Twittard.

That is a term that has been quite present in the last installments of the comic.  It was coined by Niko himself a while ago, in real life, as a smarmy comeback to some idiotic nonsense i might have uttered at some point or another. And it stuck.

Now, some of you might not “get” what Twitter is, or how to use it, or where does it come from.  Sadly, I’m not gonna say much; Twitter is a micro-blogging tool that allows you to send “Tweets” no longer than 140 characters, as opposed to the lengthy diatribes one would usually post on a Blog.  This tool allows you to update your Facebook status -for example- and has found a good acceptance among mobile media and mobile blogging thanks to auxiliary tools like yFrog and Twitpic, to name a few. (more…)

This is one of the reasons why i like Twitter so much.  Aside from the whole on-the-go-micro-blogging, one can get feedback from the least expected sources.

Take this last hint of Twittardism (not to be confused with Twitardism), if you will.  I Like to think it is the modern day equivalent to George Lucas hanging out with Francis Ford Coppola prior to American Graffiti and Star Wars.

On the above example, Mr. Smith was ranting away -as he is prone to do every  morning- about his experience and personal p.o.v. of the movie bizz.  Somewhere along that line, i shot him a @, and asked him if i could be a film maker too, in his humbel opinion, thus getting this answer.

Then again, he could be just saying so to shut me off and send me on my way… kinda like Sheldon’s “there there” if you think about it.

But in all honesty? I couldn’t care less.

Imagine you are (if you are not) a good guitar player/writer/insert ideal profession here.  You are struggling to further your career, and like the rest of us, be able to earn a living from your art.  You seek guidance, you seek counsel… and of course, recognition amongst your peers.  But you find yourself limited by your geography and the lack of professionals in your field.  Make that successful professionals in your field.  What do you do?  Do you give up and become contempt in your station as a small town celebrity, or do you push forward and try to open your path to bigger -and greener- markets? Aja! I thought so!

Cue in Twitter and my twittardism.  I like to think this is my way of being able to stand in line and get to ask one question to the people who i admire in certain fields.  It’s like making real that hypothetical question of “if you could meet some one, anyone, what would you ask them?” and finally getting an answer to your question.  It pushed the envelope further, because it introduces the variable of “the answer” to the ages old adage of “the question” and forces you to make a decision based upon it.

So, on the particular question of “Can I be a filmmaker?” the official answer would be: “All kidding & bullshit aside? Yes -you really, really can.”

Now i guess it’s up to me to get outta my fat lazy ass and actually go out there and DO something, as opposed to talk about doing something, no?

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All you need to do, is follow our spam, er… i mean…  TWITTER feed, and do it in a timely manner.

Follower number 250 gets TWO The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks promotional Key Chains, a BLACK D20 and a random Sketch from yours truly. (more…)

Yeah… a few weeks back, famous Vlogger Tessa Violet tweeted an image.  I tweeted back, asking her if she was wearing a Shamwow -i meant to say Snugle- and much to my surprise, she replied back:

Since I am such a twittard, i saw this to go hand in hand with what was going on on the comic, and decided to write it in the over all plot of the story. (more…)