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Jan.24/13I have a really neat idea for a self portrait that will hopefully get done soon. As well I have a shoot I wanna do with Kendall. And I'm gonna continue taking photos for modelling agencies too. I actually might be going to Toronto in the coming months to watch some real photoshoots but we'll see how that goes.
This past little while I've felt alot more creative.
I'm excited.

Jan.20/13I've been gone for so long and I don't even know what to say. First off, I am happy. For a big portion of my life I was sad. But somehow I managed to be alot more positive and just be happy. Whenever I think about posting photos, I get this feeling in my throat. That I'll choke and then I can't breathe. Not too long ago I realized I have anxiety over posting photos. I mean I know all of you are very kind people but I would just automatically think "well what if they don't like it?" And the pressure of everything kind of just crumbled. I also have OCD. I never noticed how bad it was until I stopped taking my antidepressants(also for ocd) I felt alot happier off of them but sometimes it's hard to deal with OCD. People often use the term loosely and say they have it because they need their pencil to always be sharpened or something. Mines a little different. I completely obsess over something for months at a time then drop it completely like it never mattered. For a long time I obsessed o

Jan.23/13I don't know if alot of you are aware that I have an instagram. At the moment it's probably what I'm most active on. So if you're interested in seeing everyday pictures of mine go to http://instagram.com/dallasharder/ or just go on the app and search dallasharder
What's new with me? Well I think I've found an art school I'd like to attend. It's in San Francisco and I would move there after graduation( in a year and a half). It would be extremely difficult and expensive to move that far away but I'm definitely doing it. I'm glad to have such supportive parents in this situation. Alot of the times I don't get along with parents, we're all very much alike. But I had a conversation with my mom that made me feel alot more at ease with my decisions in life. Well I don't have great grades, attendance, extracurricular so I'm not even sure an art school would want me. But my mom said she supports any choice I make as long as I'm happy. And that was really nice to hear. I'm gonna be a phot

June.10/12Last week of school. Can I do it? I don't know. Tomorrow i'm going to the doctor's to hopefully get some sleeping meds. For those of you who don't know I have horrible insomnia, it takes hours for me to fall asleep and then I'll wake up 6-7 times a night and stay up for long periods of time. And that's why I hate sleeping. It would be nice for those nights that I get really frustrated and lay wide awake.
Anyway I've decided to not post the photos of Kendall on here, because no one seems to care anyways. If you are interested in checking them out you can find the in "more photography" on Dallasharder.net. So be sure to check that out!
I have no idea what I'm doing this summer which is kind of a bummer. I had plans to originally go to nevada, los angeles, & kelowna. But now my mom says we aren't going to la which is what I was most excited for. And honestly I don't know if I want to go to Kelowna considering I do it every year and it's 12 hours in the car. It just seems dreadful.
That's

Let's Talk about Radical FeministsSo generally I think radical feminists are the boogey man of feminism. Everyone talks about them like they live on every street, but I hadn't really seen any.
UNTIL NOW.
I won't link to the site because honestly, that's giving her more page views. But I found this gem of an article, which you can imagine has all kinds of intellectual-- ahaha, who am I kidding, it's a rant she spewed from the deepest pits of her colon.
Drag is The Gender Version of Blackface, but…
Because nothing says "enlightened" like comparing an empowering gender identity/performance to systematic oppression employed by white people to mock people of color, who had being enslaved, raped, and lynched for centuries. GOOD JOB. I DON'T EVEN THINK YOU TRIED AT ALL.
Why would women ever notice or care about anything that mocks them unless someone with a penis told them to?
Well, I am only noticing this "mockery" now, and I'm pretty sure you have a vagina, so . . .

This old man in this video doesn't even

MY HAPPY LIST.HELLO FRIENDS.
My eviction date's in less than 3 weeks so I imagine you have an idea of how crazy things have been the past few days.
GO AWAY DEADLINES, NOBODY LIKES YOU.
Luckily I've just managed to put a deposit down on an affordable place c: so finger's crossed that it works out >u< hnngh.
IF NOT I'M JUST GONNA LIVE IN A BOX BECAUSE I FOUND A PLACE THAT SUPPLIES ME WITH FREE BOXES AND THEY'RE DEAD GOOD BOXES AND THAT.
I used to like decorating boxes as houses as a kid,
when finished I'd celebrate by closing myself up inside of them
and then feel incredibly disappointed that it was too dark to see my drawn on furniture.
Drawn on furniture is really cheap, I recommend it to anyone on a budget.
I've found myself referring to this list a lot to help me get by lately!
I wondered if you guys have anything similar to this that helps you through tougher paragraph's of life? o:
OR IS THIS JUST ME AND MY LOVE FOR MAKING LISTS. I SHOULD WRITE THAT ON MY LIST.
FAILPROOF WAYS OF M

GAY CAVEMANANGRY: Just read a bunch of articles about the supposed discovery of a gay caveman. I have no doubt that gay cavemen existed, but the reasoning for thinking that this particular skeleton was gay ("a homosexual or a transvestite" were the only possible conclusions that these articles came to) is that the skeleton was biologically male, but buried in a way that we have only previously found females buried.
I hate to break it to these scientists, but not all cultures in history have viewed sexuality as having anything to do with gender stereotypes. Many cultures throughout history have accepted homosexual behaviors as the norm, without our culture's stigmas of "gay men are girly men" or "lesbians are butch man haters". There are plenty of cultures throughout history that accepted transgender, gender varient, and dual gendered people as existing, and respected that those things were okay.
Obviously they couldn't have sex changes at the time, but is it so fucking hard to conceive of the not

