Luprand

* YES: I still have even a speck of optimism left in my soul and when I open my mouth to speak, rose-scented butterflies flutter out to fill the room.
* NO: I'm a miserable stupid-head poopy-pants pessimist and I don't know why I'm even on this frivolous site.

... real subtle, deviantART.

I've commented on this before, but ... it sorta feels like posting here doesn't have much of a point anymore. At least in terms of ... I dunno, engaging the audience? Is that the right way to put it? I have to go back something like four years into my gallery before I can find five pictures with ten comments apiece.

Am I failing to interest anyone anymore? Have my ideas gone stale and my jokes are falling flat? Did all the old watchers just leave DA and not give a forwarding address?

Or is there some niche I should be aiming to fill?

I dunno. I'm just ... feeling even more exhausted and mediocre lately, and I want to put my limited energy into something people will actually enjoy.

Suggestions are welcome.

Seems deviantART now loads much, much more slowly if you use AdBlock, compared to if you disable it.

I'm sure that can't possibly be on purpose.

I have to admit, it's depressing to post a picture on dA and have it get no response at all.

It's way worse, though, to get a single fave on a pic, only to realize the person who faved it? Only did so to bring attention to their own page. Didn't even actually like it.

It gets tempting to just stop sharing my crappy art sometimes.

I had a lot of fun with the last stream, and it helped ease a financial strain or two ... so I'd like to stream some more, if people are willing. It would start on Thursday around 9 PM Mountain Time (8 Pacific, 11 Eastern). Would people be willing to throw money at me to draw at such a time? Let me know!