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The Little List of Big Pet Peeves
11 years ago
1. Misuse of the word "alicorn"
It's that yellow thing on my head, not my species. Damn you Hasbro!
2. "Original Species"
A dragon by any other name is still just a fucking dragon. The design may be original, but the concept probably isn't. No matter what animal you stick horns or wings or whatever on, someone else has probably already done it...like, back in the stone age. The same is true for sticking a bunch of random animals parts together to make a hybrid. We've been at this crap for a long time. There's really nothing new under the sun. You're not a toy company; there's no need to "brand" everything. Your cute and awesome design will stand on it it own without this silliness
3. Mythical creature: There is no "Doing It Wrong."
Mythical (def.):
: based on or described in a myth
: existing only in the imagination
In other words, you pretty much can't fuck it up. You may not like that so-and-so draws their dragons with boobs, for example, but it's not "wrong". It's just not your taste. Deal with it.
Note: I'm not saying you can't fuck up anatomy on a mythical creature. You absolutely can; been there, done that, got the t-shirt of shame that goes with it. Anyway, if it hurts, or is impossible for your human arm to bend that way, then your speshul leafy dick-nippled dragon-steer fursona can't do it either...unless perhaps he's made of tentacles or jello or something...well basically, if he can, you need a good reason why. If not, go stand in front of a mirror/look at reference photos until you get it right. Or at least until you admit you're beat or stumped. Like I said, I've been there. Keep trying. If you don't get it in this drawing, there will be others. It will click in time. *pats*
4. Sparkle Dog Hate.
See also "Popular Species Hate" "Unusual Species Hate" and "Trait Hate". We get it. You don't like Sparkle Dogs. You don't like Tail Mouths. You don't Rainbow Fur, You don't like species X because it's popular. You don't like Species Y because so and so's just doing it to be different. Yada, yada, yada. Whine, whine, whine.
Question, why the fuck do you care? Is it your fursona? Did you pay for it? Other than you might have to look at it for a brief moment until you can turn your eyes away or close the window, what terrible effect is this thing that OH-ffends you having on your life?
Oh that right. It has zero effect. Zip, zilch, nada. Nuffin. You're just being silly-butt.
I understand if you don't want to participate in these trends. That's cool. There's all kind of things going on that I look at and say, "Nope!" and go on about my merry way. It's okay to say no. It's not okay to throw a hissy fit about it, particularly if said hissy fit involved insulting or harassing the person doing the thing you don't like.
I got news for you, sunshine. They DO like it, and there's nothing wrong with them liking it. They're not there to serve as your entertainment. They are there to chase their own happiness, just you are chasing yours. Grow up and grow a thicker skin. Go do what you like and don't worry about it.
5. Waah...I'm so misunderstood!
Welcome to the state of being alive and human. Everyone here is misunderstood. You get used to it eventually. Here's a hug. Now, let go of those paranoid, and to be fair, sometimes not-so-paranoid feelings of persecution and just breathe. Most of it's in your head, and what isn't isn't worth getting upset about. Whatever you do, don't go full drama llama in public about it. It makes YOU look bad, not your perceived enemies.
6. Talking shit about your "enemies" just to prove how tough or cool you are.
It doesn't make you look cool or tough. It make you look...twelve. Seriously, grown ups don't do that. Besides, if you really didn't care that these jerks are supposedly out out to hurt your feelings, you wouldn't have written a five page rant about it. You would, well just not care. You'd go on with your happy furry life without so much as a thought in their general direction. If some "friend" brought up what Meanie McMeanypants said or did, you shrug and say "That's nice," or some other meaningless reply and stay busy with what really matters.
...which is really the best revenge for what it's worth. If they're really are out to get your goat, nothing will make them more furious than your negating their ability to negatively impact your happiness by making them invisible.
Finally,
7. Quit suggesting I comb out my yarn tail. Thanks.
Combed out yarn doesn't move right to simulate a horse's tail. Combed out fibers are also more likely to become broken, entangled, frizzy or irreparably stained. Hell, I BLED all over my uncombed tail and it washed out clean, much to my relief. Try that with a combed tail, I dare you. Combing is fine for short fibers like you'd find in a fox or cat tail, but a long pony's tail needs to remain uncombed for both swing and sanitary reasons.
...I could bitch about people bitching about art prices, but I covered that already earlier in the week.
