Welcome to The SoapBox!! This is the freedom of speech page.. or the "SoapBox" welcome!.. obviously you dropped by because you figured... hey, I need to see how messed up this person is... well here we go... Sometimes I fail to realise that other people have lives... heh, it seems that on some basic level I have such a sense of egocentrism that I forget such a simple and basic fact that other people are doing other things... The other day I woke up and the pencil flowed freely, no problems whatsoever... it was such a fantastic feeling.. heh, but then today I have had to force myself to draw something, I mean, sure it came out allright, but the effort to get something rather manageable was upsetting, cause it's not like it was anything great... however I realise that not every day is going to have me drawing fluidly... This however got me thinking about how many days a week I just sit down and struggle to draw something, versus the days I just sit down and the pencil practically moves itself. I think that was the problem with most people when I was in college... some could draw without a problem, and others struggled so much with a simple drawing that they would inevitably screw it up... not on purpose mind you , but by taking so long to draw it. Sure those people also lacked alot of talent, but with practice they could've become better... I find myself fortunate to be surrounded by artists that drive me to draw better, even on those days that seem futile. But thinking about it, it's those days of futility that always seem to gear you up for the next day, when the pencil flows and you can draw like a demon possessed... Regardless, I'm happy to be apart of TJA and to be surrounded by the great artist's here... but still this isn't much of a rant is it?...hmm, what is coming around the corner this week.. ah yes, Thanksgiving.. let's rip into that debacle of a holiday, eh? The hell is up with all you turkey toting freaks that come out of the woodwork the second the cranberries bounce onto shelves everywhere? I realise that the thanksgiving feast is all about plymouth rock and other crap... y'know what though? it's become more commercialized than that, so screw plymouth rock, and fuck all those bastards historians.. let's get to the nitty gritty of the T-Day... You have a day where the majority of America sits in front of a T.V. watching the parade... and putting up with horrible relatives they didn't want to see for the other 363 days a year.. I say 363 because this charade of "family togetherness" happens again at christmas.. WHY!, why should people have to be hypocrites in there own homes.. why go to the place if you can't stand any of your aunts or uncles.. hell, I know I HATE, LOATHE, DESPISE all of my aunts and uncles... buncha fuckin' hypocrites putting on smiling faces so that they can say it was the other persons fault that the day was ruined.. because after all is done, and the retards go home.. you realise why you all parted ways long ago... YOU CAN'T STAND THE SIGHT OF THEM! you want to lie about it and say, "No, I LOVE my (insert persons here)" then I say you lying sack of crap... you tolerate in order to get through the day... NO ONE, should have to be cooped up inside in cramped quarters while everyone mingles and drinking all the while you're waiting for the damn turkey to cook. This is not the way to spend the holiday.. to escape without harm, I advise that you spend it with either your immediate family.. NO RELATIVES! or with people you care for... Thanksgiving is about being thankful, not spiteful, and the sooner people realize this.. the better this awful holiday will be. As a side note, I'd like to point out that chicken is the superior poultry, and that cranberries are evil, and no one loves stovetop as much as those old commercials have led people to believe... OMGTKB (Ben) that's all this week.. check back next time...same rant time (when I get to it...) ...same rant button...