Well, I'm going to try and start it tonight.

Animal rescue commercials on cable/satellite. We all see them. We'll be sitting around, watching a shitty docudrama on VH1 Classic, or some random movie on Sleuth, or whatever. Random commercials for pine-sol, or Quiznos. It's all good. No bad feelings, and then suddenly, horrific video of abused animals with heartwrenching text superimposed. Sad music.

THANKS A FUCKING LOT. Good mood? Officially ruined.

I understand all too well that animal abuse and neglect is a serious problem. I understand that animal abuse is horrible. I UNDERSTAND THIS SHIT ALREADY. I give money to animal charities whenever I can afford to. I put out cat food for strays every damn day. Every cat I have now started out as a poor homeless stray, and I love them more than I love myself. So do I really need to be bombarded with these fucking images when I just want to have some random movie on in the background?!

It's just... it hasn't even been a month now since my favorite cat, Mr. Zamir, died. And every time I see those commercials, I think of him, and how much pain he was in before he died. The one cat in the commercial looks exactly like him, except white. And then we have the one cat with the text, "Will I die today?". GEE, THAT DOESN'T BRING UP PAINFUL MEMORIES OR ANYTHING.

So, thanks, you guys. I wasn't already upset. I wasn't already reminded of him constantly. So, good thing you came along with your damn commercial.


(This is mostly an emotional rant. Obviously these commercials do a lot of good, and it's an important message. But it pisses me off just the same.)

I don't actually have anything to say, except that I've been with dA 5 years.

Proving once again that I can't seem to form an obsession with a normal adult fandom (which may or may not be an oxymoron, I don't know) if my life depends on it, I'm currently in the process of getting all stupid over the daggone Penguins of Madagascar.

"Currently in the process" meaning, I've been trying, with varying degrees of success, to distract myself with work, other movies/videos/games, and other stuff so as not to completely lose my mind and go 100% looney over the show.

I should just let go and run with it, except... that wouldn't be a good financial decision at this point.

Okay, going to go try and play some Sims 2 Castaway for the DS. Wow. By the way, I have a DS now. I haven't updated this thing since December.

I just haven't had any time to draw or write much of anything lately. And FORGET doing episodes.

Seriously, I haven't drawn ANYTHING that wasn't on Graffiti on Facebook. Ugh.

But I'm making money! I'm able to buy SO much stuff! So... if I can't draw as much, it's worth it.

Also, all of Setto-mama and Rei's kids have all passed away now. I'm on a whole new generation of mice. A little orange girl who looks like a loaf of bread, a little brown girl who looks like a tabby, and a little black girl who looks like... a black mouse.