Top 10 Animated Movies I Hate: #8 Mulan 2

Disney sequels are only the beginning of my unending hatred for coporations. What I can't understand is why Disney wastes time and energy trying to fix something that isn't broken in order to make a buck. But in reality, they probably end up wasting more money than they earned, because everyone knows Disney sequels are the crappiest pieces of animation on the planet. I'd rather count the tiles in my ceiling until my eyes bleed before crawling through another Disney sequel...excluding Lion King 2. Just sayin'.
Now that my rant is over, Mulan 2 is one of my least favorite of these sequels. I honestly only could stand to watch about 5 minutes of this movie before changing the channel. I just...I couldn't...no.

Top 10 Animated Movies I Hate: # 9

Let me just say that there honestly isn't much wrong with either Fantasia movie, except for the fact that they're too damn long. I mean really, my friend and I sat for 2 hours attempting to finish the first one, and we almost fell asleep. We completely gave up watching it. The 2000 version of this wasn't any different. I mean, the animation is beautiful, but it's nothing but music, and I'm a critique that enjoys a story. Just sayin'

10 Animated Movies I Hate: # 10

Yes, I'm going there. Even though I'm a die hard animated movie fan, there are some I absolutely loathe. And, since everyone and their grandma has been doing the whole "top 10 whatever", I decided to steal the idea and join in the fun. Now, on to NUMBER TEN!!

I was super excited to see this movie because this was my favorite book growing up. At about a fourth of the way through the movie, it was obvious that it was going to have nothing to do with the original story. At all. I didn't completely write it off as a movie, but even as a movie it kinda sucked. I liked it, but it could've been WAY better. Humpty Dumpty was a stupid and annoying character. Not because of his personality, but because he was so out of place as a character. But I guess that's just my personal opinion.
I put this movie as #10 on my list since it was pretty cute, but besides that, it wasn't good for much else.

Gift of the Night Fury

Okay, so if you didn't know that I'm waaaaaaaay too much of a die-hard How To Train Your Dragon fan, this definitely proves my obession. Today at midnight, I went to Walmart to buy the new Gift of the Night Fury double pack that comes with an online video game, and by the time you all have woken up and got out of bed for chapel or your 11:00 class you were almost late for cuz you slept in, I'll have already watched it 2 or 3 times. Yeah.

Don't panic too terribly because it's only 22 minutes long, but I wanted to do a review on this short film, even though my opinion wil be obviously incredibly bias :P. IT'S AWESOME GO WATCH IT. WAIT, GO BUY IT, THEN WATCH IT. SUPPORT EPICOSITY.
If you couldn't tell from the title, this is obviously a Christmas film. If you couldn't, you're sheltered. Just kidding lol, but seriously, there's baby dragons in this short. I really don't wanna spoil too much of it, but the only quam I have about this movie is that they never shown any night fury babies. You anticipate seeing them the entire time, but they never show up. Therefore, I give this short a 9 1/4 out of 10 for being so awesome :)

A Good Man is Hard to Find

I'm half-sure that most of you in Leeper's Laboratory (EPIC NAME WIN) have read, seen, or at least heard about the infamous story 'A Good Man is Hard to Find'. After hearing Joel's blog in class, as ironic as it was, the first thing I thought and wanted to say out loud was 'Damn.' Why? Because in alot of ways he's right. And let's face it, that's why a lot of us, including Leeper, stayed silent after the reading, frankly because it took a minute or 5 to come up with a comeback.
I don't agree with him when he mentions that the films are morally junk, and I do agree with Leeper that even though these things are the way they are, they are still amazing works of art. But the point I wanted to debate was the effects of exposure to this harsh of a reality, and I have the perfect story. :)
When I started out in my first year of college at the community college in my hometown, I had an english teacher named Ms. Myers. Unbenounced to me and the rest of the class, this woman loved to teach about stories with horrible, horrible endings. I always avoided stories like that because I loved happy endings. Our first assignment was to read 'A Good Man is Hard to Find'. The next day that we came back to class, I was so pissed about the story and the fact wasn't warned how the story would be, I considered suing my teacher for emotional trauma. My plan was to confront her about it after class, but the class progressed, I realized more and more what the meaning of this story truly was, and I was suprised. This particular english class was all about reading between the lines and finding out the analogies and true meanings in a written work. The whole point of this story was to show that faking the southern cultural mores won't get you to Heaven, and that the murderer himself was closer to God than the grandmother because he knew what he was and didn't fake being something else. Suddenly, I wanted to read this story in front of my church on Sunday.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that even though some of the things we see in class are awful to watch, and you may not be ready for them mentally (like me with the story), there's a lot you can learn from the most horrifying stories, even though you hate watching them. I still shudder every time this story is brought up, but it opened up such a broad exploration of other works and the true meanings behind them for me. Honestly, if you haven't read this story, I highly recommend it. Flannery O'Conner is a wonderful writer, and suprisingly mentally stable...I think. But I will warn you: the ending really sucks.

