When young hearts can go their way, it really doesn't matter anyway...I just don't care what others say...Time has come today!
Actually, it's tomorrow but that's okay. Ten points to anyone who can name the song and group without Googling the lyrics!

Yes Friends and fellow countrymen and country women as well.
It would seem draggy will have turned over yet another page in this long and simi boring book of life.
Yes, the Twenty Fifth of May is draggy's birthday, or so they tell me, but I was too young to remember at the time.
Twenty points to anyone who can guess my New age!🤔

Yes, My Very Sweet and Dear Friend  Otlan has opened for commissions and is Currently holding a Free Art Raffle for the First 41 participants!
Below you will find his journal and all the information to link you to his account.
If you don't already watch him then Why Not?
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 Otlan Ok Folks, I'm opening Comissions in an effort to help raise funds for a new Laptop/Computer, and any help you could give me would be greatly appricated! If your intrested, please go to this Post and check out my prices, we can discuse more details from there n_n .

https://www.furaffinity.net/view/35189519/

Also, in honor of a certian frineds upcomeing Birthday and to grant they're birthday wish, I'm going to be doing a Free Art Raffle. I'll be useing a Randome Number Genorator to pick 41 Winners. Why 41 Winners you ask? That, I can not say, it's just the way I decide to do it XD ! If you want a chance to win, just make a post below and I'll assine you a number.

Also note that anyone who buys $10 worth of comissions from me will earn an extra entery in the Raffle n_n !

This Raffle will end on March 17th. If I don't have 41 enterents by then, everyone who enterd will recive a free Pic n_n !

Also, if you want another chance to enter, please make a Journal promoting this one, post a link to it here and you'll get a free entery n_n !

Sadly my wife's younger sister past away last night around 11:00pm. She had fought a diligent battle with lung cancer, only to succumb to COPD. She was Truly a Sister to me.... and I Dearly miss her so.
This is made Especially hard for myself as I this is the Third closest person I have lost in as many year's.
I lost a Very Close and Dear friend the year before last to COPD, then We lost Fang's last year and not my Sister.
I don't generally let people in so close to my heart as I have these people. Only a few are granted that, and even fewer still do I consider my Family. Those here know who they are and I am so Very Grateful to have them. I Love you All.❤

As some may have already noticed I've begun un-watching some of you, this will continue on for a while as I clear out old/Dead accounts and artists works who no longer interest me and or those who have either never spoken to me or who have been abusive towards me or my friends. I apologize if you fall into one of these categories and you are welcome to un-watch myself as well. However I will ask that you try and understand 1,150 submissions in Five Day's is an Incredibly Daunting task to look through and aimlessly Hopeless to comment on!
I Assure you it's nothing personal, but my life is changing now. The way I see and how I conceive thing's has changed and is continuing to change.

My Dearest and Closest Friends whom I hold Dearly to my Heart have all affirmed their place in my life and they Know who they are. The Artist's to whom I Truly Aspire to be like and who inspires me the Most, they too are safe.

To those who have made the list, again it is Nothing personal, but instead a way of protecting my sanity. To those I call Friend, even though I may no longer watch you you are still my friends. Friendship does Not equal Watch, nor should it any more than a a simple Hug should mean Absolute Love.

Again I apologize if this hurts anyone's feelings as that is not my intentions....I simply cannot keep up at this pace any longer.

First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Let's hope This year is Much Better than the last...

Well, I've been in therapy for a while and That's helping much to my surprise.
I also have to see a Psychiatrist in order to get medication, which I currently am. So now, I've been diagnosed with Trauma, Major depression and Type two Bipolar disorder.
Yeah, I didn't know there was more than one type either...but apparently there are Five different types. Type one is the type Most people think of where the sufferer goes from Mania (Super Happy) to Deep Depression and often in relatively short order.
Type two (what I have) The sufferer nearly always Stays in a Deep Depression and when they do switch out they do not achieve Full Mainia, instead they reach what is referred to as "Hypomania" meaning you get just a little Happy for a Very short stent before falling back into the overwhelming depressive state.
Fortunately, they've started me on a medication (That appears to be working already) and this condition is treatable with a combination of medication and Therapy.
It's been a Very Long and Hard Road up till now as I have Never been properly diagnosed nor counseled nor medicated....so All of this is Very New to me!

