The Uplifting Grafitti Artist

Today on my way into class I noticed something on the wall of the tunnel I walk in to get to school. At first I was slightly annoyed that someone would muck up my plesant walk into class. They had taken a black spray paint and scrawled some message along the wall. It was kinda large so it took me a moment to read it.

It reads: Dear Girls, You don't need to wear nice cloths, or make up You're all Beautiful!

I was actually kinda stunned. For only a moment at the message, it was more the construction of the sentence that got to me. It was mostly correct. Using the proper form of "you are" totally makes up for the spelling mistake (that to me looks like he noticed just after he did it wrong) and missing punctuation.

And for the record, I totally agree with the statement. Although, its really nice when you do.

Games!

So for a class I'm working on a game. Go play it!

http://www.battlechampion.com/specials/

The Man Salad

So today I was playing pool with my buddies. A girl walked up and told us that they were serving salad in the next room and we were free to get some. We thanked her for her generosity and she went on her way. But we didn't think anything more about it. What guy wants just a pile of lettuce and some ranch dressing? But I had a thought. We should make a salad for men! I call it the man salad. It will be like a meat lovers pizza but without the crust and sauce!! Cook up some pepperoni, some good italian sausage, some bacon, any other meat you want, a little shredded cheese and maybe some ranch if you are that kind of person. I'm going to have to try it eventually. I'll let you know how it goes.

Education

Did you know there are multiple ways to spell the word Mannequin? I didn't realize that. There is the way I just spelled it, which refers to something that stands in a shop window do show clothing. There is also 'Manikin' which refers to humanoid things that are used in education (such as a CPR training dummy).

The Right Mind

I'm not entirely sure that i was in my right-mind yesterday.

As I stopped by one of the bathrooms in the building where most of my classes are, I noticed something out of the ordinary. There was a nice padded chair in the corner. However, not really situated in a way that you could comfortably sit in it. It was on the right side of the sink, facing the sink, pushed up against the wall. I'm not sure I trust the sanitation of a padded chair in a bathroom. It just seems wrong.

Then, a little while later while walking down a hall, I was walking perpendicular to a girl with glasses. She turned and looked in my direction and her glasses caught the light coming from a light fixture overhead. At for a moment I thought her eyes were glowing!

Then later,as I was talking to some of my friends as I was leaving work we some how started discussing how I was the father of our workplace, that the mannequin in our window (which we named Jenny) was the mother, and everyone else were children. The thing is, Jenny didn't start out as a mannequin. She died in a fencing accident and the kids were to panicked to do anything to help her. But it was an accident and we didn't want to get into trouble so they hid her in the mannequin.

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Yesterday was weird.

GASP

LOOK WHAT I CAN DO!! Click and drag to view it!




Note: My comment before was referring to being ably to post models that you can move and spin and stuff. It was not referring to my being able to 3D model something. Which, i can do. I'm just not asking you to be impressed.

Back by Popular Demand!

So, I guess everyone was looking forward to hearing about how my self prank went. i didn't realize that people would want to hear how it turned out.

It didn't work. Actually it almost did, but as I was walking toward the parking lot I remembered that I had done it. Sorry folks. But hey! I did make myself smile again on the way by thinking about it. That is all that is important right?

Even though all of you may be slightly disappointed by the result. Again, I am sorry.

Excitement!

Is it weird for me to get excited about all of the page-views I get on here and the other site I am working on? Every time I check it makes me happy to see that someone has visited my sites and stayed for a bit. It makes me feel popular. Even though i only get a few every day, I appreciate every one of you viewing this right now.

Self Deception

Today I did a crazy thing. The Parking lot I park in is always packed. Today I was there at just the right time to find a handful of spots open. But I didn't take the one closest to the building! Infact I didn't take the next closest one either. I took the one in the back and all the way to the left in the minisqule addition behind the trees.

Why did I do this? Good question. You see, today I decided to play a prank on myself.

Today I am at school for almost 10 hours. By the time I get out of my final class I have always forgotten where my car is, but that's ok because the parking lot is empty that time of night so it's hard to miss my car. Today, I parked where I did, for no other reason than to be able to come out and not instantly find my car! It will be great! To so perfectly play a prank on myself. The anticipation is killing me!

..... Hopefully my excitement won't make me remember what I have done....

Websites!!

So, i have this website that i'm working on. everyone should go look at it.

http://www.battlechampion.com

Look Out Below!

I have a class this semester that sits on the top floor of a 4 level building. And each level is quite tall. 12 feet, I'm sure, before you reach the ceiling of a floor and at least 5 feet of stuff before the floor of the next level up. How do i know these lengths you ask? Well, the center of the building is open. So there is a large hole going from the roof of the building to the floor.

