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Posted 7 years agoA lot has happened but I got my own place at long last. Someplace I can finally independent, grown-up. But it's had side effects I couldn't quite prepare for.
I'm still living day to day with no clear goal in sight. I'm heading straight down the road but I've no idea where it leads. I'm hoping I'll wake up out of this stupor soon and find my way.
In the mean time, I'll just keep on moving forwards util I run out of road.
I'm still living day to day with no clear goal in sight. I'm heading straight down the road but I've no idea where it leads. I'm hoping I'll wake up out of this stupor soon and find my way.
In the mean time, I'll just keep on moving forwards util I run out of road.
Nothing quite worked out per plan
Posted 8 years agoI guess it'll be a surprise to no one when I say
"oops, I've not been active at all".
Things kind of went wrong. Really wrong.
Trying to figure things out but it's a whole new page in my life. I've been sent down a road I did not expect and one I didn't want.
I am okay, but perhaps a little.... Fucked up? Please bear with me if I'm strange, I'm going to try to figure my new life out.
Cheers,
Rob
2017, promise?
Posted 9 years agoRight, it's nearly a brand new year and I feel like there is
a ton of things seems to have happened and another ton
hasn't. I dunno where the year has gone, I guess I've just
gotten so distracted with work and life...
But, I promised that I was gonna do a draw to gift games,
and I still will. I've added some more games onto the list
as a cheap way of saying "sorry for being such a very poor
organiser". Hopefully it'll be worth the wait, at least a bit.
I'm gonna wait until everyone gets to bed at here then I'll
get the last of the bits together and do the draw for you.
I'll message anyone who wins and await a response until
I message the codes over. Don't wanna end up sending
codes to someone who will never receive them.
What I think I will do is send the first Note then wait about
a week before giving up and splitting up the codes among
a few random participants who didn't win anything.
On a more cheery note, I wanna thank everyone who felt
like watching me the past 12 months. I've not said 'thank
you' yet, but I know who you all are and I will try to get to
all of you, apart for those who don't enjoy those kind of
messages, of course.
I've got so many pieces of art left to upload from so many
Amazing artists. In some ways I think these are some of
the best pieces of art I've ever bought (even though I love
all of my commissions!)
So, keep an eye open, got some new characters to reveal
very soon.
Thank you for your patience and for being so great.
Cheers,
RobbyBirthday boy!
Posted 9 years agoIt's that time of year again. Birthday time.
The hell happened to the last 365 days?
Welcome to Robby 27.0, more bugs than ever before.
Cheers,
Robby7 months later
Posted 9 years agoI guess it goes without saying that this update is lagging a little behind. Considering, I presume, that a lot of you have seen me around, especially
since my watcher count has gone from 500 to 600 since my last update, and I have been bidding on art and buying commissions. I guess it also goes
without saying some people possibly feel a little cheated that there was a raffle promised (shortly after Christmas which has yet to materialise). I just
wanted to put some words down on "paper" and clear a few things up. It's not much of an "apology" per se, because I do feel pretty bad about my
hiatus, I just wanted to give a little bit of insight. Bear in mind, I do feel very bad and am beyond grateful for how patient people have been with me.
I've had ZERO questions about the raffle I promised, which is pretty outstanding, but, I digress. I will add a TL;DR at the end.
Raffle and activity
The raffle is still on. I have got all the titles promised lined up and have added more titles in to make it up to you all for your patience so there are more
lovely things to win. I haven’t really got a “valid excuse” why I haven’t been active here and haven’t been following through on the promises I’ve made. It
feels like every time I decide to upload some art of hit the raffle I have something else I want to focus on and straighten out. Part of the issue being my
work (detailed below and only recently sorted out). Further, I am an admin for a busy roleplay chatroom and feel I ought to spend as much time as possible
running that place, since there are roughly 600+ visitors per 24-hour period. To be brutally honest, as with most furry community, there is a lot of
drama and trouble. We’re currently looking to find more moderators, add a Discord function and potentially recruit a new admin. It’s a weak excuse, but I
honestly feel like I’ve just been putting you all off for way too long and I just want to extend my apologies. Lastly, in more recent news, my grandpa recently
passed away and me and Cho Cha only just came back from Sweden for the funeral. It was 4 days of madness that felt like weeks. I haven’t cried like that for
as long as I can remember, but it feels good to have been there with my family and shared with them all as we honoured and remembered a great man.
