Do you remember your dreams?
I actually do not. The last dream I remember was when I was really young. Maybe in 4th grade. It was a re-occuring dream about my mom and about other unnerving things. Recently I've been woken up by my dreams supposedly, but I don't remember what they are about. I just get this feeling they are just really, really disturbing. =(
Thanks Johnny B. for all the awesome goodies! You are my hero! @^_^@
I believe Chris Sanders is just amazing.
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My major irk for today is when people use images without asking or posting someone elses' images/artwork on their blogs without referencing where it comes from. Every time you post an image, and don't say where it is from... you are telling people basically it is your image. This irritates me to no end.
If you have read my blogs, or know me at all, you know I work very hard on all my photography, artwork and etc. Through my life on the internet I spend maybe 2 months of it a year dealing with people using my images without permission. Usually it is okay to use my images, but more often than naught people use my images without asking. People think it is okay to just pull an image from a google search thinking that, "hey, it is just my blog, no one will see it but my friends and family."
Well, that is not true. If your blog is public in any way, someone will see your post and that image. They will assume that image is yours or since it has no posted rights to it, it must be free. Which is never true unless listed as so. It gets to the point when the image is taken so many times, no one knows who owns it and just floats around. Also, when you post an image to your blog or upload an image to your blog and it is public, your blog provider may use that image on a third party source. Meaning that third party will use it because you signed the agreement with your blog that they can.
And also, I never got an apology from eBay.com.hk if you are wondering.
How many times a month do you eat out in a restaurant? Do you wish you dined out more or less?
We eat out maybe once or twice a month. Four times a month if we are busy. We try not to eat out because it just costs more than just making food at home. I mean, we do like eating out, but I like the fact that we can make similar foods at home and it is much cheaper and sometimes less of a hassle!
Miyazaki was such a delight! He was humble, inspiring, wise, and very very funny! Kelts began the conversation with the Apocalypse and Miyazakisan said, "I know I won't see the Apocolypse in my lifetime, but I like to imagine what it would look like... Sometimes I like to look down at Tokyo and just imagine the water being closer than what it is now..."
He mentioned that a lot of characters where based on his co-workers, or people he knew. All the movies he's ever made were really a labor or love. His goal was to merely make good filmsOne quote that I'd like to share, that came from audience questions, was about True Love. He said, "After many trials in life, at the end you always find love."
I do have to say his humor was the one thing I will remember about this live interview. He was so hilarious about his work, his family, and his ideas. He likes to share his inspirations with some kind of humor. For example, when he has ideas he tries his best to think of things and when he's stuck he just keeps thinking till he can smell blood. Many of his character designs come from simple things that we can relate to. In Totoro he wanted the character to have the look of something that could be brilliantly smart, or extremely dumb. (haha) If you could see how he explained this, it was wonderful! XOXO
Some of the peers he mentioned were Lasseter, and Aardman. He explained that they had the same views that he did with animation.
There were many other things he said that I wish I could remember right now, but that would mean typing out his whole interview! haha!
This night I was very inspired and I hope to someday make films that inspire others as well.
Event Information:
ieas.berkeley.edu/cjs/miyazaki.html
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When is okay to lie?
I lie to my kitties when they go to the vet. Sometimes I tell them they are just going to get their nails trimmed or they are going to get some giant chickens for dinner.
ha-ha!
Their faces afterward is priceless. @^_^@
If you had to give up either email or the telephone for the rest of your life, which one would your forgo?
I would probably give up the phone. That really does sound strange, but I use e-mail more now-a-days than my actual phone. Actually! I use the e-mail on my phone more than I use it to make phone calls.
Hmm, maybe it is a little bit sad? It is just cheaper and faster to contact people through e-mail. But! We do have Skype, videos, and etc. That is a type of human communication that gives you that human connection like the phone, but on a different level.
Are you interested in intergalactic travel? What would you hope to discover?
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Who doesn't want space travel? Being a big fan of Star Trek (et al), Star Wars, Science Fiction, Dune, and etc, my mind always wanders off into space. Really! I find it interesting that there could be another Earth somewhere or another version of intelligent life. I would like us to someday connect with another world, but I don't think it will be in my lifetime. For now, if anyone in the future reads this, I say HELLO!!! =D
After e-mailing them (ebay) with the e-mail from my lawyer, I finally got a human response. Though the waiting game continues!
Finally a reply from a Human being!
For the Record I did contact VeRO, but only got a response with these e-mails: hkrswedform@ebay.com and copyright@ebay.com as referred to by my lawyer.
Information Found here:
List of sites they represent:
(pretty much ebay.com, ebay.com.hk, ebay.co.uk, etc)
I have contacted evilbay HK
I have sent them a DMCA Letter
I am tired of writing these... =(
Another e-mail is sent.
This is how it went:
1. My friend notified me that ebay.com.hk is using my image without permission.
2. I contact ebay.com.hk live english support.
3. They tell me to contact them through e-mail again.
4. I receive no response after telling me they would contact me in 48
hours. I receive a response saying they can not do anything because the
e-mail I sent them does not match the account I use on Ebay. (What does
that have to do with anything?). I e-mail them again with "said" e-mail.
5. I call Ebay.Com.
6. After a 1/2 hour I am told that none of the notices on VeRO pertain to my case.
7. I am then told to write to VeRO.
I am waiting for a response.
