So, as I have mentioned before I'm more active over on IB and have been for many years now but I thought I'd at least upload the recent few pics here.
I haven't really drawn a lot more to post over there, I've been in a long time rut with my art again, but there are some more stuff over there.

Since last I posted here I've made some design changes to my character. In fact I made some changes and then ended up changing some of those changes yet again :P
But more or less he's the same as before, just different hair and meant to be digitigrade now rather than plantigrade like before. I've yet to make any new ref sheet though.

We'll see how long I stay active with my art this time, if I draw anything else I'm happy with I might just post it here too.

See you all again!

Hey, I'm back, sorta!

After I attended NFC earlier this year (finally after a 3 year break due to the pandemic) I once again came back full of art juice.
So for a few days after I doodled a lot of stuff. I uploaded them to IB as I finished them since it's my main gallery but I thought I'd also upload most of them here.
Still dislike that I can't do multi page uploads here though so for that IB still will be the better gallery.

Some personal stuff has happened after I drew all of this that sorta took me out of it again but I hope to be able to get back to it again soon.

Not much of an update but at least it's something new after a 4 year gap in journals!

Yay, I'm gonna go to my first con next year, noticed people are posing this around so I guess I will too.

Where are you staying?
Secondary Hotel, Hotel Scandic Upplands Väsby.

Means of transportation?
Probably gonna bribe my dad to drive me to the hotel and then to pick me up on the last day. Sucks to have no other means but I don't trust trains in the winter here xD

Sharing a room with:
My friends Kilorat, Raen and Kon.

Gender:
Male.

Relationship status:
The singlest person alive.

How old are you?
33

How tall are you?
194cm or 6'4

What languages do you speak?
English and Swedish

Have you been to any other furry conventions before?
Nope

Have you been to Sweden before?
Live here :P

Are you doing anything for the convention?
No

What are you bringing to the convention?
Myself.

Do you have a fursuit?
Neh

Who will you be with?
Will probably want to spend as much time as I can with my roomies. Don't really know anyone else x3

Are you selling anything at the convention?
Nope

Do you do free art?
I take too long so while I wouldn't mind taking some requests don't expect anything at the con, unless it's something super small xD

Do you do trades?
No, it would be unfair to the other person xD

Do you do commissions?
Not really, but I can be convinced.

Can I talk to you?
Sure, I can be very talkative as long as you speak to me first :3

Can I buy you lots of drinks?
As long as it's not alcoholic drinks, be my guest :D

Do you smoke?
Nope

Can I give you lots of money?
Depends what you want from me in return xD

Can I hug or snuggle you?
Always.

Are you nice?
I hope I am xD I try my very best to be the nicest guy I know :3

Can I buy you food and/or eat with you?
Probably, unless I've made other plans or already eaten, I may be big but I don't eat that much.

Can I give you presents?
Why does this question exist? Who'd say not to gifts... well as long as they're not for creepy reasons x3

Can I hang with you in your room?
I'm sure that'd be fine as long as my roomies are ok with you too.

Can I dance with you?
This floof does not dance.

Can I invite you to parties?
I'm not a party person, I prefer small, more intimate, groups. Loud stuff drains my social stamina super fast too.

How can I get your attention?
Coming up and saying hi probably works best.

What should I not do/say to you?
Don't comment negatively on my looks, I know I'm an ogre I don't need it confirmed, I will note you down as a douchebag.

What are you most looking forward to?
Most of it, meeting my roomies will be my first time meeting any other fur irl and then there's the rest of the con x3

I don't really write new journals here very often anymore, proof in point, it's been 2 years since I last wrote one.

Again this will be to talk about the uploads I will be doing after this journal is sent out. I have not been really productive the last couple of years and most of the pictures I've drawn has simply been of my own character, Link. There has been some other pics too, though. Unlike the last few times I've uploaded backlogged pictures here, there hasn't been many pictures that can't be posted here because of the rules I think, which may or may not be good :P

As for my pictures of Link, he's gone through a few design changes over the last 8 months or so, I've not been able to settle on a look. So he's gone from having really long floppy ears, to shorter floppy ears to no ears. His horns have gone from they old look to pointing straight up to pointing more straight back. Finally his tail has gone from being a puffy fox-ish tail to a more tapered lizard like tail, although still fluffy. I guess you'll all see if you check out the art after I post it xD

Well, I have some uploading to do!
/Link

Just want to let you, my watchers, know that I have plans to upload all pics I can that I've drawn in the last year and a half. (Not as many as you'd think)
I've been active almost exclusively on IB for some time now and have ended up drawing a lot of pics that can only be found there. However I have quite a few pics that I could also have posted here but I have trouble keeping up with two sites so I sorta forgot to do so.

I haven't meant to neglect you guys and despite not posting I have been checking this site a few times per week at least still so I've kept up with journals and submissions, and what few notes and comments I've gotten (I think 3 in total xD )

The pics I'll upload will be of very varying quality, I have had too long periods of not drawing and it's made both my style and my skill suffer. I keep trying to get back to drawing every now and then but sadly it usually just results in a couple of pics before I lose my muse again.

