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Time flys, often too quickly. Last night was my 25th year school reunion, and in many ways it only seems like only a few years have gone by.
What question did I get asked the most last night? "Are you on Facebook?" I think I was one of maybe two people out of 50 or more that wasn't. My answer? "No, I'm on Deviantart." That was followed by blank stares, appears DA isn't as widely known as we deviants think it is. Luckily my Nexus 1 Android phone was getting good 3G signals so I was able to show them some of my art. Seeing is believing, I think many of them were interested in DA after seeing what it was all about.
It's amazing how many people you forget about in 25 years. First impression when I walked in the door was "crap, I don't recognize anyone." Actually though, I did remember a few people as the night went on. There are two main types of brain functions in the world, those who remember names, and those who remember faces. A rare amount are lucky to have both, but I remember names the most. People change a lot in 25 years, age catches up to appearances as maturity sets in.
Life changes you the more you walk the earth. I high school, I was wallpaper. There weren't many who were quieter than I was. I was the shy, smart guy that never seemed to really got much credit. I wasn't a jock, so naturally I didn't make the honor roll, even though my grades were high enough. Didn't take part in any clubs or groups. The only thing I really did in high school was be a part of the JROTC program. When most people were getting ready for the next game, I was competing in drill events throughout the region. I wonder how JROTC classes get perceived now that 9.11 has happened? In the early 80's, we were the outcasts. The role of outcast suits me fine.
Outcast or deviant? Interesting thought. As I'm sitting here typing this, I wish I would have planned ahead and gotten a huge stack of post cards of my work here to have passed out last night. Of all the doctors, business people, electricians/engineers, and various other people that represented 1985 last night, I think I was the only one that was talking art. I think it's easy to take DA for granted but in many ways, if you're posting art here, you have something special going on in your life. Long after I'm gone and forgotten, my creations will live on and be seen by people from all walks of life. Deep thought, and also an encouraging one.
That leads me to my next question; does anyone in the Chicago area know of any devmeets? I'd like to touch base with the people here to see what we have in common, and to build some new real life relationships beyond the relationships that are build online here. Let me know, the summer is in full swing and it's a great time to take advantage of it all.
What question did I get asked the most last night? "Are you on Facebook?" I think I was one of maybe two people out of 50 or more that wasn't. My answer? "No, I'm on Deviantart." That was followed by blank stares, appears DA isn't as widely known as we deviants think it is. Luckily my Nexus 1 Android phone was getting good 3G signals so I was able to show them some of my art. Seeing is believing, I think many of them were interested in DA after seeing what it was all about.
It's amazing how many people you forget about in 25 years. First impression when I walked in the door was "crap, I don't recognize anyone." Actually though, I did remember a few people as the night went on. There are two main types of brain functions in the world, those who remember names, and those who remember faces. A rare amount are lucky to have both, but I remember names the most. People change a lot in 25 years, age catches up to appearances as maturity sets in.
Life changes you the more you walk the earth. I high school, I was wallpaper. There weren't many who were quieter than I was. I was the shy, smart guy that never seemed to really got much credit. I wasn't a jock, so naturally I didn't make the honor roll, even though my grades were high enough. Didn't take part in any clubs or groups. The only thing I really did in high school was be a part of the JROTC program. When most people were getting ready for the next game, I was competing in drill events throughout the region. I wonder how JROTC classes get perceived now that 9.11 has happened? In the early 80's, we were the outcasts. The role of outcast suits me fine.
Outcast or deviant? Interesting thought. As I'm sitting here typing this, I wish I would have planned ahead and gotten a huge stack of post cards of my work here to have passed out last night. Of all the doctors, business people, electricians/engineers, and various other people that represented 1985 last night, I think I was the only one that was talking art. I think it's easy to take DA for granted but in many ways, if you're posting art here, you have something special going on in your life. Long after I'm gone and forgotten, my creations will live on and be seen by people from all walks of life. Deep thought, and also an encouraging one.
That leads me to my next question; does anyone in the Chicago area know of any devmeets? I'd like to touch base with the people here to see what we have in common, and to build some new real life relationships beyond the relationships that are build online here. Let me know, the summer is in full swing and it's a great time to take advantage of it all.
Hmmm.....
It's been a long time and too much has happened during that stretch, most of it not so good. Between jobs right now so I figured I'd work on some art and post it here. Much to my surprise, DA has changed. A lot. First impression, DA has become Microsoft. Windows used to be extremely easy to do things and the more they "upgraded" it, the more difficult it is to get basic functions completed. Uploaded two images into what I thought was the fractal gallery (topic says Fractal but it's severely lacking in images), but neither appear during searches of those galleries. Can't figure out how to change any browsing options. Used to be able to select new, popular, etc. but now you get what you get and that's about it. Finally figured out how to get to the people I watch, and it's much of the same as the main galleries, all the great options are now gone. Maybe they're not and it's another one of those things I have to relearn, again. I liked the ability to remove viewed images of
My kid...
...could paint that.
Are you familiar with the documentary "My Kid Could Pain That?" Have you seen it? A 4 year old girl busted upon the abstract art world and caught everyone by surprise. What she was doing was painting extremely complex traditional abstract paintings that caught the attention of some gallery owners, who later featured her works and sold some for five figure prices. Experts and journalists all caught wind of what was going on and naturally, the questions started flying. Was this 4 year old girl a natural phenom? Or was it her dad who was actually doing all the work, after all, he aspired to be an artist himself but ne
Reality Checks
Why are you here?
I've probably asked myself that so many times that I've lost count. Mostly I'd say to help others, I even noticed that in my "About Me" link on my page, upper left under the avatar. I was updating my birthday settings and forgot that was in there. It was also in there to promote the artwork of others. Sometimes I fail, sometimes I hit the mark on both those goals.
And sometimes I get reminded of something very old and inspiring; perhaps of "simpler" times when I might have been more focused.
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Thanks, Serathus (https://www.deviantart.com/serathus) for the blast from the past and for the slap in the face to not lose focus
Life is good.
You can spend your time focusing on the bad, or you can use that time to dwell on the good. There are so many negatives things trying to drag me down right now, but none of them are going to. Life is about choice, and I choose to be mentally positive in what I decide to think about.
Unburried-Treasures (https://www.deviantart.com/unburried-treasures) is starting to take off and it's a great feeling knowing we are helping people get some attention for their art. It's all good, and only going to get better.
On a humorous note, my last deviation has gotten some interesting attention. What started out as a post to spread some light on a long term theft problem has been received in so
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I post some of the stuff I find here to my Facebook profile, so hopefully a few more people know about dA thanks to me. 
I've never been to a school reunion, and to be honest I'm not really keen on going. Not the happiest time of my life.
I know one person who's a fellow alumni, although we weren't in the same classes - ironically, we subsequently made contact via Usenet, of all places. Unfortunately, I've lost contact with all of my old school friends. 
I've never been to a school reunion, and to be honest I'm not really keen on going. Not the happiest time of my life.
I know one person who's a fellow alumni, although we weren't in the same classes - ironically, we subsequently made contact via Usenet, of all places. Unfortunately, I've lost contact with all of my old school friends.