Showing posts with label challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label challenge. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
30 Day Challenge
30 Day Challenge
So...what are people experiencing with the 30-Day Challenge? Some of you would be around 10 days in. Others just starting.
Most essential parts:
1) Daily exercise: walking, running, calisthenics, Tai Chi, joint mobility, etc. for 10-20 minutes.
2) First 25% of time chant: “Every Day In Every Way I’m Getting Better and Better.”
3) Second 25% of time chant: “I am SO grateful for X” (past accomplishments or present states)
4) Third 25% of time chant: “I am SO grateful for Y” (future goals)
5) Fourth and final 25% chant: “All I need is within me now.”
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Once you have this integrated, you can integrate the “Secret Formula”: Goals X Faith X Action X Gratitude = Results.
And Once you have this, you can integrate the “Ancient Child” meditation: visualize your child self. And then your “elder” self. Align your adult actions to be in synche with your childhood dreams and deathbed values.
The overall effect will be as simple or complex as you can handle. At full complexity you’ll feel a little like a Paramecium, with various “organelles” floating around you if you choose to focus on them, representing various aspects of your emotions, intents, actions, resources, and so forth. But...only if you stop and concentrate. Most of the time, you simply move toward what feels “good” and “right” and will find, at the end of the day, you have accomplished everything you needed to do...and had fun in the process.
EXPECT to “crash” out of this a few days in. That is normal and natural, despite what the voices in your head try to tell you.
So...what has your experience been, so far?
Namaste,
Steven Barnes?
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30 Day Drawing Challenge Days 1 2
30 Day Drawing Challenge Days 1 2
(Ok. I think I fixed the comment issue on the blog.)
Kicking it off with Day 1: Self Portrait
This pic felt very "Sumo" so I added the rising sun and hair chopsticks.
Day 2: A Monster (Good)
And I liked the Roman Slug idea but I think I went overboard with the pink and purple tank and skirt to make him seem more "good." But I knew I had to give him clothes because I didnt want to give him a johnson.
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Monday, March 13, 2017
30 Day Drawing Challenge Days 7 9
30 Day Drawing Challenge Days 7 9
Day 7: A historical / modern icon you admire satirized using the reason you admire them most. (eg. Carl Sagan as a mad scientist)
Day 8: Close eyes. Draw a Batman
9. A dinosaur, real or made up
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Monday, February 20, 2017
30 Day Drawing Challenge 20 24
30 Day Drawing Challenge 20 24
Ok I dont know if I fixed the comments thing and no one cares to leave comments (I know its only a few of you) or if its still not working but either way Im moving on.
Day 20: A Robot (Any size, for any purpose)
This basically started with the idea of the robot holding those bamboo toast tongs. I just thought it was a cute idea, I mean hes a robot whats he afraid of getting burned. (Okay maybe electrocuted.)
Day 21: Your Most Influential Mentor (As a Jedi Master)
My acting teacher Milton Katselas. As a bonus Im including my first attempt. In the end I thought simplicity would be a better route. (That and "make him more like Yoda.")
23. Your zodiac sign as a great warrior or wizard.
24. A pirate (space, sea, desert, etc.)
Still playing with the glowing effect. Its just a air brush effect in a bright color. Kinda dig it.
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Saturday, February 18, 2017
8th Icebreaker Marshmallow Challenge
8th Icebreaker Marshmallow Challenge
Ms. Fowler will give you a group
Materials:
20 sticks of spaghetti (uncooked!)
one yard of masking tape (stick down on edge of desk)
one yard of string
one pair scissors
5 marshmallows
Directions:
- You have 20 minutes to use the materials to try to build the tallest freestanding structure.
- (“Freestanding” means it cannot be taped down, and you can’t be holding it when the time runs out- it must be able to stand on its own.)
- When the time is up, we will measure the structures that are standing and announce the winner.
Please share:
- Your names
- What did you learn?
- What was the most challenging thing about this and why?
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Friday, February 10, 2017
30 Day Drawing Challenge Days 3 6
30 Day Drawing Challenge Days 3 6
Day 3: A monster (Evil)
Day 4: A small inanimate object coming to life.
Day 5: A president (as an action hero)
I wanted him to be in the pose that Eddie has in the "Trooper" picture. (Yes, I forgot the sword.)
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Thursday, February 9, 2017
30 Day Drawing Challenge Days 14 19
30 Day Drawing Challenge Days 14 19
I broke this up into multiple posts even though Im doing this all the same day.
Day 14: A Plant (Man eating)
I dont if the guy is bleeding or hes just covered in pollen which sometimes happens when you have a run in with a plant. But the redness around was necessary to make it look like he was really inside. I really love the app Sketch Club and the way it allows you to manipulate your drawing and add textures.
Day 15: A Hover vehicle
Again with the Self Portrait. My favorite part of this is the dust that gets dispersed by this machine which basically stole from Pig Pen from the Peanuts comic strip.
Day 16: A Paladin (Representing any religion except Christianity)
The functionality of the trunk on the helmet is clearly in question but that and the curly boots made me really fall in love with this picture.
Day 17: A devil / demon (without lifting your pen)
Ok so I didnt technically use a pen but I didnt lift my stylus. I loved going through these on Instagram because they all looked like they belonged in a demon themed book of mazes.
