as363…..I think that was “house right” (assuming we are in the audience), aka “stage left”….but maybe you’re used to viewing from backstage! (non-union theater professional)
Yeahhh, see that’s part of the problem with folks today. They’ve been told for so long that as long as they “believe” they can be anything they want to be. It’s a load of horse muffins. How many people “believe” they can sing well enough to be the next American Idol for example? I don’t watch the show, but having seen some of the auditions, I can attest to the fact that no matter what a lot of those people believe, they’ll never be singers. And what about the 6 foot basketball point guard who “believes” that practice is for other folks. I guess all that believing is going to get him a championship ring in the NBA, won’t it? Or how about the person who believes that if he just plays the number one more time, he’ll hit the big score and never have to work again? Or the people who believe that God will keep their child who is diagnosed with leukemia from suffering and dying? Or the people who believe that the sitting President of the United States cares one whit more about them than the previous President cared. Yes, just keep on believing and anything is possible…NOT. I believe I’ve said too much.
MisngNOLA:
I’m going to make you feel better about things. When I was in high school, I was so skinny and weak, I could barely bench 60 pounds. I wasn’t allowed to even try out for the football team, even though I wanted to. When I grew up I wanted to be a superhero, I wanted to be a professional cartoonist, I wanted to be an actor, and I wanted to be a stunt man. I achieved all of these things. Even being a superhero- I was Batman and Robin Hood in stunt shows, Captain America at special openings, I acted on the professional stage and TV screen, and I now get paid to be a cartoonist. I’m no more special than any other day-dreamy, weak-armed kid out there who wants to do something different. I learned how and I busted my butt to go get it.
And M, really, I’m not bragging, even though I’m apparently blowing your bubble all to hell.
Please know that I am not slamming you at all. I only wanted to point out an alternate viewpoint. There is still time for you to go for it. ;)
INdeed, Justin!
Look, believing obviously isn’t the whole story. You have to work toward what you believe in. Sounds like NOLA sat around and just believed, thinking it’d be handed to her on a silver platter.
When I was 11, I decided I wanted to be a cartoonist. I believed that with hard work and dedication, I’d succeed. I did.
Just because your life sucks, NOLA that doesn’t mean you have to go around peeing in other peoples pools.
Whiner.
For those who wonder, my life is very good. I have no beefs with it. I have a good-paying job which I like, I own 2 homes, and am well-known for always having a smile on my face. If you think that’s the point of my post, then perhaps you need to believe in your comprehension skills a little more. My point was was that unfortunately, many people believe things that simply are not and will never be true.
Both of you also chose ATTAINABLE goals instead of the fantasy goals that the people I was posting about choose. I never said that you can’t do what you believe if you choose realistic goals and pursue them vigorously.
I’ll answer Jsanford’s post, as he/she makes incredible suppositions about my life with no basis for doing so (btw, read the first paragraph of this post), by saying there’s not a single place in my post where I whine about my life, thank you very much. Nor do I pee in anyone’s pool who has a clue about real life. What my post was about, is people who believe in things that will never happen, no matter how much they are told that believing in yourself makes everything attainable. Choosing wise goals is just as much a part of success as believing. Go back and read the situations I listed and compare them to what you posted about your life and see if they even remotely coincide. I think you’ll find they don’t. And btw, I’m a “he”.
And Justin, thanks for trying to make me feel better about things, but there’s no need. As I said to Mr/Ms Sanford, I’m very happy with my life. I simply get a bit impatient with people who think that whatever their fantasy is, they can achieve it, just by believing, and they therefore make poor choices, or wind up always blaming someone else for their failures. Think about how prevalent that type of story is in today’s news. If you want to be even more specific about it, look at Doonesbury’s thread, with Sam hoping to catch on with Prince Harry. Even if she does, and makes her dream a reality, what happens to all the other girls who thought and believed the same thing, and traveled great lengths to make their dream come true? Again, the overall point was to choose attainable and realistic goals. That doesn’t mean they can’t be lofty ambitions. I applaud both you and Jsanford for becoming professional cartoonists. It’s a field in which few actually make the grade, despite the artistic talent many folks have. I can see that it takes more than just drawing ability to carry out story lines, and to contiuously come up with fresh ideas. It’s the same in nearly every artistic endeavour, music, film, literature, and even in the business world. Were either of you my children growing up, yours are especially the types of goals I would have nurtured, but I certainly wouldn’t have pushed my late son who was 5’7” to pursue a career in the NBA. get the drift? I’m not blissfully ignorant, but right now, about the only thing in life I’d like to have that I don’t is my son’s life back, but as he was murdered by an armed robber with a shotgun, no amount of believing or hard work on my part will make that happen.
Jsanford, what cartoon do you create, and is it available online? Despite your unwarranted jumping to conclusions about my life, I’m still interested in seeking out new sources of entertainment. You’d probably be surprised at the types of toons I enjoy.
Rakkav over 13 years ago
Reaching anything won’t “bee” the problem. Moving anything will “bee”.
Oh well, if bees can have a father-son talk, I suppose “bee”-ing a stunt bee isn’t so farfetched.
niaje over 13 years ago
dont let the critiscm sting you! you cant be a drone all your life!! be all you can be!!!
(awesome easter strip jt)
Solitha Premium Member over 13 years ago
As long as he always bee-lieves in himself, he can do anything!
Hugh B. Hayve over 13 years ago
Exit….stage left!
as363 over 13 years ago
Or ..house left for the unaware (I.A.T.S.E. member)
mntim over 13 years ago
Now, bee, we need you to fly really fast at this speeding car’s windshield. Don’t mess it up. You have only one take.
prrdh over 13 years ago
Wouldn’t the idea be precisely to ‘mess it up’?
