So. It's been years, huh? I stopped posting because it seemed like no one read this journal anyway, and I was trying to do my art thing on tumblr, but boy is that site isolating and unrewarding
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Been meaning to write you a message since new years, when I got your card! It's on display next to our other holiday cards, which also happens to be where I've put the painting I bought from you like... a dozen years ago? It's out in the hallway between the bedrooms in the apartment I share with two close friends. Which I still feel like I didn't pay you enough for, it's so gorgeous. Maybe that's why I'm one of those four people on patreon, so make up for it over time. That and just wanting to support your art, cause it's gorgeous and very under-appreciated online. I've been really enjoying seeing your daily updates, it's neat to see stuff from where you live.
I'm also just glad to see you're doing well in general, even if this pandemic is messing with everybody. It hasn't been as bad for me, since I'm usually on the computer anyway, keeping in touch with people both far and near about as much as I usually do. My class at university had already finished with all the meet-up stuff and the rest was hand-ins only, which they're still doing. So really the only thing that's changed is now I can't go to D&D nights, which have been moved online instead.
Try not to go too crazy! If you want more online friends, I suggest going out to try to find them. Which isn't that easy, I know, but mostly just requires finding people with similar interests and reaching out a bunch. ♥ Feel free to hit me up if you want to talk!
Wow, would you believe I'd forgotten that painting until now? It's still as good as I remember, ha, those light on the hands came out perfect. I do remember being blind-sided by how much shipping cost, but now ten years later I'm glad it's with someone who wanted it and kept it; most of my paintings are either in a closet in my parents' house, or else I gave them away to random people just to get rid of them.
I also really appreciate that you follow me on Patreon--I kept wanting to say something else to you, but I never knew what to say. Thanks? I was originally hoping to bring over maybe 10 people from tumblr, and when that never happened I felt really ashamed to even post art for a while. But then the fact that I did have a *few* people at Patreon kicked me back into gear.
I've been enjoying making art of where I live, it feels almost like journaling in a way. In ten years I can look back at these and remember where I was during this whole mess.
What classes are you taking at university? I've been taking engineering actually, because I want to be able to get into higher paying work but also working at the science museum for a while got me interested.
Yeah, I know I need to try harder to make friends. I had been, at work! I had asked for someone's number and we'd met up on a weekend once, and I was meaning to ask another person. I've also been re-evaluating my antipathy for queer culture... then this awful thing hit. There are still online communities. They've changed, but I'm 34 not 94, I need to get over how much I hate facebook.
I would like to talk! What's your preferred method these days?
Also, as someone who has painted a fair amount too, I know how stupidly much work that must've taken!
And yeah, it does feel like journalling. Especially since it captures, like... really mundane quiet moments that you're unlikely to remember down the roa, but it's nice to be reminded of?
Currently I'm taking a year of music, which is my "challenge yourself to do something you don't know" year, since I took a year of English before that, and a year of Art/Crafts (drawing, painting, woodworking, knitting/sewing and stone sculpture), both of which I super aced. Like 7 years ago I realised I had undiagnosed ADHD, and that's what was messing me up in school all along, so getting the understanding and proper coping mechanisms really helped me. So that I felt safe enough to go to uni, and actually be able to DO stuff!
Both engineering and science museum sounds really interesting!
Also, as someone who's been actively part of the queer community as an aromantic asexual person for over a decade now, and also live with two other aroace people, I do recommend it. Although I mostly gravitate towards the quiet nerdy queers like myself, rather than the ones who are likely to go full party mode at Pride and whatnot, cause that's exhausting, and also usually way too sexual.
The easiest way to actually catch me for chatting is on Discord, which is just a chat program. (It also has groups/servers for pretty much anything you can imagine, which can be a good way to meet people with similar interests.) My username on there is Kristine#3949.
Oh cool, I've used Discord. There are some comics groups that I've dipped in and out of. Can you guess what my username is? No one could ever guess, I am very unpredictable.
Been meaning to write you a message since new years, when I got your card! It's on display next to our other holiday cards, which also happens to be where I've put the painting I bought from you like... a dozen years ago? It's out in the hallway between the bedrooms in the apartment I share with two close friends. Which I still feel like I didn't pay you enough for, it's so gorgeous. Maybe that's why I'm one of those four people on patreon, so make up for it over time. That and just wanting to support your art, cause it's gorgeous and very under-appreciated online. I've been really enjoying seeing your daily updates, it's neat to see stuff from where you live.
I'm also just glad to see you're doing well in general, even if this pandemic is messing with everybody. It hasn't been as bad for me, since I'm usually on the computer anyway, keeping in touch with people both far and near about as much as I usually do. My class at university had already finished with all the meet-up stuff and the rest was hand-ins only, which they're still doing. So really the only thing that's changed is now I can't go to D&D nights, which have been moved online instead.
Try not to go too crazy! If you want more online friends, I suggest going out to try to find them. Which isn't that easy, I know, but mostly just requires finding people with similar interests and reaching out a bunch. ♥ Feel free to hit me up if you want to talk!
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I also really appreciate that you follow me on Patreon--I kept wanting to say something else to you, but I never knew what to say. Thanks? I was originally hoping to bring over maybe 10 people from tumblr, and when that never happened I felt really ashamed to even post art for a while. But then the fact that I did have a *few* people at Patreon kicked me back into gear.
I've been enjoying making art of where I live, it feels almost like journaling in a way. In ten years I can look back at these and remember where I was during this whole mess.
What classes are you taking at university? I've been taking engineering actually, because I want to be able to get into higher paying work but also working at the science museum for a while got me interested.
Yeah, I know I need to try harder to make friends. I had been, at work! I had asked for someone's number and we'd met up on a weekend once, and I was meaning to ask another person. I've also been re-evaluating my antipathy for queer culture... then this awful thing hit. There are still online communities. They've changed, but I'm 34 not 94, I need to get over how much I hate facebook.
I would like to talk! What's your preferred method these days?
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And yeah, it does feel like journalling. Especially since it captures, like... really mundane quiet moments that you're unlikely to remember down the roa, but it's nice to be reminded of?
Currently I'm taking a year of music, which is my "challenge yourself to do something you don't know" year, since I took a year of English before that, and a year of Art/Crafts (drawing, painting, woodworking, knitting/sewing and stone sculpture), both of which I super aced. Like 7 years ago I realised I had undiagnosed ADHD, and that's what was messing me up in school all along, so getting the understanding and proper coping mechanisms really helped me. So that I felt safe enough to go to uni, and actually be able to DO stuff!
Both engineering and science museum sounds really interesting!
Also, as someone who's been actively part of the queer community as an aromantic asexual person for over a decade now, and also live with two other aroace people, I do recommend it. Although I mostly gravitate towards the quiet nerdy queers like myself, rather than the ones who are likely to go full party mode at Pride and whatnot, cause that's exhausting, and also usually way too sexual.
The easiest way to actually catch me for chatting is on Discord, which is just a chat program. (It also has groups/servers for pretty much anything you can imagine, which can be a good way to meet people with similar interests.) My username on there is Kristine#3949.
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