Nightmare Sherbert :: This is My Melody

fundamentally deficient: I’m getting increasingly upset anytime I see people respond to...

shrimpgirl:

juliedillon:

I’m getting increasingly upset anytime I see people respond to people’s art with “I GIVE UP” or “I QUIT ART” or “I’M NEVER DRAWING AGAIN.”

I mean… seriously, people? Are you listening to yourselves?

1) Have more confidence in yourself, and be patient. It’s okay if you can’t do everything in…

I used to get this a lot from friends when I was younger.  I’d want to have fun and sit down and draw with them, but then they’d say things like this.  Whether they meant it as joke/compliment/whatever, it always just made me feel really bad and even a little guilty.  Looking back I wonder if this is why I have a really hard time sharing my art or drawing around people I know.

On my part, I know that they don’t mean it when they say they’ll quit, but I feel the guilt too…Like, I’m being a snob for being able to draw better than some other people. I vow I’ll never feel this way again - and I don’t mean this to be a snob, but just to take it the right way and not let something that shouldn’t affect me make me feel that way.
I never thought about the guilt aspect before…

ChipIn Support!

serrifth:

oldmanloki:

effingunicorns:

littlestarlolo:

oldmanloki:

I’m really counting on you guys now more than ever. You know the stress I’ve been dealing with for the past year and most can be attributed to still living with my family as well as not being able to find a job. My sanity pretty much rides on this. Being able to move out from home will be a huge breath of air for me and let me concentrate on finding a job while working on commissions without distraction. I’m still offering commissions, I may create a list later to get them all in order. (I have a couple that need to be finished within the next day so I’ll have room to work with.)

As of right now, I do not want to wind up homeless because I cannot sign my parent’s lease. My friend has a space open for me to live in, but I need to pay next month’s rent to be able to move in… This is what this ChipIn page is for.

You guys have never let me down, all the support and care you’ve shown for me have been the thing that has kept me going. Seriously. I have (and still am) battled self doubt, depression and what have you. I feel like I don’t deserve your support, but the kind people on here have quite honestly changed my life.

If you can only reblog this post, I’d be eternally grateful. Please don’t hesitate to ask about commissions because I’m willing to work on creating drawings for you guys rather than ask for handouts. If things go well, it may take a bit for me to finish them all, but I think it’ll be worth it.

Signal boost!

She’s awonderful person and a fantastic artist and she can use all the help she can get ♥

Signal boost in loving memory of Old Man Loki dancing with a waffle iron.

(ooc: OMG PEOPLE REMEMBER! X’D If I reach my goal so I can move next week, I’ll draw Old Man Loki dancing with the appliance of the people’s choosing!!! I swear, mark my words people!!! Plus, I’ll be much happier once I’ve moved. I may even open up the ask box for more drawn answers to questions!)

Truth being, I’ll be a lot happier when I move. I don’t know where else to post this because it’s not getting steam anyplace else. DA, Facebook, Twitter. Nothing is happening. If people are getting donations for things they don’t need, it just doesn’t seem fair. I’m working on getting a job at the very least, but I need people’s support right now more than ever. I’m just praying something good happens before next week…

Honour student who works two jobs to support her siblings after her parents split up and left town is put in JAIL for missing school due to exhaustion

nom-chompsky:

paach:

• Diane Tran, 17, thrown in jail for one night because of repeated absences from school
• Honours student has been working two jobs to keep family afloat since parents’ divorce
• Has been taking advanced placement and college courses in addition to jobs and missed school due to exhaustion
• Spent the night in jail for truancy

Petition for the decision to be overturned here

Saw this on the news last night. She was also fined $100, despite the fact that she’s clearly already struggling. 

(via fatespectrum)