Sorry I totally forgot to link everyone to my other blog with my portfolio on it, heres a link-
http://tendoshuradoningendochikushodogakido.blogspot.com/
Let's eat pudding together someday!
~Charles
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Writing Remix- Poem
Writing Remix- Deadman
Wonderland Poem
Bright Monday sunshine, streaming through
Shattered windows, turning pools of blood to fiery crimson.
Death, everywhere Death, echoes of screams long gone still
Ring in my ears. Convicted, jailed, sent away to a place
Of insanity and cruelty.
Deadman Wonderland, I have arrived.
Strange girl, white skin with red eyes,
Red like the blood of my friends
Leaking from their shattered bodies.
“Let’s eat pudding together someday!”
Love within me, nothing else like it,
Deadman Wonderland, I have arrived.
Carnival Corpse, consisting of conscripted captives
Tearing, slicing, killing, dying.
Branch of Sin, my own blood
Turned against my foes.
Ace Man, Shiro, Red Man, Love
All are the same, I will protect her
Deadman Wonderland, I have arrived.
A unholy priest, sent of an Angel, whether fallen
Or no, that is unknown. New friends, Senji
Karako and Owl, a rebellion is in the air. We must
Stay silent as night, as invisible as blackness, run from
Sakagami Toto.
Deadman Wonderland, I have arrived.
Break out, run, escape
The priest has come, his spells in hand with
Vengeance in mind. Owl has gone to darkness,
He cannot even see himself. Shiro, Karako, only I can save
them.
I will protect my friends
Death and Love, Malice and Justice, they await now, within
the depths of
Deadman Wonderland.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Worktime
Saturday- 1.5 hrs
Sunday- 2 hours
Video editing takes time kiddies!
Total of about 3 minutes or so done so far.
~Charles
Sunday- 2 hours
Video editing takes time kiddies!
Total of about 3 minutes or so done so far.
~Charles
Monday, April 15, 2013
The Desires of a Conflicted Man
Greetings, folks. As you may be aware, I am a rather big fan of manga and anime (freaking huge, actually). What do I want most in the world? I want to be able to manipulate reality and travel between anime worlds and the real world (or the power to jump into manga would be a cool alternative). With this power, I don't think reality would really matter to me anymore (only to the extent where I can bring others with me; friends, the like). I would probably use this "manipulate reality" power as well to get me out of school to spare me the trouble of years of effort. (weeewt go Logan). To get this power, well, quite frankly, I would kill anyone who tried to get in my way. Living in a fantasy world, getting away from the current world. That's all I try to do anyway- living in perpetual music zone, watching anime and reading manga and wishing so dearly I was in them, the whole shebang. No one can say I don't live for the unreal. In any case, I would achieve nirvana with this power, become even happier than I am when I watch and read manga/anime, as I am filled with sadness that it isn't real in the end.
Roger, from LOTF, is what I would call a "winner". I always liked Roger- I felt him to be a very intriguing character and I like the way he thought. His ultimate goal, it seemed, was to become an animal, to live off primal feelings and to in the end survive and enjoy himself, in his own sick, sadistic way. Roger wasn't about to let anyone stand in the way- he was willing to kill anybody and do anything to survive and live his own little sadistic fantasy.
On the flip side of things, Simon from LOTF seemed to have a completely different outlook. He most wanted to get everyone out safely, to save them and bring them back to the side of good. He was willing to sacrifice even his own life for this goal, he became a martyr of sorts. Simon only wanted to help, in the end.
Roger, from LOTF, is what I would call a "winner". I always liked Roger- I felt him to be a very intriguing character and I like the way he thought. His ultimate goal, it seemed, was to become an animal, to live off primal feelings and to in the end survive and enjoy himself, in his own sick, sadistic way. Roger wasn't about to let anyone stand in the way- he was willing to kill anybody and do anything to survive and live his own little sadistic fantasy.
