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Welcome to Surreal Dreams, Frank DeRosa's gallery of 3D art and weblog. Around here I go by Surreal. You can become a member of this site in seconds, with a very simple registration. You'll be able to customize the site, participate, and contribute, and more!
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I have made a new word. I believe that is is original, at least in its intention, though the meaning is already around.
"Crap-plastic." Or maybe "crapplastic." Spelling is yet to be finalized.
It's a similar term to craptastic, though in more of a Wal-Mart kind of way. Literally meaning, "a piece of cheap plastic crap," I expect that all the kids will be saying it shortly. Or texting "crplstc." Or tweeting it, most likely.
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 I grew up in New Jersey, close enough to New Your City that all our news and radio came from there. I basically spent 20 years being bombarded with news of how uncaring the city is, about the masses of people who don't speak or so much as look at one another, about how cold it is. Then I see this and I have to wonder.
Tweenbots. Little robots, made by a grad student. They are very simple - they roll slowly in a straight line. They can't navigate, or get out of potholes, or avoid traffic. They need the people around them, rely on them, to get to where they are going. And so far, they make it, every time.
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I kinda let the site go here for a bit. Like since Christmas or something. I wasn't really paying attention to it. Been really busy with work and the like. Nobody really complained, because nobody actually ever reads this site. But somebody does care!
Sadly, that somebody is a hacker/cracker/POS. Again. But, on the bright side, the dumbass hardly shifts IP addresses. So, dude: If you want to break in here, for starters: Try spoofing more IP addresses, don't get caught by my scripts, and try a method that works. Running the same BS SQL injection attack 150 times in a row isn't going to get you very far, unless you're hoping to fill my inbox to the point where I just post the login and password and let you fill the site with spam.
Anyhow, Pizza Bites are ready, so blog is over. Hacker = dumbass, now = dinnertime.
Note: I'm a PC and I'm 31 and 1/2. |
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Obama FTW!
Posted by: Surreal on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 01:58 AM |
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And that's it. Our new president is Barack Obama. I've been obsessing over fivethirtyeight.com which has made some pretty accurate predictions and astute observations. I gotta cut this short - he's doing his acceptance speech.
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That's me. I am one guy, one blogger, one vote. I can only say that I represent me. If you're voting tomorrow, think carefully. Don't listen to the nasty ads tossing around. Just decide which you would rather vote for: Hope or Fear?
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A vision.
Posted by: Surreal on Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 09:51 PM |
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I has it. I haven't had one in years, so I was pretty surprised when all the sudden I had an idea for something to render. It came because I was thinking about how I can't render people, because modeling a convincing person is really frickin' hard. They either come across creepy or crappy, neither of which I am terribly interested in.
Robots, however, especially steampunk/noir/classic sci-fi robots, have some potential. Iron Giant - type stuff. At the same time, I can suggest the absence of people, which is something I might be able to do quite convincingly. Signs of life - but not life itself.
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We're going to see the Smashing Pumpkins play here in just a few weeks. It's an odd feeling - I was never a huge fan, though I do like some of their songs pretty well. Now I'm getting really excited, but why not? They are legends of alt-rock. Dreams is even more excited, being a big fan all along. So now, what do I do for three weeks?
Listen to some music, I suppose.
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...is my memory. I spot things on a daily basis, either things I actually see, or those I think of, that I want to put here. 90% of those never make it here, at least. And there is a reason - I forget them all. I can feel the feeling I get when I have a post idea after I have forgotten whatever it was... but that idea never comes back. To combat this, I am going to fight back- with a pen and pad. I'm going to write shit down and then write it down again, here. I should apologize, in case you find yourself here again and you read something transferred from mind to paper to web. I'm sure it'll be fascinating and all. I'm also sure this site is now 20% about this very topic (I can't remember but that sounds about right). So look forward to lots more of... that. I look forward to delivering it.
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This not fits in multiple categories. The topic applies to the first - The Dark Knight was excellent. The whole movie was good, but damn Heath Ledger as the Joker was amazing - like Hannibal Lecter in a clown suit and completely, utterly unhinged. I never realized how good an actor he was - It's a shame he died so young.
The other thing I wanted to mention was about another movie we watched yesterday, In the Name of the King. Uwe Boll is the Worst. Director. Ever. Someday I hope some MST3K/Film Crew/Cinematic Titanic type group of people rakes it over the coals. My best hope may well be RiffTrax. I have high hopes. Anyhow, Uwe Boll is the worst director alive. And a jackass. Anywho, I don't likes him.
