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I hope you all had a wonderful New Year, and may 2009 bring you all good health, luck, and happiness!
I am finally back from Washington (and hopefully now I have more time to blog!), and I must say I have a greater appreciation for California weather, LOL. It was freeeezing over there, even when the snow started to melt already, the nights and mornings were so cold. I met a reader, who is also my mom's co-worker Lannet, who lives near my mom and she showed me around the area and we went to CCO and MAC of course! She is so awesome and she's so sweet. It was such a pleasure meeting you Lannet! We forgot to take a pic but at least I have someone to hang out whenever I am in Washington!
I bought the MAC #183 buffer brush which is tinier than the 180 brush which fits easier in mineral makeup caps to tap and swirl; some lipglosses: Molte Bene, Sheena, 1N and 2N, lipstick in "Underplay", and a couple of falsies.
My sister Rory actually stayed home the entire time I was there just to hang out with her older sis (Awwww!) since my mom tells me she is always out with her friends now that she can drive! We were snowed in for about 3 or 4 days when we first got there but it was nice to chill at home with home cooked meals, and watching DVD's with the siblings. We made a mess of the bathroom and her room of course with all the clothes and makeup that we were throwing around. I ended up giving a few MAC things to her since she kept using them! LOL. Turns out she also likes the MUFE HD Foundation I had and took the liberty of using it every chance she got (why I wish I wasn't the oldest! LOL). The sisters and I went to the mall and I picked up 2 lippies from the Dame Edna collection: Coral Polyp and Gladiola. Cute packaging although the glasses were stickers.
As for Christmas presents, I got the most important thing which of course was seeing my family since I haven't seen them for almost a year prior to my visit; but of course I also got some neat stuff! The BF got me the carry-all case from MAC which I had my eye on but didn't feel like spending $225 on it, and he ended up surprising me with it when he picked me up from the airport! And he got me a digital frame, some Burberry perfume, a NAP blanket, and a laptop case; his mom got me a Sephora gift card, this yummy perfume 'Vanilla Noir' from Bath & Body works and the lotion to match from his brother and his gf; money and a sweater from my parents, and cute boot slippers from my sisters.
Anyways, here are some pics...Gossip Girl premiere tomorrow!
The mess we made in my sister's room, and my younger sis probably up to no good, haha.
Outfit to the airport...
My haul from CCO with Lannet...
What I bought with my Sephora giftcard...
Stila Convertible Cheek & Lipcolor in Fuchsia & Illium
Urban Decay gel makeup remover & their Buddha Body Brush
My MAC case...looking tired and jetlagged...and gross! The two little boxes on top swivel out to the sides.
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Monday, January 5, 2009
Im baaacccckkk! Happy New Year!
I hope you all had a wonderful New Year, and may 2009 bring you all good health, luck, and happiness!
34 comments
- alien man?! said...
Happy New Year, V!! Love you :)
- January 5, 2009 at 2:09 AM
- Jenn said...
Happy New Year Vanessa!! You got soo many things, but i gotta say i LOVE the MAC case your boyfriend got you!! You're such a lucky girl!! :D
and oh, i love your sister's room!! it looks soo cozy!! :)
- January 5, 2009 at 2:34 AM
- LadyJane said...
Cute outfit. Your sister's room is huge! I wish my room had that much space. I swear you make all lip colors look stunning. Happy New Year!
- January 5, 2009 at 3:46 AM
- Amina said...
happy new year!!
great haul!!!
- January 5, 2009 at 3:53 AM
- Askmewhats said...
I missed you Nessa! Happy new year to yoU! You obviously had a great time with your family, i am close with my family too so I know how cool it is to see them all !!!! :) Take care and happy new year again!
- January 5, 2009 at 4:43 AM
- Anonymous said...
lovely haul! and that MAC box is impressive!
Happy New year to you too!
- January 5, 2009 at 5:37 AM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
welcome back honey! glad you had a great time with the family :) the MAC traincase looks so sleek, what a good boyfriend!
- January 5, 2009 at 6:29 AM
- B said...
I'm back tooo!! Happy New Year, beautiful! Wowsers....your little sister's is enormous! Funny thing is my little sister's looks juuuuust like that. Meanwhile, I grew up in a shoebox but that's another story for the therapist. HAAAA! I'm jivin'. I freakin' love those Stila convertible colors. You will have so much fun with them. And that MAC case is a beaut!!!
- January 5, 2009 at 6:29 AM
- Ana Flávia BH said...
Happy New Year, from Brazil!
Love your blog!
After you get your case full and organized, please, show it to us :)"
- January 5, 2009 at 6:34 AM
- Anonymous said...
happy new year Nessa!!!
that makeup case sure does look neat! lucky girl to get it for free! :-D
- January 5, 2009 at 6:48 AM
- Meagan said...
Happy New Year!
Your outfit that you wore to the airport was super cute.
Glad you got to spend time with your family hun. But I bet it's nice to be home with your man.
- January 5, 2009 at 8:34 AM
- sab said...
Happy New Year! great stuff! i especially love the MAC case.
i can't wait for the gossip girl premier too!
- January 5, 2009 at 8:36 AM
- ko0ty said...
Your lips look oh so sexy and luscious. =P
Welcome back babe and happy new year!
- January 5, 2009 at 9:08 AM
- Joey said...
W/b hun (:
The MAC case is gorgeous!
- January 5, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- SPECiAL x GiRL said...
your sister's room is envious. your parents' house is like a freakin' mansion. my sister's house is a pretty good size but every inch is covered with toys -_-
you got alot of neat stuff. i didn't pick up any dame edna products because of the stickers. a corner actually lifted up when i touched the l/g. pitiful...
- January 5, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- adriana said...
i missed your blogging!
glad your back and had a happy holiday with your family!
- January 5, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- Phamtastic said...
What is CCO? I have heard that mentioned somewhere else before...
- January 5, 2009 at 4:48 PM
- kae said...
yay, glad you're back and that you had a good time with your family and came back with lots of goodies :)
- January 5, 2009 at 5:25 PM
- Mrs.Zeus said...
Happy New Year!
I just got from Washington too!
what a lovely MAC case you got-lucky u!
- January 5, 2009 at 5:45 PM
- Crystal Gale said...
hi vanessa! Happy new year too! it's so nice to see your post..i miss reading your blog :)
your sis' room is so beautiful..I hope i have that space too hehe..nice case from MAC..yah, do show us when you filled it up already..I'm curious how it would look like with stuffs :)
- January 5, 2009 at 6:32 PM
- Jenfer said...
Hi Vanessa,
I regularly visit your blog, but never left any comments. Just want to tell you I recognize you at LeSportsac store at the Premium Outlet Mall. haha. I hope you enjoy your stay at WA. :)
- January 5, 2009 at 7:57 PM
- Maggie said...
Your sisters room is huge!
Can yo utell us what your wearing in ur outfit picture? its cute :)
- January 5, 2009 at 8:14 PM
- Nic Nic said...
happy new year!! all the lippies look great on you :)
- January 6, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- Carla L said...
Hi Vanessa,
I must say ... I'd kill for a MAC case, but getting MAC in Brazil it's so expensive - about 3 times what you pay in the US.
Do you happen to have the Brush Roll - MAC? If so, do you think it's worth having it?
- January 6, 2009 at 8:13 AM
- Anonymous said...
Happy New Year! I'm glad you're back and that you've had a great time with your family.
Great haul!
- January 6, 2009 at 11:10 AM
- Ethereal Prey said...
wow! *drools with jealousy* mac case!!!!! glad ot hear you had a good holiday season!
- January 6, 2009 at 3:03 PM
- Anonymous said...
That thing is wonderful, that explains why it's $225.00! :)
- January 6, 2009 at 4:04 PM
- jeSmakeup said...
the gladiola lipstick color is so nice like a doll pink!! i really want it.. its so hard to find the right nice color lipstick tho... happy new year to u!!
- January 7, 2009 at 11:53 PM
- http://makeupmylack.blogg.se said...
Happy 2009:D
Awesome post! lovely pics!
- January 8, 2009 at 6:03 AM
- Phamtastic said...
I tried to find illium on Stilacosmetics.com. Are you sure it's not Lillium?
- January 8, 2009 at 9:54 PM
- Keedah said...
Nice Christmas goodies and cute outfit!
- January 10, 2009 at 10:28 PM
- Ahleessa said...
Happy belated Christmas and New Year!!! :)
- January 11, 2009 at 9:29 PM
- Citrine said...
The fuchsia convertible color looks great on your lips! I gave up when I tried lillium and gerbera...they just makes my lips look pale and unhealthy...
Now I should go back and try it since I've only used it on my cheeks so far!
- January 13, 2009 at 12:10 PM
- DSKNguyen said...
your sister's room is so cute!!!!
