Meerkat-meow

My grandmother was a bad-ass. Not the going-in-guns-ablazing- kind of bad-ass. But the ordinary, every-day kind. The older I get, the more I see her strength. My granny Maj-Britt, who was born at the beginning of the 1900s, was the first female on her block to wear long pants instead of a skirt. Her mother made them out of a linen sack. My great-granny was amazing at sewing; just closed her eyes and drew up a sketch of what she needed, and then went to work. The neighbours, especially the women, were aghast at Maj-Britt's audacity. The horror! A young girl wearing pants! How incredibly... unsuitable! They complained, of course, claiming it w

Since I agree with what Mikhal-Strange has to say on the Mary Sue-matter, I am reposting the journal entry here! So, here we go!: "The Mary Sue Complex...Journal Entry: Mon Jan 12, 2015, 9:55 AM Watch Me ∫∫ Gallery ...IS A MYTH. I'm writing to you all to let you know you can drop the notion that your character is a Mary Sue. She does not exist. Reasons: 1. The Mary Sue was invented as a ways to tear down Fans with big imaginations Who: a) Have yet to discover their skills in writing b) Would like to enter interact / date a character from a fandom c) Want to see their Character succeed. 2. This Mary Sue Complex also give

Since I can't really draw (and I'm not saying this to appear humble. It would not be strange for a person to look at my drawings and say "That's a very nice... er...hippo? Vacuum cleaner? Oh! It's a meerkat? Really????? Wow..."), this is something of an experiment. I joined so that I could watch material meant for people over the tender age of 18... *blushing slightly* And I found so many cool drawings in here! Not just of the... er, mature variety. I have read comic books, graphic novels and such since I was a child. It started with Tintin and Lucky Luke, continued with "Valérian and Laureline" (sci-fi comic books) and the I "hopped"