What can I say? I'm used to the new year's eve as anybody else, but it always gets me... Sadam Husseim got executed two days ago, and maybe it was good... for TV, powerfull politicians...

Actually, I'm not impressed... I found it quite normal, excessively usual. A dictator died... Big Deal... What I'm really impressed about is the ammount of people who saw it as a history mark, a step to the badly patched sense of freedom, justice, beauty and peace that we try to reach with our tired hands, without noticing the handcuffs we wear.

These words might seem a little suffered for me, but I think the entire world needs to take off the blindfold and see that we always fall for the same mistakes... I don't find it unusual nor amusing that the world saw the dictator from Iraq dying by hanging... I find it amusing that after 60 000 years of existance, every leader still puts his people fighting for money and territory using poetry as a shield to get men fighting for it... It does not matter who lives or who dies... Who is in charge or not or in what social-cultural time you live in... Nobody is noble, and nobody is a hero... No one is expected more than they can give, and I find it pretty ridiculous to say to a man who lost his legs and arms that he is a hero because he fought and gave his members to his country... If this soldier knew for sure, if he saw through the lies they put in front of him to ease his pain, would he ever had considered going to war in the first place?

'Tis been a while since I posted something here. I guess I should have a lot to talk about here, but the truth is I've been really busy trying to get into the Illustration business. It's a hard way to go, but finally I'm getting some cool results, like this one here, Mr. Jack. I've done this one as a test to a big company and it so happens that I got it published in a magazine. They've already asked for more, so I'm pretty excited. I hope this turns out to be my launch in the career.

I'm also thinking about getting an animation course, but it's rather expensive. I know I'd be really good if I got it right, but I think it's overwealming to make this course without previous prepare. So I'm thinking of going there and getting to know the place as it is. If I decide something, I'll let you guys know.

In other news, O "eu" cotidiano, my little comic stories just got a community at orkut. If you wanna check it out, here is the link:

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Have fun! I'm still preparing. soon I'll have it translated to English

Cheers!

D.

Nice surprise coming from deviantART. The lay outs are better, not only on looks, but it's divided, so that people can see my work through cattegory, instead of just the first one... It's very organized! I'm really glad 'cause it helps my clients and friends to find themselves when they're looking for something... Anyway, more drawings incoming! see ya soon!

My work is going good under the ilustration market, so far. I hope the people who come here and see it, like the things I have to show... I just wish there were more critics and comments... Come on people! I don't bite!

Well, so far, I'm doing fine here... Started putting some of my digitals, and now I just inserted a lil' comic story... the bad news is I just did it in Portuguese, my actual language, but fear not! I'm gonna put it in English too! ^^

In other news, I'm pissed off with the game Return to Castle Wolfenstein... The gamemakers putted a scene where a nazi pilot begs for his life, for he is unnarmed... and if you don't shoot him, you cannot go further. OK, I know nazis suck, but gamemakers actually making people kill unnarmed prisoners for fun... that's disgusting...

War is already something stupid... the results are proof, but this is ridiculous... I'm no conservative person, but I don't think that is gonna help children to grow for a better world... Sometimes, video-games do have a negative side in that matter... I luuuv playin', but not like that... well, anyway...
That's it for today!

PS: I really wish I could put pictures in this journal...

Dreh Meister