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I'm bored :c...*50 point giveaway!* (CLOSED)*EDIT* GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED
Winner will be announced tomorow..... I wanna keep you all waiting cuz I'm evil like that c:

Contest Time!
It's time for my contest!
I hope you guys are excited. I've been planning this contest for months now.
If you would like to see existing contest entries, click here! ---> http://kittenhime.deviantart.com/favourites/55354821
✿Theme✿
Draw my persona Kitty!

✿What I'll Be Looking For✿
This contest will not be judged much by the quality but more by the creativity.
I would like to see what you all come up with!
✿What Mediums Are Allowed✿
♥Digital Art
♥Traditional Art
♥Pixel Art
✿What Is Not Allowed✿
♥Other OC's or Characters
♥ Gender bending
♥Creating her in another form other than Kemonomimi
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♥The contest will e

May GiveawayIt is time for our monthly giveaway! Help us thank our awesome donors by giving them a llama. You can find our donors here.
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Simple, just favorite this journal (we had issues with people spamming comments).
How will the winner be selected?
A random number generator will be used (random.org to be specific). The RNG will be first used to select a page from the list of those who favorited this journal. Then from that list the RNG will be used to select the winner!
Do I have to be a member of this group?
No, you do not have to be a member.
Who can win?
Any member of deviantArt that has been around for at least 6 months and has not won the membership from previous giveaways. The winner must be a deviant who currently does not have an active subscription to deviantArt.
What if this account I have now is under six months, bu

Draw My OC Contest! Join please~~~Finally, contest time! Arrr…..I've been wanting to held a contest since….last year….haha…I was too lazy to write a journal of the contest….*sob*. Okay, now let's get to the point.
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Draw my Dragon and Kirin OC in any scenery
Reference:

Reference sheet : http://sta.sh/013xi9fy914i http://sta.sh/0xa6rmqfzk1
Allowed Media & Style

Media : Digital art and traditional art (must be coloured) ONLY.

Style: Anime (cell-shaded/soft-shaded)/manga & Semi-realism anime ONLY. NO chibis/portrait/abstract/anthro/animation/photomanipulation etc
Some examples that the style I like:
http://chaosringen.deviantart.com/art/Centaur-Warrior-364644727
http://jinkimania.deviantart.com/art/Commission-Pie66-371753047
http://yogisha.deviantart.com/art/Silent-stratosphere-371646432
http://cobi-cobi.deviantart.com/art/Atera-363609173
http://juhaihai.deviantart.com/art/

Oi people - think before you click!Yesterday I got spammed to hell with messages linking to different variants of this image:
They can have slightly different graphics or contain different links but the message is always basically the same - go to this page and you'll receive 20 000

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I have to ask the question - how dim do you have to be to fall for it?
Ok let's see - we have an image hosted on a profile that is 1 day old and asks you to visit a website with a strange url with a promise of a financial reward on an another website. How do you even imagine that would work? And now, of course, people start crying that their computers got infected with malware. Which is great - every genius who fell for this obvious phishing scam deserved it. I hope your shitty computer burns and you along with it.
I know this is a no-duh for 90% of people reading it but for the sake of the rest lets revise what we all should know about online phishig. And before you go all:
No, no you can't.
Copypasta from

DESIGN A CHARACTER CONTEST 2013!hello friends family pets and everyone else who lives under the sea,
im doing a DESIGN CONTEST WAHOO LETS PARTY
alright well, here are the rules, includes what this is about and etc. etc.
Rules

.......... The design MUST HAVE ONLY 2 COLORS; BLACK AND WHITE

.......... you may use bases, but it is STRONGLY discouraged.

.......... I will be the only judge; I will be judging on WHAT I SIMPLY LIKE BEST. so read 'likes' to see some ideas of what I would like to see in an entry!

.......... I may use the design/character as my own BUT, I will (obviously) give you credit<3

.......... YOU CAN ENTER AS MANY TIMES AS YOU LIKE!!!

