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there was a time here on dA when one would make a contest based on who will first screenshot his, say, 100.000 views. then one would giveaway something. you could actually see an improvement during the contest, views-wise. you kept refreshing the page, and you were like "oh, there we go. oh, here's another one. oh, 5 more. oh, we're getting closer."
i haven't seen this in a while. anybody can trick that now. well, anybody who knows the basics of photoshop, gimp or something similar.
also, there was a time on dA when one would tag people, and they had to write silly things about themselves or, I donno, stuff like that. some of these initiatives went pretty viral, some others failed deplorably. i still see taggings, every now and then. not with the same rate of success whatsoever.
back in the days [my days] we had photoshop CS2 [i started with 7.0], which was the first one to use smart objects. i had no idea back then, i was happy to play around with the built-in filters and the liquify tool. also, i wasted my time roughly changing eye color, using the smudge tool on whatever i could think of and creating crappy photo collages. it was crazy. and i thought: "photoshop power is unlimited. you can do anything."
i keep getting back to the idea of evolution, development and improvement. i stumbled upon artists who immensely grew in a short time, or no time at all. they were born awesome [well, of course they weren't born awesome, but they were there, in the right place, in the right time, and met the right persons who shared their works, featured them in their journals, and so on. they probably had years of photography or painting or whatever, and only later on they found out about deviantart. so they posted their awesome artworks created with their awesome skills, receiving awesome feedback and support, over night]. some others proved their determination over years, starting from zero and building up, creating a community of fans, working their asses off, learning one from another, collaborating. now everybody knows them, some have bizzillions of views and fans.
i was never good enough [not for me, at least]. not good enough at drawing, painting, photography, psychology, relationships, sports, sex, cooking, talking, making money, fixing things. not even at getting upset, forgiving, forgetting, screaming at somebody, buying clothes, buying food. not even at doing nothing. i was a terrible time-waster. i still am.
i started drawing in the 5th-6th grade, i was 12 or 13 years old. years after that i bought myself a small digital camera, my first camera, a crappy Trust camera. the cheapest. well, back then, it was about... say, $100. it had 1 megapixel or so. my second phone, a nokia 6230i, had a better camera. then, i used a small olympus, not bad, it had good macro. then i borrowed a pentax mz5n [my first analog camera], and a yashika after that. in 2009, i think, i bought myself the first camera i actually owned, and i still have it. a second-hand nikon f80. a really sturdy camera, really nice. it was the best choice i could make. in the same period of time I found out about corel, illustrator came after that, then indesign. then 3dsmx, then cinema4d. i also fooled around with artrage, painter, zbrush, sculptris, sai, after effects, twisted brush, and probably several more.
i think that, everything i learned, i did it on my own. of course, there were thousands of tutorials and manuals, long talks about how to do one thing or another in some of those softwares, and good people willing to share their experience. i consider myself lucky.
i've met several people who say that they can't draw and they will never be able to draw. they didn't even struggle too much. they just tried, compared to others, and quit. i've also met several people who have a very good control of hand movements, they write beautifully, with such a perfect and controlled calligraphy, they draw perfect straight lines, perfect circles, they appreciate angles very well, they have a very good eye-hand coordination. these are priceless skills, one would say that these only would make a good and talented artist. despite these wonderful skills, they don't seem to be able to draw. they just can't. i envy them, because i'd have to practice the lines and the hand movements, and the finger grip, and everything else, and they just have it, it's there, still they can't draw.
i've read about the improvements of different artists, just off the top of my head, i can name nebezial, Artgerm, puimun, anikakinka, many of them are self-taught and have years and years of continuous practice. they never quit, or if, by chance, they tried doing something else, they naturally returned to art, like myself.
lately, i found some terribly underrated artists, who, probably due to the lack of feedback and support, stopped the pursue. indeed, they needed practice, and a piece of good advice, support and motivation. they had really good and promising works, poorly exhibited [bad scans, for example], and/or created using low-quality materials, and this DOES matter.
