Commission and Trade Status:

Commissions are open!
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1. No yoai or yuri stuff. sorry just my policy 2. Nothing pornographic 3. E-mail me at lalvord@q.com if interested please.

Trades are Open!
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Current self projects:

1. Organizing Gallery
2. Rose's Cover for "The Return" (Current State: Sketch form) info: Holy freakin' crap this thing is panning three pages of copy paper!
3. Posting more of my original work.

Journal:

Okay, now that the general info is done, just need to pop in here and say hi to everybody. Still jobless and hungry (joking joking!) Still taking trades and commissions. Holidays are coming up and boy are they going to be massive. Thanksgiving: going to have a WHOLE bunch of family members over. Birthday: Turning 20 holy cow. That's the 29th by the way. Then on the 22nd of December my Brother is coming home from his mission. WHOA>>>> then freakin' Christmas. So hopefully my to do list will go down before big holidays hit otherwise I'm gonna die. Not to mention school starting in January again. Ugh. Life on the busy train.

So big changes are going to be happening to my page.

For one, I've finally decided I'm going to post more of my original work. I am looking to go into a professional career for my talent, and I can't really get into that if all I'm willing to show is fan art on here, as cool as it is. Of course, that doesn't mean I'll stop posting it. Trust me, you'll see plenty of Zelda still around, but I'm going to explore in other areas as well.

Two, you're going to see less unfinished pieces. I'll post some from time to time to just let you guys see what I'm working on. Sketch dumps will be the exception though, and a lot of people say they like those so yeah.

Three, I'm getting rid of a lot of my old artwork; I want to do a remix of sorts. Like upgrade it to my better skill than I used to have. That goes for the old Mask comic as well. It will be official sometime, and we will start from the very beginning so people don't get thrown off. But that is going to take a lot of prep from me and my friend who are working on it, so no word on how long that's going to take to post. I also realize a lot of people have faved my old stuff, but the only old things I'm leaving are the Wind Waker Stain Glass. Even after that long I'm still proud of it, and I just don't have the heart to take it down.

Also, a lot of my stuff is going to be digital, just because it's easier to manage.

I would also like to open commissions and trades. Warning: Trades are only for close friends of mine, or people whom I've gotten close to on deviantart. If you're just some random guy stopping by, I'm afraid you'll fall into the, "Commission" category. I don't even do requests anymore, so please don't ask. I'm not doing this because I'm a snob, but because I need a good portfolio to show off. If you want a commission done, please e-mail me at lalvord@q.com - we can work out payment there, as I do not have pay pal. Please keep in mind costs for printing and shipping are expensive, and since I don't have a job at the moment, I do not desire to be scammed for my work. More info will be posted at the bottom.

On the job thing: this is the reason I have been so absent from on here. I'm in desperate need for a part time job, and nobody seems to want to hire me. This has been disheartening for me, as I'm sure it has been for other people who can't find a good job, and it's wearing me down some. I'm working on things here and there, but my motivation has depleted some and having school looming over the horizon doesn't seem to be improving my mood. I need money, and even after applying to well over 30 places now, I still have nothing to call work. Hopefully something comes up soon...

Anyway, that about covers is. Some pieces will be gone from my gallery, and I'll be posting 2.0 versions of some old works like, "Wrath of a God" and dragon artwork.

Thanks to whoever watches and collects my work. I love you all so much. *hugs*


-Commission Status-

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Contact info -- lalvord@q.com (please contact me this way and not by note. If you do contact me by note, that's fine, but I'd rather conduct business on something more official.) (note: this is also my msn. instant messenger ID. If you need to have a more reliable source of info, please contact me and send me a message of who you are and what you're interested in.)

-Trade Status-

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I only do three trades at a time. If you want to do a trade, just note me on here and we can work out the details.

I also do collaborations. This falls under trades so if you want to do a collaboration, note me also.

You know, I'm not normally a chick flick person? But this movie? Go see it. Now. It was great. Made me not want to be cruel to boys (if I ever was) ever again. lol.

