Earth, Sun, & Moon:Pre-Biblical Greece on Gender

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"Now the sexes were three, and such as I have described them; because the sun, moon, and earth are three; and the man was originally the child of the sun, the woman of the earth, and the man-woman of the moon, which is made up of sun and earth."

Aristophanes' Speech from Plato's Symposium

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cosmicawareness:
@ainoa @bluberry_ & @brunhild Thanks, ladies. There's a lot in this one speech. I'll post another part today for everyone who's enjoyed this one :-)
kelseykaos:
This was an incredibly interesting read, thank you! <3

Aristophanes's Speech from Plato's Symposium

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"Zeus gathered the gods in council to express concern that these unusual creatures would one day challenge their hegemony. He was loathe to exterminate them with his thunderbolts, though, because there would be no one to bring the gods offerings. He solved the problem by putting each creature into a trance and then splitting it down the middle...
...Upon awakening each half only dimly remembered...
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French Jazz: Melody Gardot's "Les Etoiles"

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I'm pretty ambivalent to most of her work. This one, however, makes me blush with how intimate it is. It's not about sex at ALL, but her voice and French pronunciation is like pillow-talk directly into my head. The song/poem itself is a love-letter to the Stars, and even though I gave up recording for comics, I'd perform this in a second.

"The Show Must Go On" -another #fuckcancer entry

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Though Freddy Mercury didn't die of cancer, of course, this video/song perfectly sums up my feelings today as I return to work on the second issue of Aquatigraphica

Anyway... I guess it's back to work. After all, The show must go on...

"The Dragon and the Golden Sun" (or, "Fuck Cancer")

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Some may wake up today and feel like something's wrong. An unshakable gloom that makes you want to climb back into bed to try getting out on a different side. What you're feeling is out of your control, and you'll have to learn to be strong: A broken body has finally lost it's battle to contain a blindingly-radiant spirit.
You see, the body is cruel....
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Origin Story: pt. 1

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Due to a family emergency, I had to weigh anchor and ship off down to Florida.

Like most people who come from tiny, redneck, southern towns, you can learn all that's necessary from Bumper stickers. In Plant City, Florida, they read something like this:

"GOD H8S FAGS: CHRISTIANS TAKE BACK 'MURICA!" (printed in our state colors: Blood Red, Master-Race White, and Kill-Em-All Camo)

See that
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Business Cards Designed and Ordered - FINALLY!

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Warning to All Onions:

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To all the Onions lurking out there in the darkness: The more tears you suck from me, the more vindictive I become. I will END every bulb you've ever loved. Only then will I come to ease your suffering...

Seal of Approval

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Message of encouragement for @candyhell (for her new set coming out today), not to mention all the SG Hopefuls out there!

One of my MANY "Seal of Approval" memes. :-D

Weird Art Collab Requests:

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Received an email this morning from a writer asking if I'd illustrate his story about genetically modified glowing hamsters. His works on Amazon include stories about Hellhounds with giant-sized cocks and contributions to such renowned anthologies as "Tall Tales & Small Cocks". ::stares::

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Do it.
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