Don't Feel Bad and Probably a Few Words About Nothing But It's Still At Least Somewhat Interesting
Many things are said,
when nothing is said at all.
In theory, it should be much easier to stand out from the crowd, when the crowd is fast asleep.
But if their eyes are not open, then how can they see?
Never, in the history of me, have I amassed such a large collection of unfinished business. The image above had a temporary name of, wip190703. For sixteen days, it sat, waiting for the finishing touches.
There are so many, I had forgotten I made it. I can't remember why I made it.
For a long time, I would write, the writing would inspire art, I'd finish the art, continue writing, maybe see the need to produce more art, continue writing, then publish. Nothing ever sat, having no reason to exist. I never feared the silence.
Even during this slump many are experiencing, including myself, I'm still doing okay. Still alive.
Did some great things, made a few trending pages; which is something I've been dying to be able to do organically, for years.
So it's quiet — but I don't feel bad. Still making waves, even if they are only ripples.
Quiet days, I often personalize. I end up wondering what I may have done wrong, more than acknowledging what I had done right. It's so easy to get trapped into focusing on the small five or ten percent of what could have went wrong, all while forgetting about that ninety percent that went right.
I suppose it's not unhealthy though. I've always used that as fuel to do better, even when there's seemingly no need to reach higher.
Have a nice day.
Aw, he's such a cute, sad little alien.
It's the heat for me, the east coast is in the red zone and we are getting fried- thought is so much harder and more sluggish when it's hot.
Weather here has been kind of lame but it's nearly perfect for growing things.
Sometimes a silence is better than no words!
And sometimes those ones stink the worst.
Oh aye, like ten day feet!
It’s all that rain we’ve been having lately, Everyday!
I heard you all got a nasty flood in the city recently. What ever happened to those hot and humid summers we used to have? Even the nights seem cool instead of warm.
Strange weather patterns as of late. Going home from work on my bike yesterday, had to turn around and seek shelter because of the intense wind and rain. That was like a first, and there was a tornado warning!!
I saw a funnel form not long ago while I was out in the middle of nowhere enjoying the dirt bike. I need a go pro. That would have made a great moto-vlog. I got hit by hail that day and had to use an abandoned farmyard for shelter. Had a flat tire the next day. Great day!
and we’re not even halfway through the summer!
That art reminds me of the looks I got from my teenager when I was once again moaning and apparently had no idea what I was talking about hahaha
I'm familiar with those looks. Only a few more years of that.
Is he looking into a mirror and giving a little self talk?
The nice thing about this slowdown is having time for long conversations as I see here.
This time around I dropped a few hints as I was writing but it's strange because I didn't really notice how the words and art blended together until after. I was just thinking and I guess somehow using that subliminal stuff, I had spilled the beans.
That's basically what's happening there. The name Don't Feel Bad came about because of the tear rolling down the face on the right.
I think I had a story in mind to go along with it at the time, but that was around Canada Day and I was drinking a lot and visiting... oops.
You're such a philosopher. I didn't catch the tear. I was still wondering whether the person on the right was a big lobster claw.
It would be unusual for me to create a being that didn't look like something else.
In the quiet thoughts transform. Left and right, up and down, light and dark. Thoughts are thoughts until they move to words and actions.
Friendly heads-up. When you comment from Palnet, it doesn't show up under the post in the other tribes I published in. An edit from Steemit will fix that. Growing pains...
Yep, I know, it is a little frustrating as I think the comments should be uniform across platforms because they are a thread. I try to post across several to get transactions on all :D
I've been doing all my commenting and responding from Steemit, just for the added visibility. Just want to make sure I'm seen everywhere. Attention whore.
I think this is where my father failed as an artist - not enough whoring.
I remember entering a basement of a customer, back when I worked on furnaces. Art everywhere. Thousands of pieces. Hidden away in a basement. Much of it was the common paintings of nature and wildlife but a few really stood out. I asked him if he ever sold anything. He said it was just a hobby. Dude didn't even know he was a pro.
There are pros everywhere who don't know their skills. Hopefully places like this not only bring them out of the woodwork to try, but reward them for the attempt in some way.
