"Todd Lets The Love Fly!!!"

I've been seeing a steady increase in the readership (either that, or Adrian Monk and his OCD support group have been obsessively reading my shit), and I've gotta tell you, I feel like the drunk fat chick at a frat party: All The People Love Me!!!

Okay, I know that's a bit excessive, but it's nice to know that people are actually checking out my site.

The only problem? No one is leaving comments! Other than Shmamber and Godwhacker, of course (I swear, GW, "Hulk Smash"?! I almost crapped my pants, I laughed so hard! And Shmamber? I am seriously contemplating moving to Toronto... as soon as I save up enough!).

I realize, at the same time, that a lot of my stuff has been more mean or angry then it has been in the past, but that is because of a variety of factors (that I'll list here next):

1.) My sister Jen has been going through a lot of undue and unwarranted bullshit because of the vindictive, idiotic and boarderline-retarted piece of white trash that she's divorcing (You'll be out here soon, sweetheart, and I'll take care of the girls if you ever want to have some fun with you're friends!). My sister is one of the toughest human beings that I've ever known, and it effects me more than I put on. Me and Jen have been through more then our fair share of shit that we didn't ask for, and I can't wait for her pain to come to an end, and it will... and really, I can't wait.

2.) I've been put further into debt because of my cool ex-roommate Joe moved back to San Diego (who I don't blame at all), and the stress of coming up with rent money is killing me. I have had a lot of trouble sleeping, and when I do sleep, I have trouble getting out of bed... my parent's call it depression. It may be, but it sucks regardless.

3.) The longer I'm at my current job, the more unsatisfied I become. With each year, my rent increases, as does the gas price, and my pay raises don't match the cost to me as a worker. California is fast becoming a place that, no matter how hard I work, and how many art comissions I take on, I can't afford to live in, and it's driving me insane...

4.) And finally, I'm frustrated by the state of the country that I live in, and how the most ignorant, profiteering and religiously oppressive assholes in the world (that also founded this country, by the way) increasingly are being lent undue credence by the media fringe, with the will of the actual people being contantly subverted by moderate mouth-pieces too cowardly to stand up and stop relying on the polling numbers. And an inept president that, instead of admitting to out-right lying to the people and the Legislative Branch about the reasoning for a war that I never supported to begin with agreeing to a reasonable schedule for pulling out of an area of the world that we've horribly damaged.

I am affected by a lot of things, and as Chuck once said, "Todd, you're not a thermometer, you're the temperature!" Have you ever known a person that can affect an entire room by their mood? Well, that's me... and I don't like how I feel. I've been unintentionally distancing myself from my friends because I don't want to bring them down with me. I know that at one point I'll cheer up, and I hope that time is soon, and I apologize to all my friends for being so distant, but trust me, I'm saving you a lot of hassle.

Now, back to more cheery news: Thank all of you for reading my stuff... honestly, it's a really cool feeling that people enjoy the shit that I waste your time to write.

Have a great week, everybody!