I'm not the type of person that is afraid of heights but I do make sure to hold onto something solid when I'm a good distance off the ground. But I am the type that wants to cause a ruckus. So many times I have wanted to drop something off the top floor just to watch it fall. Preferably something electronic. I can only imagine the satisfying crunch and explosion of plastic that would result! Someday, I will make it happen!

Digital Media!!!

Can I just say, I love my major!!! Yesterday, I was walking to class. In the hall I passed the assistant dean to my major in a serious conversation with one of the photography teachers. They were both bent over the assistant deans iPhone, absolutely discussed over DC comics new logo. Here is the logo throughout history.

Admittedly, when they do themes with it, its better.

But I still agree with the 2005 logo being the best.

That same assistant was also showing the dean a new game that he downloaded. And they were both geeking out about how some of the mechanics they had thought up for a game they were working on were found in this new game.

It made me reflect on the other fun conversations and things I see in the building where all the digital media classes are. A cute girl playing the DOTA2 beta (no really! She was for real playing it like a boss!), a conversation about how great the new Muppet's movie is, and a number of people can be seen playing video games at all times. Who knew that geek heaven could be found between two dozen classrooms and an elevator!

Delusions of Grandure

I'm part of a group on Facebook that is dedicated to waving your hand in front of an automatic door to feel like a Jedi. I realized the other day that, epicly walking through doors was only the beginning.

I was walking past some windows. It was a chilly day but not cold enough for a coat. I had my hood up on my hoodie, and as I passed into the view of these windows, I nearly fainted. For a brief moment, out of the corner of my vision, I was walking next to a Jedi!! As I turned to look, and realized that it was me, I caught this perfect 'face in shadows' thing. It was totally just like the movies! You could only see part of my nose and mouth. I felt epic! Total urban Jedi.

I wonder if I need a permit to carry a lighsaber..... Or maybe an asp baton....

Squeaky–Clean

So I showered this morning. It was nice. I naturally woke up shortly before my alarm. Normally that would suck, but today it was ok. The shower was nice and warm, due to no one else being up yet. When I got out I was asked if I was clean. To which I replied 'squeaky'. Naturally the response to that was a finger running down my arm. So, of course, I said 'squeak'. I was then rebuffed! Apparently my squeak was to low! I told them to not judge me! So my squeaky-clean-ness makes lower noises than everyone else! Does that make me a bad person?

In other news it's the middle of winter here in Utah. But it rained last night so I figured that everything would be covered in ice this morning. I was wrong. It was still soggy at 7:30 in the morning. Also, it's nice to be able to see the entire valley clearly. Thank you rain. I appreciate your work.

Here is your sign...

I am in the presidency for my universities fencing club. So, i was naturally manning the table to gather some new members. There are lots of interesting people at my school, i decided. There are also some pretty oblivious ones....

A very cute girl walked up, And I do mean very cute. She looked to be Italian. Dark hair, Brown eyes, very tan, thin. I of course, stopped her, and started talking to her about the fencing club. I told her how fun it is, how exciting it is, how cheap it is for the semester, and handed her a flyer with the time and address of our practices. At this point we had been talking, about nothing but fencing for about two minutes. She stops, then asks me, like she just had an epiphany, "Oh! Do you fence?"

She was no longer cute....... at all......

Temptations!

So I had a brush with certain temptation today!
I was standing outside an early class waiting for the teacher to come and open the classroom. This is normal, because its everyone's first class of the day. So I got to looking around and noticed a fire alarm lever on the wall. There wasn't anything particularly special about it. It's the same type that you see everywhere. But for some reason, today, it was just calling my name!

I stared at it for what was a 10 minute eternity. How would it feel to push through the black plastic and pull the white lever? Would my fingers be strong enough? What would happen if I did it while no one was looking? Would I get caught? What would the punishment be? Would class be canceled? Would we still be responsible for the work we would have done in class?

In the end, I refrained. Mostly because the teacher showed up. He asked us if we thought his posterior would work today in opening the door. It did. The door has an electronic lock with one of those scanners that scans a thing that goes on a key ring. So, yes, he walked up and pressed his left cheek (where the keys were sitting) on the scanner.

I may have to report that to the janitor. I'd prefer it if that thing was wiped down. :P

First!

I know! I'm sorry! I hate it too. But ya'know.... I kinda had to. :P

So, i decided to start a blog today. nothing major, just a place to put my funny thoughts and things.

I suppose i should introduce myself. My name is Ross. I'm a Game Design student at Utah Valley University. Think about that for a bit and it should tell you everything that I would write about myself.