Last friday I got my first haircut at a barber…ever. My mom has cut my hair for the past for the past 19 years. Impressive, I know. It only cost me 10$ and Kirk, my barber, was super interesting. He’s clearly a veteran having cut hair for over 45 years.

a couple days before my haircut.

styled by kurt. right after the cut.

side view.

random facebook shot to show how i do it up. kind of hard to see.

so stoked for it to get longer for cooler styles.

-steven

When you wish upon a star.

To start, this is a really late post. My marathon is currently on hiatus as school is more demanding.

I think that I was too quick to judge the earlier Disney animators in my previous post. The artists in this movie (mostly the same) did amazingly well. I’m not sure if the art was significantly better, or my opinion has simply changed but I was thoroughly impressed with the improvements. Geppetto looked great in comparison to Snow White and the animation was performed better too.

I was impressed most by the matte paintings in Geppetto’s workshop.

The overall messages behind the story are quite frightening, especially for a child’s movie! Although I’m sure these extreme methods will keep boys in shape, it is quite the deterrent from mischief. I know for a fact that Pleasure Island seems too good to be true nowadays, and refuse to get sucked in and turned into a jackass! However, I seem to have achieved that status all on my own already.

I look forward to continuing my marathon since it has been a long time since I have seen some of the movies, but school first!

-steven

I must put my marathon on hold as pressing matters, school, call for the majority of my attention. It pains me to do this but it must be done.

Magic Mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?

Last night I started off my Disney marathon with Snow White and The Seven Dwarves. It was weird to see the movie again after not having seen it in so long. I quite enjoyed it and did not remember all the songs. While animation itself has progressed much, it is weird to say that at some points the human figures were drawn quite, obscurely, for lack of a better word. I feel like the drawings in the more recent movies reflect human shapes much better.

It’s a good start to the marathon and brings back a ton of nostalgia. Excited to keep going!

It would appear that in 1937, the animators at Disney, and even the dwarves predicted the trend of the loose beanie/tuque.

-steven

Starting today I am going to watch one animated Disney movie a day until I’ve watched all of the released ones. I will be watching them in order too so let the fun begin! There are about 45 movies or so, so this will last until sometime in February.

-steven

Welcome to 2010. Check out my new hat.

This is my life from 2000-2010 in one liners.

Basically I got this idea from TheLegendsLeague blog. Check out brian’s entry here.

http://www.thelegendsleague.com/blog/2009/12/30/2000-2010-a-decade-in-my-life/

Got glasses.
Never wore my glasses.
Started soccer.
Super shy.
Went to gifted school.
Got suspended for beating someone up.
Decided I didn’t like gifted school.
Spent Y2K playing Pokémon.
Bleached my hair.
Got braces.
Zippers speech.
Started wearing glasses.
Could never take them off.
My first dance.
Choir.
“Graduation”
Stealing.
The Trio.
Play guitar.
Three little pigs.
Try to dress gangster.
More stealing.
It’s raining men.
Quit guitar.
“Graduation”
Bleach hair again.
Realize gangster is stupid.
Went to nerd high school.
Hit 100 pounds.
Decided I didn’t like nerd high school.
Back to Oakville high school.
Reunited.
Pirates.
G-Crew in geography.
Burn baby burn.
Anarchist’s cookbook.
E=mc2.
Animation obsession.
Want to be a doctor.
E=mc2 again.
Joined swimming.
Beyond exec in computer science.
Banned from computers.
Static Radio formulates.
Skinny jeans.
Static Radio dies.
Regionals.
Static Wear is formed.
Lifeguard.
First drink.
Running from the police.
Law Symposium.
Sci-bong.
Meet Holly & Dana.
Shad Valley.
IR roof.
Color purple.
Losing hundreds of dollars at Charity Concert.
Static wear hiatus.
Art lessons.
Abandoned hospital.
Apply to university.
Don’t get into programs I want.
First “hip” glasses.
First girlfriend.
Mom hates me.
In love.
White Oaks “break-in”
Six feet tall!
“Fired” from hospital.
Caught cheating.
Brick a car.
Give graduating class full calc exam in advance.
Graduate without mom.
Prom.
Don’t want to be doctor.
Switch to business.
Almost caught stealing.
Stopped stealing.
Nerd camp.
Goodbye girlfriend.
Mom situation improves.
Fall out of love.
Bring back static wear.
Chuck Bass.
MEET GEORGE.
Interest in fashion/shoes.
Western swimming.
Thirteen.
Residence Probation.
Venezuala training camp/new years.
Fail my first exam.
Things are good with mom.
Exit sign.
Start dressing nicer.
Meet Robyn.
Pierce my nose.
Dan moves in.
Soph team.
Kicked out of Residence.
Realize stupidity in school.
New dog.
RIP dog.
Best glasses frames.
New apartment.
British girl.
Jays game beside cute girl.
Sliced shirt.
Hamster.
Less shy.
Smarten up.

-steven