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A little over 2 years since the last journal update, and it was a depressing one to boot.
I realize I've been leaving a lot of people feeling like perhaps something had gone horribly wrong. This is not the case, and I apologize for that. It wasn't my intention to make anyone worry. The truth is that I went in hibernation-mode for a while, because I really needed to get my shit together.
As for how that went, well ... I'm still working on that. I finally, finally finished my PhD. thesis this year and got to defend it in July. So that's that weight finally off my shoulders, and good riddance to that. Don't get me wrong, I love doing research and I learned a lot, but eight years is a long time to be working on something like that. (Especially when you're not getting paid for it.)
Now the next challenge is to find a job. So far I'm only getting temporary stuff, which I suppose is to be expected. Art historians are not exactly in high demand right now. Doesn't make it any less deflating. I'm considering getting another degree, if it continues to be this bad. Maybe something in web design. Also, it seems that when you've spent so many years working your ass off on a big project, exhaustion quickly catches back up to you when you're done, and it likes to throw you into this dark pit for a while. So that's where I'm currently camping out, in a metaphorical black hole. Which means I'm basically just tired a lot.
It's also part of the reason why I've been staying away from social media sites for so long. Too much maintenance. This site alone has over 3000 messages waiting for me. In the old days I would have compulsively gone through all of them. Now I just want to nuke them from orbit, if that makes sense. Flipping through some of the stuff, though, I get the feeling that a lot of my old contacts have left dA over the years. I wonder who is still around.
In other news, I am now an aunt twice over. I still haven't gotten a new cat, but I am considering it now. I am art-blocked like crazy, but I'm starting to feel the old itch to draw again. Also, I've started gaming more again. Mostly WoW and Overwatch. Overwatch is awesome, even though I can't seem to claw my way out of gold rank. Maybe it's because I'm usually the poor schmuck who volunteers to go tank or support, because everybody else would rather go and be DPS gods.
In their own minds at least. Most games see me nabbing medals on Lucio that Lucio has no business getting, if you catch my drift.
So anyway, yeah. I'm still alive!
Sorry for leaving y'all in a lurch.
Who else is still around?
I realize I've been leaving a lot of people feeling like perhaps something had gone horribly wrong. This is not the case, and I apologize for that. It wasn't my intention to make anyone worry. The truth is that I went in hibernation-mode for a while, because I really needed to get my shit together.
As for how that went, well ... I'm still working on that. I finally, finally finished my PhD. thesis this year and got to defend it in July. So that's that weight finally off my shoulders, and good riddance to that. Don't get me wrong, I love doing research and I learned a lot, but eight years is a long time to be working on something like that. (Especially when you're not getting paid for it.)
Now the next challenge is to find a job. So far I'm only getting temporary stuff, which I suppose is to be expected. Art historians are not exactly in high demand right now. Doesn't make it any less deflating. I'm considering getting another degree, if it continues to be this bad. Maybe something in web design. Also, it seems that when you've spent so many years working your ass off on a big project, exhaustion quickly catches back up to you when you're done, and it likes to throw you into this dark pit for a while. So that's where I'm currently camping out, in a metaphorical black hole. Which means I'm basically just tired a lot.
It's also part of the reason why I've been staying away from social media sites for so long. Too much maintenance. This site alone has over 3000 messages waiting for me. In the old days I would have compulsively gone through all of them. Now I just want to nuke them from orbit, if that makes sense. Flipping through some of the stuff, though, I get the feeling that a lot of my old contacts have left dA over the years. I wonder who is still around.
In other news, I am now an aunt twice over. I still haven't gotten a new cat, but I am considering it now. I am art-blocked like crazy, but I'm starting to feel the old itch to draw again. Also, I've started gaming more again. Mostly WoW and Overwatch. Overwatch is awesome, even though I can't seem to claw my way out of gold rank. Maybe it's because I'm usually the poor schmuck who volunteers to go tank or support, because everybody else would rather go and be DPS gods.
In their own minds at least. Most games see me nabbing medals on Lucio that Lucio has no business getting, if you catch my drift.
So anyway, yeah. I'm still alive!
Sorry for leaving y'all in a lurch.
Who else is still around?
Emerald Draakonian
Behind the scenes Story content and the ability to make characters based off the creatures created.
$40/month
These last 3 weeks have been ... well ...
Update - October 31, 2014: Thank all of you for your kind comments. It means a lot to me, and it was really heart-warming to read. :)
Here's a small update. I'm feeling better now than I did last week. My start-up time for work is still slow, but at least there's progress. The woman who ran over my sister came by last week, and thankfully she acknowledged and took full blame for the accident. She filled out the insurance form, and the repairs for the bike have been taken care of. Should the concussion ever develop into something more serious, (unlikely to happen, but still) we should hopefully also be okay insurance-wise. My sister seems to
Been having a lot of trouble with dA lately
For at least several weeks I've had a lot of trouble getting access to dA. The last few days I even couldn't access the site at all, while the rest of my internet connection was fine. Has anyone else experienced something like that lately?
Well guys, I'm an aunt!
On 12 August my brother and my sister-in-law got a son! He's very healthy, weighed almost 4 kilos at birth (!!), and he was almost 2 weeks late. Apparently mum's tummy was a comfy, comfy place, even despite the lack of leg room and despite the fact that he was sitting up-side-down for weeks on end.
His name is Jonathan.
Things have been a little nuts over here. My brother was spazzing out for the last few days before he became a dad, but that's understandable considering it's his first-born. My sister has been more vocal than ever about wanting kids of her own (and NOW, dangit!), which is just too hilarious not to mention. The family's been
My Deviantart Story
In response to: http://heidi.deviantart.com/journal/Celebrate-deviantART-s-14th-Birthday-473081105
Because sure, why not?
I joined Deviantart on December 19th, 2007. I think I was 22, and I had created my personal website relatively recently (it really needs a facelift, by the way). People started asking me "So hey, are you on dA?"
And I was like "da what? Should I be?"
"YES"
So I joined mostly out of curiosity. Never really regretted it!
Posted some old art to fill the gallery a bit.
Met new people.
Joined a lot of contests and OCTs for a while.
Did art trades.
For some reason I hardly ever draw my own OCs.
Which is weird, becaus
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I'm still around! Ready to pester you like always!
I have a lot of people in my list that aren't around anymore too. But hopefully we'll be seeing more of you and just not in two years. We miss you!
I have a lot of people in my list that aren't around anymore too. But hopefully we'll be seeing more of you and just not in two years. We miss you!