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One more thing.

I've been thinking about sex and the body and stuff, and like even though we do have sex ed (several times even) in school, I think there is too much negativity placed on sex and not enough actual helpful information. Not enough description of actual body parts and their functions, and too much information about the "dangers" of getting pregnant and the risk of STD infection, leads to a youth who are fearful in general about their own body, and what comes naturally to them. The recent generations seemed to have exploded in sexual rebelliousness, but sexual rebelliousness is far from anything new. Sexual desires are completely natural, and when you have sex with another and both of you enjoy it, it's a wonderful thing. I think that people should not be discouraged to having sex, but rather be encouraged to abstain until they feel ready to have sex. I didn't have sex until I was 23 years old, but the experience has opened my mind to what it means spiritually, emotionally, physically, and I've spent a lot of time looking up different things that kind of revolve around sex and sexual body parts.

OMG I forgot to mention, I also STRONGLY dislike the overwhelming messages that are shoved in our brains, about how getting pregnant is bad. Pregnancy is WONDERFUL, having children is what are bodies are meant to do, and such a creation, one which leads to life itself, is the most glorious creation that humans could ever be capable of. You need nothing at all to accomplish such a magnificent creation, absolutely nothing - other than another person. How amazing is that? I think the misconception that our society has is that pregnancy isn't bad, and underage pregnancy isn't bad either. What's "bad" (or rather, not supportive to our nature as human beings, nor as a society as human beings) is that our current system of raising children does not coincident with our nature as human beings.

Young people from the age 9 to 49 or so, are sexually mature and often begin to have sexual interest. These people are also still learning about life, making mistakes, hurting others, hurting themselves, making up, moving on with life, doing something else that hurts them or others, moving on.. All the way into their 30's and 40's, they are still discovering the world and their part in it. Yet, our society puts the responsibility of raising children on THEM, of all people. It's the blind leading the blind, all because in our society, you OWN the children you bear. The responsibility is yours and your alone, even though your offspring will go out and interact with the whole of society.

Doesn't that then make the whole responsibility, that of the whole of society? (The answer is yes, in case you were confused.) This coincides with another social problem - the elderly. The young are always mad at the elderly because they live off of our tax dollars and yet contribute little to nothing to society. It seems to escape the minds of the youth that it is the youth who keep the elderly from making any sort of contribution at all. People are forced to retire just when they could really help businesses, and while they have gone through so much in life, they are kept out of the raising of the children of society.

Quick statement: I think that children should be raised by the community, with special emphasis on the elders.


I've come to a conclusion on the sex thing too, by the way, which is why I wanted to write this entry.

I think society needs to recognize its sex specialists and give them a higher role in society.

Quick statement 2: Porn stars should give a helping hand in educating our youth about sex!

I absolutely mean that!

Of course you'd want to weed out people who are obscene, but certainly they know more about loving yourself, getting over being ashamed of your physical appearance, especially your genitalia, and they know more about what feels good and what doesn't and when to know your limits, what is dangerous and what is safe, how to properly use contraceptives if you don't want to get pregnant and what you should do if you DO want to get pregnant (diet, timing, etc.) etc., etc., than anyone else! I mean, they're probably an incredible fountain of information on the topic that currently, society looks down upon because of the initial negative idea on sex.

I bet you can find really informative articles on various things like giving great fellatio on a male or a female, and why, what to look out for (warning signs of STDs, what might be painful to your partner, stuff that may seem strange but are totally normal <-there are a lot of those, btw!) around the internet, and I bet a lot of them are written by people who either have lots of sex because they like to and are just interested in sharing that information, or professionals who have lots of sex because they like to. Or doctors who've had lots of sex, for that matter! Sex is great! Pregnancy is great! Having your period is great (even though it kinda sucks)! ALSKDJLKSJ... I think I've said all I need to say on this topic for today!

I'm no expert in Islamic or Jewish religions, but I do know enough to be able to write what I have to say about them. (I took at least three religion courses in college and studied quite a bit on my own. I think too few people do not take interest in this subject and consider it "forced Bible study" instead of an actual opportunity to learn more about our world. Whether you're religious or not, learning about this is important because the vast and overwhelming majority of people on this planet are religious, and before you condemn it it's important to thoroughly know what you're talking about. Without that kind of deep knowledge, you will not be able to reach out to others, much less change the world.)

