Madonna must be the only person breathing a sigh of relief right now thanks to all the idiots arguing about the colour of a dress. Thanks to a badly-lit photograph, everyone seems to have forgotten that she super fell down some steps during the Brit Awards (which is like normal falling down, but while wearing a cape). It would even make a nice conspiracy theory, the whole silly dress debate appearing right after the Ciccone taking a tumble on live TV. And next week, the internet will be arguing about an old 'Spot the differences' game from a copy of the Daily Mail from 1976. If you've never seen the movie Idiocracy, I strongly recommend it because it's where we're headed on a Segway. That or Demolition Man. Anywayyy, idiocy isn't just for certain people. It's open to anyone, at any time, from any background and any age, as this week's illustrated FML demonstrates. Intrigued? You should be. 

MATHILDE'S ILLUSTRATED FML

Self-portrait Mathilde by Mathilde.

 

Mathilde, weirdly, doesn't have a nickname or a special AKA. It's "Morieux Mathilde, erm, Mathilde Morieux, yes, I'm very a very creative girl!" And that's not a bad thing, it means I can refer to her as Mathilde all the way through the article, instead of getting myself muddled up with things like Tinwar22 and Glockenspiel-on-sea, as these things are wont to happen. No offence.

Her info:
Age: 25 
Location: Castellar, France
Blog: Truc Machin Chose
Her illustrated FML: The one with the weird taste

Mathilde is a young girl who live in France near the Italian border. She lives in a small mediaeval town, which doesn't mean they're behind the times. She sent me her work via the internet, not via a kestrel. She contacted us via our e-mail address, and we liked her website so we thought we'd give her a shot. Don't hesitate to do the same if you'd like to feature on this very same page. Oh, by the way, sometimes people comment on this page, saying things like "I only come here for the pictures" or "I never read these". So, they do come here, but they say they don't read these. That means I can call them names, and they won't notice, right? Hey guys, this is my reaction to your comments. Shove off, peasants.

So, lets move on to the analysis. Who is this Mathilde person. What does she do? "Drawings, which is good you'll say. I'm still a freelance graphics designer, and up until now I've always had a job in the media on the side, but I've finally set off on my own!" And do you enjoy it? "That's a tough question. I like the freedom of creating illustrations, characters, telling silly stories on my blog, my friends silly stories especially, they're the best! Seriously though, I like the freedom that freelancing gives, being able to work at home, making your own schedule (which really means lounging around in pyjamas all day with no one to say anything about it, which is GREAT!) and being able to chose what I work on… The drawbacks being the fact that I have to find new clients, the salary isn't automatically paid at regular intervals… Ah, and I lack a Cintiq to make excellent illustrations!" Wasn't it Christmas recently? Weren't you showered in gifts? Or did you get an orange and a lump of coal because you live in a Dickens novel? Sad times. 

What's your news, and how about plans? "I'm slowly but surely developing my freelance work, and I moved house recently so I'm widening my client base." And your plans? "I've got loads! One which is close to my heart, which is going to allow me to mix my granny-style pastimes to my illustrations and creations… I can't say too much about it but basically it's a blog I'm doing with someone else, with a lot of DIY, with inspirations, fashion, stories, illustrations… Whoops, I've already said too much. To find out more, just keep an eye on my work, it'll be launched soon." We will! 

So, what are you into at the moment? "Musically at the moment, I'm listening to Brigitte, Christine and the Queens, London Grammar, Emma Louise, that sort of thing. Books, I'm right in the middle of Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, a great book and the TV show is good too. Speaking of TV shows, I think I watch too many, Vikings, Game of Thrones, the Walking Dead… As for comics I'm reading The Hero by David Rubin, which is really good. As for blogs I check out, I like the ones by Jenay, Melle Karensac and Marine Blandin."

