To infinity and beyond...

And from the title you thought I was going to talk about Toy Story, didn't you? Admit it.

As a huge sci-fi fan, I've often wondered what the future will look like. Will there be flying cars? What will we all be wearing? Will smart phones and iPods and the like be thrown out in favor of holopads? Will people even have incentive to interact with eachother at all? Or will they be self-involved in their digital world? This is all speculation on my part though. I have no doubt that I won't be alive when the world finally reaches what I'd qualify as "futuristic".

So for today's blog entry I decided that I'd rack my brain through every sci-fi world I could think of and choose what would fit my ideal look for the future.

And what did I come up with?

I don't know how many of you have played any RPGs for the Playstation 2, but one of my favorite games design-wise is Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. The intro to that game is gorgeous.
Here are some shots from it:




And here, I'll even insert a Youtube video of the intro so you can see it for yourselves. Aren't I generous?

I don't know how comfortable I'd be with everything floating around me, but that would still be my first pick.


So I'll pose the question. What do you want the future to look like? It can be anything. Maybe you want it to look like Cloud City from Star Wars. Maybe you want it to look like the world of Tron. Perhaps you'd like to live a more simple life like in the movie Time Machine. Or maybe you've just seen a really beautiful piece of futuristic artwork that looks like your idea of an ideal future.

Comment below and tell me what you hope the future looks like.

~Twethereal

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I figured it was about time I updated my blog with my first "real" post. I thought a lot about what I'd write about. I wanted to pick something cool that would interest people that read it. So you're just going to have to settle for something cool to me that's interesting probably only to me. That's a compromise, right?

So what is this topic you ask? That would be what I and probably a few others know as the Webcomic.
Still with me? Good. A webcomic, for those of you that don't know, is just what it sounds like: a comic that you find on the web.

Still want some clarification? Fine. You know how the newspaper comes with that colorful page in it that sometimes makes you laugh and other times makes you wonder if the creator bought their exhausted sense of humor secondhand on eBay? Yes, the one labeled "Comics" at the top. Well imagine if that comic creator thought their comic was good enough that they didn't want it just to reach the comparatively small reach of the average newspaper. That person might say "Hey, if I posted my comic on the internet, I'd get a whole lot more viewers". And then the webcomic is born.

Now not all webcomics are just in comic strip form. Not all of them are even meant to be a comedy. A great deal of them look more like what I'd consider a graphic novel. In fact, most of the best comics I know are like that and most of them are good in their own right.

The best thing about a webcomic? It's free, you can access it at any time you want as long as you have an internet connection, and if you miss an update of it, you can just go the archive and look it up.


And now is the portion of the blog where I'll list links for your further enjoyment. Not that you asked, but not like it was going to stop me from posting them either way.


Free Webcomic Hosting Sites:

Smack Jeeves
Comic Genesis
Drunk Duck   (I have no idea where these names come from, I'm just the link provider...)
KeenSpot
Comic Fury


Webcomics that are worth following:

Jonas from Phoenix Requiem

Phoenix Requiem - My favorite webcomic. Kind of a supernatural Victorian-esque graphic novel style comic, if that makes any sense. Sarah Ellerton is a fantastic writer and a excellent artist. If you want to read her first webcomic Inverloch, which is of the fantasy genre and also definitely worth a look, follow the link here.

Alan, Bea, & Ben from The Dreamer

The Dreamer - A 17-year-old girl has dreams of the Revoluntionary War. Kind of a historical romance if you will. I've met the creator of this one and she's a nice person as well as a terrific storyteller.

"Freckle" and "Rocky" from Lackadaisy

Lackadaisy - The art for this one is gorgeous. There's so much detail and I can't stop looking at it. I'll refer you to the wikipedia page on the comic for a synopsis on it. I'm not exactly sure how to explain it.

VG Cats - A comic about video games. Sometimes not my cup of tea, but other times it makes me crack up pretty bad.

Well I'll end it there, otherwise I'll keep you from doing more important things like eating and such. Leave a comment below if you have ever heard of webcomics or have a few that you like to read.

Now I should go to sleep. I don't even know why I'm updating this so late...

~Twethereal

A place to start...

I never know what to write in these things, but here goes nothing...

My name's Bethany. I'm 21 and am in college studying to be a graphic designer. Now that I've gotten that out of the way, on to the fun stuff.

Some might call me eclectic and I suppose I can be. I just happen to be interested in a wide range of things. I grew up in a very supportive family that always indulged my creative side and my love of movies, books, and the realm of the imaginative. Anyone who had seen my collection of toys as a kid would have been very confused seeing everything from My Little Pony to Star Wars action figures. Anyone seeing my room now would be confused as to why a 21-year-old, legally an adult, still has said action figures and has obviously not gotten over her love of all things "immature". But I've always thought it was silly that some things are labeled as "childish" anyway. Way to suck the fun out of everything guys. Way to go.
I love music, playing video games, browsing the Internet, and have dabbled in just about everything you can think of. My favorite things tend to change based on the week and my attention span sometimes in minutes.

So yes, I think "eclectic" fits the bill quite nicely.

What will you see in my blog? Whatever catches my interest. You can count on a lot of it focusing on the arts (whether it be graphic design or music) since that's what I'm most interested in. I've already got a few ideas floating around about what to start with. I'll keep you posted.

~Twethereal


And if by some chance I haven't scared all of you off, feel free to comment or follow my blog. I'll try to keep you entertained. :)