>> beautiful drawings by GraceoftheFeral
>> amazing hand-made patterns by Fractalvision
>> lovely sketches and watercolors by Evoli-chan
:thumb342932733: :thumb346466308:
>> gorgeous and diverse art by mgscreative
>> splendid drawings by LadySofia
>> impressive portraits by Odrobinka
>> beautiful tea paintings by ArtVio
>> astonishing doll make-up by katzzen
>> marvelous drawings by Juzz09
I find these are extraordinary works, which can, of course, look even better. i guess if some of these works were published by the great and well-known artists of dA, they would instantly become a hit. i remember there was a time when i thought i wouldn't be able to draw at their level, ever. not that i've grown too much ever since, but i trust that i've got a better grip on the methods and techniques i use. i was one of the "talented" ones in my class [which wasn't an art class, we were studying social sciences], but if i had a colleague who would've been able to draw as good as these shady artists can, I would've been blown away and i would've felt terribly discouraged.
of course, partially, it's their fault. for not trusting themselves, for not promoting themselves, for being too young and inexperienced, for not practicing enough, for not giving enough interest. these were my problems, too, at some point. and still are. so i can't complain.
but... what if, i use to ask myself. what if they did all these? how far would have they gotten by now? how great, how famous, how good?
and what if they would keep fighting the good fight? what if they just need a one more little push?
"Come to the edge."
"We can't. We're afraid."
"Come to the edge."
"We can't. We will fall!"
"Come to the edge."
And they came.
And he pushed them.
And they flew.
[Guillaume Apollinaire]
i haven't seen this in a while. anybody can trick that now. well, anybody who knows the basics of photoshop, gimp or something similar.
also, there was a time on dA when one would tag people, and they had to write silly things about themselves or, I donno, stuff like that. some of these initiatives went pretty viral, some others failed deplorably. i still see taggings, every now and then. not with the same rate of success whatsoever.
back in the days [my days] we had photoshop CS2 [i started with 7.0], which was the first one to use smart objects. i had no idea back then, i was happy to play around with the built-in filters and the liquify tool. also, i wasted my time roughly changing eye color, using the smudge tool on whatever i could think of and creating crappy photo collages. it was crazy. and i thought: "photoshop power is unlimited. you can do anything."
i keep getting back to the idea of evolution, development and improvement. i stumbled upon artists who immensely grew in a short time, or no time at all. they were born awesome [well, of course they weren't born awesome, but they were there, in the right place, in the right time, and met the right persons who shared their works, featured them in their journals, and so on. they probably had years of photography or painting or whatever, and only later on they found out about deviantart. so they posted their awesome artworks created with their awesome skills, receiving awesome feedback and support, over night]. some others proved their determination over years, starting from zero and building up, creating a community of fans, working their asses off, learning one from another, collaborating. now everybody knows them, some have bizzillions of views and fans.
i was never good enough [not for me, at least]. not good enough at drawing, painting, photography, psychology, relationships, sports, sex, cooking, talking, making money, fixing things. not even at getting upset, forgiving, forgetting, screaming at somebody, buying clothes, buying food. not even at doing nothing. i was a terrible time-waster. i still am.
i started drawing in the 5th-6th grade, i was 12 or 13 years old. years after that i bought myself a small digital camera, my first camera, a crappy Trust camera. the cheapest. well, back then, it was about... say, $100. it had 1 megapixel or so. my second phone, a nokia 6230i, had a better camera. then, i used a small olympus, not bad, it had good macro. then i borrowed a pentax mz5n [my first analog camera], and a yashika after that. in 2009, i think, i bought myself the first camera i actually owned, and i still have it. a second-hand nikon f80. a really sturdy camera, really nice. it was the best choice i could make. in the same period of time I found out about corel, illustrator came after that, then indesign. then 3dsmx, then cinema4d. i also fooled around with artrage, painter, zbrush, sculptris, sai, after effects, twisted brush, and probably several more.
i think that, everything i learned, i did it on my own. of course, there were thousands of tutorials and manuals, long talks about how to do one thing or another in some of those softwares, and good people willing to share their experience. i consider myself lucky.