Tell us about your pastimes, pleasures and vices. "I like my rabbit who is MAG-NI-FI-CENT and who is called Kiki (we couldn't come up with anything better…). I like creating things, other than my illustrations, creating with my own hands. Knitting, braiding, sewing (yes, I have an old woman's pastimes, but I'm totally fine with that!), engravings and things like that. So what I really need is a workshop to spread all this out so that my home doesn't become too much of a mess. And I've taken up jogging, it's never too late, I like it a lot, I feel like I going to die each time, but I like it. But it allows me to get rid of the guilt of all the chocolate I've eaten during the week. No, I won't tell you how much." I can totally understand, I have the exact same problem with Big Mac's and Jack Daniel's
 

How about a personal FML to finish off? "There was the time when I was teaching a class each student would pose in turn to be a live model for the rest of the class to draw, when one time a rather portly student's turn arrived and another student asked for some more paper because he didn't have any room left on his. Me, the ever-naive teacher, thought, "Oh wow, he's been working hard!" but when I arrived at his desk with a blank piece of paper, his was practically empty, and the rest of the class burst out laughing." Hmmm, yes, that's quite the FML for you, and the guy posing. So maybe we'll say one-all. Poor guy, though! 

That's it for this week. Thanks Mathilde for taking part! We'll take off into the weekend, hoping that we'll not be arguing over the colour of a dress in a photo, that we're all #GoldBlueWhiteDress and that Nutella will save us all. Tomorrow will bring us another reason to hate ourselves but for the moment, let's just put on this song and dance around a little, hoping that it's gonna be all right. Be excellent to each other, and see you next week. 

How about you? Think you've got talent and want to do an illustrated FML? Send us an email to contact@fmylife.com, but only send us your blog's address and/or a few samples of your work. No need to create an illustrated FML straight away.

If you're a regular on FML, it probably means that you're a member. Whatcha mean you're not a member? Right, for a start, run along and create yourself an account. Doing so will allow you to comment on the FMLs, chat with the other members via our messaging service, add FMLs to your favorites list and start collecting badges.

Yeah, OK. Now what?
 

As it's cold and depressing in most parts of FML (we can tell from the stories you send in, complaining about the weather) we thought it would be the perfect time to a little recap of all the badges that are available to collect, as well as the new ones we introduced during FML's sixth birthday. 

For those of you who missed the meeting last time in room 143 on the 8th floor of FML Towers, here are the badges that you can get, old and new. Just so you know, the moderation badges are reset every three months.
 

The Gold badges

- Our top moderators: You are part of this month's 10 best moderators!
- Keen reader — Level: Godlike ninja: As of today, you have voted on 100% of the FMLs.
- Follow up: You commented on an FML that you wrote.
 

The Silver badges:

- Our top moderators: You are part of this month's 100 best moderators!
- Keen reader — Level: master ninja: As of today, you have voted on 50% of the FMLs.
- 100 quality comments: 100 of your comments have neither been buried or moderated. Well done!
- Gold rush: Looking for gold on FML? How about we run you a bath and give you a new car as well?
- One more and it's business time: You've received 68 likes on your profile. Kinky.
- The Thumb returns: You have thumbed 5000 comments.
- I moderated this!: In "Moderate the FMLs", you voted Yes on a story that was subsequently published. Well done!

The Bronze badges:

- Our top moderators: "You are part of this month's 500 best moderators!"
- Keen reader — Level: student ninja: As of today, you have voted on 15% of the FMLs.
- Happy ending: Brandon may have an FML, but he ended up marrying Jessica. You found this out by reading “FML, the follow up.”
- 50 quality responses: Clicking reply to a comment is a worthy thing to do. To do so without getting buried is even better.
- Picture this FML: You have left your mark on an illustrated FML’s presentation blog article.
- I’m your new creative director: You had to give your opinion on this new “art piece” that the whole world is talking about.
- Mobility: You are connected to FML via the mobile site or an app. How modern.
- The rules are the rules: Reading the comment rules is a really good idea. This badge is sponsored by Alan, FML's community manager, writer of this thing and person who will kick your butt otherwise.
- Socialite: You’ve used FML’s private messaging service for the first time. Will they reply? Wait and see…
- Perfectionist: Editing your comments can help you avoid embarrassment, and it might make you seem smarter.
- It’s in the can: Hey, you uploaded your photo, and you’re cute as a kitten!
- Beginner: You have looked through 5 pages of the website. That’s a start. (Only available on the FML website)
- I like your style: You've given a fuck to/about someone. How cute!
- The Mixer: You like to live life randomly, and we salute you.
- What'cha looking at?: You have put three pictures on your profile, not necessarily pictures of your profile.
- Profile completed: You’ve filled out the necessary details. Having done so will be much appreciated.
- A new Thumb: You have left your thumbprint on 1000 comments.
- The Thumb strikes back: You have left your thumbprint on 2500 comments.
- Tweet, tweet: You have shared 20 FMLs on Twitter, your followers love you and we can understand why. (Only available on the FML website)
- I like things a lot, 20 times in fact: You have liked 20 FMLs and your Facebook friends are going to like the FMLs that you have liked. We like that. (Only available on the FML website)
- Hard at Work: Voting on an FML from the Work category on a Monday between 8 and 9am, how ironic.
- Up and coming moderator: It is nice of you to help us sort out the submissions, using FML's moderate feature.
- I agree, their lives suck: 200 votes confirming that their life is crap. It’s what the website is all about.
- 50 favourites: Love knows no boundaries. You’ve already got 50 FMLs in your favourites list!

