It's not much but here is some art...

These are just some random sketches I made in my new sketch book.




The girl kind of looks like Rachel from Friends but that was unintentional



The guy's face looks kinda wonky but I liked the design of the girl.




I don't draw backs often so I decided to take a stab at it.

Strange dream

I had this dream which was really bizarre and I thought it would worth mentioning.

Well, it starts with me playing this new video game in this big room and a bunch of people are watching me, who I assume are friends of mine. Laura and Betty walk in the room. Laura asks me if she can try out the game that I was playing. I tell her yes and hand her over the game controller. Betty starts telling me about how much money can be made out of lab classes. I tell her that I don't follow where she is going with this. She asks me if I have any labs this term. I struggle to remember all of my classes. I finally remember and tell her that I have a shape-shifting lab. I say this after having seen a shape-shifting rat in the corner of the room.

I wake up.

It was pretty short but it was such a surreal dream.

I feel like...

A hypocrite. I talk about things in such a self righteous way sometimes. I talk about people, like hipsters for example, and criticize them as though they are phonies (I am apparently Holden Caulfield now) or something. I criticize hipsters because of the way they dismiss things like bands as soon as they become popular but I don't see in what position I am to talk because I often feel the same way about certain things.

I consider myself a geek in certain aspects of myself like my interest in comic book. I've been reading and had an interest comic books for a while and for the longest time it's been sort of considered as an outsider's past-time so I always feel weird when things like comic book infiltrate into the mainstream world. For instance, when Dark Knight came out it suddenly became cool to be a fan of Batman. Even though most people probably knew actually little about Batman, they spoke as if he was the best thing ever. The same thing happened when The Watchmen came out, which I had read before even knowing a movie was in the makings, every other guy or girl could be seen with a copy of the graphic novel. I guess I should be happy that these things are getting a wider audience but at the same time I feel as though I am losing a part of my individuality in the process. The same thing can be said with other things... I usually like old stuff like flat caps, fedoras, vintage things, collecting vinyl records, and so forth... but even those have seen an increase in popularity and have been sort of adopted by hipster culture. I like these things because they appeal to me and I feel that the fact that a lot of other people also do ruins it for me, which is pretty selfish of me. Now that I think about it, I feel bad that I ever thought of it that way because I shouldn't really care.

I guess I'm just trying to find myself as an individual without falling into any categories... but I suppose there is nothing really new and original nowdays so I should stop worrying so much and just be who I want to be... whoever that is. You can only go against the grain for so long before going against the grain becomes the norm. I need be less obsessive about certain things and just go with the flow.

hmm...

I haven't done any artwork since being back at school... except for class note doodles, but nothing of real substance, not even like any moderately good sketches. I've been so busy lately, and every time I do have time off I don't feel like doing anything.

My mom asked me to do this drawing of her friend's baby. I should try to get to that eventually.

:/

It's Halloween!

It's Halloween... and I don't really know what to do for the night. Last night I got dressed as the Seance from Umbrella Academy and went to a friend's party, though I ended up not staying very long. I wasn't really in a party mood yesterday and neither today for that matter. Last night I ended up watching the first Evil Dead movie with some other friends. I had seen the second one and third one before but it was my first time seeing the first one. It was pretty enjoyable. I should of taken some pictures of my costume... though there were did pictures of me being taken at various points so I try to track some of those down.

I feel like doing something tonight... but I don't know what. There are some parties going on that I am aware of but I don't feel like going to these. I should just try to find out what some of my friends are doing.

Oh, I also watched Trick R' Treat today. It was pretty good. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to see an original horror Halloween themed movie with some pretty good dark humor elements to it.

Who is Nicholas Daniel Patrick LeBlanc?

Stolen from Laura

-----------• × • A L L | A B O U T | M E • × •--------------

- Name: Nicholas
- Single or taken: Single
- Gender: male
- Birthday: May 14
- Sign: Taurus, year of the snake.
- Hair colour: mixture of brown and light brown
- Eye colour: Blue
- Height: something betweeb 5'9" and 5'10", I think
- Are you straight/bisexual/gay?: Straight

-----------• × • F A S H I O N | S T U F F • × •--------------

- Favourite place to shop for clothes?: where ever
- Favourite designer?: meh
- What is your sexiest outfit?: Blazer and tie
- What is your most comfortable outfit?: Bathrobe
- What do you usually wear?: T-shirt and button up shirt (porbably plaid) or sweater, jeans, and sneakers.

--------------• × • S P E C I F I C S • × • -------------------

- What kind of shampoo do you use?: Head and shoulders anti-dandruff
- What are you listening to right now?: Belle and Sebastion
- Who is the last person that called you?: Betty
- How many buddies are online right now?: 36 on MSN... I don't really talk to a lot of these people though.

