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YakSpit, I thought the line was "Soylent Green is made out of people".

Actually, I believe that line is in there as part of his longer speech (i.e. the tell everybody blah, blah part), another part has him simply saying Soylent Green is people, but when he's lost what's left of his annoyingly thick little mind he screams, "Soylent Green is made from people!"

I think DG's on the right trail here.  In most new relationships (friendships and intimate ones) it's best to meet or get to know one another in neutral territory.  I don't see any reason to react defensively by presenting yourself as opposed to going to church.  Why not just present yourself as you are and ask her to dinner or coffee or something? If she's interested in you, you can probably put the church issue on the back burner. If she's interested in getting you into a cathedral then it's all you'll probably hear about during an initial meeting anyway.  I don't think there's any need not to give someone a chance just because they're religious and you shouldn't jump to conclusions about fanaticism just because she introduced the subject (and/or invitation) awkwardly.

Personally, I doubt I'd date someone who was an avid church-goer regardless of whether or not they ever invited me.  Of course, that's just due to my own issues and not advice I'd extend.

I'm extremely surprised that nobody's mentioned Indiana Jones..  surely at least one of the Indy flicks gives Lucas some redeeming value for you? (I've always leaned a lot more towards Indy-fan-ness than SW-fan).

Granted, terran, but Sandlar has the ability to do better than Billy Madison.

You're absolutely right ... case in point:

Going Overboard - 1989 (sorry ... couldn't resist!!)

How come no one has mentioned Rosie O'Donnell yet?

Because some of us have enough common sense to know that some things can be taken for granted.

Ahh, Mittens, a giant orgy!! Oh my!!Ã, 

Wait..  so we've still got people who don't know why it's called "Mittens"?

Just throw in a good grey-type-fill for the wall, trying to avoid standard or monotonous colors if possible (Trying for a low-saturation blue or brick-red might lend it a little personality..  low-sat or it'll be garish). 

Then, you might try with some generic shading.. just splashes of a slightly darker shade thrown in keeping with perspective could sketch this out a bit.  In my opinion, a picture's gotta have line detail or color variety out of the proverbial wazoo. 

I have to agree with most of Dart's choices as well.  I only disagree with Ben Affleck somewhat. I hate him in most movies but like him in interviews - he seems brighter and more personable (maybe just less 1-dimensional) than his acting capability portrays.

I dunno... I think he's got just about the perfect body/head type to go for Matthew Lillard's look in SLC Punk:

I understand your thinking (I think ) on the light going over the stairs. It's illuminating everything it hits but obviously wouldn't illuminate the back side of the stairs away from the light.  Something like that, yes?

Normally that would be true, for instance if the light were shining similarly to your bedroom scene (where Mr. C made the helpful 3D diagram) and you were brightening the area it strikes. However, in this case what we're actually seeing illuminated in the beam is the dust (or other particulate) in the air. So, it gets its own layer in front of everything else.   

Trying for clarification not condescension so please avoid beating me if possible.

Only thing that springs to mind: Soylent Green was based upon a novel by Harry Harrison (Sci-Fi author, primarily parody) called Make Room! Make Room!. 

I get the feeling that if he'd done the screenplay the movie would've contained at least 120% more awesome and would end up as a morbid comedy instead of a drama that is unintentionally comical and produced only one memorable line. [That line being of course, "Soylent Green is made from people." I loved that line and its use of the word 'from' instead of 'of.' It instantly changed the status of every walking water-sack to a mere ingredient.]  Ah, this was trivia and not mini-rant time.. sorry.

I've got a graphire 2.  After I get some more use out of it (practice and actually get good at it) I'm considering going for a large-size Intuos.

Jennifer Lopez wasn't in Cube, she was in The Cell...

Thanks.. The Cell.. I haven't seen the cube then.Ã,  You see how I tried to burn the imagery out of my mind.Ã,  Never drink and post, I should've learned that by now by observation.

Thought I'd add a bit on the anime subject while here.  I dislike much of what I've seen but occasionally enjoy a film that either doesn't have the normal anime conventions or is good enough to appeal to me despite them. 
I've enjoyed Miyazaki's work, beginning with Spirited Away (which turned me on to the rest, after which Spirited Away became one of my least favorites of his).  I moderately enjoyed Akira, dug Ghost in the Shell and think Cowboy Bebop kicks ass. 

I have to adamantly agree about Ninja Scroll though, the movie (at least) is horrid. I've never seen the episodes so can only judge the movie. Since the movie was based upon an already-established character maybe it could've been good with some plot behind it.  Standing alone, it's like watching someone complete a video game in a couple hours.

