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Thanks! It's a stippling brush I threw together in Photoshop, if you (or anyone else) is interested I can show you how I made it! Or just give you the .abr haha.

Bit of a bump but hey, it's been quite a while. Have some designs I've done the past month or so starting with a b/w shirt design I've been working on that I changed up a bit to use as a background for the new windows tablet I just got! Finally got around to doing some merch design for myself including an obvious Cowboy Bebop themed shirt because I'm a huge nerd. I'm guessing Brian and Charlie have probably already seen these on facebook but yeah. Also, I got a 13HD Cintiq during my last months and months long forum absence and wow dang?????? I never really got the hype and was more than content with using my Intuos4 but the Cintiq is just so nice. PS, if you think mandalas are neat, get Clip Studio Paint. The symmetry ruler in it is my new favorite thing ever.

I know this thread's 5 years dead but I'm gonna unearth it for a hot minute here. Par the course the site's being goofy and when I try to sign in, it doesn't actually do anything. Been trying for a few days to login but yeah. Curious if anyone else that uses CMV is having this issue? It's a bummer there's no way as far as I know to contact whoever mods the site with issues. For how nice I feel CMV is since the update, it's always seemed like an afterthought to whoever runs it. I know there's always the "you should just switch to deadformat" option but of all the list sites I've looked at CMV still suits me ideally (when it's working at least). Working on rebuilding a backup list elsewhere right now but I'd rather not switch.

I was at that same show! So so so good. Giraffage was incredible too but Porter completely blew me away. I already love the shit out of his music but the visuals he had put together for the worlds tour just elevated the experience. I was going through some rough life shit at the time and cliche as it sounds, being there emotionally reset me haha. Phenomenal performance. The themes in Worlds resonate a ton with me and the first time I heard the lyrics to Sea Of Voices (and Fellow Feeling, Goodbye To A World... do I need to go on) I was overwhelmed in the best way. A 100% shameless plug: a friend and I remixed Goodbye To A World and we're pretty hype about it. https://soundcloud.com/gearsss/goodbye-to-a-world-deimos-x-gears-remix-2015-vip

Just finished Infinite Undiscovery (only because I wanted to get through the story, gameplay itself wasn't that great) and Tales Of Xillia 2 (super good!). FINALLY giving Persona 4 a proper play but it's hard to stay focused good as it is because I watched a roommate play it back when it came out and the animation so I already know how it goes. Bless my anime swordboy soul.

Always hard to really for sure say what my top 10 is but I feel like it looks something like this. Underoath - Define The Great Line Moving Mountains - Foreword (or Waves) August Burns Red - Found In Far Away Places Balance And Composure - Separation Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams (or Strange Trails) The Acacia Strain - Wormwood Hammock - Maybe They Will Sing For Us Tomorrow The Wonder Years - The Greatest Generation He Is Legend - Suck Out The Poison Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place I know some of these aren't old enough but shrug, they just really do it for me and I can't ignore them. Fight me haha.

I can respect that, I personally loved the blend of the direct sound with the artsy but when you put it like this I can see how something in between could be an uncomfortable mix for someone. I actually was pretty underwhelmed with LITSOS myself, it was definitely good but didn't stand up to DTGL for me. Different strokes and all that I guess haha.

So so soooo solid. Gosh dang I'm excited about MovMou doing stuff again (also that this exposed me to Prawn because I live in a cave and hadn't heard them yet). Also their color presses have been really on point, it's like they want their LPs to look as pretty as they sound haha.

Super weird to me to come back to checking VC and see so much indifference (at best) to DTGL. TOCS definitely did some fresh fun stuff and I love the heck out of it but it's odd to see that people into UO see DTGL as generic. To me it was such a flawless blend of their heavy stuff, melodic stuff and atmosphere, it just vibes. I thought the writing and style they nailed with it stood out vastly from anything else at the time but hey, maybe I just didn't have enough perspective being a 16 year old metalcore goon when it came out lol. To each their own but honestly DTGL is probably my biggest white whale. Anyway, bought regular Atlanta ticket since Orlando hadn't been announced yet (of course it was announced the following day), I'll probably grab this there if I can in the unfortunate event T&N/SS aren't smart enough to do individual not on white pressings so I don't have to trade a kidney and my SSN to someone on ebay or discogs to get DTGL.

hi friends it's been a while. some things I've grabbed since the last time I posted a jillion eons ago: Tycho - Dive Tycho - Past Is Prologue Tycho - Awake This Will Destroy You - S/T This Will Destroy You - Another Language Jon Hopkins - Immunity Balance And Composure - The Things We Think We're Missing Baths - Cerulean Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner Lord Huron - Strange Trails Moving Mountains - Pneuma (Reissue) Moving Mountains / Prawn Split Ratatat - Magnifique Pianos Become The Teeth - Keep You Vanna - Void TNGHT - S/T Mono - Hymn To The Immortal Wind Sigur Ros - Hvarf/Heim Touche Amore - PTSBBAM Touche Amore - Is Survived By The Chariot - The Fiancee Haste The Day - When Everything Falls Norma Jean - O' God (Solid State THEN bundle) too lazy to post press info right now

Forgot to mention but I dropped a 5 song ambient EP a few days ago if anyone wants to check it out! https://asseasexhale.bandcamp.com/album/laika

if you're good at it oh yeah definitely, but the real workout comes from pressing play on a midi controller, that's where you really hit the perspiration dude. you wouldn't believe how ripped you get turning the knobs on one, I don't get why people pay for gym memberships to be honest.