-------------• × • F A V O U R I T E S • × •-----------------

- Food: Either Thai or Italian
- Girls names: Elizabeth, Emily/Emilie, Claire
- Boys' names: Patrick, Isaac
- Subjects in school: History, art history
- Animals: dogs

----------------• × • H A V E | Y O U | E V E R • × •-------------

- Given anyone a bath?: I'm fairly certain I haven't.
- Bungee jumped?: Nope
- Made yourself throw up?: In the form of drinking, yes.
- Skinny dipped?: nope
- Ever been in love?: nope
- Made yourself cry to get out of trouble?: Not that I can think of
- Pictured your crush naked?: Who doesn't?
- Actually seen your crush naked?: nah
- Cried when someone died?: Yeah
- Lied: white lies here and there but nothing major.
- Fallen for your best friend?: No
- Rejected someone?: Yes
- Used someone?: Not that I can think of.
- Done something you regret?: Who hasn't

------------• × • C U R R E N T • × •--------------

- Clothes: Whool sweater and brown slacks.
- Desktop picture: A photo of buildings.
- CD in player: Eh, last CD I remember listening to was a REM greatest hits CD.
- DVD in player: X-Files season 1

----------------• × • L A S T | P E R S O N • × •----------------------

- You touched: Eh, I'm not entirely sure.
- Hugged: I think it was Luc, mehehe
- You IMed: Betty
- Talked to online: Betty
- Sexed it up with: eh...

---------------• × • A R E | Y O U • × •---------------------

- Understanding: Usually
- Open-minded: Depends, but I usually am.
- Arrogant: Not really, I usually strive for the opposite.
- Insecure?: Sometimes
- Random?: I can be.
- Hungry: In fact I am, I should go eat soon.
- Smart: I dunno... people say that I am so I'll take their word for it.
- Moody: not really
- Organized: nope... unless you consider an organized mess as organized.
- Shy: Yeah
- Difficult: I think I'm pretty easy to get along with
- Bored easily: I usually find a way to entertain myself... I often find myself lost in thoughts.
- Obsessed: Yeah, maybe too much sometime... though I don't think it really shows.
- Angry: Not usually. It's not very Clarkist.
- Sad: Not usually... sometimes I get gloomy but it usually doesn't last.
- Happy: Usually.
- Hyper: not really
- Trusting: I believe so.

---------• × • W H O | D O | Y O U | W A N N A • × •--------

- Kill?: nobody
- Slap?: nobody
- Get really wasted with?: no one in particular... whichever of my friends who happens to be there I suppose.
- Get high with: no one
- Talk to offline: Betty
- Talk to online: whoever
- Sex it up with: who wants to know?

------------------• × • R A N D O M • × •---------------------

- In the morning I: shower and eat breakfast.
- Love is: a gut feeling.
- I dream about: Weird stuff. I often wander in apocalyptic settings.
- Sexual preference: I don't really have a physical type per say. I usually notice faces first. I prefer people who are cute over the supermodel conception of "hot".
- What do you notice first in the opposite sex you're into: What?

---------------• × • W H I C H | I S | B E T T E R • × ---------------

- Coke or Pepsi: coke. I find it has more kick.
- Tall or short: Tall
---------------• × • W H O • × • ---------------

- Makes you laugh the most: My buddies Sam and Dave
- Makes you smile: Lots of peopls.
- Gives you a funny feeling when you see him/her: Well, I think most people who know me know the answer to that.


--------------• × • D O | Y O U | E V E R • × •-----------------

- Sit on the internet all night waiting for that someone special to IM you?: I might have done that at some point...
- Wish you were a member of the opposite sex?: No
- Wish you were younger: Sometimes... I'm pretty nostalgic.
- Cry because someone said something to you?: Not that I recall.

-----------• × • N U M B E R • × •--------------

- Of times I have had my heart broken: Sort of but nothing major.
- Of guys I've kissed: zero
- Of girls I've kissed: one... unless you count party games and stuff.
- Of CDs I own: A bunch. I have a ton of torrented albums.
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Hipsters... what's the deal?

Hipsters, I find, are one of the strangest subcultures. I think subcultures and youth movements are really fascinating... but I just can't figure out what Hipsters are about and what did they emerge from. Hippies came as a reaction against their parents who they associated with war and consumerism... so they pushed for an idealistic peaceful society. When they failed to realize this, the Punks emerged as pessimistic realists, yet they still advocated many of the New Left politics associated with hippies.

Hipsters seem to have to aim. They just kind of look at everything with an air of apathy... and somehow come off as pretentious. They act like they don't care yet they have a carefully constructed image. They roam around looking for the newest indie band because their old favorite band has become too popular. They come off to me as snobby rich kids to me.

According to the Hipster handbook they are people with"... mop-top haircuts, swinging retro pocketbooks, talking on cell phones, smoking European cigarettes,... strutting in platform shoes with a biography of Che Guevara sticking out of their bags."

I also like this part from an article on Hipsters... "The whole point of hipsters is that they avoid labels and being labeled. However, they all dress the same and act the same and conform in their non-conformity. Doesn't the fact that there is a hipster look go against all hipster beliefs? Hipsters are supposed to hate anything mainstream or trendy." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-plevin/whos-a-hipster_b_117383.html


I like indie rock and I worry that one day I will be hipsterized. Hopefully that day will never come.