How ironic is it to tell someone not to be shy anonymously? The answer is “all the way ironic”.

Anyway, butt for butt. It’s only fair.

You know who one of the people I most admire is?

Like, people can think whatever they want about his movies or him as an actor, but he’s one of world’s biggest A-list stars, and it didn’t happen by luck or accident. From what I’ve read, he studied and observed what was successful, formulated a plan, made very conscious decisions, and engineered his own success. Obviously there are more failures then there are successes in Hollywood, the odds are against every actor trying to make it big, even more so for black actors. Not only did the guy become one of the biggest movie stars ever, but he defied the norm of what a big movie star is, and he did it on purpose.

What I’m saying is, a lot of success and failure is luck, but then there are people who set their mind to figuring out what it takes to get where they want, and they just fucking Batman that shit

when I use Batman as a verb in this context I mean they come up with a plan that leaves nothing up to chance. At the very least you will increase the likelihood of your success if you’re applying yourself.

I can understand a parent worrying about their child having stability and a promising future, nobody wants their babies to become hobos. But I also think parents have to ask themselves if they’re okay with their babies living miserable unfulfilled lives as an alternative to being a failed artist hobo. I’d MUCH rather try and fail and fall into the life of a hobo which is a secret world unto itself, hobo culture fascinates me. Jumping trains, and reading hobo hieroglyphics. It’s like a win-win, either I become a successful artist, or I get to live the exciting life of a hobo! I’ve worked shitty jobs that I hated, and I’ll never do that again, it’s soul draining.

Fortunately my parents have always been supportive and encouraging, they’re the type that are like “Look at my son’s drawings! He’s gonna work for Disney!” you might think I’m lucky to have parents like that, but have you learned nothing? It wasn’t luck, I PLANNED for my parents to encourage me before I even left the womb, and I started manipulating them since birth to be proud of me!

Another thing, I don’t know what you want to do specifically, but “art” is such a wide open field. If you’re multi-disciplined there practically no limit to the kind of things you can do.

So, just sit your dad down, and explain to him how it’s not so bad to be a hobo. You’ll get to carry your things in a red polka dot handkerchief tied to the end of a stick and wear a bent top hat with top part peeled back a little because it’s missing some stitching. I mean… how awesome is that? I’m kinda starting to second guess the art thing and just work towards hobo.