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This is another gosh darn happy picture that I made for one of my art classes that I had to take. I vaguely remember being a bit of a "soft-spoken" hellion in Art Class. I really loved art, but the teacher always had us making stupid shit, like jewelry and other cutesy/artsy/feely projects which I was NOT into. So I would instead make things "My Way", which she did... uh... not appreciate. Seemed she thought my concepts were a bit... different.

The BEST was (get this) when we had to make stuffed animals. Yes... actually stuffed animals. Can you say the words "Living Hell". At the time, being a Teenage Metal Maniac, I was not quite into that project AT ALL. So I did make a stuffed Bill The Cat doll. It actually came out REALLY well. I found out I had some hidden stitching and sewing skills (I did not share this information with any of my buddies of course, due to an eternity of mocking and jokes).

I had decided to make a t-shirt for my Bill The Cat so I made... a Flaming Vomit t-shirt (my band's name). When the teacher saw it, for some reason she FLIPPED OUT. She thought it was the most disgusting and horrifying thing she ever saw. She had MANY talks with me about it and wanted to throw me out. All because I made a Flaming Vomit t-shirt. Just another instance of the man trying to keep you down.

Ultimately, we smoothed things out. Though she didn't LIKE what I was making, she let me do-my-thang because she thought I did have some talent (no matter how disturbing it might have been to her).