If you are a writer like me, and you've been doing this for a while, you slowly believe that you are pretty good, especially when everybody else says so. Sometimes, it gets to my head. I am led to believe I have poetry from my fingertips, like Charlie Sheen.Whenever I'm behind the keyboard or the master of the pencil, I feel pretty confident of what I can accomplish.
Recently, my media writing class began reading "On Writing" by best-selling horror author Stephen King. In a sense, while reading it, I picked up a bit of the method behind the madness. I thought it was a true pleasure to find out how the man works. King always seemed mysterious to me in his eyes, but he makes himself as your best friend and personal advisor in the craft of writing. Also, the book served as a reality check to let me know how little I know compared to the likes of master writers, like King himself.
It is always good to learn new ways of approaching your writing, especially if you are serious about utilizing writing in whatever career you are heading in. If you want to learn many things about the craft and make your writing better, pick up a copy of "On Writing" by Stephen King. The book isn't that expensive; it is a really good buy.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Ink Blot News Release (EDITED)
To: Specific presses/members of the press
From: Andres Reyes
Subject: Demand for creative arts pieces
Attention Students, Non-Students, Faculty, and Staff: This is Your Chance to Become Published!
For the first time in its twenty-five-year history, the University of New Hampshire at Manchester (UNH-M) will publish a creative arts magazine. Brought to you by the Ink Blot, UNH-M’s new and improved art club, the creative arts magazine will include three-page writing samples of all types of writing, as well as photography, paintings, drawings, and sketches.
This publication is targeted to spark an artistic culture in the UNH-M campus. If you want more details on submissions, please take the time to look through the regulations at http://wtfblogman.blogspot.com/. Like us on Facebook for updates!
What is there to lose? Submit your pieces today! Deadline for submissions is Friday, April 15th, 2011.
Good luck,
Andres
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Andres Reyes
Ink Blot President
Monday, March 7, 2011
UNH-M presents: YOU! Ink Blot Publication
Ever wanted any of your creative works to be published, or ever wanted to participated in a campus-wide publication? Here is YOUR chance!
If you are a painter, photographer, writer, or any other artist, the Ink Blot wants you to take part in UNH-M's first ever campus-wide creative arts publication. Any photographs, drawings, paintings, sketches, and writing pieces will be taken in consideration if it is compatible with the following requirements:
If you are a painter, photographer, writer, or any other artist, the Ink Blot wants you to take part in UNH-M's first ever campus-wide creative arts publication. Any photographs, drawings, paintings, sketches, and writing pieces will be taken in consideration if it is compatible with the following requirements:
For Pictures:
· Scanned @ 600 DPI (pictures can be scanned at Room 108 or the library)
· Paintings/sketches/drawings accepted as well – need to be photographed/scanned
· Color/ black and white
· Title of the piece
· Location of photograph (optional)
· Photographer credits (name of photographer, date, etc.)
For Writing Pieces:
· Short Stories (under 3 pages in length)
· Poetry
· Essays (under 3 pages in length)
· Other creative writings (narratives, lyrics, etc.; all under 3 pages of length)
· Author’s credit (date is optional)
Submit your pieces to inkblot.unhm@yahoo.com! The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 15th, 2011. Submit today!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Mike Tyson Fact List
This is a work in progress. Mike Tyson was known for being a controversial heavyweight boxing champion in the late 80s and 90s. For the ones who may be familiar with the Chuck Norris Fact List, it pretty much follows the same procedure. Some of the facts I made are partially borrowed from the epic Chuck Norris Fact List. Enjoy.
* The only ways to a man's heart is Mike Tyson's fist or teeth.
* Mike Tyson has the capability of knocking you out by a simple stare-down.
* It has been known that Mike Tyson can genetically alter a man's face with a punch.
* Humans normally have 23 chromosomes. Mike Tyson was born with 69, thus being three times the man you are.
* Mike Tyson created the first woman by punching a man twice in the chest and biting off his genitals with his bare teeth.
* Mike Tyson's fist has been used as a oil drill.
* The next time you are in extreme cold weather, wear protection. If you don't, you will risk being bitten not by frost, but by Mike Tyson.
