I decided I'd like to show off all the sexy artwork that other artists have drawn for me, so I created a new account solely for that purpose. :3 Hopefully I'll get around to commissioning people more often so that there will be more artwork to post. If you've drawn anything for me in the past and you'd like it posted, let me know.

GO WATCH EET







Also, my new tablet pen arrived yesterday -- thanks again to Bluepawzwolf for making it possible! *runs off to doodle spontaneously*



[ TO-DO LIST ]

-- finish alternate version of feral auction
-- "midnight fap" auction
-- commission for Bluepawzwolf
-- commission #1 for Kaz_3000
-- commission #2 for Kaz_3000
-- finish anthro ref sheet

I managed to drop my tablet pen off the tabletop while putting the finishing touches on my feral auction piece, and now the tablet won't recognize the tip of the pen. D: It still recognizes the eraser end of the pen, but the tip won't work whatsoever. I found this post describing a similar issue: http://wishidknownthat.blogspot.com.....amboo-pen.html I attempted to copy what that person did, but I absolutely CANNOT pull the two halves of the tablet pen apart. And even if I could, I have no super glue. -__- Since I likely can't fix the pen, I'm gonna have to get a replacement somehow. Unfortunately, tablet pens are fucking expensive -- the cheapest I've found online is $29.84 on Amazon. I might as well just buy an entirely new tablet.


So in order to remedy this disaster, I'm taking one $30 commission to pay for the cost of the pen. Fully-colored, whatever you want.
Alternate solution: If someone has a spare pen compatible with a Wacom Bamboo Fun model CTE-450, I'll make a fully-colored drawing for you in exchange for it.

Please, someone help me out. D: I'LL LOVE YOU FOREVER!

I've been having this awful pain in my upper back since last night, specifically in the left shoulder blade area. :/ Whenever I inhale deeply or move my back/arm a certain way, I get a sharp jolt of pain throughout the back of my ribcage. It seems to hurt worst when I'm leaning back or arching my back. I'm really baffled about why this is happening because I haven't been physically active lately and the pain pretty much appeared out of nowhere. I was reading a book in bed last night when I noticed that my upper back felt uncomfortable, and now it's evolved into this.

I don't have any theories other than maybe I slept oddly and pulled a muscle, but I'd think it would've started hurting earlier in the day, not right before bed. I Googled the symptoms and the results mostly mention lung, ribcage, and muscular injuries... I'm not sure if I should be worried, or if the possibilities are just making me paranoid. D:

If anyone has any advice about what this could be, I'd be really grateful. I might not visit a doctor unless it gets worse, because I don't want to make an unnecessary trip and get charged for a visit if it turns out to be nothing.

Anyone heard of "sponsored stories"? Whenever a company (or politician, etc.) decides they want to advertise through Facebook, they pay Facebook so that their posts will appear on the newsfeeds of all the friends of anyone who likes their page. It happens quite regularly, sometimes multiple times in a day. For instance, this post has been appearing on my newsfeed about twice daily: http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos.....13478351_n.jpg EVERY TIME that religious group posts something to their page, it appears on my newsfeed, even though I haven't liked their page and have no interest in doing so. I've also been seeing posts from Mitt Romney's page, all because one of my friends liked his page.

Another way that advertising occurs on Facebook is through those "LIKE AND SHARE IF YOU THINK CANCER IS BAD" or "LIKE THIS STATUS IF YOU WANT 2OOO FRIEND REQUEST" posts. Example: http://angryjedi.files.wordpress.co.....t-00-36-53.png Despite being motherfucking annoying, most of the pictures feature teenagers that are stylized to appeal to today's retarded generation. -__- They're usually wearing clothing or displaying something with a brand name on it, and therefore, they're subliminally advertising for that company. These pages don't belong to real people, but are instead controlled by bots and paid for by the company that wants its products advertised in the pictures.

So basically, Facebook is just a giant arena for sneaky advertising. Even worse, there's no easy way to get rid of these advertisements -- Facebook allows you to hide or report individual posts, but you can't prevent it from posting more of them in the future. As much as I like being able to contact most of my friends through Facebook, I'm considering deleting my account just because I'm tired of this bullshit. :/ My newsfeed is becoming increasingly full of advertisements and spam, and all I can do is hide them and wait for more to appear.

Social networking? More like social advertising. :|

Just a quick question about my auctions: Do you guys prefer feral, or anthro? I know I've built up a good following of feral-lovers, since that's what I mostly draw, but I'd like to add a bit of diversity by including some anthro auctions as well. However, I couldn't help but notice that my recent feral auction received MUCH more attention than the anthro one. :/ Granted, the feral pic had quite a bit of naughty wolf-on-wolf action, whereas the anthro pic was just a single character fapping, but... eh. What I'm wondering is, would you guys prefer if I post more feral auctions than anthro?

