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That's a very good question. Thank you for asking that. Well, when I say that people have told me that I "can't" do something , and this strengthened my resolve to achieve my goals- it specifically has to do with people telling I "can't do" aspects - or deeper degrees - of the goals I was- or would have been , working on anyway, but taking them to the next level.
People have told me I would never be smart and would never excel in school- they were wrong. People have also said I wouldn't reach many of my artistic goals-telling me I should not do particular things that I feel would improve me and take me to the next level- that they didn't think I could "hack it"- they were wrong.
So , to answer your question (or at least I believe I am) I never started anything just on a dare from a nay sayer, what I am referring to are the "doubters" who say you "can't" excel with the goals you already have, or make power moves or engage in challenges that will take you to the next level of your particular crafts and goals- the "doubters". When they tell you "you can't: get any better- or you can't pull that off- or "you're just not capable of doing that" in addressing goals you already have, thats what I mean. A lot of people are very comfortable with the mediocre ...... and will attempt to keep you there within your own craft. That's because that is where they are comfortable- and don't know how to support you beyond that. So the "doubters" will respond by not supporting you to grow & take risks on your path- telling you" you can't". It's those folks and those particular situations I'm referring to.
No, I never felt I ever shifted off course simply to achieve what someone said I could not do- If their statement didn't coincide with purposes I already set for myself I probably just ignored them......no, its the doubters of my particular dreams- or levels of success for those dreams that I mean.
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LOL- but they do! Doesn't anyone enlarge the view of the avatars to take a closer look?? If you haven't yet- try it. If you enlarge the view you can see that 1/2 of my face is shown. The other half is artwork that I created.
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Nope.
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Many population groups have benefited from the victories of the Civil Rights movement , including Caucasian women. Why should individuals who are overweight be any different? I am a firm believer that one's body weight is in a large part inherited by genetics. Even at different ages people who thought they would never be large have become so with no change in behavior or increase or decrease in activity simply because our metabolisms change as we grow older. I have discussed this topic with overweight people who I care for and love (in most every case- their parents were large, and so were their grandparents). It seems to me that being able to prove such discrimination would be very difficult to do- even though I know it exists. Because I know and love people who are larger folks I know how extremely hard it is for these individuals to loose weight- it's already a struggle- discrimination simply makes it worse. My mother , father, and grandparents have been thin people- so I am thin and have never had to be concerned with my weight. But if every one of us had to struggle with that issue then we would all be more sympathetic- wouldn't we? This is why I can't judge large people- I have never experienced their struggle, though I know it's an extremely difficult one. My answer would be yes, b/c discrimination of any kind is wrong.
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Right now it's Disney's Lion King. It's the best one I've seen so far , the singing was outstanding.
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My definition for this may be too loose to everyone's liking... but I don't care... to me anyone, and everyone is an intellectual until they say enough "ish" to make it evident that they clearly are not.... thats about as "defined" as it gets for me... over concern with ego, boasting that is void of humor or purpose (and that is an important distinction) , over concern with wealth for the wrong reasons, and lack of empathy are also signs as far as I'm concerned .... and it has little to do with degrees of education .... I have a masters , but I have grown to see that education is only a tool, if you have no intellect that is relevant to becoming a better more empathetic and well rounded , self questioning , and self reflecting person- then you can have a PHD and still not be an intellectual.... some of the cruelest people I've ever met have been the most "educated" people....
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Here's what I would do and why:
#1 Baby crying - Nothing..... NOTHING.... is more important than a baby crying.
#2 While holding and caring for the baby in my arms, I would walk to the tap and turn the water off. Anyone who is at the door can wait b/c I would have yelled "Just a moment".
#3 (With baby still in my arms- hopefully more calm and happy by now) I would check the peep hole on the door to see who was there.
#4 Honestly - the phone at this point would not be a concern to me. If it was really important who ever is calling during this busy moment will either leave a message or call me back.
#5 (If the person at the door was family I would ask them to come in and hold my child until I could bring the clothes off the line. If it was a solicitor I'd tell them to "Get Lost!" ) The clothes are of least concern-rain water is not going to ruin the clothing. Later they can be re washed and re dried.