Why I Spent 2 Nights in Becker Hall During Fall Break

As you probably noticed from the title, I didn't exactly go home for Fall Break due to the fact that my family is in Texas. But what I did do during this break is animate a fight scene between 2 characters from a tv show story idea I've working on for the past 6 years of my life. I meant to put this up earlier, but I've been putting it off repeated ly like the lazy individual I am :P. Anyway, the sequence is only 4 seconds long, and it's unfinished, and still has a ways to go, but here's the beginning, I hope you enjoy it :)

Blimpy the Stupid Happy Bird

Okay, so it's 5:34 a.m., and I should be asleep but I'm not sleepy, so I decided to play my new Angry Birds level that I recently downloaded. To my suprise, I discovered that they added a new orange angry bird, and at first I was excited because it looked really cool. But after playing for a little while I realized that this animal was the stupidest bird ever produced by the angry birds team. It was so dumb I had to waste a moment of your life to b!tch about this orange peel with wings.

First off, this bird's special ability is to inflate, so I've nicknamed him "Blimpy". He works the same basic way the the exploding birds do, except instead of exploding he expands into a giant, useless, less effective balloon.
Also, aren't 'Angry Birds' supposed to be "angry"? This thing has a retarded grin stretched across it's face and he looks cross-eyed. So every time I see him, I can't help but imagine my friend Beth impersonating the laugh of that stupid vulture from the Bugs Bunny episodes. lol.
Lastly, this bird is the most useless piece of crap I've ever slung at a pig. In this game, everything had a purpose until this...thing...showed up. His aerodynamics are completely off when you throw him, and when he expands he hardly knocks over anything unless you have him in an exact spot. If you distinctly aim him between 2 obstacles and blow him up, sometimes Blimpy barely taps both obstacles or just leans them over a little, and when he disappears the objects go back to normal. He's full of air and isn't heavy enough to push anything, not even what's underneath him.
I think the one thing I hate most about Blimpy is that you have to wait forever for him to disappear before you can use your next bird. Gay! I don't wanna have to sit around and wait for that stupid thing to go away!
Though I dislike this midget bird with a passion, I will say this: the only thing that bird is genuinely good for is breaking through wood. You can throw him towards any amount of wood before he blimps and he'll bust through just about all of it, almost as well (if not better) than the yellow bird. But that's about all he's good for.
I feel like a nerd for complaining about the annoying little Blimpy, but it's now 6:05 (good excuse lol) and I couldn't help how angry this "angry" bird made me. I could've lived my life without this bird invading my awesome game, just sayin', lol.

Charles et François

This film produced by Co Hoedeman was one that really threw me for a loop. Through the entire film I was thinking to myself, "When is the grandpa gonna die?" Now I know that sounds horrible, but tragedy truly is inevitable. I was very confused to see them bothat the same age at the end of the film. But earlier tonight, I had a theory that crossed my mind. When people who are very close to you die, to you, they're never really ever dead. They merely leave their bodies and become apart of you and who you are. When tragedy befalls you, pain of the tragedy isn't the only thing that you carry with you from that situation for the rest of your life, but you also carry that loved one with you too. I'll stop now before I start crying :)

Tchoo-Tchoo!

