Okay, so updates are in order.
We WILL have an actual flash cartoon by the end of October, just in time for Halloween. So update your flash player for our first try at AWESOMENESS!
in the mean time and between time, this video is what I've been watching on repeat for four reasons.
1. Band is awesome
2. She can sing extremely well.
3. Dynamic and catchy song.
4. Uh, I think I'm in love with her cause of reason 2? Don't judge me for my pop guilty pleasure.
So, enjoy the video and stay tuned for updates - we promise this time! ;)
Monday, September 21, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
The Mid Summer Classic
The MLB All Star Game has come and gone and has marked the halfway point of not only the baseball season but the summer season as well. Now baseball has things that make it unique from any other sport. Basketball has the slam dunk, Hockey has the uninterrupted fisticuffs, Football has the endzone celebrations/dance, and Baseball has the unique art of manager/coach/player vs umpire arguments. In every sport a player or coach can be ejected for misconduct, but only in baseball does the ejection become on art form. Managers and coaches who and enraged get their money's worth and give the umpires an ear full of sweet nothings before they go back to the locker room. And this unique phenomena is seen in almost every level of baseball from professional to amateur leagues. I have been interning for a baseball team this summer in a college summer league and the more memorable things I will remember are seeing the coach arguing and getting ejected by the umpire. There are stories of fathers being tossed in their sons little league game, so this gesture is apart of the game as fighting is in hockey. Here is a video of the most amazing and hilarious baseball ejection brought to you by Phillip Wellman a minor league manager of the Mississippi Braves. And enjoy the rest of your summer!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Summer = movies
I haven't posted in this thing for a LONG time, but now its time for one of my random rants. Summer has come upon us and that only means one thing, summer movie blockbusters. That's right all the movies that we've seen previews for the past months are finally being released. And of course some of the movies that are/coming out are gonna be awesome or suck or somewhere in between depending on ones taste in movies.
I recently saw the new installment of Transformers, and if you liked the first one you will love this one. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, comes back with the characters Sam (Shia LaBeouf), Mikaela (Super hot Megan Fox), Optimus, Bumble Bee and the rest of the transformers are back to save Earth from destruction from Megatron and the Decepticons. Just like that first film the film is not shy of starting off with action and destruction and explosions. We can thank all the pyrotechnics to the director of both films Michael Bay. The new film is not shy from the firework display throughout the film. Here is a clip inside the mind of Michael Bay brought to you by none other than South Park
And don't get me wrong I came into the film thinking it wasn't going to be great, but I did throughly enjoy it. I only had a few problems with the film and I might sound nitpicky with this. Well first of all the length of the film, 2 1/2 hours! I believe most films should stay at the 2hr mark. Even though the film didn't have many dull/slow moments I did catch myself looking at the time a couple of times. Second was the amount of plot lines that was being shown in the film. The film of course focused around Sam Witwicky and the Autobots and N.E.S.T. and of course a good narrative usually has 2 plots, A-story B-story, that go back and forth and eventually intertwine by the resolution. But with the over two hours of film, it still seemed that there was still too much going on for one narrative. Many things could have been cut out and still would have still made the film enjoyable. Including things that could have been toned down was the amount of comic relief in the film. It is necessary to keep an action film of this magnitude to enjoy. Jive talking twin Autobots? Mother Witwicky eating weed brownies? funny but almost unnecessary. Finally the action scenes were easier to follow than the last film, but that does not necessarily mean I still fully grasped what was going on when giant robots fight each other. If someone didn't randomly say Optimus or Bumble Bee when the fight was going on it was hard to determine who was winning til the end of battle.
Overall, I did enjoy the film and it met my expectations. But hopefully the rest of the summer films will be better than Transformers. Sorry for such the long post, but I needed to make up for lack of posting on the blog.
I recently saw the new installment of Transformers, and if you liked the first one you will love this one. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, comes back with the characters Sam (Shia LaBeouf), Mikaela (Super hot Megan Fox), Optimus, Bumble Bee and the rest of the transformers are back to save Earth from destruction from Megatron and the Decepticons. Just like that first film the film is not shy of starting off with action and destruction and explosions. We can thank all the pyrotechnics to the director of both films Michael Bay. The new film is not shy from the firework display throughout the film. Here is a clip inside the mind of Michael Bay brought to you by none other than South Park
And don't get me wrong I came into the film thinking it wasn't going to be great, but I did throughly enjoy it. I only had a few problems with the film and I might sound nitpicky with this. Well first of all the length of the film, 2 1/2 hours! I believe most films should stay at the 2hr mark. Even though the film didn't have many dull/slow moments I did catch myself looking at the time a couple of times. Second was the amount of plot lines that was being shown in the film. The film of course focused around Sam Witwicky and the Autobots and N.E.S.T. and of course a good narrative usually has 2 plots, A-story B-story, that go back and forth and eventually intertwine by the resolution. But with the over two hours of film, it still seemed that there was still too much going on for one narrative. Many things could have been cut out and still would have still made the film enjoyable. Including things that could have been toned down was the amount of comic relief in the film. It is necessary to keep an action film of this magnitude to enjoy. Jive talking twin Autobots? Mother Witwicky eating weed brownies? funny but almost unnecessary. Finally the action scenes were easier to follow than the last film, but that does not necessarily mean I still fully grasped what was going on when giant robots fight each other. If someone didn't randomly say Optimus or Bumble Bee when the fight was going on it was hard to determine who was winning til the end of battle.
