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HAPPY KILLJAMWEEN EVERYONE....... Oh my god You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this trailer to drop. It's hard to put into words how much this show means to me, for so many reasons, but I'll SAY THIS. I WILL ATTEMPT TO SAY WORDS & I SAY THIS:
The story is insane & so engaging & so well planned out, I hope anyone who listens will adore these characters and fucked up world as much as I do. You are in for a linear treat
I am unbelievably honored to be acting alongside the craziest most skilled & talented vas IN THE WORLD!!!!!!! Everyone in this trailer kill(jam)s – and there are MORE performances youve YET to hear that will knock ur fuzzy little socks off!!!!!
I'm so attached to my chara. My little ginger twink Bellamy who I dream of CALLING MEAN NAMES and THROWING IN A DUNGEON forever. He's my own little American Psycho. He walks with a purpose like that gif of Patrick Bateman with earbuds in
I don't have a fourth point. Actually I do. Really the whole point of this post is, LISTEN TO KILLJAM XXX!!! When it releases of course. And stay tuned please. I beg of you!!
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Cast (In Order of Appearance)
Narrator - Bradley Gareth Faustina Fetamine - Addison Peacock Bellamy Pink - Zuwie LeFou Mara Nacht - Tiana Camacho Dr. Yuzna- Jonny Sims Anna Konda - Moe Rock Vic Cadmium - Charlie Green Molly Malarkey - Misha Bakshi Roger Tallarico - Josh Rubino Lex The Talon - Kelly Nugent Mr. Dirge - Austin Lee Matthews
Instant “kids’Classics
Wall-E (2008)
I loved Wall-E, so so so much. It’s accurate portrayal of the future of planet Earth, the emotions Wall-E developed for work, the planet, it’s survival and mindset and of course for EVE. Most important to the story, that’s done in a way kids and adults can understand and see, is how Wall-Es development is all done by personal growth and kindness and effort. But this movie is overall for the benefits of kids, to see how automation can destroy them in the future both by not going out or connecting with others but also by relying too much on technology (that tries to keep the humans under their control).
Along with the overall notes to humans, I love that so much of this film has no words. The lack of words isn’t because Wall-E nor EVE speak a particular language other than robot either, but because a good portion of it is in solidarity or confusion there isn’t much we can understand by words—but we see their actions which show to be just as important as words, if not more
Up (2009)
Yo! Yoooooooooo, this film was a lot darker than expected. Forget the first few minutes of pure heartbreak, where the hell did this villain come from? I know Scar tries to kills Mufasa and Cruella De Vil captured people and pups for a coat, but still—this guy could have jumped out of the screen to get us—Ring style!
This was an instant classic for kids and adults, because it’s hysterical Carl and Russell are both funny on their own, but they also thrive together as two people who would have the same relationship regardless of their individual ages. Carl is trying to hold onto his youth and have some peace and Russell is trying to be an adult while also having an adventure. While they will usually have opposing ideas and views about things based on their own agendas they do have a similar mindset and will continue to be friends long after this adventure.
PS—Minions (2015), I love, love, love this film. It’s not particularly clever or emotional, just so funny. Even for the fact that the main food they like…is food that looks just like them—what?
some soviet-era botanical computers I made with midjourney:
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The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) has been witnessed since decades on the legal industry starting from the contract review or management of the lawful outcomes to their official researches. AI is a futuristic technology which has no plans of withdrawing its powerful impact on the world, and the blend of automation and smartness rightfully serves its purpose by attracting people towards it. Businesses that face complications in coping with the competence, production, and precision, search for solutions offered by AI technology.
Implementation of AI in the legal industry can transform and redefine the way of carrying out any legal activity as well as perform mundane and time-taking jobs. AI can be an essential asset for the law firms as it can automate the tedious tasks that are loaded for legal professionals to do.
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Engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving parts
Since the first airplane took flight over 100 years ago, virtually every aircraft in the sky has flown with the help of moving parts such as propellers, turbine blades, and fans, which are powered by the combustion of fossil fuels or by battery packs that produce a persistent, whining buzz.
Now MIT engineers have built and flown the first-ever plane with no moving parts. Instead of propellers or turbines, the light aircraft is powered by an “ionic wind” – a silent but mighty flow of ions that is produced aboard the plane, and that generates enough thrust to propel the plane over a sustained, steady flight.
Unlike turbine-powered planes, the aircraft does not depend on fossil fuels to fly. And unlike propeller-driven drones, the new design is completely silent.
