It’s Monday (insert long sighhh here). Back to work and all that jazz. This week should be action-packed! I am finishing up my portion of the aforementioned Ronald Reagan biography and blasting away at my Tokyopop project. Last week, my Editor and I revised the production schedule and now I really have to crank! But that’s good! I work best under pressure. Keeps me sharp…(snap!)…On the edge…(snap!)…Where I have to be. I’ll post some sketches soon!
In other news, I’ve started season two of Lost. Dang, that show moves! I don’t know how they do it. I don’t see how anyone can stand waiting a week in between episodes (thanks, Netflix!). I may be a year behind everyone else, but I’m thoroughly enjoying it. Don’t post any spoilers here, okay?
Speaking of being behind the times, I’ve only recently gotten into the whole You Tube phenomenon. I’d looked at a couple of videos in the past, you know, when somebody’s sent me a link, or whatever. But I never really investigated it. Then, about 10 days ago, I was on Don Hudson’s Birthday Pub Crawl, and there was a whole discussion about You Tube. The bartender at one place was talking about a series of video blogs by someone called Lonelygirl15. He wasn’t sure if they were real or acted. Anyway, since hearing about it, I’ve watched Lonelygirl15’s saga, which is strangely compelling. After a couple of days, a New York Times article about Lonelygirl15 was published, about how her blog is an act--part of a promotion or something for a feature film. SO, I got to enjoy the fact that I was “in the know” about this piece of pop-culture for about 15 minutes before it was exposed to the world.
Yep, I’m on the cutting edge…
6 comments:
I heard about that "Lonely Girl15" scam. It's nothing new to think that a film would use the internet for promotion. As for your TokyoPop book, I will look forward to seeing more art! Get to work you!
I wouldn't call it a "scam." Like I said--I find it oddly compelling. I'm sucked in! This is probably a great way to build a fan base for those characters. I just think it's an interesting use of You Tube. By now, it is probably passé, since The New York Times is writing about it.
You tube... Just another way to waste time on the internet. As if message boards and blogs weren't bad enough!
I look forward to seeing the Ronald Reagan thing. Not a big fan of Ronnie, but he sure made for some cool punk rock posters.
Yeah, it's a waste of time. Like TV only "interactive." It is interesting to see these fads come and go, and ponder how it may relate to what we do.
I also wonder what my kid will be wasting his time with when he's a teenager. He's almost five now, and we've managed to keep away video games, most TV, and age-inappopriate films. Still, you can't control what he sees at his friends' houses, so it's only a matter of time...
In 10 years he'll be begging you for a neural implant so he can plug his brain into a computer, like Lawnmower Man or The Matrix. It's only a matter of time...
Neural implants, huh? Gotta get me one of those...
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