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Why artists SHOULD charge for commissions.
Posted 13 years agoThe tone of this maybe a bit strong as it was originally a response to someone stating that art should be free and to charge is greedy because it will never be a job. The below was posted as a reply, and although I have modified it slightly to take out some of the questions directed at the person I was replying to it does still read as if directed at a person. I apologise for this and please try to read the drift of what I am saying, rather than feeling it is a personal attack on any person.
Michaelangelo, was commissioned while alive. His work isn't just expensive because he's dead, it's because he was great at what he did - making masterpieces that other people could not do. Good art takes skill, practice, hours and hours of work. I don't yet take commissions for art because I do not think I'm good enough to be providing a service. That said I am paid to make wedding stationery which in many ways it's the same thing. It's drawing and design at a price because some people can't or won't make their own so I provide the service of making the stationery. Artists provide a service in that they provide a product a client requires or desires. Have you looked into the psychological effect of artwork on hospital patients? It can have a huge impact, this hobby you think is worthless.
Graphic Design? The whole profession was started by artists, it, in itself involves a lot of art. Architectural Visualisation? Illustration for books etc? Any packaging design? The concept artists who sketch out the games characters for your computer games and had their designs basically set before the character ever made it onto a computer? No, you're right, there's no value in 'drawing' what so ever. Architects don't draw when designing schools, hospitals, police stations etc do they? (I'm a qualified Architectural Technician, by the way, with a BSc Hons first class degree in the subject alongside qualifications in both fine art and graphic design).
Also, commission work is often some of the hardest work mentally. Drawing as a hobby is easier, you only draw what you want to draw and only have your own pre-conceived conceptions to deal with. Commissions mean spending hours on something you don't necessarily want to draw and that is really hard to do, and it makes it very hard to get the drawing right. You also have to meet client expectations which can be very difficult, especially if they keep changing their minds which clients for anything (art, wedding stationery, architecture) often do. It takes a great deal of dedication and patience to fight through that boredom, frustration, etc with the desire to simply do a good job. No, it's not manual labour, but there are lots of jobs which don't involve manual labour that are still valued. Art takes skill, is that not enough for it to be worth something? It takes a knowledge and understanding that some people just don't have. That's why it SHOULD be paid for. The reason artists charge is for time, effort, materials used.
People buy art because they enjoy it, even if it isn't essential to their life. People buy computer games because they enjoy them, not because they are essential. By the theory that art should be free as it’s not an essential job then games, literary fiction, chocolate bars, sports equipment, etc should all be free, because none of those things are essential so why pay someone to make them? Yet within art and literature history is documented. Art is often used by historians to understand the past, to understand the culture of a time. Art is documentation of life as well as a nice thing to have (though maybe not in the case of some furry art, but certainly within fine art and fan-fic art). Also, why should artists draw for others for free? They could just draw for themselves as a hobby, they then wouldn't need to deal with clients, changes of mind, others expectations... At which case, art would fade because artists would never share their work (why would they need to?). If art is valueless, maybe it doesn't matter if no one has any art other than artists themselves? A lot of people would disagree with such a move because they do want and value art.
So, in the statement that it is greedy to charge for something which is a hobby and will never be a job you have successfully ignored the professions which rely on art and drawing to function. You have also ignored the cultural importance of art and the impact looking at art as a historian has on our understanding of our past. You have ignored the impact art has upon the psyche, ignoring why it is strategically placed in hospitals. In making such a statement you have simply shown your total ignorance on the subject, that ignorance is perhaps why you see no value. For you it is simply 'drawing' but for the professional artists amongst us it is more than that, and that is why our art has value. We provide a service, for a purpose, be it to make others happy, to document the world, to work for a graphic design studio or in an architectural practice. That is why artists SHOULD charge commission.
Oh, and if anyone is interested in what specifically caused this outburst, please see here... http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/...../#cid:28128636
EDIT: Author has removed the journal but most of it is documented here http://benanderson.homeip.net/lolFa.....%20Artists.htm
You can also follow the repercussion journal posts made by the author here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journals/bloodfand69/ the 'Sorry post' http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3742790/ is only slightly less antagonistic and is rapidly heading towards the hundreds of comments the original got.