Overall, I did enjoy the film and it met my expectations. But hopefully the rest of the summer films will be better than Transformers. Sorry for such the long post, but I needed to make up for lack of posting on the blog.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
googoogJOB?
hiatus much? yeah, we've been pretty ghost. job searching post grad life is tough.
this might hold us over for a bit though.
this might hold us over for a bit though.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Tribute to Otis
Okay, so we missed those april/march deadlines.
But we have a good excuse - we're graduating!!! So, actual comic strips will be soon forthcoming.
In the meantime, I've been studying while listening to this awesome cover. Check it out!
But we have a good excuse - we're graduating!!! So, actual comic strips will be soon forthcoming.
In the meantime, I've been studying while listening to this awesome cover. Check it out!
Monday, March 16, 2009
spring breakin boogaloo
i feel obligated to explain a recent lack of posts - this video of fan adoration at a washington wizards game should explain it all.
It was McGee! - Rizzy Ref
explanation given: it was spring break for the readyandset crew!*
as we ambitiously tried to work day in and day out to try and start to provide you some in-office/at work browsing entertainment, we got sidetracked by road trips to atlantic city and to dc for a wizards game. debauchery ensued in straight sets (and apparently we also were reading dictionaries to improve our vocab - bad pun)
we still are striving for more content to include but need you, YES YOU, our loyal followers to help us brainstorm scene specific stuff of what you would like to see! so we'd like to start with a very easy brainstorming game of word association. we're going to post a phrase and then you to look around and pick 3 objects close to you and put them in context with that word. sound confusing? well, here's the phrase and 3 examples from yours truly.
Phrase: Violence in the workplace
Objects:
So you get the idea right? So get to commenting and we'll get to facilitating your great ideas! if we do use your idea, we promise to list you in credits. pinky promise.
* btw, the player featured is also Javale McGee - a Wizards rookie who's supposed to be the next Channing Frye. which might not be a good thing to be Javale McGee
It was McGee! - Rizzy Ref
explanation given: it was spring break for the readyandset crew!*
as we ambitiously tried to work day in and day out to try and start to provide you some in-office/at work browsing entertainment, we got sidetracked by road trips to atlantic city and to dc for a wizards game. debauchery ensued in straight sets (and apparently we also were reading dictionaries to improve our vocab - bad pun)
we still are striving for more content to include but need you, YES YOU, our loyal followers to help us brainstorm scene specific stuff of what you would like to see! so we'd like to start with a very easy brainstorming game of word association. we're going to post a phrase and then you to look around and pick 3 objects close to you and put them in context with that word. sound confusing? well, here's the phrase and 3 examples from yours truly.
Phrase: Violence in the workplace
Objects:
- Scissors - for fencing style combat a la Errol Flynn style
- A circle made of rolling office chairs - an arena for a battle royale
- Post IT note pads - instant ninja star death
So you get the idea right? So get to commenting and we'll get to facilitating your great ideas! if we do use your idea, we promise to list you in credits. pinky promise.
* btw, the player featured is also Javale McGee - a Wizards rookie who's supposed to be the next Channing Frye. which might not be a good thing to be Javale McGee
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
To all of ReadyandSet's faithful followers:
We are sorry to report that our first goal of having a comic strip/storyboard by the end of February will not be happening until late March (hopefully). The ReadyandSet team has been diligently trying to piece together our ideaphile personalities (and remember to write or record some of these ideas when not in "questionable" states of mind) and finish our undergraduate careers at our respective universities. But anyways, to be proactive and motivate our lazy asses, here's a list of some things to expect in the coming weeks:
In the mean time, please enjoy an awesome clip from Flight of the Conchords - R&B style.
