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| Stick Fight 1 |
| This was the second cartoon I made. Consequently, it also sucked. However, this one had something the other one didn't: violence. Bloody, gorey, unrealistic animated violence. Also included, at no extra charge, are two simple lines placed in just a manner that they appear to be a facial expression representing anger. How exciting. My animation skills obviously grew by leaps and bounds in those early days. I remember the day I completed this cartoon very clearly. I showed it to my mom, thinking she'd be as impressed as I was at my new found talent. However, instead of receiving applause and congratulations along with a gift of some form as I expected, I got a worried look and the most profound piece of advice I've ever received: "Justin, you need help." Needless to say, I first assumed she was offering her services so we could start our own business. Maybe she could be my accountant and handle all the loads of cash that would doubtlessly be flowing in soon as people were buying my animations. Or my lawyer and sue the shit outta anyone that tried to copy my original ideas. I mean, no one's ever made animations of stick people fighing before, right? (Cough, stickdeath.com, cough) Well, to make a long story even longer, she didn't want to be my accountant or lawyer. In fact, she didn't want to be my mother anymore either, but luckily for me, I couldn't just go back inside her womb and disappear just like like that. Luckily for both of us, actually... Anyway, that was the point where my mom realized I wasn't going to fit into society quite right. I guess life is just full of disappointments. |