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Hi guys!!
Sorry I've been pretty dead. 2013 was a pretty terrible year all around and I've really only stayed on DA for SDL reasons. Basically moved entirely over to tumblr by now.
BUT!! The end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 have been totally amazing. Like, the best luck and general happiness that I've had in years. I have a great full-time job with a nonprofit trade association with good pay and full benefits (pretty amazing find here in FL) and my social and creative life has taken off.
In regards to SDL, if activity doesn't pick up this year, we'll probably close down with a big tourney. Our current Duel Roulette round is the largest turnout we've ever had and I'll be fighting a three-way match against WithChocolateOnTop and Stekadarr so look forward to that!
I hope everyone is doing well 
Graduation, Publication, and a Cool Shop
AllSixCylinders (https://www.deviantart.com/allsixcylinders) is in its final round and so far this tournament has been pretty successful. We've had a few minor issues in regards to timing but we've had some great contestants and entries. If the final round plays out well, we will probably be hosting another tournament in the future.
In other news, I have less than two months until graduation and I'm spending the majority of my time writing for school and working at The Florida Review. I helped run the recent Florida Writers Conference and might end up doing the transcription for our interview with Anthony Swofford, the author of Jarhead. Basically, it's been a busy semester.
Also
2011 Summary and 2012 Resolutions
UPDATE: ~AllSixCylinders (https://www.deviantart.com/allsixcylinders), the 1920s-themed, writing-only OCT that I am running needs two more entrants. If this type of tournament interests you, I suggest you check it out!
2011 Summary
The good:
- Completed two semesters of my internship with The Florida Review, earned A's both times, and was invited back by the editor-in-chief for a third semester as an independent study.
- Learned that I'm actually quite good at poetry.
- Completed both an intermediate and advanced poetry class and received A's.
- Managed to be almost entirely financially independent despite not managing to find a stable job.
- Got mice for pets again for
Art Features!
Back at school now and already missing my mice. Gonna try to use the few days I have free to get myself organized and work on some SDL admin stuff as well as my art.
I'm out of my summer classes and it's time to try and draw and enjoy the remainder of my summer!
Here's a tag thingy I got from elemei (https://www.deviantart.com/elemei)
Be one of the first 14 people commenting on this journal entry, and I will put your avatar and three deviations that I will personally select from your gallery in this "Share the Art" feature.
IMPORTANT: If you do comment, you're expected to do the same in your own journal; putting me on the first place, completing the list with 14 other
Updates and Commission Pimping
Hey guys,
Felt like getting that journal off my front page. Anyway, the majority of my summer has consisted of nonstop homework and job-searching so far and I'm trying to create small artistic things to do in my spare time. Basically, I decided to draw things in groups of 100 to help me get some practice. Having such a high number makes me go outside what I'm used to and experiment a bit. Here's the list I have so far:
100 3D shapes
100 OC headshots
100 Plants/flowers
100 Gesture drawings
100 Animals/sea creatures
100 Machines/tools
100 Anatomy sections
100 Architectural shots
ALSO, two of my buddies are offering some great commissi
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Super excited for our DR round!