Saturday, September 22, 2012
Jason's Blog is Moving!
Hello all! This is just a quick post to let everyone know that on Monday September 24th, my blog will be moving to Wordpress. I am currently in the process of setting up a new blog there right now :) I will be moving all my posts and everything. Posts on my new blog will be organized by categories and there will be a menu bar for a header and it'll be all cool looking and stuff lol. I can't wait to release it! Stay tuned for the release folks :)
Friday, September 21, 2012
A Message About Tolerance
This is a status update that was posted on a Twilight Sparkle page on Facebook. I wanted as many people as possible to see this because it couldn't be more true. THIS is a reason why I like My Little Pony so much is because this is the kind of stuff it promotes.
"I just wanted to take a moment to remind you all of something.. We were all born from the same elements from the supernovae of dying stars. We were all born onto the same planet, conceived in the same way, born through the same way and ultimately we all face the same fate. I don't care what anypony says or does, one life is of the same value as another regardless of personal accomplishments, and you will never have the right to talk down to me, nor will I ever have the right to talk down to you. Someponies would do very well to remember that!"
I hope everyone who reads this takes this message to heart.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Why I Love Avatar
In addition to being a brony, singer, and writer, I am also a VERY passionate fan of James Cameron's Avatar. I have attended 3 large meet ups (2 last year and 1, the largest yet, this July.) of passionate Avatar fans in Seattle, WA. I have also met the producer Jon Landau and Dr. Paul Frommer, creator of the Na'vi language. Speaking of the Na'vi language, I am so much of an Avatar fan that I have actually learned to speak Na'vi over the past 2 years. Allow me to demonstrate: Lì'fyari leNa'vi perlltxe, oeru sunu fìtxan Uniltìrantokx a mezìsìto aftawnem nolume oel fya'ot a plltxe nìNa'vi. That's a translation of the sentence beginning with "Speaking of the Na'vi language...". I would like to share with you all the essay I wrote when I was applying to the University of Redlands last year about why I love Avatar. Avatar is also the reason that I heard about U of R and started going there. I have a friend there who I met through the Avatar fan community. Anyway, here it is, enjoy :)
March 23, 2010 was indeed an
interesting day in my life. I had heard very few things about a movie called Avatar but knew that I wanted to see it.
I hadn’t planned anything for the March 23rd, so I set out for the
theater and my bus arrived 15 minutes before a showing was going to start. The
movie began at 4:15pm. When it was done, I had no idea what had just hit me. I
literally had to catch my breath because it felt like I had been holding it
through the entire movie. I was so dazed I could barely walk. It was on that
day that my life took a very sharp turn. I entered the world of Pandora.
Avatar
gave me a chance to leave Earth and enter this world where everything is pure
and pristine, world where everything is literally connected to each other.
Seeing the way the Na’vi lived; closely connected, respecting their land, and
taking only that which they need from it; really made me think about how humans
are living currently. Avatar really
shed a light on this, a light that is brighter than some would like it to be.
Whether we want to face it or not, we are killing our planet. With our constant
pollution, exploiting of Earth’s natural resources, and our land development,
it’s no wonder the planet is almost dead in 2154. One of my favorite lines from
the movie is “All energy is only borrowed, and one day you have to give it
back.” –Neytiri <3 If we don’t give back to our planet that which we take,
one day, there will be nothing left.
The thing I love most about the
Na’vi is the fact they are able to literally connect to each other and their
world through direct neural interface, something that humans can never achieve.
At least not without the aid of some kind of technology. This is evidenced in
the final battle scene between Neytiri and Quaritch. While Neytiri is able to
fight freely from the back of her thanator, Quaritch must remain ensheathed in
his giant metal AMP suit without which he wouldn’t stand a chance. He wouldn’t
even be able to breathe the air of Pandora. Even with the technological advances
we’ve made 150 years in the future, we are still only able to interact with the
outside world through physical manipulation.
The thing I love most about the
movie as a whole is the concept of the Avatar
Program. Writer Nicholas T. Cox sums this up perfectly in his essay If I Could Just Leave My Body For a Night. He
writes, “That line [‘If I could just leave my body for a night’]
expresses in the simplest terms possible what may well be the deepest,
strongest, most tragically impossible desire a human being can have, and Avatar dares to
let us see that desire gratified. That, above all else, is perhaps the
secret of the movie's appeal: it shows us a world in which technology has made
it possible, at least to an extent, for human beings to leave their
bodies and enter into an existence that, unlike ours, is truly
worthy of its bearers. Beneath all our idealistic fantasies of a perfect
world, it is ultimately the inescapable limitations of our own bodies, our
hated corporeal frailty—signified just as much by Dr. Grace's smoking habit as
by Jake's disability—that is the source of our pain, and from that pain we will
never be free. Avatar, though, lets us almost believe, if only
for a few hours, that someday we might be.”
