I mean, I'm happy with being RichDickardson on sites such as Wikia, but I feel that it just doesn't go with me or my fursona. I'd much rather be called by my real name by other furries than by "Rich", "Richie", or whatnot. As a furry, I do not wish to be known by a spin on a Fallout 2 villain's name anymore, so I'm seriously thinking of changing my account.

I've also got a list of about 10 artists that I wish to rewatch on my new account, so if you find that you're not on this list, and you want me to rewatch you, please contact me via email at lololdaskool[at]gmail.com or haroldlovell0407@gmail.com, or alternatively, on my new account.

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3084703/

She's got a really neat style, and lots of talent to go with that as well. I would really recommend watching her, as well as her partner, A Blue Deer. Her commission prices are also fairly reasonable, so if you ever find yourself wanting to commission someone, Shana or A Blue Deer is the way to go.

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3071150/

Miliki's a very talented artist, and it's only once in a while that an artist with such skill opens up free requests, so get your own now!

Yeah, I just needed to vent, that was all. Sucks a lot losing someone you held dear, but hey, one has to move on after such experiences.

Aside from that whiny one I deleted.

Any of you ever watched Eureka Seven? I did years back, and man, I'd like to just watch it from the start, see what I missed out on. That, along with Cowboy Bebop, Akira, Sprited Away and Castle in the Sky.

And just in time for New Years. Nice timing there, headaches.

I haven't been able to sleep lately, aside from about 4 hours today when I accidentally took my night meds instead of my morning meds, and damn, I feel really crummy.

Hope you're all gonna have an awesome New Years.

Lately, I've been looking at and taking notes from Riven Pheonix's The Structure of Man, and suffice to say, it's really been helping me move forward as an artist. See, one day, I want to live to be as skilled an artist as my idols, like Max Blackrabbit for example. I want to master drawing the anthropomorphic character and body, I want to master coloring and shading my drawing and giving them backgrounds, and I really want to be known as that awesome furry artist that draws stuff for free. That's right, I'll be taking free requests once I feel that I'm ready for them.

But then again, there are many factors as to why it's going to take a few years before I reach my goals as an artist. First of all, I only seriously started drawing 2-3 years ago. Second, I still need to get my proportions and anatomy right. Third, I still don't even have my own style. There are still dozens of steps I have to take before I've gone from Point A to Point B, but despite this, and the fact that 2011 has been a crummy year overall for me, I've taken larger leaps and bounds than I ever have in my entire life. And you know what? I'm proud of myself.

I've been played with and had my buttons pushed, I've had major outbursts, I've been bullied, harassed and lied about, and even recently, I've felt like I was about to snap and lose my mind for good, but what's keeping me going is my determination to become what my idols are. Crazy awesome artists. That, and the fact that I've improved so much and did things that myself and some other people thought wasn't possible. Self-esteem, for one. See, until recently, I've been very down on myself, and never really thought of myself as worth anything. But now, I'm digging deeper into myself and uncovering talents I thought I didn't have, such as drawing and writing. It's amazing looking at how much potential I have, really. Sure, some dickweeds have said that I was worth nothing, and that I never had much of a future to begin with, but now I know the truth. Those people are stupid beyond belief, and I'm pretty much poised for success in whatever I wish to be successful in.

I want to be recognized for my skills in the fields of drawing and story-writing, but first, I need to learn a couple things. I'm gonna have to be reading more books and taking more lessons on art that fit what I'm going for, and I might even try to contact a few of my favorite artists and see how they got to the level that they are at right now, and what they would recommend I do to improve my skills. Also, I would appreciate recommendations for art books and lessons that I should look at.

Much appreciation,
Harold Lovell

Hope you're all having an awesome Christmas.

So anyways, I'm gonna feature some people for Christmas. 5, to be exact.

1:  rainstar9805 Wonderful writer, and willing to lend a hand. I would recommend watching him.

2:  neko-maya Awesome freehand artist. Give her a commission sometime, would you?

3:  abluedeer You will not regret commissioning him. He's brilliant as well.

4:  shana Engaged with abluedeer, and just as talented as her partner.

5:  maxblackrabbit The furry artist. Enough said.

Then please link whatever piece you want me to comment on in a shout, note or whichever you prefer.

I just haven't been able to comment on many things without people telling me to for a while now. It's really frustrating me, since the people I watch really do need the feedback on their art, and here I am with my thumb up my ass. I want to get out of this slouch.

So if you want me to comment on one of your works, or heck, even one of your journals or something in your favorites, then please link me.

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2904567/

See, this individual's cat has got something major going on with her body right now, and said individual cannot afford to lose her. Since I'm unsure whether I have the right amount of money to donate, I'm going to try my best to spread word and hopefully help this person out. The least you can do is donate some money and/or spread word of this.

And I appreciate that you took the time to read this journal entry.

Sincerely,
Harold

Help.

It's been frustrating me so much lately. I just cannot complete a single drawing that I start. It's this damn perfectionism that just won't let go of me. If anyone could find some good tutorials here on Furaffinity, then that would be appreciated. I'd really like to go into anthropomorphic art, because I really like it, and I'd like to get a start on a post-apocalyptic graphic novel with anthropomorphic characters.

And yet I consider myself a part of the furry fandom. Good God.

So anyways, in other news, I'm looking at a couple games, I can only choose one of them (or so it seems right now), and I wish to know which one I should get. Dead Island, From Dust or Tropico 4. They all look like good games, so I wish for you people to tell me which one would be the best to get.

Also, I'll stop being half-dead on here once my motivation for drawing anthropomorphic characters (Krystal, lawlz) comes back and puts me in the mood again.

I've been home for a while now, and I haven't updated or anything like that. What's wrong with me?

Flight there was hell on Earth, but it's totally worth it. Right now, I'm typing out this journal on the balcony of my second floor suite, and I just had a breakfast of cheese omelet, bagels, peaches and banana slices.

Everything's going great so far.

And just when I thought that this place was drama-free. Oh well, there's still Nabyn that I've got, and plus, the drama here is still not as bad as on dA, despite recent events.

I mean, holy cow, this place is far more respectful than dA, and I've been neglecting it like crazy.

So anyways, I'm going to try and be more active on here, but not so much that it'll interfere with my real life. I mean, I am a furry now, so I should be getting in a bit more with the community. Also, I'll probably post a written draft of Strangelands sometime soon. Hope y'all are looking forward to it, because I am.

So that's it for now, folks.

New here and to the furry fandom and stuff.

So why did I decide to create an account here? Well, recently, I've begun taking an interest in creating anthropomorphic characters, and I can say, I'm already very fascinated with them. Have been since I was a young child.

And what do I do as an artist? I write post-nuclear and alternative history fiction, and I've recently found interest in drawing. So hopefully, all of you wonderful people will get the chance to see just what I'm made of.

And since I'm online as much as I can be, you are free to contact me on Skype or MSN. I'm sure that we'll have some pretty good conversations, you and I.

So that's it for now. Looking forward to a great future here on FA.