Michaelangelo, was commissioned while alive. His work isn't just expensive because he's dead, it's because he was great at what he did - making masterpieces that other people could not do. Good art takes skill, practice, hours and hours of work. I don't yet take commissions for art because I do not think I'm good enough to be providing a service. That said I am paid to make wedding stationery which in many ways it's the same thing. It's drawing and design at a price because some people can't or won't make their own so I provide the service of making the stationery. Artists provide a service in that they provide a product a client requires or desires. Have you looked into the psychological effect of artwork on hospital patients? It can have a huge impact, this hobby you think is worthless.
Graphic Design? The whole profession was started by artists, it, in itself involves a lot of art. Architectural Visualisation? Illustration for books etc? Any packaging design? The concept artists who sketch out the games characters for your computer games and had their designs basically set before the character ever made it onto a computer? No, you're right, there's no value in 'drawing' what so ever. Architects don't draw when designing schools, hospitals, police stations etc do they? (I'm a qualified Architectural Technician, by the way, with a BSc Hons first class degree in the subject alongside qualifications in both fine art and graphic design).
Also, commission work is often some of the hardest work mentally. Drawing as a hobby is easier, you only draw what you want to draw and only have your own pre-conceived conceptions to deal with. Commissions mean spending hours on something you don't necessarily want to draw and that is really hard to do, and it makes it very hard to get the drawing right. You also have to meet client expectations which can be very difficult, especially if they keep changing their minds which clients for anything (art, wedding stationery, architecture) often do. It takes a great deal of dedication and patience to fight through that boredom, frustration, etc with the desire to simply do a good job. No, it's not manual labour, but there are lots of jobs which don't involve manual labour that are still valued. Art takes skill, is that not enough for it to be worth something? It takes a knowledge and understanding that some people just don't have. That's why it SHOULD be paid for. The reason artists charge is for time, effort, materials used.
People buy art because they enjoy it, even if it isn't essential to their life. People buy computer games because they enjoy them, not because they are essential. By the theory that art should be free as it’s not an essential job then games, literary fiction, chocolate bars, sports equipment, etc should all be free, because none of those things are essential so why pay someone to make them? Yet within art and literature history is documented. Art is often used by historians to understand the past, to understand the culture of a time. Art is documentation of life as well as a nice thing to have (though maybe not in the case of some furry art, but certainly within fine art and fan-fic art). Also, why should artists draw for others for free? They could just draw for themselves as a hobby, they then wouldn't need to deal with clients, changes of mind, others expectations... At which case, art would fade because artists would never share their work (why would they need to?). If art is valueless, maybe it doesn't matter if no one has any art other than artists themselves? A lot of people would disagree with such a move because they do want and value art.
So, in the statement that it is greedy to charge for something which is a hobby and will never be a job you have successfully ignored the professions which rely on art and drawing to function. You have also ignored the cultural importance of art and the impact looking at art as a historian has on our understanding of our past. You have ignored the impact art has upon the psyche, ignoring why it is strategically placed in hospitals. In making such a statement you have simply shown your total ignorance on the subject, that ignorance is perhaps why you see no value. For you it is simply 'drawing' but for the professional artists amongst us it is more than that, and that is why our art has value. We provide a service, for a purpose, be it to make others happy, to document the world, to work for a graphic design studio or in an architectural practice. That is why artists SHOULD charge commission.
Oh, and if anyone is interested in what specifically caused this outburst, please see here... http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/...../#cid:28128636
EDIT: Author has removed the journal but most of it is documented here http://benanderson.homeip.net/lolFa.....%20Artists.htm
You can also follow the repercussion journal posts made by the author here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journals/bloodfand69/ the 'Sorry post' http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3742790/ is only slightly less antagonistic and is rapidly heading towards the hundreds of comments the original got.
So yeah... Halo
Posted 14 years agoSo as you will be able to tell I have a little bit of a Halo thing going on at the moment. I'm patiently waiting for Halo Combat Evolved: Anniversary to come out as mam's getting me it as a late birthday present. Then she's getting Kes and I Halo 4 as a late christmas present. Ontop of that I busy re-reading Fall of Reach. I've just upload my first ever comic strip, perhaps you'll see more of Masterchief in the future.
Meme
Posted 16 years agoStolen from Onisyra.
1.) If you could build your own home, what would it be and where?
It would be in the Northumbrian countryside, it would be a small holding where we could englarge our currently small flock of three hens, and perhaps get a rooster, a goat or two, perhaps a cow, some pigs and a lama because Kes wants a lama. It would also be as sustainable as possible.
2.) If you could be any animal, what would it be?
