I would recommend either Planescape: Torment or Sanitarium as those are both games that I managed to complete this semester and enjoyed. From this, you should take away that I enjoyed them so much, I actually put off schoolwork to complete these games.
Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! I've also noticed they have the Pinball Gold Collection, which contains one or two of the pinball games in the series I've played and loved in my youth!
Fine Arts. With a strong, STRONG, focus on contemporary gallery scene and visually communicating abstract and complex thoughts and theories.
My employment options are kind of limited to the gallery scene, which requires a lot of knowledge about Art History (my weakest area, really) in order to become a docent at the least, as well as a personable nature to be something as high as a curator. Curating an exhibit is easy; the hard part is selling the idea to a gallery owner so you have a place to show the exhibit, even if it is just for a few days.
Outside of the gallery circles, it's highly advised that I go the self-employed route. However, start up cost for me is out of my standard of living budget (electricity, internet, food, etc.). Despite what was recently reported out of NYC about how artists make $65,000 a year on average, buying something needed to sell an art product like a simple matte window is, again, out of my reach. Then there's all the self-employment tax paper work that makes my head spin because I just don't understand it.
Beyond that, there's teaching art, which as we all know is the first thing that gets cut from public schools. What's working against me right now is the fact that where I live, one needs a Masters in Education in order to teach. Period. For now, I've been a tutor for children who want to go into an art private school "because it's fun." (DANGER!! DANGER!!) My last client's kid had excellent technical skill, but when I started to teach him conceptual art, it took the fun out the process. So I turned him towards illustration, which is a graphic design discipline more than it is a gallery one, and therefore one I'm least familiar with.
I'm trying to further my education so that I can use all this heady knowledge about why a pile of wood is art into something more lucrative. I'm looking into character design right now, mostly thanks to my research and art work dealing with the Digital Avatar as the new Self-Portrait.
Well, great. Why did I go to college in the first place if having a degree won't help me get a job, but not having one will help me get one?
That's just the way it works. If you have training as an air traffic controller, they'll look at you funny when you apply for a job at the car wash. They'll think you won't take the job seriously and will leap away as soon as something more relevant to your training appears. Which is probably true. The people hiring for these jobs will prefer employees who don't see them as a "last resort."
One thing in my area for people who can create art that ordinary folks want to buy, is to rent a "booth" in a larger store filled with them. Set your own price, sell whatever you can, and they handle the actual sales to the public and the sales tax. (You'd still have to figure out income tax on your own, or pay someone else to do it for you.) I don't know if that's an option where you are.
Ended up picking Planescape: Torment, while buying The Last Express. Since I'm a cheapskate, and Planescape: Torment is still about four dollars more expensive.
Now I only need to save up for the Pinball Gold Pack.
EDIT: Holy mother of Jesus, The Last Express is about 1 Gigs of download!
I'm neutral in the fight between good and evil. Because both forces signed a treaty not to use me on either side. Like treaty stopping nukes in a war but better cos I'm more explosive.
I'm neutral in the fight between good and evil. Because both forces signed a treaty not to use me on either side. Like treaty stopping nukes in a war but better cos I'm more explosive.
You know, the opposite of love isn't hate; it's indifference.
See this Royal Toad who guards my living room? I want to make it to where he can shout Toad gibberish, with some sort of sound chip or such I can attach to his foot or something. How would I do that?
I want to make it to where he can shout Toad gibberish, with some sort of sound chip or such I can attach to his foot or something. How would I do that?
I'm sorry, but your sound chip is in another castle.
One thing in my area for people who can create art that ordinary folks want to buy, is to rent a "booth" in a larger store filled with them. Set your own price, sell whatever you can, and they handle the actual sales to the public and the sales tax. (You'd still have to figure out income tax on your own, or pay someone else to do it for you.) I don't know if that's an option where you are.
Just looked up the local consignment stores as an outlet to sell future art, and I'm definitely not doing that route. The commission take that they offer is not to my liking. Even my college's 10% commission was better than what I'm seeing right now! I'll research into other venues later, but... urgh.... this is why I hate consignment stores.