.......... You can create an origonal species or use a real animal (such as a fox) for the design

.......... please make it origonal as you can! it can be of an already exsisting species, just that I dont

[FINISHED]hihihihi <3
Today I've reached 1,000+ watchers * O * holy carp what the fluck kfndmslkrhfgbjnsljshfnc
Amg did you know i never thought i'd get as many as 50 watchers when i joined dA XDDD
idfhvbnmsdjufgdvbjcnlsifh anyways
To thank all my watchers.... Im going to be giving away stuff owo
I know it's not much but I really don't have that much to give ;___; <3 Please understand
Im giving away a goodie bundle consisting of:

-Chibi from me

-Pixel Icon from me
-1 month premium
-150
You can look in my gallery if you want examples
Rules to participate:
-You MUST be one of my watchers BEFORE this journal is posted to be eligible(I will be checking!)
-One entry per person (no using other accounts!)
-You must love apple juice (Nah, just kidding)
To enter (if you are eligible):
-

this journal
-.... thats it 8D
Because I will be picking a number from a random generator, you must fav this journal and the number yo

Premium and Point Giveaway!The Giveaway
I will be giving away a one month, three month, twelve month, and two-thousand points!
Just fav this journal and you can win!
Rules
You must favorite this journal
No point or plz accounts
Accounts must have at least one month seniority
Do not enter more than once
How can I get entered more?
Favorite this journal to get entered
Write a journal about this giveaway and include this thumb:
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{Please comment if you do}
Donate to the giveaway. Every ten points equals one entry
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I will be using a generator to randomly pick a name.
Journals Written:
~xHeartOfaPhoenix http://xheartofaphoenix.deviantart.com/journal/Advertisements-POints-premi-giveaway-365417158
~Snowy-Heart http://snowy-heart.deviantart.com/journal/Giveaway-D-371114455
~Abystoma http://abystoma.deviantart.com/journal/3000-and-100-points-giveaway-371793132
~minieverfeel http://minieverfeel.deviantart.com/

Bronies go nuts, and Nintendo Sucks?Equestria Girls
The trailer to "Equestria Girls" (the humanized MLP spinoff film) finally was released today. Aaaannnd everyone's freaking out. Again.
You know, it actually looks pretty decent. Bronies... please understand: I know you're a major unexpected demographic for the show. I know you enjoy seeing shout-out's become canon within the show, and appreciate how the creators do little things here and there for you. But... the show isn't made for you. This is not Cartoon Network and the target demographic isn't 25 year olds in college. You're a nice addition to the target demographic of little girls, but you are not the driving force behind MLP.
I don't want this to sound mean, but it needs to be said. This is where it becomes very important to understand the fine line between being a fan of the show and thinking that because you've invested so much energy into the show that you're entitled to things.
I'm sure the movie won't be as bad as everyone makes it out to be. It honest

Opinions are a Dangerous thing: Art StylesThis isn't about narking on anyone no, infact this is just my own muses really! You could say this is a journal for ENCOURAGEMENT! *SHINES*
I find sticking to one style restrictive if you are a beginning/moderate artist! (even professionals I might say! though I can't speak for everyone)
Having a distinctive look on how your art is done and produced is understandable and its a desire to appear unique to the point some one can just SEE your work and instantly think 'Oh! that's Ten-days!' or something along the line. However, when you are trying to find who you are and what kind of art you are to produce, I recommend trying, well, a lot of different things! Different styles, mixing styles, different colouring techinque, brushes, tools, shading. Don't feel dependant on what you are already doing and don't feel pressured by people just for trying new things!
Push out of your comfort zone. Can't draw hands? don't avoid it! draw the heck out of them! (how else are you going to learn?)
Draw a

