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ShiningEverheart's avatar
Hi there, just wanted to say hi from "somebody that you used to know" ;)

I just thought of you and was surprised to see you're still active on DA and haven't fallen off the art wagon like me... that kind of happens when you're forced to be an adult and have a full time job and all that... well, when your job doesn't directly involve drawing, anyway.

I hope all is going well; I know things were a little rough for you last time we talked.

Wishing you the best~
MultimediaPanda's avatar
Whoa, wow! it's good to hear from you! It's just so weird, my fiancee and I were just talking about you, as well as other people we used to RP with (we were just reminiscing really). I had been wondering if you still drew or not, too. But yeah I get that, falling off because of life and jobs and such. It happens, but thats alright.

I am doing as well as I can, and I hope you are too!
ShiningEverheart's avatar
That's so weird; I would have thought you'd forgotten all about me at this point! So happy to hear that you're engaged, congratulations! Is it someone I know? It sounds like that from the way you said "we" used to RP with. (I think I remember you were dating someone too, but can't for the life of me remember who. Or that could just be my memory making things up; it likes to do that :) )

I have been thinking about kind of "re-teaching" myself drawing for what seems like ages now (it's really been that long; I'm sure I'm not horrible but I would like to go back to the basics), but there's so much other stuff on my mind... Maybe you can motivate me~ I haven't roleplayed in years now either... went through several years of trying, but there aren't any more good communities. Doesn't mean I'm not creating characters, though, quite the contrary.

I see you have a webcomic that I'll have to check out sometime. I'll make a non-mental note to do that, since I can't trust myself to remember that, either... It's really good to hear from you, especially that things are well!
MultimediaPanda's avatar
Oh, definitely not! You left a good impression on me haha. And thank you! I'm engaged to Teri, the one that played Nathaniel Saiven, if you remember them. We've been together for 8 years now, and got engaged 2 years ago (on halloween) I think.

I was honestly hoping you'd say something along those lines, about re-learning how to draw. I remember you being pretty good back when we used to talk all the time. Maybe its been a while, but I don't think its something you truly forget... kinda like riding you bike, only with your hands and a pencil lol. I hope I can motivate you or inspire you to get back into it, even if its not as much as you used to! haha. And goodness, tell me about it. The only people I role play with anymore are Michael (Danial Lost) and Teri. Everyone else basically quit, and its so hard to find new players that are decent and committed.

ANd I do have a webcomic! well, at least a few pages. it's a lot harder than I imagined it being, but I am chipping away at it, and occasionally I'll post something related to it. Maybe those'll grab your interest too. It's all based in the realm we used to game in. Teri and I just kind of took it and shaped it into our own thing, it's pretty intricate now, haha. It's good to hear from you too though!
ShiningEverheart's avatar
Well, that makes me happy to hear, especially since I consider those times to be some of the worst as far as how I acted and treated other people in my life... Long story, but the people who roleplayed with me probably saw the worst of me. That alone is embarrassing. Most of what I roleplayed during that time was also embarrassing. 

It's fuzzy, but I'm about 90% sure it was Teri that I remembered! Whoever it was, I certainly remember being jealous of them taking up your time, because I was a bitch like that. ;) Congratulations again to both of you! 

Yeah, the thought has been on my mind for so long now. I have all these drawing books that I almost purged because I am really quite picky about what I keep around, but I have been holding on to them for so long in the hopes that I could try again. I'm really happy to hear that you liked my artwork. I could show you some pretty decent stuff that I did a few years back, but I have hardly drawn a thing since. As for the most recent... I think it was random birds I drew in my notebook while listening to a panel at HowDesign in May of this year. I hope you're right that I can pick it up again quickly, but I want to get much better at drawing than I was, so I hope I will not get discouraged. I guess I haven't accomplished much in the time we've been out of touch besides professional life and the occasional cosplay.

Well, if you still do want to roleplay, I'm totally up for it! I'm sure it will be very different than what we used to do, though. I actually have female characters as well as male characters now (gasp, right?) and I think my approach is completely different than it was before. I might be a bit rusty on a few things since it's been about a year and a half for that as well, but with how much I've done in the past, I know for sure that it will be easy to get back into. This is the first time I've logged into DA in 5 years at least, but I do use Facebook and Skype if you want to keep in touch. I'll definitely look at your webcomic; I'm excited to see what you've been doing all this time! I am sure you and Teri have come up with a really fascinating story. I loved the lore behind your roleplay!
MultimediaPanda's avatar
Yeah I've looked back at some of my older logs and gone "Wow what was I thinking?" so much stuff has to be re-written and reconsidered, so I know how you feel when you say that what you RPed at the time was embarrassing. As far as treatment of others, I guess ignorance is bliss. I never knew that, and looking back it never seemed that way to me. I guess forgive an forget? haha.

It is definitely my hope that it isn't hard to pick back up, I think art is important for everyone, whether one is 'good' or 'bad' at it or whatever, its a good way to vent. And hey, I haven't accomplished a whole lot either, really. I -still- cant seem to get a job that isn't freelancing commissions, I still live with my family, etc, etc. I had a lot of time to spend on drawing haha. 

I'm on skype and Facebook as well! And I also have female characters, though I still primarily play male characters. Anyway, my skype name is dusk14, feel free to hit me up on there!