Europe, Porn and Cartoons

Well, I am back and ready to dig in... But first a little bit about what I did over the summer (so far).

The past 4 weeks I have been in Germany and Belgium (my regular summer jaunt with the family to see in-laws) and we even squeezed in a couple of days in Paris, which is beautiful and poignant all at once. Such a mix of beauty and history- a deep history that we, as Americans, don't get to appreciate. I mean, buildings that were built in 1113- Choppin's grave yard- and things like that. I saw Seraut's final resting place and yeah, Jim Morrison too.

I read Ben Shapiro's book, Porn Generation And How Social Liberalism is corrupting Our Future and it really started to make me think- but not in the way he would have wished.

It is hard to describe how disturbed I am that someone with any decent amount of education can use the word "tolorance" as a derragatory statement and that "live and let live" is a crime.

Don't get me wrong. The guy did make some valid points and observations but they are so couched in this extremist right wing mentality it's scary.

Both the Right and the Left are out of fucking control, to put it honestly. Someone need s to call them out for it.
America needs to call them out for it.

My trip to Paris, well Europe in general was very enlightening on this- And I need to put that into words, I know, because I keep thinking about this every waking moment.
Some idiot will read this and say- "If you love Europe so much then go live there, Frenchy!" totally missing the point and thus, bringing my observations down into the black vs. white arena where sports styled politics reigns supreme. Score one for the Conservatives!

It's like both sides are pushing and pushing and they will do anything to get their point of view across no matter how much destruction and chaos will come of it.

The world is small and getting smaller; tolerance and "live and let live" may well be our best tools for survival.

I digress...

I also saw Melinda and Melinda on the flight. It's done by Woody Allen and stars Will Ferrell. This movie sucked. I mean, it sucked in that Gilmore Girls kind of way.
You know- where everyone is witty and has a snappy comeback for everybody elses snappy comebacks. The only difference is that they all weren't speaking at a hundred miles an hour.
And the acting. UGH! Will is the best thing in the film.
I normally like Woody Allen's stuff too.

Okay. Back to the project.
I picked up on the Batman animation again. I need to get Ponomo Studios back into the swing and that would be a really good start.

On the plane I drew some story boards for a two good scenes.

I also started a more concrete mapping of a book for The Unbearable Truth. The next step there I think is to start building the characters and buying Dave Sims book on self publishing.

I continue to work people...