Lame post is lame.
Ah. Now that that's settled. Fair warning here: No one is going to care about this. You have been warned.
One thing I really liked on twitter was when Gail Simone got the hashtag #comicsdidagoodthing going. If one looks, there are some articles online which quoted some of the tweets and it was... It was great to read. Because it gave a sense of communicty. And it kind of felt like another step towards proving ourselves as fans, proving the medium as legit - even though it shouldn't need more support than its own merits.
And I dunno. I just got to thinking. You can be sick and tired of me ranting about this, but you know. Too bad. Because it's a big part of my life and a big part of who I am. It goes far beyond entertainment and it goes far beyond amusement and art. It's about comfort, solace, friendship, lessons learned, realizations. And I loved seeing how many good things comics have really done; they've brought people together, inspired hope, courage, determination, forgiveness and given strength and escape to a lot of people who really needed it.
This is ranty. Here's me in my Wonder Woman shirt looking like a junkie. (Which, to be fair, beats my usual child molester-look.)
I may come off as a little... extreme at times. As I said, I'm a passionate person. I rarely lock onto something but when I do, I give it my all and even more. I don't love often but when I love I love whole-heartedly. And I am glad that I do, because it's given me so much. I'm not going to keep this very long, as I am much too tired and not really... certain of what to say. I do not quite know what I want to convey, because it is hard to explain something that is based on feelings. You can't... explain feelings in the way they need. Not fully. It's like retelling a good story or describing a painting. Something always gets lost in the translation.
See what I mean about the child molester-stare?
All I know is that... I find a lot of good in this. It's hard for an outsider to understand. Fine. I don't really care if you understand. I just felt like sharing. Explaining something. It makes me feel love, it makes me feel joy and encouragement and is always an inspiration and lesson that I can do better. I can be better. Reminds me that no matter how many galactic threats are upon you, you can make it. Especially Dick Grayson has taught me never to give up and never to lose yourself no matter what happens. It's a trait of his I have always adored  - despite his many hardships, he always bounces back. If he loses his laugh or his silly jokes, his nerdy references or outright childish shenanigans, he never loses them for long. And it's a strength I find amazing, and inspiring.
#comics do good things every day. Sometimes it's killing time, sometimes it's inspiring creation, entertaining the bored, moving the listless, sometimes it brings people together, mends bridges, sometimes it encouraged the fearful and sometimes it cheers up the gloomy.
Sometimes, it's just nice to have a hero.
