Just a few days ago in my DA journal, I mentioned an idea for an animatic. An animatic is an animated storyboard, and I was intending to do one (not a full storyboard, more like a music video or trailer) for my novel Healer's Quest. It turns out my design class is covering storyboards this week. How weird is that? And, no, I had not peeked at the ( Read more... )

This afternoon a tragedy occurred at Ft. Hood, Texas, where a gunman (possibly three) opened fire at the Readiness Center, killing 11 and injuring 31 soldiers. [Fox News Report] Please keep the families and friends of the victims in your thoughts and prayers ( Read more... )

We just got home from Sorenson Field here at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California, after watching one of the most amazing parades/exhibitions I have ever seen. The US Marine Corps famous Drum and Bugle Corps and the Silent Drill Team performed. It is an event that happens every year, and to which the public is invited free-of-charge; ( Read more... )