Alexander Shen's Art Blog

Daily Comic: The Bomb

2010-02-03T15:33:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

To elaborate, the original lunch I brought didn't last very long. It was some veggies, tofu and a chicken drumstick. I was supposed to purchase rice at lunch to accompany the meal, but ended up forgoing the purchase.

I regret nothing and everything at the same time.

Related Link: Don Miguel The Bomb, Beef, Cheese Sauce & Bean with Green Chiles Burrito, Green Chili, 14-Ounce Individually Wrapped Packages (Pack of 12)

Daily Comic: Fiber One

2010-02-02T11:30:00.000-08:00

Listening to: David Choi - Enjoy the View

To the dismay of my ancestors, I didn't buy these on sale. They were full priced. I'd throw my hands up in the air, but I have a limited range of movement due to the constraining sleeves on this jacket.

The pastries were decent. They didn't taste as unhealthy as Pop Tarts, but that also means they didn't taste as good.

You know what they say about fiber, so I'm expecting results.

Related Link: Fiber One Toaster Pastry (Pack of 12)

Happy Groundhog's Day 2010!

2010-02-02T09:17:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

This is what I heard happened today. Father Winter, who looks suspiciously like myself, made sure the groundhog saw its shadow and knocked its head sideways.

Related Link (Bill Murry looks a lot like Jimmy Kimmel on this cover): Groundhog Day (15th Anniversary Special Edition) [Blu-ray]

Self-righteous egomaniac!

2010-02-01T17:17:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

Just wanted to say thanks to Angry Asian Man for posting a link to my album!

Talk about networking! Really. Go talk about it.

Related Link: Angry Asian Man

"My First Time EP" Released!

2010-01-30T15:57:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Alexander Shen - My Robot Wife

I've released my first EP today, "My First Time"! This EP was supposed to come out last year, but I ran into a few delays due to a lack of a working mixer and whatnot. It's the first step into the world of non-cheesy music, so I hope it keeps ear bleeding to a minimum.

Track Listing
1. My First Time
2. Legacy [feat. Direct]
3. Greatest Band in the World
4. My Robot Wife
5. Zombie Love Song
6. Learn Chinese
7. My First Time (Album Version)
8. Legacy (Live at PaRiSoMa)

Related Link: My First Time EP at Bandcamp

Art Dump: Gashapon Shop Game

2010-01-29T21:36:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

Here's some artwork/preliminary sketches for the Gashapon Shop game that I'm working on. It's essentially a game of collecting cards for the sake (and joy) of collecting cards. You level up by spending more in-game money, allowing you access to more benefits and card packs. It's recommended that you just leave it on, like other silly social games, so you can accrue bonus money every few minutes.

At this point I'm basically trying to collect/make more cards for the game. The content creation is really the part that's going to take forever and a day. FOREVER AND A DAY.

I'll have a demo up soon. Message me if you want to look at an early version to see what this is about.

Related Link: Gashapon Shop Complete Collection

Daily Comic: Beanie

2010-01-29T11:17:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

It's particularly warm today, which is unfortunate.

Related Link: Knit Beanie Visor Hat - Scull Cap Style

My memories of monsters are skewed.

2010-01-27T09:03:00.000-08:00

Currently: Sick.

I don't ever remember the giant rubber monsters in Power Rangers to be nearly as coordinated as these guys.

I also don't understand why they never made the monster really big from the beginning, crushing the Power Rangers. They also had a habit of waiting until the Power Rangers got all of their Zords out before attacking. If I were the giant monster, I'd step on the Power Rangers and smash any individual Zord that wasn't connected yet.

Then again, I'm just trying to be as efficient as possible. I'd make a terrible bad guy, no doubt. There are apparently rules to follow, people!

Related Link: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Movie

I went to Vegas this weekend.

2010-01-25T12:40:00.000-08:00

Listening to: David Choi - Something to Believe

According to the implicit contract you sign when you land in Vegas (thanks for the reminder, Emad!), all things transpired within are kept there.

