R.I.P. Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan

Jim "The Rev" Sullivan

As 2009 comes to an end, the deaths do not. Today, I learned that the drummer of Avenged Sevenfold passed yesterday. Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan was only 28. It is so sad to hear of anyone passing, let alone a famous person, and also someone so young.

The band has released a comment of his passing ""It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we tell you of the passing today of Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. Jimmy was not only one of the world's best drummers, but more importantly he was our best friend and brother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jimmy's family and we hope that you will respect their privacy during this difficult time."

So far the authorities say it is from natural causes. There will be an autospy. I will keep you updated as the story unfolds.

R.I.P. Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan

February 10 1981 - December 28 2009

Image from crunchyroll.com

Make A Difference Monday #4 and #5

I apologize for not posting the one for last week. I was swamped with work.

For Make a Difference Monday number four, he takes a bunch of single mothers and treats them to a day spa, and treats their children to Chuck E' Cheese. He buys them tons of coins, pizza, and even cake. I think this one is one of his best. I could only imagine the struggles of a single mother raising a child. If anyone deserves a day off, it is a single parent. The kids really seemed to enjoy this

Here it is, Make a difference monday number four.

For the final Make a Difference Monday, Mr Chi City takes us through his life, and shows the places where he grew up. From where his friend was murdered, to where he showered when he was homeless. Describing everything so well it makes you realize how much he has been through. He opens up the doors of his life and lets you inside. This video was very motivational [as he hoped] and just is too much for words. Mr Chi City, I salute you and give you all of my respect. You are truly an inspiration.

I leave you the final Make a Difference Monday.

Brittany Murphy's Autopsy Results

After the autopsy was completed on Brittany Murphy, the corner found traces of many drugs.

Here is the list of drugs found in Murphy's body, according to Tmz.com:
Topamax (anti-seizure meds also to prevent migraines), Methylprednisolone (anti-inflammatory), Fluoxetine (depression med), Klonopin (anxiety med), Carbamazepine (treats Diabetic symptoms and is also a bipolar med), Ativan (anxiety med), Vicoprofen (pain reliever), Propranolol (hypertension, used to prevent heart attacks), Biaxin (antibiotic), Hydrocodone (pain med) and miscellaneous vitamins.

Many are also comparing her death to the death of Heath Ledger, who died of accidental overdose.

According to various sources, Brittany had a history of hypoglycemia and was hospitalized in April 2009 for low blood sugar while on location in Oregon." Brittany's husband, Simon Monjack, told the investigator during the 7 to 10 days prior to her death, Brittany complained of shortness of breath and severe abdominal pains but he was not overly alarmed because "she often suffered from severe menstrual pains."

Was it accidental overdose? Was it natural causes?

Stay tuned.

Sources: Tmz.com

Image from allmoviephoto.com

R.I.P. Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy as Shelly in Sin City

As much as I hate to inform you, we have had an unfortunate passing today. Brittany Murphy, 32, Died this morning from going into Cardiac Arrest.

No word on what [if anything] caused it. I will keep you updated.

We will remember you from your amazing work in Sin City, King of the Hill, and so on.

Best wishes to her friends and family.

R.I.P. Birttany Murphy

November 10th 1977 - December 20th 2009

Sources: TMZ.com @BreakingNews on Twitter

Image from Comicbooks.about.com

Twilight Home Town Gets It's Own Reality Show?

I have just been informed that Forks, Washington (where the twilight series takes place) will be getting their own TV show.
If you are an average reader of LLIOF, you will know our stand on the Twilight series.

I was reading my NewsFire [my rss feed client] and I saw that Perez Hilton had posted up a blog talking about this event, So I looked into it.

Overall, the city does not seem mad about it. The city also has "Twilight Points Of Interests" on a website, showing all of the local points for twilight. The city has went through and named some buildings like the movie. [E.X. The Cullen House, and so on]

Personally, I find this ridiculous. But for the city, it is a great way to attract visitors and get a good tourist income. So I am taking both accounts into play here. But also, this could get out of hand, increasing theft, vandalism, and so on in the city. I hope they thought of all of this before they agreed to be in the documentary "Twilight in Forks" or even in their own reality show.

Sources and Links:
Twilight Points Of Interest
fuckyeahtwilightsucks.tumblr.com -Twilight hate site.
Original Perez Hilton Blog Here
Image from Afterthebite.com.

A Week in Art #2

Sorry about the lack of updates. Finals suck.

Here now, is A Week in Art number two.

just light by Gnato

r h by Gnato

These two pictures above have been taken by the Deviantart user of Gnato. He has been one of my favorites for a good time now. His shots just capture the pure beauty and colors in the world. His photography skills are amazing. Possibly one of the best I have ever seen. Check out all of the work on his page.

Running by hiimlucifer

The picture above comes from another Deviantart artist, that goes by the name of hiimlucifer. Another stunning photographer. The pictures she takes have such a depth to them.

Anyways, thats it for this week in art.

Music Videos

I just saw the damn near coolest thing I have seen in a while. My friend linked me to a music video of a band named Sour from Japan.

This music was also pretty interesting, but a good interesting.

In the video, they get a few of their fans (from the looks, around 20) and have them set up on a laptop webcam, and they just do some visually stunning effects and such with it. It will blow your mind.