Well, a dragon, but not entirely practical on earth. So, perhaps... I don't know.
3.) If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Back to Rome, the honeymoon was so great i'd love to go back.
4.) If you could have one super power, what would it be?
To breath fire, and transform into a shadow, not being solid, like my dragon can.
5.) If you could have any car, what would it be?
Porsche 944- i know, loads think it's ugly, but i love it. I'd do it in metallic pink with white stripes, like the one i have on Forza Motorsport on the xbox.
6.) If you could trade places with anyone you wanted, who would you choose?
I wouldn't trade places, i'm happy with my husband, and my house, and my job.
7.) If you could choose how you die, how would you?
Quietly, in my sleep, many many years from now, preferably at exactly the same moment Kestenan goes, but if not i'd like to go before him, as i don't think i could cope with losing him.
8.) If you could meet one band in person, which would it be?
Rammstein
9.) If you could choose to be the opposite gender, would you?
No, i like being female, even if female bodies are overly complex.
10.) If you could visit any planet, which one?
I don't think visiting a planet is practical- but i'd probably visit Pluto and apologies to it for down grading it so it's no longer a planet.
11.) If you could go back and observe any point in history, what would you see?
I would like to witness the time HenryVIII and Anne Bolyne were together, because i don't think she was as nasty as most hisory says, i think she was unlucky and made the best of a difficult situation. Other than that i'd like to visit ancient Rome.
12.) If you had to trust a friend with your life, who would it be?
My husband.
13.) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I'd be thinner, and more confident.
14.) If you could be a vampire or a werewolf, which would you choose?
Vampire, sorry, i'd rather be a bloodsucker or a bat than a dog!
15.) If you could have any animal as a pet, what would it be?
More hens! They're great.
16.) If you could have eternal youth and immortality, would you take it?
No, i imagine it would get boring and confusing eventually. And Kes would have to be immortal too. And if it were only us we'd be wierdos and experimented on, and if it were the whole world there would be no need to breed and i'd like kids.
17.) If you could find the cure for one major disease or disorder, what would it be?
Cancer, or infertility.
18.) If you could have any career, what would it be?
Wedding planner, definately.
19.) If you could change yourself into your fursona, would you?
Only if lots of us got the same oppertunity, i don't feel it would be much fun on my own.
20.) If you could choose five people to do this meme, who would you pick?
Anyone.
1.) If you could build your own home, what would it be and where?
It would be in the Northumbrian countryside, it would be a small holding where we could englarge our currently small flock of three hens, and perhaps get a rooster, a goat or two, perhaps a cow, some pigs and a lama because Kes wants a lama. It would also be as sustainable as possible.
2.) If you could be any animal, what would it be?
Well, a dragon, but not entirely practical on earth. So, perhaps... I don't know.
3.) If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Back to Rome, the honeymoon was so great i'd love to go back.
4.) If you could have one super power, what would it be?
To breath fire, and transform into a shadow, not being solid, like my dragon can.
5.) If you could have any car, what would it be?
Porsche 944- i know, loads think it's ugly, but i love it. I'd do it in metallic pink with white stripes, like the one i have on Forza Motorsport on the xbox.
6.) If you could trade places with anyone you wanted, who would you choose?
I wouldn't trade places, i'm happy with my husband, and my house, and my job.
7.) If you could choose how you die, how would you?
Quietly, in my sleep, many many years from now, preferably at exactly the same moment Kestenan goes, but if not i'd like to go before him, as i don't think i could cope with losing him.
8.) If you could meet one band in person, which would it be?
Rammstein
9.) If you could choose to be the opposite gender, would you?
No, i like being female, even if female bodies are overly complex.
10.) If you could visit any planet, which one?
I don't think visiting a planet is practical- but i'd probably visit Pluto and apologies to it for down grading it so it's no longer a planet.
11.) If you could go back and observe any point in history, what would you see?
I would like to witness the time HenryVIII and Anne Bolyne were together, because i don't think she was as nasty as most hisory says, i think she was unlucky and made the best of a difficult situation. Other than that i'd like to visit ancient Rome.
12.) If you had to trust a friend with your life, who would it be?
My husband.
13.) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I'd be thinner, and more confident.
14.) If you could be a vampire or a werewolf, which would you choose?
Vampire, sorry, i'd rather be a bloodsucker or a bat than a dog!
15.) If you could have any animal as a pet, what would it be?
More hens! They're great.
16.) If you could have eternal youth and immortality, would you take it?
