Greetings, all!

I've been inactive for so long on deviantART, I thought I'd take this chance to update.

For months I've noticed the physical layout of dA evolving until I realized I had to go around and figure stuff out for me to be caught up.

Hmm, what is there to say? Well, for the first time ever I've uploaded a photo of myself. >_< I dunno... two years ago, that would've been a big _O:. But ehehe, it's a nice change to my profile page.

I've also uploaded a new picture which I consider is something of a breakthrough in my abilities. xD I can do a semi-decent background now! Oh, and I've realized that coloured pencils are still awesome, they still serve me well, so this little artist is going to stay traditional for a while! But then of course, I submit art once every few months or so now, so I have no idea what I'll be doing next or how I'll do it.

Semester two of my grade 10th school year has been going along smoothly. I can't really say that for semester one, which is the reason I'm going to try harder now. Basically it's just increasing my productivity: same amount of available time as before; now I just need to learn to make good use of it.

I'm not a fan of Valentine's Day, but I like the concept behind it. It's a day of love; to encourage people to express their feelings for the people they care about. Many people, including me, dislike the influence of the media and over-commercialization of this special day. Others regard V-day as "Singles Awareness Day". >_<;; I've read things like "I don't have to have the fact that I'm single and alone rubbed in my face". I hope that person found at least a friend, or family member, to spend at least 5 minutes with. I spent my day with friends, and it couldn't have been better. My most recent deviation, Cupid's Garden, was inspired by this happiness.

I had a generally good day today: school after a 5-day weekend wasn't nearly as bad as I though it would be. But knowing my karma and equilibrium (Libra - yes, I believe in that stuff to a certain extent), tomorrow will be tough to make up for it. I'm writing a math contest and ELA in-class commentary on the poem Dulce Et Decorum Est. I feel like if I think about what's going to happen too much, my fate will change, and I can't help but think of it further, until it changes so much I'm back to simply worrying about the outcome. People advise: "Take control of your future", but it seems that the more I try to take hold of it, even if it's within 24 hours' time, I'm disappointed because I either make a stupid mistake, fatally over-think something, or just make a fool of myself.

Guhh, the only thing I can do is believe.

That's it for now!