“This is the first-ever sustained flight of a plane with no moving parts in the propulsion system,” says Steven Barrett, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT. “This has potentially opened new and unexplored possibilities for aircraft which are quieter, mechanically simpler, and do not emit combustion emissions.”
He expects that in the near-term, such ion wind propulsion systems could be used to fly less noisy drones. Further out, he envisions ion propulsion paired with more conventional combustion systems to create more fuel-efficient, hybrid passenger planes and other large aircraft.
Barrett and his team at MIT have published their results in the journal Nature.
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IoT, Big Data, and Blockchain: A Combination to Achieve Maximum Business Efficiency
Big data, Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain are witnessing a radical growth in their functions and practices as technologies advance. Simultaneously, innovations in electronics and wireless communication technologies have contributed excessive benefits to these platforms.
These developments have resulted in various advancements in the number of suitable electronic devices in many industries as well as reduced costs in the manufacturing process of these devices.
The merging of big data, IoT, and blockchain into a single system provides effective and secure predictive analytics. On the other hand, this combination will provide more benefits in each of their functions and practices, by giving assistance and support to each other.
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Vi, une Guerrière des Temps Modernes à l'Âme de Xena
Comme j’ai comparé Jinx à Harley, je me suis amusée à faire une comparaison Vi/Xena.
Vi, c’est Xena version guerrière des temps modernes. Une véritable force brute. Son allure dégage ce mélange irrésistible de puissance et de vulnérabilité. Mais elle incarne aussi l’héroïne d’une tragédie grecque.
J’ai choisi une image sombre de Vi pour une raison simple : elle est mon personnage préféré, et tout en elle est splendide. Ses tenues, son physique sculptural, ce regard qui mélange défi et malice, sans oublier son humour bien à elle. Mais ce qui la rend encore plus fascinante, c’est son aura en mode sombre. C’est dans ces moments-là qu’elle est impressionnante, lorsque ses blessures refont surface. Sa jacket, avec son design d’une Vi sombre. J’adore.
Parallèle entre Vi et Xena
Toutes deux sont hantées par leur passé et leur quête de rédemption.
Xena, la Princesse Guerrière, porte le poids d’un passé sanglant. Ancienne conquérante et destructrice, elle cherche à se racheter en protégeant les innocents et en redressant les torts qu’elle a causés. Cette lutte intérieure est au cœur de son personnage : elle est une femme puissante mais brisée, en quête de sens et de pardon.
Vi est rongée par la culpabilité d’avoir échoué à protéger sa sœur Powder/Jinx. Comme Xena, elle utilise la violence comme moyen de survie et d’expression, et doit trouver son chemin de rédemption.
Xena est redoutable sur le champ de bataille, mais elle a également un côté profondément protecteur et maternel, notamment envers Gabrielle, sa compagne/amie. Leur relation, teintée d’amour et de complicité, révèle une Xena plus vulnérable, prête à tout pour protéger celle qu’elle aime.
Vi incarne cette même dualité. Elle est féroce au combat, mais montre une douceur désarmante envers Jinx (malgré leur conflit) et Caitlyn. Elle est à la fois une sœur protectrice, une amante vulnérable et une guerrière brutale.
Vi, une Xena des bas-fonds
Vi évolue dans un univers où la justice est corrompue, et où l'espoir est un luxe rare. Son combat n’est pas celui d’une héroïne mythologique contre des monstres fantastiques, mais d’une femme moderne contre des forces bien réelles : l’injustice sociale, les conflits familiaux, et ses propres échecs.
Là où Xena manie l’épée et le chakram face à des dieux, des mythes et des légendes, Vi brandit ses poings mécaniques dans un univers technologique marqué par l’oppression sociale et les inégalités. Elle lutte contre le système oppressif de Piltover et les démons de Zaun, tout en essayant de sauver sa sœur d’une folie qui semble inéluctable.
Contrairement à Xena, qui s’appuie sur des armes iconiques et des techniques de combat antiques, Vi est un produit de son époque. Ses gantelets mécaniques symbolisent la fusion entre l’humain et la technologie. Ils sont l’extension de sa rage et de sa force brute. Vi n’a pas seulement des muscles, elle a un sens aigu de la justice et une humanité profonde. Cela fait d’elle une guerrière moderne dans tous les sens du terme : une femme qui utilise à la fois la force physique, la technologie, et son intelligence émotionnelle pour naviguer dans un monde complexe et inhospitalier, même lorsqu’elle ne sait pas toujours gérer ses propres émotions.
