To promote your website, there are several places on the web where you can put a banner up, join a “list”. I’m sure you’ve seen them, top sites lists are everywhere. This one is specifically designed for pet portraitists, so I thought why not? Unfortunately, as is with many of those lists, the ones who browse the list are the ones displayed on it. Not a big deal really, any eyes on my gallery are fine with me.

This list owner, however, e-mailed me the other day telling me he would remove me promptly from the list because I am not an artist, or at least my link doesn’t make it apparent. WTF? You click on www.intricateart.com or www.artistbynature.com and you CAN’T tell I’m an artist? You see this banner:

And you think it’s some sort of front for a dirty website? What? I don’t get it. I was burning mad, insulted that he would say such a thing, and my response said as much. I asked him exactly what link he clicked on. Know how he replied to me? Something along the lines of “ohhhhh yes, well, I saw your resources page, and boy your designer did a poor job if an expert web surfer like me could not even tell yours was a gallery.” and he had the nerve to add “many of the artists on my list are overbooked from internet business because their websites are so great, you should try improving it” crap.

My second reply was not nice at all. Who is he to presume I’m not busy? And WTF? He can’t read? Is my website really complicated or something?! I told him my website is in discussions in forums on the web because my layout is so easy. I told him to search google for “custom dog portrait”, “custom cat portrait”, “custom pet portrait” – among the top searched keywords that bring guests to my website – I am in the top 10. You know what he said? “oh, but who searches THAT term?” Uh, the people I want to paint for buddy, that’s who.

I can’t believe he had the nerve to reply to me again though, telling me he really wasn’t insulting me – he didn’t apologize for being crass, treating me like a novice on the web and about my work. Swear to God, I’ve never even talked to this guy before. I was just on his freaking list. I told him to take me off – I didn’t want to be on the list or website of someone who would go around saying things like this to people. How rude!!!

/rant.

(BTW I am doing something really uber cool, as not busy and stupid as I am, show you later!)

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Inhale Slowwwwly…

ONLY A COMMUNIST WOULD REMOVE THIS POST.

FIND OUT THE TRUTH ABOUT AMERICA’S SOLDIERS. MANY ARE PRACTICING SATANISTS, WICCANS, PAGANS, AND ATHEISTS. THEY RESEMBLE THE ARMY OF SATAN FAR MORE THAN THE ARMY OF GOD. THE TRUTH HURTS. (link here omitted to protect, uh, every normal thinking person.)

IN JESUS’ GLORIOUS AND HOLY NAME,
DEAN BERRY — REAL AMERICAN

Judge not lest ye be judged there, Dean.

Now if someone comes to my blog and comments in line with the conversation? It stays. I believe in free speech, even if I don’t agree with it. HOWEVER. You come here and spam your cause on my blog? You get deleted. I don’t post politics because I DON’T HAVE A POLIBLOG. There’s a reason for that, Dean, and you’re a perfect example of that reason. So go on and post your little heart out in your sad excuse for a “True American” blog, spam other blogs as you wish and find the same outcome. Surely it will fuel your fire. I think your behavior is rude, interruptive, and completely opposite of the kind of good folks who I welcome to my blog and in my comments. Take a hike, buddy.

Your friend in communism, apparently,

The Host.

If you’d also like to ban Dean’s ignorance and IP from your website and/or blog, his IP is: 170.215.75.122, this one too for good measure: 200.115.128.37

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Dear Dean Berry.

iaan_spencer: hey
iaan_spencer: so nice pic ofu
iaan_spencer: wanna chat
iaan_spencer: this is ian
iaan_spencer: 35/m/indianapolis
intricateartist : It is a very nice picture of her isn’t it. I really really like it, she is very talented and beautiful…one of the many reasons I married her!!!!
iaan_spencer: lol

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Little Green Monsters are Cute!

