Presenting! The Green Thing I Made
The Green Thing I Made
Yes!
I made that!
What a clever title. It took me three hours to think of it. When it comes to giving art a name, we professionals take that shit seriously. It's like naming your own child. Some parents are stupid! Clearly, I'm one of the responsible ones who knows how to think right.
So It's Thursday
But it might be Friday if I don't get my ass in gear and finish this.
There used to be a color challenge thing going around. No, that's not being racist.
I don't know if people are still doing it. They share photos of a particular color, each day of the week. I don't have a camera so I don't get to play. I have to sit by myself and pout. It sucks. I'll be traumatized if I ever finally grow up.
I think Thursday is the day they pick green, but I'm not really sure. I'm guessing. I could go look around to see what's up but that takes work. I did enough work trying to name that damn thing all day.
Hey Look!
This one has green on it!
So I learned my lesson there. Never name something after a seasonal event because I might want to show that off in July too.
That was a dumb move. Whatever though! It's still nice.
It reminds me of the time that big whale started to follow me after I shared that piece of art, because that's what happened! I was so excited! I thought someone liked me! I followed back! I voted for their witness because a witness who supports the arts is a good thing in my opinion!
Then they un-followed me and my heart sunk into my stomach, then the acids started to eat away at my heart, then I had heartburn and I needed Tums. Then I un-followed that user and removed my votes and felt better! Hooray!
Now, I realize many of you out there think you're supposed to kiss their ass. Wrong! They kiss ours! If it wasn't for good, solid, superior quality content like this post; what would they be able to vote for? Hmmm?
Piss! That's what!
Hey Look!
This one has green on it too!
I can't remember why that says, "Well Shit."
I'm sure it was important though!
Let's see what else I have!
That's a motivational message, or something!
I remember someone telling me to, keep doing what I do, so rather than simply typing, "Will do," I quickly got to work and made that image and responded in that fashion. Fancy schmancy!
That's an old green thing from Season One of @NoNamesLeftToUse The Writer/Artist Himself!
Looks like I've been getting better at naming things!
Is that enough exclamation points for one post?
How about one more?
Have a nice day!
"So I learned my lesson there. Never name something after a seasonal event because I might want to show that off in July too."
Wisest words ever written in the history of steemit. Dude, we are so much alike after all. I mean it! About the same age, always creatively "angry," never lose our sense of "wacky" humor (even when they ruin our lives), we love video games and we appear to have the same "bad habits" too. Plus, I am sure you love the 90's too (if you don't then you have a problem, dude....I mean one more problem lol).
Believe it or not, I had named my dog (1995-2011 R.I.P. my golden friend) after Scrooge, because that damn dog was so stingy with food. He denied to eat. Whenever I met a woman and she was like "Oh, such a nice doggie" what's his name? I was like "Scrooge." They were like why? I was like, "It's my favorite X-Mas Story." They were all gone after that. Not sure if it was the seasonal name or that they probably were thinking that for him to name his dog after someone like Scrooge, he's probably stingy as fuck! Huh?
Bromance!
LOL!
You're a good guy, I'll give you that one.
I did, like, a post about the 90's, like, where every few words, like, I'd add the word like, like, because that's like how they used to talk. People liked it. I still like to play Super Nintendo, sometimes.
Name the next dog, Rich.
LOL!!!!!!Bromance at its best I would say! You are kinda kinky, aren't ya? I think you started to like me after I told you my Greco-French porn accent. Didn't you? ADMIT IT, dammit :P
I will name my new dog "Steemit." It's a do or die name after all, isn't it? I will either get laid or get slapped the fock out with such dog name ha ha! (In Greek it sounds even nastier).
PS. Btw, especially dedicated to you, buddy! Conde Nast was stupid enough to pay me nearly $2,5k (the most money I ever made as a writer with just one article to this day). It took me 6 months of meticulous researching, constant rejecting and tons of hours of editing and re-editing. It really wasn't easy to be published by those folks!
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/07/level-up-how-video-games-evolved-to-solve-significant-scientific-problems/
Man, do you have to make this weirder than it already is? HA! I was going to one up that but I changed my mind.