Vi, une héroïne queer et actuelle
Là où Xena était une figure féministe des années 90, Vi incarne un féminisme contemporain, en étant à la fois queer et indépendante. Sa relation avec Caitlyn est un élément clé de son identité. Elle offre une représentation positive dans un univers sombre.
Des antagonistes façonnées par la tragédie
Dans les deux cas, Jinx et Callisto représentent ce qu’il y a de plus sombre dans le passé de leurs "créatrices". Elles incarnent la conséquence des erreurs commises et leurs échecs.
Jinx, malgré sa folie et sa violence, reste une figure tragique. Elle reflète à la fois l’échec de Vi en tant que sœur, mais aussi la douleur des traumas d’enfance dans un monde brutal comme Zaun. Callisto, quant à elle, est l’image du cycle de la haine. Pour Callisto, Xena est le monstre responsable de ses souffrances, et elle décide de devenir ce même monstre pour se venger.
Pour Vi comme pour Xena, Jinx et Callisto sont plus que des adversaires : elles sont des échos de leur propre échec. Elles forcent les deux héroïnes à affronter leur passé, à regarder leurs erreurs en face, et à tenter de s’en racheter.
Conclusion : Vi, une guerrière moderne avec l’âme d’une Xena
Vi et Xena partagent cette lourde responsabilité : avoir donné naissance, indirectement, à des figures de chaos. Cela les rend profondément humaines, car leurs combats ne sont pas seulement extérieurs, mais aussi intérieurs, contre leur propre culpabilité et leurs erreurs passées.
Vi peut être vue comme une héritière spirituelle de Xena, adaptée aux sensibilités et aux défis du XXIe siècle. Là où Xena s’est battue pour racheter un passé sanglant dans un monde de légendes, Vi se bat pour protéger son présent et sauver son futur dans un univers technologique et brutal.
Neon Halos
- Various Artists
The disconnect between us is not permanent.
I've said before that I always want Cyber Monday to be cooler than it is, to be neon-soaked and punky...
In short, Cyberpunk Monday.
Well, what's more punk than forgoing the big corpo sites and buying straight from creators and small businesses? Supporting art and artists directly, adding value to the ecosystem of unconventional stories that don't follow the traditional sales model.
So, I'm trying something different this year... I'm going to run a 20% off sale through noon on Dec. 3. It's an automatic discount site-wide on colorofamirror.net (including all versions of the novel, plus the vinyl soundtrack). The only exclusion is the already-better discount of 25% off for the Full Moon Bundle, which doesn't stack with this sale.
This will likely be the only sale I run during the year, so if you've been interested in picking up a copy of the book or you have someone in mind for a holiday gift, this is your chance.
A noir science fiction story, COLOR OF A MIRROR is written, designed, published, and sold by me (and can be found in a couple independent bookstores in the New England area). It has received "Editor's Pick" from BookLife Reviews and a "Get It" verdict from Kirkus Reviews. I don't sell on Amazon/Kindle or B&N, and the e-book is DRM-free so you can read on whatever device you choose, making this a perfect Cyberpunk Monday offering.
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This weekend, whether you're shopping local bookstores on Small Business Saturday or finally picking up that bespoke item from a favorite creator, let's support those that are making the art we love... not the big businesses trying to turn us into dollar signs.
Can’t think of a much better way to celebrate one year of this project, than by getting to see a review for COLOR OF A MIRROR in print for the first time! And in the indie section of Publishers Weekly no less!
Written, designed, published, and sold by me.
Thanks to BookLife for the review, and thank you always to the Kickstarter backers who helped make this possible (and to everyone who’s picked up the book since then).
colorofamirror.net
One year ago, I was at Dragonsteel 2023 launching my noir science fiction debut novel COLOR OF A MIRROR.
Such a fun time, and I met so many cool people there. Crazy to think it’s already been a year.
Thank you to everyone who’s purchased a copy of the book, listened to the soundtrack, or left a review or a kind word somewhere. The support has been felt and much appreciated, and I love seeing other people enjoying this unconventional story!
It’s been a great first year, and I’m going to keep pushing to try and get the book out there through the coming months.
Also Book 2 🤐 Still a ways off on that, but it’s cooking. Can’t wait to share more!
-Dan
Everyday Brutalism
(Photo by ArtificeLux)
There's Still Lettuce - A Short Story
Short fiction is something I don't play around with as often as the novel writing, but there are times when a phrase or story idea gets its hooks into me and demands expansion and exploration. The above flash fiction is one of those stories.
