Preserved Topic: American Gothic

It was once imparted to me that Grant Wood, the painter of American Gothic, said that when he needed to get inspiration for creativity, he would go milk a cow. The pause that refreshes, that gives him the rejuvination that he requires to do his wonderful paintings.

Well, I just went milking. And I saw things that offended me. I saw my actions, in the gruesome authority, and it pushed me somewhere that I didn't want to go -- self-deprication at its most grotesque level. I read through some of the things that I said, looked at some of the things I did, and I found that I wasn't the person that I was really wanting to be. The purposes were being skewed by my own self-righteous egoism and pride. Well, that needed to end. It took a swift kick in the pants from a dear friend of mine to remind me that I was being extremely egotistical, self-centered, and my purposes were being destroyed by my practices.

Those of you that know me can imagine how difficult this was for me to comprehend and apply to my life.

I apologize if I've offended anyone, and I ask that I can come back here, and wade through the pools of talent, imparting any wisdom that I can, learn from the experience that surrounds me, and socialise with you all again, as some of the dearest friends I have were found here, in the Asylum. I hope I can be forgiven.

Yours,


s t e p h e n

Glad to have you back.

In its most sincer form,
-mage-

threep wonders if he has any right to comment.
....and decides he will anyway.
"twitch - never knew you, have never been offended by you, but i have, in my lurking times, benefited from your comments, and in my browsing times, loved your work.
i dont feel i have any right to deliver any sort of accepting or rewelcoming comments, but nonetheless, i hope i can benefit from your posts in the future."
warmed by the sense of community that threep senses once again in the asylum, he smiles, and carries on with his life.



[This message has been edited by 3rdperson (edited 05-28-2001).]

I had been wrestling for some time with recent events. When I finally came up with my answers, thread got closed (I'm too lazy to e-mail).

This is what I came up with:
Twitch, your heart is in the right place, but you are lacking in execution.

In a nutshell, that's how I see (saw) it.

Cheers, bro. Time to get back to shaking the pillars of Heaven.


[This message has been edited by warjournal (edited 05-28-2001).]

Welcome back twitch.

Good to have you back, twitch^. I hoped you wouldn`t be gone long.




If you try to fail and succeed, which have you done ?

twitch! nice to see you back

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Maruman I am the princess of the universe
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Welcome back, hope you enjoyed your rest. People get tired and cranky but not all apologize for their behavior when they were cranky. I gotta say I'm shocked at your humility, I would not have thought you had it in you. I'm glad you do. Welcome back.

Jason

Welcome back Twitch, my friend, we ALL make mistakes..... it takes a big man to do what you have. I admire you and i love you as my friend. Welcome home


~Lays todays Black Pills in one pile...few days of missed pills in 2nd stack~

Let the fun begin !

"The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you."

twItch^! What a wonderful surprise, I'm totally happy to hear this. I understood all of your reasons as explained to me privately, and was toally cool with your headspace. And now you're here agian. Mondo coolness.

Note: I knew you, and was never offended by you. (But I can see how you could have POed some others! <g> ) Don't change too much OK? Excess humilty can be bad for the digestion, heh heh. (I seldom have problems with this... :-)

Your pal, -doc-

Well .... am I to understand that it's been implied that I am somehow part of a udder?
And am I to understand that twItch^ found insight whilst groping this collective teat?



Ahhh, whatever. It is with delight that I read your name again next to current posts. To hear your "voice" in the halls again.

In keeping with the bovine theme let me say I'm reluctant to kill the fatted calf, but still...

We kept the light on for you like we said we would! Let healing commence. Let good times roll. Let freedom ring.

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got milk?

no...you CAN'T come back.... Weirdo.....


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hm.

truly surprising - I admire your honesty...you have often been brutally honest with others, but not often enough as honest with yourself.


and I am glad for that great friends kick in your pants.....I am certain that no one could have done it better than he

Oh, good, this makes me happy. Nice to have you around again.

I think I'm gonna go eat some cookies .....


Oh, Hi twItch^ WB!

Welcome back Twitch,

An inward look is always good, especially when it is an honest one.

You have a great passion and knowledge of the web, and you very obviously love to share that knowledge. I am glad that you chose not to stay away.

As Shiiizzzam said, it takes a lot of character, and a big man to do what you have done. As I already had great respect for your skill at what you do, what you have said here, increases my respect for you as a person 100 fold.

Welcome back!


- Resolutions, Of All My Fruitless Searches -

Welcome back, Twitch.

Oh, and thanks for reminding me -- I need to pick up milk.

Loonies love trucks.

The resemblance is striking.



(Just had to beat krets to it, that's all)

What a surprise and delight to see you back again.


Words fail me.

Glad you're back ^_^ Kick me if you need to.

(I mean, If I ask for someone's opinion, just give it. Your honest opinion is worth a lot.)





[This message has been edited by mahjqa (edited 05-29-2001).]

twItch^,

I was taking a break from it all this weekend and now I come back to it all and read this... it's truly *good* to know you've been recommitted to this nut house we all call home. Whatever you do, don't lose the honesty.

Place hasn't been the same since you left ...


Welcome back.


Truely appreciated.


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