ShigShank In reply to PointlessStar [2012-05-10 21:46:11 +0000 UTC]

No problem! And that's fine -- doesn't really inconvenience me. xD I'm glad I caught your journal about the move! I haven't been on dA for quite some time, so I wasn't paying the most attention to the journals as I deleted them from my message center (I figured they'd be too old for relevance).

As for life...I suppose it's the same as ever for me! Things are going pretty slowly right now, but I can't really complain about that. Got a lot of family over right now, which unfortunately makes it pretty hard for me to concentrate on my work. The hot weather has been fatiguing me a bit, but I must say I'm enjoying seeing the sun again. xD

How about you? Things going well? Been keeping busy?

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PointlessStar In reply to ShigShank [2012-05-10 21:50:56 +0000 UTC]

The weather's been pretty good here, although sometimes it gets pretty windy. Haha, I'm being drowned by homework since I had to work on an essay, a research paper, and study for an AP test. However, there's only around 25 more days of school left, then it's summer vacation!

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ShigShank In reply to PointlessStar [2012-05-12 03:26:09 +0000 UTC]

Wind! When it's windy over here, it sounds like a complete storm from the inside. I think it has to do with the roof of my room being pretty shoddily built, haha. But it's actually kind of cool, and sometimes soothing.

Ah! Yeah, I guess they would pile on the work near the end of the school year. Although, in my own experience, the last week or so winds up being completely work-free, and we all just hang around and do random stuff. xD Hopefully things will wind down for you, too! Good luck with all that work, and with the AP test! (Is that for a specific class, or a general advanced-placement exam?)

Summer vacation ought to be pretty nice. Will you be getting much summer work, if any? I always start on that stuff far too late into the vacation. xD

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PointlessStar In reply to ShigShank [2012-05-14 19:43:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! For us, the final exam is pretty much on the last week of school. After finals, there's two more days, but at that point, no one really shows up. As for the AP exams, you can take an AP course in school (or out of school) and then take the exam during May. If you pass the exam, then you get college credit for that course.

I'll probably end up receiving a bunch of work for the summer, but it shouldn't take me too long to finish..if I don't procrastinate. XD How about you?

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ShigShank In reply to PointlessStar [2012-06-01 19:55:46 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for the late reply. I've been around somewhat but also pretty sick and not clear-minded.

I didn't know about the college credit stuff! I took some AP courses in high school, but I always had horrible attendance (rough time in my life) so I never wound up doing any exams. JEEZ THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL. Hope they go/went well!

Summer work, UGH. I pretty much always procrastinate on that. I'm ridiculous with procrastination sometimes. xD My own summer should be pretty lax, although not by choice. I'll probably be working a good amount on personal projects, though. Stories, games, and whatever else.

Also, hey, dA has a feature to change your username now, right? Figures they'd finally come out with that now, huh? xD

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PointlessStar In reply to ShigShank [2012-06-29 17:51:58 +0000 UTC]

No problem, my computer was busted for a while and still have to install some programs. I hope you feel better!

School finally ended! As for my final exams..well, I got C's for every class that I studied for and one A for a class I didn't even bother reviewing for. XD

Yeah, the new feature is pretty cool. I just wish they came up with it earlier! XD Maybe then I won't have to change accounts so often. It's too bad you can't change back to your original username though.

How has the weather been over there? It's pretty hot where I live, but it's not that bad. I mostly hang out in the library where the air condition is always on.

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ShigShank In reply to PointlessStar [2013-02-13 13:45:41 +0000 UTC]

Whoops. I have been away from this site for a long time! I always kept meaning to come back, but. Lost my internet for a good while, and then once I got it back, it just wasn't on my list of things to do. Not sure how often I'll visit, but I did at least want to apologize for not ever replying to your message here! Sorry about that!

And it looks like I missed your birthday, too. Happy belated birthday?!

Hope your new school year is going well and all that (now that it's already half over, right?), and although you asked this WAY LONG AGO, I will say that the weather has gotten PRETTY COLD. But that's not so bad, it was definitely worse with the heat in the summer. We don't have any air conditioning here so my rooms turns into an oven in the hotter seasons!

Time to presumably disappear again FOREVER. (Sorry about that, seriously!)

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PointlessStar In reply to ShigShank [2013-02-23 18:35:29 +0000 UTC]

It's okay, I haven't been on much due to school. I'm glad you got your internet back!

Thanks!

Yeah, my school year is half over, but junior year is so busy. @_@ The same is with me during the summer and the only thing I have is the fan. Whenever it's winter I want it to be summer cause it's so cold out. But when it's summer I wish it was winter.

