I have a rant and I need to get it out somewhere. I don't feel like posting it and making a racket on Facebook, and I don't feel like a big mess, so I'll just say it here.

Caylee Anthony is dead, it's not a big deal.
There, I said it. It's not a big deal. Why should it be? Because it was televised and known all over the world? Because Caylee was soo young when she died? Was it horrible? Yes of course it was, but why should it matter more than the death of any other child? Some of my friends on Facebook are posting condolences, best wishes, balloons, words of how much they love Caylee and how sorry they are for the human race, and it's bullshit.

To these people:
First off, you didn't know her. If you hadn't seen it on tv you wouldn't have given a damn. And this is what makes me upset the most. Because it's on television it's instantly important. How many children die every day? How important are they? Has it ever occurred to you that perhaps your 'mourning' is insulting to the people who did know and love her, and mourn her death? Did you ever think of that? Your pathetic, attention-seeking updates are an insult to the people who are actually involved, not just spewing what the media told them for attention.
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Secondly, your stupid posts do nothing. They're not advertising a way to help, they're not leading people to any useful information on how they can help support or donate to causes that would help such things from happening in the future. They don't do anything. Do you actually think that by writing some trite, gooey, sappy 'the world will miss you Caylee' diatribe that it will actually make a difference in anything? If you all took a moment to think for yourselves, and not just what the television and newspapers told you to think, you would realize that though it is a very sad thing, it's not the only thing that matters. It's not the only injustice in the world.

Thirdly, horrible things happen every day. Children, youth, adults, the elderly die all the time in third world countries, and here in our own countries. Their deaths aren't publicized, they don't have Wikipedia pages written about them. These children that die from starvation and disease are just as important as Caylee Anthony, are they not? How come none of you make status updates mourning the loss of these children?


Here is an example of what my idiot friends and others are saying:

"Dear Mommy...I see you smile down there below...are those tears of joy you show? I'm glad your happy, although you lied...I'd love to be right by your side...but by your choice, I view from above...tell my Grandparents I send my love...it's Beautiful here, is all I can say...your life will go on... without me in your way. Love Caylee

REPOST FOR A LITTLE GIRL THAT OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM LET DOWN"

How insulting and stupid is this? What is something like this even supposed to accomplish? Yes, let me go ahead and repost this for little Caylee, because that would really be doing something constructive!

"Dear Caylee:I'm so very sorry that we, the people, failed you today. I hope that you are able to find some solace, some comfort or bright spot in this otherwise dark and cloudy day. May you forever live on in the hearts of millions that mourn your loss at the hands of one so unworthy of the title 'mom'. GOD Bless you child ♥ Sincerely, Humanity Please copy and Re-Post if you agree.......I did!"

There are soo many things wrong with this I don't even know where to begin. I'll just keep it short and say that I, a part of this human race, did absolutely not fail Caylee. I'm not a juror, I'm not anyone who knew her mother, I have no involvement in this case whatsoever, and neither do the idiots who keep pasting this useless garbage.

Lastly, I don't pretend to be a perfect person, I fuck up a lot, and I do stupid shit all the time, but something like this just makes me so sad and so angry when I think of the real injustices of the world, not the very sad loss of one child, but the pointless, devastating loss of hundreds of children, children who are just as precious, innocent and loved as Caylee was. Children who go unnoticed.

I'm sick and tired of people pretending to give a damn.

/rant

I had my cute turquoise headband sitting on my desk, so I decided to draw it.
It's one of the ones that has really big, cute bows on them. I tried to draw the bows without lines, just shading, and it turned out pretty well.
When it came time for the part that actually goes around my head, I used more lines which kind of ruined the effect, but it's too late now, I guess I 'll just consider this a learning experience.

I've actually been pretty happy with myself, and I'm glad I've kept at a drawing a day this long. I thought I would have given up or forgotten by now.
I think the blogging about it...almost daily, really help push me to remember to do it.