Speaking of my auctions, I touched up the lineart of the feral pic (mostly adjusted the perspective and refined the sketchiness of the lines) and I'm now starting on coloring.
Here's the final lineart: http://is200.imagesocket.com/images.....93722-r7er.png


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Did anyone notice that "PRIDE" picture that Oreo posted to its Facebook page, which featured a giant sextuple-stacked cookie with a rainbow-colored cream filling? Although it looked goddamn delicious, it attracted quite a bit of negative attention. :/ A bunch of the comments were about how homosexuality is wrong and people are going to boycott Oreos for supporting something so horrible.
Here's an article about it: http://www.upworthy.com/bigots-are-.....?g=2&c=bl3

Now, don't get me wrong -- I'm not one of those people that goes "Oh em gee, I'm homosexual and this is downright discrimination! BUTTHURT BUTTHURT BUTTHURT." In fact, even if I were straight, I'd be appalled by some of the comments that people posted on that picture. The whole situation reminds me why I've lost all faith in humanity. People are boycotting COOKIES because they can't overcome their prejudice toward other people's sexual preferences. -__- I mean... seriously?!

People need to understand that, regardless of whether their religion condemns homosexuality, they think it's unnatural, or they oppose homosexuality for some other reason... it's none of their goddamn business. It astounds me that so many people are arrogant enough to believe they have the right to judge other people's sexual preferences. "God says homosexuality is a sin!" Oh, and remind me who appointed you the spokesperson for God? And why would that make it any of your business anyways? I swear, it's like these people think that they're being personally wronged every time two individuals of the same sex fuck. I'm all for individual rights -- I believe people should be able to practice whatever they please as long as it's not causing harm to someone else or taking away their rights. That's why I'm perfectly happy being a gay furry; no matter what any bigoted douchebag has to say about it, I have the right to be what I want to be and I'm not wronging anyone by doing so. And anyone who thinks otherwise can go shove a cactus up their left nostril. :3

Kudos to Oreo for standing up for love and equality. It's just a shame that so many people can't see past illogical prejudice and blind religious ideals.


TL;DR: People are dicks. Comments?

I'm currently working on sketching some reference sheet templates, and once I finish those, I'm planning to open commissions -- but I'd like to propose an idea to my watchers first. :3

I have a TON of unfinished drawings stowed away on my flash drive... probably a couple dozen of them. Most of them are fully-sketched (just not colored yet) and not intended to feature any specific character (meaning that they're just generic canines). How about I start posting a couple of these sketches per week and auctioning off the character positions in the drawing?
Take this piece for example. ~~~> http://is200.imagesocket.com/images.....88758-3uf6.png
I'd give everyone a few days to bid, and the prices would start at $5-10 for the top character and the same price for the bottom character (these prices may vary a little depending on complexity, etc.). Whoever bids the highest gets their character(s) in the drawing! :D



So, my question to everyone: Do you like this idea? I find it pretty exciting. It would be a great way to finish sketches that have been sitting around on my flash drive for YEARS -- and besides, why make entirely new drawings for commissioners when I already have some perfectly good sketches available? I also tend to draw better when I'm just doing my own thing instead of doodling something that someone specifically wants me to draw, so this would allow me more artistic freedom. x3

Feedback is appreciated, and anyone who comments gets an invisible cookie! *waves one in the air enticingly*

Based on the responses to my last journal, these seem like reasonable prices. :P What do you guys think?


Sketches/linearts:
Click here for an example.
Starting at $10 for one character
Add $6 per additional character
Add $3 for a background

Flat colors:
Click here for an example.
Starting at $15 for one character
Add $9 per additional character
Add $6 for a background

Fully-colored/shaded:
Click here for an example.
Starting at $20 for one character
Add $12 per additional character
Add $10 for a background

Icons:
Click here for an example.
Starting at $5-7 for one character (depends on coloring detail)
Add $2 for a background
Add $3-5 for an additional matching icon

Ref sheets:
Click here for an example.
Prices depend on coloring style and amount of poses drawn.
See above prices.

How much would you be willing to spend to commission me? I'm hoping to open up commissions this summer since I'm probably going to have quite a bit of free time, so I'm trying to determine what prices would be reasonable to charge for a drawing. I think I tend to underprice my commissions, since, well... there are so many artists on FA that are much more talented than me, it makes me wonder why someone would pay a lot for my artwork. xD

Anyways -- please comment, it's greatly appreciated! :3

http://www.explosm.net/comics/2741/

Of course, I found this more hilarious than offensive. xD They've made comics about furries in the past anyways, I just figured this one was worth sharing. I wonder what this implies -- furry women look like rodents? Being attracted to ugly people is a sufficient reason to break down and cry? Furries are attracted to rats and not horses? After all, the guy with the horse-girlfriend could also have said he was a furry. :0 He's in pretty much the same situation, just apparently well-hung.


Also, I'm liking the suggestions I got on my last journal. >:3 Although I have to say, they're not very different from what I usually draw. Most of the suggestions involve wolves/dogs/foxes. I guess I'll take that as a sign that you guys are pretty satisfied with the current content of my doodles? *grabs my tablet pen* Moar canines it is!