- January 16, 2009 at 9:18 PM


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After several delays, postponements and missed practices, Augusta's middle school track and field teams finally got some chances to compete.
The four Bluejays teams traveled to the Bob Hoover Andover Invitational. The 7th-grade girls team did the best, taking fourth place with 54.33 team points. The 7th-grade (56) and 8th-grade (56) boys teams both took fifth. The 8th-grade girls took seventh.
For the 7th-grade girls team, Jayden Austin had a big day, which included a sweep of the hurdles races. She won first place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.41 seconds and the 200-m hurdles with a time of 32.70.
Austin took third place in the 400-m race with a time of 1:07.77.
Natalie Rockers finished in third place in the 800-m race (2:52.46). Rockers also took sixth in the 200-m hurdles (35.30).
The Bluejays' 4x200-m relay team took third with a time of 2:08.76.
In the field, Raegen Davis took fourth place in the high jump with a leap of 4 feet, 0 inches. Brooke Patterson tied for sixth (3'10").
Haylee Hoefgen took sixth place in the long jump with a leap of 13'4".
For the 8th-grade girls, Katie Cox took fifth place in the 400-m race with a time of 1:10.68.
The Bluejays' 4x200-m relay team took fourth with a time of 2:07.80.
On the boys side, several Bluejays earned points in the dash races. For the 8th graders, Raef Hilt won first place in the 200-m dash with a time of 25.60. Teammate Trevor Jackson took third (26.20). Jackson also took fifth in the 100-m race (12.05). Hilt took third in the 800-m run (58.34).
Dawson Journey took fourth in the 100-m hurdles (15.75) and second place in the 200-m hurdles (28.60).
The 4x200-m relay team took third place with a time of 1:45.35.1.
In the field, Collin Eldringhoff took fourth place in the discus with a throw of 94'11".
For the 7th graders, Corbin Collier (27.10) and Taylor Biggart (27.60) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 200-m dash.
Collier won first place in the 800-m race (2:25.23).
Noah Johnson finished fifth in the 400-m race (4.71).
The 7th-grade 4x400-m relay time took first place with a time of 4:12.46. The 4x200-m relay team was fourth (1:58.98).
In the field, Biggart won the long jump title with a leap of 16'4.5".
Jonny Clausing took second place in the high jump (4'10").

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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Critique For Kelly Toon
Kelly has bravely asked for a critique of a drawing. She is starting to use some classic principles which is good. Here are some tips to get them to work together.
from Kelly: Here are a couple of concept drawings I did to bid for a children's book illustration job. Take a Look. I tried very hard to keep my negative spaces interesting, asymmetrical, and to use balance in my designs, and make it all very appealing. I am proud of the results, though I can see where they need adjusting. A certain redheaded bombshell gave me some excellent feedback and that helped a lot! I am sharing these images, just to say thank you again for this wealth of easily-digestible information you provide every week. Hopefully these do not make you want to shoot yourself, if you decide to take a look. Of course I'd be delighted to get any critique.
I hope that is a bit helpful. My sketches are a bit generic just to make the points clear.
43 comments:
- trevor thompson said...
I didn't know we could do that.
I've got stuff that needs critiquing. Can I send it to you?
- trevor.
- Dobie said...
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You've opened a tin can, and in it is worms.
- The Butcher said...
I won't ask you to critique anything that's currently on my blog, as I'm sure they're not your kind of thing, and you'd probably be appalled by the clutter and lack of principles, however I am working on some stuff where I try to utilize some principles and when I'm done with them, I'll ask for your critique.
I dunno how I feel about this.
I've admired your work for ages John, and I generally on a subjective level empathise with a lot of the qualms you have with animation today. But individual critiques of people's work where you say "this head isn't round enough" or "these eyes aren't circular enough"; It makes me think of painting by numbers or of old school rote training -- It strips people's drawings of an essential personal creativity IMHO.
People coming to this blog and seeing how you would do things, seeing what you admire, and perhaps applying elements of it to their own work is one thing, but to have you "correct" their work? I don't know.
I believe that as an artist, you need to find your own feet. Sure, you take your inspiration from other artists, but don't hand your pen to them and have them draw for you. If your art lacks enough personality and substance for you to say with confidence "this is mine, this is exactly what I intended and this is an expression of me in its entirity" then you need to go back to the drawing board -- your work isn't finished.
I hope this doesn't come across as an attack because it's not, no at all. I think it's really cool that you're willing to spend your time helping people, I just personally wouldn't do what you're doing.
- Hans Flagon said...
I had a thought- what if the art director doesn't have any taste, and wants style over substance?
- Nicol3 said...
Sniff sniff? Steaming hot critiques you say?
Should I be overzealous or afraid? :0
- Kelly Toon said...
omgoodness, I didn't think I'd get much comment, and certainly not an entire blog post about my drawings!!! John, Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. I see how my poses could be more solid and also more fluid. The bigger skull on the characters is definitely better! When you say the space is cramped, did you mean in those circled areas, the foot and the head?
Again, I really appreciated the feedback. I will do my best to make all 32 illustrations as appealing and well-constructed as I possibly can!
BTW, folks looking for critique, there is a new blog called http://cartooncritique.blogspot.com where a number of people have been posting and sharing some helpful insights. We need more contributers, so if you want something put on the blog, email it to Elana at: cartooncritique AT gmail DOT com.
- JohnK said...
"When you say the space is cramped, did you mean in those circled areas, the foot and the head?"
Yeah, each element is too close to the next element which makes the whole shape hard to read.
You need spaces next to fills. Eyes shouldn't fill the head, etc.
- Bob Probst said...
Kelly, please let us know if you get the job and share the finished product!
- Roberto González said...
>>You've opened a tin can, and in it is worms.<<
Ha, ha! I was actually considering to ask you for some criticism about character design in some previous post, but eventually I thought it could be asking too much.
I designed most of my characters long time ago (before this blog) and frankly I'm not planning to change them a lot, but I'd consider to make some subtles changes to the construction if there were some good advice. My comic strip appear in a local diary so I'm not going to change the characters dramatically. But it would be very interesting to hear expert opinion since it's difficult to find.
I try to apply some principles, especially lines of action and some construction, but I admit I don't usually think about composition or negatives spaces. And I'm extremely lazy with backgrounds in general.
I'm excited and frightened at the same time.
I need new underwear now.
- Niki said...
I just read Mr. John's numerous posts on Composition, and it comes into play here! the negative space under his arm is really weird, but nothing is ever something that can't be fixed!
- johnmike said...
Mr. john k
you are the best. el ka-bong
- Pete Emslie said...
With all due respect to クMAコUジ, I believe that the constructive criticism that John has offered up here is entirely valid, as it has nothing to do with an individual's style or as you put it, "essential personal creativity". John's been trying to show the distinction between "style" and "drawing principles" for quite some time on this blog and I'm sorry that you haven't been able to see that distinction being made here.
As I am one who is in the business of teaching Character Design in the Sheridan Animation program, I can attest to the fact that John is merely pointing out structural and staging flaws in Kelly's samples and not attempting to impose his own "style" on her as it were. I find myself making precisely the same types of corrections on post-it notes to student assignments, especially in regard to the cranium making sense. It's astounding to me how many drawings I see where the eyes are positioned below the cranial sphere!
I would hope that John has not indeed opened up a can of worms here, as it would not be fair to deluge him with tons of drawings for critiquing. Instead, learn from what he has posted here and in many of the other threads over the last couple of months that deal with construction and appeal. Frankly, my hat's off to you, John - I think you've been providing a valuable service on here of late and your readers should be grateful for your generosity.
- JohnK said...
Thanks Pete!
- Niki said...
I just noticed something, when the boy is sitting. In between his head and knee, that doesn't create a negative space? I think it would, wouldn't it?
- Kali Fontecchio said...
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- Sven Hoek said...
I would love to see the corrected drawings. I just love watching progress.
Any new George drawings John?
"John's been trying to show the distinction between "style" and "drawing principles" for quite some time on this blog and I'm sorry that you haven't been able to see that distinction being made here."
I don't believe there is such a thing as universal drawing principles. I don't believe drawing principles can neatly be seperated from an artist's indivdidual style, they're the same thing to me. That's just my view.
If someone was to say to you "I want a photographic, ultra-realistic interpretation of the human body in motion", then of course, there are universal principles to work by.
If someone is creating a cartoon, those universal principles go out the window -- you get to make your own rules. To what degree your principles coincide with established norms is a matter for the artist to decide upon.
" It's astounding to me how many drawings I see where the eyes are positioned below the cranial sphere!"
You're assuming that the eyes being positioned below the cranial sphere is a result of lack of drawing ability and not a stylistic preference. The judges of the Salon de Paris rejected Cezanne's work because it didn't correspond to what they assumed were the "universal principles" of good art. Picasso even painted a woman with a mouth on the side of her face...
