So I've been at Codeglue as an intern for the past 6 months. I helped on proposals, did art for several games and helped on any job they threw my way. After 5 months I had done so much (great) work that they asked me to stay for an extra month.

Those 6 months are now up and guess what...

I got a part-time contract. This next year I will be working there part-time, finishing the game. They also offered me a full-time job for when I'm done with school and you can be damn sure I'm gonna take it.

I love the game we're working on and as soon as official announcements are made, I'll say which one it is (for now: non-disclosure agreements). We also agreed that I can add the art I did for the game to my portfolio once it comes out, but that'll be a while.

I'm also working on a proposal for the next game. But again: non-disclosure agreements.

So I am now officially a Game Designer/Artist! Woohoo!

Also, I'll be submitting stuff to deviantart soon, since I'll finally have some (limited amount of) free time

That's all!

Keep on truckin'

Vis

So I've been hitting on this girl for about a month and a half now. She was nice but I didn't expect any sensational results, it was a kind of distraction for my busy mind.

So for a month and a half I've been doing my best. Trying to be as charming as I possibly can at 7.30 in the morning ('cause I'd usually run into her at the train station), being nice, giving compliments, the usual.

She's done at school for this year and on summer break. So I wasn't gonna see her anymore, because after the summer I go back to school and wouldn't be coming to the station I'd see her at anymore. So I sent her a text message saying "maybe we should have a date in the summer, because otherwise I won't see you again".

What do I get in response:"I don't think so. I don't like dates"

I. Don't. Like. Dates.

What. The. Fuck.

That is the most retarded rejection I have ever experienced! It sounds like a cheap excuse and a 'gentle' let down to me, but it feels like an insult and a slap in the face. It's fucking bullshit, that's what it is! And if it IS true, maybe she should have mentioned it about a month and a half ago, instead of leading me on like this.

I am so goddamn pissed off. Not because of the rejection, I'm used to that, but because of the childish excuse it's hidden behind. I'm a big boy, I can handle it. I'd rather have a girl be open and honest and tell me she thinks I'm a loser than this shit.

I swear to God, if ANY of you women pull this shit on me again, I am going to punch you in the fucking uterus. Don't think it's possible? Try me and find out! I don't feel like playing these goddamn mind games anymore. Tell me how you feel and not how you think I'd possibly want you to feel if you weren't leading me on, goddammit!!!

So my last four results were:
1. I see you more as a friend
2. I see you more as a friend
3. I see you more as a friend
4. I don't like dates

At least I hadn't heard that one before.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some heavy metal to listen to!

Keep on truckin'

Vis

So I got "tagged". I think it's just Cataclysm-X's sneaky way of getting more info and/or dirt on me. So here you go:

1) Full Name: Joost Peters
2) Male/Female: Male
3) Were you named after anyone?: Yeah. For the Dutch people: I was named after Olie B. Bommel's butler Joost and Joost Prinssen, an actor on Klokhuis.
4) Does your name mean anything?: It comes from the name Joseph and apparently that means "the lord shall increase/add".
5) Nick Name(s): visceral, vis, viskerel, chuck
6) What do you think you look like..name wise?: Say what now?
7) Date Of Birth: June 9th 1983, it's m' birthday today!
8) Place of Birth and Current Location: Born in Oss, the Netherlands. Currently living in Uden, the Netherlands.
9) Nationality: Dutch
10) Astrology Sign: Gemini
11) Chinese Astrology Sign: Uh... *goes to wikipedia* Dog. Figures
12) Religion: I'm against Religion. All of them. But if you *need* to tag me with something, make it atheist
13) Whats your favorite smell?: coffee and fresh baked bread
14) Political Position?: left
15) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?: coffee. i need my coffee
16) Hair + Eye color: brown and brown
17) Do you look like anyone famous?: euhm... dunno if Gordon Freeman is considered famous, but I look like Gordon Freeman.
18) What do you look like?: A human being...? I hope...
19) Any unusual talents?: Hmmm... I can make women flee in terror just by talking to them... is that a talent? Or unusual?
20) Righty, Lefty, or Ambidextrous?: Righty
21) Straight, Bi, Gay or Other?: Straight
22) What do you do for a living?: Work in a factory, but just as a job for the weekend. Not as a career.
23) What do you do for fun?: Play games, watch tv, watch movies, play music, listen to music, draw, hang out with friends
24) What are your favorite art materials to work with?: A wacom tablet and a simple ballpoint pen
25) What kind of materials would you like to work with?: I'd like to be a little better with pencils and paint
26) Have you met your grandparents?: Yes
27) Boyfriend/Girlfriend: Nope
28) Crush: Sort of, kinda
29) What celebrity would you date if you could?: Krista Allen
30) Current worries?: Oh God, don't get me started: work, internship, school, money, girls and my future career
31) Favorite online Guy/Girl(s): Cataclysm-X
32) Favorite place to be?: At home or at my internship
33) Least favorite place to be?: The station in Rotterdam or Utrecht
34) Do you burn or tan?: The difference between a tan and a burn is 5 minutes with me. If I stay out in the sun 5 minutes too long, I automatically burn. I'm the whitest guy alive.
35) Ever break a bone?: I used to skateboard, so take a wild guess
36) What is your favorite cereal?: Kellogs Special K with chocolate
37) Person you cry with: Crying is for women and puppies! I try to refrain from crying if I can.

