I saw a movie called Welcome To Marwen, starring Steve Carell, the other day. It's about an artist named Mark Hogancamp. He lives in upstate New York. In 2000 he was savagely beaten by a gang of five men. He was beaten up so badly he couldn't recall most of his life before the attack. They beat him up because he admitted to them he was a cross dresser. After the attack, he couldn't draw anymore, but he made dioramas of dolls in a village that he would photograph. The whole world he created had a WWII theme, and a lot of the dolls were based on people in his real life. The hero was his alter ego, Hogie, and there was a band of sexy female partisan guerrillas that would always rescue him from the SS men, who represented his attackers.
I got very emotional watching the movie, and reading the book just now that features Mark's photos. This past several years or so I recall several instances where I figured people wanted to beat me up. That woman at that business seemed to relish riling up her boyfriends about me, for example. A couple of times at The Lost Well I saw some guys who maybe had that in mind too. I just had to let all concerned know that I was willing to defend myself to the best of my ability. She's nothing but a bully and a coward, in my opinion.
I got very emotional watching the movie, and reading the book just now that features Mark's photos. This past several years or so I recall several instances where I figured people wanted to beat me up. That woman at that business seemed to relish riling up her boyfriends about me, for example. A couple of times at The Lost Well I saw some guys who maybe had that in mind too. I just had to let all concerned know that I was willing to defend myself to the best of my ability. She's nothing but a bully and a coward, in my opinion.
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