And everyone just ignore my last journal entry; I was emotional and spastic, and I kind of treated the situation like it was evil and out to get me. I realize now it's just a step in life that I just have to deal with as it comes. A lot of other stuff happened to me around the same time as that, so some of my other frustrations didn't come out in my writing. XD. Thanks for the advice and whoever gave it. Your all so very kind to me and I thank you.

It might also help that I can draw again. Maybe just a little. Ha ha.

You know, I'm starting to feel like a person playing a game of musical chairs; only this time, I'm doing it with college.

It's hard to say how I feel about this - I'm not sure if I've mentioned it here before, but I tried to send in a transfer request into BYU Prove from BYU Idaho because I didn't like it up there. The whole purpose of me going all the way to little Rexburg Idaho was to prove to BYU that I could do the college work require in order to get into the school. I've always known what I've wanted to do since I was little, and the animation program at BYU is top notch, not to mention my parents wouldn't have to pay out of their savings bonds in order for me to go there. So, I came back from BYU Idaho, all hopeful that my hard work and dedication to this plan would pay off - only after a week of applying as a transfer student, I was denied again (hence why I haven't been updating much art up here for a while.)

As a result of this denial, my parents decided to do something that I wasn't sure I really supported them doing; they were going to appeal. Now, normally BYU doesn't want you or anyone to try to appeal. However, it turns out my Grandfather donates money to one of the many scholarships that support the school, and holds some sway into certain decisions. At first this idea did not sit well with me. For one, I didn't want to be one of this people who's parents complained and therefore got in because somebody whined too loudly. I wanted to get in by my own merit. However, that's not how the meeting between my grandfather and the dean of admissions went. I guess what my parents really wanted was to know why exactly I had been denied twice from a school that I would have done perfectly well at.

Anyway, to the point... why the musical chair game with schools? Here's what the dean said - If I go to UVU (another college in the area) and get a 3.4 average then I'm in.

Awesome... it's going to be a repeat of last semester all over again. Super. Thanks dean of admissions. You're really awesome. Tell me something I haven't heard before.

But so hurt me I'm doing it becuase I want to be a BYU dammit and no stupid Dean of Admissions is going to freakin' stop me from reaching the dreams in my life. If they won't accept a 3.3 average from last semester and if they don't accept me next time, they can stick a beer bottle up their ass. Sorry for the language but that's how I've been feeling lately. If something doesn't work out, I might as well just start applying to real jobs in Seattle or whatever.

Hopefully sooner or later I can get over this stupid road block and be able to draw again. Until that time, peace out my friends.

So after a super long hiatus with nothing to post as of yet (as in 'ha-ha-I-Do-Have-Stuff-To-Post-I'm-Just-Lazy-And-I-Think-My-Manager-Gave-Up-On-Her-Store-So-I'm-Finding-Another-Job), I decided that for some inspiration it would be a great idea to go see an animated movie on 9-9-09 about a character named 9; hence the movie called "9".

The animation was great, the characters where lovable. Overall, I liked it. However, there was just one problem: The plot was so simple for the kind of potential the movie had in my mind. The ending was just too predictable, overdone, and I've seen it before in so many other movies it just felt anti-climatic. I think I would have liked the film much better if there was a deeper meaning to it than -

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Robots are bad, humans messed up, and it's in our hands how the world turns. I mean, I can count on more than one hand how many productions have had this as a premise to their story. I mean, it's a great concept to keep in mind but it certainly isn't a good story point anymore. It's more of a sub-plot kind of thing now for the way it's been put into our eyes like the fire from a burnt effigy. We've sacrificed the green baby enough. (I have to put that analogy to Rose. Thank you Reconcilations for the, "Sacrificing Babies on a Bloody Alter to my Pagan God And I Kind of Like it - Evil" line. Priceless.)

Other than that, I'm not saying the movie is horrible. It really was great, and I think it put a button on how we can make more mature looking movies targeted toward an older audience.The film is rated PG-13; some of those images are scary. There's dead bodies, sucking of life, and deaths in that movie. No swearing (thank heaven. I'm usually a very open minded person when it comes to swearing in movies, but I'm getting REALLY tired of the f bomb in movies that are supposed to be enjoyable. Thank you District 9 for that - good movie though). The overall tones where dark and foreboding - a sign that this is a foreign world, even though it's still our own.

