Not A New Revelation

A juggler whose routine was ruined by the
appearance of two bee-demons in love.

I can't draw.  But we knew this.  Thanks again for sharing the blots, Toby.

D.B. Revisited

Again, in total disregard of influencing your personal interpretation:
I see two winged demons about to share a kiss over a fat juggler.

You remember D.B.?  Here is a refresher:  This is a link.  It will take you to a page from this blog from June.

Wow, that wasn't that long ago and I have no recollection what I was trying to do there, video-wise.  I do remember thinking Toby (let's be nice) was a snarky little bastard, the kind of punk that I wish I could commit violence to just to demonstrate to the younger generations that they need to take random inkblot tests more seriously.

See that inkblot up there?  HE MADE THAT.  And get this:  HE DIDN'T MAKE IT FOR ME.  It was for some class or credit, I believe.  But he was nice enough to share, as he promised, and that one is my favorite.  Here are the other two:

Unfortunate cropping.  Blame Facebook.

This one...hurts...somehow.

Well, hell.  If he was nice enough to share, the least I could do is draw my interpretation (not right now, but tonight. Really!) on one. I'm not entirely sure why it took me over a year to realize this, but I shall make this offer to you: If you make an inkblot (put your initials on the corner somewhere. And don't snag one from Google images! I'm sort of familiar with like, 33% of them!) I will attempt to draw on it. Kind of the opposite of my goal here, but "tit for tat," as they say in Tittytatta.

So before I ask you what you see on Toby's Blots, let me just remind you of THE OFFICIAL ART CONTEST going on, and highlight that out of all the interpretations I have receiv...I DON'T HAVE ANY ENTRIES YET!  (*SOB*)

Are you a gamer?  Do you know gamers that are also good artists?  Can you share this link with people that might like to win an 12-Month Xbox Live gift card?

Alright.  Now, what do you see in Toby's Blots?  I'll share my interpretation tomorrow.

Official Art Contest Post

One of the many blots you will be seeing should you choose
to enter this Art Contest.

That's right, another contest!  This one is simple: It's an Art Contest.  Pick a blot.  Get creative and draw on it.  Email it to me.  Maybe win an awesome prize.  That's pretty much it.  I have to tell you right now, it's for USA residents only, because of the prize:

12 MONTH GOLD MEMBERSHIP XBOX LIVE
Yes, it's from some time ago.  (See Contest Tab)
Still valid!  $60 value!

This is why it I have restricted this particular contest to the country:

Click to Enlarge.  All this talk of redeeming...

As you can see, it's a tad convoluted and probably just best if we kept it in the purchase area to avoid any problems.  Next contest will be international, I swear!

I feel like I should elaborate some more, but I think "art contest" is a pretty simple concept.  We here at this blog enjoy creative and artistic interpretations (as seen in the Sensory Overloads on the sidebar) and you will be juddged, either via a panel (of esteemed...colleagues?) or through this blog by the reader's votes.  If I get a lot of submissions (fingers crossed) then I might post them as I receive them in a sort of King Of The Mountain type way.  It will probably be a combination of all three.

Remember, it's about art and creativity.  Now I need these bits in here:


1) XBox confimed to me that if the card was purchased in the USA, it might not work if redeemed outside the USA.  Sorry.  Just wanted you to see this again.


2) The submissions become mine.  I won't beat around the bush there.  If you send me a submission, you are essentially saying, "Here, this is yours, I am giving it to you to do as you please."

If it makes you feel any better, I will most likely just compile them (if I get enough entries) in to a calendar-style book to give away as a prize.

3) I reserve the right to disqualify any entry for whatever reason I see fit.  I can't imagine what would make me do that, but I am reserving that right.


4) I am the final say on the winner, just in case anything goes south.


5) You must use my blots.  Do not re-size them or flip them around.  You are only exempt from this if you draw on paper and scan the entry.  (We never get those, sadly.)


6) All entries must be received by December 31st, 2011, 11:59pm EST


EDIT: (DEC 14) You can put in more than one entry.  Just remember, it's about art, not bulk...


IMPORTANT!:  I also reserve the right to cancel the contest due to lack of participation!  I'm not saying I will, but if I only get two entries, and they are both General Failure-style "text & arrow" interpretations, then I ain't givin' out the card!  Art!  Art I say!

