Pixel Monster

A noun used to describe an excessively pixellated image of an object that renders it unrecognisable. This effect often occurs from an image recording device of unsuitable quality, or user error.

1) That webcam is bad, it makes me look like a pixel monster.
2) Bill is bad at photography, all his subjects turn into pixel monsters.

This snappy phrase was formed in conjunction with Anxtraphyl/Derrick over at Thermonuclear Exchange. Lacking a suitable phrase, he asked if my webcam "Would make him look like a pixel monster". Ever since, this phrase has gained currency as an inside joke among friends, poking fun at grainy images.

The above definition was originally submitted to UrbanDictionary.com, but was rejected on the basis of insufficient popularity and utility of the word. (I think, but I feel the word is uproariously funny.)

This resulted in an image crafted by both co-creaters of the term this afternoon.


An obvious spoof of the Gameboy game Pocket Monsters(Pokémon), we based this off a famous glitch of the game, where the monster involved resembles what we felt was the epitome of pixel monsters.

Pokémon and Gameboy are trademarks of Nintendo, please don't sue us, we're poor enough as it is. (Missingno isn't copyrighted, it's a glitch!)

By The Dolphin

"I spent my high school career, spit on and shoved to agree,
so I could watch all my heroes sell a car on TV.
We've got the obvious scene, we'll show 'em what we all mean."

My Chemical Romance-The Black Parade-Disenchanted

Conversational Topic #1-Projects

An absolute lack of content has plagued this blog for a while, and it continues to date.
Usually, I would have an idea at the beginning of the day, only to have it lost between C programming and The purpose of a Thyristor, and would recover by evening.

However, ever since school restarted, a salvo of project demands have arrived, further hampering time and energy required to post. This set-up results in having 5 different assignments due within 168 hours, which often results in a comedic situation of calling someone at 3am and getting an answer "You too, huh?". This situation could be remedied by proper organisation. (Large, fabrication-style projects called in last, smaller, less time consuming ones earlier.)

Having a few projects myself (MTNPROJ,PEDRIVE,CKTCS,ORGCOM,Creative Writing.) Having the lighter projects done early would be a benefit, as it would be less tiring. However, last semester's lineup proves the theory is flawed, with 4 big-ticket projects, nullifying the advantage of staggered deadlines.
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That's the first of the rant/topic posts of the year, after many complaints.

By The Dolphin

"I got to tell you that he waited all his life,
For someone like you to come make the wrong things right.
I know he didn't have the answers all the time,
But you can't tell me that you've never told a lie."

Yellowcard-Ocean Avenue-Twenty-Three