Tony DiTerlizzi

Oh my!

Tony DiTerlizzi is one of my favourite fantasy illustrators. I have quite a few 3rd Edition D&D manuals that I bought 4 or 5 years ago that have quite a fair bit of his artwork in there. I love great art and DiTerlizzi's style is phenomenal. There's a magical & whimsical quality to his pieces and it's a shame that I had almost forgotten about him till I watched the credits at the end of "The Spiderwick Chronicles" last night.

Deep in thought ...

I did not know that DiTerlizzi was the creator of "The Spiderwick Chronicles" but once I found out that he was involved in the movie; that explained why I loved the creature designs. I'm definitely gonna pick up the books now because I'm such a big fan of his illustrations. The story in the movie was pretty good too and I've always been fascinated by faeries and such (the result of too much Enid Blyton as a child maybe).

A warrior in repose

For more DiTerlizzi goodness check out his official website here. One of the wallpapers adorns my iBook desktop now. Nice! I'm sure we'll be hearing more about Tony DiTerlizzi as they make more movies out of his books. Way to go Mr. DiTerlizzi!

Anger Management

I've been thinking a lot about anger and in my own experience of it not much good comes out of it. When I'm angry I get riled up and for the most part unable to think straight or see reason. The worst part I guess is how prolonged anger & bitterness can affect one's health.

Forgiving someone for hurting us is tough. It's taken me 3 years to work through my issues and at times it felt so very unfair that I was the one burdened with the hurt. It's not an experience that I would wish on anyone but it does make me question the benefits of loving someone especially when there are unsaid expectations. Unconditional love isn't something that comes natural for people.

Having said all that ... I've come to learn that anger management is all about turning the other cheek and forgiving the parties who wronged us. Better that than to hold a grudge cos' sometimes hurt can come through misunderstandings too. It's difficult but I'm doing the best I can to give people the benefit of the doubt. It's tough though cos' I find it a little difficult to trust people and right now it's more natural for me to view things negatively rather than positively.

At the end of the day I really want to be settled in myself. There's just so much to take on in life and I truly just want to be content. Being less angry certainly is something worthwhile to have in life. Wouldn't all of you agree?