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Farewell. <3
12 years ago
This will be my last journal for a while.
I've decided, after much thought, to take a more official hiatus from the site. I come here once in awhile to check for messages people have left for me (there are very rarely any) and I've found I have no drive or desire to look at my watched artists' submissions, participate in activities, or interact and be social.
The furry fandom has been there for me for over 15 years at this point. I've been to countless conventions (my first one being in 2002), drawn lots of furry art, had my many characters drawn more times than I can remember, met lots of amazing people (and unfortunately a goodly number of unsavories, too.)
But I feel very little connection to it anymore. When I see people talk about fursuits, fandom drama, that they're going to this or that convention or that they've had their character drawn for the 1000th time, instead of being excited like I used to be, I feel jaded. Not bitter, don't get me wrong. But I've seen all I wanted to see and done all I wanted to do. And it's time for me to move on, at least for now.
Maybe all I need is a nice, long break. Or maybe I'll never really be part of the furry fandom again. Either way, I'm glad to have been a part of it. It's taught me a lot artistically and socially, given me friends when I thought I had none, and made me feel like I belonged somewhere.
Thank you, furry fandom. I'll never forget you, and you'll always be a part of me.
Farewell, for now. <3
I've decided, after much thought, to take a more official hiatus from the site. I come here once in awhile to check for messages people have left for me (there are very rarely any) and I've found I have no drive or desire to look at my watched artists' submissions, participate in activities, or interact and be social.
The furry fandom has been there for me for over 15 years at this point. I've been to countless conventions (my first one being in 2002), drawn lots of furry art, had my many characters drawn more times than I can remember, met lots of amazing people (and unfortunately a goodly number of unsavories, too.)
But I feel very little connection to it anymore. When I see people talk about fursuits, fandom drama, that they're going to this or that convention or that they've had their character drawn for the 1000th time, instead of being excited like I used to be, I feel jaded. Not bitter, don't get me wrong. But I've seen all I wanted to see and done all I wanted to do. And it's time for me to move on, at least for now.
Maybe all I need is a nice, long break. Or maybe I'll never really be part of the furry fandom again. Either way, I'm glad to have been a part of it. It's taught me a lot artistically and socially, given me friends when I thought I had none, and made me feel like I belonged somewhere.
Thank you, furry fandom. I'll never forget you, and you'll always be a part of me.
Farewell, for now. <3
Prends soins de toi et de ton époux. *squeaky-hugs*
Plus I just... don't use the website at all anymore. XD I'll be back and will respond here and there, but if I draw again I'll probably upload things to DeviantArt and maybe Weasyl instead of putting it here. :) So I'm not gone, really, just...elsewhere, hehe.
*hugs lots!*
It gave me some time to reflect, time to try out life in a few other communities, and time to decide what I it was that I really wanted in the first place. And in the end, when I decided I felt like coming back again I feel like I had a better perspective on things.
My only advice is to keep in touch with the furries who are still your friends (just not the ones who are your enemies). 'cuz if you're friends, then it doesn't really matter all THAT much where you know them from, not really.
Oh, and don't throw away things that you may end up wanting later, 'cuz things change back again sometimes, too. :)
*hugs*
I agree, friends are friends, furry or otherwise. I'll be keeping touch outside of FA, and I'll still be around on other sites to enjoy my friends' company. :3
Hopefully see you when you're back!
*rimshot* >.>
We will miss you on here, but will still hopefully be happy to see you and visit with you in other locations as we can.
I'm sure I'll see ya on FB or maybe twitter or something.
Take care!