I don't really talk about this... then again, I don't think there's really anyone I could talk about this with (I'm pretty much in this alone), but, today's an important day.... sort of.... I guess...

10 years ago, on 11/12/13 (yeah, I intentionally waited for that significance) I started [both] DeviantArt & Tumblr accounts, for the purpose of attempting & sharing art growth [in general].

10 years later, on 11/12/23: I've LONG cleared out my DeviantArt account, which has become just a husk of a favorite-leaving profile, & repurposed my dumpster fire Tumblr account, deleting the art sub blog as well.

Around the 1/2 point of this journey (5 years ago, this month! [I guess I like November?]), just days before I started this Newgrounds account, I was hospitalized w/ liver damage from Pharma drug poisoning & severe side effects, that left me with permanent injuries, particularly to the palms of my hands, which drastically impacted my dexterity over all. I didn't realize how bad the damage was, until I 'recovered' enough to try to write & draw again, & I couldn't. It's taken me quite a while to re-learn certain tasks, motor skills, writing & drawing again. With writing: my manuscript (print) is still shaky, but my cursive got easier & better. With drawing: I've gotten comfortable w/ doodling, sketching, pen drawing, & trying color mediums, but still struggling w/ the pressure sensitivity of pen & tablet digital drawing (then again, I think w/ digital drawing, I need a more comfortable work surface & I don't think I have that, so I assume that's a large contributor, too).

Over all, not sure that I can celebrate a 10th anniversary, or even a 5th anniversary, of more downs than ups. All I can say now is.... I'm trying? In some way?