First I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
without you by my side
But I spent so many nights
thinking how you did me wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to carry on
and so you're back
from outer space
I just walked in to find you here
with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed my stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
you'd be back to bother me.
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Hah. That is pretty awesome!
Beh, either way, I'm going to spend money.
Fine Arts. With a strong, STRONG, focus on contemporary gallery scene and visually communicating abstract and complex thoughts and theories.
My employment options are kind of limited to the gallery scene, which requires a lot of knowledge about Art History (my weakest area, really) in order to become a docent at the least, as well as a personable nature to be something as high as a curator. Curating an exhibit is easy; the hard part is selling the idea to a gallery owner so you have a place to show the exhibit, even if it is just for a few days.
Outside of the gallery circles, it's highly advised that I go the self-employed route. However, start up cost for me is out of my standard of living budget (electricity, internet, food, etc.). Despite what was recently reported out of NYC about how artists make $65,000 a year on average, buying something needed to sell an art product like a simple matte window is, again, out of my reach. Then there's all the self-employment tax paper work that makes my head spin because I just don't understand it.
Beyond that, there's teaching art, which as we all know is the first thing that gets cut from public schools. What's working against me right now is the fact that where I live, one needs a Masters in Education in order to teach. Period. For now, I've been a tutor for children who want to go into an art private school "because it's fun." (DANGER!! DANGER!!) My last client's kid had excellent technical skill, but when I started to teach him conceptual art, it took the fun out the process. So I turned him towards illustration, which is a graphic design discipline more than it is a gallery one, and therefore one I'm least familiar with.
I'm trying to further my education so that I can use all this heady knowledge about why a pile of wood is art into something more lucrative. I'm looking into character design right now, mostly thanks to my research and art work dealing with the Digital Avatar as the new Self-Portrait.
That's just the way it works. If you have training as an air traffic controller, they'll look at you funny when you apply for a job at the car wash. They'll think you won't take the job seriously and will leap away as soon as something more relevant to your training appears. Which is probably true. The people hiring for these jobs will prefer employees who don't see them as a "last resort."
One thing in my area for people who can create art that ordinary folks want to buy, is to rent a "booth" in a larger store filled with them. Set your own price, sell whatever you can, and they handle the actual sales to the public and the sales tax. (You'd still have to figure out income tax on your own, or pay someone else to do it for you.) I don't know if that's an option where you are.
Now I only need to save up for the Pinball Gold Pack.
EDIT: Holy mother of Jesus, The Last Express is about 1 Gigs of download!
You know, the opposite of love isn't hate; it's indifference.
So by making that treaty I'm automatically on the evil side..Thoes crafty bastards!
See this Royal Toad who guards my living room? I want to make it to where he can shout Toad gibberish, with some sort of sound chip or such I can attach to his foot or something. How would I do that?
I'm sorry, but your sound chip is in another castle.
You can buy recordable sound chips that activate by pressing.
Ooh, thanks! Seems a bit big though.
Also, that pic was just the thing I needed to keep me up to study for my quiz tomorrow. Thanks!
Fun fact, I actually have a hard time distinguishing Charlie McCarthy from a real person sometimes. He's also one of my favorite characters.
Rugh... Consignment stores....
Um...hi? What's the occasion?
Lets take a break from Skyrim and see if we can FINALLY get a lets play up and running!
Its the wrong time of day to play Phantasmagoria, so I think I'll go for Atlantis.
EDIT: Okay so I've finally managed to get the video working via Bandicam so with a bit more fiddling I should be ready to go.
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
without you by my side
But I spent so many nights
thinking how you did me wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to carry on
and so you're back
from outer space
I just walked in to find you here
with that sad look upon your face
I should have changed my stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
you'd be back to bother me.
I felt like being friendly.
Stop it. Friendliness on the internet is just plain weird. Be an arsehole and you'll fit in much better
Heeeey Guru
But instead you ended up sounding like the villain from Black Christmas.
PS: Hi, Comrade Mortis...heh heh heh.
No, but Chris will. And that's all that matters.