The New Café

[Jo Dawn]

It happens alot during birth, actually. It's quite common. What with all the pushing and prodding and whatnot, heh.

[Ra]

Thanks Jo. You just reminded me of the Walmart episode from South Park. "When you die, you crap your pants". Why that popped into my mind, I will never know...

Originally Posted by Voltron

I'm more of a pad man myself. The flexible wings keep them in place and I'm good to go for the rest of the day.

Really? I always saw you as a tampon user, myself. Less hassle, less mess, less rubbish...how can you resist the call of the tampon?

[Swany]

Originally Posted by Jo Dawn

It happens alot during birth, actually. It's quite common. What with all the pushing and prodding and whatnot, heh.

Yeah, years ago they woule give the mother an enema before. But apparently the poop cushions tha baby. But yeah you do go poopie when having a baby.

To quote JD in Scrubs

You'll fart, puke, pee and poop in front of 10 complete strangers who will all be staring intently at your vagina

Yeah, childbirth is a beautiful experience.

[GK Punk]

You win this thread for quoting Scrubs.

[Ra]

Right now I'm having an artist's crisis. I have no idea why, but over the last few days, I've been feeling extremely neglected. I'm a regular artist on Deviant Art, yet no one is adding my work to their favorites, or commenting on them. Heck, I've even lost a few watchers. I just can't help but think that my art, although a little rough around the edges, is being under-rated and neglected for works that are far worse than my own. I have just moved accounts, and I think that has just made matters worse. I love to draw and make digital art works, I really do, but I just seem to lose heart when I know that there is only 9 people out there who really give a stuff about what I do. 9 people is a small drop in a vast ocean of billions of people. I have been active for about 2 years, yet I only have 9 people loyally following me. I just can't help but feel disheartened by that somewhat Though I am glad that I have a few people who love what I do. That makes me smile for a minute, at least

[Cure]

Originally Posted by Ra

Right now I'm having an artist's crisis. I have no idea why, but over the last few days, I've been feeling extremely neglected. I'm a regular artist on Deviant Art, yet no one is adding my work to their favorites, or commenting on them. Heck, I've even lost a few watchers. I just can't help but think that my art, although a little rough around the edges, is being under-rated and neglected for works that are far worse than my own. I have just moved accounts, and I think that has just made matters worse. I love to draw and make digital art works, I really do, but I just seem to lose heart when I know that there is only 9 people out there who really give a stuff about what I do. 9 people is a small drop in a vast ocean of billions of people. I have been active for about 2 years, yet I only have 9 people loyally following me. I just can't help but feel disheartened by that somewhat Though I am glad that I have a few people who love what I do. That makes me smile for a minute, at least

If it means anything, I like the picture in your sig............

[Swany]

Ra assuming you are who I thik you are.

I tracked you down and watched you just there. (invaderkali, Yeah, I used to LOVE invader zim. I actually hate my username now)

Anyhoo, yeah. Im watching you!

[Mecha Cow]

You shouldn't draw for anyone but yourself anyway. That sounds harsh, but you are not defined by what others think of you. Gathering followers should never be your reason for expressing yourself. Just do your thing and others will notice eventually.

[Swany]

Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

You shouldn't draw for anyone but yourself anyway. That sounds harsh, but you are not defined by what others think of you. Gathering followers should never be your reason for expressing yourself. Just do your thing and others will notice eventually.

True, drawing is like music with colours.

If all else fails, do a Van gogh and cut off your own ear. People can hardly not notice that.

[Ra]

Aww...thanks guys! *hugs everyone* And thanks for watching me, Swany! You really don't have to if you don't want to. I don't really like making people feel sorry for me to like my work *laughs nervously*

I think I understand why I'm so depressed as an artist now. I have seen people with work so much worse than mine with so much more reconision that it's not funny. Anime yaoi, scrawls on Microsoft Paint...while I'm at the computer for a whole day to refine my drawing technique which sometimes falls on deaf ears. Ah well...

Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

You shouldn't draw for anyone but yourself anyway. That sounds harsh, but you are not defined by what others think of you. Gathering followers should never be your reason for expressing yourself. Just do your thing and others will notice eventually.

Thanks Mecha. That's advice I will probably never hear again. I'll just do that and see where life takes me from there....

[The Lone Turtle]

Originally Posted by Ra

...and the tightest underwear I have ever worn in my life.

They gave you underwear? All I got was a pair of DT's made from the really thin micro-fire they use in Hospital bandaids (You know the stuff that has tiny holes in it) with a thin piece of elastic to keep them from falling down. The elastic did SFA, but at least I had a hospital dress on

[Ra]

...so THAT'S why it felt so weird... Yeah, it was the micro-fire stuff. Pretty much see through. The only purpose it serves it to annoy and itch

[GK Punk]

Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

You shouldn't draw for anyone but yourself anyway. That sounds harsh, but you are not defined by what others think of you. Gathering followers should never be your reason for expressing yourself. Just do your thing and others will notice eventually.

I agree with this entirely.

As some may know I play guitar. However, I"ve rarely played in front of people (Except the 2 exes I lived with and a few friends back in high school) and I've NEVER played a song I wrote in front of people. i just do it for me. That's just me with my art though.

If we really wanted to make you feel better, I could throw some of my art up on DA. I'd get like 0 watchers

[Jo Dawn]

Originally Posted by Mecha Cow

You shouldn't draw for anyone but yourself anyway. That sounds harsh, but you are not defined by what others think of you. Gathering followers should never be your reason for expressing yourself. Just do your thing and others will notice eventually.

This is incredibly true. Same goes for writing. I have a fic out there, that I began writing after a bit how I thought the public would like... And, well...

Yeah, I'm stuck on it, because I've 'lost' the story.

But I get how you feel. I feel sad because I don't think people read what I write anymore... And so many other works get tons of reviews and fans and the such. They have websites and all that... And I don't think anyone knows me for my writing like some others are known. So I totally feel your pain. *hugs*

[GK Punk]

That's why I quit writing when I did. I got frustrated with the lack of feedback. I had no idea how well I was doing, so improving was difficult. I was thinking of starting back up again possibly. I just dont know what I want to write :\

[Swany]

Originally Posted by Ra

Swany! You really don't have to if you don't want to. I don't really like making people feel sorry for me to like my work *laughs nervously*

Hey, its not cause you made me feel sorry for you. Its cause you deserve some recognitions. dAs a big place, you kinda need to make yourself noticed. ANd out there. You did that on here. Its not a pity thing. I think your art should be seen. At least youre uploading pics (I've gotten kind of lazy with it)

[Mr. Snackpants]

Soooo, two weeks ago I was walking around campus in shorts and a t-shirt. It was too hot for jeans or a jacket. Now today, 2 weeks later, we have gotten 4-5 inches of snow. The weather was crazy out today. I dont mind it, I actually like having "weird" weather...I like the snow and the cold. Everyone else around here is crying about it.

[Sunshine]

I am too afraid to try and set up anything like a DA account my art is really not very good (especially with the mouse) and we don't even have a scanner we are sure works. But even though I know my art is crap I am afraid if I did show people I'd just get told over and over what crap it was. >_< And yet even sayong all that I suddenly feel like going and drawing... go figure.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by Mr. Snackpants

Soooo, two weeks ago I was walking around campus in shorts and a t-shirt. It was too hot for jeans or a jacket. Now today, 2 weeks later, we have gotten 4-5 inches of snow. The weather was crazy out today. I dont mind it, I actually like having "weird" weather...I like the snow and the cold. Everyone else around here is crying about it.

I was ecstatic when we got more snow up here. I love the cold, love snow, love everything about winter. I dread the summer months.

[愛]

That's because when the summer comes, what's there to do with the dogs and sled? Can't do dogsledding in the summer!