I've been thinking. And I've thunk and thunk and thunk. And then I thought and thought and thought.

And ya know ... I think Art Trades are going to be on an ask only basis. A.K.A. "If I want to, I'll do it, if I don't, I won't."

I was speaking with my friend Pancake today and decided it would be fun to do an art trade with them. However, I felt I should open it up to people who want to have one with me as well.

The trouble is, I'm fine accepting one from one person while another I don't want to but I will anyway. When one asks I feel I have to take it and when another asks I feel I have to turn them down because I wouldn't take another one. I tend to be one of those people who doesn't like to be disliked, which can ultimately bite me in the arse often.

If it sounds confusing, don't worry, I don't quite have it figured out either. It's just that I try to be very nice, which for me can be misconstrued as accepting to do something I absolutely don't want to do and will probably be the worst for me. This happened a lot when I first offered requests. People saw I would draw inflation for free. As a result, I only offer requests to friends while providing very few paramaters as to what qualifies as a "friend."

So, let this be me opening the flood gates. If you want a trade, ask. Just ask.

We'll see how it turns out.