That's quite lot for a start, right? But to quote the guy who runs the ride at the funfair in the field near our offices every summer, who yells at random intervals: "D'you want more? Scream if you want more, ya bastaaaaards!" OK, let's talk hidden badges.
 

But Dad, what about the hidden badges?
 

We're getting there, sunshine. Here's a few clues on how to find the hidden badges that are strewn all over FML like a rash on a neglected baby. Obviously, we're not going to make it too easy for you. These are just rudimentary tools, like the ones cave men had to invent the wheel, fire and anal bleaching. You're going to have to use your brain cells a bit. So, as we're nice, we're going to list ALL the hidden badges from the very start, in a random order, including the old ones and the new ones, mixing gold, silver, bronze and chocolate. Oh, for the more dense amongst you, that was a joke: there are no chocolate badges, so don't start sending me messages asking how to obtain chocolate badges. 

Hidden badge #1: You gave it a shot, but it wasn't good enough.
Hidden badge #2: You should be sleeping, probably. But instead, you're here. Are you drunk?
Hidden badge #3: Talking to creatures of the night is unhealthy.
Hidden badge #4: The answer to life, and also helping us out.
Hidden badge #5: Statistically, you've won the FML lottery.
Hidden badge #6: Are you living your sex life vicariously? (Only available on the FML website)
Hidden badge #7: A military feline. A colonel that miaows.
Hidden badge #8: Empathy isn't your thing, is it?
Hidden badge #9: I look good. No, that one's better. Or maybe that one?
Hidden badge #10: No friends, no family, or just a shitty end to the year?
Hidden badge #11: Learning the rules can avoid many grievances.
Hidden badge #12: Who's checking me out?
Hidden badge #13: Kids go looking for him in the sky at the end of the year.
Hidden badge #14: It's not a birthday, but sort of. You should get out more.
Hidden badge #15: Had a good ping pong match in the comments?
Hidden badge #16: The worm is waiting.
Hidden badge #17: A dream sequence with Leonardo.
Hidden badge #18: Push that fruit. A geek's favourite hotel room number. (Only available on the FML website)
Hidden badge #19: Who is flopping at the top of pops? 
Hidden badge #20: Networking, socialising, you're everywhere. (Only available on the FML website)
Hidden badge #21: Moderating can be surprising, links are available. (Only available on the FML website)
Hidden badge #22: Empathy REALLY isn't your thing.

That's it for our badges for now. Don't forget our friendly tip: if you spot a badge you haven't got on someone else's profile, you can always ask them how they got it. But please try and ask politely. Don't be like some people and be so blunt that they could be high ranked in "Blunt and Obnoxious Magazine's most uninfluential people of 2015". Be excellent to each other, and happy hunting!

All you need is hate. That's what I got out of St Valentine's day last weekend, because I was sick and couldn't go to the restaurant as planned, along with the rest of the idiots. It's also the name of an excellent song, by the excellent (now defunct) Scottish band The Delgados. But all's not bad, there's still some things in this world that are worthwhile, aren't there? And even if there isn't, if life is getting you down, you can always count on "substances" to make life seem fantastic. A pint of lager laced with MDMA, an evening at Snoop Dogg's house to talk about plants or why not try some homoeopathy to see if the sugar pills containing nothing and the placebo effect/con trick will work on you. Sometimes, love isn't enough to make you feel as if you're constantly floating through the air and make life seem easy. You need something to kick you up the backside in the morning, which is what this week's illustrated FML is all about. Check it out.

TINE'S ILLUSTRATED FML

Self-portrait Tine by Valentine.