Been thinking since last year how it'd be fun to make a dumb little tradition out of passing around one of the albums I got last year between people that participate in SS haha (precursor hint if I get you?). As long as every one posts a handy dandy guide to what they're into like last year since I'm terrible at figuring out what to get for people I'm in again!

I know I've already mentioned Grave Encounters in here but backing this. Not the best horror movie I've seen but I still really enjoyed it. If you go in on found footage, The Tunnel and the first two [REC] movies are always fun imo.

If anyone wants to drop me a recommendation here for the next thing I add on my pedal board that'd be cool since I'm a little undecided. Specifically I'm looking to grab a dedicated looper so I don't have to sacrifice one of my delay pedals to sample with. Been trying to compare a few and I've looked at the Boomerang III, the new EHX 360, Boss RC-3 and Digitech JamMan. So far I've been leaning most towards the RC-3 just because it has a massive amount of memory and having 99 banks is pretty awesome but I'm not completely sold on it yet.

Wrapped up Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, pretty solid, honestly it was better than I expected but I still like 2 & 3 waaaaay more. Gotta get back to finishing Tales Of Graces F now.

Sounds good! I absolutely loved 3 but yeah, I think I still prefer 2 so far, maybe because it's the first Naughty Dog game I really ever saw but either way. Stoked to get started!

Just got back from grabbing it! Probably gonna start it up in a bit. I kinda wish I would've played it before 2 and 3, I was thinking the graphical difference would put me off but from what my friends have told me the controls and fighting in it will frustrate me more than that. Either way I'm way too into the series not to get the story so I guess we'll see! Better going back to it from 2 and 3 than 4 once it's out at least.

Thinking about running to buy a used copy of the first Uncharted since I've played 2 and 3, but not Drake's Fortune yet for some reason.

I personally feel no shame in pop punk protagonist moments [confession?], I went on a decently big pop punk album buying binge last month. I've seen plenty of comments to the tune of "I used to love this stuff but then I grew up and realized there's bigger things to worry about than being sad and ex girl/boyfriends" and for me it's like cool, enjoy claiming your bitter old man title a few decades early. People have feelings, sometimes it sucks, don't let the bad ones run your life sure, but also don't act like you never feel sad anymore. I feel like back in school when I'd hear people say shit like "wow don't be so emo" so many of my peers were taught that it was bad to feel upset or sad or frustrated, or at least show it and it stifled their emotional expression. Guess that's why I have an appreciation for pop punk, yeah, a lot of it is cliche but I dig that it's honest about a lot of feelings people try to act like they don't have. Not that I took your post as an attack on it or anything, I just woke up after 5 hours of sleep and I'm kinda rambling on a tangent here about jaded emotional recluses I guess? I'm still waking up, take this with a grain of salt, or 20. I think I've been reading too much Brene Brown maybe... Also it's all good, I didn't take it any way but positively!

I guess I hated it because I thought people just wanted to date typical six pack hollister models way back then and I've always been that fuzzy dude with a gut that fits in small clothes and looks slimmer somehow but then [Confession 2 if I've never mentioned it on here though I'm pretty sure I have] I figured out yo, I'm gay, neato and I guess that look is really in with a lot of gay dudes so I'm a winner haha. Kinda an ugly duckling case I guess? But also yeah, I've also come to the point where I don't have room in my life for people who judge me or don't appreciate me, looks or personality so yeah. Fuck 'em. Way deep VC party, I'm about it lol.

I actually had a lot of confidence at the start of the year, moreso than I have in a while, hated my body image almost my entire way through middle and highschool and finally came to appreciate it more the past year or two than ever, really just everything about myself. I think my confidence just took a hit with my breakup in july. I'll bounce back from it eventually. I know I'm pretty cool and won't let one person damage my view of myself for too long. Just feelings and stuff, y'all know how it goes. Thanks for the encouraging words though! I try to take everything as a learning experience to better myself, especially relationships (both romantic and with friends since I've only dated 3 people haha), not to fix things that are already broken/appease an ex, just to make myself better and not repeat mistakes.

yeah very true, definitely seen that there are plenty of anxious/depressed people on VC but I'd agree most of us are pretty fucking cool

A friend I met earlier this year through another friend was randomly like "hey I'm giving people tarot card readings, want one?" on skype tonight and I was like man I dunno about that shit but lol I'm bored sure why not and he ended up drawing a bunch of stuff that was frighteningly accurate. Basically he drew cards that said "you're way artistic, charismatic and intuitive as heck but you're also a stubborn idiot and ignore the signs the universe gives you then throw a tantrum and get upset when things don't go your way even though you were given signs that said they wouldn't. Also you have hella anxiety and worry way too much but you haven't always been like that? You've recently reverted to having a lot of self doubt and lack of focus. The biggest factor effecting you right now is having a stringent demand for structure and sense, if things aren't laid out for you or make perfect sense you get frustrated and sad. Basically you're hardwired to fuck yourself up. You're in-tune with realizing shit but choose to ignore it, you try to fight the world then realize you're only fighting yourself and right now you're your own worst enemy" and I'm just like wow what the absolute shit since he hasn't known me long enough to bullshit some of the stuff he told me. Guess my confession is I used to think tarot junk was mumbo jumbo horse shit and to a degree I still do but also damn the glove fits a little too comfortably. Hi, I'm 24 and I'm emotionally unstable and throw tantrums when the universe doesn't give me what I want haha. Edit: if any of you are into tarot and curious the cards were Ace Of Wands, Eight Of Wands, The King Of Swords, Strength Reversed, Page Of Wands, Nine Of Cups, Emperor, Reversed High Priestess, Seven Of Cups and Two Of Coins

Supra, Aldo, Ecko, Vans and Toms are my jam, especially Supra the past few years.