Day 18: A Tank
Dont have much to say here. It just didnt look tough enough till I put it over the black background.
Day 19: A President (As a zombie)
Ok. This is the picture that unseated The Paladin as my favorite picture of this challenge so far. Hes just really into that horse head (or donkey head).
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Saturday, February 4, 2017
30 Day Drawing Challenge Update Days 10 13
30 Day Drawing Challenge Update Days 10 13
(Before we get into the drawings I just wanted to add a technical note that I believe I fixed the comment moderation so you should be able to leave comments should you like.)
Day 10 : Something Evolving.
So I new I wanted to do an man/ape with baby arms essentially. And I used the pictures of the Tarzan animated movie as a model for the split toes. I wasnt sure about the genitals but he clearly needed something in the middle and i wasnt about to draw him in a pair of dolphin shorts. (Not the brand, actually made of dolphin.) But my favorite part of this picture is his right baby arm is just "hangin out" resting on his thigh like "see, Im cool." Which is why this picture makes me smile.
Day 11: Your favorite food (As a gift from the gods)
Picking a favorite food is impossible. But this week I found myself with a hankering for Mac & Cheese. It was the week of the hurricane threat and I was in the supermarket looking for food items that had a long shelf life. I really like the idea that its just sitting in his hand. And really if these are the hands of a god then these noodles must be HUGE!
Day 12: A Super Hero
This gave me an idea of trying to do a 30 Day Drawing Challenge which regardless of category it has to be some kind of a self portrait. (Maybe its the actor in me. )
Day 13: A Super Villain
Man I threw everything at this guy. Robot hand, belly eye, and magic double headed pitchfork. I started with the super hero and started modifying it into another dude.
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Monday, January 30, 2017
A Challenge to Digg Stop the Government burying news
A Challenge to Digg Stop the Government burying news
BBC NEWS | Politics | ID card costs rise above £5bn: "Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg said: It is bad enough that the government seeks to bury bad news behind the camouflage of Tony Blairs announcement.
Breaking the law to do so breaks new ground even for Tony Blairs Labour Party."
I dont like ID cards for lots of reasons. The cards are powered by a huge database of everyone in the country. All your details in one place. And I think thats open to abuse. NO2ID can explain the flaws in more detail.
The Government agreed to announce the offical cost estimates every 6 months, and they are three weeks over due when they got released today. Why? Well it seems the Government have decided to hide the announcement that the costs have risen half a billion quid behind the resignation of the Prime Minister.
Thats rather cuntish.
So I challenge you digg. Spread the word. They may try and hide it, so we just need to shout louder. Visit the BBC article linked in the title. Get the ID card article above the Resignation article in the Beebs Most viewed and Most emailed.
Cause a fuss. Youre good at it.
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Monday, January 23, 2017
30 Day Drawing Challenge Big Finish Days 25 30
30 Day Drawing Challenge Big Finish Days 25 30
Okay lets knock these out so we can talk about other stuff.
Day 25: An idiom literalized.
I actually googled idioms. Its one of those things that you know until someone asks you and then you cant think of a single one. And "keep and eye out" was the first one I came across and I just couldnt get past the idea.
Day 26: An animal that doesnt exist.
Its always tentacles. They fascinate me and creep me out at the same time. I like leaving the exact details of this monster to our imagination Like where the claws and the tentacles and eyes come together is anybodys guess. I mean why are his eyes so low?
Day 27: An old person (doing kung-fu)
So I drew the old guy on top. But then I had the idea of kung-fu with a walker. So I used the model of a gymnast on a pommel horse and drew this guy kickin ass.
Day 28: An alien species that looks bent on earths destruction, but is actually quite peaceful.
This is basically a rip off of Kang and Kodos. I wanted my guy to also be green, tentacled and drooling as well. I dont know where he got such humongous flowers.
Day 29: A monument of the world coming to life and wreaking havoc on the nearest major capital city.
Another two-fer. I had some time on my hands and after coming up with one idea I immediately had the other. At first I thought of Mt. Rushmore attacking a city. I even wanted it picking up people and eating them Rampage style but I think the heads would be too big to notice people if they were done to scale. (This is just a guess Im not really sure how bit Mt. Rushmore is. I guess if I used North by Northwest as my source people are big enough.
Been awhile since Ive seen it and I wasnt sure how committed they were to accuracy of scale.
I mean its a mountain isnt it? Its in its name? Then I found this.
So I guess I was right. The next dilemma with Mt. Rushmore is which capital city should it attack? And what constitutes "major." I ended up making the executive decision of attacking his home state capital of Pierre.
Now Sydney opera house was pretty obvious as far as the city was concerned and I like the idea of shells on his back. He reminded me of a old "dinosaur" toy I had as a kid. So I went googling to find a picture of it to use as a model and sure enough Im not the only one who remembers these.
Day 30: A visual representation of your imagination.
I felt like leaving this one in black and white. And I wanted to make my head expressionless and black like a Greek statue. I also enjoy the juxtaposition of a small King Kong on a giant woman. Whenever I go back and look at this picture I think to myself "yeah its something like that."
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