Post random photos amongst a free-for-all bonanza of stylish commentary about life.

#121

Ah yes, the “Metal Hinge”, the doctors were concerned about it, and now I can’t fly a plane without my metal permit. I have to go through customs about 10 times before I can leave the airport.

[The Story of the Metal Hinge]
Back when I was a tiny itty bitty fetus, my mother was at a party. Ofcourse she didn’t drink, but from the inside all I could hear was “CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG!”
Anyways… I guess she was a little disorented from the bright lights outside or something, and she ran into a doorway:banghead:. This wasn’t any old doorway, this was a doorway with… Loose hinges!:eek:
The Hinge popped off and she swallowed it whole. I guess she didn’t notice it untill the door started to fall apart later once the party came to a hault. The Large chunk of steel went down the feeding tube while I was trying to eat my nutricious food, and it poped right into my stomach. The steel crawled up my stomach to the back of my brain and shattered the epidermus of my head creating a hammerhead-looking child-fetus.
Yeah I guess it’s pretty funny, but when I had to come out, I didn’t come out the normal way. It wasn’t just a normal Cesarean Section either… It was a Double Cesarean Section. I know what your thinking, it is a very scary thought, but luckily my mom got a little plastic surgury and she looks good as new…kindof…
Growing up as a child, I was different. My parents wanted me to get into electric violin (which I did), my uncle was the co-founder of autodesk’s kinetix (which is now discreet cough Autodesk media and entertainment, inc.), and I began a small hacking career, and did some art. Also following the hacking was where I met the people incharge of creditcard fraud who would change my views on how bad hacking is. Also since I was considered a “freakboy” everywhere I turned, I also took up the hobby of magic, since it only seemed right. So today I am a Hacker, Artist, Musician, and Magician, which makes me a H.A.M.M. Yes, I am named after a food beverage.
Even though my secondary name is Hamm, you can call me Grafi, Taylor, Parker or Tsantsa (most people can’t pronounce it so they changed it to Sansan, which sounds like sawn-sawn)
[End]

    [b]My name is Taylor Leach, and I am a Digital Artist.

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[/b][size=2]P.S. I have way too much Free Time.[/size][/color]

#122

LOL!!! Yay, that’s brilliant grafi!!! :thumbsup: Nice one!:bounce:

Well I think CG Channel accepts everyone, regardless of their impediment or ‘difference’ (they seem to tolerate my presence for some reason :shrug: .

Don’t quote me on it but I hear it even accepts Digital Artists… so you should be right.

-g

#123

lol, seems like it :argh: :eek: :smiley:

#124

And scruffy looking digital multipurpose monkeys as well! Which is a really lucky break for me.

Glad to hear you’ve come to terms with your hinge, you sound like you’ve accepted your fate and made the most of it! :thumbsup:

#125

nice picts and nice story grafi-taylor-parker-sawn-sawn :wink:

#126

Yeah, thanks guys.

Pascal - I’m a fan of your work, and I love your awsome style. I’de love to pick your brain sometime about your modeling process and such. Are you going to be at siggraph this year?

#127

i’ll try to be here… wich means i have to convince my producer that there is a good reason for me to be at siggraph… eheh…
what are the main themes of this year?

#128

Thank you Pascal for you kindness.

Here is a recent pic of me in Dinamex, taken by a great photographer and good friend here in Brazil - Andréia de Marchi.
One of these days I will submit other pics of my working place, now it is too messed up lol.

#129

Man your eyes scare me…are those lenses or your own?

#130

So many faces! Too much to assimilate! Arrgh! :scream:

#131

[color=LightBlue]-NG- [/color]- I wish I had those contacts, its just a lil photoshop
Djampa - [color=White]Nice picture! :thumbsup:[/color]
Pascal Blanché - George Lucas is going to be there on monday with a keynote Q&A, and “bring your brain” seems to be the popular slogan they are using.
Heres some things from the website:

-Exhibitor Tech Talks

Interact with SIGGRAPH 2005 exhibitors as they explain and demonstrate breakthroughs that accelerate digital processes, simplify content creation, improve training, strengthen security systems, and much more. After the sessions, schedule one-on-one discussions with the industry’s leading companies.

-   Keynote/Awards Session

Hear invaluable insights and controversial projections from SIGGRAPH 2005’s world-renowned keynote speaker. Immediately before the keynote address, ACM SIGGRAPH presents three top industry awards: the Computer Graphics Achievement Award, the Steven Anson Coons Award for Outstanding Creative Contributions to Computer Graphics, and the Significant New Researcher Award.

Anyways... we're kindof getting off topic of the thread.:p
#132

Okay… here we go! My 6000th post, and my plain face for all to see! This shot was taken as a I rode the Aladdin merry-go-round at Tokyo Disney Sea! Now THAT’S entertainment! My sister used to live in Tokyo, and I must say it is an extremely fun city to romp around in.

#133

erilaz - Nice pic, sounds like phun!!!1!11oneone

#134

Oh it was certainly phun…er… fun. Tokyo Disney Sea is the bestest Disney in the whole universe! And the food! Wow.

#135

me, me, me, me. :wink:

#136

… and the artroom.

#137

Beautiful studio there steve, and I’d kill my own grandmother for a light-table like that .

Ok that was hyperbole, don’t call the cops! ( Grandma, if you’re reading this, I do love ya, honest! :love: )

#138

the lovely mess warms my heart :love:

#139

Wow steve - nice studio! (can I come over and play;)

Gord

#140

I would have done the same thing unitstudio, but light tables aren’t worth so much anymore, I picked that one up for $300 Australian secondhand at Bowmans on Canterbury road about 5 years ago.

Hey, that’s tidyed up for the camera too!!:wink:

Sure can Gord!