GIS Rage

For the last week I have spent countless hours trying to calculate probable distribution maps for my research using a program called ArcMap10. It is quite possibly the most infuriating software I have ever come across. Not only is it confusing to begin with, but it glitches constantly, and the help menus are usually the opposite of helpful.

It also didn't help that most of the step by step guides for my research methods were made for ArcMap9, and they seriously changed the programming language between the two versions, making it even more confusing.

I have been working on this illustration for days (usually while ArcMap was loading or freezing) to vent some of the frustration of having to use that maddening program.

A few computer sketches

Here are a few random sketches that I did on the computer since I got home from the states. From the top left to the bottom:  An unsuccessful caricature of Graham Norton, an angry white chimp, and Anna and I warped by Photobooth.

1000 Words: Green Lantern Movie

Today Anna and I tried to watch the new Green Lantern movie.  It was painful!  We only made it about half way through until our groans and wailing became so loud that we could no longer hear the film.

When did over-saturated CGI become a valid replacement for story, acting, pacing, originality, etc, etc?

To try to vent some frustration I drew this up really quick on the computer this evening.

New Blog

Hey all.  New blog time.  My old one's lease ran out (formerly danblog.thebigproductions.com), so I decided to hop on this blogspot bandwagon.

You might all know me as WonderDookie on devart, or just Dan Barrett on planet earth.

To start things off right, here's a drawing I recently did of myself and my partner as ghosts.

Thanks for visiting!