Anthropod - Blogs http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php Herein lies a podcast for the furry fandom. Join a group of mostly experienced jerks as they guide young and old through the miasma of a somewhat misunderstood, probably funny, and undeniably odd fandom. en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:47:00 GMT vBulletin 1440 http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/images/satellite/misc/rss.jpg Anthropod - Blogs http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php National Novel Writing Month - NaNoWriMo - Update 1 http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=68 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:10:20 GMT Words written so far - 784

Where should I be word wise - 3334
Difference there - 2550 ...

Yay I'm only 2550 words behind where I should be going into day 3, doesn't this bode well. Okay so I spent a bunch of time on the 1st and 2nd actually planning out what the hell I was going to do story wise and figuring out my plot etc. THAT is my excuse and I'm going to stick to it. I'll just have to pick up the pace writing now won't I.

If you are still lost as to what this NaNoWriMo thing is then go here - www.NaNoWriMo.org - for descriptions and stuff ...

Now for my own personal begging ... I want YOUR weird little ideas to throw into my novel. I don't care what it is - it can be some odd little scene, some unusual item, you own character (I will be gentle) ... anything goes - you name it and I will shoe horn it into my novel somehow.

Current list :-

Whyred Fox - Whyred's Arctic Fox character [Done]
Drystel - Mech made out of coffee beans [Plotted in, not yet used]
Alvcard - Bunny Boi lube [Plotted in, not yet used]
Zack Regit - Zack's character as a tiger balloon bent on world domination [Plotted in, hinted at]
Autolycus - Character [Plotted in, not yet used]
Tashikizu Akanari - An epic adventure through the Cock Dungeon of Cheiftown, hunting roosters for new recipes and other bad puns. [Plotted in, not yet used]
Whyred Fox - in reference to Tashi's idea above - Cawk Hunter 5; The Beginning [Plotted in, not yet used]
Meaeshana - a two tailed demon with horns, wings optional, juggling balls [... not a clue yet ...]
Meaeshana- Meaeshana's character in a non R-rated situation [... not a clue yet ...] ]]> Kyte-Pheonix http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=68 National Novel Writing Month - NaNoWriMo http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=67 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:04:17 GMT Okay if this interests anyone please head over to www.NaNoWriMo.org and sign yourself up ... ok? Ok :) Soooooooooooo I just signed up for the... Okay if this interests anyone please head over to www.NaNoWriMo.org and sign yourself up ... ok?

Ok :)

Soooooooooooo I just signed up for the 2009 NaNoWriMo contest. What is it? Well ... National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.

Yeah I am insane obviously.

But, since I'm doing this (or gonna give it a shot - I mean it is another good excuse to put off starting my podcast right?) I'm hunting for ideas :)

What I mean is does anyone out there have an idea they would like me to include in this story - I don't care what the idea is I'll include anything you people give me in some way or another ... OR do you just want your character to be included in said story ... leave a reply gimme your thoughts :) My aim in this is to actually make my own task harder than it previously was - I a using my own idea for the story construct itself and putting in anything anyone says :)


Current list :-

Whyred - Arctic Fox
Drystel - Mech made out of coffee beans
Alvcard - Bunny Boi lube ]]> Kyte-Pheonix http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=67 200,000+ views for this nonsense? http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=64 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:43:04 GMT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqALdkTArqs

Propoganda. Apparently Yes We Can sounds like "Thank You Satan" reversed. I thought that was funny.

You only hear what you want to hear. Yes sounds like Say or to this paranoid bunch "Satan"
We obviously is Ew so you can say you hear you if you want.

Whether the people promoting this nonsense are honestly paranoid or whether it is an attempt to scare people into their cause it should stop. This is exactly how terrorism is born.

You only hear what you want to hear. Ever heard of misinterpreted lyrics? Same damn thing. ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=64 The gift of art communities http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=63 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:57:36 GMT It's hardly news when reports of furry drama pop up on the Internet. Those of us on the sidelines laugh and shrug our shoulders. "Oh you furries, at it again!" we say. Those embroiled in the drama do not find it as funny. Reputations are made and ruined on the Internet with a pace and bravado that is only matched by Neoconservative Republicans called out on sex scandals.

There is no need for deep explanation as to why furries tend to be a Hemi-boosted V8 Engine of Drama. Our implicit approval and explicit disapproval of fetishes and behavior is fertile ground for conflict. Amongst the unwashed masses, the talentless, the consuming, we have it all, from furry roommates who refuse to pay rent or even look for a job, to murder plots and extreme fetishes.

However, in this entry I'd like to speak to you about the gift of art communities, for it is often against the backdrop of Furaffinity and similar that most of this drama takes place, embroiling artists and consumers alike.

Like communism, the idea of an art community sounds great on paper. A site which joins together both creators and consumers, artists and art admirers through comments, journals, "watches", fora, and "favorites"! No longer are artists placed on some impossibly high pedestal, distant from mere mortals! They are just like us. Oh, how they're just like the rest of us!

Through opt-in self-deprecating voyeurism via several enabling sites like LiveJournal, Twitter, and journal systems on art community sites, we now get to hear about every artist's bowel movements and proclivities toward alcohol. Not only that, artists and art aficionados have a platform to broadcast their beliefs to a concentrated massing of very opinionated and easily-offended-yet-somehow-tolerant furries. Management of such sites provides the icing on this cake fashioned of fecal matter, with horror stories aplenty about Prima Donna moderators banning and censoring any dissent, for any reason or even no reason at all.

It's a wonderfully ironic situation. Such art sites are meant to foster a feeling of community, and of unity and togetherness, yet they provide anything but to all but a very small minority. Thus the proof of the utter failure of art community sites is writ bright and large across the facades of Furaffinity, SheezyArt, DeviantArt, and more.

Perhaps the only way to avoid furry drama is to simply stop interacting with the community: Don't read posts, don't make posts, but that brings up the question of why even have these communities in the first place? For comments and critique? Critique is virtually non-existent, and where it does exist, it is offensive. In fact, being honest with a budding artist's talent (or lack thereof) is a good way to get yourself banned for "disturbing the peace." The comments that are made are shallow accolades that really don't deliver any boost unless an artist has a stunningly negative ego.

About the only thing I believe these art communities deliver is marketing data: what is the most popular type of art? What is the latest fad to capitalize on?

They also deliver drama, which may be good or bad depending on your point of view. It may be that this drama is an unintended "service" of art community sites, for there are no shortage of Internet Tough Guys, Religious Crusaders, Armchair Generals and Politicians, and Trolls who love to argue from the safety of their computer desks. Given that we humans enjoy a good scandal, such altercations provide much entertainment, but this is not the original intent of such sites, yet the end result given us is hard to deny: along with every twisted kind of porn you can think of, we get a daily dose of the behaviorally-disturbed locked in epic battles, staccato bursts of bad grammar and spelling, extremely poor logic, egotism, piracy, and Caps Lock exchanged from all trenches.

The real question is, "Why did we expect anything different?" When the Internet became "unlimited", people of all walks of life were given the gift of a global voice, but that didn't mean that all voices were worth listening to. The mistake of these sites is the basic assumption that voices were worth listening to.

The only places art communities work is within small enclaves of respectable people, distanced from the masses (and even then some drama may arise; we are all human after all). Again, we are back to the artist being some mythical creature, fleetingly seen at conventions. But you know what? Considering the alternative, it's better to be mythical than common; us artists have better things to do than become tangled in vapid Internet arguments. If that makes us elitist, then oh well. We're elitist.

What it really should be about is the art: its display, and its improvement. The only community sites I see that comes close to this ideal is CGSociety, ConceptArt.org, and Artspots, a site formed from the fractured remnants of the Yerf gallery—a gallery that, surprise, surprise,was viewed as snobby and elitist, and was famous for rejecting artists in droves. Artspots continues Yerf's heritage of decorum and technical skill, and even offers scholarships to those vying for attendance at art school. The counter-answer to sites like Yerf, Artspots, and any other site which requires its users to be well-behaved as well as skilled, is Furaffinity.

Well, you got a community which anyone can join. Do you like what you wished for? ]]> mekoryuk http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=63 Well ... http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=61 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:22:13 GMT ... I guess its somewhat fitting that I post this today ... my birthday ... GAH! ...