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An Assortment
Posted by: Surreal on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 04:21 PM |
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I am really tired of a certain rock song by certain rock stars bitching about how they want to be big stars. You already are. Stop the whining. Also your song pretty much sucks.
Like a country song played backwards, my wife and dog have arrived and now the household is complete. It was lonely, just the cat and me. Not much fun. Now our little family is back together and reunited with our stuff... where did all this come from? It seems like we have a metric ton of junk that we forgot and some nice new items that we can't find anywhere. We actually miss how the place used to be mostly empty. That feeling is gone.
We don't miss living in Florida. Family, yes. The place itself, no. Moving is a giant pain, and will be again in six weeks when we do it again... don't ask. At least we're not going back to Florida.
I am enjoying being a programmer. I might actually be good at this someday.
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...because the site hit a major milestone and I didn't notice until it went another 10% beyond that.
Surreal Dreams has hit 1,000,000 page views. And then it hit 1,100,000. And then I noticed. So I guess I ought to get in here and pay a touch more attention. Anyhow, thanks for coming by (and using FireFox - seems like a lot of you are using it these days). I'll try and post something worth reading/looking at so that you're not scratching your head wondering why you came. That's not really what I'm going for here. :)
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I have the sad duty of using Windows Vista these days. I've been using it for 1 week now, and I had my first Vista BSOD. This seems eerily familiar... to the older, really sucktastic Windows version.
Way to go, MS. Push new boundaries.
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VA is VERY far from FL. But we made it.
Very tired, Frank out.
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I kinda fell apart there on the blogging. I've been busy, like everyone always says. Anyhow, I am moving today - from Florida, back to Virginia.
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I think that last blog post wore out Mrs. Surreal, so I volunteered to write about the next few days here in Islamorada. The blogging has, understandably, fallen behind as a result. She mentioned that she took on logging this trip as a way to show interest in my logging. She may not realize it, but part of this blog I lovingly neglect is to show my interest in writing and literature - interests of hers. See, I "write" up this so-called "literature" and post it here for you to ingest. It's mostly writing and less of that other big word.
Anyhow, I'll have to come up with a better interest of hers to look into - or rather one I can do better at. So, without further delay or needless words, like those, we spent some time fishing, I turned colors, and we had lots of fun. Let's get to the real story and pictures.
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If you have ever been on a road trip with Frank, then you are probably familiar with his tradition of making a trip log that documents all of the ridiculous things that everyone says, and sees, while on the road. It's an amusing way to pass the time in the car, especially once delirium sets in after several hours of driving. In the newlywed spirit of embracing each other's interests, I have decided to channel Frank's love of all things web and create a similar trip log on his blog (with his help, of course) where we can share photos of our honeymoon. It probably won't be funny like his typical trip logs, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. Read on...
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I got Married!
Posted by: Surreal on Sunday, January 27, 2008 - 05:42 PM |
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Yesterday! I'm taking a short breather before we finish packing for the honeymoon, and then we are off to Islamorada in the Florida Keys.
To see some photos by our rocking photogprapher, look here.
It was all an amazing experience, and it all went off perfectly. I will do my best to upload photos as our week in paradise progresses. Right now, I gotta go!
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I share a birthday with Bert I. Gordon, infamous director of a pile of B sci-fi movies. This can be no coincidence. This can only mean that there is something special about that particular day that gives a person a special appreciation for these bad movies, be that they are enjoyable, or, more likely, amusing. Right, Bert? What else could it be? I mean, that's science.
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 I did - I think it was Earth Versus the Spider. Or was that Earth Vs. Soup? Whatever. I have seen it before, but this is real! Another case of giant insects attacking, just like that huge fly attacking the volcano. What next? A Deadly Mantis in NYC? A rampaging Box Turtle?
This photo comes from NASA while trying to launch a shuttle four days ago. They had a delay - spider damage, perhaps? You decide.
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It's official - Florida is messing with me. It was 80°F for the last 2 days. Christmas is less than 2 weeks away. It feels like it should be mid September, not mid December. I can't tell if it should be football season or baseball season. Or what month it is.
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| :: Random Gallery Image :: |
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3-D Artwork
First Try
This was my first attempt at a full, "complete" scene in POV-Ray. |
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WIP
Light Mine 3
This was inspired by an image I saw at Deviantart.com. It needs revisions, but it renders tragically slowly. Have patience :) |
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- Where's the Bullseye?
- Wednesday, November 14
- Dear (Makers of) Zicam,
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- Happy Halloween
- Sunday, October 07
- The Film Crew RULES
- Wednesday, September 19
- Avast, Ye
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