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December 26, 2011
fyeahlilbitoeverything:
clownyprincess:
codyjhlsmith:
Smoochy-...
Smoochy-woochy-woo.
Daaaw!
(excuse my hair, I was still progressing to proper-blonde…)
Both look fabulous!
Two of the best people ever.
Okay, So I'm Playing Skyrim
Anyone have good leveling tips? I am a Nord Barbarian.
December 24, 2011
Wishing Everyone A Happy Holidays
I know not everyone is having a wonderful holiday, maybe they're sad, or lonely, or unwell, or unhappy with their work or lack thereof.
I hope that you have the best holiday possible under the circumstances, if that's the case, and that NEXT year blows the doors off of this year for you.
Wishing everyone a happy holidays and lots of gratitude for all your support and kind thoughts!
December 22, 2011
secretsix:
Pajama Scandal by ~KrystalBeisick
Oh,...
Pajama Scandal by ~KrystalBeisick
Oh, man.
Scandal, the things you do!
This is very nice art, as well!
mynameistopher:
Christmas tip: Even if you ARE that excited...
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Christmas tip: Even if you ARE that excited to receive a knife for Christmas, don't make that face, certainly not with the that close to your face.
The funny thing is, that face is redrawn by editorial request…the first version, she looked moments away from killing everyone!
Comics And The Power Of Emotion
I got this lovely note in my ask box. I'm not going to post the name because I don't know if the poster involved wanted her name used. It got me thinking:
"I just wanted to thank you. I know it sounds extremely cheesy/lame, but I just appreciate all of your work so much - especially Birds of Prey and the new Batgirl. I'm a huge Barbara fan, and for some reason, reading the stories that you write about her makes me feel a lot less lonely. Thank you for all of the hope that your stories have given me. Can't wait until Issue 5!"
Of course, I appreciate the kind words, but I was really struck by what she said, about comics making her feel less lonely.
I don't talk about this online a lot, but I grew up in an extremely rough situation that didn't really get better until I left home. I'm not going to whine about the whole story here, but one problem was that I grew up on a farm, far, far away even from the teensy little redneck town where I went to school. We had no close neighbors with kids my age, no television, very little to do other than chores and wandering.
But comics really did help with that. When I read comics (or some really good fantasy fiction), I felt like the world wasn't so tiny, that it was MASSIVE and filled with wonder and people from other planets and amazing friends with wonderful adventures. I was just a kid, but I treasured those stories and read them to tatters.
As I grew up and moved away, comics had gotten pretty grim and unwelcoming to female readers and I drifted away a while.
Then I went through a very sad period, and rediscovered comics by accident (it was Mark Waid and Alex Ross' KINGDOM COME). I just fell in love with it. And now they had actual SHOPS where you could buy comics, and you could talk to the other readers, and the staff. And holy crap, I went online and there were whole message boards where you could talk to hundreds of people about these wonderful books.
So, lots of times comics have been lovely for me, made me feel emotions. And twice, it was life-changing. That's not counting going pro and all the things that that has brought to my life, I'm speaking solely as a reader.
This is one of the reasons why I take this stuff so seriously. An issue of a particular book might be just an assignment to the writer, but it might be tremendously important to a reader. I've had, probably, over the years, maybe eight to ten people say that stories I've written helped keep them from hurting themselves, and I know other writers have had that, as well. Comics can do that, they are stories of better possibility, they can touch the heart.
So my question is, have comics ever helped you feel less alone? Have they ever caused you to experience a powerful and positive emotional response?
If so, what characters do that for you the most?
(Also, I have no idea why Tumblr is ignoring my paragraph breaks on this post…any ideas? It looks like a block of text!)
I have a fun question for you, Gail. If you had a chance to write a comic series based off a popular cartoon from either the 80s or 90s, which would you do?
Hmmm.
I've been offered a few such things, I really don't know much about when cartoons were popular. I have lived a lot of my life without a television so I see a lot of things years, even decades later than everyone else. I was asked to spearhead a comic series featuring She-Ra. But I didn't know a thing about the character so I turned it down.
Hm. I guess the Turtles, maybe? I've been asked to write them, too. I still have a lot of fondness for classic TMNT.
December 21, 2011
thedailywhat:
Historical Homecoming Kiss of the Day: For the...
Historical Homecoming Kiss of the Day: For the first time in Navy history, a lesbian salior was picked to plant the traditional homecoming kiss on her significant other.
Through a raffle held onboard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta won the right to be the first off the ship when Oak Hill docked in Virginia Beach after several months at sea. As part of a time-honored tradition, the first off the ship gets to share the first kiss with a loved one.
23-year-old Gaeta was greeted by her girlfriend of two years, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell, 22, and the two locked lips while the crowd gathered around them cheered.
"It's something new, that's for sure," Gaeta said after the historical smooch. "It's nice to be able to be myself. It's been a long time coming."
Watch the two talk about their special moment below:
BEST STORY EVER.
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