Maybe that's why people used to say, "Word up."
Most people in the is life are giving a .. what is the opposite of a Cameo performance?
HA! It's late, I'm not following, Google isn't helping, so I can't even pretend to sound smart, so I said this instead, because I'd look like more of an idiot, if I said anything else.
I totally forgot about this song.
My mind seems to be buzzing with writing ideas right now, so far from quiet in this head. We all go through writers block.., I'm here are 6am in the morning.. and its Saturday.. should be in bed.. :(
Should be in bed. I know that feeling. I've been trying to get the most out of living two lives though. This place, and life. I typically stay awake for two days, then sleep for ten hours. For some reason it feels like I have more life this way. I get that second wind and more often than not that's when I'll do some of my best work. I've been eating up a lot of time producing art, then not finishing it. I don't know what that's all about. Gotta break that habit.
drugs are bad /// smoking beer...
kidding
I'm sort of enjoying the quiet time, although my project is pretty much done, now I need to figure out where and what I want to do on steemit next. Probably more of the same ole same ole, post some pictures add some words, comment a lot.
I have noticed during this somewhat quiet time that post are getting longer. Even some nice long comments on some of the longer post. I have read quite a few just general life type post lately, and 2nd steemit anniversary post. I didn't see many in the month of June but I did not hear about steemit til July and then joined on the cusp of July to Aug change, so it is more likely I see the July anniversary post more often.
With all the advances in all of this tech and tracking everything you would think that everyone and all systems would have the same time, they don't. My Phone has a time that is different than my wife's phone, different the the clock in my vehicle and different than the time on my computer, and different than the time when you type in google "what time is it". They all get their time from the same source or so it seems but none of them want to agree.
I don't mind the longform content I'm seeing. That's the direction things are going anyway. I think people have become bored of consuming many small things, only to forget it all the next day. The rise of podcasts and even news articles; it's all getting longer and less filtered. I spent a lot of time on the artwork. I'm glad it's more of a rare occurrence now for someone to come along and call several hours worth of my time, a shit post.
I have always loved the long form post and am happy they are coming into mainstream acceptance. Many of us have more than the 30 second sound bite of life to share. It is nice words and art are becoming more accepted, and more the norm. For a little while it looked like steem was going to follow in the footsteps of twitter, I still get tired of the post with people wanting others to feed twitter feeds, but that is just me, I move on from those post and find post that require more than a 30 second read time and have actual content.
On a day when I don't have anything to write I take a walk and when I come back I write what I did, saw and heard during the walk.
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I go for a couple walks, every day. One when it's light out, one when it's dark.
I have plenty to write about. The art usually takes longer to produce than anything I could write though. Eventually, when I'm sensing the crowds are back, I'll have plenty of interesting imagery to go along with some creative writing. I used to do it all in one shot, work like a machine. If I do that though, and nobody shows up, it's not a good feeling.
What is more exciting to you - to create art or to write?
I jokingly named myself The Writer/Artist Himself because I'd say it's nearly equal. When I produce the art, I really love to hear what people have to say and what they see in it. If I'm writing humor, seeing that reaction is priceless, when things go well. I've done some dark horror/bizarre writing and I'll often get to combine the art and writing into one big production. I have a lot of fun doing that as well. Someone approached me recently to ask if they could read my You there! How would you like to get paid to read my shit post in a video. That's kind of an honor because I often write things in way that could easily be converted into a script for a video. I can't pick which is more exciting. Fairly equal. Even the short bit of writing in this post, that compliments the art, I feel good about. This post, with just the art and none of the writing I feel wouldn't have been as good. It's teamwork, the art and writing.
Thanks! I had a feeling one without the other is kind of incomplete...
Not quiet for me I'm easily pissing people off per usual and getting removed from air drops for speaking my mind on the absurdity of building desktop focused stuff that doesn't even work..
I sense a rage quitting brewing..