After months of harassing my friend to return the Photoshop CD that she borrowed over a year ago, she finally gave it back -- and now that I've installed Photoshop on my laptop and downloaded the latest driver for my tablet, I can start doodling again! :D And even better, I have the week off for Spring Break, so I have plenty of free time to contribute toward drawing. I doubt I'll be pumping out several doodles per week (which is the kind of activity I eventually want to work my way up to), but... hey, I'd consider anything progress at this point. I haven't drawn a single thing since December.


So, in celebration of finally getting Photoshop installed on this laptop, I'm gonna draw something for you guys! Comment on this journal with a scenario you'd like to see me draw. The only conditions are that I won't draw anything too hardcore, I probably won't draw any original characters (in other words, I'd rather you suggest "draw a fox and a wolf" instead of "draw my fursona and my friend's fursona"), and I'd prefer to draw mammals (canines, felines, horses, etc.). Your suggestion could be something you really enjoy, something I've never drawn that you really want me to try... anything you want. :3

I'll choose my favorite suggestion in a couple days and start doodling it. Who knows, I might even choose a couple suggestions and combine them. We'll see. ;3

Oh, and pr0nzy suggestions are greatly encouraged.

I'm taking a "Human Sexuality" course this semester and in order to get honors credit for it, I have to do some kind of a research project. These are the examples my professor gave me:

"An example of what a student did last semester: the student investigated/research on sex education in Arizona and a state on the east coast and then developed a curriculum based on class information and research on how they felt it would be best presented to middle schoolers. Another student, using research wrote a children's story for elementary age level on presenting information on HIV."


I have a few vague ideas of what I'd want to research, but I don't really know what I'd do for the final project. Some subjects I might focus on:

-- Homosexuality and how it's perceived ... gay marriage?
-- Censorship of sexual content, pornography, etc.
-- Fetishes and how they originate (I could even talk about furries)



I would REALLY appreciate if you guys can give me some suggestions! :) Any additional subjects I could focus the research on, ideas about what to do for the final project, etc. I don't think there are any taboo subjects, as long as it relates to "human sexuality".

I'm now officially 19 years old! :D Which is really bizarre, considering I still feel like I'm 15 or something. Yet I'm now a college student and only one year away from not being a teenager anymore. Life goes by really fast~

Having a birthday on New Year's Eve seems like a really good excuse to get alcohol involved. x3 But my mom apparently thinks that if I try more than a sip, I'll be addicted to alcohol for life. She claims she doesn't want to supply alcohol because "you're underage, it's illegal!" ...Uh, no. It's not illegal if I drink at home, supervised by my parent. My mom is usually not very strict, but it annoys me that she actually complies with the U.S.'s stupid drinking age limit. -__- I mean for fuck's sake, I'm old enough to enlist in the army and get my limbs blown off for my country, yet I'm not allowed to drink alcoholic beverages. Bullshit much?


...Now I get to sit back and watch tons of birthday messages pile in from people who only know it's my birthday because of Facebook. xD

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.p.....in/FurryFandom


My friend recently introduced me to TV Tropes, and I've been busy reading about all the different tropes (which are basically just common occurences, themes, etc.) that appear in my favourite books and shows ever since. The article about the Redwall series offered a link to a "furry fandom" page, and based on what I've read so far... it seems surprisingly accurate. Here's a quote I wanted to point out:

"In the very very tiny minority are people who love stuffed animals, and erotic cosplayers. It pains us to have to emphasize the fact that this segment of the fandom is very, very small. Yet, thanks to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, ER, MTV, American Dad!, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Vanity Fair, Maxim and Something Awful, it has gotten by far the most attention of any of these groups. Apparently, even furries don't enjoy having sex in a heavy, sweaty, hard-to-clean suit that partially blocks their eyesight."


The article actually acknowledges that plushophiles and fursuit-yiffers AREN'T an accurate representation of the fandom! :0 That's one of the most prevalent misconceptions I've seen about furries all over the internet -- I even read a Cyanide and Happiness comic that made fun of fursuiters. So it's nice to see a site that gets it right for once.

Some of the tropes listed are also pretty fascinating.

