Zincink

2012-03-08T23:19:00.000-05:00

I created two more animations but drew it the traditional way. Also I don't know if you haven't had a chance to check out the Penguin Cam but here is the link for that
www.ustream.tv/penguincam

2012-02-29T21:21:00.001-05:00

2012-02-29T01:26:00.001-05:00

2012-02-25T11:26:00.000-05:00

Well it is time again for Spring Cleaning and getting seeds ready for the summer. I have seeds for Basil, Lettuce, Thyme and Swiss Chard. I still have to get some Rosemary, Dill, and some English Lavender since last year my Lavender was fried like a desert weed in the sun. It shriveled up to dust because of the heat.

Anyway, during spring cleaning I found two random floppy disks and fired up the G3. I didn't think anything great would be on the floppies but it turned out to be a resume and a blank.

2012-02-18T09:47:00.018-05:00

I thought I would upload some Flash animations I created recently so I converted them to gifs so iPad and iPhone people can also view.

2012-01-28T05:47:00.001-05:00

Ok, so I figured I would give this a shot so you better participate. This will only be up for a total of two entire days which means you better be swift. I made a variety of eight different Sloth Valentine Cards and each one is hand drawn. Even the inside of each card is unique. I left enough space so one can draw, stamp, or write a little poetry if you wish. Maybe you just would like to frame one and put it on your desk or hang in your bathroom. You can see buy them through ebay at the link below.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/zincink

2012-01-19T15:54:00.001-05:00

I promised myself I would make another Green Guy the past week but didn't feel inspired to do so..but today I made a new one

Green Guy and his iPod Dance:

2012-01-06T06:06:00.000-05:00

Another day - another Green Guy episode. Eventually I will get faster at animating this character. Until then there is Green Guy and The Phone.

2012-01-04T04:42:00.000-05:00

So I am once again trying to use Flash for more animation attempts. I am not the best at it, but as time goes on I am sure it will become easier. Here is Green Guy in Takes a Bath. Hope you enjoy.

2012-01-02T09:18:00.000-05:00

For 2012 I will try and be more active with my blog. Wish me luck haha :)

I have been on Canvas a lot in the past few months collaborating with other drawing friends. I have never met them but it seems we pop up on the site at the same time. Anyway, I have been drawing this character called Green Guy and thought it would be fun to animate him just for the hell of it.

2011-10-21T20:37:00.002-04:00

Sloth's 2nd Animation: A bit longer and this time with added music.

2011-10-18T21:38:00.000-04:00

Sloth's 1st Animation:
It just seemed like a good day to finally animate Sloth as he has been static for years. I will add sound over time, first I want to feel out the character..

2011-10-06T08:33:00.001-04:00

I really admired Steve Jobs and even got a bit chickened out at a Mac conference YEARS ago at the Javitz Center. If I remember correctly it was for the first all in one iMac. I was checking to see if the net was hooked up to the comps in the show area, sent my friend an email, turned around and Steve was standing there right behind me. He smiled, I smiled and we nodded. I wish I said something to him, but I guess sometimes you don't need words to communicate. Rest in Peace Steve, your idea will never die.

2011-01-25T04:07:00.000-05:00

I have been reading Designing with Web Standards (third edition) and learning a few tricks. Expensive book but worth the price cause it fuels a local family and it was also a late Christmas gift. So far I have reached page 85... Majority of my reading is online but for some strange reason when it comes to computer books, I tend to enjoy these in the printed variety.

Didn't have much luck with doing design work for a friend. Also didn't realize he was selling it till I checked on a local forum. Pretty rotten if you ask me..I know if it were my friend I would of paid them or at least sent them a CD for their portfolio.

So the iBook G4 battery finally kicked the bucket. Time to invest in a new one. I have alot of things to invest in it seems..including myself. I really should be reading this book..

2011-01-23T05:58:00.000-05:00

I can't remember if this it the fourth of fifth snowstorm this season. On top of that I heard that it is supposed to snow again on Tuesday. Maybe I haven't been paying attention but this seems to be like alot of snowstorms in a short amount of time. Maybe it would seem different if I had a fancy snowblower, but to be honest a little shoveling isn't so bad and it is sorta peaceful when it is early in the morning.

Here are some of my Snow Space photos below. I guess you could say this is taken from a worm's perspective.

2011-01-10T23:00:00.000-05:00

In about two hours it will be 1/11/11. I mentioned Verizon Wireless getting the iPHONE and we will get to finally experience this after years of waiting. It is like a hibernating bear finally reaching the honeypot. For years I watched people talk and chat about the iPhone and felt rather left out as a Mac user of old.

