• 14Dec 09

  Quick Update

  This weekend was very busy. There was so much that went on and I don't even remember it at all.
  
  I do know one thing, today is my girlfriend's birthday and so all weekend we have been celebrating it. Saturday, she wanted to get all our core friends together and watch Dumb & Dumber--one of the funniest movies of all time by the way. She got a good portion of gifts one being a Michael Jackson glove. There were a lot of gag gifts but she just likes to laugh so if it's funny, she doesn't care.
  
  Sunday night she had a shindig with her some of her master's program schoolmates which she invited me to go to. It was actually really, really fun. For a group of master students, they were really funny. It was nice too as we got to think about the birth of Christ and meditate on that which I have actually never done. After that, we went to Mt. Soledad and watch the meteor shower--the clouds didn't help the situation but it was still nice. She had a great time doing that.
  
  Tonight? I'm taking her to BJ's with a select few of other friends. It should be a great night. I think all the friends that are going are girls so it's just going to be one of those nights I don't really get to do anything except watch all of them have fun but I wanted to treat her to a pazookie (a large cookie with ice cream. So good). I already know this night is going to be fun.
  
  It's amazing what sleep depravity does to you. There are a lot of details in my head but my lack of sleep is preventing me from going deep into descriptions. This is all I can offer. On that note, I am going to take a nap

  • Posted Dec 14, 2009 10:22 am PT
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• 9Dec 09

  OST's at their Prime

  

  Butterflies of excitement flutter around in my stomach when I listen to the Metroid Prime: Corruption soundtrack. There is a unique joy that comes from listening to this soundtrack and as I think about it more, all the Metroid Prime soundtracks do the same thing to me. I am never dissatisfied with these soundtracks.

  
  Metroid Prime put a new age twist onto some of the series staple sounds; thumping drum effects on the original Metroid theme mixing it with strange cackling noises and eerie pitches; the Space Pirate theme with its warped synths to punch its theme home; and of course, the battle with Metroid Prime--powerful rhythms in keeping with the over-spacey aesthetic and long notations.
  
  
  
  Metroid Prime: Echoes was a drastic turn on the original direction from Metroid Prime. It reflected the games atmosphere to a tee however and though most people would not consider its ambient tracks music, what it was supposed to do--set the mood--it did with perfection. From the memorable tunes like Torvus Bog which continued the ambient movement of Echoes to the best rehash of the Escape Theme, I believe, Kenji Yamamoto kept true to his expression while providing what the game needed.
  
  
  
  Then there's the world of Corruption. Yamamoto took what he learned from both of these games and combined them into, what I think is the most complete compilations in the Prime series. A blend of ambient like in Echoes, punchy rhythms like in Prime now became fused with the orchestral aesthetic in Corruption. The Defense Drone track, Bryyo and SkyTown all bring out some of the distinguished compositions that Yamamoto implemented.
  
  These soundtracks always wake me up when I'm at work. They are so pleasing to my ears! AHH! Good stuff. If you haven't really listened to these soundtracks, and you like video game music, then I would suggest nabbing these somewhere quickly. Your ears will not be disappointed.

  • Posted Dec 9, 2009 12:16 pm PT
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• 8Dec 09

  Bye...?

  My assistant quit today.
  
  At work, my boss and my supervisor decided that I could use help from at least one more person. We decided to hire a friend I recommended who was interested in working doing camera work and such.
  
  Four months later, she became jaded, selfish and unappreciative of the job because she felt like she was doing too much and not getting paid enough. Her job was a minimum wage job, working as a student assistant doing something most students wouldn't be doing. In fact, I was doing what she was doing, and more, before they hired me as staff.
  
  What was so funny about her though process behind it was that she wants to be a producer or a director, if anything. The things she was doing, pre-production, post-production type of stuff, which is what I do too, was not in her "job description," which she doesn't have one anyway. She told me she was hired to do camera work--true. When I was hired, I was hired to video editing. The job required more. But pre-production and post-production is her world. I'm not even trying to get into Hollywood film or indie film. I just like doing trailers and promotional stuff, which is what I do. This is her world and she just through it all away because she wasn't getting paid enough.
  
  I am upset because I put in quite some effort to get her the job and she just throws it away. What's worst, she never said thank you. I know you don't like the job and all but at least say thank you for looking out for you even though you didn't turn out to like it.
  
  So my boss asked me if there were any other people that could replace her and I already had one in mind, just in case. Thankfully, he already knows what's up so any time he complains, I know it'll just because he wants excellence--not money.
  
  I leave you with this picture. I saw this in the library and it was interesting how close all these green colors were. The colors are more in the background.

  

  • Posted Dec 8, 2009 10:12 pm PT
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