I've learned over the last year that a positive attitude definitely makes a huge difference. I've also learned that building up a friendship and then being ghosted, whether intentional or not, fucking sucks. Having been at this as long as I have, it's far too exhausting to put that kind of effort into people only for the return on that investment to be never-ending silence. The real irritation is getting excited only to be let down virtually every time. lol I know, it's not on purpose, and it annoys me that there's no way to make someone aware of how much this sucks without sounding terrible. People seem to be under the impression that having

Hello Friends. I know it's been a while since I've written one of these, and I feel like it's time to replace that shit on my profile page. NEW YEAR, NEW ME! This year, I promise to "bring the noise" and "bring the funk". I'm going to be more positive, up-beat, and up-tempo.

Dear friends and associated acts,    I must be quite honest with this journal. I know it has been quite some time since I made a post of any kind that did not involve an emoticon. So, allow me to "flip the script", so-to-speak. It seems I have become accustomed to a certain way of life on deviantART that I can only sum up as stagnant. I know I have made many friends in my time on this website, but it occurs to me, how many of them are even still aware of my existence? Who still remembers me from their experiences with me?    Many of you know I am not one for going out much, and I would be hard-pressed to pretend I would change that. It i