Me: Is it weird that we love watching animated kids movies?
Sam: Babe I’m almost 26 and my favorite things are cartoons and comics. And I guarantee that’s not gonna change anytime soon. So embrace the weird!
I absolutely love this man
Me: Lenny, do you like the snow?
Sam: *giving the dog a voice* I do miss mama! I like-a chasing the snowballs! Until I have to poop and then my butt touches the snow!
Your birth month will determine which pokemon type you specialize at, as a gym leader? (original image from https://reddit.com/r/lostpause/comments/wvhewc/your_birth_month_will_determine_which_pokemon/…)
Me: I finally plucked that ingrown hair that's been bugging me for a while.
Sam: Congratulations! It's a curl!
And then he proceeded to laugh at his own joke for about 3.5 minutes straight.
Counterargument from Guillermo del Toro: “[A]nimation is not a genre for kids; it’s a medium. Animation is film. Animation is art. And it can tell stories that are gorgeous and complex that feel handmade by humans for humans.”
Lore Olympus Giveaway!
Hey everyone! Lore Olympus vol 3 is coming out next week, so let's celebrate!
On the 11th of October (PDT), I'll give away 4 signed copies of volume 2, including a fun sketch.
Me: *smells death* Ewww did you fart?
Sam: …maybe
Me: Sam! You’re letting the dog outside right now! Couldn’t you have waited until you were outside too?!
Sam: I can only do it when it’s funny! *proceeds to walk out while giggling*
…this is marriage
Between the Oscars calling animation "A thing for kids to enjoy and adults to endure", Netflix's major cuts, and now HBO Max imploding, it's been a very rough year for animation as a whole
In this time I hope more of us can come together, not apart, and support it majorly.