Stick Figures Die! Die! Die!

Four intrepid SANEsters got a glimpse off the turmoil behind each others' eyeballs with the Stick Figure Cartoon Jam, which saw character after simplified character cut down, torn apart, leaping off ledges, stuck with knives, etc., only to come back again, bloody and bandaged, for more. All the time, apparently, that Pres. O was trimming the budget and cutting Congress down to size, only to have them rise up again. I dunno about that last bit, I'm still a tad weary from all the cartoon carnage. We did have fun, and were remarkably quiet whilst working, before we then began the gossip about all the missing SANE members who'd declined to attend. Just a word to the wise - it's a lot easier to defend your honor if you're actually at the meeting.

The next SANE meeting will be Feb 15, one day after Valentine's Day, so by gum, you're on your own as far as making creative VD gew-gaws for your significant others. Don't know what we'll be doing yet, though, so suggestions will be welcome. It's possible we decided, but I didn't have it wrotten down in my notes, and it's been entirely too long for me to remember unassisted.

Have a wonderful snow storm, drink plenty of hot chocolate, and I'll send out more info once we decide what the heck we're doing on 15 Feb.

Look out for that octopus!

Meet on 25th !!

SANEsters,

Sorry I've been a tad distant, had a nephew's wedding Satday in DC, and by the time the Pats were cementing their loss on Sunday, our flight back home was cancelled and we were getting vouchers to what claimed to be the best Crowne Plaza hotel in N&S America. Got home this a.m. early and have been spacier (okay, spacier than usual) since.

The feedback I've gotten says the same people who can't make the 25th also can't make the 18th, and since it's so close to the 18th and our hostess needs to prep*, I'm making an executive (as in pointy-haired boss) decision (as in coin toss) that the next meeting is on the 25th, not 20.3 hours from now.

* Not to mention the influence of the weather, since we're due to get another flop of flakes with a dollop of dew tomorrow, which would put the kibosh on parking, if not driving.

So sorry to be such a delinquent, but that's what happens to JDs when they grow up.

Pam has graciously offered to host, so on Tues 25 Jan 2011 at 7ish, we'll meet at Pam's spacious DR and... what'll we do? Still liking the Stick Figure Storybook Jam idea, myself. Since we have a little more time, if you have another idea (Leslie's sketchbookchallenge can be optional, or do-it-yerself, but will be around a year and seems a shame to do if Leslie can't make it.

For them what forgot already, here are brief descripts (from previous email) of the two project options on the table:

Stick-figure storyboard jam: start with paper with boxes, like a comic strip. Everybody starts with one, and draws in one of the boxes, using stick figures so the artistically challenged won't feel pressure to perform. They we pass the pages, and draw in another box, etc., until the boxes are filled and the stories are told. Do we fill in the boxes from left to right? Do we add dialog in the boxes? Do the sticks have to look like real sticks? What flavor jam do sticks make? All these are good questions, except for some of them.

sketchbookchallenge.com: upload a sketch, you can win one of the monthly prizes (the winner is chosen at random).

Re: Hey, let's get the gang together and put on a meeting!

Another meeting orption would be this coming Tues 1/18, which is kinda short notice because I procrastorated so badly.

We'd need a volunteer for the hostin', on either day.
R

On Jan 13, 2011, at 8:26 PM, Leslie wrote:

Hi everyone,

I no can make the meeting on the 25th!  That is midterm week @ the high school and I am doing some tutoring. I like the idea of the stick figure story board.
If you all do it, have fun.  If you don't do it, you can still have fun w/o me.

I usually cannot make the last tuesday of the month.

See you in Feb I hope!

Hey, let's get the gang together and put on a meeting!

Well, we never decided upon a new meeting time... I propose we meet Tuesday 25 Jan 2011, in hopes that some of the snow will melt off the sides of the streets by then... I had a brief planning discussion with Batsey, who shall remain nameless, and one idea we came up with was a stick-figure storyboard jam (where we make jam out of stick figures, and use our fingers in the jam to make stories on boards?) No, we have pieces of paper with boxes, like a comic strip. Everybody starts with one, and draws in one of the boxes, using stick figures so the artistically challenged won't feel pressure to perform. They we pass the pages, and draw in another box, etc., until the boxes are filled and the stories are told. Do we fill in the boxes from left to right? Do we add dialog in the boxes? Do the sticks have to look like real sticks? What flavor jam do sticks make? All these are good questions, except for some of them.

Leslie (who shall also remain nameless) has just sent out an email, which says:

Hi everyone,
Happy New Year! Check out sketchbookchallenge.com - if you upload a sketch, you can win one of the monthly prizes (the winner is chosen at random).
I met Sue Bleweiss who is running the challenge. Looks like fun. Lots of tutorials, too.

So check it out - that's a possible meeting idea, too also. Lemme know what you think about the date (1/25) and project (stick figure storyboard jam, sketch book challenge, some other idea from the past, or another idea sprung Athena-like from yore brane.

Stop shoveling and get some sleep!