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Still Alive

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Austen S.
on December 27, 2005
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Just wanna tell you all that I’m still alive. I’ve been busy with my books, games, technology and more from Christmas lately which you’ll learn ALL about soon.

I’ve also been working on the the new podcast website with Aaron. Here it is:
teentechbuzz.com

Also, I may change my blog to what was used to make that (word press) along with Netsua. Basically, they would merge into that type of thing. I would really like that, but I’ve got to do SOO many things before that. I’m also working on a cartoon movie that’t SOOOO awesome. Can’t write much now (I’m in a rush) but here’s a screen from it:


OK, really gotta go. Bye!

Transit Strike: Day 2

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Austen S.
on December 21, 2005
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Walked to school again. 1.5 miles there, and 1.5 miles back.

I’m tired. I love the whole 2-hour late thing and all, but this had better stop soon. I mean - it’s cold out!

Looks like they’re going to arrest the guy who ordered the strike. I mean - I get that their jobs are more important and stuff, but really……… strikes shouldn’t be illegal! Then what’s the point?

Transit Strike: Day 1

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Austen S.
on December 20, 2005
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So there was a New York City transit strike today and school started 2 HOURS LATE!!! Cool, right?

Yeah, well I DO live a mile and a half from school so those two ours weren’t wasted. I had to walk to school and I couldn’t even bring MY IPOD! Because my mom is so mean and evil and stupid.

I took some pics. They’ll probably be up tommorow. So a third of the class wasn’t there and I walked 3 miles in all in one day. And it’ll probably happen tommorow too so stay tuned.

War of the Worlds 2 Posters

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Austen S.
on December 18, 2005
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No, no it’s not a real movie (not yet, at least) but I’m doing a short parody trailer of it, based off of the trailer for Steven Speilberg’s summer film “War of the Worlds” which stars Tom Cruise.

For the backgrounds I just went to the official movie website where they had some cool hi-res pics from the movie and promotional special effect background-things.

Those are what I used for the backgrounds (notice the original “War of the Worlds” logo and stuff on the bottom of each one. I also changed the contrast quite a bit for each one to make the explosion seem brighter and more intense, etc.

The white text is mine using the “Edda” font which I think looks really good for the style.

Then the two in black with the same font only I bolded it. I then added the faint white glow behind all of the 2s because It was hard to see them in some places.

And that’s how I did it. A few extra touches here and there, but that’s mostly it.

Expect the movie soon.

Movie Review: The Perfect Score - 3.5/5

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Austen S.
on December 4, 2005
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This movie is basically about a group of kids that decide to break into the SAT (BIG college test) center place and steal the answers. It’s a fun, light-hearted (though not at the end when someone gets arrested) movie that was fun to watch. All of the characters ar the type you can relate to (like different extremes clashing and things).

It’s well edited, and the story goes along well. The acting is good, and the jokes are usually funny. I won’t give to much away, but there is some of that “if we work together as a team we WILL PREVAIL!!!” stuff, but that has to be expected.

The music was mostly alternative rock stuff very similar to green day (which I’m a fan of) but not as recognizable. Still, it’s a fun and funny comedy that was an enjoyable watch.

[rating:3.5]

Movie Review: Flight of the Phoenix - 3.5/5

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Austen S.
on December 4, 2005
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The movie is about a group of people crash in the desert on a cargo airplane. It’s a very nitty gritty movie that includes very high tensions, sand storms, people fighting over water, exploding fuel, and a weird group of guys that are in the desert who look strangely like terrorists. After crashing the plane, the group tries to rebuild it led by a weird guy that no one really knows (far left on poster). Right before the plane is set to take off the group finds out that this guy didn’t really build airplanes for a job like he said he did, but that he built model airplanes. High tensions all around.

The movie wasn’t very thematic - It didn’t go in the format of most movies with the climax at a certain point etc. Because of this, the plot was VERY unpredictable. This gave the illusion that it was poorly edited, though I think it was just the style.

The music ranged from classic soundtrack music to fast drum beats to what sounded like weird chinese women trying to imitate 5 birds at once (don’t ask). Personally, I think that the movie would have done better as a mini-series. The unpredictable plot and style of filmaking really would have worked for that. Oh well.