When you published that, I was at a lake, probably just waking up and setting out on a kayak. No internet, no video games, no tv, nothing. Guess how much I earned... nothing. Was a good weekend. If I give this a bit more time, I think one of my old fart jokes might be enough to buy a used Ferrari... or maybe just a Mazda. Hold on to that money. Anyway, that was a good read. I gotta go. Have a good one.
That green thing that I've been staring at, it quit being a bottle-green glassy lens when it became a torrent of cave water falling into another lower cavern, but then a big one-eyed green hawk looked at me and when I stared back some more it looked like caves again, but it's not water, it's green lava, or eel plasma possibly, under a blacklight. Or it's a new ice hole under the aurora borealis, and you are saying that you are going fishing again soon.
Isn't it just awesome how some of my stuff begins to paint itself the more you look at it... Man, I'm laughing and it's like this odd guilty laugh like I just got found out and am attempting to appear innocent.
I know that laugh well, there's no comfortable way to end it...
It's ok I won't tell, last time you came back, eventually.
Well if art really happens in the sharing, you've done it. At the very least, you started a great conversation. Fun prose. Loved it.
Most days, I don't know what I'm doing. I just start talking. These people are awesome. And I'm just having fun.
in the attention economy, the man who can catch and hold people's attention, can be king
Or you could fake it, buy votes, make a crown out of tinfoil..and wear it proudly. HA!
LOL! Okay, be sure you buy from the right bots, or Grumpy will getcha!
What's wrong with voting for piss? I love piss! Don't be judgmental buahuahauhauahuahauhauahuah
I tried that!
Here's the original post.
Now, tell me why that has 692 views and only $1.20. I'll answer that. Because they didn't vote for piss!
Ah, your signature! Because at that time there weren't many people steeming?
There were plenty of people. Many of them are still around. It used to be a far more serious place though and many didn't realize I was joking at times. That's my old signature from 2016. The one I use now will stay with me. I like the 17.
Hey! You just reached 100k dollars today. Congrats!!! :D :D : D
Oops. I read this days ago and left the tab open to come back and reply. Well, I'm back now... I like the top Green Thing You Made best. Each time I look at it, I see something different.
I like it too. So much complexity hidden under the simplicity. I think that's turning into my motto, or something, I dunno. I've been doing the same thing in the writing as well, a lot. By the way, I'm sorry. I'm not sure how these messages of yours slipped under my radar. I'm glad I took a second look down the list.
No worries. I've been out the last two nights and hectic the last two days, so only just catching up on comments now. No chance of doing a post till I';m up to date!
Hola, @nonameslefttouse
I like what you say about the superiority of creators to $$$. To paraphrase Shelley 'artists are the unacknowledged legislators of the world".
Also, by association I think of Churchill's quip when asked to cut the Art's budget to provide for the war: Then, what are we fighting for?
Enjoyed your studies in gem-like green (&red). Now, off to bed...
Hello hello.
Of course the creators are more important. This place doesn't exist without them. Just like when I was big boss man taking care of a large staff. That place was nothing without the staff. I needed to make damn sure they were happy. If they were busy kissing my ass and not getting anything done, the place falls apart. This is all common sense, but we both know common sense isn't so common these days. Thanks for noticing I said that, and actually understanding the meaning.
Have a good one!
What is true in the microcosm of Steemit is more so in the macro ... It is creators who must speak truth to power & recognize that those with vision & ideas hold the true power - not the public servants who bully us or money men who throw their weight around... Okay, rant over 🤐
That was the most peaceful rant I've ever read. If I was to rant about something right now, it would involve telling minnows to get a brain, stop acting like sycophants, start noticing each other, so they could then stop complaining about how nobody is looking at their work. Thousands of minnows focus on one established member and then expect that one established member to focus on those thousands of minnows. It's easy to point the finger at those at the top, but it's not them, in most cases, not seeing value in the minnows. The minnows seem to think they're worthless so they treat each other accordingly, not knowing that minnows swim in schools. They act like a fish out of water and blame everyone else for how they ended up in the boat. Okay, rant over.
What happened? Fancy schmancy happened! I love that phrase! Especially when I'm looking at a pile of shit that might be a tick!
