Heyo!
Bills are happening and money is not, and I want to draw some things for people that are not me/school!
I’m up for any subject matter whatsoever! :)
Shoot me an email or an ask with a description and some references if you have them, and I can get back to you with an ETA! bobby (dot) fasel (at) gmail (dot) com ! :D
$5 character sketch
$10 color character
$15 color portraits
I can take payments via PayPal or concealed cash in mail. :)
tried to make a sonic screwdriver on a doctor who minecraft server. also changed my skin to a 4th doctor one.
Okay, I should mention that I’m a total wuss about scary movies, so even trudging out to see this took some fortitude on my part. That said, I actually enjoyed myself. There’s something about spending an hour and a half in dread that is strangely fun.
Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe—yes, Harry Potter) is a widowed young lawyer, assigned to visit a Edwardian-era remote village in northeast England to settle the affairs of a client who has died. When he arrives, the locals are unhelpful and all but force him to leave. Soon, Arthur finds himself at the deserted Eel Marsh House, where he spots a woman dressed completely in black. Upon his return to town, he becomes entangled in the towns history of creepy child suicides.
Radcliffe is a good actor, but it is kind of hard to think of him as someone other than Harry Potter. Hopefully he’ll shake that with a few more good roles. The supporting cast is solid, particularly Ciaran Hinds, who plays the skeptic of the village, also the only person to own an automobile in the town.
As I said earlier, I sat in a constant state of dread throughout the movie. The atmosphere is fantastic, as is the set design. If you’re up for a creepy ghost story, this is a good one to go with.
This movie surprised me. Maybe I was just happy to have something to soften the blow of The Woman in Black. Maybe I was overly excited about being the only person in the theater (it was 11pm on a Sunday). But whatever it was, I really enjoyed Big Miracle. Far more than I expected to.
Big Miracle concerns the story of three California grey whales trapped in the ice north of Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost city in the US. Set in 1988, it’s inspired by the true story of Operation Breakthrough. When Alaskan TV reporter Adam Carlson discovers the whales out on the frozen sea, his story catches the attention of national news looking for a small slot to fill. Soon, a whole mess of people descend upon Barrow, some to help, some to report, almost all with an ulterior motive. The person with the purest interest is probably Rachel Kramer (Drew Berrymore), Adam’s ex-girlfriend and member of Greenpeace.
Honestly, Drew Berrymore was my least favorite part of this movie. She starts out as a stereotypical hardcore environmentalist, seemingly caring more about the whales than the local Inupiat tribe, who, being whalers, want to harvest the whales. This may seem cruel, but remember, whaling is this tribe’s way of life; it’s not like they’re just hunting for sport.
Still, Rachel threatens a massive smear campaign against the Inupiat, but thankfully they are smart enough to back off and offer to help the whales. As the movie wears on, Rachel gets better, but still comes off as just too annoying for me.
Speaking of the Inupiat, they were probably my favorite part of the movie. The film portrays them very well, something of a rarity in Hollywood. I wish more of the movie had been focused on them.
Big Miracle may be a little sappy at some points, but it’s a genuinely entertaining family movie. I would encourage you to give it a look, because hey, everybody loves whales, right?
It’s not too late to get registered for MarsCon 2012! Check out the MarsCon site and get ready to have a blast in Bloomington, MN on March 9-11, 2012.
MarsCon is a fan-run science fiction convention for all ages held every March in the Twin Cities area. At MarsCon you’ll find panel discussions, parties, guest of honor presentations, music of many kinds, our art show, film/anime room, science room, dealers room, charity auction, and masquerade. The Dementia track is virtually a con in itself. Mix and mingle with a few hundred of your favorite fanish friends at MarsCon 2012; we’ll be Rockin’ the Apocalypse!
Guests of Honor:
Actor Claudia Christian
Author Catherine Asaro
Author Rob Callahan
(Comic Book) Artist Jon Sloan
(3D) Artists Aric and Kim Stewart
Fans Wes and Wendell of the Omega Podcast
Music Group Consortium of Genius (sponsored by DementiaRadio.org)