I could barely find a picture on this short film, much less a video. Whenever I found one, it was always locked. I've been wondering when I was finally going to run into that sort of problem lol. Any way, I loved this film, it was absolutely phenominal!

Imagine how much time it must have taken the director to film this entire thing, much less make the characters move in all the ways that they did. What I really want to know is how in the hell was he able to make that dragon slither around the cylinder pole? That was fantastic! I don't know who this Co Hoedeman is, but I'll learn to speak french to be his apprentice :P

Thank You For Nothing, You Useless Midterm

Well, this is the same name I chose for my miderm essay due in Leeper's class tomorrow, and I felt like sharing a piece of my midterm with everyone, 'cuz I'm just that generous.

The reason I want to share this is because while watching HTTYD (HowTo TrainYour Dragon), I had a really big, ginormous epiphany about how this movie relates so well to our Christian walk. Here goes nothing...

 "As humans, we are like 'downed dragons' (Toothless) that think that even though we're broken, we can get through life on our own accord with no one's help, not realizing that death comes after our pride. As Gobber says, “A downed dragon is a dead dragon.”. However, God (Hiccup) gives us the opportunity to be wiped clean from our problems and sorrows, and given a chance to soar if we let Him take the lead. But, if during our flight we climb too high up to remember God, we can lose Him in the sky as we tumble mercilessly towards a horrible fate, completely out of control.
But when we reach the rocks of despair in life, if we call on God's name and repent, He can recover His spot in the saddle and lead us through the treacherous rocks and into victory. Another part of this film shows that God dedicates all of His time to us if we let Him, and protects us from evil. Of course, this doesn't mean that bad things still don't happen to good people. However, He still loves you deeply and is proud to call you His own. Whenever someone that doesn't understand (Astrid) comes along and discovers you, He wants to show you off and what you've learned through Him, and the talents He has given you. As a born again sinner, you came from the Dragon's Nest, and were once under the control of the Queen dragon (Satan) who enslaved you to do as she pleased. But God brought you out of the Nest, and gave you freedom from sin and death. Even though the Queen looks big, scary and powerful, God is stronger, wiser, and even more powerful, even though He doesn't always look like it.
In trials, God shows us that even though doing the right thing isn't always the popular thing, you should still strive to do right. Not only for His glory, but also because others are watching what you do and say. And when they watch, they should know that you are a child of God. But unfortunately in life, bad things do happen, even in fairy tales. If the enemy takes you and holds you captive, remember that God is with you and will help you through the hard times.
But those who hold you captive for your past sins, those know what you were once like, will notice that you are not the dangerous dragon you once were. And, last but not least, when those who don't understand you or your God and ignore His warnings, they end up in the heart of the dragon's lair. However, if they see that He is the one true God and repent from their sins, God can step in and save them.

When I realized all of this, and after I finished reading what I worte, I felt really uplifted, so I thought, "Hey, maybe I can help someone else feel uplifted too." So there you go. Now maybe next time you watche the movie, you'll think of what God has done for you in your life :)

WHY LEEPER WASN'T THERE by Leah Zink

          “Alright, I think that's everything.” Leeper sighed as he finished settling what few belongings he was taking with him to the Dowden's home into his vehicle. He was on his way to have a fun night out at the college with his colleagues and students for the Midnight Study Break, an event that had been posted on fliers around the university.

           As Leeper hopped into his vehicle, he thought back to the last time he'd gone out to a special event like this, and what had happened on the way. A shiver went down his spine at the memory. His unpreparedness had left him stranded in the middle of a hoard of evils and unmerciful, hungry eyes. That would never happen again.

           He ignited the engine and took off down the street, his paranoia making him watch every turn and swerve in the roads winding down, dim lights illuminating the pavement. He hit the gas pedal a bit harder, eager to speed up down the narrow street, fear glinting in his eyes. All of a sudden, he saw a dark clump of...something...blocking the road up ahead. Leeper skidded the car to a halt, and, turning his brights on, his heart skipped a beat.

