Art, ALL forms of arts, reading, especially comic books and popular science-mainly astronomy-watch this video, it speaks of infinite beauty in a quite literal way...)
traveling and -ouch! - politics... The sheer word hurts nowadays but we can't give up and even stop talking. Pubs are also very very interesting. And I love animals!
Listing all authors I like could take hours to a slow typist like myself.
Generally I like MUSIC and I can listen to pretty much anything except country and folk, which I can only take in very little doses or else my hair becomes even more frizzy. Also I don't like most love songs lyrics, and things like 'baby I love you so much' give me cramps in the neck. My first reaction to these words is normally 'Stop screaming it and prove it, you idiot!'
I love rock, hard rock, punk rock but I don't often listen to them these days.
Music I am listening to now are mostly compilations coming from the most various countries, things like Buddah Bar by french DJ Claude Challe (mostly european and asian) and Rahil by egyptian DJ Amr Ismail (mostly middle eastern and african). The music in these compilations comes from all over the world and the brilliancy of them is that they have brought together people from all over the world and they offer good chat up lines in all languages! Also, there seem to be rythms and tunes for all moods, so I don't get bored very easily.
Often I listen to music without words, or in languages I don't understand, so that the words become like sound.
I also like some classical music.
Movies
Pedro Almodovar, Peter Jackson, Sergio Leone and Jeunet and Caro are my absolute favourite. I also like some Stanley Kubrik, Federico Fellini, Wim Wenders and Ridley Scott. Almodovar is probably my number one because he's absolutely amazing in making people cry and laugh in such brief a time, and the themes he chooses are at the very the least controversial, but he can turn even the most rigid taboos and heavy subjects into sheer entertainment, often surreal comedy. Little by little I am planning to buy DVDs of all his films. I already have most films by Jeunet and Caro. They have a very sensual approach to cinema, and they rely strongly on acustic and visual elements to tell their stories. I love their colors!
Television
I only watch documentaries and informational stuff on tv, or else I watch movies. I am not as constant as to be able and follow series, so I start watching something, I miss episodes and then I lose the plot. I haven't missed any episodes of LOST, though, that's cause I had them recorded and I like that show a lot. I enjoyed the fragments of Sopranos and Six Feet Under that I have seen more than others. I prefer reading to watching the telly, though. And going to the pub.
Books
I read books of popular science, japanese contemporary writers such as Haruki Murakami (his Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World is really mindwarping, original, fresh and surprising) and occasionally books written by journalists who report from war zones (for instance John Simpson's). Wars repel and attract me at the same time. I hate all that wars represent, but, on a more abstract level, strategies and behind the scenes political intrigues and plots are really addictive. I also love all books I can find that are written for children. Ok, I am retarded, but I can't go to bed without my dose of Harry Potter or Artemis Fowl or the demon Bartimaeus... And comic books!
Heroes
Definitely Ghandi and Mary Teresa of Calcutta. And all those unknown people who have the balls to dedicate their lives to help those in need and fight for the respect of human rights and justice.
I am a colorist, and although this isn't the most relevant role in comic book production, I adore my job and I feel very lucky that I am doing it.
I have worked for DC (Detective Comics, Legends of the Dark Knight, Catwoman, Birds of Pray), Dark Horse (Star Wars, Grendel), the wonderful Beckett Comics-now in partnership with Image-(RUULE: Ganglords of Chinatown, RUULE: Kiss and Tell, Ronin Hood of the 47 Samurai and the Cobbler's Monster).
I have also coloured Punisher (the fist Barracuda arc) and Son of Satan for Marvel, as well as some Man-Thing with Klaus Janson.
At the moment I am coloring the amazing SCALPED for DC/Vertigo and PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY for Marvel Illustrations. I love both books.
I am Italian, I haved lived 3 years in Germany (kinda on and off), 4 years in Amsterdam (permanently) and I have been living in London since 1994. I have a degree in Languages and Literature, so traveling to learn more about dfferent countries and cultures was necessary. Gradually the serious excuse for my travelling ended, though, and I started doing it just for fun and meeting people.
Since then I have been spending all I earn going places and helping people in need the best I can, but the US and Egypt are my favourite destinations, as you can imagine, for different reasons.
The panels on this page come from 'The Cobbler's Monster', written by Jeff Amano and drawn by Craig Rousseau.
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si dipingo ancora,nei ritagli di tempo,che sono sempre troppo pochi..perchè nonostante disegno e tatuo tutto il giorno è quello il mio momento perfetto..quando dipingo riesco ad estraniarmi e scendere dentro di me!
Bacio e grazie x l'add!
La favola che avrebbero dovuto raccontarci da piccole!!!
C'era una volta in un paese lontano lontano, una bellissima principessa, indipendente e sicura di sè
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Incontrò una rana mentre stava seduta contemplando argomenti ecologici sulle sponde di un laghetto incontaminato in un prato verde vicino al suo castello.
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La rana le saltò in grembo e disse "Elegante Signora, io ero un bel principe finchè una strega cattiva non mi fece un incantesimo.
******* Un bacio da te, comunque, ed io ritornerò ad essere il bel principe che sono
********** E poi, dolcezza, noi ci potremo sposare
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E mettere su casa nel tuo castello insieme a mia madre.
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Dove tu potrai cucinare per me
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Lavare I miei vestiti
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Portare nel tuo grembo I miei figli
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Ed esserne per sempre grata."
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Quella sera mentre la principessa cenava beatamente con gambe di rana saltate in padella con un bicchiere di vino bianco ed una salsa di cipolle
Ragazza, Yo don't need to tell us you love cause we know you love us but you can tell us you love us cause it's always cool !! Do you know we love you ? Caus we DO love YOU !!!
""When you are feeling alone like no one cares, read this cuz its absolutely true: Every night, someone thinks about you before they go to sleep. At least fifteen people in this world love you. The only reason someone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you. There are at least two people in this world that would die for you. You mean the world to someone. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look. Always remember the compliments you've received. Forget the rude remarks.
So if you are a loving person, send this to everyone on your list including the person the person who sent it too you"""
........Nel medioevo, la vita media degli uomini era di 40-45 anni e l'assistenza sanitaria inesistente. Quando un uomo moriva, per certificarne la morte veniva chiamato il 'medico condotto', il quale, per verificare l'effettivo decesso, usava infliggere dolore al deceduto.
Il modo più comune utilizzato in quel tempo era un potente morso inflitto alle dita dei piedi (quasi sempre l'alluce): nel dialetto del popolino, il medico assunse così il nome di 'beccamorto'.
Questa pratica diede origine ad un vero e proprio mestiere.
La tradizione prevedeva che tale mestiere fosse tramandato dal padre al primo figlio maschio.
Verso la fine del medioevo accadde però qualcosa che cambiò il futuro dei beccamorti.
Uno dei beccamorti più famosi non riuscì a concepire un figlio maschio, la moglie partorì 4 figlie femmine.
Il beccamorto, per evitare l'estinzione del mestiere, domandò alla Chiesa la dispensa per poter tramandare la professione alla propria figlia femmina la quale, dopo aver ricevuto la benedizione, iniziò il suo lavoro di beccamorto.
Il caso volle che il suo primo morto fosse un uomo al quale un carro aveva tranciato entrambe le gambe; la ragazza era indecisa su dove infliggere il morso, e alla fine, prese una decisione...
Bloody hell, Giulia. NYCC is nowhere near as cool in your absence...I miss my Italian expert vodka quaffer terribly. Michael does, too. Plus every other drinker present. :-(
Hope you're well, and I can't wait to catch up soon. Hugs and love from me and Heidi. x