[rating:3.5]

CHRISTMAS LIST!!! (Updated)

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Austen S.
on December 1, 2005
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Many people have been wondering what I wanted. So (not to be rude, but I like presents) I guess here’s some things I could use. I know that the things are a BIT on the really-expensive-technology-that-kids-shouldn’t-play-with side, but TECHNICALLY I’m not a kid anymore being 13. Now I’m a teenager. Anyway, there are only a few so I guess it could be like my birthday where everyone chips in on the big expensive one. I link to where you can buy it online, give the price and WHY I want it. Enjoy my hours of laboring over the internet, not being able to choose WHAT I WANT!!!

UPDATE: I added a game, magazine, and book. Any questions, email me at austensquarepants@gmail.com or make a comment to this post. Everything is in the order of how much I want them. (in other words, I want that external hard drive more than the SW Visual Guide)

Gotta Have:

Present: Seagate Technology 200 GB External Hard Drive
Price: $175
Why I want it: I only have a 20 GB (gigabyte) hard drive on my computer. Now that’s fine for someone like my mom who has word documents and a few family pictures. But for someone like me who saves high-quality movie files for the ultimate-looking movie and who has games like The Sims 2, Battlefront, and Podracer. Also, who has all of their schoolwork on their and pictures, AND 4 gigabyte iTunes library which includes long podcasts. Along with my movie editing programs and picture editing programs like photoshop and skype, and aim, and google talk, and google earth and many more things, I think that maybe I SHOULD get an external hard drive. IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES! I could get powerpoint (science teacher is offering it free) (memory-clogger which is why I don’t have it now) and I could save my movies in the HIGHEST quality (DV-AVI which is 178 MB a minute) and so much more. So please, help my cause by giving to the poor. Thanks, and Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Present: USB 2.0 Hub
Price: $24
Why I want it: I only have two USB ports on my computer. (A USB port is one way for different devices to connect to a computer like a mouse, printer and other devices) One I use for the mouse and the other is optional for whatever I’m using. Sometimes it’s my joystick, ipod, printer, dvd player/burner, an other things. So if I get this hub thing I will have 5 PORTS in all since it turns one of them into 4. This would enable me to plug most or almost all of my devices into the coputer at once so I don’t have to continuously change it all the time. It’s only $24 (ok, maybe not “only” but it’s quite decent.) to buy and one of my few (though all expensive) presents.

Present: The World of Harry Potter
Price: $13
Why I want it: 4 GAMES for just $13!!! It’s amazing! A cheaper game is usually about $15!!! But this has 4 GAMES all that I have always wanted! ESPECIALLY The Quidditch World Cup! ONLY 13 DOLLARS!!!
NOTE: Make sure that it is this exact thing, Because there are a lot of harry potter games, and they are all RIP-OFFS compared to this. So make sure you order it online if you could. (Click the title)

Present: War of the Worlds DVD
Price: $26
Why I want it: Another summer action movie that I really enjoyed. War of the Worlds was scary, thrilling, and action-packed perfectly. And it WAS Steven Spielberg. I also want to see the special features so make sure it’s the 2-DISC edition.

If you still have some money left over:

Present: Batman Begins DVD
Price: $18
Why I want it: Well, all of the early summer action movies are now coming out on DVD, so I have my eye on them. Batman Begins was a pretty cool movie, and it has some special features which I really want to see, so make sure it’s the 2-DISC edition.

Present: Mad Magazine Subscription
Price: $12 a year
Why I want it: On our trip to Florida last summer I picked this up at the airport. Very funny, I’d love to have it.

Present: Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide
Price: $16
Why I want it: I wouldn’t ask for it normally, but because of the amazingly cheap price for this super-stuffed book, I really think that I want it.

Sudoku

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Austen S.
on November 20, 2005
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Sudoku - the new crossword puzzle.

It’s addicting. It’s basically the same type of thing as crossword puzzles, but completely different. You see, there are numbers. Here’s how it works:

Basically, there are (in the end) supposed to be numbers one through nine in any given order in each coloumn, line, and box. They give you some, but you have to do the rest. It’s SOOO much fun! (Well, at least the easy ones)

A great website is Sudoku-Puzzles.net which has (I think) daily puzzles. And you can choose the different levels of difficulty. You can either fill in the numbers online or print it out, and they give you the solutions and it’s SOOOO much fun (when and if you finish it) So try it out!

NOTE: Soduku is very addictive and can lead to social problems, high tempers, social problems, and sometimes (although rare) suicide. If you do experience suicide for any reason related to sudoku we will give you your money back, no questions asked. (Or at least your family or closest relative)