#but i’ll manage. i know i will lol

[excelsior9173]

i feel insane for like, checking but i had to know lol

went to the sumerian comics page to see if i could get an idea of pricing for the sleep token graphic novel. turns out bad omens’ concrete jungle story is getting its own novel! (all the issues in one novel- kinda neat!) that’s beside the point.

the bo graphic novel (just the novel, no extra shit) was $42 CAD, shipping was another $28. so that was like, $70 CAD maybe a bit more after tax

fingers crossed the sleep token one is similarly priced 😅 because $70 is a lot more doable than i was bracing myself for

[starcorvid]

Managed to stay up and draw today so here’s my take on the hatchling!!

[seltzher-bottel]

Plutocrat augh

[vikvampir3]

Tfw when I realize I’ve known this whole time my dazai and general bsd hyperfixation was self destructive and I kinda don’t care

[hplonesomeart]

Hey!! So turns out a video I made between a certain “well beloved but highly sensitive/emotionally reactive T.V” and an “orange haired inkling-turned-human” has managed to sweep my YouTube channel and accumulate 100k VIEWS!! THAT’S A LOT OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY?? My most widely viewed video EVER to exist in this moment in time?? AAAAA?? Not even mentioning the various comments and staggering increase in subs! It’s so much more then what I expected or even prepared for—might even be the most impactful thing to happen for me this year <3

…aside from graduating high school + the social connections I’ve been fortunate to make lol

BUT THE POINT IS I’d been closely monitoring the YouTube growth through the entirety of October. It’s make me smile like a dork, gawk in astonishment, dance frantically in my room from the energy boosts, and grow courage to stop being so selective/self-conscious with what I wish to share with the world! It’s kept my ambitions going!

I needed to find some way to celebrate the occasion and express my thanks—because I can’t NOT acknowledge this milestone jksjskp. Typically I try to avoid getting tunnel visioned focusing on the metrics/numbers. Mr. Puzzles had already demonstrated how much those things can mess with the minds of creatives. Caring too much about chasing views or placing your artistic value in attention seeking gets damaging. But at same time…it’s hard to deny the sense of pride the 100k achievement has filled me with. I understand that reaching 100k views doesn’t immediately make me any “better” or “worse” then I was before. I’m still just me! It only helps me feel seen by others—and that’s all I really needed. To hear some nice words & receive reminders that my ideas are cared about. So thank you SMG4 fandom for that, seriously thank you.

Please accept this Mr. Puzzle drawing as a way of sharing the happiness around. He’s so entertaining. Love him for simply existing. So glad we can all collectively be super attached to him (and the rest of the SMG4 cast of course). Can’t wait to see more incredible artworks from the fandom :)

Just incase anyone is confused by my vague description over which “animated video” I’m referring to here—hopefully this photo will help clarify lol. It’s this one!! Sorry about not outright stating the title at the start, I got carried away with writing!!

I’ve been in an odd place mentally when thinking about it. Wondering to myself if any of the attention is deserved considering it’s not even fully colored and could be dismissed as “low effort” content (despite taking several days making it). It’s easy to get into a trap of comparing yourself to others and questioning how much of the videos success is based on your skills, sheer algorithm luck, or only because you used popular characters and catered to a specific fandom. And then judging yourself by looking at other peoples videos. I’ve seen several artists post higher quality works then my own but it somehow gets less views. So why did mine succeed when others (who should have gotten just as much attention if not more) didn’t? Sometimes you feel like you’ve unfairly robbed them of that chance to be seen. However I’ve realized that I can’t ever expect views to be consistent—and comparing is pointless. So why worry about it or feel inadequate? I mean it’s pretty common for funny cat videos to go viral, so who am I to question the system lol. “Popular” YouTube videos can range from a passion project which took 7+ artists…to a clip of Toad singing Chandelier or a nonsensical Vine sketch. Anything can happen when it’s the internet! And just-so-happened my video was chosen. I should stay glad about that and get rid of all the overanalyzing. So that’s what I’ve chosen to do :)

[sableeira]

always wanted to arrange my artworks in a gradient and since I started drawing again over a year ago, I was finally able to put this together 🫶

[selfcarecap]

I have my first ever proper job interview todayyy wish me luck!!!

[ceramicbeetle]

800 yards of hand spun yarn already on its way to becoming a hand knit sweater vest <3

[mycological-mariner]

Cool so I get to start training in a forge and welding and steam engine maintenance and fitting on weekends

[caterpillarinacave]

I feel like writing a giant multi chapter fic going through all of Roman’s life pre-Roman Holiday

[syluses]

I understand you so hard omggg I literally went and bought a whole ass tablet to be able to see my men 😔😔😔 in game items are the least of my financial woes

Im so glad someone can understand this pain 😭🤝 i was planning to sugar mommy OUT on the new spring event…. just for me to miss out on the game entirely LOL (⸝⸝⸝ᵒ̴̶̷̥́ ᵕ ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀⸝⸝⸝) im gonna try to get one of those fancy 128gb phones as fast as i can!! 😖

[moreaujeans]

im signed up for an online english course with a professor who has actually some of the worst rate my professor reviews i have ever seen most of which talk about how she never replies to emails and/or didn’t start putting in grades until like the last two weeks of class and she’s currently refusing to even open the course until wednesday… head in hands

[pepperpixel]

Art challenge: color a characters hair without making the parts that should be in shadow / shaded / darker than the rest of the hair a lighter color instead.

Difficulty level: IMPOSSIBLE

[awek-s]

atp absolutely cannot blame ppl here for hating my nationality like the customers we got today that had to be told ‘no’ and the way they reacted to it made me want the ground to open up and swallow me whole

[iliveinprocrasti-nationn]

health issues already fuck up every aspect of life, but if there’s one thing that i thought would be something i treated and then was done with, it was cancer. but it’s haunting me like a fucking vengeful spirit

[satorisoup]

EEE hello friends & happy friday !! ٩(^ᗜ^ )و soso sorry about my random inactivity, it’s been busy but i have some fun life updates 🙂‍↕️ i hope you all have a wonderful day & remember to keep smiling !! <3