tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12267491427868653932012-02-16T22:07:34.834-05:00A collection of my thoughts and works.J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-23697285620977821572009-09-05T00:15:00.002-04:002009-09-05T00:22:08.207-04:00I should win because I am going to do a public contest and recreate the championship in MY OWN HOMETOWN!!! I am a collector myself and my city needs the publicity it can get! I have multiple NES systems and have been repairing them for friends and such because Nintendo is my passion...I just wish I would've grew up in that time, I was still just a toddler then. <div><br /></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://40D8E891-E0F0-4BE7-98BC-89FF02B8A0E8/unknown.jpg" alt="unknown.jpg" /></p></div><div><br /></div><div>Nintendo World Championship....WOOO!!!</div><div>Stay tuned, because when I win....the event will be held in Vincennes, IN at Vincennes University...my father-in-law to be is a sanitary technician and he could lend me a building for the event! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>P.S., that's not me in case you didn't notice...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-2369728562097782157?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-6441962576249483692009-04-21T01:56:00.004-04:002009-04-21T02:02:56.979-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vtG0FNCbylc/Se1hjFnL1GI/AAAAAAAAABs/IaKdHw-1Nhw/s1600-h/l47153231553_1224.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 273px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vtG0FNCbylc/Se1hjFnL1GI/AAAAAAAAABs/IaKdHw-1Nhw/s320/l47153231553_1224.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327021189679010914" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;font-size:48px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;"><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 21px; ">The Chicago-based band I Fight Dragons mixes good ole rock with NES-style chiptune music. Imagine if <a href="http://www.bardinelli.com/blog/?p=1315" style="color: rgb(48, 115, 150); text-decoration: none; ">YMCK</a> and <a href="http://www.bardinelli.com/blog/?p=1350" style="color: rgb(48, 115, 150); text-decoration: none; ">Anamanaguchi</a> were put in a blender and the J-pop switch was changed to English-speaking powerpop. This is I Fight Dragons, and this is awesome. The band straddles genres with a subtle grace, never dropping too much on the electronic side, sometimes clinging to its rock roots and refusing to let go. The end result, however, is nothing short of catchy and unique.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 21px; ">The band’s debut EP, Cool is Just a Number, can be previewed on their <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ifightdragons" style="color: rgb(48, 115, 150); text-decoration: none; ">MySpace page</a>, is <a href="http://www.reckless.com/index.php?keywords=i+fight+dragons&amp;format=&amp;cond=&amp;store=&amp;is_search=true&amp;srch=Search" style="color: rgb(48, 115, 150); text-decoration: none; ">available as a CD</a>, or you can just <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=305008158&amp;s=143441" style="color: rgb(48, 115, 150); text-decoration: none; ">download it on iTunes</a>. Amie Street also has a <a href="http://amiestreet.com/music/i-fight-dragons/" style="color: rgb(48, 115, 150); text-decoration: none; ">digital download for practically nothing</a>. You can even get a <a href="http://ifightdragons.com/" style="color: rgb(48, 115, 150); text-decoration: none; ">free digital copy</a> of the EP by signing up for the mailing list. Hard to argue with that, isn’t it?</p><p class="cim" style="text-align: center; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(48, 115, 150);"><br /></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 21px; ">Anyway, I’ve kind of tripped and fallen for the I Fight Dragons sound. It’s a little less chiptune-ish than I usually like, but at least I can listen to it while other, non-geeky humans are around without getting strange looks thrown my way.</p></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-644196257624948369?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-49295535188981566172009-02-07T03:03:00.001-05:002009-02-07T03:03:10.766-05:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/1TfV6WisVzY' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/1TfV6WisVzY'/></object></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-4929553518898156617?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-57103265982098926862009-02-07T03:01:00.001-05:002009-02-07T03:01:15.169-05:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/Xs3VQpeLqJY' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/Xs3VQpeLqJY'/></object></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-5710326598209892686?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-205153704255458962009-02-02T22:16:00.001-05:002009-02-02T22:16:27.598-05:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/dmRvjAuNzC8' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/dmRvjAuNzC8'/></object></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-20515370425545896?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-33005611597002484592008-11-16T20:13:00.001-05:002008-11-16T20:13:30.202-05:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/92lfGkWAlwo' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/92lfGkWAlwo'/></object></p><p>Trailer I made for a stupid movie I made for fun with one of my friends.</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-3300561159700248459?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-4683848387781257632008-10-29T20:47:00.001-04:002008-10-29T20:47:48.938-04:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/_Lnz1Hw96lg' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/_Lnz1Hw96lg'/></object></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-468384838778125763?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-15613518499718026502008-09-27T17:02:00.001-04:002008-09-27T17:02:31.054-04:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/EDeDduQZZyU' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/EDeDduQZZyU'/></object></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-1561351849971802650?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-86706492077399819002008-04-02T10:25:00.001-04:002008-04-02T10:25:56.192-04:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/x-d_Y3TNE1c' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/x-d_Y3TNE1c'/></object></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-8670649207739981900?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-70986102700739221482008-01-31T00:06:00.001-05:002008-01-31T00:06:54.344-05:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/Jh7tMHCDAPw' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/Jh7tMHCDAPw'/></object></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-7098610270073922148?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-11596401498097500832008-01-29T00:52:00.001-05:002008-01-29T00:52:33.522-05:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/u2waTLwWduI' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/u2waTLwWduI'/></object></p><p>Another video I edited for GameZombie.tv</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-1159640149809750083?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-35648869582705246002008-01-29T00:47:00.001-05:002008-01-29T00:47:09.283-05:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/fNY9Lxk5KMU' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/fNY9Lxk5KMU'/></object></p><p>The second video I edited for my GameZombie.tv internship.</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-3564886958270524600?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-36251090552138702612007-12-05T18:43:00.000-05:002007-12-05T22:01:04.341-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_vtG0FNCbylc/R1c6GjhjInI/AAAAAAAAAAg/K3BgmLJBv64/s1600-h/DSC00966.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_vtG0FNCbylc/R1c6GjhjInI/AAAAAAAAAAg/K3BgmLJBv64/s200/DSC00966.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5140641383956292210" /></a><div>Papers...I absolutely dislike papers. It's not too bad after I get started, it's the initial start of one that just gets my knickers in a twist. Nevertheless, it's for a good 12% of my grade. So while I stare at my screen for the next half hour, you just enjoy your dead week, everyone; I've got plans for this evening.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-3625109055213870261?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-50274574782013042982007-12-04T22:24:00.001-05:002007-12-05T21:57:35.014-05:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><object height="350" width="425"><param value="http://youtube.com/v/a4EAXUFX3uM" name="movie"><embed height="350" width="425" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://youtube.com/v/a4EAXUFX3uM"></embed></object></p><p>The first video game review I edited together for GameZombie.tv while interning for them this semester (Fall '07) at Indiana University.</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-5027457478201304298?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226749142786865393.post-24916870664263184622007-12-04T22:15:00.001-05:002007-12-04T22:17:50.950-05:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><object height="350" width="425"><param value="http://youtube.com/v/0_Y-y4RuVWQ" name="movie"><embed height="350" width="425" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://youtube.com/v/0_Y-y4RuVWQ"></embed></object></p><p>Officially my first college production as a director/editor. This was filmed in my hometown for a class at Vincennes University.</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1226749142786865393-2491687066426318462?l=jkylesmith.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J. Kyle Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974482599584447612noreply@blogger.com0