Here is the video:

Now, that I posted that video, It also reminds me of the Weezer video for Pork and Beans.

The video for Pork and Beans features a tribute to many of the viral videos of the year.

The intro of the video also features a webcam style type intro.

Also, I am glad to say that Rivers Cuomo is getting better after his bus crash.

Taylor Swift, WTF!

This Guest Post was a rant contributed by Kaila P.

What is the world coming to? I went to yahoo! to check my email, and happened to take a glance at the “Today” box, which holds a list of current news and other things of that nature, and my jaw dropped. One of the top stories was called “Swift’s Sleek New Hairdo.” Seriously. It was an article about Taylor Swift straightening her hair. What the hell? Is this really what our nation is coming to? That one of the most important things on our minds is the new (crappy, if I do say so myself—she should stick with the curls: they make her look slightly less like an alien) hairstyle of yet another unoriginal teen artist? Needless to say, this slightly irritated me. I mean, there are so many other, much more important things that could be put in the news box, yet they’re talking about her hair. I really just don’t get it.

And on a separate, but not unrelated, note: what the hell is so great about Taylor Swift anyway? There really is nothing that makes her stand out from any other sappy teenage girl except for the fact that she happens to be ridiculously rich and famous for it. Her lyrics? Entirely cheesy and clichéd. Her live performances? Mediocre, at best. So why is she so famous? Two reasons: sappy teenage girls can “relate” to her crappy, sappy (that rhymed) lyrics and guys think she’s hot. That’s it. She’s an eh singer/songwriter who happens to be sort of pretty (I still think she looks like an alien…something in the eyes maybe). Period. End of rant.

A Week In Art #1

While I have been finishing up my semester in school, I've been rather busy. I decided to take the time out of my schedule to post up a blog.

I have found some pretty cool pieces of art most recently.

The first work of art is from Liu Bolin. An artist who makes a statement by camouflaging himself into an artwork to represent his environment. That was a sketchy description. Just watch the video over on yahoo. I find his artwork very interesting. My girlfriend actually told me about his work today. I hope to see more of it.

Yet another piece of art found from +KN. These are the stairs at Juliard. I found these very cool, of how they combined the leisure and relaxation of lounging, into a staircase, which is usually not though of that way.

I found this picture on tumblr through Shape+Colour. He was following one of the users who linked to this picture. I thought it was pretty cool.

It was the winner of the National Geographic's International Photography Contest 2009. I was also surprised to learn that this picture was not photoshopped at all.

That is all of the really cool art I've found this week. More art next week for A Week In Art #2

Make A Difference Monday #3

Mr Chi City is at it again.

This week in his Make A Difference Monday he gets his 'Al Gore On.' Basically, he goes through a dumpster and digs through trash and gathers up all of the recyclables. He does this as a tribute to Al Gore's efforts to help save the earth.

I can't wait to see what he will do next week.

For more information to go green, please visit TreeHugger.com.

The Common Stereotype

This is partially a rant, and also how school's have become corrupt. Or at least in mine.

This blog will probably loop and repeat it's self, but oh well. Just want to get my word out.

Note: I will be discussing very touchy topics. If you are very opinionated, or tender to your beliefs, then please skip this post.

Background

If you could not tell already, I do not like sports, or really anything. I am considered 'weird', 'emo', 'scene', or any of those types. I used to get bullied by 'Jocks" and still do to some amount. I don't overly try in school. Not because I'm not smart, I am a decently educated person, but not with schools. With computers, music, and those sorts of thing. I am just a artsy person by nature.

The Point

Here leads over the years of my schooling it seems that with the higher grade I get, the more teachers and schools become focused on school activities on sports and such. High school is my main example. So far I have noticed that teachers, or coaches, have been the less qualified teachers. I go to a high school that has a high standard with 'being the best' at really everything. I do personally believe that people who are in athletics get the upper advantage, or kids in AP classes, more then on the average joe student. The students also bitch and moan when their team loses, and when their team wins, they talk shit to other schools. I personally believe that schools shout not have sports and such, and just have the focus on education. Now, I personally am not a fan of learning, by any means. But I would rather read classic literature pieces like 'Of Mice and Men' then hear about last night's [insert sport name] game. They have already separated religion and schools, but in a way, they haven't. I still hear about teachers mentioning god, jesus, or any forms of religion, or anything in religious context. I do not care if people are religious. I myself am not. But anyways. I do believe that all sports should also be separated from the school systems to get the main focus more on education of students.

Clarifications

Now, I just want to get the following clear. This is just my personal opinion at this very moment. It might change in as little as an hour or so. I have no problem with people who play sports, or support their schools. I don't have school spirit whatsoever. Lastly, I have no problem with religion in any way, shape, or form. Whatever you want to believe is cool with me, and I respect what you believe.

Make A Difference Monday #2

Well, last week, I posted a blog about how MrChiCity3 was doing a thing called Make A Difference monday.

In this video he cooks up some food, and puts into containers, and goes out and gives it to homeless people, along with some cash. I thought this was just great, as well as his last video.

Well, here is Make A Difference Monday #2. (Sorry about the delay, school started back up after Thanksgiving break)