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Furry Happy New year to all ^W^
10 months ago
Herru everyone ^w^! It's me again, Jeffery :3
Hiya Everyone,
So first little note; aaaaa oh my god I barely made any journals or had much activity! ;w;
So the biggest reason is a lot happened this year. The beginning of this year I lost my dog, he was age 12. Along with that, a friend I knew for only 3 months passed away. I didn't mention it earlier as it wasn't easy for me to talk about for a few months and I had to think on things. A friend who knew him well (a lot longer than I) asked me how I could be crying over someone I barely knew and only had a few run-ins with. I didn't know how to answer him then, but if I were to say now, it's because when it comes to this fandom; I care so much for the vast majority of it and hearing that someone in it has passed is never easy to hear. When you meet that person and have conversations with them one minute and then the next you are no longer able to, it's like someone ripping a hook through your heart leaving a nasty wound in it that takes a while to heal. With that, I'll leave this part as it is and move onto the next.
Looking back on this year, I'd say it started off really rough and in some cases, completely awful and stress inducing, but at the other half of the year, I would say things improved. Apart from all the art and animations and shows that came out this year, another good thing that happened was, I created Vincent's bodysuit, making one of the resolutions from last year fufilled (Resolution No. 6); though I could also add No. 1 as I did get better at sewing and somewhat better at fursuit making because sewing was a huge part of that. I just thought of this, I'm gonna add a list of all the resolutions I managed to fufill :3. So here they are:
No. 1 (kinda)
No. 2 (again kinda, though this one it's complicated to say the least)
No. 4 (Not exactly, but I did do more drawings. Some are personal though)
No. 5 (Ok well not exactly, I found the battery charger for my Canon and guess what, it was in my camera bag, where I left it >w>)(I had woof brain)
No. 6 (and his bodysuit is so comfy to wear, up until it gets too hot to wear xD)
No. 8 (I made the 1.0 of the "Tailbag" but I need to workshop it some still. It's definitely not gonna be made with Leather bits UNLESS I learn how to sew leather better and not snap my needle)
No. 10 (I met Raze this year again, Mangusu, Eigen(well kinda, I asked him where I could put my phone during Floor wars as my dad wanted me to carry it with me xD), LittleAlphaPup (for a brief moment) and SamyLeSkunk (well not exactly, we sat at the same table once, didn't really say anything to him though, I didn't know what to say so I just stayed quiet >W<)
No. 11 (Saw him, got a pic with him and even got to watch him in floor wars up close. Good thing I didn't have to go up against him, I probably would've lost big time xD)
So one I did do (NOT EXACTLY, but in a sense kinda) was I went back in time, at least in terms of Youtube. I got to watch the content I used to love watching all the time back in 2015-2016-ish time frame. Some of that content was missing for a long while or deleted off of Youtube (btw thanks so much Youtube for being so dumb and getting rid of good content in favor of these megacorps with deep pockets) (Sorry, had to vent out some frustration there); however, some awesome people reuploaded that content back to the site. It's not all back but still, having about 75% back vs 100% or 0%, it works out well anyway.
So now onto the art count for this year, 19 not counting doubles. That's not very much but to be fair I did take 5 1/2 weeks to make Vincent and I would say his bodysuit is worth 25 points in itself (a digigrade bodysuit with a detailed design, yeah I'm giving it 25 points). I could also count the personal art but I don't think that'd be fair as it's not gonna be shown on this page, so with the fursuit point adjustment (as I'm clalling it x3), the total is 44! (Of course not counting it that way, it'd be 20 but the fursuit was multiple pieces put together into one over a 5 1/2 week period).
Now onto New Years Resolutions. I think the list will look roughly the same but I'll be adding some. So here's some for 2025:
1. FIX MY SLEEP SCHEDULE (partly my fault, partly my work. Still, my sleep schedule should balance out better hopefully soon. I have friends in all different time zones x3)
2. Save up for a Fursuit Commission from MoreFurLess (I know, I have one and I shouldn't go commissioning every so often. But here's the thing, as I said, the one I have is complicated; and because of it being complicated, I want to be satisfied with a commission that's a lot "less" complicated (pun intended x3).
