joshiah has placed Acing It online for digital purchase! While, yes, it's technically available for free in my FA, he edited and reformatted the book to make it flow SIGNIFICANTLY better.

But the real draw is some extra companion chapters that are only available in the official book (whether physical or digital)

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09P2HMWN6

Physical copies can be purchased through Josh

Read away and enjoy!

I just realized I never actually advertised on here! Now that the book is complete, we are looking to get it into print. Everything is done except sending it off to get printed ^.^

You can pre-order a book here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1.....rm?usp=sf_link

Hard copy will be released at MFF at Josh's table for those that do not preorder.

Why order what's already available for free? Two reasons:
1. There's some bonus content that will only be available in book (or ebook) form. I will not be uploading any of that here.
2. I copy/pasted bulk text into FA. The book/ebook will be correctly formatted and refactored as to where the chapter breaks are. It'll just be a much more pleasant experience.

But order quick! Preorders will close at the end of the 7th of Nov. After that, books will be priced at Josh's normal cost.

I have off work next week so I think i'm going to use that time to actually go through the thousands of notifications and stuff. also maybe get that other journal off the front page. and let this one sit for months :D

Pretend I posted this on Saturday. It's been a busy few days. Wanted to do this as a birthday "present" to myself. Missed by a few days.....

In addition to me mostly just lurking and rarely ever commenting, I wanted to take some steps towards un-separating different aspects of my life.

Quite a few years ago I created a private account because I felt art I liked deserved a favorite. But I didn't want that associated with "me". 2 years ago for my 30th birthday, I made a one way association. I linked from my other account back to this one. Today, for my 32nd birthday, I'm completing the loop and putting a reciprocal link over here.

For those who still check this site and haven't already found it,  datsecret is me. It's been me all along. I ended up creating two characters that I don't have nearly the same emotional connection to as I do with Deth. I felt freer to explore shenanigans I wouldn't touch with Deth.

Honestly, it was a huge part of my growth over the last few years. I still have a long way to go, but I'm working on it. Some things have shifted away from being a secret. Some things I have become more comfortable around.

There are many reasons I wanted to keep things close to the chest. One of the big ones is that I find imaginary fantasy sexy stuff to be real nice, but IRL sexy stuff is often stressful and anxiety inducing for me. I strongly prefer to avoid the topic save for with just a few people I'm okay with. I didn't want people to reach out with adult art/activity as their primary common interest. I didn't want people to propose we do the sex. I didn't want to be seen as anything other than SFW, because I didn't want to deal with the implications of that. I didn't want to disappoint people by turning their advances down.

I'm working on growing, setting boundaries, and being more comfortable with ~me~. One of the big AHA! moments was finding the term autochorissexual. I have had this link open in a browser tab for over a year for easy access: https://asexuals.fandom.com/wiki/Autochorissexual

It's the closest thing to a label I've ever felt okay identifying with. It gave me a lot of insight into myself and learning how to traverse the conflicting thoughts in my head.

Anyway. Feel free to go take a look. And now back to lurking for quite a few months before I share another small update. (Really I am just more active on Twitter)

Finally got the gumption to go through my 15,000 submissions. I'm about 500 deep already. Time to give people some confusing activity as I slowly fave things over the next few days dating back nearly a year old.

and then hold onto the ones that I don't want to fave from this account so I can mass fave them on the other account and feel less guilty. but also cause even more confusion for the artists. hooray!

cat causing havoc. what else is new?

I wanted to put up a journal again for easy viewing. I forget to pay attention to this site fairly often. So Sometimes it's months until I get back to watch backs or favoriting art. If you see me pop up as a favorite literally months after you posted stuff. don't mind it. As I sit here writing this, I have 5749 submissions to look through. I'll be chugging through this over the next few days I suppose. I really just am not active on here. I don't comment much, I don't interact really. I swear I'm a real person! But all my activity is focused on twitter. That's where I make myself known.

Oh jeez, I haven't made a con journal in AGES. I go to too many XD Anyway. I'll be at MFF. I'm open for picture requests in exchange for some dollars. Mostly a pay what you want thing. I take payment in the form of you buying a meal for me, doing an art for me, or sending me some dollars via kofi (linked on my twitter @/dethbox). I'll be wandering around taking whatever photos as usual. But if you want a few photos that are sure to be uploaded, I'm happy to offer my trigger finger!

As usual I'll also be running around as Keet.

I can be a tad bit shy, but am happy to say hello! See yall there!

Hey guys! I'm participating in the extra life game day stream marathon! Been going all day and continuing for a while yet. Currently on rock band, but will be moving to Jack box soon enough. Come drop on by, catch some tunes, donate to help children, and have a great time!

https://www.extra-life.org/index.cf.....ipantID=298777

happy birthday to me, I'm 30 today!

