(cant remember who said that- Voltaire maybe?) These are photos of albatross chicks that are fed human waste from an ocean swimming with our detritus. Fed to them by their mothers as they search for food. They die from starvation, choking or poisoning. Makes you proud to be human doesn't it. think of this next time you buy frivolous shit. <img src="http://www.chrisjordan.com/images/current2/1255628127.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.chrisjordan.com/images/current2/1255623558.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.chrisjordan.com/images/current2/1255628446.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.chrisjordan.com/images/current2/1255623594.jpg" /> see all the sobering pictures here: <a href="http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=11">chris jordan</a>. Amazing how pictures so simple can make such an impact- for me anyway- I know some of you enjoy hurting defenseless creatures directly or indirectly. 2009-11-07T19:45:54-05:00 56 2009-11-07T10:58:05-05:00 96311 false false 9785 2802 1 2009-11-08T06:54:40-05:00 595 I was given this test to do in my 'creating realities' class and I thought it was great. there is no right or wrong, but there is a simple solution. If you have already done it- and know- please dont tell or show- let other people try it, same for those who go looking on the web- dont spoil it for the rest. connect all the dots by using 4 straight lines and without taking your pen off the paper. <img src="http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8158/testb.jpg" /> 2009-10-31T04:07:24-04:00 33 2009-10-30T22:47:38-04:00 93991 false false 2011 2802 1 2009-11-07T15:02:58-05:00 685 Got into a conversation about this with some guys on the web today (he got all upset and started name calling so had to drop it hahah) and was wondering if anyone can justify it to me. my personal opinion is that its wrong and is stealing, but I will change my mind if someone can make a good point- so that I go out and never have to buy an album again. I just cant imagine walking up to Ian MacKaye (Fugazi) and telling him I downloaded his records coz of one of the many arguments that I have heard so far, and him going 'no, no, that's totally fine- that is the best argument I have heard and I totally agree that you should never have to pay for my music ever again'. hahah what do you girls think? 2009-10-31T00:55:30-04:00 188 2009-09-26T09:21:43-04:00 81641 false false 11245 2802 1 2009-11-08T04:14:10-05:00 2644 <img src="http://iloapp.area81.se/data/_gallery/public/11/1236711334_resized.jpg" /> <object width="464" height="348" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://iloapp.area81.se/gallery/swf/embedFlashGallery.swf?albumId=11&galleryLocation=muhrgalleri&domainName=area81.se" name ="embedFlashGallery"><param name="movie" value="http://iloapp.area81.se/gallery/swf/embedFlashGallery.swf?albumId=11&galleryLocation=muhrgalleri&domainName=area81.se"/><param name="quality" value="high"/><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><a href="http://muhrgalleri.area81.se/#11">http://muhrgalleri.area81.se/#11</a></object> 2009-10-23T17:27:02-04:00 13 2009-10-23T16:06:08-04:00 91551 false false 23431 2802 1 2009-11-06T22:19:35-05:00 331 Again...had a load of posters made up for friends and have a few left over- figured you guys may like them. Also have some splats/actions/textures, and some stickers for sale. 'MOON' gets yous guys 30% off. These are top quality digital prints for friends and family. Coming up early next year will be screen printed posters of art work unseen. Until then, grab some limited prints here: http://deadmetalclothing.bigcartel.com/ <img src="http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/7484/postersale.jpg" /> 2009-10-19T20:29:16-04:00 47 2009-10-06T08:21:03-04:00 85591 false false 1404 2802 1 2009-11-07T12:05:19-05:00 1286 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhc7rVF3e_4 ahhhhhh- ahhha hahha hhahah- ahhhhhhh 2009-10-18T10:07:40-04:00 11 2009-10-18T09:24:25-04:00 89581 false false 8285 2802 1 2009-11-07T01:30:43-05:00 233 your last comment in that SD thread made me want to show you this. Hopefully next year I will be making my way to the states and have chosen to make it more of an adventure and have decided to go by sea. Having looked into and researched it all, I wanted to show you these videos- and everyone else. Mistahfred said "big boats dont really get bumped around by big waves, they are like moving land-mass so what ever the sea the boats should hardly move, at least thats how i think it works." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deX7R9RbmX0&feature=related and this one of a 12000 tonne boat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX3kFCgvKp4 you know when you sit in the seat near the wing on an aeroplane and on landing you see the wings bend... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6tVNEJtP6c&feature=related maybe I should get a plane haha 2009-10-16T13:17:57-04:00 27 2009-10-16T10:36:38-04:00 89111 false false 35211 2802 1 2009-11-08T02:06:41-05:00 499 ..hawk decks was ace, but there is something about having your work on a tech deck that is super exciting. (its no Jay-z news, but made me smile) <img src="http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3312/bheart002.jpg" /> dont blame me for the photo- blame brandon 2009-10-13T12:31:54-04:00 62 2009-09-21T14:31:55-04:00 79711 false false 2961 2802 1 2009-11-08T00:32:51-05:00 1375 ...how this sounds in real life: 'waaaoooowooowwooogoargoog-oh' ? 