So I'm sure by now you all have seen some awkward silence on my part.

About 4 months ago. On October 17th, my laptop has had a catastrophic failure.
The motherboard shorted out, damaging and essentially destroying the entire laptop.
GPU, CPU, Hard Drive, pretty much every single component is dead. More dead than the song from Total Distortion.

Unfortunately I haven't had any luck finding a job in this economy so I have nothing to work with here.

So I'm really at a loss of what to do, since really that was my only means of socializing and gaming to relax after a rough day. Not to mention losing everything on it because the hard drive cracked or something.

And to the people I played ESO with... Sorry I haven't been able to get on and be the healer cat.

It's been a while yet again since I actually did somethings around FA, that said the blue feline that is currently in the icon box is a character by the name of Adeline.

I won't bore you with too much details but lets just say I've been brainstorming a lot of characters, and among some personal life changes here and there, i decided to let her have center stage for a while.

On a completely left field note, does anyone know of a good 2DS/3DS game? I've been looking for one, been looking at Animal Crossing and a few others, I do have an eye on Puzzle and Dragons Z + Mario Edition, mainly because I'm a puzzle nut.

Anyway I guess i should write more often, but there's so little to write about these days.

Silence. I don't really update much as I really don't have much to say. I really should write or at least do something but eh. A couple months ago I actually moved away from San Marcos (thank god) to a small commuter town and I actually like this place, it's alot more quieter and relaxing. That said i still need to learn to make things or find a creative skill to be good at. But that's pretty much everything in a nutshell, other than me being constantly on Second Life. I also have a weasyl by the way, but i'm only there as a watcher for now. Anyway see ya later!

- Dakota

It looks like  loneskytower is offering commissions for those that are curious.

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3949004/  drpickelle is holding another contest for free art, the details are in the journal over there.

It looks like  Kinn is giving away free sketches. If anyone wants to get one, http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3772754/ is the link to his journal.

A friend of mine told me that  drpickelle is doing an Art Contest, and If you want to give it a shot, here's the link Right Here.

AM I...
[] Cute?
[] Funny?
[] Amazing?
[] Sexy?
[] Weird?
[] Annoying?
[] Addicting?
[] Inspiring?
[] Scary?
[] A bitch?
[] A sweetheart?
[] A disturbance?
[] A good friend?
[] Your best friend?
[] The reason you get out of bed every morning?

HAVE YOU...
[] Cried from missing me so much?
[] Laughed at me?
[] Wanted to hold me?
[] Wanted to kiss me?
[] Tried to avoid me?
[] Thought about me?
[] Had a dream about me?
[] Gotten mad at me over something silly?
[] Talked about me behind my back?
[] Thought there might be an us?

DO I...
[] Make you smile?
[] Make you laugh?
[] Make you sick?
[] Turn you on?
[] Make you blush?
[] Make you lol at how retarded I am?

WOULD YOU...
[] Carry me?
[] Kiss me?
[] Hug me?
[] Make out with me?
[] Make me watch something with you?
[] Take advantage of me?
[] Snuggle with me?
[] Cry on my shoulder?
[] Slap me?
[] Shake hands with me?
[] Sleep in the same bed with me?
[] Instant message me/text me?
[] Talk to me on the phone?
[] Dance with me?
[] Slap me on the ass?

You and I are...
[] Enemies
[] Complete strangers
[] Acquaintances
[] Friends
[] Best friends
[] In love
[] In a relationship
[] Engaged
[] Married

ARE YOU...
[] Glad you know me?
[] Gonna ask me to be yours one day?
[] Afraid of me?
[] Gonna ignore this?
[] Gonna pass this on so I can fill this out for you?

---Do Not Copy Past This Line---
This was taken from  VindictiivesPet

Sorry for the lack of activity here on FA, I've been caught up in quite a bit of things, with that said, I noticed that a few of the people I watch did this and decided for once to try it.

I took this from  Sorena_Rhapsody and  narsassus

If you have 00-10 ... write [I'm a goody-goody]
If you have 11-20 ... write [I'm still a goody-goody]
If you have 21-30 ... write [I'm average]
If you have 31-40 ... write [I'm a bad kid]
If you have 41-50 ... write [I'm a very bad influence]
If you have 51-60 ... write [I'm a horrible person]
If you have 61-70 ... write [I should be in jail]
If you have 71-80 ... write [I should be dead]
If you have 81-90 ... write [I got a ticket to Hell]

HAVE YOU...

