Let's Get Creative!

What's your favorite idea? Mine's being creative! How'd I get that idea? I just try to think CRE-ATIV-ELY! Now, when you look at my blog, tell me, please, what do you see? It's just a boring old blog? Maybe to you but not to me!

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Going back into the void, but before I do I just wanted to get a little personal.

I want all of you who were ever manipulated by people in your youth to know that you CAN and WILL get better.

I know it didn’t seem like it while I was running this blog back it it’s golden years, but I was manipulated and groomed into believing that certain things were okay/healthy, and that certain behaviors were acceptable. I was a naive teenager struggling with childhood trauma and overwhelming depression. I was desperate for guidance and validation, especially from those older than me, so I was a prime target for these types of people. They manipulated me, convinced me, and once it was all over they left me behind. All that was left was my own insecurities, paranoia, and regrets.

But even if it was a low point, I got better.

It took time, but I eventually unlearned everything those assholes manipulated into me. I accepted that they were wrong and that the kindness that I thought they showed me was nothing more than deceit and lies. I accepted that certain things weren’t okay and that they should be treated with the amount of scrutiny and judgement that they deserve. 

I learned. I healed. And I got BETTER. And you will too!

It will take time, but you WILL GET BETTER! Yes, you will have to think about it and confront it, but that is just a step in the healing process. You can get through it, and you will succeed! I know you will!

You. Will. Get. Through. This. Repeat that to yourself as many time as you like! Because it is true!

Sorry for laying this all out, but I feel it is my obligation to since I am an adult now. You guys deserve to hear this, because it something that you can never hear enough!

Take care, and have a wonderful life! There is a brighter future out there with your name on it!

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Hi!

Hello!

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Oh my God I freaking love you

Thanks, friend! Can you please replace Tony as one of our crew?

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My only good contribution to this fandom was making this godforsaken gif. 

I made this back in 2013. 2013. 

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Feel free to message me if you want my Skype/Discord/Tumblr (since it’s probably gonna take me days to make a post with my contact info). 

Also, I wish you all the best, and many good vibes all around! May all your lives be blessed with creativity and wonderment! 

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You’re all probably wondering why I’ve been making master posts of old edits/drawings and such, and there’s a good reason for that. 

The reason being that I feel it’s time to accept that this blog is uh... old and kinda on its last legs. Not is a bad sense, but it a sorta this-is-a-grandma-blog-now sorta sense. 

Although this blog does have roots in the fandom, it’s not too far off to say that this blog is just a memory for most. It doesn’t have enough buzz and activity to stay active, and I’ve lost the creative flare I had in my high-school days. 

Don’t worry, I’m not shutting down the blog. I will visit from time-to-time to joke and reminisce about the fandom, but that’s about all. Notebook is a old geezer now, and it’s time that we give them the rest they deserve. 

I just wanted to make this clear because I don’t want to trick myself or others into thinking that that-fine-notebook is making a come-back. I bet we can all agree that that’s not entirely possible, and that we’ve all moved on from those days. Things have happened, years have gone by, and Notebook and I have grown since then.

I’m sorry if I made it seem like that things would go back to the way it was during my last few visits. The emotions I felt coming back to this old blog really got to me, but this is all for the better. Besides, what’s the most creative thing to do then move forward? We’ve got to embrace the future, not dwell on the past!

Anyway, to recap, this blog is NOT going to be shut down or deleted. I’ll still make a visit to it every month or so, for time’s sake, but it will not be as shiny and bright as it was in its hay-day. Its old. Its worn. Its a relic, now, but its one we can look back at for a good ol’ laugh. 

Although this blog is also attached to some personal bad feelings and heartbreak, I will never forget all the good times. You guys made it great, because you are all great! The fandom wouldn’t have been great without the good people who inhabited it, like you! Please keep that close to your heart and remember that!

Finally, I know some of you like to talk to me personally, and I’d hate to leave you guys without any other source of contact, so I was wondering if you’d all be interested in me linking you to my current personal blog. That way, we can keep in touch even though I won’t be attached to Notebook anymore. I’ll either make a post about it soon, or I can send you it via message. Whichever works. 

Thank you all for your love and support! It’s been a great run! I’ll try to make the next few Notebook visits a fun time! You’re all super cool whiz-kids, and I know the fandom is and will always be in good hands! Can’t wait to see what happens in the future!

C’mon guy, let’s get CRE-ATI-VE!

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Creative Revolution Edits + Flag

Here are the edits and flag used during the Creative Revolution. 

For those who don’t know about the Creative Revolution, it was basically a joke movement the fandom started to overthrow the popularity of Tony the Clock. 

The story behind it was that Notebook/Sketchbook was mad that Tony became the most popular character, so they decided to team up with other Notebook/Sketchbook blogs in order to defeat and depose the oreo-shaped menace. The revolution was entirely in good fun, though! 

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Favorite 20-Second MSPaint Drawings

Out of all the old folders I used for this blog, none will ever be more beautiful than the one containing all those rushed MSPaint drawings. 

And yes, a couple of those are from the Step On Tony movement and the Creative Revolution. They are historical paintings, I tell you!

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[Old Edits] Makeup

I’ll be honest here. I don’t even remember doing these.

They’re that old. 

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Favorite Tony Edits

Still looking through some old files. So far, I can conclude that Tony had the best edits out of all of them. 

I feel old now.

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Now that I’m actually thinking about all the stuff that happened over the years within this blog, I just gotta ask: Does anybody remember Top Hat Uno?

You know, that one joke OC I made for that one Tumblr April Fool’s update?

I just found a folder of him (while I was cleaning out old files), and, man, looking at this little guy is like a blast to the past. 

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Calligraphy

You come into my house.

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Old 20-second MSPaint Notebook vs. New 20-second MSPaint Notebook

Feat. Awful Pen Pressure 

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Im dead inside

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oh

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friendly reminder: mug your local tony

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Sorry for leaving for awhile. 

I’m gonna be a little angry today. It’s none of you creative-lings fault, though. It’s mainly because some bag-o-scum scammed me out of textbook money, and now I have to go through the semester without money AND a textbook.

I’m trying to get the situation resolved, but it might not be for awhile (The allotted time the selling platform gave me is nearly a month and that’s AFTER I give the scammer 2-business days to respond to my last email). So if I appear a bit frustrated the next few days (or weeks) you know why.