My Learned Friends - An Apology

Dearest, beloved reader,

You haven't noticed that I haven't posted a blog for over a week. I know you haven't noticed, no one reads this shit anyway, and I can talk to you oh invisible pal, you're spesh, you're diff. So I haven't been blogging and there's good reason for this, believe it or not I've actually been busy! I know, I'm sure it'll wear off, but this last week was especially mental juggling four or five jobs at once. I'll save what I've done for other posts, but I'll get to why this blog is an apology straight away (because I can tell you're eager to know!).

So, apart from you, dearest reader, the only other people who have read this meandering offle have been the close friends and family who I've sent a link to to say, 'Hey, look at me I'm a blogger now!'. Unfortunately the response has been quite negative, even hostile! You see it's the swearing (of all things!) that my inner circle objects to. I do swear a lot in real life, but let's not get me wrong, I'm not the kind of lumbering oaf that shouts abuse at pigeons in the park, I've moved on, I've since forgiven the pigeons for their cheeky tomfoolery. No, these days I'm really quite the gentleman. No, honest I am.

But it's been said that I do come across as a bit (I think they were sugar-coating this critique somewhat) "opinionated and aggressive"? Also, other folk have said that this whole website of mine, www.gravitoncreations.com is supposed to be a showcase for me to generate business and expose my portfolio, therefore foul-mouthed diatribes don't go down too well with prospective buyers. Ok, point taken, and here is my apology to all those people who may have been offended by my choice of verbiage and to all those people who declined to make contact with me on this basis.

Sorry.

Really, I do mean it, sorry.*

But here's the thing kids - and I've thought about this long and good - I don't think that I'm in the business any more of selling 'just' my artwork, I am part of my artwork and I come with the package. The truth is, these are the things I think and they are written in the way I think them and say them to the people who know and love me. If you ever meet me and I happen to swear in your presence - be flattered! I'll have done so because I've assessed you and I now have trusted you to the point where I can be more myself in front of you.

Maybe my mistake is in trusting you (not you, dear reader, but 'you', the world) before taking the time to get to know you. Unfortunately I don't have long to get to know you all in general si I am going to trust you and be myself in front of you. So this blog is me, warts and all.

And so if you're a fan or a prospective buyer and you read this blog and something I say offends you to the point that you go away, well I'm sorry. Sorry for you, we could have been friends if you weren't so quick to dismiss me. But I genuinely do hope that from here on in this blog will filter out those folk that do not understand me and let in those that do because I prefer to work with friends rather than clients.

Lastly, it has to be mentioned, that the front page of my website contains a 'Parental Advisory' warning and it's also obvious that I'm a supporter of free speech, plus this blog has been classified (by me) as 'adult content', so there should be no excuse for someone being surprised or offended at this point should there? And, ahem, this is the internet in case you haven't noticed? Quite frankly if anyone has read this twaddle this far who could possibly be feeling at ease by now is a fucking jizz headed arse clown.

Forever your pal,

Stubles


* I don't really. Fingers crossed.