Throughout my extended childhood I have loved animated features on television and film.
Some of my favorite characters are animated and this stems from my early encounters with Astroboy and other heros of my childhood.
Yes, I always envisioned myself an artist of sorts and would even deface various books making "flipbook" style creations ...
Like on my green bound Webster's New World Dictionary purchased for me by my parents when I entered elementary school in Virginia.
Today is International Animation Day which has been held since 2002 under the auspices of the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA) to celebrate animation as an art form. It is said that the observance is held in 50 countries with in excess of 1000 events on every continent.
I keep wondering what the event at Antarctica entails.