I don't know about some of you but I'm getting very annoyed, fed up with, and disgusted by what some people call art when they upload it here. To explain, I'm speaking of people taking a picture shot on their cell phone, and making it into a "motivational poster." That's all good and well, but that's not art, that's a waste of my time, other peoples time, and destroys what we all like to call in good taste; art. Not to mention the people that turn dA into their own personal hub for uploading photo's. This is not your MySpace, this is not your Facebook, Photobucket, Tinypic; or whatever other service you use. I don't need to see a picture that used a blown out flash, of you holding the camera in the air, looking down, so we can see the top of your head. Take your emo pictures and desaturation filters to MySpace where that crap is deemed appropriate. I'm sorry to rant, but I feel it needs to be said.

I LIKE coming here to view my friends art, whom are legitimately attempting to make real art, discovering new art, and making new friends. But that is not art, that is crap clogging and overpopulating the servers with (for lack of a better word) shit that does not need to be seen. And when this "stuff" makes the front page for popularity, just because of the over abundant amount of people that find it "cute" favorite it, and then upload something like it; it's just sickening. Give REAL art the spot to shine, I rather see a picture that looks like a 4 year old drew it because at least I know some heart and soul went into it. Not a simple attempt to be humorous and waste my time clicking past it just to find something worth looking at and critiquing.

Due to this kind of behavior from people using dA as their personal photo dumb, I've become more of a voyeur then an active participant in the community. Though I doubt my sole participation would change anything, I've sat out and just have my pieces sit in my room, or give them to friends as I know they'll be overlooked. Like so much other good art in this community is overlooked because of the ignorant bastards that upload their demotivational posters so their ignorant friends can see them, fave them, and try to repeat. This is the end of my rant, thanks to those of you that read it through and go, "HELL YEAH! I hate it too!" And for those of you that go, "Huh?" I'm probably talking about you.

I'm normally not one to complain but, it's very odd. I average only 10-15 primarily due to lazy and a lack of posting my work. So getting 300 in one night is quite a phenomena really. I thought maybe someone linked me in their journal, but that wasn't it, and it certainly wasn't for a Daily Deviation, so I'm confused as to where they all came from. My only guess is that there has been some sort of glitch or hiccup in the dA system for this to happen. If anyone has any idea's please comment, IM me, email me, whatever.

So, last night my Western Digital Mini Passport hard drive was failing, it would open up but I couldn't access the folders within. Freaking out, I unhooked it feverishly and went to crack the case open. I inserted an Xacto blade in between to cut out the adhesive holding it, and this is where the monkey poo hit the fan. Going along the final edge, the blade slipped out and faster then Samurai Jack I was through my thumb and stumbling out of my room bleeding profusely, I mumble to my mother, pale as a ghost, "I uhh... cut myself." That was my Monday night, a fantastic one at that.

Here is a post picture. (A bit gory so don't click in if you can't stand seeing stitches and such)

This puts me out of the competitive gaming scene for a while But oh well I think it's a break I needed. Hope everyone else is well and in one piece.

LoveAndASandwich has a custom Mutt for sale in the Mutt Store. Someone should buy it, it's wonderful!

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I've done away with my journal design for now, I have a new one in the works as I write this here journal. I've got a portfolio design in the works as well, going to integrate it with WordPress and a few other projects underway.

So as the title states, I almost killed myself in an attempt to be healthy, it's a bit of an exaggeration buttt a funny story none the less. When I was in high school I ran track, played football, soccer, ect. I was fit, I was in shape and running 5-6 miles was but a warm up run for me. Well I got caught up in school in my Senior year and didn't partake in any sports and barely had time to sleep let alone work out. So yesterday I decided, "Today is the day I start getting myself on track," the weather in Michigan was brisk and cool but felt nice once you'd work up a sweat... Had I made it that far. My mother jokingly said to take my cell phone with me in case she needed to pick me up, oh now how I wish I had taken that joke serious.

I attempted to do a mile run yesterday, not the best idea in 40 degree weather, when you're physically out of shape. (Everyone has this misconception that just because I'm skinny and look fit, I'm in shape, thanks metabolism but it's not the truth by any means). So I make it about 3/4's of the way through my mile run and spray the side of some poor chaps house with what was a Big Mac and French Fries from my lunch earlier that day. I then was finding myself back where I was in 8th grade, and asthma attack, I hadn't had one of these since then. Admittedly I was in physical shape after my last asthma attack, and since the ceased to be physical at all. So I put my hands above my head and power walk the last 1/4 mile.

My trouble breathing increases, I'm getting breaths, but it's still that suffocation feeling. I walk in the back door, my mom looks at me smiles, and starts to say something, before I even hear the first word, I black out and hit the kitchen floor. Now I'm on a breathing treatment for the next few days and docs orders is to take it light, and work up to it. I'm not disappointed in myself at all, 3/4's of the mile after being what you could say the laziest twat on earth, isn't bad. It gives me something to work for now.

In other news, I have a new project underway, another pair of shoessssss.











This is the Photoshop mock up of the shoes. I'm going to have to solve on how doing the black and pink pin stripes, I've been using a vinyl film to mask the areas and paint, and using a heat gun, I can heat it up and peel it off without a problem. Over that doesn't seem to really work with the silver area. I'm thinking of just applying a quick coat or two of clear coat, to give it a layer of protection when I stick down the vinyl, so when I peel it up, I'll peel up clear coat and not the silver.
I'll figure it all out soon enough.

In other news of my life, my parents are letting me put an office in the basement, which is rather exciting. Redoing my bedroom as well since I'll then no longer have a love seat, a computer, and my gaming equipment in my room. I bought a pair of high-top black converse all-stars, and a an all white pair of high-top Air Force ones. That's all for now, stay tuned for the finishing of the shoes.