I was monkeying around with netvibes.com last night and made my entire ditial environment at http://www.info.byronking.com.

That’s everything I have my claws in on one interface. Kind of like a digital business card. You could make a page like this for your character in Halo and upload all of the wonderful times you’ve had with your friend Tim. That would be an interesting experiment. Have you Halo character on twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc. Make him your alter-ego. What type of paintings would he make? Just think about it? The possibilities are endless. You could paint landscapes from the game as him. Through his eyes. You could twitter his deep thoughts.

Like I said, maybe that’s why we were supposed to meet.

Yeah, I can’t imagine paraphrasing art professors from fifteen or so years ago. Some of them were evil incarnate to me back then but I’m sure they meant well and my 18 year old brain wasn’t ready for what they were attempting to say. Not saying you weren’t, but now that I’ve had a lot of time to think about that experience I could have brought my game face to the table when going to art school, but I was a silly little kid fixated on kids and partying.

I think I got a few words of wisdom out of the whole experience. Number one being if you want to learn something teach yourself, and that never give up jazz.

Great discussion all.

I would make a cast to poor the resin into, probably in the shape of a cube (kleenex box size) and suspend the rose in the middle, i think the duplicated blocks of resin would give a look of a mass produced object, maybe you could even add one of the triangle recycle symbols on the cubes for an added feeling of a plastic mass produced object.

in response to what kurt said, it’s an interesting thought. my dad was diagnosed w/ hep C a few years ago, his liver slowly failed and after about 2 years of struggling and waiting for a new liver, he died (june 2007). after the first year, he gave up hope and he wanted to die. he kept going into these intoxicated comas and the doctors would keep cleaning out the toxins and he would come back, a little weaker, a little worse every time. he was so mad every time he woke up, it’s was a difficult thing to go through. i wonder if my dad actually wanted to live, would that of extended his life any? or if he would of given up earlier, would that of shortened his life? or were his cards already laid for him?

when it comes to beliefs, i feel that in a lot of ways we connect with what we believe. of course there’s no concrete answer to anything, but through a lot of soul searching, study and prayer i’ve come to the conclusion that i have more control over my life than what i thought. a lot of my failures, disappointments, downfalls, can all be traced back to a bad decision i made somewhere, sometimes out of ignorance or just thinking i knew more than what i really did. happiness is up to me, whether i die today or a hundred years from today. after life kept beating me up for several years, i got very cynical & negative, it affected my relationships, my family, my health, my finances, …. it took me hitting a personal rock bottom of bad decision making for me to be open to a new way of life. in turn, my life has made a 360. i still have daily struggles, but i face them with a positive & hopeful way that makes getting through them so much more rewarding.

don’t lose your faith and hope, no matter what comes at you. i know that sounds like something that would go on a greeting card but i hope you know what i mean. i have only good thoughts, good hopes, and good expectations for you byron