#longpostislong

#just a dad & his two sons.

Howdy #instafrenz! I realized I never posted my #MegaMiniMonsterMash #gallery pieces here so here you go! #sunandmoon You can get a better look at the full pieces on my website (heyitsgrace.com). And since #November will be another crazy busy month I won’t be able to do a #dailydrawing theme. But I hope you’ll still stay with me as I post #art and #doodles as often as I can. Lastly... #DesignerCon2017 is less than 2 weeks awayyyy!!! Come find me and my lovely booth buddy @_dianaroberts at booth 925! (PS I totally forgot that #Instagram still crops multiple image posts into squares. Too lazy to reformat. 😭) . . . #longpostislong #sorryfortherambling #artistsofinstagram #graceleart #shamelesspromo #butitskindathepoint

Soooo I have been single for one whole year this weekend! What a year it has been. Yes I got my heart broken but I actually ended up being the happiest I've ever been. I qualified and got my first job as a midwife. I got my nose pierced and had 6 tattoos with more planned, something I could never have done before. I went to my first ever music festival, I went to Chicago and Florida which included a day in Magic Kingdom and Copenhagen by myself, I have lots more travelling planned in the future. I became closer friends with friends I already had, some of which I know definitely wouldn't have happened if the breakup hadn't happened. I've made lots of new friends. I've dated some lovely guys who have shown me that not all guys are scumbags 😂 one of which I'd now count as a close friend (even if he is a dickhead and calls me moany Lisa). I've been to more gigs than I can shake a stick at and basically just had the most fun ever! Thankyou to everyone who has been there for me, I love you all 😘😘❤❤ Sorry for the long post, kudos if you read it all xxxxx #lifechanges #tattoo #goodcharlottetattoo #longpostislong #happyhappyhappy

Now its some cute critter fan art, D&D an the mass posting of current protests, information and insanity.