I am not a very picky movie-watcher. I enjoy drama, action & comedy. I can watch the mindless along with the thought-provoking. That said, I loved some movies that were mentioned and hated some that were praised so I'll just stick to ones that haven't been mentioned:

Final Encounter - Dean Cain (need I say more?) and other random actors in extremely low-budget, low on plot, low on general good movie-ness sci-fi. Almost in the worth-watching-in-order-to-laugh-at category.

Wild Things - I avoided this movie as though it had SARS. Friends eventually got me to see it, extolling its virtues of plot and random twists that'll "Blow your effing mind!"  The afforementioned friends were male. 'nuf said.

Dumb and Dumberer - I normally dislike this type of movie but found the first one funny. I hate to admit it but it needs to be said in order to justify my having seen the sequel. There wasn't anything in the sequel nearly as amusing and I disliked everything about it. I don't know if I was able to glean as much as 2 minutes of watchable material.

Harvard Man - In the realm of Cruel Intentions (but not as screwed up) I despise shallow characters with misogynistic tendencies and utterly selfish motivations. In this movie's case the character shortcoming isn't even made up for by decent acting or plot.

The Cube - Aside from banal acting and a plot that exemplifies hyperbole, it was obviously made by people clueless about current tech trying to predict future technology. I also haven't seen anything in which I can stand Jennifer Lopez. I said I wouldn't mention a movie that had been already but I hated this one so much (I got the DVD for free and threw it away) I had to ramble about it.

There are a few more that come immediately to mind but the post's too long as it is.

Yak,

However, I admit that you're right..."serial connection" does grammatically work, I just hadn't heard it stated that way before.  But I do think there is some merit in having an educational program use common terminology.

Not to distract from the topic (and I'll be checking out v.2 when I have time) but I was primarily being an ass about your electronic anal-retentiveness by being the same about grammar & nomenclature.  You do realize that as 1 of the few eyeball-related avatars, I must have regular and vicious conflict with you, yes? Thanks for the clarification on the series connection . . . I've got a little experience with electric theory (Sorry..  tongue-in-cheek now.. the avatar's to blame).

Ever so much better.  I can claim to have understood at least half of it this time.  Really, I got what you were saying from the first post - it was just muddled enough to hurt me badly somewhere in my brain.

It must be the Aussie accent poking through because I didn't understand what the bloody hell half that meant.

I wasn't ever much of a South Park fan but enjoyed some of its satire and some of the more subtle jokes. However, I think the target audience caused it to change to a more toilet humor-oriented show.  I enjoy the occasional low-brow fest but when its coupled with shock attempts that aren't all that shocking it just becomes an insult to human thought-process (as if it needed any more discouragement).  

The Princess clips have a little bit of the Happy Tree Friends feel to it but it sours when an exagerrated everyday event is only supposed to be funny because of its bluntness.

I was going to make a couple points but I don't think anything I'd add isn't covered by that tutorial Pessi mentioned.  I was trying to figure out what was quirky about it until I read the right-back comment.  Try walking like that sometime. You get some interesting looks.  

Generally, it's just too static. The animation seems like a crosswalk light flashing between two states.  I assume you know you'd need more in-between states but (as Pessi mentioned) first concentrate on the figure itself and keep the torso/head roughly in the center while moving the limbs.  Even with just two more frames, the right-limb correction, a little up & down motion and torso-centered you'd have a passable walkcycle.

By the way, good choice messing with the side-view first. That front view's gonna be a pain. I dig the character, it's got personality and styles/colors that aren't used much here.

There is no such thing as a serial connection, you mean series.

My just-ordered SATA drive and long-retired serial mouse will be sorry to hear that.  There is such thing as a serial connection. It just means a connection arranged in series.  Yes. I'm just being an ass. It's well deserved since you're picking on technicalities that are probably due to a Dutch-to-English translation.  

You make excellent points though. Particularly without instructions, I've no idea what I'm supposed to "learn" in order to solve the puzzle - it more or less becomes a trial-and-error thing.  I had the same experience. I futzed with it for awhile until it gives me an error and closes.

What days will you be in, Yak?  I'll be doing Tuesdays and Thursdays.

I won't know until tomorrow, I guess. Wouldn't you know it, it looks like I won't be any of the same days. I find out my work schedule for May tomorrow so it's still up in the air. If I score any of the same days I'll shoot you a PM, so you can pretty yourself up for me.

Er...  Mr. Hyde, you okay? Someone's feelin' a little bitchy today.