My summer 2008 Goals
that are DA related:
1) Get through my 1474 deviations that have been piling up since January(?)
2) Beat my record post month (6 deviations two years ago)
3) Get all my commissions done.
4) Get all my requests started.
5) Get a DA subscription to help me with #1
6) Post a sketchdump to prove I'm alive
7) Post to all my random accounts on the internet
8) Post a picture with only background. That's it.
9) Should #5 happen, make a pretty journal for it.
10) Draw a comic... may or may not post it...
11) Draw lots of fanart in time for Kumoricon.

That's a good, healthy list. =\
Wish me luck!

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I went through the Ape Caves today. I had such a wonderful experience.

I'm not terribly fit, so I moved much slower than the rest of my group. I was afraid of falling and injuring myself, so my legs wobbled and made it difficult to keep my balance. I don't hike, I don't run, I'm not a really active person- and I anticipated all that going into the cave. I think these things would have deterred some people, and it almost deterred me.

But you know what would have been worse than going through the cave? Worse than coming out heavily winded, and obviously dragging the group? It would have been worse if I had gotten that close to having that experience, and not taking it. Not acting would have felt the same as failing.

So despite "excuses" I challenged myself. I saw the cave, it's myriad of rocky textures and the life the cave supported. (Don't let anyone tell you fungi isn't cool.) I saw perfect darkness, and enjoyed perfect silence. I felt the sensation of knowing you'd gone too far to go back, and I felt the excitement of coming out of the dark and back into a world of color, light, and softness. I felt the excitement of conquering something something I couldn't have done alone.

High adventure things like this are so thrilling because they tie real physical challenge with mental achievement.

You know, I noticed as I was going through the cave I completely lost my sense of time, and it really helped me concentrate on the moment...

I'd like to lose time more often, and really concentrate on the moment as I draw... there are several feelings I'm familiar with conjuring up through creating, that I know I can feel stronger if I try.

I need to go feel the still and balance of nature more often. I'm sorely lacking it, and I forget that until I reconnect....

What an amazing thing, a cave. I went in, it challenged me, and gave me back a little better.... thank you all you awesome people who helped me through it, even though I was slow.

1) Politics
2) Religion
3) Abortion

Well, I'm going to break this time-honored tradition of peace and tranquility to put my foot forward and step into.... *drumroll* Politics.

I was very happy for a long time to know that this next election I would be able to vote. But I watched Bill Clinton, and George Bush, and Hilary come and pass by as samples of what politicians meant. I got utterly disgusted with the whole thing. I thoroughly abided with the above mentioned guidelines, and never looked back.

But now there is a clean politician who advocating the Constitution, and is not proposing spendy "war on drugs" or "no child left behind" movements. He's proposing less government. Not more. He believes in a "hands off" approach to our life, our internet, our foreign policy, and our money. That money thing is real important- that means abolishing the Federal Reserve, and getting back to the gold standard. Maybe even a flat tax, instead of income tax. *cheering*

He is Ron Paul

If this was the tip of the iceberg of Ron Paul's straight and narrow idea for getting America back onto the Founding Father's Constitution that would be reason enough to vote for him- regardless of your party.

What does belonging to a party even mean anymore? Democrats and Republicans are mirrors of each other, and neither of them do anything to really help the country. (He's under the Republican ticket so you know where to look, though.)

Seriously, google, youTube, Myspace- whatever your fix is. Go look him up and listen to what he's saying. It's matches word for word what I've been thinking for years. You might have someone in mind already, but take a moment and see if what he's saying doesn't match what you're thinking more closely.

I am so overwhelmed by the awesomeness of the 5th Harry Potter movie, I simply must tell everyone to go see it. I'm going to go see it again. I dare say it even exceeds the brilliance of the first. It satisfied my needs as a fan, it satisfied itself as a movie, and also held true to the book. .... And I might add that the male cast is looking astonishingly fine. Umbridge was perfect, even though I didn't think she was going to be, and... I was engaged the whole time- but not just engaged. The whole rapture of the audience could be felt in Harry's triumphs and defeats.

It was totally worth waiting in line for good seats since 10:30 in the morning. Saving my day just for the experience of this movie was wonderful. I was in an exceptional audience that I would say was uniquely dedicated to the fandom and I couldn't be happier about it. My friends and family shared it with me, and their company also made a tremendous difference. The Order of the Phoenix is shamed if it doesn't see some record breaking numbers, for sure. But now that I have been awake for 14.5 hours on only about 5 hours sleep, I dare say it's time to turn in. But before I do....

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