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furushoyou are not aloneyour pacezipcarzombiehttp://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)Blogger368125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-4143166468215943591Mon, 22 Feb 2016 22:34:00 +00002016-02-22T14:34:19.109-08:00 Hi everyone. First off - I want to personally apologize for leaving you all hanging for so long. &nbsp;It's been more than two years since our last post, and while I think, in the long run, it's been better that we've focused our energies elsewhere, we never let any of you know about the change. When Eve and I started this blog way back when, we barely knew anything, were still in art http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-end-of-monkey-seal-blogforever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rick Kitagawa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-1542796059354208781Wed, 01 Jan 2014 21:40:00 +00002014-01-01T13:40:00.081-08:002014artist lifegoalsresolutionthemesHappy 2014 everyone! We hope you all had a safe and fun NYE, whether that meant sleeping through it, raging at some club, or playing board games or painting, we hope it was good for you. This is the time of year when people often make resolutions about what to change. &nbsp;We all want improvements in our lives (human nature, who doesn't?), but we think that often times we go about things the http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2014/01/new-years-resolutions-take-baby-steps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-71846115471943900Tue, 31 Dec 2013 23:20:00 +00002013-12-31T15:21:43.219-08:00 Howdy everyone! &nbsp;Whew! &nbsp;Long time no see! First off we'd like to apologize for falling off the blogging bandwagon this year. &nbsp;There were a lot of changes in our lives this year, and unfortunately, since we always talk about taking care of your artist self and sustainability, we had to follow our own advice and thus the blog suffered. &nbsp;We wanted to let you know that we http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2013/12/monkey-seal-is-back-baby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-2300865068719116038Fri, 24 May 2013 19:09:00 +00002013-12-31T15:23:20.694-08:00Throughout city college, I worked at Starbucks located in a bookstore. I grew up in a working-class city. I had an incompetent boss who was inching for his retirement package and co-workers who were nice enough and though had good hearts competed for the few-hour shifts that were available. I was making $7/hr. If I bought coffee from my own store at retail value, that was more than half my hourlyhttp://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-other-side.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rick Kitagawa)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-1798009091344255393Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:35:00 +00002013-02-14T17:35:56.846-08:00gratitudelife storiesstartingstrugglingvalentine's day As a junior in high school, I knew I wanted to be an artist. I gathered my random drawings and doodles and applied to Art Center College of Design. I received a four-semester full tuition at their illustration department. During the rest of my high school years, my mother was diagnosed with cancer, my father was laid off from his office job due to work politics, and my sister developed manic http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2013/02/when-someone-believes-in-you-part-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-829730755869743692Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:37:00 +00002013-02-05T15:48:54.152-08:00amazingambitionart as a professionchangeshabitslife storiesproductivity Sometimes people have things that cause them to do the same thing over and over again.&nbsp; Invisible scripts.&nbsp; Inherent trait X.&nbsp; Habits. &nbsp; Whatever you want to call it, we all have them, both good or bad.&nbsp; Sometimes our bad habits get in the way of being awesome, and you may stop and think "Ugh, I wish I didn't always do X."&nbsp; Whether "X" is spending too much http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2013/02/creating-good-habits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-1280287123624674103Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:46:00 +00002013-01-30T16:46:32.123-08:00Hola, everyone. &nbsp;This is part two of a two-part post by Monkey about his recent discoveries via Facebook online games. Hi everyone. &nbsp;So last week I talked about procrastination, and how, if you're a semi-spastic, easily distracted person like myself, you can turn it into productivity. &nbsp; Today, I wanted to talk about how you can find out what you really want by really looking at http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2013/01/monkey-games-part-2-finding-your-dream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-6578005258672923269Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:56:00 +00002013-01-24T02:56:22.663-08:00Heyo, Monkey here. &nbsp;This is part one of a two-part series. &nbsp;Hope you like it! Today I wanted to talk a little bit about procrastination. Generally, we think of procrastination as "wasting time," or "doing nothing." &nbsp;Speaking for myself, I often find hours that I should have been working on a project suddenly gone - eaten up by gaming. &nbsp;Ugh. Then, I heard someone saw that http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2013/01/monkey-games-part-1-turning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-5765154524389499706Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:17:00 +00002013-01-09T15:17:06.281-08:00artist lifedreamsfocusfoundationgoalslife storiesthemes Before you decorate the roof, you must first build the foundations of the house deep into the ground. In filmmaking, we call this “finding the broad stroke.” A couple of months ago, I sat at a film story-brainstorming meeting. We were all very excited about a new story we were working on. We had the details down to the characters’ colors, the time of day in which the story takes place, http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2013/01/building-strong-foundation-in-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-7302034414355338907Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:22:00 +00002013-01-03T02:23:47.543-08:00ambitiongoalsinvesting in yourselflife storieslistsresolutionsealself-actualizationthemes A very non-serious .gif by Monkey for a serious post by Seal. What a silly Monkey. When I was seven years old, I started my first to-do list. I was quite simple, with only three items I wanted to accomplish every day. Put away my toys Make up my bed Help parents clean the apartment Ten years later, when I was seventeen, the list grew to more than a 100 items. It was no http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-self-improvement-will-destroy-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-4482124026880208030Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:55:00 +00002012-12-20T01:55:57.665-08:0020122013art as a professionartist lifedreamsgoalslife storiessustainabilitythemes Hi Friends! This will be our last post for 2012. Hope everyone has had a wonderful year, and we'll see you with new adventures in 2013! - As with every end of the year, we'd like to take stock of everything that's happened within the last year and reflect/ appreciate/ and celebrate the challenges and growth it took for us to be here today.&nbsp; We also want to share with you our dreams and http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/12/hi-friends-this-will-be-our-last-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-7396307539926660088Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:34:00 +00002012-12-12T12:15:48.423-08:00artart as a professioncreativityhappinesslife stories "When I was in high school I was advised that it's difficult to have an occupation doing something you like, and that it's good to do something you somewhat like. I went against this advice, and now I'm glad that I did. If I only somewhat liked this work, I'm sure I would have quit by now. Doing what you like equals yourself, and you must not quit yourself." - Takehiko Inoue Seal here.http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/12/you-must-not-quit-yourself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-7778125964196877875Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:16:00 +00002012-12-05T12:22:49.839-08:00art as a professionartist lifeartist soulcreativitymoneysustainability As an artist, it might seem frustrating at times to keep going. &nbsp;If you are not getting the&nbsp;accolades&nbsp;or sales you want of your work, it can be discouraging to continue to do what you like. &nbsp;Often you might question whether or not you should change your subject matter/style to "fit in." Monkey was privileged to be able to sit on an Academy of Art Alumni panel on the topic http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/12/selling-out-is-hard-to-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-6282176485276603443Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:11:00 +00002012-11-28T01:20:00.979-08:00 A Monkey and Seal Parable: A young man had heard that there was endless treasure at the peak of the highest mountain in the land. “I’ll make it up there, even if it kills me!” he proclaimed his goal. He started at the base and looked up: it was a long way but he was ambitious and spirited. He began to climb. It took many years just to make it to the first level of mountains. He met manyhttp://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-secret-to-happiness-and-creativity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-1662271813763962163Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:02:00 +00002012-11-21T14:05:39.819-08:00artist lifegratitudekey droppinglife storiesmarketing Hi all. &nbsp;This is our annual Thanksgiving / Unthanksgiving / National Day Of Mourning post, where we take some time to focus on something that is too often overlooked: gratitude. So one of the authors Monkey reads, Chris Guillebeau, wrote a great post based on the writing of a 14th-Century Sufi poet named Hafiz. &nbsp;In it, Chris talks about the difference between dropping keys and http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/11/gratitude-2012-edition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-7986269504720964377Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:48:00 +00002012-11-14T03:48:34.008-08:00actionactivismcreativityfearlife storiesmalala yousafzaipoliticsMonkey here. Just a FYI, the illustration this week is a bit more graphic than usual and may be disturbing to sensitive readers. &nbsp;I also talk about assassination attempts and violence (and yes, I tie it all back into creating and art), so if that might bother you, please come back next week. &nbsp;The post starts (with the illustration) after the jump. About one month ago, a young http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/11/triumphing-over-fear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-1913795136265999756Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:53:00 +00002012-10-31T20:02:33.248-07:00art as a professionartist lifehustlinglife storiessustainabilityworking  <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:0 5 2 1 2 1 8 4 8 7; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 0 256 0http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/10/working-and-resting_31.