On the flip side of things, Simon from LOTF seemed to have a completely different outlook. He most wanted to get everyone out safely, to save them and bring them back to the side of good. He was willing to sacrifice even his own life for this goal, he became a martyr of sorts. Simon only wanted to help, in the end.
Poetic Mastery- A Rendition by Charlsicus Maximus
Ascend to infinity, gaze about
at the fires ablaze, shimmering
in the cool breeze, but deep inside
my cave, I'm snug and warm.
The clicking and clacking,
mixed with the soft pitter patter of rain,
drown out the screams of sanctimonius silence,
echoing into the night.
Dawn breaks but I pay it no mind
There is only the next mission, the next line
to cross, the objective to be seized.
Chapters to be read and episodes to watch,
Spots of color, agonizing headaches
Yes I am a gamer and an otaku too,
wouldn't it be nice if I ever noticed you?
Devices used- Enjambment, alliteration, sibilance, paradox.
Reading Details- Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai- 12 chapters, 1 hour (Friday)
Judge-11 chapters, 1 hour (73 page chapter one, goody goody) (Saturday)
Deadman Wonderland- 14 chapters, 1.5 hours (Saturday)
Total pages read- about 300
at the fires ablaze, shimmering
in the cool breeze, but deep inside
my cave, I'm snug and warm.
The clicking and clacking,
mixed with the soft pitter patter of rain,
drown out the screams of sanctimonius silence,
echoing into the night.
Dawn breaks but I pay it no mind
There is only the next mission, the next line
to cross, the objective to be seized.
Chapters to be read and episodes to watch,
Spots of color, agonizing headaches
Yes I am a gamer and an otaku too,
wouldn't it be nice if I ever noticed you?
Devices used- Enjambment, alliteration, sibilance, paradox.
Reading Details- Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai- 12 chapters, 1 hour (Friday)
Judge-11 chapters, 1 hour (73 page chapter one, goody goody) (Saturday)
Deadman Wonderland- 14 chapters, 1.5 hours (Saturday)
Total pages read- about 300
Monday, April 8, 2013
Inside the Fire
Inside the Fire, performed by a personal favorite band of mine,
Disturbed, is jampacked with all sorts of juicy poetry. Heres a link to
the lyrics, and a link to the song (not official music video).
Lyrics- http://www.metrolyrics.com/inside-the-fire-lyrics-disturbed.html
Song-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkhwK6Wlod8
First off, this is a song about suicide, plain and simple. A device used particularly strongly in this song is dramatic imagery, illustrating things such as
"Who had been rendered unwhole as a little child
She was taken and then forsaken
You will remember it all, let it blow your mind again"
We see here imagery of an abandoned child, powerless to help herself, alone and afraid. She was "taken" (we'll have to assume by Lucifer himself, but we'll get to this in a bit).
Images of fire, contrasted sharply by the coldness of death, can be seen as well-
"Fire, all you desire
As she begins to turn cold and run out of time
You will shiver till you deliver
You will remember it all, let it blow your mind again".
Beginning to see a pattern? The "You will remember it all, let it blow your mind again" repetition is starting to surface, and it is the final line, leaving with a grim warning of things to come, stressing its importance immensely.
Now, for the easy bit. This song has some pretty clear allusions to Hell and eternal damnation, but heres an example-"Devon lies beyond this portal
Take the word of one immortal
Give your soul to me for eternity
Release your life to begin another time with her
End your grief with me, there's another way
Release your life, take your place inside the fire with her".
The "immortal", we must assume, is Satan, or Lucifer. "Inside the fire with her", I can only interpret as the protagonist being asked to join Devon, his lover, in Hell. We see a lot of destructive imagery, as well as a whole bunch of ls and rs (consonance), as well as frequent allusions to Hell and the process of sacrificing your soul to Lucifer.