I'm sure there are lots of people who want their cartoons to follow exactly the same drawing principles that John endorses. And I'm sure there are lots of artists who would more than happily take on any and all alterations John makes to their creations. If you're one of those people, these critiques are for you.
Personally, I would encourage artists not to hand over so much of their individual creation to someone else, at least not to the stage where they're actually showing you how to draw your own cartoons by drawing over them. That to me is devoid of creativity.
These are your creations. Don't relinquish your individuality to such a high degree. freedom to express difference is what makes cartoons and all art such a pleasure.
- JohnK said...
With that kind of reasoning, we should all make up our own languages.
No one should ever learn from anyone else. We should make up physics and astronomy from scratch over and over again and never progress.
You should not use wheels, because they were invented by someone else. Create your own individual way of transportation.
Do not use any kind of tools at all, because that's cheating.
Principles are tools, not barriers to your precious creativity.
Anyway, why read this blog at all if you don't want to learn anything?
Just do everything from scratch through rial and error and sheer inspiration.
Requesting the opinion of someone you admire is not relinquishing individuality.
People should have principles pounded into them, almost fascistically. The students that birth their own style afterward have the real talent.
Picasso had principles. Only toddlers have style without principles. And that's because they have underdeveloped motor function and hand-eye coordination.
- JohnK said...
Style is born of function. Without knowledge, skill and principle tools, we have only ignorant anarchy.
A thousand pardons, I meant to go back and put in "ignorant style" in the remark about toddlers.
Ignorant Anarchy is what I meant, basically. Obviously a toddler hasn't developed a style, good or not.
- Elana Pritchard said...
yes if anyone needs their work critiqued (I'm sure John would love to critique everybody's work but I'm assuming he's really busy and can't do that) please visit
It's edu-fun-tastical!
"With that kind of reasoning, we should all make up our own languages."
Lots of people do, and they do it through art. language might seem like the most logical, direct form of communication but it's frought with boundaries. Have you ever heard of the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis? It basically states that not only does language reflect thought, but it shapes it.
Art can be used as a way of breaking free of these repetitive thought patterns, and used as a tool to express the more complex abstract aspects of existance that are hard to put into words. Break free of the cliches.
"You should not use wheels, because they were invented by someone else. Create your own individual way of transportation."
You're being extremely absolutist. Just because someone created the wheel doesnt mean we shouldnt use it anymore, but just because the wheel has been invented doesn't mean we can't deviate either. Infact, I encourage deviation. if it wasnt for deviation, the wheel would have never been invented in the first place!
"Requesting the opinion of someone you admire is not relinquishing individuality."
It kinda is when someone redraws your cartoons and you take onboard those alterations as how it's "supposed to look".
"People should have principles pounded into them, almost fascistically. The students that birth their own style afterward have the real talent."
People used to think like you, and that's why we had almost 400 years of identical looking "academic" art here in Europe. Then Modernism and Postmodernism came along and shook all that up.
I honestly don't wanna offend anybody. I'm just expressing a contrary opinion, that's what blogs are for - to share ideas and thoughts.
I personally don't like the idea of people taking their individual work and saying "hey mr professional animator, draw my own art how it's supposed to look please". It doesnt sit well with me. If people did that, everyones work would look samey.
Just my subjective opinion.
- JohnK said...
Actually, everyone's work today does look "samey", precisely because people copy decadent styles rather than learn principles and from there use their ability and heightened senses to make their own observations from life.
Ignorance doesn't promote individuality - and doesn't impress most people.
- Guy said...
クMAコUジ: So I suppose you support the executive method of finding talent for cartoons?
You know, where they take a kid who can't draw and put him in charge of real cartoonists (whose skills, of course, don't actually exist and are only a matter of opinion) and let him carry out his "unique" "vision"?
Newsflash: There's nothing personal in what a beginner puts onto paper when he first draws. All it is is a regurgitation of the cliches he's absorbed over the years. It's art vomit.
Giving artists the skills to do anything is what produces truly individual artists.
- Guy said...
People used to think like you, and that's why we had almost 400 years of identical looking "academic" art here in Europe. Then Modernism and Postmodernism came along and shook all that up.
And you think that was an improvement?
Personally, I prefer fine art from when it was more than a way for its creators, fans, and especially critics to feel very intelligent and had more substance than silly little scavenger hunts.
- Vucaroš said...
Well, クMAコUジ, I don't know have you attended some art class, but this is the way it works, you paint, you draw, and professor (in this case: JohnK) remarks your work with experienced suggestions. Because, those are just suggestions, not orders, and you are free to chose to accept it or not. Nobody forces you. But those are tools for your self development.
Let me put it this way, either you are stubborn according to your effort and energy you have put in your work, and you believe in your talent and accomplishments, so you are not asking for advise - or you are open to new approaches and eager to learn and develop your skills using some experienced advises, knowing that talent is just not enough. This two approaches doesn't necessarily controverts each other. You, as an artist, should be opened to every possible way for self development - your work and your talent demands for it.
Picasso and Cezanne are two artists who worked a lot and were influenced by outside sources. Tremendous amount of work is visible in their masterpieces, and that's why they are so great. Not just because they are different. IMHO.
Take a look at this drawing, maybe you'll figure out what I am saying.
- Keunemeun said...
Cool post John! If only you could split up in a thousand smaller John K's, so you could correct every beginning animator.
クMAコUジ: indeed, picasso put the eyes and the mouths all across the canvas. and cezanne was sort af the founding father of cubism. But you forget two things: those are painters, not animators: there work doesn't need to move so they don't really need structure in there figures. And second: they were masters of compositions, principles, color and draftmanship. Picasso could paint as realistic as Rubens when he was 12 years old, and tried to paint like a child for the rest of his life. It is the skill and the knowledge that has to come first, then your precious individuality.
It kinda is when someone redraws your cartoons and you take onboard those alterations as how it's "supposed to look".
You assume Kelly Toon will follow John's instructions blindly. She understands why he corrected parts of her drawings, and when she goes back to her drawing she'll use the thinking skills we've evolved to add or subtract the things she wants, some happen to be influenced by John. There's nothing wrong with considering someone else's opinion, which is all she has done.
People used to think like you, and that's why we had almost 400 years of identical looking "academic" art here in Europe. Then Modernism and Postmodernism came along and shook all that up.
400 years is a stretch, but thank you for proving my point. Today, people have a bunch of anti-art movements confused with art movements, and now we have crappy, lazy artists who don't give an inch about trying to better themselves (even in their own view of what is 'better'.)
- Deniseletter said...
J R Spumkin I agree with you,That's the feeling!
BTW Relating the affirmation"You've opened a tin can, and in it is worms" I would change it for:You've opened a tin can, and in it is full of clues for you and us for learning.There is still more doubts and cases of how to do all the principles in a correct way.
- Kelly Toon said...
y'all are assuming I am going to now change my drawings to look how John drew them. Sorry, but that's not the case! I agree that the body could be much more solidly positioned, but I am keeping his shirt baggy and long as well as his pants, because these are NOT animation drawings they are illustrations, so they can afford to be more designy and complicated. I might make the dogs head a bit bigger but probably not that big, just because dogs don't tend to have very round craniums. John mentioned that these were just basic, general suggestions, anyway, not the Word of God on High.
mr. ?MA?U?
Thank you for defending the individual's need for original expression free from restraint and etc etc. However, I think that instruction from those more expert than you is not a bad thing, as long as one has the fortitude to reject that which they don't agree with. I mean, infants are taught how to speak, ice-skaters are taught how to jump and land gracefully, intelligent dog owners will go to a professional or at least read some respected books if they want to train their pooch in manners or tricks. As to the latter, (which I am very interested in), there are many trainers out there who have ideas that I admire and accept as correct, while the same trainer may have ideas that I can't stand.
A good example is Cesar Millan (the Dog Whisperer). While I do agree that many dogs are terribly under-exercised, and that physical stimulation leads to a less hyperactive/destructive dog, I feel he leaves out the even more important exercise of positive, rewards-based training, which exercises the brain. I think the way he jerks dogs on a leash is terrible and will result in an edgy, unhappy dog. That doesn't mean I will toss his ideas about exercise.
Well that's enough rambling. This certainly sparked some interesting conversation! Hope to see some of y'all at cartooncritique.blogspot.com :)
- JPilot said...
"Sans la technique, l'art n'est qu'une sale manie."
(Without technique, art is just a filthy habit)
It's okay to break the rules once you know them and breaking them helps carry your message through.
Throwing every rule out the window and saying "yeah, I meant to do that"
isn't creative, it's executive.
"There's nothing personal in what a beginner puts onto paper when he first draws. All it is is a regurgitation of the cliches he's absorbed over the years. It's art vomit."
