So I recently got back from Europe, and I have a crap load of photos to edit and post on here. I really don't have a sense of community of dA anymore, mostly because I have not been around a lot of the time. I understand how difficult it is, to develop a good relationship on here, not based on giving out constant favorites and hoping for the in return. I most definitely want good feedback, positive critiques, and favorites, but I really don't know if I am willing to put in the work. I could easily shop the forum pages for willing critics who don't really care about anything I am doing, but I will decline that internal offer. At least, until I become a desperate ego-maniac.

Anyone who is reading this knows how important it is to feel like your work means something to someone. We wouldn't be putting our time and effort if we didn't think it "could". The most important thing is that I become happy with the work I am producing. I don't know if that is ever fully possible, but I am trying to do my best. I start school again in October, which will mean having a lot more work to put up and a lot less time. This, I hope, doesn't hinder any progress I make in the community.

I make no promises. I am loyal to myself and the need in my life. This, above all, has affected my best relationships on dA. I don't know if anyone reads this journal... but I do know that I rarely write anything on here. So, if you have taken your time to invest a little in my life (at least this small excerpt of it) I appreciate it. I don't have anything else to type at the moment. I am bad at this sort of thing.