Education
As some of you know, I am a uni student (late bloomer, I guess) who just finished my first year of uni last summer, 2015. I was planning to take a short break
and work for a bit while I figured out a few things. You see, I was studying Psychology, but I wasn't sure where that would lead, so I changed to Social Psychology
(because the first year courses were identical and the biological part of psychology, the actual scientific part, if you can call it that, was not my strong suit).
However, I kept thinking about it and what I wanted to do. What would I do with a Social Psychology degree? And after a lot of thinking, I realised that the part
about psychology I kept defaulting back to in real life was the therapeutical applications. I realised that I should be a therapist, wiggling in to peoples' heads and
help them untangle the knots they've tied their brains in and supply them with the tools to help themselves get better. It finally felt like everything fell into place.
There are so many creative things I've wanted to do, writing, game designing, that I've come to realise, these are hobbies I am never sure I could make sustainable.
I realised that if I had a strong career path to fall back on, I could do the other things as and when I like. So I changed my course again, and felt pretty good about
myself, figuring "I'll enroll to the January courses and be on my way". But, of course, there were no January courses in Psychology with Therapy this year. Bummer.
So I just kept working instead, figuring, I just needed to last a little while longer and enroll in October instead. Which neatly brings me into my next topic:
Employment
Some of you know that I used to work at a college, I've been deliberately vague about what I did and where, since I didn't particularly want it associated with my
online persona and activities. I should clarify that when I say College, I mean in the UK way, which isn't a Uni equivalent, but means I worked with 16-18 year olds
(and a few mature students too). I left that position in July 2015, voluntarily, following restructuring we as a work force did not really support, but it was all amicable,
so no hate. I didn't pick up anything fancy after that, I spent a month enjoying the end of summer and my saved up holiday days. Then I just happened to stop by a
local cafe and asked them if they were looked for a barista. I am not going to name and shame the company, people can possibly guess who they are, but I quite like
the company itself, just not this particular branch. Still, I had worked for the franchise before so I was fully trained and pretty skilled (if coffee can be considered a skill).
I was hired pretty much on the spot, which was quite an ego boost; I've never been in demand before.
Things turning sour
I guess it is clear by now I soon learned I wasn't going to enjoy this job. Things seemed to just spiral more and more, but when I joined I was literally told by the store
manager that she wanted me as an assistant manager. That was amazing, first week of work and already I was needed and welcomed. I worked 6-day week and overtime
daily, but before long I came to realise the manager was just full of shit. I loved my colleagues, they are still great friends. The manager on the other hand. I am not
going to go on and on about why I hate her, but I have never felt so badly treated by one of my bosses before (including being fired from a job translating Swedish
Websites because suddenly I was working on websites in every language known to man!) Suffice to say, she is spectacularly bad and has been running a brand new store
into the ground and turning a lousy profit despite prime location and talented staff. She made us break company policies left and right to cover hr inadequacies, and even
broke health codes by selling out of date food stuff and breaking recruitment laws by hiring underage staff and paying people under the table. it was shockingly bad and I
kept doing it out of feelings of guilt for my friends. I kept looking for work and stepped down to 3 days a week, which worked great but I dreaded every day I had to work.
Things going my way!
It does seem suddenly the stars can align. I happened to see one of my old colleagues from 2008 and kind of waved to him while serving him. He was a little awkward and
silent but waved back. He messaged me later that night on Facebook and told me he was actually being interviewed for a job in the shop so he didn’t feel like chatting was
appropriate. What he did add was that he had been told by the interviewer was that they were looking for others, so my friend suggested they should inquire about my
availability. I was chuffed! Me and him hadn’t spoken properly for 6-7 years and he was looking out for me. I then found out that the interviewer, and my future manager,
was married to one of the new girls at the café, whom I’d been helping out and looking out for, so she and my friend put in a great word for me. I got an interview which
felt like a formality. I suddenly have a new job, and it is amazing. I earn a graduate level salary without a degree, taking my hourly earnings from £7.50 / hour to roughly
£10.20 / hour. Further, it’s a young, successful, growing company and it seems with the rapid expansion my team seems prime for promotion, with new specialised roles
already being carved out for us.
TL;DR
*The raffle is happening and is extended to make it better;
*My RP chat is busy and thriving :3
*My degree is on hold until I can straighten my brain out;
*I hated my old job;
*I love my new job;
*I will do better for you all;
There is so much art from so many amazing artists I want to share with you all. I honestly believe you’ll all find something you’ll adore.
There have been some pieces that have turned out so well I am amazed every time I see my characters in those beautiful pieces.
Love you all,
Robby
P.S. Take a drink every time I say "Realise".500 watchers, question and raffle?
Posted 10 years agoSo, yeah, wow.