 

Tine is short for Valentine, which is our guest's name. She's also "TinOdine on Facebook." And she's also yet again a Belgian girl from Brussels. I swear this isn't done on purpose.

Her info:
Age: 25
Location: Brussels
Blog: Her website Tine and on Facebook.
Her illustrated FML: The one about the coffees

Tine has already done an illustration for us, but it was only on VDM, our French site. You can check it out here if you want to, because we're not going to patronise you and assume you don't speak French. If you do, that's cool. If you don't that's cool too. I speak both, barely. Anyway, she offered to do another illustration for us, and this time we said yes, and offered to stick her on both websites. Speaking of which, if any previous illustrators are reading, if you fancy doing another illustration for us, and want to be on FML as well as the French website, do get in touch, we'd love to have you back. Especially if you've got something to promote, which is what this blog section is all about. So if you're out there, don't hesitate. For the rest of you, don't hesitate in sending me bottles of Jack Daniel's, some Pringles and some Cadbury's Flakes. I'm only mentioning this because I'm hoping that if I mention them enough times, they'll send me shitloads of free stuff for all the free publicity and my unwavering support. I've heard that it happens sometimes. I know that I'm not an influential fashion blogger like my friend Zoé, who gets given a helicopter every time she gets inviter to the launch of a new range of chain-mail trousers, but still, it would be nice to get gifts every now and again. Go on, sponsor me! It's my birthday in less than a month! 

Let's get back to Valentine/Tine. Who are you? "I spend my life drawing, and I'm even paid to do so : I'm a full-time illustrator. Well, not exactly, I'm also an accountant, a manager, a salesperson, a maid… You've guessed it, I've got an independent status. My days are a subtle mixture of drawing, bills to be paid, getting in touch with potential clients, cooking (ha…) and housework (sometimes). A few examples: I worked for the Belgian economics newspaper "L'Echo" (The Echo), and for two German media (where I'm originally from), some magazines, some websites, businesses - but also private orders, like wedding invitations, cards for newborns, various invitations, etc." I see, quite the busy bee than. I admire people who work a lot. I won't say that I'm one of them, but I get bored easily, so I have to fill my days with something, whether it's work or housework. Which in my world means, "Removing cat hairs from each part of the apartment".

Do you enjoy what you do? "I really like my job a whole lot, I'm lucky enough to be able to wake up (almost) every day thinking that I'm going to be able to (almost) earn a living by drawing. That said, working as an illustrator, or more specifically, a press illustrator, is quite a lonely one so what I miss sometimes is a bit of human contact. I made a good investment in a great little French bulldog but I've known be conversationalists. So yes, it's an interesting and great job, but a lonely one." I can understand that. I work mostly from home too, but I converse with cats. And I prefer to work from home, away from people. Human contact is overrated, and if I need to talk to someone, I just go over the road to talk to the girl who works at the bakery, because I have a huge crush on her. It's more than enough.

I asked Tine about her current news and projects, but got nowhere. She replied, "On my way to becoming a star" and "Loads" respectively. In much the same way, she replied "Joker" when I asked here how she started out in drawing and whether something or someone gave her the impetus to start. As I'm curious and I've got a warped imagination, I think this answer means that the day of her 7th birthday, the only gift she got was a 2HB pencil, and she was really disappointed, but she turned this disappointment into strength, and started to draw The Joker, Batman's enemy, and ever since she's identified with The Joker and she wants to defeat Batman, whatever the cost, often forgetting that they're fictional characters. OK, my theory is a bit crap, but that's all I've got for now. 

Anywayyy. Tell us about your pleasures in life and stuff. "I like to sleep. A lot. Other than that, I like going to the movies, going for walks with my monster, going for runs (nah, just kidding), cooking, ponies, rainbows…" Same as the rest of us. Running is horrible. I used to run, when I lived by the sea, I could run through the neighbouring vineyards, I was in love with this girl and… You know what, forget it. It's a story for FML's question time. 

How about a personal FML to finish off? "There's certainly been LOADS but I'm incapable of quoting any. I always make myself laugh when these things happen, then my brain classifies the event away in my brain - it's probably my ego trying to survive, no doubt." Denial is another way to live your life. But be careful, too much denial can make you start to act all strange. "Everything's fine, I'm fine" will work for a bit. I still wake up in a cold sweat about something I did or said in 10th grade. Neurotic, me? Penis, I mean, Mum, shit, I mean never!

That's it for this week. Thank you Valentine for taking part and for answering most of my questions, we got there in the end! It's the weekend now, well, it is for most people. Hope you have an excellent time, I'm going to stay indoors, listen to some Tim Buckley, drink some herbal tea and pretend to be Amish. Be excellent to each other, and see you next week.

How about you? Think you've got talent and want to do an illustrated FML? Send us an email to contact@fmylife.com, but only send us your blog's address and/or a few samples of your work. No need to create an illustrated FML straight away.

It's a brand new Valentine's day, so here's a brand new blog section. Yep, you read that right, we're using the fact that Valentine's day is vaguely a controversial subject to launch this blog column thing, to let you have your say about it.

The main idea behind this new column is quite simple:  we'll be asking you a question every month, the sort of question that usually rustles people's jimmies, and all you'll have to do is give your opinion, back it up with facts or just by telling us a relevant and amusing story in the comments. This can be the starting point of debates, funny exchanges and stories that'll clash together like planets colliding in far away galaxies. Or something. There are no limits to lengths you can go to to convince us all, let your passion for typing stuff take over and maybe this whole exercise will be cathartic and therapeutic.

This month's QOTM: 

Valentine's Day: Who gives a f***? 
A day to love love, or a cynical Hallmark holiday?

To get the ball rolling, we've asked a few people to give their opinion.

"I hate it. I don't like having to buy roses, it's such a cliché, and besides, I hate surprises. And ever since I was dumped by a Wookie outside a combination Taco Bell and Pizza Hut on Valentine's Day three years ago, I'm not really in the mood for love." - Darth Vador

"Valentine's Day is a man-made construct, a patriarchal oppression tool that women have to conform to as a whole if they want to belong to the caste, otherwise they are shunned by society. We have to fight this abomination by metaphorically castrating Cupid by refusing all promotions on chocolate in supermarkets, but it's still guys who have to pay for the restaurant tab on Valentine's, OK?" - my neighbor, the sociology student 

"I love Valentine's Day, it's the cutest day of the year. I'll do anything and everything for the person I love the most in the world. Me." - Kanye West

Anyway, you get the general idea. So, Valentine's Day, are you into it, or do you loathe it? You must have stories of Valentine's days from your past that were absolutely shitfests. Or maybe you've got plans that you hope are going to be totes amazeballs (as annoying twunts will insist on saying). 

Stick on your procrastination hat, kick back and speak your brains. It's Friday, work can wait.

Love, love, love. Yuck. Tomorrow, it's Valentine's Day. Big whoop. The Hallmark holiday. Well, it's not really a holiday. We never get a day off for it, and it's on a Saturday this year. Anyway, recently I found myself sat between a few girls, who I consider friends, and they were discussing who or what they'd encountered on Tinder. It was quite depressing, especially the way the "products" available were being described. It was like watching a metaphorical play in which the death of romance and emotions was being played out in front of me. It was like they were discussing collecting Panini stickers. It seems like a lot of us are all looking for that ideal person that doesn't really exist, and all these apps and websites are just bullshit put there to make us believe that the grass is not only greener on the other side of the street, but it's homegrown stuff you only usually get in Amsterdam. Let's put an end to this masquerade right now, together, by loving one another without the illusion of that "better someone", because, let's face it, that "better someone" is probably looking for someone better than you. This week's illustration is in that ballpark, in that the protagonist should know when to quit. Wait, what? Check it. 

CAROLINE'S ILLUSTRATED FML

Self portrait Caroline by Caro.

 

Caroline also known under the name Carogribouillis. "But I don't like that nickname anymore." It means Caroscribbles in French. I wanted to suggest some others, but her website is already called that, and I doubt she wants to be called A$APDrawings or CaroLsinger.

Her info:
Age: 28
Location: Brussels
Blog: The illustrated daily life of a Brussels girl
Her illustrated FML: The one with the nurse

Same as Gib last week, Caroline contacted us via e-mail. I'm just pointing this out to try and get other illustrators reading this to write in too. I'm always looking for new talents to illustrate FMLs, even if sometimes I have to disappoint some who write in, not because we don't like their art, but because we have to stick to certain rules on FML. Unfortunately, the independent style, drawn all in black, with dark humour, which might be enjoyed by a small percentage of us (I'm not going to say 'an elite' but I want to because I'm ill at the moment so I'm pumped full of drugs) won't be appreciated by most of our readers. So we have to give the people what they want. But don't let that stop you from contacting us at the address listed at the bottom. We always enjoy hearing from people. 