In accordance to my long streak of law breaking, I will now briefly talk about the things I did, or rather things I remembered doing:

1. I won $145.00 playing Let It Ride BONUS.
2. I shot an Uzi, a Thompson, a M3, a MP5 and a desert eagle.
3. I rode a roller coaster.
4. I ate chicken fried steak and burned the roof of my mouth.
5. I played arcade games.
6. I lost $2.00 in a slot machine.
7. I lost $10.00 at roulette.
8. I danced too much and my legs hurt.

All in all, a pretty good trip. Just don't tell anyone I told you.

Related Link: Knock-Out Blackjack: The Easiest Card-Counting System Ever Devised

Peanut Gallery - Mini Daddy

2010-01-21T09:56:00.000-08:00

Listening to: ...rap... I think?

Now for my peanut gallery comments I made throughout the video. Please read accordingly to the time as it'd be a shame to read too far ahead and run into SPOILERS.

0:06 - Is this like a Chipmunk version of an existing song?
0:18 - What is he saying?
0:29 - He's more face than anything else.
0:39 - I think I have the same Casio keyboard they used to make this song.
0:45 - He looks Chinese.
1:03 - I wonder if those are his sisters.
1:16 - Hm.
1:34 - What is he saying?
1:42 - The humping motions would not backup my assumption of those being his sisters.
2:12 - Someone's having too much fun with the zoom in/out function.
2:24 - I could never get away with having those girls in a video. I'd be labeled as a "biter" and that is clearly my main concern.
2:35 - Someone's having too much fun with that air horn button... explosion.

They're similar, but yet so different.

2010-01-19T13:33:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

This is a snippet of a conversation I had with a male friend of mine.

Friend: Ah, James Deen. He's one of my favorite male porn actors.
Me: I'm a bigger fan of Jimmy Dean.

Related Link: Jimmy Dean Products

Dryness vs. How Stupid You Look

2010-01-19T09:23:00.000-08:00

Listening to: The rain.

So it's been raining quite hard today. Josie purchased me a poncho for just this sort of occasion. I broke it out this morning before I left the house and made my merry 'ol way to work. While walking to work, I thought about how silly I looked. With the wind picking up now and then, my poncho was filled to make me look like a vinyl blueberry.

The original graph actually had a very tall spike at the front end, but decided to remove it for the sake of smoothness. The spike represented "garbage bag with holes cut in it". I suppose that the relative dryness would really depend on the the hole cutting abilities as well. With my limited understanding of graphs and how to plot them, this has now gotten too complicated for me and I must rest for hours.

I will admit, however, that I am extremely dry.

Related Link: Rain Poncho (I do not endorse this item)

Comic: Microwave (warning, it's kind of long)

2010-01-18T13:46:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

This is based on something that happened today during lunch while Emad and I tried to go find a microwave on another floor that worked (ours at the office was broken). What happened at the end? We went to Chipotle.

Oh, and apparently cops showed up.

Somewhat Related Link: Sharp R-420LW Family Size Countertop Microwave

Comic: It's a real problem.

2010-01-14T17:30:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

I had this situation arise today. Luckily no one was in the bathroom at the time, so I was free to do as I wished, but it still cropped up in my mind.

I wish I had the courage to not care what others thought about my public flatulence.

Related Link: Lactaid Fast Act Lactase Enzyme Supplement

Burger... NOW!

2010-01-11T15:23:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

I wish this place existed. I'm not sure how the place would taste, but the giant burger sign is just to die for.

Featured in the latest Robot in the City.

Somewhat Related Link: Hamburger America: One Man's Cross-Country Odyssey to Find the Best Burgers in the Nation [DVD]

Two coffees and checking the time.

2010-01-07T14:59:00.000-08:00

Listening to: David Choi - That Girl

I was walking to work and saw a woman holding two coffees walking towards me. She then took a sip out of one and checked the time on the wristwatch on her other wrist. Coffee then spilled onto her scarf since the other coffee was full.

I glanced and continued walking past her. It would have been rude to laugh. Rather, it would have been rude to laugh out loud. Internally, it was a completely different story.

Related Link: Scotchgard Fabric Protector for Fabric

"Sheep - A Card Game" Released!