SO yes, I'm actually getting this project of my rolling here, all i need to do now is actually corral my co-hosts or at least some of them, nail them down for an hour and record episode 0.

I have the recording bugs mostly worked out, at least well enough to record I think, and all I need now is a topic for this 'test' episode. I think I'm gonna hit up some forums for anything that strikes my interest and see how things go. ]]> Kyte-Pheonix http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=61 Für die Sommer! http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=59 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:26:30 GMT Hi Anthropod.org,
Just a friendly reminder to all der kinder on the interwebs that IT'S SUMMER BITCHES!!!

:3

I am so excited for this year's summer. I have a lot planned personally and I hope that I'll be able to update more frequently during vacation this year. Visiting Colleges, taking classes, etc, etc, It's gonna be a big season for this bird.

Well that's about it.

Take care furries,
PandaPanda

ps~
I may or may not be going to AC this year, if I do, I'll talk about it probably in the next blog. ]]> PandaPanda http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=59 The Fuck My Life cocktail! http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=54 Mon, 04 May 2009 15:36:08 GMT Damaged right shoulder joint, digestive problem that could not be identified through blood tests and now a hernia. The more I try to take care of...

Damaged right shoulder joint, digestive problem that could not be identified through blood tests and now a hernia.

The more I try to take care of myself, the worse I get. FML.


 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=54 Sad Math http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=53 Mon, 04 May 2009 05:47:07 GMT So for the past 3 years, I've been looking for Colleges, Universities, and other institutions of Higher Education to go to when I complete High school. Well, about 5 days ago, I was looking at a group of schools that I was interested in going to and I was comparing them by the sum cost of attending that school. This included tuition, books, boarding, meal plans, et cetera, et cetera. The schools included 3 universities relatively close to me (one in-state, the others out of state), one Art School, and a public university in Canada (I live in the U.S.)

Anyway, When I was finished collecting all the data, I found out that with the exchange rate, actually, even if the exchange rate wasn't in place, I would be paying less if I went to school in Canada as an international student.

Canada...

I mean, if I get even the benefit of being an Pennsylvania resident, and going to main is more expensive than going to Quebec, Canada (It's an english speaking college thank goodness, I know not a word of french, spare a few words ma petite baguettes :3), than I don't know why I should even bother with going to school here.

Anyway, in closing, if going out of country to a school is somehow cheaper than going to a public university in the US, than I'm sure that something needs to be done with the education here. But alas, Canada is still kind of cooler than the US, even with our hip new president and his super trendy family.

Adieu, Mon beaux crêpes ~

PandaPanda ]]> PandaPanda http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=53 No computer blargh!!! http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=50 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:33:01 GMT I have just been told my home computer is dead. (well, my brothers but yeah we share it) No anthropodcast for an undetermined amount of time after... I have just been told my home computer is dead. (well, my brothers but yeah we share it)

No anthropodcast for an undetermined amount of time after I leave campus in may T_T

I need my own comp... ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=50 The Fear http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=49 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:46:11 GMT Reader Corbin Wells writes in: ---Quote (Originally by Corbin Wells;bt86)--- My philosophy regarding art is: If you want to be sure that art... Reader Corbin Wells writes in:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Corbin Wells
My philosophy regarding art is:

If you want to be sure that art theft has no impact on the money you make or the cred you may recieve for your work, especially as a furry, you better become an awesome artist and get your name out there as quickly as possible. To counteract the dents of art thefts and other possible things


Do something amazing artwise and become known for it. That's my thoughts.
There is much truth in this, so I thought it best to create another blog entry devoted to the issue. Artists in the fandom will always operate with some sort of loss when they become very popular. Sometimes they price themselves out of the range of most furs' pocketbooks. Other times they move to those distribution models which are overly restrictive and invite copyright infringement. Likewise, mega-studios who distribute or create music or film also operate at some loss due to piracy, genuine or imagined. It is a solid fact of society that you just can't incite some people to pay, not even if you're dying of cancer and you're trying to raise funds to cover the hospital bills. They just don't care, no matter how big or small you are.

Now some artists feel entitled to every potential cent out there. It's a stupid entitlement, but it's there, and it's promoted by the seemingly valid notion that people are generally honest folk who will pay for services rendered, and follow the artist's every little whim to the letter. These artists assume they can get away with it because they hold a position of power in terms of the goods they dispense to the consuming public. Say, they are the purveyors of a "unique" product, and if the public wants to feed at their particular trough, they better crawl on their hands and knees to get it. Violate even a single command, and that artist and related subservient fans will drive you out of town in a heartbeat.

Punishment is a funny thing, and artists will do it to their fans without being aware of it. The legitimate group who do suckle at the teat of a particular artist will frequently get sour milk, yet they will swallow and not spit because they are so enamored over this artist's force of personality that they will gladly lick the last few drops of ferment off their muzzles and ask, "Please, sir, may I have some more?"

It gets to the point sometimes that the artist feels the need to slap overly obnoxious watermarks over the characters they draw, and because this isn't irritating enough, those same artists will loudly declare from Mount Sinai, tablets of stone in the crook of each arm, that their gallery is the only place their art should ever be observed.

This is, of course, complete and utter bullshit, and every artist who does this should be publicly castigated for their selfishness and paranoia. In fact, I'd like to build a list of such artists, an "artistic offenders" list containing the worst of the worst. These artists are punishing their fans by blatantly shoving their fears of art theft onto every single work they create and forcing their fans to eat it. Listen: if you can't stand the thought of a certain arrangement of ones and zeroes being copied and distributed through that big, scary series of tubes called the Internet, you shouldn't even post the damn work. In fact, lock yourself in your basement, and just rip the Ethernet cable out of your computer, just to be sure.

If you know an artist who is guilty of this, send me a private message with a link to their work, and I'll throw up a page to make fun of them. ]]> mekoryuk http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=49 On licensing and copyright http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=48 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:21:42 GMT Amongst furry artists especially, there seems to be this rabid mindset of ownership and display that I have only seen matched in the executive... Amongst furry artists especially, there seems to be this rabid mindset of ownership and display that I have only seen matched in the executive offices of the MPAA/RIAA. To a degree, such behavior seems justified. After all, if you are in the business of selling your works, it makes sense to have as much control over the ownership and distribution of those works so you can be paid your dues.

Contrasted against the MPAA/RIAA, furry artists are very much small-time individuals who really do depend on the income they can generate from their craft. But there are other matters to address: image, and cultural responsibility. Often, artists are so intent on ridiculously rigid rules based on broken copyright laws that they cause undue stress and a perpetuation of the mindset of selfishness. Artists across all levels of professionalism are destroying the cultural fabric of our world by selfishly hoarding their works and "original" ideas, screaming loudly, "This is MINE!"

What is to be gained from this behavior in the short term? One may build a reputation as a talented artist, yes, but there will be a darker side to one's success, through a history of maniacal command, sending cease and desist letters, DMCA violation notices, and spreading slander against individuals who steal or build upon one's works. Eventually the carcasses build up high enough that people no longer see the artist any longer. Amusingly enough, the artist's fan base help to pile the bodies, rabidly attacking individuals guilty of art theft, and doing the dirty work of slander for the artist.

What is gained in the long term? A monopoly on distribution and income, and a reputation for heartlessness. Perhaps this is what certain artists want, yet the price to pay for such an attitude is eternal vigilance, and endless battles over the life of the copyrighted work (which, thanks to those bozos in the United States Congress, is for all intents and purposes perpetual). Would this energy better be put into creating more art, rather than screaming at the world to not touch?

It could be argued that this is merely the plight of the artist who strives to profit, but it strikes me as incredibly perverse, downright ridiculous, and even sad. Yes, there are individuals out there who will intentionally or unintentionally break the rules artists have lain down for the usage of their works. Yes, art theft sucks, but I believe we as artists should be asking ourselves how to coexist with such behavior instead of wasting our energy stamping out fires small and large.

Such a question eats at the heart of our egos, for our work is not as original as we would like to believe. Indeed, it is almost impossible to create something totally unique, separate from the millennia of culture that has preceded us all. We all stand on the shoulders of giants whether it be in matters of language, science, or the six-breasted, triple-cocked, spooging horse orgy that I'm sure is posted somewhere on FurAffinity, VCL, or _chan. We are where we are today because those before us were gracious enough to give their efforts to the ages, so that we in the present can listen, learn, and add our own contributions to the common threads of human existence. Seen from a perspective of civilization, it is a vulgar crime to kick others away from one's creation.

