"I think I'm beginning to lose my grip on the day"

The Knoll is back on his blog and that can only mean one thing - trouble. So here's where I'm at right now. Its 1 o'clock in the morning on the 28th December 2012 and I can't sleep. You can tell this is going to be good can't you?

We're in that weird limbo stage between Christmas and New Year when no-one quite knows what to do with themselves. Some people are busy, some people aren't. To re-phrase that, everyone I know is busy, I'm not. As a result I'm bored and going to stark-raving mad with no-one to turn to in order to come along and keep me sane. Anyone else know where I'm coming from with this?

Then there's the bad thing that happened. My number 1 idol and influence throughout my entire life, Gerry Anderson has sadly passed away due to Alzheimer's disease. Needless to say this news hit me like a ton of bricks and was absolute devastating.

As you can see from that video, the news has numbed and weakened me. Since hearing that news I've been losing sleep and started to worry about things I really don't need to worry about. With my childhood hero gone I feel vulnerable in a way that I don't think anyone could fully understand. But of course, its Christmas so almost everyone I know is too busy to help.

Basically, I want everything to go back to normal please, that would be absolutely lovely. I want to start fitting back in with civilization in the dis-functional way that I always have done and have people to stand by me in the amazing way that they always have done.

Who else knows what I am saying?

❤

Skype is a marvellous invention, as is the sonic screwdriver... put the two together... and I just can't handle it... lens flare... ftw.......

Lego Film Noir

So this might give away some plans for a future J3P Films Project, but here's some of my experiments with creating a film noir style, with lego figures. All the photos are completely unedited and the custom made figures were created by wonderfully talented girlfriend. I hope you enjoy the results of the experiment!

© Jack Knoll 2012

Positive Thinking

Hey y'all. It's been a while. Can you forgive me?

Well even if you can't, here's a little update on the life of Knoll, and I really mean little. AS-Level exams are done and dusted for the year and I'm currently facing boredom in the last few days of study leave. That's what we have South Park for. Also I've been chosen to be a head student at school, which is pretty neat. And you are now officially the last people on Earth that I've told. I'm such an egotistical maniac.

So considering the slightly sarcastic and cynical tone of this post already, you're probably wondering why on earth a title like 'Positive Thinking' comes from. Well practising what I preach, I do not.

BUT here's what I'm thinking should happen in an ideal world. If everyone thinks positively, rather than deliberately being miserable all the god darn time, then positive things will happen. So the next time you're having a strop about something tedious, think this - rather than being a pussy and whining to yourself, just do something else and either come to a productive solution to your problem, or simply live with it and try to make the best of it. Easier said than done right? Well that's why I said "in an ideal world". As you can tell I'm not really in the positive thinking mood right now, but I'm not letting that stop me get on with my life and talk to people perfectly normally. Just because you're pissed off about something, that doesn't mean you should try dragging everyone else down with you.

This may very well possibly be the most heartless thing I've ever written in my entire life. There is a better way of putting it. Shay and Colette Butler, stars of YouTube sensation the Shaytards, do a bi-weekly pod cast which is occasionally comes up with little gems like this: 

I hope it changes your life better than I have. See y'all around!