No, i imagine it would get boring and confusing eventually. And Kes would have to be immortal too. And if it were only us we'd be wierdos and experimented on, and if it were the whole world there would be no need to breed and i'd like kids.
17.) If you could find the cure for one major disease or disorder, what would it be?
Cancer, or infertility.
18.) If you could have any career, what would it be?
Wedding planner, definately.
19.) If you could change yourself into your fursona, would you?
Only if lots of us got the same oppertunity, i don't feel it would be much fun on my own.
20.) If you could choose five people to do this meme, who would you pick?
Anyone.
Film Meme
Posted 16 years ago- X what you saw
- O what you haven't finished/saw sizable portions
- Bold what you loved
- Italics for what you disliked/hated
- Leave unchanged if neutral
Classic Disney
[x] 101 Dalmatians (1961)
[x] Alice in Wonderland (1951)
[x] Bambi (1942)
[x] Cinderella (1950)
[x] Dumbo (1941)
[x] Fantasia (1940)
[x] Lady and the Tramp (1955)
[x] Mary Poppins (1964)
[x] Peter Pan (1953)
[x] Pinocchio (1940)
[x] Sleeping Beauty (1959)
[x] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
[] Song of the South (1946)
Disney's Dark Age
[x] The Aristocats (1970)
[x ] The Black Cauldron (1985)
[] The Fox and the Hound (1981)
[] The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
[x] The Jungle Book (1967)
[] The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
[] Oliver and Company (1986) (I was fond of movies with talking animals.)
[] Pete's Dragon (1977)
[X] The Rescuers (1977)
[X] Robin Hood (1973) (Ok, so i fancied Robin Hood the fox throughout my childhood, it explains a lot when viewed that way....)
[x] The Sword In The Stone (1963)
The Disney Renaissance
[x] Aladdin (1992)
[x] Beauty and the Beast (1991)
[] A Goofy Movie (1995)
[x] Hercules (1997)
[x] The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
[x] The Lion King (1994)
[x] The Little Mermaid (1989)
[x] Mulan (1998)
[x] Pocahontas (1995)
[0] The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
[x] Tarzan (1999)
Disney's Modern Age
[x] Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
[x] Bolt (2008)
[x] Brother Bear (2003) (the first time i met Kestenan IRL we went to see this. Luckily i'd already seen it because i spent the whole time sat next to Kes thinking "OMG i want him, i'm going to marry him")
[ ] Chicken Little (2005)
[] Dinosaur (2000)
[] The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
[ ] Fantasia 2000 (2000)
[ ] Home on the Range (2004)
[ ] Lilo & Stitch (2002)
[ ] Meet the Robinsons (2007)
[ ] Treasure Planet (2002)
Pixar
[x] A Bug's Life (1998)
[x] Cars (2006)
[x] Finding Nemo (2003)
[x] The Incredibles (2004)
[x] Monsters Inc. (2001)
[x] Ratatouille (2007)
[x] Toy Story (1995)
[x] Toy Story 2
[] Wall-E (2008)
Don Bluth
[x] All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
[x ] An American Tail (1986)
[x] Anastasia (1997)
[x] The Land Before Time (1988)
x] The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
[] Rock-a-Doodle (1991)
[ ] The Secret of NIMH (1982)
[x] Thumbelina (1994)
[] Titan AE (2000)
[] A Troll in Central Park (1994)
Claymation
[ ] The Adventures of Mark Twain (1986)
[x] Chicken Run (2000)
[x] Corpse Bride (2005)
[ x] James and the Giant Peach (1996)
[x] Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993)
[ x] Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
[0 ] Flushed Away (2006)
[] Coraline (2009)
CGI Glut
[x] Antz (1998)
[] Happy Feet (2006)
[] Kung Fu Panda (2008) (BBBB times a million, this movie is SO GOOD. It's my perfect type of humor! "Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose power is was the stuff of legends.")
