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I've been taking way too many breaks from dA in the past... year or two years? I can't even remember anymore. My father had heart surgery not too long ago, that along with my part-time job and dealing with some depression, have taken some time from my art, but things should level out soon.

As for news on my etsy, the reason it hasn't been up yet is not only from the lack of time with life throwing stuff at me in a frenzy, but also because Paypal for some reason is being a real pain in the derriere. I don't know why, but ever since I signed up, they seem to think I am not who I am and want proof, yet when I try to deal with it, it doesn't go through. Uh... yeah. Furthermore, they do not reply to my e-mails. >_>

Basically, I can have money sent to my account, but I cannot send money I make to my bank... and personally, I'd like this problem straightened out before I get my shop up and running. I'm still relatively new to the business of selling online, so if anyone has any pointers or advice, I am all ears.

I'd really like to get my shop up, because I've made so much that my drawer where I keep finished products is nearly full and I'd like to make room. lol

On another note, I have 18,206 notifications, wish me luck on going through them all. xD
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Not dead yet...

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Wow... it's been quite some time since my last journal entry. I haven't really had much luxury to work on anything due to school being quite stressful. I have to deal with severe migraines often, and there are days that are so bad I just don't want to leave my room because my head hurts SO bad, and I've had to miss a lot of school because of it, leaving me stressed to the point of depression. Everyone and even the school has been so supportive and I'm doing better. I'm still not able to deal with the migraines at times, but I'm better at coping with them than I used to be, and things have settled down. As a result I have gained some motivation back, so I am hoping to get back to getting some more work in, be it graphics or clay charms.

Just thought I'd leave an update since it has been so long, as well as the purpose for my absence. :)

On another note, man has dA changed a bit. :o
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I decided to create a wikia for my amaryllis story. It helps keep me organized and it is also an easier way to look up information and terms.

At the moment it is a work in progress, but it is coming together nicely. I have some new terms up, and also I have updated (and still updating) the profiles of the characters I have introduced. I am also still adding some characters to the database. I'll be deleting all the character profiles here right after I transfer and edit the data to the wiki.

Here are some of the more notable changes I have made:

・ Namilli's real surname went from de Var -> Edelweiss
・ Avan Canthus -> Avan Wynvell
・ Made the reveal that Avan is actually Half-Eonyr and Half-God, not just an average Eonyr.
・ Named what an Eonyr linked with a Onaleric Guardian is called, Nativus.
・ Mastery Techniques -> Peritia Spells



Also, a few side notes:

・ I can finally catch up on my weekly anime! :iconwoootplz:
・ I don't know why, but lately I have been very happy! Like I may explode from the amount of happiness I possess. 8D
・ I had a lot of stress taken right off of my shoulders and now I can focus on the story more!
・ Lately I have taken a shine to fluffy dog ears. My dog literally puts her ears down whenever she sees me now. So fluffy!
・ I got a new phone the other day; a 4G Lite Droid by Motorola. It keeps messing up some of the channels, but at least it is one heck of an upgrade of my sprint phone from Kroger...
・ Made a oreo cheese-cake and it came out lovely and delicious! :D
・ I'm motivated to get more photomanipulations in again. I'll be focusing on landscapes for a change.
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Return!

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I've been on an unexpected hiatus for quite some time... Well I'm struggling to come back full time, which may not be until Winter Break, since I have a term paper to do. >_<

Hopefully this means back to uploading for me, because not only did I take a hiatus from photo manipulations and web designs, but also my Amaryllis series... again! I really need to find someone who will help me stay on track with it so I can get all the details done and start with another re-write. Haha!

Now I did work on something while I was away, and I'll upload it. They're Dango Daikazoku graphics I made that will be for free use. Speaking of which, I originally made them for a CLANNAD website design that I'll upload for people to use, since I haven't uploaded a free website template in a while, and so I decided to also upload the Dango Daikazoku images (which I used for links in the website) since they came out pretty good. The website template still needs some re-touching, but it is getting there. I'll edit this journal with a preview of them later.
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Soon I will have my website for Amaryllis up and running. Design and coding are done, all that's left is to put all the information in. While on the same topic of Amaryllis information, I have been making a few changes to the story and am currently still doing so. This time, however, I won't be doing ANOTHER rewrite, for the beginning will fall nicely into place with the changes made.

On another note, I'll be working on trying to get more Amaryllis related photo manipulations in. I have some sitting on my hard drive collecting dust as they go about being incomplete.



Completely unrelated, but I just finished my first week back to school. Senior year, yay! Gotta make the most of it! My mythology class is certainly the highlight of my day. They have me making up stories on a daily basis, it's fun! I will most likely use one I made up this past week, about a girl who fights to live after the annihilation of her village. Naturally, it wasn't a long thing, but I certainly have an idea for the complete story in mind. I'll post it as a short story here first before expanding it into a full fledged story with characters and a legit name. I'll work on Amaryllis a little more before that. Anyway, mythology is helping me a lot with Amaryllis, especially since most characters are named after real historical figures or gods, goddesses, and creatures from myth. So this class will prove most intriguing.
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