Just pimpin'  lycanscar's feral orgy raffle. BECAUSE I WANT IN ON THAT SHIT, DAMMIT. :D

~~~> http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3018216/

Go enter for the hell of it. I KNOW YOU WANT GAY PR0NZ, DON'T DENY IT. :0

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2994430/

I think it's pretty easy to realize that there's something wrong in this country when people like Rick Perry are running as presidential candidates. -__- I can name about a dozen things wrong with this video, with the biggest one being that it was ever created in the first place. A few things I want to mention...



"Gays can serve openly in the military" -- and that's a bad thing? I've never understood why people are against it. I had a conversation with my dad about it earlier this year (who has no idea that I'm gay btw), and his reasoning was, "Well if I'm in the military and I'm lying in a ditch getting shot at, the last thing I want to be thinking is that the guy next to me wants to have sex with me." Let me tell you something: If you're lying in a ditch getting shot at and that's all you can think about, you have BIGGER PROBLEMS than the guy next to you. Whether he's gay or not, the guy next to you is voluntarily risking his life to protect our country; he's fighting for the same cause as everyone else, and I really don't see why anyone should be denied such a service because of their sexual orientation. I swear, it's like Republicans think gay men will rape them in their sleep. >__> My dad also has similar views about women being in the military, and it really makes me want to break his face with a sledgehammer.

"Our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas" -- when did that happen? Last I checked, stores were displaying racks of Christmas merchandise before HALLOWEEN. Unless he's referring to the fact that kids aren't able to deck their classroom out in wreaths and garland because it's a "religious" holiday. Here's some news: There are other religions besides Christianity! :0 Some kids don't celebrate Christmas, which is why it's unfair for Christians to think their holiday takes precendence because it's the most widely celebrated. Not to mention that Christmas technically isn't even a religious holiday; it was originally a Pagan festival, and Jesus' birth likely occured months before December 25th. Leave it to Christians to get the birthday of their savior wrong.

"Kids can't pray in school" -- are you really that daft, Rick Perry? Of course kids can pray in school. It's perfectly acceptable for a student to engage in prayer by themself, or even with other students if they all wish to. What's unacceptable, however, school-mandated prayers or other religious acts that are implemented by the school's faculty... which brings me back to my point that there are other religions than Christianity. Why would the schools show preference toward Christians and lead students in daily prayers? I don't pray, and I certainly wouldn't want my school telling me that I should. The schools would be discriminating against other religions by failing to observe their practices and favoring Christianity. This is exactly why we have a little thing called "separation of church and state" -- and guess what? Education is a product of the state. Therefore, bringing any aspect of religion into the public schools shouldn't even be a topic of discussion. If students want to pray at school, it should be their responsibility to do so on their own time.

"I'll end Obama's war on religion" -- so now Obama's waging war against religion, just because he doesn't advocate Perry's traditional Christian values? I haven't seen any evidence that shows Obama is discriminating against any religion; I think he's done pretty well in promoting equality, which is my best guess as to why Rick Perry has been bashing him. Obama doesn't favor Christianity. He doesn't favor white people, or rich people, or straight people. I fail to see how that can be anything but positive. What this ad really says is, "BAWWWWW my 'traditional' values are better than yours, and my religion deserves preferential treatment."



The Republican party should be ashamed to have candidates like this representing them. :/ I'm not even much of an Obama fan, but at this point, I'd vote for him simply to prevent one of the Republican candidates from making it into office.

It appears someone has taken my Amaterasu/Oki drawing and colored over Ammy to make her look like Bolt. They also completely removed "fyriwolf666" from the bottom corner of the image; maybe I should make my watermarks cover the character(s) from now on? I've found this picture on a few different sites:

http://e621.net/post/show/179769/an.....m-cum_inside-d
http://furry.booru.org/index.php?pa.....&id=135560
http://9cloud.us/c/furries/pictures/id/1188019/

It's not really a big deal, but it annoys me that someone would edit my artwork and post it on random sites without telling me. Not to mention that they still tagged me as the artist, so I'm getting credit for drawing Bolt/Oki yiff when I had no intentions of ever pairing those two. There's a reason that Amaterasu is in the original drawing and Bolt isn't. -__- I reported the picture on e621 and Booru, but I'm not sure how to get it removed from 9cloud. So just for the record...



If anyone ever sees that my artwork is being used without my permission or has been edited in any way, I'd really appreciate it if you note me. This seems to be especially common with some of the icons on my DeviantART account (people can't seem to understand that every icon posted online is NOT available for free use), but there have been a few instances --like this one-- where people have stolen/edited my drawings too.

Note: I'm fine with my artwork being posted on artwork collection sites like e621, as long as I'm given credit and the drawing hasn't been edited. :P

Here's what I can summarize from this:

I need to get drunk and/or get laid. Maybe both. :0 I'm a college freshman who's never gotten drunk, never tried drugs, and never even dated anyone. I AM THE 1%.

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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...

[ ] smoked (FUCK NO. Whenever I see someone smoking a cigarette, I feel like extinguishing it in their eye.)
[/] consumed alcohol (I've tried a few sips of a few different drinks, but the only one that appealed to me was the rum&Coke. Beer and wine are kinda disgusting. :/)
[ ] slept in the same bed with someone of the opposite sex
[ ] slept in the same bed with someone of the same sex
[ ] kissed someone of the same sex
[ ] had sex