Been working to figure out how to format this kind of story for posting online, without it being a PDF download or anything. Pretty pleased with this final layout, as it breaks up the text a little while hearkening back to newspapers and print media publications. (And it translates well to reading on mobile, which is great!)
Hope you enjoy There's Still Lettuce, just a little something from beyond the universe of COLOR OF A MIRROR that shares a similar view of the shadows that lurk in the future.
So, I posted a version of this before, thinking it was as done as it could be. And then, as so often happens, I realized it could be a whole lot better. Haha.
This, however, is the final version of my Tonic promo (all kitted out in her glam punk concert attire). So stoked with this visualization of her.
In other fun news... I got another critic review, and this time the book received the distinction of Editor's Pick (!!) from BookLife Reviews (which is the indie-specific branch of Publisher's Weekly). It's a really lovely review, and as always, it's such a pleasure to have someone resonate with what I love about this story.
"...Sensory-rich prose vividly brings to life the sights, sounds, and emotions experienced through Tonic's visor." -BookLife Reviews
Thank you to BookLife for taking the time to review it!
As always, if you're interested in this noir science fiction story and its accompanying dark ambient soundtrack, you can check it out here.
TONIC (n.) - Badass, cybernetically-enhanced, industro-punk star of the dark future.
A WIP of my previous line-drawing post, this is my newest artwork for Color of a Mirror, featuring my main character!
Really trying to stick to my love of minimal, restricted color palettes (plus leaving it mostly black-and-white fits the noir feel of the book). A lot of work for me to figure out the lighting and materials--and then leaving her cybernetic arm disconnected was a late decision; I really like the asymmetry it provides, but I also love how it fits with her character arc.
This armor she's wearing is part of her concert attire, a reclaimed outer-space exosuit painted in a red-glow-in-the-dark finish. It's a piece of her character that I've always had an idea in my head of what it would look like, and to be able to finally visualize it like this is so much fun.
More progress to come on this.
(Painted entirely in Photoshop, with some 3D lighting reference work in Daz3D.)
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If you want to see Tonic's vibe from a music perspective, I have an ever-evolving playlist on Spotify. Periodically, if I hear something new that feels like her, I'll add it in, but overall I try to keep the flow nice.
And if you haven't had chance to read the book, there are still physical copies of the first printing or e-book, both available through my website.
Been noodling away at this glam-rock visualization for Tonic (the main character from Color of a Mirror). Very graphic/black and white work so far, which from a design standpoint is probably my comfort zone. Now it's time to see how far I can push this in terms of materials/colors/rendering.
COLOR OF A MIRROR
About a year ago now is when Josh McCausland and I first wrapped production of the Color of a Mirror soundtrack, and sent it off for pressing! (The above photo is an abstract shot of the first test pressing sleeve.)
After the post the other day about the Full Moon Bundle (containing the limited vinyl release) I wanted to take a moment of special mention for this soundtrack and what it means to me.
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One of my biggest loves (and frustrations) of a show or video game is the music. When it’s done right, it’s one of those things that gives you chills, and you can’t wait to return to that universe, can’t wait to hear that title card music at the start of the next episode. (Like launching the original Mass Effect and hearing that menu music.) On the flip side, it can derail the whole experience for me… or at least make it far less memorable, because music often sets the scene for me.
This extends to when I’m writing, as well. Depending on the mood or the emotion, I’ll find different songs that fit that character or scene. And then lots of times, I’ll have that selection on repeat for a few days. Haha.
So being able to collaborate with a composer on the sound of this dark cyberpunk universe I’d been writing for a handful of years, trying to pull on all those ambient/sci-fi/industrial influences but also create something that felt new, something that could be listened to while you’re reading or on its own… it was really an amazing experience, and I couldn’t be prouder of what we came up with!
It all started with just two images that I sent to Josh; I said, “This is the vibe.” (He hadn’t read the book at that point, and I was thinking he was just going to make a single promo song for me.) When he came back to me with about ten different options, making it super difficult to choose, I knew the project had to be a full album. Iterating back and forth with him and seeing his process, taking some of those initial hooks and tying them together… so much fun!
The title track “Color of a Mirror” was one of those original concepts that I just couldn’t get enough of. The sound for the rest of the album was really born there, I think.
All in all, it’s such an honor to see my vision of this novel through someone else’s skill and expertise in an entirely different discipline. Such a pleasure, and I cannot wait to work on Vol. 2 together!
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Check out the soundtrack on Bandcamp to give Josh some love:
(Also available on major streaming platforms.)
And if you want to check out the book as well, head over to my website.
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Thanks for reading!
-Daniel