What's Bothering You?

[Dunquixote]

Spoiler

I just found out today is the last day for a friend’s kitty; her ckd had advanced so far that it was time… I am so sad right now for my friend and cuz I hate hearing things happening to cats .

Lots of stuff on my mind.

 

[Alienfish]

It's sad about neopets right now, especially since it's one of a few games/sites I still play online...Shrugs, guess I'll go back to AQW then :]]

 

[King koopa]

I feel like my art always turns out bad and that ixma disgrace to all the other artists

 

[Foreverfox]

I feel like my art always turns out bad and that ixma disgrace to all the other artists

Woah, now hold up. Your art is great, and I see improvements with every piece you do! I LOVE my Koalafox, it's so freaking cute! And your avatar is wonderful! You love art - keep at it. You have lots of friends who love your art and storytelling behind each piece! You are not a disgrace to anybody.

 

[Orius]

I feel like my art always turns out bad and that ixma disgrace to all the other artists

I've checked out your art; it's not bad. It looks like you had fun drawing it, which is the most important thing IMO. My art's pretty unprofessional as well, but I don't really care and just drew it for fun. I used to feel insecure about that kind of thing, fearing the criticisms of others, but at some point, I just got tired of it and just stopped caring and just drew for fun, others' negativity be darned.

I think if you do want to practice your art though, you could always try a painting software like Corel Painter Essentials which allows you to trace over images you find on Google (which is practically what I did, so it isn't even real drawing like yours). But if you want a free software, GIMP does the same thing (I think), and there are a lot of other free drawing programs out there too.

At the end of the day though, I think you shouldn't pressure yourself into drawing better or feeling bad about not drawing well. Art is supposed to be about self-expression, not holding up to some elite standards. So just feel good about it and just scribble whatever you want.

 

[Roxxy]

I feel like my art always turns out bad and that ixma disgrace to all the other artists

I absolutely love the birthday art you did for me So special, personal and thoughtful

Please be kinder to yourself and believe your friends on here. We all think you are fab

 

[Alienfish]

£ being so high goddamnit.

 

[-Lumi-]

It would be super great if I could stop feeling lousy about being gay :’) I’ll be totally fine for a while and then just have an off night and it sucks. I’m so tired.

 

[daringred_]

i have writer's block, and i want to scream.

 

[ali.di.magix]

my dad keeps ringing me and asking me if I've developed any side effects from the COVID vaccine. He gets so hyped up over these things that get hyped by the media; he falls into their ssensationalist traps so easy. Chill tf out, the chances of developing serious side effects are miniscule I'm not gonna die smh

 

[Alienfish]

This level in sumikkogurashi puzzling friends it's lowkey impossible especially with those things that can make you lose AND you hardly get block of the correct color ARGH.

 

[Moritz]

My "new" dog can be a jerk
Hes 6 months old and we've had him for 4 weeks today.

I tried to train him just now to hug.
He decided to bite my arms instead

I tried to teach him to be picked up.
He bit at my face instead.

I know he's a puppy/teen
But he can be a right jerk XD

 

[Croconaw]

So I ordered something from eBay and the seller had extremely quick shipping time, and got it out immediately in the morning yesterday. I was kind of worried because it was Saturday and the weekend. I was hoping it would come before I leave my current location at the very end of October. It seems like that will be the case (it should show up before then). It was worrying me but now I’m less worried considering it’s out now and in transit. Huge props to the seller for the quick shipping time.

 

[-Blue-]

i have writer's block, and i want to scream.

I hate when that happens. Makes me always feel like that Spongebob episode where he spends a whole night just writing 'The'. I find when I have a block, it's just better to leave it as it is since whenever I try to force myself to write it never amounts to anything or the material I have written normally has to be scrapped or reworked.

@Moritz
He's still young and not even a full year yet. It will defintely take a while for him to get used to you and his new place. Do you know where he was during his previous time? How he lived during that time can also play a factor. I am not a huge dog or pet expert, or one at all, but those are the things that came to mind right away.

@Croconaw Well the good news is it will be to your place soon! I've had a lot of bad experiences with shipping from different places. Heck FedEx is horrible. They lost the package back in June or July that I was waiting on. It's really convenient that they lost that during a heat wave and that it was a nice fan for someone. It's a huge package so it's not like it can easily go missing and I have heard a lot of stories of the PS5 and Xbox Series going missing when being shipped via FedEx.

Avoid dealing with anyone who does FedEx. I've had to call the vendors using them throughout this year to get a refund after all packages got stuck in purgatory. It's only going to get worst now that they are extremely understaffed, don't care about your packages, and the holidays coming around.