3. Get some new Keycaps or a new keyboard (so I might just get a new keyboard as the one I have, it's hard to find the right kind of keycaps for and the company I got this keyboard from merged with turtle beach)(maybe I'll get a corsair keyboard or something oooo o.o)
4. Finish Keter's fursuit (I think I got what I need with one exception, I think I need more fur ;w;)
5. Make an Ampwave fursuit (Maybe this year, might learn something in colleg :3)
6. Get into College (hopefully sooner rather than later)(since I finished my tests finally after years of things interfering)
7. Make some vids with Vincent and maybe some other floofs (if I get the suit soon and if I make one myself or get one from MFL)(the MFL onewould probably take longer than this coming year let's be fair x3)
8. Go to Megaplex and join in Floor wars again and do much better (hopefully x3)
9. Hang out some more with Astro at Megaplex (He's so fun to hang out with >W<)
10. See Raze at Megaplex once more (though I have a plush of him so that'd be funny bringing my plush with and saying I got a mini-him xD)
11. Maybe attend other cons other than Megaplex (if I can even book FWA or any closer to my state. I doubt Anthrocon's gonna happen)(I also doubt I'd manage to go to ANE, AFC, Further Confusion or even Midwest Furfest).
12. I wanna learn a more Japanese artstyle (because of Valkorey, those wolves look so nice aaaa ;.;) and also because of that, I wanna learn how to better draw animations. I've been wanting to translate my art into an animation format for as long as I've had these stories about my characters.
13. Maybe start making some fursuit parts and selling them at some cons (if I could manage it of course)(FWA's definitely not gonna work that way)
14. Maybe join in the Megaplex dance comp (that's a stretch even for me)
15. Upgrade my PC (it needs more storage and it's time for it to be upgraded >W<)(might have to put of the MFL commission if I do, Idk which I'd do 1st)
and of course the impossible ones that I couldn't do unless I was crazy X3:
1. 365 challenge (one piece of art for everyday of the year)(Challenge accepted lol xD)
2. The Most technologically advanced fursuit I can think up, made real (allow me to laugh, HAAAAAAAAA XD. I barely know how to solder and code, I couldn't do that! I'd be better off making an ampwave!)
3. The 31 days of Halloween drawings (This one's more a joke, I just choose not to do that for the forseeable future because of what happened with 2020s list)(I still gotta finish 21s, 22s, 23s and 24s)
4. Actually Physically Travelling back in time (not through YT vids)(if only science was that advanced)
5. Step on the moon (*ahem* SPAAAAAAAAAAACEEEEEE X3)
Anywho, that's all for this fairly long Journal. I hope you all have a furry happy new year; be sure to be responsible enough (those that partake in alcoholic beverages or other means of impairing paraphernalia. I hope you all have a great start to 2025 and I'll see you all in the next journal/Submission! ^W^
So first little note; aaaaa oh my god I barely made any journals or had much activity! ;w;
So the biggest reason is a lot happened this year. The beginning of this year I lost my dog, he was age 12. Along with that, a friend I knew for only 3 months passed away. I didn't mention it earlier as it wasn't easy for me to talk about for a few months and I had to think on things. A friend who knew him well (a lot longer than I) asked me how I could be crying over someone I barely knew and only had a few run-ins with. I didn't know how to answer him then, but if I were to say now, it's because when it comes to this fandom; I care so much for the vast majority of it and hearing that someone in it has passed is never easy to hear. When you meet that person and have conversations with them one minute and then the next you are no longer able to, it's like someone ripping a hook through your heart leaving a nasty wound in it that takes a while to heal. With that, I'll leave this part as it is and move onto the next.
Looking back on this year, I'd say it started off really rough and in some cases, completely awful and stress inducing, but at the other half of the year, I would say things improved. Apart from all the art and animations and shows that came out this year, another good thing that happened was, I created Vincent's bodysuit, making one of the resolutions from last year fufilled (Resolution No. 6); though I could also add No. 1 as I did get better at sewing and somewhat better at fursuit making because sewing was a huge part of that. I just thought of this, I'm gonna add a list of all the resolutions I managed to fufill :3. So here they are:
No. 1 (kinda)
No. 2 (again kinda, though this one it's complicated to say the least)
No. 4 (Not exactly, but I did do more drawings. Some are personal though)
No. 5 (Ok well not exactly, I found the battery charger for my Canon and guess what, it was in my camera bag, where I left it >w>)(I had woof brain)
No. 6 (and his bodysuit is so comfy to wear, up until it gets too hot to wear xD)
No. 8 (I made the 1.0 of the "Tailbag" but I need to workshop it some still. It's definitely not gonna be made with Leather bits UNLESS I learn how to sew leather better and not snap my needle)
No. 10 (I met Raze this year again, Mangusu, Eigen(well kinda, I asked him where I could put my phone during Floor wars as my dad wanted me to carry it with me xD), LittleAlphaPup (for a brief moment) and SamyLeSkunk (well not exactly, we sat at the same table once, didn't really say anything to him though, I didn't know what to say so I just stayed quiet >W<)
No. 11 (Saw him, got a pic with him and even got to watch him in floor wars up close. Good thing I didn't have to go up against him, I probably would've lost big time xD)
So one I did do (NOT EXACTLY, but in a sense kinda) was I went back in time, at least in terms of Youtube. I got to watch the content I used to love watching all the time back in 2015-2016-ish time frame. Some of that content was missing for a long while or deleted off of Youtube (btw thanks so much Youtube for being so dumb and getting rid of good content in favor of these megacorps with deep pockets) (Sorry, had to vent out some frustration there); however, some awesome people reuploaded that content back to the site. It's not all back but still, having about 75% back vs 100% or 0%, it works out well anyway.