Anyways, I hope you'll find something that isn't horrible within my flood xD

Stolen all sneakily from  svarta-perlan

1. Why did you join FurAffinity?
After I started drawing about 10 years ago I first joined deviantArt but since I mostly drew anthro stuff I soon went looking for a place that was more accepting of such art and I found FA.

2. What does your username have to do with you?
Max Raine was the name of my first "fursona" he was more known as Lone though. Nowadays I've completely let go of Max Raine though and use Link or LinkToReality as my username pretty much everywhere. Link is the name of the fursona I've had for the last few years and who will likely be the one I stick with. Like the second name suggests it has nothing to do with Nintendo's Link, he has the name because he linked to me (reality) basically.

3. What is your current avatar of?
Link in my BlaBla icon style =)

4. How many watchers do you have, and how many do you watch?
I'm currently watched by 386 people and I watch 65. I've always been picky with my watches, if you're on there it should mean something, not like the people that watch thousands of artists.

5. Do you have more than one account?
Not on FA no. I do have an account on IB that gets some art that I don't upload here.

6. Name 3 of your favorite artists on FA.
Hmm... going entirely on style I'd say ZEN, Fisk and Nek0gami

7. What artist do you admire because of their personality?
I usually avoid people with shitty personalities but I think [Koh] is the person I've found among the most awesome on this site =3

8. Do you comment, fave, or both?
Since I REALLY wish I got more comments I usually make sure I comment when I fav too. I'm almost as picky with my favs as I am with my watches though =P

9. What do you typically post on FA?
My own art. I can't afford commissions and people VERY rarely gift me art xD

10.What's your favorite submission in your gallery?
Hard to say... I have a few.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5099684/ (NSFW) I've always loved how this turned out, I'm not sure why.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7888683/ (NSFW) I like this one because it was a challenge I gave myself that I feel I passed. The pose is one of the harder ones I've drawn.
Finally http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10875402/ among my more recent sketches this is the one I like most.

11. What are the things you wish you could draw better?
Dynamic stuff, more details, more cartoony anatomy.

12. How many hours a day do you spend on FA?
I usually pop in a few times per day to check for comments and notes, especially now that I'm selling my icons. In hours I'd say about 0.5 in total most days.

13. Are you a fast, slow, or medium typer?
Medium. I type using about 6-7 of my fingers and I need to look at the keyboard while I type, but I still type somewhat quick.

14. What is the most annoying thing people ask you?
"Anything new?" I know it's just polite small talk but I sorta feel sad to always have to reply "Not really...". My life changes VERY little, the last three and a half years has basically been the same boring things day in and day out.

15. What is the most annoying/offending comment you've received?
I know there was something not too long ago that annoyed me a great deal but I can't remember what right now.

16. What/who inspires you?
Daydreams, regular dreams, music but most of all by far, people I chat with (by proxy). The reason I draw so many random gifts/requests for people I chat with is that the chance to be kind inspire me and if I feel I can make someone happy by drawing something for them I often do. I restrict it to people that I chat with though, there needs to be a connection of some sort.

17. Everyone has considered leaving FA once or twice. Have you? Why?
I have never felt like, nor seen a reason to, leave FA. There's been so much drama about poor admins and horrible security but none of that has bothered me the least. I don't keep any information I'd care about if it got stolen on here, I have different passwords for everything and I stay out of drama so I have no real reason to get in contact with any mods or admins.

Both slots are open again for my $5 Bla Bla Icons =3

So if you're interested please check out http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4948628/

Hope to hear from ya =3

*poofs*

... fix the damn thumbnails, especially for gifs!

Sincerely
/Link

Alright, so I sorta wanna put my last journal into some sort of perspective.
I was very down when I typed it out.

You see, I've been alone my entire life. From day one until now I've been alone.
I have a very big problem with making contacts with people and every year this problem grows.
I have a few friends irl, but sadly none very close and definitely none that can help me with my loneliness.
There is nothing I fear more than the thought that I'll spend the rest of my days alone and miserable... just the fact that I'm a soon to be 29 year old virgin is like a 20 ton weight on my shoulder. It makes me feel like I'm such a fucking failure at life. That said I don't think a random one night stand would have any effect on me at all in that regard, now it would have to be with someone special, someone I'll likely spend some sort of future with.
And well my only hope is to find someone online to get close to.

This has now happened three times for me.

The first time was just stupid, I fell for someone without even getting to know them in the least.
I got shot down after only a short time and I was sad for a couple of days. Looking back I don't even wanna count it as real love.

The second time wasn't as silly, I talked with someone for a while and this person seemed to click with me. Though as time went on I felt the spark whither away, especially since this person lived in the US so the distance was a bit too great, and in the end that person fulfilled the suspicion by saying there was another person in their life and that they felt more connected. I didn't feel sad this time at all.

