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Hello everyone! I want to give my sincerest apologies for being so dead lately! I graduated from my university with a double-major about one month ago, now, but the sudden, magical flood of creative energy I was expecting to occur...never happened. Suffice to say, I have had loads of free time during the past month, don't even have a job yet, and I have been as productive as a snail. Granted, I have been playing Guild Wars 2 quite a bit, with some Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited thrown in, but I have not done much in the way of content that could be uploaded here. I still have many ideas of characters and such that I would love to be drawing again, but I have not felt motivated to actually sit down and draw...or ink...or color. But, this Journal entry is to let my Watchers and friends know that I am still alive and am still thinking of content to work on once I get the motivation.
On a more positive note, I have been able to write a bit! About a week ago, I finally was able to begin writing a fantasy story that I had been thinking about for approximately a year. It's entitled "Fireheart" and involves the Phoenix, Erif, that I have done a few drawings of here. I just began chapter 3 the other day. Unfortunately, I have decided that this will be a story that I will not post here on deviantART. And I want to add that I do still have an interest in my other stories, ones that some of my friends here are more familiar with; I just believe that, in order for me to be productive, I should jump upon whichever project I am most interested in working on at the moment, as opposed to forcing myself to work on something on which I am stuck. So the chances of me continuing my other stories are still there.
Finally, I mentioned that I don't have a job yet, but I do have two possible opportunities right now. Last week I had an interview for a job which would be very interesting, but it will take a while to hear anything back on the status of my application. Then I have a temporary job offer from the place on my university campus where I had worked for the past two years. Chances are I will accept that offer, but would probably want to leave it for the permanent job if I hear a "yes" from them.
Beyond all of this, I have been pretty lazy, though I have been starting to do some exercising, mainly light weights and walking. Although I do enjoy having all of this free time, I do still yearn for a job, to make an income and be productive. It feels so strange not being a student at university anymore, so my state of mind is kind of restless.
Oh! One final, geeky, note: As of yesterday, I finally completed my DVD collection of Star Trek: Voyager! I had been purchasing the season box sets from a bookstore in my state called Half Price Books, and had a lot of patience and determination in order to keep up the tradition of buying each and every season only from that store; only two seasons had to be transferred from another location. Very happy about that! I have watched the show basically every year, but now I will never have to rely upon Netflix to get my fix.
On a more positive note, I have been able to write a bit! About a week ago, I finally was able to begin writing a fantasy story that I had been thinking about for approximately a year. It's entitled "Fireheart" and involves the Phoenix, Erif, that I have done a few drawings of here. I just began chapter 3 the other day. Unfortunately, I have decided that this will be a story that I will not post here on deviantART. And I want to add that I do still have an interest in my other stories, ones that some of my friends here are more familiar with; I just believe that, in order for me to be productive, I should jump upon whichever project I am most interested in working on at the moment, as opposed to forcing myself to work on something on which I am stuck. So the chances of me continuing my other stories are still there.
Finally, I mentioned that I don't have a job yet, but I do have two possible opportunities right now. Last week I had an interview for a job which would be very interesting, but it will take a while to hear anything back on the status of my application. Then I have a temporary job offer from the place on my university campus where I had worked for the past two years. Chances are I will accept that offer, but would probably want to leave it for the permanent job if I hear a "yes" from them.
Beyond all of this, I have been pretty lazy, though I have been starting to do some exercising, mainly light weights and walking. Although I do enjoy having all of this free time, I do still yearn for a job, to make an income and be productive. It feels so strange not being a student at university anymore, so my state of mind is kind of restless.
Oh! One final, geeky, note: As of yesterday, I finally completed my DVD collection of Star Trek: Voyager! I had been purchasing the season box sets from a bookstore in my state called Half Price Books, and had a lot of patience and determination in order to keep up the tradition of buying each and every season only from that store; only two seasons had to be transferred from another location. Very happy about that! I have watched the show basically every year, but now I will never have to rely upon Netflix to get my fix.
2020 Update!
I know I have not been active on this account in a long while, but I want to assure everyone that I'm still alive and kicking, and still wish I could draw again. Not only had I been feeling a general slump in my creative motivation/energy, but then the pandemic hit, and staying home for the foreseeable future has really messed with my mental state. I in no way believe I am clinically depressed, but motivation to do anything besides playing video games and watching YouTube videos has been sapped from me during this time. I do hope to try to snap myself out of it, even if it means dabbling in fanart again.
New Project: Kazekiri
As many of my active Watchers might now be aware, I am starting a new graphic novel project. Well, "new" isn't exactly the right word, for this is a reboot of a graphic novel I tried to work on 10+ years ago (my, how time flies when you're an adult!). My progress, of course, has been pretty slow, as I can only work on a page when I have the time and energy, and that mostly ends up being on the weekends. But I'm really going to push myself to move forward with this, especially since I have a written story that is pretty far along, so...no reason why I can't stick with this, too! I'll only consider it a success once I manage to get up to/past t
Back to the saddle again...?
Whew! I know it's been a very long time since I was last active on this site, and a lot has certainly happened in that time! What hasn't changed is my current job, which I am quite happy with even when it throws frustrations my way. But between getting into new video games, beating Bloodborne with blood, sweat, and tears; planning my first tattoo, working on a fantasy novel, and traveling to Canada for the first time, I've definitely been busy.
I do want to apologize to my Watchers for my inactivity, for it certainly would have seemed that I just dropped off of the face of the Earth for a while there. I can't say whether I will be able to ge
INFO: I deactivated one of my accounts
Wanted to let my followers and friends know that I recently decided to deactivate my dA account "Katrya1941". I wasn't using it anymore and wanted to move away from the baggage that had come with it. My first-ever account, "Moyayuki", still exists, even if I haven't done anything in it in years. For now, this is my main account.
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Congrats on your graduation. ^^
Yeah, I'm in a similar boat with the drawing motivation too, except I don't
really have a proper atmosphere or place to draw. So writing is simply easier to do.
Financial independence is quite a challenge. I hope I can make a living as a professional artist. ^^
Great to hear you got your Star Trek collections. It's always great to have a library of favorite things.
I'm actually a Star Wars fan myself, but I do enjoy the Star Trek shows. The best technology I thought was
ever created was the holo deck. man...I don't think anyone would ever come out of the holo room anytime soon. XD
All the female celebrities you could possibly date, or favorite anime and movies you could possibly live out.
That would be the ultimate role play. XD
Yeah, I'm in a similar boat with the drawing motivation too, except I don't
really have a proper atmosphere or place to draw. So writing is simply easier to do.
Financial independence is quite a challenge. I hope I can make a living as a professional artist. ^^
Great to hear you got your Star Trek collections. It's always great to have a library of favorite things.
I'm actually a Star Wars fan myself, but I do enjoy the Star Trek shows. The best technology I thought was
ever created was the holo deck. man...I don't think anyone would ever come out of the holo room anytime soon. XD
All the female celebrities you could possibly date, or favorite anime and movies you could possibly live out.
That would be the ultimate role play. XD