Eastside of the Moon

Jason Lee Scott was my 1st childhood crush

"David Ajala is turning heads at the Law & Order 25th Anniversary Party! ✨

"Due to my own procrastination and life in general. I won't be able to finish this years Representation Recreation on time.

It's no one's fault but own and I accept that. I WILL finish the remaining 14, just not before the end of the month sadly.

When I first started this challenge, I did so because being Black in America means carrying a lot of weight. At times we're adored, and other times we're demonized. Simply for existing, but through it all, we are still. Black.

​Seeing people who look like me in the media I love: anime, cartoons, Marvel, DC, Power Rangers, has always been more than just cool. It gave me a profound sense of pride, honor, and undeniable swagger. Seeing that representation is a huge part of the reason I started drawing in the first place! It was living proof that no matter where you look, we're there. No matter the obstacles or the noise, we exist, we create, and we shine!

​I started this challenge to help recreate that exact feeling and share it. So, I am opening this up and encouraging any and everyone to participate in this challenge next year. Let's show the world who inspires us. If you join in, make sure to use #RepresentationRecreation so we can spread the word and see each other's work.

1. He couldn’t find anyone willing to marry her and so he told her to just focus on her studies

2. He did find someone, but didn’t approve of the match - not good enough for his daughter - but instead of just saying that, he told her there were no suitors or that she was pass the age of getting betrothed …and told her she needed to just focus on her studies.

Her performance of Michael’s conflicting internal monologues, especially when her Vulcan upbringing and Human emotions clash, is remarkable. The way she balances these two objectives alone is incredible and her performance is beautifully fluid.

One of the most incredible things about her performance is Michael’s micro expressions and her ocular acting. It’s such a treat to be able to physically see the character think and process information and emotions, and it takes a talented actor to pull it off without seeming cartoonish or forced. Sonequa does this BEAUTIFULLY.

She manages to perform the most minuscule and subtle nuances of emotion and immediately jump to an intensity that could set screens on fire. Her performance agility and her ability to jump between these incredibly different tones without coming off as corny or unnatural is something to be praised. Her performance of Michael Burnham feels genuine and rooted in reality, which is hard to do on a show so removed from our reality in both visuals, language, and circumstance. She gets through the Treknobabble and makes it look easy, and it becomes less watching Sonequa and more simply watching MICHAEL. I shouldn’t be surprised at all, as a long time fan of TWD. Her performance as Sasha is captivating and she steals the show EVERY DAMN TIME!!!!

In short: Miss Martin-Green I tip my hat to you and am so awed by your work ❤️