The third time was this time, the time that led to my previous journal...
I met this person entirely by chance 9 months ago. At first I wasn't sure what I felt. But as time passed I found myself caring deeper and deeper for this person. I told them that after a while but I couldn't get it returned in kind. I felt a bit discouraged but we kept chatting. The more we talked the more I felt that this person was made for me, everything seemed perfect, in the end I was truly, deeply in love.
For a while my hopes were ignited through a short "let's give it a try" distance relationship. This didn't hold for long though as the other person wasn't able to really say if we were meant to be before we could meet irl. I understood and respected this and after thinking about it I felt it was likely sorta the same for me, even if I couldn't really imagine loving this person more than I already did.
A visit would have to wait though because a stressful Christmas was coming up, so we agreed to wait until early this year.
Sometime during all this things became a lot more complicated though.
I don't wanna go into any details from this point but, as it turned out our early 2013 visit never happened and well now the situation is completely ruined.

I don't blame the person in the third case, I wanna make that clear. Had I read the signs better I could have had this heartache sooner and possibly in a smaller scale. I only wish my hopes had not been kept so high near the end. Everything that was promised the weeks leading up to this was broken basically.

That said I still love this person with all my heart, all it's broken pieces. I don't think I'll ever stop loving them. I hope they truly know that. Sadly my depression and anger makes me do things I regret over and over again, I just can't stop it. I guess it's just proof of how much this person meant to me.

I do hope to find someone else now though, to help me get over this recent heartache if nothing else... but I know that I will just keep comparing them to the one I felt was my perfect match, my soulmate...

I'm sorry for being such a depressed failure, but if you've actually read all the way here I thank you for caring that much about poor old me.

Anyone out there who'd be interested in a poor, now definitely single, heartbroken demon?

Cons:
I care too much.
I connect too fast.
I'm too sensitive.
I'm lonely.
I'm a wreck.
I'm clingy.
I get depressed easily.
I have no self-esteem.
I hate myself.
I'm a perv (at times).
I get jealous easily.
I'm a 28 (almost 29) year old virgin. Not by choice.
I'm dead inside.
I have too high standards.
I'm looking for real life commitment not rp.

Pros:
I'm not sure right now. Feel free to enlighten me.

This journal is sadly more true than exaggerated...

Valve seems a bit desperate right now and as a result I suddenly have 13 DotA 2 keys to give away and well... I don't have 13 friends that want it xD

So if you want a key feel free to poke me and I'll send one your way. I will be needing either your e-mail or that you friend me on Steam.

I wanna point out that I personally don't play the game, it's not my cup of tea, I'll stick to LoL if I wanna play a game like that.


I also wanna take this opportunity to apologize for not being very active as of late. My psychological health has been very off lately and I keep floating around the border of deep depression. I never really take the plunge so to speak but I keep feeling like shit almost 24/7. With luck it will pass eventually. I still have a potential life altering event to look forward to this year. If it turn out well I might finally have a shot at happiness.

Oh well, I guess that's all for now.
See ya'll around =)

Well, that's how I wanna think at least =)

I hope you had a decent year and that you'll have a nice 2013!

Last year for me was... ok, I guess. Nothing horribly bad happened in my life but there was a little good, with the potential to turn into something very good. Sadly before that happens it wasn't quite enough good to make it a good year. (Like me getting a job and such)

I hope 2013 will end up an improvement so I'll finally feel like I've had a good year, I can't remember the last time xD

Sooo... here you go, start the year with an amazing song and an even more amazing music video =D

https://youtu.be/bek1y2uiQGA


Link out!

Wow that sounds so dark and depressing xD

In any case it's my birthday this Monday, I'm expecting it to be.... a day like every other basically xD

I've become so old I have to think for a bit before I realize how old I am... I think that's quite bad...
If my memory and calculations are correct I will turn 28.


Random announcement complete, have a nice day!

Alright, I'm at it again! Offering up one (1) free sketch slot to the first grabber =)

Same conditions as last time:
-I'll need a reference (or several if you think it's needed)
-I want an idea. This time "I don't care", "Draw whatever" or "I dunno" won't do. Tell me what you'd like. =P (if you don't want to say it publicly just claim the slot in the comment and note me what you'd want)
-It has to be mature or adult. Being the perv I am drawing porn keeps me motivated xD (Though keep it within my commission restrictions)
-No feral characters this time either, sorry.
-It will only be a sketch thing
-If you recently got one please give someone else a shot

Okay, that's it.

*poof*

So I'm done with the last two free art pics, still waiting for a reply from the second person before I post it though.

And I've got some spare time this night so I'm offering one slot this time =)

Conditions:
-I'll need a reference (or several if you think it's needed)
-I want an idea. This time "I don't care", "Draw whatever" or "I dunno" won't do. Tell me what you'd like. =P (if you don't want to say it publicly just claim the slot in the comment and note me what you'd want)
-It has to be adult. Being the perv I am drawing porn keeps me motivated xD (Though keep it within my commission restrictions)
-No feral characters this time, sorry.
-It will only be a sketch thing

I'll try to get it done tonight, if I fail that I've got a bit of free time tomorrow =P