2009-10-12T23:16:31-04:00 16 2009-10-12T16:00:49-04:00 87491 false false 9543 2802 1 2009-11-08T00:21:56-05:00 522 “Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing” Aristotle So, some gimp ripped apart your new drawing. That's all good, Like muscle, it needs to tear apart so it can fill that gap and get bigger and stronger. Where do I get these analogies from? The worst thing is when you know they aren't giving you criticism, but rather they are just being small minded spiteful jealous cocks. Ah well, like I say- always ask yourself why they have said and done such things, often they show themselves up. So on to the real critics, the ones that are not doing it through spite, but because 'they' see fault. <b>Chillax for a bit before you speak.</b> If you respond straight away you are more likely to unleash a torrent of knee-jerk reactionary abuse. Do yourself a favor and count to 10, or in my case wait till tomorrow or just walk away from it. You need to remember that they are either trying to help or that they are just jealous penis-heads. <b>Take both praise and criticism evenly.</b> Don't go thinking that praise makes you a hero, people are cool, praise is cool, but don't go celebrating over it. Some people are just positively amazingly ace people and will give you praise because, yes your work is good, but much like the shitty comments reflect negative people, awesome comments reflect that persons nature to just be awesome and say nice things. I like these people :) A great benefit of this is you become a bit like a zen warrior monk kung fu legend!! you do! You will be able to deal with both negative and positive in much the same way and it will stop you being a slave to those responses. Just because no one loves your high brow dog portrait, it wont stop you drawing them, it wont make you decide to chase love by doing goopy neon skulls. Eventually you will stop needing external praise and acceptance and find solace inside yourself. See! zen kung fu wisdom dude!! BUT, the caveat of this is that you shouldn't become an arrogant twat who ignores everyone's good, helpful advise when it is offered. If you see that it is some jealous prick who cant draw for shit and leaves shitty 'criticism', you must just smile and leave it well alone, no point it getting upset over talentless fools (see 'evil people' thread ). Also worth checking out my Ego thread to help with this. <b>Look hard at what they say</b> Instead of wanting to pound their faces in to a bloody pulp with the blunt end of a bottle and stamping on their throats till they are dead then waving their crudely severed head around on a stick....you should try to evaluate what they have said and why they have said it. ask them: - Why do you think 'this sucks balls mate'? - How, in your infinite wisdom, think I can improve it? - Is there a way to solve this problem? If they cant answer them or their answers are utter bollocks then you know they are one of those peanut penised persons. But if they can help you and do see how to fix the issues then they are your bestest buddies. well maybe not bestest but you have turned a shitty thing into something great. <b>Don't be so bloody selfish</b> Sometimes people just lash out because they have no friends or they feel insecure or they have nagging feelings of knowing through and through they will die alone because they refused to stop being a prick. What I mean to say is that its not always personal, don't take it as an attack on you and your being but rather a passing comment by some guy who is already either pointing out flaws in other peoples work or leaving spiteful comments on others. They are not always spiteful. they may just seem that way because you are emotionally involved. Remember that they are the ones with a problem- leave them have it. <b>The best revenge is to look after yourself</b> I read that on some kids myspace about 4 years ago and remembered thinking it was so true- so remember to be well rested, sleep enough, work hard, play, have fun, eat good food, relax and learn to forgive and love people, and mostly learn to love yourself. Do good things for people, learn to be humble and use that as a measurement of your character. <b>Big man on campus eh?</b> My mate says this before he tears someones head off in the pub. He is a small guy and you wouldn't think he was such an vicious little bastard. People often act big on forums and behind a computer- more often than not in real life people are usually a lot calmer and tamer and wouldn't be so crude and abrasive. The interwebs afford people a lot of protection. In real life 50% of the time they would hear 'oooohhh big man on campus eh?' before they had a personal, physical and up close encounter of the knee jerk reactions we just talked about avoiding. So anyway- a quote to finish off: “A man interrupted one of the Buddha’s lectures with a flood of abuse. Buddha waited until he had finished and then asked him, “If a man offered a gift to another but the gift was declined, to whom would the gift belong?” “To the one who offered it,” said the man. “Then,” said the Buddha, “I decline to accept your abuse and request you to keep it for yourself.” Simply don’t accept the gift of a criticism. You don’t have to. Then it still belongs to the person who offered it. have any of you got any tips of this nature or good stories about this sort of stuff? 