* Mike Tyson invented fire, fighting, biting, and sexual reproduction...at the same time.
* The famous crack on the Liberty Bell was caused by a devastating uppercut from Mike Tyson.
* Mike Tyson sawed off the legs of the periodic table with his teeth.
* The melting of the ice caps is due to a Mike Tyson punch.
* Continental drift was caused when Mike Tyson thrusted his fist into Pangea.
* Dinosaurs managed to piss off Mike Tyson once. A mass extinction soon followed.
* The universe began when Mike Tyson punched Chuck Norris' roundhouse kick.
* Mike Tyson punched out the sun one time. It resulted in an ice age.
* Mike Tyson used the moon as a punching bag, thus why the moon has so many craters.
* Mike Tyson, does in fact, eat children for breakfast.
* Stonehenge is actually made of solidified bodies of Mike Tyson's victims throughout the years.
* There is no actual Holy Grail. The Holy Grail you seek is Mike Tyson's gold tooth.
* Mike Tyson gave Charles Manson such a devastating uppercut that Manson grew ten inches and a massive beard. Since that moment, Manson has been hiding, going by the name of "Osama Bin Laden."
* Mike Tyson lost his job being a psychic, for every time he predicted pain, he was correct.
* Mike Tyson doesn't wait for lines. Lines properly disperse due to fear of getting bitten or punched out.
* Ozzy Osbourne bites off the heads of bats. Mike Tyson bites off the heads of sledgehammers.
* Confucius said: Mike Tyson. The listeners ran away.
* According to Genesis, God took the seventh day off. God was really watching Mike Tyson do his work.
* Mike Tyson stopped the bullets from hitting John F. Kennedy with his bare fists. Due to shear awesomeness, JFK's head exploded.
* The Titanic went down due to a deadly dispute between Mike Tyson and Theodore Roosevelt. Tyson believed that Teddy was questioning his manhood by saying "Speak softly and always carry a big stick." Tyson got offended and punched Roosevelt into the Titanic.
* The movie "Jaws" was originally going to have Mike Tyson as the shark, but he took the role way too seriously and ate everybody's ears off of the production crew.
* Mike Tyson is the reason why "they" killed Kenny.
* Roses are red, violets are blue; your ear goes missin' when Mike Tyson is done with you.
* Mike Tyson's fists are dubbed "Truth" and "Consequences." If you do not tell the truth after "Truth" hits you, bad "Consequences" shall follow.
* Mike Tyson's grin scared Michael Jackson white.
* Mike Tyson never used a pacifier when he was an infant. Instead, he used his pet dog's ear. The rest is history.
* Mike Tyson has the ability to punch a man so effectively that his offspring will come out punch-drunk.
* Mike Tyson has been the life of parties he's never attended.
* Whenever Mike Tyson punches a person, the person typically fights the urge of thanking him.
* As humans have a week dedicated to sharks, sharks have a week dedicated to Mike Tyson.
* Mike Tyson's mother has a tattoo that reads "SON."
* The only ways to a man's heart is Mike Tyson's fist or teeth.
* Mike Tyson has the capability of knocking you out by a simple stare-down.
* It has been known that Mike Tyson can genetically alter a man's face with a punch.
* Humans normally have 23 chromosomes. Mike Tyson was born with 69, thus being three times the man you are.
* Mike Tyson created the first woman by punching a man twice in the chest and biting off his genitals with his bare teeth.
* Mike Tyson's fist has been used as a oil drill.
* The next time you are in extreme cold weather, wear protection. If you don't, you will risk being bitten not by frost, but by Mike Tyson.
* Mike Tyson invented fire, fighting, biting, and sexual reproduction...at the same time.
* The famous crack on the Liberty Bell was caused by a devastating uppercut from Mike Tyson.
* Mike Tyson sawed off the legs of the periodic table with his teeth.
* The melting of the ice caps is due to a Mike Tyson punch.
* Continental drift was caused when Mike Tyson thrusted his fist into Pangea.
* Dinosaurs managed to piss off Mike Tyson once. A mass extinction soon followed.
* The universe began when Mike Tyson punched Chuck Norris' roundhouse kick.
