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Hey y'all...
I'm not sure if many of you have noticed (I know a few of you have, and I appreciate that
), but I haven't been posting anything lately. I lurk mostly nowadays, and the messages just pile up in my inbox to the point where I don't even want to go through them. I leave a comment here and there and still fave stuff occasionally, but art is just not happening in my life lately. 
You can blame my job for that. It is demanding, repetitive, monotonous, soul-sucking, meaningless, requires nearly 24/7 availability/reachability, and is causing me a multitude of mental and emotional health issues. I find it hard to want to do creative things. I would like to quit for my own sanity's sake, but I have no other job lined up (not for lack of trying!), and in this sucky economy where people consider themselves lucky just to have work, leaving just seems like a stupid thing to do. I keep thinking things will get better, but they don't. (Plus, I unfortunately still live with my folks, and you can imagine what they think of my wanting to quit. They give me the stink eye if I so much as mention I'm thinking of quitting.)
Anyway, I really don't have much to say, other than that if anyone was wondering why I don't post anything anymore...that's why.
Cheers to anyone who still watches me in spite of me being a dormant blob.
- e. e.
I'm not sure if many of you have noticed (I know a few of you have, and I appreciate that
), but I haven't been posting anything lately. I lurk mostly nowadays, and the messages just pile up in my inbox to the point where I don't even want to go through them. I leave a comment here and there and still fave stuff occasionally, but art is just not happening in my life lately. You can blame my job for that. It is demanding, repetitive, monotonous, soul-sucking, meaningless, requires nearly 24/7 availability/reachability, and is causing me a multitude of mental and emotional health issues. I find it hard to want to do creative things. I would like to quit for my own sanity's sake, but I have no other job lined up (not for lack of trying!), and in this sucky economy where people consider themselves lucky just to have work, leaving just seems like a stupid thing to do. I keep thinking things will get better, but they don't. (Plus, I unfortunately still live with my folks, and you can imagine what they think of my wanting to quit. They give me the stink eye if I so much as mention I'm thinking of quitting.)
Anyway, I really don't have much to say, other than that if anyone was wondering why I don't post anything anymore...that's why.
Cheers to anyone who still watches me in spite of me being a dormant blob.
- e. e.
Art Theft on Etsy
***EDIT***
Good news! The listing has been removed from the person's shop. Etsy acted relatively quickly once I filed my own report. It's a shame they did not heed or acknowledge anyone else's reports. Thanks so much to everyone who filed one or spread the word! Perhaps receiving multiple reports, even if Etsy did not act until it received mine, influenced Etsy's decision.
I'm so glad to be able to report a win!
I'll of course be keeping an eye on this person's shop to make sure they don't put the listing back up in the future.
***/EDIT***
---Original Journal---
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ZimaArtShop?ref=l2-shopheader-name
So this perso
A Loss
Losing a loved one is never easy, even when that loved one is a pet. Some people - people who, I would argue, have never loved or been loved by an animal - would say "It's just a cat," but he wasn't just a cat to me. He wasn't even my cat, and I feel the loss as if he were. His name was Crowley, and he was my sister's wonderful, beautiful, affectionate, mischievous black and white furball. I know you're not supposed to play favorites with your children pets - or your sister's pets, in this case - but I did. He was my favorite. I loved his absurdly long white whiskers and his big yellow eyes and his gigantic fluffy feets. I loved to play with
Free Sketch Requests
Small update: Fixed a (small but irritating nonetheless) issue regarding one of the drawing thumbnails not displaying correctly. ///
Also, while I am quite inundated with characters already, I'm still keeping the suggestion pool open; as such, an amendment to my previous parameters: Humans and/or humanoid characters are no longer discouraged! While I'm no ace at drawing them just yet, I've gotten to the point where I probably wouldn't be embarrassed to post them here for all to see. Also also, just wanted to clarify: character suggestions are not just limited to your own OCs. You can suggest official / fandom characters and such if that suit
Merry (almost) Christmas, Everyone!
It's technically Christmas Eve (where I am) now as I write this at past 1 AM in the morning, so it's only one day away. :)
Although I am not really feeling the spirit this year, that's no reason to bring everybody else down by being a giant mopey mess. So, I wanted to change out my gloomy previous journal for something more...positive. :) Even if it's short and mostly pointless XD
Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays to all my watchers, to any random person who happens to visit my page, to everyone!
:santa: :rudolph: :holly: :santa: :rudolph: :holly: :santa: :rudolph: :holly:
Hope you all have a fantastic time, spent with the ones you love (
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I am sorry to hear that you job is draining you like that.
I hope you are able to find a job that suits you better! But meanwhile, is there anything you could do to make your work or work environment better? Is the work itself or your co-workers that are causing those issues? Can you effect on your work at all, is there a boss you could talk to? It is not anyone's benefit you're suffering like that; it effects of course for your own health and well-being but of course it will show at your work if you hate what you do.
I really wish best for you and hope that the situation will turn better - in a way or another.
I hope you are able to find a job that suits you better! But meanwhile, is there anything you could do to make your work or work environment better? Is the work itself or your co-workers that are causing those issues? Can you effect on your work at all, is there a boss you could talk to? It is not anyone's benefit you're suffering like that; it effects of course for your own health and well-being but of course it will show at your work if you hate what you do.
I really wish best for you and hope that the situation will turn better - in a way or another.