You could argue the same about "experts" who reguritate what they learnt by rote.
this isn't an all or nothing affair, stop acting like that's what i'm saying. I'm saying, if indidvual critiques of people's work (read: corrections) are gonna be a regular feature on this blog, people should take it all with a large pinch of salt.
"And you think that (modernism & postmodernism) was an improvement?
To quote Cezanne, the father of Modernism, "And this thing which is commonly appreciated so much is merely the effect of craftsmanship and renders all work resulting from it inartisttic and common".
"Picasso and Cezanne are two artists who worked a lot and were influenced by outside sources. Tremendous amount of work is visible in their masterpieces, and that's why they are so great. Not just because they are different. IMHO."
My point is, We wouldn't consider them master painters if it wasn't for the fact they pushed the boundaries and established their own standards by which to express their art.
"But you forget two things: those are painters, not animators: there work doesn't need to move so they don't really need structure in there figures."
Your animations can move however you choose. Its your choice as an artist.
"And second: they were masters of compositions, principles, color and draftmanship."
By todays standards they're considered masters. Before they questioned the establishment and questioned the status quo they faced a lot of people telling them they were "doing it wrong". It's all relative.
"Today, people have a bunch of anti-art movements confused with art movements, and now we have crappy, lazy artists who don't give an inch about trying to better themselves"
The Stuckists would be completely up your alley...
- Zorrilla said...
Wow, actually I thought John was very kind and respectful in his critique.
And don't forget that the artist asked John for his comments, and received very good insights.
I also agree with a previous comment that his advices were about universal technical concepts like construction, design and silhouettes.
I think the worst comment you can receive is a pat on the back, like many artists do when you ask for an opinion. That doesn't help you to improve.
- Eddie Fitzgerald said...
Nice Post!!!!!!!
- gypsyhips said...
Whenever I check your blog, I always see a plethora of negative things about today's animation industry, and very few positive (At least, aside from the repeated pimping of select individuals (which is fine, but I'm already following their own blogs so I tend to scroll past here)).
Have you ever made an entire post about the opposite? It'd be nice to see something optimistic going into the new year, rather than the usual what-not-to. I'd love to know your opinion of what animated films and shows are well done, and held their own against the monsoon of blah~
- LETS TALK CARTOONS said...
dear john some people just cant get it .Id call them cartoon nazis
- Chris E. said...
I would ask for critique, but I wouldn't know how to contact you so you would know. I've been so discouraged about my own work lately.
- Aaron said...
Just cuz all the fundamentals are done perfectly doesn't make the peice perfect fundamentals are something that can be critiqued and Mr. K shouldn't have to tip toe and begin each sentence with "in my opinion." Art is sort of subjective but not completely subjective and there are lots of good great artists who don't break rules, but just follow them really well. With modernism and post modernism most of these artists were overlooked and many are cartoonists -- in my opinion.
- Mitch L said...
Thanks, this is super helpfull!


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Does anyone besides me find it hard to wrap your mind around Daylight Saving Time? I'm happy they invented those clever phrases, Spring Forward, Fall Back. They help us to remember which direction to set the clock. I've yet to change the clock in my car though. I keep meaning to, but if I procrastinate just a few more days it will be correct again. So this Sunday we "spring forward". It sounds very positive, bouncing forward into spring!! We'll have sunshine in the morning, and it surely will be easier to get up. But wait, not so. We lose an hour. If you get up at 6:00 AM regularly, your clock will say 6:00; but really it's 5:00 AM and dark outside. You'll get off work, run home to cook dinner only to realize no one is hungry because it's really just 5:00 PM and your stomach hasn't "sprung forward" yet.
There are serious Daylight Saving Time haters. Believe it or not, they have a Facebook page, interestingly enough called, I Hate Daylight Saving Time. They have over 2200 likes. Should you feel strongly about it, there's a petition to end DST you can actually sign online. Lots of comments as you might imagine. One lady feels that DST is totally political, just another way the government controls things. Another Facebook friend is quite concerned about confusing our internal clocks and the mental health issues that might arise from exposure to DST for long periods. I was happy to see one peace maker in the group, who felt a compromise of thirty minutes would make everyone happy. However, I noticed she didn't say which direction, forward or back.
One valuable tidbit, it is Daylight Saving Time, no's' on saving. Who knew? So enjoy your weekend Boonville, set your clocks forward on Saturday night so you'll be on time for church Sunday morning. And remember to always Buy Local, Play Local no matter what time it is! GoBoonville!


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Saturday, November 28, 2009
I finally got up the energy to crawl from the relative comfiness of my many blankets and brave the iciness of my house in order to check the thermostat. It was 62.
Today, I gave my 329th "Do not touch the frippin thermostat under penalty of death" speech to the kids. Of course, all 6 of them unanimously agreed that "Notme" was the culprit. I'm buying a fingerprinting kit. Oh yeah! Who has the last laugh now, Notme?!
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You might consider asking your doctor about Trazadone. It is a prescription but it helps reset your sleep pattern. You only have to take it when you need it (i.e. it doesn't have to build up in your system). If I am unusually stressed, I take one and helps me stay asleep. If not, I will usually wake up in the middle of the night for no reason and not be able to get back to sleep for hours. Not good.
Anyway, there is help out there. Talk with your doctor when you get a chance, ha! :)
- November 28, 2009 at 4:47 PM
- Donna said...
Sorry, but I have to laugh at this one. I am like you and for some reason I can't sleep at night (maybe due to having a decision that I can't talk about with anyone that I have to solve on my own.)
I too seem to get very cold easily.
I am the one that was always hot and now I am the one that is always cold. I just blame that on my age now..but I don't like it when it goes under 70° at night outdoors.
And I hate when some 'ghost' turns the thermostat up or down ! LOL
Good luck with your threat ... it doesn't work for me on the weekends.
Ps.....how about before bed drinking some Plum Wine !
Hugs from NE Indiana
- November 28, 2009 at 6:44 PM
- Missi said...
I feel your pain......not the freezing all night because the thermostat got turned down, but because I never sleep well either. Usually a straight 4 hours & then awake every hour on the hour. Been that way my whole life.
And good luck on catching Notme by way of fingerprinting. You could install one of those clear boxes w/ a lock that businesses use possibly? Just kidding of course, fingerprinting sounds so much more fun.
- November 28, 2009 at 6:53 PM
Couldn't help but notice that you have skipped the Thanksgiving chatter altogether. You have a long long long road ahead of you.
I am COLD at night sometimes, too. I fall asleep cold and I wake up cold. When I come to in the morning, I think about how weird it is that the very sheets and blankets that covered me: still. feel. very. very. cold.
It's not just you.
- November 28, 2009 at 7:27 PM
my sleep cycle got off when i was in college. i developed what is called delayed sleep syndrome. basically i would be up all night and sleep all day. the doctor had me reset it but staying up later and later every night until i finally got to a regular night time bedtime. So i would force myself to stay up till say 6am, then force it to 10am, 2pm etc. it was boring being that no one is up at night, but it worked, took about a week. no drugs needed. My doc also suggested this special light to sit under to simulate sunlight but it was crazy expensive and i was a broke college student.
- November 28, 2009 at 8:29 PM
- Beckie said...
HA HA HA! Here in Maine I make my family deal with 60-63 degree temps at night. And during the day 65-68. I just pile on the blankets and use flannel or fleece jammies. And Smartwool socks.
- November 28, 2009 at 8:58 PM
- Dawn said...
You'd hate my house, Dawn. I don't set it higher than 64 during the day. 62 at night. Ongoing underemployment requires conservation of our propane. When we run the woodstove, the family room downstairs gets to about 52. My family complains, but the alternative is to run out of fuel in the middle of winter. Not desireable!
Dawn in MI
- November 28, 2009 at 9:44 PM
- Cookie said...
ROFL! My house was 50 today. But that was because notme turned the thermostat off when we left for an overnight trip. Oh wait, notme, was actually hubby this time. Did you question Joe yet?
- November 28, 2009 at 11:22 PM
- Lorna said...
In our house it wasn't us kids playing with the thermostat.. it was my DAD!!
Give that hubby of yours some suspicious looks and a "I know you're doing it - STOP IT!" speech. :)
- November 28, 2009 at 11:59 PM
- Kate said...
I keep the house relatively cool too, even here in Canada! We go with the old adage:
"Mommy is cold, everyone put a sweater on!!!"
- November 29, 2009 at 5:31 AM
- Jen@Scrapingirl said...
The only time I ever had to deal with this was last winter. My daughter was pushing the up arrow for me if I wasn't near it. Basically I was too lazy to walk over there and do it myself. :) Anyways, one day we were sweating while we were watching tv. We never sweat in our house, we shiver. So my hubby gets up to check and realizes that she kept pushing the up button when she was cold. It was set at 80!! Carzy kids.