Mini Point Giveaway - Enter Quickly!200
1st - 100 :icontwaanie:
2nd - 50 :iconbannabutt-angel-14:
3rd - 30 :iconGIR10:
4th - 10 :iconYams83:
5th - 10 :iconCrimsonRobin:

This Mini Giveaway ended May 17th 9:00PM GMT (UK Time)
All winners are picked at random! (random.org)

Made a video again :P...another fake Parashi Opening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGa8pPlOxuQ
It's really choppy and suuuuuper scribbly because I took like 30 seconds to draw each frame. Please fill in the gaps and gloss over the art with your wonderful imagination! I made it in Windows Movie Maker which is an absolutely evil program =o=
I'll try to fix up the ugly pictures and maybe add some color when I have time, and reupload another version later :b (don't know when though.) For now feel free to watch this one and laugh at it huhuhu
(the song is Tenkuu no Canaria, from ToS *w*b)

Eurovision nightGot myself some ice cream and will be making myself compfy on the sofa so I'm ready for the big, glittery, horrible music, camp, pointless politics, drama that is eurovision. It never disappoints me.

Sadly I will be alone for this one. Matt had to do a concert he didn't want to do, so I will be live tweeting (humonlazydiva) my impression of the whole shebang.

Win free MLP OC commissionHi guys!
I have finally decided to have some sort of give-away/contest/lottery/whatever-you-like-to-call-it

You will have the chance to win a drawing made by me, with you MLP original character
What you'll have to do to participate:
•Favorite this journal
•Put a link to your OC that you would like me to draw in in the comment field below,
•also add a little comment why I should pick your OC :3 Only one entry/person
(If you don't do all three thing above your entry won't count)
What you will win:
•A drawing of your OC, made by me with markers on paper size A5, drawn in this style http://fav.me/d65cire
If you would like me to send the physical drawing to you you'll have to pay for the shipping (only Paypal accepted), otherwise I can send the scanned version to you by e-mail :3
.• I will pick TWO (2) winners! •.
I have no idea how many that will enter, I have never done something like this before x)
This contest will end at May 23rd (which means you'll have one week to enter)
So.. good

I know I am a bit late but...YOU GUYS
Thank all of you for your presents and sweet words and llamas and points and cakes and basically EVERYTHING!

I am sorry I am not able to reply and thank every single one of you, but it really means a lot to me.
Haha, it feels so weird having this 19 near my name though

viria's turning into a big baby, and viria wouldn't be the same big baby without all of you<3 So thank you once more!

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A Difficult Question To Answer

by ~kanokus, Nov 19, 2012, 6:45:49 PM
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Lately I have been noticing people asking me a similar question. "Are you happy?" Now at first I always said the redundant "yes" response, but lately I've been really thinking about it. Now people are obviously asking me this because they think I'm not, and this question is coming from family, friends and my employees. So maybe I need to look into their curiosity. Two years ago, hell even 8 months ago I had no idea I would be living where I am now, and I have a tendency to relocate thousands of miles every year or so anyway, but maybe it's time I actually look to build a home. Which is an idea completely new to me since I haven't even had an address since early 2010.

This rambling leads me to my point, I think and have thought for quite some time that I am happy, I am fortunate enough to travel the country following race car drivers and athletes that I have looked upto for years and ultimately become close friends with. I've stood at racetracks I only imaged I would dream about, I've been part of world record breaking stunts. I've witnessed some incredible accomplishments and been the guy chosen to document them. I've experienced incredible emotional highs and lows with some incredible people. But the question returns... "Am I happy" honestly I don't know, my corporate day job for a Fortune 500 company dictates my life and I've also lost my passion and desire for photography as I only shoot a couple events a year now, but I've created new hobbies and found new passions, including cycling which is my primary focus now. Between charity rides and training for nationals next year I keep busy and I keep my mind off of most things that were a huge part of my life in the past. I think for now I am content and I will get back into photography when the time is right.

Now my question to you, anyone who reads this, my friends, fans or a random passer by.... are you happy? What defines happiness to you?

