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  • Mood: Unhappy
Wednesday. May 15th, 2013.

So... It's my 18th birthday in three days. This Saturday on the 18th. And I don't even care.

I've been faced with the possibility of not being able to graduate from High School since January or something. It's nothing abnormal for me now, which is a real shame because I'm really freakin' smart (not to brag. really). Everything seems to go wrong for me about halfway through the school year, every year. Since I have Asperger's syndrome I face a ton of anxiety when socializing and I need a lot more downtime/alone time than most people to "recharge". However, since High School loves to throw, like, 10 hours or more of work at students every day, I just don't have enough time to "recharge" to full every day. Slowly throughout the year that little bit of missing charge just adds up and adds up until I just can't even be in the same room as people anymore. Then I miss weeks and weeks of school, get hopelessly behind with school work, and all of those nice As and Bs that my intelligence got me go down the drain.

I'm at the point where I'm completely focused on just getting a goddamn D in all of my classes just to pass so I don't need to deal with this shit anymore. I'm probably not even going to college because 12 years of suffering is just too damn much. I'm not even upset, I'm just so done with it all. I could have probably followed in the footsteps of my near-super-genius Dad, but no. All that intelligence is lost to anxiety, depression, and panic attacks. Since I'm so focused on school, I forgot about Mother's day, my Dad's birthday today, my pal's birthday a few days ago, and now my own goddamn birthday. I can't remember the last time I actually had a birthday party because it's always like this at this time of year for me. I don't even want anything for presents. My parents ask me what I want since I'm hard to get gifts for and I don't even know what to tell them. I don't even want money because I get an allowance and since I haven't bought anything in so long it's piling up. I'm drowning in goddamn money and don't even want to do anything with it. That's just what anxiety and depression does to people... Nothing they can buy makes them happy anymore. Nothing makes them happy anymore.

It just really sucks that in this society pleasing a teacher or boss is more important than your own physical or mental health. I'm just sick and upset so often now... I'm privileged to have a great family that I love, tons of money because my Dad's so successful, pets that I adore, loads of intelligence and creativity, and I can't fucking enjoy any of it because of anxiety and depression, anxiety and depression! I can't tell you how frustrating that is! I know people that would kill to be in my position and it makes me feel so selfish sometimes, but I don't even know what to say!


Sorry for ranting, but maybe it'll help explain why I've been so distant lately. Also I'm sorry to all the people I've ignored or forgotten because I'm so wrapped up in my own stress.
  • Mood: Neutral
  • Playing: Minecraft
Tuesday. April 9th, 2013.

[Copied from Tumblr]

I've been thinking of taking commissions for making Minecraft skins. They'd probably cost $2-5 depending on how complex the commissioned character is. I don't know how PayPal works well enough to do anything yet, but I was wondering if anyone was interested.

Here are some examples of skins I've made in the past:
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[2/25/11]
[9/4/11]
[4/7/12]
[1/1/13]

Improvement

Journal Entry: Mon Sep 24, 2012, 5:38 AM
  • Mood: Optimism
  • Playing: Borderlands 2
Monday. September 24th, 2012



Just a quick journal updating how I'm doing with the stuff I talked about in my last journal.
I've settled in to school and I'm doing much better. I guess the trouble I was having just threw me for a loop because I'm not used to having trouble right at the beginning of school. It was quite... scary... thinking that my school year was already going to hell right at the beginning instead of half way through like normal. The anxiety of that thought probably didn't help.

I'm doing good with cutting back on sugar for my Insulin Resistance. The only really sugary thing I used to eat is just candy. I don't drink sugary sodas, energy drinks, and other stuff like that, so simply satisfying my chocolate craving with sugar free chocolate makes things pretty easy. Sugar free chocolate is surprisingly good, it's really growing on me. I'm not noticing any major improvements in my health yet, but I'll just keep things up.

Lastly, I can feel my life wasting away on Borderlands 2... Feels good, man. Feels good.

School, Sugar, and 3D Butts

Journal Entry: Wed Sep 12, 2012, 4:31 PM
Wednesday. September 12th, 2012



I guess I really ought to update this thing again.

I've been back in school for about three weeks now, and I'm having a bit of a tough time. This is abnormal for me since I normally do fine for the first half of the school year and then my entire life crashes and burns around Christmas. Most of the time crashing and burning involves me being unable to even go to school anymore because of terrible panic attacks, so obviously I'm concerned that I'm already starting to struggle.
I really hope things improve not just for my sanity, but because Borderlands 2 is coming out next Tuesday, and I really don't want to be behind so I can play it a ton without school work getting in the way. I just cannot wait for that game to come out. Borderlands 1 was the best thing that happened to me for awhile after it came out, and Borderlands 2 looks 10x better.

