happy birthday to me i guess,365 days until official old

placeholder to keep an old journal from being up

deets here https://www.furaffinity.net/view/55880047/ lets hope this goes well

you are probably right

got confirmation from discord that they wont reactivate my account,nice to have a definitive answer i guess.

If you friended me on discord,or had me in your server,and want to add me back my new discord is

Arakasa#0197

i might need a reminder of who you are since usernames and icons can change and without conversation history available it can at times be difficult to recognize everyone,so please bear with me.

current art projects may be disrupted by this and related events,i beg for your patience and understanding

discord sent me a warning some server was doing something against tos (not me,or my server) and 3 mins later disabled my account.

so i have no idea if my server is still up or if theres just some server-wide nukes going around,anyhow,send them an email and they claim to be under "increased volumes"
so things might be very buggered,in the meantime my discord is Arakasa2#0197 please contact me or re-invite me to servers if you wish as ive lost all of them and contacts

will update as situation changes

ive had commissions fully open at all times with few exceptions for a very long time,and have been very appreciative of the nearly constant flow of commissions over the years,but for the past year or so ive felt like ive always been,to some degree,backed up and falling behind,its been affecting my ability to complete them in a timely manner with a level of quality im comfortable producing for a thing im given money for,its also been affecting my personal art in that im very often just not drawing due to needing to complete commissions hanging over my head in my subconcious,and thats not fair to me or anyone who liked seeing the junk i draw.

normally ive been unable to close commissions due to financial needs,but for the moment i am not in immediate need of sizable cashflow,i wont go into why or how,but if i just be thrifty and not really buy anything,i should be ok for a bit while i complete all outstanding commissions and truly free myself up artistically.

I know theres people out there who are currently wanting to commission,and im sorry,but i just dont think i can handle any more for a bit of time once i clear everything out,but i hope to be back open sooner rather than later,but i still appreciate your interest in commissioning me

If your some mad lad and somehow still want to financially support me in some manner,consider doing so via
paypal tipjar https://www.paypal.me/Arakasa
Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Arakasa
ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/A6051ZEY

sorry for the bit of a ramble,just something i had to decide on that i think will be for the better,i know alot of other people are going through far more important problems these days,and i wish everyone the best.

aight WG/expansion drive won handily.

but that leaves who should be the subject thereof,I honestly cant decide on which of my OCs would be the most effective and enjoyed the most,so imma let yall tell me who youd like to have.(WG unless other form of expansion noted,inflation =/= expansion btw)

the other option is to do a non-OC pandery sort of character,so like renamon,midna,that sort of thing,since im doing this purely for practicality sake i dont really mind,so thats also a choice you can make.

at the end of voting ill take all the names and RNG choose one,to have your choice counted comment on the twitter poll along with your vote,or in a comment,if you dont comment with either one of my OCs,or a character from popular culture that would be appropriate,it wont be added into the hat,so please keep that in mind before you either dont make a choice or vote fortnite female character #4(shit suggestions shall be tossed!)

dunno if this makes sense but its the only way i really can think of how to do it,any feedback is welcome however

as is any aid of the financial kind but if i say anything more on that id feel like a scum.

https://twitter.com/Arakasa/status/.....75725234843653

https://twitter.com/Arakasa/status/.....26422341054466

snowballing bullshit involving trying to upgrade my shitty Ram became a clusterfuck so i gotta do some stuff about it since apparently "cancel order" means "oh fuck get it out the door so we can still charge him" to some people,making an already unpleasant situation into a financial shitshow.

so yeah,ideas and input appreciated,will probably have more polls in the future to narrow down things

was a good birthday,slept all the way through it and people have been nice and now im full of birthday dinner

they are jokes,please dont actually be a memelord and become a patron to me for the luls


(not that i can stop you or anything but ya know....?)

i mean,why not?

its just there if you are somehow compelled to throw money at me,which granted,would be ultra appreciated,but id also be concerned about your sanity,you mad lad. :U

yall want shinies?

by that i mean,enable shinies on my page,even though i have kofi,paypal tipjar and pateron available?

A spurr of the season sale

5$ off all types of art,pricing and other basic commission info available here
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11446815/

sale will last untill april 15th,though i may extend it if there is a demand for it

as always i would like to extend my thanks and appreciation for all past commission purchasers as well as anybody else who enjoys my scribbles,sometimes it really helps me get through the day,especially these days due to leg-related problems

donations and tips are always accepted here:
(and always greatly appreciated)

https://www.paypal.me/Arakasa
https://ko-fi.com/A6051ZEY

please note me for any questions or inquiries (please have what you want ready and thought-up beforehand to avoid note-clutter)

finally feeling somewhat better enough to re-open commissions,ill be doing so with a sale for the duration of December.

