After watching Moulin Rouge the other day, I tweeted the line: “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.”
I got these two playful replies:
HMsurfacing Seriously, @SterlingLynch – are you going soft on us?
krisjoseph @HMsurfacing I think @SterlingLynch has always been soft at heart. The root of all squares is love.
And Kris is correct! I’ve always been a softy. I also think his literary criticism has more than a grain of truth to it!
With respect to my gooey core, I understand how my gooeiness may not always seem obvious to others. Accordingly, I had no choice but to respond with a Jessica Rabbit reference (of Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Come on people! Keep up with me)
@HMsurfacing @krisjoseph It’s true! I’ve always been a softy. I’m not a heartless robot, I’m just drawn that way. 
Then, coincidentally, shortly thereafter, my friend Von sent this lovely drawing of me.
Sterling Colour Trapped
What I like best about the picture is that Von catches a bit of my inner softy in a way that the camera sometimes overlooks. I guess he’s known me long enough to know it’s there and highlight it.
If you like this picture, click here to check out his site!
Oh! For those of you playing along at home, photo 2 and photo 5 are tied with seven votes each in the “Pick My New Face” survey.
nadinethornhill
May 22, 2010
I guess it’s not officially in the running, but I rescind my original vote and recast it in favour of Von’s drawing!
sterlinglynch
May 23, 2010
I’m not sure that will pass muster with the election monitors.
Wayne C.
May 22, 2010
I concur! Well done Von. Though shouldn’t the head be bigger
sterlinglynch
May 23, 2010
Why, I oughta!
Justin Van Leeuwen
May 23, 2010
I should get Von to draw all my photos – saves me the work and look better.
P.S. Wayne is right – especially given the perspective. BUT ESPECIALLY because it’s huge.
sterlinglynch
May 23, 2010
Tis a large melon, for sure!
Von Allan
May 23, 2010
Hey Justin,
I certainly hope I wasn’t stepping on toes. I was really just playing around and I had been meaning to do something like this for a little while.
Sterling’s huge melonYour photo just gave me added incentive.Von Allan
May 23, 2010
Whoops, the formatting got weird on that. I thought WordPress supported “strike through.” Guess not.
sterlinglynch
May 23, 2010
Fixed!