To add to my stress, a good couple of months ago I started getting shakey and weak if I hadn't eaten in awhile. The week before school started, I went through a glucose tolerance test (which SUCKED), and it turns out I have a sort of Insulin Resistance. Thankfully, I'm not the kind of person that likes super-sugary sodas and energy drinks, so all I really have to sacrifice is my chocolate... but that presents a bit of a hurdle. Chocolate becomes an emotional crutch for me when I have trouble in school... and I'm having trouble in school earlier than expected... Draw your own conclusions. At least Weight Watchers makes a brand of sugar-free dark chocolate that's pretty good despite the slightly chalky texture and weird aftertaste, but it still can't really hold a torch to the milk chocolate that I love. Hopefully it will be worth it if I start to feel physically a lot better when the effects of abnormally high blood sugar goes away.

Lastly, my inability to draw that has been plaguing me over the summer seems to have faded a bit, but now school is like, "Well, fuck you for choosing to take two honors classes." I have time for pretty much nothing.

Lastly lastly, at least I have one really fun class. In Game Design II I'm using 3D modeling programs for the first time. I seem to be naturally good at it. Artist's mindset, I guess. I'm modeling a generic person, and I just finished modeling his butt. :p Best class ever.

A Much Needed Update

Journal Entry: Tue Jun 26, 2012, 3:50 PM
Tuesday. June 26th, 2012



Figured I'd update my journal since my last update was in FREAKING DECEMBER.

I'm in a bit of an inspiration lull.  I just haven't been able to motivate myself since I had some major life difficulties from January to early June.  Long story short: Panic attacks.  Every day.  I couldn't even function at school, so I went on a program called Homebound where I was basically home schooled.  Even that didn't go so well.  In the end, I failed 1 out of 6 classes, got Cs in 4 out of 6, and then a miraculous A in 1 out of 6.  I consider this a victory after what I went through.

Anyways, now onto the present and future.  My family's going to Atlanta, Georgia, this weekend, so I won't have time to draw.  Then almost right after that I start summer school for that class I failed, sooo... I won't be drawing too much then either...  So in short, I won't have too many art updates until the end of July/early August.  I'm really sorry, and I wish I could change things, but I'm a bit screwed.  I'll try to draw on occasion, but I'll be pretty busy and probably won't be up to working on a drawing on most days, but I'll do my best.

Lastly, I updated my Journal CSS with my current logo.  I forgot how much I hate writing CSS code, but I do still seem to have a knack for it.  However, my journal title seems to refuse to change to the color I tell it to.  I'll screw with it later.  (Edit: Oh, now it feels like changing colors after I submit the entry.  Freaking...)

Lastly lastly, super excited for Meet the Pyro.

Vacation

Journal Entry: Thu Dec 29, 2011, 7:36 AM
Thursday. December 29th, 2011


Going away for 3 days on vacation.  I'm visiting my grandparents.  Bye!
Promise I'll actually upload my surplus of doodles when I get back.

Out of Body

Journal Entry: Tue Nov 29, 2011, 2:40 PM
  • Mood: Dazed
Tuesday. November 29th, 2011



I had the strangest thing happen to me this morning.  The combination of sleep deprivation and medication withdraw (I'm trying to get off one of my meds.  PRESCRIBED, mind you) led to an almost out-of-body experience.  I was trying to write an assignment in school, and I gradually felt as if was being pulled backwards.  Not physically, but mentally.  I felt like I wasn't directly controlling my limbs too, and the desk looked so far away.  I couldn't even write because my arm was so… gelatinous…
I bashed my head against the desk a few times and it went away.  It was still strange as hell, though.  Thought I'd share the story.  For the lulz.

No Words Can Express the Awesome

Journal Entry: Mon Nov 7, 2011, 5:39 PM
  • Mood: Big Grin
Monday. November 7th, 2011.
NEWS



Full View

Sonic Generations is amazing.  Period.
Expect some Sonic art soon.

Character Name Ideas?

Journal Entry: Tue Sep 20, 2011, 3:34 PM
  • Mood: Artistic
  • Listening to: Kamikaze by Owl City
Tuesday. September 20st, 2011.
NEWS


I'm designing a character that's easy to sprite, animate, and draw in Adobe Illustrator.  I've got a beta design for her, and I like it so far.  However, I could use some help coming up with a name for her.  I've posed an image of her on my tumblr.  Answers are enabled there, so drop any ideas either there or in the comments section of this journal.
Thanks!  :>

Edit (9/23/11): I'm using the name "Autumn" as a sort of trial name.  Thanks to ~SpeedlineTheHedgefox for the idea.  :D  I'm still open to suggestions, though!