I am not advocating that all works should, by default, be placed under the public domain. I am not against the original intent of copyright. It is important for artists to reap the rewards of their hard work, to support the artist, to encourage further innovation, and to identify who is real, and who is an impostor. However, I desire artists to know there is more to life than short-term gain. There is a better way than fighting tooth and nail against culture.

Instead of selfish curmudgeons jealously guarding our treasure like the mythical dragons of old, we should, I believe, extend our hands to those around us in a spirit of good will. To those that copy our art in attempt to learn, we should be gracious, even when they have not indicated the source of their derivative work. We should give them the benefit of the doubt, speaking with them, giving them helpful suggestions on how they can improve their craft, and instructing them in a friendly manner in the ways of attribution. We as artists should be thrilled to see what our fans concoct, how our works grow and evolve out of our control, for we may see something amazing which has eluded our own creativity which we can, in return, build upon. We only need to look upon the dearth of literary works which have entered the public domain that have been recaptured by modern artists, writers, and filmmakers to see how such freedom has been to the benefit of our culture.

In response to "pirates" who deliberately subvert copyright, one must ask how one is creating an environment in which such individuals thrive. Pay-only sites with exclusive content, or art CDs with exclusive content is fertile ground for these individuals to play in. Here we seem to have reached an insurmountable obstacle, for logic dictates we must attack such individuals for deliberately infringing on our copyright, and denying us profits for our hard work. Yet I will put forth a sure-to-be controversial view that artists who deal in these methods of distribution have brought it upon themselves by turning their hard work into a near-meaningless commodity. What remorse is there for sharing a CD filled with hundreds of images when the calculated worth of each image in relation to the CD's price is only a few cents? In this way, one is not providing art that is worth anything, but instead a service of convenience, of having images on a portable, easily accessible medium.

I believe art should be worth more than a few measly cents. Hours, even days may have been poured into each work, and artists should recognize that. What respect is there for the artist who sells in bulk? From me, none at all, and I refuse to purchase CDs or even download torrents of those CDs because of the disrespect the artist has shown to his or her own work.

Art has meaning. Art has worth. The trick is to balance one's own short-term needs against the long-term growth of society. This may seem inapplicable to most art, especially pornography, but honestly, do we want to continue propagating the social more of selfishness? No work is too small or inconsequential to be overlooked by this conscious effort to enrich, and not subtract. We must value our works highly, and at the same time we must harbor some level of openness with our works in payment of the culture we stand upon, of those that have come before. Our reward is a world that is richer than any lone individual could conjure. That is the world I want to live in. Don't you? ]]> mekoryuk http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=48 Anxious. Body wants to breakdown no matter what I do... http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=47 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:25:46 GMT
I'd probably feel better if I just whine for a second. For the past year I've been struggling with this unknown illness. It has only been getting worse and I didn't even know something was really wrong until 4 months ago. But being in the middle of nowhere, not having a car, not having money, it was difficult even getting to a doctor.
I've finally got the chance to see one and he suspects I may have Gluten sensitivity. I'm absolutely dreading that. I have two more weeks to go for my blood test results but my body just wants to crumble into ash right now. My insides are just falling apart and all of the energy from my body is just drained every day. I start off fine, then it hits, and it's just a downwar spiral until I feel like passing out. It's as if I'm crapping out my organs. I just want my damn body back. I just want to know what the hell is crippling my intestines.

I dread the thought of intestinal cancer. Ugh. I don't even eat horrible things for me at all. I really dont. What a disaster...

 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=47 Is it fun or stupidity? http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=45 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:28:24 GMT
I love music, I love going to metal concerts, but there is that one thing about them I just can't wrap my head around. The mosh pit. I've always been repulsed by mindless mob ruling or riots of any sort, and mosh pits kind of mimic that. It's even a little baffling when bands say they want their fans to mosh. I go for the music and to see the band perform live and have a good time. I don't need to trample over my fellow metal heads to do that.

The way I see it, if you have to mosh, go ahead, but do it away from me, and if you end up brain dead in the process, good. One less rioting idiot to deal with.

One of the dumbest comments I've ever read from someone was after I finished reading a news article that read, "riot at Iron Maiden concert". The comment truly read, "Good, metal was becoming too fucking safe"

And there was even some agreement with this guy. It's so...dumb. It's just dumb. Go ahead, go riot yourselves to death, so long as I don't have to deal with you when I go to a concert, I'm happy.


 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=45 <![CDATA["special" people and the "R" word -_-]]> http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=44 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:32:41 GMT
I mean this in a very delicate way. Thinking upon the definition of the word retarded:"
relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development."

why is it deemed offensive? That would be like me calling a mexican a mexican and her getting offended. It's just what it is. Sure it may have been used in fooliish ways, but a lot of words are used that way. Just another example of political correctness getting out of hand.

I don't agree with the term mentally challenged. If you are on jeapordy, you are being mentally challenged...

Yeah...This whole special olympics battling the R word is silly.

 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=44 The double edged blade http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=43 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:49:51 GMT Political correctness is something that has it's good intentions: it is supposed to promote sensitivity when referring to other ethnicities, genders and sexual orientations, it is supposed to help promote acknowledging these others through sensitivity as well. But it also has it's really bad points. For one thing, it is not only too sensitive, but it's a little divisive.

Americans: When you hear Americans what are you most likely to think? Whites? Irish and English who were born in the USA ya?

African-American
Asian-American
Mexican-American

Do you see the divisiveness yet? If you were born in America, no matter what ethnicity you are, being born in America makes you American. Political correctness is very...white oriented, is it fair to say that? Why aren't whites called European Americans? We don't see that much do we?

This is one of those things political correctness fails at and becomes divisive. Now sure, it may be useful when it comes to dealing with hateful slurs of some sort to some groups of people, but it's almost impossible to enforce such a rule as well. There are no real penalties for not being politically correct, look at stand up comedians like Ralphie May and Lise Lamponelli.

The term political correctness in itself is silly. Politics shouldn't have anything to do with these issues. If anything, it's an educational issue as well as an issue of decency. If you know not to call a black man a nigger or a gay person a faggot, just don't do it. Politics don't need to get involved there.

So lets see:

Pros: Political correctness atttempts to acknowledge other cultures by promoting sensitivity

It is an attempt at battling ignorance

Cons:
Falls short of actually teaching why we shouldn't say or do certain things around certain people.

It is too sensitive and can be divisive.

It's not very effective.


These ethnic, gender and orientation issues are not about politics, they are about decency and a good education.
 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=43 A blog huh ... http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=42 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:39:03 GMT ... so that begs the question, what the f*** should I blog about ... in fact what is a blog ... a digital diary or just somewhere else for me to... ... so that begs the question, what the f*** should I blog about ...
in fact what is a blog ... a digital diary or just somewhere else for me to rant on for hours on end about nothing much in particular ...

well ... maybe a combination of al of the above, hard saying really I guess ...

mostly I figure I'm gonna start using this feature to prattle on about the creation of my podcast :) YAFP, and my other little secret project when it gets totally announced to the public :D

so ... er ... yeah ... my, isn't this kinda pointless ... a diary ...

So ... today ... woke up, showered, went to work, came home, drank coffee, created porn, created blog ... WOO! ]]> Kyte-Pheonix http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=42 Heathen city http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=41 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:31:44 GMT Let me just make a quick note on Cobalt, which I said I would review: It's almost impossible to review in anything longer than two sentences because well, it functions mainly for one thing, to be a porn comic. And that's what it is. So yep. It's a very cartoony, goofy comic, I'm sure will amuse anyone interested, although not outright funny, it's a good little escape from a boring day or what have you. So yeah, buy yourself some Cobalt comics.

Now, onto Heathen City:

The story guarantees complications, I hope the writers and whatnot go far with it, I would love to see more, anyone who has not yet picked it up please do so, the artwork is absolutely fantastic. It's not hard to get into some of the characters personalities, this is due to some really good writing and just pick it up if you think you can commit yourself to figuring out everything that may be going on, definitely grab it.

