reflection 5

Okay, this one is a tad tricky to talk about but it focuses on our current reading, which asks us to speak on our moments with creativity. Although mine is a tad hard to believe, at one time I was a scrawny little runt that barely came up to people chests and, as most people know, the classic runty nerd usually gets picked on, especially when hes sitting happily reading the latest issue of Sonic with a Digimon  backpack (for those unfamiliar with Digimon, understand that its Pokemon’s older nerdy brother). After a good two years of getting beat up and earning my tell-tale mark on my nose, (and skipping the learning to fight montage) I started realizing something interesting, that if I could outsmart the people who beat me up each and every day I could easily survive a day without throwing a punch. This is also around the time I had to learn how to take my aggression out on things other than people, which is where a teacher gave me the idea of filtering it through my work and art, thus my career as building props began.  Throughout these years , and the better half of my life, I kept building and writing trough the pain and suffering these people put me through and was still able to put up a pretty decent front as well as master a few crafts along the way. Mind you this is the short version of my childhood but I rather keep the facts I skipped , skipped. As for a character role model, I would have to say my  idol for creativity was John Constantine. Though , non-superhero wise, I would have to say Miles Prower hands down, in the case of the class , Constantine has always been a close second (The punisher and Max Payne being very close ties for third) . For those who do not know, Constantine is an aging master warlock who chain smokes and lives  n a little town in the middle of B.F Chicago . What makes him interesting is the fact that he rarely uses his powers, relying heavily on his wit and creativity to see him through.