A hoard of moaning, growling, decaying zombies were slowly headed in his direction.

             Leeper froze. The same thing that had happened before...was happening now. Though he had fear in his heart, he remembered that God was on his side against these devilish creatures. He shook his head, and his expression changed from a look of fear to one of hard determination. Shuffling in his seat, he opened up the glove compartment, exposing an “In case zombies, press button” sign, with a red button beneath. He slammed his fist on it, and immediately the passenger seat flipped over and opened in the middle, revealing a various amount of weapons to choose from.

             The pile consisted of an axe, a machete, an M16, a baseball bat, 2 revolvers, hedge clippers, a pair of aviator sunglasses, and a box of toothpicks. Leeper grabbed the M16 VIPER automatic out of the middle of the pile, loaded it, locked it, put on the sunglasses (even though it was dark, but who cares? He was gonna be a badass). “Sorry everyone,” He said to himself, popping a toothpick in his mouth. “I don't think I'll be making it to the Dowden's tonight...”.

               As he said those last words, Leeper threw the car in reverse, and disappeared into the dark as the hoard of zombies came closer.

“...it's zombie killin' time...”

           Suddenly, Leeper's vehicle burst forward from the black, skidding sideways only mere yards away from the zombies, with Leeper himself hanging halfway out the window, M16 in hand, bullets flying and zombies dropping like flies on a bug light as brains and other gore flew everywhere.

          “DIE ZOMBIE SCUM!!!” He screamed as he skidded by, killing as many of the undead as he could. His vehicle skidded all the way around before stopping, with the car facing the opposite direction of the hoard. This however, didn't phase Leeper at all. Again he threw the car in reverse and slammed the gas, rolling up the window and plowing straight into the zombies, crushing a third of the animated bodies.

          The remaining zombies began to crawl onto his vehicle after he'd stopped, one of them locking eyes with him, trying to eat him through the glass. Leeper returned the glare. “Not today.” He threw the vehicle back into drive and flew forward, hitting the break suddenly, making most of the crawlers fly off his car and into the street with a 'crack!'.

          But when Leeper went to do the same thing again, he didn't realize how close to the curb he was, and he bounced up onto the curb, which was preceded by a very deep, steep ditch, with several large trees at the bottom. He lost control, causing the car to begin to fly downhill. Completely out of his control, the vehicle was almost to the trees, about to make impact...

          “NO!” Leeper yelled, wrestling with the sheets as he fought to sit up. His eyes popped open to reveal his own room, in his own house, lights off and the moon shining through the window.

          “Oh thank goodness, it was only a dream.” He sighed in relief, rubbing his face. He must've dozed off by accident while working on his laptop, as the evidence of his glowing laptop was off to the side of the bed.

Wait...if that was just a dream, that means that he could still make it to the Midnight Study Break! He looked over at his clock.

         “Two-thirty?! Aw man...” He shrugged his shoulders. He had been too late.

“Oh well, may as well go get a snack from the fridge or something.” Leeper sighed again. Stretching, he trudged his way into the kitchen as lighting began to light up the sky. As a strike of lightning lit up his bedroom widow, a crumpled figure with glowing eyes could be seen clawing at the window from the outside.

                                                                          THE END!! :)

Oh eM Jizzle, Talk About the Food Chain!

Normally I'm not one that likes to watch adorable animals die, but this was so cute I couldn't resist! Is that bad? I'm not sure...
I loved the sheer irony of this film altogether. The story itself kinda reminds me of the scene in 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights', when Robin's blind family servant explians how pretty much everyone in his home died; how the goldfish got eaten by the cat, and the cat choked on the goldfish XP

I felt so bad for the cute little pirate guy, but I loved how after one of his pets would die, he'd draw a picture of them and put them on his wall, that was so cute. But so very sad...lol.

You Know...For Kids!