[x] Madagascar (2005)
[ ] Monster House (2006)
[ ] Over the Hedge (2006)
[ x] Polar Express, The (2004)
[] Robots
[x] Shrek (2001)
[x] Shrek 2 (2004)
[x] Shrek The Third
Imports
[ ] Arabian Knight (aka The Thief and the Cobbler) (1995)
[ ] The Last Unicorn (1982)
[ ] Light Years
[ ] The Plague Dogs=
[ ] The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
[ ] Persepolis (2007)
[ ] Waltz With Bashir (2008)
[ ] Watership Down (1978)
[ ] When the Wind Blows (1988)
[ ] Yellow Submarine (1968)
Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki
[ ] Grave of the Fireflies
[ ] Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
[ ] Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
[ ] Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)
[ ] Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
[ ] My Neighbors The Yamadas
[ ] My Neighbor Totoro (1993)
[ ] Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
[ ] Only Yesterday
[ ] Pom Poko (Tanuki War)
[ ] Porco Rosso (1992)
[ ] Princess Mononoke (1999)
[] Spirited Away (2002)
[ ] The Cat Returns
[ ] Whisper of the Heart
Satoshi Kon
[ ] Millennium Actress (2001)
[ ] Paprika (2006)
[ ] Perfect Blue (1999)
[ ] Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
[ ] Memories - "Magnetic Rose" (1995)
Shinkai Makoto
[ ] She and Her Cat (1999)
[ ] Voices of a Distant Star (2001)
[ ] The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
[ ] 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
Other Anime Films
[ ] Adolescence of Utena
[ ] Akira (1989)
[ ] Appleseed
[ ] Appleseed: Ex Machina
[ ] Arcadia of My Youth (U.S. Title - Vengeance of the Space Pirate)
[ ] Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2003)
[ ] The Dagger of Kamui (U.S. Title - Revenge of the Ninja Warrior)
[ ] Dirty Pair: Project Eden
[ ] End of Evangelion
[ ] Fist of the North Star
[ ] Galaxy Express
[ ] Ghost in the Shell (1996)
[ ] The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
[ ] Lensman
[ ] Macross: Do You Remember Love (U.S. Title - Clash of the Bionoids)
[ ] Metropolis (2001)
[ ] Neo-Tokyo
[ ] Ninja Scroll
[ ] Patlabor the Movie
[ ] The Professional: Golgo 13
[ ] Project A-ko
[ ] Robotech: The Shadow Chronicle
[ ] Silent Mobius
[ ] Space Adventure Cobra
[ ] Steamboy (2004)
[ ] Sword of the Stranger
[ ] Unico and the Island of Magic
[ ] Urotsukidoji: The Movie
[ ] Vampire Hunter D
[ ] Vampire Hunter D: Blood(lines)
[ ] Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force
Cartoons For Grown-Ups (haha, oxymoron)
[ ] American Pop
[ ] The Animatrix (2003)
[ ] Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon The Movie
[ ] Beavis & Butthead Do America (1996)
[ ] Cool World
[x ] Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
[ ] Final Fantasy: Advent Children
[ ] Fire & Ice
[ ] Fritz the Cat (1972)
[ ] Heavy Metal (1981)
[ ] Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
[ ] Hey Good Looking
[ ] Lady Death
[ ] A Scanner Darkly (2006)
[ ] South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
[ ] Street Fight (AKA - Coonskin)
[ ] Waking Life (2001)
Other Animated Movies I Can't Categorize
[ ] Animal Farm
[ ] Animalympics
[ ] Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
[ ] Batman and the Mask of Phantasm
[x] The Brave Little Toaster (1988)
[ ] Bravestarr: The Movie
[x ] Care Bears: The Movie
[x] Charlotte's Web (1973)
[] Fern Gully
[ ] G.I. Joe: The Movie
[ ] Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords
[ ] He-Man & She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
[x ] The Hobbit
[x ] The Iron Giant (1999)
[ ] Justice League: The New Frontier
[x ] Lord of the Rings
[ ] Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
[ ] My Little Pony: The Movie
[ ] Pink Floyd's The Wall (1982)
[x] The Prince of Egypt (1998)
[ ] Powerpuff Girls: The Movie
[ ] Quest For Camelot (1999)
[ ] Ringing Bell
[x] The Road to El Dorado (2000)
[ ] Rock & Rule
[o] Space Jam
[ ] Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
[ ] Superman: Doomsday
[] The Swan Princess
[ ] Transformers: The Movie (1986)
[ ] Wizards
[] Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
[ ] Wonder Woman
There we go.
