it's morning, and i shouldn't be awake enough to type, but i just remembered somethings:

1. i prefer my goldfish normal, without the painting behind it to give it color. i think the colors don't add anything that people can't add themselves, and they certainly don't change the overall tone of the piece. 

2. my verbal communication skills get totally shot when im concentrating on painting.

now, i don't want to change this.