Wow! Today is my 12 year anniversary being on deviantART. I wasn't online much from 2008 to 2010 because of my job at the time. It was my first full time job too from 2008 to 2013. I was laid off and was on EI for one year and working part-time after that. I have yet to find a full-time job in the last 3 years.
I was in college from 2000 to 2007 so I have fond memories of dA from 2004, when I joined, to 2008. I began my clubs in November 2004 and had them converted into groups in 2010.
I also used to fav most all the daily deviations every single day back in the day. Sadly once life got too busy and my internet was slow, I didn't have time to do that anymore. Wish I could go back to doing that but these days I'm too lazy or busy to go back to doing that.
Anyway, it's been a good 12 years. I'm glad that I'm back. I may not do much but I do check my messages daily so I am on dA everyday still. dA was my second home for many years until Facebook came along. Sadly I'm a FB addict and I'm mostly playing games on FB in my spare time. dA, I'm sorry I don't spend hours on here like I used to looking at art but at least I still check in daily.
So who knows what the future will bring. Will I still be here in another 12 years? Will dA still be here in another 12 years? Who knows. All I know is that as long as dA is around, I will still remain here. I'm 34 now, single, no kids and will continue to remain on dA for as long as I can.
ShopDreamUp AI ArtDreamUp
April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse
I had a lot of fun watching the solar eclipse today. Luckily I live within the 100% totality of it. It did get a bit cloudy but not enough to cover the sun. I saw the solar eclipse with my family. I also looked at the sun when my glasses fell off accidentally. I had my phone in my hand and was using one hand to put the glasses on. Stupid me! I should have used both hands. Anyway, I saw white spots after but I think my eyes are okay. I went to my workplace, Upper Canada Village, to watch the eclipse since they were hosting an event to view it. It was actually at the Friends of Crysler's Farm Battlefield National Historic Site. They charged $10 for parking but attendance was free and they provided free solar eclipse glasses. I bought a pair off of Facebook Marketplace a month ago for $4 so then I got another pair for free with my workplace's logo on them. I lost the pair I bought so at least I have these ones as a souvenir. It was so eerie when it got dark and the temperature dropped. It
WINNERS OF MY CONTEST!!!
Thanks again for all the congratulary messages for my 20-year anniversary. After confirming most people's participation, here are the two winners of my contest/raffle: I also decided to do an extra draw and that winner will win 160 points. Here is the winner: To recap, this was the top prize, in which case there are two winners. They could choose any one item from this list: ~ 420 points ~ A hand-drawn maze ~ A song or poem ~ A digital wallpaper ~ An animated or non-animated profile picture I will contact all winners tomorrow. Goodnight!
OMG!!! 20 YEARS!!! REALLY??? CONTEST INCLUDED!!!
YAY!!! FEBRUARY 19TH IS MY 20-YEAR DEVIANTART ANNIVERSARY!!! 😻 😻 😻 OMG!!! I cannot believe this it is my DeviantArt 20th Anniversary. Wow! February 19th, 2004 is the day I joined DeviantArt 20 years ago. And from the screenshot above that I got from Archive.org, it looks like I joined at 1:23 PM. A lot has changed since then. I don't remember how I came by DA though. At the time, DA was only 3 years old, not 4 yet, because DA's birthday is August 7, 2000. Anyway, a lot has changed since then. Over the years, I began my Clubs and, later on, most of them were converted into Groups. Clubs/Groups I Started @bsbclub ~ November 7th, 2004 @musicals ~ November 8th, 2004 @KoolSailorScoutsClub ~ October 10th, 2006 @White-Kitties ~ October 10th, 2006 @All-Out-Avatar ~ October 18th, 2006 @Zutara-fans ~ October 18th, 2006 @Ichigo-x-Ryou-Club ~ March 23, 2007 @Hiccup-x-Astrid-Cami ~ February 28th, 2014 @Parodies-Filks-Songs ~ July 12th, 2014 (Under Construction) @Usagi-x-Mamoru ~ July 12th
LOOK AT WHAT I DISCOVERED!!!
Look at what I discovered a few days ago! Something called Daily Challenges! I was checking the status of the #ChristmasTreeProject2023 hashtag and the page changed to these Daily Challenges. I'm do want people to participate but most of the submissions now are done with DreamUp and AI, which I'm not at all thrilled about. I also never thought to make a rule about AI. I will update the rules soon and I am not allowing DreamUp and AI submissions to be acceptable. To me, using AI is cheating and I'm not a fan of it. I want submissions to be unique and the effort put into it. Plus, most of these submissions are not following the rules of being 100x100 pixels and being transparent so for that alone, they are not acceptable to this project. EDIT: A few days later, I rechecked AI submissions and the majority of them ended up being NSFW/PORN, which I don't want to see for this project. All NSFW/PORN submissions are also REJECTED.
© 2016 - 2024 MelMuff
Comments2
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
CONGRATS O3O