#awaitingactivation

[littlecelesse]

Hi! I always checked your gamercat comic (more out of habit and for fun than for expecting anything. It's on my bookmark bar, I love it!) And I just wanted to say that people should NOT be bothering you for more free content. Personally I prefer for people to THANK you for giving free content in the first place. You're very funny and very talented! I love your art style and your stories! Whatever you make, keep us updated, because I'd love to see it, and I'm sure many others would too!!!

Hi there, thank you!! It’s really great that people like my content so much and want more, but the burnout is real and there’s no point in returning to it if I can’t put my heart into it again. I really do hope to reach that point again, I just don’t know how long it’ll take.

In the mean time I’m glad you can enjoy my other content. I’m having a lot of fun with my art lately ^^

[suzie-guru]

Number 3 and number 30 mothaFUCKAAAA

03: Do you regret anything?I live with a million little regrets, like pebbles in my shoe. The thing is, I’ve lived with them for so long and have carried on life as usual, that the pebbles have worn down bit by bit and they don’t hurt that much anymore. I notice them, sure, but time wears all things down I suppose. 

There is one that is featuring in my life pretty largely right now, but that’s family related and I’m keeping that private. 

30: What’s irritating you right now?

That I have so much to do and not enough time to do it. I want a device that would allow me to freeze time, use that time create a week within a minute to accomplish things, and then start it back up. That would be such a boon right now. 

[suzie-guru]

I remember the comic, "Say thank you instead of sorry." This makes it a lot better because people will think you're not trying to get pity and that you appreciate them. Instead of saying, "I'm sorry I'm such a downer." Say, "Thank you for being with me in this really hard time of my life." Instead of saying, "I'm sorry I'm always stalled." Try saying, "Thank you for being so patient with me." Instead of, "I'm sorry I can't get everything together." Say, "Thank you for your support."

This tool not only keeps you from the "fishing for pity" but it uplifts the people near you and helps them feel valued. So next time you want to say, "I'm sorry I'm tired all the time." or "I'm sorry I'm always so exhausted and I don't do anything." Say, "Thank you for helping me when I'm so tired. I really appreciate it." It helps with relationships, not being so hard on yourself, and keeps you from having people feel negatively about, and makes them feel appreciated.

And if you're ruminating you better stop that. Instead of thinking how bad you are, just listen to the Strange Magic soundtrack. Or any soundtrack. Or watch a tv show. Just stop ruminating. And remember, if you feel you haven't contributed anything or that you're just being a lump that's feeding off of people, when you say thank you- You're contributing positive feelings, compliments, and appreciation. And that's contributing a lot imo.

I get that. I don’t think I’ve been fishing for pity - I’ve been trying to actively avoid that - but as for the sorry thing, I just naturally apologize a lot? Like, that’s something I do. I can try this, but since apologizing is like breathing to me, it may take a while to truly take hold...

Thanks for the last bit. And you’re right, it is contributing, just...not in the way I so desperately want to. I miss writing and art so damn much it’s like a knife in my chest. That’s what I truly want, what I truly miss. 

[suzie-guru]

What fanfic are you working on?

My contribution to the Strange Magic fandom in honor of Valentine’s Day! It’s one I’ve wanted to do for a while now, it’s very dear to me, so hopefully I get it done and posted before the day is out...

[jupiter235]

Do you know who I am? (Yes/No)

Yes.

[jupiter235]

awaitingactivation replied to your photo: Waiting for Moana to start. This theater has...

Do it have the dine-in serving you food kind of stuff?

This one didn't. There is another one where I live that does that, but they've been shut down since the flood last August and they won't re-open until sometime next year.

[suzie-guru]

I sawt that you seemed to like Guillermo Del Toro. I currently go to KCAI and a teacher of mine was in his class at CalArts. /My teacher knows Guillermo Del Toro./

DUDE THAT IS SO DAMN NEAT. OH MY GOSH, THERE ARE ONLY A FEW DEGREES OF OPERATION BETWEEN YOU AND DEL TORO! 

[suzie-guru]

Two things: Have you heard the phrase, "Bump the Lamp"? It's a phrase coined by the team behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In the scene where Roger Rabbit and Eddie are trying to get rid of the handcuffs on them, Roger hits a lamp, causing the light to fling around the room wildly. The director decided to add the lamp gag, and the animators had to go in and change the lighting for every frame. The audience might not have noticed, but the animators went the extra mile. Because they wanted to.

I do know about that phrase, and it’s one of the reasons I so adore this movie - they didn’t have to do so many of the things they did, but they went and did them anyway, because they wanted to give this world the depth and realness, make us believe that this could easily be truly happening right in front of us. Everything about this movie is utterly amazing...