My computer's hard drive did a head crash, so now all my stuff is gone. OTL

I went 2 weeks without a computer because the guy who was looking at our hard drive went on vacation (without returning our tower). I've been really bored, and although I'm excited to have a computer back, all of my pictures and stuff are gone because I was stupid enough NOT to back them up on my external hard drive. *stabstabstab*

So I guess I have to start the CG of the lineart I posted (and some others I kept secret) over again??? .__.l|l|



...Anyway!

Hopefully this time around my scanner will be functional, and I can get my sketches onto the computer!!! I've been doodling a lot but haven't had a way to make them digital.

How ya doin', everybody? I miss you!!!

I've got my tablet working to a certain extent pressure-wise, so now it's CG tiem! :D

Maybe soon I'll have something up here for you all~ *hinthint* I've been drawing every now and then, and I'd like to think I've gotten better since the last time I posted. (lies)

Perhaps suggestions may be taken into consideration.

I'm not really "back", but if you guys would like to contact me I, through a friend's suggestion, have started up a lyrics site! *shameless plugging*

If you'd like to see it, please go here: [link]

I'll be hosting downloads as well, so I hope to see you there.

Otherwise, I've been doing great. Art block hasn't gone away, but I've had plenty of free time to think about you guys. Thanks for being patient with me! I hope you're all doing well.

Yeah, I'm leaving this account for a while. I'm not really as much into drawing as I was.

I do have another account somewhere else, but I'd really like to have a fresh start here on dA with some of my realism drawings, so please excuse me.

I'll probably come back sometime in the future, but goodbye for now~

...I come back for the first time in FOREVER to update, and there's a new popular system??? I already know how it works and all, and from the looks of it (and my cancerous message box) most people hate this new system.

To me it seems like a shame, but at the same time it's a blessing. There were a lot of artists up there that made the frontpage all the time, crap or not; most of these deviations were animu and they basically dominated the popular section. Sometimes, Japan-related photography/etc. made it on to the frontpage, because face it: deviantART is pretty much the weeaboo gathering of the artistic internet world. Still, it's easier than ever to abuse deviantART now. How sad. It's ironic that they're trying to make it fair for lesser-known artists/categories to achieve fame when they're actually weighting the system to cheaters.

Eventually, things will even out if you give it time. Calm down people. If you keep complaining there will only be more butthurt as the deviantART admins are only going to make more changes like this as time goes on. Remember when they changed the layout a few years ago? A lot of people were whining about that too (me included), but the layout wasn't changed back. Then, they changed our personal frontpages, the submission system, and moved around all the buttons and links on deviations and the like. Again, some things were rearranged and edited but we have not gone back to the way things were before. dA has the right to make changes; this is just one of them. The flames from those incidents have already died down to quiet grumbles and complaints. It'll be the same way with this new system, should they choose to keep it.

Anyway, my point is that people are making way too big a deal over this than they need to. I personally find the new popular system just as annoying and needless as all of the changes they've made over the past two years, but I don't think there's much we can do about it. I'm pretty sure there's a petition form floating around dA; if you hate it so much then sign it and stop spamming our inboxes with whiny journals.

If you oppose the new popular system as much as I do, then don't take this journal offensively or anything. I just needed to vent some steam.


...Phew.


So I'm sorry for coming back with such an angry sounding journal, but this drama is just ridiculous. OTL

Well, as for me, I'm actually doing quite well outside of dA. I feel very very bad for not answering any of the messages I've been recieving, but I promise I've read all of them. Thank you for all your support! I apologize for not being able to respond, but I do appreciate every comment you leave. I'm really sorry.

The thing that's keeping me off of dA lately is the large amounts of work I have in school. Currently I'm No. 1 in the sophomore class at my school! What a pleasant (and unexpected) surprise!!! But this is just a reminder of all the work I do to keep my grades that high. TT^TT I don't have much free time anymore to do what I want... I'm so uninspired to draw... I'm sorry once again.

I do have something planned for tomorrow, however. I found a cute lover's meme that I'll try to fill out to fit with the Valentine's Day mood tomorrow~

Until then, see you guys soon, I hope~!!!