i just wanted to pop in and say hello to the people i used to know here. highly doubt anyone in my friends list (?) is active anymore, which makes me sad, but that's just how it is. i just hope all of you continued with art and are proud of yourselves. i remember being so excited to see my friends post, and while i no longer have a circle like that, i remember when it was like that. i've almost had this account for 10 years now (coming up on 10 in april), and it's filled with a lot of memories. i come back here when i need info for an old character because chances are, i posted it here. also, i was such an asshole when i first joined. i was a child who felt alienated from my peers, since i was so physically and socially different from them. deviantart and the friends i had here provided such a respite from my everyday life. and they were able to relate to me. we all liked the same stuff, and it didn't matter what we looked like. i can only hope that they're thriving, wherever they