Chronicles of a Boy and His Tiger
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Well I know how I am going to spend 100 bucks.
My favorite comic series of all time, Calvin and Hobbes, complete in one very cool hardcover collection. This sounds cheesy, but this silly comic strip had a big impact on me when I was growing up - it enriched my vocabulary, engaged my mind with Calvin's little philosophical inquiries (I love the commentaries that Watterson made on mass media), got me into drawing comic strips and cartoons, and literally defined "imagination" for me.
*Charles Trivia !*: In grade 6-7, I wrote and drew 4 issues of a comic book I entitled "The Magnificent Three", a spinoff of all of Calvin's alter-egos: Spaceman Spiff, Stupendous Man, and Trigger Bullet. Pretty geeky, but fond memories none the less.
Speaking of Geeky, I am also adding this book to my 'buy-from-Amazon' list:
Excerpts from the book are already pretty funny, and the book has some pretty cool 'pop-art' illustrations that go along with its pearls of wisdom.
FIND A WEAPON
Your pathetic human hands are useless here. Choose a blunt or pointed instrument (serrated edges don’t work against metal or durable plastic). Even a simple crowbar can save your life – you can run away while the robot condescendingly bends it into a pretzel shape.
Hehe I think I am the only person who buys these kinds of things (^_^). In terms of what's new in my life... uh not much, essays and law school applications have kept me busy 24/7. Tomorrow I'm going with friends from my club to talk with people about religion and Christianity. I'm a bit nervous about that, but who knows: maybe I can miraculously transform into an extrovert? I think that would be definite prove of a God (^o^)
That's it for me - Best of Luck surviving Midterms :p
Posted byCharles Ang at 10:39 PM 1 comments
A Bit of Art
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
I don't think I've posted any artwork in a really long time... I'm usually way too lazy to bother drawing any good quality sketches these days...
No color pics; just some sketches that I decided to scan in while I was browsing through my sketchbooks:
This first one is from first year; for some reason I decided to draw little avatars of characters from the books we read in Arts One. I think I drew them for a card we were gonna give to our professor, but we scratched the card in the end... i don't really remember why.
I drew this one fairly recently... It's my version of Cedric Diggory from The Goblet of Fire. Cedric was a minor character, but I liked him... highly skilled yet very modest and down-to-earth.
*Spoiler Warning*
It was a pretty big shock when he suddenly died in the book. The movie will definitely be good... definitely will be better than the first three movies I would think.
A set of posters came out recently and they look pretty cool - it ain't no kiddy stuff any more >:)
Posted byCharles Ang at 10:06 PM 1 comments
Casa de Pipo
By the way, Pipo = me. I'm sure some of you remember that all my relatives call me by that name - dun ask me why though :p.
Anyway, I got around to taking a few photos of the townhouse my sister and I are living in:
The space might look bigger than it really is - The first floor is just essentially a large room that includes the front foyer, living room, the dining room, and kitchen (o_O). Of course, most of the furniture and fixtures that you see come from Ikea ^o^, although the coffee table and TV table come from a Chinese furniture store in Aberdeen Centre.
Most of the appliances (fridge, microwave, etc.) came with the place, and I picked out a LCD TV from Costco for a really good price - those Koreans can make a decent flatscreen. The kitchen hasn't been used a whole lot... my sister and I are only starting to learn how to cook some things. I've mostly been experimenting with the George Foreman grill, which I highly recommend for its versatility ^_^
I'll give you guys a call when I get in town :D
Posted byCharles Ang at 12:00 AM 1 comments