@ali.di.magix You are essentially putting a part of it in your body though. So you could end up feeling nothing the next day or end up sleeping the day away due to how fatigued and sick you feel. I know someone on a discord server I am part of mentioned that their feet felt they had walked on glass after the shot. Not sure if they were exaggerating or not, but it can happen.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to plan the day after your shot (if you need more) to be the least busiest as possible because you never know how you will feel the day after.

I feel like my art always turns out bad and that ixma disgrace to all the other artists

As long as you like what you are doing, that's all that matters. And you have a lot of passion there, so just keep at it. You will always be your hardest critic. But if you want to improve, that is fine. Just don't do it because you feel forced to because of others. You should do it because it's something you want. And if it's something you want, we will root for you and if you are happy that is fine to. You are fine the way you are.

 

[Moritz]

He's still young and not even a full year yet. It will defintely take a while for him to get used to you and his new place. Do you know where he was during his previous time? How he lived during that time can also play a factor. I am not a huge dog or pet expert, or one at all, but those are the things that came to mind right away.

I've met his previous family and they seemed to love him and take care of him very well.
I think they encouraged bad habits though as he was tiny so what's a small nip and all.
He had a 4 year old I saw him playing rough with when I met him.

But I know nothing of his linage
For all I know he's from a puppy mill.
No clue what to expect from size or temperament.

Hes a jerk. But he's my jerk

 

[Croconaw]

@TheDuke55 Ebay sellers almost always ship via USPS, or the post office equivalent outside of the US. I’ve only had good experiences with them.

Funny thing, one of my packages were lost via Lasership. I looked it up because I never heard of it. It wasn’t an Ebay seller though. It was from a website. Lasership is honestly terrible. Explains why I never heard of it.

 

[VanitasFan26]

Spoiler: My experience with Verbal Abuse

I am so sick and tired of my family members always trying to accuse me of something I didn't do. The moment I try to stand up for myself they are always like "Hey don't speak to me that way mister, or else you be punished" its when they ask me to do something that I don't want to do or when they are very serious with me and ask me if I ever done something I wrong. I try to defend myself and then I get a lashing from my family saying "Don't say things like that or else we will beat you" This is one of the reason why I became a people pleaser because I always have to bottle up my emotions and feelings and act like I'm supposed to be happy around them despite the fact that they are hurting me inside. I don't know what I did to deserve this type of abuse, but it makes me feel depressed, worthless, and it just makes me wish I was never around with my family. They hate me so much and I know they try to act like they love me but they really don't. They don't seem to care about my mental well being whatsoever. Whenever I ask for help all I ever get is the typical "It will get better" advice and it does nothing to help me.

 

[King koopa]

I absolutely love the birthday art you did for me So special, personal and thoughtful

Please be kinder to yourself and believe your friends on here. We all think you are fab

Woah, now hold up. Your art is great, and I see improvements with every piece you do! I LOVE my Koalafox, it's so freaking cute! And your avatar is wonderful! You love art - keep at it. You have lots of friends who love your art and storytelling behind each piece! You are not a disgrace to anybody.

Thanks, but I still feel like an outcast. Everyone else can draw humans perfectly, yet my art look like it was done in 5 minutes. I might I as well just stop drawing at all. I really want to become an author, but I'm never going to achieve that because my art is so bad. So I'll probably just leave after shrouded in mystery is finished and sell all my collectibles to someone else since I can't even be here with my terrible art

 

[Roxxy]

Thanks, but I still feel like an outcast. Everyone else can draw humans perfectly, yet my art look like it was done in 5 minutes. I might I as well just stop drawing at all. I really want to become an author, but I'm never going to achieve that because my art is so bad. So I'll probably just leave after shrouded in mystery is finished and sell all my collectibles to someone else since I can't even be here with my terrible art

Everyone can’t draw humans perfectly. That is a skill that takes time. Yes there are amazing artists on here. You know I am not an artist but everyone has different talents. You are an important part of the forum with many friends. Please stop being so hard on yourself

 

[Foreverfox]

Thanks, but I still feel like an outcast. Everyone else can draw humans perfectly, yet my art look like it was done in 5 minutes. I might I as well just stop drawing at all. I really want to become an author, but I'm never going to achieve that because my art is so bad. So I'll probably just leave after shrouded in mystery is finished and sell all my collectibles to someone else since I can't even be here with my terrible art

Your art doesn't look like 5 minute art at all! I can tell you put a lot of thought into the placement of each piece! There are PLENTY of authors who need artists to draw their illustrations, because most people aren't both great writers and great artists. And art is not a requirement to be here, silly!