Semester Updates

Posted in Art, Film, Life, Music, News, Poetry, School, Video, Writing with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 2, 2012 by blakejohnson

Hello everyone,
It’s been a while since I last updated this with anything at all, so I figured I’d post a solid summary of what I’ve been up to for the last 4 months or so.

It’s been a crazy semester, packed full of projects and the like, and I’ve done my best to detail the best of them on my portfolio. Continue reading

I Avatar-d Myself

Posted in Graphics, Humor, Me Online, Web with tags , , , , , on January 14, 2011 by blakejohnson

Woah, long time and no update, sorry but I was busy.

Anyway, I was randomly inspired to avatar myself today, so after Googling I came across this post, and decided to try a few of the services. Continue reading

Green: Revenge is Constant

Posted in Books, Entertainment, Reviews with tags , , , , , , on April 9, 2010 by blakejohnson

I recently read Jay Lake’s Green, a novel about a girl, enslaved and liberated, tortured and blessed. Engrossed in the world she explores, it was most interesting to read about a young girl going through trial after trial and finding a harder, stronger place under each layer of self pulled back by whatever new cruelty she’s endured. A fascinating exploration of souls and courage, determination and character, Green is a worthy read. Continue reading

Happy Easter!

Posted in Humor with tags , , , , , on April 4, 2010 by blakejohnson

Happy Easter everyone!

Jesus Bunny
It’s never been much of a holiday in my family, but as kids my sister and I would go out huntin’ for ye old baskets o’ chocolate and such, pick up plenty of sugar rushes throughout the day and crash at night.  Of course I’m far beyond that now. Far…

Apparently today was to be an exception however, my sister made us all french toast and I even got a basket of chocolates!

Easter Basket

Anyway… here’s hoping you all have a good holiday too :).

Palimpsest: A Lucid Dream

Posted in Books, Entertainment, Reviews with tags , , , , , , , , on March 28, 2010 by blakejohnson

I’ve just finished reading Palimpsest. I first read about it on io9, and what piqued my interest up until cracking the spine was that it was a story about suffering; people dealing with pain. And it certainly is.
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