Talent is only as big as your will to practice!

Just finish another one of my Saint Seiya drawings, u can check on the left here, and i'm super pleased with how often i have been drawing, coloring, sketching, makes me feel like i'm improving and that's an endearing feeling.

The tittle for this journal came to me during a conversation with a friend where she was trying to convince me to go pro, look for an agent and getting out there selling my stuff.

I do believe i'm good and that i have the potential if i work on my stuff to be a really great artist, but i'm aware of my limitations and it's a non stop effort to force myself beyond what i can do to get better and better everyday.

As long as i keep drawing and working on my art perhaps one day i'll reach that place.

So all i gotta say is keep doing your best, and maybe one day you'll be the best, but you can only be the best in other people's eyes, never your own.

cheers.

Journey through Middle Earth.

Went to the movies to watch the Hobbit yesterday, unfortunately as broke as i am i could only watch the 2D regular version, and could not experience the ultimate 3D 48 FPS, nevertheless it was EPIC.

Peter Jackson is truly one of the most visionaries directors of all times, first for doing something with LOTR when no one else believed to be possible, he took a hold of all three movies and made them shine, LOTR is by far my favorite book adaptation to movie, and is so well done that hardly any fan of the books could say any negative things about the movies.

Now he takes on the Hobbit with much more money and faith from everybody, and brings the whole thing to another level, i like all beings in middle earth or fantasy for that matter, but i never felt to excited about dwarves, and after reading the Hobbit, the dwarvekind grew on me, but still only now after i've seen this movie that i can actually say dwarves are awesome. Peter Jackson did wonderfully, epicly, by the main books of the great J.R.R. Tolkien, and even the parts that he added to the story were great, without ruinning the movie.

This photo is me at Weta cave in Wellignon NZ

 I can't wait to see the next 2 movies, and next time I'll catch'em  on 3D 48 FPS for sure. 

Cheers!

And another one starts!

Not much to say, sick of not having a job but worst of all for not having money..


Well at least i still got my drawings going, so here goes the first one finished this year!

And also this one that i gave finished just today!!!

Cheers!

Happy new year to all!!!!!

Finally the end of this year has come without being the end for real hehe!!!

Honestly I couldn't wait for this year to be done, 2012 wasn't a good year for me,

and i hope 2013 comes better served in terms of professional and financial stuff.

Disregarding my profesional stat at the moment, regarding my art i've ben felling 

very inspired lately, lots of different stuff i'm working at the same time. 

Sketches to turn into drawings, pencils to ink, inks to color and so on.

Well i wish you all a great 2013, hope this year brings much happiness, health

and MONEY hehehe!!

cheers

Merry sunny Christmas!

Ho ho Hello,

 In the spirit of Christmas that i grew up with, there was aleayws sun, heat, cold beverages and never once snow or even close to cold weather. This is Rio de Janeiro after all, and even the Christmas that i've spent away from here, i was nowhere near the cold countries, one day though i hope to see a snowy white Christmas, with hot chocolate, using jacket, scarf, gloves, throwing snowballs and everything christimassy there is.

A Merry Christmas to all, and since in Rio there's no snow, I'll share something I drew of something indigenous from our beautiful country.

Cheers!

Speed drawing videos are fun!

Sometimes i spend hours just watching videos of people drawing, and i have always liked the fast foward videos. Finally i decided to make my own video, it's a funny thing to see yourself drawing for the first time, I quite like the result.

So this is the video :

And this is the drawing finished.

It's not perfect with all the details, but i tryed to do the best i could the fastest possible. Anyways, check out the video and hit the lke button you feel it's fair.

The Character is Hades/ Alone from Saint Seiya Lost canvas.

Stages of drawing

Hi everybody,

I came up with a new order in terms of my drawing as of lately, cuz there are many parts and moods  when it comes to drawing. This is not a tutorial of any sort or me telling you, reader, how to do your stuff, rather i'm telling you this is how i'm doing.

The first part is to create the form in which you are expressing your drawing, so basically sketching with simple lines to find your character, the pose you want him, the background, and pretty much use your imagination to explore the various aspects of the drawing before deciding which you like best.

The second part is to define the subject of your drawing, by marking the lines that you choose on a firmer way.

The third part is adding the details, simple minor stuff that make the drawing come out alive.