Despite the colors, the Christmas named one makes me think of puzzles, not christmas. Puzzles are great in July...er, well when it's raining out.
Actually...that last one is a really silly name for Iron Man...
RDjr. Sigh
Oh and last I knew Thursday was definitely green, not sure if they're still doing that either, I should check. Hard to post green things when all around me is white, white, crapsucking white. When is spring again? Punxsutawney Phil you better see your damn shadow! Er wait, is that the right way round? shit, I always forget.
That pile of shit that might be a tick was one of my covers. We all know how much thought goes into those ones!
I might rename the Christmas one. Notice how we're calling it the Christmas one? Yeah, that's why it was a bad choice of name. I really like that one and it's super high quality, but I ruined it with that damn name.
Iron Man... I have no idea. That's a movie, right?
I fluked out if Thursday is truly the green day. I just needed something to say to go along with The Green Thing I Made, then this entire post just turned into this mess of a disaster. I don't think too many will see it so I shouldn't have to worry about feeling embarrassed. You know how I get embarrassed! ~end sarcasm
As for that strange groundhog tradition you Americans hold so dearly to your hearts... yeah, I dunno which way it goes.
a movie or something...what???
You're teasing right, surely this is what you were going for
Wait, that's an American tradition? I was sure it was Canadian, with the piles of snow and Bill Murray--he's Canadian right?
lol
Bill Murray comes from Chicago, I think. Not 100% sure there. He's not Canadian.
...and yes, I know who Iron man is... I just don't watch tv. Commercials ruin it for me. I can't stand those bleeps. Reality tv is scripted. I like movies but never have time to watch and I'm not much into this superhero genre. I fly on on a dirt bike in summer. I can see how they're faking it. LOL
I was attempting to be funny as in Groundhog's day is as Canadian as Bill Murray... didn't do it right... I SUCK
lollipops. Mostly.
Now this right here is a pretty cool green thing. Good. Solid. Superior quality. Thanks for making it!
I used to do the color challenge, except I purposely did it wrong by just posting a picture with whatever color I felt like using that day. It was kind of fun.
For me at least. I think I just confused everyone else.
Yeah. I do it wrong it every frickin' time too. Mostly to entertain myself as well. Then, I hope my madness rubs off on the next person. I'll admit it though. I suck at joining little clubs and following procedures. If I wanted to wear a uniform, I'd go work at Burger King.... but that's just me. Don't worry about confusing people. The ones who get it always stick around.
Oh, I'm not too worried about confusing people … it's more of an observation, really. This whole theme of confusing people seems to follow me around wherever I go in life. I'm okay with it.
I noticed in your response to @jeezzle you mentioned the 7-day b&w challenge and how it also has rules/procedures that prevent you from participating. I get that. I actually wanted to participate because I had all kinds of ideas for ways to stretch those rules, but nobody ever nominated me, so I just decided to do it anyway, except I made it a 1-day b&w challenge and adjusted the rules accordingly. It was fun. You should try it.
Maybe I'll do a half day red challenge where I challenge myself to find a stop sign and stand there for half of the day. Just following the rules!
That's a great idea! I can totally see this going viral.
They are still doing it. It's exciting seeing fuzzy a challenge Day in and day out!!!
Oops, better drop in another exclamation point!!!!!
I was thinking about inventing my own challenge, but I can't seem to challenge myself enough to think of one. Ding! I got it! It's the Think of a challenge challenge! Every day of the week you have to think of a new challenge, then write a post about it! This is going to be huge! Exclamation points again! Why do these things keep following me!
Think of a challenge challenge! I can't think how I didn't think of such a thing. It might be too challenging for me to even comprehend!
I am going to start a challenge. The unfollow all challenge posters challenge!
I think I'm going to invent the Emotionally Challenged Challenge challenge. Then we can watch the sociopaths duke it out.
What about Challenge the Emotionally Challenged challenge! That would be awesome!
I think that no one is kissing someone else’s ass here. It’s pure communication. You will communicate with steemian anyway- just most likely people want to make friendship with whales since it’s more beneficial.
Yup. I know what a sycophant is. A big waste of my time! If someone is only speaking to me because they want something out of me, I'll show them the door.