joe randel's art dump

Do/did you play Quake? I used to. It was my first PC FPS experience. A friend at work bought Quake Arena when it came out and we would all play at work. It was a lot of fun, even though I wasn’t that great at it. Well, years down the road I discover that Id has released Quake Live. It’s basically Quake III/Arena being played online, in a browser. When I heard about it I was actually excited and rushed over to the site and signed up. Soon I was playing the game and remembering all the fun I used to have. It was great and I’ll totally be on from time to time playing. I’ll have to play at work though (at lunch) since my home PC isn’t 3D game ready. I really should get a 3D card some time. I wonder if my laptop will run it…

I go by Mr. Hondo when I’m online so if you see me feel free to say hi and what not. Maybe we’ll “frag” some “noobs” as the kids say. ^_^

I have two kids that don’t sleep the best… especially the youngest.  He wakes up at around 11 pm each night.  Every night.  I couldn’t tell you the last time I slept though the whole night with no interruptions.  It been at least 2 years… probably more.  On top of that, I’m staying up late to get my son painting done so I’m crazy tiered during the day.  I couldn’t tell you what I had for supper the night before on most days.

Which got me thinking… I think I’ve only stayed up all night about 2 or 3 times in my whole life.  They where during high school and I was playing games.  I never once stayed up all night during college, but most of my fellow students did.  One girl stayed up for 3 days straight trying to get work done.  She was a zombie on the third day and didn’t make much sense when she talked.

What’s the most you’ve ever gone with out sleep?

Today I learned what a “fluffer” is thanks to someone commenting that a fluffernutter sounds like something from 70’s porn.

So what is a fluffer? A fluffer is someone on the set of a porn and will help to keep the male actors aroused just before scenes that require erections. They’re not used much anymore thanks to boner pills and everything being shot digitally. They also helped with the clean up of the actors between takes so they wouldn’t have to move from their positions.

A fluffer is also the name given to someone that prepares a house for sale, a figure skating team that isn’t preforming in a major part of the programme, a staff officer that won’t let an issue go or someone that constantly exaggerates event in their life to make them sound more exciting.

All those are great but not nearly as awesome as the first definition I learned about.

So other then what you just read… what did you learn today that you didn’t know before.

What’s the strangest thing you eat, but absolutely love. Me? I loves me some peanut butter and marshmallow sandwiches. I remember my Dad making me one when I was a kid and man was I hooked. Fluffernutters is what they’re called and man are they good.

So what’s the strangest thing you put in your face?

Here’s an interesting fact.  I don’t use a sketchbook.  Oh I have them, but I don’t draw in them.  For some reason I just can’t bring myself to draw in an actual sketchbook.  I feel pressure to draw awesome doodles and such in them.  Why?  I guess because most people love to see sketchbooks, or they catch you drawing in yours, and so they want to see what you have in them, and for what ever reason I feel like a tard if I have bad art in them.  I know, I know… that’s what they’re for.  But you know what’s even stranger?  I draw in my notebook all the time.  The one I take to meetings.  It has my game design notes and is all lined paper but I love to draw in them.

Strange eh?

Oh, I did make it through one sketch book, and I do think it’s full of great sketches.  Now that I think of it.  It has the Ubisoft logo on each page (I got it when I used to work in the Ubi building in Montreal).  Maybe I just can’t draw on a page unless it has something on it already like a logo or lines.  Hmmm…

Do you have a sketchbook and do you use it often?

What are your preferences?

Natural boobs or fake boobs?

Circumscribed or uncut?

Large vaginal lips or small ones?