But that’s the least of Scab Bee’s troubles. Wait until he encounters the African bees Karma and company are bringing back.
Simon_Jester over 13 years ago
Okay kid, but at least promise us that whatever else you do on that bike, you will not jump the shark.
bmonk over 13 years ago
Hmmm–he could do most of those feats, or at least appear to, if he went into acting…
coloharpare Premium Member over 13 years ago
as363…..I think that was “house right” (assuming we are in the audience), aka “stage left”….but maybe you’re used to viewing from backstage! (non-union theater professional)
Snoopyfan10 over 13 years ago
“Fast Five” little bee….. I love this!
Charles Weir over 13 years ago
Perhaps he’ll get a part in “Bee Movie 2”
MisngNOLA over 13 years ago
Yeahhh, see that’s part of the problem with folks today. They’ve been told for so long that as long as they “believe” they can be anything they want to be. It’s a load of horse muffins. How many people “believe” they can sing well enough to be the next American Idol for example? I don’t watch the show, but having seen some of the auditions, I can attest to the fact that no matter what a lot of those people believe, they’ll never be singers. And what about the 6 foot basketball point guard who “believes” that practice is for other folks. I guess all that believing is going to get him a championship ring in the NBA, won’t it? Or how about the person who believes that if he just plays the number one more time, he’ll hit the big score and never have to work again? Or the people who believe that God will keep their child who is diagnosed with leukemia from suffering and dying? Or the people who believe that the sitting President of the United States cares one whit more about them than the previous President cared. Yes, just keep on believing and anything is possible…NOT. I believe I’ve said too much.
Justin Thompson creator over 13 years ago
MisngNOLA: I’m going to make you feel better about things. When I was in high school, I was so skinny and weak, I could barely bench 60 pounds. I wasn’t allowed to even try out for the football team, even though I wanted to. When I grew up I wanted to be a superhero, I wanted to be a professional cartoonist, I wanted to be an actor, and I wanted to be a stunt man. I achieved all of these things. Even being a superhero- I was Batman and Robin Hood in stunt shows, Captain America at special openings, I acted on the professional stage and TV screen, and I now get paid to be a cartoonist. I’m no more special than any other day-dreamy, weak-armed kid out there who wants to do something different. I learned how and I busted my butt to go get it. And M, really, I’m not bragging, even though I’m apparently blowing your bubble all to hell. Please know that I am not slamming you at all. I only wanted to point out an alternate viewpoint. There is still time for you to go for it. ;)
Jsanford86 over 13 years ago
INdeed, Justin! Look, believing obviously isn’t the whole story. You have to work toward what you believe in. Sounds like NOLA sat around and just believed, thinking it’d be handed to her on a silver platter. When I was 11, I decided I wanted to be a cartoonist. I believed that with hard work and dedication, I’d succeed. I did. Just because your life sucks, NOLA that doesn’t mean you have to go around peeing in other peoples pools. Whiner.
MisngNOLA over 13 years ago
For those who wonder, my life is very good. I have no beefs with it. I have a good-paying job which I like, I own 2 homes, and am well-known for always having a smile on my face. If you think that’s the point of my post, then perhaps you need to believe in your comprehension skills a little more. My point was was that unfortunately, many people believe things that simply are not and will never be true. Both of you also chose ATTAINABLE goals instead of the fantasy goals that the people I was posting about choose. I never said that you can’t do what you believe if you choose realistic goals and pursue them vigorously. I’ll answer Jsanford’s post, as he/she makes incredible suppositions about my life with no basis for doing so (btw, read the first paragraph of this post), by saying there’s not a single place in my post where I whine about my life, thank you very much. Nor do I pee in anyone’s pool who has a clue about real life. What my post was about, is people who believe in things that will never happen, no matter how much they are told that believing in yourself makes everything attainable. Choosing wise goals is just as much a part of success as believing. Go back and read the situations I listed and compare them to what you posted about your life and see if they even remotely coincide. I think you’ll find they don’t. And btw, I’m a “he”. And Justin, thanks for trying to make me feel better about things, but there’s no need. As I said to Mr/Ms Sanford, I’m very happy with my life. I simply get a bit impatient with people who think that whatever their fantasy is, they can achieve it, just by believing, and they therefore make poor choices, or wind up always blaming someone else for their failures. Think about how prevalent that type of story is in today’s news. If you want to be even more specific about it, look at Doonesbury’s thread, with Sam hoping to catch on with Prince Harry. Even if she does, and makes her dream a reality, what happens to all the other girls who thought and believed the same thing, and traveled great lengths to make their dream come true? Again, the overall point was to choose attainable and realistic goals. That doesn’t mean they can’t be lofty ambitions. I applaud both you and Jsanford for becoming professional cartoonists. It’s a field in which few actually make the grade, despite the artistic talent many folks have. I can see that it takes more than just drawing ability to carry out story lines, and to contiuously come up with fresh ideas. It’s the same in nearly every artistic endeavour, music, film, literature, and even in the business world. Were either of you my children growing up, yours are especially the types of goals I would have nurtured, but I certainly wouldn’t have pushed my late son who was 5’7” to pursue a career in the NBA. get the drift? I’m not blissfully ignorant, but right now, about the only thing in life I’d like to have that I don’t is my son’s life back, but as he was murdered by an armed robber with a shotgun, no amount of believing or hard work on my part will make that happen. Jsanford, what cartoon do you create, and is it available online? Despite your unwarranted jumping to conclusions about my life, I’m still interested in seeking out new sources of entertainment. You’d probably be surprised at the types of toons I enjoy.
centaur1 over 13 years ago
(awkward silence) OK, now that you both have that off your chests………nice cartoon today……..uh, everybody agree?