Cat-sy and Bat-sy

Warriors

Materialistic

I talked to one of the newer sales reps from another department this morning, and we had a really nice conversation. She grew up in Franklin, VA and finished college in Georgia State in Atlanta. I told her that I'd like to visit the city and probably move there (in a parallel universe). She mentioned that she loved the city. It's an ideal place for young, single professionals. Mostly everyone's "beautiful" down there.

It wasn't until she came back to VA that she realized how materialistic she became while living down in Atlanta. I figured she adopted that attitude because she was surrounded by people who are that way. Most young people don't know any better anyway. They feel the need to be with the "in" crowd. They get careless with money and just spend, spend, spend. I know of one person here who is like that...I won't get into details, but let's just say that his priorities were not in order, and he had something valuable taken away from him. I mean, I am guilty of being careless sometimes, but at least it's on a miniscule scale.

Since my car wreck, I appreciate my life and what I have more than ever before. It's true that what may come so easily can also be taken away in a blink of an eye. It also got me re-thinking my wants and needs. Even if I have to hold off for a long time, I wouldn't mind because it may be worth it. Hope for the best, but always expect the worse. I don't usually expect things from people, but I'm changing that habit slowly. Even if it means ending up disappointed. Things happen to us sometimes for no reason at all. We're just left there to clean up the bits and pieces the best we can.

My greatest fear is losing touch of what's important to me. I say this with no conceit at all, but with the person I've become, I doubt that'll happen.

Mega Noel :)

Music

I was listening to this CD, A Grand Night For Singing, a revue of the musicals by Rogers and Hammerstein at work today. I remember going with my friend for moral support at the audition, and when we got to the community theater I found that my piano teacher that semester was the pianist for the musical. She coaxed me to try out, and I did. I landed the part of Jason. Little did I know that the revue has ONLY 5 cast members, and let's say that I never sang and danced so much in 2 hours. Ugh. Anyway, I enjoyed it towards the end but I will never do a musical anymore. My theater phase is over.

I'm not really into musicals, but there was this one song, Something Wonderful from The King And I that I really liked. The lyrics hit me like a brick wall. I heard from somewhere, "what is music if not to subvert your expectations and blow your mind once in a while?"

This is a man who thinks with his heart
And his heart is not always wise
This is a man who stumbles and falls
But this is a man who tries
This is a man you'll forgive and forgive
And help and protect as long as you live

He will not always say
What you would have him say
But now and then he'll say
Something wonderful
The thoughtless things he'll do
Will hurt and worry you
But all at once he'll do
Something wonderful

He has a thousand dreams
That won't come true
You know that he believes in them
And that's enough for you

You'll always go along
Defend him when he's wrong
And tell him when he's strong
He is wonderful
He'll always need your love

A man who needs your love
Can be wonderful

Someone To Play For

Here are the pages I submitted to Tim...





Enjoy.

Nice Vest

Star

In another lifetime perhaps...

White Queen

Emma Frost, aka The White Queen. A mean, cold-hearted, super-bitch. I like her. :P

Nice and Naughty

I used to be really nice...

















...Well, I'm still nice. But with a kick to it ;)

PIty moment

A friend once told me, "Noel...your feelings betray you." He was talking about my comic in particular. Now, what he said can be taken in different ways, but I'm beginning to see what he was talking about. The character, Eli is fashioned after myself and the story is created the way I see myself in real life. It's pathetic, I know.

Eli's accomplishing what I've failed at so many times. There's always someone whom we think's going to make us feel real special. Someone who makes us feel like we're the only one that matters to them in that light. It doesn't matter now, I guess. I am, after all, just another number.

Eli's always going to be a friend first and foremost...which is all I'm ever going to be. Well at least for right now, Eli's happier than I am.

Fugly

Yeah, sometimes we have days when we feel like we're the ugliest creature ever.

Shut my mouth

Sometimes, it's better if I just keep things to myself for fear of complicating things, getting disappointed and feeling awkward. All in that order.

Comicstorm

This past weekend, I sent Tim Fish an IM saying how much I enjoyed Cavalcade of Boys. I gave him the link to our comic, Isosceles, and he liked what he saw so far. He asked me if I would be interested in putting together a 5-page comic strip for him that's going to be posted on Young Bottoms In Love Volume 6. Sean and I are both stoked about it! We'll be discussing a synopsis and submit it Tim for approval. This is going to be great! I can't wait to work on it!

Also, Darius wants me to work on a children's book with him. Another project I'm thrilled about! Details on this one later.