Here are a couple of test images I worked on of my buddy SuperFlyBrown and myself. We have a photo shoot in our warehouse on Friday, and were testing out some looks we’d like to try on the images. Let me know what ya think! Much of the Photoshop Actions you see here are courtesy of Mikee and Holly! Thanks guys!
SuperFlyBrown defying gravity.
Caution: Letting Go is Hard
Yesterday Hershey emerged from his little coconut looking like a ghost. This usually means he has to shed his skin and is getting bigger. The poor guy had a hard time shedding so we decided to help him out. He is very happy to be in his new skin, although I do not think he enjoyed the process of the removal.
Poor guy…click the links below to watch.
Mr. Hershey from Migs Catacutan on Vimeo.
My gecko, Hershey is a huge Star Wars fan. We’ve made his terrarium resemble what a gecko’s version of Tatooine would look like with miniature TIE Fighters and Jedi Starfighter. He’s so freaking cute!
Hershey the Jedi
Hershey attacking the TIE Fighter
Hershey attacking an intruder
Cognitive Dissonance is defined as an uncomfortable feeling or stress caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously. The theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that people have a fundamental cognitive drive to reduce this dissonance by modifying an existing belief, or rejecting one of the contradictory ideas.
I guess this is what I am feeling now…
I have been going through a number of things in my life that I guess I let happen, cause ultimately I am the only one that can control my happiness, right? In theory it seems like this can hold true, but I have begun to realize that outside factors, which at times are very hard to ignore, have contributed greatly to my unhappiness. I try to not let these things get to me, but none-the-less they do. When I try to look for support from my personal relationship I realize that I will not get it from there. I guess that is a lesson I must learn, to only rely on myself…but the intimate personal relationship I have established is one of the reasons why I go through so much.
The failing relationship with my parents is solely due to this relationship I have been working on. So here’s my dilema, is all of this really worth it? Is all the work really worth it? One may say, if you have to ask yourself that question then NO…but maybe its just me. Maybe I have just been unable to let Life really take its course, and in doing so I have completely fu-barred things. I have tried my hardest to just let things be, and just let Life take me where it deems I need to be, but then more questions arise. I meet people and wonder to myself, have I again placed all my eggs in one basket. Am I passing up chances to be with someone that is worth sharing my life with? Am I always that naive that I always believe what a person tells me they are like and that I fall so easily? So stupid, so confused…
So, which belief do I drop or what do I change about my life to make it better. I know there will be no conclusive answer to that question, at least not now. But I just wish there were. I am more afraid because what if I am acting to quickly on either, thus tying into my previous statement of letting Life take me where it will. If I’ve confused you, do not worry cause I am just as confused.
I guess that is why I am feeling what psychologists define as cognitive dissonance. It is never good when you fantasize about a different situation with someone else, wishing things were different or just wishing for a different situation period. I should have learned my lesson by now…Life is never what you fantasize it will be like. It always turns out different and I just need to be happy that I am alive.
But I have been asking myself – Is it really better? I can’t say I know at all…
Sashimi is my favorite and buddy Ryan is the best at making it!
So my friend Shant tagged me…
Tagged by Shant!
Unfortunately, Wu got tagged for real by a spider. Iwe…
Getting tagged by a spider is no fun.
Sometimes I need a little distraction. I tagged my friends.
If you’re reading this:
Awesome! I got tagged…anyone else? Bring it on!
For many football fans everywhere fantasy drafts are taking place before the much anticipated 2008 Season. This weekend was the draft for a group of buddies of mine, including the infamous X-factor and another one of my former beaus (this guy however is a cool dude and things ended cause of me – background info). Now one of my close buddies had the glorious idea of creating a logo saying: NatEx in similar fashion as the FedEx logo. Now who am I to deny a friend in need, so I made the logo for him. I also thought it would be damn funny. I mean if you can’t laugh at yourself you can’t laugh at all, right?
I thought I’d share the team logo I created for your personal enjoyment and pleasure.
Delivering X-factors since 1998!
Please feel free to contact me if you’d like any brand identities created or used for personal jokes. I love my job!
I haven’t done this in such a long time. It was so good to just get away with my brothers and Kimi, and get out of San Diego for a day. We all got motta-vated on the way up and had a great time laughing at each other. We didn’t really find anything ultra-cool at Melrose but ate at a really good Italian spot. That place had the best ravioli I’ve ever had! My weekend was pretty sweet, just glad to have some good alone family time. Loved it!
First we shall ask ourselves the fundamental question: What is a :noogs? Well, in Ilocano, su-noog (I think that is how you spell it) means burnt. I’m not so dark now, but boy give me a good 10 minutes in the sun and I’m there. I got the name :noogs in high school, and it stuck ever since.
Now let’s move onto the pronunciation – :noogs pronounced nu-oogz. Easy right?
As time progresses, I hope I’m able to be entertaining with this blog as well as eye opening. If that doesn’t happen well, then I hope I’m just a good read. Thanks…