Also, I'm not sure what to think of this New Site layout....I mean I like the black background, but I seem to have lost a Lot of my site functions.....or perhaps I just don't understand what I'm doing....if anyone could help with this it would be Most appreciated!

Okay, everyone knows draggy doesn't ask for help, but a Very Dear friend of mine is in Very Dire need.  dragon8002974 He has a Horrible Disease and is about to undergo a procedure that will Completely Destroy and Rebuild his Immune system, thus he will not be able to return to work for Nine Months. He's already been out of work since August and has begun depleting all of his fund's.
His job won't help him since he's not made his 90 day's yet and he can find no charity services that will help. Please do read his journal, and if you can spare a little please consider Helping, and if not Please do share his journal. This Real Folks, he's not one to ask for help...I've known him for year's and this is the First time he has Ever asked for help.
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9353057/

As some of you know draggy's got issues, have had pretty much my entire life...really nothing new to most. It's been a serious struggle at time's to hold on to what little sanity I have left.
But with the passing of  RabbitFangs that struggle suddenly became Immensely Huge and over bearing....Honestly had it not been for the few here who reached out to me and the one's i had made promises to, draggy would have "left the building" so to speak. But this was an Awakening of sorts and through those people's encouragement draggy went to seek help.
I saw my Shiny New Psychiatrist yesterday....I've never been to one so I didn't know what to expect.
However from just peaking into the box it's been determined that I suffer from year of Trauma and Extreme Depression.
I'm not sure how I should feel about this....I've known for some time thing's were not right and now having that clinical recognition that I was right....it's started a fraying in my mind of sorts.
They seem Very confident they can fix me...and I'm Very hopeful they can. I just know something has to change...I simply cannot continue life as it currently is. Too much is wrong inside to continue going "Unchecked".
I feel good about the experience and she offered some useful information that has resulted in this freying of what I thought and what really is. But I believe it is a Good thing...and it was something Both my Wife and Bunny had asked of me...so let's just see where this path leads us, shall we?

 Laurenrivers Posted a journal that got me thinking....
Before  RabbitFangs passed, she put into place a set of "Fail Safes" so to speak, in the way of her friends here being Notified of her passing in a timely manner so that no one was left to wonder what happened to her or why she just suddenly diapered.
We had discussed it once before and I loved the idea. But it brings me back to a question...
Would anyone reading this Actually notice if draggy wasn't around anymore?
I know it's a morbid thought, and I'm not trying to start anything here nor am I looking for attention....anyone who knows me, knows better than that. No, this is a serious question my friend's.
Because if I would be missed, then perhaps it would be worth setting up my own fail safe. Bunny was intrusted to notify or at least post something on my site in the event of something like this happening....but well.... so now I'm just curious if it's really worth my time to process and arrange all of this for the inevitable. Honesty please from anyone who chooses to read this...

Little by little the night turns around.
Counting the leaves that tremble at dawn.
Lotuses lean on each other in yearning.
Under the eves the swallow is resting.
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.

Over the mountain watching the Watcher.
Breaking the darkness, waking the grapevine.
One inch of love is one inch of shadow,
Love is the shadow that ripens the wine.
Set the controls for the Heart of the sun.

Witeness the man who raves at the wall.
Making the shape of his question to Heaven.
Whether the sun will fall in the evening,
Will he remember the lesson of giving?
Now set the controls for the Heart of the sun.

I feel these are Great Lyrics that resonate very Deeply within us all......or at least within draggy....
Ten points to anyone who can guess the name of the group who did that!

I believe This most accurately describes my feelings currently.....
On an Up note, draggy has found a shrink (Psychiatrist) very near by who takes my insurance, and with any luck may be able to help me with the issues that I can no longer resolve within myself. This has been a Most trying year for me.... hopefully my next journal will be more uplifting and Happy.
I Love you All, ~Dar.

