I finally saw Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. I am hard pressed to find a worse movie. It was disappointing on oh so many levels. Badly scripted, badly acted, badly executed, and above all badly directed.
Why was so much screen time devoted to such annoying characters?
Why add all these extra characters if you are not going to do anything with them?
Why couldn't they write a script that made sense?
Why was fricking Optimus Prime given bad guy lines?

Michael Bay has the directing mentality of a horny 15yr old boy. It's all big explosions, violence, hawt chicks and crude jokes. It didn't achieve anything! I think he actually hates movies. That is he only explanation I can come up with that makes sense.
Megatron was such a badass in the first one, why is he such a wimp in the second?
Since when does Megatron work for ANYONE?!
In the movie Optimus fights with all the homocidal brutality of Jason Voorhees! He rips another transformer's face in half with meathooks! What... the... fuck?! It is fucking OPTIMUS PRIME!! He's supposed to be the best and most honourable of the autobots, and he's taking names like a slasher movie killer!

After discussing things with my wife, who also watched this with me, I have come to grudgingly admit that the movie Twilight was actually better than Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, simply because it was at least internally consistent within it's own setting. But don't start judging me, I'm not saying Twilight was good by any stretch of the imagination, rather look at it in this way; it is better in the same way as eating horse shit is better than eating dog shit because at least horse shit is full of fibre.

On the plus side, we watched the new Star Trek movie after T:RotF to cleanse ourselves, and it was awesome. I'm not a star trek fan myself, but I thoroughly enjoyed this movie.

I still weep for Transformers though. Damn you Michael Bay. You should be ashamed.

Attention all! I have started a new OCT (original character tournament) called Heir to the Goblin King, where the entrants make goblin characters that are all competing for the throne to the goblin kingdom! If you are interested, please look here [link]
If you are not interested, please pass info on to others who may be interested. Especially if you like puppets, as I will be making puppets of the winners! So if you want in on that Puppet goodness, enter the contest!

PS: Me am also looking for judges! If anyone is interested in being a judge, please drop me a note, but I would like a reason as to why you would like to be a judge,and a judge reference pic would also be appreciated. Find background here: [link]

Did an art trade with recently, and it was really fun. So I got to thinking about putting the idea out there for my own. Anyone want to do an art trade? I'm willing to offer three spaces for trading, since that's about all I can spare time for. Drop me a note about which one of your own creations you'd like me to have a whack at.
As for what you can do, I'd like poeple interested in doing the following:

1. Gemlins (any of the ones in this section [link]
2. Pasage of Dawn (things from my own RPG) [link]
3. My fantasy pin up girls [link]

So, the three spaces are available as of NOW! *EDIT* Only two spots remaining!
1:MarkyVigoroth
2:
3:

BTW, check out what did for my Gemlins! [link]

Found this little quizlet and though I'd have a bash. Thanks to for posting it.

Why did you join this site?
I was on Elfwood (still am actually) but most people on there also had a Deviantart account since Elfwood is limited to Fantasy and SciFi art. This made me want to make a DA account

What does your username have to do with you?
It is the name of a Race of people I made up for a Fantasy RPG I have been developing over the past decade or so. It is mine mine mine.

What is your current icon of?
Murray the Demonic Skull from the Curse of Monkey Island (thanks go to for finding the animated one for me)

How many watchers do you have, and how many people are you currently watching?
32 people watch me, and I watch 101 others

Do you have more than one account?
Naaaah, one and only

Name 3 of your favorite artists on DA.


What deviant do you admire because of their personality?
, and Because I get along great with these guys.

How many people on here do you actually know in reality? Post their avatars.
and
The first is my good buddy, and the second is my wife.

Do you comment, fave, or both?
I fave a lot, and I comment, but not as much as I should.

What do you typically post on deviantart?
Most of my drawings, don't do much of anything else. I should take pictures of all my puppets though and post them.

Do you participate in clubs or contests here on DA?
Mostly pokemon based ones. Hanging out for PCBC2

What is your most popular deviation?
Going by page views, it is my Orc pin up girl from my fantasy pin up series:
[link]
Going by Favs, it is my Cool Contest Farfetch'd entry:
[link]

What's your favorite submission in your favorites gallery?
Oh, I don't know. Ive got so many

What are the things you wish you could draw better?
Feet and hands. I hate feet and hands

Are you a subscriber?
Nope. Wish I was, but can't spare the cash.

How many hours a day do you spend on DA?
Varies from day to day.

Are you a fast, slow, or medium typer?
medium... barely

What is the most annoying thing people ask you?
People don't ask me many questions

What is the most annoying comment you get?
Don't get a great deal of comments either.

What inspires you?
books, art animals, other artists, cheese, pointy sticks, you know, the whole gamut

Do you use any traditional media?
Almost exclusively

Do you associate people online with their icons?
Not sure I understand the question

Have you ever suggested a Daily Deviation?
No. Not sure of the procedure.

Everyone has considered leaving DA once or twice. Have you? Why?
Have they? Never crossed my mind

Well that filled in some time. Not sure what it actually achieved, but who gives a monkey's?

Must pick up pencil...

Just one more starter Gemlin to go, then they will all be up.
Doing the shading on the last earth type Gemlin was a pain, shading all those nooks and crannies. What possessed me to do an earth monster made of stone? I mean, the very idea!
But, just the air type doggy left to do. Have to outline the sketches and colour them on the computer. That, and get those rpg characters done. Two of the characters are drawn, I just need to shade them, and the lovely Aramina Shal and Rei Ornati will be ready for posting. Huzzah!
Just three more characters to follow in that rpg party. They are the characters from the Earthdawn campaign I was running years ago, before we all got lives and sacrificed our free time.
Here's the list of characters, so you can have an idea of what to expect:
Rei Ornati, female Human Scout
Aramina Shal, female Elf Elementalist
Kithe'Kiraan, male Elf Warrior
Khurak Swifthand Wyvernslayer, male Ork Archer
Rhunus Thorgor, male Troll Warrior.

Other groups I will be working on:

D&D
Tzarash, female Rakasta (cat person) Ranger
Gench Garfist, male Orc Barbarian
Bowyn El'Troch, male Human Ranger/Cleric
Andella Jeruhm Greenleaf, female Halfling Rogue
Merry Fiarni, female Gnome Fighter (Full Name: Merrigan Two-Dagger Vushel Sparklestone Hyas Tabernius Cliffjumper Fiarni)

Lord Of The Rings RPG
Lilly Brandybuck, female Hobbit Burglar
Dingolodh, male Human Magician
Morwyn, Daughter of Mordred, female Rohirrim Warrior
Morgwyn, Daughter of Mordred, female Rohirrim Warrior

They are all the ones I found the character sheets for, so they will be next. If I find more and think they are worthy of having a picture done, I will do so. But for now, this will do.

I'm going to bed.