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"Why do you want to see the new year in?"
"Because this is the first year in a very long time, maybe the first one in my life that I can remember, that's mine. Even though it's an arbitrary time marker, really."
"So is the solstice, in a cosmic sense."
"In a cosmic sense, sure; but on this planet, all across it, it marks the changing of the balance of dark and light."
"This year, maybe it's arbitrary. But, it is a span of time. A fairly long one. You don't get so many... so. What does staying up to see it mean to you?"
"Like, being on patrol, alert and aware. Meeting it as a friend, out of respect. Being consciously alone and unafraid. I got no TV on, no countdown, just my own music and my window. Also, I like fireworks; I'll open the window to hear them, hear the horns blow. It's good that the world will celebrate together."
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Drawn in response to this conversation, 1Jan09. Couple hours partly spent searching for my ruler - darn perspective! First time ever using my Prismacolor graytone markers, obviously. They're much more unforgiving than the pencils and charcoal I've been using.
"Because this is the first year in a very long time, maybe the first one in my life that I can remember, that's mine. Even though it's an arbitrary time marker, really."
"So is the solstice, in a cosmic sense."
"In a cosmic sense, sure; but on this planet, all across it, it marks the changing of the balance of dark and light."
"This year, maybe it's arbitrary. But, it is a span of time. A fairly long one. You don't get so many... so. What does staying up to see it mean to you?"
"Like, being on patrol, alert and aware. Meeting it as a friend, out of respect. Being consciously alone and unafraid. I got no TV on, no countdown, just my own music and my window. Also, I like fireworks; I'll open the window to hear them, hear the horns blow. It's good that the world will celebrate together."
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Drawn in response to this conversation, 1Jan09. Couple hours partly spent searching for my ruler - darn perspective! First time ever using my Prismacolor graytone markers, obviously. They're much more unforgiving than the pencils and charcoal I've been using.
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Excellent use of sharp outlines to draw focus to your subject, especially with the monochrome surroundings. I'm not sure why, but that quote reminds me of Ender's Game...