ROB OSBORNE | Go Forth & Conquer
So a little bit about me. I'm an artist, a writer, a creative thinker, a runner, a husband, a father, and everything else. I draw cartoons, design things, make things go.
Are you interested in art? Living a life of adventure? World domination? Then you may like what's happening here.
The world is yours. Go forth and conquer!
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When being creative, it can be useful to erect a wall between you—the you that is creating and working—and the outside world. This week, I’ve been notably absent from the interwebs. Maybe I could have posted a note on the pixelated door.
“Working creatively, be back soon”
In any case, there’s been loads to produce in a compressed month of May. Next week, I head to Phoenix Comicon. The summer schedule is jam-packed with projects and a major creative getaway (the biggest summer vacation I’ve had since I was a kid), so I’ve been preparing and planning.
Sent the Macho: Slim Jim limited edition to Austin Books. And yes, I took out the trash, went running, took my son swimming, and fed the dogs.
You may need to build a wall around your Creative Control Center once in a while. It’s more figurative that a real masonry wall, but it can be equally effective in shielding your attention.
I look younger and better than my years. At least, that’s what I tell myself.
Soon, I’ll turn 39 years old. On Saturday, to “celebrate”, I’ll be running 39 miles.
I’ve run a marathon before. Did that back in February. Hurt like hell. Probably because I tried to run it too fast. It was a particularly windy day and unseasonably hot too. That didn’t make it any easier.
26.2 miles is the longest distance I’ve ever covered on foot. So to run thirty-nine miles will be a bit more.
Nuts, you say? Well, maybe. Fact is, I don’t have anything else to do. Seems I just kinda have to run the mileage to see what it feels like. Just can’t help myself. Besides, like I said, I don’t have anything else to do.
My research tells me to start slow and go slower. I’m keen on “running” an ungodly slow pace. Walking will happen often too.
The objective isn’t to cover the distance in as little time as possible. The objective is to go the distance.
I think it’s kinda cool to run the same miles as my birthday years. Yes, I know it seems nutty to most people. Mountain climbers may provide some useful insight.
British climber George Mallory said in 1924 that the reason he wanted to climb Mount Everest was, “Because it’s there.” Later that year, he and his climbing partner disappeared as they attempted the summit.
Edmund Hillary, the first to successfully reach the summit of Everest said, “You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things, to compete. You can just be an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated.”
I like Hillary’s thinking.