The fourth is doing the line art and inking to ready it for the final stage.

And finally you get to the part where you color it.

These stages are valid for drawings that go from white paper to a full colored drawings, each of those stages come with diferent moods, and i've been using the most i can from each of them.  If i feel like sketching, i'll get a few papers and sketch as much as i have ideas, then i move on to difining each one of them, i carry on with inking all one by one and at last coloring.

Dividing the stages according to my moods has helped me developing many "projects" at the same time, without getting bored with any of them.

The important thing is to try and draw at least a little bit everyday, in order to improve your skills, find your ways and do it!

Keeping up and back on!!!

Wow it has definitely been a long time since i have done anything on this virtual pages, and while checking my old posts out i kept thinking of the purpose that they served.

Well pretty much since i was a kid i have always thought life was a ride to be cheered and remembered,
I mean, you wanna do many things before you´re off from this journey, and looking back on the things i wrote and the pictures I've taken has always made me nostalgic, through them i´m able to relieve the feeling i had while i went through the experience that culminated in either one of those, more than that i like to be able to tell on my tales of life to my kids and whomever i come to meet in this wonderful thing called life.

I´m a bit faulty i might say, for i have left so many of those moments go by without writing or shoot a pic for the past couple of years compared to how much i used to do when i was travelling by myself, but i intend to regain that part of me from here on, back to same idea i had when i started this blog i need to write down at least on post a week from here on.

A few things that happened after my last post
- I came back to live in my country
- Met the most important person who would come to be my fiancee, and soon to be my wife
- Worked on an oil platform and had the first of many helicopter flights of my life
- Moved on to working as a manager on my field of work
- Left my city RIO DE JANEIRO to live in São Paulo (Which didn´t worked out very well)
- Got to say goodbye to a huge person that meant a lot to me, my grandma, may she rest in peace
- Got to say goodbye to a beautiful companion that was my little Dog Bob

Now i´m back to Rio, unemployed but i have my fiancee (Tati) and i´m living at her house with her awesome family, soon we´ll be renewing a part of the house that is not used to turn it into our place and with all the ideas we have i´m pretty sure is gonna look nice, last but not least as Tati is half japanese she´s been teaching me the language i have most wanted to learn, and in time for when we have our kids to be able to talk to them in all the languages we speak in order for them to be polyglots from child hood hehe.

That´s all for now, feel free to read if you want but this is nothing more than a journal of my life!!!

つづく

Just keep drawing!

Kia ora, 

    Just finished another drawing this one i did for my girlfriend cuz she is a big fan of the character, altough 

I have also enjoyed playing the game and wanted to do a piece on her anyway!

    The game is Bayonetta from SEGA, and it's quite a fun game to play, speacially if you like the Devil May Cry series!

Meu CV pra quem quiser ver!

Ja que estou em busca de um trabalho fica aqui o meu CV.

PERFIL DE QUALIFICAÇÕES

ö  Carreira profissional enriquecida através de viagens por 35 países da Europa, Estados Unidos, Caribe, América Central e Oceania atuando nas diversas áreas que compreendem a área de A&B.

ö  5 anos de experiência na indústria de cruzeiros internacionais em companhias, tais como: Royal Caribbean International e Carnival Cruise Lines.

ö  Perfil generalista em diversas áreas da cozinha, tais como à La carte, Buffet, Catering, Café, Patisserie, Bistrô e operações em grandes escalas de cozinhas da rede hoteleira.

ö  Participação ativa na inauguração e início das operações de dois navios de grande porte na Itália.  

ö  Atuação na área de Bebidas, com formação na Escola de Bar da Carnival Cruise Lines, com mérito e rápida promoção à Bartender.

ö  Prática como Barista com base em treinamento oferecido pela indústria Hummingbird Coffee na Nova Zelândia.

ö  Formação em Gestão de Alimentos & Bebidas e fluência nos idiomas inglês e espanhol.

HISTÓRICO PROFISSIONAL

De out de 2010 a abr de 2011 residí na Nova Zelândia, onde atuei nos seguintes estabelecimentos:

Hay’s                                                                                                 

Restaurante especializado em importante produto de exportação, cordeiro.

            Souz Chef de Cozinha

Responsável pela Mis en Place, desenvolvimento e finalização de pratos e organização de eventos fechados para grupos distintos.