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-6053243740625634591Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:57:00 +00002012-10-24T23:55:01.809-07:00APEart as a professionartist blockartist lifecompetitioninspirationmoneymythspersonal workstarving artist&nbsp;<!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/10/money-art.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-1049124641287952657Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:17:00 +00002012-10-17T15:18:13.591-07:00art as a professionchris guillebeaucreativitydreamskey droppingselfishness We're back! &nbsp; Sorry for the long hiatus everyone.&nbsp; For all you that are our facebook fans, you'll know that Monkey ended up with strep throat two weeks ago (and most of last week as well), thus much of our focus was on healing him up.&nbsp; Seal was an excellent nurse, and did much to make sure Monkey didn't die. Anyway, today we wanted to talk about selfishness.&nbsp; Ourhttp://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-be-selfish-selfless.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-2747191927874958308Thu, 27 Sep 2012 10:42:00 +00002012-09-27T04:27:52.617-07:00 “Impossible” one of the cross-country guys said, “Girls speed peaks around 17-19, if you haven’t hit your marks you won’t get any faster.” When Seal was in high school, she was in the cross-country club. Her school ranked top ten in Southern California. During senior year, at every race, her buddies in the team would beat their record time. They were getting faster while she plateauedhttp://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/09/break-limits-of-impossibility.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-6881285948173822177Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:39:00 +00002012-09-19T18:14:13.256-07:00 Imagine yourself with a piece of string, tie the ends together and make a circle. Imagine yourself at the center of this circle. Everything inside the encompassing circle is yours. This is what you perceive as your rightful space. How big is the circle? Is it just in one particular room? a corner? at home or at work? by the piano, computer, kitchen, or other rooms? Does it take up other http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-to-save-yourself-from-creative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-4859085191476412290Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +00002012-09-12T01:23:51.979-07:00art as a professionartist lifeartist soulhustlinginner demonslife storiesmarketingsuccess Monkey talks a lot about business sometimes, but even more important over the course of your entire life is the art itself. &nbsp;Too often we might focus on what is going to take us to the path of the "professional" artist the fastest, when we ignore what might be best for our inner artist in the long run. We often talk about the "hustle" and the drive to make sure that you get your art outhttp://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/09/dont-hold-anything-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-134939253642691903Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:00:00 +00002012-09-05T16:00:35.099-07:00businesscreativitylife storiessustainability So while we could talk about how our newest Mr. Owl silkscreen print is up in our shop, but today we wanted to focus on taking action. While we talked a lot about creating a concrete business plan in terms of if you're looking to make a career out of art, sometimes once you create that plan things get a bit..overwhelming. &nbsp;Maybe you've realized that you're selling yourself short by http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/09/take-small-creative-action-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-8043261477049069375Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:54:00 +00002012-08-29T02:54:36.807-07:00artist lifecraft faircraft showlife storiesmarketingsf zine fest This weekend we'll be vending at the 11th Annual San Francisco Zine Fest.&nbsp; Held in the SF County Fair Building at 9th and Lincoln, the Zine Fest always holds a special place in our hearts. The Zine Fest was our first foray into any sort of vending situation, and we only got into it because Monkey's manager at his retail job was the chief organizer.&nbsp; Monkey started http://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/08/sf-zine-fest-our-first-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361285944039202046.post-5309865295511807323Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:29:00 +00002012-08-22T01:29:36.230-07:00artist lifecreativityinspirationstresssustainability Often times we can get caught up in doing what we have to do, whether that's pay the bills, or cook dinner, or go to work. &nbsp;We have outside obligations, rent to pay, etc. etc. &nbsp;However, as artists, sometimes you get a sudden wave of inspiration, or maybe you've just been putting off creating for too long, and every fiber of your being screams "Create!" In these cases, unless it's nothttp://monkeyandseal.blogspot.com/2012/08/nourishing-your-creative-soul-or-how-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Monkey + Seal)0