Do You Have...
38) Any sisters: One
39) Any brothers: Nope
40) Any pets: We have pets here, but they're not mine and I don't really pay a lot of attention to them
41) An Illness: Aside from a slight case of bat-shit-craziness, ADD and OCD... nah.
42) A Pager: No
43) A Personal phone line: Yes, it's called a CELLPHONE!
44) A Cell phone: Yes
45) A visible birthmark: No
46) A Pool or hot tub: No :s
47) A Car: Yes, a Nissan Sunny Sedan [link] Like that one, only green.

Describe Your...
48) Personality: I go from zero to crazy in about 5 seconds and I don't like being serious unless I really, really have to. I get along with most people and I always try to be a gentleman. I hate being late or not making good on promises.
49) Driving: I try to be a gentleman in traffic, because agressive drivers piss me the fuck off. And I don't want to be one of those assholes.
50) Your clothing style: Mostly black. Always a band shirt of band sweater, jeans and a trucker cap or army cap.
51) Room: Regular room, with a lot of mess which is mostly concentrated around my computer, xbox and amp
52) What’s missing: A big ass hd-tv!
53) School: I do Design For Virtual Theatre And Games. I don't feel like explaining that right now, so if you wanna know,

ask.
54) Bed: High
55) Relationship with your parent(s): Couldn't be better! I love my folks!
56) Do You believe in yourself: In some areas: yes. In other areas: not so much.
57) Do you believe in love at first sight?: Yes
58) Consider yourself a good listener: Yes
59) Future dream that you would like to share: I would really, really like to work at a company like Ubisoft, on a game like Assassin's Creed as a game designer
60) Get Along with your parents: Again: yes!
61) Save your e-mail conversations: Yup
62) Pray: Hell no
63) Believe in reincarnation: Nope
64) Brush your teeth twice a day?: Yes
65) Like to talk on the phone: Oh God, I HATE phones and the only thing I hate more than phones is TALKING ON THE PHONE!
66) Like to eat?: Yes, otherwise you die... Or so I've heard.
67) Like to exercise?: I probably should but... no
68) Like to watch sports?: Yes, I love soccer and icehockey and American Football (although it's impossible to watch those last two here in Holland)
69) Sing in the car?: Yeah, always!
70) What is a dream that you have all the time?: I don't remember my dreams most of the time
71) Dream in color: Like I said: I don't remember my dreams most of the time
72) Do you have nightmares?: No
73) Sleep with a stuffed animal: Haven't done that for a very, veeeeeeeeery long time
74) Right next to you: My Guitar Hero 2 controller and my second monitor.
75) On your favorite coffee cup?: Nothing. It's white and it doesn't even have a handle.
76) On your mouse pad: I have no mouse pad
77) Your favorite flavor of gum?: Hubba Bubba
78) Your brand of deodorant?: Adidas
79) Your dream honeymoon spot: Hawaii
80) Your dream husband/wife: I'll let you know when I meet her
81) Hiding in your closet?: A supermodel? *Goes to check* No Just clothes.
82) Under your bed: All my old toys, extra pillow and sheets for guests, my old consoles
83) The name of one of your closest/best friends?: Rob
84) Your bad time of the day: I get up at 5:30 in the morning almost every day... take a guess
85) Your worst fear(s): Love
86) What's the weather like: Well, it's Holland so it's sunny and tropical one day and cloudy and freezing cold the next.

