Cyberdevil 2015-03-26 17:27:01

Aaand I'm back to reading these posts all of a sudden. :P I didn't think it was that long since my last comment hmm, time flies... as for core values and true happiness, lately I feel like being happy is just not having enough time to worry about trivial troubles, though I suppose if you're unfortunate enough to spend that time doing things you'd rather not be doing it'd be a different thing altogether. Happy to hear life is looking up! Or, you're up and looking down. At life. Getting a better vantage point. Seeing the bigger picture. Coming to all kinds of rad realizations with the winds of wisdom brushing by.

Lots of links to click in this post! Did you actually read through all your old blogs btw? I get these cravings to thoroughly rummage through ALL old content every once in too often, which if I didn't resist I'd probably be just ogling the old all day, living in the past, having no time for continual creative creation. Nostalgia is like a drug! Though, being able to follow personal progress is pretty cool, events and emotions all logged; left for the future...

LiLg 2015-03-26 17:40:19

I still read your post. I just haven't comment lately in order to one day be mentioned in said post. Mission Accomplished!

Cyberdevil 2015-03-26 17:49:24

I wanted to do something like that for my tenth year of blogging, but ten years... turned out to be a lot of material! Usually do a yearly skim-through session to see what I've been up to though, in lack of better memory.

If they had some sort of subscription feature for these things I'd never have left! Or... well, if I checked that part of my feed more often. Good to be back anyway; much thanks for the mention! :) Those @s are always efficient attention-grabbers.

Kenney 2015-03-26 18:09:32

While I don't always have time to react or comment (which sucks, I wish there more than 24 hours in a day!) I still always keep up-to-date with what you do :) Been a big fan of your work and continue to be, can't wait to play the full Super Chibi once released!

Cyberdevil 2015-03-26 18:09:42

Yeah, there sure is, you just have to dig deep into the feed to see all those notifications. Newsposts don't appear on the frontpage favorites box either (just portal content). And following over a thousand artists... that's a flood of notifications! Just found one unwanted side-effect of fanatical favorisms btw, after a quick visit to my favorite artists page... http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/71e8967b74efbc13b28072f4cf697a92

Wonder how many it takes for that message to appear hmm. Thanks for the follow btw! I was a fan way before this follow feature fizzled into existence, seamless transition. ;)

FrozenFire 2015-03-26 19:16:13

I'm still here, bud. Haven't made anything for myself as of late.

I check up on NG daily. Whatever I do make usually is for the companies I work for so I can't really post it.

Luis 2015-03-26 20:03:03

Like Kenney and Matt, I still pop in and see whats going on. I dont participate as much. Both because of a combination of a transition period you talked about and also because I tend to rarely get on my computer when I'm at home. I'm usually so beaten and bruised after work that I've made a habit of going outside and reading a book, or whatever. I've recently started doing crossword puzzles. I always thought that was an old man thing, maybe i am old now.

I've started tip toeing back into the scene. albeit SLOWLY. Setting up the Pico Day event page kind of lured me back. Also there is so much new talent, maybe I've gotten old to the point i like to sit back on my rocker and watch the kids tear it up on the portal.

They were filming a scene of the new rocky last weekend near the italian market here. I missed it but i thought it was worth mentioning.

MindChamber 2015-03-26 22:17:52

Im definitely in one of those contracting periods you talked about.. and even though I feel like Ill be getting back to it, each cycle seems to get longer with each rebound. This will be my fourth time entering the art scene, ....if I do... Its been a strain.. Ive learn alot about myself this time around though, and Im generally a more appreciative person, and Ive tried to take the time to congratulate the amazing talent on the site when I can.. I remember how important that feedback was to me (even though I pretended it didnt matter much) and while Im still in stasis its the least I can do... BTW sorry I didnt contribute to your chibi2 project when it was up.. simply because I was just plan broke, i definitely plan to grab it off steam when its ready and Im really digging your artwork, youve come along way.

For now Ive been enjoying being a consumer as opposed to a creator, Ive been taking my time with a new program, but its slow going, Im definitely feeling that itch though.

Luis 2015-03-26 23:01:25

Yea I don't know too much about the new rocky, I've heard its a 'reboot' with his son taking on apollos son or something.

I don't have anymore pain in my wrist. That has also been somewhat of a desire to do other things. Suprisingly I dont feel 'old' I just feel like I had been in a bubble a long time. A very creative bubble and I'm proud of all the cool stuff I've been part of and still love reading the reviews for anything I've been part of. Makes me happy that somewhere out there someones interacting with something of mine with fresh eyes. Kinda like finding an old nes game under a drawer 20 years later and finding it runs and your take on it is so fresh.

