WanderingTempest

Holy crap, why am I up right now?! Anyway...

Yup, another year, another notch to the age board. Craziness... I will say Happy Valentine's Day to everyone out in dA Nation. Even if you don't have someone (like me), just say "Screw it!" and eat a cake or two. Hell, get some chocolates and go ballistic on 'em!

~*Writing Updates*~

...welp, so much for updating this thing regularly, eh? Not for a lack of effort or anything, though. Been working behind the scenes on the story I keep mentioning, but it's also a bit of a challenge trying to figure out what all I actually want to/should upload here, especially given the ambitious nature I have with it. Hoping to have some art assets for the story soon, been asking around some of my friends/family if they could lend their hand artistically (specifically in the drawing part, the one art skill I never really had), along with a bit of story context (i.e. character/faction profiles and the like).

Thought I'd keep updates on anyone that actually reads this thing. Trying to push myself to be a bit more active on here beyond ing artwork and such. And thank you for anyone who might be reading this right now, moreso if you're up this early to be doing so.

...creative, I know. >_<

ANYWAY.

Hope everyone had a great (and safe) New Year's celebration. How's the first week of 2014 treating everyone? Everyone keeping up with their resolutions (if you do that kind of thing)? I'm certainly hoping to do so.

So far, so good on the artistic front. Still in the early stages of this massive story I've been working on, but I'm really liking where it's going. I'm really liking the potential of this story and its characters. And knowing I've got the support from my friends and family definitely feels more uplifting than I could ever ask for.

I've also found myself camera shopping again. Wouldn't mind getting back into the whole photography thing, though I'd also like to jump in to it with a higher end camera. No more of this point and shoot stuff. Time to step my game up.

...when I've got the funding for it, anyway...

But yeah, thought I'd throw this up there while I still had some time on my lunch break at work. Might sit myself down some time in the next couple of nights and just conjure up a short story, keep this page fresh with new musings.

'til next time, everyone.

Honestly, I didn't think I'd be using this ol' dA of mine again. I mean, given the insanity (good and bad, mostly bad) that I've gone through the past few years, the lack of a real and sustainable artistic drive, and the good portion of things I had submitted being more related toward the situation at hand at the time, I'd have laughed if I had told myself then that I'd come back and use this in a more "positive manner". Sure, I had been lurking heavily these last few months (maybe even years), only keeping up with all the artists I follow on here still, but any productivity just seemed like an afterthought.

...welp.

Here I am, breaking my (proverbial) silence, feeling right ready to crank out the artistry again. My mind's in a COMPLETELY different place than it has been in the past few years. How different? Well, I can't remember off the top of my head who all actually knows what had happened, but I had come as close as you can to have committed suicide back in 2008 (if memory serves). I had basically given up on everything, hated everything, and most certainly hated myself. How thankful I am to have had the friends I had then, as they were able to get me through that darkest period of my life along with give me enough clarity to seek help and get my life straightened out. Since then, things have definitely gotten better and my life is looking up. That's how different I am.

Because of this difference, I've gone and cleared out all my old journals. Not all of it was depressing, granted, but it felt necessitated. I've also thrown a good chunk of my older work into storage (either as a step toward moving on from the past or to put the pieces of art that I feel aren't up to the quality of art I'd like to hold myself to today). Whether or not I submit anything in this last month of 2013, I couldn't say. But I'm definitely hoping to get a good amount of writing posted on here. Maybe I'll even get back into the photography thing again (though I'd also like to get a camera that would facilitate the need for higher quality art).

Here's hoping for a prosperous end to 2013, and an even more prosperous 2014.