Remember, you can use any blot from the Collection.

Feel free to use any of the blots that I have made.  If you use one of the zillions of other blots out there, I will certainly show people, but I will not have it in the contest.  See the Collection for most of my blots.  Also, there will be more blots showing up throughout the month, if you are one of those slackers.

And I do pay out!  Ask any of the readers whose addresses I have because I sent them misspelled prizes.  Or visit this page.

All questions concerning the contest should be left in the comments.

If you know any artists, please direct them to this page!  We need to see some interpretations again here people, and the gift ain't too shabby either.  Once again, my apologies to my overseas interpreters...next time. Next time.

Oh, wow.  Maybe I should include where you should send your entries: st.inkblots@gmail.com.

Good luck!

You Stay On Your Side Of The Room

I finished going through all my old posts so that I could have a listing by date of all the Interpretations This Blog Has Received, not counting game shows, charity stuff, Sensory Overloads or Total Redemptions.  Goddamnit, why is "redemptions" considered a spelling error?  I am referring to more than one redemption.  Redemptions.

Uh, so yeah, the Interpretations page.  You will see the pattern as I swayed from strictly blog posts and images and started to get a little goofy with the video stuff.  Speaking of which, I need to fix that tab, with the way things are now...

The Way Things Are Now

As some of you know, I graduated from showing shoddy computer generated inkblots to friends to making my own inkblots to show to strangers.  It seems logical that somewhere in the next step there would be puppetry, right?

"Blot" is the official name of the dog administering inkblot tests.  Things kind of went a different direction with that, causing a bit of disruption for one of my most loved hobbies here, and I had to kick him and his little fox-friend out.  They now live here:  The Slapdash Society

That's not to say there won't be more videos involving inkblots, I just don't see that happening too soon.  Perhaps after the contest.  Yes!  Contests!  More details tomorrow, but it's basically an art contest with one of the prizes being that 12-month Xbox Live Game Card that no one seems to want when they win it.

So, thems the beans.  I know a lot of blogging involves reciprocal blog-reading, and for that I apologize.  To the people whose blogs I like to visit simply because I like what you have there:  I have some catching up to do.

Before And After

Broken blot transforms in to:

Dip trip, flip fantasia!

So, with a few amateur clicks in Photoshop, I made (unintentionally) an inkblot that looks, to me, like Jafar from Disney's Alladin staring in to a crystal ball that he is clutching.  Neato!  Or one of those Plague Doctors.

Sorry for my absence, I have been fooling around with another project, which I won't jinx by mentioning here at this time.

WTSP: It's All The Way Up

My apologies to Caio Vinicius (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klw3_x7PHq0), I lifted his art test/project with ink blots to use for my "brainwashing video."

The pickings were slim this Sunday. I have to try to make/get time to do this when there are more random strangers on. As I get a little more accustomed to the applications I am using the "Uh...uh"s will stop.

rant: I understand that everyone expects shlongs galore on Omegle or Chatoroulette these days, but the fact that they think someone would go through THAT MUCH trouble just to flash his happysacks... Well, as one chatter (female, I think I should note) put it: "It's really quite primal. They want to stand out so females pay attention to them. I saw a guy that had an outfit for his cock and a make-shift marionette dancer rubbing on him." Hmm. Does that mean I have competition?

The penises I perpetrate are only in the minds of the person observing, but if there are masturbators putting on penis puppetry then I need to step up my game to keep people's attention.

All of those thoughts raise another question: If there is nothing but Johnny McCockrockers banging their collective penis heads to the beat of self-pleasure, then what are these sparingly few honest-I-just-want-some-random-chat chatters doing there? I have come to my own conclusion: my little Sunday forays on Omegle and Chatroulette have shown me that there are regular, non-pervy, interesting and intelligent people looking for something random in their spare time. Unfortunately they are the scattered casualties, like some horrible "cruise liner disaster metaphor" that I didn't really think out, clinging to floating debris in a sea of masturbators.

I really hope they hear me when I say, "I appreciate your time."

Sensory Overload: Part Ten

"It's a man giving birth while being held down by
various tiny animals, the large-eared anteater
 at the end is the doctor."
By 4.4, from this inkblot.

