Convention Status
MAGFEST: 23-26 January, National Harbor, MD
Table stuff fell through, so I'm just going for the video games and music
Katsucon: 13-15 February, National Harbor, MD
May go, may not. If I do, it will likely only be for a day.
BronyCon: 7-9 August, Baltimore, Maryland
Submitted a request for a table. Won't know whether or not I got it until mid-March.
Any other conventions are pending time, money and interest.
I
DO take requests in that I will entertain any request. Whether or not I will actually work on the request is another matter entirely. The fact of the matter is that a request is just that: a request; something that you would
like to see me do. This said, I am under
NO obligation to do it at all.
If you're still here and want to request something from me send me a note or email and then wait. I will either do it or I won't. If you ask me whether or not I got your message about the request, rest assured that I have and that I have at least skimmed it over and am considering it. Good ways to ensure that I will
NOT do your request include, but are not limited to:
- Requests that are outside of my interests (take a look at my gallery and faves to get an idea of what those are).
- Requests that put
my characters outside of what they normally do or suggest that they behave differently than how they normally would.
- Badgering, pestering or otherwise being a nuisance is a quick way to see your request sent to a quantum singularity never to be heard from again...you are on
my time and I've got stuff to do.
- Should a request actually get completed, you accept it as-is. Period.
- Friends, family and business partners get special dispensation and are far more likely to be considered. Those people know who they are...and no, just because you are on my 'Friends' list here or are watching me does not make you my friend by default.
If you find that these terms are unreasonable, then put some money on the table and commission me. You will find that I am
MUCH more reasonable and
FAR more inclined to bend over backwards for you.
As we all know that with every New Year there are these resolutions. Things that we, as people, try to do to generally become better people or improve in some way. Many of these resolutions are silly and are possibly impossible goals…many of them (in my opinion) are not necessarily realistic.
This being said, over the past 2 years, I have made a set of generalized resolutions, things that I can do to move forward. Many of these are long-term goals and I certainly do not expect to see them completed in any short term manner. This will be my third annotation of the goals that I have set for myself and my second on reflecting on them and, well, basically grading myself on how well I accomplished these goals.
So, with all that aside, let’s begin shall we?
Improve My Attitude: Holy hell in a handbasket batman, have I done a lot of positive movement here!
I feel it in myself, and maybe I still look to others for confirmation of whether or not I have made improvements in my attitude and self-image...and maybe this is something that I will always do, but the fact of the matter is that overall, I feel fantastic. I can honestly say, that I am not as Doomy McGloomerson as I have been in the past… yeah, I know that I still have issues both with self-image and my confidence, but I can say that I do, genuinely feel better about myself.
Do More Fanart: Much better.
My MLP Tumblr is still sleeping with the fishes and due to time and such, I have not taken on as many of the Art Challenges as I had before, but I have done more than a little bit of fanart. I made fanart and sold it at a convention. I have done fanart on my own as well. I can still do more here, but I can honestly say that I am feeling more comfortable with it.
Gain Forward Momentum With
Arcanum Flux: Moderate.
I have decided to shift from making a comic/novelization and work on it as a setting. Specifically, a tabletop RPG. To be honest though, I think the reason why this has fallen by the wayside that it has is not that I don’t care about it or want it to happen…it is honestly a matter of I don’t know what I want. I know I would like to see things happen, but that is not a concrete goal or something to strive for. This being said, it is hard to make forward movement on a thing if you do not know what you want that thing to be.
Increase My Online Presence: …bluh…
I think I actually went backwards here. I don’t know. I think it may have something to do with a shifting of priorities. I haven’t streamed as much, nor have I made as much of an effort to become part of the online conversation. I think this kind of segways into my issue with
Arcanum Flux in that I don’t know what I want…and since I don’t know what I want, it’s hard to actually work towards a goal.
So, those are my personal ratings. Now comes the new resolutions:
Improve My Attitude:As far as I’ve come this year, I know I still have farther to go. Yes, I do feel better about myself, but I need to continue with this positive momentum and continually improve on my self-image and self-confidence. I feel that I am on the right track, but there is always more that can be done. I am aware that this is one of those long-term not necessarily achievable goals, but I can
always be better tomorrow than I was yesterday. So yeah, going to keep working on this one!
Do More Fanart: I need to do more fanart. Plain and simple. I can do it, and I can do more of it. I just need to sit down and do it!
Improve My Art: This is a generalized thing more than anything else. ‘Improve’ is a catch-all term in that it can mean do what I normally do but faster, also do more of it. It could also mean nailing down my style or even trying new things. This is different than fanart, in that this also applies to my own personal projects as well the work I do at my job.
Make A.R.C. Studio A Thing: I got this printer and ideas on things that I can make and sell at a variety of conventions. I can turn A.R.C. Studio into an actual thing that does business and is not just a random collection of artists that like to hang out… I can make it to be so much more and I
want to.
Be More Social Online: This is different than increasing/improving my online presence. I think that I first need to learn how to be more social and be part of the conversation than I have been. I honestly do not know how to reach out to people as a general thing. I mean, I feel that if the internet were this big party, I am that guy who hangs out on the far wall holding a drink that he pretends to sip from on occasion to appear social. You know, being present without actually contributing. I need to learn how to get out on the dance floor so to speak.
I think the first thing that folks will notice is that I cut out
Arcanum Flux and the desire to improve my online presence. The reason for these is that I do not know what I want for these things, and until I nail that down and make a decision, I’m just going to take them off the table for now.
I feel that the ‘Being More Social’ is different, because this involves me actually talking to people and having a conversation than just posting crap on the internet and hoping someone likes it. I mean, I read somewhere that becoming popular or getting people to like you is not about showing off your awesomeness, but instead it’s about enjoying the awesomeness of others. Basically, it’s one of those things, of if you show a genuine interest in others, others will, in turn, show a genuine interest in you. It is with that in mind that I feel that this is where I need to start getting the ball rolling in a lot of respects.
So yeah, there you have it. These are the things that AF40K is going to be working on this year. I will try to check in on this from time to time, but about this time next year, I will see where I stand and what more needs to be done.
Here’s to a great 2014!
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