I make comic strips, and I do a funny drawing show with my friends on YouTube! I'm a pro editor so every episode be FIRE.
Age 32
Breastfeeder
United States
Joined on 12/14/11
Holy shit. I hope the plebs here at Newgrounds, reads this, and can take some understanding from your ordeal. I really hope you can still go to college, maybe animation commissions would help... without the internet at home, you should be more productive.
And don't hang out with feral kids, they'll turn on you (as you stated).
Yeah I'm definitely gettting a lot more productivity out now. I don't feel inclinced to waste any of my time . :D
"Funny thing, that girl sent me a letter saying "sorry! Please still be cool with me" Fuck no bitch. Just ruined my life."
Oh man. XD
I know a lot about what you're going through, friend. I've been in jail 4 or 5 times now. County once and the rest was city. Spent about the same amount of time you did once in a shitty, cramped city jail and I know all about the lucid dreaming aspect. The stress, the worry, the conditions and all of that don't make it easy to sleep so even when you do, you're stressing out terribly. That makes it a lot easier to gain control of your dreams. Hang in there. This is your first time getting in trouble so you're not likely to face any county jail time. You could try to get a court appointed lawyer. A lot of people say they're worthless but in my experience, there are definitely good ones out there that will fight for you. It's an option. Since it's a drug charge, you're going to have take piss tests constantly. So for the time being, I'd stop all use. Because if you're caught, you're going back to jail. Just remember, your life isn't over. You're young, you can come out of this on top. People have done way worse and succeeded and it's quite common for high school and college age people to get in trouble like this. Especially when it comes to drugs. So don't give up. That'll just lead to you getting in more trouble most likely. It's an awful situation to be in, but it doesn't have to define you and what you do in the future. Good luck!
Yeah through contacts I'm hiring a lawyer who's supossedly the best in town. So that's pretty sweet.
and yeah, that must've been it, all the stress and worry enabling lucid dreaming cuz' I haven't done it out of jail now. Interesting.
I"m definitely gonna live life the the fullest now, and not let anything I wanna do slip by. Thanks man!
No beating around the bush here: You need to stop doing drugs and show that you have indeed learned something valuable here.
Yeah that's easy. Nothing imaginable is worth going to jail for.
If god came to my door and said "sup dude wanna travel the universe through space and time but go to jail afterwards?"
I"d say
Nah thanks man.
bummer
What did you draw on in jail? Did they give you normal paper? ...was it all toilet paper?
That's pretty intense, entertaining to read but I can't imagine how it'd feel to have it happen myself, like you say you never really appreciate freedom till you get it taken from you... maybe with enough imagination it'll be possible. Best of luck with getting your life sorted out after this, don't let distrust in the system steer the way! You have a span of talents.
You get 4 pieces of paper a week. But I did some trading and stuff. haha
Thanks man!
That's a pretty incredible story. I don't hate all cops, but the ones who arrest people for victimless crimes are the fucking scum of the earth, or bandits as you put it. It's cool that you're able to take so much positive out of all of that, but I recognize what a messed up situation you're in. It sounds like you're handling it in the best possible way. Keep making art, keep your guard up, and keep your friends and family close to you. Experiences like that make you a more interesting artist. There are worse things than being poor... like being a boring fucking human being.
Haha man that's a pretty great way to look at it.
now I just have more complexity to my character and art. Thanks man!
I'm convinced from my childhood that the only way to realize one's folly and to bring one closer to the greater good is to suffer tremendous pain. Psychic pain, to be precise. If you survive it, you will become much stronger, and nothing will stop you as long as you believe in the determination of your future.
Because when you do something for the greater good, everything is going always as planned.
Greater good = a goal in life, a moral achievement.
What is your next objective in life, FrostDrive?
That is so awesome man. I might 'steal' those lines if that's alright. :D So epic.
It might sound pretty stupid and arrogant, but being in there, trapped against your will, with your freedom taken away. I realized I'm pretty lucky because I can draw and do music, and videos. What a better way to get a message out there. Any message. So what I wanna do in my life is change the world. Even a little bit, for the good.
i enjoyed this and it let's me know that i'm not the only one who thinks cop's are assholes, i'm only 16 and me and my brother got thrown into a cop car because my parents lost the house so me and my brother went to get the mail since ya know it's still being mailed to my "old house" and i know i'm trespassing but my parents need their checks for my siblings and but anyways the neighbors who hate us called the cops and the cop around ''6 feet tall asshole threw us against aggressively and calling back up on 2 scrawny teens who are harmless, annnnddd having us sit in a cop car for an hour,which isn't as bad as what happened too you and i'm sorry to hear that sounds pretty fucked up just the fact that you also have younger siblings and a mom who i can imagine is awesome really gives me the feels and ya know i wish you the best man :)
Jesus man, that's terrible. You guys weren't even doing anything evil in any way shape or form.
thanks man!
That was a pretty interesting read. I really hope things go better for you. You seem like a really positive person considering you walked into jail and you just started drawing. That's the most bad ass thing I've ever heard, actually.
Haha thanks! I'm pretty inspired now to do alot of awesome things in life.
America's drug policy's ridiculously fucked up. It's outrageous someone is sent to jail for so long for doing nothing but using a substance. It's not like you raped or killed anyone, yet you're treated like a fucking terrorist. The War on Drugs is an outdated drug policy, and I can only hope America will get its head off its ass.
Exactly. I went to jail for a completely victimless crime. Corruption, especially with the NDAA around. Needs to be changed.
I'm glad that you made the best out of a bad situation in jail. As many others are saying, if you want to avoid having to deal with that shit again you need to have a lifestyle change and you're the only person that can decide what needs fixing in your life.
Don't let this one instance ruin your life, try to get into college if you can but if you can't then perfect your drawing and become a professional artist.
I also recommend NOT lucid dreaming because it can easily become nightmares and you do not want to be a victim of a lucid nightmare, from what I heard it is the most horrifying shit that you can imagine.
Keep your chin up. Also don't kill yourself because that's bad man.
Yeah I'm done with substances for now, definitely not worth giving the government an excuse to put you behind bars. So I'm quiting. That's really easy. Now I can just focus even more on my hobbies and shit.
and I get what you mean by creepy lucid dreams! I was pushing this one guy around calling him a faggot and he wouldn't even look at me and was like "damn, this guy isn't even real" tripped me out.
But I'm prepared, creepyness, bring it on! :D
I don't often log on to newgrounds anymore. It's been years. I just had to say that your story is very interesting and you are an amazing person. Don't let this bump in the road get you down. You're very lucky that you have a family that loves you.. Some people aren't as lucky.. Material things will come and go but your family is the only one that you've got. I'm glad you realize this, somewhat.
Keep doing what you love, just try to stay out of trouble. Do questionable things alone or with people you trust with your life. They have your life in your hands, after that point, after all.
You're right man. Really good view on it. Thanks for the positive words. :D
I"ll keep my chin way up from now on.
Glad you're back, just wish it was under better circumstances. All I can say is, endeavor to persevere.
So how ya been lately, getting ahead of the game yet?
Tryin'! I should be finished with this little sprite animation by the end of this week. :D
No rush, how's things at home, getting better (but not too good as to invite the cops over again)?
Jom
No offence man, But you need to get the fuck out of whatever town you're in. Make a new life for yourself, shit's only gonna get worse.
FrostDrive
Yeah, especially since I know in this town they try by all means to fuck everyone on probation over.