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OMG. //dies
I don't feel too well about my Statistics final I just finish. I am praying for a C in that class just PLEASE LET ME PASS. PRAYING FOR THAT CURVE MAN.
My speech finals were fine. :P I expect an A hopefully!
I just got back from being semi-lost after trying to get milk tea to cheer myself up. Fucking hot as fuck.
I have a lot of notes to go through. I'll try to do those tonight and tomorrow.
Sorry for my absence. I shall have semi more free time to answer.
I thought I was moving THIS weekend but next weekend—THANK GOD.
TTYS,
>>sonyaism ♥
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Hello... @_@
I want to update you all on my current situation. I wasn't so busy until the week that just passed by. I have two weeks left of summer classes and they are VERY busy. The summer classes were only 6 weeks long which is a lot to cram. I would've been fine if I only took one summer course but I decided to take two. One of them being Math - Statistics and the other, Introduction to Public Speaking. Math is already a challenge for me and well, I thought Public Speaking would be a breeze but the teacher is a tough grader. So I been struggling with both.
To make things even more hectic, my classes get out July 29th (probably a little earlier but we'll see). That is a few days before the month ends...But, I am moving by the end of the month. I have to clear a lot of furniture and art supplies before I move. I need to do a small sale on Craigslist. : ( So I am going through my stuff as best as I can to toss and sell. I barely have time because again, school is eating up my time. I literally do 4-6 hours of math homework a day. I tend to not finish any of it because...well...it's too time consuming at times. I get near finish when I can.
I also thought I could handle clearing out adopts too. I got most of them out that needed to get out. I have a ton more but those will take more time because they aren't "popular CS" or "popular artists." Oh well. But I have so many forms to fill out for people which forgive me to taking so long. T _T I know people want to get started ASAP on things. I sure do. But I don't want to make a decision I am just forcing just to decide. Please be patient.
YEP, that's what is going on. I have two weeks left of school which piles of projects (two huge research speeches), piles of homework (math), and finals incoming. I also need to pack up, sell/toss items, and clean for moving. : ( My husband is off working during the week and can't help much. He has a full-time job now that he has graduated. BOTH OF US ARE EXTRA BUSY.
Please be aware if you are waiting on me. I don't mind dropping a note to remind me but...I'm trying my best to respond. : (
>>sonyasim ♥
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>>sonyaism ♥
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Yes, as the title says...it's FINALLY official no matter how much my heartaches. No matter how many times I play in my head, "But if I get rid of so-so, they have a boyfriend, the boyfriend has family, and so forth," I gotta make my move. It was just until yesterday I was bumping my thread on Toyhou.se to find trades. It was just until yesterday I was fighting tooth and nail at speed flat sales. It was just until now, that I'm coming to this conclusion. I've talked with two of my most dear friends on dA and along with my husband. They all talked to me in length and support my decision. I always thought about leaving earlier this year or even before then because times did get hard for me in adoptables...and that's not including myself producing them. I've had many negative experiences and don't mingle too well with many people who associate themselves in the adoptable community BUT that doesn't mean I haven't had my fair share of self-worth and accomplishments. I met many wonderful people and we either stayed or parted ways. I enjoyed my time here whether the bad or good.
Though, this doesn't mean I will stop myself from producing my own adoptables and selling them. I will probably only search for outfit adoptables for characters as I set this rule for myself before (and broke it lol). I am going to start unwatching a HUGE amount of people so please, don't think I hate you. But if you produce a heavy amount of adoptable content, I am unwatching you. That is nothing to do with you and all on me. I apologize if you are concern with your watcher count, but I'm sure someone can pick up that +1 for you. Also, feel free to unwatch me as well. I already have a hard time gaining watchers and I bet after this adoptable purge a good portion will have no reason to watch me anymore. I know that sounds pretty dark, but it's true. I've come to terms that my art isn't something that attracts people like flies such that cute art does. I'm willing to wait out until I have my moment where people will watch me because...my art is unique in their eyes and they appreciate it.
It's been an arduous journey for me to come to this kind of end. I felt like I lost part of myself when submerging myself in the adoptable community: my creations and my own appreciations. I used to create characters and spend hours designing to satisfy me. InkMates made me felt so alive and I haven't loved so many characters in a LONG time. The people who enjoy InkMates made me feel so proud. I want to thank you all. And before that, I was obsessed with my two characters Larkspur and Kingsley. It's been very long and too little far inbetween that this happens to me. I want to feel the enjoyment in what is for me than what is for others. I realized I lost that and I want to gain it again.
For the few months of intensive InkMate production, I never felt so happy. It was just so nice to make designs that had meaning to me. I really love how deep I connect with its lore. I know it's silly to say but it's just something I created I could love whole-heartedly. That feeling is hard to come by as a creator, imo. It takes so many trials and errors to be like "This is it." InkMates was the calling for me and I finally am comfortable. I want to produce more things to share with you all.