I have also decided to join Facebook. I know that the majority of my friends will be surprised. As much as I do not like the policies that change overnight I have to suck it up and deal with it because Myspace is about to explode. Many years ago in a .com land there was Facebook and from what I remember you had to have an invite from a friend to use their site. So I banned them in my own way by not using their services. I didn't need Facebook, Friendster, Classmates or any of that extra stuff. I just wanted my own site. However, with non-tech friends and family we have to be a sheep sometimes. baaa

Recently I went on a interview in the city but that didn't turn out so well, but I look at it as a bonus. It was only part time and the pay was very minimal. Also I wouldn't really be learning anything new.

2010-12-19T23:27:00.000-05:00

2010-09-18T17:56:00.003-04:00

Today zincink.net, zincink.org, and zincink.co were born. I should of done that ages ago, more like ten years ago, but better late then never.

Somehow I had a feeling the minute I bought a new iPOD, that an upgrade would be right around the corner. Now we just have to wait until the iPHONE comes to Verizon Wireless territory sometime in January. I was rooting for the Google Nexus but that seemed to die rather swiftly. It sure has been a long wait though..

We thought it was a good idea to finally get rid of those VHS tapes that have been taking up space. I didn't find much information online on how to go about this, so we cheated and got Elgato Video Capture and it was beyond easy and plus it has S-video. It was pretty much a no-brainer with nice quality. We bought a similar product at Radio Shack but that was for PC only and the PC we have is collecting cobwebs. I uploaded a few vids to Youtube, but you know Youtube and their slant on copyright so I try my best not to piss them off...

In show news we have the Subcon Beyond Fest 2010. If you are unfamiliar with the style of music you can click on the sample link. I haven't really taken stats of who exactly is reading my blog but it is nice to educate others and share. Isn't that what a blog was made for ? I provided links to purchase tickets and all of you should be lucky they are not supporting Ticketbastard. Hell, you should just buy a ticket just for that simple reason.

SUBCON BEYOND FEST 2010

Download (a small sample click here)
Plateau
Otto Von Schirach
BananaSloth
Dead Voices on Air
Bangalore

9/24 - Chicago - Double Door
9/25 - Detroit - Blondies
9/26 - Toronto - NEU+RAL
9/29 - Montreal - Cafe Campus
10/1 - Washington DC - Club 24
10/2 - Philadelphia - Polaris
10/3 - Brooklyn - Knitting Factory

2010-08-14T02:01:00.001-04:00

Well I finally updated with some new Glorp action..

2010-08-12T17:06:00.007-04:00

It has been so long that I forgot which font I use for this blog. Are blogs dead? Anyway, recently the President visited the area and ate at a local sub shop. I still wonder why he chose that specific area...and if he even ate the sub. Also, I have noticed that my own area has been getting some positive and negative press. I found out after the fact that the town also had life drawing classes. I am not even sure where they post this kind of stuff.

Our Amana fridge decided to keel over once again, and even with extended warranty it took about almost two weeks to get it fixed. First to diagnose and then wait for a part. It is not fun living out of two coolers for that extended amount of time. I think this is the third time this has happened and I swear if it happens again I will send a laser guided missle right at it..hahah

I have been busy with photos for Wierd Records even though my flash is in a coma-like state. So many bands and tons of music to digest and I can never get enough of it. I realized last week I have been doing this for a year now.

Sold a few things on eBAY and got my first negative comment. I offered that person a full refund and they said they didn't want to get on the bus to return it, so they gave me a negative. Can't please everyone...

I made some new Youtube videos for fun using Internet Archive materials. I have used an ohGr track before and figured why not continue on a similar path.

Ohgr - Tragek

2010-04-15T21:52:00.003-04:00

Most recent Sloth.

In the distance I keep hearing a fire alarm going off.
I forgot to update the new Glorp action from March 30th..

I also ordered an Ohgr necklace.

2010-03-17T04:27:00.001-04:00

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig

before:

after:

You can download this desktop here:

http://zincink.com/desktop/kellsdktp.jpg

2010-03-05T02:30:00.003-05:00

Didn't win the lottery but did get two matching numbers. I have noticed they updated the xtranormal site. I signed up for Ribbit but they were too slow to add me to their list so I just used Google Voice instead being they didn't make me wait for weeks and weeks. I also created a Google Banner for iGoogle but I can't seem to find where they post all of the samples. I did a search but nothing came up for my name. I was thinking maybe they do a weekly server update for search items..but that can't be right.. I guess if you want it I can just send it to you..just leave a comment or email.

Some more Glorp action [not sure why sometimes the sample preview photo is halfway off the page]

2010-02-25T17:28:00.001-05:00

Glorp ventures outside

2010-02-19T12:59:00.001-05:00

I have been working on those photos from the Feb. 13th show at Lake Johnson in Brooklyn. I have about three more bands to finish up and then I am free to work on a Sloth or something...

I made a new little Glorp episode: