HEY THERE STRANGER.

WELL, WELL, THERE HAVE BEEN MORE SPEED BUMPS THAN I EXPECTED, SINCE LAST TIME I MENTIONED IT.  IT HASN'T REALLY CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT ANYTHING, AND, I'M REGARDING A LOT OF WHAT I'M ENCOUNTERING AS LEARNING EXPERIENCES.  IT'S ALL GOOD THO, NOTHING IS STOPPED, JUST RE-APPROACHING THE WHOLE ENDEAVOR AGAIN FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE.  I HAVE HAD SOME GOOD EXPERIENCES.  I HAVE MET A COUPLE OF NEW PRINTERS, WHO SEEM TO BE PRETTY COOL, AND ARE ON BOARD TO HELPING ME BUILD THIS BRAND INTO SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT.  ALTHOUGH, THERE WAS A SNAG WITH ONE OF THEM RECENTLY, I REMAIN CONFIDENT IN THE PROCESS.  I DID HOWEVER, COME ACROSS MORE WORK, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING, AND WILL NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO MORE FUNDING FOR IMAGINARY FIENDS ITSELF, BUT, ALSO OTHER ASPECTS OF MY PERSONAL LIFE, SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M PRETTY DAMN EXCITED.  OF COURSE, NOTHING IS SET IN STONE, AND NOTHING IS FOR CERTAIN, BUT, I'LL KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED UNTIL IT'S DEFINITE.

FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING MY DIET AND EXERCISE ROUTINE SINCE I TALKED ABOUT IT ON THE FIRST.  I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A LONG ROAD, BUT, THINGS SEEM TO BE MOVING ALONG OK.  I WAS HAVING AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION ABOUT RESPECT YESTERDAY, WITH MY FAMILY MEMBERS, AND SOME VERY INTERESTING THINGS CAME OUT OF IT.  I DON'T THINK WE REALLY EMBRACE THE IDEA OF RESPECT, LIKE WE SHOULD, OR AS WE ONCE DID, WHEN WE WERE KIDS.  WHEN I WAS A KID, RESPECT WAS A VERY BIG ISSUE IN OUR HOUSE.  IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SHOW RESPECT IN OUR FAMILY, AND THERE WERE CONSEQUENCES IN OUR HOUSE, WHEN YOU DIDN'T.  NOW, I CAN SEE WHERE, THE FUNDAMENTAL TRAINING OF HAVING RESPECT HAS PRETTY MUCH TAKEN A BACK SEAT WITH PEOPLE.  IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE STEMMING FROM TECHNOLOGY I WOULD GUESS, BUT, I CAN'T REALLY SAY YES OR KNOW.  THE REASON THE IDEA OF RESPECT, CAME WITH CONSEQUENCES, IS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENS IN THE REAL WORLD.  THERE IS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF RESPECT A PERSON MUST MAINTAIN, IN ORDER PROPERLY NAVIGATE THE PLANET.  MAJORITY OF PEOPLE, HAVE THIS IDEA THAT RESPECT IS NOT ISSUED, BUT, INSTEAD DEMANDED FIRST, WHICH IS INCORRECT.  YOU HAVE A BETTER CHANCE AT NAVIGATING THE PLAINS OF LIFE, BY FIRST APPROACHING EVERY, PERSON, PLACE, THING, SITUATION, ETC., WITH RESPECT FIRST.

THE REASON I SAY THIS, IS BECAUSE SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE, WE HAVE DECIDED THAT THRU SOCIAL MEDIA, AND VARIOUS SCREENS, WE INTERACT WITH AND THRU, THAT RESPECT WASN'T NECESSARY FOR INTERACTION.  INSTEAD, BECAUSE WE BECAME ACCUSTOMED TO DEALING WITH PEOPLE, WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO ACTUALLY MEET THEM.  OVER TIME, THIS MADE SOCIAL INTERACTION CHANGE, INTO A RESPECT WHEN NEEDED EXCHANGE.  PEOPLE ONLY SHOWED RESPECT, VIA IMPORTANCE, AND EVEN THAT HAS SUFFERED SIGNIFICANTLY.  HOWEVER, WHAT REALLY SUFFERED, IS THE IDEA OF RESPECT IN A VERY PHYSICAL SENSE.  IN OUR HOUSE, DISRESPECT, GOT YOU SLAPPED OR SPANKED.  HOWEVER, IT WAS SEEN AS PREPARATION FOR THE WORLD, BECAUSE DISRESPECTING A STRANGER COULD HAVE GOTTEN YOUR ASS BEAT, DISRESPECTING YOUR BOSS COULD HAVE GOTTEN YOU FIRED, OR DISRESPECTING THE LAW COULD HAVE GOTTEN YOU LOCKED UP.  IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE IN WHICH RESPECT PLAYS, WITH INDIVIDUALS AND WITHIN ONES SELF.  THE WAY YOU SHOW RESPECT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER.  IT ALSO, NOT ONLY SPEAKS FOR YOURSELF, BUT, FOR YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.  IT SAYS, WHO YOU ARE, AND WHO YOU COME FROM IS OF THIS TYPE OF CHARACTER, OF THIS TYPE OF STATURE, OF THIS TYPE OF DEMEANOR.  THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT, TO BE RESPECTED.  YOU MUST SHOW RESPECT TO, GET RESPECT.  

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY, I WILL WRITE SOME SORT OF GIBBERISH ON NEXT SUNDAY, HOPE YOU COME BACK AROUND TO READ IT.  DON'T FORGET TO VISIT THE SHOP, BUY UP ALL THE MERCHANDISE, WHILE BUMPIN THE MUSIC AND WATCHIN THE VIDEOS.  PEACE.    -   925