Ever have an artistic epiphany? Something hits you and you get this great idea for a piece of art (or perhaps music, etc.). Everything about it seems so amazing and so you share the idea with a friend because you want them to be involved (this is a multi-person project). You tell them about it, how it expresses your idea, how it'd be executed, etc. Then they bring up a point regarding your idea...a completely valid point that had not occurred to you until that very moment, and it's a point that cannot be denied nor ignored lest the art become only a half representation, and you don't do things "half-assed" so to speak. Well, congrats, your epiphany has been shot down. Inspiration is lost completely. Idea is null and void.

Crap.

And when you verbally respond with "well...crap...so much for that" your friend feels bad because they just killed your artistic motivation. Oh well, too late. These epiphanies are few and far between.

My spirits were rather smooshed tonight.