- The month of August is finally 'summer' for me! I finished my online class about a week ago and hopefully aced it, though I have yet to get my final grade back. It's relieving to know that I will be able to really relax and sink into brave, new depths of utter sloth and laziness without schoolwork to spoil my summer from here on in.
- This summer has provided me ample opportunity for photography, including some surfing photography that I intend to post soon. I have enjoyed the beach thus far and hope we avoid crappy weather for the rest of summer. August, 10th is my brother ~cam91's birthday, be sure to go leave some love on his page. What else have I been up to... I've been doing a lot of reading and sketching including the first few Dregs in a long ass time, though I am not sure they are post-worthy.
- I am hoping to be much more present and active in my normal haunts; #DAUnderworld and #DANightmares. I am looking forward to some RP but mostly I just want to take the rest of the summer easy as I have a busy fall semester around the corner. I hope to see you lot in chat or talk to you all by some other means of communication. Take care of yourselves and each other. A special congratulations to ~TragicAngel and ~aSobearDesign on the new addition to their family. You two are some of the loveliest, most genuinely kind people I have ever encountered, congratulations on the little one.
- Featured Deviant: ~cam91 Apart from it being his birthday tomorrow and being my little brother, Connor is an outstanding and humble photographer. He often puts me to shame with his unique approach to photography, he often scares the crap out of me by putting both himself and his camera in peril seeking the best possible shot. Please go visit his page and give him some love.

Featured Deviations:





<sub>'In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion' -Albert Camus
'The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.' -Benjamin Franklin
'I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.' -Franklin D. Roosevelt
'A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures.' -Irish proverb
'True friendship isn't about being there when it's convenient; it's about being there when it's not.' -unknown


Artist: Rise Against
Song: Give it All
Break through the undertow, your hands I can't seem to find,
pollution burns my tongue, cough words I can't speak so I

stop my struggling, then I float to the surface,
fill my lungs with air, then let it out

I give it all, now there's a reason why I sing,
So give it all, and it's these reasons that belong to me

Rock bottoms where we live, and still we dig these trenches,
to bury ourselves in them, backs breaking under tension

For far too long these voices, muffled by distances,
it's time to come to our senses, up from the dirt

We give it all, now there's a reason why I sing,
So give it all, and it's these reasons that belong to me

Breathe (breathe), the air we give (give), the life we live (live), our pulses racing distances,
(breathe) so wet my tongue (give), break into song (live), through seas of competition

So please believe your eyes, a sacrifice,
is not what we had in our minds,
I'm coming home tonight, home tonight

We give it all, now there's a reason why I sing,
So give it all, and it's these reasons that belong to me

Today I offer all myself to this I'm living for my dying wish,
I give it all, now there's a reason, there's a reason, to give it all

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[link] -Gameciety Podcast ~aSobearDesign's gaming podcast, give it a listen.
[link] -Retrocore Podcast ~StickyC33's gaming podcast, centered on old-school games, give it a listen.</sub>