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Hello to all my followers. I know I haven’t posted anything in a really long time, and I wish that I was posting under better circumstances. This Thursday, April 22, I just lost my Dad. He passed away during the previous night or early in the morning suddenly. We found him dead on the couch in the morning. It looks like he suffered a heart attack, he had been suffering from high blood pressure.

I still cannot believe it, I am still in shock. I did not expect this to happen, even with all his health issues. I still can’t believe this is real. All of my family and all my Dad’s friends are shaken by his death, as are my brother and Mom. We have lost the best man I have ever known. He was kind, smart, and loved us dearly. He looked out for us my entire life, and was always there for me when I was struggling with school or my emotional problems. We loved to read; especially poetry, history, and anything about classic literature and Shakespeare. We would often talk about that in great length. He introduced me to a lot of writers I didn’t know about. And we discussed writers we’ve both been fans of writers like JRR Tolkien and Terry Pratchett. He was the one who introduced me to Lord of the Rings when I was little, right as the Fellowship of the Rings hit theaters in 2001. He also introduced me to the Discworld books, and I've been a fan ever since. Yet he also loved movies, including superhero movies. He had been a big fan of the Marvel movies, Superman & Batman, Star Wars, Pixar, and many more. I will always remember our movie outings to the theaters or when we had pizza and movie nights at home. He was a big fan of Star Trek and Stargate, as well as shows like Psych, Monk, Justified and other mystery shows we'd watch together. He also loved sports. We shared our favorite baseball team in the New York Mets, and a love of basketball. We also loved our trips to Cape Cod, where his ashes will be scattered as per his wishes.

I will always cherish my memories of him. I just wish he didn’t have to go so soon. I still am asking why God? Why did you have to take him from us so soon? I just hope he’s in a better place in Heaven alongside my grandfather, his grandparents, and all the friends and family we’ve lost over the years. I really wish he was here right now. If you would like to check out his blog or facebook page, I would appreciate that. He was the smartest and kindest man I’ve known. I just wish I had more time with him.

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Hello everyone. I know I haven't done a journal since 2015, and I hope many of you still follow me. I haven't been as vocal on the site as a should be. But I can't just let this go. The new Eclipse system is trash, and the fact the site forces you to use it makes it even worse. The new site is unwieldly, slow, and poorly structured. Its not at all intuitive to use and I don't know where anything is anymore. I can no longer browse with ease and search like I used to, making it next to impossible to find people's art. The fact the site no longer has categories to search is a major flaw for everyone wanting to post art in these categories for people to find them. All the changes that could be useful are overshadowed by the fact they could have been done without changing the site. I ask everyone who is interested to demand they bring back the classic site. Give us the option like before to switch between Eclipse and the classic site instead of forcing this upon us.