You know what I really don't like about the internet? I really don't like the negativity that message boards draw. As if it wasn't easy enough for every asshole in the world to start their own blog/site and talk shit about everything and anything (yes, we are amongst that group of assholes), perched below those assholes are the laziest, shit talking assholes who are handed a virtual mini soapbox and encouraged to give their antagonistic point of view and/or take personal potshots at people and snicker about how anonymously clever they are and how the people whom they consider their enemies for whatever reason are being brought to their knees by the all-powerful sword of words that they wield. Whew.

I'm telling you this because I imagine the shit that would fly if we here at Mumble were to open the floodgates of a public forum. Ideally it would be filled with a bunch of interesting people talking about positive stuff concerning art and skateboarding, products and related shit you can buy, there would be healthy dialogue, people asking questions and getting answers, community building, art show promoting, people helping each other, taking steps forward creatively and we would actually invite you to be a somewhat tangible part of this Mumble thing that we really do consider yours and ours, like this culture we also share. But realistically, while that positive stuff might exist, there would always be those lazy, shit talking assholes who would smear us with ugly words, just the way there are on every other message board out there. Not only would it be annoying and discouraging, but we'd have to set up some sort of policing system that would pit nice people against not-so-nice people, which would be weird and also just a total waste of their energy which could be spent doing more productive things. And while I'm all for freedom of speech, I'd rather not invite a bunch of assholes to my birthday then help them undo their zippers so they can piss out the candles of my cake and tell me how ugly I am.

So anyway, this is my favorite shoe to wear today. I have two of them on my feet right now as I type this. Maybe you like it too, or maybe you think it's totally fucking stupid and this gay little web site that I edit sucks dicks. Z-i-i-i-i-p.