Things went pretty well, we spent time studying together, we talked all the time and since we strived to meet each other every other day of the week, I could rely on him one days I was at my worst when I came to meet him, always being able to meet each other through tuition and library cause no alarm for distrust. We got close and soon I felt a sense of belonging. I knew not to be as dependent on him but being able to depend on someone was a luxury. I grew attached that I was afraid of letting him go. Afraid to let others see the kindness in him that we had boundaries to stop talking to the opposite gender unless completely necessary, jealousy and anger and fights and it escalated much quickly after the turn of events because of parents. I even resented the girls he used to love and the feelings he had for them and distrust him. The amount distress in the relationship cause him to fear telling me the truth even if it was really what I wanted to hear and to continuously grow and fix the relationship. It initially branched out from the mistake of not being able to study together because of pride, hence we were separated by the sea, after a year of being together. Fights go unsolved before we sleep, ending up ignoring each other, and priorities were jumbled. We both treated each other terribly. We regarded that the people in front of us were more important than the love of our life (at the moment) that was waiting on the other side of the line. When in fact, if we were face to face, we would talk to them first and then the rest, because if talking to the rest were more important that talking to out loved one, something is obviously wrong. Separated by the sea, it shouldn’t be any much different. Yes physical interaction is important, but disappearing and lying about it and not feeling sorry about it doesn’t make it right either. Because at the end of the day, the one who is in physical contact with you now is not going to be the one who wants to hold your hand for the rest of your life, and you really have to uphold the feelings of the one who does want to do so before talking to the rest of the world. Back to the story, so fights go unsolved, we disappeared on one another, and gradually talked less and doubted eachother because we almost never knew anything about each others lives in contrast to how we first got together because we spent so much time together and understood eachother. Not to mention amongst all the business and distance and fights we could never show our affection for each other physically nor online until confronted. Eventually when push comes to shove, we couldn’t rely on each other and we weren’t talking enough to be able to relate to each other anymore and feelings weren’t just the same. Eventually it led to the point of time that I thought losing him was the worst thing that could ever happen and I attempted suicide. Stupid right? Eventually he moved to KL and the damage was done, efforts I had carried out deemed almost impossible as the trust faded and the doubts grew and I slowly started giving up, he noticed this and tried to reconcile this as were we physically together. There is a big difference between putting in effort to take care of a strong relationship and trying to patch up what used to be a strong relationship. Prevention is cure vs fixing what is already broken. Somewhat relevant to using a new glass cup or a mirror, when handled with care, will probably strong enough to last many years if continuously tended with care patience and efforts. Whereas a broken glass or mirror fixed with glue , water in it will leak out and when you look into a mirror it will not look the same, and the years left for it is uncertain. Fixing it after a break will almost seem futile. Since then I realised, I’d rather be in a relationship where both parties are putting in effort to preserve the relationship instead of only fixing after a fight. After him I had another heartbreak, which I brought upon myself. I let go of many principles and let everything go with the flow, things were great at first because it was as if no strings were attached, but that deemed to be terrible after. No boundaries, no promises, no expectations for his side whereas I was the one who had expectations to uphold, which is funny and ironic that I could not expect anything out of him but he could expect everything from me, which I didnt mind, it gave me a better understanding of being patient and being tolerant and filtering what was really bullshit and what wasn’t I learned much more than I could ever ask for, not at the cost of my time. Getting into a relationship with someone who originally felt no obligation to me and could always stand on his own, taught me a sense of independence yet made me long the feeling of wanting to feel attached and the feeling of attachment. Things were good before he left and we managed to get some closure over having no strings attached and we were finally a normal couple. As compared to the begining of which he didn’t want to feel lovey dovey and was only into me for the chase when I was looking for a proper relationship. Time passed and no matter how close we were in those span of months deemed meaningless when separated by time and distance. Promises were not kept and schedules tore the bond we had apart. We could barely talk to each other and when we did we were both very stressed and the stress overtook whatever love he had for me when all I wanted was time with him. Gradually I expressed my sadness towards him and he felt longing to have freedom once again. In our relationship his favorite word was to give up and walk away. I fell for it a few times and was pretty heartbroken about it and after awhile I knew he never meant it and would change his mind the next day or in a week or so.. But seeing as we were already in the terrible state we were in, listening to it, I couldn’t help it. I drowned my sorrows in intoxicative substances. And things that shouldn’t have happened, happened. I decided to end things after that because i couldn’t live with myself. And even if we were rocky, he didn’t deserve an asshole like me. When we actually broke up he felt like he had lost something that actually kept him down to the ground and happy. He took the initiative to fix things and completely getting rid of the attitude I’ve been putting up with. After more than a week of trying I let him back in. He had it all right. But the damage to my heart had already been done and accidents happened, I came clean and things ended abruptly. I still live in guilt till today but I’m learning to forgive myself as the days pass. Over all that I realised that preserving a relationship is much more important and effective than fixing things after things are broken. And effort is one of the main aspects of keeping a relationship going. If you put in effort to get a girl, or a guy, you’re going to need the very same effort to keep it going and happy. Just because you are comfortable, doesn’t mean routines and promises can be taken for granted, big or small. If you wouldn’t break her heart by doing so and being unreliable when you were pursuing her, it should still be the same after you get into a relationship. If she was important as she is in front of you, she is no less important to you when she is away. Golden rules 1)Loyalty. - Nothing much to say about it, it’s self explanatory. Staying true to the one you love till the end of time. 2) Honesty - if they weren’t honest with you in the first place, you wouldn’t have fallen in love with them in the first place right? Being honest with each other is allowing them to see the most vulnerable part of you and open to judgement, something we should be comfortable doing it most with your loved one 3)Reliability - If you can’t rely on them at your worst, why should they be there at your best? And you wouldn’t be with them would you? They will be the one who will be there for you, through thick and thin willingly without even having to be asked and out of pure love! 4) Communication - Essentially, this was how you fell in love with someone, you tell them the up and downs of your life, they ride the rollercoaster of your life with you through your words, and sharing experiences. Portraying feelings and understanding each other. When your loved on is face to face, you'd treat them with respect and talk to them more than you would to others, and before leaving you would let them know so they wouldn't be worried about you, because obviously your loved one would care so much about you because they have the intention of holding your hand throughout everything in your life as compared to the people you are talking to other than your lover. When separated by distance, it should still be the same. It is just that the method of communication is limited to a screen and internet and battery, and it does not mean she should be treated any less than how she was when she was there. Should you disappear you should let her know just as if she were right next to you. Being separated by the seas doesn't mean communication gets harder or lesser and it shouldn't cause much distance between the heart if communication remains. Communication is also very important in portraying a message or during a fight, its important that the fight doesn't prolong till after a nights rest. It should be resolved as quickly as possible with both parties coming to a mutual agreement, to prevent thoughts like "he doesnt understand me... Why would he do this" and lead to resentment and sadness. 5) Spending time - This was how you fall in love with each an every antic. You spend time with each other and feel a sense of belonging.. You remember everything that they do that makes them, them. You get new experiences together and they etch many memories deep into your soul. They become a daily part of your life and is important to include them to feel complete. When we are separated by distance, learn to appreciate video calls, phone calls, games together and texting. 6)Promises - The difference between lying and promises is that, when you lie, you betray ones trust. When you promise something, someone bestows in you that you won't betray their trust. Promises whether big or small test how much you value the hope they have in you for fulfilling their wishes and their trust. Promises build a strong relationship and proves trust. 7)Trust - The feeling of giving a gun to someone and holding it to your heart and believing they won't pull the trigger. Usually starts from reassurance of being the only one in your heart, to publicly displaying affection to allow people to know that theres no one else in your heart but her. No lies and everything and believing in one another. Now I am happily in a relationship again and somewhat I feel like this one's going to go much better than the rest. I have faith that I know I will continuously love him as long as I keep to my rules.. I've come a long way from what I was before and finally ready to love again.

The Teacher’s puppet did not disappear. It just decreased in size. It also seemed put off by its loss of power, like it suffered a kind of setback. The Teacher’s puppet gave the aid some instructions, presumably to remedy the situation, and then the show ended.

Segment 5. 18 minutes (1:14-1:32): Interview with staff regarding the Satanic Statue Unveiling in Detroit. Staff describe the event. Eye-witness accounts. Some very interesting opinions and conjecture thrown around in this segment. [Strong words regarding homosexual attraction and satanism in this segment.]