Okay, so more like 4 years, 2 months, and 6 days but it feels like forever! =^w^=

So I know almost everyone on here either forgot completely about me or thought I died in some horrible and violent incident (more on that later), but I assure you that this is not the case! I am alive and well (though my bank account is telling me I should just give up and be homeless forever) and I am going to try to be more present on FA. "But Ian", you might say, "all you ever did on here was lurk anyway!" Well yes, you're not wrong and I will still be a lurk, but I will be a present lurk!!!! :D Huge difference and a real shock I'm sure, but I will be going through every so often (probably every other day) and checking submissions, flipping through porn and other content, replying to messages (cause I get so many), and other generic things.

ALSO! I don't know if you noticed (probably not) but I updated my info~ Now if you can't access my page ( http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ianmitchell/ ) for whatever reason or are just too lazy to go check it out, here's what's new:
- I found a boyfriend
- I got engaged to said aforementioned boyfriend! :D (no, there's not a set date yet)
- I live in Raleigh, NC instead of Goldsboro, NC now!
- I'm attending culinary school at Wake Tech Community College and it's tons of fun~
- Babe and I are in an open relationship and it's going well <3
- We have one cat, a ball python, and a bearded dragon
- I settled on some sort of religiosity (pagan/kitchen witch/green witch)
- I have new 'sonas (Dixon Mitchell the gray fox, Tabari an eastern dragon, Sebastian a kiwi/snep-gryphon, and Alex a sergal)

Here's some things that are the same:
- I work at Olive Garden
- I still can't art
- I am still broke as hell
- My sense of humor is strong as ever >:3 (Shut up, I think I'm funny and that's all that matters)
- I'm still a Snep at heart

Any questions, comments, quips, concerns, or etc. go to my account and shout or pm me and if you really want to, go to my other social media platform things found on my account here and let me know that I sent you (say you watch me on FA)

This wraps up my probably pointless welcome back journal; so hello, goodbye, and hope to see you around~ =^w^=

Well, after about 7 months of selling chainmaille I have made major negative dollars... I've only properly sold one piece of jewelry and not even off my Etsy site! Following this trend, I'm going to stop selling on Etsy, but I'll still be making stuff so if you want any, message me here, on Deviantart or Facebook, or talk to me in person! Thanks anyway guys!

Okay, since you all apparently don't have any interest in chainmaille I spread my advert journal to my Deviant Art page and guess what? THEY didn't like it much either! So I thought to myself, "What should I do now?" Well a good friend of mine suggested I put my wares up on Etsy. Well that seemed like a capital idea so I proceeded to open up shop there! I'll put the link to my shop below so please stop by, peruse my meager wares, and inspire me to make more chainmaille so you lot can get on with your lives!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChainmailleCharms

Hope to hear from you soon~

Sooooo I have started making chainmaille bracelets for myself and my friends and I really have fun doing it so I think I'm going to start opening up commissions for them. I can get just about any color ring and make any size to fit any wrist, but for now, I only have three styles. I have the European 4-in-1 design, a Byzantine chain, and a Box-chain. I will do necklaces too, but I have none prepared. Will work on those later~ =^w^=

I only have samples of a few different color rings: Silver, bronze, copper, black, gray
These are the different metals I've worked with: Aluminum, copper, steel

I have pictures of pieces I've made, four of which are up for sale! Details on the pictures, links found here:
Five pieces
Bronze/Copper Box
Black/White Box
Bronze/Copper 4-in-1 cuff
Black/White 4-in-1 cuff

Quick shout-out to  Ichi_Black for inspiring me to make chainmaille! She has amazing works and can do amazing things with metal! Kinda hoping I can get that good someday ^_^;

I will take payment for commissions through paypal. Sorry if that's not convenient, but that's how it is :/ Send me a note ot email me at kac9435[at]gmail.com with wrist size, desired color(s), and any other details you think I might need to know!