- O what you haven't finished/saw sizable portions
- Bold what you loved
- Italics for what you disliked/hated
- Leave unchanged if neutral
Classic Disney
[x] 101 Dalmatians (1961)
[x] Alice in Wonderland (1951)
[x] Bambi (1942)
[x] Cinderella (1950)
[x] Dumbo (1941)
[x] Fantasia (1940)
[x] Lady and the Tramp (1955)
[x] Mary Poppins (1964)
[x] Peter Pan (1953)
[x] Pinocchio (1940)
[x] Sleeping Beauty (1959)
[x] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
[] Song of the South (1946)
Disney's Dark Age
[x] The Aristocats (1970)
[x ] The Black Cauldron (1985)
[] The Fox and the Hound (1981)
[] The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
[x] The Jungle Book (1967)
[] The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
[] Oliver and Company (1986) (I was fond of movies with talking animals.)
[] Pete's Dragon (1977)
[X] The Rescuers (1977)
[X] Robin Hood (1973) (Ok, so i fancied Robin Hood the fox throughout my childhood, it explains a lot when viewed that way....)
[x] The Sword In The Stone (1963)
The Disney Renaissance
[x] Aladdin (1992)
[x] Beauty and the Beast (1991)
[] A Goofy Movie (1995)
[x] Hercules (1997)
[x] The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
[x] The Lion King (1994)
[x] The Little Mermaid (1989)
[x] Mulan (1998)
[x] Pocahontas (1995)
[0] The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
[x] Tarzan (1999)
Disney's Modern Age
[x] Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
[x] Bolt (2008)
[x] Brother Bear (2003) (the first time i met Kestenan IRL we went to see this. Luckily i'd already seen it because i spent the whole time sat next to Kes thinking "OMG i want him, i'm going to marry him")
[ ] Chicken Little (2005)
[] Dinosaur (2000)
[] The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
[ ] Fantasia 2000 (2000)
[ ] Home on the Range (2004)
[ ] Lilo & Stitch (2002)
[ ] Meet the Robinsons (2007)
[ ] Treasure Planet (2002)
Pixar
[x] A Bug's Life (1998)
[x] Cars (2006)
[x] Finding Nemo (2003)
[x] The Incredibles (2004)
[x] Monsters Inc. (2001)
[x] Ratatouille (2007)
[x] Toy Story (1995)
[x] Toy Story 2
[] Wall-E (2008)
Don Bluth
[x] All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
[x ] An American Tail (1986)
[x] Anastasia (1997)
[x] The Land Before Time (1988)
x] The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
[] Rock-a-Doodle (1991)
[ ] The Secret of NIMH (1982)
[x] Thumbelina (1994)
[] Titan AE (2000)
[] A Troll in Central Park (1994)
Claymation
[ ] The Adventures of Mark Twain (1986)
[x] Chicken Run (2000)
[x] Corpse Bride (2005)
[ x] James and the Giant Peach (1996)
[x] Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993)
[ x] Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
[0 ] Flushed Away (2006)
[] Coraline (2009)
CGI Glut
[x] Antz (1998)
[] Happy Feet (2006)
[] Kung Fu Panda (2008) (BBBB times a million, this movie is SO GOOD. It's my perfect type of humor! "Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose power is was the stuff of legends.")
[x] Madagascar (2005)
[ ] Monster House (2006)
[ ] Over the Hedge (2006)
[ x] Polar Express, The (2004)
[] Robots
[x] Shrek (2001)
[x] Shrek 2 (2004)
[x] Shrek The Third
Imports
[ ] Arabian Knight (aka The Thief and the Cobbler) (1995)
[ ] The Last Unicorn (1982)
[ ] Light Years
[ ] The Plague Dogs=
[ ] The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
[ ] Persepolis (2007)
[ ] Waltz With Bashir (2008)
[ ] Watership Down (1978)
[ ] When the Wind Blows (1988)
[ ] Yellow Submarine (1968)
Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki
[ ] Grave of the Fireflies
[ ] Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
[ ] Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
[ ] Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)
[ ] Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
[ ] My Neighbors The Yamadas
[ ] My Neighbor Totoro (1993)
[ ] Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
[ ] Only Yesterday
[ ] Pom Poko (Tanuki War)
[ ] Porco Rosso (1992)
[ ] Princess Mononoke (1999)
[] Spirited Away (2002)
[ ] The Cat Returns
[ ] Whisper of the Heart
Satoshi Kon
[ ] Millennium Actress (2001)
[ ] Paprika (2006)
[ ] Perfect Blue (1999)
[ ] Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
[ ] Memories - "Magnetic Rose" (1995)
Shinkai Makoto
[ ] She and Her Cat (1999)
[ ] Voices of a Distant Star (2001)
[ ] The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
