It seems like just yesterday that I signed up on a community dedicated to one of my interests. I joined because I liked what I saw, the chance to share my opinions on fanart and other things was new to me, and I felt it was a place I could call home, a place I would belong.
Three years later, I've seen the site go through server troubles, problems with it's web host, upgrades and changes, yet it still feels just like it did back when I typed in my username and password to register an account. I've met a lot of people, I've seen great artists and close friends bullied off the site by members, I've lost touch with others, I've renewed friendships along the way too. I've submitted some of my work, voted on a lot of of others' works, and shared a lot about myself with the people. There were times when I got under the staff's skin too I'm sure, but they put up with me all the same. I've seen the site do ambitious things as well, and look forward to se more.
The site was MyOtaku.com, right here where I am now. It's the first real animé community I ever belonged to, the only one where I really feel at home.
This post is dedicated to the members and staff of
Myotaku.com and
TheOtaku.com. For welcoming me to the community, putting up with me when I was a thorn in your sides, and continuing to encourage and inspire me in my art, and life, the words "thank you" aren't nearly enough. Let's try to make those three years the start of a lifetime, because they are just the beginning.
Comments:
Juz Cuz
By all means keep getting excited about posting, whether it's first or not. Every time you post a comment you're sharing your opinion, what you know, and a little of who you are with the rest of the members here. Always get excited about that, especially so if you're the first to post (~_^), some people use that as a benchmark to make their own posts from.
Consider it a promise on my part, I'll do the best I can to keep in touch.
I will, that's a promise too, because I like sharing my artwork with others.
alphonse13
I keep telling myself I want to make a regular weekly thing of this blog at least, just to get myself into a routine. Now I'm posting when I feel like it which kind of hinders my focus.
As I said just up there a little bit, I love to share my art with friends(even strangers), so I'll try to get the stuff up here soon.
Mamma Vash:
Thank you for saying so, I appreciate the sentiment. You're comments are always something I look forward to as well (this goes to all my friends online here), I really appreciate the varying levels of wisdom and experience I get from everyone I talk to on here. I know I don't say it enough, but it's the truth, I'd be a lot different if I didn't have friends like everyone here to keep encouraging me, and offering me advice, so thank you. In terms of my comments, I try to impart what wisdom I can in the most effective manner possible. sometimes they're funny, sometimes they're serious, but they're always from the heart.
You and me both. I'd be satisfied enough with something, even temporary, just to set up my financial situation in such a way that will get me through, and let me provide for myself. No, there's nothing difficult about the situations I face, they're routine things to most people. I'm just cursed with anxiety which prevents me from being able to do some routine things in the same effective manner that others can easily handle.
In thinking about it, your right, though I like to claim I'm just stubborn, I think there has to be some underlying strength to that stubborness, otherwise, I wouldn't keep at things like I do. Balancing strength and creativity isn't hard, the two work well together. People tell me I'm smart, and I think it's that which conflicts with creativity some times, not strength.
Yensid
Yeah, and it's called the "Flying Dutchman". In my case I'm opening my eyes to see the possibility of a "marketable asset" in terms of what could I offer a company, or what could I offer the general public.
I'm realistic about a lot of things, this being one of them. I know it's a one in infinity chance of actually making a living from creativity, I'm not deluding myself into thinking I'll get anywhere at all. I'm just thinking that if I could earn even a little bit from one or two of the photos I took, from one or two of the stories I wrote, from something I produced with my two hands that didn't cost me anything to make, that I can save what I get, and let it build up over time. Then, when I have something to my name, be able to take care of those things which plague me now.
I know, and I'm doing my best with that, taking what I can access and make it work for me. If I were any better, I'd do the same thing myself, becuase I have this belief that a person who knows something, should teach it in the best way they can.
I'd offer, but there are many things wrong with that so I'll just wish you luck with the project. There are POD (Publishing on demand) options to look into if you don't want to risk the big publishing houses not accepting your work.
Anime Dreams!
