My name is Keasey, and I have been stumbling through existence for almost 22 years now. I thoroughly enjoy taking photographs of other weird little human beings, isolating myself from reality, and cats. I also unconditionally love movies and the art of film making. When I am a big boy I want to be a cinematographer more than anything else in the whole wide world, so I have enlisted in the Multimedia Design program to hone my skills and absorb as much knowledge as my squishy brain can handle. I have a very dark sense of humor and my mind has been corrupted by growing up breastfed by American television, so if I offend you I wholeheartedly apologize. I really like smashing things with hammers, eating pistachio ice cream, and secretly eavesdropping on your conversations. One time I accidentally gave a ‘thumbs-up’ to a blind guy on the bus. I don’t play any instruments, but I strongly believe that learning how to play the piano should be a requirement in all elementary schools. One day I want to be that cool uncle who gives his nieces and nephews illegal fireworks and sips of hard alcohol. Mr. Rodgers and Che Guevara are my biggest heroes because they both promoted truth and love, though in very different ways. If we become friends I will share cigarettes with you and make fun of everything you do, but secretly care a whole awful lot about how your day went and what your fears are. Thanks for taking the time to get to know me, and remember that the time you just spent reading this is irretrievable and you are one step closer to your inevitable death. So go ride your bike or something.

By: Keasey Freed

My name is Keasey, and I have been stumbling through existence for almost 22 years now. I thoroughly enjoy taking photographs of other weird little human beings, isolating myself from reality, and cats. I also unconditionally love movies and the art of film making. When I am a big boy I want to be a cinematographer more than anything else in the whole wide world, so I have enlisted in the Multimedia Design program to hone my skills and absorb as much knowledge as my squishy brain can handle. I have a very dark sense of humor and my mind has been corrupted by growing up breastfed by American television, so if I offend you I wholeheartedly apologize. I really like smashing things with hammers, eating pistachio ice cream, and secretly eavesdropping on your conversations. One time I accidentally gave a ‘thumbs-up’ to a blind guy on the bus. I don’t play any instruments, but I strongly believe that learning how to play the piano should be a requirement in all elementary schools. One day I want to be that cool uncle who gives his nieces and nephews illegal fireworks and sips of hard alcohol. Mr. Rodgers and Che Guevara are my biggest heroes because they both promoted truth and love, though in very different ways. If we become friends I will share cigarettes with you and make fun of everything you do, but secretly care a whole awful lot about how your day went and what your fears are. Thanks for taking the time to get to know me, and remember that the time you just spent reading this is irretrievable and you are one step closer to your inevitable death. So go ride your bike or something.

By: Keasey Freed

Layered. When asked to describe myself using one word, that’s my typical response. Now, you may be wondering, “what does that even mean?” It means I’m an overly complicated, deep, philosopher-like person. Not really, it just means that there are things about me that you may never know, and that’s on purpose. It takes me a long time to fully open up to new people, or old friends for that matter. Thus, I use the word “layered” to emphasize the idea that there are layers you’ll have to slowly pull back to get to the root of who I am as a person. Much like an ice cream cake that has fudge and cookie crumbles in the center. Yep, you got it, I’m essentially nothing more than an ice cream cake, waiting to be enjoyed with a plastic fork.

Anyway, enough about that. Where to begin? Well, my name is a good place to start I suppose, and it’s Forrest. Forrest Emery. I was born in Manteca, California, adopted at birth, and have lived in Springfield for about 18 years. I’m extremely passionate about music, specifically drums. I started playing when I was about 13 and I’ve been entirely self taught since the beginning. The whole reason I decided to come to Lane was an experience I had in a recording studio with my band. I enjoyed the process, as in mixing, editing, and post-production, so much that I knew I wanted to pursue a career in audio engineering, or, at the very least, something to do with multimedia.

My ultimate goal is to become a successful audio engineer. Whether that’s in music, TV, live events, or anything in between doesn’t really concern me. In fact, doing all of that sounds great, and hopefully at some point I’ll be able to. Even though it’s only been a week, I’m convinced that Lane is going to give me the tools, experiences, and connections I need to not only pursue my dreams, but achieve them, and I look forward to the ride.

Oh yeah, here’s a picture of me, taken by one of my good friends as a “Man Crush Monday” post. (Spoiler alert: It’s back when I had cool hair).

P.S. Check out one of my most recent bands in the link below to hear me drumming and singing.

Layered. When asked to describe myself using one word, that’s my typical response. Now, you may be wondering, “what does that even mean?” It means I’m an overly complicated, deep, philosopher-like person. Not really, it just means that there are things about me that you may never know, and that’s on purpose. It takes me a long time to fully open up to new people, or old friends for that matter. Thus, I use the word “layered” to emphasize the idea that there are layers you’ll have to slowly pull back to get to the root of who I am as a person. Much like an ice cream cake that has fudge and cookie crumbles in the center. Yep, you got it, I’m essentially nothing more than an ice cream cake, waiting to be enjoyed with a plastic fork.

Anyway, enough about that. Where to begin? Well, my name is a good place to start I suppose, and it’s Forrest. Forrest Emery. I was born in Manteca, California, adopted at birth, and have lived in Springfield for about 18 years. I’m extremely passionate about music, specifically drums. I started playing when I was about 13 and I’ve been entirely self taught since the beginning. The whole reason I decided to come to Lane was an experience I had in a recording studio with my band. I enjoyed the process, as in mixing, editing, and post-production, so much that I knew I wanted to pursue a career in audio engineering, or, at the very least, something to do with multimedia.