Without further ado, I have left a lot of out standing commission work. I seriously have to refund everyone besides who I am working on. I will have to cancel some trades (because they were for adoptables). There are many things I want to finish and just start with a clean slate. I know my work ethnic is nice in words; I always felt I never enacted it perfectly. Who does though? We all make mistakes and for sure, I have learned from them. I always felt guilty I wasn't the best person to commission since I took forever. I also go in and out of phases for my art style which I have learned to watch carefully if I want to open commissions. If those who are reading, there are a few trades I WILL NOT cancel. Those who I am canceling, you will all receive whatever artwork I worked on. I will either put up a journal to call for you all collectively or note you all individually.
On another note, this doesn't mean I am going to leave dA. I am keeping a few of my adoptables that I just cannot get rid of. I'll be around and perhaps way less active so I can concentrate on me and InkMates. Concentrate on my friends. Concentrate on my life. Life is changing big time after my husband graduated. I'm in the process of summer school and right after that, we are moving. He's a big name at his small start-up company which is such an accomplishment for him. I'm proud of him.
ALRIGHT! Enough of the chit-chat. Thank you for reading.
CHECK OUT LEAVING PURGE
http://toyhou.se/~forums/thread/3842.7-6-16-leaving-purge-fto-on-cs/1
>>sonyaism ♥
Check out my dA journal which also includes the Resell Discounts.
But, my thread on TH also tells you about the resell discount sales.
You may refer to the thread as well.
https://toyhou.se/~forums/thread/3842.6-27-16-discount-sales-please-inquire-within-/1
>>sonyaism ♥
Thank you Eurovision and my UK friend, @aoidevvi for this wonderful song.
I saw this and immediately was like THIS. THIS! This is Siren's voice and theme song.
It's so beautiful and melodic. Just like a siren.
Especially the line, "I keep calling~ Calling~!"
Find it on her profile:
http://toyhou.se/208456.siren-lyre
Hey all! If you still haven't heard, InkMates is holding a big MYO Contest.
We need you to make it bigger and better and spread the love of Ink. <3
Please click on the banner below made by my lovely admin, @aoidevvi!
>>sonyaism
Please head over to the InkMate group on dA called InkMate-Catalog!
All details are there for you to read and start making your MYO. <3
HAVE FUN!
>>sonyaism ♥
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Hey everyone.
I've been gone for over a week now. A lot of things heated up in the last week after I put out some InkMates.
First off starting two weekends ago, I killed myself with biking 42+ miles in journey of a new graphics card and power supply. //heavy sweat
I got into this new MMO that is in private release for those who pay called Tree of Savoir. But since my computer is a poor excuse of a computer, the graphic driver keeps crashing so...//cries
I'll have to figure that out...
Then since I was incapacitated after my ride for a couple of days. I had a project due in Japanese class. I had to make a presentation and present it. I also had to write a small paper about it...it was just a mess. I got that finished to the most minimal way possible by Wednesday. Then I got home and had to pack!
I literally had no time to sit down to write a lengthy journal to tell everyone what was going on.
I got home on Wednesday after class around 9:30PM and did not finish packing until 2AM because I had to find everything I needed for my journey to Utah! I was attending my super best follower on dA and friend keokotheshadowfang's wedding (shush Aoi, she came before you D:<). Keoko was having a very chill and costume party wedding. I was packing up my costume and finding all the bits and pieces in the boxes I never unpacked. lol
Thursday morning, I boarded the train t 10:30AM for a 15 hour ride through the Sierra Mountains, Nevada, and till Utah where I was picked up at 3AM on Friday morning. I got a few hours of sleep before waking up and helping out with the wedding. I got dressed up and the wedding started.
I stayed in Utah only until Saturday night which I boarded the train at 11:30PM to arrive back home in California at 1:40PM on Sunday. I had a looooonnng journey. It's been a spectular fun wedding. I was so happy to finally meet keokotheshadowfang in person. It was a super honor to be at your wedding and basically be your maid of honor! lol Thank you again. I was so honored to be there; I cannot stress that enough.
I was so tired and worn out on Sunday, I slept most of the day and now I'm off to school.
That's where I have been. I tried to write something for April 2nd to update you all but everything came at me so fast with the events and school projects, I couldn't do it. So, hopefully, with everything settled down, I'll get back into the groove and write a better update for you guys.
>>sonyaism ♥
Belated Valentines' and White Day Set~
Lingerie Themed!
ALL MEN SEXED ADOPTS. Just in delicious Lingerie. <3
Posted a couple days ago but was unable to update over here OTL;;
>>sonyaism ♥