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Derpy Hooves Beanie Giveaway!Hello everyone :] I've decided to give away this Derpy!

Please follow the rules and you'll have a chance to win her and take her home!

1. Fav this journal
2. Please write a journal about this giveaway and link it back here in the comments.
3. Add me to your watch list :]
Each person who watches, faves this journal and makes a journal will get a number. I'll be using random.org to choose a number, and when someone's number is picked that person will win the plushie! Easy enough right? I will pay for shipping worldwide.
The winner will be announced June 2nd :iconderpyclapplz:
Any questions please ask. Do NOT make multiple accounts just so you can have a better chance. Please make this fair for everyone :iconaawplz: Thank you!
Good luck :'D
EDIT: Just in case you were wondering how big she is, 8 inches long and 3 inches across her back !
THANK YOU EVERYPONY WHO JOINED :'D I DIDN'T EXPECT SO MANY

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.
Theme
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/

1000 Point Giveaway! (EDIT)

Okay enough of joining giveaways.....it's time to host one!

Remember the big surprise I was talking about in the previous journal? Well here it is! My BIGGEST giveaway yet!

Total prizes reach 1000

SIX more winners will be chosen who EACH will receive 50

!!!!!
~~I will be so broke after this...~~

But of course there are always the rules......

Please please please fave the journal!

Make another journal about this giveaway and provide a link of that journal in the comments (this will help spread the word about this giveaway)
Want another entry?
:bulletgreen:You can :+devwatch: me to get your name entered TWICE! EDIT:For those who are ALREADY watching me you can still earn additional entries by faving my art! Each fave gets you ONE extra entry! (Max number of entries possible: 3)
IMPORTANT: Please be

100 point giveaway!Because I can. c:

[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

800 Points GiveawayHello all. As I've mentioned in the poll, I am going to make a small giveaway on the occasion of nearly 1000 watchers! Wooo!
There are 8 winners and 100 points for each to win. BUT the giveaway ends when the number of watchers reaches 1000.
RULES:

To enter, fave this journal and comment below that you've faved it. Then I will give you a number.

You don't need to watch me to enter. But please keep in mind that the giveaway ends sooner when
there are more watchers.

Your account must be at least 2 months old.

You can enter once only. No alternate/plz accounts.
I will choose winners with random.org.
♣ Good luck! ♣
Minor update: changed from 1111 to 1000 watchers.

School Chibi Contest X3

Hi there, my fellow groupmates!

We will have a contest!
THEME: SCHOOL TIME

Rules

Should be about School Times!

Should be a CHIBI!

Submit it to the "2013 Contest" Folder!

Don't include characters that aren't yours have your own.

With the maximum of two entries!
Don't put nudity scences in your entry.
Be CREATIVE!
The contest ends at June 29(~Meowgirl07's birthday) :thumb

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)

100 points giveawayHello there! I decided to give away 100 !

Since I haven't had the chance to upload any art recently,I decided to give away something else to you guys ~

1 step: All you need to do is post a comment down below! (This guarantees you one entry number.) This step IS mandatory.

2 step: If you watch me you receive another number and for every fave on one of my deviantations you get more.
EXAMPLE:
Comment=1 entry number
Comment,watch,3 favs= 5 entry numbers

MAX entry numbers=5

REMEMBER: The second step is not obligatory,it just gives you a better chance of winning.
Please leave a comment like the following if you have watched or faved something: "Comment,watch,2 favs" so I can keep track. ^^
I will be choosing the winner via random.org

