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Man, what I've missed
6 months ago
So just popping in to upload "Intangible" I find out two of my dearest friends and fans may be moving to Canada or Ireland. I had no idea this was even happening.
I guess a lot of people are staying on FA because of the political whatchamahoosis going on (which I don't want to make light of but I'm coming at this from an "I've seen this before and it's happening again, light before dark, then back to light" point of view). Social media is full of angst and what-have-you and while I get it, it's also the only place I have any reach. I left Twitter. You gotta leave me something.
I don't really have anything against FA, besides there being a lot of old art I don't really like to look at anymore. Still, I could just clean that out if I wanted to, except I've tried that and the work never completely gets deleted.
I'm also so very caught up in my own comic that I'm not sure I consider myself a "furry artist" anymore. It really takes a lot out of me to draw anything non-comic-related, and while I do like making people happy drawing their OCs, I've also been burned a bit by people who just take advantage of me and then leave. It's not so common that it affects me that much, but it's still a factor in curating the extracurricular art I produce.
I should still post more here. I feel a little left out by people who are leaving BlueSky and I want to continue keeping in touch. I don't like the fact that I missed a major life change my friends made three whole months ago. I'm already sad from losing the friends who have died, drifted away, or just... don't want to speak to me anymore. I'm gonna be 56 in a little while and I already feel like I've crossed the line into "old one who's seen it all," and it already feels lonely. Or it would feel lonely if
timtylor weren't here.
I don't know if I belong here, but I want to know that the people I care about are all right. For that, it's worth staying. And someday, maybe I'll post here again with some regularity.
I guess a lot of people are staying on FA because of the political whatchamahoosis going on (which I don't want to make light of but I'm coming at this from an "I've seen this before and it's happening again, light before dark, then back to light" point of view). Social media is full of angst and what-have-you and while I get it, it's also the only place I have any reach. I left Twitter. You gotta leave me something.
I don't really have anything against FA, besides there being a lot of old art I don't really like to look at anymore. Still, I could just clean that out if I wanted to, except I've tried that and the work never completely gets deleted.
I'm also so very caught up in my own comic that I'm not sure I consider myself a "furry artist" anymore. It really takes a lot out of me to draw anything non-comic-related, and while I do like making people happy drawing their OCs, I've also been burned a bit by people who just take advantage of me and then leave. It's not so common that it affects me that much, but it's still a factor in curating the extracurricular art I produce.
I should still post more here. I feel a little left out by people who are leaving BlueSky and I want to continue keeping in touch. I don't like the fact that I missed a major life change my friends made three whole months ago. I'm already sad from losing the friends who have died, drifted away, or just... don't want to speak to me anymore. I'm gonna be 56 in a little while and I already feel like I've crossed the line into "old one who's seen it all," and it already feels lonely. Or it would feel lonely if
timtylor weren't here.I don't know if I belong here, but I want to know that the people I care about are all right. For that, it's worth staying. And someday, maybe I'll post here again with some regularity.
I wish times were simpler to where we could meet at a con again, or me fly that way to hang out for a couple of days (that was like 1998 haha).
Well, content-wise. I know of a number of artists I encountered long ago who were here and stopped coming here of their own volition. I wish they were here. Happy they've left what they did here, when they didn't delete everything.
This getting older thing is hard. No denying it. Even if you limit it to just friends drifting (or being yanked) away, it's rough. I have no consolations I can give for that, and I don't think anyone older than me does, either.
Short of something happening like on Twitter, at least.
If you ever want to go poke around another furry fandom old gallery, The Gneech is also still on FA. And as to doing art of your characters vs. other peoples', do what makes YOU happy. If it's focusing on your own comics, then stick to that. Just know I'm also still here, and I get excited every time I see a new page of Intangible pop up in my "Submissions" tab
I also turn 56 this summer, so I know that fun. Been enjoying a few senior discounts here and there.
It's always nice to see your work here, however! And I mean, you draw a lot of talking animals, isn't that enough to be considered "furry"?
I too am glad you're sticking around.
I think you still belong here, but you know I will follow you no matter where you go! Send me a message if you want to catch up on things. We'd love to talk to you.