sale is valid on: Single character sketches for 10$
fat pokegirls,original characters,whatever for the most part.
Other types are available but arent part of the current sale,some of the basic info for commissions can be found here http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11446815/

as always i would like to extend my thanks and appreciation for all past commission purchasers as well as anybody else who enjoys my scribbles,sometimes it really helps me get through the day,especially these days what with having to sit around in bed alot due to leg-related problems

donations or gifts(or whatever you wanna call em)relating to the holiday season or to aid with various medical expenses shall not be refused,but are greatly appreciated.

those who has already donated during this whole leg-breaking time of my life are officially cool people and you know who you are,so put on some sunglasses and throw a thumbs-up,you cool people,you.

they can be done here:
https://www.paypal.me/Arakasa
https://ko-fi.com/A6051ZEY

please note me for any questions or inquiries (please have what you want ready and thought-up beforehand to avoid note-clutter)

time for a sale because i feel like it

single character sketches for 10$
fat pokegirls,original characters,whatever for the most part

sale ends sometime in January prolly

note me for questions or anything

as always i would like to extend my thanks and appreciation for all past commission purchasers as well as anybody else who enjoys my scribbles,sometimes it really helps me get through the day

donations or gifts(or whatever you wanna call em)relating to the holiday season shall not be refused,but will be greatly appreciated.

>> https://www.paypal.me/Arakasa << le tip jar

Hey there,firstly ive updated my general art info page,check it at http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11446815/ only major addition is a tipjar for no reason,as well as providing some basic commission info so that its a bit more handy for people to see.

secondly,im getting very weary and tried from my current living arrangement,a crushing feeling of being stuck,as well as an uncertain future,some days are better than others,but its been getting to me more and more over the years and im getting sick of it,however without a major life change i am unable to obtain other living conditions.
Im stuck in that endless loop again of need-a-job>need-car-4-job>need-$-4-car>need-a-job-4-$.
This isnt a beg for money or for a car,though any offers certainly wouldnt be turned away,just sharing the sort of problem im having since i get into the same conversation about it with several people.

Also my computer chair broke in half and cant afford a new chair that isnt garbo,so ive been sitting in kitchen chairs and whatever is around for the past 2 months.

lastly id like to extend my thanks and gratitude to everyone who visits my page,enjoys my scribbles,favs,comments,or otherwise likes what im doing,sometimes its all i have to get me through the day.

Firstly I would like to thank all who helped me out to fund my new machine,its been working out great and I hope to keep drawing with it for a long while,I couldnt have done it without you guys \o 3 o/

Id also like to take this chance to remind everyone that commissions are still open,and are always open unless I say otherwise.
While im not currently in any major financial trouble,the wound clinic i went to after my surgery a while back ended up sending me a bill for the serviced they told me were covered,so much for that,its not a massive amount but still,im more annoyed that anything,so commissions are more than welcome as theyd much help with that and other expenses.

Additionally id like to formally say im open for art-trades,and im always open to hearing requests (hearing them,as in listening to the idea and maybe doodling it if it strikes my fancy)

thats all i can think of to say here without getting into heavy stuff,is there anything else you people would like to know? if so feel free to ask.

EDIT

Since people have asked heres some general commission info:

Prices are flexible,im open to haggling,if you wish to pay more that is extra great,if you feel a bit less is more your speed,thats cool too.

Payment is via paypal up-front,cash via snail-mail is also accepted,but I wont start untill payment is received in that case.

Additional characters are priced at 1/2 the single character price per character (IE 2 character sketch would be about $23 and so forth)

Single character sketch-$15

Ink-$20

Basic flat color-$30-$35 depending on complexity and lineart type (colored lines,etc)

Full color-$45+ depending on complexity and other factors,includes shading and colored lineart on request

need some advice and such from the more tech-savvy of you out there since i dont wanna end up making the wrong decision.

as you may know,my current machine is rather aged and getting gradually more junky as time goes on,a bit back the videocard burned out and while i was able to replace it,it was a bit of a wakeup call for me since i dont have a backup or anything if my desktop just died on me or something,which has been the reason ive been running those adoptables and my current YCH auction in attempts to raise funds for a basic,but not junky.new desktop with windows 7 (currently running XP,which is starting to cause problems) so id like some opinions on this machine ive had my eye on and if its a decent machine or not that can also run games somewhat decent (dont need a hyper awesome gaming rig,just want something with a bit of grunt to put the new videocard and maybe some more memory into later)

ive been looking at this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ.....82E16883220837

any and all advice is appreciated.

now i cant afford it now,even with recent auctions and whatnot im still only nearly halfway to the price of it,i do have one more YCH planned,but im sure everyone is tired of of me putting up things wanting money to draw things or adopt old characters,but its all i can really do for the most part right now,any and all help is greatly appreciated,be it general advice on the system i linked above,or financial help to help afford it,be it commissions,art-slaving,donations or otherwise,just anything helps really.
i dont know why im getting a feeling of desperation about all this,but i am,so im sorry if im coming off as desperate or annoying.