i've met several people who say that they can't draw and they will never be able to draw. they didn't even struggle too much. they just tried, compared to others, and quit. i've also met several people who have a very good control of hand movements, they write beautifully, with such a perfect and controlled calligraphy, they draw perfect straight lines, perfect circles, they appreciate angles very well, they have a very good eye-hand coordination. these are priceless skills, one would say that these only would make a good and talented artist. despite these wonderful skills, they don't seem to be able to draw. they just can't. i envy them, because i'd have to practice the lines and the hand movements, and the finger grip, and everything else, and they just have it, it's there, still they can't draw.
i've read about the improvements of different artists, just off the top of my head, i can name nebezial, Artgerm, puimun, anikakinka, many of them are self-taught and have years and years of continuous practice. they never quit, or if, by chance, they tried doing something else, they naturally returned to art, like myself.
lately, i found some terribly underrated artists, who, probably due to the lack of feedback and support, stopped the pursue. indeed, they needed practice, and a piece of good advice, support and motivation. they had really good and promising works, poorly exhibited [bad scans, for example], and/or created using low-quality materials, and this DOES matter.
>> beautiful drawings by GraceoftheFeral
>> amazing hand-made patterns by Fractalvision
>> lovely sketches and watercolors by Evoli-chan:thumb342932733: :thumb346466308:
>> gorgeous and diverse art by mgscreative
>> splendid drawings by LadySofia
>> impressive portraits by Odrobinka
>> beautiful tea paintings by ArtVio
>> astonishing doll make-up by katzzen
>> marvelous drawings by Juzz09I find these are extraordinary works, which can, of course, look even better. i guess if some of these works were published by the great and well-known artists of dA, they would instantly become a hit. i remember there was a time when i thought i wouldn't be able to draw at their level, ever. not that i've grown too much ever since, but i trust that i've got a better grip on the methods and techniques i use. i was one of the "talented" ones in my class [which wasn't an art class, we were studying social sciences], but if i had a colleague who would've been able to draw as good as these shady artists can, I would've been blown away and i would've felt terribly discouraged.
of course, partially, it's their fault. for not trusting themselves, for not promoting themselves, for being too young and inexperienced, for not practicing enough, for not giving enough interest. these were my problems, too, at some point. and still are. so i can't complain.
but... what if, i use to ask myself. what if they did all these? how far would have they gotten by now? how great, how famous, how good?
and what if they would keep fighting the good fight? what if they just need a one more little push?
"Come to the edge."
"We can't. We're afraid."
"Come to the edge."
"We can't. We will fall!"
"Come to the edge."
And they came.
And he pushed them.
And they flew.
[Guillaume Apollinaire]
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so yeah
4 min read
[UPDATE] - [25th November]
Hey, I have a Facebook fan page, which you can find here: www.facebook.com/AnotherOutsid…
It's all fresh, and still in construction. Follow me, if you like. Don't, if not. My goal is not to build up an army of followers who will like and comment and share and all.
I'll just upload my things, my perspectives, my thoughts,
I'll upload MYSELF, and that may be the story of my life, as it was, until now.
Not everything's pink around here.
Not everything's pretty,
not everything's fine.
Also not everything's as bad as it looks
or sounds
or seems.
It just happens that I'm here
and you can see me
manifesting my self.
And if you resonate
on the same frequency as I do
if we're lucky to meet at
the same endpoint
well... lucky us.
See you around.
[UPDATE] - [22nd October]
Thanks to
's contest here faestock.deviantart.com/journa…
with a little help from public votes here faestock.deviantart.com/journa… I won a month's premium membership.
Thank you, Jessica, thank you, voters, whoever and wherever you are. You may be awesome, but, what do I know. Well, yeah, ok, you are awesome! Thanks, guys.
***
[10th September]
I even almost forgot about writing journals here. The last journal entry was on the 24th of February, 2011. That's like a heck of a long time ago. I can't even remember what happened since. Anyway.
I don't really know why am I doing this.
Lots and lots of things happened in the mean time, it's almost like a lifetime to me. And there are 5 years since I joined dA. Hm.
