Insane and freaky pumpkin portraits

All pumpkin carvings have the ability to become freakishly delightful and moderately scary. The occasional loose toothed smile, a crooked grin, or even hideous face seems to be ordinary. What if there was an even more evil nature about a pumpkin? Potential that spooks are even scared of.

Ray Villafane, who works for D.C. and Marvel comics and owns Villafane Studios, likes to carve his pumpkins extra wicked. You might even say he is quite a "freaky" guy. 

Predator Head Pumpkin

Villafane is a two time winner of the Food Network's Outrageous Pumpkins Challenge Show. You might have even saw him on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric this past Monday at 6:30.

Not only are his pumpkin carvings insanely freaky. Villafane actually went through many trials and errors trying to perfect his art. After being an artist for D.C. and Marvel comics, his skills improved quickly. Before then Villafane mentions that he "smashed" quite a few pumpkins. 

So what pumpkin should be used?

According to Villafane, "the best pumpkin to use is a meaty one with character." This would seem to make sense in pumpkin art considering how much carving is done to create a masterpiece like Villafane's. 

How long does it take?

"It takes the best part of a day to finish, but for the most part it takes a couple hours," says Villafane. It may seem hard to believe that these intricate designs would only take a mere two hours, but for a professional like Villafane it doesn't take long.

Obama Pumpkin

Talent has nothing to do with this fine artwork though. Villafane says, "anyone can create a work of art." He even made a tutorial for those who want to try creating a masterpiece.

If you want to see more of his art you can check out Ray's Pumpkins on Wix.com. 

So whether you are a talented pumpkin carver like Villafane, or your the ordinary carver, Halloween can be spooked up with a hint of "Villafreakness." 

Clip from CBS Evening News

Glimpse of Avatar 2

Avatar2.movie-trailer.com

Techland.com has announced that James Cameron is going to be releasing two Avatar sequels. These sequels are scheduled to be released Decmeber 2014 and 2015. Let us just hope that Cameron doesn't get carried away with the "bad movie sequel syndrome." Lets face it. Over the past couple years there has been some pretty bad sequels. If Cameron is able to pull this off he will be hitting the box-office hard.

According to E! Online, movie stars Sam Worthington (Jake Sully) and Zoe Saldana (Princess Neytiri) are back on board for another Avatar experience, both playing in both sequels.

James Cameron told E! Online, "The second and third films will be stories that fulfill a greater story arc. We will not back off from Avatar's visual and emotional freight train, which touched the hearts of audiences in all cultures around the world."


In fact, according to IMDb.com, James Cameron is planning to shoot some footage seven miles underwater in the Challenger Deep, the deepest point of the Mariana Trench; the deepest location on earth. The pressure at such a depth would be over 8 tons per square inch. This is far beyond the capabilities of even the most advanced Russian military subs, which can handle only 1,600 pounds per square inch of pressure.


Hopefully these sequels will prove to be extraordinary like the first. The worst that could happen is there is a knock-off sequel of the movies Pocahontas and Dances With Wolves, who many people proclaimed in multiple reviews for that last movie. 

A man of unbelievable talent

Picture of Damien Walters
from outsports.com

Damien Walters is an expert free runner of Derby, Great Britain. He has competed for Great Britain in tumbling championships, ranking fourth in the world. According to Walters he was four or five when he performed his first front-flip, but failed. Since then he has been training for over twenty years, practicing between three and four hours a day.

After extensive training in tumbling and gymnastics, Walters released a showreel in 2007, attracting the attention of Jackie Chan's stunt agent. He currently is a stuntman, working for Brad Allan, as a member of Chan's stunt team. 

Walters also stars on the Youtube.com series, "The Walters & Shieff Show." His 2009 showreel has become one of the most popularly watched videos. 

Walters has appeared in multiple television shows and movies such as, Hell Boy II: The Golden Army, where he played as a stunt double for the character Prince Nuada. He also starred as a stuntman in the movies Ninja Assassin and Kick-Ass. Finally, Walters appeared as a judge on the 2009 Barclaycard World Freerun Championships, which was broadcasted live on BBC Three. 

This following video from Youtube.com will reveal the unreal nature of the beast:

Can you draw like this?

A Julian Beever masterpiece from gprime.net.

So I am sure a lot of people have heard about the "sidewalk chalk guy" or has seen some of his work. Julian Beever, also known as the "sidewalk chalk guy," has been creating trompe-l'œil chalk paintings since the mid-1990's. He uses a projection technique called anamorphosis to create the illusion of the objects we see in his paintings.


Beever is a freelance artist and does murals for companies around the world. Check out these paintings in this video on YouTube.com.








If you like his paintings you can go to this site to see more of his sidewalk paintings.

StumbleUpon is a bloggers asset

So recently I have been introduced to this application called StumbleUpon.

Photo found on an article in Androidandme.com.

It essentially is a website that randomizes that helps bored people like myself surf the web. When you sign up you are asked to check off interests that you have, and based on these interests it will randomly reveal a web page that may pique your interest. Of course there are times where the page may be irrelevant to you, but the cool thing is that every time you click on the dislike button your preferences get narrower and eventually prove to be more likable.

I would not suggest using this application for looking up something specific obviously. I would suggest using this application for other reasons though:

1. It kills time when you have nothing better to do.
2. The toolbar is simple to use.
3. Rating websites has never been easier.

With something awesome there is always flaws:

1. Writing reviews for other websites could be easier.
2. Changing your interests is confusing.
3. Not useful for looking for something specific.

The above pros and cons are for the "average joe" though. StumbleUpon for me is a great resource. I use it to pass time in class when I am tired of listening to the professor talk about economics or politics, and I find it really resourceful for finding blogging material. Since my profession involves writing on blogs, StumbleUpon will prove to be a great asset to me. I highly suggest all bloggers to invest in using StumbleUpon, especially if your having a hard time finding a topic to write about. So here is to the makers of StumbleUpon. I give you a toast of appreciation.