- November 29, 2009 at 6:26 AM
My dad used to turn the thermostat to 50 degrees at night. We lived in northern Ohio, in the snow belt, so it was COLD! Our house was also so poorly insulated that we sometimes had ice on the INSIDE corners. I was so cold at night, I slept under 10 blankets, with my head under the covers. It's a wonder I didn't asphixiate myself. Anyway, when I was probably about 10, my parents bought electric blankets. Problem solved!
Oh, and by the way--it wouldn't have occurred to us kids to touch the thermostat. The (imagined) penalty was too horrible to describe. It just wasn't DONE.
- November 29, 2009 at 7:29 AM
Welcome to peri-menopause (maybe!). Sleep is messed up and you're cold (and hot)and you never know which it'll be at any given moment. Try fleece sheets (Kohls sells them)and/or an electric blanket. We keep our house cool, around 62 at night, and around 65 during the day-big drafty old house. I'm ALWAYS cold so I wear lots of layers. Good luck Dawn!!
- November 29, 2009 at 8:19 AM
- Eva said...
Health in the pill... I don't like that thinking. Food MATTERS! Maybe you have to much caffeine intake during the day? It took me long months to admit it and change it. Wasn't easy, as I was a big coffee lover! But I had the same problem as you. I discovered that even a tea in the evening will mess up my sleep. Good luck though. I love your blog. :)
- November 29, 2009 at 8:39 AM
- Heather said...
Can't remember if Brooklyn is still in bed with you at night, wriggling and disturbing your sleep?
- November 29, 2009 at 10:05 AM
- Sara said...
You know those plastic covers with a key they have on thermostats in office buildings? That's what you need!
- November 29, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
We have thermostat wars here and I swear it may be grounds for divorce. There is no reason for the Thermostat to always be up to 72 degrees. Unreal.
- November 29, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- Kristi-Anna said...
That's not too cold ;) It's economical! :D
As for 'not me' my friend's DH put a stop to that one Christmas. He told the two teenaged children that the box he had filled with gifts and wrapped was for 'not me' who lived there. If anyone confessed to being 'not me' they woul get the surprise box!! :D
- November 29, 2009 at 6:08 PM
- mommeeof9 said...
I used to be cold all the time. Now I feel fine/warm. Maybe I'm menopausal?
Hubby does not like to be too warm when he sleeps. The thermostat is at 60 at night and 65 during the day. I added an extra layer to my side of the bed, so there is one sheet over the entire bed, then a flannel sheet on my side, a light thermal blanket over us both and a bedspread over me, which he pulls over himself after he gets cold in the middle of the night.
If I get too cold during the daytime, I either bake or make a fire in the woodstove, sometimes both.
- November 29, 2009 at 6:29 PM
62deg is hot! I've been sat here this evening (in the UK) with my thermostat on 60deg and feeling fine! At night it's set to come on if it drops below 50 degrees!
Partly this is because I often go and stay in a place which has very little in the way of heating and partly because I can't afford to have it on high, but I've found I do get used to it very quickly. I do use heat packs (the microwave ones like a hot water bottle) to make sure there is a nice warm spot when I get into bed and then I'm fine. (and sorry that's not meant to sound like boasting - just that it is possible to get used to lower temps and save a fortune!)
- November 29, 2009 at 7:06 PM
- MaNiC MoMMy™ said...
I die if it's 69 in my house. And get pissed off. I usually need it to be 70 or 71. And still need socks on most nights!
- November 29, 2009 at 7:52 PM
- Chick Hatchers said...
I can SO relate and I am sorry you haven't been sleeping well. Everyone has their own 2 cents to chime in, huh? I hope you welcome it rather than get annoyed.
So, here's my 2 cents...
First, I sleep with socks on when I'm cold before bed. Studies show that when the feet are warm, sleep is better. I didn't know that until I read it and then tried it. It worked for me. Half the time, I push them off in the middle of the night, but I still sleep better.
Second, you might want to consider having your vitamin-d level checked. After freezing last winter (from about September, which was a bit early to get cold and stay cold in the western 'burbs), I got fed up and went to an endocrinologist. Granted, I had a lot of symtoms (just about all) of hypothyroidism and wanted that checked. Being cold was one of those symptoms. She thought I was a classic, textbook hypothyroidism, but my tests all came back fine - for thyroid and pituitary. However, vit-d came back low. Without any symptoms, low isn't a bad thing and there is no reason to supplement. But with all the things I had going on, it was worth trying a supplement. I started a high-dose easily absorbed vit-d3 prescription that I take once a week and thatt very first week I noticed a difference. I had no idea vit-d could affect so many different areas of the body (from my hormone cycle to allergies to body temp to digestion issues to sleeplessness and irritability and fatigue. Even my level of alertness was low before. Wow.)
So, it's an easy blood test and it's not an expensive prescription with no side-effects as long as you are tested annually or bi-annually to be sure it isn't building up. I wouldn't have thought of that route on my own. I thank God for leading me to that endocrinologist!
I hope someone's suggestions work for you. If they don't, then I pray that you just find comfort in knowing you are not alone and God has brought you to where you are for some reason - even if unknown to us.
- November 29, 2009 at 8:41 PM
- DonnaP said...
Have to laugh...I too am having issues with non sleep and freezing at night. I finally realized it must have to do with this age thing....and I'm at the right age for my internal temperature gauge to have major issues. Either I am lying in bed freezing trying to get to sleep or I am hot enough to rip the covers off and turn the AC and fan on (but boy does it feel good) trying to get to sleep. Finally started wearing socks to bed due to freezing (Which I HATE) that has helped, only to kick them off when I get hot at some point AFTER it has taken me a few hours to fall asleep. (then there is one sock on the floor by morning, and the other is rolled up in the covers for days or just MIA....so now I have numerous pairs of socks missing mates....)But at least with socks on a bedtime I'm not freezing anymore, just can't sleep...then I'm too hot and wide awake again. And when I'm having these awake issues...it's not like I feel like watching TV, or doing anything on the computer...I'm just miserable, want to sleep and either too cold or too hot.....
- November 29, 2009 at 10:30 PM
- miriamp said...
Buy a programmable thermostat with a lock code. Install it. (It does no good sitting on a shelf somewhere.) Don't tell the kids or your husband the code, You'll save money on heat from being able to program it for different times of day, and no one will be able to turn it up or down too far without your approval.
- November 30, 2009 at 11:58 AM
What's really fun is when it's so cold outside that you have to keep your digital alarm clock under your electric blanket so the numbers don't freeze. But I still like to sleep in the winter with a window open...
- November 30, 2009 at 3:13 PM
I think it could be stress. I haven't been sleeping ever since I found out we are moving across the country. I can only get 4 hours a night. I'm not even sleepy during the day. Depression usually brings on lots of sleep. Stress must be the opposite? If it's stress, I hope your situation gets better.
- December 2, 2009 at 9:58 AM
- AD said...
Hope you finally get to sleep after your 329th warning to the kids!!!!
- December 4, 2009 at 1:42 AM
Um, yeah, 62 is cold for inside. We were out of town last week and we turned our thermostat down to 65 while we were gone.
- December 6, 2009 at 4:30 PM
My kids occasionally mess with the thermostat, but in general have decided it's not the worth the yelling that ensues. We keep it at 68 in the winter, and about 75 in the summer.
When I was growing up, NotMe in our house was named Carl. He followed me when I moved out..
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However, this social freeware also encourages users to bypass enterprise IT security and share sensitive corporate information. These applications are risky for companies and their employees who may wittingly or unwittingly compromise personal and professional information. A better choice is enterprise social software.
By providing employees with enterprise social networking software that meets their needs for productivity and information sharing, the business short-circuits the desire for employees to go out and find these applications on their own. Consider it the next evolution of the company intranet. An added benefit is increased collaboration among social software users. Social software provides an easy method for sharing documents, notes, video and audio presentations, and any other pertinent information.
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Thomas C. Adams, 63, Joplin, Mo., passed away Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 in Mercy St. John's Medical Center, Joplin.
Thomas C. Adams, 63, Joplin, Mo., passed away Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 in Mercy St. John's Medical Center, Joplin.
Thomas C. Adams was born May 9, 1949 in Watsek a, Ill., the son of Charles Luther Adams and R. Maxine (Gowin) Adams. He attended Carthage Public Schools and was a 1967 graduate of Carthage Senior High School. He received his B.A. degree in Social Studies and his teaching credentials from Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Mo., and his Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Central Missouri State, Warrensburg, Mo.. After leaving Carthage he lived in North Carolina for several years then moved to Boise, Idaho where he worked in Community Mental Health Care.