2010-01-05T12:41:00.000-08:00

Listening to: William Fitzsimmons - Heartless

I'm ringing in the new year with my newest game Sheep - A Card Game! Well, actually, it's not "new" per se. It's more so a port of the PC download version that I made last May. I figured that I was getting better at Flash and should be able to port the simple game relatively quickly. Three train rides and one lunch later, it's here!

I also figured that a quick project like this would get me back up to speed from a holiday of non-development.

Related Link: Sheep - A Card Game

Monsieur Poogie

2010-01-03T11:50:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Jack Black - Let's Get It On

The first drawing of the new year is of a Poogie. It's one of the creatures from the Monster Hunter Series. I've personally never played it, but have heard it's quite an engaging experience. I am a fan, however, of the Poogie and Felyne creatures in the game and think those alone warrant the attention of the standard citizen.

At the very least they deserve ugly fan art, as seen above.

Related Link: Monster Hunter Series

Goodbye 2009! Hello, Cleopatra 2525!

2009-12-31T16:30:00.001-08:00

Listening to: Cleopatra 2525

You should definitely check out Cleopatra 2525. It's an older series that has Gina Torres, the lady who played Zoe from the television show Firefly. You don't really need to catchup if you're jumping into the middle of the series. The theme song pretty much explains the plot.

Oh, and it's New Year's Eve. Happy something something.

Related Link: Cleopatra 2525 - Complete Series

Going the Distance 2- Finally Released!

2009-12-24T09:45:00.001-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

This is probably old new to some, but I can finally announce that Going the Distance 2 has finally been released! I got a gracious sponsorship from SPIL Games for the title and it has now been making its rounds across the internet.

You should all give it a go and push innocent people to their deaths.

Related Link: Going the Distance 2

Reusing Art - The Grinch

2009-12-23T20:50:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

I hope everyone has a happy holiday! I've decided to reuse an old Grinch drawing I did in 2007 because I'm currently watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas for the first time.

That's right. I've never seen it before. Shocking!

Related Link: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Inglorious Basterds

2009-12-18T14:01:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

I thought I would draw a picture of Lt. Aldo Raine today from the movie Inglourious Basterds. I guess it has something to do with the fact that I have a sinking feeling that the United States Postal Office left one of my packages down in the lobby and that someone (the bastard, in this case) has taken it. I guess I wouldn't be so sad if it were only a $10 loss, but it was $40 after shipping. Honestly, I'm more sad than anything else. I was actually looking forward to using it.

Oh, the thing I bought was The Storymatic.

Related Link: Inglourious Basterds (2-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray]

So, I went to the dentist.

2009-12-18T05:00:00.000-08:00

Listening to: William Fitzsimmons - Heartless

I went to the dentist last week. It's the first time I've gone in the last five years. I know, it sounds disgusting doesn't it? Surprisingly, my teeth were in "decent" shape. I did, however, have a few cavities. Because of that, I had to get them filled. In conclusion, I went to the dentist three times in less than a week.

The only things I wanted to note would be that my new dentist feels really old school Chinese. The equipment doesn't look like the pristine, white, bleached, sterile foundations you see in dentistry imagery today. It looks a bit more homely and, frankly, down to earth. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be impressed by that fact, but I am. Also, you can tell that this type of dentist doesn't sugarcoat anything. If he's going to clean your teeth, you'd better believe he's going to put gallons of elbow grease into his efforts.

Secondly, the devices he used to inject Lidocaine into my mouth looked like the injection devices from Dark City. It was terrifying.

I hope this post has encouraged you to go visit your local dentist.

Related Link: Dark City (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]

Daylight Savings Crime - Photo Op

2009-12-17T08:38:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

Some awesome photographs of Daylight Savings Crime taken at Umloud 2009 by Tyler Winegarner. Makes us looks legit. The link's below.

Alas, we're still not as good as Nickelback.

Related Link: Tyler Winegarner Photography

Assassin's Creed II DLC Announced!

2009-12-16T10:45:00.000-08:00

Listening to: Nothing.

I just watched a video regarding the two pieces of DLC for Assassins Creed II that will be available early next year.

The above image relates to how I feel.

Related Link: Assassins Creed II