[x] had someone in your room other than family
[x] watched porn (Obviously! :D)
[/] bought porn (Kinda? Linkin bought Rukis' Cruelty comic for me, but I didn't end up paying him.)
[ ] tried drugs

TOTAL SO FAR: 3

[x] taken painkillers (When I had my wisdom teeth removed... Not a fun experience. -__-)
[ ] taken someone else's prescription medicine
[x] lied to your parents (Who hasn't?)
[x] lied to a friend
[ ] snuck out of the house
[/] done something illegal (Um... stayed out after curfew? xD I'M SUCH A REBEL.)
[x] felt hurt
[x] hurt someone
[/] wished someone to die (Only when random pedestrians blow cigarette smoke in my face... D:<)
[ ] seen someone die

TOTAL SO FAR: 9

[x] missed curfew
[ ] stayed out all night (My latest is like 3:00 AM.)
[ ] eaten a carton of ice cream by yourself
[ ] been to a therapist
[ ] received a ticket
[ ] been to rehab
[ ] dyed your hair (Not yet, but I want to! :D)
[x] been in an accident
[ ] been to a club
[/] been to a bar (I've been to a restaurant that had a bar?)

TOTAL SO FAR: 11.5

[ ] been to a wild party
[ ] been to a Mardi Gras parade
[ ] drank more than three alcoholic beverages in a night
[ ] had a spring break in Florida
[x] sniffed anything (My nose is fully functional, so yes. :0 Sniffed anything I shouldn't have? No.)
[ ] wore black nail polish
[x] wore arm bands (Wristbands? I wore them all throughout junior high.)
[x] wore t-shirts with band names
[ ] listened to rap
[ ] owned a 50 Cent CD

TOTAL SO FAR: 14.5

[x] dressed gothic
[ ] dressed girly
[ ] dressed punk
[x] dressed grunge
[ ] stole something
[ ] been too drunk to remember anything
[ ] blacked out
[/] fainted (Got sick at the beginning of this semester and almost passed out in my kitchen. .__.)
[ ] had a crush on a neighbour (My neighbors have always been disgusting trolls.)

TOTAL SO FAR: 18

[x] had a crush on a friend
[x] been to a concert (Been to the Rockstar Uproar Fest twice, plus a random Greek Day concert. :D)
[ ] dry-humped someone; been dry humped
[x] been called a slut (Jokingly?)
[x] called someone a slut (Again, jokingly.)
[ ] installed speakers in a car
[ ] broken a mirror
[x] showered at someone of the opposites sex's house (Only if you count family members.)
[ ] brushed your teeth with someone else's toothbrush

TOTAL SO FAR: 23

[ ] considered Ludacris your favorite rapper (Fuck rap.)
[x] seen an R-rated movie
[x] cruised the mall
[x] skipped school
[x] had surgery
[x] had an injury (Hasn't everyone?)
[ ] gone to court
[x] walked out of a restaurant without paying/tipping (My mom and I derped and accidentally walked out of a diner without paying. xD We felt bad, so we went back and paid the next day.)
[x] caught something on fire (I lit a Furby on fire a couple years ago. :D)
[x] lied about your age ("You must be 18+ to view this porn...")

TOTAL SO FAR: 31

[ ] owned/rented an apartment/house (No, but I do live in a condo. :P)
[ ] broke the law in the police's presence
[ ] made out with someone who had a GF/BF
[/] got in trouble with the police (Got slightly reprimanded by a cop in 8th grade because my friend and I were placing empty bottles in the street so vehicles would run them over. xD Also, that same year, my bus driver called the cops on our bus because kids were randomly throwing shit around.)
[x] talked to a stranger
[ ] hugged a stranger
[ ] kissed a stranger
[x] rode in the car with a stranger (Friends of friends that I didn't know.)
[x] been harassed
[x] been verbally harassed

TOTAL SO FAR: 35.5

[x] met face-to-face with someone you met online
[x] stayed online for 5+ hours straight
[/] talked on the phone for more than 4 hours straight (Not quite 4 hours, but almost.)
[x] watched TV for 5 hours straight
[x] been to a fair
[/] been called a bad influence (Jokingly, because of my perverted comments. I'm usually the good influence. x3)
[ ] drank and drove
[x] prank-called someone (I prank-called Walmart once. :0)
[ ] laid on a couch with someone of the opposite sex
[x] cheated on a test (Pretty sure everyone has.)

TOTAL: 42.5

I currently have over 29,000 submissions in my inbox, dating back at least a year. Maybe two. o__o For some strange, masochistic reason, I plan to go through all of them... and then I'll move on to the 500+ comments in my inbox! Anyone willing to wager how long it'll be before I just give up and nuke everything? x3

I might not be able to draw anything for quite a while. .__.

Before my old laptop got damaged, the only computer on which I could use my Wacom Bamboo tablet was my desktop computer, since the pressure sensitivity wouldn't work on my old laptop. That appears to be caused by a compatibility issue between Wacom's tablets and Windows 7... and guess what? My new laptop also has Windows 7. :/ I haven't tested it to see it works yet because I still need to install Photoshop on this laptop, but I'm assuming probably won't work. Which means that my desktop is still the only computer I can use to draw... which would normally be okay, despite it being pretty slow. But now I'm experiencing some weird problems.



Windows Explorer is the program that operates the windows that pop up on your screen, folders, file transfers, etc. -- basically, it allows you to view your files and do things with them. I've never had any problems with it before, but now it's freezing and giving me error messages when I attempted to edit/move files and folders. D: Here's a few examples:

-- I created some new folders without any problems, but when I tried to rename them, it froze the window and I had to use the Task Manager to close it. This usually resulted in Windows Explorer being restarted.

-- When I tried transferring a file from one folder to another, the message that pops up saying "Moving 1 item" wouldn't disappear from the screen, even after the file has finished transferring. Furthermore, it says "Discovered 0 KB" underneath... so does that mean it's not even detecting what it's transferring? I had to use the Task Manager to "cancel" the action and remove the message from the screen.

-- I transferred a few files into the new folders I created, and everything seemed fine. I could access them without any problems. When I opened the folders a few hours later, EVERY file I had transferred into them had simply vanished.

-- When I transferred files into folders that already existed, then opened them later, they were corrupted. Some files were simply blank, some had a page full of "[][][][][][][][][]", and some wouldn't even open.



