Over the past two weeks, I’ve been TAing for the Animation part of SES. Since I’m kind of underqualified for the job (I’ve never taken an animation class) most of my time has been spent sitting in the computer lab with the students playing flash games. I recently discovered Orisinal, which makes adorable games that are pretty fun.

Probably the best game ever, though, is N Ninja. You play a little acrobatic guy who jumps around and you pretty much just have to open the door and make it to the exit. It’s SO FRUSTRATING, but SO MUCH FUN. I’ve made it to Episode 10, but I’ve recently discovered that there are 100 episodes, with 5 levels per episode, and it’s taking me about an hour per-level now to beat them. F that s in the a. D.
Stay tuned for some VIDEO-related posts!

“Secrets of the City Life” arrived yesterday, and to celebrate, I went JUMPIN’!

Steve took and edited the photos, but I must say, I do love ma fine new threads! Here’s a good excerpt that shows off the sophistication of Bill’s design!

FUN!

And speaking of fun, we needs to have us a grand cross-Shambot!-celebration! I’m thinking mid-August, probably in the ‘apples, ’cause boy howdy, we haven’t been up to visit you city-kitty-cats lately! Why can’t I write like a normal person?

so my totally awesome perfect best student at SES ever, Sarah Crowe (shell be famous eventually), showed me the most best web comic ever: perfect stars dot com

right now i am totally obsessed with what i call “the magical hidden girl world” or something like that and this website totally scratches that itch as does Sarah’s comics and the work of my just as awesome, but more shy other student, Caitlin Warner (no doubt about her either).

another lady ive been looking at,eleanor davis, has sparked my interest and ive been inclined to get in contact with her, much like my love,hope larson.
also check out the mome anthology featuring an interesting sexy story by ms. davis

more girly comic artists that i should know? post em, beetches!

I need to reach my 50th post. I just needs ta’.

I want to tell all you shambles about EAT POOP YOU CAT. It is an amazing party game that I read about awhile ago online. It’s kind of like a combination of Telephone and Exquisite Corpse, which are two games I LOVE. SO MUCH. However, I’ve never played it with real people, I’ve only played it online, via thesentencegame.com. But it’s still fun! Here, let me show you some of the images I have come up with while playing this game:

guess which one has jerry seinfeld in it? The last one is the most recent one, which I did today after remebering about EPYC (as the cool kids call it) and getting excited.

Also: guess who’s watching SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE right now? That’s right. Me n’ Joel. And Ben. and soon Bill. And probably Lindsey for a few seconds too.

Shambot is awesome, Shambot is great, Shambot cost money, nothing rhymes with great.

Yeah! I just renewed Shambot for another good ol’ year of being on the web. I feel like a huge douche for asking for money; I guess I hate asking for money in general, from my parents and espessially from my friends BUT, Shambot isn’t exactly free.

We DO have free hosting compliments of friend Colin and indirectly Colin’s parents which would have been a pretty big burden. So far, Shambot (over the last fiscal year) has cost me $40 out of pocket, and from here on out it will only be $10 a year to keep the domain (starting next year). I’m not asking for much; if you have a few bucks to spare that would be awesome.

If you’d like to donate click the button below! ALSO NO MORE THAN FIVE DOLLARS, I was only thinking a dollar or two…

Okay, the button should work now. FUCK, it’s still not working. Stupid PayPal.

I’m still hangin’ in there…

…in life, that is.

Nothing much has been going on lately. Still being an RA, still not making a good example in front of the kids, still not a superhero. But I digress…

This is going to sound like I’m being a total showboat, but I’ve been getting a lot of freelance projects lately. After that whiny-baby post I made several months ago about how no one will hire me, it’s happened. How come? I cannot tell you. The place I interned for, DGinventive, wants me to design a party invite. I just started doing the sketches, and the final will be due within the month. Someone who is a representative for Target (I think?) just contacted me to do some illustrations as well. If I do end up getting this, it will be my first, 100% professional freelance job. I’ll get payed and everything. I’m really excited but also extremely nervous. That will be due in mid-August. I’m also working on more t-shirt designs for Martin, Ben and Steven’s friend (and possibly other shambotters’ friend). On a quick sidenote, the ‘secrets of the city life’ shirts are on sale at Design Collective! I saw them today and almost cried. I swear once I see someone wearing that shirt I’ll be the happiest person alive. Here is a link to BlueScrn Apparel.

Lastly, here is a drawing from my food illustration class. We’re working on packaging design for candy or tea. I’m doing candy. I think this drawing might be on the packaging, but… it doesn’t really fit. So, here’s where the title of this post makes sense:
***Comment what you think the square the boy is holding should say! I couldn’t think of anything funny, so maybe someone else can?

hello, shambies. I just thought I’d let you know that (1) I updated the website of Emma Trithart (being myself) with two arts that you may have already seen, and (2) I have the best stuffed frog ever. To make up for it for those who don’t have a stuffed frog, here is a comic:

i found a scrap of paper in my pocket today that said “thirty”, but it wasn’t in my handwriting. I don’t know what it’s all about, but I am going to make it my new personal mantra. Thirty. Thirty. I think we shamboters need to have a fancy tea party the next time you iowa kids are in town. I will make some sort of crumpet.

photography-related post numbero deux:

So. In Japan, they have what are referred to as “Love Hotels.” They are basically pay-by-the-hour, fetish-and-fantasy-themed, amusement-park-esque motels. And this is a thing. That they aparently DO in Japan. For fun. EDIT: It seems that a lot of single adults in Japan usually continue to live with their parents even until they get married, and so these love hotels are quite useful. Anywho, THIS BOOK. IT IS AMAZING. It is by a photographer named Misty Keasler (who I had never heard of before…?) and it basically documents, or exposes if you will, this crazy japanese novelty. And I found it the other day, and fell in love with it (haha… no pun intended). You can look at more pages when you click on the picture.

Look at Wikipedia’s explanation of this phenomenon here.

Here is an awesome blog made by a few couples (back in 2003, so its kinda old) who banded together, wanting to explore the love hotels armed with nothing more than a camera, quarters for the vending machines, and the occasional sexy lingerie.