END DATE: 27 MAY 2013 6 pm GMT+3

***Updated*** Mini 500 Point Giveaway!OK, so the big giveaway is going to be running for a while yet!
In the meantime, here's a chance to win a few points!
Something i've been meaning to do but only recently was I prompted by Atlantien1.
All you need to do is this:
Browse deviantART and find a piece of art (or more than one) you REALLY like. Something that means something to you!
Then simply make a journal featuring that piece (or pieces) of art. You could even say a few words about that piece and the artist?
Remember to comment below with a link to your journal!
Here's mine: http://moomin-man.deviantart.com/art/Art-Feature-Share-the-experience-373119121
Winners will be picked at random!
1st - 200

oints::points::points::points::points:
BONUS POINTS???
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SPECIAL FEATURE 05 ... Part A
:iconspreadmoreloveplz: Unfortunately I can't mention all here, but I send all my friends and watchers a lot of hugs :iconspreadmoreloveplz:
... and a special thanks to those who keep up with even the loyalty with my photography ...
Please give all of them your attention,

, comment and watch!

Welcome to My Official DeviantArt Page!Hi, I'm Mark Crilley. I'm the writer and illustrator of a new graphic novel series from Dark Horse Comics, "Brody's Ghost." The first four volumes are now available though your local bookstore or comic shop, or at any number of online stores such as Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
I'm also the writer and illustrator of the MIKI FALLS manga series from HarperCollins. All four books in the series (MIKI FALLS: SPRING, MIKI FALLS: SUMMER, MIKI FALLS: AUTUMN, and MIKI FALLS: WINTER) are now available in bookstores and at online sites such as those run by Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Thanks in advance to anyone who gets them. If you do, please let me know what you think; I'd love to hear from you.
You can find out more about me and my books over at my YouTube channel.
If you can't find any of my books at your local bookstore, please, please, pretty-please ask them to order it!
Thanks so much for stopping by! ^_^
Mark

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.

The Echo chamber dilemmaThe promise of the Internet was that unlimited information and experiences would draw us together. But instead it seems to have driven us apart.
For years I've observed this behavior but haven't been able to vocalize it correctly. Originally I called the behavior of collective opinions as "the hive mentality" of the Internet. But that wasn't exactly right and I often got called out on it. The most prominent example was when I made a comic about a guy disagreeing with opinions and being shouted at till he remained quiet, eventually fading into the background with everyone else. The consensus of that comic was that if you disagree with someone you aren't bullied into not speaking, but instead are free to go someplace else where people who do agree with you exist. And you know what? That wasn't what i was trying to convey, but is sadly true. The Internet is not a hive mind. It's many tiny pocket echo chambers of mutual agreements.
And this is becoming a growing problem, I think, because n

SPECIAL FEATURE 05 ... Part B
:iconspreadmoreloveplz: Unfortunately I can't mention all here, but I send all my friends and watchers a lot of hugs :iconspreadmoreloveplz:
... and a special thanks to those who keep up with even the loyalty with my photography ...
Please give all of them your attention,

, comment and watch!

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Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

by *mree, Aug 24, 2011, 4:28:36 PM
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(that's a Jobs quote, btw)

Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO today, possibly because of his health: [link] Taken from his official resignation letter, he says, "I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come."

This, coupled with a few emails I've gotten from readers and aspiring writers over the last few days, has made me really pensive. So I'm going to quote Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford commencement address below:

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." [link]

You only have one life. Don't spend your precious days working at a job to please your parents, or at a job you hate in exchange for some financial security. Believe me, I understand--I still regret not majoring in art and I almost went for a career I would have hated. I know the urgency of a roof over my head and food on the table, but my life's work should never be something I don't want to do. Do what you have to do to survive, but never lose sight of your real goals. Never get lost in the maze of Security. As Steve Jobs says, you have got, you have GOT, to find what you love. Life is just far too short to be spent otherwise. It stuns me every time I stop to think about how much Jobs has achieved in only 55 years of life. I hope that I'm able to achieve even a sliver of that.

If you know that you'll regret pursuing an accounting degree instead of a creative writing degree, pursue the creative writing degree. If you want to be an artist instead of a doctor, then be an artist. Be brave. Have faith. Do it. You only get one shot at life.