Mister Caulfield is looking to be a very entertaining villain, he is a sadist and has a very childish manner about him which makes him a bit quirky but very creepy. He's a really good villain.

I wont say anymore than that, it's a good long comic and is very very dense. Although it's about 38 pages or so, this book is very dense so take your time with it.

Definite 4 paws XP

 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=41 Travel lightly http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=40 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:48:24 GMT This will be very short: Remember well your actions regarding others. Some things that you think are gone are just taking a looong trip around. Not... This will be very short:
Remember well your actions regarding others. Some things that you think are gone are just taking a looong trip around. Not only that, everything we do has long-standing consequences at some point.


Two fabulous examples:

A 10 year old murder mystery finally solved (you hear stuff like this a lot...well, depending on where you are)

A priest arrested 40 years after molested vicitms comes forth with the truth
(I remember one year, I think it was around 2005 or 2006, I heard a LOT of these stories)

Point? Travel with care. ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=40 Quality virtue http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=38 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:49:44 GMT There is this book I'm reading for one of my classes that is called the book of qualities. It is a book written by some woman who decided to give certain human traits like fear, patience, honesty and such certain characteristics and personify them. I really like it, some of them seem to match well with that the qualities are (although I do think some shouldn't be qualities.) Well I got bored and did one of my own. This is my view on what and who virtue would be:

Quality Virtue:

Virtue is a very rare person to find but his presence can be felt a mile around. He lives by no rules and is flexible in every which way. His demeanor is gentle but his face and eyes are piercing only emphasizing how serious he takes his actions. He is extremely beautiful with fair young smooth pale skin and bright grey eyes, medium length thick leafy black hair with sharp edges and a small pointy nose, solid chin, round ears and rather effeminate eyebrows. His voice is deep and smooth, calming and reassuring. His patience stretches across the universe and his appreciation for life goes even further. Despite appearing young his mind is as old as the earth, wrapping around the secrets of all of human emotion. Because of this knowledge he is ordered, although living by no rules and able to fit into any role he chooses. His knowledge of emotions is what makes him so centered and in control, always choosing the actions of love when he can just as easily choose negative actions such as fear and hatred. He always avoids them. He has total mastery over himself. Should he ever war, it would be like a father trying to tame his chaotic children and not like an enemy fighting an enemy. Although harsh with seemingly bad people he is never without mercy. He has no home and dances in rain storms. “The earth is my home” he says. To be able to stand with him and shake his hand and not fall to your knees would require you to be at mastery over yourself as well. Virtue is often confused with God, it is a common mistake.
 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=38 This is what you do when you are bored! http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=36 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:42:20 GMT Random things you never asked to know

1 On really good days I have a 50/50 chance of either being the best person to be around because I'll be super generous and kind or I may be really obnoxious and awkward

2 Large crowds of people freak me out unless I'm at a metal concert

3 I too love snakes of all sizes and colors but I probably would not own one because they wont be doing much. This is mainly because I require lots of attention sometimes.

4 I sometimes value animals over people

5 Whenever I fail at something I only make what I failed at more difficult before trying it again.

6 Horror movies bore me, but gory and violent art such as digital or oil paintings and gore oriented videogames interest me.

7 I'm constantly thinknig about things I want to do even when working on other things for other people. This usually ends with me not remembering what I was doing.

8 I have a weakness for chocolates and vanilla frostings of sorts.

9 Techno and metal music always makes me happy, even when I have a headache.

10 Sometimes I wish I could just watch certain cartoons again but cannot because they all suck now, the only entertainment I have is the news and mock news like the daily show or the colbert report.

11 Philosophy is highly valued by me

12 I'm so honest of a person that when I told someone I would pay them back two dollars when I was in high school, a year and a half later after having a vacation from college, I found this person and gave him back the two dollars. The end result of this is, I can be trusted with almost anything so long as you are not intending to trust me with anything bad. I'm loyal only to what I believe is right and nothing else. ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=36 Comic book lovers! http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=35 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:25:07 GMT I bring you an interesting little page where you can find a whole mess of info for a variety of comic books: ... I bring you an interesting little page where you can find a whole mess of info for a variety of comic books:

http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/tag/72/Fresh_Ink.html ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=35 <![CDATA[Can't keep my thought quiet on this anymore Haha!]]> http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=34 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:47:02 GMT So Limbaugh regrets what he has said about Obama wanting to fail, in case you never heard it, his exact words were, "I want him to fail!" Anyway, I think he should have stood silent, he now recently says that it was wrong for Obama to single him out, ON HIS OWN COMMENT! You know it would have been lovely for Obama to publicly address him and say the following, "Rush, do me a favor, Shut the fuck up."

Wrong for you to be singled out on your own comment? When you say something, own up to it.

EDIT: OK Cafferty says it's wrong for Obama to single him out by name (misleading article points)
either way, own up to what you say ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=34 Sometimes. http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=31 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:29:32 GMT I feel like I've abandoned people.
I won't talk to people for weeks at a time.
With the internet, being connected should be easy.
I can't seem to find it easy at all.
This is why I'm bad at updating.


I don't know how people do it. How they stay so connected.
Perhaps they are just more concerned than I am.
I don't know.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

thank you

ps.sadblogissad ]]> PandaPanda http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=31 Here it is...(is scared) http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=30 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:03:38 GMT OK here is the sample piece I'm posting here. I hope you all approve. Oh there is so much more to it than just this, the only thing is, this is just an introduction...One really long introduction. Don't worry dialogue and such will arrive in the next part (if this goes over well that is.)

There are certain things in life that should not, for the sake of convenience be broken down any further than they can go. One of these things is the equal sign: a mathematical symbol used to indicate logical or mathematical equality. Much like the equal sign, life should be accepted for what it is and how it began. The answer is simpler than what people make of it. Life began with nothing. There has to have been a beginning and in this beginning there was nothing. To go backwards infinitely would be impossible. But at some point this nothing produced something.

Chronos was the first of all things to appear. The ground rumbled with his presence as he swam in the water, reaching for the surface. He rose from the warm lake and sluggishly moved to his feet. It was difficult at first, having to get used to this unfamiliar new body, naked and large. Chronos observed his empty surroundings with newborn senses. Confused and just born he walked forward, but to where he did not know. There was something that urged him forward he was yet to understand: his first thoughts.

As he walked around in space, the ground beneath him began to rumble with activity, behind him bright lights shined and his birthplace once again became a bubbling liquid. From it appeared others, but they were much smaller than he. Chronos stood about twelve feet. The tallest of the figures which arose after him was a mere six. The ground changed form as it bellowed with life, abandoning its flat surface and taking on new more complicated shapes. Hills and mountains formed loudly as the floor shook, bent, and even creaked like hardwood floor. From within this new landscape three figures walked onward toward Chronos: They were Osiris, Isis and a Phoenix known as Garuda.

These “gods” as they would become known in the future by earthlings bonded very well. Life was on the move until, years later there was a sudden period of unrest. This began with a sudden illness that has stricken Chronos. An explosion occurred, one so great that it could be felt billions of light years away. For a long time everything was dark and everything was dead. This, to earthlings became known as the big bang, “the birth of our universe.” Little did they know their universe was a mistake.
For a billion years space expanded and the two universes pushed against each other endlessly. Osiris and the others, who we may now call the first beings or “gods” slept for a long time, their bodies temporarily ash, scattered across the landscape because of the enormous blast. It would take a few billion more years before the first universe was able to restore them. Once they regained consciousness they were confronted with a problem, “What happened to Chronos and what is this dark world before us?” For years they inspected the other universe, traveling through space and observing the free-floating rocks and gases as they collided, mixed and burned.

A few more millions of years have passed and there were still unanswered questions, then they stumbled upon a brighter planet, one with bustling activity. They discovered newer more delicate life forms. They discovered an early civilization. It was the first of its kind to be discovered. They watched this place for tens of thousands of years, watched as these people evolved, they watched as societies grew and fell, and how Intelligence increased over time.

