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February 22nd has become almost like a second birthday to me. Probably because it is, since every artist is born twice, the first being the messy kind, the second being the day they join deviantART. Time to dust off the Tamogotchi, get into those Pokemon cards again, fire up the Nintendo 64 and bring out my high-performance professional yo-yo of which I only know how to do two beginner-level tricks with, because today I'm 10 again! 
And what better way to enter this devious double digits than with a daily deviation, which I was surprised to find out I got just a couple of days ago, right after thinking I was maybe past the point where people felt like I needed anymore. But offering me an extra DD is like offering me an extra-saucy margarita pizza - of course my eyes are going to pop out of my head at the very mention of it. Some things you just don't get bored of. Though I haven't had a chance to answer any of the messages I got as a result of it yet. I'm really wanting to get my 10-year anniversary artwork finished and up here first.
This is more than just 10 years of being on dA, it's also 10 years of actually being a contributor to the internet, rather than a casual onlooker who only used it mostly to look at stupid Flash animations. I had a lot of learning to do, coming into this place not even knowing how to copy/paste a URL address to make a link (oh boy, typing those out manually was a pain) I suppose many users here probably had experience on some other site as the internet is a much more regular thing now, hopefully saving themselves from being as much as a n00b as I was when I arrived
But here I am, all growed up and still lovi'n this place, logging in every day 
And what better way to enter this devious double digits than with a daily deviation, which I was surprised to find out I got just a couple of days ago, right after thinking I was maybe past the point where people felt like I needed anymore. But offering me an extra DD is like offering me an extra-saucy margarita pizza - of course my eyes are going to pop out of my head at the very mention of it. Some things you just don't get bored of. Though I haven't had a chance to answer any of the messages I got as a result of it yet. I'm really wanting to get my 10-year anniversary artwork finished and up here first.
This is more than just 10 years of being on dA, it's also 10 years of actually being a contributor to the internet, rather than a casual onlooker who only used it mostly to look at stupid Flash animations. I had a lot of learning to do, coming into this place not even knowing how to copy/paste a URL address to make a link (oh boy, typing those out manually was a pain) I suppose many users here probably had experience on some other site as the internet is a much more regular thing now, hopefully saving themselves from being as much as a n00b as I was when I arrived
But here I am, all growed up and still lovi'n this place, logging in every day
Well I Didn't Win This Time..
But a Daily deviation is a pretty solid runner up prize :trophy:
Thankyou art (https://www.deviantart.com/art) for featuring it, and for providing this string of contests with very interesting themes over the past few months. I'm not in any of the current ones, character design isn't a strong point of mine, but it'll be interesting to see who wins, and what themes might be selected for upcoming contests if any!
I've been slipping in and out of activity for some time and these contests motivating me to put stuff aside to draw something again have probably been a good influence for me. Too busy with work and other crap I'd gladly cut out of my life if I won the lottery
Son of a Beach!
After being elected as one of many fine finalists in the recent Devious Desktops: Warm Vibes competition I had my fingers crossed over the past week thinking about nothing other than what the results would be. This was the first contest I've heard about in ages I was actually interested in theme-wise and one that was also open to all members around the world so I jumped on it right away!
It paid off as I won one of the three winning positions! :excited: It's been years since I won anything here, and even those were smaller scale contests held by individual users or groups. I'm certain this is the first time I ever placed in one of the big on
Switchi'n It Up
So I've pretty much disappeared without an explanation, drip-feeding some time on here into the forums but not much else on the artistic front. Totally out of character for me whose been persistently active on here since I began. But then again out of character probably describes how I feel. Not necessarily in a "bad" way, but in a way that I feel like my priorities and personality are changing after some realizations about many things this year. In some ways it's been a good thing, I feel myself actually having a desire to start doing a little more than sit in front of a computer all day. Wanting friends, company and activity in my life more
A Sexy Birthday
Wow wow I'm 30 now :faint: I've been having mixed feelings about it for months, on one hand I feel pretty bummed out that my 20's are over forever now which seems to be the only age demographic the world still considers fun and cool. On the other hand it has given me a little kick in the bum when it comes to trying to motivate myself to actually be be more fun and cool, since I spent a lot of the past ten years tirelessly working away on my hobbies, most noticeably my art. It's paid off in many ways and kept me busy during a time I didn't really have much else going on, and I definitely want to keep at it. Yet I want to start living a little
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Here's to 10 years! I just realised I too have been on here that long, though nowhere near as active and talented as yourself. I know I don't get on much these days (thanks life) but I always enjoy seeing the work you do... Keep it up, people do see and love what you do 