It's been a while since I was last on DA. Today I brought myself online as a means to try and distract myself. What only a few people know is that in 2009, I served the US Army in Afghanistan, and was almost killed a few times over. As a result, explosions and I are not on the best of terms. As the week of July 4th is upon us, the constant explosions outside of my house play royal hell upon my nerves and upon my brain. It forces me to look for ways to distract myself, and my art is one such outlet. I also use LARP, and Nature to help me with my various coping methods, but with all of the fireworks going on from noon until 2-3 in the mor