Survivors include a daughter, Lisel (Nathan) Stancil, Portland, Oregon and a son, Jason (Laura) Adams, Boise, Idaho; a sister, Nancy Adams, Carthage and his former wife, Bonita Adams Hammer, Boise, Idaho; two grandchildren, Quinn Lisel Adams and Forrest Reed Stancil.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Maxine Adams.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, November 15 at the Knell Mortuary, Carthage, Mo. Rev. Steve Wilson will officiate. Inurnment will be in Boise, Idaho. Arrangements are under the direction and personal care of Knell Mortuary, Carthage, Mo. Online condolences may be expressed through www.knellmortuary.com.


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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Dream Retreats
For all those reasons summer is my favorite time of year, but especially because it's my season to read. No school = more spare time for me = extra hours to read. I can go to the bookstore or the library and not rush to make my selections. I can curl up with a novel and stay curled up. I never have a summer TBR; I constantly demolish it. I'm also in more of a mood to try new-to-me authors and genres I don't read that often.
When and where we read often has a direct effect on how much we enjoy reading. Certainly I'd rather be on a beach watching the waves roll in than sitting in a doctor's waiting room or being twisted into a pretzel by my physical therapist. Most of my time is spent at home, however, so I have reading nooks all around the house. My bathtub (I love to read when I'm soaking), the comfy but not-too-comfy sofa in my office, and a folding chair in the garage are popular reading spots.
My latest and favorite reading retreat is this corner of my back porch. Every morning and afternoon the pup and I are out here hanging out, watching the birds, enjoying the breeze and soaking up the peace and quiet. Since my guy screened in the porch we can be out here whenever we like and not have to worry about bugs and critters interrupting. All I need is to come out here with a cup of tea and my latest read (today it's Chimera by Rob Thurman) and I instantly relax. It's such a great retreat that I often do my editing out here, too.
I'd love to send you all a personal reading retreat, but the shipping would be outrageous (never mind trying to find a box big enough to fit it in.) However, I can send you something to kick off the summer reading season and enjoy: a fully-stocked retreat bag. If you'd like a chance to win this, in comments to this post tell us about your favorite spot to read (or if you're not that picky, just toss your name in the hat by midnight EST on Tuesday, June 1, 2010. I'll draw one name at random from everyone who participates and send the winner my dream retreat bag stocked with:
--Unsigned hardcover copies of A Secret Affair by Mary Balogh, The Endless Forest by Sara Donati and Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
--Unsigned trade paperback copies of The Book of Unholy Mischief by Elle Newmark and Broken by Shiloh Walker
--Unsigned paperback copies of Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs, The Hellhound King by Lori Devoti, Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione, The Fire King by Marjorie M. Liu, Scarlet by Jordan Summers, Chimera and Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman and Hard to Hold by Stephanie Tyler
--Signed paperback copies of Shadowlight and Dreamveil by yours truly
--Melissa Etheridge's new album on CD Fearless Love
--A cool blank journal to write in
--The Nature poet magnetic poetry kit to play with
As always, this giveaway is open to everyone on the planet, even if you've won something here at PBW in the past.
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I'd throw my name in but I'm too busy grinning like a loon at seeing my name in there (don't put me in, but thank you...)ReplyDelete
In my room, when no one else is home and my house is quite. Sheer Bliss!ReplyDelete
My favorite spot to read is on the sofa with the dogs (we have 13) curled up around me. When they get to be a little much in the summer, I love to sit on my front porch and read. Sounds like some wonderful books in the tote. Thanks for thinking of us!ReplyDelete
I like to curl up in the easy chair in my bedroom. I carry my little betta fish from his usual place on the desk to the book table and read him the good parts (whatever they happen to be) out loud. Big Blue would be especially thrilled to find out more about Quinn, so he's got his fins crossed in hopes that a copy of 'Broken' is headed his way!ReplyDelete
My favorite place to read is on the swinging bench in my backyard, curled up on the cushion under a light blanket (which is sometimes needed even through summer in the Pacific Northwest) and a pillow and a glass of lemonade or a cherry-limeade from Sonic. It's been raining too much for me to spend anytime in the yard, however, so lately I curl up in bed after the baby is asleep in his bassinet next to me. I read and listen to his breathing and everything feels right and good in my corner of the world.ReplyDelete
I love reading in my room, specifically on my bed. I have a beanbag chair I lean on as I read, so it's almost like the bed is holding me in a comfortable sitting position the entire time. And if I change positions, the beanbag chair makes easy adjustments with me as well.ReplyDelete
What a fantastic giveaway! My favorite place to read is on the sofa in my reading room, quiet, window open, nice breeze...ReplyDelete
I don't have a particular reading place where I'm living right now, but when I was in college I used to go down to the university archives on the third basement floor of the library and tuck myself away in a corner. It was so quiet and peaceful down there, and I liked being surrounded by so much knowledge. Plus, something about having such complete privacy in what was actually a public space appealed to me a lot.ReplyDelete
I like to curl up on the couch while Dorian's watching Dora. He's too busy yelling, "BACKPACK!!" to worry about what mommy's doing. : )ReplyDelete
I have a lovely spot behind the shed. Warm, sunny and secluded, and at the edge of the fire pit.ReplyDelete
My very favorite place to read is the roof garden at my old apartment in Berkeley. The garden is heady with the scent of jasmine, and I can see the Golden Gate Bridge decorating the bay from one direction, and the UC Berkeley clock tower from another.ReplyDelete
I'm still seeking my favorite reading spot at my new place, but I don't mind too much because that roof garden is pretty hard to beat.
I am a creature of comfort and find that although I can read just about anywhere - I prefer my bed, curled around my pillows and a cup of tea on the side - heaven...ReplyDelete
Enter me please..
I love to read under the porch in one of those 'hanging chair'...I absolutely no idea how it's called in English. It looks like that http://yfrog.com/jo1imjReplyDelete
It's so comfy! And I'm half in the sun half in the shades...so great to read. This 'chair' is the only place where my back doesn't hurt while reading.
I would love to be entered for this dream retreat bag! =)
Please throw my name into the hat. I'll read wherever I can find a quiet place. There are a few authors that I have wanted to try and a few of my already faves. I have Shadowlight and just ordered Dreamveil, but would be honored to have autographed copies too. Thanks for this opportunity. c.ReplyDelete
My two favourite reading retreats at home are in the bath and on the hammock in a shady spot out back. I also love to park up on Plymouth Hoe in spring and autumn and read there while strong winds rock the car.ReplyDelete
Funny how we have our fav places to read. I like the lounge room if everyone is out, otherwise I have a comfy antique armchair in my bedroom to retreat to. Outside sounds lovely but it's freezing in my country town in Australia at the moment, so close to the wood fire is better :-)ReplyDelete
Hi, Lynn! What a wonderful giveaway!!! You, Shiloh Walker, Melissa Etheridge, and lots of good books and treats all together in one package! : )ReplyDelete
I am so ready to retreat! My very favorite place to read is curled up on my couch with lots of pillows and an old cotton quilt. With "The Book" that I have been waiting impatiently to read, coffee, chocolate, and cats, I am set. Once I settle in, the cats settle on and around me. I look like a statue in the park with all the birds perched on it! The cats seem to sense that I am ready to retreat, sitting quietly with me until I finish my read. >^..^<
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I have a few spots. When the weather is nice, my back porch is perfect and I can keep an eye on my dogs as they chase each other around until they pass out in the grass. In the evenings, just curled up in bed with my netbook and digital copies so I don't have to have a light on and disturb my husband. Sometimes, my overstuffed loveseat is nice too.ReplyDelete
Many thanks to Shiloh for mentioning YOUR blog in HER blog. I've just added this web site to my Google Reader!
Re this blog: I enjoyed reading about your screened-in porch. How decadent! I would love to read out there! My parents had a porch that had a Dutchman's pipe vine on three sides. People couldn't see in but I could see out, plus it made it cooler in there. I miss it!
Re your question: Anywhere is better than nowhere for reading. I carry a book in my purse to read in long grocery lineups, at doctors' appointments, in the car on long trips (when I'm not driving, of course!), etc. I carry one in my bag to read between games at the gym (as I play badminton 4-5 nights a week). I read at home in bed, on the recliner, on the couch, at the dining room table while eating alone, on the front step, at the back picnic table, on a chair in the garage, etc. Basically, anywhere that I am found is a place where a book (or two) can be found.
