Flipbook/other projects

As far as my flipbook goes, I think I'm doing alright. It's so far been a mix of spontaneous creation and nonsensical, late-night dawdling. For the record, I don't think "dawdle" is used very often, so I take pride in dusting it off once in a while, just like the word "smarmy." The story of my flipbook is simple like (I assume) everyone's is: it's a pong game being watched by my head. One of the "pongs" gets frustrated and shoots the other, making him the winner. My head reacts accordingly with a horrified look. I can only hope that I won't be judged as being "sick" when it's inevitably showed to everyone I know.
Anyway, about this new project. Drawing on 8mm film is a brand new concept for me, as I'm sure it is for many others in this class. Watching the films in class, I can't really imagine doing anything too much different than what was shown (swirling colors, molding shapes) but I'll do my best to come up with something original.

For up-to-date-Isaac-news:
I'm trying to find a way to legitimize my dislike of others downloading music from sites like "frostwire" and such, while at the same time my love of creating mix CDs for others in order to get them to enjoy my types of music. The argument is that what I do is the same as what others do when they download music for free, which is essentially stealing. My argument is that what I do gives a small taste (one song per artist) of the music I enjoy and entices others to go out and buy their music once they've reviewed what I've given them. I'm not mass producing these CDs with all of the music I own and giving them out for free, I'm only doing it for one person at a time. Again, the argument against that is that I'm still taking away from the artist and that it's just like more people are doing the same thing, only on the internet instead. I don't want to simply stop sharing the music that I love because I'm pretty passionate about it, but I feel so strongly that the artist deserves all the income he or she or they can get. Guys like Elton John and such I don't care too much about, because it's clear that they won't suffer at all even if they stop making money all together at this moment, but bands like The Robot Explosion, Damien Rice, and Dan Le Sac need and deserve that money now and for years to come.
Oh well, I'll figure out some kind of counter-argument someday. For now, I'll enjoy my recently purchased "The Shepherd's Dog" album by Iron and Wine. Sam Bean is one of the most deserving artists I know and respect him way too much to not give him something for his artistry.