Quiz 2

I have a new quiz, and it's going to be tougher. Each question involves each of the numbers 1-10 in some context. I promise to provide the answers next week!

1. Name the first dog on the moon
2. Name the two Smothers Brothers
3. Name the three Gorgons from Greek mythology
4. Name the states that make up "Four Corners"
5. Name the five elements in a "Take 5" candy bar
6. Name the six colors of a regular bag of M&Ms
7. Name the Seven Dwarves
8. Name the gift given on the eighth day of Christmas
9. Name the other name for Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
10. Name the tenth month's most recognizable holiday

Nothin On Ma Noggin

I have a bunch of random thoughts to share.
Cookie Monster doesn't eat the cookie, he just rips it apart and sends the peices around the room while making horrible noises.
I know what "bouncy" means; what about "trouncy," "flouncy" and "pouncy?"
"It's a bird!" "It's a plane!" What were the first two people excited about?

How do I take "pictures" of web pages?

Comic Crazy

Comic strips show us small snippets of exaggerations of real-life situations that we wish could happen to us. What is your favorite strip? (It's okay if it doesn't exist anymore.)

Meet the Muppets

Muppets. We know who they are, but we don't know what they'll do next.

My favorites are Honeydew and Beaker, Waldor and Statler, Gonzo and Animal. Who are your favorite Muppets?

Sing a Song of...

We have got a library of songs stored up on our home computer. Many of them are familiar, but we have a few that are out of the ordinary. We have some audio segments of classic movies and television shows, and cover versions of some songs. My personal favorites are the music mash-ups, in which the lyrics of one song are mixed in with the music of another. Any ideas?

I have learned the rules for making good artwork.

Never let your subject's face or structure be in the direct center of the picture.
You have three seconds to get the perfect picture at a kid's birthday party!
Use the Golden Sections (approximately 3/7 to 4/7)
The camera does not change the picture's quality, only the photograper can do that

Raining C and D

I am divided by a love of cats and dogs. So I've just decided to mention some of my favorite feline and canine stars.

Cats
Garfield

Fat cat who loves lasagna

Meowth

Cat pokemon who loves shiny objects

Sylvester

Looney Tunes character who loves chasing Tweety

Dogs
Dug

Carl Fredrickson's canine companion

Slinky Dog

Woody's canine companion

Pluto

Mickey's canine companion.

Heel-Turn Face!

In many films and books, one of the bad guys does something hero-like and becomes a hero for the rest of the story. What's your favorite example?

Here is the official poster for Wreck-It Ralph, which already shows you some of the characters that will appear in the movie.

Of the characters on the poster, only three were created by Disney; Ralph is in the center, and on the left is a general from Hero's Duty (fake) and a rhino from Sugar Rush (also fake). The rest are characters from Q-Bert, Pac-Man, Street Fighter, and Sonic the Hedgehog. Like I said before in my early blogs, I am very excited about this film.

I am very interested in robot drawings. Why? Because there is no wrong way to make them! You can draw robots as realistic or cartoony as you want them, and
 they can be almost as human as humans!

On yesterday's blog I said that I had two classes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I have checked, and I have made an error; I only have Beauty and Creativity on Fridays (but I still have two classes for the other two days.)

I have started my first week at BYU-Idaho today. I will go from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (with 2 1/2 hours in between classes) on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Also, my blog sometimes is missing the tab that says, "New Post." What should I do next time this happens?

I'm sorry that I did not post the results to the "Cartoon Quiz" results on Saturday like I promised, but here are the results;

1. "I'm not getting up. I'm just going to lie here for the rest of the day."
     Charlie Brown (Peanuts)
2. "True friends are hard to come by. I need more money."
     Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes)
3. "You are a sad strange little man, and you have my pity."
     Buzz Lightyear
4. "I need more than dew and 'universe juice.'"
     Po (Kung-Fu Panda)
5. "I am not a crusty crab!"
     Patrick Star (SpongeBob Squarepants)

I will post your scores on your remarks on my blog.

I have had thoughts about what would happen if the worlds of magic and science fiction combined. There could bee astronaut knight and magic robots (other than this one!)

I can already hear some of you saying, "Why that picture? Geez!"
Anyway, I would like some inspiration.

My Milano

I got a new phone today! This is the Milano, which has a touch screen and a slide-out keyboard. Take a look!

I'm pretty excited to put some apps on it soon. I can keep in touch with others from far away! See you soon!

Fake History

I have stories about how some of the oldest comedy tricks may have started.
Pie in the face:
Man; What took you so long with that pie?
Woman; Don't you want it?
Man; Yes...
Woman; Well, you can have it! (You know what happens next!)
Parodies:
"Mad" Magazine Chairman; We need new ideas, and fast!
"Mad" Magazine Writer; I've got one! Why don't we take a famous story, change the names of all the characters and locations, add some jokes into the script, and get one guy to draw out the whole show.
MMC; That sound like the same story.
MMW; It is the same, but different!
MMC; That is plagiarism and it shows total disrespect to our modern society. In other words, it's perfect!
Banana peels:
Okay, this one escapes me. What sane person ever looked at a browning banana skin and said, "I better be careful or that peel might go on my path and I was on the ground." Has this ever been proved right or wrong?

Have you ever had a habit that you seem too "adult" for, but without it you can't do anything? I have the habit of squeezing something under my arm while I sleep. Otherwise, I have nightmares.

Cartoon Quiz

This time I'm going to give a quiz. I want you to name the character who said each of these quotes. Answers on Saturday.
1. "I'm not getting up. I'm just going to lie here for the rest of the day."
2. "True friends are hard to come by. I need more money."
3. "You are a sad strange little man, and you have my pity."
4. "I need more than dew and 'universe juice.'"
5. "I am not a crusty crab!"

I posted a comment on Erik's blog and I had to type "nsterble" (not Constantinople!) I like obscure references!

Sidekicked

I think that the sidekick characters are the best. They don't get enough credit for the jobs they do (suggestion for another animated movie, perhaps?) Without them, the hero would be nowhere near success. I give a special thanks to Donald Duck, Odie, Mushu, Pascal, Tails, M-O, Hamm, Donkey, Patrick Star, Fozzie, and every droid that appears in Star Wars (except for the Clone Wars ones.)
Who's your favorite sidekick?