Artist Feature: Philip King

Hello again, everyone!  TWO blog posts within a month?  Is this some sort of miracle?  Hahaha. I really am trying to post more often.

Anyway, a-ha-hem.  Serious mode initiated.

Recently, I purchased two commissions from a friend of mine who just last year started college.  I must say, he did a fantastic job.  I commissioned him to draw two pieces, the first being of Derek and Risten from my book, The Otherkind, and the other of Arias, another character from the same book.

Take a look!

Aren’t they amazing? ♥ Phil is a very talented and intuitive artist, so I decided to allow him some artistic liberty with both pieces, and I was very impressed with his stylistic approach to the three characters. 

 

As for prices, he is more than reasonable. I only paid $30 for BOTH commissions, and I am quite satisfied with the results. Please consider supporting him by purchasing a commission (or two, or three, or four…)! If you are interested, e-mail him at pe.king93@gmail.com with your details.

 

So just a short post today, but I’ll be back soon.  One of my next posts will discuss my writing projects for this year. I have several new ideas for short stories and novels that I can't wait to share with you all.

 

Ciao~!

A SCRIBBLENAUTICAL blog post! (Random Randomness 1/31/2013)

If any of you have read my latest deviantART journal, you would know that I received a Wii U for Christmas.  You can read about my initial thoughts on the system and the game Nintendoland in the aforementioned journal entry.

Relating to the title, I bought Scribblenauts Unlimited two weeks ago, and it has quickly become my latest video game addiction.  One thing I have to mention is that Wii U games are quite spendy!  My wallet was $60 lighter after I bought Scribblenauts.  I understand why they’re so expensive, but good grief, I’m not at all wealthy!  So not looking forward to that inevitable moment when I have to choose between two games that come out within the same time frame…

Back to the point, Scribblenauts Unlimited is basically a game where you use a magical notebook to spawn virtually whatever you want to help people and solve puzzles.  I fell in love after spawning a “Kind Giant Fast Flying Fire-Breathing Purple Dragon”.  Yeah, you can add adjectives, too.  Some of the cool features of the Wii U version of the game (it’s also for Nintendo 3DS and PC) are object editor, in which you can make your own objects, co-op multiplayer mode, backpack storage for your favorite items, AND, there are Mario and Zelda cameos!  I must have tried every word in the Zelda dictionary to see what I could spawn. So far I’ve found Link, Zelda, Sheik, Ganondorf, Ganon, rupee, Goron, Tingle, Triforce, Master Sword, Hylian Shield, ocarina…it was very amusing to me how Link would fight with Ganondorf, Zelda dissappears when you spawn Sheik or vice versa, and such.

Another cool feature is a location in the game called “Punctuation Plaza”, where players can search for items via WiFi, download their favorites, and upload their own creations to share with others.  I recently got Slenderman and have been having some fun with him. Mwahahaha.

           All and all, it’s a super fun and addicting game. After you have gone through the game one time, you have the option to reset levels or reset your whole game for even more fun.  I think I still have one or two more levels to complete.


I have to admit that one of the driving forces to me buying the game was watching videos of people playing it on YouTube.  Despite his sometimes frequent anatomical jokes, Pewdiepie's videos were the most compelling.  He just looked like he was having way too much fun!

That being said, I have been watching a lot of gaming YouTubers lately.  Well, YouTubers in general.  So, I thought I’d share some of my favorites with all of you.  I’ve chosen 4 categories: Music, Vlog, Gaming, and Other.

Most of my time on YouTube is spent listening to music or watching lyric videos.  But there are also a few cover artists who I really enjoy listening to/watching, namely Peter Hollens (who happens to live in my city, just btw), Tanner Patrick, Christina Grimmie and the amazing Lindsey Stirling.  My favorite though?  Definitely Boyce Avenue.  Alejandro’s voice melts my heart.

Take a listen:

[Boyce Avenue’s cover of Backstreet Boys' I Want It That Way]

 

I’ve watched a few vloggers here and there, and generally, I find them boring, awkward, repetitive, annoying, or all of the above.  The only vloggers I watch regularly are Dan Howell (danisnotonfire) and his friend Phil Lester (AmazingPhil).  Both of them are ridiculously funny, and we were born in the same time frame so I feel like we have a lot in common.

 

Here’s a video featuring both of them:

[Phil Is Not On Fire 4 (just look at those faces...d'aww)]

 

I watch a lot of gaming videos.  Mostly because watching people flip out when they see Slenderman for the first time is freaking hilarious.  I’ve watched craploads of Pewdiepie, Smosh Games, Captain Sparklez, The Syndicate Project, and others.  Some I liked, others, not so much. And I have yet to find a female gamer that I enjoy watching.  Any suggestions?  I kind of had a difficult time deciding which YouTube gamer I like best, because I am very partial to both Markiplier and Yamimash.  Two things that really annoy me about gamers, though, is that they are constantly making inappropriate jokes and swearing, and I am in no way promoting any that.  These two, however, I’ve come to love so much that I still enjoy watching their videos.  I’ve learned to just tune out all the swearing. LIKE A BOSS. 