2009-10-09T05:52:45-04:00 50 2009-10-05T08:46:33-04:00 85131 false false 9442 2802 1 2009-11-08T06:36:37-05:00 1145 seems like it. 2009-10-01T06:04:25-04:00 2 2009-10-01T05:57:56-04:00 83721 false false 3005 2802 1 2009-11-07T16:04:28-05:00 287 <img src="http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6853/200909240214.png" /> if you cant get the tee- get the poster here (directors cut/colours): <img src="http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7239/bird3u.jpg" /> http://deadmetalclothing.bigcartel.com/product/priest 2009-09-30T19:05:06-04:00 51 2009-09-23T21:21:40-04:00 80561 false false 5570 2802 1 2009-11-07T00:02:56-05:00 1228 I bought a skull off ebay ages ago for £80. (bear really does like to have his photo taken- this is not set up I assure you) <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-fKO-2EuZgQ/Sfb1gXpOoyI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/J2TWVxlW9zI/s1600/IMG_1816.JPG" /> But today I found one in my local co-op for 99p. Available in newsagents etc now <img src="http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6281/img2972.jpg" /> 2009-09-28T21:28:41-04:00 20 2009-09-28T14:50:14-04:00 82411 false false 72101 2802 1 2009-11-07T17:27:53-05:00 561 join my new Cult. I have the direct ear of our lord (SPRANGOTH) in heaven and he hath done gone done tell me a few things. sign up below and I will disclose the lords wishes shortly. amen. 2009-09-27T16:12:22-04:00 76 2009-09-02T16:34:50-04:00 72831 false false 9211 2802 1 2009-11-07T18:22:15-05:00 1500 I really like this one: <img src="http://cache1.emptees.com/avatars/6112/avatar.jpg" /> 2009-09-25T20:29:08-04:00 60 2009-09-22T19:08:56-04:00 80181 false false 59851 2802 1 2009-11-07T05:21:06-05:00 1543 (continuing my 'lead-thread' theme, I found this article and I liked it because it changed my mind on a lot of things. Apart from the 'we should kill them part' , let me know what you think, because unlike some people, I have the ability to change my mind when a good argument is presented. Some call that development...Lets see...) everyone knows one: a little jumped up shit with his own version of the truth that he bullies people into believing using his staunch unwavering self justifications. just mean ol' bastards who are willing to shit on everyone to get where they want. they aim to be popular and gain respect and followers and will do so by being a bully and actively hurting people in some way. these people are called psychopaths. science has shown that 1 out of every 25 people is a psychopath. My terms are colourful- but this is all science- trust me- links will follow. the worst thing is the people who buy into this bollocks- they are mostly made up of weak people who have no brains and are willing to follow the crowd- we call these people 'appeasers', the rest are made up of equally evil people with other equally sick twisted bullshit evil in their scared little hearts. bad thing is these shit heads cannot be beat with love, reason or moral guidance, they can only be beat by using their own standards and basically either killed or bullied back. (killed is usually the only solution seeing as they cannot be reprogrammed) the trouble is that you will have feelings of remorse like normal people do, and a brain well adjusted enough to measure and moralise about your actions- thus your fight will be weak. theirs is unwavering, they do not care about peoples emotions- they do not care who gets hurt- they simply do not care. some are openly nuts: see Saddam and Hitler etc. some are not so obvious- they run companies, have jobs, etc and are everyday folk able to communicate and blend in to a degree. these lie and cheat and scheme all day everyday. they may not try to kill you- but they get off on doing you the most harm they can in any way possible. its what they do. its who they are. its all they feel- hurting you, shitting on you. this is all science fact- one in 25 people cannot be helped, cannot be taught right from wrong, cannot be reasoned with, has no version of the reality we, the rest of us function in. and what is worse- WE let them get away with it. <a href="http://www.areawidenews.com/blogs/1215/entry/30111/"> see here</a> P.S (taken from the original argument) "This notion is difficult to accept. Ordinary people prefer to believe everyone on this planet would act as they would act. But ordinary people must contend with pure evil somewhere on this planet every day. It won't go away. Evil people dwell among us. They enjoy inflicting pain on the rest of the world and are incapable of change. Some of them rise to the top and gain control. It's our duty to recognize them and deal with them properly. Life is simple. You just need to think for yourself, be kind to others, bathe regularly and oppose evil. _ Quote for the Day -- "How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think." Adolph Hitler " my beliefs were that you could be kind to people who were evil and show them the error of their ways. and that they would learn to change. Often though, I have encountered people who refuse/cant change and you have to walk away. Increasingly, I believe less and less in Karma in that being a good person will encourage good things to happen to you. "thinking good things will happen to you because you are a good person is like thinking a bull will not charge at you because you are a vegetarian" I do good things because I am and try to be a good person, not because its a good way to get things. I feel remorse when I do bad things. and learning that inherently evil people exist on a ground level and work to harm you as part of their being, is frightening. 2009-09-24T19:52:07-04:00 61 2009-09-23T06:58:13-04:00 80301 false false 11896 2802 1 2009-11-08T05:39:01-05:00 1188 <img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/8/2009/09/500x_nickcage.jpg" /> "A long time ago, Nicolas Cage started a fan war when he was selected to play Tim Burton's Superman in the final adventure of the Man Of Steel. Now test pictures have leaked of the actor in the blue suit. The movie's screenplay was written by Kevin Smith and eventually rewritten by Wesley Strick. The whole thing was set to film in 1999. But after spending loads of cash, the studio eventually dropped the movie, which centered on Superman's demise. This was a good thing, because as much as I enjoy a bad Nic Cage movie, with the yelling on every other emphasis, I don't think I could handle him as America's greatest hero." from: http://io9.com/5364772/the-nic-cagetim-burton-superman-that-never-was 2009-09-23T23:44:43-04:00 32 2009-09-22T20:08:28-04:00 80211 false false 1146 2802 1 2009-11-07T06:38:02-05:00 630 I always try to make myself a better person, I dont succeed much and am not perfect, far from it, but as Ian Mackaye once sang "at least I'm fucking trying". So from Carl Jungs Shadow to the Ego I am at least learning about why we are like we are, what drives us, what makes us idiots, amazing, dicks, whores etc etc. As artists I figure some of you would be interested in reading this and a friend suggested I post it. (I foresee it being another GM-lead-thread, and is by no means a hugely popular 'which fruit juice do love most' type thread hahaha) I found this great article that simplified the whole 'ego' problem in simple digestable terms and descriptions and I will lift some great parts for you here and provide a link to the page after- its not a long read- so please visit the page. "Egotists are essentially insecure people who are attempting to cover up their own suspicion that they are not quite as good as other people by pretending that they are more important. They promote themselves so that they can be convinced of their own value by the feedback they receive from peers, fans, voters, employees or even their own children. They often strive to be high achievers because they can then get the acclaim of others, in the hope that this acclaim will somehow prove their worth; though it seldom erases the suspicion that they are unworthy. It is not a bad thing to be egotistical; it is just sad." I like the last line '...it is just sad' hahah "A self-esteemed person's sense of self-worth is mostly determined by internal conditions like attitude, compassion, belief, passion and personal vision. They also tend to have a direct sense of their relationship with divinity. Not the kind of divinity promulgated by preachers, mullahs and gurus who teach that human beings are base creatures who can only merit salvation by submitting to the will of some god; but the kind of divinity that teaches that all things, including you, are sacred and worthy of being honored as such. That's the trick to having a high level of self-esteem: to know yourself as being both a sacred creature and a divine creator; and then to honor yourself as such by acting as such. If you want to develop a high level of self-esteem, you must first come to know your true self and then, you must fall in love with your true self. That's another bit of cultural brainwashing you must overcome. Self-love is often seen as narcissism or extreme vanity. It is not; any more than self-esteem is egotism." Hope you enjoyed that and there is other great articles linked to the page provided: http://ezinearticles.com/?Big-Ego-or-Self-Esteem?&id=106973 what do you girls think? 2009-09-21T09:32:10-04:00 26 2009-09-19T19:28:41-04:00 79151 false false 1146 2802 1 2009-11-06T21:10:49-05:00 829 ...has entered the chat room. 2009-09-18T19:08:30-04:00 8 2009-09-18T14:33:11-04:00 78751 false false 2329 2802 1 2009-11-07T03:51:30-05:00 280 Help make Emptees a constructive and positive place. thats new. so Hi, I been away and am still officially away but thought I would drop in to say hi and WTF. its like all changed....and yet all very samey. I am actually still trying to digest everything- its all gone pete tong. <img src="http://img6.travelblog.org/Photos/31536/301138/f/2612850-Barren-landscape-0.jpg" /> 2009-09-18T09:17:05-04:00 37 2009-09-17T05:59:52-04:00 78181 false false 506 2802 1 2009-11-06T22:32:33-05:00 934