I genuinely don't think they know what a fractal is. A lot of the things they say seem to be word-salad nonsense phrases filled with terms they think are enlightening. I read an article about this phenomenon a bit ago: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

You won't believe the growth my startup experienced after I synergized an actionable pact with the great and terrible Pazuzu

It's in the best interest of capitalism to keep a large portion of the population in perpetual Tantalian torment. If you have to struggle every day to survive, and the relief you seek is always on the horizon but never comes closer (but is sure to disappear if you stop moving) then you're stuck.

It's far more cruel. The thing about the carrot on the stick is that you can't reach it; whether the carrot is an object of desire or necessity is irrelevant. The water will never reach your lips because it recedes at the same rate you approach it.

If you see some pigs flying too then that's good news for both of us. Good luck!

I dunno, the plot of Ace Combat Zero happened to a buddy of mine

Oh my god. That's awful. Very, very happy for you that treatment's going well and you're doing better. Only the best wishes your way. Goddamn. What a time, indeed.

I just love this shot so much. Shame you had to cut it, but it happens

Actor Lee Shorten in a deleted shot from my short film Happy Traveler.

happy birthday and having triple day offy time and day (for brain and maybe ass also)

Always a delight to see you around, and to see what you cook up.

It is, and I'm still trying to find a way to alleviate the pain. But, in the meantime, life just goes on. Every day away from the pen atrophies my skills that much more and deepens the shame, doesn't it. I appreciate you though.

The mental and emotional hurdles and loops I found myself jumping through to simply meet deadlines really spoke to a very grave underlying problem that "burnout" doesn't sufficiently describe. Maybe it was a consequence of it. Who knows.

I took a drawing class this past session to see if it could help break me out of it. It didn't. It was the most grueling and difficult class for me to date in undergrad - but it was an entry-level general ed art class for anyone. The content of the course clearly wasn't difficult or burdensome.

This opened something for me. Similarly, my fibro matters and has consequences (for drawing and elsewhere), but I think something similar and fundamental happened with me. I developed shame around drawing. I've been calling it burnout, but maybe that's not quite right.