I do believe that of all the Monotheistic, Institutionalized religions there are, that the Islamic religion is the most peaceful, accepting, and universally understood among its general practitioners. Judaism, in my opinion, follows very closely to it. Christianity is extremely flawed because of the way the Roman people twisted and manipulated what Jesus taught and did. Those who really truly read the Bible (the whole thing!) and think about what God is trying to say to them instead of leaving that thinking up to religious leaders, political leaders, or your parents (I know respecting your elders is important but lets not forget that no one tells you how much you lack, how you should and shouldn't be, how imperfect and bad you are, more than your parents. As if they know better than God, your one true creator, or for that matter, yourself, the created).

Many Christians do not know that none of the Gospels written in the New Testament part of the Bible, was not ever written by any of the original 12 disciples of Jesus, much less the man himself. They were written by scribes 30 or more years after Jesus' death and resurrection, and up to 100 years later were actually compiled and gathered to form a set of written accounts under a certain disciple's name as a representative, i.e. Luke or John. These are probably the closest accounts to what actually happened that we know of, though there are probably even closer accounts somewhere that never made it to the (New) King James version. (Oooh here it is in Wikipedia: "It should be noted that information about the historical Jesus itself was not a singular criterion for inclusion into the New Testament Canon. Not all of the books that ended up in the New Testament contain information about the historical Jesus nor teachings from the historical Jesus, as evidenced by the Epistles and the book of Revelation." from Gospel of Thomas.)

There are many sections in the New Testament that include people such as Paul, that clearly show that the author doesn't really understand what Jesus was teaching and in attempt to understand it, writing out what he personally believes right or wrong. Not that that is wrong, but these often confuses scriptures are included in the New Testament as TRUTH and are unbelievably easy for people with power and control issues to misinterpret to others.

Yes, there are many parts of the Old Testament that can also be misinterpreted, and there are many teachings in both Judaism and Islam that can also be misinterpreted. Also, it is worth pointing out that ALL THREE monotheistic, institutionalized religions have been picked apart and used to govern people, control infidels, and conquer, suppress, and even kill others.

But the main difference that separates Christianity from the other two monotheistic religions, is that Christianity was extensively picked apart by and large by ROMANS, who came from a masculine, egocentric pagan society. While the rest of Europe was enjoying a pagan society that was closely tied in with nature, mothering, healing, spirituality, and emotion, at some point in the ancient past the beliefs and myths supporting the culture of the societies of the Mediterranean coastline changed, switching from the more feminine, goddess-lead, nature-loving paganism (for those who don't believe me, anyone remember GAIA? Or Isis in Egypt? If you forgot, look her up. Thanks.) to a mythology based on jealousy, anger, retribution, and brute force. The gods were to be appeased and you DEFINITELY didn't want to cross the big leader God because he EATS other gods, just imagine what he'd do to YOU. I could go on into the possibilities as to why it changed from this peaceful, loving feminine mythology to an egocentric, violent masculine mythology, but I'd be changing the point of this entry.

So these Romans, who's society and government were supported by a turbulent, violent mythology, probably had a really hard time accepting the peaceful, trusting, faith that the Jewish and Christian people had. It was easy to conquer these people because people who are faithful and peaceful love everyone and don't want to fight and lose lives. They won by brute force, but that's not to overlook the good things they did for their people to win their favor. After all, all battles won by brute force end up being overthrown by rebellious people. You don't have to be a genius or a psychic to foresee that.

Anyway, the tactic of the Romans was to control people, and the teachings of Jesus were becoming a very popular, catchy thing. Many Romans who had traveled to the societies of the south Mediterranean, were intrigued by it and brought it home to pick over with the philosophers and thinkers. Thus began the Gnostic movement. People came up with all sorts of ideas to try to further understand, because from where they were coming from, the world was all about conflict and suffering, control and sacrifice and all that stuff. (There are sects that made up theories about the eternal battle between the light and the dark, self-punishment... I don't know them all off the top of my head, look it up if you're interested.) So for Romans of that day and age, all of this stuff about loving everyone, helping the sick and dying, turning the other cheek when struck by another, etc., was all really hard to understand.

