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Sorry, I'm not quite desperate enough for attention that I'll change my name to get it.

Yet.

That's right, another poetry/writing thread.



In the Lives of Trees

In the lives of trees we see the lives of men reflected,
One reflects the other, their paths of life connected.

In the youth of Spring both beings flourish and expand,
New shoots and buds for tree, new height and strength for man.

When Summer rolls around both man and tree are at their prime,
With quiet confidence and strength, they while away their time.
With their height and strength they give the small and weak much aid,
Both seedlings and young children will find shelter in their shade.

When the time of year is right for fall to show its face,
Man and tree slow down, age begins to check their pace.
Leaves fall, skin sags, and the strength of youth is gone
With nothing left to life but helping the new generations dawn.

And when the time for man and tree has finally run out,
Winter creeps into the land, and their fates are beyond doubt.
For, at Winter's chilly side, comes his companion Death,
Taking life from man and tree with his all-chilling breath.
Once again the land falls silent, deep in Winter's thrall
Until at last the land begins to hear Spring's gentle call.

But lo, behold, in Spring's warm glow, a miracle is seen
The tree returns to life, with buds in vibrant green.
Amazing, that a simple tree could defy Death's icy grip,
And then return to life, giving good old Grim the slip.

Perhaps then there remains a spark of hope for humankind,
A loophole in our mortal fate that we have yet to find.
We can live on through our art, through the creation that art allows,
But for how to cheat our final death... only the trees know how.


I'm also working on a really good piece called The Price of Knowledge, which should be done within a week or so. It was inspired by the Black Iron Prison, actually, so I thought you guys might be interested.

Wireframe roses that I made for my mother as a Christmas present:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQma_3Yr978

I made two of them, the one in the video was the one that turned out better.

Here's an interesting question for you guys. What happens when Havok get bored?
Well yes, he rots in a chair watching TV. Usually.

But occasionally, he gets an urge to do something creative. Such an urge happened over the weekend, with interesting results.


This is rebar wire, a type of heavy industrial wire used to tie steel bars together (or something like that, my teacher mentioned it but I wasn't paying much attention).



Now, let's boredom and lots of time to the mix. This is what we get:




I got the original idea from my avatar, and kind of took it from there.
The figure (Victory) stands 10 inches tall (by himself, he's balanced), has an 8 inch wingspan (~1 foot if you follow the arch of his wings), and a head the size of a walnut. He's pose-able to some degree (his limbs can bend) and he's made of one continuous piece of wire (probably around 300 or 400 feet long, I didn't measure).

Here's some video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ7vBFaI6YA&feature=channel_page

Here's some of the past work I've done with wire sculpture.











Wire Mage:




Death:

Hilarious. Oh, if you want some MAJOR free exposure, read this: http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=7288

Ack, haven't checked PD.com in a week. I think I missed out on that one (they've got a 15-page thread there, chock-full of webcomics).

Still, thanks for the tip.

Episode 24: Clerk-Typists and Drunkards
Homicidal secretaries, drunk people, and more of Evil Overlord Tim. It's scientifically impossible to fail.

Episode 22: Grandstanding

Well, that`s all the episodes I've done so far. Thoughts?

[write a new one!]

I'm running out of comic 
Soon, I might actually have to write a new one!

<3 Turtle Rock   

Alright. I'll update them two at a time, every couple of days or so.










Also, you may notice that I switched to a new title graphic for Act 2. It's a photoshop of the "Zelda" Title.
Original:


New:



It's one of the better photoshop jobs that I've done.

Source of that pic?

It better be a photoshop.