Anyway, fuck this, I don't know what to say. Oh, I just wanted to let you know this:
- I will answer your comments, and I will very much appreciate them.
- I won't personally and directly thank you for a fave anymore [by visiting your page and leaving you a comment]. I may do so, if I feel like doing that. I will probably pay you a visit and see what you got there. I may fave you back on some of your works. If that makes you feel uncomfortable or so, feel free to unfave any of my works, or stop faving me, or stop watching me. I think you're missing a point somewhere. It's not the reason I'm drawing or taking photos. Not for the fave. I'm doing it because it keeps me sane, because I love it, and because I want to get better at it. Last, but not least, I'm doing it for you, maybe you will see it and find yourself in it, or maybe just to give you a little spark of something. This doesn't mean that I don't appreciate your faves. It's a way of showing me that you've been here, saw what I created, liked it. So it's kinda like "hey, I think it looks nice. here's my penny." If you'll be kind enough to leave a comment, you will know that you've just made me happy. And probably made my day, too.
- I don't know if I'm an artist. I don't really know if I want to be one. I'm not a photographer, I'm not a painter, I'm not a drawer, I'm not a designer. I know my flaws, my mistakes, my guilt. I will get better at this, I promise.
- I will try not to disappoint you. I will not succeed.
Ok, now I can get back to the "Anyway, fuck this, I don't know what to say" part.
Meanwhile, you'll find me on:
Facebook (I may not accept your friend request if you wont tell me who you are and why do you want to add me in your friend list - sorry, but, yeah)
Twitter (I don't use it much, but I'm there)
Pinterest (things I like)
Tumblr (other things I like)
Wordpress (if you're Romanian you will be able to read my stories and thoughts)
Behance (kind-of-a-portfolio)
If you want to find me on this networks, and you just don't know how, send me a personal message here. I will get back at you. I'm checking my dA daily.
Thanks for all the support in all these years. And the hundreds of faves. And the kind comments. Or just for any kind of comments. And for everything else.
Be good. If you can't be good, be careful.
Tschuss.
Hey, I have a Facebook fan page, which you can find here: www.facebook.com/AnotherOutsid…
It's all fresh, and still in construction. Follow me, if you like. Don't, if not. My goal is not to build up an army of followers who will like and comment and share and all.
I'll just upload my things, my perspectives, my thoughts,
I'll upload MYSELF, and that may be the story of my life, as it was, until now.
Not everything's pink around here.
Not everything's pretty,
not everything's fine.
Also not everything's as bad as it looks
or sounds
or seems.
It just happens that I'm here
and you can see me
manifesting my self.
And if you resonate
on the same frequency as I do
if we're lucky to meet at
the same endpoint
well... lucky us.
See you around.
[UPDATE] - [22nd October]
Thanks to
's contest here faestock.deviantart.com/journa…with a little help from public votes here faestock.deviantart.com/journa… I won a month's premium membership.
Thank you, Jessica, thank you, voters, whoever and wherever you are. You may be awesome, but, what do I know. Well, yeah, ok, you are awesome! Thanks, guys.
***
[10th September]
I even almost forgot about writing journals here. The last journal entry was on the 24th of February, 2011. That's like a heck of a long time ago. I can't even remember what happened since. Anyway.
I don't really know why am I doing this.
Lots and lots of things happened in the mean time, it's almost like a lifetime to me. And there are 5 years since I joined dA. Hm.
Anyway, fuck this, I don't know what to say. Oh, I just wanted to let you know this:
- I will answer your comments, and I will very much appreciate them.
- I won't personally and directly thank you for a fave anymore [by visiting your page and leaving you a comment]. I may do so, if I feel like doing that. I will probably pay you a visit and see what you got there. I may fave you back on some of your works. If that makes you feel uncomfortable or so, feel free to unfave any of my works, or stop faving me, or stop watching me. I think you're missing a point somewhere. It's not the reason I'm drawing or taking photos. Not for the fave. I'm doing it because it keeps me sane, because I love it, and because I want to get better at it. Last, but not least, I'm doing it for you, maybe you will see it and find yourself in it, or maybe just to give you a little spark of something. This doesn't mean that I don't appreciate your faves. It's a way of showing me that you've been here, saw what I created, liked it. So it's kinda like "hey, I think it looks nice. here's my penny." If you'll be kind enough to leave a comment, you will know that you've just made me happy. And probably made my day, too.