Here is another batch of interpretations from Oekaki.  The first inkblot is not mine, but the more the merrier.  There is some excellent work for it.  All of which is by Anonymous, unless noted in the captions, which is generally just the text associated with the image.  As you can see up there, 4.4 is floating around here and there, and Nadia doesn't exactly go by that name anymore, but I have my suspicions!

CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE

Posted Inkblot

Two monstrous skulls - pp

"Adult attack! Adult attack!"

"Some kind of red headed, horned gangster.
Lookit them gang signs."

"Hey you! Yes, you. Stop walking on two legs, you're rats,
not humans. And take off your trenchcoats,
they don't even fit you."

The next inkblot got a good round of interpretations.  I'm stuck with goat-head and his four arms protruding from his small rib cage.  Do not forget that you can Click To Enlarge.

Original Inkblot

"A masquerade party."

"Moon" - Black Eyes

ceremonialjawremoval.jpg

"An Asian man sucking his cheeks in."

"Ghost throwing up emotions."

This one was the inkblot leading the thread, and those tend to get the most interpretations:

Original Inkblot

"A zombie monkey does tricks."

"I don't even know what the fuck..."

"World wresting champion triumphing over villianous evil and corruption."

"Dual-pistol-wielding cybernetically enhanced cowboy
rides atop robot with arm-mounted hydraulic blades."

Robots

"Wind-up toy"

"A king of jesters."

"Headless skater with stupid anatomy and huge triceps."

And these two interesting and somewhat genitalia-conflicting interpretations serve to highlight the phrase, "It's all in your head."
Of course, we aren't exactly looking at that end in either of these, are we?

"Dat ass."

Original Inkblot

Weird Chandelier

Original Inkblot (It's ember, not brown, I swear!)

Original Inkblot

Original Inkblot

"About to lift a statue."

This *has* to be 4.4.  I recognize her aliens.

Hooker monster at her gynecologists',
having her monthly vaginal examination.
Gynecologists sits cross-legged with hands on his knees,
but it's hard to see from the back.

Many thanks to the people that shared their art and interpretations with us. Pretty fantastic stuff there. Any problems or questions or comments, feel free to email me at st.inkblots@gmail.com!

Serious Scientific Research

I learned my lesson and decided to not show everything from Sunday at one time.  Sure, I didn't split the amount of clips evenly, and I regrettably did not realize how much fun sound effects would be for me, or I would have used them more.  I also like the notion of simply telling people their interpretations were wrong.  Also, my puppet has a puppet.

Don't let the YouTube preview fool you: I did not have dueling random strangers looking at different inkblots simultaneously.

Since this video expresses my intent, I thought I would include a picture so I could use this page as a fall-back point when I speak to people that are pretty cool and might want to see who is having a laugh with (and/or at) them in these videos.  Let them in to the fold, so to speak.

Quality Cropping Skills

I was thinking that this dog needs a name.  I didn't want to call it Klex or Inkblot, because it seemed kind of pandering and Disney-esq, and calling him Hermann probably isn't the best way to pay any tribute towards my man H.R.  I thought Next might be good, as it is indicative of the hit-and-run nature of Omegle and Chatroulette.  I don't know!  Any suggestions?  Also leave some encouraging words for the poor souls that have been caught on cam, and if you are here because some dog gave you an address, let us know.

As Red As Her Shirt

EDIT: What an unfortunate preview panel, YouTube!

Sooner or later my in-laws are going to figure out what I am doing instead of going to dinner.



To be fair, this young lady seemed really genuine in her interest to further psychology despite being confronted with a hand puppet.

CLICK THIS RELATED YOUTUBE LINK

Bonjour Tristesse has won a prize.  I could have sworn I had some sort of email banter with him, but I can't find it, therefore I hope he reads this.  I couldn't think of any way to tell him on his blog that didn't sound like spam or  some pervy request to contact me.  Let's see if he is brave enough to hand over his address (not publicly of course).  I'd like to think I have a little street cred in the privacy department; a handful of people have received prizes without their address being directly linked to me in any criminal proceedings.

Only The Finest Judging
(Yes, I took the time to write "censored" in there.)

For some reason I ended up making a caption of the paraphrasing, not the actual phrase that was written.  THAT'S the type of entertainment you get here.  (I thought it looked like an album cover.)

Now, to play with these dolls one last time.