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Well there is a way to express yourself without pushing buttons, ya know. I do understand things can be frustrating. What doesn't work though? I'm not having issues. Also, I wouldn't be able to produce much of the content within my posts without a desktop PC. I agree a consumption platform dedicated to handhelds on the go would be ideal, but there wouldn't be much to see if it weren't for those who work in studios.
Just go take a walk if you're frustrated. Try not to dig your hole deeper. There's good people out there and they're working on it.
Good advice, I dug a bit deeper already 😂
This particular gripe came on in regards to steem engine being heinous. Other than that in general there is no focus put towards the discovery or consumption of content on a decent mobile UI.
Steempeak is definitely trying as are others, I get that.
And yes I also appreciate that the content I'd like to see needs more than a phone in most cases to create.
Tact is important when expressing oneself and i definitely could have been less abrasive, even though it wasn't a, personal attack I can see how it was taken as such. The entire scot coin experience alienates mobile users, and if a coin users past staking/unstaking habits is the criteria for their airdrops I feel that's their right but also discriminatory towards mobile users and perhaps those already disenfranchised on the existing communities that are seen as the trailblazers. I was simply asking what the criteria is to receive an airdrop and let it be known the SE experience is so awful I've unstaked from the prominent communities and would like to know how one gets chosen.
Instead I was told kick rocks you're off the list now..
I've staked everything. I don't care if a token does poorly, it was free. Each one is a seed I'll gladly plant. Some might grow, others might not, but in the end I'll have far more than those who decided to eat their seeds.
The first air drop of PAL, I nearly missed out on, because my account was inactive for awhile, when I was away from everything connected to the internet. Had I not found out I wasn't on the list, I would have missed out. When I found out I wasn't on the list, if I would have acted like a baby about it, I'm sure that would have killed my chances of getting added because in the modern era of customer service, the customer is NOT always right. All the problem was, was my account was inactive, according to a robot. Any human could see I was back, and quite active, so I waited patiently, didn't make a big fuss, and was eventually added to the list, and I'm grateful for that. I staked it all right away.
Then Steem Leo came along and gave all those who staked PAL an airdrop of LEO. I had no way of knowing that would happen, just as someone who didn't stake wouldn't have known that would happen. Already, my theory of planting the seeds instead of eating them was starting to pay off. It's not my problem if the neighbor without a healthy garden looks over the fence and sees mine thriving. I made my decisions, they made theirs. We were all the same playing field.
It's not discrimination. It's not luck either. Some people are simply better at growing gardens than others. And guess what? Those who planted the seeds are the ones who will feed everyone else.
Yeah I hope you're right and value is being added. Time will tell,
Hypothetically speaking let's say pal was worth enough to be enticing enough for someone to sell it immediately because they're hungry and that seed needed to be eaten. This might have even been the case for some steemians out there, rewarding users that have the means to be able to save because they're in a better financial situation is absolutely discriminatory towards the less affluent.
This cross community support then exacerbates the divide between the haves and the have nots. The have nots also are mostly mobile users, so again gearing the green thumb mentality to those that have a platform built for them is discriminatory.
It all sounds pretty familiar and in line with the economic issues we have globally. Poor people don't have option to hodl and the community doesn't support those that can actually benefit from the currency here and now, those people aren't contributing, they're just takers..
I do see your side of the fence, but I also see the other side and if we are just creating more division then tribes are simply destined to become factions..
BTW I got the pal and leo seeds as well and if you're saying if I don't plant them too I can't feed feed people in the future is another way of saying its a club for investors and those that don't invest will never make enough to produce fruits for others, which basically means it's broken before it started. Same problem steem has, if you don't hold steem power you don't care as much as I do and I can't share my pie with anyone that might be poor or dissenting...
Also if a coin does poorly and you held it instead of selling it off when you could have sure it's still free, but If I bought btc or more steem with mine then now I'm the one feeding the folks and you have a worthless free token..
Rather than debating, I think I'll suggest you start up your own token and tribe. Show everyone the right way. ;)
Touche! I'm skeptical that's an option on my phone 😂
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Development takes time. Complaining is too easy. If development was as easy as complaining, you'd have all the features you need, and more. Be patient.