Re your dream retreat bag: You are EXTREMELY generous! Wow. If I were to win it, there is no doubt in my mind that my girlfriends would be here in a heartbeat, as we share our books (after we've read them first, of course). I must admit that I am a sucker for a "cool blank journal to write in". Duh! I'm curious about "The Nature poetry kit", though, as I write poems all the time. I started writing limericks in high school (back in the seventies); they were funny and people laughed. Then I didn't write for ages. Five years ago, a good friend turned 45, so I wrote her a serious poem and an outrageous poem. Since then, everyone wants a poem! I wrote a Christmas poem instead of a newsletter a few years ago, said it was too hard so wouldn't do it again, and then over 20 people contacted me to request that I continue, so of course I have. And since that "first" poem 5 years ago, I now write poems for special anniversaries and birthdays for all my friends/relatives too. They want the special ones every year, but I refuse and only do for every fifth year. I know lots of people and there just isn't enough time in the day (nor original words) to write a poem for everybody every year! Bottom line? Thanks for offering a cool giveaway; I'm sure whoever wins it will just love it! You can't go wrong with books -- and so many of them too!
Since I'm in Australia, we are now heading into winter, this past week we've had lots of rain, so I've been in my fave spot - bed. With oodles of pillows, snuggly doona, endless cups of tea & the occasional demanding cat.ReplyDelete
I'd love to have the opportunity to win your dream retreat bag, it's stocked with some fantastic authors. Please enter me, thanks :)
My favorite reading spot is a hammock on the side porch. It's not screened in, but the forsythia has grown high enough to shield it from the street. While I read the dog lays in the sun and enjoys the sights and smells. Right now I'm reading Shadowlight. I've just discovered your books, and am loving them.ReplyDelete
For the last 7 months, I only read in my bed, cuddled up next to my napping baby. Great giveaway!ReplyDelete
This time of year, the back deck is perfect. It gets sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon, and it's the best spot to see the doe bring out their fawn to meet the world.ReplyDelete
How generous! My favorite spot to read is anywhere comfortable! The spot doesn't really matter as long as it includes a comfy chair and decent light.ReplyDelete
- Robin F9:50 AM
I read all the time in all kinds of places, including while walking. However, last Saturday when we finally had a sunny warm almost hot day (in Edinburgh these are few and far between), I walked a few minutes up to the edge of the Bruntsfield Links sat on a bench and read. It was nice to look up and see all the people enjoying the day, and see Arthur's seat across the way. This is now my favorite place to read(weather permitting).ReplyDelete
Ryan wrote: I was wondering if you liked Sci-Fi, and if you had any recommendations?ReplyDelete
I don't read SF too often (think once in a blue moon) but I just finished Chimera by Rob Thurman and really enjoyed it.
Also I was wondering how difficult would it be for a Romance novelist to write a Sci-Fi novel?
I can't speak for all the romance novelists out there, but I've written and published 45 romances, historicals, inspirationals, and dark fantasy novels, and fourteen of those were science fiction, so it can be done.
The majority of romance novelists publish what's now being called science fiction romance (SFR), which is basically a standard romance that takes place in some futuristic setting and/or with alien characters, and is marketed to romance readers. This sub-genre tends to sell better than straight SF, so it's a good alternative.
In my room with the door locked and silence thick. For at least an hour or two.ReplyDelete
Great giveaway--I'd love to win. Like you, I have nooks all over my house. Currently, my fave reading spot is on my new loveseat on my newly-screened porch, with my favorite mutt on the ottoman beside me.ReplyDelete
Yay for reading!
I can read almost anywhere. Usually on the couch or in my bed at home, sometimes the cat will curl up beside me or on me. I do a lot of listening to books at work. :) I also read in my car while waiting for someone, at doctor's offices, at the hairstylist, in a lounger outside, and recently in a hotel bar lounge. That one was fun, people would stop by to check out what I was reading. :)ReplyDelete
- Keita Haruka11:26 AM
Well, it's coming up to winter here, so the best place to read is the bed. You can't get much more comfy than that and blankets are always a plus! Alternatively, when I'm reading electronic stuff, I sit on "my" chair in the lounge, wrapped in a blankie with the laptop. I started reading David Gemmell's "White Wolf" on thursday.ReplyDelete
Oh dear. Looks like my original comment did not post. Sry if this is a repeat!ReplyDelete
Please enter me for this wonderful event!
Have a great day every one!
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Lynn, I love your newest reading nook. *jealous*ReplyDelete
I used to read on the back deck. I can't read in the tub because for some reason, I turn into a total klutz and keep dropping the books. I can't read on the back deck anymore though. We back up to a nature preserve and this past couple summers, the proliferation of skemeeters and bees has gotten to be just too much. I'm constantly bombarded by one or the other and forget about getting it screened in. That would require input from the DH. *sigh*
So now, I curl up on the couch and hope my family sees the book in my hands and figures out I'm reading so they don't keep interrupting me. 'Hope' being the operative word there.
Anyway, you don't have to put me in. Just wanted to tell you how happy Cole looks waiting for momma.
- Anonymous12:06 PM
I read in two different places the majority of the time. In bed, with a reading night light, the house is quiet, the cats curled up all around me (I have 7 cats now!) and the sound of the fish tank/water flowing in the background.
Or in the back yard. I let my baby (horse), Murphy in with me and watch him graze in between reading. Very peaceful, very relaxing.
The coziest spot in my house to read is my couch. If I read in my bed, especially at night, I tend to fall asleep.ReplyDelete
- clairecherven1:11 PM
At the back of my property, I put a small bridge over a wet spot(only when it rains;otherwise it must be mowed). I put a rescued bright yellow wooden chair there under some old oaks that when I look up it reminds me of Nancy Drew's THE WITCH TREE SYMBOL. It's too far for the house phone and just far enough to get comfortable.ReplyDelete
The only reason to return to civilization is to use the facilities.
I like to read on the couch in the living room, beside the window with the sun pouring in.ReplyDelete
I'd love to win your retreat bag. Thanks for the opportunity.
I like riding out after the sun sets, get some grub, and then park under a streetlamp in the woods a few blocks from my house. No distractions and the light goes right through the moon roof so it's not hard to read. I do this every weekend. There's this one song I used to listen to on the way there a few years back (when I was out of the job so I was there every night) that every time I hear it come on the radio I instantly smell french fries and think of Harry Dresden blasting off some magic at some baddies. Hehe.ReplyDelete
Don't put me in, but thanks for including one of my books. :-)ReplyDelete
What a swell list! My new favorite spot to read is a cushy, corduroy-covered, saucer-shaped chair I got at Target.com for our newly cleaned off front porch, formerly recycling graveyard. I am tilted up enough to prop the book on my stomach and still be able to read it and see nothing but leaves and birds out the windows. Ahhhh!ReplyDelete
I'm RARELY without a book in my hands so I guess I read pretty much anywhere!...I've got the baby in the high chair, a bottle in one hand and a book in the other!!! HAHA!ReplyDelete
I read just about anywhere but I'm partial to laying on the floor with a big throw pillow or in that little groove on the couch in the sunroom when the kids are out by the pool...you know, where there is still air conditioning but you can see outside.ReplyDelete
I have to say the most comfortable spot for me is of course the bed.ReplyDelete
Which constitutes having one the cats come in and park on my tummy, or my arm if I'm on my side, with the others somewhere near in touching distance.
Been catching up on some of my reading in the last few days, at least six books this weekend. I got so far behind last year that now trying to catch up is taking sometime, I usually read about 4three to six books a week.
I'd love to throw my name in this. I usually love curling up with a good book on a pile of throw/lounge pillows in my room, or I read in bed just before I go to sleep. I might be old fashioned but with a cup of warm milk, and I keep my bedside table lamp as a good reading light.ReplyDelete
My favorite spot to read it lounging in my hammock in the back yard, especially when it's raining. (The hammock is just small enough to fit under the porch overhang if I drag it.) It's quiet and excessively green and the weather in Florida is perfect during most of the year. My second favorite spot is on the couch so I can cuddle with my cats.ReplyDelete
Sadly, I don't really have a nice place to read :( I live with my fiance and his parents. I usually wind up sitting at my computer desk. Not very comfortable for the long haul. But one day, the fiance and I will have a lovely house and a library with a nice cozy reading nook :)ReplyDelete
My bedroom has become a reading sanctuary for me ... lots of comfy pillows to prop myself (and sometimes a hardcover) up with. I also moved the bed so the window is over my headboard/bookshelf, giving lots of natural light (my mother always said too much reading in the dark would hurt my eyes), although a reading lamp is handy as well. And if I read myself to sleep, my comfy duvet is right there to roll myself into!ReplyDelete
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- kylie5:54 PM
I like to sit on the couch with feet propped up on the ottoman along with the following: a pillow to support the back of my noggin; to my left, a cup of coffee & pastry within reaching distance; and to my right, my warm but not so fluffy cat dozing against my leg. My favorite reading setting - unfortunately, it doesn't happen too often, but it's great when i get it!ReplyDelete
Would love to read in the bathtub but there is no way to do it comfortably. Not without some serious water overflowage.ReplyDelete
Now THAT'S a great pile of loot! I could spend ages reading them. At the moment its winter here in Australia so I can guarantee that most of my reading will be done inside, out of the cold. My usual place for reading is in bed though anyway. (Whats a better place, really?) Other than that, when its sunny, I could be anywhere. Outside on my verandah, in the car (if someone else is driving of course :P), at work on a lunch break... Its endless. Any time I can spare to read, I WILL be reading.ReplyDelete
My favorite place to read is the couch in our living room. I prefer to lay sideways with the back of the couch on my left, but since there's no lamp on that side I'm often forced to switch sides when the sun goes down. I'm not that picky and I don't need quiet. The tv is often on when I read, and I can even read in the insanely loud breakroom at work.ReplyDelete
Professor Plum, in the library with a candlestick?ReplyDelete
Actually, it's the day before winter here, so it's snuggled into the corner of the couch, in front of the fire, listening to the rain with a freshly brewed latte.