Entry into this raffle-y thing that the ILLUSTRIOUS Milo Copperwood is hosting! I think this ought to do~

Check this dude out!!!
http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4254097/

So at the end of last semester my computer screen got cracked so now I took it in to get better. Sadly that means I am out of a laptop until Friday afternoon which is about when I go back to ECU so we're really cutting this one close :( For those ECU furs, I will see you Friday with a fixed and all better laptop.

ps: this means I have very limited internet access so if you need me, fb and fa are no longer reliable. My phone still works though so text me~ <3

Well I'm in Florida for the New Year celebrations with my grandparents, aunts, uncle, and cousins and it is TIRING! So far my youngest cousin almost burned the house down making toast... at 8am, I've made a small patio out of brick and cement blocks with my dad and uncle, and I had to sit through an 11 hour car ride with less than 2 square feet of personal space for me, a pillow, and a backpack. Tomorrow it's on to landscaping! :D -_- Ah well, at least its for a good cause :/ I will be sleeping well this week, that's for sure! I can't wait to get home and then back to Greenville! I miss college and my friends D:

Well, I saw Milo do this so I figured I would too! :3

HOW OLD DO YOU ACT?

[x] You know how to make a pot of coffee.
[ ] You keep track of dates using a calendar.
[x] You own a credit card.
[ ] You know how to change the oil in a car.
[x] You've done your own laundry.
[x] You can vote in an election.
[x] You can cook for yourself.
[ ] You think politics are interesting

CUMULATIVE TOTAL: 5

[x] You show(ed) up for school late a lot.
[x] You always carry a pen/pencil in your bag/purse/pocket.
[x] You've never gotten a detention. (class detention doesn't count)
[ ] You have forgotten your own birthday.
[x] You like to take walks by yourself.
[x] You know what credibility means, without looking it up.
[x] You drink caffeine at least once a week.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL: 11

[x] You know how to do the dishes.
[x] You can count to 10 in another language.
[x] When you say you're going to do something you USUALLY do it.
[x] You can mow the lawn.
[ ] You study even when you don't have to.
[x] You have hand washed a car before.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL : 16

[x] You can spell experience, without looking it up.
[ ] The people at Starbucks know you by name.
[ ] Your favorite kind of food is take out.
[x] You can go to the store without getting something you don't need.
[ ] You understand political jokes the first time they are said.
[x] You can type pretty quick.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL: 19

[ ] Your only friends are from your place of employment.
[ ] You have been to a Tupperware party.
[x] You have realized that practically no one will take you seriously unless you are over the age of 25 and have a job.
[ ] You have more bills than you can pay.
[x] You have been to the beach.
[x] You use the internet every day.
[x] You have been outside of your home country 3 or more times.
[ ] You make your bed in the morning.

CUMULATIVE TOTAL: 23

[ ] You have filed a tax return
[ ] You have used a pay phone
[ ] You have been served alcohol without being ID'd
[ ] You have purchased stamps at the grocery store
[ ] You have purchased a lottery ticket
[x] You still have and use a VCR


TOTAL: 24
AGE: 20

Yup, he's older than me! XD

Well the semester is over and I'm headed home for the holidays. Little over an hour to go and I haven't even started packing! Fail... -_- Honestly it's not like I need much though! Off to have a wonderful break, make some props, and see awesome movies with awesome friends! I'll be back in G-Vegas in mid January but I'm hoping some of the furs I met might head over to Raleigh for a quick visit~ =^w^= Happy Christmahannukwanzakah!

So, my good friend Twitch, Konrad, Eldrich, and Milo took a trek to William B. Umstead State Park to go to MY first ever fur meet! Found a bunch of cool people there along with some of their pets and a pot-luck Thanksgiving feast~ I was kinda quiet for the first bit, but some people started a game of Apples to Apples and of course I had to join! There were 11 of us at one picnic table just laughing and having a good time XD About 45 minutes into our game one of the people in charge whistled for us to shut up, gave us the usual group info about what's going on, what'll be happening for future events, and to enjoy the food so we dug in! There was ham, turkey, pork, home-made cranberry sauce, 3 kinds of pie, potatoes, and all sorts of other stuff one could hope to find at Thanksgiving~ One of the highlights was the crab dip that Milo and I partook of quite copiously! Unfortunately after the food, fun, festivities and a trip to Starbucks, he wasn't feeling so hot but by the time we all got back to Greenville he seemed to be doing much better! Basically, for my first fur meet it started a little awkward, shot way up, and has me itching to go to another... WHEN AND WHERE DO WE GO TO NEXT?!?!?

Hey there~ So I'm a newbie to FA but I'm starting to get around easier. Erm, dunno really what to say but I don't really art... at all... SO don't expect to see a whole lot from me. Hopefully my good friend will get me a picture of me soon so you all can see just who you're dealing with and should be working on ears and a tail for me in the near future~

Anywho, it's great to be here and I hope to meet a lot of awesome people and make some epic friends!