This movie was so silly...and I loved it!
I really liked the way this movie touched realistic and unrealistic areas. By realistic, I mean how the creators made a way for something that looked so stupid to end up being so popular and so fabulous, the Hula Hoop! Although that wasn't really how it was created, isn't it interesting to see an old school/yet modern children's toy be inveted in a silly way?

As far as unrealistic goes, I didn't expect anything like what happened when Norville fell from the clock tower to happen at all. It was an extremely far twist from the way the film seemed to be themed throughout the entire thing up until that point. Not that I didn't enjoy it and think it was a great movie, but the second to last scene was a bit far-fetched from the way the movie as a whole flowed.

The character Amy Archer was most definitely my favorite. That woman talked a mile a minute, but holy crap, I loved her! When she first stepped into view, I couldn't stop laughing at how fast and how crazy she talked. She was so silly! But it was especially funny to me personally, because I met this character in the same way that I met one of my best friends my freshman year of high school. She looked like Amy Archer, and talked a mile a minute just like that, and it made me laugh. Plus, she was funny. :P
Not gonna lie, in the first half of this movie, I wanted to reach into the screen and punch Norville. I don't mean that literally, and he was funny, don't get me wrong. But he was so stupid! lol!
However, as the movie began to slowly piece apart his character, I gradually became more and more sympathetic for him. If you haven't seen this movie, go watch it, I highly recommend it if you like Jim Carrey meets Godfather meets It's A Wonderful Life :P

We Are the Knights Who Say...What?!

I'm actually kind of suprised to see that no one has used this movie in their blogs, though I could have just not seen it. Although the title's a reference that everyone gets from one the "funniest" movies in the universe, I personally don't think the movie itself is that funny. I find the funniest part of that movie to be in conversations about it, but that's just me. 'Tis but a flesh wound!

I recently walked in on a bunch of kids on the bottom floor of Wright lounge watching this movie, and
for some odd reason that I couldn't explain to you even if I tried, this reminded me of what Leeper's been talking to us about. Not only this week, but in lectures weeks past as well. I have both pros and cons about his talks (or should I say "our" talks) and I wanted to voice my opinions, because that's what these blogs are for.
        Please don't sue me for this, Leeper, but one of your lectures you gave the 2nd week of school (I think) was so good that I had to record it so I could remember it later. It was the one talk about how we should delve into the culture that we have been placed in and live righteously instead of trying to avoid hardships and trials completely. How phenominal! It makes me angry when I see people who become lazy by sitting at home doing nothing, and sheltering their kids from life because they have no desire to be involved out there with the "evils" of this world, or any other part of the world whatsoever (welcome to my neck of the woods) than actually step out and live for God among people. But instead, they sit and watch the world from inside their trailers, never go out, even for church, and say "Praise Jesus". I know that's not what your were implying in your lecture, but it's what it reminded of where I came from. I live for lectures and conversations filled with intelligence.

        Another thing I found incredibly ironic is how this past class you said "if you and your friends got together and had conversations like this all the time..." I almost burst into laughter in the middle of class. I hope one day you hear my friends and I have a conversation, because we go far beyond what you'd imagine from people our age. We have the deepest intellectual conversations with one another one such an immense scale, that people who walk by and hear us will sometimes stop just to listen. It's ashame that none of my friends were here now, you'd love to hear us.
       
          Although the majority of Leeper's points in his lectures are great, recently I can't help but feel some inner sense of irritability when walking out of his class. I have never been one to believe the traditional b.s. will get you into Heaven, nor I have ever agreed with it, or the "Christian" superstitions that follow. But I do have a twinge of uneasiness when he talks so liberally (not the political term of the word), and I honestly can't explain what I mean by that. I'm horrible at explaining things, but I have a feeling that I'm not the only one in class who has felt this way, though I might be. There's something about what Leeper has been saying recently that tweeks some unease to my very core, which I fully understand isn't always a bad thing.
         Though I don't always take Leeper completely seriously when he speaks so passionately, (I honestly don't think he wants us to) there's something that I personally am reading between the lines of what he is saying, though I'm not sure what, that makes me uneasy.

