...what to say.

Really, I don't. I've been gone for a long time and I've really, really missed everyone here - I really mean that.

Also, from the bottom of my heart I am sorry to everyone I owe art. You've had to wait a long time on me and I appreciate your patience. I'll get to it - I always do. I don't really have a good excuse for being gone, other than maybe... I've been extremely depressed. I mean, I've been depressed before, but never like this - never to where it affected my art. And it really has. For over six months, I haven't done any art at all - barely even sketching.

I almost come to tears thinking about it. And I think it's time it stopped - I need to do art again and get motivated, even if it's very forceful.

I'm going to be going through my notes and comments over the next few days. I probably won't get to deviations (there are over 10,000 in my inbox)... but I wanna get back into the game here.

I hope you guys can forgive me.
I'm a horrible person for keeping you all waiting.

Sincerely,
Amritha <3

Hey everyone! So first:

I'm so, so, so sorry for disappearing off the face of the planet recently. I'm gonna tell ya why, but I know it's still not a good excuse at all and I feel absolutely awful about it already. I know I do have obligations here (such as commissions, trades etc.) but lately well... "real life" - that is, any events occurring on my side of the computer and NOT pertaining to deviantART - has had to take precedence. Here's why in a nut shell:

I graduated from college in May! Which is great, but I also had an internship to complete. This internship was full-time, but I was frequently pulling 9+ hours a day on top of taking a pair of summer courses. Upon returning home the job search was on... and failing miserably. So to condense the past couple months down in a sentence: the job search has not gone well and I've kept my attention there.

Anywho. I apologize once again for my being gone. If you have questions, comments, etc. shoot them my way as always. I've got a lot of comments and some notes to go through still so I might be slow at getting around to them, but I do always read my comments. Even if I don't respond right away.

-Amri

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A Little Meme

Totally hijacked this from Lolaf's journal. Looked like fun, so why not?

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RULES:
1. Put Your itunes, windows media player etc. on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.

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How would you describe yourself?:
"Nothing Without You" - Vienna Teng [True enough...]


What do you like in a guy/girl?:
"Always Come Back to You" - The Nutcracker Prince [Well, I guess that'd be a good quality for them to have. ]


How do you feel today?:
"Between" - Vienna Teng ["And the third one between replaces what once was love..." Kinda depressing, really.]


What is life's purpose?:
"Anxious Heart" - Final Fantasy VII Soundtrack, Nobou Uematsu [Oh. That's miserable. Being anxious sucks.]


What is your motto?:
"Rinzler" - TRON Legacy Soundtrack, Daft Punk [No words, but pretty darn epic if I do say so myself...]
  

What do your friends think of you?:
"A Life So Changed" - Titanic Soundtrack, James Horner


What do you think of your parents?:
"Passion ~ After the Battle" - Kingdom Hearts II OST, Hikaru Utada [I think I just mentally scarred myself.]


What do you think about very often?:
"Colors of the Wind" - Disneymania, Vol. 3, Christy Carlson Romano [Sounds artsy. That, or it sounds like I'm high all the time. >_<]


What is 2 + 2?:
"Opening" - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children OST, Nobou Uematsu [?]


What do you think of your best friend?:
"When Death Dies" - Gungor [This works, surprisingly. "When death dies, all things live."]


What do you think of the person you like?:
"Not Alone" - RED [Except. There's no one I "like" right now. .o: So "Alone" would be a better title...]


What is your life story?:
"The Funeral" - Pan's Labyrinth OST, Javier Navarrete [Wow. Why are all these so depressing? ]


What do you want to be when you grow up?:
"I Will Be Here" - Steven Curtis Chapman [Hoooohkay. I guess I'm available for whatever. No specifics until I'm there. Which seems to fit...]


What do you think of when you see the person you like?:
"Hushabye Mountain" - Lynda Lybeck-Robinson [A soothing lullaby? They'll "fly my troubles to sea"? A sailor? Oh. No. Just no.]


What will you dance to at your wedding?:
"Vamo' Alla Flamenco (Final Fantasy IX)" - Distant Worlds [Oh! Medevial courty-style-sounding-music. I dig this! ]


What will they play at your funeral?:
"What About Now" - Daughtry


What is your hobby/interest?:
"The Living Sculptures of Pemberley" - Pride & Prejudice OST, Jean-Yves Thibaudet [Fits in with art, eh?]


What is your biggest fear?:
"The Dream Within" - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within OST, Elliot Goldenthal ["...and worlds end."]


What is your biggest secret?:
"'Til There Was You" - Sandi Patty [I have too many love songs.]


What do you think of your friends?:
"Running in the Snow" - Fluke OST, Carlo Sillioto


What will you post this as?:
"Abyss" - Spencer Nilsen [Ok, so I'm gonna cheat since I have a plug for a contest here. Otherwise I would title this journal "Abyss". Sorry. o_o] [Edit: I lied.]

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I commissioned two pieces from her and they are absolutely wonderful. She could really use your help right now to raise money to see a friend she hasn't seen in a long time, so if you can spare a buck or two, she's offering these at low prices right now! Check out her journal: Kanbhik.deviantart.com/journal…

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