[ ] 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
Other Anime Films
[ ] Adolescence of Utena
[ ] Akira (1989)
[ ] Appleseed
[ ] Appleseed: Ex Machina
[ ] Arcadia of My Youth (U.S. Title - Vengeance of the Space Pirate)
[ ] Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2003)
[ ] The Dagger of Kamui (U.S. Title - Revenge of the Ninja Warrior)
[ ] Dirty Pair: Project Eden
[ ] End of Evangelion
[ ] Fist of the North Star
[ ] Galaxy Express
[ ] Ghost in the Shell (1996)
[ ] The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
[ ] Lensman
[ ] Macross: Do You Remember Love (U.S. Title - Clash of the Bionoids)
[ ] Metropolis (2001)
[ ] Neo-Tokyo
[ ] Ninja Scroll
[ ] Patlabor the Movie
[ ] The Professional: Golgo 13
[ ] Project A-ko
[ ] Robotech: The Shadow Chronicle
[ ] Silent Mobius
[ ] Space Adventure Cobra
[ ] Steamboy (2004)
[ ] Sword of the Stranger
[ ] Unico and the Island of Magic
[ ] Urotsukidoji: The Movie
[ ] Vampire Hunter D
[ ] Vampire Hunter D: Blood(lines)
[ ] Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force
Cartoons For Grown-Ups (haha, oxymoron)
[ ] American Pop
[ ] The Animatrix (2003)
[ ] Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon The Movie
[ ] Beavis & Butthead Do America (1996)
[ ] Cool World
[x ] Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
[ ] Final Fantasy: Advent Children
[ ] Fire & Ice
[ ] Fritz the Cat (1972)
[ ] Heavy Metal (1981)
[ ] Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
[ ] Hey Good Looking
[ ] Lady Death
[ ] A Scanner Darkly (2006)
[ ] South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
[ ] Street Fight (AKA - Coonskin)
[ ] Waking Life (2001)
Other Animated Movies I Can't Categorize
[ ] Animal Farm
[ ] Animalympics
[ ] Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
[ ] Batman and the Mask of Phantasm
[x] The Brave Little Toaster (1988)
[ ] Bravestarr: The Movie
[x ] Care Bears: The Movie
[x] Charlotte's Web (1973)
[] Fern Gully
[ ] G.I. Joe: The Movie
[ ] Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords
[ ] He-Man & She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
[x ] The Hobbit
[x ] The Iron Giant (1999)
[ ] Justice League: The New Frontier
[x ] Lord of the Rings
[ ] Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1992)
[ ] My Little Pony: The Movie
[ ] Pink Floyd's The Wall (1982)
[x] The Prince of Egypt (1998)
[ ] Powerpuff Girls: The Movie
[ ] Quest For Camelot (1999)
[ ] Ringing Bell
[x] The Road to El Dorado (2000)
[ ] Rock & Rule
[o] Space Jam
[ ] Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
[ ] Superman: Doomsday
[] The Swan Princess
[ ] Transformers: The Movie (1986)
[ ] Wizards
[] Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
[ ] Wonder Woman
There we go.
Sex Meme
Posted 16 years agoSo, this sex meme, which i've taken from Onisyra's journal (to be honest she could've been writing for me).
Sexual orientation: Auto response would be heterosexual, and definately i have a strong male preference, but then some girls can very very very sexy too.
How often do you think about sex: It varies, but quite a bit when i look at Kestenan (husband), or when he gives me a cuddle or a kiss.
How often do you HAVE sex: -At the moment quite a bit, with a reason. Every other day or so. Previously we've gone through a long period of about three times a month. But again, it varies, we go through phases.
Worst sexual experience: I don't think i've had one. I mean i've done things i regret, but as far as full blown sex goes theres only ever been Kes. I wouldn't say i've had a bad experience.
Cybersex? Phone sex?: Done both, text sex is better than phone sex though, phone sex is embarrassing. Cybersex is fun, it's a good bit of foreplay before the real deal too!
Casual sex: Only with my husband. Casual sex does nothing for me, personally.
What is your favorite masturbation euphemism: I have to agree with Onisyra- Wanking has always made me laugh.
Sex toys and related fetish accessories: None- except a pair of red fluffy handcuffs a friend got us as an engagement present, and a set of fluffy white bridal handcuffs she bought us as a wedding present encase we'd worn out the others. :) First pair are missing, second pair are still in their box.
Least sexiest body part: On me? Everything except my boobs. In general- mouths, but only first thing in the morning. Morning breath is not nice.
