The good thing about canoeing is that it can be very relaxing. I don’t enjoy it much, but it can be calming. Just don’t fall asleep on the water! And don’t be TOO hard on my poor Veovis!

On a side note, my mom just finished The Book of Atrus and The Book of D’ni. She called me here at college to tell me where she was and discuss the books. XD I’m not making much progress with my re-read of Book of Ti’ana, so I think I’ll lend it to her this weekend when I’m home and she’ll finish it in maybe a day. This is a woman who read the sixth Harry Potter book in one day but NOT in one sitting. Woman’s a beast!

Why did you start to sound like Stan Lee there for a sec?

Rest assured, Spidey Fans …

-Tanya

I love working in after effects, and I found videocopilot a year ago. Their DVDs and tutorials are awesome! \m/

Heheheheheh >D poooor Veovis~ Why is the boy so much fun to torment?

Poor Veovis? Why is that a tag? What’ve you done to him? LOL Usually when I say stuff like that about my characters I have an evil sense of glee…

Yey!!!! Sleep finally took over!!! (I hope.)

No! You can’t sleep! You’ll miss the closing ceremony of the Olympics!

-Tanya

PS – They were cool, btw. Not as cool as the opening ceremonies, but still. And that damn “I love Beijing” song was catchy! *goes to look for a copy somewhere*

See? Even Nek’rahm agrees it was catchy! :p

-Tanya

I wonder how many readers are trying to crack the code at the end of Adrian’s last post

I believe Veovis’ and Aitrus’ fates are switched at the end. I will not spoil the book for those who have not read it.

>>I will say this: Poor, poor Veovis. Poor Veovis.<<

“H is for Haircut. Daddy needs a haircut. Poor Daddy can’t get a haircut because he spends all his money buying you toys and oatmeal. Look, there’s the scissors! Poor, poor Daddy.” ~Uncle Shelby’s ABZ Book

So, here’s the thing I wrote during my “Edith Wharton in Fiction and Film” class becuase I wasn’t paying attention and was instead wishing I’d brought my copy of Book of Ti’ana:

“So, I know you guys are busy, but I have some questions about the visual aspects of this film.
While the story of Book of Ti’ana is important, to me, the visual aspects of the D’ni ‘verse have always been paramount. Indeed, when I speak of Myst to many of my non-fan friends, the first thing they recall are the graphics. The games have a reputation for having stunning visuals, for indeed being the top of the top in that regard.
While it’s clear that you’ve given a great amount of thought to the characters and the story (and the questions the story asks about isolationalism and xenophobia), I must wonder about the city itself.
The visuals used must astonish. They must make the heart soar even as the opening bars of the original Myst theme does; the way that seeing the isle of Riven for the first time does.
And what of things like the visual differences between Aitrus and Veovis’ Ages? I imagine that their approaches to writing are very different (particularly considering Veovis’ status as a Master) and that their Ages give insight into their personalities – even as the drastic differences between Catherine and Atrus’ ages show the differences in their approaches to the Art. And what of A’gaeris? What about his Ages are so disconcerting, disturbing, off?”

So yes, just general discussion. I’m curious especially since I haven’t seen much about this. I mean, there was the animatic, but that didn’t really give much insight into the visual style you guys are going for

Haha, ok. I would like to have a discussion on what you have in mind though, if you have a moment.