Lorran Garrison

Something to read during the change of season: Reclaiming Self Care as a social justice tool for Black wellness.

Reclaiming Self-care: Self-care as a Social Justice Tool for Black Wellness Black communities face multiple stressors including racism, discrimination, and navigating systems of oppression, all of which affect their mental health and wellbeing. In recent years, the practice of self-care has gained popularity as a strategy to ...

Jeff Bezos and his relationship to screen time:

Jeff Bezos Says the 1-Hour Rule Makes Him Smarter. New Neuroscience Says He’s Right Jeff Bezos’s morning routine has long included the one-hour rule. New neuroscience says yours probably should too.

This is why we teach and love ❤️

“Nobody taught me. There were so many of us in the house, and even my Nanna didn’t know how to read. So I never learned to read. I was so bad at school that I acted like a clown just to avoid everything; then I got caught running around here with a pistol when I was thirteen. They sent me to Tryon Juvenile Detention Center, and that’s where I met Ms.Lakewood. She taught the computer class. Heavy-set Italian lady, about 4’ 10”.But attitude, huge. Aura, big. She was like the grandmother in a mob movie. You know how you’ve got all the bosses, but when the grandmother comes in—everyone shuts up? She was like that. But she was loving too. She had pictures on the wall of all her favorite students; she called them her babies. She even had a picture of Mike Tyson up there. He was one of her babies. One day we had this contest, on the computer. The winner got $50. And I was looking at the screen and getting so angry. I’m crying, because I couldn’t read. And that’s when thisSpanish kid called me Forrest Gump. He had the whole class laughing at me. MissLakewood was like: ‘What’s going on?’ She came over to me and said: ‘Fix your face. Fix your fu***ng face, I don’t want to see another tear.’ Then she said:‘Tomorrow, you better get ready.’ She started working with me for an hour-and-a-half, every night. She started me on Lion King. It was a preschool book, so I didn’t want to do it. But she made me. Every night she made me keep reading until I was able to read on my grade level. I started getting report cards with nothing less than 85. I was sending them home; my mom was getting hyped. I got my GED. I started reading so much. Today I can finish a five-hundred-page book in two days. If I smoke a blunt first, I swear to God I can picture the whole book like it’s a movie. Miss Lakewood passed away when I was eighteen. I heard about it while I was in prison. Some new guys came in; they’d been in Tryon too. They heard me talking about her and that’s when one of them told me. But he said: ‘Yo. I’m pretty sure she had your picture on the wall.’”

Excited to announce my 2nd panel of the five at ! 🎉📚

**Friday 6:00PM - 7:00PM**
**Beyond Good and Evil: Crafting Interesting Characters that Audiences Care About**

In storytelling, the line between hero and villain often blurs, presenting audiences with complex characters that challenge traditional morality. Join us as we explore the art of creating psychologically rich characters, where distinguishing between protagonist and antagonist becomes an engaging puzzle.

Our esteemed panelists will dive into character development, ethical dilemmas, world-building, and the human psyche's relationship with AI, focusing on Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. We'll highlight a character embodying human fears of robots and uncover the depths of storytelling in the age of AI.

**Panelists:**
✨ Emmy Award-Winning VFX Supervisor & Executive Mark Nazal (Gotham, Westworld)
✨ Two-Time Emmy Nominee Jesse Toves (Sony Pictures Animation)
✨ Two-Time Leo Award-Winning VFX Supervisor Chris Browne (Stargate)
✨ Paramount Studios IP Law Expert Britton Payne
✨ Multi-Award Winning VFX Art Director Kino Scialabba (Guardians of the Galaxy)
✨ Sean Patrick O'Reilly, CEO of Arcana Studios
Moderated by Lorran Garrison (Little Brainstorm)

📍 Room: 3

Don't miss this incredible opportunity to learn from industry luminaries!

Join us and be part of the conversation! 🤖🌟

I will be posting my favorite Mardi Gras Throws that I kept!

From Muses to Endymion, here are the throws to catch at 2024 New Orleans Mardi Gras parades The Krewe of Proteus was born in 1882, making it the second-oldest krewe in Mardi Gras. The group treasures its traditions, rolling on original chassis from the 1880s behind a

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Here are our appearances at Comic-Con International this year! July 20-23, 2023!

Can’t wait to see you there!

Friends and family! Thank you so much for your feedback on our book, The First Day Of School Jitters!

For a limited time for all our supporters, we have discounted the book on Amazon. Buy one, gift one, buy it for your classroom! Thank you everyone for your support!!

The First Day of School Jitters: And How to Overcome! Little Brainstorm Positive Parenting Approach

The First Day of School Jitters: And How to Overcome! Little Brainstorm Positive Parenting Approach The First Day of School Jitters: And How to Overcome! Little Brainstorm Positive Parenting Approach

Continuing the talk on neurodiversity

Ep.7-Boonie Sripom & Lorran Garrison: Continuation Neurodiversity Boonie and I continue our discussion on Neurodiversity and the collectiveness of the API cultural. We are joined by Lorran Garrison, a School Psychologists. Who is the author of Brainboy and Bob.