Glee, recap for "Hold Onto Sixteen"recap, so SPOILERS
Go away if you haven't seen it and don't want to be spoilered.
I'm only going to say four things.
1) Thank god Quinn's brain fever finally broke so she can cool off her brainpan and chill the fuck out now. Please be for real. STOP BEING CRAZY, CRAZY!
2) I actually approve of this new blend of the Troubletones and the Nude Erections. That the Troubletones get to sing one song per competition. It works. It makes sense. Now I wonder how many competitions it's going to last for. My guess is one.
3) All season (and for the latter part of last season) I've been dreading each episode. I'm just convinced it's going to be a horrible waste of my time, and I'm going to hate it, and "whyyyy am I waaatching this? Why am I still doooing this to myself? Uuurgh!" And then I actually WATCH the episode and by the end I go "Hey, I LIKED this one!" My expectations are so low that I end up being pleasantly surprised every time. Except that one that ended with Puck and Shelby kissing. Tha

Devious Journal EntryI Have Too Pee Like A Boss :3
I Dunno Im Bored And Too Lazy To Get Up D:
Someone Come Pick Me Up And Carry Me To The Bathroom Please? ]:
PLEASE? Dx

Don't take this the wrong way.......But I'm kind of obsessed with naked ladies.....
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I knew you'd take it the wrong way you dirty little skets!!!!!
What I really mean is I think the female form is absolutely mesmerizing, and I'v found myself drawing it a lot... in good taste mind you.
So don't assume I'm more lesbian than you know if you start seeing lots of drawings of sexy semi-naked ladies on my profile soon, none of it is to degrade women, or turn people on....

Its all about what I find beautiful, because that is what my art has always been about from that start

(And you thought I was joking when I said I was being completely open and honest nowadays

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lol, anyway, more art to come, I promise. My new years resolution is to make myself, and hopefully you guys, fall in love with art (and deviantArt) all over again

LOVE YOUU!!
&
~Squee

a winter in France - long due blogpostI spent the past few days organizing the six rolls of films I brought with me from my stay as an au pair in France earlier this year. It took me a long time, but I have finally put them all together in one post along with thoughts and writings and explanations, and most of all a lot of feelings.
END OF NOVEMBER 2010 - MIDDLE OF APRIL 2011

"When something begins, you generally have no idea how it's going to end."
- Meredith Grey

I remember one day when I had just arrived, I went into town together with my host mum
and had to wait for her while she had an appointment. I went into a café, had a coffee,
wrote into my notebook and tried to grasp that new, entirely french world around me.
I thought I could be doing that more often if I ever felt like I didn't know what to do because
my thoughts were chasing after me. The atmosphere in cafés is just so different from
the res

Nov.21/11It actually sickens me what people will say about you , like you aren't even real . I understand constructive criticism and even flat out rude comments don't bother me , but they do bother other people . On my latest photo , I was called anorexic , ugly , disturbing etc. As well comments like "why don't men look like men anymore?" What has society become that we find it socially acceptable to EVER talk to someone like that . If I didn't have thick skin that would bother me a lot more . But for the people it does bother , you could be taking away an innocent life by talking to someone like that . It just makes me so upset how we treat each other and that it's just going downhill . I have a project for you . Go to school/work tomorrow and go up to one person who could use a compliment and say something nice to them . Little things can make a big difference .
Anyway I'm gonna take my anorexic body , caterpillar eyebrows , fake eyes , duck lips & mountain nose and embrace them .

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Journal Entry: Mon Feb 4, 2013, 4:52 PM

I saw this photo and tumblr and it makes so much sense to me. Just look at it, take it in and let me know your thoughts about it: [link]

I'm not necessarily known for being an angel. And a lot of people easily judge me for it. To me it's so interesting that people will take their time to put you down on something. Everything I do only comes to harm of myself, no one else. I know what I'm doing and I'm happier than I have ever been yet there's still people who feel the need to express their disgust. And no one is perfect so really, humans in any situation shouldn't be judging so harshly. Just think about it.

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Feb.4/13by *DallasHarder

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~nycu Mar 3, 2013

People always judge too quickly. I hate not being understood but I guess that's life. I just hope you have at least some friends who do understand you. <3

~SwingSetHero Feb 9, 2013

You know what they say:
"let he who is without sin, cast the first stone"

*TheFreeWay Feb 5, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

You're my biggest inspiration. Your personality seems so true and honest, I look up to you so much and especially your photos, if I feel to seek inspiration I always visit your gallery first. Don't let anybody take you down, I know there's so many people who appreciates your art and for you to be on here and share your feelings. I hope the people who judge you, they honestly don't matter if you just realize how your creativity makes a difference for people all over the world. I also want to tell you that for those months that you were gone, I repeatedly continued to check your gallery to see if I've skipped you in my Deviations inbox. I am way beyond happy that you're back in the game.

Regards from Norway

~SaRaPhOtOgRaFiC Feb 5, 2013

Stop saying stupid things!
Are you one of the best artists I've ever met.
You are beautiful, fucking good at what you do, and especially NOT SOFT EVER.
You are strong.
Your art is yourself, and if your art is wonderful, well, guess what you are?
Be strong, Dallas.

Kiss,
Sara

*reddecatur Feb 5, 2013

Yes...it sure hits home...I generally take the path of "if I don't have something good to say...I'm silent".

~LancelotNoctis Feb 4, 2013 Photographer

You can judge somebody for what he/she does and it just has secondary effects on him/her... but the thing change when it hurt's somebody else directly... I'm really agree with you... I've been thinking of that since the last year...

~XXFallbackXX Feb 4, 2013

amen.

~beefbuns Feb 4, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

This is seriously what I live by everyday. Glad to know you'll be doing the same. (':

~bloodyangel6 Feb 4, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

I agree with you fully boy. That picture and what you said made me really smile for the first time in a while so thank you for that.

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