[0] smoked
[1] consumed alcohol
[0] slept in the same bed with someone of the opposite sex
[0] slept in the same bed with someone of the same sex
[0] kissed someone of the same sex
[0] had sex
[0] had someone in your room other than family
[0] watched porn
[0] bought porn
[0] tried drugs

TOTAL SO FAR: 1

[1] taken painkillers
[0] taken someone else's prescription medicine
[1] lied to your parents
[0] lied to a friend
[0] snuck out of the house
[0] done something illegal
[1] felt hurt
[0] hurt someone
[0] wished someone to die
[1] seen someone die [Act of God, Lightning Strike]

TOTAL SO FAR: 5

[0] missed curfew
[0] stayed out all night
[0] eaten a carton of ice cream by yourself
[1] been to a therapist
[0] received a ticket
[0] been to rehab
[0] dyed your hair
[1] been in an accident [Other driver was found at fault, was a passenger]
[0] been to a club
[0] been to a bar

TOTAL SO FAR: 7

[0] been to a wild party
[0] been to a Mardi Gras parade
[0] drank more than three alcoholic beverages in a night
[0] had a spring break in Florida
[0] sniffed anything [Don't think flowers count]
[0] wore black nail polish
[0] wore arm bands
[0] wore t-shirts with band names
[0] listened to rap [at least not modern day rap]
[OH HELL NO] owned a 50 Cent CD

TOTAL SO FAR: 7

[0] dressed gothic
[0] dressed girly
[0] dressed punk
[0] dressed grunge
[0] stole something
[0] been too drunk to remember anything
[0] blacked out
[?] fainted [Medical]
[0] had a crush on a neighbour

TOTAL SO FAR: 7?

[0] had a crush on a friend
[0] been to a concert
[0] dry-humped someone; been dry humped
[0] been called a slut
[0] called someone a slut
[0] installed speakers in a car
[0] broken a mirror
[0] showered at someone of the opposites sex's house
[0] brushed your teeth with someone else's toothbrush

TOTAL SO FAR: 7?

[0] considered Ludacris your favorite rapper
[0] seen an R-rated movie
[0] cruised the mall
[0] skipped school
[-] had surgery [and later found it was caused by disease]
[-] had an injury [same as above]
[0] gone to court
[0] walked out of a restaurant without paying/tipping
[1] caught something on fire [Myself \o/]
[0] lied about your age

TOTAL SO FAR: 7? [2 questionable]

[0] owned/rented an apartment/house
[0] broke the law in the police's presence
[0] made out with someone who had a GF/BF
[0] got in trouble with the police
[1] talked to a stranger
[0] hugged a stranger
[0] kissed a stranger
[0] rode in the car with a stranger
[1] been harassed
[1] been verbally harassed

TOTAL SO FAR: 10? [2 questionable]

[0] met face-to-face with someone you met online
[1] stayed online for 5+ hours straight
[0] talked on the phone for more than 4 hours straight
[1] watched TV for 5 hours straight
[1] been to a fair
[0] been called a bad influence
[0] drank and drove
[0] prank-called someone
[0] laid on a couch with someone of the opposite sex
[0] cheated on a test

TOTAL SCORE: 13/1?/2* Questionable [Total 16]

*I feel that some of my 1s shouldn't count, mainly things that I can't control, but I added them up anyway.

Alot of things came up in real life.

I've been trying to find work for about 4 years now, and not finding one yet is quite a let down.

Some time in July, I was rushed to the hospital. I had a severe infection in my leg. Evidentally, the same doctor that removed the infection also told me that I have a rarely documented disease, so rare it seems that there's little known as to how I've possibly contracted it and there no cure currently. It's not fatal thank god, but I just need to keep myself in check.

August was a slow month, school started for the students and I was finally coming to my senses after being in shock about being in the hospital the month before. It was also the month where I decided to check out Second Life after 1. Being persuaded by a few friends and 2. One of them leaving a website that we both frequented.

Which leads to this month, where of course, not much is happening. Though October is right around the corner so I'm curious about what happens next month.

Before I close my journal, I do have one question, what are the rules involing fractal art? I mean, my gallery has been empty since day one here, I'm pretty sure people who visit wants to see something. xD

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5514712 Zambuka is doing a free art raffle for celebrating his achievement of living off furry art for an entire year.

Actually that's a pretty neat thing to do.

If you do decide to join in on the raffle don't forget to use me [ DakotaJaymes ] as your referral.

It appears that an artist is in need of references to practice on so she can get better at drawing different shapes and poses. http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2096948/ She is taking all requests at the moment so go ahead and help her out.

Well, I haven't created anything that would fit here on furaffinity, For my fractal art and renders, you might wanna check out my dA. http://p1-2004gsb.deviantart.com/