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Who would
cut off and give out his dreadlocks? Dye his hair in polka-dots? Or take a
picture of himself everyday for 9 months? Why, senior Jason Fletcher would
of course. He has been keeping us on our toes everyday with his crazy ways
and his awesome website, Supyo.com created in the summer of 1999.
“Originally
it was for my friends to see the pictures I had taken,” Fletcher said, “but
I began adding funny stuff and anything that I thought was worthy.”
One of his
additions is a favorite figure the Boogey Man. Fletcher even has a “Dress
the Boogey Man” addition on his website. But how did Fletcher think of his
beloved mascot?
“I was
playing Crash Bandicoot and there was a little boogey guy named Aku Aku. I
love how those sort of things look yet I thought I could make a better
boogey guy,” Fletcher said. “They result was the infamous Boogey Man.”
The
favorite part of the site according to Fletcher is the Daily Jason. The
Daily Jason is Fletcher’s biggest project yet. He has been taking a picture
yet. He has been taking a picture of himself everyday since January 7, 2003.
A man at c71123.com who has been doing it for over five years inspired
Fletcher.
Like the
Daily Jason, not everything from Fletcher’s website is completely authentic.
He sometimes seeks inspiration from b3ta.com and weeble.jolt.co.uk. His
biggest inspiration, however, is cockeyed.com. He goes to these sites when
he is running low on creative juices.
One of his
most noticeable pieces of art is sitting in the back of his car. The Blue
Man is made out of paper mache and he chills out while greeting visitors.
Unlike the Boogey Man, the Blue Man came completely from Fletcher’s mind.
“I was
driving on the highway one day and thought how funny would is be to have an
alien in the car with me,” Fletcher said. “I imagined the reactions of
people to that.”
Fletcher’s
art has also proven popular among fans. Fletcher has tons of art on his
website. Some pictures are from other websites, but the 3D art pieces are
Fletcher originals. He enjoys working with cardboard and hot glue, and his
favorite pieces are “the shopping cart” and “the hand.”
“My art is
meant to make you see something you’ve never really realized before,”
Fletcher said.
Last year,
Fletcher tried to promote his website by having a lighted sign, dubbed the
“mobile sup,” atop his car, a la Dominos delivery guy, with the SuPYo logo,
but it was stolen.
“I am
saddened that someone would steal the sign, but it will always live on in
our memories,” Fletcher said.
Fans of the
site say they also miss the “mobile sup.”
“How
enriched would our lives be if the ‘mobile sup’ was still among us?,”
sophomore Kyle Earnheart said. “The world will never know.”
There are
lots of memories people have with SuPYo. When SuPYo had its 10,000th
visitor, Fletcher brought a stuffed fish to school and took pictures of
people with it. He has all those pictures posted on his website.
Fletcher
says he is very thankful to all the people who have ever visited his site
and is more than happy to help them out too. Fletcher gave sophomore Scott
Muncer some room on his website for some pictures that he took.
All in all
Supyo.com is a pretty fun site to go to. And like most people, you might
find yourself addicted.
“I go there
like three times a day,” Muncer said, “It’s my home page.”
At school,
it’s pretty easy to spot Fletcher in a crowd. And sometimes he has something
extra special up his sleeve.
“People May
Notice is a project I do sometimes to see how many people talk to me about
something ‘different’ or ‘weird’ I have done,” Fletcher said, “I once put
tallies all over my hand to see how many people would ask me what I was
getting people to notice.”
From the
Boogey Man to People May Notice, there are so many things on Supyo.com that
Fletcher has done that no one will ever run out of things to see. |