- I don't know if I'm an artist. I don't really know if I want to be one. I'm not a photographer, I'm not a painter, I'm not a drawer, I'm not a designer. I know my flaws, my mistakes, my guilt. I will get better at this, I promise.
- I will try not to disappoint you. I will not succeed.
Ok, now I can get back to the "Anyway, fuck this, I don't know what to say" part.
Meanwhile, you'll find me on:
Facebook (I may not accept your friend request if you wont tell me who you are and why do you want to add me in your friend list - sorry, but, yeah)
Twitter (I don't use it much, but I'm there)
Pinterest (things I like)
Tumblr (other things I like)
Wordpress (if you're Romanian you will be able to read my stories and thoughts)
Behance (kind-of-a-portfolio)
If you want to find me on this networks, and you just don't know how, send me a personal message here. I will get back at you. I'm checking my dA daily.
Thanks for all the support in all these years. And the hundreds of faves. And the kind comments. Or just for any kind of comments. And for everything else.
Be good. If you can't be good, be careful.
Tschuss.
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This is, unfortunately, a journal entry for my Romanian watchers and friends only. It's not unfortunate for them, but I presume you follow what I'm saying here. So, what I'm gonna write next, it's gonna be in Romanian. And, therefore, unless you understand Romanian, you won't really be able to read it. Sounds logical...
Neata, dragii mosului.
Dupa lupte seculare, mi-am luat inima in dinti, si, prinzand gust de ea, in noaptea de 22-23 februarie m-am reapucat de joaca. Mai exact, i-am mai pus la miscare pe David, Roxanne si Melanie. Un exercitiu util pentru mine, de altfel. Asa cum spuneam mai demult, David, Roxanne si Melanie sunt personajele mele de exercitiu, cel putin momentan. Imi permit sa ii pun in felurite situatii, si sa ma hlizesc observand cum incearca sa se descurce. [exemplificam eu, ca un fel de Kenny din South Park, care azi moare, si maine e ok. Apropo de South Park, acum, mai nou, chestia cu Kenny capata o oarecare explicatie. O sa aflati despre ce e vorba daca va uitati la cele 3 episoade din seria Coon & friends.]
Si nu glumesc, chiar simt de parca personajele astea ar evolua separat de mine. Spre exemplu, aseara habar n-aveam ca o sa ma apuc de scris. Doar ca dupa ce m-am uitat cateva ore la Amsterdam Acoustics, apoi am ascultat Kings of Convenience, apoi m-am uitat la "21 grams", din nou... pac! M-a lovit ideea de a scrie. Chiar in moalele capului. Asa ca asta am facut.
Se simte ca nu am mai scris de mult, am avut pe ici pe colo probleme in a imi gasi cuvintele, m-am blocat la descrieri, am scris cuvinte aiurea, am trecut idei care imi apartineau mie, nu personajelor, ceea ce a facut ca povestea sa isi piarda din veridicitate, din fluiditate si din logica bunului simt. Dar, bune, rele, eu sunt multumit ca am facut asta.
Povestile le puteti gasi pe blogul meu, WordRain Ink. , dupa cum urmeaza:
Partea 1: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2011…
Partea 2: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2011…
Partea 3: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2011…
Partea 4: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2011…
Partea 5: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2011…
Partea 6&7: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2011…
Alte povesti mai vechi cu David si Melanie:
O burta de peste: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2010… [publicata si aici, pe DeviantArt]
Barfuss: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2009… [publicata si aici, pe DeviantArt]
[puteti incerca sa faceti legaturi, pe masura ce cititi ce am scris mai nou.]