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Listening to: Free Me - Joss Stone
Reading: The Wind-up Bird - Haruki Murakami

Stay hungry. Stay foolish.by *mree

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~leayana Aug 31, 2011

I always feel so insecure about what I want to do because I know deep down that it breaks my parents' hearts to know that instead of being a doctor or a lawyer or something I apparently have potentional to become, I want to become a zoologist. Not a vet, which they would also be okay with, but a zoologist.

But reading what you have just written is a really great inspiration and I really have to thank you for helping me to keep my head above the water.

~sekaihatsu Aug 30, 2011

Good of you to put this truth out here but whatever our dreams we must realize that it will be difficult to accomplish them because they our dream jobs and not the jobs the world expects us to have. The remedy is not to surrender to the will of other people's wants and expectations but to the will of God who planted the dream in our hearts. If we stay in faith that the dream seed He planted will come to fruition, God is going to take care of the necessities.
"I am more than a conqueror and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved me." Romans 8:37-39
"Better is s/he who is lightly esteemed but works for his/her own support (physical, emotional, working towards a dream) than he he who assumes honor for him/herself (taking on the pressures others bestow upon him/her) and lacks bread.(lacks fulfillment of self)" Proverbs 12:9

~cherryblossomrain Aug 29, 2011

~Mendicant Aug 25, 2011

Well put. It's funny, but one gets the feeling Jobs got to where he is by doing what he loves.

~Liten-Angel Aug 25, 2011 Student General Artist

The hardest thing for me... is there are so many things I love, that I am not quite certain which avenue to focus on. I am an artist at heart, but in multiple ways... so even being an artist hasn't helped narrow down what I want to do. I've been in college for a number of years (only really going full time in recently), and I still don't feel that I'm much closer to realizing what I want to do. I think I need to just make a decision and stick with it, which is not easy for an indecisive person.

I completely agree with this though... you need to live your life knowing that this life is short and everyone will die... life your life to the fullest.

It's what I strive to do, but I know I can always do better.

~No-2B Aug 25, 2011 Student Traditional Artist

I am blessed with parents who have told me this my whole life. They didn't care what we chose, as long as we were happy. Thanks for sharing.

*AstralDaamon Aug 25, 2011

Came to the realization last year that life is too short to be miserable 40hrs out of the week, after 5 years working in a field that I love and still love. The solution for me was to either find another job, though my opinion on Media companies had pretty much hit ground zero. At the same time I was offered the unique opportunity to take a year off to pursue what it is that I wanted to do: write. 1/3 of the way through my 3rd draft and I still have 8 months left to go on my freebie.

Thanks dad.

*dragonririko Aug 25, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

I may not have pursued the major I really wanted to as an undergrad, but I don't really regret it. Sure there are days (or weeks) where things are going lousy in the lab and I think 'I wish I would have been an art major, or applied to vet school, or anything other than this...', but at the same time, the path I've chosen in life helped to shape me as a person. I'm probably better suited now to pursue a degree in art or veterinary medicine than I was at the end of high school.

That being said, I am soooo done with school after this....

~LifeofaLegend Aug 25, 2011 Student Photographer

This is so true, and I'm extremely lucky to have parents who get this as well and support my Creative Writing Major/ Art Minor.

I have a friend who recently changed her major. She gets so much pressure from her parents. They were paying for everything, and now will only reimburse her if she does well. She didn't even switch to something like Writing or Art. She went from Engineering (which is a REALLY hard major at my Uni, and lots of people drop out the first year. I'm surprised she powered through two) to being an Elementary Ed/ Math major.

They didn't want her to come back to our Uni either. They wanted her to go to Community College and work 3 jobs or something.

I wish more parents understood allowing their kids to major in what they want. I know everyone wants their kids to have a "stable" future, but they want them to be happy too right?

~TimeladyShayde Aug 25, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

I decided that I wanted to be an archaeologist at the age of 12. At the age of 31 I am still fighting to do what I love. Thankfully I have very patient and understanding parents. Why should I have to go and work in an office or a shop? I am happy to do temp work to keep some money coming in, but it is my volunteer work at a local heritage centre that really keeps me alive.

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