~Charles out
Lyrics- http://www.metrolyrics.com/inside-the-fire-lyrics-disturbed.html
Song-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkhwK6Wlod8
First off, this is a song about suicide, plain and simple. A device used particularly strongly in this song is dramatic imagery, illustrating things such as
"Who had been rendered unwhole as a little child
She was taken and then forsaken
You will remember it all, let it blow your mind again"
We see here imagery of an abandoned child, powerless to help herself, alone and afraid. She was "taken" (we'll have to assume by Lucifer himself, but we'll get to this in a bit).
Images of fire, contrasted sharply by the coldness of death, can be seen as well-
"Fire, all you desire
As she begins to turn cold and run out of time
You will shiver till you deliver
You will remember it all, let it blow your mind again".
Beginning to see a pattern? The "You will remember it all, let it blow your mind again" repetition is starting to surface, and it is the final line, leaving with a grim warning of things to come, stressing its importance immensely.
Now, for the easy bit. This song has some pretty clear allusions to Hell and eternal damnation, but heres an example-"Devon lies beyond this portal
Take the word of one immortal
Give your soul to me for eternity
Release your life to begin another time with her
End your grief with me, there's another way
Release your life, take your place inside the fire with her".
The "immortal", we must assume, is Satan, or Lucifer. "Inside the fire with her", I can only interpret as the protagonist being asked to join Devon, his lover, in Hell. We see a lot of destructive imagery, as well as a whole bunch of ls and rs (consonance), as well as frequent allusions to Hell and the process of sacrificing your soul to Lucifer.
~Charles out
Reading Response
Over my break, I spent a large portion of the time relaxing at the beach. In between my afternoon naps in the cool shade, I took it upon myself to read a book from one of my all-time favorite series, the Redwall books. I read the book Mattimeo by the author of all the books, Brian Jaques (hope I misspelled it correctly). Whatever the case, after reading this book I came to appreciate the author's unique choice of words- from things like "vittles" to "vermin", this tale of adventure and betrayal, death and salvation was truly an intriguing experience.
I found a lot more symbolism in the book, quite a bit more than I might have expected. For example, while trailing the slave gang (sorry, spoilers!), the rescue party comes to a dark underground place, known as the Kingdom of Malkariss. Here, a multitude of rats worship an effigy of a fearsome polecat, who on the inside is nothing more than a frail, decrepit dictator. I found the resemblance to the stone worshipping in caves to certain cults rather disconcerting, especially when Malkariss is referred to as "King of the Deep" and is revered as practically Lucifer himself. The whole experience was not only mind opening, but also intriguing, as I would have never guessed a story about talking mice and badgers could be so religious. (in a hidden way, of course).
*Another note- this series often features adders, a type of venomous snake, as antagonists, often portraying them as cruel and heartless, but also alluring to some of those with less pure hearts.
(reference to Adam and Eve story, just to make sure we all know).
Reading Times- Tuesday- 2hrs.
Wedsnday- 1.5 hrs
Thursday- 2 hrs
Total Hours-5.5 hrs
Total Pages~300 to 350
I found a lot more symbolism in the book, quite a bit more than I might have expected. For example, while trailing the slave gang (sorry, spoilers!), the rescue party comes to a dark underground place, known as the Kingdom of Malkariss. Here, a multitude of rats worship an effigy of a fearsome polecat, who on the inside is nothing more than a frail, decrepit dictator. I found the resemblance to the stone worshipping in caves to certain cults rather disconcerting, especially when Malkariss is referred to as "King of the Deep" and is revered as practically Lucifer himself. The whole experience was not only mind opening, but also intriguing, as I would have never guessed a story about talking mice and badgers could be so religious. (in a hidden way, of course).
*Another note- this series often features adders, a type of venomous snake, as antagonists, often portraying them as cruel and heartless, but also alluring to some of those with less pure hearts.
(reference to Adam and Eve story, just to make sure we all know).
Reading Times- Tuesday- 2hrs.
Wedsnday- 1.5 hrs
Thursday- 2 hrs
Total Hours-5.5 hrs
Total Pages~300 to 350
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