It's crazy.
87) Your favorite time of year?: Summer
88) Your favorite holiday?: Summer vacation!
89) A material weakness?: My only material weakness is that I don't have any money
90) The weirdest food or drink that you like: I put cream cheese on my salami :/
91) At the top of your "to-do list"?: "Be awesome". Check!
92) The hardest thing about growing up: Staying who you are and being proud of it
93) A pet peeve?: Stupid people
94) Your scariest moment: My sister's boyfriend sort of 'kidnapped' her when she wanted to break up with him and we couldn't reach them. That was so scary. I had to switch my brain off because I didn't want to think what could happen. You hear the strangest things these days so I was kind of scared.
95) Your attitude about love?: I hate it. I don't have control over it and that scares me. I fall for the wrong people and the wrong people fall for me. But once you're sure it's love... it's the greatest feeling in the world
96) The funniest or most desperate thing you've done to get the attention of the opposite sex?: I can't really think of anything... I'm pretty conventional when it comes to this, I guess...
97) The worst feeling in the world: Doing your best and sacrificing things for someone and not being acknowledged
98) The best feeling in the world: A mutual love, for the right reasons

99) Who sent this to you?: Cataclysm-X

I tag:
White-Heart [link]
BlueAngel [link]

Keep on truckin'

Vis

So, just to prove that I'm still alive to the people who still read this (hi, both of you ), a small update!

My internship's going great. I'm working on the "big title" they're putting out now. They asked me to do some minor changes and I kind of sneakily got to do some designs at the same time. They liked those so much that they told me to keep going.

And now I'm making stuff that is actually going to be in the game. It's pretty much 99,9% sure it'll be in the game when it comes out and I can't even tell you how awesome that feels. I'm so proud of myself.

So I did something... shocking.

Me... social disaster, complete loser, giant nerd and generally ugly person decided to talk to a girl... a girl i didn't know... in public. And even though she's clearly out of my league I somehow got her phone number I know, I'm as shocked as the rest of you. Don't know how it'll turn out, but start alerting the media

That's all for now!

Keep on truckin'

Vis

I've been having problems with my internet for a few months now. I didn't have any upload speed for my torrents and my Wii didn't want to connect to the internet. I bought a new router last week and everything seems to be fixed.

My Wii and Xbox 360 are online again! If anybody wants to add me to their friends list on the Wii or Xbox Live, leave a comment or send me a note so we can exchange friendcodes and gamertags!

I have also started writing a web-comic I hope to start when I have some more time. It's about Captain Obvious, who is a superhero with the power to state the obvious and Kid Redundancy Boy, who is mostly... well... redundant Expect a lot of superhero, videogame, movie and tv show jokes and a lot of bad art when I start making it.

I also bought Guitar Hero 2 for the Xbox 360 on friday and I have been shredding all weekend long. I already beat the game on medium (hells yeah) and hope to start Hard soon. But I'm not that good a musician to begin with so that'll be tough

On a sidenote, my old band might be getting back together! I've been wanting to start a new band for a while and the band members from my previous band liked the idea. We just need to settle on a (general) style, a name and if we need extra band members. I'd like to do something like Useless I.D. Check them out, they rock.

That's all!

Keep on truckin'

Vis

P.S. Here is my wishlist for new songs for Guitar Hero 2. Go, Xbox Live! Add suggestions if you want.

10. Killswitch Engage - Rose of Sharyn
Because it's fucking metal
9. Metallica - Master of Puppets or Battery
Because you can't seriously tell me there SHOULDN'T be a Metallica song in Guitar Hero!
8. Useless I.D. - Redemption
Because there needs to be more punk rock in Guitar Hero and Useless I.D. rules.
7. Atreyu - Corseting
Listen to the opening riff and tell me you wouldn't want to play that on Expert!
6. NOFX - Dinosaurs Will Die
It's NOFX. 'Nuff said!
5. Mastodon - Bladecatcher
Listen to it. Fear it. It would be one of the hardest Guitar Hero songs. Ever!
4. Slayer - Flesh Storm
Come on. It's Slayer.
3. Trivium - The Crusade
Fuck Freebird. Fuck Carry Me Home. Fuck Six. Fuck The New Black. All the hard songs pale in comparison to this song. The Crusade is a 13 minute long instrumental metal track with more solos and double bass than a Slayer concert!
2. Over It - Mister Serious
Because Over It is brilliant and does things most rock/punk bands wouldn't dare dream of. Layers upon layers of pure awesomeness and freaky riffs for everyone!
1. He Is Legend - Dixie Wolf (the Seduction of)
Because it's He Is Legend and they are the freakin' KINGS of awesome rock 'n metal riffs!