tumblr

Journal Entry: Thu Sep 1, 2011, 5:07 AM
  • Mood: Delighted
Thursday. September 1st, 2011.
NEWS


Happy September, guys.
I finally decided to get a tumblr account.  I'll use it to post sketches, doodles, and game screenshots that I don't want clogging my deviantART account.
-->CHECK IT OUT!<--

Also, my school year is going splendidly so far.  I love my new school.  :>

Earthquake

Journal Entry: Wed Aug 24, 2011, 4:39 AM
  • Mood: Excited
Wednesday. August 24th, 2011.
NEWS


Oh, boy!  Who felt that earthquake yesterday?  I sure did!  At first I thought it was just some big truck rumbling down the road, but then it got worse.  Halfway through I'm thinking, Should I be concerned?, but then it ended.  Then I just laughed.  :P
Also, my internet was out yesterday.  Bleeeh.
Lastly, my school starts tomorrow!  For once, I'm really excited.  It's my new school in North Carolina, and it looks sooo much better than my old school in New Hampshire.  They have game design classes!  GAME. DESIGN. CLASSES.  Squeee~!  I'm excited!

Team Fortress 2

Journal Entry: Tue Jul 26, 2011, 7:04 PM
  • Mood: Excited
  • Playing: Team Fortress 2
Tuesday. July 26th, 2011.
NEWS


Just got Team Fortress 2 since it just became free to play and because my PC can finally handle it.  IT'S AWESOME.  My Steam name's BlueBead18.  Friend me and let's go cap some control points!  >: D

New House, New PC

Journal Entry: Fri Jul 15, 2011, 8:40 AM
  • Mood: Big Grin
Friday. July 15st, 2011.
NEWS



I'm pretty much moved into my new house in North Carolina now.  It's so nice here, and I love it so far.  :)
Also, my dad and I just finished putting my new supercomputer together.  It's a BEAST.  It's currently downloading S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat off of Steam at an average rate of 1,100KB per second.  Also, massive video card.  I can't wait to start playing games on it.  I'll be able to play Minecraft with the render distance set to far!  *sob*  It'll be glorious!  I should take a picture of my new PC next to my old one.  My new one's roughly 4x larger than my old one.  And it has LCD-lit fans!  +1 Style Points!
But yeah...  Until I can get my new PC up and running completely I won't be online or drawing too much.

Commence Building Box Forts!

Journal Entry: Tue Jun 21, 2011, 5:44 AM
  • Mood: Excited
Tuesday. June 21st, 2011.
NEWS



This is going to be very brief.  My family is beginning the move to North Carolina, and our house is a mess of boxes, plastic sheets, and slates.  The movers are going to come and pack my room next.
I don't know when I'm going to get my computer up and running in my new house, but at the bare minimum it's going to be a week.  We actually start our great odyssey on Thursday or Friday, so after that the only connection I'll have to the internet is my little iTouch.  I'll still try to draw some traditional art though!

So, in short, I won't be online for awhile.  Wish me luck, and I'll see you guys from my new house in North Carolina!  =D

Soy

Journal Entry: Fri May 27, 2011, 3:20 PM
  • Mood: Shitty
  • Reading: Cryptum: The Forerunner Saga by Greg Bear
  • Eating: MEDICATION
Friday. May 27, 2011.
NEWS



They say you learn something new every day.  I learned that I'm seriously allergic to soy.  Had to go to the doctors' and they had to run a bunch of tests on me to make sure I was okay.  They checked my blood pressure, blood oxygenation, breathing, pulse, and a bunch of other stuff.  Turns out my throat's still kind of swollen, so I'm drugged on benadryl and steroids to reduce the inflammation.  I napped for a good solid three hours, but after that I feel much better.  I'm doing alright now.  I still have to get some blood work done later, though.  I hate needles...
At least I have Memorial Day off from school to recover.  :)


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It's Been A Long Time...

Journal Entry: Sun May 1, 2011, 3:00 PM
  • Mood: Delighted
  • Reading: Split Lip Series by Sam Costello
  • Watching: My sister and my friend playing Super Meat Boy
Sunday.  May 1st, 2011.
NEWS



I haven't written a journal since before my boat trip last July.  Geez.  Life's been kicking my ass, and I hardly have time for anything anymore.

