Thank you, Shreveport, LA

And I must say, I'm very impressed with the new level of stupid being shown to the world. Monday 6 teens drowned, because they nor their parents knew how to swim.



First of all, everyone that lives here is going "If you don't know who to swin why are you in the Red River?" If you don't know how to swin why are you near any large body of water? I don't know how to swin (yet) and I don't even go near pools!



Secondly, we all hate this shit had to go international. Many my not know it but people already think we're stupid for being southern, and thieves for being in la. Now we're stupid thieves that get ourselves drowned by playing in water when we know we don't know how to swim.



I'm glad it happened, however. Now that's there's a spotlight on the ignorance people will insistively change their ways. Our YWCA is closed, and the YMCA pool won't be re-opened until next year, due to remodeling. The only place (right now) that's well-known to be public is Swim School, who will gladly make their killing off a bigger fear of drowning. A FEAR SO BIG PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY LEARN HOW TO PROVENT IT, INSTEAD OF TIRNG TO HALFASS-NOT-REALLY-GONNA-GO-NEAR-IT-BUT-FAR-ENOUGH-IN-IT-FLASELY-THINK-THEIR-SAFE-UNTIL-THEY-ACTUALLY-DROWN AVOID IT. Soon some of these churches will have their own pools and charge for swiming lessons. We have alot of churchs, so that will be alot of pools. Soon we'll be "The city of churchs AND MERPEOPLE!" which is much better, and much more fun then just churches.



I read the story on Y!news, and their was a very interesting statistic. It basically said something we that live here already know, but now the world knows: Black people are less likely to know how to swin because they fear water. They don't get their kids lessons, but let them play in water. That's why black kids are 22% more likely to drown than white kids.



I really hope more stupid shit happens before I move. I don't think I'm going anyone I'm from here.

I'm going on REVAMP.

All I can tell you now it the last few years of my character making life have been a lie ,but that's part of the reason i'm so insecure about my art.

I just put some serious thought into it about an hour ago. I've been tiring to be more like someone else because they get noticed for their characters ,and i don't. I thought tiring to be like them would make it better ,but it didn't. It didn't make it worse on that hand ,but i upset a friend in the process. Now i know it's been so long i didn't even know what i was doing wrong until JUST now. I was into the idea of revamp my old characters ,but it's my newer ones that need the help. My old ones need to be more "stabilized" settings. Anything i've made within the past 1 - 3 years needs to be looked over for a COMPLETE revamp. I took some simple words to bring all this on. I posted in SA and MB forums asking people what do people want to see these days. SA not really the help i was looking for. MB - VERY helpful, without the smart-assery which was VERY nice. It was basically a "Be yourself" thing ,and that's what made me see that i wasn't myself.

I've been having more of an artistic identity crisis. I know my art doesn't suck ,but i shove it down my own throat that it does. When someone tells me i suck i just say "That was long espt before you got here" , "Well, d'uh" or something snappy but still in agreement. I'm not one to feed the trolls or entertain rude people (here i just delete the comments) ,but it's hard to make scene of how i can take that well ,but get upset when a friend gives me constructive crits. I don't outwardly say anything against it, but it's like a stabbing on the inside. It's like a can take it - I say "Thanks" for it and if i really think it's good advice i'll see about working it into my style- ,but it still stings even tho i know it's only to help and not to hurt. I'm not saying it makes me want to cry ,or anything. It's like a "I know what's wrong with me. You don't have to rub it in." feeling ,but i'll still go with it. I guess how you outwardly react it what matters. The only think I don't accept is when someone with a style i don't like tries to tell me about mine. I can give i polite "Thanks, but i'd rather not take advice from you" but to some that's hard to sallow. It can be seen as rude ,so i only say that when i think the person's being rude to me.

I still have alot of stuff to scan ,edit ,and upload ,and i will as i go along with this ,but i'll be busier ,and tiring to focus which means hanging out less. I'm gonna make revamping a higher priority ,and not try to go in any order like i usually do - which ends up failing.

*kisses and hugs*