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Wrote an update for the comic. It counts. Though I feel like it doesn’t somehow. I’ll copy and paste for you. Here’s the link if you like: GEC
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WINTER BREAK & FGCU STORIES
ADDRESSED TO THE READERS:
Me & Ed would first off like to thank all of you for supporting the GEC. We’ve been established one full semester and the Eagle News now views us as a substantial source of content. That said, we still need as many friends as we can get. The waters are still murky. However, by all means, our relationship with the paper is now much stronger.
Secondly, in order to be properly represented, we ask that you click on this link (must have a tumblr): http://www.tumblr.com/directory/recommend/comics/genericeaglecomic .
It will ensure that we are listed on the tumblr directory as a comic. This way our comic can gain a bit of legitimate internet credence (which has always been so hard since “Chocolate Rain” set the bar so high).
Lastly, an announcement for those of you who are FGCU students. Next semester (Spring 11’), the GEC will be launching a new program directed towards the students. The idea, with your help, is too chronicle real students’ happenings at FGCU. This will give the student body a more defined identity; something the FGCU culture currently lacks.
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The Idea is this:
1. We will ask you to send in your story (Cartoon@eaglenews.org).
It must be about student life, the university, or something relatively related. You do not have to be a student to participate. You can be a professor, worker, janitor, or anything connected to student life and the university. But STUDENTS WILL GET TOP CONSIDERATION.
2. Once sent in, Ed and I will look at it. If we like it, we’ll ask you if we can use it. And if you want us to credit you in the story. You may make anonymous entries.
If you say yes, then: You will, by default, have to give your permission to the EagleNews (an e-mail or two with our editor). This way we can protect your rights and our own.
If you say no, then: Why’d you send in a story if you didn’t want us to use it? You must like the attention. That’s okay. Go change your major to theater.
3. The story will be translated into a comic, which will be published in FGCU’s student paper; The Eagle News. It will also be published on this tumblr. And, you will be awarded the original art of your own comic. Our gift in exchange for your story and a way of saying thanks.
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Look for promotions of this next semester around campus. If you have any stories already in mind, we are accepting stories as of now. Cartoon@eaglenews.org
Happy Holidays FGCU, Fort Myers, Florida, and the world from the Generic Eagle Comic.
Approx Publishing: 5:28 PM EST 12/12/10
Here marks a new use for this blog. I don’t know what to call it yet, other than practice. Everyday, I will write something here. Correction:
I will write everyday.
Maybe personal, maybe not. But something. And if not here, somewhere and I’ll show you. I’ll scan it. I’ll show you a picture. While I’m typing this, I’m trying to believe I’ll respect the rules I’m laying down. Institutions to better yourself are almost always underminded by yourself. I think we reach too hard or fast, or vice versa some times. So, I’ll start slow and make the least I have to write one sentence. A quality sentence mind you.
ENTRY #1:
Saying someone isn’t funny is a mono-psychotic billboard created to reach a self satisfying, mythical, and useless seat of entitlement. It also isn’t funny.
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NEWS:
1. The GEC has survived for an entire semester. Me & Ed are proud of this. We are working on a long term project you might hear about later, too. If I’m back next semester, we have some exciting plans for it and the GEC. We’ve also made a commitment to better our skills and thus better our comics. This explains the one thing a day thing. He’s starting to sketch and read his McCloud. I lent him “Making Comics”. And by lent I mean, I’ll never see it again.
2. May or may not be ending up at FSU.
3. May be starting a comic club and a zine next semester. This way I could promote more comics at FGCU. I could also make a student organized publication. I don’t think we have any of those, so it would be another first. I could also meet a lot of creative types this way. I’m always looking for those to stop my brain from clawing at the walls.
4. According to the stats WordPress supplies, more people are reading this blog. Who are they? Really? Who reads this? Why?
5. I‘m looking into better ways to host comics on the web. I mean image quality, site quality, and practicality. If anyone has any advice, comment or send me an e-mail.
Also, need to research copy right and how to protect original properties. If you can help me, do so.
-DT
acapdtjsvt@gmail.com
Semi-exciting news net dwellers! Ed & I, after five minutes of conversation, have brought the Generic Eagle Comic to the internet! That’s right! Now you can read from the very beginning, and don’t have to be an FGCU member to enjoy this once in a lifetime experience! WEEEEE!
But, really, go read it. My writing doesn’t seem so bad if you have them all next to one another. On another note, my 24 hour comic made it to a official looking spot on one of the official 24 hour blogs. It is just nice to look at really.
That’s all for now, stay good baddies.
Know that this took me one whole day’s time, but the time sleeping in between would make it a 32 hour comic. The drawing and writing in it by no means represents my best. I did it just so I could do it. So, if you can’t read it, don’t like it, can’t understand it : i understand. It wasn’t written for you. On another note, the first long plot in the comic interested JoJar when he read it, so he wants to collaborate on a Garry’s mod movie translation of it. Should be an interesting side project.
P.S. Poops! Poops McGee!
Hey, I’m at hour seven of my 24 hour comic. Just thought I would check in and tell you about something happening on youtube. I just submitted my Supernote. “What’s Supernote?” You ask, quite skeptically and perhaps a little too pushy. Well, it is a youtube competition where youtube stars ask people to respond to one video of them singing a note, Each response is another person singing that note, and at the end they give a prize to whoever has the longest summed up note. I just entered project Lavanote. But you can pick any team you like. Click on the supernote link if you’re interested.
