Not too sure what was going on with this one. The constant struggle of running from responsibilities?
Sketch weekly will be back again next week after I finish nutting out a bunch of code for work. Until then, have a very merry week!
Month: June 2016
Problem with People: Guns make it easy
I’m lucky enough to have grown up in Australia and have only ever known strict gun laws. I couldn’t be more glad that my country has taken this stance on firearms: I don’t live in fear when attending university classes, watching movies, or going out to clubs. Sadly, it is a reality that I often overlook, that not all countries have this luxury.
The saying “guns don’t kill people; people kill people” is technically true, but guns make it a lot easier to kill a greater number of people with far less effort. The only purpose of a gun is to destroy a target. Why should any civilian feel the need to own such a device? Especially civilians in developed countries! Sure, knives, axes, hell even baseball bats can kill, but that isn’t the main function of these tools.
It would be naive to say that simply making guns harder to obtain would stop all gun deaths, however, it is a start. As well as stricter rules on obtaining the weapons in the first place, the human aspect needs to be taken into account. Increased aid to the mentally unstable, identifying those who are at risk of becoming violent extremists (for all religions and political factions) and preventing the slippery slope these people go down that consistently ends in tragedy, are all steps that can be taken to curb murder caused by guns.
My heart goes out to all who have recently died at the hand of a firearm, whether it be through senseless murder, war, or suicide.
Sketch Weekly #41: Viled
“I love China”
Viled – adj.
Abusive; scurrilous; defamatory; vile.
So I may have lied when I said that this Sketch Weekly was going to be out yesterday; sue me.
The locker room
Quick little sketch tonight because I just felt like drawing something out of the ordinary.I wouldn’t mind doing a small collection of these on pieces of card slightly bigger than playing card size. What do you think?
Never fear though, normal “Sketch weekly” will return tomorrow!
Focus
I was struggling to get my head straight the other day, just couldn’t shake this odd feeling that came over me that happens from time to time.
Run Them Fast
A wise man once said: “We all dead, fuck it”
I’ve been a long fan of American Hip Hop and have been binging hard on Run the Jewels and DJ Shadow the last couple of days. The tracks have so much depth and variation; I can’t help but wind my windows and blast it as I drive.
If you’re new to hip hop and are wanting to get a taster of this brilliant genre, I also recommend checking out these artists:
- Chance the Rapper
- Childish Gambino
- Joey Bada$$
- Ghostface Killah
- Wu-Tang Clan (how could I not mention them)
Sketch Weekly #40: Focalisation
Focalisation – n. the act of bringing into focus
Focalisation – n
The act of bringing into focus
Some people just want to see the world burn; others want to be responsible for it.
And with that, I have another semester of uni finished too! So now, I’m officially over halfway to being an actual engineer. Just about to wrap up 8 months of work placement too, which is crazy. It feels like just the other day it was Christmas!
How’s everyone else going now that we’re halfway through the year; anyone kept to their new year resolutions?
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