To start the day …. “Ornie, the Pig”!!

~~August 19, 2015~~ 

ORNIE, THE PIG

Today is Wednesday, the middle of the week; hump day. I’m “breaking” the week’s “NatureIsSpeaking” series today even though this is a very uplifting series.

The world continues to be in a perpetual state of war, violence and crime abounds, abuse against minorities continue, the idiotic political campaign (of a certain party) seems unending, the economy continues to be uncertain, Citizens United is still alive and well, social and economical inequality is the sad reality, racism has never left the building and so much more.

It’s time to take a little break and enjoy some humor.

And maybe, I like the fact that his name, Ornie, sounds like mine, Horty.

We’ll be back tomorrow with Mother Nature.

HortyRex©

SYNOPSIS

Ormie is a Pig, in every sense of the word. Pig see cookie. Pig want cookie. But they are out of reach … or are they? See Ormie’s attempts to gain the warm sweet taste that is his obsession.

Ormie has garnered 8 Festival Awards including Best Short Film (Savannah FF 2010, Palm Springs International Shorts Fest 2010, Sprockets 2010, Seattle Int’l FF 2010) and the Audience Award (New York Int’l Children’s FF 2011).

Developed by Rob Silvestri (Directorial Debut)

Director
Rob Silvestri

Links
Watch Ormie on Facebook

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~~GALLERY~~

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ABOUT ARC

What We Do

We are storytellers who imagine, create and animate. We craft stories that matter and characters that resonate with audiences of all ages.
We are a Canadian based CG animation and visual effects facility with a well-earned global reputation for quality, efficiency and reliability. With over 250 artists and technical directors and the most up to date resources available, we bring the vision of both major Hollywood studios and independent producers to life in a wide array of formats: theatrical features, television, DVDs, shorts, and game cinematics.

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Our crew is inventive in approach, using the most advanced hardware, off the shelf and proprietary software tools, and creative techniques that combine to make our work flow more effective and efficient. The clear result is the highest on screen quality. We are the ideal studio resource for any CG animation or visual effects project, combining an entrepreneurial spirit with an established pipeline that has delivered five features and several highly praised television programs in the past five years – all on time and on budget.

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~~Ormie the Pig~~

~~Uploaded on Oct 31, 2011~~

Pig see cookie. Pig want cookie.

We ALL are ONE!! 

“What the world needs now …. ” ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪

~~October 2, 2014~~ 

Peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers

(IN PINK!)

We ALL are ONE!! 

Women are the Warriors …. our times call for!!

~~August 31, 2014~~ 

Women are the warriors our times call for

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Some people make the mistake of thinking women are only gatherers … gardeners … that they can only dig and pick and cultivate and hide.

I tell you that women are the strongest, smartest and most dangerous hunters the world has ever seen. Individually, they may be physically overpowered, but in planning, in vision, in purpose and explosive action, they can’t be beat. Any honest man will admit there is nothing that fills them with awe so much as their partner when she has made up her mind.

She has become an unstoppable, indomitable will. If it’s against him, he’d better start running!

There’s a narrative that women are weak, that they’re vulnerable, that they are somehow less intelligent or capable than a man. Well, they said that about serfs, about slaves, about people from other races. They say it about anyone they want to control.

You see, it’s the storytellers that rule the world.

And we repeat their stories.

It’s time for a new chapter.

It’s time to write a new reality.

It’s time to stand up and tell your story.

You are only vulnerable when you let others define you as vulnerable.

You are only weak if you let them convince you it’s true.

You are only ‘less than’ if you believe it.

Women are warriors. They are the ones who run with wolves, the ones who follow the moon. They are the ones who give life and they are the first story tellers their children will hear.

Women have all the power of humanity. All the power to shape the world.

Are you waiting for permission? Give it to yourself.

Are you waiting for your time? It’s now.

Are you waiting for a sign? Look around.

You are the linch-pin, the tipping of the scales.

The moment you say you’ve had enough. The moment you rise …

Everything changes.

We are in a battle for a future that our children, grandchildren and theirs can grow in, be safe in, be challenged in. Part of it means taking time for yourself, for silence, to breathe and renew. Part of it means to let go for a while. You’ve been carrying heavy burdens.

There will be men who cling desperately to the idea that they have power over you. Outsmart them. Outmaneuver them. Out plan and out-strategize.

There are so many more good men willing to be your allies, willing to be your support, willing to be your partners. We are your sons, after all.

We are in a battle for the soul of the planet.

And you are that soul.

You are the warriors.

And this is your time.

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-Aaron Paquette-

Aaron Paquette is a First Nations Metis artist, author and speaker. Based in Edmonton, Alberta, his Bestselling Novel ‘Lightfinder‘ was published 2014 through Kegedonce Press and is now in 2nd printing.

To order Lightfinder:

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/lightfinder/9780986874079-item.html

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I used this YouTube video before. I think the message is so important and on topic that it needs to be shared and shared again. 

I dedicate it this time to my new friend Jane J!! 

~~One Woman: A Song for UN Women~~

~~Published on Mar 7, 2013~~

Support women all over the world. Buy “One Woman” at http://song.unwomen.org.

From China to Costa Rica, from Mali to Malaysia, acclaimed singers and musicians, women and men, have come together to spread a message of unity and solidarity:

We are “One Woman”.

Launching on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2013, the song is a rallying cry that inspires listeners to join the drive for women’s rights and gender equality. “One Woman” was written for UN Women, the global champion for women and girls worldwide, to celebrate its mission and work to improve women’s lives around the world.

We ALL are ONE!!