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When I sleep, I dream in full color..... except once.... when I was 6 years old I dreamed that I was one of the members of the "Our Gang" kids (aka Little Rascals) and Darla dumped Alphalpha for me..... That was the only time I had a sleeping dream in black & white. Give me a brake- I was 6 years old!! LOL!! :)
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That is a pretty good price for a trade paperback that has many issues of a comic within it. I can see an overpriced project from a mile away and will not buy it- but I don't think this is one of those. That is a an average price for a trade paperback that includes multiple issues. I do not know how many issues are included in each one b/c I bought the books as they were originally published in their individual comic book format, but I will be buying these trade paperback versions of the books to read issues I missed. If your thinking about purchasing them for selling in a store- I believe the website has special contact sections for interested retailers. I personally really enjoyed this comic book and look forward to reading more.
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I actually enjoy the movies very much .... but they are nothing...... nothing ....... nothing...... compared to the delightful layered complexity of the comic book itself. Especially from the era that made the X-Men what they are today .... I have always said this to my fellow comics fans and I'll say it here.... Stan Lee created the X-Men (for that he earns his respect). Chris Claremont made them stars (and that should be recognized). It is Chris Claremont's writing on the X-Men that made it the #1 comic book for decades straight... and it's by his effort to create an excellent book that the X-Men are stars today. Many of the plot lines in the media: TV and movies spring off directly from the writing Chris did in the 80's, either loosely or directly. Any curious parties can pick up what they call "trade paperbacks" of his most impressive X-Men sagas : "The Mutant Massacre" , "Inferno" , and the "Extinction Agenda". His run on a book called Excalibur was amazing as well staring X-Men characters. The movies in my opinion were good and I enjoyed them.... for exactly what they are.... but the movies do not compare to the books. If curios folks did not like the X-Men movies but think they might have been interested in the characters buy the trade paperbacks and see what you think- drink from the source , the comics themselves. Just seeing the movies alone is like.....mmmm.... like trying to appreciate a beautiful painting by only staring at the left hand corner. An truly excellent question, thank you for asking it.
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http://www.brothermancomics.com/ I'm getting mine. Everybody, get yours too. :)
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:-) thats really nice! Thank you! Yes, she loves purple. I take it you do as well. Does that mean that purple would be the color of your wedding?
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A lovely brown. Why? Because she is. Her favorite color is purple- so I also think of that.
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First, thank you so very much. Second: I can't do just one, and thats my honest answer.... (smiles) The love I have for this genre just wont allow that ..... I'll narrow it down to 3. Peanuts , Boondocks, Garfield
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Wow, Q#1 - thats such a hard question, there are so many wonderful comic book heroes. apologies in advance- can't pick just one....
Storm: First hero of color I ever read about in comics. She led the X-Men for almost 10 years. Won leadership in a battle with Cyclops with her wits , hand to hand combat skills, and no powers! She's extremely intelligent, and has her own garden- very well balanced character. No disrespect to Halle Berry, but Angella Bassett would have been a better choice for Storm in the movies. Angella's strength , intensity , and ability to convey inner strength and complexity when angry or intense is closer to the true essence of the comic book character of Storm.
Spider-Man : Spider Man was a down to earth mellow kid ( like me ) who could do amazing things, grew up to be a good man with a good heart- who just really wanted to help people with his powers. and (unlike Superman) struggled in his personal life to do just that, for the good of us all. Spider Man has the "purest heart" in all of comics.... and his agility is simply amazing to witness on the printed page.
Wolverine: He's just incredibly great in action- deemed "the most popular character in comics" many times I am captivated by his constant inner struggle of his composed self and his animal like fury.
Brother Man, The Dictator Of Discipline : An independent comic book published by African Americans about a young man with no powers who just wanted to make a difference in the city he lived in. The stories had more to do with relationships between African Americans themselves rather than super powered battles.
Batman : His shadowy cape is the most envied article of clothing in all of comics. And the Bat symbol is my favorite symbol in all of comics- but more than that- Batman has been given the title "the most intelligent mind in comics" and he has earned that. A master detective and strategist Batman has a vast wealth of knowledge. The beauty of his agility on the printed page is second only to Spider Man. Notice that Batman has no super powers- on that note I will say this: I love the main theme behind Batman which is..... if one trained one's body hard enough, and studied hard enough, and worked hard enough, then "anyone" could actually BE Batman.