500 people have added a +Watch on this account now!
That is pretty bonkers but also pretty cool! I think it's awesome that people like the characters I've
created and the art I commission. I remember when I used to upload my own art here. Don't think
I've drawn anything since 2010. Long ol' time ago.
I just wanted to hear some opinions. When I upload stuff, I'm sure people have noticed I write little
stories to go with the pictures. Usually, when I buy a piece of art that story isn't included or implied
in any way, shape or form. To be honest, I don't at all plan ahead with those stories either, they just
tend to come to me when I sit down and start uploading stuff. I look at the picture and sometimes I
put it in conext to other pictures I have already uploaded with similar styles or contents. Thus, I
create little narratives that keep growing as I upload more stuff.
My question is do people enjoy those mini stories? I've had a few people say they're neat but
I was just curious to hear what people think. Maybe people ONLY look at my submissions for the
art and nothing more. I dunno, I was just curious.
Finally, I bought some games from Humble Bundle and stuff over Christmas. It was mainly for charity,
I just wanted a few of the games really. That means the vast majority of the games I bought I'm not
really interested in. So, i was thinking. Since we've hit a 500 watcher milestone, should I hold some
kind of watcher raffle to give away a bunch of games?
The games are:
Guns of Icarus Online + Online Soundtrack + Online Costume Pack
DEFCON
Medieval II: Total War™
Block N Load — Platinum Pack DLC
Ace of Spades: Battle Builder
Gunpoint
Tango Fiesta
DiscStorm
The Weaponographist
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Gang Beasts — Yogscast Avatars
Awesomenauts Steam Key + Honeydew Skolldir Skin + Demon Skolldir Skins
Garry's Mod
Rust (Early Access Game)
Elite Dangerous Yogscast Cobra Mk III Paint Job
Chronicle: RuneScape Legends — Closed Beta Key
DEFCON Multiplayer Key
Total War Arena
Armored Warfare T-62 Main Battle Tank + Premium Time
WildStar — Fateful Fortune Starter Bundle
Guild Wars 2: Heroic Edition
Coupon 20% off Just Cause 3 + Coupon 33% off Life is Strange Season Pass
Life Is Strange - Episode 1
Tomb Raider I
Tomb Raider II
Tomb Raider III
Murdered: Soul Suspect
Just Cause Collection
Front Mission Evolved
Gyromancer
Yosumin
Lara Croft & the Temple of Osiris
Tomb Raider GOTY Edition
3 x The Banner Saga
RobbyUpdate
Posted 10 years agoJust a teensy weensy little update.
It's rolling around to that time of year again. Last time around I
got into trouble for not warning people in advance, so, I decided
that I would just pop a quick journal here.
My 26th birthday is just around the corner (15th of August). You
know, just on the off-chance someone wanted to wish me a happy
birthday ^_^
That's all!
Alsopleasedon'thateme, IwillpostemorestuffsoonIjustgetsobusywithstuff ;-;
RobbyTribute
Posted 10 years agoIt's happened. He's dead.
I knew that it would come, I didn't know how much I would care.
Terry Pratchett - 28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015
You changed my life. You made me want to change.
I will always cherish your gifts to us.
Thank you so much,
Robby2015, thanks and RP spam
Posted 11 years agoHey, everyone! Happy New Year!
I hope I got around to you ll last night when I was sending my well wishes. I thought rather than just posting
a journal, I wanted to make sure you all got my message. That meant going to each individual profile to
message you one by one.
I think it was worth it though, and thank you all for the return shouts! I will try to get around to replying to as
many as possible but it'll take a while! Still, for over 400 shouts sent I got nearly 75 replies, I think that is
awesome, and I think you guys are too.
Now the first day of 2015 is over and I hope it's been good for you so far (even if it is still Jan 1st for you).
On a side note, I am an admin of a chatroom, called "The Furry Manor".
It is a non yiff, adventure style RP room where more or less anything is permitted. The story is that it is a weird
mystical manor belonging to a character of mine called Mr. Wickett (Artwork pending).
This Manor is a magical place in that there doesn't seem to be any doors that lead to the outside. Even breaking
through walls you would only find yourself in new rooms.
The plan is that you will be allowed to play any character and any style of RP in that room. There will be rooms
somewhere in that Manor suited to your RP. It isn't particularly busy at the moment since I haven't had the time
to advertise it and force people to come play with me, but, if you want to RP, feel free to bring your friends and
have fun. Drop me a message here or a Note and I can tell you some more but I think we can make it a pretty
cool experience.
Lastly, you should also go and check out 
kingbatman7's Comic YCH.
