ClicksyPicsWiggle animations and more!

Finally, a new animation! Per Jullian’s request, here is the first draft of Lincoln in color. It’s pretty rough, but I’m glad to have started moving my fingers (and my brain) just a little bit more. I think I’ll do some touch-ups, this is just color and alignment, no cleaning. I’d also like to add some kind of movement, even if it’s just a simple blink… maybe a smile? I’d be glad to hear any suggestions!

Below is a link to a letter from a slave to his old slave master.  The site looks pretty cool, collections of old letters… sounds like something I’ll be digging through very soon!  Letters of Note:  To my Old Master

Love this article….

The NEF argues we need to achieve truly happy lives, we need to challenge social norms and reset the industrial clock ticking in our heads. It sees the 21-hour week as integral to this for two reasons: it will redistribute paid work, offering the hope of a more equal society (right now too many are overworked, or underemployed). At the same time, it would give us all time for the things we value but rarely have time to do well such as care for our family, travel, read or continue learning (as opposed to feeding consumerism).

There was a 2005 movie by Searchlight called The Ringer.  The movie is about Johnny Knoxville’s character trying to rig the Special Olympics.  I wouldn’t say it’s a horrible movie, there were a few good spots.  My favorite was when Knoxville confesses what he’s trying to do to a Priest, the Priest punches him… who wouldn’t want to punch Johnny Knoxville, right?  We got it because we like Searchlight movies, they’re kind of kin to after school specials.  They tackle a lot of different subjects that mainstream movies don’t bother with.  We also heard they used mentally disabled actors, which is pretty cool.  Needless to say, their performances out shined Knoxville’s by far.

We watched it again the other day and it got me thinking about my time working with the disabled, and more specifically, the Special Olympics.