I will always appreciate everyone enjoying my stuff,sometimes its the only thing that gets me through the day.

dug around for some more one-offs from further back,still trying to raise funds for computer upgrades and such,more info over here
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16093272/

commissions continue to be open,as they always are for the most part,so yeah

any help is apprecieted by either bidding,signal booting or just taking a look,thanks for all your past and future support peoples,it means alot to me.

more details here http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15923073/

pretty much trying to raise funds for a decent desktop and other reasons,also offering more options as well as the orphaned big brown bunny from the first batch of adorptables.

any help is apprecieted by either bidding,signal booting or just taking a look,thanks for all your past and future support peoples,it means alot to me.

more details here
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/15769025/

pretty much need to get some large dosh cuz my videocard's fan burned out a while back (didnt actually figure it out till i opened up my PC case today) as well as some other things that need replacing/fixing and other general stuffs,so im trying my hand at adoptables of old one-offs and things that could be better in a good home instead of sitting in some dark corner of my prolly dying computer. so any help is apprecieted by either bidding,signal booting or just taking a look even,thanks for all your past and future support peoples.

been a few days since the surgery so i figured its time for an update on the situation.

the procedure was a success to my knowlege,though im experiencing many complications i was not informed of beforehand,not from the procedure itself but from thngs done to me during surgery.
i was apparently allergic to the drugs used as my face was bloated and generally nasty looking for several days,its subsided somewhat.
they didnt tell me they were going to use a breathing tube,i wish they hadnt because they took no care with removal so my throat is now badly mutilated and my uvula is all kinda of messed up causing me constant pain and discomfort.
the surgery site itself is of course very painful but that was a given,its giving me trouble moving around,sitting and laying down,so theres no way around that other than trying to keep pressure off of it.
pain meds certainly help,though they can make me drowsy as well so im still out of action 80% of the time.

not sure what else to say here,ill try and draw something or another but its really hard for me to focus.

just wanna say thanks for everyones support and kind words as well and the continued views,comments,favs and whatever all else,i really appreciate it

hey there internet and those within it,just thought id update with a few things that are happening and general status,as i feel its something you should know as some of it might affect my online life.

for quite a few years ive had a chronic medical problem that could at times make several activities uncomfortable,or even painful (like,12 years or more,at times bothering me for weeks at a time).
however in a couple days ill be getting a surgery to remove the problem,i still dont know how involved the surgery will be since from the surface its difficult to gauge the extent of what will need to be removed.
i wont go into details but ill just say its in a tender area and it might make me unable to sit normally for an unknown period of time,so it will most likely translate into me not being online as much and not being able to draw as much,i might be laid up for a bit is what im sayin.
no idea if ill be charged for the surgery,as ive been told several different things,hardly any of them ending up being factual,so im not gunna try and raise funds like my dental bill,but i will not refuse any aid offered,advance commission or otherwise.

so thats whats going on there,its been stressing me out a bit in the back of my mind.

otherwise in general ive been having trouble with art a abit as of late,which has been frustrating,but that happens here and there so its fairly normal.
had a birthday around 2 weeks ago,went aight i suppose.
my brother recently got me into the pokemon TCG,which is pretty kewl,its come a long way since when it first came out,which was the last time i actually had anything to do with it.

not sure what else to say here,so feel free to share your thoughts on the matters,or throw tomatoes if you want,i dunno

edit 8/28 i dun goofed and ate a piece of bread and tiny bit of water in the morning to relieve heartburn,which was apparently enough for them to postpone the surgery since i might die horribly,go figure < 3 > so imma have to go back some other day,just dont know when yet.

double edit 10/4
surgery is thursday,dunno how out of action ill be after that,ive been trying to get at least some commission work done in the meantime,with mixed success,so please bear with me a bit longer.
once again thankyou to everyone for enjoying my scribbles and providing feedback,comments,faves and whatever else.

greetings fellow residents of the internet.

i have been unexpectedly invited to go with a family member to my region's comic-con (wizard world i think it is?).
point is,i usually dont go to conventions,though when i do,its for merch and loot that isnt readily available to me normally.

problem is,i dont really have a swag-fund readied due to the somewhat improvised nature of being invited to something.

so heres a sale i guess? it will go till april 1st since after that i wont be able to get the payment to me in time before i actually go to the con.

details: single character sketches 10$,no limit,payment up front,pokegals and original characters are all fine.ill try and get em all done as soon as i can(before i go to the con that is) but it may be a lil bit on some of em depending on various things such as RL.

feel free to comment here or note me if you have any questions,comments or anything and continued thanks to everyone who visits my page,favs,and comments,it is all apprectiated