Wednesday, April 13, 2011
the rabbits and the end of their marriage
The husband and wife would soon be reunited, although they might not recognize each other at first. Their children were grown and nowhere to be found. They might even have childred of their own, but no one would really know this. The moment I saw her, I knew that she had changed, while he stayed the same, except older. He wore the old clothes he always wore which were too dirty to be washed by now. She, on the other hand, had stars on her eyes that somehow got implanted there. Hollywood must have done that too her. He thought that as soon as he saw her he would remember how beautiful she was. He was much more nervous than she was about them reuniting, because he had grown lonely while she got all the attention she wanted. So he traveled across the land, his stomach tied in knots the entire time. The moment they met, they did not recognize each other. It must have been too late. He still had that same warm look he always had in his eyes , but the stars on hers got in the way. She no longer looked beautiful to him, at least not in the same way. It did not matter to her whose eyes were looking at her and whether they were warm or not. So he decided to travel back across the land, and she still got all the attention she wanted. They continued to live their lives as they were before this encounter, never to meet again. He knew better than that by now, although he was a bit disappointed that he could not recognize her. She didn't think about it at all. Hollywood must have done that to her and this made him feel glad that he left.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Tale of a Man with Six Eyes
Illustration and writing in progress....
Synopsis: The six eyed man (three pairs, all three pairs different colors) has to live with the fact that he has too many eyes. All three colors make the man who he is, and if any of them is missing, his view of the world becomes distorted. He wears contact lenses, and sometimes forgets to put one in each eye, which then makes that eye useless. He does not like to wear glasses partially due to the fact that he does not have a nose. His green eyes are always optimistic, blue usually see the world as it is and brown sometimes deceive him. In this story, the six eyed man lives day to day with different eye combinations and different views of the world only to discover his true self.
Synopsis: The six eyed man (three pairs, all three pairs different colors) has to live with the fact that he has too many eyes. All three colors make the man who he is, and if any of them is missing, his view of the world becomes distorted. He wears contact lenses, and sometimes forgets to put one in each eye, which then makes that eye useless. He does not like to wear glasses partially due to the fact that he does not have a nose. His green eyes are always optimistic, blue usually see the world as it is and brown sometimes deceive him. In this story, the six eyed man lives day to day with different eye combinations and different views of the world only to discover his true self.
evil monsters
Drawing evil monsters on a chalkboard with John Michael. This is an evil squid of some sort, not too happy because he just got shat on by an evil rabbit. I love my friends.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
(Unfinished) Tale of a young girl and her rabbit
There lives a rabbit somewhere in a small cabin with a girl who mostly works all the time. He is quite old and has lived an interesting life. He was born approximately 23 years ago, which is a long time for a rabbit to be alive for. As a young bunny, he mostly existed for the sole purpose of comforting the girl, and since she was only slightly older than him and did not work all the time, they spent lots of time together and he had lots of other animals to keep them company as well. Everyone was happy.
Then one day, unexpectedly and unwillingly, they were moved away from their home and all their other companions to a house that was completely unfamiliar and unwelcoming. Neither of them completely understood just what was going on, and since they were both so young no one really explained the situation to them. They both became lonely and scared for many reasons. However, they slowly learned to become invisible, or at least they would like to think so. It was a special kind of magical power, or at least they would like to think so. Sometimes they would wish they could be invisible all the time so that nothing bad happened to them, but unfortunately their magical powers did not work that well. As they grew older, they finally made one friend, who they also taught their power to. They used it quite often, sometimes out of necessity and sometimes for fun.
One day, the girl and her friend decided that the rabbit should get married and start a family because they noticed that he was beginning to get lonely .A beautiful young female rabbit appeared out of nowhere, and she was not invisible. They fell in love instantly, had a beautiful wedding and later on two beautiful children, a boy and a girl. At one point, they would eventually all separate, but that came many and many years later. For now, they were all happy and settled. They stayed together and thought that they would forever.
