IMG_0149
Originally uploaded by CaseyDuggs

I love the juxtaposition of the drawing of abe in sanguine and text written in black, lovely.

Bagneux
Originally uploaded by 201169

I love these little train doodle drawings. It makes me wish I took the train so I could do the same.

moleskineries
Originally uploaded by DraK+

text and a nude. I like it. Again juxtaposition is good. 2 things that seemingly don't fit but work together well.

Say You Know Me (c.)
Originally uploaded by psycrasher

There isn't a lot of info about this one but again the frenetic scribbled energy is great.

327/365
Originally uploaded by Boz Schurr

I like this but I don't know why.

Originally uploaded by stenz

I like sketches that are frenetically scribbled out, they contain an energy that a carefully rendered drawing sometimes lacks.

moleskine six
Originally uploaded by fill on

lots of good action in this, nice colors and I like the dark and light lines.

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Originally uploaded by alshepmcr

They say confessions are good for the soul but I've found it's best to leave the past in the past.

Over the last few weeks I've had several intense conversations with old friends, the oldest sort, from before high school, people I've grown up with and who know me perhaps better than anyone else ever could. There is no remaking of my story with them, they know my awkward stage, the pain of senior year and the weirdness of my life, but also the joys and happiness I've had. These conversations took place over IM. Formerly I was of the thought that truly intense conversations needed to take place in person and that IM was a poor substitute for a conversation piece. I've always been a fan of going for coffee (for real coffee and not pretend coffee as I've been asked out for) and chatting for hours into the night until the night switches to morning and what you really need is sleep.

So yes, without IM these conversations could never have occurred. One of my friends is serving is 2nd tour in Afghanistan, his 3rd in the Middle East and we usually chat once per tour. The rest of the time its when he's home. The other friend is back in rural Maine. Again, the chat would never have occurred without IM. I hate the phone and avoid it at all costs but I'll tell you now this chat was amazing. We asked questions of one another we may never have if we were in person.

Sure IM sterilizes conversations and sometimes you go to places you may not go if you were not on IM and sometimes, that is a good thing. I realize, without thinking, without qualms that I miss these people in my life. I realize that even in my youth I was a good judge of character and surrounded myself with people whom I shared common themes and joys. We shared much happiness these 2 and I. Never together, but separately together with me we shared good times.

Just when I can't remember anything but bad from high school (Port boys tossing me into lockers, calling me names and my former friend outing me to the school*) something like this occurs and I remember some of those moments of joy and happiness and I"m able to point out that those 4 years I so commonly refer to as "4 Years of Hell" were not all bad and more often than not were full of happiness and joy.

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Winter in Carrion's river
Originally uploaded by Adolfo Arranz

This is a nice study.