So... how the fuck do I fix this? .__. What this essentially means is that my files only remain intact if I leave them in the folder that they were originally saved in, as long as that folder was created sometime before this problem started occuring. I can't transfer anything to my flash drive without it being corrupted, including anything I draw on Photoshop. I even tried uploading some files to my Hotmail, then downloading them on my laptop, and they were still corrupted. I'm fairly sure that this isn't being caused by a virus (I did a full scan of the computer using both AVG and Malwarebytes, and found no malicious objects)... I'm at a complete loss.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

There's a high probability that I'll be attending my first furry convention with a friend next August -- the Rocky Mountain Fur Con! :D I know it's a little early, but is anyone else planning to go? It'd be fantastic if I could meet up with some of you guys there. I'm not gonna have a booth or anything like that (I'm not nearly talented or fast enough at drawing to do that xD), but I'd be interested in doodling with a few people and possibly taking a commission or two if you want a sketch of your character.



In other news, I just bought a brand new laptop! It's an Asus model with a 14" screen, i7 processor, and 8GB of memory. I think I've finally discovered what true love is. <3

What happened to my old laptop, you ask? Well you see... it recently got accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry, and being the ambitious little piece of hardware it was, it decided to practice a few spells early. One of these was "Wingardium Leviosa", the levitating spell, but it wasn't ready to attempt such a tricky spell yet... Chaos ensued, it ended up levitating itself several feet above the ground, and... i-it... it plummeted to its doom. .__.' Not even Madam Pomfrey could fix its injuries, and with Hogwarts seriously lacking in technology of any kind, no one else knew what to do either. What an unfortunate fate for such a promising young computer.

What actually happened: It slipped out my hand while I was holding it about six inches above my bed, and it struck the bedpost at JUST the right spot to damage the hard drive. -__- But it was an old laptop anyways, and I needed something faster with better battery life, so I just said fuck it and bought a new laptop. xD Luckily, all of my artwork was backed up on my flash drive. The only files I lost were school-related files, but I can download most of those from my college's website anyways. So really, the only victim of this whole situation was my wallet.

Laptop: $699 (on sale for Black Friday)
System restore disc and warranty: $169
Taxes: $65
Orgasming every time I turn this sexy beast of a computer on: PRICELESS



Enough rambling -- how was everyone's Thanksgiving? Still fat and happy from munching on leftovers, I presume?

WATCH ME ON SOFURRY, PLEASE. ~~~> http://beta.sofurry.com/user/view/profile?id=43690
(read the bottom portion of this journal for explanation :0)


Turns out that my forum thread was far from successful. All it produced was a bunch of drama and a final verdict from FA's admins stating that they won't allow mature icons, and that my idea of allowing users to block mature icons would cause too much work for the admins. 'Cause, y'know... they're so busy making tons of other improvements to the site, right?

This forum conversation got me rethinking some things, however, namely my participation in the fandom. Some of the people who commented on the thread argued about whether allowing mature icons was a sensible idea, while other focused on me -- namely, how I present myself and my account to the rest of the fandom. There seemed to be a concensus that, because I didn't like not being able to display a wolf butt as my avatar, I must be a butthurt, superficial zoophile. -__- A certain user seemed to enjoy posting comments about the nature of my artwork and the information listed on my userpage in order to prove a point about how what I post influences people's perceptions of me. (Really? I hadn't noticed. ಠ__ಠ) Basically... they emphasized that I portray myself (or more accurately, my fursona) in a sexual manner to the fandom. And while I hadn't given much thought to that before this, I have to say, they're right. And I'm fine with that. *shrugs* After all, probably 90% of what I draw nowadays is mature content. I'm not here to please those who don't want to see pr0nz, and I'm certainly not striving to please the idiots that spammed up my forum post with pointless arguments. So I'm not going to change my image because they think that it's not appropriate for this site; I'll censor my icons in order to comply wth FA policy, but that's it. If I want my watchers to know my fursona is a goddamn buttslut, then fuck anyone who wants to interfere. :3 Agree/disagree?





The only good result of that forum post: One of the commenters told me about SOFURRY'S BETA SITE, which I previously did not know about. A couple years ago, back when SoFurry was still Yiffstar, I was a regular user; then they completely reworked the site and took a step backwards, in my opinion.

But this. THIS. Changes. Everything.

Make sure to watch my SoFurry account (click the link at the top of this journal to go to my userpage), because I'll likely be a lot more active over there from now on. Their beta site has so many awesome features that FA lacks, because their administrators actually update the site efficiently. No offense to FA's admins, but they're far from productive. >__> I'm still going to be active on FA, of course, but I may end up submitting more of my artwork on SoFurry. And keep in mind that SoFurry does allow mature icons, so I shouldn't have a problem selling/posting them over there. ;3

Three days ago, I mentioned this in my journal: "I'm surprised that FA has allowed me to keep my current icon, because I'm pretty sure that icons are not supposed to show mature content. I'll probably remove it soon, just to be safe". Today, I got a note saying it's been removed. I take it that means one of my watchers reported it? >__> It wouldn't be the first time.

Here's the problem: I just noticed a recent change to FA's icon policy. "Avatars must not be sexually suggestive in nature". That means that my butt icons are now considered inappropriate, and therefore, none of us can use them on this site. Of course, I can still make them for anyone that shows interest, but I assume most users will want to display them here on FA. Which kinda ruins the purpose of selling them on this site in the first place. -__-

Luckily, FA has a suggestions forum, so I proposed a solution to the admins. I'd love it if you guys could give my thread a little attention. :3
~~~> http://forums.furaffinity.net/threa.....licy?p=2741413





