Aug 20 2007

DeviantART

I have really gotten back into the swing of posting and being a part of the DeviantART community. I have put up copies of the two photographs presented here on the Z-Issue under the “photography” category. So far, it does seem like there are a few people interested in my work, and my piece entitled “Purple” has already received one favourite! Anyway, I am in the process of making a button for the sidebar that will link directly to my DeviantART page, but for now, you can simply use the following link:

http://nathanzachary.deviantart.com

One of the nice things is that it will also get more people to read the Z-Issue, and the more, the merrier. Also, people can order prints of my work, and a portion of the money will be given to me. While it isn’t a lot of money per print, it would simply be neat to know that there is someone, somewhere, with a piece of my work hanging on their wall. You too can have a DeviantART account by going to the main DA page:

http://www.deviantart.com

And signing up. Registration is free, but you can also get rid of the ad banners and have access to a whole lot more neat features for a small fee. Now, stop reading this post and go peruse the millions of pieces of artwork over at DA!

DeviantART mascot

Aug 16 2007

Awesome programmer joke

Okay, I know this is really dorky, and perhaps I am a complete geek for finding it funny. That being said…

Q. Why do programmers mix up Halloween and Christmas?
A. Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec

I know it’s absurd, but that’s part of the Z-Issue! It is, after all, a true affinity of intelligence and absurdity. 🙂

|:| Zach |:|

P.S. If you don’t get it, go here and type in 31 in the Octal ( Base 8 ) field, and hit the “OCT to DEC” button.

Aug 09 2007

Should you laugh at these cartoons?

I was perusing DA and I stumbled across some very interesting political cartoons. The first of which was rather amusing because of its content and the overly devious-looking caricatures. The second, however, wasn’t so funny, but it definitely proved my point about this so-called “war” (a.k.a. another excuse for Bush to have wartime presidential powers) in Iraq. Both of the images are below, but I’ve also given a link back to the artists who made each of them, respectively. If you agree with their drawings, or even if you don’t, you are more than welcome to comment here, but please also comment on their artists’ pages at DA (by following the links).

Click to see the full-size image:
Evidence
Created by DeviantArtist Spheredra

Click to see the full-size image:
Just Following Orders
Created by DeviantArtist Latuff2

Please check out those artists’ wonderful galleries and give them the support they need by commenting! These two images, while technically political cartoons, truly show what war is like. I’m reminded of a quote from the children’s movie Because of Winn Dixie, where Opal (the young girl protagonist) is listening to the librarian who says “War is hell.” One of the boys listening gasps “hell is a cuss word!,” to which the librarian responds “war should be a cuss word too!”

|:| Zach |:|