* Mike Tyson punched out the sun one time. It resulted in an ice age.
* Mike Tyson used the moon as a punching bag, thus why the moon has so many craters.
* Mike Tyson, does in fact, eat children for breakfast.
* Stonehenge is actually made of solidified bodies of Mike Tyson's victims throughout the years.
* There is no actual Holy Grail. The Holy Grail you seek is Mike Tyson's gold tooth.
* Mike Tyson gave Charles Manson such a devastating uppercut that Manson grew ten inches and a massive beard. Since that moment, Manson has been hiding, going by the name of "Osama Bin Laden."
* Mike Tyson lost his job being a psychic, for every time he predicted pain, he was correct.
* Mike Tyson doesn't wait for lines. Lines properly disperse due to fear of getting bitten or punched out.
* Ozzy Osbourne bites off the heads of bats. Mike Tyson bites off the heads of sledgehammers.
* Confucius said: Mike Tyson. The listeners ran away.
* According to Genesis, God took the seventh day off. God was really watching Mike Tyson do his work.
* Mike Tyson stopped the bullets from hitting John F. Kennedy with his bare fists. Due to shear awesomeness, JFK's head exploded.
* The Titanic went down due to a deadly dispute between Mike Tyson and Theodore Roosevelt. Tyson believed that Teddy was questioning his manhood by saying "Speak softly and always carry a big stick." Tyson got offended and punched Roosevelt into the Titanic.
* The movie "Jaws" was originally going to have Mike Tyson as the shark, but he took the role way too seriously and ate everybody's ears off of the production crew.
* Mike Tyson is the reason why "they" killed Kenny.
* Roses are red, violets are blue; your ear goes missin' when Mike Tyson is done with you.
* Mike Tyson's fists are dubbed "Truth" and "Consequences." If you do not tell the truth after "Truth" hits you, bad "Consequences" shall follow.
* Mike Tyson's grin scared Michael Jackson white.
* Mike Tyson never used a pacifier when he was an infant. Instead, he used his pet dog's ear. The rest is history.
* Mike Tyson has the ability to punch a man so effectively that his offspring will come out punch-drunk.
* Mike Tyson has been the life of parties he's never attended.
* Whenever Mike Tyson punches a person, the person typically fights the urge of thanking him.
* As humans have a week dedicated to sharks, sharks have a week dedicated to Mike Tyson.
* Mike Tyson's mother has a tattoo that reads "SON."
Wrestling in General
The average Joe/Jane will come up to me and say that wrestling is "fake." I simply reply by asking, "What do you mean?"
Sure, professional wrestling is predetermined; the bumps, blood, morning-after soreness, stiffness, and injuries are real. Take it from someone who has been doing it since 2008.
When I first tried out for WAW Wrestling, the first thing I learned was how to play it safe. The slams and suplexes that some of you may have seen have a method of working out fine so the person taking the bump doesn't get seriously injured. There are certain spots to post on your opponent so that he/she doesn't kill herself trying to lift you. If the post isn't effective enough, your opponent won't be able to support your weight and the attempted move may be in danger of botching up - or in other words - fucking up pretty bad. Accidents do happen, but wrestlers try hard to prevent them with such standard safety precautions. I'll get back on that later.
With that said, bumping doesn't sound too shabby. What the wrestler taking the move has to do is to "sell the move." Selling is part of the acting. Once you see somebody get slammed in the ring, you usually see him/her act as if it was the worst thing that has ever happened to the targeted part of their anatomy, which gives off a sense of realism.
Punches and kicks make contact most of the time, but they aren't given much force. With kicks, one barely touches his/her opponent around the gut. Punches, on the other hand, are not done full-knuckle. Since punches are blurs when you see them in motion, you can't really pick up that the worker is using the closed palm of their hand as opposed to their knuckles. If sold right, it looks realistic.
Since we are talking about realism, let's talk about the blood you see on TV. There has been folklore stating that the blood isn't real. Allow me to say that it is in fact real blood you are seeing. When someone is scheduled to bleed in a match (which is usually done to add a dramatic effect to the match), the said wrestler performs a task called "gigging," "juicing," or "blading." What the wrestler does is that he sells a heavy-looking shot to the head (whether it be a hit from a weapon or getting smashed by an exposed turnbuckle), and during that moment of selling his/her head, he/she covers his/her face and cuts it with a blade. The blade may be taken out from the taped wrists or from the referee.