Cam asta am avut de zis. Va astept sa cititi, mai multe detalii despre povestea povestii veti gasi pe blog. Ca de obicei, feedback-ul de orice fel e apreciat.
Multumesc
Cu drag,
G.
Neata, dragii mosului.
Dupa lupte seculare, mi-am luat inima in dinti, si, prinzand gust de ea, in noaptea de 22-23 februarie m-am reapucat de joaca. Mai exact, i-am mai pus la miscare pe David, Roxanne si Melanie. Un exercitiu util pentru mine, de altfel. Asa cum spuneam mai demult, David, Roxanne si Melanie sunt personajele mele de exercitiu, cel putin momentan. Imi permit sa ii pun in felurite situatii, si sa ma hlizesc observand cum incearca sa se descurce. [exemplificam eu, ca un fel de Kenny din South Park, care azi moare, si maine e ok. Apropo de South Park, acum, mai nou, chestia cu Kenny capata o oarecare explicatie. O sa aflati despre ce e vorba daca va uitati la cele 3 episoade din seria Coon & friends.]
Si nu glumesc, chiar simt de parca personajele astea ar evolua separat de mine. Spre exemplu, aseara habar n-aveam ca o sa ma apuc de scris. Doar ca dupa ce m-am uitat cateva ore la Amsterdam Acoustics, apoi am ascultat Kings of Convenience, apoi m-am uitat la "21 grams", din nou... pac! M-a lovit ideea de a scrie. Chiar in moalele capului. Asa ca asta am facut.
Se simte ca nu am mai scris de mult, am avut pe ici pe colo probleme in a imi gasi cuvintele, m-am blocat la descrieri, am scris cuvinte aiurea, am trecut idei care imi apartineau mie, nu personajelor, ceea ce a facut ca povestea sa isi piarda din veridicitate, din fluiditate si din logica bunului simt. Dar, bune, rele, eu sunt multumit ca am facut asta.
Povestile le puteti gasi pe blogul meu, WordRain Ink. , dupa cum urmeaza:
Partea 1: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2011…
Partea 2: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2011…
Partea 3: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2011…
Partea 4: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2011…
Partea 5: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2011…
Partea 6&7: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2011…
Alte povesti mai vechi cu David si Melanie:
O burta de peste: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2010… [publicata si aici, pe DeviantArt]
Barfuss: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2009… [publicata si aici, pe DeviantArt]
[puteti incerca sa faceti legaturi, pe masura ce cititi ce am scris mai nou.]
Cam asta am avut de zis. Va astept sa cititi, mai multe detalii despre povestea povestii veti gasi pe blog. Ca de obicei, feedback-ul de orice fel e apreciat.
Multumesc
Cu drag,
G.
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.no man's land.
7 min read
Hello there, long time no see, indeed. I kept up with my progress in photography, painting and design though, posting, now and then, some works of mine.
*To everybody* Thank you for your kind support and, where it's the case, for the constructive critique [or rough]. I thank you for the recent faves and adding to your collections; To some of you I left a message on your frontpage [mostly to the newer ones]. But, since I have over 600 faves to thank for, I ultimately decided not to personally thank for the faves older than the 1st of November last year. That doesn't mean that I less appreciate it, I really thank you for those too, and I truly apologize... So to anybody that reads this and left any kind of feedback on their way through my gallery: Thank you so much, it really means a lot, the fact that you went through my works and left a sign for me to know that.
