Life Expiriences

Can life really be measured by an online test? Who knows, but I took it anyway. I know I said I didn't want this blog to be a live journal but what the hell. Since I'm the writer I'll throw in a few slices of myself every now and then.

The Life Experience Test

Overall, you have partaken in 63 out of 169 possible life experiences. Your average life experience score is therefore 37%. The average score is 51%, making your experiences more than 14% of the people who have taken this test. The average for your age group (18-25) is 45%. Broken down by category: Art: 2/17 (12%) Career & Work: 4/13 (31%) Civics & Technology: 4/7 (57%) Crime & Disarray: 3/11 (27%) Education: 9/18 (50%) Fashion: 6/10 (60%) Fitness, Health and Sports: 1/7 (14%) Life in General: 6/14 (43%) Relationships: 7/14 (50%) Religion & Politics: 0/4 (0%) Social: 10/22 (45%) Travel: 2/20 (10%) Vices: 9/12 (75%)

Take the test and see how YOU compare

This is a test I'd kind of like to take again in the future so I'll just leave it here.

Hot Damn!

Chris Sanders, the man who helped write the story for the Disney movie Lilo and Stitch as well as designed all the characters, has a Deviant Art account. I'm overjoyed! He has a fantastic style and extremely recognizable. Although it may not always be anatomically correct, it is always aesthetically pleasing.



His user name on Deviant art is, appropriately, Alohalilo. The Colors of the particular drawing above were done by Katmomma. Spread the love!


Happy Holidays to everyone and all that jazz.

Random Scribblings

I figured I should use this blog for more than just words.

I'm so jealous of Spongebob and his permanent state of euphoria.

I can't even describe how much I love drawing. Hell, if I could, I'd be a writer, not an artist. Even crappy chaotic scribbles like this are awesome to me. It's such a huge stress reliever.

On a second note, I've recently discovered the comedic goldmine that is BriTANick. Two college guys that make short and hilarious videos. My favorite video of theirs is "A Monologue for Thee".



Like I said...Hilarious.

Redundancy Rocks

Alliterations do too. Anyway, I finished reading Life of Pi the other night and what an intoxicating read it was. To sum up, the book is about a 16 year old boy named Pi Patel from India.

His father owns a zoo in India so he grows up with a strong love and knowledge of animals.When Pi's father decided to move to Canada, they pack up all their belongings and their animals and hitch a ride on a Japanese cargo ship. The ship sinks during it's voyage with Pi being the only human survivor. Pi ends up aboard a lifeboat, and not alone to his fortune (or misfortune) as a Bengal tiger has climbed aboard with him. The novel continues on for over 300 pages about how Pi used his knowledge and experience to survive his ordeal. I must say, the writing style of Yann Martel is extremely refreshing and overflowing with beautiful metaphors and expressions. The mark of a great author is when they can write in such a way in that the characters feelings become yours. You would think one wouldn't be able to ramble on about the happenings of a boy lost at sea for over 300 pages, however, when a tiger is aboard, fascinating mishaps will occur. Whether half of the things that go on in this novel could conceivably happen in real life is unclear to me, but that is one of the best parts about living in the world of fiction. Mr. Martel has a wonderful gift with words. One of my personal favorite descriptions was his comparison of lightning to a "celestial tree". Just lovely. On top of that, one would think that a book about survival, desperation and fear wouldn't leave much room for humor, but Mr. Martel is expertly able to balance them all out in a neat little stack. Mr. Martel does more than balance out positive and negative emotions, but also religions. Pi Patel is a brilliant young man who loves God deeply, enough to follow three different religions, Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam. Not being a religious person myself, I don't want to go too deeply into this topic, but I do find it intriguing that each religion seems to have been assigned a color throughout the novel. Pi associates Hinduism with the color orange, Islamic with green, and I believe (although it is never directly stated) that Christianity is associated with blue. I'll admit, I didn't expect much from this book. I finally succumbed and bought it after seeing it countless times at the book store. I'm so glad I did. With life or death situations being the ice cream, carnivorous plant life and cannibalism being the chocolate syrup and sprinkles, and a 450 pound Bengal Tiger being that oh so delicious cherry on top, Life of Pi makes for one appatizing sundae. Exquisitly written and an enthralling story.

My Rating: 9/10
Re-Read Value: 7/10

"I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life."
-Pi Patel.

Perseverance can and will pay off

The lotus flower blooms in a swamp. The seed grows out from the mud and algae on the bottom of the swamp and rises above the water to form a beautiful flower. I almost feel like a lotus flower at this point in time. This semester, as sucky as it may have been, I cannot entirely compare to a muddy swamp, although, a person can't help but feel vindicated after overcoming a difficult point in their lives. And at the risk of making this blog sound too much like a live journal, I'll leave it as it.

Current Obsession

I thought I'd write a little tid bit about my current addiction, Dexter. This show is in-fucking-tense. Never before was there a show I could watch that could actually raise my blood pressure. The characters are awesome and the story is simple, but at the same time it's so intriguing. I'm not going to go into the story too deeply mainly because I don't feel like it and if anyone watches the show than it's kind of pointless. I'm only on the second season but I'm tearing my hair out wondering what's going to happen.


Anyway, I recently finished Chuch Palahniuk's newest novel Snuff. Since it's still relatively new I had to get a hardcover edition which kind of sucks. I'm kind of a pansy and prefer soft cover. Overall I'd say this book was exactly what I expected it to be, but it was still a mild disappointment. The entire book is told through the point of view of four different characters, each of whom are waiting on the set of a porn movie. Each character has a particularly heartbreaking story to tell but at the same time, it's quite difficult to feel sorry for them. As usual, Palahniuk has a way of taking known facts and throwing them in your face in an enjoyably explosive manner. This novel was also a miniature encyclopedia of interesting facts. Before Snuff, I never knew that Hitler was the dude who came up with "blow up dolls". So that's why blow up dolls are mainly blond. Go figure. Wheather this is 100% true or not, I'm not sure, but it's still amusing. And again, Palahniuk keeps up his well known reputation of being naughty, dirty, and unafraid to "go there". It's difficult to see the point that he is trying to get across with this novel and upon finishing it, I wasn't entirely satisfied. The story seems to go around in several circles and even making a few u-turns. However, despite the unavailing plot, this book is still a fantastic read. This is the mark of a great author. One who can write about anything under the sun, and still make it interesting. This novel is funny, raunchy and it makes you think.

Snuff
My Rating: 7/10
Re-Read Value: 4/10