That is one way of gigging. The other way is a much stiffer way, which involved real effort to make the other opponent bleed. In wrestling terms, this is called a "work shoot." Punches, kicks, and weapon shots are real, but as far as moves are involved, they are performed without intention to be stiff.
That is all I can think of in terms of what is fake and what is legit. I've had my share of injuries besides the typical morning after soreness and stiffness. I had tendinitis in my right Achilles tendon, which kept me out of action for three months after taking a bad bump that had my leg get caught under me. I've taken legit chair shots and kicks to the head, and I'm still ticking.
Here's a match clip from a WAW event. And to think I didn't break my neck in that fall...
Ladder Match
Sure, professional wrestling is predetermined; the bumps, blood, morning-after soreness, stiffness, and injuries are real. Take it from someone who has been doing it since 2008.
When I first tried out for WAW Wrestling, the first thing I learned was how to play it safe. The slams and suplexes that some of you may have seen have a method of working out fine so the person taking the bump doesn't get seriously injured. There are certain spots to post on your opponent so that he/she doesn't kill herself trying to lift you. If the post isn't effective enough, your opponent won't be able to support your weight and the attempted move may be in danger of botching up - or in other words - fucking up pretty bad. Accidents do happen, but wrestlers try hard to prevent them with such standard safety precautions. I'll get back on that later.
With that said, bumping doesn't sound too shabby. What the wrestler taking the move has to do is to "sell the move." Selling is part of the acting. Once you see somebody get slammed in the ring, you usually see him/her act as if it was the worst thing that has ever happened to the targeted part of their anatomy, which gives off a sense of realism.
Punches and kicks make contact most of the time, but they aren't given much force. With kicks, one barely touches his/her opponent around the gut. Punches, on the other hand, are not done full-knuckle. Since punches are blurs when you see them in motion, you can't really pick up that the worker is using the closed palm of their hand as opposed to their knuckles. If sold right, it looks realistic.
Since we are talking about realism, let's talk about the blood you see on TV. There has been folklore stating that the blood isn't real. Allow me to say that it is in fact real blood you are seeing. When someone is scheduled to bleed in a match (which is usually done to add a dramatic effect to the match), the said wrestler performs a task called "gigging," "juicing," or "blading." What the wrestler does is that he sells a heavy-looking shot to the head (whether it be a hit from a weapon or getting smashed by an exposed turnbuckle), and during that moment of selling his/her head, he/she covers his/her face and cuts it with a blade. The blade may be taken out from the taped wrists or from the referee.
That is one way of gigging. The other way is a much stiffer way, which involved real effort to make the other opponent bleed. In wrestling terms, this is called a "work shoot." Punches, kicks, and weapon shots are real, but as far as moves are involved, they are performed without intention to be stiff.
That is all I can think of in terms of what is fake and what is legit. I've had my share of injuries besides the typical morning after soreness and stiffness. I had tendinitis in my right Achilles tendon, which kept me out of action for three months after taking a bad bump that had my leg get caught under me. I've taken legit chair shots and kicks to the head, and I'm still ticking.
Here's a match clip from a WAW event. And to think I didn't break my neck in that fall...
Ladder Match
Walk
"Walk" by Lisa Rae Winant
12 x 24 / oil on panel
Taken from http://lisaraewinant.blogspot.com/
“Bernie, deliver this for me to the grouchy Rick James, lovey.”
A well-built young man in the prime of his life and physical ability, Bernie Marshall dropped his carrying bag carefully and packed up Mrs. Butterworth’s cases of maple syrup. Without a word or any gesture, Bernie lifted up the already heavy sack of deliveries, picked up his pay, and continued onward.
Bernie was the mute and blind village delivery man of his native Neverland Ranch. Villagers knew that he was a trustworthy and hardworking individual despite never having any true exchange. Bernie was shy in nature who cared for his community, and his abnormal abilities to memorize delivery routes and inhuman strength made him the only delivery man of Neverland Ranch.
