


See NEXUS, Issue 3...HERE!-->
[link]I...saw....BATTLESHIP!

...from Hasbro!

This movie is based on the "board" game from Hasbro which was first made in...1943!

However, after the success of TRANSFORMERS, they took the Battleship game and made it all 21st Century with Aliens and big SPLOSIONS!

...That's enough of a history lesson.

The MOVIE Battleship revolves around a young navel officer Hopper, who is part of a naval exercise where friendly fleets from around the world come to compete in different naval tactical games, near Pearl Harbor. All of a sudden, strange ships from SPACE crash into the water around Hawaii.

These alien craft create an energy dome that no human force seems to be able to penetrate, and parts of different naval fleets are caught IN the dome WITH the aliens. Now, Hopper must find a way to beat the alien warcraft in a high stakes game of water warfare, where soldiers from different nations come together to defend the planet in a battle like the world has NEVER seen.

...YEAHHHH...I could try to explain it more, but what would be the point.

They put together a SOMEWHAT reasonable plot...even tried to explain why the aliens were here and needed the dome and yadda-yadda-yadda...LOOK...this movie was made for the SPLOSIONS!

That's the GOOD of the film...the sea battles are actually pretty epic, and the effects are Top NOTCH.

If you ignore the flaws in the story and focus on the action and the characters, who are a pretty FUN group

, then Battleship is a good time at the movies.

If you want a coherent story with good writing to go WITH the mind-blowing action and great character banter...GO BACK AND SEE THE AVENGERS!



"If I was there, that movie would be over in 5 MINUTES...TOPS."
I also saw THINK LIKE A MAN, the film based on the Steve Harvey book, "Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man". It's a romantic comedy, with a bit more emphasis on the comedy.

In the film, a group of woman read the "Think Like A Man" book and learn the supposed "insider" secrets on how to treat the mean they are dating.

They use their newly learned tactics to manipulate their men into giving them EXACTLY what they want...until the men start reading the book TOO and start using the trade secrets to get everything THEY want..it's a little less confusing than Battleship, but not by much.

It delivers on the laughs though, especially when comedian Kevin Hart is on screen

, but I don't think it will IMPROVE any relationships...the couples spend more time fighting and manipulating each other than anything else . It's a good date move...or even something you can go to see with your Mom on Mother's Day...which is EXACTLY what I did.




UPDATE
Well son of a...How'd the HELL did I get 100,000 pageviews and how come nobody TOLD me?!


Thank you ALL for stopping by this page

...there will be plenty more to come

...just not right now, because my job didn't put me down for all the hours I was due and my last paycheck was SHORT about $100!

So, I have to hold off on many commissions I wanted to have done until my NEXT paycheck...but when we don't have money for commissions, we can still INSPIRE some FANTASTIC art

...
Like these BEAUTIES from




Meanwhile, DA FINALLY allowed people to change the NAMES on their accounts...now you shall all know me as...ZENX007!!

...which..is exactly the SAME.

...yeah, I'm too LAZY to change it to SolidSnakePoo.

However, at least we won't have as many people changing accounts now..that's a GOOD thing...an artists' older art tells a story about their progression in their craft...You are writing a beautiful story about yourself with your DA gallery...let's keep our stories going.

...and keep going to Megan Avalon's Facebook page and liking her photos
[link] so she'll keep giving me more to post...like THIS!




....now back to "Skyrim Vs. Diablo III : How Evil Was Beaten By An Arrow To The Knee."
"Ouch!"


CURRENT PROJECTSNow here are some projects that I'M up to, OTHERS are up to, or I'm up to WITH others

1.

and his brother have started a video sharing website of their own, much like Youtube. It's called World-Share Online.com ...Check it OUT!
[link]2.

just had her hand-crafted jewelry displayed in a shop in Melbourne!

Go wish her luck in selling her work, or better yet, BUY some!

3

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and I are developing the game Starfish Ninja!

Soon to hit an APP near YOU!

4 I'm putting together a storyboard for the comic Superia, featuring

's photomanipulation art, featuring fitness model Megan Avalon
5.I'm always looking for new characters to put into Nexus...if you have an O.C. or favorite character you want in, send me a note!

THOSE IN NEEDNow here's a word for those who need some help.

1

fell on the ice and broke her drawing arm, just as she was relocating and looking for new work. Please send her some well wishes...She is healing slowly and JUST getting back to doing commissions.

2.

and

's father recently passed, and they have to support their family now AND still go to school. Note them if you'd like a commission, want to give aid or just a hug ...any bit helps

3. :iconcandelagreene: has been homeless for a while, but can still take 3d render commissions in order to help save enough money so she can get into a place and be with her love again

Check out her allery and note her if you'd like a commission.
DA JOB OPPORTUNITIES...Here are some opportunities for those of you looking to make some extra cash.

1. This is the DA job offers page
[link] You can check it out every day to see who needs commissions done for their projects.


2. There are always opportunities to sell your photos or images as royalty free stock at site like Shutterstock.com
[link] and Bigstock.com
[link] . You get paid every time someone buys the right to use your work.


3. I'm still offering 200 points or $2.50 to anyone who can come up with an original character for the Starfish Ninja game. If you have an idea, please describe it and draw it in the comments in this journal.


WEEKLY FREE SUBSCRIPTION CONTESTAs for the Weekly Free Subscription Contest...the winners (for TWO weeks) were...

...The vote for the next Free Weekly Subscription Contest will end on midnight WEDNESDAY, so get voting now.

All that being said, here is an update of the different contests going on.

CONTESTS AROUND DA

is holding her FIRST contest where you are to create art of any (or all) of her 3 SHMEXY O.C.'s.

!st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th prizes are $100, $75, $50 and $25 respectively. Contest ends on July 30th, 2012. See her journal for more details and tips on how you can PLEASE her.
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is holding the
GET YOUR CHARACTER PUBLISHED CONTEST You can choose one of your own O.C.'s or O.C. teams to enter, and if picked, they will be in an upcoming issue of his comic Argo 5!

You can either create a new character(s) or use an existing piece of art you have in your gallery, along with a description of the character(s) powers and abilities. Entries end on August 1, 2012. See here for more details
[link]
is running the
POKEMORPH IT Contest!

You have to draw one of your O.C.'s, a friend's O.C., or YOURSELF as an all new pokemon.

She gives a template to use that you can find in her journal. Top prizes are a subscription, points and some pretty pictures of your choosing.

. Contest ends May 29, 2012. Read here for more details.
[link]
is running his first contest, where you create a picture of a member of his Warhammer 40,000 O.C. class, The Sisters of Battle (also called The Soririta). The contest ends on June 30th, 2012 and he's still working on the prizes...I think I'll help him out with that.

You canread more about the contest here
[link]The

is a group FOR contests.

They have 4 every month. Check out their page and join if you like PRIZES!


Lists contests around DA, and also describes them by media, and prize content. Check them out and enter to WIN!


BONUS: I found The DA CONTEST PAGE!! Just click the link
[link] and scroll down, as there are a TON of different point contests out there to enter!

There are always plenty of opportunities out there on DA. We all benefit when we help each other out, and more creative juices are a-flowin'. It'll try to keep anyone interested posted.
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