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*Fesoferbex Apr 27, 2013 Professional General Artist

Contentment IS happiness, when you realize you have ENOUGH in life... and that you'll just enjoy whatever is next...whatever may come, whoever you may work for, whatever door opens...

THAT is really happiness, making the best of everything no matter how big or small...

y'know, just from a random passer-by

I miss Colorado, btw, love your pix of Pikes Peak... oh I really really do miss the hill climb!

=TonyPringle Nov 20, 2012

To quote a friend of a friends Dad
"Happy? What the fuck do you want to be happy for?"

~kanokus Feb 3, 2013

Very true Tony!

~EthanRobson Nov 20, 2012 Professional Photographer

If it helps, I know I'm not. I've given up and lost far too much to chase my dreams and I don't know where it will end. Not that I let them, but a lot of people have gone out of their way this last year to take the fun out of life and my career for me. I'm lost (again) to be honest, I'm trying to find the enjoyment in the little things and that's the best thing I can hold on to, the last little shred of hope.

I'd just about do anything right now to change my situation, but I don't know where to start. So much has gone wrong that I could just about start over again, but I need to see where 2013 goes, then I can make that decision.

~kanokus Nov 20, 2012

I know the very feeling Ethan, i feel i have brought down some family in my endeavors to chase my dreams and may need to evaluate what i go after next year

~CanadianDesperado Nov 19, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

Yes. I'm happy. I've a good family, I have good friends, I have my health, I have a good body to train with, I've my wits about me (for the most part), and I have dreams that I am pursuing. I also have a relationship with God that has it's rough points, but is there and real. That's the biggest thing, I guess. Yeah, these are the things that make me happy. How would I know what happiness is? I've been unhappy, and what I feel now isn't it. When I was unhappy, I was having a rough time with my family, I couldn't bring myself to communicate with them and my friends, I'd isolate myself away, and feel discontent, but not do anything about it. I'd turn to transient things that brought me a body chemical high, but left me feeling empty after the rush had worn away. I felt nothing, and then it would scare me, and I'd turn back to that which had brought it on, hoping it would take the nothingness away. It didn't. I felt pointless, just another drone carrying out the motions to satiate what I thought were needs. Just another speck of salt in the sandy beach. There one moment, gone the next. It took a lot to break that cycle, but it's broken. I have purpose, I have dreams, and I'm working to achieve them. My family and I are working together again, and I no longer hide myself away from the world. I stride through it now, no longer fearing the seeming nothing of our existence, but rather understanding it for what it is, another cycle within a universe of cycles, all spinning in cohesive chaos. Now, that knowledge excites me. But, I'm getting too deep again.

Yeah, I'm happy.

~kanokus Nov 20, 2012

Thank you for that response, Its great to hear you've worked to overcome obstacles and have dreams you continue to reach for. I use to drink a lot in my last work assignment as i was in a community where i didn't really know anyone and didnt particularly care for the town. I have since moved near the rocky mountains and taken up cycling as my escape from my work life, which has become very rewarding

~CanadianDesperado Nov 20, 2012 Hobbyist Photographer

The Rockies and Cycling, two things I too enjoy. I live near the Rockies, just south of Grande Prairie, Alberta. I and my family used to do horse camping trips in the Rockies Kakwa region. Some of my most treasured memories are of riding high up on the mountains, looking down on the wide and beautiful wonder of the world. We've since no longer had time to do that for the past couple years, but are working towards having the time again. As for cycling, during the summer I ride my bike to work (kinda hard to ride a bike in two feet of snow up here, lol, so no winter riding). I found that to be very rewarding as well, because my physical health improved impressively, and with it, my mental health. I knew I could rely on my body and my bike to get me to my destination and that boosted my confidence dramatically.

I'm glad to know you've moved close to the mountains, there's something about them that is good for the soul. The air just seems to be clearer up there.

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