We are sorry to report that our first goal of having a comic strip/storyboard by the end of February will not be happening until late March (hopefully). The ReadyandSet team has been diligently trying to piece together our ideaphile personalities (and remember to write or record some of these ideas when not in "questionable" states of mind) and finish our undergraduate careers at our respective universities. But anyways, to be proactive and motivate our lazy asses, here's a list of some things to expect in the coming weeks:
- First comic strip (WE PROMISE!) by end of March. with a bona-fide guest illustrator!
- A peek into how our group brainstorming process works! check out our iMeem player for updates!
- an actual logo for us? ideas are welcome!
In the mean time, please enjoy an awesome clip from Flight of the Conchords - R&B style.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
All Hail the King!
I am a very big Late Night with Conan O'Brien fan. I remember staying awake even though i had school at 7 am to catch some classic late night moments (Andy Richter being fake-shot in his classic sidekick chair, the introduction of the string dance, and the coining of "Settle down my babies!"). So in honor of the last week of Late Night before his new gig taking over for Leno, below is a clip from last night's show about immortalizing a classic (and one of my favorite) characters.
Warning: this clip is not for those with reservations. but definitely for any star wars fan.
p.s. keep listening to the mix to the right! i wonder if I should start to include songs I'm currently listening to on this..hmm.
Warning: this clip is not for those with reservations. but definitely for any star wars fan.
p.s. keep listening to the mix to the right! i wonder if I should start to include songs I'm currently listening to on this..hmm.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Office Space Jam Party
To the right for your enjoyment, an exclusive session from Corporate America. Props to Mike Rizzy for the upload!
btw - Netflix on your xbox is the shiznit.
Monday, February 9, 2009
black mamba kicks
when i get to work in the morning, i have my daily routine of what websites i check out before i actually start working (pending 830am meetings, which never make sense to me). gmail, vcu stuff, cnn, mikerizzy, monpetitchaton, vbtodc, marinel's, pretty ricky (whose blog has thank goodness resurrected!) and whatever else i want to tab browse. but what caught me today was on hypebeast. after seeing a crazy simpsons painting, i run into this animated movie about onitsuka tiger shoes. crazy concept on how the years of the chinese zodiac were chosen. check check it out.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Big things poppin
Inside The Mind Of Mike Rizzy - check out the interview!
Wonderful weekend. I didn't do anything related to work, school, or cartoon endeavors. Saw a show, drank a little, slept, ate. Perfectly enjoyable.
Wonderful weekend. I didn't do anything related to work, school, or cartoon endeavors. Saw a show, drank a little, slept, ate. Perfectly enjoyable.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Mega Man's Cousin
totally psyched about this. and at least they out a shirt on him to cover that bird chest of his.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Auld Lang Syne
Well, 2008 has come and gone (as well as vacation time - but hanging out with long lost friends in person as opposed to just AIM is great). Hello 2009. I hope we get to know each other intimately in this uncertain future.
Enough of all that, down to business.
During a mid week birthday celebration, J Zap kindly introduced me to her new blog which highlights events, local talent, and etc. from Va Beach to DC. Pretty ambitious and cool project.
I've been meaning to respond to Mar's 16 random facts about yourself but I think that may have to wait until I've finally finished answering all these e-mails and phone calls. Life post-vacation is already becoming nerve racking. But what I do appreciate most about this little answer survey is the ideas that can come out of it. And my 2009 is going to be about accomplishing these ideas, straight up - Thanks Mar!
A recent show I went to at the Norva for my friend Jojo's band Chek and the Family went well. Their syncopation is tight (especially the bass, drums and keyboard - and am I wrong in seeing that their keyboardist was reading sheet music off her macbook? shit was tight) and its pretty obvious that their musicality and chemistry with each other is dope. * Video to be posted soon.
And finally....
Please expect to see storyboards and an actual comic strip (fo real fo real) by late February. All that downtime sure did leave me motivated.
Enough of all that, down to business.
During a mid week birthday celebration, J Zap kindly introduced me to her new blog which highlights events, local talent, and etc. from Va Beach to DC. Pretty ambitious and cool project.
I've been meaning to respond to Mar's 16 random facts about yourself but I think that may have to wait until I've finally finished answering all these e-mails and phone calls. Life post-vacation is already becoming nerve racking. But what I do appreciate most about this little answer survey is the ideas that can come out of it. And my 2009 is going to be about accomplishing these ideas, straight up - Thanks Mar!
A recent show I went to at the Norva for my friend Jojo's band Chek and the Family went well. Their syncopation is tight (especially the bass, drums and keyboard - and am I wrong in seeing that their keyboardist was reading sheet music off her macbook? shit was tight) and its pretty obvious that their musicality and chemistry with each other is dope. * Video to be posted soon.
And finally....
Please expect to see storyboards and an actual comic strip (fo real fo real) by late February. All that downtime sure did leave me motivated.
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