*To my friends and close watchers* I especially thank you for your appreciation and every bit of feedback of any kind. I enjoy every comment of yours, and I read them all, even if I reply later, and even it it only says "nice". That means that my work made you rise over the commodity of simply clicking the "Add to Favourites" button, and not to ignore the "Don't forget to add a comment!" message. Some of you are from around here, and I know you personally [ghilimei, Danutza88, LuciaConstantin, TheOtherShiroki, SmokeStories, sadik18, cristi-constantin, crirox, Kiralyna and others], and you've been close to me for years, and that really counted along all this time. Some of you are not from here [Bucharest or Romania] [there are many of you, but, for example, baspunk has given me zillions of faves all this times, and never forgot, not once, to thank me for the faves I gave him]. I'm really sorry I can't mention more of you nice guys, but just consider that everytime you are here, with me, and even if not, I think of you and I am grateful, and I thank you from all my heart. [aaaand I'm really really hungry, my head is dizzy, but I need to finish this first]
*Progress* I have seen some of you made a lot of progress[Danutza88], changed their style[drefeyja], or kept on the good way [even by making progress and changing their style now and then], getting godlike [say LuciaConstantin and WildRainOfIceAndFire]. Some of you quit their account for good [my dear old friend noidoipunctcom], and some of you are in a kind of stand-by [like sadik18, who still posts, but not too often, or AlexC86, who used to be veeery active around here, but not anymore, or ghilimei, it was a really great pleasure reading from her]. I joined DeviantArt in 2007, 21st of January, that's 4 years of membership. A lot of things happened since, in a lot of directions: educationally, professionally, socially, personally... I graduated and took my bachelor's degree, I worked as an art director [not for long and not with a good ending], I gained friends and lost friends, I broke up and "reconciled" [and broke up again, eventually] and so on and so forth.
That's the way things go. Or, as my English teacher used to say: "It's not sad, it's Life." Well, I never say it's sad [or try not to], even if sometimes, it probably seems to be. We grow, we change, we come and go in people's lives, as they come and go in ours.
I feel I made some progress here. I may have not changed much [still long hair and beard, still pierced in my lower lip and tongue], but I learned a lot. Not only in terms of, let's say, painting and photography and design, but in terms of Life, too. I grew so much stronger, and even if things don't go as good as I wanted, I feel so much better.
Joe Rogan was saying in one of his shows:
"[...]You know as much about what life is all about as anybody who's ever lived ever. That's the craziest fucking thing about us. We're all just kinda wandering through this, going: "You know what you're doing?" "YES." "Oh, I do too, I know what I'm doing" "Ok, good then." But really, no one has a fucking clue. But we never bring it up! Remember when you were kid and you thought there were real grown-ups? Remember that shit? You know what I'm talking about, mother fucker! All the people love to pretend they know what the fuck is going on, we're all full of shit! When I was a kid, I thought there were grown-ups, didn't you? Like you were crying, you were sent to your room, like "You know what? One day I'm gonna be a grown-up, and everything is gonna make sense." Then, one day, you're like twenty five, at the supermarket, and the bag boy calls you "sir", and you're like "What the fuck?! How did that happen? SHIT! You mean I'm a grown-up, oh my god, are we fucked?! You mean nobody knows? We're all just zombies walking through this life? Shit!" The real problem is the reality of life is way to huge for most people to grasp. Including me. [...]"
So, this is it. I guess this is what I wanted to say for now. I apologize again for not mentioning all of you who deserve being mentioned [all the faves, the add to collections, the journal and article features, the comments, the Y! messenger talks, the likes and comments on Facebook]. Thank you so much!!! A big hug and smooch right back at ya!
Over and out [for now],
Another Outsider's WordRain Ink.
[Georgianul de padure]
*To everybody* Thank you for your kind support and, where it's the case, for the constructive critique [or rough]. I thank you for the recent faves and adding to your collections; To some of you I left a message on your frontpage [mostly to the newer ones]. But, since I have over 600 faves to thank for, I ultimately decided not to personally thank for the faves older than the 1st of November last year. That doesn't mean that I less appreciate it, I really thank you for those too, and I truly apologize... So to anybody that reads this and left any kind of feedback on their way through my gallery: Thank you so much, it really means a lot, the fact that you went through my works and left a sign for me to know that.
