Well good morning everyone! How's the weekend going? I have to work this evening and spend the day doing annoying things like get my car inspected

Thank you so much for really stepping up to the plate to help me with my computer issue guys. The final fix was courtesy of =Illusio-5 who's husband is a computer guru. It turned out that I had to completely uninstall all of the default Symantec programs running on my computer. Apparently, they design their products to pretty much ignore user settings in an effort to keep your computer safe no matter how much you screw things up. That's perfect for people who have meddling children who want to turn off parental controls or the like but not so great for people who actually know what they're doing and don't want their computer telling them what they can and can't do. Personally, it really freaks me out that I had a non-virus program on my computer that did whatever it wanted with complete disregard to what I told it to do. I shouldn't have to reprimand my computer. I feel like I sent Symantec into timeout with a spanking by disabling it but that wasn't enough for that particularly BAD child, so I had to lock it in a room and whip it until it died. Makes me feel a bit sadistic but when it comes to computers, sometimes you just have to be the Mean Mommy.

Right now, I'm working on quite a few projects and still plodding through my CSS requests. Thanks to everyone for your patience, I know it's annoying to have to wait so long .

Also, please go and read ¢lemontea's journal. I read it this morning and really empathized with him. I've found that as I've gained a place in the community, people are much less inclined to offer critique and constructive comments on my work. It's not that I don't appreciate faves but I have a sincere fear of being stuck in one place as an artist and losing the ability to evolve. It makes me happy you guys like my work... but WHY? What is it that sticks out? If you don't like something I've submitted, I want to hear about it! Don't be afraid to leave critiques on my artwork. I am not sensitive! I need those comments to help me move up and continue artistic evolution. Without them, I lose inspiration and the fear of being a stagnant artist only grows.

Well, that's all for now guys. Now go look at my features!