Because they have exposed themselves to the earthlings, they became known as their creators. A bond developed between earthlings and the gods. It was one that would have its rewards and its consequences.
As the gods returned home from time to time, they found those who have died on earth to appear here. There was chaos in the beginning and a certain hot spot of activity was discovered where people came through after dying on earth. This was yet another mystery brought about by Chronos disappearance. His body could not be found, it is believed that he is gone forever. After bonding with the earthlings and adjusting to the mysterious link between them and the gods, there became a structure within the heavens. A structure that became highly important and more complex as more people arrived. Speaking of new arrivals, Osiris and Isis had a child long ago just before the discovery of earth: Anubis. He ended up surpassing his father in height, reaching a near seven feet and became the second tallest god aside Chronos who was now long gone.

Anubis also became a very authoritative figure in the heavens and soon found himself as a shepherd for the dead, helping to keep order and judging upon the behavior of earthlings after their deaths. Needless to say his job became very stressful very quickly. With population explosions, there would also be mass deaths. Some days, Anubis found himself swamped with over fifty thousand dead a day.

Each god held their position with honor. Anubis became the shepherd, Garuda acted as a guardian and an informer, she roamed the earth silently and stealthily, watching over the people and feeding this information to the gods. Osiris and Isis would sometimes help Anubis with his work, especially during cataclysmic events, but their job was that of body guards and organizers and even builders. They were often helped by the dead. It wasn’t long before the heavens quickly resembled earth.

There were many times in which Garuda would have nightmarish visions. These visions depicted a dark future, one in which the gods would decay and be gone for good. She would often hear voices, screams of an unfamiliar kind. She worried greatly about the future and believed that earth held secrets that needed to be revealed. To her, the dark universe needed to be fixed. This hole in space and time needed to be repaired but in order to do so, she needed to find Chronos. She believes he is alive somewhere and lost. But to find him within infinity seems like an impossible task. Only time can tell what the future will bring. As the years go on and great figures rose up and died on earth, holding unimaginable wisdom, she believed there was a treasure to be found from these people. Buddha, Jesus, and few others out of the billions now past, to her, were signs of a chance to ease her mind and protect the gods. Earth was that promise and it was there she was glad to stay, a people she was happy to know, for now.

 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=30 Comics and writing http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=29 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:52:33 GMT So...I ordered some comics by Cobalt on furplanet. Should be here in about two weeks. Obviously a porno comic. But even so, I'm going to read it. Like really read it. Haha! So yeah, I'll give the cheap little thing a review. I refuse to review it as a porno mainly because everyone's sexual taste is much more um...varied and personal than a story for entertainment purposes (other than sex) or something. So yeah.

And before that, this sunday I should have up here my first piece of my project. This goes back to an earlier blog about having someone taking an interest in it. It will be long. It's something I spent years editing and working with so yes it's a huge world with a lot to it. The sample wont be too big though. I take it seriously. I hope I get some good stuff here.

(Criticism is more than welcome. I would love to have some criticism so long as it isn't something that would involve me changing something rooted like, say a characters role or something, then yeah, give me critique, especially on writing.)
 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=29 <![CDATA[I don't do blogs! Or, I never used to.]]> http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=28 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:11:35 GMT Okay, well, I never really used to do blogs because, well, I generally didn't like them. I forget why. Yes, I am probably the most forgetful person you will ever meet. But yeah, I guess I never really had anything to talk about before.

I still don't really. But yeah, I guess my first blog should be filled with about me. Well, I'm 17 I'm a rabbit and I live with my parents (regretfully) they are generally quite homophobic, and I don't even wana dream about how they would take the whole 'furry' thing if I told them. Yeah, my dad would probably lock himself in a room and cry for a few days and my mum would ignore me XD thats what they did when they thought I was gay... Anyway, I guess I should shut up before I reveal too much about me. I like to keep a sence of mystry about me *waves his arms around a little in a mysterious way* erm, cya. ]]> Takumiwolfe http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=28 College round 2! Whee! http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=27 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:31:11 GMT I should be transferring back to my home state of New York, living once again in my favorite city. Although I will have to deal with the horrors of... I should be transferring back to my home state of New York, living once again in my favorite city. Although I will have to deal with the horrors of home again, I'm sure it will be for the best financially for me. Lot's of things have been going on for me. I hope things are as they appear to be.

Looking at one cover of MEN'S HEALTH magazine, I could've creamed my pants by the guy on the cover...if only porn stars looked that good...wow!

When I get back to my dorm I probably will start working on my story again, this time gluing all of the pieces together and finally putting them in order. In which case I will be posting it here. It's very long and will have many many parts to it. If there is ANYONE out there AT ALL who ends up falling in love with my idea, if you can do the art will you? You just gotta give me a hand here! :):):)

Got to see some old friends. That's what this vacation was about! So worth it. I should be back home in June. I can't mess this up. I wont. Crashing and burning now is not an option.
 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=27 <![CDATA[Furries and their so called "Diversity"as a reason to say Happy Chinese New Year]]> http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=25 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:10:35 GMT Diverse.. thats what furries are "usually" called..

Called from a broad range of life i.e. South Africa, Australia, the U.S., Germany, New Zealand and etc..

However, as diverse as they may seem, furry doesnt seem to cover possibly "second or third world" countries...

As far as I have been, I haven't met a fur a from China or Malaysia.. or even Singapore..
Is there some sort of border that prevents the spreading of fur throughout the world? =3


In other news -

Happy Chinese New Year! ]]> wolfboy1862 http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=25 The trouble with art http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=24 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:58:25 GMT Yet another rant brought to you by the Neko. This time, it's about a staple of the fandom: art.

There are a lot of different artists in the community, and for the most part, they all fit into these little roles, right? There's the musicians, and the digital artists, and the fursuit makers, and such and such and such. You know how it works. I've found that so few artists are jacks of all trades, and in a way, it's sort of disappointing. Not disappointing in that it's sad that artists can't be multi-talented, but sad because this division of labor, per say, has really divided up the fandom's interests.

So you log into FA, and you see the physical artwork section, and it is HUGE. And then there are the music and literature sections and they are so... not. I know, it makes sense. People aren't as interested in the music or the stories, but doesn't that make you sad? On DA, I have received a comment or two that I find disheartening in this regard. I draw, I make clothing, and on top of it all, I write. And every so often, I get a newer watcher that doesn't realize I do things beyond artwork. And when I decide to post a few chapters of my novel, or share the newest hat I've made, I'll get a comment that they dislike it when I post such and such.

There is nothing I hate more then when people tell you what art to create. It's so NOT okay with me. If I want to post my novel, I should be allowed to. And while it's not so much that I'm upset about people complaining about what I post, it's that they think they have the right to complain to begin with!

Why does this happen? I'm willing to accept that there are artists out there that are terrible writers, or writers that aren't very good artists, but can't we all be supportive of all forms of art? Can't we appreciate things for what they are? Why do artists have to be classified? I would love it, one day, to see that people don't kick around lables like "Oh, this artist is a fursuiter" or "This artist is a musician." People should be allowed to break out!

So in closing: art is not a prison. Don't put artists in them with your closed minds! ]]> nekosd43 http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=24 <![CDATA[They're here, so now what?]]> http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=22 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:11:31 GMT My alter-ego, Siskmarek, seems to have made the front page with his scathing and vitriolic comments about the fandom. In large part, they're true. There is not much that is appealing to those outside the fandom, looking in. The baseline of people see bizarre fetishes, weirdos who dress up as animals, unusual and questionable sexual behaviors and ethics, and a general disregard for the status quo. Furry, it seems, is humanity's new dumping ground for the disaffected, the outcast, the mentally imbalanced.

To those that fall into this status, being a fur is liberation. This notion is reinforced by the fact there is a massive flux of like-minded individuals filling the fandom, much to the frustration of the Old Guard, the Greymuzzles, the ones who started it all. What began as a fairly stable and drama-free appreciation of anthropomorphic animals in stories has mutated into a multi-headed monster of psychosis—lifestylers, babyfurs, burned furs, and more. As the Internet became more accessible to people, the floodgates opened. Yet the proportion of stable and healthy individuals to those that are mentally or socially ill is different from the baseline. Why is this so?

Certain cultural values regarding fantasy are the most likely culprit to this problem. The more stable individuals are culled from the fandom simply because they regard the entire affair to be childish at best, and sickening at worst. The same goes for other similar fantasy-based fandoms that have not gained widespread acceptance amongst the baseline. A line is drawn during adolescent development that our society believes everyone should cross. Crossing the line means setting aside those childhood fantasies of talking animals and make-believe worlds, and becoming a part of the real world. But what of those who never get the message, or worse, seem incapable of getting the message?

