The prophet's never honored in his homeland.

I appreciate that immensely. Yes.

<3, very meaningful song lyrics that echo in my brain often. Challenging the "conventionally accepted" often means being the outcast. People are all too grossly unaware that just because it feels good doesn't make it right. Challenging the current ideals means you'll often feel alone and adrift and "wrong". Even if you're morally in the right. "Social justice" can be just as fucked and eskew as the "natzeeess" and demons it seeks to destroy and hunt.

Often if you don't die a hero you do become the villain in all kinds of weird ways.

"Arthas my son, you'll find that the greatest battle, will be stirring the hearts of your people" the dead voice rang out, as you look upon an army of the undead screeching to the rising of a now undead GOD. That story in wow tells an all to real tale of a man who sought to uphold "the light", then turned on all the things he ever loved, himself and his own inner child included. Slayed them all (metaphorically and otherwise) then rose to become the greatest evil in the game. A man choosen by the light to save his own people. :"D This is both a moral and a metaphor. It raises chills in me to this day and has stuck with me in every way. Though the trope has been told in all kinds of ways a THOUSAND times, this version is just sooo good. I feel too many people can learn a valuable lesson from such a story :'D! Cheesy or no!

Keep changin the world, because it's a good thing, just don't let that "ground dropping from beneath you" and that empty alone feel to get you. You're a force of good and the world needs it. 10/10

It is curious you know that as a line from a song. I know it as a Biblical quote. Still, it has the same implications.

For me the extreme polarization of Social Justice mirrors the emergence of the Sharps in punk subculture (as it has been explained to me by my punk friends).

My reference to the ground dropping out can seem empty and alone, but when you embrace the change (as I did, I was ready for it) it is very exhilarating. Plus I had a good friend cheering me on through the process.

I thank you for your words, they are encouraging.

Well, they all have furries in common too. I wouldn't have been surprised if those were the tags for a NSFW image (especially if one of them had blue hair, haha). Although it did grab my attention, so mission accomplished.

Still, it's always good to work on yourself and push yourself to be the best 'you' that you can. I've been doing the same; being silent for the most part online while working on things; making blankets to donate is cool, but not really a furry thing to share.

Blue hair?? :o

I must admit I didn't know what I was going to write, I just told myself I needed a punchy title and typed the first jumble that came to mind. I also am markedly less anxious about this post than my first attempt at non-self-censored journaling. The one where I drop all the fuck-bombs.

Also, fuck that not-a-furry-thing-to-share-ness! Making blankets to donate is fucking awesome and I would love to see people talk more about real stuff like that. I don't bother checking most people's journals anymore because it's all commercials. (Don't get me wrong, it is great for attracting attention for commissions. But if that's all I ever see in my journal updates, I lose interest. Give me something that tells me who you are every now and then!)

What kind of blankets do you make?! :D

As far as I've seen online (it seems to be mostly a Twitter/Tumblr thing, I'm not sure since I don't use either) a woman (or non-binary female-presenting gender) with blue hair is stereotypically man hating, easily angered, drama-nexus SJW types. There's even an article about it (I don't care for the writing style of the article, though) https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2015.....ave-blue-hair/

And the blankets are knit ones, I use a loom since it's easier for me to keep stitches the same size; I've tried my hand and knitting and crochet with the regular needles, and it's always come out warped. Loom knitting very much uses knitting stitches, so it's just a matter of translating it. So far I've just been making small ones; I haven't quite decided if I'm going to donate them to an animal shelter or as the lap blankets for a veterans charity. A lot of animal shelters only want fleece blankets, so they're easier to wash *shrug*

I've tried making furry knit stuff too (and posted examples), but besides giving stuff to friends, not really any interest. And my 'friends' didn't help with exposure at all, which I told them I wanted, and felt it was the bare minimum... "Oh, you like this? She's taking commissions, lemme write down her FA/whatever." Nope, never happened. Oh well.

I probably should update my journal more often, haha. I think it was... 15ish months ago since my last post. Whoops.

Veterans, nice. Also animals, nice. I don't usually hear about folks doing stuff for veterans, but I was married to the military and a lot of my friends are vets. I've seen the trouble they go through, so it's really nice to hear folks give them consideration. Also I work in a pet store. xD

I've had friends do the same. Even commissioning me, boasting about the work I do for them, but never referring people to me for commissions. Like having exclusive access to my work gave them status. In the end, I don't think they were really my friend. But maybe some people just don't realize the value of them promoting your work.

