i don’t know about you, but when i’m initiating “first contact” with a potential love interest, that message has to be conceived so carefully.  it’s going to be their first impression of you and there’s not that many opportunities when you get to craft and control your image (before they find out who you really are!).  now, don’t get me wrong, i am not saying to portray something you’re not – just portray yourself accurately.  it’s a shame sometimes how after years of a relationship we get lazy and don’t take the time to put some effort and thought into what we’re communicating.

as we continue to explore finn’s world, i’m introducing more background settings.  i really like the idea of walking through a happening city’s street; just hope what i drew makes sense!

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you know how people may ask you, “what kind of characteristics do you look for in a partner?”  well, that’s exactly what you answer when using those online matching sites.  so, your search criteria may actually have some serious insight into what you really want.  i mean, in polite public conversation, we’ll state important traits like humor, ambition, loyalty, etc.  but online, i’m sure their profile picture plays a huge factor in if they get a “date request.”  i guess my point is both aspects are important, personality and physical matching.

had some fun this week with the breakout panels indicating a bit more action and then drawing from different perspectives.  just got some new art tools so next week’s comic strip should be fun.

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have you ever filled out an online profile?  or maybe done one of those self-assessments?  i don’t know about you but it gets difficult sometimes.  if i’m just evaluating myself, do i have a tendancy to be harder on myself (“i’m just not good enough!”) or go too easy (“heck yeah, i’m that good and then some!”)?  and when it’s an online profile, like on facebook or myspace, what i write about myself everybody will see!  talk about first impression, your profile becomes the only source of info.

with this story arc, we’re establishing some more of the characters in finn comics.  this one is named remy.  he’s all about…err, well, maybe i’ll just let the comic strips tell all about him.  hope you like him!

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the statistic i found online is that 63% of married couples met through a network of friends.  now imagine using a network such as the internet, with social sites like facebook, myspace, linkedin, etc.  i’ll even go a step further and say more people than you know are using online dating service, like match, eharmony, plentyoffish, etc.  just seems to me that in a world where people are so busy trying to find themselves, why not take advantage of online dating to help you find that special someone.  “we met online” may not have the same romantic impact as “we met at school” but at least you met and it was on your terms.  suffice to say, i’m a supporter of online dating.

and yes, i got lazy this week.  if they’re at a bar, there seriously should be more people in there.  at least a bartender!

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