         By no means do I dislike Leeper, nor am I complaining about him or his class. In fact his class is one of my favorites (because it's pretty much a free-for-all). I believe Leeper wants us to think for ourselves, and though we won't apply everything he says to our lives, whether we agree with it or not, there's definitely a large amount of truth to what he says that we can carry with us for the rest of our lives. Just because I don't see eye to eye with him on everything, I most certainly believe that we as a class can learn a lot from him. I merely wanted to share my honest opinions to show that I can and do think for myself, and don't take everything that everyone says and automatically label it as truth. I also wanted to see if anyone else was brave enough to comment and say if they noticed anything similiar to what I've noticed. They say that if you put 'just sayin'' at the end of any "offensive" sentence or speech, it automatically makes it okay to say. So, I'm just sayin' lol.
        I definitely do not want what I have written to be blown out of proportion in any way.

Epic Automatic Writing

I find it extremely ironic that SLeeper brought this up so significantly in class. My Drawing I teacher at my previous college actually brought Kentridge up to me and strongly suggested that I look him up, as see his animations. A few weeks after learning about Kentridge from my art teacher, he actually ended up showing the class a piece of the same video we watched Monday in SLeeper's (I'm calling him that now in my blogs :P) class. So you can imagine my suprise whenever he talked about him and played that video!
Although I have to admit that the particular videa he played wasn't my favorite of Kentridge's, who, by the way, has a great gallery at the Philadelphia Art Museum. This Kentridge video is my absolute favorite:

When I first watched this video, my jaw was practically on the floor. How does he do that?! I can't even fathom it as I watch it how he takes these lines and turns one object/word into something completely different. It completely blows my mind. In all honesty, none of his other works are that interesting to me compared to this video. William Kentridge is indeed phenominal in what he does.

I'm sorry my blog's so short, this was all I reall had to say XD

Philosopher's Stone

             Okay, tell me I'm not the only animation student who caught the Fullmetal Alchemist reference in the title? El Oh El!!....*ahem* sorry, my nerd was showing.

The real reason that this is the name of my blog is because I wanted to leave a little message for Leeper: I will totally take you up on a philsophical debate/convo one day. I love philosophy, and I think that would be an extremely epic conversation.

           Anyway, as far as class went today, I was personally excited at the beginning of class whenever I took a glance at the individual's blog he was speaking about and saw my name. I was so surprised that I turned to a random girl next to me that I didn't know and went, "Holy crap, that's my blog!" Poor girl XD

              

This is probably the cliché of everyone else's blog, but I really did enjoy how Leeper pointed out the ever-present but overlooked comparison of seasons and emotion. However, as much as I enjoyed the "Seasonal Circle of Life", I cannot get that poem  about the creation of the world he read out of my head. That was such a visual experience, even though there were no pictures. I wish I already had the horribly unattainable powers of a graduate animator, because I have such a scene in my head of how that might have looked, and I might do it by hand anyway, it was just that cool. However, even though I (among other people in class) pulled a C.S. Lewis by having a mental picture when it was read to us, I might be a little afraid to make an animation of this, because if people were to associate my animation with the poem, it might ruin the mental picture that others have. I want to do it, but some things are meant to be left to the imagination. But then again, I rebel against everything anyway, so why not?

         One last thing and I'll leave you all alone: I really liked the last story he told (honestly can't remember whether it was a poem or not, I currently have brain freeze thanks to Coffee d'Vine) about the children that played in the selfish giant's garden. I love how the writer characterized the different types of weather, and I want to know how it ended. That reminds me, does anyone remember the names of both the black woman’s creation poem and this story? X'D

Love, Peace, and all that jazz. Love's first cuz it's more important :)

Rachel's Response

For some stupid reason, I'm not allowed to post any comments on my own frickin' blog. Go figure :P but I was so interested in what Rachel commented about on my 'Epic Lecture' blog, I wanted to tell the world what I thought about it:

