Comments for Dan McEwen http://danmcewen.com artist Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:14:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on “No Use For The Weak” by danmcewen http://danmcewen.com/2010/12/28/no-use-for-the-weak/#comment-85 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:14:17 +0000 http://danmcewen.com/?p=578#comment-85 Aw! Sorry, I don’t post much unless I have a new piece to share or project to talk about. Unfortunately, I’ve been quite busy with other things, so not much is new.

]]> Comment on “No Use For The Weak” by Magnificent Minimalist http://danmcewen.com/2010/12/28/no-use-for-the-weak/#comment-83 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:42:31 +0000 http://danmcewen.com/?p=578#comment-83 Hey, I miss you! Post again!

]]> Comment on “No Use For The Weak” by danmcewen http://danmcewen.com/2010/12/28/no-use-for-the-weak/#comment-58 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:20:54 +0000 http://danmcewen.com/?p=578#comment-58 Right on. =) Cheers to you and your managing of what’s really important to you and not getting distracted by the bullshit!

It certainly is inundating, sifting through all the inaneness that we’re trained to value. I see the conveyor belts society sets up for people, the hamster wheels, etc, and really want nothing to do with it. This awareness is very hard for me personally, because I’m still young (20 years old). I’m at a point in my life where I have to conform in order to make a way for myself to keep evolving. Need to get a job, go to school, etc., unless I want to live off of my parents the rest of my life (which I really really don’t). Just gotta keep plugging away, but not get lost or forget what I’m working towards, I suppose.

]]> Comment on “No Use For The Weak” by Magnificent Minimalist http://danmcewen.com/2010/12/28/no-use-for-the-weak/#comment-57 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 05:41:38 +0000 http://danmcewen.com/?p=578#comment-57 I think at some point I set down the idea of having tangible goals and decided that it was okay to value connecting with my friends, keeping my brain engaged with my universe, and helping out in the community–rather than getting hung up on the school/degree/job/house/baby treadmill–and that’s worked out just fine so far. It’s all about axiology–deciding what you value and then realizing how that might be different from mainstream culture.

]]> Comment on “No Use For The Weak” by danmcewen http://danmcewen.com/2010/12/28/no-use-for-the-weak/#comment-56 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 05:02:57 +0000 http://danmcewen.com/?p=578#comment-56 Thank you so much, Wendy. =)

I have not read or before heard of “The Underacheiver’s Manifesto”, but I’ll look into it! Thanks!

Yeah, it’s hard sometimes to motivate myself, between disinterest and crippling fear. In what way ARE you driven, and what do you consider to be the traditional sense?

]]> Comment on “No Use For The Weak” by Magnificent Minimalist http://danmcewen.com/2010/12/28/no-use-for-the-weak/#comment-55 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:53:08 +0000 http://danmcewen.com/?p=578#comment-55 This is gorgeous; I’m sure it’ll speak to a lot of people. Holy cow, the artwork, the artwork!

Have you ever read “The Underachiever’s Manifesto” by Ray Bennett? It’s a tiny little tome, but it speaks to me–made me feel better for not being driven in the traditional sense.

]]> Comment on Drawing Blanks #2 OUT NOW! by brad crothers http://danmcewen.com/2010/09/28/drawing-blanks-2-out-now/#comment-49 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:23:10 +0000 http://danmcewen.com/?p=435#comment-49 Hooray for burning bridges! Hooray for every form of destruction that ultimately leads to REPAIR. Of course REBUILDING is also another option. Either way, keep matches on you at all times…
Oh, look, it’s another of my late-night rants!

]]> Comment on Greetings! by wayne saenen http://danmcewen.com/2010/06/01/greetings/#comment-3 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:38:54 +0000 http://danmcewen.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-3 Looking great! It’s awesome to see the art all together like a great big, pretty, disfunctional family :)

AWESOME!

]]> Comment on Greetings! by brad crothers http://danmcewen.com/2010/06/01/greetings/#comment-2 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:21:14 +0000 http://danmcewen.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-2 Great to see you evolving Dan. I look forward to reading/viewing/listening/etc.

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