Happy birthday to an amazing Kentuckian!

Is this a case of a company not understanding their audience, much like Hollywood, perhaps combined with a desperate response to a changing market? I don't think this will cure any of Cracker Barrel's woes. The aesthetic was part of the experience and that MEANS something.

Every time someone asks, "Why does everything have to be political?" there's an arrogant answer of "Because everything IS political." There's no thought to how overpoliticization can be detrimental, even to their pet causes.

Not sure how long I can stomach emails from a company who keeps getting political. Why won't people understand that some aren't interested in divisive garbage from every corner of the known universe?

Me. Every day. Looking at ANYTHING.

Why do people like to consume content and attend events where they just get yelled at? Why is it considered stunning and brave to berate your audience? Are people just masochists? I have no desire to be chastised and abused in this way.

Rage. I have rage.

TFW you've been on the same project for months and you're starting to see it when you close your eyes...

One of the problems a person can have as adult when they were abused or neglected as a child is feeling like they don't deserve happiness. Funny how believing you're worthless makes you think you're only cut out for suffering. There's doom and evil hiding behind every "good".

See this, this is real. It's a genuine photo of a real place. You can sense the life in it. More of this. I don't even care if it's a hyper-artistic filtered shot, I just care that it's NOT AI.

In case anyone is new here, I am a freelance illustrator. What I do is authentic human-made. If you or someone you know is in the market for such work, give a holler!

My parents are gone, all my grandparents too. I miss them. This AI animation of the dead is understandable, but very, very unsettling. This is a path I don't believe we're meant to tread.

How about, and do forgive my language, you shove AI "art" and art contests up your ass?

Saw a man in the bakery wearing a WWII veteran cap. I was dumbstruck. He was very spry and winked at me when he walked by.

Happy International Tiki Day! How about a cocktail.