I love to hop in my bed, snuggle under the covers, and curl up with a good book.ReplyDelete
My favorite place to read is in my office, surrounded by my books. The office has the best light in the house and my office chair tilts back, so I put me feet up and it's nice and cozy.ReplyDelete
Ahh, reading this blog post of yours makes me also feel even more excited of the lazy, warm and summery days to come.ReplyDelete
I love reading outside as well. :) It's very calm, plus there's something very peaceful about reading while surrounded by nature.
Lovely giveaway package, and just in time for lazy summer reading! I'd like to be tossed into the hat please. :P Specifically, I love to read, bellyside down, in my backyard right on the grass. Soooo comfy.
- Lissa7:54 PM
I love to lay in my hammock in the back year with a glass of sweet tea nearby reading my book. I also love to read in the bathtub, but lately I've bee mostly buying ebooks and no way is my ereader going near the bath... but if I win this I will have some books to read in the bath! :DReplyDelete
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Some of my best reading time is done at work, in the break room on the uncomfortable table we eat at. I can lose myself for fifteen minutes and forget about the stress of a job I'm vastly overqualified for. My other favorite spot--my bed.ReplyDelete
It would be so great to win. You have no idea.
- Anonymous8:06 PM
Reading just before I go to sleep in bed seems to be my favorite spot. Although two restaurants (that I can't remember the name of) get a tie for 2nd place.ReplyDelete
Audio books are amazing too, if those count. Listening to Jim Dale reading Harry Potter to me on the way to take algebra at the community college that looks like a prison made my summer.
I'm one of the bed readers, I pile up my pillows and roll as my arms fall asleep. I, of course, can't sleep until I'm finished. It allows for me to squeal into my pillow or pound my fist into the mattress without hurting myself. ^_^ReplyDelete
Also, I read Dreamveil last night, when I reached page 45, my 2 year old decided to crawl into my bed and pulled the book from my hands and started spelling out your name and the title. She only know capitals though. So I stopped reading your much anticipated book to help spell out your name 10 times. :D I wanted to weep a little.
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I've got this huge lemon tree in my backyard. It's been there longer than I've been alive, and there's this little crook in one of the branches right near the top but just under hte cover of the leaves that, when I was a kid, fit me perfectly. I don't fit into it now, but I still find myself sitting at the base of the tree with my dog, fighting for space with the flowers and reading.ReplyDelete
I like best to read in the computor chair.. a dog nearby, and cats draping themselves all over the other pieces of furniture in the room. I like to read in good company :)ReplyDelete
It would be great to win this contest.. for anyone, I'm sure! There are lots of authors here I have just discovered, and quite a few that I hadn't, yet.
Now I have your blogsite, and a list of books by you I hadn't even dreamed you had written. Cool!
Holy happy readaholic, Batman. That is one amazing TBR stash. Found my way here via twitter and am I ever glad I did!ReplyDelete
I love your fave reading spot and companion. My fave spot is on the deck of the aging family cabin, overlooking the lake, watching the chipmunks skuttle, with a pot of tea on the side and if I know my juniors will keep themselves occupied or asleep for half an hour. Bliss.
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- Anonymous11:11 PM
My most common favorite place to read is curled up on my bed with my cat. But my very favorite place to read is on the beach during the one week a year my family goes on vacation. In the past I have been known to polish off as many as five decent sized novels during that one week.ReplyDelete
My favorite place to read? On the front porch in the evening, or on the couch when nobody is home but me. :)ReplyDelete
My fave spot to read is on my sofa in the living room. Great giveaway.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:02 AM
Most of the year it's in my bed at night under the down comforter in between taking the sleeping pill and when I fall asleep (can take minutes or all night). But during the summer it's on my screen porch on the double glider in the afternoon... The only distraction is turning on the light when it gets too dark to see.ReplyDelete
Great prizes! My favorite place to read is in my recliner, with my cat sleeping in my lap.ReplyDelete
I read on my sun porch, which is especially nice in the winter because it has heat and I can sit out there with my plants and watch the snow.ReplyDelete
Um, I guess I like to read where ever I am able. The calmest place nearby is the garage in my car, so sometimes I'll sit in there with the seat pushed back all the way and just read. It's not a very big car, but clean and usually noise-free.ReplyDelete
Wow, I am drooling at looking at all those books. I haven't had much time to read considering most of it is spent writing, sleeping or watching the infant. And I haven't really had any extra cash to spend on books anyway...but I would gladly give up my few precious hours of sleep I have to read those books!ReplyDelete
My favorite place to read: I love reading in my bed, a coffee shop, a bookstore, outside in a park.
My favorite place to read is my gazebo in my backyard during the nice weather to enjoy the fresh air.ReplyDelete
During the bad weather my favorite place to read is my bed where I can get comfy and warm.
Wow what great prizes and thanks for the awesome giveaway!
The places i read most are the couch, bed and soaking in the bath.ReplyDelete
My favourite places to read is by the beach or under some old growth trees (but either of those locations take effort to get to)
At work if i don't have erends to run during lunch hour I have the sun room - it used to be the foyer of an office building but all the staff were moved out of there and consolidated into another building so that it is now the archive building which leaves the foyer with a large window, glass door and pannel, a table and old padded chairs (one for the bum and one for the feet) - bliss (except I have to go back to work too soon)
Wow, amazing giveaway and thank you so much for making this international!!ReplyDelete
My favourite place to read is on the sofa near the window: it is comfortable and cozy and there is enough light and sunshine. :-)
Please enter me.
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Any place is good for me...as long as I have a stash of great reads!ReplyDelete
- Valerie12:27 AM
Fav spot is outside at the edge of the ginormous backyard of my current rental. There is a backless swinging bench under some trees surrounded by purple flowers so I do get some bee action but as long as I keep my feet up they don't bother me while I read. I usually bring a few pillows out to lean against and then let the breeze rock the bench and I can spend hours out there reading.ReplyDelete
- iokijo3:26 AM
In the back room of my house.. pretty close to a den I guess..It's all old knotty pine paneling. I just love the look. I have my computer set up there, so I can sit, put my feet up on the desk and not have to go far to get the phone or anything.. I can get back to reading quicker. :)ReplyDelete
Thank You for giving us all a chance at a retreat, and Thank You very very much for the Kyn world, can't wait to see what comes next.
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Way to start the summer, Lynn, big huge major congrats on Dreamveil and thank you for a fantastic giveaway!ReplyDelete
I wouldn't mind reading that bundle of joy in the Brazilian hammock we have in our garden.
Never mind where I read in the winter. Can't think about winter right now, it's summer!
A particular squishy sofa in my parents' house that has sunlight for most of the day. I've been away for a long time so I'm very much looking forward to returning and claiming it. Enjoy your reading :)ReplyDelete
What a great contest! Thank you! I have this huge brown chair that I love to curl up in. It's close to where my dog sleeps, and there's plenty of room for my cat to join me. I love it!ReplyDelete
What a nice thing to do! My fave place to read is my front porch, on a cool (not humid) day : )ReplyDelete
Wishing everyone a great summer and dropping my name in the hat. What could be more fun than summer reading?ReplyDelete
:) Abigail
Throwing my hat in!ReplyDelete
I love to soak in the tub with my kindle. *wince* Someday I am going to suddenly realize this is a very bad idea.
I tend to get up and pace when I am thinking about a book, so I usually end up back and forth between the recliner, the bed, and the kichen (snacks).
I also love to leave the kids with the husband and go read at the book store. The only drawback is that if I get up to pace I loose my comfy chair to some other opportunistic reader.
My favorite place is on our back deck, which faces southwest but is shaded by two large maple trees. When the breeze is just right, I can smell the honeysuckle we planted last fall. I've got a comfy chair AND a chaise lounge out there.ReplyDelete
And I'm so jealous that you had Rob Thurman's new book two days before it's supposed to be out. I'm headed to the bookstore tonight to buy that and Dreamveil.
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