Cartoon Bloggers Part 3

First I want to apologize for not posting this sooner. When I first thought of this concept, I thought it was going to be an easy-breezy little series of silliness that would fly off my fingers and into the blogosphere. But I quickly realized that a) I am not easily offended, and I sometimes like to project that particular character trait onto other people, b) the LAST thing I want to do is to personally offend anyone just to get a laugh, and c) the personalities of the people I'm featuring are way more complex than most cartoon characters. So, as I continue my silly little series, please keep in mind that whatever I happen to come up with is by no means an in-depth personality or character profile. Alrighty then? Here we go:

First up, is Pam from Life as I Know It as Junior Asparagus (what?)

Okay, hear me out on this one. Pam is very sweet; Pam is very funny; Pam is not as boisterous and loud as some other bloggers I know (unless you include her blog jukebox, but I digress...). Junior is very sweet; a little on the quiet side, but in "Dave and the Giant Pickle" this little, quiet guy turns out to be a very big hero. Pam is a licensed vocational nurse. She often requests prayer for kids and families that she knows, and I just know that those people witness the Love of Christ through her compassion. That makes her a pretty big hero in my book.

Candace (Candy) from Steele the Day as Phoebe Bouffet from "Friends"

So it seems that Candy is a bit of a health nut -- kind of a granola girl. (Just like me, only completely different.) The only reason I know that she is older than I am is that she tells me that I remind her of her daughter and, she said she didn't know who Heart was but was down with Sonny and Cher. I gotta tell you, that always throws me when she says stuff like that because she just seems really young at heart (must be the green tea). She's not quite as nutty as Phoebe, but she has her moments!

Jamie at Rose Cottage AND Rambling Rose. (She's also a photographer and a home schooler - busy girl!) Jamie as Audrey Hepburn:

I mean, DUH! If you read my post Getcherfreakon, then you already know that I'm a fan of Audrey Hepburn. What you may not know is that I am also a fan of Jamie. Now here's the weird part -- I admire Jamie because she displays many of the qualities that I admire so much in Audrey: grace, compassion, kindness, and just a little bit of crazy quirkiness. She really should quit smoking, though...(Oh, I'm only KIDDING!) If you check my sidebar, you will notice that there are a few links to some very worthy charities. One of them is "Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep". This organization provides photographers free of charge to the families of stillborn or near death infants in the hospital so that they may have a beautiful portrait of their child before they are laid to rest. Jamie and her husband Ken both volunteer their talents to this cause. Talk about classy! Who's awesome? Jamie's awesome!

Next up, Tim from the Wide World of Timbo as Dwight K. Schrute from "The Office":

Honestly, I've been reading this guy's blog for several months. Why? I don't know. We have absolutely nothing in common except that we both have SCL on our perspective blog rolls and we are both incredibly weird -- but weird in different ways. All I know is the guy makes me laugh. Why would I compare him to Dwight? Just go check out his blog roll. I think you'll get the picture. And speaking of pictures, how awesome is his "Timbo Advisory"? Sometimes I just click over there because it always makes me smile. Tim, if you're reading this, I hope your heavy metal, survivalist, action-hero collecting, weapon toting friends don't make fun of you for reading a girl's blog.

And speaking of weird guys from "The Office", my next blogger comparison is JML (Jake) from Very Much Later and Creed Bratton:

Why would I compare a recent college graduate, part-time barrista and youth sponsor to a slightly off balanced, crotchety old guy? I suppose to truly understand why I did this, you would have to read his blog. Jake is a Christ follower, a very thoughtful and talented writer and basically a really nice guy. However, he sometimes has a low tolerance for whiners and often poses questions (to himself and to others) that are blunt and unnerving. While some might find this offensive, I find it incredibly refreshing. I think Christians worry too much about offending people. In my opinion, if you've never offended anyone in the pursuit of spreading the Gospel, you're just not trying very hard. Here's a brief snippet from a recent post:

"I have to admit that much of what I say and do, I do because it requires people to think, and sometimes I probably cross the line, and I sort of have a reputation for doing this kind of thing, but I'm glad to do it, if it can make someone think.

I remember driving somewhere with a bunch of interns in the car once discussing how sheltered they were when it came to understanding certain cultural things, and I had to tell them,

"I will un-shelter you all!"

I wish God would do this to us, because we need to be exposed not to evil, but to the things that have been branded as such to be liberated and to freely enjoy things that we should be able to, like rock and roll, hardcore music and people who we might just think are "too bad" for us all."

(LOVE that!)

On my cartoon blogger post featuring pastors, I neglected to mention Max from Random Thoughts bout Random Things Sometimes. I don't know Max that well. I only know that he is recently married and is an intern worship pastor. I can only base this characterization on what he has written -- both on his blog and comments on other blogs. Based on the following comment posted on Matt at the Church of No People, there is really only one comparison that comes to mind: "KATDISH IS RIGHT, something, something, something, yada, yada, yada." No doubt, Max is destined to be among the rising stars of the modern Christian movement. Therefore, my comparison is Max and C. S. Lewis:

Shawn from Brainclutter. This one kind of stumped me, but I think I've got a reasonable comparison. Shawn as Lisa Simpson:

(Sorry about the teeny-tiny profile picture, that's the best I could do!) So why Lisa Simpson? Shawn is firm in her convictions, speaks out against wrong, and is often the voice of reason in a sea of ridiculousness. I like to visit Shawn's blog and gripe sometimes. She's a good listener.

Carol at She Lives. While I would love to take credit for finding Carol's blog, I will grudgingly admit that it was Steph (at the Red Clay Diaries) that found her. She is just ridiculously funny. Check out her Plunger 101 and 102 Posts -- I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there! But alas, she plays the bass, and because I am a vocalist who hangs out with a bunch of talented musicians (my only instrumental talent is playing the tambourine -- badly), I am reduced to goofy admiration. Therefore, my comparison for Carol is Tina Weymouth -- bass player for the Talking Heads (Okay, she's a real person -- do you know any well known female cartoon bass players? No? I didn't think so.)

BeckeyZ from Zimmages. I'm not quite sure how Beckey found my blog (probably how most people did; thank you Jon Acuff!) Anyway...I don't want to reduce Beckey to just someone who takes pictures, because she's funny and cool and all that, but DANG! she takes some good pictures! So my second real person/real person comparison is Beckey as Annie Leibowitz:

Well this has been really fun, but I think I'm ready to move on to other topics. This will be the final installment of Cartoon Bloggers...Th-th-th-that's all folks!

OH, CHILLAX Helen! I'm just kidding. Next post: SCL Comment All-Stars, bloggers that I actually know live and in person, and a few of my favorite chatty blogger gal pals. Stay tuned!

(And just remember Sherri -- Animation is the highest form of flattery...oh, wait! It's imitation...DANG!)