The ability for organization over the Internet is astounding. For furry, it has most definitely been a double-edged sword. What held so much promise in the beginning has now turned almost completely against us. The broth of mental imbalance has been concentrated to the point where we get noticed in maintstream culture, and not in the most pleasant of ways. People from the baseline start talking, "Yeah, I once knew a guy who was a furry. He was crazy." (I actually overheard this at a bus stop in Utah) And the message spreads from there.

It is highly unlikely that social mores regarding fantasy will change, so it is equally unlikely that the more stable of the fandom will be able to quell the tide of imbalanced people flooding in. Previous attempts to eject the undesirable elements of the fandom (the most famous being the "burned fur" movement) have met with disaster. So the question is, "Now what?" We can't distance ourselves from them. We can't stop them from coming in. What should we do with all these people who are inadvertently tearing the fandom down?

It may seem like we are powerless to effect change, but nothing is further from the truth. However, the odds are not good. They aren't impossible, but it would require a concerted effort amongst groups across the globe to pull off. Second, it requires that those affected admit to having a serious problem. Third, it requires a partnership with mental health professionals to advise us.

The question transforms from, "How do we get rid of them," to, "What responsibilities do we now have toward them?" Alienating them only makes the problem worse, so we must make an abrupt about-face and approach the issue with a certain level of radical acceptance. Please keep in mind that this does not mean we condone their behavior. We merely accept that this is the way a person is acting, and that change can occur.

This does not assume that we'll be able to increase the likability of the fandom to the baseline by much, but this really isn't a popularity contest any more. The best we can hope for is to at least be respected for having certain protocols in place that do not perpetuate psychosis.

This also does not assume we should take the role of therapist in others' lives, unless we have received specific training in such matters. Dealing with mental an social illnesses is difficult, and delicate. Too often the wrong words can be said which will worsen the problem. At most, we should be pointing the way to the real professionals, so that the problem can be handled in the correct fashion.

Lastly, we should not assume that this is a problem specific to becoming furry. The issues that a person has are independent of the fandom. In other words, the psychosis probably came first, then the switch to furry happened.

So really, what do we do? We listen. We become aware. We point out the way. Remember that we ourselves cannot take the role of therapist. That is out of our job description. But creating an atmosphere of hope and stability is better than perpetuating the problems that will cause unstable furs to REQUIRE living in an isolated and alternate reality in order to "function". We will no longer tolerate such behavior, but we will not reject the person, either.

This is, understandably, a tall order to make, but my intention is not to turn furmeets into support groups. Also, where does one draw the line in terms of healthy and unhealthy behavior?

These are issues that can be addressed in another blog entry. Please keep in mind the undesirables of the fandom are still in the minority. We just hear from them more because they are the most vocal about their problems. The problem will never fully go away, either, but we can at least help those that can be helped.

Till next time. ]]> mekoryuk http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=22 Ozzy Osbourne vs Marilyn Manson http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=21 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:13:17 GMT So Ozzy likes to refer to himself as the "prince of darkness". He can say that all he wants, but his actions are nothing compared to what Manson has done. I like Ozzy, I do. But he is not the prince of darkness. When Ozzy bites the heads off of bats, they're usually fake, minus one incident when a fan actually threw a real dead bat on stage. Ozzy talks about dark themes and whatnot, but he has a holy bible in his house. Marilyn Manson isn't afraid to stand by his disdain for christianity. Marilyn Manson isn't afraid to dress up like a nazi and wave their flag around during his performances. He doesn't dress "normally" at all! He lives his eccentricities and instead of having a bible in his home, he has mannequin legs and such. Marilyn Manson is the true prince of darkness. Not Ozzy. Ozzy is a sweetheart, Marilyn too, but Marilyn's much more believable when it comes to the whole "prince of darkness" idea. Marilyn, is an artist, Ozzy is just an old rock star. ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=21 Where to: Find the Hippy-Bat http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=20 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:08:01 GMT Okay, since I have enough blogs around other places, I'll just post the links of where to find me ;)

LiveJournal: http://eccentricfurry.livejournal.com/
FurAffinity: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/eccentricfurry/ ]]> Eccentric Furry http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=20 Way too different for things to work out now http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=19 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:23:16 GMT Home is so different now, especially since my brother moved out, I don't have the computer at my leisure as I please anymore. This is making things very difficult. Aside from that, everything else is just getting worse.

Home was supposed to be a chance for me to relax and be happy and get rid of stress. I'm feeling the opposite. And am noticing that at 19 I'm getting grey hair on my chin. Stress is eating me alive... ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=19 DEXTER season 3 http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=18 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:47:55 GMT Anyone close to me knows that I am a huge Dexter fan. After coming home for the summer, finishing college, I ordered Showtime on demand and went... Anyone close to me knows that I am a huge Dexter fan. After coming home for the summer, finishing college, I ordered Showtime on demand and went through the entire second season in one night. About 13 hours worth. Every time I felt like stopping, the ending to the previous episode made me turn on another one. And I've been monitoring the third season just as closely, because it is such a sprawling epic. Only the third season was a bit toned down. No surprise, the second season of Dexter has to have been one of the greatest things to ever grace TV.

Now I'm not going to knock the third season, it had to hold up one hell of a story that seemed like it was coming to an end. And although it sort of fell short, I cannot say that it was a disappointment. I just hope that it can stay at a steady beat now. I can't tell what to expect from the writers in the upcoming fourth season but I'm sure it will be just as intellectually stimulating as the previous three. But even as one who claims to be loyal to all things I tend to like a lot: like certain musical bands, certain movies, foods, etc, I do have my expectations too. But I'm here to praise another good season of Dexter. A well deserved 4 paws from me!
If you do not know what Dexter is, in short, it is a story based off of a book (by an author whos name escapes me at the moment) about a serial killer who was raised to control his urges and use them productively by hunting people of his kind and killing them to fuel his urge and not harm the innocent while doing so. It may seem kind of like the anti-hero cliche but it is definitely not. Not at all. It's a very philosophically challenging show dealing with human identity and finding your place in the world, it draws on all of those little aspects of life we take for granted with narration by the killer himself who does so poetically and often times humorously. I suggest anyone who has not seen any Dexter to give it a shot, starting from the first season, watch at least the first two or three episodes. Then if you do like it, go all the way through, make it to the second season and see if you can stop. :)
 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=18 Hmm... Where to go now? http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=17 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:17:00 GMT Let's see...
Now that I've gotten acclimated to online life, (sort of), I have taken it's conveniences for a variety of social endeavors. I've made blogs. I've made social profiles. I've made efforts to educate myself politically, environmentally, socially, and musically. Not to mentioned I've joined a new subculture, made worldwide acquaintances, and recorded a podcast, (it's not published yet!). So in truth, the real question is, what do I do now. I have found that despite how much I try, I can not both be online without being totally consumed by it's culture and it's lack of productivity (mind you I talk not of people being productive online, but rather, it's ability to ensnare us with traps of time wasting). I find that all of this pleasure and community has been surrounded by a halting barrier of, shall I say, impermanence. This all feels so, iffy. Online life feels so, vaporous, so ephemeral. I feel that the culture we have been building has almost on lasting effect on society. Other than publishing online, I see none of this as lasting for more than, 25, 30 years, at the most. I think, that we as a whole will completely step out of online media eventually. But for now, I feel this strange feeling of levity. ]]> PandaPanda http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=17 You whiny little furballs http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=16 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:11:56 GMT There's an argument going on over at the "Jack" web comic forum regarding how mainstream furry should be. It's the same tired argument of how some people feel the fandom is not given its proper dues, and how some artists should be more popular, etc. Why don't we have furry works hanging in art galleries across the nation? Why have we been pigeonholed into this bizarre subculture that normal people are loathe to associate with?

"Because we're freakin' weirdos," would be a pretty valid response, but for some reason that seems tantamount to pissing in the vessel of Murr-y Water at our Church of Fluff. "We should be building the fandom up, not tearing it down!" But really, nothing can change the fact that we've got too many freaks prancing around, and not enough people saying, "We're not with them." Tolerance is killing the fandom, but that's getting off the point. The point that is trying to be made amongst many furries is that the fandom is not mainstream, which I would like to call bullshit on. The fandom has been mainstream even before there was an idea to call the fandom a fandom.