In other news, Generic Eagle Comic is taking a new turn. Dumping the old plot. Saving a few characters, and possibly printing in a new format.
Ta-Ta for now.
Kosher Blog
Hi.
I realize it has been more than a year since THE PRAGUE BLOG and I’ve still to finish. But! Things have changed and i’m back at college, meaning unless I become a miracle child, very little PB will get done until months later. With that said, many things have happened since last we talked:
One: No more lady. That went kablooey.
Two: BP went kablooey too.
Three: I am running a weekly FGCU comic with a great friend, Ed Droney. I don’t think EagleNews takes us very seriously, they still put us under the title “Viewpoint”. It makes us seem like an article about porcelain clown collections, but in all reality we did ink this first comic with a ballpoint pen (pic below).
Sorry about the format. Adobe.pdf files aren’t friendly. Just press shift + CTRL + Plus and you should be able to turn the pics.
Four: This will be my last semester until I have an AA, and can transfer to anywhere I want to go. So, back to the college application process I go.
Five: Unemployed. Hooray for the American experience! Looking for jobs.
Six: Now go to therapy, somewhat. May have some kind of inherited depression. Might start meds, might not. We’ll see.
Seven: Now nineteen and single. Ugh. Haha! But.. meh. *sniff*
Eight: I’m aiming towards being a comic creator/producer/publisher/writer for my career. Music went down the drain. Even though my major is still Political science (changed it about seven times through the year). I’ll change it when i have the time. Going to study business, plus astronomy (if i can). I’ve figured out you should study writing on your own. Unless your a journalist. Then, you know, study.
Originally I wanted to make this a vlog update, but I don’t have access to many good cameras here at FGCU. Might work on that if i ever have a budget to help. For all of you who continue to read: Thank you. I’m not sure why you do, but if you feel like responding… respond! Comment on a post, or go directly to the about me page where you’ll find a Gmail address. You can send comments, questions, and shady Craig’slist responses.
I’m home. Leaving for college in a few days. Need to pack and upload and edit and say goodbye to lady the best I can. Prague Blog will be on hold til’ then.
- The Management
Kosher Blog
Things have been happening while at home and because college is looming the information is flooding the gates.
1. Lady has started her own blog. Feel free to give her some traffic.
2. FGCU’s music dean sent me a letter asking if i want to be part of the Freshman convocation symphony. Cool opportunity cus we open for the Greg Mortenson (Up for Nobel prize and writer of Three Cups of Tea/Required college reading). My first college gig.
3. Day 1 and 2 of Prague will be updated in video and text later on tonight. Check in later for more.
4. Chocolate egg toys won so far:Day 1: Ice Age Clip. Day 2: Random cartoon clip with plastic chain.
In the next month, the blog will take on a face of travel. New people, places, and ideas. Prague, London, goodbyes, College, and beginnings.
Soon our distance will change. A few days ago, it changed as well.
I was off on my college orientation. College has never seemed so tumultuous. The dorms were absolute zero and the parking lots were the surface of the sun. And the lectures lasted for days.
We stayed in FGCU's Everglades dorm.
In much more exciting news, tomorrow me and Alex leave for Prague. I realize my coverage of our plans has been sporadic, so I’ll post you some good stuff: Plotted Map of Our Travels
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THER PRAGUER BLARG ITIRNERARIUM
(THE PRAGUE BLOG ITINERARY)
Aug. 2
Leave the Palm Bizzle– 7:10 pm
US Airways
Arrive in Philly—9:40 p.m.
Switch flights to US Airways
Arrive in London Heath Row 11:04 am
Switch flights to Czech Airlines –Leave for the Pizzle
Aug. 3
Arrive in Praha—5:45 pm
8 p.m. Nat’l Marionette theater- don Giovanni
Aug. 5 -Old Prague and Jew Town
Kafka Tour, 3 pm. Charles Bridge
Aug. 6- The Most despertaining day in history
Terezin
Ghostly Prague walking tour,
Aug. 7 Plzen
Underground- 11 am entrance at Perlova 4
Brewery tour- 12:30
Sightseeing: St. Bartholomew
Great Synagogue
Jewish cemetery
Search for Krausova
Holocaust memorial
Folklore evening party
Aug. 8 Ostrava
Take the metro.
Search for Beers
Jewish cemetery? Chaiworks?
Silesin-ostrava castle
Fairytale Ghost cellar
Vystaviste Cerna louka
Mining museum
Aug. 9 Cesky Raj- Turnov
Depart 8:00
More bus.
Aug. 10 Leave for Manchester
Czech Airlines
Departure (PRG): August 10, 7:40 PM CEST (evening)
Aug. 11 Liverpool to London
Beatles tour
Aug. 12 Londres Apollo
Windsor Castle
Piccadilly circus
Big Ben
London Dungeon
Westminster Abbey
London tower
Arcadia 7:30
Aug. 13 Stonehenge
Aug. 14 Leave London
Home.
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NEXT Post: On the plane and more. See You In Prague.
P.S. Seventeen hours on flight, expect some book reviews.