*To my friends and close watchers* I especially thank you for your appreciation and every bit of feedback of any kind. I enjoy every comment of yours, and I read them all, even if I reply later, and even it it only says "nice". That means that my work made you rise over the commodity of simply clicking the "Add to Favourites" button, and not to ignore the "Don't forget to add a comment!" message. Some of you are from around here, and I know you personally [ghilimei, Danutza88, LuciaConstantin, TheOtherShiroki, SmokeStories, sadik18, cristi-constantin, crirox, Kiralyna and others], and you've been close to me for years, and that really counted along all this time. Some of you are not from here [Bucharest or Romania] [there are many of you, but, for example, baspunk has given me zillions of faves all this times, and never forgot, not once, to thank me for the faves I gave him]. I'm really sorry I can't mention more of you nice guys, but just consider that everytime you are here, with me, and even if not, I think of you and I am grateful, and I thank you from all my heart. [aaaand I'm really really hungry, my head is dizzy, but I need to finish this first]
*Progress* I have seen some of you made a lot of progress[Danutza88], changed their style[drefeyja], or kept on the good way [even by making progress and changing their style now and then], getting godlike [say LuciaConstantin and WildRainOfIceAndFire]. Some of you quit their account for good [my dear old friend noidoipunctcom], and some of you are in a kind of stand-by [like sadik18, who still posts, but not too often, or AlexC86, who used to be veeery active around here, but not anymore, or ghilimei, it was a really great pleasure reading from her]. I joined DeviantArt in 2007, 21st of January, that's 4 years of membership. A lot of things happened since, in a lot of directions: educationally, professionally, socially, personally... I graduated and took my bachelor's degree, I worked as an art director [not for long and not with a good ending], I gained friends and lost friends, I broke up and "reconciled" [and broke up again, eventually] and so on and so forth.
That's the way things go. Or, as my English teacher used to say: "It's not sad, it's Life." Well, I never say it's sad [or try not to], even if sometimes, it probably seems to be. We grow, we change, we come and go in people's lives, as they come and go in ours.
I feel I made some progress here. I may have not changed much [still long hair and beard, still pierced in my lower lip and tongue], but I learned a lot. Not only in terms of, let's say, painting and photography and design, but in terms of Life, too. I grew so much stronger, and even if things don't go as good as I wanted, I feel so much better.
Joe Rogan was saying in one of his shows:
"[...]You know as much about what life is all about as anybody who's ever lived ever. That's the craziest fucking thing about us. We're all just kinda wandering through this, going: "You know what you're doing?" "YES." "Oh, I do too, I know what I'm doing" "Ok, good then." But really, no one has a fucking clue. But we never bring it up! Remember when you were kid and you thought there were real grown-ups? Remember that shit? You know what I'm talking about, mother fucker! All the people love to pretend they know what the fuck is going on, we're all full of shit! When I was a kid, I thought there were grown-ups, didn't you? Like you were crying, you were sent to your room, like "You know what? One day I'm gonna be a grown-up, and everything is gonna make sense." Then, one day, you're like twenty five, at the supermarket, and the bag boy calls you "sir", and you're like "What the fuck?! How did that happen? SHIT! You mean I'm a grown-up, oh my god, are we fucked?! You mean nobody knows? We're all just zombies walking through this life? Shit!" The real problem is the reality of life is way to huge for most people to grasp. Including me. [...]"
So, this is it. I guess this is what I wanted to say for now. I apologize again for not mentioning all of you who deserve being mentioned [all the faves, the add to collections, the journal and article features, the comments, the Y! messenger talks, the likes and comments on Facebook]. Thank you so much!!! A big hug and smooch right back at ya!
Over and out [for now],
Another Outsider's WordRain Ink.
[Georgianul de padure]
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.despre sighisoara si alti demoni.
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Recent, am ajuns in Sighisoara, dupa foarte mult timp de cand imi doream asta.
Mi-am luat Nikonul dupa mine, am facut poze, si am scris un jurnal de calatorie.
Il puteti gasi aici: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2010…
Tot pe blog, mai puteti gasi si alte chestii, unele dintre ele poate chiar interesante
Lectura placuta!!!
Astept feedback, as aprecia!
Mi-am luat Nikonul dupa mine, am facut poze, si am scris un jurnal de calatorie.
Il puteti gasi aici: wordrainink.wordpress.com/2010…
Tot pe blog, mai puteti gasi si alte chestii, unele dintre ele poate chiar interesante
Lectura placuta!!!
Astept feedback, as aprecia!
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