Here's a little rant detailing why I think censorship is so fucking stupid. First of all, this is a site that's primarily used for furry porn. Sure, there are artists who upload only clean stuff, and this site is supposed to be 13+. Thing is, it's not. When over half of the users on the site are porn artists... as surprising as it may be (note the intended sarcasm), that's not a family-friendly website. Also, there's an option available in everyone's Account Settings that can prevent the user from viewing any mature submissions; why not make that option apply to icons too? If the user selects that they don't want to view mature stuff, block adult drawings AND icons. Problem solved!

Buuuuut no, things just aren't that simple. -__- The world (well... mainly the U.S.) insists on censorship. For nearly two years, my icon has shown my fursona sticking his butt up in the air in a pose clearly suggesting buttsecks... yet I add a pair of balls to it and it's deemed inappropriate. Stupid much? I've always opposed censorship strongly, especially when it's used in such a stupid manner. One of my stamps got permanently tagged as "adult artwork" on DeviantART because it said "Sarcastic Bitch" in bold letters. ...Really? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that "bitch" is used by people under the age of 18 quite frequently. Observe any 7th grade class for a day and you'll probably hear that word used quite a few times.

I also think that nudity should not be labeled as adult content. After all, we all have genitals. Animals have genitals. Fucking FLOWERS have genitals. Why is it considered so inappropriate? I'll refer to the ancient Greeks here, even though their society was a bit different from ours; I just read Aristophanes' play "The Clouds", in which a character criticizes a lifestyle that's slowly edging toward censorship. He mentions that Greek males used to train in the nude at the gynasium, sometimes even showing off their junk if it was especially good-looking, but now they're "embarrassed the sight of their own manly meat". The ancient Greeks were actually proud of their genitals, and didn't see the need to cover them up in embarrassment. Nowadays, mothers scream in fear at the thought of their beloved children even glimpsing a penis. It's ridiculous. We all have genitals, seeing a picture of a penis or a vagina is NOT going to scar someone for life. Nudity should be rated like 14+ at best. Besides, most kids start looking at porn when they're 11 or 12 anyways.

Additional note: I do think pictures depicting sexual acts are a little different than simple nudity. Porn should be rated 16+, maybe 17.

Then there's the matter of people reporting supposedly inappropriate artwork to the site admins. I highly doubt that they have time to browse random users' accounts, looking for policy violations, which means that someone actually takes the time to report these things to the admins. >__> My question is: Why? Do they think they're doing some civilian duty by reporting offensive material to the admins, and therefore bettering the community? From my point of view, they're like a prison snitch, or that little runt that reminds the teacher that they forgot to give everyone homework -- all they do is ruin it for everyone else. So to the asshole that reported my icon to the admins, and to the other asshole who reported me for being under 18 a couple years ago: Fuck you both.

/end of rant


If you actually read this far, thanks for caring about what I have to say. xD I don't expect many people do.

Sometime in the very near future, I plan to start taking "butt icon" commissions! :D For a good example of a "butt icon", take a look at my current icon. Here's a few things to consider:



-- Commissions are NOT currently open, but I'm taking reservations. If you know you want a butt icon, comment on this journal and I'll add you to the list! I'm only accepting 10 at a time, so claim a spot while you can!

-- Flat color icons will cost $2-4 (depending on the complexity of the character's species), plus an additional $2 if you want shading details. I think that's a pretty reasonable price. :3 I hope that's not too expensive for anyone, because that means that your financial situation is probably pretty unfortunate.