Favorite body type: The husbands, squishy enought to cuddle, not overly hairy on the chest. not hairy at all on the back, with a nice goatee. He's the right height for me too.
Body hair: Chin fuzz and long hair (head) i love, body hair- not so much. Thankfully the husbands body hair is limited, and it's blond.
Monogamy or polygamy?: Monogomy, a little bit of play online is one thing, and only as long as Kes approves. IRL Kes is the only one for me.
Underwear: I like lingerie, i also want a steel boned corset.
Pornographic or erotic: Not really a porn person. I prefer creating my own, either in cyber space or some very personal drawings.
How large is your porn collection?: I don't collect porn, the only porn in our house is what some hacker put on our old pc when our internet security went down.
Favorite hair color: Dark ginger, which neither of us is.
Kissing or cuddling?: Both, but i do love being cuddled.
Most attractive nationality/ethnicity: No preference.
Most attractive anthro/furry creature: Dragon, definately, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Most interesting fetishes you've heard of: Not into fetish, i'm not saying we've never experimented, mildly, but generally it's a no go.
So there, my sex life in a nutshell.
Sexual orientation: Auto response would be heterosexual, and definately i have a strong male preference, but then some girls can very very very sexy too.
How often do you think about sex: It varies, but quite a bit when i look at Kestenan (husband), or when he gives me a cuddle or a kiss.
How often do you HAVE sex: -At the moment quite a bit, with a reason. Every other day or so. Previously we've gone through a long period of about three times a month. But again, it varies, we go through phases.
Worst sexual experience: I don't think i've had one. I mean i've done things i regret, but as far as full blown sex goes theres only ever been Kes. I wouldn't say i've had a bad experience.
Cybersex? Phone sex?: Done both, text sex is better than phone sex though, phone sex is embarrassing. Cybersex is fun, it's a good bit of foreplay before the real deal too!
Casual sex: Only with my husband. Casual sex does nothing for me, personally.
What is your favorite masturbation euphemism: I have to agree with Onisyra- Wanking has always made me laugh.
Sex toys and related fetish accessories: None- except a pair of red fluffy handcuffs a friend got us as an engagement present, and a set of fluffy white bridal handcuffs she bought us as a wedding present encase we'd worn out the others. :) First pair are missing, second pair are still in their box.
Least sexiest body part: On me? Everything except my boobs. In general- mouths, but only first thing in the morning. Morning breath is not nice.
Favorite body type: The husbands, squishy enought to cuddle, not overly hairy on the chest. not hairy at all on the back, with a nice goatee. He's the right height for me too.
Body hair: Chin fuzz and long hair (head) i love, body hair- not so much. Thankfully the husbands body hair is limited, and it's blond.
Monogamy or polygamy?: Monogomy, a little bit of play online is one thing, and only as long as Kes approves. IRL Kes is the only one for me.
Underwear: I like lingerie, i also want a steel boned corset.
Pornographic or erotic: Not really a porn person. I prefer creating my own, either in cyber space or some very personal drawings.
How large is your porn collection?: I don't collect porn, the only porn in our house is what some hacker put on our old pc when our internet security went down.
Favorite hair color: Dark ginger, which neither of us is.
Kissing or cuddling?: Both, but i do love being cuddled.
Most attractive nationality/ethnicity: No preference.
Most attractive anthro/furry creature: Dragon, definately, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Most interesting fetishes you've heard of: Not into fetish, i'm not saying we've never experimented, mildly, but generally it's a no go.
So there, my sex life in a nutshell.
Meme
Posted 16 years agoStolen from Senet :senet:
1) Who are you?
2) Are we friends?
3) When and how did we meet?
4) Would you kiss me?
5) Give me a nickname and explain why.
6) Describe me in 1 word.
7) What was your first impression of me?
8) Do you still think the same?
9) What reminds you of me?
10) If you could give me anything, what would it be?
11) How well do you know me?
12) Are you gonna put this in your journal and see what I say about you?
13) Would you meet up with me
1) Who are you?
2) Are we friends?
3) When and how did we meet?
4) Would you kiss me?
5) Give me a nickname and explain why.
6) Describe me in 1 word.
7) What was your first impression of me?
8) Do you still think the same?
9) What reminds you of me?
10) If you could give me anything, what would it be?
11) How well do you know me?
12) Are you gonna put this in your journal and see what I say about you?
13) Would you meet up with me