I just got back a few days ago from a trip to North Carolina.  My family's moving down there late next June.  It's a nice town we're moving to.  Kind of in the middle of nowhere, but I love towns like that.  ^^  I also just got back from going to ComicCon Boston 2011.  It was great!  I've got a lot of inspiration to try some new drawing styles, and I got a nice pep talk from an artist going by the name of TofuSquirrel to really step out of my comfort zone when it comes to my perfectionist line art.  I also got a nice discount on two horror graphic novels by the author Sam Costello for sharing his views on author/artist collaboration and on the horror genre in general!  ;)  Oh, and here's a shameless plug: Check out Sam Costello's series Split Lip.  If you like horror and Twilight Zone-esque mind fucks, then you'll like his stuff.  :)
I also got to meet in person an online friend of mine who I've been friends with for almost two years.  He's this awesome fellow.  He looks different now though.  Way taller than I imagined too!  In total, I went to ComicCon with him, my sister, and my sister's nice little mousey friend.  We had a blast!  There was an epic robotic mech cosplayer there too!
Oh, and I bought some Micron pens there.  How I've missed them!  I couldn't find them for ages!  They had a pen with a nib so small I could barely see it!
Out of curiosity, did anyone else go?  If so, share your experiences!  I'd love to hear them!  =D


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I'm On A Boat!

Journal Entry: Thu Jul 8, 2010, 5:55 AM
  • Mood: Excited
  • Eating: Jolly Ranchers
Thursday. July 8th, 2010.
NEWS



Guess what, guys!  Tomorrow, July 9th, I'm hopping on a cruise ship and sailing to Bermuda!  I won't be back until July 16th, so don't expect any activity from me for that whole week.  Also, I have a summer themed picture near completion that I'll hopefully upload today or tomorrow morning, but I may or may not get that done depending on how long packing will take me...

Sorry for the short journal, but I've gotta get packing!  Time is short!  ^^;

Wish me luck so that I don't get sea sick!  =D


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I've been tagged, but I don't have time to fill it out now.  It'll have to wait until I get home next Friday.  :)


ART TASKS



Trades~ Open/Closed</u>
Collabs~ Open/Closed</u>
Requests~ Open/Closed</u>
Commissions~ Coming Soon...?
Art Tasks resuming soon.  I'm updating my task list layout.
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I Just Got Owned By A Robot

Journal Entry: Sat May 1, 2010, 1:30 PM
  • Mood: Dead
Saturday. May 1st, 2010.
NEWS


User: What number do you dial for 911?

Cleverbot: I feel like five.

User: How can you feel like a number?

Cleverbot: Maybe it means you feel scared?

User: You changed the subject again.

Cleverbot: You just changed the subject right there...

User: Oh, you got me there.

Cleverbot: You betcha.

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Lol, I'm having fun with Cleverbot.  It's fun to mess with.  It sang "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astly with me!:heart:

ART TASKS



Trades~ Open/Closed</u>
Collabs~ Open/Closed</u>
Requests~ Open/Closed</u>
Commissions~ Coming Soon...?
Art Tasks resuming soon.  I'm updating my task list layout.
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Message to All Who Like 25 Expressions of Sonic

Journal Entry: Sat Apr 24, 2010, 11:52 AM
  • Mood: Artistic
  • Listening to: The Sound- Switchfoot
Saturday.  April 24th, 2010
NEWS



After looking at my devation stats again, I realized how many people like my drawing .:25 Expressions of Sonic:....  It currently has 584 favorites (which is 373 more favorites than the runner-up .: Body and Soul :.), 205 comments (which is 85 more comments than the runner-up .:The Sultan of Speed:.), and 20,827 views.  It's statistically my most popular devation.
In the comments, I got numerous requests to do the same expression chart with other characters like Shadow, Knuckles, etc.  Before, I said I probably wouldn't, but now I'm rethinking...

Now I'm asking... what character should I use if I were to draw another expression chart like that?  You can vote in the poll HERE.


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I might remove this tags section.  I never get tagged.  >=


ART TASKS



Trades~ Open/Closed</u>
Collabs~ Open/Closed</u>
Requests~ Open/Closed</u>
Commissions~ Coming Soon...?
Art Tasks resuming soon.  I'm updating my task list layout.
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Game Stuff</u>

Xbox Live</u>


Wii</u>
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Facebooked

Journal Entry: Mon Apr 5, 2010, 2:10 PM
  • Mood: Artistic
  • Listening to: Showdown- Pendulum
Monday.  April 5th, 2010.
NEWS



Two journals within a week?  Blasphemy.

Anyways, I should probably say I have a Facebook account now.  I mainly wanted an account so I could stalk my algebra teacher, but he won't accept my friend request.  :|
Anywho, my account's HERE.  Gasp, you all know my last name now.  :0


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ART TASKS



Trades~ Open/Closed</u>
Collabs~ Open/Closed</u>
Requests~ Open/Closed</u>
Commissions~ Coming Soon...?
Art Tasks resuming soon.  I'm updating my task list layout.
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Xbox Live</u>


Wii</u>
My Wii Code is 7883 0408 7002 7082. Get your own WiiBadge at WiiBadge.com!

Guitar Hero III
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