It's really okay, I don't mind if you send your response a year later. It'll be a nice surprise in my inbox.

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ShigShank In reply to PointlessStar [2016-06-10 05:02:48 +0000 UTC]

I think I broke the year limit on this one quite a while ago!

Well, if you still come around to dA, sorry for falling off the face of the earth! Life got kind of crazy for me, and dA fell to the background for me. (I suck at drawing, so I don't upload things...so I kind of lost motivation to keep coming here I guess.)

Now I'm still busy, but happened to sign into here by chance after following a link. I moved all the way across the country! I'm in Maryland now.

I forgot all of what we had been talking about, but I remembered when I signed in that I might see you in my messages, haha. Hope you're doing well!

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ShigShank In reply to PointlessStar [2013-07-19 21:45:08 +0000 UTC]

I should probably respond to you before it's -quite- a year later, even if you're okay with that. xD
We chat so rarely, and not really about that much, but for some reason I always find it fun to talk to you. I have no idea why, but I just always seem to forget to come to dA these days! Busy with other things, I guess. And not being an artist myself, I never have any reason to come back here and upload my own work.

By now I'm guessing your school year has ended, right? I know it's summer vacation in most places right now -- have you been enjoying your time off? I've actually been getting work done lately, so I'm happy. Right now I'm trying to balance my programming, my physical work-out schedule, and my lazy selfish time, haha. We recently got Animal Crossing: New Leaf so I've been a bit addicted to that! I also just got a great book in the mail, so I'm planning on relaxing and reading that this evening. (Too much information? Sorry, I'm just typing whatever's coming to mind. xD)

As always, hope you're doing well!

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ShigShank In reply to cluelesscomedy123 [2012-05-10 18:42:39 +0000 UTC]

GOOD JOB ME
DON'T EVER COME TO DA WHEN YOUR SUPER NICE FRIEND IS BEING ALL SUPER AWESOME AND NICE
REAL GENIUS HERE

Posting a comment now! Thanks for going out of your way to tell me!

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ShigShank In reply to SMM97 [2011-08-24 20:56:41 +0000 UTC]

No problem!
I'm glad you like the gift! :'D

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ShigShank In reply to Manyura-the-Manyula [2011-08-24 16:26:14 +0000 UTC]

I AM SO SORRY
It definitely had been forever, and I went and made it FOREVER AND A MONTH UGH. Sorry, sorry, sorry!

I've been...better, now.
Things have been kind of rough. Mainly just interpersonal relations getting -very- stressful. Have you ever had someone hate you for absolutely no reason, and no matter how much you try to be friendly toward them, they seem resolute in making you their enemy? Got a bit of that going on. Other than that, just trying to help friends can be pretty draining...

On the work side of things, I might be in luck! I had an interview the other day. Even if they don't call me back, I always appreciate at least getting to speak with someone, as opposed to just having my application glossed over.

I'm sorry we hadn't spoken in so long -- and that I made that even longer by being away from dA for such a ridiculous amount of time. It's always great to talk to you! Which is why I felt particularly bad that I hadn't been commenting on your journals very much before you left.

Anyway, how are you doing? Is everything going alright for you? ...Perhaps I should read the journals that you've posted since I've been away and get caught up. xD Hope you've been doing well, though!

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ShigShank In reply to AkiLee [2011-07-15 21:47:31 +0000 UTC]

I miss you too! D:
How's life going?

Things are going pretty much the same as always for me. I'd complain, but I really can't be mad that things aren't getting worse, really. My sister moved back in with us, so it's been fun to have her around again. Even though she and I don't always get along. xD

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AkiLee In reply to ShigShank [2011-07-16 04:14:10 +0000 UTC]

Life is going good for me too! Besides the fact that I miss my boyfriend super bad, I'm doing good xD

Lol As long as you're happy to have her around I hope you get along more than before. xD Like, as long as you're not fist fighting or something! Lawlz

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ShigShank In reply to ali-ann [2011-06-24 06:27:44 +0000 UTC]

Haha, you like the new icon? xD
I'm sure you know which lovely little Piplup I had in mind when I commissioned it.

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ali-ann In reply to ShigShank [2011-06-25 19:13:34 +0000 UTC]

Haha, yes!
Hmm, who could that be? Oh, right, your little Piplup! ;D Well, you must love that Piplup a lot to commission an icon based on her.
Your Piplup loves you!

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ShigShank In reply to ali-ann [2011-06-27 00:26:02 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes. And I love my Piplup, too! So much!

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ShigShank In reply to komondors [2011-06-18 02:12:15 +0000 UTC]

Haha that's fine!
It's great, thanks so much!