No Brave New World, No Brave New World......
Lost in this place, I'll leave no Trace......
Stranger in a Strange Land....

Who can name it? ........yes draggy's feeling odd ......those words say it all my friends.

Well my friends here we are at week Four........
I suppose perhaps this more of an update than anything else.
I would be absolutely lying if I said this past four weeks has been anything less than a little slice of Hell on my Emotions.... But thanks to All of the Absolutely Wonderful, Beautiful and Caring Friends, Both here online and off, draggy's managed to experience some level happiness once more. Something that I Honestly had thought would be lost to me forever.
Those of you who have reached out to me, and helped me through these very Dark time's, I thank you with All of my Heart. You have Truly made the difference and I don't know what I would have done without you. You will Never be forgotten my friends, for you have shown me who my truest friends Really are.
Fang's would have been very proud of each and every one of you I am certain. I know she did not mean to cause us the pain and suffering we must all now endure, but she would have been Honored
to know that she was Truly Loved by So Many!

So much time is lost in life, people Bickering, creating Drama or just wishing their days would pass a little faster, that we often forget the Truly important things in life like Friendship, Kindness, Support and Love for one another. Draggy is guilty of this too...so don't think hard on yourselves. But in Desperate, Dark and Cold times like these it's nice to see So Many come together to Celebrate the Life of the One. Fang's was Very special to us all, and in many different ways for each of us. She will be forever missed.

The scars she has left on this dragon's heart will never heal and I know this. But I hope in time, they will mend enough to stop the bleeding.
As for the moving on part of this journal.... I believe their is light once more, as a very select few have helped so Dearly and Tried so Hard to show me the way.....and now I believe I have seen it.
Bunny is not gone my friends, as long as we remember her and keep her in our Hearts, she will forever live on inside of us.❤

Two week's have past since that faithful day when our world was turned upside down and every bit of logic stripped from it's face.
Though I still find myself peaking from the shadows that once we're, at least now the light doesn't seem to have quite the same sting as it once did.

I still find myself tearful and blue, longing for a forgotten message or a hint that this is all a dream and the dreamer will soon awaken once more. But alas the harsh and brutal sting of reality set's in one more time as I realize the dreamer is awake.

Reality is a cold hearted Beast. It does not feel the dragging hands of time, nor does it give sorrow for those it has left behind in it's wake.
Though my heart still beats, sometimes against my own will....I realize what has come to past and understand that like time itself, I must continue to move forward.... And hold That which is sacred to me close to my beating heart. For as long as this dragon's heart continues to beat, so too shall the memory of the one who was loved so, but lost to time.

Today.....just now i received news that my Adopted Brother and Closest Friend  RabbitFangs has passed away.
I'm literally in shock and disbelief.....she......He couldn't have been any closer to me than if we were Born together!
There is a Deep Hole in my Heart now where she will reside....Damn It Bunny! I'm going to miss her soo bad.....
Rest in Peace my Dearest of all Friend's and Dearest of Brothers to this worthless dragon. You showed me a Friendship that I've Never known before, and will never know again. You will Always be in my heart my brother. And may you never know pain again....your draggy, Dargon.

 RabbitFangs Has suddenly gone MIA.
If Anyone has Any information on Her, Please Contact me ASAP!
She is Family to me and I've lost contact with her as of the morning of the 15th.
I'm not one to usually worry, bit This isn't like Bunny!
If Anyone has Any information, no matter how small or insignificant you might think it is, please contact me!
Either here or in Notes, i do not care.....this is very important to me.