Once again, completely unexpectedly and unwillingly, the girl, her friend and the rabbit family all moved away to a place that was unfamiliar and unwelcoming. The language in this place was foreign and the people very strange. They did not fit in to their new environment very well and although now older, still confused about just exactly what was going in. But they were falsely reassured that everything was okay and not out of the ordinary.
When they became older and much wiser, they realized exactly what happened, at least part of it. Keep in mind that this realization did not make them accept it, and in fact it made them very angry. The girl and her friend did not know where the rabbit family was because they were now stored in boxes and hidden away. The girl and her friend missed them very much but had a lot of other things to worry about that did not allow them to rescue them. They also did not want to expose the (hopefully) happy family into their environment because they did not feel that it was safe. The girl especially missed what she still thought of as "her rabbit" because they were raised together. For now, he would have to remain tucked away and safe until a better time.
The girl and her friend eventually also parted ways in order to rebuild their lives. She went off to college and moved away. Her friend did the same, but somewhere far away and they would see each other only a few times a year. Once their college years were starting to come to an end, and the girl's friend decided that college for not for her but had nowhere else to go, they moved into a small apartment together. They had a neighbor who turned out to be crazy and once again they began to feel uncomfortable in their environment. This time, they just ignored it. The rabbit family was still separated, but the girl had her own rabbit back. His wife and their children were still stored away in a box but they would soon all become happily reunited.
The girl was glad to have her rabbit back and would look to him for comfort when she got sad. Once she got so sad that she would look at him all the time. She noticed that his clothes had been torn and worn out and made him some new ones. This made him look brand new and inspired her to become brand new as well.
To be continued......
Then one day, unexpectedly and unwillingly, they were moved away from their home and all their other companions to a house that was completely unfamiliar and unwelcoming. Neither of them completely understood just what was going on, and since they were both so young no one really explained the situation to them. They both became lonely and scared for many reasons. However, they slowly learned to become invisible, or at least they would like to think so. It was a special kind of magical power, or at least they would like to think so. Sometimes they would wish they could be invisible all the time so that nothing bad happened to them, but unfortunately their magical powers did not work that well. As they grew older, they finally made one friend, who they also taught their power to. They used it quite often, sometimes out of necessity and sometimes for fun.
One day, the girl and her friend decided that the rabbit should get married and start a family because they noticed that he was beginning to get lonely .A beautiful young female rabbit appeared out of nowhere, and she was not invisible. They fell in love instantly, had a beautiful wedding and later on two beautiful children, a boy and a girl. At one point, they would eventually all separate, but that came many and many years later. For now, they were all happy and settled. They stayed together and thought that they would forever.
Once again, completely unexpectedly and unwillingly, the girl, her friend and the rabbit family all moved away to a place that was unfamiliar and unwelcoming. The language in this place was foreign and the people very strange. They did not fit in to their new environment very well and although now older, still confused about just exactly what was going in. But they were falsely reassured that everything was okay and not out of the ordinary.
When they became older and much wiser, they realized exactly what happened, at least part of it. Keep in mind that this realization did not make them accept it, and in fact it made them very angry. The girl and her friend did not know where the rabbit family was because they were now stored in boxes and hidden away. The girl and her friend missed them very much but had a lot of other things to worry about that did not allow them to rescue them. They also did not want to expose the (hopefully) happy family into their environment because they did not feel that it was safe. The girl especially missed what she still thought of as "her rabbit" because they were raised together. For now, he would have to remain tucked away and safe until a better time.
The girl and her friend eventually also parted ways in order to rebuild their lives. She went off to college and moved away. Her friend did the same, but somewhere far away and they would see each other only a few times a year. Once their college years were starting to come to an end, and the girl's friend decided that college for not for her but had nowhere else to go, they moved into a small apartment together. They had a neighbor who turned out to be crazy and once again they began to feel uncomfortable in their environment. This time, they just ignored it. The rabbit family was still separated, but the girl had her own rabbit back. His wife and their children were still stored away in a box but they would soon all become happily reunited.
The girl was glad to have her rabbit back and would look to him for comfort when she got sad. Once she got so sad that she would look at him all the time. She noticed that his clothes had been torn and worn out and made him some new ones. This made him look brand new and inspired her to become brand new as well.