She needs a manly man for some fun~
Thank you all for your time and here's to another awesome 364 days of 2015!
Be well,
Robby
kingbatman7Merry Christmas and I'm sorry :(
Posted 11 years agoHey, everyone! Merry Christmas!!!
I haven't been updating as frequently as I would've hoped, due to my laptop failing,
so I'm sorry I've not said hi to all the new watchers and thanked for all the favourites.
Got the laptop sorted now just didn't take the tine before Christmas.
I had planned to go around all of your profiles and post a Christmas message, but as
You can see that didn't happen. I might do that for New Years though.
I hope you all have a great time with those you love. And if you don't, well, I hope
we can make it better in the future!
Love you all!
Be well,
RobbyCharacter Meme thingy (Chiranda)
Posted 11 years agoBecause I was tagged by :zhetlink:
I don't normally do these kind of things, but I had nothing better
to do.Since I play kind of reluctant I thought I'd be perfect to let
Chiranda answer since she would hate things like this!RULES :
1. Pick one of your OCs.
2. Fill in the questions/statements as if you were your OC.
3. Tag four people to do this meme!
4. Tell people that they been tagged with a link from your journal
OC Chosen
Chiranda1. What is your name?
"I am Chiranda. Some call me Chira, but not for long."
2. Do you know why you were named that?
4. Have any abilities or powers?
broken people in half with my hands."
6. What's your eye color?
7. How about hair color?
8. Have you any family members?
9. Oh? How about pets?
10. That's cool, I guess. Now tell me something you don't like.
Weak people;
Needy people;
Small people;
People
11. Do you have any activities/hobbies?
12. Have you ever hurt anyone in any way before?
13. Ever… killed anyone before?
14. What kind of animal are you?
15. Name your worst habits
16. Do you look up to anyone at all?
18. Do you go to school?
19. Ever want to marry and have kids one day?
20. Do you have fangirls/fanboys?
22. What do you usually wear?
23. What's one food that tempts you?
24. Am I annoying you?
26. What class are you (low class, middle class, high class)?
27. How many friends do you have?
28. What are your thoughts on pie?
29. Favorite drink?
30. What's your favorite place?
32. That was a stupid question.
33. Would you rather swim in a lake or the ocean?
34. What's your type?
35. Any fetishes?
37. Camping or indoors?
38. Who are you gonna tag?
ionaitova
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arahaelon"There we go. Let's see what people think of that! Future
Posted 11 years agoI guess it's altogether possible that some might miss my sporadic activity here. I feel
that I might as well qualify my silence, lack of new pics (I still got around 50 to upload...),
slow response to messages and 'thankyou's.
The first week of September was manic, like, very. The last week of August and
first week of September were some of the shortest workweeks of my life. After that I
had a brief holiday with Cho Cha, watching a metric ton of Netflix! Bliss!
Since then I've just been trying to get back I to the groove, but the more I look at it
I've no clue how I'm going to cope at work... I'm not looking for sympathy, I just wish
to explain why you haven't heard from me and why I might act like I want to pull all
my hair out.
For the immediate future, my online presence might dwindle further. I've applied to
the Open University, a distance learning College, to study Psychology and Computing.
I'm still fighting with Student Finance UK to get my student loan approved. Being
foreign has it's downsides, it's not all just sexy accents and suave attitudes, y'know?
So, with any luck I'll be a fulltime student in a few weeks. This means that I'll be
working 2.5 days a week and studying 5 days a week. Quick maths shows that my
week will roughly be 7.5 days, with no breaks. It'll be fine though! I'll tough it out!
I might be a little grumpy and knackered over the coming 3 years though, but in
the end it should all be worthwhile.
I've hinted at some projects to some of my friends, and, with any luck, after college,
or maybe during, I'll be in a position where I feel like I will be able to accomplish
these ambitious plans!
Watch this space, and be patient with me, my friends. :3
Cheers!
Rob the Mutt6k
Posted 11 years ago6,000 page views.
Posted simply cause it's so neat and tidy!
I like tidiness...Birthday
Posted 11 years agoDon't really wanna make a big deal out of it, but it's my birthday.
Just felt it'd be polite to mention it for anyone who'd wanna know!
***ACHIEVEMENT GET - Quarter of a century old ***Finally
Posted 11 years agoOk, I've finally managed to get the submissions to look like I want them.
It took a lot longer than I planned to and I did it a lot more simplistic
in the end. The clever linking will just have to wait for FA2.0 <3
So, I'll just get around to uploading all those pictures I've been hoarding now!