I don't normally ask for such things, so this is both Difficult and perhaps a little Embarrassing at the same time. Those of you who know me well may recall or may not.....bit a few years ago i sufferd a Nervous/Mental Breakdown.....it was Bad.
It's taken all this time to discover that the effects of it are Still Haunting me to this day. I Suffer from Depression, the Bad one....
So i have Good days and bad like anyone else. And for a while i was blaming this on my Depression. Some was, but some wasn't.
I don't normally open up like this, so please understand how truly difficult this is for me...... But i feel like a rubber band that's been stretched too far and no matter what i do i just can't seem to "Snap Back". I guess what I'm asking here is, can anyone relate? Has anyone reading this been through such a Traumatic experience and if so, how did you recover?
Any and All advice is Very welcomed and Most Appreciated!

Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this. *Huggs*

Yep, tomorrow (05-25) is the B-day of the Crimson Menace better known as Draggy, Dar or Dargon.
I cannot help but think of the Moody Blues line "Another day older, Another day spent!"
Sorry, I'm just in a really weird mood today for some reason......but Hey Birthdays!

I've been promoted (sorta) at work,so I've been in training the last couple of weeks learning how to run a Flatbed Trailer. it's an interesting process to say the least and Very Hard work.
So my time on line has been Very Limited. Thusly why I'm writing this.....So please don't think for a Moment that I have forgotten you, I haven't.....I may be just a little late replying is all. *Huggs Tightly*

Okay so go ahead, ask me Anything your heart Desires!
Draggy's Open for Questions!

I just got the news........my British Friend has just passed this afternoon. So it's with a Very Heavy Heart and through Tear filled Eyes that I write this.....
He was a Very Beautiful Person....Not a Furry, but Very Excepting of the Fandom and of this Crimson and sometimes useless dragon.
Within a little over a year of making his acquaintance, we became Very Near and Dear Friends.....in many ways we were almost alike....
Right down to our Quirks. He had the Most Beautiful Heart of any person I have ever had the privilege of meeting.
His emails were Always the Highlight of my day's and......now they're gone. I miss you so much my friend...
May your Next Life Know No Pain or Suffering.❤

Rest in peace my friend, for you were a Great Person with a Truly Golden Heart who Loved this Unworthy dragon for Who he is.
Forever in my Thoughts and prayers, Carl Von Ohlen 1968- 3-1-19

~Dar

I've received some Very Bad news......it seems a Very Near and Dear British Friend of mine is in his last days. He suffers from some serious lung troubles, has for several years now. Only it has progressively gotten worse. He told me a couple days ago that he was "More ill"....... I wrote a return email wishing him to get better soon. Someone else answered for him stating that his condition is in it's final stages and that he won't be going home.
For those of you who know me, I don't make friends easily.....so this has come as Quite an Attack on my senses and has placed me in a very uncomfortable position.
I say this so that those of you who may read it will understand if I may act a little Distant or not quite myself for the next little while.....
It's a hard blow to the draggy..... *Huggs All who read this*

Okay, there is No time limit on this as I know a lot of you are on and off just as I am. So Ask away!
Scratch that itch in the back of your Devious mind by asking me Any and Everything, No Holds Barred I will answer Any and All Questions Truthfully and with the touch of humor you have come to know this Crimson Menace for. Wonder why draggy's so odd? Ask
Test your knowledge of draggy.....you may learn something you didn't know! .......and possibly some things you didn't Want to Know!

 Chickenzaur is doing a Predatory YCH ,interested? Her prices can't be beat! Ca'mon, you know you want your OC turned into a Beautiful Dragon like myself!
Give her a Shout and check out her journal please!

A Very Nice Kitty Named  AKLaErRIO on here is doing a Free Raffle Contest, Your OC with one of Her Own, SFW/NSFW Your Choice!
Now Come on and Show her some Love, all you got to do is Watch her and trust me, with a Gallery like Her's you'll want to stick around a while!
Here's the Link.
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9022500/

There's a Great person who is taking the time to locate and distribute all of Miss Wyman's unfinished Commission's.
So if  Vickywyman owed you any work or you had an outstanding commission from her, please follow the link to this Wonderful person's site.
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9010405/

Here's wishing Everyone a Very Merry Christmas!
May the Fat Man Fill your Stockings with joy and whatever other Perverted Thing's you may have asked for....o.O
*Huggs*