To be continued......
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
The Fickle Pickle (and a bunch of grapes)
There once was a pickle, who was very fickle, and he rode his bicycle to work almost every day. Sometimes he would not go to work at all, but somehow he never got fired. He did not have any friends, as he could never decide on who he liked and did not like. In his spare time, which he had a lot of, he enjoyed long walks on the beach although he was not sure what his zodiac sign was. Sometimes he would get lonely and regretted the fact that he lived a lonely life.
Then one day, he met a bunch of grapes who knew how to change shapes. This interested the fickle pickle because at one point in his life he had also changed shapes. He used to be a cucumber and used to know lots of other cucumbers.
The fickle pickle had not interacted with others in a long time, so he was not sure how to approach the situation. However, after long consideration, he decided to talk to the grapes.
“Hello. My name is Pickle. I see that you are a bunch of grapes. What shapes do you turn into?” Again, he did not have much experience interacting with others.
“We turn into raisins, once we dry up. We shrivel up and no longer look like grapes.” They did not mind answering his question and embraced the fact that they would all turn into raisins someday.
“I used to be a cucumber, so I know a bit about changing shapes. I am now an old pickle and I would advise you to enjoy your time as young grapes.”
“Thank you for your advice.” They all said at the same time. They did not know what else to say because they already were enjoying their lives as young grapes and were not concerned about turning into raisins, although they knew that they would someday.
The pickle was not done yet. He wanted to pass on his knowledge to these grapes, mostly because he did not have anyone else to talk to.
“Hold on to the good things in your life. All the things that make you happy and everyone you love. Remember that, before it‘s too late. I used to know a lot of cucumbers, but my fickle habits turned them all away. I did not trust them and they did not trust me. I am now old and lonely.”
The grapes grew up in a bunch and were never alone, and although they would occasionally get into arguments, they never parted ways. They planned on staying together until they shriveled up into raisins. They did not know anything about being lonely. They appreciated the pickle’s advice but did not feel that it applied to their situation.
The fickle pickle could sense this by the way they looked at him and at each other. He knew they did not understand and he felt the need to make sure his message got across to them. They were young and naïve, that was all.
“I know that you grew up together as a bunch of grapes, but that makes no difference. I spent my life with other cucumbers, but they all left and never came back. It could happen to you as well.”
The grapes sympathized with this pickle and were starting to understand his point.
“Perhaps we can help you become less lonely. Do you think that would help?”
As soon as he heard this, the pickle became very hesitant. “But you are grapes and I am a pickle. I am a vegetable and you are not. I have only known cucumbers my whole life.”
The grapes ignored this statement. They began to realize that even in his old age, he was still very naïve. “What do you like to do in your spare time, Pickle?”
“Well, I enjoy long walks on the beach, although I do not know what my zodiac sign is.”
“We enjoy long walks on the beach as well. And your zodiac sign, whatever it may be, does not matter to us. Would you like to join us on our walk?”
Still very hesitant. He really wanted to turn down the offer, but since he was lonely, he decided to go along with it.
The pickle and the grapes, who all knew how to change shapes, began walking on the beach. It does not matter how they got there or where it was located. They enjoyed walks on any beach. They walked and talked and sometimes were silent when there wasn’t anything to say. They talked about their lives and their experiences, the good ones as well as the bad ones.
At this point, the pickle felt that the grapes were starting to become his friends and he felt that he could learn to trust them. They were friendly and accepting and did not seem fickle at all.
As the sun began to set, it was time for them to part ways. They all appreciated the knowledge they had shared with each other on this day. The pickle gave the grapes very important advice on growing older and not taking their lives and each other for granted, and the grapes taught the pickle to become more open minded. He also now understood that even though his life had often been unpredictable, there was no need for him to be so fickle.
“We are very glad to have met you, Pickle, and we enjoyed this long walk on the beach. We would very much like to continue taking walks on the beach with you, or anywhere else for that matter.”
“I would like that too. I have never been friends with grapes before and I am glad to have met you as well. I am now no longer lonely and I think we can learn a lot from each other.”