-- I only have one template available at the moment (the one that I'm currently using as my icon)... So if your character isn't a canine, you won't be able to request an icon of their butt until I have other templates available. I'll work on creating butt icons for other species as soon as possible... My apologies. ^^;

-- As you may have noticed, Fyrien's balls are showing on my icon. That option will NOT be available for custom icons; I'm honestly surprised that FurAffinity has allowed me to keep it as my icon, because I'm pretty sure that icons are not supposed to show mature content (I'll probably replace it soon, just to be safe). I don't want to make an icon for someone, then have it removed because their character's nuts are showing. That'd be unfair to the commissioner, since people are supposed to be able to -use- the icons I make for them. So no scrotums, sorry. :/

-- I'll make a journal announcing when icon commissions are open. I won't start making your icon until I receive your payment via Paypal or a money order (but don't worry, you won't have to pay until I announce commissions are open).




So basically, if you want an icon:
-- Post a comment in this journal and I'll add you to the reservation list.
-- Once I've posted a journal saying that I'm starting on the butt icons, I'll contact you via note and we can determine a payment method.
-- You give me a reference of your character and let me know if there any additional details you want added to the icon (a name, etc.).
-- Once you've paid me, I'll start on your icon right away! :D



Butt icons list:
1. Paper-Wings
2. Suel (2)
3. BarkWoof (old template)
4. HanaHana (1+)
5. Snoww
6. Kaz_3000

... 2-3 more available!

Just a thought, FA really needs to have the option of hiding submissions. :P That way I could hide my clean art (yet still keep it on this profile) and re-submit it all on my clean account. I don't want to simply delete my clean drawings from this account because then I'd delete all the comments and conversations along with them.


I've been in this super-inspired mood for the past few days, so I could use some ideas. I'd really like to write furry stories more often, since I don't think I practice my writing skills often enough (and I never seem to finish what I -do- start writing). So I shall ask this: What ONE thing would you like me to write a story involving? It can be a theme, characters, plot... just gimme ideas and I might end up writing about some of them. :3



Here's an excerpt from one of my stories (currently unfinished):

He was as good as dead at this point. Brendan and Darren had repeatedly drilled into his head the importance of punctuality, and that he mustn't be late to this party, or they'd consider kicking him out of the apartment. Not only had Jacoby made a habit of arriving late to almost every social event they had attended together, but on several occasions he hadn't even shown up. This infuriated his roommates to no end, because they realized his alcohol addiction was likely the cause of this.

Drinking had become Jacoby's favourite pasttime at the young age of seventeen, merely days after his older brother was killed in a horrendous car accident. Overwhelmed with grief, his only consolation was that the alcohol could numb his thoughts and make him forget his troubles for a few hours. It had been easy to trick the various bartenders he regularly visited; he looked older than his true age, and after a few visits the bartenders stopped carding him and even gave him a few free drinks. Now this addiction was driving a wedge between he and his friends, and tensions were rising quickly.

What made it worse was that the party he'd been invited to was his own birthday party. Darren had suggested that they decorate the apartment and hold a party in honor of Jacoby's twentieth birthday. Brendan, who was planning a career in interior design, saw a wonderful opportunity to practice his skills and deck the place out with extravagant adornments. He readily agreed, and the two shooed Jacoby away, telling him to return to the apartment at 8:00 p.m. so they could celebrate and party the night away. It was already 8:30.

Jacoby couldn't bear to think of losing his friends, as he had known Darren since first grade and he had recently developed a crush on Brendan. Brendan was a scruffy, gray-furred wolf about a year older than Jacoby, and though he willingly admitted his homosexuality to anyone who inquired, Jacoby was rather shy and hadn't told either of his roommates yet. Darren, a bulky Rottweiler, was also gay, and had even dated Brendan a few years back, but it ended with a mutual break-up and an agreement to remain friends. If he fucked up this oportunity, Jacoby might ruin his chances with Brendan, and possibly even destroy his lengthy friendship with Darren.

He tossed a twenty at the bartender and hurried outside with a nervous whine, the bell jingling merrily as the door swung shut behind him. The wind tugged at his fur, blowing freezing rain directly at his face. "Aah, fuck..." he muttered, reaching behind him and pulling the hood of his sweatshirt over his ears for protection from the downpour. The moonlight faltered as its glow was obscured by a drifting mass of clouds, plunging the street into a Cimmerian void. The only light came from a flickering streetlight, which dully illuminated the front of the bar and the small parking lot to its right.

Scanning the parking lot, Jacoby quickly located his shiny blue sedan, a gift from his parents on his eighteenth birthday. Both of the passenger doors had been dented as a result of minor fender-benders, and the windshield was cracked and looked ready to break at any moment, but he loved this car all the same. He had experienced his first kiss while sitting in that driver's seat two years ago, with a nervous collie from his old high school. Nothing had amounted from the kiss, and in fact, Jacoby hadn't seen the collie since graduation, but that moment still occupied its own special place in his heart. It was his first outwardly gay act.

(to be continued, with a big plot twist ;3)