And she kept this letter in a locker, having to get to work, before realizing campus net is down...
"It's amazing!", said the purple-haired girl. "I'd like to wait till an odd time to have this letter sent."

And so it was, in the wee morning of 2am-ish, did the girl wake up to dump the entire text into the bloody text box.

Perhaps it was quite some time since I actually posted plenty of stuff, and the last time I recall "posting" art online on a regular basis, was 4 years back.

Anyway, to the really small bunch of people that follow me or used to follow me waaaay back then, I think you deserve a 'lil explanation as to why I could have had such a long 'hiatus', even till today. If you're reading this, you're probably not invited to my private log in LiveJournal. c:

The idea, rather a reason, was largely attributed to this little exchange I had over a nice dinner of steak and souffle. You see, I came to realize that, while I do learn incredibly fast the moment I figured things myself, I like to show it off to others. Often or not, you may have had me stabbing, or perhaps sugarcoating your feelings that is your artwork, right?

Well, I was teaching myself, in actual fact! To me, the benchmarks I was in direct contact with back then were rather low, and the only other way I saw to improve was probably to critique or appraise. Remember the usual idioms that go about teaching as the best way for learning? (:

It took me about a year to come to a conclusion that, this wasn't the way to go.

As critics of the Internet tore at it for it for being a place for a large, faceless, and thus shameless audience to "post" anything, thinking themselves and their products to be of celebrity status... Much came into thought.

I do agree with much of what was in question, having known how disgusting it is that some freckly, ugly, and perhaps obese kid, or maybe slob, ridicule others, as if they can do anything better than anyone else in any standard... Very specially on this haven of uncalled bragging, flaming, counter-flaming and unrelated-flaming that is YouTube. (*sigh* It's a much better place if there was no such thing as comments in there. But then again...)

Perhaps it was the way I was raised, that I became the egoist many a person knew me for. Then again, the same way taught me that I should never be someone who preaches something she may not be good at. Well, I can say I chose to go on a quest to obtain full bragging rights! Ahahaha~! xD

Hence, most of the critique has ceased: Unless asked, the crit wasn't intended to be a critique at all. I'm sure someone understands the latter. c:

On the other hand, small communities such as that little subcategory in a website's forum that is Battleon.net are, in fact a good example of how community sharing of art was meant to be. But sad to say, it is of a minority. You can say, "It's ironic, but aren't you posting in deviantART... right now?"

My answer: Why yes, it is. It's pretty much like the world itself. It's huge, and there's much to learn from, as well as to show off to. Becoming a celebrity through your own skill and dedication, or utilizing the community to make this happen is based on your life skills. There is always the opportunist and the journeyman in every pursuit, be it in the world of business, the world of art and/or design, the world of law, the world of science...

I'd compare myself to the Chinese pugilist in her never-ending quest to seek the hermits in all places obscure, rather than in clans where everyone else goes to... To be an even better pugilist! I'll leave the translation to your own devices, I'm sure you can do that. o:

And in that, is where I have come to a consensus, my friends! c:

Also, I'd probably be Darkstalker Morrigan - My life depends on -not- being bored. I moved on to something far more challenging, something far more difficult, something far more exciting. Otherwise, I'd die from the lack of endorphins. Mmmyum.

To admit, I was lucky to have been given a seating in a place that, in all honesty, a place I didn't expect to get a seat in. Expectedly, the beginning was rather shaky, till the point it nearly toppled once. Thank goodness I managed to make things right, albeit being very flustered and exhausted for the first time in years, phew! 'w'

Then again, it was a challenge I issued myself, in my own dream to pursue something bigger, better, and much "higher-up-there!".

And thus it seals the mystery of why I haven't been frequenting any internet communities to share art. :3
There we have it. Hope you've learned some stuff from my point of view~! 'u'

Concerning what may come from this account or my membership in other places, it's likely they would stay inactive as they are. I'd drop by once in a blue moon (maybe red.), and share a little thing or two. Huu!