           

Duvauchelle Store & Bistro                                            

Bistro e loja de conveniência que oferece desde café da manhã ao jantar.

            Chef de Cozinha/Barista/Gerente da Loja

Responsável pela produção de todos os alimentos e refeições oferecidas, preparação de cafés em diversas formas (Latte, Cappuccino, Mochaccino, Machiatto) e por atividades burocráticas de gestão da loja.

Antarctic Center                                                                

Atração turística junto ao aeroporto de Christchurch (2ª. Maior cidade do país) que é a porta de saída para o Continente Antarctico.

         Café staff

Organização de eventos relacionados aos programas americanos, italianos e neo zeolandeses dos projetos de pesquisa da Antarctica.

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES – Miami, Fl - EUA                                       dez.2006 a mai.2010

Maior companhia da indústria de cruzeiros internacionais

            Bartender e Sommelier

Iniciei como trainee e fui promovido em apenas 3 meses pelo excelente desempenho, tanto pela elaboração dos drinks, cumprimento das normas de vigilância sanitária americana, quanto pelo atendimento aos clientes. Grande interesse e desenvolvimento de habilidades em enologia, com visitas à vinhedos.

 

                                                                       

ZULIS IND. E COM. DE TORTAS LTDA.  - Rio de Janeiro                   jan a dez. 2006                      

Empresa de pequeno porte especializada em tortas e doces finos.

       Confeiteiro Chefe

Desenvolvimento dos diferentes produtos. Supervisão da equipe, padronização e logística da fábrica.

ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL – Miami, Fl - EUA                set.2004 a jan.2006

Segunda maior companhia de cruzeiros internacionais.

            Chef de Partie

Iniciou como um dos responsáveis da área de cozinha fria, passando pelo restaurante de fast food à bordo e finalizando pelo restaurante fino italiano – PortoFino.

BASINI GELATERIA E BISTRÔ – Rio de Janeiro                                out.2003 a jul.2004 

Pequeno bistrô franco italiano.

         Jr. Souz Chef

Elaboração de pratos e produção de massas variadas.

BOMTEMPO TÊNNIS RESORT – Itaipava – RJ                                      abr a out.2003

Pousada e restaurante especializado em refeições balanceadas para atletas de tênis.

         Chef de Partie

Responsável pelo cardápio do restaurante e organização de eventos gastronômicos sazonais, utilizando ingredientes pertinentes à época do ano.

GARCIA & RODRIGUES – Deli e Restaurante – RJ                           abr.2002 a abr.2003

Renomado restaurante de cozinha contemporânea, administrada pelo Chef Christophe Lidy.

            Cozinheiro

Iniciou como Estagiário e posteriormente como Cozinheiro, respondia pelo preparo de acompanhamentos e pela maior parte das porções individuais de sobremesa.

FORMAÇÃO ACADÊMICA

Graduação em Gestão de Alimentos & Bebidas – Chef em Gastronomia - Universidade Estácio de Sá. 

Tecnico em propagada e publicidade - Escola tecnica estadual Adolpho Bloch

On valentines day my GF gave to me......

Last Sunday on Valentines day(for us in Brazil is a different date), i took my girlfriend to watch Pirates of the Caribbean 4, which by the way i thought it was pretty good, and thought that Johnny depp oughta be one of the best actors there is, he's is definitely one of my favorites.

The guy simply created one of the most memorable characters of all times, Capt. Jack Sparrow is full of personality, unique, and  even though he was not the one that wrote the character, he was the one that gave him life in his own way. I'll be drawing a piece on Jack Sparrow soon.

Another good thing that happen to me on Valentines day was my gift, or rather the gift i was given by my girlfriend Tatiana Yu, check it out it another of those favorite characters of movies!

Predator rulez big time, my favorite alien character for sure, the pic was done by me, using a plants vase on my "front yard" !

Cheers to all!

Time goes by and life goes on!

Happy birthday to me hehe!

    Not much is going on in my life at the moment, apart from a beautiful girl i'm going out with, i still don't have a job, i have a cold since last week, but as i said before life is a collection of good and bad moments and i believe that if i'm going through a rough patch now, things will get better soon!

By the way the one on the pic is me, unfortunately the Vader's armor is not mine was just borrowed for the pic itself, The lightsaber was done on Photoshop!

Cheers!

