"...since the mortal races banded together..." (oops, wrong line! )

Hi, everyone, Happy New Year! It seems I've been away for more than a year by now! Ouch!
I don't know if I'll ever fix this behaviour, but, well, who cares? XD

I came back only to comment that seeing a good friend's amazing work like this really pumps us up to try and shake the rust away: [link]
Really nice work, Bell-chan. Congrats!

I'd link with her avatar, if I remembered how it's done... T-T

Pelo menos, é o que parece...finalmente, alguns retornos depois desses longos dois meses procurando emprego e, aparentemente, sendo ignorado (eu já tava sem esperança de conseguir alguma coisa no fim do ano, mesmo, mas é chato). Não é nada definido, ainda, mas, pelo menos, acendeu uma centelhinha de esperança de que não preciso abandonar meus sonhos - ainda.

Tô também com alguns pedidos de desenhos engatilhados, vou aproveitar não só pra treinar, como pra manter a cabeça ocupada. ^^'

E hoje é a minha estréia "oficial" nos palcos...mesmo que seja só a prova final do 2o. Estágio do curso. XD
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At least, is what it seems to be. Finally, I've received some replies after these long two months looking for a job and, even when hope had faded about finding anything this near to year's end, I could get a spark of this hope still brighting. Nothing defined, but retaking the morale is something really nice. ^^'

I also have some art requests on the line, that might help me not only practising, but also keep my head full.

And today is my debut on the stage. Although only a test (I'm still studying acting), it WILL BE my first "official" time on a stage. ^^'

Well...this was what I thought Zeus said when he ressurrected the hero in Altered Beast, when I first got my Mega Drive/Sega Genesis a looong time ago—which was, in fact, "Rise from your grave!"...sorry, English-speaking pals, it's hard to explain how it sounds...well, just play the game and try to understand it. It's almost as bad as Guile's "Alekfu"... XD

Case is, here I am, trying again to keep up to date with everything here...Truth is, life's not been being sweet for me lately, and I'm battling my way ahead, not always as "Strawhatly" as I should (well, maybe it was, if you take Usopp into account...). Thing is, the company where I worked simply closed activities in Brazil (because of the worldshaking Subprime Crisis), and, for almost two months now, I've been unsuccessfully looking for a job which will allow me to stay in Sao Paulo, fighting for my dream of becoming an actor and voice actor(I don't know if I said that, but I started acting studies for some time, now). But, things became grim just unexpectedly...and, or they change for the best soon, or everything I constructed and was planning will have to be put on hold. And, well, it's never been easy for me to keep my spirits up and high when facing too high waves of adversities...yeah, I know, pretty lame One Piece fan, I've been being... ^^'

So, fact is, now I *MUST* go back into drawing, updating my portfolio, and everything. So, hopefully, it will once again put me into motion, refilling my gallery here.

Now, almost recovered from a pneumonia, I'm trying to get back on track.
Please, wish me luck. ^^'

See ya all, and sorry for coming only with ill news (besides the one about being studying acting). ^^'

And sorry for not doing the Portuguese-version this time...I'm just, well, out of spirits. ^^'

/PT-BR

É uma brincadeira, mas, no ritmo que eu tenho conseguido tomar vergonha na cara e aparecido aqui no dA, tá quase anual, mesmo, a coisa... XD

Bom, estou tentando reorganizar aqui o dA...deixá-lo com uma cara um pouco mais séria, pra usar de portfolio (já que me falta o conhecimento técnico para montar a minha propria homepage)...grandes planos em vista, preciso correr pra não deixá-los escapar. ^^'

A vida anda meio na mesma, mas, em termos de novidades importantes, as mais notórias: saí de férias no mês passado, onde pude descansar um pouco o juízo (e passei o aniversário com os meus pais, no Recife)! Também, agora sou pai de dois gatinhos lindos, e vou começar a estudar teatro! Segundo um grande e engraçadinho amigo meu, "estou virando gay"... (D'uh!)

Bom, espero não decepcionar ninguém - principalmente a mim mesmo - e atualizar isso aqui com um pouco mais de frequência. ^^'

Abraços, e até o ano que vem! XD
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Well, it was only a joke, although it's not that far from reality... ^^'

I'm trying to reorganize my dA gallery, to turn into my actual portfolio (since I'm unable to technically build my own homepage). Great plans are on the horizon, and I don't intend to let them slip through my fingers. Hope I'll not disappoint anyone else again - including myself! ^^'

See ya, everyone! 'Til next year! XD huahaha!

That's what I need. ^^'

At least, I've been able to keep up looking at my messages, but the Deviant Watch is overflowing... ^^'

This last weeks I had a GREAT problem at work, which made me simply live for working, and the situation will stay like this at least until the end of the month...I *really* hope it's not a rule, or I'll surely rethink about working for big gaming companies. It's not that I'm not lazy, or anything (most of the time, I believe XD), I just don't like the idea of living to work. It should be the opposite, after all! (and I *really* want to go back studying, and it simply can't be done like this).

Man, I really need a computer at home... T-T
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Um tempinho para respirar, é do que eu preciso. ^^'

Pelo menos, eu tenho conseguido estar em dia com as mensagens que recebo, mas o meu Deviant Watch tá abarrotado... ^^'

Nessas últimas semanas eu tive um problema barra-pesada no trabalho, que simplesmente me fez só viver pra trabalhar (o meu apê tá um nojo, eu chego tarde e cansado demais todo dia em casa T.T), uma situação que deve durar, pelo menos, até o fim do mês...eu *realmente* espero que isso não seja uma regra, ou eu realmente vou repensar esse meu objetivo de trabalhar pras empresas grandes de games. Não é que eu seja preguiçoso (bom, pelo menos, em boa parte do tempo XD), eu só não curto a idéia de viver pra trabalhar—o certo não deveria ser o contrário? E eu realmente ainda pretendo voltar pra e terminar uma faculdade e, do jeito que tá, simplesmente não dá.

Eu preciso dum computador em casa... T-T

Ah, e sábado agora é International D&D Day! Eu vou jogar lá na loja da Terramedia!