wanting to change it… for the better. I hope to be of use to this world. And my 1st step to getting there is to getting the Google job.

A megalomaniac with a GAINT head for it's relatively short body desires power for I don't know what, but I want to align myself with power players so that I can achieve my goals on a more shorter timespan.

With a better likelihood that I'll get a broader chance to influence, impact, and inspire a wide range of people. And to do that you need to be seen, on a large stage. Dream BIG! Big enough where the world can feel the impact of your dreams. And sometimes you need the help of powerful industries to achieve those said dreams.

"?... But, what are those dreams," you may ask?... That's what this year is all about, 1 step closer to having the ability to showing you what they are. . . . so stay tune.

Below is one of the many drafts I did in preparation to doing my Youtube video. (link is at the top, click on the pic for a larger view.) A rough outline of what I wanted to say and the pix I wanted to include, to better represent what I had to say.

At 1st I wanted to represent Mashi in an angry stance (like challenging the world), but thought against it, since I didn't want to start the year mad, so instead, I made Mashi look bored (seen in pix further down).

Below is the multiple sketches I did of Pinky to get the final product shown in the 2nd pic. Back story: I looked up pix on the internet and copied them on a paper, then transferring them to the final page.

Below is the back of the same sketch page, trying to get the right Mashi expression. And some Pinky expressions. I hodge podge together different Pinky pix that I copied off other pix I saw on the internet.

I gave Mashi a sort of bored, dead-eyed expression in the above pic because I wanted the transition to the below pic / expression, to be dynamic opposites. It creates a bigger impact, in tandem to the voiceover.

Below is another Draft I did, deciding which Mashi expressions I was going to use for my video (seen at the 2nd part of the video). The above pic is one of the expressions circled at the top-left hand corner. Notice for the final product it changed.

For the post-it notes, I used them to see which Mashies worked best when in animation form. I flipped the 2 pages trying to see if they would work as good key frames. (Knowhow of animation technique necessary to understand what I just said.)

For the end product, I ended up doing a combo of the 2 Mashies I was choosing from. You can see the 2 in the post-it note, right side up in blueish-green ink. The sideways ones I used elsewhere. And the "Big" Mashi in black ink is what I based the below pix on.

Below are the 2 Key frames I used to animate a joyous bouncing Mashi, ready to take on the Google job. But my animation skills are very amateurish, so Mashi just ended up looking like he was doing jumping jacks instead. "D'oh." (ーー;)

I used iMovie 8 Cross Dissolve transition effect to finish off the animation.

I Love Font & Cartoons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoD1faZmf8k

Wanting to do a video introducing myself, I thought I could use it as an opportunity to interject some educational learning in it too. And so this is why for the next 3 videos I'm going to tell you a little bit more about China and it's history. (Or I'll try.. know that I'm not a professional, so my facts might not always be totally correct.)

By arbitrarily using my name to make that point.

Below is the 1st draft I did, to what were the main points I wanted to get across. This was Brainstorming step #1, it helps me organize my thoughts... What were my goals for the next 3 videos. I 1st wrote it out on glass.

Note: I put a poster board behind the glass so you could get a better look at what I wrote.

I then wrote a more detailed version on a sticky note. Note: For my 1st (intro) video, I was only able to get through the points written on the lower-right hand corner. The rest will be done in my next 2 videos.

Below is the various expressions of my mascot Mashi. Like everything I do, I always do large amounts of research to prepare for a given project, and if I was going to have a mascot, I wanted to see the different expressions (and moods) it/he could make. I stole a lot of the expressions from the mangas I've read, Japanese Emoticons, and roaming around DeviantArt.

I took the name Mashi from the Korean flash animation, cartoon character, MashiMaro. Note: I actually do not like MashiMaro's use of toilet humor. But I do like the fact that out of so many Azn characters, MashiMaro has tiny eyes... Unlike anime that is known for it's affinity for large eyes. So that point alone makes me like MashiMaro. And I do, even though I don't care to admit it, like how biting and mean MashiMaro can get... he's funny.

Place Holder Notation. Get use to seeing this. I will be using it in the future.

The below screenshot was taken from this link.

nciku.com is an AWESOME Chinese / English translating website. I especially like the fact the you can write Chinese characters and their program is able to find it. The site is very comprehensive. Go take a look, I would be shocked if you don't find the site impressive.

And lastly, my 2 pix of my mascot Mashi.

Arizona is Really Hot in September

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUuyaNz-xO4

Below are 2 pictures of what I did to get back into the mindset of doing videos again (after taking a long 2 month break). I went and brainstormed on glass what were the main points that I wanted to talk about. . .

For my update video. (I taped some white paper behind the glass, so that it was easier for you to see what I wrote.)

And then for my next upcoming 2 videos. Sorry, it's had to see. The photo isn't upright and the lighting was bad. I wrote it on the house's sliding door, next to the balcony. You can get a taste of what Arizona's landscape looks like in the background. They have PALM TREES! ;)

This is how it can feel to have a good friend. . . That when you need them, they're willing to help you out.

And then this is how it feels to have people that will watch more then just one of my videos. It makes me want to break out the (azn V, aka the) Victory sign.

It's fall for much of the country, but in Arizona it's still hot. So to stay cool, I fan myself with a (/ the ceiling) fan (and use the air conditioner).

Below is what the projected temperature was for the week will be. I took a screenshot from my Macbook's weather widget.

Stop being a Ninja.. show your FACE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwK3XabkcQQ

Below is the definition to the word "Misnomer." Taken from my Macbook's Dictionary.

"The Title is a Misnomer," will make more sense if you know the definition. A thank you to Apple for the screenshot.

And another thank you goes to Google Drawing, for allowing me to highlight the meaning where I could make it more easily identifiable.

And for those "Ninjas" that are too afraid to show their face and be willing to talk about difficult Asian issues, I do (/dedicate) my Youtube Channel for (/to) you.

Jan. 2011 & It's Onto Phase 2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-P_jfDQSow

To Heal!

http://www.youtube.com/user/ClownInPathos#p/u/0/OlGuLw0VtPg