His parents abandoned him near the muddy banks of the Wishkah River in Aberdeen, Washington when he was a preteen after an automobile accident had killed his family. He learned life the hard way with three strikes against him: no voice, no sight, and no support system to call (or in this case, recognize as) “family” or “friends.”
Even though people may have declared him “out,” Bernie did what he could only do: struggle to survive. Bernie marched over the depression, loneliness, silence, and the darkness, one delivery at a time. His first deed was at first a prank orchestrated by a local youth group, who requested him to deliver them a car. The task was pressured on Bernie, for he literally could not say “no.” The leader of the group led Bernie to the vehicle: an orange and black-striped 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge, the muscle car of all muscle cars.
“C’mon now, Ray Charles! Get closer to it and try to lift the fucker!” the leader shouted.
The leader’s lackeys encouraged a crowd of other kids to watch Bernie attempt to lift “The Judge.” Bernie felt his way around the front of the car, bent his scraped knees, gripped all of his fingers underneath the front of the vehicle, and exerted all of his might in one herculean uplift. The scrawny mute and blind preteen managed to flip over the vehicle, leaving all bystanders slack-jawed and stunned. Word of his feat broke out like a nuke throughout the small town of Aberdeen as footage of the stunt was posted online. Bernie was becoming a popular figure in a matter of fifteen minutes.
Mobs of people rushed from all angles to see him replicate the stunt. The overwhelming sounds of cars screeching and people screaming drove the poor kid out of his mind. With no way of handling social situations, Bernie fought off the crowd physically and began smashing various objects, including lifting sizable objects into the crowd. After a one-man massacre, Bernie ran away from the disaster area that was Aberdeen and headed down south to California, where he was able to calm his nerve in a more rural surrounding with fewer people and aid whoever in need.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Come As You Are
We've all had that feeling on the first day (whether it be in work, school, or whatever else) when you are in a place with other individuals that you have never really encountered before. What should you do? What should you say if you were forced to have an encounter with one of these individuals? What if an individual encountered you first? Should you try to engage in a good exchange, or should you cut it short? This is the fastest paranoia one person experiences everyday.
I believe it is safe to say we have experienced others who have made a fool of themselves due to lack of realism in their "presenting self." Sometimes, people don't really show their true selves in average exchanges. It's more like putting on a mask to hide who they really are. There are many factors in why people are more defensive and less around people they do not know. All that shyness and possibly prejudices come to mind with "strangers," which creates a barrier for effective communication to take place.
I understand that some people tend to go to work or school to "get it over with," but why not have fun with work or school a bit? Doesn't having fun help time go by much faster? Never know, you may even get the job done better when you are in the right mood.
This blog is targeted more towards my classmates in my Media Writing class, but this can be applied to all forms of social groups. We have fifteen or so weeks together in this class, so why not make the most of it and have fun with it? Let's take off our masks and throw them away. Let's be who we are and enjoy the realism of who we are. I've had good classroom experiences in the past in which everybody seemed to be chill with everybody else. From the vibe I got from you all, I can tell we can get along just fine and be as one.
Hope to be in contact with you all. Don't be shy now. :)
I believe it is safe to say we have experienced others who have made a fool of themselves due to lack of realism in their "presenting self." Sometimes, people don't really show their true selves in average exchanges. It's more like putting on a mask to hide who they really are. There are many factors in why people are more defensive and less around people they do not know. All that shyness and possibly prejudices come to mind with "strangers," which creates a barrier for effective communication to take place.
I understand that some people tend to go to work or school to "get it over with," but why not have fun with work or school a bit? Doesn't having fun help time go by much faster? Never know, you may even get the job done better when you are in the right mood.
This blog is targeted more towards my classmates in my Media Writing class, but this can be applied to all forms of social groups. We have fifteen or so weeks together in this class, so why not make the most of it and have fun with it? Let's take off our masks and throw them away. Let's be who we are and enjoy the realism of who we are. I've had good classroom experiences in the past in which everybody seemed to be chill with everybody else. From the vibe I got from you all, I can tell we can get along just fine and be as one.
Hope to be in contact with you all. Don't be shy now. :)
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