Rachel,

    I loved what he said about swearing too. That's one thing the people from where I lived can definitely relate to, lol. I most definitely agree that unecessary swearing is stupid, and it becomes annoying when it's uncalled for. Speaking of the "Gone with the Wind" quote, did you know that before they could put that phrase in the movie, they had to get special federal permission to curse in the film? It was the first cuss word ever said in a movie. My, how the times have changed.
Anywho, whenever you mention the "5 easy steps" to becoming a Christian, the first things that come to mind are the Roman Road to Salvation, and the whole "ABC's" thing you learn in VBS. Although these are great methods of helping people come to know Christ as their Savior, in my opinion, they hardly express what truly needs to be said about who Christ is and what a relationship with Him is. They're just lists of easy steps. Since God no longer speaks directly with people, it's hard for others who've grown up in bad situations to comprehend that there really is a God that loves them and cares about them. It's not impossible, but it is hard. The worst is when people who are Christian have something bad happen (bad on any scale) and they turn away, because there's no way there could be a god that loves us when that happens. I can say from recent personal experiences that in life: shit happens. What people in these situations can't comprehend is the one thing we can't really explain: blessed assurance. When you've had an experience where God has done something in your life, whether He's performed a miracle or spoken to you, or you simply just knew He was with you, you just know that you know that He's real, He's good, He loves you, and He will be with you always.
Because we believe that God and Christ are more than myths, that's what makes us a different kind of harvester. One of us may plant a seed of Christ in someone, although they might not feel or want to be ready at the time. Then another person might water the seed. And like a seed, it may or may not grow over time in order for us to be able to harvest it (in other words, gather the followers) in the end.
Okay, that's my take on your comment. And thankyou for your comment, btw :)

Epic Lecture

The most epic part of yesterday's class to me was most definitely Leeper's lecture. I'm not too big on tragedy, and the movie was depressing for me to watch, but whenever Leeper recited that quote from Tony Cambolo, I was immediately in attention. That lecture was probably the most common sense filled, down to earth perception of Christianity I've heard in a very long time. For the past 8 years, I 've lived in a part of the country where everything was "NASCAR, beer, and Jesus". My friends and I are looked down upon for the way we believe, especially in the church. We never really bothered to tell people how we thought, just because of how they would brush us off almost as hethens. That lecture struck me in an epic way, and I liked it so much I went online to find tony cambolo. It's awesome to find a place where they don't believe in the formal superstitions of the way we ought to live, although there's nothing wrong with there ways. In my old church, my pastor always taught, "When you begin to think, that's when you get in trouble with God." I couldn't stand that. God gave you a brain for a reason: to use it for His glory. The lecture yesterday showed me that there really are others out there that are Christian, and that know better.

Unicorns, Dragons, and Pizza. Oh My!!

               Hey animation nerds, My name is Leah Zink. I am a 19 year old Sophomore stuck in a Freshman's place, due to the unfortunate fact that only 3 credits of mine transferred in (gay), but it's all good cuz 2015 has a much better ring to it than 2014 anyway.
Any whoo, I'm obviously an Animation Major, and animation has been my dream ever since I can remember having one. Except when I wanted to be a librarian, but I was like, 8. ANYWAY, I've always told people I want to be the next Walt Disney (minus the perversion), meaning I want to own my own animation studio and be financially stable for the rest of my life, becoming a legend because all those LA losers got nothing on me and my awesome brain. I'm totally humble about it, right?
Even though I've always wanted to animate, I used used to loathe 3D animation, AKA Toy Story, or Ice Age. Not that I didn't love these movies, I just hated the fact that they were making traditional animation obsolete.
              But the all of a sudden, I came across the most epic movie in the whole freakin' animation world, How To Train Your Dragon. This movie totally changed my perceptive of every 3D movie I've ever watched. I still love traditional artwork because I'm old school, but I have a very large place in my heart for 3D animation, and you can thank Toothless for that.

              Anyhaa, now that I'm done with this drivel, I'm off to do something completely unconstructive that doesn't involve homework, like sleeping. Because it's like 1am right now. Goodnight! :)