Art School Updates & The MCRmy

Nothing special today, guys. Just some personal updates. (Yes, one of them is obviously My Chemical Romance related.)

Okay, the countdown has officially started for the end of Christmas break and the beginning of the second semester of art school. I admit that I'm not too excited, because who's actually excited for school? I mean...school is school. No matter how much you try to sugar-coat it. Anyhow, I've been wait-listing one class since the beginning of November (i think), and I've only managed to go from position 5 to 2. I'm feeling the pressure, because I need to take this class by this semester to be able to enroll into the Graphic Design concentration for next Fall. I'm going to try to bribe the teacher to let me in the class anyway, so wish me luck on that endeavor.

Now, for the My Chemical Romance news-front (which is loads more exciting than my own life)! I don't have earth shattering news or revelations, just the fact that I am running a MCRmy branch for Louisiana and the surrounding states. Hopefully, like the other MCRmy branches out there, I can gather and unite fellow Killjoys in our area. MCRmies are known for accomplishing great things, and I hope I can do the same with our branch. You can follow and support me on Twitter (@MCRmyLouisiana). I will now be posting a second Twitter feed of the account to the right of the page for those who don't necessarily like the sight or mentioning of anything Twitter-related.

Well, the rest of my free time will hopefully be devoted to art-related projects. I'm too rusty just to jump right back into art school. Oh, and since I see new movies almost every week or every other week, I think I'll start doing movie reviews. Nothing too in-depth, just short paragraphs and a rating on how much I would recommend seeing them. So, look for that in the future.

That's all folks!

Let's Get Vintage

Photography by Neil Krug

I think we can all agree that Photoshop is an amazing beast of a program. With so many applications, its always fun to learn something new to do with it. So, being inspired by Neil Krug's vintage-esque photos from My Chemical Romance's "Na Na Na" video, I hit the web to find out exactly how to pass my own (already taken) photographs off as blasts from a hazy, acid-laced past. Join me past the break, won't you?

Song of the Week

Shake Me Down - Cage the Elephant

Glee Rocking Out To MCR?

According to a TV Guide article from earlier tonight, a My Chemical Romance track will be featured on the karaoke television series in a new episode later this season. The article linked at the end of this post claims that the infamous Coach Sue will team up with the outcasts of the New Direction glee club to "partake in a dance number set to a My Chemical Romance song." Exactly which MCR track the kids of McKinley would be rocking out to wasn't specified. The news hasn't been officially confirmed yet, but usually unofficial news surrounding this show seems to hold some pretty solid ground. Should we be excited or completely terrified? We shall see for ourselves later this season!


Via: www.tvguide.com

Its Been Too Long!

Merry (late) Christmas from Disney World

     Merry (late) Christmas and Happy (late) New Year! After an absence of almost 2 months, I am finally back to my tiny blog. And even though I am entirely sure that no one is actually reading this, I feel like I have to justify my absence. (WARNING: Overly-dramatic interpretations of real life ahead.)

Towards the end of the last semester, I feel like I went bat-shit crazy (which can be substantially backed by the posts that you see below this one). After months of constantly pushing my self creatively in college art classes, I left my first semester feeling absolutely drained. I even shuddered at the thought of picking up another pencil or piece of charcoal. I felt very uninspired for the first time in my life. In art school, I felt like I had to prove myself to my peers and teachers more than I ever had in my entire life. I wanted to feel accepted, and to be taken seriously. But more than anything, I was constantly trying to prove to myself that I deserved to be there. 

     Every other day I would begin to second guess my work and my worthiness. I spent my days constantly worried that everything I was churning out was complete crap and everyone was just lying to my face about it. I kept imagining that when people said "that looks great", they were actually thinking "that kid must by kidding himself." I lived in fear of my work for months on end, without any relief. My usual support group of friends weren't as present as they used to be (not their fault), and I felt stranded in my own world. 

       Second guessing yourself is never a great sign, especially in the art world. I learned from my favorite band, My Chemical Romance, over the past few months that second guessing yourself artistically usually means that you know when you're doing something wrong. I was going about it the wrong way. I didn't commit myself to school, art or bettering myself. I just coasted through that semester of art classes. I didn't try hard enough, because I was afraid of failure. I tried to spend free time convincing myself that I actually should be doing anything but bettering myself. I distanced myself from my art. I felt that the further I ran from my art, the more I would be able to breath. But in actuality, I was digging myself deeper and deeper into a hole. I could barely handle the pressure, and was absolutely relieved by the time Christmas break rolled around.

     I spent the last 2 months decompressing, waiting for that spark. That spark of artistic life hasn't revived itself yet, but its not something I can wait around for any longer. I need to create my own spark. I need to fight for my art, because no one else will do it for me. My plan for this last week of freedom is to get that spark back. Its not an easy task, but I'm not just about to wait around for things to fall into my lap anymore. I don't care about other people's approval. I don't need approval. If I speak loud enough, others will follow. 

     This semester will be different. I am going to be on fire for my art. I will eat, breath, drink, shit, and live my art, because my art is my entirety. My art IS my life, and what I want to do with my life. So, here's to a better semester, better living, better blogging, and better art!

"Daily" State Of College Address

Sorry for the lack of substance in my posts lately, dear readers. Being swamped by school work, all I've had time for was occasional posting of random blogs about gifs and transmissions. Maybe I'll update those posts later so they actually have a purpose. I'll have plenty of time for all of that madness this (extended) weekend while on fall break, but right now I'm going to be hitting the hay. Gotta catch up on my Z's, because God knows I've been lacking in the Z making department of my life. See you on the other side of tomorrow!

MCR Transmitting From The Year 2019