Think about it: all the best parts of our subculture are already out there: They're on cereal boxes. They're in commercials. They're in practically every single animated movie that comes out nowadays. They are beloved and amusing entertainers at major sporting events. They form an important part of some religions and folklore.

Really, what more do you guys want? Honestly? You know…I think you are lying to us all when you say you want furry to be mainstream. You lie through your teeth that you wish we as a subculture were a bigger part of society. What do you really want?

You want acceptance, acceptance of your own admittedly bizarre fetishes and tastes. You want to run around in public with a tail, and be treated normal. You want to hug and scritch people at random, and not get slugged in the face. You want to show your non-furry friends gratuitous sexual art, and have them wank off to it, just like you. You want them to see how "awesome" furry is, and have them create fursonas themselves, because that's the only way your feeble mind is capable of interacting with the world: broken up into cartoonish, easy-to-digest archetypes, species by species. You are, in short, too stupid and lazy to figure out how the real world works, and you desire the whole world bend to your ignorance so you can have it easy.

That is what you want, you twisted bastard. Doesn't it say something that the greatest works the fandom embraces are created by people who are in no way associated with the fandom itself? The lead story artists at Disney and Dreamworks aren't furries. The executives who write the checks to get these movies made don't go home and wear fursuits and fantasize about being a cat. Cassius Coolidge isn't a furry. Neither are the creators of those Charmin animated bears, nor are the people who came up with almost every single sports mascot in history. Brian Jacques isn't one. Richard Adams isn't one. I could go on all night, but I won't.

So for those of you who are the unwashed, the neglected, the underrepresented: open your freakin' eyes. Learn to stuff your fetishes in the closet before you walk out the door and interact with the real world. You frankly don't deserve the treatment you so desperately desire. If you're an artist or a writer struggling to make ends meet, remember that the point is not to create something furry, but something good. Approaching a work with the mindset of "What will make furries the most happy?" will result in just that: only furries being happy. You won't be mainstream. You won't get noticed. And no one will care, because you've hobbled yourself by catering to a farked-up group of people who honestly get off to cartoon foxes sexing each other up.

And that is your rant for the evening. ]]> Siskmarek http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=16 Need to chill. http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=15 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:45:37 GMT You know...some days I feel like I could almost give anything to just disappear into the furry comic I'm reading and whatnot.

Yeah...meh. ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=15 Anti-Social Behavior by Tom Wolf http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=14 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:06:30 GMT Finally got my comics after two weeks, part one and two of Anti-Social Behavior. Overall I like it. I wont fuss too much about the details but for... Finally got my comics after two weeks, part one and two of Anti-Social Behavior. Overall I like it. I wont fuss too much about the details but for analysis anyway I'll explain.

The plot is solid. Although I've only read two books (in which more are to follow "soon" but "soon" for this artist seems like...a few months short of a year.) I can tell that it's going to move around the characters pretty well. So this will be an easy to read comic. Aside from that, I'm not a big fan of the art style for the comics but it seems to work ok.

The story itself, although being solid, for me, I can't relate to it much so while I like it, I don't think it is something that I will constantly turn to and have the same interest that I do now. The story centers around young rejected youths (so far usually gay) who are on the road and getting into all sorts of bad situations. They are taken in by some guy who runs his own shelter. I say I don't relate to this because the troubles, despite being very violent and sexual in nature, it seems to be for the troubled teen reader. And I'm not a troubled teen. I refuse to use the term angsty because not all teens who are "emo" are "emo" without proper cause.

So it's ok. Not too much to say about it. The troubled characters themselves are the ones that may absorb you the most over everyone else because of their big and well...dangerous situations.

If I had to rate this I would probably give it 3/4 paws? (Yeah...I have a silly side too, I said paws! BITE ME! I like that :) )

As far as two songs that would go well with this comic it has to be:

Atreyu-My sanity on the funeral pyre (a perfect fit for both comics in general. Read the lyrics and you'll see.)

Incubus- Drive (for the ending of the first comic. I wont spoil it but check the song out.)

You can find both those songs on youtube or whatever other way you feel. But that's it. If I get more comics and such I'll review more. ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=14 My fav guitarists http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=13 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:39:12 GMT Yep...giving that lovely instrument the attention it deserves. Here are some good solos I really like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsih9nUpq2U... Yep...giving that lovely instrument the attention it deserves. Here are some good solos I really like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsih9nUpq2U ---This one is just...sexy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6LotiAcF1w ---same guy, but completely different emotion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLWGQ...eature=related "King of the surf guitar"

Yeah...that's it. XD I can't find any actual solo solos by Kretor's guitarist. Listen to the last three minutes of the ancient plague by kreator. You'll definitely hear it though. That would be my last one. ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=13 Furry Forever http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=12 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:46:01 GMT The more I get into the furry fandom, the more I wonder why I would look anywhere else.

* A career isn't as exciting as it use to be.
* Computers (my other interest) are okay.
* I don't have much of any other interest.
* Society is getting boring.

I really can't think of anything else in my life that is of as much interest as furry. I love my family, because they are my family, but they do cause me problems.

I have had 8 jobs so far. All of them sucked, hard. I have a problem with people who have given up and just give their lives to the system.

Animals, whether anthro or not, have been a big part of my life. ]]> electricfox http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=12 Time to start Blogging! Holiday Sweaters! http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=11 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:25:55 GMT Well, there is no greater promise that I will be on a site then to include a blog feature. Though what I blog about is really random. Pretty much... Well, there is no greater promise that I will be on a site then to include a blog feature. Though what I blog about is really random. Pretty much I'll use this as my random rant space. And the updating for all things furry that go on in my world.

Today's topic: Holiday Sweaters
So I'm sitting in church the other day, and I saw a little old lady wearing one of those classic holiday sweaters. You know what I'm talking about. Those bastard children of yarn and glitter. They're either a knitted atrocity of three million different colors, with a mural of eight reindeer flying in the sky, pulling Santa's sleigh over a forest of Christmas trees, or a pull-over sweat-pants material straight jacket with some sort of applique of a puppy in a Santa hat or a kitten with a bow, and some sort of "Happy HOWLoday" message underneath. And glitter. Or puffy paint. Whichever is worse.

I really don't think the holidays start until I get to see one of these bad-boys. It just isn't right to start the season without one. And there are some really wonderful ones out there. Some of the newer ones are rigged up with a battery, so it can have flashing lights or play a song. The greatest thing ever was a woman who's sweater went off in the middle of church one time. The battery shorted and it went off without provocation. Hilarious.

I thought it was mandatory that a child own at least one holiday sweater. I know I had five or six. They're so terrible, it's got to be a rule you suffer through wearing one at least once. Apparently not. No one else I know had to wear those things as a child. Why was I subjected? My grandmother used to give me one every year. And they were so bad. The arms used to be pinned to the side because they were so tight, and the hole for the head was never the right size. Pull-over sweaters should be banned for children anyway: they have such a hard time getting them on and off, it just isn't fair. I don't know what it was about those sweaters that made my grandmother think that I liked them. I'm guessing it was the puppies and kittens. They're like the holiday version of the airbrushed wolf shirt.

Plus, all the knitting, or puffy paint, or whatever made it 1) heavy, 2) stiff, and 3) hot. Never mind how itchy it was. And if you were "lucky" enough to get one that had the little metal add-ons like jingle bells or aluminum stars, that was even greater, because they would poke through your shirt and stab you in the chest D: Whoever knitted up the first holiday sweater, or ironed on the first puppy applique, had some serious issues. No one wearing those sweaters ever looks happy. Even the little old ladies that wear them don't look like they're having much fun. I suppose when you put on one of those sweaters, you've acknowledged that you are no longer the life at the party, and you're willing to let your arms be pinned at the side instead of having fun. Sacrifice comfort for your holiday fashion statement!

So, that's my rant about holiday sweaters. I don't know why I'm so fascinated by them. I think it's because, someday, I would love to knit the WORLD'S UGLIEST HOLIDAY SWEATER. And maybe a matching hat and scarf. Dream come true. I love looking at them because you can almost see the blood sweat and tears that went into making them... and putting them on. That's not sweat you smell, that's the stink of a broken soul!