Yes, I'd say those would be my choices.
Q#2 :
I applied to work for Disney several years ago, They told me that my portfolio was extremely strong but because I had no experience in animation they could not hire me. Now, I would not want to work for either of them except for maybe image concept development. I really want to start my own business and I am working on creating my own comics universe- if it ever so happened that Disney or Pixar wanted to work with me as far as somehow bringing my characters to the big screen- and I retain ownership of those characters, then I would work with whoever would give me the most creative freedom-hypothetically speaking. (One can dream. :) ) -
I always try to study both they are , after all , two sides of the same coin.... but in the end I value actions over words... words are simply tools... like data they can be skewed to paint a picture of anything the wielder wishes them to. But actions are more ..... primal - it reminds me of one of my favorite quotes : "We are what we repeatedly do. " Aristotle - so , to answer your question , even though words and actions are two sides of the same coin.... actions are slightly more important to me, or better yet - one's "history of repeated action." I'm no big Dr.Phil fan....but one thing he said I believe is true :
"The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior." Dr. Phil The word "actions" can easily replace the word "behavior".
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Tough question: depends on the genre and reasons:
Cartoon strips:
Jim Davis: For the fun (Garfield)
Bill Watterson: For The Heart (Calvin & Hobbes)
Lynn Johnson for the reality : (For Better Or For Worse)
and last- but first -Aaron McGruder (Boondocks) for the soul and to be pushed to higher levels of talent, expression, and confidence.
Comic books: Todd McFarlane (formerly Spider Man) for his amazing detail rendering but we would have to have a heart to heart talk about the subject matter of his independent work. Marc Silvestri my favorite comic book artist and the best at drawing action and story telling in the business (formerly X-Men), John Buscema: because he is an excellent storyteller and his work on the book "How To draw Comics The Marvel Way" was groundbreaking! Frank Miller - for bringing the "Batman" back to his shadowy roots as a detective and "knight" of the people. (But I would want to talk to him as well concerning his independent work- just mho- too graphic & violent) -
Honestly, and I don't mean to sound exclusive or conceited. But my friends don't share the views I do, or philosophies I do- though we are all dear friends.
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The version that I enjoyed most is one that I cannot find to own so far. I checked it out from the library years ago, and have been on the search for that version of the audiobook (it was created in the 70's i believe) because the person doing the reading was exceptional and other versions don't compare. (unfortunately I do not remember his name and would need to recheck it out at the library to remember) but I would know it if I saw it while searching online. I have not found it again- The remakes of the audiobook that have been done since don't sound the same to me. Once I find it again or check it out from the library again I'll let you know who narrated it by name.
Besides that one- I've listened to a lot of audiobooks as I draw or write- but these stand out in my mind right now.
Top of my list:
James Earl Jones Reads the Bible. The man's voice is incredible.
Race Rules by Michael Eric Dyson
The Cell by Steven King
(with a voice cast of characters)
(and I don't like horror at all- but the production on this audiobook was so well done that it deserves recognition, and the plot was excellent.)
Zero: The Biography Of A Dangerous Idea by Charles Seif (narrated by author)
Dr. Jekyll & Mister Hide (narrated by full cast)
Race Matters by Dr. Cornel West -
Post Modernism for sure- no doubt because of it's rejection of the traditional, marking the first time in my humble opinion that people really had to look at art and try to figure out it's meaning. And "Pop Art" because of it's inclusion of pop culture references (including comics- and comic books which are my specialty) and the symbolic "middle finger" to the rest of the art world. I loved the duality of pop art for myself personally because a lot of the actual artwork itself (with the exception of Warhol) I found to be pretentious , lazy , and just plain f***kery for lack of a better term and yet I respected the "ideas, theories and motives" behind the work itself.
The Harlem Renaissance holds a dear place in my heart because paintings from this period were the first works of art I saw that depicted African Americans as real people with loves, joys, dreams, struggles, and passions of their own.
(as opposed to the renderings of the picaninny , koon, mammi, and sambo that I do not consider art but view them as what they were - dangerous propaganda)
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Retro Spect’s Bio
Artist specializing in sequential illustration, cartooning, logo design, and oil painting. Loves music (esp. hip-hop) , really loves coffee , humor, and a good quote.