I do intend to get back to things. Maybe never as hardcore as back in the day but I figure that's okay too.

PsychoGoldfish 2015-03-27 00:02:37

I'm only commenting to say I HAVE NO REGRETS ABOUT IGNORING YOUR ASS!!!!

j/k, you get a hug at Pico Day.

Afro-Ninja 2015-03-27 00:43:27

Mark me down for another 'read but doesn't comment' :)
I feel like I've been in a slump these last couple of years but am finally working my way out of it. I mostly attribute that to spending time learning new stuff like mobile, unity, etc.
I love seeing NG content and creators on steam, mobile, anywhere.
The roots travel far here.
Hope to see you at pico day!

TomFulp 2015-03-27 11:31:11

It's funny going through that winter seasonal slump post... I'm still running every morning but my diet is different now, more like Rocky's actually... I'm not bothering with the oatmeal and yogurt much anymore, although I drink Kefir sometimes at night. Here's my current morning routine:

1) Coffee blended with kerrygold butter and coconut oil (no cream), topped with cinnamon and tumeric. Basically following a ketogenic routine in the morning.
2) Run 3+ miles
3) Three eggs and spinach with olive oil.

The only way for life to not have ups and downs is for each day be progressively more successful than the last, which I can't imagine anyone pulling off for their entire lifetime and if so, it's hard to imagine appreciating anything.

TomFulp 2015-03-27 13:51:52

Haven't done Yogalosophy in a while although April just broke it out recently and I HAVE been doing yoga at the gym :)

Good call on the garage, I'd love to do that but our garage is pretty tiny and my Imprezza barely fits, I worry about crashing into a wall one day pulling in or out. On a related not I did just CLEAN our garage and that made everyone feel better, the kids even said thanks.

ChandlerThompson 2015-03-27 16:11:45

thanks for the mention, always loved watching, playing, and reviewing your work. i check NG every once in a while and am glad to see you're still around. the site doesn't feel the same as it did half a decade ago but it's comforting to know that some of the same people have a mutual appreciation of the same values and memories. keep in touch man, hope you're doing well!

freakworld10 2015-03-28 05:06:54

nostalgiagasm

Thundaboom 2015-03-28 12:03:37

hey man, i know i never really commented on your stuff at all before, but i read your stuff! you are not alone!!!

VicariousE 2015-03-28 15:51:00

Where have I gone? Lately I've been having a problem with the way this site's been run...

However, I haven't felt the need to comment here in a while. You're a smart, well thought out bloke, who seems to do quite well in what you set your mind to. The same can't be said for other non-promoted artists here, despite their efforts. While I enjoyed helping new and existing artists with the site, it was hard... made even harder by Tom's reversing the blog comments to newest first. So I quit. Why should I expend time into commenting, when it takes me longer to read the latest comments... the very comments I'd like to see, while composing a new message!

Anyway, if you're going to the Pico party next month, gimme a shout! I'll be trying to stick close to the staff and mods, maybe a little legwork and hot air by me, can set things straight, generally speaking.

VicariousE 2015-03-30 19:36:49

Before Chat (and after), friends and I would have running conversations on blogs like this one. The old way made it much easier to see the last few comments made, as well as compose a new message, within sight of what was last said.

The new way, has you scrolling to the bottom, to see if anything new was added to the conversation, then you have to scroll back up (or click a page number; a lot of old timers never make new posts) to make a comment. If anything's worth making a new post about, it should be a conversation among members, not just on what appears on my feed.. it's out of context with what was previously said.

Anyway, the new way requires more clicking and rolling the pages around (if I care, which today I don't lol), so I'm done with it. If someone called me an old curmudgeon here and didn't use the @ thing, I wouldn't know about it ._.

VicariousE 2015-03-30 20:55:40

Yeah, shit, simple presets like ascending and descending would be fine. Be even better if they were in reviews, along with a most helpful option. Most modern websites have those options. We were told the redesign was supposed to make that kinda stuff easier to code.

Bringing back secrets, file sizes listed in movie/game submissions, multiple category star ratings in reviews, maybe even some new incentive to vote and review would be nice. Even Ladies Handbag playing in the Portal again would be a genuine improvement.

VicariousE 2015-03-30 23:15:57

I agree with you, but I think the staff diversifies too much, it's like fixing a car, driving it on the highway and texting, all at the same time.

It just seems unfair that all the bells and whistles that were on the site 10-15 years ago, are absent now. There just seems like there's no incentive to vote, review or flag reviews/whistle stat anymore. I'm glad this place still supports the content creators, that was always the main focus of this site: creators first; low ranked, unpublished members last.