It's that yellow thing on my head, not my species. Damn you Hasbro!
2. "Original Species"
A dragon by any other name is still just a fucking dragon. The design may be original, but the concept probably isn't. No matter what animal you stick horns or wings or whatever on, someone else has probably already done it...like, back in the stone age. The same is true for sticking a bunch of random animals parts together to make a hybrid. We've been at this crap for a long time. There's really nothing new under the sun. You're not a toy company; there's no need to "brand" everything. Your cute and awesome design will stand on it it own without this silliness
3. Mythical creature: There is no "Doing It Wrong."
Mythical (def.):
: based on or described in a myth
: existing only in the imagination
In other words, you pretty much can't fuck it up. You may not like that so-and-so draws their dragons with boobs, for example, but it's not "wrong". It's just not your taste. Deal with it.
Note: I'm not saying you can't fuck up anatomy on a mythical creature. You absolutely can; been there, done that, got the t-shirt of shame that goes with it. Anyway, if it hurts, or is impossible for your human arm to bend that way, then your speshul leafy dick-nippled dragon-steer fursona can't do it either...unless perhaps he's made of tentacles or jello or something...well basically, if he can, you need a good reason why. If not, go stand in front of a mirror/look at reference photos until you get it right. Or at least until you admit you're beat or stumped. Like I said, I've been there. Keep trying. If you don't get it in this drawing, there will be others. It will click in time. *pats*
4. Sparkle Dog Hate.
See also "Popular Species Hate" "Unusual Species Hate" and "Trait Hate". We get it. You don't like Sparkle Dogs. You don't like Tail Mouths. You don't Rainbow Fur, You don't like species X because it's popular. You don't like Species Y because so and so's just doing it to be different. Yada, yada, yada. Whine, whine, whine.
Question, why the fuck do you care? Is it your fursona? Did you pay for it? Other than you might have to look at it for a brief moment until you can turn your eyes away or close the window, what terrible effect is this thing that OH-ffends you having on your life?
Oh that right. It has zero effect. Zip, zilch, nada. Nuffin. You're just being silly-butt.
I understand if you don't want to participate in these trends. That's cool. There's all kind of things going on that I look at and say, "Nope!" and go on about my merry way. It's okay to say no. It's not okay to throw a hissy fit about it, particularly if said hissy fit involved insulting or harassing the person doing the thing you don't like.
I got news for you, sunshine. They DO like it, and there's nothing wrong with them liking it. They're not there to serve as your entertainment. They are there to chase their own happiness, just you are chasing yours. Grow up and grow a thicker skin. Go do what you like and don't worry about it.
5. Waah...I'm so misunderstood!
Welcome to the state of being alive and human. Everyone here is misunderstood. You get used to it eventually. Here's a hug. Now, let go of those paranoid, and to be fair, sometimes not-so-paranoid feelings of persecution and just breathe. Most of it's in your head, and what isn't isn't worth getting upset about. Whatever you do, don't go full drama llama in public about it. It makes YOU look bad, not your perceived enemies.
6. Talking shit about your "enemies" just to prove how tough or cool you are.
It doesn't make you look cool or tough. It make you look...twelve. Seriously, grown ups don't do that. Besides, if you really didn't care that these jerks are supposedly out out to hurt your feelings, you wouldn't have written a five page rant about it. You would, well just not care. You'd go on with your happy furry life without so much as a thought in their general direction. If some "friend" brought up what Meanie McMeanypants said or did, you shrug and say "That's nice," or some other meaningless reply and stay busy with what really matters.
...which is really the best revenge for what it's worth. If they're really are out to get your goat, nothing will make them more furious than your negating their ability to negatively impact your happiness by making them invisible.
Finally,
7. Quit suggesting I comb out my yarn tail. Thanks.
Combed out yarn doesn't move right to simulate a horse's tail. Combed out fibers are also more likely to become broken, entangled, frizzy or irreparably stained. Hell, I BLED all over my uncombed tail and it washed out clean, much to my relief. Try that with a combed tail, I dare you. Combing is fine for short fibers like you'd find in a fox or cat tail, but a long pony's tail needs to remain uncombed for both swing and sanitary reasons.
...I could bitch about people bitching about art prices, but I covered that already earlier in the week.
Cohasset
~cohasset
Amen to 1). It gets tiring correcting people after awhile. All in all a good list of pet peeves