At some point, a decision was made to compile the known scriptures and make an institutionalized religion on Jesus' teachings, mixed with basic Jewish beliefs, and call it "Christianity," after Jesus' attaining the Christ Consciousness. This was of course, in attempt to be able to use it to further control people, conquer people, subjugate people, condemn people, whatever else have you. Different mythology, same practices.

That is why there are so many pagan practices in Christianity, and why there is debate about Jesus' actual dates of birth and death. It was adapted to attempt a compromise the old northwest European pagan belief system to persuade them to convert and avoid being tortured and punished for not wanting to join the Roman Christian Orthodoxy/Empire.

Now, as to why I think Islam is the most peaceful? It's the only religion that really truly embraces peace, and CLEARLY talks about god's love, in detail, and promotes really common sense rituals and explains them, and talks about how you would do well not to kill others, .. I could go on forever. If you actually like talk to a Muslim, you will be surprised at how peaceful and loving their religion is, and how sympathetic and hurt they are when they find members of their religion killing others in the name of their God.

The danger with having such peaceful, accepting, open teachings in any religion is that they are VERY VERY easily misunderstood by people who are not mentally, emotionally, and most importantly, spiritually, ready to embrace such thinking. The fundamentalists in any religion are often violent and angry people who use religion as a means to act on their anger and achieve short-term goals that satisfy only a few attention-starved people. There is such a huge contrast between actual Islamic teachings and the behavior of real faithful Muslims, and the fundamentalist rantings and their behavior as so-called Muslims. I think that Islam has the advantage of being the third major religion, based on the same God, interpreted by very sincere intent prophets and the scribes that followed them. Society had already gone through two previous attempts at spelling out what it had learned as a human race on society, governing, dealing with violence and injustice, faithfulness, loyalty, and love.

The flaw with Christianity is that the pure and perfect religion that it could've been, was corrupted right after its birth by people who came from a very different mythological system that ruled their society. If Christians want to follow in the steps of these peaceful, loving, happy, yet humble and quiet people of Islam, they would do well to read the Bible alone, or with a trusted friend, and take notes about what they felt, thought, or what inspired them along the way. If questions arise I encourage people to actually strive to understand them on their own, and not ask priests and popes and pastors until after you've done that, or not at all. This was meant to be a personal, intimate teaching that you can apply to your life, so find God and the answers he'll give you within yourself, as Jesus did.

As for Judaism, I don't know enough about it to say much. I think they have a lot of really old and outdated teachings but I also know that there are constantly people who look them over and stuff with an open mind. I also know that among my religious friends, it is much easier to talk to Jewish people than Christian people about any kind of faith, spirituality, or other such stuff. Christianity was corrupted right from the start and that screwed it up for the whole basis of the religion. Old outdated teachings are still taught as Ultimate Truth without being reviewed or reinterpreted, god-forbid rewritten by today's prophets, and that is what makes it hard to talk to most Christians about those things. Just like their religion asks them to be, they are closed to anything that is new, contradicts what they've been told, or anything coming from anyone but their religious leaders or parents. Though there are obvious reasons why it would serve them better to listen to trusted friends, intellectuals, people they know to be kind and loving and accepting, and especially themselves.

Yes, I am bashing Christianity again. But I'm singling it out because I've spent time thinking about WHY I find so many problems in it, compared to other religions.

Like I often run into this problem with Mimu, instead of getting defensive and fighting with me over this or reacting in some kind of negative way, I encourage people to stick to what they feel comfortable in believing, but don't be a blind follower. Contribute to your religion by educating yourself, making up your own mind, following *your* heart, and encouraging others in your faith to do the same. THIS is what I think makes Jewish and Muslim people stand out.

...I want a place to call home...

I am SOOOO downloading this anime right now!!! *-* it looks so sweet and something that will make me bawl! TAT And Namikawa is the main guy's voice kjsdghkjsdkjg~~

I'm so stressed over this whole studying thing my hair is turning white. Why is time moving so fast ? Eldest brother is dropping by in 5 days and the approaching eid adds to the stress. There is so much house works to do I think November will end without me making any significant progress.