Happy geek pride day!

Well i was just informed by a friend this morning( 25/05 ) that today was Geek pride day, i was unaware that we had a pride day, hehe, i mean it does make sense as being a geek nowadays is sort of in "fashion" right?!

I am and have always been a geek, and very proud of being one, grew up watching cartoons, anime, reading manga and comic books, I still read them, instead of playing with toys i collect them now, mostly action figures that are statue like, but mainly i have always stood by the stuff i liked because i never felt like denying who i was, and today i can celebrate it as another geek around the world hehe!

Cheers folks!

Live up your goals!!!

Kia ora folks,

    I know i know it has been a very long time and no post, there are times that we feel like nothing interesting is happening in our life and therefore, we don't feel like writing or doing much, it's a bit of a vicious cycle...
 ...that is not the case here. As a matter of fact i had a lot going on. My last few months in New Zealand and the start of my new life back in Brazil.

    Travelling is my life, it defines who i am and so far it has been 35 countries, 3 continents, thousands of liters of beer, wine, kilos (or Pounds) of various food, several kilometers (or miles) driven, flown, sailed, on tracks, pedaled, walked, ran, hiked, climbed, handstands in famous places, people met, fancy cars, jet skies in beautiful paradisiac beaches, expensive night clubs, extreme sports, concerts. Played with all seasons within their proper weather, snowboarding in Colorado during winter, biking on the reddish Central Park during autumn, snorkeling on crystal blue Caribbean waters on a hot summer day, going for a run up the mountains breathing clear springtime air in Akaroa NZ, natural disasters such as earthquakes, tropical storms at sea, hurricane storms, hail, snow storms, cyclones, bad rain and lightening, bruises, smiles, pain, relief, happiness, memories, moments good or bad, the list is almost endless.
 
   Trying to write all of it down, makes me think how wonderful and much like a Hollywood movie my life as been, i'm not rich financially and yet i was able to do sooooo much that made me rich on the inside, i have achieved most of my goals, a total of 20 % of the world, and from here on i'll be working on settling my life on my biggest dream;  ARTS, by getting involved in courses, and getting to know people with the same interest.

    I still intend to do some travelling, my new goal towards travels is to be in all of the five continents (not counting Antarctica) before i reach my 35th year, i'm 16 days away from my 27th birthday which gives me about 8 years to visit Africa and Asia, ahhh and also to learn Italian and French hehe.

Folks now i'm back to my online "duties", i'll be posting new journals here and drawings on DA, so tag along if you like and share my perspective of life, leave a comment if possible!

C ya!!!

When life gives you lemons, you make Lemonade!

 After being here in Akaroa for such a long time i really started to appreciate the country life, the beauty and silence surrounding me me as of lately has become part of who i am, yet still i'm not ready to only have this, i need the commodities of a big city to balance the stillness of the valley, and one of the things i miss the most by being here is not having a gym to work out, i've been eating so much bread and carbohydrates, which would be fine if i was working out on regular bases, but since i wasn't doing much i've just packed up on a few kgs.

The other day after dinner i was playing with Alice, Celia's (my boss) daughter, when she propose for us to move the fun to the kids playground in her school, and so we went , it took me about five minutes after playing with her to realize that i could use the same place for a few work outs.. and vous a la , this is my new Gym!

Between going for a run, riding my bike and figuring new work outs every day, i'm exercising again, feeling the joy of endorphin and adrenaline rushing through my veins, without the use of chemical stuff hehe!!!

Kia kaha

PS: kia kaha means stay strong in Maori language!

A session of pain and remembrance!

Kia ora,

   Pretty much since the next day after the quake i've been living down in Akaroa, with not much reason to stay in town plus the offer from my boss to keep working for her at the Duvauchelle store & bistro, having a bed at the flat on the back and a bed on my best friend's, Kay Maitland, house, it was only the best option, and even though i'm a city boy the country life is growing on me, at first it sort of f=drives you nuts, not having much to do, but once u let go, the commodities of the big city u start appreciating the beautiful surrounding nature or the sound of silence.

   Had the last weekend off, and i went to Kay`s for some time away from the store, between cooking Brazilian rice and beans, riding her motorbike, walking through the vineyard having a chat and a beer, watching movies and discussing arts with her son Roman i had a great time perfect for taking my mind out of things, plus on Sunday night i called her friend Simon to scheduelle for my MAORI tattoo that he would design himself!