P.S. if you're coming here to confirm. yes. it's me. don't worry. vague statement left intentionally vague.

I'm just gonna leave this journal on the front page for a while. I keep forgetting FA exists. And then I upload everything and favorite everything and.. ugh. Yeah. I check back in like once every 2 months anymore and it's a loooong process to get through everything. whoops. Ah well. it is what it is. I'm way more active on twitter. This is mostly just a repository for art so it's easier to find.

So I haven't been on this site in like 2 months. Guess it's time to go through all the watchers and submissions since then. Perhaps get around to uploading some art I've gotten since as well. Mostly just sketch book commissions, though.

It seems to be that I"m getting a LOT of art of deth in underwear. But to be honest most of it is actually artistic freedom! I'm not exactly complaining. Just noticing a trend in what artists think of me. (underwear is pretty cool regardless)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/11516.....52914079/page3

I have the Leeds Furmeet and West Midlands Safari on this album as well. And I will be adding my travels to london and elsewhere eventually. But EF21 photos start halfway through page 3 (as linked above) Enjoy. Share with your friends that I took photos of!

I pretty much always offer this on twitter because I'm addicted and FA is mostly neglected. But hey, why not? Ask a thing if you have a question. You'll get an answer.

I should probably really pick a few I like and upload them to selected services... but that takes a lot of effort.

Photo dump at https://www.flickr.com/photos/11516.....57653171220746

Please let your friends know if you see photos of them!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/11516.....57651149743291

If you look through, please let anyone you see that you know know about it! I got about half of the people via twitter, but still a bunch I don't know how to contact ^.^

So I posted two things. There is a third that may or may not actually get posted when it's finished. But don't be expecting a stream of these things. That'll be the end of them for quite some time, if they ever come back.

So I decided to actually take some photos this con. I didn't edit any of them, just deleted the really awful ones.

here's a link, just in case you don't follow me on twitter. I might look into maybe uploading a few better ones eventually

https://www.flickr.com/photos/11516.....7648067530574/ (feel free to let people know if I took photos of them!)

 loboloc0 is sad that his journal feed was lacking RF memes.

So here's mine.

I'm going :D

there. it's done. I finally uploaded by photos from  abrahm and  chayce I average about a month until I finally feel like actually uploading things after cons XD

You going?
Yes

When?
Friday to monday morning

I don't feel like filling out the rest because it's always just a repeat....

days at con?
Friday night to Sunday evening

do you art?
No

do you drink?
yes, especially at cons

Hugs?
very yes please

snugs?
if I know ya

can I go to your room?
it's not my room, so....

get my attention?
yell my name a bunch. I probably won't hear it the first few times!

pix?
if I'm in suit I'll stand there awkwardly for you. I'm not I'm making a terrible face to ruin your picture

That should about cover it.

So I don't feel like picking any photos to actually upload because that requires effort. And they're all on flickr already.

I actually got a few decent shots! (FC has a lot of dance comp, setsu has a lot of rave, feel free to skip over them and look at everything else)

If you see yourself, feel free to snag the pic and use it however (but it's already nice knowing I get credit for the pictures, too!)

Sunday night at FC I was using someone else's camera, and I'm still waiting to actually get those pix added to the FC set...

FC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/115161.....7640024423895/
Setsucon: http://www.flickr.com/photos/115161.....7640235955305/

personal san fran vacay pix: http://www.flickr.com/photos/115161.....7640329085166/

Had a pretty good con. Still enjoying californiam as weird as this place is.

Have some photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/115161.....7640024423895/

I'm still new to the whole photography thing. I still have lots to learn, but I think at least a few of them came out pretty good! If you are in any of the photos, feel free to use them however (but, with credit and stuff, ya know) ^.^

Finally have a moment to sit to myself. Vacation is ending as of tonight, and then a long flight home. I'll be back to my normal activity level (which honestly isn't much different from my vacation activity here x.x) going through 1400 submissions while my family is off doing other things for the morning/afternoon. My scarcity will be done as of Friday afternoon or so.

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FC MEME STUFF

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Are you going?
Yes

How long will you be there?
Flight gets in at 8:07 to SJC on wednesday. Planning to putz around the bay area until my 6:30am flight friday morning.

Suit?
Yup, I'll be a big dumg teef kitty

Do you art?
No

Can I get food/party/alcohol/whatever with you?
If invited sure! No harm in asking though, worst I'll do is say no ^.^

Expectations for the con?
hug and/or snug everything.

Best way to reach me?
twitter/AIM/skype/text - they're all about equal. as long as my phone isn't being dumb and I'm not suiting, I'll answer pretty quick.

Best way to get my attention?
Yell my name a whole bunch of times. I often don't hear it the first few T.T