Comments on: So long from Yas Island

By: Erica

Erica — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:25:40 +0000

Also: Check out Dana White’s reaction https://www.examiner.com/x-43730-Seattle-MMA-Examiner~y2010m4d11-Anderson-Silva-tests-Dana-Whites-patience

By: Erica

Erica — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:58:47 +0000

How about BJ Penn doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for the whole fight? Worst UFC ever. Should’ve watched boxing instead.

By: Anselm

Anselm — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:48:56 +0000

yes, please, second on the autobiography! I’d totally buy that!

By: nikk

nikk — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:52:12 +0000

hey shannon I was just curious, have you ever considered writing an autobiography?
I think a lot of people would read it.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:45:16 +0000

I would never feel bad for anything I did unknowingly. The tests are primarily for my diagnostic benefit, but I hope they’ll be helpful to others as well. But no guilt at all.

By: Jillamus Prime

Jillamus Prime — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:41:37 +0000

One of the biggest areas of genetic counseling is helping parents deal with the guilt of passing on “bad genes”. The fact is ALL of us carry about 5-6 “bad genes” on average, and for the most part, our parents did not knowingly pass those genes on. Some people even decide against genetic testing because they don’t want to know if they could have passed something bad to their children, but statistically you HAVE passed something bad to your children, no matter what, but knowing what it is could help them manage the problem better and earlier.

Good for you for getting the tests done, but try not to feel guilty for anything you may have unknowingly passed on. We all do it, good or bad.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:52:31 +0000

The whole event was very strange… I suppose if you’re going to fix a fight, Abu Dhabi is a better place to do it than a tightly regulated zone like Nevada.

By: eric

eric — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:23:44 +0000

Didn’t you find the Penn-Edgar decision weird? 50-45 on one judge’s scorecard. What happened to having to beat the champ decisively? If Edgar won this fight then Shogun crushed Machida.

By: justin3d

justin3d — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:03:40 +0000

long time lurker, first time commenter..
So great that you are taking some 3d courses. I’ve been enjoying your 2d work to date, and am looking forward to see what you create with these new tools.
I work in the industry, and can honestly say that online tutorials are one thing, but learning from an expert in “real-life” will help you advance much quicker.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:29:35 +0000

James – I’ve been dabbling with these tools for almost thirty years, thanks in large part to my father being involved with early graphical computing systems. I feel fairly confident that I can learn quickly, and although I’m sure I could do it myself from tutorials, I feel like taking some formal classes will be a good thing… On a related note, I also found that taking some introductory programming courses at university helped me a great deal even though I’d already been programming for ages. So fingers crossed!

If you have a reel of your work that you’d be into sharing, I’d love to check it out… I really enjoy seeing what others are doing.

By: james

james — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:21:52 +0000

Im a animation student majoring in 3d modeling and animation. I dont know how much they expect to teach you in a few months but good luck. I love it alot, There are HEAPS of tutorials and resorces out there for the 3d modeler who wants to go above and beyond. Good luck.

By: Indigo

Indigo — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:35:09 +0000

I stumbled across this, and you were one of the people to come to mind. I’m not sure if you’ve seen it yet, but it’s a MUCH more accurate pain scale that I plan to print out, rather than the wussy pain scale that doctors use, which comes nowhere near the level of pain that many people are trying to convey. If nothing else, I hope it might give you a bit of a laugh. https://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/02/boyfriend-doesnt-have-ebola-probably.html