Today i woke up, psyched for the prospect of getting my ink done, carried on with my duties up till 12:30 and left to town heading for the Simon's studio. Got there around one and having previously discussed the concepts i wanted done for my tattoo i sat down and he started drawing free handed on my arm, it took him about 40 minutes to come up with it, and then the pain started hehe!

   All together the design and the tattoo took around 4:30 hours, and it was the longest session of tattooing that I've been through, but hey it was worth it, it looks wicked and now i have a part of New Zealand culture going back home with me. Simon is an amazing artist and for the fact that he is Maori, properly told me stuff about the culture and even did some Maori gestures i feel a bit more immerse in this amazing country's history.

KIA KAHA!

New plan! Heading home!

    It's been a little over a week since the big quake in Christchurch, and it took me a while to actually get my mind in order to organize new plans, for this city won't be the same for while, it will take sometime to get the pieces back up, restructure what's been destroyed, and unfortunately even longer for getting this city back on the map for touristic destinations.

   The hospitality business had already suffered a blow with the quake in September, and 28% of the market was forced to shut, now i reckon that the lucky ones that remain open will have a  real hard time to keep their profit in order to stay open!

   All i can do is wish them well, and pray for the souls that were lost, as for what am i going to do, i could just go to another part of the country, but very honestly one of the reasons i stayed in Christchurch is because of the sense of normality for once, living with a suitcase ready and always on the go is hard, and i know i'm one that can do it, but everybody has a limit, and i fell like I've reached mine, plus i'm 26 now which is good cuz with all of this travelling done can now focus on my goals for a career, and i really think i should put more time into my ART.

   It is never to late to restart, and as long as you've got a general idea of your plans for life, it's not that hard to make out the priorities of your present in order to achieve results in the future.

   So with no further longings I've decided to head home, i'm much satisfied with my choice, knowing full well that i could stay and do some other things, but as i say on my motto, if you are going to regret, regret the things you've done and not the ones u haven't tried, of course with a little common sense!

cheers to all guys!

Cenas de uma zona de terremotos!

Devido aos ultimos eventos ocorridos em aqui em Christchurch, eu decidi fazer um reporte sobre a situação.

No dia 22 às 12:51 pm aproximadamente 5 meses após o grande terremoto de 7.1 na escala Richter, nós aqui em Christchurch fomos afetados uma vez mais por outro grande, o terremoto de 6.3 acontecido no dia 22 talvez não tenha sido tão alto na escala como o anterior, porém pelo fato da profundidade ter sido de apenas 5 km os efeitos foram devastadores.

Eu estava na minha casa quando os tremores começaram e ao abrir a porta da cozinha para sair de casa, eu podia ver o solo movendo em ondas, garrafas e outros objetos voavam da mesa, armários e geladeira, felizmente em minha casa os danos não foram maiores que algumas garrafas, pratos e potes que estilhaçaram no chão, infelizmente eu não posso dizer o mesmo de outras partes de Christchurch.

Ao sair de casa, a caminho do restaurante onde eu trabalho, eu vi a extensão dos danos causados pelos tremores, uma das principais ruas chamada Papanui, tinha varios pontos de liquefação, rachaduras e muitas casas e lojas destruídas.

Assim que cheguei no restaurante eu pude ver meus amigos e colegas de trabalho e todos estavam bem, porém as perdas dentro do restaurante eram muitas, e levariam semanas pra re-estruturar e voltar aos negócios, um pouco depois da minha chegada ao local sentimos mais uma vez um after-shock (terremotos de menor intensidade pós os de grande intensidade), a policia foi forçada a fechar o quarteirão e nos mandou ir para uma área aberta que seria de menor perigo, sem saber se houveram danos estruturais no predio nos não podemos nem mesmo determinar o que podemos fazer.

A visão geral deste desastre é a de uma cidade que passou por uma guerra, prédios caindo aos pedaços, sirenes e gritos são os sons que se escuta, as expressões de choque nos rostos das pessoas, nuvens de fumaça e poeira, helicópteros voando pra todos os lados, reportes de pessoas desaparicidas e mortas, desespero para todos os lados, a sensação e de se estar em um filme pós-apocaliptico! 