Stress relief doodle orzlll


and a couple of old sketches;
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I'm working hard. I hope something good comes out of it because if nothing happens, I'm so going to kill somebody D8<
I need to stop complaining and act like a tough man! I'll be fine. Thank you to everyone who left cheering comments on the previous entry. I really appreciate it. God knows how much I needed a hug that day T3T You all made me feel better.
Thank you ♥

Okay so I have an odd request that I'm not sure if anyone will humor me on, but I'm going to ask anyway.

Paul and I want to dress up when we go to the Alice cafe and I said I'd go lolita but I don't want to spend several hundred dollars on an outfit I'll literally wear once. So I was wondering if any of my friends on here that dress lolita would be willing to lend me an outfit for the evening?

I'll pay shipping both ways and have everything dry cleaned before sending it back. Anyone who knows me knows I'm a SUPER clothes horse and keep all my brand clothing immaculate so anything lent out to me would be returned in the same condition. Heck if you have something that needs repairing I can repair it and return it in even better condition!
I know people are really protective of their clothing, so I'll understand if no one wants to help me out, but I'd forever love anyone who would be willing to help me be a dainty lady for an evening :(

Anyone who would be willing to lend me one of their outfits, I'll pick up a thank you gift for you too if you just lemme know what your favorite brand is as I'll be hitting up all the brand stores while I'm there.

So yeah if anyone would be willing to lend me something, be it out of the kindness of your heart or just because you just want to see Christy dressed up like a dainty lady, it's all good lol. Anyone wanna help a sister out?

so, to make it big in the furry fandom, aside from drawing porn, do you just have to do a shitton of gift art and know a lot of people in the fandom on the internet? its a pattern ive been noticing.

porn only gets you a bunch of unfulfilled watches.

like. theres a bunch of artists out there. that just draw the same boring 3 expressions, and have uninteresting, stiff poses, no contrast in coloring. and people will fork out all kinds of cash for a name. i mean, ive been working years on my ability to draw good expressions, nice flowing poses with good silhouettes, and an eye for color. and people still wont buy my stuff. maybe im not begging enough. or maybe its because i switched out of my more anime inspired drawing style. oh jesus. i got more commissions with that shitty, horribly wrong anatomic style than my current, bolder one. oh yeah, and i actually COMMENT on other peoples shit i like. when did people stop doing that?

dont get me wrong, there are some great artists out there who totally deserve all the love an attention they get. but some of them. ew. im not saying my art is fuckin beautiful and perfect, either. yeah, i have a lot i need to work on. but it sure as hell is better than some of the popular shit out there.

HULK ANGRY HULK SMASH

This made my evening...

HELLO OLD FANDOM AND OTP!! XDDD
Swat Kats still rulez my girly heart! *A* FFFFFF SO SEXY!!! I've always been a Razor/Callie fan, heh. TwT;;;;
And look what I found in my junk folder (from 2005). XDDD I should try drawing them again sometime, lol....

Todays quickies: Sea Witch, Sky Mermaid, and a Shark Pirate.

Hrufhrufhruffh

EDIT- Tutorial

And it's a kikixtombo icon i forgot the website of the artissttt-

NEVER I LIED KIND OF. FORGETTING IS A TYPE OF LIENG YOU DONT KNOW YOUR DOING!?
Anyways- http://musi.main.jp/
I have had made icons almost allllll her work.

EXCEPT THESE. WHAT IS THIS NOSEBLEED GALLERY OF DBZ GUYS!?
WHAT!?
Well okay I guess. Hahaha fucking Raditz: "MMMM YEAUH I enjoy a good nosebleed to start my day"

Krillin just has this confused excitement that he is even having a nosebleed. That is an amazing.

EDIT: Hahah i forgot I drew this.



I CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP AT NIGHT NOW.
GEE THANKS PAL

By Jessica Rains

Long ago, an asteroid hit the moon, sending a piece of the moon down to the earth creating a mass of land in the middle of the ocean. This was before men walked the earth. When the time of man came, a group of highly sentient human beings reached this land and felt very connected to the energy in the soil. They built a kingdom on the land and called themselves the people of the moon, looking up to the moon as the mother of their land and their kingdom.



(...to be continued?)

Enya - Anywhere is