Caroline, who are you? "I'm a nanny and I created illustrations now and again for magazines and books." Ah, a professional nanny. That's a hardcore kind of job. I'm only saying that because after about 10 minutes in presence of a kid I start to feeling dread, boredom and I feel like carrying out scientific experiments on it. How did Caroline get to where she is now? "After I graduated from high school, I was trained in cartooning. And since then, I've had orders here and there, illustrations for magazines and books, portraits, but that's still not enough." It's difficult to establish a clientele base it seems, especially if you're counting on making a career out of it. I hope this appearance on FML will allow her to get some publicity and that people will spread the word. 

How did you get started? Did something or someone give you an initial urge to start drawing? "No, no particularly, I could grip hold of a pencil when I was 2 years old, and I haven't stopped drawing ever since." I had a friend in high school who was really good at drawing cartoons, and I've always wanted to learn to draw as well as him ever since. People who have been reading these ramblings since January 2014 know that sometimes I post ridiculous stuff that I've done, but not recently. It's one of my great regrets that I never learned, but I'm such a procrastinator. I wish I could go back to that time, when I was at school, and learn from that friend. And knowing all that I know now. Starting over, but with today's wisdom. Yeah OK, that's another story, a science-fiction project for another day. 

How about you Caroline, do you have any projects as ambitious and as easy to accomplish as mine? "There are so many bouncing around inside my head, I'd really like to publish a book containing all my blog's little comics. And also illustrate a childrens book." OK, so, right after saying that, she says that her hero is Christian Grey. Right, so the movie has just been released so I'm going to let that slide, it was surely a little joke, she made a funny, because I read that book when I was getting over a broken ankle (someone thought it would be funny to lend it to me while I was laid up in bed) and it's THE worst book I've ever read. The people who thought it was romantic and sexy don't deserve to be taken out to the restaurant or anywhere for Valentine's Day. That book is the romantic equivalent of ass cancer.

Anywayyyy. Tell us about things you like, your pastimes, your vices. "Drawing, obviously, but also painting (I have to do some more of that), reading, the colour pink (I think you can tell by looking at my drawings), animals, boozing… My biggest fault is (like a lot of girls) that I like shopping. At the moment I'm reading a lot of romance novels like 50 Shades of Grey, that I read in one go…" Oh shit, she wasn't kidding. Seeing as she's a guest on this column, I'm not going to say anything mean. I mean, I'm not going to say anything else that could be construed as mean. But the book is still horrible. I almost feel like going to one of the movie screenings with my current bronchitis to blow bits of my lungs everywhere, take the piss and have a laugh. Let's continue. "I also love Gilles Legardinier's books, I've practically read them all. I love thrillers too. I loved the thriller Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson. I like TV Shows The Mentalist and Shameless (the US version). And as for comics, I really loved "Hey Miss" by Yatuu, which was very funny." 

And what about the artists you check out now and again on the internet?  "I really like Yatuu (I've mentioned them before, but I've read all their books), Piratesourcil (I never miss an episode) Diglee, Pénélope Bagieu (I loved following her stuff, but it's a shame that's there's hardly ever any new short stories) and many others but the list would be too long…"

How about a personal FML to play us out? "I was once locked with a friend inside a train station in Brussels, during the night, for 5 hours, after missing the last tram. We were scared after going up the escalators, because huge shutters were closing the underground station. This was a long time ago, but I can remember it very well. It was a fantastically shitty night." I've always dreamed of getting locked inside a supermarket for a night, I don't know why.

Right, time to go home. Pick up your things, and sling yer hook. Tonight, don't forget to turn off your phone so that you don't get woken up tomorrow morning. It's the weekend, so you can sleep in. Unless if you're working in retail or whatever, in which case, I salute you. Tomorrow it's the day of lurrrrrrve. Or vomit. Have fun. Here's some actual love. Be excellent to each other, and see you next week! 

How about you? Think you've got talent and want to do an illustrated FML? Send us an email to contact@fmylife.com, but only send us your blog's address and/or a few samples of your work. No need to create an illustrated FML straight away.