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
A New Project I Am Working On
http://soundcloud.com/txon-rolyu/o-magnum-mysterium-treble
This is a short sample of a new project I am working on. I am recording O Magnum Mysterium by Cristobal de Morales in 4 part treble harmony. This will not be an easy project so it may be a little while before I have the finished product.
Also, on my Soundcloud website, you will find other multiple harmony songs that I recorded; 2 of which are in Na'vi, the language from Avatar :) Hope everyone enjoys.
Monday, August 27, 2012
By the way, I'm a brony
Well the title pretty much says it all. Tho ever since I became a brony, I've been hearing about mixed views of the brony community. A couple nights ago while searching for pony pics, I came across an article written by a 'concerned mom.' She was worried about grown men watching the show while holding little pink pony figures and getting turned on and she said that bronies were like a step below being a child molester. That part insulted me. I'm a grown man and I like My Little Pony and I'm not afraid to admit it. That certainly doesn't mean that I get turned on watching the show, nor do I molest children. That is disgusting. Fluttershy is my favorite pony because she reminds me of how I was when I was little, shy and quiet. Sure, MLP is geared toward little girls, but that doesn't mean I can't watch it as a 22 year old man. I have a friend who's older than me and even more of a brony than I am. I don't understand what's wrong with liking a show that promotes values like friendship, tolerance, caring, loyalty, laughter, generosity, kindness and more. It's a lot better than other things I could be in to. I wish some people would stop looking at the brony community so negatively.
Just wanted to rant that out.
Just wanted to rant that out.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
CDs for sale soon!
For those who don't know I am a singer and have been singing for 15 years now. I sang my first solo in El Paso, TX at my church at 3 years old. Music (specifically singing) is something I've always had a natural talent for. I started formal voice training my junior year of high school and continued through college. While I was studying at the University of Redlands in Redlands, CA, I had the opportunity to create a full length album CD of my work. I will have this CD on sale for $10 in a week or so. I will also try to get some sample songs on here as well. Stay tuned :)
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Characters from Prohibited Passion
These are the characters, designed by Lara Yokoshima, that I am using in my story :) It's a funny story how I discovered these characters...I was actually on a Google search for Avatar pics when I noticed the pic of Evania. Of course I didn't know it was him at the time, but I was very intrigued and so I clicked his picture and I was taken to Lara's website where I found the rest of the characters and totally fell in love with them...especially Brayden lol.
This sexy guy is Brayden Kenward. His species is known as the Anubiset. They are all male. They are bred from canine DNA so the Anubiset are human/dog hybrids. I never thought a dog-man could be so hot! Hehe!
This is Liam Cynard, another sexy Anubiset.
Here are headshots of the 4 main Anubiset characters:
Here are full body shots of them
This is Evania. His species is known as the Bastit. They are bred from feline DNA, so they are human/cat hybrids. He's pretty cute, tho I am partial to the Anubiset ;) Also before you click here, this pic is ***NSFW*** (Not safe for work)
http://yokoshima.com.mx/blog/wp-content/gallery/prohibited-passion/evania-new.jpg
This is Rosette, another male Bastit.
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/305121_4472746578808_530613841_n.jpg
This is my character Kejehara, another Bastit, drawn by Lara :) I LOVE how it turned out, she captured him perfectly :) Despite his feminine appearance, he is actually a male character. Bastits are male and female, have various jobs, and come in different shapes and sizes. One of the jobs they have is being a sexual pet. The sexual Bastits are the submissive ones when providing their services, so even the males have feminine appearances.
This is Rosette, another male Bastit.
This is Kejehara and Evania being the cute little Bastit best friends that they are :) (A drawing I commissioned from Lara)
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/539100_354323754643893_1785026261_n.jpg
This is Isha. I may or may not be using him in my story, haven't decided yet. His species is known as the Skemit. It's interesting how the Skemit evolved, but for now I will just say they are descendants of the Bastit.
If you would like to see more of Lara's art you can check out her website: http://yokoshima.com.mx/blog/. But fair warning: be careful where you click if you are not into Yaoi. There are some VERY NSFW pictures here. If you are not familiar with what Yaoi is, click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaoi
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