I'm definitely going to commission you again, once I think of what to ask for. xD You've been handling a lot of commissions though, hm? Must be tiring work! D:

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ShigShank In reply to NotMolo [2011-05-28 14:00:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. (!!!, :'D, etc.)
(I am totally getting on that new avatar by the way, didn't forget about that.)

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ShigShank In reply to SMM97 [2011-05-28 08:42:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, Silje! :'D
Hope you're doing well, by the way! You've really cleared out a lot of your gallery, haven't you? D:

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SMM97 In reply to ShigShank [2011-05-30 17:33:02 +0000 UTC]

ah~ so you noticed that xD
It's because I'm going to upload a lot of art/spam/poop or what ever you call it xD I hope it will be this week >.>"
Anyway...Did you get some cool stuff?

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ShigShank In reply to SMM97 [2011-05-30 21:11:27 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, that's awesome! I'll be looking forward to seeing a bunch of art from you! :'D

Yeah! I didn't get too much, but it was a really great birthday. My mom actually bought me a case of frappucinos, ahaha. And I got a really awesome art gift from a friend. xD

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ShigShank In reply to ArctoLupus [2011-05-26 03:10:54 +0000 UTC]

No problem!

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ShigShank In reply to AriesVyolet [2011-05-21 23:20:37 +0000 UTC]

OH MY GOD WHO
Hurrhurrhurr

Yeah, it's coming up faster than I'd anticipated! I suppose they always do. To be honest I never really got used to the idea of being eighteen, so turning nineteen is almost ridiculous to me. I guess in the long run though, it's just a number, huh?

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AriesVyolet In reply to ShigShank [2011-05-29 00:32:06 +0000 UTC]

Hnng, I'm so late..... errrrrr HAPPY BIRTHDAY you big lug. CX Damn, I remember your last birthday, back when I was still new to dA. It's amazing how much time has passed. I sometimes wish I could revisit the time when Punz was still drawing Egyptian gods, but eh. We all have the future to look forward to. And by the looks of things, this whole thing about you now being 19, I guess your life is just beginning.

Anyway bro, I'm grateful having a friend like you. :] I wish you the best today.

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ShigShank In reply to AriesVyolet [2011-05-29 01:08:12 +0000 UTC]

Pff, absolutely perfect timing, bro. Haha, I hardly remember my eighteenth. It was a bit of a blur, but I think that's just because of how life was at the time. Very busy with finishing up school, etc.

Time certainly has passed, though. Wow. Definitely a good idea to keep looking toward the future, yeah! I'm actually quite surprised at myself -- I had expected to spend most of this day looking back and wishing for the past again, but luckily I've received more than enough of a reason to set my eyes on the rest of my life. I was actually starting to feel a bit old for some reason, but you're right. There's so much ahead of me, my life really is just beginning.

Likewise. It's always inspiring to talk to you. I suppose I can't speak for everyone, but I'm willing to bet that your self-will and determination really rubs off on anyone you interact with. Thanks for dropping by to keep me in line, haha. You're an excellent friend.

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ShigShank In reply to NotMolo [2011-05-06 23:52:22 +0000 UTC]

Yeeeshi

You have just reminded me of the fact that I haven't changed my avatar here since I joined. I should probably get a new one, now that I think about it.

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NotMolo In reply to ShigShank [2011-05-06 23:57:31 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome...I guess. :3

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ShigShank In reply to AkiLee [2011-05-06 19:31:04 +0000 UTC]

Hey, Aki!
Stalker messages are fun. xD
Hope you're doing alright!

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AkiLee In reply to ShigShank [2011-05-07 00:40:00 +0000 UTC]

Hi Ron! xD
I know you love my stalker messages! LOL
I'm doing great! How are you, dearie?

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ShigShank In reply to AkiLee [2011-05-07 01:37:16 +0000 UTC]

Glad to hear that!
I'm doing well enough! I really can't complain, although you know that never stops me. xD But not too bad, really. I had a pretty good Easter with my family. Pretty casual as usual, but that's what I prefer, I think. Was your Easter pretty good?

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AkiLee In reply to ShigShank [2011-05-07 02:05:40 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad your Easter was good! Mine was awesome too! (:

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ShigShank In reply to komondors [2011-04-23 22:03:56 +0000 UTC]

You're quite welcome! I would have given more but that was all I had. My only source of points is the llama-trading, haha. xD Perhaps I'll send some more your way once I've accumulated a sufficient amount.

At any rate, it's fine! I didn't need anything drawn for me, although I greatly appreciate the fact that you would do that. :'D But! It was a donation, right? Just keep drawing for yourself and I'll be happy.

Also yessss cake, my life is complete. O: *om nom nom*

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