Agora 48 horas após existe um grande número de pessoas que se foram para outras partes do país porém ao mesmo tempo existem muitos por aqui que querem ajudar de alguma maneira, algo de muito bom na natureza das pessoas desse país é certamente esse senso de solidariedade, muitas pessoas abriram as portas de suas casas para outras pessoas que perderam seus lugares, outras cozinham e forneçem aguá, enquanto um grupo de estudantes iniciado em uma comunidade do site Facebook se mobiliza com instrumentos para ajudar a limpar as ruas de toda areia e água espalhada pela cidade.

With much sadness i report all of this to you, and with a sense of relieve i can say that i'm safe and sound!      .

Scenes of a quake zone!

In due course to the new events i'm posting news from Christchurch.

Today at 12:51 nearly five months later than the big quake we had here of 7.1 on the scale, we were hit yet again with another big one, the 6.3 quake that happen today might not have been as high as the previous but for the shallowness of only 5 km depth it felt much bigger.

I was at my house when it happen and as i opened the kitchen door to run out of the house, i could actually see trembling waves on the very solid ground, bottles and other objects were flying out of the benches, fridges and cupboards, fortunately there seems to be no real damages, and the only losses in the house were a few jars and bottles that smashed on the ground, unfortunately i can't say the same for other parts of Christchurch.

As i left home to go and check on the Restaurant that i work Hay's, i could see the extent of the damage caused by the shaking, one of the main roads called Papanui, had several points of liquefaction, large cracks and houses severely destroyed.

Upon arrival at hay's i could see that my colleagues and friends were fine, but the internal breakages on the restaurant are far too great to keep us open, until we get all the mess cleaned it will be a good few weeks in order to pick it back up, and with the next few aftershocks, police was forced to enclose the entire block, without knowing if there was any major structural damages on the building we cannot even start to think of what to do.

The overall look of this disaster is of a city that has been through war, buildings crumbled down, sirens and screams are the sounds u hear, shock on people's faces, dust clouds, choppers flying, reports of people missing and dead, despair everywhere, much like a post apocalyptic scenario.

With much sadness i report all of this to you, and with a sense of relieve i can say that i'm safe and sound!      .

Challenge set, challenge done!!! Part 1

Kia ora everyone,

   Pretty much since the first time i came down to Akaroa, I've been wanting to take a bike trip from Christchurch to here, it's this most amazing scenery all the way, and it's the proper "road trip" on a bike that I've been wanting to do for a while now, pretty much since me and my best friend Yuri  started "biking around", the road is great, there's trails, rest stops, refreshing wind, pure mountain air and even though some people might say that New Zealanders are bad drivers, in comparison to Brazilians they are pretty respectful to cyclists.

   If u are ever in New Zealand and enjoy biking in the outdoors then I advise u to take a road trip somewhere here, it's truly worth it, I promise that u will enjoy!

   The trip from Christchurch to Akaroa is a little less than 85 km, but together with the way out of my house to the outskirts of the city i rounded up to 90 k's, it's quite a hard trip to do, not so much for the length but more so for the headwind that builds up to 80 km/h during the crossing of Taitapu, Motukarara, Ataahua and Birdlings flat, these are all flat areas, with very far and low mountains around, that creates the perfect "desert like" winds, making it that much harder to pedal  all the way to Little river, which was the place i had in mind to do a good lunch break, and by the time i got there which makes up for 2/3 of the way i was very tired and already sore from top to bottom.

   I considered that a good strategy though, cuz there's a few cafes and a couple of stores, to pick up some extra goods and refill the water supply, plus the Little River old train station, is a beautiful historic place worth to stop by. After having my lunch, i got in one of the stores to get me some powerade,  i was craving an ice cold isotonic drink, and asked the guy from the store how long did i had to go, even though i had a good idea, i wanted to know in km, he replied:

"it's 28 k's but so far you've done the easy part, from here it's uphill"

   Man he was not kidding, as i said i knew what was coming having done the road by car before, but it is totally different to do it on a bike right?! After leaving the store it took me about 15 min to reach the beginning of the hill, the first feeling of excitement had vanished from me within the first 3-4 k's as the steep hill was revealed ahead of me, the sun in New Zealand is very strong for the whole in the Ozone Layer above this country, and is no lesser of an adversity, you'll need a lot of liquid to boost your way to the top.