My ultimate goal is to become a successful audio engineer. Whether that’s in music, TV, live events, or anything in between doesn’t really concern me. In fact, doing all of that sounds great, and hopefully at some point I’ll be able to. Even though it’s only been a week, I’m convinced that Lane is going to give me the tools, experiences, and connections I need to not only pursue my dreams, but achieve them, and I look forward to the ride.

Oh yeah, here’s a picture of me, taken by one of my good friends as a “Man Crush Monday” post. (Spoiler alert: It’s back when I had cool hair).

P.S. Check out one of my most recent bands in the link below to hear me drumming and singing.

Hello, world!

My name, as you may know, is Azlyn K. Moncrief. If you like, you may call me Azzy. I’m a Multimedia Design student. Once I finish the program I plan on returning to LCC for a game design/programming program. I am a rather shy and anxious person, but I try to be as friendly as I can. Don’t be afraid to approach me; I’m more afraid of you than you are of me.

Some of the things I enjoy are…

Art! Graphic design, digital drawing and painting, 3D art, animation… I’m passionate about art because it offers numerous opportunities to bring your ideas and thoughts to life in a way that people can enjoy. Even games could be called art!

Speaking of games, I also really enjoy those. I pour a lot of my time into fantasy games. My favorite genre has to be MMO/RPG. I sometimes dabble in FPS, but I don’t have any consoles so I’m a bit limited in what I can play sometimes.

Another one of my passions is music, however I don’t plan on pursuing a career in it. I would like to learn how to play guitar, but I never really have the motivation to begin teaching myself. A couple of my favorite genres, ranging from broad to specific are: Hardstyle, melodic death metal, folk/symphonic metal, power metal, swing and various other types of techno. I’m rather open minded to music, however I don’t often find enjoyment in rap or country.

Writing! More specifically, Role-Playing! The process of designing, developing and using characters takes up a lot of my free time. I have way too many OCs- that is, original characters- but I can’t seem to stop making them! I could talk for hours about my most developed ones.

Well, that’s a little bit about me. As you can see, I’m a bit of a geek. Is that really a bad thing, though? I hope to make a few friends here at LCC, so if you do too, come talk to me. I don’t bite… Hard, anyway.

My name is Jenna Lay and I’m now in the Multimedia Design program at LCC. I started out in the Graphic Design program and quickly found out that it really, really wasn’t my cup of tea. I learned a lot and wouldn’t do it over any different though. I go by Friend Owl online (long story, we’ll leave it as a childhood nickname) but you can just call me Jenna. Or Owl I guess if you really wanted to.

I chose Multimedia Design because I want to be a concept artist, especially in character or environment design. Video games, movies, books, and TV shows have always been very important to me. I don’t play, watch, and read just to pass time. I invest myself into these forms of media to experience a story, grow attached to the characters, and maybe learn something from what the creator has to say. Everyone has their own voice and stories to tell. The Last of Us is a perfect example of why telling stories through media is to be taken seriously. That game impacted me in many ways. The way Ellie and Joel go through the story and interact while trying to survive, facing their own demons, and grow to love each other in a father/daughter relationship while still maintaining good game play mechanics is something to really admire. Naughty Dog did a great job writing those characters and creating a beautifully realistic world for that apocalypse to take place. Word on the street is that The Last of Us is now getting a movie adaptation. All I can say is, I hope they do the game justice.

In my spare time I work on personal projects which range from comics to animation scripts and character designs. I also play video games, read, cosplay, and write fanfiction. My current focuses are my Destiny fan motion comic, and more importantly, working on an original story (comic??) idea. Until a title can be found we’ll call it the Jade Project. I’m fleshing out characters and the world they inhabit slowly. JP has a cast of 34 named characters and could easily double. Pushing myself past the anxiety and fear of no one enjoying or taking these stories seriously is tough but my time here at LCC has done wonders for my confidence.

My name is Jenna Lay and I’m now in the Multimedia Design program at LCC. I started out in the Graphic Design program and quickly found out that it really, really wasn’t my cup of tea. I learned a lot and wouldn’t do it over any different though. I go by Friend Owl online (long story, we’ll leave it as a childhood nickname) but you can just call me Jenna. Or Owl I guess if you really wanted to.

I chose Multimedia Design because I want to be a concept artist, especially in character or environment design. Video games, movies, books, and TV shows have always been very important to me. I don’t play, watch, and read just to pass time. I invest myself into these forms of media to experience a story, grow attached to the characters, and maybe learn something from what the creator has to say. Everyone has their own voice and stories to tell. The Last of Us is a perfect example of why telling stories through media is to be taken seriously. That game impacted me in many ways. The way Ellie and Joel go through the story and interact while trying to survive, facing their own demons, and grow to love each other in a father/daughter relationship while still maintaining good game play mechanics is something to really admire. Naughty Dog did a great job writing those characters and creating a beautifully realistic world for that apocalypse to take place. Word on the street is that The Last of Us is now getting a movie adaptation. All I can say is, I hope they do the game justice.

In my spare time I work on personal projects which range from comics to animation scripts and character designs. I also play video games, read, cosplay, and write fanfiction. My current focuses are my Destiny fan motion comic, and more importantly, working on an original story (comic??) idea. Until a title can be found we’ll call it the Jade Project. I’m fleshing out characters and the world they inhabit slowly. JP has a cast of 34 named characters and could easily double. Pushing myself past the anxiety and fear of no one enjoying or taking these stories seriously is tough but my time here at LCC has done wonders for my confidence.