So now onto the art count for this year, 19 not counting doubles. That's not very much but to be fair I did take 5 1/2 weeks to make Vincent and I would say his bodysuit is worth 25 points in itself (a digigrade bodysuit with a detailed design, yeah I'm giving it 25 points). I could also count the personal art but I don't think that'd be fair as it's not gonna be shown on this page, so with the fursuit point adjustment (as I'm clalling it x3), the total is 44! (Of course not counting it that way, it'd be 20 but the fursuit was multiple pieces put together into one over a 5 1/2 week period).
Now onto New Years Resolutions. I think the list will look roughly the same but I'll be adding some. So here's some for 2025:
1. FIX MY SLEEP SCHEDULE (partly my fault, partly my work. Still, my sleep schedule should balance out better hopefully soon. I have friends in all different time zones x3)
2. Save up for a Fursuit Commission from MoreFurLess (I know, I have one and I shouldn't go commissioning every so often. But here's the thing, as I said, the one I have is complicated; and because of it being complicated, I want to be satisfied with a commission that's a lot "less" complicated (pun intended x3).
3. Get some new Keycaps or a new keyboard (so I might just get a new keyboard as the one I have, it's hard to find the right kind of keycaps for and the company I got this keyboard from merged with turtle beach)(maybe I'll get a corsair keyboard or something oooo o.o)
4. Finish Keter's fursuit (I think I got what I need with one exception, I think I need more fur ;w;)
5. Make an Ampwave fursuit (Maybe this year, might learn something in colleg :3)
6. Get into College (hopefully sooner rather than later)(since I finished my tests finally after years of things interfering)
7. Make some vids with Vincent and maybe some other floofs (if I get the suit soon and if I make one myself or get one from MFL)(the MFL onewould probably take longer than this coming year let's be fair x3)
8. Go to Megaplex and join in Floor wars again and do much better (hopefully x3)
9. Hang out some more with Astro at Megaplex (He's so fun to hang out with >W<)
10. See Raze at Megaplex once more (though I have a plush of him so that'd be funny bringing my plush with and saying I got a mini-him xD)
11. Maybe attend other cons other than Megaplex (if I can even book FWA or any closer to my state. I doubt Anthrocon's gonna happen)(I also doubt I'd manage to go to ANE, AFC, Further Confusion or even Midwest Furfest).
12. I wanna learn a more Japanese artstyle (because of Valkorey, those wolves look so nice aaaa ;.;) and also because of that, I wanna learn how to better draw animations. I've been wanting to translate my art into an animation format for as long as I've had these stories about my characters.
13. Maybe start making some fursuit parts and selling them at some cons (if I could manage it of course)(FWA's definitely not gonna work that way)
14. Maybe join in the Megaplex dance comp (that's a stretch even for me)
15. Upgrade my PC (it needs more storage and it's time for it to be upgraded >W<)(might have to put of the MFL commission if I do, Idk which I'd do 1st)
and of course the impossible ones that I couldn't do unless I was crazy X3:
1. 365 challenge (one piece of art for everyday of the year)(Challenge accepted lol xD)
2. The Most technologically advanced fursuit I can think up, made real (allow me to laugh, HAAAAAAAAA XD. I barely know how to solder and code, I couldn't do that! I'd be better off making an ampwave!)
3. The 31 days of Halloween drawings (This one's more a joke, I just choose not to do that for the forseeable future because of what happened with 2020s list)(I still gotta finish 21s, 22s, 23s and 24s)
4. Actually Physically Travelling back in time (not through YT vids)(if only science was that advanced)
5. Step on the moon (*ahem* SPAAAAAAAAAAACEEEEEE X3)
Anywho, that's all for this fairly long Journal. I hope you all have a furry happy new year; be sure to be responsible enough (those that partake in alcoholic beverages or other means of impairing paraphernalia. I hope you all have a great start to 2025 and I'll see you all in the next journal/Submission! ^W^