So have any of you had to suffer through holiday sweaters? I'm really trying to see if anyone ever had one. Tell me about the sweaters, and about your experiences wearing them! ]]> nekosd43 http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=11 Me through time (rm3) inwardly debating my appearance http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=10 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:17:25 GMT So it's been about 4 years since this pic:

http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?i...f0dcd2ebp5.jpg

today I look like this:

http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?i...58fae93yc9.jpg

I'm thinking of going back to my first pic. Mainly because no matter what I do, I am cursed with this awful curly hair. But I'm keeping the beard. I hate how I look now without one. I don't even know HOW I made a naked chin work for me in the previous pic, in which I look pretty angry in, but i'm NOT. I just have that...look.

My second pic, more content looking, warm. I've definitely gotten bigger on the shoulders and arms. I need to keep at it. I gotta keep the muscle. And burn off this damn fat. I finally give in to my hair. Time to put my vain self behind me because I'm only looking like a fool. Damn this afro. I need to go back in time. But with my beard :D ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=10 A brief blog, on blogs. http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=9 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:02:42 GMT I like reading peoples blogs, infact a good portion of the time I advocate myself rifflling through the internet is offhandedly spent reading my... I like reading peoples blogs, infact a good portion of the time I advocate myself rifflling through the internet is offhandedly spent reading my friends blogs, twitters and chirps. I unquestionably get more enjoyment reading other peoples blogs entries than I do when I sporadically get the urge to register my own E-blog only to let out a long, impulsive brain fart as soon as I catch sight of the link.

What should I blog about? What if it isn't entertaining? Am I a boring person if I can't think of an entry to post? How often should I post to my blog? Should I post about personal events? Thoughts and questions swirl around in my head and once the dust has settled I don't make a single blog entry. It's a vicious circle, one which I've repeatedly tried to break free of only to promptly end up at the same place I started at.

I hate blogs. ]]> Cosmo http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=9 Scholarship contest wish me luck! http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=8 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:01:45 GMT I entered a much needed scholarship contest in which I have to discuss why American civil right reformers should be helped in the Middle East. This... I entered a much needed scholarship contest in which I have to discuss why American civil right reformers should be helped in the Middle East. This is my essay. I hope I win:

The Middle East is but one example of people who are not so different from us, living in turmoil. These people have lived through over four wars in less than 50 years! They have lived through the North Yemen civil war in 1962, the Lebanese civil war in 1975, the Libya and Egypt conflict of 1973, and the Iran-Iraq wars of 1990. Even now, there is still some conflict within that region. It is important for us to help these people because all people of all faiths of all preferences, colors, ages and genders deserve the same basic rights that other more fortunate people, like here in America have: the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, so long as this pursuit does not prevent another from pursuing that same life. This is not about Americanizing, this is not about changing their language or culture, this is about philosophical liberation and the realization that all people have different beliefs and that none of them are infallibly correct. If you take away the meaning of your religions, your cultures and traditions, you are left with just the human, and that is what we all are. This is an important concept that must be taught to this region at all costs. This is the one true knowledge that I believe will help them understand humility. A new way of thinking must rise up, one that teaches humility, fairness and that the greatest virtue of any man woman or child, is the virtue of truth. We must embrace logic and we must help them embrace this as well. Peace can be so easy, yet we make it so difficult. Self discipline is a hard yet rewarding quality to have. It is knowledge that will strengthen the bonds of their humanity, and shake away the extremist roots of their religions that have been but one cause of many conflicts in that region.
We Americans are understandably doubtful of peace in this region, but like most great things, it will come in time. And it is through patience and hard work that we will liberate thought, allow them to be free spirited thinkers and educate them on the differences we all share which makes this chaotic life of ours so beautiful and worth appreciating, not destroying.
But we cannot move forward so quickly with this, we must understand their beliefs, understand why they live the way they do, and use this to earn their trust, to help them understand the world outside of their faith. We will then be able to reason with them. The common people within the Middle East are tired of fighting; they are tired of the wars and pain, the losses and the fears. If there is any country that may be able to pull this off, it is America. Even when our president Bush became the most unpopular president in U.S history, during this election, 240 countries around the world listened in as Barack Obama became the president elect. We are still, even when our reputation seems to have crumbled, the most watched nation on earth. We have the ability to use our influence for the good of all people, but we must embrace the knowledge mentioned above.
The Middle East is not just a far away country, it’s not just a land where oil and faith and land is frequently fought for, it is a land of our human brothers and sisters, whose voices of peace and unity have been drowned out for decades through a copious amount of wars. If something is to be done, it must be done now, and we must never stop working with them until we are both eye to eye. We must be on the same level for humanity is one giant chain link, one piece lost is an entire chain that crumbles. And we, the most dominating species on this planet, have spent far too much time fighting and not enough time understanding each other. Let us break this trend. Let us continue to fight for this unity, fight for the virtues that come with our differences. For we are human, and it is that one thing we all have in common. ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=8 RENT and musicals http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=7 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:21:50 GMT Eh.. Just wonderin.. whats yall fav Musicals, if any?

heh. Embeds dont work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SPxt...eature=related ]]> wolfboy1862 http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=7 Raging mind (2) Ode to the great vocalists of our time http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=6 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:17:34 GMT Sometimes I just feel like writing...ER-typ-whatever. And I cannot express enough my love for metal and the talanted artists that make it what it is.... Sometimes I just feel like writing...ER-typ-whatever. And I cannot express enough my love for metal and the talanted artists that make it what it is. I say ode to those great artists and those vocalists who kill to put on a good show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnYW1xeixAE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrEm8jMC5Q8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUYCs...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WVx4NdCH7I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csYBwZPCleY


Too much to do...I need to stop procrastinating. ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=6 Raging mind (1) http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=5 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:22:36 GMT This will be a simple series of post of me critically thinking about either the big issues in life or raving about something I got to do or maybe... This will be a simple series of post of me critically thinking about either the big issues in life or raving about something I got to do or maybe both.

Last night I finally got to buy my first furry comic everrr! Anti-Social Behaviour by Tom Wolf 1 and 2 (an entire year between the two comic releases! Wow...) I hope it's good. Don't know what to expect from it at all. Don't even think there are online reviews on it(anyone care to help with that part?)

 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=5 <![CDATA[I'm going to need a partner]]> http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=4 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:38:52 GMT I am going to need a partner for something I really really want to start working on. I will handle all of the writing, I just need an artist with... I am going to need a partner for something I really really want to start working on. I will handle all of the writing, I just need an artist with free time on their hands to help me get this comic idea of mine moving somewhere! If there are any takers at all, PM me, I will send you a little description of what that story is and if you like it, will you be able to give me a hand by pulling out of my head the images I so wish to share with the world? :D

I assure you, I've been working on this one particular thing for years in my head, taking down notes along the way and buffing and polishing things. I'm very confident with what I have. I feel like a car with no key, and an artist will be that key. Any takers?
 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=4 Ooh, internet journaling! http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=3 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:14:07 GMT Hi (collective noun), and welcome to blogs! I'm so excited about this new blogging feature. It's like, yeah! It's so like yeah that I'm almost certain that I'll use this much more frequently that I would like to. I can't wait to talk to everyone about my daily tedium, which is what I do on twitter but this should have much more substance!
Anyway..., once something interesting happens to me, I'll remember to share it. Especially if it's furry!

bye for now :3,
PandaPanda ]]> PandaPanda http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=3 <![CDATA[For fun because I'm bored]]> http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=2 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:06:25 GMT Let's have some fun!:
What fictional furry characters would you like to meet?

Tony Tiger
Ratchet
Daxter
Sylvester the cat
Zen Tiger
Glenn Doggy (Mysterious mr Glenn?)
The Carpe Diem cast
Zorori
Anubis the god
Cobalt
Sonic and crew

That's my wierd little list for now.
 ]]> Corbin Wells http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=2 Testing...Testing...Testi ng... http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=1 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:06:46 GMT Since I am such a mac person, I thought this would be appropriate...

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square hole. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do." ]]> taras http://www.anthropodcast.com/forums/blog.php?b=1