So they agreed to meet again the next day.
The next day came, and sure enough the pickle joined the grapes on their walk. Years passed, and the grapes eventually all turned into raisins. They all stayed together and never parted ways, not even with the pickle, who no longer considered himself to be fickle.
Then one day, he met a bunch of grapes who knew how to change shapes. This interested the fickle pickle because at one point in his life he had also changed shapes. He used to be a cucumber and used to know lots of other cucumbers.
The fickle pickle had not interacted with others in a long time, so he was not sure how to approach the situation. However, after long consideration, he decided to talk to the grapes.
“Hello. My name is Pickle. I see that you are a bunch of grapes. What shapes do you turn into?” Again, he did not have much experience interacting with others.
“We turn into raisins, once we dry up. We shrivel up and no longer look like grapes.” They did not mind answering his question and embraced the fact that they would all turn into raisins someday.
“I used to be a cucumber, so I know a bit about changing shapes. I am now an old pickle and I would advise you to enjoy your time as young grapes.”
“Thank you for your advice.” They all said at the same time. They did not know what else to say because they already were enjoying their lives as young grapes and were not concerned about turning into raisins, although they knew that they would someday.
The pickle was not done yet. He wanted to pass on his knowledge to these grapes, mostly because he did not have anyone else to talk to.
“Hold on to the good things in your life. All the things that make you happy and everyone you love. Remember that, before it‘s too late. I used to know a lot of cucumbers, but my fickle habits turned them all away. I did not trust them and they did not trust me. I am now old and lonely.”
The grapes grew up in a bunch and were never alone, and although they would occasionally get into arguments, they never parted ways. They planned on staying together until they shriveled up into raisins. They did not know anything about being lonely. They appreciated the pickle’s advice but did not feel that it applied to their situation.
The fickle pickle could sense this by the way they looked at him and at each other. He knew they did not understand and he felt the need to make sure his message got across to them. They were young and naïve, that was all.
“I know that you grew up together as a bunch of grapes, but that makes no difference. I spent my life with other cucumbers, but they all left and never came back. It could happen to you as well.”
The grapes sympathized with this pickle and were starting to understand his point.
“Perhaps we can help you become less lonely. Do you think that would help?”
As soon as he heard this, the pickle became very hesitant. “But you are grapes and I am a pickle. I am a vegetable and you are not. I have only known cucumbers my whole life.”
The grapes ignored this statement. They began to realize that even in his old age, he was still very naïve. “What do you like to do in your spare time, Pickle?”
“Well, I enjoy long walks on the beach, although I do not know what my zodiac sign is.”
“We enjoy long walks on the beach as well. And your zodiac sign, whatever it may be, does not matter to us. Would you like to join us on our walk?”
Still very hesitant. He really wanted to turn down the offer, but since he was lonely, he decided to go along with it.
The pickle and the grapes, who all knew how to change shapes, began walking on the beach. It does not matter how they got there or where it was located. They enjoyed walks on any beach. They walked and talked and sometimes were silent when there wasn’t anything to say. They talked about their lives and their experiences, the good ones as well as the bad ones.
At this point, the pickle felt that the grapes were starting to become his friends and he felt that he could learn to trust them. They were friendly and accepting and did not seem fickle at all.
As the sun began to set, it was time for them to part ways. They all appreciated the knowledge they had shared with each other on this day. The pickle gave the grapes very important advice on growing older and not taking their lives and each other for granted, and the grapes taught the pickle to become more open minded. He also now understood that even though his life had often been unpredictable, there was no need for him to be so fickle.
“We are very glad to have met you, Pickle, and we enjoyed this long walk on the beach. We would very much like to continue taking walks on the beach with you, or anywhere else for that matter.”
“I would like that too. I have never been friends with grapes before and I am glad to have met you as well. I am now no longer lonely and I think we can learn a lot from each other.”
So they agreed to meet again the next day.
The next day came, and sure enough the pickle joined the grapes on their walk. Years passed, and the grapes eventually all turned into raisins. They all stayed together and never parted ways, not even with the pickle, who no longer considered himself to be fickle.
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