wade in the water

i like the idea of walking on water. there is something mythological about being able to overcome water in a such a calm fashion. water is ever present, a necessity in life but we all know it's wrath. it is unpredictable, it causes chaos in excess or when scarce, it washes away entire cities at a time. our bodies are over 80% water and yet we can drown in only a few inches of it.

there is something to be said about walking on water instead of running or dancing or floating over it. it shows passive control over the uncontrollable.

jesus and tiger woods both did it (google it). and some lizards. and boats do it...sort of.

on the other hand, working within water is symbolic of a different approach to life. if walking on water is to dominate, however passively, breathing underneath or hiding under water show an acceptance of circumstance. its like being ideological or being realistic. sure, the first would be great, but the latter will likely serve me better.

gender

i recently read that there is a slightly higher likelihood of giving birth to a male over a female because male infants have a higher infant mortality rate. I would have to think that men also have a higher mortality rate in adolescence and adulthood because of the types of jobs men work and our natural inclination to be dumb assholes.

in china, india, south korea and vietnam there are significantly more adult men than women. they credit this to the preference of a male heir to a female one, political policy that limits the size of families and medical advances that allow parents to determine the gender very early in pregnancy. in a strange twist of fate, the giant island of plastic that floats around the pacific ocean is leading to female only births in some places. when the fish eat the plastic and then we eat the fish, the plastic gets into our bodies and somehow effects the gender of our offspring. it seems like nature evening itself out, but i don't want to blame this one of nature.

say what?

speech bubbles like mood rings. the color of the bubble indicates how the person speaking feels. it would transcend the language barrier, unless of course you are color blind. saying a lot without saying anything. if a lot more people shot for that goal than i think the world would be a much more enjoyable, quite place. it i had it my way it would be a lot more colorful as well.

text

text is so logical, its has a direct intention that people automatically know how to engage with it. drawings, at least mine, are less direct. your immediate reaction is unclear. you don't know where to look first, what is most important, how the different component of the drawing fit together. when i combine them i feel that my drawing becomes more clear and my writing becomes less so. there in the middle its nice.

self-fulfilling prophecy

we are saved for the moment.