If you really like doing loom work, I'd say keep at it. I think there can be market for pretty much anything. You just have to build your audience. Maybe find a unique spin on it, and if you don't have that yet, keep doing it until you find it (or until you find a new awesome hobby where you do find your own uniqueness). I'm just past 30 and I think I am only now starting to understand what my work is meant to be. But it took over 10 years, a baby, a divorce, and a total upheaval of my life to find it. Yours is waiting for you if you have the courage to continue seeking it out. :3

Bam!
Vicious

I'm sure there's market. I've made hats, gloves, scarves, blankets, socks, a couple purses, and some dicebags. The main problem is that I can either charge higher for custom, which needs people interested, or I do generic ones, which would need to sell for less then minimum wage for my time. My husband also makes enough that from a purely financial standpoints, it's actually better for me to donate them and get a bigger refund on taxes then it is to try and sell them =p

I would if there was more interest, but as it stands... *shrugs* At least with the charity donations, I'll know people will use them. I made... four dicebags, maybe five based on people's fursonas, and one on a pokemon, and I've never really seen the people use them. And all of them are people who play board games. Meh. So while it would be nice to sell them, at least it's not a super important thing, just annoying, heh.

The smaller blankets I'm making are about 2 feet by 3 feet, so they would be good either way, I haven't decided. They're also decent for a shoulder throw in the winter, I've been told.

But yeah, I've been doing it for me. I like the hobby, and if my friends don't, well, they don't have to get anything out of it! =p It just would be nice to have someone go 'Man, I really like what you do!', but I've heard that getting ANY feedback is always a pain in the ass, haha.

Holy crap, tax refunds, nice! Do you happen to have any photos? I totally understand the challenge of custom/non-custom and cost effectiveness. Finding ways to add value can help a lot, but I don't know any specific suggestions for your particular niche. :o Pokemon dice bags sound super cute though! And I'm glad you do it for you, though. That makes a difference. :3

Not really any pictures of the blankets, I did take one of some scarves I made to donate a few years ago, and... don't know where it went, heh. I'll probably take pictures when I have a few more of them done. The dicebags are on my FA though, I probably should do a semi furry one as an excuse to post here, haha.

Also, as long as I keep making things, I don't have to feel bad about all the yarn I have bought and stashed >.>

I actually really wanna work on this attitude as well. I am always too cautious and hold my opinion back to get no problems with anybody. An attitude that's not worth to keep up, I learned that often enough the hard way. So I am totally with you in that.

Social Justice is something really debatable. There is never really the one and only right opinion. And to talk in a civilized way about things, sharing opinions and finding acommon ground is the best we can do. Assuming we know everything and kick everyone's butt that has another opinion is not.

I think Butt Sex fits the topic somehow too. Sometimes it hurts, if not done right. But if you keep it up, find the right people to do it with and get used to it, it can be something really enjoyable. It's the same with socializing, I think. XD

Good for you, push out of your comfort zone! Learning to speak-up for yourself is hella rough but entirely worth it. I was always afraid to offend or that people wouldn't want to be my friend. What I eventually realized is that the people who aren't interested in respecting my opinions aren't interested in respecting me, and certainly those people are not friends.

Being able to have different opinions but still find common ground (excellent way of putting it) is vital to a healthy relationship of any kind. I found people butted heads with me when I stopped being convenient. It had nothing to do with me as a person and everything to do with whether or not they got what they wanted out of me.

If you can learn to embrace that, it makes the process exhilarating and liberating. Certainly some times are harder than others. I have had the great fortune of having friends who support me in it and remind me of my purpose whenever I begin to doubt. Find those people for yourself, talk to them about your process.

Also, Butt Sex really does make a good metaphor. I didn't realize I never even talked about it in my original post, except to mention it. Huzzah!

Bam!
Vicious

That are very true words and I hope to improve myself over time in that matter too. It's not about being always right, I have no problems with somebody proving me wrong. The opposite is the case, if it happens in a fruitful and polite discussion. But I hate it when people try to force a opinion on somebody, even when they are wrong or do it with brute force. Such people can certainly not be called friends and care not the slightest about the person they talk with. I have to agree in that.

I will take your words as inspiration and try my best. Thank you very much!
I also have good friends I can rely on fortunately and know they will be on my side in the worst case.

I think you can make a good metaphor out of everything. You just have to "dig deep" to find the right meaning.