mrasg2468: Hi and sorry to bother you with a random IM but I like your profile and think you are VERY pretty and wanted to say hi to you. My name is Adam.
mrasg2468: Great paintings…you are very talented
intricateartist : thank you
mrasg2468: Hi Leanne, how are you?
intricateartist : Good, thank you.
mrasg2468: You painted the mouse?
intricateartist : yes, i did
mrasg2468: Incredible
intricateartist : thanks
mrasg2468: May I see your cam?
intricateartist : i’m not painting in the studio right now, i’m working on some graphic designs for other clients.
mrasg2468: Although I totally oppose your politics I have to say you are talented
mrasg2468: Maybe you could do a painting of the WMDs so we can see what they look like!
mrasg2468: (smile)
mrasg2468: (kiss)
intricateartist : i don’t judge people by their politics. my husband fought over there and just got back, and we’ve dealt with a lot of negativity (that didn’t come out right) surrounding his participation, it doesn’t bother us if others don’t believe what we believe, we are each free to our own opinions.
mrasg2468: Yeah and my Brother died in Vietnam ..another horrible invasion
mrasg2468: Maybe when they pass a law that every chicken hawk member of congress and the administration has to send a kid over they wont be so quick to do it
intricateartist : my father was in vietnam as well. he supported our efforts there. the great thing about enlistment, you’re free to do that or not, too.
mrasg2468: yeah love the back door draft going on now where they keep folks wayyy past the time they were supposed to be out
mrasg2468: bush went to vietnam right?
intricateartist : i don’t believe so, he was in the national guard from what i understand
mrasg2468: it doesnt matter you are in a blue state so your vote doesnt really matter when you vote for war mongering idiots like bush anyway
mrasg2468: take care
intricateartist : (lol)
mrasg2468: dont choke on the kool-aid
intricateartist : good grief, you’re very politically angry, i’m sorry you feel it necessary to lash out on others.

At this point I selected user options “IGNORE”. Because, well, I have the right and option to do that. And I exercised it.

So I modified my profile, again. Jeez.

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Again with the IM’s?!

deuces2000: what do you paint?
intricateartist : you can view my gallery through my yahoo profile link
deuces2000: still life? portraits?
intricateartist : www.intricateart.com
deuces2000: no people?
deuces2000: oh there
deuces2000: no nudes?
intricateartist : you’re viewing my gallery?
deuces2000: i just looked at the people
deuces2000: i’m more into people not pets
deuces2000: nothing to do with your paintings just my taste lol
deuces2000: then you quit talkin to me
intricateartist : my figurative gallery is complete
deuces2000: i don’t know art terms what is that
intricateartist : people
intricateartist : what was your question?
deuces2000: which one? i asked if you ever do nudes?
intricateartist : i would paint nudes on commission
deuces2000: have you ever, and what is difference between commission and regular fee? get paid by the pound? llol
intricateartist : i have, yes. a commission is when i am hired to paint something specific for my client and it is based on canvas size, time and materials.
deuces2000: why are there no nudes in your gallery?
intricateartist : they are only displayed at the discretion of my clients
deuces2000: are there any on your sitee?
intricateartist : no. you would probably have better luck finding what you’re looking for by typing “nude figurative gallery” in google.
deuces2000: well no one there would paint me
intricateartist : i am sure that if you found a nude figurative gallery, the artist would accept a commission.
deuces2000: i was interested in seeing your work, oh well
intricateartist : you’ve seen all that is available to see.
deuces2000: as i said oh well

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Oh Well.

In this category you will find people you might want to blacklist before they target you, or heck, just point and laugh at the sheer illiteracy of these “men” (using that term reeeealy loosely!). He’s another one who can’t read or doesn’t understand what “VERY HAPPILY MARRIED” means. I refuse to talk to people like this, they’re just gross and probably on some sex offender list somewhere. Iew. So here they’re going to be, in their own category, to expose them for their schmucky behavior. My own little “IM Offender” list!

Yahoo Schmuck of the evening:

Out of the blue, I get this invitation to view webcam. Nice. Not.

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New Category.

They still don’t read very well. I think I’ll start sharing the IM’s I receive, just in case any of these guys actually read my profile and come here, they’ll know it’s all about painting on cam and business, not flirting with strange men.

guywith_hazeleyes: Sorry to disturb you, I was just browsing thru the member directory and looked at your profile, and think you are a very pretty woman.

Aww. That’s really very sweet, and thank you, guywith_hazeleyes. You didn’t disturb me, but you did irritate my hubby a little bit. I’m not the only one who uses this ‘puter. heh.

intricateartist : I do too!….guess that is why I married her, huh?

Aww, but guywith_hazeleyes, where did you go? You don’t want to chat with my hubby?

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Yahoo! MEN. Argh.