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| The above is a picture of me in my patented Mod Action Pose. I have posted it for the benefit of Alan Hunt, my pick for the cartoonist link of the day. Not only is Alan the creator of my favourite Exclaim! cartoon, the amazing Maciek and Fiona, beating out such other stellar talents as Jay Stephens and Marc Bell, but Alan also gets special metion in the Flat Earth Machine for bestowing upon me the honour of second place in his online contest! From Alan's site. "I'll send an original drawing of Maciek and Fiona to the three people who can come up with the most creative reason why Fiona's nose and mouth have grown so ridiculously large in the past three years. Contest ends July 30, 2001. Get your entries in early!" My entry. "It would seem obvious to anyone with a sex drive that Fiona's odd facial features are representative of genitalia. Their growth can be seen as an awakening, not of sexual feelings necessarily, but her further journey into adulthood. The reason she has both sets of genitalia, male (nose/penis)and female (mouth/vagina), is to show that she really does not need to rely on anyone else. She has all the equipment she needs to be self-sufficient. Matt, on the other hand, has recently reverted back to a childlike state. Both these occurances took place with their ingestion of the estacy, and both had a completely different response to the drug. While this may seem matter-of-fact (Fiona/mature, Matt/immature), it has become all the more pronounced with this recent development. So, while Fiona may not need anyone herself, she feels a responsibility to Matt like a parent does to a child. That, and girls with big noses are incredibly attractive. Or maybe that's just me." Since my entry won, Alan will now whip up a lil' drawing of the stars of his strip, and he has requested a picture of me so I can hang out with M and F. I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. Demille. Steven August 4, 2001 9:42 am |
| Do I look melancholy to you? I just got an email from my pallie Sunday. She senses that I am a lil' melancholy from my journal. Just last week Carla gave me a big hug outside Rumours because she gathered from my emails that I was quite depressed. Do I get depressed? Sure. Could life be a little better? Why not. Is it summer? Hell yes! I'm not going to waste my summer moping around, not when I know I'll be a basketcase during the Winter. I think there's some mixed messages here. I'm currently in a state of flux. Chaos. Uncertainty. And the usual reaction to such a state is submission. But I'm looking on the bright side here. If my life wasn't in utter turmoil, how would I ever get a chance to make something better of it. One step back, two steps forward. That is, if I don't let it take me down. So stop worrying about me. And no more hugs. Oh, what the hell. Hug me all you want. Since we're on the topic of depression, please direct your atteniton to this wonderful piece on Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. |
| Steven August 6, 2001 12:55 am |