I just wish that people like Mark and Aaron would play Nintendo games, which is something I really like about Smosh's gaming channel.

 

Yamimash’s first Slender reaction is quite possibly the funniest I've seen:

[Scary Games - Slender Game w/Reactions & Facecam]

 

            I nearly forgot the “Other” category.  I just kind of tacked that on there because there is one other channel that I await weekly episodes from, and that is the FineBros’ channel.  The Fine Bros’ videos feature Kids, Teens, Elders, or YouTubers reacting to various subjects such as viral videos, memes, and more.  Very entertaining stuff.

 

Check it out:

 

[Teens React to My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]

 

…aaaand, that’s all, folks!  I hope you enjoyed this loooong bit of randomness.  I’ll try my hardest to post more often!
 

‘Til then!

Random Randomness 10/2/12

Hola! :)

This post is really going to live up to the title “Random Randomness”, I think.  I have been busy with work, so I haven’t had much time for internet (although my Twitter would say otherwise…xD), and there have been so many things I’ve wanted to blog about.  So…let’s get started, shall we?

For one, I have been having so many OTP feels lately.  It is ridiculous, really.  I didn’t think I was an OTP kind of fan.  My numero uno couple has always been, is, and will always be Link x Zelda.  Playing Skyward Sword has definitely fueled this one.  They are so stinking cute in this game.  Don’t get me wrong, all the ZeLink is not the only reason why I love the game.  Not quite!  Skyward Sword is a feast.

            Secondly, Sasuke x Sakura, my favorite couple from Naruto.  I think they look so great together, and their unique storyline leaves open many romantic opportunities that Kishimoto-sensei really needs to take advantage of…I hate Sasuke, though.  I’m not even sorry.  I don’t believe that what he’s gone through is enough to justify his actions.  However, I think Sakura deserves the man of her dreams, which is why I ship them.  I really hope this couple is canon.  Either way, though, I’ll be interested to see how Kishimoto-sensei handles this couple.  On that note, I have been reading a lot of SasuSaku doujin.  Okay, I admit it, a lot of it is garbage, but I was very impressed with some of the artwork and storylines that fans have come up with.  Maybe in the future I’ll blog about my favorite doujin suggestions.  …On a side note, there is a CRAPLOAD of hate involved with this ship…And, I may or may not be working on my own SasuSaku doujinshi...

            About a week ago, I was re-reading Inuyasha, and I was reminded of how much strife this series put my heart through.  There is so much sexual tension between Inuyasha and Kagome.  It’s insane!  I’m glad that I watched/read this series when I was much younger, because now I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have been able to handle the stress. lol

            Clintasha (or BlackHawk).  They just need to shut up and kiss already.  I’m looking forward to Captain America:  The Winter Soldier.  Have you been following?  *wink wink*

            All of my recent OTP feels have not been positive, either.  Some people’s ships drive me crazy.  I mean, if a ship makes enough sense, even if I hate the couple (*cough* for example, Naruto x Sakura *cough*), I dispose myself to accept it.  Because it is possible for them to be canon, so I can’t just ignore its existence.  The exception being Link and Zelda; I can’t stand them being paired with anyone else other than each other.  It just irks me.  Just.  Don’t mess with them.  Please?  Thanks.

            So when I see, for example, Sasuke x Hinata, Black Widow x Loki, or Sesshomaru x Kagome, it drives me up a wall.  I’m usually a very tolerable (or extremely passive) of people’s opinions and I DO NOT get involved with shipping wars, but SRSLY PPL.  Y U NO MAKE SENSE?

            OK, I’m done discussing this.  Next.

So, of course I got the Avengers DVD.  I’ve already watched it twice.  I also had a chance to watch the deleted scenes and Marvel’s first-ever gag reel.  *confetti*  I’m glad they decided to change the Agent Hill scenes that they originally had in the beginning and end of the movie.  I thought those scenes were weird and somehow didn’t fit in the grand scheme of things.  I liked the scene between Hawkeye and Loki, particularly the part where Loki is standing under the crack in the ceiling and the light is on his face.  It gave me chills!  I can see why the scene was cut, but it was still interesting.  Also interesting was the extended Steve Rogers scene in which he is getting used to the modern world.  I found this cute and amusing, although it was serious in tone.  It was quite long (which is probably why it was cut) but I enjoyed watching it.  …Oh Stan Lee.  Ha ha ha.

            The gag reel was hilarious.  Instead of trying to describe it, here, you can watch some of it here:

But really, you should buy the DVD if you haven't.

And we are getting closer and closer to The Hobbit with every passing moment.  The second the presale tickets come up I’m buying one for the midnight showing.  Here is the 2^nd theatrical trailer, with my compliments.

Before I let you go, I would like to direct your attention to my latest deviantART journal: [link], in which I talk about my writing hiatus and my October art projects.

That’s it for today!  ‘Til next week!