A friend of mine recently discussed the new Green Lantern trailer. Sure he was enthused about the movie, the effects, the scope, but he was also enthused about Ryan Reynolds. The enthusiasm my friend felt for Ryan Reynolds was an admixture; he felt Reynolds was both charming and looked great in his underwear. My friend is not the only person to comment on a level of sex appeal in the Green Lantern Trailer, leaving me to the conclusions that this is both intentional and that Mr. Reynolds is someone who will make more of us feel inadequate in our underwear in the years to come.
Art
The Young And Hungry Fanartists
I'm noticing a trend at a lot of conventions I've been to lately. I see a lot of young artists in the dealer's rooms and artist's alleys with a few things in common:
- They've started selling their art in the last 1-3 years.
- They have gorgeous, professional business cards and signage.
- They're reasonably to very-well wired, with websites, porfolios online, and the like.
- They do a lot of personal branding, even going so far as to dress to fit the theme of their table.
- Their tables are professionally laid out with the right signage, decoration, and so on.
- They're big on cross-promoting projects they do together, or with others.
Fannish Skills On The Job Search – Art
I write a lot about using your fannish and hobby skills on the job. It's sort of a big thing, what with this whole "Fan To Pro" title putting pressure on me. But there's more to using the skills from your recreation in your profession – you can use them in other "professional areas", which I'm going to talk about in the weeks to come.
Namely, I'll be writing about how your fannish, geeky, and otaku skills can also be used in your job search. It's even possible you have some skills you don't want to or can't use in your chosen career that are great to use on your job search. You probably have a lot of unappreciated talents anyway (or at least ones that you may not be great at but you can leverage)