My recommendation? Go see it. It's not that much of a new story, but just watching it is fun.

Ah... and then my mind always wanders to a strange little world in Hyrule when I drive home from the movies. That's right: Zelda movie ideas.

No. Stop laughing, becuase I think Orlando Bloom as a good choice for a Link is completely absurd and if you think he would make a great Link, just watch Legolas in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie and listen to him say the line, "The red sun rises, blood has been spilt this night" ... "or -whatever- from Dunland!"

Yeah. That's what I thought. A.K.A: He's a bloody Pansy and seeing him in tights and a hat is completely idiotic.

I don't get why people want a live-action film of Zelda so much. The idea is just stupid, especially when you put a face and voice to our hero clad in green. In fact, why make him talk at all? Some people have done this with their own productions, which actually they pulled off rather well. I don't want to see Link as an emo-kid, nor do I want to see him portrayed as someone who seems like everything that goes on around him doesn't affect his feelings on the inside. It's preposterous, mary-sue, and child-ish.

If I were to see a Zelda movie, it would be animated. 2-D for sure. It better refelcts the characters. And non of this anime either. I'm sorry, but I don't want other viewers, who have NO idea what Zelda or a video game is to mistake our hero as a girl.

In fact, I don't even want Link to be the subject in question here; meaning, I wouldn't focus on him as the lead of the story.

Why not make it Zelda instead?

I am of course, thinking of Ocarina of Time as the premise for this idea - Think about it: She's a character who talks. Goes through her own unique journey and people who don't know about the Zelda universe won't be confused as to why this Link guy is the main character and not the Princess Zelda who the movie and game is named after. Not to mention, we can keep our hero silent, with him going on his own adventure to save the world, while Zelda (as Sheik) aids him in their desperate fight against Ganondorf. Seriously - You could not really put Link in all of those dungeons and expect every fan to see what they want. We could put Zelda/Sheik at key points of the story - like Sheik could save Link from a nearly fatal accident with Dark Link. Boom we could put Great Faries right there. We could even switch back and forth between the two; See Link's important rolls in the game and go back to Zelda as she espionages through her own plot. We can still have Link shocked to see Link is Zelda, and seeing her perspective running away from the castle from Ganondorf would be great. Link would still be the main caracter, and you can make that obvious with camera angles, beginnings and endings. But the fact that he doesn't talk would add a level of mystery to him - something that I think audiences who don't know who he is would like. Like us, they can imagine what Link would be liked if he talked. Add some suspense? Make it look like he's about to say something when Zelda sends him back in time. Awesome cut right there.

Not to mention the artistic benefits of 2-D: You can create any world you want without scouting out locations to make sure you've got the right landscape. You only need to worry about the voices of your characters, NOT the costume appearence and look of the actors, animated special effects look awesome, and it shouldn't look like a cheesy production that only took six months to make. It would force the film to become a labor of love - story boarding, character design, animators filling in every page with delicate procession under the right direction.

Besides. Who needs orlando bloom when Link can look exactly how he's supposed to look - a child who 10 or 12 and a man who is 17 or 19. Orlando Bloom (nor any other choice I've seen) comes even CLOSE to looking like the right age.

Not to mention we don't have to make Zelda look like a complete whore. Ganondorf can be Ganondorf, Impa can have the same freaky armor, Ruto can be as freaky as she wants, and Darunia can have awesome, back breaking, animated hugs.

That's what usually flows through my mind after I see a movie... sigh... visions of grandeur never to be realized. If nintendo lets someone make a Zelda movie who isn't a fan, nor are they even a gamer, I will hurt somebody. Luckily Nintendo isn't stupid like Konami for the Silent Hill movie. It was okay, but they totally missed the point...

anyway... My idea of a Zelda movie. Discuss. XD

Think what you will.